Area Obituaries

1959 – 2017     Leisa Ellen Page of Loris,  passed away Tuesday, Jan. 17 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 57.      Leisa was born in Jacksonville, Florida, a daughter of Roger Earl Lovett and the late Roylyn Parrish Lovett. She was a member of Lake Swamp Baptist Church and loved spending…

1928 – 2016       Virginia Marie Deuker of Loris passed away on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016. She was 88.     She was born Nov. 14, 1928 in Shreve, Ohio to the late Clete and Kathryn (Moser) Hensel.     She was a member of the Union Hill United Methodist Church at Sugarcreek and Ebenezer United…

1942 – 2017     Wade Pierce of Whiteville, formerly of Wilmington, died Sunday, Jan. 8, in Shoreland Health Care Center. He was 74.     Born Dec. 18, 1942 in New Hanover County, he was the son of the late John Oscar Pierce and Lula Margaret Gore Pierce. He was also predeceased by his sister, Barbara…

1930 – 2017     Jeanne Pinner Hood of Rock Hill passed away on Sunday, Jan. 8, at Harbor Chase Memory Care, Rock Hill. She was 86.     Born in Mt. Olive, Mrs. Hood was a daughter of the late Charles Harlan Pinner and the late Wilma West Pinner. She graduated from Mars Hill Junior College and then…

1963 – 2017     Steven Earl Hinson of Clarendon died Sunday, Jan. 8, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare Center, Whiteville. He was 53.     Born March 12, 1963 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Earl and Ruth Duncan Hinson.       He is survived by his half brother, Robert Hinson of…

1923 – 2017     John “Don” Donnie Cox, Sr. of Tabor City passed away Friday, Jan. 6, at his home. He was 93.     Mr. Cox was born April 4, 1923 in Tabor City, a son of the late John Graddie and Mary Caroline Gore Cox. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Navy where…

1939 – 2016     William Carlyle Prince of Tabor City died Thursday, Jan. 5, in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 77.     Born Sept. 2, 1939 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Joseph Carl and Cora Lee Harrelson Prince.     He is survived by his wife,…

1932 – 2017     Jesse Raymond Singletary of Whiteville, died Sunday, Jan. 1, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 84.     Born Jan. 7, 1932 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Jessie Alton and Ruth Ward Singletary.     He is survived by three brothers, Paul Singletary and Robert Singletary of York,…