All Obituaries

WHITEVILLE—Virginia Faye Pittman Williams, 70, of Whiteville, died Friday, September 29, 2023, at home. Arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville.

Whiteville, NC—Linda Jennings Cherry, 72, of Whiteville, died Monday, September 25, 2023 at her residence. Arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville. 

OWINGS MILLS, MD—James Thomas Gowans, 90, formerly of Cerro Gordo, NC, died Monday, September 18, 2023, at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown, MD. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Saturday, September 30, at Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church, 824 Cherry Grove Road, Cerro Gordo, NC.  Burial will be in the Mount Moriah Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be at the church Saturday 30 minutes prior to the service. Surviving are sisters, Pearl McGill and Valdenia Brown...

LAKE WACCAMAW, NC—Ervin Leon Dudley, 80, of Lake Waccamaw, NC, died Monday, September 18, 2023 at home. The funeral will be 2:00 PM Sunday, September 24, at the Peoples Funeral Chapel in Whiteville by Elder Shawn Maynor, Pastor of Bolton Church of God in Christ. Burial will be in the Cutler Cemetery. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Chapel Saturday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM and Sunday one hour prior to the Service. He is survived by his daughters, Zannetta Dudley of Mebane, NC,...

WHITEVILLE, NC—Shirley Mae Small Hamilton, 64, of Whiteville, died Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be 2:00 PM Monday, September 25, at Central Baptist Church, 443 West Virgil Street, Whiteville, NC,  by Pastor David Flowers. Burial will follow in the Campground Cemetery. Viewing will be one hour prior to the Service. She is survived by her daughter, Charlene Smith of Chadbourn, NC; son, Kuenete Smith of Lake Waccamaw, NC;...

TABOR CITY, NC—Gregory Dale Dewitt, 65, of Tabor City, NC, died Friday, September 15, 2023, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. A Memorial Service will be 11:00 AM Saturday, September 30, at Peoples Funeral Chapel. Surviving are his sons, Gregory Bullocks, Kevin M. Dewitt, Sr. and Matthew W. Dewitt, Sr. of Birmingham, Alabama; sisters, Sarah M. Crenshaw, Janet Tucker Jones, Cynthia Heyward and Patricia Dewitt of New Haven, Ct. and Helen D. Smith of Rahway, NJ; brothers, Ronnie R....

WHITEVILLE—Ellis “Billy” Graham, 88, of Whiteville, died Monday, September 11, 2023, in Whiteville at his daughter’s home. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. The funeral will be 12:00 PM Friday, September 22, at Central Baptist Church, 443 West Virgil Street, Whiteville, NC, by Pastor David Flowers.  Burial, with military honors, will be in the Cherry Grove Cemetery. Viewing will be at the church Friday one hour prior to the service, at which time the...

BALTIMORE, MD—Bernis Stanley, 78, formerly of Nakina, NC, died Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Autumn Lake Healthcare at Arlington West in Baltimore, MD. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Saturday, September 23, at Zion Plain Missionary Baptist Church, 11040 Seven Creeks Highway, Nakina, NC, by Rev. James L. Smith.  Burial will be in the George Washington Stanley Cemetery. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Chapel Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM and at the church Saturday following the...

TABOR CITY, NC—Larry Devon Long, 78, of Tabor City, NC, died Thursday, September 7, 2023, at home. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, September 13, at Little Iron Hill Baptist Church, 24320 Peacock Road, Tabor City, NC.  Burial will be in the Bristol Creek Cemetery. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Chapel Tuesday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM and at the church Wednesday following the service. Surviving are his daughters, Tangela Singletary and Crystal Long of Tabor City, NC; sons,...

CHADBOURN, NC—Bobbie Jane Hamer, 81, of Chadbourn, NC, died Friday, September 1, 2023, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be 12:00 PM Saturday, September 16, at First Missionary Baptist Church, 505 South Wilkes Street, Chadbourn, NC, by Pastor Virgil Reaves.  Burial will be in the Belvue Cemetery. Viewing will be at the church Saturday one hour prior to the service. Surviving are her sisters, Hilda Hamer and Cora Rainey of New York, Bonnie Mitchell and...