OBITUARIES

Garner - John Jeff Bridges, 89, passed away on Monday. He was son to the late Fred P. Bridges and Ava Honeycutt Bridges. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine P. Bridges. Memorial services will be 4:00 pm Saturday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. The family will receive friends one hour prior...

Garner- Mones Z. Saad, 75, founder and President of Garner TV & Appliance, passed away Saturday. He was the son of Zaki Youssef Saad and Marcelle Macramalla. Funeral services will be 1:00pm Wednesday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel with burial to follow at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens, Clayton. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Teresa Mones Saad; son,...

Angier - Margaret Johnson Matthews, 95, died Thursday. A native of Harnett County she was the daughter of the late William Allen and Myrtle Rose Hamilton Johnson.Funeral Service will be Saturday at 4:00 PM at Neills Creek Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.Surviving is...

Hubert Seaton Gill, III, 62, passed away Tuesday after a hard fought 17 year battle with cancer. He was involved with cancer research during much of his illness. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Hubert Gill, Jr. and Sara Frances Eaddy Gill. He graduated from Needham Broughton High School in 1966 and NC...

GARNER- Carrie Mann Collier, 92, passed away on her birthday surrounded by her loving family. Born in Hyde Co., she was the daughter of the late James E. Mann and Carrie Bridgman Mann. Carrie retired as an elementary teacher after 20 years in the Roanoke Rapids school system. After moving to Garner in 1990, she began a new life...

Smithfield- Charles Wayne Foggiano, Jr., 90, died August 14th. Born in the Bronx, NY, he lived in TN and NJ before moving to NC. He was a WWII vet who received a Bronze Star, Silver Star, Purple Heart and a Combat Infantrymans Badge. He is survived by his wife, Lera Leidy Foggiano; son, Bruce Foggiano and wife, Janice of...

Angier-Kristin Lee Adams, 19, died on Wednesday at her residence. Funeral Service will be private on Saturday. Family will receive friends and family at the residence at all other times; 719 Carson Gregory Rd. Angier. Survivors are her Mother and Step-Father; Cheryl K. and Kenny Clevenger of Angier and her Father; Michael J. Adams of Angier. Sisters; Casee Hill,...

Lake Gaston/Raleigh Joel, the son of the late Joel G. Reames, Jr. and the late Kathleen Rowland, attended NSCU and retired from Wachovia Bank. He was a loving husband and father. He made a lasting mark on hundreds of boy scouts as Scout Master with troop 357 for over 20 years. He served in the Civil Air Patrol and...

Willow Springss - James Earl Walker, 81, passed away on Tuesday. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late James Foy and Leola Harris Wicks Walker. Funeral service will be held on Friday at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park.The family will receive friends...

Raleigh - Oscar Allen Elmore, Jr., 80, of Raleigh died Thursday, April 11th, at Rex Healthcare. Born in Sampson County, he was the son of the late Oscar Allen Elmore, Sr. and Berta C. Elmore. Oscar was a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of Pharmacy. He owned and operated Northside Pharmacy for 43 years. After his...

Raleigh - Mary Ann Yates, 81, wife of the late Dee Yates, Sr., died Wednesday at her home. Born in Durham, she was the daughter of William M. Daves and Mary Louise Bowen Daves. Mary Ann served as organist at St. Andrews United Methodist Church for 25 years, as well as taught piano to many students. As a military...

RALEIGH- Lillian Hope Pruitt Pagan, 89, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday. Born in Indiana, she was the daughter of the late George Washington and Lillie Augusta Carr Pruitt. A memorial service will be held Friday, 11:00 AM at Hollands United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one...

Sonja Campen Collins, 74, passed away Thursday. Born in Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Brookes and Ruth Leavister Campen and was a 1956 graduate of BroughtonHigh School.A Graveside service will be held 11:00 am Monday at MontlawnMemorial Park. Survivors include her daughters, Jane R. Holmes and husband, Jr. Holmesof Raleigh and Kim Ennis of Garner;...

Cary, NC- Jeffrey George Watkins, also known as Frog, 57, of Cary died Saturday. He was born in Apex, North Carolina to Ernest and Stella Watkins. Jeff was a loving husband and father to four sons. He worked at American Airlines and Nortel for many years. In his free time, Jeff enjoyed traveling, collecting classic cars, and spending time...

Edward Paul Stutts, 80, a retired employee of Norfolk Southern Railroad died Thursday.Funeral services 2:30 PM Monday at Hayes Chapel Christian Church. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 1:00 - 2:30 prior to the service. Surviving; wife of 54 years, Helen Stutts; daughters, Paula Rhodes and Melissa Anne Stutts and her fianc Christopher...

(J. K.) James Kenyon McCullen, 75, passed away Thursday, peacefully with family beside him at Wake Med in Raleigh. Born in Newton Grove, moving to Raleigh in 1963 he remained a native of North Carolina. He retired as a SGT with the N.C. Department of Corrections, after 30 years of service. J. K. is survived by his loving wife,...

Willow Spring - Charles Oliver Strickland, 69, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, surrounded by his family.A service celebrating his life and homegoing will be held on Saturday at 2:00 PM at Fellowship Baptist Church, 1701 Bud Lipscomb Road, Willow Springss. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Fellowship Baptist Church and at other...

RALEIGH - Norma H. Collins passed away at Rex Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Norma retired from the State of North Carolina where she worked for the Community College System. There will be a Memorial service at 11:00 AM Thursday at Ernest Myatt Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. She was preceded in death by her husband Herman Collins almost...

ANGIER - Clemon Lee Williams, Jr., 51, passed away on Tuesday at his residence after a short illness. Graveside memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 15, at 11:00 AM at Lakeside Memorial Gardens, Angier.Surviving are his wife, Gail Browning Williams, mother, Judy Grimes Williams of Angier, son, Clemon Lee Williams, III, of Angier.

RALEIGH - Beulah Cannady Staton, 90, died Saturday at The Laurels of Forest Glen in Garner and was a native of Sampson County. She was the daughter of the late Fannie Wise and Ammie Robert Cannady and preceded in death by her husband Howard Thompson Staton, six sisters, and three brothers. Funeral Service Tuesday 1 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral...