Obituaries
Rhonda Duffer
Feb 29, 2024
Rhonda Duffer, 64, passed away on February 29, 2024. She was born in Cumberland County, NC, to her parents, the late Glenn Autry and Dorothy Thomas Autry.
She is survived by her loving companion, Stephen Collier; sons, Cameron Duffer and wife Becca, Matthew Duffer, and Dylan Armentrout; grandson, Elijah Duffer; and granddaughter, Ellison Duffer.
Rhonda loved people, no one was a stranger....
Mark Leonard Eline
Feb 29, 2024
Mark Leonard Eline, 66 of Fayetteville, passed away Thursday, February 29, 2024, in his home with his family by his side.
Born on July 10, 1957 in Delaware Co., PA at Taylor Hospital in the city of Prospect Park, Mark was the son of the late Richard Eline and Margaret Dempsey Eline. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded...
Kyler Timothy Ferruzzi
Feb 28, 2024
Kyler Timothy Ferruzzi, 31, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.
Kyler will be remembered Saturday at Ignite Church, 4150 Bayswater Road, Winterville, N.C. A memorial service begins at 1 p.m., immediately followed by a celebration with finger foods served.
Born Dec. 21, 1992, Kyler lived life with adventure. His expressions of love to others were well-received, his unique perceptions at an early...
Luz Helena Gil de Acosta
Feb 27, 2024
Luz Helena Gil de Acosta, 75 of Fayetteville, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2024, with her family by her side.
Born May 24, 1948 in Medellin, Colombia, Luz was the daughter of the late Francisco Luis Gil Correa and Maria Carolina Yepes Jaramillo. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Luis Carlos Gil Yepes.
Luz is...
Tony Roger Cooper
Feb 24, 2024
Tony Roger Cooper, 73 of Elizabethtown, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024.Born in April 26, 1950 in Putnam Co., TN, Roger was the son of the late Johnnie Richard Cooper and Betty Jean Smith Cooper. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brothers, Paul Cooper and Harrison Lowery; sister, Phyllis Cooper; and grandson, Dion...
Elizabeth Ellen Dew
Feb 24, 2024
Elizabeth Ellen Dew, age 76, of Hope Mills (Grays Creek), North Carolina, passed away on February 24, 2024. She was born in Cumberland County to the late Clyde Ingalls, Sr. and Bertha Ingalls.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her father in law, Owen James Dew, Jr. and mother in law, Christine Mildred Dew; brother, Clyde...
George Lewis Emerick
Feb 19, 2024
George Lewis Emerick, age 90, of Fayetteville, NC, passed away February 19, 2024. George was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio to his parents, George and Ann. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife Elizabeth Emerick and son David Emerick.
He is survived by his daughters, Lynn Rook, Jeanette Emerick, and Dawn Emerick; sons, Duane Emerick...
Kandis Jane Pape
Feb 18, 2024
Kandis Jane Pape, 72 of Hope Mills passed away February 18, 2024. Born in Aroostook County Maine she is the daughter of the late Richard and Florence Graves Farrell.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Pape; daughters, Heidi Toney & husband Guy and Holly Carr & husband Jeffrey; grandchildren, Kristina Toney, Joshua Toney, Nolan Carr, Olivia Carr and Talan Carr;...
Norman Lee Coggins
Feb 15, 2024
Norman Lee Coggins, age 88, of Fayetteville, NC, passed away on February 15, 2024. He was born in the mountain region of North Carolina to the late, Eulas and Iva Bryson Coggins.
In addition to his parents, Norman is preceded in death by his wife, Oleta Coggins and several brothers and sisters.
He is survived by his son, Lynn Coggins and wife...
Mary Virginia Plato Madden
Feb 15, 2024
Mary Virginia Madden, age 91, of Fayetteville, NC passed away on February 15, 2024. She is the daughter of the late William Ward Plato and Margaret Bowles Plato.
She enjoyed travelling, reading, and loved her grandchildren.
She left behind to cherish her memory her children, Mary Catherine Madden Black-Finke and husband Carl, William Earl Madden, Leon Madden, Gene David Madden and wife...
Sandra Savina Sargent
Feb 10, 2024
Sandra Savina Sargent, 59, of Hope Mills passed away February 10, 2024.
Born in Cumberland County she is the daughter of William Fackler and the late Ingrid Fackler.
In addition to her father she is also survived by her husband Bruce Sargent; brother Dennis Fackler & wife Magdalis; aunt Bernice Seay; niece Brittney Sherman & husband Seth; nephew Christopher Fackler; great nieces...
Merle Faircloth Johnson
Feb 10, 2024
Merle Elizabeth “GiGi” Faircloth Johnson, 93, of Hope Mills, passed away Saturday, February 10, 2024, at the Hope Mills Retirement Center.
Born April 17, 1930, in Cumberland County, GiGi is the daughter of the late Charles Henton Faircloth and Ollie Blanche Cameron Faircloth. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lee Johnson, Sr.;...
Henry Grady Joyner
Feb 6, 2024
Henry Grady Joyner, age 94, of Fayetteville, NC went to his eternal home on February 6th, 2024. He was the son of the late William Milton Joyner and Selma Naomi Stateon. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie Thompson Joyner; son, William Henry Joyner; and daughter, Betty Jean Horne. Henry was a longtime member of Faith Baptist Church...
Doris Starkey Privette
Feb 5, 2024
Doris Jeanette Starkey Privette, 84 of Saint Pauls, passed away Monday, February 5, 2024.
Born May 31, 1939, in Burke County, Doris was the daughter of the late Oris Starkey, Sr. and Dolly Starkey. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Oris Starkey, Jr.
She is survived by her son, Stephen Privette and his wife Jennifer; daughter, Suzanne Privette Hyatt;...
Glenn Reece Privette, Jr.
Feb 5, 2024
Glenn Reece Privette, Jr., 77 of Saint Pauls, passed away Monday, February 5, 2024.
Born July 25, 1946, in Cumberland County, Glenn was the son of the late Glenn Reece Privette, Sr. and Lucille Cameron Privette.
He is survived by his son, Stephen Privette and his wife Jennifer; daughter, Suzanne Privette Hyatt; grandchildren, Ella Rose, Addiline Reece, and Atlas John Privette; grandchildren,...
Charles Steven Ashcraft, Sr.
Jan 27, 2024
Charles Steven (Steve) Ashcraft, age 76, passed away Saturday, January 27, 2024.
Steve served our country in the Army during Vietnam. He attended East Carolina University, graduating with a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. He worked and retired from Black & Decker with over thirty years of employment where he served as their senior engineer. In his free time, he enjoyed...
D. Eugene Hester
Jan 24, 2024
D. Eugene Hester, 81, born in Cumberland County, to the late Homer Dewey Hester and Sabra Bright Hester, passed away January 24, 2024.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Rhonda Taylor Hester and sisters, Betty Kinlaw and Elizabeth Thompson.
He is survived by his sister, Sylvia Dean and husband Howard; daughter, DeAnn Hodges and husband...
Marion Caddie Scott
Jan 23, 2024
Marion C. Scott, 67, of Hope Mills passed away January 23, 2024, in Hope Mills, North Carolina.
Marion was born in Robeson County (Fairmont) on April 25, 1956. Marion is preceded in death by her husband, Thomas T. Bryant, Sr. She is also preceeded in death by her parents, Walter Scott and Lizzie Revels; son, Thomas T. Bryant, Jr.; brother, Eddie...
Nelie Mae Sessoms Ringled
Jan 21, 2024
Nelie Mae Sessoms Ringled, 90, of Hope Mills, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 21, 2024 in her residence with loved ones by her side.
Born November 3, 1933 in Fayetteville, Nelie was one of nine children of the late Joseph Grady Sessoms and Lessie Mae Britt Sessoms. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Ringled, and...
Robert (Bobby) Edward Johnson, Jr.
Jan 16, 2024
Robert (Bobby) Edward Johnson, Jr., age 80, of St. Pauls, North Carolina, passed away Tuesday, January 16, 2024.
Bobby loved spending time with his large family, fishing, and watching UNC Tarheels play.
Bobby served in the Armed Forces where he was honorably discharged and worked as a carpenter with his brothers.
Bobby is preceded in death by his wife...
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