OBITUARIES

James Smith

James Smith

Dec 12, 2020

Four Oaks, NC: Mr. James Edward “Jimmy” Smith, age 76, of 785 Berea Church Road, passed away on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at his home. A Private Funeral Service will be held 2:00PM- Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Benson Grove Baptist Church. Rev. Billy Cashwell and Mr. Barry Barbour will officiate. The service will be live streamed at www.bensongrovebaptist.org. Burial...

L.W. Godwin, Jr.

L.W. Godwin, Jr.

Dec 12, 2020

Benson, NC: Mr. L. W. Godwin, Jr., age 81, of 3818 Benson-Hardee Road died Saturday at his residence. Graveside Funeral Service will be 2:00-PM Thursday December 17, 2020 at Roselawn Cemetery in Benson. Rev. Randy Beasley will officiate.             Mr. Godwin was born November 24, 1939 in Johnston County to the late L.W. Godwin Sr., and Versel Parrish Godwin.  He...

Vickie Canady Anderson

Vickie Canady Anderson

Dec 11, 2020

Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Vickie Canady Anderson, age 64, of Green Pasture Road, passed away on Friday, December 11, 2020 at Barbour Court Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. The Anderson Family will be holding services on their own.                           Mrs. Anderson was born on March 16, 1956 in Johnston County to the late Claude Dennis and Katherine Brock Canady....

Tabitha Wood

Tabitha Wood

Dec 9, 2020

Benson, NC: Tabitha Lynn Wood, age 34, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at her residence.  Graveside Services will be 2:00PM-Sunday, December 13, 2020 at Memorial Cemetery in Dunn.           Tabitha was born on April 13, 1986 in Johnston County.  She was preceded in death by her father, Derek Wood  and her maternal grandparents, Thelbert and Clenties Whitman.  Tabitha...

Laura Lee

Laura Lee

Dec 9, 2020

Benson, NC: Mrs Laura Hope Hartley Lee, age 88, of 9825 NC HWY 96 South, passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington,NC. Graveside Services will be 3:00PM, Saturday, December 12,2020 at The Monroe-Lee Family Cemetery in Meadow. Officiating will be Rev. Thomas Collings. Mrs Lee was born December 5, 1932 in Harnett County to the...

Ted Merrill Penny

Ted Merrill Penny

Dec 7, 2020

Benson, NC: Ted Merrill Penny of Benson, North Carolina passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020, at the age of 72.  Ted died peacefully at home, encircled by his loving immediate family, including his beloved wife Linda, their 2 sons, his daughter-in-laws, and grandchildren. The Penny Family will hold private services. Ted was born in Jacksonville, NC on September 13,...

Abella Finol

Abella Finol

Dec 6, 2020

Angier, NC:  Abella Luna Finol, age 2, of 1796 Massengill Pond Road passed away on Sunday, December 6, 2020.  A Funeral Service will be 2:00PM-Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson, NC.  Burial will follow in Fellowship Community Cemetery, Angier, NC.   Father Peter Grace will officiate.           Abella was born September 23, 2018 in Johnston...

Tony Keith Beasley

Tony Keith Beasley

Dec 5, 2020

Coats, NC:  Mr. Tony Keith Beasley, age 55, of Willow Drive died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at his residence. Memorial Services will be 6:00PM Thursday, December 10, 2020 at Rose  & Graham Funeral Chapel in Coats. Officiating will be Dr. Jim Cochran.             Mr. Beasley was born June 13, 1965 in Johnston County to the late Tony Edward and Nancy ...

Rhonda Stephenson Jones

Rhonda Stephenson Jones

Dec 5, 2020

Hampstead, NC: Mrs. Rhonda Kay Stephenson Jones, age 71, of Driftwood Drive died December 5, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Memorial Services will be 3:00PM Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Pastor Scott Betts.             Mrs. Jones was born on November 19, 1949 in Johnston...

Alice McGee Cox

Alice McGee Cox

Dec 2, 2020

Angier, NC: Mrs. Alice McGee Cox, age 88, of Greenleaf Road in the McGee’s Crossroads community died Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM Sunday, December 6, 2020 at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Pastor Scott Betts and Dr. Billy Cashwell. Burial will...

Paul Edwin Thornton, Jr.

Paul Edwin Thornton, Jr.

Dec 1, 2020

Benson, NC: Mr. Paul Edwin Thornton, Jr., age 79, of Elevation Road died Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at his residence.           Mr. Thornton was born November 11, 1941 in Johnston County to the late Paul Edwin, Sr. and Georgia Ruth Parker Thornton.           The Thornton Family will be holding private services.             Condolences may be expressed to the family at...

Sgt. Daryl Clay Meadows, Jr.

Sgt. Daryl Clay Meadows, Jr.

Nov 28, 2020

Coats, NC: Sgt. Daryl Clay Meadows, Jr., age 27, of Tower Drive died Saturday, November 28, 2020 at his residence. Funeral Services will be 11:00AM Thursday, December 3, 2020 at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Revs. Lavern Hayden and Bobby Revels. Burial will follow in Lakeside Memorial Gardens in Angier.             Clay was...

Cathy Morgan Peacock

Cathy Morgan Peacock

Nov 27, 2020

Benson, NC: Mrs. Cathy Morgan Peacock, age 66, of Hannah Creek Road, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield.  Funeral Services will be 2:00PM-Monday, November 30, 2020 at the Rose and Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson.  Burial will follow in Banner Chapel Church Cemetery.  Rev. Gene Bruton will officiate.             Mrs. Peacock was...

Modesta Lucas-Jeronimo

Modesta Lucas-Jeronimo

Nov 27, 2020

Raleigh, NC: Mrs. Modesta Lucas-Jeronimo, age 74, of Raleigh, passed away on Friday, November 27, 2020 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, NC.  Funeral Services will be held 1:00-PM Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Newton Grove. Burial will follow in the church cemetery in Newton Grove. Father Alvaro will officiate.             Mrs. Lucas-...

Anne Dunigan

Anne Dunigan

Nov 26, 2020

Smithfield, NC: Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Blake Dunigan, age 89, formerly of Benson, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC. A Memorial Service will be held 11:00AM-Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at Benson Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church.  Rev. Glenn McCullen and Dr. Robert Cooke will officiate. A Private Committal Service will be held...

Eleanor Sue Hall McLamb

Eleanor Sue Hall McLamb

Nov 26, 2020

Benson, NC: Mrs. Eleanor Sue Hall McLamb, age 80, of Helms-Dogwood Road, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC. A Graveside Service will be 2:00PM-Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Roselawn Cemetery in Benson, NC.  Rev. Doug Abel will officiate.              Mrs. McLamb was born on April 11, 1940 in Johnston County to...

Alice Martin

Alice Martin

Nov 26, 2020

Alice Parker Martin, 76, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020. She received her B.S. degree in Education from ACC (Barton University), with Masters from William and Mary, Old Dominion University, and Hampton University. Alice taught in Newport News Elementary Schools, and Four Oaks, and Glendale-Kenly Elementary Schools in North Carolina. She enjoyed participating in the North Carolina Kiwanis projects,...

Travis Henry Norris

Travis Henry Norris

Nov 25, 2020

Lillington, NC:  Mr.  Travis Henry Norris, age 86, of T.F.I.J. Lane, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Harnett Health in Lillington, NC.  Funeral Services will be held 11:00AM-Monday, November 30, 2020 at Rose and Graham Funeral Chapel in Coats, NC.  Pastor Eddie White will officiate.            Mr. Norris was born on August 19, 1934 in Harnett County to the...

Brenda Holland

Brenda Holland

Nov 25, 2020

Mrs. Brenda Joyce Holland of Coats, NC passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at her home. She was born on July 30, 1947 in Johnston County to the late Joe and Iva May Tanner Parrish. She was a homemaker.             Brenda is survived by her husband of 43 years, Sherlon Holland; daughters, Sheila Johnson and Jenny Holland; sons, Jimmy...

W. Kevin Allen

W. Kevin Allen

Nov 24, 2020

Hampstead, NC:  Mr. William Kevin Allen, age 53, formerly of Benson, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at his residence.  The family will hold private services at a later date.             Kevin was born on May 19, 1967 in Johnston County to the late John William Allen and Joyce Barbour Lee.  He was preceded in death by his step-father, Danny...

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