Obituaries

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...

Sep 27, 2015

ROSEBORO Mr. Donnie Ray Naylor, 71 of 430 Mintz Road, Roseboro, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A graveside service with masonic rites will be held 11:00 am Thursday, October 1 at the Roseboro Cemetery with Reverend Hampton Faircloth officiating. Mr. Naylor was born March 4, 1944 in Mecklenburg County to Walter...

Sep 26, 2015

Stedman

Mrs. Peggy Sue Miller, 45 of 1081 Fred Hall Rd, Stedman, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, September 26, 2015 at her home.

Peggy was born May 4, 1970 in Fayetteville, NC.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Ms. Margaret Bronson.

A memorial service will be...

Sep 24, 2015

ROSEBORO Mrs. Luada S. McLamb, 100 of 85 Bayo Boy Lane, Roseboro, passed away Thursday, September 24, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center. The funeral service will be held 4:00 pm Sunday, September 27 at Calvary Tabernacle Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, 6570 High House Road, Salemburg, with Reverend Eddie McKeel and Reverend Donald Keith Carter officiating. Burial will...

Sep 23, 2015

FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. Stella Mary Spell, 84 of Fayetteville, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, September 23, 2015. She was born on December 6, 1930 in Bladenboro, NC, to Henry and Ruby Hughes McLean. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a dedicated member of Jesus First...

Sep 22, 2015

AUTRYVILLE Miss Shirley Hales, of 4590 Minnie-Hall Road, Autryville, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at Sampson Regional Medical Center. The funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Friday, September 25 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Rev. Christi Christianson and Rev. Andy Wood officiating. Burial will follow at Halls United Methodist Church Cemetery in Autryville. Miss Hales...

Sep 21, 2015

FAYETTEVILLE Rex Stuart Williams, age 77, died peacefully of natural causes, on Monday, September 21, 2015, at his home in Fayetteville, NC. He was predeceased by his parents, Geneva Ruth Bullard Williams and Joseph Osborne Williams, of the Roseboro, NC area, and a paternal half-brother, Carlton Williams. Rex was retired from the U.S. Postal Service where he worked his...

Sep 20, 2015

STEDMAN Betty Joyce Hughes Autry passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Sunday, September 20, 2015. She was born on November 7, 1932 in Stedman to William Julian and Mandy Faircloth Hughes. She was a loving devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was always concerned about others before herself. She had a wonderful, loving...