Obituaries

Douglas Eric Pruitt

Douglas Eric Pruitt

Jun 16, 2025

Fayetteville

Douglas Eric Pruitt, 54 passed away on Monday, June 16, 2025 at his home.

Graveside service with military honors will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, July 25, 2025 at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake.

The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM to 1:15 PM Friday at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman prior to the graveside service.

Douglas is preceded...

William Perry Faircloth

William Perry Faircloth

Jun 12, 2025

Wade

William Perry Faircloth, 85 went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at his home surrounded by his family.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 4:00 PM Sunday, June 15, 2025 at Oak Grove Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, officiating will be Rev. David Taylor and Dr. Rev....

Edith Ray (Norris)  Johnson

Edith Ray (Norris) Johnson

Jun 10, 2025

Eastover

Mrs. Edith Ray (Norris) Johnson, 84 of Eastover, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at Bethesda Health Care Facility surrounded by her family.

A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Reverend Andy Wood...

Donald Glenn Lewis

Donald Glenn Lewis

Jun 7, 2025

Fayetteville

Donald Glenn Lewis, 72 passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at UNC Rex Healthcare.

Graveside service will be held at 2:30 PM Thursday, June 12, 2025 at Wiley Autry Cemetery, officiating will be Pastor Jerry Hood.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Thursday at the funeral...

Hazel Elizabeth (Smith)  Hall

Hazel Elizabeth (Smith) Hall

Jun 1, 2025

Roseboro

Mrs. Hazel Elizabeth Hall, 89, of Roseboro, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 1, 2025 at Bladen East Health and Rehab in Elizabethtown.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday, June 5, 2025 at Mill Creek Baptist Church in Roseboro with Rev. Tom Hayes and Rev. Bryan Strickland...

Bobby Sherrill Strickland

Bobby Sherrill Strickland

May 29, 2025

Salemburg

Bobby Sherrill Strickland went to be with his Lord and Savior on May 29, 2025, at Sampson Regional Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family.  Bobby was a family man, a farmer, and a mayor with strong faith and a sense of honor and duty.  Bobby was born on November 15, 1932, in the Bearskin Community to...

Frances Elaine (Faircloth)  Sessoms

Frances Elaine (Faircloth) Sessoms

May 29, 2025

Salemburg

Mrs. Frances Elaine (Faircloth) Sessoms, 73 of Salemburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, May 29, 2025 at Sampson Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 2, 2025 at Salemburg PFWB Church Cemetery with the Reverend Andy Wood...

Lisa Marie (Orndorf)  Moore

Lisa Marie (Orndorf) Moore

May 21, 2025

Stedman

Mrs. Lisa Orndorf Moore, 52 passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Pastor John Blackman, Jr.  Burial will follow at Cumberland Union Baptist Church Cemetery.

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Johnny Brian Guin, Jr.

Johnny Brian Guin, Jr.

May 18, 2025

Autryville

Mr. Johnny Brian Guin, Jr., 19 of Autryville, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 18, 2025.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Mr. Jim Ezzell officiating. The burial will follow at Ezzell Family Cemetery....

Terry Ray Sessoms

Terry Ray Sessoms

May 16, 2025

Clinton

Mr. Terry Ray Sessoms, 61 of Clinton  went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 16, 2025 at his home.

A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at White Oak Baptist Church in Clinton with Pastor Jim Lofts and Pastor Cameron Knowles...

Joyce (Crumpler)  Poole

Joyce (Crumpler) Poole

May 16, 2025

Salemburg

Joyce Crumpler Poole, 86, from Salemburg, passed away on May 16, 2025.

Joyce was born on November 18, 1938, in Sampson County, North Carolina. She was raised in a lively and loving home surrounded by her six siblings and her devoted parents, the late Wilbert Lee Crumpler and Geneva Warren Crumpler. Her childhood, as...

Floyd Brady Sessoms

Floyd Brady Sessoms

May 16, 2025

Hope Mills

Mr. Floyd Brady Sessoms, 90, of Hope Mills, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 16, 2025 at Valley Hospice House in Fayetteville.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery....

Guadalupe Moreno Palacios

Guadalupe Moreno Palacios

May 14, 2025

Fayetteville

Mr. Guadalupe Moreno Palacios, 63, of Fayetteville, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at the Carrolton of Fayetteville.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Garland Cemetery with Pastor Elias Del Rello officiating.

A visitation will be held from...

Howard W. Sessoms

Howard W. Sessoms

May 11, 2025

Salemburg

Mr. Howard W. Sessoms went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 11, 2025 at his home in Salemburg, NC with his devoted wife by his side.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at Salemburg PFWB Church Cemetery, 180 Old Salemburg Road, Salemburg,...

Reba Hollingsworth

Reba Hollingsworth

May 10, 2025

Wilmington

Reba Ruth Bullard Hollingsworth, 81 passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at her home. Born and raised in Beaver Dam, NC, she spent most of her life in Stedman, NC and moved to Wilmington, NC in 2020.

Reba and Delmer eloped on Christmas Eve in December of 1959 and celebrated 52 years of...

Bess Johnson (Tyndall)  Starling

Bess Johnson (Tyndall) Starling

May 10, 2025

Salemburg

Bess Tyndall Starling, 87, of Salemburg, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at home surrounded by many of her loving family.

A funeral service will be held at 11 A.M. on Wednesday, May 14, at Freedom Baptist Church, located at 2099 Tyndall Bridge Road in Salemburg. Pastor...

Ruby Laverne (Autry)  Strickland

Ruby Laverne (Autry) Strickland

May 10, 2025

Stedman

Mrs. Ruby Laverne Autry Strickland, age 93, of 1821 Bainbridge Rd, Stedman, NC., passed gently into her Heavenly home Saturday morning, May 10, 2025, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, following a brief illness.

She was born September 14, 1931, to the late Henry Clyde and Alma Jane Pope Autry of Stedman,...

Allen Erastus Hall

Allen Erastus Hall

May 9, 2025

Autryville

Mr. Allen Erastus Hall, 89 went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 09, 2025 surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, May 16, 2025 at Autryville Baptist Church, officiating will be Pastor Alan Roberts.  Burial will follow in the Butler Family Cemetery in Autryville.

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Lewis Bascom Russ

Lewis Bascom Russ

May 8, 2025

Fayetteville

Mr. Lewis Bascom Russ, 87 of Fayetteville went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at his home.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Rev. Richard Priest officiating.  Burial will follow in the Windsor House...

Daniel Ralph Lapham

Daniel Ralph Lapham

May 8, 2025

CLINTON Mr. Daniel Ralph Lapham, 72 of Clinton, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at UNC Rex Hospital. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. He was born July 10, 1952 in Rhinebeck, New York and was the son of the late Robert Edward and Eva-Lou Haver Lapham. ...