OBITUARIES

CLAYTON-Bruce Calvin Prosser, 64, passed away Friday. A Memorial Service will be held 4:00 PM Monday at Bryan -Lee Funeral Home, Garner. The family will receive friends following the service. He is survived by his wife of 45 years Jackie Prosser; daughter, Kelly Goodman and husband, Andrew of Las Vegas, Nevada; son, Sgt. Major Scott Prosser and wife Stephanie...

Lillie Mae Bell Austin, 91, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, died Friday at Carolina House of Wake Forest. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Shelton Bell and Viletta Mersidee Jones. She was preceded by her husband, Edward Lee Austin. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, 3:00 PM at Bryan-Lee...

RALEIGH- Lawrence Freeman Nobling, 89, a retired driver with Overnight Transportation, died Monday. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Coley and Ida Kelly Nobling. Lawrence was a charter member of Turner Memorial Baptist Church in Garner, where he served as deacon for several years and was a member of the Mens Sunday School...

WILLIAMF. ROBERTS'Lets Be Happy'NOV. 12, 1928 - AUG. 19, 2012 FUQUAY-VARINA - William Frederick Roberts, 83, passed away Sunday at home. A native of Bridgeport, Connecticut, he was the son of the late Burton Francis Roberts and Maude C. Kershaw. He was a veteran of the US Air Force.In addition to his parents he was predeceased by his wife...

ANGIER - Mabel Christine Pleasant, age 92, of Angier, died Friday the 26thof October.She was the daughter of the late Marion Benton and Julia Langdon Pleasant. She was preceded in death by siblings Gladys Langdon, Leola Lassiter, Maxine Denning, Rachel Peterson, M.B. Pleasant, Jr. and Willard Pleasant. Christine, or Chrick to family and friends, was a dedicated member of...

GARNER -Jane Buffaloe Cocks, 59, passed away Thursday. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Lacy Buffaloe and Gladys Sturdivant Buffaloe.She taught at Kingwood Elementary - 6th Grade Center for 12 years and was an office assistant at Fuller Elementary for 17 years. Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Sunday at Bryan-Lee Funeral...

Geraldine Franks Blake, 84, passed into her Heavenly home on Friday. A native of Wake Co., she was the daughter of the late Ed and Evie Franks. Funeral services will be Monday at 2:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial, Montlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Sunday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner....

ANGIER - Christine Gardner, 80, of 641 Montague Road, passed away Thursday night at her home. A native of Lee County she was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Florence Johnson Goodman. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM Sunday at Pleasant Union Christian Church, Lillington. Burial will follow at the Angier Cemetery. Surviving are her husband of...

Edward Henderson Ormond, Jr., 68, beloved husband, father and grandfather, died at his home on Tuesday. Born in Beaufort County, he was the son of the late Edward Ormond, Sr. and Myrtle Boyd Wattenbarger. Ed was a purchasing specialist with EMC Corporation prior to retirement. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday at Aversboro Road Baptist Church, Garner. Entombment...

CLAYTON - Robert Joseph Brennan, 32, passed away Thursday. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Sunday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00-2:00 PM. He is survived by his loving family, daughter, Logan Brennan; parents, Jim and Sue Brennan; sisters, Tammy Sanchez and husband, Chris and Dawn Godlewski and husband,...

Clawson L Thompson, 76 passed away after a brief illness. Clawson retired as a truck driver who drove as a team with his wife for many years. He also loved country music and western shows and movies. There will be a Memorial service at 3:00 PM Sunday Sept. 2, 2012 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. The family will receive...

Angier- Jean Elizabeth Noble Gray passed away on Tuesday at her home in Angier, NC. A native of Lenoir County, she was the daughter of the late John William and Mertie Davenport Noble.Funeral Service will be held on Saturday at 11:00 AM at Angier Baptist Church. Burial will take place at the Holland-Gray Cemetery, Kinston.In addition to her parents,...

WILLOW SPRING - Bill Lee Jones, 80, was welcomed by his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ into his eternal heavenly home on Thursday from Hospice of Wake County. A native of Wake County, Bill was the son of Kenneth Thomas and Christiana Blalock Jones. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Korean conflict. Following his...

Garner - Clarene McSwain Whitfield, 82, died Tuesday. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late Ida Black and John Lawson McSwain. Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Sunday at Garner Advent Christian Church. Burial will follow at Raleigh Memorial Park. Surviving are her daughters, Jane R. Bowman and husband, Donald of Halifax, VA and...

Raleigh- Elwood Hosea Young, 86, passed away Monday. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Hosea M. and Flonnie Page Young. Mr. Young served his country during WWII as a member of the US Army. Funeral services will be 7:00 pm Thursday at Fellowship Baptist Church, Willow Spring, NC. The family will receive friends...

LILLINGTON-Lindsay Erin Brandle, 27, of Gary Williams Lane died Saturday morning due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, March 28th, at Angier Baptist Church with Rev. Grover K. Blackburn, Jr., officiating. Burial will follow at Harnett Memorial Park, Lillington. She is survived by her beloved daughter, The Apple of...

Raleigh - Doris Stevens Ellington, 87, died Saturday. A native of WakeCounty, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Lena Barbour Stevens. She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Cleveland Ellington and brothers David Stevens, James Stevens and his wife, Evelyn.A 1942 graduate of Garner High School, she also graduated from East Carolina...

GARNER - Edith W. Allen, 89, passed away Friday. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Judson Sexton Wall and Mae Hogwood Wall. Funeral services will be Monday 1:00 pm at Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends prior to the service at the church...

Angier-James Dee 'Jim' Beasley, 91, passed away on Sunday at Universal Healthcare. A native of Harnett county he was the son of the late John Henry and Gillie Ann 'Annie' Barefoot Beasley.He was a veteran of the US Army, serving from 1940 - 1945. His service of action included the Pearl Harbor bombing, Guadalcanal, New George Island, and New...

GARNER - Henderson Wendell Haire, 85, retired Garner Postmaster with 23 years of service with the US Postal Service, died Sunday at his home. A native of Creswell, NC, he was the son of the late James Edward and Pearley Woodley Haire. He was a veteran of World War II where he received a Purple Heart for his injury...