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Sunday, July 31, 2005

LUCY ANTWINE

Died July 29, 2005 New Bern resident Lucy Cumbee Antwine, 74, died Friday at Craven Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be held today at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Cotten Funeral Home & Crematory in New Bern. The...

GWENDOLYN BELL

Died July 27, 2005 Warsaw Resident Gwendolyn E. Bell, 39, of 206 Eva James Road, died Wednesday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the New Christian Chapel Baptist Church, Rose Hill....

MARGARET BIZZELL

Died July 28, 2005 La Grange Resident Margaret Ann Bizzell, 79, of 214 W. Boundary St., died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at Liberty Grove Missionary Baptist...

BOYD GRANTHAM

Died July 30, 2005 Grantham Community Boyd Lamont Grantham, 83, of 3053 O'Berry Road, died Saturday at the Brian Center. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Furman and Bessie Pate Grantham, and the husband...

EDDIE GURLEY

Died July 29, 2005 Pikeville Resident James Edward "Eddie" Gurley, 49, of 1076 Antioch Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Gurley was born June 15, 1956 in Wayne County to Jesse J. "Buddy" Gurley and Katie Wiggs...

MAYZELL HILL

Died July 29, 2005 Wilson Resident Mayzell Boykin Hill, 90, of 5525 Packhouse Road, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. A funeral service was conducted Saturday evening at 7 from Shingleton Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Gordon Sebastian officiated. Interment...

MARGARET KENNEDY

Died July 28, 2005 Beulaville Resident Margaret Williams Kennedy, 83, died Thursday in Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. A funeral service was held 4 p.m. Saturday at the Community Funeral Home Chapel in Beulaville. Burial followed in the East Duplin...

JOHNNIE LANE JR.

Died July 23, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident Johnnie Lane Jr., 70, died on Saturday, July 23, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. He was the son of the late Johnnie and Sudie Lane who were from Goldsboro. His survivors include...

LAURA G. PARKS

Died July 30, 2005 Mount Olive Resident Laura G. Parks died Saturday. Funeral arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

MATTIE STONE

Died July 30, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Mattie Brown Stone, 81, of 3133 Old Smithfield Highway, died Saturday at her residence. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Anson and Lizzie Evans Brown and was...

ALICE THOMAS

Died July 29, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Alice Faye Stocks Thomas, 65, died Friday at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Va. A native of Pitt County, she was the daughter of the late Marvin Cleo and Irene Windom...

AUDREY WELLS

Died July 30, 2005 Mount Olive Resident Audrey Andrews Wells, 86, died Saturday, July 30, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center after a lengthy illness. The daughter of the late Herman D. and Ruby C. Andrews, she was preceded in death...

MARY WYNN

Died July 13, 2005 Mary Grissom Wynn, 58, died July 13, 2005, at the Brian Center in Lawrence-ville, Va., after an extended illness. She was a former resident of Henderson, N.C. Prior to moving to that city, she lived...

Friday, July 29, 2005

MARGARET BIZZELL

Died July 28, 2005 LaGrange resident Margaret Bizzell, 79, of 214 W. Boundary St., LaGrange, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are pending at LaGrange Mortuary....

EDDIE HUFFMAN

Jan. 8, 1948-July 28, 2005 Mr. Edward Glenn "Eddie" Huffman, 57, of 334 Riverbend Road, died Thursday, July 28, 2005. Eddie was born January 8, 1948, in Wayne County to Eunice Howell Huffman of Goldsboro and the late Edward...

RONALD KINSER

Feb. 23, 1936 - July 27, 2005 Rose Hill resident Ronald Bervela Kinser, 69, died Wednesday at his home. The funeral will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Community Funeral Home in Rose Hill. The Rev....

GERTRUDE LOWERY

Died July 28, 2005 Kinston resident KINSTON -- Gertrude H. Lowery, 90, of 2520 Pine Knoll Drive, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the chapel of Garner Funeral Home....

ANTHONY MATTHEWS

Former Clinton resident Anthony Neil Matthews died unexpectedly at his home in Raleigh. Funeral arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home in Warsaw....

BRENDA J. SIMMONS

Dec. 13, 1952 - July 27, 2005 Brenda Joyce Svede Simmons, 53, of 104 Ruger Dr. died Wednesday at home. She was born in Texas to the late Zigrad and Joyce Svede. The funeral will be held Friday at 8...

DIXIE S. SMITH

Sept. 11, 1922-July 29, 2005 Goldsboro resident Dixie Sullivan Smith, 82, died Friday at the Brian Center. The funeral will be held Sunday at 7 p.m. at Stoney Creek Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Gary Bailey and Rev....

ELIJAH WINSTEAD JR.

Died July 27, 2005 Goldsboro resident Retired Tech. Sgt. Elijah "J.R." Redmon Winstead Jr., 73, died Wednesday. He was born in Nash County to the late Elijah R. and Ella Winstead. He attended St. Paul United Methodist Church in Newton...

Thursday, July 28, 2005

GWENDOLYN BELL

Died July 27, 2005 Warsaw resident Gwendolyn Bell, of 206 Eva James Road, Warsaw, died Wednesday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive. The family will receive friends at the...

TANYA FORBES

Died July 25, 2005 Goldsboro resident The funeral for Tanya Niko Forbes will be held Sunday 2 p.m. at Greater St. John Church, Dudley. Pastor William Mitchell will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. Forbes is survived...

ESSIE JACKSON

Died July 28, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident KINSTON -- Essie Jackson, 87, of 907 Cunningham Road, died today at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Goldsboro. The family will meet the home of Sharon...

EVA P. LEAR

Died July 26, 2005 Jacksonville resident Eva Mae Padrick Lear, 76, mother of Alan Lear of Pikeville, died Tuesday at Carebridge Assisted Living Community in Jacksonville, N.C. Mrs. Lear was the widow of Roy W. Lear and the daughter of...

GORDON L. MUSGRAVE

Dec. 18, 1922-July 27, 2005 PIKEVILLE -- Gordon L. Musgrave, 82, of 1848 Antioch Road, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mr. Musgrave was born in Wayne County to the late Bruno Frank Musgrave and Mary Cox Musgrave. He...

JAMES PARKER

Died July 23, 2005 Beulaville resident James Matho Parker, 57, of 609 Sugg St., Beulaville, died Saturday at Guardian Care in Kenansville. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Daisy Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Beulaville. The...

WILLIE PARKS

Died July 23, 2005 Former LaGrange resident The funeral for Willie Parks will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rockford Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in LaGrange. Minister Ricky Howard will officiate. Burial will be in Sutton Cemetery. Mr....

ARTHUR P. PHILLIPS

Aug. 8, 1949-July 26,2005 Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Arthur Paul Phillips, 55, of 1009 S. Best St., died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was a native of Arlington, Mass., where his mother, Rita Phillips, still resides....

BRENDA SIMMONS

Died JULY 27, 2005 Pikeville resident Brenda Joyce Simmons, 53, died Wednesday at her home at 104 Ruger Drive. She was the wife of Chester Phillip Simmons. The funeral will be held Friday at 8 p.m. in the chapel of...

FRANKLIN A. SMITH

Aug. 7, 1925-July 27, 2005 Aerospace pioneer Franklin Avery Smith, 79, died Wednesday, July 27, 2005, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A resident of Harborview Towers, an assisted living facility in Morehead City, he had Alzheimer's disease. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,...

ELIJAH WINSTEAD JR.

Died July 27, 2005 Goldsboro resident Elijah Redmon "J.R." Winstead Jr., 73, died Wednesday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

Wednesday, July 27, 2005

MYRTLE DORTCH-DAVIS

Died July 22, 2005 Goldsboro resident The funeral for Myrtle Catherine Dortch-Davis will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. James A.M.E. Zion Church, 203 S. George St. The Rev. Dwight B Cannon will officiate. Burial will be...

SALLIE C. ELKS

Nov. 19, 1919 - July 26-2005 Mrs. Sallie Collins Elks, 85, died Tuesday, July 26, 2005, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was a resident of the Meadows Assisted Living in Goldsboro. Mrs. Elks was born November 19, 1919, in...

GEORGE W. FERRELL

Died July 25, 2005 Black Creek resident George W. "Snoodle" Ferrell, 71, died Monday. The funeral will be held Thursday at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, in Wilson, followed by visitation. Interment will...

GEORGE HASTY

June 6, 1935-July 24, 2005 George Leard Hasty, 70, died Sunday at the Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center. Mr. Hasty was a native of Asheboro and was a veteran of the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force. He...

T. C. HILL

Died July 24, 2005 Fremont resident T.C. Hill, 77, died Sunday. Among his survivors is a granddaughter, Jennifer Powell. The funeral will be held today at 4 p.m. at Fremont United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends in the...

ALFRED HOUTZ JR.

May 18, 1932-July 24, 2005 RALEIGH -- Alfred William "Fred" Houtz Jr., 73, of Raleigh, North Carolina, formerly of Richmond, Virginia, passed away peacefully Sunday, surrounded by his family, at Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, S.C. He was born...

LEWIS C. KEITH

Died July 24, 2005 Dudley resident Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Lewis Charles Keith, 62, of 1244 Eagles Nest Road, died Sunday at home. He was born in Somersett, Pa., and was preceded in death by his father, Lewis A....

ARTHUR PHILLIPS

Died July 26, 2005 Goldsboro resident Arthur P. Phillips, 55, of 1009 S. Best St., died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Among his survivors is his wife, Sawai Phillips. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

PHILLIP R. MUNSON

Died July 25, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident Phillip Roy Munson, 60, veteran Seabee of the U.S. Navy, died Monday in Nashville, Tenn. He was the husband of Brenda Hall Munson, who was stationed at Seymour Johnson A.F.B. while serving in...

FRANKLIN SMITH

Died July 27, 2005 Wayne County resident Franklin A. Smith, 79, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

Tuesday, July 26, 2005

TOMMY BURCH

Died July 25, 2005 Mount Olive resident Thomas Eugene "Tommy" Burch, 55, of 643 Thunder Swamp Road, died Monday morning at his home. The funeral will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Tyndall Funeral Home with Dr. Lily...

TANYA FORBES

Died July 25, 2005 Goldsboro resident Tanya Nicole Forbes, 34, of 115 Woodshire Drive, died Monday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Among her survivors is her husband, Jesse Forbes of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral...

LLILLIAN FORTE-PERRY

Goldsboro resident The funeral for Lillian Forte-Perry will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at New Stoney Hill Holy Church. Dr. Howard E. McNair will officiate. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. Mrs. Forte-Perry was the daughter of the...

T.C. HILL

Aug. 17, 1927-July 24, 2005 FREMONT -- T.C. Hill, 77, died Sunday, July 24, 2005, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born August 17, 1927, to the late Thaddeus Calhoun and Isabel Tomlinson Hill. He was preceded in death...

DONALD HINSON

Died July 25, 2005 Dudley resident Donald Hinson, 71, of 3955 US Hwy. 117 Alt., died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Chapel...

BERTA JOHNSON

Died July 22, 2005 Virginia resident Berta Johnston, 77, of Petersburg, Va., died Friday at Southside Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive. The...

SELMA H. MACKIE

Selma Hendricks Mackie, sister of Mrs. Durwood (Mae) Murray of Goldsboro, died Sunday July 24, 2005, at Wesley Long Hospital. A graveside service was held today at 10 a.m. at New Garden Cemetery. Mrs. Mackie was born in Greensboro on...

SALLY W. OVERMAN

Sally Katherine Walker Overman, 70, of 715 Ridge Drive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Gideon and Ethel Burch Walker. Mrs. Overman was a graduate of...

MAGGIE PEARCE

April 2, 1913-July 25, 2005 Princeton resident Maggie Wilkins Pearce, 92, of 424 S. Pearl St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Casey Funeral Home. The Rev. Al...

MARTHA PEARSON

Died July 25, 2005 Wilson resident WILSON -- Martha Nichols Pearson, 84, of 6215 Countryside Road, died Sunday at Britthaven of Wilson. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Shingleton Funeral Home. The Rev....

ROBERT L. WITTEN

Died July 1, 2005 Las Vegas resident Retired U.S. Navy Lieu-tenant Commander Robert L. Witten, 76, father of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Shawn E. Witten of Goldsboro, died July 1, 2005 in Las Vegas Nev., where he had retired...

KENNON WORRELL III

Died July 22, 2005 Goldsboro resident The funeral for Kennon Lee Worrell III, 26, of 1100 N. Jefferson St., will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Tabernacle of Prayer for All People, 1105 S. John St. Elderess Mildred...

Monday, July 25, 2005

RIVERS BATCHELOR

Died July 22, 2005 Beulaville resident Rivers Roland Batchelor, 27, died Friday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. He is survived by his parents Tim and Mary Batchelor of Beulaville; one sister, Chanice Brooke Batchelor of Beulaville; one brother, Forrest...

MARTHA BIGGS

Died July 22, 2005 Wallace resident The funeral for Martha Elizabeth Moon Biggs, 80, of 213 North College St., will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Wallace United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Rockfish Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Biggs...

BETTY BEASLEY

Aug. 16, 1938-July 23, 2005 Four Oaks resident Betty Jean Beasley, 65, died Saturday. She was a lifelong resident of Johnston County and was the daughter of the late Annie Bell Jones Shinbara and A.V. Jones. She is survived by...

TOMMY BURCH

Died July 25, 2005 Mount Olive resident Tommy Burch died today at his home at 643 Thunder-Swamp Road Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Tyndall Funeral Home....

DONALD HINSON

Died July 25, 2005 Dudley resident Donald Hinson, 71, of 3935 U.S. 117 Alternate, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Among his survivors is his wife, Betty Hinson. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

LEWIS C. KEITH

Died July 24, 2005 Dudley resident Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Lewis C. Keith, 62, of 1255 Eagles Nest Road, died Sunday at home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

JAMES PARKER

Died July 23, 2005 Beulaville resident James Matho Parker, 57, of 609 Sugg St., died Saturday at Guardian Care Nursing Home in Kenansville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home in Warsaw....

WILLIE PARK

Died July 23 Former LaGrange resident Willie Park, 63, formerly of LaGrange, died Saturday in Baltimore, Md. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Mortuary....

ROSEMARIE STROUD

Died July 19, 2005 Goldsboro resident Rosemarie Ursula Stroud, 72, of 147 Blackberry Road, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Newcastle, England to the late Gordon and Edith McNally Grahame. The funeral will be held at a later...

MARY WELLINGTON

Mary Wellington, 80, of 1405 Poplar St., Apt. 21, died Wednesday at Duke Hospital in Raleigh. She was the daughter of the late Charlie Waters and Lonnie Best. Her survivors include two sons, Milton L. Waters of Goldsboro and...

RUBY WHITFIELD

Died July 25, 2005 Mount Olive area resident Ruby Fields Whitfield, 91, a long-time resident of the Rones Chapel community, died early today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of Tyndall Funeral Home...

Sunday, July 24, 2005

JESSE BARNES

Jesse Barnes, 81, died Friday, July 15, 2005, at Capital Health System Mercer campus in Trenton, N.J. Born in Johnston County, he attended the Priceton Schools and served in the United States Army for 21 years before being honorably discharged...

MARTHA BIGGS

Died July 22, 2005 Wallace Resident Martha Elizabeth Moon Biggs, 80, of 213 N. College St., died Friday evening at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. A funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday from Wallace United Methodist...

DANNY L. BROECKEL

Died July 20, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Danny Lee Broeckel, 49, of Carmel Lane, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A private burial will be held in Wisconsin at a later late. Mr. Broeckel was born in Sturgeon...

ARTHUR COVINGTON

Died July 22, 2005 Huntersville Resident Arthur Dewey Covington Jr., 63, died Friday at Presbyterian Hospital in Huntersville. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at Independence Hill Baptist Church. The Reverends Todd Martin and Tim McCoy and...

MYRTLE DORTCH-DAVIS

Died July 22, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Myrtle C. Dortch-Davis, 88, of 110 N. Kornegay St., died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Among her survivors is her daughter, Betty Jean Davis of the home. Arrangements are being handled by McIntyre...

BERTA JOHNSON

Died July 22, 2005 Virginia Resident PETERSBURG, VA. -- Berta Johnson, 77, of 458 Reservoir Heights, died Friday at Southside Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday from the Garris Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev....

JAELYN JOYNER

Baby Jaelyn Sean Joyner, of 210 Knottingham Drive, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors are his parents, Mr. Brooks Joyner and Mrs. Shaquitta Uzzell. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntrye Funeral Home....

RANDY KEEN

Died July 23, 2005 Mount Olive Resident Randy "Bear" Keen, 50, of 250 C.B. Keen Road, died Saturday. A funeral service will be held 4 p.m. Monday at Eureka Christian Church. The Reverends Wendell Ward and Frank Purvis will officiate....

VERNA KORNEGAY

Died July 18, 2005 Wayne County Resident A funeral service for Evangelist Verna Council Kornegay will be held 1 p.m. Monday at the Tabernacle of Prayer. Burial will follow in the Elmwood Cemetery. A viewing will be held from...

LENOLA PARSONS

Died July 22, 2005 Dunn Resident Lenola C. Parsons, 83, of 50 Timothy Road, died Friday. A funeral service will be held Sunday (today) at 6 at West & Dunn Funeral Home Chapel, Newton Grove. A graveside service will be...

LILLIAN M. PERRY

Goldsboro Resident Lillian M. Perry, of 432 Frank St., died at her home. Among her survivors is a daughter, Mrs. Cynthia Hill. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntrye Funeral Home....

Friday, July 22, 2005

CARROLL T. BASS

Died July 21, 2005 Kenly resident KENLY -- Carroll T. Bass, 63, of 324 Boswell Road, died Thursday at her home. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Coley Funeral Home. The Rev. David...

GLADYS E. BROWN

Died July 16, 2005 Wallace resident WALLACE - Gladys Edwards Brown, of N.C. 11, died Saturday at Duplin General Hospital. The funeral will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. John Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in...

CHARLES I. GRAY

Died July 20, 2005 Mar Mac resident Charles Irvin Gray, 64, died Wednesday at home. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. The Rev. Edward Thornton will officiate. Mr. Gray was born in...

ARLAN O. HALVERSON

Died July 19, 2005 Goldsboro resident Arlan Ole Halverson, 71, of 300 Redwood Trail, died Tuesday while visiting family in Cooperstown, North Dakota. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. The Rev. Paul...

MILDRED HEAD

Died July 21, 2005 Dunn resident DUNN -- Mildred Smith Head, 89, sister of Ruby Pope of Goldsboro, died Thursday at Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Gospel Tabernacle in Dunn, where...

DAVID L. HILL

Died July 16, 2005 Former Warsaw resident WARSAW -- The funeral for David Lee Hill, 56, will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hill's Chapel Baptist Church in Faison. The Rev. Quincy Hill will officiate. Burial will be...

VERNA KORNEGAY

Died July 18, 2005 Wayne County resident The funeral for Verna Mae Council Kornegay, 53, will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at the Tabernacle of Prayer. Elder Arnold Thornton will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. Kornegay...

ESTHER WOOTEN

Died July 20, 2005 Goldsboro resident Esther Laverne Wooten, of 610 W. Chestnut St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Darden Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in...

CONSTANCE WORTHINGTON

Died July 20, 2005 Winterville resident WINTERVILLE -- Constance Lassiter Worthington, 68, sister of Joyce Hoggard of Goldsboro, died Wednesday. The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Progressive Free Will Baptist Church, where she was a member....

KENNON WORRELLS

Died July 21, 2005 Goldsboro resident Kennon Lee Worrells 26, of 1100 N. Jefferson Ave., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

Thursday, July 21, 2005

JOSHUA AYCOCK

Died July 19, 2005 Wilson resident WILSON -- Joshua Ryan Aycock, 25, son of Jerry Zachary and Ruth Setzer Aycock, died Tuesday. The funeral will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Wilson Memorial Service, conducted by Rev. Dr....

CARROLL BASS

Died July 21, 2005 Kenly resident KENLY -- Carroll T. Bass, 63, of 324 Boswell Road, died today. Funeral arrangements are pending at Coley Funeral Home....

DANNY BROECKEL

Died July 20, 2005 Goldsboro resident Danny Lee Broeckel, 49, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory....

DAKOTA EVANS

Died July 19, 2005 Harry Alton Evans III and Melissa Anne Barthelemy Evans announce the birth and death of their son, Dakota Austin Evans, on Tuesday, July 19, 2005, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at...

CHARLES I. GRAY

Died July 20, 2005 Wayne County resident Charles Irvin Gray died Wednesday at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the home of Bobby and Charlotte Thornton, 136 Black Jack Church...

DAVID L. HILL

Died July 16, 2005 Former Warsaw resident David Lee Hill, 56, of 5012 Sheriff Road, Washington, D.C., formerly of Warsaw, died Saturday at Greater Southeast Hospital in Washington. The family will be at the home of Douglas and Rebecca Hill,...

DEBORAH HOWARD

Died July 19, 2005 Pink Hill resident PINK HILL-- Deborah Futrell Howard, 49, of 1624 W. Pleasant Hill Road, died Tuesday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of...

MARVIN MILLER

Died July 18, 2005 Kenansville resident KENANSVILLE -- Marvin Miller, 67, died Monday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Big Zion A.M.E. Zion Church. Burial will be in the Miller...

RITA SOTO

Died July 17, 2005 Pikeville resident Rita Diane Soto, 58, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to the late Joseph and Rita Meskill Bauman. Funeral services will be held at a later date at...

MARIE L. TAYLOR

March 3, 1933-July 20, 2005 STANTONSBURG -- Mrs. Pearl Marie Lancaster Taylor, 72, of 227 Watery Branch Church Road, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday. Mrs. Taylor was born in Wayne County on March 3, 1933, to...

MARY WELLINGTON

Died July 20, 2005 Goldsboro resident Mary Wellington, of 1405 Poplar St., Apt. 21, died Wednesday at Duke University Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home in Goldsboro....

CHARLES WILLIAMS

Died July 16, 2005 Former Calypso resident The funeral for Charles Ray "Potliquor" Williams, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Greater Guiding Star United Holy Church. The Rev. Joseph Williams Sr. will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood...

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

CHRIS BASDEN JR.

Nov. 29, 1937-July 20, 2005 Goldsboro resident Chris Milton Basden Jr., 67, of 107 Serenity Drive, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home. Burial...

DAKOTA AUSTIN EVANS

Died July 19, 2005 Dakota Austin Evans, infant son of Harry Alton Evans III and Melissa Anne Barthelemy Evans, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ARLAN HALVERSON

Died July 19, 2005 Goldsboro resident Arlan Halverson, 71, of 300 Redwood Trail died Tuesday in Cooperstown, North Dakota. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle Halverson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

JULIA C. JONES

Died July 14, 2005 Mount Olive resident KENANSVILLE -- The funeral for Julia C. Jones, 85, will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at St. James A.M.E. Church of Kenansville. The Rev. Wayne Lofton will officiate. Burial will be in...

DOROTHY C. KEARNEY

Aug. 15,1921-July 18, 2005 Snow Hill resident SNOW HILL -- Dorothy Corbett Kearney died Monday following several years of declining health. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service with the Rev....

BILL KORNEGAY

Died July 19, 2005 Goldsboro resident Leonard K. "Bill" Kornegay, 80, of 1600 Tampa St., Apt. 17, in Huntington Manor, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Wayne County to the late Leonard and Lizzie...

GLENDA J. LEE

Died July 17, 2005 Deep Run resident DEEP RUN -- Glenda Mae Jones Lee, 54, died Sunday at her home at 1146 Seth Turner Road. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Howard-Carter Funeral...

PATRICIA RAYNOR

Died July 17, 2005 Goldsboro resident The funeral for Patricia Ann Raynor, 38, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at St. Delight United Holy Church, LaGrange. Burial will be in Parrot Cemetery, Kinston. She died Sunday morning. Survivors...

ROY C. ROWE

Died July 17, 2005 Goldsboro resident The funeral for Roy Chester Rowe, 48, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of McIntyre Funeral Home. Bishop D.L. McIntyre will deliver the eulogy. Burial will be in Fremont Cemetery....

ROSEMARIE STROUD

Died July 19, 2005 Goldsboro resident Rosemarie Ursula Stroud, 72, of 147 Blackberry Road, died Tuesday at her home. She was born in New Castle, England, to the late George and Edith McNelly Graham. She is survived by her husband,...

Tuesday, July 19, 2005

FAY F. DELLINGER

Feb. 13, 1918-July 16, 2005 CONOVER -- Fay Fry Dellinger, 87, mother of Janice Whisenhunt of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Abernethy Laurels. A service of remembrance will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, where she was...

MIRIAM JONES

Died July 18, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident JACKSONVILLE -- Miriam Ann Dabney Jones, 65, of 1007 Schall Drive, Jacksonville, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday at Onslow Memorial Hospital. A native of Camden, S.C., she was the daughter of Ruth...

CARLTON D. LANGSTON

Died July 18, 2005 Mount Olive Resident MOUNT OLIVE -- Carlton Dwight "Santana" Langston, 50, of 522 North Center St., died Monday at home. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Tyndall Funeral...

WILLIE MEWBORN

Died July 18, 2005 Hookerton resident HOOKERTON -- Willie Mewborn, 86, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at St. Mary Free Will Baptist Church in the Jason community. Burial...

JESSE MOORE

Died July 18, 2005 Kenly resident KENLY -- The funeral for Jesse C. "Jake" Moore will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Coley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Holly Springs Church Cemetery. He...

HARVEY ROUSE

Died July 17, 2005 LaGrange resident LAGRANGE -- Harvey Bingham Rouse, 87, of 211 East Railroad St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Rouse was born in Lenoir County to the late Thomas and Anara Fields Rouse. He was...

ADOLPH SANDERS

Aug. 18, 1952-July 17, 2005 The funeral for Adolph Sanders will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Deep Creek Baptist Church, Islandton, S.C. The Rev. Joseph Williams Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in Stephens Cemetery. He died...

ETHER SMITH

Died July 17, 2005 Goldsboro resident Ether Smith, 90, of 2670 New Hope Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Luetta White Adams Sr. Her survivors include several nieces and...

SADIE SOUTHERLAND

Died July 18, 2005 Goldsboro resident Sadie McCarter Southerland, 75, a resident of Kirkwood Retirement Community, died Monday at home. The funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with the Rev. Johnny Sasser officiating....

ROSEMARIE STROUD

Died July 19, 2005 Goldsboro resident Rosemarie Ursula Stroud, 72, died today at her home. Among her survivors is her husband, Harvis Stroud. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

JOANNA TAYLOR

Died July 16, 2005 Williamston resident WILLIAMSTON -- Joanna Knight "Jodi" Taylor, 33, died Saturday from injuries received in an automobile accident. She was the daughter of Gary and Sandra Knight Leggett of Goldsboro and was employed as a surgical...

BEULAH TYNDALL

Nov. 2, 1913- July 18, 2005 WILSON -- Beulah Moore Tyndall, 91, died Monday. The funeral will be held at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the chapel of Joyner's Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway. A graveside service will be...

Monday, July 18, 2005

LARRY S. BROWN

Died July 16, 2005 Wilson resident WILSON -- Larry Stevenson Brown, 53, of 3902 Trace Drive, died Saturday. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Shingleton Funeral Home. The Rev. Wayne King will officiate. Burial...

MATTIE C. CARNEY

Died July 16, 2005 Hugo resident HUGO -- Mattie Lee Craft Carney, 90, of Hugo, died Saturday, July 16, 2005 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Rouse Funeral Home...

DOROTHY HOLMES

Died July 17, 2005 Goldsboro resident Dorothy Likes Holmes, 76, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Holmes was born in Abington, Virginia, and was the widow of Dobbin Holmes Jr. She retired from Sears and attended Daniels Memorial United...

PATRICIA RAYNOR

Died July 17,2005 Goldsboro resident Patricia A. Wooten Raynor, 38, of 206 George St., died Sunday morning in a house fire. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

HARVEY ROUSE

Died July 17, 2005 LaGrange resident LAGRANGE -- Harvey Rouse, 87, of 211 East Railroad Street, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rouse Funeral Home in LaGrange....

ADOLPH SANDERS

Died July 17, 2005 Dudley resident Adolph Sanders, 53, a teacher at Goldsboro High School, died unexpectedly on Sunday at his home at 206 Sydney Drive, Dudley. He was a former resident of Ruffin, S.C. Funeral arrangements are pending...

ETHER SMITH

Died July 17, 2005 Goldsboro resident Ether Smith, 90, of 2670 New Hope Road, died Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home in Goldsboro....

RUTH G. SMITH

Dec. 31, 1920-July 17, 2005 Ruth Gray Smith, 84, of 1040 New Hope Road, died Sunday, July 17, 2005, at her home following a lengthy illness. Born in Wayne County on December 31, 1920, she was the daughter of the...

SALVADOR CRUZ-MARTINEZ

Died July 15, 2005 FAISON -- Salvador Cruz-Matinez, infant son of Maria Martinez Alva and Salvador Cruz Bernabe, died Friday at Duplin General Hospital. A graveside service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Rhodes Funeral...

BETTE C. WEBB

Died July 12, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident Bette Cannon Webb, 78, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday, July 12, at the home of her daughter in Orchard Park, N.Y. Mrs. Webb was born Nov. 2, 1926, in Buffalo, N.Y., to the...

CHARLES WILLIAMS

Died July 16, 2005 Former Calypso resident Charles Ray "Pot Liquor" Williams, formerly of Calypso, died Saturday in Washington, D.C. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

Sunday, July 17, 2005

TEMMETH HILL

Died Saturday Kenansville Resident Temmeth Hill, 44, of 408-D Bench Mark Drive, died Saturday at GlenCare Nursing Center. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Graham Chapel Baptist Church in Pink Hill. Burial will follow in...

ANNIE McMAHON

Oct. 12, 1917-July 13, 2005 Anne Lucille Player McMahon, 87, of 1001 Cross Gate Road, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2005. She was born October 12, 1917, in Burgaw, N.C., to Robert William and Annie Clara Lane Player. She...

WILLIE MEWBORN

Died July 16, 2005 La Grange Resident Willie Mewborn, 86, of 6530 Hwy. 903., in the Jason Community, died Saturday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomlete at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

PATRICIA RAYNOR

Died July 16, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Patricia Ann Wooten Raynor, of 210 N. George St., died Saturday morning at her home. Among her survivors is her mother, Dorothy Jones of Goldsboro. The family will receive friends at the home of...

BETTE C. WEBB

Died July 11, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident Bette Cannon Webb, 78, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday at the home of her daughter in Orchard Park, N.Y. Mrs. Webb was born Nov. 2, 1926, in Buffalo, N.Y., to the late George...

EDNA EARL WILLIAMS

Died July 15, 2005 Goldsboro resident Edna Earl Ham Williams, 90, formerly of Snow Hill, died Friday on her birthday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Williams was a native of Greene County, born July15, 1915, the daughter of the late,...

Friday, July 15, 2005

THARON BAKER

July 20, 1920- July 14, 2005 Clinton resident CLINTON -- Tharon Harper Wilkins Baker, 84, died Thursday at Southwood Nursing and Retirement Center. The funeral will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Community Funeral Home of...

ALMITTA BOWDEN

Died July 11, 2005 Goldsboro resident The funeral for Almitta Langston "Mamit" Bowden will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Greater Guiding Star United Holy Church. Burial will be in Buckhorn Memorial Gardens. The viewing hours will be from...

SARAH K. DAVIS

Jan. 22, 1942-July 13, 2005 Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- Sarah K. Davis, of 117 Young Drive, died Wednesday at her home. The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Faith United Holy Church. Bishop Raveion Moses...

JULIA JONES

Died July 14, 2005 Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- Julia C. Jones, 84, of 667 Red Hill Road, died Thursday at Glencare Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home....

ANNIE McMAHON

Oct. 12, 1917-July 13, 2005 Anne Lucille Player McMahon, 87, of 1001 Cross Gate Road, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2005. She was born October 12, 1917, in Burgaw, N.C., to Robert William and Annie Clara Lane Player. She...

LOIS B. OLIVE

Nov. 21, 1913-July 12, 2005 Smithfield resident SMITHFIELD -- Lois Barbour Olive, 91, of Black Creek Road, died Wednesday. The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Pisgah Baptist Church with Rev. Bill Monroe officiating. Burial will be in...

JESSIE SINCLAIR

Died July 10, 2005 Clinton resident CLINTON -- Jessie L. Sinclair, 60, of 210 Dusty Road, died Sunday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Hamilton Funeral Home,...

Thursday, July 14, 2005

THARON BAKER

Died July 14, 2005 Clinton resident CLINTON -- Tharon W. Baker, 84, died Thursday at Southwood Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

THOMAS BLOUNT

Died July 12, 2005 Sgt. 1st Class Thomas E. Blount, son of the late William and Bertha Blount, died Tuesday at Cocors Hospital in Augusta, Ga. Among his survivors is his wife, Peggy Holloway Blount. The funeral will be held...

ALMITTA BOWDEN

Died July 11, 2005 Goldsboro resident The funeral for Almitta Langston "Mamit" Bowden will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Greater Guiding Star United Holy Church. The Rev. Joseph M. Williams Sr. will officiate. Burial will be in...

BEN BREWINGTON SR.

May 22, 1922 - July 11, 2005 Mr. Ben Brewington Sr. was born in Sampson County on May 22, 1922, to the late Erie Merritt and Georgiana Merritt. He was called by our Lord on July 11, 2005, to...

SARAH DAVIS

Died July 13, 2005 Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- Sarah C. Davis, 63, of 117 Young Drive, died Wednesday at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Bass Funeral Home....

CAREY A. DUDLEY

Dec. 11, 1924 - July 12, 2005 KINSTON -- Carey Allen Dudley, Sr. 80 of 2858 Highway 258 South, passed away on Tuesday, July, 12, 2005. Mr. Dudley served in the U.S. Army Air Corp in WWII. He was a...

DONNA FREEMAN

Died July 11, 2005 Mount Olive resident BEAULAVILLE -- The funereal for Donna Jo Freeman, 44, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Community Funeral Home. Burial will be in East Duplin Memorial Gardens. Ms. Freeman...

BETTY KELLY

Died July 13, 2005 Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- Betty Sutton Kelly, 68, of 385 Kelly Road, in the Red Hill community, died Wednesday morning at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. The funeral will be held at 3 p.m....

WILLIE KORNEGAY

Jan. 27, 1919 - July 14, 2005 PRINCETON -- William Franklin "Willie" Kornegay, 86, died Thursday morning in the Brian Center of Wilson. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the Princeton United Methodist Church with...

CURTIS SMITH

Died July 11, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident Curtis T. Smith, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday in Cleveland, Ohio. The funeral will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at New Spirit Church, 1501 N. William St. The Reverend Dr. Freddie...

FLOYD THOMPSON

Died July 13, 2005 Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- Floyd Ray Thompson, 62, of 707 Slapout Road, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Wayne County to the late J.C. and Ethel Moore Thompson and was married to...

MILDRED P. UZZELL

June 30, 1920 - July 12, 2005 Mildred Pilley Uzzell, 85, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Janis Williams, in Morehead City. Mrs. Uzzell was born June 30, 1920 to the late Charles Owen Pilley...

DOROTHY VALENTINO

Died July 13, 2005 Goldsboro resident Dorothy Ann "Dot" Shumate Valentino, 78, of 704 Forest Road, died Wednesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Henry County, Va., to the late Harry Jones and Pattie Merriman Shumate....

EDGAR WALL

Died July 12, 2005 Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- Edgar Ralph Wall, 78, of 865 Country Club Road, died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Mr. Wall was a retired employee of the Town of Mount Olive where...

Wednesday, July 13, 2005

JOSEPH BEASLEY SR.

Died July 12, 2005 Princeton resident PRINCETON -- Joseph Lineberry "Joe" Beasley Sr., 65, died Tuesday at his home. The funeral will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home in Princeton. Dr. Glenn Griffin...

TOMMY GWATNEY

May 24, 1914-July 12, 2005 Magnus Thomas "Tommy" Gwatney, 91, a resident of the Pines, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Gwatney was born May 24, 1914, in Wayne County to the late Nicholas Doubd Gwatney and Nannie...

BETTY KELLY

Died July 13, 2005 Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- Betty Sutton Kelly, 68, of 385 Kelly Road, in the Red Hill Community, died today at Duplin General Hospital. She was the wife of Lawrence Kelly. Funeral arrangements are pending...

SCOTT PULLEN

Died July 11, 2005 Wayne County resident Scott Dewayne Pullen, 30, of 2349 N. Beston Road, died Monday evening at his home. A memorial service will be held on Thursday at 6 p.m. at El-Bethel Assembly, 2308 North William...

MILDRED UZZELL

Died July 12, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident Mildred Pilley Uzzell, 85, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Janis Williams in Morehead City. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DOROTHY VALENTINO

Died July 13, 2005 Goldsboro resident Dorothy "Dot" Shumate Valentino, 78, of 704 Forest Road, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

EDGAR WALL

Died July 12, 2005 Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- Edgar Ralph Wall, 78, of 865 Country Club Road, died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Mr. Wall was a retired employee of the Town of Mount Olive where...

RUBY WINGATE

Died July 12, 2005 ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Ruby Mitchell Wingate, mother of Alex Wingate of Goldsboro, died Tuesday. She was 86. The funeral will be held Saturday, July 16, 2005, at 11 a.m. at St. Johns United Methodist Church...

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

BEN BREWINGTON SR.

Died July 11, 2005 Goldsboro resident Ben Almond Brewington Sr., 83, of 318 Olivia Lane, died Monday night at Britthaven of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home in Goldsboro....

JOHN BLIZZARD

Died July 11, 2005 Pink Hill resident PINK HILL -- John William "Bill" Blizzard, 71, of 346 W. Pleasant Hill Road, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. The funeral will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the...

DONALD J. GRANTHAM

Died July 10, 2005 Raleigh resident RALEIGH -- Donald James Grantham, 88, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 10, 2005, with his loving wife by his side. After graduating with a BA in Chemistry from University of North...

TOMMY GWATNEY

Died July 12, 2005 Goldsboro resident Magnus Thomas "Tommy" Gwatney, 91, a resident of the Pines, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

FANNIE HORN

Died June 28, 2005 Fannie Mae Flowers Horn died June 28, 2005, in Maryland. She was the wife of the Rev. Norman E. Horn Sr.; mother of Bobby Flowers and Charles Horn of North Carolina, Victor Horn of Baltimore,...

DOROTHY KNIGHT

Dorothy Arnold Knight, 86, of 1312 Park Avenue, died Monday at her home. Mrs. Knight was born November 18, 1918, in Wake County. She was the daughter of the late William and Edith Davis Arnold and was the widow of...

SCOTT PULLEN

Died July 11, 2005 LaGrange resident LAGRANGE -- Scott Pullen, 30, of 2349 N. Beston Road, died Monday evening at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

JAMES L. SELF

Died July 9, 2005 Former Dudley resident HUNTERSVILLE -- James Lee Self, 27, formerly of Dudley, died Saturday. A native of Mecklenburg County, he was the son of James Ernest Self Jr. and the late Elsie Marie Lane Self....

CURTIS SMITH

Died July 11, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident Curtis T. Smith , 77, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday in Cleveland, Ohio. Funeral arrangements are pending at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home. Friends and relatives may call at the home of Elizabeth Arrington,...

PETE SMITH

Died July 11, 2005 Dudley resident Jesse Winford "Pete" Smith, 72, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with Pastor...

BETTE C. WEBB

Died July 12, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident Bette Cannon Webb, 78, formerly of Goldsboro, died today in Buffalo, N.Y. She was the widow of Ed Webb. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

TONY A. WALLACE

Died July 10, 2005 Wayne County resident Tony Allen Wallace, 39, died Sunday at the home of Keith and Amy Hales in the Nahunta community. Born in Vance County, he was the son of Gladys R. Wallace of Dudley...

Monday, July 11, 2005

ALMITTA BOWDEN

Died July 11, 2005 Wayne County resident Almitta Bowden, of 606 Highland Ave., died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was 101. Funeral arrangements are pending at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

JUNIUS CASEY

July 8, 1920 - July 10, 2005 DUDLEY -- Mr. Miles Junius Casey, 85, of 174 Sleepy Creek Drive, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, July 10, 2005, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mr. Casey was born...

NORMA HICKS

Died July 8, 2005 Goldsboro resident Norma Rae Hicks, 82, of 721 Chestnut Circle, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery on U.S. 70 West. Mrs. Hicks was...

DENNIS HINNANT

Died July 10, 2005 ELLICOTT CITY, Md. -- Dennis Hinnant, 38, died Saturday. He was preceded in death by his mother, Jenny Kaye Pittman Collins, and is survived by his wife, Liz Hinnant; three daughters, Emily, Sarah and Grace Hinnant...

ELSIE MINSHEW

June 1, 1921 - July 8, 2005 Snow Hill resident SNOW HILL -- Elsie Geraldine Jomp Minshew, 84, of Indian Head Circle, died Saturday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. The funeral will be held on Tuesday at...

EARL PINCKNEY

Died July 6, 2005 LaGrange resident LAGRANGE -- A memorial service for Earl Pinckney will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. Mr. Pinckney is survived by one daughter, Phyllis Goodman of Springfield, Mass.; three brothers,...

JAMES L. SELF JR.

Died July 8, 200 Former Dudley resident James Lee Self Jr., 28, of Huntersville, formerly of Dudley, died Friday night in Charlotte. Among his survivors is his wife, Mandie Self. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The family is being served...

JESSIE SINCLAIR

Died July 10, 2005 Former Wayne County resident WAKE FOREST -- Jessie Sinclair, 60, of 968 E. Wait Ave., died Sunday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Goldsboro....

TONY A. WALLACE

Died July 10, 2005 Wayne County resident PIKEVILLE -- Tony Allen Wallace, 39, of 3276 Nahunta Road, died Sunday at home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro. The family will receive friends at the residence....

Sunday, July 10, 2005

ELLA BREWINGTON

Died July 8, 2005 Mount Olive Resident MOUNT OLIVE -- Ella Barfield Brewington, 76, of 356 Lee's Country Club Road, died Friday at her home. Mrs. Brewington was the daughter of the late Walter Barfield Sr. and Katie Barfield....

NORMA RAE HICKS

Died July 8, 2005 Wayne County Resident Norma Rae Hicks, of 721 Chestnut Circle, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her daughter, Deborah Ann Bryant of the home. Arrangements are being handled at Rhodes Funeral Home....

BERTHA A. POTTER

Died July 7, 2005 Seven Springs Resident SEVEN SPRINGS -- Bertha Adams Potter, 96, of 2690 Zion Church Road, died Thursday at Brian Center. Mrs. Potter was born in Wayne County to the late Lonnie and Julia Kornegay Adams. She...

MARIE VAIL ROWE

Died July 8, 2005 Pikeville Resident PIKEVILLE -- Marie Vail Rowe, 85, of 1606 Nahunta Road, died Friday at Wake Medical Center. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Willie Purvis and Margaret Elizabeth...

Friday, July 8, 2005

DOROTHY CORBIN

Died June 30, 2005 Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- The funeral for Dorothy L. Corbin, of 530 Waller Road, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Luke Church of Christ on Waller Road. The Rev. Ida...

OTIS DAVIS

Died July 5, 2005 Goldsboro resident Otis Dwayne "O" Davis, 16, died Tuesday. He was the son of Selma E. Davis of Goldsboro and the late Pastor Kenneth Davis and was a student at Southern Academy. In addition to his...

DANNY FRANKS

Jan. 3, 1972 - July 7, 2005 Mr. Daniel Everette "Danny" Franks, 33, of 705 Clarence Court, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, July 7, 2005, at his home. Danny was born January 3, 1972 in Wayne...

DORIS FULLER

Died July 5, 2005 Goldsboro resident Doris Harris Fuller, 79, of 804 Madison Ave., died Tuesday at Sunbridge Nursing Home in Mount Olive. The funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Minister Alice Ragland will...

ANNA GILLMORE

Died July 4, 2005 Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- The funeral for Anna Moore Gillmore, 90, of 109 W. Short St., will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Payne Temple A.M.E. Zion Church. The Rev. Johnny Murphy...

MARGARET GURLEY

Oct. 15, 1915 - July 7, 2005 Wayne County resident Margaret Peele Gurley, 89, died Thursday at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation for Mount Olive. A graveside service will be held on Sunday at 3 p.m. at Peele Family Cemetery....

JOSEPH NORWORTHY

Died July 4, 2005 LaGrange resident The funeral for Joseph "Joe Joe" Norworthy will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of LaGrange Mortuary. Pastor John Ruffin will officiate. Mr. Norworthy is survived by his wife, Felicia, of...

EARL PINCKNEY

Died July 6, 2005 LaGrange resident Earl Pinckney, 69, of 104 S. Carey St., died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Mortuary....

BERTHA A. POTTER

Died July 7, 2005 Seven Springs resident SEVEN SPRINGS -- Bertha Adams Potter, 96, of 2690 Zion Church Road, died Thursday, July 7, 2005, at Brian Center. The funeral will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of...

NANCY WILLIAMS

Aug. 30, 1938 -July 5, 2005 Rosewood resident Nancy Brown Williams, 66, of 300 Connie Circle, died Tuesday at Wilcox Hospital in Kauai Island, Hawaii. The funeral will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Casey Funeral...

Thursday, July 7, 2005

VICTOR BEVERAGE

Died July 5, 2005 Faison resident FAISON -- Victor Michael "Vic" Beverage, 51, of 715 Poplar St., died Tuesday at his home. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday in the Lois K. Murphy Regional...

MABEL BRENNAN

Nov. 30, 1908 - June 28, 2005 Mabel L. Barbour Brennan, age 96, of Goldsboro, died June 28, 2005, at Britthaven of Goldsboro. Mabel was born on November 30, 1908 in the Wilson Mill's community of Johnston County to the...

DOROTHY CORBIN

Died June 30, 2005 Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- The funeral for Dorothy L. Corbin, of 530 Waller Road, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Luke Church of Christ on Waller Road. The Rev. Ida Stevens...

DR. JAMES L. COX

Jan. 5, 1931 - July 6, 2005 Goldsboro resident Dr. James Lloyd Cox, 74, of 815 N. Spence Avenue, died Wednesday at his home. Dr. Cox was born January 5, 1931, in Richlands, North Carolina, to the late Norwood...

OTIS DAVIS

Died July 5, 2005 Goldsboro resident Otis Davis, 16, of Tanglewood, Lot 215, Central Heights Road, died Tuesday night. Among his survivors is his mother, Selma Davis of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home....

DANIEL FRANKS

Jan. 3, 1972 - July 8, 2005 Goldsboro resident Daniel Franks, 33, of 705 Clarence Court, died today at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

RHONDA M. LINDEN

1965 - 2005 Wayne County resident Rhonda Michelle Linden, 39, of 943 U.S. 13 South, died Wednesday, July 6, 2005, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral...

OLIVIA G. WHALEY

April 2, 1952 - July 6, 2005 After a courageous battle with cancer, Olivia Griffin Whaley, 53, went to be with Jesus on July 6, 2005, at her home. A devoted mother and wife, she is survived by her...

GLADYS WARREN

Oct. 15, 1924 - July 3, 2005 Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- Gladys Warren, 80, of 400 Oliver St., died Sunday at her home. The funeral will be held Friday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Bass Funeral...

Wednesday, July 6, 2005

EARL BOWEN

Died July 5, 2005 Wayne County resident Sidney Earl Bowen, 89, of 920 N.C. 581 South, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Vernon Braswell will...

RUBY P. DAVIS

Nov. 7, 1910 - July 4, 2005 WABASH, Ind. -- Ruby P. Davis, 94, of 533-B Bryan Avenue, died Monday, July 4, 2005, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born Nov. 7, 1910 in Converse, Ind., to...

BOBBY JACKSON

Died July 4, 2005 Fayetteville resident FAYETTEVILLE -- Bobby Ray Jackson, 68, of 913 Log Cabin Road, died Monday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. The funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Baywood Pentecostal Holiness Church, where...

ROY L. LANE

Died July 4, 2005 Walnut Creek resident Roy Leonard Lane, 79, of Walnut Creek, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital, one day short of his 80th birthday. He was a born July 5, 1925, in Charleston, W.Va. He graduated from...

DIXIE H. MILLER

Dec. 20, 1946 - July 5, 2005 Dixie Lee Hawley Miller, 58, of Wilson, died Tuesday. The funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Joyner's Funeral Home. The Rev. Tony Hawley will officiate. Burial will...

LACY MOORE JR.

Died July 5, 2005 Princeton resident PRINCETON -- Lacy A. Moore Jr., 63, died Tuesday at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Smithfield. Born September 6, 1941, in Morehead City, he was the son of the late Lacy A. Moore and Tessie...

JOSE ROCHA

Died July 4, 2005 Pikeville resident PIKEVILLE -- Jose Everardo Resendiz Rocha, 28, of 1391 Gurley Dairy Road, died Monday. The funeral will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Casey Funeral Home in Princeton. He was...

CLAUDIE SUTTON

Died July 2, 2005 Kinston resident KINSTON -- Claudie David Sutton, 95, of Kinston Towers, died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Garner Funeral Home, with the Rev....

JOSEPH NORWORTHY

Died July 4, 2005 Joseph "Joe Joe" Norworthy, 41, died Monday at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at LaGrange Mortuary....

OLIVIA G. WHALEY

Died July 6, 2005 Dudley resident Olivia Griffin Whaley, 53, of 4302 U.S. 117 Alternate, died today at home. Among her survivors is her husband, Jerry Whaley. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist...

NANCY WILLIAMS

Died July 5, 2005 Rosewood resident Nancy Brown Williams, 66, of 300 Connie Circle, died Tuesday in Kauai Island, Hawaii. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Casey Funeral Home in Princeton....

MARY T. WISE

1918 - 2005 Mary Belle Thompson Wise, 86, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was most recently a resident at Brian Center Healthcare of Goldsboro She was born in Wayne County to the late Thomas and Mary Etta...

Tuesday, July 5, 2005

VICTOR BEVERAGE

Died July 5, 2005 Faison resident FAISON -- Victor M. Beverage died today at her home on Poplar Street. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

SIDNEY BOWEN

Died July 5, 2005 Wayne County resident Sidney Earl Bowen, 89, of 920 NC 581 South, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOANN CARSON

Died July 4, 2005 Dudley resident Joann Carson, 45, of 131 S. Running Deer Circle, Dudley, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She attended schools in New York and spent most of her adult life working as a Home Health...

HELEN CATUS

Died July 3, 2005 Goldsboro resident A memorial service for Helen DeVaughn Catus will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Saint Mary Roman Catholic Church, 1100 Jefferson Avenue. Father Thomas Norris will officiate. She was the daughter of the...

ALICE CROOM

Died July 1, 2005 Kinston resident Alice Croom, 71, of 1304 Dawson Station, died Friday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Greater Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Lass...

DORIS FULLER

Died July 5, 2005 Goldsboro resident Doris Fuller, 73, of 804 Madison Ave., died today at Sunbridge Nursing Home of Mount Olive. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ANNA GILMORE

Died July 4, 2005 Mount Olive resident Anna Gilmore, 90, of 109 W. Short St., Mount Olive, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

BOBBY JACKSON

Died July 4, 2005 Fayetteville resident FAYETTEVILLE -- Bobby Jackson died Monday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Among his survivors is his mother, Lillie Maye Jackson, and his sister, Dorothy Boyette, both of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are pending at...

ESTELLE JARMAN

Nov. 24, 1909 - July 3, 2005 KINSTON -- Estelle Lanier Jarman, 95, of 1819 Maple Leaf Drive, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday afternoon at her home. A celebration of her life...

ROY L. LANE

Died July 4, 2005 Walnut Creek resident Roy Leonard Lane, 79, of Walnut Creek, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Colleen Lane and a member of First Presbyterian Church in Goldsboro and attended the LaGrange...

ROLANDO RAMIREZ

Died July 3, 2005 Goldsboro resident The funeral for Rolando Ramirez, 52, who died Sunday, will be held Thursday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Miami, Fla. Burial will be in Vista Memorial Gardens. Mr. Ramirez is survived...

GLADYS WARREN

Died July 3, 2005 Mount Olive resident M0UNT OLIVE -- Gladys Warren, of 400 Oliver St., died Sunday at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Bass Funeral Home....

DEBBIE WILLIAMS

Died July 4, 2005 Goldsboro resident Debbie Cole Williams, 86, died Monday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. She was born in Lenoir County to the late Joseph James and Betty Bunn Cole and was married to the late Louie V. Williams....

MARY T. WISE

1918 - 2005 Mary Belle Thompson Wise, 86, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A recent resident of the Brian Center Healthcare of Goldsboro, she was born in Wayne County to the late Thomas and Mary Etta Thompson of...

Sunday, July 3, 2005

HUBERT BEASLEY

Died July 1, 2005 Clinton resident CLINTON -- Hubert "BG" Norman Beasley, 59, of 205 Martha Lane, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held 2:30 p.m. today at Clinton Free Will Holiness Church. Pastor Lynn...

MERTIE EDWARDS

Died June 28, 2005 Philadelphia, Pa., resident Mertie Waters Edwards of 1649 Uber St., Philadelphia, Pa., died Tuesday at Temple University Hospital. A funeral will be held 12 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. The Rev. Larry...

DORIS B. HEAD

Died June 29, 2005 Eureka resident A funeral service for Doris Bass Head were held 10 a.m. Saturday at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home Chapel in Fremont. Burial followed at the Eureka Cemetery. She is survived by one daughter, Ada Jean Woodard...

LEONARD RAAB SR.

Died June 30, 2005 Mar Mac resident Leonard Anthony Raab Sr., 93, of 501 Sandhill Drive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Pittsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Fred and Rose Bickert Raab. He...

JONNEKA SPENCER

Goldsboro resident The funeral for Jonneka D. "Nikki" Spencer will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Greater Guiding Star United Holy Church. Pastor Joseph M. Williams Sr. will deliver the eulogy. She was the daughter of Angeline Artis-Sutton...

MARY WISE

Died July 2, 2005 Dudley Resident Mary Belle Thompson Wise, 86, of 318 Mobile Circle, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Wise Sr. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

Friday, July 1, 2005

DOROTHY CORBIN

Died June 30, 2005 Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- Dorothy H. Corbin, of 503 Waller Road, died Thursday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is her husband, Andrew Corbin of the home. Funeral arrangements are pending at...

DORIS HEAD

Died June 29, 2005 Eureka resident Doris Bass Head, 82, formerly of Woodard's Care and 386 Davis Street Ext. died Wednesday evening at Britthaven of Goldsboro. The funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home...

LAURENA S. JONES

Died June 28, 2005 Goldsboro resident Laurena Sutton Jones, 81, of 509 Olivia Lane, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Elder James Collins...

SUE EDGERTON JONES

Sept. 22, 1926 - June 29, 2005 Mrs. Sue Edgerton Jones, 78, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Mrs. Jones was born in Wayne County and was the...

JENNIFER McARTHUR

Died June 30, 2005 Goldsboro resident The funeral Jennifer Lousie McArthur will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home. Evangelist G.J. Spratley will deliver the eulogy. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. McArthur is survived by...

RUTH C. PRESSLEY

Died June 30, 2005 Magnolia resident MAGNOLIA -- Ruth Chestnutt Quinn Pressley, 93, died Thurdsday at Guardian Care Nursing Home in Kenansville. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Devotional Gardens, Warsaw. She was the...

LEONARD RAAB SR.

Died June 30, 2005 Mar Mac resident Leonard Anthony Raab Sr., 93, of 501 Sandhill Drive, died Thursday, June 30, 2005, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Pittsburg, Pa., he was the son of the late Fred and Rose...

NELLLIE RICHARDSON

Died June 29, 2005 Asheboro resident ASHEBORO -- Nellie Jean Dorsett Richardson, mother of Pamela Strickland of Goldsboro, died Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at Cross Road Retirement Community. The funeral will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. at Flag Springs...