Retha P. Sturdivant: Atlanta, Ga.
1949 – 2021 Retha P. Sturdivant of Atlanta, Georgia, formerly of the Dothan Community, Tabor City, entered eternal rest Sunday March 21, in Atlanta. She was 71. She was a retired educator. Surviving to cherish her memories are her son, Eugene Sturdivant, Jr.; a life partner Walter Davis; siblings Jessie Pierce, Pauline Cook, Jerry Jenrette, Ernest…
Read MoreUpdate: Remains of missing western Horry woman believe found in Marion County
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE: Tuesday morning Remains believed to be those of missing western Horry County woman Mary Ann Elvington were found in Marion County Monday evening, news releases from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the Horry County Police Department said. Those remains were located in the Zion community near Marion in Marion…
Read MoreWilliam Carlie Graham, Jr.: Loris
1935 – 2021 William Carlie “W.C.” Graham, Jr. of Loris passed away on Sunday, March 28, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 85. Mr. Graham was born June 27, 1935 in Loris to the late William Carlie Graham, Sr., and the late Lula Inez Edwards Graham. Mr. Graham was a retired farmer and a member…
Read MoreLiam Michael Norris: Loris
1996 – 2021 Liam Michael Norris of Loris passed away on Saturday, March 27. He was 24. Liam was born Nov. 22, 1996 in Loris to Christopher Mitchell Norris and Cathleen Hagan Norris. Liam was a graduate of Loris High School, attended Horry Georgetown Technical College, and currently worked with Coastal Medical Transport as a…
Read MoreLizzie Watts Smith: Tabor City
1930 – 2021 Lizzie Watts Smith of the Pireway Community, Tabor City, died Saturday, March 27, in McLeod Seacoast hospital, Little River. She was 90. Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Ned and Gertie McLamb Watts and the widow of Hubert Elderidge Smith. She is survived by one daughter, Vickie…
Read MoreCOVID vaccines available at CC Health today, Thursday
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available today and Thursday at the Columbus County Health Department. To schedule an appointment for the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine call 910-640-6615 extension 7072 or 7074.
Read MoreDavid Lavern Grainger: Clarendon
1958 – 2021 David Lavern Grainger passed away on Friday, March 26, at his home in Clarendon. He was 62. Mr. Grainger was born on Oct. 10, 1958 in Georgetown to the late James Clayton Grainger, Sr. and the late Eva Vivian Vaught Grainger. Mr. Grainger worked in logging and as a truck driver, and…
Read MoreMarble Marie Simmons Dudley: Chadbourn
1924 – 2021 Marble Marie Simmons Dudley of the Beaverdam Community, Chadbourn, died Friday, March 26, in Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. She was 96. Born Sept. 14, 1924 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Clarence Simmons and Bertha McPherson Simmons and the widow of George Edward Dudley. She was…
Read MoreLoris man charged with sex crimes with minor
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Warrants alleging sexual exploitation of a minor have been served on a Loris man, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Friday. Harry Herman Henry, III 36, was charged with three counts involving sexual exploitation of a minor, Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Mount Pleasant Police Department…
Read MoreWilliams School staff called heroes after a mom is charged with child abuse
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Attentive staff at Williams Township School are being called heroes after the arrest of a parent on child abuse charges, Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene said in a news release Thursday. Christina Angelique Formyduval, 37, of Will Inman Road, Tabor City, was charged Wednesday with three felony counts of intentional child…
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