Rev. Osborne Vance Wade, 83 of 94 Shipp Rd., passed away Friday, March 17, 2023, at his home, with his loving family by his side. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 21 at 2:00 pm at Royal-Hall Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Vernon Braswell and Rev. Nick Adams officiating. Burial will follow in the Clinton Cemetery. Born in 1940, in Greene County, Osborne was the son of the late Norman Lee and Verna Vaughn Wade. He spent many years as a Pastor, and also was an auto dealer and...

Clinton Mr. Bobby George Matthis, 85 of 1500 Chancey Rd., passed away with his family by his side Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice of Whiteville. Funeral Services will be held Monday, March 20, at 11:00 AM at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church with Dr. Oliver Scarett and Rev. Ray Carter officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Born on September 24, 1937 in Sampson County, Bobby was the son of the late Leondias and Mamie Elizabeth Fryar Matthis. Bobby was a...

Mr. Jimmy Spell, 84 of Tyndall Grove Rd., passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at his home with his loving family by his side. A Funeral will be held on Friday, March 17, 2023 at 2:00 pm at the Royal-Hall Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Ray Jernigan and Rev. Paul Evans officiating. Burial will follow in the Spell-Tyndall Cemetery. Born on July 21, 1938, in Sampson County, Jimmy was the son of the late Murphy and Mary Louise Simmons Spell. He was the owner of Spell’s Cloth Barn...

  Mr. Elbert Cannady, of Clinton, passed away on March 2, 2023, at Transitions Lifecare of Raleigh, at the age of 90, with his loving family by his side. Funeral Services will be held  Sunday, March 5th at 3:00 pm at Mintz Baptist Church with Rev. Ray Smith and Dr. Robert Hunter officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation with family and friends will be held prior to the service, beginning at 2:00 pm, in the church sanctuary; and other times, at...

Mrs. Linda “Gail” Pope Smith, 72, of 625 Parker Memorial Rd., passed away Wednesday, March 1st 2023 at home, with her loving family by her side. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, March 4 at 2:00 pm at Owen Grove PFWB Church with Rev. Kim Strickland and Rev. Ivan Dixon officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation with family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service at the church; and other times at her home. Born...

Clinton Mr. James Milton "Jimmy" Weaver, 61 of 120 Southwood Drive, passed away Sunday morning February 26, 2023, at Mary Gran Nursing Center. Funeral Services will be held Friday, March 3, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Royal-Hall Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jimmy Flowers officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memorial Park. Born in 1962 in Princeton, New Jersey James was the son of the late Ottis M. and Lois Croom Weaver. To know James was to love him and he will greatly be...

Pembroke Mr. Thomas Victor "Tommy" Nance, 49 of Deep Branch Rd., passed away Thursday, February 23, 2023, at UNC Health Southeastern in Lumberton. A private graveside service will be held Sunday, February 26, 2023 at Clinton Cemetery with Rev. Courtney Murray officiating. Born in 1974 in Cumberland County, Tommy was the son of Susan Thompson Nance and the late David Victor Nance. Tommy leaves behind his two daughters: Rosemary Peterson of Clinton and Phoebe Locklear of...

James Delbon Wheeler III, 47, passed away on Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at Wake Medical Center of Raleigh. A Memorial Service to Celebrate James’ life will be held Saturday, March 4, 2023, at 11:00 AM at First Baptist Church, 408 College St., with Dr. Ray Ammons officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service on Saturday beginning at 10:00 AM. Born in Randolph, Vermont, James was the son of James Delbon Wheeler, Jr. and the late Fay Sawyer Wheeler. James...

Mr. Elwood Taylor, 78 of 305 Fisher Drive, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A Memorial Service with Military Honors will be held Sunday, February 19 at 2:00 PM at Epworth Methodist Church with Rev. Chris O’Briant officiating. Born in 1944 in Duplin County, Elwood was the son of the late Lloyd Timothy and Dentie Winifred Taylor. Elwood was a proud Veteran of The United States Army having served in Vietnam. He was a former...

Rose Hill Iolita "Lita" Shepard Whitley, 54 died at SECU Hospice of Smithfield on Saturday February 11, 2023.  A Memorial Service will be held at  1:00 PM Saturday February 18, 2023 at Royal Hall Funeral Home Chapel. Born on July 8, 1968 in Pineville, Ky. Iolita was the daughter of the late Edgar Simpson and Edith Hunter Simpson and the youngest of ten children. She was an employee with the Sampson County Schools as a child Nutritionist. She was an...