Obituaries

Olloween Culbreth

Olloween Culbreth

Mar 6, 2012

EASTOVER - Mrs. Olloween Spell Culbreth, 77, of 3905 Dunn Road, died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, in her home. A funeral service will be held Friday, March 9, 2012, at 11 a.m. in Salem United Methodist Church on Middle Road in Eastover with the Rev. Bill Snotherly, the Rev. Milinda Ivey and the Rev. Lawrence Luger officiating. Burial will follow...

Elsie  Elaine Horton

Elsie Elaine Horton

Mar 2, 2012

Elsie Elaine Horton, 62, of Linden died Friday, March 2, 2012, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Services were held 2 p.m. March 4 at Palestine Presbyterian Church. Burial followed at the church cemetery. Survivors include a son, Robert Ryan and wife Heather of Linden; a daughter, Susan Thomas of Spring Lake; a sister, Teresa Flowers and husband Kenneth Don...

Elizabeth M Kavounas

Elizabeth M Kavounas

Mar 2, 2012

HOPE MILLS - Mrs. Elizabeth M. Kavounas, 91, of 4118 Longview Ave., died Friday, March 2, 2012, in Carrol S. Roberson Hospice Center in Fayetteville. She was the former owner and operator of the Tropical Restaurant on Bragg Boulevard in Fayetteville. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 6, 2012, in Lafayette Memorial Park on Ramsey...

Taylor Jane and Mary Margaret Townsend

Taylor Jane and Mary Margaret Townsend

Feb 25, 2012

FAYETTEVILLE - Taylor Jane Townsend and Mary Margaret Townsend were born the evening of Sunday, February 19, 2012, to loving parents Vance and Lauren Townsend in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Mary Margaret was one pound, two ounces and Taylor was one pound, three ounces. Their father had the privilege of baptizing them as soon as they were born. The...

Robert Downing  Hachez

Robert Downing Hachez

Feb 16, 2012

SANFORD - Robert Downing Hachez, 53, of Sanford, died Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012. Services: Private, at later date. Survived by: Cindy; sons, Clayton, Jarrod, Kendall; two grandchildren. Sullivan's Highland Funeral Service & Crematory of Fayetteville.

Robert Downing Hachez

Robert Downing Hachez

Feb 16, 2012

Sanford Robert Downing Hachez, 53, of Sanford passed away Thursday February 16, 2012 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Mr. Hachez is survived by his wife Cindy; 3 sons, Clayton, Jarrod, and Kendall; 2 grandchildren. Private services will be held by the family at a later date. Sullivan’s Highland Funeral Service and Crematory.

Rachel Virginia Saxton

Rachel Virginia Saxton

Feb 16, 2012

Fayetteville Rachel McLeod Saxton, 80, of Fayetteville passed away Thursday February 16, 2012 at Haymount Rehab. Mrs. Saxton is survived by her husband Sam; 3 sons Sam jr., Billy and Kenny; 2 daughters Frances and Jennifer; 1 brother Cleon; 3 sisters Ruth, Mildred and Ruby and 8 grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 12-1 Tuesday February 21, 2012 at...

Phyllis  Moore Perry

Phyllis Moore Perry

Feb 10, 2012

Phyllis Delores Perry, 78, of Fayetteville, NC died on February 10, 2012 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center with loving family by her side. Phyllis was born September 24, 1933, in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, to Blanche Highsmith Moore and Luther Lee Moore. She was one of 5 children, brother, Billie D. Moore (deceased), and sisters Ina Ezzell, Jean Harris,...

Christyne Hargan Ford

Christyne Hargan Ford

Feb 10, 2012

Arrangements not completed at this time.

Harry Upton Oliver

Harry Upton Oliver

Feb 9, 2012

FAYETTEVILLE -Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Harry Upton Oliver, 84, of Fayetteville, passed away from complications due to bladder cancer on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, in Carrol S. Roberson Hospice Center. He was surrounded by family and friends. Mr. Oliver was born on Feb. 14, 1927, to the late Richard Patterson and Mamie Creech Oliver in Johnston County. He...

Martha Bland McGwier

Martha Bland McGwier

Feb 8, 2012

FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Martha Bland McGwier, 69, of 526 Northview Drive, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, in her home. A memorial service will be held today, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at 11 a.m. in First Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville with Dr. Donna Fowler-Marchant officiating. The burial will be private. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. today...

Clara Mae Baker

Clara Mae Baker

Feb 7, 2012

Fayetteville Clara Mae Baker, 88, of Fayetteville passed away Tuesday February 7, 2012 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Mrs. Baker is survived by a son Joe Baker, Jr. and wife Bernice, 3 daughters; Linda Stephens and husband Mike, Betty Baker; Nannette Stele and husband Larry; 2 sisters Juanita Musselwhite and husband Franklin and Irene Sowers and husband George; a...

Charlene Ann Hunter

Charlene Ann Hunter

Feb 7, 2012

Fayetteville In loving memory of our mother, Charlene Ann Creason Hunter.  Charlene was born on March 1, 1940 to Charles W. and Othal O. Creason.  Mrs. Hunter passed away on February 7, 2012 after a courageous battle with cancer.   Charlene was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Dorothy Creason. Charlene is survived by 3 daughters, Dana Stone and husband...

Linda  Anne Merritt

Linda Anne Merritt

Jan 30, 2012

Ms. Linda Ann Merritt, of Fayetteville, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Services: Private memorial. Survived by: Son, Justin; and sister, Patricia Miller. Sullivan's Highland Funeral Service & Crematory of Fayetteville.

Ado L.  Riley

Ado L. Riley

Jan 29, 2012

Ado Lambert Riley, 88, of Fayetteville, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, in Carrol S. Roberson Hospice Center. Mr. Riley was an Army veteran and served during World War II and Korea. He retired from civil service at post engineers on Fort Bragg. Mr. Riley was a member of Culbreth United Methodist Church. Mr. Riley is survived by his wife,...

Lela Viola Blanchard

Lela Viola Blanchard

Jan 23, 2012

Lela Viola Blanchard, 88 of Fayetteville passed away Monday January 23, 2012 at UNC Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Blanchard was a loving mother, who touched everyone she met.  She had a great sense of humor and was fun to be around.  She was said to have the patience of Job.  She was a sports fanatic who loved watching hockey, was a diehard Duke fan...

Jackie Elaine Moore

Jackie Elaine Moore

Jan 23, 2012

Jackie Batton Moore, 53 of Fayetteville passed away Monday January 23, 2012 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Mrs. Moore was born on July 10, 1958 in Scotland Co., NC.   She retired from Bank of America in Fayetteville after 18 years of service.   Mrs. Moore was preceded in death by her father, James Robert Batton, Sr.  Mrs. Moore is survived by...

Christine Shaw

Christine Shaw

Jan 21, 2012

Fayetteville, N.C. Christine Matthews Shaw went to her heavenly home Saturday, January 21, 2012. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Martha Webb; her husband of 53 years, Jim Shaw; and her sisters, Bessie Young, Nellie Matthews, and Eunice Leonard.  She is survived by a daughter, Rebecca Richling and son in law, Bob; sister, Elizabeth McIntosh; Brother, John Matthews, Jr.;...

John Edward Barry

John Edward Barry

Jan 21, 2012

Pinehurst John Edward Barry of Pinehurst, NC, died on January 21, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville, NC where he had been a patient for eight years.  He was born on February 22, 1924 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the son of John M. Barry and Antonia Letarte Barry. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, Tenth Mountain Division, and...

Raul Martinez Sanchez

Raul Martinez Sanchez

Jan 16, 2012

EASTOVER - Raul Martinez Sanchez, 70, of 3942 Acres Loop, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012. Services: Funeral Mass, 4 p.m. Thursday in St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fayetteville. Burial in Mexico. Visitation, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Sullivan's Highland Funeral Service & Crematory in Fayetteville. Survived by: Wife, Sofia; daughter, Jovita; sons, Raul, Rufino, Sergio and Jose; 12 grandchildren;...