Yanner Hemingway: Tabor City
1950 – 2021 Yanner Hemingway of Tabor City wife of Alford Hemingway, passed away on Aug. 9, at McLeod Seacoast. She was 71. Mrs. Hemingway was born May 15, 1950 in Tabor City to the late Buster Hemingway and the late Daisy Jackson Hemingway . In addition to her husband, survivors include three daughters, Lenora…
Read MoreBetty Jean Harbaugh: Elizabethtown
1931 – 2021 Betty Jean Harbaugh of Elizabethtown died Thursday, Aug. 5, in her home surrounded by family. She was 89. Born Sept. 26, 1931 in Proctor, Vermont, she was the daughter of the late Russell and Lillian Johnson Robinson and the widow of Jack Harbaugh. Betty spent her 41 year working career as a…
Read MoreLois Juanita Nealey Wheeler: Loris
1931 – 2021 Lois Juanita Nealey Wheeler of Loris passed away on Saturday, Aug. 7, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 89. Mrs. Wheeler was born Dec. 17, 1931 in Loris. She was the first child of the late William “WM” Jefferson Nealey and the late Dorothy Ruth Heniford Nealey. Mrs. Wheeler married John Thomas…
Read MoreGordon Woodell: Tabor City
1942 – 2021 Gordon Woodell of Tabor City died Thursday, Aug. 5, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center, Whiteville. He was 78. Born Nov. 30, 1942 in Robeson County, he was the son of the late Colon Ray Woodell and Hallie Bass Woodell. Mr. Gordon was a member of Cherry Grove Baptist Church. He is…
Read MoreAncel “Ann” Alford: Jacksonville, Fla.
1931 – 2021 Ancel “Ann” Alford of Jacksonville, Florida died peacefully on Friday July 30. She was 90. She was born Ancel Riley on Feb. 13, 1931 in Tabor City to Virginia and Clay Riley. She was preceded in death by her mother, father and sister Elaine Eyers. Her father Clay died at a young age…
Read MoreNC DOT awards RJ Corman nearly $2.5M for track improvements
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Improvements totaling nearly $2.5 million for RJ Corman Railroad track in Columbus and Horry counties have been approved through the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Freight Rail and Rail Crossing Safety Improvement program (FRRCSI). Twelve short line railroads and the North Carolina Ports Authority will be making improvements as a result of…
Read MoreThree LPD officers sidelined by COVID-19
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com “It’s rough,” Chief Gary Buley of the Loris Police Department says of having one-quarter of his force sidelined by COVID-19.” One of the three officers who have tested positive for the coronavirus is “very sick,” Buley said, and receiving care in a hospital. Neither of the other two have shown severe…
Read MoreJudy Grey Watts King: Chadbourn
1953 – 2021 Judy Grey Watts King of Chadbourn died Friday, July 30, in her home. She was 67. Born Aug. 7, 1953 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Leon F. “Bill” Watts and Edith Grey Blackburn Watts. She is survived by two sons, Christopher David Watts and wife Erin of…
Read MoreGlenn Alan Ward: Whiteville
1953 – 2021 Glenn Alan Ward of Whiteville died Sunday, Aug. 1, in Atrium Health Cabarrus, Concord. He was 68. Born April 3, 1953 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late James Dayton and Nona Puckett Ward. He was a Veteran of the United States Army. He is survived by his wife,…
Read MoreDaniel Errol Wright: Tabor City
1948 – 2021 Daniel Errol Wright of Tabor City died Sunday, Aug. 1, in his home. He was 73. Born Jan. 11, 1948 in Hartford County, Maryland, he was the son of the late Thomas Deleon Wright and Annie Ruth Hardee Wright. He is survived by two daughters, Samantha Adrienne Wright Harrison and husband Matthew…
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