Tara Lynn Norris Inman: Whiteville
1979 – 2019 Tara Lynn Norris Inman of Whiteville was granted her angel wings on April 9. She was 39. Born in New Hanover County, she was the youngest daughter of the late Joseph Rubin “Joe” Norris and Shelby Jean Cribb Norris. She attended South Columbus High School and was a native of Columbus County.…
Read MoreThelma Juanita Fowler Watts: Tabor City
1927 – 2019 Thelma Juanita Fowler Watts of Tabor City died Wednesday, April 10, in her home. She was 91. Born Nov. 1, 1927 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Condary Fowler and Minnie L. Fipps Fowler and the widow of Rolan Watts. She is survived by three sons, R.C.…
Read MoreWallace Glenn Lee: Chadbourn
1954 – 2019 Wallace Glenn Lee of Chadbourn, died Friday, April 5, in the New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. He was 64. Born Dec. 2, 1954 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Wallace Norris and Agnes Virginia Lee Norris. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Ann Lee of…
Read More3rd suspect in Food Lion parking lot murder jailed
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A third Tabor City man is in custody accused of murder in a parking lot slaying at a Food Lion in Longs last August. Rodney Crayshawn Gore, 24, of Ridgeland Acres, Tabor City, has been charged with accessory before the fact of a felony in the Aug. 15, 2018 robbery…
Read MoreUPDATE: Fisherman’s body recovered in the Waccamaw
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com UPDATE Divers recovered the body of a Guideway area man missing since Monday after apparently falling from a boat. “He was not too far away from where he went into the water,” Sgt. Kyle Van Althuis of the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission said. With the recovery complete, Wildlife Officers will continue…
Read MoreKaiden Sandy Davis: Nakina
2005 – 2019 Kaiden Sandy Davis of Nakina died Friday, April 5, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 13. Born June 29, 2005 in Columbus County, he was the son of Justin Sandy Davis and Kelly Leann Reynolds Davis of Nakina. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother, Christian Gage…
Read MoreAlonzo Grainger: Tabor City
1935 – 2019 Alonzo Grainger of Tabor City died Saturday, April 6, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter in Whiteville. He was 83. Born Sept. 22, 1935 in Horry County, he was the son of the late Stog Grainger and Claudie Mae Williams Grainger and the widower of Barbara Ann Mills Grainger. He is…
Read MoreRev. Howard William Fowler: Tabor City
1928 – 2019 Rev. Howard William Fowler of Tabor City died Friday, April 5. He was 90. Born Nov. 5, 1928 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Luther Rossie Fowler and Gertrude Harrelson Fowler. He is survived by his wife, Mary Catherine Jacobs Fowler of the home; two sons, Bill Fowler…
Read MoreDavid Gerald Nobles, Jr.: Rural Hall
1966 – 2019 David Gerald Nobles Jr. of Rural Hall and formerly of Columbus County slipped into eternity Thursday morning, April 4, at Wake Forest Baptist Health Center in Winston Salem. Survivors include his wife, Lynn Lane Nobles of the home; a daughter, Emily Powell Evaro of Rural Hall; his father, David “Jerry” Gerald Nobles…
Read MoreCarrie “Ellen” Metzger: Longs
1936 – 2019 Carrie “Ellen” Metzger of Longs passed away Tuesday, April 2. She was 82. Mrs. Metzger was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Raymond and Lottie Moon. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard J. Metzger, former principal of Alexandra Township School and Osceola Mills Junior High School, and one…
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