Area Obituaries

1947 – 2018      William “Tuck” Stanley Jr. of Tabor City passed Saturday, Jan. 27, at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. He was 70.      He is survived by three daughters, Elder Tabitha S. Kemp, Minister Skylor S. Stanley, and Carolyn S. Sankar; and a brother, Elton Stanley.      Visitation was planned from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday,…

1923 – 2018      Mildred Watts Russ of Tabor City died Friday, Jan. 26, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 94.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Fred Melvin Watts and Ruthie Mae Norris Watts. She was the widow of Jesse E. Russ.      She is survived by one daughter, Evelyn Russ…

1937 – 2018      Peggy Currie of Tabor City died Friday, Jan. 26 in her home. She was 81.      Born Jan. 19, 1937 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Dow Watts and Edith Soles Watts and the widow of Lewis Mack “LM” Currie.      She is survived by a daughter, Kelli Currie of…

1948 – 2018      Archie E. Spivey of Chadbourn died Monday, Jan. 22, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington.  He was 69.      Born July 9, 1948 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Archie Joffie Spivey and Norma Lee Spivey.      He is survived by his wife, Donna Lewis Spivey of the home;…

1951 – 2018      Mary Frances Bullock of Greenville, North Carolina, died Monday, Jan. 22 in her home. She was 66.      Born July 7, 1951 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Edmond Pinkney Worley and Mary Jane Norris Worley.      She is survived by her husband, Johnny Bullock of the home; one daughter,…

1935  – 2018      Martha Ann Phillips of Aynor died Saturday, Jan. 20 at her home. She was 83.      She was the daughter of the late John Kelly Jacobs and Emma Eliza Long Jacobs.      She is survived by one daughter, Debra Phillips Johnson and husband Randall of Aynor; one son, James Mitchell Phillips of Longs; four…