OBITUARIES

Garner - Gregory Keith Bailey, 50, our beloved son, brother and uncle, died Thursday, August 15th. Born February 10, 1963, he is the son of Sylvia Jean M. Bailey and the late Robert Edward Bailey. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Eugene Bailey. Greg is survived by his mother, of the...

Raleigh - Nancy Jeanette Sauls Walton, 77, died Sunday at Rex Hospital. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Simon Peter and Bernice Stephenson Sauls. Jeanette was a loving Christian wife, mother, and Mema who loved gardening and quilting. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Wednesday at Plymouth Church. Burial will follow in the...

Angier - Melissa Adams Hendricksen, 34, passed away on Thursday. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm Tuesday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:00 am at Piney Grove Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the cemetery adjacent to the church. She is survived by her son, Eric Jay Hendricksen, Jr.; parents,...

Storey Hamilton, 86, passed away Wednesday surrounded by his loving family. Born in Clarksville, TX, he was the son of the late Oscar Bynom and Sallie Minerva Storey Hamilton. Storey was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He enjoyed traveling and spending time at their mountain cottage. After graduating from high school, he joined the Navy at age 17...

Garner - Enrique Luis Ruiz, 61, died Friday, March 30th. A native of Arlington VA, he was the son of Altagracia Ruiz and the late Jose Francisco Ruiz, Sr. A viewing will be held on Tuesday, April 3rd at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home from 6-8 PM, with a prayer service at 7:30. He is survived by his mother, daughter, Monica...

Dorothy M. Ruth, 85, passed away Wednesday, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held 11:00 AM Monday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner.Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh.Dorothy was preceded in death by a son; Wayne Brannan.She is survived by three daughters; Rebecca Brannan, Barbara Smith and husband Davey and Laura Brafford and husband Kenneth;...

RALEIGH - Blanche Stanley Krein, 87, died Friday. Born in Lenoir Co., she was the daughter of the late Edward and Jessie Arnold Stanley. Funeral Services will be 11:00 am Tuesday at Mt. Herman Christian Church. Burial will follow at RaleighMemorial Park. Surviving: sisters, Doris Temple, Ann Stanley and Judy Collins, all of Raleigh; brothers, James Stanley and Eugene...

FUQUAY-VARINA - Alma McGee Stephenson, 101, passed away peacefully Wednesday at her home at Windsor Point, surrounded by family and friends. Born in GranvilleCounty, she was the daughter of the late Zachariah McGee and Zelma Tucker McGee. After receiving her nursing degree, she worked as the head operating room nurse and was very active in RichSquareUnitedMethodistChurch and continued to...

RALEIGH-Leslie Les Wallace, 83, died Friday. Born in Akron, Ohio, he was the son of the late Oris Franklin Wallace and Mary Frances Brammer. He retired as a Master Sgt with the US Army, Special Forces, Green Beret. He went on to work with Southeastern Electronics for 20 years. Funeral Services will be 11:00 am Monday at Tabernacle Baptist...

RALEIGH - Wilma Marcom Jordan, 82, of 11132 Jordan Road, died Tuesday as the result of a car accident on the way to her WMU program. Wilma was born May 11, 1928, the twin sister of Billy Marcom. She is the daughter of the late Willie and Susie Marcom of Angier. She grew up on a farm in Johnston...

RALEIGH - Janette Jordan Collins, 74, died Tuesday. A Memorial Service will be held 4:00 PM Monday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Surviving: daughter, Joey Collins Vena of Raleigh; sisters, Judy Lapierre and husband, Emile and Conway McCallister and husband, Wynn all of Hertford, NC; brothers, P.C. Jordan and wife, Addie of Garner and Billy Jordan and wife, Dorothy...

CLAYTON - Richard Bernard Creighton, 64, of Clayton, died Friday. A native of Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Bernard Joseph and Lily Veronica Ryan Creighton.Funeral Mass will be 10:00 am Thursday at St. Anns Catholic Church, Clayton. Surviving: wife, Anne Marie Mintern Creighton; daughters, Michele Krut and husband Douglas and Jeannine Castello and husband, Thomas,...

Garner - Arease Crumpler Jackson, 86, passed away Friday . She was preceded in death by her husband, Gershon Jackson; four sisters; and one brother. Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Monday at Aversboro Road Baptist Church, Garner. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. Survivors include her daughter, Brenda Touchon and husband, Michael; son, Douglas Jackson and wife,...

Raleigh - Charles Allen Wood, 90, loving father, grandfather and brother, passed away on Wednesday. He was preceded in death by his wife of 44 years, Etra. Mr. Wood was a US Army veteran, having served his country during WWII. He began his career as a health educator on the Navajo Reservation and in 1965, moved to Raleigh with...

Garner - Bettie Pridgen Hathaway, 92, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her children, friends and caregivers. Born in Black Creek, NC, she was the daughter of the late Dallas and Zelphia Pridgen. She retired from Wake County Medical Center after 19 years of service. A loving and caring mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she enjoyed fishing, spending...

Gretchen Beaman Douillette, 82, a resident of Spring Arbor of Raleigh, died Tuesday at Rex Healthcare. She was born in Edgecombe County and was the daughter of the late George W. and Ruby Gwatney Beaman. She was the widow of David L. Douillette, Jr. who died in 2001. Gretchen was a retired telephone operator with Bell South and a...

GARNER- Our beloved Willa Mae Hinton is in the arms of Jesus. In her short 70 years, she married her high school sweetheart, raised four children, and spoiled her many grandchildren. She will forever be loved and missed by all. Funeral services will be Monday, 12 noon in the Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner with burial to follow at Historic...

Willow Spring - Mary Matthews Huff, age 93, of 7836 Huff Farm Rd., Willow Spring, NC, went to be with the Lord on Friday. She died peacefully at Rex Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Mary was the daughter of the late Bright and Lillie Hall Matthews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Major (Ret.) Ronald Ron Edward Youngquist, age 86, died Thursday, June 21st at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC after complications from stroke and pneumonia.Starting with his birth in Cicero, IL in 1926, Ron went on to lead a life that shaped a man many people will dearly miss.Losing his father at the age of 17, Ron helped raise his...

ANGIER - Danny Parker Watkins, Sr. 82, passed away Wednesday at Wake - Med, Raleigh. A native of Harnett County he was the son of the late Ad and Vienna Marshburn Watkins. After retiring from the Fort Bragg Fire Department as Assistant Fire Chief, he farmed and developed real estate. Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Saturday at Plainview...