Helen Slate Byrd
August 9, 2014
Nothing- Not even death- can separate us from the love of God. Helen Slate Byrd was born in Galax, Virginia on June 13, 1926 and passed away on August 9, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Jesse and Lillie Hinson. She was married for 64 years to the late John B. Byrd, Jr.Helen had a sweet and...
George Rosser Carter, Jr.
August 5, 2014
Raleigh-George Rosser Carter, Jr, 71, of Raleigh, NC went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on August 5, 2014, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born to the late Elizabeth Tip Hylton Carter and George Rosser Carter on September 10, 1942 in Danville, VA. He grew up on the family farm just inside...
Harvey Jackson Hinnant
July 30, 2014
Raleigh - Harvey Jackson Hinnant died peacefully Wednesday, July 30, 2014, at the Rosewood Health Center of the Cypress of Raleigh after a valiant 21 year battle with Parkinsons disease. He was born on January 27, 1922, in Wilmington, NC, the younger child of William Walker Hinnant and Eva Ann White. He moved to the Hayes Barton neighborhood of...
Rosa Leonard Adams
July 28, 2014
Rosa Leonard Adams, 78, died of natural causes Monday, July 28, 2014 in Conway, SC. She was born Nov. 17, 1935 to Samuel and Elizabeth Leonard in Raleigh, NC. Rosa was a Hugh Morson High School graduate and received her Business Degree from New Hanover Community College. She loved making crafts, cooking and spending time with her family.Rosa leaves...
Clayton Burns Watkins
July 26, 2014
Raleigh, NC - Clay B. Watkins, 51, passed away on Friday, July 18th at his home in Raleigh, NC surrounded by his loving family. Clay was born in Jacksonville, FL on Dec 20, 1962 to Lloyd Gray Watkins and Mildred Eleanor Burns Watkins. Clay was a graduate of Florida State University and earned his graduate degree at The University...
Elsie Shaw Gaillard
July 15, 2014
Sailing from Liverpool, England to America on the HMS Aquitania in the fall of 1944, 27-year-old Elsie Shaw Gaillard began a new, exciting life. Having married an American GI, Elsie sailed to meet her in-laws in Pensacola, Florida.After 96 years of life, Elsie passed away on July 15, 2014 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC. She was...
Joyce Dixon Zeh
July 13, 2014
Joyce Zeh, 83, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2014, at UniHealth Post-Acute Care Center, after a long illness. She was born on July 26, 1930, and raised in Craven County, North Carolina, the only child of Paul and Lola Mae Dixon. After graduating in 1948 from Farm Life High School in Vanceboro, she enrolled in East Carolina University,...
John Silvia
July 12, 2014
Garner- John Silvia, 96, died July 12, 2014. He grew up in Jersey City, NJ and he served in the US Army in WWII. Prior to retirement, he had his own business as a door to door milkman in Jersey City. In 1998, he moved to North Carolina to be near his youngest daughter, Laura and her family. He...
Lisa Michele Williams
July 12, 2014
Lisa Michele Williams of Wilmington lost her battle with cancer Saturday July 12, 2014. Surviving Father & Mother, John & Valerie Williams of Raleigh, her sister Tracy Williams of Wilmington & cockatiel Ernie. Born July 16, 1969 in Raleigh, Lisa was known for her calm, quiet demeanor, quick wit, kindred spirit & charisma. A graduate of ECU, earned a...
Danna Roach Metz
July 12, 2014
Danna Covington Roach Metz, 68, of Raleigh passed away on July 12, 2014.A good, honest and loving friend too many, she adored gardening, cooking, bird watching, and absolutely treasured the North Carolina Coast. From the Outer Banks on down to Ocean Isle, she loved being barefoot in the sand where she would easily spend hours walking the beach, shell-seeking...
Shirley Ann Van Voltenburg
July 11, 2014
Shirley Ann VanVoltenburg, 66, passed away Saturday, July 5 at UNC hospital. A native of Millville, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Stewart Morey and Alice Bertha Woolfe Morey. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Roger VanVoltenburg. A Memorial Service will be held Friday July 11, 2014 at 11:00 am at...
David Charles Moore
July 10, 2014
David Charles Moore, 49, who lived in Norwood, NC died on July 10, 2014.He was born in Wake Co.Graveside service will be held on Monday, July 14, 2014 at 10:00 am at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, NC with military honors. He is survived by his parents: Charles W. and Jenelle Green Moore of Garner and a sister; Diane Moore...
Lucile Bryan Stevens
July 6, 2014
Lucile Bryan Stevens died on July 6, 2014 in the same home in Garner, NC in which she was born almost 101 years earlier. She was the middle child of five daughters born to the late Helen and Sam Bryan of Garner. The o1der sisters were Frances and Elizabeth; the younger two were Kathleen and Josephine. Also, living with...
Anna Belle Skeeter Farinholt
July 1, 2014
Anna Belle Skeeter Farinholt passed away peacefully on July 1, 2014 . She was born July 15, 1926 in Rescue, Virginia to Annie Ross Carter King and Casper Clarence Skeeter and was raised by a loving stepfather Marvin Oscar King in Newport News, VA. Charles R. Monk Farinholt survives her and was her loving, caring husband for 66 years...
Jessie Wayne Stephenson
July 1, 2014
Clayton- Jessie Wayne Stephenson, 59, passed away Tuesday morning July 1, 2014. Born February 25, 1955 in Johnston County, he was the only son of the late Jessie and Neva Stephenson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Pattie S. Adams.Wayne is survived by his sisters, Joyce Waters (Bobby) and Laura Stockton of...
Dewey H. Warren
June 30, 2014
Raleigh - Dewey Warren, age 80, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, June 30, 2014, after a brief illness. He was born on January 4, 1934, in Sampson County to the late Lee Alton and Liza Sina Warren. Dewey worked for Capital Area Transit from which he retired after 27 plus years of employment. He also...
Kenneth Carl Hollandsworth
June 28, 2014
Raleigh - Kenneth Carl Hollandsworth passed away Saturday, June 28, 2014. He is survived by his wife Jean; daughters Julia Baker (Larry) and Jennelle Holland (Mark); one brother, three sisters, eleven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, a granddaughter-in-law and grandson-in-law. Visitation is Monday, June 30, 6:00-8:00 PM, at their home. All are welcome to attend graveside service at ll:00 AM, Tuesday,...
Anne Arvin Johnson
June 25, 2014
Raleigh - Anne Arvin Johnson, 85, went home to be with the Lord on June 25, 2014. She was born in Leasburg, NC on April 23, 1929 to parents, Willie Clyde and Mary Elizabeth Arvin. She married Charles W. Johnson of Raleigh on June 2, 1945. Anne was a loving wife and mother. She had many hobbies that included...
Evelyn C. Wooten
June 22, 2014
Evelyn Clement Wooten died quietly at home on Sunday, June 22, 2014.Evelyn was born on Jan. 12, 1923, the first child of the late Phillip Arthur Clement and Ella Carter Clement. She was preceded in death by her sister, Dorothy C Burgess, and her three brothers Phillip A Clement II, William C Clement, and John M Clement. She was...
Patricia Francisco Tilley
June 22, 2014
Patricia Francisco Tilley, 64, died Sunday. Born in Cary, NC, she was the daughter of the late Basil and Margaret Francisco and the daughter of Lenor F. Cooper and Curtis Johnson. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Thursday at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Raleigh. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. After marrying the love of her life, they...
