CHADBOURN, NC—Bonnie Lee Hamer Mitchell, 73, of Chadbourn, NC, died Friday, August 7, 2026, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. Arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville.

WHITEVILLE—Robert Carlyle Cutler, 72, of Whiteville, died Thursday, August 6, 2026, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. The funeral will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 11, at Central Baptist Church, 443 West Virgil Street, Whiteville, NC, by Pastor David Flowers.  Burial will be in the Campground Cemetery. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Chapel Monday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM and at the church Tuesday 30 minutes prior to the service. Surviving are his wife, Gloria Pierce Cutler; daughter, ...

FAYETTEVILLE, NC—Rev. Dr. Jay Richard Leach, 86, of Fayetteville, NC, died Monday, August 3, 2026, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. He was founder of Bread of Life Ministries, Inc. and a retired veteran of the U. S. Army. The funeral will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, August 12, at Brunswick-Waccamaw Baptist Headquarters, 600 Pinelog Road, Whiteville, NC, by Dr. Tonia Bonner.  Burial, with full military honors, will be 12:00 Noon Thursday, August 13, in Sandhills State Veterans ...

DURHAM, NC—Melba Ruth Maultsby Hester, 88, formerly of Bladenboro, NC, died Saturday, August 1, 2026, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham, NC. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Saturday, August 8, at Bryant Swamp Baptist Church by Dr. Thurman Everett.  Burial will be in the Singletary Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be at the church Saturday 30 minutes prior to the service. She is survived by her daughter, Claudette Higgs of Durham, NC. A service of Peoples Funeral Home of ...

JENKINTOWN, PA—Candice Lee-Anne Pigford, 35, died Monday, July 27, 2026, in Myrtle Beach, SC. The family has chosen cremation. She is survived by her daughters, Milayna Pigford and Makayla Pigford; father, Ira D. Pigford of Hope Mills, NC; mother, Carol Ann Faison of Sicklerville, NJ; sister, Sherry Faison of Sicklerville, NJ. A service of Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville

WHITEVILLE—Eloise Jeffries Bright, 96, of Whiteville, died Thursday, July 23, 2026, at home. The funeral will be 11:00 AM Thursday, July 30, at Brunswick-Waccamaw Baptist Headquarters, 600 Pinelog Road, Whiteville, NC.  Burial will be in the George Cemetery. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Chapel Wednesday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM and at the Brunswick-Waccamaw Headquarters Thursday 30 minutes prior to and following the service. Surviving are her daughter, Joyce Bright of New ...

COUNCIL, NC—Norman Jerry Dunlap, Jr., 62, of council, NC, died Sunday, July 19, 2026, at Bladen East Health & Rehab Center. His funeral will be 11:00 AM Friday, July 31, at Praise Tabernacle Seventy-day Adventist Church, 3710 James B. White Highway South, Whiteville, NC.  Cremation will follow. Viewing will be at the church Friday 30 minutes prior to and following the service. Surviving are his wife, Sheila Rene Jackson Dunlap; children, Nitisha Dunlap of Whiteville and ...

CLARKTON, NC—Anita Claudette Jacobs Branch, 78, of Clarkton, NC, died Saturday, July 18, 2026, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. The funeral will be 12:00 Noon Friday, July 24, at Peoples Funeral Chapel by Rev. Harrison Branch.  Burial will be in the Mitchell Field Cemetery. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Chapel Thursday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM and at the funeral home Friday one hour prior to the service. Surviving are her sisters, Linda Funderburk of Greensboro, NC, Elsie Fletcher ...

WHITEVILLE—Fennell Yates, III, 47, of Whiteville, died Friday, July 17, 2026, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be 11:00 AM Thursday, July 23, at Brunswick-Waccamaw Baptist Headquarters, 600 Pinelog Road, Whiteville, NC, by Elder Eric McCollum.  Burial will be in the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery #2. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Chapel Wednesday from 5:00 to 7:00 PM and at the Brunswick-Waccamaw Thursday following the service. Surviving are his ...

WHITEVILLE—Lionell Baldwin, 71, of Whiteville, died Saturday, July 11, 2026, at home. The funeral will be 11:00 AM Saturday, July 18, at United Pentecostal Church of Christ #2, 778 Frank Baldwin Road, Whiteville, NC.  Burial will be in the Baldwin Family Cemetery. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Chapel Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM and at the church Saturday following the service. Surviving are his wife, Christine Lewis Baldwin; daughters, Lakisha Baldwin of Jacksonville, NC ...