All Obituaries

Covid-19 Statement

To insure the health and well being of the families we serve and the funeral home staff, Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home will comply with the Executive Order No. 117, Sec. 1A, 2020 recently set forth by Governor Cooper. It is our intent to serve the community with the utmost concern for those entrusted to our care as well as their relatives, friends, visitors; the funeral home family included. We pledge to all the very same Trust, Service and Compassion during this unfortunate pandemic and ask that each of us practice the same self-care and care for others during this season of the COVID-19 virus. Should you have any questions about protocols and procedures for services, visitations and final arrangements, please do not hesitate to contact us. We also invite you to look at the NC DHHS website (https://www/ncdhhs.gov.) and the CDC website (https://www.cdc.gov.) for further COVID-19 information. Be assured, together, we will make it through this uncertain and difficult time.

Mr. Franklin D. Kearney Raleigh

Mr. Franklin Delorn Kearney Sr., age 77, of 705 Trout Lilly Place, Raleigh, departed this life on Monday, May 25, 2020. Funeral, 12 Noon, Friday, May 29, 2020, Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home, 1515 New Bern Avenue. The Rev. Dr. J. Vincent Terry, Sr., Officiating. Visitation, 11:30 AM to 12 Noon, prior to the service. Interment, Montlawn Memorial Park. Survivors; wife, Patricia Elkerson Kearney of the home; daughter, Tammy Kearney of Raleigh; sons, Franklin D. Kearney Jr. of...

Mr. Franklin Delorn Kearney Sr., age 77, of 705 Trout Lilly Place, Raleigh, departed this life on Monday, May 25, 2020. Funeral, 12 Noon, Friday, May 29, 2020, Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home,...

Mrs. Eleanor Arsenia Blalock Randolph Raleigh

Mrs. Eleanor Arsenia Blalock Randolph "E.B.," age 82, of 2505 Lockwood Folly Lane, Raleigh, departed this life on Sunday, May 24, 2020. Graveside, 11 AM, Friday, May 29, 2020, Mount Hope Cemetery, 120 Prospect Avenue, Raleigh. The Rev. Marion B. Robinson, Officiating. Survivors; sons, Steven Vincent Blalock (Adrienne) of Raleigh and Anthony Lamarr Blalock, Esq. of Raleigh; daughter, Sharon S. Blalock Nesbitt-Jackson of Durham; 6...

Mrs. Eleanor Arsenia Blalock Randolph "E.B.," age 82, of 2505 Lockwood Folly Lane, Raleigh, departed this life on Sunday, May 24, 2020. Graveside, 11 AM, Friday, May 29,...

Mr. Larry Junior Jones Raleigh

Mr. Larry Junior Jones, age 58, of 1600 Poole Road #C, Raleigh, departed this life on Monday, May 11, 2020. Funeral, 2:30 PM, Saturday, May 16, 2020, Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home, 1515 New Bern Avenue. Minister Diana Powell, Officiating. Visitation, 2 to 2:30 PM, prior to the service. Survivors: wife, Tracey Barnes-Jones of the home; son, Octavius Barnes of Raleigh; stepchildren, Carlton Barnes, Jazmine Barnes and Shaquana Barnes all of Raleigh; siblings, Christine...

Mr. Larry Junior Jones, age 58, of 1600 Poole Road #C, Raleigh, departed this life on Monday, May 11, 2020. Funeral, 2:30 PM, Saturday, May 16, 2020, Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home, 1515 New...

Mr. William "Tee" Thomas Chapman Raleigh

Mr. William "Tee" Thomas Chapman, age 70, of 901 Weston Street, Raleigh, departed this life on Monday, May 11, 2020. The service will be private but can be viewed via Live Stream on Saturday. Survivors: wife, Bettie Chapman of the home; mother, Ethel McNeil Chapman of Raleigh; daughter, Irika Elliott of Raleigh; stepson, Maylon Wiggins (Avangela) of Raleigh; god-daughter, Tiffany Jackson of Kernersville; 6 grandchildren; sisters, Earline Hemby (Rev....

Mr. William "Tee" Thomas Chapman, age 70, of 901 Weston Street, Raleigh, departed this life on Monday, May 11, 2020. The service will be private but can be viewed via Live...

Mr. Waverly Howard Flythe Raleigh

Mr. Waverly Howard Flythe, age 73, of 1313 Wrentree Circle, Raleigh, NC, departed this life on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at The Laurels of Forest Glenn, Garner. Graveside Service, 2 PM, Wednesday, May 13, 2020, Carolina Biblical Gardens, 1530 Creech Road, Garner. Survivors; wife, Ida Wise Flythe of the home; daughters, Ronda Flythe of Raleigh, NC, Ivy Pate of Philadelphia, PA and April Wise Barnes (Rudolph) of Mt. Olive, NC; son, Ricky Wise (Elizabeth) of Clayton, NC; sister,...

Mr. Waverly Howard Flythe, age 73, of 1313 Wrentree Circle, Raleigh, NC, departed this life on Sunday, May 10, 2020 at The Laurels of Forest Glenn, Garner. Graveside Service, 2 PM,...

Mrs. Ethel Lee Roseboro Jackson Raleigh

Mrs. Ethel Lee Jackson, age 87, of 2271 Red Store Road, Whiteville, departed this life on Saturday, May 9, 2020. Funeral, 1 PM, Friday, May 15, 2020, Central Missionary Baptist Church, 443 W. Virgil Street, Whiteville. The Rev. David Flowers Sr., Pastor, Officiating. Interment, Sandhills Community Cemetery, Clarkton. Survivors; daughters, Mabel Doris Jackson Brown of Lugoff, SC, Rose Marie Jackson Odomes of Raleigh, Alberta Jackson Freeman (Donald) of Wake...

Mrs. Ethel Lee Jackson, age 87, of 2271 Red Store Road, Whiteville, departed this life on Saturday, May 9, 2020. Funeral, 1 PM, Friday, May 15, 2020, Central Missionary Baptist Church, 443 W....

Mrs. Lois Royster Dunn Raleigh

Mrs. Lois Royster Dunn, age 105, of Raleigh, departed this life on Monday, May 4, 2020. Funeral, 12 Noon, Saturday, May 9, 2020, St. Matthew Baptist Church, 5410 Louisburg Road, Raleigh. The Rev. Dr. Ronald E. Avery, Pastor, Officiating. Visitation, 11:30 AM to 12 Noon, prior to service. Interment, Church Cemetery. Survivors: daughter, Gloria "Peaches" Dunn of Raleigh; sister, Elsie Dunn of Raleigh; a cousin, Millard Jones Jr. of Raleigh; and a host...

Mrs. Lois Royster Dunn, age 105, of Raleigh, departed this life on Monday, May 4, 2020. Funeral, 12 Noon, Saturday, May 9, 2020, St. Matthew Baptist Church, 5410 Louisburg Road,...

Mrs. Annie Nora Hall Raleigh

Mrs. Annie Nora Salters Hall, age 86, of 2220 Water Spray Drive, Raleigh, departed this life on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at WakeMed, Raleigh. Funeral, 12 Noon, Friday, May 8, 2020, Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home, 1515 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh. The Rev. James Perkins, Pastor of Victory Tabernacle Church, Officiating. Elder Leon Byrd, Eulogist. Visitation, 11:30 AM to 12 prior to the service. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery, Clayton. Survivors; sons, Willie James Hall Jr. of...

Mrs. Annie Nora Salters Hall, age 86, of 2220 Water Spray Drive, Raleigh, departed this life on Saturday, May 2, 2020 at WakeMed, Raleigh. Funeral, 12 Noon, Friday, May 8, 2020, Steven L....

Mr. Willie Arthur Riddick Raleigh

Mr. Willie Arthur Riddick, age 84, of 779 Autumn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, formerly of Raleigh, departed this life on Thursday, April 30, 2020 in Brooklyn, NY. Funeral, 11 am, Monday May 11, 2020, Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home, 1515 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh. Bryant Riddick, Officiating. The Rev. Dr. Joe L. Stevenson, Pastor of the Macedonia New Life Church, Eulogist. Visitation 9 AM to 11 AM. Interment, Carolina Biblical Gardens, Garner. Survivors: wife, Hannah of the home; two...

Mr. Willie Arthur Riddick, age 84, of 779 Autumn Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, formerly of Raleigh, departed this life on Thursday, April 30, 2020 in Brooklyn, NY. Funeral, 11 am, Monday May...

Mr. Cleveland P. Sanders, Sr. Raleigh

Mr. Cleveland P. Sanders, Sr., age 91, of 860 Newcombe Road, Raleigh, departed this life on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Funeral, 1 PM, Monday, May 4, 2020, Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home, 1515 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh. Interment, Carolina Biblical Gardens. Bishop Manuel P. Stancil, Officiating. Survivors; daughters, Mary Hinton of Raleigh, Vicky Allen (The Rev. Ricky Allen) of Selma, Hazel McClamb of Raleigh; Evangelist Jackie McShaw (Pastor David McShaw) of Oxford; sons,...

Mr. Cleveland P. Sanders, Sr., age 91, of 860 Newcombe Road, Raleigh, departed this life on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. Funeral, 1 PM, Monday, May 4, 2020, Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home, 1515 New...

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