Obituaries

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,...

Mr. Robert Carey Jr

Mr. Robert Carey Jr

Oct 27, 2013

Mr. Robert Carey Jr., 48 of 963 Old US 701 Clinton, formerly of Garland, died Sunday, October 27, 2013 at Carolinas Rehabilitation Center of Cumberland, in Fayetteville, NC. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday, November 01, 2013 at the Garland Cemetery. Mr. Carey is survived by two daughters, Taylor Carey, Morgan Carey both of Garland, one...

Mrs. Geneva Mckoy Johnson

Mrs. Geneva Mckoy Johnson

Oct 20, 2013

Mrs. Geneva McKoy Johnson 87 of 120 Robert Ave. Elizabethtown, NC, died Sunday, October 20, 2013 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, October 26, 2013 at Evening Light Holiness Church in Garland by the Rev. John McCoy. Burial will follow in the McKoy Family Cemetery in Garland. Mrs....

Mr. Eddie Crumpler, 71

Mr. Eddie Crumpler, 71

Oct 19, 2013

Mr. Eddie Crumpler, 71, of Cutchogue, New York, formerly of Garland, died on Saturday, October 19, 2013 in New York. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 2, 3013 at 1:00 P.M. at Trinity A.M.E. Zion Church in Harrells. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Eddie was educated in the Garland North Carolina public school system. He...

Mrs. Kathleen Edge

Mrs. Kathleen Edge

Oct 15, 2013

Mrs. Kathleen Brown Edge, 79, of 2363 NC Hwy. 210 West, Garland, NC died on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013 at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Lettie Mae Price Brown. She was preceded in death by her husband Tommy C. Edge. Funeral service will be held Friday, October 18, 2013 at 11AM at Friendship Baptist...

Mr. Lester Dale Hayes, Jr

Mr. Lester Dale Hayes, Jr

Oct 9, 2013

Harrells Mr. Lester Dale Hayes, Jr., 76, of 8443 Ivanhoe Road, died on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Mr. Hayes was an Air Force veteran. Funeral will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at 1:00 P. M. at Snow Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Ivanhoe. Burial will follow in the Hillcrest Memorial Park in...

Mr. Bobby James Murrell

Mr. Bobby James Murrell

Oct 6, 2013

Mr. Bobby James Murrell 69 of 3407 Oak Rd, formerly of Harrells, NC died Sunday October 06, 2013 at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern, NC. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2013 at 1 PM at Roseville Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Murrell Family Cemetery. Mr. Murrell is survived by: daughter, Lillian Bland;...

Mrs. Vivian Harrell

Mrs. Vivian Harrell

Oct 6, 2013

Mrs. Vivian William Harrell 94 of 15890 Garland Hwy. Garland, NC formerly of Leland, NC died Sunday, October 06, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Harrell was born August 01, 1919 in New Hanover Co. to the late Harvey Williams and Annie Regan Williams. She was preceded in death by her husband Woodrow Wilson Harrell, and a brother Gary Harrell. A...

Mr. Jessie Galice Highsmith

Mr. Jessie Galice Highsmith

Oct 2, 2013

Mr. Jessie Galice Highsmith 87 of 2621 NC Hwy. 210 East, Harrells, NC died Wednesday, October 02, 2013 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, October 05, 2013 at Carter Funeral Home, by Minister Anthony Lamb. Burial will follow in the Fennell Memorial Park in Harrells, NC. Mr. Highsmith is...

Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Musselwhite Bordeaux

Mrs. Dorothy "Dot" Musselwhite Bordeaux

Sep 30, 2013

Mrs. Dorothy “Dot” Musselwhite Bordeaux 88, 211 Willard Tatum Rd. Elizabethtown, NC died Monday, September 30, 2013 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Whiteville, NC. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 03, 2013 at Church of God of Prophecy in Garland, by the Reverend Russell Grant and Reverend James Barker. Burial will follow in the Garland...

Mr. Charles Thornton Anders

Mr. Charles Thornton Anders

Sep 28, 2013

Mr. Charles Thornton Anders, 71 of 3775 Wilbur Pridgen Rd. Kerr Station, NC died Saturday, September 28, 2013 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, NC. Mr. Anders was born December 20, 1941 in New Hanover Co. He was preceded in death by his father Jeff Anders and a sister, Elaine Connell. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday,...

Mrs. Alice Faye Johnson

Mrs. Alice Faye Johnson

Sep 24, 2013

Mrs. Alice Faye Johnson 70 of 3361 Lamb Rd. Garland, NC died Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at Southwood Nursing Center in Clinton, NC. Mrs. Johnson was born December 25, 1942 in Sampson Co. the daughter of the late Walter Carl Benton and Hettie Davis. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her husband Billy Joe Johnson and a brother J.C....

Mr. Johnnie Edward Mote

Mr. Johnnie Edward Mote

Sep 21, 2013

Mr. Johnnie Edward Mote 75 of 317 Mote Field Rd., died Saturday, September 21, 2013 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, NC. Mr. Mote was preceded in death by his wife Jessie Dowless Mote, and a brother Donnie Mote. Funeral service will be Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. at Colly Chapel Church by the Reverend Jim Woodruff,...

Mrs. Mary Blackburn Smith

Mrs. Mary Blackburn Smith

Sep 18, 2013

Mrs. Mary Blackburn Smith 89 passed peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 to be with her Lord. Mrs. Smith was born in Bladen Co, on October 04, 1923 the daughter of the late George & Tilly Norris Blackburn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dannie Marshall Smith, one son, Kenneth Marshall Smith, and two grandsons,...

Mr. Billy Ray Norris

Mr. Billy Ray Norris

Sep 9, 2013

Mr. Billy Ray Norris 54 of 663 Pine Acres Rd. White Oak, NC died Monday, September 09, 2013. Mr. Norris was preceded in death by his father, Reverend Herman Lee Norris, brother, Ricky Lee Norris, two sisters, Vivian Kay Jones, Teresa Lynn Key. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, September 12, 2013 at Cedar Creek Church of...