OBITUARIES
Nathan B. Blackmon
Apr 20, 2022
Benson, NC: Mr. Nathan B. Blackmon, age 85, of S. Wall Street passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at UNC Johnston Health in Smithfield. Graveside Services will be held 11:00AM Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Roselawn Cemetery in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Glenn McCullen.
Mr. Blackmon was born on August 24, 1936 in Johnston County, NC to the...
Don Penny
Apr 20, 2022
Knightdale, NC: Mr. Don Penny, age 62, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00PM-Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson, NC. Rev. Ray Rogers will officiate.
Mr. Penny was born on November 3, 1959 in Harnett County, NC to the...
Dennis Fritzy Ledford
Apr 19, 2022
Angier, NC: Dennis Fritzy Ledford, age 70, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at his residence. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM-Sunday, April 24, 2022 at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson, NC. Dr. Billy Cashwell will officiate.
Mr. Ledford was born on December 21, 1951 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to the late Donald Newell and Earline Brackin Ledford. Mr....
Debbie Wood Lee
Apr 13, 2022
Benson, NC: Mrs. Debbie Wood Lee, age 67, of Brocklyn Street passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at her residence. Funeral Services will be held 11:00AM Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Stone’s Creek Advent Christian Church in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Scott Johnson. Burial will follow in Banner Chapel Advent Christian Church Cemetery, Benson.
Debbie was born on...
Faye Strickland Batten
Apr 12, 2022
Mrs. Faye Strickland Batten, age 81, of 586 Rhodes Pond Road, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at UNC Johnston Health in Smithfield, NC, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services will be 11:00AM Friday, April 15, 2022 at Pauline Baptist Church, Four Oaks, NC. The Dr. Robert Cooke and Dr. Sherrill Stevens will...
Charlotte D. Balena
Apr 10, 2022
Coats, NC: Mrs. Charlotte Helene Dierolf Balena, age 86, of Hwy 27 East passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services 11:00AM-Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Coats. Dr. Jim Cochran will officiate. Burial will follow in the Coats City Cemetery in...
Carol Phair Van Nostrand
Apr 10, 2022
Smithfield, NC: Mrs. Carol Phair Van Nostrand, age 74, of Pinecrest Street, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2022 at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC. Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, April 14 at 1:30pm at the Rose & Graham Chapel in Four Oaks. Father Peter Grace will be officiating.
Mrs. Van Nostrand was born on February 22,...
Vickie Kay Lazar
Apr 8, 2022
Selma, NC: Mrs. Vickie Kay Lazar, age 65, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Memorial Service will be held 11:00AM-Saturday, April 16, 2022 at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Four Oaks, NC. Rev. Eddie White will officiate.
Mrs. Lazar was born on March 13, 1957 in Alamance County, NC...
Laura Faye Wood Canaday
Apr 7, 2022
Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Laura Faye Wood Canaday, age 99, died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her loving family at her home in Four Oaks, NC on Thursday, April 7, 2022. A Viewing will be held from 12:15PM-1:15PM on Monday, April 11, 2022 followed by a Celebration of Life Service in the sanctuary of First Baptist Church Four Oaks,...
Juan Antonio Maldonado
Apr 7, 2022
Four Oaks, NC: Mr. Juan Antonio Maldonado, age 76, of Grady Street, passed away on Thursday,April 7, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Service will be on Friday, April 15 at 3:00 pm at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Four Oaks. Pastor Eddie White will officiate the service. Mr. Maldonado will be buried at Four...
Nellie Grace Thornton Westbrook
Apr 6, 2022
Bentonville, NC: Mrs. Nellie Grace Thornton Westbrook, age 90, of Battlefield Road passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at Rolling Ridge Assisted Living in Newton Grove surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services will be held 3:00PM Sunday, April 10, 2022 at Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Bentonville. Officiating will be Rev. James Huskins. Burial will follow in the...
Junius Pearson "J.P." "Jay" Sanders, III
Apr 4, 2022
Junius Pearson “J.P.” “Jay” Sanders, III, age 72, of US HWY 701 South Four Oaks, NC, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC. The family will hold private services.
Jay was born on February 16, 1950 in Wake County, NC. He was preceded in death by his father, Junius Pearson Sanders, Jr. ...
Itha Mae Stephenson Byrd
Apr 2, 2022
Dunn, NC: Mrs. Itha Mae Stephenson Byrd, age 92, of Happy Trails Lane passed away on Saturday April 2, 2022 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Services will be held 2:00PM Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Bill West and Mr....
Helen Wallace Smith
Apr 1, 2022
Benson, NC: Mrs. Helen Wallace Smith, age 87, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022 at her daughter’s residence in Goldsboro surrounded by her loving family. A viewing will be held from 1:00PM to 1:45PM on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 prior to the funeral service at the Benson American Legion Building in Benson. The Funeral Service will follow at...
Harvey Shelton "Pan" Beasley
Mar 28, 2022
Benson, NC: Mr. Harvey Shelton “Pan” Beasley, age 83, of 113 Carolyn Drive passed away on March 28, 2022 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, NC. Graveside Funeral Service will be held 2:00PM-Friday, April 1, 2022 at Roselawn Cemetery in Benson. Officiating will be Edward "Dink" Norris.
Mr. Beasley was born on December 17, 1938 in Sampson County, NC to...
Henry Vance Lee
Mar 27, 2022
Warsaw, NC: Mr. Henry Vance Lee, age 73, of Carroll’s Farm Lane, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at the New Hanover Hospital in Wilmington. Graveside Services will be 1:00PM on Friday, April 1, 2022 at Lee Family Cemetery in Warsaw at his home. Officiating will be Pastor Eddie White.
Mr. Lee was born on March 20, 1949...
Charles Douglas Ennis
Mar 27, 2022
Coats, NC: Mr. Charles Douglas Ennis, age 79, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at his residence. Funeral Services will be 11:00AM, Thursday, March 31, 2022 at Coats United Methodist Church in Coats. Rev. Paul Cecil will officiate. Burial will follow in Devotional Gardens Cemetery in Dunn.
Mr. Ennis was born on March 3, 1943 in Harnett County, NC...
Gary Layton Blackmon
Mar 27, 2022
Smithfield, NC: Mr. Gary Layton Blackmon, age 68, of Hill Road passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at his residence. Funeral Services will be 3:00PM Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at the Rose and Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Four Oaks. Officiating will be Revs. Wayne Dunn and Steven Campbell. Burial will follow in the Johnson Family Cemetery in Meadow....
Edith Oma Rhodes Beetem
Mar 26, 2022
Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Edith Rhodes Beetem, age 90, of Shaw’s Pond Road passed away on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Graveside Services will be 2:00PM Tuesday. March 29, 2022 at Antioch United Methodist Church Cemetery in Four Oaks. Officiating will be Chaplain Todd Higginson.
Mrs. Beetem was born on September 24, 1931...
John Paul Lee
Mar 23, 2022
Angier, NC: Mr. John Paul Lee, age 81, of Zack’s Mill Road, passed away on March 23, 2022. Graveside Funeral Service will be held 3:00PM-Sunday, March 27, 2022 at Lee Family Cemetery off of Marler Road in Benson, NC. Officiating will be Pastor Eddie White.
Mr. Lee was born on March 15, 1941 in Johnston County to the late...
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