Bennettsville Mr. David Vance Pearce, widower of Mrs. Patricia Ann Altman Pearce, passed away Monday, April 19, 2021 at his residence after an illness. He was 84 years old. David was born in Bennettsville, SC on February 22, 1937 to the late John Frank and Lillian Brewer Pearce. He attended Bennettsville Wesleyan Church. He was a veteran of the United States Army.  He retired from the City of Bennettsville Utility Division, after 30 years of dedicated service. After retirement he...

Bennettsville, SC Shirley Freeman Caulder,79, of Bennettsville, SC passed away Saturday, April 17, 2021 at her residence after an illness. Mrs. Caulder was born April 20, 1941 in Blenheim, SC a daughter of the late Cletis Freeman and the late Zula Strickland Freeman. She was a member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church. She is preceded in death by her parents listed above; four siblings, Helen Benfield, Jennings Freeman, Nora Grant and Isalee Gray. Mrs. Caulder is survived by her...

James Elmore “Mo” Locklear, Jr., 48, of Laurinburg, NC passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021 in Laurinburg, NC after an auto accident. Mo was born June 29, 1972 in Laurinburg, NC a son of James Elmore Locklear, Sr. and the late Janie Bridges Locklear. He was employed with Lowes and was an avid Chevy Fan. He is preceded in death by his mother, Janie Bridges Locklear. Survivors include his wife, Dora Brigman Locklear of Laurinburg, NC; a son, Thomas Zebulen Locklear (Anna) of...

Bennettsville Mr. Woodrow Allen Gibson passed away Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Scotland Memorial Hospital after a sudden illness. He was 74. Woodrow was born in Marlboro County, SC on January 5, 1947 to the late Woodrow Wilson and Mary Louise Herring Gibson. He attended Thomas Memorial Baptist Church. He worked as a machine operator at Perdue in Rockingham. He loved cars, enjoyed yardwork, and was a wonderful caregiver to his sister. He is survived by; sister, Teresa Perlean Faulkner and...

Bennettsville, SC Mrs. Lynda “Jami” Sullivan, age 78, passed away at her residence on Saturday, April 3, 2021. Born September 12, 1942 in Wilmington, North Carolina to the late Robert William & Myrtle Lee Sullivan Jamison. Lynda served her country faithfully by enlisting in the United States Army. She worked with the Savanah River Site as a Cad Drafter and later retired with Corning Fiber Optics in the same capacity. Lynda was the first full time fire fighter with the...

Mary Parrish Morgan, 78, of Bennettsville, SC passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021 in Laurinburg, NC after an illness. She was born August 8, 1942 in Clio, SC a daughter of the late John Wade Parrish and Myrtle Sewell Parrish. Mary was a member of Thomas Memorial Baptist Church. She was a loving mother, grandmother and friend to many. She is preceded in death by her parents, John Wade and Myrtle Sewell Parrish, her husband, Charles Edward Morgan; three brothers, Wade H. Parrish, James E....

Catherine Marie Ward Hester, 80, of Bennettsville, SC passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021 in Rockingham, NC. She was born November 17, 1940 in Miami, FL a daughter of the late Clyde Edward Ward, Sr. and Mary Gladys Allen Ward. Catherine moved to Bennettsville in 1983 from Napoleonville, LA. She was a member, sunday school teacher, choir member and organist of Salem Baptist Church. Mrs. Hester was a past member of the Rotary Club and a Paul Harris Fellow. She was on the board of trustees for...

Bennettsville, SC Mollie McGirt Petty Wiggins, 81, passed away Friday, March 26, 2021, at her home after a brief illness. Born September 16, 1939, in Maxton, NC, she was a daughter of the late Sparks Cooper and Janie McGirt Hunt. Mrs. Mollie had retired from Essex Wire and United Technologies in Bennettsville. She attended Kingdom Life World Outreach and enjoyed caring for her family and spending time with them. She also enjoyed watching Westerns and the Golden Girls. She is survived by...

Bennettsville/West Columbia Judge Edward Benjamin Cottingham, 92, passed away peacefully at his home in Still Hopes Retirement Community in West Columbia on March 24, 2021. Born June 27, 1928, in Bennettsville, SC, he was the son of the late Vance Calhoun Cottingham and Margaret Waggoman Cottingham. He was a graduate of Bennettsville High School. In 1946, he enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served for two years aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS LEYTE CV 32 in the European Middle...

Bennettsville Mrs. Sarah Hubbard Bristow, widow of William Judson Bristow, passed away Friday, March 26, 2021 after an illness at Morrison Manor in Laurinburg. She was 95 years old. Mrs. Sarah was born in Clio, SC, on August 7, 1925 to the late Thaddious Bruce and Sallie Covington Hubbard. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Bennettsville. She retired as a stenographer for Midgley Agency after 30 years of dedicated service. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, NASCAR,...