All Obituaries

  Whiteville : Lorene Delight Brown  McGirt, 94 of Whiteville died Thursday,  June 14, 2018 at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Whiteville, N.C. She was the daughter of the late William D. Brown and Cornie Ruth Hammonds Brown and was preceded in death by her husband,  William Hubbard McGirt in 2004 and a sister, Irene Brown  Tessari.  She was a lifelong member of Westminster Presbyterian Church  and worked with Dr. Ron Whitson as a Dental Hygienist...

Whiteville: William Earl Tison, 83 of Whitevile died Monday, June 4, 2018 .He was the son of  the late Hampton Dewitt Tison and Alma Long Tison. He was preceded in death by a son, Timothy Earl Tison, brothers, Murle Tison and Lloyd Tison , sisters, Lois Rhuvene King, Virginia Butler  and Doris Hamaker and an infant sister, Ellen Tison.  He was a member of Emerson Freewill Baptist Church. He was a retired Tech  Sergeant  in the U.S. Air force for 21 years  and...

Whiteville: Jamie Dale White, 29 of Whiteville died Sunday, June 3, 2018. He is the son of Jerry D. and Gerry Long White.  He was a Lawyer  and graduated from Whiteville High School and  Duke University .  He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Herbert Crowell White and Delphia Dale Sellers White and his maternal  grandmother, Sadie Simmons Long. Survivors include his  parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. White of Whiteville, N.C. , brother, Jacob...

Council: Janice Gray Parker Saxon, 76 of Council died Wednesday, May ,23, 2018 at the Columbus Regional Healthcare in Whiteville. She was the daughter of the late  John James Parker and Mattie Knowles Parker.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Maxie Saxon. Survivors include her daughters, Gayle Saxon and Teresa Saxon Kwaitkowski, both of Council, N.C. and a son, Maxie James Lee Saxon also of Council, N.C    .sister, Shirley  Parker McLemore of White...

Clarkton:  Wanda Faye   Dowless Batten , 65 of Clarkton died Sunday, May 20,2018.  She was the daughter of Doris Batten Dowless and the late Richard Wesley Dowless.  She attended White Marsh Baptist Church .She was also a Farmer. Survivors include her husband; Jerry Wayne Batten of Clarkton, N.C., two daughters, Hope Lynn Batten of Melfa, Va. and Ginger Yvonne (Arleigh) Lacefield  of Chesapeake, Va. Brother , Jerry A. (Nancy) Dowless of Macon, N.C.  ...

Robert (Bob) Gilbert Stanley, 88, of Whiteville died Sunday, May 20, 2018. Robert was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He was a man of principle and stood up for what he believed in. Robert was an avid outdoorsman. He grew up on Lake Waccamaw where he loved to hunt and fish. It was at Hallsboro High School (class of ’47) where his love of baseball started. He would later go on to play baseball at Campbell and East Carolina University. His love of the game...

Delco: LaRene Moore Miller, 76 of Delco died  Friday, May 18,2018 at  the New Hanover Regional  Medical Center. She was the Daughter of the late John Bernice Moore and Edna Frances Lennon Moore. She was a member of Faith Baptist Church in Delco, N.C. She worked with New Hanover Regional Medical Center for a number of years. Survivors include her husband, Charles E. Miller of Delco. Sons, Shane Miller (Pamela Wallace) of Delco, N.C. and Derrick E. Miller ( Mary...

Wilmington: Lyla Mae Wilson Burney, age 91, of Wilmington, NC, died May 8, 2018. She was born November 9, 1926, in Brunswick County, NC, a daughter of the late Lula Bell King Wilson and the late Dellie Gaston Wilson. She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Roland Cowan Burney, and her siblings, Walter C. Wilson, Craven C. Wilson, Eva Mae Wilson Robinson, and Pauline Belle Wilson Babson.   Mrs. Burney graduated from Waccamaw High School in 1944. She was a dedicated...

Hallsboro: Barbara Jean Pope Edwards, 69 of Hallsboro died Monday, April 23,2018 at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Whiteville. She was the daughter of the late Edison Pope and Rhoda Bullard Pope and was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Leo Edwards and a grandson, Hunter Soles. She was a member of Hallsboro United Methodist Church. She worked with Georgia Pacific  as a office manager for over 27 years. Survivors include  two sons, Scott Edwards ( Scarlet) of...

John Robert Benton went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, April 10 from his residence with his loving family present.  He was born in Columbus County on December 10, 1928, the son of William Carlos and Bertha Powell Benton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Edith Batten Benton, brother, William Earl Benton, sisters, Dessie Eulene Jernigan, and Mary Spaulding. Left to cherish his memories are two daughters, Patricia Benton Settle, husband Ron, and...