Obituaries

Mr.  Donald Larue Miller,, 82  Sr.

Mr. Donald Larue Miller,, 82 Sr.

Jan 18, 2015

ROSEBORO Mr. Donald Larue Miller, Sr., 82 of 689 Butler Island Road, Roseboro, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. The funeral will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, January 22, 2015 at Butler Funeral Home, Roseboro, with Rev. Hampton Faircloth officiating. Burial will follow at the Roseboro Cemetery. Mr. Miller was born on July...

Mrs.  Patricia Lester Taylor Starling, 73

Mrs. Patricia Lester Taylor Starling, 73

Jan 17, 2015

FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. Patricia Lester Taylor Starling, 73 of Fayetteville, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. She was born on January 31, 1941 in Sampson County to the late Thomas Lee and Dorothy Florence Butler Taylor. She was a homemaker. Arrangements entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro.No services will...

Ms.  Linda Tatum Britt, 61

Ms. Linda Tatum Britt, 61

Jan 14, 2015

ELIZABETHTOWN Ms. Linda Tatum Britt, 61 of 261 Bladen Lakes School Road, Elizabethtown, passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Bladen County Hospital. The funeral will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Sweet Home Holiness Church with Rev. Glen Vollrath and Rev. Ray Smeltzer officiating. Burial will follow at the Davis Cemetery. Ms. Britt was born...

Mr.  Gary Wayne Carey, 49

Mr. Gary Wayne Carey, 49

Jan 14, 2015

ROSEBORO Mr. Gary Wayne Carey, 49 of 2564 Claudes Drag Road, Roseboro, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2015 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Butler Funeral Home, Roseboro, with Rev. Stan Carter officiating. Mr. Carey was born on June 24, 1965 in Sampson County. He is preceded...

Mrs.  Lucy Harris Smith, 98

Mrs. Lucy Harris Smith, 98

Jan 12, 2015

FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. Lucy Harris Smith, 98 of Fayetteville, passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. The funeral will be held at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Peters Creek Baptist Church with Pastor David Bays officiating. Burial will follow at the Smith Family Cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born on November 11, 1916...

Mrs.  Lula Grace Smith Bullard, 70

Mrs. Lula Grace Smith Bullard, 70

Jan 9, 2015

ROSEBORO Mrs. Lula Grace Smith Bullard, 70 of 13156 N.C. Highway 210 S., Roseboro, passed away Friday, January 9, 2015 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. The funeral will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Beaver Dam Baptist Church with Rev. Michael Shook officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Bullard was...

Miss  Thersia Jane "Cassie" Barefoot, 74

Miss Thersia Jane "Cassie" Barefoot, 74

Jan 8, 2015

ROSEBORO Miss Thersia Jane "Cassie" Barefoot, 74 of 206 Sumner Avenue, Roseboro, passed away Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. The funeral will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday, January 12, 2015 at Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church with Pastor Jeff Bartlett officiating. Burial will follow at Mingo Baptist Church Cemetery, Dunn. Miss Barefoot was born on November...

Mrs.  Sarah Mae Mason Smith, 28

Mrs. Sarah Mae Mason Smith, 28

Jan 6, 2015

ROSEBORO Mrs. Sarah Mae Mason Smith, 28 of 11534 Ludhorne Road, Roseboro, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. The funeral will be held at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, January 11, 2015 at Peters Creek Baptist Church, 13176 Peters Creek Church Road, Roseboro, with Dr. David Bays and Rev. William C. Mason officiating. Burial will follow...

Ms.  Carolyn Ruth Hill Taylor

Ms. Carolyn Ruth Hill Taylor

Jan 5, 2015

EASTOVER Mrs. Carolyn Hill Taylor of Eastover, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 5, 2015 following a brief battle with cancer at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Mrs. Taylor retired from Fort Bragg School System where she taught 3rd grade. She loved "her children" and spoke often of those precious times. She was predeceased by...

Mr.  Bruce  Davis Presler

Mr. Bruce Davis Presler

Jan 3, 2015

Greensboro Mr. Bruce Davis Presler, 79 of Greensboro, formerly of Fayetteville passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Maple Grove Health & Rehab in Greensboro. Mr. Presler was a veteran of the United States Army. He is preceded in death by his parents, Bruce Luther Presler and Azaline Davis Presler; brother, Bobby Presler and sister, Pansey Presler Culbreth. Funeral services...

Mr. James Edward

Mr. James Edward

Jan 1, 2015

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Mr.  Bobby Mclaurin

Mr. Bobby Mclaurin

Jan 1, 2015

Funeral arrangments are incomplete and will be announced by Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro.

Mrs.  Beatrice  Tew Jackson

Mrs. Beatrice Tew Jackson

Jan 1, 2015

An obituary is not available at this time for Mrs. Beatrice Tew Jackson. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall.

Mr. Charles V.

Mr. Charles V.

Jan 1, 2015

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Mrs.  Shirley Mae Stephens, 60

Mrs. Shirley Mae Stephens, 60

Dec 31, 2014

AUTRYVILLE Mrs. Shirley Mae Stephens, 60 of 921 Horseshoe Road, Autryville, went home to be with The Lord on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at her home. The funeral will be held at 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 4, 2015 at Roseboro Church of God with Rev. Delton Dees, Rev. Eddie Smith, Rev. Kenneth Byrd and Rev. John Blackman officiating. Burial will...

Mr.  Eppie Linwood "Woodie" Grissom, 61

Mr. Eppie Linwood "Woodie" Grissom, 61

Dec 30, 2014

STEDMAN Mr. Eppie Linwood "Woodie" Grissom, Jr., 61, of Stedman passed away at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Tuesday, December 30, 2014. He was a native of Cumberland County and the son of the late, Eppie Linwood Grissom, Sr. and Oria Pernell Warren Grissom. He was a truck driver. He is survived by two daughters, Heather Chitwood of Coppell, TX...

Mr.  Gifford D. Gillingham, 82

Mr. Gifford D. Gillingham, 82

Dec 30, 2014

Fayetteville Gifford Dean Gillingham, 82, died in Fayetteville, North Carolina on December 30, 2014. He was born on October 24, 1932 in Evanston, Illinois. He was the only son of Vivian Gllingham and Crystal Endicott Gillingham. Giff followed his fathers lead and served in the US Navy being honorably discharged in 1953. He then branched out to his own thing...

Mr.  William M. "Bill" Rauss, 88

Mr. William M. "Bill" Rauss, 88

Dec 29, 2014

SALEMBURG Mr. William M. "Bill" Rauss, 88 of 107 Azalea Trail, Salemburg, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014 at his home. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Salemburg Cemetery with Rev. Bobby Herring officiating. Mr. Rauss was born on March 14, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, to the late Otto Julius and Margaret...

Mrs.  Lucy Smith Jones, 85

Mrs. Lucy Smith Jones, 85

Dec 29, 2014

ROSEBORO Mrs. Lucy Smith Jones, 85 of 4454 Hayne Stretch Road, Roseboro, passed away Monday, December 29, 2014 at her home. The funeral will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, January 1, 2015 at Pleasant Union Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Honeycutt officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Jones was born on June 17, 1929 in Cumberland...

Mrs.  Doris G. Faircloth, 87

Mrs. Doris G. Faircloth, 87

Dec 28, 2014

STEDMAN Mrs. Doris G. Faircloth, 87 of 6892 Oak Grove Church Road, Stedman, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at Southwood Nursing and Retirement Center in Clinton. The funeral will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 31, 2014 at Oak Grove Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. David Taylor and Rev. Lynn McLaurin officiating. Burial will...