Obituaries

May 16, 2025

Clinton

Mr. Terry Ray Sessoms, 61 of Clinton  went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 16, 2025 at his home.

A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at White Oak Baptist Church in Clinton with Pastor Jim Lofts and Pastor Cameron Knowles...

May 16, 2025

Salemburg

Joyce Crumpler Poole, 86, from Salemburg, passed away on May 16, 2025.

Joyce was born on November 18, 1938, in Sampson County, North Carolina. She was raised in a lively and loving home surrounded by her six siblings and her devoted parents, the late Wilbert Lee Crumpler and Geneva Warren Crumpler. Her childhood, as...

May 16, 2025

Hope Mills

Mr. Floyd Brady Sessoms, 90, of Hope Mills, went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 16, 2025 at Valley Hospice House in Fayetteville.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery....

May 14, 2025

Fayetteville

Mr. Guadalupe Moreno Palacios, 63, of Fayetteville, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at the Carrolton of Fayetteville.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at Garland Cemetery with Pastor Elias Del Rello officiating.

A visitation will be held from...

May 11, 2025

Salemburg

Mr. Howard W. Sessoms went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, May 11, 2025 at his home in Salemburg, NC with his devoted wife by his side.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at Salemburg PFWB Church Cemetery, 180 Old Salemburg Road, Salemburg,...

May 10, 2025

Wilmington

Reba Ruth Bullard Hollingsworth, 81 passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at her home. Born and raised in Beaver Dam, NC, she spent most of her life in Stedman, NC and moved to Wilmington, NC in 2020.

Reba and Delmer eloped on Christmas Eve in December of 1959 and celebrated 52 years of...

May 10, 2025

Salemburg

Bess Tyndall Starling, 87, of Salemburg, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at home surrounded by many of her loving family.

A funeral service will be held at 11 A.M. on Wednesday, May 14, at Freedom Baptist Church, located at 2099 Tyndall Bridge Road in Salemburg. Pastor...

May 10, 2025

Stedman

Mrs. Ruby Laverne Autry Strickland, age 93, of 1821 Bainbridge Rd, Stedman, NC., passed gently into her Heavenly home Saturday morning, May 10, 2025, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, following a brief illness.

She was born September 14, 1931, to the late Henry Clyde and Alma Jane Pope Autry of Stedman,...

May 9, 2025

Autryville

Mr. Allen Erastus Hall, 89 went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 09, 2025 surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, May 16, 2025 at Autryville Baptist Church, officiating will be Pastor Alan Roberts.  Burial will follow in the Butler Family Cemetery in Autryville.

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May 8, 2025

Fayetteville

Mr. Lewis Bascom Russ, 87 of Fayetteville went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at his home.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Rev. Richard Priest officiating.  Burial will follow in the Windsor House...

May 8, 2025

CLINTONMr. Daniel Ralph Lapham, 72 of Clinton, went home to be with his Lord on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at UNC Rex Hospital.A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00pm on Sunday, July 20, 2025 at Roseboro Church of God, 501 S. West Street, Roseboro, with Pastor Gil Litada and Pastor Bryan Strickland officiating.  The family will receive friends...

May 7, 2025

Roseboro

Mr. Roland Grant Hall, 86 of Roseboro went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at WakeMed Hospital surrounded by his family.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, May 12, 2025 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Reverend Andy Wood and Reverend Dennis...

May 6, 2025

Roseboro

Mr. Scott David Beaudreau, 62, of Roseboro, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 6, 2025 at Sampson Regional Medical Center.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Reverend Gilbert Owens officiating.

Mr. Scott was a...

May 5, 2025

Fayetteville

Mrs. Betty L. Allen, 85, of Fayetteville, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 5, 2025 at Valley Hospice House in Fayetteville.

A graveside memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, May 9, 2025 at Old Bluff Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Pastor John McNair officiating.

Mrs. Betty...

Apr 29, 2025

Autryville

Mrs. Joyce Elizabeth Honeycutt Johnson, 73, of Autryville, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family, after battling PPH/PAH for 46 years.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Clement Baptist Church with...

Apr 27, 2025

On Sunday, April 27, 2025, Heaven received, with open arms, D’Arcy Cloniger (King) Matthews. Peacefully and lovingly, she left this plane and joined all of her other loved ones and family on the other side ~ surrounded by her family, she bravely released her earthly grip and flew high to her Heavenly Host..

D’Arcy Cloniger (King) Matthews...

Apr 24, 2025

Fayetteville

Mr. David Wayne Willoughby, 70, formerly of Holden Beach, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at Valley Hospice House surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, April 27, 2025 at Dominion Fayetteville Christian Center, officiating will be Pastor Craig Autry and Pastor Jon...

Apr 23, 2025

Salemburg

Mr. William "Bill" Howard Sessoms, 77, of Salemburg, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at WakeMed in Raleigh.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, April 25, 2025 at Halls Methodist Church with Pastor Jennifer Wise officiating. Burial will follow at the Williams Spell Cemetery....

Apr 21, 2025

Stedman

Reuben Gene “The Legend” Johnson, 87 passed away on April 21, 2025, in Stedman, North Carolina.  Born on March 25, 1938 in Stedman, North Carolina.  Reuben lived a long and accomplished life rooted in dedication to his family and work.

Reuben devoted over five decades of his life to the field of bridge construction. ...

Apr 21, 2025

Clinton

Marion Carlos "Carlos" Hilton, 63, passed away peacefully on April 21, 2025, at New Hanover Hospital in Wilmington, North Carolina. Born on March 11, 1962, in Clinton, she remained deeply connected to her hometown throughout her life.

Carlos was a proud graduate of Cary High School in Cary, North Carolina. She continued her education...