Larry Solon Gore: Longs
1951 – 2018 Larry Solon Gore of Longs passed away on Saturday, May 12, from a motorcycle accident. He was 67. Mr. Gore was born on Feb. 12, 1951 in Loris, son of late William Solon Gore and Leona Smith Gore. Mr. Gore was self employed in the construction industry. Survivors include his mother, Leona…
Read MoreRobert Anthony “Tony” Todd: Loris
1959 – 2018 Robert Anthony “Tony” Todd, of Loris passed away on Friday, May 11, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 58. Mr. Todd was born July 12, 1959 in Loris, son of the late James Earl Todd and the late Clara Belle Todd. Mr. Todd worked as an EMT with Horry County Fire and…
Read MoreTC man killed in Longs wreck
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A one-car crash just south of the state line near Longs claimed a Tabor City man’s life Tuesday evening. Harrelson Long, 60, died in the 8 p.m. crash on Pond Road, Horry County Deputy Coroner Michelle McSpadden said Wednesday. Long was alone in his 2000 Mercury, travelling south on the two-lane…
Read MoreAfter 38 years, Tabor City’s first ABC Board chairman is stepping down
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Voters were almost evenly divided 38 years ago on the question of opening an ABC Store in Tabor City, but ultimately approved the measure while voting against legal beer and wine sales in town. Those would come a few years later. Built with borrowed money in a prominent location on U.S.…
Read MoreChristine F. Fowler: Loris
Christine F. Fowler, of Highway 141, Loris, died Monday, May 14, in the McLeod Loris Hospital. Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Seymour and Armenda Fowler and the widow of Oliver Junior Fowler. She is survived by two daughters, Sandy Johnson of Mullins, Christie Holt of Loris; two sisters, Betty…
Read MoreLonnie Junior Prazzo: Chadbourn
1938 – 2018 Lonnie Junior Prazzo of Chadbourn died Monday, May 14, in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter in Whiteville. He was 79. Born Dec. 8, 1938 in Mount Airy, he was the son of the late Fred and Ann Easter Prazzo and the widower of Mildred Jeanette Smith Prazzo. He is survived…
Read MoreJames Alan Cribbs: Loris
1955 – 2018 James Alan Cribbs of Loris died Sunday, May 13, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 62. Born Oct. 11, 1955 in Jacksonville, Florida, he was the son of the late Willie Joe Cribbs and Goldie Lee Starling Cribbs. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Prevatte Cribbs of Loris; two sons, Jason…
Read MoreHelen Gore Wright: Loris
1931-2018 Helen Gore Wright of Loris died Saturday, May 12, at Brookwood Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. She was 87. Born March 4, 1931 in Horry County, she was the daughter of John Burnis Gore and Annabelle Carter Gore of Loris. Helen graduated from Loris High School and continued her education at Richmond Business…
Read MoreFirst of three charged in ’16 street killing pleads guilty
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com One of three people charged in a 2016 killing on a Tabor City street admitted his guilt in court on Friday. William Jerome Dixon entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder in the Sept. 2, 2016 death of Albert Grainger on Bell Street in Tabor City, District Attorney Jon David announced.…
Read MoreMae McCumbee Clemons: Loris
1930 – 2018 Mae McCumbee Clemons of Loris was welcomed home by Jesus Wednesday morning, May 9. She was 87. She was born May 28, 1930, the daughter of Hebron and Juanita Grice McCumbee. She was a graduate of Tabor City High School. She had four children that she adored and loved with all her…
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