Dewey Royce Gore, 91, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in the McLeod Seacoast Hospital, Little River, S.C. Born Nov. 19, 1929, in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Alva Gore and Annie Laura Caines Gore and the widower of Lucille Mishoe Gore....

Patricia Ann “Sissy” Harrelson Fowler, 63, of the Mollie community, went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, Sept. 20, in the McLeod Loris Hospital after a brief illness. Born Oct. 2, 1957, in Horry County, S.C., she was the daughter of the late...

Graham Ray Lee, 69, died Saturday, Sept., 18, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare. Peacock Funeral Home & Crematory.

Barbara Jane Graham Spaulding, 81, peacefully slipped into the presence of her Savior Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, at her home, surrounded by her loved ones. Barbara was born March 19, 1940, to the late Haynes Dawson and Annie Louise Jacobs Graham. She was also preceded...

On Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, Alice Arine White Pope, after a full and busy life, went to rest in the arms of her Master. She was born Dec. 19, 1928, in Evergreen, to George White and Joanna Fields White. She was preceded in death by...

Betty Clamp Soles, 89, died Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, in Magnolia Place. She was formerly of Tabor City, and Bonneau, S.C. Born June 12, 1932, in Lexington County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Reedy Clamp and Pearl Agnes Lybrand Clamp. She was...

Raymond Hammonds, 80, went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at his home. Raymond was the son of the late Leslie Jim Hammonds and Mamie Ruth Smith Hammonds. He was the husband of the late Barbara Ann Strickland Hammonds who...

On Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, God called Mrs. Olive May Watson-Barfield to her heavenly home. She lived a wonderful life of 102 years. May was born Jan. 2, 1919, in Franklin County, to the late Calvin William and Annie May Brown. She was also preceded...

Berniece Wilson Etheridge, 85, of the Crusoe community, went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021, at home, with family by her side. Berniece was the daughter of the late Lewis Pickney “Pink” Wilson and Lucinda Mae Andrews Wilson. She was...

Joe Johnson, 94, died Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, at his home. A walk-through viewing will be held from 5-6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23 in the Peoples Funeral Home Chapel in Whiteville. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at Welches...

Lemuel Campbell Jr., 55, died Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, at Bladen County Hospital. A graveside service will be held at noon Wednesday, Sept. 22, at Savannah Temple Cemetery, 9907 Lisbon Rd., Clarkton, with Rev. Joyce McLaughlin. There will be no public viewing.Peoples Funeral Home of...

Benjamin Oscar Wright, 67, died Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at his home. Born April 17, 1954, in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Carl Wright and Bertha Faircloth Wright. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers,...

John was born Sept. 12, 1958, in Baltimore, Md., to Frances Rambeau (nee Mays). John was preceded in death by his beloved mother Frances and stepfather Walter Johnson. From a young age, John knew that he wanted to be a police officer and fulfilled that...

Ernestine Vann Gibson, 80, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. S&L Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Fair Bluff.

Lena McMillian, 59, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare. S&L Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Fair Bluff.

Regina McMillian, 40, died Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare. S&L Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Fair Bluff.

Nancy Campbell Hatch, 86, formerly of Chadbourn, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, at Pruitt Health Carolina Point. Smith Funeral Home, Whiteville.

Beverly Ann Strickland Simmons, 53, died Thursday, Sept 9, 2021, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. Inman Ward Funeral Home, Tabor City.