Ruby Townsend

Dec 1, 2014

Ruby Johnson Townsend, age 94 of Elizabethtown, died Monday, December 1, 2014 at home. She is preceded in death by her husband Marion Townsend. Mrs. Townsend was a life-long member of Clarkton United Methodist Church. She is survived by her loving family, daughters Patsy Roberts of Elizabethtown and Sandra Johnson and husband Jerry of Elizabethtown; a grandson, John Johnson...

Rose Willis

Nov 30, 2014

Rose Stoker Willis, age 60, of Bladenboro passed away Sunday, November 30, 2014. She was preceded in death by her father J.C. Stoker Sr. and her husband Ronald Lee Willis. Survivors include her mother, Rose Onell Stoker of Elizabethtown, two brothers, J.C. Stoker and wife Georgia of Elizabethtown and Casey Lee Stoker of Wilmington, one nephew, Caleb Stoker, one...

Jimmy Howell

Nov 25, 2014

Jimmy Ray Howell, 65, of Council passed away on Tuesday, November 24, 2014. He was born in Bladen County on February 8, 1949 to the late Alton and Edna Lewis Howell.

Jimmy is survived by his wife, Loretta Smith Howell of the home; three sons, Timmy Brown of Mullins, SC, Adam Howell of Council and Andrew Howell...

Patricia Clay

Nov 22, 2014

Patricia Childress Clay, age 57 of Elizabethtown, died Saturday, November 22, 2014 at home. Service information is incomplete at this time.

Geraldine Bungert

Nov 21, 2014

Geraldine Bryan Bungert, age 65 of Bladenboro, died Friday, November 21, 2014 at home. She is preceded in death by her parents, Wade and Jodie Dowless Bryan; a brother, Herman Bryan and a sister, Gladys Dean Bryan. She is survived by her husband, John Bungert (John's Upholstery) of the home; a son, John Edward Bungert Jr. and wife Marissa...

William Allen

Nov 19, 2014

William Wade Allen, age 59 of Bladenboro, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at home. He is preceded in death by his father, William Earl Allen. A Memorial service will be held on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Allen Cemetery on Marsh Rd.

William is survived by his mother, Golda H. Byrd of Raeford; three...

Austin Absher

Nov 19, 2014

Austin Thomas Absher, infant son of Robert Thomas Absher and Heather Lukes Absher of Wake Forest, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Duke University Medical Center. Austin is preceded in death by his paternal great grandparents, Hugh McLean Porter and Ruth Scruggs Porter of Elizabethtown; maternal great grandparents, Chester Joseph Krutul of Chicago, IL, Therese Blanch Matecki of Chicago,...

Stella Burns

Nov 11, 2014

Stella Dowless Burns, age 89 of Elizabethtown, died Tuesday, November 11, 2014. She is preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Myrtle Hester Dowless; husband , Alfred Burns; a daughter, Elsie Fay Burns; five brothers and five sisters. She is survived by her sons, Alfred Burns of Georgia and Arnold Burns of West End; daughters, Juanita Clark of...

Alice Davenport

Nov 8, 2014

Alice Williams Davenport, age 75 of Elizabethtown, died Saturday, November 8, 2014 at home. She is preceded in death by her parents, William and Margaret Fletcher Williams and a sister, Peggy Chavers. She is survived by her husband, John L. Davenport, Jr. of the home; a brother-in-law, Bill Chavers of Mt. Holly; a niece, Kim Billings of Mt. Holly,...

Harrell Smith

Nov 6, 2014

Harrell Laverne Smith, Jr., age 55 of Elizabethtown, died Thursday, November 6, 2014 at Cape Fear Valley Hospital. He is preceded in death by his father, Harrell Laverne Smith, Sr. He is survived by his mother, Ethelyne Dickens of Ammon; wife, Angela Bryan Smith of the home; sons, Harrell Laverne Smith, III of Asheboro and Courtney Ross Smith of...