Betty Weaver Dean
Aug 30, 2015
RALEIGH- Betty Weaver Dean, 74, died Sunday. Born in Cumberland County, she was the daughter of the late Willie Robert and Beulah Sills Weaver. Betty worked at Capital Ice Market for over 20 years. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Wednesday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh. Survivors include her daughters, Betty...
Percy Lee Mciver
Aug 29, 2015
Percy L. McIver, 75 passed away after a brief illness with cancer. Percy was Retired Police Chief for the Garner Police Department for 19 years. He also proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. He was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend. Funeral service will be 2:30 PM Friday at Garner First Baptist Church. Burial to...
Karenann Madeline Engle
Aug 29, 2015
Karenann M. Engle, 56, passed away August 29, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. Karenann worked for Gregory Poole in the Human Resources department. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister and friend. There will be a Memorial Service at 3:00 PM Wednesday Sept. 2, 2015 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. She is survived by her husband,...
Steven D. Allen
Aug 29, 2015
ANGIER – Steven Denton Allen, 27, passed away on Saturday. Survivors include his parents, Gary and Cindy Allen of Angier; daughter, Addison Grace Smith; maternal grandmother, Joyce Braswell of Angier; uncles, Richard Braswell and wife, Janie, Edward Allen; aunts, Shirley Stone, Sherian Johnson and husband, Randall. Steven is preceded in death by his grandparents, Harold Braswell, Zebro “Bud” Allen...
Leslie Jo Schild
Aug 28, 2015
Leslie Jo Schild, 47, died on August 28, 2015 at her residence in Garner, NC after a heroic battle with breast cancer. Leslie was born in Rock Hill SC on May 13, 1968, daughter of the late Joe and Delane Baucom of Monroe, NC and the daughter-in-law of the late Raymond and Jerrie Schild of Myrtle Beach, SC. She...
Thomas “Al” King
Aug 28, 2015
Thomas King, also known as Al and Kingfish to his closest friends passed away Friday, August 28th after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his loving wife, Debbie King, daughter Heather King, grandson, Braydon Thomas King Ganey, sister, Michelle King and brothers Todd and Tim King. He is preceded in death by his parents T.A....
Elva Mae Ely
Aug 28, 2015
Elva Mae Ely, 80, passed away suddenly from a stroke. Elva was a devoted stay at home mom, who was the center of our family. Words can’t express how much her family will miss her. At the age of thirteen Elva met her future husband Reg and they were inseparable from that point on. As the mother of three...
Patricia K. Blake
Aug 27, 2015
Today Heaven has gained another jewel! Patricia K. Blake, 69, of Garner, NC passed from this life to her heavenly home on August 27. She was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Robert Earl Blake Sr.; grandson, Justin Earl Blake, father, Epp King; brother, Ronnie King. She leaves behind her two sons Robert Earl Blake Jr....
Troy Donald Hall
Aug 27, 2015
Troy D. Hall, 73, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family. Troy was a carpenter who worked on many homes in the Wake/Johnston County area. He was a loving son, brother and uncle. There will be a Graveside service at 1:00 PM Saturday August 29, 2015 at Oakwood Cemetery, in Raleigh. Troy was preceded in death by...
Elizabeth Shue
Aug 27, 2015
Garner - Elizabeth Shue, 88 went peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior in the early morning hours of August 27, 2015. After a short illness, she was loved and held by her daughter, Amy during her transition to death just as she loved and held Amy during her transition to life 57 years ago. Lib is...
Arimella “Millie” Owen
Aug 26, 2015
Arimella “Milly” Hockaday Owen of Angier passed peacefully at home August 26, 2015 at the age of 79. Born October 14, 1935 in Harnett County, she was the daughter of Thomas and Maggie Hockaday. She leaves behind her husband of 60 years, Willard, and their three children and families: son, Gary and wife, Jewel, daughter, Karen and husband, William...
Joan Anderson
Aug 25, 2015
Zebulon - Joan Anderson, 79, passed away on Tuesday. Joan E. Anderson, 79, of Zebulon North Carolina died Tuesday, August 25th 2015. Born April 22nd1936, at her family home on Narragansett Avenue to the late John J. and Mary (Serpa, Matoes) Sheehan. She was the wife of William E. Anderson. She was a member of the Jamestown Drum and...
George Anthony Clark
Aug 24, 2015
George Anthony Clark, 69, of Raleigh, NC, made his trip to heaven August 24, 2015. He was the first son of Betty McKee Clark and the late George William Clark, George graduated from Scotland Neck High School in 1964 and received a BA in Engineering Operations from North Carolina State University in 1972. George worked with Champion Products in...
George Henry Baker
Aug 23, 2015
GARNER – George Henry Baker, 74, died Sunday. A memorial service will be held 4:00 pm Thursday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Survivors include his sister, Elsie Baker Watson (Bill); one nephew, Eddie Watson (Brenda) and great-nephews, Timothy and Brandon Watson, as well as his very special, dear friends, John, Nicole, James, Ethan and Jacob McCain. In lieu of...
James Lloyd Gurley, Jr.
Aug 21, 2015
James Lloyd Gurley Jr. of Raleigh, age 64, entered Heaven on August 21. His family was by his side. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Natalie Gurley of Willow Spring, and grandchildren, Lydia and Ella. Also surviving are his mother and father, James and Geraldine Gurley of Smithfield, brother and sister-in-law, Russell and Tina Gurley...
Robert Ray Smith
Aug 21, 2015
Auburn - Robert Ray Smith, 68, passed away on Friday. Funeral Services will be held on Monday at 6:00 PM at the Garner Church of God. The family will be receiving friends following the service. Robert Ray Smith was an amazing Son, Brother, Husband, Father, Grandfather, Uncle and Friend. Robert was faithfully married to Shirley, they shared 48 years...
Stephen Marcinko, Jr.
Aug 20, 2015
Stephen Marcinko, Jr. died peacefully at home Thursday evening, surrounded by his family, following an 8 1/2 year battle with pancreatic cancer. Stephen grew up in Metuchen, N.J. and graduated from Lincoln Tech, making his living as a route driver, most recently for Utz. He was an avid Star Wars fan and memorabilia collector who also enjoyed fishing, bowling,...
Wiley Herman Johnson
Aug 20, 2015
Wiley Herman Johnson, 85, of Penny Road entered the gates of Heaven on Thursday. Wiley was born on January 1, 1930 in Johnston County, NC. He entered the Navy and served as a First Class Seaman and was a Gunnar’s Mate on the USS Uhlmann during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged from the Navy and given a...
Cathy Hudson Williams
Aug 20, 2015
GARNER- Cathy Hudson Williams, 55, died Thursday. Born in Guilford County, she was the daughter of Betty Hudson and the late Lawrence Miller Hudson. She was a devoted wife to Steve Williams, loving mother to Matthew and wife Lindsey, Nick and wife Melissa, sister to Don and Keith Hudson and doting grandmother to Lucas, Peyton and Levi. Cathy was...
William R. “Billy” Pope
Aug 19, 2015
William Ray “Billy” Pope, 80, the founder of Pope’s Family Centers and True Value Stores and a real estate and property developer, passed away on Wednesday. A native of Harnett County he is the son of the late Paul and Nellie Hudson Pope. He was a 1955 graduate of Campbell College and a 1957 graduate of Bowling Green College...
