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H Stone Kennett April 2, 1934 - June 13, 2023 Raleigh, North Carolina - Henry Stone Kennett, 89 of Raleigh passed away June 13, 2023. He was born April 2, 1934, in Durham, to the late H.C. Kennett and Grace Stone Kennett. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Shirley Garrett Kennett, and a brother, H. Connor Kennett Jr. Mr. Kennett is survived by his son, Daniel James Kennett; brother, Phil Kennett (Gloria); and sister, Kay Stout (David); many nieces and nephews. He was a Veteran of the US Air Force and retired from the N.C. Dept of Agriculture and also the U.S. Dept of Agriculture. He was an active member of the St James United Methodist Church and...

Mary Elizabeth "Kitty" Timms Cochran, 80 of Sanford passed away Tuesday August 10, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Saturday at Solid Rock Community Church. Burial will follow at 3:00 pm in the Garland Cemetery, Garland, NC. Mrs. Cochran was born in Abbeville, SC daughter of the late Toby Sydney Timms and Ruby Lee Hammons Timms. She was preceded in death by siblings, Henry Sylvester Timms and Josie Cornelia Timms Barrett and a grandson, Bobby Vernon Summers Jr. Kitty is survived by daughters, Carleen S. Carter of Sanford, and Gail Cochran (Michael Jarrett) of Roanoke Rapids; grandchildren, Misty Brooke Bryant (David), Brandy Shinelle Hancock (Bobby), and Jamie Nevada Duke;...

George Lee Miller, 80, died at home after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer on Saturday, April 24, 2021. He was born in Cripple Creek, Colorado on September 16, 1940, to John Jeter Miller Jr. and Evelyn Lucille Doran Miller. He received his bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. He was a veteran of the US Army serving as a First Lieutenant from 1964-66 stationed at Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was employed by Union Carbide as a chemical engineer, group leader, and capital project manager for 37 years. He began his career in the Central Engineering Department in South Charleston, West Virginia. He later worked in the UCAR Emulsions Systems Division in...