John D. Mccrory
April 9, 2017
RALEIGH – John Douglas McCrory, 74, died April 9, 2017. He leaves his wife, Rosellen Cook McCrory; their daughter, Jennifer McCrory Fontes of Raleigh; their son, Michael Douglas McCrory and wife Sherri of Springfield, WV; their granddaughter, Aidan Ansel McCrory; and their grandson, Matthew McCrory Fontes. John was born near Frisco City, AL, the son of the Rev. Ollie...
Mavis Hatcher
April 8, 2017
Mavis Adams Hatcher, 91, went to be with her Lord and Savior while surrounded by her loving family after being bedridden for almost seven years following a stroke. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Herbert Lee Adams and Dovie Wood Adams. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 1:00 PM at Ebenezer...
Sandra B. Wall
April 7, 2017
Sandra Kay Bailey Wall, 70, died Friday. Born in Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Nichlous and Kathleen Blinson Bailey. A 1965 graduate of Garner Sr. High and a 1966 graduate of Hardbargers Business College, she retired from the N. C. Employment Security Commission and Don Murray’s Barbecue. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Tuesday at...
Mary Ann Thrower
April 7, 2017
Mary Ann Womble Thrower, 73, died Friday. After a short and courageous battle with cancer, Mom has gone home to be with Jesus. A memorial service will be held Sunday, 4:00 pm at New Hope Alliance Church, 2642 Old Fairground Rd. Angier, NC 27501. Family and friends are invited to a pot luck dinner at the church, following the...
Carolyn N. Creech
April 6, 2017
GARNER- Carolyn Nordan Creech, 87, passed away Thursday at her home. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Jarvis and Pauline Maynard Nordan. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Monday at Garner United Methodist Church. Entombment will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 10:00- 11:00 am at the church,...
Diane Lanier
April 5, 2017
Diane Lanier, 59, passed away on April 5, 2017. Diane worked as a short order cook in various restaurants for many years. She was also a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend. There will be a graveside service at 2:00 PM Monday April 10 at Montlawn Memorial Park. Along with her parents William and Geraldine Smith; Diane was...
Carolyn Faye Bridges
April 5, 2017
Garner -Carolyn Faye Messer Bridges, 74, died Wednesday at Rex Hospital. She was a retired secretary in the tobacco literature department at NC State University. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 4:00 PM Saturday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service. Surviving are her husband of...
Walter James Moorhead
April 5, 2017
Walter James Moorhead, aged 88, died Wednesday, April 5th, 2017 in his home in Garner, North Carolina after courageously battling Alzheimers disease. He spent his life adoring his wife of 62 years, Emma Rae Northern Moorhead. He loved his three daughters and their husbands: Jama and David Mosher, Cindy and David DeFoor, and Dayle and Greg Stewart. His sisters,...
Ashley B. Reagan
April 3, 2017
RALEIGH – Ashley Bland Reagan, 78, died Monday. He was the son of the late Robert and Nellie Reagan. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Friday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. He is survived by his daughter, Angela Reagan; sons, Darrell Reagan (Lisa) and Ashley Reagan, Jr.; sisters, Jewel Madsen (Scott) and Vickie Dement (Sammy); brother, J.W. Reagan; grandchildren,...
James “Hammerhead” Gardner, Jr.
April 3, 2017
DUNN- James Harold “Hammerhead” Gardner, Jr, 66, passed away on Monday at his home. A native of Harnett County, he was the son of the late James Harold Gardner, Sr. and Ida Mae Ashworth Gardner. A graveside service will be held on Friday at 11:00 AM at Lakeside Memorial Gardens, 2712 Oak Grove Church Road, Angier, NC. Survivors include...
Stanley Charles Odham
April 2, 2017
Stanley Charles Odham, 62, died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, April 2, 2017. Stan O was a man who loved the Lord, his family, friends and lost souls. He always had a smile in his heart and a song to sing. Beyond his passion for sharing the “Good News”, he loved golfing, singing, the beach and making people...
Claire Rousseau Grzebien
April 2, 2017
Claire 81, passed peacefully in her sleep on Sunday April 2, 2017. Born in Milford MA and raised in Woonsocket RI, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Imelda (Savard) Filosa and Napoleon and Bertha (Savard) Rousseau. Moving to Raleigh in 1954, she immediately embraced her new Southern home, becoming involved in her church and working for...
Gary L. Stephenson
April 2, 2017
ANGIER- Gary Lee Stephenson, 59, passed away at his home. Born in Harnett County, he was the son of the late Telfer “TH” Stephenson and Marie Pleasants Stephenson. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 8 at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 pm prior to...
Bettye A. Senter
April 2, 2017
Bettye Ashcraft Senter passed away April 2, 2017 in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was 92 years old. Bettye Faye Ashcraft was born on July 2, 1924 in Birmingham, AL to George Grady Ashcraft and Alice Faye Gibbons Ashcraft. At the age of seven, the family moved to Mobile, AL, where she had a happy childhood and made friends easily. ...
Marvin Alexander Murray
April 1, 2017
Marvin Alexander Murray, 85 formerly of Garner died Saturday, April 1, 2017. He was the former owner/operator of Garner Auto Sales. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 pm Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Oakwood Cemetery with Dr. Harvey Whaley officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30 – 2:30 pm Tuesday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home in Garner....
Nellie Rose Tart
March 31, 2017
BENSON-Nellie Rose Tart, 76, of Johnston County, died at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield on Friday. She was born the 9th of 11 children to Eunice Bell West Tart and Jasper D. Tart near Dunn, NC in the western part of Sampson County. At age 6, the family moved to Baltimore, MD, where she spent most of her childhood. ...
Earlene Lois Jewett Lancaster
March 31, 2017
Earlene Lois Jewett Lancaster, 89, passed away Friday. Born in Warwick, RI, she graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a degree in Home Economics and later obtained a Master of Education from East Carolina University. She retired from the Dept. of Defense as a Reading Specialist. A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm Sunday at Holland’s...
Joe Gladstone Norman
March 31, 2017
Mr. Joe Norman of Cary/Raleigh/Spring Hope passed away on March 31, 2017. Visitation will be at 11:30 am, April 6th at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, 831 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, NC. This will be followed by a graveside service at Oakwood Cemetery located at 701 Oakwood Ave., Raleigh, NC. Food, family and friends will follow at Tarboro Road Park, 121...
Janelle Adokor Garshong
March 30, 2017
ANGIER- Janelle Adokor Garshong, age 3, whose sudden death occurred on Friday March 31, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 6th at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, 300 E. McIver St. Angier, NC 27501. The burial will follow at the Sandy Grove Cemetery, Angier. Parents, Mabel and Richard Garshong of Angier. Sister,...
Robert M. Middleton
March 29, 2017
Robert M. Middleton, age 68, of Raleigh passed away Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at his home. Born on October 14, 1948 in Orlando, FL, he was the son of the late Darrell Middleton and Helen Kirkpatrick Middleton. Robert was a resident of Raleigh for thirty-five years and a well-regarded cabinet designer. Prior to moving to the Raleigh area he...
