OBITUARIES

Raleigh - Ruth Michelle Upchurch Hammock, 68, died Friday. A native of Wake County, she was the daughter of the late Richard Berkley Upchurch and Ruby Elizabeth Parrish Upchurch. Michelle lived in Milledgeville, GA most of her adult life. She retired as a nursing supervisor at Central State Hospital in Milledgeville. A graveside service will be held 12:00 pm...

RALEIGH - Ruth Parker Stewart, 84, passed away on Wednesday at her home. Born in Autryville, NC, she was the daughter of the late Seba and Macy Hall Parker.Funeral service will be 2:00 pm Saturday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, 1200 Benson Road, Garner. Burial will follow at OakGroveBaptistChurchCemetery, Angier. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 pm at the...

Shirley Faye Stephenson Elliott, 76, died Friday. A native of Johnston Co., she was the daughter of the late, Thylmer and Bessie Blackmon Stephenson. Before retirement she was employed as a supervisor with the Fisher Sandwich Co. Funeral services will be 1:00 pm Monday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner . Burial will follow at Montlawn Memorial Park. Survivors include...

Raleigh - Stephen Jr. M. Peedin, 85, a Raleigh resident for 68 years, died peacefully Wednesday evening at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. He was surrounded and comforted by all of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren at the time of his passing. Steve was born October 21, 1928, on the Peedin Family Farm in Princeton, NC and was the youngest...

ANGIER - Brantley Albert Tutor, 84, passed away on Wednesday.He was the son of the late Ennis Albert and Nancy Cotten Tutor. He was a member of Angier Baptist Church and was a founder and board member of Hospice of Harnett Co. He retired from the DMV as a license examiner.Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday,...

WILLOW SPRING - Billy Carroll, 84, passed away Monday. A native of Johnston County he was the son of the late Herman and Annie Kirks Carroll. Funeral Service will be held Thursday at 11:00 AM in the Chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier. Burial will follow at the Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery on Bud Lipscomb Road, Willow Spring. He...

Angier - Ella Frances “Bobbie” Wilkins, 83, passed away on Monday, Oct 20th surrounded by her loving family. A native of Harnett County and lifelong North Carolinian, she was the daughter of the late Britton Cleveland and Ella Frances Johnson Honeycutt. The Wilkins family was well-known in Harnett County, as the owners of The Family Restaurant, where Bobbie was...

Willow Spring - Bobby Gene Evans, 68, died Monday at his home. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late Johnnie and Alma Page Evans. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial will follow at Willow Springs Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. He is survived by his sister, Chris Evans...

Born on February 20, 1941 in Bristol, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia, he and his mother, Elizabeth, moved to Raleigh in 1943, when his parents separated. Raised in Halifax Court, a public housing development, Terry excelled in YMCA and little league sports, but had to work to help out with family finances from the age of 12. In 2003,...

FUQUAY-VARINA- William C. Croom, 66, passed away on Saturday. A native of Pender County and a US Air Force Veteran. Surviving are his sons, Curtis Croom and wife, Genelle of Spiveys Corner; Justin Croom of Lagrange; Joshua Croom of Winterville; sister, Linda Croom of Jacksonville; brother, Ralph Croom of Mount Olive; grand-daughters, Hannah Croom of Spiveys Corner; Curtlyn Croom...

LILLINGTON - Joyce Fisher Landtroop, 56, passed away on Monday surrounded by her loving family.A native of Claremore, OK, she was a graduate of Gainsville High School and was the first lady of the Pentecostals of Fuquay.Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at the Temple of Pentecost, Raleigh, NC. Surviving: her husband of 37 years, Rev....

Pauline Martin Wright, 75, of Raleigh, passed away peacefully Saturday,January 5thafter a brief illness.She was born in Mullins, SC on March 13, 1937.She worked at the NC Department of Transportation and retired after 30 years of service in 1996.Following her retirement, she enjoyed spending time with her family and traveling with her husband Charles, who was the love of...

Garner - Raymond Odyth Dale, 91, passed away Wednesday surrounded by his loving family. He was the son of the late J. Hollie and Myrtie Pace Dale of Johnston County. He had three brothers and two sisters, all of whom preceded him in death. A veteran of WWII, he served in the US Navy as a hospital corpsman. Mr....

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...

Mrs. Martha Castlebury Shaw died September 10 at age 98 in the Tower Health and Rehabilitation Center in Raleigh, NC. She was predeceased by her husband, Reuben Albright Shaw, after sixty eight years of marriage, her brother Frank David Castlebury Jr. of Raleigh and her sister Henrietta (Ettie) C. Auman of Hillsborough, NC. Born and raised in Raleigh, Martha...

GARNER - Dr. James Mack, 79, died Friday at Rex Healthcare. He was born in New York, NY to James and Lenore Mack. After graduating from the University of Buffalo, he received a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Columbia Pacific University and was a licensed hypnotist. He was resident psychologist at Rikers Island Prison and was employed by the...

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;...

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,...

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...

GARNER - Earle R. Purser, 90, died Wednesday. Born in Union County, he was the son of the late Adam and Daisy Purser. He served in the Army during WWII and was stationed in Guadalcanal. In 1950, he graduated from Wake Forest Law School and began practicing law that year and continued to practice until April, 2011. He was...