Obituaries
Jasper "Jackie" Wade Lewis, Sr.
Aug 5, 2026
Fayetteville
Jasper “Jackie” Wade Lewis, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, August 05, 2026.
Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, August 9, 2026 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Rev. Jerry Hood. Burial will follow at Wiley Autry Cemetery in Autryville.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM to 2:50 PM Sunday at the funeral home...
Richard Dwight Naylor
Aug 4, 2026
Stedman
Mr. Richard Dwight Naylor, 82 went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at Village Green Nursing Home.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 4:00 PM Friday, August 7, 2026 at Stedman Pentecostal Holiness Church, officiating will be Rev. Michael Bartlett.
The family will receive friends from 3:00 pm to 3:50 PM Friday at the church...
Muniamma "Jean" Brown
Aug 4, 2026
Muniamma “Jean” Brown, 75 went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, August 8, 2026 at Praise Fellowship Church of God, officiating will be Pastor Kevin Edwards.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM to 1:50 PM Saturday at the...
Ralph Burious LeGrand
Aug 3, 2026
Roseboro
Mr. Ralph Burious LeGrand, 77, of Roseboro, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, August 3, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family.
A funeral service with Military Honors will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Reverend Stan Carter and Reverend Freda Huffman officiating. He will...
Ybeatrice Matthews Sheets
Aug 2, 2026
Fayetteville
Mrs. Ybeatrice (Matthews) Sheets, 82 passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2026 at Womack Army Medical Center.
Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, August 24, 2026 at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Yveates and Beulah Matthews; husband, Hubert Ray Sheets; and her siblings, Stella West Sipe, Frances Travis, Willie...
Harry "Mook" Thomas Faircloth
Jul 29, 2026
Roseboro
Harry Thomas Faircloth, 80, of Roseboro, North Carolina, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, August 2, 2026 at Clement Missionary Baptist Church with Reverend Caleb Autry and Reverend Jeremy Hairr officiating. The burial will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from...
Arnold Curtis Hall
Jul 28, 2026
Autryville
Mr. Arnold Curtis Hall, 69, of Autryville, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 28, 2026 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 31, 2026 at Hall Autry Cemetery in Autryville with Reverend Andy Wood officiating.
Mr. Hall was a native of Sampson County, the son of...
Peggy Hughes Edge
Jul 26, 2026
Fayetteville
Peggy Hughes Edge, 89 went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, July 30, 2026 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Pastor Jerry Parsons. Burial will follow at Carter Edge Family Cemetery (Macedonia Church Road, Fayetteville).
The family will receive...
Rita Sherrie (Collier) Morrison
Jul 21, 2026
Autryville
Rita Collier Morrison, 78 went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton.
Funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM Friday, July 24, 2026 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Rev. Jeff Bartlett and Rev. Eddie Smith. Burial will follow at Wiley Autry Cemetery in Autryville.
The family...
JoAnne Matthews Starling
Jul 15, 2026
Autryville
JoAnne Matthews Starling, age 85, of Autryville, passed away peacefully on July 15, 2026, in the home she made so beautiful and welcoming for over fifty years. She was born on January 4, 1941, in Cumberland County, to the late Cecil Otis and Pauline Williams Matthews. She was the middle child of five who were raised on a produce, tobacco,...
Infant Hudson Franklin Holmes
Jul 14, 2026
Autryville
Infant Hudson Franklin Holmes, went home to be his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, July 17, 2026 at Pleasant Union Baptist Church in Roseboro. Burial will follow in the Ezzell Family Cemetery.
Hudson is survived by his parents, Ethan Michael and Victoria Ann...
Ralph Milton Sessoms
Jul 13, 2026
Roseboro
Mr. Ralph Milton Sessoms, 64 of Roseboro, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, July 13, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 18, 2026 at The Roseboro Fire Department with Reverend Rick Rigney, Reverend Andy Wood, Reverend Greg Smith, Reverend Tom Hayes and Mr....
Ada Cashwell Hairr
Jul 9, 2026
Fayetteville
Mrs. Ada Cashwell Hairr, 77 went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 09, 2026 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
Graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, July 12, 2026 at Sandy Horne Cemetery in Autryville, officiating will be Pastor Walt Latham.
Ada was born in Sampson County to the late Horace Trenton Cashwell and Doris Mae Hall...
Madeline Marie (Rossman) Culver
Jul 9, 2026
Roseboro
Mrs. Madeline Marie (Rossman) Culver, 79, of Roseboro, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 9, 2026 at her home.
Services will be held at a later date in Winston Salem.
Mrs. Culver was born in McKean County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Nelson Rossman and Josephine Malanka Rossman. She was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by two...
Betty Underwood Faircloth
Jul 9, 2026
Salemburg
Mrs. Betty Underwood Faircloth, 74 of Salemburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 9, 2026 at her home surrounded by her family.
A celebration of life service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, July 12, 2026 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Reverend Andy Wood and Reverend Bryan Strickland officiating.
The family will receive...
William "Buck" Charles Ammons, Sr.
Jul 7, 2026
Roseboro
Mr. William “Buck” Charles Ammons, Sr., 73 of Roseboro, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at UNC Rex Hospital surrounded by his family.
A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at Carr’s Chapel Free Will Holiness Church with the Reverend Billy Bass officiating. The burial will follow...
Mary Elaine (Sessoms) Farmer
Jul 6, 2026
Stedman
Mrs. Mary Elaine (Sessoms) Farmer, 76 of Stedman, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, July 6, 2026 at her home.
A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at South River Community Church.
The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM to 12:50 PM on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at...
Nancy Williams
Jul 3, 2026
Mrs. Oma Nancy Williams, 78, of Autryville, NC, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, July 3, 2026, at The Carolina Inn at Village Green, surrounded by the love of her family, friends, and caregivers.
Nancy was born in Sampson County, North Carolina, to the late Clayton Freeman and Edith Barnes Freeman. She graduated from Roseboro High...
Barbara Jean Desentz-Bandy
Jun 30, 2026
Autryville
Mrs. Barbara Jean Desentz-Bandy, 70, of Autryville, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington.
A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Monday, July 6, 2026 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Bishop Warren Barfield and Reverend Larry Autry officiating. The burial will follow at Mt....
Pamela Jane Sessoms
Jun 29, 2026
Autryville
Mrs. Pamela Jane (Autry) Sessoms, 70, of Autryville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, June 29, 2026 at her home surrounded by her children.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, July 2, 2026 at Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church with Reverend Jeff Bartlett and Bishop Bryan Strickland officiating. The burial will follow at...

