1966 – 2024      Aubrey Best of Conway went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Dec. 3, after a long and courageous battle with his health. He was 58.      Aubrey was born in Myrtle Beach, and was the son of the late Gene and Pat Altman.      Surviving are his loving and devoted wife…

1938 – 2024      Donald Spivey of the Vinegar Hill community, Tabor City, died Sunday, Dec. 1, in his home. He was 86.      Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Dothan Bethea Spivey and Dessie Wright Spivey.      He is survived by two daughters, Debbie Williamson (Jan) and Kelly Gann of Tabor City;…

1935 – 2024      Catherine Emilie Cantwell Spivey journeyed to Heaven at 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare System, Whiteville, surrounded by her loving family.      Catherine was born Nov. 3, 1935, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin to the late John Francis Cantwell and Alvina Martha Marie (Schmidt) Cantwell. She was known to her…

1934 – 2024      James “Jim” Thorval Tompkins of Tabor City died Wednesday, Nov. 27, in McLeod Seacoast hospital, Little River. He was 89.      He was born Dec. 15, 1934, in Tabor City.      Jim was a 1953 graduate of Tabor City High School, where he was the President of FFA, captain of the baseball team, and…

1953 – 2024      Edward Everett Perry of Nakina died Tuesday, Nov. 26, in Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Center, Whiteville. He was 71.      Born Oct. 14, 1953 in Tampa Bay, Florida, he was the son of the late Jack Owen Perry and Jewell Mier Perry.      He is survived by three step daughters, Sandra Nealey of Tabor…

1929 – 2024      John Monroe McDowell of Clarendon died Saturday, Nov. 23, in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was 95.      Born Oct. 8, 1929 in Dillon County, he was the son of the late Monroe McDowell and Ella Belle Alford McDowell.      He is survived by two sons, Ronald McDowell of Clarendon and Danny…

1964 – 2024      Fred Arthur Hufford of Loris passed away on Monday, Nov. 18. He was 60.      Born May 14, 1964 in Conway, he was the son of the late Art Hufford, Jr. and the late Faye Page Hufford.      Fred worked as a carpenter and could build or fix anything he set his mind to.…

1937 – 2024      Betty Jean Buffkin of Kelly, a cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Nov. 20. He was 87.      She was married for 46 years to the late Elton Buffkin of Tabor City and is survived by their four beloved children, Vicki Foster of Atkinson, Ricky Buffkin Woodruff, Everette “Ebb”…

1956 – 2024      Andrew Brooks Norris of Tabor City, better known as Brooks, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, in his home. He was 68.      Born in Horry County, he was the son of the late JD Norris and Mary Elizabeth Hardwick Norris.      He is survived by two brothers, Jimmy Norris of Tabor City and Johnny Norris…

1924 – 2024      Mable Faye Richardson Fowler of Tabor City died Thursday, Nov. 21, in her home. She was 100.      Born Nov. 8, 1924 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late William Chillie Richardson and Leila Clyde Fowler Richardson.      She worked at Loris Community Hospital as a nursing assistant for 30 years.…