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Lucille  Pollock Fann

Lucille Pollock Fann

Feb 19, 2017

Lucille Pollock Fann, 87 of Wade passed away Sunday, February 19, 2017.

Funeral services will be Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in Hope Mills Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. Elton Bryan, officiating. Burial will follow in Cumberland Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday....

Aubrey  Keith Harrison

Aubrey Keith Harrison

Feb 18, 2017

Aubrey Keith Harrison, 77, of Fayetteville, died Saturday, February 18, 2017 at his residence.

Mr. Harrison was a member of Arran Lake Baptist Church, where he served as Church Treasurer and Organist. He was also retired from Carolina Telephone Co.

He was preceded in death by his brother, Wideman Glenn Harrison, Jr. and sister, Hazel...

Laura Marie Gajewski Lorek

Laura Marie Gajewski Lorek

Feb 17, 2017

Laura Marie Gajewski Lorek of High Point formerly of Fayetteville died Friday, February 17, 2017 at Pennybyrn Assisted Living.

Mrs. Lorek was born December 4, 1917 in Lyndora, PA. to the former John and Agnes Rappa Gajewski.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Joseph Paul Lorek.

She is...

Richard  K. Mercer

Richard K. Mercer

Feb 17, 2017

Richard Kelly Mercer 76 of Fayetteville, left this world to be with his heavenly Father on Friday morning February 17, 2017.

Richard was a Veteran of the United States Army and a graduate of Pembroke College.

He had been a master insurance adjuster with Nationwide Insurance for 30 years and an owner and employee of...

John  Kenneth Chandler

John Kenneth Chandler

Feb 16, 2017

FAYETTEVILLE John Kenneth Chandler, III., of Fayetteville passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017.

Funeral service will be held on Sunday, February 19, 2017, at 5 pm in St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church with Father Jack Kelly presiding.

Johnny was his mother's sweet boy, a loving brother, a good friend, and a man with a...

Brenda  Marie Jones

Brenda Marie Jones

Feb 16, 2017

Brenda Marie Jones, 70, of Fayetteville, died Thursday, February 16, 2017 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Cliffdale Christian Center. Burial will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1-2 p.m. on Tuesday prior to the service at Cliffdale Christian...

Betty Sanders-Johnson

Betty Sanders-Johnson

Feb 15, 2017

FAYETTEVILLE - Betty Sanders-Johnson, 81 of Fayetteville passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Betty was born August 21, 1935 in Cumberland County to the late Lila and John McLean.

Memorial services will be Saturday, February 18, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in Jernigan-Warren Chapel with Rev. Archie Barringer, officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home...

​Dohn  B. Broadwell,  Sr.

​Dohn B. Broadwell, Sr.

Feb 15, 2017

FAYETTEVILLE - Dohn B. Broadwell Sr. died Wednesday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. He was 85.

Mr. Broadwell was a land developer and builder in Cumberland County for more than 60 years. He and his late brother, Waverly, began building houses during the postwar boom of the 1950s in neighborhoods such as Cottonade.

After...

Debra  Lynn Johnson

Debra Lynn Johnson

Feb 15, 2017

Mrs. Debra Lynn Johnson, 65, of Fayetteville, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at 6 pm in Jernigan Warren Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service.

She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Steve Johnson; four daughters, Lisa Capps and husband...

Barbara  Smith Watkins

Barbara Smith Watkins

Feb 9, 2017

Barbara Smith Watkins, 76, of Fayetteville, died Thursday, Feb. 9th, 2017, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville.

Mrs. Watkins was born in Bethune, SC to Paul Newman Smith and Virginia Watts Smith on July 7, 1939. She graduated from the University of Hawaii.

She is survived by her three children Kathie Watkins Stanley...

Mary  Ella Barefoot

Mary Ella Barefoot

Feb 9, 2017

Mary Ella Barefoot, 94 of Fayetteville died Thursday, February 9, 2017.

Mrs. Barefoot was a member of Snyder Memorial Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Snyder Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. John Cook and Rev. Sandy Saunders officiating. Burial will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park...

Carl  Keith Horne

Carl Keith Horne

Feb 8, 2017

Carl Keith Horne, 61 of Fayetteville, Passed away on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at Duke University Hospital.

Keith was a member and deacon of Temple Baptist Church. He was the owner/President of Sandy Ridge Electric for 31 years.

He was preceded in death by his father, William Gaston Horne.

Keith is survived by...

Roberta  Morrison Thompson

Roberta Morrison Thompson

Feb 7, 2017

Roberta Morrison Thompson, 87, of Fayetteville, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2017, in her residence.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 10, 2017, at 11 am in Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. The burial will follow at LaFayette Memorial Park.

Roberta was a graduate of Massey Hill High School and Worth Business School. She...

​Robert "Bob" Martin Hayes

​Robert "Bob" Martin Hayes

Feb 6, 2017

Robert "Bob" Martin Hayes 63, of Hope Mills,NC, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017.

He is survived by his sister, Nancy Hayes Temple and husband Adron of Mineral Wells, Texas; step daughter, Shanna Blanton and husband Will of Fayetteville, step grandsons, Wyatt and Nick Blanton also of Fayetteville, NC. ; nephew Trey Temple of Fort Worth,...

Bobbette  Colton Vallery

Bobbette Colton Vallery

Feb 6, 2017

Bobbette Colton Vallery, 99, joined her husband, Col. Joy K. Vallery, and older daughter, Bobby Joy Vallery, in heaven in the early hours of February 6, 2017.

Bobbette was born November 17, 1917, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Harry Judson Colton and Lela Hall Colton. She graduated magna cum laude in 1939 from the University of Nebraska with...

Barbara  P. Walsh

Barbara P. Walsh

Feb 4, 2017

Barbara P. Walsh, 85, of Fayetteville, passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, February 10, 2017, at 12:15 p.m. in St. Ann's Catholic Church with Father Stephen Shott presiding.

Barbara was born on New Year's Day, 1932, in Arlington, MA, to the late Francis and Mary Elizabeth Patterson....

Ruriko  Nishimoto Long

Ruriko Nishimoto Long

Feb 4, 2017

Mrs. Ruriko Nishimoto Long, 84, of Fayetteville, died Saturday, February 4, 2017. A celebration of life service will be held Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 12:30 p.m. at Jernigan-Warren Chapel. Burial will be Monday, February 13, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery.

She was a devoted member of Soka Gakkai International here in Fayetteville...

Jeannie  C. Evans

Jeannie C. Evans

Feb 3, 2017

Jeannie Cale Evans, 69 of Raleigh passed away Friday, February 3, 2017 in UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.

Jeannie was a teacher in Cumberland and Wake counties. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gail Eugene Evans; father, E.C. Cale, and daughter, Laura Evans.

Graveside services Saturday, February, 11, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in...

Ruby  Parnell Sykes

Ruby Parnell Sykes

Feb 1, 2017

Ruby Parnell Sykes, 83, of Fayetteville died Tuesday, February 1, 2017.

Mrs. Sykes retired in 2009 as a Real Estate Broker and was a member of Cedar Falls Baptist Church.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 3 p.m. at Cedar Falls Baptist Church. Private Burial will be held on Monday....

Emily Sue Hobgood Phillips

Emily Sue Hobgood Phillips

Feb 1, 2017

FAYETTEVILLE - Emily Sue Hobgood Phillips, 93, of Fayetteville passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017.

Sue was a co-partner in Hobgood Jones & Associates, realtors. She was a faithful member of First Baptist Church, serving as a Sunday School teacher and leader of many committees and organizations. Sue was a member of the Fayetteville, State and National...

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