OBITUARIES

Raleigh -Surrounded by her loving family, Carole Shugart Crews of Raleigh passed away peacefully on Sunday after a long courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.Carole was the owner and manager of Auto Insurance Center of Raleigh for 25 years and retired in 2009. A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11 AM at Providence Baptist Church, 6339 Glenwood...

GARNER- Carrie Madigan Musgrove, 98, died peacefully in her home surrounded by family and prayer. She was the last surviving child of the late William and Minnie Estelle Madigan of Winchester, VA. Carrie is preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Roy Musgrove, her son Donald Joseph Musgrove, and her seven siblings. A Celebration of Life will...

Angier - Christine N. Norris, 86, passed away on Sunday surrounded by her loving family. A native of Harnett County she was the daughter of the late James and Esther Norris.Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home Chapel, Angier. Burial will follow at Red Hill Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Coats. Surviving are her children,...

ANGIER - Mabel Christine Pleasant, age 92, of Angier, died Friday the 26thof October.She was the daughter of the late Marion Benton and Julia Langdon Pleasant. She was preceded in death by siblings Gladys Langdon, Leola Lassiter, Maxine Denning, Rachel Peterson, M.B. Pleasant, Jr. and Willard Pleasant. Christine, or Chrick to family and friends, was a dedicated member of...

Josephine W. Simmons, 81, passed away Saturday. She was the daughter of the late William & Delia Wallace. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband of 59 years, Weldon A. Simmons; four brothers, Fenner Thomas, William Purvis, James Howard, and Leon Earl; three sisters, Rachel Tankard, Edna Noe, and Nancy Rhem. Jo,...

Garner - Daniel Danny Efland Forrest Durham, Jr., 59, died Thursday at his home. Danny was a volunteer fireman with the Garner Volunteer Fire Department, having served for 19 years and received the status of Honorary Fireman. He is the son of Daniel Durham, Sr. and the late Mildred Cates Durham. Funeral services will be 2:30 pm Sunday at...

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 - Sharion Mangum Dugger, 60, an English teacher at Western Harnett High School for 35 years, passed away on Thursday. A native of Harnett County she is the daughter of Gertha Adams Mangum and the late John Dee Mangum. Memorial Service will be held 2:00 PM Sunday at Angier Baptist Church. The family will receive friends after the...

CLAYTON – Spencer R. Quick, 93, passed away peacefully on Sunday at his home. Born in Chicago, IL, to the late Spencer S. and Alyda Robinson Quick. A Funeral Mass will be held Thursday at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Raleigh. Burial will follow at Historic Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh. Surviving are his wife of 69 years, Barbara...

Jan Webb Clayton, 58, passed away Monday at her home. Born in Augusta, GA, she is the daughter of Margie M. Webb and the late James Hugh Webb. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Wednesday at HighlandBaptistChurch.Entombment will follow at PinecrestMemorialGardens. In addition to her mother, Jan is survived by her husband of 10 years, Gary Clayton; daughters, Shannon...

GARNER -Jane Buffaloe Cocks, 59, passed away Thursday. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Lacy Buffaloe and Gladys Sturdivant Buffaloe.She taught at Kingwood Elementary - 6th Grade Center for 12 years and was an office assistant at Fuller Elementary for 17 years. Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Sunday at Bryan-Lee Funeral...

ANGIER - Gary Vance Currin, 60, passed away on Tuesday. He is the son of Edith A. Currin and the late Grady Currin. He was also predeceased by his sister Carolyn C. Upchurch. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier. Burial will follow at Lakeside Memorial Gardens. In...

Cary - Gerald Wayne Smith, 68, of Cary, NC passed away recently at his home.He was born in Raleigh on August 7, 1945 and graduated from Enloe High School. He proudly served a tour of duty with the United States Navy during the Vietnam era and retired from Goodmark Foods in Garner after 30 years .He is survived by...

FUQUAY-VARINA - Greg Anthony Douglas, 43, passed away on Thursday. A native of Fayette County, KY and resident of North Carolina, he is the son of Mrs. Shirley Sauer Douglas and the late Charles Robert Douglas.The family will receive friends Friday night from 6:00- 8:00 at Bryan-Lee funeral home, Angier.Funeral Services will be held Saturday Sept. 24th at Salem...

June 27, 1947 - March 28, 2012 Time God is in time in the sense that He is the Lord of time. God is in time in the sense that He is steadily present in all the events of time. He was there at the beginning of all created things; He will be there when temporal reality ends; He...

Raleigh - Herbert McCraw McCallum, 85, died Monday at his residence. He was employed as a Health Planner with the State of North Carolina, prior to retirement. An ordained Presbyterian minister, he served as a chaplain in the US Air Force. He enjoyed staying active by volunteering with a variety of organizations, such as Meals on Wheels, the NC...

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,...

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...

Garner - Mary Alice Atkins Womble, 83, passed away on Wednesday surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late James L. Atkins and Florence Jones Beasley and was preceded in death by her husband, John Harold Womble; step-mother, Lois Atkins and sister, Martha Atkins, and a special friend, Sam Jackson. She is survived by her daughters,...

Raleigh - Mary Ann Yates, 81, wife of the late Dee Yates, Sr., died Wednesday at her home. Born in Durham, she was the daughter of William M. Daves and Mary Louise Bowen Daves. Mary Ann served as organist at St. Andrews United Methodist Church for 25 years, as well as taught piano to many students. As a military...