All Obituaries

Newton Grove Freddie Davis King Jr. 57 of 174 Preston Lane died Friday November 25, 2022 at his home. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 pm Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Running Branch Disciples Church, 354 Running Branch Rd. Clinton, NC 28328. Burial will follow at Sandhill Cemetery, 3 Sampson Street, Clinton, NC 28328. Visitation will be 1:00-6:00 pm, family present from 5:00-6:00 pm, on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Hope Valley Hawkins Funeral Chapel, 1246 Hobbton Hwy. Clinton, NC...

Faison Aurelio Pineda Gonzalez 42, passed away Sunday, November 27, 2022 in Pink Hill, NC. Visitation will be held at 7:00 pm on Friday, December 2, 2022 at Hope Valley Hawkins Funeral Chapel, 1246 Hobbton Hwy. Clinton, NC 28328. Burial will take place at 9:00 am on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church Cemetery, 3262 US-117, Mt Olive, NC 28365. Hope Valley Hawkins is honored to serve the Gonzalez family.   

Clinton Elder Arbi Saenz 48, of 145 Huckleberry Lane, died at home his home on Saturday, November 26, 2022. Visitation will be held at 7:00 pm on Saturday, December 3, 2022 and 2:00 pm on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Hope Valley Hawkins Funeral Chapel, 1246 Hobbton Hwy. Clinton, NC 28328. Elder will be transported to Guatemala for burial.  Professional services entrusted to Hope Valley Hawkins Funeral Service & Cremation of Clinton. 

Clinton, Master Montrell Royal infant, passed away Friday, November 25, 2022 at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville, NC. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Hope Valley Hawkins. Professional services entrusted to Hope Valley Hawkins Funeral Service & Cremation of Clinton. 

  Mary Ann Alexander 77 of 14516 Hobbton Hwy died Thursday November 24, 2022, at Novant Health New Hanover in Wilmington.  Funeral Services are incomplete and will be announced by Hope Valley Hawkins 1246 Hobbton Hwy Clinton NC

Dunn Master Adonis King Alfredo Jaqual Nicholson Cruz, infant, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at Betsy Johnson Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Hope Valley Hawkins. Professional services entrusted to Hope Valley Hawkins Funeral Service & Cremation of Clinton. 

Roseboro Paula Nicole Johnson 25, of 607 Cypress Street in Roseboro, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. Paula was born in Hanover, PA on March 9, 1997 to Nancy Jean and Paul Nelson Sensenig. She proudly graduated from Lakewood High School class of 2015 and worked for Hardee’s in Roseboro. Paula is preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Jacob Sauder Sensenig and Martha Myer Krider; and her maternal grandparents, Lloyd Jasper Mercer and Teresa Ambrosia...

Clinton Rufus L. Williams Jr. affectionately known as “Nick or Bruh” was born December 14, 1957 to the late Annie L. Williams and Rufus Williams Sr. in Sampson County, North Carolina. Rufus Jr. departed this life on November 17, 2022. He fought a long, hard fight with his heart condition, but his body was tired and needed eternal rest. Rufus Jr. received his education in Newburgh NY and graduated from Newburgh Free Academy (The Gold Back Eagles) in 1976. He was a basketball...

Dunn Pearlie Jean Flowers 64, departed this life on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital.  A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am Monday, November 28, 2022 at Hope Valley Hawkins Funeral, 1246 Hobbton Hwy., Clinton, NC 28328. Burial will follow in Chapel Spring Branch Baptist Church Cemetery, 2391 N. Spring Branch Rd., Dunn, NC 28334.  Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 pm Sunday, November 27, 2022 at Hope Valley Hawkins Funeral Chapel, 1246 Hobbton Hwy....

Wilmington Jean Beckner (Lamb), 92, of Wilmington, NC, formerly of Fayetteville, NC, passed away peacefully at home November 18, 2022 surrounded by family. Jean was born October 29, 1930 to Joseph Lamb and Dorcas Lamb (Ward) in Yorkshire, England. After Jean graduated from Church of England School, she went on to join Her Majesty's Armed Forces. After graduating Sampson Community College with a degree in Early Childhood Education, Jean started her career in daycare. Jean's...