Ruth Owens Lane, 96, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at her home. She was born June 17, 1925, in Columbus County, to the late Major Owens and Nora Duncan Owens. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband...

Jeffrey “Mark” Smith Jr., 36, went home to be with his Lord Friday, July 23, 2021, at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital. Mark was born Sept. 20, 1984, in Whiteville. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, William “Bill” and Gloria Smith; his maternal...

Rev. Lyndon Douglas Purifoy died Monday, July 26, 2021, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. He was born Oct. 3, 1957, in New Bern, to the late Rev. McElree Purifoy and Julia Batson Purifoy. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in...

Nelva Fahrback died Tuesday, July 27, 2021. McKenzie Mortuary, Whiteville.

Quanna Smith, 48, died Monday,  July 26, 2021. S&L Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Fair Bluff.

Harold Leon Ford, 90, died Monday, July 26, 2021, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Whiteville. He was a retired educator and coach in Bladen County Schools and a U.S. Army veteran. Peoples Funeral Home, Whiteville.

Christine Singletary Potter, 92, died Monday, July 26, 2021. She was born Feb. 9, 1929, in Clarkton, the daughter of the late Walter Singletary and Augusta Faircloth Singletary and the stepdaughter of the late Annie B. Singletary. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

Rebecca Ann Long, 69, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021, in the Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Columbus County, April 26, 1952, Ann was a daughter of the late James Bryant and Sudie Mae Griffin Babson. In addition to...

Dr. Laura Eugenia Quinn Blake, 95, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021, at her home in Chadbourn. Born July 3, 1926, “Genie” was the daughter of the late James Luther and Myrtle Lee Quinn of Chinquapin. She was preceded in death by her husband John...

Frances Louise Odom Payne, 93, passed away peacefully Friday, July 23, 2021, at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Whiteville. Frances was born Aug. 6, 1927, in New Hanover County, to the late Francis Marion Odom and Idella Piner Odom. She was also preceded...

Doris Faye Walters Powell, 83, died Friday, July 23, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. Doris was born March 26, 1938. She the widow of James Marshall Powell and was preceded in death by three siblings, Oliver Walters, Mary Powell and Teddy Obershea. A...

Sarah Adams Ray, 82, died Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Whiteville. She was born Nov. 25, 1938, in Columbus County, to the late Charlie Adams and Minnie Memory Adams. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, July...

Doris Pope, 74, died Friday, July 23, 2021, at her residence.Doris was born in Columbus County to the late Ernest Paul Anderson Sr. and Katie Barefoot. In addition to her parents, Doris was preceeded in death by her former husband, William Howard Pope; and a...

Jonathan Albert Inman, 37, died Thursday, July 22, 2021, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Worthington Funeral Home, Chadbourn.

Don “Blok” Jacobs, 65, passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. He was born Feb. 5, 1956, in Robeson County, the son of the late Sylvester Jacobs and the late Sarah Jane Freeman Jacobs. He was preceded in death by...

Nathan Tanner Spivey, 27, died Sunday, July 18, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare. Peacock Funeral Home, & Crematory.

Annie Catherine Pridgen, 89, died Thursday, July 22, 2021. S&L Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Fair Bluff.

Shabé Dashin Bryant, 20, died Thursday, July 21, 2021, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.Peoples Funeral Home, Whiteville.