Obituaries

Mrs. Linda Carol Seals

Mrs. Linda Carol Seals

Jan 17, 2014

Garland Mrs. Linda Carol Seals, 65, of 1321 Old Fayetteville Road, died on Friday, January 17, 2014 at Bladen County Hospital in Elizabethtown. Mrs. Seals was a native of Bladen County and the daughter of the late Robert and Annie Ruth Jernigan Seals. She was preceded in death by her significant other, Earl Thomas Smith and was a homemaker. A...

Mr. Glenn David Mckoy

Mr. Glenn David Mckoy

Jan 17, 2014

Roseboro Mr. Glenn David “Pitchfork” McKoy, 61, of 203 Brantwood Court, died on Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A funeral will be held on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Garland First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Garland Community Cemetery. Mr. McKoy is survived by: wife, Ruby McKoy, of the...

Mr. Charles Edward Hicks

Mr. Charles Edward Hicks

Jan 16, 2014

Mr. Charles Edward Hicks, 88 of 79 Tucker Lane, White Lake, died on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Bladen County Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 20, 2014 at Cumberland Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville, NC. The public will be received from 1:00 PM-5:00 P.M. Sunday at Carter Funeral Home in Garland. No service information...

Mr. Eddis Tracey Smith

Mr. Eddis Tracey Smith

Jan 13, 2014

Mr. Tracey Smith “Daddy Rabbit” as many friends knew him of 320 Bowen Rd. passed away on Monday, January 13, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Smith was born May 28, 1951 to the late William Eddis Smith and Louise Matthews Smith. He was a native of Sampson Co. He was born, raised and lived his entire life in “Harrells" Store....

Mr. Lee Roy Smith

Mr. Lee Roy Smith

Jan 12, 2014

Mr. Lee Roy Smith 81 of 185 Smith Mill Pond Rd., died Sunday, January 12, 2014 at his residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Beards Chapel Baptist Church 409 Beards Chapel Loop Rd., Garland, NC, by the Reverend Barry Helms and Reverend Amos Smith. Burial will follow in the Smith Cemetery, Mote...

Mr. William Merritt

Mr. William Merritt

Jan 6, 2014

Mr. William T. Merritt, of 120 Southwood Dr., died Monday, January 06, 2014 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 11, 2014 at 1:00 PM at Wards Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Willie C. Alford officiating. Burial will follow in the Allen Chapel Community Cemetery. Mr. Merritt is survived...

Mr. Clayton Johnson

Mr. Clayton Johnson

Jan 1, 2014

Mr. Clayton Johnson 72 of Odham Ave., Garland, died Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at his residence. Mr. Johnson was a native of Bladen County, the son of the late Johnnie W. and Annie Mae Smith Johnson. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014 at 2:00 PM at Garland Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev. Marty Tew...

Mrs. Cathy Owens Mcmillian

Mrs. Cathy Owens Mcmillian

Dec 27, 2013

Mrs. Cathy Owens McMillian 44 of 46 Pleasant Lane formerly of Garland, died Friday December 27, 2013 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday, January 03, 2013 at Carter Funeral Home in Garland. Burial will follow in the Owens cemetery. Mrs. McMillian is survived by one daughter, Sasha DeVane of Clinton,...

Mrs. Senia Williams Malone

Mrs. Senia Williams Malone

Dec 26, 2013

Mrs. Senia Williams Malone 89 of 1045 Anderson Ave. Apt.3D-, Bronx, NY, formerly of Harrells, Community died Thursday, December 26, 2013 at Bronx Lebanon Hospital in Bronx, NY. Mrs. Senia Malone was born in East Arcada, North Carolina on December 15, 1924. She attended North Carolina Public Schools in East Arcada, and moved to the Bronx, New York at a...

Mrs. Kathryn Carter Brown

Mrs. Kathryn Carter Brown

Dec 26, 2013

Mrs. Kathryn Carter Brown, 94, of 497 W. Second Street, Garland, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2013 at her home. Mrs. Brown was a native of Sampson County, the daughter of the late Addison and Lula Rich Carter. She was preceded in death by her husband the Rev. R.M. Brown. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, Dec. 29,...

Mrs. Modene Powell

Mrs. Modene Powell

Dec 15, 2013

Mrs. Modene Powell 94 of 3291 River Rd., formerly of Garland, died Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday, December 18, 2013 in the Springvale section of the Clinton City Cemetery in Clinton, NC, by the Reverend Mark Rogers. Mrs. Powell is survived by one...

Mr. Daniel Fitzgerald Beatty

Mr. Daniel Fitzgerald Beatty

Dec 5, 2013

Mr. Daniel Fitzgerald Beatty, 52, of Durham, formerly of Harrells, NC, died on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013 at 3:00 PM at Mt. Elam Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Rainey officiating. Burial will follow in the Boykin-Herring Cemetery in Garland. Mr. Beatty...

Mr. Antonio "Tony" Rodriguez

Mr. Antonio "Tony" Rodriguez

Dec 3, 2013

Mr. Antonio “Tony” Rodriguez, 46, of 208 Odum Avenue Garland, NC died on Tuesday, December 03, 2013 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Services will be held at a later date. No service information has been added.

Mrs. Francie Strickland Gaskins

Mrs. Francie Strickland Gaskins

Dec 1, 2013

Mrs. Francie Strickland Gaskins 78 of 467 Beverly Lane, Clinton, NC died Sunday, December 01, 2013 at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton, NC. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, December 03, 2013 at the Rich Cemetery in Garland by the Reverend Jack Melvin. Mrs. Gaskins is survived by her husband, Osborne Gaskins, one son, David...

Mr. William Junior Herring

Mr. William Junior Herring

Nov 24, 2013

Mr. William Junior Herring 83, of 7215 Tomahawk Hwy. Harrells, died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at his residence. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church, in Ivanhoe, NC by the Reverend Travis Sampson. Burial will follow in the Tomahawk First Baptist Church Cemetery in Harrells, NC. Mr. Herring is...

Mrs. Hazel Peterson Smith

Mrs. Hazel Peterson Smith

Nov 19, 2013

Mrs. Hazel Peterson Smith 93 of 120 Southwood Dr. Clinton, NC, formerly of Garland, died Tuesday, November 19, 2013 at Southwood Nursing Center in Clinton, NC. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, November 22, 2013 at Antioch United Methodist Church, in Garland, by the Reverend Erin Smith, Reverend Odell Peterson, and Reverend Bryan Strickland. Burial will follow...

Miss. Casey Dell Edens

Miss. Casey Dell Edens

Nov 10, 2013

Miss Casey Dell Edens 16 of 61 Woodside Court, Lillington, NC died Sunday, November 10, 2013. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, November 14, 2013 at Grace Community Church 2160 Harnett Central Rd., Angier, NC 27501, by the Reverend Brad Talley. Burial will be held on Friday, November 15, 2013 at 2:00 P.M. at the Edens Cemetery,...

Mrs. Audrey Carter Hobbs

Mrs. Audrey Carter Hobbs

Nov 1, 2013

Roseboro Mrs. Audrey Carter Hobbs, 84, of 2134 Hobbs Road, formerly of Garland, passed away on Friday, November 01, 2013 at Sampson Regional Medical Center She was preceded in death by her first husband, Delmore Harrelson; her second husband, Hugh Hobbs, Sr. and a brother, Clemoth Edd Carter. A graveside service will be held on Monday, Nov. 4, 2013 at...

Mrs. Lisa Sparhawk

Mrs. Lisa Sparhawk

Oct 31, 2013

Mrs. Lisa Marie Carter Sparhawk, 45, of 2683 Hobbs Road, Roseboro, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2013 at Carolina East/Quinn Hospice Center in Kenansville. She was preceded in death by her father, David H. Carter, Jr. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013 at 3:00 P. M. at Mintz Baptist Church with Dr. John McBride...

Mr. Rodney Floyd Rich

Mr. Rodney Floyd Rich

Oct 30, 2013

Mr. Rodney Floyd Rich, 45, of 201 National Street, Roseboro, passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at his home. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at Cypress Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Franklin Hunt officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Rich was a native of Bladen/Sampson County,...