Cmdr.  Robert Wheatley Ferrin 1922-2007 Robert Wheatley Ferrin, 85, of Wilmington, died on July 7, 2007, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Robert was a graduate of the Naval Academy and retired after 20 years as a Commander. After his military service, he went on to work for IBM in procurement and shipping. Robert enjoyed years of travel, after retiring and settled down in Wilmington to be close to his beloved Battleship North Carolina. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Janis; one son, Marshall and his wife Peggy Ferrin and their son Ted of Oak Hill, VA; one daughter, Martha and her husband Michael D'Ornellas and their children, Autumn and Zachary of Atlanta, GA; one sister, Joan Jenson of St. Angelo, TX; and one sister-in-law, Joyce Christoffersen, who was maid of honor at Robert and Janis' wedding. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Annapolis, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Battleship North Carolina, 1 Battleship Road, Wilmington, NC 28401. National Cremation Service.   Consolidated PB4Y-2, Lockheed P2V-7           Garland “Buddy” Everett Bell 1919-2006     Garland “Buddy” Everett Bell, 87, of Winter Park, FL, and Wilmington, NC, died on June 23, 2006. He was born in Durham, NC, on May 4, 1919, to the late George Everett and Irene Hatcher Bell.   Garland attended Cambell College and UNC Chapel Hill and graduated from Rollins College, Winter Park, FL, in 1976. During WWII he served on the USS Tuscaloosa and retired as a Commander and pilot in the US Naval Reserves. He retired from the Federal Aviation Agency in 1975, as a Chief Flight Inspector and was active in his family business: Everett Builders in Wilmington.   He is survived by his wife, Caroline W. Bell, of Winter Park, FL, and Wilmington, NC; one son, William Everett Bell and his wife Teresa of Wilmington; one daughter, Carol Bell Sharp and her husband Robert of Mobile, AL; four grandchildren, Leslie Sharp Johnston and her husband Robert also of Mobile, AL, Patricia Bell Shuford and her husband Lindsay of Wilmington, NC, Joshua Everett Bell of Orlando, FL, and Stanley William Sharp of Daphne, AL; three great-grandchildren; one brother, Franklin Durant Bell of Pittsboro, NC; one sister, Winnifred Bell Waters of Wilmington, NC ; six nephew; one niece and many cousins. The family will receive friends on Thursday, June 29, 2006, at Pine Valley United Methodist Church from 3-4:00PM, with a memorial service at 4:00PM. The Rev. Bill Braswell will officiate.   In lieu of flowers, please make donations to: Habitat for Humanity, Methodist Children’s Home, Mission Teams at Pine Valley UMC or The First United Methodist Church of Winter Park.   Arrangements by National Cremation Service. Curtiss SOC-3, Lockheed P2V