All Obituaries

TABOR CITY, NC—Lee Davis Melvin, 90, of 301 West Second Street, Tabor City, NC, died Saturday, February 27, 2021, at McLeod Loris Hospital. Arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville.

RIEGELWOOD, NC—Eddie Raymond Shaw, 94, of 15524 Old Lake Road, Riegelwood, NC, died Friday, February 26, 2021, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He was a former member of the Columbus County Board of Education. Arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville.  

DURHAM, NC—Angelia Marie Bowens, 46, formerly of Ash, NC, died Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at her home in Durham, NC. A graveside service will be 1:00 PM Tuesday, March 2, at Little Prong Cemetery, Ash, NC, by Pastor Robert Frink of Little Prong Missionary Baptist Church. There will be no public viewing. Surviving are her father, Samuel Bowens of Ash, NC; sister, Lenora Bowens of Franklinton, NC; brother, Alfred Bowens of Shallotte, NC. A service of Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville

WHITEVILLE, NC—Kysheen Dionicio Armstrong, 29, of 619 Blue Jean Road, Whiteville, NC, died Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville.

FAIR BLUFF, NC—Evangeline Oliver English, 83, of 276 Minton Street, Fair Bluff, NC, died Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. A graveside service will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 23, at Butler Branch Cemetery, 246 Carver Circle, Fair Bluff, NC, by Pastor Darren Bellamy of Sandy Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Walk-thru viewing will be Monday from 4:00 to 5:00 PM at Peoples Funeral Chapel in Whiteville. Surviving are her sister, Joan Eady of...

SERVICES MOVED TO PEOPLES FUNERAL CHAPEL - ENTRANCE BY FAMILY PERMISSION ONLY NAKINA, NC—Roscoe Hemingway, 74, of 1029 Ramsey Ford Road, Nakina, NC, died Monday, February 8, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. A graveside service will be 2:00 PM Sunday, February 14, at George Washington Stanley Cemetery, 779 Ramsey Ford Road, Nakina, NC, by Rev. Virgil Ward, eulogist; and Pastor Mack Reid of Zion Plain Missionary Baptist Church. Walk-thru viewing will be Saturday from 5:00...

WHITEVILLE, NC—Barbara Charlene McCallister, 64, of 204 East Columbus Street, Whiteville, NC, died Thursday, February 4, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. She was a veteran of the U. S. Navy. A graveside service, with military honors, will be 2:00 PM Friday, February 12, at Cherry Grove Cemetery, 660 Vinson Boulevard, Whiteville, NC, by Rev. James Smith, eulogist and Pastor John Langley of Mill Branch Missionary Baptist Church as officiant. Walk-thru viewing will be...

WHITEVILLE, NC—Elizabeth Spaulding Laws, 94, of 993 Jenkins Road, Whiteville, NC, died Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. A graveside service will be 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 9, at Mitchell Field Cemetery, 240 Mitchell Field Road, Clarkton, NC. There will be no public viewing. Surviving are her daughter, Avis Collins (Dallas) of the home; son, Elliott Spaulding Laws (Sharon) of Raleigh, NC; sister, Eula Spaulding of Clarkton, NC; brother,...

WHITEVILLE, NC—Alfredia Marie Ward Godwin, 72, of 294 Midway Road, Whiteville, NC, died Monday, February 1, 2021, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. A graveside service will be 1:00 PM Saturday, February 6, at Campground Cemetery, 1309 Highway 701 Bypass North, Whiteville, NC, by Rev. John Brown. Walk-thru viewing will be Friday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM at Peoples Funeral Chapel in Whiteville. Surviving are her husband, Harrison Godwin, Jr.; son, Omar Godwin of the home; stepson,...

DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT BUTLER BRANCH MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH IN FAIR BLUF, NC. FAIR BLUFF, NC—Bobby Ray Evans, 75, of 17 Third Avenue, Fair Bluff, NC, died Monday, February 1, 2021, at his temporary home in Fair Bluff, NC. A graveside service will be 1:00 PM Friday, February 5, at Evergreen Community Cemetery, Old Highway 74, Evergreen, NC, by Rev. Timothy Patrick of Butler Branch Missionary Baptist Church. Walk-thru viewing will be Thursday from 5:00 to...