Feb 5, 2016

Akra "Pedo" Merritt Jr. 70 of Bladenboro passed away on Friday, February 5, 2016. He was born on September 11, 1945 to the late Akra Merritt Sr. and Alma Russ Merritt. He is preceded in death by his parents.

Graveside services will be held on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 11:00 am at Meares Cemetery with Rev....

Feb 3, 2016

Martha Bryan Kinlaw, age 77, passed away February 3, 2016 in Florence, S.C. She was born in Bladenboro, N.C. to Sheppie and Edna May Bryan who also preceded her in death. She was a graduate of Florence Technical College. She worked at Bruce Hospital in Florence, S.C. until moving back to Bladenboro and working at Bladen County Hospital until...

Feb 1, 2016

Donald Cameron Neill, 80, of Elizabethtown, passed away on Monday, February 1, 2016. He is preceded in death by his parents, Wiley Lee Neill and Lizzie Warwick Neill; and his wife, Josephine H. Neill. He is survived by his son, Ricky Neill of Elizabethtown; daughter, Kimberly Goins and husband Calvin of Elizabethtown; brother, Ralph Neill; sister, Rachel Gregson; four...

Jan 28, 2016

Harold Hubert Hester, 66, of Bladenboro passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2016. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dewey Hubert Hester, Jr. and Mary Dowless Hester. He is survived by his spouse, Teresa P. Hester of the home; son, Brian H. Hester and wife Melissa of Bladenboro; daughter, Diana Nobles and husband Adam of Elizabethtown; brothers,...

Jan 24, 2016

James Drew Humphries, 66, of New Bern, NC passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016. He is survived by his son, Jeremy Humphries of Elizabethtown; brother, Michael Humphries of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; sisters, Roumelle H. Jones of Navarre, FL, Bunny Britt of Hope Mills, NC; and two grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held Wednesday, January 27,...

Jan 19, 2016

Martha Bridger Shipman, 83, of Columbia, SC (Formerly of Bladenboro) passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. She was born on November 19, 1932 in Bladen County to the late Livingston A. and Evelyn Freeman Bridger. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, William David Shipman, Jr. and a brother, Herbert L. Bridger.

She...

Jan 18, 2016

Patsy Ruth Atkins Saunders, 80, of Council passed away on Monday, January 18, 2016 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Whiteville. She was preceded in death by her parents, Conrod Gordon and Annie Mae Ayers Atkins, her husband, Matthew Clark Saunders, Sr., one son, Matthew Clark Saunders, Jr. and brother, John T. Atkins.

She is survived by...

Jan 12, 2016

Albert Harden Taylor, 73, of Bladenboro passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dempsey Harden Taylor and Evelyn Taylor; and two infant brothers. He is survived by his spouse, Doris Ann Taylor of the home; sons, Ricky Taylor of Bladenboro, Eddie Taylor and fiance Renee Britt of Bladenboro, and Randy Taylor and...

Jan 12, 2016

Darlene Ward Kelly, 76, of Bladenboro passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016. She is preceded in death by her parents, William and Alice Ward; brothers, Wilton, Stanley, and Stewart Ward; sisters, Esther Edwards and Velma Pait; and a grandson, John Kelly. She is survived by her husband of sixty years, Broadus Kelly, Jr. of the home; sons, Johnny...

Jan 5, 2016

Elizabeth "Lib" Bostic Robbins, 99, of Elizabethtown passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Arthur A. Robbins, Jr., a grandson, Ted Dowless; two sisters and two brothers. She is survived by her son, Arthur "Chicky" Robbins, III and wife Janice of Elizabethtown; daughter, Libby Dowless and husband Layton of...