Ethel Stevens Wallace
April 5, 2014
GARNER - Ethel Stevens Wallace, 91, passed away after an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late Needham and Sadie Chesson Stevens. Ethel lived and worked in Garner for many years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Royal Wallace, Jr., a daughter Marty W. Bumgarner and 2-siblings. Memorial service will be at 11 AM Sat....
Rhonda I. Hogge
April 4, 2014
Raleigh - Rhonda I. Hogge, 55, passed away Friday, April 4, 2014, after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Lemuel Clifton Hogge and Marjorie Creech Hogge. Rhonda was a graduate of Garner High School and East Carolina University. She spent most of her career with Nationwide Insurance Company. Funeral service will be 12 noon, Monday at Montlawn...
Ovelyn Jan Pleasant Stancil
March 31, 2014
ANGIER - Ovelyn P. Stancil, 81, passed away after an extended illness. A native of Johnston County. She was the daughter of the late John and Janie Honeycutt Pleasant. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Monday March 31, 2014 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Angier. Burial will follow at Sandy Grove Cemetery, Angier. Ovelyn was preceded in death by her...
Inez Boyette Sauls
March 30, 2014
Garner- Inez Boyette Sauls, 93, passed away on March 30, 2014. A lifelong resident of Wake County, she was the daughter of Robertson Tony and Belle Eatman Boyette. She was previously a member of both New Bethel Baptist Church and Turner Memorial Baptist Church and most recently, Aversboro Road Baptist Church. For the past eight years, she lived at...
Carlene Welch Stevens
March 30, 2014
Garner - Carlene Welch Stevens age 60, died on March 30, 2014 after battling brain cancer for more than three years with unbelievable grace and courage. She was born in Siler City, NC to the late Carl and Pearl Welch, graduated from Chatham Central High School and Central Carolina Community College. Carlene worked as a Deputy Sheriff with the...
John L. Samios
March 29, 2014
Cary - John Loring Samios age 84 of Cary, NC passed away on Saturday evening March 29, 2014 in Raleigh, NC. John was the son of the late John P. Samios and Ruth McGuire. John had a Bachelors of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from what is now called the New Jersey Institute of Technology. His professional experiences included...
Philip N. Nance
March 29, 2014
RALEIGH - Philip N. Nance, 89, well-known Raleigh theatre owner and advocate, died March 29, 2014, after a long illness. A native of Raleigh, Phil was the son of the late E.T. Nance and Virginia Murphy Nance. He graduated from Hugh Morson High School. Having developed a keen interest in film and theatres at an early age, Phil pursued...
Bill Messler
March 18, 2014
Cary - William Bill Franklin Messler, 85 passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 after a brief battle with cancer. Bill was born in Huntington, IN before settling in NC with his wife Ann. Bills military service included the US Navy and US Army where he served as a paratrooper. Upon discharge from the US Army, Bill began his...
Annie Laurie Penny Frising
March 10, 2014
Garner - Annie Laurie Penny Frising, 95, died Monday, March 10, 2014. . The beloved wife of the late George A. Frising, she was born on April 23, 1918 to the late Lilly Carroll Penny and Eddie Remus Penny. Mrs. Frising retired from Bank of America. A funeral service will be held on Friday, March 14, 2014 at 2:00...
Patricia Eckert Cates Quinn
March 9, 2014
Pat Quinn of Springmoor Retirement Community died in Raleigh on March 9, 2014. Her deceased husband was John Allen Cates of Raleigh. She later married Dr. Galen W. Quinn of Durham, retired member of the medical staff of Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Quinn predeceased Mrs. Quinn in 2008. Surviving are her daughter, Catherine Westen Cates of Raleigh and...
Juanita Norris King
March 8, 2014
Garner - Juanita Norris King, 82, died Saturday, March 8, 2014, peacefully at the home of her granddaughter, Alison Mitchiner Kilpatrick and husband Bill. She was born in Watauga County, North Carolina on November 17, 1931, and was the wife of the late John Thomas King II, and the daughter of the late Troy and Mattie Norris. Sibling brothers...
Wayland Dusty Rhodes
March 4, 2014
Raleigh - Wayland Dusty Rhodes, 78, of Raleigh passed away on March 4, 2014 from complications associated with lung cancer. A proud native of Raleigh and supporter of all things North Carolinian, he was the ultimate southern gentleman. Loyal and kind, he loved woodworking, watching his beloved North Carolina Tarheels, telling stories and simply puttering around. He was also...
Marjorie R. Pearce
March 3, 2014
Raleigh - Marjorie R. Pearce, Raleigh native, daughter of the late Alton and Inez Morris Pearce finished her earthly chores on Wednesday, February 26, 2014. She was a life long member of Edenton Street Methodist Church, Raleigh, N.C. She was a graduate of Hugh Morson High School, Meredith College and the School of Social Work, William and Mary University,...
William E. Lassiter, Sr.
March 3, 2014
Psalm 116:15 ~ Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. Raleigh - Most people knew him as Bill Lassiter. We knew him as Daddy and Papa. Our words are wholly inadequate to describe what he meant to us. He was bigger than life, and he made life special for us in ways too...
Hugh Marshall Pillow
March 3, 2014
Raleigh - Hugh Marshall Pillow died on Monday, March 3, 2014. He was born August 10, 1931 in Roanoke, VA, to the late Opie Pillow and Carrie Brumfield Pillow and graduated from the University of Oklahoma at Norman, OK. He served four years in the Air Force, worked for and owned a number of retail businesses over the course...
Colette Lotti-Purta
March 2, 2014
Raleigh - If you ever wanted to know how to clean a Turkey or a deer, or had a question about fine red wine Colette Lotti-Purta was the person that you asked. Colette (or Mama Coco to her grandkids) passed away on March 2nd 2014 at the young age of 59, her spirit is carried on by her 2...
Helene Nadeau
February 22, 2014
Helene Nadeau, 54, passed away after a brief illness. There will be a Memorial Service Sat. Feb. 22, 2014 at 3:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Angier. Helene was preceded in death by her parents Real Vir and Rose-Helene Rodrigue Vir and sister, Carol Vir Beaudoin. Helene is survived by her husband of 35 years, Mario Nadeau, daughter, Angella...
Silas Rickey Baker
February 16, 2014
Silas Rickey Baker, 57, passed away February 16, 2014 with his loving wife of 37 years, daughter, family and friends by his side. Rickey lived a relatively short life but his life will be celebrated and remembered fondly by all that knew him. Surviving are his wife, Jane Baker; daughter, Dasha Johnson and husband, Chad; grandchildren, Matthew and Samantha...
Garry King Umstead
February 13, 2014
Garry King Umstead, 60, passed away February 13, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born August 25, 1953, in Garner, NC, Garry graduated from Garner High School in 1971 and was an Eagle Scout with Troop 343 at McCullers. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1975. Garry married his high school sweetheart...
Norma Clark Radford
February 9, 2014
Norma Clark Radford, 79 of Raleigh, died Sunday morning, February 09, 2014 at Wake Med. A Service of Celebration and Resurrection will be held at 3:00 pm, Saturday at St. James UMC, Raleigh, with Interment at Oakwood Cemetery. A native of Raleigh Norma was the daughter of the late George Thurman Clark and Mildred Thomas Clark. Norma loved life...
