Giles Thomas Shackelford, age 86, of Elizabethtown passed away on Monday, December 24, 2012. He was born on November 26, 1926 in Robeson County to the late Herbert and Ella Tolar Shackelford. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife, Emma Jean Shackelford of the home; one son, Thomas Shackelford of Bladenboro; two...
Ralph Snyder Batton, age 79 of Bladenboro, died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at home. He is preceded in death by his wife, Frances Packer Batton; one son, Ralph Batton; a sister, Bonnie Foster; a brother, James D. Batton; three grandchildren and one great grandson, Landon Batton. Snyder was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was a loving,...
Mrs. Hilda Gray Bullard, 69 of Clarkton passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2012. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 26, from 6:00 until 8:00 pm at Bladen-Gaskins Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 1:00 pm at New Center Baptist Church with Revs. Kevin Kinlaw and Barry Helms officiating. Burial...
Darrel Gray Gardner, age 76, of Bladenboro passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Brunswick Cove Living Center in Winanbow, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob Garner; her parents, Garvis and Rosa Shipman Hood; one son, Dobie; one sister, Ann, and two brothers, Dobie and Billy Hood. She is survived by three sons, Robbie...
Louraine Burney, age 79 of Lumberton, died Saturday, December 22, 2012 at West Bladen Assisted Living in Bladenboro. She is preceded in death by her husband, Henry Ford Burney, Sr.; a son, Henry Ford Burney, Jr.; an infant daughter, and a brother, Leon McLamb. She is survived by a son, James Lawrence Burney; four daughters, Julie Ann Council, Linda...
Sarah Burney Musselwhite, age 82, of Tar Heel passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Sarah was born in Bladen County on June 29, 1930 to the late Mack and Molly Lee Burney. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Cathy Smith. Sarah is survived by one daughter, Mortisha Musselwhite of the home; four grandchildren, Victoria Edge Collier,...
Edward Hilton Jacobs, age 39, of Elizabethtown passed away on Saturday, December 15, 2012. He was born in Robeson County on August 18, 1973 to Hilton and Dianne Cox Jacobs. He was preceded in death by his father, Hilton Jacobs. He is survived by his mother, Dianne Cox Jacobs of Elizabethtown; two brothers, Terry Jacobs of Elizabethtown and Charles...
Alton "Bennett" Thomas, 75, of Elizabethtown passed away on December 11, 2012 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. Mr. Bennett was born on August 2, 1937 to the late John Douglas and Mary Merritt Thomas. He is preceded in death by his brother, Albert Thomas and was in the United States Air Force. The family will receive friends on Wednesday,...
Wilma Virginia Carroll Hursey, 85, of Dublin, NC passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2012. She was born in Bladen County on November 6, 1927 daughter of the late Nathan Bryan Carroll and Vira Rene King Carroll. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lucille Carroll Taylor and Margaret Carroll Garner; three brothers, NB Carroll, Ballard Carroll and...
Pauline Dove Carroll, age 89, of Dublin passed away on Friday, December 7, 2012 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Whiteville. Pauline was a very devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was very family oriented and loved her church and church family. Some of her favorite times were spent working at her church. Gardening was one of her favorite...