Obituaries

• Janet Grantham Pearson of the 1200 block of Mount Gilead Church Road, Clinton, reported a burglary. According to reports, someone threw a cement block through her bedroom window to gain entry. Damages were listed at $50. • Mike Carter Farm of the 1400 block of Ezzell Road, Clinton, reported a larceny. According to reports, someone stole several building materials ...

Harnett County Parks and Recreation is accepting registration through Sept. 9 for its upcoming 2016 Co-Ed Softball League at Neill’s Creek Park in Angier, located behind Harnett Central High School. The season will be played on Tuesday and Thursday nights, beginning Sept. 20. Game times will be at 7, 8 and 9 each evening. All participants must have turned the ...

Harnett County Board Of Commissioners Meeting Tonight Tonight, the Harnett County Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 at the County Administration Building on Front Street in Lillington. Some of the items on the agenda include two public hearing to address re-zoning proposals. The first at Chipmunk Court and Red Bird Drive in Cameron near the Nature’s Crossroads subdivision. The ...

Nettie Adams, 91 Nettie Adams, 91, of 604 Lucas Road, Dunn, died Thursday, June 16, 2016, at Harnett Woods Nursing & Rehab Center, Dunn. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephens Disciples of Christ Church, 206 S. Sampson Ave., Dunn, by Dr. Janie T. Robinson, pastor. Burial will be at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, 4442 ...

New Documentary Explores Carl Schenck’s Pivotal Role In Saving America’s Forests The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh will present a free screening of “America’s First Forest: Carl Schenck and the Asheville Experiment,” the first in-depth documentary film about legendary forester and educator Carl Schenck. The film, which debuted on national public television in April, tells the story of the ...

Clifton R. Barefoot, 48 Clifton Ray Barefoot, 48, of Durham died recently. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rossie B. and Iva M. Barefoot; a sister, Dean Strickland; and brothers, Junior Barefoot and Jerry Barefoot. A private graveside service will be held Tuesday at Devotional Gardens. Survivors include a son, Jonathan Barefoot of Garland; daughters, Whitley Gail Barefoot ...

Yard Sale Continued From Page One of North Carolina. Pickup trucks piled high with newly purchased pieces of furniture and cars pulling trailers slow or stop in the middle of the road so drivers can peruse bright displays of items for sale on the roadside to determine whether they are trash or treasures and if it is worth stopping to ...

William Douglas ‘Doug Babb, 74 William Douglas “Doug” Babb, 74, of Lillington died Saturday, June 18, 2016, at Wake Medical Center, Raleigh. Arrangements will be announced by O’Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home & Crematory, Lillington.

Eula G. Stancil, 89 Eula Gregory Stancil, 89, of Angier died Saturday, June 18, 2016, at SECU Hospice House, Smithfield. She was born Dec. 15, 1926, in Harnett County to the late Ralph Lane and Flora Nordan Gregory. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alex Ray Stancil; a sister, Mary S. Stevens; and a brother, C. Albert Gregory. ...

Charles M. Patterson Sr., 75 Charles Martin Patterson Sr., 75, of Vass died Thursday, June 16, 2016, at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Funeral services were held 4 p.m. June 19 at Gourd Springs Baptist Church in Spring Lake. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Survivors include sons, Charles M. Patterson Jr. and Ray W. Patterson; daughters, Jacqueline K. Godfrey, ...