Area Obituaries
Robert “Bob” Spivey: Tabor City
1937 – 2017 Robert “Bob” Spivey of Tabor City died Sunday, Sept. 10 in Regency Hospital, Florence. He was 80. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Lawrence Spivey and Bessie Sarvis Spivey. He is survived by his daughter, Deborah Valentine of Whiteville; one brother, Lawrence L. Spivey of Fayetteville; four…
Read MoreMichael Lee Shall: Marion
1959 – 2017 Michael Lee Shall of Marion died Saturday, Sept. 9, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 57. Born in Washington D.C he was the son of Paul John Shall and Audrey Louise Owens Shall. He is survived by his mother Audrey Louise Shall of Joppa, Maryland; his partner, Peggy Webber of Marion; two…
Read MoreAnnie Darlene Henson: Tabor City
1952 – 2017 Annie Darlene Henson of Tabor City passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 5, at Whiteville Care Center Angel House following an illness. She was 65. Born Feb. 28, 1952 in Pickens, she was the daughter of the late Bill Henson and the late Bessie Jean Powell Henson. Mrs. Henson was a loving homemaker…
Read MoreChellie Elizabeth Gerald Todd: Loris
1927 – 2017 Chellie Elizabeth Gerald Todd of Loris passed away Sunday, Sept. 3, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 89. Mrs. Todd was born Dec. 14, 1927 in Loris, daughter of the late Lucien Cornelius Gerald and the late Blantie Moore Gerald. Mrs. Todd was a loving homemaker and a longtime active member of…
Read MoreVina Ann Fowler: Loris
1922 – 2017 Vina Ann Fowler of Loris died Sunday, Sept. 3, in Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. She was 95. Born Feb. 10, 1922 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late William Jackson Long and Ella Bell Fowler Long and the widow of George Lloyd Fowler. She was a…
Read MoreBeth Watts Rackley: Tabor City
1936 – 2017 Beth Watts Rackley of Tabor City died Sunday, Sept. 3, in the Lower Cape Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. She was 80. Born Sept. 25, 1936 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Roston Lee Watts and Maydee Long Watts and the widow of Paul Earl Rackley. She is survived…
Read MoreClarice D. Strickland: Fair Bluff
1937 – 2017 Clarice D. Strickland of Fair Bluff died Saturday, Sept. 2, in McLeod Hospice House, Florence. She was 80. Born July 12, 1937 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late D.H. Dimmery and Tommie Mills Dimmery and the widow of Reginald Strickland. She was also predeceased by two sisters, Linda…
Read MoreEdgar Tilmon Gattis: Conway
1934 – 2017 Edgar Tilmon Gattis passed away on Thursday, Aug. 31, at his home in Conway. He was 82. Born Sept. 9, 1934 in Rockingham, he was the son of the late Marvin Lee Gattis and the late Daisy Jordan Gattis. Mr. Gattis served his country with courage, honor and distinction in the United…
Read MoreJohn Bosman: Loris
1938 – 2017 John Bosman of Loris died Tuesday, Aug. 29, in Conway Medical Center. He was 79. Born April 18, 1938 in Enschede, Holland, he was the son of the late Jan Bosman and Geesje Bosch Bosman and the widower of Margaret Marlowe Bosman. He is survived by a daughter, Sharon Lynn Williams of…
Read MoreWilliam Crowell Puckett: Green Sea
1928 – 2017 William Crowell “WC” Puckett of Green Sea, died Tuesday, Aug. 29, in his home. He was 89. Born May 22, 1928 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late William Luther Puckett and Georgie Belle Long Puckett. He was a Veteran of the United States Army. He is survived by…
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