Linda Gale Fowler: Loris
1946 – 2025 Linda Gale Fowler of Loris passed away on Friday, May 9, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center in Wilmington, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 79. Born Feb. 5, 1946 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Wilbur F. Fowler and Inez Graham Fowler. She was…
Read MoreThurman Jack Norris: Whiteville
1964 – 2025 Thurman Jack Norris of Whiteville died Thursday, May 8, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice & Life Care Center, Whiteville. He was 60. Born Aug. 6, 1964 in Jacksonville, Florida, he was the son of the late Thurman and Christine Watts Norris. He is survived by one daughter, Samantha Norris; a son, Scotty…
Read MoreJames Royce Best: Mount Holly
1948 – 2025 James “Jimmy” Royce Best of Mount Holly died Wednesday, May 7, in the CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia. He was 76. Born Oct. 24, 1948 in Columbus, Georgia, he was the son of the late John R. Best and Mable Spivey Best. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army. He…
Read MoreThree more HCPD officers have been disciplined as probes into Scott Spivey’s killing and investigations continue
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A fast paced week of developments related to the 2023 shooting death of Tabor City resident Scott Spivey on a rural Horry County roadway continued Wednesday morning, May 7, with Horry County Police Department Chief of Police Kris Leonhardt briefing media on an ongoing internal affairs investigation focused on officer conduct…
Read MoreHazel Jeanette Garris Cook: Loris
1944 – 2025 Hazel Jeanette Garris Cook of Loris passed away on Thursday, May 1, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 80. Born Oct. 2, 1944, in Conway, she was the daughter of the late Rannie Marshall Garris, Jr. and the late Edith Pearl Haithcock Garris. Survivors include her loving sisters, Wendy Rider and Cindy…
Read MoreWilliam Ballard Fowler: Tabor City
1931 – 2025 William “Bill” Ballard Fowler of Tabor City passed away Thursday, May 1. He was 93. Born Dec. 11, 1931 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Ballard Pickney Fowler and Norma Leona Cox Fowler. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force where he served for 27…
Read MoreDoris Hardie Dudley: Chadbourn
1932 – 2025 Doris Hardie Dudley of Chadbourn died Thursday, May 1, in Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehab Center of Columbus County. She was 92. Born In Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Dewey Hardie and Agnes Hardie. She was the widow of the late Homer Lee Garrell. She is survived by…
Read MoreRobert Gene Long: Nakina
1954 – 2025 Robert Gene Long of Nakina passed away Tuesday, April 29, in his home. He was 70. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Ralph Sadler Long and Elma Grey Ward Long. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Long of the home; and one sister, Diane Palumbo of…
Read MoreMary Louise Martin: Loris
1938 – 2025 Mary Louise Martin of Loris, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt, passed away on Sunday, April 27. She was 86. Born Nov. 13, 1938, she was the daughter of farmers and business owners Aubrey Brooks Jackson and Tressie Lee Todd Jackson. She was the 10th of 11 children, and was raised in…
Read MoreElizabeth Hulon Jones: Nichols
1944 – 2025 Elizabeth “Lib” Hulon Jones of Nichols passed away peacefully on April 27, with family by her side. She was 81. Born April 6, 1944, in Horry County to the late R.J. and Eulee Hulon, she was the widow of Cecil H. Jones. She is survived by three sons, Don Elliott (Donna) of…
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