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Area Obituaries

Carl 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…

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Dr. 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…

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Dean 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…

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Jerry 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,…

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Rex 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…

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Ruby 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…

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Louis 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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Frank Pesce: Little River

1942 – 2017      Frank Pesce of Little River passed away Tuesday, July 4 at McLeod Seacoast hospital following an illness. He was 75.      Mr. Pesce was born on May 13, 1942 in Manhattan, New York, the son of the late Michael Pesce and the late Angelina DeMarines Pesce.      Mr. Pesce served his country with courage…

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Doris Pearl Rowe: Tabor City

1946 – 2017      Doris Pearl Rowe of Tabor City died Monday, July 17 in Tabor Commons. She was 70.      Born July 31, 1946 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late John C. Williams and Ora Mac Todd Williams and the widow of Jimmy Nathaniel Rowe, Sr.      She is survived by one son,…

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Rev. Jim Ponder: Loris

1946 – 2017      Rev. Jim Ponder of Loris went home to be with the Lord Sunday, July 16, at his residence. He was 70.      Rev. Ponder was born in Asheville, a son of the late Zane Grey and Luna Briggs Ponder.      He was a veteran of the US Air Force and served as a Baptist…

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