Area Obituaries
Tony Andrew Dew: Tabor City
1958 – 2019 Tony Andrew Dew if Tabor City died Friday, Sept. 6, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was 61. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Andrew Furman Dew and Rosa Lee Watts Dew. He is survived by six daughters, Toni Kate Dew of Conway, Opal Dew…
Read MoreWilliam Stanley Knauss Jr.: Myrtle Beach
1929 – 2019 William Stanley Knauss Jr. of Myrtle Beach died Friday, Sept. 6, in Embrace Hospice Center, Myrtle Beach. He was 90. Born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late William Stanley Knauss and Hazel McCutchon Knauss. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He is survived by four…
Read MoreEsther Daphene Suggs: Tabor City
1937 – 2019 Esther Daphene Suggs of Tabor City died Sunday, Sept. 1, in Tabor Commons. She was 82. Born Feb. 12, 1937 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Isaac Jason and Cleo Clubb Suggs. Her sister Margie Suggs Candler also predeceased her. Miss Suggs was a dedicated school teacher for…
Read MoreErnest Monroe Elliott, Jr.: Nichols
1928 – 2019 Ernest Monroe Elliott, Jr, of Nichols passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 3, at his home. He was 91. Mr. Elliott was born on June 19, 1928 in Nichols to the late Ernest Monroe Elliott, Sr. and the late Flauda Mincey Elliott. Mr. Elliott worked as a mechanic on combines, tractors, and other…
Read MoreWilbur Kelly Arnette: Loris
1937 – 2019 Wilbur Kelly Arnette of Loris passed away on Saturday, Aug. 31, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Angel House in Whiteville, following an illness. He was 82. Mr. Arnette was born on March 20, 1937 in Conway to the late Van John Arnette and the late Alice Williams Arnette. Mr. Arnette served his…
Read MoreBilly B. Buffkin: Tabor City
1941 – 2019 Billy B. Buffkin of Tabor City died Sunday, Sept. 1 in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 78. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Clayton Roy Buffkin and Hazel Norris Buffkin. He is survived by five daughters, Theresa Faircloth of Chadbourn, Betty Brown of…
Read MoreHazel Cartrette Hinson: Tabor City
1930 – 2019 Hazel Cartrette Hinson of Tabor City died Friday, Aug. 30 in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 88. Born Nov. 17, 1930 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late William Eddie Cartrette and Lennie Fowler Cartrette and the widow of Kermit Grant Hinson. She is survived by two daughters, Brenda…
Read MoreLucinda ‘Cindy’ Powell Struve Faircloth: Tabor City
1941 – 2019 Lucinda “Cindy” Powell Struve Faircloth of Tabor City passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Angel House in Whiteville following an extended illness. She was 78. Her family was by her side. Lucinda was born on Aug. 18, 1941, in Loris to the late Charlie Mack Powell and…
Read MoreMaeve Long Duncan: Tabor City
1930 – 2019 Maeve Long Duncan of Tabor City died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019 in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Bolivia. She was 89. Born Jan. 13, 1930 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Major McKenzie and Maggie Mae Clark Long. She is survived by her husband, Pete Duncan…
Read MoreMichael David Grainger: Loris
1969 – 2019 Michael David Grainger of Loris gained his heavenly wings on Tuesday, Aug. 27, surrounded by his loving family. He was 49. He is finally at peace and pain free. Michael was born Nov. 7, 1969 in Charleston, to Lynda Gerald Grainger and the late Ronald Michael Grainger. He was a member of…
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