Obituaries

Alice Faye (Bullard) Williams

Aug 6, 2024

Fayetteville

Mrs. Alice Faye Williams, 83, of Fayetteville, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at Grand Stand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC.

A funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at Macedonia Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Judson Baptist Church Cemetery.

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Joseph Britt Blackwell

Aug 5, 2024

Hope Mills

Mr. Joseph Britt Blackwell, 68 of Hope Mills went to be with the Lord on Monday, August 5, 2024 at his home.

A celebration of life service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, August 11, 2024 at Stedman Church of God of Prophecy with Reverend Don Baldwin and Reverend Louis Pender...

Ronald Charles Gleich

Aug 4, 2024

Autryville

Ronald Charles Gleich, 84 passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2024 at his home.

The family will have a Celebration of Life Service at their home on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.

Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, NC  28391.

Marian “Tommie” (Vaught) Wrench

Aug 1, 2024

Marian “Tommie” Vaught Wrench, 94, passed away on August 1, 2024, after several years of dwindling health and Alzheimer’s dementia.

She was born January 5, 1930, to Thomas Clyde Vaught and Avis Burroughs Vaught in Conway, South Carolina. They later moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, where she graduated from New Hanover High School in 1948.

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Tony Michial Young

Jul 30, 2024

Roseboro

Mr. Tony Michial Young, 71 of Roseboro went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at Sampson Regional Medical Center.

A memorial graveside will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, August 3, 2024 at Sunrise Memorial Gardens with the Reverend Andy Wood officiating.

Mr. Young was a native...

Anne Marie (Murphy) Dockery

Jul 28, 2024

White Oak

Mrs. Anne Marie (Murphy) Dockery, 74 went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 28, 2024 at Angel House Hospice Care Center in Whiteville, surrounded by her family.

A celebration of life service will be held at 12:00 PM on Thursday, August 1, 2024 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman with...

Arthur Elwood Spell

Jul 28, 2024

Stedman

Arthur Elwood Spell, known as Art to his friends and family, passed away on July 28, 2024, at 72, in Fayetteville, North Carolina, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Born on November 19, 1951, in Roseboro, North Carolina, Art was a cherished husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother-in-law, uncle, and friend to many. He was preceded in...

Mary Ruth (Currie) Mclamb

Jul 21, 2024

Fayetteville

Mary Ruth (Currie) McLamb, 84 went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 21, 2024 at her home surrounded by my family.

Graveside Service will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, July 25, 2024 at Cumberland Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM at the...

Walter "Walt" "Charley" Charles Harper

Jul 19, 2024

West End

On July 19, 2024, The Lord led Walter Charles Harper peacefully home.

Walter, also known as “Walt or Charley”, was born on February 21, 1946 in Carlisle, KY to John E. Harper and Christine Robinson Harper.  He is preceded in death by his parents, and infant brother, Dennis Wayne.

Walter was...

Gary Allen Hall

Jul 18, 2024

Roseboro

Mr. Gary Allen Hall, 47 of Roseboro went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at Sunrise Memorial Gardens with Rev. Adam Capps officiating.

Mr. Hall was a...

Faye (Melvin) Lucas

Jul 17, 2024

Wade

Faye Melvin Lucas, 82 went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 11, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family.

Graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, July 20, 2024 at Old Bluff Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Faye is preceded in death by her parents, David and Ethel Melvin;...

Melissa Ann Sellers

Jul 15, 2024

Winston Salem

Melissa "Missie" Ann Sellers, 54 passed away on Monday, July 15, 2024 at Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, July 27, 2024 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Rev. Louis Pender.

Missie loved listening to music daily, and...

Gwendolyn (Todd) Walters

Jul 14, 2024

Fayetteville

Gwendolyn Todd Walters, 73 went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 14, 2024.

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at Lafayette Memorial Park West (Raeford Rd), officiating will be Rev. Louis Pender.

The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM to 12:30...

Mary (Hall) Edwards

Jul 9, 2024

Stedman

Mary Hall Edwards, 75 went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family.

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 pm Saturday, July 13, 2024 at Concord Baptist Church, officiating will be Rev. W.A. Creech & James Bullard.  Burial will follow in the church...

Derek Devone Hall

Jul 6, 2024

Roseboro

Mr. Derek DeVone Hall, 41 went to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 6, 2024 at his home.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Reverend Adam Capps and Jennifer Thompson officiating. The burial will follow at Sunrise Memorial...

Carolyn Rose (Sinclair) Dodson

Jul 3, 2024

Roseboro

Carolyn Rose Dodson, 74, went home to her Lord and Savior peacefully on July 3, 2024, at her home.

A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, July 7, 2024 at Piney Green Baptist Church with Reverend Donald Keith Carter and Reverend Andy Wood officiating.  The burial will follow in the...

Ret. Csm Brian Keith Meyers

Jul 2, 2024

CSM (R) Brian Keith Meyers passed suddenly on 2 July 2024. Leaving behind a fulfilling life with friends, large loving family and very successful Military, post Military, SERE career.

Command Sergeant Major Brian K. Meyers was born in Lafayette, Indiana on 30 April 1962. He entered the U.S. Army on 1 May 1984 and attended OSUT training,...

Rev. Gary Donald Ford

Jul 1, 2024

Roseboro

Reverend Gary D. Ford Sr., “Herb”, 75, most recently of Roseboro, North Carolina, passed away Monday, July 1st, 2024, at Sampson Regional Medical Center.

He was born on August 3rd, 1948, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. Rev. Ford was raised in the Orbisonia area, and he was the son of Dalbert N. and N. Amanda Ford....

Joseph “Joe” Gardner Royal

Jun 28, 2024

Salemburg

Mr. Joseph Gardner Royal, 94, of Salemburg, North Carolina, passed away Friday, June 28th, 2024, at Southwood Rehabilitation Center, with his family. Joe was born in Salemburg, North Carolina, on September 23rd, 1929, to the late Ranby and Carrie Torrens Royal. He was preceded in death by his wife of seventy-two years, Alice Bass Royal, by...

Sybil Rebecca (Williams) Knowles

Jun 24, 2024

Roseboro

Mrs. Sybil Rebecca (Williams) Knowles, 84 of Rebel City went to her Heavenly home June 24, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family.

The funeral service will be held at Union Grove Baptist Church on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at 10:00 AM with Rev. Shawn Berryhill, Rev. John McLamb, Rev. W.O. Reiber and...