Area Obituaries
Radner Charles “R.C” Dew: Tabor City
1928 – 2017 Radner Charles “R.C” Dew of Tabor City died Saturday, May 13, in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 89. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Homer and Metta Mae Harrelson Dew. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he…
Read MoreKenneth Alton Boyd: Loris
1941 – 2017 Kenneth Alton Boyd of Loris passed away Saturday, May 13, at his home following an illness. He was 75. Mr. Boyd was born in Horry County a son of the late Alton and Mary Boyd. He was a third generation farmer and also spent time as a truck driver. …
Read MoreClara Norris Ward: Whiteville
1937 – 2017 Clara Norris Ward of Hilburn Road, Whiteville, died Thursday, May 11, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 80. Born May 7, 1937 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Allie Norris and the widow of Elwood Ward. She is survived by one daughter, Barbara Lee…
Read MoreKatherine Gasque Foley: Loris
1941 – 2017 Katherine Gasque Foley of Loris passed away on Sunday, May 7, in Huntington, West Virginia, following an illness. She was 76. Born March, 3, 1941 in Mullins, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Hannibal Gasque, Sr. and the late Addie Gertrude Cribb Gasque. Mrs. Foley was a loving…
Read MoreOrilla Branton Thompson: Loris
1926 – 2017 Orilla Branton Thompson of Loris passed away Tuesday, May 9. She was 90. Mrs. Thompson was born in Horry County, a daughter of the late Lemuel Onen and Cora Orilla Cook Todd. She was the oldest living member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She retired from Loris Hospital after 25 years as a…
Read MoreJames Howard Rabon: Loris
1940 – 2017 James Howard Rabon of Loris passed away on Wednesday, May 3, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 76. Born on Nov. 29, 1940 in Conway , he was the son of the late Perry Rabon and the late Ruth Hardee Rabon. Mr. Rabon worked in the heating and air…
Read MoreDoris Kay Hammond Hill: Clarendon
1933 – 2017 Doris Kay Hammond Hill of Clarendon died Wednesday, May 3 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. She was 83. Born Dec. 21, 1933 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Michael Hammond and Vera Mae Brown Hammond and the widow of Odell Hill. She…
Read MoreTimothy Thomas Register: Whiteville
1957 – 2017 Timothy Thomas Register of Whiteville died Monday, May 1 in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 60. Born Jan. 7, 1957 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Ellis Jackson Register and Elsie Sarre Register. Mr. Register was formerly employed with Holtra Chemical for 20 years.…
Read MoreLaquint Oneil Boyd: Tabor City
1981 – 2017 Laquint Oneil Boyd of Tabor City passed on Sunday, April 30 at the McLeod Loris hospital. He was 36. He is survived by his son, Quinta Boyd; daughter, Nora Boyd; mother, Tammy Boyd; and father, Marvin Mitchell; three brothers, Tykee Boyd, Willis Boyd, and Demetric Boyd; seven sisters, Tomeka Boyd,…
Read MoreJohn Delbert Long: Nakina
1928 – 2017 John Delbert Long of Nakina died Sunday, April 30 in the Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 88. Born May 23, 1928 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Andrew Gordon Long and Ethel Lee Summersett Long and the widower of Betty Jo Gore Long. He…
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