Area Obituaries
Ricky Glinston Booth: Tabor City
1963 – 2016 Ricky Glinston Booth of Tabor City died Friday, Nov. 18 in his home. He was 53. Born Aug. 23 1963 in Horry County, he was the son of Faye Norris Booth of Tabor City and the late William G. Booth. In addition to his mother, he is survived by…
Read MoreShirley Rabon: Loris
1950 – 2016 Shirley Rabon of Loris passed away Friday, Nov. 11, following a sudden illness. She was 66. Born Oct. 5, 1950 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late Purley “Jack” Rabon and the late Sadie King. Mrs. Rabon worked with Winn Dixie as a manager until her retirement and…
Read MoreJimmie D. Elliott: Galivants Ferry
1938 – 2016 Jimmie D. Elliott of Galivants Ferry went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Nov. 15. He was 78. Mr. Elliott was born in Horry County, a son of the late Bernie and Marie Elliott Mr. Elliott was a US Army Veteran. Survivors include his wife of…
Read MorePenny Lodosca Powell Ray
1937 – 2016 Penny Lodosca (Dot) Powell Ray of Tabor City died Tuesday, Nov. 15 in McLeod Loris hospital. She was 79. Born Jan. 21, 1937 in Marion County, she was the daughter of the late James Gurthie and Frances Geverna Fullwood Powell. She is survived by her husband, Joe Ray of…
Read MoreEdith Cox Soles: Tabor City
1926 – 2016 Edith Cox Soles, mother, grandmother and great grandmother of Tabor City, age 90, died Sunday, Nov. 13, at home following an illness. She was 90. She passed away peacefully with her beloved family by her side. Born Aug. 28, 1926 in Tabor City, NC, she was the daughter of…
Read MoreBilly Eugene Whaley: Little River
1934 – 2016 Billy Eugene Whaley of Little River passed away on Nov. 13 at his home in Little River after a lengthy illness. He was 82. He was born Jan. 24, 1934 in Pleasants County, West Virginia, to the late Dewey and Laura Whaley. Bill was a CPA who owned a…
Read MoreBenjamin Franklin Norman, III: Tabor City
1943 – 2016 Benjamin Franklin Norman, III of Tabor City passed away peacefully in his home on Saturday, Nov. 12, after a long illness. He was 73. Born Sept. 22, 1943 in Springfield, Ohio, Ben was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin Norman, Jr. and Vivian Norman, and stepson of Nada Tilley…
Read MoreJean Cline Howe: Loris
1925 – 2016 Jean Cline Howe of Loris passed away on Monday, Nov. 7 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Bolivia following a long illness. She was 90. Mrs. Howe was the daughter of the late Raymond Robert Cline and the late Eva Hunt Cline. Survivors include her youngest son, Gary Donnall…
Read MoreVallie Wallace Shelley: Loris
1936 – 2016 Vallie Wallace Shelley of Loris passed away Tuesday, Nov. 8 at his home following an illness. He was 80. Mr. Shelley was born on Jan. 12, 1936 in Green Sea, son of the late Gary G. Shelley and the late Ozelma Shelley. Mr. Shelley retired as a machinist…
Read MoreGladys Elaine Raspovich: Loris
1928 – 2016 Gladys Elaine Raspovich of Loris passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at McLeod Loris hospital. She was 88. Born on Aug. 28, 1928 in Loris, she was the daughter of the late John Davis Cox and the late Helen Skipper Cox. Mrs. Raspovich was a loving sister, aunt, and…
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