Feb 15, 2016

Maggie Burney Grimes, 99, of Tar Heel, passed away on Monday, February 15, 2016. She is preceded in death by her parents, Colon and Flowers Burney; her husband, Ralph Grimes; four brothers, Archey, Paul, Earl, and Jerry Burney; and one sister, Ruby B. Priest. She is survived by her son, Jack Grimes and wife Annette of Tar Heel; daughter,...

Feb 12, 2016

Eunice Butler Russ, 82, of Bladenboro passed away February 12, 2016. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Mae Butler; her husband, Henry Neal Russ; sons, Danny, Dennis, and Darrell Russ; and a grandchild, Dominic Russ. She is survived by her sons, Donald Russ of Richardson, Dean Russ of the home, and Dwayne Russ of White...

Feb 11, 2016

Anease Britt Speight, 88, of Bladenboro, passed away on Thursday, February 11, 2016. She is preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Clara Britt; her husband, Barnice Speight; and two sisters, Juanita Tyler and Pearline Carroll. She is survived by her son, Thomas G. Speight and wife Connie of Bladenboro; daughters, Lorraine Childers and husband Tex of Bladenboro;...

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...