All Obituaries

Joyce Suggs McLaurin, 71, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gary Allen McLaurin and her son in law, Spanky Barton. Joyce is survived by her four daughters, Loretta Sellers, Brenda Harris, Tammy Fairfax, and Wanda Barton; 11 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and three sons in law, Gary Sellers, James Harris, and Orville Fairfax. Joyce was loved very much and will be greatly missed by her family,...

  Betty Edwards Graham, "Mutter", 86, passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2020.  Betty was preceeded in death by her husband Billy K. Graham; her parents Carlie and Clyde Edwards; siblings James Edwards, Bob Edwards, Homer Edwards, Evelyn Person and Vera Person.  Betty is survived by her daughter Dede Mabe of Hope Mills; grandchildren Billy Mabe of Hope Mills, and Aaron(Cathleen) Mabe of Hope Mills; great-grandchildren Maddison Jean Mabe and Isaac Aaron...

Ernestine Nance Newman passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020. Ernestine was born in Raleigh, N.C. on October 5, 1930.  She attended Meredith College and attained a BS degree in nursing from Vanderbilt University. She married Harold in Raleigh in1954 and lived in Hawaii and Winston-Salem, N.C. prior to arriving in Fayetteville in the summer of 1964. She was a faithful member of Snyder Memorial Baptist Church for over 50 years.  She enjoyed singing in the choir and teaching...

John Earl Olund, 84, passed away on February 21, 2020 at his home in Fayetteville. John was born on April 26, 1935 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Harry Valentine Olund and Nina Pearl Taylor. He lived in Chicago, Illinois as an infant. As a young boy, he grew up with the Jordan family in Purvis, Mississippi while his mother taught school at Knott’s Island, NC. Later, he lived with this mother, Pearl and his uncle Philip Taylor on the family farm in Harlowe, NC. John was a 1953...

Dean L. Anderson, 75, of Fayetteville, NC passed away Friday, February 21, 2020.  He was born in Ft. Myers Fla. to a military family.  The family had numerous duty stations during his childhood. Dean is survived by his wife of 55 years, Geraldine Anderson; a daughter Christine Jumalon and husband Thomas Jumalon; a daughter Michele Givens and husband James Givens; a son John Anderson and wife Stacia Anderson; a daughter Jennifer Horne and husband Jeff Horne; a daughter Kelly Grimes...

Cecil Leroy Woods, 80, passed away on February 23, 2020 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Wolverine, Michigan on July 1, 1939. He was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred Albert Woods and Lottie A. Anscomb- Woods; his two brothers, George A. Woods and Aubrey W. Woods, and his sister, Phyllis E. Porterfield. Cecil is survived by his spouse, Joyce A. Moore-Woods, his daughter, Tamera L. Woods-Miller; his two sons, Michael W. Woods and...

     Willie Julius Larrimore, 88, passed away on Friday, Ferbuary 21.  Willie was born and raised in Horry County, SC. Willie was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. He loved his family.  After serving in the Korean War, he made his home in Fayetteville, NC. Willie was employed by Holt Oil Co. for 44 years. After retiring, he loved spending time with his extended music family and entertaining at nursing homes, senior citizen...

Kathy Ruth Marie Brooks, 68, found her eternal home on Friday, February 21, 2020.  She is preceded in death by her mother Sarah Brooks, Father Henry Clay Brooks, and brother Billy Joe Brooks and Jerry Brooks.  She is Survived by her daughter Rachael Young (Michael Young)of Fayetteville, NC, Son David Range ( Angela Garner) of Gilroy, CA, daughter Allison Formichella of Dallas Texas, Grandsons Wesley Young of Fayetteville, NC, Aaron Young of Sevierville, TN (Haley Davis) ,...

Mrs. Mary Miller Hamilton Griffin, 92, passed away on Thursday, February 20, 2020. She was born in Fayetteville, NC to the late Dayton and Isabel (Miller) Hamilton. Mary was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Eustace Griffin and her daughter, Caroline Griffin. She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Scott Griffin and husband, Daniel Zielinski of N. Myrtle Beach, SC; her son, Charles Griffin and wife, Michelle of Ocean Isle, NC and her grandson, Martin E. Anderson III of...

Eunice L. Bass, born July 2, 1925 in Limestone County, Alabama, went to be with our Lord on Thursday, February 20, 2020 in Fayetteville, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charlie B. Bass and her loving son, Wilson Nixon. She is survived by her three children; Willis Nixon and wife, Gail of Dallas, TX, Mary Herring and husband, David of Fayetteville, NC and Donna Watson and husband, Mitch of Fayetteville, NC; her three grandchildren, Andrea McKenna, Paul Nixon and Blake Herring;...