All Obituaries

    Mr. Stephen "Steve" Leslie Wrench, Sr., 75 passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 at his home.   A Celebration of Life service will be held at 3:00pm Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Clement Baptist Church, officiating will be Pastor Alan Roberts and Dr. James Dees, Jr.  Burial will follow at Maxwell Cemetery.   The family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Saturday, January 25, 2020 at the funeral home.   Steve is preceded in death by...

Fayetteville Mrs. Jessie Mae Smith, 83 of Fayetteville passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. A graveside service will be held at 12:00 Noon on Friday, January 24 at LaFayette Memorial Park in Fayetteville. Mrs. Smith was a native of Franklin County, NC, the daughter of the late John Alwyn and Margaret Marks Cooper.  She was a retired secretary for the North Carolina State Probation Office. She is survived by a daughter, Rachel Jackson of...

Mt. Olive Mrs. Annie Ruth Norris Hurley, 89 of Mt. Olive passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at the Vidant Duplin Hospital. Services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Hurley was a native of Sampson County, the daughter of  Noah and Clennie Gladys Peterson Norris.  She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, James F. Hurley;  two sons, Donald Hurley and James "Bud" Hurley and a brother, James D. Norris.   She was a...

  Annette Bryant Johnson, 69 passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.   The family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at the funeral home.   She is preceded in death by her parents, Jimmy Bryant and Mary Agnes Graham Bryant; husband, Earl C. Johnson; son, Steve Allen Williams; and her siblings, Michael, David, Frances, Ruth and Donnie Bryant.   She is survived by her daughter, Amy Johnson of the...

Autryville Mrs. Julia Faircloth Cashwell, 66 of Autryville passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at her home The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, Jan. 22 at Evergreen Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Davis and Rev. Tommy Honeycutt officiating.  Burial will follow in the Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 - 1:50 PM prior to the service. Mrs. Cashwell was a native of Sampson County, the daughter of George and Nellie...

Roseboro Mrs. Blanche S. McLamb, 79 of Roseboro passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020 at her home. The funeral service will be held at 2 PM Tuesday, January 21 at Zoar Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Kelvin Blackman officiating. Burial will follow in the Calvary Tabernacle Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. McLamb was a native of Sampson County, the daughter of Earl and Iula Hall Spell. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Nathan McLamb;...

  Mr. Waldon "WK" Kelly Freeman, 77 passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.   A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00pm Friday, January 17, 2020 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 3934 Sunnyside School Road, Fayetteville, officiating will be Pastor G.C. Hughes and Pastor Gary Horne.  Burial will follow at George Horne Cemetery in Autryville.   The family will receive from 11:00am to 12:50pm Friday at the church...

Mrs. Almeta Page Core Autry, age 92, went to be with the Lord on Sunday night, January 12, 2020.  She was with her family at her home at the time of her death.   Mrs. Autry was the oldest of the children of Mr. Joe & Mrs. Ola Page.  Her siblings were Leo Page (Reba) Wylene Page Matthews (Irettis), & Lois Page Lindsay (Dave).   After graduating from high school at 18 years old, Almeta left the area to work with the Railroad in Myrtle Beach and Conway, SC. ...

    Mr. Robert Lathan Fisher, 55 passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020 at his home.   Funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel, officiating will be Pastor Larry McCormick and Pastor William Franklin Maness.  Burial will follow at Fisher Cemetery in Autryville.   The family will receive friends from 6-9pm Saturday, January 11, 2020 at the funeral home.   He is preceded in death by his parents,...

Wilmington Ms. Carolyn Sue Sessoms Hersey, 71 of Wilmington passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at her home. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, Jan. 9 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Rev. Bryan Strickland officiating.  Burial will follow in the Roseboro Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 12 - 12:50 PM prior to the service. Ms. Hersey was a native of Cumberland County, the daughter of the late Alton Wade and Sybil Marshburn...