Amanda Dae Fredrick Hood
August 7, 2016
RALEIGH – Amanda Dae Frederick Hood, 48, a native of Toccoa, GA and raised in Tampa, FL, died Sunday. Funeral services will be 4:00 Thursday at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm Wednesday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Survivors include her husband of 14 years, Brian Hood; son, Jackson Sparks Hood; mother,...
Janet Lee (Jan) Cox
August 6, 2016
Janet (Jan) Lee Cox, 57, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, following a courageous battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Leroy King and Ethel Thomas. She is now with the Lord and her loved ones who preceded her. Jan was loved dearly by her family and friends, will be truly missed and will be...
Mark Jones
August 5, 2016
Mark Forest Jones, 60, ran his final race and the checkered flag waved on August 5, 2016. He was met in the winner circle by Jesus, his mother, father and brother. Mark was preceded in death by his father, Walter “Casey” Jones, his mother, Marjorie Crumpton Jones, and his brother Ed Pleasants. He is survived by his sister, Cathryn...
Bobby Jack Ferrell
August 4, 2016
GARNER- Bobby Jack Ferrell, 88, passed away Thursday surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late Willie and Lorna Ferrell. He served our country as a member of the US Air Force. He retired after 23 years with Wilkinson Supply Co. and 21 years with Raleigh Housing Authority. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Monday...
Harvey Vernon Braswell, Jr.
August 4, 2016
Raleigh - Harvey Vernon Braswell, Jr., 71, passed away peacefully at home on August 4, 2016. While facing health issues over the past few years, Harvey continued to inspire friends and family with his tenacity, strength, and sense of humor. Harvey fought hard until the very end, always remaining the epitome of the caring husband, father, grandfather, and business...
Robbie Tutor, Jr.
August 4, 2016
Robbie Tutor Jr. 23, passed away in a car accident on Thursday, August 4. He leaves behind to cherish his memories, parents Gloria Clanton, of Clayton and Robbie Tutor, of Fuquay-Varina, and brother Josh Clanton, of Clayton. Aunts Kathaleen Perling, Rhonda Tutor Thomson, and other family and friends. He is preceded in death by his beloved grandparents Robert and...
Dee Ann Phelan
August 4, 2016
Dee Ann Phelan, 62, died Thursday after fighting ovarian cancer and its side effects for over 3 years. She previously worked at State Employees Credit Union where she made many great friends. She was also a member of the Capital Quilters Guild and the Quilting Bee, In Stitches, where she made many beautiful quilts. Dee was a native of...
Lucille “Lucy” Parrish
August 3, 2016
Willow Spring – Lucille “Lucy” Parrish, 72, of Willow Spring, died on Wednesday at home surrounded by her family. Born in Lynchburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Roy Grady Stone and Lena Belle Reynolds Stone. A Funeral service will be held 3:00 pm Sunday at Plymouth Church with Dr. Chris Partin officiating. Burial will follow in...
Mindy Quinton
August 2, 2016
Mindy Quinton, 39, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Aug, 2, 2016 at her home in Raleigh, NC. Mindy was the mother of Adam Bradley (Brad) Smith Jr. who also died suddenly in 2001 at 6 years old. Mindy is survived by her parents, Billy and Marsha Quinton; a brother, Steve Quinton; sister-in-law, Casey Quinton and biological mother, Lynn Nance;...
Michael Braddock Allison
August 1, 2016
Michael “Brad” Allison, 31, left this world suddenly Monday in a motorcycle accident leaving behind a large family, and scores of friends, who loved him deeply and who will miss him dearly. Our collective loss cannot be adequately expressed in words. A man of depth and character, Brads accomplishments in this world were widely varied and would be impressive...
Tony Avery
July 31, 2016
Raleigh - Tony Avery passed away at his home in Raleigh on Sunday, July 31, 2016. Tony was born in Erwin, N.C. on January 22, 1952 to Grace and Rufus Avery. He attended school in Erwin and graduated from Erwin High School in 1970. During high school and for some time after graduation, Tony worked in the Erwin Cotton...
Barbara Stroud Rhodes
July 29, 2016
On July 29, 2016 beloved wife, mother and grandma, Barbara Allen Stroud Rhodes, went to be with the Lord in her forever home. Barbara had fought a good fight against increasingly difficult health issues for many years. She was preceded in death by her parents Allen and Elizabeth Stroud and her only brother Glendale Stroud of Duplin County. Those...
Victor Manuel Collazo, Jr.
July 28, 2016
Garner – Victor Manuel Collazo, Jr., 63, passed away on Thursday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. A native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, he was the son of the late Victor Manuel Collazo, Sr. and Paula Acosta Rosa Collazo. There will be a graveside service at 11:00 AM Wednesday at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh. Victor is survived by his...
Cindy A. Patrick
July 27, 2016
BENSON – Cindy Ann Alexander Patrick, 45, died Wednesday at Wake Medical Center. Born in Ohio, she is the daughter of Richard Frederick Alexander and the late Betty Ann McElhaney Alexander. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends from 9:00 – 10:45 am at the church...
Donna Colman Herring
July 24, 2016
Donna Colman Herring, aged 90, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 24, 2016, after a brave and courageous battle with vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Donna was born and raised in Wisconsin but came to North Carolina as the young World War II bride of the late Joseph N Harper of Rocky Mount, NC. They settled in Raleigh where...
Catherine Louise Brown Watkins
July 23, 2016
Catherine Louise Brown Watkins, 90, passed away at Oak Hill Living Center in Angier Saturday. A native of Wake County she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Mattie Campbell Brown. Preceeded in death by her husband of 68 years, Tyree Watkins; three brothers, Bobby H. Brown, Bruce Clayborn Brown, and B.L. Brown. Graveside services will be Tuesday,...
Winfred Crowell Almond
July 21, 2016
Winfred Crowell Almond, 85, died peacefully on July 21, 2016 at his Raleigh home after a prolonged illness. Born March 23, 1931 in Aberdeen, N.C, he was the oldest son of the late Marshall Crowell and Mary Alice Almond. He is survived by daughter Lynne A. Allen and husband Christopher Allen, two granddaughters Aimee Allen Sloan and Christopher Pittarelli;...
James Locklear
July 21, 2016
James F. Locklear, 72, of Raleigh passed away Thursday evening. A memorial service will be held on Thursday at 1:00pm in the chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home in Garner.He touched the lives of everyone he came into contact with and will be dearly missed by all. Stephen Davis will officiate. He was born in Durham County to the late...
Leon Clarence Cheek, Jr.
July 21, 2016
Cary – Leon C. Cheek, Jr., retired Marine Corps fighter pilot and Civil Engineer, died on July 21, 2016 at 10:10pm. He was 93. He was born August 20, 1922 in north Chatham County, the first son of the late Leon C. Cheek and Jessie Williams Cheek. He attended public school in Chapel Hill and entered UNC-Chapel Hill in...
Herman Carlton Hicks
July 21, 2016
Herman Carlton Hicks, Sr., 77, died Thursday. A native of Johnston County, he was the youngest of fourteen children born to the late Morgan and Ella Shelton Hicks. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Sunday at First Baptist Church of Garner. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. Survivors include his son, Carlton Hicks, Jr. and wife, Alison of...
