Obituaries

Carmelita Luera Resendez

Visitation Thu, October 30, 2025 5:00 – 7:00 pm Sanders Funeral Home Chapel 806 E Market St, Smithfield, NC 27577 Please visit www.rlsandersfuneralhome.org to leave…

Ethel Grace Best

Visitation Sat, November 1, 2025 10:00 – 11:00 am Warren Chapel F.W.B. Church 2864 Speight Seed Farm Rd, Farmville, NC 27828 Funeral Service Sat, November…

Linda Decare Lattimore

Visitation Wed, October 29, 2025 2:00 – 6:00 pm Sanders Funeral Home Chapel 806 E Market St, Smithfield, NC 27577 Funeral Service Thu, October 30,…

Santana Ortiz

Visitation Mon, October 27, 2025 3:00 – 5:00 pm St. Ann’s Catholic Church 4057 US-70 BUS, Clayton, NC 27520 Mass Tue, October 28, 2025 2:00…

Willie Ann Pope

Viewing Sat, October 25, 2025 12:00 – 4:00 pm Sanders Funeral Home Chapel 806 E Market St, Smithfield, NC 27577 Visitation Sun, October 26, 2025…

John Russell Murray, Sr.

Mr. John Russell Murray Sr., of Archers Lodge, NC, passed away peacefully on his 87th birthday, October 24, 2025. Russell was born in Maple Springs,…

Lori Overbee Byrd

Lori Overbee Byrd, age 61, passed away on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Born, December 13, 1963, in Johnston County,…

Steven Douglas Edwards

Steven “Buffalo” Douglas Edwards, age 72, went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at the SECU Hospice House of Smithfield, surrounded by…

Judy Matthews McLamb

Benson, NC: Mrs. Judy Matthews McLamb, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at UNC Johnston Hospital in Clayton, NC. The family will…

Bessie Lou Tart

Benson, NC: Mrs. Bessie Lou Cox Tart, age 81, passed away on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC, surrounded…

Autrey Brian Thacker

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our perfect son, Autrey Brian Thacker, on October 20, 2025. Born December 31, 2001, Autrey…

Jerry Donnon Pettis

Jerry Donnon Pettis, age 86, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 20, 2025, at Transitions Hospice Care Center in Raleigh, NC. Born on January 26,…