OBITUARIES
Willie Valton Young
Apr 20, 2021
Benson, NC: Mr. Willie Valton Young, age 67, of Elevation Road passed away on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at UNC Johnston Health in Smithfield. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM Friday, April 23, 2021 at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Rev. Randy Beasley will officiate. Burial will follow in Erwin Memorial Park in Erwin.
Mr. Young...
Steven Graig Matthews
Apr 19, 2021
Dunn, NC: Mr. Steven Graig Matthews, age 44, of Tart Road West passed away on Monday, April 19, 2021 at Central Harnett Hospital in Lillington surrounded by his loving family. Graveside Funeral Services will be 11:00AM Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Devotional Gardens in Dunn. Officiating will be Rev. Charles Jones.
Mr. Matthews was born on August 6, 1976 in...
Julia Bland Ellis Raynor
Apr 18, 2021
Julia E Raynor, 85, passed away peacefully Sunday morning April 18, 2021 in her home at Oakcrest Village in Parkville, Md. Funeral Services will be 2:30PM Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Ric Metzger. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Benson.
She was born December 23, 1935 in Pinehurst N.C....
Dianne Wood Byrd
Apr 16, 2021
Mrs. Dianne Wood Byrd, age 69, passed away on Friday, April 16, 2021 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC. Graveside Funeral Services will be 2:00PM-Monday, April 19, 2021 at Roselawn Cemetery in Benson, NC. Rev. Bennie Grimes will officiate.
Mrs. Byrd was born in Harnett County, NC to the late Lee Junior and Irene McLamb Wood....
George Dominic Ludovico
Apr 16, 2021
George Dominic Ludovico
October 28, 1956 – April 16, 2021
George Dominic Ludovico passed away in Raleigh, NC on April 16, 2021. He was born in New Haven, CT to the late Mary Elizabeth Ehehalt and John Ludovico and raised with his brother John in their loving home in North Haven, CT where George grew up loving baseball, animals, classic westerns and...
Daniel Gary Bryant
Apr 15, 2021
Mr. Daniel Gary Bryant, age 66, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Emerald Health in Lillington, NC. Graveside Funeral Services will be 2:00PM-Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Erwin, NC. Rev. Ricky Manning will officiate.
Mr. Bryant was born on August 24, 1954 in Harnett County to the late James Daniel “Smokie” and Gladys...
Judith Williford
Apr 15, 2021
Mrs. Judith Ann Williford, age 73, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 under the loving care of Transition’s Hospice and her family. Graveside Funeral Service will be 11:00AM-Friday, April 23, 2021 at Harnett Devotional Gardens in Dunn, NC. Pastor Eddie White will officiate.
Mrs. Williford was born on April 22, 1948 in Sampson County, NC to the late...
Evelyn Johnson Holland
Apr 15, 2021
Benson, NC: Ms. Evelyn Johnson Holland, age 76, of Bethel Church Road, passed away on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Graveside Funeral Services will be 11:00AM-Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Willow Spring, NC. Rev. Horace Johnson will officiate.
Ms. Holland was born on March 6, 1945 in Johnston County to...
Christopher Ryal "Chris" Johnson, Jr.
Apr 12, 2021
Mr. Christopher Ryal “Chris” Johnson, Jr., age 79, of W. Main Street, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM-Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Benson United Methodist Church in Benson, NC. Pastor Billy Olsen will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery in Benson, NC. The funeral service will be live streamed on the Rose &...
Emma Lou Holmes Hudson
Apr 12, 2021
Mrs. Emma Lou Holmes Hudson, age 80, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021 at her residence. Graveside Funeral Services will be 3:00PM-Thursday, April 15, 2021 at Banner Chapel Advent Christian Church Cemetery, Benson, NC. Rev. Glenn McCullen, Rev. C.H. Lee and Dr. Don Sauls will officiate.
Mrs. Hudson was born on July 30, 1940 in Wake County, NC to...
Randy Ray Creech
Apr 9, 2021
Raleigh, NC: Mr. Randy Ray Creech, age 59, of Hickory Road died Friday, April 9, 2021, at Wrightsville Beach, NC surrounded by his loving family. Graveside Services will be 2:00PM Wednesday, April 14, 2021, at Roselawn Cemetery in Benson. Officiating will be Dr. Randy Carter of New Hope Baptist Church in Raleigh.
Randy was born February 6, 1962 in Wake...
Martha Jane Moore Strickland
Apr 8, 2021
Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. Martha Jane Moore Strickland, age 76 passed away on April 8, 2021. Graveside Funeral Services will be 11:00AM, Thursday, April 15, 2021 at...
Donnie "Don" Franklin Beasley
Apr 5, 2021
Mr. Donnie “Don” Franklin Beasley, 83, resident of High Point, died April 5, 2021 at Hospice Home at High Point.
Donnie was raised on a tobacco farm in Johnston County, NC where he met his wife Martha of 59 years while cruisin’ the streets of Benson in 1958. They eventually settled in High Point, NC where he started a contract sewing...
Myrtle McGee
Apr 4, 2021
Angier, NC: Mrs. Myrtle McLamb McGee, age 92, 1210 Greenleaf Rd. died Sunday morning at her residence. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Friendship Baptist Church in Angier. Officiating will be Dr. Billy Cashwell. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. McGee was born May 13, 1928 in Johnston County to the late Luther and...
Michael McNeal
Apr 3, 2021
Mr. Michael Darrell McNeal, age 66, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at UNC Johnston Health in Clayton, NC. Graveside Funeral Services will be held Sunday, April11, 2021 at Hopewell Cemetery in Hanceville, Alabama. A time of visitation will be held from 12:00PM-2:00PM prior to the graveside at Hanceville Funeral Home in Hanceville, Alabama. A livestream link will be...
Doris Johnson
Apr 2, 2021
Ms. Doris Ingram Johnson, age 77, of 156 Surles Road, passed away on Friday, April 2, 2021 at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. Graveside Funeral Services will be 11:00AM-Monday, April 5, 2021 at Banner Chapel Advent Christian Church Cemetery, Benson, NC. Rev. Joe Brown will officiate. Ms. Johnson was born on February 1, 1944 in Johnston County to the late...
Joann Dennis
Apr 2, 2021
Dunn, NC: Mrs. Joann Wiggins Dennis, age 72, of Wordsworth Drive, passed away peacefully on Good Friday, April 2, 2021 at Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn after complications from a stroke. A Celebration of her Life will be 2:00PM-Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Revs. Ottis and Gail Gore will officiate. Burial...
William "Mann" Johnson
Apr 1, 2021
William C. "Mann" Johnson, age 91, formerly of Raleigh, NC, passed away peacefully at home in Benson, N.C. on Thursday, April 1, 2021. Graveside Funeral Services will be held 1:00PM-Monday, April 5, 2021 at Roselawn Cemetery in Benson, NC. Rev. Randy Beasley will officiate. Mr. Johnson was born in Johnston County on November 7, 1929 to Walter Mack and Daisy Mangum Johnson....
Donnie Wilkins
Mar 31, 2021
Four Oaks, NC: Mr. Donnie Wilkins, age 60, of Greg Street of Four Oaks passed away on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at Pruitt Healthcare in Durham. Graveside Services will be held 3:00PM Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at the Wilkins Family Cemetery in Four Oaks, NC. Rev. Sam Wilkins will officiate. Mr. Wilkins was born in Harnett County to the...
Howard Benton Barefoot
Mar 31, 2021
Benson, NC: Mr. Howard Benton Barefoot, age 86, of Godwin Lake Road died on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at The Greens in Pinehurst. Graveside Services will be 2:00PM Saturday, April 3, 2021 at Roselawn Cemetery in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Leon Tart. Mr. Barefoot was born on June 30, 1934 in Johnston County to the late Percy L....
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