Rickey McArthur Williamson, 76, of the Williamsons Crossroads community, went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, in Columbus County. Rickey was the son of the late Jesse Floyd and Bessie Rouse Williamson and was also preceded in death by 11...

James Russell Parker Jr., 67, died Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 at Novant Medical Center.  He was born in Columbus County to the late James Russell Parker Sr. and Anne Powell Parker. James was a member of Community Chapel Church in Shallotte and worked for 15...

Ophelia Jane (Baldwin) Davis, 90, died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020, at her residence. Union Funeral Home, Whiteville.

Rebecca “Becky” Pickerrell Howard, 74, passed away Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 at Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport. Becky was born Jan. 6, 1946 in Whiteville and was the daughter of the late Charles Dickey “C.D.” Pickerrell and Leola Coleman Pickerrell. She was preceded in death...

Master Sergeant Mack L. Capps III went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Aug. 9, 2020. Mack served his country as a soldier in the U.S. Army for 20 years. He considered it the job of a lifetime. After retiring from the...

Jimmy Lee Fowler, 77, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in Burnsville. Born in Marion County, S.C., he was the son of the late Sam Hartford Fowler and Alma Virginia Avant Fowler. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Doris...

Bernice Marie Hall, 92, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020 at her home. Born Oct. 18, 1927 in Latta, S.C., she was the daughter of the late John Monroe McDowell and Ella Belle Alford McDowell and the widow of Cephas Hall. In addition to her parents...

Virginia Pickett Council, Child of the Covenant, died at home, August 9, 2020, after an extended illness. She was the sixth child of John Monroe Council, Jr. (Jack) and Marjorie Moore Council, both of whom preceded her in death, and the step-daughter of Dorothy Sutherland...

Pearl Mills, 77,  formerly of Bolton, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 at Premier Living. Peacock Funeral Home, Whiteville.

WHITEVILLE -- Annie Mae Kemp Chestnut, 90, died Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at her residence. A walk-through viewing will be held from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, in the Peoples Funeral Home Chapel in Whiteville. A graveside service will be held at noon Thursday, Aug....

Alphonso McKenzie Freeman, 83, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at Premier Living in Lake Waccamaw. A walk-through viewing will be held from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, in the Peoples Funeral Home Chapel in Whiteville. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday,...

Ashley Madison, 39, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, at Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C. There will be a brief visitation from 1:30-2:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11 with social distancing observed at McKenzie Mortuary prior to the service. A graveside service will be...

Mrs. Parcie Love Inman Gore, 91, went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020 at Liberty Commons. She was born May 25, 1929, in Brunswick County, the daughter of the late Luther and Flossie Simmons Inman. She was preceded in death...

Mary Elizabeth “Peggy” Berry, 85, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 at the V.A. Medical Center in Durham. Mrs. Berry was born in Union, S.C. on March 22, 1935 and was the daughter of the late Oliver Wendell Willard and Nellie Toney Willard. She was also...

Angela “Angie” Bass Gore, 53, of the Beaverdam community, died Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. Born Feb. 11, 1967, in Cumberland County, she was the daughter of Bobby Gene Bass and Annette Trogdon Bass of Fayetteville. She was a Columbus...

Franklin Carl Walters rounded the bases and made it to his heavenly home on August 5, 2020. He was born Oct. 26, 1941, in Whiteville, the son of Stutts Olin Walters and Margret Nance Walters. He was preceded in death by his parents and infant...

Ryan O’Neal Dixon, 46, died Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. He was the son of the late Estelle McLean Dixon. A walk-through viewing will be held from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11 in the Peoples Funeral Home Chapel...

Lilly Marie Soles Spivey, 55, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, at the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Whiteville, following a courageous battle with cancer.    Marie was born July 18, 1965, in Columbus County, to the late Bobby Franklin and Wanda Kay...