Obituaries

Nov 20, 2014

Mrs. Carrie Mae Murphy 100 of 538 Old Cotton Gin Rd. Roseboro, NC, formerly of the Garland Community, died Thursday, November 20, 2014 at home in the Midway Community.

She was born May 5, 1914 in Lower Sampson County to the late Bertha Council Bratton.She was raised by her grandparents, the late Zeb and Martha Cromartie Council....

Nov 18, 2014

Mr. Willie James Smith 80 of 15919 NC Hwy. 701 North, Garland, died Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville, NC.

Mr. Smith was born April 09, 1934 in Allegheny Co., in Pittsburgh, Pa., the son of the late Marcella Smith and Sarah Henry Smith. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his first...

Nov 7, 2014

Mr. Lendo Melvin 70 of 1471 Johnsontown Rd., died Friday, November 07, 2014 at his residence. .

He was born on December 9, 1943, to the late Vann Leon and Mary Alice Melvin of Elizabethtown, North Carolina. At an early age he was saved and baptized at Mt.Sinia Baptist Church, in Bladen County....

Nov 6, 2014

Cassell DeVane was born February 29, 1940 in Ivanhoe, NC to the late Willie Council DeVane and Mary Florence Corbett DeVane.

He married Bessie Gennell Hayes. They decided to make Roseboro, NC their home in January 2009.

A graveside service will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 12,2014 at the Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery,...

Nov 3, 2014

Mary Catherine (Kitty) Allen Barnes of Raleigh, formerly of Goldsboro and White Lake, died on Monday, November 03, 2014 in Raleigh, NorthCarolina.She was born July 12, 1938 to Roy B. Allen and wife Catherine C. Allen of Lenox, Ga. Kitty is a graduate of Shorter College in Rome, Ga and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Nov 2, 2014

Mrs. Juanita Moore Blake 75 of 52 North Hines Acres Rocky Point, NC, died Sunday, November 02, 2014 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center, in Wilmington, NC.

A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday,November 04, 2014 at Cypress Creek Baptist Church Cemetery 1321 Old Fayetteville Rd.,Garland, NC., by the Reverend Randall Smith.

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Oct 28, 2014

Mrs. Virginia Edge Smith 63 of 2363 NC Hwy. 210 West, Garland, NC, died Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Bladen Co. Hospital in Elizabethtown, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday,October 31, 2014 at Friendship Baptist Church in Garland, by Reverend Jonathan Mills, Reverend Gary McMillan.Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

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Oct 26, 2014

Thomas Mark Evans, 75, of 201 Spring Lake Loop, widower of Ann Flynn Evans, died October 26, 2014 at McCall Hospice House.

A native of Garland, N.C., son of the late Thomas Beatty and Pearl Johnson Evans, he was the owner/operator of T and T Machine Shop and a member of Burnsview Baptist Church. Surviving are one...

Oct 24, 2014

Mrs. Glenda Faye Kaufmann 48 of 2214 Sivertson Rd. Autryville, NC died Friday, October 24, 2014 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville.

Memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday,November 01, 2014 at the Herring Family Cemetery,at the corner of Hollow Bridge Rd and Mink Rd., Autryville, NC.

Mrs. Kaufmann is survived...

Oct 19, 2014

Mrs. Annie Lou McKoy 77 of 8327 US Hwy. 701 North, Elizabethtown, NC, died Sunday, October 19, 2014 at Bladen Co. Hospital in Elizabethtown, NC.

Mrs. McKoy was born June 08, 1937 in Bladen Co., the daughter of the late Fred Murphy and Agnes Murphy. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harry McKoy, one daughter Gloria...

Oct 12, 2014

Mr. Charles Edwin Thompson 94 of 120 Southwood Dr. Clinton, NC, formerly of Harrells died Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Mary Gran Nursing Center inClinton, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at Harmony Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mr. Thompson is survived by one...

Oct 11, 2014

Mr. William “Buddy” Bordeaux 68 of 190 Carter Ave. Garland, died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 5:00 P.M. Monday, October13, 2014 at Carter Funeral Home.Burial will be held at 11:00A.M. Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at the Garland Cemetery.

Mr. Bordeaux is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Johnson,...

Oct 10, 2014

Ms. Naomi Highsmith Peterson 68 of 2870 Moore Bridge Rd. Rose Hill, died Friday, October 10, 2014 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Hayes Chapel Missionary Baptist Church 2580 Hayes Chapel Rd., Rose Hill, NC, by the Reverend Alford Holston. Burial will...

Oct 7, 2014

Mr. Charles “Chuck" Lamon Webb 66, of 1701 McLaurin Lane, died Tuesday, October 7, 2014.

Funeral service will be held at 3:30 P.M. Sunday, October 12, 2014 at Bazzel Creek Baptist Church, 1228 Wilbon Rd., Fuquay-Varina, NC, by his pastor Apostle Hattie Stancil of Harvest Word Ministry. Burial will be held at 1:00 P.M. Monday, October 13,...

Oct 1, 2014

Mr. Ollie Shaw 90 of 118 Ollie Shaw Rd. Harrells, NC, died Wednesday, October 01, 2014 at his residence.

Mr. Shaw was born September 20, 1924 in Bladen Co.,the son of the late Purdie Shaw and Sennie Manuel Shaw. He was preceded in death by his wife, Annie Louise Highsmith Shaw, and a son, Ollie B. Shaw....

Sep 25, 2014

Mr. Robert Alexander “Bobby” Smith 74 of 201 PineyGrove Ave., Garland, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 at his residence.

Mr. Smith was born February 02, 1940 in Bladen Co.,NC the son of the late Alford Thomas Smith and Macie McDuffie Smith. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Keith Smith, Lee Roy Smith.

A...

Sep 25, 2014

Ms. Wanda Marie Newkirk 48 of 7716 Bernadette Ln. Raleigh, NC ,formerly of Willard, NC, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 at her residence.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday,October 01, 2014 at Roseville Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Newkirk Cemetery.

Ms. Newkirk is survived by two daughters, Tiffany Dunn...

Sep 13, 2014

Mr. George W. Mote 68 of 1944 Mote Rd. Harrells, died Saturday,September 13, 2014 at his residence.

He was born May 12, 1946 to the late John W. Mote and Corenia Barnes Mote. He served as a combat engineer in the Marine Corp. during the Vietnam War and was the owner of George Mote Blueberry Farms. He...

Sep 8, 2014

Fayetteville, NC – Ms. Carolyn A. Davis, 63, of Fayetteville, passed away Monday, September 8, 2014. She was a retired educator with the Cumberland County Public School System. She was also a math instructor at Fayetteville State University where she mentored young math majors.

Carolyn was a dedicated and faithful member of Sam Spring AME Zion Church....

Sep 7, 2014

Mr. Arthur “Slick” Edward DeVane 90 of 180 Southwood Dr.,formerly of Ivanhoe, died Sunday, September 07, 2014 at Southwood Nursing Center in Clinton, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Keathern Baptist Church, 92 Bland School Rd., Harrells, by the Reverend Harvey Robinson.Burial will follow in the Royal Chapel Baptist...