Obituaries

Joseph Daniel Duggan Jr.

Joseph Daniel Duggan Jr.

Jan 1, 2025

CAROLINA BEACH: Joseph Duggan Jr., 68, died Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Aquamation services are entrusted to Tranquility Cremation by Aquamation in Wilmington.

Donna Lee Bartold

Donna Lee Bartold

Dec 31, 2024

WILMINGTON: Donna Lee Bartold, 69, died Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Aquamation services are entrusted to Tranquility Cremation by Aquamation in Wilmington.

Robyn Mccarthy

Robyn Mccarthy

Dec 23, 2024

WILMINGTON: Robyn Geisel McCarthy, 73, died Monday, December 23, 2024. Aquamation services are provided by Tranquility Cremation by Aquamation in Wilmington.

Thomas Banks

Thomas Banks

Dec 22, 2024

WILMINGTON: Thomas S. Banks, 59, died Sunday, December 22, 2024. Aquamation services are entrusted to Tranquility Cremation by Aquamation in Wilmington.

Sally Courts

Sally Courts

Dec 21, 2024

WILMINGTON: Sally Courts, 36, died Saturday, December 21, 2024. Aquamation services are provided by Tranquility Cremation by Aquamation in Wilmington.

Mark Allen Arnold

Mark Allen Arnold

Dec 20, 2024

WILMINGTON: Mark Allen Arnold, 55, died Friday, December 20, 2024. Aquamation services are provided by Tranquility Cremation by Aquamation.

Brent Nash

Brent Nash

Dec 19, 2024

Brent Drane Nash was born in Tarboro, North Carolina, on January 12, 1936, son of Pembroke Nash and Jaquelin Drane Nash. He had 4 sisters: Annie Gray Nash, Jaquelin Nash Jenkins, Florence Thomas Nash, and Arabella Nash Hubbard. He lived in Tarboro nearly all of his life, serving as an acolyte at Calvary Episcopal Church, earning the rank of Eagle...

William Old

William Old

Dec 19, 2024

LELAND- Dr. William Farnworth Old, 97, died Thursday, December 19, 2024 at Arbor Landing of Hampstead. Aquamation services provided by Tranquility Cremation by Aquamation.

Michael Hadley

Michael Hadley

Dec 19, 2024

LELAND: Michael Wayne Hadley, 44, died Thursday, December 19, 2024. Aquamation services are provided by Tranquility Cremation by Aquamation in Wilmington.

Carole Koolman

Carole Koolman

Dec 18, 2024

WINNABOW: Carole Koolman, 81, died Wednesday, December 18, 2024. Aquamation services are provided by Tranquility Cremation by Aquamation in Wilmington.

Carolyn Yates

Carolyn Yates

Dec 10, 2024

ROCKY POINT: Carolyn Medders Yates, 81, died Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Aquamation services are entrusted to Tranquility Cremation by Aquamation in Wilmington.

Margaret Buchanan

Margaret Buchanan

Dec 9, 2024

Margaret (Louden) Buchanan (Marge), age 85, of Wilmington, NC, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on December 9, 2024. She was born on September 11, 1939 in Lundin Links, Scotland, to the late William and Isabella (Cameron) Louden. Marge graduated with degrees in education from both Moray House College of Education (Edinburgh, Scotland) and Syracuse University (NY). Her passion for...

Barbara Fantom

Barbara Fantom

Dec 6, 2024

HAMPSTEAD: Barbara Fantom, 76, died Friday, December 6, 2024. Aquamation services are entrusted to Tranquility Cremation by Aquamation.

Pauline Gergel

Pauline Gergel

Dec 5, 2024

WILMINGTON: Pauline Gergel, 85, died Thursday, December 5, 2024. Aquamation services are entrusted to Tranquility Cremation by Aquamation in Wilmington.

Charles Rizzo

Charles Rizzo

Dec 3, 2024

CASTLE HAYNE: Charles Rizzo, 77, died Tuesday, December 3, 2024. Aquamation services are entrusted to Tranquility Cremation by Aquamation.

Jeffrey Carter

Jeffrey Carter

Nov 29, 2024

WILMINGTON: Jeffrey Hilliard Carter, affectionately known as Jeff Carter, passed away peacefully in Wilmington, NC, on November 29, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on December 20, 1970, in Wilmington, Jeff was a beloved son, husband, father, brother, and friend who touched the lives of many with his warmth and generosity. He was 53 years old. A proud...

Carolyn Bell

Carolyn Bell

Nov 29, 2024

WILMINGTON: Carolyn L. Bell, 89, died Friday, November 29, 2024. Aquamation services are entrusted to Tranquility Cremation by Aquamation in Wilmington.

Jimmy Kyle Holster Sr.

Jimmy Kyle Holster Sr.

Nov 28, 2024

WILMINGTON- Jimmy Kyle Holster Sr. Age 60 passed away peacefully on 11-28-24 in his home of natural causes. He was born on 01-06-1964 to Januita S. Holster and the late A.J. Holster in Floyd Texas. Kyle and Carol Moved to NC in 1994 where they started raising their kids and figuring out life. Kyle loved listening to music, going to...

Judy Pate

Judy Pate

Nov 20, 2024

WILMINGTON: Judy Ann Dickens Pate passed away on November 20, 2024, at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Wilmington, North Carolina, after a 13-year battle with dementia. She was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on November 13, 1944, to the late Leslie Milton Dickens and Margaret Eloise Peaden. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by...

Harold Radford

Harold Radford

Nov 20, 2024

WILMINGTON: It is with great sadness that the family of Harold Radford announce his passing November 20th 2024 at Novant Health Center in Wilmington N.C. Harold was born Nov 12, 1950 in Grantham N.C. where he lived as a child until moving to Carolina Beach N.C. where he called home. He was preceded in death by his father, Milford Radford...