Elizabeth Jean Guyton

Sep 22, 2025

Elizabeth Jean Carter Guyton, 90, of Bladenboro went home to be with the Lord on Monday, September 22, 2025. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dewey Guyton Jr. and daughter Patricia Jean Guyton.

Elizabeth was an outgoing, loving lady. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, trips to the beach, fishing, collecting seashells and going to church. Among...

Maty Willoughby Anderson

Sep 21, 2025

Maty Anderson, 90, of Bladenboro, was called home to be with the Lord on September 21,2025, surrounded by loved ones.

Born on September 24, 1934 to James and Maggie Willoughby. Maty lived a life rooted in faith, family, and service. She was a devoted wife and mother, known for her unwavering faith in Jesus Christ.

A faithful servant of God, Maty was...

Johnny Mack Taylor

Sep 21, 2025

Mr. Johnny Mack Taylor, 81, of Lumberton passed away Sunday, September 21, 2025, at home peacefully. He was born in Robeson County on April 7, 1944, to the late Homer Frank and Thelma Baxley Taylor.

Johnny owned and operated his own auto repair shop in Lumberton until his health wouldn’t allow him to work any longer. His biggest passion was drag...

Barbara Ann Todd

Sep 16, 2025

Barbara Ann Blackburn Hood Sing Todd, 79, of Bladenboro passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, while at the Dr. Robert M. Fales Hospice Pavillion in Wilmington, NC. She was born in Columbus County on November 12, 1945.

Barbara is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Fletcher (Carrie Mae) of Loris, SC, and Daisy Bell Sing of Bucksport, SC, brothers...

Steve Davis

Sep 14, 2025

Steve Davis, 78, of Bladenboro passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, September 14, 2025. He was born and raised in Bladen County, the son of Dewey Robert Davis and Myrtle Blackmon Davis.

Steve was a pillar in the Oak Grove Community. He was well known for the family Catfish Farm Business and for his dedication to helping others. He enjoyed...

Iva Jean Kilby Boylan

Sep 12, 2025

Iva Jean Kilby Boylan, 87, of Elizabethtown, passed away peacefully at her home on September 12, 2025. She was born on March 7, 1938, in Sparta, North Carolina, to the late Delmas J. Kilby and Selma Richardson Kilby.

Iva was preceded in death by her husband, Mike Boylan; her son, Allen Blevins; her daughter, Teresa Mabe; and her siblings: Charles Kilby,...

Robert "Brian" Blanks

Sep 10, 2025

Robert “Brian” Blanks, 30, of Bladenboro passed away on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, while at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, SC after a long battle of kidney disease. He was preceded in death by paternal grandfather, Donald Blanks, maternal grandparents Robert and Nadine Dowless, great paternal grandmother Wilma Dial, and aunt, Carolyn Blanks.

Brian loved his family and his fur...

Vann Sproull Robeson

Sep 9, 2025

Vann Sproull Robeson, a dedicated man of faith and resolute spirit, passed away on September 9, 2025, at the Angel House Hospice Center in Whiteville, North Carolina. He was born on October 24, 1942, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, and grew to embody a life filled with purpose, conviction, and love for his family, friends, and the community.

In a world...

Rosa Lee Sellers

Sep 8, 2025

Rosa Lee Sellers, age 75, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and love. She is the daughter of the late James Kelly Dowless and Celia Guyton Dowless. She was the wife of the late Charles Horne and Danny E. Sellers.

 Along with her parents and husbands, she is preceded in death by a daughter Rose Marie, brothers, Elbert, Kelly, and James Dowless,...

Richard Snyder

Sep 7, 2025

Richard Joseph Snyder age 64 of Cyril, Oklahoma was called home to be with Jesus and his momma on September 7, 2025. Born to Diana Lee Snyder in Burlingame, California. They lived in the Bay Area until 1974, when his family moved to Clarkton, N.C.

He graduated from East Bladen H.S. and worked various mechanic and mill jobs. Then he joined...