Ezra Rabon: Longs
1939 – 2016 Ezra Rabon passed away Tuesday, Dec. 6, at his home in Longs following an illness. Born April 2, 1939 in Conway, he was the son of the late Cleave Bertie Rabon and the late Lillian Jones Rabon Turner. Mr. Rabon served his country with courage, honor and distinction in…
Read MoreMabelene Hilbourn Porter: Loris
1942 – 2016 Mabelene Hilbourn Porter of Loris passed away Tuesday, Dec. 6, at McLeod Loris Hospital. She was 74. Born June 26, 1942 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Gero Hilbourn, Sr. and the late Mable Ward Hilbourn. Mrs. Porter worked as an Horry County dispatcher with the…
Read MoreWoman dies in US 701 crash: UPDATE
A Chadbourn woman carrying her grandchildren to school was killed when her pickup truck slammed into a car that had lost control and spun on U.S. 701 in the Williams Township area Monday morning, Trooper Bret Baxley of the North Carolina Highway Patrol said. Deborah Nobles Walters, 57, died in the 8 a.m.…
Read MoreChristen Grace Vogel: Jacksonville
1995 – 2016 Christen Grace Vogel of Jacksonville died Thursday, Dec. 1 with infant daughter, Remi Grace Vogel. She was 21. Born June 11, 1995 in Durham County, she was the daughter of David Bradley Noble of Chadbourn and Pamela Bailey Gore of Whiteville. In addition to her parents, she is survived…
Read MorePeggy Yvonne Jordan Mincey: Tabor City
1946 – 2016 Peggy Yvonne Jordan Mincey of Tabor City passed away Monday, Nov. 21 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. She was 70. Born Nov. 5, 1946 in New Hampshire, she was the daughter of the late Dale Jordan and the late Doris Sponagle Jordan. Mrs. Mincey was a beautician and of the…
Read MoreCrystal Moonyeen Rogers Roark: Honaker, Va.
1955 – 2016 Crystal Moonyeen Rogers Roark of Honaker, Virginia died Wednesday, Nov. 30 in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 61. Born Sept. 21, 1955 in Marion County, she was the daughter of the late J B Rogers and Margaret Elliott Rogers Williams. She is survived by one daughter, Tracy Floyd Hart…
Read MoreFederal charges await man found with stolen guns: HCPD
By DEUCE NIVEN Weapons and other charges have been filed against a Loris man who is also being held on federal warrants, an Horry County Police Department news release said Wednesday. Norod Arcane McCullough, 23, was taken into custody without incident Tuesday in an operation that involved HCPD officers, the ATF Violent Crimes/Gang…
Read MoreEast Columbus student charged with gun on campus
By DEUCE NIVEN A student at East Columbus High School was charged with having a weapon on campus after faculty discovered an unloaded handgun in a school locker room, Columbus County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Michelle Tatum said Wednesday. Jaylene Ray’Shawn Pyatt, 16, of Bay Blossom Road in Bolton, was charged with the felony…
Read MoreRev. Elmore Strickland: Cerro Gordo
1928 – 2016 Rev. Elmore Strickland of Cerro Gordo died Tuesday, Nov. 29 in Liberty Commons Nursing Center in Whiteville. He was 88. Born Oct. 2, 1928 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Tomp and Mollie Strickland and the widower of Elizabeth “Libby” Turner Strickland. He is survived…
Read MoreAdam Cannon Strickland: Green Sea
1983 – 2016 Adam Cannon Strickland of Green Sea died Sunday, Nov. 27, in his home. He was 33. Born April 19, 1983 in Horry County, he was the son of Lyle and Gloria Dianne Brooks Strickland of Green Sea. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a daughter, Cadence…
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