All Obituaries

Ms. Annie Ruth Butler, age 72 of Fayetteville NC departed this life in June 25, 2022. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday June 30th at 1:00 PM at Second  Baptist Church. Burial: Rockfish Memorial Park She is survived by sons Timothy Butler and Jonathan Butler (Alana); grandchildren, Lux Butler, Kai Butler, and Pope Butler; and a host of other relatives and friends. There will be a viewing on Wednesday June 29th, from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Funeral home.

Elwood Lennon Jr, age 88 of Fayetteville NC departed this life on June 24, 2022 Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, July 5th at 12:00 Noon at Wiseman Mortuary Chapel. Burial: Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery. Viewing will be held on Tuesday, July 5th at 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. He is survived by: daughters, Renelda(Terryl Ross) Lennon, Tangie Lennon-Morgan and Annette Lennon-Howard; sisters, Annie Shipman, Lula Morrison, Doshia Thompson and Patricia Raines; 7 grandchildren...

Mr. Alfred Allen Smith, age 76 of Fayetteville, departed this life on Friday, June 24th 2022.  Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, July 2nd 2022 at 12:00 Noon in St. Luke AME  Church. Burial will be held at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery on Tuesday, July 5th 2022. He leaves to cherish his loving memory: wife, Olivia Smith; children, Alfred Smith Jr., Katrina Smith, Devitta Jenkins, and Al Green; step-children, Rev. Dr. George T. McCormick, Sylivia McLean, and...

Ms. Ella Whitehead Malloy , age 58 of Fayetteville NC departed this life on June 23, 2022. Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, June 29th at 2:00 PM in the Wiseman Mortuary Chapel. Burial: Kingsfield Cemetery Linden, NC. She is survived by: children, Gary T. Malloy, Barry T. Malloy, Terrance A. Malloy; siblings Mary Whitehead, Authur Whitehead, Margie Whitehead, Doretha Tally, Betty Washington; 10 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. There will be a viewing...

Reverend Dr. Leo Bell Jr, age 78 of Fayetteville NC departed this life on June 21, 2022 Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, June 29th at 12:00 Noon at Mt. Zion AME Zion Church. Burial: Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery. He is survived by: wife, Virginia; children, Denise Bell-Brown (Myron), Leo Bell III, Gwendolyn Bell- Coleman (Nelson Jr.) Angela Allen, Douglas Leavy, Stefan Bell (Monique) and De-Angelyn Bell; siblings James Willis (Sherrill) Ida M. Richardson; and a host...

  Bishop Charlean McLean Thompson, age 71 of Fayetteville NC departed this life on June 20, 2022. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, June 28th at 1:00 PM in the Wiseman Mortuary Chapel. Burial: Northside Cemetery She is survived by: husband; Bishop Robert Thompson; a host of spiritual children; siblings, Melisa Goolsby, Yvonne Johnson, Shirley Chapman, Robert Collins (Bertha), Raymond McLean (Javett), Willie Usher (Cynthia); aunt, Grace Teague, as well as a other family and...

Ms. Velma Lee Harrison, age 74 of Fayetteville NC departed this life on June 19, 2022. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, July 9th at 11:00 AM in the Wiseman Mortuary Chapel. She is survived by: Life partner,  Eura Claytor; special niece Jacqueline "Nae" Vega; sister, Rosetta King-Burgess and a host of other relatives and friends.

Mr. Anthony Tillman, age 53 of Fayetteville, departed this life on Saturday, June 18, 2022.  Funeral Service will be private.  He leaves to cherish his loving memory: wife, Janivian; children, Antonio (Kathy), Corey, Sequoia, Tre, Tyree (Rosana), Anthony Jr. (Deanna), Jessica (John), Anthony Williams (Amanda) , and Epiphany; siblings, Bobby (Crystal), Bonita, Amanda (Patrick), Stephanie, and Bianca (Phyllis); nineteen grandchildren and one great grandchild; aunt, Brenda...

Ms. Crystal Lynette Morring-Grace, age 42 of Fayetteville, departed this life on Friday, June 17th, 2022.  Funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 from 1:00 PM in Wiseman Mortuary Chapel. Burial: TBA Viewing will be on Saturday, July 2nd, 2022 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Wiseman Mortuary Inc. She leaves to cherish her loving memory: daughter, Safiyah Young; son, Xavion Young; father, Richard Morring; mother, Linetta Boone Morring; brother,...

Ms. Charlene Victoria Tillery, age 89 of Fayetteville, departed this life on Friday, June 17, 2022. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2022 at 1:00 PM in Wiseman Mortuary Chapel. Burial will be held on a later date at Main Post Cemetery.  She leaves to cherish her loving memory: children, Kathleen Ellis (Leroy),Willadene White (Leonard), Victor Tillery, Willie Tillery (Sylvia), Al Tillery, and Glenn Tillery; brothers, Nathaniel Little (Rebecca), Alvin Little (Joan),...