Miles Marion Buffkin: Tabor City
1955 – 2021 Miles Marion Buffkin of Tabor City died Tuesday, Oct. 19, in his home. He was 66. Born in Horry County he was the son of the late Clayton Roy Buffkin and Hazel Norris Buffkin. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Watts Buffkin of the home; a daughter, Samantha D. Phillips (James…
Read MorePatricia “Pat” McComsey: Longs
1950 – 2021 Patricia Louise Rathel McComsey passed away on Monday, Oct. 18, at her home in Longs following an illness. She was 71. Born Aug. 4, 1950 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Alfred R. Rathel and the late Emily Louise Brooks Rathel. Mrs. McComsey worked at Millersville University until…
Read MoreCarolyn Ann Faircloth Branton: Loris
1942 – 2021 Carolyn Ann Faircloth Branton of Loris passed away on Sunday, Oct. 17, at her daughter’s home. She was 78. Born Dec. 25, 1942 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late William Purdy Faircloth and the late Jessie Mae Anderson Faircloth. Mrs. Branton worked as a farmer and loving homemaker, and…
Read MoreHarry V. Stevens: Conway
1937 – 2021 Harry V. Stevens passed away on Thursday, Oct. 14, at his home in Conway following an illness. He was 83. Born Oct. 17, 1937 in Loris, he was the son of the late Jaby B. Stevens and the late Joyce Richardson Stevens. Mr. Stevens served his country with courage, honor, and dignity…
Read MoreRebecca Gore Troupe: Tabor City
1948 – 2021 Rebecca “Becky” Gore Troupe of Tabor City passed away on Saturday, Oct. 16, in Fairmont. She was 73. Born May 21, 1948 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of Rufus King Gore and Ruby Ilene (Ward) Gore. Survivors include her husband, Larry Dale Troupe of the home; son Wayne (Sandy) McCumbee…
Read MoreBog-Off draws big crowds
Be it chicken bog or first class entertainment, big crowds were drawn to the 2021 Loris Bog-Off Festival Saturday. Look for much more on the big event in the next Tabor-Loris Tribune in print and online. (Jenn Causey, TLT)
Read MoreLori Ann Perritte Harper: Tabor City
1963 – 2021 Lori Ann Perritte Harper of Tabor City died Friday Oct. 15, 2021 in Regency Hospital, Florence. She was 58. Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Waylon Junior Perritte and Elizabeth Ann Conner Perritte. She is survived by her husband, Redell M. Harper of Tabor City; two daughters,…
Read MoreFly-in weather
Near perfect weather greeted those flying into, and arriving by ground transportation, at the second annual Green Sea Fly-In on Saturday, an event under new ownership and revived after an absence of several years. More than 40 aircraft were on the ground well before noon, others arriving. Among the highlights was a World War II…
Read MoreMy Sweet Potato…
Anthony and Amanda Smith of Tabor City were first to stop by offices of the North Carolina Yam Festival at Tabor City on Friday in the “She’s My Sweet Potato, Yes I Yam” promoted on the festival’s social media pages. They scored a pair of Taste of Tabor dinner event tickets for Oct. 21, and…
Read MorePatricia Gray Fowler: Tabor City
1960 – 2021 Patricia Gray Fowler of Tabor City died Tuesday, Oct. 12, in her home. She was 60. Born Dec. 20, 1960 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Leo Franklin Smith, Sr. and Mary Lucille Monroe Smith and the widow of Ronnie Dale Fowler. She is survived by two sons,…
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