Tony Clarke
November 22, 2014
Morton Anthony “Tony” Clarke, 64, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, passed away Saturday. Born in Richmond County, he was the son of the late Morton C. and Margaret Lawrence Clarke. He attended Enloe High School and retired as a conductor from Norfolk Southern Railway. Tony made friends wherever he went, had a contagious sense of humor...
William Harold “Harley” Penninger
November 22, 2014
Raleigh – William Harold Penninger, 71, passed away at his home Saturday surrounded by his loving family. A native of Guilford Co. he was the son of the late Luther and Alberta Adams Penninger. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Wednesday at Carolina Pines Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. William is survived by his wife...
Shelby “Jean” Warren Arch
November 21, 2014
Shelby “Jean” Arch, 77, went home to be with the Lord Friday Nov, 21, 2014. Graveside Service will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday Nov. 26 at Raleigh Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 9:30- 10:15 AM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Jean was preceded in death by her parents; Casper and Iva Stewart Warren;...
Wilbert “Shorty” Norris
November 21, 2014
Angier – Wilbert “Shorty” Glenn Norris, 76, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family. A native of Harnett County, Shorty was the son of the late James and Esther Barbour Norris. Funeral Service will be held Monday at 11:00 am at Angier Fellowship Church, Angier. Burial will follow at Lakeside Memorial Gardens, Angier. Shorty is survived by...
Clarence Ray Dilda
November 20, 2014
GARNER- Clarence Ray Dilda, 77, died Thursday. A memorial service will be held 3:00 pm Sunday, November 23, 2014 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm Saturday at the funeral home. Survivors include his daughter, Melinda Lindner and husband, Jesse of Bandera, TX; son, Dennis Ray Dilda and wife, Donna Joostema of Holly...
Cathy Copeland Meares
November 20, 2014
Selma – Cathy Lynn Copeland Meares, 50, passed away Thursday, November 20. She was an administrative assistant with Eastern Wrecker Sales. Surviving are her husband, Scott Meares; daughters, Kayla Lynn Meares and Taylor Marie Meares; sister, Frankie Sullivan of Louisville, MS; and brother, Leonard Copeland of San Antonio, TX. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 22...
Truman Mann
November 19, 2014
Lawrence Truman Mann, 91, went to his heavenly home Wednesday. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Opsie Winston and Vara Sorrell Mann. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Friday at Catawba Springs Christian Church. Burial will follow in the Mann Family Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Lawrence Mann; daughters, Jean...
Mark William Coley
November 19, 2014
Raleigh – Mark William Coley, passed away on Wednesday, November 19, 2014. He was born December 28, 1966 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. He is survived by his wife, Anna Dellosa; two sons, Aidan William Coley and Griffith Benson Coley; his father, John William (Bill) Coley (Charlotte); his mother, Juanita King Coley; sisters, Donna Jo Strickland and Heather Coley;...
Bobbie Karen Tedder Stephenson
November 17, 2014
WILLOW SPRING – Bobbie Karen Tedder Stephenson, 47, passed away peacefully on Monday, surrounded by her loving family. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of Bobby Tedder and the late Betty Bass Tedder. Karen was employed with Waste Industries for the past 22 years as the Systems Administrator. She was preceded in death by her mother...
John Harold Davis
November 14, 2014
John Harold Davis, 93, a retired engineer with the NC Dept. of Transportation, died Friday. A native of Wilson Co., he was the son of the late Harley and Mary Strickland Davis. He was a veteran of World War II and served in the 840th Engineer Aviation Battalion. John was a Sunday School teacher for the Men’s Bible Class...
Lina Jones Messer
November 13, 2014
Lina Jones Messer, age 88, died on November 13, 2014 at home with her family by her side, finding much deserved peace and healing after years of declining health. Through her unrelenting spirit and the love of her family and friends, she met challenges with grace, humor and a gentleness that inspired her family and friends. A native of...
Marie Johnson Lucas
November 12, 2014
Marie Johnson Lucas, 83, peacefully went home to be reunited with her loving husband, James A. Lucas, Sr. and her Lord and Savior on November 12, 2014. She was born in Chapel Hill, NC to the late Willie and Annie Belle Johnson. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Sunday at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. Entombment will follow in...
Adam Paul Martin
November 12, 2014
Adam Paul Martin , 35, suddenly passed away on Wednesday. He was born in Wake County to Karen Kirk Adkins and Phillip Andrew Martin. A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, November 16 at 4:00 pm at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home Chapel, Garner. Family will have a visitation from 2-4 pm prior to service time at the funeral home....
Betty Estelle Brooks
November 11, 2014
Betty Estelle Prince Brooks, 86, of Fuquay-Varina, passed away Tuesday morning at her home. Born May 19, 1928 in Raleigh, NC, she was the daughter of the late Julius and Estelle Crowder Prince. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Brooks and son, Billy Brooks. Betty is survived by her sons, Johnnie...
Joe L. Lipscomb
November 10, 2014
Joe Lee Lipscomb, 82, died Monday. Born in Wake County, he was the son of the late Tom and Eliza Lipscomb. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Thursday at Carolina Pines Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Apex Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the church from 10-11:00 am prior to the service. Survivors include his wife, Genevieve...
Margaret Bryan Humphries
November 10, 2014
Margaret Bryan Humphries, 87, died Monday. She was preceded in death by her son, James Lonnie Humphries and her grandson, Frank Christmas. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Friday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Raleigh Memorial Park. Survivors include her daughter, Julia Dupree and husband, Robert; granddaughters, Carol Ann Christmas and Susan Tilley and husband,...
Amanda Harrell Wheless
November 10, 2014
Amanda Harrell Wheless, 90, died Monday night, November 10, 2014. She was born on November 22, 1923, in Powellsville, NC. She is the daughter of Amanda Mizell Harrell and Demetrius Silas “Met” Harrell. She is survived by her beloved daughter, Nanda Wheless Irons, her two granddaughters, Amanda “Mandy” Irons Wilson, and husband Matt, of Raleigh; Erin Irons McNeill, and...
Helen Tucker Beckwith
November 10, 2014
Helen Tucker Beckwith, 88, a prolific writer and storyteller, died Monday, Nov. 10, 2014. Born in Raleigh, she grew up in Louisburg, the daughter of William Blair Tucker and Helen Welch Tucker. Under the name of Helen Tucker, she wrote 18 novels and 27 short stories published in more than two dozen countries. She was graduated from Wake Forest...
Dorothy Dot Woodruff
November 9, 2014
Dorothy Dot Woodruff, 76, passed away Nov. 9, 2014. Dot was a very talented person. Dot drove a bus for Wake County Schools for several years. She worked as a teacher, was a very loving homemaker, a nursing assistant in a nursing home, a gymnastics instructor, a master light technician, and an interior decorator. She loved working in her...
Harold E. Rev. Aldridge
November 9, 2014
Garner- Rev. Harold E. Aldridge, 87, passed away at home Sunday. A native of Waycross, GA, he is the son of the late Rev. James E. Aldridge and Elizabeth Highsmith Aldridge.Rev. Aldridge was ordained as an Advent Christian minister in August of 1953. He has pastored churches in Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia and Florida and served as President of...
