Dewey Eugene Price: Loris
1949 – 2022 Dewey Eugene Price of Loris passed away on Saturday, Sept. 24, at his home. He was 73. Born June 3, 1949 in Rock Hill, he was the son of the late James Lee Price, Sr., and the late Pauline Koon Price. Mr. Price was a member of the Omar Shrine, a member…
Read MoreMiriam Martha Hooks Watts: Tabor City
1942 – 2022 Miriam Martha Hooks Watts of Tabor City died on Sept. 18 in Riverside Health and Rehabilitation in North Charleston. She was 80. Born in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late William Patrick Hooks and Lazelle Fogle Hooks. She attended Today’s Harvest Church of North Myrtle Beach. She is survived…
Read MorePauline Meckes Oehlert: Longs
1931 – 2022 Pauline “Polly” Meckes Oehlert of Longs passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Sept. 6. She was 91. Born May 20, 1931 in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Harvey F. Meckes and the late Blanche D. Dotter Meckes. Mrs. Oehlert enjoyed fellowship at Living Water Baptist Church. She worked…
Read MoreUPDATE: Stolen motorcycle crash claims driver
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE Investigators have determined the motorcycle involved in a deadly crash in Tabor City on Saturday was one reported stolen from Fort Bragg in July, Maj. Russell Conway of the Tabor City Police Department said. That motorcycle was a 2020 Suzuki GSX R-600, police have determined, not a different make and…
Read MoreRobert Colon Phipps, Jr.: Loris
1939 – 2022 Robert Colon Phipps, Jr. of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 21, surrounded by his loving family. He was 83. Born on April 14, 1939 in Loris, he was the son of the late Robert Colon Phipps, Sr., and the late Martha Causey Phipps. He graduated from Loris High School. Mr. Robert…
Read MoreLynne DuPlessis Masi: Conway
1950 – 2022 Lynne DuPlessis Masi of Conway passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at her home with her husband by her side. She was 72. Born June 15, 1950 in Bangor, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Edward DuPlessis and the late Barbara Curtis DuPlessis. Mrs. Masi worked with the Department of…
Read MoreKatherine Byrd Bock Harrison: Loris
1949 – 2022 Katherine Byrd Bock Harrison of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 20. She was 72. Born Sept. 27, 1949 in Richmond, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Paul H. Bock, Sr. and the late Byrd Johnson Bock. She attended Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church and was an LPN with Greensboro…
Read MoreVanessa Long Ray: Loris
1970 – 2022 Vanessa Long Ray of Loris entered eternal rest on Monday, Sept. 19. She was 51. She was born Oct. 24, 1970 in Loris to Edward Long and Seletha Bellamy Long. In addition to her parents Vanessa leaves to cherish her memories her husband Alton Dale Ray; son Justin Long; daughter Jalissa Ray;…
Read MoreColumbus readies for Dothan development
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Development is coming to the Dothan area, big time Columbus County Planning Director Gary Lanier says, and other county leaders are taking steps to prepare. A series of grant application resolutions adopted by county commissioners Monday will, if approved, set the stage for significant water improvements to the area, including a…
Read MorePhil Shelley Huggins: Longs
1948 – 2022 Phil Shelley Huggins of Longs passed away on Saturday evening, Sept. 17, at McLeod Seacoast in Little River. He was 74. Born April 8, 1948, in Florence, he was the son of the late Hicks Huggins and the late Florence Evata Shelley Huggins. Mr. Huggins worked in sales until his retirement and…
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