February 26, 2020
THE NEWS-JOURNAL
Raeford, N.C
Susan M. Lundy
Obituaries
SFC Gil Calderon
SFC Gil Calderon
SFC Gil Alberto
Ortiz Calderon, 42,
died Sunday, Febru
ary 16, 2020 at his
home in Raeford.
He was born in Puerto Rico
on July 28, 1977 to Gil A. Ortiz-
Aviles and Teresa Calderon-
Berrios. He attended high school
in Puerto Rico and furthered his
studies at the University of Puerto
Rico-Humacao, receiving his
bachelor’s degree in Psychology.
He enlisted in the US Army in
2008 and served several tours of
duty overseas and was currently
assigned to the ARCO HQ and
support. Camp Humphreys, South
Korea.
He loved riding motorcycles,
hiking, woodworking and any
thing that involved his children.
He is survived by his beloved
wife, Taylor Marie Ortiz Calde
ron; parents, Gil and Teresa;
children, Gireliss, Nathalia, Su
san and Ian; siblings, Mariely,
Anthony, Elizabeth Ortiz, Sandra
Ortiz, and Gil Ortiz.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2020
at MacPherson Presbyterian
Church, Fayetteville.
The funeral with full military
honors will begin at 2 p.m. with
Pastor James Randall officiating.
A reception will follow the
service in the reception hall at
the church.
The family is requesting those
who attend to wear this his favorite
color, dark royal purple, or the
colors of the Puerto Rican Flag.
On-line condolences may be
made at www.lafayettefh.com.
Willocks, both of Charlotte, and
numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held Satur
day, February 29,2020 from noon
to 1 p.m. at Crumpler Funeral
Home in Raeford.
The funeral will follow at 1
p.m. in the funeral home chapel
with Pastor Bob Schmidt officiat
ing. Burial will be in the Raeford
Cemetery.
Online condolences may be
made at www.crumplerfuneral-
home.com.
Carolyn McGougan
Infant Nova D. James
Nova D. James died February
15, 2020, the day of her birth, at
UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. She
is survived by her brother, Dion
J. James; father, Deonta J. James;
grandfather, Antonio B. Smith Jr.;
and grandmother, Latrice Queen.
The funeral was held Saturday,
February 22,2020 at McLauchlin
Chapel AME Zion Church, with
burial in the church cemetery.
Dorothy McMillian
Susan M. Lundy
Susan Maynard Lundy of
Raeford died Thursday, February
20, 2020 at FirstHealth Hospice
House at the age of 60.
She was bom in Bladen County
on February 15,1960, the daugh
ter of the late A.J. Lundy Jr. and
Martha Maynard Lundy. She was
employed as a nurse with the State
of North Carolina.
She is survived by her sisters,
Ann Rice and her husband Chris
of Virginia Beach, and Virginia
Gay Cunningham and Alice
Naichay A. Smith
Naichay A. Smith
Naichay A. Smith, age 23,
died Saturday, February 15,2020
at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.
She ws born December 4, 1996.
She is survived by her son, Dion
J. James; hance’, Deonta J. James;
father, Antonio B. Smith Jr.; and
mother, Latrice Queen.
The funeral was held at 1:30
p.m. atMcLauchlin ChapelAME
Zion Church in Raeford, with
committal at the church cemetery.
Carolyn McGougan
Carolyn H. McGougan of
Lumber Bridge died Saturday,
February 22, 2020 at FirstHealth
Hospice House in Pinehurst at
the age of 85.
She was bom on September
16, 1934. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Jimmy
McGougan.
She is survived by a son. Bill
McGougan and his wife Joan
of Lumber Bridge; two grand
children, Martha McGougan of
Boone, and William McGougan
of Lumber Bridge; a sister, Mary
Frances Doyle of Knightdale; and
a nephew, Louis Loyd and his wife
Jenny of Charlotte.
A graveside service was held
at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 25,
2020 at the McGougan Family
Cemetery near the intersection
of Balfour and McGougan roads.
Online condolences may be
made at www.cmmplerfuneral-
home.com
David M. Stevenson
Dorothy McMillian
Dorothy McMillian died
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
at age 90.
She was the daughter of Rob
ert Maurice Cox and Maggie
McVicker Cox. In addition to her
parents, she was preceded in death
by her husband, John Duncan
McMillian, her brother, Robert
Maurice Cox Jr. and her daughter-
in-law, Kay Lentz McMillian.
She grew up and spent her
entire life in Raeford. It was there
that she married, worked, raised
twins, retired and made lifelong
friends. She shared the path of
her life with those who are left
to cherish the memories she left
in their hearts.
She is survived by her daugh
ter, Pam Senter and husband. Bill;
her son, Smokey McMillian and
wife, Becky; her grandchildren,
Maggie Bennington, Neil Senter,
Joli Blanks and Anna McMillian;
and her six great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to the church she
attended all her life: Raeford
Presbyterian Church, 128 Edin-
borough Ave., Raeford, NC 28376
Terrell Gaylord Williams
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Worship at the church of your choice.
Our community has a number of
churches and a variety of
denominations for you
and your family.
BAPTIST
Hillcrest Baptist Church
2699 Hwy 401 Business
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Sunday Evening Service 6 p.m.
Wednesday Evening Service 6 p.m.
910-875-6194
Pittman Grove Baptist Church
4921 Pittman Grove Church Rd.
HOLY TABERNACLE
875-5045
OF JESUS CHRIST
CHURCH SERVICES
166 S. Vass Rd. • Raeford, NC
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Pastor Venita Brannigan
Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Sundy School - 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Night Worship 6:00 p.m.
Sunday Morning Worship -11 a.m.
Wednesday Night Meal
Wednesday Night Bible Study
& Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
& Prayer - 7 p.m.
Pastor Ken Williams
“A House of Praise -
Where all are Welcome”
APOSTOLIC
The Hoke County Reentry Council helps people reenter society and find employment.
Former offenders find success
with reentry program class
David M. Stevenson
David Michell
Stevenson, 72, of
^ Aberdeen, died Sun
day, February 23,
2020 at FirstHealth
Moore Regional Hospital in
Pinehurst.
He was a U.S. Army veteran
and was employed by Pinehurst
Resort.
He is survived by his wife,
Cheryl Stevenson; children,
Mitchell Stevenson II and Jasmine
Jean Stevenson; mother-in-law,
Val Jean Burke; siblings, Jasper
Dwane Stevenson and Ranea
Lloyd; and brothers-in-law. Dr.
Clarence Burke (Syvil) and Ger
ald Burke.
A walk-through viewing will
be held Friday, February 28,2020
from 4-6 p.m. at Simon Funeral
Home Chapel, Southern Pines.
A viewing will be held from 11
a.m. to noon at Southern Pines
Primary School auditorium with
the funeral following at noon.
Interment will be at Avery’s
Chapel FWB Church Cemetery
in Raeford.
Online condolences can be
made at simonfuneralhome.com
until March 18, 2020.
People formerly convicted of
a crime who are seeking to get
their lives back after serving their
time are finding success thanks to
support from the Hoke County
Reentry Council.
The Hoke County Reentry
Council held its first Working
Smart Soft Skills for Workplace
Success class on January 13.
Three of the five clients enrolled
in the program were able to
complete the class and received
their certificates, and are currently
ready for work and on to bigger
and better things. Coordinator
Bernice McPhatter, case manager
Shakina Shaw and teacher Ms.
Goins led the class.
The Hoke County Reentry
Council launched last September
for those individuals who were
and are still justice-involved. The
need for this entity was sorely
lacking and once again the call
was answered by Ms. Ophelia
Ray, the CEO of Maggie’s Out
reach Community Economic
Development Center. The Hoke
County Reentry Council believes
that “we can improve our commu
nity and meet our goal of reducing
recidivism and victimization.”
The mission of this organization
is to facilitate the collaboration
of community resource groups
to develop a plan and strategy
for effective integration of ex
offenders, thereby reducing
recidivism, supporting victims
and promoting public safety in
Hoke County.
The Hoke County Reentry
Council office is located at 109
North Main Street in Raeford.
The office has been busy since
its inception and is steadily pro
gressing to make a difference in
the lives of those who wish to
become productive citizens and
make better lives for themselves
and their families.
The Hoke County Reentry Pro
gram is housed under the Breaking
Every Chain Resource Center,
and is still seeking organizations
to sign a Memorandum of Agree
ment (MOA) to assist in providing
services to the program’s clients.
Anyone interested in finding out
more can contact the program at
HokeCounty. reentry @ gmail .com
or call (910) 565-2299.
Citizens’ input needed for hazard plan
Terrell Gaylord Williams
Terrell Gaylord Williams, 69,
died Saturday, February 15,2020
at the V.A. Hospital in Durham.
Born August 10, 1950, he is the
son of the late William and Vera
Williams.
He is survived by his daughter,
Taylor B Williams; brothers, Wil
liam Williams of Durham, Mar
cus Kent Williams of Delaware,
Maryland and Cheryl C. Williams
Bivins of Washington, D.C.
The funeral was held Sunday,
February 23,2020 in Buie Funeral
Home chapel at 2:30 p.m
Hoke and Cumberland coun
ties are putting together a Re
gional Hazard Mitigation Plan,
and will be seeking residents’
input at upcoming meetings.
While a meeting set in Hoke
County hasn’tbeenscheduled yet,
the first meeting in Cumberland
County is coming up Thursday,
February 27 from 6:30-8 p.m.
That meeting is open to the public
and will take place at the E.E.
Miller Recreation Center, located
at 1347 Rim Road in Fayetteville.
The counties of Cumberland
and Hoke, in coordination with
participating municipal jurisdic
tions, are updating a regional haz
ard mitigation plan that covers the
two-county area, according to a
press statement from Cumberland
County Emergency Management
Coordinator Hendrix Valenzuela.
The Cumberland Hoke Regional
Hazard Mitigation Plan identi
fies local policies and actions for
reducing risk and future losses
from natural hazards such as
floods, severe storms, wildfires,
and winter weather.
“At the meeting, we invite the
community to participate by shar
ing thoughts and comments about
the Cumberland-Hoke Regional
Hazard Mitigation Plan,” Valen
zuela said in the press statement.
The teams are looking for citi
zen input on what could help make
Hoke and Cumberland counties
safer from natural hazards. For
instance, one thing that came out
of the previous plan was a need for
emergency management to place
more “High Water” warning signs
around the county in places prone
to flooding during times of heavy
rain to better warn drivers, Hoke
County Emergency Management
Coordinator Jacobs said.
There will be a meeting held
in Hoke County in the future for
citizen input, once a date is set.
The meeting February 27 is only
the first in the series of meetings.
Anyone with questions about
the upcoming meeting in Cumber
land County can contact Jacobs at
cjacobs@hokecounty.org; Cum
berland County Emergency Man
agement Planner Garry Crumpler
at gcrumpler@co.Cumberland,
nc.us; or Cumberland County
Emergency Management Coordi
nator Hendrix Valenzuela at hva-
lenzuela@co.Cumberland.nc.us.
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