Joanne Goff Grice: Tabor City
1946 – 2020 Joanne Goff Grice of Tabor City died Thursday, Jan. 9, in her home. She was 73. Jesus came by and picked up Joanne today to go home and be with the Lord forever. She gave a big effort to get well but it was not to be. She would much rather be…
Read MoreSolicitor: Police were justified in killing of Loris man
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Myrtle Beach Police Department officers were justified in shooting and killing a Loris man who pointed an assault rifled towards them last October, State Law Enforcement Division investigators have been told by the 15th Circuit Solicitor’s office. Matthew Graham, 32, died following the Oct. 12, 2019, incident involving Myrtle Beach Police…
Read MorePre-school girl dies in Loris wreck
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story included the incorrect name of the deceased victim in Thursday’s evening auto crash near Loris. Horry County Deputy Coroner Patty Bellamy, who provided the name initially, issued a correction on the name just after 5 p.m. Friday. The correct name is listed in…
Read MoreWilliam Lewis Carter III: Clarkton
1978 – 2019 William Lewis Carter III of Clarkton died Jan. 6 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. He was 41. Born Sept. 8, 1978 in Horry County, he was the son of the late William Lewis Carter Jr. and Carolyn Kathy Soles Carter. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Rose Heath…
Read MoreDemoted clerk/treasurer resigns from Loris City Hall
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Former City Clerk/Treasurer Kenya Wright is leaving city government, three months after being removed from her post. Wright provided a two-week notice to Loris City Council and Interim Administrator Dennis Drozdak on Jan. 3, and revealed that publicly in an e-mail to reporters Wednesday. “I will spend the next two weeks…
Read MoreLake Howard, Jr.: Clarendon
1946 – 2020 Lake Howard, Jr. of Clarendon transitioned to his heavenly home Tuesday, Jan. 7. He was 73. He was a servant of humility and self-sacrifice. He was employed by DuPont for 31 years where he worked as an Industrial Mechanic. He was a man of many talents; knife maker, videographer, photographer. He made…
Read MoreLarry John Wade: Loris
1943 – 2020 Larry John Wade of Loris passed away on Monday, Jan. 6 at Compass Post Acute Rehabilitation in Conway. He was 76. Mr. Wade was born on Sept. 20, 1943 in Loris to the late John Herschel Wade and the late Mary Jane Causey Wade. Mr. Wade was of the Baptist faith. Survivors…
Read MoreLaura Abeita Griego: Loris
1963 – 2020 Laura Abeita Griego of Loris passed away on Saturday, Jan. 4, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. She was 56. Mrs. Griego was born on Dec. 12, 1963 in Gallup, New Mexico to the late Mr. Abby Abeita and Mrs. Laura Victoria Glascock Abeita. Mrs. Griego and her husband owned Rockefellers…
Read MoreMary Rose Harrelson: Green Sea
1926 – 2020 Mary Rose Harrelson of Green Sea died Sunday, Jan. 5, in McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. She was 93. Born Oct. 12, 1926 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Don and Sarah Mills Harrelson and the widow of Keith Wylan Harrelson. She is survived by two daughters, Cindy…
Read MoreBody found east of Tabor City was Horry man
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com An Horry County man has been identified as the body found east of Tabor City last month, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office reports. Dave Timothy Singleton, 44, was found in a wooded area off of the 5800 block of Ramsey Ford Road, Tabor City, on Dec. 12, 2019. Few details surrounding…
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