Cathy Milstead Tolar
August 14, 2025
Cathy Milstead Tolar, 71, passed away Thursday, August 14, 2025, at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, August 24, 2025 from 4 pm through 6 pm at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, 300 E. McIver St., Angier, North Carolina.
Mrs. Tolar was born October 16, 1953 in Salisbury, North Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Robert...
Glenda Johnson
August 13, 2025
Glenda Dupree Johnson, 82, died on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at Rex Hospital.
She was born in Harnett County to the late Cyrus Walton and Lizzie Rebecca Mangum Dupree. She graduated from Angier High School and then began a thirty-seven-year career with Nationwide Insurance. After retirement, she moved back to her homeplace and rejoined her church, Angier Baptist Church, for which...
Joan Matlin Herndon
August 12, 2025
DURHAM - Joan Matlin Herndon, 80, passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Born November 21, 1944 in Brooklyn, New York. She was the daughter of Cantor Bernard and Leona Matlin.
A graveside service will be held Monday, August 18, 2025 at 3:00 pm at Raleigh Hebrew Cemetery, 450 N. State Street, Raleigh, NC 27601.
Joan is survived by her nieces, Debbie...
McLendon Stephenson
August 12, 2025
ANGIER - McLendon "M.L." Stephenson, 96, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
He was born in Harnett County on August 8, 1929, the son of the late Clarence Milton Stephenson and Mary Ferrell Stephenson. M.L. would go on to serve the citizens of Raleigh as a police officer with the Raleigh Police Department, retiring as...
Carolyn Adams Cribb
August 11, 2025
Carolyn Adams Cribb, 85, of Laurinburg, NC, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2025, surrounded by family. A lifelong resident of Scotland County, Carolyn was born to the late James Paul Adams, Sr. and Ruby Dover Adams and spent her life in the close-knit communities of Laurel Hill and Laurinburg.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, James...
Mary Helen Rhodes
August 11, 2025
Mary Helen Rhodes, known affectionately as "Nana" or "Granny" by her family, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on August 11, 2025, in Raleigh, NC at the age of 80. She was born the day after Christmas December 26, 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia, to Rupert and Mary Magdalene Williams. She was a beautiful Christmas gift to her parents. Mary was...
Bobbie Jeffries
August 11, 2025
Bobbie Lewis Jeffries, 91, entered into eternal rest on Monday, August 11, 2025. She was born in Harnett County, North Carolina, the only child of the late Robert Barron Lewis and Josie Pearson Lewis.
Bobbie was hard-working, strong-willed, and fiercely independent. She graduated from Lafayette High School, where she was a ferocious and feared basketball player. She attended Campbell Junior...
Betty Pollard
August 9, 2025
Betty G. Pollard, 88, from Angier, NC, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on August 9, 2025. Betty was born on June 24, 1937 to Oscar & Hattie Gregory. She is preceded in death by her brothers Sunny Boy, Tilmon, Johnnie & Bud Gregory and by her sisters Alva Hamilton, Mavis Hughes, Marjorie Gregory, Verlene Campell, Lozzie Thompson and...
Ermenegildo Salas Gonzalez
August 7, 2025
Ermenegildo Salas Gonzalez, 72, died Thursday, August 7, 2025 at Wake Med Hospital in Raleigh. He was a Bridge and Highway builder who worked for the Lane Company.
He raised livestock as well as fruit and vegetables which he enjoyed cooking and feeding his family and friends. He enjoyed fishing and was an avid Dodgers baseball fan. He loved his...
Thomas “Tommy” Matthews, III
August 5, 2025
Thomas Stanhope Matthews III went home to the Lord on August 5th, 2025. Born on September 21st, 1953, "Tommy" was the firstborn of T.S. Matthews Jr. and his wife, Betty Taylor Matthews. Three siblings would follow: Mark, Bettina Gardner (who predeceased him), and Neal. They grew up together in a small house in the McCullers community, on a farm settled...
David Timothy Faircloth
August 3, 2025
David Timothy Faircloth, 61, passed away peacefully on August 3, 2025.
He was born in Durham, North Carolina, on October 21, 1963, the beloved son of the late David and Mavis Faircloth. A devoted family man, Tim was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He will be remembered fondly by family and friends as a man of unwavering determination,...
William Sharber
August 3, 2025
William Garland Sharber, 86, passed away on August 3, 2025 at Transitions Life Care in Raleigh after a long period of illness. William (Bill) was born in Pasquotank County to the late Eugene Garland Sharber and Beulah Mona Stout. He attended Chowan College for graphic arts and then served in the Air Force for 4 years. After a long career...
Billy Glenn Fish
August 3, 2025
Billy Glenn "Bill" Fish, 82, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 3, 2025 at his home in Clayton, NC surrounded by his family.
Born on May 12, 1943, in Angier, NC, Bill was the son of the late Glen Rudolph Fish and Annie-Belle Fish. He grew up in a close-knit community and graduated from Garner Senior High School in 1961....
James Roy Farmer
August 1, 2025
CLAYTON – James Roy Farmer, Sr., 88, passed away in the early hours of Friday, August 1, 2025.
He was born in Wilson County on December 26, 1936, the son of the late Roy Thomas Farmer and Gladys Moore Farmer. James grew up on his family’s tobacco farm where he learned the value of a strong work ethic. The physical demands...
Steve Warren Davis
August 1, 2025
GARNER, N.C. - Steve Warren Davis, 76, passed away Friday, August 1, 2025.
He was born in Dougherty County, Georgia on May 28, 1949. Steve loved his Amplify Church family in Willow Spring, NC. He spent his time after retiring to fish, golf and watch his granddaughter play fastpitch softball.
Steve was preceded in death by his parents, Warren P. and Anne...
Walter Abram Paradies
August 1, 2025
Walter Paradies, 89, of Garner NC, was born in New Paltz, NY, son of the late Abram W. Paradies and late Beatrice Ayers Paradies. He is survived by his wife of 51 years, Lucy B. Paradies; three sons, Abram Paradies in Memphis, TN, William Paradies in Orlando, FL, and James (Julie) Paradies in Largo, FL; six Grandchildren, Brittni Hooper in...
Travis Clea Johnson
July 31, 2025
Travis Clea Johnson, 36, passed away unexpectedly on July 31, 2025. He was born in Wake County, North Carolina, on February 1, 1989, and was the son of Clea Otha Johnson and Lisa Ann Blake.
Travis was a devoted son, grandson, a loyal brother, and loving companion. Travis will be remembered fondly by family and friends as a one-of-a-kind man of...
Susan Pattillo
July 31, 2025
Susan Johnson Pattillo, age 66, was called home to rest on Thursday, July 31, 2025 in her home. She was born on October 26, 1958 to the late William Alford Johnson and Della Marie Adams Johnson.
Susan was a loving wife, mother, Mema and Grandma to her adored family. She is survived by her husband, Ronald Glenn Pattillo; her daughter, Fallon...
Glenda Wimberley
July 31, 2025
Glenda Matthews Wimberley, lovingly known by all as "Meme," peacefully passed away at her home in Buies Creek, North Carolina, on July 31, 2025, surrounded by her devoted family. At the age of 81, she completed her earthly journey and stepped into her heavenly home, where she was joyfully welcomed by her mama and daddy, Ralph and Claudia Matthews, her...
Joan Elizabeth Atkins
July 30, 2025
Joan Elizabeth Atkins, a loving mother to Morgan and Travis, passed away unexpectedly on July 30, 2025, at her home in Apex. She was known for her jeans, white button-down collared shirts and sunglasses style, her amazing cooking, her love for animals, always having a Mountain Dew in her hand, and her boundless love for her family.She was the middle...
