Ila Virginia Wright: North Myrtle Beach
1933 – 2023 Ila Virginia Wright, formerly of Tabor City, passed away Sunday, April 16 in North Wilksboro. She was 90. Her two sons and family were taking care of her alongside Hospice. Her home was in North Myrtle Beach. She had been suffering from cancer since diagnosed in 2022. She was born on March…
Read MoreHenry Eldridge Benton: Nakina
1938 – 2023 Henry Eldridge “Bun” Benton of Nakina died Friday, April 14, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare. He was 84. He was born in Columbus County, a son of the late Barcie Benton and Alma Gertrude (Long) Benton. Bun was a member of the Nakina Fire and Rescue for many years. He was a…
Read MoreLester Haldean Inman: Loris
1953 – 2023 Lester Haldean “Dean” Inman of Loris passed away on Friday, April 14, at MUSC in Charleston. He was 69. Born Sept. 30, 1953 in Conway, he was the son of the late George Lester Inman and the late Cecil Ward Inman. Mr. Inman owned and operated Inman’s Muffler Shop in Loris and…
Read MoreEdgar Pridgen Duncan: Tabor City
1931 – 2023 Edgar Pridgen “Pete” Duncan of Tabor City died Thursday, April 13, in McLeod Seacoast Hospital. He was as 92. He was born in Tabor City, a son of the late Alton Edwin Duncan and Retha Lola (Long) Duncan. He is survived by three sons, Alan Duncan and his wife Ann, John Duncan,…
Read MoreFire strikes apartment building in Loris
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A significant fire erupted in a two-story apartment building at 4269 Thomas Street in Loris Thursday morning. Loris Fire Department was supported by Horry County Fire Rescue and the Tabor City Fire Department, with the fire under control sometime after 9 a.m. An aerial truck was used as part of the…
Read MoreKaye Frances Gore Grainger: Green Sea
1943 – 2023 Kaye Frances Gore Grainger of Green Sea died Monday, April 10, peacefully in her home with her family by her side. She was 80. Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Eddie Blease Gore and Lizzie Strickland Gore. She is survived by her husband, Dale Grainger of the…
Read MoreCouncil OKs zoning change over objections
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Objections from four neighbors to a proposed 92-home subdivision just east of Tabor City did not persuade the Tabor City Council Tuesday to deny zoning amendments that appear to pave the way for the project. Council’s vote minutes after a nearly half-hour legislative hearing on the proposal came on a motion…
Read MoreBessie L. Wiley Haar Adkins: Loris
1925 – 2023 Bessie L. Wiley Haar Adkins of Loris passed to her heavenly home on Wednesday, April 12. She was 97. She was the second youngest of the late Merida “Bud” Wiley and Carrie Stapleton Wiley of Paintsville, Kentucky and their last surviving child. She resided in Loris for the last 20 years with…
Read MoreWaduis Gray Suggs: Tabor City
1940 – 2023 Waduis Gray Suggs of Tabor City died Thursday, April 6, in Brunswick Health and Rehab. He was 82. Born in Columbus County, he was a son of the late Elbert Gray Suggs and Ellen Lena (Long) Suggs. A funeral service was planned for 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, in Dulah Baptist Church,…
Read MoreDoris Jane Hickman: Savannah, Ga.
1930 – 2023 Doris Jane Parham Hickman of Savannah, Georgia, formerly of Tabor City, died Monday, April 10. She was 93. Born March 22, 1930 in Cairo, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Lester Scott Parham and Ruby Lee Bennett Parham and the widow of William Joseph “Bill” Hickman. She attended Coker College…
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