OBITUARIES
OBITUARIES
Marjorie Gnaegy Thuis
January 10, 2017
Marjorie Gnaegy Thuis passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Tuesday January 10. Mrs. Thuis was a native of Chester, Illinois, a small town on the Mississippi River about 60 miles south of St. Louis. She spent her first thirty years there, working as a legal secretary in the bank building and looking after her mother. In 1952,...
Shelia S. Anderson
January 10, 2017
Angier –Shelia Stephenson Anderson, 56, died at her residence on Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, January 14, 2017 at the Pentecostals of Fuquay. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery. Surviving are her husband, Johnny Anderson; daughter, Amanda Moore and husband, Wade of Benson; son, Jonathan Anderson of Angier; sister, Charlene White and husband, Danny...
Robert Earl Bell
January 10, 2017
Angier – Robert “Bobby” Earl Bell, 71, passed away on Tuesday. A native of Harnett County he was the son of the late James Bell and Eloise Weatherspoon Bell. The family will have a private memorial service. Surviving are his grandson, Logan Bell of Angier; sister, Peggy Packard of Greenville; brothers, James Bell and wife, Linda of Columbia, MD;...
James Richard Bell
January 9, 2017
ANGIER – James “Ricky” Richard Bell, 49, passed away on Monday. A native of Harnett County, he was the son of the late Robert Earl Bell and Delores “Dell” Stephenson Bell. The family will have a private memorial service. Surviving is his son, Logan Bell of Angier. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the NC Chapter...
James Coy Penny
January 9, 2017
GARNER – James Coy Penny, 92, died Monday at his home. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Mallie Andrew Penny and Ida Carroll Penny. He was employed with Westinghouse Corp. for 32 years. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery....
James “Jimmy” Hamilton
January 9, 2017
FUQUAY-VARINA- James “Jimmy” Lemuel Hamilton, 82, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Monday. A native of Harnett County, he was the son of the late Robert Worth Hamilton, Sr. and Vernie Seate Hamilton. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday at 11:00 am at Rawls Baptist Church, Fuquay-Varina. Burial will follow in the church...
Norwood Ennis
January 7, 2017
GARNER – Vilas Norwood Ennis, 90, died at his home Saturday. He was the son of the late Charlie Cleveland Ennis and Mae Johnson Ennis. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Thursday at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. Burial will follow with military honors at the Leach-Taylor Cemetery. He is survived by his daughter, Valerie Ennis and special friend,...
Lee Winford Yount
January 7, 2017
RALEIGH – Lee Winford Yount, 75, passed away surrounded by family on January 7, 2017. A graduate of Garner High School, he spent of his most of his life in Cary eventually retiring from the US Postal Service. He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Faye Yount; son, Ricky Yount and wife, Janet; daughter, Jodie Yount;...
Charles Bennett King
January 4, 2017
Charles Bennett King, 91, a loving father, grandfather, friend and brother died peacefully Wednesday. He was a devoted member for 45 years at Wooten’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Friday at Wooten’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park, with Military Honors and Masonic Rites. The family will...
Frances Elizabeth Abbate Costello
January 3, 2017
Raleigh - Frances Elizabeth Abbate Costello, 67, died Tuesday at Wake Med in Raleigh. Everyone who knew Frances remembers how warm and welcoming she was. She opened her home to everyone, brought comfort with an Italian flair, and was the life, and cause, of many parties. Frances also had a never give up perspective - and always said “the...
James H. Ryals
January 3, 2017
ANGIER- James Herbert Ryals, 72, passed away at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Born in Cumberland County, he was the son of the late Albert and Ella Moore Ryals. James is survived by a sister, Sheila Champion Armstrong; numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, great-great nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, James was preceded...
Delores Adkins Rucker
January 3, 2017
Delores Adkins Rucker, 78, died Tuesday at her home. Born in Georgia, she grew up in Florence SC and was the daughter of the late Lee Jackson Adkins and Ruth Griffin Adkins. Funeral Services will be 7:00 pm Thursday at Hilltop Church, 10212 Fayetteville Road, Fuquay-Varina. The family will receive friends from 5-7:00 pm at the church prior to...
Bonnie Mcbride Calhoun
January 3, 2017
GARNER - Bonnie McBride Calhoun passed away peacefully in her sleep at Liberty Commons in Benson surrounded by her family and friends. Bonnie was born April 4th, 1931 in Johnson City, Tennessee. She attended Washington College Academy, Tennessee Wesleyan College and went on to pursue a degree in Library Science at East Tennessee State University. It was there that...
Kenneth Earl Williams
January 3, 2017
GARNER- Kenneth Earl Williams, 62, died Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh following a recent battle with chronic health issues. Born in Wake County, he was the beloved son of the late Lawrence Chester Williams and Nora Spence Williams. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 Friday at Shiloh Baptist Church with burial in the church...
Barbara Taylor Ennis
January 2, 2017
GARNER- Barbara Taylor Ennis, 87, died Monday. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Winfred and Elsie Barber Taylor. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Thursday at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at the Leach-Taylor Cemetery. Survivors include her husband of 68 years, Norwood Ennis; daughter, Valerie Ennis and special friend, Doug...
Carl Jackson Honeycutt
January 2, 2017
Carl Jackson Honeycutt, 81, passed away on Monday at Rex Hospital. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Andrew Carl and Lida Baker Honeycutt. Carl was a 1955 graduate of Cleveland High. In 1986, after many years of working in sales he founded Triangle Sanitation Supply, Inc. of Garner. Carl was a 55 year...
Carl Jackson Honeycutt
January 2, 2017
GARNER – Carl Jackson Honeycutt, 81, passed away on Monday at Rex Hospital. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Andrew Carl and Lida Baker Honeycutt. Carl was a 1955 graduate of Cleveland High. In 1986, after many years of working in sales he founded Triangle Sanitation Supply, Inc. of Garner. Carl was a...
Stephen Edward Zamparelli
December 30, 2016
On Friday, December 30, 2016 Steve left on his final adventure. He is survived by his husband of 41 years, Chris Yetter, and by his siblings, Alfred Zamparelli (Polly) of Spring Hill, FL; Dolores Zamparelli Benoit of Louisville, KY; Michael Zamparelli (Robyn) of Somerset, KY and Largo, FL; and Brian Zamparelli (Edna) of Mooresville, NC; and many nieces, nephews...
Brianna Lee Vann
December 30, 2016
Brianna Lee Vann, 23, died tragically in an automobile accident. Brianna was a native of Wake Co., and the daughter of Charles and Amy Vann. Brianna worked as a technical support agent for Epic Games. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday Jan. 4, 2017 at Shiloh Baptist Church on N. Shiloh Road Garner. Burial will...
Thomas Sterling Martin
December 27, 2016
Thomas Sterling Martin, 94, died Tuesday, December 27, 2016. He was born in Raleigh to the late, Thomas Jackson Martin and Lena Esther Hamlett. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII as a Staff Sergeant with the Combat Engineers, landing at Normandy and continuing in the European theatre until the end of the war. After leaving the Army,...
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