Obituaries

Nov 2, 2015

EASTOVER

Mrs. Joyce Collier Thames, 79 of Eastover, passed away Monday, November 2, 2015 at her home.

The funeral will be held 11:00 am Friday, November 6 at Freedom Baptist Church, 2115 Middle Road, Eastover, with Reverend Paul Worley officiating. Interment will follow at Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery.

She was born March...

Oct 31, 2015

FAYETTEVILLE

Mr. Neill Alexander Monroe, Jr., 65 of 2705 Compton Place, Fayetteville, passed away Saturday, October 31, 2015 at Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton.

A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Monday, November 2 at Cross Creek Cemetery, Fayetteville, with Masonic Rites.

He was born on September 5, 1950 in Cumberland County...

Oct 30, 2015

STEDMAN

Mr. Bynum Edge Blake, 90 of 7770 Clinton Road, Stedman, passed away Friday, October 30, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

The funeral will be held 11:00 am Wednesday, November 4 at Cokesbury United Methodist Church, 7536 Clinton Road, Stedman, with Reverend Mike Elliot and Reverend James Koo officiating. Interment with military honors...

Oct 28, 2015

Roseboro

Mrs. Zelda Mae Owens Tanner, 83 of 1581 Autry Highway, Roseboro, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at her home.

The funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 31 at 2:00 PM at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with the Rev. Paul Honeycutt officiating. Burial will follow in the Haney Family Cemetery....

Oct 23, 2015

Fayetteville

Mrs. Lily Blanche McMillen Kersh, 87 of Fayetteville, passed away Friday, October 23, 2015 at Bethesda Healthcare Facility in Eastover, NC.

No local services will be held.

A funeral mass will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, October 29 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Liberty, Texas, with burial to follow at...

Oct 19, 2015

MOUNT OLIVE Mrs. Hilda Rose Autry Sutton, 66, formerly of Clinton, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held 6:00 pm Friday, October 23 at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro, with Reverend Ricky Spell and Reverend Tony Ward officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the...

Oct 19, 2015

STEDMAN Mr. Dewey Calvin Melton, 84 of 1324 Magnolia Church Road, passed away Monday, October 19, 2015 at UNC Hospitals. The funeral will be held 3:00 pm Saturday, October 24 at Magnolia Baptist Church, 1021 Magnolia Church Road, Stedman, with Rev. Jason Whitfield officiating. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. He was born September 26, 1931 in Guilford...

Oct 18, 2015

STEDMAN

Mr. Charles Carey McLaurin, 73 of Stedman, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Whispering Pines Nursing Home in Fayetteville.

The funeral service will be held 10:00 am Thursday, October 22 at Peoples Baptist Church, 5256 Hummingbird Place, Fayetteville, with Pastor Robert Guynn officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at White Oak Baptist...

Oct 17, 2015

STEDMAN Mr. Dewey Gregory Melton, 55 of 1324 Magnolia Church Road, Stedman, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 at his home. He was born August 12, 1960 in Cumberland County to Dewey Calvin Melton and Jean Honeycutt Melton. He is proceeded in death by his father, and worked as a Counselor with Turning Point. He is survived by his...

Oct 17, 2015

ROSEBORO

Mrs. Mary Agnes Honeycutt Williams, 91 of 2838 Corinth Church Road, Roseboro, passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, October 20 at Hollands Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church, 2069 Huntley School Road, Roseboro, with Reverend Billy Hall and Reverend Paul Honeycutt...

Oct 15, 2015

Fayetteville

Mrs. Neta Reaves, 68 of 640 Dunn Rd., passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Neta was born June 4, 1947 in Sampson County to the late Oscar Carter and Bertha Hall Carter. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister.

She was also...

Oct 14, 2015

FAYETTEVILLE

Mr. Daniel Mack Ivey, Jr. 89 of Fayetteville passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at the Carolina Rehab Center of Cumberland.

The funeral service will be held on Monday, October 19 at 1:00 PM at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman with the Rev. John Peverett officiating. Burial will follow at Lafayette Memorial Park....

Oct 14, 2015

ROSEBORO Mr. Gerald Franklin Gautier, 58 of 502 S.W. Street, Roseboro, passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center. A graveside service will be held 11:00 am Friday, October 16 at Roseboro Cemetery with Reverend Eddie Smith officiating. Mr. Gautier was born December 15, 1956 in Sampson County to the late Earl Danny and Wilma Ree...

Oct 13, 2015

ROSEBORO Mrs. Annie Reese Simmons, 80 of 3111 Huntley School Road, Roseboro, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. The funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Friday, October 16 at Hollands Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church, 2069 Huntley School Road, Roseboro, with Reverend Billy Hall officiating. Entombment will follow at the Honeycutt-Simmons Cemetery. Mrs. Simmons...

Oct 8, 2015

WHISPERING PINES, NC Mr. Wesley Ransom Matthews, 81 of Whispering Pines and formerly of Stedman, passed away Thursday, October 8, 2015 at his home. He was born September 3, 1934 in Cumberland County to the late William “Roebud” and Murdie Jane Autry Matthews. He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Harold, David, Hubert, Curtis Matthews; and sister,...

Oct 7, 2015

STEDMAN

Mrs. Frances Bicker Godwin, 76 of 7134 Clinton Road, Stedman, passed away Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at her home.

A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday, October 10 at Johnson-Brock Cemetery in Autryville.

Mrs. Godwin was born February 12, 1939 in Harnett County to the late William Albert and Alease...

Oct 2, 2015

SALEMBURG Mr. Alex Dean Bearden, 50 of 102 Laurel Lake Road, Salemburg, passed away Friday, October 2, 2015 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. A graveside service will be held 11:00 am Tuesday, October 6 at Sunrise Memorial Gardens, S. Salemburg Highway, Salemburg, with Reverend Andy Wood officiating. Mr. Bearden was born December 23, 1964 in Hollywood, Florida, to...

Sep 30, 2015

Beverly J. Cooper of Autryville, NC, passed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 31, 2015.

She was met by her beloved husband of 34 years James C. Cooper, and her mother Ruth Janet Mynes Darby. She is survived by her father Joseph P. Gordon, daughter Liane M. Smith, sons Thomas...

Sep 28, 2015

AUTRYVILLE Elam Ray Summerlin, Sr., of Autryville passed away peacefully on September 28, 2015 at the age of 80. Elam was a proud member of the United States Army, Sergeant First Class retired, serving in the Korean and Vietnam wars. Following his army retirement, he worked for Estes Express Lines and raised cattle. He was a member of VFW...

Sep 28, 2015

CLINTON Suzie Royal Fann, 67 of Clinton, died peacefully on Monday, September 28, 2015 at the home of her caregivers, Pete and Margaret Berry in Wilmington, NC. She was born in Fayetteville, NC, on September 16, 1948. She was preceded in death by her parents, R.H. and Hursie Dowd Royal. Suzie graduated from Stedman High School in 1966 and...