Murray Hester
May 25, 2019
Murray Clem Hester, age 64 of Bladenboro, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2019.
Murray was born on March 31, 1955 and was a lifetime resident of Bladen County. He was the youngest of three sons born to Kendrick and Esther Hester. He graduated from Bladenboro High School in 1974 and North Carolina State University in 1977...
Justyn Riel
May 22, 2019
Mrs. Justyn Ann Cranwell Riel, of White Lake, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 22, 2019.
Mrs. Riel was born October 21, 1927, in Roanoke Rapids, to John Armstrong Cranwell and Daisey Whitby Cranwell. She was married October 8, 1948 to Jack Riel. Justyn graduated from Fayetteville High School in 1947....
Rhonda Cain
May 21, 2019
Rhonda Yvonne Nealey Cain, age 64 of Chadbourn, entered into Heaven late Tuesday Evening, May 21, 2019 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center in Whiteville.
Born on January 10, 1955 in Loris, SC, Rhonda was the daughter of Mr. Vernon Leo Nealey and Mildred Larrine Durden Nealey.
Rhonda was a loving, kind...
Rachel Russ
May 20, 2019
Rachel King Russ, 85, of Bladenboro, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents: Lester and Rannie King; husband: Bennett Russ; son: Jody Alexander Russ; brother: Nash H. King; sisters: Ernestine K. Davis, Mary Thelma King, Wilma Rae Bedsole. Rachel leaves behind her three sons: Steve Russ, Mike Russ and wife Sally,...
Robert "Robbie' Bridger
May 18, 2019
LTC Robert Emmett Bridger (US Army, Retired) passed away peacefully on May 18, 2019 at the age of 66. He is preceded in death by his mother, Alma Blackmon Bridger. He is survived by his wife, Pamela Shaw Bridger, his son, Kevin Bridger (Cory), his daughter, Jenna Bridger Alvey (Brett), his sisters, Joanne Grisham and Mary Makkonen (Timo), his...
Bennie Brisson
May 17, 2019
Bennie Ray Brisson, 76, of Bladenboro, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents: Thomas Lee and Annie Brisson; son: Ricky Brisson; one brother and four sisters. Bennie is survived by two sons: Randy Brisson (Deborah) of Bladenboro, Barry Brisson of Elizabethtown; one brother: Jay Brisson of Lumberton, three sisters: Pearl Johnson, Earleen...
James "Bobo" Long, Jr.
May 17, 2019
James “BoBo” Len Long, Jr., 68, of Tar Heel, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents: James and Mae Long; wife: Sheila Ann Hill Long; brother: Marshall Long; sisters: Betty Flowers, Addie Mae Souls and Barbara Caulder. BoBo leaves behind three sons: James Casey Long (Amanda) of Fayetteville, James Adam Long...
Billy Dent
May 12, 2019
Billy Ray Dent, 61, of Bladenboro, passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019. He was preceded in death by his parents: Livingston and Luvinia Dent. Billy is survived by his wife: Karen T. Dent of the home; son: Skyler Dent (Beka) of Raleigh; three daughters: Tesla Dent (Thomas), Mandy Cameron (Nick), Heather Williamson (Jonathan), all of Bladenboro; sister: Gail...
Ernest "Bucky" Needham
May 9, 2019
Ernest "Bucky" Needham passed away at home on May 9, 2019 after 78 wonderful years of life. Mr. Needham was born on October 2, 1940 in Somerville, MA. He wasn't born in the south but he got here as soon as he could. He was predeceased by his parents Ernest and Dorothy Needham.
He is survived by...
Hope Bell
May 9, 2019
Olive Hope Williams Bell, began her life journey in Hamlet, North Carolina June 28, 1923. She married the love of her life Fred Jefferson Bell in 1941. They moved to Marvin Street in Elizabethtown four years later. She spent hours working in her yard and her love of flowers goes back to her mother. She was an active member...