OBITUARIES
OBITUARIES
James Alton Gower, Sr.
January 28, 2023
Raleigh – James (Jimmy) Alton Gower, Sr., 85, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023. A native of Wake County, Jimmy was born November 14, 1937, to the late Ebon Bernard and Elizabeth Parrish Gower.
Jimmy grew up in Wake County where he went to Garner High School. He later went on to work for Sears...
Edith Vick Capps
January 28, 2023
Edith Vick Capps, 95, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2023.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 11:00 AM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh. The family will receive friends for visitation from 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM prior to the service at the funeral home.
...Marvin "Jay" Jasper Strickland, Jr.
January 28, 2023
Marvin Jasper (Jay) Strickland, Jr., Servant of God, husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on Saturday, January 28th, 2023, surrounded by loved ones, at 94 years of age. He was preceded in death by his wife, Emma Vivian Strickland. He is survived by his children, Michael Strickland, Richard Strickland, and Paula Baughn; his son-in-law, David Baughn; and his...
Simpson Odell Currin
January 28, 2023
On January 28th, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and coach went home to be with the Lord. He was born the sixth of nine children to Walter Odell Currin and Mary Belle Adcock Currin.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Debra Welch Currin; son, Andrew Currin, wife, Jill and son, Ryder;...
Annie Wayland Poe
January 27, 2023
Annie Wayland Poe of Cary, NC peacefully left this Earth to be with our Lord on January 27, 2023. She was born on December 12, 1928 in Woodville, VA to the late Luther Ashley Wayland and Dollie Russell Carder. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Elsie Eaheart, Chester Wayland, Lester Wayland, and Dorothy Williams. Annie was...
Naomi Perry Autry
January 26, 2023
Naomi Autry passed away on Thursday, January 26, 2023.
Graveside services will be held on February 6, 2023 at 2 PM at Montlawn Memorial Park in Raleigh NC. Family will receive visitors at home after the service at 504 Rand Rd Raleigh NC 27603.
She is survived by her daughter, Barbara...
John Wayne Ware
January 26, 2023
Raleigh– John Wayne Ware, 61, died Thursday January 26th. John worked as a handyman in
HVAC. He was the son of the late John Seymore Ware and Janice Alease Tucker Ware.
Survivors are his sisters Tammy Lynn Ware and Mary Moore.
Joyce Ann Barbour Quinn
January 26, 2023
On Thursday, January 26, 2023, the loving soul of Joyce Ann (Barbour) Quinn returned to the arms of her husband and Lord. She leaves a huge hole in the hearts of her family and friends who will greatly miss her feisty personality and joyful spirit. She loved deeply and to know her is to know you were loved.
...Mary Miller Ray
January 24, 2023
Ms. Mary Jean Ray, 87, passed away on Tuesday.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Sunday at 3:00 P.M. at Amplify Church, Willow Springs. Family visitation will follow.
Mary is survived by her daughters, Rebecca and husband, Phil Matthews of Garner, Misty Dorak of Colorado; grandchildren, Ki Dorak...
James Niver & Edna Niver
January 24, 2023
Edna Lelle Niver
January 16, 1933 – January 03, 2023
Edna Lelle was born in NYC to immigrant parents from Estonia. She grew up in the Bronx, where her
father was a tradesman with Con-Edison and her mother was a seamstress and milliner for a fashion
house. Edna and...
Jean Ball Bryan
January 23, 2023
Garner – Joyce Jean Ball Bryan, 89, widow of Robert A. “Bob” Bryan, passed away on Monday. Jean was born in Johnston County to the late Sterling H. and Florence Adams Ball.
A Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday at 11:00 A.M. at New Bethel Baptist Church, Garner. Burial will follow in the church...
Charles Richard Wallace
January 23, 2023
LILLINGTON – Charles Richard Wallace, 55, affectionately known as “Chollie”, passed away on Monday at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Born in Chatham County, he was the son of Richard B. Wallace and Becky Brooks Wallace of Lillington.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, January 27th at Lillington United Methodist...
Eleanor Marie Hunter
January 22, 2023
On January 22, 2023, Eleanor Marie Hunter Daughter to the late George and Beatrice Powell (Hines) passed away peacefully at age 90 after a brief illness. Eleanor was the biological mother of Four children. However, many of her Grandchildren considered her their mother. She was more than happy to be the central figure in the lives of all her...
Evelyn "Teeny" Stewart Upchurch
January 22, 2023
LILLINGTON – Evelyn “Teeny” Stewart Upchurch, 95, passed away at Central Harnett Hospital in Lillington on Sunday. Born in Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late Malcolm Centhy Stewart, Sr., and Ethel Avery Stewart.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, January 29th at Pleasant Union Christian Church, Lillington....
Ronald Calvin Juliani
January 22, 2023
Ronald Calvin Juliani, 71, of Garner, passed away peacefully at home on January 22, 2023. He is predeceased by his parents, Livio and Angela Juliani. Ronald is survived by his loving wife, Susan; daughter, Andrea Juliani; brother, Randy (Cathy) Juliani; sisters, Dana Juliani, Lisa Juliani and Janel (Lee) Brogan; niece, Jessica Gibson and nephews, Austin and Tyler Brogan.
...Lawrence John Blasko
January 21, 2023
Willow Spring– Lawrence “Larry” Blasko, 85, passed away on Saturday at Wake Medical Center in Cary. Born in Luzerne County, PA he was the son of the late John P. Blasko and Sophia Plitnick Duneski. Larry served faithfully in the US Navy for 20 years where he retired as an airplane mechanic. Following his military service, he worked for...
Alyce Johnson Poole
January 19, 2023
Alyce Neal Johnson Poole, 87, passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023. A native of Wake County, Alyce was born June 7, 1934 to the late J. Bunyan and Ada Prevatte Johnson. Alyce loved playing bridge with her circle of friends, singing in the Garner UMC Church Choir, and most importantly, time with her family. She was also a...
Alex Walton Dupree, Jr.
January 19, 2023
Garner- Alex Walton Dupree, Jr. of Garner, North Carolina passed away on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at the age of 83. Alex died peacefully at home, encircled by his loving family.
Alex was born in WIllow Springs, North Carolina, on November 8, 1939 to the late Alex Walton Dupree, Sr. and Mallie Pleasant Dupree. Alex...
Dorothy Coppedge Crocker
January 18, 2023
Raleigh- Dorothy Coppedge Crocker was born January 11, 1924, to Clyde and Hope Coppedge of Wake Forest, North Carolina. Her death occurred on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, a week following the celebration of her 99th birthday. She was predeceased by her husband, William Crocker to whom she was married for over 50 years. She shared life with an older...
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