Goldsboro News-Argus | Obituaries: October 3, 2005 Archives

WILLIAM BARFIELD

Died Oct. 3, 2005 William H. Barfield, 34, died today at his home at 613 Adler Lane. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home in Mount Olive. The family will receive friends at the home of his parents, Thomas...

LILLIAN K. BEST

Aug. 6, 1922 - Oct. 2, 2005 MOUNT OLIVE -- Lillian Kornegay Best, 83, long-time resident of North Johnson Street in Mount Olive, died Sunday night at Britthaven of Harnett in Dunn. She was the daughter of the late Edgar...

GEORGE COKER

Died Oct. 3, 2005 George Brantley "Porgy" Coker, 56, died today at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Richmond, Va. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

FLOYD EVANS

Dec. 21, 1927-Oct. 3, 2005 Floyd Richard Evans, 77, of 523 Forest Hill Drive, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mr. Evans was born in Charlotte on Dec. 21, 1927, to the late Charnic Joshua Evans and Rena...

DAVID C. FORREST

March 7, 1935-Oct. 5, 2005 David Clifton Forrest, age 70, died Saturday October 1, 2005, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. "He fought the good fight, he finished his course, and he kept the faith." II Timothy 4:7 The...

CARRIE W. GRADY

Died Oct. 3, 2005 MOUNT OLIVE -- Carrie Waters Grady, 98, life-long resident of the White Flash community, died early today at the home of her son at Harker's Island. Funeral arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home. The family...

JAMES DAVID GRAY SR.

Sept. 18, 1913-Oct. 1, 2005 LAGRANGE -- James David Gray Sr., 92, of 603 N. Caswell St., died Saturday at his home. Mr. Gray was born in Lenoir County to the late Clem and Gertrude Wade Gray and was the...

HAZEL HARRIS

Died Oct. 1, 2005 KINSTON -- Hazel W. Harris, 84, mother of Tommy Ray Harris of LaGrange, died Saturday at Britthaven of Kinston. The funeral was held today at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Garner Funeral Home with the...

ARNOLD JACKSON

April 27, 1925 - Oct. 2, 2005 MOUNT OLIVE -- Arnold Lee Jackson, 80, of 381 Rones Chapel Road, died Sunday morning at his home. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Tyndall Funeral...

GLENDA JONES

Died Oct. 2, 2005 Glenda Sedell Jones, 53, of 211 Buck Run Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ELMA P. MOORE

Died Oct. 1, 2005 LUCAMA -- Elma Parrish Lucas Moore, died Saturday. She was the widow of Romie Lucas and James Elton Moore. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson....

WALTER PETERSON

Died Oct. 1, 2005 Walter D. Peterson, 70, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro...

WILLIAM ROBINSON

Died Oct. 12, 2005 William Robinson, of 418 Charles St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is his wife, Iris Robinson of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

JAMES STRICKLAND

Died Oct. 3, 2005 MOUNT OLIVE -- James Strickland, 71, of 378 Kelly Springs Road, died today at SunBridge Care. Among his survivors is his wife, Charlotte Stickland. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries in Goldsboro....

JOYCE N. WATSON

Died Sept. 30, 2005 KENLY -- The funeral for Joyce Nichols Watson, 71, will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Coley Funeral Home. The Rev. Dwayne Batton will officiate. Burial will be in Kenly Cemetery. Mrs....

MARY ANN WEATHERFORD

Mary Ann Pearsall Weatherford, 74, of 106 Danny Circle, went home to be with her Lord on Friday after enduring a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mrs. Weatherford was born in Wayne County to the late Virginia Ione...