All Obituaries

  Barbara Jean McLaughlin Dozier was born June 11, 1948 in Carthage, North Carolina. She was the sixth child and fourth daughter of Daniel McLaughlin and Mary Lee McNeil McLaughlin. She earned a diploma from Pinckney High School, a Bachelor of Science in Education from Barber Scotia College in Concord, NC, and a Master of Arts in Education from New York University, with further study at Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY. One of her greatest loves was teaching and working with...

Omega Elliott Whitaker Dowdy was born on December 8, 1931 in Moore County to the late Gentry Elliott and Maude Ferguson Elliott. On Wednesday morning, June 24, 2020, at First Health Moore Regional Hospital, Pinehurst NC, she peacefully entered eternal rest as her Heavenly Father called her home. Her husband, Robert Dowdy and Forrest Whitaker, her daughter, Pamela Theresa Whitaker, and her brother, George Elliott, preceded in death. She graduated from Pinckney High School, Carthage NC in...

Joan Elizabeth Calhoun was born February 22, 1942 in Atlantic City, New Jersey to her parents Helen Chapman Calhoun and Ernest Calhoun who adored her.  She was swarmed with attention from her elder sibling William Calhoun Sr, and younger brothers and sisters Robert A. Calhoun, James Hill, Velma Yarborough, Carol A. Crouch, and Lionel Calhoun.  Affectionately, addressed throughout her life as sister, aunt, mother, cousin and friend, Joan gave of herself fully in each important...

Mr. Willie McCrimmon, 93, of Vass died Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at First Health Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.

Ms. Emma Gillis, 86, of Aberdeen, passed away on Thursday, May 21, 2020, at Quail Haven Healthcare Center in Pinehurst.  

Robert Louis “The Wiseman” Barrett Robert Barrett, entered into eternal rest on May 9, 2020, in Pinehurst, NC. Robert Louis Barrett, aka “The Wiseman,” was born as the tenth child on November 22, 1934, to the late Otis Barrett and Marie Threatt Barrett in Cameron, NC. Robert grew up in a large family the he adored in the big city of Cameron, North Carolina. He joined Hood Chapel AME Zion Church at an early age. Robert received his education in Cameron, N, and later...

Hiawatha Tyrone McMillian was born June 19,1958, the oldest of three sons, to Elder Pearline Spruill McMillian and the late Bishop Caleb Junior McMillian.  In a swift transition, God quietly called Tyrone home on May 4, 2020. Tyrone’s early education began in Chatham County.  In 1976 he graduated from Lee County High School where he excelled in bricklaying and won a state championship award.  Tyrone attended Greensboro Methodist College (1976-1978) where he majored in...

Jessie Mae “Mickey” Barrett Jessie Mae Williams Barrett was born on December 5, 1931, as the tenth child and baby girl to the late Russell and Mattie Williams in Glendon, NC. She departed this life earthly on May 2, 2020, in Pinehurst, NC. Jessie attended Bethlehem School and Pinckney High School, where she graduated in 1949. Jessie gave her life over to Christ at an early age. She joined Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church and was an active member until she relocated to...

Ms. Catherine Thomas Cole, daughter of the late David Lee and Catherine Thomas was born on October 8, 1938 in Hoke County, North Carolina. She was educated in the Hoke County School System. Catherine was a proud lady and loved to help others, she had a passion for serving and cooking. She will be remembered for her great “spinach Dip”. Catherine was employed with Penick Village Senior Living, Southern Pines, NC, she retired after thirty years of dedicated service. In 1965,...

Alvin Shaw, 69, of Boston Massachusetts, formally of Carthage, North Carolina, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Private interment will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020 in the Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, Fort Bragg.