Area Obituaries

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…

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…

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…

1949 – 2019      Margaret Leslie Davis Ammons of Loris passed away on Monday, April 1, at McLeod Loris hospital.  She was 70.      Mrs. Ammons was born on Feb. 7, 1949 in Charleston, to the late Francies Ellsworth Davis  and the late Lester Davis.      Mrs. Ammons was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and of the Baptist…

1971 – 2019      McAuthor Douglas “Mack” Fipps of Whiteville died Sunday, March 31.  He was 47.      Born June 9, 1971 in Horry County, he was the son of Annie Lou McDowell Bachelor of Green Sea, and the late Douglas McArthur Fipps.      In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife, Rhonda Kay Cribb…