OBITUARIES

Sonja Campen Collins, 74, passed away Thursday. Born in Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Brookes and Ruth Leavister Campen and was a 1956 graduate of BroughtonHigh School.A Graveside service will be held 11:00 am Monday at MontlawnMemorial Park. Survivors include her daughters, Jane R. Holmes and husband, Jr. Holmesof Raleigh and Kim Ennis of Garner;...

Cary, NC- Jeffrey George Watkins, also known as Frog, 57, of Cary died Saturday. He was born in Apex, North Carolina to Ernest and Stella Watkins. Jeff was a loving husband and father to four sons. He worked at American Airlines and Nortel for many years. In his free time, Jeff enjoyed traveling, collecting classic cars, and spending time...

Edward Paul Stutts, 80, a retired employee of Norfolk Southern Railroad died Thursday.Funeral services 2:30 PM Monday at Hayes Chapel Christian Church. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 1:00 - 2:30 prior to the service. Surviving; wife of 54 years, Helen Stutts; daughters, Paula Rhodes and Melissa Anne Stutts and her fianc Christopher...

(J. K.) James Kenyon McCullen, 75, passed away Thursday, peacefully with family beside him at Wake Med in Raleigh. Born in Newton Grove, moving to Raleigh in 1963 he remained a native of North Carolina. He retired as a SGT with the N.C. Department of Corrections, after 30 years of service. J. K. is survived by his loving wife,...

Willow Spring - Charles Oliver Strickland, 69, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, surrounded by his family.A service celebrating his life and homegoing will be held on Saturday at 2:00 PM at Fellowship Baptist Church, 1701 Bud Lipscomb Road, Willow Springss. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Fellowship Baptist Church and at other...

RALEIGH - Norma H. Collins passed away at Rex Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Norma retired from the State of North Carolina where she worked for the Community College System. There will be a Memorial service at 11:00 AM Thursday at Ernest Myatt Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. She was preceded in death by her husband Herman Collins almost...

ANGIER - Clemon Lee Williams, Jr., 51, passed away on Tuesday at his residence after a short illness. Graveside memorial service will be held on Thursday, June 15, at 11:00 AM at Lakeside Memorial Gardens, Angier.Surviving are his wife, Gail Browning Williams, mother, Judy Grimes Williams of Angier, son, Clemon Lee Williams, III, of Angier.

RALEIGH - Beulah Cannady Staton, 90, died Saturday at The Laurels of Forest Glen in Garner and was a native of Sampson County. She was the daughter of the late Fannie Wise and Ammie Robert Cannady and preceded in death by her husband Howard Thompson Staton, six sisters, and three brothers. Funeral Service Tuesday 1 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral...

Garner -Violet Frank, 88, passed away Thursday. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Frank. Funeral services will be 7:00 pm Tuesday at The Capital Church. Visitation will be at the church from 6-7:00 pm prior to the service. Burial will take place at a later date in Detroit, MI. Survivors include...

ANGIER -Ida Adams Milkey, 85, passed away Monday. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sally Adams.A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday at 3:00 PM in the Chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier, with Rev. Martin Dupree and Grover Blackburn officiating.The family will receive friends immediately after the service and at other times at the home...

Alberta Dove Poole, 80, passed away on Monday. A native of BladenCounty, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Vertie Mae Edwards Dove. Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Thursday at EbenezerUnitedMethodistChurch. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.The family will receive friends following the burial at the church.Survivors include her daughters, Vicky Nettles and husband, Jack...

Raleigh - Kimberly Denise Williams , 48, passed away Wednesday. Born in Wake County,she is the daughter of Bobby Howell Williams and Genevieve Lucas Williams. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday at Bryan Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. In addition to being survived by her parents, she is survived by three brothers,...

BUIES CREEK - Max Gray Marshburn, 74, passed away on Saturday. He was a veteran of the U S Army and worked with the town of Angier for many years. Graveside service will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM at the Kipling United Methodist Church Cemetery on Olive Branch Road, Kipling, NC. Surviving are his wife Mary Lee Marshburn,...

GARNER- Leon Owen Bagwell, 88, Beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Brother passed away Sunday, Veterans Day at his home. The last surviving child of Pearl and Dallie Bagwell, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Millie Bryan, sisters, Myrtle Poole and Margaret Phillips, brothers, Henry, Horace, Carl Lee, Coye, El, Lawrence and Emmett Bagwell. While serving in...

RALEIGH - Ella Moore Phillips Mills, died Wednesday, April 4th. Born in Martin County, she was the daughter of the late Rupert Andrew and Elsie Peel Phillips. She graduated from the University of North Carolina and was a charter member of St. Andrews United Methodist Church.Funeral Services will be at 2:00 pm Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at St. Andrews...

January 20, 1924 - May 24, 2012 Willie Everette 'Butch' Bradley, loved and known by many as 'Butch', was the first-born son of Leo Rex and Sallie E. Bradley. He was born January 20, 1924. Having terrorized the back roads of Chalybeate as a child with his side-kick and brother, Carl Bell, he went on to join the Navy...

Ethan Michael Heath was delivered to this world already an angel on Monday, April 7 at 4:36pm. His adoring parents, Shawn and Shannon Heath, greeted him with every ounce of love they had and showered him with snuggles while saying their emotional hello and goodbye. Born without breath, but not without love, Ethan was a blessing to all who...

CARY -Ronald Joseph Howe, 78, passed away after a long illness at his home on Thursday, January 19th. He was born in New Rochelle, N.Y., to Lucille Celentino and Joseph Howe. Ronald was Brother Ronald Alexis Howe as an Irish Christian Brother for 25 years and then marriedValerie Marie Wisner. They lovingly spent 25 years together. Ronald became a...

WILLOW SPRING - Betty Langdon Ashworth, 73, passed away on Wednesday. A native of Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Alton and Lunette Stephenson Langdon.Funeral services will be held Saturday 2:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel with burial to follow at White Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Surviving: her husband, Wallace Papa Ashworth; daughter, Annette Sellew and...

WILLOW SPRING - Elgia Hayes Fish, 90, passed away Saturday.Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 am at Angier Baptist Church.Burial will follow at Angier Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery.She is survived by her sons, Kenneth Fish and wife, Gail of Willow Spring, Larry Fish and wife, Gailya of Willow Spring, J.D. Fish Jr. and wife, Kay of Raleigh,...