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…
Read More‘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…
Read MoreMichael 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…
Read MoreFrances 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…
Read MoreElden 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…
Read MoreSharen 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…
Read MoreGunfire 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…
Read MoreRoger 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…
Read MoreMelba 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…
Read MoreUPDATE: ‘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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