Obituaries

Richard Russ

Richard Russ

Jan 7, 2010

Richard Henry Russ, 80, of Clarkton, entered into eternal rest January 7, 2010. He was the son of the late Thomas Clyde Russ and Ethel Jane Hobbs. He was survived by two daughters, Vicky Haynes and husband, Michael Haynes, Sr., and Ramona Russ; five grandchildren: Michael Haynes, Jr., Victoria Haynes, Megan Haynes, Richard Austin Haynes, Christopher Todd; three great-grandchildren:...

Joanee Priest

Joanee Priest

Jan 7, 2010

Joanee "Renee" Smith Priest, 30, entered into eternal rest January 7, 2010. The family will receive friends Saturday, January 9, from 3:00 - 6:00 PM at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home. Services will be Sunday, January 10, at 3:00 PM at Lisbon Baptist Church. Rev. Wade McLamb will be officiating. Burial will follow at Lisbon Baptist Church Cemetery. She is survived...

Joyce Mcewen

Joyce Mcewen

Jan 3, 2010

Joyce Inez McEwen, 90, formerly of Abbottsburg, NC, entered into eternal rest on January 3, 2010. Mrs. McEwen was born in Bladen County on January 25, 1919, the daughter of Clyde Culbreth Cashwell and Mary Tippett Cashwell. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. She dedicated 40 years of her life playing the piano at Abbottsburg Pentecostal...

Paul Bolster

Paul Bolster

Jan 2, 2010

Paul Richard Bolster, 55, of Clarkton entered into eternal rest Saturday, January 2, 2010. He was predeceased by his father, Theodore Bolster of Iowa. Paul is survived by his wife, Kathy, of the home; mother, Lois Beckman Bolster of Davenport, Iowa; daughter, Shanna Marie Bolster of Milan, Illinois; four brothers, Gary Bolster of Elgin, Texas, Mark Bolster of Fall...

Anna Barnhill

Anna Barnhill

Jan 2, 2010

Anna Rose Watts Barnhill, 41, of Clarkton died Saturday, January 2, at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital. She was born December 30, 1968 in Columbus County Hospital, the daughter of Rosa Lee Horne Watts and the late D.G. Watts. Anna was an active member of Clarkton Baptist Church and a dedicated teacher at East Bladen High School where she was...

Frances Greene

Frances Greene

Jan 1, 2010

Frances Smith Greene, 86, of Elizabethtown entered into eternal rest January 1, 2010. She was predeceased by her parents, Robert Dexter and Rosa Lee Sutton Smith; husband, Mack Greene; two sisters, Grace S. Jessup and Dorothy Collier; two brothers, CB Smith and Bobby Smith; and a granddaughter, Katie Greene. She is survived by two sons, Hobby Greene and wife,...

Robert Tatum

Robert Tatum

Dec 31, 2009

Mr. Robert Marvin Tatum II, 43 of Elizabethtown went home to live with his Lord and Savior on December 31, 2009. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 1, 2010 at the home of his parents, Marvin and Nancy Tatum, 163 Teal Rd. Elizabethtown, from 6-8 pm. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2010...

Mary Kennedy

Mary Kennedy

Dec 30, 2009

Mary Alice Davis Kennedy, 84, of 4816 Twisted Hickory Road, Elizabethtown, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2009. She was a CNA at Elizabethtown Nursing Center. She was born on September 27, 1925 in Bladen County to the late, William Montgomery and Annie Smith Davis. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Edgar W. Little and...

Joseph Shaw

Joseph Shaw

Dec 24, 2009

Joseph Vernon Shaw, 75, of Bladenboro, entered into eternal rest December 24, 2009. The family will receive friends at their home Saturday, December 26 between 7 and 9PM. There will be a graveside service Sunday, December 27, at 4:00PM at Bladen Memorial Gardens with Rev. James Hodge and Rev. Ellen Bullard officiating. Mr. Shaw is predeceased by his parents,...

Margaret Cook

Margaret Cook

Dec 23, 2009

Margaret Mae \"Peggy\" McCleney Cook, 84, of Elizabethtown entered into eternal rest December 23, 2009. Family will receive friends on Saturday, December 26, from 7:00 until 8:00PM at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home. The funeral is planned for Sunday, December 27, at 2:00PM at Wesley\'s Chapel Church with Rev. Rusty Willis officiating. Burial will follow in Shady Grove Old Field Cemetery....

Murray Bryan

Murray Bryan

Dec 17, 2009

Murray Alden Bryan, 72, of Elizabethtown, entered into eternal rest December 17, 2009. The family will receive friends at the home. There will be a graveside service at White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery, Sunday, December 20, at 2:00PM. Rev. Clayborne Faircloth will be officiating. Mr. Bryan is survived by his wife, Carolyn J. Bryan of the home; one son,...

Beulah Norris

Beulah Norris

Dec 17, 2009

Beulah Mae Hester Norris, 91, of Elizabethtown, entered into eternal rest on December 17, 2009. The family will receive friends Friday, December 18, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home. The service will be Saturday, December 19, at 2:00 at Whites Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Kincy Barrow officiating. Burial will follow at Bladen Memorial Gardens. Mrs....

Jimmy Kinlaw

Jimmy Kinlaw

Dec 14, 2009

Major Jimmy Johnson Kinlaw US Army-. Ret. Age 72, of 11295 NC Hwy 53 W, White Oak, passed from this earth into eternal rest on December 14, 2009 Mr. Kinlaw served honorably and with distinction both stateside and in the Vietnam conflict. He proudly served in the Air Force before retiring from the Army in1972. He was preceded in...

Thomas Baysdon

Thomas Baysdon

Dec 11, 2009

Thomas \"Tommy\" James Baysdon, age 65 of Clarkton, died Friday, December 11, 2009 at Columbus Regional Hospital. A Memorial Service will be conducted on Monday, December 14, 2009 at Bluefield United Methodist Church in Lisbon at 7:00 pm. The burial will take place at a later date. Mr. Baysdon is survived by his wife, Wanda Baysdon of the home;...

Clarence Hall

Clarence Hall

Dec 11, 2009

Clarence "Bill" Hall, Jr., 75, of Elizabethtown, entered into eternal rest on Friday, December 11, 2009. Bill was a land surveyor, and a loving husband and father. The family will receive friends Saturday, December 12, between 5:00 until 7:00 PM at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home. Services will be Sunday, December 13, at 3:00 PM at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home, officiated by...

Virginia Fredere

Virginia Fredere

Dec 11, 2009

Virginia Elmore Fredere, 96, of Elizabethtown, entered into eternal rest on December 11, 2009. The family will receive friends Saturday, December 12, from 10:00 until 10:45 AM at Bladen Gaskins Funeral Home. Services will be Saturday, December 12, at 11:00 AM at Bladen Gaskins Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Jack Miller. The burial will follow in the Shiloh Methodist...

Charlie Edwards

Charlie Edwards

Dec 10, 2009

Charlie G. Edwards, 45, of White Lake, entered into eternal rest on December 10, 2009. Mr. Edwards is preceded in death by his mother, Elizabeth A. Edwards. The family will receive friends on Sunday, December 13, 2009, from 4:00 until 6:00pm at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 14, 2009, at 2:00pm from Bladen-Gaskins...

Sandra Millington

Sandra Millington

Dec 10, 2009

Sandra \"Sandy\" Millington, age 64, of Bladenboro, entered into eternal rest on December 10, 2009. She is survived by her sons, Tony Millington and wife Bonnie of Cambridge, NY, Mark Millington and wife Tami of Chestertown, NY; a daughter, Amy Schumacher and husband Andy of Bladenboro; a brother, Ernest Potter of Franklin, NC; and four grandchildren, Audrey Schumacher, Morgan...

Robert Macduffee

Robert Macduffee

Dec 7, 2009

Robert Colton MacDuffee, M.D. of Elizabethtown died peacefully at home on December 7, 2009 following an extended illness. Born in Princeton, NJ on April 23, 1923, to the late Cyrus Colton and Mary Bean MacDuffee, he was educated at the University of Chicago, receiving both an undergraduate and a medical degree. Following his graduation from medical school, he served...

Larue Lentz

Larue Lentz

Dec 6, 2009

LaRue Brennan Lentz,77, of White Oak, NC died Sunday, December 6, 2009. Mrs. Lentz is preceded in death by her parents, Levi Jerome and Mary Lou Hall Brennan; her husband, James C. Lentz; two brothers, Edgar and Eldridge Brennan. The family will receive friends on Friday, December 11, 2009 from 7:00 until 9:00pm at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home. Funeral services...

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