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WHITEVILLE – Victor Carl Soles, 86, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was born in Columbus County, the son of the late Asa Soles and Grace Gore Soles. He was a veteran of the United States Army.
Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 8 at Inman Chapel, conducted by the Rev. David Watts with entombment in the Gore Cemetery, Tabor City, with full military honors. Inman Funeral Home of Tabor City handled the arrangements.
He is survived by two sons, Douglas Soles of Clarendon, and Richard Soles of Rocky Point; three daughters, Meriam Godwin of Clarendon, Linda Ward of Whiteville, and Sue Faulk of Nakina; a brother, Quinn Soles of Columbia, S.C.; 15 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren; and seven great - great - grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife, Lena Thompson Soles and daughter, Violet Soles Lanier.
HILDA FAYE NEALY
CLARENDON – Hilda Faye Nealy, 49, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006 at Columbus Regional Healthcare. She was a factory worker.
Final rites will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at the First Baptist Church in Clarendon. Burial will follow at Todd Cemetery #2. Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements.
Survivors include a son, Felix Lee Nealy of the home; her father, Robert Lee Nealy of the home; three sisters, Selma Nealy of the home, Wanda Glover of Raleigh, and Shirlene Stanley of Nakina; four brothers, Glenn Nealy of Whiteville, Timothy Nealy of the home, Anthony Nealy of El Paso, Texas, and Lenward Nealy of Philadelphia, Pa.
Viewing will be at the funeral home Friday from noon to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10-11 a.m. Viewing will be at the church Saturday following the service.
BETTY JEAN MARSH
BLADENBORO – Betty Jean Marsh, 43, died Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. She was a home health aide.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 at the Bolton Church of God in Christ by Supt. Thomas A. Wiggins Jr. Burial will follow in the Sandhill Cemetery. Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements.
Survivors include a daughter, Nyesha Marsh of the home; a son, Altaray Marsh of Bladenboro; her mother, Betty Joe Marsh of Bladenboro; a brother, James E. Marsh Jr. of Oakland, Calif.
Viewing will be at the church following the service.
Friends may visit the family at the home of Betty Joe Marsh, 16608 Twisted Hickory Road, Bladenboro.
PURDIE G. BULLARD
BLADENBORO – Purdie G. Bullard, 90, died Monday, Sept. 11, 2006 at Bladen County Hospital in Elizabethtown.
Final rites were held Wednesday, Sept. 13 at Abbottsburg Baptist Church in Abbottsburg with the Rev. Dewey Jackson officiating. Burial followed in the Bullard Cemetery in Bladenboro. Bladen Funeral Home of Elizabethtown handled the arrangements.
Survivors included two daughters, Polly Cox of Brunswick, Ga., and Janet Marchman of Gray, Ga.; three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Letha Bullard; a brother, Gibbs Bullard; a sister, Neal Bowen; and his father and mother, Meban and Jennie Bullard.
LOUISE P. COUNCIL
COUNCIL – Louise P. Council, 89, died Monday, Sept. 11, 2006 at Columbus Regional Healthcare. She was a school librarian.
Final rites will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at Mt. Hebron AME Zion Church in Hallsboro by the Rev. Eddie Swindell. Burial will follow in the Hallsboro Memorial Park. Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements.
Survivors are two sons, Adrian Council of New York and Joseph Council of New Jersey; and a brother, Johnnie Pierce of Hallsboro.
Viewing will be the funeral home on Friday from noon to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Viewing will be at the church Saturday from 2-3 p.m. and again following the service.
Friends may visit the family at the home of Henry and Jackie Burney, 484 Microwave Tower Road, Council.
HATTIE V. HEMINGWAY
BLADENBORO – Hattie V. Hemingway, 93, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006 at Bladen County Hospital, Elizabethtown. She was a baker.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 at St. Luke AME Zion Church. Burial will follow in the Brooklyn Memorial Gardens. Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements.
Viewing will be at the funeral home Saturday from noon to 8 p.m. Viewing will be at the church Sunday following the service.
LENA JANE SMITH
BLADENBORO – Lena Jane Smith, 83, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006 at Bladen County Hospital, Elizabethtown.
She was predeceased by husband, Wilbur Smith; her mother and father, Hillary and Fannie Pait; and two grandchildren.
Final rites will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 at Galeed Baptist Church in Bladenboro with the Reverends Bruce Cannon, and Charles Brust, and Dr. Mack Roberts officiating. Burial will follow in Lewis Cemetery in Bladenboro. Bladen Funeral Home of Elizabethtown is handling the arrangements.
Survivors include two sons, Wilbur Smith Jr., and Michael Smith, both of Bladenboro; three daughters, Deborah Edwards of Greensboro, Sherrill Kinlaw of Bladenboro, and Ruby Paone of Virginia; 12 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for Foreign Missions in memory of Lena Jane Smith, Galeed Baptist Church, P.O. Box 122, Bladenboro, N.C. 28320.
BERTHA G. MINSON
CHADBOURN – Bertha Gowans Minson, 94, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006 at Premiere Living at Lake Waccamaw. She was a private in-home health caregiver.
Final rites will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 at Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, Chadbourn. The Reverends Charles Parker and J.R. Matthews will officiate. Burial will follow in the Mt. Moriah Memorial Gardens. Smith Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements.
She is survived by a niece, Gwendolyn King of the home; two nephews, John Burris Frink Jr. and Wayne King, both of the home; a sister-in-law, Bertha Ward Gowans of Louisburg; and a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.
Viewing will be held one hour before the services at the church. There will be no viewing following the service.
Family will receive friends at the home, 7652 Braswell Road, Chadbourn.
WAYNE DIXON HILL
BRUNSWICK – Wayne Dixon Hill, 67, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He was born July 22, 1939 in Columbus County, the son of Minnie Blackman Hill and the late Henry Hill.
Hill was a graduate of Whiteville High School. He formerly worked with Georgia-Pacific as a supervisor for 17 years and was owner of W.D. Hill Construction Company for more than 20 years. Hill was a member of Brunswick Baptist Church.
Final rites will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15 at Peacock’s Chapel In The Pines by the Rev. Merle Johnson. Interment will be in Peacock’s Columbus Memorial Park. Peacocks Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements.
He is survived by his wife, Celia Winifred Phelps Hill; three sons, Wayne D. Hill Jr. of Port St. Lucie, Fla., Jason Hill of Wilson, and Dwayne Hill of Brunswick; two daughters, Gina Hill of Tampa, Fla. and Meredith Bodenshatz of Canton, Ohio; three stepsons, Chuck Blythe of Shallotte, Terry Blythe of Whiteville, and Todd Blythe of Georgetown, S.C.; five sisters, Carol McPherson, Linda McNeil, and Nancy Hill, all of Brunswick, Janet Smith of Ocean Isle, and Sue Crowell of Wilmington; two brothers, Rudolph Hill and Randy Hill, both of Brunswick, 14 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Celia Hill, P.O. Box 312, Brunswick, N.C. 28424.
JUANITA L. CLETHEN
WHITEVILLE – Juanita L. Clethen, 76, died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006 at her residence. She was a companion aide.
Mass of Christian service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church by Father James Byrnes. Burial will follow in the Hallsboro Memorial Park. Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville is handling the arrangements.
Survivors include a daughter, Jacqueline Baldwin of Whiteville; and a son, James Clethen of Miami, Fla.
Viewing will be at the funeral home on Friday from noon to 8 p.m. There will be a wake Friday from 7-8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Friends may visit the family at the home of Percell and Jackie Baldwin, 104 Bish Ford Road, Whiteville.
OSCAR JUNIOR GERALD
TABOR CITY – Oscar Junior Gerald, 51, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006 at Loris Community Hospital.
Arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville.
LOU ELLA FIPPS
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Rachel Lou Ella Fowler Sarvis Fipps, 92, formerly of Tabor City, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006 at Palmetto-Richland Hospital following an illness.
Fipps was born January 5, 1914 in Loris, S.C. a daughter of the late Bertie Fowler and the late Callie Strickland Fowler. She was the widow of Mr. Mack C. Fipps.
She is survived by seven children, 26 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and eight great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006 from 6-8 p.m. at Ward Funeral Home in Loris, S.C.
Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15 from the Ward Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverends Jerry Spivey and Dean Cartrette officiating. Burial will follow in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Tabor City. Ward Funeral Home of Loris, S.C. is handling the arrangements.
Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 950 48th Avenue North, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29577.
ELAINE D. MURPHY
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Elaine D. Murphy, 53, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006 at her residence.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16 at D&A Funeral Chapel in Chadbourn. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Evergreen. D&A Funeral Home of Chadbourn is handling the arrangements.
Survivors include three daughters, Shaheen Murphy Cheema, Kinntie Callicutt, and Kursheena Murphy, all of Binghamton, N.Y.; five sons, Cerico Murphy, Maximillan Murphy, Aladio Murphy, Prince Murphy, all of Binghamton, N.Y., and Stacy Miles of Bronx, N.Y.; three sisters, Debra Floyd, Annette Mason, and Orella Mason, all of Marion, S.C.; six brothers, James A. Murphy of Durham, Howard Lee Floyd of Whiteville, Freddy Mason, Perry Mason, Alason Mason, and Carson Mason, all of Mullins, S.C.; and 19 grandchildren.