OBITUARIES

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...

Garner -Violet Frank, 88, passed away Thursday. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Frank. Funeral services will be 7:00 pm Tuesday at The Capital Church. Visitation will be at the church from 6-7:00 pm prior to the service. Burial will take place at a later date in Detroit, MI. Survivors include...

ANGIER -Ida Adams Milkey, 85, passed away Monday. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sally Adams.A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday at 3:00 PM in the Chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier, with Rev. Martin Dupree and Grover Blackburn officiating.The family will receive friends immediately after the service and at other times at the home...

Alberta Dove Poole, 80, passed away on Monday. A native of BladenCounty, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Vertie Mae Edwards Dove. Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Thursday at EbenezerUnitedMethodistChurch. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.The family will receive friends following the burial at the church.Survivors include her daughters, Vicky Nettles and husband, Jack...

Raleigh - Kimberly Denise Williams , 48, passed away Wednesday. Born in Wake County,she is the daughter of Bobby Howell Williams and Genevieve Lucas Williams. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday at Bryan Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. In addition to being survived by her parents, she is survived by three brothers,...

BUIES CREEK - Max Gray Marshburn, 74, passed away on Saturday. He was a veteran of the U S Army and worked with the town of Angier for many years. Graveside service will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at the Kipling United Methodist Church Cemetery on Olive Branch Road, Kipling, NC. Surviving are his wife Mary Lee Marshburn,...

GARNER- Leon Owen Bagwell, 88, Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Brother passed away Sunday, Veterans Day at his home. The last surviving child of Pearl and Dallie Bagwell, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Millie Bryan, sisters, Myrtle Poole and Margaret Phillips, brothers, Henry, Horace, Carl Lee, Coye, El, Lawrence and Emmett Bagwell. While serving in...

RALEIGH - Ella Moore Phillips Mills, died Wednesday, April 4th. Born in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Rupert Andrew and Elsie Peel Phillips. She graduated from the University of North Carolina and was a charter member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church.Funeral Services will be at 2:00 pm Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at St. Andrews...

January 20, 1924 - May 24, 2012 Willie Everette 'Butch' Bradley, loved and known by many as 'Butch', was the first-born son of Leo Rex and Sallie E. Bradley. He was born January 20, 1924. Having terrorized the back roads of Chalybeate as a child with his side-kick and brother, Carl Bell, he went on to join the Navy...

Ethan Michael Heath was delivered to this world already an angel on Monday, April 7 at 4:36pm. His adoring parents, Shawn and Shannon Heath, greeted him with every ounce of love they had and showered him with snuggles while saying their emotional hello and goodbye. Born without breath, but not without love, Ethan was a blessing to all who...

CARY -Ronald Joseph Howe, 78, passed away after a long illness at his home on Thursday, January 19th. He was born in New Rochelle, N.Y., to Lucille Celentino and Joseph Howe. Ronald was Brother Ronald Alexis Howe as an Irish Christian Brother for 25 years and then marriedValerie Marie Wisner. They lovingly spent 25 years together. Ronald became a...

WILLOW SPRING - Betty Langdon Ashworth, 73, passed away on Wednesday. A native of Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Alton and Lunette Stephenson Langdon.Funeral services will be held Saturday 2:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel with burial to follow at White Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Surviving: her husband, Wallace Papa Ashworth; daughter, Annette Sellew and...

WILLOW SPRING - Elgia Hayes Fish, 90, passed away Saturday.Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 am at Angier Baptist Church.Burial will follow at Angier Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.She is survived by her sons, Kenneth Fish and wife, Gail of Willow Spring, Larry Fish and wife, Gailya of Willow Spring, J.D. Fish Jr. and wife, Kay of Raleigh,...

Lillington- Kenneth Earl Dupree, 72, passed away on Sunday. Mr. Dupree was a native of Harnett county, and the son of the late David and Ethel Partin Dupree.Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday at Piney Grove Chapel Baptist Church in Angier. Burial will follow at Sandy Grove Cemetery.He is survived by his wife, Gail Shearin Dupree;...

Clinton Hamilton Smoke, III died Monday at his home in Raleigh. He is survived by his wife Debby, two lovely daughters, Samantha and Rachel; his sister, Kimberly Smoke Freidman of Roswell, GA.; his brother, Christopher Smoke of Jacksonville, FL.; and his parents, Jean Hill Smoke of Washington, NC and Clinton H. Smoke, Jr., of Asheville, NC. He is also...

WILLOW SPRING- Cozyleen Chisenhall Carroll, 84, passed away on Sunday. A native of Johnston County she was the daughter of the late Buck Lee and Lessie Pollard Chisenhall.Funeral Services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 PM at Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church with burial to follow at Willow Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.Surviving are her daughter, Cathy Carroll Parrish and...

Carol Annette Ball Hiscoe of Raleigh died Wednesday, October 26, after a short illness. This world will now have to make its way sadly along without one of its most loving teachers, fiercely loving parents, imaginative feminists, noble protectors of lost cats, and dearest friends. We all suffer inconsolably from the loss of her. Motivated by what she experienced...