OBITUARIES

Ezra Byrd, Jr.

Ezra Byrd, Jr.

Oct 12, 2012

Smithfield, NC:  Mr. Ezra Byrd, Jr. age 76 of 3885 NC Highway 210 Smithfield, died Friday at Durham Regional Hospital in Durham.  Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 3:00PM at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Four Oaks with Rev. Kevin Edwards officiating.  Burial will follow at Barbour’s Chapel Cemetery. Mr. Byrd was born August 6, 1936...

Jean Barefoot

Jean Barefoot

Oct 7, 2012

FOUR OAKS, NC   Jean Cooper Barefoot, born November 2, 1925 passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, October 7, 2012 at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Smithfield, NC. She was the daughter of William C. Cooper and Lucile Strickland Cooper of Falcon, NC in Cumberland County. After attending elementary school in Falcon, she moved to Four Oaks, NC as a sixth grader,...

Josephine Johnson

Josephine Johnson

Oct 3, 2012

Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Josephine Massengill Johnson, age 87 of 515 Parker Rd, died Wednesday at her residence. Funeral Service will be held Saturday at 11:00AM at the Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Four Oaks.  Officiating will be Rev. Jason Hurt. Burial will follow in Barbour Chapel Church Cemetery, Four Oaks.  Mrs. Johnson was born September 26, 1925 in...

Edna "Polly" Stewart

Edna "Polly" Stewart

Oct 1, 2012

Benson: Mrs. Edna “Polly” Surles Stewart, age 86, died Monday, October 1, 2012, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh.  Funeral services will be 11:00AM Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at Hodges Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church. Officiating will be Rev. Condary Ellis and Rev. Michael Preddy.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Mrs. Stewart was born in Johnston County...

Lillian Lockamy

Lillian Lockamy

Sep 27, 2012

Coats, NC: Mrs. Lillian House Lockamy, age 81, of 110 McLamb Road died Thursday, September 27, 2012, at E. Carlton Powell Hospice House in Lillington. Funeral Service will be 3:00PM Saturday, September 29, 2012, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Coats. Officiating will be Rev. Jeff Parsons and Rev. Lee Lane. Burial will follow in Pleasant Grove...

Harvey Lee, Jr.

Harvey Lee, Jr.

Sep 27, 2012

Four Oaks, NC:  Mr. Harvey Menson Lee, Jr. age 83 of Fayetteville, formerly of Four Oaks died Thursday, September 27, 2012, at his residence. A Graveside Service will be 11:00AM Monday, October 1, 2012, at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Four Oaks. Officiating will be Rev. John Norman.   Mr. Lee was born March 26, 1929 in Johnston County to the...

Pennie Massengill

Pennie Massengill

Sep 26, 2012

Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Pennie Parrish Massengill, age 86, died Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at Liberty Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Benson. Funeral Service will be 11:00AM Saturday, September 29, 2012, at Blackman’s Grove Baptist Church, Four Oaks.  Rev. Jerry Hicks will officiate.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.             Mrs. Massengill was born August 30, 1926 in...

Ricky Ledbetter

Ricky Ledbetter

Sep 25, 2012

Four Oaks, NC:  Mr. Ricky Lee Ledbetter, age 54, of 815 Miller Road died Tuesday at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield, NC.  Funeral Service will be held 11:00AM Friday, September 28, 2012 in the Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Four Oaks.  Officiating will be Rev. Dennis Pollock.  Burial will follow in Allen Family Cemetery. Mr. Ledbetter was born in...

Emmett Gearld Stephenson

Emmett Gearld Stephenson

Sep 24, 2012

Benson, NC: Mr. Emmett Gerald Stephenson, age 73, of 2128 Wood’s Crossroads died Monday at his residence. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Thursday at the Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Billy Hundley. Entombment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mr. Stephenson was born June 29, 1939 in Johnston County to the late Harvey C. and...

Monroe "M.P." Lee, Sr.

Monroe "M.P." Lee, Sr.

Sep 23, 2012

Coats, NC: Mr. Monroe Primroe “M.P.” Lee, Sr., age 90, died Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Johnson Better Care in Dunn. Funeral Service will be 11:00AM Wednesday, September 26, 2012, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Coats.  Revs. Jesse Mooney and Randy Beasley will officiate.  Burial will follow in Lee Family Cemetery, Benson.  Mr. Lee was born August 23,...

Betty Brannon

Betty Brannon

Sep 22, 2012

Marshallberg: Ms. Betty Ann Brannon, age 68, died Saturday, Septmber 22, 2012, at her residence after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.  Funeral services will be 2:00PM Tuesday, September 25, 2012, at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Dr. Ken Williams.  Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery in Benson. Ms. Brannon was born in Colorado on...

Claydean Foy

Claydean Foy

Sep 21, 2012

Benson, NC: Mrs. Claydean Johnson Foy, age 85, of 5613 Benson-Hardee Rd. died Friday, September 21, 2012, at her residence. A Graveside service will be 2:00PM Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Harnett Devotional Gardens in Dunn. Officiating will be Rev. Chris Searles.  Mrs. Foy was born June 16, 1927 in Harnett County to the late Walter Thomas and Esther Ellen...

Hilda Tart

Hilda Tart

Sep 19, 2012

Benson: Mrs. Hilda Parker Tart, age 75, of 4375 Godwin Lake Road died Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at her residence.  Graveside funeral service will be 11:00AM Friday, September 21, 2012, at Harnett Devotional Gardens in Dunn. Officiating will be Rev. Ronnie Hayes. Mrs. Tart was born in Johnston County on July 31, 1936 to the late George T. and Betty...

Bobby Ray Harper, Sr.

Bobby Ray Harper, Sr.

Sep 19, 2012

Mr. Bobby Ray Harper, Sr., 70, of Princeton, NC, passed away on Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at Johnston Health Center in Smithfield. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 2:00 PM at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Four Oaks. Burial will follow at Four Oaks Cemetery, Four Oaks.      Mr. Harper was born on April...

Frederick "Fred" Johnson

Frederick "Fred" Johnson

Sep 17, 2012

Coats, NC: Mr. Frederick “Fred” Howard Johnson, age 67, of 25 MJR Lane in Coats died Monday , September 17, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be 3:00PM Friday, September 21, 2012, at Gift Primitive Baptist Church in Coats. Officiating will be Elders Fred Williams, Tony Parker, and Ric Stewart. Burial will follow in Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery....

J. H. "Harry" Rogers, Jr.

J. H. "Harry" Rogers, Jr.

Sep 17, 2012

Benson, NC: Mr. Julian Harold “Harry” Rogers, Jr., age 63, of Benson died Monday, September 17, 2012, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. A Celebration of Life Service will be 6:00PM Wednesday, September 19, 2012, at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Condary Ellis and Mr. Don Johnson. A Graveside service will be...

Ethel Amicucci

Ethel Amicucci

Sep 10, 2012

Dunn, NC: Mrs. Ehtel N. Amicucci passed away 9:45 pm on 10 Sept 2012 at her house with most of her family by her side. She lived a full life and was that person that always wanted to make her family and friends feel loved and special. She was a great person, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. She was...

Wadeford Coats

Wadeford Coats

Sep 8, 2012

Coats: Mr. Wadeford D. Coats, age 86, died Saturday at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Benson. Funeral Service will be 2:00PM Tuesday September 11, 2012 at Pleasant Union Christian Church in Lillington. Officiating will be Rev. Carey Snelling.  Burial will follow in Coats City Cemetery. Mr. Coats was born in Harnett County on December 30, 1925 to the...

George Wheeless

George Wheeless

Sep 6, 2012

Benson, NC: Mr. George Truett Wheeless age 76 of 1114 W. Pope Street passed away Thursday at his residence. Graveside Services will be 2:00PM Sunday, September 9, 2012 Roselawn Cemetery in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Hubert Morgan.             Mr. Wheeless was born on August 11, 1936 to the late William Henry and Mattie Strickland Wheeless in the Brogden Community...

Betty Ingram

Betty Ingram

Sep 5, 2012

Smithfield: Mrs. Betty Jane Ingram, age 86, died Wednesday at the Carolina House in Smithfield. Funeral Service will be 11:00AM Saturday at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson.   Officiating will be Rev. Timmy Blair.  Entombment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Mrs. Ingram was born in Springfield, Illinois on March 6, 1926 to the late Delbert and Amy Bird...

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