Town land sought for Tabor City cemetery
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com With little space left in the Columbus County Singing Union cemetery in Tabor City, its leaders are asking town government for a gift of some land. That may be possible, Town Manager Al Leonard told members of the Tabor City Council during a Dec. 20, 2022 meeting, if the cemetery is…
Read MoreCarol Cranmer Watts: Tabor City
1925 – 2023 Carol Cranmer Watts of Tabor City passed away on Jan. 5 at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was 97. He was born March 6, 1925, in Wilmington, NC, a son of Ollen Onslow and Nellie Huffaker Watts. A graduate of Tabor City High School, he entered US Army service…
Read MoreJacqueline Wilson Singletary: Whiteville
1930 – 2022 Jacqueline “Jackie” Wilson Singletary of Whiteville died Monday, Jan. 2, at the Heritage Home, Florence. She was 92. Born Dec. 26, 1930 in Valdosta, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Leon Hanson Hardwick and Maude Bell Anderson Hardwick. Jackie will long be remembered for her friendship and outgoing personality. She…
Read MoreEvelyn “Beachmamer” Soles: Loris
1945 – 2023 Evelyn “Beachmamer” Soles of Loris passed away Tuesday, Jan. 3,. She was 77. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Edna Soles. In addition to her parents, Evelyn was predeceased by a son, Patrick Hollander, Jr. Survivors include four daughters, Pam Trinks, Patricia Hollander, and Dawnnell…
Read MoreShelvey Jean Ward Long: Clarendon
1951 – 2022 Shelvey Jean Ward Long of Clarendon died Tuesday, Jan. 3, in her home. She was 71. Born Dec. 8, 1951 in Charlotte, she was the daughter of the late Earl Alverd Ward and Alfredia Ikner Ward and the widow of James Ralph Long. She is survived by one daughter, Regina Ann Ezzell…
Read MoreManuela Ortega Hernandez: Tabor City
1968 – 2023 Manuela Ortega Hernandez of Tabor City passed away Monday, Jan. 2, in her home. She was 54. Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, she was a daughter of the late Epifania M. Martinez and Marcelina J. Ortega Martinez. She is survived by her husband, Juan Carlos Hernandez of Tabor City; a son, Juan Carlos…
Read MoreFranklin Delano Tyler: Chadbourn
1943 – 2023 Franklin Delano Tyler of Chadbourn died Monday, Jan. 2, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 79. Born July 7, 1943 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Archie Mace Tyler and Mattie Mincey Tyler and the widower of Wanda Sue Sellers Tyler. He is survived by one daughter, Angie…
Read MorePamela Avant Hernandez: Chadbourn
1960 – 2023 Pamela Avant Hernandez of Chadbourn died Sunday Jan. 1, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 62. Born June 27, 1960 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Coy Brice Avant and Kathryn Geneva Williams. She is survived by her husband, Jose Hernandez of the home; three daughters, Candy…
Read MoreJohn Wilbert Umbaugh: Tabor City
1939 – 2022 John Wilbert Umbaugh of Tabor City died Thursday, Dec. 29, in Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. He was 83. Born in DuBois Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Virgil and Twila (Shannon) Umbaugh. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl Ray Umbaugh of the home; a son, Marty…
Read MoreHarry Edgar Fields: Elizabethtown
1946 – 2022 Harry Edgar Fields of Elizabethtown died Saturday, Dec. 31, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center, Whiteville. He was 76. He was born Dec. 18, 1946, in Cumberland County, a son of the late Edgar Louis Fields and Lily Rebecca Patterson Fields. He is survived by two sisters, Carolyn Sue…
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