Blanchie Thigpen Spell

Blanchie Thigpen Spell
May 27, 1942
September 10, 2022

Funeral Service
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
2:00 PM
Serenity Funeral Home, Beulaville
with visitation one hour
before service.

Interment
East Duplin Memorial Gardens, Beulaville

Beulaville, NC

Blanchie Thigpen Spell, age 80, died September 10th, 2022, at her home in Beulaville.

Blanchie was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, William Earl Spell, and her parents, Bryson Wayne Thigpen and Brunnie Lanier Thigpen, brothers, Alfred W. Thigpen and Byron H. Thigpen, Sr.

Funeral services will be held September 13, 2022, at Serenity Funeral Home with visitation from 1-2pm, and funeral following from 2-3pm. Graveside services and burial will follow at the East Duplin Memorial Gardens in Beulaville. Reverends Shane Kennedy and Bartley Wooten will be officiating.

Survivors include her daughter, Renee Spell Tyndall, and husband Craig Tyndall of Beulaville; granddaughter, Lindsey Blake Tyndall of Leland; sister, Ola Faye T. Edwards and husband Doug of Beulaville; sister-in-law, Donna P. Thigpen of Wilmington; along with multiple cousins, nephews, and nieces that were like her brothers and sisters.

Terry Marshall Jones

Terry Marshall Jones
February 28, 1948
September 5, 2022

All services will be private.

Wallace, NC

Terry Marshall Jones, age 74, died Monday, September 5, 2022 in New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington.

Mr. Jones is survived by his wife, Wanda Jones of Wallace; sons; David Jones of Wallace, Robert Jones of Wallace; sisters, Doris Jones, Shelby Jones; brothers, Casey Jones, and Mark Jones.

Luther Gus King

Luther Gus King
January 3, 1939
September 2, 2022

Funeral Service
Monday, September 5, 2022
11:00 AM
Serenity Funeral Home, Beulaville
with visitation one hour before service

Interment
East Duplin Memorial Gardens, Beulaville

Beulaville, NC

Luther Gus King, age 83, died Friday, September 2, 2022 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Mr. King is survived by his wife, Paula Evans King of Beulaville; son, Luther Paul King of Irmo, SC; sister, Lucile K. Hatcher of Beulaville; and two grandchildren Kate and Trevor.

Frances Ives Maready

Frances Ives Maready
October 19, 1930
August 26, 2022

Visitation
Monday, August 29, 2022 at 1:00 to 2:00
Kenansville Baptist Church, Kenansville

Funeral Service
Monday, August 29, 2022 at 2:00 PM
Kenansville Baptist Church, Kenansville

Interment
Will be private

Kenansville, NC

Frances Ives Maready, 91, passed away at home on Friday, August 26, 2022 surrounded by her loving children, Jay and Lucinda.  She left this earthly life to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 

Frances was born on October 19, 1930 in Craven County, and was the daughter of the late Francis Hibbs Ives and Julia Louise Watson Ives.  She was predeceased by her husband of 61 years, Robert “Bob” Dunn Maready; her siblings, Henry Earl Ives, Marvin Ives, Mary Louise Ives Brown, Rachel Ives Powell and Patricia “Pat” Ann Ives Teachey.  Surviving to cherish Frances’ memory are her devoted children, Jay B. Maready and wife Tiffany of Wilmington, Lucinda M. Crawford and husband John of Kenansville; grandchildren, Ives A. Maready of Raleigh and Ivana T. Maready of Wilmington; step grandchildren, Ian R. Crawford, wife Robin of Charleston, Aubrey C. Phillips and husband Austin of Charleston; step grandchildren, Colin, Chloe, Madison and Crawford.

Frances was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who dearly loved her family.  Frances and her husband, Bob, had a plant nursery at their home in Wallace for many years.  She was fond of saying, “Bob did the talking and I did the selling”. She enjoyed tending to her rose garden, cooking, taking walks and watching the birds visit her many birdfeeders.

Visitation and funeral services will be held on Monday, August 29, 2022 at Kenansville Baptist Church in Kenansville, NC with Aaron Smith, Senior Pastor, Kenansville Baptist Church and Powel Sykes, Senior Pastor, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Burlington, NC.

Sherry Taylor Luffman

Sherry Taylor Luffman
February 16, 1957
July 15, 2022

A memorial service will be
held at a later date.

Jacksonville, NC

Sherry Dawn Taylor Luffman, age 65, died Friday, July 15, 2022 from pancreatic cancer surrounded by her loving family.

Sherry is survived by her husband, Elden “Eddie” H. Luffman, Jr. of Jacksonville; daughters, Aimee Luffman and Laura Stitzer, both of Jacksonville; son, Christopher Luffman of Jacksonville; mother, Sonja Taylor of Carthage; brother Artis L. Taylor, Jr. of Lumberton; and two grandchildren. Sherry was preceded in death by her father, Artis L. Taylor, Sr and her sister, Joni Taylor Khatibi-Manesh.

Though Sherry was set to graduate from high school in 1975, her desire to marry her high school sweetheart pushed her to complete her studies and graduate from Lejeune High School in December 1974 with a 4.0 grade average.

In January 1975, Sherry and Eddie were married and began their life together as husband and wife. Not long afterwards they welcomed three beautiful children – Aimee, Chris, and Laura. Sherry loved being a mother, but as all mothers know, they grow up. So, once Chris started school, she decided to continue her education.

Apparently, motherhood did not dull her brain as she was able to pick up where she left off. She obtained her AA degree from Guildford Technical College in 1989, and a BS in Psychology and English (Double Major) from Guildford College in 1991 where she also served as Student Body Vice-President and was inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

She worked at the NC Employment Security Commission as an employment counselor from 1992 until 2003. Her beautiful smile and easy-going style served her well in this position.