OBITUARIES
Wade Weaver, Jr.
Jun 6, 2013
Coats, NC: Mr. Wade Weaver, Jr. age 70 of 2161 NC HWY 55 W. died Thursday, June 6, 2013, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral Service will be 2:00PM Sunday, June 9, 2013 at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Coats. Burial will follow in Lakeside Memorial Gardens, Angier. Rev. Jerome Pope will officiate. Mr. Weaver was born June 30, 1942 in...
Maverine Edwards
Jun 3, 2013
Mrs. Maverine McLamb Edwards, age 88, of 7978 Strickland’s Crossroads Road died Monday, June 3, 2013, at Oak Hill Living Center in Angier. Funeral services will be 2:00PM Thursday, June 6, 2013, at Stone’s Creek Advent Christian Church. Officiating will be Dr. Larry Withrow and Rev. Doug Abel. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Edwards was born March...
Kenneth Tart
May 31, 2013
Clayton, NC: Mr. Kenneth Roger Tart, age 68, of Clayton died Friday, May 31, 2013, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be 11:00AM Monday, June 3, 2013, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Coats. Officiating will be Rev. Pat Chisenhall. Burial will follow in the Coats City Cemetery. Mr. Tart was born May 21,...
Eldred Beasley
May 28, 2013
Four Oaks, NC: Mr. Eldred Easton Beasley, age 87, of 299 Stone Creek Rd died Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Graveside Service will be 11:00AM Thursday, May 30, 2013 at Blackman's Grove Baptist Church in Four Oaks. Rev. Kirk Hall will officiate. Mr. Beasley was born April 5, 1926 in Halifax County to the late Robert Cleveland and Maggie Mabel Lee Beasley. He was...
Megan Williams
May 26, 2013
Raleigh: Ms. Megan Yvonne Williams, age 22, died Sunday, May 26, 2013. A graveside funeral service will be 2:00PM Thursday, May 30, 2013, at Sandy Grove Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Angier. Pastor Kenny Dunn will officiate. Ms. Williams was born in Wake County on November 21, 1990 to Lester Williams of Aylett, VA, and the late Yvonne Lawless Williams. She was a waitress...
Verneta Johnson
May 24, 2013
Benson, NC: Mrs. Verneta Adams Johnson, age 81 of 1330 Adams Road died Friday, May 24, 2013 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral Service will be 3:00PM Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Stone's Creek Advent Christian Church, Benson. Dr. Larry Withrow and Rev. Doug Abel will officiate. Burial will follow in Juniper Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Four Oaks. Mrs. Johnson was born...
M. Dale Beasley
May 21, 2013
Benson, NC: Mr. Milburn Dale Beasley, age 51, of 116 N. Pleasant-Coates Road died Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at the Hospice House of Wake County in Raleigh. Funeral Service will be 11:00AM Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Rev. R. B. Parrish and Rev. Ron Godwin will officiate. Burial will follow in Fellowship Community Cemetery...
G. Stephen Knox
May 19, 2013
Benson: Mr. George Stephen “Steve” Knox, age 60, of 1111 West Pope Street died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. A Funeral Service will be 11:00AM Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel. Rev. Charles Lindquist, Jr. will officiate. Entombment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mr. Knox was born in Cumberland County on March 16, 1953 to...
Judith Coats
May 17, 2013
Coats, NC: Ms. Judith "Judy" Katherine Coats, age 68 of 75 West Erwin Street, died Friday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral Service will be held 3:00PM Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Rev. Glenn McCullen will officiate. Burial will follow in Hodges Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery. Ms. Coats was born...
Particia Stewart
May 16, 2013
Benson, NC: Mrs. Patricia “Pat” B. Stewart, age 74, of 1460 Tarheel Rd. died Thursday at her residence. Funeral Services will be held 2:00PM Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel, Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Randy Beasley. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mrs. Stewart was born June 27, 1938 in Johnston County to the late Junius...
Melvin Moore
May 11, 2013
Benson: Mr. Melvin Eustice “Shorty” Moore, age 83, died Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. A Graveside Service will be 11:00AM Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at Banner Chapel Advent Christian Church Cemetery, Benson, NC. Rev. Glenn Fell & Mr. Ronnie Dunn will officiate. Mr. Moore was born in Johnston County on October 30, 1929 to the late Eustice and...
Ruth Williams
May 11, 2013
Coats, NC: Mrs. Ruth Evelyn Jernigan Williams, age 96, died Saturday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral Services will be 3:00PM Tuesday at Gift Primitive Baptist Church in Coats. Officiating will be Elders Fred Williams, Noel Lee and Tony Parker. Burial will follow in Devotional Gardens in Dunn. Mrs. Williams was born August 11, 1916 in Chatham County to...
William Meritz
May 11, 2013
Benson, NC: Mr. William Charles Meritz, age 69, of 9 Virginia Avenue died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the VA Medical Center in Durham. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mr. Meritz was born June 19, 1943 in New Jersey to the late William and Mildred Sturman Meritz. He served in the U. S. Army during the Vietnam Conflict...
Betty Lou Barefoot
May 9, 2013
Miss. Betty Lou Barefoot age 78, of Four Oaks, NC, died Thursday May 9, 2013 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Graveside Services will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 11:00AM at Hood's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery. Officiating will be Rev. Virgil Murphy. Miss. Barefoot was born June 11, 1934 in Johnston County to the late Nogah M....
Joyce Lassiter
May 8, 2013
Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Joyce Roberts Lassiter, age 72, 1025 Berea Church Road died Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at her residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM Friday at the Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Four Oaks. Officiating will be Revs. Billy Nowell & Mike Courtney. Burial will follow in Hills of the Neuse Memory Gardens, Smithfield. Mrs. Lassiter was...
Eugene Stewart
May 7, 2013
Eugene Collier Stewart lost his fight with Parkinson’s disease on Tuesday, May 7th at the age of 92. A Celebration of Life Service will be 3:00PM Friday, May 10, 2013, at the Coats Baptist Church. A private graveside service in Greenwood Cemetery will precede the church service. Mr. Stewart was a life-long resident of Coats, N.C., and the son of...
Helen Butts
May 4, 2013
Coats, NC: Mrs. Helen Miller Butts, age 78, died Saturday at Harnett Woods Nursing Home, Dunn. Funeral Services will be held 2:00PM Wednesday at the Erwin Church of God. Officiating will be Rev. Timothy Cowan and Mr. Tommy Pope. Burial will follow in the Erwin Memorial Park. Mrs. Butts was born November 26, 1934 in Harnett County to the late Luther and...
Lettie Allen
May 4, 2013
Mrs. Lettie Lee Allen age 91, of Four Oaks, NC, died Saturday, May 4, 2013 at Wellington Nursing Center in Knightdale. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 2:00PM, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Four Oaks. Officiating will be Mr. Durwood Jackson. Interment will follow at Lee's Chapel Advent Christian Church Cemetery. Mrs. Allen...
Norma Grey Parsons
May 3, 2013
McGee’s Crossroads, NC: Mrs. Norma Grey Sauls Parsons, age 81, of 13975 NC Hwy 210 died Friday May 3, 2013 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Monday at Providence Presbyterian Church, Angier. Officiating will be Rev. Jim Davis. Burial will follow in the Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Angier. Mrs. Parsons was born April...
Beulah Creech
May 3, 2013
Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Beulah Barbour Creech, age 94, 3535 Black Creek Rd died Friday May 3, 2013 at her residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM Monday at the Hopewell Free Will Baptist Church in Smithfield. Officiating will be Rev. Lewis Godwin and Rev. Scott Casey. Burial will follow in Hills of the Neuse Memory Gardens, Smithfield. Mrs. Creech was...
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