OBITUARIES

GARNER- Anton Gene Tony Whitaker, 62, of Garner, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Tony was preceded in death by his father, Edgar C. Whitaker, Sr., mother Margaret Rogers Whitaker, sister Nancy W. Currin and brother Edgar Clayton Whitaker, Jr. Tony was a 20+ year veteran of the Garner Volunteer Fire Department and 30+ year...

GARNER - Joy Denise Johnson, 53, died Thursday at her home. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Norwood R. and Sarah Ford Johnson. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Saturday at Aversboro Road Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Auburn Christian Church Cemetery. Surviving are her sister, Jan Johnson Myers and husband, Todd of...

Apex - Mary Lois Evans Medlin, 78, passed over to her Heavenly home on Tuesday. Mary was retired from Data General. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday in the chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Willow Spring Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include her son, Steve Medlin and wife, Pam of Raleigh; grandsons, Michael Medlin...

Raleigh - Amaryllis Flynn Howard McGhee, 87, passed away peacefully on Wednesday. She was born in Varina, NC to Wingate and Mabel Flynn Howard. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Roscoe W. McGhee; daughter, Joan Marbrey and sister, Flora H. Amos. Amaryllis was always running late because she was constantly caring for others. She was known...

FOUR OAKS -Neal Lance Franks, 81, died Tuesday. A native of Wake Co., he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland Franks and Bertie Penny Franks. He delivered milk for Pine State Creamery for 19 years. He retired from the City of Raleigh as a mechanic. During his retirement, he enjoyed fishing and gardening. Funeral services will be...

ANGIER - Sharion Mangum Dugger, 60, an English teacher at Western Harnett High School for 35 years, passed away on Thursday. A native of Harnett County she is the daughter of Gertha Adams Mangum and the late John Dee Mangum. Memorial Service will be held 2:00 PM Sunday at Angier Baptist Church. The family will receive friends after the...

Raleigh - Herbert McCraw McCallum, 85, died Monday at his residence. He was employed as a Health Planner with the State of North Carolina, prior to retirement. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he served as a chaplain in the US Air Force. He enjoyed staying active by volunteering with a variety of organizations, such as Meals on Wheels, the NC...

ANGIER- Martha Ingle Currin, 83, passed away on Monday. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin Harrison Ingle, Sr. and Maude Jane Dale Ingle. Surviving are her daughter,Pinky Currin Johnson of Angier, sons, Mitchell Currin of Angier, Richard Lee Currin, Jr. of Raleigh, brothers, Carl Ingle of Carolina Beach, Robert Ingle of Goldsboro, and granddaughter, Julee Johnson of...

GARNER- Benton R. Bennie Bozart, 65, passed away Thursday. Born in Wake County, Mr. Bozart was the son of the late Benton and Roselle Bozart. Mr. Bozart was associated with the Garner Volunteer Fire Department for over 25 years. A Memorial Service will be at 2:00 pm Tuesday in the Chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. The family will...

GARNER - Rita O. (Pete) Laudenslager, 65, died on Easter Sunday. She was born in Buncombe County, the daughter of the late Charles Robert Ownbey and Hilda Morgan Ownbey. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7-9:00 pm at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner and at Groce Funeral Home, 1401 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC on Friday from 6-8:00 pm. Funeral...

GARNER- Anne Bryan died Tuesday, December 13th at her home in Garner. She was born in Wake County on December 1, 1921 to the late Paul Lee Bryan and Bettie Buffaloe Bryan. She grew up in the home where she was born and lived there all her life. Anne retired from the N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles in 1980...

Erna Jung Vines passed away on Monday morning January 30th after a brief illness. She was 88 years old. There will be a graveside service held on Wednesday, February 15th at 11:00am at the main post cemetery at Fort Bragg, NC. Erna or Erni as her friends called her, worked for many years in the Fayetteville area as a...

Zula Coats Ennis, 89, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday where she will be reunited with her beloved husband, Tom Ennis and her sisters, Flossie Stephenson, Alice Stephenson, Allene Stephenson, Eloise Ennis McAllister and Maxine Stephenson and a brother, David Edgar Coats, Jr.. Mrs. Ennis was a native of Johnston Co., and the daughter of the...

RALEIGH- John David Wooten, Jr., 83, passed away on Tuesday at Morningside Assisted Living. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Friday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Burial will follow at Friendship Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Middlesex, NC. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6:00-8:00 pm at Bryan-Lee funeral Home, Garner. Mr. Wooten was preceded in death by his...

Michael Edward Norman, 65, died Thursday.A memorial service will be held 10:00 am Tuesday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. A reception will follow the service at the home of Peter and Kelly Norman. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Candace Norman; his mother, Mary Norman; daughter, Heather Norman of Duluth, Ga., son, Peter Norman and wife,...

Raleigh - Barbie Ann Scoggin Wolf passed away Friday. Mrs. Wolf was the executive assistant to Lamar Bell and Sam Starling in the corporate offices of Golden Corral in Raleigh. She is survived by her husband, Larry Wolf; her mother, Della B. Scoggin of Lexington, KY; and her sister, Paige Scoggin Rea and her husband Bill of Lexington, KY....

GARNER -Brenda Tew Turnage, 71, went to live with the Lord on Friday. Brenda loved the Lord and served Him devotedly all her life, helping people by volunteering for Meals on Wheels and being a devoted, loving Christian example to all she came in contact with. She was gifted by God with a maternal love like few women. Brenda...

Sylvia Perry Wells, 75, passed away Tuesday. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Jamie Wesley Perry and Daisy Bell Duncan Perry. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Friday at Hayes Chapel Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Thomas Mason Wells, Jr.; children, Gregory and Gwen Wells, Cathy...

Michael Louis “Mickey” Carroll, 63, died Friday. A native of Wake Co., he was predeceased by his parents, Owen B. and Margie Woodlief Penny and a brother, Lennie Carroll. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Monday at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Surviving: wife of 43 years, Amanda Gulley Carroll; daughter, Allison...

Raleigh - Brenda Stephenson, 66, died Tuesday. Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late James and Della Burton Caudill. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday at Middle Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include her son, Wade Stephenson and wife, Ashley; sister, Nila Hamilton and husband, Larry; brothers, Butch...