April 28, 2023, 103, Mount Olive – Mrs. Hilda Oates Jones, a long-time resident of Kennedy’s Crossroads area, west of Mount Olive, passed away unexpectedly Friday morning, April 28, 2023.  She was 103 Mrs. Jones was a native of Sampson County.  She was preceded in death by her husband,  Eddis Lamont Jones, to whom she…… read more »