All Obituaries

Fayetteville   Ms. Jennie Harris Wright, 86 went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at Highland House of Fayetteville.   A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00am Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Praise Fellowship Church of God, 510 Adams Street, Fayetteville, officiating will be Pastor Richard Williford.  Burial will follow at Suggs Grove Baptist Church, 16618 NC 53 in Jerome (Bladen County).   The family will receive...

  Stedman   Mr. William "Pete" Henry Wilkins, 69 passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family.   A celebration of life service will be held at 11:00am Friday, August 23, 2019 at Oasis Bethany Church of God, officiating will be Pastor Jeff Burkhardt and Pastor Randall Cowart.     The family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Thursday, August  22, 2019 at the church.   Pete was born in Robeson County...

  Autryville   Ms.  Jean (New) Cooper, 80 passed away Thursday, August 15, 2019 at Highsmith Rainey Specialty Hospital in Fayetteville.   The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, August 21 at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman.  Burial will follow in the Autryville Cemetery.   Mrs. Cooper was a native of Sampson County, the daughter of Lee and Maude Fann New.  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John F. Cooper and a sister,...

Fayetteville Mrs. Frances Spell Hall, 87 of Fayetteville passed away on Monday, August 12, 2019 at the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. The funeral service will be at 2:00 PM Thursday at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Rev. Lutrell Spell officiating.  Burial will follow in the Spell Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from on Thursday from 1:00 PM until 1:50 PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Hall was born on March 15, 1932 in Sampson County and was the daughter...

Fayetteville   Mr. Edgar Jackson, Sr., 91 of Fayetteville passed away on Monday, August 12, 2019 at his home.   The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday, August 15 at Cedar Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Buchanan officiating.  Burial will follow at Lafayette Memorial Park.  The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until 10:50 AM at the church.   Mr. Jackson was a native of Cumberland County, the son of the late Zeb James and Lina Johnson...

Roseboro   Mr. Fred "Tommy" Thomas Herring, III, 46 passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019.   Private services will be held at a later date.   Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home of Stedman.

  Fayetteville   Mr. Robert "Bob" Baldwin Gregory, 74 passed away on Monday, August 5, 2019 at Woodlands Assisted Living and Nursing Center.   A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel, officiating will be Rev. Bryan Strickland.  Burial with military honors will follow at Wiley Autry Cemetery in Autryville.   The family will receive friends from 12:30pm to 2:00pm Saturday at the...

SALEMBURG, NC Rev. Charles Alan Gore, 69 of Salemburg, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019 at his home. The funeral service will be held at 12:00pm (noon) on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at Corinth Baptist Church, 991 Corinth Church Road, Salemburg, with Reverend W.A. Creech officiating.  Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 11:00-11:50am prior to the service. Alan was born on December 13, 1949 in New Hanover County, North...

Fayetteville   Sean Pope Thomas, 34 passed away Saturday, August 3, 2019 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.   A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00pm Friday, August 9, 2019 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel, officiating will be Pastor Mike Baker.  Burial will follow at Grandview Memorial Park, Clinton.   The family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Thursday, August 8, 2019 at the funeral home.   He is preceded in death by his maternal...

Mr. Joseph David Matthews, 66 of Stedman, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Thursday, August 1, 2019.   Davis was born February 19, 1953 in Fayetteville, NC.   David was a truck driver for 33 years.  He enjoyed time with his family, loved going fishing, to the races and bowling.  He had a never ending love for his wife, children and grandchildren.   He is preceded in death by his mother, Sarah Monroe Matthews and six siblings.   A...