Obituaries

Mar 30, 2016

Donald Lee Hales, 67, retired Army Veteran of Elizabethtown passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016. He is survived by one son, Daryl Hales and wife Melissa of Lexington, SC; two brothers, Billy Hales and wife Debby of Laurinburg and Roger Hales of Siler City, four grandchildren: Angela Hales, Jasmine Strehl, Bella Strehl, and Elizabeth Hales. Mr. Hales graduated from...

Mar 29, 2016

Maude Callihan Hughes, 87, of Bladenboro passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016. She is preceded in death by her parents, Aquil and Fannie Callihan, her husband, Clyde Hughes, one son Willard Hughes, and two grandsons: Alex and Bryan Hughes. Survivors include two sons: Dennis A. Hughes of Virginia and Donnie Anderson of High Pointe, two daughters: Wilma Mills and...

Mar 24, 2016

Amos "Sonny" Dewey Herring, age 70, of Elizabethtown, formerly of Rutherfordton, NC passed away March 24, 2016. Mr. Herring is preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Dorothy Herring, and one daughter, Vickie L. Jones. He is survived by his wife, Betty Herring of the home, son Robert D. Herring, two daughters, Cathy M. Silvers and Sandra K....

Mar 22, 2016

Donald Wesley Long, 39, of Bladenboro passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2016. He is preceded in death by a brother, Eric Long and a sister, Sarah Long. Survivors include his wife, Crystal Long of the home, parents, Donald and Sherry Long of Bladenboro, one sister, Tonya Long, In-laws Hugh and Diana Cook, brother-in-law, Jonathan Cook and wife Ashton, Sister...

Mar 22, 2016

James Rodney McMillian, age 60, of Elizabethtown passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Mr. McMillian is preceded in death by two brothers, Jimmy McMillian and Stanley McMillian and one sister, Teresa Smith. He is survived by his wife, Mary McMillian of the home, parents, Fannie and Rudell McMillian, children: Bristle Edge, Crystal McMillian, Candi Jacobs, Travis Pittman, and...

Mar 21, 2016

Bobbie Samantha Carroll-Beyer, 38, of Elizabethtown passed away Monday, March 21, 2016. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Dorothy Hatcher, N.B. and Eunice Carroll, and one brother, Ricky Carroll. Survivors include her husband, Donnie Beyer, two children, Maggie and Noah Beyer all of the home, parents, Bobby and Daphne Carroll of Tar Heel, sister, Nancy Messer Smith...

Mar 16, 2016

Sarah (Addie) Robbins Clark of Virginia Beach, formerly of Lisbon, NC, passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2016. She was 95 years old.

Addie grew up in Montgomery, Alabama and Lisbon, NC. She married Gethro Clark, also from Lisbon, in 1940 and spent time in Montgomery, Alabama and in Raleigh, NC before moving to Virginia to live...

Mar 16, 2016

Connie C. Hyatt of Abbottsburg passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2016. She is preceded in death by her father, Belton E. Clark; mother, Thelma Perry Clark and beloved "furbaby" Packy.

Mrs. Hyatt is survived by her husband, Willie(Bill) Ray Hyatt of the home; son, Bill Laverne Hyatt and wife Peaches; grandson, Aaron Hyatt of Abbottsburg, NC....

Mar 11, 2016

Thomas E. Blalock, 66 of White Oak passed away on Friday, March 11, 2016

He is preceded in death by his parents; Raymond Lee and Jean Elliott Koon; son Jonathon Elliott Blalock and his brother; Sammy Blalock.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 15, at 11:00 am at Bladen Gaskins Funeral Home....

Mar 10, 2016

Eunice Cecily Edwards Brogdon, 84, of Bladenboro passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016. She is survived by her spouse, Charles Brogdon of the home; daughter, Kim Walters (B.J.) of Bladenboro; two grandchildren, Daniel B. Miller (Tracy) of Bladenboro and Matthew A. Miller (Whitney) of Clarkton; and two great-grandchildren, Shane Miller and Elizabeth Miller.

The family will...

Mar 6, 2016

Dennis Alan Dagenhart, 69, of Elizabethtown passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016 after a brief illness. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clyde and Frances Dagenhart; and his brother, Clyde Dagenhart, Jr. He is survived by his spouse, Virginia B. Dagenhart of the home; a sister, Donna Dagenhart of Eden; two nieces and one nephew; and...

Mar 5, 2016

Sylvia Carter Absher, 83, of Elizabethtown, NC passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016.

Mrs. Absher was well known in the community as first, the secretary at Elizabethtown Primary School and later, as secretary to the president of Bladen Community College. Throughout her life, she enjoyed her role as a homemaker, wife and mother. Dishing up delicious...

Mar 4, 2016

Herbert Harris Hanna, 91, of Elizabethtown passed away on Friday, March 4, 2016. He is preceded in death by his parents, Barney McKoy Hanna and Annie Haselden Hanna. He is survived by his spouse, Dorothy Hanna of the home; daughter, Elizabeth Hanna Sasser (Alan) of Elizabethtown; and two grandchildren, Erin Grace Sasser and Ryan Harris Sasser.

Herbert...

Mar 3, 2016

Roger Reaves McKellar, 65, of Council passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016. He is preceded in death by his father, William Evans McKellar and nephew, Michael Hayes Ward. He is survived by his wife, Katherine Harris McKellar; son, Matthew David McKellar and special friend, Angie Register Meiggs; son, Jason Evans McKellar; daughter, Viola Elizabeth McKellar Fletcher and husband, Robert...

Mar 2, 2016

Bennett Knox Singletary, 77, of Bladenboro passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. He is preceded in death by his parents, James C. Singletary and Gertrude Singletary; and his wife, Betty M. Singletary. He is survived by his daughter, Cindy B. Collier and husband Dennis of Selma; brothers, James Singletary, Jr. and wife Alice of Bladenboro, Ronald Singletary and...

Mar 1, 2016

James (Jimmy) Hayes Gooden, 77, Kansas City, Missouri (formerly of Elizabethtown) passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. He was a command sergeant major (retired) with the U.S. Army. He was the son of the late Alden and Ruth Gooden of Elizabethtown. He is survived by his wife, Claudia Gooden; three daughters, two sisters, Mary Gooden Ward of Clarkton...

Mar 1, 2016

Miller (Pete) Edwards, 77, of Bladenboro passed away on Tuesday, March 1, 2016.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Feb 26, 2016

Tammy Renee Austin, went home to be with the Lord on February 26, 2016. Born on October 27, 1971 in Greenwood, MS, she was the mother of Matthew Austin and daughter of Deborah Busam of Calhoun City, MS and the late William Busam. She was a homemaker and very dedicated mother. She also enjoyed watching movies and participating in...

Feb 22, 2016

James McCrae Hester, 69, of Bladenboro passed away Monday, February 22, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Edna H. Hester of the home; daughter, Jennifer H. Wilkins of Bladenboro; two brothers, Douglas Hester and Linwood Hester; two sisters, Norma Shelton and Betty Arkon; two grandchildren, Jesse Wilkins and Victoria (Cory) Sullivan; and three great-grandchildren, Brookelynn Wilkins, Lake'n Sullivan...

Feb 20, 2016

Essie Raye Gardner, 92, of Clarkton passed away on Saturday, February 20, 2016. She is preceded in death by her husband, Zeb Vance Gardner. She is survived by her daughter, JoAnn Gardner Phillips of Whiteville; one grandchild, Sonya Stevens Roberts of Clarkton; two step-grandchildren, Dianna Butler of Chadbourn and Shannon Vinson of Virginia; eleven great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild....