Obituaries

Mar 16, 2017

Mr. Joseph McKenny Peters 67 of 504 Cypress St., died Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.

Mr. Peters was born, August 15, 1949 in Cumberland Co., the son of the late William Atha Peters & Minnie Lee Bass Peters.  He was Vietnam Veteran serving in the U.S. Army.  He was...

Mar 5, 2017

Jerry Duane Howell, 71, of Fuquay-Varina, NC passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at his home.

Jerry was born May 19, 1945 in Portsmouth, VA to the late Bethel and Bertha Greene Howell.  He was a veteran of the US Air Force and was a business owner specializing in furniture upholstery.

He was preceded in...

Mar 1, 2017

Mrs. Sally Smith Toler 79 of 120 Southwood Dr. Clinton, NC, formerly of Garland, died Wednesday, March 01, 2017 at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton, NC.

Mrs. Toler was born November 09, 1937 in Sampson Co. the daughter of the late Sanford Walter Smith and Mary Bordeaux Smith. Mrs. Toler was preceded in death by two...

Feb 7, 2017

Mr. Johnny Ray Merritt, 48 of 90 Castle Lane, Harrells, NC, died February 7, 2017.

Mr. Merritt, was born in Duplin County, the son of Mr. John Wesley Murphy and Annie Mae Moore Merritt

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday February 11, 2017 at Hayes Chapel Baptist Church officiated by Rev. Anthony...

Feb 6, 2017

Mr. John C. Pope, 88 of 5270 Garland Hwy., Clinton, NC, died February 6, 2017 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC.

Mr. Pope was the son of the late Joseph Edgar Pope and Mary Matthis Pope. Mr. Pope was the former owner of Pope Monument Company.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday...

Feb 6, 2017

Mrs. Hart was born in Sampson County to the late Esker Lee Cain and Tinnie Merritt Cain. She was a graduate of Garland High School. After high school she attended East Carolina Teachers College where she earned a B.S. degree in Home Economics. While at East Carolina she also meet the love of her life, Gene Hart. She and...

Feb 5, 2017

Mr. David Edward Bryant Sr. of 605 Sampson St., was born on October 31, 1949, to the late Deleon and Willie Mae Bryant in Dillon, South Carolina. He departed this life February 5, 2017 at Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina

David graduated from Clear Run High School and was drafted to serve in the United States...

Feb 1, 2017

Ms. Felisha Michelle Council 42 of NC Hwy. 87 W. Tar Heel, died Wednesday, February 01, 2017 at Bladen Co. Hospital in Elizabethtown, NC.

Funeral service will be Saturday, February 4, 2017 at Noon at First New Light Missionary Baptist Church in White Oak, NC with the Pastor Obie L. Worley Sr. officiating.  Burial will follow in...

Jan 30, 2017

Mr. Glenn Milton Belser Jr. , 70 of 250 Hill Circle Rd. died Monday, January 30, 2017 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC.

Mr. Belser was born August 19, 1946 in Onslow County, the son of the late Glenn Hoover Belser Sr. & Geneva Session Belser.  Mr. Belser severed in the U.S. Army during Vietnam,...

Jan 18, 2017

Mrs. Joyce (Shane) Murphy-Smith, 73 of Toms River, NJ, formerly of Harrells, NC passed away on January 17, 2017 at Bay Lea Care Facility in N.J.

Mrs. Murphy-Smith is predeceased by her mother, Doshia Mae Murphy-Pridgen.

Graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Fennell Memorial Park in...

Jan 17, 2017

Mrs. Billie Jo Honeycutt 59 of 752 NC Hwy. 210 East, Harrells, NC died Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, NC.

Mrs. Honeycutt was born July 22, 1957 in Sampson Co. the daughter of the late William Jernigan and Myrtle Evans Jernigan. Mrs. Honeycutt worked for 40 years as a lab tech for...

Jan 15, 2017

Mrs. Bessie Elizabeth Bordeaux Evans 87 of Walter K. Evans Rd., Harrells, NC, died Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.

Mrs. Evans was preceded in death by her husband Joe Evans, sister Lolita Long and four brothers, Murray Bordeaux, Laddie Bordeaux, Winfred Bordeaux and Bobby Bordeaux.

Funeral service...

Jan 8, 2017

Mrs. Jane Coble Howard 82 of 407 Greens Bridge Rd. Garland, NC died Sunday, January 08, 2017 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC.

Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM, January 11, 2017 at Antioch United Methodist Church with the Rev. Erin Smith, Rev. Odell Peterson and Rev. Richard Smith officiating.  Burial will follow in...

Jan 7, 2017

Mr. Clayton “Clay” Alvin Cannady 60 of 11497 Old Mintz Hwy. Garland, NC, died Saturday, January 07, 2017 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.

Mr. Cannady was the son of the late Gibson Cannady & Virginia Robinson Cannady.  He was Transportation supervisor for Murphy-Brown LLC.  He was preceded in death by a brother, Sammy...

Dec 27, 2016

Mr. David Earl Howard 74 of 1853 Tomahawk Hwy. Harrells died Tuesday December 27, 2016 at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton, NC.

Funeral will be held Tuesday January 3, 2017 at 2:00 PM at Keathern Baptist Church, 92 Bland School Rd., Harrells, NC.  Burial will follow in the Keathern Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mr. Howard...

Dec 24, 2016

Mrs. Holly Godard 93 of 208 Mercer Rd., died Saturday, December 24, 2016 at Elizabethtown Nursing Center in Elizabethtown, NC.

Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday December 28, 2016 at Goddard Cemetery in Washington, NC.

A public viewing will be held Tuesday December 27, 2016 at Carter Funeral Home from 1:00 PM...

Dec 22, 2016

Mr. James “Bo” Carroll Davis 88 of Garland, NC, and formerly of Fayetteville and Wilmington, passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC.

Bo was the owner and operator of White Lake Blueberry Farm for over 20 years.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Earle Peterson Davis.

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Dec 14, 2016

Milton Ray Smith, 72 of Bladen County died December 14, 2016.  Family and friends will participate in a Memorial Gathering on Saturday December 17, 2016 at 2:00 PM at the Smith Family Cemetery on Mote Road.  He has requested that there be no flowers but rather asks family and friends to plant a tree in his honor on their...

Dec 8, 2016

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Mr. Joseph “Joe” Henry Smith 62 of 1500 Old Fayetteville Rd., died Thursday, December 08, 2016 at Highsmith Rainey Specialty Hospital in Fayetteville, NC.

Mr. Smith was born May 28, 1954 in Sampson Co. the son of the late Lewis Smith and Mary Guy Smith.  He preceded in death by two brothers, Ronald Smith,...

Nov 21, 2016

Mr. Ray Norris 68 of 2010 Bull St., Garland, died Monday, November 21, 2016 at Womack Army Medical Center in  Ft. Bragg, NC.

Mr. Norris was born May 23,1948 in Bladen Co. the son of the late Sanford T. Norris and Mary Smith Norris. He was a Army veteran having served in Vietnam.

Funeral service...