All Obituaries

Ms. Winnie Powell, 78, of Knightdale, NC departed this earthly life on Wednesday May 22, 2019.  Arrangements are pending.

Mr. James T. Burch, Jr., 91, of Apex, NC departed this earthly life on Sunday May 19, 2019.  Funeral services will take place on Friday, May 24, 2019 at St. Paul AME Church 402 W. Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC at 12:00 PM. Interment takes place at Montlawn Memorial Park. A Wake will be held on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at the C.A. Haywood Sr. Memorial Chapel, 2415 S. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC from 6-7PM.

Mr. Jose Reinaldo Gonzalez, 85, of Raleigh, NC departed this earthly life on Wednesday May 15, 2019.  Arrangements are pending.

Thelma Cumbo Lennon became absent from the body and present with the Lord on Monday May 13, 2019. Her earthly death occurred at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh, NC. Mrs. Lennon, who recently celebrated her 91st birthday was born on April 12, 1928 to the late Benjamin and Kitty Cumbo. She was a Raleigh native who moved to Durham upon marrying her late husband, John Lennon. Thelma and John were married 25 years until his death. Mrs. Lennon was a career State of North Carolina employee,...

Ms. Willie Pearl Walker, 94, of Raleigh, NC departed this earthly life on Wednesday May 8, 2019.  Arrangements are pending.    

Pastor Robert Alexander Sloan, 85, of Garner, NC departed this earthly life on Sunday May 5, 2019.   Funeral service at 11:00 AM Sunday May 12, 2019 at Immanuel Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2101 South Alston Avenue, Durham, NC preceded by a 10:00 AM visitation.  Viewing from 2:00 - 6:00 PM Saturday May 11, 2019 at Haywood Funeral Home. Interment 11:30 AM  Monday May 13, 2019 at Carolina Biblical Gardens.  

Ms. Jane Milbourne, 76, of Fuquay-Varina departed this earthly life on Sunday May 5, 2019.   The Milbourne family will be served by Anthony E. Ward, Jr. Funeral Home, 30639 Hampden Avenue, Princess Anne, MD. (414) 651-0154

Ms. Dianne Duell, 60, departed this earthly life on Wednesday May 1, 2019.  Funeral services will take place on Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Solid Rock Ministry International, 401 Creech Rd, Garner, NC  at 12:00 PM with visitation preceding the service at 11:00 AM. Interment takes place at Carolina Biblical Gardens, Garner NC. Public viewing will take place on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Haywood Funeral Home from 2-8 PM.

Reverend Henry Bell Pickett, Jr., 81, son of the late Henry Bell, Sr. and Velma Pickett was born March 21, 1938 in Morehead City, NC.  He departed this life April 30, 2019.  He was predeceased by his sisters and their spouses, Della Collins (John ‘Tootsie”) and Mary Murrell (Elihue). He attended W.S. King High School in Morehead City, North Carolina.  After high school Rev. Pickett graduated from Elizabeth City State Teachers College and was immediately drafted...

Mr. Horace " Big Tyme" Murray, Jr., 72, of Raleigh, NC departed this earthly life on Friday April 26, 2019.  Funeral service at 12:00 noon Friday May 3, 2019 at First Cosmopolitan Baptist Church 1515 Crosslink Road, Raleigh, NC preceded by an 11:00 AM visitation.  Interment will follow at Carolina Biblical Gardens.  Viewing from 2:00 - 8:00 PM Thursday May 2, 2019 at Haywood Funeral Home.