Loris man charged with embezzling from charity
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com An investigation into nearly $70,000 missing from a Giving Hope Gardens bank account has resulted in the arrest of the non-profit group’s treasurer, who previously held the same post for the City of Loris and ran once for the City Council. Todd Keith Massey, II, of Saint James Extension, Loris, surrendered…
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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…
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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;…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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”…
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