Obituaries

Mr.  Dearl Elbert West, 74

Mr. Dearl Elbert West, 74

Jun 23, 2013

ROSEBORO Mr. Dearl Elbert West, 74, of 456 McDaniel Road went home to be with the Lord, June 23, 2013. There will be a funeral at 3:00 P.M. on June 26, 2013, at Mintz Baptist Church with Dr. John McBride officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors. Mr. West was born on August 23, 1938, in...

Mr.  Taek S. Chun, 82

Mr. Taek S. Chun, 82

Jun 21, 2013

STEDMAN Mr. Taek S. Chun, 82, of 5332 NC Hwy 210 S, formally of Seoul, Korea,died June 21, 2013. The family will have memorial service at a later date.

Mr.  Bobby Brantley Matthews, 62

Mr. Bobby Brantley Matthews, 62

Jun 16, 2013

WADE Mr. Bobby Brantley Matthews, 62 of Wade, died on Sunday, June 16, 2013 at his home. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman with Dr. James E. Dees, Jr. and Mr. Ray Starling officiating. Mr. Matthews was born on February 1, 1951 in Sampson County to...

Mr.  Marshall Lett Edge, 75

Mr. Marshall Lett Edge, 75

Jun 16, 2013

FAYETTEVILLE Mr. Marshall Lett "M.L." Edge, 75, of 4433 Graye Fryers Lane, died June 16, 2013, at Autumn Care of Fayetteville. The funeral will be at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, June 20, 2013, at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman with Rev. Jerry Hood and Rev. Jerry Fisher officiating. Burial will follow in the Edge Family Cemetery. Mr. Edge was born on...

Infant Eli Oakley Gregory

Infant Eli Oakley Gregory

Jun 12, 2013

GREENSBORO Eli Oakley Gregory, infant son of Caitlin and Jamie Gregory, became one of God's newest Angels on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Women's Hospital of Greensboro. The family will have a private graveside service Saturday, June 15, 2013, at Zoar Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church cemetery with Rev. Randy Barker officiating. Eli is survived by: his parents, Jamie and...

Mrs.  Lillie Mae Horne Faircloth, 75

Mrs. Lillie Mae Horne Faircloth, 75

Jun 7, 2013

CLINTON Mrs. Lille Mae Horne Faircloth of 1309 C. Jasper Street, died Friday, May 7, 2013. There will be a memorial service Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Autryville Church of God of Prophecy with Rev. Jesse Matthews officiating. Mrs. Faircloth was born on May 17, 1938, in Sampson County to the late Berry Marvin and Ella Isabelle Williams Horne. She...

Mr.  James Austin Cannon, 61

Mr. James Austin Cannon, 61

Jun 4, 2013

FAYETTEVILLE Mr. James Austin Cannon, 61, of Fayetteville died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. He was a mechanic at Haymount BP for 38 years. He was owner/mechanic at Highland Pure Service Station on Raeford Road before closing approximately 3 years ago. He was predeceased by his father, George P. Cannon and a brother, Tommy Cannon....

Mr.  Dustin Sean Turner, 18

Mr. Dustin Sean Turner, 18

Jun 4, 2013

WADE Dustin Sean Turner, 18, of Wade, North Carolina, died Tuesday evening, June 4, 2013, while swimming with friends in the Cape Fear River. Dustin is preceded in death by his father, Steve Turner. He is survived by his mother, Sandy Turner, of the home; brother, Wesley Turner, of the home; brother, Steven Carl Turner and his wife, Sara, of...

Mr.  Archie Carl Kitchen,, 59  Jr.

Mr. Archie Carl Kitchen,, 59 Jr.

Jun 2, 2013

STEDMAN Mr. Archie Carl Kitchen, Jr., 59 of 800 Stedman Cedar Creek Road, died on Sunday, June 2, 2013 at his home. The funeral will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at Butler Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Woodruff officiating. Burial will follow at the Coston Hales Family Cemetery in Roseboro. Mr. Kitchen was born on...

Mr.  Raven Jones Locklear, 63

Mr. Raven Jones Locklear, 63

May 25, 2013

FAYETTEVILLE Mr. Raven Jones Locklear, 63, of Fayetteville passed away at his home Saturday, May 25, with his family at his side. He was born in Robeson County, the son of the late Dwight Lewis Jones and Ethel Mae Locklear. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by a son, Raven Jones Locklear, Jr. and three brothers, James Wesley...

Mr.  Billy Carroll Draughon, 73

Mr. Billy Carroll Draughon, 73

May 25, 2013

CLINTON Mr. Billy Carroll Draughon, 73, of 3715 The Avenue, died Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Sampson Regional Medical Center. The funeral will at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at Holland's Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Steven Dixon officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunrise Memorial Gardens. Mr. Draughon was born on May 6, 1940, in Sampson...

Mr.  Harvey Lee Brown,, 66  Sr.

Mr. Harvey Lee Brown,, 66 Sr.

May 24, 2013

FAYETTEVILLE Mr. Harvey Lee Brown, Sr, 66, of 2600 Lindsey Drive, died May 24, 2013, at High Smith-Rainey Specialty Hospital. There will be a funeral at 3:00 PM on Monday, May 27, 2013, at Butler Funeral Home with Rev. Glenn Morgan officiating. Burial will follow in the Mack Autry cemetery. Mr. Brown was born on July 28, 1946, in Cumberland...

Mr.  Roger Glenn Strickland, 48

Mr. Roger Glenn Strickland, 48

May 23, 2013

WADE Mr. Roger Glenn Strickland, 48, of Wade died Thursday, May 23 at Vidant Hospital in Greenville. He was a native of Cumberland County, the son of Ann McLamb Strickland and the late Cordell Strickland. He was a farmer. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, May 27 at Bethany Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery with...

Mrs.  Edith Mae Lewis, 82

Mrs. Edith Mae Lewis, 82

May 23, 2013

FAYETTEVILLE Edith Mae Page Lewis, 82, of Fayetteville, NC went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Edith was born in Sampson County to the late Leslie and Avie Smith Page . She married her Soulmate, the late Stacy B. Lewis Sr. on June 2, 1948. She worked at Ft Bragg as a clerical/Supply clerk...

Mr.  Lloyd Earl Mclaughlin, 84

Mr. Lloyd Earl Mclaughlin, 84

May 20, 2013

Stedman Mr. Lloyd Earl McLaughlin, 84 of Stedman died on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at the Carolina Rehabilitation in Hope Mills. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at Magnolia Baptist Church with the Rev. Jason Whitfield officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors. Mr. McLaughlin was a native...

Mr.  Mitchell Owen Kater, 46

Mr. Mitchell Owen Kater, 46

May 18, 2013

STEDMAN Mr. Mitchell Owen Kater, 46 of 714 Blawell Street, died on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at his home. The funeral will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, May 20, 2013 at Cokesbury United Methodist Church with Rev. James Koo and Rev. Arnold Pope officiating. Burial will follow at the Fisher Cemetery in Stedman with military honors. Mr. Kater...

Mrs.  Dorothy Hall Faircloth, 75

Mrs. Dorothy Hall Faircloth, 75

May 17, 2013

AUTRYVILLE Mrs. Dorothy Hall Faircloth, 75 of 262 Yellowskin Road, died on Friday, May 17, 2013 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. The funeral will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at Mt. Carmel Church of God of Prophecy with Bishop Warren H. Barfield, Sr. and Rev. Jeff Bartlett officiating. Burial will follow at...

Mr.  Dougald Geddie Culbreth, 84

Mr. Dougald Geddie Culbreth, 84

May 15, 2013

EASTOVER Mr. Dougald Geddie Culbreth of Eastover passed away at his residence on May 15, 2013. He was born May 17, 1928 in Cumberland County to the late James Leon Culbreth and Viola Geddie Culbreth. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Friday, May 17, 2013 at Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery with the Rev. William Snotherly officiating,...

Mrs.  Louise Autry Bullard, 69

Mrs. Louise Autry Bullard, 69

May 12, 2013

Stedman Mrs. Louise Autry Bullard, 69 of Stedman died Saturday at the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, May 15, at Magnolia Baptist Church with Rev. Jason Whitfield officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Bullard was a native of Cumberland County, the daughter of the late Lloyd Hester...

Mrs.  Elsie Naylor Strickland, 82

Mrs. Elsie Naylor Strickland, 82

May 11, 2013

Salemburg Mrs. Elsie Naylor Strickland, 82 of Salemburg, died Saturday, May 11, 2013 at SECU Hospice House of Johnston Health, Smithfield, NC with her three children, Gary, Wayne and Charmaine by her side. The funeral service will be held at Mintz Baptist Church on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 2:00 PM with Dr. John McBride officiating. Burial will follow at...