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Alberta Barbee Council
Alberta "Bu" "Teddy" Council passed away peacefully on August 19th, 2008 at the age of eight-nine to be with her Savior Jesus Christ. She was a lifetime resident of Wake County and a lifetime member of Morrisville Baptist Church. She was pre-deceased by her parents, Ida and Hick Barbee, three brothers, and three sisters.
She worked for 27 years at Downtown Belks and was known for her sweet and gentle spirit. Her life was a great inspiration to all who knew her, with her abundant love of God and her family. This love was returned back to her 10-fold from her children. Her daughter Nancy, along with her husband Tommy, not only provided a loving home for her for 41 years, but unselfishly dedicated their lives to Teddy's care and well being. Her son Claybon took her to church on Sundays, and out to lunch and to run errands every week. Council absolutely adored her children, and enjoyed every moment spent with them. She remained active and sharp-minded up until her death. She possessed a positive outlook, and a rare peacefulness surrounded her. She always saw the good in everyone, or had a kind word to say.
She will be sorely missed by son Claybon Council, daughter Nancy, son-in-law Tommy King, and grandchildren Dean Council, Bonnie Gerringer, Cathy Burdge and Jeff King. Also, she is survived by eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 10:30 am to 12 noon on Friday, Aug. 22 at Morrisville Baptist Church, Church St. Morrisville. A funeral service will begin at 12 noon on Friday conducted by Rev. Myron Yandle. Burial will follow in Salem Baptist Church cemetery.
Flowers are welcome or contributions may be made to Morrisville Baptist Church, PO Box 89, Church St. Morrisville, NC.
Margaret Looker Leone
Margaret Looker Leone, 95, of Cary Health and Rehab died August 31, 2008. A memorial service will be held 11 am Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 in the Chapel of Apex Funeral Home, 550 W. Williams St. Hwy 55 in Apex.
Leone was born in Harrisburg, PA on April 29, 1913 to Jacob Budd Looker and Elsie Blaine Baker. She was loved very much by all who knew her. She was a strong woman and taught her children and grandchildren great values of love and family. She will be missed deeply by all.
Leone is survived by her daughter Lana Kwasny and her husband Jim of Cary, son Skip Leone and his wife Gwen of Rupert ID, grandson Tim Kwasny and his wife Theresa, granddaughter Kelle Rand and her husband Chris, grandson Troy Leone and his wife Kathy, and grandson Todd Leone and his wife Jody. She is also survived by five great grandchildren: Nadia Leone, Kate Kwasny, Makenna Rand, Casey Rand and Blake Leone and her nephews and nieces, and a number of cherished friends. She is preceded in death by her husband, Peter Ralph Leone.
Memorial contributions may be made to Muscular Dystrophy Association or the Salvation Army.
Gayle Alderman Pratt
Gayle Alderman Pratt, 64, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008. She was born in Macon, GA on Dec. 24, 1943 three months early. That special day was the beginning of a special life. She was adopted by D.B. and Odessa Alderman at birth. Three years later they adopted a sister for Gayle, Emily Sherlene Alderman.
She married George Clifton Pratt on May 22, 1966 and they became a loving and devoted couple. They became the proud parents of Jeane in 1968 and Leigh Anne in 1971. Her love of other people, especially of children was evident having served 34 years as an educational secretary. She retired from The Methodist Children’s Center preschool in 2006.
She is survived by the most important person in her life, her loving husband George and her daughters Jeane Pratt Branan of Raleigh and Leigh Anne Brann (Jon) of Apex. Also surviving are five grandchildren who blessed her in many ways.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister.
A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008 at Apex United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Wake Memorial Park in Cary.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 2 at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 200 SE Maynard Rd., Cary.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in her memory to Heartland Hospice, 3117 Poplarwood Court, Raleigh, NC 27604.
The family wishes to especially thank Debra Despain, (Hospice nurse) for her devotion and special care for Gayle and her family during the last several months, Samantha Jones, CNA of Heartland Hospice and Dr. Mony of Wake Med Cary hospital.
Dorothy Jane St. Clair
Dorothy Jane St. Clair, “Nana”, passed away Aug. 31, 2008 two weeks shy of her 94th birthday. She was born to Charles and Alice Niendorf on Sept. 14, 1914 in Chicago, IL.
She played basketball for her high school and later worked as a secretary at Spiegle’s Department Store until her marriage in 1940 to Ralph St. Clair of Valparaiso, IN. The couple moved to Sioux Falls, SD, then to Muscatine, IA, and finally settled in Davenport, IA.
She will be lovingly remembered for her inspiring positive attitude, her sense of humor, her quiet patience, and her unconditional love of family.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ralph, her son Tom, her son Billy, her brother Rober, her beloved aunt Fran Iddings, great grandson William, sister-in-law Dorine and her husband Tom Van Sciever and her niece’s husband Larry Harding.
She is survived by her son Dick and his wife Jeannie of Winston-Salem, her daughter Sally and her husband Walt of Morrisville, daughter-in-law Sandy of Steamboat Springs, CO, granddaughter Emily Dunn of Morrisville, grandson David and his wife Christine of Winston-Salem, grandson Daniel and hhis wife Olga of Boston, MA, grandson Chris and his wife Kirsty of Phoenix, AZ, and grandson Jeff and his wife Molly of Seattle, WA.
Her great-grandchildren are Alexandra, Thomas, and Caroline of Winston-Salem; Maxwell, Anderson, Jacqui, and Henry of Boston; Ellie, TJ, and Owen of Phoenix; and a baby boy due in December in Seattle. She is also survived by her brother Dick Niendorf and his wife Dorothy of Park Forest, IL and sister Jean Hickey and her husband Norman of Chandler, AZ. Her nieces and nephews are Craig Van Sciever and his wife Ginney of Kansas City, MO, Kendra Harding of Detroit, MI, Jack and Jerry Niendorf of Park Forest, IL, and Susan, Mary Ann and Scott Moorehouse. Extended family members are Chad, Becky, Caley, Lilly and Andrew Dunn of Cary; Chris, Lauren and Olivia Dunn of Holly Springs; and Abby Andrews of Morrisville.
A visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 200 S.E. Maynard Road in Cary.
The funeral service and interment will be in Iowa. A visitation will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6 at Runge Funeral Home in Davenport, IA with a funeral service starting at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be at Davenport Memorial Park following the funeral service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the “We Build People” Program at the YMCA of Cary, NC at 101 YMCA Drive, Cary, NC 27513.
Eric Dennie Norman
Eric Dennie Norman, 57, of 115 Chesterfield Dr., Cary, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 at Duke University Medical Center. He worked for SAS Institute for five years, and previously for ABB for 21 years. He was born in Gothenburg, Sweden.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 27 years, Anna; sister Lena in Sweden; mother-in-law Jorunn in Norway; brothers and sisters in law, and nephews and nieces, in Norway and Sweden.
A funeral service celebrating his life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. in the Apex Funeral Home Chapel, 550 W. Williams St. (Hwy 55) in Apex. The family will receive friends for an hour prior to the funeral service, from 2-3 p.m. A reception will be held immediately following the service at the home of Mark and Joanne Boone, 4401 Dewees Ct., in Raleigh. Burial will be at a later date.
Mary Alice Greenwell
Mary Alice Berry Greenwell 86 of Apex, formerly of Owensboro, KY died peacefully on Oct. 15, 2008. Greenwell was born in Owensboro, KY on March 22, 1922 to William Lucien Berry and Clara Collingwood Coleman Berry. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Greenwell was a charter member of St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church.
The family will receive friends at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, Apex on Saturday, Oct. 18 starting at 6 p.m. followed by a Memorial Mass celebrated by Fr. Donald Staib. Inurnment will be on Wednesday, Oct. 22 in Mater Dolorosa Cemetery in Owensboro, KY.
She is survived by her loving husband of 64 years, C E John Greenwell; son John Greenwell and his wife Jan of Scottsdale, AZ, son Tom Greenwell and his wife Linda of Carrollton, TX, daughter Sheila Lattner and her husband Michael of Cary, daughter Charlene Poisel and her husband Boyd of Cary, nine grandchildren and a great grandchild.
In lieu of flowers; memorials may be made in Greenwell's name to St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, 625 Magdala Place, Apex, NC 27502.
Kyle Wayne DuBose
Kyle Wayne DuBose, 23, went to find rest in the Lord’s arms on Saturday Oct. 18, 2008. DuBose is survived by his loving parents Kevin and Debbi DuBose; his sisters Kristen DuBose, Shanna Barlow and Sharli Smith; his grandparents John and Suzanne Lucas, and Frank and Joan DuBose; and a host of aunts, uncles, nephew and cousins.
A memorial service will be held at Apex Baptist Church on Tuesday Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. The service will be open to relatives and friends. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to your local SPCA in Kyle’s honor. Psalm 23:3 “He restores my soul.”
Apex Funeral Directors is entrusted with the funeral arrangements.
Jimmy B. Britt
Jimmy B. Britt, 70, of 616 Wimberly Rd., Apex, went home to be with the Lord Sunday Oct. 19, 2008. He was born in 1938, the son of the late Alton B. and Elma Taylor Britt, Bentonville Township, Four Oaks.
Britt was honorably discharged from the US Army. He began his law enforcement career with the Smithfield Police Department, was appointed as Johnston County's first ABC Officer, and also served as an ALE Officer until his appointment as a Deputy U. S. Marshal. He rose through the ranks of the U. S. Marshals Service from a Deputy to a Criminal Investigator, Inspector / Instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick, GA., and Supervisor of Operations for the Eastern District of N.C. He retired Nov. 30, 1990 from the United States Department of Justice, and was then appointed as Johnston County's first Jail Administrator, serving in that capacity for six years. He served 40 years in military and law enforcement.
Surviving are his wife, Nancy Williams Britt of the home; Children: Linda S. Britt and husband David Bostic of Morrisville, Lee Anne Britt Nance and husband Jon of Angier, James B. (Jim) Britt and wife Susan of Fuquay-Varina, and Kathryn E. Britt Hamilton and husband Tony of Four Oaks; Grandchildren: Will and Blake Nance; Taylor, Yates and Nicholas Hamilton; and John (Jack) Britt; brother, Dixon Britt and wife Wanda of Four Oaks. He is also survived by his faithful companion Katie.
A memorial service celebrating his life will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday Oct. 23 in the Green Level Baptist Church in Apex. His family will receive friends from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in the church's fellowship hall prior to the memorial service.
Burial will be at 4 p.m., also on Thursday, in the Ebenezer United Methodist Church Cemetery on Harper House Rd in the Bentonville Township, Johnston County. His grandfather, the late William Avery Britt, was instrumental in building and establishing the church in the 1800s. Dr. Kenneth Thrasher, former pastor of Sharon Baptist Church in Smithfield, will officiate. Fellowship Masonic Lodge #84 of Smithfield will conduct Masonic Burial Rites. Britt was a member of Sharon Baptist Church of Smithfield for 20 years, where he served as Deacon and in various other capacities. He transferred his membership to Green Level Baptist Church in 1990.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to a memorial fund that has been established in his name at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 550 Bass Road, Four Oaks, NC 27524. Apex Funeral Directors is entrusted with funeral arrangements.
