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John Milton Rose, Jr.
Nov 7, 2022
Brig. General, U.S. Air Force (Ret.) John Milton Rose, Jr. passed away from this life to the next at the NC State Veterans Home in Fayetteville on the 7th of November. He was a son of Fayetteville, having been born here 99 years ago, son of John and Roberta Rose of Hillside Avenue. He served in the US Air...
Sarah Catherine Combs
Oct 31, 2022
Sarah Catherine Monroe Combs, 79, of Fayetteville, went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 31, 2022.
She was born on July 27, 1943, in Fayetteville, to the late Alvie Bishop Culbreth and William Augusta Monroe. She was preceded in death by her husband of 38 years, William Lee Combs, Jr.
Sarah Catherine retired as an Insurance Agent...
John R. Sumrell
Oct 22, 2022
Mr. John Roy Sumrell, 83, of Fayetteville, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, October 22, 2022.
John was born in Currituck County, NC, to the late Roy and Zelda Sumrell. He graduated from Atlantic Christian College in 1962 and married his college sweetheart, Carolyn Wilson, the following year, in 1963.
For the majority of John’s life, he was...
William (Bill) Lee Hedgepeth
Oct 18, 2022
William (Bill) Lee Hedgepeth died peacefully on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 surrounded by his loving family.
He was born in Rocky Mount, NC on January 30, 1936, to Benjamin F. and Willie Mae Hedgepeth. He attended Rocky Mount High School where he met and married his high school sweetheart, Lottie Lee Hedgepeth in 1955. He joined the U.S....
Ernest Stanley Owen
Oct 18, 2022
Ernest “Stanley” Owen, 89, of Fayetteville, N.C., met his Creator, and was reunited with the love of his life, Mary, in heaven on October 18, 2022.
Stanley lived a full, joyful life and passed away peacefully after a very recent Lymphoma diagnosis. He was born on April 29, 1933, to the late Ernest and Catherine Owen. In addition to his...
Else Marie Muldrow
Oct 17, 2022
Else “Marie” Sorensen Muldrow, 85, of Fayetteville, NC passed away on 17 October 2022 succumbing to pneumonia.
Marie was born on 25 July 1937 to the late Holger and Thora Sorensen in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was the eldest to her sister Thora Sorensen and brothers Henning Sorensen and Neils-Jorgen Sorensen. Upon graduation from grade school, Else moved to France...
R. Fred Nunnery
Oct 16, 2022
Mr. Roland Fredrick Nunnery, 91, passed away Sunday, October 16, 2022. He was a Charter Member of Village Baptist Church, where he served as a Deacon, Sunday School teacher, Treasurer and served on several Pastoral Nominating Committees during the 60 years of being a member. Fred served in the Air Force at Nellis Air Force Base as an aircraft...
Richard Allen Matthews, Sr.
Oct 15, 2022
Richard A. Matthews, Sr., 74, of Swansboro, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2022.
He was born in Dunn, to the late Howard and Elma Matthews on May 14, 1948. He proudly served in the Army in the Infantry during the Vietnam War.
Richard retired as a lineman from South River EMC after 41 years of dedicated service. He...
Noah Truong
Oct 15, 2022
Noah Truong, 18 days old, passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2022.
His family will welcome friends from 4-8pm, on Sunday and Monday, October 16 and 17, 2022, at Sullivan's Highland Funeral Service. Noah's funeral is scheduled for 11am on Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Hope Mills. Burial will follow at Lafayette Memorial Park.
John L. Hughes
Oct 13, 2022
US Army SFC (Ret) John L. Hughes, 86, of Fayetteville, passed away on Thursday, October 13, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.
He proudly served his country during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. After retiring from the military, he worked at Kelly Springfield for 20 years.
He was born in Derby, VA, on August 28, 1936, to the late...
Leland Murray Potter
Oct 11, 2022
SGM US Army (Ret.) Leland Murray Potter, 97, of Fayetteville passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022. Leland was born on September 30, 1925 in Greene County to the late Artie Benjamin Potter and Hattie Waters Potter.
Leland proudly served his country in WWII, Korea, and the Vietnam War as a construction engineer and air traffic controller. He was awarded...
Connie Mack Eason Jr.
Oct 4, 2022
Connie Mack Eason Jr., (Mack), of Fayetteville, N.C. died peacefully in the ICU at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill N.C., on October 4th 2022 with his parents, Connie Sr. and Terri by his side.
Mack was 45 years old and was born in Fayetteville, N. C. on May 28, 1977. Mack was a graduate of Cape Fear High School, class...
George Liepins
Sep 29, 2022
George Liepins, 90, of Fayetteville, NC, died peacefully at home on September 29, 2022, with his wife of 52 years, Edith, at his side.
George retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the US Army after 28 years of service including tours in Vietnam. Following his retirement, he worked for over 2 decades in property management in the Sandhills.
He is...
Connie Lee
Sep 27, 2022
Connie Lou Lee, 71, of Hope Mills, passed away Tuesday, September 27, 2022 in her home with family by her side.
Connie was born on October 3, 1950 in Fayetteville, N.C. She retired from Crossmark in 2010 where she was a sales representative. She enjoyed cooking, baking, hunting, fishing, and mostly talking about her children, grandchildren, and great...
Margaret Tuttle Smith
Sep 24, 2022
Mrs. Margaret Tuttle Smith, 96, of Fayetteville, formerly of Wilmington, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 24, 2022, at Carolina Inn, where she resided for the past three years.
Margaret was born in Walnut Cove, NC, and came to Fayetteville with her husband, Wilbur, in 1952, where they opened their first wholesale plumbing supply store, W.L. Smith Supply Co. They...
Leonard Charles Dane
Sep 23, 2022
Loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather CSM(R) Leonard “Len” Charles Dane, residing in Fayetteville, North Carolina, passed away at home on September 23, 2022, as his wife of 62 years held his hand.
Born in California, Len joined the US Army in January 1958, became Airborne in June 1958, and started his 30-year Army career as a Special Forces soldier...
Reba Mae Billings
Sep 23, 2022
Mrs. Reba Mae Billings, 92, of Winston Salem, formerly of Fayetteville, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2022.
She was born November 12, 1929 to James Streeter and Bessie Johnson Murdock. She was a longtime member of Cedar Creek Church of God.
A graveside service will be held on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at 2:30 pm at Cross Creek Cemetery...
Louise W. Sullivan
Sep 17, 2022
Mrs. Louise W. Sullivan, 95, of Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2022.
Private services will be held at a later date.
Louise is survived by her son, Michael Sullivan and wife, Phyliss W. Sullivan, of Fayetteville; two grandchildren; four great grandchildren; and two brothers, H.B. Wall of Clarksville, TN and Jimmy Wall of Hopkinsville, KY.
Ilse G. Fortson
Sep 13, 2022
Ilse G. Fortson, of Fayetteville, passed away on September 13, 2022.
She was surrounded by the company and support of her family and friends in the comfort of her home.
Ilse was the widowed wife of Herman C. Fortson.
She is survived by her sister Inge Baum, sons Maurice Fortson, Rick Fortson, and Otha Goerke, her daughters-in-law, Denise Schunk Fortson,...
Bobby Britt Cashwell
Sep 13, 2022
Bobby Britt Cashwell passed away peacefully in his home on September 13th , 2022.
Born on November 2nd, 1931, to Jesse James and Leona Cashwell, Bobby was a resident of Sampson County, NC most of his life before moving to Cumberland County, NC. Bobby served two tours in the military with the Army and Air Force and then had...
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