Obituaries

Dec 29, 2021

Salemburg

Mr. David Fulton Pearsall, 95 went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at UNC Hospitals Hillsborough.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 2, 2022 at Old Mill Church of God with Pastor Donnie Glen Honeycutt. Burial will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Salemburg....

Dec 27, 2021

Kernersville

Ms. Tammy Bordeaux (Malpass), 55 of Kernersville (formerly of Clinton) passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021 at Novant Health.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, December 31 at Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Salemburg with Rev. Tim Hall officiating.

Ms. Bordeaux was a native of Cumberland County, the...

Dec 26, 2021

Fayetteville

Kenneth “Kenny” Earl Fisher, Sr. 64 went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Vander Church of God, officiating will be Rev. Mike Owens & Pastor Ray Johnson.  Burial will follow...

Dec 25, 2021

Salemburg

Mrs. Sarah Catherine Baugh Howard, 83 of Salemburg NC, passed away on Friday December 25, 2021 at Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County.

Mrs. Howard was a native of Cumberland County, the daughter of the late John Yule and Dorothy Baugh.  She was preceded in death by her husband Craig Howard, her brothers...

Dec 24, 2021

Roseboro

Mr. Fred A. Sessoms, 92 of Roseboro went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 24, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 29 at Mill Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Tom Hayes and Rev. Tommy Honeycutt officiating.  Burial will...

Dec 23, 2021

Roseboro

Mr. Joseph "Button" Allen Melvin, Sr., 65 went to be with the Lord Thursday, December 23, 2021 at UNC Rex Hospital.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Peters Creek Baptist Church with Reverend David Bays and Reverend Stan Carter officiating. Burial will follow at Melvin...

Dec 20, 2021

Roseboro

Mr. David Lee Evans, 50 of Roseboro passed away on Monday, December 20, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, December 27 at Butler Funeral Home with Pastor C. J. Williams officiating.  The family will receive friends from 12:00 - 2:00 PM at...

Dec 19, 2021

Wade

Bryan Elijah Strickland, 19 passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Monday, December 27, 2021 at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman.

He is preceded in death by his father, Adam Ivey Carter, grandfather, Keith Thompson; great grandparents, Cordell and Ann Strickland,...

Dec 19, 2021

Fayetteville

Kevin Ray Daniels, Jr., 27 passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman.

He is survived by his mother, Robin Church and step-father, Gaylon Church; father, Kevin Ray Daniels, Sr.; children, Aeriel...

Dec 19, 2021

Fayetteville

David Ray Owens, 61 went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman.

David was born in Cumberland County to the late James...

Dec 19, 2021

Roseboro

Selby Carson Spell surrounded by his loving family, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at the age of 75.

A funeral service will be at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with the Reverend Billy Hall officiating. Burial will follow at Spell Cemetery. The family...

Dec 18, 2021

Fayetteville

Mrs. Janie Mae Lucas Ransbotham, 88 of Fayetteville passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at her home.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Pleasant Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Roseboro with Dr. Kevin Moore and Rev. Steve Branch officiating.

Mrs. Ransbotham was a native...

Dec 18, 2021

Fayetteville

Ms. Susan Carol (Johnson) Trueblood, 80 went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 18, 2021.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at Macedonia Baptist Church, officiating will be Rev. Randy Moore.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will...

Dec 18, 2021

Roseboro

Mrs. Doris Lee Watson Lane, 85 went to be with the Lord on Saturday, December 18, 2021 at her home.

A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 22, 2021 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with the Reverend John Hobbs officiating. The burial will follow at Roseboro Cemetery. The family...

Dec 17, 2021

Ayden

Delton L McLaurin, 75 went to be with the Lord on Friday, December 17, 2021 at Pruitt Health Hospice of Farmville.

Funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Rev. Robert Guynn.  Burial will follow at White Oak Baptist Church...

Dec 16, 2021

Wilmington

Mr. Jerry Brandon Fisher, 37 went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Evergreen Baptist Church with Reverend Jerry Fisher and Reverend Bryan Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in the...

Dec 16, 2021

Stedman

William Branson Matthews, 88 went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, December 20, 2021 at Center Baptist Church, officiating will be Rev. Joe Hickson.  Burial will follow at Maxwell Cemetery in Autryville.

The...

Dec 15, 2021

Fayetteville

Amos Kirkland Cain, Jr., 80, of Towers West, Executive Place, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 15, 2021.

He is proceeded in death by his former wife, Nellie Hall; his parents, Amos Kirkland Cain, Sr., and Etta Lee Owen Cain of Fayetteville.

Mr. Cain was born in Bladen County,...

Dec 13, 2021

Salemburg

Ms. Helen Ruth Faircloth, 81 of Salemburg passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021 at the Sampson Regional Medical Center.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, December 18 at Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Jennifer Wise officiating.

Ms. Faircloth was a native of Sampson County, born...

Dec 12, 2021

Fayetteville

Mr. Jason Michael Lyle, 46 of Fayetteville passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2021 at the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, December 17 at Evergreen Baptist Church with Rev. Tommy Honeycutt and Rev. David Shirley officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery. ...