ZEBULON - Charles Gray Bennett, 84, of NC 39 Hwy., Zebulon, died Friday morning at Wake Med in Raleigh. He was born in Franklin County, a son of the late James Edwin and Sophie Strickland Bennett. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Nell B. Boone, and brother, James Leo Bennett.
WILMINGTON--Lela Ann Gardner Laughter, 84, of Wilmington, NC, passed away peacefully on October 21st, a cool, crisp, and sunny Sunday morning. Born in the small Nash County town of Battleboro, NC to the late Elizabeth and Edward Gardner, she grew up in New Bern where she graduated from high school.
