Beulaville - Robert Kent "Slim" Taylor, 61, passed away Saturday, February 7, 2026 at his home.  Mr. Taylor was born June 24, 1964 in Wayne County, NC to the Robert Taylor and Myra Phipps Taylor.  Kent, also affectionally known as "Slim", was a die hard Tarheels fan.   

A funeral service will be held 6:00 pm, Monday, February 16,  2026 in Community Funeral Home Chapel with visitation to follow the service. 

Mr. Taylor is survived by his loving and devoted wife, Charity C. Taylor of the home; sons, Nicholas Locklear and wife, Celeste, Matthew Hall, Jaron Hall and Harrison Bennett all of Beulaville. daughters, Carrie Taylor of Beulaville, Rachel Pender and husband, Kalvin of Kenansville, Hailey Locklear of Beulaville, Bella Hall of Beulaville; grandchildren, Sara Baines, Maddie Baines, Gabreial Hernandez, Andrew Pender, Sienna Pender, Kai Pender, Jasper Caron-Locklear, Liam Caron- Wilson. Mr. Taylor is also survived by parents, Robert Taylor and Myra Phipps Taylor; brothers, Phillip Taylor of Clinton and Eddie Taylor and wife, Karon of Warsaw; and numerous nieces and nephews. 

Mr. Taylor was preceded in death by daughters, Brandi Taylor and Samantha Taylor and brothers, Rodney Taylor and "John Boy" Taylor.

The family is welcoming donations towards funeral expenses. Donations can be made in person at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw or by mail Community Funeral Home of Warsaw, P. O. Box 336, Warsaw NC 28398.

Ella Mae Starling, 94, passed away Monday, January 26, 2026 at The Gardens of Rose Hill. Miss Starling was born in Cumberland County, NC to the late Maurlus Gainey Starling and Jannie Elizabeth Ward Starling.

Miss Starling spent a career teaching in Cumberland County and she was also a member of the Rose Hill Baptist Church.

Miss Starling is survived by sister, Sarah Parker of Georgia; nephews, Ralph Starling of Denver, NC, Steve Starling of Franklinton, NC and Wayne Parker of FL; and nieces Sandra Ross of GA and Jennifer Dinnsen of Charlotte, NC.

No services are scheduled at this time.

Warsaw-Charles Martin Lockamy, 83, of Warsaw passed away Thursday, January 15, 2026 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital.   Charles was born January 14, 1943 in Duplin County to the late Aldridge Crosby Lockamy and Emma Allen Scott Lockamy.

A funeral service will be held 2:00pm Monday, January 19, 2026 at the Devotional Gardens Mausoleum.  A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 pm on Sunday, January 18, 2026 at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw.

Left to cherish his memory, Mr. Lockamy is survived by son, Troy Lockamy of Raleigh, and sister-in-law, Rebecca Lockamy. 

In addition to his parents, Mr. Lockamy was preceded in death by wife, Sandra Lanier Lockamy; son, Charles "Chuck" Martin Lockamy Jr., and brother, Bobby Scott Lockamy.

In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Pet Friends of Duplin, P. O. 
Box 152, Wallace, NC 28466.

Warsaw - Rita Sutton Quinn, 89, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Rex Hospital, Raleigh, NC.Born November 28, 1936, Rita was the daughter of the late James Lewis Sutton and Alberta Strickland Sutton of Warsaw. In addition to her parents, Rita is predeceased by husband, Gerald Haywood Quinn, Sr. and grandson, Dillon James Rouse.
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Surviving Mrs. Quinn are her daughter Carla Quinn Rouse and husband, Rick; and son, Gerald Haywood Quinn, Jr. and wife, Patricia, of Kenansville. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Leslie Rae Rouse, Ivey Quinn Rouse and fiancé, Zach McLamb; and Gerald Haywood ‘Luke’ Quinn, III and wife, Madison; and sister Helen Sutton Steed and brother, Charles Lee Sutton and wife, Jane; and sister-in-law, Faye Quinn Williams. Heartfelt gratitude for the comfortable lifestyle care given by Kate Kendro and other friends from Golden Harmony.

Rita graduated from Warsaw High School in 1954, and went on to attend High Point Business School. Before starting her family, Rita worked at BB&T Bank and Vance Gavin’s law office. A devoted wife and mother, Rita supported her husband, children and grandchildren in business, education, sports, and civic activities. Rita was a member of Warsaw Baptist Church and prided herself in her strong Christian faith. She and Gerald were married for 58 1/2 years. They enjoyed many years of traveling with friends and family.
Visitation will be in Powell Hall at Warsaw Baptist Church at 1:00 PM on Saturday, January 10. Funeral services will follow at 2:30 PM in the Warsaw Baptist Church. Entombment will follow at Devotional Gardens.

The family requests memorial donations be made to Warsaw Baptist Church - 209 E. College Street, Warsaw, NC 28398, or Charity Mission Center - 1333 W. Charity Road, Rose Hill, NC 28458.

Warsaw - Joyce Alene Braswell Boyette, 84, passed away Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, NC. Mrs. Boyette was born June 4, 1941 to the late Leland Braswell and Mattie Mae Bostic Braswell.

A memorial service will be held 2:00pm, Sunday, January 4, 2026 at Warsaw Baptist Church, with visitation to follow.

Mrs. Boyette is survived by two sons, Thomas Brooks, Jr. and wife, Susan of Wake Forest and Patrick Boyette of Raleigh; grandchildren, Peyton Boyette, Tanner Boyette, Thomas Brooks Boyette, III, and Riley Christopher Boyette.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Boyette was preceded in death by husband, T. Brooks Boyette; brother, Bobby Braswell and sister, Linda B. Taylor.

Kenansville - Willie Ray Arnette, 67, passed away Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at his home. Willie was born December 7, 1958 in Duplin County to the late Lannie Edward Arnette and Flora Lee Dail Arnette.

A memorial service will be held 3:00pm, Friday, January 9, 2026 at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw, with visitation to follow.

Willie survived by his wife, Joyce H. Arnette of the home; step daughters, Stephanie Renee Hardin of Kenansville, Kimberly Ann Henderson Bradshaw and husband, George Bradshaw of Warsaw; grandchildren, Courtland Ray Bradshaw; niece and nephew Betty Sue Arnette Anderson of Surf City and Dexter Gene Arnette of Mount Olive; great nieces and nephew, Ashley Arnette, Brandi Anderson and Timothy Anderson; brothers-in-law, Jackie Horne and wife, Judy, Roy Horne and wife, Cathy, and Tony Horne. He is also survived by Joseph Hardin of Texas and Blaze Hardin, David Hardin of Clinton, Mark Hardin Rameaur, NC, and Jeff Hardin of Ashville, NC and numerous cousins.

In addition to his parents, Willie was preceded in death by son, Courtland Wayne Arnette; brother, Paul Edward Arnette, Dexter Arnette; brother-in-law, Troy Horne, maternal grandparents, Dobson and Annie Pate Dail.

Sally Mae Jones Herring, 92 passed away peacefully Saturday, December 27, 2025 at The Gardens of Rose Hill. Sally was born August 23, 1933 in Duplin County, NC to the late Dallas Emmett Jones and Sallie Barwick Jones.

After graduation from Magnolia High School Sally attended King's Business College in Raleigh. Upon graduation she returned to Magnolia, married T. A. "Bo" Herring and later had two sons, J. D. and William.

Sally loved her boys, but the apples of her eye were her grandchildren, Kyle and Samantha and later, a great grandson, Hayes. She loved every minute she could spend with them.

Outside of working on the family farm, Sally worked for Godwin Building Company and later spent many years managing Warsaw Block Company. After losing her husband to cancer and retiring she spent countless hours with her sisters and her many friends. She loved having 'get togethers' with her friends and classmates.

Sally was a member of Kenansville Baptist Church. Her faith and love for the church were unwavering. When she wasn't entertaining or traveling you would find her mowing grass or working in her yard, as she loved plants and flowers. Many times you would find her outside talking to her beloved cat, Callie.

With grateful appreciation, the family would like to thank everyone for their kindness--visits, calls, cards and prayers. Many thanks to the staff at the Gardens of Rose Hill for their dedicated care.

A memorial service will be held 2:30pm, Friday, January 2, 2026 at Kenansville Baptist Church in Kenansville, with visitation following the service. A private family burial will be held in Devotional Gardens in Warsaw, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Kenansville Baptist Church in Kenansville.
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Sally is survived by two sons, J. D. Herring of Kannapolis and William Herring and wife, Rose of Warsaw; grandchildren, Samantha Herring Wade and husband, Blake and Kyle Herring; great grandson, Hayes Wade; sister, Carolyn Kimrey and a host of nieces and nephews.

Sally was preceded in death by husband, Thomas Alva "Bo" Herring; sisters, Hazel Holland, Roberta Chesnutt, Pauline Cottle and Annie Louise Hoover and brother, Dallas Jones, Jr..

Douglas Earl White, 71, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center in Wilmington, NC. Mr. White was born October 13, 1954 in Lenoir County, NC to the late Otis and Geraldine Whitley White.

A visitation will be held 7:00-9:00pm Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at Community Funeral Home in Rose Hill.

Mr. White is survived by his wife of 47 years, Faye G. White of the home; brothers, Dennis White of Kenansville; Kenneth "Kenny" White and wife, Debbie of Faison, Raymond White and wife, Linda of Warsaw and Rex White and wife, Sara of Warsaw sister-in-law, Terry White and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Mr. White was preceded in death by brother, Otis H. White, Jr.

Rose Hill - Alvin Joe Bass, 92, of Rose Hill passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025 at Warsaw Health and Rehab. Joe was born August 6, 1933 in Pitt County to the late Joseph Kinnie Bass and Pattie Hamm Bass.

Joe spent his work life first with J. P. Stevens, then full time with Pilot Life Insurance Company, later in life he worked part time for over 20 years with Community Funeral Home of Rose Hill. Joe was a huge sports fan with his football team being Kansas City and his basketball team being Carolina. Joe's son Harold played football in high school for Wallace-Rose Hill and Joe was very supportive and continued to support Wallace-Rose Hill after Harold graduated. Joe loved his caregivers at Warsaw Health and Rehab and they loved him. He was glad to have them as part of his family. He was very appreciative for the love and care they gave him for the time he was at Warsaw Health and Rehab. As well as his nieces, Jean Blanton, Judy Williams, and Betty Lanier for the five year they took care of him. Jean referred to Joe as her "Hot Shot" and he said she was his "Cold Shot".

A visitation will be held 1:00 pm Saturday, December 27, 2025 at Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church in Rose Hill. A funeral service will be held at Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church at 2:00pm followed by burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery.

Joe is survived by special nieces, Jean Blanton and husband, Clint, Judy Williams and Betty Lanier, grandson, Chris Bass, and numerous other nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Joe was preceded in death by wife, Edna Mathis Bass, sons, Alvin Harold Bass and Gary Allen Bass; sisters, Mae Dean Coburn and Latha Register.

Vernell “Nell” Carter Casteen, 82, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2025 at Wayne UNC Hospital in Goldsboro, NC.  Mrs. Casteen was born October 10, 1943 to the late Charlie Carter and Pearl Daniels Carter.

Mrs. Casteen is survived by son, Charles Allen Casteen and wife, Lisa of Warsaw; daughters, Crystal Pullen and husband, Kirk of Mount Olive, NC and Carol Barwick of Kinston; seven grandchildren, Gaige, Trey, Tessa, Max, Isabelle, Kristen and Steve and eight great grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Casteen was preceded in death by husband, James Casteen; brothers, Edward, Elwood, Lynwood, and C. H. Carter and sisters, Betty Inez Lane, Vivian Grey Carter, Edna Bell Murphy, and Gladys Watkins.

A memorial service will be held 11:00 am, Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Faison Baptist Church.​

Nell was a member of the Faison Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Faison Baptist Church Scholarship Fund, P. O. Box 280, Faison, NC 28341.

Warsaw - Billy Kendall Jones, 71, of Warsaw passed away quietly at home on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. Billy was born in Sampson County May 12, 1954 to the late James Junior Jones and Estelle Humphrey Jones.

Billy was a loving husband, and friend to many. He was an outdoorsman and loved hunting all kinds of game. He worked for years as a service representative for Butterball.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00am Friday, December 12, 2025 at Pinecrest Cemetery. No formal visitation or viewing will be held, but anyone that would like to go back to the house after the service are welcome to Billy's Barn.

Left to cherish Billy's memory are wife, Barbara Outlaw Jones of the home, brothers, Charles Jones and wife Celes, Lewis Jones of Warsaw; sister, Joyce Norwood and husband, Bobby of Hampstead, mother-in-law, Ann Outlaw of Warsaw; sister-in-law Vickie Outlaw Deaver and husband, Ricky of Warsaw; special sons, Julio Medina Ramano and wife, Carmello and Little Juan Valquez of Warsaw, special sister, Judy Brown.

Barbara would like to send out a huge thank you to all the people that have been like family over the years with helping out Billy and his care and the other multitude of things that have been done for them. No deed was too large or too small and all were greatly appreciated and you will all have a special place in our hearts for the love and help we received.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Love for Layla 127 Circle Drive, Kenansville, NC 28349 and the Faison Baptist Church Brotherhood, P. O. Box 280, Faison NC 28341.

Magnolia - Sallie Catherine Quinn Whaley, 84, of Magnolia passed away Monday, November 24, 2025 at her home. Sallie was born June 29, 1941 in Duplin County to the late Henry Hadnal Quinn and Minnie Dunn Quinn.

Sallie was a hard working farmer along with her parents and her brothers. In later years Sallie worked at the grocery store where she always met you with a smile and was willing to help.

A visitation will be held from 7 to 9 pm Friday, November 28, 2025 at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am, November 29, 2025 at Community Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Quinn Family Cemetery off J. B. Stroud Rd.

Sallie is survived by daughters, Minnie Toler and husband, Gary of Wallace, Jane Thomas of Wilmington, Joni Canady and Regina Whaley of Selma; son, Jeffrey Elliott of Wake Forest; grandchildren Matthew Updike, Ethan Jones, Jessica Thomas, Sam Thomas and Mary Reid; great grandchildren, Ryann Jones, Malachi Thomas, Naomi Toledo, Layla Reid, Isaiah Reid, Jonah Thomas and David Reid; great-great grandchild, Lylah Carmichael and numerous nephews and nieces.

In addition to her parents, Sallie was also preceded in death by husband, Gilmer Harold Whaley, son-in-law, Leon Thomas and brothers, William and Louis Quinn.

Kenansville - Charles Lee Bristow, 74, passed away Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at Kenansville Health and Rehab. Charles was born September 4, 1951 in Laurinburg, NC to the late Archie Franklin and Evelyn Adcock Bristow.

Charles is survived by wife, Linda Kay Rogers Bristow of Kenansville; sisters-in-law Kelli Bristow of Fort Wayne, IN Esther Pate of Kenansville, Sandra Rogers of Kenansville, Mary Catherine Leary of Wilmington; brother-in-law, Delmar Rogers and wife, Pat of Elizabethtown; mother-in-law, Bertha Mae Rogers of Kenansville, nieces and nephews, Bree and Michael Bristow, Amy Rogers, Joni Usher, Tracy Rogers, Jamie Rogers, Kenny, David, and Daniel Leary, and Kaye P. Griffin; great nephew, Holden Bristow.

In addition to his parents, Charles was preceded in death by brother Archie Franklin Bristow, Jr.

Visitation will begin at 10 am, Saturday December 6, 2025 at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw and a memorial service will follow at 11am in the funeral home chapel.