All Obituaries

Donald “Donnie” Ray Lowder Jr., 35 passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020. He was born in Fayetteville, NC in 1985 to Donald Ray Lowder Sr. and Leslie Diane Branham. After graduating from Southview High School Donnie enlisted in the US Marines serving proudly as a Rifleman in the Infantry Division from 2004 to 2008. Donnie loved baseball, he started in T-ball and played through high school, where he was MVP his senior. He continued playing on his church league. Donnie...

Mrs. Rosa Lee Horne, 86, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 27, 2020.  She was born in North Carolina in 1934 to the late Foster Harvey and Rosa Belle (Gore) Herring. Rosa was a resident of Hope Mills, NC at the time of her passing. She is survived by her husband, Alfred Horne, and her sons, Joseph A. Saunders and wife, Lori and David Saunders.  Rosa was a long-time active member of the Westminster Presbyterian Church.  She worked as a Nurse helping many...

Colonel William Staehle III, born on 19 September 1934 to the late William Jr. and Agnes (Komatz) Staehle, passed away at age 86 on November 20, 2020 in Fayetteville, NC. An Evans Scholar, he attended Northwestern University from 1952-54 and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Northwestern University Dental School in 1958. He won an Army scholarship and was a 2LT on active duty for his senior year of dental school. COL Staehle’s assignments took him to Fort Ord, CA;...

Sylvia Gooding Ray passed away November 30, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. She was born June 1, 1941 to Dr. Guy Vernon Gooding and Ella Long Gooding of Kenansville. After graduation from James Kenan High School, Sylvia attended Salem College before moving to New York City at age 20. There she attended Katherine Gibbs School and had many interesting work experiences, including positions where she wore a hat and gloves, and a stint as assistant to Elizabeth Arden where Ms. Arden often...

With heavy hearts and deep sadness, we announce the passing of Navnitbhai Vitthalbhai Dhana from Siyod, Gujarat, India residing in Fayetteville, NC.  Navnitbhai fought valiantly against Covid-19 for the past 4 weeks, but that battle came to an end on November 23rd, 2020 when his soul departed his body peacefully surrounded by family. Navnitbhai was born in Siyod in 1945 to parents Vitthalbhai Dhana and Dhaniben (Sisodra). He left India in 1968 for England when and where he married...

William "WD" David Horne, 79 passed away at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center November 20, 2020. He was born in Cumberland County in 1941 to the late Houston and Rosie (Spell) Horne. William is survived by his loving wife, Judy Calhoun Horne; two sons, David Ray Horne and wife, Michael Ann of Clayton and Daniel Owen Horne of Fayetteville; six sisters, Carolyn Spence, Judy Benton and husband, Wayne, Gretta Hall and husband, Hooper, Jewel Horne, Shelby Threatt and husband, Jim and Mae...

Rafael Daniel Anderson passed away November 22, 2020 in Atlanta, GA at the age of 84. Born in Agana, Guam on November 6, 1936 he was a concentration camp survivor of the Japanese Military occupation of Guam during World War II. Joining the 82nd Airborne Division as a young man, Dan was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC where he met his loving wife and began a successful career in the Automobile Industry eventually becoming a certified GM Dealer. He is predeceased by his mother Maria Anderson of...

Christos Elias Zachariadis, 96, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020. He was born in Kalos Agros, Drama in Greece in 1924 to the late Elias Kostas and Ploumia (Stamatiadis) Zachariadis. At an early age (12) Christos became an apprentice to a local tailor, eventually opening his own shop until he joined the Greek Army, where he fought in the Greek Civil War. After the military in the early 1960’s, Christos moved his family to Hanover, Germany to work for the Continental Tire...

Debbie Jane Stratton, 68, passed away at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center on Sunday, November 15, 2020. Debbie was born in 1952 at Fort Bragg, NC to Alan Leverne and Mary Elizabeth (Cannon) Stratton. She was a Fayetteville resident at the time of her passing. A graveside service will be held at 1 PM  on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at LaFayette Memorial Park with Chaplain Jim Boyle officiating.  

Tamika Ann Tabisula Porter, 39, of Fayetteville, passed away on November 11, 2020. Tamika was born in Sturgis, MI in November 1981.  She was raised by her father along with her two siblings in Sturgis.  They had lots of fun playing in the snow in the winter and being active with outdoor sports. She attended Holy Angels Elementary School and Sturgis HS.  She was on the swim team as well as marching band and was loved by her fellow classmates and remained in contact with...