Obituaries

Kinchen Walton Barnes

May 26, 2021

Stedman

Mr. Kinchen Walton Barnes, 83 passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at Golden Years Nursing Home.

A graveside service will be held 11:00 AM on Saturday, May 29 at Fisher Cemetery with the Pastor DWayne Smith officiating. The family will receive friends after the service in the cemetery.

Mr. Barnes was...

Kenneth Martin Sessoms

May 25, 2021

Roseboro

Mr. Kenneth Martin Sessoms, 70 of Roseboro passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Durham.

A memorial service will be held at 5:00 PM Saturday, May 29 at Mill Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Tom Hayes and Devin Millen officiating. Burial follow in the church cemetery. The...

Charles Reuben Smith

May 25, 2021

Linden

Mr. Charles Reuben Smith, 65 passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2021 at his home.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, June 2 at Butler Funeral Home in Stedman, officiating will be Hurley Smith.

Mr. Smith was a native of Cumberland County, the son of James Reuben...

Vicky Dell Hall

May 24, 2021

Autryville

Ms. Vicky Dell Hall, 61, of Autryville passed away on Monday, May 24, 2021 at Wayne Memorial Hospital.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, May 30 at Beaver Dam Baptist Church with Rev. Tim McQueen officiating.  Burial follow in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM...

Robert Henry Cashwell

May 24, 2021

Autryville

Mr. Robert Henry Cashwell, 82, of Autryville passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at his home.

The graveside service has been changed to 11:00 AM Friday, May 28 at Autryville Cemetery with the Reverend Andy Wood. The family will receive friends following the service.

Mr. Cashwell was a native of Sampson...

Cecil Daniel Pilkerton

May 23, 2021

Fayetteville

Cecil Daniel Pilkerton, 63 passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Services will be held at a later date in Maryland.

Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, NC  28391.

James Daniel Thornberg

May 22, 2021

Fayetteville

James Daniel Thornberg, 71 passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Carolina Rehab Center of Cumberland.

Private service will be held at a later date.

Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, NC  28391.

Gene Woodrow Smith

May 22, 2021

Salemburg

Mr. Gene Woodrow Smith, 77 of Salemburg passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at his home.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, May 26 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with the Reverend Allen Mayo and Reverend Tim Gore officiating. The burial will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens....

Myra Ettrice (Bunce) Strickland

May 20, 2021

Mrs. Myra Ettrice Bunce Strickland, 91, went home to be with the Lord onThursday, May 20, 2021, in her home, surrounded by family and friends. She was born on May 24, 1929, in Cumberland County, daughter of Molcie and Walter Bunce. Her homeplace was in the Bethany Community. She had seven sisters and seven brothers. She graduated from South...

Harold Wayne Johnson

May 18, 2021

Autryville

Mr. Harold Wayne Johnson, 57 of Autryville passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at his home.

A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, May 21 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro. Burial will follow in the Johnson Cemetery in Autryville. The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM - 2:50...

Linda Smith Blackman

May 17, 2021

Fayetteville

Mrs. Linda Smith Blackman, 67 passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Rev. John Blackman, Jr.  The family will receive friends following the service.

She is preceded in death...

Ellen Catherine (Godwin) Warren

May 17, 2021

Ellen Catherine Godwin Warren, age 93, of Eastover, NC, went to her heavenly home on Monday, May 17, 2021, due to complications from cancer. Catherine was born September 19th, 1927 to Lucille and Sandy Godwin and grew up in Eastover, NC. She was a resident of Eastover for over seventy years.

Funeral service will be held at...

Billie Lynn Poole, Sr.

May 16, 2021

Mr. Billie Lynn Poole, Sr., 84, of Salemburg, North Carolina passed away May 16, 2021.

Born on May 20, 1936, at the end of the Great Depression, Mr. Poole was raised to respect the

opportunity to work, in fact, to cherish it. Mr. Poole grew up in Sampson County picking cotton and

cropping...

Karen Ann (Vlasko) Hair

May 16, 2021

Roseboro

Mrs. Karen Ann Vlasko Hair, 70 of Roseboro passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at the Duke Raleigh Hospital.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM  Thursday, May 20 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro.  Burial will follow in the Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Hair was a...

Dennis Ray Morris

May 12, 2021

Stedman

Dennis Ray Morris, 61 was embraced by the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, May 12, 2021.

A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, May 16, 2021 at Stedman Baptist Church, officiating will be Dr. Phil Spears.  Burial will follow at Fisher Cemetery in Stedman.

The family will...

Glenn Wenfred Maxwell, Sr.

May 11, 2021

Fayetteville

Glenn Wenfred Maxwell, Sr., 75 passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Highsmith Rainey Specialty Hospital.

A graveside service with military honors will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, May 14, 2021 at Lafayette Memorial Park, officiating will be Pastor Michael Coram.

The family will receive friends from 1:30 PM to...

Helen (Horne) Freeman

May 9, 2021

Stedman

Helen (Horne) Freeman, 75 passed away on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center surrounded by her family.

A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, officiating will be Rev. G. C. Hughes.  Burial will follow at George Horne...

Chester Ray Jackson

May 8, 2021

Autryville

Mr. Chester Ray Jackson, 72 passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.

A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, May 12 at Piney Green Baptist Church Cemetery with the Reverend Donald Keith Carter.

Mr. Jackson was a native of Harnett County,...

Donald Wayne Autry

May 7, 2021

Stedman

Mr. Donald Wayne Autry, 67 passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, May 11 at Fisher Cemetery in Stedman with the Reverend Allen Mayo.  The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 PM on Monday,...

Levie Evander Johnson

May 5, 2021

Stedman

Mr. Levie Evander Johnson, 91 went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday, May 9, 2021 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Rev. Terry Cummings and Rev. Ronnie Johnson.  Burial will...