Wilson Butler: Charlotte
1949 – 2017 Wilson Butler of Charlotte, formerly of Tabor City, died Thursday, May 11, in Charlotte. He was 67. Surviving are his wife, Winnie Johnson Butler; daughters, Danita Coleman and Diniesha Baker of Charlotte, and Donata Gerald of Raleigh; sons, Joshua Canady of Jacksonville, Aaron Canady of Japan, Julius Jones of High…
Read MoreLouise C. Buffkin: Tabor City
1931 – 2017 Louise C. Buffkin of Tabor City died Friday, May 12 in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center, Whiteville. She was 85. Born Aug. 25, 1931 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Eula Mae Cooper and the widow of Odom Buffkin. …
Read MoreRadner Charles “R.C” Dew: Tabor City
1928 – 2017 Radner Charles “R.C” Dew of Tabor City died Saturday, May 13, in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 89. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Homer and Metta Mae Harrelson Dew. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he…
Read MoreKenneth Alton Boyd: Loris
1941 – 2017 Kenneth Alton Boyd of Loris passed away Saturday, May 13, at his home following an illness. He was 75. Mr. Boyd was born in Horry County a son of the late Alton and Mary Boyd. He was a third generation farmer and also spent time as a truck driver. …
Read MoreClara Norris Ward: Whiteville
1937 – 2017 Clara Norris Ward of Hilburn Road, Whiteville, died Thursday, May 11, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 80. Born May 7, 1937 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Allie Norris and the widow of Elwood Ward. She is survived by one daughter, Barbara Lee…
Read MoreKatherine Gasque Foley: Loris
1941 – 2017 Katherine Gasque Foley of Loris passed away on Sunday, May 7, in Huntington, West Virginia, following an illness. She was 76. Born March, 3, 1941 in Mullins, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Hannibal Gasque, Sr. and the late Addie Gertrude Cribb Gasque. Mrs. Foley was a loving…
Read MoreOrilla Branton Thompson: Loris
1926 – 2017 Orilla Branton Thompson of Loris passed away Tuesday, May 9. She was 90. Mrs. Thompson was born in Horry County, a daughter of the late Lemuel Onen and Cora Orilla Cook Todd. She was the oldest living member of Macedonia Baptist Church. She retired from Loris Hospital after 25 years as a…
Read MoreUPDATE: 4th shooting suspect named, bonds set at half million $
By DEUCE NIVEN Friday A fourth suspect in a May 3 gun battle that left three people injured has been identified, new warrants obtained each of the men, and bond set at $500,000 for two who surrendered Tuesday. Maecas Chatell Mitchell, 40, of Sidney Cherry Grove Road, Clarendon, was identified Thursday as the man witnessed…
Read MoreJames Howard Rabon: Loris
1940 – 2017 James Howard Rabon of Loris passed away on Wednesday, May 3, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 76. Born on Nov. 29, 1940 in Conway , he was the son of the late Perry Rabon and the late Ruth Hardee Rabon. Mr. Rabon worked in the heating and air…
Read MoreArrests in P&R shootings, not murder
By DEUCE NIVEN Arrests have been made related to nightclub gunfire near Loris early Sunday, and there are ties between a murder there and the killing of a man during a series of drive-by shootings in Longs less than an hour later, an Horry County Police Department spokeswoman said Wednesday evening. There have been no…
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