Bobbie Suggs Stevens: Loris
1937 – 2024 Bobbie Suggs Stevens of Loris went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, Feb. 13. She was 87. Born Jan. 1, 1937 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Lester G. Suggs and the late Mary P. Suggs. Mrs. Stevens was a very generous person, loved to work…
Read MoreJeanette Phipps Rentz: Loris
1941 – 2024 Jeanette Phipps Rentz of Loris passed away on Saturday, Feb. 10. She was 82. Born Dec. 15, 1941, in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Robert Colon Phipps, Sr. and the late Martha Causey Phipps. Ms. Rentz was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church. Survivors include her nephew, Randall C.…
Read MoreKeith Gordon Lay, Sr.: Tabor City
1928 – 2024 Keith Gordon Lay, Sr. of Tabor City passed away on Thursday, Feb. 15. He was 95. Born April 19, 1928 in Tabor City he was the son of the late Fred and Betty Lay. He attended Wake Forest University where he graduated with a BS in Biology. After graduation, he proudly served…
Read MoreMary Stanley Currie: Loris
1927 – 2024 Mary Stanley Currie of Loris went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, Feb. 14. She was 96. She was born on Nov. 21, 1927, in Loris. She was a daughter of the late Wayland H. and Bertha Rhodes Stanley of Loris. Mrs. Currie is survived by her daughters, Audrey C. Greene (Mickey) of…
Read MorePauline Soles Watts: Loris
1934 – 2024 Pauline Soles Watts of Loris, wife of the late William Grady Watts, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 14. She was 89. Mrs. Watts was born in Loris, a daughter of the late Forrest Covell and Iola Fisher Soles. She was also predeceased by a brother, Covell Soles; and two sisters, Shirley Reaves and…
Read MoreWindy forecast prompts late start Tuesday for Columbus Schools
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com A windy forecast has prompted a two-hour delay for students and staff in the Columbus County Schools for Tuesday, Feb. 13. “Buses may not travel when winds reach 35-40 MPH,” a school district news release said. “High wind gusts are expected in excess of this limit during the morning hours on…
Read MoreGunfire from a moving car hits person in another as motorists try to get out of the way
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com Gunfire from a car speeding south on US 701 between Tabor City and Loris Wednesday afternoon hit at least one person as other vehicles scrambled to get out of the way, leaving “multiple vehicles pulled over with damage,” an Horry County Police Department report said. It was not clear from the…
Read MoreLeonard leaves town government quietly, Ward steps up
By DEUCE NIVEN tribdeuce@tabor-loris.com “Elvis has left the building.” Al Leonard wasn’t born when a Louisiana State Fair announcer uttered those words in 1954, but the self-described fan of “The King” Elvis Presley has left the building, too. Leonard, who became Tabor City’s second town manager in March 1987, retired quietly last Wednesday, not quite…
Read MoreLetha Pearl Smith McDaniels: Clarendon
1932 – 2024 Letha Pearl Smith McDaniels of Clarendon died Wednesday, Feb. 7, in her home with family by her side. She was 91. Born in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. Archie R. Smith and Addie Marinda Ward Smith. She was the widow of the late Thomas Huey McDaniels. She…
Read MoreJacqueline Mary Gruszel Graham: Conway
1935 – 2024 Jacqueline Mary Gruszel Graham of Conway passed away on Sunday, Feb. 4. She was 88. Born on May 12, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen Gruszel. Mrs. Graham retired from Myrtle Beach Air Force Base in 1999 after 31 years of civil service. Mrs.…
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