Jason Christopher Sents
June 5, 2016
RALEIGH – Jason Christopher Sents , 44, died peacefully on June 5, 2016 at Transitions Hospice Home in Raleigh, after a brave fight with a long illness. Jason was born on December 5, 1971. He was raised in Vestal, NY and graduated from SUNY Brockport (BA) and Binghamton University (MA). He began his career in Syracuse, NY as a...
Margaret Jewett Gillispie
June 4, 2016
Margaret Jewett Gillispie, 98, died peacefully at home on June 4, 2016 after a long struggle with dementia. She was born in Elk Park, NC in Avery County on April 11, 1918, to Fred and Lily Gray Jewett. She moved to Raleigh a year later with her parents and two older brothers and grew up in the Millbrook community...
Joseph “Joe” P. Dzingeleski
June 4, 2016
Joseph Dzingeleski, of Garner, North Carolina left this earth to be with our merciful God on June 4, 2016. Joe was born on January 5, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois and grew up in Adena, Ohio. He wrote extensively about his history and fond memories of Adena at http://www.adenanews.com/. He was an altar server at St. Casimir Church in his...
Myrle Lee Fields
May 31, 2016
Myrle Lee Fields passed away on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at the Oaks of Mayview in Raleigh, NC. Myrle was born on May 29, 1921 in Coward, SC to Hettie Beatrice Floyd and Reddin Irby Lee. In her early career she worked as a nurse and later worked for Archives and History until retirement. Survivors include her daughter, Paula...
Billy E. Williams
May 31, 2016
NEW BERN - Billy Eugene Williams, 45, passed away on Tuesday. Billy was a native of Wake County. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 12:00 PM at Kennebec Baptist Church, Angier. Burial will follow at Willow Spring Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Williams; daughter, Kayla Armstrong and husband, Cody of Willow Spring;...
Cathy A. Faulkner
May 28, 2016
Garner – Cathy Adams Faulkner, 46, suddenly passed away on Saturday at Wake Medical Center. A graveside service will be held on Friday at 11:00 AM at Raleigh Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Cathy had been working as an Early Childhood Education teacher at...
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...
