Obituaries

Jul 16, 2014

Mrs. Joanne B. Near, 52, of Fayetteville, NC passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Mrs. Near was born on October 3, 1961 in Elizabeth, NJ. She is survived by her husband, Marc L. Near; two daughters, Joanna G. Corretjer and Christina M. Corretjer; a son, Jorge A. Corretjer; parents, Wayne and Ann Sorensen; father-in-law, Lawrence Near; three sisters, Jacqueline...

Jul 15, 2014

Mr. Carol Victor “Pete” Sanders, 85, of Eastover, NC passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born on February 19, 1929 in Richlands, NC, to the late Samuel Dolphus Sanders and Thelma Jones Sanders. Pete was a member of Salem United Methodist Church.  Also, he was also a 32nd Degree Mason of...

Jul 10, 2014

Ms. Joan Margaret Crane, 76, of Fayetteville, NC passed away on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at her home. She was born on November 5, 1937, to Timothy Edward Sullivan and Margaret Williams Sullivan, in Finsbury, England. She is survived by a daughter; Elizabeth Puricelli, and husband Joe, of Las Cruces, NM and one son James Crane, and wife Cherrisse, of...

Jul 8, 2014

Mrs. Georgia Mae Hall McLeod, 93, of Fayetteville, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Georgia was born in Benson, North Carolina on October 4, 1920. The oldest of nine children, she was born to Maggie Wood and George Washington Hall. She was preceded in death by her husband, LeRoy McLeod. She is survived by two daughters, Jeanne Pittman and husband...

Jul 6, 2014

Jun 29, 2014

Mr. Adam Quinn Cromartie, 32, of Fayetteville, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014, in Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, S.C. Adam was born on June 11, 1982, in Cumberland County, to Peter McKellar Cromartie Jr. and Dorothy Quinn Cromartie. Adam never complained about anything concerning his condition, no matter how bad he felt.  He never met a stranger and...

Jun 29, 2014

Mrs. Patricia Dickinson “Patti” Hutaff, of Fayetteville, died Sunday, June 29, 2014. She was the daughter of Col. and Mrs. Oliver A. Dickinson, who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death were her husband, Sam Hutaff, and her two sisters, Jeanne Pollock and Diane Dickinson. Born April 16, 1919, in San Diego, she lived the life of an...

Jun 23, 2014

Mr.  Vance Carmitchel “Minkey” Hawley left his earthly home on his final “route” to his Heavenly home on Monday, June 23, 2014 at an early morning hour.  He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle and friend.  He was a Christian mentor to his family as well as to numerous people throughout his life.  The branches of his family...

Jun 22, 2014

U.S. Army Retired Colonel Robert Anthony Mountel, 84, of Fayetteville, NC, passed away on Sunday June 22, 2014 at Heartfields of Cary. He was born on April 25, 1930 in Cincinnati, OH to the late Eugene Mountel and Helen Rentz Mountel.  He was also preceded in death by a son, Michael Mountel and his only brother Colonel William Mountel. Colonel Mountel...

Jun 20, 2014

Dr. Gary Benjamin Copeland of Fayetteville moved to his rocking chair on the front porch of heaven on June 20, 2014.  He always believed in leaving things better than he found them, and he certainly did that as a husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friend, and physician. After a brief respite in heaven, Gary will most certainly get to work with...

Jun 12, 2014

Mrs. Erma Beasley Johnson, 92, of Fayetteville, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2014, at FirstHealth Hospice Center, in Pinehurst, NC. She was born on August 21, 1921, in Hoke, Co., NC to the late Lessie Johnson Beasley and Walter Beasley. Mrs. Johnson was a devoted member of Lafayette Baptist Church where she was a Sunday school teacher for many...

Jun 10, 2014

Mr. Bobby Gene Wiggs, 82, of Fayetteville, NC passed away on June 10, 2014 at Duke University Medical Center. Mr. Wiggs was born on October 10, 1931 in Johnston Co., NC to the late Mr. Walter W. Wiggs and Mrs. Mildred Massey Wiggs. Mr. Wiggs was retired from the NC Department of Revenue, as a Revenue Officer. He was preceded...

Jun 9, 2014

William Miles Jeffreys, 87, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Monday, June 9, 2014. Bill Jeffreys was born March 8, 1927 in Binghamton, New York.  He served honorably as a Navy Corpsman during WWII and was employed at IBM in Endicott, New York for 40 years before retiring to Rock Hill, South Carolina, thence to Wade, North Carolina.   He...

Jun 8, 2014

Mrs. Pauline “Polly” B. Callahan, 96, of Lynchburg, VA, formerly of Fayetteville, died on June 8, 2014 at the The Oaks in Lynchburg. She was born October 22, 1917 in Greer, SC, the daughter of the late George W. Boyter and Julia C. Boyter and was preceded in death by her husband, Ed Callahan, son, Eddie Callahan and granddaughter, Tammy...

Jun 8, 2014

Ret. US Air Force Chief MSG James S. "Joe" Stilwell, 93, passed away on Sunday, June 8, 2014 after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Katherine Coble Stilwell; his daughters, Sylvia Stilwell of Charlotte, NC, Charlotte Surman and her husband Wayne of Marietta, GA; his granddaughter, Meghan Sabra Deville of Denver, CO. Joe retired...

Jun 7, 2014

Mr. Walter "Clayton" Caudle, 63, of Fayetteville, NC, passed away on Saturday, June 7, 2014 at Highland House of Fayetteville. He was born on October 9, 1950, in Cumberland County, NC to the late Walter Franklin Caudle and Arlene Hales Caudle. He was preceded in death by sisters Mary Ann Caudle and Sheila Caudle; brothers John Caudle, Larry Thomas Caudle,...

Jun 2, 2014

Mrs. Barbara Jean Picard, 88, died on Monday, June 2, 2014, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. She was born December 13, 1925 in New Bedford, Ma. and is preceded in death by her father George Dunlap Oman, mother Florence Wady(Hart) Oman, and sister Evelyn May Oman. She married the late Edward Adgee Picard on June 2, 1947. As a...

Jun 1, 2014

A private family service has been scheduled.

Jun 1, 2014

Mr. John "Buck" Johnson, 64, of Fayetteville, NC, passed away on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, in Fayetteville, NC. Buck was born on Tuesday, August 9, 1949, in Harnett Co., North Carolina, to the late Vida Mae Solis Johnson and Merman Allen Johnson. Preceding him in death in addition to his parents; is his step...

May 30, 2014

Mrs. Margaret Frederick Cashwell, 77, in the Vander Community, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, May 30, 2014, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Mrs. Cashwell was born on Thursday, December 17, 1936, in Duplin County, North Carolina to Margaret Louise Blanchard Frederick and Isam David Frederick. She was a retired teachers assistant from Sunnyside Elementary School in...