Vina Ann Fowler: Loris
1922 – 2017 Vina Ann Fowler of Loris died Sunday, Sept. 3, in Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach. She was 95. Born Feb. 10, 1922 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late William Jackson Long and Ella Bell Fowler Long and the widow of George Lloyd Fowler. She was a…
Read MoreBeth Watts Rackley: Tabor City
1936 – 2017 Beth Watts Rackley of Tabor City died Sunday, Sept. 3, in the Lower Cape Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. She was 80. Born Sept. 25, 1936 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Roston Lee Watts and Maydee Long Watts and the widow of Paul Earl Rackley. She is survived…
Read MoreClarice D. Strickland: Fair Bluff
1937 – 2017 Clarice D. Strickland of Fair Bluff died Saturday, Sept. 2, in McLeod Hospice House, Florence. She was 80. Born July 12, 1937 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late D.H. Dimmery and Tommie Mills Dimmery and the widow of Reginald Strickland. She was also predeceased by two sisters, Linda…
Read MoreEdgar Tilmon Gattis: Conway
1934 – 2017 Edgar Tilmon Gattis passed away on Thursday, Aug. 31, at his home in Conway. He was 82. Born Sept. 9, 1934 in Rockingham, he was the son of the late Marvin Lee Gattis and the late Daisy Jordan Gattis. Mr. Gattis served his country with courage, honor and distinction in the United…
Read MoreJohn Bosman: Loris
1938 – 2017 John Bosman of Loris died Tuesday, Aug. 29, in Conway Medical Center. He was 79. Born April 18, 1938 in Enschede, Holland, he was the son of the late Jan Bosman and Geesje Bosch Bosman and the widower of Margaret Marlowe Bosman. He is survived by a daughter, Sharon Lynn Williams of…
Read MoreUPDATE: Stallions win, Trojans fall as weather clears for football
By DEUCE NIVEN Friday night football Friday night football, played on schedule, was a galloping success for the Stallions of South Columbus on the road at Loris, while Green Sea Floyds fell short at Aynor. Forecasts for bad weather tonight caused both games to be re-scheduled for Thursday night. Mother Nature re-set those…
Read MoreWilliam Crowell Puckett: Green Sea
1928 – 2017 William Crowell “WC” Puckett of Green Sea, died Tuesday, Aug. 29, in his home. He was 89. Born May 22, 1928 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late William Luther Puckett and Georgie Belle Long Puckett. He was a Veteran of the United States Army. He is survived by…
Read MoreWilliam Michael Martin: Spartanburg
1945 – 2017 William Michael Martin of Spartanburg passed away on Friday, Aug. 25. He was 72. He was a beloved football coach and educator for more than 30 years. After coaching as an assistant at Appalachian State University, he coached at eleven high schools in South Carolina and two in East Tennessee. He touched…
Read MoreServices Sat. for former HCPD Chief ‘Buddy’ Fowler
George O. “Buddy” Fowler of Loris, an Horry County Police Department pioneer and former chief of the agency, died Thursday in Rock Hill. He was 92. Fowler was one of the eight original officers of the HCPD when it was formed by an act of the South Carolina legislature in 1959, serving under Chief Henry…
Read MoreGeorge O. “Buddy” Fowler: Loris
1925 – 2017 George O. “Buddy” Fowler of Loris passed away on Thursday, Aug. 24, in Rock Hill. He was 92. Buddy was born on March 7, 1925 in Loris, the son of the late Harvey Wright Fowler and the late Gwendolyn Louise Fowler. He served his country with courage and honor during WWII…
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