All Obituaries

Evelyn Green Hinson age 95 of Cerro Gordo went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehab in Whiteville. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Chadbourn Memorial Cemetery with Pastor Jeff Stocks officiating. She was the widow of Connie Hinson who preceded her in 2007; and the daughter of the late Neil Montgomery Green and Rose Elizabeth Strickland. She was also preceded in death by twelve siblings, Howard Green, Neil...

Judith Carol Barton Justice, age 76 of Clarkton, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family on Monday, July 4, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 8, 2022 at Worthington Funeral Home in Chadbourn, With Reverend Arthur Smith officiating.  Interment to follow in the Weyman Chapel Cemetery in Riegelwood.  Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday evening at the funeral home.  Judith was born on January 28, 1946, to...

George Houston Benton, age 86 of Chadbourn, passed away on Monday, July 4, 2022, in Loris, SC. Mr. Benton was born on February 25, 1936, in Columbus County, to the late George Washington Benton and Lishia Lee Gore Benton. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Jacqueline “Jackie” Smith Benton and his grandson, Houston Lee Strickland; siblings, Ogilvia Elderdice, Mavis Gore, Kathleen Watkins, Raymond Benton, Charles Benton and Cliff Benton. Mr. Benton served his country...

Kenneth Charles McKee age 71, of Lake Waccamaw went to be with his Lord on Monday, June 27, 2022, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville.  Kenneth was born on March 24, 1951, in Whiteville to the late Charles Edward McKee and Inez Buffkin McKee.  He was also preceded in death by his brother, Thomas “Red” Howard McKee. Final rites will be held at 3:00 p.m. Friday, July 1, 2022, at the Worthington Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Mitchell Smith...

Joann Tyler Rabon age 77 of Whiteville, passed on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville.  Joann was born on July 14, 1944, in Whiteville to the late Lewis Washington Tyler and Annie Lanier Tyler.  She was the widow of Jack Rabon and was also preceded in death by a sister, Donna Faye Tyler. Final rites will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday July 5, 2022, at the Worthington Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Willard McPherson officiating. ...

William “Billy” David Hayes, age 66 of Whiteville, died on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System in Whiteville. Billy was born on November 14, 1955, in Hunterdon, NJ, to the late Willie Onzo Hayes and Josephine Margaret Uebel Hayes. A celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday June 27, 2022 at the Worthington Funeral Home Chapel with Father Joe Yaeger officiating.  Interment will follow in the Hayes Family Cemetery. The family...

Lloyd Anthony Long, age 62 of Evergreen, passed away on June 23, 2022 at the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Whiteville. Lloyd was born on October 16, 1959 in Lumberton, NC, to the late Herbert Long and Peggy Elizabeth White Long. Services will held at a later date. Survivors include a son, Dustin Long and a brother, Warren Allen, Jr. (Melanie).

Hilda Grey Fipps Bullard, age 89 of Chadbourn, began walking the streets of gold on Monday, June 20, 2022, while in the Lower Cape Fear LifeCare Angel House in Whiteville, NC. Hilda was born on September 2, 1932, daughter of the late Robert Sidney Fipps and Beulah Mercer Fipps. She was also preceded in death by her husband, James Royce Bullard and her siblings, Mona Faye Fipps Baldwin and Bobbie Fipps Nance. Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, June 24, 2022, from...

Wanda Gail Nance Dudney, age 72 of Chadbourn, passed away on Monday, June 20, 2022, while in the Lower Cape Fear Angel House in Whiteville, NC. Wanda was born on June 7, 1950, in Robeson County, to the late Odius Nance and Mildred Edwards Nance. She was also preceded in death by her son, Patrick Cain Dudney, Jr. and her siblings, Doris Atkinson and Saundra Harrison. A memorial service will be announced soon. She is survived by her husband, Patrick “Pat” Cain Dudney, Sr. of the...