Obituaries

Wilbur  Curtis Woodcock

Wilbur Curtis Woodcock

Apr 6, 2008

Atkinson- Wilbur Curtis Woodcock, age 87, died Sunday, April 6, 2008 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center following a short illness. He was born October 20, 1920 in Pender County, the son of the late Neil Melvin and Ada Bramble Woodcock. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Neil Marcus , Jack and Bernice Woodcock and sister,...

John \"Johnny'Mccommas,  Jr.

John \"Johnny'Mccommas, Jr.

Apr 5, 2008

John \"Johnny\" Adolph McCommas Jr., age 53 of Burgaw died Saturday, April 5, 2008 at his home. He was born August 6, 1954 in Harnett County and was the son of Elma White McCommas of Burgaw and the late John A. McCommas, Sr. He was also preceded in death by death by his wife, Patricia McCommas and his sister,...

Walter  Pate Eakins,  Sr.

Walter Pate Eakins, Sr.

Apr 2, 2008

Walter Pate Eakins, Sr., age 72, of Burgaw died Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was born April 26, 1935 in Wilmington and was the son of the late James Clifton and Mildred Estelle Eakins. He was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Rebecca Lynn Gurganious. Mr. Eakins was a member of Moores...

Cora  Howard Brewer

Cora Howard Brewer

Apr 2, 2008

Cora Howard Brewer, age 88, of Burgaw died Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at Pender Memorial Hospital. She was born June 25, 1919 in Onslow County, the daughter of the late Samuel and Julia Edens Howard. She was preceded in death by her husband, E. Winfield "Windy" Brewer. Mrs. Brewer was a member of Southside Baptist Church in Wilmington. She...

Gladys  Robinson Ramirez

Gladys Robinson Ramirez

Mar 29, 2008

Gladys Robinson Ramirez, age 67, of Wallace, died Saturday, March 29, 2008 at her home after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born March 11, 1941 in Duplin County and was the daughter of the late Watus and Elma Williams Cavenaugh. She was predeceased by her daughter, Lynne` Robinson Price and her grandson, Jeremy Feight. Surviving are her...

Lizzie Mae Parker Johnson

Lizzie Mae Parker Johnson

Mar 27, 2008

Lizzie Mae Parker Johnson, age 95, of Harrells, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2008 after a short illness. She was born in Pender County, the daughter of the late Mamie Elizabeth Rivenbark and Nicholas Roscoe Parker. She lost her husband and best friend, Clayton Johnson in 1976 and their only child, Ann Parker Johnson Haupt in 1997. She was...

Alexander \"Alex\" Cameron Mcdowell

Alexander \"Alex\" Cameron Mcdowell

Mar 26, 2008

Alexander \"Alex\" Cameron McDowell, age 13, of the Montague Community of Currie passed from this earth to his eternal home on Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Alex was born May 17, 1994 in Wilmington, the beloved son of Tamara McDowell and beloved grandson of Glenda McDowell. He was also survived by his step-grandmother, Debbie McDowell; uncles, Scott McDowell and wife,...

Linda  Marritt Dixon

Linda Marritt Dixon

Mar 25, 2008

Linda M. Dixon, age 65,of Burgaw died March 25, 2008 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center. She was born January 21, 1943 in Ware, MA and was the daughter of the late Joseph Francis and Elizabeth Garber Marritt. She spent most of her life as a homemaker and was a member of Forest Hills Baptist Church. Linda...

Raeford  Eugene (Gene) Brown

Raeford Eugene (Gene) Brown

Mar 23, 2008

BURGAW- Raeford Eugene (Gene) Brown of 505 South Walker Street died Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008 at his home. Mr. Brown was born October 19, 1922 in Burgaw and was the son of the late Haywood F. and Olivia Brown. Following graduation from Burgaw High School Gene attended North Carolina State College, now North Carolina State University in Raleigh,...

Walter  Clayton Heath

Walter Clayton Heath

Mar 18, 2008

Walter Clayton Heath, age 66, of Wallace died Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at Pender Memorial Hospital. Mr. Heath was born June 2, 1941 in Lenoir County and was the son of the late Walter and Lillie Belle Sanderson Heath. He was predeceased by his step-son, Joe Eddie Wood in 2006. Surviving are his devoted wife of twenty-six years, Shelby...

Isabelle  Collins Hoey

Isabelle Collins Hoey

Mar 15, 2008

Annie Isabelle Collins Hoey, age 81, of Wilmington died Friday, March 14, 2008 at her home. She was born July 31, 1926 in Burgaw and was the daughter of the late James Henry Collins and Mary Esther Blanchard Collins. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John "Johnny" Patrick Hoey; daughter, Margaret "Meg" Ann Hoey Bellafiore; sisters,...

Joyce  Blackburn Smith

Joyce Blackburn Smith

Mar 13, 2008

Joyce Blackburn Smith, age 79, of Wallace died Thursday, March 13, 2008 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Mrs. Smith was born November 23, 1928 in Sampson County and was the daughter of the late Claude and Nancy Boone Blackburn. She was predeceased by her son, Danny Smith, sisters, Geneva Atkinson, Minnie Bell Croom and Dorothy Marley...

Colleen  Elaine Holzschuh

Colleen Elaine Holzschuh

Mar 6, 2008

Colleen Elaine Holzschuh, age 42, of Rocky Point died Thursday, March 6, 2008 at Pender Memorial Hospital. She was born September 1, 1965 in Dakota County, MN. Surviving are her husband, Michael Holzschuh; two step-sons, Michael, Jr. and Christopher of Wilmington; father, Russell Luhm, Sr. and step-mother, Judy of Rocky Point; mother, Maureen Storby and step-father, Palmer of Invergrove...

Milton Raymond \"Ray\" Walton,  Jr.

Milton Raymond \"Ray\" Walton, Jr.

Mar 4, 2008

Milton Raymond "Ray" Walton, Jr., age 75, of Castle Hayne and formerly of the Riley's Creek Community died Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at New Hanover Medical Center. He was born November 19, 1932 in Washington, NC, the son of the late Milton R. and Lena Taylor Walton. He was the fourth generation of Waltons that enriched Pender County's history....

Ruth Naomi Jeffries Williams

Ruth Naomi Jeffries Williams

Mar 3, 2008

COLUMBIA, SC. A memorial service for Ruth Naomi Jeffries Williams, 84, will be held Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at Dunbar Funeral Home, Dutch Fork Chapel, Irmo. A graveside service will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in Rockfish Cemetery, Wallace, N.C. Quinn McGowen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements in N.C. Mrs. Williams, wife of the late Robert Cleveland...

Gladys  Bowen Thomas

Gladys Bowen Thomas

Mar 1, 2008

"Get the most from each hour, each day, and each age of your life. Then you can look forward with confidence and back without regrets" - S. H. Payer Gladys Bowen Thomas died at The Commons at Brightmore on Saturday, March 1, 2008. She spent most of her life in Burgaw and Carolina Beach. Mrs. Thomas was preceded in...

Virginia  Mathews Mote

Virginia Mathews Mote

Mar 1, 2008

Virginia Mathews Mote, age 82, left her residence in Willard on Saturday, March 1, 2008 to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mrs. Mote was born April 12, 1925 in Sampson County to the late William Edward and Lillie Smith Mathews. She was predeceased by her sister, Clara Davis and her brothers, Henry Mathews and Johnny Mathews. She...

Larry  Thomas Padgett

Larry Thomas Padgett

Feb 29, 2008

Larry Thomas Padgett, age 72, of Watha died Friday, February 29, 2008 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was born March 3, 1935 in Pender County and was the son of the late Gilbert R. and Catherine Teachey Padgett. He was predeceased by his sister, Bobbie Marshburn. Mr. Padgett served his country honorably in the US Air Force....

Infant Ayden Thomas Cavenaugh

Infant Ayden Thomas Cavenaugh

Feb 25, 2008

Ayden Thomas Cavenaugh, infant son of Seth Cavenaugh and Brittney Hollingsworth, came into this world on February 24, 2008 as an angel of light. God called Ayden to his heavenly home on February 25, 2008. Surviving in addition to his parents are his maternal grandmother, Sharon Hollingsworth of Teachey; paternal grandparents, Steve and Jamie Cavenaugh of Wallace; maternal great...

Victoria \"Vickie\" Gallop Porter

Victoria \"Vickie\" Gallop Porter

Feb 25, 2008

Victoria "Vickie" Gallop Porter, age 48, of Burgaw died Monday, February 25, 2008 in Pender Memorial Hospital. She was born October 4, 1959 in Lawton, OK and was the daughter of Benjamin J. and Mary Anderson Gallop of Barnesville, GA. Vickie was a loving mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend who loved her family dearly. Her zest for...