OBITUARIES

Jul 14, 2023

ANGIER - God sent his best angel to bring Mrs. Betty Smith Mangum, age 68, of Angier, NC home on Friday, July 14, 2023 at Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC. She was born September 25, 1954 in Harnett County, NC to the late Curtis and Alice Smith.

She is survived by her husband, John D....

Jul 14, 2023

GARNER - Edward Phillip Adams (Phil), 70, is now at peace with his eternal Savior after a brief and courageous battle with cancer.

Phil was born and raised in Dunn, NC and graduated from Dunn High School in 1971 where he was a proud member of the Greenwave football team. He attended Chowan College from...

Jul 14, 2023

James “Jim” Leroy Rosequist passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023.

Jim was born in Erie, PA on January 30, 1946 to the late Kenneth and Charlotte Rosequist. He spent his formative years in Erie working as a paperboy, participating in boy scouts and gathering blackberries where they grew wild. This childhood would...

Jul 11, 2023

Glinda S. Saxon, 83, of Willow Springs, North Carolina received her wings to enter heaven to meet her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina on July 15, 1939 to the late Thomas and Beulah Strother, she was the youngest of two children and predeceased by her older brother, Thomas Henry...

Jul 9, 2023

Ms. Florence Mary Bonar, age 100 of Cary, NC died Sunday, July 9, 2023 in the UNC Rex Hospital, Raleigh, NC. She was born April 9, 2023 in Baltimore, MD to the late Charles Anton and Lillian Corrine Brightwell Tavik. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Joseph Bonar; her son, Gene...

Jul 8, 2023

WILLOW SPRING – David LeRoy Sawvel, 83, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2023. Born in Newton, IA, he was the son of the late Floyd Freeman and Pauline Lund Sawvel.

A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 10:00 AM at Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Fuquay-Varina.

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Jul 6, 2023

Bennie Earl Walker, 71, passed away on July 6, 2023. A native of Garner, Bennie was born July 18, 1951 to the late Henry Ford and Annie Bell (Parrish) Walker. He proudly spent most of his career between Hobart and GoodMark/Conagra where he shared his wealth of knowledge of commercial food equipment. With his love of carpentry and willingness...

Jul 6, 2023

Angier- Patricia Carol Ziegler, known affectionately as Pat, passed away on July 6, 2023, at the age of 77 in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was born on July 3, 1946, in Jackson, Mississippi, to Chester and Frances Sullivan. Pat was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, and her presence will be deeply missed by all who knew her....

Jul 5, 2023

GARNER, NC - Jerry V. Healy, Jr., 82, of Garner, passed away on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Jerry was born November 3, 1940 to the late Jeremiah Vincent and Eileen Loomis Healy. A native of Moore County, he grew up in Southern Pines, and attended North Carolina State University, graduating with an Engineering degree.

He...

Jul 5, 2023

Gerald Clifton “Jerry” Letterman, 74, of Raleigh was called into the more immediate presence of our Lord on Wednesday, July 5, 2023. He left this world in the arms of the love of his life, his wife of 43 years, Kay Ferguson Letterman.

Jerry was born to Roy Vester Letterman and...

Jul 5, 2023

Raleigh- William Ernest Garrison, Jr. was born on March 12,1932 to William Ernest Garrison, Sr., and Nettie Malvena Hovis, in Lincolnton, NC. Growing up on Main Street in Lincolnton, he enjoyed band, football, cars and became an Eagle Scout. His high school nickname was Willie Bill. His high school motto was “Worry and I have never met.” Living across...

Jul 3, 2023

Frankie Carol Atkinson, 81, passed away on Monday, July 3rd, 2023 while surrounded by her family. Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, she was the daughter of the late Carroll D. and Ernestine Norton.

Carol married Walter H. Atkinson in October of 1960 in Pine Bluff, AR. Due to his service in the Marine Corps, they...

Jul 2, 2023

Monna Helen Daub Stamm, 90, passed away on Sunday, July 2, 2023. Monna was born June 10, 1933, to the late Kenneth Byron and Ethel Anderson Daub. She spent much of her life in Ellwood City, PA where she met the love of her life, Daniel L. Stamm. The two married and spent 68 years together. She and Daniel...

Jul 1, 2023

Mary Rose Harrison Sadler, 95, of Clayton, NC, passed away July 1, 2023 at Lawndale Manor in Garner, NC.

Mary Rose was born July 30, 1927, in Johnston County, NC, to the late Lovella Irene Jones Harrison and Eric Eugene Harrison. She was preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Robert Ryland Sadler,...

Jun 28, 2023

ANGIER – Joyce Parrish Carter, 92, passed away on Wednesday surrounded by

her four girls, sons-in-law, grandchildren, and great-grandbabies. Born in Harnett

County, she was the daughter of the late Eddie Lester Parrish and Margaret

Ethel Langdon.

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Jun 28, 2023

Nannie Rae Stone Evans, 100, of Garner passed away peacefully on June 28, 2023. A native of Garner, Nannie was born November 19, 1922 to the late Wis S. and Nannie Lee Baily Stone. In addition to her parents, Nannie was preceded in death by her husband, Jessie W. Evans; sisters, Belle Walton, Clara Perry and Dollie Stirewalt; brothers,...

Jun 26, 2023

Fr. Joseph Rayappan D’Silva was the 7th of 12 children of Rayappan and Vareeda. He studied in St. Joseph’s Primary School, Leo XIII Middle School, and graduated from New High School, Nellimood, TRV. He joined St. Raphael’s Minor Seminary, Kollam, India, and thereafter joined St. Joseph’s Apostolic College, Aluva, India. He was ordained a priest at St. Joseph’s Cathedral,...

Jun 26, 2023

BENSON – Zachary “Zack” Westbrook, 29, passed away on Monday, June 26th. Born in Wake County, he was the son of the late Charles Franklin Westbrook, Jr. and Ms. Ann R. Westbrook of Benson, formerly of Willow Spring.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, July 2nd at 3:00 pm in the chapel of...

Jun 26, 2023

Virginia Juanita Thornton Trainor, age 94 of Garner, North Carolina died Monday, June 26, 2023 in the Wake-Med Raleigh Hospital. She was born February 15, 1929 to the late Ozzie and Viola Long Thornton and the widow of Philip G. Trainor, Sr. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Philip G....

Jun 26, 2023

Annie Lois Jones Lee went to her heavenly home on June 26, 2023, after a long struggle with dementia.

Lois loved her family and friends. She spent her early life raising a family and managing their home. Her favorite job was raising her children and she also kept children in her home. She helped raise...