Area Obituaries

1942 – 2015     Albert “Layton” Brown of Tabor City died Sunday, Dec. 27 in his home in Pireway. He was 73.     Born July 3, 1942 in Brunswick County, he was the son of the late Molly Williamson Hewett and Bert Hewett.     In addition to his mother and stepfather, he was preceded in…

1928 – 2015     Jean Betty McIntosh Ember of Loris passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15 at her home following an illness. She was 87.     Born on July 1, 1928 in Washington, D.C., she was the daughter of the late John Douglas McIntosh and the late Sa-Martha Brockdorff McIntosh.      Survivors include her daughters, Diana…

1939 – 2015     Harry Lee Wright of Loris passed away Friday, Dec. 18 at Angel House Hospice Care Center in Whiteville following an illness. He was 76.     Mr. Wright was born on Feb. 21, 1939 in Columbus County, the son Mr. Leo Wright and Mrs. Lillie Strickland Wright.      Survivors include his two…

1931 – 2015     Patricia Ann Freise Frye of Loris passed away Friday, Dec. 18 at McLeod Loris hospital following an illness. She was 84.     Born on April 12, 1931 in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of Mr. Albert Freise, Sr and Mrs. Agnes LaFrancois Freise.      Survivors include four sons, Christopher…

1983 – 2015     Brandon Douglas Sarvis of Whiteville died Monday Dec. 21, in his home. He was 32.     Born Oct. 24, 1983 in Horry County, he was the son of Phil Sarvis of Whiteville and Beverly Lovette Sarvis of Texas.     In addition to his parents he is survived by his step mother,…

    Deloris C. Arnette Dix of Newport News, Virginia went home to be with her mother, father, brothers and sisters on Monday, Dec. 14. She was 75.     Born in Tabor City she was the daughter of the late Otha and Jessie Day Arnette and was a lifelong resident of Newport News, Virginia. Mrs. Dix…

1942 – 2015     Kenneth Monroe Beasley of Loris passed away Sunday, Dec. 20. He was 73.     Mr. Beasley was born in Robeson County, a son of the late Robert and Eunice Beasley.     Mr. Beasley was predeceased by one brother, Ernie Beasley and one sister, Alice Faye Horne.     He is survived by…

1941 – 2015     Lavern Harrelson of Lumberton died Monday, Dec. 14 in Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton. He was 74.      Born Sept. 16, 1941 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late James C. Harrelson and Jennie Williams Harrelson.     He is survived by one brother, Russell Harrelson of Charlotte;…

1967 – 2015     Bryon Keith Harrelson of Clarendon died Friday, Dec. 11. He was 48.     Born May 30, 1967 in Columbus County, he was a member of Sweet Home Baptist Church.     He is survived by his mother, Betty Stanley Harrelson of Clarendon; his father, Douglas Harrelson of Whiteville; a half sister, Courtney…