Articles by Columbus County News

December 6, 1962 ~ September 24, 2023 (age 60) Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced soon by Worthington Funeral Home in Chadbourn. Shawnee Legrand Strickland Blanton, age 60 of Cerro Gordo went to be [Read More]

June 29, 1941 ~ September 23, 2023 (age 82) Billy Tompkins age 82, of Tabor City died Saturday, September 24, 2023, in McLeod Loris Hospital, Loris, SC. Born in Columbus County, NC he was the [Read More]

August 2, 1955 ~ September 23, 2023 (age 68) Mr. Johnny Rudolph Patrick  68,  of Bolton passed on September 23, 2023 in Zebulon, NC.  He was born August 2, 1955 in Columbus County the son of the late  [Read More]

September 23, 2023 Regina “Gina” Davis Collier 79, of Bladenboro passed on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at Lower Cape Fear Lifecare Angel House, Whiteville.  She was born August 9, 1944 in Wadesboro the daughter of [Read More]

May 23, 1967 ~ September 21, 2023 (age 56) Sherry Reneé Cartrette Beck, age 56, of Whiteville, NC, died Thursday, September 21, 2023, in the McLeod Loris Hospital.  Born May 23, 1967 in Columbus County, [Read More]

July 31, 1997 — September 15, 2023 Kaylin Paige Bryan, age 26, of Bladenboro passed away on Friday, September 15, 2023. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother Betty Bryan and paternal grandfather [Read More]

October 7, 1941 ~ September 21, 2023 (age 81) Diantha Fairfax Cartrette, age 81, of Lake Waccamaw, NC, passed away peacefully at the Angel House Lower Cape Fear Life Care, Whiteville.  Diantha was born in [Read More]

July 26, 1963 ~ September 20, 2023 (age 60) Jeff Simmons 60, of the Old Dock community, Whiteville passed on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at his home.  He was born July 26, 1963 in Columbus County, the son [Read More]

June 13, 1961 ~ September 17, 2023 (age 62) Mr. Julius Baldwin passed on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at Norvant, New Hanover Regional Hospital. A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 22, 2023 [Read More]

September 24, 1951 ~ September 19, 2023 (age 71) Beloved wife, mother, nana, sister, friend and educator, Lola Kaye Garrell Bass [71], of Chadbourn, NC, passed away on September 19, 2023 at the Angel House [Read More]

September 9, 1988 ~ September 18, 2023 (age 35) Jarrett Adam Ward age 35, died Monday September 18, 2023 in his home. Born in New Hanover County, NC he was the son of Doris Mizell [Read More]

April 5, 1933 ~ September 19, 2023 (age 90) Charles Thomas Butler, Sr., died on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at his residence. Charles was born on April 5, 1933 in Columbus County to the late [Read More]

February 15, 1933 ~ September 18, 2023 James Thomas Gowans, 90, formerly of Cerro Gordo, NC, died Monday, September 18, 2023, at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown, MD. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Saturday, September [Read More]

March 16, 1958 ~ September 15, 2023 (age 65) Gregory Dale Dewitt, 65, of Tabor City, NC, died Friday, September 15, 2023, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. A Memorial Service will be 11:00 AM Saturday, [Read More]

August 31, 1943 ~ September 18, 2023 (age 80) Ervin Leon Dudley, 80, of Lake Waccamaw, NC, died Monday, September 18, 2023 at home. The funeral will be 2:00 PM Sunday, September 24, at the [Read More]

Mrs. Thelma Graddick Johnson 78, of Chadbourn, NC exchanged this life for a home in glory on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at Lower Cape Fear Life Care, the Angel House in Whiteville, NC. She was [Read More]