Guynell Cox Nobling
January 20, 2019
Guynell Cox Nobling, 90, passed away Sunday Jan. 20, 2019. A native of Wake Co. she was the daughter of the late Glenn and Mozelle Godwin Cox. Guynell worked for Hudson Belk for many years in Merchandising. Guynell was a faithful member of Turner Memorial Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School. Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Wed....
Steve G. Partin
January 19, 2019
ANGIER – Steve G. Partin, 61, passed away on Saturday. A native of Harnett County, he was the son of Nell Young Partin and the late Wilbur Partin. Steven is survived by his wife; Debbie Partin; son, Steven B. Partin and wife, Tara Partin of Angier; sisters, Jean Melton and Jane Warren of Garner; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild;...
Ervin Horace Dean
January 19, 2019
Clayton - Horace Ervin Dean, age 79, of Clayton, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 19th, 2019, surrounded by his family. He was born on August 13th, 1939, in Harnett County, North Carolina. Horace was the son of the late Ervin Wesley Dean and Elva Weeks Dean. He was the accomplished owner of Raleigh Drywall, Incorporated; he...
Treva Mitchell Jones
January 18, 2019
Former Raleigh Times and News Observer reporter Treva Mitchell Jones, for more than three decades an encyclopedic chronicler of life and death throughout Wake County, died peacefully on Friday, Jan.18 at Hospice Home in Raleigh after battling lung and liver cancer for more than two years with characteristic stoicism and wit. She was 73. Treva was born Feb. 25,...
Lawrence George Martin
January 17, 2019
LOUISBURG – Lawrence George Martin, 91, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2019. He was born in Waterville, Maine to the late Henry and June Martin. A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home in Garner. In addition to his parents, Lawrence was preceded in death by his wife, Geraldine...
David “Jack” Shuttleworth
January 15, 2019
ANGIER, NC- David (Jack) Shuttleworth, 85 went to be with his Lord on January 15, 2019. Jack was born October 18, 1933, in Murray City, OH to James and Margaret Shuttleworth. He was a member of the Walnut Street church of Christ in Shawnee, an Army Veteran, and a long-time lineman for American Electric Power. Jack’s legacy was his...
Leona “Lee” Ball Timm
January 15, 2019
Leona “Lee” Ball Timm died on Tuesday, January 15 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC. Leona was a native of Franklin Co., born December 12, 1930. Leona was preceded in death by her father, George Edward Ball and mother, Mary Emma Smart Ball; and brother, Julian Edward Ball. Surviving are her daughters, Dianne T. Byerly of Glen...
Max Alfred Eller
January 14, 2019
LILLINGTON- Retired Captain Max Alfred Eller passed away peacefully at age of 90 on Monday, January 14th. Max was born on November 15, 1928 to Tom and Bertha Eller. He was one of thirteen siblings. Max was married to the love of his life Doris, for 67 years. He is survived by his brother Neal, wife Doris and three...
Fulton Cooper
January 13, 2019
GARNER – Fulton Cooper, 91, passed away after a short battle with cancer Sunday, January 13, 2019. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 17th at 12:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. The family will receive friends from 11:00AM-12:00PM on Thursday, January 17th prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Raleigh Memorial...
Howard Ray Stephens
January 10, 2019
FUQUAY-VARINA – Howard Ray Stephens, 80, formerly of Raleigh, N.C. went to heaven to be with his Lord on Thursday, January 10, 2019. Howard faithfully served his country and retired from the United States Army with 23 years of military service, including his service in the Vietnam War. Howard enjoyed fishing, particularly with his sons and grand-children. He also...
Gregory Eugene “Greg” Ziles
January 9, 2019
HOLLY SPRINGS – Gregory Eugene Ziles, 65, passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2019. Funeral service will be held at 5:00 pm on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home in Garner. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Greg was raised in Geneseo, Illinois. He graduated from J.D. Darnell High...
Joann Perniciaro
January 7, 2019
ANGIER- Joann Perniciaro, 63, passed away Monday at her home in Angier. A native of Long Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Robert Russell Groh and Mary Agnes Murphy. Services will be held Saturday at 4:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home Chapel, Angier. She is survived by her husband, Vinny Perniciaro, Sr.; daughter, Marcie Perniciaro; sisters,...
Richard James Tait
January 6, 2019
Richard James Tait of Raleigh, North Carolina, age 59, passed away after a valiant 18 month battle with brain cancer on January 6, 2019. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 12th at 10:00 AM at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1433 Aversboro Rd. Garner, NC 27529. Burial will follow at Wake Memorial Park in...
Dan Durwood Giles, Sr.
January 6, 2019
GARNER– Dan Durwood Giles Sr., 69, passed away on Sunday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Dan was born in Portsmouth, Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Susan of Garner, NC; son, Dan D. Giles II; mother, Hazel Strother Ladd; sisters, Donna McGhee and husband, Danny, Linda Hernandez and husband, Bulmaro. Dan was predeceased in death by his...
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...
