Pansy Burnette Creech
July 29, 2020
Raleigh-Pansy Burnette Creech, 89, passed away at her home in Raleigh, North Carolina on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. She was born in Nash County and was the daughter of the late David and Nanny Vick Burnette. Pansy was a homemaker, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and a friend to many. She is survived by two daughters, Connie Barker and husband Otha...
Reapa Morgan Mcdaniel
July 29, 2020
Garner- Reapa Morgan McDaniel, 87, passed away Wednesday. Born in Roanoke Rapids, NC, she was the daughter of the late Robert Benjamin and Ollie Rook Morgan. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at 2:00 pm at Montlawn Memorial Park. Survivors include her sons, Danny McDaniel and wife, Pat of Charlottesville, VA and Michael McDaniel and...
Thomas “Randy” Creech
July 26, 2020
Randy Creech, 74 of Garner, passed away Sunday at Rex Hospital. A native of Johnston Co. he was the son of the late Thomas Odell and Lucille Jones Creech. He was the owner of Randy’s RV’s in Clayton for several years and a faithful member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church for over 50 years where he loved to...
Elwood R. Bartley, Jr.
July 25, 2020
FUQUAY-VARINA– Elwood Royce Bartley, Jr., 57, passed away on Saturday at his home. Born in Cook County, Illinois, he was the son of the late Elwood Royce Bartley and Ruth Ray Bartley. Elwood is survived by his sister, Yvonne Doyle and husband, Walter Holmes of Albuquerque, NM; brothers, Berl Bartley and wife, Karen of Holly Springs, Curt Bartley and...
Willis Wriley Rambeaut
July 25, 2020
RALEIGH – Willis Wriley Rambeaut joined the love of his life, Barbara, in heaven on July 25, 2020. He will be missed for his contagious smile, his jokes, and of course his homemade puzzles and toys. He was always the life of every family event. The son of the late Riley and Mollie Rambeaut, he was born December 19,...
Betty Adkinson
July 21, 2020
Garner - Betty Anne Davis Adkinson passed away July 21, 2020, at Transitions LifeCare of Raleigh, NC, with complications from dementia. Betty was born February 2, 1944, in Chesnee, South Carolina, to the late Charles Leo Davis and Frances Myrtle Anders Davis. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 PM on August 10th at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner....
Roslyn G. (Rizzuto) Desposito
July 20, 2020
DURHAM - Roslyn G. (Rizzuto) Desposito, 94, passed peacefully on July 20, 2020, at her home in Durham, NC. She was born in New York on April 16, 1926 and married her true love, the late Stephen A. Desposito, on June 12, 1948. Together, they raised two sons, the late Stephen A. Desposito of Kingston, RI, and Michael E....
Carol Annette Bryant Abuomar
July 20, 2020
Carol Annette Abuomar, 57, died Monday. She was a loving and selfless person who enjoyed her family very much. She enjoyed swimming and working in her yard, especially with her flowers. Carol was an avid Prince music fan. Surviving are her mother, Vera B. Bryant of Raleigh; her daughter, Tina Jasinski of Raleigh; her son, Derek Jasinski of Raleigh;...
James Raymond “Ray” Haygood, Sr.
July 19, 2020
James Raymond “Ray” Haygood, Sr., 88, passed away on July 19, 2020, at the Magnolia Glen assisted living facility in Raleigh, North Carolina. Ray was born on February 13, 1932, in Glenside, Pennsylvania to Joan Rucker Haygood and Robert Crisler Haygood. He married Rebecca Ann Marshall at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church in Gastonia. Preceding her death, they were happily...
Brookie Honeycutt Cotton
July 18, 2020
ANGIER – Brookie Honeycutt Cotton passed away Saturday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. We celebrate her life of 89 years. A life of thinking of others, generously giving and serving so many friends, family and acquaintances! Married to her best friend Troy for 54 years… and truly missing holding his hand for the last 12 years! Marked by...
Donald Braxton
July 18, 2020
RALEIGH - Donald Braxton passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at Transitions Lifecare Hospice. Donald is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Carolyn; son Donel and his wife, Terrie; granddaughters, Katie and her husband, Alex, Anna and Emily; 2 great-grandchildren, Hannah and Braxton; a brother, Dillard; and sister, Ida Pearl; and many nieces and nephews....
Dewayne Gandy
July 16, 2020
ANGIER– Milton DeWayne Gandy, 74, passed away on Thursday at his home. A native of Louisiana, DeWayne was preceded in death by his father, Milton Gandy; step-mother, Doris Gandy and mother, Jennie Ruth Brumley Brazzel. A funeral service will be held on Monday, July 20 at 2:00pm at Angier Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Lakeside Memorial Gardens. DeWayne...
Dolores Olsen Moore
July 16, 2020
On Thursday, July 16, Dolores Kathryn Olsen Moore, age 92, passed away at her home in Garner, NC. Dolores was born on August 14, 1928, in Scalp Level, Pennsylvania to Ole and Cecilia Olsen. Dolores met her husband, Bill, while both were working at the same place in Bethesda, Maryland. He whisked her off her feet and soon they...
Joyce Lambert Waters
July 16, 2020
Garner- Joyce Lambert Waters, 84, passed away Thursday. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Willis Lambert and Neva Jones Stephenson and step-father, Jesse Stephenson. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Sunday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park, Clayton. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Waters; daughters, Gail Brown and...
Diane Torres
July 15, 2020
Diane Ford Torres, age 59, went to her eternal resting place in heaven on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. She was born on February 21, 1961 in Durham North Carolina, to the late Bobby B. Ford and Yvonne Lloyd Ford Philpott. Survivors include her husband: Javier Torres; children: Adam Mangum, Sarah Mangum, William Mangum lll and Albrey Mangum; grandchildren: Jackson...
Billie Jean Smith Wall
July 15, 2020
Garner- Billie Jean Wall, 84, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2020. Born in Wake County, she was the daughter of the late John Herbert Smith and Emma Alvetta Shepard Smith. A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm Saturday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Survivors include her daughter, Deborah Graham and husband, Wayne; grandchildren, Scotty Smith, Robert Graham and...
Linwood Barbour, Sr.
July 15, 2020
It is with profound sadness the family of Linwood Barbour, Sr. announces his passing on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 following a brief illness. Born in Four Oaks, NC, Lin was the son of the late William Robert Barbour, Sr. and Mary King Barbour. A graduate of Four Oaks High School, where he lettered in basketball and baseball, Lin attended...
Graye Byrd Langley
July 15, 2020
Garner – Graye Langley went to her eternal home on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. She was born in Hopewell, Virginia, but was a long-time native of Wake County. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Pauline Byrd. Graye graduated from the Johnston County School System. She worked with Northwest Mutual Life Insurance Company for many years before...
Sharon Lynn Allen
July 14, 2020
RALEIGH – Sharon Lynn Allen, 60, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2020. Sharon was born on November 30, 1959 in Raleigh, NC to the late Laland M. Allen and Edith W. Allen. She retired after many years of faithful service with Wake County Human Services. There will be a graveside service Monday, July 20th at 2:00 pm at...
Mary Alice Wall Parrish
July 13, 2020
Mary Alice Parrish, 72, died Monday at William Dunlap Hospice Center in Raleigh. She was a very loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed her family. She enjoyed growing flowers and tomatoes in her yard. A graveside service will be held 2:00 pm Friday, July 17, 2020 at Oakwood Cemetery. Mrs. Parrish’s body will lie in state...
