Martha Prince Hardee: Loris
1932 – 2024 Martha Prince Hardee of Loris passed away on Monday, April 22, at Grand Strand Medical Center. She was 92. Mrs. Hardee was born March 8, 1932 in Loris to the late Irby Ervin Prince and the late Florence Benton Prince. For many years, Mrs. Hardee was an active member of the Loris…
Read MoreBetty Ruth Jones Hardee: Holly Hill
1943 – 2024 Betty Ruth Jones Hardee of Holly Hill passed away on Sunday, April 21, at MUSC in Orangeburg. She was 80. Born Nov. 14, 1943, in Clayton, Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Ben Tarpley Jones and the late Alma Lynn Jones. Mrs. Hardee was a homemaker who loved her flower…
Read MoreHenry Earl Cox: Loris
1947 – 2024 Henry Earl Cox of Loris passed away on April 18 at Memorial Health University Medical Center. He was 76. Born June 17, 1947, in Loris, he was the son of the late Henry D. Cox and the late Anna Lewis Cox. Mr. Cox served his country with courage, honor, and distinction in…
Read MoreRichard Earl Wilder: Loris
1954 – 2024 Richard Earl Wilder of Loris, aka “Richie”, passed away on April 17, at McLeod Seacoast. He was 70. Born Jan. 6, 1954, in Clarendon, he was the son of the late Mitch Wilder and the late Ella Louise Ludd. Mr. Wilder served his country with courage, honor, and distinction for six years…
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As many of you know, tabor-loris.com has been offline since Tuesday, the result of a significant hack involving our website host. As of noon today (Thursday, May 2) service is partially restored we are working to get this week’s e-edition posted as soon as possible. Important to note, no subscriber information, including passwords of payment…
Read MoreAudit reveals three Columbus water districts under financial water
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com An accounting error made on Columbus County government books in 2015 and just reconciled in a new audit for the year that ended June 30, 2022, shows three of the county’s five water districts without the resources to pay their debts. County commissioners accepted the long overdue audit during a called…
Read MoreLetha Mae Norris James: Whiteville
1940 – 2024 Letha Mae Norris James of Whiteville passed away on Wednesday, April 24. She was 83. Born Aug. 12, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Leon Norris and the late Jenny Lee Spivey Norris. Mrs. James is survived by her four sons, Teinne James and Gleon James of Whiteville, Lewis D.…
Read MoreKevin Norman Fowler: Green Sea
1965 – 2024 Kevin Norman Fowler of Green Sea died Wednesday April 24, , in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter, Whiteville. He was 58. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Norman Eldred Fowler and Lois Pearl Suggs Fowler. He is survived by one daughter, Kenza Airel Fowler of Chadbourn.…
Read MoreTommy Kent Spivey: Tabor City
1943 – 2024 Tommy Kent Spivey of Tabor City died on April 23. He was 80. Tommy was a lifelong resident of Tabor City, the son of the late H. Cliff and Ruby H. Spivey. He was a farmer, and this was his passion his entire life. Tommy also worked at Tabor City Foods cannery…
Read MoreAmelia Hope Higgins Price: Green Sea
1940 – 2024 Amelia “Millie” Hope Higgins Price of Green Sea peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 17, comforted by the love of her family. She was 83. Born in Green Mountain, North Carolina, Amelia was the daughter of Lester and Maude Higgins. Millie leaves behind a…
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