Obituaries

Jan 31, 2020

SALEMBURG Mr. Hal David Hollingsworth, 61 of Salemburg passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020 at his home. Mr. Hollingsworth was a native of Smithtown, New York, the son of the late Harold Hollis and Maurnice West Hollingsworth. He is survived by an uncle, James Hollingsworth; three aunts, Glenda Fann, Willie Doris Jackson and  Judy Jackson. A memorial service...

Jan 26, 2020

Mrs. Doris Mae (Faircloth) Hall, 80 passed away Sunday, January 26, 2020 at her home.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00pm Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel, officiating will be Rev. Larry Autry.  Burial will follow at Sandy Horne Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 2:00pm to 2:50pm Wednesday at...

Jan 25, 2020

Spring Lake

Mr. Danny Edward Ezzell, 66 of Spring Lake passed away on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020 at the Carolina Rehab Center.

A graveside service will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Ezzell Family Cemetery.

Mr. Ezzell was a native of Sampson County, the son of Jeff and Shirley Knowles...

Jan 23, 2020

Mr. Stephen "Steve" Leslie Wrench, Sr., 75 passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020 at his home.

A Celebration of Life service will be held at 3:00pm Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Clement Baptist Church, officiating will be Pastor Alan Roberts and Dr. James Dees, Jr.  Burial will follow at Maxwell Cemetery.

The family will receive...

Jan 19, 2020

Mt. Olive

Mrs. Annie Ruth Norris Hurley, 89 of Mt. Olive passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at the Vidant Duplin Hospital.

Services will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Hurley was a native of Sampson County, the daughter of  Noah and Clennie Gladys Peterson Norris.  She was preceded in death...

Jan 19, 2020

Fayetteville

Mrs. Jessie Mae Smith, 83 of Fayetteville passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at the Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

A graveside service will be held at 12:00 Noon on Friday, January 24 at LaFayette Memorial Park in Fayetteville.

Mrs. Smith was a native of Franklin County, NC, the daughter of...

Jan 18, 2020

Annette Bryant Johnson, 69 passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

The family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at the funeral home.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Jimmy Bryant and Mary Agnes Graham Bryant; husband, Earl C. Johnson; son, Steve Allen...

Jan 18, 2020

Autryville

Mrs. Julia Faircloth Cashwell, 66 of Autryville passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at her home

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, Jan. 22 at Evergreen Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Davis and Rev. Tommy Honeycutt officiating.  Burial will follow in the Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery.

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Jan 17, 2020

Roseboro

Mrs. Blanche S. McLamb, 79 of Roseboro passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020 at her home.

The funeral service will be held at 2 PM Tuesday, January 21 at Zoar Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Kelvin Blackman officiating. Burial will follow in the Calvary Tabernacle Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.

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Jan 14, 2020

Mr. Waldon "WK" Kelly Freeman, 77 passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.

A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00pm Friday, January 17, 2020 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 3934 Sunnyside School Road, Fayetteville, officiating will be Pastor G.C. Hughes and Pastor Gary Horne.  Burial will follow at...

Jan 12, 2020

Mrs. Almeta Page Core Autry, age 92, went to be with the Lord on Sunday night, January 12, 2020.  She was with her family at her home at the time of her death.

Mrs. Autry was the oldest of the children of Mr. Joe & Mrs. Ola Page.  Her siblings were Leo Page (Reba) Wylene Page Matthews...

Jan 9, 2020

Mr. Robert Lathan Fisher, 55 passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020 at his home.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel, officiating will be Pastor Larry McCormick and Pastor William Franklin Maness.  Burial will follow at Fisher Cemetery in Autryville.

The family will receive friends from...

Jan 4, 2020

Wilmington

Ms. Carolyn Sue Sessoms Hersey, 71 of Wilmington passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at her home.

The funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, Jan. 9 at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Rev. Bryan Strickland officiating.  Burial will follow in the Roseboro Cemetery.  The family will receive friends...

Jan 1, 2020

Salemburg

Mr. Clarence Earl Jones, 74 of Salemburg passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Wake Medical Center.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, Jan. 5 at Sunrise Memorial Gardens with Rev. Chris Butler officiating.

Mr. Jones was a native of Sampson County, the son of the late...

Dec 31, 2019

Autryville

Mr. Johnnie Roscoe Autry, 73 of 626 Irvin Road, Autryville went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 31, 2019.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 at the Clement Baptist Church with Rev. Alan Roberts and Dr. James Dees, Jr. officiating. The family will receive...

Dec 29, 2019

Clinton

Mr. Algernon Dean “A. D.” Norton, 84 of Clinton and formerly of Salemburg passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019 at the Southwood Nursing Center.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Sunday at Butler Funeral Home in Roseboro with Rev. Andy Wood, officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunrise Memorial Gardens....

Dec 29, 2019

Autryville

Ms. Genelda Faye Honeycutt, 84 of Autryville passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019 at the Highsmith Rainey Specialty Hospital.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, Jan. 3, 2020 at Clement Baptist Church, 6020 Maxwell Rd., Autryville with the Rev. Paul Honeycutt officiating. Burial will follow in the Piney Green...

Dec 28, 2019

Ms. Marisol Annette Ortiz, 15 passed away Saturday, December 28, 2019 in Augusta, Georgia.

A celebration of life service will be held at 12:00pm Saturday, January 4, 2019 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel, officiating will be Pastor Donald Baldwin & Bishop Stacey Dickerson.  Burial will follow at Lafayette Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends...

Dec 27, 2019

Mr. James Christian Ake, 59 of Nebo, KY passed away suddenly at his home on Friday, December 27, 2019.

He was born in Fayetteville on December 29, 1959 to James and Barbara Ake, who precede him in death.  He was employed by River Valley Foods (a subsidiary of Tyson Foods) in Robards, Ky.

He is...

Dec 27, 2019

Salemburg

Mrs. Retha Knowles Hayes, 94 of Salemburg passed away on Friday, Dec. 27, 2019 at her home.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, Dec. 30 at Holland’s Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Billy Hall and Rev. Christi Christianson officiating. Burial will follow in the Sunrise Memorial Gardens.

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