Obituaries

May 24, 2013

David Ricky "Rick" Armstrong of Fort Mill S. C. formerly of Bladenboro unexpectedly passed away early Friday morning, May 24th, 2013 at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, SC.

He was born June 24th, 1954 to his parents, the late David Lee and Annie Armstrong. He was known and will always be remembered for his fun-loving and humorous...

May 18, 2013

William Alison Mills, Jr., 55, of Delco passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2013. William loved to fish and hunt. He was preceded in death by his son, William Mills, and his parents, William Alison Mills, Sr. and Patricia Ann Watson Mills.

William is survived by his wife, Linda Mills of the home, and one sister, Teresa...

May 16, 2013

Leland Lee Hester, age 64, of Elizabethtown passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2013. Leland loved the outdoors. Gardening and fishing were a passion of his. He loved his family and friends dearly and he will be missed. He was preceded in death by his parents, Craven and Lessie Deaver Hester and one brother, T.C. Hester.

He...

May 15, 2013

Mildred Storms Hilburn, 85 of Bladenboro, NC entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband Curtis Hilburn; father and mother Woodie V. and Laura Dell Gooden Storms; a daughter Connie Hilburn Carroll and husband Jerry Carroll; brothers Roger Lane, Harry Wade, and Weldon Storms; sisters Brenda Joyce and Janette Storms,...

May 15, 2013

James "Buddy" Guy, 54, of Guy's Body Shop in Elizabethtown passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013. He is survived by his wife Polly Davis Guy, of the home, one son James Guy and wife Melissa of Clinton, four daughters: Jessica Guy of Clinton, Krystal Smith of Garland, Kristy Nobles of Clinton, and Jill Cardona of Clinton; one sister Ann...

May 14, 2013

Melissa Dawn Huggins Jones of Raleigh died suddenly on Tuesday morning. She was 30 years old. Melissa was born on May 21, 1982, in Columbus County, NC to her parents, Kenneth and Dawn. She was raised in a close-knit, loving family that shaped her character and gave her the guiding principles of her life. Those principles included a strong...

May 2, 2013

Jeremy Charles Evans, 30, Elizabethtown passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2013. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Vernon and June Evans.

His is survived by his parents, Charles Evans of Elizabethtown and his mother, Kathy Johnson of Colorado; maternal grandparents, Bobby and Jeanne Walters; fiancée, Rebecca Norvell; four brothers, Joshua Evans of Elizabethtown,...

Apr 30, 2013

James Harold Cordle Sr., 70, of White Oak passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2013. He is survived by his wife Patricia Cordle of the home, four sons: Donnie Cordle of Florida, James Cordle Jr. of White Oak, John Cordle of White Oak, and Joshua Cordle of Georgia, three daughters: Penny Chaney of Georgia, Janet Fitzpatrick of Florida, and Christina...

Apr 29, 2013

Johnny Walter Mayers, 58, of Elizabethtown, NC passed away Monday, April 29, 2013. He is preceded in death by his father Howard Foster Mayers Sr. and one brother Donnie Mayers. He is survived by his mother Frances Dixon and husband Eumneese of Bladenboro, his wife Thelma Mayers of the home, two sons Michael F. Mayers and wife Ashley of...

Apr 27, 2013

Jean Tew, age 81 of Live Oak, died Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Southeastern Hospice of Lumberton. She is preceded in death by her parents, Gilbert and Iris Edge; a sister, Judy Edge, a great niece, Melissa Ray. She was full of life and loved people. She enjoyed flower gardening.

She is survived by a sister, Marlene...

Apr 27, 2013

Felix 'Ted" Theodore Hardgraves, age 58 of Clarkton, died on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice of Whiteville. He is preceded in death by his parents, Felix and Annie Ruth Hardgraves. Ted was in the Food Service Industry for most of his life. He is survived by his wife, Retha Meares Hardgraves and son Mark Hardgraves,...

Apr 20, 2013

Lucille Britt Andrews, age 87 of Dublin passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at her home. She loved her family dearly. She also had a passion for traveling and working in her yard.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Jackson Andrews; her parents, Nash and Louise Smith Britt, and one brother, Hilton Britt.

Apr 13, 2013

James "Tennie" Waldo Todd, age 59 of Bladenboro, died Saturday, April 13, 2013. He is preceded in death by his parents, Willie Boyd Todd and Bessie Butler Todd; three brothers, Earl, Luke and Junior Todd and two infant brothers. He is survived by his wife, Gail Todd of the home; sons, Taz Todd and Wife Tasha and Ryan Todd,...

Apr 12, 2013

Kaitlyn Nicole Elkins, age 23 of Winston-Salem, died Thursday, April 11, 2013. She is preceded in death by her grandfather, William A. Elkins. She is survived by her parents, Allyn Elkins and Rhonda S. Elkins of Clarkton; paternal grandmother, Eunice Elkins of Clarkton; maternal grandparents, U.V. and Lucille Sellers of Whiteville; and a sister, Stephanie Alford and husband Steven...

Apr 12, 2013

Paul Eugene McMillan, 82, of LaGrange, Ga., a longtime resident of Elizabethtown, N.C., died Friday at LaGrange Hospice.

There will be a graveside service for Mr.McMillan on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Family Worship Center in White Oak, N.C.

Mr.McMillan was born on Aug. 27, 1930, in White Oak. He owned and operated McMillan Heavy...

Apr 11, 2013

Lorena Eugenia Ray Cribb, 88, of Clarkton passed away Thursday, April 11, 2013. She is survived by one son Danny Wayne Cribb and wife Linda of Clyde,NC; one daughter: Betty Hardison of Bladenboro,one sister Beulah Turbeville, six grandchildren: Jan Owen and husband Ronnie of Clarkton, NC, Herbert Phipps and wife Teresa of Clarkton, Suzanne Hester and husband Reynold of...

Apr 5, 2013

Margie Floyd, 83, of Bladenboro, passed away Friday, April 5, 2013. She was born on January 1, 1930 in Boardman, NC to the late James and Fannie "Susie" Inman. Margie married her late husband of 56 years Dan C. Floyd and lived in Florida for 57 years until she moved back to NC to reside with her daughter. She...

Apr 3, 2013

Gerald Gray Pait, age 73, of Chadbourn, formerly of Bladenboro, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2013. He was preceded in death by his mother Hazel Pait and a sister Linda Pait Lowrimore. He is survived by his sister Judy " Ann " Pait Gentry and husbsand Tony of Thonotosassa, Florida, a uncle Delbert Creech of Thomasville N.C. and several...

Apr 2, 2013

Margaret F. French, 93, died at home on April 2, 2013. Margaret was known by her family and close friends as "Darlie" or Aunt Mag. She measured her wealth in friendships nurtured throughout her lifetime. The epitome of elegance and grace, Darlie was a true southern lady and devout Christian. Her love and influence had no bounds, and those...

Apr 2, 2013

Sylvia Courson Brady, 90, of Elizabethtown passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband Spencer Jones Brady, two sisters: Nannette Bell Dollar and Delcie Atherton. She is survived by one son Dean Brady and wife Beverly of Elizabethtown, one daughter Sandra B. Barnes and husband William R. of Roxboro, four grandchildren: Dax Brady,...