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...
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...
