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Decsi, Linda

Linda (Rice) Decsi passed away peacefully at home on November 14th, at the age of 67, after a long and difficult battle with cancer. She will be watching us now from heaven. Linda was born in Canton, OH, and raised on a dairy farm by parents Clara Catharine and John Walter Rice. She was working at Nationwide Insurance in Canton…

Smith, Dora Pittman

Dora Pittman Smith, age 86, of Lumberton, NC died on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Woodhaven Nursing Center in Lumberton. She was born in Robeson County, NC on April 15, 1924 to Gregory and Hattie Willoughby Pittman. She previously worked as a seamstress in textile manufacturing. Mrs. Pittman is survived by one son, Norman L. Smith of Boise, ID; two…

Callahan, Archie Leondous

Mr. Archie Leondous Callahan, age 63, Fayetteville, NC died Wednesday November 10, 2010 at Cape Fear Valley Health Systems in Fayetteville. He was born February 24, 1947 in Robeson County, NC. Mr. Callahan was a decorated veteran who retired from the US Air Force as a TSgt (E-6); after serving in the Army as a Green Beret. He served 6…

Rowan, Elsie Stone

Elsie Stone Rowan, age 72, of Lumberton, passed away on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. She was born in Robeson County on December 21, 1937 to the late Jessie Franklin Stone, Sr. and Anna Mae Britt. She previously worked as a Supervisor at Robeson County DSS. She is survived by two daughters, Lisa Jones and husband,…

Jacobs, Flossie Oxendine

Flossie Oxendine Jacobs, age 88, of Winston Salem and formerly of Fairmont, passed away Sunday, November 14, 2010 in Winston Salem. She is survived by three sons, Tony Jacobs & wife, Kathy of Mt. Olive, NC; Gilbert Jacobs & wife, Nettie of Winston Salem, NC and Jimmy Jacobs also of Winston Salem, NC; two daugthers, Linda Burton & husband, Kenny…

Brumbles, Milton

Mr. Milton Brumbles, age 71, of Proctorville,NC died Thursday, November 11, 2010 at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Lumberton. He was born March 4, 1939 in Robeson County, NC. He is survived by his wife, Janice Collins Brumbles of the home; 2 sons, Jeffrey Milton Brumbles of Proctorville and Michael Dean Brumbles of Seven Lakes, NC; 2 daughters, Penny Byrd of…

Pate, William

William Pate 88 of Pinehurst, died Saturday, November 13, 2010 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital after many years of deteriorating health. Born in Raeford, NC; one of sixteen children to the late William and Flora Ann Pate. A funeral service will be held 2PM Wednesday November 17, 2010 at A New Beginning Assembly of God Church in Vass with the…

Souders, Mary Bernard

Mrs. Souders was born in Roanoke, VA a daughter of the late Richard Benson Crowley and Mary Margaret Burkholder Crowley. She retired in 2000 at age 65 from the Financial Aid Department of Florence Darlington Technical College and was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and by a son, Berry Lamm,…

McPhatter, Tonya

Tonya McPhatter, 37, of Darlington died Saturday, November 13, 2010. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Kistler-Hardee Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery in Dillon, South Carolina. Tonya was born in Marion County. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend and will be missed…

Gibson, Myrtle McPhatter

Services for Myrtle McPhatter Gibson will be held 3:00 p.m. Monday at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Mrs. Gibson, 83, died Saturday, November 13, 2010 at McLeod Medical Center in Dillon. Born in Laurinburg, NC, August 13, 1927, she was the daughter of the late…