Area Obituaries
William Thomas Benton: Tabor City
William Thomas Benton of Tabor City died Monday, March 30, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 78. Born Feb. 14, 1937 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Barney Benton and Ruth Duncan Benton. He was preceded in death by one sister, Connie Benton. He…
Read MoreRobert Lee Jackson: Dunn
Robert Lee Jackson of Dunn, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on March 29 at 10:50 a.m. after a long and courageous battle with advanced prostate cancer. He was 61. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, William Robert and Mary Davis Jackson. Robert served in the United…
Read MoreAnna Marie Kennedy: Chadbourn
Anna Marie Kennedy of Chadbourn died Sunday, March 29 in Premier Living, Lake Waccamaw. She was 53. Born Nov. 19, 1961 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Rubert Ruford Kennedy and Mary Marie Herring Kennedy. She is survived by one daughter, Chenoa Vashti James of Chadbourn; two sons,…
Read MoreGlendale Williams: Tabor City
Glendale Williams of Tabor City passed away Sunday, March 22 at Brunswick Cove Living Center in Winnabow. He was 61. Mr. Williams was the son of Phillip Williams and Merilene Williams. Survivors include two daughters, Janice Davis and Melissa Orange; one sister, Mary Brown; one brother, Ted Williams. Funeral services were…
Read MoreAlbert Gause, Jr.: Tabor City
Albert Gause, Jr. of Tabor City passed away Thursday, March 19 at Premier Living and Rehab Center in Whiteville. He was 85. He was the son of the late Rev. Albert Gause, Sr. and Evelyn Bellamy Gause. Survivors include three daughters, Lee Ethel Vereen, Patricia Valow, and Charnel Gause; six sons, Charles…
Read MoreWilliam Thomas Gore: Clarendon
William Thomas “Tom” Gore of Clarendon died Saturday, March 28, at his home. He was 87. Born June 19, 1927 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Young Gore and Amanda Ward Gore. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, Herb Gore, Clyde…
Read MoreRebecca Lynn Dew: Whiteville
Rebecca Lynn Dew of Whiteville died Tuesday, March 24. She was 29. Born March 27, 1985 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of Gracie Mae Woodworth Young and the late Preston Earl Richardson Sr. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, Donnie Wayne Norris II. …
Read MoreWilliam Leon Gore: Little River
William Leon Gore of Little River passed away Saturday, March 21 at his daughters home in West Columbia following an illness. He was 96. Mr. Gore was born on June 20, 1918 in Little River, the son of Mr. William Needham Gore and Mrs. Mary Louise Jones Gore. Mr. Gore was a retired…
Read MoreBarbara Jean Ward: Whiteville
Barbara Jean Ward of Whiteville died Sunday, March 22, in Premier Living & Rehab Center, Lake Waccamaw. She was 58. Born July 17, 1956 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of Eulene Benton Jernigan of Whiteville and the late Ralph Judson Jernigan. In addition to her mother, she is survived by…
Read MoreBerneatha Faye Kelly Keller: Tabor City
Berneatha Faye Kelly Keller of the Iron Hill community, Tabor City, died March 14 at Columbus Regional Healthcare. She was 61. She was the daughter of Pearlene Kelly Grant. Mrs. Keller is survived by her husband, Eugene Kenneth Keller; one son, LaKeithy G. Keller of Tabor City and one daughter, Kasynmia J.…
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