Marion "Kate" Hood

Marion E. K. Hood (Kate or Kathy), 72, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died Tuesday, December 15, at Moravian Hall Square in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. She had been a resident there for five years before succumbing to her Alzheimer's related conditions.

She was born in Greenville, South Carolina on April 19, 1948. She was the daughter of the late Jennie Louise and Samuel Willis Hood. She graduated from Greenville High School. Her interest in human thought and human behavior led to a degree in philosophy from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. in psychology from Temple University. She worked as an associate professor of Psychology in the Department of Health and Human Development at The Pennsylvania State University, from which she retired in 2013. She was affiliated with the Center for Developmental Science at Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She studied a selective strain of mice which provided insights into the role of aggression in human behavior. Throughout her life she valued an intuitive bond with the animal world, surrounding herself with horses, dogs, cats and her colony of research mice. A fierce advocate for social justice, she did community activist work in Philadelphia with The Rights of Women, Pennsylvania NOW, and the Living Theater. At Penn State she was an active advocate for social justice within the Women's Studies program.

She is survived by her husband of 28 years, John Howell White; her sisters Patricia (Eddie) McNeill of Raeford, and Sandra Woodfield, and Becky (Tim) Jacobs; and her brother, Bill (Rese) Hood.

A remembrance ceremony will be held via Zoom on January 9, 2021.

In lieu of flowers, charitable gifts may be given to Morningstar Living Foundation, 175 W. North Street, Nazareth, PA 18064

 

Elizabeth "Betty" MacDonald

Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson Davis Herring MacDonald, 91, of Scotia Village in Laurinburg, died Wednesday, December 23, 2020.
She was born on December 19, 1929 in Greensboro to the late Joseph Speed Davis and Frances Willard Robinson. She was a 1951 Suma Cum Laude graduate from Greensboro College and became a distinguished high school teacher of English and Chemistry serving in Dunn, Pittsboro and Fayetteville school systems. She was voted as Student's "Most Admired Teacher" in 1972, and Teacher of the Year in 1978, and retired after 27 years of faithful service. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and teacher.
Preceding her in death was her husband Judge D.B. Herring and a son Joseph Davis Herring.
She is survived by her husband Milton Lauchlin "Locke" MacDonald of Laurinburg; sons, Bobby Herring (Ann) of Hamstead, and Jimmy Herring (Carolyn) of Buford, Georgia, three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Carol A. Beasley

Carol A. Beasley of Raeford died Saturday, December 26, 2020 at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital at age 74.
She was born in Wilmington June 11, 1946 to the late Charlie Lee and Sarah Catherine Atkinson Lee. She is also preceded in death by her sister Priscilla Cole and brother Carl Lee. She was a faithful member of Raeford Evangelical Methodist Church where she served as a Sunday School Teacher, prayer warrior, and Hospitality committee member. She retired from Faberge and the Hoke County School System.  
She is survived by her husband of 48 years Wayne Beasley Sr. of Raeford; four daughters, Teresa Smith and her husband Gene of Louisville, Georgia, Kathy Inman and her husband Keith of Rockingham, Connie Barrington and her husband Joe of Raeford, and Sherry Bryant and her husband Keith of Raeford; three sons, Wayne Beasley Jr. and his wife Sonia of Fuquay Varina, Mack Coxe and his wife Tammie of Raeford,and  Shawn Beasley and his wife Debra of Lumber Bridge; 19 grandchildren, Sidney Mansfield, Morgan Daniel and her husband Tyler, Allie Cooper and her husband Chris, Ginnie Smith, Brooke Tanner and her husband Corey, Todd Inman, Bradley Barrington, Emily Clarkson and her husband Brandon, Nick Bryant and wife Kimber, Sara Bryant, Will Bryant, Lacey Beasley, Courtney Beasley, Jonathon Grosskopf and his wife Brittany, Magen Ellis, Robert Ellis, Mackenzie Beasley, Chason Beasley and Payton Calloway; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Joyce Faircloth of Raeford and Tracey Beasley of Hope Mills; and a brother, Buddy Lee and his wife Rosie of Raeford. 
Visitation is 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Raeford Evangelical Methodist Church. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. at the church with Pastor Roger Burns officiating. Burial will be in the Sandy Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Services have been entrusted to Crumpler Funeral Home of Raeford.

Juanita Wiblin

Juanita Wiblin of Aberdeendied Wednesday, December 23, 2020 in her home at age 87.
She was born on October 12, 1933, in West Liberty, Kentucky. She was a beautiful person inside and out. She was married to her husband, Clyde, for 43 wonderful years. She worked at Lutheran Senior City Resthome in Columbus, Ohio. She later moved to North Carolina and enjoyed time at home with Clyde, whom she affectionately called Duke, cooking and taking care of her home.
She is preceded in death by her daughter, Brenda Wells, and her siblings, Corbie, Delmar, Curtis, and Gordon. Along with her husband, she leaves behind her children, Diana Brown of Fayetteville, and Thomas Brown and his wife, Melissa of Lancaster, Ohio; her sisters, Letha Conley of West Liberty, Kentucky, and Stella Caskey and her husband, L.B. of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky; and her grandchildren, Melissa Mason and her husband, Kenneth, and Sara Sloan and her husband, Clarence.
She will be entombed in the Pinelawn Cemetery in Southern Pines Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at 11 a.m.
Care of the family is entrusted to Crumpler Funeral Home-Aberdeen.