Ethel Lee Lewis Elmore: Conway
1935 – 2021 Ethel Lee Lewis Elmore of Conway passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at Conway Hospital. She was 86. Born June 4, 1935 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Tally Seward Lewis and the late Eula Mae Stevens Lewis. Ms. Elmore was a member of Grace Baptist Church. Survivors include…
Read MoreNew morning traffic pattern at Williams School Monday
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Parents and family of students returning by car to Williams Township School on Monday will encounter a new traffic pattern, apparently designed to reduce back-ups on US 701. A photo illustration of the new traffic pattern was posted by the school on Facebook Friday. All vehicles bringing students for drop-off will…
Read MoreWilliams students return to campus Monday
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com It’s back to the classroom for students at Williams Township School effective Monday. That decision from the Columbus County Schools was made Thursday, spokesperson Kelly Jones said. COVID-19 data at the school, and across the district, is “looking good,” with no expectation of any schools moving to distance learning for the…
Read MoreBarbara Jean Jordan Johstono: Loris
1929 – 2021 Barbara Jean Jordan Johstono of Loris passed away on Monday, Sept. 6, at Loris Nursing and Rehab Center in Loris. She was 92. Born March 4, 1929 in Conway, she was the daughter of the late James Pinkney Jordan and the late Lettie Edge Jordan. She was a seamstress until her retirement…
Read MoreOttis Wayne Hardee: Elizabethtown
1941 – 2021 Ottis Wayne Hardee of Elizabethtown passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at Lower Cape Fear Angel House in Whiteville. He was 79. Born Oct. 22, 1941 in Loris, he was the son of the late Henry Curtis Hardee and the late Blanche Naomi Todd Hardee. Mr. Hardee enjoyed working with his hands,…
Read MoreBusiness owner says Tribune, council, owes him an apology
By JENN CAUSEY tribjenn@tabor-loris.com Editor’s note: Tabor-Loris Tribune stands by its reporting in the July 21 story criticized during Tuesday’s Loris City Council meeting. Charlie Todd was contacted prior to publication of that story, and was quoted in it. Neither Todd nor anyone else has contacted this newspaper about the story in the seven…
Read MorePaul U. Gore, Jr.: Tabor City
1947 – 2021 Paul U. Gore, Jr. of Tabor City passed away Monday, Sept. 6. He was 74. Mr. Gore was born in Florence, a son of the late Paul U. Gore, Sr. and the late Mary Ruth Lewis Gore. He was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of Old Zion Wesleyan…
Read MoreLinda Luise Schmidt Newell: Green Sea
1939 – 2021 Linda Luise Schmidt Newell of Green Sea passed away on Friday, Sept. 3, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 82. Born April 15, 1939 in the Bronx, New York, she was the daughter of the late William Schmidt and the late Caroline Frees Schmidt. Mrs. Newell worked as a medical secretary until…
Read MoreMegan LeShà Simmons: Clarendon
1994 – 2021 Megan LeShà Simmons of Clarendon died Saturday, Sept. 4. She was 27. Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of Chad Wendell Grainger and Robin Amanda Simmons Hinson. In addition to her parents she is survived by a son, Xander Blaze Simmons of Clarendon; one brother, Zackary Darren Hinson of Whiteville;…
Read MoreHenry D. Epps: Whiteville
1945 – 2021 Henry D. Epps of the Sandhill community in Whiteville went to be with his Lord on Saturday, Sept. 4, at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. He was 75. He was born Sept. 17, 1945, in Columbus County to the late John and Estelle Epps, Sr. Survivors include one son, Clarence Kabir Jones…
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