Obituaries

Mr.  Thomas Joseph Wehner,, 60  Sr.

Mr. Thomas Joseph Wehner,, 60 Sr.

Apr 10, 2011

CLINTON Mr. Thomas Joseph Wehner, Sr., 60 of 497 Shipp Road, died on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at his home. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 3:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home with Rev. Scott Foster officiating. Burial will follow at the T.J. Hall Cemetery in Autryville. Mr. Wehner was born on January 22,...

Ms.  Frances Hair Spell, 62

Ms. Frances Hair Spell, 62

Apr 7, 2011

Salemburg Ms. Frances Hair Spell, 62, of 10316 Dunn Road, passed away on Thursday, April 07, 2011 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Holland's Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial will follow in the Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery. Ms. Spell was born in 1948 in...

Mrs.  Lela Freeman Bullard Strickland, 89

Mrs. Lela Freeman Bullard Strickland, 89

Apr 5, 2011

SALISBURY Mrs. Lela Freeman Bullard Strickland, 89 of Salisbury, died on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at her home. The funeral service will be held on Friday, April 8, 2011 at 12:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home with Rev. Ted Burke officiating. Burial will follow in the Roseboro Cemetery. Mrs. Strickland was born on August 25, 1921 in Sampson County to...

Ms.  Jennifer Ann Bowden, 36

Ms. Jennifer Ann Bowden, 36

Apr 4, 2011

Autryville Ms. Jennifer Ann Bowden, 36, of 324 Hound Alley Lane, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2011 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 8, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with the Rev. Andy Wood officiating. Burial will follow in the Faircloth Cemetery. Ms. Bowden was...

Mrs.  Alice "June" Ashley, 68

Mrs. Alice "June" Ashley, 68

Mar 31, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. Alice "June" Mills Ashley, 68, of 920 Satinwood Court passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011. She was a Teacher's Aid for Cumberland County Schools. She was the daughter of the late Harold Palmer Mills and Alice Means Mills. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a sister, Sue Smith of Blacksburg, VA. A memorial service will...

Ms.  Polly Ann Woyan, 72

Ms. Polly Ann Woyan, 72

Mar 29, 2011

STEDMAN Ms. Polly Ann Kirby Collier Woyan, 72 of Stedman passed away Tuesday, March 29 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. She was born March 1, 1939 in Sampson County the daughter of the late Arthur and Dora Tew Kirby. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Dalton Collier and her former husbands, Jarvis Collier and...

Mrs.  Robbie Adams Butler, 56

Mrs. Robbie Adams Butler, 56

Mar 29, 2011

ROSEBORO Mrs. Robbie Adams Butler, 56 of 1967 Boren Brick Road, died on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. The funeral service will be held on Friday, April 1, 2011 at 1:00 P.M. at Pleasant Union Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Honeycutt officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Butler was born on...

Miss  Rachel Gertrude Sessoms, 84

Miss Rachel Gertrude Sessoms, 84

Mar 29, 2011

CLINTON Miss Rachel Gertrude Sessoms, 84 of 106 Warsaw Road, died on Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. The funeral will be held on Friday, April 1, 2011 at 4:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Honeycutt officiating. Burial will follow at the Mary Ann Sessoms Cemetery in Roseboro. Miss Sessoms was born...

Mrs.  Elva Smith Mcduffie Dix, 78

Mrs. Elva Smith Mcduffie Dix, 78

Mar 21, 2011

ELIZABETHTOWN Mrs. Elva Smith McDuffie Dix, 78 of 459 Cain Loop Road, died on Monday, March 21, 2011 at The Carrol S. Roberson Hospice Center in Fayetteville. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. at Windsor United Methodist Church Cemetery with Dr. Tim Reaves officiating. Mrs. Dix was born on May 1, 1932...

Mr.  John Mckinley Wilson, 71

Mr. John Mckinley Wilson, 71

Mar 19, 2011

Stedman Mr. John McKinley Wilson, 71, of Stedman, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at his home. No funeral services will be held per Mr. Wilson's request. John was born on July 27, 1939 in Bakersville, NC and was raised in Baltimore, MD during WWII. He joined the Air Force in 1957, then joined the Army in 1962 and...

Mrs.  Lillian C. Jackson, 83

Mrs. Lillian C. Jackson, 83

Mar 16, 2011

WHITE OAK, NC Mrs. Lillian C. Jackson, 83 of 585 Live Oak Methodist Church Road, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice Angel House in Whiteville. The funeral will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Faith Baptist Church with Rev. Larry West officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery....

Mr.  Charles William Gore, 83

Mr. Charles William Gore, 83

Mar 16, 2011

SALEMBURG Mr. Charles William Gore, 83 of Salemburg, passed away on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, due to a lengthy illness. He was born in Horry County, SC, on January 12, 1928 to William Henry and Myrtie Caroline Gore who preceded him in death. Also preceding him in death was his wife of 54 years,...

Mr.  George Franklin "Buddy" Jackson

Mr. George Franklin "Buddy" Jackson

Mar 14, 2011

SALEMBURG Mr. George Franklin "Buddy" Jackson, 61, of 1865 Zoar Church Road, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2011 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Rev. Archie Barringer officiating. A private family burial will follow at the...

Mrs.  Mildred Smith Nance Allen, 83

Mrs. Mildred Smith Nance Allen, 83

Mar 13, 2011

BLADENBORO Mrs. Mildred Smith Nance Allen, 83 of 1112 Marsh Road and formerly of Salemburg, died on Sunday, March 13, 2011 at the Southeastern Hospice House in Lumberton. The funeral will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at Butler Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Barker and Rev. Russell Kinlaw, Sr. officiating. Burial will follow at Sunrise...

Mr.  Homer Conway Bullock, 67

Mr. Homer Conway Bullock, 67

Mar 12, 2011

GODWIN Mr. Homer Conway "Pete" Bullock, 67 of 3381 Autry Mill Road, died on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. The funeral will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 3:00 P.M. at Clement Baptist Church with Dr. James E. Dees, Jr. and Bishop Warren H. Barfield officiating. Burial will follow at Minson...

Mrs.  Kathleen Strickland Knight, 88

Mrs. Kathleen Strickland Knight, 88

Mar 9, 2011

WADE Mrs. Kathleen Strickland Knight, 88 of Goldsboro Road, Wade passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at her home. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the Bethany Church of God of Prophecy with the Rev. Jeff Burkhardt and Rev. Mark Knight officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs....

Mr.  Matthew Wayne Brown, 29

Mr. Matthew Wayne Brown, 29

Mar 6, 2011

ASHEVILLE Mr. Matthew Wayne Brown, 29, of Asheville, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2011. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Butler Funeral Home with Rev. Glenn Morgan officiating. Burial will follow in the Mack Autry Cemetery. Mr. Brown is survived by: father and step-mother, Bobby and Robin Brown, of Roseboro;...

Mrs.  Missouri Jane Faircloth Warren, 79

Mrs. Missouri Jane Faircloth Warren, 79

Mar 5, 2011

DUNN Mrs. Missouri Jane Warren, 79 passed on to heaven on Saturday, March 5th at Wake Med Hospital in Raleigh. Mrs. Warren was preceded in death by her husband, Medford Warren, and her son Billy Warren. Having lived in Salemburg for 50 years, Mrs. Warren moved on to her daughter's home in Dunn, NC Mrs. Warren attended Corinth FWB Church....

Mrs.  Betty Ann Taylor, 73

Mrs. Betty Ann Taylor, 73

Mar 5, 2011

Mrs. Betty Ann Taylor,73 of 3756 Minnie-Hall Road, Autryville passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at the Highsmith-Rainey Hospital in Fayetteville. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 11:00 AM at the Sandy Horne Cemetery in Autryville with Bishop Warren Barfield officiating. Mrs. Taylor was a native of Sampson County, the daughter of the...

Mrs.  Beulah Ann Smith, 75

Mrs. Beulah Ann Smith, 75

Mar 4, 2011

Roseboro Mrs. Beulah Ann Smith, 75, of 14133 NC Highway 210 South, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2011 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 7, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Peters Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. David Bays and Rev. Larry Hayes officiating. Burial will follow in the church...