Obituaries

Lottie Jane (New) Sessoms

Oct 15, 2021

Autryville

Mrs. Lottie Jane New Sessoms, 77 of Autryville passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, Oct. 17 at Pleasant Union Baptist Church with Rev. Joey Dockery and Rev. Hampton Faircloth officiating. Burial will follow in the...

Johnny Morris Hubbard

Oct 14, 2021

Johnny Morris Hubbard of Stedman died on Thursday, October 14, 2021 in Fayetteville.

A graveside service will be at 3:00 PM Sunday, October 24, 2021 at Oak Grove Church Cemetery in Stedman.

He was born to the late Edward Mitchel Hubbard and Nancy Averitt Hubbard. He is also preceded in death by his sister Louise...

Mickey Allen Cox

Oct 11, 2021

Autryville

Mickey Allen Cox, 52 passed away on Monday, October 11, 2021.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Magnolia Baptist Church, officiating will be Rev. Ben Smith.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM to 1:45 PM at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman.

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Kimberly Jean (Smith) Norris

Oct 11, 2021

Fayetteville

Ms. Kimberly Jean (Smith) Norris, 56 went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 11, 2021.

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman.

Kim is preceded in death by her father, Major Darrell Smith; and her husband, Frederick...

Juanita Karol (Chapman) Pearsall

Oct 10, 2021

Salemburg

Mrs. Juanita Karol Pearsall, 71 of Salemburg passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021 in Martinsville, Virginia.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday, October 14 at Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. George Terry and Rev. Jeff Bartlett officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Salemburg. The...

Lattie B Faircloth

Oct 9, 2021

Autryville

Mr. Lattie B. Faircloth, 81 of Autryville passed away on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, Oct. 13 at Autryville Baptist Church with Dr. Randy Wright and Minister Michael A. Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the Sandy Horne...

Annie Lois (Cain) Wade

Oct 9, 2021

Fayetteville

Ms. Annie Lois (Cain) Wade, 87 went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 9, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family.

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday, October 13, 2021 at Cedar Creek Baptist Church, officiating will be Rev. Jeff Buchanan.

The family will receive...

Lester Waylon Autry

Oct 8, 2021

Hoover, Alabama

Mr. Lester Waylon Autry, 90 of Hoover, AL, passed away Friday, October 8, 2021.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, October 16 at Autryville Cemetery with Rev. Ricky Spell officiating.

He was born in 1930 in Autryville, NC to Emerson Theodore and Janie Patterson Autry. He attended...

Thomas Wayne Dudley

Oct 8, 2021

Salemburg

Mr. Thomas Wayne Dudley, 71 of Salemburg went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, October 8, 2021 at Sampson Regional Medical Center.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, Oct. 12 at Mintz Baptist Church with Dr. Robert Hunter and Dr. John McBride officiating. Burial will follow...

Ernest "Woody" Elwood Hall, Jr.

Oct 6, 2021

Roseboro

Mr. Ernest Elwood “Woody” Hall, Jr., 58 went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, October 10 at Mill Creek Baptist Church with the Reverend Tom Hayes and Reverend Eddie Smith officiating. Burial will...

James "Tiny" Elliott Nunnery

Oct 5, 2021

Roseboro

Mr. James Elliott “Tiny” Nunnery, 42 went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, October 8 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with the Reverend Deborah Rich officiating. Burial will follow at Roseboro Cemetery....

Susan Denise (Summers) Osborne

Oct 3, 2021

Fayetteville

Ms. Susan Denise Osborne, 57 went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 3, 2021.

The family will receive friends from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Sunday, October 10, 2021 at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman.

She is preceded in death by her daughter, June Hoffnauer.

She leaves to...

Michael William Brown

Oct 3, 2021

Stedman

Michael William Brown, 65, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at his home while surrounded by his family.

Mike grew up in Richlands, North Carolina, where he attended Richlands High School.  Here he was a successful football and track star.  He lettered in both sports all four year...

Rev. Arnold Pope

Sep 30, 2021

STEDMAN

REV. ARNOLD POPE

Arnold Pope was born Sept. 14, 1932, in Enfield, N.C., to Henry and Audrey Pope, two of the finest parents God could have provided.

Arnold graduated from Enfield High School, where he rejoiced in playing three years of football. He then attended Duke University, from which he graduated in...

Karen Ann (Millwater) Dieffenbach

Sep 27, 2021

Roseboro

Ms. Karen Ann Dieffenbach, 51 went to be with the Lord on Monday, September 27, 2021.

A memorial service will be held at a later time.

Ms. Dieffenbach was a native of Queens, NY, the daughter of Robert Wyatt and Veronica Kuderewski Millwater. She was preceded in death by her mother; longtime...

Kenneth Wayne Nunnery

Sep 26, 2021

Autryville

Mr. Kenneth Wayne Nunnery, 71 of Autryville passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro.

A memorial service will be held at 7:00 PM Thursday, Sept. 30 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Rev. Greg Smith officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM - 6:50 PM...

Thomas Earl Parker

Sep 23, 2021

Elizabethtown

Mr. Thomas Earl Parker, 61 of Elizabethtown went to be with the Lord on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at the Columbus Regional Hospital.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mr. Parker was a native Sampson County, the son of the late James Harry Parker and Lura Smith Phelps. ...

Carly Lynn Matthews

Sep 22, 2021

Eastover

Ms. Carly Lynn Matthews, 39 went to be with the Lord on September 22, 2021 at her home unexpectedly and peacefully.

The funeral service will be held at 12:00 Noon on Saturday, September 25 at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman with Rev. Tommy Honeycutt officiating.  Burial will follow in the Minson Williams Cemetery in...

Joan Ann (Rimositis) Johnson

Sep 21, 2021

Roseboro

Mrs. Joan Ann Rimositis Johnson, 77 went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family.

A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, September 26 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with  Dr. David F. Bays officiating. Burial will follow at Peter's...

Harry Love Nunnery

Sep 21, 2021

SALEMBURG Mr. Harry Love Nunnery, 69 of Salemburg, passed away on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. The funeral service will be held at 3:00pm on Friday, September 24, 2021 at Bonnetsville Church of God of Prophecy, 3497 Roseboro Highway, Clinton, with Minister Robert Cribbs and Reverend Bryan Strickland officiating.  Burial will follow at Stedman Church of God of Prophecy Cemetery....