Danny Lloyd Nealy: Tabor City
1956 – 2017 Danny Lloyd Nealy of Tabor City passed away Sunday, April 16, at Angel House HospiceCareCenter in Whiteville. He was 61. Born on March 16, 1956 in Loris, he was the son of the late Lloyd Nealy and the late Betty Jean Hardee Nealy. Mr. Nealy was a retired brick mason…
Read MoreJohn W. Mishoe, Sr.: Loris
1932 – 2017 John W. Mishoe, Sr., of Loris passed away Wednesday, April 19. He was 84. Mr. Mishoe was born in Conway, a son of the late Wiley Levi and Grace Stevens Mishoe. He was a veteran of the US Navy serving in the Korean War and was a 52 year member…
Read MoreRuby Lee Doyle Merck: Loris
1924 – 2017 Ruby Lee Doyle Merck of Loris passed away on Thursday, April 20 at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 92. Born on Sept. 24, 1924 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late John Pearlie Doyle and the late Nellie Priscilla Stevens Doyle. Mrs. Merck was a loving homemaker and a longtime…
Read MoreJohn W. Mishoe, Sr.: Loris
1932 – 2017 John W. Mishoe, Sr., of Loris passed away Wednesday, April 19. He was 84. Mr. Mishoe was born in Conway, a son of the late Wiley Levi and Grace Stevens Mishoe. He was a veteran of the US Navy serving in the Korean War and was a 52 year member of the…
Read MoreGertrude Duncan Cox: Tabor City
1919 – 2017 Gertrude Duncan Cox of Tabor City, died Tuesday, April 18 in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter in Whiteville. She was 97. Born Oct. 14, 1919 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late John Beacher Duncan and Addie Victoria Ward Duncan and the widow of Byron…
Read MoreGertrude Duncan Cox: Tabor City
1919 – 2017 Gertrude Duncan Cox of Tabor City, died Tuesday, April 18 in the Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter in Whiteville. She was 97. Born Oct. 14, 1919 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late John Beacher Duncan and Addie Victoria Ward Duncan and the widow of Byron Franklin…
Read MoreJunior firefighter among teens charged with arson
By DEUCE NIVEN Three young people, including a volunteer junior firefighter and a juvenile, have been charged in three separate arson cases that claimed two unoccupied homes north of Tabor City last week. Zachary Paul McPherson, 18, and Joshua Michael Sutton, 16, have each been charged with three felony counts each of burning…
Read MoreJunior firefighter among teens charged with arson
By DEUCE NIVEN Three young people, including a volunteer junior firefighter and a juvenile, have been charged in three separate arson cases that claimed two unoccupied homes north of Tabor City last week. Zachary Paul McPherson, 18, and Joshua Michael Sutton, 16, have each been charged with three felony counts each of burning an…
Read MoreGun store burglary nets 51 weapons worth $26K
By DEUCE NIVEN An overnight break-in last week at The Gun Exchange near Whiteville netted thieves 51 weapons worth more than $26,000 dollars, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office reports show. Store workers discovered the break-in Friday morning, thieves apparently making entry after closing Thursday night by forcing open a door, sheriff’s spokeswoman Michelle Tatum said Monday.…
Read MoreFlora Ann Stephens: Tabor City
1970 – 2017 Flora Ann Stephens of Tabor City passed on Tuesday, April 11, at her residence. She was 46. She is survived by her mother; Kathleen Stephens, four daughters, Concheta Goodman, Lilly Stephens, Coneshia Goodman, Feleshia Goodman and two sons, Antonio Goodman and Michael Stephens. Funeral services were held at 3…
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