All Obituaries

Larry Bass entered Eternal Life Saturday, February, 27, 2021, at 5:44 p.m. Larry (born December 22, 1949) the youngest of eight children born to the late Sylvanus and Daisy Daye Bass.  He was reared on the family farm in Rougemont (Person County), NC, and as a member of Siloam Missionary Baptist Church (Rougemont). Larry earned undergraduate (B.S. - Conservation) and graduate (M.S. - Horticulture) degrees at North Carolina (NC) State University in 1973 and 1980, respectively. ...

Christina Armijo, 60, departed this earthly life on Saturday February 27, 2021.  Arrangements are pending.

Mr. Cornelius Wilkins, 48, departed this earthly life on Thursday February 25, 2021.   Public walk through viewing from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Saturday March 6, 2021 at the C.A. Haywood, Sr. Memorial Chapel.  Private family only viewing from 2:00 - 3:00 PM.  Committal and interment will follow at Rand Street Christian Church Cemetery 213 Haywood Street, Garner, NC.

Mr. David Paul Johnson, Sr. 59, of Fuquay-Varina, NC departed this earthly life on Monday February 22, 2021.  A Celebration of Life is scheduled for Tuesday March 2, 2021, 2:00 PM at the C.A. Haywood, Sr. Memorial Chapel  preceded by a Visitation from 12:00 PM-2:00 PM.  Mr. Johnson is survived by eight children; David Sanders, Joseph  Sanders, Lamarr Johnson,Sr, and David Johnson, Jr.; Davonna Johnson, all of Raleigh; Lorenzo Johnson, Sr. of Wendell; Davetta...

Joyce D. Cochrane, age 89, passed away peacefully on February 21, 2021 due to heart failure.  She was born in 1931 in South Carolina. She retired after working 25 years as a nursing assistant. She was also a beautician by trade and owned a beauty shop in downtown Raleigh before attending nursing school. She always had a helper spirit and taking care of the sick came naturally to her. She is survived by her sister Frances Slaughter and family, step-son Michael Cochrane, her daughter and...

Mr. Columbus Quincy Jones was born March 23, 1950, and he transitioned this earthly life on February 17, 2021.  Quincy was the son of Malachi Jones, Sr. and Clara Bryant Jones. Quincy attended Garner Consolidated High School. From high school, he went on to join the United States Navy. Quincy was quiet, intuitive and perceptive. For those who really knew Quincy, you know he had a huge heart and cared deeply for others. He would give the shirt off his back. Quincy never got hung up on...

Mrs. Clarice Wright Loftin, 79, of Cary, NC departed this earthly life on Friday February 12, 2021.  Funeral service at 2:00 PM Sunday February 21, 2021 at the C.A. Haywood, Sr. Memorial Chapel preceded by a 12:00 noon visitation.  Burial will take place at Mount Hope Cemetery on Monday February 22, 2021.   *****Service will be live streamed*****

Mr. Junious Gulley, 82, departed this earthly life on Thursday February 11, 2021.  A "public walk through viewing" is scheduled for Thursday, February 18, 2021 In the C A Haywood Sr. Memorial Chapel, 2415 South Wilmington St., Raleigh, NC. from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.  Following the viewing, Mr. Gulley will be Entombed at Carolina Biblical Gardens, 1530 Creech Road in Garner, NC. ***Please Note:  We are requesting that all in attendance wear a face covering or mask for...

William H. Mangum was born on November 11, 1932 in Wake Forest, North Carolina to the late Lenwood Mangum, Sr. and Delores Jeffries Mangum.  He attended and graduated from W.E.B. Du Bois High School as Valedictorian in 1950.  Mr. Mangum attended Lincoln University in Oxford, PA where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. Mr. Mangum began his career in education, teaching biology in Chatham and Pitt counties.  He was appointed Assistant Principal to South Ayden...

Knowing that the body is a temporary home for the spirit, and that death is only the door we must walk through to a glorious eternity with our Father, we the family of Neal Monroe Mangum send forth this last tribute, his obituary, with our legacy of love. Neal was born to the late John Crosby Mangum and Estelle Caudle Mangum on November 26, 1946 in Wake County, North Carolina. Early Wednesday morning, February 10, 2021 Neal Monroe Mangum, laid aside his earthly tabernacle to go be with his...