Beatrice “Bea” Hill Hinson, 95, of St. Pauls died Thursday February 6, 2020 at her home. She was born on November 2, 1924 in Brunswick County, NC to the late Carson James and Kittie Wells Jacobs Hill. She served as Secretary/Treasurer for the St. Pauls Chamber of Commerce for many years. She was a volunteer with the Lumberton Christian Care Center for over 25 years. A woman of faith, she was a member of Rozier Baptist Church and previously First Baptist Church of St....

Erwin Jackson Odom, 96, of St. Pauls died Wednesday February 5, 2020 at Lumberton Health and Rehabilitation. He was the son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Lillie Landon Odom. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Beatrice “Bea” Hall Odom and son Charles Odom. Erwin is survived by daughters, Janice Council and her husband Frank of Fayetteville, NC and Brenda Hall of Oak Island, NC; grandchildren, Greg Council and his wife Ann, Michael Hall and his wife Wyndi, Miranda...

Edith D. “Edie” Inman, age 81, of O’Fallon, Ill., passed away Tuesday evening, January 28, 2020 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois. Born Edita Dresler on March 16, 1938 in the small town of Ludgerovice, in the former Czechoslovakia, Edie’s father, a carpenter by trade, relocated the family often, in the midst of a German-led occupation. She primarily grew up in neighboring Austria, and through her older sister, was introduced to a young American serviceman...

David Ronald Godfrey, 58, of Lumber Bridge, NC died Saturday January 25, 2020 at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton. He was born on December 17, 1961 in Alamance County, NC. He served with the United States Navy aboard the submarine USS Ray out of Charleston, SC. He was employed by Nvent Electrical & Fastening Solutions. He was a gun enthusiast. He was a hardworking, solitary man who liked being home and loved his friends. David was described as a “sweetheart, a very gentle...

Lenwood Davis, 93, of St. Pauls died Friday January 24, 2020 at the North Carolina Veterans Home in Fayetteville. He was born in Robeson County on September 28, 1926 to the late Duncan and Ida Bass Davis. A US Army veteran of WWII, he served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and then served in the Army of Occupation for Germany. Following many years of service, he retired from DD McColl. He was a master tinkerer, who enjoyed fixing things. A man of faith, he was a member of the First Baptist...

        George Ball Connors, 74, of Kernersville, formerly of St. Pauls, died Tuesday January 14, 2020. He was born in Claymont, Delaware on February 25, 1945 to the late Robert Cook and Ruth Ann Farrow Connors. A veteran of the United States Navy, he served with the Anti-Submarine Warfare Force and he was a member of the St. Pauls American Legion. He retired from DuPont. An avid golfer, he was, also, a man of faith participating regularly with Christus Victor...

Marvin Floyd Cox, 75, of St. Pauls died Saturday, December 28, 2019 at Hillcrest Convalescent Center in Durham with his wife, Judy, and daughter, Wendy, by his side. He was born in Shannon, NC on October 26, 1944 to the late Raymond and Flossie Cribb Cox. He was a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Pembroke and taught at Grey’s Creek Elementary School. For many years he was a funeral attendant with McNeill Funeral Home in St. Pauls and was a master furniture refinisher,...

Josie Helen Taylor, 89, of St. Pauls, lovingly known as “Mama Jo”, passed away December 10, 2019, in the presence of loved ones. Mama Jo was born in Robeson County on March 28, 1930, to the late Furman M. and Addie C. Parnell. She was one of seven children; E.M., Bonnie, Wendell, Maxine, Rose and Sue. Preceded in death by her husband, William Earl Taylor, she is survived by two daughters, Victoria Ann Scott of Williamsburg, VA and Tammy Kay Taylor of St. Pauls, NC; grandchildren,...

    Athleen Gracie Grice, 85, of Stedman, NC died Friday December 6, 2019. She was born in Columbus County on November 17, 1934 to the late Henry Dow and Sullie Penny Tedder. She loved raising dogs and riding the roads. A woman of great faith, she loved talking about the Lord, most of all. Preceded in death by her husband, William Howard Grice, daughter, Patricia Ann Grice , and son, Gene Allen Grice, she is survived by daughter, Wanda Morrison and Vonnie Athleen Johnston and her...

    James Edwin “Jimmy” Johnson, 55, of St. Pauls died Monday December 2, 2019 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center in Lumberton. He was born in Cumberland County on January 24, 1964 to Frieda Beth and the late Franklin Lamont Johnson, Sr. He was an avid Star Wars memorabilia fan. He was preceded in death by his father, Franklin Lamont Johnson, Sr. and a brother Franklin Lamont Johnson, Jr. He is survived by his mother, Frieda Johnson; brothers, Tim Johnson of St....