OBITUARIES

Aug 9, 2016

Smithfield, NC:  Mrs. Lucille Ennis Barnes Clifton age 95, of 203 W. Caroline Avenue passed away Tuesday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield.  Graveside services will be 11:00AM  Friday at Sunset Memorial Park in Smithfield.  Officiating will be Rev. Ricky Ham.               Mrs. Clifton was born December 14, 1920 in Pitt County to the late Louis A. and Evie...

Aug 8, 2016

Newton Grove, NC:  Mr. Elton Young, Jr., age 71, of 4339 Mt. Olive Hwy passed away Monday at his residence.  Funeral service will be 11:00 AM Thursday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel  in Benson.  Officiating will be Rev. Michael Bassett.   Burial will follow in Banner Chapel Advent Christian Church Cemetery.                         Mr. Young was born February 20, 1945 in...

Aug 7, 2016

Dunn, NC: Mrs. Doris Evelyn "Gypsy Rose" Lee Hodges, age 92, of 3435 US 301 North passed away Sunday at Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn.   Funeral services will be 2:00 PM  Wednesday at Rose and Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson.  Daniel Farris will officiate.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery in Benson. Mrs. Hodges was born October 1, 1923 in...

Aug 4, 2016

Mrs. Margaret "Peggy" Kennedy Ames, age 85, of 2651 Bailey's Crossroads Road died Thursday at her residence following a courageous battle with cancer.  Memorial Services will be held 12:00PM- Saturday at Oliver's Grove Baptist Church, Four Oaks.  Officiating will be Rev. Steve Morris.                Mrs. Ames was born on July 17, 1931 in Massachusetts to the late Richard E....

Aug 4, 2016

Benson:  Mrs. Mable "Nanny" Allen Poole Moore, age 78, of 100 Helms Dogwood Road died Thursday surrounded by her loving family at her residence.  Funeral Service will be 3:00 PM Sunday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson, NC. Officiating will be Revs. Dennis Smith and Tim Tudor.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery in Benson.   Mrs. Moore...

Aug 2, 2016

Four Oaks, NC:  Mrs. Viola Allen Parker Flowers, age 92, of 715 Sandy Road passed away Tuesday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield.  Funeral services will be 3:00PM Friday at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Revs. Rodney Brittian, John Harper and Paul Burgess.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery in Benson.                Mrs. Flowers...

Aug 1, 2016

Mr. Charles E. Phelps, age 79, of  588 Devils Racetrack Road, died Monday at his residence in Four Oaks.  Graveside services will be 11:00AM Thursday at Hills of the Neuse Memory Gardens in Smithfield with military honors.  Rev. Beth Burton-Williams will  officiate.       Mr. Phelps was born July 24, 1937 in Johnston County to Agnes Wilkins Phelps of Four Oaks...

Aug 1, 2016

Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Addie Caroline Blackman Hitte, age 95,  of 5523 US Hwy 301 South at UNC Johnston Health  in Smithfield.  Graveside Services will be 11:00 AM Friday at Stone's Creek Advent Christian Church Cemetery, Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Glenn McCullen.                Mrs.  Hitte  was  born in Johnston County on August 4, 1920 to the late John Louis and Helen Powell Blackman. ...

Aug 1, 2016

Dunn: Mrs. Mary Kathryn Welch, age 35, of 106 Jackson Trail died Monday at her residence. Funeral Services will be 11:00AM Saturday at Divine Street Methodist Church in Dunn.   Officiating will be Pastor Beth Gaines.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery in Benson.             Mrs. Welch was born on March 21, 1981  in Cumberland County to Mary Susan McKnight Welch...

Jul 30, 2016

Benson, NC:  Mr. Ransom Wade Dunn, age 81 of 2049 NC 242 North died Saturday at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehab Center in Benson.  Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday at Banner Chapel Advent Christian Church.   Officiating will be Revs. Randy Beasley and Herbert Johnson.   Burial will follow in the church cemetery.            Mr. Dunn was born in Johnston...

Jul 29, 2016

Mrs. Shirley Faye P. Parker, age 80, of 2118  NC Hwy 242 S., died Friday at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Benson. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Monday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev.  Paul Conley.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mrs. Parker was born September 4, 1935...

Jul 28, 2016

Benson: Mr. Jarvis H. Blackmon, age 72, of 1149 Godwin Lake Road died Thursday at his residence. Funeral Services will be 11:00AM Saturday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson.   Officiating will be Revs. Mike Capps, Bill West, and Clayton Sutton.  Burial will follow in Hood's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Newton Grove.             Mr. Blackmon was born on...

Jul 28, 2016

Smithfield, NC:  Mrs. Marjorie Ogburn Scott, age 85, died Thursday at Brookdale Senior Living in Smithfield. A Memorial Service will be held 3:00PM-Sunday, July 31, 2016 at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Jason Hammersley.           Mrs. Scott was born in Johnston County on August 7, 1930 to the late Charlie and Alda Ogburn.  She was also...

Jul 28, 2016

FOUR OAKS: Mr. David Earl Stafford, age 77, of  6900 US 701 S died Thursday at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield.  Funeral Services will be 3:00PM Sunday at Hood's Grove Baptist Church in Newton Grove. Officiating will be Revs. Bill West, Tony Medlin, and Joe Earp. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.              Mr. Stafford was born on...

Jul 26, 2016

Jenny Lynn Neighbors Rabon, age 74 of Gainesville, FL passed away in Gainesville on Tuesday July 26, 2016. Graveside Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday August 2, 2016 at Roselawn Cemetery in Benson. The family will receive friends from 9:30 AM-10:30 AM prior to the service at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson, NC. Rev. Paul...

Jul 25, 2016

Benson:  Mr. William Kenneth Neighbors, Jr., age 83, died Monday, July 25, 2016 at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Benson.  Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Friday at Benson Baptist Church.  Officiating will be Revs. Paul Burgess and Mike Carter.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery.          Mr. Neighbors was born October 16, 1932 in Johnston County  to...

Jul 24, 2016

Jul 22, 2016

Mr. Melvin Dwane Byrd, age 55, of 8154 Elevation Rd passed away Friday at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield.  Funeral services will be 11:00AM Tuesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Chaplain Darryl Mitchell.  Burial will follow in Steven's Chapel FWB Church Cemetery, Benson.                Mr. Byrd was born on December 20, 1960 in...

Jul 16, 2016

Dunn, NC – Rudolph Franklin Miller, 82, of Dunn, NC died July 16th, 2016. Funeral Service will be held at 2:00PM-Wednesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson.  Burial will follow in Harnett Devotional Gardens. Officiating will be Rev. Curtiss Tatum.             Mr. Miller was born in Harnett County on July 22nd, 1933, the youngest child of Beulah Mae Brown and Johnnie...

Jul 16, 2016

Coats, NC:  Mrs. Etheline Carroll Faulkner, age 82, of 980 Brickmill Road passed away Saturday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh.  Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Thursday at Coats Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Jesse Mooney.  Burial will follow in Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Angier.                Mrs. Faulkner was born on September 8, 1933 in Harnett County...