Obituaries

Apr 3, 2020

Grady Caulder, 84, of St. Pauls, died at his home Friday April 3, 2020 surrounded by loving family members. He was born in Robeson County on September 15, 1935 to the late Cliston and Frances Davis Caulder. A veteran, he served in the United States Air Force, receiving the Korean Service Medal and the United Nations Service Medal. He...

Apr 2, 2020

Mary (Beanie) Wilson, 88, of St. Pauls died on Thursday, April 2, 2020. She was born in Robeson County, NC on July 9, 1931. A woman of faith, she was an active member of Second Baptist Church of St. Pauls. She retired from Burlington Mills after many years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Coy,...

Mar 21, 2020

Eula Mae Robbins, 88, of St. Pauls died Saturday March 21, 2020 at her home. She was born January 17, 1932 in Robeson County to the late Archie and Ella Davis Suggs. She retired from Burlington Industries as a Lab Technician. A women of faith, she attended Great Marsh Baptist Church, where at one time she and her late...

Mar 19, 2020

Terry Nash Davis, 51, of Grays Creek took his flight home to be with Jesus on March 19, 2020. He was born in Mecklenburg County on March 23, 1968 to the late Billy Davis and Betty Jean Suggs Davis. Terry had many skills ranging from roofing to mechanicing to landscaping. At the time of his home going he was...

Mar 5, 2020

SERVICES HAVE BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Charlotte Elaine Whitby, 67, of St. Pauls, passed away peacefully at her home Thursday evening March 5, 2020, surrounded by her loving family and friends after a long battle with cancer. She was born November 9, 1952 in Cranston, RI to Otto Henry Bloomingburg of Sebastian, FL and...

Mar 4, 2020

Linda Frances Jackson McGougan, 72, of St. Pauls died Wednesday March 4, 2020. She was born in Robeson County, NC on October 5, 1947 to the late Hubert Dalton and Zelma Newell Jackson. A woman of faith, she was very active with the First Baptist Church of St. Pauls. She worked along side of her husband, Larry and daughter,...

Feb 25, 2020

William George Monroe, 91, of Tar Heel, died Tuesday February 25, 2020. He was born in Bladen County on October 13, 1928 to the late Elias Johnson Monroe and Mollie Ruth McKee Monroe. A man of great faith he served as a Deacon for Love Grove Baptist Church for 62 years. Through his church he became a master handicap...

Feb 24, 2020

Bobby Farrell Johnson, 78, of St. Pauls, NC departed this life on Monday, February 24, 2020. He was born September 24, 1941 in Robeson County to the late William Carey Johnson and Mary Humphrey Johnson. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Patsy Hester Johnson of the home, son, Jason F. Johnson of Fayetteville, NC, and sisters,...

Feb 15, 2020

Mary Anne (Allen) Boose, 80, of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2020 in Tallahassee, Florida after an extended illness. Mary Anne was born on September 1, 1939 in St. Pauls, NC to the late Tracy Howard Allen and Sadie Ross Allen. She graduated from Warren Wilson College in 1961 with an Associate’s degree, and married...

Feb 6, 2020

Beatrice “Bea” Hill Hinson, 95, of St. Pauls died Thursday February 6, 2020 at her home. She was born on November 2, 1924 in Brunswick County, NC to the late Carson James and Kittie Wells Jacobs Hill. She served as Secretary/Treasurer for the St. Pauls Chamber of Commerce for many years. She was a volunteer with the Lumberton Christian...

Feb 5, 2020

Erwin Jackson Odom, 96, of St. Pauls died Wednesday February 5, 2020 at Lumberton Health and Rehabilitation. He was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Lillie Landon Odom. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Beatrice “Bea” Hall Odom and son Charles Odom. Erwin is survived by daughters, Janice Council and her husband Frank of...

Jan 28, 2020

Edith D. “Edie” Inman, age 81, of O’Fallon, Ill., passed away Tuesday evening, January 28, 2020 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. Born Edita Dresler on March 16, 1938 in the small town of Ludgerovice, in the former Czechoslovakia, Edie’s father, a carpenter by trade, relocated the family often, in the midst of a German-led occupation. She primarily grew up...

Jan 25, 2020

David Ronald Godfrey, 58, of Lumber Bridge, NC died Saturday January 25, 2020 at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton. He was born on December 17, 1961 in Alamance County, NC. He served with the United States Navy aboard the submarine USS Ray out of Charleston, SC. He was employed by Nvent Electrical & Fastening Solutions. He was a gun...

Jan 25, 2020

Elsie Earle Howard Livingston

Elsie H. Livingston, 87, resident of White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain, N.C. died Saturday January 25, 2020. Born in St. Pauls, N.C. on August 12, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Bessie Pearl Allen and William Henry Howard, Sr.. She graduated from East Carolina University. During her life she was...

Jan 24, 2020

Lenwood Davis, 93, of St. Pauls died Friday January 24, 2020 at the North Carolina Veterans Home in Fayetteville. He was born in Robeson County on September 28, 1926 to the late Duncan and Ida Bass Davis. A US Army veteran of WWII, he served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and then served in the Army of Occupation for...

Jan 14, 2020

George Ball Connors, 74, of Kernersville, formerly of St. Pauls, died Tuesday January 14, 2020. He was born in Claymont, Delaware on February 25, 1945 to the late Robert Cook and Ruth Ann Farrow Connors. A veteran of the United States Navy, he served with the Anti-Submarine Warfare Force and he was a member of the St. Pauls American...

Dec 28, 2019

Marvin Floyd Cox, 75, of St. Pauls died Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham with his wife, Judy, and daughter, Wendy, by his side. He was born in Shannon, NC on October 26, 1944 to the late Raymond and Flossie Cribb Cox. He was a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke and...

Dec 10, 2019

Josie Helen Taylor, 89, of St. Pauls, lovingly known as “Mama Jo”, passed away December 10, 2019, in the presence of loved ones. Mama Jo was born in Robeson County on March 28, 1930, to the late Furman M. and Addie C. Parnell. She was one of seven children; E.M., Bonnie, Wendell, Maxine, Rose and Sue. Preceded in death...

Dec 2, 2019

James Edwin “Jimmy” Johnson, 55, of St. Pauls died Monday December 2, 2019 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton. He was born in Cumberland County on January 24, 1964 to Frieda Beth and the late Franklin Lamont Johnson, Sr. He was an avid Star Wars memorabilia fan. He was preceded in death by his father, Franklin Lamont Johnson,...

Nov 26, 2019

Beatrice Hall Odom, 94, of St. Pauls, NC passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at Lumberton Health.  She was the daughter of the late Cleveland and Lee Hall.  She is also preceded in death by son, Charles Odom. Beatrice is survived by Erwin Jackson Odom, husband of 75 years; daughters, Janice Council (Frank) of Fayetteville, NC, and Brenda Hall...