Elzola Ruth Padgett

CAROLINA BEACH, NC Mrs. Elzola Ruth Padgett, 82 of Carolina Beach and formerly of the Ammon Community, Elizabethtown, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, December 21, at Windsor United Methodist Church, 12863 NC Highway 242 N., Elizabethtown, with Reverend Neill Smith and Reverend Richard Smith officiating.  Burial will follow at White Oak Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Padgett was a native of Bladen County, the daughter of Owen B. Cain, Sr. and Annie B. Coble Cain.  She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Winford W. Padgett and seven brothers and sisters. She is survived by a daughter, Veona Hicks and husband, William Dean of Garland; son, Gary Padgett and wife, Christy of Carolina Beach; two grandchildren, Tabitha Ann Hicks and Nicholas Dean Hicks; three step grandchildren, Brittany, David and Alex; one step great grandchild, Brayden. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 PM Friday evening at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro. Butler Funeral Home of Roseboro is serving the family.