FAYETTEVILLE, NC—Debra Gail Stephens, 67, of Fayetteville, NC, died Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in Chadbourn, NC. Arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville.

FAIR BLUFF, NC—Priscilla Delane Gillis Evans, 79, of Fair Bluff, NC, died Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, NC. The funeral will be 12:00 Noon Tuesday, May 19, at Butler Branch Baptist Church, 246 Carver Circle, Fair Bluff, NC, by Pastor Timothy Patrick.  Burial will be in the Evergreen Community Cemetery. Visitation will be at Peoples Funeral Chapel Monday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. Surviving are her son, Ulysses Ray Evans of Charlotte, NC; daughter, Angela ...

WHITEVILLE—Mander Marie Johnson, 80, of Whiteville, died Monday, May 11, 2026, at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Arrangements will be announced by Peoples Funeral Home of Whiteville.

WHITEVILLE—Raymond Olanda “Coach” Best, 83, of Whiteville, died Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare. The funeral will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, May 13, at Saint Mark AME Zion Church, 114 West Virgil Street, Whiteville, NC, by Rev. Andy Anderson.  Burial will be in the Campground Cemetery. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Chapel Tuesday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM and at the church Wednesday 30 minutes prior to the service. Surviving are his wife, Etta Freeman ...

WHITEVILLE—Regina Videll Best, 63, of Whiteville, died Thursday, May 7, 2026, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Friday, May 15, at The New Townsend Temple Ministries, 273 Smith Lane, Bolton, NC, by Rev. Timothy Moss.  Burial will be in Restwell Cemetery #1. Viewing will be at the church Friday 30 minutes prior to and following the service. Surviving are her son, Antwon Best of Whiteville; sisters, Adrian Best of Clarkton, NC and Crystal Best of ...

LAKE WACCAMAW, NC—Notre Dame Campbell Spaulding, 80, of Lake Waccamaw, NC, died Thursday, May 7, 2026, at home. The funeral will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 12, at Union Baptist Church, 2290 Old Northeast Road, Lake Waccamaw, NC, by Rev. Willie R. Spaulding.  Burial will be in the church cemetery. Viewing will be at the church Tuesday 30 minutes prior to and following the service. Surviving are her sons, George Oneal Spaulding, Jr., Willie r. Spaulding, and Michael Jared Spaulding ...

WHITEVILLE—Ruby Mae Cutler Lee, 93, of Whiteville, died Tuesday, May 5, 2026, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. The funeral will be 1:00 PM Monday, May 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 Sunday from 4:000 to 6:00 PM and at the church Monday 30 minutes prior to the service. Surviving are her daughters, Carolyn Parker and Cynthia ...

RICHMOND, VA—Tyeé Roshard Jenkins, 22, formerly of Dublin, NC, died Thursday, April 30, 2026, at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, VA. The funeral will be 11:00 AM Friday, May 8, at Baldwin Branch Baptist Church, 4047 NC Highway 242 South, Elizabethtown, NC.  Burial will be in the Lewis Cemetery. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Chapel Thursday from 3:00 to 5:00 PM and at the church Friday 30 minutes prior to the service. Surviving are his children, Ty’Ajah Amor ...

WHITEVILLE—Robert Henry White, 91, of Whiteville, died Monday, April 27, 2026, at Columbus Regional Healthcare System. He was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. The funeral will be 12:00 Noon Tuesday, May 5, at First Baptist Church, 505 South Wilkes Street, Chadbourn, NC, by Pastor Virgil Reaves.  Burial will be in the Belvue Cemetery. Viewing will be at Peoples Funeral Chapel Monday from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, and Omega Psi Phi rites will be at 5:30 ...

BOLTON, NC—Mikel Junior Kinlaw, 85, of Bolton, NC, died Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Autumn Care of Shallotte. The funeral will be 12:00 Noon Saturday, April 25, at Peoples Funeral Chapel by Elder Shawn Maynor.  Cremation will follow. Viewing will be at the funeral home Saturday 30 minutes prior to the service. He is survived by his son, Perry Kirksey of Winston-Salem, NC; and stepchildren, Flora Smith, Ronnie Melvin, Scottie Melvin, and Gregory Melvin of Bolton, NC. A service ...