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Wednesday, August 31, 2005

NOAH J. DAW

Oct. 21, 1918-Aug. 30, 2005 Noah Jesse "N. J." Daw, 86, of 1449 Stoney Creek Church Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Onslow County, he was born October 21, 1918, to the late Noah Jesse...

JOHNNIE DUDLEY

Died Aug. 27, 205 Johnnie Sue Dudley died Saturday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

CLEO ELDRIDGE

Died Aug. 27, 2005 The funeral for Cleo Warren Eldridge, 78, will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at The Word of Faith Church in Four Oaks. Apostle H.D. Mitchell will officiate. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park North....

LESLIE KING

Died Aug. 29, 20005 KINSTON -- The funeral for Leslie Hardy "PeeWee" King, 34, brother of Crystal King Winstead of LaGrange, will be held by the graveside on Thursday at 11 a.m. at Jarman Family Cemetery on Weyerhaeuser Road in...

LILLIE N. LEE

Feb. 27, 1922-Aug. 25, 2005 ROSE HILL -- The funeral for Lillie Irean Newkirk Lee of Jacksonville, formerly of Rose Hill, will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Island Creek African Methodist Episcopal Church. Burial will be in Duplin...

KAY McLEOD

Died Aug. 30, 2005 Kay Coley McLeod, 50, of Durham, died Tuesday evening at the Hospice of the Meadowlands in Hillsborough. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

WALTER McCLOUD

Died Aug. 30, 2005 Walter McCloud of Fremont died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

CHARLES PHILPOT

Died Aug. 28, 20005 The funeral for Charles E. Philpot will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Liberty Grove Missionary Baptist Church, LaGrange. Pastor Harold O. Warren will officiate. Burial will be in St. Matthews Cemetery. Mr. Philpot is...

EDWARD L. WOOTEN

July 21, 1950-Aug. 27, 2005 Edward Earl. Wooten died Saturday. He is survived by his wife, Brenda J. Wooten; his children, Carnation "Nae" Wooten and Quatishia "Tee" Jones; his father, Jurden Wooten of LaGrange; his mother, Bessie Davis of Goldsboro;...

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

REV. ROBERT L. BAME SR.

June 24, 1919-Aug. 28, 2005 The Rev. Robert L. "Bob" Bame Sr., 86, of Pikeville, died Sunday at New Hanover Medical Center in Wilmington. Rev. Bame was born in Rowan County to the late James R. Bame and Amanda...

FLORINE DAVIS

Died Aug. 27, 2005 PINK HILL -- The funeral for Florine Velma Hill Davis, 83, will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Pink Hill Funeral Home. The Rev. James Oliver will officiate. Burial will be in...

JOE JONES

Sept. 16, 1935-Aug. 29, 2005 SNOW HILL -- Joseph "Joe" Edwin Jones Jr. died Monday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. A native of Greene County, he was the son of the late Joseph Edwin Jones Sr. and Virginia...

SARAH JONES

Died Aug. 28, 2005 Sarah Jones, of 1109 Crawford Street Extension, died Sunday at Sundbridge Care in Mount Olive. Among her survivors is a son, Ben Jones. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

BEATRICE H. SMITH

Feb. 18, 1920-Aug. 29, 2005 Beatrice Henderson Smith, 85, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Glenn Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at...

REBECCA SMITH

Died Aug. 29, 2005 Rebecca Kitrell Smith, 89, died Monday in Washington, D.C. Funeral arrangements are pending at LaGrange Mortuary....

WILLIAM WOODARD

Died Aug. 28, 2005 LAGRANGE -- William Isaac Woodard, 60, of 404 Wood St., died Sunday at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Mitchell's Funeral Home in Greenville....

Monday, August 29, 2005

REV. ROBERT BAME

Died Aug. 28, 2005 The Rev. Robert L. Bame, 86, of Pikeville, died Sunday at New Hanover Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home in Goldsboro....

TED CROUSE

Died Aug. 28, 2005 Teddy "Ted" Edward Crouse, 73, of 311 Meadow Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Berwick, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Helen Whitmire Crouse and the widower of Janet Mae...

DOROTHY FLOWERS

Died Aug. 28, 2005 BENTONVILLE -- Dorothy P. Flowers, 79, died Sunday. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Ebenezer United Methodist Church. The Rev. Dick Lewis will officiate. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. She was...

EARSELLA HOBBS

Died Aug. 28, 2005 Former Duplin County resident Earsella Hobbs, 83, died Sunday at Guilford Health Care Center in Greensboro. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

SARAH JONES

Died Aug. 28, 2005 Sarah Jones, of 1109 Crawford Street Extension, died Sunday at SunBridge in Mount Olive. Funeral arrangements are pending at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

LOLA S. MEDLIN

April 18, 1936-Aug. 26, 2005 Lola S. Medlin, 69, of Fedelon Trail, died Friday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A graveside service will be held Tuesday morning at 10 at Kenly Cemetery in Kenly. The Rev....

CECIL U. PENDER

Died Aug. 27, 2005 WILSON -- Cecil U. Pender, 68, died Saturday at his home. He was retired from the maintenance department at Greenfield School in Wilson. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Wilson Memorial Service,...

CHARLES PHILPOT

Died Aug. 28, 2005 Charles E. Philpot, formerly of LaGrange, died Sunday in Englewood California. Among his survivors is his mother, Helen Mae Philpot of LaGrange, Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Sunday, August 28, 2005

WILLIAM ADERS

Died Aug. 25, 2005 William J. Aders, 99, died Thursday at the Brian Center of Wilson. Burial will be held at Byzantine Catholic Cemetery in Trenton, N.J. Among his survivors is his daughter, Patricia Marlow. Local funeral arrangements are being...

GENEVA BASS

April 26, 1921 - Aug. 27, 2005 Rocky Mount Resident Geneva Johnson Bass, 84, of 210 Covenant Court, died Saturday in Wake Medical Center. A funeral service will be conducted this evening at 7 in the Shingleton Funeral Home Chapel,...

JAMES E. BECK

Died Aug. 25, 2005 Goldsboro Resident James Edward Beck, 68, of 292 Rifle Range Road, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at the Pineview Cemetery. The Rev. Jerry Mitchell...

OPLINE BOSTIC

Former Goldsboro resident Opline "Cookie" Bostic died at Fort Smith, Ark. She was formerly employed with Goldsboro City Schools and was the adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Silver of Goldsboro. Funeral and burial services will be held out...

CLEO ELDRIDGE

Died Aug. 27, 2005 Bentonville Resident Cleo Warren Eldridge, 78, of 2390 Devil Race Track Road, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Goldsboro....

GEORGE T. GARDNER

Died Aug. 26, 2005 Goldsboro Resident George Thornton Gardner, 72, of 114 Bryanwood Drive, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late James H. and Mary Thornton Gardner, and...

GENE MCGUIRE

A funeral service for Gene McGuire will be held today at 4 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro with visitation following....

EVELYN MEDLIN

Died Aug. 26, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Lola Stewart Medlin, 69, of Fedelon Trail Road, died Friday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Kenly Cemetery in Kenly....

JAMES PRICE JR.

Died Aug. 25, 2005 Goldsboro resident James Franklin Price Jr, 78 of 128 Ruby Road, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Garner Funeral Home in Kinston. The...

THURMAN WARD SR.

Died Aug. 21, 2005 Goldsboro resident The funeral for Thurman Ward Sr., 67, of 719 Franklin St., will be held today at 2 p.m. at St. Luke Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, 636 Waller Road, Mount Olive. Elder...

Friday, August 26, 2005

JAMES BECK

Died Aug. 25, 2005 Goldsboro resident James Edward Beck, 68, of 292 Rifle Range Road, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory....

STACY BENNETT

Died Aug. 24, 2005 Clinton resident The funeral for Stacy Lee Bennett, 65, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Big Piney Grove Baptist Church in Clinton. Burial will be in Sandhills Cemetery. Mr. Bennett died Wednesday. He is...

GERALDINE HACKSHAW

Died Aug. 23, 2005 Goldsboro resident The funeral for Geraldine E. Hackshaw, of 113 Dutch Pine Court, will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Lighter Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Elderess Sharon Brown will officiate. Burial will be in...

JAHIEM JOHNSON

Died Aug. 22, 2005 LAGRANGE -- Jahiem Johnson, infant son of Johnny and Yolanda Dennie Johnson, died Monday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Christian Fellowship Center in the...

GENE L. McGUIRE

Aug. 8, 1939-Aug. 24, 2005 Goldsboro resident Gene Lowell McGuire, 66, of 306 Hill St., died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Fu-neral Home &...

HAZEL OVERBEE

The funeral for Hazel D. Overbee, of Westwood Drive, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Sardis Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. She died Thursday at WakeMed in Raleigh. Her survivors include one brother, Hubert...

GLADYS RICHARDS

Died Aug. 23, 2005 Goldsboro resident The funeral for Gladys Worrell Richards will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Luke United Methodist Church with the Rev. David Harvin officiating. Burial will follow in Wayne Memorial Park. Flowers are...

TIMOTHY M. RUSH

April 4, 1939-Aug. 20, 2002 A memorial service for Timothy Marshall Rush will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel. The family will greet friends afterward....

THURMAN WARD SR.

Died Aug. 21, 2006 Goldsboro resident The funeral for Thurman Ward Sr., 67, of 719 Franklin St., will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. Luke Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, 636 Waller Road, Mount Olive. Elder...

Thursday, August 25, 2005

WILLIAM J. ADERS

Died Aug. 25, 2005 William J. Aders died Thursday at the Brian Center of Wilson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory....

JULIAN F. BALAZSI

Died Aug. 23, 2005 KENLY -- Julian F. Balazsi, 57, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Coley Funeral Home. The Rev. Harold Swinson will officiate. Mr. Balazsi...

EVYONNE FEREBEE

March 12, 1953-Aug. 22, 2005 The funeral for Evyonne Patricia Ferebee will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Greater St. John Free Will Baptist Church. Pastor William A. Mitchell Jr. will officiate. Burial will be in the Sampson...

AL GREENE

Died Aug. 21, 2005 Goldsboro resident Allen "Al" Jerome Greene, 46, of 817 Franklin St., formerly of Thomasville, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Sunday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill after a brief illness. He...

GERALDINE HACKSHAW

Died Aug. 23, 2005 Goldsboro resident Geraldine E. Hackshaw, of 113 Dutch Pine Court, died Tuesday morning at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

JEFFREY L. HOOD

Oct. 10. 1963-Aug. 23, 2005 Jeffrey Lynn Hood, 41, died Tuesday at the home of his mother at 178 King Road. Mr. Hood was born in Wayne County on Oct. 10, 1963, to Pam B. Hood of Goldsboro and...

GENE McGUIRE

Died Aug. 24, 2005 Goldsboro resident Gene L. McGuire, 66, of Hill Street, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Among his survivors is his wife, Shirley McGuire. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory....

JAMES A. MURRAY

Died Aug. 24, 2005 Snow Hill resident James Alvin Murray, 76, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, A native of Greene County, he was born the son of the late, Walter H. and Neta Mooring Murray. He was a...

ROBERT E. OWENS

April 1, 1953-Aug. 18, 2005 Robert Earl Owens, 52, of 869 Riverbend Road, died last Thursday at his home. No formal services will be held. Mr. Owens was born in Wilson County and was the son of Daisy S....

JAMES W. RHOE

Died Aug. 21, 2005 Goldsboro resident The funeral for James Warren Rhoe, 68, of 708-B North Claiborne St., will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Bishop Alton Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery....

HENRY RADFORD JR.

Aug. 3, 1934-Aug. 23, 2005 JONESVILLE -- Henry Radford Jr., 71, died Tuesday at Iredell Memorial Hospital. Mr. Rad-ford was born in Wayne County to William and Ealia Elizabeth Sasser Radford. Before moving to Jonesville, he lived in Goldsboro...

GLADYSRICHARDS

Died Aug. 23, 2005 Gladys Williford Worrell Richards, 80, of 1701 E. Pine St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Wilson County, she was the daughter of the late C. Daniel and Mary Etheridge Williford. The funeral...

KATHLEEN SASSER

April 17, 1918-Aug. 24, 2005 Kathleen Talton Sasser, 87, of the Nahunta community, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at Pikes Crossroads Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Reverends Timothy Creel...

MARVIN TEACHEY SR.

July 4, 1918-Aug. 24, 2005 WALLACE -- Marvin Teachey Sr., 87, died Wednesday at Daysprings Assisted Living of Wallace. A graveside service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery on Firetower Road in Rose Hill. The...

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

MAXINE BROOKS

Aug. 3, 1924-Aug. 22, 2005 MOUNT OLIVE -- The funeral for Maxine Smith Brooks, 81, of 174 White Best Road, will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. at Big Zion A.M.E. Zion Church. The Rev. William Peterson will officiate....

JULIAN BALAZSI

Died Aug. 23, 2005 KENLY -- Julian F. Balazsi, 57, of 8372 Harrell's Store Road, died Tuesday. Funeral arrangements are pending at Coley Funeral Home....

JEFFREY HOOD

Died Aug. 23, 2005 Jeffrey Lynn Hood, 41, died Tuesday at his mother's home in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends on Friday afternoon from 1:30 until 3:30 at Seymour Funeral Home, and the funeral will follow at 3:30 in...

VICKIE H. LEE

May 24, 1954-Aug. 23, 2005 Vickie Howell Lee, 51, of 103 Hope Boulevard, Dudley, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held by the graveside on Friday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. The Rev. Allen...

ELIZABETH STANLEY

Died Aug. 23, 2005 PINK HILL -- Elizabeth Byrd Stanley, 65, of 1195 Jonestown Road, died Tuesday at the home of her sister in Moss Hill. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday in the chapel of...

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

ROSA B. ROBERTSON

Died Aug. 22, 2005 Goldsboro resident The funeral for Rosa Lee Braswell Robertson will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on Eleventh Street in Goldsboro. Elder James A. Thompson will officiate. Burial...

FAITH ELLEN CAPPS

Aug. 21, 2005-Aug. 21, 2005 Kevin S. Capps and Crystal J. Cowdrey announce the birth and death of a daughter, Faith Ellen Capps, on Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk...

ROBERT L. GRAHAM

Died Aug. 19, 2005 SNOW HILL -- A memorial service for Robert Lee Graham was to be held today at 2 p.m. at Saint Johns United Holiness Church, 1432 Fort Run Road. Elder Willie E. Lewis was to officiate. Mr....

LANNY MEDLIN

Died Aug. 22, 2005 Selma resident KENLY --The funeral for Lanny Craig Medlin, 55, of 2642 Bizzell Grove Church Road, Selma, will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Coley Funeral Home. The Reverends Andrew Brown, Willie...

HILDA B. JOHNSON

May 26, 1938-Aug. 20, 2005 PIKEVILLE -- Hilda Byrd Johnson, 67, of 107 Stone Glenn Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. at Maplewood Cemetery in Mount Olive....

MICHAEL ROOK

Died Aug. 19, 2005 Michael Joseph "BooBoo'' Rook, 37, of Hillsborough, died last Friday. A memorial service will be held this Friday at 11 a.m. at Greenwood Cemetery in Tarboro. He is survived by his mother Linda McGhee Rook, Hillsborough;...

MIKE POTTER

Died Aug. 21, 2005 KINSTON -- Mitchell "Mike" Bynum Potter, 48, brother of Jimmy Potter of LaGrange, died Sunday from cancer. Mr. Potter attended Tabernacle Church and was a ceramic tile installer with Gerald Jones Tile Company. He was preceded...

GLADYS RICHARDS

Died Aug. 23, 2005 Goldsboro resident Gladys Williford Worrell Richards, 80, of 1701 E. Pine Street, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DANIEL SHACKLEFORD JR.

Died Aug. 18, 2005 NEW BERN -- Daniel Shackleford Jr., 60, father of Shana Jones of LaGrange, died last Thursday. The funeral will be held this Thursday at 2 p.m. at New Life Family Worship Center in Kinston. Interment will...

WILLIAM SMITH

Aug. 14, 1935-Aug. 21, 2005 PIKEVILLE -- William Boyd Smith, 70, of 5597 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Sunday at home. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. A...

Monday, August 22, 2005

MABLE M. ANDERSON

Nov. 3, 1913 - Aug. 20, 2005 LAGRANGE -- Mable Moye Anderson, 91, of 408 West Boundary St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Rouse...

KAY ARTHUR

Died Aug. 20, 2005 PRINCETON -- The funeral for Kay Smith Arthur, 68, of 108 Azalea Drive, will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Casey Funeral Home. The Rev. Bobby Fletcher will conduct the service. Burial will...

MAXINE BROOKS

Died Aug. 22, 2005 MOUNT OLIVE -- Maxine Brooks, of 174 Willie Best Road, died today at Sunbridge Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home.....

FAITH HELEN CAPPS

Born & Died Aug. 21, 2005 Kevin Capps and Crystal Cowdrey announce the birth and death of a daughter, Faith Helen Capps, on Sunday. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

EVYONNE FEREBEE

Died Aug. 22, 2005 Evyonne Ferebee, 53, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Wayne Memorial Hospital....

ALLEN J. GREENE

Died Aug. 21, 2005 Goldsboro resident Allen Jerome Greene, 46, of 817 Franklin St., died Sunday. Among his survivors is his wife, Wilma Greene. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

HILDA B. JOHNSON

Died Aug. 20, 2005 Wayne County resident PIKEVILLE -- Hilda B. Johnson, 67, of 107 Stone Glenn Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Among her survivors is her husband, Douglas Johnson. The family will be receiving friends...

BRENDA G. OWENS

1957-2005 Rosewood resident The funeral for Brenda Grantham Owens, of 869 Riverbend Road, will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Rosewood First Baptist Church. The Rev. Vernon Braswell will officiate. Burial will be on Wednesday morning at 11...

JAMES RHOE

Died Aug. 21, 2005 Goldsboro resident James Warren Rhoe, 68, of 708-B North Claiborne St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Friends and relatives may call at the home of his brother, Joseph E. Rhoe, at 707 Weaver Drive. Funeral...

ROSA ROBERTSON

Died Aug. 21, 2005 Goldsboro resident Rosa Lee Robertson, of 1011 Evergreen Ave., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

WILLIAM SMITH

Died Aug. 21, 2005 Wayne County resident PIKEVILLE -- William B. Smith, 70, of 5597 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Sunday at home. Among his survivors is his wife, Ellen Smith. The family will receive friends at the residence. Arrangements are...

KATIE STEIN

Died Aug. 22, 2005 Apex resident Katie Jewel Warren Stein, 83, sister of Carlton W. Warren of Goldsboro, died Sunday morning at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. A resident of Apex and a former resident of Pittsburgh, Pa., she retired with...

THURMAN WARD SR.

Died Aug. 21, 2005 Goldsboro resident Thurman Ward Sr., of 719 Franklin St., died Sunday at Guardian Care in Kenansville. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home in Goldsboro....

Sunday, August 21, 2005

LOUISE BADDOUR

May 5, 1915 - Aug. 19, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Louise Farfour Baddour, 90, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. She was married for 60 years to the late Goldsboro City Councilman, Philip A. Baddour...

KAY ARTHUR

Died Aug. 20, 2005 Princeton Resident Kay Helen Smith Arthur, 68, of 108 Azalea Dr., died Saturday morning. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Casey Funeral Home, who is serving the family....

BRUCE BOSWELL

Died Aug. 20, 2005 Kenly Resident Bruce Boswell, 82, of 7908 Pineslope Dr., Apex, formerly of Lucama, died Saturday. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Monday at the Kenly Cemetery. The Rev. David Kriger will officiate. Mr. Boswell...

JANIE D. DAUGHTRY

Died Aug. 19, 2005 Newton Grove Resident Janie D. Daughtry, 90,of Suttontown Road, died Friday. A funeral service will be held 3 p.m. today at the Goshen United Methodist Church, Suttontown Road, Newton Grove. The Rev. Tony Joyner will officiate....

MARIE PERRY

Died Aug. 20, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Marie Barrow Perry, 77, of 161 Combs Road, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Perry was born in Greene County on October 24, 1927, to the late Taylor Roosevelt Barrow and...

TIMOTHY RUSH

Died Aug. 20, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Timothy Marshall Rush, 66, of 4551 U.S. Hwy. 70 E., died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mr. Rush was born in Phippsburg, Maine, on April 4, 1939, to the late Robert and Beatrice...

BRENDA OWENS

Brenda Grantham Owens, of 869 Riverbend Road, died. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

ROBERT OWENS

Died Aug. 18, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Robert Earl Owens, 52, of 869 Riverbend Road, died Thursday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

MABLE M. ANDERSON

Died Aug. 20, 2005 La Grange Resident Mable Moye Anderson, of 408 West Boundary St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange....

Friday, August 19, 2005

MELVIN R. ALLEN

Jan. 26, 1925-Aug. 18, 2005 PRINCETON -- Melvin R. Allen, 80, of 5645 Massey Holt Road, died Thursday evening at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Homegoing services will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home...

GILBERT P. BAKER

Died Aug. 18, 2005 Goldsboro resident Gilbert Pierce Baker, 84, died Thursday at the home of his niece in Ellijay, Georgia. A graveside service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park with the Rev. Don Stewart...

ROGER A. CARLYLE

Died Aug. 17, 2005 Kinston resident Roger Allen Carlyle, 57, of Kinston, died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2005, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Rouse Funeral Home with Allan...

OSCAR MOORE JR.

Dec. 16, 1937-Aug. 16, 2005 KENANSVILLE -- The funeral for Oscar Moore Jr., 67, of 993 Paul Ed Dail Road, will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Kenansville. Pastor E.T. Costin will officiate. Burial...

LELAND S. SUTTON

Died Aug. 17, 2005 Goldsboro resident Leland Stanford Sutton, 75, of 180 Slick Rock Road, died Wednesday at Wake Medical Center. Mr. Sutton was born in Wayne County to the late William Gordon Sutton and Alice Garris Sutton. He was...

Thursday, August 18, 2005

DANIEL ALLEN

Oct. 5, 1929-Aug. 15, 2005 MOUNT OLIVE -- The funeral for Daniel "Boot" Allen will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Saints Delight United Holy Church in Mount Olive. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery. Mr. Allen died Monday...

GILBERT BAKER

Died Aug. 18, 2005 Goldsboro resident Gilbert Pierce Baker, 84, died today at the home of his niece in Ellijay, Georgia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROGER A. CARLYLE

Died Aug. 17, 2005 LaGrange resident Roger A. Carlyle, 57, of 167 Fussell Road, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rouse Funeral Home in LaGrange....

RUBY COTTRELL

Died Aug. 17, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident OXFORD -- The funeral for Ruby B. Cottrell, 70, will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Gentry-Newell & Vaughan Funeral Home in Oxford. The Rev. Valarie White will officiate....

AMY CREECH

Died Aug. 16, 2005 Kenly resident Amy Corbett Creech, 88, died Tuesday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Carter's Chapel Church. The Reverends Braxton Creech, Andy Cockrell and Kenneth Privette will officiate....

DEWEY HARRIS

Died Aug. 10, 2005 Goldsboro resident The funeral for Dewey Theodore Harris, of 308 Wayne Ave., will be held Saturday at noon in the chapel of Lightner Memorial Funeral Home. Elder Ronnie Harris will officiate. Burial will be in...

DELBERT LOFTON

Sunrise November 17, 1959 Sunset August 16, 2005 Delbert Ray (WeeBee) Lofton, 45, went to be with his Lord and Saviour on Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer. God truly needed an Angel. He was dearly loved and...

ROYSTER L. McFATTER

April 10, 1939-Aug. 17, 2005 Royster Lee "Buddy" McFatter, age 66, of 100 Decoy Street, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Johnston County, he was the son of the late Robert Lee and Ervin Toler McFatter....

LORRIE F. SMITH

March 28, 1922 - Aug. 16, 2005 Lorrie Forehand Smith, 83, died Tuesday at her home in Dudley. The funeral was held today at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with the Rev. Blane Smith officiating....

LELAND S. SUTTON

Died Aug. 17, 2005 Goldsboro resident Leland Stanford Sutton, 75, of 180 Slick Rock Road, died Wednesday at Wake Medical Center. Mr. Sutton was born in Wayne County to the late William Gordon Sutton and Alice Garris Sutton. He was...

J.E. WOODARD

Feb. 17, 1915-Aug. 17, 2005 John Edward "Red" Woodard, 90, of 610 Fedelon Trail died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Neal Wingfield...

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

WILLIAM BROWN

Jan. 12, 1924-Aug. 15, 2005 William "Bill" H. Brown died Monday at his residence in Satellite Beach, Fla. Born in Goldsboro, Mr. Brown moved to Satellite Beach in 1956. He worked at KSC for 24 years and served in WWII...

AMY C. CREECH

Died Aug. 16, 2005 KENLY -- Amy Corbett Creech, 88, died Tuesday. Funeral arrangements are pending at Coley Funeral Home....

LUCILLE DAIL

Nov, 11, 1941-Aug. 15, 2005 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Lucille Hardison Dail, 63, of 138 Louis Pugh Jones Road, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

JODY M. KERSEY

May 13, 1948-Aug. 15, 2005 LAGRANGE -- A graveside service for Jody Marie Kersey, 57, of Jonesboro, Ga., will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery. The Rev. Jerry Mitchell will officiate. Ms. Kersey died Monday. Her survivors...

A.B. DAUGHETY

Oct. 27, 1943-Aug. 15, 2005 LAGRANGE -- A. B. Daughety, 61, died Monday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. The funeral will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Howard-Carter Funeral home. The Rev. Ronnie Heath...

MARIE JERNIGAN

Aug. 22, 1924-Aug. 15, 2005 NEWTON GROVE -- Marie M. Jernigan, 80, of 4747 Mount Olive Hwy., died Monday. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of West & Dunn Funeral Home. The Rev. Frank Sandy...

J. JAMES McCLENNY

March 6, 1917-Aug. 15, 2005 J. James McClenny, 88, a resident of the Pines, died Monday at the Brian Center. A private graveside ser-vice will be held at Willow Dale Cemetery with the Rev. Thurman Horney officiating. Mr. McClenny was...

ROYSTER McFATTER

Died Aug. 17, 2005 Royster L. McFatter died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

OSCAR MOORE

Died Aug. 16, 2005 KENANSVILLE -- Oscar Moore, 67, of 993 Paul Ed Dail Road, died Tuesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Among his survivors is his wife, Rosa Moore of the home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris...

GRACE PATE

Jan. 20, 1924-Aug. 16, 2005 PIKEVILLE -- Grace Aycock Pate, 81, of 863 Hinnant Road, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Pleasant Grove Free Will Baptist Church with...

HENRY RUDISILL

July 5, 1982 - Aug. 15, 2005 Henry Alva Rudisill, 23, of Goldsboro died Monday at home. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Goldsboro Worship Center. Pastor Joe Leonard will officiate. Burial will be in...

LORRIE F. SMITH

March 28, 1922 - Aug. 16, 2005 DUDLEY -- Lorrie Forehand Smith, 83, died Tuesday at her home. The funeral will be held Thurs-day morning at 11 in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Fu-neral Home with the Rev. Blane Smith...

JOHN E. WOODARD

Died Aug. 17, 2005 John Edward "J.E." Woodard, 90, of 610 Fedelon Trail, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

WILLIAM D. BARDEN

Dec. 30, 1936-Aug. 16, 2005 PRINCETON -- Retired Senior Master Sergeant William David Barden, 69, of Richardson Bridge Road, died Friday. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in...

TIMOTHY CRUMPLER

Aug., 2, 1978-Aug. 12, 2005 RALEIGH -- Timothy Scott Crumpler, 27, died on Saturday at his home. He was the son of Jimmy L. Crumpler Sr. and Rachel Tucker Crumpler of Warsaw. He graduated from James Kenan High School in...

LUCILLE DAIL

Died Aug. 15, 2005 Seven Springs resident Lucille Hardison Dail, 63, of 138 Louis Pugh Jones Road, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Among her survivors is her husband, Robert Lindsey Dail. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk...

JANET D. GOODING

Dec. 1, 1943-Aug. 15, 2005 Mrs. Janet Davis Gooding, 61, of 222 New Hope Village Drive, went home to be with her Lord Monday after a lingering illness, with her family and friends at her side. Mrs. Gooding was...

BRUCE HERRING

March 25, 1946-Aug. 14, 2005 Goldsboro resident Bruce Sherrill Herring, 59, of 136 Louisville Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev....

MARIE JERNIGAN

Died Aug. 15, 2005 Newton Grove resident Marie McCullen Jernigan, 80, died Monday. Funeral arrangements are pending at West & Dunn Funeral Home in Newton Grove....

OLANDY JONES

Died Aug. 13, 2005 Former Fremont resident Olandy Jones died Saturday in New York. Among his survivors are three brothers, L.V. Jones and Clifton Jones of Goldsboro and Devone Jones, mayor of Fremont, and a number of nieces and...

DELBERT LOFTON

Died Aug. 16, 2005 Goldsboro resident Delbert Lofton, of 218 Graham St., died today. Among his survivors are his parents, Ernest "Mutt" Lofton and Elma Lofton of the home. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

J. JAMES McCLENNY

Died Aug. 15, 2005 Goldsboro resident J. James McClenny, 88, a resident of the Pines, died Monday at the Brian Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HENRY RUDISILL

Died Aug. 15, 2005 Goldsboro resident Henry Rudisill, 23, died Monday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

LORRIE SMITH

Died Aug. 16, 2005 Dudley resident Lorrie Forehand Smith, widow of Theron Smith, died today at home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

EBURN L. VANHOY

Aug. 25, 1925-Aug., 2005 Goldsboro resident Eburn Leslie VanHoy, 79, of 508 N. Claiborne St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Montgomery County to the late Dewey Leslie VanHoy and the late Lillie Proctor. A veteran...

ROSSIE WATERS

Died Aug. 12, 2005 Goldsboro resident Rossie D. Waters, 90, died Friday at Britthaven Nursing Home of Goldsboro. The funeral will be held Wed-nesday at 1 p.m. at Mount Pleas-ant Mission-ary Baptist Church on U.S. 13 North. Pastor Larry...

Monday, August 15, 2005

DAVID ALLEN

Died Aug. 15, 2005 Mount Olive resident David Allen 75, of 173 Flowers Road, Mount Olive, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

WILLIAM BARDEN

Died Aug. 12, 2005 Princeton resident The funeral for William David Barden, 69, of Richardson Bridge Road, Princeton, will be held on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. The family will...

LLOYD BIZZELL

Died Aug. 11, 2005 Goldsboro resident A graveside service for Lloyd Earl Bizzell, 65, of 1405 Poplar St., Apt. 39, will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Jerusalem Cemetery. Dr. H.E. Parker will officiate. Mr. Bizzell died Thursday at...

MELVIN COKER

Aug. 26, 1940-Aug. 15, 2005 MOUNT OLIVE -- Melvin Hardy Coker, 64, of 715 Bert Martin Road, died Monday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Seven Springs United Methodist Church...

BRUCE HERRING

Died Aug. 14, 2005 Bruce Sherrill Herring, 59, died Sunday evening. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

JOE L. KITTRELL

Died Aug. 13, 2005 Joe Lewis Kittrell, 72, died Saturday in Washington, D.C. The funeral arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Mortuary....

EDWARD MERCER

Died Aug. 11, 2005 Former Kinston resident Edward Earl "Ed" Mercer, 72, of 129 Saltonstall Street, #110, Canandaigua, NY, formerly of Kinston, died Thursday at Strong Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. The funeral will be held Tuesday morning at 10 at...

JOANN PARRISH

July 5, 1935-Aug. 13, 2005 Johnston County native SELMA -- The funeral for Joann Worley Parrish, 70, of Fayetteville will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home. The Reverends Paul Bishop and Marshall Danenburg...

SANDRA SAWYER

Died Aug. 13, 2005 Kinston resident Sandra Sawyer, a resident of Caswell Center in LaGrange, died Saturday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Funeral arrangements are pending at LaGrange Mortuary....

LESTER SHACKLEFORD

Died Aug. 14, 2005 Snow Hill resident SNOW HILL -- Lester Odell Shackleford, 61, of 301 Pine Shoel Drive, died Sunday at his residence. The funeral arrangements are incomplete at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

EDWARD THOMPSON JR.

Sept. 12, 1956-Aug. 13, 2005 Johnston County native PINE LEVEL -- The funeral for Edward Earle Thompson Jr., 48, will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Pine Level Pentecostal Holiness Church. The Rev. Roger Banks will officiate. Burial, with...

OWEN WHALEY

Died Aug. 13. 2005 Nahunta community resident PIKEVILLE -- Owen Franklin Whaley, 86, died Saturday. A service to celebrate his life will be held tonight at 7 at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Richard Glosson officiating....

FLORINE WILSON

Died Aug. 10, 2005 Goldsboro resident Florine Bryant Wilson, 58, of 1450 Poplar St., died Wednesday. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Elder Kizzie Core will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood...

Sunday, August 14, 2005

FANNIE ANDERSON

Died August 11, 2005 Johnston County Resident Fannie Faucette Anderson, 91, died Thursday morning in Maryland with family by her side. She was preceded in death by her husband, Melvin Alvis Anderson; her brother, Graham Faucette; and her children, Ann...

WILLIAM BARDEN

Died August 12, 2005 Princeton Resident William David Barden, 68, of Richardson Bridge Road, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory of Goldsboro....

SALLIE DAIL

Died August 12, 2005 Sallie Lou Hunter Dail, 83, of Goldsboro and Beulaville, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Dail was born August 21, 1921, in Duplin County, and was the daughter of the late Johnny and Mary Ann...

DIXIE B. EDMUNDSON

Jan. 8, 1914-Aug. 12, 2005 FREMONT -- Dixie Barnes Edmundson, 91, "Miss Dixie", passed away at home Friday, August 12, 2005. She was preceded in death by her parents M.W. and Nannie Davis Barnes, and her husband, John R. Edmundson,...

LIDA C. HARDISON

Died Aug. 12, 2005 LaGrange resident The funeral for Lida Ruth Carlyle Hardison, 86, was held Saturday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Rouse Funeral Home. The Rev. Percy Cunningham conducted the service. Interment will be today at 10...

EDWARD MERCER

Died August 11, 2005 Edward Earl "Ed" Mercer, 72, of 129 Saltonstall St. #110, Canandaigua, N.Y., formerly of Kinston, died Thursday at Strong Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1952 through 1960 as a Ship's...

LESTER POLLARD

Died August 12, 2005 Tarboro Resident Lester L. Pollard, 79, died Friday. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Tarboro with Dr. Lavelle Waters and Rev. Eric Crowe officiating. Burial will follow in...

MARTHA REUTER

July 5, 1911-Aug. 4, 2005 Martha Leslie Reuter died on Thursday, Aug. 4. Born on July 5, 1911, to Mary Leslie and Earl Christian Sorensen in Oconomowoc, Wis., she was an only child raised on the farm that remained in...

SHIRLEY SCOTT

Died August 12, 2005 Kenly Resident Shirley Hooks Scott, 69, of Kenly, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A funeral service was held 7 p.m. Saturday in the Coley Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. George Arant officiated. A graveside service...

Friday, August 12, 2005

BLANCHE ARTIS

Died Aug. 20, 2005 KINSTON -- Blanche Smith Artis, 74, of 311 Frances Place, died Wednesday. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church on N.C. 13, Goldsboro. The Rev. Larry M. Johnson...

HENRY G. BATEMAN

Died Aug. 10, 2005 Dudley resident Henry Gilmer Bateman, 88, of 976 Emmaus Church Road, died Wednesday at Sunbridge Care & Rehabilitation Center of Mount Olive. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 at the First Pentecostal Holiness...

GEORGE J. BETTS

Died Aug. 10, 2005 Goldsboro resident George Jacob Betts, 88, died Wednesday at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation in Mount Olive. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home. The Rev. Charles Kirkland will...

LLOYD BIZZELL

Died Aug. 11, 2005 Goldsboro resident Lloyd Earl Bizzell, of 1405 Poplar St., Apt. 39, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home in Goldsboro....

JIMMIE CORBETT

Died Aug. 11, 2005 Kinston resident KINSTON -- Jimmie Lee Corbett, 82, died Thursday after a long struggle with cancer. He was a member of Westside F.W.B. Church and worked for Carolina Diaries of Kinston for over 30 years. Survivors...

NETTIE DOBSON

March 9, 1919-Aug. 7, 2005 MAGNOLIA -- The funeral for Nettie Miller Dobson, 86, of 312 Graham Dobson Road, will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Kenansville. Pastor E.T. Costin will officiate. Burial...

REV. CHARLES EAKIN

Died July 29, 2005 Former LaGrange resident PELHAM -- The Rev. Charles Francis Eakin, 85, of 6516 Park Springs Road, died Friday, July 29, at the Brian Center in Yanceyville. Rev. Eakin was a former pastor of Hickory Grove United...

EDGAR J. EATMAN

Died Aug. 11, 2005 Wayne County native GREENVILLE -- Edgar Jackson "E.J." Eatman, 83, died Thursday. The funeral will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. Entombment, with Masonic rites, will follow at the mausoleum at Pinewood...

LIDA C. HARDISON

Died Aug. 11, 2005 LaGrange resident Lida Carlyle Hardison, 86, died Thursday at her home at 3676 Paul's Path Road. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rouse Funeral Home in LaGrange....

JACOB A. HOBBS

Nov. 13, 1978-Aug. 10, 2005 Jacob Allen Hobbs, 26, of 3379 U.S. 117 North, died Tuesday evening. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. The Reverend Bill...

RILEY C. HOOD SR.

Died Aug. 8, 2005 Kinston resident Riley Crannon Hood Sr., 80, of 1109 Dunn Road, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Kinston Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Mr. Hood...

MARY STRICKLAND

Died Aug. 10, 2005 Mount Olive resident The funeral for Mary H. Strickland, 86, will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Friendly Holiness Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Mount Olive. The Reverends Marvin Bryant, Charles Pittman and Betty Edwards...

WILLIAM WHITFIELD

Died Aug. 11, 2005 Goldsboro resident William Knox "Curl" Whitfield, 80, of 212 Brantwood Drive, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Mr. Whitfield was the son of the late James Thomas "Billy" Whitfield and Beatrice Knox Whitfield. He...

DYLAN L. WARREN

Died Aug. 5, 2005 A graveside service for Dylan Lee Warren will be held today at 4 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. The son of Darrence and Barbara Warren of 140 Grand Street, Pikeville, he was born and died on...

ROSSIE WATERS

Died Aug. 12, 2005 Goldsboro resident Rossie Waters, 90,, died today at Britthaven Nursing home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

Thursday, August 11, 2005

HENRY G. BATEMAN

Died Aug. 10, 2005 Dudley resident Henry Gilmer Bateman, 88, of 976 Emmaus Church Road, died Wednesday at Sunbridge Care & Rehabilitation Center of MountOlive. The funeral will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at the First Pentecostal Holiness...

GEORGE BETTS

Died Aug. 10, 2005 Goldsboro resident George Jacob Betts, 88, died Wednesday. Funeral arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

MENESIA R. CARRERAS

Aug. 20-1921-Aug. 9, 2005 PIKEVILLE -- Menesia Reyes Carreras, 83, of 174 Boyette Pond Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Carreras was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, on August 20, 1921, to the late Julio and Maria Dolores...

ALLEN R. DANYOW

Died Aug. 9, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident Allen R. Danyow, 61, died Tuesday at his residence in Holly Ridge. He was formerly of Goldsboro and was the son of the late Orville and Evelyn Danyow. He is survived by his...

DEWEY HARRIS

Died Aug. 10, 2005 Goldsboro resident Dewey Harris, of 308 Wayne Avenue, died Wednesday night at Rose Manor Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

JOHN W. MOORE

Died Aug. 9, 2005 Grifton resident John W. Moore, 71, stepbrother of Faye Talton of Goldsboro, died Tuesday. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Farmer Funeral Chapel in Ayden. The Rev....

CHIMA DARREN OPARA

Died Aug. 8, 2005 Chima Darren Opara, 23-month-old son of Fred and Denise Wilson Opara of Raleigh, died Monday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. The funeral will be held by the graveside on Friday at 1 p.m. at Mount...

EDITH T. RICHARDSON

Died Aug. 9, 2005 Four Oaks resident FOUR OAKS -- Edith Toole Richardson, 71, of U.S. Hwy. 301 South, died Tuesday at her residence. The funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Minshew Funeral Home....

MARY STRICKLAND

Died Aug. 10, 2005 Mount Olive resident Mary H. Strickland, 86, died Wednesday. Funeral arrangements are pending at West & Dunn Funeral Home in Newton Grove....

DYLAN WARREN

Died Aug. 4, 2005 Darrence and Barbara Warren, of 140 Grand St., announce the birth and death of a son, Dylan Lee Warren, on Thursday, Aug. 4, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside funeral will be held today at 4...

FLORINE WILSON

Died Aug. 8, 2005 Colerain resident Florine Bryant Wilson, 48, died Monday in Louisville, Ky. Funeral arrangemnts are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Goldsboro....

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

MENESIA R. CARRERES

Aug. 20-1921-Aug. 9, 2005 PIKEVILLE -- Menesia Reyes Carreres, 83, of 174 Boyette Pond Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Carreres was born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, on August 20, 1921, to the late Julio and Maria Dolores...

JOHN BRINSON

Died August 4, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident John "Richard" Brinson died last Thursday in Bristol, Tenn. He was born on Nov. 12, 1966, in Mount Olive and grew up in Goldsboro. He was a member of St. John Original Free...

LUCILLE BROWN

Died Aug. 9, 2005 Lucille Smith Brown, sister of Margaret Kornegay of Goldsboro, died Tuesday in Florida. Mrs. Brown was a former resident of Georgia and the funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Tom Wages Funeral Home...

DESSIE P. CREEL

Died August 9, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident Dessie Pate Creel, 82, died Tuesday at Big Elm Nursing Center, in Kanapolis after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's. The funeral will be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Whitley's Funeral Home in...

ARTEAZER FRAZIER

Died August 6, 2005 Goldsboro resident Arteazer Bell Frazier, 78, died Saturday at her residence. She was a native of Wayne County and the daughter of the late Cornelious and Lizzie Sauls Bell. She attended Wayne County Public Schools...

JACOB HOBBS

Died August 9, 2005 Pikeville resident Jacob Allen Hobbs, 26, of Clifton Ridge Drive, Pikeville, died Tuesday evening. The family will be receive friends at the home of his grandmother, Sallie Hansberry, at 240 Antioch Road in Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements...

JAMES FAISON

Died Aug. 4, 2005 Goldsboro native James Lee Faison, 80, a native of Goldsboro, died last Thursday at Greater Southeast Community Hospital in Washington, D.C. The funeral will be held this Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. James A.M.E. Zion...

WILLIE F. SUTTON

Died Aug. 8, 2005 Goldsboro resident Willie Frank Sutton died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son the son of Dorothy Bullock Sutton and the late Walter Sutton. In addition to his mother, he is survived by...

DYLAN LEE WARREN

Died Aug. 4, 2005 Darrence and Barbara Warren announce the birth and death of their son, Dylan Lee Warren, on Thursday, Aug. 4, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

JOHN WELLINGTON JR.

Died August 4, 2005 Wayne County native John Wellington Jr., 77, died last Thursday at his home in Washington, D.C. The viewing will be held this Thursday from 4 until 7 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

Tuesday, August 9, 2005

MATTHEW ALLEN

Died Aug. 5, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident Matthew Allen died Friday, Aug. 5, 2005, in Washington, D.C.. Among his survivors are four daughters, Angeline Ward Hall (Earl) and Patricia Smith Robertson (Fred Jr.) of Goldsboro and Alicia Carson and Crystal...

ROBERT CARTLEDGE

Feb. 17, 1955-Aug. 8-2005 Robert Lamar "Bobby" Cartledge, 50, a resident of Woodard Retirement Village, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Gaston County, was the son of John L. and Ruby Jean Wells Cartledge of...

LEONA CHARLTON

Died Aug. 5, 2005 Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- Leona W. Charlton, 63, of E. Pine Forrest Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Scranton, Pennsylvania....

GASTON FORDHAM III

Died Aug. 8, 2005 Kinston resident KINSTON -- Gaston Fordham III, 51, brother of Deloris Brizzell of LaGrange, died Saturday, Aug. 8, 2005, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. The funeral was to be held at 1 p.m. today at Patterson Chapel...

GAIL P. KESSLER

July 6, 1949-Aug. 8 2005 Former Goldsboro resident Gail Partin Kessler, 56, passed away peacefully in her home in Gulf Breeze, Fla., on August 8 with her husband by her side. She was preceded in death by her father, Hubert...

ELLA ROBINSON

Died Aug. 8, 2005 New York resident Ella Lizzie Robinson, 73, of New York, died Monday at Wayne memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

DAVID SANDLIN

Died Aug. 6, 2005 Beulaville resident David Allen Sandlin, age 71, of Beulaville, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2005, to be with our Lord and Savior. Mr. Sandlin served our country in the United States Army from June 1954...

WILLIE SUTTON

Died Aug. 8, 2005 Goldsboro resident Willie Frank Sutton, 72, of 707 S. Franklin St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

Monday, August 8, 2005

JOHNNIE MAE ARTIS

Oct. 10, 1948-Aug. 5, 2005 Johnnie Mae Artis, 56, of 928 Memorial Church Road, Fremont, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The viewing will be held Tuesday from 4 until 7 p.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home in Fremont. The...

CHOLCEVILLE BARNES

Died Aug. 3, 2005 Fremont resident Cholceville Barnes, 84, of 504 Wooten St., Fremont, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late John Henry and Willie Ann Ingram Hooks. The funeral will be held...

NETTIE DOBSON

Died Aug. 7, 2005 Magnolia resident MAGNOLIA -- Nettie Dobson, 86, of 312 Graham Dobson Road, died Sunday. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

SANDRA KEARSE

Sept. 17, 1959-Aug. 3, 2005 TEACHEY -- The funeral for Sandra Kearse will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at St. Paul A.M.E. Church. Burial will be in the Stokes Family Cemetery. Ms. Kearse died Wednesday in New York. She...

DAVID LAWHON

Died Aug. 5, 2005 Johnston County native David Dee Lawhon, 71, of 6935 Knollwood Drive, Morrow, Ga., died Friday. He was a native of Johnston County and was the son of the late Dossie Vaden and Viola Hayes Lawhon. Survivors...

VAULINE SWINSON

Nov. 16, 1924-Aug. 5, 2005 Vauline Atkinson Swinson, 80, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wayne County to the late Paul and Viola Coley Atkinson. A 1943 graduate of Central High School, she attended Fayetteville...

CLAUDE RANDOLPH

Died Aug. 6, 2005 LaGrange resident Claude Randolph, of 6074 Church Road, LaGrange, died Saturday at home. Among his survivors is his wife, Rosa Lee Randolph of the home. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

ROBERT THOMPSON

Died Aug. 6, 2005 Goldsboro resident Robert "Pee Wee" Eugene Thompson, Sr., 61, 2510 Hwy. 70 West, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Prior to retirement, Mr. Thompson operated a grocery store in Goldsboro for a number of years...

Sunday, August 7, 2005

JOHN BRINSON

Died Aug. 4, 2005 Goldsboro Resident John Richard Brinson of Goldsboro died Thursday at Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tenn. Among his survivors is his father, John Robert Brinson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntyre...

INEZ BRITT

Died Aug. 6, 2005 Newton Grove Resident Inez Williford Britt, 82, of 320 Britt Road, died Saturday at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. Born February 9, 1923, she was a homemaker. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m....

KRISTINA BROCK

Died Aug. 3, 2005 Kenansville Resident Kristina Jo Whaley Brock, 33, of 1022 E. Wards Bridge Road, died Wednesday evening. A funeral service was held 7 p.m. Saturday at the Com-munity Funeral Home Chapel of Warsaw. Visitation followed. A private...

LEONA W. CHARLTON

Died Aug. 5, 2005 Calypso Resident Leona W. Charlton died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

DEAN DAUGHTRY

Oct. 17, 1965-Aug. 4, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Dean Scott Daughtry, 39, of 305 Bridle Path Drive, died Thursday. He was born in San Antonio, Texas to Dorothy Tyndall Person of Mount Olive and the late Hubert Lee Daughtry. He...

JAMES FAISON

Died Aug. 4, 2005 James Lee Faison, a native of Goldsboro residing in Washington, D.C., died Thursday at Greater Southeast Community Hospital in Washington D.C. A viewing will be held Tuesday evening from 6 until 9 at Pope Funeral Home,...

ARTEAZER FRAZIER

Died Aug. 6, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Arteazer Bell Frazier of 228 Hare Road died Saturday evening at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

HELEN JONES

Died Aug. 1, 2005 Stantonsburg Resident Helen Olivia Bass Jones, 63, of 3113 N.C. Hwy. 222, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Ms. Jones was a native of Wayne County, and a long-time resident of Tampa, Fla. A viewing will...

SARAH KORNEGAY

Died Aug. 3, 2005 Sarah Louise Gray Kornegay died Wednesday at Sunbridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Mount Olive. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Monday at Millers Chapel A.M.E Zion Church. Elder Franklin L. Rush will...

DAVID LAWHON

Died Aug. 5, 2005 David Dee Lawhon, 71, died Friday evening at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. He was born in Johnston County Aug. 27, 1933, to the late Dossie Vaden and Viola Hayes Lawhon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete....

SAMUEL RUTTER

Died Aug. 5, 2005 Selma Resident Samuel Edward Rutter, 75, of 713 Wood St., formerly of 358-A Edwards Store Road in Mount Olive, died Friday, Aug. 5. A funeral will be held 2 p.m. Monday at the West & Dunn...

WILLIE SIMMONS SR.

Died Aug. 5, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Willie Edward Simmons Sr., of 1103 E. Elm St., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

REV. LEON SUGGS

Died Aug. 5, 2005 Goldsboro Resident The Rev. Leon Franklin Suggs, 72, joined hands with the Lord he served so faithfully on Friday, August 5, 2005 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, while surrounded by loved ones. Leon was born in...

VAULINE SWINSON

Died Aug. 5, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Vauline Swinson, of 103 Lockhaven Drive, Apt. 3-S, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled at Rhodes Funeral Home in Goldsboro....

Friday, August 5, 2005

JOHNNIE MAE ARTIS

Died Aug. 5, 2005 Fremont resident Johnnie Mae Artis, 56, of 928 Memorial Church Road, Fremont, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home in Fremont....

JAMES BAGGETT

The funeral for James "Jack" Baggett, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of McIntyre Funeral Home. Apostle D.L. McIntyre will officiate. Mr. Baggett died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He is survived by his...

CHOLCEVILL BARNES

Died Aug. 3, 2005 Fremont resident Cholcevill Barnes, 84, of 504 Wooten St., Fremont, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home in Fremont....

JOHN R. BRINSON

Died Aug. 4, 2005 Former Saulston resident John Richard Brinson, formerly of Wayne County, died Thursday night in Bristol, Va. Among his survivors is his father, John Brinson of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

KRISTINA BROCK

Died Aug. 3, 2005 Kenansville resident Kristina Jo Brock, 32, of 1022 E. Wards Bridge Road, Kenansville, died unexpectedly on Wednesday night. Funeral arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home in Warsaw....

LELA W. FORNES

May 14, 1924-Aug. 4, 2005 DURHAM -- Lela Mae Wells Fornes, 81, died Thursday morning at Durham Regional Hospital after several years of declining health. Mrs. Fornes was born May 14, 1924, in the Belfast community in Wayne County and...

WILMA GARDNER

Sept. 17, 1912-July 31, 2005 Wilma Bernice Hobbs Gardner, 92, of 101 S. Virginia St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. James A.M.E. Zion Church. Burial will be in...

HELEN JONES

March 12, 1942-Aug. 4, 2005 Stantonsburg resident Helen Olivia Jones, 63, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

ALUS RICHARDSON

Died Aug. 31, 2005 Apex resident Alus Richardson, 88, a former teacher in Pikeville, died unexpectedly on Sunday. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Apex First Baptist Church in Apex. Mr. Richardson was a graduate of...

JOHN WELLINGTON

Died Aug. 4, 2005 John Wellington, 77, died Thursday at his home in Washington, D.C. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

Thursday, August 4, 2005

JAMES BAGGETT

Died Aug. 3, 2005 Goldsboro resident James "Jack" Baggett died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries. The family will receive friends at the home of his mother, Doris Williams, at 109...

MINNIE M. BELL

Died Aug. 2, 2005 Faison resident The funeral for Minnie Marie Bell, 69, will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Poplar Grove Baptist Church, Faison. The Rev. Willie Alford will officiate. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery. Mrs. Bell...

KENNETH BLIZZARD

July 25, 1947-Aug. 2, 2005 PIKEVILLE -- Kenneth Dwight Blizzard, 58, of 6400 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

GORMAN CHRISTINE JR.

Died Aug. 3, 2005 New Bern resident Gorman James Christine Jr., 81, died Wednesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A memorial service will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. at Centenary United Methodist Church in New...

ROBERT COX

Died July 6, 2005 Former Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- A memorial service for Robert Leighton Cox, 88, will be held Saturday, Aug. 6, at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Mount Olive. Mr. Cox died...

HILDA HARRIS

Died Aug. 1, 2005 Kinston resident KINSTON -- Hilda Gray Jones Harris, 63, died Monday at her home. The funeral will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Vine Swamp Church of Christ with Elder Malcolm S. Johnson officiating. Burial...

DWIGHT KIRBY

Died Aug. 3, 2005 Faison resident J. Dwight Kirby, 61, of 516 W. Goshen St., Faison, died Wednesday morning at Duke Hospital in Durham. The funeral will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Faison United Methodist Church with the...

SARAH KORNEGAY

Died Aug. 3, 2005 Goldsboro resident Sarah Louise Kornegay died Wednesday at Sunbridge Nursing Home in Mount Olive. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries. The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter, Beddie Williams,...

VERNON LANIER

Died Aug. 2, 2005 Beulaville resident Vernon Lanier, 84, died Tuesday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. The funeral services will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Community Funeral Home, Beulaville. Burial will be on Saturday...

ANNIE B. LEE

Died Aug. 1, 2005 Four Oaks resident Annie Belle Lee, 83, of 9379 Devils Racetrack Road, died Monday. The funeral was to be held today at 2 p.m. at St. John Pentecostal Holiness Church in Bentonville, with the Rev....

LAUREN M. LEE

Died Aug. 2, 2005 Lauren Mae Lee, 10-day-old daughter of Brent Lee Jr. and Lillie Lane died Tuesday at University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. A graveside service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Pineview Cemetery....

HAZEL S. NEWSOME

Feb. 12, 1918-Aug. 2, 2005 Ruby Hazel Sullivan Newsome of Britthaven Nursing Home died Tuesday. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Nathan Hardy and Annie Rosson Sullivan and wife of the late Arnold Joabe...

MARGARET NICHOLS

Died Aug. 2, 2005 Garner resident Margaret Ann "Peggy" Nichols, 69, sister of Donald Talton of Pikeville, died of cancer at her home in Garner on Tuesday. The funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of...

TOM ROWE

March 27, 1931-Aug. 3, 2005 James Thomas "Tom" Rowe, 74, of 3044 U.S. Hwy. 117 North, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park with Rev. Neal...

JEANNETTE WRIGHT

July 15, 1917-Aug. 1, 2005 Jeannette Bagwell Wright, 88, mother of Dr. Walter Lee Wright of LaGrange, died Monday. A memorial service was held today at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh. Private burial will be in...

Wednesday, August 3, 2005

KENNETH BLIZZARD

Died Aug. 2, 2005 Pikeville resident Kenneth Dwight Blizzard, 58, of 6400 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Mildred Butts Blizzard. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home, 102 N. Pine...

GORMAN CHRISTINE JR.

Died Aug. 3, 2005 Gorman James Christine Jr., 81, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory.....

HENRY EDWARDS

Died Aug. 1, 2005 Chinquapin resident Henry Edwards, 54, died Monday in Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Community Funeral Home. Burial will be in East Duplin Memorial...

HARRIET HUGHES

Sept. 15, 1936 - Aug. 2, 2005 SNOW HILL -- Harriet Wade Hughes, 68, died Tuesday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. The funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service with the...

ESSIE JACKSON

Died July 28, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident Essie Atkinson Jackson, 87, formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday, July 28, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. The funeral was held Monday at 1 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Larry Johnson...

JOHNNIE LANE JR.

Died July 23, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident Johnnie Lane Jr., 70, died 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...

ANNIE B. LEE

Died Aug. 1, 2005 Four Oaks resident FOUR OAKS -- Annie Belle Lee, 83, of 9379 Devils Racetrack Road, died Monday. The funeral will be held Thurs-day at 2 p.m. at St. John Pentecostal Holiness Church in Bentonville.. The...

HAZEL S. NEWSOME

Died Aug. 2, 2005 Hazel Sullivan Newsome, 87, widow of Arnold J. Newsome Sr., died Tuesday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

JAMES T. ROWE

Died Aug. 3, 2005 Goldsboro resident James Thomas Rowe, 74, of 3044 Hwy. 117 North, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ANNIE G. SMITH

Oct. 22, 1920-Aug. 2, 2005 Polly Annie Grady Smith, 84, a long-time resident of the Hood Swamp community, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Smith was born October 22, 1920, in Wayne County to the late Lawton...

WILBERT WARD SR.

July 27, 1927-July 31, 2005 The funeral for Wilbert Lee Ward Sr., 78, of 905 Canal St., will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Mr. Ward died Sunday at Wayne...

Tuesday, August 2, 2005

CAROLYN L. BARTLETT

Nov.1, 1929-Aug. 1, 2005 Carolyn Lassiter Bartlett, 75, of 209 Cashwell Drive, passed away peacefully Monday August 1, 2005, surrounded by her loving family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center following a six-month, courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Bartlett was a...

MINNIE M. BELL

Died Aug. 2, 2005 Faison resident Minnie M. Bell died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

JAMES BRANCH

Died Aug. 1, 2005 ROANOKE RAPIDS -- James G. Branch, 66, of 533 Lee Lane Road, died Monday. The funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Quankey Baptist Church. The Rev. Joseph L. Battle will officiate. Burial will...

CAMMIE BRYAN

Died Aug. 1, 2005 Farmville resident FARMVILLE -- Cammie Mills Bryan, 90, sister of Edna Atkinson of LaGrange, died Monday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Church Street...

JAMES BUNDY

Died Aug. 1, 2005 Stantonsburg resident STANTONSBURG -- James Lonnie Bundy, 81, of 208 Thompson Ave., died Monday at WilMed Nursing Care Center. He was a retired farmer and was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Agnes Hamilton Bundy....

ELIZABETH ESSICK

Died Aug. 2, 1005 Wilson resident WILSON -- Elizabeth J. Essick, 84, of 5759 Long Branch Road, died today. Funeral arrangements are pending at Coley Funeral Home in Kenly....

SHIRLEY HARTASIN

Died July 28, 2005 Maryland resident The funeral for Shirley Hartasin will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Reid Temple A.M.E. Church in Glendale, Md. Burial will be in Harmony Cemetery, Landover, Md. Mrs. Hartasin is survived by her...

STEPHEN HINNANT

Died July 9, 2005 Former Kenly resident KENLY -- A graveside service for Stephen Dennis Hinnant, 38, will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Holland-Medlin Cemetery. A resident of Ellicott City, Md., he died Saturday, July 9, 2005. He...

ANNIE BELL LEE

Died Aug. 1, 2005 Four Oaks resident FOUR OAKS -- Annie Bell Lee, 83, of 9379 Devils Race Track Road, died Monday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at West & Dunn Funeral Home in Newton Grove....

ANTHONY MATTHEWS

Died July 29, 1005 Warsaw resident WARSAW -- The funeral for Anthony "Neal" Matthews, who died unexpectedly on Friday, will be held tonight at 7 in the chapel of Community Funeral Home. Burial will be on Wednesday morning at 10...

VIRGINIA M. MCDONALD

Sept. 6, 1917-Aug. 1, 2005 Virginia "Jink" McCarter McDonald, 87, of 1409 E. Maple Street, died early Monday at her residence. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Jefferson United Methodist Church with the Rev. Doug...

GEORGE SHAFER

Sept. 14, 1921-Aug. 1, 2005 George C. Shafer, 83, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service with military honors will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Mr. Shafer retired as a master sergeant...

MARK SMALL

May 17, 1983-July 31, 2005 CHARLOTTE -- Mark Perkins Small, 22, grandson of the Rev. and Mrs. Jean Hood of Goldsboro, died Sunday. He was a native of Allegheny County, Pa., was a graduate of Harding University High School,...

POLLY A. SMITH

Died Aug. 2, 2005 Wayne County resident Polly Annie Grady Smith, 84, a long-time resident of the Hood Swamp Community, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral services will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at Woods Grove...

ROSE WALLACE

April 18, 1930-Aug. 1, 2005 PRINCETON -- Rose Johnson Wallace, 75, of 410 W. Third St., died Monday at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. The funeral will be held by the graveside on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Princeton Cemetery....

REV. SAM WOOD

Feb. 23, 1916-Aug. 1, 2005 Ring the bells of Heaven as there is joy today, Rev. Samuel Lee Wood, 89, has entered the pearly gates. He has been greeted by many who he has sent on before him in...

Monday, August 1, 2005

IVAN C. COHEN

Died Aug. 1, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Ivan Carey Cohen, 61, of 803 Mill Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Cohen was born April 19, 1944 in Greensboro to the late Alvin and Rosalind Startz Cohen. He had worked...

DON H. COOKE

Died July 31, 2005 Mount Olive resident MOUNT OLIVE -- Don Henry Cooke, 75, of 3885 Emmaus Church Road, died Sunday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. Mr. Cooke was born May 4, 1930, in Wayne County to the late...

ESSIE JACKSON

Died July 25, 2005 Former Goldsboro resident Essie Atkinson Jackson, 87, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday, July 25, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. The funeral was to be held today at 1 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Goldsboro,...

WILMA GARDNER

Died July 31, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Wilma Hobbs Gardner, 92, of 101 S. Virginia St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ANTHONY MATTHEWS

Jan 2. 1971-July 29, 2005 Anthony "Neal" Matthews of Warsaw died unexpectedly on Friday. He was employed at Petsmart and his hobbies were cooking and gardening. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Anna Carter Mimken and Brian; his...

VIRGINIA McDONALD

Died Aug. 1, 2005 Goldsboro resident Virginia "Jink" McDonald died today at her home. She was the widow of Irvin McDonald. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro The family will receive friends at the home of...

LAURA G. PARKS

Died July 30, 2005 Pricetown resident Laura Grady Parks, 93, died Saturday at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. She was a native of the Pricetown community, where she lived most of her life. She was the daughter of the late...

MATTIE STONE

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

JOHNNIE SUMMERLIN

Died July 31, 2005 Seven Springs resident Johnnie Williams Summerlin, 80, of 2100 Pineview Cemetery Road, Seven Springs, died Sunday morning at Lenoir County Memorial Hospital in Kinston. She was the daughter of the late Jesse Paul and Emma Edwards...

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...

ROSE WALLACE

Died Aug. 1, 2005 Princeton resident Rose Johnson Wallace, 75, widow of James Wallace, died today at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home in Princeton....

WILBERT WARD SR.

Died Aug. 1, 2005 Goldsboro Resident Wilbert Lee Ward Sr., 78, of 905 Canal St., died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....