Obituaries

Feb 9, 2022

Clinton

Mrs. Margaret Parker Brock, 89 passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022 at her home peacefully surrounded by her loving family.

A funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Bethany Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, 1068 Rackley Rd., Clinton, NC with Reverend Eddie Smith and Reverend Charles...

Feb 8, 2022

Roseboro

Mr. Robert Lee “Buddy” Edge, 88 went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at Cape Fear Valley Hospital.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Evergreen Baptist Church with the Reverend Tommy Honeycutt Officiating. The burial will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens...

Feb 8, 2022

CLINTON — Joseph “Carlyle” Williams, Jr., 76, passed away Feb. 8, 2022, at Sampson Regional Medical Center of COVID-19 pneumonia.

Carlyle, as he was known to all, never knew a stranger. He was always quick with a story, ready to tell you about his adventures, or something he read. He had a particular passion for Civil War...

Feb 7, 2022

Roseboro

Mr. Gordon Bernice Hall, 65 of Roseboro passed away on Monday, February 7, 2022 at his home.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, February 11 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro.  Burial will follow in the Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 2:50...

Feb 2, 2022

Autryville

Mr. Ronald Stephen Hall, 58 of Autryville went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 2, 2022 at Mary Gran Nursing Center.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, February 5 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Rev. William Hall officiating.  Burial will follow at the Ed Autry...

Jan 31, 2022

Salemburg

Mrs. Carolyn Smith Hayes, 68 of Salemburg went home to be with the Lord on January 31, 2022 at the Sampson Regional Medical Center.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, February 4 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Rev. Billy Bass officiating.  Burial will follow in the Zoar Pentecostal...

Jan 31, 2022

Fayetteville

Mrs. Patricia West (Autry) Horne, 68 went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 31, 2022 at her home.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Pastor Allen West.  Burial will follow at Union Grove...

Jan 30, 2022

Salemburg

Mr. Roland Paul Boutin, 83 of Salemburg went home to be with the Lord on January 30, 2022 at his home.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, February 7 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Rev. Andy Wood officiating.  Burial will follow at Bethabara United Methodist Church Cemetery.  The...

Jan 30, 2022

Autryville

Mr. Michael Stephen Morris, 49 went to be with the Lord Sunday, January 30, 2022 at his home surrounded by his family.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Butler Funeral Home with the Reverend Charles Jernigan officiating. The burial will follow at Ed Autry Cemetery....

Jan 29, 2022

Randleman

Mr. John Alvin Burrow, 75 went to be the Lord on Saturday, January 29, 2022 at Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro, NC.

A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, February 6, 2022 at Roseboro Cemetery in Roseboro, NC, with the Reverend Jon Shook officiating.

Mr. Burrow was a...

Jan 28, 2022

Godwin

Mr. Minson Naylor, 77 went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 28, 2022 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville.

No services will be held at this time.

He was born in Sampson County to the late, William Preston Naylor and Mary Sessoms Naylor.  In addition to his parents,...

Jan 27, 2022

Stedman

Mr. Demory Braxton Strickland, Jr. (“Brack”/”Bracky”), 68, peacefully left this world on January 27th, 2022, having been surrounded by family and friends. Brack was born on April 14, 1953, in Cumberland County, the eldest son of Myra Ettrice Strickland and Demory Braxton Strickland, Sr. He made his home  and raised his family in the Bethany Community,...

Jan 25, 2022

Salemburg

The Rev. Dr. Earl D. Farthing, Sr. passed away on Jan. 25th.  The son of James S. Farthing, Sr. and Beatrice (Underwood) Farthing was born Aug. 29, 1932 and reared in Dunn, N.C.  He received his B.A. in English from Wake Forest, his Master of Divinity from Southeastern Seminary, and his Doctor of Ministry from Drew...

Jan 24, 2022

Fayetteville

Ms. Norma Joan Smith Rogers, 80 went to be with the Lord on Monday, January 24, 2022 at her home surrounded by her family.

The family will have a private burial at 4:00 PM Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Fisher Cemetery in Stedman.

Joan was born in Plainview, Texas to the late...

Jan 19, 2022

Dunn

Ms. Hazel Autry, 88 went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at The Carrolton of Dunn Nursing Home.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, January 24, 2022 at Clement Baptist Church, officiating will be Rev. Jeremy Autry.   Burial will follow at Maxwell Cemetery.

Jan 19, 2022

Clinton

Mr. Eugene Thaxton Crumpler, 86 of Clinton went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at his home.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, January 23 at Elizabeth Baptist Church with Rev. John Hobbs officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  The family will receive...

Jan 18, 2022

Salemburg

Mr. Delma Earl Joyner, 68, went to be with the Lord on January 18, 2022 at Sampson Regional Medical Center.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Reverend George Terry officiating. The burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family...

Jan 16, 2022

Salemburg

Ms. Carroll Ann Bell Armstrong, 69 went to be the Lord on Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Harnett Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

A memorial service will be held at 6:00 PM on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with the Reverend Andy Wood officiating. The family will receive friends...

Jan 15, 2022

Autryville

Mr. Robert (Bobby) Brewer Knowles, 84, of Beaver Dam Township in Cumberland County passed away on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at his home.

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM, January 19, 2022 at Evergreen Baptist Church, Autryville, NC, with Reverend Charles Davis officiating. The burial will follow in the church cemetery. The...

Jan 15, 2022

Wade

Mr. William Cordie Daughtry, Jr., 78 went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at his home.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Old Bluff Presbyterian Church Cemetery with the Reverend Andy Wood.

Mr. Daughtry was a native of Cumberland...