Obituaries

Mrs.  Ruby Louise Maxwell Smith, 93

Mrs. Ruby Louise Maxwell Smith, 93

Jan 10, 2009

Garland Mrs. Ruby Louise Maxwell Smith, 93, of 14987 Highway 242 North, passed away Saturday at her home. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 at 11:00 am at Briar Branch Baptist Church with the Rev. Neil Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Old Bluff Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Smith was a native of Cumberland County,...

Ms.  Pauline  Odum, 70

Ms. Pauline Odum, 70

Jan 4, 2009

CLINTON Ms. Pauline Odum, 70, of 400 Royal Lane, passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 at 11:00 am at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with the Rev. Tim Ameen officiating. Burial will follow in the Roseboro Cemetery. Ms. Odum was a native of...

Mrs.  Evelyn T. Huff, 86

Mrs. Evelyn T. Huff, 86

Jan 3, 2009

FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. Evelyn Tew Huff, 86 of Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at Bethesda Health Care Center in Fayetteville. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at Butler Funeral Home at 2:00 P.M. with Rev. Andy Wood officiating. Burial will follow at Hollands Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery. Mrs. Huff was born in 1922...

Mrs.  Velvia Mae Beasley, 87

Mrs. Velvia Mae Beasley, 87

Jan 2, 2009

FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. Velvia Mae Beasley, 87, of 4531 NC Hwy. 210, passed away Friday, January 2, at Carrol S. Roberson Hospice Center. She was a retired clerk at Strickland's Grocery Store. Mrs. Beasley is preceded in death by her parents, Herman Stancil and Annie Starling Stancil; her husband of 32 years, Melvin Beasley; three sisters, Beatrice Cooper, Veonia Fields and...

Mrs.  Lillie  H. Mclamb

Mrs. Lillie H. Mclamb

Dec 29, 2008

AUTRYVILLE Mrs. Lillie Christine Hall McLamb of 2127 Sivertson Road, passed away on Monday, Dec. 29, 2008 at Duke University Medical Center. A funeral service will be held on Friday, Jan. 2, 2009 at 11:00 am at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman with Rev. Richard Spell and Rev. Dennis Guy officiating. Burial will follow in the Carter Family Cemetery...

Mrs.  Karin Tate Jenkins, 38

Mrs. Karin Tate Jenkins, 38

Dec 25, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. Karin Tate Jenkins, 38, of Fayetteville, NC passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 25, 2008 at her home after a long illness. Karin was born December 2, 1970 and was a life long resident of Cumberland County. She was the youngest daughter of Michael and Margaret Tate of Fayetteville and was sister to Sarah Nunnery of Fayettteville. Karin...

Mr.  Clyde Harper Holland,, 81  Sr.

Mr. Clyde Harper Holland,, 81 Sr.

Dec 25, 2008

Roseboro Mr. Clyde Harper Holland, Sr., 81 of 314 E. Pleasant Street, Roseboro passed away Thursday, December 25, 2008 at his home. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 P. M. Sunday at the Roseboro United Methodist Church with the Revs. Jean Hood and Bobby Herring officiating. Burial will follow in the Roseboro Cemetery. Mr. Holland was a native...

Mrs.  Eva Gwendolyn Fann, 69

Mrs. Eva Gwendolyn Fann, 69

Dec 24, 2008

DUNN Mrs. Eva Gwendolyn Fann, 69, of 83 Greenview Court, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008 at Sampson Regional Medical Center. A memorial service will be held on Friday, Dec. 26, 2008 at 3:00 pm with the Rev. Don Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Fann was a native of Sampson County and...

Ms.  Dorothy Butler Britt, 88

Ms. Dorothy Butler Britt, 88

Dec 24, 2008

KENANSVILLE Ms. Dorothy Butler Britt, 88, of Kenansville, died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at Pitt Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 29, 2008 at 2:00 pm at the Roseboro First Baptist Church with the Rev. Hampton Faircloth, Rev. Roger White and Dr. Mike Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in the Roseboro Cemetery. Ms. Britt was...

Mrs.  John Richard Sessoms,, 51  Sr.

Mrs. John Richard Sessoms,, 51 Sr.

Dec 24, 2008

GARLAND Mr. John Richard Sessoms, Sr., 51, of 7317 NC Highway 210 West, passed away Wednesday at Cape Fear Valley Bladen Healthcare in Elizabethtown. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008 at 3:00 pm at Ruffin Cemetery with Dr. Robert Phipps officiating. Mr. Sessoms was a native of Cumberland County, the son of the late Wilbur...

Mrs.  Mary E. Carroll, 84

Mrs. Mary E. Carroll, 84

Dec 20, 2008

ROSEBORO Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Steele Carroll, 84 of 404 Buck Lane, passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Autumn Wind Assisted Living Center in Roseboro. A graveside service will be held on Monday, December 22, 2008 at 3:00 P.M. at Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Salemburg with Mr. David Williams officiating. Mrs. Carroll was born in 1924 in New York,...

Mrs.  Rosie Ann Mcleod, 63

Mrs. Rosie Ann Mcleod, 63

Dec 19, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. Rosie Ann McLeod, 63, of 1989 Scheriber Dr. passed away Friday, December 19 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. She was a homemaker. Mrs. McLeod was born in Sampson County, the daughter of Joseph W. McLeod and Mary Frances Hayne McLeod. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M., Sunday, December 21 at Butler Funeral Home in...

Mrs.  Dawn E. Jessee, 63

Mrs. Dawn E. Jessee, 63

Dec 19, 2008

ROSEBORO Mrs. Dawn Etta Jessee, 63 of 203 E. Pleasant Street, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2008 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Mrs. Jessee was born in 1944 and was a native of Trufent, Michigan. She is preceded in death by her parents, William and Maxine Bates Bush. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Jessee is survived by: one...

Mrs.  Dorothy Lee Naylor, 76

Mrs. Dorothy Lee Naylor, 76

Dec 17, 2008

AUTRYVILLE Mrs. Dorothy Lee Naylor, 76, of 706 Gray Street passed away Wednesday, December 17 at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Naylor was a retired employee of Black & Decker. She was a native of Sampson County, the daughter of James Robert Horne and Verna Lee Sessoms Horne. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, December 20...

Mrs.  Mary J. Spell, 63

Mrs. Mary J. Spell, 63

Dec 16, 2008

ROSEBORO Mrs. Mary J. Spell, 63 of 1179 Butler Island Road, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. Funeral services will be held at Roseboro United Methodist Church on Friday, December 19, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Bobby Herring officiating. Burial will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Salemburg. Mrs. Spell was...

Mrs.  Floy Lela Beck Fueller

Mrs. Floy Lela Beck Fueller

Dec 13, 2008

CLINTON On December 13, 2008, Floy Lela Beck Fueller, born May 16, 1925 went home with GOD's Heavenly Angels. Floy as all her friends and family called her, was a gentle, kind and considerate woman. Her faith in CHRIST was unshakable to the very end. Her devotion to her family was true and her last wish was that her family...

Mrs.  Elizabeth Williams Sessoms, 94

Mrs. Elizabeth Williams Sessoms, 94

Dec 12, 2008

Mrs. Elizabeth Williams Sessoms, 94, of Summerville, SC, widow of James Calton Sessoms, died Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2008 at Royal Oaks Residential Care, Summerville, SC. A funeral service will be held Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008 at 2:00 pm at Butler Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at the Williams Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday from...

Mrs.  Rebecca Jones Mcleod, 65

Mrs. Rebecca Jones Mcleod, 65

Dec 12, 2008

WHITE OAK Mrs. Rebecca Jones McLeod, 65, of 7403 Burney Road, passed away Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008 at 2:00 pm at Beth Car Presbyterian Church in Tar Heel with Pastor May Craven officiating. Burial will follow in the Jones Family Cemetery in White...

Mr.  Robbie F. Cashwell, 38

Mr. Robbie F. Cashwell, 38

Dec 7, 2008

ROSEBORO Mr. Robbie Felton Cashwell, 38 of 960 McPhail Road, passed away on Sunday, December 7, 2008 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. Funeral services will be held at Butler Funeral Home on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 3:00 PM with Rev. David Chestnutt officiating. Mr. Cashwell was born in 1970 and was a native of Sampson County. He...

Mrs.  Christina M. Knight, 40

Mrs. Christina M. Knight, 40

Dec 5, 2008

CLINTON Mrs. Christina Mae Knight, 40 of 223 Beverly Lane, passed away on Friday, December 5, 2008 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Services will be held by the family at a later date. Mrs. Knight was born in 1968 in Carter County, Oklahoma. She was preceded in death by her father, Charles William Taylor. Mrs. Knight is survived by:...