Feb 14, 2017

Mr. Ben S. Rucker, III, 71, of Bunnlevel passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2017. He was born in Augusta, GA, the son of Ben Rucker, Jr. and the late Josephine Clark Montoya. Ben was also preceded in death by his step mother, Jeannette Rucker. He was a US Army veteran and was a retired construction worker. Ben...

Feb 11, 2017

Mr. Danny Amos Dean, 69, of Mamers passed away peacefully at home on Saturday morning February 11, 2017. He was born at home in Lillington on March 22, 1947, the son of the late Van Amos and Elizabeth Puryear Dean. Danny graduated from Boone Trail High School in 1965 and served in the National Guard. He worked...

Feb 9, 2017

Mr. Tim Peach, 53, of Fuquay-Varina passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017 at his home. He was born in Evansville, IN, the son of Herschel "Bud" Peach and Julia Lewis Peach. Tim was an avid outdoors man who enjoyed duck hunting and fishing. He loved people and never met a stranger. Tim had a bold personality and...

Feb 5, 2017

Mr. William Lee Self, 87, of Lillington passed away Sunday, February 5, 2017 at Westfield Rehabilitation Center in Sanford. He was born in Findlay, Ohio, the son of the late Clarence Self and Doris Kelley Self Clevenger. William enlisted in the US Navy in 1949 as a Hospital Apprentice and retired in 1991 as a Captain– Medical...

Feb 5, 2017

Rodney Carroll Hobbs, 84, passed away peacefully and surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday evening February 5, 2017 at his home in Bunnlevel. He was born in Bunnlevel on April 15, 1932 and graduated from Lillington High School in 1950. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952-1957. He attended Campbell College and UNC-Chapel Hill,...

Feb 2, 2017

Mrs. Esther Fay Sipes Holcombe, 84, of Fayetteville lost her battle with Alzheimer's February 2, 2017. Fay lived in Frenchtown, NJ until 1984 when she moved to Fayetteville, NC with her late husband, Albert Holcombe. Esther was an accomplished artist and served our Lord at Peace Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville. She is the daughter of the late...

Jan 30, 2017

Deloris Mae Bretzke Flanagan, age 91, died January 30, 2017 at Transitions Life Care in Raleigh after a brief illness. Deloris was born in Comal County, Texas the daughter of the late Samuel Charles and Etelka Irma Zipp Bretzke. Mrs. Flanagan met her husband John in Austin, Texas after he returned from his naval service following WWII....

Jan 30, 2017

Mrs. Elva "Scat" Barney Lovette, age 93 of Lillington died Monday, January 30, 2017 at her home. Scat was the daughter of the late John Willis and Elva Snyder Barney. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Fleming Lovette, 3 sisters and 2 brothers. Mrs. Lovette retired from BB&T Bank and was a faithful member...

Jan 24, 2017

Mrs. Starr Freeman Webb, 69, of Mamers passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017. She was born in Cumberland county, the daughter of the late Enoch Spinks and Bertha Roe Freeman and Wade Cook and Utha Smith. Starr was an active member of Cool Springs United Methodist Church in Broadway where she served in many capacities. She cared...

Jan 20, 2017

Hazel (Veal) Byrd, 94, of La Grange, Texas, formally of Bunnlevel, NC, died Friday, January 20, 2017.

Hazel was born in Deepstep, GA on January 19, 1923, the daughter of Robert F. Veal and Annie Bell (Andrews) Veal. She graduated from Sandersville High School in 1939 and took business courses at Campbell College in 1942....

Jan 16, 2017

Reba Barbour, 92 of Bunnlevel passed away Monday, January 16, 2017 at Betsy Johnson Hospital. Reba was born October 13, 1924 in Harnett Co. to the late Moses and Vada Gregory Poole. Reba was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Vernon Barbour; and her son, Robert Glenn Barbour, Sr. Reba was a member of Friendship Baptist...

Jan 16, 2017

Miss Elisse Louise Cassio, 31, of Raleigh, formerly of Lillington, passed away Monday, January 16, 2017. Elisse was born in Raleigh on May 6, 1985, the beloved daughter of Jan Cassio of Lillington and Marvin Cassio and wife, Ellie, of Cary.

She was a kind, caring and gentle spirit who deeply loved her family and...

Jan 11, 2017

Carol Green Marshall, 59 of Durham formally of Kipling passed away Tuesday, January 11, 2017. Carol was born September 16, 1957 in Harnett Co. to the late Wallace and Mavis Johnson Green. She was preceded in death by a brother, Earl Waves Green and her granny, Leah Harmon Green. She enjoyed going for a ride and spending...

Jan 9, 2017

Mr. Ronnie Lynn Weaver, 54, of Lillington passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 in his home. He was born in Lee County, the son of Shirlen Ray Weaver and the late Eleanor Gray Tart. Ronnie was preceded in death by a daughter, Bridget Annette Weaver and brother, Michael Weaver. He enjoyed watching NASCAR and wrestling. Ronnie was...

Jan 9, 2017

Mr. T. Gerald Howell, 72, of Fuquay-Varina passed away Monday, January 9, 2017 at Wake Medical Center in Cary from complications of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was born at his childhood home in Harnett County, the son of the late Daniel Tyree Howell and Velma McCauley Howell. Gerald graduated from LaFayette High School in 1963 where he...

Jan 8, 2017

Dr. Bruce B. Blackmon of Buies Creek entered peacefully into eternity January 8, 2017. He grew up in Buies Creek, received his education at Campbell Junior College, NC State University, and Bowman Gray School of Medicine. In 1952, he was delighted when a carload of Buies Creekians drove to Wilmington, NC, to ask him to come home...

Jan 7, 2017

Bertha D. Powell, 97 of Lillington went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 7, 2017. Bertha was born November 6, 1919 in Wake Co. to the late Eugene and Pattie Jackson Davis. She was preceded in death by her husband Obie T. Powell, 2 daughters, Faye P. Yow and Peggy P. Holland; a son-in-law, Milton...

Jan 6, 2017

Mr. R.S. "Russell Stamey" Taylor, Jr., 96, of Lillington passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 in his home. He was born October 18, 1920 in Bladen County, the son of the late Lola Campbell Taylor and Russell Stamey Taylor. He graduated from Lillington High School in 1937. R.S. enlisted in the U.S. Army and served 3 years...

Jan 5, 2017

Mr. Kenneth Blanchard Tedder, 67, of Lillington passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Universal Healthcare in Lillington. He was born in Sampson County, the son of the late Leo Blanchard and Mary Kathleen "Kat" Baker Tedder. Kenneth was preceded in death by sisters, Cathy Custer and Karen Clark. Kenneth is survived by a brother, Thomas "Jiggs"...

Jan 2, 2017

Mr. George Batker, 93, of Fuquay Varina passed away Monday, January 2, 2017 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. He was born in Madison, WI, the son of the late Walter and Dorothy West Batker. George was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin School of Engineering. He retired from General Electric after 40 years of employment....