Obituaries

John Colon Ward, 85, died Sunday May 29, 2022 in Columbus Regional Medical Center, Whiteville, NC. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late John Craven Ward and Beatrice Jenrette Ward. In addition to [Read More]

Ronnie “Fuzzy” Spivey, 75, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at home. He was born August 16, 1946, in Columbus County, son of the late David Lloyd Spivey and Jewel Simmons Spivey. Fuzzy was a [Read More]

Shelby Jean Davis Hinson, age 68 of Cerro Gordo, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 29, 2022, while in the Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville. Shelby Jean was born on September 21, [Read More]

Jeanette Hilbourn Ward Jones passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022, at her residence in Durham.  Jeanette was born on November 25, 1941 in Chadbourn, NC to the late Elroy Hilbourn and Kathleen Nobles Hilbourn.  [Read More]

Marian Worrell Duncan passed away peacefully on May 28, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill with herdaughters by her side. She was born January 21, 1936 in a snowstorm, in Lake Waccamaw, NorthCarolina, the first [Read More]

Rachel Ward Gore age 92, died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in UNC Health Southeastern, Lumberton, NC. Born in Columbus County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Esmer Elmer and Rachel Aline Ward. She was [Read More]

Courtney Nicole Ward, age 32, of Loris, SC, died Monday, May 23, 2022 in the MUSC Medical Center, Charleston, SC.  Born June 28, 1989 in Columbus County, NC, she was the daughter of Tammy Kay [Read More]

,Joseph Alan West, 38, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2022 in McLeod Loris Hospital. He was born September 27, 1983 in Whiteville, NC, a son of Gaudencio and Linda Barrera. Visitation will be held from [Read More]

Donnie Wayne Brown, 64, of 3935 Wright Road, Tabor City, NC, died Monday, May 23, 2022, at his home. The funeral will be 2:00 PM Sunday, May 29, at Finklea Alumni Community Center, 3501 Highway [Read More]

Henry Charles “Chase” Brandt 33, of Lake Waccamaw passed on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.  He was born in Columbus County December 27, 1988 the son of Eric Brandt and Ruth Todd Brandt of Lake Waccamaw, [Read More]

Jean Batchelor Bass Norris 84, of Whiteville passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in Duke University Hospital, Durham.  She was born December 8, 2022 in Columbus County, the daughter of the late Jimmy Batchelor [Read More]

Alice Faye Butler, age 80, of Whiteville, NC died Monday, May 23, 2022 in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare’s Angel House, Whiteville, NC. She was born July 22, 1941 in Columbus County, NC to the late [Read More]

James Edward Coleman, age 76, of Chadbourn, NC, died Monday, May 23, 2022 in the Regency Hospital of Florence.  Born June 26, 1945, he was the son of the late T.C. Coleman and Nola Bell [Read More]

Joseph A. West, 38, died Saturday May 21, 2022 in McLeod Loris Hospital, Loris, SC. Services are incomplete and will be announced soon.

Juan Jose Vazquez, age 93, passed away Saturday at Columbus Regional Healthcare.  He was born on November 12, 1928 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico to the late Juan Vazquez and Isabel Folch Vazquez.  In addition to [Read More]

Ret. LCDR Herman “Clyde” Moore, Jr. 79, of Whiteville passed on Sunday May 22, 2022 in Lower Cape Fear Hospice, Whiteville NC.  He was born November 25th, 1942 in Columbus County.   Clyde was a well-known, [Read More]