Robert Charles “RC” Soles, Jr.: Tabor City
1934 – 2021 Robert Charles “RC” Soles, Jr. was born in Tabor City on Dec. 17, 1934 to Robert C. and Myrtle Norris Soles and passed away Friday, Feb. 5, in the McLeod Loris hospital. He was 86. He is survived by one sister, Darcus Soles Woody and husband James of Roxboro; one niece, Deanne…
Read MoreJohnnie Ray Blanton: Loris
1955 – 2021 Johnnie Ray Blanton of Loris died Thursday, Feb. 4, in his home surrounded by his family. He was 65. Born Aug. 12, 1955 in Georgetown County, he was the son of the late John D. and Edna Rabon Blanton. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Sesley Gore Blanton of…
Read MoreBetty Jo Johnson Fowler: Green Sea
1939 – 2021 Betty Jo Johnson Fowler passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at her home in Green Sea. She was 81. Mrs. Fowler was born May 8, 1939 in Tabor City to the late Rev. Willie Johnson and the late Mrs. Minerva Powell Johnson. Mrs. Fowler was a retired office manager for Carolina Eastern…
Read MoreEmil Blake Josephs: Greenwood
1978 – 2021 Emil Blake Josephs of Greenwood passed away on Tuesday Feb. 2. He was 42. Blake was born Aug. 17, 1978 in Myrtle Beach. He worked as a cook, was of the Christian faith, and was a loving son, brother, and uncle. Survivors include his father, William Vincent “Bill” Josephs, Jr. and wife,…
Read MoreLong serving lawmaker R.C. Soles Jr. has died
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Robert Charles “R.C.” Soles Jr., who served 42 years in the North Carolina General Assembly before stepping away in 2010, has died. He was 86. Soles died Friday at McLeod Loris hospital, an incomplete obituary posted by Inman Ward Funeral Home of Tabor City said. Soles had reportedly been taken by…
Read MoreNew York man charged in 2003 Chadbourn murder
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Just more than 13 years after the grisly discovery of Kathy Jean Jones Williamson’s body, found beaten to death in her Chadbourn area home, a New York man is in custody charged with that crime. Curtis Tyrone Watson, 53, of Brooklyn, New York, was charged with murder, brought back from the…
Read MoreTwo days, two counties, 17 COVID deaths
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com It’s been a deadly few two days related to COVID-19 in Columbus and Horry counties, with 17 residents claimed by the virus since Tuesday, the majority north of the state line though Horry has more than five times the population. More than 400 coronavirus infections have been confirmed in the two…
Read MoreJames Norwood Sumner, Sr.: Whiteville
1951 – 2021 James Norwood Sumner, Sr. of Whiteville, formerly of Clinton, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 69. Born Nov. 13, 1951 in Sampson County, he was the son of the late Norwood Wells Sumner and Anna Mary Sutton Sumner. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He…
Read MoreVaccine clinics in CC, Horry; NC leaders say get kids back to school; counties report higher COVID deaths
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Some sort of normal is coming, state and national leaders say of the COVID-19 pandemic, though no one is sure how quickly. Public vaccination clinics are coming to Columbus and Horry counties, while North Carolina leaders say it’s time to get kids back in conventional classrooms. Meanwhile, coronavirus associated deaths in…
Read MoreThomas Spivey: Whiteville
1944 – 2021 Thomas Spivey of Whiteville died Monday, Feb. 1, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 76. Born Dec. 9, 1944 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Lawrence Spivey and Allie Norris Spivey. He is survived by caretaker and mother of his daughter, Sarah Geneva Mincey Spivey of Loris;…
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