Jimmy Turbeville: Tabor City
1945 – 2015 Dr. Jimmy Turbeville of Tabor City died Nov. 1 in his home. He was 75. Born Feb. 26, 1945 he was the son of the late Luther Turbeville and Maggie Buffkin Turbeville. Dr. Turbeville is survived by his wife of 43 years, Shelby Nance Turbeville; three daughters, Dr. Christy…
Read MoreL. V. “Coach” Barberousse of Loris
L. V. “Coach” Barberousse of Loris passed away Sunday, Nov. 1. He was 91. Mr. Barberousse was born in Kenefic, Oklahoma, a son of the late Loris Victor Barberousse, Sr., and the late Nora Goforth Barberousse. He was a member of Loris Presbyterian Church and was a teacher and coach at Loris High…
Read MoreBilly W. Boyd: Loris
1932 – 2015 Billy W. Boyd of Loris passed away Saturday, Oct. 31. He was 83 Mr. Boyd was born in Loris, a son of the late Barcy and Jennie Hewitt Boyd. Mr. Boyd was predeceased by one brother, Bobby Boyd; and two sisters, Dorothy Barnhill and Louise Turner. Survivors include…
Read MoreBrenda Faye Strickland Benson: Whiteville
Brenda Faye Strickland Benson of Whiteville died Thursday, Oct. 29 in her home. She was 55. Born July 13, 1960 in Horry County, she is the daughter of Erskin Strickland of Loris and the late Carol Ann Henderson Cox. In addition to her mother she was preceded in death by…
Read MoreUp to a decade in prison for TC habitual felon
By DEUCE NIVEN A guilty plea to a weapons charge with a “habitual felon status” could leave a Tabor City man in prison for nearly a decade, District Attorney Jon David has announced. Demetric Levon Boyd, 32, of Bermuda Bay Lane near Tabor City, entered the guilty plea to possession of a firearm…
Read MoreAnita Claire Murphy McGrath: Loris
1928 – 2015 Anita Claire Murphy McGrath of Loris passed away Sunday, Oct. 18 at the Loris Rehab and Nursing Center following an illness. She was 87. Born on Feb. 28, 1928 in Jersey City, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Genevive Teachman Murphy. Mrs. McGrath worked…
Read MoreDebbie Eloise Clemmons: Whiteville
1938 – 2015 Debbie Eloise Clemmons of Whiteville died Sunday, Oct. 25 in the Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Whiteville. She was 77. Born July 2, 1938 in Horry County, she was the daughter of the late Hilbert Charles Stephens and Leona Tempie Fipps Stephens. In addition to her parents, she…
Read MoreGeneva Cooke Smith: Loris
1919 – 2015 Geneva Cooke Smith of Loris passed away Monday, Oct. 19 at Loris Extended Care Center following an illness. She was 96. Mrs. Smith was born on March 24, 1919 in Loris, a daughter of the late Lide V. Cooke and the late Frances Ella James Cooke. Mrs. Smith retired from…
Read MoreGary Bruce Salmi: North Myrtle Beach
1953 – 2015 Gary Bruce Salmi of North Myrtle Beach, age 62, passed away Thursday, Oct. 15 at Waccamaw Community Hospital following an illness. He was 62. Born on March 10, 1953 in Kingston, New York he was the son of the late Eino Salmi, Sr. and the late Kathryn Klonowski Salmi Smith.…
Read MoreJesse Stanley Taylor, Jr.: Whiteville
1945 – 2015 Jesse Stanley Taylor, Jr. of Whiteville passed away Tuesday, Oct. 20 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill following an illness. He was 70. Born on Feb. 26, 1945 in Whiteville he was the son of the late Jesse Stanley Taylor, Sr. and the late Hazel Prince Taylor. Mr.…
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