Area Obituaries

1943 – 2026      Joyce Carol Owens Tompkins of Tabor City passed away on Monday, Feb. 23, at Myrtle Beach Manor in Myrtle Beach. She was 83.      Joyce was born Feb. 5, 1943, in Goldsboro to the late John Gary Owens and Dora Jean Horne Owens.      Joyce graduated high school and married James Thorval Tompkins on…

1947 – 2026      Ester Mae Allen of Loris passed away on Monday, Feb. 23, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 78.      Born Sept. 25, 1947, in Conway, she was the daughter of the late Vollie Allen and the late Ethel Todd Allen.      Ms. Allen raised three girls in a small house in Bayboro, where money…

1941 – 2026      Jack Frank Davis of Loris passed away on Saturday, February 21, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 85.      Born Jan. 7, 1941, in Hamlet, he was the son of the late Henry Bizzle Davis and the late Kate Lela Cashwell Davis. He was a veteran of the U.S.…

1958 – 2026      James Edward Law of Loris passed away peacefully on Feb. 23. He was 67.      James served his country with courage, honor, and dignity in the United States Airforce. In his personal life, he was a 32nd Degree Master Mason.      James leaves behind his devoted wife Pamela; his daughter Nicole; and a grandson.…

1943 – 2026      Barbara Lee Stroud Lovette of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Grand Strand Medical Center. She was 82.      She was born on Nov. 7, 1943, in Marion County to the late Marcus Stroud and Edith Godbold Stroud.      She is survived by her son, Joseph “Jody” Lovette of Green Sea; a…

1961 – 2026      Justin Matthew Bailey, Jr. of Conway passed away on Monday, Feb. 16, at MUSC in Charleston. He was 64.      Born Oct. 26, 1961, in Dillon, he was the son of Patricia Bailey and the late Justin Matthew Bailey, Sr.      Survivors, include his mother, Patricia Bailey; his girlfriend, Wendy Jessup; a son, Justin…

1963 – 2026      Anna Marie Oxendine of Orrum passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 18, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, Whiteville. She was 62.      Born Sept. 21, 1963 in Robeson County, she was the daughter of the late Joe Oxendine and Dreanna Jean Dial Oxendine.      A memorial service will be held at a later date.      Sign…

1960 – 2026      Leroy Knutson of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 18. He was 65.      Born March 3, 1960 in Williston, North Dakota, he was the son of the late James Leroy Knutson and Edna Pauline Stevens Knutson.      No services will be held.      Sign a guest register here.

1960 – 2026      Teressa “Terrie” Kaye Collins Gore of Clarendon died Saturday, Feb. 21, in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. She was 65.      Born in Robeson County, she was the daughter of the late Willie and Patricia Gore Collins.      She is survived by one daughter, Jessica Gore Maultsby of Whiteville; a son,…

1968 – 2026      Amy Sue Buffkin Miller of Tabor City passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 17, in her home. She was 57.      Born June 22, 1968 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Walker “LC” Buffkin and Myrtice Boswell Buffkin.      She is survived by her husband, Raymond David Miller, Jr. of Whiteville;…