Goldsboro News-Argus | Obituaries: February 17, 2005 Archives

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...