Obituaries

Sharon Garnett

Sharon Garnett

Dec 13, 2012

Sharon L. Garnett, 55, of St. Pauls, NC died Thursday12/13/2012 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton. The family plans a memorial service at a later date. She was born October 10, 1957 in Bennettsville, South Carolina to the late Carl Datree and Mary Gardner Locklear. She is survived by sisters, Karen L. Elledge of Nashville, TN, Mary L. Burroughs...

John Odum

John Odum

Dec 12, 2012

John Edward Odum, 87, of St. Pauls, died December 12, 2012 in Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton. Visitation will be Friday 12/14/2012 from 6:00-8:00 PM at McNeill Mackie Funeral Home, St. Pauls. Funeral Services are scheduled for Saturday 12/15/2012 at St. Pauls First Baptist Church with the Reverend Pat Hash officiating. Burial will follow in Great Marsh Baptist...

Lucy Bledsoe

Lucy Bledsoe

Nov 25, 2012

Mrs. Lucy Graham Bledsoe, 89, of Fayetteville, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, at Haymount Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012, in Tolarsville Baptist Church, with visitation from 10 to 11 a.m., an hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. She was born Oct. 8,...

Elizabeth Fulghum

Elizabeth Fulghum

Nov 25, 2012

Elizabeth Askew Fulghum, 72, of St. Pauls, NC died Sunday November 25, 2012 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton. She was born March 25, 1940 in Wilson County, NC to the late Harold Sugg and Edna Janet Wolfe Askew. She was a member of St. Pauls United Methodist Church and retired as a school teacher with St. Pauls...

Geraldine Powers

Geraldine Powers

Nov 21, 2012

Geraldine Mitchell Powers, 80, of Parkton, North Carolina died Wednesday November 21, 2012 at the Carrol S. Roberson Hospice Center in Fayetteville. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 PM Sunday November 25, 2012 at Parkton Presbyterian Church with the Reverend David Hudson, Reverend Raymond Wade and Pastor Tad Cates officiating. Burial will follow in Parkton Cemetery. Visitation with the family...

Martha Candler

Martha Candler

Nov 15, 2012

Martha Ann Candler, 64, died Thursday November 15, 2012 in Pembroke Care and Rehabilitation Center in Pembroke, North Carolina. She was born in Cumberland County, NC April 22, 1948 to the late Eugene Nelson and Ann Marie Bledsoe Candler. She worked with The ARC of North Carolina. Ms. Candler attended Fayetteville State University and she was a member of...

Bruce Poolet

Bruce Poolet

Nov 9, 2012

David B. Poolet, 61, of Shannon, NC died November 9, 2012. Formerly of Iselin, NJ, he was born July 25, 1951 to the late Roger and Bernice Poolet. He had worked in the pharmaceutical industry for Smith Kline Beecham. After relocating to North Carolina he worked as a heavy truck mechanic in the transportation industry. He is survived by...

James Cobb, Jr.

James Cobb, Jr.

Nov 8, 2012

James Jordan Cobb, Jr., 83, of Hope Mills, NC died Thursday 11/8/2012 at his home. He was born in Parkton, NC September 24, 1929 to the late James Jordan and Margaret Jones Cobb. The former owner of Parkton Nurseries and Pear Tree Nurseries, he served in the US Air Force and was a lifetime member of Parkton Baptist Church....

Donald Williams

Donald Williams

Oct 29, 2012

Donald R. Williams, 57, of Clayton, NC died Monday October 29, 2012 in UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill. A native of St. Pauls, NC he was born November 30, 1954 to Jack Donald and Betty Hall Williams. He served in the US Air Force and was an electrician in the construction industry. In addition to his parents, he is survived...

Ediberto Morales

Ediberto Morales

Oct 16, 2012

Ediberto Velásquez Morales, de 18 años, de St. Pauls, Carolina del Norte murió martes 16 de octubre de 2012. Un nativo de San Marcos, Guatemala, nació 08 de diciembre 1993 a Flavia Morales Ventas y Odilon Velasquez. Fue empleado por Edwards Productos de Madera en Maxton, NC. Servicios funerales serán el sábado 20 de octubre de 2012 a las 5:00...

David Shaw, Sr.

David Shaw, Sr.

Oct 16, 2012

David "Pete" McNair Shaw, Sr., 84, of St. Pauls, died 10/16/12 at Southeastern Hospice House. A native of Robeson County, he was born February 3, 1928 to the late John Hector and Florence Graham Shaw. He is survived by his wife Sarah Shaw; sons, David M. Shaw, Jr. and his wife Delana and Daniel Owen Shaw; daughters, Patricia Graham Thaggard,...

Jason Ward

Jason Ward

Oct 14, 2012

Jason Kenneth "Shorty, Jr." Ward, 32, died Sunday October 14, 2012 in Hoke County, North Carolina. A native of Cumberland County, he was born March 10, 1980 to Barbara Parnell Ward and the late Donald K. "Shorty" Ward. He is survived by his mother, Barbara Ward; children, Paige Morgan Ward, Jason Kenneth Ward, Jr., Tyler Murry Ward, and Jordan Anthony...

Kenneth Tedder

Kenneth Tedder

Oct 5, 2012

Kenneth Edward Tedder, 59, of Parkton, North Carolina, died Friday October 5, 2012 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Funeral Services will be held Monday October 8, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Cumberland Memorial Gardens Chapel in Fayetteville. Burial in Cumberland Memorial Gardens Cemetery will follow. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the funeral...

Barbara Jackson

Barbara Jackson

Sep 4, 2012

Barbara Butler Jackson, 31, of Dublin, NC died Tuesday September 4, 2012. Funeral Services will be held Saturday September 8, 2012 at 2:00 PM in Tolersville Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. She was born September 29, 1980 in Cumberland County, NC to Gerald Ray and Ramona McGill Butler. She was licensed and certified in...

Mary Warren

Mary Warren

Sep 3, 2012

Mary Elizabeth Malloy Warren, 94, of Parkton, North Carolina died Monday September 3, 2012 at the Carrol S. Roberson Hospice Center in Fayetteville. She was born in Red Springs, NC May 26, 1918 to the late Lester Cobb Malloy and Bessie Culbert. She was a retired Fire Tower Smoke Locator for the North Carolina Forest Service. She was preceded in...

Sergio Estefes-Jimenez

Sergio Estefes-Jimenez

Aug 12, 2012

Sergio Estefes-Jimenez, 24, of St. Pauls, NC died Sunday August 12, 2011. A native of Mexico, he was born June 19, 1988 to Nicanor Estefes and Maria Isabel Jimenez. He was a metal frame worker in the construction industry. In addition to his mother and father, he is survived by brothers, Luis Estefes of Louisiana and Norbeto Estefes of...

Carl Davis

Carl Davis

Aug 7, 2012

Carl Francis Davis, 85, died Tuesday 8/7/2012 at home. He was born the third son of Norwood & Bertha Davis in a family of 8 children. He lived the majority of his life in Tobermory, Bladen County, NC, except for several years in the early 1950’s when he was involved in a timber business with his brothers in Colorado and...

Tod Poston

Tod Poston

Jul 17, 2012

Tod Sean Poston, 47, of Bellevue, Nebraska, formerly of St. Pauls, died Tuesday July 17, 2012 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton. He was born in Lincoln, Nebraska March 15, 1965 to Jerry Lynn Poston and Lynda Adams Mundy. He is survived by his daughters, Leslie Poston, Erica Poston, Presley Poston and Memphis Poston; sisters, Shannon Tatum and...

James Billingsley

James Billingsley

Jul 13, 2012

James 'Daniel' Billingsley, age 73, of Winston-Salem, died peacefully Friday, July 13, 2012, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice House. Born in Bladen County, NC, he was the son of the late Forrest E. and Gracie Dowless Billingsley. He is survived by his sisters, Elgie Thomas and husband Gary of TN; Marquita Jones and husband Benner of Fayetteville; Judy Reep...

Pauline Hodge

Pauline Hodge

Jul 12, 2012

Pauline Butler Hodge, 94, of Grays Creek, NC died Thursday July 12, 2012 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. She was born in Rex, NC June 18, 1918 to the late Sandy Alexander and Neallie Davis Butler. Preceded in death by her husband Murtie and daughter Veronica, she is survived by her son, Joe Hall and his wife Patricia;...