OBITUARIES
Juanita Matthews
Aug 11, 2018
Benson: Mrs. Juanita Mae Maness Matthews, age 96, died peacefully on Saturday, August 11, 2018, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Public Funeral services to celebrate Juanita's life will be 2:00PM Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at the Benson United Methodist Church. Rev. Al Hocutt will officiate. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery. Juanita was born on March 9, 1922 in...
Gary Smith
Aug 11, 2018
Benson, NC: Mr. Gary Millard Smith, age 54, died Saturday, August 11, 2018 at his residence. Memorial services will be 11:00AM Saturday, August 18, 2018, at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Jason Hudson will officiate. Mr. Smith was born May 28, 1964 in Harnett County to the late Millard and Idell Stancil Smith. He was also preceded...
Oliver "Pete" Ennis
Aug 10, 2018
Benson, NC: Mr. Oliver J. "Pete" Ennis, age 69, of 416 Chic Ennis Road died Friday at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Memorial Services will be 11:00AM Monday, August 13, 2018 at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, Coats, NC. Officiating will be Rev. Jason Hammersley Mr. Ennis was born July 10, 1949 in Harnett County to the late Oliver...
Timothy Maynard
Aug 8, 2018
Mr. Timothy Dwayne Maynard, age 49, of Feed Mill Road died Wednesday, August 8, 2018 in Jacksonville, NC. Graveside Service will be held 11:00AM Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Lakeside Memorial Gardens, Angier, NC. Officiating will be Chaplain, Jeremy Maynard, his brother. Mr. Maynard was born November 21, 1968 in Wake County to Ernestine Barbour Maynard of Kenly, NC...
Evelyn Aranda
Aug 6, 2018
Mrs. Evelyn Aranda, 65, died Monday, August 6, 2018, at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield after a long struggle with cancer. A devoted wife and mother as well as a devout believer and follower of Christ, she was Methodist by faith. Mrs. Aranda was born Evelyn Benson Bonner on July 24, 1953, in Harnett...
Joyce Turner
Aug 2, 2018
Joyce Devine Parrish Turner, age 86, of Dunn, NC passed peacefully into her eternal heavenly home on August 2, 2018. Joyce was born on February 3, 1932 to Aldridge and Maxine Parrish of Coats, NC. She was the oldest of four daughters. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 46 years, Raymond D. Turner, her granddaughter, Katie...
Debra Burgess
Aug 2, 2018
Mims, Florida: Mrs. Debra Gail Vinson Burgess, age 49 of 6335 Dixie Way, Mims, Florida passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018 at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. A Celebration of Life Service will be 6:00 PM Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at Rose & Graham Funeral Chapel in Four Oaks. Rev. Todd Higginson and Rev. Jerry Shavers will officiate. Mrs....
Wilfred Bruce, Jr.
Jul 31, 2018
Four Oaks, NC: Mr. Wilfred "Butch" Bruce, Jr., age 70 of 1929 Hockaday Rd. died Tuesday at UNC Chapel Hill. The family will receive friends 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Four Oaks and at the family home, 1929 Hockaday Road, Four Oaks, NC 27524. Mr. Bruce was born on...
Virginia Gregory McCabe
Jul 27, 2018
Benson, NC: Mrs. Virginia Gregory McCabe, age 88, of Elevation Road died Friday July 27, 2018 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Monday July 30, 2018 at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel, Benson. Officiating will be Rev. Bobby Caudle. Entombment will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Benson. Mrs. McCabe was born...
Danny Matthews
Jul 26, 2018
Princeton, NC: Mr. Danny L. Matthews, age 60, of 154 Haven Lane died Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Smithfield Manor in Smithfield. Funeral Service will be 6:00 PM Monday, July 30, 2018 at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson, NC. Officiating will be Revs. Jack Booth, Jr., Ed Johnson and Don Dewberry. Graveside service will be 10:00 AM...
Mary "Pat" Bowser
Jul 23, 2018
Mary "Pat" Bowser, a former resident of Grove City, PA passed away on, July 23, 2018, following an extended illness. She was residing in Fuquay-Varina, NC at the time of her death. Mary was born in Grove City on April 5, 1928 to Isaac M. Steele and Berta M. (Sloan, Steele) Kauffman. Mary married Thomas C. Bowser on 16 Apr...
Judy Adams Lee
Jul 23, 2018
Mrs. Judy Adams Lee, age 71, of 444 Sandy Road died Monday, July 23, 2018, at her residence. Judy was born January 18, 1947 in Dunn to the late Delma Adams and Bevie Wood Adams. She was preceded in death by a baby brother who died during childbirth. She was a 1965 graduate of Meadow High School and worked for...
Faye "Grandma" Fish
Jul 22, 2018
Faye A. Fish, 75, surrounded by family and friends departed this earth on July 22, 2018, to be with her husband of 51 years; Joe preceded Faye’s death in 2010. Faye leaves behind her son, Joseph D. Fish and his spouse Abigail Snyder of Fayetteville, NC; daughter, LTC Tammy L. Fish and her spouse COL Deborah L. Whitmer from Great...
Arnette Johnson
Jul 21, 2018
Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Arnette Turnage Johnson, age 80 of 103 E. Sanders Street, Four Oaks, died Saturday at UNC Johnston Health in Smithfield. Funeral Service will be 3:00 PM, Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Four Oaks. Rev. David Little will officiate. Burial will follow in Four Oaks City Cemetery. Mrs. Johnson...
Richard Hord, Sr.
Jul 20, 2018
Buies Creek, NC: Mr. Richard Wayne Hord, Sr., age 83, of 200 Mayberry Drive died Friday at his residence. Graveside Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Lakeside Memorial Gardens in Angier. Mr. Hord was born on November 25, 1934 in Kings Mountain, NC to the late James Wayne and Myrtle Williams Hord. He...
Richard Gerst
Jul 10, 2018
Richard D. Gerst, age 54, of Four Oaks, North Carolina, formerly of Caldwell, Ohio, died Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at his home. He was born March 10, 1964, in Zanesville, Ohio, son of Dennis F. and Elaine Marie Urdak Gerst of Caldwell. He was a 1982 graduate of Caldwell High School, where he played football, basketball, and baseball, and he...
Lisa Karger
Jul 5, 2018
Benson: Ms. Lisa Redmond Karger, age 54, of 109 Phyllis Drive died Thursday, July 5, 2018 at her residence. Memorial services will be 3:00PM Sunday, July 8, 2018 at Oliver's Grove Baptist Church, Four Oaks. Rev. Steve Morris will officiate. Ms. Karger was born March 7, 1964 in Pennsylvania to the late Charles Roland and Ann Voncannon Redmond. She was...
Harlan Rippentrop
Jul 4, 2018
Mr. Harlan Harm Rippentrop, age 78, of Garner, died on Wednesday, July 4, 2018. The family will hold a memorial service at a later date.
Barbara Carolyn "Bobbie" Parrish
Jul 4, 2018
Mrs. Barbara "Bobbie" Carolyn Porter Parrish, age 84, of 503 West Harnett Street died Wednesday, July 4, 2018 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM Sunday, July 8, 2018 at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Pastor Kris Romito and Mr. Mike Warren. Burial will follow in Benson City Cemetery....
Jo Penny
Jul 3, 2018
Lillington, NC: Miss Jo Lee Penny, age 66, of Lillington formerly of Kinston, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at Universal Healthcare, Lillington, NC. A Graveside Memorial Service will be held 1:00 PM Monday, July 9, 2018 at Pinelawn Cemetery 4488 US Hwy 70 West, Kinston, NC 28504. Pastor Eddie White will officiate. Miss Penny was born on January 21, 1952...
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