Ray Godwin
May 7, 2015
GARNER- Alton Ray Godwin, 77, died Thursday at Wake Medical Center. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Howard and Pearl Johnson Godwin. He served our country as a member of the United States Army. Then went on as the Assistant General Manager for Payless Markets in Hagatna, Guam for 32 years. He and...
Clifton E. “Andy” Andrews
May 7, 2015
Raleigh - Clifton E. “Andy” Andrews, 93, went to be with his Lord and to be reunited with those who went before him on May 7, 2015. He was born in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 17, 1922. He served in the United States Army during World War II and the Korean Conflict; being awarded the Bronze Star. He...
Joseph H. “Joe” Britt
May 7, 2015
Joseph H. “Joe” Britt, 69, died Thursday. A native of Wake County he was the son of the late Horace and Mildred Perry Britt. A U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran, he was a retired employee of the News & Observer. He was also a retired member of the Garner Volunteer Fire Department. Graveside services will be 3:00 pm Monday at...
Vivian Truelove Carter
May 6, 2015
Vivian Truelove Carter, 86, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family. Vivian worked for the State of N.C. for many years, working in Probation. She was also a longtime member of Samaria Baptist Church and loved the Lord, her family and her church family very much. She was also a graduate of Broughton High School. A graveside...
James Ivan Greene
May 6, 2015
James Ivan Greene died May 6, 2015 at Rex Hospital surrounded by his family. Jim is survived by his wife of 63 years Peggy Jean Greene; a daughter Pamela G. Harmon of Lexington, NC; son Ronny Greene and wife Laura of Greenville, NC. His grandchildren: Tristan Humphries of Bond, Oregon; Michael Greene and wife Danielle of San Francisco, CA;...
Sandra F. Poole
May 4, 2015
CLAYTON – Sandra Faye Poole, 68, died Monday. Born in Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Mortimer P. and Myrtle Bagwell Poole. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Thursday at Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will greet friends in the Faith Center following the service. Surviving are her...
Dora Helen Edwards Stokes
May 4, 2015
Dora Helen Edwards Stokes, 91, passed away peacefully at her home on Monday, May 4, 2015, after a long struggle with dementia. She was born on October 17, 1923 in Duplin County, NC, and grew up on a farm in Beulaville, NC, surrounded by a close family of five sisters, one brother and a mother and father who sacrificed...
John Wilbur “Bill” Sharp
May 3, 2015
John Wilbur Sharp (Bill) a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina with loved ones by his side. Bill was born on January 23, 1932 in Greensboro, North Carolina to the late Edward Wilbur and Louise Amole Sharp. He grew up attending schools in Greensboro and being...
Pressley Thomas “Pete” Williams
May 3, 2015
Pressley Thomas “Pete” Williams, 69, died Sunday. Born in Guilford County, he is the son of Adelle N. Williams Todd and the late Lowry Ballard Williams. Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Thursday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. The family will receive friends from 1:00-3:00 pm at the funeral home prior to the service. Surviving are his wife of...
Graham Stanford Yates
May 3, 2015
Graham Stanford Yates, 76, passed away at his home Sunday, May 3, 2015, surrounded by family after a courageous, nearly three-year battle, with mesothelioma. Graham was a Wake County native and 1957 graduate of Cary High School. He served his country in the Navy and spent 35 years in sales with both American Home Foods and Stokley USA. His...
Myrtle “Reecie” Partin
May 2, 2015
ANGIER – Myrtle Maurice “Reecie” Partin, 86, passed away at home Saturday. She was born in Harnett County and is the daughter of the late Talmadge and Jenny Gardner. She is predeceased by a brother, Gerald Pate and Grandson, Scott. She was a member of Angier Baptist Church. Reecie is survived by her husband, Russell, of 24 years, daughters...
Anna Sessoms Hudson
May 1, 2015
GARNER-Anna Sessoms Hudson, 89, passed away May 1, 2015 at her home in Garner, NC. Anna is preceded in death by her husband, Sam H. Hudson. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Tuesday at Garner United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. A native of Powellsville, Anna was a graduate of Powellsville High School and...
R. Carlton Mangum
May 1, 2015
GARNER- R. Carlton Mangum, 88, died Friday. He was a native of Wake County and a member of the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Association for 10 years. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Sunday at Ebenezer United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include his daughter, Patricia Gray (Ozzie) and his son, Bob Mangum (Regina),...
Mary M. Young
May 1, 2015
Mary M. Young, 88, passed away peacefully on Friday at Raleigh Rehab Center. She is preceeded in death by husband Bernice Lynch (deceased) and husband John Young (deceased).She is survived by son, Michael W. Lynch (Harriet), daughter, Jacquelyn E. Lynch,granddaughter Allison L. Greene (Jamie), great-grandchildren, Christopher Beasley, Tyler Greene and Savannah Greene, sister, Vincy Black, brother, Jim Deaver, step-daughters,...
Iris Hobgood Turner
April 30, 2015
CARY-Iris Hobgood Turner, 87, of Cary, NC died on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Having been in declining health for several years, our steel magnolia faced each day with strength and grace. Born in Wake Forest, NC to Pauline and Bernice Hobgood, Iris graduated from Wake Forest High School and continued her...
Seth Sunday Fish
April 29, 2015
WILLOW SPRING – Seth Sunday Fish, 87, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Dorsey Herbert and Mary Mae Rowland Fish. Seth served in the Army Air Force from 1946 to 1947. He was actively involved in agriculture his entire life. He worked for Liggett and Myers...
Josephine Mae Catlette Stem
April 27, 2015
Winston-Salem, N.C. - Mrs. Josephine Mae Catlette Stem (Mrs. James A. Stem, Sr.), 106, went to be with the Lord on April 27, 2015. Mrs. Stem was born October 18, 1908 in the Brassfield parish of Granville County, North Carolina. She was the first born child of James Aldridge and Mary Esther Jones Catlette. After graduating from Wilton High...
Louise Woodall Dickinson
April 24, 2015
Betty Louise Woodall Dickinson, 79, died Friday. A native of Wake Co. she was the daughter of the late Sam and Betty Woodall. Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Monday at Bryan-Lee Chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Mt. Herman Church Cemetery. Surviving; daughter Susan Gay and husband, Marvin of Garner; sons, Sammy Watson and wife, Bonnie of Angier...
Betty Foster Sowers
April 23, 2015
Betty Foster Sowers, 85, died Thursday, April 23. A native of Augusta, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Reba Eugene and Cora Sligh. She was retired from the State of North Carolina. There will be a Graveside service at 2:00 pm Tuesday, April 28 at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
Gerald “Jerry” Renegar
April 23, 2015
ANGIER – Gerald Dallas Renegar, 67, of Benson North Carolina went to be with our Lord April 23, 2015. A native of Iredell County, he was the son of late Harold “Bunny” Renegar and Dorothy Elliott Renegar. Gerald was a trusted and faithful employee of First Citizens Bank from which he retired in 2014, but most importantly he was...
