All Obituaries

Whiteville: Ernest Huston White, 86 of Whiteville died Friday December 7, 2018 at the Commons at Brightmore in Wilmington, NC. He was the son of the late Norwood C. White and Nevader Norris and was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Faye E. White . He served in the US Army and worked as a Farmer for many Years. Huston was a long time member of Pleasant Plains Baptist Church. Survivors include his Sons; Ernest Edwin White (Lisa) of High Point, NC, and William Kenneth White (Susan) of...

Rosalie Evans Thompson age 98, of Myrtle Beach, SC and formerly of Whiteville, NC joined her Savior Tuesday December 4, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Thompson was born March 14, 1920 in Brunswick County, a daughter of the late Ella Elizabeth Cox Evans. She was a member of Freeland Baptist Church where she was a choir member for many years. She was owner and bookkeeper for over 20 years with Thompson Abattoir later known as Thompson Packing Co. and owned and operated...

Riegelwood: Ricky Glenn Dudley, 50 of Riegelwood died Tuesday November 27, 2018 at New Hanover regional Medical Center. He was born on Nov. 13, 1968 in Wilmington, NC to Gene and Juanita Dudley. Ricky was a member of Riegelwood Baptist Church. He was employed previously by W&W Electric for a number of years and was currently employed by the town of Tabor City in the Wastewater Treatment Department. Ricky loved deer hunting and every weekend during hunting season you could find him in...

Whiteville: James Milton “Mickey” Long, 85 of the Pleasant Plains Community died Monday, November 26, 2018 at his residence. He was the son of the late Jimmy Long and Carrie Bass Long. He was part owner of Sessions Farm Machinery in Whiteville. He was a member of Pleasant Plains Baptist Church. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his wife; Ileta Sasser Long of Whiteville. Step-Daughter, Anita Kay Rogers (Danny) of Ocean Isle Beach, Step-son,...

Whiteville: Mary Louise Adams Sasser, 87 of Whiteville died Wednesday, November 21, 2018 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Whiteville, NC. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Shockley Adams and Margaret Mclellan. She was preceded in death by her husband James Sasser Sr.  Mrs. Sasser and her husband owned and operated “The Pawn Shop” in downtown Whiteville for many years and was a faithful member of Whiteville First Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughter , Sheila...

Elizabeth Haller Griffin, 82, of Waycross, Georgia went to be with her Lord, Saturday morning (November 17, 2018) at Baptist Village Nursing Home in Waycross after an extended illness. Mrs. Griffin was born in Washtenaw County, Michigan to the late Lyle Jacob Haller and Cecil Corrine Frederick Haller and had made Waycross her home for the past four years. She was a retired Pre-School Teacher and a member of Victory Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Mrs. Griffin was an avid bird...

Delco: Jeffery Ray Kelly, Sr.  55 of Delco died Saturday, November 17,2018 at his residence. Funeral arrangem Delco: Jeffery Ray Kelly, Sr., 55 of Delco died Saturday, November 17,2018 at his residence. He was the son of Junior Herbert Kelly, Jr. and Geraldine Jackson Kelly. He was a member of Prosper Baptist Church. He owned his own Logging company.  He served in the U.S. Army  and was a Combat Iraq  Veteran. Survivors include his daughters; Jennifer Ray Kelly of...

Whiteville: Robert McLean “Mack” Thompson, 77 of Whiteville died Saturday, November 17, 2018 at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Whiteville. He was the son of the late John Elbert Thompson, Sr. and Katherine McLean Thompson.  He Graduated from Whiteville High School  in 1959 and later Graduated from Duke University in 1963 .He served in the U.S.  Coast Guard .He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Whiteville where he  served as an Elder....

            Mrs. Leotha Sasser Jordan, 96, died November 15, 2018 at Shoreland Healthcare in Whiteville, N.C. She was the daughter of the late Carl Sasser and Ethel Pierce of Hallsboro, N.C. and was one of nine children.             Leotha was preceded in death by her husband, Grady L. Jordan, to whom she was married for 59 years, living in Western Prong, a brother, Sydney...

It is with great sadness that the family of Catherine Anne Wrenn Jones, 90, of 602 Bob White Lane, Whiteville, NC, announces her death on November 3, 2018.   Anne was born on January 29, 1928 to Susie Carter Wrenn and Joseph Aubrey Wrenn and grew up on the family farm in Gatewood, just this side of the N.C./Virginia Line in Caswell County.   She attended George Washington High School in Danville, VA, and (then) Appalachian State Teachers College in Boone.  During high...