Obituaries

May 10, 2019

Johnnie Carl Love, 68, of Parkton, died Friday, May 10, 2019 at home.

Born in Cumberland County, he was the son of the late Herman Love and Lavonne Furr Love. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Bill Love.

He is survived by his wife, Lisa Adcox Love; four daughters, Teresa McKenna of...

May 5, 2019

Paula Jean Stephens Lawrence, 71, of Fayetteville, died Sunday, May 05, 2019 in her home.

Born in Scotland County, she was the daughter of the late Pearlie Seller Furnish. Along with her mother, she is preceded in death by her step-father, Robert Furnish; sister, Rose Marie Rault; and brother, Leroy Stephens.

She is survived by...

May 4, 2019

Charles Balestrieri, 93, of Hope Mills, died Saturday, May 4, 2019.

Born February 4, 1926 in Pittsburgh, PA, Charles was the son of the late Guiseppe and Grazia Balestrieri. Along with his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sisters, Antoinette, Grace, Dorothy, and Pearl; and brother, Mario.

Charles is survived by his...

May 1, 2019

Barbara Crumpler Rogers, 84, of Fayetteville, NC passed away Wednesday morning on May 1, 2019 with family by her side.

She was born in Sampson County on September 28, 1934 to the late Rolen Crosben Crumpler and Ruth McLamb Crumpler of Salemburg, NC.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

May 1, 2019

Helen Dean Nordan, 86, of Fayetteville, died Wednesday, May 1, 2019.

Born July 10, 1932 in Fayetteville, Helen was the daughter of the late Roy and Sarah Dean. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Nordan; and son, Robert Nordan, Jr.

Helen is survived by her son, Keith Nordan...

Apr 28, 2019

Alice Crawford Bizzell, 83, of Hope Mills, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019.

Born October 16, 1935 in Baltimore, MD, Alice was the daughter of the late William Henry Scott and Dorothy Taylor. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Bob Scott; twin brother, Richard Scott; brother, Bill Scott; sister, Dorothy Muse;...

Apr 24, 2019

Dorothy Eugenia Wingate, 94, of Hope Mills, died Wednesday, April 24, 2019.

Born in Cumberland County, Dorothy was the daughter of the late Norman and Bell Hulon. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard "Benny" Wingate; sons, Robert "Bobby" Hair, Richard "Ricky" Logue, and Charles "Pete" Logue; and a granddaughter, Stephanie...

Apr 24, 2019

Rena Evon Stevenson, 67, of Fayetteville, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019.

Born October 28, 1951 in Alcoa, TN, Rena was the daughter of the late Herbert and Eloise Sykes Stevenson. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Roger Sykes and Walter Lynn Stevenson; and sister, Donna Hedgemon.

Rena is...

Apr 24, 2019

Thomas Richard Gilbert, Jr., 53, of Fayetteville, died Wednesday, April 24, 2019.

Born December 5, 1965 in Bellows Falls, VT, Thomas was the son of Thomas Richard Gilbert and Jean Jackson Gilbert.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Cleveland and Johnnie Mae Jackson; and his paternal grandparents, Richard A. Gilbert and Dorothy...

Apr 24, 2019

Kathy Elaine Seymour, 61, of Hope Mills, died Wednesday, April 24, 2019.

Born January 16, 1958 in Kileen, TX, Kathy was the daughter of the late Edward Williams and Ella Ruth Bullard Bugbee. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Keith Williams.

Kathy is survived by her husband, Johnnie Seymour;...

Apr 22, 2019

Virginia Hagans Patterson, 77 of Hope Mills passed away Monday April 22, 2019 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Born in Florida she was the daughter of the late Terry and Bobbi Hagans. She is survived by her husband, Jimmy Patterson; 2 sons, Thomas Patterson & wife Cynthia of Dunn and Terry Patterson & wife Alison of...

Apr 20, 2019

Beverly (Chandler) Boyer Buie, 82, of Hope Mills, died Saturday, April 20, 2019 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill from aggressive liver cancer.

Born November 20, 1936 in Barre, MA, she was the daughter of the late Edwin and Cleo Viola Chandler.

Beverly is survived by her four children, Victoria Schoening, Theresa Shultz, Kenneth Boyer,...

Apr 13, 2019

Charles Monroe Stephens 77 of Fayetteville passed away Saturday April 13, 2019 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Born in Cumberland County he was the son of the late James and Ethel Faircloth Stephens. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Susan Stephens.

He is survived by three daughters, Aimee Stephens & wife...

Apr 13, 2019

Phillip Wayne Johnson, 69, of Fayetteville, died Saturday, April 13, 2019.

Born February 3, 1950 in Cumberland County, Phillip was the son of the late David Preston Johnson, Sr. and Beulah Strickland Johnson. Along with his parents, he was also preceded in death by his sister, Doris Lee Jacobson.

Phillip is survived by his brother,...

Apr 10, 2019

Ida Evangeline "Vange" Owensby, daughter of the late Tomas and Maria Lucia "Lucy" Manzanares, died Wednesday, April 10, 2019 at the age of 89.

Vange is survived by her husband of 67 years, William "Bill" Thomas Owensby II; two children, Paul Owensby (Connie) of Fayetteville, NC and Mary Owensby (Steve Perry) of Cincinnati, OH; and one grandson,...

Apr 8, 2019

Robert Paul "Fred" McFayden, 64, of Fayetteville, died Monday, April 8, 2019.

Born in Cumberland County, Fred was the son of the late Hester Lloyd McFayden, Sr. and Lucille Murray McFayden. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Judy Everette; and brothers, Charles, Tommy, and Billy McFayden.

Fred is survived...

Apr 6, 2019

Dianne Ewing Blanchard, 70, of Fayetteville, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2019.

Born June 16, 1948 in Savannah, GA, she was the daughter of the late Orman Ewing and Alice Block Ewing.

Along with her parents, Dianne was preceded in death by her husband Von Graves.

She is survived by her sons, James...

Apr 2, 2019

SGM (R) Robert (Bob) Dale Schrag passed away April 2nd at Cape Fear Medical Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina. SGM (R) Schrag was born December 30, 1943 in Newton, Kansas.

SGM (R) Schrag enlisted in the Army March 6, 1963 retiring April 1, 1989. He served 26 years in the United States Army, of which 23 years...

Mar 31, 2019

Terry Wayne House, 64, of Fayetteville, died Sunday, March 31, 2019.

Terry, born in Cumberland County, was a veteran of the US Navy, and was preceded in death by his father, Edward Milton House.

Terry is survived by his wife, Jeanetta House; mother, Thelma Spivey and husband Mitchell; daughters, Jennifer House and Amanda House; stepson,...

Mar 25, 2019

Shirley Ann Caldwell Tew, 91, of Fayetteville, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019.

Born in Long Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Catherine Colgan Caldwell. Along with her mother, she is preceded in death by her husband, Lacie Tew; grandson, Mitchell Townsend; and her sisters, Madeline Grego, Kathleen Chapman, and Jerri Walsh.

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