Obituaries

Jan 4, 2021

Lona Susie Rice Musselwhite, 58, of St. Pauls died Monday January 4, 2021. She was born August 25, 1962 in Cumberland County to the late Garner Lee and Mamie Louise Jackson Rice. She was a homemaker who had a green thumb in making plants grow. She liked cooking, especially rice and shrimp and anything chocolate. She enjoyed camping at...

Jan 2, 2021

Mabel E. Garrett, 85, of St. Pauls, entered into eternal rest on January 2, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born May 14, 1935 in Robeson County to the late Simeon and Elizabeth Carter Blackburn. She was a member of Calvary Cornerstone Holiness Church and retired from Burlington Industries. She had married the love of her...

Jan 2, 2021

It is with great sadness that The Lewallen Family announces the passing of Sandra Thompson Lewallen on January 2, 2021. She was born in Robeson County on November 4, 1942 to the late Roy and Kate Blackburn Thompson. After a courageous battle, Sandra went peacefully to be with the Lord.  Sandra was loved dearly by her family and friends....

Dec 28, 2020

Ms. Wilma Delorme, 85 of Gray’s Creek, died Monday December 28, 2020. She was born on June 16, 1935 in Robeson County to the late Walter Lee and Normie Pittman Hall. She and her husband Claude owned and operated the Gray’s Creek Restaurant (now known as the Creek) for 15 years until declining health caused them to sell their business....

Dec 25, 2020

Harold Mitchell Kinlaw of St. Pauls passed away on December 25th at the age of 82. He was born on February 15, 1938 to the late Howard & Marie Kinlaw. Mitchell was predeceased by his parents, a brother Gene and his younger sister Janet Ray.

Mitchell is survived by his wife of 63 years Gladys Musselwhite Kinlaw...

Dec 23, 2020

Hal Wayne McDonald, 73, of Evergreen, North Carolina, formerly of St. Pauls, died Wednesday December 23, 2020. He was born in Bladen County on January 21, 1947 to the late James Boyce and Maxine Stephens McDonald. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Wayne was a truck driver for Burns Family Farms and J-Ham Farms &...

Dec 21, 2020

Catherine Sellers Evers, 82, of 502 South Third Street died Monday, December 21, 2020. She was born May 15, 1938 in Latta, SC to the late William Sellers and Aline Tyndall Sellers. She was employed by Piggly Wiggly for 27 years. She was a devoted mother and faithful charter member of Westview Pentecostal Holiness Church of St. Pauls, NC....

Dec 13, 2020

Patsy Hughes Hall, 88, of St. Pauls died Sunday December 13, 2020 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on April 2, 1932 in Dillon, SC to the late Walter B. and Virgie Mae Norris Hughes. She was a homemaker with love of family and her Lord. A woman of faith, she was a member...

Nov 30, 2020

Cora Elizabeth Dix, 84, of Fayetteville, died Monday November 30, 2020. She was born in Parkton, NC September 12, 1936 to the late Luther David and Beulah Gray Thompson. She was a homemaker and a woman of faith who read her Bible daily and called Lafayette Baptist Church home. She loved watching birds, flowers, and NASCAR, with Kyle Busch...

Nov 22, 2020

Richard Montez Young II, 59, of St. Pauls died November 22, 2020. He was born July 12, 1961 to the late Richard Montez and Janet Rowan Young, Sr. Richard served for 17 years 7 months in the United States Navy. While serving, he was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation, Southwest Asia Service Medal with 2 Bronze Stars, Navy Good...

Nov 19, 2020

Mildred Eggen Watson, of Salisbury, passed away on Thursday November 19, 2020 at the Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks in Salisbury, NC.  She was born on July 18, 1924 in Milnor, ND to the late John and Esther Eggen.  Mildred was married to her husband, Clarence, for 52 years, and lived in Fayetteville and Lumber Bridge prior to her...

Nov 12, 2020

Janice Powers Young, 64, of St. Pauls, passed away Thursday November 12, 2020 at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton. She was born June 9, 1956 in Lumberton, NC to the late Russell and Betty Atkins Powers. She retired from BB&T December 30, 2011. Preceded in death by her parents, Russell and Betty Powers and her son, Alan Powers Young,...

Oct 27, 2020

Clayton Auburn Baxley, 84, of St. Pauls, NC, passed away at his home on October 27,2020. Auburn graduated from St. Pauls High School in 1956. He retired from DuPont in 2001, after 30 years where he was respected and loved by many. He loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. He loved to watch Nascar and was...

Oct 25, 2020

Weldon Robinson of Saint Pauls NC passed away at the age of 89 on October 25th 2020. He was born in Carteret County on April 7th 1931 to the late Wheelington ”Wink” and Thelma Daniels Robinson. After serving 3 years in the United States Army, he attended Campbell University where he then transferred to East Carolina earning his Bachelor’s...

Oct 14, 2020

Johnny Lee Cooke, 75, of Hope Mills, died Wednesday, October 14, 2020, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Johnny is the son of Pearl Grant and the late Herbert Cooke. Johnny served as a Marine during the Vietnam Conflict. He worked in auto salvage and shipping at Young’s Auto Center & Salvage. Johnny was a kind and...

Oct 13, 2020

Doris Register Butler passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at Elmcroft Senior Living in Southport, NC. She was 83 years old.

Born August 8, 1937, in Robeson County, she was the daughter of the late Edward Clarence and Callie Irene Carter. Doris worked at Keith Reality in St. Pauls for many years before becoming a caregiver for...

Oct 12, 2020

Robin Wayne White, 57, of St. Pauls passed away Monday, October 12, 2020 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center.

Born September 14, 1963, to Zelma Cashwell White and the late Ollin White. Robin was a Champion Tennis player during high school and graduated from St. Pauls High School in 1981. He cherished his friends and family, especially his...

Oct 10, 2020

Ukessa Joyce Penia Simmons, 38, of St. Pauls died Saturday October 10, 2020. She was born March 26, 1982 in Lee County, Florida to Deborah Smith Penia and the late Anthony Lewis Penia, Jr. Her biggest joy in life was her kids and grandbabies. Her family was very close to her and she loved being a new grandmother. Preceded...

Sep 29, 2020

Hazel Blackburn Anderson, 89, of St. Pauls died Tuesday September 29, 2020. She was born September 12, 1931 in Robeson County to the late Simeon B. and Mary Elizabeth Carter Blackburn. She worked for many years at the B. C. Moore store in downtown St. Pauls. A woman of faith, she attended the First Pentecostal Holiness Church of St....

Sep 24, 2020

Lula Mamie Adcox Brisson age 102; gained her angel wings on September 24, 2020 at the home of her daughter; Doreatha Brisson Kinlaw and son in law; Donald Marley Kinlaw. She was born on May 7, 1918 in Gray’s Creek Township in Cumberland County, NC. She is the daughter of the late Augustus Lee Adcox and Bettie Jane Raynor...