Area Obituaries

1927 – 2019      Sennie L. Cribb, formerly of Tabor City, went to be with her Savior on June 5.  She was 92.      She was the loving daughter of the late Sennie and James F. Cribb.      In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister Nona Cribb, her brother Charles “Buddy” Cribb,…

1943 – 2019      Mary Brown Clark of Tabor City passed on Tuesday, June 4 at McLeod Loris hospital, Loris. She was 75.      Survivors include her two daughters, Marjorie Jordan of Tabor City, and Tammy Blackmon of Whiteville; one son, Henry Terrell Clark of Tabor City; and a sister, Hattie Ruth Long of Loris.      Funeral services…

1948 – 2019      JoAnne Nobles Johnson of Tabor City died Saturday, June 8, in her home. She was 70.      Born Oct. 18, 1948 in Columbus County, she was the daughter of the late Taft and Alice Bertie Edwards Nobles and the widow of the Johnny Michael Johnson.      She was a member of Emerson Original Free…

1924 – 2019      Julius King Suggs of Tabor City died Friday, June 7. He was 95.      His death came on the 75th anniversary of his arrival in France to fight for generations to come following the D-Day invasion on the Normandy coast there.      He left home briefly as a teenager, breaking his mother Viola’s heart,…

1932 – 2019      Myrtle Lee West Page of Clarkton passed away Thursday, June 6.  She was 87.      Myrtle was a devoted, charismatic Christian lady. She was one of the first female deacons, served as the church secretary, a member of the church choir and the WMU president. Myrtle served her community as well, serving as…

1981 – 2019      Robert “Bobby” Herbst, III of Loris passed away Wednesday, June 5. He was 37.      Mr. Herbst was born July 9, 1981 in Stratford, New Jersey, son of Robert F. Herbst, Jr. and Georgieann J. Sliwowski Herbst. Mr. Herbst was predeceased by a step-brother, Kenny Landis; and a step-sister, GiGi Masso; and his…

1939 – 2019      Robert “Bob” Norman Stapleton of Loris passed away on Friday, May 31, at Embrace Hospice in Myrtle Beach. He was 79.      Mr. Stapleton was born on Oct. 23, 1939 in Rutland, Vermont, a son of the late, Marshall Claire Stapleton and the late, Helena Catherine Filipetti Brinker. Mr. Stapleton served his country…

1941 – 2019      Linda Ann Burgess Clark of Nichols died Saturday morning, May 25, at her home following an illness. She was 78.      Born on April 30, 1941 in Bath, Maine, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Anderson Robinson. Mrs. Clark worked until her retirement in the accounting department for the military and…

1953 – 2019      Cindy Stevens Rabon of Tabor City died Monday, June 3. She was 65.      Born Aug. 5, 1953 in New Hanover County, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Joanna Lane Stevens.      She was preceded in death by her husband, Terry Rabon, and her parents.      She is survived by a son, Brock…