Arnold Ward
Feb 23, 2024
Arnold Ward, 79 of Bladenboro went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 23, 2024. He is preceded in death by his parents, Berlie and Eunice Todd Ward and infant brother, LeRoy Ward. Arnold was a dedicated husband, father and grandfather. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, working with his hands, and with his honey bees. He loved his family, friends,...
Billie Jo Storms
Feb 18, 2024
Billie Jo Storms, 47, of Bladenboro, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024 at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital. She was born in Robeson County to Billy J. and Patricia H. Storms.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Lucille Hayes; her maternal grandfather, Charles Hayes and her paternal grandmother, Annie Storms.
Left to cherish her memories are her parents, Billy...
Brenda Sue Sessoms
Feb 17, 2024
Brenda Sue Sessoms, 71, of Elizabethtown passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Curtis W. Sessoms and Margaret Bordeaux Sessoms and one sister, Linda Lou Sessoms.
She is survived by her brother Timothy W. Sessoms of Elizabethtown, nieces Hannah Porter (Mark) and Olivia Hope Dowless (Caleb), great nephew Jackson Porter and great niece Hayden...
Johnnie Rae Hester
Feb 16, 2024
Johnnie Rae Hester, of Bladenboro, passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024 at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Whiteville. She was preceded in death by her parents, Hilbreth Dock Britt and Columbia Israel Britt; son, Jimmy Ray Hester; husband, James Hester; sisters: Betty Jo Inman , Emma Jane Dew, Frances Dew; brothers: Dock Britt and Gerial Britt.
Johnnie Rae leaves behind...
Diane Linda Taylor
Feb 15, 2024
Diane Linda Taylor, 71, of White Lake passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024. She was preceded in death by her mother Juanita Thompson and her stepfather Louis Laurson.
Diane is survived by her beloved husband Melvin Taylor, three sons, Kevin Taylor (Kymi) of Moncks Corner, SC, Kurtis Taylor (Jennifer) of Fuquay Varina, and Kyle Taylor (Robin) of Hudson, FL, one...
Ande Kyle Elkins
Feb 15, 2024
Ande Kyle Elkins, 63, of Clarkton passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2024. He was born in Columbus County on June 28, 1960, the son of the late William Ashley Elkins and Eunice Caroline Greene.
He is preceded in death by his parents, one brother Alleyn Elkins and infant twin girls Lindsey and Michelle Elkins. Left to cherish his memory are...
Cathey Sue Hall Odom
Feb 11, 2024
Cathey Sue Hall Odom, 68, of Elizabethtown passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2024, at her home. She was born September 12, 1955, the daughter of the late Simon Pete Hall and Bennie Ratley Hall.
Cathey was a devoted sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She graduated in the Class of 1973 from Parkton High School and retired from the Bladen County...
Elsie Faye Porter Garber
Feb 11, 2024
Elsie “Faye” Porter Garber, 89, of Elizabethtown passed away on Sunday, February 11, 2024, while at Bladen East Assisted Living. She was born in Bladen County to the late Troy A. Porter and Mae Allison Porter.
Faye leaves behind her son, Daniel Martin “Marty” Garber of Okeechobee, FL, daughter Vicki C. Little (Benny) of Lumber Bridge, two brothers Louis Porter of...
Eula Mae Gibson Packer
Feb 10, 2024
Eula Mae Gibson Packer, 91, of Bladenboro passed away on Saturday, February 10, 2024. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilbert Lonnie Gibson and Alma Mae Autry Gibson; husband, Lindbergh Packer; son, John Ruffin Jordan, Jr.; daughter: Brenda J. Todd; brothers: W.L. Jack, Buddy, James Gibson; sisters: Mattie Jane Feltwell, Christine Smith and Carol Jean Hewitt.
Eula leaves behind...
Bonnie Ransom Ivey
Feb 9, 2024
Bonnie Ransom Ivey, 76, of Bladenboro passed away on Friday, February 9, 2024 at Columbus Regional Hospital in Whiteville. She was preceded in death by her parents, William Malcolm and Bessie Brown Ransom; brother, Emory Carey Ransom and first husband, Harvard Alexander Burney.
Bonnie leaves behind her husband, Lloyd Charles Ivey of the home; son, Malcolm Craig “Mike” Burney (Kelli) of...