Frances Dixon
Jan 28, 2023
Frances Andrietta Dixon, 96, of Bladenboro entered into rest on Saturday, January 28, 2023 at UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton. She was born on March 21, 1926 to the late Dominick Andrietta and Concetta Biscaglia Andrietta in New York County, New York. She was preceded in death by her husbands: Rev. Eumneese Dixon, Howard Mayers; brother, Carmine “Andy”...
Novie Strickland
Jan 27, 2023
Novie Oliver Strickland, 74, of Bladenboro passed away Friday, January 27, 2023 at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Franklin Strickland and Mona Davis Strickland; brother, Franklin Strickland. Novie leaves behind his wife, Inez Strickland of the home and sister, Angela Strickland of Lumberton.
Novie...
Penny Utterback
Jan 25, 2023
Penny Sue Thurston Utterback, of Bladenboro passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 while at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Whiteville at the age of 70. She was born on November 16, 1952, at the Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska to Albert and Charlotte Thurston.
Penny grew up in Sidney, Iowa...
Joshua Walters
Jan 24, 2023
Joshua Alan Walters, age 32, of Cape Coral Florida, formerly of Elizabethtown, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2023. He was preceded in death by his brother, Michael Landreth. Left to cherish his memory are his grandmothers, Mary Lee Walters and Kathleen Landreth, father Ted Walters of Elizabethtown, mother Judy K. Landreth of Elizabethtown, his fiancé Jessica Marie Graf and daughter Dakota...
Jerry Martin
Jan 24, 2023
Jerry Edward Martin, of Bladenboro, passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at the age of 61. He was born on November 21, 1961 in Robeson County son of Edward Jerome Martin and Betty Parker Martin.
Jerry was a loving son, uncle, husband, father, and grandfather. He cherished his family especially...
Jack Grimes
Jan 23, 2023
Jack Walton Grimes, of Tar Heel, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, January 23, 2023 at the age of 85. He was born in Bladen County on August 20, 1937 to the late Ralph Lucas Grimes and Maggie Burney Grimes. He leaves behind his wife, Annette Storms Grimes of the home; sons: Woodie Grimes of White Oak,...
James Prevatte
Jan 23, 2023
James Junior Prevatte, of Evergreen passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, January 23, 2023, at the age of 80. He was born in Robeson County on April 19, 1942, the son of Howard Prevatte and Annie Mae Jernigan Prevatte. He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, Bobby Prevatte, one sister, Shirley Parker, and...
Carolyn Smith
Jan 23, 2023
Carolyn McDuffie Smith, age 83, of Myrtle Beach, SC passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 while at Grand Strand Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, E.F. McDuffie Sr. and Marion Vannie Beard, siblings, Ernest McDuffie, Wilton McDuffie, Lynette Blakley, two infant brothers, and nephew Brian Compton. She is survived by one son, Ronnie...
Betty Barnes
Jan 23, 2023
Betty Jo Garner Barnes, age 77, of Tar Heel passed away on Monday, January 23, 2023 at Cape Fear Valley Hospital. She was born in Bladen County on October 15, 1945, daughter of the late Edward Garner and Margaret Carroll Garner. She is preceded by her parents, two sisters, Lendra Dove, Carolyn Garner, and brother Larry Garner. ...
Dorothy Watkins
Jan 21, 2023
Dorothy Virginia Smith Watkins of White Lake passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at the age of 96.
Dorothy was born August 26, 1926 to Thaddeus Manley Smith, Sr. and Virginia Dyson Smith. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 56 years Fred Blake Watkins, son...