Obituaries
George Lewis Emerick
Feb 19, 2024
George Lewis Emerick, age 90, of Fayetteville, NC, passed away February 19, 2024. George was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio to his parents, George and Ann. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth Emerick and son David Emerick.
He is survived by his daughters, Lynn Rook, Jeanette Emerick, and Dawn Emerick; sons, Duane Emerick...
Kandis Jane Pape
Feb 18, 2024
Kandis Jane Pape, 72 of Hope Mills passed away February 18, 2024. Born in Aroostook County Maine she is the daughter of the late Richard and Florence Graves Farrell.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Pape; daughters, Heidi Toney & husband Guy and Holly Carr & husband Jeffrey; grandchildren, Kristina Toney, Joshua Toney, Nolan Carr, Olivia Carr and Talan Carr;...
Norman Lee Coggins
Feb 15, 2024
Norman Lee Coggins, age 88, of Fayetteville, NC, passed away on February 15, 2024. He was born in the mountain region of North Carolina to the late, Eulas and Iva Bryson Coggins.
In addition to his parents, Norman is preceded in death by his wife, Oleta Coggins and several brothers and sisters.
He is survived by his son, Lynn Coggins and wife...
Mary Virginia Plato Madden
Feb 15, 2024
Mary Virginia Madden, age 91, of Fayetteville, NC passed away on February 15, 2024. She is the daughter of the late William Ward Plato and Margaret Bowles Plato.
She enjoyed travelling, reading, and loved her grandchildren.
She left behind to cherish her memory her children, Mary Catherine Madden Black-Finke and husband Carl, William Earl Madden, Leon Madden, Gene David Madden and wife...
Sandra Savina Sargent
Feb 10, 2024
Sandra Savina Sargent, 59, of Hope Mills passed away February 10, 2024.
Born in Cumberland County she is the daughter of William Fackler and the late Ingrid Fackler.
In addition to her father she is also survived by her husband Bruce Sargent; brother Dennis Fackler & wife Magdalis; aunt Bernice Seay; niece Brittney Sherman & husband Seth; nephew Christopher Fackler; great nieces...
Merle Faircloth Johnson
Feb 10, 2024
Merle Elizabeth “GiGi” Faircloth Johnson, 93, of Hope Mills, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2024, at the Hope Mills Retirement Center.
Born April 17, 1930, in Cumberland County, GiGi is the daughter of the late Charles Henton Faircloth and Ollie Blanche Cameron Faircloth. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Johnson, Sr.;...
Henry Grady Joyner
Feb 6, 2024
Henry Grady Joyner, age 94, of Fayetteville, NC went to his eternal home on February 6th, 2024. He was the son of the late William Milton Joyner and Selma Naomi Stateon. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie Thompson Joyner; son, William Henry Joyner; and daughter, Betty Jean Horne. Henry was a longtime member of Faith Baptist Church...
Doris Starkey Privette
Feb 5, 2024
Doris Jeanette Starkey Privette, 84 of Saint Pauls, passed away Monday, February 5, 2024.
Born May 31, 1939, in Burke County, Doris was the daughter of the late Oris Starkey, Sr. and Dolly Starkey. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Oris Starkey, Jr.
She is survived by her son, Stephen Privette and his wife Jennifer; daughter, Suzanne Privette Hyatt;...
Glenn Reece Privette, Jr.
Feb 5, 2024
Glenn Reece Privette, Jr., 77 of Saint Pauls, passed away Monday, February 5, 2024.
Born July 25, 1946, in Cumberland County, Glenn was the son of the late Glenn Reece Privette, Sr. and Lucille Cameron Privette.
He is survived by his son, Stephen Privette and his wife Jennifer; daughter, Suzanne Privette Hyatt; grandchildren, Ella Rose, Addiline Reece, and Atlas John Privette; grandchildren,...
Charles Steven Ashcraft, Sr.
Jan 27, 2024
Charles Steven (Steve) Ashcraft, age 76, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2024.
Steve served our country in the Army during Vietnam. He attended East Carolina University, graduating with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. He worked and retired from Black & Decker with over thirty years of employment where he served as their senior engineer. In his free time, he enjoyed...
D. Eugene Hester
Jan 24, 2024
D. Eugene Hester, 81, born in Cumberland County, to the late Homer Dewey Hester and Sabra Bright Hester, passed away January 24, 2024.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Rhonda Taylor Hester and sisters, Betty Kinlaw and Elizabeth Thompson.
He is survived by his sister, Sylvia Dean and husband Howard; daughter, DeAnn Hodges and husband...
Marion Caddie Scott
Jan 23, 2024
Marion C. Scott, 67, of Hope Mills passed away January 23, 2024, in Hope Mills, North Carolina.
Marion was born in Robeson County (Fairmont) on April 25, 1956. Marion is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas T. Bryant, Sr. She is also preceeded in death by her parents, Walter Scott and Lizzie Revels; son, Thomas T. Bryant, Jr.; brother, Eddie...
Nelie Mae Sessoms Ringled
Jan 21, 2024
Nelie Mae Sessoms Ringled, 90, of Hope Mills, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 21, 2024 in her residence with loved ones by her side.
Born November 3, 1933 in Fayetteville, Nelie was one of nine children of the late Joseph Grady Sessoms and Lessie Mae Britt Sessoms. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Ringled, and...
Robert (Bobby) Edward Johnson, Jr.
Jan 16, 2024
Robert (Bobby) Edward Johnson, Jr., age 80, of St. Pauls, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2024.
Bobby loved spending time with his large family, fishing, and watching UNC Tarheels play.
Bobby served in the Armed Forces where he was honorably discharged and worked as a carpenter with his brothers.
Bobby is preceded in death by his wife...
Judy Ann Bailey
Jan 13, 2024
Judy Ann Bailey, 75, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, passed away on January 13, 2024.
Born on February 25, 1948, in San Jose, California, to William E. Godwin and the late Blanche Stokes Andrade. In addition to her mother, she is preceded in death by her stepfather, John Andrade and siblings, William Godwin, James Godwin, Connie Brinsfield, and Rosie Godwin.
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Claire Elmer
Jan 11, 2024
Julia “Claire” Boone Peacock Morley Elmer
Claire, the only child of John Simeon Boone and Edith Ivey Bradley, was born September 30, 1932, in Jackson, North Carolina. She was raised in the Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia area, attending St. Agnes Episcopal School and Washington and Lee High School before spending two years with her parents in Japan where she graduated...
Linda Hill Young
Jan 11, 2024
Linda Hill Young, 78 of Fayetteville, passed away January 11, 2024.
Born in Robeson County, she is the daughter of the late Ernest and Ada Pender Hill. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Jeanette Gentry, brothers, Elbert Hill and Dickie Hill.
She is survived by her husband, Alfred "Leroy" Young, Sr.; daughter, Linda "Tina" Smith & husband...
Charles Alsbury Norton
Jan 5, 2024
Charles Alsbury Norton, affectionately known by all as “Uncle Charlie”, passed away Friday, January 5, 2024, at the age of 85.
Born January 25, 1938 in Halifax County, Charlie was the son of the late John Clem Norton and Alice Padgett Norton. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by all of his many brothers and...
Linda Joy Piner
Jan 4, 2024
Linda Joy Piner, 60, of Parkton passed away January 4, 2024.
Born in Pahokee, FL she is the daughter of the late Sanford Tyler and Peggy Ann Durden Jones.
She is survived by her husband, Larry Piner; daughter, Jamie Lyn Herbert & husband Tyler; grandchildren, Bryce, Leah, Jaxson and Madison Joy; brothers, Michael Jones & wife Gail, Scott Jones...
Fredrick Carson Bunnells
Jan 3, 2024
Fredrick Carson Bunnells, 66, of Hope Mills, North Carolina, passed away on January 03, 2024. He was born in Robeson County, North Carolina, to the late Dan and Selma Sports Bunnells.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Robert Daniel Bunnells and his sister, Bonnie Chavis.
He is survived by his loving wife...
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