Mrs. Beverly Jean Smith Wright
White Oak, NC
Mrs. Beverly Jean Smith Wright, 62, died March 8, 2005 at home.
Funeral will be held on Friday, March 11 at 11:00 AM at White Oak Baptist Church with burial following in the church cemetery.
Survivors: Daughter - Beth A. Myers of Katonah, NY
Daughter - Andrea W. Cox of Tar Heel, NC
Daughter - Amanda W. Davis of Littlefield, NC
Son - Gary Wright, Jr., of Spartanburg, NC
Son - Timothy Wright of Charlotte, NC
Brother - Richard Smith of White Oak, NC
Sister - Gail Cox of White Oak, NC
Sister - Kathy Hansome of West Haven, Conn
Visitation will be held 1 hour prior to the service.
Memorials are suggested to White Oak Baptist Church, White Oak, NC
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Mr. William Henry "WH" Townsend
Elizabethtown, NC
Mr. William Henry "WH" Townsend, 68, died Saturday, January 1, 2005 at Beverly Health Care, Lumberton, NC.. Mr. Townsend was am employee of Moore's Department Store in Elizabethtown.
Funeral will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 3, 2004 at Wesley's Chapel United Methodist Church with Reverend Eckie Lancaster officiating. Burial will follow at Whites Creek Church Cemetery.
Survivors: wife - Jean Townsend of the home
Daughter - Anne Townsend of Fairmont
Son - Grant Townsend of Bladenboro
2 Sisters - Margaret Smith of Bladenboro and Louise Moore of Whiteville.
Donations may be made to Wesleys Chapel UMC Church, 2409 Peanut Road, Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Visitation will be held on Sunday, 6 to 8 PM at Kinlaw Funeral Home.
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Mr. Anthony "Anky" K. Phillips
Council, NC
Mr. Anthony "Anky" K. Phillips, 28, died unexpectedly at his residence on Thursday, January 13, 2005. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, January 15, at 3:00 pm at Mt Horeb Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Reverends Chad Ivester and Jim Woodruff officiating.
Survivors:
Mother - Margaret Ann Martin and husband, Larry, of Elizabethtown
Father - Sammy Phillips and wife, Linda Ross, of Council
Sister - Samantha Phillips and fiancé, Adam Brown of Chadbourn
Grandmother - Evelyn Phillips of Lake Waccamaw
Uncle - Johnnie Jackson of Elizabethtown
Uncle - E. C. "Carmon" Phillips of Greensboro
3 stepbrothers - Larry Martin, Jr., Dane Martin and Noelle Martin
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 3131 Wrightsville Ave., Wilmington, NC. 28403 or to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 1131, Fairfax, VA 20038.
Visitation will be Friday from 7 to 9 PM at Kinlaw Funeral Home.
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Mr. Walton Ralph Jackson
Carvers Creek, NC
Mr. Walton Ralph Jackson, age 82, died Sunday, January 23, 2005 at his residence.
Born in Bladen County on September 23, 1922, W.R. was the son of the late Needham James Jackson, Sr. and Mae Dowless Jackson. He was preceded in death by his wife of 54 years, Gene Ferguson Jackson and his grandson, Jonathan Alan Jackson; his brothers, Needham Jackson, Jr. and Leon George Jackson. Mr. Jackson, a World War II Navy Veteran, was a member of Carvers Creek United Methodist Church and a member of Masonic Lodge #596. He was an avid sportsman and a retired farmer.
He is survived by his three sons and their wives: David and Kathy Jackson of Greenville, SC; Bill and Denette Jackson of Clarkton; and Donald and Darleen Jackson of Carvers Creek; four Grandchildren; April Jackson, Kelly J. Garland, Mike Jackson and Donna Gene Jackson and two Great-Granddaughters, Abigail Garland and Farah Jackson.
Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. at Carvers Creek United Methodist Church with Rev. Brian Perry officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Monday at Kinlaw Funeral Home in Elizabethtown.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to his grandson's Cancer Survivor Scholarship: NC Community Foundation, c/o Jonathan Jackson Fund, P.O. Box 2828, Raleigh, NC 27602 or Lower Cape Fear Hospice, P.O. Box 1984, Elizabethtown, NC 28337.
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Mrs. Alma Musselwhite Atkinson Harris
White Lake, NC
Mrs. Alma Musselwhite Atkinson Harris, 91, died Wednesday, March 9, 2005 at Elizabethtown Nursing Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lonnie and Winnie Musselwhite and by a daughter, Annie Lee Smith.
She was employed for many years as a LPN at Bladen County Hospital.
Funeral will be held on Friday at 2:00 PM in the chapel at Kinlaw Funeral Home with Reverend Walter Hayes officiating. Burial will follow at the Elizabethtown City Cemetery.
Survivors:
Daughter - Judy Atkinson Gooden of Elizabethtown, NC
Granddaughters - Viki Gooden, Kim Gooden and Janice Lassiter all of Raleigh and Debra Vocke of White Lake
1 greatgrandson - Jonathan Lassiter of Raleigh
Visitation will be held on Thursday from 6:30 to 8:00 PM at Kinlaw Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to White Lake Baptist Church, 7636 Highway 41 East, White Lake, NC 28337 or to Advantage Hospice and Home Care, PO Box 1960, Elizabethtown, NC 28337.
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Mrs. Hazel L. Dill
Elizabethtown, NC
Mrs. Hazel L. Dill, 82, of Elizabethtown, died Friday, February 11, 2005 at Bladen County Hospital. She was a residence of McLeod Village in Elizabethtown.
Funeral will be held on Monday at 2:00 pm at the chapel at Kinlaw Funeral Home with Reverend Jeff Brown officiating. Burial will follow in
Survivors: Daughter - Linda Lowrimore of Elizabethtown, NC
Daughter - Ann Pait Gentry of Tampa, FL
Son - Bobby Wayne Cooke of High Point NC
Son - Gerald Pait of Fairbluff NC
Brother - Delbert Creech of Thomasville, NC
Sister-in-law - Myrtle Hester of Bladenboro, NC
3 grandchildren and 7 greatgrandchildren
Visitation will be held on Sunday from 6 to 8 PM at Kinlaw Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers donations are suggested to the family c/o Linda Lowrimore,
Apt 3B, 620 McLeod Village, Elizabethtown, NC 28337
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Tomzol P. Devane
Elizabethtown, NC
Tomzol P. Devane
ELIZABETHTOWN - Mrs. Tomzol P. Devane, 93, of 804 S. Poplar St., died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005, in SunBridge Nursing Center.
Services: Funeral, 2 p.m. today at Tarheel Baptist Church. Burial in Melvin Cemetery in White Oak. Kinlaw Funeral Home of Elizabethtown.
Visitation: 1 to 2 p.m. today at the church.
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Mr. Charles Cruse
Elizabethtown, NC
Mr. Charles Cruse, 69, died Saturday, January 22, 2005 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice, Wilmington, NC. Mr. Cruse was the pastor of the Bladen Church of Christ in Elizabethtown. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Elaine Cruse, his mother, Irene Cruse, his daughter, Kathy Chapin and a son, Paul Cruse.
Funeral will be held at Bladen Church of Christ on Monday at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Monty Hampton officiating. Burial will be held in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Survivors:
wife, Edith Cruse of the home
Sons
Charles Cruse, Jr., of Cary, NC
Arthur Lee Cruse of Battlecreek, Mich
Kenneth Cruse of Portage, Mich
Step-daughter: Kathy Sanders of Fairchild AFB, Washington
Brother: Charles Huver of Forest Lake, Minn.
And a number of grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Lower Cape Fear Hospice, 725-A Wellington Ave., Wilmington, NC 28401
Visitation will be held at Kinlaw Funeral Home, Sunday night from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
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Mr. Gethro J. Clark
Raleigh, NC
Mr. Gethro J. Clark, 85, formerly of Lisbon, died Monday, February 7, 2005 at home. He served in WWII and afterwards lived in Montgomery, AL and then Raleigh until his death.
A graveside service will be held on Thursday, February 10 at 11:00 a.m. at Mt Horeb Cemetery in Lisbon with Reverend Frances Daniel officiating.
Survivors: Wife - Sarah "Addie" Clark of Raleigh
Daughter - Annette Thompson of Garner
Son - Ronald Clark of Virginia Beach
Son - Terry Clark of Raleigh
Sister - Evelyn Fowler of Lisbon
Brother - Riley Clark of Whiteville
5 grandchildren and 3 greatgrandchildren
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, 6 to 8 PM at Kinlaw Funeral Home.
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Vera Joy Taylor
Elizabethtown, NC
Vera Joy Taylor, 48, died March 11, 2005 at Southeastern General Hospital, Lumberton, NC. She was preceded in death by her father, Byron Taylor.
Survivors: Mother - Kate Taylor of Elizabethtown, NC
Brother - Reid Taylor of Asheville, NC
Sister - Dawn Taylor of Charlotte, NC
Funeral will be held on Sunday, March 13 at 3:00 PM at Elizabethtown Baptist Church with Rev. David Elks officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:30 to 2:30 in the church. Burial will follow in the Allen Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Elizabethtown Baptist Church CAC, 1800 West Broad Street, Elizabethtown, NC 28337 or to the charity of ones choice.
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Mr. Warn Roscoe Meares
Elizabethtown, NC
Mr. Warn Roscoe Meares, 83, of Elizabethtown, died Monday, February 14, 2005.
Graveside services will be held on Thursday at 4:00 pm at Mt. Horeb ChurchCemetery .
Survivors : Son Reverend Elvin Warren Meares and wife Kathy of Bladenboro
Son Ronald Corlion Meares of Whiteville
7 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren
Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm at Kinlaw Funeral Home
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Ms. Audrey Ann Lewis
Elizabethtown, NC
Ms. Audrey Ann Lewis, 60, of Elizabethtown, died Sunday, February 13, 2005 at Bladen County Hospital. Ms. Lewis was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Carrie Lewis.
Graveside Services will be held on Tuesday at 2:00 pm at the Elizabethtown City Cemetery with Rev. Eckie Lancaster and Rev. Mac Roberts officiating.
Survivors: Sister - Mary Carolyn McPhatter of Elizabethtown, NC
Sister - Shelby Jean Williams of Autryville, NC
Brother - Charles H. Lewis of Elizabethtown, NC
Brother - James E. Lewis of Elizabethtown, NC
Brother - Glynn L. Lewis of Fayetteville, NC
The family will receive friends at the home of Mary Carolyn MacPhatter of 105 Slingsby St.
In lieu of flowers donations are suggested to the Bladen County Hospital, P.O. Box 398, Elizabethtown, NC 28337; American Cancer Society, 3131 Wrightsville Ave., Wilmington, NC 28403; Bladen County Hospice, P.O. Box 1984, Elizabethtown, NC 28337
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Mrs. Rachel Hood Horton
Elizabethtown, NC
Mrs. Rachel Hood Horton, 87, died Monday, January 24, 2005, at Sunbridge Nursing Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, T. W. Horton.
Funeral will be held on Wednesday, at 2:00 pm at Elizabethtown Baptist Church with Rev. David Elks officiating. Burial will follow at Bladen Memorial Gardens.
Survivors: Son - J. Breece Horton of Elizabethtown, NC
Daughter - Kay H. Cashwell of Fayetteville, NC
Sister - Evelyn Russ of Bladenboro, NC
Brothers - Harold Hood of Abbottsburg, NC
G. L. Hood of Clarkton, NC
5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren
Memorials may be made to Elizabethtown Baptist Church, 1800 West Broad Street, Elizabethtown, NC 28337.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 6 to 8 PM at Kinlaw Funeral Home.
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Mrs. Cozy Marshall Hodges
Dalton, GA
Mrs. Cozy Marshall Hodges, loving mother and grandmother, of Dalton, GA and formerly of Elizabethtown NC and Stone Mountain, GA passed away Sunday, February 27, 2005 at Pleasant Valley Retirement Home. Cozy spent her childhood in North Carolina. After moving out of state, she enjoyed returning to what she called "God's Country" to spend time with family and friends
She was preceded in death by her parents, William Zibelin and Sallie Smith Marshall; husband, Daniel W. Hodges; son, Daniel W. Hodges, Jr.; sister, Kathleen Corbett; Brothers, Johnny Marshall, Murdock Marshall, W. Z. Marshall, Jr., Thaddeus Marshall and Dick Marshall.
Mrs. Hodges was a member of Pine Lake Baptist Church in Pine Lake, Georgia.
Survivors - Daughter-Kay Davis of Rock Hill, SC and Nancy Sarkowski and
Husband - Michael of Dalton, GA
7 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, 1 great-great grandchild
Nieces and nephews.
Graveside service will be held Saturday, March 5, 2:00 PM at the Marshall Family Cemetery in Lagoon, NC with Reverends Beverly Kinlaw and Jim Holderness officiating.
Visitation will be held on Friday, from 6 to 8 PM at Kinlaw Funeral Home.
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Mr. A. M. Greene
Elizabethtown, NC
Mr. A. M. Greene, died Wednesday, March 17, 2004 at home. Funeral will be held on Friday at 2:00 pm at Trinity United Methodist Church with burial following in Elizabethtown City Cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Thursday from 6 to 8 PM at Kinlaw Funeral Home.
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Loyd Burney
ELIZABETHTOWN - Loyd Burney, 68, of 3742 Owen Hill Road, died Thursday Feb. 10, 2005, in Bladen County Hospital.
Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. Saturday in Burney cemetery. Kinlaw Funeral Service of Elizabethtown.
Survived by: Daughters, Kathy Norman and Patricia Leonard; son, Tommy; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
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