 Kenansville - Nelson Sasser Baker, 67, of Kenansville passed away Friday, April 25, 2025 in Georgia. Nelson was born August 6, 1957 in Duplin County to the late Earl Nelson Baker and Carolyn Sasser Baker.
Nelson was a very loving husband, daddy to his children and poppie to his grandchildren. Nelson was a trusted member of the Kenansville Fire Department. He served as a Town Commissioner for many years and served on the board of the State Employees Credit Union Board for 11 years. Nelson was an avid supporter of James Kenan Sports. Nelson touched most of the lives of the people in our area in one way or another. A funeral service will be held May 1, 2025 at 2:00pm at Duplin Commons in Kenansville. Burial will follow in the Devotional Gardens. A visitation will be held from 12:30pm till 2:00pm prior to the service. Nelson leaves to cherish his memory, son, Brian Baker of Wilmington; daughter, Dana Baker and husband, Brian Jonesof McClellanville, SC ; brother Stanley Baker and wife, Maria of Magnolia; grandchildren, Ella Grace, Easton, Lucas and Elsa Rose. In addition to his parents, Nelson was preceded in death by wife, Pamela Sue Baker and son, Kevin Allen Chambers.
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 Tracy Carr Johnson, 67, of Warsaw, passed away Friday, April 11, 2025 at ECU Medical Center in Greenville, NC. Tracy was born on February 7, 1958, the son of the late John Anderson and Helen Brown Johnson of Warsaw, NC.
Tracy recently retired after a career as an IT/Computer Specialist with Carolina Turkey/ Butterball in Mount Olive, NC. In his free time Tracy enjoyed making music, taking care of his cats, rocking on the front porch, and spending time with those he loved. Tracy is survived by his brothers, John A. Johnson, Jr, William Clark (Bill) Johnson and wife, Lisa, sister, Mary Best Reichard and husband Don, nieces, Carmen Ellis and husband, Ryan, and Danielle Johnson, nephew, John-Daniel Johnson and great nephew, Archer Ellis. He is also survived by his girlfriend, Debra Miller. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 22, at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Clinton, 408 College St, Clinton, NC.  Warsaw - Jerry Allen Carter was born to Henry and Dora Mae Carter on April 18, 1948 in Bowden NC where they raised him and his 7 siblings working on the family farm.
At the age of 18, Jerry enlisted in the US Army where he was assigned to Army Artillery 5th Battalion 83rd Division and did his basic training at Ft. Dixon New Jersey as a Field Wireman. He served in St. Louise MO as well as foreign soil in Germany for 1 1/2 years until his Honorable Discharge where he was transferred to Army Reserves until August 1968 Shortly after discharge, Jerry met Brenda Eaves and they on May 7, 1976 they were married and raised 2 sons, Joey and Ryan, in their family home in Warsaw where Jerry often volunteered with the Warsaw Recreation Department as a coach. During his 31 years of marriage to Brenda, he was a tobacco farmer and later a carpenter along side 2 of his brothers. They were known as the Carter Brothers and if anyone needed any work done in the Warsaw area, they knew to call Jerry and his brothers. Although Jerry loved farming and carpentry, he still had another passion and that was still to serve his country in some capacity. Jerry decided to join the Charles R Gavin Post 127 American Legion where he eventually became the Commander of the post until it closed its doors. Jerry was there every time the doors opened to do whatever needed to be done whether it was his job or not. He loved the American Legion and what it stood for but his real legacy came with The Warsaw Veteran’s Day Parade. The Warsaw Veteran’s Day Parade is the longest continuous running Veteran’s Day Parade in the nation. The parade started in 1921 and they celebrated their 104th parade in 2024. Each year, Jerry had quietly but efficiently been the Parade Committee’s Chairman for 30+ years which was 1/3 of the years the parade has been in existence. In his time as Chairman, the NC General Assembly not only adopted the parade as the longest consecutive Veteran’s Day Parade in the nation, they also named it as the “official” State Veteran’s Day Parade. As Chairman, Jerry’s responsibilities consisted of finding and lining up volunteers; leading and conducting scheduled meetings throughout each year; contacting civilian and military participants; scheduling the US Air Force flyovers to kick off each parade; vetting, contacting and organizing Grand Marshalls to lead parades, organizing the 100+ participants which largely consisted of the military because that’s what the Veteran’s Day Parade was all about…..honoring our current AND retired servicemen and their service to our country. Jerry worked tirelessly to make sure this parade accurately represented all branches of the military service and was something the community could come together to enjoy and be proud of. He could be seen every Veteran’s Day wearing his red, white and blue button up with white stars zooming his golf cart up and down the parade route to be sure everyone and everything was in order and flowing smoothly. When Jerry wasn’t working on his parade responsibilities, he could be found 1 of 2 places. If it was morning, he could be found coffee in hand, sitting at his booth at Warsaw Friendly Mart laughing and sharing any local happenings with his favorite “coffee buddies”. This group of men became more than just friends with this morning routine through the years….they became family that looked after each other. These men knew if Jerry wasn’t sitting in the booth when they got there, then something was wrong. If he wasn’t found at the Friendly Mart, you could usually find him warming “his” personal chair at Napa Parts store in Kenansville where he worked as a parts delivery man for approximately 7 years. Throughout Jerry’s life, he was called by many names but one of his favorite was Pa and Pa Jerry by grandchildren, David, Payton, and Carly and his great grandchildren, Brody and Julia. He was a proud Pa who loved bragging on his family. Jerry Allen Carter was definitely one of kind who was loved by many and will truly be missed. He had a heart to serve his community and country, and worked tirelessly to improve his community and country and for this, we are thankful for his love and lifetime of service. A funeral service will be held 2:00 pm, Thursday, April 10, 2025 at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw, with burial to follow in Devotional Gardens. Visitation will be held at the home, 854 Blackmore Road, Warsaw, NC 28398. Jerry is survived by sons, Joey Burgette and wife, Melissa of Four Oaks, Ryan Carter of Warsaw; grandchildren, David Wayne Burgette and wife, Christa, Payton Burgette and fiancé, Blake McMillan, and Carly Burgette; great grandchildren, Brody Burgette and Julia Burgette; sisters, Margaret Ann Bohn of New York and Dianne Blackburn of Goldsboro. Jerry was preceded in death by wife, Brenda Eaves Carter, granddaughter, Lauren Grace Burgette, great grandson, Colton Burgette, brothers, Henry Ellis Carter, William "Dick" Carter, Ervin Carter, Danny Ray Carter; and sister, Betty Jane Holloman. Jerry Allen Carter, 76, passed away Monday, April 7, 2025 at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham, NC. Jerry was born April 18, 1948 in Duplin County, NC to the late William Henry Carter and Dora Mae Register Carter.
A funeral service will be held 2:00pm, Thursday, April 10, 2025 at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw, with burial to follow the service in Devotional Gardens. Visitation will be at the home, 854 Blackmore Road, Warsaw, NC.  Martin Alan Brown, 89, of Warsaw, died on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at Liberty Commons Rehabilitation in Benson, NC. Alan was born in Duplin County, NC on October 8, 1935 to James Mason and Lucy Parker Brown.
Alan retired from USDA as a meat inspector after a 39 year career. He loved mowing grass, gardening, singing and his Warsaw breakfast clubs. Alan adored his grandchildren and great grandchildren to whom he was affectionately known as Poppy. He loved his big family and felt each of his siblings, their spouses, nieces and nephews were very special to him. Alan had a love for music and sang on many special occasions. He took great pride in cleaning and maintaining the family cemeteries. Through the years he went on numerous mission trips, served as a Gideon for several years, and even passed out pickles at the Grand Ole Opry as a Mount Olive Pickle Ambassador. Visitation will be held 1:00pm, Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw. A funeral service will follow at 2:00pm in the funeral home chapel, burial will conclude the service in Devotional Gardens. The family will receive visitors at other times at the home of Samuel and Pamela Brown, 731 Ebenezer Church Road, Coats, NC 27521. Alan is survived by wife, Millie I. Brown of Coats, NC, son, Samuel Alan Brown and wife, Pamela of Coats, daughter, Pamela B. Wallace and husband, Gerry of Lexington, SC, grandchildren, Ivey and Jason McCune, Alana and Mitchell Nelson, Samuel and Sarah Brown, Samantha and Scott Dunn, great grandchildren, Kennedy McCune, Karsyn McCune, Summerlin Nelson, Everleigh Nelson, Banks Brown, Tate Brown, and Smith Dunn, sisters, Jewel Brown and Sylvia Davis (Ray). In addition to his parents, Alan was preceded in death by brothers, James Mason Brown, Jr. Russell Brown, Morris Brown, Benjamin Brown, sisters, DeAlphia Robbins, Susan Joyner and Barbara Smith. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: The Alan and Millie Brown Scholarship Fund at James Sprunt Community College. P. O. Box 398, Kenansville, NC 28349. Checks should be made to JSCC Foundation and please note in the memo for The Alan and Millie Brown Scholarship Fund or Liberty Hospice, 105 Hunt Valley Drive, Dunn, NC 28334. |
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