Anthony Dyrell Hill: Tabor City
1953 – 2026 Anthony Dyrell Hill of Tabor City passed away Saturday, Feb. 14, in his home. He was 72. Born June 25, 1953 in Marion, he was the son of the late Odell Hill and Doris Kay Hammond Hill. Dyrell owned and operated two auto parts stores and machine shops alongside his family. Dyrells…
Read MoreDonald Clayton Ward: Clarendon
1968 – 2026 Donald Clayton Ward of Clarendon passed away on Monday, Feb. 9, in his home. He was 57. Born Aug. 9, 1968 in Edenton, he was the son of the late Berlyn Ward and Margaret Alexander Ward. He was a member of Clarendon Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He is…
Read MoreBobbie Mae Burkhart West Southworth: Tabor City
1944 – 2026 Bobbie Mae Burkhart West Southworth of Tabor City died peacefully on Monday, Feb. 9, at the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center in Whiteville. She was 81. Bobbie was born on April 29, 1944, daughter of the late James E. Burkhart and Jennie Lee Lanning Burkhart. She was also preceded in death by…
Read MoreRita Louise Seiwell Miller: Clarkton
2026 Rita Louise Seiwell Miller of Clarkton passed away on Monday, Feb. 9, in Liberty Commons, Whiteville. She was 78. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Ray Samuel Seiwell and Anna Theresa Hug. She is survived by her husband, John George Miller of Clarkton; one son Dennis Trace of Whiteville;…
Read MoreJoyce Miller Woodell: Clarksville, Tenn.
1935 – 2026 Joyce Miller Woodell of Clarksville, Tennessee. formerly of Tabor City, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 3, in the Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital, Clarksville, Tennessee. She was 90. Born Dec. 7, 1935 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Shep Miller and Lizzie Strickland Miller, and the widow of Alvie Lee Woodell.…
Read MoreJudy Gail Smith Sedillo: Loris
1953 – 2026 Judy Gail Smith Sedillo of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 4, at her aunts’ home. She was 72. Born Dec. 20, 1953, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Monroe Smith and the late Marie Causey Smith. Survivors include nieces, nephews and other extended family. In addition to her…
Read MoreAlvin Larry Steward: Loris
1971 – 2026 Alvin Larry Steward of Loris passed away on Saturday, Jan. 31, at McLeod Seacoast hospital. He was 54. Born Aug. 5, 1971, in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Eugene Powers and the late Beverly Kay Steward Hughes. Survivors include his loving wife of 15 years, Pamela…
Read MoreColumbus County Schools set two-hour delay for Feb. 5
Columbus County Schools will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday, Feb. 5, the first on-campus day for students this week in the wake of the weekend winterstorm. Students have used remote instruction days for the first three days of the school week. A decision on Friday’s opening will be made on Thursday, CCS spokesperson…
Read MoreFred Randall Buck: Tabor City
1965 – 2026 Fred Randall “Randy” Buck of Tabor City passed away on Monday, Feb. 2, in McLeod Seacoast hospital in Little River. He was 60. Born Aug. 27, 1965 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Fred Buck and Betty Ann Grainger Buck. Randy was a loving son, husband, father, grandfather,…
Read MoreMary Louise Paul Rabon: Loris
1946 – 2026 Mary Louise Paul Rabon of Loris passed away on Saturday, Jan. 31, at her home. She was 79. Born July 29, 1946, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late George Madison Paul, Sr. and the late Sadie Louise Durant Paul. Survivors include her loving husband of 57 years, Donald C.…
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