Ruby Mae Brown, 85, of St. Pauls, NC died Thursday January 14, 2021. She was born in Bladen County on August 24, 1935 to the late Don and Clara Benton Powell. She was truly a homemaker and faithfully attended The Autonomy Church of Saint Pauls. She loved spending time with and doing for her grandchildren. Her favorite hobbies included gardening, coloring and crocheting. In addition to her parents Don and Clara Powell, Ruby was preceded in death by her husband John Daniel Brown, son Horace...

Zelma Cashwell White, 86 of St. Pauls, NC, died on January 8, 2021, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Zelma was born on January 14, 1934, in St. Pauls, NC, to the late Evie Norton Cashwell and William Carson Cashwell of St. Pauls, NC. Preceded in death by her late husband, Ollin White; Zelma is survived by her children from Ollin White, the late Robin White, Jimmy White (Adali), and Jennifer White Reneau (Timmy), other children from her late previous husband, Thomas Johnson and their...

Mary Lorraine Pate, 84, of St. Pauls died Wednesday January 7, 2021. She was born March 9, 1936 in Bladen County to the late Bronson and Mary Faircloth Bozeman. She worked for Burlington Industries as a Spinner. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, St. Pauls Chapter 70. Lorraine was a member of First Baptist Church and, also, attended services at Second Baptist Church in St. Pauls. She sang in the choir and belonged to Women On Misson. She loved traveling, shopping, decorating...

Lona Susie Rice Musselwhite, 58, of St. Pauls died Monday January 4, 2021. She was born August 25, 1962 in Cumberland County to the late Garner Lee and Mamie Louise Jackson Rice. She was a homemaker who had a green thumb in making plants grow. She liked cooking, especially rice and shrimp and anything chocolate. She enjoyed camping at Lake Jordan, 4-wheeling and spending time in Uwharrie National Forest. Lona loved going to the beach and she especially loved watching her son play baseball....

It is with great sadness that The Lewallen Family announces the passing of Sandra Thompson Lewallen on January 2, 2021. She was born in Robeson County on November 4, 1942 to the late Roy and Kate Blackburn Thompson. After a courageous battle, Sandra went peacefully to be with the Lord.  Sandra was loved dearly by her family and friends. Her passion for life and nature was only surpassed by her love and passion for her family. Sandra expressed particular joy in her time spent with her...

Mabel E. Garrett, 85, of St. Pauls, entered into eternal rest on January 2, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born May 14, 1935 in Robeson County to the late Simeon and Elizabeth Carter Blackburn. She was a member of Calvary Cornerstone Holiness Church and retired from Burlington Industries. She had married the love of her life, Robert, at the young age of 16, and cultivated a lifetime of memories with him on East Great Marsh Church Rd. Since Robert's passing in...

Ms. Wilma Delorme, 85 of Gray’s Creek, died Monday December 28, 2020. She was born on June 16, 1935 in Robeson County to the late Walter Lee and Normie Pittman Hall. She and her husband Claude owned and operated the Gray’s Creek Restaurant (now known as the Creek) for 15 years until declining health caused them to sell their business. She loved baking and cooking. She was a baseball fan who really enjoyed the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals. TV game shows were...

Harold Mitchell Kinlaw of St. Pauls passed away on December 25th at the age of 82. He was born on February 15, 1938 to the late Howard & Marie Kinlaw. Mitchell was predeceased by his parents, a brother Gene and his younger sister Janet Ray.  Mitchell is survived by his wife of 63 years Gladys Musselwhite Kinlaw and four sisters: Faye Robinson of St. Pauls, Ann Collar and her husband John of Charlotte, Melba Kinlaw, Cathy Jackson and her husband Wayne, all of St....

Hal Wayne McDonald, 73, of Evergreen, North Carolina, formerly of St. Pauls, died Wednesday December 23, 2020. He was born in Bladen County on January 21, 1947 to the late James Boyce and Maxine Stephens McDonald. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Wayne was a truck driver for Burns Family Farms and J-Ham Farms & Grain Inc. He loved camping, especially at the Lumber River. He was preceded in death by his son, Hal Wayne McDonald, Jr.; brothers, Joseph Glenn McDonald, James...

Catherine Sellers Evers, 82, of 502 South Third Street died Monday, December 21, 2020. She was born May 15, 1938 in Latta, SC to the late William Sellers and Aline Tyndall Sellers. She was employed by Piggly Wiggly for 27 years. She was a devoted mother and faithful charter member of Westview Pentecostal Holiness Church of St. Pauls, NC. Catherine was generous and kindhearted to all and was well known for her chicken and pastry. Preceded in death by her parents, Aline Tyndall, and William...