Area Obituaries

1933 – 2020      Clyde F. “Bud” Edwards of Charlotte died Saturday, Feb. 22, at his home. He was 86.      A native of Columbus County, Bud was born to the late Daniel Elijah Edwards and Nettie Irene Strickland Edwards on Nov. 3, 1933. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served as a…

1947 – 2020      Ila Pearl Soles Wilson of Fair Bluff died Saturday, Feb. 29, in her home.  She was 72.      Born Dec. 6, 1947 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Alvie Soles and Geneva Fowler Soles.      She was a member of Hinson Crossroads Baptist Church, Fair Bluff.      She is survived by…

1937 – 2020      Dorothy Walton Ivey of Charlotte died Saturday, Feb. 29, in her home.  She was 82.      Born June 27, 1937 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late David James “Jim” Walton and Maude McPherson Walton and the widow of David Earl Ivey.      She is survived by one son, David Steven…

1972 – 2020      Wendy Marie Norris of Tabor City died Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center, Whiteville. She was 47.      Born Nov. 5, 1972 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Norman Neil and Linda Faye Ward Norris.      She is survived by her brother, Neal Norris of Tabor City;…

1948 – 2020      Sonny Bellamy of Loris passed away Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Warriors Walk Hospice House at Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia. He was 71.      Sonny was born June 18, 1948, a son of the late Robert L. and Claudie Bellamy.      He was a veteran of the United States Navy and served…

1928 – 2020      Gloria Fowler of Tabor City died Tuesday, Feb. 18, in the McLeod Hospice House in Florence. She was 91.      Born Dec. 23, 1928 in Albany, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Carl Putnam and Leila Broy Watson Putnam and the widow of Elton May Fowler.      She was a member…

1936 – 2020      Elsie Fowler Long of Carolina Beach passed away Wednesday, Feb. 12, surrounded by her loving family at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was 83.      Born Sept. 5, 1936 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur F. Fowler and Inez Graham Fowler.      She was preceded in death by her infant brother,…

1927 – 2020      Dalma Marie Shannon Tyler of Loris passed away on Sunday, Feb. 16, at her home. She was 92.      Mrs. Tyler was born on Sept. 19, 1927 in Loris to the late William Dow Shannon and the late Bertha Faulk Shannon.      Mrs. Tyler was a loving homemaker and farmed with her husband until…

1930 – 2020      Carmine “Buddy” Nicholas Botti of Myrtle Beach passed away on Friday, Feb. 14, at Portside Assisted Living at Grand Dunes in Myrtle Beach, surrounded by his loving family. He was 89.      Mr. Botti was born on April 5, 1930 in Bellmore, New York, to the late Nicholas Botti and the late Marie…

1964 – 2020      James “Mike” Michael Tyler of Tabor City died Saturday, Feb. 15, in his home. He was 55.      Born July 16, 1964 in Horry County, he was the son of Margie Marie Tyler and the late James Garland Tyler.      In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Sandra “Sandy” Tyler…