Obituaries

Oct 5, 2017

Edna Gray Shepard, 99 years young, left this earthly life for her eternal rest on Thursday, October 5, 2017 from Vidant Duplin Hospital.

She was born on July 26, 1918 in Duplin County and was the daughter of the late Lennis Robert and Martha Pierce Gray. She was also predeceased by her husband, Ernest Marvin Shepard, Sr.;...

Oct 4, 2017

Edith Rouse Martin, 94, of Wallace left this earthly life for her eternal rest on Wednesday, October 04, 2017 from The Gardens of Rose Hill, formerly Rosemary Rest Home.

She was born on November 24, 1922 in Duplin County and was the daughter of the late Vernon Hall and Eva Teachey Rouse. She was also predeceased by...

Oct 3, 2017

Deborah Brown Todd, age 49, of Wallace passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017 surrounded by her family and loved ones.

She was born on December 20, 1967 in Duplin County and is the daughter of the late J.M. Brown and Linda Batson Dorman.

Surviving are her children Tangela Todd Roberts (Ashley) and Ashley Elizabeth Todd...

Oct 2, 2017

Donald James Lewis better known to family and friends as "Red" for his red hair in his youth passed quietly in his home October 2, 2017. He is preceded in death by his wonderful parents Jack Worth Lewis and Jo Hewitt Lewis as well as a sister Marylee Lewis Honeycutt. He is survived by the love of his life...

Oct 2, 2017

Doris Faye Blanton Hardin, age 74, died at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, on October 2, 2017.

She was born April 29, 1943, in Lumberton, North Carolina, to Lucian and Doris Blanton. She met Jim, her husband, through mutual friends and they enjoyed dancing and shagging in Myrtle Beach when they were a...

Oct 1, 2017

Walter McClain Moore, 74, of Wilmington, passed peacefully from Earth to his Heavenly home on October 1, 2017.

He was born and raised in Lake Waccamaw. After high school he moved to Wilmington and went on to serve in the United States Army. After his retirement from the army he went on to be a truck driver....

Sep 30, 2017

Thomas Lee Moore Jr. passed away September 30, 2017 in Wilmington NC

Thomas was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Lee More and Genevieve Waddell Wilson; daughter, Amy Moore; and sister Toma Iglehart

Left to remember him are his loving wife, Sharon Moore; daughter, Jennifer Glenn of Wilmington, NC; sisters, Dot Lang, Linda Scott,...

Sep 29, 2017

Junior "Blue" Croom, 32, of Wallace left this earthly life for his eternal rest on Friday, September 29, 2017.

Born on November 4, 1984 in Duplin County, he was the son of Roger Lee Croom, Sr. of Spokane, WA and Pam Rivenbark Register and husband, Ray of Wallace. He was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Edward Carraway,...

Sep 29, 2017

John Timothy "JT" Watkins, 24, of Watha, beloved son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend has left this earth too soon. On Friday, September 29, 2017 he went to join the angels and his family, grandfather, Adrain "Pete" Watkins and his wife, Jackie; grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Basden and her husband, Red; and sister-in-law, Amy Cameron, all who welcomed JT...

Sep 28, 2017

James Ray Griffin, 80, of Rocky Point passed from his earthly life on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was born February 7, 1937 in Pender County, the son of the late Walter Ray and Amanda Elizabeth Harts Griffin. James leaves behind his beloved family; his wife of 53 years, Betty Ann Cook Griffin;...

Sep 24, 2017

Robert Franklin Caldwell, 54, of Wallace, NC left this earthly life for his eternal rest on Sunday, September 24, 2017.

He was born on February 2, 1963 in Mecklenburg County and was the son of Kathaleen Teachey Caldwell of Wallace and the late Frank B. Caldwell. He was also predeceased by his sister, Rebecca " Becky" Caldwell....

Sep 23, 2017

Robert "Bobby" Winifred Young, 65, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017 at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC.

He was born August 16, 1952 in Duplin County and was the son of the late Francis Graham and Rosa McClung Young. He was also predeceased by his sister, Faye Young Guy.

Bobby was a member of Christian...

Sep 23, 2017

Amanda Kelly Downey, age 23, on September 23, 2017 left her earthly life all too soon. Amanda was born August 7, 1994 in Wilmington. She leaves behind her husband, Eli Downey; children, Aries Downey, Elliot Downey and Sloan Hoffman; her mother, Angela Rose Howe; her father, Kelly Howe; sister, Kelli Ann Howe; brother, Dillon Eakes; grandmothers, Betsy Ross and...

Sep 23, 2017

Mary Estelle Davis Wells, 89, of Wallace, was carried by angels from this earthly life to her eternal rest on Saturday, September 23, 2017. She was born July 5, 1928 in Wilson County, NC and was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Ola Pridgen Davis. Also predeceased is her husband, Allen Ross Wells; their infant son and...

Sep 21, 2017

James Dillard Hundley, 71, of Wilmington and formerly of Eden, passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Davis Community Rehab Center, Wilmington.

Born in Rockingham County to the late Dillard and Pearl Harris Hundley, Jimmy retired from Lowes Home Improvement as well as medical equipment sales. He loved the beach and shagging with his friends and...

Sep 13, 2017

Sydney Jo Miller, 23, of Wilmington, NC, left this earth to dance among the angels on September 13, 2017. Sydney was our firecracker baby, born on July 4, 1994 at Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Virginia.

Sydney attended Codington Elementary, Myrtle Grove Middle, and Hoggard High Schools in New Hanover County. She completed high school early, and graduated...

Sep 11, 2017

Patricia MacMillan Witter, 74, of Wallace left this earthly life for her eternal rest on Monday, September 11, 2017 from New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC.

She was born July 26, 1943 in Duplin County and was the daughter of the late Moyer and Audrienne Moore MacMillan. She was also predeceased by her brother Joe Moore....

Sep 8, 2017

Gerline Brown Hatcher, 75, of Teachey, left this earthly life for her eternal rest on Friday, September 8, 2017 from New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

She was born on September 28, 1941 in Duplin County and was the daughter of the late Nathan and Sara Brown. She was also predeceased by her husband Roy Hatcher and son...

Sep 7, 2017

Elizabeth Norris, age 89, of Wilmington, NC, took hold of her eternal life on Thursday, September 7, 2017, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center. She was born on March 20, 1928 in Manteo, NC to the late Luther Thomas Sr. and Annie Belle Rivenbark Strickland and will forever be known to her closest family as their "spring chicken".

Sep 5, 2017

Helen Henderson Sholar, 87, of Wallace left this life for her eternal rest on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 from Laurels of Pender. She was born on January 26, 1930 in Duplin County and was the daughter of the late Delma and Minerva Adline Pierce Henderson. She is predeceased by her husband, J.C. Sholar, her grandson, Chris Sholar and siblings,...