Area Obituaries

1934 – 2026      Joan Graham Arnold of Supply passed away on Thursday, May 21, at West Bladen Assisted Living and Memory Care. She was 91.      Born Nov. 24, 1934, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Clyde “Buddy” Hazelwood Graham and the late Clevland Lucille Hardee Graham.      Survivors include her loving daughters, Scarlett…

1949 – 2026      Penda Kail Soles of Whiteville passed away Tuesday, May 26, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 77.      Born May 9, 1949, in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Eva Nobles.      She is survived by her husband, Raeford Soles of the home; one daughter, Angela Thompson…

1950 – 2026      Betty Rabon of Nichols passed away on Friday, May 22, in Huntersville. She was 76.      Mrs. Rabon was born in Floyd County, Kentucky, a daughter of the late Monroe Slone and the late Helen Marie Swafford.      In addition to her parents, Mrs. Rabon was predeceased by her husband, Arthur B. Rabon, Jr.;…

1929 – 2026      Daphne Fowler Fipps of Loris passed away on Friday, May 22, in Summerville. She was 96.      Mrs. Fipps was born on June 8, 1929 in Clarendon, North Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Clarence H. Fowler and Clydie Stephens Fowler.      She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Bruce…

1946 – 2026      Jeanette Hinson McPherson of Chadbourn died Friday, May 22, in her home. She was 79.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Raleigh Ashley Hinson and Mary Soles Hinson.      She is survived by three sons, Avery McPherson (Tiffany), Jerome McPherson, Richard McPherson (Theresa); a brother, Scott Hinson (Wanda);…

1947 – 2026      Billy Ray Fowler of Tabor City died Thursday, May 21, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center, Whiteville. He was 78.      Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late Herman Wallace Fowler and Isadell Floyd Cummings.     He was a veteran of the U.S Navy where he proudly…

1964 – 2026      Vickie Brooks Hardie of the Mollie Community, Clarendon, died Monday, May 18, in her home. She was 61.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Dail Brooks Hardie and Emma Neil Ward Hardie.      In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Donna Neil…

1937 – 2026      Ira “Bill” William Edwards of Newport News, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, May 14, surrounded by his loving family. He was 88.      Born May 31, 1937, in Avery County, he was the son of the late Glennwood B. Edwards and Ruth Virginia Vance Edwards.      He was a veteran of the U.S. Air…

1959 – 2026      Anita Helene Flynn Hewett of Delco passed away on May 12. She was 66.      She was born Aug. 14, 1959, to Amanda Helene Flynn and Charles Ray Flynn Sr. in Wilmington.      In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Ray Flynn Jr.; and a sister, Kathy…

1938 – 2026      Ross Allen May of Galivants Ferry passed away on Saturday, May 16, at MUSC Florence Medical Center. He was 87.      Born June 10, 1938, in Cumberland, Maryland, he was the son of the late Russell May and the late Olive Wolford May.      Mr. May served his country with courage, honor, and dignity…