Arthur Lafayette Pharr
March 24, 2018
Raleigh - On March 24, 2018, Arthur L. Pharr slipped away from us to be with the Lord and his beloved wife of 70 years. He was born in Wilkesboro, NC in 1916. He attended Lees McRae and Appalachian State and worked as a teacher of history and math and credit manager for Universal CIT before moving to Raleigh...
James Dr. Valsame
March 23, 2018
Dr. James Valsame, 91, of Raleigh, formerly of Garner, NC, passed away on Friday, March 23, 2018. He was a resident of Sunrise at North Hills Assisted Living in Raleigh. Dr. Valsame was born on October 15, 1926 in Brevard, NC, the son of Charles and Amanda Lillie (Jackson) Valsame. He spent his formative years in Hendersonville, Etowah, and...
Kevin Michael Haraway
March 23, 2018
We mourn and celebrate a special man, whose loss will course through many lives for a very long time. Son, brother, nephew, uncle, friend, cousin, Kevin was, to put it mildly, the life of every gathering he graced. No family occasion was complete without Kevin making the toast, taking pictures, telling stories, and, of course, flirting with the women....
Anthony B. Cistola
March 23, 2018
Graveside services for Anthony B. Cistola of 1412 Falls Church Road, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27609, were conducted at Brier Creek Memorial Gardens on March 28, 2018. The services were led by Dr. Michael Parnell, Pastor of the Temple Baptist Church in Raleigh. Anthony was one month shy of his 89th birthday. He was born in Taylor, PA on 04/28/1929...
Lois K. Strickland
March 21, 2018
Raleigh- Lois King Strickland, 73, passed away peacefully on Wednesday surrounded by her loving family. A native of Wake County, she is the daughter of the late Henry and Mildred Richardson King. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at the Temple of Pentecost, Raleigh at 12:00 PM. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh....
Wright Lupton Hardy
March 21, 2018
Wright Lupton Hardy of Raleigh, age 95, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Transitions Hospice Home. He was born on March 19, 1923 on a farm in Wake County to Elizabeth “Betty” Foreman Hardy and Thomas “Tom” Lemuel Hardy. Part of a family that first arrived in eastern North Carolina in 1695, he was the youngest...
Stacy B. Penny
March 20, 2018
Stacy B. Penny, 86, passed away on Tuesday at his home. A native of Johnston County, he is the son of the late Blake and Georgia Dupree Penny. Graveside services will be held Friday at 2:00 PM at White Memorial Presbyterian Church. Stacy is survived by his wife of 61 years, Idell Penny; sons, Johnny B. Penny (Celia), Alan...
Wilbert Wright “Gabe” Adams
March 19, 2018
GARNER– Wilbert Wright “Gabe” Adams, died peacefully at home at age 88, Monday. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 22, 2018 at First Presbyterian Church of Garner, 503 Lakeside Dr. Garner, NC. Following the service, the family will receive friends in the Fellowship Hall at the church. “Gabe” was born in Georgia on October...
Cecil R. Brown
March 19, 2018
Cecil R. Brown, 78, passed away on Monday March 19, 2018. A native of Harnett Co. he was the son of the late Henry and Lillie Brown. Cecil worked for Campbell University as a carpenter/plumber for several years. He was a loving father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. Graveside service will be at 2:00 PM Friday March 23, 2018 at...
Walter Hardy Mills, Jr.
March 18, 2018
W. Hardy Mills, Jr., born in Raleigh, N.C. passed away peacefully on March 18, 2018. He was the son of W. Hardy Mills, Sr. and Jessie Quinn Mills. He was predeceased in death by his wife, Frances Taylor and son Blakeley Quinn, sister Myrtle Mills Hilton and brother Robert Edward Mills. He was a member of White Memorial Presbyterian...
William “Billy” Jones
March 17, 2018
GARNER – William “Billy” Jones, 81, passed away on Friday. In addition to his parents, Bill and Mary Jones, he was preceded in death by his sister, Patty Jones. Billy is survived by his sisters, Peggy Williams (Jimmy) and Adele Hartofelis (Nick) and many loving nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held on Thursday at 11:00 AM...
Sue Taylor Johnson
March 16, 2018
Sue Katherine Taylor Johnson, 77, died peacefully on Friday at Morningside Assisted Living. A native of Franklin County, she was the daughter of Herman and Ruby Taylor, and was a graduate of Bunn High School and Campbell College. Sue was a retired elementary school teacher with over 30 years of service. A strong Christian woman of the Baptist faith,...
Kelly Yvonne Williford
March 15, 2018
Smithfield - Kelly Yvonne Williford, 49, passed away Thursday. A funeral service will be held on Monday at 2:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. The family will receive friends from 1:00 - 1:45, prior to the service. Burial will follow at Sunset Memeorial Park, Smithfield. In addition to her grandparents, Leo and Myrtle Thornton, Mattie Davis and Grandpa...
Michael Dale Webb
March 13, 2018
Clayton- MICHAEL DALE WEBB, 67, formerly of Pocomoke City, MD, passed away on March 13, 2018 at his home in Clayton, NC. A memorial service will be held at Bethany United Methodist Church in Pocomoke City, MD on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at 2:00 pm with Reverend E. Thomas Northam of Mt. Olive United Methodist Church officiating. A private...
Joann (Jones) Allamon
March 13, 2018
GARNER, NC - JoAnn (Jones) Allamon, 68, died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday at Discovery Church, Clayton. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm Friday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Survivors include her husband of 47 years, Don “Skip” Allamon; sons, Mike Allamon, Jeff Allamon, his wife Tina and Steve Allamon,...
Charles Edward Mcghee, Sr.
March 11, 2018
Willow Spring, NC- Charles Edward McGhee, 75, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018, peacefully with his family by his side at UNC Healthcare Rex Hospital. A Visitation/Memorial service will be held on Thursday, March 15, 2018 from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at Bryan Lee Funeral Home 300 E. McIver St., Angier, NC 27501. Please dress casual or country western in honor...
Betty Pamela Hood Hartley
March 9, 2018
Raleigh,NC: Betty Pamela Hood Hartley passed away Friday, March 9th. Betty was born July 1, 1934 in Cretingham, Suffolk, England, the daughter of Ernest and Daisy Hood. She met John Hartley, an American airman stationed at RAF Bentwaters, in 1952. They were married in June, 1953. In 1954, their son, John Anderson Hartley, Junior was born in England. Betty’s...
Hilda Pearline Strickland Wood
March 9, 2018
GARNER- Hilda Pearline Strickland Wood died peacefully March 9, 2018 at the age of 95. She was born October 30, 1922, the ninth of 13 children of Ransom Bennett ‘Bud’ Strickland and Ida West Strickland. She married Calvin Coolidge Wood in 1943 and they were married 64 years at the time of his death in 2007. Hilda devoted herself...
Tammy Knowles Mendoza
March 9, 2018
Tammy Knowles Mendoza, 51, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. The family will receive friends at other times at the home. Tammy was preceded in death by her mother, Kay Knowles. She is survived by her daughters, Kimberly Martinez (Manuel), Maria Valdez; sons, Vince Valdez, Eric Mendoza, Corey...
