All Obituaries

WHITEVILLE—Maggie Hill Ford, 98, of Whiteville, died Sunday, March 17, at Shoreland Healthcare. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, March 20, at the Peoples Funeral Chapel in Whiteville by Rev. David Flowers.  Burial will be in the Campground Cemetery. Viewing will be at the funeral home Wednesday one hour prior to the service. She is survived by her caregiver and friend, Mary Burris of Whiteville. A service of Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville

WHITEVILLE—Alice Carr Richardson, 85, of 112 South Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, Whiteville, died Monday, March 11, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be 3:00 PM Friday, March 15, at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 239 West Columbus Street, Whiteville, NC, by Rev. Algernon McKenzie.  Burial will be in the Campground Cemetery. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM and at the church Friday following the...

SHALLOTTE—Edna Stanley Burney, 73, of 5871 Washington Road SW, Shallotte, died Friday, February 22, at her residence. The funeral will be 2:00 PM Saturday, March 2, at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 7370 Mount Zion Church Road, Longwood, by Dr. Covia Stanley.  Burial will be in the church cemetery. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM and at the church Saturday one hour prior to and following the service. Surviving are her...

WHITEVILLE—Leacy Shipman, Pierce, 79, of 423 Baldwin Circle, Whiteville, died Friday, February 22, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was one of the owners of Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Wednesday, February 27, at the Brunswick-Waccamaw Missionary Baptist Association Headquarters, 600 Pinelog Road, Whiteville, by Dr. J. R. Leach.  Burial will be in the Cherry Grove Cemetery. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville...

GARNER—Eddie Godwin, 58, formerly of Lake Waccamaw, died Wednesday, February 20, at Central Harnett Hospital in Lillington. The funeral will be 2:00 PM Monday, February 25, at the Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville.  Burial will be in the Cutler Cemetery in Lake Waccamaw.  Viewing will be at the funeral home Sunday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM and Monday one hour prior to the service.  There will be no viewing after the service. Surviving are his sisters, Annie Godwin of...

ROSEBORO—Willie Ed McKnight, 78, of Roseboro, died Sunday, February 17, at Highland House in Fayetteville. He was the son of the late James McKnight and Ester Rouse McKnight of the Welches Creek Community. The funeral will be 3:00 PM Saturday, February 23, at the Peoples Funeral Chapel in Whiteville by Pastor Tony Bell.  Burial will be in the Welches Creek Cemetery. Viewing will be at the funeral home Friday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM and Saturday from 2:30 to 3:00 PM, at which time...

OCEAN ISLE BEACH—George R. O. Gause, 66, of 679 Seaside Road SW, Ocean Isle Beach, died Sunday, February 17, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Brunswick Care Center in Bolivia. The funeral will be 12:00 PM Saturday, February 23, at Holy Bethel Fire Baptized Holiness Church, 8290 Ocean Highway West, Sunset Beach, by Rev. Charles C. Stephens.  Burial will be in the church cemetery. Viewing will be at the church Saturday following the service. Surviving are his wife, Eveda Gause;...

TABOR CITY—Thales Arlanda Mack, 71, of 323 West Fourth Street, Tabor City, died Friday, February 15, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Thursday, February 21, at Holy Light Holiness Church, 515 Queen Street, Tabor City, by Pastor John Williams.  Burial will be in the Columbus County Singing Union Cemetery. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM and at the church Thursday following the...

CLARKTON—Willie Lee Currie, 92, of 68 Ed Burney Road, Clarkton, died Thursday, February 14, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be 11:00 AM Thursday, February 21, at Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 426 Booker T. Washington School Road, Clarkton, by Rev. Anthony Henry.  Burial will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery in St. Pauls. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville Wednesday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM and at the church Thursday from 10:30...

CLARKTON—Leonie Evans Martin, 76, of 336 John Spaulding Road, Clarkton, died Thursday, February 14, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville Monday, February 18, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM.  Cremation will follow. Surviving are her daughters, Michelle Martin of Fairfield, CT and Shannon McKoy of the home; sons, Robert Doyley and Evan Martin of Jamaica, and Marlon Martin of Stratford, CT; sisters, Jasmine Evans and Beryl Gray of...