Margaret Soles Tyson: Tabor City
1940 – 2025 Margaret Soles Tyson of Tabor City died Friday, March 14, in UNC Rex Hospital, Raleigh. She was 85. Born Jan. 21, 1940, in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Wendell Lee Soles and Ida Mae Jordan Soles. She was the widow of David James Tyson. She is survived by…
Read MoreMary Elizabeth Parker: Tabor City
1940 – 2025 Mary Elizabeth Parker of Tabor City died Friday, March 14, in Woodbury Wellness Center, Hampstead. She was 84. Born Sept. 27, 1940 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late William Golespie Norris and Hettie Strickland Norris. She was the widow of Vance Parker. She is survived by three sisters,…
Read MoreBarbara Porter Morgan: Chadbourn
1938 – 2024 Barbara Porter Morgan of Chadbourn passed away peacefully on Friday, March 14, in her home surrounded by her loving family. She was 86. Born June 15, 1938, in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late William Purvel Porter and Eva Mae Stephens Porter. She is survived by her husband, Lloyd…
Read MoreRev. Edward E. Spivey: Loris
1934 – 2025 Rev. Edward E. Spivey of Loris passed away on Wednesday, March 12, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was 91. Born March 9, 1934, in Tabor City, he was the son of the late Daniel Leamon Spivey and the late Ruth Jane Cox. Rev. Spivey accepted his call to…
Read MoreAfter seven decades, WTAB goes silent
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Gospel music played in the moments before WTAB went silent, just before 7 a.m. Monday. Tabor City’s AM radio station, at 1370 on the dial, didn’t quite make it to 71 years. A day after receiving Federal Communications Commission permission, WTAB signed on the air on July 1, 1954. Billed then…
Read MoreBetsy Louise St. Clair Rolf: Loris
1938 – 2025 Betsy Louise St. Clair Rolf of Loris passed away on Sunday, March 9, at her residence. She was 86. Born on October 26, 1938, in Salem, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Charles Robert St. Clair and the late Gaynor Francis Baker St. Clair. Survivors include her loving sons, Carl…
Read MoreGloria Ann Anderson: Loris
1945 – 2025 Gloria Ann Anderson of Loris passed away on Friday, March 7, at Grand Strand Medical Center. She was 79. Born Aug. 1, 1945, in Conway, she was the daughter of the late Levie L. Cannon and the late Mary Ann Lewis Cannon. Survivors include her loving son, Joseph Russell Allsbrook, III.; three…
Read MoreMary Jane Guertin McNulty: Loris
1950 – 2025 Mary Jane Guertin McNulty of Loris passed away on Sunday, Feb. 23. She was 74. Mrs. McNulty was born Oct. 8, 1950, in Providence, Rhode Island. She was the beloved wife of James B. Mc Nulty, daughter of Nelson A. Guertin Sr. and Mary Catherine (Emond) Guertin, all who predeceased her. Mary…
Read MoreWillard “Bill” Thomas Cox: Ocean Isle Beach
1932 – 2025 Willard “Bill” Thomas Cox of Ocean Isle Beach died March 7. He was 93. Born in Columbus County on Jan. 26, 1932, he was a son of Dupree Deloach Cox and Emma Cloteal Hardwick Cox. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Jean Elizabeth McQueen Cox;…
Read MoreCoy Lee Norris Sr.: Loris
1949 – 2025 Coy Lee Norris Sr. of Loris passed away peacefully at Grand Strand Medical Center on March 3, surrounded by his loving family. He was 76. Born March 2, 1949, in Loris, he was the son of the late JD Norris and Greeba Tyler Norris. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Coy…
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