Former Fire Chief Jerry Watts dies
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Former Tabor City Fire Department Chief Jerry Wayne Watts died Tuesday morning, Jan. 1, at McLeod Loris hospital, where he had been taken following a sudden illness. He was 84. Watts served the TCFD for 48 years, just 18 when he joined the department his father and four other men had…
Read MoreMelinda D. Enzor: Whiteville
1962 – 2018 Melinda D. Enzor of Whiteville passed away on Friday, Dec. 28, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Whiteville with her loving family by her side. She was 56. Born Sept. 14 1962, she was the daughter of Lawrence Andy Enzor and the late Alice Worley Enzor. She is survived by a son,…
Read MoreMan shot dead outside Williams Road home
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A Chadbourn area man appears to have been shot dead outside his home, prompting a homicide investigation by the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the Williams Road home of Dennis Jerome Smith Jr. just after 8 p.m. Saturday. Smith, 29, was outside the home, dead of an apparent gunshot…
Read MoreCharles Edison Ward: Tabor City
1935 – 2018 Charles Edison Ward of Tabor City died Saturday, Dec. 29, in his home. He was 83. Born May 18, 1935 in Charleston, he was the son of the late William Norman Ward and Carrie Ann Anderson Ward. He is survived by his wife, Diane Blackman Ward of the home; and a daughter,…
Read MoreFloyd Dale Ray: Tabor City
1958 – 2018 Floyd Dale Ray of Tabor City died Friday, Dec. 28, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 60. Born May 3, 1958 in Horry County, he was the son of the late William Floyd Ray and Letha Mae Long Ray. He is survived by two sisters, Barbara Britt of Whiteville, and Billie…
Read MoreJoe Duffe Graham: Loris
1954 – 2018 Joe Duffe Graham of Loris passed away on Monday, Dec. 24, at his home following an illness. He was 64. Mr. Graham was born June 27, 1954 in Loris, to Vernon Blake Graham and Mary Elease Cox Graham. Mr. Graham worked with Graham Brothers Farm Supplies in Loris for more than 30…
Read MoreGladys Lee Duncan Cooper: Loris
1923 – 2018 Gladys Lee Duncan Cooper of Loris, wife of the late Rufus Jefferson Cooper, died Wednesday, Dec. 26. She was 95. Mrs. Cooper was born in Loris, a daughter of the late Doctor Buren and Rosa Lee Todd Duncan. She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Mrs. Cooper was also predeceased…
Read MoreJoyce Faye Joplin Jones: Whiteville
1938 – 2018 Joyce Faye Joplin Jones of Whiteville, formerly of Loris, died Tuesday, Dec. 25 in her home. She was 80. Born June 10, 1938 in Chesterfield County, she was the daughter of the late William Joplin and Mary Artavia “Tovie” Hancock Joplin and the widow of James Harold Jones. She is survived by…
Read MoreGeorge Guy Faulk Sr.: Nakina
1931 – 2018 George Guy Faulk Sr. of Nakina, died Sunday Dec. 23, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 87. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late George Randle Faulk and Amanda Long Faulk. He was a member of Seven Creeks Baptist Church where he served as secretary and treasurer…
Read MoreRichard Grainger: Tabor City
1947 – 2018 Richard Grainger of Tabor City, formally of Green Sea, died Saturday Dec. 22, in Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach. He was 71. Born in Horry County, he was the son of late Dewey Rufus Grainger and Mable Eula Grainger. He was a veteran, serving in the U.S. Army. He is…
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