Obituaries

Mar 9, 2016

FAYETTEVILLE

Mr. Barney Lenue Holmes, 73 of 105 Conrad Court, Fayetteville, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

The funeral will be held at 2:00 pm Saturday, March 12, at Stedman Baptist Church with Dr. Phil Spears officiating. Interment will follow at Holmes Family Cemetery.

He was born...

Mar 8, 2016

ROSEBORO

Christopher Michael Simpson , 36 of 11491 NC Hwy. 210 S., Beaver Dam Community of Roseboro, went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, March 8, 2016.

The funeral will be held at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, March 12, at Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 4693 Beaver Dam Church Road, Roseboro, with Reverend Michael Shook...

Mar 5, 2016

STEDMAN

Mr. Prennis Harold Page, 89 of Stedman, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2016 at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.

The funeral will be held at 3:00 pm Tuesday, March 8, at Magnolia Baptist Church with Reverend Jason Whitfield and NCRLCA Chaplain Doug Byrum officiating. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery.

Mr....

Mar 5, 2016

FAYETTEVILLE

Virginia "Frances" Carter, 84 of Fayetteville, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, March 5, 2016.

Her love of life began on October 23, 1931 to James Hearbey and Annie Burgess Carter. She married her love, James Stanley Carter, Sr., on July 11, 1950. Frances Carter never met a stranger. She had a love and...

Mar 4, 2016

NEWTON GROVE Mrs. Iris Rose Spell Cooper, 69 of 114 S. Church Street, Apt. 4, Newton Grove, passed away Friday, March 4, 2016 at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday, March 8, at Newton Grove Baptist Church with Reverend Jim Baldwin officiating. She was born on November 20, 1946 in Sampson...

Mar 2, 2016

STEDMAN

Mrs. Margaret Jackson Horne of Stedman went to be with her Lord and Savior, Wednesday, March 2, 2016. Margaret was born in Duplin County to Charles and Gertie Jackson. After her mothers death she and four other siblings lived at Kennedy Home, a Baptist Children's Orphanage in Kinston, NC. While working at Carolina Telephone as an...

Feb 27, 2016

ROSEBORO

Mr. Joseph Allen Williams, 93 of 12031 Boykin Bridge Road, Roseboro, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at his home.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, February 29, at Mintz Baptist Church with Dr. Robert Hunter and Dr. John McBride officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Feb 26, 2016

ROSEBORO

Mrs. Jean S. Sessoms, 78 of 265 Hitching Post Road, Roseboro, passed away Friday, February 26, 2016 at Sampson Regional Medical Center.

The funeral will be held at 4:00 pm Sunday, February 28, at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro, with Reverend Andy Wood officiating. Interment will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens,...

Feb 25, 2016

PARKTON

Mr. Jesse Ellis Heffington, 75 of Parkton passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2016 at the Highland House of Fayetteville.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM Monday, February 29 at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman.

Mr. Heffington was a native of Mark Tree, Arkansas and the son of the...

Feb 23, 2016

FAYETTEVILLE

Mrs. Jean Marie Joyce Howell, 64, of Fayetteville passed away at her home Tuesday, February 23, 2016. She was a medical billing technician. Mrs. Howell was born in Charlotte NC, the daughter of the late Bernard Roth Joyce and Ethel Idell Swaney Joyce. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband, E.C. Howell...

Feb 23, 2016

FAYETTEVILLE

Mr. Delbert Lee Thomas II, of Fayetteville died at his home Tuesday, February 23, 2016. He was was carpenter in the home construction industry. He was born in Cumberland County, the son of the late Delbert Lee Thomas and Sallie Mae Scott Thomas. In addition to his father he was predeceased by a son, Brandon Stewart...

Feb 21, 2016

Stedman

Mrs. Lillian Peterson, 93 of 6695 Maxwell Road passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville.

She was born February 11, 1923 in Sampson County to the late Robbie Howard and Melvina Williams Howard.

In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her...

Feb 21, 2016

AUTRYVILLE

Mrs. Alene Marie Tanner, 81 of 390 Tanner Lane, Autryville, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Sampson Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Tanner was born on October 14, 1934 in Cumberland County and is preceded in death by her mother, Beulah Tanner Sessoms; husband, Alton Tanner; daughter, Lacie T. Wilson; sister, Polly Sessoms; and...

Feb 21, 2016

SALEMBURG

Mrs. Lessie Pope Butler Holland, 90 of 402 Butler Road, Salemburg, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Southwood Nursing and Retirement Center.

The funeral will be held at 3:00 pm Tuesday, February 23, at Union Grove Baptist Church, 395 Vander Road, Salemburg, with Reverend Donald Keith Carter, Reverend David Williams, Reverend Rob Wingo,...

Feb 21, 2016

EDGEWATER, MARYLAND

Mrs. Mary Watson Duls, 93 of Edgewater, Maryland, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016 at her home.

The funeral will be held at 4:00 pm Friday, February 26, at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro. A private interment will be held Monday, February 29, at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, NC.

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Feb 19, 2016

HOPE MILLS

Mr. Barry Edward Buie, 86, of Hope Mills passed away Friday, February 19, 2016 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. He was a retired textile worker for Burlington Mills in St. Pauls. He was a native of Cumberland County, the son of the late Roy Vance Buie and Elizabeth Odum Buie. In addition...

Feb 18, 2016

FAYETTEVILLE

Ms. Ella Ruth Bullard Bugbee, 79 of 2112 Quailridge Drive, Fayetteville, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2016, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

The funeral will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday, February 21, at Beaver Dam Baptist Church, 4693 Beaver Dam Road, Roseboro, with Reverend Michael Shook officiating. Interment will follow in the...

Feb 17, 2016

AUTRYVILLE

Mr. Max B. Tew, 78 of 3797 Howard Road, Autryville, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Wayne Memorial Hospital.

The funeral will be held 2:00 pm Friday, February 19, at Zoar Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, 740 Zoar Church Road, Salemburg, with Reverend Ernie King officiating. Interment with military honors will follow in...

Feb 13, 2016

CHARLOTTE

Ms. Barbara Beard Hicks, 74 of Charlotte, formerly of Fayetteville, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2016 at her home.

The funeral will be held 2:00 pm Wednesday, February 17, at Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman. Interment will follow at Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

Ms. Hicks was born March 7,...

Feb 12, 2016

STEDMAN

Tammy Michelle Bullard Oxendine, 28, of Stedman died at her home Friday, February 12, 2016. She was a cook at Strickland's Grocery in Bethany.

A graveside service will be held at the Bullard Family Cemetery Wednesday, February 17 at 3:00 pm with Mr. Richard Yarborough officiating. There will be a viewing and visitation from...