UPDATE: Services set for Judge Ola M. Lewis
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Monday update Judge Lewis will lie in repose from noon to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, with funeral services from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, in the Odell Williamson Auditorium at Brunswick Community College. Sunday post Resident Superior Court Judge Ola M. Lewis, who began her career on the…
Read MoreLillie Mae Tyler: Loris
1934 – 2019 Lillie Mae Tyler of Loris passed away Friday, Dec. 27. She was 85. Mrs. Tyler was born in Conway a daughter of the late Reedy and Aleen Jones Graham. She was a member of Dogwood Hill Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and helped with the Good News Club. Mrs.…
Read MoreMorris Garwood Boggs III: Tabor City
1960 – 2019 Morris Garwood Boggs III of Tabor City died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019 in Columbus Regional Healthcare. He was 59. Born July 18, 1960 in Guilford County, he was the son of the late Morris Garwood Boggs III and Margie Eva Williams Boggs. He is survived by his wife, Wilma Faye Boggs of…
Read MoreLoris woman, hit by BMW, dies
A pedestrian walking in the roadway near Loris not long after dark Friday died after being hit by a car. Lillie Tyler, 85, died just before 6 p.m. while walking along West Dogwood Road near Vernon Lane, Horry County Deputy Coroner Michelle McSpadden said. Tyler was struck by a 2002 BMW, which was heading east…
Read MoreWaldo Buddy Cooper: Loris
1929 – 2019 Waldo Buddy Cooper of Loris passed away on Thursday, Dec. 26, at Compass Rehabilitation Facility in Conway. He was 90. Mr. Cooper was born on Nov. 2, 1929 in Tabor City to the late Henry Cooper and the late Eula Buffkin Cooper. Mr. Cooper served our country with honor, courage, and dignity…
Read MoreJune Carol Jacobs: Wilmington
1949 – 2019 June Carol Jacobs of Wilmington died Tuesday, Dec. 24, in Liberty Commons, Wilmington. She was 70. Born Jan. 10, 1949 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Parnell and Mary Looper Parnell and the widow of Clyde Wilson Jacobs. She is survived by one son, William Clyde Jacobs…
Read MoreJunior Glenn Miller: Loris
1936 – 2019 Junior Glenn Miller of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 24, at his home. He was 83. Mr. Miller was born on Dec. 5, 1936 in Boone to the late James Frank Miller and the late Clara Pearl Trivette Miller. Mr. Glenn was a longtime member of New Life Baptist Church where…
Read MoreReba Singletary Smith: Whiteville
1934 – 2019 Reba Singletary Smith of Whiteville died Monday, Dec. 23, in the Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. She was 85. Born July 14, 1934 in Robeson County, she was the daughter of the late Alton and Ruth Ward Singletary and the widow of the late Robert Smith. She is survived by…
Read MoreNevata Johnson Soles: Green Sea
1926 – 2019 Nevata Johnson Soles of Green Sea died Monday, Dec. 23, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 93. Born May 10, 1926 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Walter Johnson and Bessie Fowler Johnson and the widow of James Ethell Soles. She was a lifelong member of Little Bethel…
Read MoreCan traffic cases save TC Courthouse?
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Monthly District Court in Tabor City could be effectively ending early next year, but local law enforcement and judicial leaders are pointing the facilities original use as a means of saving it well into the future. Chief District Court Scott L. Ussery, who schedules District Court sessions in Columbus and Brunswick…
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