All Obituaries

CONCORD—Bessie Mae Johnson Fair, 85, formerly of the Cedar Grove Community, Whiteville, died Saturday, May 25, at Curis at Concord Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville.

WILMINGTON—Bennie Vereen, Jr., 61, of 5041 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, died Monday, May 20, at his residence. The funeral will be 2:00 PM Saturday, May 25, at the Peoples Funeral Chapel in Whiteville by Rev. David Flowers.  Burial will be in the Flag Patch Cemetery in Loris, SC.  Viewing will be at the funeral home Saturday one hour prior to the service.  There will be no viewing after the service. Surviving are his wife, Ella Rooks Vereen; daughters, Shawn Vereen of...

FAYETTEVILLE—Dennis Earl Johnson, 58, formerly of the Iron Hill Community, Tabor City, died Monday, May 20, at his residence. A graveside service will be 11:00 AM Saturday, May 25, at Columbus County Singing Union Cemetery, 1201 Jarvis Street, Tabor City.  There will be no public viewing. Surviving are his daughters, Danissa Lewis of Raleigh, Denisha Johnson and Ayleah Johnson of Fayetteville; son, Terry Johnson of Fayetteville; mother, Eula Johnson of Tabor City; and father,...

WHITEVILLE—Edith Mae Greene Price, 87, of 304 West Phillip Street, Whiteville, died Sunday, May 19, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be 2:00 PM Saturday, May 25, at Saint Mark AME Zion Church, 114 West Virgil Street, Whiteville.  Burial will be in the Cutler Cemetery in Lake Waccamaw. 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 the service.  There will be no viewing...

NAKINA—James Malcolm Piggott, 66, of 2080 Ervin T. Richardson Road, Nakina, died Saturday, May 18, at Liberty Commons. The funeral will be 11:00 AM Saturday, May 25, at the Peoples Funeral Chapel in Whiteville by Rev. James Smith.  Cremation will follow. Viewing will be at the funeral home Friday from 12:00 to 7:00 PM and Saturday following the service. Surviving are his daughter, Latonya Piggott of the home; sons, James Piggott and Ronnie McCallister of Whiteville; sisters,...

BOLTON—Carole Louise Williamson, 70, of 21458 Andrew Jackson Highway East, Bolton, died Thursday, May 16, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Tuesday, May 21, at the Peoples Funeral Chapel in Whiteville.  Burial will be in the Bethel Cemetery in Clarkton. Viewing will be at the funeral home Monday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM and Tuesday one hour prior to and following the service. Surviving are her sisters, Patricia Williamson and Shirley Williamson of...

DURHAM—Alberta Jacobs Toney, 88, formerly of Bolton, died Wednesday, May 15, at her home in Durham.  She was the daughter of the late George Henry Jacobs and Minnie Jacobs. The funeral will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, May 22, at The New Townsend Temple Ministries, 273 Smith Lane, Bolton, by Rev. Dr. Erlinda Dobson, eulogist and  Rev. Dr. Linwood Best, officiant.  Burial will be in the Townsend Temple Memorial Gardens. Viewing will be at the church Wednesday one hour prior...

CLARKTON—Glenda Marie Solomon Spaulding, 65, of 171 Farmers Union Road, Clarkton, died Wednesday, May 8, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Angel House. The funeral will be 12:00 PM Monday, May 13, at Rehobeth AME Zion Church, 475 Rehobeth Church Road, Clarkton, by Rev. Harrison Branch.  Burial will be in the Mitchell Field Cemetery. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville Sunday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM and at the church one hour prior to the service.  There will be no...

PHILADELPHIA, PA—Richard Hill, 64, formerly of Whiteville, died Monday, May 6, at his home in Philadelphia, PA. The burial will be 9:00 AM Wednesday, May 15, at Cherry Grove Cemetery, 660 Vinson Boulevard, Whiteville, NC. Surviving are his daughter, Patrice Crawford of Kannapolis; son, Richard Hill, Jr. of Philadelphia, PA; and sisters, Barbara Ann Tart of Norristown, PA and Francine Pulley of Philadelphia, PA. A service of Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville

CLARKTON—Johnnie Walter McCree, 94, of 858 North Mitchell Ford Road, Clarkton, died Sunday, May 5, at Woodhaven Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Lumberton. A graveside service will be 1:00 PM Thursday, May 9, at Bladen Memorial Gardens, Highway 242, Elizabethtown. Viewing will be at the gravesite Thursday.  Surviving are his daughters, Karla Valencia McCree-Hutchins of Stedman, Alice Faye Robinson and Deloris Dickens of Baltimore, MD; and son, Terry McCree of Glen Burnie,...