Obituaries

Oct 19, 2018

Mr. Raymond "Ray" Robert McLaughlin, Sr., 64 passed away Friday, October 19, 2018.

Private family services will be held at a later date.

He is preceded in death by his father, Robert Marvin McLaughlin; and son, Daniel Raymond McLaughlin.

Ray was born in Olean, New York on March 7, 1954.  He graduated from...

Oct 18, 2018

Sara Lee Harner, 78, died Thursday [10/18/2018] at her home in Fayetteville after a long illness. She was born on March 12, 1940, in Roseboro, the daughter of Marshall Edwin Lee and Annie Ruth Bullard Lee.

She graduated from Roseboro High School in 1958 and attended East Carolina University and later Fayetteville Technical and Community College. Early...

Oct 14, 2018

CLINTON

Mr. Joseph "Joe" Lee Cannady, 81 of Clinton, passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018 at Cornerstone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Dunn.

Joe was born January 17, 1937 in Sampson County and was the son of Willie and Elizabeth Batts Cannady.  He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Carol Jean Parker Cannady;...

Oct 11, 2018

Indian Mound, Tennessee

Mr. Roland Danville Matthews, 80 formerly of Fayetteville, NC, passed away Thursday, October 11, 2018 at his home.

Private graveside services will be held.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Roland Danville Matthews, Sr. & Gladys Heath Ross, his wife, Leona Reese Matthews; and sons, Gene Matthews and...

Oct 8, 2018

Nicholas Anthony Martinez, 35 passed away Monday, October 8, 2018.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Galilee Freewill Holiness Church, 3525 Sunnyside School Road, Fayetteville, officiating will be Rev. Jerry Groves and Rev. Jeff Burkhardt.  Burial will follow at Thompson Family Cemetery.

He is preceded in death by his...

Oct 7, 2018

Stedman

Rebecca Howard Eatman-Jackson passed away October 7, 2018. She was 72.  A native of Roseboro, NC, Rebecca called Stedman, NC home for more than 20 years.  She was a graduate of Meredith College.  As sales manager for Lamar Advertising, Rebecca was active in the business communities of Sampson, Bladen and Cumberland counties.

She was...

Oct 4, 2018

Stedman

Rev. Elmer D. Parker, 79 went to be with the Lord on Thursday, October 4, 2018 with his family by his side.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, October 6, 2018 at New Life Fellowship Church, 4714 Olivia Road, Sanford, officiating will be Pastor Gail Dickens & Rev. Teresa Ammons. Burial will...

Oct 3, 2018

ROSEBORO

Ms. Annie Delores Hall Lucas McRorie, 75 of Roseboro passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 at her home.

The funeral service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, Oct. 6 at Pleasant Union Baptist Church with Rev. Paul Honeycutt officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Ms. McRorie was a...

Sep 30, 2018

FAYETTEVILLE

Mrs. Margaret Dixon Nobles, 77, passed away Sunday, September 30, 2018.

A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, October 3, at Pinecrest Cemetery on Main Street, Bladenboro with Pastor Randall Hunt officiating.

Mrs. Noble was a native of Bladen County. She was the daughter of the late Neil Carr...

Sep 24, 2018

On Monday, September 24, 2018, Richard George Sisko, beloved father, brother, and friend, passed away at the age of 71. Visitation will be at 1 p.m., with services held at 3 p.m., on Friday, September 28, 2018, at Legacy Chapel in Madison, Alabama. He will be laid to rest at the T.J. Hall Family Cemetery in Autryville, North Carolina...

Sep 23, 2018

CLINTON, NC

Ms. Margaret Ellen Carlisle Womer, 79 of 120 Southwood Drive, Clinton and formerly of Roseboro, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at Rex Healthcare.

The funeral service will be held at 1:00pm Wednesday, September 26, at Roseboro Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, 600 S. East Street, Roseboro, with Pastor Justin Wilson and Reverend...

Sep 22, 2018

CLINTON, NC

Mrs. Virginia Rose Clark Smith, 77 of 180 Southwood Drive, Clinton and formerly of Elizabethtown, passed away Saturday, September 22, 2018 at Rex Healthcare.

The funeral service will be held at 2:30pm Sunday, September 30, at Briar Branch Baptist Church, 42 Lula Long Road, Elizabethtown, with Reverend Carlton Bryan and Reverend Barry Helms...

Sep 12, 2018

Godwin

Mr. Durwood Johnson Hudson, Sr. passed away Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Highland House of Fayetteville.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00pm Friday, September 21, 2018 at Freedom Baptist Church, 2115 Middle Road, Eastover, officiating will be Pastor Paul D. Worley. Burial will follow at Hudson Family Cemetery in Godwin.

He...

Sep 7, 2018

Stedman

Mrs. Helen Elaine Hightower, 91 formerly of Ellenton, Florida, passed away Friday, September 7, 2018 at Village Green in Fayetteville.

Funeral service will be held at 7:00pm Monday, September 10, 2018 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be 10:00 AM Thursday, September 13, 2018 at Mansion Memorial Park in Ellenton, FL.

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Sep 6, 2018

Autryville

Mr. George Thomas King, II, 69 passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Highsmith Rainey Hospital.

Funeral services will be held at 12:30pm Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow with Air Force Honors at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, Spring Lake.

He is preceded in death by...

Sep 5, 2018

GREENSBORO

Mrs. Mallie Jean Knowles Carlyle, age 90 of Greensboro, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2018.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00pm Sunday, September 9, at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro, with Reverend Andy Wood and Reverend Paul Honeycutt officiating. Burial will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens.

She...

Sep 3, 2018

AUTRYVILLE

Retired TSGT Clyde Edward Forsythe, age 81 of Autryville, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Fayetteville.

The funeral service will be held 2:00pm Saturday, September 8, at Beulah United Methodist Church, 4610 Corinth Church Road, Roseboro, with Reverend Paul Honeycutt officiating. Burial with full military honors will...

Sep 3, 2018

Hope Mills

Mrs. Delma Grace Blackwell, 76 passed away Monday, September 3, 2018 at Colonial Heights Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Colonial Heights, VA.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, September 6, 2018 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel, officiating will be Rev. Andy Wood. Burial will follow at Fayetteville Memorial Cemetery.

Sep 2, 2018

Sanford

Mrs. Ola Jackson McGehee, 85 went to be with the Lord Sunday, September 2, 2018.

A celebration of life service will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at Calvary Missionary Methodist Church, 185 Calvary Church Rd., Olivia, officiating will be Pastor Curtis Norris. Burial will follow at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church...

Sep 1, 2018

ROSEBORO

Miss Mercedes Carroll, 79 of Roseboro, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018 at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield.

Funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Wednesday, September 5, at Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church, 3681 Dunn Road, Roseboro, with Pastor George Terry officiating. Burial will follow at Roseboro Cemetery.

She was born December...