Obituaries

Mr. Wilson Norris

Mr. Wilson Norris

Oct 17, 2012

Mr. Wilson McCoy Norris 80 of 124 E. 3rd St. Garland, died Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at his residence. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday October 20, 2012 at the Garland Cemetery, by the Reverend Timothy Skiper. Mr. Norris is survived by his wife, Eloise Cain, one daughter Jo Ann Dabbs of Bladenboro, one son, Ronnie...

Mr. David Staton

Mr. David Staton

Oct 10, 2012

Mr. David Staton 74 of 155 N. Ingold Ave., died Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at his residence. Funeral service will be held at 3:00P.M. Saturday, October 13, 2012 at Garland Baptist Church, by the Reverend Hampton Faircloth and Reverend Danny Johnson. Burial will follow in the Garland Cemetery. Mr. Staton is survived by his wife, Dorothy Staton, one son, Richard...

Mr. Roger E. Long

Mr. Roger E. Long

Oct 3, 2012

Mr. Roger E. Long 66 of 3930 Lindsey Merritt Rd. Wray, Ga. formerly of Harrells, died Wednesday, October 03, 2012 at Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, Ga.. A graveside service was held at 11:00AM Friday, October 05, 2012 at the Long Cemetery in Harrells, NC. Mr. Long is survived by one son, Robert Jay Long, one daughter Jeanette “Jenny”...

Robert Edward Blackburn

Robert Edward Blackburn

Oct 3, 2012

Mr. Robert Edward Blackburn 50 of 3410 NC Hwy. 53 East died Wednesday, October 03, 2012 at Bladen Co. Hospital in Elizabethtown, NC. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, October 07, 2012 at Colly Chapel Church, by the Reverend Jim Woodruff. Burial will follow in the Blackburn Cemetery. Mr. Blackburn is survived by his mother Hattie Velarde...

Margie Newton Marsh

Margie Newton Marsh

Oct 1, 2012

Mrs. Margie Newton Marsh 54 of 425 E. Jackson St. Roseboro, NC died Monday, October 01, 2012 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, October 07, 2012 at Roseboro First Baptist Church, by the Reverend John Oliver. Burial will follow in the Garland Community Cemetery in Garland. Mrs. Marsh is...

Ms. Sylvia Ann Cashwell

Ms. Sylvia Ann Cashwell

Sep 18, 2012

Ms. Sylvia Ann Cashwell 75 of 994 John Nunnery Rd., formerly of Garland died Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, September 22, 2012 at Garland Baptist Church, by the Reverend Donald Cashwell. Burial will follow in the Garland Cemetery. Ms. Cashwell is survived by one sister, Lyndia Autry of Stedman, two brothers, Jerry...

Reverend William Mckinley Newkirk

Reverend William Mckinley Newkirk

Aug 29, 2012

Reverend William McKinley Newkirk of 1379 Wilbur-Pridgen Rd. died Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at his residence. Funeral service will be held at 11:00AM Saturday, September 01, 2012 at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Ivanhoe, by the Reverend Carozell Henry. Burial will follow in the Newkirk cemetery. Mr. Newkirk is survived by a son, Charles Newkirk of New York, Step-son,...

Mrs. Merrietta Carter Robinson

Mrs. Merrietta Carter Robinson

Aug 8, 2012

Mrs. Merrietta Carter Robinson 87 of 180 Southwood Dr. Clinton, NC formerly of Garland died Wednesday, August 08, 2012 at Southwood Nursing Center in Clinton, NC. Mrs. Robinson was the daughter of the late Lollie Cain Carter and Eugene Carter. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Lee Robinson, son, Gary Lee Robinson, daughter, Janet Lee Robinson, three...

Mr. Rudolph Carr

Mr. Rudolph Carr

May 22, 2012

Mr. Rudolph Carr 72 of 194 Center St. Garland, NC died Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, NC. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter Funeral Home in Garland. No service information has been added.

Mrs. Doris Smith

Mrs. Doris Smith

Apr 6, 2012

Mrs. Doris Smith 84 of 431 N. Belgrade Ave. Garland, NC died Friday, April 06, 2012 at Sampson Regional Medical Center, in Clinton, NC. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter Funeral Home in Garland No service information has been added.

Mrs. Jacqueline "Smoke" Crisp Kerr

Mrs. Jacqueline "Smoke" Crisp Kerr

Dec 8, 2011

Mrs. Jacqueline “Smoke” Crisp Kerr 62 of 1294 Wilber Pridgen Rd., died Thursday, December 8, 2011 at Sampson Co. Regional Medical Center in Clinton, NC. Funeral service will be held at 1:00P.M. Monday, December 12, 2011 at Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Kerr is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Newkirk, of Wallace,...

George Johnson

George Johnson

Nov 26, 2011

Mr. George Milton Johnson 76 of 347 West 2nd St., died Saturday, November 26, 2011 at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton, NC. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at the Church of God of Prophecy in Garland, by the Reverend Grant Russell. Burial will follow in the Garland Cemetery. Mr. Johnson is survived...

Mrs. Doris D. Thomas

Mrs. Doris D. Thomas

Nov 25, 2011

Mrs. Doris Daughety Thomas 107 of 8320 Tomahawk Hwy. formerly of Raleigh died Friday, November 25, 2011 at her residence. A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM. Monday, November 28, 2011 at Montlawn Memorial Park in Raleigh, NC. Mrs. Thomas is survived by one daughter, Mary Ann Price of Harrells, one sister, Hazel Puryear of Raleigh, 4 grandchildren....

Mrs. Willie Mae Autry

Mrs. Willie Mae Autry

Nov 9, 2011

Mrs. Willie Mae Autry 83 of 179 McLean Rd. Elizabehtown, NC died Wednesday, November 09, 2011 at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton, NC. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, November 12, 2011 at St. Peters AME Zion Church in Elizabethtown, NC. Burial will follow in the Autry Cemetery Elizabehtown, NC. Mrs. Autry is survived by her husband,...

Margaret Hicks Rich

Margaret Hicks Rich

Nov 6, 2011

Margaret Hicks Rich, 91, of 2704 NC Hwy. 210 West, Garland, NC died Sunday, November 06, 2011 at Southwood Nursing Center in Clinton, NC. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 09, 2011 at Cypress Creek Baptist Church in Garland, by the Reverend Richard Smith. Burial will follow in the Church cemetery. Mrs. Rich is survived by...

Johnnie Mae Melvin Mcfadden

Johnnie Mae Melvin Mcfadden

Oct 19, 2011

Mrs. Johnnie Mae Melvin McFadden 79 of 1551 Old Mintz Hwy. Roseboro, NC died Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 2:00PM Monday, October 24, 2011 at Robinson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Roseboro, by the Reverend Ronald Highsmith. Burial will follow in the Roseboro-Snowhill Cemetery. Mrs. McFadden is survived by her husband, Ben...

John A. "Jack" Long

John A. "Jack" Long

Oct 14, 2011

Mr. John A. “Jack” Long 78 of 504 Carolina Ave., formerly of Garland, went forth to be with his heavenly father on Friday, October 14, 2011. He fought a courageous battle with lung cancer for four months. Mr. Long spent much of his life enjoying and working in the logging profession with his cousin, Abel Long. He loved his family,...

Edward "Ed" Driggers

Edward "Ed" Driggers

Oct 9, 2011

Mr. Edward Allen “Ed” Driggers Sr. 59 of 6 Vandalia Place passed away on Sunday, October 09, 2011 after a brave battle with pancreatic cancer. Edward was born on July 02, 1952 in High Point, NC. Ed worked for twenty years with Tultex Corp. and currently as an accountant for the College of Design at North Carolina State University. Funeral...

Sarita Johnson

Sarita Johnson

Oct 9, 2011

Ms. Sarita Johnson 39, 2793 Johnsontown Rd.Elizabehtown, died Sunday, October 09, 2011 at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Pleasant Hill Holiness Church, 2020 Johnsontown Rd. Elizabethtown, NC by the Reverend Annett Johnson. Burial will follow in the Autry Cemetery. Ms. Johnson is survived by two daughters, Tearra Montgomery, and Robin...

Clara Monroe

Clara Monroe

Oct 5, 2011

Mrs. Clara Monroe 88 of 804 South Poplar St. Elizabethtown, formerly of Clarkton, died Wednesday, October 05, 2011 at Bladen Co. Hospital in Elizabethtown, NC. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Carter Funeral Home, Garland, NC No service information has been added.