All Obituaries

Eddie Pratt, 73, of 662 Glenola Street, Fayetteville, passed away Saturday, December 07, 2019.  Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Herring Funeral Care & Cremations. 

Donald Tillman, 59, of 426 Glendale Place, Brandon, MS died on Tuesday at River Oaks Hospital in Jackson, MS. Funeral Services will be Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 1:00PM, Antioch M.B. Church, 13146 Highway 51, Hazlehurst, MS. Burial will be Thursday, December 12, 2019, at 12:00 Noon, Sandhill State Veteran Cemetery, 220 Bragg Blvd., Fort Bragg, NC.  

Josephine Thompson "Mama Jo", 92, of 724 East Chapel Street, St. Pauls, NC died Tuesday, December 03, 2019 at her home. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday at 11am at Little Marsh Chapel AME Zion Church in St. Pauls with Rev. Boyd Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Rockfish Memorial Park. She is survived by her children, James Thompson, Alex Thompson (Arlene), Twanna Ray (Curtis), Cedric Thompson (Angie), and Kim Thompson, all of St. Pauls, Josephine McCoy...

William Blue, 56, of 1132 Stamper Road, Fayetteville, passed away on Sunday, December 01, 2019.  Funeral services will  be conducted on Saturday at 1pm at Herring Funeral Care & Cremations Chapel. Burial will follow in Northside Cemetery.  He is survived by a brother, Charles McMillian of Fayetteville. Uncles, Willie McMillian and Bobby McMillian both of Fayetteville. A viewing will be held on Saturday from 10am until 1pm at the funeral home. Arrangements by Herring...

Mildred Aekins-Murriel , 95, of 4082 McKeithan Street, Wade, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019 at her home. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 12 noon at Wesley Chapel AME Zion Church in Wade. Burial will follow in Rockfish Memorial Park in Fayetteville. She is survived by her daughters, Essie McNeill, Patsy Graham, Betty Strater, Helene Walters and Grander Aekins, all of Wade. Eunice Murphy and Naomi Calloway both of Fayetteville and Regina Aekins of...

Lija Kiana Justice Bennett, 23, of 1173 Charlie Drive, Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, December 02, 2019 at 12 noon at Herring Funeral Care & Cremations in Fayetteville. Burial will follow in Rockfish Memorial Park. She is survived by her mother, Natosha Currie (Clifton) of Fayetteville. Her Father, Jabbar Bennett (Angela) of GA. Sisters, Diamond Martin and Zariyan...

Erma W. Pratt, 75, of 319 Glenola Street, Fayetteville, passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2019. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday at 11am at Simon Temple AME Zion Church in Fayetteville. Burial will follow in Mt. Hebrew Cemetery in Parkton. She is survived by her husband, Bobby Pratt, Jr. of the home. Her children, Shirley Rich, Roger Lilly and Tracy Lilly all of Fayetteville. Sisters, Yvonne Foulk of Union, NJ, Kaola Smallwood (Larry) of Asheville and Shirley Ann Williams...

Marvin "Steve" Lipscomb, 87,  of 5632 Sheraton Driven Fayetteville passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday at 11am at First Baptist Church in Fayetteville. Burial will follow in St. Paul Community Cemetery in McColl, SC. His memory will always be in the hearts that knew and loved him so much: Daughters, Beverly K. Ishman of the home, Gina Lipscomb of New York. and a grand daughter, Dasha Menafee also of the home. Sisters,...

CSM Alphonso Ferguson, US ARMY RET., 86 of 701 McLamb Dr., Fayetteville, passed away at his home Sunday, November 17, 2019. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday at 12 noon at Little Marsh AME Zion Church in St. Pauls. Burial will follow in the Sandhills Veteran Cemetery, Ft. Bragg with full military honors. Left to cherish his precious memories are his loving wife of sixty-one years, Alene Ferguson; son, Barry L. Ferguson, Sr. (Carla) of Fayetteville; daughter, Sharon A....

Yazmine Nadia Halsey, 22, of 539 Cutchen Lane, Fayetteville, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2019. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday at 2pm at Herring Funeral Care & Cremations Chapel. She is survived by her husband, Allen Ramos. Mother, Shontae Halsey of Fayetteville Brother, Jeremiah Carle of Ft. Bragg and Andre McMullen of Philadelphia, PA. Uncle, Charles Halsey of Hope Mills. Grandparents, Charles and Edith Hasley of Richmond, VA. A viewing will be held at the...