Gloria Griffin
Sep 13, 2022
Gloria Griffin, age 75, passed away peacefully on September 12 at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, North Carolina.
She was born in Bladen County on June 10, 1947, to the late Wilton Guyton and Violet Marie Guyton. She is survived by her daughter Heather Leser (Eric) of Raleigh, two brothers Randy Guyton (Connie) of...
Vivian Callihan
Sep 13, 2022
Vivian Gray Callihan, 86, peacefully passed away at home on Tuesday, September 13th after a long and hard fought battle with Parkinson’s Disease and Lewy Body dementia. Vivian was born on March 23, 1936 to George Gray and Lillie Bell Callihan. The first of ten children, she grew up in Bladenboro and married Paul Eugene Bass in 1952....
Jeff Freeman
Sep 12, 2022
Jeff Freeman, 53, passed away suddenly on Monday, September 12, 2022. He was the son of John Frink Freeman, Jr. and the late Mary Catherine Hales Freeman, formerly of Bladenboro, NC.
Jeff was born on August 2, 1969, in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he graduated from Sanderson High School. An avid fan of classical...
Alta Musselwhite
Sep 9, 2022
Alta Marie Dove Musselwhite, 81, of Council, NC went to her eternal home on September 9, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Troy Musselwhite, her parents, Calvin Dove and Mittie Pait Dove, and several brothers and sisters. Alta leaves behind two sons, Wade Musselwhite of Council (Joyce), and Johnny Musselwhite of Virginia, one daughter...
Harold Pedro
Sep 5, 2022
Harold Pedro, 71, of Bladenboro passed away on Monday, September 5, 2022 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice House. He was born on January 26, 1951 to the late Alfred and Isabell Russ Pedro. Harold is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Mickey Pedro. He is survived by his son, Jamie Pedro of Greenville, NC ; his sister,...
Zona Brisson
Aug 30, 2022
Zona Gale Merritt Brisson, 74, of Bladenboro went to her eternal home on Tuesday, August 30, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Erick Merritt and Sallie Marie McKee, one sister Cynthia Arrington, her husband, George Timothy Brisson, and her fur babies, Precious, Daisy, and Brandy. Zona leaves behind her daughter Rhee B. Thompson of...
Karen Townsend
Aug 27, 2022
Karen Kay Cannady Townsend, 64, of Bladenboro passed away Saturday, August 27, 2022 at her home. She was born May 27, 1958 to the late John Cannady and Dorothy Davis Cannady. She was also preceded by nephew, Shaun Perkins.
Karen leaves behind her husband, Grant Townsend of the home; three sisters: Juli Perkins and...
Michael "Mike" Lewis, Sr.
Aug 23, 2022
Michael “Mike” K Lewis, Sr, 64, passed away on 23 August 2022, at Cape Fear Valley Hospital, Fayetteville NC. He was born to the late James B Lewis and Edith A Jerman Lewis on 28 February 1958 in Norfolk, VA. He was a Federal Law Enforcement Officer and Academy Instructor for 15 years, and retired as a Corporal...
Evelyn Wright
Aug 22, 2022
Evelyn Parish Wright, 91, of Bladenboro went to her eternal home Monday, August 22, 2022, at Elizabethtown Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She is preceded in death by her parents, George and Carrie Parish, her husband F.D. Wright, daughter Jennifer Jo Wright, her sisters, Helen McKenzie and Dianne Judson, and one brother Robert A. Parish.
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Elois Sykes
Aug 22, 2022
Elois Allen Sykes, 75, of Bladenboro passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022 at her home. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leon Earl and Edith Carroll Allen, and her husband, Dewey Sykes Sr. Left to cherish her memory are her son, Dewey Sykes Jr. (Carla) of the home, two grandchildren, Tiffany Sykes and Trey Hudson...