Lyndia Bell Martin: Loris
1947 – 2024 Lyndia Bell Martin of Loris passed away on March 18, after battling cancer. She was 76. Born Dec. 29, 1947 in Loris, she was a daughter of the late L.D. and Annie Bell. She retired from the state where she worked at Green Sea Elementary School as a school bus driver and…
Read MoreMayon John “M.J.” Cox: Loris
1933 – 2024 Mayon John “M.J.” Cox of Loris passed away on Saturday, March 16. He was 90. Born April 10, 1933, in Tabor City, he was the son of the late Ottis Cox and the late Letha Wright Cox. Mr. Cox served his country with courage and honor in the United States Army. After…
Read MoreJames David Anderson, Jr.: Loris
1954 – 2024 James David Anderson, Jr. of Loris passed away on Thursday, March 14, at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital. He was 70. Mr. Anderson was born March 1, 1954 in Conway. He was the son of the late James “Jim” David Anderson, Sr. and the late Margaret Bell Anderson. David loved riding his Harley…
Read MoreDennis Earl Grainger: Loris
1942 – 2024 Dennis Earl Grainger of Loris passed away on Wednesday, March 13. He was 81. Dennis was born on May 16, 1942, in Tabor City, the son of the late Braxton Emory Grainger and the late Alma Lucille Williams Grainger. Mr. Dennis was a member of Lawndale Baptist Church and worked as a…
Read MoreTammy Marie Ward: Loris
1968 – 2024 Tammy Marie Ward of Loris passed away on Monday, March 11. She was 55. Ms. Ward was born on June 12, 1968 in Loris, the daughter of Charlie Ward and Mary Lue Worley Ward. Tammy was a member of Glendale Baptist Church and worked at Ernie’s Diner known as the Pancake House.…
Read MoreLeonard Francis Moore: Loris
1935 – 2024 Leonard Francis Moore of Loris passed away Tuesday, March 12. He was 88. Mr. Moore was born in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Eugene and Lena Winter Moore. He was the former owner/operator of Sew It Seams in Clarkton, Tabor City, and Loris. In addition to his parents, Mr. Moore…
Read MoreCouncil OK’s purchase for future town hall
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Town Council members have approved a $585,000 purchase of the former Tabor City Family Medicine offices on Pireway Road with plans to make it a new Town Hall. Council approved the purchase Tuesday following a closed session, four months after approving a 180-day option on the property. Al Leonard, who was…
Read MoreShirley Ann Floyd Hammond: Loris
1938 – 2024 Shirley Ann Floyd Hammond of Loris passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 10, following a brief illness with heart failure. She was 85. She is the wife of the late Jimmy Hammond. She is survived by her two daughters, Audrey Hammond Blair of Loris and Stephanie Hammond Tetterton of Camden; two grandchildren;…
Read MoreMolding mess
A flatbed truck overturned on US 701 Bypass at Complex Street in Tabor City Monday morning, leaving a pallet full of molding, some damaged, on the pavement. No other vehicle was involved, and the driver suffered an apparent minor injury in the crash, shortly before 11 a.m., said Capt. Christopher Hilburn of the Tabor City…
Read MorePamela Ann Hayes Sarvis: Green Sea
1951 – 2024 Pamela “Pam” Ann Hayes Sarvis of Green Sea passed away on Saturday, March 9. She was 72. Mrs. Sarvis was born Aug. 12, 1951, in Marion, a daughter of the late Shelton Hayes and the late Dovie Graham Hayes. She received her Master’s in Education Degree from Clemson University and worked as…
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