WILMINGTON — Mrs. Carolyn DeVane Hardie, 87, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.
Carolyn was born July 24, 1933, in Bladen County, the daughter of the late Thomas Jonathan DeVane and Estelle Louise Brown DeVane. She was also preceded in death by a son, Joseph (Denny); brothers, T.J, Wesley, Durwood and Doug DeVane; and sister, Vera Smith.
In 1969 Carolyn attended nursing school and went on to a wonderful 30-year career at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, retiring in 1997. In her spare time, she could be seen bowling, and when not on the lanes at the bowling alley, she loved quilting, dogs and sitting at the dog park.
Surviving are sons, Wayne Dennis of Burgaw and Carroll Barnhill, and his wife, Renee, of Leland; daughters, Debbie Berry of Hayes, Virginia, and Rosemary Midgette, and her husband, Ricky, of Wilmington; sister, Josephine Kelly, and her husband, John, of Castle Hayne; and nine grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 19, at Wilmington Funeral Chapel.
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