OBITUARIES
Mary Matthews
Nov 27, 2014
Benson, NC : Mrs. Mary Tart Matthews, age 94, of 2315 Hwy 242 died Thursday at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation in Benson. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Sunday at Burnell Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Jessie Brock. Burial will follow in the Hodges Chapel Church Cemetery, Benson. Mrs. Matthews was born August 18, 1920 in Johnston County to...
Stephen Calcote
Nov 21, 2014
Benson, NC: Mr. Stephen Eugene "Gene" Calcote, age 73, died Friday, November 21, 2014. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Saturday, December 6, 2014, at Benson Pentecostal Holiness Church, 8991 Highway 27 East. Rev. Mark Fields will officiate. Burial will follow in Dixon Family Cemetery. Gene was born in Lucien (Franklin County), MS to the late Thomas Edward Calcote and Katherine Ratcliff Calcote Bulkley. He...
Lisbon "Lib" Lee
Nov 21, 2014
Benson, NC: Mr. Lisbon "Lib" Hudson Lee, age 83, of 9825 NC Hwy 96 South, died Friday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral Service will be held Monday at 2:00PM at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Burial will follow in Monroe Lee Family Cemetery, Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Thomas Collings. Mr. Lee was born December 30, 1930...
Debra Stephenson
Nov 21, 2014
Lillington, NC: Debra Ann Collins Stephenson, age 52, of 781 Main Street died Thursday at her residence. Ms. Stephenson was born on May 24, 1962 in Harnett County to the late Ralph and Annie Pearl Baker Collins. She was a retired sheet rocker and housekeeper. Surviving are daughters, Kelly Hill of Benson, Ashley Jones of Buies Creek; brother, Dennis Collins of Buies Creek; four...
Joyce Tart
Nov 20, 2014
Benson, NC : Mrs. Joyce Ann Hayes Tart, age 55, of 102 Circle Drive died Thursday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Sunday at Trinity Baptist Church, Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Thomas Collings. Burial will follow in the Benson Family Cemetery, Four Oaks. Mrs. Tart was born June 12, 1959 to the late Gilmer...
Cornelius Devyver, II
Nov 17, 2014
Raleigh, NC: Cornelius Alfred Devyver, II, age 72, of Raleigh died on Monday at Transitions Life Care in Raleigh. Cornelius was born to the late Cornelius Alfred Devyver, Sr. and Mary Cobb Devyver in New York on February 2, 1942. He was a Supervisor for a power plant. Surviving are wife of twenty-four years, Vicky Lee Stowe Devyver; sons, Cornelius Steven Devyver...
Gordon Knowles
Nov 12, 2014
Norfolk, VA: Mr. Gordon J. Knowles age 65 of Norfolk , Va., formerly of the Benson area, died Wednesday at Sentara Leigh Memorial Hospital in Norfolk. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Monday at Holley Grove Advent Christian Church, Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Michael Bassett. Burial will follow in the Thornton Family Cemetery, Benson. Mr. Knowles was born November 14,...
James "BO" Rotha Overby
Nov 12, 2014
Four Oaks, NC: Mr. James R. "BO" Overby, age 78 of 2385 Thompson Rd died Wednesday at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Funeral Service will be held 2:00PM Saturday at Faith Free Will Baptist Church, Four Oaks. Officiating will be Revs. Donnie Massey, Billy Nowell, and William Morgan. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Overby was born October 21, 1936...
Ruby Barefoot
Nov 9, 2014
Benson, NC: Mrs. Ruby Faye Ivey Barefoot, age 70, of 10443 NC Hwy 96 South died Sunday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral Services will be 2:0PM Wednesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Glenn McCullen. Entombment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mrs. Barefoot was born in Johnston County on December 2, 1943 to the late Crawford...
Marcus Wood
Nov 8, 2014
Benson, NC: Mr. Marcus Coolidge Wood, age 90, died Saturday, November 8, 2014, at Emerald Health & Rehabilitation Center in Lillington. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Tuesday, November 11, 2014, at Holly Grove Advent Christian Church. Officiating will be Revs. Michael Bassett and Calvin Leavitt. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mr. Wood was born October 17, 1924 in Johnston County to the...
W. Keith Burgess
Nov 7, 2014
Benson: Mr. Walter Keith Burgess, age 70, of Benson died Friday, November 7, 2014, at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Benson. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Monday, November 10, 2014, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Revs. Mark Fields and Randy Beasley. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mr. Burgess was born July...
Roy Adams
Nov 6, 2014
Four Oaks, NC: Mr. Roy Earl Adams, age 75 of Four Oaks died Thursday at Emerald Health and Rehab in Lillington. Graveside Funeral Service will be held 2:00PM-Satuday at Elevation United Methodist Church Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Grace Hargis. Mr. Adams was born July 26, 1939 in Johnston County to the late Charlie & Emma Ellis Adams. He was preceded in death by...
Thelma Johnson
Nov 5, 2014
Smithfield: Mrs. Thelma Mae Adams Johnson, age 86, of 902 Berkshire Road died Wednesday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Graveside Funeral Services will be held 11:00AM-Saturday at Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery. Officiating will be the Revs. William Thomas Gibson and Eugene Worley. Mrs. Johnson was born December 1, 1927 in Nash County to the late Carl Wade & Viola Hayes Adams. Mrs. Johnson...
Gertrude Beasley
Nov 5, 2014
Benson, NC: Mrs. Gertrude Young Beasley, age 98, died Wednesday at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Benson. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Saturday at the Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Bobby Caudle and Mrs. Juanita English. Entombment will follow in Devotional Gardens, Dunn. Mrs. Beasley was born in Johnston County on...
Jean Massengill
Nov 2, 2014
Smithfield: Mrs. Velma Jean Goodman Massengill, age 71, of 119 W. Caroline Ave passed away Sunday at her residence. A Memorial Service will be held 7:00PM-Thursday at Unity Free Will Baptist Church, 104 W. Langdon Ave, Smithfield, NC 27577. Rev. Mike McAuley will officiate. Mrs. Massengill was born February 22, 1943 in Ashe County to the late Mack & Eula Wilcox Goodman. She...
Richard Bordner
Oct 31, 2014
Benson, NC: Mr. Richard Eric Bordner, age 68, died Friday, October 31, 2014. He was born June 18, 1946 to the late Oswald D. and Bettie Mark Bordner. Mr. Bordner retired from the U. S. Navy after 20 years of service. He was a member of the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans. Surviving are sisters, Carolann Johansen of Four Oaks and...
Eula McGee
Oct 30, 2014
Roanoke Rapids, NC: Mrs. Eula Jenkins McGee, age 87, died Thursday, October 30, 2014, at the Greenville Golden Living Nursing Center in Greenville. A memorial service will be 2:00PM Sunday, November 2, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Paul Burgess. Mrs. McGee was born April 25, 1927, in Halifax County to the late Arthur and...
Betty Tart
Oct 30, 2014
Dunn, NC: Mrs. Betty Lou Hayes Tart, age 61, of 73 Tart Town Road died Thursday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM Sunday at Trinity Baptist Church in Benson. Burial will follow in Lee Johnson Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Thomas Collings. Mrs. Tart was born April 15, 1953 in Harnett County to the late Gilmer and Ellie Allen Hayes. She...
Rachel Lassiter
Oct 29, 2014
Clayton: Mrs. Rachel Magdalene Lassiter, age 92, of 107 Antler Drive passed away Wednesday at the Bryan Center in Clayton. Graveside Funeral services will be held 3:00PM Monday at Selma Memorial Gardens, Selma. Rev. Phillip Barnes will officiate. Mrs. Lassiter was born February 3, 1922 in Johnston County to the late Carl & Betty Pilkington Ennis. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Hubert Elwood...
Tom "T. E." Johnson, Jr.
Oct 29, 2014
Benson: Mr. Tom E. "T.E." Johnson Jr., age 89, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Benson. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Saturday, November 1, 2014, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Revs. Jessie Brock and Paul Burgess. Entombment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mr. Johnson was...
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