Bennie L. Graham
Bennie Lee Graham, 81, of 2866 Doc Brown Road, Raeford, died Sunday, June 21, 2009.
The funeral was held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27 in R.L. Douglas Conference B Headquarters. Burial was in Friendship Church Cemetery.
Survivors are his wife, Mattie Graham; one daughter, Louise Eason; two sons, Bennie Graham Jr. and Derrick Graham; 12 grandchildren.
Buie Funeral Home of Raeford served the family.

Etta B. Meismer
Mrs. Etta Mae Barnes Meismer, 75, of 2851 Lindsay Road, Raeford, died Friday, June 26, 2009 in her home. She was born on September 27, 1933 in Hoke County to the late George Dewey Dees Sr. and Ottie Long Dees. Mrs. Meismer was a graduate of Hoke County High School and a member of Galatia Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville. Her first husband, Julian Paul Barnes, preceded her in death.
The funeral was held at 11 a.m. Monday, June 29 in Galatia Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Mike Bainai of Grand Rapids officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery.
Survivors are her husband, J. C. Meismer; two daughters, Jane Davis and her husband Jeff Davis of Wilmington and Marilyn Overcash and her husband Craig Overcash of Mount Ulla; two sons, Paul Barnes and his wife Sandy Barnes of Raeford and Kenneth Barnes and his wife Gay Barnes of Raleigh; eight grandchildren, Joshua Overcash, Kendall Tyson, Jordan Davis, Jeremy Barnes, Sarah Beth Barnes, Ivey Barnes, Ashley Barnes and Joseph Barnes; two great-grandchildren, Paige and Lorali Overcash; two stepsons, Ronald Meismer and his wife Katrina Meismer and Terry Meismer, both of Rockwell; three step-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Liberty Hospice of Hoke County, 336 South Main Street, Raeford, NC 28376 or to the Youth Fellowship Programs of Galatia Presbyterian Church, 8800 Galatia Church Road, Fayetteville, NC 28304.
Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home of Fayetteville served the family.

June M. Clark
Miss June Marie Clark, infant daughter of Archie and Essie Clark, 369 Indian Lane, Raeford, died Wednesday, June 24, 2009.
The funeral was held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 30 in Boles Funeral Home Chapel in Red Springs. Burial was in the Clark Family Cemetery in Maxton.
Survivors are two brothers, Danny and Jeremy; maternal grandmother, Mareen.
Boles Funeral Home of Red Springs served the family.