Obituaries

Ruby Beck

Sep 4, 2014

Ruby C. Beck, a Navy Veteran, age 70 of Tar Heel, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2014 at Bladen County Hospital. She is survived by her mother, Beulah L. Morgan of South Mount, her loving husband of 50 years, Rev. Jerry Beck of the home, two sons, Roy Beck and Chuck Beck and wife Alena, all of Tar Heel,...

Roy Evers

Sep 1, 2014

Roy Hewitt Evers, age 93 of Bladenboro, died Monday, September 1, 2014 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. He is preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Mae Sellers Evers; sisters, Hattie Bryan, Jettie Batton, and Dovie Evers; and a brother, Floyd Evers. He is survived by two sons, Billy Evers and wife, Wanda of Bladenboro and Steven H. Evers...

Vernon Thompson

Aug 31, 2014

Vernon Lee Thompson, age 80 of Bladenboro, died Sunday, August 31, 2014 at Autumn Care of Fayetteville. He is preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Jetta Thompson; four brothers, Wade, Junior, Shad, and William. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Betty Guyton Thompson; two sons, Chris Thompson and wife Donna of Fort Mill, SC...

John Hudson

Aug 29, 2014

Services: The family of John Hudson will receive friends Saturday, September 6, 2014 at 10 am at Elizabethtown Baptist Church 1800 West Broad Street, Elizabethtown NC, 28337. Bill Pait will be officiating the Memorial Service which will follow at 11 am.

John Burl Hudson (57) of Southern Pines, beloved son of William Burl Hudson, adored husband of...

Rhonda Elkins

Aug 29, 2014

Mrs. Rhonda Gay Elkins, 54, of Clarkton passed away on Friday, August 29, 2014. Rhonda was preceded in death by her beloved daughter, Kaitlyn Elkins, and father-in-law, William A. Elkins.

She is survived by her husband, Allyn Elkins of the home; her parents, UV and Lucille Cartrette Sellers of Whiteville; her daughter, Stephanie Alford and husband Steve...

Ernest Johnson

Aug 24, 2014

Ernest Craven Johnson, Sr. age 82 of Ivanhoe, died Sunday, August 24, 2014 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. He was a US Navy Veteran. He is survived by his wife Minnie "Mickey" Johnson of the home; two sons, Ernie Johnson and wife Beth and Joe Johnson and wife Stephanie all of Ivanhoe; one brother, Walter Johnson of...

Esther Inman

Aug 20, 2014

Esther B. Inman, age 91 of Elizabethtown died Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Bladen County Hospital. She is preceded in death by her parents, Arthur Britt and Alta Johnson Britt, her husband of 65 years, Jesse Inman, one son, Jerry Wayne Inman, two brothers, Rudolph Britt and Terry Britt, one sister, Hilda B. Simmons, and one grandson, Clay Inman....

Dewey Pait

Aug 20, 2014

Dewey Pait, age 73 of Hope Mills, died Wednesday, August 20, 2014 at Cape Fear Hospital. Mr. Pait is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Lou Pait, his wife, Jackie Pait, 7 brothers: Ben, Newton, Levi, J.C., Marvin, Wildon and Phillip Pait, and two sisters, Mamie and Esther. He is survived by his sons, Terry Pait of...

William Kersey

Aug 18, 2014

William Mack Kersey, age 69 of Clarkton, died Monday, August 18, 2014 at home. He is preceded in death by his parents James and Rachel Kersey; a sister, Linda Kersey; and a brother, Calvin Kersey. He is survived by his wife, Erlene Elkins of the home; two sons, Randy Kersey and wife Lisa of Elizabethtown and Jeff Hilburn of...

Byron Davis

Aug 16, 2014

Byron Davis, 78 of Bladenboro passed away Saturday, August 16, 2014 at home. Byron was the owner and operator of Quality Pools of Elizabethtown that he began in 1968 and is still run by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Mary Davis, one son, Byron Craig Davis, two brothers: Dewey Davis and Terue...

James Leach

Aug 14, 2014

James Lawrence Leach, Sr., age 57 of White Lake, died Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Bladen County Hospital. He is preceded in death by his parents and wife, Sheryl Leach. He is survived by a son, James Leach, Jr. and wife Lori; three daughters, Crystal Alexander and husband Robert, Kimanne Reynolds and Victoria Jimenez; 9 brothers, 11 grandchildren, Charlotte,...

Mark Gooden

Aug 14, 2014

Mark Allen Gooden, 53, of Elizabethtown passed away on August 14, 2014. He is preceded in death by his father, J.L. Gooden and three brothers: Ricky Lupo, Robin Gooden and Jerry Gooden.

Mr. Gooden is survived by his mother Eloise Brisson Edwards, two sons, Corey Gooden and fiance Heather Smith of Edenton and Ethan Thompson of Bladenboro,...

Peggy Hughes

Aug 11, 2014

Services - Wednesday, August 13, 2014 visitation from 3:00 to 3:45 p.m. at Tar Heel Baptist Church, service at 4:00 with burial following at the church cemetery

Funeral Service

August 13, 2014 4:00 PM

Tar Heel Baptist Church Tar Heel, NC Visitation

August 13, 2014 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM

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Myers Hickman

Aug 9, 2014

Myers Broughton Hickman, 79, of Supply, NC passed away on Saturday, August 9, 2014 at State Employees Credit Union Hospice House in Bolivia, NC. Mr. Hickman was a veteran of the US Air Force. Myers served forty-six (46) years as Driver's License Examiner, testing most of the people of Bladen, Robeson and Columbus County. He was preceded in death...

Ransom Hayes

Aug 8, 2014

Ransom Hayes, 76, of Elizabethtown passed away on Friday, August 08, 2014 at home. He was an Army veteran. Mr. Ransom retired from the NC Department of Corrections after 32 years of service. He was an active and dedicated member of the Elizabethtown Church of God for many years. He served as Clerk of the church and later became...

Shelbia Norris

Aug 6, 2014

Shelbia Jayne Hester Norris, age 72 of Elizabethtown, died Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Lake Point Assisted Living in Lake Waccamaw. She is preceded in death by her parents, Herman and Clara Taylor Hester; her husband, Tommy Norris; and a brother, Glenford Ray Hester.

She is survived by a son, Mitchell Norris and fiance Susan Pate of...

Linda Willoughby

Aug 6, 2014

Linda Blackmon Willoughby, age 64 of Bladenboro, died Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Highland Acres in Lumberton. She is preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Ray Willoughby; brothers, Bill and Curtis Blackmon; and sisters, Betty Anderson, Ester Edwards, and Alice Blackmon. She is survived by her brothers, Johnny Blackmon and wife Brenda, Bennie Blackmon, Sammy Blackmon and wife...

Larry Mckeithan

Aug 4, 2014

Larry "Bo" McKeithan, 65 of Bladenboro entered into eternal rest on Monday, August 4, 2014. He was born on May 26, 1949 in New Hanover County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Elizabeth Atkins McKeithan; and his in-laws, Curtis and Mildred Hilburn.

Bo is survived by his wife of forty-six years, Patricia "Trigger...

Sophia Bordeaux

Aug 2, 2014

Sophia Taylor Bordeaux, age 79 of Bladenboro, died Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton. She is preceded in death by her parents, Gaston and Ida Belle Taylor; husband, Rob Bordeaux; four brothers, Malvin, Larson, Douglas, and Lewis Taylor and one sister, Lorena Cormier.

She is survived by daughters, Melissa Bordeaux of the...

Billy Ellington

Aug 2, 2014

Billy Eugene Ellington, age 66, of White Lake passed away on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Libby Stafford, and his parents, Guy and Lucille Patterson Ellington.

He is survived by his wife, Sandra Ellington of the home; his children, Billy Ellington, Jr., Michael...