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Monday, February 28, 2005

DOROTHY COLEY

Dorothy Coley, 78, of 1600 Tampa Place, died Sunday at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

PEGGY GODBOLD

WARSAW -- Peggy Joyce Rowe Godbold, 64, of Warsaw, died Sunday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Community Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Devotional...

WALTER PARKER

Walter Parker, 82, of Britthaven of Goldsboro, formerly of Mount Olive, died today Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

JACK ROSE SR.

Jack Catledge Rose Sr., 74, of 1611 E. Mulberry St., died Saturday. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Hubert and Alice Catledge Rose, Sr. and was married to Jean Daughtry Rose. Mr. Rose...

RETHA SEARS

Retha Sears, 86, of 705 S. Wilson St., Fremont, died Saturday night at Britthaven of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home in Goldsboro....

MARGARET SHIRLEY

SELMA -- Margaret B. Shirley, 85, of Jerry Road, died Sunday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Coley Funeral Home in Kenly....

WINCHESTER STANLEY

KENLY -- The funeral for Winchester "Wink" Stancil, 70, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at New Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Braxton Creech and the Rev. Danny Creech will officiate. Burial will be in the church...

LARNELL THOMPSON

Larnell Thompson, of Lot 103 Tanglewood Mobile Homes in the Central Heights community, died last week. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

MARTHA WARSHAW

Martha Warshaw, 64, died Friday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. A private service will be held. Mrs. Warshaw was born in Baltimore, Md., to the late Leon and Anna Sidransky Warshaw. She is survived by three daughters, Nancy Stokking of Goldsboro,...

PANDORA WOOTEN

Pandora Whitley Wooten, 84, of 515 Leslie St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

Sunday, February 27, 2005

LEE ANDERSON JR.

SMITHFIELD -- Lee Anderson Jr., 59, of 85 Day Street, East Orange, N.J., died Tuesday at East Orange General Hospital. A funeral service was held Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Piney Green Disciple Church of Christ. The Rev. Bradshaw...

ARMETTA BARNES

Armetta "Meat" Barnes, daughter of the late Clyde and Jim Parks, was born on October 18, 1914, and made her transition of February 19, 2005, at home in Irvington, N.J. She was the widow of Claude Barnes Sr. and...

DAVID BUCKNER

BEULAVILLE -- David Graham Buckner, 39, died unexpectedly on Wednesday at his home. The funeral was held on Friday night at 7 in the chapel of Community Funeral Home. The Rev. Leonard Drew officiated. Burial was on Saturday at 3...

MICHAEL CROW SR.

LA GRANGE -- Michael Allen Crow Sr., 50, of 117 Dana Drive, died Thursday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Edwin Crow Sr. and Ruth Ellinwood Crow. Mr....

ELIZABETH HOLMES

Elizabeth Holmes, 81, of 702 Robinson Place, died Thursday, February 17, at her home. A funeral service was conducted 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, where the Rev. Arthur Evans officiated. Burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery....

MARY ALICE MATHIS

KENANSVILLE -- The funeral for Mary Alice Mathis, 94, of 215 N. Church St., will be held today at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Kenansville. Pastor E.T. Coston will officiate. Burial will be in Middleton Cemetery. Mrs....

ROBERT LEE MONTGOMERY

MAGNOLIA -- Robert Lee Montgomery, 86, owner of Bob's V.W. Garage, died Thursday at Wake Medical Heart Center in Raleigh. He was born August 31, 1918 to the late Claude W. and Rebecca Bowman Montgomery of Patrick County, Ararat, Va....

DIXIE B. MORRISEY

TURKEY -- The funeral for Dixie Belle Morrisey, 88, of 1160 Thompson Ave., will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Greater Six Run Baptist Church. The Rev. Leslie Morrisey will officiate. Burial will be in the Morrisey Cemetery. Mrs....

SIMPSON RADFORD JR.

PRINCETON -- B. Simpson "Simp" Radford, Jr., age 70, went to be with the Lord on February 24, 2005, surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born November 5, 1934, in Princeton to Lillian B....

ROBERT E. RICE

Robert Eugene Rice, 73, of 107 Pleasant Ridge Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Perry, Ill., to the late Bertie and Lora Goddard Rice, and was father of the late Donna Lane. He was...

MYRTIE P. ROUSE

MOUNT OLIVE -- Myrtie P. Rouse, 91, died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was the daughter of the late Jepsey and India Blake Pickett, and widow of the late Claude Rouse. In addition to her parents and husband,...

ANNIE SWINSON

SNOW HILL -- Annie Sutton Swinson, 64, of 224 Hwy. 58 N., died Friday at her home. A wake will be held Monday evening from 7 until 8:30 at Lewis Chapel F.W.B. Church. The funeral service will be Tuesday at...

GENEVA TATE

WARSAW -- Geneva Frederick Tate, 45, of 11368 Pierson Street, Detroit Mich., formerly of Duplin County, died Friday at her home. The family will receive friends at the home of her mother, Christine Frederick, 247 Revelle Road, in Warsaw. Garris...

JAMES H. TAYLOR

James Henry Taylor, 69, formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursay at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Funeral arranements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

MARTHA WARSHAW

Martha Warshaw, 64, died Friday evening at Brian Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

GLORIA WELLS

Gloria Johnson Wells, 67, of Pikeville, formerly of Wallace, died Thursday at her home. The funeral will be held today at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home in Wallace. The Rev. William Hill Pearsall will officiate....

LINDA WHITAKER

Linda Whitaker, 52, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

Friday, February 25, 2005

ARMETTA BARNES

Armetta "Meat" Barnes, daughter of the late Clyde and Jim Parks, was born on October 18, 1914, and made her transition of February 19, 2025, at home in Irvington, N.J. She was the widow of Claude Barnes Sr. and...

ELIZABETH CHRISTOPHER

Mrs. Elizabeth Parrish Christopher, 85, of 138 Vance Drive, died with her family at her side on Thursday afternoon at her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Christopher was born in Brunswick County, Virginia, and was the daughter of...

MICHAEL CROW

Michael Allen Crow, 50, of 117 Dana Drive, died Thursday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Church On The Rock in LaGrange. The family...

ADRIAN EDMUNDSON

FREMONT -- Adrian Marie Edmundson, 49, of 210 W. South St., died last Saturday at her home. The funeral will be held this Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, in Fremont. The...

ROY S. FINCH

A graveside service for Roy S. Finch, 87, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. The Rev. D.D. Oates will officiate. Mr. Finch, who was formerly of 211 Stevens Mill Road, died Tuesday at Halifax Regional...

CORNELIA GADDY

Cornelia Satterfield Gaddy, 87, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Formerly of Marshville and a native of Caswell County, she was the daughter of the late James Burton and Grace Winstead Satterfield. She was married to the late Judge...

MARIA LUNA

FAISON -- A memorial service for Maria Luisa Luna, 84, will be held today at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Family Funeral Service. She died Wednesday in Weslaco, Texas. Her survivors include four daughters, Doraelia Luna, Idalia Castillo, Josefina...

MABLE McDANIEL

SMITHFIELD -- Mable Williams McDaniel, 93, of 718-B Martin Luther King Drive, died Tuesday at Britthaven of Smithfield. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Word of Faith Ministries, Four Oaks. Mrs. McDaniel was the daughter of...

ROGER McKENZIE JR.

The funeral for Roger McKenzie Jr., of 717 Devereaux St., will be held Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of McIntyre Funeral Home. His son, the Rev. Demetris Henry of Charlotte, will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetey....

HANNAH MOORE

WARSAW -- The funeral for Hannah Pridgen Moore, 79, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Warsaw United Methodist Church. The Rev. Henry Swanzy will officiate. Mrs. Moore died Wednesday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. She is survived...

BERTHA T. PERRY

MOUNT OLIVE -- Bertha Mae Thornton Perry, 87, of 5574 Mount Olive Highway, died Wednesday. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of West & Dunn Funeral Home. The Rev. David Jarman will officiate. Burial...

ANTRAIL STUKES

MOUNT OLIVE -- The funeral for Antrail T. Stukes, 22, of 109 E. Kornegay St., will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at St. Mark Free Will Baptist Church. Pastor Ronnie Harris will officiate. Burial will be in Carver Memorial...

JULIA VANN

WARSAW -- The funeral for Julia Gavin Vann, 90, will be held Saturday at noon at the First Baptist Church of Warsaw. Burial will be in Wilson Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Vann died Sunday in Upper Marlboro, Md. A native of...

Thursday, February 24, 2005

LEE ANDERSON JR.

Lee Anderson Jr., of 85 Day Street, Unit 12, East Orange, N.J., died Monday. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive. The family will be at the home of his sister, Flonnie Anderson, at 26 Fenney...

ARMETTA BARNES

Armetta P. Barnes, 90, of Irvington, N.J., formerly of 719 Devereaux St., Goldsboro, died Saturday at Irvington General Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Delight United Holy Church in the Parkstown community. Bishop Leamon...

ADRIAN EDMIUNDSON

FREMONT -- Adrian Marie Edmundson, 49, of 210 W. South St., died last Saturday at her home. The funeral will be held this Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, in Fremont. The...

CORNELIA GADDY

Cornelia Satterfield Gaddy, 87, formerly of Marshville, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROBERT GRAY

Robert Gray, of 620 Holly St., died Wednesday night. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

MARY GUY

Mary Louise Merritt Guy, 54, a teacher in Duplin County Schools, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Warsaw United Methodist Church in Warsaw. The Rev. Henry Swanzy will officiate. Burial...

ELIZABETH HOLMES

The funeral for Elizabeth Holmes, 81, of 702 Robinson Place, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Arthur Evans will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. She died Thursday, Feb....

MAURICE HOWELL

The funeral for LaShonnie Maurice "Phi" Howell, will be held Saturday at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia Ann Moore Howell, and is...

LILLIAN LEGGETT

PINK HILL -- Lillian Rich Leggett, 81, of Pink Hill, died Wednesday. The funeral will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Howard-Carter Funeral Home. The Rev. Alvin Keener will officiate. Mrs. Leggett is survived by...

HALLIE MARTIN

Hallie Miller Williford Martin, 82, of Princeton, died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh following complications from a fall. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory. The...

ROGER McKENZIE

Roger McKenzie died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Among his survivors is a sister, Lynette Harvey of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

ANGELENE G. NORRIS

MOUNT OLIVE -- Angelene Giddings Norris, 94, of 402 West Main St., died Wednesday at her home. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Tyndall Funeral Home with Phil Faucette and Nolan Wiggins presiding....

LORENE SWAN

Lorene Swan, 82, formerly of Mill Run Place in Goldsboro, died Tuesday at her home in Warren, Michigan. She was a native of St. Louis, Mo., and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude Eck Kennedy. While living...

VINCENT WILSON

WARSAW -- The funeral for Vincent L. Wilson, 37, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Hines Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Dr. Navarro Brown will officiate. Burial will be in the Devotional Gardens. Mr. Wilson is survived by...

ERIC WILLIAMS

RALEIGH -- Eric Williams, 37, of 9105 Randsdell Road, died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory....

Wednesday, February 23, 2005

ROY S. FINCH

Roy S. Finch, 87, formerly of 211 Stevens Mill Road, died Tuesday at Halifax Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Goldsboro....

BRIAN HARRIS

The funeral service for Brian Harris, of LaGrange, will be held today at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory....

RONNIE HASKINS

Ronnie Haskins, 52, formerly of Wilson died Tuesday in Queens, N.Y. Among his survivors is his wife, Doretha Haskins, and his mother, Mary Haskins Bates. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

RALPH L. HAWKINS

Ralph Lamar Hawkins, 60, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Mr. Hawkins was born in Malvern, Ala., to the late Bill and Ruth Merritt Hawkins. He...

JESSE R. HINSON

A graveside service for Jesse Ruffin Hinson, 74, will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. The Rev. Dann Patrick will officiate and the service will include military honors. Mr. Hinson died Tuesday at the home...

ARNOLD JOHNSON

The funeral for Arnold Ray "Junk Man" Johnson, of 107 S. Kornegay St., will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Wave of Glory Faith Center. He died Monday, Feb. 14. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hester...

HALLIE MARTIN

Hallie Martin, 82, of 301 W. Edwards St., Princeton, died Monday evening at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory....

WILLIAM MARTIN

WARSAW -- Retired Captain William Noble Martin, 96, died Saturday at his home. A graveside service with military honors will be conducted on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Golden Grove Cemetery in Kenansville. Mr. Martin was born on Nov. 13,...

DIXIE MORRISEY

TURKEY -- Dixie Morrisey, 88, of 1160 Thompson Ave., died Tuesday at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive. The family will receive friends at the residence....

ELLEN S. PELT

Ellen Smith Pelt, 78, of 1005 Eleventh Street, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late George Henry Smith and Ruth Radford Smith and was married to the late Johnnie...

J.R. PEARCE JR.

PRINCETON -- William Waverly "J.R." Pearce Jr., 62, died Monday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Born on Feb. 18, 1943, in Wayne County to the late William Waverly and Molissia Talton Pearce, he was a foreman with the Princeton Rock Quarry....

LUECEILA PIERCE

WALLACE -- Mildred Lueceila "Celie" Powers Pierce of Wallace died Saturday. The funeral will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Adoram Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Matthews Funeral Service is in charge of the...

ANNIE SOUTHERLAND

MAGNOLIA -- The funeral for Annie Ruth Southerland, 89, of 565 S. N.C. 903 Hwy., will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church in Kenansville. Pastor E.T. Coston will officiate. Interment will be in the...

ANTRAIL STUKES

MOUNT OLIVE -- Antrail T. Stukes, 22, of 109 E. Kornegay St., died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral arrangements are pending at Bass Funeral Home....

LORENE SWAN

Lorene Swan, 82, formerly of Mill Run Place, died Monday at her residence in Warren, Mich. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory....

RUSSELL WORTHINGTON

SNOW HILL -- Arnold Russell Worthington, 57, died Monday at his residence. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. on Thursday at Rainbow Cemetery. The Rev. Chuck Owens will officiate. The Snow Hill Fire Department Honor Guard will provide...

VINSON WILSON

Vinson Wilson, 37, of Durham, formerly of Warsaw, died Tuesday at Durham Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive. The family will be at the home of Ozzie Wilson, 312 Prospect St., Warsaw....

Tuesday, February 22, 2005

OSCAR BROWN

KINSTON -- Oscar Lee Brown, 67, died Sunday. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane Brown of the home; three daughters, Debbie M. Rouse of Kinston, Jo Ann Sanderson of LaGrange and Kimberly Jane Brown of Kinston; two sons,...

ROBERT CARR

WINTERVILLE -- Elder Wade Carr, 46, of 2272-A Mill St., died Saturday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Philippi Church of Christ in Greenville. Burial will be in Homestead Memorial...

COUNCIL DIXON JR.

WARSAW -- Council Dixon Jr., 61, of 185 Claude Scott Road, died Friday at Duplin General Hospital. He was a native of Duplin County and was the son of the late Council and Edna Southernland Dixon. He was a self-employed...

HELEN ELLIOTT

OXFORD -- Helen Currin Elliott, 91, mother of Betty E. Jackson of Goldsboro, died Monday at Granville Medical Center. Mrs. Elliott was a native of Granville County. She was the daughter of the late John D. and Claudia Kinton Currin...

BRIAN K. HARRIS

Brian Keith Harris, 34, of LaGrange, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Monday, February 21, after an extended bout with cancer. Brian lived in LaGrange with his parents. He graduated from Wayne Christian School in 1988...

JESSE HINSON

Jesse Hinson died today at the home of his granddaughter, Cindy Bailey. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. The family will be at Alan and Cindy Bailey's home at 694 Gurley Dairy Road....

ANDY JENKINS

LAGRANGE -- Anthony "Andy" Duwayne Jenkins, 46, of 796B Parkstown Road, died Sunday at his home. Mr. Jenkins was born in Wayne County and worked as a cabinet maker with Spencer Yachts in Manteo. He was a member of Coker...

EULA C. JOHNSON

SNOW HILL -- Eula Chase Johnson, 84, died Sunday at Britthaven Nursing Home in Snow Hill. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service with the Rev. Ronnie Heath officiating. Committal services will...

SHIRLEY SHIFFLETT

Shirley Shifflett, 69, of 140 Challis Drive, Fremont, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A private service will be held. She was born in Fairfax, Va., to the late Milton Lee and Grace Knight Wallace. She was retired...

GERTRUDE SPEEDE

The funeral for Gertrude Juanita Speede, 86, will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church. Father Tom Norris will preside. Burial will be in New York on Monday, Feb. 28. She is survived by...

ANTRAIL STUKES

DUDLEY -- Antrail Stukes died Saturday night. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries in Goldsboro....

Monday, February 21, 2005

ARMETTA BARNES

Armetta L. Barnes, of 719 Devereaux St., died Saturday in Irvington, N.J. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home in Goldsboro....

GENEVA BROADHURST

The funeral for Geneva Broadhurst will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Tabernacle of Prayer for all People, 1005 S. John St. Pastor Lawrence Bogier will officiate. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. Mrs. Broadhurst was...

ALICE FARMER

SNOW HILL -- Mary Alice "Boot" Farmer, 69, of 1690 Pelletier Road, died Thursday at Britthaven Nursing Home. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. John Holiness Church, 1432 Fort Run Road. Burial will be in...

LUNEY GUNTER

KENLY -- The funeral for Luney Gunter, 94, will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Coley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Moore's Chapel Church Cemetery. Mr. Gunter died Sunday at his home in Selma. He...

ADRIAN EDMUNDSON

Adrian Marie Edmundson, 49, died Saturday at her home at of 210 W. South St., Fremont. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

BRIAN HARRIS

LAGRANGE -- Brian Keith Harris, 34, of 209 Fire Tower Road, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

ANDY JENKINS

Andy Jenkins died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KENNETH KELLY

Sgt. Kenneth Kelly, 27, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday in Korea. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

MARY MATHIS

KENANSVILLE -- Mary Alice Mathis, 94, of Kenansville, died Sunday at Duplin General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

WILLIE ALLEN MOORE JR.

Willie Allen Moore Jr., 85, of 308 Saddlewood Drive, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 19, 2005. He died at his home after a lingering illness. Mr. Moore was born in Johnston County and...

SHIRLEY SHIFFLETT

Shirley Shifflett died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

WALTER UZZELL

Walter Franklin Uzzell, 82, of 5487 Hwy. 70 East, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral was to be held today at 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ray Smeltzer officiating. Burial was to be...

JULIA VANN

Julia Gavin Vann, 90, of 3612 Eyre Drive South, Upper Marlboro, Md., formerly of Warsaw, died Sunday in Maryland. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home in Warsaw....

Sunday, February 20, 2005

RHEM BENDERS

A funeral service for Rhem A. Benders will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m., at Pilgrim Chapel FWB, Highway 55 West, Cove City. Burial will follow in the St. John AME Zion Church (Turkey Quarters), Highway 55 W.,Cove City. Pastor...

MADIE BROWNING

Madie McLamb Browning, 75, of 132 Ellis Drive, died Friday at her home. A native of Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Lonnie F. McLamb and Idella Raynor McLamb, and was married to the late M....

WILLIE JOE CLARK

Willie Joe Clark, 74, of 204 Bryant Circle, died Saturday morning at SunBridge in Mount Olive. A native of Puxico, Mo., he was the son of the late Alfred Leander Clark and Bertha J. Harrington Clark and was married to...

ALMETRIA N. DAVIS

A funeral service for Almetria N. Davis, formerly of 710 Slaughter St., will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Pentecostal Holy Church, 600 E. Pine St. Bishop Leamon Dudley and Evangelist Sadie Richardson will officiate. Burial will follow in...

COUNCIL DIXON JR.

WARSAW -- Council Dixon Jr., 61, of 185 Claude Scott Road, died Friday at Duplin General Hospital. Rhodes Funeral Home in Warsaw is serving the family....

JAMES GIDDENS

MOUNT OLIVE -- James Shirrel Giddens, 63, of 919 Jordans Chapel Road, died Friday. Mr. Giddens served in the United States Marine Corp. for four years. A funeral service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of...

BENJAMIN GONZALES

Retired Air Force Technical Sergeant Benjamin Gonzales, 67, of Central Heights Road, died Saturday at his home. A graveside service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Sandhills State Veteran Cemetery in Spring Lake. He is survived by one...

LASHONNIE HOWELL

Lashonnie Maurice Howell died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntrye Funeral Home....

MILDRED B. MCCULLEN

Mildred Brogden McCullen, 79, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wayne County to the late Ed Sr. and Pearl Potter Brogden, and married to the late T.H. "Bo" McCullen. She was a member of Brogden...

WILLIE MOORE JR.

Willie Allen Moore Jr., 85, of 308 Saddlewood Drive, died Saturday afternoon at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home....

ANNIE SOUTHERLAND

MAGNOLIA -- Annie Ruth Southerland, 89, of 565 S. N.C. 903 Hwy., died Friday at Duplin General Hospital. The family will receive friends at the home of James and Helen McGowan, 228 Paul Ed Dail Road, Kenansville. Funeral arrangements are...

WALTER UZZELL

Walter Franklin Uzzell, 82, of 5487 Hwy. 70 E., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home....

STEPHEN K. WHITLEY

STANTONSBURG -- Stephen Keith Whitley, 23, died Friday. His hobby was working on cars and restoring them, and he was taking automotive mechanics courses at Wilson Technical Community College. He is survived by his parents, Dan Keith and Patricia Harper...

Friday, February 18, 2005

GENEVA BROADHURST

Geneva Broadhurst of Milwaukee, Wisc., formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday. Among her survivors is a daughter, Louise Johnson of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

PAUL BRYANT

MOUNT OLIVE -- The funeral for Paul Bryant, 82, of 114 E. Slocumb St., will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Evangelical Fellowship Center. Dr. Curtis Lee will officiate. Burial will be in Carver Memorial Park. Mr. Bryant...

DONALD CRAWFORD

WAKE FOREST -- Donald Edward Crawford, 54, brother of Nancy C. Partin of Goldsboro, died Wednesday at Rex Hospital. Mr. Crawford was a native of Goldsboro and was the son of the late Sallie King Crawford and Edward Brantley Crawford....

LINDY GUNDERSON

The funeral for retired U.S. Air Force Col. Lindy Charles Gunderson, 77, will be held today at 6 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends afterward. Burial, with full military honors, will be at later date...

BERTHA DAVIS

The funeral for Bertha M. Davis, 74, will be held Monday at 1 p.m. .at St. Mark Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ. Bishop Alton Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Augusta Chapel Church Cemetery. Mrs. Davis died...

GLINDA EVANS

Glinda Fay Evans, 59, of 104 S. Center St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Evans family cemetery in Faro. Ms. Evans is survived by her mother, Geraldine...

LOSSIE H. FIELDS

SNOW HILL -- Lossie Bel Heath Fields, of 1002 Kingold Boulevard, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 at Liberty Baptist Church. The Rev. Ken Bartholomew will officiate. Committal services will...

ROSALIE R. HEATH

LAGRANGE -- The funeral for Rosalie Raynor Heath, 77, of 2447 Sutton Loop Road, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Edwards Funeral Home in Kinston. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery. Mrs. Heath died Wednes-day....

ELIZABETH HOLMES

Elizabeth Holmes, 81, of 702 Robinson Place, died Thursday at home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

MILDRED McCULLEN

Mildred B. McCullen, 79, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of T.H. "Bo" McCullen. The funeral will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. The Rev. Marty Massey will officiate....

SMITHIE MITCHELL

DUDLEY -- Smithie Hines Mitchell, 84, of 420 Mitchell Road, died Wednesday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Emmaus Baptist Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Johnny Sasser...

DAVID PARKS

The funeral for David Parks, 60, 0f 621-B Slaughter St., will be held by the graveside on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Old Mill Cemetery. The Rev. Barbara Stackhouse will officiate. Mr. Parks died Tuesday at Sunbridge Care and...

GATSY N. SMITH

LAGRANGE -- Mrs. Gatsy Newsome Smith, 83, of 106 Dana Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home Chapel, with McGee Smith officiating. Burial...

GLENDA H. WEST

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Glenda Joyce Holloman West, 62, of 1081 Will Hussey Road, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Pink Hill Funeral Home. Burial will be...

LIBBY YELVERTON

GREENVILLE -- Georgia Elizabeth "Libby" Davis Yelverton, 60, died at home on Wednesday. A service honoring and celebrating her life will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Red Oak Christian Church. Burial will be in Pinewood Memorial Park. Formerly...

Thursday, February 17, 2005

CORA BERRY

NEW BERN -- Cora Dickerson Berry, 76, died Monday at Britthaven of New Bern. She was born in Fremont and had lived in New Bern for over 40 years. She was formerly employed as a cook at the Palace Motel....

CALVIN McCOY

The funeral for Calvin Neil McCoy will be held Saturday at noon in the chapel of McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries with Minister Thomasine Cowan officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery Mr. McCoy is survived by two brothers; Robert McCoy...

MERLENE COX

MOUNT OLIVE -- Merlene Graham Cox, 77, of the Grantham community, died Monday, February 14th, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Sampson County to the late Pete and Lettie Graham. She was married on March 18th, 1946,...

PATRICIA W. DARDEN

FARO -- Mrs. Patricia Wiggs Darden, 65, of 1512 Faro Road, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, after a courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. Mrs. Darden was...

BERTHA DAVIS

Bertha Davis, 74, of 1009 Twelth St., Long Island, N.Y., formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday in New York. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

STEPHEN DAVIS

Stephen Ivan Davis, 77, of 5530 Jonathan Court, died Sunday at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Smithfield. He was a native of Johnston County and was the son of the late Stephen G. and Frances Richardson Davis. He is survived by...

BENJAMIN GONZALES

Benjamin Gonzales, 67, of Central Heights Road, died Saturday at home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory....

LINDY GUNDERSON

Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel Lindy Charles Gunderson, 77, of 2505 Dawn Circle, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Col. Gunderson was the son of the late George Gunderson and Pearl Moore Allen...

SMITHIE MITCHELL

Smithie M. Mitchell, widow of Berry Mitchell, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the residence at 420 Mitchell Road, Dudley....

DONALD ODOM SR.

The funeral for Donald Ray Odom Sr., 72, will be held today at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home in Selma. The family will receive friends afterward. Burial will be at 10 a.m. on Friday at Selma...

DAVID PARKS

The funeral for David Parks, 60, 0f 621-B Slaughter St., will be held by the graveside on Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Old Mill Cemetery. The Rev. Barbara Stackhouse will officiate. Mr. Parks died Tuesday at Sunbridge Care and...

GATSY SMITH

Mrs. Gatsy Smith, 83, of 106 Dana Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service Inc....

JAMES SPEIGHT SR.

ROCKY MOUNT -- James Ambler Speight Sr., 74, died Tuesday. He was born on Aug. 20, 1930, in Edgecombe County to the late Elias Carr Speight and Alice Loretta Dawson Speight. He was a pharmacist at Almand's Drug store for...

JUDY M. SWINSON

RICHLANDS -- Judy Marie Swinson, 51, died Monday at Onslow Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Johnson Funeral Home. Her brother, the Rev. Earl Swinson of Linden, will officiate. Burial will be...

Wednesday, February 16, 2005

MERLENE GRAHAM COX

MOUNT OLIVE -- Merlene Graham Cox, 77, of the Grantham community, died Monday, February 14th, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Sampson County to the late Pete and Lettie Graham. She was married on March 18th, 1946,...

ALMETRIA DAVIS

Almetria Davis, of 710 Slaughter St., died Tuesday night at Britthaven Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

DONALD HOWELL

Donald M. Howell, 60, brother of Nadine Duncan of Goldsboro, died Monday at his home in Prince George County, Va. He was born in Wilmington, and was the son of the late Benjamin and Lottie Parnell Howell. He served in...

ARNOLD JOHNSON

Arnold Ray Johnson, of 107 S Kornegay St., died today at Kitty Askins Hospis Center. Among his survivors is his wife, Novella Johnson of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

DONALD ODOM SR.

PRINCETON -- Donald Ray Odom Sr., 72, died Monday. The funeral will be held Thursday at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home in Selma. The Rev. Leslie Holt and Rodney Pearce will officiate. Burial will be at...

LAUREN S. PAGE

Lauren Santee Page, 45, of 1808 Rose St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born into a military family at Columbus Air Force Base in Columbus, Miss., Lauren called Goldsboro her home. She was a graduate of Goldsboro High...

DAVID PARKS

David Parks, of 621-B Slaughter St., died Tuesday at SunBridge Rehabilitation Center in Mount Olive. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home in Goldsboro....

ELIZABETH POTTS

Elizabeth Long (Pud) Potts, 71, of 34518 U.S. Highway 264, Engelhard, died early Tuesday, February 15, 2005, at Beaufort County Hospital in Washington. Born in Hyde County, February 23, 1933, she was the daughter of the late James Mendall Milton...

C.W. SMITH

Christopher Wright "C.W." Smith, 80, died Monday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mr. Smith was born in Durham Co., the son of the late Nettie Mae and Royal Wright Smith, and was a a conservative, patriotic American. He is...

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

IRMA B. AYSCUE

Irma Bagley Ayscue, 95, of 108 Carolina Ave., Hertford, died Monday morning, February 14, 2005, in Brian Care Center. Among her survivors is a son, George Edgar Ayscue of Goldsboro. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 7 until 9...

MERLENE G. COX

Merlene Graham Cox, 77, of 216 Raynor Mill Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Joe C. Cox. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory of Goldsboro. The family will receive friends...

MARJORIE CRISP

WINSTON-SALEM -- Marjorie Crisp, 92, sister of Lucy Batts of Goldsboro, died Sunday at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. A memorial service will be conducted at Vogler and Sons Reynolda Road Chapel at 4 p.m. Wednesday, with visitation to...

STEPHEN DAVIS

Stephen Ivan Davis, 77, of 5530 Jonathan Court, Wilson, died Sunday at Johnston County Memorial Hospital in Smithfield. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

LINWOOD HOBBS

FAISON -- The funeral for Linwood "Duke" Hobbs, 56, will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m.. at Poplar Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Willie Alford will officiate. Burial will be in Cobbs Cemetery. Mr. Hobbs died on Feb. 9...

LISA G. KING

Lisa Grupp King, 75, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Stuttgart, Germany, to the late Emil and Emma Knaublauch Grupp. She attended Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Chapel and was a member of the Order...

MARGIE M. KING

Margie Miller King, 86, of 886 Emmett Jackson Road, Mount Olive, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. R. King; her parents, Hezzie and Lola Hargrove Miller; two sisters, Louise Hunter and...

BOBBY NORWOOD SR.

Bobby Earl Norwood Sr., 70, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Emporia, Va., to the late John Franklin and Janie Williams Norwood. A veteran of the United States Army, he served with the 101st...

LAUREN PAGE

Lauren Santee Page, 45, of 1808 Rose St., died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dr. Fred Clarke officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial...

WILLIAM WATSON

KENLY -- William Arnold Watson, 77, died Sunday. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Kenly Cemetery. The Rev. Harold Swinson will officiate. Mr. Watson is survived by one son, Thomas Watson of California; two daughters,...

HAZEL WOODLEY

The funeral for Hazel Woodley will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Upper Room Church, 506 E. Elm St. Evangelist Fannie Holmes will officiate. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. She is survived by her mother, Rosa...

Monday, February 14, 2005

EDWARD BOSTIC

Edward C. Bostic, 91, of 312 S. Virginia St., died Friday at his home. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the First African Baptist Church, 803 Harris St. The Rev. Antonio Lawrence will officiate. Burial...

PAUL BRYANT

MOUNT OLIVE -- Paul Bryant, 82, of 114 E. Slocumb St., died Sunday at Sunbridge Nursing Center. Among his survivors is his wife, Luevenia Bryant of the home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

EVERETTE CURRIE

KENLY -- Everette Fuller Currie, 79, of 8065 Upper Black Creek Road, died Saturday. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Little Rock Original Free Will Baptist Church, where he was a member and honorary deacon, with...

NAOMI DICKERSON

Naomi Adams Dickerson, 91, of 1027 Royall Ave., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is survived by one son, James Dickerson of Hampton, Va.; four grandchildren, Kim, Nikki and Tara of Baltimore, Md., and Kelvin of Brooklyn, N.Y.; and...

BILL EDWARDS

Luby "Bill" Edwards, 80, of 404 Park Ave., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Wiley and Louise Barber Edwards and father of the late Thomas William Edwards. A...

MAMIE EUBANKS

KENLY -- Mamie Nadell "Sis" Eubanks died Saturday. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Coley Funeral Home. The Rev. John Norris and Dr. Billy Toler will officiate. Burial will be in Boykin Family...

LISA G. KING

Lisa Grupp King, 75, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She is survived by her husband, Tommie King. Arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

MARGIE KING

Margie Miller King, 86, of 886 Emmett Jackson Road, Faison, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

DONALD LANCETTE

Donald George Lancette, 78, of 203 Lee Drive, died Friday at his home. A private funeral service will be held. Mr. Lancette was born in Syracuse, N.Y., to the late George and Gladys Bullock Lancette. He was a veteran of...

LEO ARNOLD MITCHELL

FREMONT -- Leo Arnold Mitchell, 88, of 1055 N.C. 222 E., died Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A graveside service was held Sunday at 4 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont. The Reverends Powell Dew and P.C....

ELOISE MERRITT

Julia Eloise Merritt, 87, of 104 Scotland Drive, died Sunday at her home. Miss Merritt was born in Wayne County to the late Lafayette and Laura Rackley Merritt and was a retired sales associate with J.C. Penney Company. She was...

BENJAMIN S. RIGGLE

On Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005, God chose to take this precious young man home to be with Him. Our hearts are so saddened but we take comfort in knowing that his Nana and Da-DaDs and Grandma and Grandpa are now...

WILLIAM WATSON

KENLY -- William Arnold Watson, 71, of 307 Woodard St., died today. Funeral arrangements are pending at Coley Funeral Home....

BARBARA W. WILDER

Barbara Washington Wilder, 60, of 1806 Mark Edwards Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital She was born in Wayne County to the late Roscoe Washington Sr. and Eunice Croom Washington and mother of the late Angelo Washington. She...

Sunday, February 13, 2005

TOWANA D. FOLK

MARLBORO, Md. -- Towana D. Folk, 48, of 4510 Lords Landing Road, died Tuesday, Feb. 8. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Myers United Methodist Church, in Nottingham, Md. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery in...

DONALD LANCETTE

Donald George Lancette, 78, of 203 Lee Drive, died Friday at his home. A private funeral service will be held. Mr. Lancette was born in Syracuse, N.Y., to the late George and Gladys Bullock Lancette. He was a veteran of...

HALL MCIVER

KENANSVILLE -- Hall "Sonny Boy" McIver, 79, of 242 Sarecta Road, died Thursday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. He was born in Duplin County to the late Hall and Rebecca McIver. He attended the Duplin County public school system. He joined...

SYLVESTER SMITH

MOUNT OLIVE -- Sylvester David Smith, 96, of 202 E. Hillsboro St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at St. James Disciple Church of Christ with Bishop Chester Aycock officiating....

CALVIN NEIL MCCOY

Calvin Neil McCoy died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is one sister, Mrs. Martha Williams. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home....

LEO A. MITCHELL

FREMONT -- Leo Arnold Mitchell, 88, of 1055 N.C. 222 E., died Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A graveside service will be held today at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont. The Reverend's Powell Dew and P.C. Yelverton will...

ESTELLE WARREN

GREENVILLE -- Estelle Creech Warren, 83, formerly of Newton Grove, died peacefully at her home in Greenville on Thursday, February 10, 2005. She was preceded in death by her husband, Emerson Blake Warren, and an infant daughter, Betty Whitfield Warren....

HAZEL WOODLEY

Hazel Woodley died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Among her survivors is a son, Pastor James Woodley of Upper Room Church. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Friday, February 11, 2005

BERTHA ARTIS

Bertha Mae Artis, 77, of Stantonsburg, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

EDWARD BOSTIC

Edward C. Bostic, of 312 S. Virginia St., died today at home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

GATSEY BRUSEWITZ

HEMET, Calif. -- Gatsey Jane Butler Brusewitz, of 26452 Girard, died last Saturday after a brief illness. A memorial service will be held this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Hemet. Memorial...

MARLENE CLIFFORD

LEXINGTON -- Marlene Gail Speece Clifford, 39, died unexpectedly on Wednesday at Thomasville Medical Center in Thomasville. She was married to Phillip Edward Clifford, son of Fred and Irene Clifford of Goldsboro, and was an elementary music teacher with Davidson...

NAOMI DICKERSON

Naomi Adams Dickerson, 91 of 306 S. Vance St., Fremont, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ROLAND G. EDWARDS

BEULAVILLE -- The funeral for Roland G. Edwards, 70, will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Community Funeral Home of Beulaville. Burial will be on Saturday morning at 11 at the Lanier-Thigpen Cemetery. Mr. Edwards died Tuesday...

WILLIAM EXUM SR.

The funeral for William I. Exum Sr., 65, will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Woods Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Pastor R.L. Dawson will conduct the service. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. A native of...

RICK GAMBELLA

Americo Nicola (Rick) Gambella died Friday, Feb. 4, 2005. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 1, 1934. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rose and Nicholas, and a brother, Ulysses. Mr. Gambella was a...

EDWARD LEE HOLLINGSWORTH

TEACHEY -- Edward Lee Hollingsworth, 61, died unexpectedly on Thursday. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Community Funeral Home in Rose Hill. The Rev. Richard Phillips will officiate. Burial will be in Rockfish...

LESSIE JACKSON

MOUNT OLIVE -- The funeral for Lessie Mae Jackson, 93, of 533 Waller Road, will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Goshen Disciple Church of Christ in Faison. Dr. David Atkinson will officiate. Burial will be in Carver Memorial...

ALBERT JOHNSON

LAGRANGE -- The funeral for Albert "Bud" Johnson, 73, of 725 Jefferson St. NW #3, Washington, D.C., will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Luke Free Will Baptist Church of LaGrange. The Rev. Roosevelt Taylor will officiate. Burial...

DONALD LANCETTE

Donald George Lancette, 78, of 203 Lee Drive, died today at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory....

HALL McIVER

KENANSVILLE -- Hall "Sonny boy" McIver, of 242 Sarecta Road, died Thursday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home in Warsaw....

S. DAVID SMITH

Sylvester David Smith, 96, of 202 E. Hillsboro St., Mount Olive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is his wife, Mary Smith of the home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

KENNETH TURNER

ROSE HILL -- Judge Kenneth Ward Turner died at his home on Wednesday. He was 77. After graduating from Rose Hill High School, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Following his discharge in 1946, he attended Atlantic Christian College and...

HELEN WALL

DURHAM -- Helen Mildred Norbert Wall, 78, of 902 Midway Ave., died Wednesday evening at her home after a period of declining health. Mrs. Wall was born in Goldsboro, the daughter of the late John Charles and Anna Mae Douglas...

ESTELLE WARREN

NEWTON GROVE -- The funeral for Estelle Creech Warren, 83, of Greenville, formerly of Newton Grove, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. The family will receive...

BENJAMIN WHITLEY

The funeral for Benjamin Earl Whitley, 86, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 1 until 2 on...

Thursday, February 10, 2005

KENNETH ALLEN

The funeral for Mr. Kenneth Allen, of 104 Jessica Place, will be held Friday February 11, 2005, at 1 p.m. at Saints Delight United Holy Church in Mount Olive. Pastor Woodrow Grandy Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in...

HENRY N. BARONSKY

Henry Norman Baronsky, 82, of 500 N. Leslie St., died Wednesday at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Fayetteville. Mr. Baronsky was born in Glen Ridge, N.J., to the late Henry Frank Baronsky and Marie Cory Baronsky. After 40 years...

KANDIS BEAMAN

POOLER, Ga. -- Kandis Elizabeth Smith Beaman, 80 died Tuesday, February 8, 2005, at Memorial Health University Medical Center. Mrs. Beaman was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, a devoted servant to her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ....

LUCILE J. BRYANT

Lucile Joyner Bryant, 79, of 1604 Boyette Drive, died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. The funeral will be held Sat-urday at 1 p.m. at Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Head-quarters on Slocumb Street. The Rev. Arthur Evans will...

ROBERT COLEY

Robert Coley, 90, of Fremont, died Monday at SunBridge Rehabilitation Center in Mount Olive. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hooks Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Pikeville. The Rev. Johnnie Sherrod will officiate. Burial will be...

JOSEPH CROGHAN

Father Joseph F. Croghan, M.M., of 517 Shelley Drive, a Maryknoll Missioner to the Philippines for 34 years, died on January 20, 2005, at St. Teresa's Residence in Maryknoll, N.Y. Fr. Croghan was 71 and a priest for 42 years....

DEBRA DICKERSON

Debra L. Dickerson, 77, of 231 Booker St., Pikeville, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at noon at St. Stephen's Missionary Baptist Church in Goldsboro. The Rev. Ezekiel Sutton will officiate. Burial will...

EFFIE J. HILL

SNOW HILL - Effie Joyce Hill, 64, of 89 Meadow Drive, died Monday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. The funeral vices will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Washington Branch Free Will Baptist Church. Interment will be...

AAMARIE LACEY

The funeral for Aamarie Nijaee Lacey will be held Friday at 9 a.m. at the First Assembly of God. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park Cemetery. She is survived by her father, Micheal Lacey Jr., and her mother,...

WILLIAM LAMBERT

CLINTON -- William Cameron Lambert, 78, of 908 Warren St.., died Wednesday at Sampson Regiona Medical Center. The funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Clinton Pentecostal Holiness Church, where he was a member. The Rev. Marvin Whitfield...

MARGARET LANGSTON

NEWTON GROVE -- Margaret Giddens Langston, 92, died Tuesday. The funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Langston was the daughter of the late...

ELLEN J. PERSON

Ellen Jones Person, 79, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Person was born in Nash County to the late Charles Rufus Jones and Effie Frances Bailey Jones and was married to the late Lester "Chub" Person. Funeral services...

VIRGINIA SHEFFIELD

ROSE HILL -- Virginia Smith Sheffield, 80, died Tuesday at the Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation of Wallace. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Community Funeral Home in Rose Hill. Burial will be...

ROBERT STEVENS

DUDLEY -- John "Robert" Stevens, 39, of 203 Gray Ave. died Tuesday at his home. Funeral services will be held by the graveside on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in Princeton. Rev. Dennis Pollock will officiate....

GLADYS TAYLOR

The funeral for Gladys Benora Ward Taylor will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Oak Forest Road Church of Christ with Robert Goff officiating. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. Mrs. Taylor is survived by her husband, Aaron...

ARTHUR WELLINGTON

Arthur Wellington, 76, of 1405 Poplar St., Apt. 23, died last Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held this Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Delight United Holy Church in the Parkstown Community. His son, the...

JUANITA WHITFIELD

MOUNT OLIVE -- Juanita Hudson Whitfield, 85, of 900 Norwood Ezzell Road, in the Rones Chapel community, died Wednesday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. She was a life-long member of Rones Chapel United Methodist Church where she was...

BENJAMIN WHITLEY

Benjamin Earl Whitley, 86, of 128 Brandywine Lane, Spartanburg, S.C., died Tuesday at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Mr. Whitley was born in Wayne County and was the son of the late Leslie and Lelia Boyette Whitley. He was married...

ROSA YELVERTON

Rosa Johnson Yelverton, 93, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Larry Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. Mrs....

VERNON ZIMMERMAN

FREMONT -- The funeral for Vernon Zimmerman, 69, of 923 Chestnut St., will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Tedaro Reid will officiate. Burial will be in Fremont Cemetery. Mr. Zimmerman was...

Wednesday, February 9, 2005

KENNETH ALLEN

The funeral for Kenneth Allen, of 104 Jessica Place, will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Saints Delight United Holy Church in Mount Olive. Pastor Woodrow Grandy Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. He is...

HENRY BARONSKY

Henry Norman Baronsky, 82, of 500 N. Leslie Street, died Wednesday at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Fayetteville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LUCILLE BRYANT

Lucille Joyner Byrant, 79, of 1604 Boyette Drive, died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral...

ORVILLE CANDLER

Orville B. Candler, 83, of 125 Candler Drive, went on to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday. Mr. Candler was born in Wilkes County, Georgia, and was the son of the late Walter and Mary Nancy...

JOSEPH CROGHAN

Father Joseph F. Croghan, M.M., of 517 Shelly Drive, a Maryknoll Missioner to the Philippines for 34 years, died on January 20, 2005, at St. Teresa's Residence in Maryknoll, N.Y. Fr. Crogham was 71 and a priest for 42 years....

GERALD GRANTHAM

Retired Master Sgt. Murray Gerald Grantham, 60, of 834 Shadow Lawn Drive, Fayet-teville, died Monday in Youngstown, Ohio. He was born in Wayne County to the late Roland and Mary Bell Thornton Grantham. He retired from the United States...

JOHN HAMRICK

FAISON -- John Madison Hamrick, 60, of 1712 Friendship Church Road, died Monday. The funeral will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Family Funeral Service. The Rev. Paul Rose will officiate. Burial will be in the...

ALBERT JOHNSON

LAGRANGE -- Albert "Bud" Johnson, formerly of LaGrange, died Saturday in Washington, D.C. Funeral arrangements are pending at LaGrange Mortuary....

SARA ALICE KEEN

Funeral services for Sara Alice Keen will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Phillip Hunter officiating. Interment will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Parkersford Baptist Church Cemetery in Parkersford, Pa. The...

CHARLOTTE LOCAPO

NEWTON GROVE -- Charlotte Parker LoCapo, 80, of 505 Fayetteville St., died Saturday. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Father Ned Shlesinger will preside. Burial will be in the church...

ELLEN PERSON

Ellen Jones Person, 79, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOHN STEVENS

DUDLEY -- John "Robert" Stevens, 39, of 203 Gray Ave., died Tuesday at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

GERALDINE STEWART

DUNN -- Geraldine Parker Stewart, 75, of 1034 Neighbors Road, died Tuesday at Western Wake Hospital in Cary. The funeral will be held Thursday at 11 am. at Faith Baptist Church in Dunn. The Rev. Mark Free will officiate. Burial...

GLADYS TAYLOR

Gladys Taylor, of 904 Madison Avenue, died Tuesday night at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Among her survivors is her husband, Aaron Taylor of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

BENJAMIN WHITLEY

Benjamin E. Whitley, 86, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center in Spartanburg, SC. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROSA YELVERTON

Rosa Johnson Yelverton, 93, widow of Cecil Yelverton, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. The family will be at 1223 S. Andrews Ave....

VERNON ZIMMERMAN

Vernon Zimmerman, of 923 Chestnut St., Fremont, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

Tuesday, February 8, 2005

JACQUELYN BATTS

Jacquelyn Hall Batts, 68, of 840 Hwy. 111 South, Chinquapin, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Bethel Presbyterian Church. The Rev. David Amon will officiate. Burial will be in Batts...

MAYO BEST SR.

The funeral for Mayo Best Sr. will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at St. Luke Free Will Baptist Church in LaGrange. The Rev. Roosevelt Taylor will officiate. Mr. Best is survived by four sons, Mayo Best Jr., James Best...

AUDREY BOYKIN

KENLY -- Audrey W. Boykin, 89, died Sunday at her home. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Coley Funeral Home. Burial will be in Coley Cemetery. Mrs. Boykin was a lifelong resident of...

ORVILLE CANDLER

Orville Candler, 83, of 125 Candler Drive, died Tuesday at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EARL GILCHRIST

Earl Gilchrist, son of the late Lauretta Johnson Vickers and grandson of the late Frank Johnson Sr., died Saturday, Feb. 5, in Philadel-phia. He is survived by aunts and cousins from Wayne County. The funeral will be held Saturday, Feb....

GERALD GRANTHAM

Retired Master Sgt. Murray Gerald Grantham, 60, of 834 Shadowy Lane, Fayetteville, died Monday in Youngstown, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Frances Dail Grantham. The family will receive friends at the home. Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro is...

EFFIE HILL

SNOW HILL -- Effie Joyce Hill, 64, of 89 Meadow Drive, died Monday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

SARA A. KEEN

Sara Alice Keen, 83, of 2600 Isaac Drive, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Boyertown, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Walter and Esther Heacock Landis. Mrs. Keen was a member of Madison Avenue...

CHARLOTTE LOCAPO

NEWTON GROVE -- Charlotte Parker LoCapo, 80, of 505 Fayetteville St., died Saturday. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Father Ned Shlesinger will preside. Burial will be in the church...

CHARLIE MILLER

WARSAW -- David Charles "Charlie" Miller, 87, of 500 Lake Shore Drive, died today at Duplin General Hospital. The funeral was to be held today at 3 p.m. at Warsaw Baptist Church. Burial was to be in the Devotional Gardens....

Monday, February 7, 2005

ROBERT COLEY

Robert Coley, 90, of Fremont, died today at SunBridge Rehabilitation Center in Mount Olive. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Goldsboro....

ROBERT EDGERTON

KENLY -- Robert Franklin Edgerton, 64, of Princeton-Kenly Road, died Saturday at his home. Born in Wayne County on May 29, 1940, he was the son of Amy Beamon Edgerton of Goldsboro, and the late Windal F. Edgerton. He owned...

HORACE JACKSON

KINSTON -- Horace Thomas Jackson, stepfather of Gary Kornegay and Jerry Robert Holland of Goldsboro, died Sunday. He was a member of Rivermont Baptist Church, a veteran of World War II, and a retired mechanic from DuPont. He was preceded...

AAMARIE LACEY

Aamarie N. Lacey, of 427 Beale Street, Goldsboro died Sunday at her home. Among her survivors is her mother Pia Thompson of the home and Micheal Lacey Jr. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

CHRIS MILLER

MOUNT OLIVE -- John Christopher "Chris" Miller, 31, of Baker's Chapel Church Road, died early Sunday morning in a single motor vehicle accident. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Tyndall Funeral Home...

MARY L. TURNER

KINSTON -- Mary Louise Turner, 85, 511 N. Queen St., died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at Onslow Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Turner was a charter member of Turner's Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church and was the widow of Hinton Ruff...

ROGER B. WADE

Roger Bruce Wade, 59, of 707 Stoney Creek Church Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service was held this afternoon at 12:30 at the Crumpler Family Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Holder and the Rev. Magalene...

KATHRYN WILLIAMS

MOREHEAD CITY -- Kathryn Looney Williams, formerly of Goldsboro and Fayetteville, died Sunday, Feb. 6, at her home in Morehead City. Mrs. Williams was born July 2, 1928, in Lauderdale County, Alabama. A memorial service will be held Tuesday...

Sunday, February 6, 2005

MAYO BEST

Mayo Best, 80, formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday at Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Va. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Mortuary, Inc....

SARAH GRAY CRAWFORD

Sarah Gray Crawford, 82, went home to be with the Lord Saturday morning at Britthaven Nursing Home in Goldsboro. A graveside funeral service will be conducted Monday at 11 a. m. in the Winterville Cemetery. Mrs. Crawford, a native...

ROLAND DAWSON

Roland Dawson, 85, died Wednesday at Sunbridge Care of Mount Olive. A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home. His brother, the Rev. Cleveland Parks Sr. will officiate. He is survived...

DEBRA DICKERSON

PIKEVILLE -- Debra L. Dickerson, 77, of 231 Booker St., died Friday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ROBERT FRANKLIN EDGERTON

KENLY -- Robert Franklin Edgerton, 64, of Princeton-Kenly Road, died early Saturday morning at his home. Born in Wayne County on May 29, 1940, he was the son of Amy Beamon Edgerton of Goldsboro, and the late Windal F. Edgerton....

JANIE DAWSON FIELDS

PIKEVILLE -- Janie Dawson Fields, 77, of 3260 Big Daddy's Road, died Friday at her home. Mrs. Fields was born in Lenoir County to the late Paul and Nora Lee Taylor Dawson. She was the widow of James Wesley...

LESSIE MAE JACKSON

MOUNT OLIVE -- Lessie Mae Jackson, 93, died Saturday at Sunbridge Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled at Garris Funeral Home....

CORA LEWIS

Cora B. Lewis, 86, died Wednesday morning at her home. A funeral service will be conducted Tuesday at 12 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro. The Rev. Bobby Kitrell will officiate. Burial will follow in the Old Mill Cemetery....

EDSEL MCLAWHORN

KINSTON -- Edsel "Wayne" McLawhorn, 68, of 1941 Hullwood Drive, died Friday. He was preceded in death by his father, Lannie McLawhorn and a daughter, Lawanda McLawhorn. A funeral service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Howard-Carter...

KARRIE LOU OVERMAN

Karrie Lou Overman, 64, of Goldsboro, died Friday evening at Brian Center. A memorial service will be held at Prividence United Methodist Church Monday evening at 7. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. She was the daughter...

MARGARET SMITH PAGE

STANTONSBURG -- Margaret Smith Page, 90, of 104 E. Julian Ave., died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. A funeral service will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at Stantonsburg First Baptist Church by the Rev. Max Patterson. Interment will follow...

TREMAYNE LIONALD SIMMONS JR.

Analyn Williams and Tremayne Lionald Simmons Sr. announce the birth and death of their son, Tremayne Lionald Simmons Jr., Thursday, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held today at 12 p.m. at the Cobbs Cemetery in Faison....

LORENE H. SUTTON

GARNER -- Lorene Head Sutton, 85, of 800 Ridgecrest Road, a 25-year employee of Kerr drug, died Saturday. A funeral service will be held Monday morning at 11 at Holland's United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery....

DAVID WILLIAM TALLEY

MAYSVILLE -- David William Talley, 61, died Friday, January 21 at Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. A native of Annapolis, Md., he was the owner of Dave's Surplus in...

JOHN BAILEY TULLOCH

PINEBLUFF -- John Bailey Tulloch, 88, died Friday at Pinehurst Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Pinehurst. Born March 18, 1916 in Rockingham County to the late William David and Bertie Reid Tulloch, he belonged to the National Guard during the 1930's....

ROGER BRUCE WADE

Roger Bruce Wade, 59, of 707 Stoney Creek Church Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Monday at 12:30 p.m. at the Crumpler Family Cemetery located at the home. The Rev. Steve Holder will...

ARTHUR WELLINGTON

Arthur Wellington, 76, of 1405 Poplar St. Apt. 23, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital Friday afternoon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled at Rhodes Funeral Home....

BENNIE WILLIAMS

MOUNT OLIVE -- Bennie Williams, 89, of 954 Atlas Price Road, died Saturday at SunBridge Care Center in Mount Olive. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Lundy & Florida Howell Williams. He was married to...

ZETTIE WOODARD

PRINCETON -- Zettie Kornegay Woodard, 93, of 2225 Woodard Road, died Saturday morning. Born in Johnston County March 2, 1911, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Owen and Louie Capps Kornegay, and the widow of Robert Vance Woodard....

Friday, February 4, 2005

EDNA H. BROCK

MOUNT OLIVE -- Edna Holloman Brock, 85, of Brock-Whitman Lane in the Brock's Chapel community, died Thursday at SunBridge Care Center. The funeral will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Tyndall Funeral Home . The committal...

NIA MALIKA FUSSELL

MOUNT OLIVE -- Nia Malika Fussell, 53, of 133 Nelson St., died Wednesday at her home. The funeral will be held on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Payne Temple A.M.E. Zion Church. The Rev. Johnny Murphy will officiate. Burial...

JAMES HINNANT

A graveside service for James Matthew Hinnant, 61, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Fremont Cemetery. Minister Manetta Brown will conduct the service. Mr. Hinnant died Thursday in Baltimore, Md. A former resident of Fremont, he was the...

CATHERINE HODGES

The funeral for Catherine "Cat" Mickens Reid Hodges, 89, of 305 Fussell St., will be held Saturday at noon at Little Rock Church of Christ, N.C. 581, Pikeville. Pastor Ernest Watson will officiate. Surviving are two daughters, Dorothy Reid...

WILLIAM HOUSTON

WARSAW -- The funeral for William Frank Houston, 81, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel in Warsaw. The Rev. Billy Wright will officiate. Burial will be in the Devotional Gardens. Mr. Houston died Wednesday...

MARY G. JONES

LAGRANGE -- Mary Guess Jones, 102, of 211 Robenia Drive, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. The funeral will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in LaGrange, where she was a member,...

WILTON G. JORDAN

AYDEN -- Wilton Gray Jordan, 71, brother of Margaret Grimes of Pikeville and Tiffany Pearce of Dudley, died Wednesday. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Ayden Cemetery. Mr. Jordan was the son of the late...

BESSIE McCULLEN

Bessie Lee McCullen, 69, of 514 East Holly St., died Wednesday at her home. The funeral will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Burial will be in Elmwood...

SONYA MOONEYHAM

Sonya Herring Mooneyham, 40, of Clayton, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. The Reverend Craig Langston will officiate. A graveside...

GRANT NOE JR.

HARLAN, Ky. -- Grant "Bud" Noe Jr., 74, died Tuesday at the Veterans Hospital in Durham. He is survived by three daughters, Betty Noe of Goldsboro, Susie Chase of Pikeville, and Donna Childers of Erwin; one son, the Rev. Nick...

PAULENE PICKETT

Paulene Kenan Pickett, 71, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Sunday at noon at the Church of God and True Holiness, 611 Whitfield Drive. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. Mrs. Pickett is survived...

GLADYS RAMSEY

Gladys Mae Ramsey, 84, of 102 Woods Drive died Wednesday at home. A memorial service and burial will be held at Ramsey's Chapel in Haysi, Virginia. Mrs. Ramsey was born in Gatlinburg, Tenn., on April 5, 1920. She is survived...

CORA B. RUCH

Cora "Tommie" Butts Ruch, 82, of 3570 US 117 Alt., died Thursday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be held Saturday at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. The Rev. Allen W. Stanley will...

JANICE SMITH

PRINCETON -- Janice Sue Woodard Smith, 56, of 1932 Woodard Road, died Thursday. The funeral will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Bizzell Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church. The Rev. Dwight Dunning and the Rev. Charles Pittman will officiate. Burial...

ISAAC STREETER JR.

Isaac Streeter Jr., 72, of Farmville, formerly of Goldsboro, died last Saturday. He is survived by a number of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held this Saturday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of C. Connor Funeral...

DONOVAL E. WHEELER

Donoval E. Wheeler, 68, of 243 Hardingwood Drive, died Wednesday at his home. A memorial service was held today at 11 a.m. at Saint Paul United Methodist Church. Mr. Wheeler was born in Wilson County to the late Donival E....

Thursday, February 3, 2005

DOROTHY AYCOCK

FREMONT -- Dorothy Sullivan Aycock, 84, of 2023 Hwy. 222 West, died Tuesday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. A graveside service will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Aycock Family Cemetery. Dr. DeWayne Eakes will officiate. Mrs. Aycock...

JULIUS BEASLEY JR.

PRINCETON -- Julius Melvin Beasley, 39, died Monday at his residence at 77 Richardson Bridge Road. He was the son of Julius Melvin Beasley Sr. and the late Joyce Robbins Beasley. The funeral will be held Friday at 1 p.m....

JOHNATHON CAMPFIELD

KENANSVILLE -- Johnathon Derek Desabrais Campfield, 16, died Tuesday. He is survived by his parents, Norman and Sheila Campfield of Kenansville; two brothers, Tracy Campfield of Wallace and Chris Campfield of Kenansville; one sister, Shanda Hewett of Kenansville; one sister,...

JAMES HINNANT

James Matthew Hinnant of Baltimore, Md., formerly of Fremont, died today. Among his survivors is a sister, Rhonda Hinnant of Fremont. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries in Goldsboro....

WILLIAM HOUSTON

WARSAW -- William Frank Houston, 81, of 1343 NC 24 & 50 Hwy., died Wednesday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home in Warsaw....

CORA LEWIS

Cora Lewis, 86, died Wednesday morning at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

BESSIE L. McCULLEN

Bessie Lee McCullen, 69, of 514 East Holly Street died Wednesday at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

SONYA MOONEYHAM

Sonya Herring Mooneyham, 40, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends at the home of her mother, Ruby Howell, at 4737 Stantonsburg Road, Wilson. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

CORA RUCH

Cora "Tommie" Butts Ruch, 82, of 3570 U.S. 117 Alternate, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Among her survivors is her husband, Harold E. Ruch. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

STANLEY SANDERSON

MOUNT OLIVE -- Stanley Sanderson, 88, died Wednesday at SunBridge Care Center in Mount Olive. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday in the chapel of Tyndall Funeral Home with the Rev. J. Paul Rose officiating. Burial...

CARL PATE

MAGNOLIA -- A graveside service for Carl Edward "Pete" Pate, 79, of Magnolia, will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the Wallace Family Cemetery in Albertson. The Rev. Jeff Toler will officiate. Mr. Pate died Tuesday at GlenCare Nursing...

RUBY PINKHAM

Ruby Godfrey Pinkham, 88, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Oakdale Cemetery in Washington, N.C. The Reverend Dr. James Hagwood will officiate. Mrs. Pinkham was born in Onslow County...

GLADYS RAMSEY

Gladys Ramsey, 84, of 102 Woods Drive, died Wednesday at home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

RUDENE SCOTT

Rudene Moore Scott, 74, of Selma, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. The funeral will be held 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home in Selma with the Rev. Terry Dennis officiating. Burial will...

DONOVAL E. WHEELER

Donoval E. Wheeler, 68, of 243 Hardingwood Drive, died Wednesday at his home. He was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

CORNELIA WILLIAMS

WARSAW -- The funeral for Cornelia Quinn Williams, 75, of Manson, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Community Funeral Home. Burial will be in Golden Grove Cemetery in Kenansville. Formerly of Kenansville, Mrs. Williams was...

Wednesday, February 2, 2005

DOROTHY AYCOCK

FREMONT -- Dorothy Sullivan Aycock, 84, of 2023 Hwy 222 West, died Tuesday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home, 102 N. Pine St., Fremont....

JULIUS BEASLEY JR.

PRINCETON -- Julius Melvin Beasley Jr., 39, of 77 Richardson Bridge Road, died Monday at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

MARY T. BRITT

NEWTON GROVE -- Mary Jane Tart Britt, 77, of 402 Raleigh St., died Tuesday. The funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Free Will Baptist Church in Newton Grove. The Rev. Roy Clifton will officiate. Burial...

ROLAND DAWSON

Roland Dawson, 87, died Tuesday at SunBridge for Mount Olive. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

NAOMI ELLIS

The funeral for Naomi Elizabeth Hodges Ellis, 88, of Philadelphia, formerly of Wilson County, will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Perry's Temple Original Free Will Baptist Church in Wilson. The Rev. Ernie Haskins will officiate. Burial will be...

NIA FUSSELL

MOUNT OLIVE -- Nia Malika Fussell, 53, of 133 Nelson St., died Wednesday at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Bass Funeral Home....

HAZEL HALL

EDENTON -- Hazel Harrell Hall, 85, of 121 Iredell Drive in Edenton, died Monday in Mount Olive. Mrs. Hall was born in Chowan County and was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Lottie M. Harrell. A homemaker, she was...

JAMES JOHNSON

James Johnson, 72, of 711 Franklin St., died Friday at his residence. The funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at White Oak Grove Baptist Church on Big Daddy's Road. Elder George Wiggins will officiate. Burial will be in...

CARL PATE

WARSAW -- Carl Edward "Pete" Pate, 79, of Magnolia, died Tuesday at Glencare Nursing Home of Warsaw. Funeral arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home in Warsaw....

RUBY PINKHAM

Ruby Godfrey Pinkham, 88, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DOROTHY WELLS

The funeral for Dorothy Carter Wells, 80, will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Quinn-McGowan Funeral Home in Burgaw. The Rev. Nathan Morton will officiate. Burial will be in the Zoar Church Cemetery, Salemburg. Mrs. Wells...

JAMES WHITLEY

WILSON -- James Richard Whitley, 75, died Wednesday. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Grace Advent Christian Church. His brother, the Rev. Julius Whitley of Stantonsburg, and the Rev. Dennis Harrell will officiate. Burial will be...

Tuesday, February 1, 2005

ANNE G. SMITH

Anne G. Smith, 71, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, at Moses Cone Hospital. The funeral was held the following Sunday in the chapel of Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Home. Burial was in Winterville Cemetery in Winterville. Mrs. Smith was a native of Wayne...

JOYCE SOUTHARD

EAST BEND -- Joyce Colie Southard, 62, died Sunday at Forsyth Medical Center. She was born in Wayne County to Sherman and Lola Colie. She was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday School...

VIRGINIA TRACEY

Virginia Estelle Towson Tracey, 71, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Baltimore, Md., and the graveside service will be held there on Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Loudon Park Cemetery. Her parents, William A....

MARVIN TURNER

Marvin Kendall Turner, 68, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Garner Funeral Home in Kinston. The Reverends Norman Boyette, Arnold Ball and Andy Johnson will officiate. Burial will...