Adeline J. Buffkin: Loris
1923 – 2017 Adeline J. Buffkin of Loris went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 22. She was 93. Mrs. Buffkin passed away at Brookdale Assisted Living in Lexington where she resided for the past two and a half years. Mrs. Buffkin was born July 13, 1923 the daughter of the late George…
Read MoreJennie Bell Suggs Harrelson: Loris
1912 – 2017 Jennie Bell Suggs Harrelson of Loris passed away on Thursday, June 22 at McLeod Loris hospital following an illness. She was 105. Born March 7, 1912 in Loris she was the daughter of the late, William Henry Suggs and the late, Annie Eliza “Lizza” Elizabeth Harrelson. Mrs. Harrelson accepted the Lord at…
Read MoreAlma Todd Mishoe: Loris
1925 – 2017 Alma Todd Mishoe of Loris passed away on Wednesday, June 21 at Hope Arbor Assisted Living in Loris following an illness. She was 91. Born Sept. 18, 1925 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late John Pinkney Todd and the late Sarah Frances Lee Todd. Mrs. Mishoe was a retired…
Read MoreFrances Spivey Nobles: Chadbourn
1937 – 2017 Frances Spivey Nobles of Chadbourn went to be with her Lord on Friday, June 23. She was 80. She was the widow of McNeil Nobles and the daughter of the late Gertie Lea Simmons Spivey and Dalton Spivey. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Brenda Nobles Evans (Dalton) and…
Read MoreTy`lee Ja`qust Waye: Fair Bluff
2003 – 2017 Ty`lee Ja`qust Waye, of Fair Bluff passed away on Tuesday June 20, at UNC Children’s Hospital in Chapel Hill. He was 13. He is survived by his mother, Tomeka Waye of Loris; and a sister, Kenyetta Waye of the home. Family planned to receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, June…
Read MoreUPDATE: Arson suspect in custody
By DEUCE NIVEN UPDATE, MONDAY Sought by police during the weekend, the suspect in last week’s arson of a mobile home was arrested by Tabor City police on Monday, Chief Donald Dowless said. Michael Dillon Barefoot, 23, of First Avenue South, Murrells Inlet, was charged by Lt. Richard Kosloski with second degree arson and…
Read MoreMargaret Thomas: Tabor City
1934 – 2017 Margaret Thomas of Tabor City passed away on Wednesday June 21 at Shoreland Healthcare and Retirement Center in Whiteville. She was 82. She is survived by one brother, John Henry Thomas of Tabor City, and two sisters, Lottie Mae Thomas and Naomi Thomas of Rembert. Visitation was planned from 5 to 7…
Read MoreUPDATE: Gas leak fixed, CC Courthouse will reopen Friday
By DEUCE NIVEN Thursday evening update “Gas leaks in the courthouse have been fixed,” Columbus County Clerk of Court Jess Hill said Thursday evening, paving the way for the two-year-old court facility to re-open on schedule Friday morning. Hill closed the facility Thursday after the odor of gas, coming from a leak in…
Read MoreLoris man sentenced to six years in drugs & gun case
By DEUCE NIVEN Facing a possible life prison sentence after entering a plea to drug and weapons charges in March, a Loris man will instead serve up to six years behind bars. Norad Arance McCullough, 24, was sentenced to serve 72 months in prison, followed by five years supervised probation, during a hearing before…
Read MoreBilly Rogers: Loris
1945 – 2017 Billy Rogers of Loris died Wednesday, June 21 in McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. He was 72. Born April 23, 1945 in Lumberton, he was the son of the late John and Sophronia Rogers and the widower of Evelyn Aline Watts Rogers. He is survived by two daughters, Pamela Rogers of Rowland,…
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