All Obituaries

Edgar Hampton Tison, 78, of Whiteville, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 3, 2023, in New Hanover County.  Edgar was born on February 10, 1945, son of the late Lloyd Francis Tison and Mary Ann Long Tison.  A complete obituary will be updated shortly. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 8, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Whiteville. Burial will follow in the Columbus Memorial Park. The family will have a time of visitation from...

Marie Shelley Presnell, age 76 of Nichols, SC died on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at MUSC Health Florence Medical Center, in Florence, SC. Marie was born in Loris, SC to the late Lewis Austin Shelley and Nora Arnette Shelley. She was also preceded in death by two sisters: JoAnn Grainger and Sarah Smith and a grandchild, Ethan Edwards. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at Cerro Gordo Baptist Church, with Pastor George Strickland officiating. Burial...

Pete Sellers, 77, of the Beaverdam Community in Chadbourn, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 2, 2023, in Columbus Regional Healthcare System. Pete was born on December 11, 1945, son of the late James C. Sellers and Maybelle Godwin Sellers. He was also preceded in death by his siblings, Bob Sellers, Mike Sellers, and Jim Sellers. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at Beaverdam Original Free Will Baptist Church, with Pastor Buddy...

Donald Barnes, 69, of Evergreen, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 30, 2023, while in the UNC Chapel Hill Hospital. Donald was born on October 25, 1954, son of the late Albert Barnes and Hazel Beatrice Spivey Barnes. He was also preceded in death by his twin brother, Ronald Barnes; sister, Joyce B. Mazoo; nephew, Arthur Paul Cain; niece, Kenna Donielle Cain; father-in-law, Floyd Pittman. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at...

Emma Lou Suggs Ganus, 89, of Tabor City, passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville. Emma was born on February 22, 1934, in Columbus County, daughter of the late Gardner Odell Suggs and Scottie Mae Milligan Suggs. She was also preceded in death by her husband, D.L. Ganus; children, Randy Ganus and Terry Ganus; grandson, Dan Ganus; siblings, Palmer Odell Suggs and Harold Linwood Suggs. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December...

Carolyn Louise Hamilton Nance, 83, of Chadbourn, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2023, at her home with family by her side. Carolyn was born on September 13, 1940, in Columbus County, daughter of the late Marion Hugh Hamilton and Annie Bell Todd Hamilton. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Carlie Nance and her brother, Willard Hamilton. Funeral service will be conducted ta 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at Worthington Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Barton...

Bertha C. Hall Blackwell, 71, of Cerro Gordo, died on Sunday, November 26, 2023, at her home. Bertha was born on February 16, 1952, daughter of the late Gordon Worth Hall and Annie Belle Simmons Hall. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Dorothy Bunnels, Gordon “Dink” Worth Hall, Jr., Barbara Cartrette, Gary Hall, and Peggy Honeycutt. Services will be announced. Bertha leaves behind her husband, Norman Lee Blackwell; siblings, Cavin Carl Hall (Tammy) of Bladenboro,...

Mary Etta McLelland Nance, 81, of Cerro Gordo, took her Heavenly flight on Friday, November 24, 2023, while in her home. Mary was the daughter of the late Joel Livingston McLelland, Sr. and Grace Elizabeth Johnson McLelland, and was also preceded in death by three siblings, Betty Jo McLelland Maxwell, Edward A. McLelland, and Sue McLelland Turner. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28th, 2023, at Worthington Funeral Home, with burial to follow in the Nance...

William Keith Blake, Sr. age 96 of Lake Waccamaw, went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family. A native of Chadbourn, Keith was born on October 9, 1927, son of the late James Robert Blake, Sr. and Sarah Ellen Estella Williams Blake. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 27, 2023, at Chadbourn Baptist Church, with Dr. David Vess and Dr. C.F. McDowell, III officiating. Interment to follow in the Chadbourn...

Frances Sue Hipps Honeycutt, 88, of Chapin, SC and formerly of Gastonia, NC, passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, in the Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia, SC. Frances was born on September 13, 1935, in Gaston County, daughter of the late Madison Robert Hipps and Mildred Lucy Price Hipps. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Franklin “Bill” Honeycutt; and six siblings, Elgin Hipps, Allene Grissom, Melvin Hipps, Herman "Hershey" Hipps,...