Mary Louise Boyd: Loris
1930 – 2018 Mary Louise Boyd of Loris went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 21, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 88. She was the daughter of the late James Grayden and Beulah Graham Boyd. She was also preceded in death by four sisters, Catherine B. Causey, Lilia B. Hardee, Jessie Mae…
Read MorePatsy Davis Nobles: Tabor City
1951 – 2018 Patsy Davis Nobles of Tabor City died Friday, Nov. 23, in Conway Medical Center. She was 67. Born in Newport News, Virginia, she was the daughter of Harry Donald Davis and Lionel West Davis of Loris. In addition to her parents she is survived by her husband of 36 years Joseph D.…
Read MorePatty Faye Johnson Jollie: Loris
1955 – 2018 Patty Faye Johnson Jollie of Loris passed away on Friday, Nov. 23, at McLeod Loris hospital following an illness. She was 63. Born on April 8, 1955 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Patrick Johnson and the late Lanie Taylor Johnson. Mrs. Jollie was a loving homemaker and a…
Read MoreFlames claim Clarendon home Thanksgiving morning
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Fire that began under a carport claimed a home and three vehicles in the Clarendon area early Thanksgiving morning. Mark Turbeville said his wife Dixie woke about 4 a.m. and discovered the fire before smoke alarms in the home sounded. All three occupants of the home escaped safely, including the Turbeville’s…
Read MoreNCHP to honor Fair Bluff officer for capturing alleged trooper killer
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com State recognition will be given to a Fair Bluff Police Department officer for his role in the capture of suspects in the slaying of a local North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper. Cpl. Lee Hamilton Alsbrooks is to receive the Colonel’s Appreciation Award during a North Carolina State Highway Patrol Awards Ceremony…
Read MoreGreene’s lead narrows as election certified, really
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Another day, another total in the race for Columbus County Sheriff, though the Republican challenger Jody Greene remains the winner. Observers left a marathon two days of county Board of Elections meetings Friday in the belief, stated by chairman Harold Fipps, that the election had been certified, Greene with a 43…
Read More911 dispatcher charged with theft of a radio
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Felony charges have been filed against a Columbus County 911 dispatcher, accused of stealing a portable public safety radio and “arranging to trade the radio for an iPhone 7.” Donovan Ridel Jacobs, 32, of Freeman Road in Bolton, was arrested Sunday, the same day the sheriff’s office was notified of the…
Read MoreLinda Honeycutt Bell: Tabor City
1953 -2018 Linda Honeycutt Bell of Miriam Lane, Tabor City, died Monday, Nov. 19, at home. She was 65. She was born Sept. 22, 1953 in Whiteville, the daughter of Ruth Adams Honeycutt and the late Jerry Honeycutt. She is survived by her husband, Terry Cleveland Bell of Tabor City; sons Bradley Bell (Amber) of…
Read MoreCecil Cartrette McCumbee: Loris
1929 – 2018 Cecil Cartrette McCumbee of Loris formerly of Tabor City, died Friday, Nov. 16, in Hope Arbor Assisted Living. She was 89. Born May 25, 1929 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Cartrette and Martha Richardson Cartrette and the widow of Fred Cole McCumbee. She is survived by…
Read MoreRebecca Sue Graham Godwin: Clarendon
1951 – 2018 Rebecca Sue Graham Godwin of Clarendon died Thursday, Nov. 15, in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center, Whiteville. She was 67. Born June 8, 1951 in Mullins, she was the daughter of the late Allard Daniel Graham and Louise Blackburn Graham. She is survived by her husband, Charles Perry Godwin…
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