Irene S. Cooper
Apr 24, 2009
HOPE MILLS - Mrs. Irene S. Cooper, 84, of 5426 Spreading Branch Road, died Friday, April 24, 2009, in her residence. Mrs. Cooper was a charter member of Lafayette Baptist Church, a member of the Senior Choir, Keen Agers and Missions. She loved her church and friends and loved to travel. Mrs. Cooper was close to her family and loved...
Charles \"Jack\" Hughes
Apr 20, 2009
FAYETTEVILLE - Charles W. \"Jack\" Hughes, 81, of 2128 Elvira St., died Monday, April 20, 2009, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Mr. Hughes was retired as a firefighter and dispatcher from the Fayetteville Fire Department's Haymount Station No. 2. He was owner of C.W. Hughes Fire Extinguisher Sales & Services for many years. He was an Army veteran. He...
Kenneth E. Raynor
Apr 18, 2009
Kenneth E. Raynor LINDEN - Kenneth Edward Raynor, 68, of Linden, died Saturday, April 18, 2009, in Maria Parham Hospital in Henderson. Mr. Raynor was the retired owner-operator of Kenneth E. Raynor Logging Co. in Linden. He was a member of Erwin United Methodist Church and a member of the Neil S. Stewart Masonic Lodge in Erwin. Mr. Raynor was...
Juanita V. Pitts
Apr 15, 2009
FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Juanita V. Pitts, 84, of Fayetteville, died Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in Carrol S. Roberson Hospice Center. Mrs. Pitts attended Calvary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Sloan Pitts; and sons, Jack Carol Pitts and Robin Pitts. She leaves to cherish her memory her son, Gary Pitts and his wife, Joy, of...
Holland Lee Brinkley
Apr 15, 2009
Brinkley, Holland L. FAYETTEVILLE - Holland Lee Brinkley, 92, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2009, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Davidson County on Aug. 7, 1916, to Charles Dusenberry Brinkley and Carrie Koontz Brinkley. He graduated from High Point College and received a master's degree from the University of North Carolina....
Emma O. Faircloth
Apr 14, 2009
AUGUSTA, Ga. - Entered into rest Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at University Hospital, Mrs. Emma Overby Faircloth, 90, of Augusta. Mrs. Faircloth was a native of Fayetteville, N.C., and was happily raised in the Methodist Children's Home in Raleigh, N.C. With her beloved husband, Kenneth Owen Faircloth, she owned and operated Queen Anne Florist in Fayetteville. After retirement, she worked...
John W. Koonce
Apr 13, 2009
John W. Koonce FAYETTEVILLE - John Wallace Koonce, 75, of 509 Oakridge Ave., died Monday, April 13, 2009. He was a Navy veteran. Services: Memorial, 11a.m. Saturday in First Christian Church. Visitation, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the home. Survived by: Wife, Clara; children, Carra Spain and Greg; siblings, Pat Owens and William;...
Paula W. Bleakley
Apr 13, 2009
Paula Wright Bleakley FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Paula Wright Bleakley, 83, of 3018 Ravenhill Drive, died Monday, April 13, 2009. Services: Memorial, 11 a.m. Saturday, visitation following, in Highland Presbyterian Church. Burial in family cemetery at Oak Hill Cemetery in Hammond. Survived by: Husband, Albert; children, Pamela Ware, Linda Zagar, Donna Cornwell, Barbara Walenga, Amy Nogosek and Craig; and five grandchildren....
E.J. Kennedy
Apr 11, 2009
FAYETTEVILLE - Edward J. \"E.J.\" Kennedy departed this life for his heavenly home Saturday, April 11, 2009. E.J. graduated from Fayetteville High and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He also retired from the U.S. Postal Service and was a member of Hay Street United Methodist Church and Creasy Proctor Masonic Lodge. Funeral services will be conducted...
Gailia \"Billie\" Edge
Apr 7, 2009
FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Gailia \"Billie\" Edge, 79, of Fayetteville, died Tuesday, April 7, 2009. Funeral services will be held graveside, at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 9, 2009, in Lafayette Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home in Fayetteville. She is survived by a daughter, Marcia Edge Lee and her husband...
Raul A. Smith
Apr 6, 2009
Smith, Raul A. SPRING LAKE - Raul Alonzo Smith, 18, of 62 Robeson Court, died Monday, April 6, 2009. Raul's sense of humor and ability to love unconditionally is memorable. He took into account everyone's needs and dreams. He did not sweat the small stuff. Raul was loving, funny, creative, and intent on making the world realize that you should...
A. Merrill Mclaurin, Sr
Apr 6, 2009
A. Merrill McLaurin FAYETTEVILLE - A. Merrill McLaurin, 90, of Heritage Suites, formerly of Wade, died Monday, April 6, 2009, at Heritage Suites. Merrill was born Jan 8, 1919, in Wade. He married Thelma Melton on June 9, 1940. A lifetime resident of Wade, he was active in his community. He was a Democratic precinct chairman, served on the Wade...
Ruby T. Long
Apr 6, 2009
Ruby Todd Long FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Ruby Todd Long, 94, of Fayetteville, died Monday, April 6, 2009. Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. today in Cross Creek Cemetery. Visitation, following the service. Survived by: Son, Lewis; daughters, Marjorie Loy and Barbara Fischer; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home of Fayetteville.
Ruby Todd Long
Apr 6, 2009
Ruby Todd Long FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Ruby Todd Long, 94, of Fayetteville, died Monday, April 6, 2009. Services: Graveside, 2 p.m. today in Cross Creek Cemetery. Visitation, following the service. Survived by: Son, Lewis; daughters, Marjorie Loy and Barbara Fischer; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home of Fayetteville.
Murphy J. Hancock
Apr 3, 2009
Murphy J. Hancock FAYETTEVILLE - Murphy J. Hancock, 88, of 704 Glensford Drive, died Friday, April 3, 2009, in Carroll S. Roberson Hospice Center. Mr. Hancock was a retired master sergeant with the U.S. Army and a World War II and Korea veteran. He retired also in civil service with the Fort Bragg Dental Lab. He was a member of...
Charles A. Stone, Jr.
Apr 2, 2009
Mr. Charles Andrew Stone, Jr., 71, of Fayetteville, died Thursday, April 02, 2009, at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. He retired as an instructor of vocational education from Fayetteville Technical Community College after 33 years. Graveside services will be held Saturday, April 4, 2009, at 3 pm in LaFayette Memorial Park with Rev. Ecwood Lancaster officiating. He was...
Hilda A. Hudson
Apr 2, 2009
Hilda Altman Hudson FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Hilda Altman Hudson, 88, of Fayetteville, died Thursday, April 2, 2009, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Hudson. Mrs. Hudson is survived by her daughter, Hilda Carlene Jenkins of Fayetteville; sister, Rachel Gregory of Dunn; and grandson, Carl Shawn Glindeman of Fayetteville. A funeral service...
Charles Sidney "Charlie" Pinkston Jr.
Mar 30, 2009
Pinkston Jr., Charles Sidney "Charlie" FAYETTEVILLE - Charles Sidney "Charlie" Pinkston Jr., 69, formerly of Fort Myers, Fla., died Monday, March 30, 2009, in his home after a lengthy illness of lung cancer. Charlie was born on Nov. 10, 1939, in Fayetteville and grew up here. He is survived by his mother, Georgia Kirksey Pinkston of Charlotte; his wife, Linda...
Celia C. Kelly
Mar 29, 2009
FAYETTEVILLE - Our dear beautiful Celia passed from this world on Sunday night, March 29, 2009, at 24 years old. She is the beloved daughter of Colleen Kelly-McCarthy and John McCarthy of Fayetteville, and Dr. Timothy J. and Loree Kelly of Hendersonville; the sister of Timothy A. Kelly of Fayetteville; the granddaughter of David Connor and Terri Dixon and Daniel...
Louise C. Jackson
Mar 29, 2009
FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Louise Cromartie Jackson, 70, of Fayetteville, died Sunday, March 29, 2009. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home chapel in Fayetteville. The burial will follow in Cumberland Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at the funeral home. She is survived by...
