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Friday, March 30, 2007

ROBERT W. ANDERSON

July 4, 1963-March 28, 2007 MIDDLESEX -- Robert "Robbie" Woodrow Anderson, 43, 10797 N.C. Hwy. 42 E., died Wednesday. He was preceded in death by his mother, Sandra Barber Parker and his father, Robert Anderson. Funeral services will be Saturday...

CLARENCE E. BOSEMAN

Aug. 20,1933-March 29, 2007 Clarence Edward Boseman, age 73, of 298 Arrington Bridge Road, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Pitt County to the late Charlie and Hazel Philyaw Boseman. A veteran of the National...

WILLIAM H. CARR

Died March 28, 2007 MAGNOLIA -- William Henry Carr, 49, died Wednesday at Duplin General Hospital, Kenansville. Funeral services will be at Byrds' Chapel Church, Rose Hill, Sunday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. James Faison III officiating. Burial will...

HOPE M. JOHNSTON

Hope Marsha Johnston, 45, 110 Buttonwood Road, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Johnston. Memorial service will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory is serving...

NELLIE P. NEWSOME

FAISON -- Nellie Parker Newsome, long-time of the Faison area, died Thursday. She was the widow of Edward B. Newsome. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Tyndall Funeral Home, Mount Olive....

SANDRA B. PARKER

April 9,1945-March 27, 2007 MIDDLESEX -- Sandra Faye "Sandy" Barber Parker, 61, 10797 N.C. Hwy. 42 E., died Tuesday at her home. She was preceded in death by her father, John Barber and brothers, Johnny and Ray Barber and Wally...

MATTIE SOUTHERLAND

WARSAW -- Mattie Southerland, 81, 136 Workfarm Road, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Garris Funeral Home....

CASSIE WILLIAMS

Died March 26, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Funeral services for Cassie Williams, 62, 424 Dobson Chapel Road, will be Sunday at 2 p.m. from the Hallsville Baptist Church with the Rev. James A. Davis officiating. Burial will follow in the...

Thursday, March 29, 2007

LILA S. FAGAN

Sept.16,1903-March 28, 2007 Lila Mae Stevens Fagan, 103, a resident of the Sterling House, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Fagan was born in Wayne County to the late Henry Walter and Mary Alice Grantham Stevens. She was...

R. NORMAN FLOYD

Died March 25, 2007 ROSE HILL -- R. Norman Floyd, 66, 495 Wellstown Road, died Sunday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville. He was born in Washington, D.C. to the late Willie and Lottie Drumheller Floyd and was a deacon...

RAYMOND D. MARTIN

April 18, 1933-March 27, 2007 Raymond David Martin, 73, of 480 Charlie Braswell Road, died Tuesday evening at his home surrounded by his family. Raymond was born on April 18, 1933 in Johnston County to the late Emmett Martin...

SUDIE MCLAUGHLIN

Sudie McLaughlin, 56, 3944 Ed Herring Road, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Funeral Services....

CARRIE M. MOORE

Feb. 3, 1927-March 25, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Carrie M. Moore, 80, 912 Oliver St., died Sunday at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Mount Olive. She was the daughter of the late Robert Howard and Maggie B. Larkins and...

ALICE PEARSALL

Dec. 29, 1933-March 26, 2007 Alice Pearsall, 73, 1721-A Maple St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was employed at Bowling Co. as a furniture manufacturer. She was born in Wayne County to the late Jody Heith and Bessie...

SHIRLEY A. POLIVKA

Sept.15, 1943-March 28, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Shirley Ann Polivka, 63, 316A South Caswell St., died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Shirley was born in Wilmington to the late John Tony Polivka Sr. and Estelle Quinn Polivka. She was a member...

CAROL R. QUINN

May 14,1934-March 27, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Carol Rettig Quinn, 72, 4194 Disko Path Road, died Tuesday, at her home. Mrs. Quinn was born in Wabash, Ind., to the late Alfred Lewis and Goldie Marie Milam Rettig. She was a...

DR. ROGER A. SMITH III

Died Feb. 19, 2007 SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- Dr. Roger Alexander Smith III, 84, died Feb. 19, 2007 at his home. Dr. Smith was a neurosurgeon for 46 years in private practice and on staff at St. Bernardine Medical Center,...

AARON F. WHITLEY

Feb. 29, 1944-March 25, 2007 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Aaron Franklin "Tom" Whitley, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday at St. Luke Medical Hospital, San Francisco, Calif. He was the son of the late James and Arie Whitley, 404 Mercer...

SHERWOOD YOUNG

May 23, 1933-March 28, 2007 Sherwood Young, 73, 573 Loop Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Johnston County to the late Tee and Martha Moore Young and was married to Hazel Taylor Young. He was...

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

RONALD BARRETT

Died March 26, 2007 AYDEN -- Ronald Andrew Taylor Barrett, 51, died Monday as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the Wilkerson Funeral Home chapel. Burial will follow at 3...

RUTH BENNETT EZZELL

Died March 23, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Ruth "Muh" Bennett Ezzell, 83, of 736 S. Breazeale Ave., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Calypso, with Apostle Preston...

RAYMOND MARTIN

Died March 27, 2007 Raymond Martin, 73, of 480 Charlie Braswell Road, died Tuesday evening at his home. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church in Princeton. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation...

CARRIE M. MOORE

MOUNT OLIVE -- Carrie M. Moore, 80, of 912 Oliver St., died Sunday at Sunbridge Nursing Center. Among her survivors are a daughter, Cynthia Moore of the home. The family will receive friends at the residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete...

ALICE PEARSALL

Dec. 29, 1933-March 26, 2007 Alice Pearsall, 73, of 1721-A Maple St. died Monday in the Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wayne County to the late Jody Heith and Bessie Oliver Heith. She was also preceeded in death...

SHIRLEY POLIVKA

LAGRANGE -- Shirley Polivka, 63, of 316 South Caswell St., died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange....

PABLO AMBRIZ PONCE

Oct. 16, 1964-March 25, 2007 Pablo Ambriz Ponce, 42, of 2605 Royall Ave., died Sunday. He was the son of Arturo Ponce Avila and Eloisa Ponce Ambriz. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel, with the...

CAROL QUINN

LAGRANGE -- Carol Quinn of 4194 Disko Path Road, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

ELIZABETH R. THOMAS

April 1, 1911-March 23, 2007 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Elizabeth Rouse Thomas, 95, of Scottsdale, passed away at Hospice of Arizona at Pueblo del Norte, in Scottsdale, Ariz. on March 23, 2007. Mrs. Thomas was born in LaGrange, on April 1,...

AARON FRANKLIN WHITLEY

Feb 29, 1944-March 25, 2007 Aaron Franklin "Tom" Whitley died Sunday at St. Luke Medical Hospital in San Francisco. He was the son of the late James and Arie Whitley of Goldsboro. Siblings include William (Mack) Whitley of San...

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

PABLO P. AMBRIZ

Pablo Ponce Ambriz, 42, 2605 Royall Ave., died Saturday in Raleigh. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LOUETTIE M. BONNER

Feb. 27, 1934-March 25, 2007 BENSON -- Louettie Massengill Bonner, 73, died Sunday at Liberty Commons. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Benson United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ron Patten and the Rev. Bill Nowell...

BOBBIE E. DAVIS

Died March 23, 2007 SUITLAND, Md. -- Bobbie Edward Davis, 62, 42 Suitland Road, died Friday at home. The funeral will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel, 900 S. George St., with Apostle D.L....

ALICE PEARSALL

Died March 26, 2007 Alice Pearsall, 73, 1721 Maple St., apt. A, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is her daughter Barbara Pearsall of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home...

SARAH C. THOMAS

Oct. 26, 1926-March 24, 2007 Sarah Croom Thomas died Saturday at her home. The funeral will be held Thursday at United American Free Will Baptist Tabernacle in Kinston. Interment will be in Pine Lawn Cemetery in Kinston. She was born...

FRANCES C. WEST

Died March 24, 2007 Evangelist Frances Carolyn West, 64, 1730-B Edgerton Street, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel at 423 S. James St., with Dr. C.R. Robinson...

AVERY T. WILLIAMS

Died March 24, 2007 CLINTON -- Avery Tyrone Williams, 30, died Saturday at Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton as the result of a motorcycle accident. The funeral will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Charity Church in...

CASSIE M. WILLIAMS

Died March 26, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Cassie M. Williams, 62, 424 Dobson Chapel Road, died Monday at Lenior Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is a daughter, Constance Spicer of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by...

Monday, March 26, 2007

ARNOLD G. BARWICK

Dec. 11, 1920-March 24, 2007 Arnold Ginn Barwick, 86, of 1977 Old Grantham Road, died early Saturday at his home. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Roy Clyde and Bessie Brown Barwick. He was...

BRAD CREECH

Nov. 8, 1958-March 25, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Brad went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on Sunday, March 25, 2007. Brad was born Nov. 8, 1958, to Lois Ann Kilpatrick Creech of LaGrange and the late Robert...

SUSAN B. DUBOIS

Nov. 17, 1970-March 24, 2007 Susan Best DuBois, 36, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The Wayne County native was the daughter of Harold M. Best Jr. of New Bern, who survives, and the late Inez Thomas Best. A...

JANICE MOORE KORNEGAY

Died March 25, 2007 Janice Moore Kornegay, 70, 1586 White Flash Road, died Sunday at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Mount Olive. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Rodger Allen Moore and Saul Ephrain "Hoosie" Moore Jr....

AUDREY JOHNSON LEWIS

March 18, 1921-March 23, 2007 Audrey Johnson Lewis, 86, of Wilson died Friday at Britthaven of Wilson. A graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Chuck Owens will officiate. She is survived by three...

WILLIAM LEE ROUSE

Died March 24, 2007 ROSE HILL -- William Lee Rouse, 70, of Rose Hill died Saturday at Huntington Health Care in Bugaw. A memorial service will be 7 p.m. today at Community Funeral Home of Rose Hill. Visitation will follow...

Sunday, March 25, 2007

ARNOLD G. BARWICK

Dec. 11, 1920-March 24, 2007 Arnold Ginn Barwick, 86, of 1977 Old Grantham Road, died early Saturday at his home. He was the husband of Lola Casey Barwick. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the First Free...

RAYMOND DANIEL BROOKS

Raymond Daniel Brooks, 59, 611 N. Fayetteville St. in Clayton, died Saturday morning at Wake Medical Center. Private services will be held at a later date. Casey Funeral Home is serving the family....

BOBBIE DAVIS

Mr. Bobbie Davis, 62, 42 Suitland Road, Apartment 101, Suitland, Md., formerly of Wayne County, died Friday at home. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Davis of the home. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Janice...

RUTH B. EZZELL

MOUNT OLIVE -- Ruth Bennett Ezzell, 83 of 736 S. Breazeale Ave. died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors are a daughter, Bernistine E. West of Mount Olive. The family will receive friends at the residence. Garris Funeral...

ERNEST A. HOPE

Jan. 11, 1940-March 23, 2007 Mr. Ernest Allen Hope, 67, of 207 Shadywood Drive, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Hope was born in Duplin County to the late Ernest Franklin Hope and Ethel Etheridge Hope. He was...

AUDREY JOHNSON LEWIS

March 18, 1921-March 23, 2007 Audrey Johnson Lewis, 86, of Wilson died Friday at Britthaven of Wilson. Graveside services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Chuck Owens will officiate. She is survived by...

GEORGE W. MARKLAND SR.

Feb. 12, 1919-March 23, 2007 THE PLAINS, Va. -- George Watkins Markland, of The Plains, died at age 88 on Thursday at Fauquier Hospital. One of nine children of George Nathaniel Markland and Dora Walker, he was born February 12,...

CLEAMON "C.M." OUTLAW

Died March 22, 2007 WARSAW -- Cleamon "C.M." Miller Outlaw, 71, owner of Outlaw's Grocery and Hardware, 1749 W. Wards Bridge Road, passed away Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Mr. Outlaw is survived by his wife, Ann Miller Outlaw; daughters,...

JOSEPHINE OUTLAW

May 30, 1937-March 23, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Josephine H. Outlaw, 69, 283 Hwy. 11 and 903, died Friday. Mrs. Outlaw was the daughter of the late Roy Eugene and Mary Flowers Hatch of Mount Olive and the loving wife of...

JOSEPH THADDEUS RACZKOWSKI

Major Joseph Thaddeus Raczkowski, retired United States Air Force, 71, died Thursday while enjoying his favorite hobby of golfing at Lane Tree Golf Club. Born in Syracuse, N.Y., he was the son of the late Sophie and Joseph Raczkowski...

SAM SUTTON

Died March 20, 2007 Mr. Sam Sutton, 82, 311 E. Boundary St. in LaGrange, died Tuesday at home. Services will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in LaGrange. Dr. Michael A. Johnson will officiate. Burial will...

FRANCES CAROLYN WEST

Died March 24, 2007 Frances Carolyn West, 64, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and are entrusted to Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Condolences may be faxed to (919) 735-4725 or e-mailed to bbhamilton01@yahoo.com....

Friday, March 23, 2007

EDWARD "BUTCH" BRITT

May 6, 1947-March 15, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Edward "Butch" Britt, 59, 701 S. Breazeale Ave., died March 15 in Dudley. He was a native of Johnston County and preceded in death by his parents, Leve Edward Boykin, Annie Evelyn...

REV. EDDIE B. COLEY

Died March 20, 2007 WILSON -- The Rev. Eddie B. Coley, 82, 2509 Wilco Blvd., died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle, 1800 Lane Street Extension....

ERNEST A. HOPE

Ernest Allen Hope, 67, 207 Shadywood Drive, died Fri-day at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

R. WAYLAND MERRITT SR.

March 19, 1923-March 21, 2007 DUDLEY -- Robert Wayland Merritt Sr., age 84, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County and spending most of his life in Wayne County, he was the son of the late...

CLEAMON "C.M." OUTLAW

WARSAW -- Cleamon "C.M." Outlaw, 71, 1749 W. Wards Bridge Road, died Thursday at Lenior Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

JOSEPH RACZKOWSKI

Joseph Raczkowski, 71, 122 Trey Drive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BOBBY W. SULLIVAN

Aug. 6,1942-March 21, 2007 WILSON -- Bobby Wayne Sullivan, 64, of the Brian Center of Wilson, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday. He was born to the late Alton Glenwood and Jerome Bowen Sullivan. Funeral services will be 2 p.m....

Thursday, March 22, 2007

BENJAMIN A. BLACKMON

Died March 17, 2007 Funeral services for Benjamin Andrew Blackmon, 88, 815 Darby Ave., who died Saturday at his home will be 1 p.m. Friday at Gethsemane Seventh-Day Adventist Church with pastor Richard Mercer officiating. Burial will follow in Southview...

JOHN M. BRANCH SR.

Died March 18, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- John M. Branch Sr., 90, 719 Red Hill Road, died Sunday at Guardian Care Nursing Center. Mr. Branch was born in Duplin County to the late James and Rosa Shiver Branch. He...

ELAINE H. BRIDGERS

Dec. 25,1928-March 21,2007 WILSON -- Elaine Harrell Bridgers, 78, died Wednesday. She retired from Wilson Medical Center with 21 years of service. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Joyner's Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park....

RAYMOND E. DAVIS

Died March 18, 2007 GREENVILLE -- Raymond Earl Davis, 74, died Sunday at Pitt County Memorial Hospial. Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Free Will Baptist Church. Interment will be in Snow Hill Cemetery. He is...

LEWIS J. GURLEY

Graveside service for Lewis L. Gurley was held today at 11 a.m. at Princeton Cemetery with Stephen Howell officiating. Arrangements by Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, Goldsboro. (Pd)...

WILLIE LEFTDWRIGE

Died March 20, 2007 Funeral services for Pastor Willie Leftdwrige is scheduled for Saturday, March 24, 2007 at 2 p.m. at Greater St. John Free Will Baptist Church. The burial will follow in the Old Mill Cemetery. Pastor James...

ELOISE G. MARTIN

July 5,1935-March 20, 2007 Eloise Gooding Martin, 71, died Tuesday at Blue Ridge Healthcare in Raleigh. Mrs. Martin was born in Wayne County to the late Ben and Sarah McFatter Gooding. She was a retired seamstress. Graveside services will...

R. WAYLAND MERRITT SR.

DUDLEY -- Robert Wayland Merritt Sr., 84, 1929 Old Mount Olive Highway, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Lois Harrell Merritt. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and online condolences may be...

ERIC A. MOYE

Died March 18, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Eric Anthony Moye, 56, 303 W. Queen St., died Sunday at the Veterans Hospital in Durham. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, LaGrange, with Moderator Michael Johnson officiating....

RUBY M. NARRON

Jan.16, 1929-March 20, 2007 SELMA -- Ruby Lee Massengill Narron, 78, formerly of Pine Level, died Tuesday. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late James Preston and Louisa Parnell Massengill. Her husband was the late Charles...

L.D. NEWSOME

Died March 17, 2007 L. D. "D-Bird" Newsome, 92, formerly of Eureka, died Saturday at Britthaven Nursing Home of Goldsboro. He was born to the late Will and Frances Artis Newsome. Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m....

MYRTLE P. PARRISH

May 7, 1936-March 21, 2007 JOHNSTON COUNTY -- Myrtle Mae Parker Parrish, 70, of Smithfield Manor, died Wednesday. She was born to the late Charlie David and Sallie Creech Parker and was the widow of Austin Douglas Parrish. Funeral services...

TOMAS M. PEREZ

Died March 20, 2007 WARSAW -- Tomas Mendez Perez, 57, of 1078N N.C. 50 and U.S. 117, formerly of Guanajuato Celaya, Mexico, died Tuesday at Duplin General Hospital, Kenansville. He received his education in Mexico. Funeral services will be Friday...

STEPHEN W. SHELDON

June 3, 1952-March 20, 2007 Stephen William Sheldon, 54, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Springfield, Mass., to the late William and Althea Jahn Sheldon and worked with Dick Smith Equipment Company. Funeral services will...

NORRIS WILCOX

Died March 20, 2007 Norris Wilcox, 66, 917 N. Center St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Jacksonville, Fla., and was preceded in death by his parents, Edwin and Sylvia Hester Wilcox. Funeral services will...

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

RUBY J. CRAWFORD

May 8, 1915-March 19, 2007 WINSTON-SALEM -- Ruby Lee Jones Crawford, 91, died Monday at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. She was born in Wayne County to Matthew Frank and Nona Williams Jones. Mrs. Crawford was a lifetime member...

LEVON S. GARDENER

Feb. 28, 1945-March 17, 2007 GREENSBORO -- Levon S. Gardener, 62, 3 Kings Forest Court, formerly of Wayne County, died Saturday at Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and was preceded in death by his mother,...

LEWIS J. GURLEY

Nov. 6, 1922-March 20, 2007 Lewis Jefferson Gurley, 84, 1008 N. George St., died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Princeton Cemetery. Mr. Gurley was born to the late Lewis...

ELOISE G. MARTIN

Eloise Gooding Martin died Tuesday at Blue Ridge Healthcare, Raleigh. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOANN B. MCLEAN

Died March 18, 2007 COATS -- Joann B. McLean, 49, 3130 Denise Lane, died Sunday at her residence. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Cape Fear Conference "A" Headquarters Facility, Erwin, with Elder Angelo Surles officiating. Burial will...

ERIC A. MOYE

Died March 18, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Eric Anthony Moye, 56, 303 W. Queen St., died Sunday at the Veterans Hospital in Durham. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, LaGrange, with Moderator Michael Johnson officiating....

TOMAS M. PEREZ

WARSAW -- Tomas Mendez Perez, 57, formerly of Guanajuato Celaya, Mexico, died Tuesday at Duplin General Hospital, Kenansville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw. Condolences may be faxed or emailed to 293-7151 or rhodesfh1@aol.com....

THELMA D. RHODES

Jan. 30, 1928-March 16, 2007 Thelma Rhodes, age 79, of 111 Derek Dr., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 16, 2007. Mrs. Rhodes was born in Wayne County on January 30, 1938. She was...

JENNIE SENDERA

FREMONT -- Jennie Sendera, 86, 205 S. Sycamore St., died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is a daughter, Carol Colombo. Condolences to the family may be posted at www.shackleford-howell.com. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home,...

STEPHEN SHELDON

Stephen Sheldon, 54, 701 Guilford St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JESSE P. SMITH

Feb. 16, 1981-March 19, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Jesse Paul Smith, 26, 170 Malcolm Glenn Lane, died Monday. Mr. Smith was born in Wayne County to Roger Keith and Kay Minshew Smith of La Grange. He worked at Coker's Feed...

SAMUEL SUTTON

LAGRANGE -- Samuel Sutton, 82, 311 E. Boundary St., died Tuesday at the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with LaGrange Funeral Services....

JOHN T. TYSON

Died March 19, 2007 KINSTON -- John Thomas Tyson, 61, 2415 W. Vernon Ave., died Monday at Lenior Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. today at Caswell Center Chapel with Minister Sharome Brown officiating. Burial will follow in...

EDNA S. WHITE

Aug. 21,1917-March 18, 2007 KINSTON -- Edna Mae Sutton White, died Sunday. Edna was born the first child to Fannie Pollock and Hugh Ivy Sutton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 58...

NORRIS L. WILCOX

Norris L. Wilcox, 66, 917 N. Center St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his daughter, Stephanie Wilcox of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

CONNIE BEST SR.

Died March 15, 2007 Connie Best Sr., 60, 419 Whitfield Drive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Wayne County, a former member of Thompson Chapel FWB Church and The Light of the World Missionary...

HATTIE M. BEST

Died March 16, 2007 Hattie Mae Best, 61, died Friday at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel, 900 S. George St., Goldsboro. Burial will be in the Old Mill...

DWIGHT E. BOTTOMS

Dec. 29, 1936-March 18, 2007 Dwight Edgar Bottoms, 70, 213 Glenwood Trail, died Sunday at his home. Mr. Bottoms was born in Surry County to the late Willie E. and Hattie Poindexter Bottoms. He served in the U.S. Air Force...

JOHN M. BRANCH

MOUNT OLIVE -- John M. Branch, 90, 719 Red Hill Road, died Sunday at Guardian Care Nursing Center. He is the husband of Swannie B. Branch of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Garris Funeral...

HARRY CARLYLE

Jan. 31, 1930-March 18, 2007 KINSTON -- Harry Carlyle, 77, 758 Clark Drive, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lenoir County to the late George and Pachie Fields Carlyle and was preceded in death by a...

JOSEPH B. COGDELL

Jan. 30, 1916-March 19, 2007 ROCKY MOUNT -- Joseph Bonnie Cogdell, 91, died Monday, March 19, 2007. He was born in Wayne County on Jan. 30, 1916 to the late Lewis Marion Cogdell and Louise Godwin Cogdell. He was...

MINYA D. CREECH

Nov. 20, 1921-March 19, 2007 PINE LEVEL -- Minya Davis Creech, 85, died Monday in the Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Pine Hill, S.C., she was the daughter of the late Daniel C. and Erminia Fogle Davis and the...

LORRAINE B. EARNEST

Sept. 12, 1922-March 19, 2007 Lorraine Britt Earnest, 84, 313 Woodside Drive, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Earnest was born in Wayne County to the late Raymond Roscoe and Missie Hinnant Britt. She was a member of Stoney...

DORIS B. EMERSON

March 4, 1936-March 18, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Doris Rose Bryan Emerson, 71, 4052 Ben Dail Road, died Sunday at her home. Mrs. Emerson was born in Craven County to the late Clinton Wayne and Doris Buck Bryan. She was retired...

LEWIS J. GURLEY

Lewis Jefferson Gurley, 84, 1008 N. George St., died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Among his survivors is his wife, Emma Lane Gurley. Graveside service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Princeton Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

GEORGE T. HOWELL

July 20,1947-March 17, 2007 George Thomas Howell, 59, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wayne County to the late Robert Clinton and Ruth Horne Howell. Graveside services will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the Howell...

WILLIE LEFTDWRIDGE

Willie Leftdwridge, 71, 3005-A Thoroughfare Road, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is his wife, Mary Leftdwridge of the home. Arrangements are entrusted to the McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries. Condolences may be faxed to 919-731-4338, or...

ERIC A. MOYE

LAGRANGE -- Eric "Anthony" Moye, 55, of 303 W. Queen St., died Sunday at the Veterans Hospital, Durham. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Funeral Services....

KENNETH H. NEAL

Funeral services for Kenneth Harlon Neal will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St. Luke United Methodist Church, with the Rev. David Harvin officiating. Burial will follow at Wayne Memorial Park. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Goldsboro Kiwanis...

JESSE P. SMITH

LAGRANGE -- Jesse Paul Smith, 26, died Monday at his home. He is the son of Roger and Kay Smith. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MICHAEL E. SMITH

Died March 18, 2007 WARSAW -- Michael E. Smith, 43, died Sunday in Warsaw. Funeral services will be at James Kenan High School, Warsaw, Saturday at 1 p.m. Burial will follow at Devotional Gardens, Warsaw. His survivors include his wife,...

WILLIS W. TRUELOVE

Willis Wayne Truelove died today. Condolences to the family may be posted at www.howellfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, 1500 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro....

JOHN T. TYSON

KINSTON -- John Thomas Tyson, 61, of Caswell Center, died Monday at Lenior Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Funeral Services....

EDNA S. WHITE

KINSTON -- Edna Mae Sutton White, 89, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange....

MARGIE N. WILLIAMS

Died March 18, 2007 WINTERVILLE -- Margie Nobles Williams, 82, died Sunday, March 18, 2007, in Pitt County Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Homestead Memorial Gardens, Greenville, by the Rev. Ron Braxton...

ALICE H. WILLIFORD

Died March 18, 2007 Alice Hinson Williford, 78, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wayne County to the late Chesley and Bertha Faircloth Hinson and was married to the late Lehmon Williford. Graveside services will be...

Monday, March 19, 2007

IRENE M. CROSBY

Oct. 22, 1933-March 18, 2007 Irene Matthews Crosby, 73, 505 Summerlin Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Harnett County to the late Ira M. and Ireaner McLamb Matthews. She was a member of the Ray...

LESTER GODWIN

Oct.13, 1918-March 16, 2007 JOHNSTON COUNTY -- Lester Godwin, 88, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center, Wilson. He was born in Johnston County to the late Milford and Savannah Bailey Godwin. Memorial service will be held at a later date....

LONIE P. KIRBY

Died March 17, 2007 KENLY -- Lonie P. Kirby, 89, died Saturday. Graveside service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Kenly Cemetery, with the Rev. Frank Cockrell officiating. She is survived by a brother, James Proctor of Washington....

KENNETH H. NEAL

July 29,1933-March 17, 2007 Kenneth Harlon Neal, 73, 115 Overbrook Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wayne County to the late Rupert H. and Beulah Ingram Neal. He retired as chairman of the Business...

L.D. NEWSOME

L.D. Newsome, 92, died Saturday at Britthaven Nursing Home of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Home Ministries. Condolences may be faxed to 735-4725 or emailed to bbhamilton01@yahoo.com....

LUCILLE C. ROBINSON

Died March 14, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Lucille C. Robinson, 81, 106 County Road, died Wednesday at her residence. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie and Sula Faison Cobbs, and her husband, Ander Robinson. Funeral services...

EVERETTE C. WESTBROOK

Died March 18, 2007 WILMINGTON -- Everette Cecil Westbrook, 64, died Sunday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center. Funeral services will be today at 7 p.m. at Community Funeral Home, Warsaw. Visitation will follow the service. Burial will be at...

ALICE H. WILLIFORD

Died March 18, 2007 Alice Hinson Williford, 78, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wayne County to the late Chesley and Bertha Faircloth Hinson and was married to the late Lehmon Williford. Graveside services will be...

Sunday, March 18, 2007

HATTIE MAE BEST

Hattie Mae Best died Friday at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and are being entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home in Goldsboro....

EDWARD BRITT

Edward Britt, 59, of 701 S. Breazeale Ave., Mount Olive, died Friday in Dudley. Among his survivors are his sons, Craig and Derrick Faison, both of Goldsboro; and a daughter, Sonya Faison of Goldsboro. Arrangements have been entrusted to the...

THOMAS JAMES EDWARDS

Died March 16, 2007 Thomas James Edwards, 62, died Friday at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Cox Edwards; his parents, Roscoe V. Edwards and Ida Mae Whaley Edwards; a sister, Janice Edwards; and two...

LEVON S. GARDENER

Died March 17, 2007 Levon S. Gardener, 62, of 3 Kings Court in Greensboro, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday in Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. Among his survivors is his widow, Edna Davis Gardener of the home. Arrangements are entrusted...

LESTER GODWIN

Lester Godwin, 88, of Johnston County, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Condolences to the Godwin family may be posted at www.howellfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, 1500 Wayne Memorial Drive....

LORRAINE P. HILL

Nov. 7, 1918 -- March 15, 2007 Lorraine Parks Hill, 88, died Thursday at Classic Country Care in Kinston. Mrs. Hill was a native of Wayne County and was the daughter of Mack David and Sallie Sutton Parks. Besides...

GEORGE T. HOWELL

George Thomas Howell, 59, died early Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro is serving the family, and online condolences may be sent through www.shumate-faulk.com...

BILL LEWIS

April 30, 1931-March 15, 2007 FOUR OAKS -- Mr. William Ralph "Bill" Lewis Sr., 75, of 1063 Harper House Road, died Thursday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Mr. Lewis was born in Wayne County to the late Thurman Ralph Lewis...

MARY H. LOFTON

Jan. 1, 1923 - March 16, 2007 Mary Hazel Parks Lofton, 84, 774 Old Highway 111, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born in Wayne County to the late Elijah and Elizabeth Parks. Services...

CARLETTA ANN MCCULLEN

Died March 17, 2007 Carletta Ann Crumpler McCullen, 62, of 3222 Hunter Road, died at home Saturday. Services will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at Carr Memorial Christian Church with the Rev. Penny Zeimer officiating. Born in 1944 in...

PAUL MENDOZA

Aug. 22, 1919-March 15, 2007 Paul Edward Mendoza, 87, of Goldsboro, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Graveside services will be held on Monday at 2 p.m. at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, 400 Murchinson Road in Spring Lake...

PAUL PEACOCK

March 15, 1934-March 16, 2007 Paul Peacock, 73, of 3883 Highway 70 W. Princeton, died Friday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late Forest and Lillian Cobb Peacock. The graveside services will be conducted at...

HUE FREDRICK PADGETT

Aug. 8, 1921-March 16, 2007 Hue Fredrick Padgett, 85, of 726 Rosewood Road, formerly of Fuquay-Varina, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held tonight at 6 in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and...

MARYAN PEARSALL

Died March 16, 2007 Mrs. Maryan Wynn Pearsall 72 of 1015 Davis Road, died Friday at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Carter Funeral Home in Garland by the Rev. Thomas Moore. Burial will...

LUCILLE C. ROBINSON

Died March 14, 2007 Lucille C. Robinson, 81, of 106 County Road, Mount Olive died Wednesday at her residence. Services will be held at noon Tuesday at Deeper Life Church Ministries with Apostle Norbert Simmons officiating. Burial will be in...

THELMA RHODES

Thelma Daniels Rhodes, 79, of 111 Derek Drive died Friday afternoon from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was the widow of the late Cliffton Dail Rhodes. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of...

Friday, March 16, 2007

EDWARD BRITT

DUDLEY -- Edward Britt, 58, 4645 Highway 117 Alternate, died Thursday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, 900 S. George St., Goldsboro. Condolences can be faxed to 731-4338 or e-mailed to...

CAROL C. BYRD

July 6, 1943-March 14, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Carol Frances Casey Byrd, 63, 101 McPhail Blvd., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of Sam C. Casey Jr. of Dudley and the late...

LUTHER G. CREECH

Aug. 8,1928-March 14, 2007 NEWTON GROVE -- Luther Graham Creech, 78, died at home Wednesday. He was born to Luther Carl and Estelle Parrish Creech of Selma. In 1954, he came to Newton Grove with First Citizens Bank and Trust...

OFFEN DAVIS

Died March 15, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Offen "Junior" Davis, 65, 2515 Pender Drive, died Thursday at Lenior Memorial Hospital, Kinston. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Old Mill Cemetery, Goldsboro. He is survived by seven sons, Linwood Parker...

JULIA P. EDWARDS

July 18,1931-March 14, 2007 Julia Amaryllis Presson Edwards, 75, died Wednesday at Forsyth Memorial Hospital, Winston-Salem. Born in Mecklenburg County, she was the daughter of the late B.R. and Amaryllis Presson, and was preceded in death by her husband,...

VERA M. FAISON

Jan. 20,1921-March 14, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Vera Middleton Faison, 86, 384 Summerlins Crossroads Road, died Tuesday at Guardian Care, Kenansville. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Mary Middleton. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at...

MCKINLEY FARMER

Dec. 21,1932-March 14, 2007 McKinley Farmer, 74, 1005 E. Walnut St., died Wednesday at his residence. He was born in Greene County and preceded in death by his parents, Hardy Farmer Sr. and Annie Davis Farmer and a brother, Arthur...

WALTER H. FIELDS

Died March 14, 2007 NEW HILL -- Walter Henderson Fields, 78, died Wednesday in Moncure. He was born in Goldsboro to the late John Henry Fields and Minnie Sarah Stanley Fields Ivey. He was preceded in death by four brothers,...

CHARLES D. GRADY SR.

May 11,1943-March 15,2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Charles Douglas Grady Sr., 63, 106 Birchwood Drive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. from the Tyndall Funeral Chapel, Mount Olive, with visitation following the service....

LORAINE P. HILL

MOUNT OLIVE -- Loraine P. Hill, 117 Buck Hill Road, died Thursday. She was the widow of Buckner "Buck" Hill. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral home and crematory. Condolences may be sent to www.shumate-faulk.com....

WILLIAM R. LEWIS

FOUR OAKS -- William "Bill" Ralph Lewis, 75, 1063 Harper House Road, died Thursday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Seymour Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

PAUL MENDOZA

Paul Mendoza, 87, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a World War II combat veteran of the U.S. Air Corps. Among his survivors is his son, Dennis Mendoza of Goldsboro. Condolences to the family may be posted at...

ROBERT C. PARKER SR.

Died March 13, 2007 ROXBORO -- Robert "Carlton" Parker Sr., 75, died Tuesday at Person Memorial Hospital. Born in Johnston County, he was the son of the late Milton E. and Addie Hayes Parker. He attended N.C. State University, served...

REV. EDDIE E. SIMMONS

Died March 12, 2007 ROSE HILL -- The Rev. Eddie Earl Simmons, 56, of the Delway Community, died Monday at Sampson Regional Medical Center, Clinton. Funeral services will be at the Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, Rose Hill, Sunday at...

NANCY TAYLOR

Died March 14, 2007 SNOW HILL -- Nancy Taylor, 90, died Wednesday at Britthaven of Snow Hill. Funeral services will be noon Saturday at Rouse Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, LaGrange, with Apostle Bobby Kittrell officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview...

LAURA WATERS

Laura Waters, 85, Britt-haven of Goldsboro, died Tues-day. Funeral services will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Delight United Holy Church, Parkstown, with Bishop Leamon Dudley officiating. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. She is survived by her daughter,...

Thursday, March 15, 2007

CONNIE BEST

Connie Best, 60, 419 Whitfield Drive, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is his widow, Alice Best of the home. Arrangments are entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

CAROL C. BYRD

MOUNT OLIVE -- Carol Frances Casey Byrd, 63, 101 McPhail Blvd. died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Luby H. Byrd Jr. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. Online...

GRAHAM CREECH

Died March 14, 2007 NEWTON GROVE -- Graham Creech, 78, 434 Fayetteville St., died Wednesday. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Estelle Creech. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul Free Will...

ALTHA L. COX

Died March 12, 2007 Funeral services for Altha Lewis Cox, 74, 603 Deveraux St., who died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Greater Guiding Star United Holy Church, 1114 S. Slocumb St.,...

JULIA P. EDWARDS

Julia Amaryllis Presson Edwards, 75, died Wednesday at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Henry Edwards. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent through...

MCKINLEY FARMER

McKinley Farmer, 1005 W. Walnut St., died Wednesday at his residence. Among survivors are his daughters, Brenda Faye Kennon, of Delaware, Angela Faye Langham, of Maryland, Gwendolyn Holland of Washington, D.C.; sisters, Ruth Farmer and Grace Bell of Goldsboro. Family...

LILLIAN H. MILLER

Died March 13, 2007 Lillian Huffin Miller, 87, 115 Erik Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Duplin County, former member of Hines Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, Warsaw, and a current member of St....

DOROTHY N. PUGH

July 5, 1914-March 13, 2007 Dorothy Norris Pugh, 92, 2702 Ridgecrest Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Pugh was born in Wayne County to the late Daniel J. and Mary Surles Norris and was married to the...

LUCILLE ROBINSON

MOUNT OLIVE -- Lucille Robinson, 81, County Road, died Wednesday at her residence. Among her surivivors is a daughter, Vicky Darden of Mount Olive. Arrangements are entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Mount Olive....

ELIZABETH B. YELVERTON

Oct. 22, 1918-March 13, 2007 FREMONT -- Elizabeth "Lib" Barnes Yelverton, 88, Pennwright Road, died Tuesday at home. Graveside services will be Friday at 9 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, with the Rev. Judy Drye officiating. Mrs. Yelverton was born...

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

MARIANNE M. COLE

Died March 12, 2007 Marianne M. Cole died Monday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born in Gorlitz, Germany in 1925 to the late Max Albert and Albertine Martha Leuschner Wehner. She was married to the late Senior Master...

VERA G. FAISON

KENANSVILLE -- Vera G. Faison, 86, 209 Beasley St., died Monday at Guardian Care of Kenansville. She is the mother of Barbara McGowan. Family will receive friends at the home of her daughter, 384 Summerlins Crossroads, Kenansville. Funeral arrangements are...

HOOVER HINNANT

Died March 12, 2007 KENLY -- Hoover Hinnant, 87, Beulahtown Road, died Monday. Graveside service will be Thursday at noon in the Springhill Presbyterian Church Cemetery with the Rev. Edward Earp officiating. He is survived by three daughters, Geraldine H....

GERTRUDE N. HUDSON

Oct. 29, 1922-March 10, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Gertrude Newsome Hudson, 84, 1413 New Hope Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wayne County to the late Jack R. and Emma Eliza Walters Newsome. Graveside services...

LILLIAN H. MILLER

Lillian Huffin Miller, 87, 603 Lockhaven Court, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is her son, Andrew Miller of Goldsboro. Arrangements are entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

DOROTHY N. PUGH

Dorothy Norris Pugh, 92, 2702 Ridgecrest Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RUPERT G. ROUSE

March 11, 1920-March 12, 2007 PINK HILL -- In line with generations, you were as many, son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, but to us you were unique. The son of the late Rupert B. and Ruth Graham Rouse,...

AARON SMITH

Nov. 15, 1927-March 13, 2007 Aaron "Catfish" Smith, 79, 297 Vinson Road, died Tuesday at his home. Mr. Smith was born in Wayne Coun-ty to the late Lloyd and Lizzie Gurley Smith. He was a retired farmer. Funeral services...

ELIZABETH YELVERTON

FREMONT -- Elizabeth Yelverton, 88, Penwright Road, died Tuesday at home. Condolences to the family may be posted at www.shackleford-howell.com. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home, 102 N. Pine St., Fremont....

LAURA E. WATERS

Laura Ella Waters, 90, of Britthaven, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Among her survivors is her daughter, Levern Reid of Raleigh. Family will receive friends at 720 Jackson St. Arrangements are entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

JAYNE G. WALLER

Died March 12, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Jayne Grimes Waller, 52, 1770 Grimes Road, died Monday. She was preceded in death by her parents, Braxton and Nita Grimes. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Park with...

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

GLADYS B. BIGGERSTAFF

Sept. 19, 1911-March 11, 2007 Gladys Louise Boggs Biggerstaff, 95, died Sunday at Britthaven of Havelock. Born in Gaston County, she was the daughter of the late John Palmer and Gertrude Garrison Boggs and was preceded in death by...

MARIANNE W. COLE

Marianne W. Cole, 82, died Monday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ALTHA L. COX

Altha Lewis Cox, 74, 603 Deveraux St., died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Among her survivors are her husband, James Cox of the home and a daughter, Apostle Debbie Coley of Louisburg. Condolences maybe faxed...

JOSEPH S. HEAD

Sept. 4, 1981-March 12, 2007 KINSTON -- Joseph "Joe" Sherwood Head, 25, passed away Monday, March 12, 2007. Joe was born in Lenoir County on September 4, 1981. He was a graduate of Tar Heel Challenge Military Academy and...

HOOVER HINNANT

Died March 12, 2007 KENLY -- Hoover Hinnant, 87, 43 Beulahtown Road, died Monday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Coley Funeral Home, Kenly....

GERTRUDE N. HUDSON

Oct. 29, 1922-March 10, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Gertrude Newsome Hudson, 84, 1431 New Hope Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wayne County to the late Jack R. and Emma Eliza Walters Newsome. Graveside services...

DARIUS L. KENON

Died March 10, 2007 Darius Lee Kenon, 54, 155 Kelly Court, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was preceded in death by his father, Elton Kenon. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Hamilton Funeral...

DR. FRANK S. PARROTT

June 10, 1917-March 11, 2007 SALISBURY -- Dr. Frank Strong Parrott, 89, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, March 11, 2007, surrounded by his wife and two daughters. Born June 10, 1917 in Goldsboro, N.C., he was the...

CAMERON T. ROBBINS

Sept. 5, 1980-March 11, 2007 Funeral services for Cameron Timothy Robbins will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Richard Toler and the Rev. Jeff Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. Family...

JAYNE WALLER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Jayne Waller, 52, 1770 Grime Road, died Monday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at West and Dunn Funeral Home, Newton Grove. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.westanddunn.com....

Monday, March 12, 2007

THOMAS BATTLE JR.

Died March 8, 2007 Services for Thomas Battle Jr. will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Lightner Memorial Funeral Chapel, 601 E. Ash St., with pastor Ray Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. He is survived by...

GLADY B. BIGGERSTAFF

Sept. 19, 1911-March 11, 2007 Gladys Louise Boggs Biggerstaff, 95, died Sunday at Britthaven of Havelock. She was preceded in death by her husband, Daries O. Biggerstaff. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro...

EDNA R. BROADHURST

Dec. 5, 1936-March 8, 2007 Edna Royall Broadhurst, 70, 1200 Simpson St., died Thursday. She was born in Goldsboro, was a graduate of the Dillard High School Class of 1956, and a former employee of O'Berry Center. Funeral services...

JAMES A. BROWN

Nov. 15, 1935-March 11, 2007 LAGRANGE -- James Allen "Tiger" Brown, 71, 1794 Jenny Lind Road, died Sunday at his home. James Allen was born in La Grange to the late Julian and Nannie Herring Brown. He graduated from...

HATTIE L. DIXON

Died March 7, 2007 Hattie L. Dixon, 78, 304 Miller Avenue, died Wednesday at Life Care Hospital of Rocky Mount. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Antioch Baptist Church, 601 W. Elm St., with the Rev....

DEON B. GRAHAM

Died March 9, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Deon Blake Graham, 29, 156 Flowers Road, died Friday at his home. He was a native of Wayne County and employed at Cherry Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parental grandmother,...

GERTRUDE N. HUDSON

Died March 10, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Gertrude Newsome Hudson, 84, 1413 New Hope Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Park. Family will receive friends one hour prior to...

BOBBY M. JONES

Nov. 7, 1936-March 11, 2007 HOOKERTON -- Bobby Murphy Jones, 70, died Sunday at his residence. A native of Greene County, he was born the son of Jasper Lee and Gertrude Murphy Jones. He operated B & J Tire...

DARIUS L. KENON

Died March 10, 2007 Darius Lee Kenon, 54, 155 Kelly Court, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was preceded in death by his father, Elton Kenon. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Sand Hill...

LILLIE R. MOORE

Died March 7, 2007 WARSAW -- Lillie Ruth Moore, 67, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Duplin County to the late Johnnie and Abbie McKiver Miller. Mrs. Moore received her education in the Duplin County Public...

CAROLYN A. PARRISH

Aug. 9, 1945-March 10, 2007 Carolyn Ann Parrish, 61, 161 Perkins Road, died Saturday at Duke Medical Center. A native of Johnston County, she was born to the late Leroy and Alice Sasser Parrish. She was a teacher's assistant at...

JAMES L. POTTER

Died March 9, 2007 ALBERTSON -- James Luther Potter, 82, 4086 N. Highway 903, died Friday at University of North Carolina Hospital, Chapel Hill. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lee Cemetery. He is survived by daughters, Linda...

CAMERON T. ROBBINS

Sept, 5, 1980-March 11, 2007 Cameron Timothy Robbins, 26, 104 Crooked Creek Court, died Sunday. A native of Wayne County, he was born the son of Timothy and Donna Faulk Robbins of Rosewood. He was a superintendent with Jackson...

LAULAS WORRELL SASSER

June 4, 1907-March 11, 2007 PATETOWN -- Laulas Worrell Sasser, 99, of the Patetown community, died at her home Sunday morning March 11, 2007. She had resided in Patetown for over 80 years. Those who knew her admired her...

WALTER M. SIX

Died March 9, 2007 LUCAMA -- Walter Mark Six, 51, 7605 Rachel's Place, died Friday at Wake Medical Center. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Springhill Presbyterian Church with Dr. Sefton Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in...

EDWARD E. STURGEON

Feb. 6, 1953-March 2, 2007 DUDLEY -- Edward Eric Sturgeon, 54, died Friday at home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory and online condolences can be sent through www.shumate-faulk.com....

MARIE T. SUMMERLIN

Died March 11, 2007 WARSAW -- Marie Costin Todd Summerlin, 72, 1348 Lanefield Road, died Sunday at Duplin General Hospital, Kenansville. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson Baptist Church. Visitation will be at the church one hour...

REGINA B. THEESEN

Oct.19, 1917-March 10, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Regina Bass Theesen, 89, 407 N. Goldsboro St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wilson County, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Bettie Rice Bass and wife of...

MARTHA L. WILLIFORD

June 2, 1915-March 11, 2007 DURHAM -- Martha Lee Williford, 91, 2503 S. Miami Blvd., died Sunday at the Brian Center in Durham. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. and Alice R. Webb...

Sunday, March 11, 2007

ELIZA ALDRIDGE

Services for Eliza Aldridge will be held Monday at 10 a.m. at First African Baptist Church, 803 Harris St., with the Rev. Louis Leigh officiating. Burial will be in the Aldridge Family Cemetery, U.S. 117, Legion Lake Road. She is...

DANIELL R. BATES

Died March 6, 2007 Daniell R. Bates, 3 hours old, 139 S. Marion Drive, died Tuesday at Rex Hospital, Raleigh. Graveside service will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Elmwood Cemetery with Pastor Bill Wilson of The Lord's Table officiating, He...

THOMAS BATTLE JR.

Died March 8, 2007 Services for Thomas Battle Jr. will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Lightner Memorial Funeral Chapel, 601 E. Ash St., with Pastor Ray Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. He is survived...

CARRIE HORNER BROWN

Dec. 30, 1922-March 7, 2007 Services for Carrie Horner Brown, 84, of 816 Franklin St., who died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital, will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Greater Guiding Star United Holy Church, with pastor...

JUSTINE D. COLEY

June 1, 1924-March 10, 2007 Services for Ms. Justine D. Coley, 82, of 413 Napoleon Road, Fremont, who died Saturday at her home, will be held today at 1 p.m. at the Rhodes Funeral Home chapel in Goldsboro, with...

DEON BLAKE GRAHAM

Died March 9, 2007 Deon Blake Graham, 29, of 156 Flowers Road, died Friday morning at his residence. He is survived by his parents, Pastor Donald and Florence Graham. He also leaves to mourn his loss his fiance, April Bizzell...

ALBERT L. HADNOT

Aug. 25, 1919-Mar. 9, 2007 KINSTON -- Albert Linwood Hadnot, 87, formerly of Beulaville, died Friday at Glencare of Kinston. Mr. Hadnot was preceded in death by his wife, Ora Faulkner Hadnot. He was a retired welder and pipefitter with...

DAVID HARPER

Died March 2, 2007 David Harper, 70, 1512 Juniper St., died Friday. He was a native of Greene County and was preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Maggie Smith Harper. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at...

LOUISE J. HOWELL

March 31, 1916- March 09, 2007 STANTONSBURG--Louise Jenkins Howell, 90, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held today at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. The Rev. A.G. Smith will...

REBECCA MORRIS

March 11, 1931- March 9, 2007 MAXTON, N.C. -- Rebecca "Becky" Calhoun Pate Morris, 75, of Old Maxton Road, died Friday at Scotland Memorial Hospital. Services to celebrate her life will be held at 2 p.m. today at the First...

CAROLINE FOREMAN MOSS

Jan. 30, 1937-March 10, 2007 Caroline Foreman Moss, 70, of 615 Beaver Dam Road in Pinetown died Saturday at home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Chapel of Paul Funeral home in Washington and will be...

CAROLYN PARRISH

Carolyn Parrish of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Duke. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

JAMES LUTHER POTTER

Died March 9, 2007 ALBERTSON -- James Luther Potter, 82, 4086 Hwy. 903, died Friday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Graveside services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Lee Cemetery. Mr. Potter is survived by four...

ELIJAH LEE SMITH

Oct, 2, 1921-March 8, 2007 Elijah Lee "Ringman" Smith, 85, of 505 Bunche Drive, died Thursday at home. Born in Richmond, Va., Mr. Smith was a graduate of Armstong High School and later attended Virginia Union University. He was...

REGINA BASS THEESEN

Regina Bass Theesen, 89, of 407 N. Goldsboro St. in Pikeville, died Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late Virgil Dale Theesen Sr. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

PRESTON R. UZZELL

Jan. 19, 1924-March 7, 2007 Preston R. Uzzell, 83, of 595 St. John Church Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Uzzell was born in Wayne County to the late Richard and Beulah Newsome Uzzell. He was a...

NAOMI VICK

Died March 8, 2007 LUCAMA -- Naomi Vick, 92, of 7430 Little Rock Church Road, died Thursday. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Piney Grove FWB Church with the Rev. Richie Cuddington and Elder Harold Pittman officiating....

JOHN E. WHITFIELD

Died March 7, 2007 John Ellis Whitfield, 72, 407 W. Chestnut St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Wayne County and was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin and Lessie Morrison Whitfield; sisters...

ROBERT F. WOOD

Aug. 5,1929-Jan. 31, 2007 DALLAS, Texas -- Robert "Bob" Forrest Wood, formerly of Goldsboro, died following a lengthy illness. He was born in Rocky Mount to the late Forrest and Bess K. Wood. Mr. Wood graduated from Edwards Military Institute...

MARVIN WORRELLS

Died March 4, 2007 Marvin Worrells, 64, died Sunday at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation of Mount Olive. Services will be held at noon Monday at Deeper Life Church Ministries, 900 11th St., Goldsboro, with Apostle Norbert Simmons officiating. Burial...

Friday, March 9, 2007

DANIELL R. BATES

Died March 6, 2007 Daniell R. Bates, 3 hours old, 139 S. Marion Drive, died Tuesday at Rex Hospital, Raleigh. Graveside service will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Elmwood Cemetery with pastor Bill Wilson of The Lord's Table officiating, He...

EDNA BROADHURST

Died March 8, 2007 Edna Broadhurst, 1200 Simpson St., died Thursday at her residence. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

ZELMA W. BORAH

Died March 5, 2007 Funeral services for Zelma Walden Borah, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. from Greenleaf Disciples of Christ Church, 2110 N. William St., with the Rev. William J. Barber II officiating. Burial will follow at Wayne...

JOYCE G. DAVIS

April 23, 1937-March 8, 2007 Margaret Joyce Grant Davis, 69, died Thursday at her home. Mrs. Davis was born in Wayne County to the late C.F. and Julia Lee Walker Grant. She was a retired inspector with J. P. Stevens...

JUSTINE D. COLEY

June 1, 1924-March 3, 2007 FREMONT -- Funeral Services for Justine D. Coley, 82, 413 Napoleon Road, who died Saturday at her home will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel, Goldsboro, with the Rev. BeOlive...

HATTIE L. DIXON

Died March 8, 2007 Hattie L. Dixon, 78, 304 Miller Avenue, died Thursday at Life Care Hospital, Rocky Mount. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

SAMUEL "COX" GERALD

Died March 4, 2007 EAST ELMHURST, N.Y. -- Samuel "Cox" Gerald, 62, died Sunday in Margaret Tietz Nursing Home in Jamaica Queens, N.Y. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church, Goldsboro. Burial will be...

JIMMIE GREENFIELD

Died March 5, 2007 Jimmie Greenfield, 60, 704 Pittman St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Wayne County and was preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Blanche Brown Greenfield. Mr. Greenfield was a...

OTIS HARDY

Died March 6, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Otis Hardy, 79, 908 W. Best Road, died Tuesday at Ridgewood Manor, Washington. She was born in Duplin County to the late Clarence and Effie Holmes Newton and attended the Duplin County School System....

DANIEL HARPER

Died March 2, 2007 Daniel Harper, 70, 1512 Juniper St., died Friday. He was a native of Greene County and was preceded in death by his parents, Willie and Maggie Smith Harper. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at...

LOUISE J. HOWELL

Died March 9, 2007 STANTONSBURG -- Louise Jenkins Howell, 90, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Family will receive friends Saturday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home, 102 N. Pine St., Fremont, and other times at the...

LEO A. JARMAN JR.

Dec. 27, 1945-March 3, 2007 WARSAW -- Funeral services for Leo "Pete" Alfred Jarman Jr., 61, 232 N. Works Farm Road, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Hines Chapel FWB Church with Dr. Navarro Brown, officiating. Burial...

WILLIAM M. LEWIS

Died March 7, 2007 KENLY -- William Marvin Lewis, 90, 12183 Highway 42E, died Wednesday at Wake Medical Center. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Moore's Chapel Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. He is...

WALTER A. MILLER JR.

Dec. 29, 1968-March 4, 2007 RALEIGH -- Funeral services for Walter A. Miller Jr., 38, 5041 Walling Ford Drive, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. from the St. Mark Disciple Church of Christ, Goldsboro, with Bishop Alton Smith officiating....

JAMES W. "TOMMY" MITCHELL

Jan. 7,1930-March 6, 2007 WILSON -- James Wilbert "Tommy" Mitchell, 77, died Tuesday. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Joyner's Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Upper Black Creek Church Cemetery with Chaplain Captain Matt Brewer officiating....

ELIJAH L. "EL" SMITH

Died March 8, 2007 Elijah L. "El" Smith, 85, 505 Bunch Drive, died Thursday at home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rose Seldon Smith; son, Bruce Smith; and daughter, Joyce Smith Dixon. He was a Deacon at...

BONNIE H. STROTHER

Died March 7, 2007 RALEIGH -- Bonnie Hill Strother, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday after a sudden illness at Rex Hospital. She was born in Wayne County and was an employee of Belk-Tyler in Goldsboro for 20 years. For...

NAOMI VICK

Died March 8, 2007 KENLY -- Naomi Vick, 92, died Thursday. She is survived by a daughter, Carol Todder of Lucama; sons, Garland Vick of Golds-boro and Kenneth Vick of Kenly; sister, Ruth Harrell of Pikeville; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren;...

MARY G. WEST

Nov. 29, 1913-March 8, 2007 Mary Emma Gregory West, 93, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. West was born in Kershaw, S.C. to the late Ernest Kershaw and Alma Horton Gregory. She was a retired registered nurse with Springs...

JOHN E. WHITFIELD

Died March 7, 2007 John Ellis Whitfield, 72, 407 W. Chestnut St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Wayne County and was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin and Lessie Morrison Whitfield; sisters,...

Thursday, March 8, 2007

DANIELLE R. BATES

Died March 7, 2007 Danielle Reece Bates, 3 hours old, 39 S. Marion Drive, died Wednesday at Rex Hospital, Raleigh. Among her survivors are her parents, Wesley and Kimberly Bates of the home. The family will receive friends at the...

CARRIE H. BROWN

Died March 7, 2007 Carrie Horner Brown, 84, 816 Franklin St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the last surviving child of the late Marcellus and Julia Langston Wooten. Among her survivors is her daughter, Delores Horner Wilkins....

ROBERT L. COLEY

Nov. 15, 1951-March 5, 2007 Robert Lee Coley, 55, 103 Treetop Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Wayne County, graduated from Goldsboro High School and was employed as a forklift operator for Macy's....

LUCILLE C. DAUGHTRY

Died March 7, 2007 FAISON -- Lucille C. Daughtry, 90, 2800 Suttontown Road, died Wednesday. She was preceded in death by her husband, Shelton C. Daughtry and son, Kent Daughtry. Funeral services will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Goshen...

JOYCE G. DAVIS

Died March 8, 2007 Joyce Grant Davis died this morning at her home, 345 Old 111 Highway. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HATTIE L. DIXON

Died March 8, 2007 ROCKY MOUNT -- Hattie L. Dixon, 78, 304 Miller Avenue, died this morning at the Life Care Hospital, Rocky Mount. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and Mrs. Dixon's service has been entrusted to Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

WILLIAM M. ELKINS

Died March 6, 2007 WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- William Marvin Elkins, 72, passed away on March 6, 2007, after a long battle with cancer, surrounded by family and friends. When he returned from service in the Army, Marvin met and...

SAMUEL GERALD

Died March 4, 2007 EAST ELMHURST, N.Y. -- Samuel Gerald, 62, died Sunday in Margaret Tietz Nursing Home in Jamaica Queens, N.Y. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Antioch Baptist Church, Goldsboro. Burial will be at Wayne...

DEBRA GRADY

Died March 2, 2007 DURHAM -- Debra Grady, 50, died Friday at University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Church Ministries, 323 Whitfield Drive, Goldsboro, with Apostle Tino...

OWEN D. HENDRIXSON

Died March 6, 2007 RALEIGH -- Owen Davis Hendrixson, 59, died Tuesday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville after a brief battle with cancer. Mr. Hendrixson was Group Vice President for First Citizens Bank in Raleigh. He was...

CHARLES JACKSON

Died March 4, 2007 KINSTON -- Charles Jackson, 65, died Sunday at Lenior Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Lenoir County, graduated from Frink High School, LaGrange, and was employed for 31 years at People's Drug Warehouse in...

WILLIAM M. LEWIS

Died March 8, 2007 KENLY -- William Maruin Lewis, 90, 1218 N.C. 42 East, died today. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Coley Funeral Home, Kenly....

IDA H. MATTHEWS

Died March 7, 2007 FAISON -- Ida Hollingsworth Matthews, 92, 731 Solomom St., died Wednesday, at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Mount Olive. She was a native of Sampson County, was the daughter of the late Fred and Ada Barnett...

LILLIE MOORE

Died March 7, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Lillie Moore, 68, 979 Hwy 50, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Condolences may be faxed to 735-4586 or emailed to rhodesfh1@aol.com. Professional services entrusted to Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw....

DAVID E. PARKS

Died March 3, 2007 David Earl Parks, 75, died Saturday. He was a native of Wayne County and was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest Rowe and Lucy Parks. Mr. Parks was a former employee of the City...

HERMAN RAY PHILLIPS

Nov. 22, 1941-March 7, 2007 Herman Ray Phillips, 65, 3015 McLain St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be this evening at 7 p.m. at United in Christ Church, 1314 Patetown Road. The Rev. Ira Williford...

SADIE W. PITTMAN

Died March 7, 2007 WILSON -- Sadie Waddell Pittman, 77, died Wednesday. Funeral services will be Friday at 10 a.m. in the Coley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles L. Renfrow officiating. Burial will follow in the Waddell Family...

DR. SIDNEY SCHRUM

July 1, 1922-March 7, 2007 Dr. Sidney Schrum, 84, died Wednesday at the Brian Center. He was born in Marion to the late Earl McNairy and Nell Bly Moose Schrum. He was a graduate of Newton High School in...

PRESTON R. UZZELL

Jan.19,1924-March 7, 2007 Preston R. Uzzell, 83, 595 St. John Church Road, died Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Uzzell was born in Wayne County to the late Richard and Beulah Newsome Uzzell. He was a...

MARY G. WEST

Died March 8, 2007 Mary Emma Gregory West, 93, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was sister of Frank Gregory of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will announced by Seymour Funeral Home....

JOHN E. WHITFIELD

Died March 7, 2007 John "Elliot" E. Whitfield, 72, 407 W. Chestnut St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is his wife, Shirley Whitfield of the home. Arrangements are entrusted to the McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

NAOMI L. WILCOX

June 29, 1925-March 1, 2007 Naomi Louise Wilcox, 82, 210 Shaw Court, died Thursday at her residence. She was born in Dade County, Fla., to the late Peter E. and Olivia Davis. She was also preceded in death by...

MARVIN WORRELLS

Died March 4, 2007 Marvin Worrells, 64, died Sunday at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Mount Olive. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ethel B. Rogers and Kennon Worrells and was retired from employment with the State...

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

ELIZA ALDRIDGE

Died March 6, 2007 Eliza Aldridge died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Lightner Memorial Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

FORREST A. BAKER

Nov. 4, 1933-March 6, 2007 Forrest Andrew Baker, 73, died Tuesday at the home of his daughter, Deborah Sessoms. Funeral services will be this evening at 6 p.m. at New Life Baptist Church in Goldsboro. The Rev. Rick Mondell will...

OTIS HARDY

Died March 6, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Otis Hardy, 80, 908 W. Best Road, died Tuesday at Ridgewood Manor in Washington. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw....

DAVID HARPER

Died March 2, 2007 David Harper, 70, 1509 Harper St., died Friday. Among his survivors is his wife, Nellie Harper of the home. Arrangements are entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

MICKEY L. HUNDLEY

May 21,1949-March 4, 2007 LEXINGTON -- On Sunday, March 4, 2007, Mickey Lee Hundley, 57, passed from this life at Brian Center in Lexington. A cryptside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, 2007 at...

IDA H. MATTHEWS

Died March 7, 2007 FAISON -- Ida Hollingsworth Matthews, 92, Solomon Street, died Wednesday at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Mount Olive. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home, Clinton....

THE REV. EDWARD W. MILES

Dec. 19,1922-March 6, 2007 The Rev. Edward Willis Miles, 84, 376 Church of God Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Rev. Miles was born in Florence County, S.C. to the late Walker Wallace Miles and Fannie M. Miles....

HERMAN RAY PHILLIPS

Died March 7, 2007 Herman Ray Phillips, 65, 3015 McLain St., died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Faye Phillips and was a member of United in Christ Church, Goldsboro. Condolences to the family may...

SADIE W. PITTMAN

Died March 7, 2007 WILSON -- Sadie Waddell Pittman, 77, died this morning. She is survived by sons, Ricky Pittman and and wife, Audrey, and Timothy Pittman and wife, Ariene, all of Kenly; grandchildren, Nikki and Danielle Pittman. Arrangements are...

RONNIE T. RENFROW

May 30,1955-March 3, 2007 CANTONMENT, Fla. - Ronald Thomas "Ronnie" Renfrow, 51, formerly of Goldsboro, died at his home in Cantonment, Fla., on Saturday. Ronnie was born in Spokane, Wash., to Roy and Mildred Renfrow of Goldsboro. He was employed...

DR. SIDNEY SCHRUM

Died March 7, 2007 Dr. Sidney Schrum, 111 Overbrook Road, died today at The Brian Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

BETTY G. SUTTON

Died March 5, 2007 CALYPSO -- Betty Jean Garner Sutton, 66, died Monday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alex Hood Sutton and a brother, George Garner. Memorial service will be at Community...

PRESTON R. UZZELL

Died March 7, 2007 Preston R. Uzzell, 83, 595 St. John Church Road, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange....

HAZELLE S. WATKINS

May 11,1915-March 5, 2007 Hazelle Selby Watkins, age 91, of Goldsboro died Monday evening at The Brian Center. She was born in Washington, N.C. to the late Herman G. and Rosalie H. Selby. Mrs. Watkins was a graduate of...

MARVIN WORRELL

Died March 4, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Marvin Worrell died Sunday at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Mount Olive. Among his survivors is his son, Dewayne Worrell of Raleigh. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home...

MAURICE D. WOOTEN

Died March 3, 2007 RICHMOND, Va. -- Maurice D. Wooten, died Saturday. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Wooten and a daughter, Cathy Wooten. He is survived by five daughters, Audrey Diane Nicholson, Rita Duvra, Frances Motley,...

Tuesday, March 6, 2007

FORREST A. BAKER

Died March 6, 2007 Forrest Andrew Baker, 73, died today at the home of his daughter, Deborah Sessoms. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. at New Life Baptist Church, Goldsboro, with visitation afterwards. The Rev. Rick Mondell will...

CHARLES E. BEAMON

Jan. 31,1923-March 4, 2007 Charles Edwin Beamon, 84, 1703 Middleton Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Beamon was born in Wayne County to the late Sadie and Minnie Lamm Beamon. He left N.C. State College in 1942...

GUY A. BEDFORD

Died March 5, 2007 Funeral services for Guy Ashley Bedford will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Barry Stallings officiating. Interment will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Pikeville Cemetery. He...

ROBERT L. COLEY

Died March 5, 2007 Robert Lee Coley, 55, 812 Hugh St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is Barbara Jackson of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

JIMMY GREENFIELD

Died March 5, 2007 Jimmy Greenfield, 60, 704 Pittman St., died yesterday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is his wife, Melvalene Greenfield of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

VELVA HARWOOD

Died March 5, 2007 Velva Harwood, 73, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro. Condolences to the family may be posted at www.howellfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, 1500 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro....

MICKEY L. HUNDLEY

May 21,1949-March 4, 2007 LEXINGTON -- On Sunday, March 4, 2007, Mickey Lee Hundley, 57, passed from this life at Brian Center in Lexington. A cryptside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, 2007, at...

ESTELLE K. LANIER

Died March 4, 2007 WARSAW -- Estelle Kissner Lanier, 68, died Sunday at Sentara Bayside Hospital, Virginia Beach, Va. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Luther T. Kissner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

LEE L. MOODY

June 26,1923-March 4, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Lee Lamar Moody, 83, 1401 Gurley Dairy Road, died Sunday at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine Seymour Moody. Mr. Moody was born in Myrtle, Miss., owned and...

DAVID E. PARKS

Died March 3, 2007 LONG ISLAND, N.Y. -- David Earl Parks, 75, 100 N. Main St., Freeport Long Island, N.Y. died Saturday at South Nassau Community Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled to McIntyre Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

TERRENCE D. PICKETT

Died March 3, 2007 WARSAW -- Terrence "Breeze" Dale Pickett, 47, 225 Community Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Wiley Pickett and the late Eulah Johnson Pickett. Terrence was a 1977 James Kenan High...

RONALD T. RENFROW

Died March 3, 2007 CANTONMENT, Fla. -- Ronald Thomas "Ronnie" Renfrow, 51, 1651 North Tate School Road, died Saturday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HAZELLE S. WATKINS

May 11,1915-March 5, 2007 Hazelle Selby Watkins, 91, died Monday at The Brian Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Henry Watkins. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the...

Monday, March 5, 2007

JAMES E. BALLANCE

Died March 4, 2007 KENLY -- James Elmer Ballance, 82, 3939 Glendale Road, died Sunday. Graveside services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Barnes Cemetery with the Rev. Curtis Jones officiating. He is survived by his wife, Beadie...

CHARLES E. BEAMON

Died March 4, 2007 Charles Edwin Beamon, 84, 1703 Middleton Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GUY A. BEDFORD

July 20,1926 - March 5, 2007 Guy Ashley Bedford, 80, of 155 Princess Drive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mr. Bedford was born in Johnston County and was the son of the late William and Betty Smith...

KYLE M. BERGER

Dec. 22, 1986 - March 3, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Kyle Martin Berger, 20, died Saturday, March 3, 2007, at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Kyle was born in Austin, Texas, on Dec. 22, 1986 to Fred Berger and Becky Martin Berger...

ZELMA W. BORAH

Died March 5, 2007 Zelma Walden Borah, 407 Gulley St., died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Lightner Memorial Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

RUTH J. CARVER

Aug. 14, 1916-March 3, 2007 DURHAM -- Ruth Jackson Carver, 4622 Roxboro Road, passed away peacefully at her home on March 3, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, William S. Carver, of Rougemont, N.C.; and three brothers,...

JUSTINE D. COLEY

Died March 3, 2007 FREMONT-- Justine D. Coley, 82, 413 Napoleon Road, died Saturday at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The family will be receiving at the home of her niece, Pamela Harvey, 409 S. Sycamore St., Fremont. Condolences...

JESSE D. BARWICK

Oct. 20, 1989-March 3, 2007 DUDLEY -- Jesse Dylan Barwick, 17, 190 Quail Drive, died Saturday. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of Jimmy Barwick of Dudley and Tracey Barwick of Mount Olive. Dylan was an eleventh...

ANN S. FISHER

May 29,1933-March 3, 2007 Ann Solimano Fisher, 73, 217 Pinewood Drive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Rochester, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Mary Ventura Solimano and was the wife of the...

SAMUEL GERALD

Died March 4, 2007 ELMHURST, N.Y. -- Samuel Gerald, 62, 2633 96th St., died Sunday at Margaret Tietz Nursing Home, Jamacia Queens, N.Y. Among his survivors is Valencia Roach of Cheverly, Md. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by...

DAVID L. HARPER

Died March 2, 2007 David Lee Harper, 70, 1512 Juniper St., died Friday. Among his survivors is his wife, Nellie Harper of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by McIntrye Funeral Home Ministries....

EARNEST R. HUBBARD

Died March 1, 2007 Earnest R. Hubbard, 600 Madison Avenue, died Thursday at the Brian Center. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the First African Baptist Church, 803 Harris St., Goldsboro, with Dr. Louis Leigh officiating. Burial...

CHARLES JACKSON

Died March 4, 2007 KINSTON -- Charles Jackson, 65, 907 Linn Drive, died Sunday at Lenior Memorial Hospital, Kinston. He is survived by his son, Charles Parks of Kinston. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntyre Funeral...

LEO A. JARMAN

Died March 3, 2007 WARSAW -- Leo "Pete" Alfred Jarman Jr., 61, 232 N. Work Farm Road, died Saturday at Rex Hospital, Raleigh. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home, Mount Olive....

WALTER MILLER

Died March 3, 2007 RALEIGH -- Walter Miller, 38, formerly of Wayne County, died Sunday. He was the son of Lillie Ruth Miller of Dudley. The family is receiving friends at the home of his mother, 115 Erik Drive, Dudley....

LEE MOODY

Died March 4, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Lee Moody, 1401 Gurley Dairy Road, died Sunday at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

STANLEY P. SMITH

Oct. 5, 1968-March 4, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Stanley Patrick Smith, 38, died Sunday at his home, 1132 Mount Carmel Church Road. A Wayne County native, he was a graduate of Wayne Community College and a cum laude graduate of...

ANNE M. THIGPEN

April 19, 1945-March 3, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Anne Margaret Thigpen, 61, 102 Baker Drive, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Archie Kade and Annie Belle Little Lane...

FLOY A. THORNTON

Died March 3, 2007 FOUR OAKS -- Floy Adams Thornton, 95, 4987 Harper House Road, died Saturday. She was preceded in death by her husband, John S. Thornton; son, Sam Thornton Jr.; daughter, Dorothy T. Beck. Graveside services will be...

ELIZABETH W. TILLER

Dec. 3, 1940-Feb. 12, 2007 Elizabeth Williams Tiller, 66, 6003 Meadow Lane, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Bill and Louise Long Williams and the wife of David Tiller. She was a...

MARVIN WORRELL

Died March 4, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Marvin Worrell died Sunday at SunBridge Nursing Home, Mount Olive. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Lightner Memorial Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

Sunday, March 4, 2007

ERASTUS ALLEN

March 23, 1926- March 2, 2007 Erastus Allen, 80, of 206 W. Second St., Princeton, died Friday evening at his home. He was born to the late John B. and Bessie Roberts Allen. He was the husband of the late...

WILLIE BUTLER JR.

Died Feb. 28, 2007 Willie Butler Jr., 62, of 10190 Minnie Hall Road in Salemburg died Wednesday at the V.A. Medical Center in Fayetteville. Services were held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Beaver Dam Missionary Baptist Church in Clinton, with...

ANN S. FISHER

Ann Solimano Fisher, 73, of 217 Pinewood Drive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late George W. Fisher Jr. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory. Online condolences may be...

DEBRA GRADY

Died March 2, 2007 Debra Grady, 56, of 1407 Chapel Hill St., Durham, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Among her survivors are her daughter, Aquarius Grady of Durham; and her mother, Doris Darden of...

KATIE E. JONES

Nov. 18, 1987- March 2, 2007 Katie Elizabeth Jones, 19, of 435 Burton Road, Dudley died Friday night due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She was a 2006 graduate of Southern Wayne High School and was attending...

ANGELA PARKS

Died Feb. 27, 2007 Angela Parks, 39, of Woodburg, Va., died Tuesday at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Va. Funeral services for Mrs. Parks will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Victory and Dominion World in Snow Hill,...

ELIZABETH J. TILLER

Elizabeth J. Tiller, 66, of 6003 Meadow Lane in the Mar Mac Community, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of David Tiller. Arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro and online condolences...

FLOY A. THORNTON

Floyd Adams Thornton, 95, of Harper House Road in Four Oaks died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete at West and Dunn Funeral Home in Newton Grove. Condolences may be made to www.westanddunn.com....

ALMA JACKSON WISE

Died March 2, 2007 Alma Jackson Wise, 89, 595 Slapout Road, died Friday. Services will be held this afternoon at 2 p.m. at Eureka Christian Church, with the Rev. Frank Purvis officiating. Burial will be in Eureka Christian Church Cemetery....

Friday, March 2, 2007

WILLA J. BAGGETT

April 28, 1946-Feb. 26, 2007 FAISON-- Funeral services for Willia Jean Baggett, 60, 2646 Giddensville Road, will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Piney Green Disciple Church of Christ, Clinton, with the Rev. F. Geddie officiating. Burial will follow...

MAMIE H. BROWN

Died Feb. 27, 2007 COVINGTON, Ga. -- Mamie Hoskins Brown, former teacher of Goldsboro High School, died Tuesday at Covington Medical Center. Funeral services will be March 8 at 1 p.m. at Franklin Chapel AME Church, South Caledonia Road, Laurinburg,...

IRIS "POLLY" DAVIS

Sept. 8, 1930-Feb. 28, 2007 FREMONT -- Iris "Polly" Corbett Davis, 76, East Carolina Street, died Wednesday at home. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Fremont United Methodist Church, Fremont. The Rev. Judith Drye and the Rev....

DELILAH J. GLEASON

Jan. 13, 1942-Feb. 28, 2007 Delilah Jackson Gleason, 65, 342 Harolds Pond Lane, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Danville, Va., she was the daughter of the late William H. and Viola Radford Baise and the sister...

BILLY GRIFFIN

Aug. 3,1917-Feb. 28, 2007 Billy Griffin, 89, 506 Park Ave., a local architect, died Wednesday at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Reynolds Griffin. Memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the home,...

ERNEST HUBBARD

Ernest Hubbard died Thursday at the Brian Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

MILDRED NEWMAN

Sept. 8, 1906-Feb. 28, 2007 MOREHEAD CITY -- Mildred Newman, formerly of Knoxville, Tenn., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., and was a graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, the University of Cincinnati....

ANGELA PARKS

WOODBURG, Va. -- Angela Parks, 39, died Wednesday in Virginia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Funeral Services....

WILBERT L. TOLER

Died Feb. 25, 2007 PRINCETON -- Wilbert Lee Toler, 32, 2902 Old Smithfield Road, died Sunday at University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. He was a native of Johnston County and was preceded in death by his sister,...

NAOMI WILCOX

Naomi Wilcox, 81, 210 Shaw Court, died Thursday at her residence. Among her survivors is her daughter, Betty Thomas, of the home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

ALMA P. WISE

MOUNT OLIVE -- Alma P. Wise, 89, 595 Slapout Road, died Friday. Arrangements iare ncomplete at West and Dunn Funeral Home....

Thursday, March 1, 2007

CHESTER E. ANDREWS

Jan. 13, 1934-Feb. 28, 2007 DUDLEY -- Chester Evander Andrews, 73, 165 Pine Tree Lane, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Duplin County, he was the son the late Roland and Margaret Barwick Andrews. A veteran of the...

JOYCE E. COMBS

May 19, 1941-Feb. 27, 2007 Memorial service for Joyce Combs will be tonight at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont with visitation afterwards....

HAZEL H. DANIELS

July 23, 1923-Feb. 28, 2007 Hazel Hinnant Daniels, 83, died Wednesday at the Brian Center. Mrs. Daniels was born in Wayne County to the late Walter and Eunice Edwards Hinnant. She was married to the late John Monroe Daniels....

IRIS "POLLY" DAVIS

Died Feb. 28, 2007 FREMONT -- Iris "Polly" Pauline Corbett Davis, 76, died Wednesday at home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester R. Davis. Condolences to the family may be posted at www.shackleford-howell.com. Funeral arrangements are incomplete...

AMOS DOBSON SR.

Aug. 9, 1922-Feb. 25, 2007 MAGNOLIA -- Funeral services for Amos Dobson Sr., 84, 204 E.T. Dobson Lane will be 1 p.m., Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church with pastor E.T. Coston officiating. Burial will follow in the Dobson...

NYMPHUS DURHAM

Died Feb. 27, 2007 Nymphus Durham, 80, 524 Miller Chapel Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Wayne County and a retired state employee. Mr. Durham preceded in death by his parents, Kirby Durham Sr.,...

SGT. CURTIS L. HARPER

Funeral services for Sgt. Curtis Lee Harper, 27, will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary FWB Church, in the Jason Community, with Elder Antonio Blow officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery, LaGrange. He is survived by his wife,...

DELILAH J. GLEASON

Jan. 13, 1942-Feb. 28, 2007 Delilah Jackson Gleason, 65, 342 Harolds Pond Lane, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory and online condolences can be sent through www.shumate-faulk.com....

BILLY GRIFFIN

Died Feb. 28, 2007 Billy Griffin, 89, 506 Park Avenue, an architect, died Wednesday at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Reynolds Griffin. Condolences to the family may be posted at www.howellfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements are...

LETHA M. HUGHES

Feb. 9, 1929-Feb. 28, 2007 Letha M. Hughes, 78, formerly of 1902 E. Holly St., died Wednesday at the Brian Center. Born in Sampson County, she was the daughter of the late Eddie and Annie Thorne McCullen. She was...

PATRICIA C. MCLAUGHLIN

Died Feb. 28, 2007 KENLY -- Patricia "Pat" Carter McLaughlin, 59, died Wednesday. Graveside services will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the Silas Lucas Cemetery, Lucama, with the Rev. Jasper Renfrow officiating. She is survived by her husband, William...

CLIFFORD MOORE SR.

Died Feb. 28, 2007 Clifford Moore Sr., 53, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrange-ments will be announced by Dunn Funeral Home, Burgaw....

LETHA M. STALLINGS

Died Feb. 24, 2007 Letha M. Stallings, 61, Brian Center of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her father, Raymond Faison. Mrs. Stallings attended Wayne County Public Schools and received a business...

NORWOOD TROUBLEFIELD

Died Feb. 27, 2007 Norwood Troublefield, 72, 1405-D S. John St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Wayne County and retired from O'Berry Center. Mr. Troublefield was preceded in death by his parents, Horace...

DOROTHY M. WOOTEN

Died Feb. 25, 2007 LAGRANGE--Funeral services for Dorothy Morgan Wooten, 80, will be 1 p.m. Friday at St. James Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, LaGrange, with Elder John Ruffin officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery, LaGrange. She is...