Obituaries

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...

Judith "Judi" Nowiski Singletary

Dec 17, 2020

Eastover

Judith "Judi" Nowiski Singletary, 63 passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 pm Monday, December 21, 2020 at Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Salemburg, officiating will be Rev. Michael Stewart.

The family...

George Donald Mclaughlin

Dec 16, 2020

Salemburg

Mr. George Donald McLaughlin, 92 of Salemburg passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the Sampson Regional Medical Center.

A memorial service will be held at 3:30 PM Sunday, December 27, 2020 at Society Baptist Church in Statesville, NC.

Mr. McLaughlin was a native of Iredell County, the son of Clyde ...

Larry Lee Heath, Sr.

Dec 16, 2020

Fayetteville

On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, Larry Lee Heath, Sr., husband, father and brother, passed away at the age of 78.

A visitation will be held on Saturday, December 19, 2020 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the funeral home.

A private graveside for family and friends will be held on Sunday....

Edwin Lester Bedsole

Dec 16, 2020

Lake Waccamaw

Mr. Edwin Lester Bedsole, 69 of Lake Waccamaw passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at the Lake Waccamaw Premier Living and Rehab. Center.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mr. Bedsole was a native of Cumberland County, the son of Herbert Wilton and Mary Love...

Gregory Scott Melvin

Dec 15, 2020

Roseboro

Mr. Gregory Scott Melvin, 52 of Roseboro passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Friday, Dec. 18 at Beaver Dam Baptist Church with Rev. Tim McQueen officiating.  Entombment will be in the Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery.  The...

Johnny Mack Pope

Dec 13, 2020

Roseboro

Mr. Johnny Mack Pope, 62 of Roseboro passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at the SECU Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home of UNC Healthcare.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, Dec. 19 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro.

Mr. Pope was a native of Sampson County,...

Roy David Smith, Jr.

Dec 13, 2020

Roseboro

Mr. Roy David Smith, Jr., 60 of Roseboro passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at his home.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Wednesday, Dec. 16 at Beaver Dam Baptist Church with Rev. Tim McQueen officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:30...

James Edward Orndorf

Dec 12, 2020

Stedman

James Orndorf, born December 11, 1955 in Dayton, Ohio, passed away on December 12, 2020 of pancreatic cancer in Stedman, NC.

A memorial service will be held at 5:30 pm Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Cumberland Union Baptist Church on Tabor Church Road in Fayetteville, NC, officiating will be Rev. John Blackman, Jr.

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