Frankie Jean Lanier Bridgers: Chadbourn
1973 – 2017 Frankie Jean Lanier Bridgers of Chadbourn died Saturday, March 11. She was 43. She is survived by her mother, Barbara Phipps Lanier, and father, Waylen F. Lanier, both of Chadbourn; and one son, Austin Blake Oliver of Chadbourn. Visitation was planned from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 13,…
Read MoreIt’s snowing
Snow began falling heavily after daybreak on this “spring forward” Sunday in the Tabor-Loris Community, and fairly quickly began to stick to the ground and other surfaces. Gavin Niven and family dog Lucy took time to revel in the snowfall, which coated a storage building roof. With temperatures above freezing, and expected…
Read MoreUPDATE: Green Sea woman found safe
Sunday morning UPDATE: Donna Shelley has been located, safe and sound in western North Carolina, family members said Sunday morning. Shelley, 66, had been missing since about 8 a.m. Saturday, leaving worried family members with no idea where she had gone, concerned because she has medical issues that sometimes leaves her confused.…
Read MoreRetha June Stanley Nichols: Chadbourn
1921 – 2017 Retha June Stanley Nichols of Chadbourn, age 95, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in her home. She was 95. Born Aug. 4, 1921 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Emerson and Vira Hinson Stanley and the widow of Kenneth Leroy Nichols. She is survived…
Read MoreDetectives seek other victims in multi-state construction fraud case
By DEUCE NIVEN A Lake Waccamaw man wanted in five states for construction fraud who is believed to have committed similar crimes in Columbus County has been jailed, with law enforcement looking for other potential victims locally, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday. Eugene Daniel Golden, 49, of Waccamaw Shores Road in…
Read MoreMary Lucille Monroe Smith: Tabor City
1925 – 2017 Mary Lucille Monroe Smith of Tabor City died Wednesday, March 8, in Premier Living, Lake Waccamaw. She was 91. Born Sept. 28, 1925 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Osley Jacobs Monroe and the widow of Leo Franklin Smith, Sr. She is survived…
Read MoreColene Graham Barnhill: Tabor City
1928 – 2017 Colene Graham Barnhill of Tabor City passed away on Monday, March 6 at Angel House Hospice Care Center in Whiteville. She was 88. Born Sept. 12, 1928 in Horry County, Colene was the daughter of the late Walter and Leona Lupo Graham. She was the widow of Mr. Lester…
Read MoreJohn Alan Gore: Tabor City
1952 – 2017 John Alan Gore of Tabor City died Tuesday, March 7, at McLeod Seacoast hospital in Little River. He was 64. He was born in Columbus County, the son of the late, John M. Gore and Daphine Rhodes Gore. He was an Associational Missionary with the Dock Baptist Association; a…
Read MoreShirley Anne Metts Ayers: Loris
1931 – 2017 Shirley Anne Metts Ayers of Loris passed away Monday, March 6. She was 85. Mrs. Ayers was born in Spartanburg, daughter of the late Harry Omerle and Myrtle Foster Metts. She was a homemaker and a member of Living Water Baptist Church. Mrs. Ayers was predeceased by one son, James…
Read MoreBarbara Gail Kiser Lowery: Shallotte
1945 – 2017 Barbara Gail Kiser Lowery of Shallotte went home to be with her heavenly Father on March 5. She was 71. Born Sept. 4, 1945 in High Point, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Helen Blanche Lawson Kiser. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert…
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