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Gurnie Robert (Bob) Lee Jr.
Gurnie Robert (Bob) Lee Jr., 64, of Cary, died unexpectedly on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007.
A native of Elizabeth, NJ, he was born on April 5, 1943 to the late Gurnie Robert Lee Sr. and Mary Convey Lee of Miami FL, who survives him. Bob graduated from N.C. State University in 1966 with a Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering degree. In 1974, he received a Master of Civil Engineering degree. He was employed with the North Carolina Department of Natural and Economic Resources, Air Quality Division. A veteran of the US Army, he served his country from 1968-1969.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife of 27 years, Rebecca Buffaloe Lee; daughter Alice Rebecca Lee; son Hamilton Robert Lee; sister Carol Lee Shealy and her husband Mike of Palo Alto, CA and sister Ann Lee of Miami, FL.
A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, at White Plains United Methodist Church, 313 SE Maynard Road, Cary. The Reverends Barry Teague and Ray Broadwell officiated. Interment followed at Elmwood Cemetery in Freemont.
The family received friends on Dec. 5 at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 200 SE Maynard Road, Cary.
Virginia Hamilton Pierce
Virginia Hamilton Pierce, 81, of The Oaks of Carolina, Raleigh, formerly of Pinehurst, died on Dec. 17, 2007. Pierce was born on July 6, 1926 in Statesville, to Victor and Marietta Hamilton. Her beloved husband John Philip Pierce preceded her in death. A memorial service will be held on 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 5, 2008 at Community Presbyterian Church, 125 Everett Rd, Pinehurst, NC 28374 (www.cpcpinehurst.org).
Pierce is survived by her son John H. Pierce and his wife Candice of Cary; daughter Jane Hay and her husband Bob of Madison, WI; grandchildren Samuel Pierce and Jackson Pierce of Cary. She is also survived by her dear cousin Millie Middleton and her husband David of Ashville, and cousin Winfred Thornton of St. Augustine, FL. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Pierce is also preceded in death by her sister Margaret Berry.
Before retiring to Pinehurst in 1990, Mr. and Mrs. Pierce lived for 45 years in Neenah, WI where they both had many dear friends and fond memories.
The family wishes to give thanks to the Carolina House of Cary and to Oaks of Carolina of Raleigh for the care given to their mother.
Memorials may be given to Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., 7th floor, New York, NY 10001 (www.alzfdn.org), or to American Diabetes Association PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312 (www.diabetes.org).
Daniel Dietmar Smith
Daniel Dietmar Smith, 21, passed away at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh on Dec. 28, 2007. Surviving are his father Andre Smith and his mother Gabriele Kuhnt Smith.
A memorial service will be held at Kadampa Center in Raleigh, on Saturday, Jan. 5, at 11 a.m.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Kadampa Center, 5412 Etta Burke Court, Raleigh, NC 27606.
Arrangements made by the Cremation Society of the Carolinas.
Jane Vail Rasberry
Jane Vail Rasberry of Raleigh and formerly of Kinston died on Jan. 14, 2008 at Rex Hospital. Rasberry was the daughter of Nina Way Credle Rasberry and Howell P. Rasberry of Kinston. She graduated with distinction and received numerous honors from Grainger High School in Kinston.
Rasberry was presented by the Terpsichorean Club of Raleigh at the 1962 North Carolina Debutante Ball, and attended Duke University. She studied and then instructed at the Pan American Business School in Richmond, Virginia for three years. Thereafter, she was employed for several years in Honolulu, Hawaii. She savored the Pacific island assignment and regularly entertained visitors from “back home”.
Following her adventurous years in Honolulu, Rasberry returned to the eastern US, and began her career in federal government service. She was employed by the US Drug Enforcement Administration and Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC. During this time, Jane co-founded and operated along with two close friends, Sealberry Enterprises, a “hands-on” business, renovating, renting, and selling affordable housing in the Baltimore, MD area.
While in DC, Jane remained loyal and true to her eastern NC friends and family. Always the free spirit, Jane loved good times. The “Rowdy Rasberry” and “Crazy Credle” reunions, which Jane organized and regularly hosted in Atlantic Beach and Morehead, were favorites. With Rasberry, old and young alike had fun. In 1994, Jane eagerly relocated to Raleigh. She retired from federal government service in 1997, and resided at her homes in North Raleigh and Dunescape Villas in Atlantic Beach. When not pursuing projects in Raleigh or the beach, she tirelessly shared herself with family and her many close friends.
She is survived by aunts Pauline Rasberry of Kinston and Frances Credle of Morehead City, first cousins Francis Rasberry Jr. of Raleigh, Robert Rasberry Jr. of Greenville, Martha Sherman of Richmond, VA, Joseph Rasberry III of Kinston, Mary Frances Wright and Travis Credle of Morehead City, Lucy Reithlingshoefer of Annapolis, MD, and Celestia O’Donnell of Nashville, TN, and their respective families.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 8300 Health Park, Suite 10, Raleigh 27615.
Memorial service arrangements are pending.
Jerry Lee Solomon
Jerry Lee Solomon, 60 of Franklinton lost his courageous battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday Jan. 8, 2008. He was at the Wake County Hospice Unit at Rex Hospital when he died.
Solomon was born on April 24, 1947 in Danville, Va. to the late Garland Lee Solomon and is survived by his mother Helen L. Solomon of Danville.
Jerry spent most of his adult life in Boca Raton, Florida and retired to Franklinton in April 2006. A loving husband, stepfather, and grandfather, he is survived by his wife of 25 years Linda K. Solomon, step-children, Tennille Willey and her husband Glenn Willey of Raleigh and Peter A. Petracco and his wife Susan Petracco of Vlera, Fl. He was a proud grandfather to his four grandchildren with another on the way.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Capital Funeral Home in Raleigh. Friends are welcome to visit family from 2-4 p.m.
The family is requesting in lieu of flowers donations be made to the Hospice of Wake County, 1300 St. Mary's Street Suite 400, Raleigh, NC 27605.
Arrangements made by the Capital Funeral Home.
Dawn Price Whitt
Dawn Price Whitt, 78, of Spring Arbor in Apex, went to be with her Lord on Friday, Jan. 11, 2008. Whitt was formerly of Edenton, where she had lived for the past 40 years. She had recently moved from Edenton to Apex to be close to her daughter and family.
She was born on Feb. 4, 1929, in Pulaski, Va., daughter of Frederick Roscoe Price and Neva Quesenberry Price. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Edenton, where she was a member of the Mary Leary Circle, and was a former elder and trustee of the church. She was also a member of the Business and Professional Woman's Club of Edenton, an avid bridge player and an accomplished pianist. She was a loving mother and grandmother, and a friend to all who knew her.
Whitt is survived by her daughter Neva Whitt Miller and her husband Kevin of Apex, granddaughter Caroline Miller of Apex, brother Preston Price and his wife Mary of Hillsville, Va.
Whitt was preceded in death by her husband Marshall Ellis Whitt.
A private graveside service will be held in Pulaski, VA on Tuesday, Jan. 15. A memorial service will be held in Edenton at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Edenton, 200 South Moseley Street, Edenton, NC 27932.
Arrangements are entrusted to Apex Funeral Home, 550 W. Williams Street (Hwy. 55), Apex.
Betty Lee Conley
Betty Lee Conley, age 76, died unexpectedly yet peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008. Whether you knew her as Betty or Lee, you can take comfort in knowing that she is now walking with the Lord. Born Aug. 7, 1931 in Morgantown, WV, she was the eldest child of the late Allen McLain and Dorothea McLain.
Conley was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of West Virginia University where she earned her B.A. and M.S. degrees. She went on to earn another master’s degree at the University of Pennsylvania and an Ed.D. from Rutgers University.
While playing french horn in the concert band at West Virginia University, Betty Lee McLain met the young engineer who would become her husband. It was 1949, the first year women were allowed in the concert band.
She and the late Eugene Walter Conley were married in 1953 and he doted on her until his death in 1988.
Surely she is spending her time with him now, telling him all about their sweet grandbabies whom she loved so very much. She spent the years since his death moving to Cary, Florida, Charlotte, Raleigh, and back to Cary. Three years ago she moved to her 28th house in 54 years and, within the last year, started to say that her little condominium in Cary Park might just be her last place. It was the perfect spot for daily walks and close enough to her newest grandchildren for weekly visits. Leave it to Betty Lee Conley to figure out how to be right about not moving again; yet, as if she were never meant to stay in one place for too long, move one final time to her true home.
She is survived by her son Blake Conley of New Jersey, her son Gregg Conley and his wife Violet of San Diego, her daughter Alicia Gordon and her husband Tom of Cary, grandchildren Triana and Parker Conley of San Diego, and grandchildren Malcolm and Archie Gordon of Cary, her sister Sally Ann McLain, her sister Mary Lou Lawrence, her sister Nancy Hague, her sister Sherry Mattozzi, her brother Allen McLain, her brother William McLain; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother Thomas McLain.
A graveside memorial service will be held in San Diego at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Peace Presbyterian Church, 1777 West Chatham Street, Cary, NC, 27513 for the support of the church library or to the Cary Community Choir, 100 Swiss Stone Court, Cary NC, 27513 with whom she enjoyed singing Messiah each year.
Condolences may be sent to the family at Apex Funeral Home.
