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John Helms
Aug 23, 2007
Mr. John Lee Helms, 55, of Hope Mills died Thursday, August 23, 2007, at Highsmith-Rainey Hospital. A memorial service will be held 7 pm Saturday evening at Jernigan Warren Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service. He was preceded in death by his father, J.D. Helms. He is survived by his beloved wife of 34 years, Deborah Lamb...
James Davis
Aug 22, 2007
Major James M. Davis, Sr., passed away peacefully on August 22, 2007, at Oteen VA Hospital in Asheville, NC. He was born on March 30, 1918, in Marion, IL, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis of Marion. Major Davis served our country in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, and Ordennes-Alsace combat campaigns, with over 21 years of active...
Owen L. Cherry
Aug 20, 2007
Owen L. Cherry, 70, of Stedman, passed away Monday, August 20, 2007. He was a retired Army Special Forces Master Sergeant and a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was the owner/operator of Owen Cherry Construction Co. and a member of Temple Baptist Church. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 pm Thursday evening, August 23, 2007, at...
Thelma Back
Aug 18, 2007
Mrs. Thelma Back, 76, of Fayetteville, died Saturday, August 18, 2007, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. No services are planned at this time. Mrs. Back is survived by her husband, William H. Back of the home; a daughter, Brenda Rogers, of Oakland, CA; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Dr. Robert H. Morrison
Aug 18, 2007
Dr. Robert Holcombe Morrison, 86, of 331 Fairfield Road, Fayetteville, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007, in his home. Dr. Morrison was a lieutenant commander in the Navy. Services: Graveside, 11 a.m. Tuesday in Cumberland Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home in Fayetteville. Survived by: Daughters, Charlotte Jordan, Beverly Bledsoe, Robin Horner and Carol Morrison;...
Leola Chason Mcphail
Aug 17, 2007
Leola Chason McPhail, 92, passed away on Friday, August 17, 2007, after a lengthy illness. A native of Bladen County, N.C., she had been a Newport News resident for 52 years. she was a homemaker, a hostess at Grandy's and retired from K-mart. Mrs. McPhail was preceded in death by her husband, Addison K. McPhail, Sr. and eleven brothers and...
Alice M. Wilson
Aug 16, 2007
Mrs. Alice M. Wilson, 63, of Fayetteville, on Thursday, August 16, 2007, went to be in perfect peace with her Lord and Savior. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 20, 2007, at 11 am in Temple Baptist Church with Dr. Robert Lewis officiating. The burial will follow at LaFayette Memorial Park. Mrs. Wilson was a business owner of Professional...
Billy F. Bain, Sr.
Aug 14, 2007
Billy Frederick Bain Sr., 71, of 1872 Dunn Road, Fayetteville, died Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2007, in his home. Services: Funeral, 11 a.m. Thursday in Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home chapel in Fayetteville. Burial with Masonic rites in Old Bluff Cemetery. Visitation, 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. Survived by: Wife, Virginia; daughters, Tammy Clemo and Sarah Jones; sons, Billy and...
Charles B. Carpenter, Sr.
Aug 13, 2007
Charles Brooks Carpenter Sr., 76, of High Point, formerly of Hope Mills, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, Aug. 13, 2007. Mr. Carpenter was born Oct. 16, 1930, in Halifax County and was the son of the late William J. Carpenter and Marie Ludlum Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter retired as a captain with the Cumberland County...
J. Harold Roberts
Aug 11, 2007
J. Harold Roberts, 80, of 423 Fairfax Ave., Fayetteville, passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007. Mr. Roberts was born in Richmond, Va., to the late Dewey and Georgia Evans Roberts. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Pahl; and a brother, Douglas Roberts. J. Harold Roberts is survived by his wife, Louise; a son, Ken Roberts of North...
Beulah F. Huntsinger
Aug 7, 2007
Beulah Frances Huntsinger, 84, of Fayettevile, went into the loving arms of her Savior on August 7, 2007. She was born in Kings Mountain, NC, July 11th, 1923, to Ernest and Viola Lawing. She was a retired Teachers Assistant, loving wife and mother. She devoted many years of service to her family, church and teaching children whom she loved so...
Joyce A. Atkinson
Aug 5, 2007
Mrs. Joyce Ann Atkinson, age 70, of Fayetteville, passed away Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Joyce was born Aug. 10, 1936, in Hoke County. She grew up in Moore County but was a longtime resident of Fayetteville. She was a homemaker and a member of Village Baptist Church. Joyce was a loving wife, a devoted...
Charles R. Stubbs
Aug 3, 2007
Charles R. Stubbs Sr., 64, of 3156 Smith Road, Fayetteville, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, in Highsmith-Rainey Memorial Hospital. Mr. Stubbs was a Navy veteran and was a retired firefighter after 20 years of service. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, August 5, 2007, in Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home in Fayetteville with Rev. Jeff Isenhour officiating. The burial...
Sol C. Rose
Aug 2, 2007
Mr. Sol Cooper Rose, 81, of Fayetteville, died Thursday, August 2, 2007, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. A native of Fayetteville, he served in the Navy during World War II, enlisting at the age of 17. Returning home after the war he attended college at North Carolina State University where he graduated with a degree in Forestry....
Susan L. Davis
Jul 31, 2007
Mrs. Susan L. Davis, 82, of 3577 Blossom Road, Fayetteville, formerly of Pittsburgh, died Tuesday, July 31, 2007, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at a later date. Mrs. Davis is survived by two sons, Richard Davis and wife Loretta of Fayetteville and Robert Davis Jr. of Florida; two sisters, Edna Lloyd and Mary Agnew;...
Edward J. Rosenquest
Jul 29, 2007
Edward J. Rosenquest, 50, of Fayetteville, died Sunday, July 29, 2007, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Mr. Rosenquest retired from the US Marine Corps as a gunnery sergeant with 21 years of service. Funeral services will be private. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Tuesday evening at Jernigan Warren. Mr. Rosenquest is survived by his...
John A. Purdie
Jul 21, 2007
John Alexander Purdie died peacefully Saturday, July 21, 2007, following several years of declining health. He was born in Fayetteville on Oct. 27, 1919, to Agnes Malloy Purdie and John Alexander Purdie. He graduated from Fayetteville Senior High School in 1936, serving as class president, and from Davidson College in 1941. He served in the Army in World War II...
Arthur Harold Davis
Jul 20, 2007
Arthur Harold Davis, 80, of Fayetteville, passed away Friday, July 20, 2007, in his home. He was a dedicated member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church and a Baptist deacon for more than 40 years. He retired from the state of North Carolina as a bridge builder and inspector after 45 years of service. He also loved working with wood. A...
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