OBITUARIES

GARNER- Anne Bryan died Tuesday, December 13th at her home in Garner. She was born in Wake County on December 1, 1921 to the late Paul Lee Bryan and Bettie Buffaloe Bryan. She grew up in the home where she was born and lived there all her life. Anne retired from the N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles in 1980...

Erna Jung Vines passed away on Monday morning January 30th after a brief illness. She was 88 years old. There will be a graveside service held on Wednesday, February 15th at 11:00am at the main post cemetery at Fort Bragg, NC. Erna or Erni as her friends called her, worked for many years in the Fayetteville area as a...

Zula Coats Ennis, 89, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday where she will be reunited with her beloved husband, Tom Ennis and her sisters, Flossie Stephenson, Alice Stephenson, Allene Stephenson, Eloise Ennis McAllister and Maxine Stephenson and a brother, David Edgar Coats, Jr.. Mrs. Ennis was a native of Johnston Co., and the daughter of the...

RALEIGH- John David Wooten, Jr., 83, passed away on Tuesday at Morningside Assisted Living. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Friday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Burial will follow at Friendship Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Middlesex, NC. The family will receive friends Thursday from 6:00-8:00 pm at Bryan-Lee funeral Home, Garner. Mr. Wooten was preceded in death by his...

Michael Edward Norman, 65, died Thursday.A memorial service will be held 10:00 am Tuesday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. A reception will follow the service at the home of Peter and Kelly Norman. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Candace Norman; his mother, Mary Norman; daughter, Heather Norman of Duluth, Ga., son, Peter Norman and wife,...

Raleigh - Barbie Ann Scoggin Wolf passed away Friday. Mrs. Wolf was the executive assistant to Lamar Bell and Sam Starling in the corporate offices of Golden Corral in Raleigh. She is survived by her husband, Larry Wolf; her mother, Della B. Scoggin of Lexington, KY; and her sister, Paige Scoggin Rea and her husband Bill of Lexington, KY....

GARNER -Brenda Tew Turnage, 71, went to live with the Lord on Friday. Brenda loved the Lord and served Him devotedly all her life, helping people by volunteering for Meals on Wheels and being a devoted, loving Christian example to all she came in contact with. She was gifted by God with a maternal love like few women. Brenda...

Sylvia Perry Wells, 75, passed away Tuesday. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Jamie Wesley Perry and Daisy Bell Duncan Perry. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Friday at Hayes Chapel Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Thomas Mason Wells, Jr.; children, Gregory and Gwen Wells, Cathy...

Michael Louis “Mickey” Carroll, 63, died Friday. A native of Wake Co., he was predeceased by his parents, Owen B. and Margie Woodlief Penny and a brother, Lennie Carroll. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Monday at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Surviving: wife of 43 years, Amanda Gulley Carroll; daughter, Allison...

Raleigh - Brenda Stephenson, 66, died Tuesday. Born in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late James and Della Burton Caudill. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Saturday at Middle Creek Primitive Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include her son, Wade Stephenson and wife, Ashley; sister, Nila Hamilton and husband, Larry; brothers, Butch...

Fuquay-Varina - Eleanor Mangum Tutor, 89, passed away on Friday. A native of Harnett County and former resident of Swansboro for 28 years, she was the daughter of the late Joe Mangum and Lillian Smith Mangum. A graduate of Lafayette High School and Campbell College, Mrs. Tutor retired from Cornell Dubilier Electronics after working there for 35 years. Surviving...

Raleigh - Douglas Williams, 96, died Thursday at his home. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late James Richard and Valley Pollard Williams. Mr. Williams proudly served his country during WWII as a member of the US Army, 30th Infantry Old Hickory Division. He was a decorated war veteran and the recipient of both...

GARNER- Frances Glenn Lawrence, 86, passed away Monday at Hospice House. She was born in Brooksville, Florida to Karl B. and Irene G. Glenn and was raised in Raleigh, NC. She graduated from Hugh Morson High School in 1945 and from UNC-G (formerly WCUNC) in 1949. Mrs. Lawrence taught school for several years and retired from the Deans School...

RALEIGH-Sue Johnson Cross, 57, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Friday. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late James Baxter Johnson Jr., and Frances Garner Johnson. She was a friend to all and cared deeply for her family and her Lord Jesus Christ. Her greatest joy was caring for her husband...

Stephen Lee Hester, 78, passed away on Wednesday. A native of Durham NC, he was the son of the late Frank and Jessamine Bullock Hester. A graveside service will be 11:00 am Friday at Raleigh Memorial Park. A memorial service will be held at a later date at the Murdoch Developmental Center in Butner, NC. Stephen is survived by...

Virginia “Jenny” P. Green, 70, passed away Monday, March 16th at Transitions Life Care surrounded by her loving family. Jenny was born December 16, 1949, in Ahoskie, NC to the late William David and Eunice Inez Francis. She spent her career at the NCDMV and retired as a supervisor of the scan operators. She was a loving wife, mother,...

ANGIER - Peggy G. Jones, 98, of Angier died Saturday morning at her home. She was born in Chatham County to the late Henry Macon Goodwin and Essie Agnes Stone Goodwin. She was preceded in death by her husband Paul Lee Jones, daughter Judy Fountain and son David Jones. She is survived by her daughters Anne J. Suggs and...

ANGIER - Hilton Allen Wiggins, 80, passed away on Sunday. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 PM Wednesday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Angier. Burial will follow in Lakeside Memorial Gardens. Surviving are his wife, Myrtle, daughter, Barbara McLean and husband, Earl; sons Nelson Wiggins and Steve Wiggins, grandson, Chad Wiggins, and sister, Mazel Smith. The family will receive friends...

CARY - Mrs. Linda S. Robinson, 60, of Cary passed away unexpectedly last Sunday. She was born August 13, 1952 in Reno, Nevada, daughter of the late Robert Kenneth Sundt and Ruth Foster Smith. She was preceded in death by two brothers, John Randolph Sundt and Robert KennethSundt Jr. Linda was a loving wife, caring mother and grandmother who...

GARNER - Phillip Sherman Hart, 75, went to be with his heavenly father on Friday at the William H. Dunlap Center for Caring. Funeral service will be 1:00 Monday at First Baptist Church, Garner. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 3:00 - 5:00PM Sunday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Phillip was son...