OBITUARIES
Bruce Wood
May 28, 2015
Benson, NC: Mr. Bruce Wayne Wood, age 62, of 2909 Hwy 242 South died Thursday at Transitions Life Care in Raleigh. A memorial service will be held 3:00 PM Sunday, June 7, 2015 at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Pastor Eddie White. Mr. Wood was born February 8, 1953 in London, England to the...
Naomi Johnson
May 25, 2015
Garner, NC: Mrs. Naomi Whitman Johnson, age 89, of 119 Ferndale Drive went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 25, 2015. Funeral Services will be 11:00AM Thursday at Vandora Springs Free Will Baptist Church in Garner. Officiating will be Rev. Jerry Stephenson. A graveside service will be 3:00PM Thursday at Bethsaida Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Benson....
Ida Skelly
May 25, 2015
Benson, NC: Mrs. Ida Florance Parker Skelly, age 74, of 700 Raynor Road died Monday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 PM Thursday at Beulah Baptist Church. Officiating will be Pastor Michael Hall. Mrs. Skelly was born December 16, 1940 in Dade County, Florida to the late Bruce and Josephine Walker...
Ondrea Pollard
May 24, 2015
Smithfield, NC: Ms. Ondrea Lee Pollard, age 71, passed away Sunday at Meadowview Assisted Living in Smithfield. Graveside Service will be 11:30AM Thursday at Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Angier. Officiating will be Rev. Mike Tart. Ms. Pollard was born on April 6, 1944 in Johnston County to the late Horace and Ila Parrish Pollard. She was a...
Rue Williamson
May 23, 2015
Smithfield, NC: Mrs. Rue Hayes Williamson, 85 of 902 Berkshire Road died Saturday evening at Smithfield Manor Nursing Center. Graveside service will be held 12:00PM Wednesday at Hills of the Neuse Memory Gardens. Officiating will be Pastor Eddie White. Mrs. Williamson was born August 14, 1929 in Johnston County to the late Gethro & Repsie Coats Hayes. She was...
Patricia Jones
May 20, 2015
Benson, NC: Ms. Patricia Bryant Jones, age 68, died Wednesday at UNC Heathcare in Chapel Hill. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Saturday at New Zealand Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Virgil Murphy, Rev. Jeff Hayes, and Mr. Robie Clifton. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Ms. Jones was born June 28, 1946 in Harnett County...
Danny Adams
May 18, 2015
Four Oaks: Mr. Danny Ray Adams, age 52 of 1286 E. Thompson Road, died Monday. Graveside Funeral Service will be Thursday at 11:00 AM at the Adams Family Cemetery on the family farm. Rev. Billy Nowell will officiate. Mr. Adams was born in Harnett County on December 18, 1962 to Betty Ann Guin Adams of Newton Grove and the late...

Rickey Jernigan
May 16, 2015
Benson, NC: Mr. Rickey Linwood Jernigan, age 58, of 525 Tarheel Road died Saturday at his residence. A Memorial Service will be 3:00PM Sunday, May 24, 2015, at the Coats Church of God. Rev. Russell Spencer will officiate. Mr. Jernigan was born December 21, 1956 in Harnett County to Mollie Byrd Spencer of Coats and the late Linwood Ray...
Hattie Hughes
May 16, 2015
Fuquay Varina, NC: Mrs. Hattie Mavis Gregory Hughes, age 89, of 8762 Hwy 401 North died Saturday. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Tuesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Coats. Burial will follow in Byrd Family Cemetery. Rev. Fred Carraway will officiate. Mrs. Hughes was born August 4, 1925 in Harnett County to the late Oscar and Hattie...
Bonnie Melvin
May 15, 2015
Benson: Mrs. Bonnie Jean Buck Melvin, age 69, of 355 Sanders Road, died Friday at her residence. Memorial services will be held 1:30PM-Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness, 3094 Cornwallis Road in Garner. Officiating will be Ben Kneller. Mrs. Melvin was born on September 1, 1945 in Franklin County, Ohio to the late Frank Sherman and Ruth Catherine Ball...
Marjorie Lamm
May 15, 2015
Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Marjorie Barbour Lamm, age 82 of 1667 NC Hwy 96 South was welcomed into the arms of her Savior Friday May 15, 2015 due to heart complications. Mrs. Lamm will lie in state for viewing in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Smithfield from 12 Noon until 5:45PM on Monday. Funeral Services will be held...
Elsie West
May 11, 2015
Coats: Mrs. Elsie Janis McLamb West, age 83, of 19 West Valley Drive, Coats, died Monday at Liberty Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Benson. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Thursday Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Revs. William Morgan and Tony Beasley . Burial will follow in Devotional Gardens, Dunn. Mrs. West was born...
Danny Wood
May 9, 2015
Benson: Mr. Danny Hugh Wood, age 65 of 1261 NC HWY 242 S. died Saturday at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral Service will be 3:00PM Monday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Ronnie Lafevers and Dr. Larry Withrow. Burial will follow in GreenwoodCemetery in Dunn. Mr. Wood was born June 29,...
Wilbur Hall, II
May 7, 2015
Benson, NC: Mr. Wilbur Leon Hall, II age 47, of 402 Brocklyn Street died Thursday. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM Tuesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Bishop Dennis Smith and Rev. Jeff Person. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mr. Hall was born September 7, 1967 in Wayne County to Wilbert Ray Hall...
Mary Jones
May 7, 2015
Dunn, NC: Mrs. Mary Alice Frye Jones, age 98, of 604 Lucas Road died Thursday at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. Graveside Service will be 11:00AM Monday at Hodges Chapel Church Cemetery in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Curtis Tatum. Mrs. Jones was born August 13, 1916 in Johnston County to the late Johnny and Laura Baines Frye. She was preceded...
Lila Adams
May 6, 2015
Four Oaks: Mrs. Lila Cobb Adams, age 89, of 411 N. Church Street, died Wednesday at Johnston Health in Smithfield. Funeral services will be held 3:00PM-Sunday at First Baptist Church in Four Oaks. Burial will follow in Bethel Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Four Oaks. Officiating will be Rev. John Norman. Mrs. Adams was born on August 17, 1925 in...
Bertha McGovern
May 5, 2015
Dunn, NC: Mrs. Bertha Augusta Chatman McGovern, age 88, died Tuesday at Johnson Better Care in Dunn. Mrs. McGovern was born April 25, 1927 in Lenoir County to the late Mack and Gennie Turnage Chatman. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Svendsen; daughters, Frieda Avery and Esther Tant; and son, Arne Svendsen. Mrs. McGovern was a...
Lloyd Stanley, Sr.
May 3, 2015
Four Oaks, NC : Mr. Lloyd Raeford Stanley, Sr., age 80, of 3 Go Cart Rd. died Sunday at his residence. Graveside Services will be held 11:00AM-Tuesday at Faith Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery in Four Oaks. Rev. Billy Nowell will officiate. Mr. Stanley was born June 10, 1934 in Johnston County to the late Rev. J. Walter and Hilma Mozelle Lee Stanley....
Wendy Doyle
May 2, 2015
Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Wendy Michelle Doyle, age 42, of 1259 Reedy Creek Road passed away Saturday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Graveside Service will be 4:00PM Tuesday at Roselawn Cemetery in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Billy Cashwell. Mrs. Doyle was born in Johnston County on February 9, 1973 in Johnston County to A.G. Johnson of Benson and...
Nancy Mather
May 1, 2015
Coats, NC: Mrs. Nancy Phillips Mather, age 73, died Friday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Mrs. Mather was born October 16, 1941 in Connecticut to the late Clarence Phillips, Sr., and Gladys Church Phillips. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Arthur Mather, and sisters, Shirley McCracken and Doris Crosier. Mrs. Mather was a homemaker. She...
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