OBITUARIES

RALEIGH - Ruth Parrish Bellamy, 90, went to be with the Lord Wednesday. Born in Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Rena Gardner Surcy. Mrs. Bellamy was a life-long member of the Willow Spring Primitive Baptist Church. Funeral service will be 2:00 PM Saturday in the Chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home. Burial will follow...

Raleigh - Mable Keene Walton, 92, died Thursday. A native of Johnston Co., she was the daughter of the late John and Ida Barbour Keene. Mable spent her entire life caring not only for her family but all the people she loved.Funeral Service will be held Tuesday at 2:00 pm at Bryan-Lee Chapel, Raleigh, with burial to follow at...

GARNER - Phyllis Faye Barnes Hatley, 68, of 138 Holiday Island Dr, passed away on Sunday. A native of Madison County, AL. she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Louise Rhoden Barnes.Mrs. Hatley retired from IBM after 30 years of employment, and was a devoted mother and grandmother.Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:00 PM...

Garner - Roland Tant Stutts, 87, passed away on Monday. He was son to the late James and Martha Stutts. Roland was preceded in death by his wife, Agnes; son David; brothers, Odell and Paul Stutts. A funeral service will be held on Thursday at 11am at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh....

Henry Flowers Marshall, 93, of Raleigh, devoted and loving husband, father and friend, died Wednesday morning at The Oaks of Mayview Convalescent Center. Henry was born in Carrollton, MS, to the late Frank Lamar and Sallie Maie Marshall. He received a B.S. from MississippiState in 1940. He taught at GoldSandHigh School, where he met and married teaching colleague, Arzelle...

WILLOW SPRING - Truman Myatt, 84, of 7671 Barbour Store Rd, passed away on Friday. A native of Wake County he was the son of the late Nimrod and Ida Dupree Myatt. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 am at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Angier.Burial will follow at Wake Chapel Memorial Gardens.Truman was preceded in death by his...

RALEIGH - Roger Arden Davenport, 87, passed away on Tuesday. A native of Tyrrell County, he was the son of the late Thomas and Lillie Furlough Davenport. He was an active member of HollandsUnitedMethodistChurch for 55 years, serving in the choir and as a youth counselor for 20 years. Mr. Davenport was a member of the Garner Civitan Club...

RALEIGH - Charles Richard Norris, Sr., 75, passed away Wednesday.He was born in JohnstonCounty, the son of the late Larkin Bill Norris and Bertha Caudle Norris. On September 20, 1953, he married the light of his life, Betty Norris. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday in the Chapel of Memories Mausoleum at Montlawn Memorial Park. Entombment will follow...

GARNER - Gordon Reece Latham, 84, died Friday. Born at Rex Hospital on South St. in Raleigh, he was the son of the late John Roy Latham and Eula Reece Latham. Gordon graduated from Broughton High School and Oak Ridge Military Academy. He lived in Raleigh until 1957, at which time he moved to Garner. He owned and operated...

CLAYTON - Tony Britt Marcom, 31, died Monday at Rex Healthcare. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Thursday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel in Garner. Burial will follow at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery. He is survived by his father, C.B. Marcom and step-mother, Robin Tutor; brother, Todd Marcom, all of Clayton; step-brother, Kevin Tutor and wife, April of Seven...

RALEIGH -Our father, John Buffaloe, Jr of Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, passed away on Friday, June first, at the age of eighty-two.He was a faithful husband to his late wife (Thelma Buffaloe): and a loving father, grandfather and great grandfather.A native of Wake Co. he was the son of the late John Buffaloe, Sr. and Betty Stewart Buffaloe.He was...

ANGIER - Joe Ed Pleasant, 79, of 566 N. Dunn St. passed away Monday. A native of Harnett County, he is the son of the late Percy and Eunice Pollard Pleasant. Mr. Pleasant was active in the affairs of Angier serving as a town commissioner for several years. Funeral Services will be held Thursday at 11:00 at Trinity Baptist...

ANGIER - Margie Holland Howard, 79, of Angier passed away Wednesday after a period of declining health. A native of Johnston County she was the daughter of the late Artemis and Flonnie Holland. She was predeceased by her husband Jimmy Clave Howard and siblings, Omalene H. Price, Annie Lou Tew and Kenneth Earl Holland. Margie was a loving mother...

Four Oaks - Harold Owen Wilkins, Sr., 88, died Thursday. A native of Johnston County, he was the son of the late Luke and Blanche Cofield Wilkins and was a veteran of WW II. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Sunday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park with military honors. He is survived...

HollySprings - Sylvia Watson, 71, passed away Monday at Duke Raleigh Hospital. A native of Cabarrus County, she was the daughter of the late James Keller Peck and Ruth Elizabeth Brantley Peck. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Duke University in 1962. She was passionate about her children and her grandchildren and her career in education, which included serving...

ANGIER - Jason Willard Matthews, 79, passed away on Wednesday. A native of Harnett County he was the son of the late Norman and Clyda Matthews. He was a proud grandfather and had the biggest heart of anyone his family has ever known. He loved life and his greatest love, happiness and achievements were his wife, grandchildren and family....

Willow Spring: Will Brookover, 58, passed away at his home on Tuesday, March 19 with a positive attitude and the determination needed to Kick Cancers Butt (or KCB for short) with his wife by his side. Will was born and raised in Zanesville, OH. During his time with the United States Air Force he resided in San Antonio, TX,...

RALEIGH - Walter Phillips Brown, 88, Raleigh native and union leader crossed the bar Wednesday. Graduated from Broughton High School and proudly served in the US Navy during WW II. Business Manager of Local 785, UA of Plumbers and pipe fitters for 25 years and former President of Raleigh Central Labor Union. He was very active in the Democratic...

Willow Springs, NC - Unexpectedly, at age 52 years, Gary left this life on February 16, 2014. He was born April 15, 1961, in Millinocket, Maine to Garfield (Gat) MacKenzie, Sr., and Phyllis (Malcolm) Valyear. Surviving is his wife, Jan, and his children: Chad (CT) and Kelsey, who were his pride and joy. He is also survived by his...

WILLOW SPRING - Rev. Alvis Leon Hawley, 79, of 7625 James Austin Road, passed away on Sunday. A native of Wake County he was the son of the late William H. and Amelia Austin Hawley.During his 50 year ministry, he was a pastor of numerous churches within the Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Denomination.Funeral services will be held Thursday at...