Phil Wiggins
March 20, 2015
GARNER– George Phillip Wiggins, 62, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving wife and daughters Friday. A memorial service will be held 7:00 pm Tuesday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior. Phil is survived by his wife of 20 years, Debra, daughters Jolea Wells (Jason), Tiffany Sutton (Kenny), Marisa Wiggins (Christian), grandchildren Jordan, Jacob...
Esther Bedwell-Samm
March 20, 2015
GARNER– Esther Gordon Bedwell-Samm, 95, died Friday. She was the daughter of the late James Sylvester Gordon and Lillie Howe Gordon of Jasonville, Indiana. Esther married Earl Wayne Bedwell, also from Jasonville, on May 6, 1941. They were married 50 years before his death in 1991. After moving to Garner, NC, Esther worked with the NC Fire Insurance Rating...
James I. “Jim” Gardner
March 19, 2015
James Irvin (Jim) Gardner, 84, of Willow Spring, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, March 19 surrounded by his faithful loving family. Jim was a faithful member of Fellowship Baptist Church for 51 years and held many positions including Sunday School Teacher, Trustee, Choir and Missionary Committee. He was a veteran of the Army and...
James Duke Fowler
March 19, 2015
APEX - James ‘Jim’ Duke Fowler, 78, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, surrounded by his faithful and loving family. Jim, a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a longtime member of Apex Baptist Church, touched many lives and was an example to those by the way he lived his life. He was preceded in...
W. Marvin Blalock
March 19, 2015
WILLOW SPRING – William Marvin Blalock, 98, of 2190 Mt. Pleasant Road died Thursday. A native of Person County he was the son of Willie and Sally L. Blalock. He was a member of the Angier Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:00 at Angier Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Willow Springs Primitive Baptist...
Betty S. Denning
March 17, 2015
ANGIER- Betty Stephenson Denning, 85, passed away Tuesday at her home surrounded by her loving family. A lifelong resident of Angier, Betty lived a Christian life and served her God in many ways thru the years. She attended Angier Baptist Church. Betty is preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Max Denning; her parents, N. V. Stephenson,...
Jane Starnes Nowell
March 17, 2015
Raleigh – Jane Starnes Nowell, 72, passed away on Tuesday, March 17. She was a retired employee of the Wake County Public Schools system. A graveside funeral will be held on Friday, March 20, at Noon at Historic Oakwood Cemetery. Surviving: husband, George H. Nowell; daughter, Shelley Hope Burns; granddaughters, Victoria Hope Fisher and Misty Mulcahy; great-grandchildren, Ryea Fisher...
Marcelyn Mayhue
March 16, 2015
Mary Marcelyn Mayhue, 69, died Monday. She was the daughter of the late Fred and Juanita Mayhue. Visitation will be Thursday, 6-7:30 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Ms. Mayhue was a retired teacher at East Garner Middle School. In lieu of flowers contributions can be made to Transitions LifeCare at 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607.
Linda Mcdonald
March 13, 2015
RALEIGH- Linda Sue McDonald, 61, passed away Friday at Rex Hospital. A native of Wake County she was the daughter of the late Neil and Shirley Wall McDonald. Graveside services will be held 11:00 am Tuesday at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh. The family will receive friends after the graveside at the cemetery. Linda is survived by kids who she...
Brian Marshall Peacock, Jr.
March 13, 2015
SPRING LAKE – Brian Marshall Peacock, Jr, 5 years old, passed away Friday surrounded by his loving family after a brave and courageous 4 year battle with Leukemia. Funeral Services will be held Saturday March 21st at 3:00 PM at Angier Fellowship Church, Angier. Instead of dress attire the family wishes that everyone wear either a ‘Fight Like Jr....
Tyree Watkins
March 13, 2015
RALEIGH – Tyree Watkins, 89, passed away at Transitions LifeCare on Friday surrounded by his loving family. A native of Wake County he was the son of the late Thomas and Penny Medlin Watkins. Graveside services will be Tuesday, March 17 at 2:00 PM at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Louise Watkins; sons,...
Thomas Hawkins Usn Lt. Ret.
March 12, 2015
There will be a Graveside Service at Arlington National Cemetery Monday March 7, 2016 at 11:00 AM. Lt. Hawkins will be buried with Full Military Honors provided by the United States Navy. Tom died suddenly on March 12, 2015 while working in Doha, Qatar. Tom retired from the Navy after 30 years and was in Doha helping to build...
Thomas Joseph Hawkins Usn Lt Retired
March 12, 2015
Thomas Joseph Hawkins, 66, passed away suddenly in Doha, Qatar, while working to build hospitals. Thomas proudly served his country, retiring from the U.S. Navy after 30 years. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday March 28, at 1 PM at the Bryan-Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Garner, with Military Honors. He will be inurned at Arlington National Cemetery...
Richard Thomas Bridges
March 12, 2015
Richard Thomas Bridges, 58, passed away after a brief illness. Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM Monday March 16, 2015 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial to follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Hurley and Genevieve Bridges. He is survived by a sister, Peggy Dianne Spangler; and brothers, Johnny Bridges, Jeff...
John Pastore
March 11, 2015
GARNER - As a schoolgirl, Marian Elizabeth White had a platonic friendship with a “strong, steady helpful man” named John Pastore. They met in a New Jersey high school. “We were good friends and then it changed to love,” Marian said of the man she married on Aug. 24, 1968. John Vincent Pastore died March 11 at home after...
Gretchen Parrish Mitchiner
March 9, 2015
Gretchen Parrish Mitchiner, almost 92, went home peacefully to be with the Lord on Monday, March 9, 2015, at her Whispering Pines apartment. She was born March 25, 1923, to the late Junius Moore Parrish and Alma Hall Parrish of Johnston County, NC. She was preceded in death by her loving and caring husband Joseph Elton Mitchiner, to whom...
Richard L. Dr. Sawyer
March 9, 2015
Raleigh - Dr. Richard L. Sawyer was born on March 17, 1921, and grew up on the family dairy farm in New Sharon, Maine as the second of six children of Helen York and Burt Sawyer. A Purple Heart recipient, he entered the United States Army in 1942, earned the rank of Staff Sergeant, and served his country bravely...
Fred Kenneth Johnson
March 9, 2015
ANGIER – Fred Kenneth “Ken” Johnson 79, died Thursday at his home. A native of Johnston County he was the son of the late Fred K. Johnson and Mozelle Woodall Johnson of Benson. The family will receive friends at 4:00 pm on Monday, March 9, followed by the funeral at 5:00 pm at Plainview Presbyterian Church, Angier. Interment will...
Julia R. Sanchez
March 9, 2015
Angier – Julia Rhiannon Sanchez, 21, went to be with her Lord on Monday, March 9th after a courageous 3 year battle with cancer. She was a native of Willow Spring and the daughter of Seth and Dottie Sanchez of Angier. Julia was a ray of sunshine to all she met. She never met a stranger and was amazingly...
Hubert Yates, Jr.
March 8, 2015
Hubert Henry Yates, Jr. 86, of Garner, NC, departed this life on earth March 8, 2015 and began a new life with his heavenly Father. Mr. Yates was born on May 9, 1928 in Raleigh, NC where he worked as a machinist for many years. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Ruth Louise Yates; sons, William...
