Obits/Death Notices
- Autry, Azzie Johnson - 88, of 1959 Johnsontown Road, died Monday,
Dec. 19, 2011. Services: Funeral, 1 p.m. Thursday in Pleasant
Hill Holiness Church in Elizabethtown. Burial in Sandhills Cemetery.
Viewing, 2 to 8 p.m. today at Butler & Son Funeral Home in
Roseboro. Visitation, 7 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Survived
by: Nieces and nephews. December 21, 2011 - LUMBERTON
- Autry, Cleo - 77, of 413 Autrytown Road, died Sunday, Feb. 3,
2013. Services: Funeral, 1 p.m. Saturday in Pleasant Hill Holiness
Church. Burial in Autry Cemetery. Viewing, 1 to 7 p.m. Friday
at Carter Funeral Home in Garland. Visitation, 6 to 7 p.m. Friday
at the funeral home. Survived by: Wife, Barbara Jean; sons, Mike,
Cleo, Craig and Prentice; brothers, Odell, Oscar and Nathan; 10
grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. February 7, 2013
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- Autry, Daniel - 90, of 470 Autrytown Road, died Sunday, Oct.
25, 2009. Services: Funeral, 1 p.m. Sunday in Pleasant Hill Holiness
Church. Burial in Autry Cemetery. Viewing, 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday
at Summerville-Boykin Mortuary in Garland. Survived by: Wife,
Elizabeth; children, Hattie Streeter, Janice Johnson, Elaine,
Machelle Staker, Edward, Leo, Thurmond, Randolph, Raymond and
Jerry; brothers, Odell, Nathan, Oscar and Cleo. 10-25-2009 - ELIZABETHTOWN
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- Autry, Mrs. Dora L. - 93, of 664 Barnes Blueberry Road, died
Saturday, May 25, 2013. Services: Funeral, 2 p.m. Saturday in
Evening Light Holiness Church in Garland. Burial in McKoy Cemetery
in Garland. Visitation, 1 to 5 p.m. today at Carter Funeral Home
in Garland. Survived by: Sisters, Alene, Geneva and Lula. May
31, 2013 ELIZABETHTOWN
- Autry, Mrs. Elizabeth - 86, of 470 Autrytown Road, died Tuesday,
Sept. 17, 2013, in her home. The funeral will be held Sunday,
Sept. 22 at 1 p.m. in the Pleasant Hill Holiness Church, officiated
by Pastor Annette Johnson. Burial will follow in the Autry Family
Cemetery. Mrs. Autry is survived by daughters, Hattie Streeter,
Janice Johnson, and Ruby Melvin, all of Elizabethtown, and Connie
Stacker of Clinton; sons, Edward Autry, Leo Autry, and Jerry Autry,
all of Elizabethtown, Randolph Autry of Garland, and Thurman Autry
of Fayetteville; sisters, Erlise Kelso of Winston Salem and Eunice
Hilliard of Washington, D.C.; 46 grandchildren; 82 great-grandchildren;
and 22 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held Saturday,
Sept. 21 from 1-7 p.m. with the family being present from 6-7
p.m. at Summerville-Boykin Mortuary, Garland. September 21, 2013
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- Autry, Luther Willard - 76, of 213 McLean Rd., passed away Monday,
Aug. 25, 2014, at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton. The
funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 30, at Pleasant
Hill Holiness Church. Burial will follow in the Autry Cemetery.
The public will be received, Friday, Aug. 29, from 1 until 7 p.m.
at Carter Funeral Home in Garland. August 25, 2014 - ELIZABETHTOWN
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Autry, Mary Lou Johnson - 86, of 2592 Johnsontown Rd., died
Sunday, June 18, 2012, in Raleigh. The funeral service will
be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 24, at Pleasant Hill Holiness
Church with the Pastor Annette Johnson officiating. Burial will
follow in the Autry Cemetery. She is survived by five daughters,
Pearline Autry of Wendell, Mary Ann Burns of Marlboro, N.Y.,
Martha Smith of Knightdale, Judy Ellis of Raleigh, Arthalia
Autry of Elizabethtown; one son, John Autry of Spanaway, Wash.;
one sister, Lillie Boykin of Garland; 11 grandchildren; and
7 great-grandchildren. The public will be received Saturday,
June 23, from 2 until 7 p.m. with family present from 6 until
7 p.m. June 18, 2012 - ELIZABETHTOWN
- Autry, Odell - 89, of 505 Autrytown Road, passed away Friday
February 27, 2015 at Bladen County Hospital in Elizabethtown.
Funeral service was held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 2, at Pleasant
Hill Holiness Church. Burial followed in the Autry cemetery. February
27, 2015 - ELIZABETHTOWN
- Autry, Mrs. Pearl Suggs - 79, of 1869 Johnsontown Road, died
Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. Services: Funeral, 1 p.m. Friday in Pleasant
Hill Holiness Church. Burial in Autry Cemetery. Viewing, 1 to
6 p.m. today at Carter Funeral Home in Garland. Visitation, 6
to 7 tonight at the funeral home. Survived by: Sons, Larry, Elvin,
Jimmy, Clifton, Herman, Swindell and Vincent; daughters, Eva,
Wilma, Yvonne, Jackie and Gwendolyn; five siblings; 27 grandchildren.
December 19, 2011 - ELIZABETHTOWN -
- Autry, Raymond W - 57, of 507 S. Cypress St., died Wednesday,
Aug. 17, 2011. He was an Army veteran. Services: Funeral, 3 p.m.
Sunday in Mount Zion AMEZ Church. Burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
Viewing, noon to 6 p.m. today at Johnson Funeral Service in Elizabethtown.
Visitation at the home. Survived by: Wife, Sarah; sons, Raymond
Jr., Everette Ward, Eric Mitchell and Mark Ward; stepchildren,
Vonzel Jacobs and Queenie Jacobs; nine siblings; grandchild. August
20, 2011 - ELIZABETHTOWN -
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Autry, Willie Mae - 83, of 179 McLean Road, died Wednesday,
Nov. 9, 2011, at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton. Funeral
services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at St. Peters
AME Zion Church, Elizabethtown. Burial will follow in the Autry
Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Leroy Autry; three
sons, Gerald Autry of Bladenboro, Lee Autry of Charlotte, and
Reginald Autry of White Plains, Md.; three sisters, Virginia
Autry, Catherine Autry, and Jerlene Melvin, all of Elizabethtown;
and 10 grandchildren. November 9, 2011 - ELIZABETHTOWN
- Caviness, Alex "Pete" - 92, of 8264 US Hwy. 701 N.,
passed away Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014 at Elizabethtown Nursing
Center in Elizabethtown. The funeral service will be held at 3
p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, at Saint Peter's A.M. E. Zion Church, Elizabethtown.
Burial will follow in the Marshburn Cemetery. A public viewing
will be held from 1 until 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at Carter
Funeral Home in Garland.August 20, 2014 - ELIZABETHTOWN
- Caviness, Mrs. Elsie McDuffie - 84, of 8264 U.S. 701 North,
died Friday, March 20, 2009. Services: Funeral, 1 p.m. Wednesday
in Mount Zion AME Zion Church. Burial in Marshburn Cemetery. Viewing,
1 to 7 p.m. today at Carter Funeral Home in Garland. Survived
by: Husband, Alex; children, Vivian Wiggins, Shelia Branyon, Ronald
and Gordon; and six grandchildren. - ELIZABETHTOWN - 3-20-2009
- Hayes, JAMES EDWARD "Q-BALL"- November 6, 1942 - January
11, 2010, a 48-year resident of Newburgh, died Monday, January
11, 2010 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh Campus, surrounded
by his family. He was 67. The son of the late James Eugene Hayes
and Artie Brunson Hayes, he was born November 6, 1942 in Ingold,
NC. Mr. Hayes was a retired laborer for Local 17 in Newburgh,
and a member of Mount Carmel Church of Christ Disciples of Christ.
Survivors include his sons: James Tyrone Hayes of Richmond, VA,
Craig Cornelious Hayes of Elizabethtown, NC, and Jesse McCalop
of Newburgh; daughter, Chastity Torro of Albany; four sisters:
Laura Owens and Charlene Monk, both of Newburgh, Betty Faison
and her husband, Billy of Jacksonville, NC, and Catherine Williams
and her husband, Raymond of Fayetteville, NC; four grandchildren:
Tamara Owens and Tyasia Hayes, both of Newburgh, Tionia Hayes
of Richmond, VA, and Jaisia Hayes of Charlotte, NC. He is also
survived by his former spouse, Moselle Hayes Kenney of Charlotte,
NC; sister-in-law, Mattie Carolyn Hayes of Jacksonville, NC, along
with several nieces, nephews, and many friends. Visitation will
be held from 9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, January 16, at Mt. Carmel
Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, 1524 Route 300, Newburgh,
with services to begin at 11 a.m. at the church. Elder Thurmond
Herring is officiating. Interment will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery,
Middlehope. Arrangements are entrusted to Rhodes Funeral Homes,
259 Walsh Ave., New Windsor; January 16, 2010 - Newburgh, NY
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Johnson,
Ms. Sarita - 39, 2793 Johnsontown Rd.Elizabehtown, died
Sunday, October 09, 2011 at her residence. Funeral service will
be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, October 13, 2011 at Pleasant
Hill Holiness Church, 2020 Johnsontown Rd. Elizabethtown, NC
by the Reverend Annett Johnson. Burial will follow in the Autry
Cemetery. Ms. Johnson is survived by two daughters, Tearra Montgomery,
and Robin Richardson both of the home, mother, Doris Johnson
of Elizabethtown, one sister, Tashama Quezada of Elizabethtown,
one grandson. The public will be received from 1:00P.M.-7:00P.M.,
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 at Carter Funeral Home in Garland.
October 9, 2011 - ELIZABETHTOWN -
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McLean, Mary Sue - 68, of 2917 Creech Rd. Apt. 215, died Sunday,
July 12, 2009 at Rex Health Center in Raleigh. Funeral service
will be held at 1p.m. on Saturday July 18, 2009 at Carter Funeral
Home in Garland by Pastor Kefee Johnson and Minister Lynwood
Settle. Burial will follow in the Spearman Cemetery in Ingold.
Mrs. McLean is survived by her daughter, Keisha Strudwick of
Raleigh, one son, Earl Pee Wee McLean of Tacoma,
WA, seven sisters, Partheina Brown of Benson, Mary Johnson and
Vivian Bennett, both of Clinton, Reva Richardson, Katie Hay,
and Patricia Green, all of Winston-Salem, and Margaret Spearman
of Raleigh, three brothers, Lee Melvin of Benson, Jimmy Bennett
of Garland, and Johnny Bennett of Fayetteville, nine Grandchildren
and ten Great-grandchildren. The public will be received on
Friday, July 17, 2009 from 1 to 7 p.m. at Carter Funeral Home
in Garland. 7-12-2009 - MARY S. MCLEAN - RALEIGH
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Melvin, Roosevelt - 67, of 688 Barnes Blueberry Road, died
Sunday, May 9, 2011 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville.
Funeral service were held at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at Evening
Light Holiness Church in Garland by the Reverend John McKoy.
Burial will follow in the McKoy Family Cemetery. He is survived
by his mother, Dora Autry of Elizabethtown. The public was received
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 15, at Carter Funeral Home
in Garland. A Service of Carter Funeral Home in Garland. May
9, 2011 - ELIZABETHTOWN
3-14-2009
ARLECIA "LISA" AUTRY
ELIZABETHTOWN - Ms. Arlecia Autry, 46, of 1959 Johnsontown Road,
died Saturday, March 14, 2009. Services: Funeral, noon Wednesday
in Pleasant Hill Holiness Church. Burial in Sandhill Cemetery. Viewing,
1 to 6 today at Butler & Son Funeral Home in Roseboro. Survived
by: Mother, Azzie.
11-3-2008
FRANCES L. JOHNSON
MARLBOROUGH, N.Y. - Mrs. Frances L. Johnson, 52, formerly of Elizabethtown,
N.C., died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. Services: Funeral, 1 p.m. Thursday
in Pleasant Hill Holiness Church in Elizabethtown. Burial in Autry
Cemetery in Elizabethtown. Viewing: 1 to 7 p.m. today at Carter
Funeral Home in Garland. Survived by: Daughters, Jennette and Whitney;
son, Eugene; four sisters; three brothers; and three grandchildren.
5-29-2008
DONNIE HERRING MURPHY
Donnie Herring Murphy, age 70, of 381 McLean Rd., Elizabethtown,
died on Thursday, May 29, 2008, at Bladen County Hospital.
Services: Funeral, 2 p.m. Monday in Evening Light Holiness Church
in Garland. Burial in Autry Cemetery. Visitation, Sunday at Carter
Funeral Home in Garland.
Survived by: Daughters, Delphine Carr, Marie McKoy and Helen Dowd;
stepdaughter, Louise Walker; stepson, Daryl Walker; sister, Mary
Ann Allen; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
4-3-2008
ALICE WRIGHT SMITH
Alice Wright Smith, age 98, of 1007 Martin Luther King Drive, Elizabethtown,
died on Thursday, April 3, 2008, in Bladen County Hospital.
Funeral services were conducted on Sunday, April 6, 2008, at 3
p.m. at First Baptist Church in Elizabethtown. The pastor Clifton
Freeman Jr. officiated. Burial followed in the Smith Family Cemetery.
She is survived by three grandchildren.
10-31-2007
BERTHA R. JOHNSON
ELIZABETHTOWN Miss Bertha Rena Johnson, 93, of 149 Sandhill
Loop Road, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007, in Sampson Regional Medical
Center in Clinton.
Services: Funeral, 2 p.m. Sunday in Pleasant Hill Holiness Church.
Burial in Autry Cemetery.
Viewing: 1 to 7 p.m. today at Carter Funeral Home in Garland.
Survived by: Sisters, Mary Autry and Lillie Boykin.
9-27-2007
NORMAN AUTRY
Norman Autry, 74, of 173 Lewis Autry Road, Bladenboro, died Thursday,
Sept. 27, 2007 at Bladen County Hospital. The funeral was held on
Thursday, Oct. 4 at Round Branch Baptist Church with burial following
in Singletary Cemetery in Butters.
Surviving is his wife, Gloria Autry; two sons, Antonio Autry and
Norman Autry; two daughters, Rose M. Autry-Partin and Ivey A Tucker;
one brother, James Raymond Autry; three sisters, Ruth Webber, Thelma
Martin and Leatha Parker; and nine grandchildren.
A service of Colvin Funeral Home of Lumberton.
9-12-2007
EUGENE JOHNSON SR.
Eugene Johnson Sr., 58, of 2758 Johnsontown Road, died Sunday, Sept.
9, 2007, in his home.
Services: Funeral, 2 p.m. Thursday in Pleasant Hill Holiness Church.
Burial in Autry Cemetery.
Viewing: 1 to 7 p.m. today at Carter Funeral Home in Garland.
Survived by: Wife, Frances; daughters, Jennette and Whitney; son,
Eugene Jr.; sisters, Ollie Mae Powell and Doris; brothers, Theodore,
James and Jimmy; and five grandchildren.
7-13-2007
ESTHER AUTRY McLEAN
Esther Autry McLean, 92, of 83 Estherville Rd., Elizabethtown,
died Sunday, July 8, 2007 at her residence.
Mrs. McLean was born January 29, 1915 in Bladen County, the daughter
of the late Oscar L. Autry and Cora Wright Autry. She was owner/operator
of McLean Family Care Center, in Elizabethtown.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, July 13, 2007 at
Pleasant Hill Holiness Church, Johnsontown Rd. Elizabethtown, by
the Pastor Annette Johnson. Burial will follow in the Autry Cemetery
Elizabethtown.
Mrs. McLean is survived by five daughters, Mary Stowers of Cleveland,
Ohio, Mildred Herring of Milton, N.Y., Cora Lee, Carol Wright both
Elizabethtown, Mozel Kenney of Charlotte, five brothers, Daniel
Autry, Cleo Autry, Nathan Autry, Odell Autry, and Oscar Autry, all
of Elizabethtown, NC Hwy. 17 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren,
10 great-great-grandchildren.
3-27-2007
JULIA AUTRY JOHNSON
Julia Autry Johnson, 85, of 2769 Johnsontown Road, Elizabethtown,
died Sunday March 25, 2007 at her residence.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Thursday, March 29, 2007
at Pleasant Hill Holiness Church by the Reverend Morilene Thompson.
Burial will follow in the Autry Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by two daughters, Doris Jane Johnson,
Ollie Mae Powell both of Elizabethtown; four sons, J.P. Johnson,
Theodore Johnson, Jimmie Johnson all of Elizabethtown, Eugene Johnson
of Milton, N.Y.; five brothers, Nathan Autry, Odell Autry, Daniel
Autry, Milton Autry, Cleo Autry, all of Elizabethtown; one sister,
Ester McLean, of Elizabethtown; 13 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren
The public will be received from 1-7 p.m. Wednesday at Carter Funeral
Home, in Garland.
3-15-2007
Huey ONeal Lee, 40, of 297 McLean Road, died Sunday at Duke
Medical Center, in Durham.
The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday at Pleasant
Hill Holiness Church. Burial will follow in the Garland Cemetery.
Mr. Lee is survived by his mother, Cora M. Lee of Elizabethtown;
father, Willie Neal Lee of Bossie, Idaho; two sisters, Genel Webb
of Fuquay Varina, Constance Lee of Fort Washington, Md.; maternal
grandmother, Ester McLean, of Elizabethtown.
The public will be received from 1-7 p.m., Thursday at Carter Funeral
Home, in Garland.
9-18-2006
Sheila Downey Autry
HURDLE MILLS -- Mrs. Sheila Downey Autry, 44, of 279 Wiley Bradsher
Road, Hurdle Mills, passed on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, at
UNC Hospital.
Surviving are her husband, Michael Autry; her mother, Delphine
Allen Downey; two sons, Joey Downey and Montrey Autry; a brother,
David Allen; and five sisters, Connie Crutchfield, Dorothy Downey,
Ivela Downy, Patricia Downey and Renee Downey.
The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Siloam Missionary
Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The family will receive visitors from 4 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Scarborough
& Hargett Memorial Chapel.
7-14-2006
ELIZABETHTOWN Clarence Flick Autry, 48, of 47 McLean
Road, died Friday, July 14, 2006.
Services: Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday in Summerville-Boykin Mortuary
chapel in Garland. Burial in Marshburn Cemetery. Viewing: 1 to 7
p.m. today at the mortuary. Survived by: Daughter, Pamala Barrett;
sons, Marcedo McNeill, Tony McNeill, Christopher Graham, Devin,
Terry, and Tony; mother, Catherine; father, Cleo; brothers, Craig,
Prentice, Cleo and Michael; and two grandchildren.
2-3-2006
Earl Franklin Johnson
NEWBURGH, N.Y. - Earl Franklin Johnson, 66, formerly of 160 Johnson
St., Elizabethtown, died Jan. 30, 2006.
A funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Hill
Holiness Church, with burial to follow in the Autry Cemetery on
Johnsontown Road. Pastors Annette Johnson and Dallas Johnson will
officiate. He is survived by his mother, Julia Mae Johnson of Elizabethtown;
two sisters, Doris Johnson and Ollie Powell, both of Elizabethtown;
and three brothers, Theodore Johnson, J.P. Johnson, and Jimmie Johnson,
all of Elizabethtown. Visitation will be today (Friday) from 1-5
p.m. at Carter Funeral Home in Garland.
10-21-2005
EDWARD AUTRY
ELIZABETHTOWN -Edward Autry, 76, of 414D Gooden Village Apartments,
died Tuesday, October 18, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center
in Wilmington. The funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p. m.
at Johnson's Funeral Service Chapel, Elizabethtown, with Rev. Gordon
Griffin officiating. Burial will be in Autry Cemetery. Mr. Autry
is survived by five daughters, Glenda Murchison of Clarkton, Sarah
Rhodie, Daisy Smith and Cindy Rhodie, all of Elizabethtown, and
Arlene Rhodie of Charlotte; three sons, Barry Rhodie and James Rhodie,
both of Charlotte, and David McDowell of Elizabethtown; two brothers,
Norman Autry of Bladenboro and Raymond Autry of Manhattan, NY; three
sisters, Thelma Martin of Virginia, Ruth Webster of Brooklyn, NY,
and Leitha Parker of Fayetteville; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends Saturday from 4 till 6 p. m. at
Johnson's Funeral Service, Elizabethtown, and at other times at
the home of Rev. Milton and Glenda Murchison, 87 Rosindale Road,
Clarkton.
7-1-2005
VERA C. JONES
OXON HILL, MD-Vera C. Jones, 55, of 5000 Glassmanor Drive, formerly
of Elizabethtown, died Tuesday, June 28, at Greater Southeastern
Hospital in Washington, DC.
The funeral service will be conducted Sunday at 2 p. m. at St.
Peter AME Zion Church, White Lake, by Rev. Shelia Cunningam. Burial
will follow in Marshburn Cemetery, White Lake.
She is survived by three sisters, Shirley McKoy and Romona Smith,
both of Elizabethtown, and Beverly Smith of New Bern, NY; and a
brother, Curlie Smith of Washington, DC.
The family will receive friends Saturday from 7 till 8 p. m. at
Johnson's Funeral Service in Elizabethtown and other times as the
home of Rev. Donnie and Shirley McKoy, 701 South Hill Street, Elizabethtown.
June 17, 2005
HELEN WRIGHT MCGUIRE
ELIZABETHTOWN -Helen McGuire, 67, of 620 McLean Road, died Sunday,
June 12, at Bladen County Hospital in Elizabethtown. The funeral
service will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at True Way Holiness
Church in Elizabethtown by Bishop Willie Powers. Burial will following
Sugar Loaf Cemetery.
She is survived by three sisters, Marry Pellom and Mildred Whitted,
both of Elizabethtown, and Rebecca Dixon of Council; and a brother,
Rev. Billy Wright of Elizabethtown.
3-12-2004
ROBERT L. JOHNSON
ELIZABETHTOWN -Robert L. Johnson, 71, of 120 Roberts Avenue, died
Friday, March 12,2004 at his residence. The funeral service will
beheld at 2 p. m. Thursday at Pleasant Hill Holiness Church, conducted
by Rev. Roland McKoy. Burial will follow in McKoy Cemetery, Dublin.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Geneva McKoy Johnson; two daughters,
Linda J. Lloyd of Council and Leigh Taylor of Raleigh; four sons,
John R. Johnson, Willie L. Johnson and James L. Johnson, all of
Elizabethtown, and Jimmie R. Johnson of Garland; three sisters,
Lillie Boykin, Bertha Johnson and Mary L. Autry, all of Elizabethtown;
12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The public will be
received from 1 till 7 p. m. Wednesday at Carter Funeral Home in
Garland.
12/2003
JESSIE JOHNSON 12/2003
ELIZABETHTOWN-Jessie Johnson, 85, of 291 Sandhill Loop Road, died
Wednesday, December 24, at Highsmith Rainey Hospital in Fayetteville.
The funeral service was held at 2 p. m. Sunday at Pleasant Hill
Holiness Church by the Pastor, Annette Johnson. Burial was in the
Autry Cemetery. Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife, Ezzline Johnson;
four daughters, Etheline Bradley of Bowie, Md., Pauline Johnson
and Minnie Hawkins, both of Clinton, Md., and Effie Highsmith of
Elizabethtown; three son, Jessie Johnson of Garland, Harold A. Johnson
of Elizabethtown, and Stevie N. Johnson of Upper Marlboro, Md.;
three sisters, Lillie Boykin, Bertha Johnson and Mary Johnson, all
of Elizabethtown; 19 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.
10-3-2003
FRANCES MOSS JOHNSON
ELIZABETHTOWN -Frances Moss Johnson, of 293 Sandhill Loop Road,
died Monday, September 29, at her residence. She was 42.
The funeral service will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. at Pleasant
Hill Holiness Church, conducted by Pastor Annette Johnson. Burial
will follow in the Autry Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by her husband, Harold A. Johnson; a daughter,
Odessa Johnson of the home; three sons, Michael T. Johnson, Jessie
E. Johnson and Denzel Johnson, all of the home; her mother, Argie
Moss of Wake Forest; two sisters, Carolyn Kelly of Apex and Bruma
Reed of Greensboro; seven brothers, Malcolm Moss and Glenn Moss,
both of Wake Forest, Charles Moss and John Moss, both of Raleigh,
Donald Moss of Rolesville, Eugene Moss of Landover, Md., and Warren
Moss of Atlanta, Ga.
The public will be received from 12 noon till 3:30 p. m. today
(Friday) at Carter Funeral Home in Garland.
8-25-2003
DAVID PEARL AUTRY
ELIZABETHTOWN -David Pearl Autry, 82, of 2592 Johnsontown Road, died
Tuesday, August 5,2003 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton.
The funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Hill
Holiness Church with the Rev. Roland T. McKoy Jr. officiating. Burial
will follow in the Sandhill Cemetery. Mr. Autry is survived by his
wife, Mary J. Autry; five daughters, Pearline Autry, Martha Smith,
Judy Ellis, all of Raleigh, Mary Ann Burns of Marlboro, N. Y., and
Arthalia Autry of Elizabethtown; a son, John David Autry of Spanaway,
Wash.; two sisters, Lether Parker of Fayetteville and Ruth Webster
of Brooklyn, N. Y.; three brothers, Raymond Autry of New York, Norman
Autry of Bladenboro, and Edward Autry of Elizabethtown; 11 grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren.
The public will be received from 1 till 5 p. m. Saturday at Carter
Funeral Home in Garland and at other times at the home.
4-18-2003
SOPHIA JONES SMITH
OXEN HILL, Md. - Sophia Jones Smith, 71, of 5000 Glass Manor Drive
and formerly of Elizabethtown, died Sunday, April 13, at Howard
University Hospital in Washington, D. C.
The funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p. m. at St. Peter
AME Zion Church of White Lake with Rev. Shelia Cunningham officiating.
Burial will be in Marshburn Cemetery of White Lake.
She is survived by a son, James Smith of Washington, D. C.; four
daughters, Shirley McKoy and Romona Smith, both of Elizabethtown,
Vera Jones of Washington, D. C., and Angelene Smith of New Bern,
N. Y.; and 10 grandchildren.
There will be a public viewing Saturday from 3 till 7 p. m. at
Johnson's Funeral Service in Elizabethtown.
The family is receiving friends at 701 South Hill Street in Elizabethtown.
11-15-2002
ELIZABETHTOWN - Elvin Ervin Autry, 76, of 1869 Johnsontown Road, died
Tuesday, November 12, at Bladen County Hospital in Elizabethtown.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 16,
at Pleasant Hill Holiness Church by Pastor Annette Johnson. Burial
will follow in the Autry Sandhill Cemetery.
Mr. Autry is survived by his wife, Pearl Suggs Autry, of the home;
five daughters, Eva Cromartie of Elizabethtown, Wilma Sampson and
Gwendolyn Johnson, both of Fayetteville, Yvonne Bethea of Wilmington,
and Jackie Johnson of White Oak; seven sons, Larry Autry and Elvin
L. Autry, both of Elizabethtown; Jimmy Autry of Garland; Clifton
Autry of Clarkton; Herman Autry of Raleigh, Swindell Autry of Ft.
Mead, Maryland, and Vincent Autry of Aberdeen, Maryland; nine brothers,
Odell Autry, Nathan Autry, Daniel Autry, David Autry, Cleo Autry,
Edward Autry, Oscar Autry, all of Elizabethtown, Norman Autry of
Bladenboro, James Autry of New York; four sisters, Letha Parker
of Fayetteville, Julia Johnson, Esther McLean, both of Elizabethtown,
and Rubell Webster of New York; 19 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
The public will be received from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. Friday at
Carter Funeral Home in Garland and at other times at the home of
Pearl Autry, 1869 Johnsontown Road, Elizabethtown.
7-9-2002
C. CURTIS McLEAN
ELIZABETHTOWN - July 9, 2002 C. Curtis McLean, 63, of 381 McLean Road,
died Thursday, July 4, at Bladen County Hospital. The funeral will
be conducted Wednesday at 2 p. m. at Pleasant Hill Holiness Church
by Pastor Annette Johnson. Burial will be in Autry Cemetery. He is
survived by a daughter, Keisha Strudwick of Raleigh; two sons, Earl
McLean of Tacoma, Wash., and Keith Boyd of Kinston; his mother, Esther
McLean of Elizabethtown; five sisters, Mary Ellis of Cleveland, Mildred
Herring of Milton, N. Y., Cora Lee and Carol Wright, both of Elizabethtown,
and Mozel Kenny of Raleigh; and six grandchildren.
February 16, 2002
EVERLENA RICHARDSON AUTRY
ELIZABETHTOWN -Everlena Richardson Autry, 68, of 115 McLean Road
died Saturday, February 16, 2002 at New Hanover Regional Medical
Center in Wilmington. She was preceded in death by her husband,
Leslie Autry. The funeral service was held Wednesday at 3 p. m.
at St. Peters AME Zion Church by the Rev. Lillie Hammonds. Burial
was in the Autry Cemetery. She is survived by two daughters, Doretha
Ellis and Beverly Robinson, both of Elizabethtown; one son, Carl
A. Autry of Fayetteville; eight grandchildren and
seven great-grandchildren. Carter Funeral Home of Garland handled
the arrangements.
1-24-2002
LAYLON "BUCK" WINDELL UNDERWOOD
ELIZABETHTOWN -Laylon "Buck" Windell Underwood, 42, of
467 McLean Road died Thursday, January 24, 2002 at UNC Memorial
Hospital in Chapel Hill. He was a truck driver and served in the
U. S. Army for eight years. The funeral service was held Sunday
at 1 p. m. at Pleasant Hill Holiness Church with Pastor Annette
Johnson officiating. Burial was in Autry Cemetery. Mr. Underwood
is survived by two daughters, Sharhonda Underwood of Louisville,
Ky., and Jasmine Underwood of Clinton; a son, Shide Wendell Underwood
of Garland; his parents, Sandy and Sally Autry Lloyd of White Oak;
five sisters, Tiffany Lloyd and Courtney Jones, both of Dunn, Denita
Council of White Oak, and Arlisha Rhoda and Lynell Jones, both of
Elizabethtown; three brothers, Woodrow Under-wood, Timothy Rhodie
and Marvin Melvin, all of Elizabethtown. Carter Funeral Home of
Garland handled the arrangements.
1-10-2002
ADA AUTRY REGAN
ELIZABETHTOWN - Ada Autry Regan, 93, of 729 McLean Road died Thursday,
January 10, 2002 at Bladen County Hospital. The funeral service
was held Sunday at 1 p. m. at Pleasant Hill Holiness Church with
Pastor Annette Johnson officiating. Burial followed in the Autry
Cemetery. Mrs. Regan is survived by a son. Winston Whitted of Elizabethtown;
and two stepdaughters, Mary Bell McDowell and Christine Powell,
both of Elizabethtown. Carter Funeral Home of Garland handled the
arrangements.
07/6/2001
EVERETT T. JOHNSON
ELIZABETHTOWN -Everett T. Johnson, 31, of Johnsontown Road, died
Friday, July 6,2001 at Bladen County Hospital. The funeral service
will be held Wednesday, July 11, at 1 p. m. at East Bladen High
School with Rev. Sidney Jones conducting. Burial will be in the
Johnson Family Cemetery of Elizabethtown. Mr. Johnson is survived
by his wife, Sharon M. Johnson; two sons, Terrell Johnson and Kevin
Johnson, both of the home; his mother, Doris Johnson of Elizabethtown;
his father, Curtis Williams of Atlanta; six sisters, Sarita and
Tashama Johnson, both of Elizabethtown, and Chiniqua, Tabitha, Natasha
and Laytona Williams, all of Atlanta; and his grandmother, Julia
Johnson of Elizabethtown. There will be a public viewing Tuesday,
July 10, from 1 until 7 p. m. at Johnson's Funeral Service in Elizabethtown.
A motorcycle accident on Friday night on Johnsontown Road claimed
the life of an Elizabethtown area man. According to a report filed
by North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper J. A. Woolard, the accident
happened at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Friday evening. According
to Trooper Woolard's report, Everett Terry Johnson, 31, of 2791
Johnsontown Road, Elizabethtown, was operating a 1995 Yamaha Motorcycle
east on Johnsontown Road and was exiting a curve at a high rate
of speed. According to Trooper Woolard's report, the motorcycle
crossed left of center and then ran off the left side of the road.
Johnson lost control of the motorcycle and collided with a utility
pole on the west side of the road. After impact, Johnson was taken
to Bladen County Hospital in Elizabethtown by a personal vehicle.
According to Bladen County Coroner/Medical Examiner Hubert Kinlaw,
Johnson was pronounced dead at the hospital. He was alone on the
motorcycle at the time of the accident. According to reports, Johnson's
wife apparently transported him to the hospital. The motorcycle
was removed from the accident scene before Trooper Woolard arrived.
Johnson is survived by his wife, Sharon Montgomery Johnson, and
two children. "According to his wife, he was on his way to
help a friend work on a vehicle," said Kinlaw
8/4/2000
LESLIE AUTRY
ELIZABETHTOWN-Leslie Autry, 72, of 115 McLean Road died Friday,
August 4,2000 in Highsmith-Rainey Memorial Hospital in Fayetteville.
Arrangements will be announced by Carter Funeral Home of Garland.
4/25/2000
ANGELA AUTRY WILLIAMS
VICENZA, ITALY Mrs. Angela Autry Williams, 30, of Vicenza,
formerly of 1869 Johnsontown Road, Elizabethtown, died Tuesday,
April 25,2000 in her home. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m.
Saturday, May 6, in Pleasant Hill Holiness Church by Pastor Annette
Johnson. Burial will be in the Autry Sandhill Cemetery. Mrs. Williams
is survived by her husband, George Williams; a son, Joshua Williams
of the home; a daughter, Mattisen Williams of the home; a stepdaughter,
Kellisa Williams of St. Kitts, V.I.; her parents, Elvin and Pearl
Suggs Autry of Elizabethtown; five sisters, Eva Cromartie of Elizabethtown,
Wilma Simpson of Fayetteville, Yvonne Bethea of Wilmington, Jackie
Johnson of White Oak, and Gwendolyn Johnson of Augusta, Ga.; and
seven brothers, Larry Autry and Elvin L. Autry, both of Elizabethtown,
Jimmy Autry of Garland, Clifton Autry of Clarkton, Herman Autry
of Raleigh, Swindell Autry of Ft. Hood, Texas, and Vincent Autry
of Ft. Bragg.
4/10/2000
ODESSA R. JOHNSON
ELIZABETHTOWN Odessa R. Johnson, 76, of 293 Sandhill Loop
Road, died Friday, April 7, in Bladen County Hospital in Elizabethtown.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, in Pleasant
Hill Holiness Church by Annette Johnson. Burial will be in the Autry
Cemetery. Mrs. Johnson is survived by her husband Jessie Johnson;
four daughters, Etheline Bradley of Forestville, Md., Minnie Hawkins
and Pauline Johnson, both of Clinton, Md., and Effie Highsmith of
Elizabethtown; three sons, Jessie Johnson Jr. of Garland, Harold
Johnson of Raleigh, and Stevie N. Johnson of Upper Marlboro, Md.;
two brothers, W. J. Richardson of Elizabethtown, and Rommie Richardson
of Stanford, Conn.; 18 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
7/15/1999
FRANCES AUTRY THOMAS
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Mrs. Frances Autry Thomas, 52, formerly of Elizabethtown,
died Thursday, July 15, 1999
in Highland Hospital in Rochester.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, in Pleasant
Hill Holiness Church by Evangelist Lillie Hammond. Burial will be
in the Autry Cemetery. Mrs. Thomas is survived by her husband, Charles
Thomas Sr. of Rochester; two sons, Charles Thomas Jr. and Christopher
Thomas, both of Rochester; three daughters, Jessica Thomas and Latitia
Thomas, both of Rochester, and Belinda Ligon of Dale City, Va.;
her parents, Daniel and Elizabeth Bordeaux Autry of Elizabethtown;
six brothers, Edward Autry, Leo Autry, and Raymond Autry, all of
Elizabethtown, Randolph Autry of Garland, Thurman Autry of Fayetteville,
and Jerry Autry of Hampton, Va.; four sisters, Hattie Streeter,
Janice Johnson and Ruby Autry, all of Elizabethtown, and Michelle
Stacker of Garland; and five grandchildren. The public will be received
from 1 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, at Carter Funeral Home in Garland.
December 19, 1998
RONALD D. MELVIN
Ronald D. Melvin, 32, of 1301 Johnsontown Road died Wednesday in
New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Summerville-Boykin
Mortuary chapel in Garland by the Rev. Harold Boykin. Burial will
be in Sandhills Cemetery.
Mr. Melvin is survived by a daughter, Carmela N. Blanks of East
Arcadia; a son, Rufus N. Blanks of East Arcadia; his parents, Joseph
D. ``J.D.'' and Minnie S. Melvin of Elizabethtown; three sisters,
Jane M. Autry and Mary Ann Melvin, both of Elizabethtown, and Aldora
M. Grant of El Paso, Texas; and two brothers, Raymond D. Melvin
of Elizabethtown and Joseph D. Melvin Jr. of New Haven, Conn.
The public will be received today from 1 to 7 p.m. at the funeral
home.
Friday, December 04, 1998
MS. ESTHER WALKER
Ms. Esther Walker, 83, of 683 W. Second St. died Wednesday in Southeastern
Regional Medical Center in Lumberton.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Saint Thomas
AME Zion Church in Roseboro by the Rev. Harry D. Hines. Burial will
be in the Autry family cemetery in Elizabethtown.
Ms. Walker is survived by a daughter, Everlena Autry of Elizabethtown;
a sister, Odessa Johnson of Elizabethtown; seven grandchildren;
and nine great-grandchildren.
The public will be received today from 1 to 7 p.m. at Summerville-Boykin
Mortuary.
May 14, 1998
FRANKLIN HEZEKIA WRIGHT
4-12-1997
MS. NIKETA R. CROMARTIE
Ms. Niketa Rochelle Cromartie, 22, of 2575 Johnstontown Road died
Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday in Pleasant Hill
Holiness Church. Burial will be in the Gibbs family cemetery.
Ms. Cromartie is survived by a daughter, Faith Cromartie of Elizabethtown;
her parents, William and Eva Cromartie of Elizabethtown; a brother,
Colby Cromartie of Elizabethtown; a sister, Anita Cromartie of Elizabethtown;
her paternal grandfather, William Cromartie Jr. of Garland; and
her maternal grandparents, Elvin and Pearl Autry of Elizabethtown.
The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 at Carter Funeral
Home in Garland.
12-7-1996
JOHNNIE G. WRIGHT JR.
Johnnie Grant Wright Jr., 77, of 624 McLean Road died Thursday
in his home.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in St. Peter AME
Zion Church by the Rev. Alonza Butler Jr. Burial will be in Sugar
Loaf Cemetery.
Mr. Wright is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Richardson and
Johnice Autry, both of Elizabethtown; three sons, Milton Rhodie
of Texas, Stephen Wright of Baltimore and Leroy Wright of Lawrenceville,
N.J.; five sisters, Katheline Melvin, Mary Pellom, Mildred Whitted,
and Prophetess Helen McGuire, all of Elizabethtown, and Rebecca
Dixion of Council; two brothers, Franklin Wright and the Rev. Billy
Wright, both of Elizabethtown; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
The public will be received today from 1 to 7 p.m. at Carter Funeral
Home in Garland.
1994
MRS. SARAH E. LEWIS
Mrs. Sarah Eliza Lewis (daughter of King
Norman Richardson and Cora Jane White), 92, of Route 1 died
Friday in Bladen County Hospital in Elizabethtown.
She was a member of Bryant Swamp Baptist Church and the Willing
Workers club.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday in Bryant Swamp
Baptist Church by the Rev. Richard Ingram. Burial will be in Singletary
Cemetery.
Mrs. Lewis is survived by five daughters, Hattie Ghee of Jackson,
N.Y., Thelma Moore of the Bronx, N.Y., Ruth Webster of Brooklyn,
N.Y., Letha Parker of Fayetteville and Marie L. Lloyd of Elizabethtown;
six sons, Norman Autry of Bladenboro, Edward Autry, David Autry
and Elvin Autry, all of Elizabethtown, James Autry of New York,
and Preston Lewis of the Bronx; 59 grandchildren; 136 great-grandchildren;
and 84 great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends today from 2 to 7 p.m. in the Central
Funeral Home chapel.
April 25, 1993
ED GRANT AUTRY
June 23, 1991
Lofton Laylon Autry
January 17, 1983
Cora Jane Wright Autry
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