James Butts: Tabor City
1932 – 2016 James Butts of Tabor City died Monday, Feb. 29 at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 83. Born March 27, 1932 in Calro, Georgia, he was the son of Mary Frances Bobnight. He is survived by his wife, Lula R. Butts; one daughter, Hedy Ann Riggins of Tabor City; five…
Read MoreHerman McPherson: Chadbourn
1945 – 2016 Herman McPherson of Chadbourn died Tuesday, March 1 in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 71. Born Feb. 1, 1945 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Avery McPherson and Emma Edwards McPherson. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Ann McPherson…
Read MoreJoshua Zane Strickland: Nichols
1982 – 2016 Joshua Zane Strickland of Nichols passed away Sunday, Feb. 28. He was 33. Mr. Strickland was born in Myrtle Beach, a son of Jerry I. and Marsha B. Strickland. He was a member of Nichols Baptist Church and was formerly employed with the NC Department of Corrections He was…
Read MoreCarrie Lorene Prince: Tabor City
1930 – 2016 Carrie Lorene Prince of Tabor City died Monday, Feb. 29, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 85. Born July 7, 1930 in Columbus County, she was the widow of Jennings Lowell Prince and the daughter of the late Daniel Cox and Addie Gore Cox. She is survived by…
Read MoreWillie G. Graham: Tabor City
1936 – 2016 Willie G. Graham of the Iron Hill community near Tabor City died Saturday, Feb. 27 at Loris Rehab and Nursing facility. He was 80. Born Jan. 25, 1936 in Lake Swamp, he was the son of Eddie Nathaniel and Daisy Burnette Graham. He is survived by his two daughters,…
Read MoreLeona Cox Floyd: Green Sea
1930 – 2016 Leona Cox Floyd of Green Sea died Monday, Feb. 29 in her home. She was 85. Born April 20, 1930 in Columbus County, she was the widow of Hoyt E. Floyd and the daughter of the late Wayman Cox and Nora Long Cox. She is survived by one son,…
Read MoreSheriff’s detective fired after drug arrest
By DEUCE NIVEN A detective arrested on drug charges was immediately fired by Columbus County Sheriff Lewis Hatcher on Monday, an agency news release said Tuesday. Christy Caraballo Heath, 32, of the 100 block of Mt. Moriah Church Road, Whiteville, was arrested after tips led Vice/Narcotics Unit detectives to her. Heath was not…
Read MoreEure Theodore “E.T.” Hinson: Clarendon
1940 – 2016 Eure Theodore “E.T.” Hinson of Clarendon, age 75, died Monday, Feb. 29, in McLeod Loris hospital. He was 75. Born May 25, 1940 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late George Lacy Hinson and Mattie Mae Cribb Hinson. He is survived by his wife, Ila Faulk…
Read MoreDoris Ann Meares Fowler: Whiteville
1947 – 2016 Doris Ann Meares Fowler of FM Watts Road, Whiteville, died Friday, Feb. 26, at her home. She was 68. Born June 6, 1947 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Taft Meares and Allie Ward Meares. She is survived by one son, Bobby Joe Fowler (Cathy)…
Read MoreBruce Wayne Thompkins: Tabor City
1951 – 2016 Bruce Wayne Thompkins of Tabor City died Sunday, Feb. 28 in the Duke University Hospital in Durham. He was 64. Born May 27, 1951, in Horry County, he was the son of the late Oscar Neal Tompkins and Lettie Mae Spivey Tompkins. He is survived by one sister, Shirley…
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