Obituaries

Fayetteville, North Carolina Obituaries

Kaitlyn Marie-Smith Velsvaag

Kaitlyn Marie-Smith Velsvaag

Jan 27, 2019

LT Kaitlyn Marie-Smith Velsvaag, 23, passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, Fayetteville, NC.

Kaitlyn was born at Womack Army Medical Center, Ft. Bragg, NC on April 9, 1995. She graduated from Wiesbaden High School, Wiesbaden, Germany in 2013 and received an Army ROTC Scholarship to the University of...

Nathaniel Benjamin Spradling

Nathaniel Benjamin Spradling

Jan 26, 2019

Dateline: Fayetteville

Mr. Nathaniel Benjamin Spradling, 30, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019 in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Nathaniel was born in Germany on July 9, 1988 to Todd Spradling and Lynn Allen Barth. He served in the US Army until last year and was attending FTCC.

He is survived by his...

Charles Roland Pate

Charles Roland Pate

Jan 25, 2019

Dateline: Fayetteville

Mr. Charles Roland Pate, 71, passed away Friday, January 25, 2019 in Durham VA Medical Center.

Charles was born in Cumberland County on August 31, 1947 to the late Prior Pritchard Pate and Esther Stevens Pate. He served in the US Army, was a Vietnam Veteran and very proud to be a member...

Sam Elton Jones Jr.

Sam Elton Jones Jr.

Jan 24, 2019

Dateline: Fayetteville

Mr. Sam Elton Jones Jr., 66, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019 in Central Regional Hospital.

Sam was born in Cumberland County on July 18, 1952, son to the late Sam Elton Jones Sr. and Emma Ruth Dorman-Jones. Sam served in the US Army and later became a professional painter in the construction...

Don Fredrick Marshall

Don Fredrick Marshall

Jan 20, 2019

Mr. Don Fredrick Marshall, 77, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family.

Don was born in Haines City, Fl. on May 16, 1941. He was a US Navy veteran and worked as a Electronic Engineer before retirement. He is preceded in death by his mother, Ladye Lorene. ...

Meta (Martha) (Hinz)  Neal

Meta (Martha) (Hinz) Neal

Jan 20, 2019

Ms. Meta (Martha) Hinz Neal, 94, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019 in Whispering Pines Nursing Home.

Martha was born in Germany on December 13, 1924 to the late Julius and Louisa Hinz. She worked as a Translator for the US Army and was a volunteer for many organizations. She was preceded in death by...

Luis Armando Chevere Bentancourt

Luis Armando Chevere Bentancourt

Jan 17, 2019

Luis Armando Chevere Betancourt (SSG, Retired) of Raeford passed away suddenly on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Womack Army Medical Center at the age of 64.

Luis was born in Puerto Rico on January 26, 1954 to Juan F Chevere and Elba I Betancourt. After proudly serving in the United States Army, where he was assigned as...

Sfc Harold Williams (Retired)

Sfc Harold Williams (Retired)

Jan 17, 2019

Dateline: Fayetteville

Mr. Harold Williams, 68, passed away on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at his residence in Fayetteville surrounded by wife and daughters and granddaughter.

Harold was born in Birmingham, Alabama on May 5, 1950, the son of the late Samuel  Williams and Anna Robinson Williams.  He enjoyed watching western movies...

Jerome Allen Craig

Jerome Allen Craig

Jan 17, 2019

Dateline: Fayetteville

Mr. Jerome Allen Craig, 71, passed away Thursday, January 17, 2019 in First Health Hoke Hospital.

Jerome was born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 7, 1947 to the late Ben and Evelyn Gray Craig. He served in the US Air Force as a Fire Fighter. After service to his...

Rebecca (Lin) Walker

Rebecca (Lin) Walker

Jan 13, 2019

Rebecca (Lin) Walker, 69, of Fayetteville passed away Sunday January 13, 2019 in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Of Danish heritage born in England to the late John & Ivy Parkin Crosby, Lin was most proud of her Viking heritage and strong never give up spirit. She was a charming, warm caring...

Msg Richard Anthony Rodriguez (Ret)

Msg Richard Anthony Rodriguez (Ret)

Jan 4, 2019

Dateline: Raeford

MSG Richard Anthony Rodriguez, (Ret), 45, passed away Friday, January 4, 2019.

Master Sergeant Richard A. Rodriguez was born Aug. 28, 1973 in Los Angeles, Calif. He graduated from John A. Rowland High School in Rowland Heights, Calif. in 1991, enlisting as an infantryman in August and retired...

Billy Cain

Billy Cain

Dec 18, 2018

Dateline: Fayetteville

Mr. Billy Cain, 78, of Fayetteville passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2018 in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Billy was born in Robeson County on October 10, 1940 to the late Raymond Aaron Cain and Sallie Wilkens Cain. He loved to fish and was a truck driver for over 50 years. The last...

Brenda Sue (Rogers)  Griffin (Maw Maw)

Brenda Sue (Rogers) Griffin (Maw Maw)

Dec 17, 2018

Dateline: Raeford

Brenda Sue Griffin (Maw Maw), 70, of Raeford passed away Monday, December 17, 2018 in First Health Moore Regional Hospital.

Brenda was born in St. Albans, West Virginia on November 7, 1948 to the late Hiram Limuel Rogers and Dolly Dimple Jarrell Rogers. She worked various jobs but...

Hilda Gonzales

Hilda Gonzales

Dec 14, 2018

Dateline: Fayetteville

Ms. Hilde Gonzales, 94, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018 in Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Ms. Gonzales was born in Austria on September 7, 1924. She married Juan E. Gonzales who was in the US Army and made their home in Fayetteville. She was a homemaker and a volunteer for the American...

David Paul Koston Jr.

David Paul Koston Jr.

Dec 14, 2018

Dateline: Augusta, GA formerly of Fayetteville

David Paul Koston, Jr., 49, passed away Friday, December 14, 2018 in Augusta, GA.

David was born in Germany on April 15, 1969 to the late David P. Koston Sr. and Leslie Wharrey Koston. His family moved to Fayetteville in 1971 and David attended...

Joyce Elaine (Thompson)  Gaskins

Joyce Elaine (Thompson) Gaskins

Dec 6, 2018

Dateline: Fayetteville

Ms. Joyce Elaine Gaskins, 69, of Fayetteville, NC transitioned to Paradise on Thursday, December 6, 2018 at home surrounded by loved ones.

Joyce was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on February 17, 1949 to the late Garland and Doris Thompson. She was preceded in death by her beloved daughter Tunisa...

Jerry Lee Rosemire

Jerry Lee Rosemire

Nov 28, 2018

Dateline: Fayetteville, NC

Mr. Jerry Lee Rosemire, 64, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018 in his home surrounded by his family.

Jerry was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio on November 16, 1954 to the late Richard and Dorothy Rosemire. He was an Army Veteran and worked in Maintenance at Goodyear....

Geraldine Branch Mckeithan

Geraldine Branch Mckeithan

Nov 13, 2018

Dateline: Fayetteville

Geraldine Branch McKeithan, 81, of Fayetteville, entered into eternal peace on November 13, 2018at First Health Moore Regional Medical Center in Pinehurst.

She is survived by her husband, James E. McKeithan of Fayetteville; son, Anthony Wright of Lumberton; stepson, Wade McKeithan of Asheville; daughters, Angela Wright of Newton Grove,...

Josheph Nathaniel Harding

Josheph Nathaniel Harding

Nov 12, 2018

My grandfather Joseph Nathaniel Harding was born in 1925, in the small country of Guyana South America.  His parents were from Barbados.  They migrated there for better opportunity.  My grandfather went to school until he was 9 and never went back.  Even though he dropped out at an early age, his reading and writing did not diminish.  He worked...

Julia Ann (Watts)  Frye

Julia Ann (Watts) Frye

Nov 7, 2018

Mrs. Julia Ann Frye, 78, passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 . Left to cherish her memory are memory are her daughter, Debra H. Scott, brother, Thomas Lane Watts; sister: Mary Hooper; grandsons, Michael Nobles, Brandon Nobles, Joseph Howery, Joseph Bennetts, William Strickland, and Tyron James. Mrs. Frye also has one granddaughter, Jessica Howery as well as one...