Obituaries

Jan 24, 2022

Lester Claude "Mac" McLaney, Jr., 72 of Fayetteville, passed away Monday, January 24, 2022.

Born May 31, 1949 in Cumberland County, Mac is the son of Willie Mae Lunsford McLaney and the late Lester Claude McLaney, Sr.

In addition to his mother, Mac is survived by his wife, Sylvia...

Jan 24, 2022

Antonia Martinez Robinette, 89 of Fayetteville passed away January 24, 2022.

Born in Grand Junction, CO she is the daughter of the late Joe Lee & Eugenia Carabajal Martinez.  She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Debbie Prechtl; sons, Laddie Joe and Benny Cruz; grandsons, David Lee Cruz Jr. and Isaac McFall; brothers, Demetrio, Leo and Paul...

Jan 22, 2022

Donna Heafner Allen, 73 of Fayetteville, passed away Saturday, January 22, 2022.

Born July 20, 1948 in Charlotte, Donna is the daughter of the late Mary and Clayton Heafner. She is also preceded in death by her brothers, Vance Heafner and Michael Heafner.

Donna is survived by her husband, Mark Allen; son, Gregory Allen McWhorter; daughter,...

Jan 22, 2022

Born December 2, 1937, Winne Alfred Welch, of Hope Mills, NC, formerly from Livingston Manor, NY, died Saturday, January 22, 2022 after a brief illness.

Winnie was a truckdriver for most of his working career for Liberty Middletown Express where he worked for 30 years and then was a driver for Ultra Power gas...

Jan 20, 2022

Nancy Darlene Elmore (49) was born to the late Thomas and Nancy Elmore in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 29, 1972. As a young girl she would fill the room with joy with her vibrant smile and contagious laugh. Nancy was a free-spirited, fun-loving teenager who started her extraordinary adult life just shy of 18, after welcoming her...

Jan 18, 2022

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Jan 18, 2022

Helen Louise Hunt, 60 of Elizabethtown, NC, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.

Born February 10, 1961 in Robeson County, NC, Helen is the daughter of the late Woodford & Helen Smith Gasque. She is also preceded in death by her brother, Junior Gasque.

Helen is survived by her daughter,...

Jan 16, 2022

Janice Chappell Hite, 84 of Fayetteville, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2022 at the NC State Veterans Home in Fayetteville.

Born April 28, 1937 in Surry County, NC, Janice is the daughter of the late Eugene and Reba Fitzgerald Chappell. Along with her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Stuart...

Jan 15, 2022

Angela Michelle Tyson, 52 of Hope Mills, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022.

Born March 21, 1969 in Cumberland County, Michelle is the daughter of Joyce Ann Matthews and the late Edgar Eugene Burgess, Sr. Along with her father, she is also preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Broadus and Lila Burgess;...

Jan 15, 2022

Renee Martin Casey, 55 of Fayetteville, passed away Saturday, January 15, 2022 at Cape Fear Valley Center with her family by her side.

She was born in Mecklenburg County to the late Alfred and Anne Martin. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Mike; her son, Sean (fiancée Dana) of Fayetteville; brother, Randy...

Jan 14, 2022

Mini Biju (51) of Hope Mills, NC, was called to eternal rest on Friday, January 14, 2022.

She was born in Pious Mount, Uzhavoor, Kerala. Mini is the daughter of Jose Kuruvilla Chollampel (late) and Aleykutty Jose (Panangatt, Kannankara). She is survived by her husband Biju; her daughter Anjana; sister Laly (Manjoor South); brother Cyriac (Piousmount) and...

Jan 13, 2022

Robert Matthew Quinn, age 57 of Parkton, passed away January 13, 2022, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Born in Springfield, MA, he is the son of Floyd Quinn and Melanie Walenta Quinn.  He is preceded in death by his mother, Melanie Quinn formerly of Somers, CT.

He is...

Jan 13, 2022

Floyd Douglas Guy, 77 of Fayetteville, NC, passed away on January 13, 2022.

Born August 11, 1944, Floyd is the son of the late John & Mary Dell Parker Guy.

He is survived by his daughter, Addie Dale Palmer & husband Craig; sons Douglas Guy and Daniel Guy & wife Janet; grandchildren Aaron Kozikowski &...

Jan 12, 2022

Bryan Charles Phillips, 41 of Fayetteville, passed away Wednesday, January 12, 2022.

Born July 1, 1980 in Cumberland County, Bryan is the loving son of Charles and Debra Simmons Phillips.

He is preceded in death by his infant sister, Christina Camille Phillips; maternal grandmother, Alice Eaker Simmons;  paternal grandparents, Carlton...

Jan 11, 2022

Bonnie Mae Harden Trantham 85 of Fayetteville passed away January 11, 2022.

Born in Robeson County she is the daughter of the late Dewey and Carletha Ford Harden.

She is survived by her husband, Rick; daughters, Rhonda Taylor and Jonda Richardson & husband Lee; son, Harry Neal Fipps; many grandchildren and great grandchildren; sisters, Kathleen...

Jan 11, 2022

Florence Carol Whitehead Taylor 82 of Hope Mills Passed away January 11, 2022.

Born in Monmouth County, New Jersey she is the daughter of the late John and Florence Schuler Whitehead.  She was also preceded in death by her husband Robert Taylor, sister, Ethel Furlong and brothers, Walter Bauer, James Whitehead and John Whitehead.

She...

Jan 10, 2022

Ms. Mary Ellen Keels, 95 of Hope Mills, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022.

Born July 17, 1926 in LaGrange, GA, Mary is the daughter of the late George Brewer, Sr. and Gertrude Bosh Brewer. In addition to her parents, she is also preceded in death by her sons, Sylvester Keels, Jr. and...

Jan 8, 2022

Julian Roger Shivy, 20 of Hope Mills, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022.

Born in Cumberland County, NC on August 27, 2001, Julian was a graduate of Southview High School and was currently going through basic training in the U.S. Army. He was a self proclaimed "amateur mixed martial artist" who enjoyed watching UFC,...

Jan 8, 2022

Charlotte May "Dolly" Cain, 81 of Fayetteville, passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022.

Dolly was born on June 23, 1940 in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Sheppard "Junior" Cain; five brothers, Melvin Tarbutton, Robert Tarbutton, Roland Tarbutton, Jimmy Tarbutton, and George Tarbutton; and her sister, Mary...

Jan 7, 2022

Glenda Sue Griggs, 81 of Fayetteville, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022.

Born October 12, 1940 in Lewis County, WV, Sue is the daughter of the late John Adam and Virginia Smith Straw.

She is survived by her husband Les Griggs; daughter, Ginger Ill and husband Tom of New...