All Obituaries

  Edra Rebecca McLelland Yates, 99 years old, passed away on Monday, October 18, 2021.  She was born October 4, 1922, to the late Archie McLelland and Nettie Bullock McLelland. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 23, 2021 at Piney Forest Baptist Church Cemetery with Dr. David Vess officiating..   The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the cemetery.. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick...

Sarah Ann Suggs Adams, age 51 of Chadbourn, passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville. Sarah was born on June 22, 1970, in Columbus County. She was preceded in death by her father, Gary Dale Suggs and her husband who preceded her Billy Michael Adams, Jr. in 2006. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at the Flynn Cemetery in Whiteville with Reverend Warren Hill officiating. Visitation will be...

Rebecca “Beck” Lynn Norris, age 42, of Whiteville, died on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville. Beck was born on December 18, 1978, to the late Perry Lynn Norris. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Samuel Carl McPherson; her paternal grandfather, Buster Norris and her maternal grandparents, Grace Mae Ward and Bobby Gene Ward. She is survived by a daughter, Makayla S. Norris of Whiteville; two sons, Nydir D. Carr...

Rhonda Bee Long Blackmon, age 66 of Whiteville, passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Whiteville, NC. Rhonda Bee was born on June 28, 1955, in Columbus County, to the late Earvin Willard and Mala Dare Ward Long. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Dixie L. Reynolds and a grandchild, Hunter Blake Blackman. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at Old Dock Methodist Church, with Rev. Ken Sides...

William Mitchell “Mickey” Griffin, Sr. age 83 of Boardman Community in Evergreen, went to meet his maker, Jesus Christ, on Friday, October 15, 2021, at UNC REX Hospital in Raleigh. Mickey was born on May 13, 1938, in Robeson County, to the late William David and Helen Katherine Inman Griffin.  Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, October 18, 2021, at Worthington Funeral Home, with interment to follow in the Boardman Pentecostal Holiness Church...

Travis Jeffrey Larrimore, age 55 of the Beaverdam Community in Chadbourn, slipped into eternity on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at his home. Travis was born on May 10, 1966, in Columbus County. He was preceded in death by his brother, Ritchie Larrimore, and his stepson, Colby Nobles. Funeral services will be conducted at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Worthington Funeral Home, with Rev. John McPherson officiating. Interment will follow in the Chadbourn Memorial...

Pamela Diane Kellihan Ward, age 64 of Cerro Gordo, died on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at her home. Pam was born on November 17, 1957, to the late Robert Earl Kellihan, Sr. and Ruby Maxine Todd Kellihan. She is survived by two sons, Jami Brit of Cerro Gordo and Mackie Lowery of Morganton; a brother, Robert Earl Kellihan, Jr. (Beth Czapp) of Cerro Gordo; and several grandchildren. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Whiteville Memorial Cemetery with...

Deborah Summersett Larke, 63, of Granite Falls passed away on Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Amorem Hospice Care in Valdese. She was born January 11, 1958 in Flint, MI to the late John Summersett and to Margie Dawsey Summersett of Whiteville, NC. Deborah retired as a CPA and enjoyed reading, taking beach trips, playing cards, dancing, spending time with her dog, Bella and her two grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her father, John Summersett. Those left to cherish her memory...

Alene Spivey Garner, age 82 of Crusoe Island community in Whiteville, passed away on October 7, 2021, at her home. Alene was born on February 22, 1939, in Columbus County, to the late David Register and Ida Spivey. She was preceded in death by her husband, George Oscar Garner. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at the Garner Family Cemetery (133 Crusoe Island Road), with Dr. Tommy Bryson officiating. Survivors include her children, George Oscar...

Samuel Carl McPherson, age 44 of the Beaverdam Community in Chadbourn, passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC. Sam was born on February 9, 1977. He was preceded in death by his mother, Bonnie Kay Hewett McPherson and his paternal grandfather, Carl McPherson his maternal grandparents, Charlie and Jessie Mae Hewett. Samuel was a Master Mason and Shriner in the Tabor Masonic Lodge #563. Funeral services will be rendered at 11:00 a.m....