Penny Lodosca Powell Ray
1937 – 2016 Penny Lodosca (Dot) Powell Ray of Tabor City died Tuesday, Nov. 15 in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 79. Born Jan. 21, 1937 in Marion County, she was the daughter of the late James Gurthie and Frances Geverna Fullwood Powell. She is survived by her husband, Joe Ray of…
Read MoreEdith Cox Soles: Tabor City
1926 – 2016 Edith Cox Soles, mother, grandmother and great grandmother of Tabor City, age 90, died Sunday, Nov. 13, at home following an illness. She was 90. She passed away peacefully with her beloved family by her side. Born Aug. 28, 1926 in Tabor City, NC, she was the daughter of…
Read MoreBilly Eugene Whaley: Little River
1934 – 2016 Billy Eugene Whaley of Little River passed away on Nov. 13 at his home in Little River after a lengthy illness. He was 82. He was born Jan. 24, 1934 in Pleasants County, West Virginia, to the late Dewey and Laura Whaley. Bill was a CPA who owned a…
Read MoreBenjamin Franklin Norman, III: Tabor City
1943 – 2016 Benjamin Franklin Norman, III of Tabor City passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, Nov. 12, after a long illness. He was 73. Born Sept. 22, 1943 in Springfield, Ohio, Ben was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Norman, Jr. and Vivian Norman, and stepson of Nada Tilley…
Read MoreJean Cline Howe: Loris
1925 – 2016 Jean Cline Howe of Loris passed away on Monday, Nov. 7 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Bolivia following a long illness. She was 90. Mrs. Howe was the daughter of the late Raymond Robert Cline and the late Eva Hunt Cline. Survivors include her youngest son, Gary Donnall…
Read MoreVallie Wallace Shelley: Loris
1936 – 2016 Vallie Wallace Shelley of Loris passed away Tuesday, Nov. 8 at his home following an illness. He was 80. Mr. Shelley was born on Jan. 12, 1936 in Green Sea, son of the late Gary G. Shelley and the late Ozelma Shelley. Mr. Shelley retired as a machinist…
Read MoreGladys Elaine Raspovich: Loris
1928 – 2016 Gladys Elaine Raspovich of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 88. Born on Aug. 28, 1928 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late John Davis Cox and the late Helen Skipper Cox. Mrs. Raspovich was a loving sister, aunt, and…
Read MoreLawrence Keever Rogers, Jr.: Loris
1959 – 2016 Lawrence “Larry” Keever Rogers, Jr., of Loris passed away at home with family on Saturday Nov. 5. He was 57. Born Dec. 8, 1959 in Loris, Larry was the son of Lawrence “Shep” and Ruth Rogers. He was a retired computer administrator with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of SC.…
Read MoreJones wins state House seat
By DEUCE NIVEN Brenden Jones became the first Republican from Columbus County elected to the North Carolina legislature in modern times, perhaps since reconstruction following the Civil War, early unofficial returns from Tuesday’s general election showed. Organization and a widespread desire for change fueled Jones to 60 percent of the vote with 37…
Read MoreJoseph Phillips: Boone
1940 – 2016 Joseph Phillips of Boone died Monday, Nov. 7 in the Glenbridge Health and Rehabilitation Center, Boone. He was 75. Born Dec. 21, 1940 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Dock Phillips and Rosa Bell Richardson Phillips. Joseph worked with J W Hampton as a flagman…
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