Obituaries

Nov 17, 2017

Mrs. Mildred Shipp Rich 90 of 1745 Lamb Rd. Garland, NC, died Friday November 17, 2017 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC.

She was born April 03, 1927 to the late Banard and Addie Mae Shipp.  Mrs. Rich was a homemaker and a member of the Garland PFWB Church. She was preceded in death by...

Nov 11, 2017

Clinton

Mr. Donald Ray Underwood 65 of 2322 Old US 701 Hwy. Clinton, NC, died Saturday, November 11,2017 at his residence.

Mr. Underwood was born May 16, 1952 in Sampson Co.  He was retired Sergeant from the U.S. Army.  He was preceded in death by his father James Vann.

Funeral service will be...

Nov 11, 2017

Mr. Gerald "BABA" Neal Warren 57 of 602 McPherson St., Roseboro, NC, died Saturday, November 11, 2017, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, NC.

Mr. Warren was born July 21, 1960 in Sampson Co., the son of the late Fred C. Warren & Margaret Powell Warren.

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

Nov 10, 2017

Mr. Amos Smith 81 of 361 Smith Mill Pond Rd., died Friday, November 10, 2017 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC.

Mr. Smith was born February 13, 1936 in Bladen Co. the son of the late Sanford Smith & Grace Hilton Smith.  Mr. Smith was a Navy Veteran, and retired from the Bladen Co....

Oct 30, 2017

Mr. Rodney Joseph Foy 55 of 2719 Montague Rd. Currie, NC, died Monday, October 30, 2017 at his residence.

Mr. Foy was born May 12, 1962 in Onslow Co., NC, the son of the late James C. Foy & Shirley Midgett Foy.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Susan Foy.

A private memorial...

Oct 24, 2017

Mrs. Bertha Louise Newkirk 78 of 121 Dawson Ave., died Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville.

Mrs. Newkirk was born February 23, 1939 in Sampson Co., the daughter of the late Will Ernest Jacobs & Mary Howard Jacobs.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, November 4,...

Oct 13, 2017

Ms. Peggy Ann Smith 73 of 59 Smith Farm Lane, Garland, NC died Friday, October 13, 2017 at Daysprings Assisted Living, in Wallace, NC.

Ms. Smith was born February 21, 1944 in Sampson Co. the daughter of the late James Alvin Smith & Rebecca Davis Smith.  She was preceded in death by sister, Drucella S. Hopson, sister-in-law...

Sep 20, 2017

Mr. Roman Blake Barnes 29 of 11384 US Hwy. 701 N., died Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Bladen Co. Hospital in Elizabethtown, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Beards Chapel Baptist Church.

The family will receive friends Friday, September 23, 2017 at Beards Chapel Baptist Church from...

Sep 19, 2017

Mrs. Ledonia “Dee” Nadine Kerr of 3745 Harrells Hwy. Garland, NC, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at UNC Rex Health Care Center in Raleigh, NC.

Ledonia Nadine Kerr, better known as “Dee” was born on February 17, 1966 in Sampson County to Julius Kerr Jr. and the late Mary V. Kerr.  She peacefully moved from her old...

Sep 17, 2017

Mrs. Katie "Doll Baby" Mae Boone Sanders 88 died Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Warsaw Health & Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw, NC.

Mrs. Sanders was born January 26, 1929 in Sampson Co., the daughter of the late Henry David Boone & Cornelia Smith Boone.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 22,...

Sep 13, 2017

Mr. William “Willie” Earl Powell 75 of 85 Birdy Lane, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Golden Years Nursing Center in Falcon, NC.

Mr. Powell was born July 18, 1942 in Sampson Co. the son of the late Henry Faison Powell & Lillie Cain Powell.  He was preceded in death by two sisters, Faye Herring, Dorothy McKiney,...

Sep 12, 2017

Mr. Grayford Johnson 76 of 10282 NC Hwy. 41 East, Harrells, NC died Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at his residence.

Mr. Johnson was born August 20, 1941 in Sampson Co. the son of the late Richmond Johnson & Lessie Smith Johnson. He was retired logger.  He was preceded in death by one son, Grayford Johnson Jr., one...

Sep 6, 2017

Mrs. Willie Mae “Pete” Murphy 56 of 59 Parkway Ave. Garland, died Wednesday, September 06, 2017 at Bladen Co. Hospital in Elizabethtown, NC.

Mrs. Murphy was born May 04, 1962 in Sampson Co. the daughter of the late Willie Paul Murphy and Allie Mae Pridgen Murphy.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Allen Murphy...

Aug 28, 2017

Mr. Julius “Buck” Macio Miller Jr. 77 of 1815 Firetower Rd., died Monday, August 28, 2017 at Med Star Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Miller was born November 05. 1939 in Sampson Co., the son of the late Julius Macio Miller Sr. & Josephine Corbett.  Mr. Miller was preceded in death by his wife, Pearlie...

Aug 28, 2017

Mrs. Marie Beasley Bordeaux 82 of 235 Odham Ave Garland, NC, died Monday, August 28, 2017 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.

Mrs. Bordeaux was born July 30, 1935 in Harnett Co., she was daughter of the late Jack R. Beasley Sr. & Mary Moore Beasley.  She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Aug 27, 2017

Mr. Mike Strickland 47, of 67 N. Ingold Ave., Garland, died Sunday, August 27, 2017 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC.

A celebration of life service will be held at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 06, 2017 at Carter Funeral Home, by the Reverend Hank Dunbar and Mr. Chad Porter.

Mr. Strickland is survived by...

Aug 25, 2017

Mrs. Eithel Merritt Norris 98 of 1657 Norris Rd. Garland, NC, died Friday, August 25, 2017 at her residence.

Ms. Norris was preceded in death by her parents Ben and Mittie Blackburn Merritt, her husband Henry Lee Norris and one grandson Dale Register, five sisters and four brothers.

Funeral will be held at 2 pm...

Aug 8, 2017

Mr. Ronald Edward Melvin 68 of 250 N. Parkersburg Ave., Garland died Tuesday, August 08, 2017 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.

Mr. Melvin was born January 25, 1949 in Sampson Co., the son of the late Earnest Edward Melvin & Eunice Peterson Melvin.  Mr. Melvin was a retired veteran having served in the...

Aug 6, 2017

Ms. Libie Carnell Vann 54 of 454 E. 35th St. Brooklyn, NY, formerly of Garland, died Sunday, August 06, 2017 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.

Ms. Vann was born December 04, 1962 in Sampson Co.  She was preceded in death by her father, Livie Vann Jr., brother, Livie P. Vann, a sister Barbara...

Aug 1, 2017

Mrs. Grace Beatty DeVane 80 of 5911 NC Hwy. 210 East, died Tuesday, August 01, 2017 at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, August 06, 2017 at Mt. Elam Missionary Baptist Church, 6869 NC Hwy. 210 West, Garland, NC.  Burial will follow in the Boykin-Herring Cemetery, Davis Rd.,...