James Junior Johnson
August 26, 2014
James J. Johnson, 79, passed away Aug. 26, 2014. James was an auto mechanic for many years. As his second love, he provided a lawn service for his many friends. Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM Saturday, at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens, Clayton.He was preceded in death by several brothers and...
James F. Sansom
August 23, 2014
James Jim Franklin Sansom passed away Saturday, August 23, 2014. He was born September 15, 1921, in Evansville, Indiana. He moved to North Carolina during World War II when he was stationed at old Camp Butner. He served sixteen months in Europe as a combat medic, including four months as a prisoner of war after being captured by the...
Patricia Mcnamee Harris
August 18, 2014
Raleigh - Patricia McNamee Harris of Raleigh, NC formerly of Lexington, KY died on Monday, August 18, 2014. She was born on July 10, 1929 in Evanston, IL, the daughter of the late Colonel and Mrs. A.A. McNamee. She graduated from Duke University in 1951 with a B.A. degree in History. While at Duke, she was selected as one...
Edith Holloway Polly Zendel
August 17, 2014
Raleigh - Edith Holloway (Polly) Zendel, 91, died Sunday, August 17, 2014. She was widowed in 1952 at the age of 29 and raised two small children on her own. Her working career spanned 65 years. She retired at age 82 as owner and operator of Rivermont Family Care Home. She was generous and caring to those in need,...
Mabel Wells Carmichael
August 17, 2014
Raleigh-Mabel Wells Carmichael, 87, died Sunday, August 17, 2014. Born in Rocky Mount, Mabel was reared at the Methodist Orphanage in Raleigh. She graduated from Hardbarger Business College and entered the insurance business, working for USF&G for 50 years. She served as President of the NC Association of Insurance Women and won the Florence B. Isley Award for Woman...
Joyce Stroman Ely
August 17, 2014
Raleigh - Joyce Stroman Ely celebrated her 82nd birthday on July 26, 2014. After a brief illness, she died peacefully at her home on August 17, 2014. Originally from Elmhurst, Illinois, Joyce attended Purdue University, where she met her future husband, Dr. John F. Ely whom she married in 1953. Having majored in English at Purdue, Joyce enjoyed her...
Madison Deanne Cooper
August 17, 2014
Clayton - Our precious Angel has left us too soon. Madison Deanna Cooper, infant daughter of Janelle Thigpen Cooper and Anthony Ryan Cooper passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning, August 17th, 2014.This sweet little girl was brought into our lives on February 19, 2014 and has been a constant source of joy.A celebration of Madisons life will be held 2:00...
Terry L. B-Bone Mason
August 16, 2014
Garner- Terry L. B-Bone Mason passed away Saturday, August 16, 2014 at the age of 57 years old. He was born April 28, 1957 in Harnett County. He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Tracy; his son, Juston; his brother, Brian Mason and his wife, Amy; nephews, Gage and Michael; niece, Lauren. Terry had many jobs in...
Judy Grimes Williams
August 15, 2014
Judy Grimes Williams, 74, passed away suddenly at home. She was the daughter of the late Orus Jennings and Alda Norris Grimes.Funeral service will be 11:00 AM Friday, August 15, 2014 at Pleasant Plains Community Church, Buies Creek.In addition to her parents, Judy was preceded in death by her son, Clemon Lee Williams, Jr. and sisters, Sue Penny and...
James Earl Stanford
August 13, 2014
Raleigh - James Earl Stanford died on August 13, 2014. Known to some as a consummate salesman, to many a talented artist, to others a legendary storyteller, even to some Santa Claus, but to all he was known as a wonderful friend. He now joins his wife, Gwendolyn Blackham Stanford, his son, Thomas Earl Stanford, and his son-in-law, John...
William Carson Baker
August 12, 2014
William C. Baker, 79, passed away on Aug. 12, 2014. William was a career Army man, serving over 20 years for his country. He joined the Army in 1952. He then served in Korea in 53, Ft. Benning, Ga. In 54, Germany in 59, Ft. Dix in 61, Ft. Hood in 62, Ft. Rich in 65, Viet Nam in...
Hope Vaughan Shelden
August 11, 2014
Raleigh - Mrs. Hope Vaughan Shelden went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 11, 2014, at the age of 90. Hope and faith in her Lord Jesus was her statement in life. She was a humble and self-sacrificing woman who dedicated her life to her husband and three sons. Hope was raised on a...
Dennis A. Jones
August 11, 2014
Raleigh - Dennis Allen Jones, 56, passed away Monday, August 11, 2014. The family will receive friends on Friday from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Funeral Serivces will be 2:00 pm Saturday in the chapel at Bryan-Lee. Burial will follow at Raleigh Memorial Park.
Helen Slate Byrd
August 9, 2014
Nothing- Not even death- can separate us from the love of God. Helen Slate Byrd was born in Galax, Virginia on June 13, 1926 and passed away on August 9, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Jesse and Lillie Hinson. She was married for 64 years to the late John B. Byrd, Jr.Helen had a sweet and...
George Rosser Carter, Jr.
August 5, 2014
Raleigh-George Rosser Carter, Jr, 71, of Raleigh, NC went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 5, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born to the late Elizabeth Tip Hylton Carter and George Rosser Carter on September 10, 1942 in Danville, VA. He grew up on the family farm just inside...
Harvey Jackson Hinnant
July 30, 2014
Raleigh - Harvey Jackson Hinnant died peacefully Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at the Rosewood Health Center of the Cypress of Raleigh after a valiant 21 year battle with Parkinsons disease. He was born on January 27, 1922, in Wilmington, NC, the younger child of William Walker Hinnant and Eva Ann White. He moved to the Hayes Barton neighborhood of...
Rosa Leonard Adams
July 28, 2014
Rosa Leonard Adams, 78, died of natural causes Monday, July 28, 2014 in Conway, SC. She was born Nov. 17, 1935 to Samuel and Elizabeth Leonard in Raleigh, NC. Rosa was a Hugh Morson High School graduate and received her Business Degree from New Hanover Community College. She loved making crafts, cooking and spending time with her family.Rosa leaves...
Clayton Burns Watkins
July 26, 2014
Raleigh, NC - Clay B. Watkins, 51, passed away on Friday, July 18th at his home in Raleigh, NC surrounded by his loving family. Clay was born in Jacksonville, FL on Dec 20, 1962 to Lloyd Gray Watkins and Mildred Eleanor Burns Watkins. Clay was a graduate of Florida State University and earned his graduate degree at The University...
Elsie Shaw Gaillard
July 15, 2014
Sailing from Liverpool, England to America on the HMS Aquitania in the fall of 1944, 27-year-old Elsie Shaw Gaillard began a new, exciting life. Having married an American GI, Elsie sailed to meet her in-laws in Pensacola, Florida.After 96 years of life, Elsie passed away on July 15, 2014 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC. She was...
Joyce Dixon Zeh
July 13, 2014
Joyce Zeh, 83, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2014, at UniHealth Post-Acute Care Center, after a long illness. She was born on July 26, 1930, and raised in Craven County, North Carolina, the only child of Paul and Lola Mae Dixon. After graduating in 1948 from Farm Life High School in Vanceboro, she enrolled in East Carolina University,...
