Obituaries

May 1, 2009

STEDMAN Mrs. Lucy Bell Ezzell Pleasants, 78, of 1421 John Nunnery Road, passed away Friday, May 1, 2009 at Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital in Fayetteville. A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 4, 2009 at 2:00 pm at Bethany Church of God of Prophecy with the Rev. Jeff Burkhardt and Rev. Donald Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow in the...

Apr 29, 2009

ELIZABETHTOWN Mr. Willie Edom "Nick" Horne, 74 of 11553 Hwy 242 N., died on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Windsor United Methodist Church with Rev. Tim Reaves, Rev. John Guyton, and Rev. Marcia Smith officiating. Burial will follow...

Apr 25, 2009

FAYETTEVILLE Mr. Jody Kenneth Bearden, 49 of 255 Orange Street, died on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at his home. The family will receive friends on Saturday, May 2, 2009 from 6 until 8 PM at the home of Gary Bearden, 102 Laurel Lake Road, Salemburg, NC. Mr. Bearden is survived by: one daughter, Monica Owens; his father, Gary Bearden, of...

Apr 23, 2009

WADE

Mrs. Betty Elizabeth Allen, 96, of Campbellton Health Care Center, went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, April 23, 2009.

A funeral service will be held on Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 3:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home, Stedman, with Bishop Warren Barfield officiating. Burial will follow at LaFayette Memorial Park...

Apr 22, 2009

Fayetteville Mrs. Mattie Lee Hall, 86 of Village Green Nursing Home went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Wednesday April 22, 2009. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. at Butler Funeral Home, Stedman, with Rev. Tim Gore and Mr. Rufus Autry, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at LaFayette Memorial Park...

Apr 21, 2009

WADE Faylynn Elaine Rideout, infant daughter of James Keith and Jessica Elaine Raynor Rideout, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2009. She was less than nine hours old. A funeral service will be held at Butler Funeral Home, Stedman, at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 25, 2009 with Rev. Andy Wood officiating. Burial will follow in the Lee Family Cemetery. Faylynn's...

Apr 20, 2009

AUTRYVILLE Mr. David Clifton Autry, 58 of 922 Yellowskin Road, died on Monday, April 20, 2009 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Jeff Bartlett and Rev. Chris Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the Autry Family Cemetery. Mr. Autry was born in...

Apr 20, 2009

FAYETTEVILLE Mr. Harry Stewart "Smitty" Smith, 57 of 4445 Hummingbird Place, died on Monday, April 20, 2009 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 7:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home, Stedman, with Dr. Franklin Hunt officiating. Mr. Smith was born in 1951 in Sampson County to the...

Apr 20, 2009

WALLACE Mrs. Nancy Jane Lee, 94 of 647 Railroad Street, died on Monday, April 20, 2009 at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 10:00 A.M. at Hall Cemetery, Macedonia Church Road, with Rev. Georgia Williams officiating. Mrs. Lee was born in 1914 in Cumberland County to the late George...

Apr 16, 2009

CLINTON Mr. Norfleet M. Moore, 75 of 324 Westbrook Road, died on Thursday, April 16, 2009 at his home. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 3:00 P.M. at Mary's Chapel Baptist Church with Rev. David Willis officiating. Burial will follow at Grandview Memorial Park in Clinton. Mr. Moore was born in 1933 in Richmond,...

Apr 16, 2009

FALCON Mrs. Annie Louise Wallace, 67, of 6150 Brooks St. passed away Thursday, April 16 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. She was a native of Cumberland County, the daughter of Walter Byrne and Rosetta Hicks Byrne. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, April 18 at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman with Rev. Mary Frances McClure...

Apr 13, 2009

LELAND Mr. Johnny Ray Hair, Sr., 66 of 2959 Acres Circle, died on Monday, April 13, 2009 at his home. A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 17, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home. Burial will follow at the Salemburg P.F.W.B. Church Cemetery. Mr. Hair was born in 1943 and was a native of Cumberland County....

Apr 11, 2009

FAYETTEVILLE Mr. Robert Stanley Carter, 62 of 1421 Seabrook School Road, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 13, 2009 at 4:00 P.M. at Stedman Church of God of Prophecy with Rev. Donald Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr....

Apr 10, 2009

ROSEBORO Mrs. Virginia Bullard Vinson, 90, of 1181 Mill Creek Church Road, passed away Friday, April 10, 2009 at Mary Gran Nursing Center. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 13, 2009 at 2:00 pm at Mill Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Honeycutt and Rev. Roger White officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs....

Apr 10, 2009

FAYETTEVILLE Rev. Paul Wilson Branch, 77 of 8357 Clinton Road, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2009 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 13, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. at Stedman Church of God of Prophecy with Rev. Donald Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Rev. Branch...

Apr 8, 2009

FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. Annie Mack Sessoms Hall, 78, of 2306 Spell Drive, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 11:00 am at Mill Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. Dennis Guy and Mr. Thurman Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs....

Apr 8, 2009

EASTOVER Mr. Donald William Peters, 52 of 4028 Landover Drive, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 3:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home with Rev. Nay Hanriquez officiating. Services are entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman.

Apr 6, 2009

FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. Beatrice Tew Jackson, 81 of 1500 Decent Road, passed away on Monday April 6, 2009 at Bethesda Health Care in Eastover. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 3:00 P.M. with Rev. Barry Byrd officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery in St. Pauls. Mrs. Jackson was a native of Cumberland County...

Apr 6, 2009

FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. Karen Averitte Johnson, 62 of 4609 Hummingbird Place, passed away on Monday, April 6, 2009 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 3:00 P.M. at Macedonia Baptist Church with Rev. Steven Lloyd officiating. Burial will follow at Judson Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Johnson was born in 1947...

Apr 4, 2009

SALEMBURG Mr. Donald Ray Williams, 66, of 601 Horsepasture Road, passed away Saturday, April 4, 2009 at Sampson Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 7:30 pm at Piney Green Baptist Church with the Rev. Donald Keith Carter and Rev. Michael Oliver officiating. Mr. Williams was a native of Sampson County, the...