OBITUARIES

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 - Margaret H. Dail, 89, passed away peacefully Friday morning May 11 being held closely by her loved ones. She was born March 31, 1923 in Cary, NC to Paul and Gertrude Horton. Margaret was a longtime faithful member of Temple Baptist Church and in later years she loved to sing in the Sr. Adult Golden Tones Choir,...

GARNER- Rev. William Clyde Clearman, 89, passed away Wednesday at Rex Healthcare. Born in Alabama, he was the son of the late William Harvey Clearman and Pricilla Pearl Pennington Clearman.Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Saturday at Hayes Chapel Christian Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Christine M. Clearman ; daughters, Lois Stephenson...

William Parlie Parker, 87, died Tuesday. A native of Johnston County he was the son of the late Rossie B. Parker and Lillie Frances Adams. He was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Estene Wood Parker. Mr. Parker was a retired mechanic in heating and air conditioning at Dorothea Dix Hospital. He will be remembered as...

John Seymore Ware, 83, died Monday. Born in Virginia, he was the son of the late Otis Stephen and Thelma Bagley Ware. A graveside services will be held 11:00 am Thursday at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens in Clayton. Survivors include his daughters, Kathy Moore of Cary and Tammy Fipps and husband, Daniel of Willow Spring; son, John Wayne Ware of...

Garner-Annie B. Walker, 92, passed away Thursday at her home. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie Edgar Parrish and Isabel Pounds Parrish. Funeral services will be 3:00 pm Sunday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Auburn Christian Church Cemetery.Survivors include her children, Elsie Bynum (Al), Sue Best (Mickey), Billy Walker...

Robert L. Bob Dickerson, 83, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family. Bob worked for many years as a photo finisher. He also proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. There will be a Memorial service Friday at 2:30 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. The family will receive friends and relatives...

James Marshall Otto, 73, of Raleigh died Saturday. He was born in Johnston County to the late Edgar Bodo Otto and Bertie Jones Otto. He worked with Thompson Dental Company for 47 years serving as corporate manager of equipment. Marshall was a member of Garner FWBC and veteran of the Navy serving on the USS Destroyer Wren. He was...

Cary- Alma Catherine Rice, 75, died Sunday. A native of West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Ralph Earl Rice and Mary Propst Maupin. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm Wednesday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner. Survivors include her daughter, Cathy Nowell and husband, Tim of Raleigh; son, Robert Brisson and wife, Angie of Sanford;...

ANGIER- Elsie Driver Hinnant, 80, passed away on Saturday surrounded by her loving family. A native of Johnston County she was the daughter of the late Vance Driver and Algar Maidon Driver. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Piney Grove Chapel Baptist Church, Angier. Burial will follow at Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Angier. She is...

CLINTON-Lisa Kay Lewis Mair, 50, passed away on Saturday. A native of Harnett County she was the daughter of the late Jack and Geraldine McLean Lewis. Mrs. Mair retired from Sampson County schools after twenty three years of teaching Spanish.Funeral Service will be held Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Kennebec Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church...

Raleigh - Chester Gray Edwards, 77, died Thursday. Born in Cabarrus County, he was the son of the late Johnny Odell and Edna Gatton Edwards. A graveside service with military honors will be held 1:00 pm Monday at Oakwood Cemetery. Mr. Edwards is survived by his wife, Lou Stephens Edwards; sons, Chester Greg Edwards and wife, Greta and Jordon...

WILLOW SPRING- Sybil Ogburn Wall-Newton, 68, of 1865 Bud Lipscomb Road, passed away Thursday night at her home. Sybil, daughter to the late Simeon Lloyd, Jr. and Kathalene Jones Ogburn was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister. Memorial service will be 3:00 PM Sunday at Fellowship Baptist Church, Willow Spring. Sybil is survived by her husband, Harold Pender...

RALEIGH- Milo W. Knudsen, 89, died peacefully Sunday surrounded by his family. He was born in Jerusalem Township, OH to the late Niels T. and Pearl Siglow Knudsen. Milo was preceded in death by his wife Veryl Knudsen and a son Rodger. Funeral service will be 4:00 pm Wednesday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home Chapel, Garner NC with family to...

Clayton - Ruth Vanderpool, 71, passed away at home surrounded by her girls. Home, family and friends were her greatest joy. She will be greatly missed by all who had coffee with her, talked politics with her, shared a laugh with her and loved her. Family will receive friends and relatives Sat. May 11, 2013 from 3:00 PM -...

FUQUAY-VARINA - Elder R. L. Fish, 83 of Fuquay-Varina died on Friday, April 19, after a courageous battle with cancer. A native of Wake County, he was born on April 9, 1930 to the late Robert Lee Fish, Sr. and Sallie Moore Fish. He was a US Army veteran who served during the Korean Conflict. He also was a...

Robert Granger Jessup, 88, of Raleigh, NC passed away on Saturday at his home in the presence of his family. Bob Jessup was born in Mocksville, NC but moved with his family to Eau Gallie, Florida where he grew up on the Indian River. He enlisted in the Navy in 1943 during WWII, served until 1946 and was in...

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,...

GARNER- James Irving Prince, Jr., 77, died Wednesday. Born in Ohio, he was the son of the late James Irving Prince, Sr. and Norma Gertrude Hunsing Prince. Prior to retirement, Mr. Prince was an investigator with the US Department of Labor. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Sara E. Prince; daughters, Cheryl Francis of Ashland, KY, Elizabeth Ann...

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...