Obituaries

December 29, 1942 ~ May 13, 2025 (age 82) Elaine Gore Murray passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at home in Lake Waccamaw. She was born on December 29, 1942 in Whiteville, NC to [Read More]

June 9, 1963 ~ May 12, 2025 (age 61) Samuel Kenwood Royal was the very definition of generosity and hospitality and service to others. Sam, who would have turned 62 in four weeks, spent a [Read More]

November 19, 1953 ~ May 12, 2025 (age 71) Peggy Vereen Suggs, age 71, of Tabor City, NC, died Monday, May 12, 2025 in her home. Born November 19, 1953 in Horry County, SC, she [Read More]

April 28, 1952 ~ May 10, 2025 (age 73) Perenda Carol Brooks Goss, 73, of 3096 Mount Olive Road, Whiteville, NC, died Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Shoreland Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. The funeral will [Read More]

September 23, 1965 ~ May 11, 2025 (age 59)   Mr. Keith Warren King 59, of Ash, passed on Sunday, May 11, 2025. He was born September 23, 1965 in Columbus County, the son of [Read More]

July 25, 1946 ~ May 10, 2025 (age 78)   Charles Woods “Woody” Boykin, age 78, of Whiteville, NC, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 10, 2025.  Woody was born July 25, [Read More]

September 2, 1955 ~ May 9, 2025 (age 69) Verita Gail Edwards Davis, 69, of Whiteville, died on Friday, May 9, 2025, at the Lower Cape Fear Angel House in Whiteville. Verita was born on [Read More]

May 2, 1967 ~ May 9, 2025 (age 58) Carol Sylvia Medina Rubin, 58 of 1701 Chadbourn Highway, Whiteville, NC, died Friday, May 09, 2025 at home. She was a veteran of the U. S. [Read More]

October 19, 1966 ~ May 9, 2025 (age 58) Nathan Vance “Van” Norris, Sr. 58, of Chadbourn, died on Friday, May 9, 2025 in Loris, SC. Van was born on October 19, 1966, son of [Read More]

August 31, 1946 ~ May 8, 2025 (age 78) Patricia Ann Manning Ward of Bolivia, joined her heavenly father and loved ones on May 8, 2025. She was preceded in death by her parents Eldred and [Read More]

September 13, 1936 ~ May 7, 2025 (age 88) Faye Benton Nance, 88, of Evergreen passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at Shoreland Health Care. Faye was the daughter of the late Ralph Benton [Read More]

August 6, 1964 ~ May 8, 2025 (age 60) Thurman Jack Norris age 60, of Whiteville died Thursday, May 8, 2025 in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center, Whiteville, NC . Born [Read More]

October 24, 1948 ~ May 7, 2025 (age 76) James “Jimmy” R. Best, age 76, of Mount Holly, NC, died Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in the CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia, NC. Born in Columbus, [Read More]

Harvey Daniel Russ, 84, of Hickory, N.C., formerly of Whiteville, passed away peacefully with a smile on his face on May 1, 2025. Born on Nov. 22, 1940 in Shallotte, N.C., he was a devoted [Read More]

August 3, 1946 ~ May 4, 2025 (age 78) Patricia Ann Nobles Strickland, 78, of Chadbourn, died on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at her home. Pat was born on August 3, 1946, daughter of the [Read More]

August 24, 1974 ~ May 3, 2025 (age 50) Byron Scott Stevens, 50, of Whiteville NC passed away May 3, 2025. He was born August 24, 1974 to the late Larry and Betty Jo Stevens. [Read More]