Goldsboro News-Argus | Obituaries: April 29, 2007 Archives

KEN BARFIELD

Sept. 25, 1963-April 26, 2007 Kendall Edward "Ken" Barfield, 43, died Thursday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. He was born in Wayne County to Melvin Edward Barfield of Seven Springs and the late Ida Blizzard Barfield. Funeral will be...

MARCELLUS JAMES BEST II

Sept. 13, 1912-April 28, 2007 Marcellus James Best II, 94, died Saturday at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Janet Sanborn Best. Mr. Best was born in Goldsboro to the late William...

JOHN COVINGTON

John Covington of 222 Stanley Chapel Church Road died late Friday. Among his survivors is a daughter, Angela Covington. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home....

JESSE EARL CREECH

Aug. 7, 1930-April 27, 2007 Jesse Earl Creech, 76, of 1809 Selah Church Road, Four Oaks, died Friday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born to the late James Robert and Fannie Lamb Creech. He was a retired farmer...

CHRISTINE O. GRANT

Dec. 28, 1915-April 26, 2007 Christine O'Berry Grant, 91, passed away Thursday, April 26, at her home. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Perry Jenkins O'Berry Sr. and Kenneth Penelope "Kennie" McCullen O'Berry. In...

DORIS KINSEY

Died April 27, 2007 Services for Mrs. Doris V. Kinsey are scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries Chapel. The burial will follow in the Elmwood Cemetery. Pastor Kenneth Jones of Stanley Chapel Church will deliver the...

JOHN W. "BILL" LANE

March 24, 1919-April 27, 2007 John William "Bill" Lane, 88, of West Station Street, died Friday afternoon. Born in Mount Olive, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a mechanic, having been employed at the former Hatcher-Smith...

ELLIE LOFTON

Oct. 11, 1922-April 26, 2007 Services for Mr. Ellie Lofton, 1013 E. Mulberry St., will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Best Grove M.B. Church, with the Rev. Joe A. Jackson officiating. Interment will be at the Evergreen Memorial...

HARRY L. MONTGOMERY

Died April 25, 2007 Harry Lee Montgomery, 60, died Wednesday, at his home in Leland. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at Island Creek AME Church, 1343 West Charity Road, Rose Hill, with the Rev. Deother Melvin officiating. Burial will...

ALICE TAYLOR PADGETT

Died April 27, 2007 STANTONSBURG -- Alice Taylor Padgett, 83, formerly of Stantonsburg, died Friday in Raleigh. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Church St. Chapel of the Farmville Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Hollywood Cemetery...

ELLA M.D. PEEDIN

Died Oct.26, 1908 Ella Mae Dail Peedin, 98, of Raleigh, formerly of Selma, died Saturday. Born in Lenoir County, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Franklin and Agnes Driver Dail. Her husband was the late James Edwin "Ed"...

EVERETT PROUD

Sept. 2, 1920-April 27, 2007 Everett Richardson Proud, 86, a former resident of the Pines, died Friday evening at the Brian Center. He was born in El Paso, Texas, to the late Alfred Richardson Proud and Edith Beach Proud....

NORMAN RICHARDSON

Died April 27, 2007 Norman Richardson, 71, 225 Richardson Road, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Coley Funeral Home Chapel, with the Revs. Harold Swinson and Howard Scott officiating. Entombment will be...

EZEKIEL SUTTON

Died April 25, 2007 Services for Ezekiel Sutton Jr., 59, of 2731 New Hope Road, LaGrange, who died at Kinston Rehabilitation Center, will be 1 p.m. Monday at Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church in LaGrange, with pastor Larry Johnson officiating....

MAE ELIZABETH YELVERTON

May 17, 1928-April 25, 2007 Mae Elizabeth Yelverton, 78, of 6035 Hwy 117 North died Wednesday at home. A memorial service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. The Rev. Judy...

EVELYN WILLIAMS

Died April 26, 2007 Evelyn Smith Williams, 71, of 11501 Suttontown Road, died Thursday. Funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Royal-Hall Funeral Home Chapel, with the Revs. Bill Cotton and Reynolds Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the Clinton...