Area Obituaries

1992 – 2017      Warren Dewayne Soles of Tabor City did Friday, April 21, in an automobile accident. He was 24.      Born in Columbus County he was the son of Mitchell Dewayne Soles of Tabor City and Shannon Wright Long of Tabor City.      He is survived by a daughter, Kambree Dean Soles of…

1924 – 2017        Ruby Lee Doyle Merck of Loris passed away on Thursday, April 20 at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 92.      Born on Sept. 24, 1924 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late John Pearlie Doyle and the late Nellie Priscilla Stevens Doyle. Mrs. Merck was a loving homemaker…

1932 – 2017      John W. Mishoe, Sr., of Loris passed away Wednesday, April 19. He was 84.      Mr. Mishoe was born in Conway, a son of the late Wiley Levi and Grace Stevens Mishoe.  He was a veteran of the US Navy serving in the Korean War and was a 52 year member…

1924 – 2017 Ruby Lee Doyle Merck of Loris passed away on Thursday, April 20 at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 92. Born on Sept. 24, 1924 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late John Pearlie Doyle and the late Nellie Priscilla Stevens Doyle. Mrs. Merck was a loving homemaker and a longtime…

1932 – 2017 John W. Mishoe, Sr., of Loris passed away Wednesday, April 19. He was 84. Mr. Mishoe was born in Conway, a son of the late Wiley Levi and Grace Stevens Mishoe.  He was a veteran of the US Navy serving in the Korean War and was a 52 year member of the…

  1919 – 2017 Gertrude Duncan Cox of Tabor City, died Tuesday, April 18 in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter in Whiteville. She was 97. Born Oct. 14, 1919 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late John Beacher Duncan and Addie Victoria Ward Duncan and the widow of Byron Franklin…

1970 – 2017      Flora Ann Stephens of Tabor City passed on Tuesday, April 11, at her residence. She was 46.      She is survived by her mother; Kathleen Stephens, four daughters, Concheta Goodman, Lilly Stephens, Coneshia Goodman, Feleshia Goodman and two sons, Antonio Goodman and Michael Stephens.      Funeral services were held at 3…

1950 – 2017      Wadis Earl Stephens of the Iron Hill community near Tabor City passed on Thursday, April 13, at his residence. He was 66.      He is survived by his daughter, Tamika Gore and son, Willie McKvain; one brother, Fredrick Stephens of Lumberton; three sisters, Lora Williams, Ella Stephens, and Juanita Smith, all…