Area Obituaries

1940 – 2016     Edith Boyd Buffkin of Green Sea died Sunday, June 19, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. She was 76.     Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Eva Norris Boyd. She was the widow of Cleo Braxton Buffkin.     She is survived by…

1928 – 2016     Howell Elmer Caines of Tabor City died Friday, June 17 in McLeod Loris hospital. Born Nov. 4, 1928 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Zenus D. and Zemma Fowler Caines.     He was a graduate of Tabor City High School and East Carolina University, a lifetime public…

1931 – 2016       Margaret Harrelson Rabon Byrd of Rockingham, passed away Friday, June 10 at Pruitt Health in Rockingham following an illness. She was 85.     Born on April 30, 1931 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Olin Cleveland Harrelson and the late Luddie Bertha Suggs Harrelson. Mrs. Byrd was…

1995 – 2016     Sierra Patricia Neese of Cerro Gordo died Saturday, June 11 in an automobile accident. She was 20.     Born Sept. 21, 1995 in Asheboro, she was the daughter of Edwin Franklin Neese and JoAnn Milligan Neese.     In addition to her parents, she is survived by two brothers, Jerry Todd of…

1963 – 2016     Tracy Ann Hewett of Myrtle Beach passed Friday, June 10. She was 53.     Tracy was born May 14, 1963 to Catherine and Charles Hewett.     Tracy graduated from Myrtle Beach High School in 1981. After high school she furthered her education to become a school teacher. She was a spirited,…

1966 – 2016     Denise Marie Delossantos of Loris passed away Thursday, June 9. She was 49.     Born in Belleville, New Jersey, she was a daughter of Marlene M. Budd and the late George Joseph Budd.     In addition to her father, she was predeceased by one sister, Diane Marie Budd and her grandparents,…

1989 – 2016     Heath Watson of Longs passed away Sunday, June 5. He was 26.     He was born in Loris, a son of Wendy Todd Dorman and the late Bill Watson, Jr.     In addition to his father, he was predeceased by his grandparents, Pat Watson, Wayne Todd, and John Dorman     Survivors…

1946 – 2016     Harold Dean Cartrette of Chadbourn died Tuesday, June 7, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center, Whiteville. He was 70.     Born Jan. 26, 1946 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Dewey Avery Cartrette and Evelyn Duncan Cartrette.     He is survived by his wife,…