Russell E. Anderson
April 14, 2017
Russell E. Anderson, 84, died Friday, April 14, 2017. He was the son the late Russell R. and Addie Mae Anderson and was born in Goldsboro, NC. Russell served in the Army National Guard for 9 years and was employed by Carolina Power and Light Company for 35 years. He loved fishing, travel, photography, watching western movies and working...
Lula Mae Rhodes Soward
April 14, 2017
GARNER – Lula Mae Rhodes Soward, “Lou” as her friends called her, 93, went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on April 14, 2017 after a long and faithful life. The daughter of Louisa “Lula” Ferrell Rhodes and Joseph Edwards Rhodes of SE Wake County, Lula Mae grew up on a farm in rural wake county and was...
George Thomas Tolar
April 14, 2017
George Thomas Tolar, 71, passed away Friday, April 14, 2017, at UNC REX Hospital. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, from 6:00-8:00pm at Bryan Lee Funeral Home, 300 East McIver Street, Angier, NC. Mr. Tolar was born December 13, 1945, in Lumberton, North Carolina. He was the son of the late Thomas Murrell Tolar and...
Ed Little
April 13, 2017
Ed Little, 71, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Transitions LifeCare. Born February 4,1946 in Winston-Salem, he was the son of the late Melvin and Viona Little. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Tracy; daughter and son-in-law, Dana and Jody Whitaker of Ararat, NC; stepson and daughter-in-law, Ryne and Jessica Herring of Charlotte; and granddaughters,...
Kathy M. Overton
April 13, 2017
Kathy M. Overton, 62, passed away on Thursday. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 11:00 AM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park, Clayton. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Kathy was daughter to the late Clarence and Vallie Messer....
Maxine S. Oliphant
April 11, 2017
Maxine Steadman Oliphant, 87, died Tuesday at Rex Rehab Center. A funeral service will be held 1:00 pm Friday at First Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Durham. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Franklin Oliphant. Surviving are her daughter, Shirley Andrews and husband David of Raleigh; son, Dennis Oliphant and...
Gene Clifton Johnson
April 10, 2017
GARNER – Gene “Cliff” Johnson left his earthly body and entered the gates of heaven on Monday, April 10, 2017. Cliff was born and raised in the Elevation Community of Johnston County. He graduated from Four Oaks High School and attended Louisburg College. He then served two years in the US Army during the Korean War. He worked his...
William D. Upchurch
April 9, 2017
Raleigh-Dan Upchurch, 83, passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017. Dan was born February 27, 1934 in Franklin County, NC to the late Linwood and Bobbie Upchurch. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Julie Sykes Upchurch. Dan was a member of Hayes Barton Baptist Church. He spent his career as a floral designer...
John D. Mccrory
April 9, 2017
RALEIGH – John Douglas McCrory, 74, died April 9, 2017. He leaves his wife, Rosellen Cook McCrory; their daughter, Jennifer McCrory Fontes of Raleigh; their son, Michael Douglas McCrory and wife Sherri of Springfield, WV; their granddaughter, Aidan Ansel McCrory; and their grandson, Matthew McCrory Fontes. John was born near Frisco City, AL, the son of the Rev. Ollie...
Mavis Hatcher
April 8, 2017
Mavis Adams Hatcher, 91, went to be with her Lord and Savior while surrounded by her loving family after being bedridden for almost seven years following a stroke. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Lee Adams and Dovie Wood Adams. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 1:00 PM at Ebenezer...
Sandra B. Wall
April 7, 2017
Sandra Kay Bailey Wall, 70, died Friday. Born in Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Nichlous and Kathleen Blinson Bailey. A 1965 graduate of Garner Sr. High and a 1966 graduate of Hardbargers Business College, she retired from the N. C. Employment Security Commission and Don Murray’s Barbecue. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Tuesday at...
Mary Ann Thrower
April 7, 2017
Mary Ann Womble Thrower, 73, died Friday. After a short and courageous battle with cancer, Mom has gone home to be with Jesus. A memorial service will be held Sunday, 4:00 pm at New Hope Alliance Church, 2642 Old Fairground Rd. Angier, NC 27501. Family and friends are invited to a pot luck dinner at the church, following the...
Carolyn N. Creech
April 6, 2017
GARNER- Carolyn Nordan Creech, 87, passed away Thursday at her home. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Jarvis and Pauline Maynard Nordan. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Monday at Garner United Methodist Church. Entombment will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 10:00- 11:00 am at the church,...
Diane Lanier
April 5, 2017
Diane Lanier, 59, passed away on April 5, 2017. Diane worked as a short order cook in various restaurants for many years. She was also a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend. There will be a graveside service at 2:00 PM Monday April 10 at Montlawn Memorial Park. Along with her parents William and Geraldine Smith; Diane was...
Carolyn Faye Bridges
April 5, 2017
Garner -Carolyn Faye Messer Bridges, 74, died Wednesday at Rex Hospital. She was a retired secretary in the tobacco literature department at NC State University. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 4:00 PM Saturday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service. Surviving are her husband of...
Walter James Moorhead
April 5, 2017
Walter James Moorhead, aged 88, died Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 in his home in Garner, North Carolina after courageously battling Alzheimers disease. He spent his life adoring his wife of 62 years, Emma Rae Northern Moorhead. He loved his three daughters and their husbands: Jama and David Mosher, Cindy and David DeFoor, and Dayle and Greg Stewart. His sisters,...
Ashley B. Reagan
April 3, 2017
RALEIGH – Ashley Bland Reagan, 78, died Monday. He was the son of the late Robert and Nellie Reagan. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Friday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. He is survived by his daughter, Angela Reagan; sons, Darrell Reagan (Lisa) and Ashley Reagan, Jr.; sisters, Jewel Madsen (Scott) and Vickie Dement (Sammy); brother, J.W. Reagan; grandchildren,...
James “Hammerhead” Gardner, Jr.
April 3, 2017
DUNN- James Harold “Hammerhead” Gardner, Jr, 66, passed away on Monday at his home. A native of Harnett County, he was the son of the late James Harold Gardner, Sr. and Ida Mae Ashworth Gardner. A graveside service will be held on Friday at 11:00 AM at Lakeside Memorial Gardens, 2712 Oak Grove Church Road, Angier, NC. Survivors include...
Stanley Charles Odham
April 2, 2017
Stanley Charles Odham, 62, died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, April 2, 2017. Stan O was a man who loved the Lord, his family, friends and lost souls. He always had a smile in his heart and a song to sing. Beyond his passion for sharing the “Good News”, he loved golfing, singing, the beach and making people...
Claire Rousseau Grzebien
April 2, 2017
Claire 81, passed peacefully in her sleep on Sunday April 2, 2017. Born in Milford MA and raised in Woonsocket RI, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Imelda (Savard) Filosa and Napoleon and Bertha (Savard) Rousseau. Moving to Raleigh in 1954, she immediately embraced her new Southern home, becoming involved in her church and working for...
