Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Mr. Jimmie L. Frost,, 62 Sr.
Oct 18, 2008
AUTRYVILLE Mr. Jimmie Lee Frost, Sr., 62 of 10382 Norris Road, died on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 3:00 P.M. at Stedman Church of God of Prophecy with Rev. Donald Baldwin officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Frost was...
Mr. John Roosevelt "J.R." Mevin
Oct 14, 2008
Fayetteville Mr. John R. Melvin, 75 of 2135 Dillion Dr. died Tuesday at the Carolina Inn at Village Green. Mr. Melvin was the son of the late Henry and Alene Melvin. He retired from Fasco as a machinist. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 P.M. Friday October 17, 2008 at Carroll Memorial Baptist Church, with the Rev. Richard Edwards...
Mrs. Bernice S. Overton, 66
Oct 11, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. Bernice Stanton Overton, 66 of 2327 Grant Avenue, passed away on Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 13, 2008 at 12 Noon at Temple Baptist Church with Dr. Robert Lewis officiating. Burial will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Salemburg. Mrs. Overton was born...
Mrs. Georgeania House, 92
Oct 5, 2008
FAYETTEVILLE Mrs. GeorgeAnia House, 92, of 1753 Cardinal Circle died Sunday, October 5 at Bethesda Health Care Facility. She was a homemaker. She was born in Sampson County January 23, 1916. Mrs. House was preceded in death by her parents, George and Sallie Wrench, and by her husband, Delton T. House. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M.,...
Mrs. Wilma Shirley Smith
Oct 4, 2008
Roseboro Mrs. Wilma Shirley Smith went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, October 4, 2008 in the loving home of her son Glenn surrounded by family. She fought a long and valiant battle against cancer and she passed as she lived, with dignity and respect. Shirley is preceded in death by her father and mother, Claude and Nellie Simpson....
Mr. Milton L. Royal, 60
Oct 3, 2008
Clinton Mr. Milton Lynn Royal, 60, of 3581 Bass Lake Road, entered into his heavenly home on Friday, October 3, 2008 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro with his loving family by his side. A funeral service will be held on Monday, Oct. 6, 2008 at 3:00 pm at Elizabeth Baptist Church with Rev. Andy Wood and Dr. Lynn Bullock...

