Wiley Max Altman, Sr.
July 14, 2019
ANGIER – Wiley Max Altman, Sr., 86, passed away Sunday, July 14, 2019 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Wednesday, July 17 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier; and other times at the home. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 on Thursday, July 18 in the Bryan-Lee...
Mark Wilson
July 13, 2019
GARNER– James “Mark” Wilson, 58, passed away at his home on Saturday. He was the son of James “Don” Wilson and the late, Joan Stephenson Wilson. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, July 17th at 4:00 PM in the chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. In addition to his father, Mark is survived by his sister, Denise...
Lloyd Douglas Jones
July 12, 2019
GARNER- Lloyd Douglas Jones, 74, went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on July 12. Doug was preceded in death by his parents, “Dock” Watson and Carletta (Creech) Jones, of Smithfield; his first wife, and the mother of his sons, Josephine Dixon Jones. The family will receive friends from 11:00am to 12:30pm on Monday, July 15th at Bryan-Lee...
Martha “Anne” Garner
July 11, 2019
Martha Anne Garner, 76, passed away on Thursday with her loving family by her side. Anne was preceded in death by her parents, LeRoy and Mamie Smith of Angier, NC as well as an infant son. Funeral service will be held on Sunday, July 14 at 2:00 PM at Piney Grove Chapel Baptist Church, Angier, N.C. burial will follow...
Linda Golden Brown
July 10, 2019
Linda Golden Brown, 74, of Raleigh, NC, went to be with Jesus on July 10, 2019 at her Raleigh home. Linda was born Nov. 29, 1944, in Washington D.C, to Hale (Happy) and Pauline (Polly) Golden. She married Herb Brown on June 25, 1966 and just celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary. Linda and Herb raised two children and were...
Anna Pabst Matthews
July 9, 2019
Anna Pabst Matthews, 70, died on July 9, 2019. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the oldest child of Paul and Ann Laufer Pabst. Anna graduated from Dreher High School in Columbia, SC where she was a National Merit Scholarship Finalist. She attended the University of South Carolina and spent many years working in Columbia with Colonial Life Insurance...
Delma “Dale” Best
July 8, 2019
GARNER – Delma “Dale” Best passed away peacefully at her home on July 8, 2019 surrounded by her children after battling cancer. She was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ruth Evans of Wayne County where she was born March 11, 1942 and lived until relocating with her husband to Raleigh 49 years ago. She worked in the...
Edward “Ed” Wesley Padfield, Jr.
July 8, 2019
GARNER – Edward “Ed” W. Padfield, Jr., 76, passed away Monday, July 8, 2019. Visitation will be held from 7:00 – 9:00 PM on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, July 12, 2019 at St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church, Apex. Interment will be held at...
Wilda O. Woodard
July 6, 2019
Wilda Overman Woodard, 93, of Raleigh, died Saturday evening, July 6, 2019. A native of Wayne County, Wilda was the daughter of the late James Allison Overman and Appie Estella Newman Overman. She was a graduate of Nahunta High School, and the wife of the late Roland D. Woodard. She moved to Raleigh with her husband in 1945. She...
Kathleen Joan Trant Adamo
July 6, 2019
Kathleen Joan (Trant) Adamo left this earth for the comforts of heaven and eternal life on Saturday, July 6th, 2019. Her spirit is carried on by her loving and devoted husband Peter, her five children and their spouses, 18 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, five Trant siblings, large extended Trant and Adamo family, and close friends. All were touched by Kathleen’s...
Mollie J. “Topsy” Penny
July 4, 2019
GARNER- Mollie Finch Jones Penny, 87, passed away Thursday, July 4th. Lovingly known as “Topsy”, she was born in Johnston County to the late Sedrick Wheaton Jones and Rena Lucille Hill Jones. Funeral services will be 2:30 pm Sunday at Mt. Herman Christian Church. Burial will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park, Clayton. The family will receive friends at the...
Ellen Stephens Austin
July 4, 2019
Raleigh – Ellen Stephens Austin, 93, was called to her heavenly home on July 4, 2019. She was born in Wake County to the late Claude and Agnes Stephens. Ellen was employed by Johnson’s Jewelers in Raleigh for twenty years and was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Fuquay-Varina. Funeral Service will be held at 11:30 am, July...
Emma Helene Moore Hutzler
July 2, 2019
Emma Moore Hutzler passed away peacefully at age 88 at Wake Med Hospital in Raleigh. She was born November 1st, 1930 to Albert Lee Moore and Clara Rice. She married Robert Martin Hutzler, a Marine and WWII Veteran, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Together they raised three children: Robert Jr, Ralph, and Michael. Emma was one of the first women entrepreneurs...
Jeannette Nordan
July 2, 2019
RALEIGH – Jeannette Truman Hockaday Nordan, 96, died Tuesday at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Monday, July 8th at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 1-1:45 pm prior to the service. Survivors include her son, Wayne Nordan of Raleigh and her grandson, Joseph...
Robert L. Patterson
July 2, 2019
GARNER- Robert L. Patterson, 85, died Tuesday. He was born in Vance County to James Rolm and Helen Beddingfield Patterson. Robert was retired from the trucking business and was a past Vice President of the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters Union in Orlando, Florida in the late 60’s and early 70’s. He is survived by his wife, Violet Edge...
Joel L. Mallett
July 1, 2019
ANGIER – Joel Levi Mallett, 77, passed away on Monday at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehab Center in Smithfield. Born in Dempsey, New Mexico, Joel was the son of the late Clyde Mallett and Lois Rachel Mallett. After graduating high school, Joel entered the US Army and was a Vietnam veteran. Following his military career, Joel worked as a...
Emma Wrenn Sommerville
July 1, 2019
GARNER - Emma Louise Wrenn Sommerville, 94, passed away Monday. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Paul Wrenn and Wrennie Caudle Wrenn. A funeral service will be held 11:00 am Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church of Garner with a reception following in the fellowship hall. Graveside committal service will be 1:30 pm...
Ruby Gray Horton Bullock
June 29, 2019
Ruby Gray Horton Bullock, 104, of Raleigh, NC went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 29, 2019. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Edward T. Bullock, her parents, Darius and Mamie Horton, a granddaughter, Melissa Watkins, a son-in-law, Larry Watkins, a daughter-in-law, Shirley Bullock, a great-great grandchild, Angel Cummings, 3 sisters and a brother....
Vera Ratcliffe Harrison
June 29, 2019
RALEIGH, N.C. – Vera Ratcliffe Harrison, 89, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents John and Vera Benfield Ratcliffe of Methuen, MA; husband of fifty-four years, Nick Ray Harrison; three brothers and three sisters; and one grandchild. She is survived by her children: Nick Harrison, Jr. (Sylvia) of Raleigh, NC, Peggy...
Billie Jean Kaufman
June 28, 2019
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of a beloved wife and mother, Billie Jean Kaufman, 77, on June 28, 2019 at Duke Hospital in Durham, NC after struggling with Leukemia. She was born May 23,1942 in Douglas, WY. She attended Margaret Catholic School where she received her certificate of Christian Doctrine. She loved the outdoors and...
