Obituaries
Dale Ray Dowless
May 28, 2023
Dale Ray Dowless, 62, of Tar Heel, NC passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, May 28, 2023. He was born in Bladen County, the son of Cletus and Bettie Melvin Dowless.
Dale was preceded in death by his mother, Bettie Dowless and his sister, Gwenda Dowless Smith. He is survived by his father, Cletus Dowless of...
Kayla Michelle Allen
May 25, 2023
Kayla Michelle Allen, 35, of Bladenboro passed away on May 25, 2023 at UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton. Kayla is preceded in death by her father, Charles Allen; paternal grandparents, Julia Allen and Charles Allen; paternal grandmother, Annette Daniels; maternal grandparents, Richard and Gloris Inman.
Kayla leaves behind her mother, Jackie Daniels of the home; father, Reese Daniels of Bladenboro;...
Esther Jean Oliver
May 23, 2023
Esther Jean Oliver, 75, of Bladenboro went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 while at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was born on January 10, 1948 the daughter of the late Clarence and Letha Smith. She was preceded in death by her parents, and siblings, Howard Smith, Billy Smith, Esteline Allbright,...
Anna Ruth King Hester
May 22, 2023
Anna Ruth King Hester, born August 15, 1938, entered into eternal rest with our Lord Jesus Christ on Monday, May 22. She is survived by seven of her eight children, Elizabeth Snyder (David), Emily Villegas (Bobby), Ruth Robertson, Worth Hester, Jr (Karla), Matthew Hester (Cindy), Mark Hester (Rebecca), and Anita Willington (Brian). Her seventeen grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren will...
Roy Lee Conner Jr.
May 22, 2023
Roy Lee Conner Jr., 66, of Whiteville passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, May 22, 2023. He was born in Robeson County to the late Roy Lee Conner Sr. and Josephine "Kitten" Dowless Conner. He was preceded in death by not only his parents, but also brothers Darryl “Cow Man” Conner, Morris Conner, sister Lori Ann Conner...
Amanda Allen Butler
May 20, 2023
Amanda Allen Butler, 50, of Clarkton went to her eternal home on Saturday, May 20, 2023, while at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Rob and Sophie Bordeaux, Cleo and Yvonne Pait and paternal grandparents, Steven, and Ruby Allen. Left to cherish her memory are her parents, Willie Allen...
Garlyn "Doll" Naomi Kistler Feight
May 20, 2023
Garlyn “Doll” Naomi Kistler Feight, 80, of White Oak passed away at her home on Saturday, May 20, 2023. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elton and Gladys Kistler; husband, Thomas Feight; brother, Gary Elton Kistler, Sr. and sister Gayl Kistler.
Doll is survived by her son, Thomas Feight (Aleksey Averin) of Massachusetts; daughter, Tammy Rutland (Dennis) of...
Barbara Jean Musselwhite
May 19, 2023
Barbara Jean Musselwhite, 80, of Elizabethtown passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023 at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Whiteville. She was born in Cumberland County on May 19, 1943 to the late Lester and Dorothy Tedder Musselwhite.
Barbara was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved the Lord. She was a dedicated Christian that gave her all in everything...
Joan Marie Mabe
May 17, 2023
Joan Marie Mabe passed peacefully on Wednesday, May 17th, 2023. She is survived by two daughters; a beloved brother and sister; and a whole fluffle of grandchildren and great-grandchildren that would make any mother proud.
Mama Mabe was best known for a southern drawl that was pure dripping sugar - as sweet as her Christmas confections. She was most known...
Edna Packer
May 12, 2023
Edna Frances Packer, 87, of Bladenboro passed away peacefully on Friday, May 12, 2023 at Harborview Health in Lumberton, NC. She was preceded in death by her parents Bertha Welch-Pope and Robert Pope, her husbands O’dell Packer and Marshall (Monty) Allen Graves, son Timmy (Tim) Clarence Packer, grandson Kyle David Packer, and siblings Hovie, Jack, Jr., Johnny Pope, Virginia...
Donald "Ronnie" James Cain
May 11, 2023
Donald James Cain, age 67, of Bladenboro, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 11, 2023, while at Chapel Hill, NC. He was reunited with those gone on before, his loving wife Gladys Hall Cain, his father, Nathan “N.J.” Cain, and his sister Janie Richardson.
He is survived by his mother, Marie Cain of Bladenboro,...
Loretta Smith Harris
May 9, 2023
Loretta Smith Harris, 80, of Ammon, NC passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. She was born in Elizabethtown, NC, to George and Esther Melvin Smith. Loretta was a graduate of White Oak High School, received a bachelor’s degree in education from Pembroke State University, and received a master’s degree in...
Jarrett Kyle Williams
May 7, 2023
Jarrett Kyle Williams, 24, of Bladenboro passed away on May 7, 2023, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather Claude Collins Jr., paternal grandfather John Franklin Williams, cousin Michael Williams, step grandfather Johnny Harrelson, and a special Jack Russell Terrier “Mo Jo”. Jarrett is survived by his parents, Kevin and Kim...
D'Angelo Hakeem Thomas
Apr 28, 2023
D’Angelo Hakeem Thomas, 19 months old, of Lumberton, NC went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 28, 2023. He was born September 7, 2021, the son of Kahleil Thomas and Makeda Kelly.
D’Angelo was preceded in death by his great grandmother Yvonne Thomas, grandfather Ronald Kelly, and one uncle Jalen Kelly. Left to cherish his memory are...
Ray Bostic Bryan, Jr.
Apr 28, 2023
Ray Bostic Bryan Jr., 72, of Bladenboro passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023.
He was born in Bladen County on January 14, 1951 to the late Ray Bostic Bryan Sr. and Mary Ellis Bryan.
Ray is survived by his sisters, Dorothy Pait (David) of Bladenboro, Cindy Outlaw of Winnabow, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded by his...
Ethel Carroll
Apr 27, 2023
Ethel Ann Carroll, 80, of Bladenboro passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Scotland Hospice in Laurinburg. She was born in Bladen County on September 29, 1942 to the late Joseph Carroll and Leola Willoughby Carroll.
Ethel was preceded by her parents, one daughter Tammy Lewis Inman, grandson James Clayton Inman and granddaughter...
Caroline Kemp
Apr 25, 2023
Caroline Currie Jessup Kemp, 82, of Asheboro passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Tuesday, April 25th at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Caroline was born in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, on August 5, 1940, to Arnold and Lois Jessup.
Caroline was a 1958 graduate of Elizabethtown High School,...
Sheila Campbell
Apr 23, 2023
Sheila Morgan Campbell, 77, of Elizabethtown passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023.
Proceeded in death by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. William Shannon Morgan of Red Springs and her husband, the late Walter Lawrence Campbell, Sheila is survived by her sister Elizabeth Shannon Dishaw and children; son William Seth Campbell, daughter Shaun Campbell...
Susan Edwards
Apr 21, 2023
Susan Elizabeth Settlemeyer Edwards, 45, of Kernersville, NC, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023.
A native of Bladen County, NC, Susan was the wife of Anthony Edwards and the daughter of David Roy Settlemeyer and Melanie Huggins Settlemeyer. Susan was known for being a “Momma-Bear” for her two sons, Nathan and Mason. She...
Elva Coward
Apr 21, 2023
Elva Brisson Coward, 87, of Bladenboro, passed away at her home on Friday, April 21, 2023. She was born to the late Dillon Brisson and Thelma Guyton Brisson on December 20, 1935 in Bladen County. Elva was also preceded in death by her husbands, Troy Pait and Paul Coward; brother, Claudie Brisson; sisters: Lorrine Robertson, Emma Dale Stough,...
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