In 1924, she transferred her church membership to Johnson Memorial Church in Raleigh andthen later in 1932 to Ephesus Baptist Church. She was an active member and church deacon atEphesus for a number of years.On October 31, 1925, she married James Smith from Bladen County. James had moved toRaleigh following his discharge from the Army in World War I. Together they built a home inthe newly developing Oakdale Community just west of Raleigh. After James' death in 1949, shemaintained the household for nearly 50 years. During her widowhood, she developed a practiceof attending to new born infants. In her retirement, she was joined in the household by her sisterRuby and her husband Alton "Goat" Pearce. After Ruby's death in 1998, she broke uphousekeeping and moved to Cary Health and Rehabilitation Center.Surviving are her three children, William Carter and his wife Sandra of Greenville, NC, BettyLou and her husband Louis Thigpen of Austin, TX, and James Charles and his wife Brenda ofRaleigh, NC; five grandchildren, Byron Smith of Delray Beach, FL, Mark Smith of Orlando, FL,Teressa Coll of Austin, TX, Suzanna McClanahan of Austin, TX, and Brent Smith ofCreedmoor, NC; seven great-grandchildren, Stephanie Urban of Lebanon, PA, Van Coll, LanceColl, Kyle McClanahan, and Emily McClanahan all of Austin, TX, Sydnie Smith and JennaSmith both of Creedmoor, NC.Memorials may be made to the Lottie Moon Fund, Ephesus Baptist Church. Arrangements byBrown-Wynne Funeral Home, 200 SE Maynard Road, Cary, NC.<strong>Maude</strong> <strong>Esther</strong> <strong>Honeycutt</strong> <strong>Parrish</strong>News & Observer, The (Raleigh, NC)February 7, 1998Mrs. <strong>Maude</strong> E. <strong>Parrish</strong>, 97, of Rt. 3 Box 1022, Angier, died February 5, 1998 . Funeral, Sunday 3p.m. at West & Dunn Funeral Home Chapel in Benson with the Rev. Steve Lawson and Rev.R.B. <strong>Parrish</strong> officiating. Burial to follow at St. Mary's Grove Church Cemetery.Survivors: daughters, Betsy Johnson of Angier, and Dora Mae Stewart of Fort Myers, FL; sons,Roy <strong>Parrish</strong> of Benson, and Graham <strong>Parrish</strong> of Pine Island, FL; step-sons, Alonzo <strong>Parrish</strong> ofSpring Hill, FL, and Bobby King of New Bern; sister, Nellie Hargis of Four Oaks; 12 stepgrandchildren,12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.Family to receive friends at the funeral home Saturday night from 7-9 p.m. Arrangements byWest & Dunn Funeral Home, Benson.
Maudie Lee <strong>Honeycutt</strong> McGeeNews & Observer, The (Raleigh, NC)January 23, 1999Maudie <strong>Honeycutt</strong> McGee, 76, of 3867 Old Fairground Road, died Friday. Funeral service 2p.m. Sunday at Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Burial, Devotional Gardens, Dunn.Surviving: husband, Harold Bledsoe McGee; sons, Gary McGee of Hickory, Ray McGee ofGarner, Ken McGee of Benson; grandchildren, Keri McGee, Scott McGee, Jeffrey McGee,Amber McGee, Lauren McGee, Mackenzie McGee and Madison McGee; sisters, Edna H.McLamb and Pauline H. Jones, both of Angier; brothers, Leonard <strong>Honeycutt</strong> of Benson andClarence <strong>Honeycutt</strong> of Angier.The family will be at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner, 7-9 p.m. today and other times at thehome. Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Assn., 3109 Poplarwood Ct.,Raleigh, NC 27604.Nellie <strong>Honeycutt</strong> HargisNews & Observer, The (Raleigh, NC)April 1, 2003DEC. 24, 1912 MARCH 31, 2003SMITHFIELD -- Mrs. Nellie Lee <strong>Honeycutt</strong> Hargis, age 90, of 2175 Lassiter Road died March31. She was a native of Johnston County, a daughter of the late Frank and Della Andrews<strong>Honeycutt</strong>, and the widow of Russell Hargis.Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday from the chapel of Underwood FuneralHome. Interment will follow in Hills of the Neuse Memory Gardens.Surviving: son, Steve Hargis of Smithfield; daughter, Dorothy Johnson of Four Oaks; twograndchildren; two great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.The family will receive friends from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Wednesday at Underwood Funeral Home.