OBITUARIES

Pearl Lumley

Pearl Lumley

Jun 12, 2013

Coats, NC:  Mrs. Pearl Tart Lumley, age 95, formally of Raleigh died Wednesday June 12, 2013 at Oak Hill Living Assistant Center, Angier. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Friday at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Coats. Burial will follow in Devotional Gardens in Dunn. Mrs. Lumley was born October 14, 1917; she was a native of Tart Road...

Shirley Bledsoe

Shirley Bledsoe

Jun 9, 2013

Willow Spring, NC:  Mrs. Shirley Stephenson Bledsoe, age 77, of 221 Mt. Pleasant Road died Sunday, June 9, 2013, at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be the Rev. Dr. Charles Ennis. Burial will follow in Pinecrest Memorial Park in Clayton.    Mrs. Bledsoe...

Danny Johnson

Danny Johnson

Jun 8, 2013

Mr. Danny Ray Johnson, age 57, of 245 Mulberry Road died Saturday, June 8, 2013, at his residence. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2013, at 11:00AM at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel, Four Oaks. Burial will follow in the Johnson Family Cemetery, Four Oaks.    Mr. Johnson was born April 29, 1956 in Johnston County to...

Wade Weaver, Jr.

Wade Weaver, Jr.

Jun 6, 2013

Coats, NC: Mr. Wade Weaver, Jr. age 70 of 2161 NC HWY 55 W. died Thursday, June 6, 2013, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh.  Funeral Service will be 2:00PM Sunday, June 9, 2013 at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Coats.  Burial will follow in Lakeside Memorial Gardens, Angier.  Rev. Jerome Pope will officiate.       Mr. Weaver was born June 30, 1942 in...

Maverine Edwards

Maverine Edwards

Jun 3, 2013

Mrs. Maverine McLamb Edwards, age 88, of 7978 Strickland’s Crossroads Road died Monday, June 3, 2013, at Oak Hill Living Center in Angier. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Thursday, June 6, 2013, at Stone’s Creek Advent Christian Church. Officiating will be Dr. Larry Withrow and Rev. Doug Abel. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.     Mrs. Edwards was born March...

Kenneth Tart

Kenneth Tart

May 31, 2013

Clayton, NC:  Mr. Kenneth Roger Tart, age 68, of Clayton died Friday, May 31, 2013, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Monday, June 3, 2013, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Coats. Officiating will be Rev. Pat Chisenhall. Burial will follow in the Coats City Cemetery.         Mr. Tart was born May 21,...

Eldred Beasley

Eldred Beasley

May 28, 2013

Four Oaks, NC:  Mr. Eldred Easton Beasley, age 87, of 299 Stone Creek Rd died Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Graveside Service will be 11:00AM Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Blackman's Grove Baptist Church in Four Oaks.  Rev. Kirk Hall will officiate.   Mr. Beasley was born April 5, 1926 in Halifax County to the late Robert Cleveland and Maggie Mabel Lee Beasley.  He was...

Megan Williams

Megan Williams

May 26, 2013

Raleigh:  Ms. Megan Yvonne Williams, age 22, died Sunday, May 26, 2013.  A graveside funeral service will be 2:00PM Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Sandy Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Angier.  Pastor Kenny Dunn will officiate.   Ms. Williams was born in Wake County on November 21, 1990 to Lester Williams of Aylett, VA, and the late Yvonne Lawless Williams.  She was a waitress...

Verneta Johnson

Verneta Johnson

May 24, 2013

Benson, NC: Mrs. Verneta Adams Johnson, age 81 of 1330 Adams Road died Friday, May 24, 2013 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh.  Funeral Service will be 3:00PM Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Stone's  Creek Advent Christian Church, Benson. Dr. Larry Withrow and Rev. Doug Abel will officiate.  Burial will follow in Juniper Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Four Oaks. Mrs. Johnson was born...

M. Dale Beasley

M. Dale Beasley

May 21, 2013

Benson, NC:  Mr. Milburn Dale Beasley, age 51, of 116 N. Pleasant-Coates Road died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at the Hospice House of Wake County in Raleigh. Funeral Service will be 11:00AM Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson.  Rev. R. B. Parrish and Rev. Ron Godwin will officiate. Burial will follow in Fellowship Community Cemetery...

G. Stephen Knox

G. Stephen Knox

May 19, 2013

Benson:  Mr. George Stephen “Steve” Knox, age 60, of 1111 West Pope Street died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh.  A Funeral Service will be 11:00AM Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel.  Rev. Charles Lindquist, Jr. will officiate.  Entombment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery.        Mr. Knox was born in Cumberland County on March 16, 1953 to...

Judith Coats

Judith Coats

May 17, 2013

Coats, NC:  Ms. Judith "Judy" Katherine Coats, age 68 of 75 West Erwin Street, died Friday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral Service will be held 3:00PM Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson.  Rev. Glenn McCullen will officiate. Burial will follow in Hodges Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery.   Ms. Coats was born...

Particia Stewart

Particia Stewart

May 16, 2013

Benson, NC:  Mrs. Patricia “Pat” B. Stewart, age 74, of 1460 Tarheel Rd. died Thursday at her residence. Funeral Services will be held 2:00PM Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel, Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Randy Beasley.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery.   Mrs. Stewart was born June 27, 1938 in Johnston County to the late Junius...

Melvin Moore

Melvin Moore

May 11, 2013

Benson:  Mr. Melvin Eustice “Shorty” Moore, age 83, died Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh.  A Graveside Service will be 11:00AM Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Banner Chapel Advent Christian Church Cemetery, Benson, NC.  Rev. Glenn Fell & Mr. Ronnie Dunn will officiate.   Mr. Moore was born in Johnston County on October 30, 1929 to the late Eustice and...

Ruth Williams

Ruth Williams

May 11, 2013

Coats, NC: Mrs. Ruth Evelyn Jernigan Williams, age 96, died Saturday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral Services will be 3:00PM Tuesday at Gift Primitive Baptist Church in Coats. Officiating will be Elders Fred Williams, Noel Lee and Tony Parker. Burial will follow in Devotional Gardens in Dunn. Mrs. Williams was born August 11, 1916 in Chatham County to...

William Meritz

William Meritz

May 11, 2013

Benson, NC:  Mr. William Charles Meritz, age 69, of 9 Virginia Avenue died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the VA Medical Center in Durham.  A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Meritz was born June 19, 1943 in New Jersey to the late William and Mildred Sturman Meritz.  He served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict...

Betty Lou Barefoot

Betty Lou Barefoot

May 9, 2013

Miss. Betty Lou Barefoot age 78, of  Four Oaks, NC, died Thursday May 9, 2013 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Graveside Services will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 11:00AM at Hood's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Virgil Murphy. Miss. Barefoot was born June 11, 1934 in Johnston County to the late Nogah M....

Joyce Lassiter

Joyce Lassiter

May 8, 2013

Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Joyce Roberts Lassiter, age 72, 1025 Berea Church Road died Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at her residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM Friday at the Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Four Oaks. Officiating will be Revs. Billy Nowell & Mike Courtney. Burial will follow in Hills of the Neuse Memory Gardens, Smithfield. Mrs. Lassiter was...

Eugene Stewart

Eugene Stewart

May 7, 2013

Eugene Collier Stewart lost his fight with Parkinson’s disease on Tuesday, May 7th at the age of 92. A Celebration of Life Service will be 3:00PM Friday, May 10, 2013, at the Coats Baptist Church. A private graveside service in Greenwood Cemetery will precede the church service. Mr. Stewart was a life-long resident of Coats, N.C., and the son of...

Helen Butts

Helen Butts

May 4, 2013

Coats, NC:  Mrs. Helen Miller Butts, age 78, died Saturday at Harnett Woods Nursing Home, Dunn. Funeral Services will be held 2:00PM Wednesday at the Erwin Church of God. Officiating will be Rev. Timothy Cowan and Mr. Tommy Pope.  Burial will follow in the Erwin Memorial Park.   Mrs. Butts was born November 26, 1934 in Harnett County to the late Luther and...

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