Susan Keever Blackwelder
February 3, 2022
RALEIGH – Susan Keever Blackwelder, 56, passed away Thursday, February 3, 2022. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 AM on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Raleigh with a luncheon to follow in the church fellowship hall. A memorial service is planned for a later date in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, with scheduling forthcoming. Susan...
Teri "Turdie" Call Pearce
February 3, 2022
Teri “Turdie” Call Pearce, 66, of Smithfield, passed away, Thursday, February 3, 2022. Teri was born May 31, 1955, in Houston, TX, to the late Richard William and Ruby Doris Parrish Call. She loved shopping and would spend hours with her Daughter April and granddaughter Zoey, hunting for good deals and eating good food. She loved taking her family...
William Stanley Deese, Jr.
February 3, 2022
ANGIER – William “Billy” Stanley Deese, Jr., 61, passed away at Duke Raleigh Hospital on Thursday after a battle with cancer. Billy leaves behind his wife of 28 years, Sharon J. Deese; father, Stanley Deese, Sr. of Hickory; sister, Beth Thomas of Newton; brothers, Ricky Deese of Archdale, and Charlie Deese of High Point; nieces, Sara Woody of Newton...
Zula Mae Kimbrell Adams
February 2, 2022
Zula Mae Adams, 93, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022. A native of Rutherford County, Zula was born August 27, 1928, to the late Bud Wellington and Lela Braddy Kimbrell. She worked for 30 years at Dorthea Dix Hospital, before retiring. A funeral service will be held Monday, February 7, 2022, in the Bryan-Lee Funeral Home Chapel, Garner. Burial...
Joan K. Schmidt
February 1, 2022
AMHERST, M.A. - Joan K. Schmidt, formerly of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday in Amherst, Massachusetts. Joan grew up in the Bronx as a gifted student who also had a passion for outdoor adventures such as sailing. After graduating from Hunter College, she attended Stanford University. Joan worked for NASA in the early days of the space...
Henry B. Wilkins
February 1, 2022
ANGIER–Henry B. Wilkins, 77, passed away Tuesday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Born in Harnett County, he was the son of the late Willie Wilkins and Annie Stone Wilkins. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 3:00 PM on Sunday, February 13th at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier. A graveside service will follow the visitation at 3:30 PM at...
Beverly Janet Frank
February 1, 2022
GARNER– Beverly Frank, 72, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. Beverly was born in Honolulu County, Hawaii to the late Donald and Noreen Gurske. Beverly is survived by her loving husband, Sergeant Major Donald Samuel Frank, US Army (Ret.); daughters, April Leigh Burgos Frank (Carlos), and Janet Frank Atkinson (Justin); grandchildren, Alexander, Carlos, Samuel and Elizabeth; and brother,...
Dennis Harden
January 31, 2022
Dennis Harden, 81, of Raleigh, North Carolina passed away Monday, January 31st at UNC Rex Hospital with his daughter, Christy by his side. He was born in South Bend, Indiana on November 5, 1940, to the late Louis W. and Dorothy J. (Labadie) Harden. He was a proud big brother to sisters Janice and Pamela. He graduated from Central...
Nancy Kay White
January 30, 2022
Raleigh – Nancy “Kay” White, age 75, passed away peacefully at her home on January 30, 2022. She was born on November 6, 1946, in Milford, Delaware. Kay was married to her husband, Edwin White, on June 19, 1967, in Kinston, North Carolina. They have one son, William Edwin White, and his wife Dawn, of North Myrtle Beach, South...
Robert "Bob" Utley Ashley
January 29, 2022
RALEIGH – Robert “Bob” Utley Ashley, 88, passed away Saturday, January 29, 2022. He was born in Franklin County on August 11, 1933, the son of the late Robert W. Ashley and Annie Murray Ashley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Annie Lee Whitley. He is survived by his wife of 62...
Judith Gamble Britt
January 29, 2022
RALEIGH - Judith Ann Gamble Britt, 83, passed away on January 29, 2022. The family appreciates all of the care, condolences and the outpouring of love during this time. All services are being held privately. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Transitions LIfeCare Hospice, 250 Hospice Cir. Raleigh, NC 250 Hospice Cir. Raleigh, NC 27607....
Mary Jane Coppedge
January 28, 2022
Mary Jane Crook Coppedge passed away peacefully on January 28, 2022 at Transitions Hospice Care home in Raleigh with her son, Randy and daughter-in-law, Carolyn by her side. A native of Cary, NC, Mary Jane was predeceased by her loving husband of 62 years Bill Coppedge and her parents Howard Pleasant Crook and Norma Beal Crook. She retired from...
Verna Louise Moss
January 27, 2022
Verna Louise Moss passed in peace on January 27, 2022 She was preceded by her Husband Earnest Moss. She is survived by her family and friends ; Sheila , Wendy, Donna , Todd, Scott, David , Sybil, Diane, Sandra, Vickie, Darlene, Dalton A funeral service will be held on Thursday at 2:00 PM at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home. Burial will...
John Joseph Zdan
January 27, 2022
Clayton – John Joseph Zdan, 94, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022. He was born August 4, 1927 in Utica, NY, to the late Mytro (Jacob) Zdan and Anna Holoczynska Zdan. He was the youngest of seven children. He graduated in June 1945 from Thomas R. Proctor High School. He married his wife Victoria Sophia Pohorecki in 1949 at...
Vicki Lynn Paullin
January 27, 2022
Vicki Lynn Paullin of 5201 Crooked Bluff Ln., Fuquay Varina, NC passed away on Thursday, January 27that the age of 76. She is survived by her only son, Devin Paullin, her daughter in-law, Beth Paullin, and her two grandsons, Connor Paullin and Chase Paullin. Vicki, born in Valley Center, Kansas on June 9th, 1945. She is the daughter Ralph...
William Taylor Uzzle, Jr.
January 27, 2022
William Taylor Uzzle, Jr., 90, of Raleigh, North Carolina, passed away on January 27, 2022. A native of Raleigh, Bill was born in the old Rex Hospital on W. South St. He was the son of William Taylor Uzzle, Sr., a Raleigh fireman and a stereotype pressman for the Raleigh Times and subsequently the News and Observer, and Clara...
Steven Forrest Brubaker
January 24, 2022
CLAYTON – Steven Brubaker, 51, passed away on Monday. A native of Wake County, he was the son of Delores Brubaker and the late Samuel "Sammy" Adcock. He is also survived by his step-mother, Debra Adcock. A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 28 at 2:00 pm in the chapel of Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Angier. In addition...
Joye Smith Giroux
January 23, 2022
Joye Lucille Smith Giroux died peacefully Sunday, January 23, surrounded by loved ones. She was the epitome of a life well lived. Loved by many who will sorely miss her impish humor and wisdom. Born May 31, 1930, to Joseph Earl Smith and Olive Birdie Jenkins Smith, she was the youngest of four children. Her sister, Margaret, brother Otis...
Mildred Louise Clark
January 23, 2022
GARNER - Mildred Louise Coe Clark, 91, passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Her greatest joy was her family and she loved being a housewife and mother. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Garner, where she sang in the choir for over 30 years and served in the children’s ministries. She further expressed her love...
Richard Lee Johnson
January 23, 2022
WILLOW SPRING - Richard Lee Johnson, 55, passed away at his home on Sunday, January 23, 2022. Born in Wake County, he was the son of the late Thurman Johnson and Mary Lena Holt. He is survived by his sister, Donna K. Skinner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded by his sister, Annie-Mae Kemp.
