OBITUARIES
Michael Porter
Oct 4, 2014
Michael W. Porter, 68, of Virginia Beach died October 4. Born in Benson, NC, he was the son of the late Dalton W. Porter and Esther Core Porter. His sister, Jackie P. Moore; nephew, Randy Moore; and great nephew, Staff Sergeant William Clint Moore, all of Benson, NC preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife of 43 years,...
Susie Johnson
Oct 2, 2014
Four Oaks: Mrs. Susie Ellen Johnson, age 102 1190F Hummingbird Road died Thursday at Liberty Commons in Benson. Funeral services will be held 11:00AM Saturday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Four Oaks. Rev. Steve Morris will officiate. Burial will follow in Four Oaks City Cemetery. Mrs. Johnson was born May 8, 1912 in Johnston County to the late Miles Eason & Effie Sanders Johnson. She...
Eloise Moore
Sep 30, 2014
Benson, NC: Mrs. Eloise McLamb Moore, age 88, owner and operator of Eloise Moore Insurance Agency, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Friday, October 3, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Paul Burgess. Entombment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mrs. Moore was born on August 26, 1926...
Mamie Lou Johnson
Sep 28, 2014
Benson, NC: Ms. Mamie Lou Roberts Johnson, age 83, died Sunday, September 28, 2014, at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Benson. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Al Warrick. Burial will follow in Middle Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Garner. Mrs. Johnson was born on...
Garland Wilburn
Sep 27, 2014
Coats, NC: Mr. Garland Kent Wilburn, age 67, died Saturday, September 27, 2014. Graveside funeral service will be 11:00AM Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Harnett Memorial Park in Lillington. Rev. Roger Horne will officiate. Mr. Wilburn was born June 2, 1947 in Harnett County to the late John Garland and Louise Franklin Wilburn. He was preceded in death by a son, Richard...
Rev. James Denton
Sep 27, 2014
Fuquay-Varina: Rev. James T. Denton, age 86, of 697 Bradley Road died Saturday, September 27, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be 1:00PM Wednesday, October 1, 2014, at Hilltop Free Will Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Jeffery Jones, Rev. Rick Washington, and Dr. J. D. Norris. Burial will follow in the Denton Family Cemetery. Rev. Denton was...
Judy Ivey
Sep 27, 2014
Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Judy Stancil Ivey, age 68, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. The family will receive friends from 6:00PM-8:00PM, Tuesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Four Oaks. Mrs. Ivey was born in Johnston County on December 27, 1945 to Margaret Beasley Stancil of Benson and the late Leroy Coolidge Stancil. She was preceded in death by her...
Billy Wilkerson
Sep 26, 2014
Angier, NC: Mr. Billy Ray Wilkerson, age 81, died Friday, September 26, 2014, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral service will be 11:00AM Monday, September 29, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Rev. R. B. Parrish will officiate. Burial will follow in Lakeside Memorial Gardens in Angier. Mr. Wilkerson was born January 16, 1933 in Harnett County to the...
Roger Townsend, Sr.
Sep 26, 2014
Willow Spring, NC: Mr. Roger Harold Townsend, Sr., age 78, of 837 Shadow Lakes Drive died Friday, September 26, 2014, at VA Hospital in Durham. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Monday, September 29, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. R. B. Parrish and Rev. Mike Courtney. Burial will follow in Fellowship Community Cemetery in Angier....
Melba Allene Dudley
Sep 26, 2014
Benson, NC: Mrs. Melba Allene Dudley, age 81, of 2702 Godwin Lake Road died Friday, September 26, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Tuesday, September 30, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Richard Whitman and Rev. Billy Cashwell. Burial will follow in Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Newton Grove. Mrs. Dudley was...
Jerry Grimes
Sep 26, 2014
Goldsboro, NC: Mr. Jerry Mac Grimes, age 68, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. A service to celebrate Jerry’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rose and Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Burial will follow at Devotional Gardens in Dunn. Officiating will be Rev. Walter Sloan. The family requests Jerry’s biker brothers and sisters join...
Kenneth Stewart
Sep 24, 2014
Four Oaks, NC: Mr. Kenneth Calvin Stewart, age 86, of Stewart Road died Wednesday at the SECU House in Smithfield. Funeral Services will be held Friday at 3:00PM at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Four Oaks. Officiating will be Rev. Marshall Stewart. Burial will follow at Hills of the Neuse Memory Gardens in Smithfield. Mr. Stewart was born in Johnston County...
Jean Wilkins
Sep 24, 2014
Smithfield, NC: Mrs. Jean Godwin Wilkins, age 59 of 405 Madison Ave, died Wednesday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Graveside Services will be 3:00PM Saturday at the Wilkins's Family Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Robert Smith. Mrs. Wilkins was born November 17, 1954 in Johnston County to the late Bobby and Pearlie Mae Eason Godwin. She was a waitress and...
Elizabeth Collins
Sep 23, 2014
Benson, NC: Mrs. Elizabeth Moore Collins, age 87, died Tuesday, September 23, 2014, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral Services will be 11:00AM Friday, September 26, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Burial will follow in Falcon Memorial Cemetery. Officiating will be Revs. Wiley Clark and Mark Fields. Mrs. Collins was born February 14, 1927 in Harnett County...
Donnie Langdon
Sep 22, 2014
Angier, NC: Mr. Donnie Dale Langdon, age 71, of 2573 Johnston County Line Road died Monday, September 22, 2014, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Thursday, September 25, 2014, at Bethel Primitive Baptist Church, 2458 County Line Road, Angier. Officiating will be Rev. Wayne Lucas and Mrs. Ann Stephenson. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Langdon...
John Wesley Wood
Sep 21, 2014
Benson, NC: Mr. John Wesley Wood, age 96, of Wood's Crossroads Road died Sunday, September 21, 2014 at NC State Veterans Nursing Home, 214 Cochran Avenue, Fayetteville, NC. He was born September 28, 1917 in Johnston County to the late Isaac F. Wood and Martha Jane Raynor Wood of Benson. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Adams Wood, whom he married...
Luther Johnson, II
Sep 20, 2014
Luther Norman Johnson, II, 72, died Saturday morning, September 20th, at his home in Raleigh following a long battle with heart disease. He was born June 27, 1942 to the late Luther Norman and Pauline Sloan Johnson of the Meadow Community in Johnston County. He graduated from Meadow High School in 1960 and Davidson College in 1964. He worked as an independent real...
Sergeant First Class Larry Christopher Alford
Sep 19, 2014
Sergeant First Class Larry Christopher "Chris" Alford, age 39, of 2205 Thompson Road went to be with his Lord and Savior, Friday at his home. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Tuesday at Four Oaks First Baptist Church in Four Oaks. Officiating will be Revs. John Norman, Todd Creech and Elder Tony Parker. Burial will follow in Four Oaks City Cemetery with Full...
Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. and Melba M. McGee
Sep 17, 2014
Benson: Mr. Robert Sherrill McGee, age 80, and Mrs. Melba McLamb McGee, age 79, of 605 McGee Road died tragically in a automobile accident Wednesday. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Saturday at Johnson Memorial Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Chris Searles and Rev. R. B. Parrish. Burial will follow in Devotional Gardens, Dunn. Mr. McGee was born...
Eloise Adams
Sep 14, 2014
Havelock, NC: Mrs. Eloise Tart Adams, age 80, died Sunday at Crystal Coast Hospice Care in Newport. A private graveside service will be held at Banner Chapel Advent Christian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Adams was born June 7, 1934 in Johnston County to the late Chester and Pearl Tart. She was also preceded in death by an infant son, Kevin David Adams. Mrs. Adams was...
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