Iva Jean Kilby Boylan
Sep 12, 2025
Iva Jean Kilby Boylan, 87, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully at her home on September 12, 2025. She was born on March 7, 1938, in Sparta, North Carolina, to the late Delmas J. Kilby and Selma Richardson Kilby.
Iva was preceded in death by her husband, Mike Boylan; her son, Allen Blevins; her daughter, Teresa Mabe; and her siblings: Charles Kilby,...
Robert "Brian" Blanks
Sep 10, 2025
Robert “Brian” Blanks, 30, of Bladenboro passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, while at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, SC after a long battle of kidney disease. He was preceded in death by paternal grandfather, Donald Blanks, maternal grandparents Robert and Nadine Dowless, great paternal grandmother Wilma Dial, and aunt, Carolyn Blanks.
Brian loved his family and his fur...
Vann Sproull Robeson
Sep 9, 2025
Vann Sproull Robeson, a dedicated man of faith and resolute spirit, passed away on September 9, 2025, at the Angel House Hospice Center in Whiteville, North Carolina. He was born on October 24, 1942, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and grew to embody a life filled with purpose, conviction, and love for his family, friends, and the community.
In a world...
Rosa Lee Sellers
Sep 8, 2025
Rosa Lee Sellers, age 75, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and love. She is the daughter of the late James Kelly Dowless and Celia Guyton Dowless. She was the wife of the late Charles Horne and Danny E. Sellers.
Along with her parents and husbands, she is preceded in death by a daughter Rose Marie, brothers, Elbert, Kelly, and James Dowless,...
Richard Snyder
Sep 7, 2025
Richard Joseph Snyder age 64 of Cyril, Oklahoma was called home to be with Jesus and his momma on September 7, 2025. Born to Diana Lee Snyder in Burlingame, California. They lived in the Bay Area until 1974, when his family moved to Clarkton, N.C.
He graduated from East Bladen H.S. and worked various mechanic and mill jobs. Then he joined...
Deborah Berenger
Sep 7, 2025
Deborah Lee Robeson Berenger, 59, of Clarkton passed away Sunday, September 7, 2025, while at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was born and raised in Dublin on October 25, 1965, the daughter of Vann S. Robeson and the late Flora Grimes Robeson.
She leaves behind her father; her devoted husband, Richard Berenger; stepson, Ryan Matthew Berenger; daughter-in-law, Ann Marie Berenger...
Kathy Jean Meares Maynor
Sep 5, 2025
Kathy Jean Meares Maynor, 73, of Dublin, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 5, 2025, at the Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital in Elizabethtown. She was born on August 14, 1952, in Bladen County, to the late Weldon Meares and Ida McLemore Johnson.
Kathy was preceded in death by her beloved parents; her husband; Henry Howard Maynor; her son, Scott Hardee;...
Christine Hargett Pope
Sep 3, 2025
Christine Hargett Pope, 70, of Elizabethtown passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at Duke University Hospital. Born on November 12, 1954, in Cumberland County, she was the cherished daughter of the late Prince Elee Hargett and Annie Owens Hargett.
Christine was deeply devoted to her family, with her son, Patrick, serving as the heart of her life. She reveled in...
Crystal Rae "Crissy" Evers
Sep 2, 2025
Crystal Rae Evers, known to most as “Crissy” of Ocean Isle Beach passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, while at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Bolivia, NC at the age of 52. She was preceded in death by her parents, David Earl Evers and Patricia Pait Evers, and brother-in-law Keith Toler.
Crissy was the loving mother to her dear son,...
Donnie Ray Smith
Aug 29, 2025
Donnie Ray Smith, 62, of Randleman, North Carolina, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 29, 2025 at his home surrounded by love. He was born in Sampson County on December 16, 1962 to the late Leonard and Barbara Smith. Donnie was a son, father, partner, brother, and grandfather to his family.
The family will receive friends...