Obituaries

Dec 15, 2015

ROSEBORO

Mr. Saulsbery Clayton Parker, 62 of 1225 Microwave Tower Road, Roseboro, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 15, 2015.

The funeral will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, December 19 at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro, with Reverend Delton Deese and Reverend Bryan Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in the...

Dec 9, 2015

STEDMAN

Mr. Michael Howard Autry, 68 of 7531 Maxwell Road, Stedman, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at his home.

The funeral service will be held 3:00 pm Saturday, December 12 at Clement Baptist Church, 6020 Maxwell Road, Autryville, with Reverend Dr. James E. Dees, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at Maxwell Cemetery.

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Dec 6, 2015

AUTRYVILLE

Mr. Lathan Arbie Fisher, Sr., 67 of 10082 Norris Road, Autryville, passed away Sunday, December 6, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

The funeral will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 9 at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro, with Reverend Jerry Fisher and Reverend Dr. David Bays officiating. Interment will...

Dec 5, 2015

SALEMBURG

Mrs. Mary Ellen Strickland Pearsall, 84 of 10748 Dunn Road, Salemburg, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

The funeral will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, December 8 at Old Mill Church of God, 170 Williams Lake Road, Roseboro, with Rev. Jimmy Honeycutt officiating. Burial will follow...

Dec 5, 2015

AUTRYVILLE

Mrs. Josefa Fernandez "Pepi" Hall, 72 of 383 Bullard Pit Circle, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Services will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday, December 8 at Jonesboro Baptist Church, 2020 Jonesboro Road, Dunn, with Pastor Billy Hundley officiating. Interment will follow at T.J. Hall Cemetery in...

Dec 4, 2015

ROSEBORO

Mrs. Lessie Bell Autry, 69 of 722 Hitching Post Road, Roseboro, passed away Friday, December 4, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church, Roseboro, with Pastor Jeff Bartlett officiating.

She was born July 30,...

Dec 3, 2015

STEDMAN

Mr. Homer Elwin Cox, 91 of Stedman, passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 in Pikeville, Kentucky.

Funeral services will be private.

He was born February 24, 1924 in Urbana, Illinois, and was the son of the late Elwin and Lessie Edna Dunn Cox. He is preceded in death by his parents; and...

Dec 3, 2015

EASTOVER, NC

Mrs. Eva Lee Guyew, 81 of 3460 Vance Melvin Road, Eastover, and formerly of Watertown, New York, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2015 at her home.

No services will be held.

She was born April 14, 1934 in Pender County, NC, and was the daughter of the late John William and...

Dec 2, 2015

ROSEBORO

Mr. Mark Lewis "Rerun" Steelman, Jr., 50 of 1174 Dunn Road, Roseboro passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2015 at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh.

No services will be held.

Mr. Steelman was born December 6, 1964 in Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey, and was the son of the late Mark Lewis Steelman,...

Nov 30, 2015

FAYETTEVILLE

Mrs. Cora Mildred Sessoms Essey, 97 of Fayetteville and formerly of Roseboro, passed away Monday, November 30, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

The funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Friday, December 4 at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro, with Reverend Scot McCosh officiating. Interment will follow at Mill...

Nov 29, 2015

FAYETTEVILLE

Miss Eva Kate Horne, 72 of 2036 John Hall Road, Fayetteville, passed away Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

The funeral will be held 11:00 am Wednesday, December 2 at Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, with Mr. Donald Pope, Minister of Music at Praise Fellowship Church of God,...

Nov 15, 2015

THOMASVILLE, NC

Mr. Alton Ernest Warren, 88 of Thomasville and formerly of Salemburg, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Thomasville Medical Center.

A celebration of life will be held 11:00 am Wednesday, November 18 at Salemburg Baptist Church, 300 N.E. Main Street, Salemburg, with Reverend John Adams and Reverend Jimmie Suggs officiating. A private...

Nov 14, 2015

WILMINGTON

Mr. Warren H. Autry, 95, of Wilmington, formerly of Stedman, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 14, 2015, at The Commons of Brightmore in Wilmington. Warren was born in Cumberland County, the son of the late William James and Jeanette Geddie Autry. He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Myrtle Bunce Autry, and...

Nov 14, 2015

FAYETTEVILLE

Miss Marilyn Autry, 66 of Fayetteville, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro.

Burial will be private at the family’s request.

Miss Autry was born September 25, 1949 in Cumberland County and was the daughter of the late Percy M. Autry and Lois Johnson Autry Bing. She...

Nov 12, 2015

ROSEBORO

Mr. Allen Jethro Bullard, 74 of 12684 NC Hwy. 210 S., Beaver Dam Community of Roseboro, passed away Thursday, November 12, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

The funeral will be held 2:00 pm Sunday, November 15 at Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 4693 Beaver Dam Church Road, Roseboro, with Reverend Michael Shook and...

Nov 11, 2015

FAYETTEVILLE

Mr. Herman Eugene Moore, 73 of Fayetteville, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

The funeral will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, November 14 at Sapona Road Church of God, 1315 Sapona Road, Fayetteville, with Reverend Tim Gore and Reverend Floyd Turlington officiating. Interment will follow at Old Bluff...

Nov 8, 2015

CLINTON

Elton Al Allen, 78, of Mary Gran Nursing Center, Clinton, went to receive his Heavenly crown on Sunday, November 8, 2015.

A funeral service will be held 1:00 pm Wednesday, November 11 at Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, with Rev. Jesse Matthews officiating. Burial will follow at Fayetteville Memorial Cemetery.

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Nov 6, 2015

FAYETTEVILLE

Mrs. Mary Currie Boahn, 85 of Fayetteville, passed away Friday, November 6, 2015 at St. Joseph of the Pines in Southern Pines.

The funeral will be held 6:00 pm Sunday, November 8 at Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, with Rev. Katie Vance Lucas officiating.

She was born October 1, 1930...

Nov 3, 2015

STEDMAN

Mr. James Edwards Watkins, Jr., 50 of Stedman, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm Monday, November 9 at Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, with Reverend Neill Smith officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 1:45 pm....

Nov 3, 2015

WHITE OAK, NC

Kirby L. Dockery, 61 of White Oak, lost his battle with lung cancer on Tuesday, November 3, 2015. Mr. Dockery died quickly and peacefully at home with his loving wife by his side.

A celebration of life will be held 3:00 pm Sunday, November 8 at Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road,...