Area Obituaries
Sarah Louise Powell Townsend Scott: Fair Bluff
1921 – 2019 Sarah Louise Powell Townsend Scott of Fair Bluff passed away on Saturday, April 13, at the home of her daughter, Sarah Anne Townsend in Columbia, after a lengthy illness. She was 97. Mrs. Scott was born in Chadbourn on May 15, 1921 to the late Ruth Wooten Powell and the late Robert…
Read MoreHelen Davenport Conyers: Tabor City
1940 – 2019 Helen Davenport Conyers of the Dothan community, Tabor City, passed Thursday, April 11, at Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 78. Visitation was planned from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 13, at Westside Funeral Home Chapel, and one hour prior to and following the service. Funeral services were planned for 2…
Read MoreTara Lynn Norris Inman: Whiteville
1979 – 2019 Tara Lynn Norris Inman of Whiteville was granted her angel wings on April 9. She was 39. Born in New Hanover County, she was the youngest daughter of the late Joseph Rubin “Joe” Norris and Shelby Jean Cribb Norris. She attended South Columbus High School and was a native of Columbus County.…
Read MoreThelma Juanita Fowler Watts: Tabor City
1927 – 2019 Thelma Juanita Fowler Watts of Tabor City died Wednesday, April 10, in her home. She was 91. Born Nov. 1, 1927 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Condary Fowler and Minnie L. Fipps Fowler and the widow of Rolan Watts. She is survived by three sons, R.C.…
Read MoreWallace Glenn Lee: Chadbourn
1954 – 2019 Wallace Glenn Lee of Chadbourn, died Friday, April 5, in the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. He was 64. Born Dec. 2, 1954 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Wallace Norris and Agnes Virginia Lee Norris. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Ann Lee of…
Read MoreKaiden Sandy Davis: Nakina
2005 – 2019 Kaiden Sandy Davis of Nakina died Friday, April 5, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 13. Born June 29, 2005 in Columbus County, he was the son of Justin Sandy Davis and Kelly Leann Reynolds Davis of Nakina. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Christian Gage…
Read MoreAlonzo Grainger: Tabor City
1935 – 2019 Alonzo Grainger of Tabor City died Saturday, April 6, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter in Whiteville. He was 83. Born Sept. 22, 1935 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Stog Grainger and Claudie Mae Williams Grainger and the widower of Barbara Ann Mills Grainger. He is…
Read MoreRev. Howard William Fowler: Tabor City
1928 – 2019 Rev. Howard William Fowler of Tabor City died Friday, April 5. He was 90. Born Nov. 5, 1928 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Luther Rossie Fowler and Gertrude Harrelson Fowler. He is survived by his wife, Mary Catherine Jacobs Fowler of the home; two sons, Bill Fowler…
Read MoreDavid Gerald Nobles, Jr.: Rural Hall
1966 – 2019 David Gerald Nobles Jr. of Rural Hall and formerly of Columbus County slipped into eternity Thursday morning, April 4, at Wake Forest Baptist Health Center in Winston Salem. Survivors include his wife, Lynn Lane Nobles of the home; a daughter, Emily Powell Evaro of Rural Hall; his father, David “Jerry” Gerald Nobles…
Read MoreCarrie “Ellen” Metzger: Longs
1936 – 2019 Carrie “Ellen” Metzger of Longs passed away Tuesday, April 2. She was 82. Mrs. Metzger was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Raymond and Lottie Moon. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard J. Metzger, former principal of Alexandra Township School and Osceola Mills Junior High School, and one…
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