Area Obituaries
Rose Christine Gore: Ash
1946 – 2019 Rose Christine Gore of Ash died Saturday, Feb. 23, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. She was 72. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Ryan Hamaker and Doris Tyson Hamaker Watts and the widow of Myron Gore. She is survived by one son, Phillip Gore of…
Read MoreRachel Opal Fowler: Clarendon
1935 – 2019 Rachel Opal Fowler of Clarendon died Sunday, Feb. 24, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. She was 83. Born April 13, 1935 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Pheniox Albert Smith and Retha L. Ikner Smith Ward and the widow of Rudolph Fowler. Mrs. Fowler attended…
Read MoreJohn Clark Johnson: Huntersville
1928 – 2019 John Clark Johnson of Huntersville passed away Monday, Feb. 18, at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville. He was 91. Born in Tabor City on Feb. 11, 1928, he was the son of the late Wilford and Bessie Williams Johnson. He was educated in Columbus County Schools, Fayetteville State University and…
Read MoreCarey Belton “Coot” Soles: Clarendon
1939 – 2019 Carey Belton “Coot” Soles of Clarendon, died Thursday, Feb. 21, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 80. Born Feb. 8, 1939 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Belton Manning Soles and Alla Mae Nealey Soles and the widower of Barbara Ann Durrette Soles. Mr.…
Read MoreBrenda Joyce Wade Long: Loris
1949 – 2019 Brenda Joyce Wade Long of Loris passed away Sunday, Feb. 17, at her home following an illness. She was 69. Ms. Long was born on Oct. 29, 1949, in Loris to the late Willie “Bill” James Wade and the late Rosa Evelyn McCormick Wade. Ms. Long was of the Primitive Baptist faith.…
Read MoreClara Iree Grainger: Green Sea
1926 – 2019 Clara Iree Grainger of Green Sea, died Monday, Feb. 18, in the McLeod Loris hospital. She was 92. Born March 2, 1926 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Turner West and Rosa Gause West and the widow of Ralph Reppert Grainger. She is survived by three daughters, Patricia…
Read MoreFlora Berniece Garrell Dunnagan: Myrtle Beach
1926 – 2019 Flora Berniece Garrell Dunnagan of Myrtle Beach died on Feb. 12. She was 92. She was born on Dec. 28, 1926 to Clarence Dow Garrell and Bertha Elizabeth Garrell of Tabor City. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Dutton Dunnagan; brother Clarence Dow “Dick” Garrell, Jr. of Murrells Inlet;…
Read MorePatricia Hope Snyder: Green Sea
1958 – 2019 Patricia Hope Snyder of Green Sea died Friday, Feb. 15, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 60. Born Feb. 24, 1958 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of the late Patrick Anthony Higginbotham, Sr. and Barbara Ann Brenaman and the widow of Carl Jack Synder. She is survived by two sons,…
Read MoreJames Prentiss Norton, Sr.: Loris
1938 – 2019 James Prentiss Norton, Sr., of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at his home following an illness. He was 80. Mr. Norton was born on Sept. 29, 1938 in Loris, to the late Lonnie Norton and the late Lizzie Alford Norton. Mr. Norton loved spreading the word of God to others…
Read MoreDanny Marlowe: Cerro Gordo
1953 – 2019 Danny Marlowe of Cerro Gordo died Monday, Feb. 11, in his home. He was 65. Born Dec. 14, 1953 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Henry Marlowe and Sudie Blackwell Marlowe. He is survived by two daughters, Danielle Rae Mintz and Judy Gail Floyd of Cerro Gordo; five…
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