Obituaries

Frederick Otto Smith, Jr.

Jan 14, 2021

Fayetteville

Mr. Frederick Otto Smith, Jr., 80 passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at The Gardens of Roseboro Nursing Home.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro, officiating will be Rev. Tommy Honeycutt.  Burial will follow at Cross Creek Cemetery in Fayetteville.

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David Miles Fisher

Jan 13, 2021

Stedman

David Miles Fisher, 59 passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville.

The family will have a private service at a later date.

He is preceded in death by his father, John Delanion Fisher; and a brother, Kenneth Fisher.

He worked as a...

Patsy Jean (Tucker) Russell

Jan 12, 2021

Stedman

Mrs. Patsy T. Russell, 84, of Stedman passed away January 12, 2021 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Patsy was born in Marion, Alabama, to Robert and Myrtelene Tucker, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Judson College. After living in Birmingham and Montgomery, she moved to Pensacola, Florida, where she met her future husband,...

Ralph Edward Brock

Jan 12, 2021

Roseboro

Mr. Ralph Edward Brock, 93 of Roseboro passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, January 15 at Beaver Dam Baptist Church with Rev. Tim McQueen officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  There will be a...

Lettie Naomi (Fisher) Autry

Jan 9, 2021

Stedman

Ms. Lettie Naomi Fisher Autry, 94 went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at Bethesda Health Care Facility in Eastover.

A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday, January 11, 2021 at Lafayette Memorial Park, officiating will be Pastor Allen Mayo and Pastor Kevin Carswell.

She...

Linwood "Mitch" Mitchell Faircloth

Jan 7, 2021

Fayetteville

Linwood "Mitch" Mitchell Faircloth, 35 passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2021.

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM Friday, January 22, 2020 at Fayetteville Memorial Cemetery, officiating will be Rev. Ricky Burnett.

The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM  to 12:30 PM Friday at Butler Funeral Home in...

Cynthia Louise Smith

Jan 6, 2021

Salemburg

Mrs. Cynthia Louise Smith, 71 passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro.

The family will hold services at a later date.

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

Gerald Seamore Autry, Sr.

Jan 6, 2021

Stedman

Gerald Seamore Autry, Sr. 74 passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM Monday, January 11, 2021 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel in Stedman, officiating will be Rev. Tommy Honeycutt.  Entombment will follow at Cumberland Memorial Gardens in Fayetteville.

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Linda Jane (Smith) Edwards Brown

Jan 3, 2021

Briston, TN

Linda Jane Smith Edwards Brown, age 84, was welcomed to Heaven by Jesus Christ on Sunday, January 3. She was born July 15, 1936 in Warsaw, NC to Frank and Eva Powell Smith. Married to Donnie L. Edwards in 1956, they made their home in Roseboro and reared their four children in a home that...

Timothy Franklin Smith

Jan 3, 2021

Elizabethtown

Mr. Timothy Franklin Smith, 57 of Elizabethtown passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2021 in Bladen County.

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Old Bluff Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Mr. Smith was a native of Bladen County, the son of Harrell Lavern and Ethelene...

Roy Keith Nanney

Jan 1, 2021

Stedman

Mr. Roy Keith Nanney, 73 went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 1, 2021 at Nash General Hospital.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday, January 3, 2021 at Hollands United Methodist Church in Garner, officiating will be Rev. Rich Cooper, Rev. Rich Vaughn and Rev. Russell...

Margaret Ann (Fann) Briggs

Jan 1, 2021

Salemburg

Ms. Margaret Ann Fann Briggs, 55 of Salemburg passed away at her home on Friday, January 1, 2021.

A Private family service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, January 4, 2021 at Piney Green Baptist Church with Reverend Donald Keith Carter officiating. The burial service will follow at 3:00 PM in the...

Ertle Biggs Parker

Dec 30, 2020

Stedman

Ertle Biggs Parker, 84 of Stedman, NC  went to receive his heavenly reward on  Wednesday evening, December 30, 2020 after a brief illness.

There will be a walk through visitation to sign the register book and pay your respects to Mr. Parker from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Praise...

Kerry "Cowboy" Hugh Denton

Dec 28, 2020

Fayetteville

Kerry "Cowboy" Hugh Denton, 52 passed away on Monday, December 28, 2020.

A graveside service will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday, January 3, 2020 at Old Bluff Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Wade, officiating will be Pastor John Adderly.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm Sunday at...

Nelvin (Gunn) Reeves

Dec 21, 2020

Garland

Mrs. Nelvin Burton Gunn Reeves, 99 affectionately known as Miss Nelvin by so many, died peacefully at her home on December 21 surrounded by family.  She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Charles R. Reeves, her son, Charles B. Reeves, her parents, 3 brothers and a sister.

She was born in Wentworth,...

Mary Horne Simmons

Dec 20, 2020

Fayetteville

Mrs. Mary Horne Simmons, 54 passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

The family will be holding a memorial service at a later time.

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

Truman Martin Oates

Dec 20, 2020

Roseboro

Mr. Truman Martin Oates, 80 of Roseboro passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 23 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Rev. Faye Bowden, Rev. Faye Jones, Rev. Sarah Jackson and Rev. George Terry...

Anthony "Tony" Dale Honeycutt, Sr.

Dec 18, 2020

Salemburg

Mr. Anthony Dale “Tony” Honeycutt, Sr., 68 of Salemburg passed away on Friday, December 18, 2020 at his home surrounded by family.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, Dec. 22 at Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Paul Honeycutt and Rev. W. O. Reiber officiating. The family request that...

Jerry K Matthews

Dec 18, 2020

Clinton

Mr. Jerry K. Matthews, 80 of Clinton passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, Dec. 20 at Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery, 2099 Tyndall Bridge Road, Salemburg, NC with Rev. Paul Honeycutt and Rev. John Cuthill officiating.  There...

James "Bobby" Robert Edwards

Dec 18, 2020

Stedman

James "Bobby" Robert Edwards, 71 passed away Friday, December 18, 2020 at Womack Army Medical Center.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, December 21, 2020 at Stedman Church of God of Prophecy, officiating will be Rev. Donald Baldwin.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The family will receive...