obituaries

Jul 3, 2020

Lynn Furman Floyd, 83 of Fairmont, NC passed away on July 3, 2020 at the Morrison Manor Hospice House in Laurinburg, NC. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, July 5 th at 5:00 pm at Floyd Memorial Cemetery in Fairmont. He was born November 28, 1936 in Fairmont, NC to the late Furman A. and Ollie C....

Jul 3, 2020

Mr. Gene Hunt, age 69, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Friday, July 3, 2020. He was born in Robeson County, NC on December 12, 1950 to the late Stoney Hunt and the late Alberta Hunt. He was employed in the construction industry, specializing in hanging sheetrock.

Along with his parents, he was preceded...

Jul 2, 2020

Mrs. Clarece Dowless Graham, age 98, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2020, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, NC. She was born in Robeson County, NC on March 7, 1922 to the late Acie Dowless and the late Sally Jane Moore Dowless.

Clarece was a long-time member of East...

Jul 1, 2020

Mr. Norman T. Walters, Sr., age 89, of Orrum, NC, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at his home. He was born on February 5, 1931 in Robeson County, NC.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Melvin Walters and Zelma Drew Walters; his wife, Ola Maxine Benton Walters; and two...

Jul 1, 2020

Barbara Elkins Stewart, 82, of Lumberton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at Wesley Pines Assisted Living in Lumberton, NC. She was born on April 7, 1938 in Elizabethtown, NC to the late Joel B. and Frances Register Elkins.

Barbara was married to the late Nathan Adolph Stewart on April 23,...

Jun 30, 2020

Mr. James Harvey Scott, age 43, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020. He was born in Robeson County, NC, on March 19, 1977.

He was preceded in death by his father, James Alton Scott, Sr., a brother, Jimmy Ray Scott; and his fiancée, Cheryl Lynn Locklear.

He...

Jun 30, 2020

Michael Alfred Bass, age 60, of Charleston, SC and formerly of Fairmont, N.C. was born March 2, 1960 in Durham, NC to James Alfred Bass and

Ingrid Wesp Bass. He passed away on June 30, 2020.

Michael was a 1978 graduate of Fairmont High School. He also attended UNC Chapel Hill He was an avid...

Jun 29, 2020

Mrs. Edith Carolyn Britt Johnson, age 77, of Lumberton, passed away on Monday, June 29, 2020 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton.  She was born in Robeson County, NC on December 29, 1942 to the late Paisley Britt and the late Eva Lee Council Britt.  She was a lover of the feline family.

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Jun 28, 2020

Wayne Britt, age 68, of Fairmont, NC, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020, at Duke Medical Center in Durham, NC. Mr. Britt was born on January 3, 1952 in Robeson County, NC.

He was preceded in death by his father, Marvin Britt, and a sister, Janet Faye Britt.

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Jun 28, 2020

Mr. William Anthony Oxendine, age 61, of Fairmont, NC, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, NC. Mr. Oxendine was born March 7, 1959 in Robeson County, NC.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William Archie Oxendine and Lorraine Huggins Oxendine; a brother, Michael Lynn...

Jun 28, 2020

Mrs. Wilma Graham Chavis, age 99, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Sunday, June 28, 2020, at home. She was born in Robeson County, NC on January 27, 1921 to the late Rufus Graham and the late Mary Brayboy Graham.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Monroe...

Jun 27, 2020

Anna Leigh Shooter Faulk, age 46, of Fairmont, NC, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, NC. Ms. Faulk was born January 16, 1974 in Robeson County to Larry Wilson Shooter and Glenda Hales Shooter.

Anna was preceded in death by her husband, Danny Edwin Faulk.

Jun 27, 2020

Laura Walters Speights, age 63, of Orrum, NC, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, NC. Mrs. Speights was born on January 26, 1957 in Dillon County, SC.

She was preceded in death by her father, Hilary Joseph Walters; a son, Joseph Anthony Pugh; and a sister,...

Jun 27, 2020

Mr. Kevin Derek Walters, age 61, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Saturday, June 27, 2020. He was born in Robeson County, NC on December 6, 1958.

He was preceded in death by his father, Radcliffe Walters; a brother, Charles Walters; and a sister, Celeste Williams.

He is survived by...

Jun 24, 2020

Peggy Jean Parker Bullock age 82, of Fairmont passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at Scottish Pines Rehab and Nursing Center in Laurinburg, NC.

She was born October 14, 1937 in Robeson County.

She was a Member of Oakton Baptist Church where she was a former Sunday School teacher and Choir member, she was formerly...

Jun 24, 2020

Ms. Patsy Kay Elmore Stephens, age 77, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC. She was born in Robeson County, NC on January 9, 1943 to the late Tabors Elmore and the late Mae Herring Elmore.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in...

Jun 23, 2020

Mr. Johnnie Carroll Phillips, age 66, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Regency Hospital of Florence, SC. He was born in Robeson County, NC on June 14, 1954 to the late R. Thomas Phillips and to Carolyn Ann Simmons Phillips.

Along with his father, he was preceded in death...

Jun 23, 2020

Mr. Ralph Leroy Baddorf, age 84, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Lumberton Health & Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Harrisburg, PA on January 28, 1936 to the late Ralph Baddorf and the late Mildred Robinson Baddorf. He served in the U.S. Navy for six years.

Along with...

Jun 20, 2020

Mrs. Mildred Ella Surles, age 99, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, NC. She was born in Robeson County, NC on October 18, 1920 to the late Mike Davis and the late Susan Mae Hardin Davis. She was a dress shop owner for many years.

Jun 20, 2020

Mrs. Janice Kaye Branch, age 56, of Lumberton, NC, entered into her eternal rest on Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton, NC. She was born in Robeson County, NC on April 4, 1964.

She was preceded in death by her father, Edward "Buddy" Griffin.

She...