Obituaries

Oct 25, 2017

ROSEBORO

Mr. Bobby Ray Byrd, 71 of Roseboro, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at Duke University Hospital.

The funeral will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, October 28, at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro, with Reverend Larry Hayes officiating. Burial will follow at Clinton Cemetery.

Born May 31, 1946 in...

Oct 23, 2017

Autryville

Mr. Joley Marcus Matthews, 62 passed away Monday, October 23, 2017 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.

Graveside service will be held at 2:00pm Friday, October 27, 2017 at Sunrise Memorial Gardens in Salemburg, officiating will be Rev. Randy Lucas.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Klaxton Matthews and Hilda...

Oct 22, 2017

Gastonia

Mrs. Jamie Elizabeth Dunham DuBose, 37 formerly of Fayetteville, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at Judson Baptist Church Cemetery, officiating will be Pastor Eddie Brookshire.

The family will receive friends from 12:30pm...

Oct 18, 2017

Hope Mills

Mr. Linwood Anthony Jones "Crazy Horse" "Peanut", 64 of Hope Mills, died Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm Sunday, October 22, 2017 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel, officiating will be Rev. Jerry Groves and Rev. Terry Cummings.

The family will...

Oct 14, 2017

Stedman

Mrs. Margaret Ruth Weller, 92 passed away Saturday, October 14, 2017 at Bethesda Health Care in Eastover.

Arrangements are being handled by Halverson Funeral Home in Somerset, Pennsylvania.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph W. Weller and a son, Terry L. Weller.

She is survived by sons,...

Oct 6, 2017

Roseboro

Mr. Harold Douglas Smith, Sr. 68 of 13207 NC Hwy 210, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm Monday, October 9, 2017 at Beaver Dam Baptist Church, officiating will be Rev. Mack Roberts and Rev. Bryan Strickland. Burial will follow in...

Oct 6, 2017

AUTRYVILLE

Mr. Thomas John Falco, 70 of Autryville, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington.

A memorial service will be held at 3:00pm Saturday, October 14, at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro, with Reverend Linda McLymore officiating.

Born December 10, 1946 in Brooklyn,...

Oct 5, 2017

Shelby

Mrs. Mary Lynn Beasley, 91 passed away Thursday, October 5, 2017 in Summerville, SC.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm Sunday, October 8, 2017 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery in Garland.

The family will receive friends from 6:00pm to 8:00pm Saturday, October 7,...

Oct 2, 2017

Roseboro

Mr. Donald "Spanky" Ray Carter, Jr., 45 passed away Monday, October 2, 2017.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm Sunday, October 15, 2017 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel, officiating will be Pastor Barry Helms. Burial will follow in Bladen Memorial Gardens in Elizabethtown.

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

Oct 1, 2017

CLINTON

Mr. Robert Eugene "Bobby" Autry, 79 of Clinton, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Sampson Regional Medical Center.

A memorial service will be held at 4:00pm Friday, October 6, at Bethabara United Methodist Church, 4725 Maxwell Road, Autryville, with Reverend Hank Dunbar and Reverend Dorothy Rudd officiating.

Born April 11, 1938...

Sep 26, 2017

AUTRYVILLE

Mrs. Eunice Annette Hales, 77 of Autryville, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at her home.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00pm Sunday, October 1, at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro, with Reverend Andy Wood officiating. Burial will follow at Halls United Methodist Church Cemetery, Autryville.

Born...

Sep 26, 2017

Fayetteville

Ms. Diane "Dinky" Lance, 75, formerly of Charlotte, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Services will be held at 4:00pm Friday, September 29, 2017 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel, officiating will be Pastor Kevin Maxwell and Alan Baker.

The family will receive friends from 3:00pm to...

Sep 26, 2017

FAYETTEVILLE

Carrie Lynn Horne of Fayetteville, formerly of Stedman, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017.

The funeral service will be held at 3:00pm Sunday, October 1, at Concord Baptist Church, 7591 Concord Church Road, Autryville, with Reverend Bryan Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery.

Carrie was born August 6, 1982...

Sep 26, 2017

AUTRYVILLE

Ret. MSGT. Grover Payton Autry, 85 of Autryville, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at The Gardens of Roseboro.

The funeral service will be held at 2:00pm Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro, with Bishop Warren H. Barfield, Sr. and Reverend Michael Bartlett officiating. A graveside service...

Sep 25, 2017

ROSEBORO

Mrs. Della Mae Sheets-Schiebe, 86 of Roseboro, passed away Monday, September 25, 2017 at First Health of the Carolinas in Pinehurst.

The funeral will be held at 11:00am Friday, September 29, at Elizabeth Baptist Church, 1481 Fleet Cooper Road, Roseboro, with Reverend John Hobbs officiating. Burial will follow at Lafayette Memorial Park, Ramsey Street,...

Sep 23, 2017

Wade

Franklin Neill Leslie Jr. passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 23rd 2017, as the result of an accidental fall and head injury. Beloved father, brother, uncle, son, and friend to so very many, he will be profoundly missed. To cherish him forever and to keep his memory alive are his daughter Jillian Leslie Pope (Wiley), son...

Sep 23, 2017

Eastover

Mrs. Lena Earline Buck, 89 passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Carolina Inn at Village Green in Fayetteville.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00pm Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at Salem United Methodist Church, officiating will be Rev. David Beck. Burial will follow at Lafayette Memorial Park.

The family will receive...

Sep 22, 2017

Roseboro

Mr. Arnold Claxton Simpson, 61 went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 22, 2017.

Graveside services will be held at 2:00pm Monday, September 25, 2017 at Peters Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, 13176 Peters Creek Church Road in Roseboro, officiating will be Rev. Richard Smith.

He is survived by his parents,...

Sep 17, 2017

ROSEBORO

Mrs. Alexis JoAnn Matthews, 72 of 535 Ernest Williams Road, Roseboro, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017 at her home.

The funeral will be held at 1:00pm Friday, September 22, at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro Street, Roseboro, with Reverend Andy Wood and Stephen Lucas officiating. Burial will follow at Sunrise Memorial Gardens,...

Sep 17, 2017

GARLAND

Miss Barbara Lee Ashworth, 75 of Garland, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017 at Elizabethtown Nursing Center.

A graveside service will be held at 3:00pm Tuesday, September 19, at Syfrett Family Cemetery with Reverend David Bays officiating.

Born October 5, 1941 in Cumberland County, she was the daughter of the late Joe...