Area Obituaries

    Sadie Gertrude Hewett Mills of Ash died Thursday, May 28, 2015 in Autumn Care, Shallotte. She was 89.     Born July 5, 1925 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Garland Dewey and Sadie Lee Canady Hewett.     She is survived by one brother, William J. “WJ” Hewett of Fletcher; two…

    Doris Gause of Loris passed away Tuesday, May 26. She was 74.     Mrs. Gause was born in Conway a daughter of the late Ben Tompkins and the late Pinkie Butler Tompkins.        Mrs. Gause was predeceased by her husband, Furman Gause and one sister, Margaret Skipper.     Survivors include her three daughters,…

    Elizabeth Ann “Libby” McCallister of Longs, passed away Saturday, May 16 at her home following an illness. She was 69.     Born on Nov. 1, 1945 in Narrows, Virginia, a daughter of the late Frank Marion Hypes and the late Mabel Ruth Bowles Hypes.      Survivors include her husband of fifty-one years, Charles Robert…

    Frances Fowler Clardy of Conway passed away Friday, May 22, at her residence. She was 87.     Mrs. Clardy was born in Conway, a daughter of the late Foster Barney Fowler, Sr. and Thelma Lee Fowler. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Conway.     In addition to her parents, she was…

    Sonya Todd Long of Loris passed away Friday, May 22, at her residence. She was 67.     Mrs. Long was born in Loris, a daughter of the late George Kirby Todd and the late Doretha Suggs Todd. She was a Real Estate Broker and owner of Loris Realty Service. Mrs. Long attended Springfield Baptist…

    Mary Jane Norris Worley of Tabor City, age 90, died Friday, May 22. She was 90.     Born Nov. 12, 1924 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Archie McDaniel and Amanda Williams Norris.     In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Edmond Pinkney Worley…

    Billie Jo Fowler Lancaster passed away peacefully on Wednesday May 20, after a short illness, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Tabor City. She was 69.     She was preceded in death by her parents, W.C. “Cha” Fowler and Isadora Fowler, her brother, Larry Fowler, and her sister, Peggy Fowler.   …

    Howard Bruce Watts of Green Sea died Tuesday, May 19. He was 86.      Born April 7, 1929 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Bruce and Luemettie Watts.     He is survived by his wife, Bobbie Arnette Watts of the home; two daughters, Tracy Watts and Mike Streeter of…