All Obituaries

Evangelist Eva Mae Demery Cartwright, 83, 6224 NC Hwy. NC 87W, Elizabethtown, NC died Monday, January 30, 2023 at her residence.    Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced at a later date. 

Mr. Morris Gill, 65, 3364 Peanut Plant Rd., Elizabethtown,  NC, died Saturday, January 21, 2023 at his residence.    Survivors- three sons- Jonathan Gillespie of Fayetteville, NC, Maurice Gillespie of Vancouver, Washington and Morris Gill, Jr., of New Jersey, one daughter, Angel Russell of Philadelphia, one brother, Tim Gill of Elizabethtown, NC, 4 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren.    Funeral- Friday, January 27, 2023 at 1:00pm at Willie E....

Ms. Sybil Marie McNeill, 57, 123 Martin Rd., Saint Pauls, NC, died Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC.    Survivors- one daughter, Sitonja Valenzuela of Fayetteville, NC; two sons, Saquann Glover and Shayron Jones of Saint Pauls, NC; one sister, Latonya Robinson of Fayetteville, NC; 2 grandchildren, Ethan Jones and Adrian Valenzuela; brother-in-law, Federico Robinson of Fayetteville, NC; two nieces,...

Ms. Patricia Ann Jessup, 68,  309 Gill St., Elizabethtown, NC died Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Novant New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC.    Survivors- two brothers, Grady Jessup of Charlotte, NC and Stanley Jessup(Pastor Kenner) of Lumberton, NC, two God-daughters, Germine Hines of Elizabethtown, NC and Reshawn Joe(Rodney) of Greensboro, NC, seven nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.    Funeral- Thursday,...

Mrs. Barbara Jane Davis Holmes, 81, Brooklyn, NY formerly of Clarkton, NC (Lisbon Community) died Thursday, January 5, 2023.    Survivors- Her children, Kenneth, Andrea, Patricia, Frederick, Jeanne and Renee, Her siblings, Velma, Herbert,  Lorane, Viola, Darlene and Angela, a host of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.    Funeral- Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 2:00pm at Willie E. Johnson Memorial Chapel on the facility of Johnson’s Funeral...

Mrs. Carolina Ann Hair Smart, 70, 8285 Gip Rd., Fayetteville, NC died January 4, 2023 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC.    Survivors- one daughter, Chanell McCain of Fayetteville, NC, two brothers, Bishop Thomas Hair and James McDaniel both of Fayetteville, NC, five sisters, Elder Mary White, Pastor Mary A. King, Elder Jurutha Melvin, Evangelist Margaret McCall and Evangelist Connie Baggett all of Fayetteville, NC, 2...

Ms. Shaquia Breanna Lloyd, 32, 1490 Lloyd Rd., Council, NC died Sunday, January 1, 2023.    She is preceded in death by her mother, Ellen Gore Lloyd.    Memorial Service will be held on Monday, January 9,  2023 at 12:00pm at Willie E. Johnson Memorial Chapel on the facility of Johnson’s Funeral Service, 207 S. Pine St., Elizabethtown, NC. Eulogy by Pastor Anthony Green, Pastor of Wellspring Fellowship Church, Myrtle Beach, SC.  The family...

Mr. Richard Willis, 79, 111-60-132 St., Jamaica, NY, formerly of Elizabethtown, NC died Wednesday, December 28, 2022.    Survivors- his wife, Annie Willis of New York, three daughters, Sheila Willis of VA, Sharen Willis of New York and Sheila Kings of PA, two sisters, Patricia Bryant of Fayetteville, NC and Wanda Wilson of Elizabethtown, NC, a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.    Funeral- Saturday,...

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Robinson, 98, 909 M&M St., Elizabethtown, NC died Friday, December 23, 2022 at her residence.    Survivors- two sons, Willie Earl Bronson and Marshall Bronson both of Elizabethtown, NC, one daughter, Gloria Bronson McDowell of Elizabethtown, NC, one sister, Doretha McDowell of Elizabethtown, NC, a host of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and other relatives and friends,    Funeral- Saturday, December 31, 2022 at...

Ms. Gladio Davis, 74, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Elizabethtown Nursing Center, Elizabethtown, NC.    Survivors- one daughter, Angela Harvey of Bronx, NY, two sons, Harfel Davis and Monta Davis both of Elizabethtown, NC, one sister, Betty Jean Buie of New Jersey, one brother, Harvey Davis of Fayetteville, NC, 9 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren.    Funeral- Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 1:00pm at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church,...