Jerry Wayne Cox: Longs
1954 – 2019 Jerry Wayne Cox of Longs passed away on Sunday, July 28, at the Medical University of South Carolina at Charleston after a short illness. He was 65. Born Feb. 8, 1954, he was a son of Dayton Paul Cox and Fannie Virginia Prince of Longs. Jerry attended Loris High School, graduating in…
Read MoreDanny Mitchel Wright: Florence
1949 – 2019 Danny Mitchel Wright of Florence passed away on Saturday, July 27, at Florence Commander Nursing Facility. He was 70. Mr. Wright was born on Jan. 26, 1949 in Loris to the late Jesse Clifton Wright and the late Thelma Hazel Jernigan Wright. Mr. Wright was a special needs adult who lived in…
Read MoreDavid Joseph Sibbick: Loris
1990 – 2019 David Joseph Sibbick of Loris passed away on Thursday, July 25. He was 29. Mr. Sibbick was born on April 16, 1990 in New Haven, Connecticut to Scott David Sibbick and Jodi Lynn Rubino. Mr. Sibbick worked with the SCDOT. David’s passions were music, motorcycles and shooting. He was a proud life…
Read MoreCecil Andrew Morgan: Loris
1984 – 2019 Cecil Andrew Morgan of Loris passed away on Thursday, July 25. He was 35. Mr. Morgan was born on Jan. 28, 1984 in Conway, to Levern Alvin Morgan and Peggy Stevens Morgan. Mr. Morgan was a longtime member of Bethany Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents of Loris; his wife, Stephanie Bridgman…
Read MoreJohn R. Cunningham, Jr.: Tabor City
1946 – 2019 John R. Cunningham, Jr. of Tabor City went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Friday, July 26. Mr. John was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, a son of the late John R. Cunningham, Sr. and the late Grace Cunningham. He was a veteran of the US Army serving in the Vietnam…
Read MoreRonald “Bubba” Whetstone: Loris
1944 – 2019 Ronald “Bubba” Whetstone of Loris passed away Sunday, July 28. He was 75. Mr. Whetstone was born in Charlotte, a son of the late Charles C. and Eva B. Whetstone. Mr. Whetstone was a US Air Force Veteran of the Vietnam War. He was predeceased by one daughter, Lynn Whetstone; three brothers,…
Read MoreJoanna Kenney Causey: Conway
1967 – 2019 Joanna Kenney Causey of Conway passed away on Friday, July 26, at her home following a sudden illness. She was 52. Born Feb. 27, 1967 in Front Royal, Virginia, she was the daughter of Mary Jenkins Kenney of Conway, and the late Carroll Willington Kenney. Mrs. Causey was a loving homemaker and…
Read MoreSecond trial doubles sentence for TC sex crimes with a child offender
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A second sex crimes against a child trial for a Tabor City man has essentially doubled his prison sentence, leaving Calvin Sherwood Watts unlikely to leave state custody alive. Trial in Columbus County Superior Court ended Friday with Watts, who is 57, found guilty on all charges against him. Superior Court…
Read MoreJames D. Spivey Jr.: Clarendon
1929 – 2019 James Dawsy “JD” Spivey Jr. of Clarendon died Saturday, July 27, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 89. Born in Columbus County, he was the son the late James Dawsy Spivey and Beulah Wright Spivey. He is survived by his wife, Martha Lene Rockwell Spivey of the home;…
Read MoreEdwin Benjamin Boyd: Loris
1963 – 2019 Edwin Benjamin Boyd of Loris, age 56, passed away on Monday, July 22, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 56. Edwin was born on Feb. 1, 1963 in Loris to the late Cecil Earl Boyd and the late Carol June Strickland Boyd. Mr. Boyd served his country with courage and honor in…
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