Area Obituaries

1967 – 2020      Sheila Yvette Turbeville of Whiteville died Thursday, March 12, in her home. She was 52.      Born Nov. 29, 1967 in Adel, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Jerry Eugene Kearce and Betsy V. Flowers Kearce of Thomasville, Georgia.      In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Donald…

1923 – 2020      Elson H. Stevens of Tabor City died Sunday, March 8, in Lower Cape Fear Life Center, Whiteville. He was 96.      Born Sept. 26, 1923 in the Mount Vernon community of Horry County, he was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Stevens and Prudence Annie Hughes Stevens and the widower of Retha Cox…

1954 – 2020      Phillip Condo Cox of Tabor City died Saturday, March 7, in Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. He was 66.      Born Feb. 9, 1954 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Spurgeon Condo and Allene Ivey Cox.      He is survived by his wife, Debra Cox of the home:…

1970 – 2020      James Edward Oxendine of Loris passed away Tuesday, March 3. He was 49.      James was born in Lumberton on July 9, 1970, a son of Bobby Chavis and Patsy Watts.      James was predeceased by an infant son, Michael James Oxendine. Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Crystal Rhodes Oxendine, a son, Allen Oxendine…

1930 – 2020      Rudolph Dorman of Loris, age 90, passed away Tuesday, March 3, at McLeod Loris hospital with his family by his side. He was 90.      Mr. Dorman was born Jan. 25, 1930 in Loris, a son of the late George Herbert Dorman and the late Lunette Todd Dorman.      He was a Veteran of the…

1922 – 2020      Clarence Colon Willoughby, Sr. of Tabor City died Monday, March 2, in Summit Place of North Myrtle Beach, Little River. He was 97.      Born Dec. 13, 1922 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Stephen Furney Willoughby and Carrie Belle Grainger Willoughby and the widower of Mildred Elizabeth Smith…

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;…