OBITUARIES

GARNER - Joseph Ira Lee, 59, passed away on Saturday. Joe is preceded in death by his father, George Lee and sister, Sharon Maynard. The family will receive friends on Monday from 7 - 9PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home in Garner. Funeral Services will be 1:00 PM Tuesday in the Bryan-Lee Chapel. Burial will follow at Raleigh Memorial Park....

Mary Elizabeth Beaton, 79, died Friday. Visitation will be 6:00 - 8:00 PM Tuesday at Midway Baptist Church, 6910 Fayetteville Road, Raleigh. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday at Midway Baptist Church, Burial to follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. Surviving husband of 59 years, Brian Beaton; daughter, Sandie Harshfield (Bryan); sons, David Beaton (Nancy), Glenn Beaton (Judi) and...

Martha Averette Peggy Baker, 76, died Wednesday at Wake Medical Center. A native of Sampson County, she was the daughter of the late Roy Vernon and Dora Wheeler Averette. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday at Brier Creek Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7-9:00 PM Thursday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner....

James Ray Pittman, 86, passed away on Thursday. Mr. Pittman was a retired air cargo supervisor with Eastern Airlines and a long-time member of New Hope Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 1, at Noon at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home Chapel, 831 Wake Forest Road. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive...

Richard Allen “Sonny Boy” Collins, 84, passed away on Monday at Wake Med Raleigh after sustaining a sudden stroke one week prior. A native of Harnett County, Sonny Boy was the son of the late Dallas F. Collins, Sr. and Beulah Stephenson Collins. Born and raised in Angier, Sonny knew his way around the farm and spent a lot...

Dohn Lamont Mahan, 71, died Sunday at Wake Med Hospital, Raleigh, NC. Born in Denver, CO, raised in Kennewick, WA, he was the son of the late Oliver and Erma Mahan. Dohn earned a Mechanical Engineering degree from Montana State University. He graduated from Officer Candidate School for the United States Navy in Providence, RI in 1966. He married...

Garner - Barry Hamilton Nation, aged 66, died Friday morning, May 2, in his home in Garner. Barry was born September 12, 1947 in Owensboro, Kentucky, the only child of Murray Hamilton Nation and Ann Bennett. He grew up in south Florida, where he met and eventually married Charmaine Albers. The newly married Nations left Florida in 1970 for...

RALEIGH - Allen Ross Penny, 75, a retired employee of the City of Raleigh, died Wednesday at his residence while surrounded by his family. A native of Wake Co., he was the son of the late Brack and Lula Hathaway Penny and a US Army veteran. Funeral services will be held Saturday 11:00 AM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner....

ANGIER-Hilda Matthews Weaver, 72 passed away Tuesday, A native of Harnett County, she is the daughter of the late Lawrence Woodrow and Helen Walker Matthews. Funeral Service will be held Thursday, February 28, at 11:00 A.M. at Oak Grove Baptist Church, Angier. Burial will follow at Lakeside Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Weaver is survived by her husband of 58 years,...

Shirley Mae Holland Yeargan, 73, of Angier passed away on Saturday. She was the daughter of the late Irvin Haskell Holland and Lida Stephenson Holland. She was a member of Piney Grove Chapel Baptist Church. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM Monday at Piney Grove Chapel Baptist Church with burial to follow at Lakeside Memorial Gardens. She...

RALEIGH - Elizabeth Ann Liz Burkett, 63, died Thursday. A memorial service will be held 11:00 am Tuesday at Hickory Grove Advent Christian Church, 1232 Hickory Grove Church Rd., Four Oaks, NC 27524. Survivors include her husband, Ben Burkett; daughter, Mandy Bowden and husband, Danny of Angier; mother, Anna Tripp; sister, Daphne Brereton and husband, Roger, all of Weston...

Fuquay-Varina - Alice Cogdell Garner, 87, passed away peacefully on Christmas Day.A native of Sampson County, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie S. and Florence Bryan Cogdell.She was preceded in death by her husband, Clyde H. Garner; her brothers, Harper, Walter, and Joe Teeny Cogdell, and her sister, Mildred Cogdell Weeks.Survivors include her sons, Sanford and wife,...

ANGIER - Nell Mabry Eason, 83, passed away on Sunday at her home. A native of Harnett county she was the daughter of the late Clement Jones and Gladys Louise Reavis Mabry.Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 2:00 PM in the Chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home in Angier. Burial will follow at the Mabry Family Cemetery.Surviving are...

Raleigh - James Mayon Wright, 77, died Thursday at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Mr. Wright was born in Tabor City, NC where he was married and remained until 1958 after which he relocated to Raleigh. He was a master craftsman of woodwork. His craftsman ability carried him to Raleigh where he began a career in plumbing/carpentry with Ward Brothers Construction...

Apex- Linda Hanshaw Melvin, 68, passed away Wednesday. Born in West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Clark and Beulah Hanshaw. The family will receive friends from 2-4:00 pm Saturday, May 10th at the home of her twin sister, Brenda Swinson, 1402 Buffalo Road, Garner, NC 27529. Linda is survived by her son, John Melvin (Mary) of...

RALEIGH - Corinne Carver Nunnery, 85, a long time resident of Raleigh died Saturday at Rex Hospital.A native of Orlando, Florida, she is the daughter of the late James and Stella Mae Spence Carver.She was a active member of Temple Baptist Church for many years.She is survived by her daughters, Charlene N. Hay and her husband, Gilbert of Raleigh,...

Vernon Edsel Langdon, 82, retired farmer and landscaper, died Thursday. Born in Johnston County, he was the son of the late M.V. and Rebon Hargis Langdon. He was a veteran of the Korean War and a former volunteer firefighter. Edsel loved nature and was an avid outdoorsman. He possessed an impeccable work ethic. Edsel was a man of integrity,...

Raleigh - Robert Conley Bull Beverly, Jr., 77, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, June 5. He was founder and president of The House of Lights, a 50-year-old Raleigh lighting supply business. Mr. Beverly was a native of Hamlet, NC, and a graduate of Needham Broughton High School in Raleigh. He attended NCSU...

ANGIER - Louise Marcom Glisson, 90, of McGees Crossroads, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday.She was the daughter to the late Willie and Susie Marcom. A Funeral Service will be held at 2PM on Sunday at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park.She is survived by her daughter, Gayle Kuhlberg and husband Bob,...

Clayton - Virginia Arline Miller Cassel, 91, died Thursday. Born in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late John and Edna Chilcote Miller. Funeral services will be 3:00 Sunday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2-3:00 pm. Survived by her sons, David Cassel and wife, Patti of Clayton and John...