OBITUARIES

Raleigh - Ruth Michelle Upchurch Hammock, 68, died Friday. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Richard Berkley Upchurch and Ruby Elizabeth Parrish Upchurch. Michelle lived in Milledgeville, GA most of her adult life. She retired as a nursing supervisor at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville. A graveside service will be held 12:00 pm...

Robert Lee Morgan, 80, passed away Wednesday night. A native of Johnston County, he was the son of the late Eulas and Mattie Ellis Morgan. He had a personality that brought joy to your heart as he spent his Sunday mornings being the chief greeter at Abundant Life Worship Center. He loved his church, Thursday nights at Rons Barn...

Christina Friend Stanford, age 28, passed away on Saturday.Christina is survived by her father and mother, James Lyle Friend and Jamie Smith Friend.She was born in DurhamCounty and was a Dental Hygienist. She is also survived by her husband, Todd Mason Stanford, II and son, Todd Mason Stanford III of the home; grandparents, Archie and Judy Bright of Carolina...

Raleigh - Hazel Gray Page Wilkins, 88, went home on Sunday. She was the daughter of the late Walter W. Page and Mary Choplin Page. Mom lived her life for her family and church. She was a true southern lady who had a gentle kind and Godly soul. Her smile and laughter will never be forgotten. She was a...

RALEIGH - Michelle Morgan Avent of Raleigh, 55, passed away after a four year battle with an aggressive form of breast cancer. A Raleigh native, Michelle was a graduate of Broughton High School, and later NC State University. Michelles career included Mission Valley Theatres, NCSU, The Instrument Society of America, and finally Plant Delights Nursery, which she and her...

FUQUAY-VARINA - Irene W. Rhiner, 71, passed away Saturday. Funeral service will be at 1:00 Monday at Pleasant Plains Community Church, Buies Creek, N.C. Burial will follow at Lakeside Memorial Gardens, Angier. Surviving: a daughter; Deborah Michael and husband, James; son, Perry Rhiner and wife, Wanda; two sisters, Margie Price and Ora Redd and husband Hurley; grandchildren, Brandon and...

Mrs. Martha Castlebury Shaw died September 10 at age 98 in the Tower Health and Rehabilitation Center in Raleigh, NC. She was predeceased by her husband, Reuben Albright Shaw, after sixty eight years of marriage, her brother Frank David Castlebury Jr. of Raleigh and her sister Henrietta (Ettie) C. Auman of Hillsborough, NC. Born and raised in Raleigh, Martha...

Selma- Dawn Johnson Adams, 56, passed away Friday. Graveside services will be 11:00 AM Friday at Sunset Memorial Park, Smithfield. Dawn is survived by her parents, Millard and Helen Johnson; sisters, Sonja Daniels (Eddie), Kim Day (Darren); brother, Drew Johnson (Charlene) and a large, loving extended family. Arrangements by Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner.

FEB. 3, 1041 - JULY 27-2012 ANGIER - Larry Wiley Stephenson, 71, of 132 Woodcroft Dr. went home to be with his Lord on Friday. He passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family.A native of Johnson County he was the son of the late Elder Worth and Myrtle Clayton Stephenson. He was the owner of Stephensons...

Angier-Riddley D. Young, 84, passed away on Friday at her home. A native of Harnett County she is the daughter of the late Mack C. Dupree and Nettie Holmes Dupree. Funeral Services will be conducted Sunday at 3:00 PM at Angier Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.Surviving are her daughters, Betty Jean (B. J.)...

RALEIGH - Mary Coe Andrews, 89, passed away Friday. Mary, the last of thirteen children, was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.A Graveside service will be held on Wednesday at 2 PM at the Andrews Family Cemetery on Bold Run Hill Rd., WakeForest. She is survived by her daughters, Pat Walls of Raleigh, Sue Henley and husband, Raymond of...

GARNER - Julia Thornton Strickland, 83, retired cafeteria manager at Vandora Springs Elementary School, died Sunday at her home. A native of Sampson Co., she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Maude Parson Thornton. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday at Palmer Memorial Freewill Baptist Church. Burial, Montlawn Memorial Park.Surviving: her husband of 64...

Raleigh - Cheryl Laine Helfenbein, 69, departed peacefully at home on New Years Day. She was born on November 30, 1944 to William M. and Verna L. Liles in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Cheryl was one year old when her father returned from serving in World War II and met her for the first time.After graduation from Southeast Missouri...

Angier - Ella Frances “Bobbie” Wilkins, 83, passed away on Monday, Oct 20th surrounded by her loving family. A native of Harnett County and lifelong North Carolinian, she was the daughter of the late Britton Cleveland and Ella Frances Johnson Honeycutt. The Wilkins family was well-known in Harnett County, as the owners of The Family Restaurant, where Bobbie was...

RALEIGH -JP Wiggins of Raleigh passed away on Tuesday, June 5th, at the age of eighty-seven.He was a devoted husband to his wife, Elsie Clayton Wiggins for 65 years, a loving father, grandfather, great grandfather, and a friend to all he met. He was the son of the late James Everett Wiggins, and Mary Love Wiggins and grew up...

Ruby Ashley, 96, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Friday, January 4 at Hospice of Wake County. She died of natural causes following a long period of declining health. Mrs. Ashley, as most called her, was a proud and dignified southern lady.She spent her life dedicated to her family and home, and worked for the City of Angier...

Benson - Cheryl Andrews Cruz, 55, died Monday. Born in Norfolk, VA, she was the daughter of the late Arnold and Myrtle Williams Andrews. A memorial service will be held 3:00 pm Saturday at Shiloh Baptist Church. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2:00 to 2:45 at the church. Survivors include her daughters, Jennifer Bloodworth...

GARNER- Paul Joseph Capps, Sr., 81, went to be with the Lord on Monday with his family by his side at Wake Medical Center. Born in Johnston County, he was the son of the late Delma J. and Ada Mae Messer Capps. Paul grew up around Baileys Crossroads and later moved to Coats. For many years, he was involved...

ANGIER - Laura Campbell Dickens, 81, of 887 Chalybeate Springs Rd. passed away Wednesday after a short battle with cancer. A native of Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late Jim Archie and Dorothy Smith Campbell. A graveside services will be held on Monday at 2:00 PM at Lakeside Memorial Gardens, Angier. The family will receive friends...

Jane Davie Fearing Leveridge, 62, died Monday. She was the daughter of the late Tatnal Warner Fearing and Katherine Morton Fearing. A memorial service will be held 1:00 pm Thursday at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 3120 N. New Hope Rd, Raleigh, NC 27604. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7-9:00 pm at the church. Survivors include her husband of...