Area Obituaries
James William Knight III, Tabor City
1942 – 2017 James William Knight III of Tabor City, age 74, died Monday, July 31, in his home. He was 74. Born Sept. 22, 1942 in San Francisco, California, he was the son of the late James William Knight II and Etta Greenhill Knight. He is survived by his wife of 27 years, Mary…
Read MoreCatherine Fowler Dew: Tabor City
1930 – 2017 Catherine Fowler Dew of Tabor City died Saturday, July 29, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. She was 87. Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Ransom David Fowler and Missie Strickland Fowler. She was preceded in death by her husband, Radner Charles “RC” Dew; a…
Read MoreLloyd H. Suggs: Tabor City
1931 – 2017 Lloyd H. Suggs of Tabor City died Thursday, July 27, in his home. He was 85. Born Nov. 20, 1931 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Lushion Pinkney Suggs and Fannie Graves Suggs Walton. He is survived by two daughters, Lisa Wallmueller (Jerry) of Port St. Lucie, Florida…
Read MoreCarl Jack Snyder: Green Sea
1963 – 2017 Carl Jack Snyder of Green Sea died Wednesday, July 26, in the Grand Strand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. He was 54. Born May 2, 1963 in Tucson, Arizona, he was the son of the late James Dorian Snyder and Peggy Ann Wheeler Vandyke. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Hope Snyder…
Read MoreDr. Oliver Jay Gould Barnett Jr.: Loris
1932 – 2017 Dr. Oliver Jay Gould Barnett Jr., of Loris passed away Thursday, July 20 at his home. He was 84. Dr. Barnett was born on Dec. 29, 1932 in Norfolk, Virginia, the son of the late Oliver Jay Gould Barnett, Sr. and the late Lou Glynn Cox Barnett. Dr. Barnett served his country…
Read MoreDean Wayne Foley: Whiteville
1966 – 2017 Dean W. Foley of Whiteville died Tuesday, July 25, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 50. He is survived by his mother, Inez Foley; wife Teresa of Whiteville; four daughters, Jessica, Lindsey, Charidy, and Alexis; two sons, Andrew and Alexander; brothers Alan, Brian, and Eric; a sister, Chris; and…
Read MoreJerry Lee Wyman: Tabor City
1962 – 2017 Jerry Lee Wyman of Tabor City passed away on Tuesday, July 18, in Fayetteville. He was 54. He is survived by his son, Jerry Lee Wyman Jr., of Tabor City; his mother, Lou Alice Simmons of Tabor City; step-mother Ruby Hickman of Irvington, New Jersey; sisters Dr. Priscilla Huggins of Hope Mills,…
Read MoreRex Allen Wright: Tabor City
1962 – 2017 Rex Allen Wright of Tabor City died Saturday, July 22, in McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. He was 55. Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late Cedric A. Wright. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Wilson Wright of Roseboro; wife, Susan A. Wright of Tabor City; a…
Read MoreRuby Jenkins Morton: Longs
1921 – 2017 Ruby Jenkins Morton of Longs passed away on Tuesday, July 18, at her home. She was 96. Mrs. Morton was born on Jan. 15, 1921 in Jackson Springs, daughter of the late Frank Jenkins and the late Tura Luck Jenkins. Mrs. Morton graduated from Hoffman High School in NC with perfect attendance…
Read MoreLouis Herman Bubeck, Jr.: Loris
1952 – 2017 Louis Herman Bubeck, Jr., of Loris passed away Sunday, July 16 in his sleep at home. He was 64. Mr. Bubeck was born on Nov. 21, 1952 in Woodbury, New Jersey, son of the late Louis Herman Bubeck, Sr. and the late Ethel Mildred Pickup Bubeck. Mr. Bubeck worked as a construction…
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