All Obituaries

Ret. SFC Eugene Andrew White passed away on Thursday, June 4th, 2020 in Fayetteville, NC. Mr. White was born on July 14, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. White is survived by his wife Isle G. White of the home; Sons Jurgen White(Becky) of Fayetteville, Johnnie White(Barbara), Eugene “Gene” White of Autryville, and Patrick White(Tina) of Pinehurst; Daughter Jo Ann Cowan(Edward) of Maine; Brother Robert “Bob” White of Arizona; 10 Grandchildren, 8 Great...

Ret. Sergeant First Class Paul Wayne Cox, 87, of Fayetteville passed away on Thursday, June 4, 2020. He was born on July 1, 1932 in Jenkins, Kentucky. Mr. Cox is survived by his daughters, Patricia J. Nunnery of Hope Mills, NC and Michelle C. Williams(Mark) of Wade, NC; his son Harlow Paul Cox(Ingrid) of Fayetteville, NC; his sisters Margie Stidham of Asheboro, NC and Frankie Short of Germantown, Ohio; his brother Douglas Cox of Ozgood, Indiana; his grandchildren Michelle Wooley, Faytina...

Fayetteville - Susan Earley Hawley, age 57, loving wife, daughter and sister, passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2020, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville.  The family will receive family and friends at Rogers and Breece Funeral Home, on Saturday, June 6, 2020, at 1 p.m.  Celebration of Life honoring Susan will follow at 2 p.m. at Rogers and Breece, then burial at LaFayette Memorial Park on Ramsey Street at 3 p.m.  Susan was born in Fayetteville, on April 8, 1963,...

Gary Brandon Tillman, Age 35, was taken from us, unexpectedly on May 29th 2020. He was met at heavens gates by his Father: Gary F. Tillman, Grandparents: Willie and Nellie Tillman, Ann Parker Wamsher and Earl Powell and Uncle James Tillman. Brandon is survived by his Mother, Sherry Tillman and stepfather Glen Clifford of Fayetteville;  Sister, Melissa Reed and husband Clint of Grays Creek NC; Brother, Mark Wamsher and wife Cindy of Madison, Alabama; Grandpa, Don Wamsher...

Remembering Tommy Have you ever met someone that you had to look up to because you had no choice? Have you ever known a person that refused to let someone be without if he or she could help it? And have you ever met a friend—a real one—that will be there if you were in need? If so, you, too, must have known Tommy Ray Wells, a man of stature, towering over most, but a gentle giant with a tender heart for those in need. One of the charities that he enjoyed supporting and...

James Edward Gross of Fayetteville, NC passed away May 25, 2020 at UNC-Chapel Hill Hospital. He had been having health problems since February of this year. Born October 1, 1947 in Watertown, NY, he was the son of Benjamin F. and Ada Lipsy Gross. A graduate of Watertown High, he earned a B.S. degree in business from Rider College in New Jersey and an MBA from the University of Hartford. He married Betty Rae Rothman of New Jersey on August 10, 1969. They moved back to Watertown, NY in...

Marie Rice Autry, 80, of Evans, Georgia entered into Glory on May 24, 2020. Marie, formerly a resident of Fayetteville, NC, is survived by her husband, James Autry; three children, Bryan Rice of Waxhaw, NC, Audrey Brown (Richard) of Grovetown, GA, and Paula Hildebrand (John) of Evans, GA, her grandchildren, and great grandchildren.  Marie led her life for Christ, witnessing and encouraging everyone she met. Even when she became homebound, she continued to reach out and reconnect to...

Penny Poulos, 92, fell asleep peacefully in the arms of our Lord on May 24, 2020 surrounded by her children at her home in Fayetteville, NC. Penny was born in Mouzilo, Evrytania, Greece on April 28, 1928. Her parents were Demetrios and Maria Kappas. Penny and her family immigrated to the United States on January 7, 1948. Her family settled in Roanoke Rapids, NC, where they owned and worked at Jim’s Lunch and learned English through simple but kind interactions with customers. Penny met...

Maria E. Hensen passed away on Wednesday, May 20, 2020.  She was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on August 29, 1940. Maria lived in Fayetteville, NC since she arrived in the United States in 1967, until she moved to Raeford, NC in 2016.  She was preceded in death by her daughter, Flor Maria Singleton, her son, Jose Hensen, and granddaughter, Yenvia Singleton. Maria is survived by four sons, Bolival “Lito” Hensen, Neal Hensen and wife Karen, Domingo Hensen...