Josie Willoughby

Josie Kinlaw Willoughby, 77, of Bladenboro, entered into eternal rest Thursday, April 26, 2012.



She is survived by her husband, Elliott Douglas Willoughby, of the home; one daughter, Wanda Willoughby Smith and husband, James, of Council; a sister, Elizabeth "Lib" Kinlaw Dove Bordeaux and husband, Kent, of Dublin; one great-granddaughter, Joanna Ashlee Priest; and several nieces and nephews.



She is predeceased by her granddaughter, Renee Smith Priest; her parents, James Marvin Kinlaw and Lona Hester Kinlaw; infant son, James Roger Willoughby; a sister, Jane Kinlaw Smith; a brother, James Guy Kinlaw and a nephew, Tony Dove.



The family will receive friends Friday, April 27, 2012, from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home. The service will be Saturday, April 28, at 11:00 AM at the Sandy Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Jerry Beck and Rev. Jimmy Strole officiating. Burial will follow in the Sandy Grove Church Cemetery.



In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Elizabethtown Health Care and Rehabilitation, P.O. Box 1449, Elizabethtown, NC 28337.