Obituaries

Feb 24, 2015

Mr. Zebedee Wilcox Jr. 63 of 6963 old Fayetteville Rd., died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Bladen Co. Hospital in Elizabethtown, NC.

Mr. Wilcox was born October 27, 1951 in Sampson Co., the son of Zebedee Wilcox and the late Lois Kerr Wilcox. He was a veteran of U.S. Army, and a Rural Letter Carrier for the...

Feb 15, 2015

Mrs. Virginia Lee Cooper Melvin, 76, Quietly and peacefully slipped into the arms of our Heavenly Father on Sunday, February 15, 2015.

She was born June 11, 1938 in Sampson County North Carolina to Jannie Cooper and Walter Smith.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Hayes Chapel Missionary...

Feb 14, 2015

Addison Carolyn Bryan, born June 30, 2013, peacefully departed for her Heavenly home on February 14, 2015 following a lifelong battle with childhood brain cancer. Her final days were spent surrounded by her family and she gently passed from this earthly life wrapped in the loving arms of her Mommy, Daddy and Grandma.

Addison’s life was short,...

Jan 27, 2015

Katie Florence Simpson born to the late James Oscar and Annie Lois Simpson departed this life on Monday 01/26/2015 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston, NC.

Katie was born on June 4th, 1953 and became a resident of Cashwel l Center in Kinston, NC on August 19th, 1965. Katie was a fun loving person with a beautiful...

Jan 25, 2015

Mrs. Weo Mae DeVane Carr 93, of 30 Henderson Lane, died Sunday, January 25, 2015 at the Brian Center in Wallace, NC.

Mrs. Carr was born September 26, 1921 in Sampson Co., to the late Willie C. DeVane and Mary Corrbett DeVane. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Carr, and four brother, James DeVane,...

Jan 21, 2015

Mr. Ronald Wayne Smith 77 passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lewis Smith and Mary Smith, and brother, Robert Smith.

He was retired MSGT. with U.S. Air Force having been stationed in Texas, Spain, Pope AFB, Myrtle...

Jan 16, 2015

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Mr. Barry M. Moran 69 of 331 West Rd. died Friday, January 16, 2015 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC.

Mr. Moran was born September 27, 1945 in Orange Co. Florida. He was a general contractor for many years. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Moran.

A graveside service...

Jan 14, 2015

Mrs. Anezka Sindelar Evans 92 of 969 Cox Rd. Gastonia, formerly of White Lake, died Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Brian Center in Gastonia, NC.

Mrs, Evans was preceded in death by her husband, Walter K. Evans II and a son, Walter K. Evans III.

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday,...

Jan 12, 2015

Mrs. Sallie Mae New 78 of 3445 Old Fayetteville Rd., died Monday, January 12, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC.

Mrs. New was born October 01, 1936 in Bladen Co., to the daughter of the late Willis Smith and Ruby Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband Harold Roy New, one sister,...

Jan 12, 2015

Mr. Clarkston Wardell Thomas 93 of 508 Spaulding St. Fayetteville, NC died Monday, January 12, 2015 at his residence.

Mr. Thomas was Army veteran. He was preceeded in death by his wife Kathleen Treadwell Thomas.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 17, 2015 at St. Stephens AME Zion Church, Garland, NC....

Jan 11, 2015

Mrs. Erma Smith Dowless 81 of 1253 NC Hwy. 210 East Harrells, NC died Sunday, January 11, 2015 at the Brian Center in Wallace, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Beards Chapel Baptist Church, by the Reverend Barry Helms Burial will follow in the Smith Cemetery.

Mrs....

Jan 4, 2015

Mr. James C. “Shotgun" Smith Sr., 76 of Garland, died Sunday, January 04, 2015 at First Health Hospice House in Pinehurst, NC.

Mr. Smith was born April 03, 1938 in Sampson Co., the son of the late James Monroe Smith and Fannie Robinson Smith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Blackburn, a brother Donald...

Jan 4, 2015

Mrs. Emma Pearl Barnes Moore 83 of 365 Floyd Lane, died Sunday, January 04, 2014 at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton, NC.

Mrs. Moore was born April 18, 1931 to the late William McKinley Barnes and Lela Pearl Barnes. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Connie Moore and a brother Paul Barnes.

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Dec 30, 2014

Mrs. Ira Owens Webb 87 of 381 Lakewood School Rd. Salemburg, NC, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC

Mrs. Webb was preceded in death by her husband Willie Webb.

. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 04, 2015 at Carter Funeral Home by the...

Dec 19, 2014

Mrs. Gail Robinson Jenkins 67 of 711 Wildcat Rd, died Friday, December 19, 2014 at her residence.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Keathern Baptist Church, by the Reverend Elwood McPhail. Burial will follow in the Robinson Family Cemetery in Harrells, NC.

Mrs. Jenkins is survived by her...

Dec 19, 2014

Ms. Nellie Ann Noble 120 Odham Ave., died Friday, December 19, 2014 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC.

Ms. Noble was the daughter of the late William Harry Strickland and Rita Carey Strickland. She was preceded in death by a brother, Henry Strickland.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, December...

Dec 18, 2014

Mr. Thomas Owens Jr, 69 of 1144 John Owen Rd., died Thursday, December 18, 2014 at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, December 21.2014 at Richardson Chapel Holy Bible Church of God in White Oak, NC, by Pastor Mable Yarboro. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mr. Owens is...

Dec 11, 2014

Mr. Charles Elbert “CJ” SasserJr. 32 of 615 Motor Rd. Winston-Salem, formerly of Elizabethtown, NC died Thursday, December 11, 2014 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, in Winston-Salem, NC.

Mr. Sasser was preceded in death by his father Charles Elbert Sasser, Sr., Grandmothers, Mary Lou Sasser,and Janice Gibson.

Funeral service will be held at11:00 AM Monday,...

Nov 30, 2014

Mrs. Debbie Sue Evans, 52 of 554 Walter K Evans Rd., Harrells NC died, Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Bladen Co. Hospital in Elizabethtown, NC.

Mrs. Evans was born September 02, 1962 in Sampson Co,., the daughter of the late Donnie Lee Mote.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M. Tuesday, December 02, 2014 at...

Nov 28, 2014

Mrs. Lolita Bordeaux Long 93 of 3976 NC Hwy 210 East Harrells, NC died Friday,November 28, 2014 at Elizabethtown Nursing Center in Elizabethtown, NC.

Mrs. Long was born June 02, 1921 in Bladen Co., the daughter of the late Gaddie Bordeaux and Beulah Blackburn Bordeaux. She was preceded in death by her husband, Abel Long, a daughter...