Sarah Silver: Tabor City
1946 – 2018 Sarah Silver of the Green Acres community near Tabor City passed on Thursday, Oct. 11, at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 72. Visitation was planned from 1 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at Westside Funeral Home, Tabor City. Funeral services were planned for 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, at Little Iron…
Read MoreRandy W. Watson, Sr.: Loris
1957 – 2018 Randy W. Watson, Sr. of Loris passed away on Thursday, Oct. 11, at home following an illness. He was 61. Mr. Watson was born on Oct. 1, 1957 in Newport News, Virginia, to Peggy Davis Watson and the late, Johnny Waldon Watson. Mr. Watson worked as a carpenter and was a member…
Read MoreBody found during missing man search
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A body was located during the search for a missing man in the Hallsboro area on Saturday, though identification of the remains is pending an autopsy, Columbus County Sheriff Lewis Hatcher said Monday. Volunteers with the Wilmington based CUE Center for Missing Persons were conducting a search in the area of…
Read MoreBarbara Ann Durrette Soles: Clarendon
1943 – 2018 Barbara Ann Durrette Soles of Clarendon died Saturday, Oct. 13, in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 75. Born in Richmond, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Jack Durrette and Violet Cox Durette Gunter. She was currently a member of Lynn Hill Baptist Church, Whiteville, and Calvary Baptist Midlothian of Midlothian…
Read MoreJackquelyne Wilson: Tabor City
1937 – 2018 Jackquelyne Wilson of Tabor City died Friday, Oct. 12, in her home. She was 81. Born Jan. 11, 1937 in Stockton, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late Douglas P. and Mary E. Ennis Wimbrow and the widow of James Barnett Wilson She was survived by a son, William Cropper and…
Read MoreSammie E. Coats: Loris
1932 – 2018 Sammie E. Coats of Loris passed away Thursday, Oct. 11. He was 86. Mr. Coats was born in Loris, a son of the late Donnie M. and Alphie B. Coats. He was a lifetime member of Pleasant Meadow Baptist Church where he served as Deacon and served on the Baptismal Committee as…
Read MoreRicky Lee Ward: Elizabethtown
1952 -2018 Ricky Lee Ward of Elizabethtown died Wednesday, Oct. 10, in Premier Living, Lake Waccamaw. He was 66. Born July 25, 1952 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Lonzie Dewit Ward and Cecil Mearle Johnson Ward. He is survived by his wife, Bessie Lee Tyler Ward of Elizabethtown; four sons:…
Read MoreMichael moves on, largely sparing the area
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Update Thursday afternoon Winds from the former Hurricane Michael, passing a bit farther west of the Tabor-Loris Community than initially forecast, brought some trees down causing some power outages but otherwise largely spared this region while causing misery elsewhere in the Carolinas Thursday. Horry County Schools will operate on a normal…
Read MoreSamuel Porcher Smith Jr.: Tabor City
1942 – 2018 Samuel Porcher “Shay” Smith Jr. of Tabor City died Monday, Oct. 8, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 76. Born April 26, 1942 in Spartanburg, he was the son of the late Samuel Porcher Smith, Sr. and Emilie Howard Smith. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Taylor Smith of Tabor City;…
Read MoreBert Patrick Rabon: Loris
1977 – 2018 Bert Patrick Rabon of Loris passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at his home. He was 41. Patrick was born May 3, 1977 in Conway, to Phyllis Ann Todd and the late, Bert Kendall Rabon. Patrick was a professional tattoo artist and owner of House of Tattoo’s in Whiteville, as well as…
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