Obituaries

Jan 4, 2016

Mr. William Adoll Williams 81 of 2413 California Dr., formerly of Roseboro, died Monday, January 04, 2015 at Fayetteville Veterans Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, January 09, 2016 at Carter Funeral Home.

Mr. Williams is survived by one son, William M. "Billy" Williams of Conn., and...

Dec 30, 2015

Elder Allen Thomas Johnson 64 of Moon Johnson Rd. Garland, NC died Wednesday December 30, 2015 at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton, NC.

Mr. Johnson was born April 29, 1951 in Sampson Co., NC the son of the late William T. Johnson and Maggie Fryar Johnson. He was employed with Ezzell Trucking Company for over 17...

Dec 28, 2015

Mr. Wilbert “Jake” Barnes Jr. 75 of 4071 Old Fayetteville Rd., Garland, NC died Monday, December 28, 2015 at his residence.

Mr. Barnes was preceded in death by his wife, Eunice W. Barnes January 19, 1964, and wife Faye M. Barnes July 31, 2010, and parents W.W. Barnes Sr. and Effie Mae Barnes., one brother, Wayne “Bo”...

Dec 26, 2015

Mr. Larry Donnell Robinson 65 of 10 Shamrock Apt#10 Garland, NC died Saturday, December 26, 2015 at his residence. He was the son of Anne Wright and the late Theodore Artis, Sr., Mr. Robinson was preceded in death by a brother, Preston Artis.

He is survived by his loving mother and daughters, Melissa LaNell Morgan and Tamara...

Dec 18, 2015

Mrs. Ruth “Baby Ruth” Miller Akins 70 of 1389 Firetower Rd. Harrells, NC died Thursday, December 17, 2015 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC.

Funeral service will be held at noon on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Keathern Missionary Baptist Church in Harrells, by the Reverend Harvey Robinson. Burial will follow in the church...

Dec 10, 2015

Mrs. Virginia “Jenny” Storms 66 of 15813 NC Hwy. 701 N. Garland, died Thursday, December 10, 2015 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Wilmington, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Riverside Baptist Church by the Reverend Scott Conner, Reverend Richard Wade. Burial will follow in the Cromartie Cemetery....

Dec 9, 2015

Mr. William “WT” Davis 88 of 1561 Davis Rd. Garland, NC died Wednesday, December 09, 2015 at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00P.M. Saturday, December 12, 2015 at Friendship Baptist Church, by the Reverend Gary McMillian and Reverend Odell Peterson. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mr. Davis is survived by...

Dec 4, 2015

Susie Smith Evans 78 of 2027 George Long Rd. Harrells, died Friday, December 04, 2015 at Elizabethtown Nursing Center in Elizabethtown, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, December 06, 2015 at Riverside Baptist Church 5043 NC Hwy. 210 East, Harrells, NC by the Reverend Tim Evans and Reverend Scott Conner. Burial will follow...

Nov 25, 2015

Mrs. Pansy Norris Autry 65 of 14615 US Hwy. 701 North, Garland, died Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at her residence.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Beards Chapel Baptist Church by the Reverend Barry Helms and Reverend Gene Smith. Burial will follow in the Smith Cemetery.

Mrs. Autry...

Nov 25, 2015

Mrs. Iris Barnhill Cain of 1865 Helltown Rd. Garland, died Wednesday November 25, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC.

Mrs. Cain was preceded in death by her husband, Empie Cain and two sisters, Myrtle Byod, Virginia Barnhill

Funeral service will be held at 2:00P.M. Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Carter Funeral Home...

Nov 23, 2015

Mrs. Elizabeth 'Betty" Moore McPhail 87 of 6511 Tomahawk Hwy. Harrells, NC, died Monday, November 23, 2015 at her residence.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, November 27, 2015 at Centenary United Methodist Church 401 Tomahawk Hwy., Harrells, by the Reverend Erin Smith. Burial will follow in the Garland Cemetery.

Mrs. McPhail...

Nov 23, 2015

Mr. Joseph Henry Douglas Jr., 87 of 26 Womack Way, formerly of Fayetteville, NC died Monday, November 23, 2015 at Bladen Co. Hospital in Elizabethtown, NC.

Mr. Douglas was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Perkins Douglas, one brother and four sisters.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 25, 2015...

Nov 22, 2015

Mr.. Henson Perrymoore Barnes of Raleigh, formerly of Goldsboro and White Lake, died on November 22, 2015 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was born November 18, 1934 to Lalon L. Barnes, Sr. and Mable Cumbee Barnes of Bladen County, NC. Barnes is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received his Juris Doctor...

Nov 20, 2015

Mrs. Carol Smith Laymance 78 of 100 Paradise Circle, formerly of Garland died Friday, November 20, 2015 at Novant Health Hospital in Haymarket, Va.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at the Smith Cemetery 871 Mote Rd., Harrells, NC.

Mrs. Lamance is survived by two daughters, Bernice Hartless...

Nov 10, 2015

Robert Lee Rich, Sr. of Garland, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at home with his family members at his bedside. He was born December 18, 1925 in Sampson County to the late Lewis Henry Rich and Sarah Elizabeth Merritt Rich and was preceded in death by his three brothers and five sisters. Graduating from Garland High School in...

Nov 8, 2015

Reverend Ray Wilkins 60 of 4189 NC Hwy. 210 East, died Sunday, November 08, 2015 at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Cypress Creek Baptist Church, by the Reverend Richard Smith, Reverend Scott Connor, and Reverend Mack Roberts. Burial will follow in Meadowbrook Cemetery in Lumberton.

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Oct 25, 2015

Mr. Garfield Cromartie 99 of 340 Brooklyn Ave., died Sunday, October 25, 2015 at his residence.

Mr. Cromartie was born July 22, 1916 in Sampson Co., the son of the late Callie DeVane Cromartie and Paul Cromartie. Mr. Garfield was a farmer and worked for over 40 years with Clear Run Farms in Harrells and was known...

Oct 23, 2015

Mrs. Eula Shaw Ferrell 92 of 3474 Harrells Hwy., died Friday, October 23, 2015 at Southwood Nursing Center in Clinton, NC.

Funeral service will be held at noon, Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at Murphy Chapel AME Zion Church, 171 C. Beatty Rd. Harrells. Burial will follow in the Garland Community Cemetery.

The public will be...

Oct 21, 2015

Mr. Justin "Bud" Wright, 28, of 1100 Fallen Log Court, Raleigh, NC, formerly of Ivanhoe, NC, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at New Hanover Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, NC.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at Snow Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 51 McKoy Loop Rd., Ivanhoe, NC. Burial will follow...

Oct 21, 2015

Mr. Bennie Townsend 81 of 89 Townsend Rd. Garland, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, October 25, 2015 at Carter Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Owens cemetery.

Mr. Townsend is survived by his wife, Geneva Townsend, one daughter Retha Graham of Garland,...