Obituaries

Nov 19, 2019

Mr. Willie “Bozzie” James Smith, Jr., 59, of 455 Gibbs Road, Garland, died Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville.

Mr. Smith was born April 11, 1960 in Newark, New Jersey, the son of the late Willie James Smith Sr. and Hiawatha Powell Smith. He was preceded in death by  one brother, Normal...

Nov 18, 2019

James T. Smith AKA “J.T.” departed this world on November 18, 2019. He is preceded in death by his father James Smith, mother Mable Smith and his daughter Emma Smith Vassell. He leaves behind two daughters Wanda Melvin of Roseboro, Nartasa Holmes of Teachey, one son Darius T. Weeks, seven grandchildren Don Smith, Jamie Smith, Sharon Howard, Dynasti Wooten,...

Nov 16, 2019

Mr. Lynn Edward Johnson, 63, of 1368 Old Fayetteville Rd. Garland, NC, died Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Elizabethtown Nursing Center in Elizabethtown, NC.

Mr. Johnson was born July 14, 1956 in Bladen County.  He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Keith Johnson.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, November...

Nov 13, 2019

Harrells

Ms. Eyvonne Highsmith, 78, of 5911 NC Hwy 210 East, died Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC.

Funeral Service will be held at 1 pm Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at Carter Funeral Home in Garland. Interment will follow in the Murphy Cemetery.

A viewing will be...

Nov 12, 2019

San Bernardino, CA

Mr. Ray Tremain Robinson, 41, of San Bernardino, CA, formerly of Harrells, died Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC.

Mr. Robinson was born June 11, 1978 in Junction City, Kansas, the son of the late Ray McKenzie Robinson and Mattie Mae Robinson. He was preceded...

Oct 30, 2019

Mr. Christopher Ja-Von Parker, 33, of 606 S. East St., Roseboro, NC  died Wednesday, October 30, 2019.

Mr. Parker was born, November 16, 1985 in Cumberland Co. Fayetteville, NC.  He was preceded in death by a sister, Yatashia and both his maternal and paternal grandparents, William and Hazel Parker and Irene Culbreth.

Funeral service will...

Oct 29, 2019

Mrs. Betty Carter Cashwell, 86, of 1770 Hill Circle Rd., Garland, N.C. died Tuesday October 29, 2019 at her residence.

Mrs. Cashwell was born December 30, 1932 in Sampson Co. the daughter of the late Graham Carter and Ila Callahan Carter.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Quince Cashwell, and two sisters, Joyce Lamb...

Oct 20, 2019

Mr. Bobby Eulus Marshall, 80, of 5184 Harrells Hwy., Garland, NC, died Sunday, October 20, 2019 at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC.

Mr. Marshall was born March 20, 1939 in Sampson County, the son of the late Eulus Marshall and Hilda Johnson Marshall. Mr. Marshall is preceded in death by his wife Viola Rich Marshall, two...

Oct 19, 2019

Ms. Brenda Collins, 48, of 4331 Belcher St., Farmville, formerly of Garland, NC died Saturday, October 19, 2019 at Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice, Greenville, NC.

Ms. Collins was born February 07, 1971 in Onslow County. Ms. Collins is preceded in death by her parents James Barrett Sr., Mary Ghee Barrett, two brothers Wayne Newton Barrett,...

Oct 13, 2019

On Sunday, October 13, 2019, George Wesley “GW” Herring peacefully entering into eternal rest at the Pender Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Facility, Burgaw, North Carolina.

George Wesley Herring was born July 11, 1930, son of the late Lela Carol Herring and William Herring, of Ivanhoe, North Carolina.   GW received his education from Bland High School, Sampson County.  ...

Oct 10, 2019

Mary Lois Smith, 95, of 180 Southwood Drive, Clinton, NC, formerly of Garland, died Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Southwood Nursing Facility in Clinton, NC.

Mrs. Smith was born December 09, 1923 in Sampson County. Mrs. Smith is preceded in death by her husband Perry David Smith, her parents Neal Samuel Lamb and Mary Lillie Herring Lamb...

Oct 6, 2019

Louraine Long Harris, 99, of 635 S. Ingold Ave, Garland, NC passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019 at Southwood Nursing Center in Clinton.

Mrs. Harris was born on October 16,1919 in Bladen County, NC to the late Julius Tate Long and Piercy Ann Robinson Long. She was preceded in death by her brothers Jay Long, Gordon Long,...

Oct 6, 2019

Mrs. Betty Kay Davis, 65, of 150 Granny Lane, died Sunday, October 06, 2019 at The Magnolia Assisted Living Home, Clinton, NC.

Mrs. Davis was born November 24, 1953 in Sampson County. Mrs. Davis is preceded in death by her parents Fred Newton Norris and Lucy Smith Norris.

Mrs. Davis was a faithful and loving...

Sep 28, 2019

Mr. Kenneth Mitchell McPhail, 91, of 6511 Tomahawk Hwy. Harrells, NC died Saturday, September 28, 2019 at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington, NC.

Mr. McPhail was born on October 6, 1927 to the late William Lester McPhail and Norma Pope McPhail. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Moore McPhail, brothers William Lester...

Sep 20, 2019

Judith Carr Smith, 59, of Garland, NC passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family Friday, September 20, 2019.

She was born in Clinton, NC on February 25, 1960 and is the daughter of the late Jacob and Edith Carr of Tomahawk, NC. She resided in Garland with her husband of 43 years, Eddie.

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Sep 11, 2019

Mr. John Harold Long, 58, of 289 Ira Long Rd., Harrells, NC died Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at his home. Mr. Long was born June 06, 1961 in Pitt County the son of the late Donnie Harold Long and Gaynell Mozingo Long. Funeral service will be held at 3:30 PM Sunday, September 15, 2019 Carter Funeral Home in Garland....

Aug 30, 2019

Mr. Julian Robinson Dowd Jr., 63, of 403 Barclay Hills Dr., Wilmington, NC  died Friday, August 30, 2019 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Wilmington, NC. He is preceded in death by his parents Julian Robinson Dowd Sr. and Evelyn Hunter Dowd.

Funeral service will be held at Noon (12:00PM.) Wednesday September 04, 2019 at the...

Aug 26, 2019

Mr. TF Williams, 85, of 120 Southwood Dr. Clinton, NC, formerly of Garland, died Monday, August 26, 2019 at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton, NC.

There were eleven siblings who preceded him in death. Marshal Hubert, Lula, Willie C., Hershal, Tossie Lee, Jerry, Annie, Fredrick, Buck, Isabell and Mozel Allen Williams.

Dad was born...

Aug 10, 2019

Mrs. Dorothy Smith Strickland, 80, of 4508 A Preacher Homes Rd., Graham, NC formerly of Garland, died Saturday, August 10, 2019 at her residence.

Mrs. Strickland was born September 10, 1938 in Sampson County, the daughter of the late James Franklin Smith and Burdette Guy Smith. Mrs. Strickland was preceded in death by her husband Paul Winfred...

Aug 8, 2019

Mr. Robert Earl Howard, 71, of 56 North Powell Street, Garland, NC died Thursday, August 08, 2019 at the Genesis Health Care Center in Mount Olive, NC.

Mr. Howard was born August 25, 1947 in Sampson County, the son of the late Rob Howard and Lizzie Keith Howard. Mr. Howard was preceded in death by two brothers...