Eloise “Johnnie” Mercile Williams: Conway
Eloise “Johnnie” Mercile Williams 1939 – 2015 Eloise “Johnnie” Mercile Williams of Conway passed away Monday, Sept. 14. She was 75. Mrs. Williams was born Dec. 22, 1939 in Jacksonville, Florida, a daughter of Betty Herndon and the late John Tomlin. She was predeceased by her granddaughter, Leslie Edmondson and great-grandson,…
Read MoreJoyce Kathleen Bellinger: Conway
Joyce Kathleen Bellinger 1934 – 2015 Joyce Kathleen Bellinger of Conway passed away Friday, Sept. 11. She was 81. Mrs. Bellinger was born in St. Louis on May 1, 1934 to Paul and Marguerite O’Rourke Landrum. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Bellinger. She is survived by…
Read MoreMary Jane Wilburn: Conway
Mary Jane Wilburn of Conway, age 82, passed away Thursday, Sept. 10. She was 82 Mrs. Wilburn was born in Conway, a daughter of the late Jule Allen. She was a member of Zion Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Morris C. Wilburn, Sr.; two brothers,…
Read MoreCherry Grove crash claims man
UPDATE: James Robert Bowman, 60, of Winston-Salem, died in Tuesday afternoon’s crash, Trooper Melvin Campbell of the North Carolina Highway Patrol said. His wife, Susan Bowman, 51, suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken by helicopter to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. James Bowman ran the stop sign on…
Read MoreHorry men charged with Columbus heroin trafficking
By DEUCE NIVEN Three Horry County men face charges of trafficking heroin throughout western Columbus County, Lt. Steven Worthington of the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. All three were arrested late Thursday and early Friday as they made heroin deliveries into Fair Bluff, Worthington said in a news release. Detectives seized 200…
Read MoreFoggy flip
While visibility was good on the highway, morning fog was still evident just after 9 a.m. Tuesday as this Scion overturned on U.S. 701 just north of Tabor City. No other vehicle was involved, and the lone driver was taken conscious and talking to rescuers as he was taken by Tabor…
Read MoreJanet Pope Blalock: Rougemont
Janet Pope Blalock of Rougemont died in her home on Sept. 1. She was 79. Born in Wake County to the late J.G. Pope and Mary Tilley Pope, she was the wife of the late Hugh G. Blalock Jr. Mrs. Blalock had several ties to Tabor City. She was an administrative assistant to former state…
Read MoreHelen W. Graham: Green Sea
Helen W. Graham of Green Sea died Monday, Sept. 7, in Loris McLeod Rehab Center. She was 83. Born July 14, 1932 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Roston Lee Watts and May Dee Long Watts. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in…
Read MoreLorraine Metts Turner: Brittons Neck
Lorraine Metts Turner 1946 – 2015 Lorraine Metts Turner of Brittons Neck died Monday, Sept. 7 in the McLeod Hospice House, Florence. She was 68. Born Nov. 9, 1946 in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Floyd Backman Metts and Dorothy Hoffman Metts. In addition to her parents, she…
Read MoreRuby Frances Graham Todd: Loris
Ruby Frances Graham Todd of Loris, wife of the late Johnnie Walter Todd, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Sept. 6, at the home of her daughter surrounded by her family. She was 92. Born Oct. 28, 1922 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Elmon Lloyd Graham and the late…
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