obituaries

Sep 18, 2021

Geraldine "Gerie" Quiñones Stidman, age 90, died Saturday, September 18, 2021, at UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton, NC. She was born in San Antonio, TX on June 21, 1931.

Gerie was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel and Lydia Quiñones; her husband, Willard Stidman; 2 sons, Robert Stephen Morgan and Milton James...

Sep 18, 2021

Betty Joyce "Toddie" Oxendine, age 79, of Fairmont, NC passed away Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Greenbrier Nursing Home in Fairmont, NC.

She was born August 10 1942 in Robeson County to the late Lacy Oxendine and Armanda Jacobs Oxendine.

She was a sewing machine operator for many years...

Sep 17, 2021

Mr. John Russell Hunt, 61, 0f Lumberton, NC, passed away Friday, September 17, 2021. He was born in Robeson County, NC, on December 7, 1959, to the late Myrtle H. Oxendine. He really enjoyed landscaping and working in the yard.

Along with his mother, he was preceded in death by his sister, Patricia...

Sep 16, 2021

Mrs. Esther Hall Stone, age 104, passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021, at Wesley Pines Retirement Home in Lumberton, NC. Formerly of Rowland, NC, she was born January 7, 1917 in Robeson County to the late Dewey H. Hall and Janie Prevatte Hall.

Ms. Esther was a longtime member of Mt. Zion Baptist...

Sep 15, 2021

Ms. Ashley Marie Brunck, 33, of Lumberton, NC, departed this life on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. She was born in Robeson County, NC on September 25, 1988.

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Elouise Brunck, and her maternal grandparents, James Harold & Evelene B. Taylor.

She...

Sep 15, 2021

Mrs. Carolyn Jean Lyons, age 82, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021, UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton, NC. She was born in Lumberton, NC on June 3, 1939 to the late Roscoe Sinclair and the late Minnie Sinclair.

Carolyn was a hardworking lady until her health started to decline in...

Sep 14, 2021

Mrs. Peggy Joann Owens Townsend, 80, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton, NC. she was born in Robeson County, NC on January 8, 1941 to the late Howard Owens and the late Margaret Davis Owens.

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

Sep 13, 2021

Mr. James Victor Ivey, 77, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021. He was born in Robeson County, NC on May 15, 1944 to the late Luther Ruben Ivey and the late Nina Elizabeth Boone Ivey.

He is survived by his wife, Brenda Ivey of the home; two daughters, Brenda Lynn...

Sep 13, 2021

Mrs. Peggy Janet Cain Prevatte, 60, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Monday, September 13, 2021, at UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton, NC. She was born in Bladen County, NC on October 22, 1960 to the late Malcolm Robert Cain and the late Mavis Lee Parker Cain. She was the After-School Care Director at Antioch Christian Academy.

Along...

Sep 13, 2021

Marcia Kay Stewart, RN, 71, of Lumberton, NC, died Monday, September 13, 2021, at UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton, NC.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Edward Stewart, Sr. and Mary Catherine Garner Stewart.

She is survived by her former companion, Dr. Andre Dobson of Atlanta,...

Sep 11, 2021

Mrs. Laura Mae Taylor Turner, age 93, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Saturday, September 11, 2021. She was born in Robeson County, NC on April 3, 1928 to the late Howard Taylor and the late Nellie Haire Taylor. She was a hairdresser and the owner-operator of Laura Mae's Beauty Shoppe for many years.

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Sep 11, 2021

Geraline Harrelson passed in peace in the home on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at the age of 66. She was born in Robeson County, NC and lived the majority of her life in Fairmont, NC.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie and Easley Harrelson, and her sister, Janice H. Garris....

Sep 11, 2021

Joyce Davis Wilkins, age 76, of Lumberton, formerly of Bladenboro, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Wesley Pines Nursing Center in Lumberton.  She was born in Bladen County, NC on July 1, 1945 to the late Onley Forest Davis and the late Maggie Thompson Davis.

In addition to her parents, she...

Sep 10, 2021

Stephen ("BB"/"Porkchop") Ivey, age 63, of Fairmont, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 at McLeod Medical Center in Dillon, SC.

He was born in Mullins, SC on March 10, 1958 to the late Grant Ivey and the late Eva Bass Ivey.  He was previously employed as a pipefitter in refrigeration industry.

Sep 9, 2021

Mrs. Connie Lee Hunt Ransom, age 70, of Lumberton, NC, departed this life on September 9, 2021, at Scotland Memorial Hospital in Laurinburg, NC. She was born in Robeson County, NC on May 26, 1951 to the late William Benton Hunt, Sr. and the late Evie Hunt.

Along with her parents, she was...

Sep 9, 2021

Jennifer Lynn Stephens, 43, of Orrum, died September 9, 2021, at McLeod Medical Center in Dillon, SC.

She was a member of Orrum Township Volunteer Fire Department.

She is preceded in death by her mother, Carol Soles Fowler; brothers, Deary Jason Fowler, and Michael Shearer; nephews, Chance Saxon and...

Sep 9, 2021

Jeanette R. Walters, age 78, of Orrum, NC passed away Thursday, September 9, 2021 at UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton NC.

She was born June 23, 1943 in Warrenton, NC to the late Erma Rudd.

Jeanette enjoyed working in her flower garden and cooking for family, friends and traveling...

Sep 8, 2021

Katie Hunt Oxendine, age 86, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at her home.

She was born July 6, 1935, in Robeson County, NC to the late Luther Hunt and Minnie Lowery Hunt.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,...

Sep 8, 2021

Gertie Barnes Murray, 82, of Lumberton, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at her home following a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer.  She was born on March 4, 1939 in Lumberton, NC to John Rhodes and Gertrude McNair Barnes.

She graduated salutatorian from Lumberton High School and attended Salem College and the...

Sep 7, 2021

Kenny Britt, age 64, of Lumberton, NC, passed away on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, at UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton, NC. He was born in Robeson County, NC on December 10, 1956 to the late Fred Neil Britt, Jr. and Jane Ivey Kinlaw.

Kenny was a dedicated 35-year member of Northwoods Fire Department...