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…
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…
Read MoreMaxine Willey: Longs
1929 – 2023 Maxine Willey of Longs passed away on Friday, June 2, at home. She was 93. She was born Aug. 8, 1929 in New Orleans, Louisiana and was the daughter of the late Ralph Gossin and the late Bertha Gossin. Maxine attended Bob Jones University where she met “that crazy Jim Willey”. They…
Read MoreLinda Gayle Croft: Tabor City
1951 – 2023 Linda Gayle Croft of Tabor City died Thursday, June 1, in her home. She was 72. Born March 4, 1951 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Percy Lee Williams and Lizzie Ann German Williams and the widow of Jimmy Clearmont Croft. She is survived by three sisters, Martha…
Read MoreAlleged safecrackers were duped, one whose charges dropped says
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Safecracking and larceny charges have been dropped against a Tabor City man who says both he and the woman charged with him were victims of a convincing scam. Charges against Winford Earl Livingston were dismissed Thursday when the state declined to prosecute, Clerk of Court Jess Hill confirmed Tuesday. A court…
Read MoreRebecca “Becky” Ruth Sarvis: Summerville
1936 – 2023 Rebecca “Becky” Ruth Gerald Sarvis of Summerville passed away on Saturday, May 27 in Summerville. She was 87. Born March 26, 1936, in Longs, , she was the daughter of the late Herman Gerald and the late Ruth Cox Gerald. Mrs. Sarvis graduated from Loris High School in 1954, then earned her…
Read MoreManly Oscar Bullock: Tabor City
1959 – 2023 Manly Oscar “PeeWee” Bullock of Tabor City joined his Lord Jesus on Sunday, May 28, in Grand Strand Health in Myrtle Beach. He was 63. PeeWee was born in Green Sea and he and his wife of 42 years, Roxanne Lovette Bullock, built a wonderful life in Tabor City. A believer in…
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