Articles by Columbus County News

November 1, 1948 ~ November 17, 2024 (age 76) Helen Louise Pearce Bush of Green Sea, South Carolina, passed away on November 17, 2024 after a 6-plus year-long battle with colon cancer. She was born on November 1, 1948 [Read More]

October 23, 1985 ~ November 13, 2024 Mr. David Anthony Jackson, 39, 821 Fox St., Elizabethtown, NC died November 13, 2024 at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville, NC. Survivors- his mother, Beaunie V. Roberts of Elizabethtown, NC, [Read More]

October 1, 1963 ~ November 14, 2024 (age 61) Sylvia Collins 61 of Clarkton transitioned into eternal rest on November 14, 2024. A memorial service will be held on November 23, 2024 at 12 noon at New Mt. [Read More]

July 1, 1983 – November 14, 2024 Justin Paul Dorsey, 41, of Chadbourn, died on Thursday, November 14, 2024, in the Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. [Read More]

September 18, 1940 ~ November 14, 2024 (age 84) Annie Pearl Watts Ward passed away November 14, 2024. She was born September 18, 1940 to the late Al Watts and Evelyn Duncan Watts. She is survived by her [Read More]

Mrs. Margaret Todd Griffin, age 81, formerly of Clarendon, NC transitioned on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, in Killeen, TX. There will be a viewing in the Westside Funeral Home Chapel on Friday, November 22, 2024, [Read More]

April 14, 1978 – November 9, 2024 Roland Lee Packer “Rocky” aka WagonBurner, Jr., 46, died Saturday, November 9, 2024, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Chadbourn, North Carolina. Private memorial services will [Read More]

April 12, 1953 ~ November 12, 2024 (age 71) Dorine Frink, 71, of 293 Bullard Road, Chadbourn, NC, died Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at home. The funeral will be 12:00 PM Wednesday, November 20, at [Read More]

November 8, 1946 ~ November 13, 2024 (age 78) Jackie Wayne Hinson of Whiteville NC passed away November 13, 2024. He was born to the late Wilson McCrae Hinson and Mary Evelyn Mercer Hinson. He is survived by [Read More]

August 17, 1927 ~ November 12, 2024 (age 97) Allene Cox Dorman, age 97, of Tabor City, NC, died Tuesday, November 12, 2024 in her home.  Born August 17, 1927 in Columbus County, NC, she was the daughter [Read More]

June 13, 1975 ~ November 9, 2024 (age 49) Teia Katrena Lewis, 49, formerly of Evergreen, NC, died Saturday, November 9, 2024, at University of Miami Health System. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Saturday, November 16, at [Read More]

February 15, 1938 ~ November 9, 2024 (age 86) Jacqueline Strickland 86, of Whiteville passed on Saturday, November 9,2024. She was born in Columbus County the daughter of Audrey Young, and Grace Sasser She is survived by sons, [Read More]

November 13, 1941 ~ November 9, 2024 (age 82) Bishop John Levet Crockton, Sr. 82 of Fayetteville, NC transitioned into eternal rest on November 09, 2024. Apostle Wesley will deliver the eulogy; burial will follow in Cumberland Memorial [Read More]

August 25, 1950 – November 10, 2024 Wanda Duncan Nance, lovingly known as Bunny, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 10, 2024, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville. Bunny was [Read More]

11-10-1965 ~ 10-30-2024 Born Teresa Gail Lingerfelt on November 10, 1965 at age 58 in Albemarle, North Carolina passed away at her home in Supply, North Carolina on 10-30-2024. Teresa was a beacon of warmth [Read More]