Bladen Journal

OCharles
L. Burney
TABOR CITY —
Charles L. Burney, 53,
entered into eternal rest
on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012.
He was formerly of Dublin.
He is preceded in death
by his father, Bobby L.
Burney.
He is survived by his
daughter, Tiffany B.
Dowless of Bladenboro;
mother, Virginia Burney
of Tabor City; brother,
Robert Burney of Tabor
City; and a sister, Vickie
Allen of St. Pauls.
A memorial service for
the family and friends will
be held at a later time.
A service of Lewis-
Bowen Funeral Home of
Bladenboro.
Addison J. Smith
GARLAND — Addison
Jane Smith, infant daughter
of Adam and Stephanie
Smith of 406 Triple H
Lane, died Sunday, Jan.
8, 2012, at Cape Fear
Valley Medical Center in
Fayetteville.
A private graveside
service was held at 3 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 11, at
the Garland Cemetery
in Garland with the Rev.
Gary McMillian officiating.
In addition to her par-
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bituaries ...
FAYETTEVILLE —The second
year of North Carolina’s Civil War
Sesquicentennial will include the 11th
annual Civil War Quiz Bowl, sponsored
by the Museum of the Cape Fear.
On Thursday, Jan. 26, beginning
at 7 p.m. at the Cumberland County
Headquarters Library, 20 contestants
will test their knowledge of Civil War
trivia, tactics and history.
Each participant will select a category
and host Jim Greathouse will
ask the questions. Categories cover all
DeaDline to submit information is 11 a.m. on monDay for tuesDay’s eDition; 11 a.m. on thursDay for friDay’s eDition
11th annual Civil War Quiz Bow set for Jan. 26
A North Carolina Civil War sesquicentennial event
The following businesses and government
offices have announced they
will be closed in observance of the
Martin Luther King Jr. holiday:
n All Bladen County government
offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 16,
in observance of the holiday. They will
resume their normal hours of operation
Tuesday, Jan. 17.
n Bladen County Schools will be
aspects of the War Between the States
and range from great names and famous
battles, to obscure personalities and
fascinating factoids about America’s
defining conflict. Contestants remain
in the competition until they receive
two strikes, representing two incorrect
answers.
The competition is open to contestants
of all ages, and prizes will
be awarded for both the adult (ages
18 and up) and student (ages 17 and
younger) winners. While the informa-
closed Monday, Jan. 16, for Martin
Luther King Jr. Day. The school system
will resume normal operations on
Tuesday, Jan. 17.
n All municipal offices will be
closed Monday, Jan. 16, for the holiday.
They will resume normal operations
on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
n All North Carolina Courts will
be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, for the
tion presented is the same—regardless
of the contestant’s age—our younger
participants over the years have demonstrated
a keen knowledge of Civil War
history, and gave their elders a run for
their money.
The Civil War Quiz Bowl is open
to the public, and the museum recommends
calling in advance to sign up.
However, contestants will be admitted
at the door until the 20 spaces are filled.
There is plenty of room for friends, family
and spectators. No blurting out the
holiday. They will resume their normal
hours of operation on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
n All North Carolina government
offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 16,
in observance of the New Year’s holiday.
They will resume normal hours of
operation on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
n All federal offices will be closed
on Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of
the holiday. They will resume normal
answers please!
If you’ve sat in front of your TV watching
a game show and wished you could
be part of one, here is your chance. But,
whether you’re up to the challenge of a
fierce trivia battle, or simply in search of
an entertaining evening of history and
fun, the Quiz Bowl is the place to be.
For more information contact the
Museum of the Cape Fear at 910-486-
1330. The event is also listed on our
website at http://museumofthecapefear.
ncdcr.gov. Admission is free.
MLK holiday closings are announced
Habitat
From page 1A
Working and Advocating
for Kid Empowerment,
from 2006-2008. While
on that board she served
as the Department of
Social Service representative
on the Community
Resource Team which
worked to provide “a safe
non-threatening environment
for children to be
interviewed.”
Madden holds a bachelor
of science degree in
social work from Western
Carolina University.
She is married to
Elizabethtown Town
Manager Eddie Madden
and they have three children:
Jacqueline, 13,
ents, she is survived by a
sister, Summerlin Starling
of home; a brother,
Tyler Starling of Turkey;
paternal grandparents,
Larry and Janice Smith
of Garland; and maternal
grandparents, Glenn and
Glenda Smith of Garland.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials maybe made to
the Shriner’s Hospital, 403
E. Front St., New Bern,
NC 28560.
Service by Carter
Funeral Home in Garland.
J. Erwin Smith
WILMINGTON — J.
Erwin Smith, 88, passed
away peacefully on
Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at
his home with family at
his side.
He was predeceased
by his parents, the late
George Washington and
Celia Elizabeth Waters
Smith; brothers, George
W. Smith, Foster Smith,
Edgar Smith and sister,
Ruth Smith Peterson.
He is survived by his
loving wife of 65 years,
Vera Lee DeVane Smith;
son, James “Jim” E. Smith
Jr. of Atlanta, GA; daughter,
Deirdre “DeeDee”
Lynn Smith Byrnes of
Wilmington; two grandchildren,
Douglas Smith
Elliott, 11, and Abigail, 9.
If someone wants to
volunteer with Habitat
or would like to receive
an application for a
house, they may contact
Madden at 910-549-4123
and Alexander Byrnes;
special brothers and sisters-in-law
and numerous
nieces and nephews.
He served his country
honorably in the US Navy
during WWII.
The funeral service
was held at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 4, at
Quinn-McGowen Funeral
Home Bradley Creek
Chapel with the Rev.
Carroll Barnhill, the Rev.
Eugene Ridley and the
Rev. Steve Gasque officiating.
Burial followed
with military honors in
Haw Bluff Baptist Church
Cemetery in Kelly.
The family received
friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at
Quinn-McGowen Funeral
Home Bradley Creek
Chapel in Wilmington.
In lieu of flowers the
family request that memorial
gifts be sent to Haw
Bluff Baptist Church, c/o
Diane Norris, 24276 NC
Hwy 210 E., Kelly, NC
28448.
Quinn-McGowen
Funeral Home Bradley
Creek Chapel in
Wilmington served the
family.
Mary L. Lessane
ELIZABETHTOWN —
Bladen County Habitat
for Humanity’s new
Executive Director
Dawn Madden goes
over a report with
Habitat board member
Janet Krause. Bladen
County Habitat for
Humanity members
welcomed Madden into
the fold Monday.
Erin Smith | Bladen Journal
Bladen County
Habitat for Humanity
President Jim Cole
welcomed new
Executive Director
Dawn Madden on
Monday.
or by e-mail at bladenhabitat@gmail.com.
The
Bladen County Habitat
for Humanity Office
is located inside the
Healthworks facility in
Elizabethtown.
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Mary L. Lessane, 83, of
2214 Martin Luther King
Dr., died Saturday, Jan.
7, 2012, at Elizabethtown
Nursing Center.
Funeral services will be
Friday, Jan. 13, at 2 p.m.
at Mt. Zion AME Church,
Elizabethtown, with the
Rev. J.T. McDowell officiating.
Burial will be at the
church cemetery.
She is survived by three
daughters, Carol Lewis
of Fuquay-Varina, Wanda
Lessane of Elizabethtown
and Lovetta Lessane
of Raleigh; two sons,
Eddie Lessane Jr. of
Elizabethtown and
Aaron Lessane Sr. of
Spring Lake; two sisters,
Estella Johnson and
Barbara McKoy, both
of Elizabethtown; one
brother, Rommie McKoy
of Elizabethtown; and 18
grandchildren.
There was a viewing on
Thursday, Jan. 12, from
1 to 6 p.m. at Johnson’s
Funeral Service in
Elizabethtown.
Arrangements by
Johnson’s Funeral Service
in Elizabethtown.
Clifton Davis
ELIZABETHTOWN
— Clifton Davis, 76, of
209 Mercer Mill Road,
NCDOT
From page 1A
location and design
of the projects and a
copy of the State Draft
Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) are
available for public review
at the NCDOT District
Office, 1194 Prison
Camp Road, Whiteville
28472; County Manager’s
Office, 106 E. Broad St.,
Grant
From page 1A
earn the town more points
in the grant application
process, said Jackson.
The site is a 21-acre
parcel which the owner
offered to donate to
the town according to
Jackson. He added the
value of the donated land
was determined to be
about $198,000. The total
amount of the grant the
town has applied for is
$213,000.
Jackson said the town
had submitted a PARTF
grant application last year
Craig Smith and
Robert Smith's
family would like to
express their gratitude
to all acts of kindness
shown to them during
their bereavement.
You may have said a
prayer, came with food,
or just sat quietly in a
corner. Whatever the
deed was, we love you
and deeply appreciate it
all. May God bless each
of you.
Love,
Keisha, Reanna,
Shirley, Judy, Donald
and Albert Smith
Apt. 1J, died Friday, Jan.
6, 2012, at Cape Fear
Valley Medical Center in
Fayetteville.
The funeral will be
Saturday, Jan. 14, at 3
p.m. at Pleasant Grove
Holiness Church in
Elizabethtown. Burial will
be in the church cemetery.
He is survived by six
sisters, Dorothy Hambrick
and Gertrude Cromartie,
both of Elizabethtown;
Julia Davis, Irene Davis,
Pauline Jones and Viesta
Davis, all of New York;
and one brother, Jack “JC”
Davis of Elizabethtown.
There will be a viewing
Friday, Jan. 13, from
1 to 6 p.m. at Johnson’s
Funeral Service in
Elizabethtown, and the
family will welcome
friends at the home of
Marcia McDowell, 503
Old Hickory Lane in
Elizabethtown.
Arrangements by
Johnson’s Funeral Service
in Elizabethtown.
Alfred R. Edwards
ELIZABETHTOWN –
Alfred Roland Edwards,
83, passed away on
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012, at
Cape Fear Valley Hospital
in Fayetteville.
He was born in Bladen
Elizabethtown 28337 and
Bladen County Public
Library, 111 N. Cypress
St., Elizabethown.
The U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers issued a
public notice for this project
on Oct. 17, 2011. The
public notice describes
the ongoing process in
choosing the LEDPA
seeking funding for the
project and the application
ranked about 40th
out of more than 85 applications.
Jackson said the town
is working to improve the
application and resubmit
it by the Jan. 31 deadline.
He added that the project,
if the grant funding is
approved, will be a multiphase
project. The total
estimated cost will be
about $1.5 million when
the project is completed in
its entirety.
County on June 3, 1928.
He was preceded in
death by his wife, Janie
McPhatter Edwards in
2001. He was a Veteran of
the US Army.
The family will receive
friends on Thursday, Jan.
12, at Bladen-Gaskins
Funeral Home from 6
until 8 p.m. Funeral
Services will be held on
Friday, Jan. 13, at 1 p.m.
at Shady Grove Baptist
Church with Rev. Jimmy
Strole officiating. Burial
will follow in Church
Cemetery. He is survived
by his wife, Margie D.
Edwards of the home; one
son, Buddy Edwards of
Bladenboro; two stepsons,
Kenny Barnes and wife
Donna of Riegelwood
and Calvin Barnes and
wife Demetrious of
Wilmington; one daughter,
Cindy Macon and husband
Milton of Riegelwood and
one stepdaughter Cindy
Sykes and husband Chris
of Hickory; one sister,
Peggy Edwards; one
granddaughter, Melissa
Macon; seven stepgrandchildren
and six step
great-grandchildren.
A service of Bladen-
Gaskins Funeral Home of
Elizabethtown.
Paid
hours of operation on Tuesday, Jan. 17.
n There will be njo mail delivery on
Monday, Jan. 16.
n All banks will be closed Monday,
Jan. 16, in observance of the holiday.
They will reopen for business on
Tuesday, Jan. 17.
n The Bladen Journal office will be
open on Monday, Jan. 17.
(Least Environmentally
Damaging Practicable
Alternative). The information
is available by contacting
Kimberly Hinton,
Human Environment
Unit at 1598 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, N.C.
27699-1598, phone 919-
707-6072, or email khinton@ncdot.gov.
Jackson said the town
sent out questionnaires to
its residents seeking their
input as to what things
they would like to see,
such as walking trails and
baseball fields.
Jackson said if this
PARTF application is
awarded funding, the
funds will be used to construct
two baseball fields
and acquire some additional
land for the park.
“If the grant is approved,
we move forward,” said
Jackson.