Area Obituaries

1939 – 2026      Rosa Lee Skeens Caines passed away on May 20 in Winston Salem. She was 87.      Rosie lived in Tabor City for more than 40 years and has lived in Winston Salem for the last 10 years due to health reasons. She lived with her daughters.      Her final wishes were to be laid…

1970 – 2026      Teresa Sue Rheuark McDowell of Loris passed away on Saturday, Aug. 29, at her home surrounded by loved ones. She was 56.      Born June 13, 1970, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Roosevelt Rheuark and the late Esterlene Gause Rheuark.      Survivors include her loving husband, Gary Albert McDowell; daughters…

1956 – 2026      Ernest Kevin Suggs, Sr. of Loris passed away on Friday, Aug. 28, at McLeod Seacoast. He was 69.      Born Dec. 20, 1956, in Conway, he was the son of the late Spurgeon Suggs and the late Leona Leigh Suggs.      Survivors include his loving wife, Donna Suggs; a son, Ernest “Kevin” Suggs, Jr.;…

1951 – 2026      Virginia Dale Christie Andreeff of Myrtle Beach passed away on Monday, Aug. 24, at McLeod Seacoast hospital. She was 74.      Born Sept. 20, 1951, in Talladega, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Clarence Christie and the late Vicie Mae Guinn Christie Roberts.      Survivors include her loving husband of 27…

1945 – 2026      Mitchell Delane McPherson of Loris passed away Friday, August 28, 2026 in the McLeod Loris hospital. He was 81.      Born April 12, 1945 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Troy McPherson and Ruby Smith McPherson.     He was a veteran of the United States Army National Guard.      He is…

1940 – 2026      Jane Charnley Wegner of Loris, formerly of Marion, died Thursday, Aug. 27, in Loris Rehab & Nursing Center. She was 85.      Born in Charlotte, she was the daughter of the late Loren Charnley Sr. and Mary Pate Charnley.      She is survived by two sons, Donald E. Wegner Jr. of Belmont, and Walter…

1938 – 2026      Thomas (Tommy) Elton Norris of Thomasville, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at his home. He was 87.      He was born Dec. 21, 1938 in Columbus County, Tabor City, to William Henry Norris and Grace Virginia Grice Norris. He retired from Thomasville Furniture Industries after more than 40 years of service at…

1945 – 2026      Linda Owens of Conway passed away Friday, Aug. 28, at Conway Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was 81.      Mrs. Owens was born in Horry County, a daughter of the late Willie Lewis and Beulah Ammons Lee.      In addition to her parents, Mrs. Owens was predeceased by her husband, Thomas…

1946 – 2026      Jerry Steven Collins of Fair Bluff passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, Whiteville. He was 80.      Born June 6, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late Charles Robert Collins and Ruth Beaver Collins.      Jerry became an Eagle Scout at age 17. Continuing his education,…

1927 – 2026      Isabelle Stanley Springs of Loris passed away on Sunday, Aug. 23, at her daughter’s home in Loris. She was 99.      Mrs. Springs was on July 5, 1927, in Loris, a daughter of the late Samuel Joseph Stanley and the late Rena Bullard Stanley.      Survivors include her loving sons, George Ashley Springs, Sammy…