Articles by Columbus County News

January 5, 1933 ~ July 29, 2023 (age 90)   Ezell Askew, 90, of Hallsboro, NC, died Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Angel House. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. The funeral [Read More]

December 31, 1993 ~ July 28, 2023 (age 29) Mr. Jeremy Troy Jacobs 29, of Lake Waccamaw passed on Friday, July 28, 2023.  He was born December 31, 1993 in Columbus County.  Jeremy graduated from East Columbus High [Read More]

November 6, 2017 ~ July 28, 2023 (age 5) Kenzlie Rozlynn- Grace Cummings, 5 of Parkton passed away on Friday July 28, 2023 at UNC Chapel Hill Children Hospital in Chapel Hill, NC. She was born November 6, [Read More]

January 15, 1956 ~ July 26, 2023 (age 67) Ralph Waburn Ward, age 67, of Ash, NC, died Wednesday, July 26, 2023.  Born January 15, 1956 in Columbus County, NC, he was the son of [Read More]

November 24, 1932 ~ July 28, 2023 (age 90) Carl Edward Ray, age 90, of Hallsboro, NC, went to meet his Heavenly Father on July 28, 2023.  He passed away peacefully at the Life Care Angel House Hospice [Read More]

May 27, 1955 ~ July 26, 2023 (age 68) Alford H. Smith, 68, formerly of the Iron Hill Community, Tabor City, NC, died Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at home in Bronx, NY. The funeral will [Read More]

November 9, 1947 – July 26, 2023 Melody Ann Dove Lennon, age 75, of Bladenboro passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 while at the Lower Cape Fear Lifecare Center in Whiteville, NC. She was [Read More]

May 10, 1968 ~ July 25, 2023 (age 55) Kedra Freeman, 55, of Chadbourn, NC, died Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Angel House. The funeral will be 2:00 PM Sunday, July [Read More]

July 25, 2023 Mrs. Terri L. Jones is no longer troubled with this world’s fitful fevers. Mrs. Jones began her life of eternal rest on Tuesday, July 25, 2023 while at Columbus Healthcare in Whiteville, NC. [Read More]

April 29, 1949 ~ July 25, 2023 (age 74) Carl Chestnutt,74 of Nakina passed on Tuesday July 25, 2023 at Mcleod Seacoast in Little River SC. He was born April 29, 1949 in Columbus County to the late [Read More]

April 11, 1934 ~ July 23, 2023 (age 89) Betty Joe Kinney Owens, 89, of Lillington, died on Sunday, July 23, 2023, in the Lower Cape Fear Angel House in Whiteville, NC. Betty was born on April 11, [Read More]

November 3, 1942 ~ July 25, 2023 (age 80) I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust- Psalm 91:2    Paul Franklin Page, Sr. 80, of [Read More]

October 2, 1972 ~ July 23, 2023 (age 50) Richard “Chris” Honeycutt, 50, of Bolivia, died on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Chris was born on October 2, 1972, son of the late Richard Eugene Honeycutt and Alice Pearl [Read More]

December 13, 1931 ~ July 23, 2023 (age 91) Dulcie G. Bunn, age 91, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, July 23, 2023.  She was the daughter of the late Clarence Dow Garrell and Bertha Johnson [Read More]

October 4, 1971 ~ July 23, 2023 (age 51) Charles Patrick Bullock (51) was born and raised in Whiteville, North Carolina. He was the third son of Forney David Bullock and Alice Bullock Braswell. He was preceded in [Read More]

February 14, 1947 ~ July 22, 2023 (age 76) Betty Ann Watts age 76, died Saturday, July 22, 2023, in her home. Born in Marion County, SC., she was the daughter of the late Willie Blount and Polly Barnes [Read More]