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OBITUARIES

Lucy Matthews Moore

Lucy Matthews Moore

October 6, 2012

ANGIER- Lucy M. Moore, 84, died Saturday, October 6, 2012 in Dunn, N. C. A native of Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late Carlie Benton Matthews and Katie Matthews. She was predeceased by her husband, James Moore, two brothers, Tiny Matthews and Clifton Matthews and five sisters, Zola Lawrence, Lottie Surles, Hazel Stevens, Myrtle McGee and...

Carolyn Buffaloe Biles

Carolyn Buffaloe Biles

October 6, 2012

Carolyn Buffaloe Biles, 76, of Douglas, Ga. formerly of Garner, N.C. passed away Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Summers Landing following an extended illness. A native of Garner, N.C., Mrs. Biles was the daughter of William and Carrie Bryan Buffaloe. She had been a resident of Summers Landing in Douglas, Ga. Mrs. Biles was a retired Para Pro and...

Robert Thomas Morris, Sr.

Robert Thomas Morris, Sr.

October 1, 2012

Robert Thomas Morris, Sr. of Raleigh, passed away on October 1, 2012 at age 89. He was born December 20, 1922 in Durham. He served in the United States Army during WWII. He established Bob Morris Opticians, Inc. in 1969. He was a charter member of St. Giles Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. He was a member of the North...

William Johnson Bill Watson

William Johnson Bill Watson

September 30, 2012

September 30, 1935 - September 30, 2012 Mr. William Johnson Bill Watson of Raleigh, passed away peacefully on his 77th birthday, September 30, 2012, with family by his side, at Mayview Convalescent Center. Bill was born September 30, 1935, to the late Alonzo T. Watson and Mary Jones Watson, in Fayetteville, NC. He graduated from North Carolina State University...

Thomas Hill Davis

Thomas Hill Davis

September 29, 2012

Thomas Hill Davis passed away on September 29, 2012. He was born January 3, 1926 in Rocky Mount, the son of the late A. D. and Louise Hill Davis. As a member of the Greatest Generation, he served with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Meriwether in the Pacific Theatre during WW II. Tom graduated with a B.S. in...

Debra Sue Paugh

Debra Sue Paugh

September 28, 2012

WILLOW SPRING - Debra Sue Paugh, 55, passed away Friday, September 28, 2012 after a seven year battle with kidney cancer which she bravely fought with her strong will, incredible courage and amazing grace. Through this time, she taught us many lessons of love, perseverance, strength and faith. She was born September 21,1957 in Wheeling, WV to the late...

Ryan David Bashford

Ryan David Bashford

September 24, 2012

Ryan David Bashford, 83, of 6321 Johnsdale Road, Raleigh, died September 24, 2012. Mr. Bashford was a lifelong Raleigh resident. Ryan was a builder, developer and master plumber. He held a commercial pilots license and was an Eagle Scout. He was a member and past Master of William G. Hill Masonic Lodge, former member of the Salvation Army Board,...

Crow Wilson

Crow Wilson

September 17, 2012

RALEIGH - Lewis P Crow Wilson, 83, passed away Monday September 17, 2012 at his North Raleigh residence. He was born in Charlotte, N.C. on February 28, 1929 to James W. Wilson and Mattie Lee Lewis. He was predeceased by his parents, brothers James W. Wilson, Jr. and Harold Reid Wilson and son, JamesDanny Wilson. Mr. Wilson is survived...

Laura Frances Hollis Ricketts

Laura Frances Hollis Ricketts

September 15, 2012

January 3, 1934 - September 15, 2012 ANGIER-Laura Frances Hollis Ricketts, 78, passed away Saturday, September 15, 2012. She was born January 3, 1934 to the late James Boyd and Nona Ann Lee Hollis in Waynesboro, TN. Funeral Service will be held Tuesday, September 18, 2012, at 2:00PM in the Bryan-Lee Funeral Home Chapel, Angier. The family will receive...

Airlee Barbour Currin

Airlee Barbour Currin

September 12, 2012

September 12, 1934 - September 12, 2012Raleigh - Airlee Barbour Currin of Raleigh died Wednesday, September 12, 2012 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Johnston County to the late Mary King Barbour and William Robert Barbour. She was the Director of Spring Hill School at Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh for 25 years. She was...

Marjorie Bass Barefoot

Marjorie Bass Barefoot

September 12, 2012

GARNER- Marjorie Bass Barefoot, 71, of Garner died Wednesday, September 12, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer.She was born in the Johnston County community of Bentonville and graduated from Four Oaks High School and East Carolina College. Marjorie taught Language Arts for thirty-five years in Wake County Public Schools and for two years in Franklin County Public Schools....

Dorothy Poole Orrell

Dorothy Poole Orrell

September 11, 2012

Dorothy Poole OrrellFebruary 26, 1930 - September 11, 2012Raleigh - Dorothy Jean Orrell, 82, of Raleigh, NC died September 11, 2012, after an extended stay at Raleigh Duke Hospital.She is predeceased by her father, Marvin Poole, her mother, Florence Morton and her brother, James A. Poole.She graduated from Hugh Morson High School and was a bookkeeper.She was an active...

Owen Franklin Smith

Owen Franklin Smith

September 5, 2012

Owen Franklin Smith, Sr., 94, died at the Hospice Home of Wake County on September 5, 2012. He was born November 26, 1917, in Benson, North Carolina, the third of five children of Myrtle and Robert F. Smith. Owen was preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Dorothy Smith, as well as two brothers and one sister....

David And Martha Minter

David And Martha Minter

September 3, 2012

David (Dave) was born in Franklin Parish, La. on August 6, 1919 and died September 3, 2012.He was a Pearl Harbor survivor spending 20 years in the Navy. Afterwardanother 20 years with the FAA.Martha was born in Marion, Va. on December 6, 1920 and died September 10, 2012. She was a house wife for many years and enjoyed working...

Mary Lee Galloway Andrews

Mary Lee Galloway Andrews

September 1, 2012

Mary Lee Galloway Andrews, 87, went to be with her Lord and to be reunited with those who went before her on Saturday, September 1, 2012.She was born in Hamlet, North Carolina on the 1st day of October, 1924, and being a woman far ahead of her time, moved to Raleigh to pursue a career in the 1940s. She...

Janet Lillian Daley

Janet Lillian Daley

August 30, 2012

Satellite Beach, Florida- Janet Lillian Daley, 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family August 30, 2012. She was born on February 27, 1923 in Syracuse, NY to the late Leslie Ward and Ruth Margaret Catherine Jost Hemens. Janet graduated from Sidney High School in Sidney, NY and Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY, where she was class valedictorian. She...

Frances Eugenia Lingerfelt

Frances Eugenia Lingerfelt

August 30, 2012

GARNER - Frances E. Lingerfelt, 81, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Saturday. Frances was the daughter of the late John and Ruth Nickols Haney. Funeral Service will be at 1:00 pm Thursday, Aug. 30, 2012 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Rolesville Baptist Church Cemetery, Rolesville NC.Frances was preceded in death...

Thomas Lee Jones

Thomas Lee Jones

August 29, 2012

Raleigh- Thomas Lee Jones, 84, of Raleigh died late Friday evening at Rex Healthcare. Tom was born in Wake County to the late Albert Watson Jones and Helen Smitherman Jones. He served in the Marine Corp. during WWII and had a long career as an electrician. He was a member of Millbrook United Methodist Church. His wife of 56...

Robert B. Bob Lloyd

Robert B. Bob Lloyd

August 27, 2012

Raleigh - Robert B. Bob Lloyd, 91 of Raleigh died Friday after several years of declining health. He was born in Wake County to the late Willie L. Lloyd and Nannie Elizabeth Wilson Lloyd and a retired chemist with Corning Corporation. He was a veteran of WWII serving in the U S Army in Europe and was a dedicated...

Jennifer Wells Sommers

Jennifer Wells Sommers

August 18, 2012

Jennifer Wells Sommers, 53, of Raleigh, NC, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend, passed away on August 18, 2012 at Wake Medical Hospital. The funeral service will be held at 11 am on Thursday August 23 at Asbury United Methodist Church. Reverend Terry Bryant will be officiating. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 pm on Wednesday...

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