Beck named new CCS assistant superintendent
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Jesse E. “Eddie” Beck, II has been named assistant superintendent for the Columbus County Schools. Beck’s selection was made by the Columbus County Board of Education following a lengthy closed session Monday evening, and announced in a CCS news release Tuesday morning. “I am truly honored and humbled to be named…
Read MoreRonald Erwin LaValle: Loris
1944 – 2023 Ronald Erwin LaValle of Loris died Friday, Aug. 11, in his home. He was 79. Born Feb. 4, 1944 in Austin, Texas, he was the son of the late William Pearl LaValle and Mildred Agnes Stanczak Lavalle. He is survived by his wife, Clara Nealy LaValle; one son, Ronald LaValle of Raleigh;…
Read MoreFrances Strickland Manning Ward: Whiteville
1941 – 2023 Frances Strickland Manning Ward of Whiteville died Thursday night, Aug. 10, in her home. She was 82. Born Feb. 2, 1941 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Preacher Vernon McLeod Strickland and Agnes Rogers Strickland. She was the widow of the late Wayland Manning and the late Lealon…
Read MoreHerbert Woodrow Windsor Jr.: Longs
1941 – 2023 Herbert “Herb” Woodrow Windsor Jr. of Longs went home to be with the Lord peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 3, suddenly at MUSC, Charleston. He was 81. Herbert was born Aug. 5, 1941, in Kensington, Maryland. He was the beloved son of the late Myrtie B. Windsor-Cleveland and John R. Cleveland. Herb graduated…
Read MoreSadie Gore Fowler: Tabor City
1934 – 2022 Sadie Gore Fowler of Tabor City died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023 in her home. She was 88. Born Oct. 21, 1934 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Robbie Delond Gore and Alma Spivey Gore and the widow of Wade William Fowler. She is survived by three daughters, Ann…
Read MoreFrom ‘darkness,’ a new beginning
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com “Darkness used to hover over this building,” A New Beginning Home Care Agency co-owner Jamie Ward-Glenn said during a grand re-opening program for the East 5th Street business Thursday. Several dozen people gathered in front of the two-story building that sits prominently adjacent to the Tabor City School, it slated for…
Read MoreEdgar Dwayne Hayes: Whiteville
1964 – 2023 Edgar Dwayne Hayes, age 58, of Whiteville died Tuesday, Aug. 8, in his home. He was 58. Born Nov. 26, 1964, in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Ernest David Hayes Jr. and Clara Belle Strickland Hayes Ivey. He is survived by his wife Jennifer Kay Hayes of the…
Read MoreLorene Shelley Fowler: Galivants Ferry
1928 – 2023 Lorene Shelley Fowler passed away on Friday, Aug. 4, at her home in Galivants Ferry. She was 95. Born March 14, 1928, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence Dudley Shelley, and the late Lula Gertrude Fowler Shelley. Mrs. Fowler was a longtime active member of Mt. Zion Baptist…
Read MorePeggy Lester Tyler: Loris
1942 – 2023 Peggy Lester Tyler of Loris passed away on Thursday, Aug. 3. She was 81. Born July 28, 1942 in Welch, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Lucas Lester and the late Madeline Simms Lester. Mrs. Tyler was a member of Clarendon Freewill Baptist Church and worked with Conway Mill…
Read MorePatricia Lou Hursey Dunn: Loris
1946 – 2023 Patricia Lou “Pat” Hursey Dunn of Loris passed away on Friday Aug. 4, at her home following an illness. She was 76. Born Oct. 17, 1946 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Lindsey Alex Hursey, Sr., and the late Margie Lee Campbell Hursey. Mrs. Dunn was a loving homemaker…
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