Pressley Thomas “Pete” Williams
May 3, 2015
Pressley Thomas “Pete” Williams, 69, died Sunday. Born in Guilford County, he is the son of Adelle N. Williams Todd and the late Lowry Ballard Williams. Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Thursday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. The family will receive friends from 1:00-3:00 pm at the funeral home prior to the service. Surviving are his wife of...
Graham Stanford Yates
May 3, 2015
Graham Stanford Yates, 76, passed away at his home Sunday, May 3, 2015, surrounded by family after a courageous, nearly three-year battle, with mesothelioma. Graham was a Wake County native and 1957 graduate of Cary High School. He served his country in the Navy and spent 35 years in sales with both American Home Foods and Stokley USA. His...
Myrtle “Reecie” Partin
May 2, 2015
ANGIER – Myrtle Maurice “Reecie” Partin, 86, passed away at home Saturday. She was born in Harnett County and is the daughter of the late Talmadge and Jenny Gardner. She is predeceased by a brother, Gerald Pate and Grandson, Scott. She was a member of Angier Baptist Church. Reecie is survived by her husband, Russell, of 24 years, daughters...
Anna Sessoms Hudson
May 1, 2015
GARNER-Anna Sessoms Hudson, 89, passed away May 1, 2015 at her home in Garner, NC. Anna is preceded in death by her husband, Sam H. Hudson. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Tuesday at Garner United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. A native of Powellsville, Anna was a graduate of Powellsville High School and...
R. Carlton Mangum
May 1, 2015
GARNER- R. Carlton Mangum, 88, died Friday. He was a native of Wake County and a member of the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Association for 10 years. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Sunday at Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include his daughter, Patricia Gray (Ozzie) and his son, Bob Mangum (Regina),...
Mary M. Young
May 1, 2015
Mary M. Young, 88, passed away peacefully on Friday at Raleigh Rehab Center. She is preceeded in death by husband Bernice Lynch (deceased) and husband John Young (deceased).She is survived by son, Michael W. Lynch (Harriet), daughter, Jacquelyn E. Lynch,granddaughter Allison L. Greene (Jamie), great-grandchildren, Christopher Beasley, Tyler Greene and Savannah Greene, sister, Vincy Black, brother, Jim Deaver, step-daughters,...
Iris Hobgood Turner
April 30, 2015
CARY-Iris Hobgood Turner, 87, of Cary, NC died on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Having been in declining health for several years, our steel magnolia faced each day with strength and grace. Born in Wake Forest, NC to Pauline and Bernice Hobgood, Iris graduated from Wake Forest High School and continued her...
Seth Sunday Fish
April 29, 2015
WILLOW SPRING – Seth Sunday Fish, 87, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Dorsey Herbert and Mary Mae Rowland Fish. Seth served in the Army Air Force from 1946 to 1947. He was actively involved in agriculture his entire life. He worked for Liggett and Myers...
Josephine Mae Catlette Stem
April 27, 2015
Winston-Salem, N.C. - Mrs. Josephine Mae Catlette Stem (Mrs. James A. Stem, Sr.), 106, went to be with the Lord on April 27, 2015. Mrs. Stem was born October 18, 1908 in the Brassfield parish of Granville County, North Carolina. She was the first born child of James Aldridge and Mary Esther Jones Catlette. After graduating from Wilton High...
Louise Woodall Dickinson
April 24, 2015
Betty Louise Woodall Dickinson, 79, died Friday. A native of Wake Co. she was the daughter of the late Sam and Betty Woodall. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Monday at Bryan-Lee Chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Mt. Herman Church Cemetery. Surviving; daughter Susan Gay and husband, Marvin of Garner; sons, Sammy Watson and wife, Bonnie of Angier...
Betty Foster Sowers
April 23, 2015
Betty Foster Sowers, 85, died Thursday, April 23. A native of Augusta, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Reba Eugene and Cora Sligh. She was retired from the State of North Carolina. There will be a Graveside service at 2:00 pm Tuesday, April 28 at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Gerald “Jerry” Renegar
April 23, 2015
ANGIER – Gerald Dallas Renegar, 67, of Benson North Carolina went to be with our Lord April 23, 2015. A native of Iredell County, he was the son of late Harold “Bunny” Renegar and Dorothy Elliott Renegar. Gerald was a trusted and faithful employee of First Citizens Bank from which he retired in 2014, but most importantly he was...
Alice C. Mangum
April 23, 2015
RALEIGH – Alice C. Mangum died April 23, 2015. She was born September 24, 1929 in Harnett County to the late Simon and Myrtle (Tudor) Campbell. She was married 61 years to H. Lester Mangum. He died in 2008. She is survived by two daughters, Linda (Bill) Wood of Cedar Falls, Iowa and Barbara Mangum-Watkins of Raleigh. She is...
Dana Nix Mustian
April 23, 2015
Dana Michell Nix Mustian, 51, a music specialist with Wake Co. Public Schools, died Thursday after a 2 and a half year battle with breast cancer. Funeral service will be held Sunday at 2:00 PM at Highland Baptist Church, 8524 Crowder Road, Raleigh, NC. Burial will follow at Wake Chapel Memorial Gardens. Surviving: her husband of 29 years, Robbie...
Betsy P. Shiels
April 22, 2015
BETSY P. SHIELS, age 85, passed away peacefully April 22, 2015. She is survived by husband Richard; sons Bob (wife Pat) and Bill (wife Margie); and grandsons Ben and Max. Memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Thursday April 30th, at First Presbyterian Church, 112 S Salisbury St, Raleigh, NC. In lieu of flowers, donations may be...
Roger Vearl Crist
April 20, 2015
Roger Vearl Crist, 80, of Garner, North Carolina passed away Monday, April 20th at 7:45am, after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his father, Vearl Oliver Crist, and one sister, Judith Suzanne Crist. He is survived by his wife, Effie Sevy Crist, his mother, Emogene McVey Smith, one son, Gregory Laird Crist (Christine) and three grandchildren,...
John Staley Ogburn
April 20, 2015
ANGIER – John Staley Ogburn, 78, passed away on Monday. A native of Johnston County he was the son of the late Joseph Lester and Ada Margaret Farmer Ogburn. Staley retired after 28 years of service with the US Postal Service. A faithful member and Ruling Elder of Plainview Presbyterian Church he spent many hours mowing the grass and...
Bertha M. Harker
April 18, 2015
Garner - Bertha M. Harker, 86, passed away Saturday. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday at 1:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh. The family will receive friends Monday from 6 - 8:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Surviving is her son, Theodore W. Harker, Jr. and wife, Lisa; grandchildren,...
Jerry Clyde “Pop” Dr. Cashion
April 17, 2015
Dr. Jerry Clyde “Pop” Cashion died peacefully in his home in Raleigh on April 17, 2015 after a courageous battle with an illness of several months. Dr. Cashion was born in Statesville, North Carolina on November 18, 1940, son of Benjamin Harry and Alma Spears Cashion. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Rita Adams...
Hilda Corwin Edwards
April 17, 2015
Garner - Hilda Corwin Edwards, 92, passed away in her home in Fuquay-Varina, NC, on April 17, 2015. Hilda was the daughter of the late Walter and Hilda Corwin of Ahoskie, NC. She attended Ahoskie High School, Louisburg College, and Woman’s College (now UNCG) to become a teacher for 35 years, ending her career at East Garner Middle School...
