James Derrick Harrelson: Wilmington
1946 – 2024 James Derrick “Ricky” Harrelson of Wilmington died Tuesday, Aug. 27. He was 78. Born July 10, 1946 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late J.C. Harrelson and Lorena Bennett Harrelson Fowler and the widower of Linda Grainger Harrelson. He is survived by his daughter, Jamie Lynn Crist and husband…
Read MoreCrash claims retired TC business owner
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A retired Tabor City merchant driving his classic 1936 Dodge pickup truck was killed in a three vehicle crash east of town Wednesday afternoon when he was struck, head-on, by a much larger and newer Dodge truck. George Hubert Soles Jr., 79, died instantly in the crash on Peacock Road at…
Read MoreHouse fire claims area woman, fire chief survives a ‘mild’ heart attack
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Fire at her Old Stake Road home Wednesday morning, Aug. 28, claimed the life of its sole resident. Judy Watts, 73, died in the fire reported just before 8 a.m., said Columbus County Fire Marshal Shannon Blackman. She was found in her bedroom, near her bed, Blackman said, and appeared to…
Read MoreHenry James Taylor: Tabor City
1941 – 2024 Henry James Taylor of Tabor City died Tuesday, Aug. 27, in the McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. He was 83. Born Jan., 11, 1941 in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Harley James Taylor and Helen Singletary Taylor. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by…
Read MoreAlice “Lori” Duncan (Summers): Loris
1961 – 2024 Alice “Lori” Duncan (Summers) of Loris went to the Moon, December 7, 2023. Youngest daughter of the late Jesse and Alice Duncan of Tabor City; mother to three sons, Stephen and Jessie Johnson and Nathanial Summers; wife of Peter Summers; and beloved grandmother, aunt, sister and friend. Lori grew up in Tabor…
Read MoreAlice Mae (White) Lane: Liberty, SC
1935 – 2024 Alice was born in Columbus County the oldest child of Charlie Raymond and Leona Gore White. She was preceded in death by her parents; step-mother Lillian Norris White; husband Joseph Lane; brothers Elroy, Willard, Ray, and Dale; sister Hilda (Mosbey); and daughters Marcella (Lane) and Regina (Dongell). Alice is survived by brothers…
Read MoreBillie Jo Tyler: Loris
1937 – 2024 Billie Jo Tyler of Loris passed away on Monday, Aug. 19. She was 87. Mrs. Tyler was born in Loris, a daughter of the late John Talmadge and Myrtle M. Prince. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Junior Tyler; her sister, Wilhemina Cannon; brother-in-law Clarence Cannon; and…
Read MoreNoella (Lachance) Coderre: Loris
1945 – 2024 Noella (Lachance) Coderre passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at her home in Loris. She was 78. Mrs. Coderre was born Sept. 20, 1945 to the late Ernest Joseph Lachance and the late Lorraine Chartier Lachance. She was wed to the love of her life, Gerald Coderre, on May 30, 1964, and…
Read MoreLloyd Vernon Cook: Loris
1943 – 2024 Lloyd Vernon Cook of Loris passed away on Sunday, Aug. 11, at his residence. He was 81. Born July 29, 1943, in Loris, he was the son of the late Hosea C. Cook and the late Mabel Porter Cook. Vernon was the owner and operator of his own trucking company, Cook’s Transportation…
Read MoreHoward Alden Simonson, III: Loris
1954 – 2024 Howard Alden Simonson, III of Loris passed away on Sunday, Aug. 11, at McLeod Loris hospital. He was 70. Born Jan. 27, 1954, in Oneida, New York, he was the son of Edna May Wheeler and Howard Alden Simonson II. Mr. Simonson was a sergeant E5 in the United States Army where…
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