@cheryllgerstein
Which version of Word is this? I'm assuming here that you have a fairly recent version which makes use of the ribbon interface.
Generally, unless the document is protected in some way, you should be able to just select and delete section breaks. Doing so will often change the formatting of the document, though, because section breaks store section formatting (margins, orientation, newspaper columns etc.) for the section preceding the break.
To see all section breaks, display nonprinting marks, for example by clicking the ¶ icon on the Home tab.
