Margaret Bell Anderson: Loris
1928 – 2020 Margaret Bell Anderson of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 1. She was 92. Mrs. Anderson was born on July 14, 1928 in Mullins to the late John Hoyt Bell, Sr. and the late Flossie Strickland Bell. Mrs. Anderson was a loving homemaker and a longtime member of Gurley Baptist Church. Survivors…
Read MoreElwanda Blanton Hodge: Loris
1948 – 2020 Elwanda “Wanda” Blanton Hodge of Loris passed away on Monday, Nov. 30. She was 72. Mrs. Hodge was born on Nov. 21, 1948 in Loris to the late Joseph Blanton and the late Myrtie Mae Watts Blanton. Mrs. Hodge worked for Horry County Schools until her retirement and was a life time…
Read MoreCOVID-19 claims more lives in Columbus, Horry; CC Health Department offers free testing Friday
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com COVID-19 has claimed two lives in Columbus County in the past week, two more in Horry in the past two days, as coronavirus cases continue to climb. This post will cover these topics and may be updated: Two COVID deaths, 262 new cases in a week in Columbus Two Horry coronavirus…
Read MoreClara Lidy Norris Cartrette: Chadbourn
1935 – 2020 Clara Lidy Norris Cartrette of Chadbourn died Sunday, Nov. 29, in Shoreland Health, Whiteville. She was 85. Born Sept. 13, 1935 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Martin Vester Norris and Mary Elizabeth Nobles Norris and the widow of Rayford Cartrette. She is survived by one son, Danny…
Read MoreJohnny Enson Todd: Whiteville
1939 – 2020 Johnny Enson Todd of Whiteville died Sunday, Nov. 29, in his home. He was 81. Born Nov. 2, 1939 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Yancey Todd and Roseda Fowler Todd. He is survived by his wife, Alene Soles Todd of the home; four daughters, Jenny Williams (JR),…
Read MoreHarry Lee Soles: Tabor City
1934 – 2020 Harry Lee Soles died on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at his home in Tabor City. He was 86. Born Sept. 1, 1934 in Tabor City, he was the son of the late Wade H. Soles, and the late Bessie Boswell Soles. Mr. Soles served his country with courage and honor in the US…
Read MorePrison outbreak continues to pace Columbus COVID surge; Horry records 120 new cases in a day
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com COVID-19 has not taken a holiday break at Tabor Correctional Institution, with 110 newly confirmed cases since Wednesday fueling a surge in coronavirus numbers for Columbus County, while across the state line Horry County recorded 120 new cases on Saturday alone. This post will cover these topics and may be updated:…
Read MoreJohn Robert Curry: Whiteville
1945 – 2020 John Robert Curry of Whiteville died Tuesday, Nov. 24, in his home. He was 74. Born Dec. 3, 1945 in New Hanover County, he was the son of the late Gilbert Curry, Sr. and Tina Mae Carter Curry Mintz. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He is survived by…
Read MoreJamie Lois Spivey: Loris
1966 – 2020 Jamie Lois Spivey of Loris died Saturday, Nov. 21. She was 53. Born Dec. 30, 1966 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Franklin Spivey and Emma Dell Prince Spivey. She is survived by one sister, Linda Lee Johnson of Whiteville; and a brother, Terry Clay Spivey of…
Read MoreA cautionary COVID tale as Columbus records 71st death, Horry surge explodes
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com COVID-19, when it strikes, takes at best an emotional toll, at worse the end of a life. For a Tabor City woman, in the week before the holidays, the coronavirus impact fell somewhere in between, while another Columbus County resident has been claimed by the disease, two more in Horry, and…
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