Obituaries
Thomas Nelson Jr.
Jul 9, 2021
Thomas Beasley Nelson, Jr., 89, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 9, 2021. Tom was born at Lake Waccamaw to his parents, Thomas Nelson, Sr. and Mildred West Nelson. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and then graduated from East Carolina University with a degree in History. He taught high school in...
Luther Deaver Jr.
Jul 8, 2021
Luther Deaver Jr., 64, of Bladenboro passed away on Thursday, July 8, 2021.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther Deaver Sr. and Sadie Burney Deaver, and one nephew Tommy Burney. He leaves behind his wife, Donna Deaver of the home, one son Randy Lee Deaver (April) of Bladenboro, daughter Sondra K....
Hope Jackson
Jul 7, 2021
On July 7, 2021, Britany Hope Jackson went home to be with the Lord. She joined her mother, Bebe Gail Jackson, her paternal grandpa Joseph L. Jackson and maternal grandpa James Gunter. She was 42 years old. Left to cherish her memory are her father Joe A. Jackson, paternal grandmother Shelby Jackson “Dolly”, maternal grandmother Bobbie Joann Gunter,...
Emma Benton
Jul 6, 2021
On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, Emma McNair Lewis Benton, loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family; she was 82 years old.
Emma was born on September 11, 1938, to Edward Bruce Lewis and Annie Mae Gibson Lewis. She married her childhood sweetheart, Charles, on July 27, 1958. Once...
Iula Bedsole
Jul 4, 2021
Iula Lennon Bedsole, 86, of White Lake, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Luther and Ina Lennon; husband, Harvey Layton Bedsole, Sr.; brothers: Murdock E. Lennon, L. David Lennon; sisters: Alease Corbin and Mary Ida Jenkins.
Iula leaves behind two sons, Harvey Layton Bedsole, Jr. and...
Marcia Glenys Thompson
Jul 4, 2021
Marcia Glenys Thompson, 81, of Elizabethtown passed away on Sunday, July 4, 2021 at Columbus County Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Berry Lewis and Edith Myrtice Warwick Lewis; her husbands, William (Billy) Whiteford Yandle and Leroy Thompson; infant son at childbirth; sisters: Netta Thay White, Jean Lewis Gooden; brothers: Coegil Lewis, Rusty Lewis. Glenys...
Jonathan Hair
Jul 2, 2021
Jonathan Daniel Hair, 77, an US Army veteran, of Laurinburg passed away Friday, July 2, 2021 at Moore Regional Hospital. He was preceded in death by his father, Alvin C. Hair, mother, Geneva Melvin Hair and sister, Hilda Atkinson.
Jonathan leaves behind his wife, Patsy Revels Hair of the home; three sons:...
Betty Polston
Jul 2, 2021
Betty Ann Polston, 51, of Bladenboro went to her heavenly home on July 2, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Wilbur and Betty Joanne Polston, paternal grandparents Bleese and Lois Polston, maternal grandparents Ella Mae and Curtis Watts, a special aunt Jeanette Polston Smith and special uncle, Robert Tyler. They all probably had a...
Edison Dove
Jun 30, 2021
Edison Dove, 73, of Bladenboro went to his eternal home on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare. He was preceded in death by his parents Medrith Dove and Narcie Edwards Dove, one brother Grady Dove, and two sisters, Macie Dove and Mildred Edge. Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife Connie W. Dove of...
Jimmy Pait
Jun 29, 2021
Jimmy Odell Pait, 69, of Bladenboro passed away on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Layton and Benniece Pait and brother, Freddie Pait. Odell leaves behind one son, Eric Hunter Pait of Burgaw; a very special friend, Jeanette Vaughn; sister-in-law, Phyllis Pait and two nieces.
A graveside service...
Dennis Mclean
Jun 27, 2021
Dennis Elmon McLean, 76, U.S. Navy Veteran of Council passed away on Sunday, June 27, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Talmadge McLean and Retha West McLean, one brother Melvin Eugene McLean, and two nephews, Sidney Eugene Elkins Jr. and Jeffrey Melvin McLean. Dennis is survived by his son, Will McLean of Roanoke, VA, three...
Katherine Long
Jun 25, 2021
Katherine Hall Long, 74, of Bladenboro went home to be with the Lord on Friday, June 25, 2021. She was preceded in death by her father, Harry Lee Hall. Katherine is survived by her mother, Annie Hilburn Hall of Bladenboro; her loving husband Robert Long of Bladenboro, daughter Carolyn Manikas of Monroe, NC, son David Hord (Shannon) of Waxhaw,...
Bebe Jackson
Jun 24, 2021
Bebe Gail Gunter Jackson, 64, of Bladenboro went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 24, 2021. She was preceded in death by her father James Gunter, father-in-law Joseph L. Jackson, maternal grandparents Ernest and Itlean Ashley, and paternal grandparents George and Callie Gunter.
Bebe is survived by her mother Bobbie Joann Gunter, her husband...
Ann Ellis
Jun 23, 2021
Ann Stone Fields Ellis, 75, of Tar Heel, NC passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice House in Whiteville. She was preceded in death by her parents, Boyd and Dorcas Stone, two brothers, Charles Paul and Robert Stone, and first husband, Charles Ronald Fields. She leaves behind her loving husband, Tommy Ellis of...
Lori Stephenson
Jun 20, 2021
Lori Turner Stephenson, 62, of White Lake, NC went to her eternal home on Sunday, June 20, 2021. She was preceded in death by her parents, Winston Vegene Turner and Dorothy Irene Marlatt Turner. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Frank Stephenson of the home, son David Turner Stephenson (Alecia) of Cary, daughter Virginia Lee Hunt...
Robert Pait
Jun 20, 2021
Robert “Freddie” Pait, 72, of Fuquay Varina passed away on Sunday, June 20, 2021. He is preceded in death by his parents, Layton Pait and Bernice Blackmon Pait. Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 50 years, Phyllis Pait of the home, daughters, Chante Morris of Angier and Beverly Pait of Clayton, brother Odell Pait...
Susan Joyce Dowless
Jun 18, 2021
Susan Joyce Campbell Dowless, 90, Elizabethtown, NC passed away at home Friday, June 18, 2021.
She was born in Bladen County, North Carolina on December 9, 1930, to the late Lonnie Lawrence Campbell and Laura Mae Johnson Campbell of Elizabethtown. Susan graduated from UNCP and worked as a social worker at Bladen County Social Services...
John Hester
Jun 17, 2021
John Clay Hester passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on June 17, 2021. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elden and Lucille Hester.
John grew up in Bladenboro where he was a proud member of the Bladenboro Band, excelling in percussion. He attended East Carolina University and served in the...
Walter Bordeaux
Jun 15, 2021
Walter “Kent” Bordeaux, 84, U.S. Army Veteran of Dublin passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021. He is preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth Kinlaw Bordeaux, parents Rufus and Geneva Bordeaux, sisters, Frances Bordeaux and Judith Bordeaux Davis. Left to cherish his memory are stepdaughter, Sherry Dowless of Bladenboro, son Dean Bordeaux of Whiteville, one sister Carolyn Price,...
Christine Johnson
Jun 14, 2021
Christine Johnson, 87, of Bladenboro went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 14, 2021. She was preceded in death by her father Dellon Edwards and her mother Mattie Odell Edwards, husband Robert Johnson, son Donald Edwards, daughter Karen Johnson, and one sister Edna Brown. She is survived by her son Gary Johnson and wife Dawn...
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