Earle Franklin Pate
May 17, 2017
RALEIGH- Earle Franklin Pate, 89, a retired farm equipment salesman, died Wednesday. Born in Anson County, he was the son of the late Lloyd and Cloie Holt Pate. He graduated from Apex High School and was a US Army veteran of WWII. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Entombment will follow at Montlawn...
Thressa Crowell Mccullough
May 17, 2017
Thressa Crowell McCullough, 80, of Raleigh, beloved wife, mother, and friend died Wednesday. Tessie was a native of Stanley County, NC and the daughter of the late Earl B. and Sallie L. Crowell. She attended Presbyterian Nursing School in Charlotte and was a Registered Nurse, working at Dorothea Dix Hospital for 30 years. Tessie enjoyed spending time with family...
Dennis John Scanlan
May 17, 2017
Dennis John Scanlan, 74, passed away at his home on Wednesday May 17, 2017. He was born November 10, 1942 in South Bronx, NY and graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy in 1960. A veteran of the United States Coast Guard, he retired from AT&T in 1998 after 30+ years of service. Dennis was a loving husband, father, and...
Elva Harper Parker
May 16, 2017
Elva Harper was born in Pikeville, Wayne County to Adrian Harper and Beatrice Aycock Harper. She grew up in Nahunta with 3 brothers, Fred, Afton and David. Graduating from Nahunta High School in 1950 she was named most athletic female for her basketball skills. After graduation Elva moved to Raleigh to attend King Business College. Always close to her...
David Buernortey Agamloh
May 15, 2017
HOLLY SPRINGS – David Buernortey Agamloh, 18, passed away on Monday. David was born in Accra, Ghana and he was the son of Emmanuel and Jane Sekyi Agamloh. Funeral services will be Monday, 2:00 pm at The Temple of Pentecost, Raleigh. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh. The family will receive friends at the church Monday from...
Robert W. Hollister
May 14, 2017
The Lord called Robert to his forever home May 14, 2017. He was born in Philadelphia, Pa. to Warner and Vera Hollister. Robert volunteered for Military service in 1942 and served in the Army Air Corp for 3 years. He got his degree at William Jewell College, in Liberty, Mo. He was employed with NCR for 13 years, founded...
Kathy R. Guy
May 14, 2017
Kathy R. Guy, 54, passed away Sunday at her residence. A native of Portsmouth, VA. she was the daughter of the late Jack Edward and Kathleen Dale Petit Ballard. Surviving are her husband of 35 years, Bruce E. Guy; daughter, Tammy Baker and husband, Jonathan; son, Bryan Guy; sister, Carole Brady and husband Tom; grandchildren, Alexis Guy, Bentley Guy...
Ola Bell Creech
May 12, 2017
ANGIER- Ola Bell Creech, 71, passed away on Friday, at Johnston Health in Smithfield. Born in Franklin County, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Tarzan and Agnes Holland Bell. Funeral Services will be held on 1:00 PM Monday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier. Interment will follow at 3:00 PM at Creech’s Church Cemetery, Kenly. In addition...
Rosalie B. Truelove
May 10, 2017
Raleigh - Rosalie B. Truelove, 92, passed away on Wednesday. She was the daughter of the late Andrew and Minnie Braswell of Princeton, NC and was the second youngest of ten children. She is preceded in death by her husband Jackson C. Truelove, to whom she was married for 55 years and by her granddaughter, Carmen Hart Pinkerton (Randy,...
Betsy Riddle Dowd
May 9, 2017
Betsy Barton Riddle Dowd, 94, died Tuesday. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late George and Katherine Riddle. She grew up in Historic Oakwood in Raleigh and attended Hugh Morson High School. She retired from the US Postal Service and was a longtime member of the Eastern Star. The family will receive friends from...
Edith Adams Currin
May 8, 2017
Angier – Edith Adams Currin, 92, died Monday at her residence. She was the daughter of the late C.C. and Lila Young Adams. Edith retired from Campbell University as a sales clerk. Surviving are her daughter, Judith Ann Upchurch and husband Clyde of Marietta, GA; son, Sherman Currin and wife Sandra of Lillington; five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, and...
Agnes O. Mcleod
May 6, 2017
WILLOW SPRING-Agnes Genene Olive McLeod departed her earthly life on Saturday, May 6, 2017 surrounded by her family. In my Father’s house are many mansions, if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. John 14:2 Agnes was born in Emanuel, Georgia on October 16, 1929. She is preceded in...
Evelyn Lively Finley
May 6, 2017
Raleigh- Evelyn L. Finley went to be with our Lord on May 6, 2017 at the age of 92. Born in Bass, Arkansas and raised in the Midwest, she completed high school and felt called to serve her country during WW II. While serving in the Army as a hospital clerical assistant, she met and married, Edward J. Finley....
Barbara Coats Hunt
May 5, 2017
Barbara Coats Hunt passed away on May 5, 2017. Barbara was born on May 21, 1937 to the late Ila Bell Coats and William Halford Coats. Barbara was preceded in death by her brother, Thomas William Coats. She is survived by her husband of 40 years, J. L. Hunt; two sons, Marty Murray and wife Juanita and Steven Murray...
Jason Lee Mills
May 5, 2017
LILLINGTON- Jason Lee Mills, 40, passed away on Friday. Jason was a loving husband and daddy who always worked hard and loved his family with all his heart. His drive and work ethic lead him to start his plumbing business, Straight Flush Plumbing Company, which he owned and operated for the last 18 years. Jason was an avid fisherman....
Ryan William Cepeda
May 3, 2017
Ryan William Cepeda, 24, died Wednesday. A memorial service will be 1:00 pm Monday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Inurnment will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12:00- 1:00 prior to the service. Ryan is survived by his father and step mother, Jaime and Jill Cepeda; sisters, Jailyn and Elliana...
Retha Ann Godwin Smith
May 2, 2017
Retha first brought joy to the world on May 25, 1950. She graduated from Dunn High School and then graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA in Elementary Education and MAEd in Intermediate Education and subsequently, completed her Graduate Certification in Special Education and Gifted Education from East Carolina University, Certification in Family...
Louis “L.H.” Williams, Jr.
May 2, 2017
FUQUAY-VARINA- Louis Hardester Williams, Jr, 83, passed away at his home on Tuesday. A native of Franklin County, he was the son of the late Louis Hardester Williams, Sr. and Ida Leonard Williams. L.H. was a retired safety specialist with the former Carolina Power and Light Company in Raleigh. Funeral Services will be held on Friday at 11:00 AM...
Needham Austin Wall
April 29, 2017
Needham Austin Wall, born April 10, 1927, in Johnston County, NC, son of Colon S. and Kitty Fowler Wall, passed away April 29, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Wallace Wall and sister-in-law, Lynn Wall. Needham was a member of First Alliance Church of Raleigh, served in the US Army during World War II, and...
Billy Macon “Papa Bill” Grissom, Sr.
April 29, 2017
Born in Garner, NC on December 29, 1930 the 4th of 5 children of Collin Lee Grissom and Luna Penny Grissom; “Papa Bill” influenced the lives of everyone around him. He was a quiet, purposeful man of many talents who used his wisdom and generous spirit to help everyone that he could. Probably most cherished by him were the...
