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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. All persons attending visitations, funerals or transacting business affairs are asked to wear a face mask and participate in social distancing.

Mr. Joseph Edward Tucker Raleigh

Mr. Joseph Edward Tucker, "Joe," age 35, of 4720 Louisburg Rd., Apt 104, Raleigh, departed this life on Friday, March 5, 2021. Funeral, 12 Noon, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at Mount Peace Baptist Church, 1601 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Raleigh. Dr. J. Vincent Terry, Sr., Pastor, Officiating. Visitation, 11:30 AM to 12 Noon, prior to the service. Public viewing, 12 Noon to 8 PM, Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at the funeral home. Survivors: father, Lawyer...

Mr. Joseph Edward Tucker, "Joe," age 35, of 4720 Louisburg Rd., Apt 104, Raleigh, departed this life on Friday, March 5, 2021. Funeral, 12 Noon, Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at...

Mrs. Betty Jean McNair Jenkins Raleigh

Mrs. Betty Jean McNair Jenkins, age 79, of 245 Mariah Town Way, Garner, departed this life on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Survivors; sons, Michael A. Clark of Garner and Tommy A. Clark of Morrisville; daughter, Michelle Clark Smith (Stacey) of Oxford; grandson, Ordell Smith of Oxford; sister, LaSandra McNair of South Boston, VA; brother, Ronnie McNair (Janet) of Queens, NY; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Mrs. Betty Jean McNair Jenkins, age 79, of 245 Mariah Town Way, Garner, departed this life on Thursday, March 4, 2021. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Survivors; sons,...

Mr. Johnny Haynes Jr. Clayton

Mr. Johnny Haynes, Jr., age 67, of 320 Shotwell Road - Apt. #206, Clayton, departed this life on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Funeral, 12 Noon, Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home, 1515 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh. Bishop Oliver Pittman Sr., Officiating. Visitation, 11:30 AM to 12 Noon, prior to the service. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery, Clayton. Public viewing, 12 Noon to 8 PM, Friday, March 12, 2021 at the funeral home. Survivors; wife,...

Mr. Johnny Haynes, Jr., age 67, of 320 Shotwell Road - Apt. #206, Clayton, departed this life on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Funeral, 12 Noon, Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Steven L. Lyons...

Dr. Ethel M. Langley Snell Raleigh

Dr. Ethel M. Langley Snell, age 79, of 200 Bertie Dr., Raleigh, departed this life on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Funeral, 12:00 PM, Friday, March 5, 2021, at First Congregational Church, 2410 Creech Road, Raleigh. Dr. M.R. Smith, Pastor, Officiating. Visitation, 11:30 AM to 12 Noon, prior to the service. Interment, Montlawn Memorial Park. Public viewing, 12 Noon to 8 PM, Thursday March 4, 2021 at the funeral home. Survivors; children, Anthony...

Dr. Ethel M. Langley Snell, age 79, of 200 Bertie Dr., Raleigh, departed this life on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Funeral, 12:00 PM, Friday, March 5, 2021, at First Congregational Church,...

Mr. James E. "Pap" Lyons Sr. Cameron

Remembering "Pap's" Birthday (February 23, 1950) In tears we saw your sinking We watched you fade away Our hearts were almost broken You fought so hard to stay God saw you getting tired when a cure was not to be He closed his arms around you and whispered come to me Your golden heart stopped beating Your gentile hands at rest God broke our hearts to prove to us That he only takes the best But when we saw you sleeping So peacefully from pain We could not wish you...

Remembering "Pap's" Birthday (February 23, 1950) In tears we saw your sinking We watched you fade away Our hearts were almost broken You fought so hard to stay God saw you...

Mr. Horace Lee Hussey Raleigh

Mr. Horace Lee Hussey, age 72, of 400 Fayetteville St. #312, Raleigh, departed this life on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Memorial Service, 2 PM, Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home, 1515 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh. Survivors; wife, Carrie Hussey of Raleigh; sons, Harold "L.A." Ambrose and Renardo Lawson (Stephanie) both of New Bern, Damion Richardson of Raleigh, Charlie Wesley (Lenora), Tafawa Wesley and Kareem Wesley all of New Bern and Corey Brown of...

Mr. Horace Lee Hussey, age 72, of 400 Fayetteville St. #312, Raleigh, departed this life on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Memorial Service, 2 PM, Saturday, March 6, 2021, at Steven L. Lyons Funeral...

Mrs. Rose Ann Tillman Raleigh

Mrs. Rose Ann Tillman, age 93, of Raleigh, departed this life on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Survivors; daughters, Shirley Frances (Charles) of Delray Beach, FL, Iola Trotter of Avon Park, FL, Nellie Tillman of Raleigh, Elizabeth Smith of West Palm Beach, FL, Deborah Yarborough (Bobby) of Raleigh; son, Henderson Tillman Jr. (Gloria) of Boyton Beach, FL; eleven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and...

Mrs. Rose Ann Tillman, age 93, of Raleigh, departed this life on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Survivors; daughters, Shirley Frances (Charles) of...

Mr. William B. "Will" Talmadge Raleigh

Mr. William Bernard "Will" Talmadge, age 51, of 1108 Garner Road, Raleigh, departed this life on Saturday, February 20, 2021. Funeral, 12 Noon, Saturday, February 27, 2021, Mount Peace Baptist Church, 1601 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Raleigh. The Rev. Dr. J. Vincent Terry Sr., Pastor. Pastor, Chris Jones of Ship of Zion Ministries, Officiating. Rev. Anthony Talmadge, Mr. Talmadge's uncle, Eulogist. Visitation, 11:30 AM to 12 Noon, Saturday, prior to the...

Mr. William Bernard "Will" Talmadge, age 51, of 1108 Garner Road, Raleigh, departed this life on Saturday, February 20, 2021. Funeral, 12 Noon, Saturday, February 27, 2021, Mount...

Mr. James Earl Lancaster Sr. Rocky Mount

Mr. James Earl Lancaster, Sr., age 68, of 108 Ashland Avenue, Rocky Mount, departed this life on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. Funeral, 1 PM, Thursday, February 25, 2021, Hunter-Odom Funeral Services, 121 S. Fairview Road, Rocky Mount. Visitation, 12:30 - 1 PM, prior to the service. James Earl Lancaster, Sr., “Big James”, was born June 28th, 1952 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina to the late Tommy Lancaster and Inez (Gear) Lancaster. Big James departed...

Mr. James Earl Lancaster, Sr., age 68, of 108 Ashland Avenue, Rocky Mount, departed this life on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. Funeral, 1 PM, Thursday, February 25, 2021, Hunter-Odom...

Mrs. Martha Rivers Riddick

Mrs. Martha Rivers Riddick, age 92, of Raleigh, departed this life on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Public viewing, 12 Noon to 8 PM, Monday, February 22, 2021 at the funeral home. Visitation, 11:30 AM to 12 Noon, Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at the Church, St. Matthew Baptist Church, 5410 Louisburg Road, Raleigh. Service of Love & Memory, 12 Noon, February 23, 2021 at the Church. The Rev. Dr. Ronald E. Avery, Pastor, Officiating. Interment, St. Matthew...

Mrs. Martha Rivers Riddick, age 92, of Raleigh, departed this life on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Public viewing, 12 Noon to 8 PM, Monday, February 22, 2021 at the funeral...

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