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Willie  \"Polly\" Godwin

Willie \"Polly\" Godwin

May 16, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Willie Knott \"Polly \" Godwin, 89, of 7339 Ramsey St., died Monday, May 16, 2011, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 19, 2011, at 2 p.m. in Northview Baptist Church with the Rev. Brooks Grimes Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park. Mrs. Godwin was preceded in death...

James  P. Barton,  Jr

James P. Barton, Jr

May 16, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE - James Paul Barton Jr., 68, of Fayetteville, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 15, 2011. He leaves behind a legacy that testifies to what a wonderful husband, father, Papa and friend, who loved the Lord with all of his heart. He has left behind to his family wonderful memories that we will cherish forever....

Harvie Davis

Harvie Davis

May 15, 2011

Harvie W. Davis, 89, of Fayetteville, NC passed away Sunday May 15, 2011 in The N.C. State Veterans Nursing Home after years of declining health with Parkinson

Muriel Turner

Muriel Turner

May 14, 2011

The family will receive friends Monday May 16, 2011 from 6pm to 8pm at Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home. The funeral will be held Tuesday May 17, 2011 at 2pm in First Baptist Church, 201 Anderson St. The burial will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park on Ramsey Street.

Katherine  Owen Myers

Katherine Owen Myers

May 14, 2011

Cedar Crest, New Mexico- Mrs. Katherine Owen Myers, 91, died Saturday, May 14, 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Educated in Cumberland Co. and Fayetteville schools, she attended Greensboro College, then joined the staff of Fred M. Hodges in Richmond, Va. as an x-ray technician. She married Edward L. Myers and they had one daughter. Later they moved to Hampton, Va....

Mattie  H. Palmer

Mattie H. Palmer

May 14, 2011

Mattie Herring Palmer, 80, of Hope Mills, passed away from this earth on Saturday, May 14, 2011. Mattie was born on December 9, 1930 in Columbus County to Parents Joseph Clifton Herring & Annie Ruth Stone-Herring. Mattie graduated high school & joined the United States Army in 1950 & served as a nurse. She met her husband , James Arthur...

Mary Mclean

Mary Mclean

May 10, 2011

Mrs. Mary Jane McLean, 70, of Fayetteville, went to be with the Lord on Monday, May 9, 2011. Mrs. McLean was retired from Womack Army Medical Center on Ft. Bragg after 30 years of service. Most importantly, she was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 12, 2011, at 2 o'clock p.m. in Jernigan...

Leland Mclaurin

Leland Mclaurin

May 10, 2011

EASTOVER - Leland D. McLaurin Sr., of 2189 Middle Road, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Services: Funeral, 2 p.m. Friday in Salem United Methodist Church. Burial in church cemetery. Visitation, an hour prior to service at the church. Survived by: Wife, Shirley; sons, Leland Jr. and Craig; daughters, Debbie Jones and...

Emma Henderson

Emma Henderson

May 8, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Emma Newcomb Henderson, of Fayetteville, received her heavenly reward on Mother's Day when she joined her beloved husband and son. Emma was born in Meherrin, Va., in 1933, to Ada and Horace Newcomb. She was the third daughter of what would become a family of four daughters and one son. Her childhood was not easy but she...

James Blackwell

James Blackwell

May 8, 2011

RAEFORD - The Rev. James Calvin Blackwell, 59, of Raeford, died Sunday, May 8, 2011, in his home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 11, 2011, in Hope Mills Church of God, with the Rev. Tommy Lewis, Brother Jerry McDowell, Brother Tommy Blackwell and Archie Blackwell officiating. Burial will be in Lee-Young Cemetery. The family will...

Earl Chavis

Earl Chavis

May 8, 2011

LUMBERTON - Earl Lee Chavis, 77, of 105 Tartan Road, died Sunday, May 8, 2011. Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Thursday in Lafayette Memorial Park in Fayetteville. Visitation, 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Jerningan-Warren Funeral Home in Fayetteville. Survived by: Wife, Helen; sons, Ronald, Donald and Bill; daughters, Faye Oxendine and Gloria Locklear; sisters, Edith, Eunice Hendrix, Gladys, Doris Smith;...

Parley Rasmussen

Parley Rasmussen

May 6, 2011

Parley Bryan Rasmussen Jr. of Clayton and Valle Crucis died May 6. He was born on November 2, 1924, in Chicago, Illinois. He was the son of Parley and Irene Parker Rasmussen. Parley served with the US Marines in the South Pacific in 1943-1945. He graduated from North Carolina State University in 1949 with a degree in Bio-Chemistry. Parley worked...

Denver Morris

Denver Morris

May 6, 2011

US Army Retired MSG Denver W. "Bill" Morris, 89, of Raeford, died Friday, May 6, 2011, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Mr. Morris was retired from the Army after 31 years of service during which time he fought in Vietnam, Korea, and served in the South Pacific during WWII. Funeral services will be held graveside Thursday, May...

Margaret Tyson

Margaret Tyson

May 5, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Margaret Katherine Tyson, 62, of 6208 Lakebluff Place, died Thursday, May 5, 2011, in Carrol S. Roberson Hospice Center. She was an Army veteran. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, May 9, 2011, in Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home chapel in Fayetteville. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the...

Genevive  Maureen Newbold

Genevive Maureen Newbold

May 4, 2011

HOPE MILLS - Mrs. Genevieve Maureen Cavanaugh Newbold, 75, of Hope Mills, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 4, 2011, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Maureen was born Oct. 1, 1935, in Pittsburgh, Pa. She was the daughter of the late Francis Patrick Cavanaugh and the late Dorothy Anne Gildernew. She graduated from St. Luke's Catholic High...

Norma Kellum

Norma Kellum

May 4, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Norma E. Kellum, 88, of Fayetteville, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Services: Memorial at a later date. Survived by: Sons, James Hall, Barton Hall and Dennis Hall; daughters, Sharon Haddox and Laurie Hall; and several grandchildren. Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home of Fayetteville.

Stewart Smallwood

Stewart Smallwood

May 2, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE - Stewart T. Smallwood, 79, of Fayetteville, died Monday, May 2, 2011, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today, Thursday, May 5, 2011, in Cedar Falls Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the church from 9:30 to 11 a.m. today. Mr. Smallwood...

Martha  I. Barsnica

Martha I. Barsnica

Apr 29, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Martha Ilse \"Marti\" Barsnica, 62, of Fayetteville, died Friday, April 29, 2011, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. She was the owner of Trade Street Cafe in Hope Mills. Memorial services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 7, 2011, in Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home chapel in Fayetteville by Dr. Dennis Sheppard. The family will receive friends...

Thelma Overby

Thelma Overby

Apr 28, 2011

The Family will receive friends Sunday May 1st, 2011 from 2pm to 3pm in Campground United Methodist Church with the funeral following at 3pm, burial will follow at Lafayette Memorial Park on Ramsey Street. She was preceded in death by her husband Clifford Overby, Sr & her brother, Nathan \"Bil\" Blanton. Survived by Son: Richard & his wife Rina Daughter:...

Irma Wallace

Irma Wallace

Apr 27, 2011

Irma Geiger Wallace, 79 of Fayetteville, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011. She Retired from Civil Service at Fort Bragg after 30 yrs of service. She was preceded in death by her son, Gregory Wallace in 1970. The family will receive friends Saturday, April 29, 2011 from 6pm to 8pm at Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home. The funeral service will be held...

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