Obituaries

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

May 9, 2006

Jack Thompson of 7966 Twisted Hickory Road, Bladenboro, died Tuesday, May 9, 2006 at Bladen County Hospital. He was 81 years old. Mr. Thompson was a deacon and member of Oak Grove Original Free Will Baptist Church. He was in the civilian conservation corp from the age of 15 until he was 17. While he was with the civilian...

Parker Singletary

Parker Singletary

May 8, 2006

Parker Reese Singletary was born May 7, 2006 and passed away May 8, 2006 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. She is survived by her parents, Ashley and Jessica Singletary; paternal grandparents, Dawson and Opal Singletary; paternal great grandparents, Wilton and Marian Bryan; aunt and uncle, Marcia and Shoul Singletary; cousins, Tatum, Tanner and Sophia Singletary; uncle,...

Lucille Edge

Lucille Edge

May 7, 2006

White Oak Lucille Marshburn Edge, 84, of White Oak, died Sunday, May 7, 2006, at her home. She was born in Robeson County to the late Robert Howard and Attie Hester Marshburn. She was a member of Suggs Grove Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School for more than fifty years. Visitation will be 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday,...

Alice Clark

Alice Clark

May 5, 2006

Elizabethtown Alice S. Clark of 1308 Mercer Mill Road died at her home on Friday, May 5, 2006. She was born in Charlotte, NC to the late Ed and Mary Sisson. Mrs. Clark retired in 1991 from Bladen County Social Services. She was a member of Elizabethtown Presbyterian Church. She was married to T.J. (Tommy) Clark, who preceded her...

Clarie White

Clarie White

Apr 28, 2006

Clarie Dexter (Junior) White, 82, of Chadbourn, NC, after a period of declining health, passed away at home, Friday, April 28, 2006. Mr. White was born January 12, 1924, in Town Creek, Brunswick County, NC., to Clarie Dexter White, Sr. and Amma Gurganious. Mr. White was raised on a farm in the Montague community of Pender County near the...

Jessie Gooden

Jessie Gooden

Apr 24, 2006

Jessie G. Gooden, 82, of Clarkton, died Monday, April 25, at Sunbridge Nursing Facility, Elizabethtown. Visitation will be held from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at Bladen Funeral Home. The funeral will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 27, at the Clarkton Presbyterian Church with Rev. Stuart Link officiating. Burial will follow in the Clarkton City...

Frank Mims

Frank Mims

Apr 19, 2006

Frank Mims, Jr., 76 of Elizabethtown and formerly of Fayetteville, died Wednesday, April 19, at Highsmith - Rainey Hospital in Fayetteville, NC. Mr. Mims was born July 13, 1929. He worked at Tews Tile and Carpet, Fayetteville for thirty years. A graveside service will be conducted Friday, April 21, at Lafayette Memorial Park, Fayetteville with Bishop Aaron Waters officiating....

Billy Cook

Billy Cook

Apr 16, 2006

Billy Ray Cook, 39, of Elizabethtown, died Sunday, April 16, 2006 at Bladen County Hospital. Visitation was held Thursday, April 20, 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. at Bladen Funeral Home. The funeral was conducted Friday, April 21, at Bladen Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 p.m.. Burial was at Old Field Cemetery. He was predeceased by his father and mother, William...

Nancy Clark

Nancy Clark

Apr 16, 2006

Nancy Jo Clark, 65, of Council, died Sunday, April 16, at New Hanover Hospital in Wilmington. Nancy was a member of Lisbon Baptist Church where she was very active both in church and in the Lisbon community. She worked for 31 years at ACI Glass in Fayetteville. She is predeceased by her father, Reginald \"Charlie\" Clark. She is survived...

Bobby Bilbrey

Bobby Bilbrey

Apr 14, 2006

Bobby Ray Bilbrey, Jr., 47, died Friday, April 14 at Bladen County Hospital. Visitation was held Monday, April 17, at Bladen Funeral Home. The funeral was conducted Tuesday, April 18, at Bladen Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Patrick Sinclair officiating. Burial was in Addington, Oklahoma. Mr. Bilbrey is survived by his wife, Deborah Biblrey; daughters, Kelly R. Bilbrey of...

Charles Allen

Charles Allen

Apr 14, 2006

Charles Lee Allen, 75, of 829 S. Main Street, formerly of Lexington, died April 14, 2006 at Cape Fear Valley Community Center, Fayetteville, NC. Mr. Allen spent almost 40 years as an educator, he came to Bladen County as band director for four high schools, Bladenboro, Clarkton, Elizabethtown, and Tar Heel in 1952. A few years later he was...

Dewitt Nelms

Dewitt Nelms

Apr 13, 2006

Elizabethtown Dewitt Nelms, Jr., 77, of Elizabethtown, died Thursday, April 13, at Bladen County Hospital. Private funeral arrangements.

Waylon Ellis

Waylon Ellis

Apr 11, 2006

Waylon Jennings Ellis, 26, of Bladenboro, died Tuesday, April 11, at Bladen County Hospital. Visitation will be held 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Thursday, April 13, at Bladen Funeral Home. The funeral will be conducted at 4:00 p.m. Friday, April 14, at Bladen Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Terry Rising and Rev. Bill Harris officiating. Burial will be in Gardens...

Jack Singletary

Jack Singletary

Apr 11, 2006

Jack Lynnwood Singletary -Lynn-, 73, of Tar Heel, died Tuesday, April 11, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Mr. Singletary was a Bladen county farmer and a rural mail carrier. He was a faithful member of Tar Heel Baptist Church with 44 years of perfect Sunday school attendance. He also served as a deacon, Sunday school teacher, superintendent of...

Agnes Clarke

Agnes Clarke

Apr 10, 2006

Lumberton Agnes Keel Clarke, 87, of Lumberton, died Monday, April 10, 2006, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. She was the wife of the late Rev. H. P. Keel and the late William C. Clarke. She and her late husband, the Rev. H.P. Keel pastored several churches in North Carolina. She served along side her husband, the late Rev. Keel,...

Dora Hester

Dora Hester

Apr 7, 2006

Bladenboro Dora Magnolia Hester, 83, of Bladenboro, died Friday, April 7, at Sunbridge Nursing Center, Elizabethtown. Visitation will be 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at Bladen Funeral Home. The funeral will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Monday, April 10, at Oak Grove Original Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Greenwood and Rev. Andy Ottaway officiating. Burial...

Lonnie Sessoms

Lonnie Sessoms

Apr 7, 2006

Bladenboro Lonnie Ashwood L.A. Sessoms, 80, died Friday, April 7, 2006 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. He served as a deacon at Galeed Baptist Church for many years. Visitation will be held from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. Sunday, April 9, at Bladen Funeral Home. The funeral will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 10, at Galeed Baptist Church,...

James Thompson

James Thompson

Apr 3, 2006

Lumberton - Mr. James Earl Thompson, 52, of Lumberton died Monday, April 3, 2006 at his home. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2006, at Bladen Funeral Home, Elizabethtown. There will be a graveside service at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at Cashwell Cemetery, Burney Road, Bladenboro. He is survived by a son, James...

Joseph Cardona

Joseph Cardona

Apr 1, 2006

Joseph Benjamin Lopez Cardona, died April 1, 2006. Private funeral arrangements.

Carolyn Swanson

Carolyn Swanson

Mar 31, 2006

Clarkton - Ms. Carolyn Patricia Swanson, 59, formerly of Morehead City, died Friday, March 31, 2006. Ms. Swanson worked as a librarian for Clarkton Library. She had formerly worked as a teacher for several years at Beaufort Elementary School. Visitation was Sunday, April 2, 7 to 9 p.m. at Bladen Funeral Home. The funeral will be held Monday, April...

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