OBITUARIES

Dennis Ashby

Dennis Ashby

Apr 3, 2017

Four Oaks: Mr. Roy Dennis Ashby age 74, of  Four Oaks, died Monday at UNC Johnston Medical in Smithfield. Graveside Funeral Services will be held 3:00 PM Wednesday at Corinth United Methodist Church Cemetery. Rev. Carolyn Sims will officiate.                                  Mr. Ashby was born April 26, 1942 in Johnston County to the late James Oscar and Mary Miles Lee...

Michael Wayne Ammons

Michael Wayne Ammons

Apr 2, 2017

Coats, NC: Mr. Michael Wayne Ammons, age 52, of 1361 Crawford Road died Sunday at his residence. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday at South Erwin Baptist Church in Erwin. Officiating will be Rev. Turner Matthews and Rev. Charles Price.  Entombment will follow in Harnett Devotional Gardens in Dunn.             Mr. Ammons was born June 20, 1964 in Cumberland...

Linwood Johnson

Linwood Johnson

Apr 1, 2017

Four Oaks, NC:  Mr. Linwood Gray Johnson, age 80, of 2417 Elevation Road died Saturday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Thursday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson.  Officiating will be Elder Tony Parker.  Entombment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Benson.                    Mr. Johnson was born July 31, 1936 in Johnston County to...

Clyde "Doodle" Denton

Clyde "Doodle" Denton

Apr 1, 2017

Willow Spring:  Mr. Clyde D. "Doodle" Denton, age 88, of 7260 Mount Pleasant Road died Saturday at Transitions Hospice in Raleigh.  Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Monday at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Coats.  Rev. Timmy Blair will officiate.   Burial will follow in Lakeside Memorial Gardens in Angier.             Mr. Denton was born in Harnett County on...

Reba Garner

Reba Garner

Mar 31, 2017

Four Oaks, NC:  Mrs. Reba Overby Garner, age 82 of 3395 NC 96 South died Friday at UNC Johnston Health in Smithfield. Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday at Faith Free Will Baptist Church, Four Oaks. Officiating will be Rev. Donnie Massey. Burial will follow in church cemetery.             Mrs. Garner was born on October 12, 1934 in...

Thomas Johnson

Thomas Johnson

Mar 30, 2017

Four Oaks, NC: Mr. Thomas Eugene Johnson, age 77, of 1414 Oliver's Grove Church Road died Thursday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral Service will be 5:00PM Saturday at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Four Oaks.  Rev. Marvin Bryant and Mr. Linwood Price will officiate.  Burial will be 2:00PM Sunday in the Hills of the Neuse...

Waylon Wood

Waylon Wood

Mar 28, 2017

Benson: Mr. Waylon B. Wood, age 84, of 6510 NC HWY 96 S. died Tuesday at his residence. Funeral Service will be 11:00 AM Friday at Stones Creek Advent Christian Church.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Dr. Larry Withrow and Rev. Doug Abel will officiate.         Mr. Wood was born September 14, 1932 in Johnston County to the...

Bonnie Poole

Bonnie Poole

Mar 25, 2017

Coats, NC:  Ms. Bonnie Watkins Poole, age 62, of 95 Cottle Lake Drive died Saturday at her residence.  A Memorial Service will be held 11:00 AM Wednesday at the home of Matthew Poole, 95 Cottle Lake Drive, Coats, NC 27521.  Rev. Jimmy Newkirk will officiate. Ms. Poole was born in Harnett County to Grace Matthews Watkins of Dunn and the...

Devon Johnson

Devon Johnson

Mar 24, 2017

DUNN, NC: Mr. Devon Ray Johnson, age 80, of 1700 Fairground Road died Friday at his residence. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Tuesday at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be the Rev. Bennie Grimes. Burial will follow in Banner Chapel Church Cemetery, Benson.            Mr. Johnson was born March 18, 1937 in Harnett County...

Margaret Walker

Margaret Walker

Mar 24, 2017

Four Oaks, NC:  Miss Margaret Lee Walker, age 94, died Friday at The SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral Service will be 3:30 PM - Tuesday at Four Oaks United Methodist Church, Four Oaks.  Rev. Joey Yow will officiate. Burial will follow in the Four Oaks City Cemetery.  Miss Walker was born on December 6, 1922  in Wilson County to...

Helen Utley

Helen Utley

Mar 23, 2017

Helen Beasley Utley, age 90, of 189 Brick Mill Road, Coats, NC, died peacefully on Thursday, March 23, 2017 at Universal Health Care in Lillington,  NC.  Funeral services will be 2:00 PM  Sunday at the Rose and Graham Funeral Chapel in Coats. Officiating will be Rev. Jerome Pope.  Burial will follow in the Shallow Well Church Cemetery, Sanford, NC  at...

Mary Deese

Mary Deese

Mar 22, 2017

Four Oaks, NC:  Ms. Mary Elizabeth "Libby" Lackey Deese, age 65 of 4545 HWY 301 S. died Wednesday at UNC Johnston Health in Smithfield. Graveside services will be held 11:00 AM Saturday at Hills of the Neuse Memory Gardens, Smithfield. Officiating will be Rev. Raymond Taylor.             Ms. Deese was born on October 29, 1951 in Lancaster County, SC to...

Patricia Allen

Patricia Allen

Mar 21, 2017

Kenly, NC:  Mrs. Patricia Sue "Pat" Allen, age 60, of 6111 Flower Hill Road died Tuesday at her residence.  Funeral Service will be 3:00 PM - Friday at Oliver's Grove Baptist Church, Four Oaks.  Rev. Steve Morris will officiate.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.   Mrs. Allen was born on October 20, 1956  in Johnston County to the...

James Gallagher

James Gallagher

Mar 20, 2017

Benson, NC: Mr. James "Jim" Allen Gallagher, 73, of 117 Sycamore Ct. died Monday at his residence. Funeral Services will be 3:00 PM Thursday at New Hope Alliance Church on 2642 Old Fairground Rd. in Angier. Officiating will be Mr. Dale Morgan, Mr. Randy Byrd and Mr. Larry Jones.             Mr. Gallagher was born September 16, 1943 in Butler County,...

William Tadlock

William Tadlock

Mar 19, 2017

Linden: Mr. William Dempsey Tadlock, age 66, of 9562 Little River Road died Sunday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville.  A memorial service will be held 3:00PM Saturday at Erwin Advent Christian Church in Erwin.  Officiating will be Rev. Jim Wallace.              Mr. Tadlock was born in Harnett County to the late William and Katherine Tanner Tadlock.  Mr....

Leamon Gilbert

Leamon Gilbert

Mar 16, 2017

Benson, NC:  Mr. Leamon Alfred Gilbert, age 91, died Thursday at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be 3PM Sunday at Benson Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church.  Officiating will be Rev. Glenn McCullen, Rev. Dr. Don Sauls and Rev. Robbie Gilbert.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Benson.                    Mr. Gilbert was born December 6, 1925...

Ret. USMC MGySgt. Sherwood Allen

Ret. USMC MGySgt. Sherwood Allen

Mar 15, 2017

Ret. USMC MGySgt. Sherwood Lee  Allen, age 81, of Craven County died Wednesday at his residence. Funeral Service will be 3:00PM Saturday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson.   Officiating will be Rev. Vernon Braswell.  Burial will follow in the Thompson Family Cemetery outside of Smithfield.             Sherwood was born on January 7, 1936 in Johnston County to the...

Kenneth Tart

Kenneth Tart

Mar 13, 2017

Benson, NC: Mr. Kenneth Raymond Tart, age 70, of 503 E. Church St. died Monday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral services will be 1:00PM Thursday  at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson.   Officiating will be Rev. Glenn McCullen and Mr. Randy Byrd. Burial will follow in Harnett Devotional Gardens, Dunn.             Mr. Tart was born April...

Ernestine Parker

Ernestine Parker

Mar 11, 2017

Benson:  Ernestine Johnson Parker died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield.  Graveside funeral services will be 2:00PM Tuesday at Benson City Cemetery.  Rev. Al Hocutt will officiate. Mrs. Parker was born in Benson, North Carolina on February 8, 1922 to Charles and Mary Esther Smith Johnson.  She was a...

Amos Simmons, Sr.

Amos Simmons, Sr.

Mar 8, 2017

Smithfield, NC: Mr. Amos Daniel Simmons, Sr.  age 93 of 302 Everett Lane died Wednesday at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral Service will be held 2:00PM Friday at Asbury United Methodist Church in Smithfield. Officiating will be Revs. Jesse Staton and Bobby Smith.  Burial will follow in the Hills of the Neuse Memory Gardens, Smithfield.             Mr. Simmons was...

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