John Gerald "Johnnie" Smith
Apr 18, 2011
Mr. John Gerald "Johnnie" Smith, of Fuquay-Varina died Monday, April 18, 2011 as a result of an accident. A native of Harnett County, he was the son of the late Edgar Solomon and Estelle Byrd Smith. Mr. Smith was preceded in death by two brothers, Theodore and Harold Smith. He graduated from Lillington High School and Davidson College with...
Dayton Herring
Apr 4, 2011
Mr. Dayton A. Herring, 50 of Lillington died Monday, April 4, 2011. Mr. Herring was a native of Limestone, Maine. He moved to North Carolina in 1974 and worked with Big E. Enterprise in Hope Mills for the past 6 years. He was preceded in death by his mother, Pauline O'Bar Herring and a brother, Henry Wayne Herring. The...
William Rabon Knight
Mar 31, 2011
Rabon Knight, 74 of Lillington died Thursday, March 31, 2011 at E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center in Lillington. A native of Harnett County, he was the son of the late William Oscar and Burlena Patterson Knight. Mr. Knight retired from Cornell Dubilier Electronics. Following his retirement, he was self employed until 2002. He was preceded in death by his...
Kenneth Roger Hayes
Mar 18, 2011
Ken Hayes, 74, of Sanford, NC, passed away suddenly Friday, 18 March, 2011 doing something that he thoroughly enjoyed, being outdoors and working in the yard. Ken spent most of his early years in Minnesota on the family farm growing up as one of thirteen brothers and sisters. Most of his adult life was spent in the Pacific Northwest...
Alvin Lee Brown
Mar 14, 2011
Alvin Lee Brown, 75 of Lillington died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, March 14, 2011. A native of Harnett County, he was the son of the late Alvert and Geraldine Blanchard Brown. He was preceded in death by brothers, Caviness Brown and Clarence Brown. Graveside service will be held Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 11:00 am in the...
Judge Robert Glenn Johnston, Iii
Mar 12, 2011
Judge Robert Glenn Johnston, III, age 62, of Columbus, GA passed away at his residence Saturday, March 12, 2011. Judge Johnston was born in Columbus, GA, the son of the late Robert Glenn Johnston Jr. and Merle Farrar Johnston. He was elected Georgia State Court Judge in 1983; appointed Judge Superior Court in 1995; and took Senior Judge Status...
Mamie Webb
Mar 11, 2011
Mamie Graves Webb, 90 of Lillington died Friday, March 11, 2011 at E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center in Lillington. A native of Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late James and Edie Byrd Graves. Mrs. Webb was preceded in death by her husband, James Shelton Webb, a sister Martha Spence of Bunnlevel and a granddaughter Dalanie Webb...
Lenora Rogers Holder
Mar 9, 2011
Mrs. Lenora Rogers Holder, age 74, of Lillington died Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center in Lillington. She was born in Harnett County, the daughter of the late James Dalton and Bessie Strickland Rogers. Mrs. Holder worked for Cornell-Dublier 31 years and retired from Saab Barracuda after 16 years. She was a member of Spring...
Cecil T. Wilkins
Mar 8, 2011
Mr. Cecil Thompson Wilkins, age 91, of Lillington died Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at Wake Medical Center in Cary. He was born November 17, 1919 in Granville, Co. , the son of the late Jim and Lilly Wilkins. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ida Wade "Polly" Wilkins, sister, Louise Rosser, brothers, Vassar Lewis and Russell Wilkins....
Shelby Jean Britt Johnson
Feb 28, 2011
Mrs. Shelby Jean Britt Johnson, age 74, of Buies Creek died Monday, February 28, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family after a long battle with lung and brain cancer. She was born in Harnett County, the daughter of the late Broughton Carr and Elizabeth Inez Stewart Britt. Mrs. Johnson graduated in 1955 from Buies Creek High School...
Douglas Brown Johnson
Feb 20, 2011
Douglas Brown Johnson of Lillington, died at his home on Sunday, February 20, 2011 following an extended battle with heart disease and Parkinson's. He was born in Harnett County on August 17, 1933 to the late D. W. (Buck) Johnson and Bernetta Brown Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a veteran of the U.S. Army and served in Germany where his...
Martha Bryan Holmes
Feb 19, 2011
Martha Bryan Holmes, 97, of Weslaco, TX, formerly of Buies Creek, passed away in the early morning of Feb. 19, 2011 at her daughter's residence in Weslaco. She was born Feb. 13, 1914 in Elizabethtown, NC to Neil and Martha Maultsby Bryan. In 1957, she became Registrar for the Foreign Service Institute and she was also on the Board...
Joseph Senter
Feb 19, 2011
Mr. Joseph "Demp" Senter, age 86, of Fuquay Varina died Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Wake Medical Center in Cary. He was born in Harnett County to Essie Senter Dean. Mr. Senter retired from Weaver Brothers Volvo after many years of service. He was an avid fisherman and well known boat mechanic. Mr. Senter loved gardening and spending time...
Donald Heikkinen
Feb 17, 2011
Mr. Donald David Heikkinen, age 78, of Lillington died Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Rex Rehab and Nursing Center of Apex. He was born in Ramsay, MI , the son of the late Jacob and Kaisa Emilia Heikkinen. Donald was the youngest of eleven children of Finnish immigrants. He briefly attended the University of Michigan before joining the US...
Madris Layne Plank Poole
Feb 15, 2011
Mrs. Madris Layne Plank Poole, age 62, of Lillington died Monday, February 14, 2011 at Hospice of Wake Co. Hospice Home in Raleigh. She was born in El Paso, TX, the daughter of the late David Heber and Madris Layne Plank. Memorial service will be 6:00 PM Thursday, February 17, 2011 at O'Quinn-Peebles Chapel with Frank Neville officiating. The...
Lois Newtown
Feb 13, 2011
Lois L. Newtown, 73 of Lillington died Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011 at her home. She was born in St. Lawrence County, New York, the daughter of the late Ellis Claude and Agnes Brayton Denton. Funeral service will be Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011 at 3:00 pm at O'Quinn-Peebles Chapel officated by Rev. Harold Stone The family will receive friends from...
Elbert Mckinney
Feb 13, 2011
Mr. Elbert Lewis McKinney, age 89, of Angier died Sunday, February 13, 2011 at Universal Healthcare in Lillington. He was born in Harnett County, the son of the late Dollas and Lena Elizabeth Senter McKinney. Mr. McKinney was a US Army Air Corps veteran serving in New Guinea, Southern Philippines, Luzon and other Western Pacific locations with the 65th...
Sandra Byrd Hickey
Feb 12, 2011
Sandra Byrd Hickey, 58 of Buies Creek died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011 at her home. Sandra was born in Cumberland County, the daughter of Rhora McNeill "Mac" Byrd, Jr. and the late Katherine Merritt Byrd. She was a graduate of Berry High School in Birmingham, Alabama and also was a graduate of Auburn University. She was a web-site graphics...
Stella O'Quinn Thomas
Jan 31, 2011
Mrs. Stella O. Thomas, 91 of Broadway died Monday, January 31, 2011 at her home. A native of Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Polly Collins O'Quinn. She was preceded in death by her husband Lewis Tillman Thomas, a son-in-law Jessie Norris, 3 sisters and 3 brothers. Mrs. Thomas was an active member of...
Roy Harvell
Jan 29, 2011
Mr. Roy B. Harvell, 86 of Lillington died Saturday, January 29, 2011 at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Oaksie Walker Harvell and 4 sisters. Mr. Harvell was a veteran of World War II, serving the in the United States Army. He owned and operated FCX in Lillington for over 20 years before...
