Obituaries
Martha Johnson Rivenbark
Dec 7, 2009
Martha Johnson Rivenbark, 81, of Watha passed from this earth to her heavenly home on Monday, December 7, 2009 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was one of nine children born to Lee Geddie and Lonia Day Blanton Johnson in Rocky Mount on July 24, 1928. She was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Lee Rivenbark; great...
Lottie Sanderson Howard Lanier
Dec 5, 2009
Lottie Sanderson Howard Lanier, 84, of Watha died Saturday, December 5, 2009 at Huntington Health Care of Burgaw. She was born December 8, 1924 in Onslow County to Andrew and Bessie Jones Sanderson. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ernest Junior Howard in 1973 and later married Andrew Melton Lanier who died in 1997. Also remembered...
Roscoe Dee Smith
Dec 3, 2009
Roscoe Dee Smith, age 47, of Castle Hayne died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was born January 24, 1962 in Ft. Benning, GA, the son of Lucy Harris Smith of the home and the late Charlie N. Smith, Sr. He was preceded in death by his nephew, Nicholas Lanier and his grandparents, Roscoe...
Sandra Eileen Gurganious
Dec 3, 2009
Sandra Eileen Gurganious, 65, of Wilmington died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was born April 20, 1944 in Queens, New York, the daughter of the late Selden Fredrick and Eileen Batchelor Parnham. Sandra is survived by her faithful companion of 22 years, James Clarence Boney; sons, David Allen Gurganious and his wife, Cheryl,...
Garland Jones
Dec 3, 2009
Garland Jones, age 71, of Magnolia died Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Quinn Hospice Care Center in Kenansville. He was born March 8, 1938 in Duplin County; the son of the late Clemeth and Effla Lanier Jones. He was also predeceased by his daughter, Wanda Kay Dail and brother, Horace Jones. Mr. Jones was owner and operator of Jones...
Anna Thomson Vick
Dec 2, 2009
Anna Thomson Vick, 91, of Atkinson and formerly of Wilmington gently passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at her home.She was born October 10, 1918 in Abbeville, SC, the daughter of James Calvert and Clara Jane Beaty Thomson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lorin Steadman Vick and son, James "Jimmie" Walter Vick.Anna is survived by her devoted...
Frances Louise Bloodworth
Dec 1, 2009
Frances Louise Bloodworth, age 77, of Willard died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at her home with family by her side. She was born May 10, 1932 in Lunenburg, Virginia and was the daughter of the late Art and Christine Lowry Mitchell. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmore Bloodworth; sister, Dot McKinney and brother, Pete Mitchell. Frances...
Claudie Earl Heath
Dec 1, 2009
Claudie Earl Heath, age 82, of Wallace died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at his residence. He was born May 6, 1927 in Lenoir County; the son of the late Felix and Hattie Batts Heath. He is predeceased by his wife of fifty-nine years, Grace Chambers Heath and six siblings. Mr. Heath served his country honorably in the US Army...
Clayton \"Pop\" Whitley
Dec 1, 2009
Clayton "Pop" Whitley, 92, of Watha died Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCareCenter. He was born October 4, 1917 in Martin County, the son of the late Samuel and Louvennie Mobley Whitley. He was preceded in death by his wife, Eva Lynch Whitley and son, Roger Whitley. Surviving are his daughters, Vennie W. Chadwick...
Ann Wood Allen
Nov 30, 2009
Ann Wood Allen, age 65, of Lilburn, Georgia passed away Monday, November 30, 2009. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronald L. Allen, Retired MSGT US Army and father, Samuel Harrison Wood. Ann is survived by her sons, Brett Harrison Allen and his wife, Melissa, of Snellville, Georgia and Steven Douglas Allen of Loganville, Georgia; mother, Lucy...
Leroy Horrell
Nov 27, 2009
Leroy Horrell, age 93, of Wallace died Friday, November 27, 2009 at PenDu Rest Home. Leroy was born April 18, 1916 in Bladen County; one of nine children born to Clint Morris Horrell and Virginia Smith Horrell. He was preceded in death by sisters, Thelma Blanton and Lola Spearman and brothers, Daniel Horrell, Samuel Horrell, Tom Horrell and Raymond...
Madeline Moore Pridgen
Nov 27, 2009
Madeline Moore Pridgen, 92, of Atkinson died Friday, November 27, 2009 at Huntington Health Care. She was born October 21, 1917 in Pender County and was the daughter of the late Oliverson and Kate M. Moore. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Owen Pridgen and son, John Wayne Pridgen. Madeline leaves to cherish her memory...
Evelyn Hawes Wells
Nov 21, 2009
Evelyn Hawes Wells of Richmond, Virginia and formerly of Watha died November 21, 2009 in Richmond, Virginia. She was born January 24, 1910 in Georgia and was the daughter of the late Charlie Bunyan Hawes and Mary Emma Dickson Hawes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Glendon Wells; daughter, Gayle Wells Ousley and grandson, Christopher Williams...
William Frazier Chadwick, Jr.
Nov 20, 2009
William Frazier "Junior" Chadwick, Jr., age 84, of Burgaw died Friday, November 20, 2009 at his home. He was born September 11, 1925 in Pender County, one of eleven children to William Frazier Chadwick, Sr. and Myrtle Parker Chadwick. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Kathleen Henderson Chadwick; sisters, Lula Guilford, Lena Lanier and Hattie Caison...
Ruby Cathern Rivenbark
Nov 19, 2009
Ruby Cathern Rivenbark, age 70, of Rocky Point died Thursday, November 19, 2009 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was born September 1, 1939 in Pender County, the daughter of the late Gurley and Geneva Bonham Lunsford. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert Henry Rivenbark; an infant son and daughter; and brother, Morris Lunsford. Surviving are her...
Effie Mae Griffin
Nov 7, 2009
Effie Mae Griffin, age 84, of Wilmington died Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Britthaven of North Chase. She was born April 30, 1925 in Chinquapin to the late Roland Vance and Gladys Mae Savage Thigpen. She was preceded in death by one great granddaughter; three brothers and two sisters. Mrs. Griffin is survived by her children, Diane Lee and...
Maria Lee Savage Bell
Nov 6, 2009
Maria Lee Bell, 96, died Friday, November 6, 2009 at her home. Mrs. Bell was born September 16, 1913 to William Owen Savage and Daisy Jane Saunders Savage. She was a life-long resident of Burgaw and Pender County, having resided in the Six Forks community most of her life on land first farmed by her grandparents, Sarah Brooks Savage...
Helen Porter Smith
Nov 3, 2009
Helen Porter Smith, age 92, of Burgaw died Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at her home. She was born February 4, 1917 in Hopewell, Virginia, the daughter of the late James Alexander Porter, Jr. and Cora Emma Irene Smith Porter. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Robert Marvin Smith, Jr. in 1978; her daughters,...
Virginia Tillman Moll
Oct 29, 2009
Virginia Tillman Moll, age 21, of Hubert died Thursday, October 29, 2009 in Hubert. She was born December 10, 1987 in Goldsboro and was the daughter of Betty Jean Mercer Tillman and the late William Roger Tillman. She was also preceded in death by her bother, Jacob Tillman. In addition to her mother, Virginia is survived by her one...
Evelyn Bradshaw Bowen
Oct 28, 2009
Evelyn Bradshaw Bowen, 89, formerly of Burgaw, NC and most recently of Davis Health Care, Wilmington, NC passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2009. She was born in Pender County on November 29, 1919, the daughter of the late James F. and Mattie A. Bradshaw. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Marion W. Bowen; two...
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