OBITUARIES

ANGIER- Marie Colette Gregory, 96, passed away on Monday. A native of Harnett County she was thedaughter of the late Jessie Mabel Colette and William Haywood Gregory, Sr. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday at the Angier United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brothers and sisters, Inez...

RALEIGH - Mary Coe Andrews, 89, passed away Friday. Mary, the last of thirteen children, was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.A Graveside service will be held on Wednesday at 2 PM at the Andrews Family Cemetery on Bold Run Hill Rd., WakeForest. She is survived by her daughters, Pat Walls of Raleigh, Sue Henley and husband, Raymond of...

Raleigh - Mary Elizabeth Wilson Adcock, 93, died Friday, March 28. Mrs. Adcock was a retired employee of the NC Department of Public Instruction. A funeral service will be held on Monday, March 31, at 2 PM in the chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home in Raleigh. Burial will follow at Brier Creek Memorial Gardens. Surviving are her daughter, Sandra...

Moses Leonard Lennie Carroll, 56, of 6505 Brack Penny Road, a driver for Thomas Concrete Co., died Saturday. A native of Wake Co., he was the son of the late Bruce Carroll and Margie Woodlief Carroll Penny and has served as a member of the Garner Volunteer Fire Dept. for over 15 years. Funeral services will be held at...

Willow Springss- Melinda Rose Bradshaw, 54, passed away on Friday from injuries sustained in an auto accident on Thursday. Her husband of three years, Robert Bob Bradshaw followed her in death on Sunday.Memorial Services will be held Friday at 2:00 pm in the Chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier.Surviving are her children, Deborah Holt and husband, David of Smithfield,...

June 9, 1919 - January 4, 2012 RALEIGH - Ealane E. King passed away on January 4, 2012 at Rex Hospital. Ealane was a beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was born June 9, 1919 in Spray, NC, to the late Frank H. Eanes and Virginia Dare Wilson Eanes. She is the widow of Russell M. King who...

Garner - Peggy Yeargan Smith, 79, died Tuesday at her home. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Mamie Stone Yeargan. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Thursday at New Bethel Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Dwight T. Smith;...

GARNER - Lawrence Ray Davis, 91, passed away Sunday. A native of Johnston County, he was the son of the late General Willard Davis and Ila Mae Talton Davis. Heretired from the meter division of Westinghouse after 29 years of service. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Thursday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial...

Raleigh - Lorenzo “Bitsy” Hobbs, 88, passed peacefully on Friday as he had lived, surrounded by his family and many friends at the home of his niece, Darleen M. Johns, whom he raised like a daughter, at his side. Mr. Hobbs was born at the original Rex Hospital on South Street on September 17, 1925 to the late Milton...

Martha Louise Wells, 62, of Garner passed away unexpectedly at her home last Wednesday. She was born February 14, 1951, at St. Leos Hospital in Greensboro, NC, and is the daughter of the late Otto Wells and Rubye Adkins Wells of Garner. Martha was the Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of the NC Small Business Technology and Development...

Honoree Pierce Butler, 95, a native of Holly Springs, died Thursday. She was the daughter of George Lattie Pierce and Lavinia Chaffin Burnes Pierce. A 1934 graduate of Holly Springs, she was the valedictorian of her class. In 1938, she graduated from NCSU where she was a member of Phi Kappa Phi. Mrs. Butler served as a 7th and...

Angier - Jace Harper Sealey died on Monday. A memorial service will be held 2:00 pm Thursday at Friendly Chapel Church, 11455 Hwy. 50 North, Benson, NC 27504 . The family will receive friends at the church after the service. Jace is survived by her parents, John Henry Sealey III and Jaime Hicks Sealey; her paternal grandparents, John and...

Raleigh - Hazel Gray Page Wilkins, 88, went home on Sunday. She was the daughter of the late Walter W. Page and Mary Choplin Page. Mom lived her life for her family and church. She was a true southern lady who had a gentle kind and Godly soul. Her smile and laughter will never be forgotten. She was a...

GARNER- Hocutt Ray Stevens, 86, died Monday at Lawndale Manor. Funeral Services will be 1:00 pm Thursday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. Survivors include his wife, Eleanor Stevens; children, Larry Stevens and wife, Deborah of Garner, Doris Hinton and husband, Bobby of Broadway, Debra Wall and husband, Bobby of Garner and Curtis...

RALEIGH - Edith Godwin Fields, 80, of 4213 Ruby Drive, died Thursday. She retired after 30 years as a supervisor in food service with Dorothea Dix Hospital. Funeral Service will be 3:00 PM Tuesday at Mount Moriah Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include her husband of 63 years, A. B. Fields; sisters, Pearlie Johnson...

Faye Adams Jones, 86, passed away peacefully Friday, Sept. 20 at the Laurels of Forest Glen surrounded by her loving family. Born in Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Cephus Adams and Lillie Mae Young. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Tom Nelson Jones, Sr., son Thomas...

SGT Michael Patrick Mike Alexander, 63, a retired officer with the Raleigh Police Motorcycle Unit, died Friday. Born in Charlotte, he was veteran with the US Marine Corp. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday at the PNC Arena, Raleigh. Burial, Montlawn Memorial Park with both Military and Police honors. Surviving: his wife of 31 years, Kim...

RALEIGH - LaTonya Schrelle Hoffman, 18, passed away Monday at UNC Hospital. Funeral services will be held 11:30 AM Saturday at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Raleigh. The family will receive friends from 9:30-11:30 at the church, prior to the service. Surviving are her mother, LaTonya Schrelle Ellis of Raleigh; father, Stephen Hoffman of Hickory; sister, Stephanie Hoffman; brothers, Stephen...

Raleigh - Lattie Rice, 87, passed away Tuesday.Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 2:00 pm at New Hope Baptist Church, Raleigh. Entombment will follow at Raleigh Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his honor to New Hope Baptist...

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...