Tabor City, NC Miona Kearse Fonvielle, age 91, of Tabor City, NC, died Thursday, October 22, 2020, in her home.  Born March 28, 1929 in Bamburg, SC, she was the daughter of the late George McMillian and Annie Mae Kearse McMillian and the widow of Harold Lindsay Fonvielle, Sr. She is survived by one daughter in law: Joanne Fonvielle of Lumberton, NC; three grandsons: Blake Fonvielle of Ipswich, MA, Wesley Fonvielle of Lumberton, NC, and Cameron Fonvielle of Tabor City, NC; nieces:...

Shallotte, NC   Leonard Loyal Casto, age 83, of Shallotte, NC died Saturday, October 10, 2020 in Autumn Care of Shallotte. Born August 29, 1937 in Wood County, WV, he was the son of the late Braskey O. and Bertha McIntyre Casto and the widower of Sandy Greer Casto and Nancy Casto. He is survived by three sons: William Eugene Casto of Cerro Gordo, NC, Jonathan Casto of Chadbourn, NC and Leonard Royal Casto, Jr. of Mineral Springs, WV; and one daughter Angela Pittman of Linden, NC. In...

  Loris, SC   Elbert Donovon Grainger, age 77, of Loris, SC, died Tuesday, October 6, 2020 in his home.  Born December 6, 1942 in Horry County, SC, he was the son of the late Robert Milton Grainger and Elise Williams Grainger and the widower of Gayle Duncan Grainger. He is survived by one son: Richard Grainger and wife Tammy of Loris, SC: and two grandchildren: Gage Foley Grainger and Blake Alexander Jordan both of Loris, SC. In addition to his parents and wife, he was...

Loris, SC Ledenia Mills Fowler, age 82, of Loris, SC, died Tuesday, October 6, 2020 in the McLeod Loris Hospital, Loris, SC.  Born November 23, 1937 in Columbus County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Worth Benjamin Mills and Roberta Faircloth Mills. She is survived by her husband: Cecil Clyde McDowell of Loris, SC; one daughter: Connie Mills and husband Greg of Tabor City, NC; one son: Barry Fowler and wife Cindy of Loris, SC; two brothers: Horace Mills of Tabor City, NC...

Cerro Gordo, NC   Patricia Louise Casto, age 52, died Monday, October 5, 2020 in the Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital in Fayetteville, NC.  Born December 17, 1967 in Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Henry Edward Ogle and Joyce Dean Hall Ogle. She is survived by one son: Henry Baston Spivey of Tabor City, NC; and one brother: Johnny Ogle. No services will be held.   A service of Inman Ward Funeral Home & Crematory.

Tabor City, NC Grady Edward “Boddie” Ward, Jr., age 45, of Tabor City, NC, died Saturday, October 3, 2020 in the McLeod Loris Hospital, Loris, SC.  Born June 16, 1975 in Columbus County, NC, he was the son of the Grady Edward Ward, Sr. of Green Sea, SC and Patricia “Tina” Phillips Ward of Bladenboro, NC. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his fiancée: Leigh Ann Warwick of Tabor City, NC; one daughter: Brendalyn Ward of Tabor City, NC; one...

Wilmington, NC   June Graham, age 80, of Wilmington, NC died Friday, October 2, 2020 in the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare, Wilmington, NC. Born June 22, 1940 in New Hanover County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Maggie Harrell Neville and the widow of Dallie H. Graham. She is survived by one son: Thomas Richard Graham and his wife Jennifer of Lee's Summit, MO; two sisters: Joyce Keeler of Pensacola, FL and Eleanor Helms of North Carolina; and two grandsons:...

Wilmington, NC Norwood Wade Sumner, age 23, of Wilmington, NC left this world way to soon Thursday, October 1, 2020 in Wilmington, NC. Born March 10, 1997 in Sampson County, NC, he was the son of James Norwood Sumner Jr. and Terra Hudson Sumner of Tabor City, NC. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister, Callie Ann Sumner and her boyfriend David Friel, Jr. of Tabor City, NC and his fiancée, Haileigh McKenzie Southerland of Wilmington, NC. All that knew him, loved...

Tabor City, NC   Linda Faye Soles Duncan, age 70, of Tabor City, NC, died Sunday, September 27, 2020 in the Grand Strand Medical Center. Myrtle Beach, SC.  Born September 4, 1950 in Columbus County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Aaron Soles and Letha Hawes Soles and the widow of Nelson Wayne Duncan. She is survived by two daughters: Casey Duncan Gore (Morgan) of Clarendon, NC and Katrina Duncan Fowler and fiancé, Nelson Dale Locklear of Tabor City, NC; one...

Tabor City, NC Lea Marie Stroud Mansur, age 76, of Tabor City, NC, died Thursday, September 24, 2020 in the McLeod Loris Hospital.  Born April 23, 1944 in Paris, Tennessee, she was the daughter of the late Leo Kelly Stroud and Hazel McNeil Stroud. She is survived by her husband: Ernest James Mansur of Tabor City, NC; one son: Kelly Allen Mansur of Tabor City, NC; two daughters: Dawn Mansur Greaves of Leland, NC and Jeanette Marie Cooper of Greenville, NC; one sister: Kathy Stroud of...