DEBORAH L. SMITH January 6, 1957 – January 19, 2014 WENDELL – Deborah Lynn Williams Smith, 57, died Sunday.  She was a native of Wake County.  She was a great mother with a warm smile.  Deborah was preceded in death...

Joseph W. Harris, 89, died January 8, 2014. He was born in Clayton, North Carolina and moved to Fort Pierce in 1942. He was a member of the Clydes Chapel Baptist Church in Clayton, and a much loved part of Parkview Baptist Church in Fort Pierce...

BETTY LOU STRICKLAND PERRY December 1, 1951 – January 7 , 2014 ZEBULON – Betty Lou Strickland Perry, 62, died Tuesday.  She was a native of Franklin County.  Betty Lou was a bubbly outgoing person who lit up a room when she...

Percy R. Batten, 88, of Wendell, passed away surrounded by his family, January 2, 2014.   He was the son of the late Reuben P. Batten and Leacy Edwards Batten.   He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Helen Cooper...

JOE W. STRICKLAND June 3, 1951 – December 30, 2013 WENDELL – Joe William Strickland, 62, died Monday. A native of Wake County he was son to the late John William & Daisy Lucas Strickland.  A 1969 graduate of Wakelon High School he...