Area Obituaries

1936 – 2023      Herman Paul James of Loris passed away on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023 at his home following an illness. He was 87.      Born March 21, 1936 in Loris, he was the son of the late Leamon Dewey James, Sr., and the late Ina Meice Harris James.      Mr. James served his country with courage…

Shelton Earl Causey 1945 – 2023      Shelton Earl Causey of Loris passed away on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, at McLeod Seacoast hospital. He was 78.      Born Sept. 11, 1945, in Mullins, he was the son of the late Willie Lesley Causey, and the late Gladys Strickland Causey.      Mr. Causey was a farmer, and worked with…

1944 – 2023      John Howard Ward of Clarendon went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023, while in the McLeod Seacoast hospital in Little River. He was 78.      John Howard was born Oct. 25, 1944, a son of the late John H. Ward and Erma Harrelson Ward. He was also preceded…

1950 – 2023      James Leving Strickland of Tabor City went to his heavenly home on Monday, Oct. 16, at McLeod Seacoast hospital with his wife, daughter, and son by his side. He was 73.      He was the son of the late Lascoe Strickland and Martha Virginia Small Strickland.      James was a loving husband, father, “Pa…

Arthur Timothy Gore 1960 – 2023      Arthur Timothy Gore of Chadbourn died Monday, Oct. 16, in his home. He was 63.      Born in Orlando, Florida, he was the son of Miriam Huggins Gore of Chadbourn and the late Jesse Alton “Rusty” Gore.      In addition to his mother, he is survived by one daughter, Jessica Gore…

1957 – 2023      Bobby Steven Faulk of Tabor City died Wednesday, Oct. 12, in Novant Health, Wilmington. He was 65.      Born Nov. 1, 1957, in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Freddie Alton Faulk and Burline Ward Faulk.      He is survived by two sons, Jamie Lynn Faulk of Farwell, Michigan and Charlie…

1944 – 2023      Rev. Alvin Huggins Jackson of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 10, at McLeod Seacoast in Little River. He was 79.      Born Aug. 10, 1944 in Dillon, he was the son of the late Robert Knox Jackson and the late Kathleen Huggins Jackson.      Rev. Jackson graduated from Fruitland Baptist College. Throughout his…

1938 – 2023      Richard Smoot Cox of Laurinburg and North Myrtle Beach passed away Sunday, Oct. 8. He was 85.      Born in Tabor City, Richard was a son of the late Dewey Cicero Cox and Mamie Aretta Norris Cox.      In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers, Horace Mitchell Cox,…

1959 – 2023      Betty Phelps Cartrette of the Beaverdam Community, Chadbourn, died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023 in her home. She was 64.      Born in Brunswick County, she was the daughter of the late Sidney Phelps and Leona Benton Phelps, she was widow of Ricky Dell Cartrette.      She is survived by one daughter, Jessica Lynn Simmons…

1936 – 2023      Cora Eloise “Weeze” Williams Long of Loris entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Oct. 7. She was 86.      Born Dec. 20, 1936 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Reverend Rudolph Williams and the late Cora Arnette Williams. Mrs. Long was a loving homemaker, she worked in retail sales and…