Obituaries

May 23, 2016

Reverend Lalon Lem Barnes, Jr. was called home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 23, 2016. Rev. Barnes devoted his life to the ministry and to his family. Born on July 18, 1930, to Mable Cumbee Barnes and Rev. Lalon L. Barnes, he enlisted in the United States Navy at the tender age of...

May 13, 2016

Mrs. Jennifer Alcorta Smith, 33, 330 West 2nd St., died Friday May 13, 2016.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Garland Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church by the Reverend Marty Tew and Reverend Jack Melvin officiating. Burial will follow in the Garland Cemetery.

Mrs. Smith is survived by...

May 13, 2016

Clinton God in his Divine wisdom called from this world of pain to a place of peace and eternal rest, Sister Evelyn Imes Chestnutt early Friday morning May 13, 2016 at her home in Clinton, NC.  Funeral service will be held at Snow Hill Baptist Church in Ivanhoe, Friday, May 20, 2016 at 2:00 PM.  Evelyn was the daughter...

May 7, 2016

Tar Heel Mrs. Retha Mae Rigans 83 of 331 Burden Rd., died Saturday, May 07, 2016 at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 14, 2016 at Clarks Chapel AME Zion Church in Tar Heel.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery with the Rev. John T. Morrison officiating. Mrs. Rigans was the daughter...

Apr 17, 2016

Rose Hill

Ms. Senoria Jean Herring, 84, 2697 W. Magnolia-Lisbon Rd., died on Sunday April 17, 2016 at Warsaw Health & Rehab in Warsaw, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday April 26, 2016 at Carter Funeral Home in Garland. Burial will follow in the Herring cemetery.

Ms. Herring is...

Apr 13, 2016

Garland

Mr. Jimmy Thomas Cain Jr., 67, 117 Hwy 210 W, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at his home.

Mr. Cain was born August 29, 1948 in Bladen County, the son of the late Jim Thomas Cain and mother Louise Horne Cain.

Memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, April...

Apr 11, 2016

Tar Heel

Mr. Edwin Lewis Gooden, 72, 741 William Burney Rd, died on Monday, April 11, 2016 at Bladen County Hospital in Elizabethtown, NC.

Mr. Gooden was born July 12, 1943 the son of the late Clarence Edwin Gooden and Geneva Lewis Gooden. He was preceded in death by his wife Carolyn and two brothers,...

Mar 26, 2016

Roseboro

Master Jac’Quez Damarion Ameer Bennett 2 of 407 S. West St. passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC.

Jac’Quez was born March 3, 2014 in Cumberland County to Damion Bennett and Tamirah Pridgen. Jac’Quez Damarion Ameer Bennett also known as “Meer Meer” was a lovable son,...

Mar 26, 2016

Ms. Joyce Ann Corbett, 63, 520 Marion Court Fayetteville, formerly of Clinton, died on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC.

Ms. Corbett was born December 16, 1952 in Sampson Co., the daughter of the late Clarence Henry and Hanna Corbett.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, April...

Mar 23, 2016

Mr. Elma Gray Owens 69 of 513 Cooper Rd., Salemburg, NC died Wednesday, March 23, 2016.

Mr. Owens was born April 08, 1946 in Sampson Co. the son of the late William and Sarah Owens.  He was preceded in death by three brothers, Willie, Sammy, David, and three sisters, Macy, Sarah, and Emma.  He received his education...

Mar 16, 2016

Mrs. Edna Carroll Maynor Jones was born on July 17, 1944, in Rose Hill, North Carolina.  She was one of ten children born to the late John Carroll Maynor and the late Alberta Evans Maynor.  On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, our beloved wife, sister, aunt, cousin, sister-in-law, and God-mother transitioned from this earthly home to her new home in...

Mar 2, 2016

Mr. Dewey Allen Carter 70 of 10235 Old Mintz Hwy. Garland, NC, died Wednesday, March 02, 2016 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 05, 2016 at Garland Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, by the Reverend Marty Tew and Reverend Dewey Ball.  Burial will follow in...

Mar 2, 2016

Mrs. Dorothy “Dottie” Cornwall 76 of 6650 Oak Grove Church Rd. Stedman, NC died Wednesday, March 02, 2016 at her residence.

Graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, March 04, 2016 at Garland Cemetery by the Reverend Chris O’Briant.

Mrs. Cornwall is survived by her husband, Phil Cornwall, two sons, Tim Bullard of...

Feb 29, 2016

Mr. Franklin Roosevelt Purdie 81 of 2613 Martin Luther King Dr. Elizabethtown, NC, died Monday, February 29, 2016 at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center in Whiteville, NC.

Memorial service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday at Pilgrim Hill Missionary Baptist Church 685 Elkton Rd., Clarkton, NC.

Franklin Purdie was born to the...

Feb 21, 2016

Mrs. Annie Florence McKoy 82 of 117 Center St., died Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, February 25, 2016 at St. Stephens AME Zion Church.  Burial will follow in the Garland Community Cemetery.

Mrs. McKoy is survived by three daughters,...

Feb 16, 2016

Mr. Jonathan Maurice Highsmith 21 of 201 C. Beatty Dr., Harrells, died Tuesday, February 16, 2016.

Mr. Highsmith was born April 30, 1994 in Bladen Co., He was self employed truck driver. Funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M. Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Carter Funeral Home, by the Reverend Doris Johnson.  Burial will follow in the...

Feb 14, 2016

Mr. Anthony Ladon “Don” Chavious 40 of 812 Bill Town Rd., died Sunday, February 14, 2016.

Mr. Chavious was born November 17, 1975 in Sampson Co. He was educated through the Sampson County School System.  He was known as a “Barber” and “The best Car Detailer” around.  He was employed with Pennington Automotive in Goldsboro, NC.  Mr....

Feb 6, 2016

Mrs. Lizzie Townsend Smith 86 371Townsend Rd.,Garland, died Saturday, February 06, 2016 at Elizabethtown Nursing Center in Elizabethown, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, February 12, 2016 at Millers Chapel AME Zion Church 853 Old Fayetteville Rd., Garland, by Reverend Pia Jessup.  Burial will follow in the Owens Cemetery.

Mrs. Smith...

Feb 2, 2016

Mrs. Sennie Mae Owens Brothers 61 of 10759 S. College St. Apt 2A, Clarkton, NC formerly of Garland died February 02, 2016 at residence. Mrs. Brothers was born October 09, 1954 in Bladen Co.  She was preceded in death by her father, Marvin L. Owens. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, February 06, 2016 at the...

Jan 28, 2016

Mr. James "HAM"  Willie Burden 81 of 218 Burden Rd. Tar Heel, NC, died Thursday, January 28, 2016 at his residence.

Mr. Burden was October 05, 1934 in Bladen Co. the son of late Fable Burden & Lena White Burden.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Bessie Banks Burden, one brother, Fable Burden. Mr. Burden...