Virginia Pankenier
March 12, 2021
Ginger was originally from New Jersey, but has resided in Raleigh NC, for the passed 14 years. She was a machinist for 30 years prior to moving to NC. Ginger had a huge love for playing bingo and testing her luck in the casino’s. Ginger was predeceased by her husband Richard Pankenier. The two of them loved spending their...
Ruth E. Hottel
March 10, 2021
RALEIGH - Ruth E. Hottel, 106, died Wednesday, March 10, 2021. She was the widow of Rev. Dr. Arthur Henry Hottel and a member of Temple Baptist Church. A graveside service will be held at 3:30 pm on Monday, March 15, 2021 at Montlawn Memorial Park. Surviving are her sons, Bill Hottel and wife Linda of Raleigh and Dr....
Everette Jackson Strickland
March 9, 2021
RALEIGH - Everette Jackson Strickland, 87, died Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at his residence. Everette was born in Nash County to the late Robert and Beatrice Strickland. He was in marketing with Gulf Oil for eighteen years and retired as sales manager with United Restaurant Equipment Co. after forty-six years. He was a veteran of the US Army. Everette...
Johnnie Max Adams
March 9, 2021
Raleigh – Johnnie Max Adams, 72, passed away Tuesday at Lower Cape Fear Life Care in Wilmington, NC. Born in Wake County, he was the son of the late Harland Roe Adams and Jewel Williford Adams. Max was known to all as a kind, compassionate, loving, caring, dedicated and giving man that was a positive influence in the lives...
Janice Faye Smith
March 8, 2021
CLAYTON - Janice Faye (Lamm) Smith, 78, of Clayton, NC went home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 8, 2021. Janice was born in Wilson, NC on October 19, 1942 and was one of seven children. She was a beloved mother of five and a dedicated wife of 60 years to James Robert Smith. Married in...
Ralph Edward Smith, Sr.
March 7, 2021
FUQUAY-VARINA–Ralph Edward Smith, Sr., 81, passed away Sunday at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Rufus Mayton Smith and Lena Stephenson Smith. A graveside service will be held for family and close friends on Thursday, March 11th, at 12:00 noon at Kennebec Church Cemetery, Angier. For those who want...
Joseph Donald Fowler
March 7, 2021
Joseph Donald Fowler passed away peacefully, on March 7, 2021. He was born May 10, 1928, in Birmingham, AL, to the late Egbert O’Neal and Katie Elizabeth Smith Fowler. Don served in the US Navy during WWII and the US Air Force in the Korean Conflict. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor’s Degree in...
Sheila Joyce Routh
March 5, 2021
Sheila Joyce Routh, 83, of Cary died Friday. She was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania on June 20, 1937. She married Sanford Routh in 1960 and has two children, Marc Routh and husband Asher of New York and Jeff Routh and wife Susan of Cincinnati, Ohio and four grandchildren, Remy, Edison, Max and Caroline Routh. Sheila began her career as...
Mary G. Duncan
March 5, 2021
ANGIER – Mary Lou Grizzard Duncan, 80, passed away at her home Friday morning. Spending most of her life in Angier, she was the daughter of the late James Grizzard and Addie Smith Grizzard. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, March 7th at 2:00 PM at Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Angier. The family will receive friends...
Deborah Lee Ayscue
March 5, 2021
Deborah Hughes Ayscue, 67, of Youngsville, passed away after an extended illness. A native of Wake Co, she was the daughter of George B. Hughes, he survives and the late Frances Partin Hughes. Deborah was a loving wife, mother, daughter, Nana, sister and friend. She will be missed by all who knew her. A Private Graveside service will be...
Jackie Mizelle
March 4, 2021
RALEIGH - Jackie Mizelle has been bravely battling breast cancer since her diagnosis in 2012. Her valiant fight with metastatic breast cancer ended on March 4, 2021, two days after her 75th birthday. She was born in Raleigh at Mary Elizabeth Hospital to Ann Hatley and John Milton Bennett. She attended Myrtle Underwood Elementary School, Hugh Morson Junior High,...
Donald George Reuter
March 2, 2021
Spring Lake, NC - Donald “Don” Reuter, who served more than 20 years in leadership roles with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the state parks system, died in Raleigh Tuesday following a brief illness. He was 58. Reuter retired from North Carolina state government in 2019 after working for 13 years as the assistant director...
Mildred Shuttleworth
March 1, 2021
Mildred (Gill) Shuttleworth, 86, of Angier, NC, formerly of Murray City, OH, went to be with her Lord, on March 1, 2021. Mildred was born September 16, 1934 to John and Emmaline Gill. Mildred graduated as Valedictorian of the Murray City High School class of 1953; shortly thereafter, she married her high school sweetheart, David (Jack) Shuttleworth on May...
Pearl Baker Allen
March 1, 2021
Pearl Baker Allen, 87, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021. A native of Johnston County, Pearl was born October 29, 1933 to the late George Gilbert and Lucy Lee Rose Baker. Pearl was well known in the Garner area, serving for many years as the administrative assistant at New Bethel Baptist Church. She loved all people, especially children, and...
Gordon Richard Connor, Sr.
February 28, 2021
FUQUAY-VARINA– Gordon Richard Connor, Sr., 92, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family. A native of Harnett county, He was the son of the late George Richard Connor and Beatrice Johnson Connor. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 27th at 2:00 PM at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 10005 Lake Wheeler Rd. Fuquay-Varina, NC...
Billie Lou Dunn Godwin
February 27, 2021
Billie Lou Dunn Godwin passed away on February 27, 2021, having gracefully persevered with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) for three years. Born on December 30, 1938, Billie was the daughter of William Wilder Dunn and Daisy Harper Dunn of Raleigh, NC. She lived in the Wilder’s Grove/New Hope area of Raleigh her entire life. Billie is preceded in death by...
Delma Ray Thornton
February 26, 2021
Delma “Ray” Thornton, 87, of Garner NC went home to be with the Lord on February 26, 2021 after a 12-month battle with ALS. He was preceded in death by his parents, Allen and Rettie Darden Thornton; sisters Virginia and Gertrude; and brothers Cecil Floyd, William “Short”, and Melvin “Buddy”. He is survived by his wife of 61 years,...
Jackie Leroy Flanagan
February 25, 2021
GARNER – Jackie Leroy Flanagan, 70, passed away Thursday, February 25 at his home in Clayton, NC. Friends and family knew him as Jack. He was affectionately called “Pops” by his children. Jack was born on August 5, 1950 in Pontiac, MI to William Steven Flanagan and Peggy Joyce Kirk Flanagan. He grew up in Lake Orion, MI and...
Thomas Clark Baucom
February 25, 2021
Garner – Thomas Clark Baucom, 99, passed away Thursday. He was born in Hamlet, NC to Robert W. Baucom and Flaussa Napier Baucom. He graduated from NC State University in 1942 and then joined the Army Air Force in August of ’42 flying in a B-17 bomber called the Merry Mac. He was a radio operator mechanic gunner for...
Donal Levitt
February 23, 2021
Donal Levitt, aged 94, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 23rd, 2021, at home with his wife Sue and daughter Carole by his side. There will be a celebration of Don’s life on Saturday, March 20th, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Ebenezer United Methodist Church on Rock Quarry Road in Raleigh NC 27610., with Military...
