Obituaries

Aug 25, 2011

Hope Mills Wanda Lee Ondeck Barnhill, 54, of Hope Mills passed away Thursday August 25, 2011 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Wanda was a wonderful mother who kids couldn’t have asked for anyone better and no one could ever take her place.  She had a kind heart and put everyone else’s needs above her own.  She never met a stranger and...

Aug 19, 2011

James Robert "Bob" Smith, longtime resident, businessman and civic leader of Fayetteville, passed away in Autumn Care Nursing Home on Friday, Aug. 19, 2011, following a brief illness. Mr. Smith was born in Belvidere, Perquimans County, Nov. 5, 1935, to the late Nora Lamb and Fred Elmer Smith. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Edna Smith Kendall of...

Aug 17, 2011

LINDEN - Donald Lee Howell, 83, of Linden, died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011. He was an Army veteran. Services: Funeral, 11 a.m. Monday in Sullivan's Highland Funeral Service & Crematory in Fayetteville. Burial in Lafayette Memorial Park. Visitation, 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Survived by: Wife, Dorothy; daughters, Deborah, Diane, Barbra Jean and Paula; sons, Michael,...

Aug 15, 2011

Albert Stewart, Jr., MD, 90, died peacefully on August 15, 2011.  He was born and raised in Fayetteville, NC on September 23, 1920.   He graduated from Alexander Graham High School in 1935, the same year he earned his Eagle Scout Badge.  He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1941 with a degree in biology and earned his...

Aug 14, 2011

Mrs. Agnes W. Kaminska, 91, of 2405 Rollinghill Road, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011, in Village Green Health Care Center. Mrs. Kaminska was born May 27, 1920, and was the daughter of Winfield and Allie Whittington of Meadville, Miss. She attended Meadville schools and was a 1941 graduate of Draughan Business College in Memphis, Tenn. She was employed for a...

Aug 11, 2011

Aug 10, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE - Edward John Laut, 91, of 2358 Rolling Hill Road, died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. He was an Army veteran. Services will be private. Survived by: Sons, Daniel, Edward, Eric; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Sullivan's Highland Funeral Service & Crematory of Fayetteville.

Aug 10, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE - James Donald Kelly, 77, of Fayetteville, died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. He was an Army veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars. Services: Graveside, noon Monday in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake. Visitation, 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Sullivan's Highland Funeral Service & Crematory in Fayetteville. Survived by: Wife, Linda; sons, Jimmy and Michael; sister,...

Aug 9, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE - Felix Ray Cottle, 62, of 626 E. Raynor Drive, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2011, in Long Leaf Neurological Center in Wilson. Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at 10 a.m. in Sullivan's Highland Funeral Service & Crematory, 610 Ramsey St. in Fayetteville, with the Rev. Archie Barringer and the Rev. Jonathan Watson of Wilmington officiating....

Aug 7, 2011

HOPE MILLS - Ms. Cheyenna Maria Cummings, 18, of 5712 Parkton Road, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, at 1 p.m. in Sullivan's Highland Funeral Service & Crematory, 610 Ramsey St. in Fayetteville, with the Rev. Norris Dumas officiating. The family will receive friends an hour...

Aug 6, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE - Armand Joseph Malenfant, 77, of Fayetteville, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the home. Survived by: Wife, Carol; daughter, Faith; son, Erik; sister, Doris; brothers, Raymond and Rene; and two grandchildren. Sullivan's Highland Funeral Service & Crematory of Fayetteville.

Aug 5, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Stuart Verdery Kerr, 85, of Fayetteville, died Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, in her residence. Mrs. Kerr was born Nov. 19, 1925, in Fayetteville, and was the daughter of the late Marie Judge Verdery and Dr. William Carey Verdery. She was a graduate of St. Mary's Junior College and Hollins University. Stuart was well known throughout the community...

Aug 1, 2011

Fayetteville Earl Tyrone Haynes, 72, of Fayettevile passed away Monday August 1, 2011. Earl served and retired from the US Army after 20 years of service.  Earl served one tour in Vietnam and two tours in Germany.  His last duty station was in Fort Richardson Alaska.  After retirement he spent 12 years in civil services in Alaska.  Earl and his wife returned to Fayetteville...

Jul 31, 2011

Matthew Dean Love, 20, of 7711 Eunice Drive, died Sunday, July 31, 2011, in N.C. Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, at 11 a.m.  in Sullivan’s Highland Funeral Service & Crematory, 610 Ramsey St. in Fayetteville with the Rev. John Kelly officiating. Burial will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park West on Raeford Road....

Jul 28, 2011

Jul 28, 2011

CANTON - Mrs. Thelma Pearson, 94, died on Wednesday, July 27, 2011, at her home in Haywood County. She was a native of Dillon, S.C., and was a former resident of Fayetteville and Thomasville. She was currently living in Canton. Mrs. Pearson was the daughter of the late Henry and Maggie Hayes of Dillon. She was also preceded in death...

Jul 24, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE - Mrs. Ruby Mae Pankey, 84, of 841 Montclair Road, died Sunday, July 24, 2011, in her home. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 28, 2011, at 11 a.m. in Sullivan's Highland Funeral Service & Crematory in Fayetteville with Pastor Cliff Wixton officiating. Burial will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park West on Raeford Road. The family will receive...

Jul 22, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE - Retired U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. James Martin Lovette, 76, of 5838 McDougal Drive, died Friday, July 22, 2011. Services: Funeral, 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in Sullivan's Highland Funeral Service & Crematory, 610 Ramsey St. in Fayetteville with the Rev. Donnie Gillis officiating. Burial with military honors in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, 400 Murchison Road in...

Jul 13, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE   Dr. Weldon Huske Jordan, of Fayetteville, died Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Dr. Jordan was born Feb. 14, 1924, son of Dr. William Stone and Louise Huske Jordan. He was a graduate of Fayetteville High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Alpha Tau Omega. He received...

Jul 11, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE John Joseph Graham, 94, of Fayetteville, died Monday, July 11, 2011. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Holy Family Catholic Church in Columbus, Ohio. Burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Columbus. Visitation, 10:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Mr. Graham is survived by: Wife, Hilda; sons, John, Joe, Dennis and David; daughter,...