Agnes Feeney Brady
January 5, 2019
After a prolonged battle with Alzheimers disease, Agnes Brady passed away on January 5, 2019 in Raleigh, NC. Agnes was born in Lisnaskea, County Fermanagh in the North of Ireland on September 23, 1930 and was the third of seven children born to Con and Ann Feeney. She traveled to London to find work at the age of 18...
Melinda Pleasant Earp Nava-Rios
January 5, 2019
ZEBULON- Melinda Pleasant Earp Nava-Rios, age 50, passed away Saturday in her sleep. Born in Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Donald Rand Pleasant and Miriam Lynch Burgess. Melinda had a special place in her heart for children and the elderly and made it a career by providing care for them. She was a member of...
Brian Lee Lenz
January 4, 2019
Brian Lee Lenz, age 58 passed away on January 4, 2019. A native of Alliance, Ohio, Brian moved to Raleigh in 1984, to begin his career with IBM. Despite (or thanks to) chemotherapy and surgery Brian lived with a brain tumor since 1993. Brian was a 1978 graduate of Alliance High School, where he was co-valedictorian and a National...
Mary Anne Barbour
January 3, 2019
Mary Anne died January 3, 2019. She was born in Wilson, NC on October 1, 1932 and was the daughter of the late Harvey Lawrence Baker and Bertha Lucille Cone Baker. Mary Anne was a descendant of many pioneer families of Johnston, Nash, Franklin, and Edgecombe counties. Her grandparents were John Quincy Baker and Cornelia Thompson Baker and Daniel...
Lottie Lloyd Yates
January 3, 2019
RALEIGH – Lottie Lloyd Yates, 75, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2019. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at Vandora Springs Free Will Baptist Church in Garner. Burial will follow in Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh. The family will receive friends an hour prior to the service at the church. Lottie was born...
Ruth Mcculloch Craven
January 2, 2019
Ruth McCulloch Craven 78, died Wednesday at her residence. She was born in Alamance County and was a graduate of Appalachian State University. A former math teacher at Fuquay Varina High School, she also worked as a labor analyst with the Employment Security Commission. Ruth retired with NCSU as a statistical analyst in institutional research. She was a devoted...
Carolyn Ann Lee
January 2, 2019
Graham, NC- Carolyn Ann Lee, 74, passed away Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family after a lengthy illness. There will be a Graveside service at 10:00 AM, Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, Spring Lake, N.C. Carolyn was a loving mother and dedicated wife. She was preceded in death by her...
Carol Ann Galbreath
January 2, 2019
Carol Ann Galbreath, 71, passed away Wed. Jan. 2, 2019. A native of Alabama she was the daughter of the late Charles Reynolds and Annie Johnson. Funeral service will be Friday Jan. 4, 2019 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Graveside service will be at 11:00 AM Saturday at Oakwood Cemetery. Along with her father, Carol was preceded in death...
James Curtis Hall
December 31, 2018
RALEIGH, N.C. - J. Curtis Hall, age 93, died Monday, December 31, 2018. Born in Glade Spring, VA, to the late L.S. Hall and Bettie Cox Hall, he was raised in Garner, NC. He lived in Grenada MS from 1970-1993, where he served as president and general manager of Hall Trucking Company. In the late 1950s and 1960s, he...
Robert Ashley Garrett, Jr.
December 31, 2018
GARNER – Robert Ashley Garrett, Jr., 84, passed away Monday. Born in Florida, he was the son of the late Robert A. Garrett, Sr. and Susie Brantley Garrett. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday at First Baptist Church of Garner. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service. Robert is survived by...
Manley A. Pope
December 30, 2018
GARNER A warm smile has entered heaven, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease, Manley Adrian Pope died peacefully at his home on December 30th, 2018. On September 16, 1956, Manley married his high school sweetheart Peggy Kirby whom he was lovingly married to for 62 years. Their two children, spouses and his five grandchildren brought him...
Kenyon W. Silvey
December 30, 2018
Garner- Kenyon Walter Silvey, 89, passed away at his home on Sunday. Born in Jamaica, New York, Kenyon was the son of the late Edwin and Juanita Silvey. In recent years, Kenyon enjoyed spending time at the local Garner Senior Center where he loved to participate in Tai Chi, meditation, and played Bridge. Kens family will gather at the...
Ted Atkinson Edgerton
December 30, 2018
CLAYTON – Ted Edgerton lost his long battle with cancer. Through it all Ted continued to be a shining light in many people’s lives and will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was preceded in death by his mother, Elva Mae Edgerton; father, Jesse Elton Edgerton; and son, Christopher Lopez. He is survived...
James Gregory Poole, Jr.
December 29, 2018
James Gregory Poole, Jr. was born on December 18, 1934 to Irene Rand Poole and James Gregory Poole, Sr. at the first Rex Hospital on South Street in Raleigh. After a brief illness, he died surrounded by his loving family on December 29, 2018. Greg grew up in Raleigh where he attended public school until the 9th grade when...
Zebedee Lassiter
December 29, 2018
Zebedee Lassiter died on December 29 at the SECU Hospice, in Smithfield. Zebedee was a native of Johnston Co., born March 10, 1937 to the late Randle L and Irene Honeycutt Lassiter. At the age of seventeen he decided to seek a career in the United States Air Force, which he served proudly for almost 22 years. His career...
Jennifer Michelle Chatham
December 28, 2018
GARNER – Jennifer Michelle Chatham, 34, passed away on Friday, December 28, 2018. Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Monday, January 7, 2019 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel in Garner, NC. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service. She is preceded in death by her father, Ronnie Jay Chatham. Jennifer is survived by her mother,...
Paul Ashley Citron
December 26, 2018
FUQUAY-VARINA – Paul Ashley Citron, 59, joined the Lord on December 26, 2018. Paul was born on December 3, 1959 to the late Donald and Arlene Citron in High Point, NC. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Karoline; children, Amanda (Eli), David (Tyler), Patrick, Margaret; sister, Libby (Tommy); nephew, Andrew; and extended family. He was a...
Oliver Columbus Lanham
December 26, 2018
Oliver Columbus Lanham, 80, died Wednesday at Rex Hospital. Heaven gained the sweetest of Angels. He was funny and had the best spirit and loving personality. Oliver never knew a stranger and was a wonderful Christian man. He loved his wife Phyllis dearly for 60 years. His smile and huge bear hugs will be missed and life will never...
Lawrence E. Nichols
December 26, 2018
GARNER – Lawrence Edward Nichols, 86, passed away on Wednesday at the Hefner VA Medical Center, Salisbury, NC from heart complications. Mr. Nichols lived out his final years with his son and daughter-in-law in Monroe, NC. A native of Norfolk, Virginia, he was the son of the late Henry and Ethel Pinter Nichols. Funeral services will be 12:00 pm...
Margie Hinson
December 24, 2018
Margie Hinson, 78, passed away Dec. 24, 2018 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. A native of Johnston Co. she was the daughter of the late James and Ruby Holt. Margie spent her career as a hairdresser. Graveside service will be at 2:30 PM Sat. Dec. 29, 2018 at Oakland Cemetery in Smithfield. Along with her parents Margie was...
