William “Butch” Brogdon Jr.: Loris
1946 – 2022 William Berry “Butch” Brogdon, Jr. passed away on Monday, July 4, at his home in Loris following an illness. He was 75. Born Oct. 8, 1946 in Mullins, he was the son of the late William Berry Brogdon and the late Azalee Johnson Brogdon. Mr. Brogdon owned and operated North Mullins Grocery…
Read MoreLoleta Barnes McPherson: Chadbourn
1931 – 2022 Loleta Barnes McPherson of the Beaverdam community died Tuesday, July 5, in Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehab Center, Whiteville. She was 90. Born July 28, 1931 in Robeson County, she was the daughter of the late Neal Barnes and Marietha Woodell Barnes and the widow of James Floyd McPherson. She is survived…
Read MoreClara Mae Floyd: Tabor City
1940 – 2022 Clara Mae Floyd of Tabor City died Sunday, July 3, in her home. She was 81. Born Oct. 29, 1940 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Carl Cleveland Prince and Gussie Mae Arnette Prince and the widow of Ted Leo Floyd. She is survived by one daughter, Debbie…
Read MoreRachel Clara Jane Lang: Raleigh
1927 – 2022 Rachel Clara Jane McPherson Duncan Lang of Raleigh died July 2. She was 93. She was a daughter of the late Porter and Ella (Cribb) McPherson of the Beaverdam Community in Columbus County. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by siblings Leon, Bessie, Rebecca, Carson, Vera, and Phillip;…
Read MoreThurmon James Long: Loris
1949 – 2022 Thurmon James Long of Loris passed away on Wednesday, June 29, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. He was 72. Born Aug. 5, 1949 in Loris, he was the son of the late Thurmon Boyd Long, Sr. and the late Gracie Duncan Long. He worked as a collision repairman…
Read More4th on the 1st has a dazzling, smokey finalé
Rain stalled the start of Friday’s First on the Fourth Independence Day celebration sponsored by the Greater Tabor City Tabor of Commerce, but as skies cleared the crowds pour into Civitan Stadium at South Columbus High School, and onto nearby road shoulders for the fireworks finale that ended after 10 p.m. Weather apparently kept smoke…
Read MoreJames Elbert Long: Tabor City
1930 – 2022 James Elbert Long of Tabor City passed away on June 26. He was 91. He was born in Columbus County on Sept 30, 1930 to the late I.B. and Gertha Long, Sr. He was a graduate of Tabor City High School , a US Army Veteran and graduate of Langston Bible Institute. He is survived by…
Read MoreJoan Coley Dotson: Conway
1943 – 2022 Joan Coley Dotson of Conway passed away on June 30 at Embrace Hospice House of the Grand Strand. She was 78. Born Sept. 18, 1943 in Salisbury, she was the daughter of the late George Melvin Hucks and the late Mary Bailey Hucks. Mrs. Dotson was a member of Good Hope Baptist…
Read MoreFusion rolled twice before leading police on 70 mph chase
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Despite rolling twice in a single-car wreck, police said a badly damaged Ford Fusion led officers on a 70 miles-per-hour chase for several miles Wednesday afternoon. “He stopped because the vehicle wouldn’t run anymore,” Maj. Russell Conway of the Tabor City Police Department said Thursday. “He ran all of the anti-freeze…
Read MoreRandolph Boyd: Loris
1945 – 2022 Randolph Boyd passed away on Monday, June 27, at his home in Loris. He was 76. Born Sept. 3, 1945 in Washington, he was the son of the late Sam Tim Boyd and the late Lula Mae Lawrence Boyd. Mr. Boyd attended Drum Hill High School in Peekskill, New York, and began…
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