Sheila Randall: Conway
1957 – 2025 Sheila Randall of Conway died on Jan. 27. She was 67. Born Sept. 1, 1957, she was a daughter of the late Dewey and Mable Grainger. She is survived by her two sons, Phillip Jeremy and Chad Randall of Conway; two sisters, Sonda Jernigan and Ann Caines of Green Sea; and two…
Read MoreGeorge Wayne Dudley: Whiteville
1942 – 2025 George Wayne Dudley of Whiteville died Saturday, Feb. 1, in Duke Medical Center, Durham. He was 82. Born in Columbus County he was the son of the late George Edward Dudley and Marble Marie Simmons Dudley. George served in the United States Marine Corps from 1961 to 1965. After an honorable discharge…
Read MoreWater line repairs prompt boil water advisory, possible quality issues
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A boil water advisory has been issued for Columbus County Water and Sewer District V water customers in an area east of Tabor City, a Jan. 30 news release from the county’s Public Utilities department. Customers from 8699 Swamp Fox Highway East to 9719 Swamp Fox Highway East, and Clemmons Drive…
Read MoreErvin William Wade, Jr.: Loris
1946 – 2025 Ervin William Wade, Jr. of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 78. Born July 16, 1946, in Conway, he was the son of the late Ervin William Wade, Sr. and the late Idell Piver Wade. Mr. Wade was a devout Christian and a longtime member…
Read MoreWilliam Harold Young, Sr.: Loris
1940 – 2025 William “Bill” Harold Young, Sr., of Loris age 80, passed away on Monday, Jan. 27, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 80. Born May 12, 1940, in Worcester, Massachusetts, he was the son of the late John Preston Young, Sr. and the late Anne Theresa Prohovich Young. Mr. Young was the retired…
Read MoreThomas Wayne Spivey: Cibolo, Tex.
1941 – 2025 Thomas Wayne Spivey (TSgt, USAF Ret.) of Cibolo, Texas, passed away on Jan. 26 at home, surrounded by his family, after a long battle with cancer. He was 83. Tom was born on Aug. 6, 1941, to Carvin and Blanchie Spivey in Tabor City. Tom enlisted in the United States Air Force…
Read MoreJoan Mills Graham: Loris
1944 – 2025 Joan Mills Graham passed away on Jan. 23 at her residence in Loris. She was 81. Born Jan. 12, 1944, in Laurens, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Alexander Mills and the late Ruth Lynch Mills. Mrs. Graham worked as an office manager for Dr. Barrett until her retirement and…
Read MorePaul Joseph Blouin: Whiteville
1951 – 2025 Paul Joseph Blouin of Whiteville died on Jan. 25 in his home. He was 73. Services will be held at a later date. Sign a guest register here.
Read MoreTexford Ray Watts: Tabor City
1957 – 2025 Texford Ray Watts of Tabor City died Monday Jan. 27, in his home. He was 67. Born in Lexington, he was the son of the late Sherwood and Effie Gray Watts. He is survived by one son, Danny R. Watts of Tabor City; a brother, Tony Cleveland Watts of Tabor City; four…
Read MoreMarietta McNeal Pierce: Hallsboro
1942 – 2025 Marietta McNeal Pierce of Hallsboro died Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. She was 82. A native of Savannah, Georgia, Pierce moved to New York City as a teen, and lived in Maryland for a time before she moved with her husband to his home town, Hallsboro, in 1983. She…
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