Area Obituaries

1950 – 2017      Nora Gail Norris of Chadbourn died Wednesday, Aug. 9, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. She was 66.      She was born Nov. 9, 1950 and was the daughter of the late Charlie Norman Rackley and Lucille Wright Wenger Rackley.      She is survived by her husband, Daniel Grady Norris, Jr. of…

1933 – 2017      William Boyd (Bill) Rogers of Raleigh completed his journey home on July 31, 2017 to the welcoming words, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.” He was 83.      Born Aug. 17, 1933 in Tabor City as the third of four sons, Bill graduated from Tabor City High School in 1951, where he…

1920 – 2017      Ralph M. Fowler of Burlington, passed away on Friday, Aug. 4, at the Hospice Home after several months of failing health. He was 97.      Born in Rocky Mount, he was the son of the late B. Worth Fowler and the late Sanatha Stevens Fowler and was married for 68 years to Myrtle…

1937 – 2017      Iris Janet “Jan” Fowler of Tabor City died Thursday, Aug. 3. She was 80.      Born May 1, 1937 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Edgar Davis Jernigan and Macie Jewel Stevens Jernigan and the widow of Grover LaRue Fowler.      She is survived by two sons, Timothy LaRue Fowler…

1913 – 2017      Ruth Fowler of Loris of Loris died Thursday, Aug. 3, in Loris Rehab and Nursing Center. She was 104.      Born April 3, 1913 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Sally Florence King and the widow of Montgomery “Mack Gumry” Fowler.      In addition to her mother and husband, she…

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…

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…

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…