Aulty Barfield

Feb 5, 2023

Aulty "Mickey" Barfield, age 77, U.S. Air Force Veteran of Elizabethtown passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, February 5, 2023 surrounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Aulty Barfield and Lela Mae Hester Barfield and one brother, Billy Causey. Mickey leaves behind his loving wife of 51 years, Deloris Parnell Barfield, of...

Ruth Priest

Feb 3, 2023

Ruth Keel Priest, 82, of Lumberton passed away on Friday, February 3, 2023 at Woodhaven Nursing Center in Lumberton. Ruth was born in Cumberland County on April 10, 1940 to the late H.P. Keel Sr and Agnes Cooper Keel. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jimmie Priest; son, J. Floyd Priest, Jr.; two sisters: Irene...

Devin Brisson

Jan 31, 2023

Devin Wayne Brisson, of Bladenboro, went home to be with the Lord on January 31, 2023 at the age of 49. He was born the son of Mitchell “Mickey” Brisson and Avary Bryan Brisson on October 3, 1973 in Robeson County.

Devin was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Elwood and Lucille Bryan...

Joyce Monk

Jan 30, 2023

Alma “Joyce” Monk, age 68, of Bladenboro passed away peacefully on January 30, 2023 while at UNC Southeastern in Lumberton. She was born in Cumberland County on June 14, 1954, daughter of the late Joseph Mark Monk and Margaret Ward Monk.  Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, and her sister Shirley Ann Monk Gurkin and husband...

Frances Dixon

Jan 28, 2023

Frances Andrietta Dixon, 96, of Bladenboro entered into rest on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton. She was born on March 21, 1926 to the late Dominick Andrietta and Concetta Biscaglia Andrietta in New York County, New York. She was preceded in death by her husbands: Rev. Eumneese Dixon, Howard Mayers; brother, Carmine “Andy”...

Novie Strickland

Jan 27, 2023

Novie Oliver Strickland, 74, of Bladenboro passed away Friday, January 27, 2023 at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Franklin Strickland and Mona Davis Strickland; brother, Franklin Strickland. Novie leaves behind his wife, Inez Strickland of the home and sister, Angela Strickland of Lumberton.

Novie...

Penny Utterback

Jan 25, 2023

Penny Sue Thurston Utterback, of Bladenboro passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 while at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Whiteville at the age of 70. She was born on November 16, 1952, at the Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska to Albert and Charlotte Thurston.

Penny grew up in Sidney, Iowa...

Joshua Walters

Jan 24, 2023

Joshua Alan Walters, age 32, of Cape Coral Florida, formerly of Elizabethtown, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2023. He was preceded in death by his brother, Michael Landreth. Left to cherish his memory are his grandmothers, Mary Lee Walters and Kathleen Landreth, father Ted Walters of Elizabethtown, mother Judy K. Landreth of Elizabethtown, his fiancé Jessica Marie Graf and daughter Dakota...

Jerry Martin

Jan 24, 2023

Jerry Edward Martin, of Bladenboro, passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at the age of 61. He was born on November 21, 1961 in Robeson County son of Edward Jerome Martin and Betty Parker Martin.

Jerry was a loving son, uncle, husband, father, and grandfather. He cherished his family especially...

Jack Grimes

Jan 23, 2023

Jack Walton Grimes, of Tar Heel, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, January 23, 2023 at the age of 85. He was born in Bladen County on August 20, 1937 to the late Ralph Lucas Grimes and Maggie Burney Grimes. He leaves behind his wife, Annette Storms Grimes of the home; sons: Woodie Grimes of White Oak,...