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Vander “Doug” Strickland: Loris

1958 – 2023      Vander “Doug” Strickland of Loris passed away on Monday, June 26, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was 65.      Born Jan. 12, 1958, in Myrtle Beach, he was the son of the late Vander W. Strickland and the late Estilene Pridgen Strickland.      Mr. Strickland worked for 45 years, retiring…

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‘Pill mill’ doctor’s conviction upheld

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      An appeal from “pill mill” physician Jong Whan Kim has not swayed a three-judge panel from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, which has upheld an appeal despite his Dec. 28, 2021 guilty plea, a news release from the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina says.      Prohibited…

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Michael John Eckert: Tabor City

1962 – 2023      Michael “Mike” John Eckert of Tabor City died Wednesday, June 21, in his home. He was 60.      Born Oct. 8, 1962 in Painesville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Eugene F. Eckert and Lucy Susan Taylor Eckert.      He is survived by two brothers, Daniel Eckert of Leroy, Ohio and Edward…

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Frances Gore Faulk: Nakina

1944 – 2023      Frances Gore Faulk of Nakina died Tuesday, June 20, in the Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. She was 79.      Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Montross and Lucille Jacobs Gore.      She is survived by her husband of 45 years, David Lee Faulk of the home, three…

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Elden Lavern Long: Myrtle Beach

1959 – 2023      Elden Lavern Long of Myrtle Beach passed away on Monday, June 19, at MUSC Health Mullins Nursing Center. He was 63.      Born Aug. 19, 1959 in Thomasville, he was the son of the late Thurmon Boyd Long, Sr. and the late Gracie Duncan Long.      Mr. Long worked as an automotive mechanic, was…

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Sharen Gwen Buffkin Brown: Loris

1968 – 2023      Sharen Gwen Buffkin Brown of Loris passed away peacefully in her home after a brief illness, Saturday, June 17. She was 55.      Sharen Gwen Buffkin was born Feb. 13, 1968 to Katie and Carlyle Buffkin. Although her time with her biological father was cut short when he passed away during her early…

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Gunfire seriously injures two at Forest Glen

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com      Two people were seriously injured in a shooting at Forest Glen Apartments Monday night, with a nearby resident quickly who fled on foot quickly surrendering to police, Maj. Russell Conway of the Tabor City Police Department said.      Trasmine Hemingway, 30, of nearby Forest Edge Apartments was charged with two counts of…

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Roger Flimming Wade: Longs

1954 – 2023      Roger Flimming Wade of Longs passed away on Monday, June 12at Grand Strand Medical Center. He was 68.      Born July 20, 1954 in Loris, he was the son of the late Willie James Wade and the late Rosa Evelyn McCormick Wade. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and member of Pleasant…

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Melba Faye Spivey Long: Tabor City

1939 – 2023      Melba Faye Spivey Long of Tabor City died Thursday, June 8,, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 84.      Born March 30, 1939, in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Dalton Spivey and Gertie Lee Simmons Spivey and the widow of William Perry Long, her husband of 52…

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UPDATE: ‘No foul play’ suspected after body found near Loris

By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE      An autopsy and further testing is needed, but preliminary indications are that “no foul play is suspected” in the death of a person whose body was found in a wooded area just outside of Loris Monday afternoon, Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard said Tuesday.      Found at about 4:20…

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