OBITUARIES

GARNER - James Moe Poole, 83, passed away Friday, January 20, surrounded by his loving family. James was a beloved husband, father and friend to many.He was the founder of the Good Ol Boys of Selma High and an avid Blue Devils fan.Funeral services will be Monday 11:00 am at Raleigh First Church of the Nazarene. Burial will follow...

GARNER - Dixie Lee Williams Jackson, 54, of the Panther Branch Community, died Wednesday after a brief battle with Cancer. A native of Garner, she was the daughter of Mary Lee Williams and the late Haywood Hales Williams. She was a 1975 graduate of Garner High School and was employed with A.E. Finley & Associates for 18 years. Dixie...

Alvin Jackson Blalock, 88 , died Friday, surrounded by his loving family. A native of Wake Co. ; he was the son of the late Lee and Coonie Fish Blalock and preceded in death by one son, David Blalock. He was a farmer and was employed at Westinghouse for 18 years.Funeral Service will be held Monday at 11:00 AM...

BENSON -Lucas Daniel Currin, 24, passed away Saturday. A native of Johnston County, he is the son of Joseph and Carolyn Wood Currin. Funeral services will be 1:00pm Thursday at Angier Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Lakeside Memorial Gardens. In addition to his parents he was survived by sisters, Rachael Currin and her son Aiden of Benson, Alicia...

Angier - Margie Adams Jeffries, 80, died Thursday morning. A native of Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph James and Sally Carol Adams. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at Angier Baptist Church. The burial will follow at Lakeside Memorial Gardens, Angier. Surviving are sons, Bobby Jeffries and wife, Donna of Angier;...

FUQUAY-VARINA - Annie Lee Langdon Andrews, 81, passed away Thursday. A native of Wake County she was the daughter of the late Hector Langdon and Maude Adams Langdon. Funeral service will be held Saturday at 11:00 AM at the Chalybeate Springs Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior...

Raleigh - Charlotte passed away Wednesday. A Raleigh resident for 45 years, Charlotte was born in Philadelphia, PA. She was predeceased by her husband of 48 years, George Harmon Welch. Charlotte is survived by her daughters, Barbara J. Eagan and husband, Vincent Pat, Holly E. Corno, Janet A. Hensel, Leslie E. Miller and husband, Paul, all of Raleigh; sister,...

Elsie Smith passed away on Tuesday evening at the Transitions LifeCare Hospice Center following a brief stay at UNC Hospital.Elsie was one of eleven children born to John and Eva Bagwell of Garner and was the last surviving sibling. She was predeceased by her first husband, Leonard Pearce and later by her second husband, Clarence Smith. She is survived...

Leah Earp Avery, 67, of 90 Dry Brook Circle, passed away Tuesday. A native of HarnettCounty, she was the daughter of the late Roy Cornelius Earp and Myrtle Lee Currin Earp. Leah was a graduate of CampbellUniversity with a degree in Elementary Education.In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Jimmy Ray Avery. Funeral service will...

WILLOW SPRING - Myrtle Peaches Williams, 61, passed away on Wednesday. Memorial service will be held on Saturday at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier. Burial will be at a later date in West Virginia. She is survived by her husband, John, daughters, Patty and husband, J. V., Billie Jo, and Rhonda; sons, little Johnny...

Ronald Norman Kent, 84, died Monday. Born in Monessen, PA, he was the son of the late Merrill Charles Kent and Mary Hospodar Kent. He was a Mason and a Shriner and former active member of the Lions Club and a member of Hollands United Methodist Church. A memorial service will be held 3:00 pm Sunday, Sept. 7th at...

ANGIER -Franklin Warren Frank Lee, 52, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Monday. A lifelong resident of Angier, he was the son of the late Baxter W. Lee and Hilda Adams Lee. Frank will be missed by his little dog and faithful companion, Knucklehead. Family and friends will gather Friday from 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM at Bryan-Lee Funeral...

Garner- Charles Rodgers Carroll, 70 years old, born in Warren County, currently of Peach Orchard Drive, Benson, NC, and formerly of 1927 Simpkins Road, Raleigh, NC, died peacefully in his home Sunday morning at 6:55 am surrounded by his bride and children.Charles touched many lives in his journey and will be truly missed by many. He owned and operated...

Frances W. Dupree, 74, passed away Tuesday at the Hospice Home of Wake County after a brief battle with cancer. A native of Graniteville, S. C., she was the daughter of the late Francis A. and Grace Wooten Whisenant. Funeral service will be held 2:00 pm Friday at Plainview Presbyterian Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery....

Garner- Charles will be remembered by those who knew him as a loving, devoted family man, a hard worker and a generous spirit who gave money, time and attention whenever a need arose. Never seeking recognition for his countless contributions, big and small, he made his community a better place. A memorial service will be held Saturday, 1:00 pm...

GARNER -Dorothy West Hamilton, 91, loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend to many, passed away Tuesday. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late E.M. Barbour and Ada Coats Barbour. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday at Aversboro Road Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Olivers Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Four Oaks. Survivors include daughter,...

ANGIER - Ralph Ernest McLeod, 82, a retired owner of McLeods AC and Tune Up Shop, passed away Friday. A native of Harnett Co., he was the son of the late Dossie and Nola Messer McLeod. A member of the Angier Baptist Church, he was also a member of Angier Masonic Lodge # 686, a Scottish Rite Mason and...

ANGIER- Hinton Ray Adams, 76 passed away after a brief illness. Hinton worked for many years as a truck driver for Pilot Freight.Memorial service will be held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Angier.Hinton is survived by his wife, Nancy Adams; two sons, Keith Adams and Jeff Adams; sister-in-law, Linda Adams;a step-daughter, Lynne Y. Norman and husband,...

GARNER- Jacqueline Collins Brown, 64, passed away Thursday at Rex Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Jackie was a native of Cumberland County. Survivors include her husband of 36 years, Charlie Brown, mother, Doris Wright Lanius, sons, Scotty Collins and wife, Kelly of Statesville; Robi Brown and wife, Joanne of Fuquay-Varina; Ricky Brown of Zebulon, sisters, Alana Murphy and...

Patricia Villas Royal, a resident of Lawndale Manor, died November 2 at Rex Hospital. Patricia was born September 14, 1939 to Martha Pierson Villas and Harold James Villas in Charlotte, NC. She attended Myers Park  School and graduated from Saint Marys College in 1959. She is survived by her son, Charles Royal, of Wilmington, NC, her daughter, Martha Myers,...