Obituaries

Sep 17, 2017

Mrs. Katie "Doll Baby" Mae Boone Sanders 88 died Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Warsaw Health & Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw, NC.

Mrs. Sanders was born January 26, 1929 in Sampson Co., the daughter of the late Henry David Boone & Cornelia Smith Boone.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 22,...

Sep 13, 2017

Mr. William “Willie” Earl Powell 75 of 85 Birdy Lane, died Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Golden Years Nursing Center in Falcon, NC.

Mr. Powell was born July 18, 1942 in Sampson Co. the son of the late Henry Faison Powell & Lillie Cain Powell.  He was preceded in death by two sisters, Faye Herring, Dorothy McKiney,...

Sep 12, 2017

Mr. Grayford Johnson 76 of 10282 NC Hwy. 41 East, Harrells, NC died Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at his residence.

Mr. Johnson was born August 20, 1941 in Sampson Co. the son of the late Richmond Johnson & Lessie Smith Johnson. He was retired logger.  He was preceded in death by one son, Grayford Johnson Jr., one...

Sep 6, 2017

Mrs. Willie Mae “Pete” Murphy 56 of 59 Parkway Ave. Garland, died Wednesday, September 06, 2017 at Bladen Co. Hospital in Elizabethtown, NC.

Mrs. Murphy was born May 04, 1962 in Sampson Co. the daughter of the late Willie Paul Murphy and Allie Mae Pridgen Murphy.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Allen Murphy...

Aug 28, 2017

Mr. Julius “Buck” Macio Miller Jr. 77 of 1815 Firetower Rd., died Monday, August 28, 2017 at Med Star Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Miller was born November 05. 1939 in Sampson Co., the son of the late Julius Macio Miller Sr. & Josephine Corbett.  Mr. Miller was preceded in death by his wife, Pearlie...

Aug 28, 2017

Mrs. Marie Beasley Bordeaux 82 of 235 Odham Ave Garland, NC, died Monday, August 28, 2017 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.

Mrs. Bordeaux was born July 30, 1935 in Harnett Co., she was daughter of the late Jack R. Beasley Sr. & Mary Moore Beasley.  She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Aug 27, 2017

Mr. Mike Strickland 47, of 67 N. Ingold Ave., Garland, died Sunday, August 27, 2017 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC.

A celebration of life service will be held at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 06, 2017 at Carter Funeral Home, by the Reverend Hank Dunbar and Mr. Chad Porter.

Mr. Strickland is survived by...

Aug 25, 2017

Mrs. Eithel Merritt Norris 98 of 1657 Norris Rd. Garland, NC, died Friday, August 25, 2017 at her residence.

Ms. Norris was preceded in death by her parents Ben and Mittie Blackburn Merritt, her husband Henry Lee Norris and one grandson Dale Register, five sisters and four brothers.

Funeral will be held at 2 pm...

Aug 8, 2017

Mr. Ronald Edward Melvin 68 of 250 N. Parkersburg Ave., Garland died Tuesday, August 08, 2017 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.

Mr. Melvin was born January 25, 1949 in Sampson Co., the son of the late Earnest Edward Melvin & Eunice Peterson Melvin.  Mr. Melvin was a retired veteran having served in the...

Aug 6, 2017

Ms. Libie Carnell Vann 54 of 454 E. 35th St. Brooklyn, NY, formerly of Garland, died Sunday, August 06, 2017 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.

Ms. Vann was born December 04, 1962 in Sampson Co.  She was preceded in death by her father, Livie Vann Jr., brother, Livie P. Vann, a sister Barbara...

Aug 1, 2017

Mrs. Grace Beatty DeVane 80 of 5911 NC Hwy. 210 East, died Tuesday, August 01, 2017 at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, August 06, 2017 at Mt. Elam Missionary Baptist Church, 6869 NC Hwy. 210 West, Garland, NC.  Burial will follow in the Boykin-Herring Cemetery, Davis Rd.,...

Jul 24, 2017

Mrs. Julia Ann Boone 95 of 766 W. Front St., Garland, NCdied Monday, July 24, 2017 at her residence.

Mrs. Boone was born January 20, 1922 in Sampson Co. the daughter of the late Henry David Boone & Cornelia Smith Boone.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M. Saturday, July 29, 2017 at Garland First...

Jul 24, 2017

Mr. George A. Storms 92 of 15957 US Hwy. 701 N. Garland, NC died Monday, July 24, 2017 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Wilmington, NC.

Mr. Storms was born October 19, 1924 in Bladen Co. the son of the late Albert Storms & Martha Hester Storms.  Mr. Storms was a retired farmer.

Funeral...

Jul 21, 2017

Mrs. Azra “Shirley”  Fennell Johnson 81 of 383 Bland School Rd. Harrells, NC, died, Friday, July 21, 2017 at her residence.

Mrs. Johnson was born July 12, 1936 in Sampson Co. the daughter of the late Henry Bryant & Queen Elizabeth Fennell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Prentiss Johnson, on sister, Barbara Bryant, and...

Jul 14, 2017

Mr. Terry Neil Kaiser 70 of 3605 Sugar Cane Circle Fayetteville, NC died Friday, July 14, 2017 at the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.

Mr. Kaiser was born October 15, 1946 the son of the late Carl J. Kaiser and Genevieve Smith Kaiser. He was preceded in death by a brother, Keith Kaiser.  He was veteran...

Jul 11, 2017

Mrs. Susan Cathline Foy 61 of 2719 Montague Rd., died Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC.

Mrs. Foy was born January 24, 1956.  She was preceded in death by her father, Burton L. Bryson Jr., two sisters, Rebecca McNally, Mary Hebard.

A memorial services will be held at...

Jul 11, 2017

Louise Smith Pate, 85, formerly of Ivanhoe, loving wife of the late Harold McConnell Pate and beloved mother and grandmother, died peacefully and surrounded by her family on July 11, 2017 at home.

Born in in Garland, NC, she was the daughter of the late James and Burdette Smith. She also was preceded in death by her...

Jul 9, 2017

Mr. David Joey Merritt 60, of 1224 NC Hwy 210 E. Harrells, died Sunday, July 09, 2017 at Elizabethtown Nursing Center in Elizabethtown, NC.

Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, July 13, 2017 at Colly Chapel Church. Rev. Dan Rich, Rev. Jim Woodruff and Rev. Richard Smith will officiate. Burial will follow in the...

Jul 9, 2017

Mrs. Wanda Gail Smith 58 of 804 College St. Apt. 212, Clinton, NC died Sunday, July 9th, at her residence.

Mrs. Smith was born October 10, 1958 in Sampson Co., the daughter of the late John McCoy Carter & Ellen Smith Carter.  She was preceded in death by her husband Jimmy Smith, sister, Patricia Carter...

Jul 1, 2017

Mrs. Rebecca Ann Williams 76 of 234 Lisbon Bridge Rd. Garland, NC went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 01, 2017.

She was a dear loved wife, mother, grandmother (Nana), great-grandmother (Nana Becky), sister and friend.  A caring giving person who loved her family and her neighbors.  She loved her church, Union Grove Missionary...