Johnston County, NC - Obituaries File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sue Musette Obituary: Sadie Puckett SPIERS, 1954, Johnston County, NC Surnames: SPIERS, PUCKETT, PALMER, LYON The News and Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Sunday Morning August 8, 1954, page 12 Smithfield - Mrs. Sadie Puckett SPIERS, 83, of Smithfield, died Saturday night at Hillcrest Convalescent Home in Durham. She was the widow of J. D. SPIERS, pioneer businessman of Smithfield. She was born in Tyrrell County, daughter of William C. and Hester SPRUILL PUCKETT. She was a sister of the late Rev. W. A. PUCKETT of the North Carolina Methodist Conference. Since her husband's death, she made her home alternately between her nieces, Mrs. W. M. PALMER of Durham and Mrs. W. H. LYON of Smithfield. Funeral services will be held at Centenary Methodist Church here Monday at 11 a.m. Interment will be at Riverside Cemetery here. =========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ===========================================================================