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Ertle Richard Lewis

Ertle Richard Lewis

Apr 17, 2009

Ertle Richard Lewis, 59, of 401 Newgate Street, Lumberton, NC died April 17, 2009 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. Mr. Lewis was born January 16, 1950 to Jimmy Richard Lewis and Ora May Taylor in Robeson County, NC. Mr. Lewis is survived by his wife, Linda D. Lewis of the home; two daughters, Angela Samianna and Michelle Lewis both of...

Lucille Jenkins Barnes

Lucille Jenkins Barnes

Apr 16, 2009

Lucille Jenkins Barnes, 83, of 2580 Princess Anne Road, Orrum, NC died on April 16, 2009 a Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton, NC. She was born on August 4, 1925 to Sandy Jenkins and Benna Grimsley in Robeson County, NC. She is preceded in death by her husband, Edsel Barnes; her son, Robert Barnes; and two brothers, George Jenkins and...

Boyd Gilbert Mercer

Boyd Gilbert Mercer

Apr 11, 2009

Boyd Gilbert Mercer, 71, born in Lumberton, NC died April 11, 2009 at Regency Hospital in Florence, SC. He was born May 7, 1937 to Gilbert Mercer and Dorothy McLean in Robeson County. Mr. Mercer was a veteran of the United States Air Force, a retired maintenance mechanic with Converse and a member of Singletary Baptist Church. He is preceded...

Henry Franklin Leggette

Henry Franklin Leggette

Apr 11, 2009

Henry Franklin Leggette, 78, of 1557 Proctorville Church Road, Proctorville, NC died on April 11, 2009 at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton, NC. Mr. Leggette was born on November 26, 1930 to Jacob Oswell and Sarah Covington Leggette in Robeson County. He was a loving husband and father, an active member of Proctorville Baptist Church and a retired manager of...

Annie Ruth Odum Wiggins

Annie Ruth Odum Wiggins

Apr 9, 2009

Annie Ruth Odum Wiggins, 102, of 309 N. Edinborough Street, Red Springs, NC, died on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton, NC. Ms. Wiggins was born August 11, 1906 in Robeson County to Jerry and Mary Hodges Odum. She is preceded in death by a son J.L. Wiggins. She is survived by a son, Arthur E....

John B. Toumbacaris

John B. Toumbacaris

Apr 6, 2009

Mr. John B. Toumbacaris, 88, died Monday, April 6, 2009 in New York. Mr. Toumbacaris was born April 10, 1920 in New York City. He married Louise Mercer of Bladenboro on September 1, 1945. He served in the 82nd Airborne Division during World War II and served in the United States and Europe in the Glider Division. He worked for...

Herbert Fred Bissell

Herbert Fred Bissell

Apr 6, 2009

Herbert Fred Bissell, 67, of 118 Fred Road, Orrum, NC died at Southeastern Hospice House on April 6, 2009. Mr. Bissell was born on May 3, 1941 in Robeson County, NC. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Bessie Bissell and a brother, Donald Bissell. He is survived by his wife of many years, Linda Bissell; one...

Joseph B. Carnes

Joseph B. Carnes

Apr 3, 2009

Retired Master Sgt. Joseph B. Carnes, 81, passed away on the 3rd of April, 2009, at Southeastern Medical Center, his family by his side. He served as a combat engineer in the United States Army. He served in the Korean War and in the Vietnam War, retiring after 22 years. After the military Joe worked in construction and later contributed...

Alice Blanche Hammonds Parnell

Alice Blanche Hammonds Parnell

Mar 29, 2009

Alice Blanche Hammonds Parnell, 75, of 125 Parnell Road, Lumberton, NC died Sunday, March 29, 2009 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton, NC. She was born June 6, 1933 in Robeson County, NC. She is preceded in death by her parents, Jessie and Maggie Johnson Hammonds; two brothers, Tom Hammonds and Elmer Hammonds; and two sisters, Eva Wilkins and...

Loree Prevatte Turbeville

Loree Prevatte Turbeville

Mar 28, 2009

Loree Prevatte Turbeville, 94, of 108 Turner Street, Fairmont, NC died on March 28, 2009 at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton, NC. She is survived by one daughter, Linda Carol Hicks and husband, Dennis of Fairmont, NC; one son, Deryl S. Prevatte and wife, Flora of Simpsonville, SC; four grandchildren, Joy Goodyear, Suzanne Mackie and husband, Jim, Michelle Devanney and...

Beulah Barnes Davis

Beulah Barnes Davis

Mar 22, 2009

Beulah Barnes Davis, 91, passed away at Linkhaw Place, on Sunday, March 22, 2009. She is preceded in death by her husband, Wilton Earl Davis; a son, Robert Earl Davis; and a daughter, Mary Frances Gay. Mrs. Davis is survived by her sons, Kenneth R. Davis and wife, Jermaine of Orlando, FL, Wilton Elmer Davis of Port Charlotte, FL and...

James Robert Helmke

James Robert Helmke

Mar 19, 2009

James Robert Helmke, 59, of Florence, SC was born on September 5, 1949 at Ft. Bragg, NC and passed away on Thursday, March 19, 2009. James served in the Army Reserves for six years. He was employed by Safe Harbor, formerly Southeastern Steel of Florence, SC. He is survived by his father, John H. Helmke, Jr. of Florence, SC; a...

Maurice John Walters, Sr.

Maurice John Walters, Sr.

Mar 18, 2009

Maurice John Walters, Sr., 81, of 105 Ethan Street, Lot 89, Lumberton, NC died at Southeastern Hospice House Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Mr. Walters owned Helen and John Walters Small Boat Repair in Southport, NC. He was a greeter and member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Lumberton. The family would like to thank Liberty Hospice for the special care...

Nellie Chapman

Nellie Chapman

Mar 17, 2009

Nellie Chapman, 72, of Kissimmee, FL, formerly of Maxton, NC, pased away Tuesday, March 17, 2009. Nellie is survived by her daughters Susan Suggs and Angela Lewis; sisters, Rosie Hunt, Jean Locklear, Ann Hunt, Lois Lockear, Sylvia Deese and Carolyn Roberts; brothers, Marvin Hatcher and Jimmy Hatcher; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held Saturday, March 21, 2009...

Jessie Parker Hedgpeth

Jessie Parker Hedgpeth

Mar 17, 2009

Jessie Parker Hedgpeth, 88, had her baptism made complete on March 17, 2009. Born June 18, 1920 in Rock Hill, SC, to the late Edgar Winfield Parker and Ella Goforth Parker, Jessie grew up in Marion, NC, the youngest of five siblings. Jessie completed a secretarial certification from Greensboro Women\chr(39)s College and moved to Lumberton, NC, to work as a...

John Thomas Collins

John Thomas Collins

Mar 16, 2009

Rev. Tom Collins, a retired Baptist minister, died early Monday morning, March 16, 2009 in Lumberton, North Carolina. He was 75 years old. John Thomas Collins was born in Mullins, SC, on January 15, 1934, the son of A. Rupert and Emily O\chr(39)Neal Collins. He was one of seven children. Collins served more than thirty years as a Baptist minister...

Elizabeth Biggs Owens

Elizabeth Biggs Owens

Mar 15, 2009

Elizabeth Biggs Owens, 93, died March 15, 2009 at The Oaks/Ivy Hill. She was a native of Lumberton, NC and had been a Transylvania County resident for the past 12 years. She is the widow of Otto P. Owens who died in 1985. She is the daughter of the late Mollie Beverly Biggs and John Thomas Biggs. She was preceded...

Dorothy Taylor Cabral

Dorothy Taylor Cabral

Mar 14, 2009

Dorothy Taylor Cabral passed away on March 14, 2009 at Southeastern Hospice House with her family by her side after her courageous battle with cancer. She was born February 2, 1932 in Indian Orchard, MA to the late David and Edna Taylor. She married Antonio \"Tony\" Crabal October, 22, 1951 and celebrated 57 wonderful years together. She is a devoted...

Betty Rose Spivey Tedder

Betty Rose Spivey Tedder

Mar 10, 2009

Betty Rose Spivey Tedder, 79, of 507 W. 33rd Street in Lumberton, NC died on March 10, 2009. Mrs. Tedder was born October 22, 1929. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Lumberton, NC. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond Spivey, Sr. and Sally Bryan Spivey; her husband of 42 years, Hilton O. Tedder; and...

Shelton Hunt Sr.

Shelton Hunt Sr.

Mar 10, 2009

Sheldon Hunt, Sr., 67, of 91 Lola Drive, Fairmont, NC died at Southeastern Hospice House on March 10, 2009. He was born to Trussie Hunt and Lizzie Bell Oxendine, September 18, 1941 in Robeson County, NC. He is survived by his wife, Lollie Hunt of the home; four sons, Shelton Hunt, Jr. Fairmont, NC, David Shelton Hunt of the home,...

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