Area Obituaries

1968 – 2024      Tammy Marie Ward of Loris passed away on Monday, March 11. She was 55.      Ms. Ward was born on June 12, 1968 in Loris, the daughter of Charlie Ward and Mary Lue Worley Ward.      Tammy was a member of Glendale Baptist Church and worked at Ernie’s Diner known as the Pancake House.…

1935 – 2024      Leonard Francis Moore of Loris passed away Tuesday, March 12. He was 88.      Mr. Moore was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Eugene and Lena Winter Moore.      He was the former owner/operator of Sew It Seams in Clarkton, Tabor City, and Loris.      In addition to his parents, Mr. Moore…

1938 – 2024      Shirley Ann Floyd Hammond of Loris passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 10, following a brief illness with heart failure. She was 85.      She is the wife of the late Jimmy Hammond.      She is survived by her two daughters, Audrey Hammond Blair of Loris and Stephanie Hammond Tetterton of Camden; two grandchildren;…

1951 – 2024      Pamela “Pam” Ann Hayes Sarvis of Green Sea passed away on Saturday, March 9. She was 72.      Mrs. Sarvis was born Aug. 12, 1951, in Marion, a daughter of the late Shelton Hayes and the late Dovie Graham Hayes. She received her Master’s in Education Degree from Clemson University and worked as…

1959 – 2024      Charles “Charlie” Alexander Rogers of Loris passed away on Friday, March 8. He was 64.      Charlie was born Dec. 16, 1959, in Conway, the son of Zorradah “Crickett” Rogers and the late Lide Harold Rogers.      Survivors, including his mother, are his son, Alexander David Rogers (Florence) and their son, Hollis Alexander Rogers;…

1951 – 2024      Gloria Nealy Holmes of Tabor City passed on Wednesday, March 6. She was 72.      She was born in Tabor City to the late Maxie and Elouise Nealy.      Her funeral service is planned for 1 p.m. Saturday, March 16, in First Baptist Church, Tabor City, burial following in the Columbus County Singing Union…

1934 – 2024      Nellie “Nell” Pauline Fipps Kinlaw of Little River died Monday, March 4, in McLeod Regional Center, Florence. She was 89.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Harry Vance Fipps and Leola Gray Mercer.      She is survived by one son, Joseph William “Billy” Harrelson and wife Gina of…

1933 – 2024      Doris Wright Mills of Tabor City went to her Heavenly home on March 4. She was 90.      She was born on Aug. 30, 1933 in Tabor City. She was the daughter of the late Wilbur Anderson Wright and Elvie Garrell Wright.      Doris was a long time employee of Southern National Bank, from…

1951 – 2024      Harry James Nelson of Tabor City died Friday, March 1, in Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. He was 72.      Born April 19, 1951 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Louis James Nelson, Jr. and June Esther Weaver Nelson.     He was a veteran of the United States…

1946 – 2024      John D. Singletary of Tabor City died Friday, March 1, in Lower Cape Fear Life Care, Whiteville. He was 77.      Born November 28, 1946 in Columbus County, NC, he was the son of the late Leba Singletary and Gracie Mae Cox Singletary.      He is survived by his wife, Theresa Hardee Singletary of…