All Obituaries

Mr. Freddie Purnell departed this life Monday, September 17, 2018 in Charlotte, NC. A funeral service will be held Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 3pm at New Covenant Free Rock Church in Clio. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Mr. Raymond Jackson departed this life Sunday, September 16, 2018 at his residence. A funeral service will be held Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 3pm at Solid Rock Holliness Church. Interment will follow in the Ideal Cemetery.  

Ms. Ella McArthur departed this life Saturday, September 15, 2018 in Columbia, SC. A funeral service will be held Sunday, September 23, 2018 at 1:30pm at New Zion AME Zion Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family is receiving friends at 319 Debbie Street, Bennettsville.  

Tammy C. Brown departed this life Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Morrison Manor in Laurinburg, NC.  A funeral service will be held Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 2pm at Bethea Funeral Home Chapel. The Reverend Eddie Davis officiating. Interment will follow in the Berea Memorial Garden. The family is receiving friends at 202 Gilchrist Avenue, Apt. 22 in McColl.

Mrs. Mennie Bethea departed this life Saturday, September 8, 2018 in Greensboro, NC. A funeral service will be held Saturday  September 22, 2018 at 1pm at Word of Life Christian Center Ministries, 1300 West Main Street, Bennettsville. The Reverend James Douglas, Senior Pastor. Interment will follow in the New Zion AME Zion Church Cemetery.  

Mrs. Cleola Buie departed this life September 4, 2018 in New Jersey. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.

Mr. Leppaine Chiphe departed this life Monday, September 3, 2018 at his residence. A funeral service will be held Sunday, September 9, 2018 at 1:30 pm at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family is receiving friends at 2571 Highway 381 South, Clio.

Daron Allen departed this life Sunday, August 26, 2018 in Richmond, VA. A funeral service will be held Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 11am at Bethea Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Ideal Cemetery.

Mrs. Chanie Hicks departed this life Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at her residence. A  funeral service will be held Friday, August 31, 2018 at 11am at Macedonia Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family is receiving friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 6-7:30 pm and during other times at the family residence, 700 Hamlet Highway, Bennettsville.

Mrs. Sarah Peterkin departed this life Sunday, August 19, 2018 at her residence. A funeral service will be held Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 2pm at Fletcher Grove Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Hillside Memorial Park in Laurinburg, NC. The family is receiving friends at 4221 Myra Street, Gibson, NC.