Obituaries

Mrs.  Sallie L. Hall, 98

Mrs. Sallie L. Hall, 98

Nov 20, 2008

STEDMAN Mrs. Sallie Lockamy Hall, 98 of 6754 Faircloth Bridge Rd. died Thursday, November 20 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. She was a homemaker. A native of Cumberland County she was the daughter of John C. Lockamy and Emra House Lockamy. Funeral services will be held at Magnolia Baptist Church 2:00 PM Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 with Rev. Jerry...

Mr.  George A. Simmons, 75

Mr. George A. Simmons, 75

Nov 19, 2008

AUTRYVILLE Mr. George Ashley Simmons went to be with his wife of fifty years and Jesus on November, 19, 2008. Funeral services will be held at Butler Funeral Home on Friday, November 21, 2008 at 2:00 PM with Bishop Warren H. Barfield officiating. Burial will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Salemburg. Mr. Simmons was born on March 16, 1933...

Mr.  O.T.  Hales, 83

Mr. O.T. Hales, 83

Nov 17, 2008

ROSEBORO Mr. O.T. Hales, 83 of 4516 Hayne Stretch Road, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2008 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 2:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Coston Hales Family Cemetery. Mr. Hales was born in 1925 in Sampson County to...

Mrs.  Jean M. Bullard, 78

Mrs. Jean M. Bullard, 78

Nov 17, 2008

ROSEBORO Mrs. Jean Madgar Bullard, 78 of 3626 N.C. Highway 242, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2008 at Duke Medical Center in Durham. Funeral services will be held at Beaver Dam Baptist Church on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 2:00 PM with the Rev. Larry West and Mr. Thurman Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs....

Mr.  Louis J. Muery, 89

Mr. Louis J. Muery, 89

Nov 11, 2008

ROSEBORO Capt. Louis John Muery, Jr., 89 formerly of Topsail Beach, NC, died on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. A visitation will be held from 6 until 8 PM Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro. Burial will be held on January 8, 2009 at 9:00 AM at the Arlington National...

Mr.  Jerome W. Creeger, 72

Mr. Jerome W. Creeger, 72

Nov 9, 2008

CLINTON Mr. Jerome William "Sonny" Creeger, Jr., 72 of 1570 Five Bridge Road, passed away on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Southwood Nursing and Retirement Center in Clinton. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 2:00 P.M. at Corinth Baptist Church with Rev. Josh Owen, Rev. Sam Gore, and Rev. Tommy Honeycutt officiating. Burial will follow...

Mrs.  Clara E. Johnson, 71

Mrs. Clara E. Johnson, 71

Nov 8, 2008

AUTRYVILLE Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Johnson, 71, of 184 Johnson Tanner Lane died Saturday, November 8. She was a seamstress. She was a native of Sampson County. She was preceded in death by her parents, James F. Tanner, Sr. and Eva Howell Tanner and a son, Johnny Grey Johnson and daughter, Marjorie Dale Jackson. A funeral service will be held at...

Mr.  Jerry O. West, 69

Mr. Jerry O. West, 69

Nov 7, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE Mr. Jerry O. West, 69, of 410 Rockhill Rd. died Friday, November 7 at Cape Fear Medical Center. He was a Systems Auditor for Goodyear for 33 years. He was born in Etowah County, Alabama, the son of Maxie West and Ima Dell Culver. A funeral service will be held at 6:00 P.M., Sunday, November 9 at Butler Funeral...

Mr.  Gregory G. Mclamb, 45

Mr. Gregory G. Mclamb, 45

Nov 6, 2008

SALEMBURG Mr. Gregory Glenn McLamb, 45 of 253 Elbow Road, passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at Butler Funeral Home with Rev. Paul Honeycutt officiating. Mr. McLamb was born in 1963 in Annapolis, Maryland to the late Henry Ray...

Albert Hunter Smith, 68

Albert Hunter Smith, 68

Nov 6, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE Mr. Albert Hunter Smith, 68, of Cedar Creek Road died Thursday, November 6 at Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital. He was the owner and operator of Massey Hill Drug Co. for many years. He was preceded in death by his wife, Vivian Williams Smith. A funeral service will be held at 3:30 P.M., Sunday, November 9 at Judson Baptist Church. Burial...

Mrs.  Eva W. Johnson, 85

Mrs. Eva W. Johnson, 85

Nov 3, 2008

SALEMBURG Mrs. Eva Warren Johnson, 85 of Salemburg, beloved mother of Earl Smith, LaNae Fowler, and Juan Johnson, passed away peacefully on Monday night. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday at Butler Funeral Home with Rev. W.O. Reiber officiating. Burial will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held from 1 until 2 PM on...

Mr.  Billy  Lee Wiggs,  Sr.

Mr. Billy Lee Wiggs, Sr.

Oct 31, 2008

AUTRYVILLE Mr. Billy Lee Wiggs, Sr., 81, of 8224 Beaver Dam Road, passed away Friday, Oct. 31, 2008 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. A funeral service will be held on Monday, Nov. 3, 2008 at 3:00 pm at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman with Pastor Donald Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow in Stedman Church of God of Prophecy...

Nancy Williams Hobson, 54

Nancy Williams Hobson, 54

Oct 27, 2008

STEDMAN Nancy Williams Hobson, 54, of 2103 Carl Freeman Rd. died Monday, October 27. She was a homemaker. She was born in Sampson County and was the daughter of Obie Alvin Williams and Sallie Herring Williams. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 29 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman with Bishop Warren Barfield officiating....

Mrs.  Mabel  Hobbs Deboise

Mrs. Mabel Hobbs Deboise

Oct 27, 2008

Stedman Mrs. Mabel Hobbs DeBoise, 93 of 1617 Carl Freeman Rd. died Monday at Bethesda Health Care Facility. Mrs. DeBoise was from a family of 12 children from the union of her parents, Monroe Hobbs and Pashun "Hite" Hobbs. A visitation is planned for Friday October 31st. at Salem United Methodist Church, from 9:30 to 10:00 AM. The funeral service...

Mr.  Payton A. Mcphail, 75

Mr. Payton A. Mcphail, 75

Oct 26, 2008

SALEMBURG Mr. Payton Adam McPhail, 75 of 1368 McPhail Road, died on Sunday, October 26, 2008 at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Durham. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 3:00 P.M. at Union Grove Baptist Church with Rev. W.O. Reiber and Rev. Allen West officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. McPhail was...

Mrs.  Maude L. Mcmillian, 70

Mrs. Maude L. Mcmillian, 70

Oct 25, 2008

WADE Mrs. Maude Louise McMillian, 70, of 3825 South River Road died Saturday, October 25 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. She was a homemaker. She was a native of Bladen County, the daughter of George M. Russ and Maud King. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 29 at Bethany United Methodist Church with Rev....

Mrs.  Treva  Horne-Baker, 88

Mrs. Treva Horne-Baker, 88

Oct 25, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. Treva White Horne-Baker of Benson, NC (formerly of Erwin) passed away on Saturday, October 25 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Treva was born in Robeson County on July 2, 1920 to the late John W. and Ancie Allen White. She was educated in Robeson and Cumberland County Schools. Mrs. Baker is survived by two daughters,...

Mrs.  Beatrice  Bolton, 88

Mrs. Beatrice Bolton, 88

Oct 24, 2008

STEDMAN Mrs. Vera Beatrice Bolton, 88, of 9070 Clinton Rd., died Friday, October 24 at Village Green Nursing Center. She was a homemaker and a native of Sampson County. She was the daughter of the late Noah and Rovell Spell. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, October 27 at Autryville Baptist Church with Rev. Ronald Long...

Mr.  Nathan C. Adams, 68

Mr. Nathan C. Adams, 68

Oct 24, 2008

ROSEBORO Mr. Nathan Chester "N.C." Adams, 68 of 661 Mill Creek Church Road, died on Friday, October 24, 2008 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 27, 2008 at 3:00 P.M. at Butler Funeral Home with Rev. Roger White and Rev. Sam Pope officiating. Burial will follow at Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Mr. Adams was...

Mr.  Phillip E. Edwards, 70

Mr. Phillip E. Edwards, 70

Oct 20, 2008

FAYETTEVILLE Mr. Phillip Eugene Edwards, 70, of 6459 Sangi Lane, Fayetteville died Monday, October 20 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. He was a machinist. He was born in Beaufort County, November 2, 1937 to Eugene Edwards and Ella Bright Edwards. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 22 at Sharon Baptist Church with Rev. John...