Barbara Jean Musselwhite
May 19, 2023
Barbara Jean Musselwhite, 80, of Elizabethtown passed away on Friday, May 19, 2023 at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Whiteville. She was born in Cumberland County on May 19, 1943 to the late Lester and Dorothy Tedder Musselwhite.
Barbara was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved the Lord. She was a dedicated Christian that gave her all in everything...
Joan Marie Mabe
May 17, 2023
Joan Marie Mabe passed peacefully on Wednesday, May 17th, 2023. She is survived by two daughters; a beloved brother and sister; and a whole fluffle of grandchildren and great-grandchildren that would make any mother proud.
Mama Mabe was best known for a southern drawl that was pure dripping sugar - as sweet as her Christmas confections. She was most known...
Edna Packer
May 12, 2023
Edna Frances Packer, 87, of Bladenboro passed away peacefully on Friday, May 12, 2023 at Harborview Health in Lumberton, NC. She was preceded in death by her parents Bertha Welch-Pope and Robert Pope, her husbands O’dell Packer and Marshall (Monty) Allen Graves, son Timmy (Tim) Clarence Packer, grandson Kyle David Packer, and siblings Hovie, Jack, Jr., Johnny Pope, Virginia...
Donald "Ronnie" James Cain
May 11, 2023
Donald James Cain, age 67, of Bladenboro, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 11, 2023, while at Chapel Hill, NC. He was reunited with those gone on before, his loving wife Gladys Hall Cain, his father, Nathan “N.J.” Cain, and his sister Janie Richardson.
He is survived by his mother, Marie Cain of Bladenboro,...
Loretta Smith Harris
May 9, 2023
Loretta Smith Harris, 80, of Ammon, NC passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at her home on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. She was born in Elizabethtown, NC, to George and Esther Melvin Smith. Loretta was a graduate of White Oak High School, received a bachelor’s degree in education from Pembroke State University, and received a master’s degree in...
Jarrett Kyle Williams
May 7, 2023
Jarrett Kyle Williams, 24, of Bladenboro passed away on May 7, 2023, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather Claude Collins Jr., paternal grandfather John Franklin Williams, cousin Michael Williams, step grandfather Johnny Harrelson, and a special Jack Russell Terrier “Mo Jo”. Jarrett is survived by his parents, Kevin and Kim...
Ray Bostic Bryan, Jr.
Apr 28, 2023
Ray Bostic Bryan Jr., 72, of Bladenboro passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023.
He was born in Bladen County on January 14, 1951 to the late Ray Bostic Bryan Sr. and Mary Ellis Bryan.
Ray is survived by his sisters, Dorothy Pait (David) of Bladenboro, Cindy Outlaw of Winnabow, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded by his...
D'Angelo Hakeem Thomas
Apr 28, 2023
D’Angelo Hakeem Thomas, 19 months old, of Lumberton, NC went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 28, 2023. He was born September 7, 2021, the son of Kahleil Thomas and Makeda Kelly.
D’Angelo was preceded in death by his great grandmother Yvonne Thomas, grandfather Ronald Kelly, and one uncle Jalen Kelly. Left to cherish his memory are...
Ethel Carroll
Apr 27, 2023
Ethel Ann Carroll, 80, of Bladenboro passed away on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Scotland Hospice in Laurinburg. She was born in Bladen County on September 29, 1942 to the late Joseph Carroll and Leola Willoughby Carroll.
Ethel was preceded by her parents, one daughter Tammy Lewis Inman, grandson James Clayton Inman and granddaughter...
Caroline Kemp
Apr 25, 2023
Caroline Currie Jessup Kemp, 82, of Asheboro passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Tuesday, April 25th at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Caroline was born in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, on August 5, 1940, to Arnold and Lois Jessup.
Caroline was a 1958 graduate of Elizabethtown High School,...