Area Obituaries
Robert Lee Williams: Clarendon
1942 – 2017 Robert Lee Williams of Clarendon, age 75, died Friday, Dec. 8, in his home. He was 75. Born Feb. 8, 1942 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Cephus and Smithie Cartrette Williams. He is survived by his wife, Ethel Jacobs Williams of the home; one daughter, Robin Williams…
Read MoreBonita Mollic Davis: Loris
1944 – 2017 Bonita Mollic Davis of Loris passed away on Thursday, Nov. 16, at her home in Loris. She was 73. Born Sept. 19, 1944 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Mollic and the late Viola Bjanitch Mollic. She is survived by her loving husband Frank Gerald Davis…
Read MoreSamuel Joseph Faircloth: Tabor City
1926 – 2017 Samuel Joseph Faircloth of Tabor City, age 91, died Thursday, Dec. 7, in Shoreland Healthcare and Retirement Center, Whiteville. He was 91. Born June 21, 1926 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Oliver Zeno Faircloth and Cynthia Prudence Anderson Faircloth. He was a Veteran of the United States…
Read MoreJames P. “Jamey” Stevens, III: Loris
1973 – 2017 James P. “Jamey” Stevens, III of Loris passed away on Saturday, Dec. 2. He was 44. Jamey was born July 16, 1973 in Columbia. He graduated from Loris High School, attended Wingate College and worked as a paralegal with Stevens Law Firm. Jamey was currently serving on the board of directors for…
Read MoreRev. Bruce William Lanier: Tabor City
1930 – 2017 Rev. Bruce William Lanier of Tabor City, age 87, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, in his home. He was 87. Born July 24, 1930 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Lunas and Maude Gore Lanier. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He attended American Bible School…
Read MoreSolomon Levi Porter: Tabor City
1937 – 2017 Solomon Levi Porter of Tabor City died Saturday, Dec. 2, in McLeod Loris hospital, Loris, surrounded by his family. He was 80. Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late Lance Chandus Porter Sr. and Anna Thelma Cartrette Porter. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. In…
Read MoreJimmy Lee Owens: Loris
1944 – 2017 Jimmy Lee Owens of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at Vibra Hospital of Charleston following an illness. He was 73. Born Feb. 20, 1944 in Fitzgerald, Georgia, he was the son of the late Dewey Lee Owens and the late Mary Ann Hogan Owens. Mr. Owens worked as a Forman…
Read MoreEarl Dale Spivey, Sr.: Tabor City
1943 – 2017 Earl Dale Spivey, Sr. of Tabor City died Wednesday, November 29, 2017, in his home. He was 74. Born Aug. 16, 1943 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Arthur and Adell Williams Spivey. He is survived by his wife, Mary Judith Harrison Spivey of the home; one brother,…
Read MoreMary “Valma” Ray Hardwick: Tabor City
1931 – 2017 Mary “Valma” Ray Hardwick of Tabor City died Monday, Nov. 27 in her home. She was 86. Born June 16, 1931 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Zeno Ray and Luna Belle Wright Ray and the widow of Milford Mack Hardwick. She is survived by two sons, Donald…
Read MoreMary Elizabeth Simpson: Elizabethtown
1925 – 2017 Mary Elizabeth Simpson of Elizabethtown died Monday, Nov. 27 in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. She was 92. Born July 14, 1925 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Lester Williams and Flettie Morse Williams and the widow of James Benny Simpson. She is survived by…
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