L. Jack Hamilton
October 16, 2016
Willow Spring- Jack Hamilton, 69, passed away peacefully on Sunday Oct 16, 2016 following a hard fought battle with lung cancer. He was born in Angier, NC to the late Ollie and Lovenia Hamilton and was also predeceased by his daughter Stacie Hamilton Stanley and brother Sherwood Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton was a retired Captain with the Raleigh Fire Department...
Henry Haley Dodson, Sr.
October 16, 2016
Henry Haley Dodson, Sr. passed away on October 16th. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Rachel Dodson. He is survived by daughter Cindy Pearce and her husband Randall; son Haley Dodson and his wife Lori; three grandchildren, Collin Pearce, Katelyn Dodson, and Sarah Dodson. He also considered Kenny Holley and Sue Calverley members of...
Betsy Hoy Mooneyham
October 14, 2016
Betsy Hoy Mooneyham, 80, a native of Raleigh and lifelong member of of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, passed away suddenly Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. Betsy was the daughter of James and Essie Hoy. She graduated from Hugh Morson High School and married her high school sweetheart, Bob Mooneyham, on Dec. 15, 1957. She worked...
Cora Frances Matthews Powell
October 13, 2016
Cora Frances Matthews Powell, 81, of Raleigh, formerly of Fuquay-Varina, NC passed away peacefully on Friday, October 14, 2016 surrounded by loved ones when she entered into our heavenly fathers arms. Frances was born August 20, 1935, one of 6 children to the late Matthew Tyson Matthews and Florine Florence Conner Matthews. She met the love of her life,...
William Alexander Jenkins, Jr.
October 13, 2016
William (Bill, Puss) Alexander Jenkins, junior, 79, of Raleigh, passed away the morning of October 13, 2016 at Duke University Medical Center peacefully after a long illness. Bill was born in Fairmont, North Carolina on September 1, 1937. He attended East Carolina University, where he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, and graduated in 1959. Bill was...
William “Bill” Burton Dowell, Jr.
October 13, 2016
Garner - William “Bill” Burton Dowell, Jr., 86, passed away Thursday. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday at First Baptist Church, Raleigh. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh. The family will receive friends on Sunday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. A more in depth and extended...
Frances H. Bradham
October 12, 2016
Frances Huggins Bradham, 90, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. Mrs. Bradham was a native of Williamsburg County, SC. She attended Columbia College and was a public school teacher for almost 30 years. Frances was an active member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC. The family will receive...
Barbara “Bob” Ann Matthews Hardee
October 10, 2016
ANGIER- Barbara Ann Matthews Hardee, 75, passed away on Monday. A native of Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late Norman C. Matthews and Cylda Parrish Matthews. Barbara was a loving mother, sister, grandmother and great-grandmother and was a friend to all who knew her. Funeral Services will be held on Sunday at 1:30 PM in the...
Dorothy Stone
October 10, 2016
Dorothy J. Stone, of Garner passed away on Monday in Pennsylvania. She was born in Johnston County to the late Dewey Hobson Brooks and Thelma Lucille Harris. A funeral service will be held on Monday at 2:00pm at Hayes Chapel Church. Burial will follow in Hayes Chapel Church Cemetery. Pastor Bryan Crumpler will officiate. She spent most of her...
Merle Mclawhorn
October 8, 2016
Garner- Merle Allen McLawhorn, 85, passed away early Saturday morning at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh. A native of Johnston County, she is the daughter of the late John and Ruth Moore Allen. A funeral service will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. She is survived by her daughter Sylvia Hall of Garner. Visitation will...
Michael Anthony Gantt
October 6, 2016
It is with the saddest of hearts that we share the news that no parent expects to ever have to face. Our youngest son Michael has left this earth to be among our guardian angels. His sudden absence from our lives has us mourning the loss of him as our son, brother, grandson, cousin, nephew and friend. His life...
Euteva Edith Lisec
October 6, 2016
Euteva Lisec, 93, of Angier, NC, formerly of Mitchell, NE, went home to be with the Lord on October 6, 2016 with her loving family by her side. A funeral service will be held on Sunday, October 9, at 2:00pm at Bryan Lee Funeral Home in Angier, NC, with Rody Hawkins officiating. She will then return to Mitchell, NE...
Jane M. Baker
October 5, 2016
RALEIGH – Jane McDaniel Baker, 60, departed this world for her heavenly home on Wednesday surrounded by her loving family. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of Sam and Gladys Penny McDaniel. A graveside service will be held 3:00 pm Sunday at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery where she will be laid to rest beside...
Judson Yates Creech
October 3, 2016
Judson Yates Creech passed away on October 3, 2016. He was born December 10, 1920 in Red Oak, N.C. to the Reverend Oscar Creech and Martha Gulley Creech. The family moved to Ahoskie, N.C. in 1925, where his father became pastor of the Ahoskie Baptist Church. Judson attended the public schools of Ahoskie, graduating in 1938. He then entered...
Martha Whisnant Anders
October 3, 2016
Martha Whisnant Anders, 81, of Raleigh, NC, died Monday, October 3, 2016, at Rex Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Phillip Anders, Sr. and son, Phillips C. Anders, Jr. Surviving are a daughter, Pauline, and husband, Ron Marquardt of Conover; sons, Pat and wife Sheri Anders of Louisburg, NC, and Paul D. Anders of Raleigh, NC. ...
Edward L. Lindsey, Jr.
October 2, 2016
Edward Lee Lindsey Jr, passed away on Sunday at Carolina East Medical in New Bern, NC. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday at 11:00am at Montlawn Memorial Park in Raleigh. Donnie Rooks will officiate. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Lavina Brooks-Kilgore Lindsey of Kennels Beach, NC; a son, Anthony Lindsey of Fuquay Varina; a...
Lexie David Love
October 1, 2016
Lexie David Love, 98, died at Universal Health Care on Saturday. He was born in Johnston Co. to the late John Lewis and Lillie Higgins Love and he was a retired farmer. Mr. Love was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret McLeod Love and a sister, Lema Stephenson. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 4,...
Donald Williams
October 1, 2016
Donald F. Williams, 95, died at Wake Medical Center on Saturday. Mr. Williams was born in 1920 in Wake County and was the son of the late Fred J. and Gertrude T. Williams. He served honorably during World War II in the Army Air Corps from 1942-44 and attended Wake Forest University in Wake Forest, NC. He met the...
Joseph Anthony Barry
October 1, 2016
Joe Barry of Trenton, NJ, Ocean Isle Beach, NC and Cary, NC passed away at his home in the care of his family and “Angel” caregivers Ribka Alemayehu and Aschu Semu. The “DASH” between Joe’s birth and death dates was a life of integrity, love, caring, involvement and community service. There are so many stories to recount, so many...
Charles Larry (Chuck) Norwood
September 30, 2016
RALEIGH-Charles Larry (Chuck) Norwood, age 73, passed away unexpectedly at home in Raleigh, NC, on September 30, 2016. Chuck was born July 7, 1943, in Chapel Hill, NC. He loved to recall growing up there when it felt more like a village. The UNC campus and places like Woollen Gym and Coker Arboretum were his playground. After graduating from...
