Fayetteville, North Carolina Obituaries

Oct 1, 2012

Edith Alicea Frank, 73, of Elizabethtown formerly of Fayetteville, died Monday, October 1, 2012 at Hardin Memorial Hospital.

She was a native of Bayamon, Puerto Rico; a member of LaGrange Park Baptist Church and worked for the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department in Fayetteville, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband, Barger Louis Frank...

Sep 25, 2012

Sergeant First Class Angel A. Rivera, 38, of Fayetteville, N.C. passed away September 25, 2012 in his home.

SFC Rivera was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Fort Bragg, N.C., and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and a number of other deployments. Rivera’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star...

Sep 20, 2012

Mrs. Irmgard Katharina Smith of Fayetteville, passed on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at her home at the age of 71

Mrs. Smith was born on September 24, 1940, to the late Josef and Katharina Spiegler. She was preceded in death by her husband, Maynard Smith

She is survived by four daughters, Eva Mair (Martin) of...

Sep 5, 2012

Mrs. Nellie H. Bridgeman, 87, passed away Wednesday, September 5, 2012 in her home.

Mrs. Bridgeman was born April 30, 1925 in St. Francis, Maine to the late Charles C. and Sophie Gallop.

Mrs. Bridgeman worked as a bookkeeper for K-Mart for many years before retiring in 1991. She loved Reading, Crossword puzzles...

Sep 3, 2012

Mr. Michael Martin Goodman, 87, passed away Monday, September 3, 2012 in White Oak Manor in Charlotte, NC.

Mr. Goodman was born November 22, 1924 in Bronx County, NY to the late Phillip and Celia Dorf Goodman. He was an Army Veteran of WWII and loved the 2nd Infantry Division he served. He wore the emblem on his clothing...

Aug 24, 2012

Master Kie’Shawn Covington passed away Friday, August 24, 2012 in Cape Fear Valley Hospital.

Master Covington was born August 24, 2012 to Erica Covington and Arvester Shaw III both of Fayetteville.

Kie’Shawn leaves to cherish his memory, his parents, two brothers, Jaquez Shaw of Coats, Kie’Mone Covington of Fayetteville and a sister, K’liya Covington of...

Aug 23, 2012

Mrs. Judith Patterson Sorrell of 2696-B Brigadoon Lane died Thursday, August 23, 2012 in her home. She was 69 years old. Mrs. Sorrell was born on August 1, 1943 in Halifax County, VA to Von H. and Virginia Norman Patterson.

Mrs. Sorrell completed her junior and senior year in High School at Peace Preparatory School in Raleigh,...

Aug 20, 2012

Ms. Brenda Jean Herndon, 66, of 379 Stansbury Road, Raeford passed away Monday August 20, 2012 in her home.

Ms. Herndon was born May 6, 1946 in Amarillo, TX to the late Matthew Love and Lola Jean Procks.

Ms. Herndon worked as a manager in finaces before retiring and was a member of Covenant Love...

Aug 20, 2012

Mr. James Melvin Tillman, 55, of Fayetteville passed away Monday, August 20, 2012.

Mr. Tillman was born May 4, 1957 in Dunn, NC to the late Willie F. and Nellie Mae Holmes Tillman. James was owner and operator of a family owned Motel in Fayetteville. James and his long-time companion Liz were members of the Coastal Tarheels...

Aug 9, 2012

Mr. Bruno Louis Kisala Jr., 32, of Fayetteville, passed away, August 9, 2012. Mr. Kisala was born October 9, 1979 in Vernon County, LA to Bruno Louis Kisala Sr. and Cynthia Lucia Carbone Kisala.

Known to his family and friends as Rocky, he was compassionate, he had a lust for life, loved his family, his son, his...

Aug 4, 2012

Mr. James Phillip Horton II passed away Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the age of 46.

Mr. Horton was born May 5, 1966 in Marlboro County, SC to the late James Phillip Horton Sr. and Ellen Lousette Horton.

Surviving Mr. Horton are his guardians, Paul H. and Judy Messer of Fayetteville; a daughter, Angel Lynn...

Aug 2, 2012

First Sgt. Russell Ryan Bell, 37, of Spring Lake, N.C. died August 2, 2012 while conducting an independent dismounted patrol when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated near Zharay, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

He was assigned to the 1/508th 4BCT 82nd Airborn Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. and was deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

Bell’s...

Jul 22, 2012

SPC Nickolas Ross Hayden, 21, of Fayetteville, died Sunday, July 22, 2012. Nickolas was born at Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg on December 25, 1990 to MSG James H. & Molly R Hayden.

SPC Hayden graduated from EE Smith High School in 2009. He was raised in an Army family and has traveled extensively, and enjoyed...

Jul 11, 2012

Dateline: Fayetteville, NC

Mazie J. Stewart, 69 departed this life for her heavenly home on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. In Cape Fear Valley Medical Center at the age of 69

Mrs. Stewart was born on June 30, 1943, the twelfth child to deceased parents of Golden R. and Rosa B. Johnson in Charleston, West Virginia....

Jul 7, 2012

Dateline: Hope Mills

Chaplain (CPT.) Billy Shane Stauffer unexpectedly met his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on July 7, 2012 at the age of 46.

Chaplain Stauffer was born May 11, 1966 in Seaford, DE to Leslie and Carolyn Miller Stauffer. Shane grew up in Saraland, Alabama and graduated from Satsuma High School in 1984....

Jul 3, 2012

Mrs. Michelle Louise (Bond) Pennington, 50, of Brunswick, GA, went to be with the Lord from her home on Tuesday, July 3, 2012.

Michelle was born in Avon Park, FL on April 3, 1962, to Louie Edmund Bond and Wanda Louise Bond.  After graduating in 1980 from Brunswick High School in Brunswick, GA, she served as a...

Jul 2, 2012

Master Sergeant Kenney Bruce Wilson passed away Monday, July 2, 2012 at the age of 43.

MSG Wilson was born July 12, 1968 in Buncombe County, NC to Kenneth Lee Wilson and Donnia Joyce Gibson Wilson. MSG Wilson was assigned to the Operations Detachment (OPSDET), Group Support Battalion, 3d Special Forces Group (Airborne). MSG Wilson served as...

May 2, 2012

Dateline: Fort Bragg

Staff Sgt. Nicole Beamon-Jones, 36, of Fort Bragg, N.C. passed away Wednesday May 2, 2012 in Cape Fear Valley Hospital.

SSG Beamon-Jones was born on June 18, 1975 in Suffolk, VA to Herbert and Gladys Beamon. She graduated from Windsor High School Suffolk, VA in 1993. SSG Beamon-Jones received her Bachelor of...

Apr 26, 2012

Staff Sgt. Brandon Forrest Eggleston, 29, of Raeford, N.C. died when his mobility platform struck an improvised explosive device during a patrol April 26, 2012 in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to Company B, 4th Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C. and was deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. This was Staff Sgt. Eggleston's...

Apr 20, 2012

Mrs. Kimberly Louise Siecinski, age 38, passed away Friday, April 20, 2012.

Kim was born in Mobile Alabama to John and Audrey Beck Schuff. She served six years in the US Army and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Science. She later returned to school and earned her LPN degree and became a nurse. She loved her family,...