OBITUARIES
Charles Tripp
Apr 26, 2015
Coats, NC: Mr. Charles Edward Tripp, age 74, of Clinton, formerly of Coats, died Sunday, April 26, 2015, at Sampson Regional Hospital in Clinton. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Coats. Officiating will be Pastor Eddie White. Burial will follow in Lakeside Memorial Gardens, Angier. Mr. Tripp was...
Ruby Parker
Apr 24, 2015
Mrs. Ruby Norris Parker, age 86, resident of Liberty Commons died Friday. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Sunday at Lee’s Chapel Advent Christian Church. Officiating will be Revs. Steve Lawson, Della Grace Hargis, and Joey Yow. Entombment will follow in the church cemetery. Born in Johnston County on June 8, 1928, she was the daughter of the late John Lewis and...
Earl Lee
Apr 24, 2015
Four Oaks, NC; Mr. Earl Lee, age 90, passed away on Friday, April 24, 2015 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral services will be held 4:00PM-Sunday at Pauline Baptist Church, Four Oaks. Entombment will follow in the church cemetery. Officiating will be Dr. Robert Cooke. Mr. Lee was born July 31, 1924 in Johnston County to the...
Betty Robbins
Apr 22, 2015
Benson, NC: Mrs. Betty Jo Walston West Robbins, age 75, of 606 West Harnett Street died Wednesday, April 22, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Saturday, April 25, 2015, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be the Rev. Glenn McCullen. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mrs. Robbins was born August...
Vara Bizzell
Apr 19, 2015
Smithfield: Mrs. Vara Blackmon Bizzell, age 86, of Barbour’s Court Nursing Home in Smithfield died Sunday. Graveside services will be held 11:00AM Thursday at Hills of the Neuse Memory Gardens in Smithfield. Officiating will be Rev. Jerry Barnes. Mrs. Bizzell was born on May 29, 1928 in Johnston County to the late John Jesse & Victoria Lee Blackmon. Mrs. Bizzell retired...
Bennie Ray Benson
Apr 19, 2015
McGee's Crossroads, NC : Mr. Bennie Ray Benson, age 82, of 3541 Stephenson Road passed away Sunday at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield due to complications from the flu and pneumonia. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Wednesday at Benson Grove Baptist Church in Benson. Officiating will be Dr. Billy Cashwell. Burial will follow in Fellowship Community Cemetery, Angier ...
Brenda Killebrew
Apr 17, 2015
Benson, NC: Mrs. Brenda Neighbours Killebrew, age 69, of 205 W. Main Street died Friday at her residence. Memorial Services will be 3:00PM Wednesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Paul Burgess. Mrs. Killebrew was born December 6, 1945 in Harnett County to the late Silas Colon and Medie Creech Neighbours. In addition...
Carsie K Denning
Apr 14, 2015
Coats: Mr. Carsie K Denning, Sr., age 93, of Coats died Tuesday at his residence. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Friday at the Coats Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Rodney Baker. A private burial will be held at Lee Family Cemetery, Meadow. Mr. Denning was born March 22, 1922 in Harnett County to the late Billy Arthur and Ida...
Brenda Gail Pleasant
Apr 10, 2015
Coats, NC: Ms. Brenda Gail Pleasant, age 53, of 5471 Red Hill Church Road died Friday, April 10, 2015, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral Services will be 11:00AM Monday, April 13, 2015, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Jerome Pope. Burial will follow in Devotional Gardens in Dunn. Ms. Pleasant...
F. Eugene "Gene" Edmondson
Apr 10, 2015
Benson: Mr. Floyd Eugene "Gene" Edmondson, age 69, of 430 Dogeye Road, died Friday at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Monday at Bright Funeral Home in Wake Forest. Pastor Eddie White will officiate. Burial will follow in Pine Forest Memorial Gardens. Mr. Edmondson was born September 28, 1945 in Edgecombe County to the late Ernest Dean...
Dena Greiner
Apr 10, 2015
Four Oaks, NC: Ms. Dena Kay Kerr Greiner, age 67, of 88 Hannah Creek Road died Friday at Johnston UNC Healthcare in Smithfield. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Sunday at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev Bucky Kerr. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Benson. Ms. Greiner was born December 14, 1947...
DeEtta Wood
Apr 7, 2015
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.” Revelation 3:20 DeEtta Jones Wood, age 42, of Willow Spring, North Carolina was nothing if not the consummate hearer of knocks and opener of doors. To know DeEtta was...
Winiford "MeMa" Poole
Apr 5, 2015
Coats, NC: Mrs. Winiford "MeMa" Lee Poole, age 71, of 688 North Orange Street died Sunday at her residence. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Wednesday at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Coats. Officiating will be the Rev. Glenn McCullen. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Benson. Mrs. Poole was born September 22, 1943 in Harnett County...
Elizabeth Shearin
Apr 3, 2015
Garner, NC: Ms. Elizabeth Margaret Shearin, age 21, of 162 Clarence Lane died Friday, April 3, 2015. Funeral Services will be 11:00AM Thursday at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Pastor Scott Betts and Mr. David Barbour. Burial will follow in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Shearin was born June 28, 1993 in Wake County and she...
Jerry Tyndall
Mar 31, 2015
Coats, NC: Mr. Jerry Claxton Tyndall, age 73, of 399 Denise Avenue died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Friday at the Coats United Methodist Church. Officiating will be the Rev. Rick Wilkerson. Burial will follow in Lakeside Memorial Gardens, Angier. Mr. Tyndall was born September 20, 1941 in Harnett County to the...
Rose Williams
Mar 31, 2015
Coats, NC: Mrs. Rose Wood Williams, age 88, of Coats died Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at Green Leaf Care Center in Lillington. A Memorial service will be 4:00PM Thursday, April 2, 2015. at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Coats. Officiating will be Rev. Ed Beddingfield. Mrs. Williams was born December 27, 1926 in Cumberland County to...
Edward Lee
Mar 30, 2015
Benson, NC: Mr. Edward Earl Lee, age 85, of 2468 NC Hwy 50 South died Monday at Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM Wednesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Calvin Leavitt and Dr. Larry Withrow. Burial will follow in Banner Chapel Advent Christian Church Cemetery, Benson. Mr....
Louise Simmons
Mar 29, 2015
Smithfield, NC: Mrs. Louise Allen Simmons, age 89 of 302 Everett Lane died Sunday at Smithfield Manor Nursing Center in Smithfield. Funeral Service will be held 2:00PM Tuesday at Asbury United Methodist Church in Smithfield. Officiating will be Revs. Richard Hill and Bobby Smith. Burial will follow in the Hills of the Neuse Memory Gardens, Smithfield. Mrs. Simmons was born...
John "J. C." Tart
Mar 29, 2015
Smithfield: Mr. John Curtis “J.C.” Tart, age, 73 of 131 Holland Drive died Sunday at his residence. Funeral service will be 6:00PM-Tuesday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Four Oaks. Graveside service will be held 11:00AM-Wednesday at Banner Chapel Advent Christian Church Cemetery. Officiating will be Pastor Patricia Arwood. Mr. Tart was born on October 1, 1941 in...
Julia Blackman
Mar 26, 2015
Benson, NC: Mrs. Julia Young Blackman, age 90, of Benson died Thursday. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Sunday at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Revs. Curtiss Tatum and Michael Preddy. Burial will follow in the Hodges Chapel Church cemetery. Mrs. Blackman was born on November 23, 1924 in Johnston County to the late Claude and...
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