OBITUARIES
Gordon Knowles
Nov 12, 2014
Norfolk, VA: Mr. Gordon J. Knowles age 65 of Norfolk , Va., formerly of the Benson area, died Wednesday at Sentara Leigh Memorial Hospital in Norfolk. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Monday at Holley Grove Advent Christian Church, Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Michael Bassett. Burial will follow in the Thornton Family Cemetery, Benson. Mr. Knowles was born November 14,...
James "BO" Rotha Overby
Nov 12, 2014
Four Oaks, NC: Mr. James R. "BO" Overby, age 78 of 2385 Thompson Rd died Wednesday at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Funeral Service will be held 2:00PM Saturday at Faith Free Will Baptist Church, Four Oaks. Officiating will be Revs. Donnie Massey, Billy Nowell, and William Morgan. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mr. Overby was born October 21, 1936...
Ruby Barefoot
Nov 9, 2014
Benson, NC: Mrs. Ruby Faye Ivey Barefoot, age 70, of 10443 NC Hwy 96 South died Sunday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral Services will be 2:0PM Wednesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel. Officiating will be Rev. Glenn McCullen. Entombment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mrs. Barefoot was born in Johnston County on December 2, 1943 to the late Crawford...
Marcus Wood
Nov 8, 2014
Benson, NC: Mr. Marcus Coolidge Wood, age 90, died Saturday, November 8, 2014, at Emerald Health & Rehabilitation Center in Lillington. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Tuesday, November 11, 2014, at Holly Grove Advent Christian Church. Officiating will be Revs. Michael Bassett and Calvin Leavitt. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mr. Wood was born October 17, 1924 in Johnston County to the...
W. Keith Burgess
Nov 7, 2014
Benson: Mr. Walter Keith Burgess, age 70, of Benson died Friday, November 7, 2014, at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Benson. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Monday, November 10, 2014, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be Revs. Mark Fields and Randy Beasley. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mr. Burgess was born July...
Roy Adams
Nov 6, 2014
Four Oaks, NC: Mr. Roy Earl Adams, age 75 of Four Oaks died Thursday at Emerald Health and Rehab in Lillington. Graveside Funeral Service will be held 2:00PM-Satuday at Elevation United Methodist Church Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Grace Hargis. Mr. Adams was born July 26, 1939 in Johnston County to the late Charlie & Emma Ellis Adams. He was preceded in death by...
Thelma Johnson
Nov 5, 2014
Smithfield: Mrs. Thelma Mae Adams Johnson, age 86, of 902 Berkshire Road died Wednesday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Graveside Funeral Services will be held 11:00AM-Saturday at Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery. Officiating will be the Revs. William Thomas Gibson and Eugene Worley. Mrs. Johnson was born December 1, 1927 in Nash County to the late Carl Wade & Viola Hayes Adams. Mrs. Johnson...
Gertrude Beasley
Nov 5, 2014
Benson, NC: Mrs. Gertrude Young Beasley, age 98, died Wednesday at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Benson. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Saturday at the Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Bobby Caudle and Mrs. Juanita English. Entombment will follow in Devotional Gardens, Dunn. Mrs. Beasley was born in Johnston County on...
Jean Massengill
Nov 2, 2014
Smithfield: Mrs. Velma Jean Goodman Massengill, age 71, of 119 W. Caroline Ave passed away Sunday at her residence. A Memorial Service will be held 7:00PM-Thursday at Unity Free Will Baptist Church, 104 W. Langdon Ave, Smithfield, NC 27577. Rev. Mike McAuley will officiate. Mrs. Massengill was born February 22, 1943 in Ashe County to the late Mack & Eula Wilcox Goodman. She...
Richard Bordner
Oct 31, 2014
Benson, NC: Mr. Richard Eric Bordner, age 68, died Friday, October 31, 2014. He was born June 18, 1946 to the late Oswald D. and Bettie Mark Bordner. Mr. Bordner retired from the U. S. Navy after 20 years of service. He was a member of the American Legion and Disabled American Veterans. Surviving are sisters, Carolann Johansen of Four Oaks and...
Eula McGee
Oct 30, 2014
Roanoke Rapids, NC: Mrs. Eula Jenkins McGee, age 87, died Thursday, October 30, 2014, at the Greenville Golden Living Nursing Center in Greenville. A memorial service will be 2:00PM Sunday, November 2, 2014, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Paul Burgess. Mrs. McGee was born April 25, 1927, in Halifax County to the late Arthur and...
Betty Tart
Oct 30, 2014
Dunn, NC: Mrs. Betty Lou Hayes Tart, age 61, of 73 Tart Town Road died Thursday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM Sunday at Trinity Baptist Church in Benson. Burial will follow in Lee Johnson Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Thomas Collings. Mrs. Tart was born April 15, 1953 in Harnett County to the late Gilmer and Ellie Allen Hayes. She...
Rachel Lassiter
Oct 29, 2014
Clayton: Mrs. Rachel Magdalene Lassiter, age 92, of 107 Antler Drive passed away Wednesday at the Bryan Center in Clayton. Graveside Funeral services will be held 3:00PM Monday at Selma Memorial Gardens, Selma. Rev. Phillip Barnes will officiate. Mrs. Lassiter was born February 3, 1922 in Johnston County to the late Carl & Betty Pilkington Ennis. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Hubert Elwood...
Tom "T. E." Johnson, Jr.
Oct 29, 2014
Benson: Mr. Tom E. "T.E." Johnson Jr., age 89, died Wednesday, October 29, 2014, at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Benson. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Saturday, November 1, 2014, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Revs. Jessie Brock and Paul Burgess. Entombment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mr. Johnson was...
Charles Farish
Oct 28, 2014
Smithfield, NC: Mr. Charles Roger "Chuck" Farish, age 76, of 1188 Crantock Road, passed away on Tuesday at Johnston Health in Smithfield. Funeral Service will be 3:00PM Friday at Oliver's Grove Baptist Church. Officiating will be Revs. Steve Morris, Charlie Carroll and Mr. Ricky Byrd. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors. Mr. Farish was born December 17, 1937 in Kittery,...
Merle Parker
Oct 28, 2014
Erwin, NC: Mr. Merle Joseph Parker, age 83, of Erwin died Tuesday, October 28, 2014, at Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn. Funeral services will be 11:0AM Friday, October 31, 2014, at Erwin First Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Keith Goretzka. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery in Benson. Mr. Parker was born on September 2, 1931 in Harnett County to the...
Joyce Fleming
Oct 27, 2014
Benson, NC: Mrs. Joyce Anne Bailey (McCallister) Fleming peacefully passed away after a long illness on Monday, October 27, at Clarebridge of Cary. A service to celebrate Joyce's life will be held at 2:00PM Friday, November 7, at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church in Coats. Officiating will be Pastor Jason Hammersley. Joyce was born on July 24, 1933 in Benson, NC to the late...
Randy Wallace
Oct 27, 2014
Four Oaks: Mr. Randy Wayne Wallace, age 64, of 202 W. Hatcher Street died Monday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Graveside Funeral services will be held 1:00PM Wednesday at Piney Grove Church Cemetery, Four Oaks. Pastor Eddie White will officiate. Mr. Wallace was born July 16, 1950 in Johnston County to Mae Belle Jones Wallace of Four Oaks, and the late William A. Wallace, Jr. Mr. Wallace was...
Landy Norris
Oct 24, 2014
Benson: Mr. Landy Kelly Norris, age 67, of 111 Norris Lane died Friday at his residence. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Monday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel. Officiating will be Revs. Ron Godwin, Edwin Norris, Pearlean Parrish and Ronnie Hardison. Burial will follow in the McLamb Family Cemetery. Mr. Norris was born September 8, 1947 in Harnett County...
Hilda Kirks
Oct 24, 2014
Raleigh, NC: Ms. Hilda Mae Barnes Kirks, age 79, of 4812 Six Forks Road, Apt. 217, died on Friday at her residence. Graveside Funeral Service will be 1:00PM-Monday at Hills of the Neuse Memory Gardens, Smithfield. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Edna Bullock. Ms. Kirks was born December 3, 1934 in Johnston County to the late Charlie & Neva Wilkins Barnes. She was preceded...
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