Obituaries

May 12, 2017

Mrs. Pearlene Autry 74 of 21 Selma Rd., formerly of Elizabethtown, NC died Friday, May 12, 2017 at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday May 20, 2017 at Pleasant Hill Holiness Church with the Pastor Annette Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at the Autry Cemetery in Elizabethtown.

May 10, 2017

Ms. Annie Mae Smith 75 of 120 Southwood Dr. Clinton, formerly of Garland died Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Carter Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in the Garland Cemetery.

Ms. Smith is survived by two sisters,...

May 7, 2017

Mrs. Judy Willis Smith 69, of 59 Smith Farm Lane died Sunday, May 07, 2017 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.

Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by a son, James Alvin “Al” Smith, brother, Paul Willis, and two sisters, Doris F. Horne, Alice C. Barts.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00...

Apr 30, 2017

Mrs. Jennie Lee Richardson 88, of 118 Barnes Blueberry Rd. died, Sunday April 30, 2017 at Bladen County Hospital in Elizabethtown, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 5, 2017 at Carter Funeral Home, officiated by the Reverend Hugh Miller.  Burial will follow in the Autry Cemetery.

Mrs. Richardson is survived...

Apr 25, 2017

Ms. Gwendolyn “Gwen” Gail Pickett 53 of 561 Moon Johnson Rd. Delway Community, died Tuesday April 25, 2017 at UNC Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC.

Ms. Pickett was born June 19, 1963 in Sampson Co., NC she was daughter of late biological mother, Juanita Pickett, She was preceded in death by her mother, Maggie P. Johnson...

Apr 19, 2017

Delway

Mrs. Shelia Boykin Johnson 61 of Bill Town Rd. died Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC.

Mrs. Johnson was born November 7, 1955 in Sampson County to the late Roy J. Boykin & Mittie P. Smith Boykin.  She is preceded in death by her husband Leander Johnson,...

Apr 6, 2017

Mr. John Patrick McGee 81 of 204 Dairy Rd., Clayton,NC died Thursday, April 06, 2017 at Johnston Memorial in Smithfield, NC.

Mr. McGee was born October 23, 1935 in Gaston Co., the son of the late Curtis K. McGee & Donnie Navy McGee.  He was Veteran in the U.S. Army.  Mr. McGee was preceded in death by...

Mar 24, 2017

Mrs. Kathleen Christine Cain 95 of 120 Southwood Dr., formerly of Garland, died Friday, March 24, 2017 at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton, NC.

Mrs. Cain was born October 19, 1921 in Wilson County, the daughter of the late Garfield Fair and Rena Smith Fair.  Mrs. Cain was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Cain,...

Mar 21, 2017

Mary Deloris Moore was born on July 19, 1937, in Gibson, North Carolina to the late Willie and Pauline Moore. She attended East High School and obtained her GED in 1983.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Carter Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in the Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church...

Mar 16, 2017

Mr. Joseph McKenny Peters 67 of 504 Cypress St., died Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.

Mr. Peters was born, August 15, 1949 in Cumberland Co., the son of the late William Atha Peters & Minnie Lee Bass Peters.  He was Vietnam Veteran serving in the U.S. Army.  He was...

Mar 5, 2017

Jerry Duane Howell, 71, of Fuquay-Varina, NC passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at his home.

Jerry was born May 19, 1945 in Portsmouth, VA to the late Bethel and Bertha Greene Howell.  He was a veteran of the US Air Force and was a business owner specializing in furniture upholstery.

He was preceded in...

Mar 1, 2017

Mrs. Sally Smith Toler 79 of 120 Southwood Dr. Clinton, NC, formerly of Garland, died Wednesday, March 01, 2017 at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton, NC.

Mrs. Toler was born November 09, 1937 in Sampson Co. the daughter of the late Sanford Walter Smith and Mary Bordeaux Smith. Mrs. Toler was preceded in death by two...

Feb 7, 2017

Mr. Johnny Ray Merritt, 48 of 90 Castle Lane, Harrells, NC, died February 7, 2017.

Mr. Merritt, was born in Duplin County, the son of Mr. John Wesley Murphy and Annie Mae Moore Merritt

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday February 11, 2017 at Hayes Chapel Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Anthony...

Feb 6, 2017

Mr. John C. Pope, 88 of 5270 Garland Hwy., Clinton, NC, died February 6, 2017 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC.

Mr. Pope was the son of the late Joseph Edgar Pope and Mary Matthis Pope. Mr. Pope was the former owner of Pope Monument Company.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday...

Feb 6, 2017

Mrs. Hart was born in Sampson County to the late Esker Lee Cain and Tinnie Merritt Cain. She was a graduate of Garland High School. After high school she attended East Carolina Teachers College where she earned a B.S. degree in Home Economics. While at East Carolina she also meet the love of her life, Gene Hart. She and...

Feb 5, 2017

Mr. David Edward Bryant Sr. of 605 Sampson St., was born on October 31, 1949, to the late Deleon and Willie Mae Bryant in Dillon, South Carolina. He departed this life February 5, 2017 at Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina

David graduated from Clear Run High School and was drafted to serve in the United States...

Feb 1, 2017

Ms. Felisha Michelle Council 42 of NC Hwy. 87 W. Tar Heel, died Wednesday, February 01, 2017 at Bladen Co. Hospital in Elizabethtown, NC.

Funeral service will be Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Noon at First New Light Missionary Baptist Church in White Oak, NC with the Pastor Obie L. Worley Sr. officiating.  Burial will follow in...

Jan 30, 2017

Mr. Glenn Milton Belser Jr. , 70 of 250 Hill Circle Rd. died Monday, January 30, 2017 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.

Mr. Belser was born August 19, 1946 in Onslow County, the son of the late Glenn Hoover Belser Sr. & Geneva Session Belser.  Mr. Belser severed in the U.S. Army during Vietnam,...

Jan 18, 2017

Mrs. Joyce (Shane) Murphy-Smith, 73 of Toms River, NJ, formerly of Harrells, NC passed away on January 17, 2017 at Bay Lea Care Facility in N.J.

Mrs. Murphy-Smith is predeceased by her mother, Doshia Mae Murphy-Pridgen.

Graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Fennell Memorial Park in...

Jan 17, 2017

Mrs. Billie Jo Honeycutt 59 of 752 NC Hwy. 210 East, Harrells, NC died Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, NC.

Mrs. Honeycutt was born July 22, 1957 in Sampson Co. the daughter of the late William Jernigan and Myrtle Evans Jernigan. Mrs. Honeycutt worked for 40 years as a lab tech for...