Leanna Waddell Surbaugh Gooden
Nov 23, 2023
Leanna Waddell Surbaugh Gooden (92) of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully on November 23, 2023 at Elizabethtown Nursing and Rehabilitation.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Troy and Rosina Waddell; husband, Ross Dairrel Surbaugh (1957), and Paul Merton “Mutt” Gooden (2008); three brothers, Clifford Waddell, Amos Waddell, and Johnny Waddell; two sisters, Mantha Waddell Harvey, and Mildred Waddell Wix;...
Wallace M Brisson
Nov 23, 2023
Wallace Manley Brisson, 81, of Elizabethtown, NC died on Thursday, November 23, 2023. He was born on January 28, 1942, in Dublin, North Carolina son of Manley and Cara Brisson. He is the youngest brother of Bennie Brisson (deceased) and is survived by his other brother, Billy Brisson of Raleigh, NC. Wallace Brisson is survived by his wife, Carol...
Fletcher Kemp
Nov 22, 2023
Fletcher Kemp, 101, of Elizabethtown, passed away Wednesday, November 22, 2023. He was preceded in death by his wife Eleanor Gooden Kemp, his parents Johnny L. Kemp and Charity A. Clark as well as five older siblings.
He attended school in Lisbon and Clarkton High School. In 1943, Fletcher was drafted into the United States Army Air Force where he...
Wayne Thompson
Nov 19, 2023
Wayne Thompson, 80, of Bladenboro went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 19, 2023. He was born in Bladen County on April 18, 1943, son of the late Wilbert Anderson Thompson and Iretha Smith Thompson.
Wayne was a wonderful husband, father, and neighbor. He was an active lifelong member of Community Baptist Church in Bladenboro where...
Cletus E. Dowless
Nov 18, 2023
Cletus E. Dowless, 89, of Bladenboro passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023.He is preceded in death by his parents, Nealey and Sallie Davis Dowless; wife Betty Melvin Dowless, daughter, Gwenda Smith; son, Dale Dowless; brothers, Warren and Gurney Dowless, and sister, Gladys Pharr.
Cletus looked forward to Sunday nights when his children and grandchildren came over to eat. Cletus...
Harold Glenn Dew
Nov 18, 2023
Harold Glenn Dew, 79 of Hope Mills passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023. He was born on February 20, 1944, to the late Alex and Lillian Dew. He is preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Reba Dew Edge; Ray A. Dew; Ginger Dew Olrich; Myrtle Dew Mims; Janice Dew Bryan; Deborah Dew Buckley.
He is survived by...
Eldra Ann Cain Davis
Nov 15, 2023
Eldra Ann Cain Davis, 82, of Bladenboro went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. She was born and raised in Bladen County, daughter of the late Frank Cain and Bessie Willoughby Cain.
Eldra was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren who were the apple...
Vivian Lee Horne McDaniel
Nov 15, 2023
Vivian Lee McDaniel, 84, of Bladenboro passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at home surrounded by family.
Vivian was preceded in death by her parents, Floyd Horne and Bernice Butler Horne, her husband Herman McDaniel, sister Faye Horne and son, Steve “Petey” Bordeaux.
Left to cherish her memory are sons, Hughlon McDaniel and Mark Bordeaux, both of the...
Debbie Sue Brisson Shaw
Nov 14, 2023
Debbie Sue Brisson Shaw, 61, of Bladenboro passed away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at her home. She was born in Columbus County on August 12, 1962 the daughter of the late Harvey Lee Brisson and Clara Cribb Brisson.
She married the love of her life at age 16, Mike Shaw, and together they raised two sons. He was...
Johnny Lee Brennan
Nov 13, 2023
Johnny Lee Brennan, 70, of White Oak, NC passed away on Monday, November 13, 2023, while at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. He was born in Bladen County, the son of the late Levi Brennan and Mary Lou Hall Brennan.
Johnny was a sincere, hardworking man. He worked for 30 years with International Paper and several years...