All Obituaries

Benjamin McAuley, 71, of 5715 Edmeston Drive, Fayetteville passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at Womack Army Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Herring Funeral Care & Cremations.

Katherine C. Kimbrel, 89, of 3005 Hickory Hill Road, Apt G, Fayetteville passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Graveside services will be conducted on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at 3pm at LaFayette Memorial Park in Fayetteville. She is survived by a daughter, Donna Kimbrel of Linden ; a son, Rickie Kimbrel (Sheila) of Parkton along with two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Arrangements by Herring Funeral Care & Cremations.

Gay Killens, 85, of 750 Elderberry Drive, Fayetteville passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Herring Funeral Care & Cremations

Johnny Hicks, 70, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at Bethesda Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Eastover. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Herring Funeral Care & Cremations

Julius "Bubba" Artis, Jr., 67, of 406 Boundary Lane, Fayetteville passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2021. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at 12 noon at Rockfish Memorial Park in Fayetteville. He is survived by a sister, Elsie Artis of Fayetteville. Brothers, John Artis Hartfield and James A. Artis both of Fayetteville and a host of nieces and nephews. A viewing will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday from 10-11:30am. Arrangements by Herring...

Queen Gibson, 85, of 1617 Gilmore Street, Fayetteville passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021.  Graveside services will be conducted on Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 1pm at LaFayette Memorial Park in Fayetteville. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. A viewing will be held at the funeral home on Saturday morning from 11-12:30pm Arrangement by Herring Funeral Care & Cremations 

Amaya Elise Ghi’Ana McCoy, newborn daughter of Qunisha Edwards and Christopher McCoy of 1021 West Rowan Street, Fayetteville passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021.    Graveside services will be conducted on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 12 noon at Rockfish Memorial Park in Fayetteville.    In addition to her parents, she is survived by a sister, Leilani Edwards; a brother, Emanuel Sessions. Grandparents, Lucinda Herring and Terry Walker of Fayetteville and...

Larry Whitfield, 66, of Fayetteville passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 in Golden Years Nursing Home in Falcon.    Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 12 noon at Herring Funeral Care & Cremations Chapel. Burial will follow in Northside Cemetery.    He is survived by his children, Andre Gilchrist and Delmark McNeill of Fayetteville. His parents, Cassie and Clarence Haynes of Fayetteville. Sisters, Veronica Whitfield and Donna...

Ruby S. Murchison, 88, of 701 Topeka St. Fayetteville, passed away on Sunday, 10, 2020 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 12 noon at Herring Funeral Care & Cremations Chapel. Burial will follow in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, Fort Bragg. She is survived by nieces, Cynthia Leeks of Fayetteville, Lisbeth Baker-Bosworth of Baltimore, MD, LaWanda Gardner of Goldsboro and Kimberly...

Valerie Coley, 61, of 731 Barnes Drive, Spring Lake passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021. No services are planned at this time. Valerie was born December 27, 1959 to the late Gloria Stevens and Henry Thorpe in Washington, D.C.  She went to Bancroft Elementary School and Alice Deal in Washington, DC before moving to NC in 1975. She learned to play the piano at a young age and loved to swim. She was a very good mother and grandmother and loved by all her family and...