Doris Kay Hammond Hill: Clarendon
1933 – 2017 Doris Kay Hammond Hill of Clarendon died Wednesday, May 3 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. She was 83. Born Dec. 21, 1933 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Michael Hammond and Vera Mae Brown Hammond and the widow of Odell Hill. She…
Read MoreTruck rammed, shot at: “This has frightened me”
By DEUCE NIVEN A case of parking lot road rage in Williams Township escalated into a highway altercation with gunfire and vehicles rammed Monday afternoon. It was a violent encounter victim Eric Matthew Ward said was taking a heavy toll. “This has frightened me,” Ward said Tuesday. “I was trying to get…
Read MoreTimothy Thomas Register: Whiteville
1957 – 2017 Timothy Thomas Register of Whiteville died Monday, May 1 in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 60. Born Jan. 7, 1957 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Ellis Jackson Register and Elsie Sarre Register. Mr. Register was formerly employed with Holtra Chemical for 20 years.…
Read MoreLaquint Oneil Boyd: Tabor City
1981 – 2017 Laquint Oneil Boyd of Tabor City passed on Sunday, April 30 at the McLeod Loris hospital. He was 36. He is survived by his son, Quinta Boyd; daughter, Nora Boyd; mother, Tammy Boyd; and father, Marvin Mitchell; three brothers, Tykee Boyd, Willis Boyd, and Demetric Boyd; seven sisters, Tomeka Boyd,…
Read MoreJohn Delbert Long: Nakina
1928 – 2017 John Delbert Long of Nakina died Sunday, April 30 in the Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was 88. Born May 23, 1928 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Andrew Gordon Long and Ethel Lee Summersett Long and the widower of Betty Jo Gore Long. He…
Read MoreListon Tillman McDowell: Loris
1926 – 2017 Liston Tillman McDowell passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017 at his Loris home. He was 91. Mr. McDowell was born on Jan. 14, 1926 in Loris, son of the late James Pinkney “Pink” McDowell and the late Callie Floyd McDowell. Mr. McDowell served his country with courage and…
Read MoreDavid Odell “Olean” Stalvey, Sr.: Longs
1936 – 2017 David Odell “Olean” Stalvey, Sr., age 81, of the Red Bluff section of Horry County died Sunday, April 30. He was 81. Mr. Stalvey was born in Conway, a son of the late Henry Odell and Cecil Jeanie Chestnut Stalvey. Prior to retirement, he was a farmer and the owner…
Read MoreUPDATE: Man who died in nightclub shooting identified
By DEUCE NIVEN Sunday evening UPDATE: Laquint Oneil Boyd, 37, died from a gunshot wound to the chest following gunfire at the P&R Club west of Loris, Horry County Deputy Coroner Tony Hendrick said. Boyd has ties to Loris and Tabor City, his mother living in the latter, and Hendrick said he had…
Read MoreOlder nephew charged in arson cases
By DEUCE NIVEN A relative of at least one of the teens charged with setting two abandoned homes ablaze earlier this month has been arrested for related crimes. Roby Alan McPherson III, 24, of the 15000 block of Peacock Road, was charged Thursday with breaking and entering, and burning buildings. Roby McPherson…
Read MoreJoan Causey Cox: Loris
1948 – 2017 Joan Causey Cox of Loris passed away on Wednesday, April 26 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Angel House in Whiteville. She was 68. Mrs. Cox was born on May 6, 1948 in Conway, daughter of the late Thomas Mack Causey and the late Estelene Doyle Causey. Survivors include her…
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