Goldsboro News-Argus | Obituaries: February 25, 2004 Archives

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....