James Paul “Jim” Phillips
September 9, 2015
RALEIGH, NC – Jim Phillips, 71, passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 following a long battle with cancer. Born on September 10, 1943 in Pittsburgh, PA, he is the son of Catherine L. Phillips and the late James C. Phillips. Jim graduated from Dayton College with a degree in Engineering and immediately began his thirty plus year career with...
Lois Wall Weldon
September 9, 2015
A memorial service will be held on September 19, 2015 at 3:00 PM at Raleigh First Church of the Nazarene 1329 US Highway 70, Garner, NC 27529. Survivors include daughter Linda Bondurant Snow of Garner, NC, sister Hilda King of Columbia SC, sister Barbara Chaney of Richmond, VA, brother John Aldridge of Southport, NC; 7 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren....
Mary Dudley Fann
September 8, 2015
Mary Dudley Fann, 88, passed away Sept. 8, 2015. Mary was the daughter of the late Evander and Margaret Dudley. Funeral service will be at 11:00 AM Sat. Sept. 12, 2015 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial to follow at the Hall Family Cemetery in Wade, NC. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of nearly 50 years,...
Christine Boughman Eason
September 8, 2015
RALEIGH- Christine Boughman Eason, 90, received her promotion to Heaven on Tuesday. She was born in Burke County to the late Oliver L. and Elizabeth Griffin Boughman. When she was a child, her family moved to Johnston County to farm. She later married Woodrow Eason and they had three children: Carol, Linda and Donnie. After the death of Woodrow,...
Coyte Campbell Lanier, Sr.
September 4, 2015
Garner - Coyte Campbell Lanier, Sr., 89, of Garner, NC, passed away on Friday after several months of declining health. Born in Lee County, he was the son of the late T. T. Lanier and Lizzie Pearl Lanier. Coyte retired from Wake County Public School System with over 30 years of service in public schools, serving as a teacher,...
June Mason Gibson
September 3, 2015
RALEIGH – June Mason Gibson, 90, formerly of New Lexington, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday. Honey June, as she was lovingly called by her great-grandchildren, was born in Pineville, KY to the late Huey and Della Mae Smallwood Mason. She was the 1st of 10 children born of the union. She was preceded in death by...
Roscoe C. Baker, Jr.
September 3, 2015
ANGIER – Roscoe Conklin Baker, Jr., 62, passed away at his home on Thursday. A native of Johnston County he was the son of the late Roscoe C. Baker, Sr. and Alice Upchurch Phillips. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 7:00 pm in the chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier. The family will receive friends from 6:00-7:00...
Waymon “Wayne” Cleveland Little
September 1, 2015
Waymon Cleveland Little, 71, died Tuesday, September 1. He was a retired electrical contractor. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, September 5, at 11 AM at Forsyth Memorial Park in Winston-Salem. Mr. Little was preceded in death by his parents, Waymon Oscar Little and Bertie Player Little; his brother, Harold Eugene Little; a sister, Alma Josephine Little...
Bill Rudy, Jr.
August 31, 2015
GARNER- Daniel William (Bill) Rudy, Jr, 71, of Garner, NC unexpectedly died Monday, August 31, 2015. Born in Raleigh, NC on February 13, 1944, he was the son of the late Daniel and Margaret Rudy. Bill was a 1968 graduate of N.C. State University and an avid Wolfpack fan (Go Pack!). He retired after 29 years as Town of...
Betty Weaver Dean
August 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...
Benjamin Franklin “B.F.” Byrd, Jr.
August 30, 2015
Benjamin Franklin (B.F.) Byrd, Jr, 79, died peacefully Aug. 30, 2015 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC. He had a career span over 50 years in the restaurant and hospitality industry. This began when his father opened Byrd’s drive-in restaurant on the South side of Raleigh in 1950. In the early 1970’s, Mr. Byrd purchased the Tastee...
Percy Lee Mciver
August 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...
Steven D. Allen
August 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...
Karenann Madeline Engle
August 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,...
Thomas “Al” King
August 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
August 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...
Leslie Jo Schild
August 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...
Troy Donald Hall
August 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...
Patricia K. Blake
August 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....
Elizabeth Shue
August 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...
