Obituaries

Milda  Brown Greene

Milda Brown Greene

Mar 21, 2010

Milda Brown Greene, age 77, of Burgaw died Sunday, March 21, 2010 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was born January 23, 1933 in Wilmington and was the daughter of Josephine "Jo" Moses Brown of Burgaw and the late Clarence Jason Brown. Also remembered are her husband, Robert "Bob" Greene and a brother, Ashley H. Brown. Milda had...

Flonnie Mae Best Hood

Flonnie Mae Best Hood

Mar 21, 2010

Flonnie Best Hood, age 95, of Burgaw died peacefully on Sunday, March 21, 2010 at Pender Memorial Hospital. She was born October 22, 1914 in Wayne County to Benjamin and Florence Underwood Best. Also remembered is her devoted husband, Gurney Hood. Surviving are her loving family: her daughters, Dorothy Hood Mills (James David) of Burgaw and Florence Hood Strickland...

Billie  Josephine Cole

Billie Josephine Cole

Mar 18, 2010

Billie Josephine Cole, age 70, of Rocky Point and formerly of Jacksonville, Florida passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 18, 2010 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter in Wilmington with family by her side. She was born February 1, 1940 in South Flomaton, Florida and was the daughter of the late Byron Lorain and Katherine May Grant Botts....

David  Gordon Johnson

David Gordon Johnson

Mar 16, 2010

David Gordon Johnson, 83, of Wallace died Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at Brian Center of Wallace. He was born November 26, 1926 in Sampson County and was the son of the late Allen and Mazzie Bland Johnson. Mr. Johnson served his country honorably in the US Army during WWII and was a member of Wells Chapel Baptist Church. He...

Mark  Allen Gray

Mark Allen Gray

Mar 12, 2010

Mark Allen Gray, 84 of Raeford and formerly of Wilmington died Friday, March 12, 2010 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. He was born October 4, 1925 in Willow Spring and was the son of the late Eddie Marvin and Estelle Dove Gray. Also remembered are his children, Patricia Ann Gray, Stephen Allen Gray and Mark Allen...

Hayes  Eugene Devane

Hayes Eugene Devane

Mar 8, 2010

Hayes Eugene DeVane, age 93, of Ivanhoe died Monday, March 8, 2010 at Britthaven of NorthChase in Wilmington. He was born July 18, 1916 in Pender County, the son of the late John Thomas and Bertha Horrell DeVane. Lovingly remembered are his wife of 63 years, Janie Smith DeVane who died in 2004 and sons, Fredrick DeVane and Charles...

Eleanor  Darlene Moore

Eleanor Darlene Moore

Mar 7, 2010

Eleanor Darlene Moore, age 72, of Watha died Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Pender Memorial Hospital. She was born June 22, 1937 in Pender County and was the daughter of the late James McKoy Moore, Sr. and Mary Arlene Whaley Moore. Also remembered are her sister, Linda Scott and brother, James McKoy Moore, Jr. Surviving are her loving family,...

Patricia  Kribs Hughes

Patricia Kribs Hughes

Mar 6, 2010

Patricia (Patty) Kribs Hughes, age 79, formerly of Greenville, South Carolina passed away Saturday, March 6, 2010 in Wallace, North Carolina. Due to her recent failing health, she relocated to Wallace to be closer to family. Born December 1, 1930 in East Weymouth, Massachusetts; Patricia was the daughter of the late David Alson and Katherine Carson Kribs. She was...

Gilbert \"Wild Bill\" Kethely Cottle

Gilbert \"Wild Bill\" Kethely Cottle

Mar 6, 2010

Gilbert "Wild Bill" Kethely Cottle, age 79, of Burgaw died Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Cape Fear Hospital. He was born February 11, 1931 in Cumberland County, the son of the late Rudolph Cottle and Maybelle Harrell Cottle Lanier. Also remembered are his brothers, Lewis and Delmar Cottle. Surviving are his devoted wife of almost 60 years, Retha Johnson...

Dorothy  Peterson Mclendon

Dorothy Peterson Mclendon

Mar 1, 2010

Dorothy Peterson McLendon, age 79, of Burgaw died peacefully on Monday, March 1, 2010 at Huntington Health Care of Burgaw. She was born September 15, 1930 in Sampson County to Hanson and Mary Bell Newkirk Peterson. Also remembered are her siblings, Clara Justice, Elbert Peterson and Norwood Peterson. Dorothy is survived by her devoted husband of 39 years, Evander...

Alene  Peterson Osborne

Alene Peterson Osborne

Feb 26, 2010

Alene Peterson Osborne, age 93, of Harrells, passed peacefully from this life on earth to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, February 26, 2010 from Golden Care Rest Home. She was born November 29, 1916, in Duplin County; daughter of the late Walter White and Mattie Bland Peterson. She is also predeceased by her husband, Henry Biggs...

Beth  Middleton Phillips

Beth Middleton Phillips

Feb 25, 2010

Beth Middleton Phillips, age 83, of Wallace died Thursday, February 25, 2010 at Milford & Reba Quinn Hospice Care Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 10, 1926 in Brantley County, Georgia and was the daughter of the late Downing Talmadge and Mary Frances Robertson Middleton. She was also predeceased by her husband, Dr. H. A....

Martha Lane Taylor Squires

Martha Lane Taylor Squires

Feb 22, 2010

Ivanhoe: Martha Lane Taylor Squires, age 74, devoted wife and loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend died Monday, February 22, 2010 at her home surrounded with love by her family. She was born March 3, 1935 in Bladen Country to Henry Claude Taylor and Elsie Taylor Holland. Remembered lovingly are her husband, Elvin Jackson Squires and her sister, Mary...

Roy  Arthur Fuson

Roy Arthur Fuson

Feb 18, 2010

Roy Arthur Fuson, age 60, of Burgaw died Thursday, February 18, 2010 at his residence. He was born March 22, 1949 in South Bend, Indiana and was the son of Wilma Story Fuson of Cassopolis, Michigan and the late Willie Arthur Fuson. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Ray Fuson and an infant sibling. Surviving in...

Viola  Potts Sutton

Viola Potts Sutton

Feb 13, 2010

Viola Potts Sutton, age 88, of Burgaw and formerly of Mosley, Virginia died Saturday, February 13, 2010 at Huntington Health Care of Burgaw. She was born December 10, 1921 in Wayne County and was the daughter of the late Jasper M. and Vida Walker Potts. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Leddell Sutton; sister, Julia Mae...

Larry  Franklin Harrell

Larry Franklin Harrell

Feb 13, 2010

Larry Franklin Harrell, age 61, of Burgaw died Saturday, February 13, 2010 following a brief illness at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. He was born April 4, 1948 in Wilmington and was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Myrtle Wells Harrell. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Phyllis Arlene Harrell. Larry is survived by...

Thomas \"Tommy\" Edward Dennis

Thomas \"Tommy\" Edward Dennis

Feb 12, 2010

Thomas "Tommy" Edward Dennis, age 56, of Burgaw died Friday, February 12, 2010 at his home. He was born October 17, 1953 in Pender County, the son of the late Robert T. Dennis and Annie Wells Dennis. He was also preceded in death by a son, Thomas "Ted" E. Dennis, Jr. Surviving are his sons, Harvey Lee Dennis of...

Edna  Waddell Mcneill

Edna Waddell Mcneill

Feb 11, 2010

Edna Waddell McNeill, age 90, of Burgaw, loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend passed gently from this earth to her eternal rest on Thursday evening, February 11, 2010. She was born March 2, 1919 in Wayne County, the daughter of the late James Bennett and Hattie Lewis Waddell. She was also preceded in death by her husband William...

Alma  Williams Stoddart

Alma Williams Stoddart

Feb 3, 2010

Alma Williams Stoddart, age 85, of Wallace died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at GlenCare Nursing Home. She was born August 28, 1924 in Duplin County; the daughter of the late Harry Williams and Margie Futrell Williams Powell. She was also predeceased by her devoted husbnad of thirty years, Phillip George Stoddart and sisters, Louise Baker and Gladys Matthews. Mrs....

Grover Jerome \"Jerry\" Barnes

Grover Jerome \"Jerry\" Barnes

Feb 3, 2010

Grover Jerome "Jerry" Barnes, age 67, of Atkinson died Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice LifeCareCenter. He was born July 14, 1942 in Pender County, the son of Margaret Flynn Barnes of Atkinson and the late Grover Cleveland Barnes. In addition to his mother Jerry is survived by his loving family: his wife of twenty years,...