Obituaries

Loren C. Archer, 56, of Bolivia, died April 29 at his place of business. The family had a memorial service May 1.

He was born Feb. 17, 1953 in Lowville, N.Y., a son of Doris Bradish Butler and the late Charlie Archer, and settled in Brunswick County. He was the store manager of Handee Hugo’s on Southport-Supply Road in Southport and worked in several of their locations for the past 24 years.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps.

Rodney Dean Callaway, 48, of Shallotte died April 26.

He was born Dec. 31, 1960 in Beckley, W.Va., a son of Robert and Avigail Meadows Callaway.

Surviving are his wife, Kimberly B. Callaway of the home; siblings, Robbie Callaway, Randall Callaway and Shelia Callaway, all of Beckley, W.Va.; father-in-law, Edward Ard of Ruffin and mother-in-law, Emmy Cook of Stoneville.

A Celebration of Life was set in the Brunswick Funeral Service Chapel.

Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 4390, Chapel Hill, NC 27515.

Charles Evans “Buddy” Priest, 92, of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., died May 4.

He was born June 22, 1916 in Washington, D.C., a son of the late Richard E. and Tillie M. Lemmer Priest.

He was a member and deacon at First Assembly of God in Alexandria, Va., and most recently attended North Myrtle Beach Assembly of God.

He retired from the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington, D.C., with 31 years of service and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army, where he served from 1945 to 1946.

Vera Gore Bowling, 82, of Bolivia, died April 29 from a massive stroke at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter.

She was born in Brunswick County on Aug. 15, 1926, a daughter of the late James Varney Gore and Vallie Lewis Gore. She was the wife of the late Bige Bowling and was also preceded in death by a brother, Arthur Norman Gore and a sister, Vivian Palmeter. She was a graduate of Bolivia High School in 1943 and valedictorian of her class.