OBITUARIES
Billy Creech
Jan 22, 2014
Smithfield, NC: Mr. Billy Ray Creech, age 79, past owner and operator of Creech Muffler Center in Smithfield, died Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at Barbour Court Nursing Home. Graveside funeral service will be 11:00AM Friday, January 24, 2014, at Hills of Neuse Memory Gardens. Officiating will be Rev. Bob Copeland. Mr. Creech was born October 30, 1934 in Johnston...
Thurman Strickland
Jan 20, 2014
Four Oaks, NC: Mr. Thurman Lee Strickland, age 70, died Monday, January 20, 2014, at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Graveside Funeral service will be 2:00PM Tuesday, February 4, 2014, at Four Oaks City Cemetery. Rev. Bob Copeland will officiate. Mr. Strickland was born September 14, 1943 in Johnston County to the late Wilbert and Thelma Strickland. He was also preceded...
Dorothy Grace Dowdy
Jan 19, 2014
Four Oaks: Mrs. Dorothy "Grace" Thompson Dowdy, age 85, of 2198 Hockaday Road died Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Funeral Service will be held 2:00PM Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Bethel Free Will Baptist Church, Four Oaks. Revs. Emmitt Jones, Billy Nowell, and Rufus Massengill will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs....
Elsie Smith
Jan 15, 2014
Raleigh: Mrs. Elsie Ryals Smith, age 85, of Abbotswoods at Stonehenge, formally of Four Oaks died Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC. Funeral Service will be held 2:00PM-Saturday, January 18, 201 at Oliver's Grove Baptist Church, Four Oaks. Rev. Steve Morris will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Smith was born in Johnston County...
Charles Marler
Jan 12, 2014
Benson, NC: Mr. Charles Emanuel Marler, age 80, of 605 West Church Street died Sunday, January 12, 2014, at his residence. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Wednesday, January 15, 2014, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Revs. Virgil Murphy, Jeff Hayes, and Herbert Johnson. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mr. Marler...
Carol Buchanan
Jan 10, 2014
Four Oaks: Mrs. Carol Strickland Buchanan, age 82, of Four Oaks died Friday, January 10, 2014, at SECU Hospice in Smithfield. Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Sunday, January 12, 2014, at the First Advent Christian Church in Four Oaks with Rev. Jimmy Wooten, Rev. Grace Hargis and Rev. Billy Mobley officiating. Burial will follow in Barbour’s Chapel Church Cemetery...
Janet Young
Jan 10, 2014
Coats, NC: Mrs. Janet Williams Young, age 77, of 1890 Clayhole Road died Friday, January 10, 2014 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Monday, January 13, 2014, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Coats. Officiating will be Mr. Phil Parnell. Burial will follow in the Coats City Cemetery. Mrs. Young was born...
Linda Whitman
Jan 8, 2014
Benson, NC: Mrs. Linda Sue Meadows Whitman, age 61, of 525-B Tarheel Road died Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at her residence. Funeral services 3:00PM Sunday, January 12, 2014, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Mark Fields. Burial will follow in Hodges Chapel Church Cemetery. Mrs. Whitman was born August 6, 1952...
Eldie Hernandez
Jan 7, 2014
Four Oaks, NC: Eldie Hernandez, 68, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. He was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico and lived most of his life in Brooklyn, New York. Eldie is survived by his devoted wife of 44 years, Sonia Hernandez, his daughter, Cynthia Montero, a teacher in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and his grandson, Angel M. Montero...
Melvin Johnson
Jan 7, 2014
Benson, NC: Mr. Melvin Clinton Johnson, age 72, of 96 Beasley Road died Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at Barbour's Court Nursing Home in Smithfield.. Funeral Services will be 11:00AM Friday, January 10, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel. Officiating will be Revs. Randy Beasley and Glenn McCullen. Burial will follow in Beasley Family Cemetery. Mr. Johnson was born February 11,...
Gertie Moore
Jan 6, 2014
Dunn, NC: Mrs. Gertie Tart Moore, age 87, died Monday, January 6, 2014, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Graveside funeral services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at McLamb-Tart Family Cemetery. Officiating will be Pastor Eddie Hilliard. Mrs. Moore was born September 26, 1926 in Harnett County to the late William Anderson and Lettie Lee Tart. She...
Elgie Dawson
Jan 6, 2014
Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Elgie Gray Lee Dawson, age 71, died Monday, January 6, 2014, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Graveside funeral services will be 11:00AM Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Blackman's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Rev. Kevin Edwards will officiate. Mrs. Dawson was born September 16, 1942 in Johnston County to the late Nathan Elton and Bertha Rhodes Lee. She was...
Jerry Lee
Jan 5, 2014
Garner, NC: Mr. Jerry Ray Lee, age 67, of 1305 Frederick Road died Sunday, January 5, 2014. Funeral service will be 2:00PM Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Rev. Curtis Jones will officiate. Burial will follow in Stone's Creek Church Cemetery. Mr. Lee was born March 7, 1946 in Johnston County to the late Edward and...
Wilma Hall
Jan 5, 2014
Coats, NC: Mrs. Wilma Lovette Hall, age 87, of 8289 NC Hwy 27 East died Sunday, January 5, 2014, at her residence. Graveside funeral service will be 3:00PM Wednesday, January 8, 2014, at Erwin Memorial Park in Erwin. Pastor Eddie White will officiate. Mrs. Hall was born April 21, 1926 in Robeson County to the late Will and Bettie Mae Hudson Lovette. She...
Tony Austin
Jan 3, 2014
Four Oaks, NC: Mr. Tony Keith Austin age 53, of 108 Mulberry Road died Friday, January 3, 2014 at his residence. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at 7:00PM at Benson Pentecostal Holiness Church in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Mark Fields and Mr. Carl Horne. Mr. Austin was born March 26, 1960 in Johnston County to the...
Mary Pearl Johnson
Jan 1, 2014
Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Mary Pearl Johnson, age 96, of 705 Lee Public Road died Wednesday, January 1, 2014, at her residence. Funeral service will be 11:00AM Saturday, January 4, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Rev. Mike Courtney and Rev. Johnny Dale Dicorte will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mrs. Johnson was born October 27, 1917 in...
Nina Barnes
Dec 30, 2013
Benson, NC: Mrs. Nina Miller Barnes, age 85, of 604 West Main Street died Monday at her residence. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Thursday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Rev. Charles Royal and Rev. Paul Burgess will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mrs. Barnes was born October 5, 1928 in Harnett County to the late William Edgar...
Allene Honeycutt
Dec 21, 2013
Coats, NC: Mrs. Allene Turlington Honeycutt, age 100, died Saturday, December 21, 2013, in Decatur, GA. Funeral Services will be 11:00AM Thursday, January 2, 2014 at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Coats. Rev. Jesse Mooney will officiate. Burial will follow in Harnett Devotional Gardens in Dunn. She didn’t quite make it to 101--a broken hip interfered. Allene Honeycutt was the last baby of...
Nelson Currin
Dec 21, 2013
Coats, NC: Mr. Nelson Thomas Currin, age 88, died Saturday, December 21, 2013, at Harnett Woods Nursing Home in Dunn. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Monday, December 23, 2013, at Coats Baptist Church. Rev. Jesse Mooney will officiate. Burial will follow in Lakeside Memorial Gardens Mr. Currin was born December 19, 1925 in Granville County to the late Bailey Winston and Roxie...
Clarence "Smokey" Barefoot
Dec 19, 2013
Dunn, NC: Mr. Clarence "Smokey" Edward Barefoot, age 84, of 3375 Meadowlark Road died Thursday, December 19, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Sunday, December 22, 2013, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Dr. Jim Cochran, Rev. Roy McLamb, and Mr. Ray Lee will officiate. Burial will follow in Harnett Devotional Gardens in Dunn. Mr. Barefoot...
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