Mrs. Mary E. Willard, 81

ROSEBORO Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Willard, 81 of 1012 Autry Highway, passed away on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2009 at Butler Funeral Home at 3:00 PM with Rev. Glen Morgan officiating. Burial will follow at Roseboro Cemetery. Mrs. Willard was born in 1927 and was a native of Sampson County. She is preceded in death by her husband, Elbert Olen Willard, one son, James Olen Willard, and her mother, Ida Jane Wrench. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Willard is survived by: two sons, Lloyd Keith Willard, and Denver Ray Willard, both of Roseboro; six grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren. Family will receive friends Friday evening from 7 until 9 PM at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, in Roseboro.