Obituaries

Jan 2, 2014

Loree Austin Long, 84, of Bladenboro passed away on Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Whiteville. Loree grew up in Ladoga, Indiana and lived there most of his life, where he taught high school math and farmed. He and his wife of 63 years moved to Bladenboro in December, 2009 to be near their...

Jan 2, 2014

Ernest Lee Gause, 88, of Elizabethtown passed away at home surrounded by his loving family Thursday, January 2, 2014.

He was preceded in death by his parents Duck R. and Mattie Gause and one daughter Debbie Preston. He is survived by his wife of sixty-five years, Virginia W. Gause of the home, one son Charles Gause of...

Dec 31, 2013

Jenny Lewis Britt, 42, of Bladenboro passed away suddenly Tuesday evening, December 31, 2013. She left a loving husband, Ernest Britt and a young son Colin. Jenny was a 1989 graduate of Bladenboro High School. After graduation, she attended Pembroke State University for four years receiving a BS degree in Social Work. She later worked for Bladen and Columbus...

Dec 26, 2013

Mary Russ Pait, 85, of Bladenboro passed away Thursday, December 26, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents Will and Isabelle Russ, her husband Henry Pait, one daughter Cathy Gray, seven sisters: Ruth, Lillian, Beulah, Minnie Mae, Esther, Mary and Isabelle, four brothers: Bill, Ernest, Robert, and Hamilton; and one grandson Benjamin Gray. Ms. Pait is survived...

Dec 22, 2013

On October 15, 1932 in the city of Durham, North Carolina, George and Maggie Malloy brought into the world their last child of three, and on Sunday, December 22, 2013 Jesus called His daughter, Naomia Malloy Harrington, of Bladenboro, NC to join Him in Heaven.

Naomia received her education in the Durham County Public School System, graduating...

Dec 21, 2013

Edna Mae Brown, 88, of Bladenboro passed away Saturday, December 21, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents Dillon and Mattie Edwards, three sons: Thomas Brown, Raymond Brown, and Bennett Dillon Brown; two infant brothers and one great great grandson. Ms. Brown is survived by one son, Earl Brown and wife Pansy of Bladenboro; two daughters, Angela...

Dec 15, 2013

ANGIER - Rebecca Long Blackburn, 58, a retired Math teacher at Harnett Central Middle School, passed away on Sunday morning. A native of Bladen County she was the daughter of the late John Lee and Hazel Memory Long.

Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Angier Baptist Church. Graveside service will follow at 3:00...

Dec 12, 2013

Odessa Singletary, 88, of Bladenboro passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents Luther and Alice Harris, her husband Kermit Singletary, two brothers David and Otis Harris, and two sisters Kathleen Arnette and Louise Lewis. Ms. Singletary is survived by her daughter Bobbie Lewis and husband Jerry of Whiteville, granddaughter Deanna Shuman and...

Dec 12, 2013

William Grady King, 77, of Dublin passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013. He is survived by his son Lonnie King and wife Camil of Southport and one sister Doris Anne Outlaw and husband Peter of Topsail Beach. The family will receive friends Sunday, December 15, 2013 from 1:00-1:45 pm at Singletary United Methodist Church in Dublin followed by a...

Dec 5, 2013

Myrtle Bell Gore, 83, of Bladenboro passed away Thursday, December 5, 2013. She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph Curtis and Nora Gore and two brothers Leo and Frank Gore. She is survived by her son Eddie Inman and wife Susan of Bladenboro, daughter Theresa Inman of Enfield, Conn., one brother Bill Gore of Morehead City, five...

Dec 4, 2013

Annie Ruth Meares Smith, 93, of Bladenboro passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband Bernice Smith, one son Bernice Brake Smith, her parents D.W. and Mallie Meares, three brothers: Jessie, Luther and Bert Meares, and three sisters: Rosie West, Sally Watts, and Christine McKenzie. She is survived by several nieces and nephews....

Dec 3, 2013

Michael "Gene" Robeson, 63, of Bladenboro passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents James E. and Nona Robeson and two brothers Graham Leroy Robeson and James Ellis Robeson Jr. He is survived by his wife Sandra B. Robeson, two daughters Jessica Britt and Sunny Britt, one brother David Robeson and seven grandchildren....

Nov 30, 2013

Ella Mae Thompson, 87, of Elizabethtown passed away on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton.

She was preceded in death by her parents, George Nathaniel and Lela Foley Gibson, one sister, Hannah Dennis and two brothers, Rev. Orbon Gibson and Rushian James Gibson..

She is survived by one son, Clarence...

Nov 27, 2013

Claire White Dickey, 72 of Elizabethtown passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2013. She was born in Portland, Maine on July 11, 1941 to the late Tracey Paul and Georgette Cassista White. She is preceded in death by her parents and her brother, William Paul White.

She is survived by her husband John Michael Dickey of the...

Nov 23, 2013

Kathleen Potter Hilton, 93, of Pineville, NC formerly of Elizabethtown entered into eternal rest on November 23, 2013. Kay was born December 3, 1919. She was the second of five children born to Charles and Letha Potter of Kelly, NC. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 44 years, Ezell Shuford Hilton. Also passing before her...

Nov 22, 2013

Bonnie Kellihan, 67 of Elizabethtown passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was born on November 25, 1945 to the late Carlie and Lela Dowless Davis. Ms. Kellihan is preceded in death by her parents and husband, Bobby Kellihan. Bonnie dedicated her life caring for her family and the love she had...

Nov 17, 2013

Larry Eugene Nance, Sr., 61, of Bladenboro passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at his home. He was born on December 13, 1951 in Columbus County. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha Nance and his father, Rossie Monroe Nance

Larry is survived by his mother, Ruby Inman Nance of Cerro Gordo; one son,...

Nov 17, 2013

Our beloved Virgil Evans Brisson departed his earthly life on Sunday November 17, 2013. Mr. Brisson was born in Bladen County, N.C. on September 10, 1932. He accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior at an early age and lived his life as a humble man and a true Christian gentleman. He was a graduate of Tar Heel High...

Nov 14, 2013

Elouise Simmons Johnson, 91, of Elizabethtown passed away Thursday, November 14, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband Clyde W. Johnson, and two sons: Pete and Bucky Soloe. She is survived by her daughter Frances Fife of Elizabethtown, three stepsons: Wade Johnson, Jerry Johnson, and Jack Johnson; one brother Bobby Simmons of Elizabethtown, three grandchildren and seven...

Nov 12, 2013

Jane Love Butler Black, 85, of Taylors, SC passed away after a brief illness on Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at her home on Linkside Drive.

Born in Tabor City, NC, she was the daughter of Joseph Franklin and Mamie Bridger Butler. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband, Norman M. Black, Jr., her...