Southport, NC Obituaries

Dorothy Dreskin passed away on March 7, 2026, at the age of 91. Dorothy was a resident of Southport, North Carolina.

Melvin "Shag" McCowan, 72 of Supply, North Carolina, passed away on March 9, 2026. Mr. McCowan was born March 25, 1953, son of the late Lloyd and Nell McCowan. Shag was a disc jockey, performing most...

Linda Chloe Binkley, age 86 of Southport, North Carolina, passed away on March 3, 2026. Mrs. Binkley was born October 17, 1939 in Bowling Green, Ohio, daughter of the late Forrest and Bourbon Smith....

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Ms. Susan Faye Walden Heafner, 75, beloved mother and grandmother who left us on Monday, March 2, 2026. Born March 9, 1950 in Charlotte, NC ...

Martha Jean Bailey MacNish of Southport, NC, 81 years of age, went to be with the Lord on February 28, 2026. She passed at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. Jean was born in Portland, Oregon on January 14,...

Robert Walter "Bob" Plassman, 82 of Southport, North Carolina, passed away on February 28, 2026. Bob was born May 28, 1943, in Elmhurst, Illinois, to Walter Prill Plassman and Dorothy Kross Plassman....

Rose Gray Lyles, 84, of Boiling Spring Lakes, NC, was called home to her Savior Jesus Christ on February 26, 2026, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare facility. Our beloved Rose was born on March 5, 1941, i...

Gene Virgil Stark, 93, of Southport, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on February 24, 2026, reuniting with his beloved wife, Marie T. “Maureen” Stark, who preceded him in death on August 6, 2015...

Tyler Samuel Lewis, 30 of Southport, North Carolina passed away on February 23, 2026. Tyler was born January 31, 1996, and was the son of Jeff and Elizabeth Lewis. He is survived by his parents, J...

John B. McDonald, 81, of Southport, North Carolina and formerly of Jacobus, Pennsylvania passed away on February 23, 2026. Mr. McDonald was born April 23, 1944 in Caribou, Maine the son of the late ...

Sammie Wade Wells, 65 of Leland, North Carolina, passed away on February 22, 2026. Sammie was born August 15, 1960 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, son of the late Sammie Elmer Wells and Jean Sloan Wells. ...

Mary Lee Gray (Godwin) passed away peacefully with her son Bob at her side on February 22, 2026 at the Southport Health and Rehabilitation Center in Southport, NC. Mary was born in Benson, NC to Harv...

Timothy Michael Albright, 66 of Winnabow, North Carolina passed away on February 20, 2026. Mr. Albright was born January 5, 1960 in Cincinnati, Ohio, son of the late Joseph and Carolyn Albright. I...

John Jeffrey Limpert, 73 of Bald Head Island passed away on February 17th, 2026. Mr. Limpert was born on April 3rd,1952, son of the late John V. Limpert (Jack) and Anne Thornton Lowry. After the trag...

In Loving Memory of David "Dave" Michael Fleenor May 4, 1945 - February 17, 2026 David Michael Fleenor, 80, of Oak Island NC, passed away peacefully on February 17, 2026, with his loving wife by his ...

Alvin Rodal "Rattler" Phelps, 74 of Southport, North Carolina passed away on February 13, 2026. Mr. Phelps was born October 11, 1951 son of the late William and Al-Mary Phelps. He is survived by ...

Doris Jean Windham, aged 87, of Oak Island, North Carolina was welcomed into the arms of her heavenly Father on February 12, 2026. Mrs. Windham was born March 1, 1938, daughter of the late William a...

Michael Steven "Mike" Winebar, 75 of Southport, North Carolina passed away peacefully at home on February 11, 2026. Mike was born November 22, 1950, son of the late Royal F. Winebar and Nell Jones. H...

Charles Joseph McWade, Jr., 79 of Southport, North Carolina passed away on February 11, 2026, Mr. McWade was born January 16, 1947, son of the late Charles Joseph McWade, Sr. and Ardelle Bohlender Mc...

Malakai Scott Jenkins, infant son of Travis and Katelyn Jenkins passed away on February 5, 2026. Malakai was born at 5:51 am in the Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center in Bolivia and weighed 1 pou...

Dr. Joseph R. Castagnola, of Southport, North Carolina, passed away on February 1, 2026, at the age of 75. Dr. Castagnola was born on March 19, 1950, the son of the late Joseph J. Castagnola and Susa...

Richard William Malinofsky, of Oak Island, North Carolina passed away on February 1, 2026, at the age of 69. Richard was born on November 30, 1956 in New Brunswick, New Jersey, son of the late Willi...

George Elbert VanCott, Jr. of Leland, NC, passed away on January 26, 2026, at the age of 91. He was born on November 19, 1934, the son of the late George VanCott and Jane Carlson VanCott. George grew...

Joan Hartwell Johnson, 88, passed away on Monday, January 26, 2026 in Bolivia, NC. She raised her three daughters in Riverside, CT and then enjoyed 30+ years in Savannah, GA with her husband, Kenne...

MSG Brian Scott Hakey, a resident of Southport, North Carolina, passed away on January 23, 2026, at the age of 56. Brian was born on December 5, 1969 son of Herb and Margaret Hakey. Brian served 37 ...

Charles Randolph "Randy" Merritt, aged 73, of Oak Island, North Carolina passed away on January 23, 2026. Mr. Merritt was born on August 29, 1952, son of the late Charles Brown Merritt and Mae Merri...

Shelby Leigh Cook unexpectedly passed at age 25 on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at the home of her parents. Born March 8, 2000, in Charlotte, NC, Shelby was the cherished daughter of Rob and Cheryl Coo...

Sandra Kay Smith Cochran was born August 9, 1940, in Acme, NC, the daughter of the late Leon Thomas Smith and Naomi Francis Spivey Smith. Sandra and her family moved to Southport when she was five, an...

Thomas Harold Carter passed away January 21, 2026 at home surrounded by family. He was born in Surrey County, North Carolina on July 26, 1946. Tom graduated from Appalachian State University. He is a...

Cary Nicole Turner, a resident of Oak Island, North Carolina, was born on January 3, 1972, and passed away on January 20, 2026, at the age of 54. Cary was the daughter of Sunday Baker Turner and the ...

Lynne (Myers) Barmore passed on to heaven on January 18, 2026, after an extended struggle with cancer. She was born to Max and Martha Myers shortly after the “big snow” of December 1950. She gradu...

Joseph E. Whitaker Sr., known to many as “Big Joe” and to his greatest joys as “Papa Joe,” passed away at the age of 71 on January 19, 2026, in Brunswick County, North Carolina. Born in Sanford, Nort...

John "Rick" Zoretic, a resident of Southport, North Carolina, was born on April 23, 1939, and passed away on January 18, 2026, at the age of 86. He was the son of Joseph Zoretic and Nellree Cover Zor...

James Dale Darnell, born on October 11, 1963, passed away on January 15, 2026, at the age of 62. James resided in Southport, North Carolina.

Lois Ella Cano passed away on January 17, 2026, at the age of 79. She was born on April 30, 1946. Lois Ella Cano was a resident of Southport, North Carolina.

Jane Marie Julicher Walsh, born on August 27, 1942, passed away on January 16, 2026, at the age of 83. Mrs. Walsh was the beloved daughter of the late Jay and Rita Julicher. She was deeply passionat...

Bonnie Lee Lewis, of Southport, North Carolina, passed away on January 13, 2026, at the age of 66. Bonnie was born on March 29, 1959, daughter of the late Floyd Lindberg Lewis and Jean Marie Lewis. ...

Mary Howard passed away on January 12, 2026. Mary was a resident of Oak Island, North Carolina.

Susie Butler, of Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina, passed away on January 10, 2026, at the age of 61. Susie was a devoted mother and creatively gifted. Anyone close to her was likely to have rece...

Thomas Robert "TR" Gill, age 75, of Oak Island, NC; passed away on January 9, 2026 in Bolivia, NC. Tom was born on February 2, 1950 in Springfield, IL ; a son of the late Jack and MaryEllen Apblett Gi...

Gie was many things: a son of Belgium, an athlete, a true oilsjteneer, a devoted husband, a proud father and grandfather, a healer by trade, and a man whose humor and quiet cool could fill a room with...

Wayland Alexander Whittinghill III January 29, 1956 – January 6, 2026 Wayland Alexander “Alex” Whittinghill III passed away suddenly on January 6, 2026. He was preceded in death by his parents and tw...

Sharon Doris Collins, of Leland, North Carolina passed away on December 21, 2025, at the age of 70. Sharon was born on May 4, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York, daughter of the late Frank and Florence McGi...

Darrell Arthur Anderson, 87, of Bolivia, NC, passed away peacefully in his home on January 6th, 2026. Darrell was born in New Rockford, ND to Arthur and Olga Anderson on February 28, 1938. He gradua...

Dorothy Elder "Dot" Harris, 91 of Southport, North Carolina, passed away on January 5, 2026. Mrs. Harris was born on December 3, 1934, in Siler City, North Carolina, daughter of the late Harland and...

Thomas Louis Lombardi, 86, of Southport, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on January 4, 2026. A man larger than life in presence and purpose, Tom devoted his life to serving his family, his comm...

John L. Muuss, of St. James, NC passed away on December 30, 2025, at the age of 85. John moved to this area in 2000 and made his mark as a photographer, using his skills in his professional business...

Gary Victor Peterson, a resident of Oak Island, North Carolina, passed away on December 29, 2025, at the age of 86. Mr. Peterson was born on September 15, 1939, in Clay County Kansas, son of the late...

Kevin Edward Thomas Hale August 15, 1951 - December 26, 2025 Kevin was the son of the late Richard and Celia Hale. For much of his childhood, his family resided in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey. Being...

Amy Miller, 50, of Southport, North Carolina passed away on December 23, 2025. Born on December 15, 1975, Amy was a free spirit whose life was defined by creativity, connection, and love. She was a c...