Obituaries

Joel Parnell, Sr

Joel Parnell, Sr

Mar 8, 2016

Joel Hall Parnell, Sr., 52, of Parkton, NC died Tuesday 3/8/2016 at his home. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Friday 3/11/2016 at Parkton Baptist Church, with Reverends William Beasley and David Hudson officiating. Burial will follow at Parkton Cemetery. Mr. Parnell was a member of Parkton Baptist Church. Surviving are his son, Joel Hall Parnell, II; his...

Betty Williams

Betty Williams

Mar 2, 2016

Betty Lou Hall Williams, 78, of St. Pauls passed away Wednesday March 2nd, 2015 at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton, NC. She was born in Tobermory, NC on March 4th, 1937. She was preceded in death by her father, Jessie Grantham Hall, mother, Edna Francis Hall, three brothers, Jessie (Junior) Hall, Jr., Billy Frances Hall and Walter Franklin (Snooks) Hall...

Shirley Locklear

Shirley Locklear

Mar 1, 2016

Shirley May Locklear, 75, of St. Pauls, North Carolina died Tuesday March 1, 2016 at Woodhaven Nursing Center, Lumberton, NC. She was born in Robeson County April 3, 1940 to the late Lofton and Rosie Budd Jones Locklear. A loving homemaker, she is survived by her sons Paul Watson, Herman Locklear and Samuel Watson. A visitation is scheduled for...

Kathryn "Katie" Rodgers

Kathryn "Katie" Rodgers

Feb 29, 2016

Kathryn Ann "Katie" Rodgers of Waldron, Arkansas went to be with her Lord and Savior, Monday, February 29, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina surrounded by her loving family. Katie was born June 19, 1946 in Y-City, Arkansas to Tucker Edward Davis and Alice Delilah "Allie" (Rogers) Davis. Katie was 69 years, 8 months and 10 days old. Katie was...

John Wyatt

John Wyatt

Feb 22, 2016

John Michael Wyatt, 63, of Charleston, West Virginia died at his home February 22, 2016. He was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee January 11, 1953 to the late Franklin Ward and Lois Michaels Wyatt. Relocating to various places around the country, as a son to a Union Carbide Engineer, the family settled in Charleston, West Virginia. He attended West...

Claxton "Tom" Thomas

Claxton "Tom" Thomas

Feb 7, 2016

Claxton "Tom" Thomas, 83, of St. Pauls died February 7, 2016. He was born April 27, 1932 in Hunt, TX to the late Floyd William and Marion Louise Duncan Thomas. Funeral Services are scheduled for Thursday February 11, 2016 at 2:00PM at First Baptist Church of St. Pauls, with the Reverend Pat Hash officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday February...

Wilbur Olson, Jr.

Wilbur Olson, Jr.

Feb 6, 2016

Wilbur Elwin Olson, Jr., 80, of Lumberton, North Carolina, died Saturday February 6, 2016 at Glen Flora Assisted Living Facility. He was born March 13, 1935 in Kewanee, Illinois to the late Wilbur Elwin and Virginia Sovereign Olson, Sr. He spent his life in education, serving as a college professor for many years. He is survived by his brother,...

Dennis "Alf" Parnell

Dennis "Alf" Parnell

Jan 26, 2016

Dennis "Alf" Alfred Parnell, 81 of Parkton, NC died Tuesday 1/26/2016 at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton. He was born 1/6/1935 in Robeson County to the late Dennis and Lula McMillan Parnell. Funeral Services are scheduled for Friday 1/29/2016 at 2:00 PM in Parkton Baptist Church, 108 E. David Parnell St., Parkton, with the Reverend William Beasley officiating. Burial...

George "Frank" Carroll

George "Frank" Carroll

Jan 1, 2016

George "Frank" Carroll, 84, of St. Pauls, died Friday 1/1/2016. A visitation will be held Monday 1/4/2016 from 6:00-8:00 PM at McNeill Mackie Funeral Home of St. Pauls, with Funeral Services scheduled for Tuesday 1/5/2016 at 2:00 PM at Westview Pentecostal Holiness Church. He retired from the North Carolina Army National Guard as a 1st Sergeant. Preceded in death...

Earl Woriax, Sr.

Earl Woriax, Sr.

Dec 30, 2015

Earl Cranford Woriax, Sr., 75, of Parkton, North Carolina, died Wednesday December 30, 2015 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton. A visitation will be held Saturday January 2, 2016 from 6:00-8:00 pm at McNeill Mackie Funeral Home of St. Pauls. Funeral Services are scheduled for Sunday January 3, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Faith Assembly of God Church,...

Betty Furmage

Betty Furmage

Dec 28, 2015

Betty Blue Furmage, 82, of St. Pauls, died Monday December 28, 2015 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Born in South Carolina November 2, 1933 to the late Archie Blue and Claudia Snipes Tyner, she was employed by First Union Bank in St. Pauls. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday January 2, 2016 at 2:00 PM at First Baptist...

Sharon Dean

Sharon Dean

Dec 21, 2015

Sharon Gayle Odom Dean, of St. Pauls, died December 21, 2015. She was born January 5, 1938 in St. Pauls to the late Hoyt A. and Opal A. Odom. She went to St. Pauls Elementary and High Schools. She was married to David L. Dean, Sr. for 42 years, from August 8, 1952 until his death March 13, 2000....

"JR" Smith, Jr.

"JR" Smith, Jr.

Dec 12, 2015

"JR" William Nash Smith, Jr., 63, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, formerly of Whiteville, died Saturday December 12, 2015. He was born in Robeson County February 10, 1952 to Lula Mae Blount Smith and the late William Nash Smith, Sr. A Celebration of Life memorial service will be held Wednesday December 16, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at McNeill Mackie Funeral Home...

Molly Prevatte

Molly Prevatte

Dec 3, 2015

Molly Lou Crenshaw Prevatte, 77, of St. Pauls, North Carolina died Thursday December 3, 2015. She was born in Cumberland County November 11, 1938 to the late JP and Lena Crenshaw. A Memorial Service will be held at 12:00 Noon Saturday December 5, 2015 at First Baptist Church, St. Pauls with Reverend Dr. Pat Hash officiating. The family will...

Randy Hulon

Randy Hulon

Nov 18, 2015

Randy Earl Hulon, 58, of Parkton, North Carolina, formerly of Oak Island, NC, died Wednesday November 18, 2015. He was born March 18, 1957 in Cumberland County to the late James Lutrail and Annie Ivey Hulon. Raised in Fayetteville, he was a member of the 1975 graduating class of Douglas E. Byrd High School. He was retired from the Utilities...

Sarah Shaw

Sarah Shaw

Nov 14, 2015

Sarah Owens Shaw, 82, of St. Pauls died Saturday 11/14/2015. She was born March 28, 1933 in Robeson County to the late Albert Bruce and Sarah Pauline Watson Owens. She was a bookkeeper in the oil & gas industry. A graveside service is scheduled for Tuesday 11/17/2015 at 2:00 p.m. in Rex Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rex, NC. In addition...

Louise Sturdivant

Louise Sturdivant

Nov 5, 2015

Louise Sturdivant, 88, of St. Pauls, North Carolina died Thursday November 5, 2015 at Woodhaven Nursing Center in Lumberton, NC. She was born in Robeson County, NC July 29, 1927 to the late Gus and Mary Ann Chavis Sturdivant. She was part of a farming family and was a homemaker. Her family has scheduled private funeral services. She is...

Richard Burkhart

Richard Burkhart

Oct 16, 2015

Richard Lewis Burkhart, 99, of Raeford, died Friday October 16, 2015. He was born June 24, 1916 in Indianapolis, Indiana to the late George Noble Burkhart and Lucy Elanor Noble. He graduated from Purdue University and the University of Michigan and was a Forestry Manager. A WWII Veteran, he retired from the US Army as a Colonel. He leaves...

Carolyn McGoogan

Carolyn McGoogan

Oct 6, 2015

Carolyn McKay McGoogan, 91, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, wife of the late Duncan Lee McGoogan passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 . A private Celebration Service for the immediate family and close friends will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2015 in Saint Pauls Presbyterian Church, Saint Pauls, North Carolina at 11:00 am....

Mildred Thompson

Mildred Thompson

Oct 5, 2015

Our mother was born  to William Lafayette Thompson and Georgie Fowler Thompson on September 11, 1941 . Her parents and siblings lived in the small farming community of Bayboro in Horry County, South Carolina. She was one of seven children. Her father died when she was about six years old. She often spoke of how poor they were. She...