GARLAND Gary Jarvis Pittman, 43, of Garland, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, in Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Friday in Kings Cemetery in Dublin. Visitation: 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Bladen Funeral Home & Cremations in Elizabethtown. Survived by: Sons, Travis and Justin; daughter, Candi Jacobs; and two grandchildren.
BLADENBORO The Rev. Kenneth Herschel Hester, 49, of Bladenboro, died Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, in Bladen County Hospital in Elizabethtown. Services: Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday in Bladen Funeral Home & Cremations chapel in Elizabethtown. Burial in Oak Grove Freewill Baptist Church cemetery. Visitation: 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Survived by: Sons, Ryan and Joseph; mother, Rachel...
CHARLOTTE Quentin Lucas (Luke) Brown, 45, of Charlotte, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, in Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Services: Funeral, 1 p.m. Friday in Bladen Funeral Home & Cremations chapel in Elizabethtown. Burial in Bladen Memorial Gardens in Elizabethtown. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Survived by: Daughter, Taylor; stepsons, Robbie Rivenbark and Jamie Rivenbark;...
COUNCIL Mrs. Katrine Hester Munroe, 93, of 407 Munroe Road, died Sunday, Dec. 4, 2005, in Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville. Services: Funeral, 2 p.m. today in Mount Horeb Presbyterian Church. Burial in church cemetery. Bladen Funeral Home & Cremations of Elizabethtown. Survived by: Son, John; daughter, Gayle Boykin; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
LILLINGTON Billy Jennings Johnson, of 1307 Darroch Road and formerly of Bladenboro, died Friday, December 2, at his home. He was 58. He was a tire manufacturer with Kelly Springfield. A graveside service was conducted Monday at 11 a. m. at Hickory Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Bladenboro. Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his father, Jenning Bertram Johnson....
HALLSBORO Kenneth Haynes Bryant, 41, of Hallsboro, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005. Services: Graveside, 3 p.m. today, Pleasant Grove Church cemetery, Bladenboro. Bladen Funeral Home & Cremations, Elizabethtown. Survived by: Mother, Lynda Thompson; stepfather, Bill Thompson; brother, Robert; sister, Kelly; and grandmother, Martilla Freeman.
HUNTERSVILLE Donald Lee Leighton Jr., 52, of Huntersville, died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005, in Presbyterian Hospital. Mr. Leighton was an Army veteran. Services: Funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday in Suggs Grove Baptist Church in White Oak. Burial in church cemetery. Visitation: 6:30 to 8: 30 p.m. Wednesday at Bladen Funeral Home & Cremations in Elizabethtown. Survived by: Wife, Barbara; son,...
BLADENBORO Hartford B. Ludlum Sr., 71, of 203 Chestnut St., died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005, in his home. Services: Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday in New Light Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church. Burial in Singletary Cemetery in the Sandhills community. Bladen Funeral Home & Cremations of Elizabethtown. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the church and at other times at...
BLADENBORO Mamie Dora Pait, 54, of 714 East Bladen Street, died Saturday, November 19, at Bladen County Hospital. The funeral service will be held today (Tuesday), November 22, at 2:00 p.m. at the Bladenboro church of God with Rev. Mike Owens and Rev. Aaron Leonard officiating. Burial will follow in the New Pait Cemetery. Mamie was a daughter of...
Bladenboro Lynn Hester, 53, died Wednesday, November 16, 2005, at her home. Visitation will be held November 18, 2005, Friday, from 7 till 9 at First Baptist Church of Bladenboro. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, November 19, 2005, at First Baptist Church of Bladenboro with Rev. Bert Young and Dr. Russell Cherry officiating. Burial...