OBITUARIES

Angier - Mary Eloise Lee Godwin Smith, 92, passed away on Tuesday. A native of Johnston County she was the daughter of the late J. Telfair Lee and Aldonia Morgan Lee. Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday at Fellowship Baptist Church on Bud Lipscomb Road, Willow Spring with burial to follow in the church cemetery.Mrs. Smith...

ANGIER -Larry Lee Blalock, Sr. 74, passed away on Saturday.A native of Harnett County he was the son of the late Snow and Annie Seagroves Blalock.Funeral service will be held on Monday at 2:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Angier. Burial to follow at Lakeside Memorial Gardens.Larry is survived by his wife; Barbara Partin Blalock, daughters; Vicky Matthews and...

Jerry Earl Sumner, 76, passed away Friday morning at his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Monday at Garner Advent Christian Church. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the church from 12:30-1:30 prior to the service. Survivors include his loving wife of 53 years, Brenda...

ANGIER - Henry David Jones, 70, of Angier, died Saturday. He was the former owner of Royal Cleaners and Plaza Tire and Auto. A native of Chatham Co. and long time resident of Angier, he was the son of Peggy Jones and the late Paul L. Jones. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his...

LILLINGTON-Lindsay Erin Brandle, 27, of Gary Williams Lane died Saturday morning due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, March 28th, at Angier Baptist Church with Rev. Grover K. Blackburn, Jr., officiating. Burial will follow at Harnett Memorial Park, Lillington. She is survived by her beloved daughter, The Apple of...

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...

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...

Martha Averette Peggy Baker, 76, died Wednesday at Wake Medical Center. A native of Sampson County, she was the daughter of the late Roy Vernon and Dora Wheeler Averette. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday at Brier Creek Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7-9:00 PM Thursday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner....

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- Ruth O’Briant Averette, 95, died on Saturday at Piney Grove Nursing & Rehab Center in Kernersville, NC. She was born in Durham Co. to the late Clarence and Eunice Mangum O’Briant. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband. Harold Plumer Averette in 1985 and her son. Ray E. Averette in 1992. Funeral Service will be held at...

RALEIGH - Dwight Buffaloe, 70, a loving son, father and grandfather, died Sunday at his home. A 1961 graduate of Garner High School, he was a 1965 graduate of Guilford College. He retired from IBM after 35 years of service. Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Wednesday at Ernest Myatt Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park....

Clayton - Brenda Dean Langdon, 66, beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, died Sunday. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of Elva Dean Sauls and the late Ervin Wesley Dean. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Wednesday at McCullers Community Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Fellowship Community Cemetery. She is survived by her husband...

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...

GARNER-Cary Linwood Hicks, 56, departed this life on Thursday at his home. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late H.I. Hicks and Louise Allen Hicks. He graduated from Garner High School in 1973 and attended Johnston Community College. He was a partner in Level Construction Company for the last 25 years. A caring and...

Raleigh - Donald Wayne Dolen, 75, died peacefully at home on Sunday surrounded by loved ones. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. A veteran of the US Navy, he served from 1955-1959 on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. He retired from William B. Riley Company. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Wednesday at Temple of Pentecost....

ANGIER - David Messer passed away on Friday. He was the son of the late Collie Oscar Messer and Bertha Surcy Messer. David proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He was an accomplished mechanic working on everything from small engines, to automobiles. He was a musician who loved bluegrass music. He loved playing the guitar and...

Dohn Lamont Mahan, 71, died Sunday at Wake Med Hospital, Raleigh, NC. Born in Denver, CO, raised in Kennewick, WA, he was the son of the late Oliver and Erma Mahan. Dohn earned a Mechanical Engineering degree from Montana State University. He graduated from Officer Candidate School for the United States Navy in Providence, RI in 1966. He married...

James Murdock Garner, 77 , of 4398 Piney Grove Road, passed away on Friday. A lifelong resident of Harnett County, he was the son of the late Alexander Garner and Callie Hall Garner. Surviving are his daughters, Sandy G. Atkins of Angier, Wendy G. Matthews of Bunnlevel; son, Terry M. Garner of Sanford; sisters, Mae Hudson, Mary Barbour, Martha...

Jeri P. Massey Raleigh - Jeri Lee Powell Massey, 55, of Raleigh died Monday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Mrs. Massey is survived by her husband, William M. Massey; two sons, Jeffrey M. Massey and his wife Lauren and their 4 year old son, Brayden, and Jonathan H. Massey and Sarah Evans, all of Raleigh; sister, Judith...

Jerry Ray Holderfield, 77, died Tuesday. A native of Wake County, he was the youngest son of Norman Earl Holderfield and Harriette Mae Andrews Holderfield. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Dewey Mack Holderfield and Roger Earl Holderfield. His beloved wife of 55 years, Jean Rhue Holderfield, also preceded him 5 months ago. Jerry was a graduate...