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Timothy Raper Obituary
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Timothy Lee Raper, 56, of 4600 Old Poole Road, passed away at his home on November 14, 2012. Tim was born March 13, 1956 in Wake County to Faylene Morgan Roper and the late James Wilton Roper. He was the owner and master carpenter of Tim Raper Construction Company. He loved his children and grandchildren greatly and will be missed by all. Tim enjoyed body surfing at the beach and fishing from the pier.
Funeral service 4:00 p.m. Saturday, November 17, 2012 in L. Harold Poole Funeral Service Chapel, 944 Old Knight Road, Knightdale, NC 27545.
The family will receive relatives and friends immediately following the service at the funeral home.
Surviving: mother, Faylene Morgan Roper; children, Timothy Lee Raper, Jr. of Selma, Alison Raper of Clayton, Katherine Raper of Oxford; grandchildren, Aaliyah Dixon, Timothy Landyn Raper, Isabella Spidle, Adam Jacob Spidle, to be born soon; sister, Dianne R. Parkes of Cary; brothers, Danny Wilton Raper of Charlotte, William Allen Raper of Clayton, Gary Andrew Raper of Cary, John Kevin Roper of Youngsville.
Condolences to the family may be sent to poolefuneral.com under Obituaries.
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Katherine
November 18, 2025
November 19, 2012
November 16, 2012
Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.
LOLA DAIL
November 16, 2012
TO ALL OF THE FAMILY..PLEASE KNOW ALL OF YOU ARE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS..MAY THE WONDERFUL HOPE FOR THE FUTURE BRING YOU COMFORT NOW AND IN THE COMING DAYS...SENDING OUR LOVE, RANDALL AND LOLA DAIL
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Joey Lee
November 16, 2012
We are very sorry for you loss. Tim was such a unbelievable man and a wonderful carpenter. He will be greatly missed. We will be praying for your family during this difficult time.
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