All Obituaries

Mrs. Willa Mae Hale, 94, of Fayetteville passed away on Friday, November 16, 2018. A funeral service will be held at 1 pm Tuesday, November 20, 2018 in Rogers and Breece Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in Lafayette Memorial Park Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 6 pm - 8 pm Monday. November 19, 2018 at the funeral home.  

Mrs. Shirley Fay Kinney; cherished wife, beloved mother and Nana, daughter to the late James and Willie Belle Armstrong of Birmingham, Ala.; left this world for her heavenly home on November 15, 2018, surrounded by her family, after an extended valiant fight against stomach cancer. Shirley is survived by her husband of 49 years, Walter Kinney; her children, Heath Kinney and wife, Lori and Misty Phillips and husband, Jacob; her grandchildren, Teresa Honstead, Cody Kinney, Raigan Myers and...

Billy Dean Barrett went home to be with the Lord on November 14, 2018.  Born August 9, 1936 in Tazewell County, Virginia, the son of a coal miner.  He was raised in the mountains of South Western, Virginia, where he enjoyed his childhood and youth.  As a young man, Billy was drafted into the U. S. Army and was stationed at Fort Bragg.  When his military career was complete, he found Fayetteville to be his home and resided in the area for the remainder of his life. ...

Nancy "Sissie" Caroll Dutton, 72, of Fayetteville passed away on Monday, November 12, 2018. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Nancy J. Dutton of Fayetteville; a niece, Nicole Dutton of Tampa, Fla.; and a host of other relatives. A graveside service will be held at 12 pm (noon) Friday, November 16, 2018 in Eastside Cemetery.  The family will receive friends after the service.

Michael Glenn Ratcliffe, Sr., 74, of Fayetteville passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. Michael was a fourth generation iron working in the Fayetteville area for many years.  He loved fishing on the water and had the best fishing stories. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ratcliffe, a son, Stephen Ratcliffe; a brother, Bill Ratcliffe; and his grandmother, which he  called "his nuther momma". Left to...

Mrs. Shirley Fay Kinney; cherished wife, beloved mother and Nana, daughter to the late James and Willie Belle Armstrong of Birmingham, Ala.; left this world for her heavenly home on November 15, 2018, surrounded by her family, after an extended valiant fight against stomach cancer. Shirley is survived by her husband of 49 years, Walter Kinney; her children, Heath Kinney and wife, Lori and Misty Phillips and husband, Jacob; her grandchildren, Teresa Honstead, Cody Kinney, Raigan Myers and...

Retired MSG William "Bill" Edward Beckham, Jr., 64, of Hope Mills passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at 5:55 am at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Greensboro surrounded by his wife and children. He was born in Greenwood, S.C. in 1954 to the late William Edward Beckham, Sr. and Helen Doris Brown Beckham.  Bill graduated from Greenwood HS Greenwood, S.C. in 1973.  He joined the Army in 1975, in 1977 he graduated from the US Army Special Forces qualification...

Jennifer Ann Berger, 39, of Fayetteville passed away suddenly on Friday, November 9, 2018. She is survived by her husband, Evan Berger of the home; her children, Caydan, Charlotte, Cody, Ethan and Sheridan; her parents, Curtis and Wanda Heath; two brothers, Michael and Clifton Heath; and a host of extended family and friends. The family will receive friends at her parents home in Albemarle, NC Monday, November 12, 2018 starting at 1 pm.

Mr. William Verdery Pate, Sr., of Gray’s Creek, passed away on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 at Village Green Care Center in Fayetteville. Verdery was born in Cumberland County on September 26, 1924, to Grover Cleveland and Mary Marsh Pate, the youngest of five children. He is a graduate of Gray’s Creek High School. He grew up on a farm and entered the US Navy in 1944 during World War II. He served in the Pacific area on board the USS Ulvert M. Moore, DE 442, commanded by Franklin...

Jean Stuart West Maxwell, formerly of Fayetteville, N.C. died Monday, November 5, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lt. Col. Frank Handy West and Jean MacIntyre West; and her step-mother, Julia Eudy. Mrs. Maxwell is survived by her husband, Dudley Arthur Maxwell of Fayetteville; she was the loving and devoted mother to Lynn Capps Dey (Robert) of Charlotte, Robert “Bob” Capps (Leslie) of Alpharetta, Ga. and Leslie Capps Milligan (Richy) of Greenville, S.C.; she is...