Obituaries

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:...

Mrs.  Frances Patricia Donnelly Zand, 71

Mrs. Frances Patricia Donnelly Zand, 71

Dec 3, 2008

Frances Patricia Donnelly Zand Frances Patricia Donnelly Zand, 71, of Salemburg, formerly of Massachusetts and Florida, died December 3, 2008 at Duke University Hospital. Mrs. Zand is survived by her husband David Marvin ; daughter Judeth Anne Zand Ivey, son-in-law Duane, grandson Christopher Michael Dietrich, and granddaughter Caitlin Christine; and daughter Sharon Rose Zand Holland, son-in-law John, granddaughter Claudia Frances,...

Mrs.  Lois G. Hudson, 79

Mrs. Lois G. Hudson, 79

Dec 1, 2008

ROSEBORO Mrs. Lois Gean Hudson, 79 of 145 Ruffin Lane, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2008 at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton. Funeral services will be held at Mintz Baptist Church on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 2:00 P.M. with Dr. John McBride officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Hudson was born in 1929 in...

Mrs.  Mary Bell Hall, 85

Mrs. Mary Bell Hall, 85

Dec 1, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. Mary Bell Hall, 85, of 10073 Norris Rd. died Monday, December 1 at Carrol S. Roberson Hospice Center. She was a homemaker and a native of Cumberland County. She was preceded in death by her parents, Amos Randle Vinson and Julie Horne Vinson; her husband, Lofton Hall; two daughters, Lib Hall and Lue Fisher; and a son, Donald...

Mr.  Bobby Brant Smith, 68

Mr. Bobby Brant Smith, 68

Nov 30, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE Mr. Bobby Brant Smith, 68, of 573 Christmasberry Ct. died Sunday, November 30 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Mr. Smith was born in Cumberland County on September 23, 1940, the son of James Albert Smith and Louise Faircloth Smith. He was owner and operator of Smith Agri Supply, Inc. He was a member of Cedar Creek Baptist Church,...

Mrs.  Margaret Driscilla Thomas Holden

Mrs. Margaret Driscilla Thomas Holden

Nov 28, 2008

ROSEBORO Mrs. Margaret Driscilla Thomas Holden, 88, of 1230 Andrews Chapel Road, passed away Friday, Nov. 28, 2008 at her home. She is preceded in death by her husband, Isaac Wright (Dunk) Holden, Sr., her parents, Joe B. Thomas and Lena Gilchrist Thomas, brothers, Carlyle, Sidney, John, Exel and Carson Thomas. The funeral will be held on Monday, 3:30 pm...

Rev. Robert Milton Compton

Rev. Robert Milton Compton

Nov 26, 2008

Roseboro Rev. Robert M. Compton of 4706 Beaver Dam Church Road, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008 in Duke University Medical Center. A memorial service will be held at Beaver Dam Baptist Church officiated by Dr. Randy White and the Deacons of the church at 3:00 p. m., Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Rev. Compton was a loving husband, father, grandfather...

Mr.  Michael K. Williams, 30

Mr. Michael K. Williams, 30

Nov 24, 2008

AUTRYVILLE Mr. Michael Kevin Williams, 30, of 1378 Leroy Autry Road, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2008 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Funeral services will be held at Butler Funeral Home on Thursday, November 27, 2008 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Lutrell Spell and Rev. Ron Massey officiating. Burial will follow in the Williams Family Cemetery....

Mrs.  Hilda M. Evans, 78

Mrs. Hilda M. Evans, 78

Nov 23, 2008

ROSEBORO Mrs. Hilda Mae Malpass Evans, 78 of 1500 Microwave Tower Road, passed away on Sunday, November 23, 2008 at Bethesda Health Care Facility in Fayetteville. Funeral services will be held at Pleasant Union Baptist Church on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Paul Honeycutt and Mr. James Barnes officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery....

Mrs.  Sarah C. Davis, 89

Mrs. Sarah C. Davis, 89

Nov 21, 2008

ROSEBORO Mrs. Sarah Clyde Davis, 89 of Roseboro, passed away on Friday, November 21, 2008 at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton. Funeral services will be held at Butler Funeral Home on Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 2:00 PM. Burial will follow at Concord Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Davis was born in 1918 in Sampson County to the late Henry...