William Norwood Fipps: Tabor City
1932 – 2019 William Norwood Fipps of Tabor City died on June 11 in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 86. Born Dec. 4, 1932 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late William Alton Fipps and Rose Lee Harper Fipps. Mr. Fipps was a Veteran of the United States Air Force where he…
Read MoreSennie L. Cribb: Tabor City (formerly)
1927 – 2019 Sennie L. Cribb, formerly of Tabor City, went to be with her Savior on June 5. She was 92. She was the loving daughter of the late Sennie and James F. Cribb. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Nona Cribb, her brother Charles “Buddy” Cribb,…
Read MoreMary Brown Clark: Tabor City
1943 – 2019 Mary Brown Clark of Tabor City passed on Tuesday, June 4 at McLeod Loris hospital, Loris. She was 75. Survivors include her two daughters, Marjorie Jordan of Tabor City, and Tammy Blackmon of Whiteville; one son, Henry Terrell Clark of Tabor City; and a sister, Hattie Ruth Long of Loris. Funeral services…
Read MoreDrug charges follow habitual felon capture
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Taking down a man wanted on a habitual felon warrant brought some unexpected cocaine and marijuana discoveries inside a Tabor Landing apartment Friday and warrants for three residents there, Maj. Greg Sibbett of the Tabor City Police Department said Monday. Janicka Rayeann Buchanan, 33, Kenneth Tyree Mason, 29, and Jarmaine Oneal…
Read MoreRain brings an end to region burning bans
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Scattered rainfall that began late last week and continued into this one has brought an end to burning bans for Columbus and Horry counties. Horry County lifted its ban Monday morning, a news release sent just before 10 a.m. said. Columbus County was included in a regional ban covering 18 eastern…
Read MoreAmanda Waynette Fowler Tyler: Loris
1981 – 2019 Amanda “Diddle” Waynette Fowler Tyler of Loris passed away on Saturday, June 8, from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was 37. Born Sept. 2, 1981, she was the daughter of Wayne Fowler and Sylvia Ann Cox Fowler. Mrs. Tyler was a loving homemaker, worked as a medical secretary for Dr.…
Read MoreJoAnne Nobles Johnson: Tabor City
1948 – 2019 JoAnne Nobles Johnson of Tabor City died Saturday, June 8, in her home. She was 70. Born Oct. 18, 1948 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Taft and Alice Bertie Edwards Nobles and the widow of the Johnny Michael Johnson. She was a member of Emerson Original Free…
Read MoreJulius King Suggs: Tabor City
1924 – 2019 Julius King Suggs of Tabor City died Friday, June 7. He was 95. His death came on the 75th anniversary of his arrival in France to fight for generations to come following the D-Day invasion on the Normandy coast there. He left home briefly as a teenager, breaking his mother Viola’s heart,…
Read MoreMyrtle Lee West Page: Clarkton
1932 – 2019 Myrtle Lee West Page of Clarkton passed away Thursday, June 6. She was 87. Myrtle was a devoted, charismatic Christian lady. She was one of the first female deacons, served as the church secretary, a member of the church choir and the WMU president. Myrtle served her community as well, serving as…
Read MoreRobert “Bobby” Herbst, III: Loris
1981 – 2019 Robert “Bobby” Herbst, III of Loris passed away Wednesday, June 5. He was 37. Mr. Herbst was born July 9, 1981 in Stratford, New Jersey, son of Robert F. Herbst, Jr. and Georgieann J. Sliwowski Herbst. Mr. Herbst was predeceased by a step-brother, Kenny Landis; and a step-sister, GiGi Masso; and his…
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