Clinton, Bobby Ray Jackson, born August 23, 1952 in Sampson County, died Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Sampson Regional Medical Center with his family by his side. A graveside service will be at 3 PM, Saturday, January 23rd, at Clinton City Cemetery with Rev. Kim Strickland officiating.  The family will receive friends from 1 PM – 2:30 PM, Saturday, January 23rd at Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home. He was preceded in death by his parents, William C. Jackson and Lattie Pearl...

Clinton, James Elbert Jones, 85, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at Sampson Regional Medical Center.  A private graveside service will be held.  Due to COVID-19 the family ask for no visitors at this time. James was born May 22, 1935 in Sampson County, to the late James Felton Jones and Thelma Faircloth Jones.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sister, Gladys Ann Matthews.  James spent his entire career in the banking industry.  He...

Mr. Daniel Ramirez Velasqez, 61, of 308 DeVane St., passed away Friday, January 15th, at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh. A Funeral Mass will be held 11 AM, Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on John St. in Clinton. Interment will follow in the Clinton City Cemetery. A time to visit with the family will be held 4-8 pm, Sunday at Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home. Face mask and social distancing are required.  Daniel, born in Mexico, was a member of the Holly Catholic Church and...

Autryville, NC Ms. Doris Matthews Murray, 93, of Autryville, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at Brookshire Nursing Center in Hillsbourgh, NC. A private graveside service will be held at the Autry Family Cemetery, located on Autry Mill Rd. Autryville, with the Reverend Paul Honeycutt officiating. Doris, born in Sampson County, was the daughter of the late Shaddie and Lillian Honeycutt Matthews. Doris, retired from Sears as a bookkeeper and was a faithful member of Clement Baptist...

Roseboro, Esteen Gray Pope Jackson, 90, passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 at Golden Years Nursing Home in Falcon. A funeral service will be held at 2 PM, Thursday, January 14th at Mt. Elam Baptist Church with Rev. Brandon Glunt officiating. Services will be live streamed from Mt. Elam Baptist Church Face Book page and also transmitted via radio for those who wish to attend and remain in their automobiles.  Interment will follow in the Jackson Family Cemetery at 1942 Penny Tew Mill...

William Edgar Thornton, M.D., a retired astronaut, medical professor and inventor, passed away January 11, 2021 at his home in Fair Oaks Ranch, TX with his wife Jennifer by his side.    He was born on April 14, 1929 in Faison, NC to the late William E. Thornton and Rosa B. Thornton. There will be a small graveside service at a later date in Faison.   While attending Faison High School he opened a radio repair shop and used the profits to pay for college. He earned a...

Clinton, Ola Mae Simmons Vann, 93, of 180 Southwood Drive, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Southwood Nursing Center. A graveside service will be held at 2 PM, Monday, January 11th at Clinton City Cemetery, with Rev.  Matthew Creech and Rev. Mike Shook officiating.  The family will be meeting at the home of her son, Jamie, at 1340 Rackley Road, Clinton, NC. Ola, born in 1927 in Sampson County, was the daughter of the late Reddin Estel Simmons and Viola Guinn...

Salemburg, Don MacArthur “Mack” Honeycutt, 71, of 202 S Main Street, passed away Friday, January 8, 2021 at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral service will be held at 11 AM, Wednesday, January 13th at Harnett Primitive Baptist Church Front Lawn with Rev. John Adams officiating.  Interment will be in the Harnett Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.  Due to Covid 19, face mask and social distancing are requested. A walk-through viewing without the family present will be...

Samuel Wait Brewer Kitchin, beloved father, brother and grandfather passed away, in his home, January 8th, 2021.  Sam was born January 2nd, 1950 in Asheboro, North Carolina.  He is survived by his three children, Susan Kitchin McElhinney and husband Lance, of Denver, Anna Clark Kitchin of Elizabeth City, and Catherine Eugenia Kitchin of Chapel Hill and three grandchildren, Colin Reed McElhinney, Robert Kitchin “Kitch” McElhinney and Amelia Ann McElhinney of...

Clinton, Xyldia Gray Dail, 85, of 307 Halifax St., passed away Thursday, January 7, 2020 at the Lower Cape Fear Life Care Hospice in Wilmington. A graveside service will be held at 2 PM, Sunday, January 10th at Clinton City Cemetery with Rev. Mike Shook, Rev. Cameron Dunn, Jackson Brock and Rev. Connie Morris officiating.  The family will receive friends at her home. Xyldia, born in 1935 in Pitt County, was the daughter of the late Robert Jones and Ellen Crawford Jones. She was...