Obituaries

October 10, 1937 ~ November 20, 2024 (age 87) Betty Strickland Buffkin age 87, of Kelly, NC, died Wednesday, November 20, 2024, in her home. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced later by Inman Ward Funeral Home [Read More]

October 10, 1948 — November 16, 2024 Roger Dale Merritt, 76, of Bladenboro went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 16, 2024, while at Lower Cape Fear Lifecare Center in Wilmington. He [Read More]

April 15, 2017 ~ November 10, 2024 (age 7) Qua’Zariya “Butt Butt” G. Williams 7 of Maxton transitioned into eternal rest on November 10, 2024. Visitation: Friday, November 22, 2024 from  2:00 PM to 6:00 PM [Read More]

October 20, 1955 ~ November 18, 2024 (age 69) Danny Ray Martin age 68, of Evergreen died Monday, November 18, 2024 in Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center, Whiteville, NC. Born in  Columbus County, NC, he [Read More]

January 20, 1955 ~ November 18, 2024 (age 69) Billy Ray Bright, age 69, of Hallsboro, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, November 18, 2024.  Billy was born in Columbus County on January 20, 1955 to [Read More]

March 13, 1938 ~ November 17, 2024 Anne Cox Marshburn-Duncan, 86, died on Sunday, November 17, 2024, at Shoreland Healthcare in Whiteville. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Nellie Brown Cox of [Read More]

October 17, 1950 ~ November 17, 2024 (age 74) John Mack “JM” Cartrette, age 74, of Clarendon, NC, died Sunday, November 17, 2024.  Born October 17, 1950 in Columbus County, NC, he was the son of the late [Read More]

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 Jackson, 39, 821 Fox St., Elizabethtown, NC died November 13, 2024 at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville, NC. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a [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]