Tonya Sue Mishoe: Clarendon
1966 – 2019 Tonya Sue Mishoe of Clarendon died Sunday, March 3, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. She was 52. Born Nov. 12, 1966 in Loris, she was the daughter of Paul and the late Sally Jean Cox Hathaway. In addition to her father, she is survived by one son, William Paul Mishoe…
Read MoreSnowfall greets the day in the TLC
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Snow covered some rooftops and grassy areas, but pavement was wet, not slushy as dawn broke over the Tabor-Loris Community (TLC) Tuesday. Forecasts Monday of winter precipitation moving through quickly, gone by daybreak, proved inaccurate, with some calling for the “wintery mix” to continue until about 10:30 today. School buses were…
Read MoreHenry Leonaduss Nichols: Loris
1950 – 2019 Henry Leonaduss “Buck” Nichols of Loris died Tuesday, Feb. 26, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 68. He was born Dec. 5, 1950 and was reared in the Loris Community of Horry County. He was the son of Lewatha and Daisy Mae Nichols and had one sibling, Gloria Nichols-English. Nichols was devoted…
Read More‘Set fire’ claims Stacy Lane mobile home, Fire Marshal says
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A “set fire” destroyed a mobile home on Stacy Lane east of Tabor City Monday morning, Columbus County Fire Marshal Shannon Blackman said. “There was no power to the house,” Blackman said. “There’s never been power on the house.” D.B. White, who lived in the home, was apparently not there when…
Read MoreDelbert Dan Williamson: Loris
1948 – 2019 Delbert Dan Williamson of Loris passed away on Sunday, Feb. 24, at McLeod Loris hospital following an illness. He was 70. Mr. Williamson was born on Sept. 28, 1948 in Mullins, to the late John Duncan Williamson and the late Blanch Fowler Williamson. Mr. Williamson was an avid tennis player, deer and…
Read MoreUpdate: Services Monday for Loris mayor Henry Nichols
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Wednesday update Funeral services will be held Monday for Henry Nichols, the Loris mayor who died Tuesday. Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday at Loris First Presbyterian Church. Look for the full obituary on our obituaries page as soon as those details become available. Cancellations Three city related meetings…
Read MoreRose Christine Gore: Ash
1946 – 2019 Rose Christine Gore of Ash died Saturday, Feb. 23, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. She was 72. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Ryan Hamaker and Doris Tyson Hamaker Watts and the widow of Myron Gore. She is survived by one son, Phillip Gore of…
Read MoreWith first round state playoff win, SCHS basketball hosts First Flight Thursday
By TARA JACOBS sports@tabor-loris.com A first-round home-court win in the North Carolina 2A varsity basketball playoffs has South Columbus ready to host First Flight in the next round. Tip-off for the second round game at South Columbus is 7 p.m. Thursday. South Columbus claimed a 67-57 win over Ayden-Grifton to open the state championships Tuesday,…
Read MoreRachel Opal Fowler: Clarendon
1935 – 2019 Rachel Opal Fowler of Clarendon died Sunday, Feb. 24, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. She was 83. Born April 13, 1935 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Pheniox Albert Smith and Retha L. Ikner Smith Ward and the widow of Rudolph Fowler. Mrs. Fowler attended…
Read MoreJohn Clark Johnson: Huntersville
1928 – 2019 John Clark Johnson of Huntersville passed away Monday, Feb. 18, at Levine & Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville. He was 91. Born in Tabor City on Feb. 11, 1928, he was the son of the late Wilford and Bessie Williams Johnson. He was educated in Columbus County Schools, Fayetteville State University and…
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