Richard “Lenny” Chapin, Jr
May 28, 2016
Richard “Lenny” Chapin Jr., 61, departed this walk of life surrounded by his loving family on Saturday. Lenny was born on August 13, 1954 in Framingham, MA to Richard Chapin Sr. and the late Dorothy Corliss. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. A Funeral service will be held at Bryan Lee Funeral Home Chapel in...
Leon Douglas Davis
May 25, 2016
Leon Douglas Davis, 67, passed away at home May 25, 2016. Leon proudly served his country in the U.S Army during the VietNam War. There will be a Memorial Service at 1:00 PM Saturday June 25, 2016 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Angier, with Military Honors. Doug was preceded in death by his parents; Randolph and Vanza Wood Davis; a...
Eric. J. Senter
May 23, 2016
ANGIER – Eric Joshua Senter, 80, passed away on Monday. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late James Walter and Celia Rambeaut Senter. He served proudly in the United States Army, after that he served in the Army Reserves. Following his military service he worked as a truck driver for over 35 years. Funeral...
Aiko Matsuura Jordan
May 22, 2016
Raleigh - This world lost a loving, gracious, gentle lady, and heaven gained an angel. Aiko Matsuura Jordan, 84, died May 22, 16. After having a stroke in 2005, she has been at Sunnybrook Nursing Home for 11 years where she received loving care. She died of respiratory failure. Aiko began her career as a clerk working for the...
Roy Lee Nipper
May 20, 2016
RALEIGH – Roy Lee Nipper, 85, passed away May 20, 2016. Roy retired as a dispatcher for Overnite Trucking. Graveside service will be at 3:00 PM Monday May 23, 2016 at Montlawn Memorial Park. Roy was preceded in death by his first wife of 59 years Ruby Nipper; brothers, Clyde and Ivan Nipper. Survivors include his wife Marie Nipper;...
Bethea Willis Wells Patterson
May 20, 2016
From Ocracoke prints by Bethea Raleigh Ida Bethea Willis Wells Patterson died on May 20 and began her adventures in heaven. She was born September 5, 1922 in Greenwood, Florida to Robert Allen Willis and Ida Bethea Willis. As a child in Greenwood, with her brother Robert Allen Willis, Jr. and sister Florence Willis Ziegler, one of her favorite...
Wallace Bynum “W.B.” Knight, Jr.
May 19, 2016
GARNER – Wallace Bynum “W.B.” Knight, Jr., 94, died Thursday. Born in Hoke County, he was the son of the late Wallace Bynum Knight, Sr. and Mildred Harris Knight. He was a veteran of the US Navy, having served in WWII. Mr. Knight was a charter member of the Garner Volunteer Fire Department where he served as a volunteer...
Lois Todd Hinson Alford
May 17, 2016
Lois Todd Hinson Alford passed away on May 17th 2016 at Western Wake Hospital after a brief struggle with pneumonia. Lois was born in Columbus County, NC near Fair Bluff to the late Vardell and Clyde Todd. She was pre-deceased by her husbands, Fratz Hinson and Shelby F. Alford, and her brother Wade Todd. She was a resident of...
Joy Stillwell Williams
May 16, 2016
Angier – Joy Stillwell Williams went peacefully to be with her Maker on Monday. A native of Jackson County, NC she is the daughter of the late Ephraim Posey and Julia Kinney Stillwell. Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 AM Friday at Angier Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Angier Cemetery. Joy is survived by her sons, Tom...
Carol Lynn Garris Mcknight
May 16, 2016
Carol Lynn Garris McKnight of Raleigh died Monday, May 16, 2016. Carol Lynn was born on March 2, 1938, the daughter of Gladys Bryan Garris and Eugene Garris of Pikeville, North Carolina. Carol Lynn received her early education at Pikeville schools. After graduating from Pikeville High School, she continued her education at Womans College in Greensboro (now UNC-Greensboro) for...
Willis Thompson, Sr.
May 16, 2016
GARNER- Willis Thompson, Sr., 71, passed away on Monday at Rex Hospital. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Milton and Iola Thompson. Willis worked as a truck driver for Winn-Dixie for 25 years and also worked for TT&E Iron and Metal for 10 years. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 2:00...
David Woodard
May 16, 2016
RALEIGH- David Woodard, 93, died Monday. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Joseph Daniel and Lillie Mae Peedin Woodard. He was a veteran of the US Army, having served his country in WWII. He retired from the NC Department of Corrections - Central Prison. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Thursday at Bryan-Lee Funeral...
Ryan M. Mcfarland
May 15, 2016
Ryan Michael McFarland, 16, died Sunday. Graveside Services will be held on Thursday at 11:00 AM at Lakeside Memorial Gardens, 2712 Oak Grove Road, Angier. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8 pm on Wednesday night at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier. He is survived by his mom, April Williford, and dad Jeremy McFarland and wife, Shannon; brother,...
Brenda Baker
May 12, 2016
Brenda Allen Baker, 68, died peacefully on Thursday at the Hospice House in Raleigh. She was born on January 21, 1948 in Durham County to the late J.C. and Eva Allen. The family will receive friends on Sunday, May 15th from 1:00 - 2:30 at Hilltop Free Will Baptist Church 10212 Fayetteville Road, Fuquay Varina. A celebration of Brenda’s...
Frances Ann Hasty Sutton
May 11, 2016
RALEIGH – Frances Ann Hasty Sutton, 83, died Wednesday. Born in Mecklenburg County, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Thomas Hasty, Jr. and Sara Roberts Hasty. A memorial service will be held Friday, 10:30 am at Edenton Street United Methodist Church. The family will receive at the church following the service. Inurnment will be at a later...
Charles “Chuck” W. Hewitt, Jr.
May 11, 2016
GARNER – Charles William Hewitt, Jr., 50, died Wednesday at his home. A native of New York, he is the son of Patricia Moser Hewitt and the late Charles William Hewitt, Sr. Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Carol Hewitt; mother, Patricia Hewitt and significant other, Raymond Smith of Saratoga, NY; daughter, Jordan Nicole Hewitt of Durham; son,...
Isabel F. Villarreal
May 11, 2016
ANGIER- Isabel F. Villarreal, 77, passed away Wednesday. A native of Waco,TX. She is the daughter of the late Rafael Franco and Jacova Salinas Franco. She was predeceased by her husband, Jose G. Villarreal in 1993. Funeral Service will be held on Monday at 12:00 noon at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, 1005 Wilbon Road, Fuquay-Varina. Burial will follow at...
Lora Ann Gray Moore
May 10, 2016
Raleigh-Lora Ann Moore, 76, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. She is survived her husband, Roy N. Moore, Jr.; daughter Karen Woodall (David); sons Steven N. Moore (Kristen) and Roy N. Moore, III (Sharon); brothers Lloyd Gray and Howard Gray (Judy); sisters Elizabeth Brown (Richard), Dorothy Lee Moore, and Myrtle Whitby (Micky); eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral...
Claude Douglas Hayes
May 10, 2016
Willow Spring – Claude Douglas Hayes, 73, died Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Born in Raleigh, he was the son of the late Roger and Ruth Hayes. Doug graduated from Millbrook High School and served in the US Air Force for four years. He worked as a USDA Meat Inspector with the State of North Carolina. Funeral services will be...
Hilda Gray Creech
May 10, 2016
RALEIGH – With heavy hearts, we announce the loss of Hilda Gray Creech, 77, currently of Atlantic Beach. Hilda was born September 13, 1938 to the late James and Josephine (Jones) Creech in Selma. She married Harold Ray Creech on December 31, 1954 in Dillon, SC. A long-time resident of Raleigh, Hilda retired from First Citizens Bank after 37...
