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March 22, 2007 archives

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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...