OBITUARIES

Martha Yates

Martha Yates

Dec 22, 2016

Sneads Ferry, NC: Ms. Martha Wallace Yates, age 74, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday evening at her home.  A Celebration of Life service will be 2:00 PM Wednesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Charlie Hughes and Andre Persun.                Ms. Yates...

Willie Sherrill Bowden

Willie Sherrill Bowden

Dec 19, 2016

Angier, NC:  Mr. Willie Sherrill Bowden, age 78, died Monday at Transitions Life Care Hospice in Raleigh. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Thursday at Rose and Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson.   Officiating will be Revs. Phillip Bowden and Rich Denning.  Burial will follow in Harnett Devotional Gardens in Dunn.               Mr. Bowden was born September 23, 1938 in...

Sherrill Layton Johnson

Sherrill Layton Johnson

Dec 13, 2016

Four Oaks, NC:  Mr. Sherrill Layton Johnson, age 82, of 1569 Oliver's Grove Road died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, NC.  Funeral Service will be 2:00PM  Friday at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson.  Officiating will be Revs. Marvin Bryant and Woodrow Miller.  Burial will follow in Hills of the Neuse, Smithfield, NC. Mr. Johnson...

Ethel Barbour

Ethel Barbour

Dec 11, 2016

Coats, NC:  Mrs. Ethel Dorman Barbour, age 78, of 618 Tart Road West died Sunday at Transitions Hospice in Raleigh, NC. Funeral services will be held 11:00AM Thursday at Coats Baptist Church.  Officiating will be Revs. Jesse Mooney and Jimmy Newkirk. Burial will follow in Coats City Cemetery.             Mrs. Barbour was born on June 29, 1938 in Harnett County...

Harold Darnell Willis

Harold Darnell Willis

Dec 10, 2016

Spotsylvania, VA: Mr. Harold Darnell Willis, age 67, passed away at home in Spotsylvania, VA, on December 10, 2016, due to complications from diabetes.  A graveside Funeral Service will be held at 3:00PM, Saturday, September 23 at Roselawn Cemetery, Benson, NC.  Rev. Eddie White will be officiating.             Mr. Willis was born February 28,1949 in Washington, DC.  He grew up...

Lucy Maye Parker

Lucy Maye Parker

Dec 10, 2016

Four Oaks:  Ms. Lucy Maye Hardee Parker age 71, of 106 East Allen Street went to be with the Lord Saturday at Wake Medical in Raleigh.  Funeral Service will be held 3:00 PM Tuesday December 13, 2016 at Barbour's Chapel Advent Christian Church in Four Oaks. Officiating will be Revs. Ricky Byrd, Vicki Parker Medlin and Billy Mobley. Burial will...

Nancy Elizabeth Wise

Nancy Elizabeth Wise

Dec 10, 2016

Newton Grove, NC:  Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Wise, age 91, of 516 Old Goldsboro Rd. died Saturday at Sampson Regional Hospital in Clinton.  Funeral services will be 2:00PM Tuesday at the Newton Grove Baptist Church, Newton Grove.  Officiating will be Revs. Jim Baldwin and Ronnie Jones. Burial will follow in Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Newton Grove.             Mrs. Wise was born...

Gloria Strickland Tart

Gloria Strickland Tart

Dec 10, 2016

Benson:  Mrs. Gloria Strickland Tart, age 59, of 220 Adams Road died Saturday at Johnston Heath in Smithfield. Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM Wednesday at Smyrna Free Will Baptist Church.  Officiating will be Rev. Richard Whitman.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.    Mrs. Tart was born March 29, 1957 in Johnston County to the late Edward and Peggy...

Ruby "Nana" Mims Barbour

Ruby "Nana" Mims Barbour

Dec 10, 2016

McGee's Crossroads:   Mrs. Ruby "Nana" Mims Barbour,  age 82, of 2449 Stephenson Rd  died  Saturday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral Service will be 11:00AM Thursday at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Billy Nowell. Burial will follow in Fellowship Community Cemetery, Angier.               Mrs. Barbour was born on  April 11, 1934 in...

Donald "Chris" Creech

Donald "Chris" Creech

Dec 5, 2016

McGee's Crossroads, NC:  Mr. Donald Christopher "Chris" Creech, age 58, of 50 Lexington Downs Drive died Monday at his residence.  Funeral services will be  11:00AM Thursday at Lighthouse Baptist Church, 1140 B. H. Parris Rd., Benson. The  Revs. Tim Bass and Dan Kirk will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Benson. Mr. Creech was born on April 2, 1958...

Shirley Levorse

Shirley Levorse

Dec 2, 2016

Coats, NC:  Mrs. Shirley Engle Levorse, age 80 passed away Friday, December 2, 2016, surrounded by her loved ones.  Funeral services will be 4:00PM Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Coats.  Officiating will be Rev. Ron Barefoot.             Mrs. Levorse, was born in Rock Hill, SC, on June 1, 1936, to the late William...

Roxanne Stanley

Roxanne Stanley

Dec 1, 2016

Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Roxanne Stewart Stanley, 48 of 1890 Keen Road died Thursday evening at her residence.  Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Sunday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Four Oaks.  Revs. Donnie Barbour and Edwin Norris will officiate.  Burial will follow in Dicey-Dunn Cemetery, Four Oaks. NC                Mrs. Stanley was born  February 20, 1968 in Harnett County...

Billy Parker

Billy Parker

Nov 30, 2016

Four Oaks, NC:  Mr. Billy Bruce Parker, age 53, of 729-B Mulberry Road, died Wednesday. Memorial Services will be 3:00PM Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Parker Family Cemetery on Parkertown Road in Four Oaks, NC.             Mr. Parker was born January 20, 1963 in Johnston County to Billy Ray Parker of Four Oaks and the late Lorene Stanley Parker.  He...

Iris Suggs

Iris Suggs

Nov 27, 2016

Coats: Mrs. Iris Allene Baughman Suggs, age 81, died Sunday at her home.             Mrs. Suggs was born February 15, 1935 in Georgia to the late Donnie and Sandy Florence Baughman.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Steve Suggs.  Mrs. Suggs was a secretary with UNC Healthcare and was a member of Act 29 Fellowship Church in...

Edgar "E.A." Johnson, Jr.

Edgar "E.A." Johnson, Jr.

Nov 27, 2016

Benson:  Mr. Edgar Allen "E.A." Johnson, Jr., age 94, of Benson went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn, where he received excellent care.   Funeral Services will be 2:00PM Wednesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson.  Officiating will be Rev. Al Hocutt.  Burial will follow in Benson City...

Bruce Coats

Bruce Coats

Nov 26, 2016

Benson, NC:  Mr. Bruce Aaron Coats, age 87, of 6217 Raleigh Road died Saturday at his home.  Funeral service will be 11:00AM Tuesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson.  Officiating will be Rev. Pete Norris and Dr. Paul Rowland.  Burial will follow in Rehobeth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.             Mr. Coats, a native of Johnston County, was...

Leta Benson

Leta Benson

Nov 20, 2016

Smithfield:  Mrs. Leta Grey Stephenson Benson, age 84, of 250 NC HWY 210, passed away on Sunday at Meadowview Assisted Living Center.  Funeral Service will be held 1:00 PM Tuesday at Rose and Graham Funeral Chapel in Four Oaks.  Burial will follow in Hills of The Neuse Memory Gardens.  Officiating will be Rev. Jesse Brock. Mrs. Benson was born on...

William Worrells

William Worrells

Nov 19, 2016

Four Oaks:  William Elton Worrells, age 70, of 171 Trent Lane died Saturday at Wake Medical in Raleigh.  Graveside Funeral Service will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Wilkins Family Cemetery in Four Oaks. Officiating will be Rev. Wade Daughtry.                 Mr. Worrells was born in Johnston County to Willie and Esther Lawhorn Worrells. He was...

Edith Reardon

Edith Reardon

Nov 16, 2016

Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Edith R. Reardon, age 79,  died Wednesday at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Sunday at Piney Grove PFWB Church, Four Oaks. Officiating will be Revs. Joel Brown, Floyd Turlington. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Reardon was born in Cumberland County on May 3, 1937 to the late...

Doris Cook

Doris Cook

Nov 15, 2016

Angier, NC:  Mrs. Doris McGee Cook, age 87, passed away Tuesday. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Saturday at Rose and Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson.   Officiating will be Rev. George Reed.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery in Benson.               Mrs. Cook was born November 12, 1929 in Johnston County to the late Junius G. and Eva  McGee. ...

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