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Sunday, February 29, 2004

CLARA M. AUSTIN

NEWTON GROVE -- Mrs. Clara McLamb Austin, 86, of 280 Austin Lane died Thursday. Funeral service will be held today at 2 p.m. at Unity Presbyterian Church, Newton Grove. The Rev. Millie Vergeer and the Rev. Robert Brozina will officiate....

CHARLES CALDWELL JR.

Memorial viewing for Charles Caldwell Jr. of 201 Whitfield Drive will be held today from 4 until 7 p.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home. He is survived by three daughters, Victoria Thomas, Brenda Walls, and Sylvia White, all of Goldsboro. The...

HELEN N. DOZIER

WINTERVILLE -- Mrs. Helen Nobles Dozier, 73, died Friday. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Bethany Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Ayden Cemetery. Mrs. Dozier was a member of Bethany Free Will Baptist...

ETHEL D. JONES

Funeral services for Ethel Mae Davis Jones of 3606 22nd Street S.E., Washington, D.C., formerly of Goldsboro, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Antiock M.B. Church. Burial will follow in the Elmwood Cemetery. She is survived by five...

MAGDALINE A. KEATHLEY

ALBERTSON -- Magdaline Alphin Keathley, 77, of Woodland Church Road, died Thursday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Daughter of the late Tarnce and Victoria "Queenie" Turner Alphin, she was the widow of Lewis Keathley. She was a homemaker and operator...

STEPHEN H. LEWIS JR.

KENLY -- Stephen H. Lewis Jr., 89, of 200 Wilson St., died Saturday at Avante of Wilson. Mr. Lewis was a member of the Goldsboro chapter of the Moose Lodge for about 35 years. A graveside serice will be conducted...

BLAIR LONG

Blair Long,12, a sixth grade student at Norwayne Middle School, died Saturday. She was the daughter of Chris and Gay Ginn Long of Goldsboro. Blair played in the Norwayne Saturday basketball league and played the clarinet in the Norwayne...

JOHN C. RAWLS

John Cotton Rawls, 76, of 155 U.S. 13 South, died Saturday at his home. He is survived by his wife, Rachel Musselwhite Rawls. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be directed to the Community Home Care & Hospice, 1201...

ETHEL T. SASSER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Ethel Thompson Sasser, 80, died Wednesday night at her home at 308 East Main Street in Mount Olive. Graveside funeral services will be held today at 3 p.m. in the Calypso Cemetery in Calypso. Conducting the service...

ANNA L. UNDERWOOD

Anna Lee Underwood, 84, of 150 Longs Plant Farm Road, died Thursday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. She was born in Royal, W. Va., to the late Baxter and Evia Jane Fox Hicks and was married to the late Elmer Underwood....

ROBERT WHITFIELD

Robert Whitfield of Brooklyn, N. Y., formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday in Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center in Brooklyn. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday at 11 a.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro with the Rev. Raveion Moses officiating....

RAY L. WEST

WARSAW -- Ray Lewis West died Friday. Mr. West was born on June 18, 1919, in Duplin County and was the son of the late Luther Lawrence West and Cora Blanchard West. His survivors are his wife, Margueritte Britt West;...

MASAKO WILLIAMS

Masako Williams of 1491 Old Gratham Road died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is her daughter, Patricia Williams of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries. The family will receive...

Friday, February 27, 2004

NANCY BARNES

FREMONT -- The funeral for Nancy Barnes, of 810 Martin St., will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Union Grove Church, under the direction of McIntyre Funeral Home. Burial will be in the church cemetery. She is survived by...

TROY BEAN

The funeral for Stephen Troy Bean will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 until 8:30...

DOROTHY BROWN

MOUNT OLIVE -- Funeral and committal services for Dorothy Wall Brown, 72, were postponed. The funeral will be held Sunday at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home in Selma. The family will receive friends afterward. Burial will...

MAYBELLE V. CLARK

Maybelle Virginia Clark, 79, died Thursday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Robert Thomas Clark. The funeral will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. The Rev. Earl Dulaney...

JANIE W. DANIELS

The funeral for Janie Lee Williamson Daniels, 83, has been postponed until Monday at 11 a.m. The service will be held at Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Association Headquarters on S. Slocumb Street. Mrs. Daniels was the daughter of the late...

ELMER DULEY

The graveside service for Elmer Duley has been postponed until Saturday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. The viewing will be today from 3 until 9 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Goldsboro....

JOSIE H. GIBBS

CHARLOTTE -- Josie Elizabeth Hobbs Gibbs, 74, of 524 Walnut Ave., Apartment 1, formerly of Fayetteville, died Tuesday at her home. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Rogers and Breece Funeral Home chapel in Fayetteville by...

NORMA HINSON

Norma Ruth Hinson, 81, died today at home. She was the daughter of the late Jesse Hinson, former sheriff of Wayne County, and the late Alice Pierce Hinson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory of Goldsboro....

MAGDALINE KEATHLEY

Magdaline Alphin Keathley, 77, of Albertson, died Thursday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Lewis Keathley. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Tyndall Funeral Home....

CHARLES PORTER

The funeral for Charles Devon "Poss" Porter will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Darden Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Dr. George T. Fitzpatrick will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Mr. Porter is survived by one...

ETHEL SASSER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Ethel Thompson Sasser, 80, of 308 East Main Street, died Wednesday night at her home. She was the widow of Randolph Sasser. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Tyndall Funeral Home....

CYRUS SIMMONS

The graveside service for Cyrus James Simmons was postponed until Sunday at 2 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery. The viewing will be Saturday from 3 until 9 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ANNA UNDERWOOD

Anna Lee Underwood, 84, of 150 Longs Plant Farm Road, died today at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Among her survivors is a son, Melvin Shaver. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory of Goldsboro. (Pd)...

LUBERTA WADE

The funeral for Luberta "Tot" Wade will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Zion Church. Pastor Tino Bell will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. She is survived by her mother, Fannie Williams; three daughters, Antoinnette...

RAY WEST

WARSAW -- Ray West died Friday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Community Funeral Home in Warsaw....

Thursday, February 26, 2004

NANCY BARNES

FREMONT -- Nancy Barnes, of 810 Martin St., died Tuesday at the Burn Center at the North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Union Grove Church. The Rev. Joseph Braswell...

TROY BEAN

Stephen Troy Bean, 34, died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, from complications of sleep apnea. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory. Rev. Glenn...

DOROTHY BROWN

MOUNT OLIVE -- Dorothy Wall Brown, 72, formerly of Princeton, died Wednesday morning at Sunbridge for Mount Olive. A native of Wayne County and a former resident of Princeton, she was the daughter of the late Nathan W. and Minnie...

JANIE W. DANIELS

Janie Lee Williamson Daniels, 83, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Association Headquarters, 1800 South Slocumb St. The officiating minister will be the Rev. James A....

ROY S. DUDLEY

Roy Samuel "Buddy" Dudley, 39, of 4125 US Hwy. 13 South, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wayne County to Elsie Hayes Dudley and the late Roy Junior Dudley. He attended Jordans Chapel Baptist Church...

MAYBELLE CLARK

Maybelle Virginia Clark, 79, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Robert Thomas Clark. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory of Goldsboro....

ETHEL JONES

Ethel Davis Jones, 87, a former resident of Goldsboro, died Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

REYNOSO FAMILY

The funeral for Alfonso Puebla Reynoso, 36, his wife, Alfonsina Maldonado Hernandez, 30, and their two children, Blanca Reynoso Maldonado, 8, and Alejandra Reynoso Maldonado, 6, will be held Friday at 5 p.m. at Posada Guadlupana Iglesia La Santa Misa...

WILLIE RAY SUTTON

The funeral for Willie Ray Sutton, 49, of 617 Durham Lake Road, Dudley, will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Pastor Nathaniel Spells will officiate. Burial will be in Rhodes Cemetery on Durham Lake Road. Mr....

LUBERTA WADE

Luberta "Top" Wade, of 707 South Madison Ave., died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Among her survivors is her mother Fannie Mae Williams of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntrye Funeral Home Ministries....

ELIJAH YOUNG

The funeral for Brando Elijah Young will be held Friday at noon at Alpha & Omega Christian Center. Pastor Frank Dawson will officiate. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. He is survived by his mother, Cheree´ Booker and...

Wednesday, February 25, 2004

NANCY BARNES

Nancy Barnes of Fremont died Tuesday night at the Burn Center at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home in Fremont....

NANCY S. BEST

LAGRANGE -- Nancy Sugg Best, 95, formerly of 1361 New Hope Road, died Tuesday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. She was born in Lenoir County to the late Luther and Bertie Hill Sugg. She was wife of the late Kimber Best...

ROY S. DUDLEY

Roy Samuel Dudley, 39, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory....

ELMER DULEY

Elmer Duley, 84, died Monday at North Carolina Special Care Center in Wilson. A graveside service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. The Rev. Derrick Oates will conduct the service. The viewing will be from...

GARY P. GONSER

TIFTON, Ga. -- Gary Phillip Gonser, 48, a former resident of Goldsboro, died Thursday, Feb. 19, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A former News-Argus employee, he was the son of Ed and Evelyn Louverne Forehand Gonser of Tifton and...

QUEEN ESTHER GRANTHAM

DUMFRIES, Va. -- Queen Esther Everett Grantham, a former resident of Goldsboro, died Saturday, Feb. 22. The funeral will be held this Saturday at noon at the Oak Shade Baptist Church in Catlett, Va., under the direction of Ames Funeral...

REV. WILLIAM JOHNSON JR.

The Rev. William Johnson Jr., 70, died Tuesday in Hempstead, N.Y. He was formerly of Wayne County and was the son of the late Rev. William Johnson Sr. and Hattie Johnson. The funeral will be held Sunday evening at New...

GORDON MINSHEW

EUREKA -- Gordon Overman Minshew, 66, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wayne County and was the son of the late Joel Jacob and Ollie Mae Putnam Minshew. A gathering to celebrate his life was to...

HERMAN L. MYERS

PLYMOUTH -- Herman Lewis Myers, 83, died Tuesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Mr. Myers is survived by four children, Pat White of Kinston, Wanda Dail of Greensboro, Herman Lewis Myers Jr. of Pinetops and Terry Myers of Durham;...

CHARLES PORTER

Charles D. Porter, of 329 Alabama Ave., died Tuesday at his residence. Among his survivors is a sister, Rosa Porter of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

REYNOSO FAMILY

MOUNT OLIVE -- Funeral arrangements for Alfonso Reynoso, 36, his wife, Alfonsina Maldonado Hernandez, 30, and their two children, Alejandra Reynoso Maldonado, 6, and Blanca Reynoso Maldonado, 8, are pending at Family Funeral Service & Cremation of Faison. The family...

JOHN E. ROYAL

The funeral for John E. Royal will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ. Bishop Alton Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Mr. Royal is survived by two sons, Edward Royal...

CYRUS SIMMONS

A graveside service for Cyrus James Simmons, 76, of 127 Ridge Runner Drive, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. Elmwood Cemetery. The Rev. Derrick Oates will officiate. He is survived by a son, Emuel Simmons of the home; five...

MARY ANN SMITH

LAGRANGE -- Mary Ann Hall Smith, 83, widow of Jimmy Smith, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Cobb Cemetery with the Rev. Jerry Mitchell officiating. Mrs. Smith is survived...

WILLIE RAY SUTTON

Willie Ray Sutton, 49, of 617 Durham Lake Road, Tuesday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

BRANDO YOUNG

Brando Elijah Young, 2-month-old son of Cheree Booker, of 2130 North N.C. 111 Hwy., and Brando Young, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

Tuesday, February 24, 2004

THADDEUS BARNES

Thaddeus Ray Barnes Sr., 63, of 226 Wayne Ave., died Friday at his home. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church. Dr. William J. Barber II will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood...

EMMA BARNETTE

KENANSVILLE -- Emma Lee Barnette, 84, died Monday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. She was the daughter of the late Edward Barnette and Barbara Jane Grady of Duplin County and was the widow of Laudy M. Barnette. She is...

TROY BEAN

Stephen Troy Bean, 34, died Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. Among his survivors is his father, Walter "Jerry" Bean and wife Donna Pender-Bean of Goldsboro and his mother, Elaine Maxwell. The family will receive friends at the...

ELMER DULY

Elmer Duley of Goldsboro died Monday at North Carolina Special Care in Wilson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

GORDON MINSHEW

Gordon Overman Minshew, 66, died Monday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shackleford Funerals and Cremations in Fremont....

MARY ANN SMITH

LAGRANGE -- Mary Ann Smith, 83, of LaGrange, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rouse Funeral Home....

ROBERT WILSON

United States Air Force Airman Robert J. Wilson Sr., 28, died Tuesday. He was the son of Kenneth Wilson of California. The funeral will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at William A. Gaines Funeral Home, 9116 Union Ave., Cleveland,...

Monday, February 23, 2004

HERBERT CRUMPLER

Herbert Benjamin Crumpler, 82, of 445 Combs Road, died Sunday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. A graveside service was to be held today at 2 p.m. at Snow Hill Cemetery. A native of Wayne County, Mr. Crumpler was the...

EULA DAIL

Eula Sutton Dail, 76, of 4395 Aldridge Store Road, died Saturday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Mrs. Dail was born in Lenoir County to the late Francesco Sutton and Mary Beulah Jackson Sutton and was the widow of Lee...

JANIE DANIELS

Janie Lee Daniels, 83, of 1007 S. Slocumb St., died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of the Rev. Frank Daniels. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home in Goldsboro....

MARY M. FOYE

LAGRANGE -- Mary M. Foye, 88, of Brooklyn, N.Y., died Monday, Feb. 16, at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center. Survivors include two daughters, Estella Foye-Spears of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Mary Foye of LaGrange; three sons, James Foye of Dover, William...

JOHNNY GODBOLD

WARSAW -- The funeral for John Roberson "Johnny" Godbold, 65, will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Community Funeral Home. Burial will be on Tuesday morning at 11 at the Devotional Gardens. Mr. Godbold died Saturday at...

DAVID E. JERNIGAN

DUDLEY -- David Earl Jernigan, 75, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. The Reverends Rudolph Rowe and Pete Bass will officiate. Burial will be...

JAMES LEE

NEWTON GROVE -- James W. Lee, 71, of 12398 N.C. Hwy. 50 South, died Friday. The funeral was held today at 11 a.m. at Unity Presbyterian Church. The Reverends Melicent Vergeer and the Rev. Glenn McCullen will officiate. Burial will...

PAMELA P. POLLOCK

The funeral for Pamela Pollock will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory. The family will receive friends following the service. Burial will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Pikeville...

SMITHY H. POTTER

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Smithy Hines Potter, 88, of 2807 Zion Church Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Potter was born in Lenoir County to the late Milton and Beatrice Outlaw Hines. She was wife of the late Melvin...

JOHN ROYAL SR.

John Edward Royal Sr. died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home, where he was employed for many years....

CYRUS SIMMONS

Cyrus James Simmons, 76, of 127 Ridgerunner Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

DEWEY WARREN

NEWTON GROVE -- The funeral for Dewey Lane Warren, 51, of North Augusta, Ga., will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Newton Grove Methodist Church. The Rev. Walter Gaskins will officiate. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Mr. Warren...

ROBERT WHITFIELD

Robert Whitfield of Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Goldsboro....

MAXINE WILSON

CALYPSO -- Maxine Williams Wilson, 60, of Washington, D.C., formerly of Duplin County, died last Tuesday at Howard University Hospital. The funeral will be held this Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Calypso. Burial will be...

Sunday, February 22, 2004

J. WILLIAM BROWN

KENANSVILLE -- Jesse William "Bill" Brown, 61, died Friday at his home. He was a native of Lenoir County, a U.S. Army veteran, and the owner of Brown's Service Center in Kenansville. He was preceded in death by his wife,...

SUSIE H. COTTON

MOUNT OLIVE -- Susie Hartley Cotton, 84, died Friday at Sunbridge Nursing Home. She was born in Johnston County to the late Herbert M. and Lula W. Hartley. Susie was preceded in death by her husband, Leon Cotton; brothers, David...

JOHNNY GODBOLD SR.

WARSAW -- Johnny Roberson Goldbold Sr., 65, of Warsaw died Saturday at Duplin General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

DAVID E. JERNIGAN

David Earl Jernigan, 75, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

PAMELA P. POLLOCK

PIKEVILLE -- Pamela Privette Pollock, 48, of 131 Dunwoody Dr., died Thursday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday evening at 7 from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

BABY ANIA RUFFIN

Baby Ania Gabrielle Ruffin died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is her mother, Paulisha Ruffin of the home. Funeral services are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

EARL SASSER

SEVEN SPRINGS --Earl Stewart Sasser, 88, Master Sergeant, USAF (retired), died in Los Alamos, New Mexico, on Wednesday, February 18, 2004, where he resided at the Sombrillo Nursing Center. Earl was born on December 21, 1915 to Thaddeus L. and...

EARL J. SLOCUM

Earl J. Slocum, 95, died Monday at North Carolina Special Care in Wilson. Funeral services will be held privately. Mr. Slocum was born in Florida on Dec. 8, 1908, to the late Earl and Jane Weaver Slocum. He is survived...

CLIFTON E. SMITH JR.

Funeral services for Clifton E. Smith Jr. will be held today at 1:30 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory with Pastor William Barber officiating....

TWANA L. TAYLOR

Funeral services for Twana Lysharn Taylor will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Eastern Chapel M.B. Church. The Rev. Timothy Dortch will officiate. Burial to follow in the Elmwood Cemetery. She is survived by four sons, Dominique Wendell,...

Friday, February 20, 2004

KENNETH BARFIELD

Kenneth Edward Barfield, 56, 1205 Old Smithfield Road, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Danny Freuler officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery....

THADDEUS BARNES

Thaddeus Ray Barnes, 73, of 227 Wayne Ave., died Friday at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

WAYNE BREAKIRON

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Wayne William Breakiron, 79, of 374 Price Road, died Thursday at his residence. Born in Rosewood, Pa., he was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was a retired food manager. His wife, Anna Margaret Wilson Breakiron,...

CHARLES CALDWELL JR.

Charles Caldwell Jr., of 201 Whitfield Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home....

ETHEL DAUGHTRY

SELMA -- Ethel Braswell Daughtry, 91, died Wednesday at her home on Davis Mill Road. The funeral was to be held today at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home in Selma, with the Rev. Jeff McKeel officiating....

MARY FOYE

Mary Foye, formerly of LaGrange, died Wednesday in New York. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Mortuary....

DR. ROBERT FREEMAN

A service to celebrate the life of Dr. Robert Freeman will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Tanglewood Church of God, 2103 Rouse Road, Kinston. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorial...

VERA D. HILL

KINSTON -- Vera Dunn Hill, 67, of Kinston, died Thursday. She was wife of the late Milton Lee Hill and was preceded in death by her mother, Fannie Sumrell Dunn. She served as a registered nurse and director of...

JAMES HOBBS

MOUNT OLIVE -- Funeral services for James Demetrius Hobbs, 93, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Garris Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Hobbs Cemetery in Kenansville. The funeral procession will line up at 1 p.m.. the...

PAMELA POLLOCK

PIKEVILLE -- Pamela Privette Pollock, 48, of 131 Dunwoody Drive, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

JAMES A. RAY

SMITHFIELD -- James Albert Ray, 62, died Wednesday at his home. The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Western Assembly Building in Newton Grove. Bishop C.J. Williams Sr. will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial...

EARL SASSER

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Earl Stewart Sasser died in Los Alamos, New Mexico. on Wednesday. He was a native of the Indian Springs community of Wayne County and was the son of the late Thaddeus...

CLIFTON E. SMITH JR.

PIKEVILLE -- Clifton Earl Smith Jr., 51, of Wilbert Lane, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral services will be held on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

DON STEVENS

Funeral services for Donald "Don" Stevens will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Princeton. He was co-owner of Stevens Carpets in Goldsboro....

CECIL R. SUTTON

Cecil Ray Sutton, 90, of 1398 Hood Swamp Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lenoir County to the late Leslie and Rachel Sutton. He was a retired farmer and was a pioneer in the...

TWANA TAYLOR

Twana Lysharn Taylor, 33, of 701 N. Alabama Ave., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is her mother, Brenda Grace. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Thursday, February 19, 2004

MATTHEW BRASWELL

Matthew "Sudie Bro" Braswell, 72, of 508 E. Walnut Street School Apartments, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was the son of the late Leonard Braswell and Sudie Coley Braswell. He was preceded in death by his...

RUSSELL BAKER JR.

ROANOKE, Va. -- Russell Carl "Scrubby" Baker Jr., 68, of Roanoke, and a native of Mount Olive, N.C., died Monday, Feb. 16, 2004. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Russell Carl Baker Sr. and Mildred Howell...

KALANDRA CARMON

DUDLEY -- The funeral for Kalandra Rena Carmon, 4-month-old daughter of Timothy and Sandra Ammons Carmon, will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Best Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Antonio Blow will officiate. Burial will be in...

SHONTA EDMUNDSON

LAGRANGE -- Shonta Edmundson, 24. of 302 Caswell St., died Sunday. The funeral will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Rose Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, in Wilson. The Rev. Charlene Artis and Pastor Leonard Smith will...

ANNETTE HARPER

DUDLEY -- Annette Harper, 58, of 609 Brogden St., will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ. Apostle Lester Coward will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. Harper died last...

VERA D. HILL

KINSTON -- Vera Dunn Hill, 67, died today at Classic Country Care. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rouse Funeral Home in LaGrange....

SALLIE HINNANT

Sallie Daniels Hinnant, 92, died peacefully Thursday morning surrounded by her family. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Jackson Isaac and Sallie Murphrey Daniels and was the widow of Troy Glenn Hinnant, to...

JAMES HOBBS

MOUNT OLIVE -- James Hobbs, 93, formerly of Mount Olive, died Monday in Philadelphia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home....

ELLEN KING

Ellen Gooch King, 85, of 1108 Fourth Street, went to be with her Lord on Friday, February 13, 2004 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. King, widow of Herman King, was born in Granville County, North Carolina, to the late...

BETTY KORNEGAY

MOUNT OLIVE -- Betty Ann Kornegay, 60, of 104 E. Pollock St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, of Mount Olive. The...

DANNY M. ROUSE

GREENVILLE -- Retired Colonel Danny M. Rouse, 57, of Greenville, died Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at his residence. Danny was born in Lenoir County to Marion R. "Shorty" Rouse of La Grange and the late Emma Anderson Rouse. Danny...

DONALD STEVENS

Donald "Don" L. Stevens, 62, of 3500 Catherine St., died Wednesday at his home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory. The Rev. Dennis Pollock and the...

CECIL R. SUTTON

Cecil R. Sutton, 90, of 1398 Hood Swamp Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

WILLIAM SUTTON

LAGRANGE -- The funeral for William "Hambone" Sutton, 60, of 6120 Windy Ridge Road, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Free. Will Baptist Church. Bishop J.E. Reddick and Pastor Walter Cannon will conduct the service. Burial...

COLEEN J. WEEKS

MOUNT OLIVE -- Coleen J. Weeks, 97, died Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne Co., she was the daughter of the late A.G. and Effie Brown Jordan. She was a member of Smith Chapel United Methodist Church....

ALICE WILLIAMS

TEMPLE HILLS, Md. -- Alice Elizabeth Pearsall Williams, 55, died Monday. She was a native of Mount Olive and was the daughter of the late Jesse and Emma Pearsall. The funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at...

MAXINE WILSON

CALYPSO -- Maxine Williams Wilson, 60, formerly of Calypso, died Tuesday at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., The funeral arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

Wednesday, February 18, 2004

RUSSELL BAKER JR.

ROANOKE, Va. -- Russell Carl "Scrubby" Baker Jr., 68, died Monday. He was born in Mount Olive and was the son of the late Russell Carl Baker Sr. and Mildred Howell Baker. The funeral will be held Thursday at 1...

DAVID EASON

PRINCETON -- David Clarence Eason, 87, died Monday at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Smithfield. The funeral will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home in Princeton. The Rev. Ferrell Hardison and the Rev. Andy...

SHONTA EDMUNDSON

Shonta Edmundson, 24, of 106 E. Center St., Black Creek, died Sunday in an automobile accident. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

CLIFTON SMITH

Funeral services for Clifton Smith, 51, will be held on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends at the home of his mother, Arthenia Smith, at 2101...

DON STEVENS

Donald "Don" L. Stevens, owner of Stevens Carpets of Goldsboro, died today at his home at 3500 Catherine Street. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

COLEEN J. WEEKS

MOUNT OLIVE -- Coleen J. Weeks, 97, died Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wayne County, and was the daughter of the late A.G. and Effie Brown Jordan. She was a member of Smith Chapel United...

DAVID WHITE

RALEIGH -- David C. White, 36, of 929-B Hearthridge Court, died Friday, Feb. 13, 2004. A native of Enid, Okla., he was a graduate of N.C. State University and a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He was the...

Tuesday, February 17, 2004

ESTELLE H. CAMP

A graveside service for Estelle Camp was held today at 11 a.m. at Patetown Cemetery. Mrs. Camp enjoyed singing and sang with the Patetown Church of God Quartet, the Happy Three, the Emmanuel Trio, and the Goldsboro Trio which...

RICHARD J. BORKOWSKI

ERIE, Pa. -- Richard J. Borkowski, 58, brother of Robert Borkowski of Goldsboro, died Sunday. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church and a Memorial Mass will be held Friday at 6...

EVONNE EDWARDS

The funeral for Evonne Coley Edwards will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at New Stoney Hill Holiness Church. The Rev. Howard McNair will deliver the eulogy. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. She was preceded in death...

NINA M. GARNER

GREENVILLE -- Nina Lee Mewborn Garner, 89, of Greenville, North Carolina, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2004, at Pitt Memorial Hospital. She was born October 1, 1914 at Nehucky Farm, Snow Hill Township, in Greene County, North Carolina,...

RUTH GILLETTE

LAGRANGE -- The funeral for Ruth Carol Gillette, 60, of 306 N. Charles St., will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Liberty Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Harold Warren will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Mrs....

RAYMOND HAMILTON

Funeral services for Raymond Hamilton will be held tonight at 7 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory. Pastor Bill Garner and Wayne Allman will officiate. Internment will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Evergreen...

DILLON HANNAM

Gary Matthew and Heidi Wingate Hannam of Cape Choral, Florida, announce the birth and death of their son, Dillon Matthew Wingate Hannam, on Monday, February 9, 2004. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 29, in Cape Choral....

RAY HOWARD

BENSON -- Ray Howard, 77, died Monday afternoon at Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn. He was a former Mount Olive resident and was a retired from the U. S. Government in housing development maintenance. In his retirement years, he was...

WOODROW LITTLETON

KENLY -- Woodrow Connie Littleton, 57, of 206 Short St., Tarboro, formerly of Kenly, died Sunday. He is survived by a daughter, Patricia Pipkin of Micro; one son, Jonathan Littleton of Pine Level; one sister, Edith Futrell of Pikeville; two...

CLIFTON SULLIVAN

Clifton Larry Sullivan, 82, of 808 Patetown Road, died Monday at his home. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Murray Allen Sullivan and Lydia Susan Boyette Sullivan and was a United States Army veteran...

WILLIAM WATSON

FREMONT -- William Watson Jr. 71, of 1451 Moye Road, died Sunday. A graveside service will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Maplewood Cemetery, with the Rev. Scott Strother officiating. Mr. Watson is survived by his wife, Linda Rose...

COLEEN J. WEEKS

MOUNT OLIVE -- Coleen J. Weeks, 97, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late A.C. and Effie Brown Jordan. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

Monday, February 16, 2004

MARGARET BASS

WILSON -- Margaret Williams Bass, 85, died Sunday. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Gene Wells and the Rev. Jimmy Bussell at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner's Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City....

MATTHEW BRASWELL

Matthew Braswell, 72, of 508 E. Walnut St., Apt. 105A, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home....

CHARLES BROGDEN

RAEFORD -- Charles Brogden, 67, died Saturday at Autumn Care of Raeford. He is survived by a son, Ricky Brogden of Mount Olive; five daughters, Crystal Gions Ortiz of Raeford and Jackie Goins Rollins of Wagram, Gayle Jones of Dudley,...

ESTELLE CAMP

Estelle Ham Camp, 84, formerly of Kirkwood and the Pines of Goldsboro died Sunday morning at Britthaven of Kinston. Homegoing services will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory. Pastor Willard Hardison...

KALANDRA CARMON

DUDLEY -- Kalandra Rena Carmon, infant daughter of Timothy and Sandra A. Carmon, died Sunday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive. The family will receive friends at the residence at 411...

DONALD DARDEN

PRINCETON -- Donald Michael Darden, 73, of 5571 Bizzell Grove Church Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Casey Funeral Home. The committal service will be held...

EVONNE EDWARDS

Evonne Coley Edwards, of 407 N. Leslie St., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

NINA LEE GARNER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Nina Lee Mewborn Garner, a retired Duplin County school teacher, died Sunday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. She was a former resident of the Garner's Chapel community near Mount Olive and was the widow of Varner...

RUTH GILLETTE

LAGRANGE -- Ruth Carol Gillette, 60, of 306 N. Charles St., died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Mortuary....

RAYMOND M. HAMILTON

Raymond Milton Hamilton, 61, of 107 Radford Drive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory. Pastor Bill Garner and Wayne Allman will officiate....

ANNETTE HARPER

DUDLEY -- Annette Harper, of 609 Brogden St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is her husband, the Rev. Jesse J. Harper of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive. The...

BETTY KORNEGAY

Betty Ann Kornegay, 60, of 104 E. Pollock St., Mount Olive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Bass Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

ALFRED SAUCIER JR.

Alfred Saucier Jr., 62, of 1932 Carolina Circle, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Berry House officiating. Burial will be in Wayne...

EARL J. SLOCUM

Earl J. Slocum died this morning at North Carolina Special Care in Wilson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

CLIFTON SMITH

Clifton Smith died this morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

PATRICIA SPEARMAN

RUTHERFORDTON -- Patricia Ann Clark Spearman, 56, of 127 Hannah Drive, died Saturday at Rutherford Hospital. She was a native of Greenville, S.C., and was the daughter of Lillie Mae Colvard Wooten of Greenville and the late Woodrow Fred Clark....

CLIFTON SULLIVAN

Clifton Larry Sullivan, 82, of 808 Patetown Road, died Monday at his home. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Murry Allen Sullivan and Lydia Susan Boyette Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan was a retired farmer and...

WILLIAM SUTTON

LAGRANGE -- William "Hambone" Sutton died today at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Mortuary....

LEONARD THOMPSON JR.

Leonard Lee "Moon" Thompson Jr., fought a courageous battle with cancer for the past year and died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Lenoir County, he was the son of the late Leonard Lee Thompson, Sr. and Eunice...

WILLIAM WATSON JR.

FREMONT -- William Watson Jr., 71, of 1451 Moye Road, died Sunday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Coley Funeral Home in Kenly....

Sunday, February 15, 2004

ETHEL P. BARNES

LUCAMA -- Ethel Parrish Barnes, 90, of Lucama died Friday in Wilson Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Little Rock F.W.B. Church with Dr. DeWayne Eakes officiating. Burial will follow in Kenly Cemetery. Mrs....

NAOMI BROWN

The funeral for Naomi T. Brown will be held today at 2 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, 4531 North U.S. Hwy. 13, with the Rev. Larry M. Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. She...

EVONNE COLEY

Evonne Coley of 407 N. Leslie St. died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors are two daughters, Amerika Kent of the home and Kim Eason of Gates County. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Fu-neral Home....

MARSHA DANKA

VANDERGRIFT, Pa. -- Marsha Wolfe Danka, 50, died Wednesday, Feb. 4. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Feb. 7, in the chapel of Clawson Funeral Home in Leesburg, Pa. She is survived by her husband, Robert Danka, two sons, Chad...

DONALD M. DARDEN

Donald Michael Darden, 73, of 5571 Bizzell Grove Church Road, Princeton, died Friday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. He was the son of the late Roland and Cornelia Bradshaw Darden. Funeral arrangements are incomplete, and the family is...

RUTH H. EXUM

Funeral services for Ruth Hamilton Exum, 77, of 1420 Stoney Creek Church Road, will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Holly Street U.H. Church. Pastor Carolyn Mitchell will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hamilton Family Cemetery. She is...

GEORGE M. GOFORTH JR.

Mr. George Mark Goforth Jr., 83, of 603 Prince Avenue died Saturday. A native of Caldwell County, he was the son of the late George M. Goforth Sr. and Nell Myers Goforth. Mr. Goforth was a 1942 graduate of...

MARY JOHNSON

LUCAMA -- Mary Estelle Johnson, 86, died Thursday at Avante at Wilson. The funeral was held Saturday at 7 p.m. in the chap-el of Coley Funeral Home. The Rev. Gene Thompson officiated. The family received friends following the service....

ELLEN G. KING

Ellen Gooch King, 85, of 1108 Fourth St. died Friday. Arrangements by Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service are incomplete....

STEFANIE R. KOONCE

COMFORT -- Stefanie Renee Koonce, 36, of 141 Davis St., died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. A native of Jones County, she was a graduate of Elizabeth City College, a member of King Chapel F.W.B. Church, and employed at Dupont...

IRMA J. ROWE

PIKEVILLE -- Irma Jean Barwick Rowe, 69, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Gladys Broughton Barwick and was married to the Rev. J. Rudolph Rowe. A graduate...

ALFRED SAUCIER JR.

Alfred Saucier Jr., 62, of 1932 Carolina Circle died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Elaine Godwin Saucier; daughter, Vickie Jackson of Pikeville; and sons, Alfred Saucier III and Mark Saucier, both of Goldsboro. Arrangements...

Friday, February 13, 2004

JACK W. CAUDILL

Jack Wilson Caudill, age 76, of 315 Glenoak Drive, went to be with his Lord on Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Lake Wells, Florida, he was the son of the late James Howard and Bonnie Davis...

RUTH H. EXUM

Ruth Hamilton Exum died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home....

EDNA C. HARDY

LAGRANGE -- Edna Creech Hardy died Thursday at her home. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Ben Sims officiating. Mrs. Hardy was born in Lenoir County on January 17, 1914,...

GEORGE HODGES

HAMPSTEAD -- George Francis Hodges, 78, of 763 Driftwood Drive, died Thursday at his daughter's home in Autryville. The funeral will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home with Pastor Don Myers officiating. Interment...

ERNON HOWELL

RALEIGH -- Ernon Edwards Howell, 83, a native of Princeton, died Wednesday after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mary Catherine McDuffie Howell; son, Michael Howell of Raleigh; daughters, Pamela Speight and Judy Olive...

MARY JOHNSON

LUCAMA -- Mary Estelle Johnson, 86, died Thursday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Coley Funeral Home in Kenly....

CATHY JO MINTZ

FAYETTEVILLE -- Cathy Jo Mintz, sister of Craig Mintz of Goldsboro, died Wednesday at her home. A memorial service will be held Saturday at noon in the chapel of Jernigan Warren Funeral Home. In addition to her brother, she is...

PAMELA NORWOOD

WARSAW -- Pamela Norwood, 31, of 612 N. Center St., died Monday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. She was the daughter of the late Robert Norwood and Emily Williams. She was employed at Sanminia Corp....

HELEN OUTLAW

Helen Kelly Outlaw died Monday. The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Best Chapel Church. Elder Antonio Blow will officiate. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. Mrs. Outlaw was born on Feb. 24, 1940, to the...

MOLLIE PARKER

LAGRANGE -- Mollie Olivia White Parker, 82, of 208-A East King St., died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Jones County to the late Robert Lee White and Maud Amyette White. She was wife of the...

SAM PATE

Norwood Lee "Sam" Pate, 76, of 1630 Mount Carmel Church Road, died Friday at his home. Mr. Pate was the son of the late Jeff Pate and Octavia Kirby Pate and was retired from Sears with 35 years of...

CLAXTON PEARSON

CLINTON -- Claxton Pugh Pearson, 82, of 937 Moseley Ave., died Thursday at Sampson Regional Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Epworth United Methodist Church. The Rev. Dorothy Rudd will officiate. Burial will be in...

IRMA ROWE

Irma Jean Barwick Rowe, 69, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Johnny Sasser and the Rev. Barry Stallings officiating. Burial will be in...

ANNIE SULLIVAN

CHESAPEAKE -- Annie Bell Sullivan, 71, of 2016 Texas Street, died Thursday at Chesapeake General Hospital. She was born in Greene County, was the daughter of Lillie Bell Gooding Jernigan of Goldsboro and the late William Elec Conner, and was...

Thursday, February 12, 2004

NAOMI BROWN

Naomi Thompson Brown, of 1211 Royal Avenue, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is her husband, Nathaniel Brown of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

JACK CAUDILL SR.

Jack W. Caudill Sr., 76, of 315 Glenoak Drive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Among his survivors is his wife, Martha Bowman Caudill. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

LESTER HARE

Lester H. Hare, 82, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Luke United Methodist Church with the Rev. Earl Dulaney officiating. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. Mr. Hare...

MARY HARE

KENANSVILLE -- Mary Ruth Stroud Hare, 83, of 103 Goshen Mobile Home Park Lane, died Wednesday morning at her home. A funeral service will be held Friday, at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

PATRICIA HICKMAN

WARSAW -- The funeral for Patricia Ann Hickman, 60, of 1674 Veach's Mill Road, will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Faison Chapel Baptist Church. Moderator James A. Davis will officiate. Burial will be in the Devotional Gardens. Mrs....

F. MILAM JOHNSON

RALEIGH -- Frankford Milam Johnson, Ph.D., 73, died Tuesday. The funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Brown-Wynne Funeral Home on St. Mary's Street. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Dr. Johnson was ordained in...

MINNIE JORDAN

Minnie Woodard Jordan, 88, died Wednesday at Westchester Manor in High Point. The funeral will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Pine Forest United Methodist Church with the Rev. Larry Crane officiating. Burial will be in the White Oak...

ESTHER KIRBY

LUCAMA -- Esther Lucas Kirby, 84, of 7314 NC Hwy. 581, died Wednesday. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 am. at Little Rock Free Will Baptist Church. Dr. DeWayne Eakes will officiate. Entombment will be in Kirby Family...

CALBERT PERKINS

The graveside service for Calbert Perkins has been rescheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. at Pine Forest United Methodist Church Cemetery. Arrangements are with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

STELLA SAMPSON

DUDLEY -- The funeral for Stella Jane Sampson, 85, of 107 Royal Drive, will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Greater Guiding Star United Holy Church. Elder Joseph Williams Sr. will officiate. Burial will be in Sandhill Cemetery in...

WILLIAM SPRUILL

SELMA -- William Spruill, 78, died Monday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at Warren Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Lionel Moore will officiate. Burial will be in Selma Memorial Gardens....

DOROTHY WOODLEY

Dorothy "Dot" Matthews Woodley, of 1105 S. Andrews Ave., died Tuesday at Britthaven of Smithfield. The funeral will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. Dr. Philip Hunter will officiate. Burial will be in...

CORA B. WYNN

DUDLEY -- Cora Bennett Wynn, of 119 Southern Plaza Drive, died Saturday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at the First Congregational Church of Dudley. The Rev. Harvey Carnes will officiate....

Wednesday, February 11, 2004

DR. MEL BONNER

LANCASTER, Ky. -- Dr. Mel Bonner died on Feb. 2 at his home on Danville Road in Lancaster. He would have been 69 on Feb. 10. He was a minister for the Disciples of Christ Christian Church of 50 years...

EARL BUTLER

Earl Tyson Butler, 82, of 1705 Peachtree St., died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mr. Butler was born in Wayne County and was the son of the late Oscar Vann Butler and Hattie Price Butler. He was retired...

DELORES FRANKLIN

Delores Ingram Franklin, 47, of 167 Best Ave., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at White Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church, Pikeville. The Rev. George Wiggins will officiate. Burial...

LESTER HARE

Lester H. Hare, 82, of 1509 E. Pine St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY HARE

KENANSVILLE -- Mary Hare, of 103 Goshen Mobile Home Park Lane, died today at home. She was the widow of Willie James Hare. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

BRUCE E. JERNIGAN

WILSON -- Bruce Earl Jernigan, 83, died Monday. The funeral will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Joyner's Funeral Home. Burial will be in Stantonsburg Cemetery. Mr. Jernigan was a former meat cutter at Food Lane...

CHARLES KING

Charles E. King, 70, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, in Nashville, Tenn. He was born on August 1, 1933, in Sampson County. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy W. King, his mother, Nancy K. Lindsy, and his father,...

DONALD C. MORENO

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald Charles Moreno, 66, of 517 Forest Hills Drive, died Sunday at his home. A memorial service will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with military honors. Burial will...

HELEN OUTLAW

Helen Outlaw, 63, of 205 Waynewood Drive, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is a daughter, Mary Ingram of Dudley. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home....

EVA R. PATE

KENANSVILLE -- Eva Rosenlind Pate, 68, of 132 Pate's Produce Lane, died Monday morning in a hospital in Tallahassee, Fla. A graveside funeral service will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Pate Cemetery near Mount Olive. Mrs. Pate,...

LOLA G. SINGLETON

LAGRANGE -- Lola Mae Gurley Singleton, 79, of 313 East Railroad Street, died Tuesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wayne County to the late Tommie and Lannie Oliver Gurley. She was wife of the late Kirby...

WILLIAM SPRUILL

SMITHFIELD -- William Spruill died on Monday Funeral arrangements are incomplete at R.L. Sanders Funeral Home in Smithfield....

JOSEPH WHITE

HAMPTON, Va. -- Joseph White, son of the late Lula B. and Deacon James White Sr., died on Jan. 21. He was 84. He was one of the founding members of Gethsemane Baptist Church in Newport News, serving as...

DOROTHY WOODLEY

Dorothy "Dot" Matthews Woodley of Goldsboro died Tuesday evening at Britthaven Nursing Home in Smithfield. She was the widow of J.H. "Woody" Woodley. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory of Goldsboro....

CORA B. WYNN

DUDLEY -- Cora Bennett Wynn, of 119 Southern Plaza Drive, died Saturday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wayne County to the late Garland and Cora Wynn Bennett. A homemaker, she was a member of First...

Tuesday, February 10, 2004

HATTIE L. BASS

PRINCETON -- Hattie L. Bass, 92, of 205 W. 1st St., died Monday at her home. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Casey Funeral Home. The Rev. Dan Pate and the Rev. David...

OLENE D. BIZZELL

PINE LEVEL -- Olene Denning Bizzell, of 114 Capps St., died Monday. The funeral will be held today at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home in Selma. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sunset Memorial...

RODNEY BRITT

The funeral for Rodney Lamont Britt will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Bear Creek Association Headquar-ters Building, 1800 S. Slo-cumb St. Pastor Larry Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. Surviving are his parents,...

DR. J.T. HAMMONDS JR.

DUNN -- Dr. James Thurman "J.T." Hammond Jr., 56, died while preaching on Sunday morning. A Bladen County native, he was a graduate of Bladenboro High School, Pembroke State University with a Masters in Education and North Carolina State University...

RUTH HOOKS

KENLY -- Ruth S. Hooks, 70, 110 E. Wiggs St., died Thursday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. The funeral was to be held today at noon at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle in Wilson, with Elder David Hill officiating....

HARVEY JORDAN

MOUNT OLIVE -- Harvey Leland Jordan, 65, of 5013 U.S. 13 South, died Monday at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of Minnie Florence Woodard Jordan and the late Harvey...

GLENNA G. KING

SPRINGFIELD, Vt. -- Glenna Greenier King, mother of James A. King of Dudley, died Monday. The funeral will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. at Davis Memorial Funeral Chapel in Springfield. Mrs. King was a native of Franklin County,...

DONALD C. MORENO

Donald Charles Moreno, 65, of 517 Forest Hills Drive, died Sunday at home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home....

CALBERT PERKINS

Mr. Calbert Perkins, 80, died Monday, February 9, 2004, in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Calbert was born January 28, 1924 in the Rosewood Community where he lived his entire life and where he was a farmer. He was preceded in...

STELLA SAMPSON

DUDLEY -- Stella Cox Sampson, of 106 Royal Drive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive. Garris Funeral Home is serving the family....

LOLA SINGLETON

LAGRANGE -- Lola Mae Gurley Singleton, 79, of 313 East Railroad St., died Tuesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rouse Funeral Home in LaGrange....

Monday, February 9, 2004

EDNA B. BARFIELD

LAGRANGE -- Edna Bradley Barfield, 90, of LaGrange, died Sunday at Britthaven of Snow Hill. She was born in Greene County to the late Levi and Mary Elizabeth Stepps Bradley and was the widow of Lehman Barfield. A graveside service...

JAMES H. CARNEY SR.

James Henry Carney Sr., age 101, departed this life quietly on Thursday evening, February 5, 2004. His distinguished career in education has touched many lives. Upon graduation from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania in 1926, he began a teaching career...

DELORES FRANKLIN

Delores Ingram Franklin, 47, of 167 Best Ave., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors are her mother, Retha Hagans, and two sons, Demonte Ingram and Dedrian Franklin. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

J.T. HAMMOND JR.

DUNN -- Dr. J.T. Hammond Jr., 56, died Sunday. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilkerson Funeral Home & Crematory in Greenville and Skinner Funeral Home in Dunn....

JULIA HAWKINS

MOUNT OLIVE -- A graveside service for Julia Byrd Hawkins will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Price-Martin Cemetery. A memorial service will be held that afternoon at 2 p.m. at Hayes Barton Baptist Church in Raleigh. Mrs. Hawkins...

TOM PARKER JR.

Tom Wendell Parker Jr., 81, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Tom W. Parker Sr. and Lola Edwards Parker. Mr. Parker retired as a supervisor after 41...

PATRICIA SPENCE

TRENTON -- Patricia Ruth MacLaren Spence, mother of Loraine Denise Spence of Goldsboro, died Friday. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Woodington Ward, where a memorial service will be held on Wednesday night...

LEVI WATERS

Levi Waters, 96, died Wednesday at Fox Chase Nursing Home in Silver Spring, Md. He had been a member and deacon at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., since 1957 and was a longtime member of Masonic Lodge...

CORA WYNN

Cora Wynn of Southern Plaza Drive, Dudley, died Saturday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

Sunday, February 8, 2004

FLOYD K. LONG

PRINCETON -- Floyd Keith "Shotgun" Long, 42, of 309 Evans Rd., Princeton, died Thursday. Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home Chapel, Newton Grove. The Rev. Clyde Shelton will officiate. Burial will...

MARTHA L. TALTON

Martha Lee Talton, 79, of 474 Jerry Road, Selma, died Thursday evening at Autumn Care. Born Dec. 29, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Nelson and Ruby Guinn Lee. She was the wife of the late Jesse Henry...

HERBERT E. SPENCE

EUREKA -- Herbert Earl Spence, 71, died Saturday at his residence. Earl was born June 7, 1932, in Johnston County and was the son of the late L. M and Elsie Jones Spence. He retired from the U.S. Air Force...

JOYCE S. JAMES

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mrs. Joyce S. James, 61, died Saturday at her home. She was the daughter of the late George W. Smith and Ruby Williams Smith. She was a member of Rooty Branch Free Will Baptist Church. She is...

BETTIE A. HOOKS

Bettie Artis Hooks died Tuesday in her home. She was the wife of the late Brutus Hooks and the daughter of the late Rev. John H. and Martha Coley Artis. Funeral services will be conducted today at 2 p.m. at...

MOZELLE W. SULLIVAN

SELMA -- Mozelle Batten Wiggins Sullivan, 82, of Selma died Friday at Smithfield Manor. Born in Johnston County on Sept. 19, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie Millard and Annie Thompson Batten. She was preceded in death...

JAMES H. CARNEY SR.

James Henry Carney Sr.,101, of 308 South Leslie St., died Thursday in his home. Funeral arrangments will be announced by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

LUCILLE K. GOODMAN

PIKEVILLE -- Lucille Killette Goodman, 90, a resident of Countryside Living, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Ernest A. Killette and Mattie Jackson Killette and was the widow...

PATRICIA A. HICKMAN

WARSAW -- Patricia Ann Hickman of 1674 Beaches Rd., died Saturday at Duplin General Hospital, Kenansville. She is survived by her husband, Eleon Hickman of the home. The family is receiving friends at the home. Arrangements are incomplete at Garris...

Friday, February 6, 2004

FRANK TILLMAN

Mr. Joseph Franklin "Frank" Tillman, 64, of 115 Leafwood Drive, died Wednesday in Las Vegas, Nevada. Frank was born in Wayne County and was the son of Bessie Evans Tillman of Goldsboro and the late Joseph Paul Tillman. For...

LIZZIE C. BASS

The funeral for Lizzie C. Bass will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Christ Memorial Church. Burial will be in Harry Martin Cemetery on O'Berry Road. Mrs. Bass is survived by three sons, Bobby J. Bass of Mount Olive,...

RODNEY BRITT

Rodney Lamont Britt, 33, of 713 Franklin Road, died Thursday night in an automobile accident. He was the son of Othaniel and Shirley Britt of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

ELMER R. DAIL SR

LAGRANGE -- Elmer Roger Dail Sr., 78, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Mr. Dail was born in Lenoir County to the late Benjamin Franklin Dail Sr. and Sybil Colie Dail. He was preceded in death by his wife, Edith...

WILLIE L. EVINES

Willie Lee Evines, 73, of 405 S. Audubon Avenue, died Monday. A native of Nash County, he was the son of the late Wrillie R. and Pearl Battle Evines. A graveside service with military honors will be held Saturday at...

MILDRED GRAHAM

Mildred Graham, 87, of 815 Crawford St., died Saturday at NC Special Care Center in Wilson. The funeral will be held Saturday at noon in the chapel of Rhodes Funeral Home. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. Graham was...

RUTH K. HARRELL

MOUNT OLIVE -- Ruth Kornegay Harrell, 83, of 463 Harrell's Hill Road, died Wednesday morning at Britthaven of Chapel Hill. She was born in Sampson County to the late Lester B. and Eunice S. Kornegay and was married to the...

ARTHUR HOLDER

The funeral for Arthur Lee Holder will held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Bishop Alton Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Willow Dale Cemetery. He is survived by his mother, Rosa Holder of the...

ROBERT LEE

FOUR OAKS -- Retired Air Force Tech. Sgt. Robert Edward Lee, 73, of 11297 Raleigh Road, died Tuesday at the Veterans Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Minshew Funeral Home. Burial, with...

MARTHA L. TALTON

SELMA -- Martha Lee Talton, 79, of 474 Jerry Road, died Thursday at Autumn Care. A graveside service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Selah Church Cemetery. The Rev. Ralph Parker will officiate. Mrs. Talton was the daughter...

DELAUN WADE

SNOW HILL -- The funeral for Delaun "Mannie" Wade, 16, will be held Sunday at noon at Greene Central High School. Dr. Edna Hall and the Rev. David Nicholas will officiate. Burial will be in the Artis Cemetery. He...

RODNEY WILLIAMS

The funeral for Rodney M. Williams will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Kenneth Tate will conduct the service. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Mr. Williams is survived by one daughter, Taliah...

Thursday, February 5, 2004

JAMES LUPTON

MOUNT OLIVE -- James Stanley Lupton, 48, died Tuesday at his home in the Grantham community. He was born in Indiana to the late Ernest M. and Mary Naomi Lupton. When his health permitted, he attended Unity Baptist Church...

ROBERT LEE

FOUR OAKS -- Robert Edward Lee, 73, of 11297 Raleigh Road, died Tuesday at the Veterans Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Minshew Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hills of the...

FRANK TILLMAN

Frank Tillman, 64, of 421 Forest Drive, died Tuesday night in Las Vegas. Funeral arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

LEVI WATERS

Levi Waters, 96, formerly of Fremont, died today in Fox Chase Nursing Home in Silver Spring, Md. Among his survivors is a sister, Thelma Artis of Eureka. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Goldsboro....

LIZZIE BASS

Lizzie Bass, of 107 Shirley Drive, Dudley, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is a daughter, Holland Whitfield of Dudley. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

TYSEAN JONES

Tysean Jones, infant son of Linda Jones, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

Wednesday, February 4, 2004

JESSE GRIMES

PIKEVILLE -- Jesse Floyd Grimes, 79, of 579 Fields Road, died Monday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. The funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Pleasant Grove Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Barry Stallings,...

PERCY BRITT

MOUNT OLIVE -- Percy James Britt, 75, of 515 Steele St., died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Mr. Britt was born in Sampson County to the late Fred and Julia H. Britt. He was a member of the...

JIMMY CARTER JR.

CLINTON -- Jimmy Earl Carter Jr., 20, died Saturday at LaSalle Health Care Center in Durham. He was born in Lenoir County on Dec., 18, 1983, and was the son of Dorothy Bell Smith of Clinton and Jimmy Earl Carter...

RUTH K. HARRELL

Ruth Kornegay Harrell, 83, died today at Britthaven of Chapel Hill. Funeral arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory of Goldsboro....

BOBBY L. HEAD

WILLISTON, S.C. -- Bobby Lee Head, 50, of 786 North Windsor Road, died Monday. He was born in Wayne County and was the son of Milton and Shirley Head of Goldsboro. He graduated from Charles B. Aycock High School...

JAMES S. LUPTON

MOUNT OLIVE -- James Stanley Lupton, 48, died Tuesday at his home in the Grantham community. He was the son of "Mary" Naomi Lupton of Newton Grove. The family will be at the home of Nancy Cooke, 2440 Dobbersville...

CARLTON PARSON

NEWTON GROVE -- Carlton Parson, 75, died Tuesday. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at West & Dunn Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Mr. Parson was preceded in death by his wife, Edith...

DEBBIE SMITH

LAWRENCEBURG, Ky. -- Deborah "Debbie" Jane Smith, 29, died Tuesday at her home. She was born in Tucson, Ariz., and was the daughter of Norman D. and Homhuan Aneknong Smith of Goldsboro. She graduated from Southern Wayne High School in...

FEBE SMILE

Febe Smile died Thursday, Jan. 29. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

MILLIE SUTTON

SNOW HILL -- Millie Sutton, 85, died Sunday at Kinston Rehabilitation and Health Care. The funeral will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at St. Mary Free Will Baptist Church. Pastor Antonio Blow will officiate. Burial will be in Fairview...

DELAUN WADE

FARMVILLE -- Delaun Wade, 16, of 251 Hedgefield Road, died Tuesday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

Tuesday, February 3, 2004

RANSOM EVANS

Ransom Ray "Buck" Evans, 72 , of 1401 Clingman St., died Sunday at Durham Regional Veterans Administration Medical Center. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Mr. Evans was a United States Army...

ROGER D. EVANS

OXFORD -- Roger Davis "Joe" Evans, 71, brother of Jasper D. Evans of Dudley, died Saturday at home. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Whetstone Baptist Church, where he was a member. The Rev. R.N. Holloway...

WILLIE LEE EVINES

Willie Lee Evines, 73, of 405 S. Audubon Ave., died Monday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DAVID FINK

A celebration of life service for David Fink will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory. (Pd)...

JESSIE GRIMES

Jesse Floyd Grimes, 79, of 579 Fields Road, died Monday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ARTHUR HOLDER

Arthur Lee Holder, of 1104 Edgerton St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is his mother, Rosa Holder of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

JAMES JORDAN

A graveside service with full military honors will be held for Retired Chief Master Sergeant James Clifford Jordan on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Jordan Family Cemetery. Rev. Tom Dorman will officiate. The family will receive friends today from 6...

REBECCA KORNEGAY

Rebecca Kornegay, 97, of 600 E. Elm St., died Friday at Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Elm Grove Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ. The Rev. Kenneth D. Vaughn will...

JESSICA LEATHERWOOD

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Jessica A. Leatherwood, 88, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday, Jan. 28, in Huntsville, where she had lived for many years. She is survived by one son, David Daniels of Colorado Springs, Colo.; three sisters, Sarah Johnson of...

KARIN A. LONGABOUGH

A memorial service for Karin Ann Longabough will be held tonight at 7 at Rosewood First Baptist Church. Burial will be held at Hillside Cemetery in Roslyn, Pennsylvania. The family is being served by Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in...

LILLIE W. MILLS

VANCEBORO -- Lillie Mae Wayne Mills, 87, died Monday. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Celestial Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Mills was a native of the Vanceboro community and was the widow of Willie J. Mills....

DEBBIE SMITH

Debbie Smith, 29, daughter of Norman and Homhuam Smith of Goldsboro, died Monday night at her home in Lawrenceburg, Ky. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

RODNEY WILLIAMS

Rodney Milton Williams, 43, of 709 S. Taylor St., died Sunday at home. Among his survivors are his parents, Pastor and Mrs. James Williams of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Monday, February 2, 2004

DOLLIE ALLEN

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Dollie Mozingo Allen, 83, of 4038 Arrington Bridge Road, in the Indian Springs community, died Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home Chapel in Mount...

TARRIANNA BREWER

Angela Pitt and Clarence Brewer announce the birth and death of a daughter, Tarrianna Alexis Brewer, on Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service was to be held today at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park, under the direction...

MARGARET BRITT

KINSTON -- Margaret Stroud Britt, 88, of 907 Cunningham Road, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. She is survived by one sister, Mary Outlaw of Seven Springs; two brothers, Woodrow and Bobby Stroud of Seven Springs; and two grandchildren and...

EDNA CURTIS

SMITHFIELD -- Edna Curtis, 59, of Britthaven Nursing Home, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, at Johnston Memorial Hospital. A native of Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Edna Harris. She is survived by her husband, Jack...

JAMES L. DAVIS

WILSON -- James Landis Davis, 81, died Saturday. A Masonic graveside service will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. Stantonsburg Cemetery. Dr. Ben Martin will officiate. Mr. Davis was retired from Imperial Tobacco Company and was formerly associated with the...

RANSOME EVANS

Ransome Ray "Buck" Evans, 72, died Sunday at Durham Regional Veterans Administration Medical Center. He was the son of the late Wade and Lillian Evans. The family will be receiving friends at the home at 1401 Clingman St. Funeral arrangements...

BERTHA J. HARDY

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Bertha Jones Hardy, 85, of Britthaven Nursing Home, formerly of 4210 Outlaw Bridge Road, died Sunday. She was the widow of Ralph Hardy, was a retired employee of Kinston Shirt Factory and was a member of the...

KATIE JONES

Katie Dell Jones, 84, of 337 N. Alabama Ave., died Wednesday at her home. The funeral will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. The Rev. John A. Jones will officiate. Burial will be in Hooks Grove...

EDNA KNIGHT

Edna Pate Edwards Knight, 85, died today at the Brian Center. A graveside service will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Pikeville Cemetery. Dr. Aubrey Jones will officiate. Mrs. Knight was born in Wayne County to the late Adli...

NARCISSUS LEMON

Narcissus Law Lemon, of 1513 Hart Circle, died Friday at Britthaven Nursing Home. The funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Forester Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church in Tarrytown, N.Y. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery in West...

ANDY MOORING

LAMAR, S.C. -- The funeral for Anthony "Handy Andy" L. Mooring, 49, a former resident of Snow Hill, will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Belk Funeral Home's Lamar chapel. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Snow...

CAROLYN RAPER

MIDDLESEX -- Carolyn Boykin Raper, 56, of 11866 Raper Road, died Sunday at Wilson Memorial Medical Center. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Coley Funeral Home. The Rev. Mike Capps will officiate. Burial...

RIDIE WILLIAMS

The funeral for Ridie Bell Williams will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at Maranatha Seventh-Day Adventist Church. The Rev. Darly S. Anderson will officiate. Burial will be in Willow Dale Cemetery. Mrs. Williams is survived by two sons, Fredrick...

Sunday, February 1, 2004

VODDIE LADD

PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- Voddie Price Ladd, 86, died Thursday at Maryview Nursing Care Center. She was a native of Dudley and was the sister of Ann Price Lee of Mount Olive, Bobby Price of Goldsboro and Thomas Price of Dudley....

JOHN D. MEDLIN SR.

The funeral for John D. Medlin Sr., 80, will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at St. Luke United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Willow Dale Cemetery. Arrangements are by Seymour Funeral Home. (Pd)...

CARL SUTTON

KINSTON -- Carl Adam Sutton, 81, of 210 E. King St., Apartment H, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. The funeral was held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Mills Funeral Home with Pastor Leroy Hargett officiating. Burial...

REBECCA KORNEGAY

Rebecca Kornegay, 97, formerly of Pikeville, died Friday in Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. Arrangements will be announced by Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

HILDA COLEY

Hilda Cox Coley, 77, of 1004 N. James St. died Thursday at her home. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at White Oak Grove Church in Pikeville. The Rev. George Wiggins will officiate. Burial will follow...

EDNA FISHER

Edna Fisher of 804 Robinson Place died Thursday in her home. Funeral services will be conducted on Monday at 7 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Edmund Edwards officiating. Burial will be in New York at a...

MILDRED GRAHAM

Mildred Graham of 815 Crawford St. died Saturday morning at N.C. Special Care Center in Wilson. Arrangements are being handled by Rhodes Funeral Home....

LILLIE G. SUMMERLIN

MOUNT OLIVE -- Lillie Mae Grady Summerlin, 81, of 138 N.C. 403 E., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Greene County to the late James and Aaron Joyner Grady, she was the wife of the late Buckner Summerlin....

ROBERT L. GARRETT SR.

Robert L. Garrett, 66, of 136 Adler Lane, died Friday while enjoying his favorite hobby of golfing at Lane Tree Golf Course. A native of Edenton, he was the son of the late Betty and Otha Garrett. Mr. Garrett...

VIRGINIA P. SUGG

PRINCETON -- Virginia (Ginny) Peterson Sugg, 79, of 103 E. Third St., Princeton, died Friday evening at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Johnston County on June 30, 1924. She was the daughter of the late Junius and Ellen...

TREAT BROWN

SELMA -- Treat Brown, 83, died Saturday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Born June 27, 1920, in Johnston County to the late Chares Preston and Flonnie Rose Brown, he was the widower of Edith Hawkins Brown who died on...

E. RUTLEDGE TALTON

Erma Elizabeth Rutledge Talton, 75, went to be with God on Friday at 7 a.m. with her family by her side. Born October 16, 1928, in Wayne County to the late James W. and Rossie Millard Lane, she was...

DONNIE HILL

SNOW HILL -- Donnie Hill, 59, died Thursday at Cedar Grove Rest Home. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Lantice and Mary Smith Hill. A graveside service was held Saturday at 11 a.m. at...

KARIN A. LONGABOUGH

Karin Ann Longabough, 55, of 200 East Lockhaven Dr., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Tuesday evening at 7 at Rosewood First Baptist Church. The Rev. Vernon Braswell and the Rev. E.C. Mattocks will...

JANIE T. McLEOD

FAISON -- Funeral services for Mrs. Janie Tann McLeod, 41, of 159 Wolf Lane, Faison, will be held today at 2:30 p.m. at Moses Chapel Disciple Church, Faison, with Bishop Chester Aycock officiating. Burial will follow in the Cobb Cemetery,...

DAVID FINK

David Fink, 23, of South Oak Forest Road, died Sunday at home. A celebration of life service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. David was born in Prince George's...

C. GREENWOOD

MOUNT OLIVE -- Funeral services for Consuella Armwood Greenwood, 87, of 327 Breazeale Ave., Mount Olive, will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, Dudley. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. She was a retired...

JAMES C. JORDAN

Retired Chief Master Sergeant James Clifford Jordan, 68, of 321 Buck Swamp Road, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A graveside service with full military honors will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Jordan Family Cemetery....

GENEVA C. HARDY

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Geneva Creech Hardy, 85, of 4506 Davis-Hardy Road, died Saturday, January 31, 2004, at her home. She was born in Lenoir County to the late Leslie and Iris Hill Creech. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother...