Recent Obituaries

Mar 29, 2013

Mr. Presley Franklin Mahoney, age 67 of Rose Hill, NC passed away Friday, March 29, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 6:00 pm Monday, April 1, 2013 at Padgett Funeral Home conducted by Reverend Benny Gutierrez. He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Mary Mahoney of Rose Hill, NC, two sons, Sonny Mahoney and...

Mar 25, 2013

Mr. Daniel Adam Cannon, 31, of Benson, NC passed away on March 25, 2013 in Smithfield, NC. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Padgett Funeral Home Chapel in Wallace, NC. A visitation will be held one hour prior to services. Adam was born on May 26, 1981 in Jacksonville, NC. He is...

Mar 23, 2013

Mr. Luther "Jack" Wells, Sr., of Teachey, NC, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2013, at his residence. Memorial services will be held 11:00 am Wednesday, March 27, 2013, at Teachey Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Craig Richardson. A visitation will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at Padgett Funeral Home, Wallace. He is survived by...

Mar 21, 2013

Mr. Joseph Daniel \"JD\" Teachey, Jr. of Wallace, NC, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Carolina East/Quinn Hospice Care Center in Kenansville, NC. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 pm Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Wallace United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Dr. Bob Kretzu and Rev. Jim Bailey. Burial will follow at Rockfish Memorial Cemetery, Wallace. Visitation...

Mar 21, 2013

Mrs. Clara Hamilton Johnson, age 87 of Wallace, NC, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Elizabethtown Nursing Center, Elizabethtown, NC. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Sunday, March 24, 2013 at Padgett Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Ross Cavenaugh. Burial will follow at Riverview Memorial Park, Watha. The family will receive one hour prior the service at Padgett...

Mar 15, 2013

Mr. Joseph \"Joe\" W. Bland Jr., age 92, of Rose Hill, NC, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 18, 2013 at Wallace Presbyterian Church conducted by Dr. Philip Gladden. Burial will follow at Rockfish Memorial Cemetery, Wallace, NC. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm...

Mar 10, 2013

Mr. David Michael \"Hillbilly\" Brice Sr. of Wallace, NC, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2013 in Teachey, NC. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Wallace Presbyterian Church conducted by Dr. Philip Gladden. Burial will follow at Brice's Cemetery, Wallace, NC. A visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00 pm on Wednesday, March 13,...

Mar 6, 2013

Mr. Christopher Neal Bryant, age 47 of Teachey, NC, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Corinth Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Richard Phillips and Rev. Sammy Boone. Burial will follow at Rockfish Memorial Cemetery, Wallace. A visitation will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 pm...

Mar 2, 2013

Mr. James \"Jimmy\" Franklin Sawyer Jr., of Maple Hill, NC, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. Graveside services will be held at Sawyer Family Cemetery on 11:00 am Saturday, March 9, 2013 conducted by his siblings, Tammy and Terry. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. He is survived...

Feb 27, 2013

Mr. Robert \"Jimmy\" James Horne, age 73 of Willard, NC, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Padgett Funeral Chapel conducted by the Reverend Merrell McKoy. Burial will follow at Rockfish Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive from 6:00 - 8:00 pm Friday, March 1,...

Feb 22, 2013

Delores Ann Pridgen, age 69 of Clinton, NC, passed away Friday, February 22, 2013 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Goldsboro, NC. Funeral services and burial will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Rockfish Cemetary, conducted by Rev. Ed Rouse. She is survived by her children, David Sarp, Jr. and wife Amy of Clinton, NC, Denise Topp and...

Feb 15, 2013

Mrs. Amie Hall Lucas Johnson, age 89 of Magnolia, NC, passed away Friday, February 15, 2013 at the Milford & Reba Quinn Hospice Center in Kenansville. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Monday, February 18, 2013 at Padgett Funeral Home conducted by Dr. Ray Kennedy and her grandson Rev. Ben Lucas. Burial will follow at Rockfish Memorial Cemetery. The...

Feb 3, 2013

Mr. James \"Jamie\" Dixon Teachey, age 47 of Watha, NC, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Wake Medical Center, Raleigh, NC. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at Wallace United Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Bob Kretzu, Rev. Brad Carter, and Rev. Carl Pulliam. Burial will follow at Rockfish Cemetery. The family will...

Feb 1, 2013

Mr. James \"Buddy\" Autry, age 62 of Penderlea, died February 1, 2013 at Durham Regional Hospital, Durham, NC. Born in Willard, NC, January the 8th, 1951, Buddy always had a love for basketball, which he later played in high school, for the Penderlea Hornets. That love for sports burned even brighter when he discovered the Duke Blue Devils in NCAA...

Jan 26, 2013

Mrs. Emmie Lou Johnson age 74 of Harrells, NC, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2013 at Silver Stream Health & Rehab Center, Wilmington. Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Wells Chapel Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Ed Rouse, Rev. Ottis King and Rev. John Harris. Burial will follow in the Wells Chapel Baptist...

Jan 11, 2013

Mr. James L. Bradshaw age 67 of Rose Hill, NC passed away on Friday, January 11, 2013 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC.  Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 14, 2013 at Padgett Funeral Home, Wallace, NC.  Burial will follow at Devotional Gardens, Warsaw, NC.  The family will receive one hour prior to service....

Jan 10, 2013

The Reverend Edward F. Johnston, Jr. age 73 of Topsail Beach, NC, formally of Wallace, NC, died Thursday, January 10, 2013 at his residence.  A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 13, 2013 at Emma Anderson Memorial Chapel, 1040 S. Anderson Blvd in Topsail Beach, NC conducted by Dr. Bill Hawkins.

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Jan 8, 2013

Mrs. Mary Ellen (Rackley) Jones age 98 of Rose Hill, passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Brian Center Health and Rehab in Wallace, NC.  Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at Corinth Baptist Church, Rose Hill.  Burial will follow at Rockfish Memorial Cemetery in Wallace.  The family will receive from 1:00-2:00...

Jan 6, 2013

Mrs. Alene Register Raynor age 79 of Wallace, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington.  Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Poston Baptist Church, Wallace.  Burial will follow at Riverview Memorial Park.  The family will receive from 6:00 – 8:00 pm Monday, January 7, 2013 at Padgett...

Jan 5, 2013

Mrs. Eva Foy Carter, age 90 passed away January 5, 2013 in Tarboro, NC.  Funeral services will be held 7:00 pm Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Padgett Funeral Chapel.  A private burial will be held at a later date.  The family will receive from 6:00 – 7:00 pm Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Padgett Funeral Chapel.

She...