Delcie Atherton

WHITMAN, Mass. — Delcie Atherton, 89, of Whitman Mass, formerly of Elizabethtown, died Jan. 2, 2013. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. today at Bladen Memorial Gardens.

Silas Bouldin

LAURINBURG — Silas Bouldin, 84, of 12420 Briarwood Drive, Laurinburg, died Jan. 7, 2013, at Morrison Manor. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Franklin Chapel AME Zion Church. The visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. today at S&L Funeral Home.

Phillip Jones Jr.

PEMBROKE — Phillip Jones Jr., 66, N.C. 72 West, died Jan. 4, 2013, at his home. A graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at Mount Airy Baptist Church Cemetery in Pembroke. The visitation will be noon today at Revels Funeral Home in Pembroke.

Howard Washington

LUMBERTON — Howard Washington, 92, of 3800 Martin Luther King Drive No. 40, died Jan. 4, 2013, at Southeastern Hospice House. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Stoney Grove Baptist Church. The visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Central Funeral Home.

Debbie Preston

HERSHEY, Pa. — Debbie Gause Preston, 51, of Hershey, Pa., formerly of Elizabethtown, died Jan. 8, 2013. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Lisbon Baptist Church. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Bladen Gaskins Funeral Home.

Julia Day

GEORGIA — Julia Sessoms Day, 89, of Georgia, formerly of Elizabethtown, died Jan. 7, 2013. A graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Bladen Memorial Gardens in Elizabethtown. The visitation will be from noon to 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Bladen Gaskins Funeral Home.

Debra Ellerbe

WALDORF, Md. — Debra Kate Ellerbe, 55, of 11904 Shoveler Court, formerly of Dublin, died Jan. 5, 2013, at Georgetown University Hospital. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Baker’s Creek AME Zion Church. The visitation will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Baker’s Creek AME Zion Church.

Ernest Locklear

PEMBROKE — Ernest Locklear, 66, of 1593 Red Banks Road, died Jan. 8, 2013, at his home. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Friday at Thompson’s Funeral Home. The visitation will be from 7 to 9 tonight at Thompson Funeral Home.