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JAMES ELERY TAYLOR
NEW BERN -- James Elery Taylor, 75, died Tuesday Dec. 5, 2006 at Columbus County Regional Healthcare, Whiteville, after a courageous battle with his illness.
Born in Chadbourn on Oct. 6, 1931 he grew up farming. After graduation he married the love of his life, Betty, and went to work with Montgomery Ward. He worked there from 1951 until retirement in 1995 and was their most long-time employee nationwide. He was owner-operator of Granny’s Donuts for 12 years. In all this time, he never lost his love of farming which he continued up until his illness. Also, after his Montgomery Ward retirement, he began to raise goats, which he did with a passion. Elery met many people over the years and made many friends. He never met a stranger. Elery was always quick with a funny remark or reply. His wit among friends and relatives will be greatly missed.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Alton and Irene Taylor, and his daughter, Paula Darlene Taylor.
He is survived by his wife, Betty Taylor of New Bern; a son, James Elery Taylor Jr. and wife Sissy of New Bern; two daughters, Sherry Bouher of New Bern, Terrie Jeanine Taylor of Chadbourn; a brother, Roger Taylor and wife Marie of Charlotte; two sisters, Lee Meares and husband Pete of Chadbourn, Ruth Sykes of Leesburg, Fla.; grandchildren, Taya and James Bouher, Erin Elizabeth and James Elery “Trey” Taylor III, Jamie Melton, Tammy Combs and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec, 8, at Cotten Chapel with the Reverends Jack Bowen and Randy Hawkins officiating. Burial will follow at Greenleaf Memorial Park. The family receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday (tonight) at Cotten Funeral Home.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Chadbourn Church of God, Chadbourn.
Flowers are accepted or memorials to your favorite charity.
Arrangements by Cotten Funeral Home & Crematory.
SIMON STANLEY
NAKINA -- Simon Stanley, 46, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006, at Columbus Regional Healthcare, Whiteville. He was a factory worker.
Final rites will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at Zion Plain Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Moses C. Herring officiating. Burial will follow in the George Washington Stanley Cemetery. Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Cynthia Earlene Stanley; a daughter, Ebony Eureka Stanley of Fayetteville; a son, Simon DeMond Stanley of Forestville, Md.; his parents, Hezekiah and Mary Gladys Stanley of Nakina; five sisters, Mary Evelyn Coleman of Nakina, Felicia S. Stanley, Lettie Frances Jenrette, and Anna B. Stanley of Sunset Beach, and Katrina Frazier of Suitland, Md.; four brothers, Neamon H. Stanley, Avery L. Stanley, and Arthur L. Stanley of Nakina, and Kenneth M. Stanley of Tabor City.
Viewing will be at the funeral home on Thursday (today) from noon until 7 p.m. and Friday from 9-11 a.m. Viewing will be at the church Friday from noon until 1 p.m. and again following the service.
HORACE ‘H.C.’ EDWARDS JR.
BLADENBORO -- Horace “H.C.” Edwards Jr., 85, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006. He was born in Columbus County to Horace and Lula Edwards on Oct. 10, 1921.
Edwards was a barber for 50 years. He was a member of the VFW and Lion’s Club. He was also a member of the Shriners and served as the Master of the Masonic Lodge and Past Potentate of the Bladen County Shriners Club. Edwards served his country in the Army during World War II and retired from the National Guard after 30 years of service.
He was a faithful member of Galeed Baptist Church for more than 60 years where he served as a deacon and in many other capacities. He was very active in the Joy Group at Galeed Baptist Church and the members of the church family became very dear friends.
Edwards was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend. He made a great impact in the community and upon all those he met. He will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Esther Edwards; brothers, Wilson, Alton, and Otto; and sisters, Amanda, Kate, and Esta Mae.
He is survived by his sons, Andy Edwards and wife Lynne of Chapel Hill, and Kenneth Edwards and wife, Kay of Lawrenceville, Ga.; daughters, Patsy Bowman and husband Jimmie of Greensboro, and Betty Miller and husband Steve of Greenville; sister, Anna Belle Powell of Clarkton; eight grandchildren, Jennifer Hughes of Mooresville, Meghan Wood of Wilmington, Stuart Edwards of Nashville, Tenn., Bethanie Harman of Sevierville, Tenn., Kyndal Edwards, Parker Edwards, and Emory Edwards, all of Lawrenceville, Ga., and Steven Miller of Greenville; and twp great-grandchildren, Bowman Hughes and Ella Hughes, both of Mooresville.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at Galeed Baptist Church and at other times at the home. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at Galeed Baptist Church with Dr. Mack Roberts, Reverends Bruce Cannon and Bud Parrish officiating. Burial will follow in the Galeed Baptist Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Galeed Baptist Church Joy Group, P.O. Box 122, Bladenboro, N.C. 28320 or to Shriners Hospital, Shriners International Headquarters, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, Fla. 33607.
Online condolences may be sent to www.bladenfuneralhome.com.
Bladen Funeral Home of Elizabethtown is handling the arrangements.
TOMMY BIARN ANDERSON
WILMINGTON -- Tommy Biarn Anderson, 50, formerly of Raeford, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, here.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Crumpler Funeral Home of Raeford is handling the arrangements for the family.
Survivors include his father, William T. Anderson of Nakina; his mother, Joyce Ann L. Parker of Whiteville; two brothers, Tony K Anderson of Rocky Point, and C.J. Anderson of Sophia; and his maternal grandmother, Colleen M. Long of Old Dock.
IRDELL STEVENS
WHITEVILLE -- Irdell Stevens, 86, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, in Columbus Regional Healthcare, here. He was born in Columbus County Aug. 7, 1920, the son of the late Jasper Stevens and Sallie Ikner Stevens. He was the husband of the late Louetta Tedder Stevens.
Stevens was a retired salesman with Scottish Packing Company in Lumberton. He was a member of Lebanon Masonic Lodge 207 and served as chaplain for 44 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church and a member of the Bunn-Keystone Sunday school class.
Final rites will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Kendall Cameron. Interment will follow in the Flynn Cemetery. Peacock’s Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements.
Survivors include a daughter, Myrtle Bright and husband, Warren of Whiteville; two sons, Roger Stevens and wife, Jean of Clarendon and Gene Stevens and wife, Kathleen of Lake Charles, La.; a sister, Alene Bellamy of Brunswick; four grandchildren, Steven Bright and wife, Dana, Mary Barnette and husband, Rick, Saberina Tuton and husband, Johnny, Missy Leigh and husband Larry; two great-grandchildren, Josh Bright and Noah Tuton.
The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Columbus County Shrine Association, P.O. Box 16, Lake Waccamaw, N.C. 28450 or Advantage Hospice, 427 S. Madison St., Whiteville, N.C. 28472.
RUTH FAULK McBRIDE
FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- Ruth Faulk McBride died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006, here. She was the daughter of the late Ellis and Girlie Faulk and the widow of A.J. McBride.
Final rites will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Pierce, Fla. Burial will be in the Pine Grove Cemebery. Stone Brothers Funeral Home of Fort Pierce, Fla. is handling the arrangements. A courtesty of Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville.
DOROTEA GORE
NAKINA -- Dorotea Gore, 77, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. She was born Feb. 22, 1929 in Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawaii, the daughter of the late Semion and Edwarde Cedeha Daymil.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at Peacock’s Chapel In The Pines with the Rev. Carroll Fitzgerald. Interment will be in Bethesda United Methodist Church Cemetery. Peacock’s Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements.
Survivors include her husband, Lloyd Gore; four sons, Fred Gore of Florence, S.C., Tommy Gore of Nakina, Raymond Gore and Michael Gore, both of Whiteville; a daughter, Teresa G. Stanley of Nakina; three sisters, Jean Borge of Makaha, Hawaii, Delores Delacerna of Waialou, Hawaii, and Linda Daymil of Tokyo, Japan; 11 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
RUFUS TODD
LELAND -- Rufus Todd, 85, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, at Brunswick Cove Nursing Center. He was a chemical lab technician, and a veteran of the United States Army.
Final rites will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at Union Baptist Church in Lake Waccamaw with the Rev. Ronald Campbell officiating. Burial will follow in the Mitchell field Cemetery in Clarkton. Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Annie Todd; and a daughter, Wanda Todd Brown of Leland.
Viewing will be at the funeral home on Saturday, Dec. 9 from noon to 7 p.m. Viewing will be at the church Sunday from 2-3 p.m., and there will be no viewing after the service.
LLOYD NIMROD BROWN
RIEGELWOOD -- Lloyd Nimrod Brown, 86, of the Sandyfield community, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2006, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center, Wilmington.
Final rites will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. James Brown officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Smith Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements.
Survivors include two sisters, Ethel McCullen of Durham, and Celeste Bateman of Springfield, Mass.; two brothers, Foster Brown of Riegelwood, and Walter Brown of Springfield, Mass.
Viewing will be held on Friday from 1-8 p.m. at the funeral home and on Saturday at the church one hour prior to the service.
ETHERLENE C. BOOKER
CHADBOURN -- Etherlene C. Booker, 55, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington.
Final rites will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at Zion Wall Freewill Baptist Church in Chadbourn. Burial will follow in Belvue Cemetery, Chadbourn. D&A Funeral Service of Chadbourn is handling the arrangements.
Survivors include three daughters, Shaun Booker of Lumberton, Lesia Jackson and Ineshia Inman, both of Chadbourn; and a brother Roscoe Powell of Chadbourn; and 10 grandchildren.
Visitation will be held at the funeral home Friday from 2-7 p.m.
GENNIE REE BROWN
RIEGELWOOD -- Gennie Ree Brown, 66, of the Armour community, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at Mt. Pleasant A.M.E. Zion Church with the Rev. Mapson officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Smith Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements.
Survivors include seven children, Anthony Jenkins and Alfred Brown, both of Springfield, Mass., James Rodney Bryant, Alcestia Sutton, Donald Brown, Kenneth Brown, and Doris Mallory, all of Riegelwood.
Viewing will be on Thursday (today) from 1-4 p.m. at the funeral home. There will be a wake on Thursday evening from 6-7 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant A.M.E. Zion Church, Riegelwood.
S.D. MITCHELL
BOLTON -- Samuel David “S.D.” Mitchell, 72, died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006. He was born April 7, 1934 in Bladen County, the son of the late Haywood and Vera Young Mitchell.
He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and sang with Canaan Land Travelers gospel group. He worked as a millwright with E.W. Godwin & Sons Lumber Company of Wilmington.
Final rites were held Sunday, Dec. 3, at New Hope Baptist Church with the Reverends Don Carter and Mike Jacobs. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Peacock’s Funeral Home of Whiteville handled the arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Pennie Patrick Mitchell; three daughters, Patricia Tatum of Bolton, Delma Hathway of Whiteville, and Francine Ramos of Bolton; two brothers, Haywood Ludwell Mitchell of Lake Waccamaw, and Earlon Mitchell of Council; four sisters, Martha Jane Bright of Lake Waccamaw, Judy Young of Roseboro, Ludie Graham of Lake Waccamaw, and Janie Ellen Owens of Lake Waccamaw; nine grandchldren and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Samuel “Ellis” Mitchell, five brothers, Alton, Cleo, Daniel, Autry Dean, and Elvis Mitchell; three sisters, Doris Young, Tessie Graham, and Aretha Bass.
PONNELL J. EVANS
NAKINA -- Ponnell Evans, 72, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006. she was born on Oct. 3, 1934 in Columbus County the daughter of the late Dillon Jacobs and Allie Smith Jacobs.
Evans was formerly employed with Loris Manufacturing Company for 17 years and Columbus County Hospital. She was a member of Palmyra Baptist Church.
Final rites will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at Palmyra Baptist Church with the Reverends Oscar Hullender and Kenneth Smith officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Peacock’s Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements.
Survived by her husband, Rev. Eugene M. Evans; two daughters, Jackie Gore of Whiteville, and Sonda Simmons of Old Dock; a son, Jimmy Evans of Cerro Gordo; a brother, Lindberge Jacobs of Tabor City; two sisters, Fosten Long of Nakina and Mary Martin of Statesville; seven grandchlidren and one great-grandchild.
The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Palmyra Baptist Church Youth Group, 12753 New Britton Highway, Whiteville, N.C. 28472.
PHIL SEROSKA, MD
WHITEVILLE -- Dr. Phillip John Seroska, 62, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2006. He was born March 15, 1944 in King County, N.Y., the son of the late John and Antonette Seroska.
He graduated from Georgetown University with a medical degree. He operated a family practice in Mountaintop, Pa.
Seroska relocated to Whiteville and as an emergency room physician in Columbus and Bladen county hospitals.
A memorial service was held Wednesday, Dec. 6, at Peacock’s Chapel In The Pines with the Rev. Richard Priest officiating. Peacock’s Funeral Home of Whiteville handled the arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Donna L. Seroska; two stepdaughters, Kaitlyn Walker of Raleigh, and Jennifer Pascarella of Youngtown, Ohio; a stepson, Erik Walker of the home; two daughters, Amy Seroska and Emily Seroska, both of Mountaintop, Pa.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to his niece who is suffering from cancer and is being treated at Duke Medical Center, Samantha Dorris Benefit Fund, P.O. Box 742, Aynor, S.C. 29511.
LEE A. LEVINGSTON
HALLSBORO -- Lee A. Levingston, 74, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was a factory worker.
Final rites will be held at noon on Monday, Dec. 11, at Lee’s Chapel AME Zion Church in Bolton with the Rev. Glen Floyd officiating. Burial will follow at Carvers Creek Community Cemetery in Council. Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements.
Survivors include a daughter and four sons, two sisters, Meller Freeman of Bolton and Frances Seawell of Alabama.
Viewing will be held at the funeral home on Sunday from 4-7 p.m. and Monday from 9-10 a.m. Viewing will be at the church Monday following the service.
