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Friday, August 31, 2007

JACK BROWN

Jack Brown, 701 Arrow Point Drive, died this morning at his residence. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

ODIE H. CHASE

Odie Head Chase, 95, passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon, Aug. 30, with her family at her side. A native of Greene County, she was born March 7, 1912, the daughter of the late Lem and Ada Caudell Head. A homemaker,...

ANTHONY P. COX

Anthony P. Cox , 100 N. Herman St., died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

J. OLIN FAIL

Feb. 21, 1936-Aug. 30, 2007 James Olin Fail, 71, of 1919 N. Berkeley Blvd., died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Olin was born in Wayne County to the late Simon Fail and Lura Thompson Fail. He had worked...

KARA'UM GILLETTE

Kara'um Ni-yel Gillette, 31, died Wednesday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Funeral Services....

MARY SANTANGELO

Mary Santangelo, 94, died Wednesday evening, Aug. 29, 2007, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A private service will be held at a later date. Mrs. Santangelo was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on June 18, 1913 to the late Nunzio and...

WILLIAM H. SAULS

FREMONT -- Funeral service for Mr. William Henry Sauls, 78, of 105 Ward St., who died Thursday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital, will be held Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, at St. James Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, Fremont,...

MYRTIE W. STEVENS

Myrtie Williford Stevens, 91, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

RICHARD TAYLOR

IRIVINGTON, N.J. -- Richard Taylor, 60, 82 Orange Ave., formerly of Elm City, died Thursday in New Jersey. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson with the Elder Archie Bridgers officiating. Burial will be in...

Thursday, August 30, 2007

ROBERT E. DETWILER

Nov. 2, 1932-Aug. 29, 2007 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Robert Eugene Detwiler, 74, died Wednesday. Mr. Detwiler was born in Philadelphia to the late Robert and Madeleine Valin Detwiler. Robert grew up in Traverse City, Mich., and graduated from Traverse City...

RAY A. GRIMES

May 1, 1935-Aug. 28, 2007 Ray Albert Grimes, 72, of 3236 Hwy. 117 North, died Tuesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Ray was born in Wayne County to the late Lloyd Grimes and Sally Grady Grimes. He had worked...

ETHEL JARMON

WARSAW -- Ethel Jarmon, 68,122 Julia St., died yesterday at Duplin General Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw....

JOHN J. LEE SR.

Died Aug. 28, 2007 NEWTON GROVE -- John Jacob Lee Sr., 58, 113 Massey Road, died Tuesday. He is the son of Jack and LaRuth Lee of Newton Grove. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Lee of the home...

MARY SANTANGELO

Mary Santangelo, 94, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

WALTER SAULS

SNOW HILL -- Walter "Booster Boy" Sauls, 88, of 307 Pineshoal Drive, was born to the late George and Mary Moore Sauls on Nov. 30, 1918. He departed this life on Aug. 29, 2007. He was a member of...

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

BARBARA EVERETTE

PRINCETON -- Barbara Jean Everette, 70, 106 S. John St., died Tuesday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

RAY A. GRIMES

Ray Albert Grimes, 72, 3236 Hwy. 117 North, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SHEPARD HARDY

Shepard Hardy, 70, 205 E. Holly St., died Tuesday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

THELMA JACKSON

Thelma Jackson, 77, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

JOHN J. LEE SR.

NEWTON GROVE -- John J. Lee Sr., 58, 113 Massey Road, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete at West and Dunn Funeral Home of Newton Grove....

CHARLES B. WARD

Died Aug. 26, 2007 Funeral services for Charles Bernard Ward, 66, 917-A Carver Drive, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Pentecostal Holy Church, 600 E. Pine St., with Bishop Leamon Dudley officiating. Burial will follow in Old Mill Cemetery. Viewing...

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

GARY C. FAIRCLOTH

Died Aug. 25, 2007 PRINCETON -- Gary C. Faircloth, 56, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2007 at noon at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Fayetteville. Burial will follow...

ANZELOW HAGANS

May 25, 1930-Aug. 25, 2007 Anzelow Hagans died Saturday. He was the son of the late John and Carrie Best Hagans. Surviving are three sisters, True Miller Thompson, Ruby Barfield and Queen Esther Swinson, all of Goldsboro. Funeral services are...

RUSSELL A. JACKSON

June 2, 1933-Aug. 27, 2007 Russell Andrew Jackson, 74, died Monday morning at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Russell was born in Wayne County to the late Andrew Jackson and Alice Bass Jackson. He retired from Franklin Baking Company with 45 years...

HARDY SHEPARD

Hardy Shepard, 70, 205-A E. Holly St., died this morning at his residence. Arrange-ments are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

Monday, August 27, 2007

MILDRED C. DENNING

May 19, 1923-Aug. 21, 2007 PRINCETON -- Mildred Card Denning, 84, died Tuesday evening at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Born May 19, 1923 in Granville County she was a daughter of the late Joseph James and Annie Young Ellington Card and...

RUSSEL A. JACKSON

Russel Andrew Jackson, 74, 109 Beyer St., died today at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CALVIN PEACOCK

Died Aug. 26, 2007 KENLY -- Calvin Peacock, 75, Highway 42 West, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the Creech's Primitive Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Kenly Cemetery. Surviving...

BEULAH A. THREEWITTS

Feb. 20, 1926-Aug. 24, 2007 Beulah Atkins Threewitts, 81, formerly of Littleton, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Threewitts was born in Halifax County, N.C., to the late Joseph W. Atkins and Maggie Warren Atkins. She was preceded...

CHARLES B. WARD

Charles Bernard Ward, 66, 917A Carver Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McInytre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

LINDA H. WILLIAMS

Died Aug. 26, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Linda H. Williams, 64, died Sunday at her home. She was daughter of the late Willie and Irene McCullen Hare. She was retired bookkeeper and past-president of Jack's Radiator Service. Funeral services will...

Friday, August 24, 2007

LEWIS ALLEN

Lewis Allen of Waynesboro, Pa., died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home....

JAMES O. CARTER

Died Aug. 23, 2007 James Owen Carter of Goldsboro died peacefully at home Thursday after a battle with cancer. He was preceded in death by his parents, Enoch Marvin and Lorena Dickens Carter of Aurelian Springs, and by his...

MILDRED CARD DENNING

May 19, 1923-Aug. 21, 2007 PRINCETON -- Mildred Card Denning, 84, died Tuesday evening at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Born May 19, 1923 in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph James and Annie Young Ellington Card and...

KENNETH EDWARD FISHER

Kenneth Edward Fisher, 61, of 406 Brightseat Road, Landover, Md., formerly of Mount Olive, died Aug. 20 at his home. He is the son of the late Cicero and Goldia Brooks Fisher. Kenneth was educated in the Duplin County...

PHILLIP M. GILBERT

Phillip Michael Gilbert, 48, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 5 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro with visitation afterward. Entombment...

KATIE L. HALL

Oct. 9, 1915-Aug. 22, 2007 RALEIGH -- Katie Lee Hall, 91, died on Wednesday. Born to the late Archie and Lula Lee, Katie lived most of her life in the Goldsboro area. Katie was retired from Cherry Hospital in...

MARK HERRON

Mark Herron, 49, of 402 S. William St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Julius Herron Sr., and Ada Herron. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home with the...

SPC. STEVEN R. JEWELL

NEW BERN -- Spc. Steven Roy Jewell, 26, died Aug. 14, 2007, as a result of injuries sustained in a helicopter crash in Anbar Province, Iraq. Steven was proudly serving his country with the U.S. Army. He was born...

LYNN MCMILLION

Died Aug. 20, 2007 Funeral services for Lynn McMillion, 55, who died Monday will be held Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007 at 11 a.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel, Goldsboro, with pastor Thurman McCuller Sr., officiating. Interment will be in...

JULIA A. NEWSOME

July 22, 1911-Aug 18, 2007 Julia Rowe Braswell Newsome, 96, of 1200 Franklin St., died at Lenoir Memorial Hospital, Kinston, N.C. She was born to the late Julius and Sarah Rowe and departed this life on Saturday. Later she...

RICHARD TAYLOR

Richard Taylor, 60, of 82 Orange Ave., Irvington, N.J., formerly of Elm City, died Thursday in Irvington. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

RAYMOND WARREN JR.

Died Aug. 22, 2007 NEWTON GROVE -- Raymond Edward Warren Jr., 65, 67 Bluebird Lane, died Wednesday. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Father Paul Grant officiating. Burial will...

Thursday, August 23, 2007

J.O. CARTER

J.O. Carter, 79, 700 S. Claiborne St., died this morning at his home. Arrange-ments are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

C. GENE DAVENPORT

Nov. 1, 1932-Aug. 21, 2007 Carrol Gene Davenport, 74, of 2102 S. John St., died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Lenoir County, he was the son of the late Jesse P. and Verna Baysden Davenport. A...

KENNETH E. FISHER

LANDOVER, Md. -- Kenneth Edward Fisher, 61, 406 Brightseat Road, formerly of Mount Olive, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home of Mount Olive....

PHILLIP M. GILBERT

March 11, 1959-Aug. 21, 2007 Phillip Michael Gilbert, 48, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Portsmouth, Va., to the late Phillip and Doris Gilbert. One child survives. Funeral will be 5 p.m. Saturday from the chapel...

KATIE L. HALL

Katie Lee Hall, 91, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

MARK HERRON

Mark Herron, 49, 402 S. William St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

EDROY JONES

Dec. 29, 1925-Aug. 17, 2007 FREMONT -- Edroy Jones, 81, 303 Black St., died at the Brian Center Nursing Home in Goldsboro. He was born to the late Sherman and Clara Jones. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the...

LYNN MCMILLION

Lynn McMillion died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

MARGIE L. PARKER

Margie Lee Parker, 72, 400 Smithfield Road, died Sunday at O'Berry Center. Graveside rites were being held today at 11 a.m. in the Wayne County Cemetery. Arrangements by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

DALLAS PURVIS JR.

Aug. 25, 1933-Aug. 22, 2007 KENLY -- Dallas V. Purvis Jr., 73, died Wednesday. He was born in Martin County to the late Dallas and Ida Purvis. He is survived by his wife, Sallie Purvis and three children. Funeral will...

JUAQUIN VELASQUEZ-ROBLERO, ROBERTITO VELASQUEZ-ROBLERO, JULIO VELASQUEZ-ROBLERO

Died Aug. 16, 2007 Thelma Roblero Guanon and Jose Velasquez announce the birth and death of triplet sons, Juaquin Velasquez-Roblero, Robertito Velasquez-Roblero, and Julio Velasquez-Roblero. Funeral services will be 7:30 p.m. Friday at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro. Burial will...

OQUIN THOMPSON SR.

Dec. 22, 1920-Aug. 21, 2007 SELMA -- Oquin Person Thompson Sr. died Tuesday. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel Thompson and his parents, A. Zeb and Mary Thompson of Selma. Three children survive. Funeral will be 10...

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

ROSA S. BRYANT

May 26, 1921-Aug. 17, 2007 Rosa M. Speight Bryant, 86, of 101 Oakwood St., Apt. E, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Goldsboro, N.C. She was born to the late John and Margaret Edwards Speight. Funeral services will be...

C. GENE DAVENPORT

Carrol Gene Davenport, 74, 2102 S. John St., died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

JULIA R. NEWSOME

July 22, 1911-Aug 18, 2007 Julia Braswell Rowe Newsome, 96, of 1200 Franklin St., died at Lenoir Memorial Hospital, Kinston, N.C. She was born to the late Julia and Sarah Braswell Newsome and departed this life on Saturday. Later...

ELLEN L. O'BERRY

Feb. 18, 1909-Aug. 21, 2007 Ellen Lewis O'Berry, 98, formerly of Goldsboro, died on Tuesday at Penick Village in Southern Pines. Ellen was born in Rocky Mount to the late James Spencer Lewis and Mildred Dortch Lewis. She was married...

JAMES L. PERSON

Died Aug. 16, 2007 James Lee Person, 87, 830 N. John St., died at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Eastern Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Timothy Dortch will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery....

DOROTHY P. SANDFORD

Dec. 28, 1922-Aug. 20, 2007 ROCKINGHAM -- Dorothy Price Sandford, 84, died Monday. She was born in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Alice Price and Daniel Darius Price. Mrs. Sandford was a member of Zion United Methodist Church....

ALYNE K. WOODALL

JANESVILLE, Wis. -- Alyne K. Woodall passed away quietly into eternal peace on Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, at Mercy Hospital in Janesville, Wis. Alyne was born in Rockland, Texas, to Ruby and Ralph W. Kerlin on Sept.16, 1922. She grew...

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

BEATRICE G. BARFIELD

July 27, 1915-Aug. 20, 2007 Beatrice Garris Barfield, 92, died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center on Monday. Born in Wayne County to Mertie Garris and Fletcher Garris, "Beadie," as she was known to family and friends, graduated from LaGrange High...

MILDRED H. FREEKEN

June 26, 1920-Aug. 19, 2007 Mildred Novelle Hanke Freeken, 87, of 502 N. Jackson St., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Freeken was born in Stonewall County, Texas, to the late Rudolph Bernard Hanke and Frieda Hecht Hanke...

R. GAIL INGRAM

Sept. 11, 1948-Aug. 20, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Rita Gail Ingram, 58, of 1094 Grantham School Road, died Monday at her home. Gail was born in Wayne County to the late Raymond Carlton Ingram and Bessie Lee Howell Ingram....

EDNA S. LANGSTON

FREMONT-- Edna Sykes Langston, 79, of 3338 Big Daddy's Road, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, at her home. Funeral services will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at Faro Chapel Pentecostal...

NICHOLAS 'NICK' MELVIN

March 28, 1983-Aug. 19, 2007 Nicholas "Nick" Melvin, 24, of 121 Hollybrook Lane, died Sunday afternoon in an automobile accident. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of Dale and Brenda Melvin of Dudley. A loyal friend to...

Monday, August 20, 2007

CARL ANDERSON

Sept. 30, 1923-Aug. 18, 2007 Carl Anderson, age 83, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late William N. and Mittie N. Anderson and husband of the late Lou Ann Anderson....

MILDRED N. FREEKEN

Mildred N. Freeken, 87, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JIMMY S. GARDNER

Aug. 29, 1919-Aug. 19, 2007 CALYPSO -- Jimmy Sterling Gardner Sr., 87, of 506 Edwina Kornegay Road, died Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Tyndall Funeral Home...

NICHOLAS "NICK" MELVIN

Nicholas "Nick" Melvin, 24, of 121 Hollybrook Lane, died Sunday in a automobile accident. Arrangements are incomplete Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

JAMES A. "BUD" WALSTON

Oct. 10, 1928-Aug. 19. 2007 James Alton "Bud" Walston, 78, passed away on Sunday, ending an extensive battle with heart disease. A native of Greene County, he was the son of the late Samuel Stephen and Eva Vaughn Walston....

Sunday, August 19, 2007

GRACE D. BRAXTON

June 19, 1928- Aug. 17, 2007 Grace Dawson Braxton, 79, died Friday, Aug. 17, at the Brian Center of Wilson. Funeral will be held Monday at 7 p.m. from the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. A graveside...

LUBY BRYAN

Sept. 5, 1941-Aug. 17, 2007 Joseph Luby Bryan, 65, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Luby was born on Sept. 5, 1941, in Wayne County to the late Joseph Herbert Bryan and Fannie Harrell Bryan....

ROSA SPEIGHT BRYANT

Died Aug. 17, 2007 Rosa Speight Bryant, 86, of 101 Oakwood St., Apt. E, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and Mrs. Bryant's service has been entrusted to Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

DELORISE CAISON COLE

Died Aug. 16, 2007 Delorise C. Cole, 67, formerly of Goldsboro, died at her residence in Gastonia on Thursday evening from a lingering illness. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Maybelle Caison, and the wife of the...

CURTIS RAY ELDRIDGE

Died Aug. 16, 2007 Mr. Curtis Ray "Dee" Eldridge, 66, of 1444 Smithfield Highway, Newton Grove, died at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. He was the son of the late Bryant and Mary Eldridge and he departed this journey...

WILLIE LOFTON JR.

Willie Lofton Jr., 81, of 228 Smith Chapel Road in Mount Olive, died Friday at Sunbridge for Mount Olive. Arrangements are incomplete with Garris Funeral Home....

SAM MOORE

Dec. 7, 1923-Aug. 17, 2007 Matthew Samuel Moore, 83, of 1801 E. Azalea Drive, died Friday at his home. Sam was born in Wayne County on Dec. 7, 1923, to the late Matthew Kenan Moore and Ruth F. Moore....

JULIA A. NEWSOME

Julia Annette Newsome, 96, of 1200 Franklin St., died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Arrangements are incomplete and Mrs. Newsome's service has been entrusted to Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

JAMES LEE PERSON

James Lee Person, 87, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with McIntyre Funeral Home....

WILLIAM F. SETTLE

Dec. 26, 1930-Aug. 15, 2007 William Franklin Settle Jr., 76, of Eustis, Fla., passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007. He was born to the late William F. Settle Sr. and Ruth Simpson Settle on Dec. 26, 1930, in...

HELEN B. SPADUZZI

Nov. 29, 1917-Aug. 17, 2007 Mrs. Helen Bailey Spaduzzi, 89, of Goldsboro and formerly of Augusta, Ga., died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Spaduzzi was born in Washington, D.C. to the late William Wallace Bailey and Reba Sickles...

JUAQUIN VELAQUEZ-ROBLERO, ROBERTITO VELAQUEZ-ROBLERO, JULIO VELAQUEZ-ROBLERO

Born and Died Aug. 16, 2007 Thelma Roblero Guanon and Jose Velasquez announce the birth and death of triplet sons, Juaquin Velaquez-Roblero, Robertito Velaquez-Roblero and Julio Velaquez-Roblero. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. The family is being served by Shumate-Faulk...

Friday, August 17, 2007

FRANCES H. ADAMS

June 25, 1923-Aug. 15, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Frances Herndon Adams, 84, died on Wednesday at her home. Frances was born in Durham County to the late Henry Clay Herndon and Martha Wilkins Herndon. She was married to the former...

ELIZABETH O. BISSETTE

PRINCETON -- Elizabeth Overman Bissette, 96, Fellowship Church Road, died Thursday. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Rains Crossroads Church with burial in church cemetery. Visitation will be 1-3 p.m. prior to service. Arrangements by Minshew-Coley Funeral Home of...

DEBORAH W. CARMON

Died Aug. 7, 2007 HYATTSVILLE, Md. -- Deborah "Ann" Waters Carmon, 57, 2002 Charleston Place, formerly of LaGrange, died at Washington Adventist Hospital, Washington, D.C. She is survived by her husband, Franklin Carmon; mother, Nora Cogdell of LaGrange and one...

MARIE P. CRAFT

Nov. 20, 1919-Aug. 16, 2007 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Marie Potter Craft, 87, of 1509 Mark Herring Road, died Thursday at her home. Mrs. Craft was born in Lenoir County to the late Daniel and Elizabeth Nunn Potter. She was wife...

FLOYD W. DEAN

Died Aug. 13, 2007 WALLACE -- Floyd Wallace Dean, 72, died Monday at Day Springs Assisted Living. He was the son of the late Floyd and Lucinda Dean. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Dean and four children. Memorial...

JAMES E. DUNN

WARSAW -- James Edward "Jimmy" Dunn, 58, 8030 Old Warsaw Road, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

CURTIS R. ELDRIDGE

NEWTON GROVE -- Curtis Ray Eldridge, 66, 1444 Smithfield Highway, died Thursday at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

EDROY JONES

FREMONT -- Edroy Jones, 81, 303 Black St., died today at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

H. ELWOOD ROUSE

July 25, 1939-Aug. 16, 2007 WILMINGTON -- H. Elwood Rouse, 68, passed on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He leaves cherished memories with his son, Wayne Rouse of Raleigh; his daughter, Sheila Rouse of Wilmington;...

JOE W. SMITH

Aug. 29, 1927-Aug. 17, 2007 Joe William Smith, 79, a resident of the Pines, died this morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his loving family. A native of Wayne County, he was born the son of the...

RONALD N. TYNDALL

Oct. 24, 1922-Aug. 16, 2007 Ronald Nelson Tyndall, 84, of 300 Earl Drive, died Thursday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Mr. Tyndall was born in Greene County to the late Levi Ralph Tyndall and Esther Mitchell Tyndall. He retired from the...

Thursday, August 16, 2007

FRANCES H. ADAMS

PIKEVILLE -- Frances Herndon Adams, 84, died Wednesday at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES E. BEST

March 29, 1933-Aug. 14, 2007 James Elwood Best, 74, 705 Norwood Ezzell Road, died Tuesday at his residence. Born in Wayne, he was the son of the late James and Julia Best. He was preceded in death by his wife,...

ELIZABETH 'LIB' BREWER

ELLENBORO -- Elizabeth Emeline "Lib" Blanton Brewer, 67, of 381 Short Road, Ellenboro, N.C., died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007, at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Cleveland County, she was born Oct. 10, 1939, to the late Carl G. and...

DONALD P. BUTTS

Dec. 23, 1933-Aug. 16, 2007 Donald Philip Butts, 73, died Thursday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Randle Butts Sr. and Ethel Gunn Butts. Mr. Butts was a veteran of the U.S....

EDD "RED" HINSON

LAGRANGE -- Edd "Red" Hinson, 60, of 208 E. King St., died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007, at home. A graveside service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Gurley Family Cemetery in Pikeville. The Rev. Bill Cotton will officiate....

KENNETH L. KINLAW

Kenneth Lamont Kinlaw, died Sunday evening, Aug. 11, 2007, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by family and friends. He was the son of the late Joe Kinlaw and Annie Pearl Kinlaw. "Ken", as he was affectionately called was born...

HERMAN E. ROUSE

Herman E. Rouse, 68, died this morning at New Hanover Regional Hospital in Wilmington. Arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

CHRISTINE 'TINY' LANE

Died Aug. 14, 2007 Christine "Tiny" T. Lane of 116 Neal Drive, in the Rosewood Community, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday night at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, surrounded by her family and friends. Tiny was...

MARY A. SKEETE

Mary Ann Skeete, 58, of Goldsboro died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007, at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Church Ministries with Apostle Tino Bell officiating. Burial will be...

ZAY D. SMITH

July 25, 1922-Aug. 15, 2007 PRINCETON -- Zay Dock Smith, 85, of 7394 Hickory Crossroads Road, died Wednesday morning. He was the son of the late Charlie Nixon Smith and Virginia Smith Wall. He is the widower of Ethel Mae...

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

JAMES E. BEST

MOUNT OLIVE -- James Elwood Best, 74, 705 Norwood Ezzell Road, died Tuesday at his residence. Arrangements incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

MARVIN S. GARNER

Dec. 10, 1931-Aug. 12, 2007 Chief Master Sgt. Marvin Scott Garner, Retired U.S. Air Force, 76, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Marvin was born in Duplin County to the late Sam B. Garner and Mattie Summerlin Garner. While...

EDWARD HINSON

LAGRANGE -- Edward Hinson, of LaGrange Meadows, 208 King St., died today at home. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

KENNETH L. KINLAW

Kenneth Lamont Kinlaw, died Sunday evening, Aug. 11, 2007, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by family and friends. He was the son of the late Joe Kinlaw and Annie Pearl Kinlaw. "Ken", as he was affectionately called was born...

TINY LANE

Christine "Tiny" Turnage Lane, 74, 116 Neal Drive, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Goldsboro....

LUCILLE PLUMMER

Died Aug. 9, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Lucille Plummer, 80, 107 Cobb St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Two children survive. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Gospel Light Church with the Rev. Dwight Morrisey officiating. Burial will...

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

DOROTHY E. BOWDEN

Dec. 5, 1946-Aug. 11, 2007 Dorothy "Dot" Elizabeth Bowden, 60, died Saturday at her residence. She was born in Goldsboro to the late James and Hattie Bowden. She is survived by a sister, Geraldine Bowden-Pegram and three brothers, James,...

MARVIN S. GARNER

Marvin S. Garner died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LOUIS V. PRICE

Nov. 23, 1934-Aug. 13, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Louis V. Price, 72, of 146 Britt Road, died Monday. He had been a farmer, a long-time employee of Garner Bros. in Mount Olive, and #1 Builders Supply in Mount Olive from...

LACY W. STEVENS

Died Aug. 9, 2007 SNOW HILL, Md. -- Lacy Whitley Stevens, 86, died Thursday at Wicomico Nursing Home in Salisbury, Md. Born in Goldsboro, he was the son of the late Luby and Lettie Stevens. He is survived by his...

JEFFREY L. WATSON

Died Aug. 12, 2007 Jeffrey Lee Watson, 41, of 203 Marianna Drive, died on Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the owner and operator of Watson Lawn Care Services. Jeff was a loving husband and a wonderful father...

Monday, August 13, 2007

RONALD R. EASON

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. -- Ronald Reid Eason, 64, was born in Elizabeth City, N.C., and raised in Mount Olive, N.C. where he was a member of the First Baptist Church and graduated from Mount Olive High School in 1961. He attended...

M. LOUISE EZZELL

March 30, 1934-Aug. 12, 2007 MAGNOLIA -- Mary Louise Ezzell, 73, died Sunday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Edgecombe County to the late Romy and Lottie Cherry. She is survived by her husband, Raymond Ezzell of...

KENNETH KINLAW

Kenneth Kinlaw, 58, 202 Waters Circle, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

PATRICIA B. WALL

Oct. 30, 1947-Aug. 11, 2007 KENLY -- Mrs. Patricia B. Wall, age 59, of Old Beulah Road, died Saturday evening. She was born in Wilson County to the late William Ollie Boykin and surviving mother, Mary Minshew. Mrs. Wall was...

JEFF WATSON

Jeff Watson, 41, 203 Marianna Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Faith Free Will Baptist Church. Visitation will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Seymour Funeral Home....

Sunday, August 12, 2007

DOROTHY E. BOWDEN

Dorothy E. "Dot" Bowden, of 205 E. Elm St., died Saturday evening at home. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home....

EVELYN BASS DAIL

Oct. 22, 1922-Aug. 11, 2007 Evelyn Bass Dail, 84, of 1253 Tram Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Duplin General Hospital. She was born in Columbus County to the late Willie James and Bertha Bufkin Bass. A graveside service will...

JACQUELINE D. RHODES

March 12, 1948-Aug. 9, 2007 Jacqueline Diane Rhodes, 59, of 200 Short St., passed away Thursday at home. Funeral will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Goldsboro, with the Rev. Antonia...

ALASKA R. STANLEY

Feb. 9, 1949-Aug. 8, 2007 Alaska Ray Stanley, 58, of 323 Lancaster Road, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A memorial service will be held...

Friday, August 10, 2007

ROBERT C. BASS SR.

April 9, 1912-Aug. 8, 2007 Robert Clifton Bass Sr., 95, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Bass was born in Wilson County to the late Henry Bass and Lula Thomilson Bass. He was married to the late Gladys Lewis...

MABLE B. CLOSS

RALEIGH -- Mable Ruth Booth Closs, formerly of Goldsboro, died Aug. 2, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Hayward Funeral Home of Raleigh....

ALBERTO C. FELIPE

Died Aug. 6, 2007 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Alberto Cabrera Felipe, 28, 2182 Pineview Cemetery Road, died Monday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Saturday from Posada Guadclupana, Garner Chapel Road, Mount Olive with the...

KIMBERLY S. GRIFFIN

Sept. 11, 1961-Aug. 8, 2007 WARSAW -- Kimberly S. Griffin, 45, 1059 Penny Branch Road, died Wednesday at New Hanover Regional Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Allen Griffin of the home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at...

MARGARET HOUSTON

Died Aug. 8, 2007 KINSTON -- Margaret Houston, formerly of Wayne County, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Holly Hill Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, in the Beston Station community....

LUCILLE PLUMMER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Lucille Plummer, 80, 107 Cobb St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Mount Olive....

JAMES E. PRICE

Died Aug. 10, 2007 James "Pinky" Edward Price, 84, of 109 Perry Drive, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Nathan and Carrie Howell Price and the widower of...

BARRY H. SCOTT

Died Aug. 8, 2007 Barry Hal Scott, age 48, of 252 Westbrook Ave., died Wednesday at his home. He was the son of the late Harold and Mable Tuck Scott of Goldsboro. The family will receive friends Saturday from 5-7...

MARY SKEETE

DUDLEY -- Mary Skeete, 58, died Thursday at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

ALASKA R. STANLEY

Feb. 9, 1949-Aug. 8, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Alaska Ray Stanley, 58, 323 Lancaster Road, died Wednesday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. He was born in Duplin County to Elnora Stanley of Pink Hill and the late Benjamin Stanley....

JADIE D. TAYLOR

Died Aug. 7, 2007 Jadie Demon' Taylor, 22, 106 Twin Creeks Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was son of Irene Taylor and Jadie Wilson of Goldsboro. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at Bear Creek Headquarters in...

Thursday, August 9, 2007

ROBERT C. BASS

Robert C. Bass, 95, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrange-ments are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JESSE M. CORBETT

Dec. 26, 1933-Aug. 7, 2007 On Tuesday evening, Aug. 7, 2007, the Lord called home Jesse Marvin Corbett. A graveside service will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at Eureka Cemetery with the Rev. Joe Strouse officiating. He was...

KIMBERLY S. GRIFFIN

WARSAW -- Kimberly S. Griffin, 45, died Wednesday at New Hanover Regional Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

OLGA K. HEPFINGER

Aug. 25, 1922-Aug. 6, 2007 ALGONQUIN, ILL. -- Olga Frances Knaus Hepfinger, 84, passed away Monday at Centegra Northern Illinois Medical Center, McHenry. She was born in Traunk, Mich., the daughter of Max and Frances Laurich Knaus. She was...

EDDIE M. LANGLEY

SPRING HOPE -- Eddie M. Langley died Monday at University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are incomplete at William Toney's Funeral Home of Spring Hope....

PRISCILLA B. MIDDLETON

Died July 27, 2007 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Priscilla "Nee" Branch Middleton , 92, formerly of Wayne and Duplin Counties, died at T.J.U.H. in Philadelphia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbert Middleton Sr. and her parents, Mary and...

JARVIS L. MILLER

Died Aug. 7, 2007 TEACHEY -- Jarvis Lee Miller, 50, 378 Bay Road, died Tuesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. He is survived by his wife, Treva Miller of the home; mother, Hilda Miller of Teachey; and two...

JACQUELINE D. RHODES

MOUNT OLIVE -- Jacqueline D. Rhodes, 59, 200 Short St., died today at home. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

FRANKLIN SIMMONS SR.

Feb. 20, 1945-July 29, 2007 PEMBERTON, N.J. -- On Sunday, July 29, 2007, Mr. Franklin Simmons Sr. passed away peacefully in his home in Pemberton, N.J., with his loving wife of 40 years, Mrs. Kay Simmons, by his side....

ALASKA R. STANLEY

PIKEVILLE -- Alaska Ray Stanley, 58, Lancaster Road, died Wednesday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

JESSE M. CORBETT

Dec. 26, 1933-Aug 7, 2007 FREMONT -- Jesse Marvin Corbett, 73, 724 Reid Town Road, died Tuesday at home. He is survived by his mother, Nancy Jernigan Sauls of Goldsboro; his wife, Betty Corbett; and three children. Graveside service will...

JOHN D. COTTRELL SR.

Died Aug. 7, 2007 OXFORD -- John David Cottrell Sr., 80, resident of Evarts, Ky., died Tuesday at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruby Cottrell and parents, Willie and Mary Alice Cottrell. Two children survive....

ALBERTO C. FELIPE

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Alberto Cabrera Felipe, 28, 2182 Pineview Cemetery Road, died Monday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

BRENDA M. MARTINEZ

SELMA -- Brenda M. Martinez, 53, Pittman Road, died Tuesday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Banners Chapel Church Cemetery. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home....

PRISCILLA MIDDLETON

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Priscilla Branch Middleton, 75, formerly of 2184 Ross Ward Bridge Road, Kenans-ville, died in Philadelphia. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

PERCY "BILL" MOORE

Died Aug. 3, 2007 FAISON -- Funeral services for Percy "Bill" Moore, 74, 3387 Brewer Road, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Hill's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Dr. Henry Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in the Armwood Cemetery. He...

CLARICE N. PARKS

Died Aug. 3, 2007 Clarice Newsome Parks, 64, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Thursday at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Harrington officiating. Viewing with the family present will be 6-7...

REXFORD SULLIVAN

Died Aug. 6, 2007 SMITHFIELD -- Rexford Sullivan, 89, died Monday. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home Chapel of Kenly. Visitation will follow service. Burial will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Piney Grove Church Cemetery....

JADIE D. TAYLOR

Jadie Demon' Taylor, 22, 106 Twin Creeks Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

GLADYS C. BOWDEN

Died Aug. 4, 2007 WARSAW -- Gladys Cooper Bowden, 216 E. Best St., died Saturday at Mary Gran Nursing Center. She was the daughter of the late Henry and Ada Cooper. She is survived by her husband, Rivers Bowden of...

JIMMY FERGUSON JR.

Jimmy Claude Ferguson Jr., age 46, passed away Sunday evening, Aug. 5, 2007 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A celebration of life service will be held on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and...

MARGARET B. FUTCH

Jan. 31,1941-Aug. 4, 2007 Margaret B. Futch, age 66, passed away Saturday from COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was diagnosed with this lung disease in 1999, and together with her family fought to live her life to the...

WILBUR L. HART

Oct. 16, 1935-Aug. 6, 2007 Wilbur Lee Hart, 71, a resident of the Pines, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Wilbur was born in Wayne County to the late Gurney Lee Hart and Ruby Lee Parks. He was a retired...

JOSEPH K. KING

FAISON -- Mr. Joseph Kenneth King, 78, of 4850 Giddensville Road, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, in Wayne Memorial Hospital. The celebration of his life will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug....

MARY F. MCDOUGAL

Died Aug. 5, 2007 GRANTS CREEK -- Mary Frances McDougal, 69, died Sunday at Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. She is survived by her husband, Charles McDougal of the home and two children. Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Thursday...

ROBERT L. MINTON JR.

Aug. 16, 1920-Aug. 5, 2007 WARSAW -- Robert Lamberth Minton Jr., 86, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born to the late Eula and Robert Minton Sr. One child survives. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Community...

RETIRED MASTER SGT. WARREN A. RUDISILL

Nov. 5, 1937-Aug. 4, 2007 Retired Master Sgt. Warren Allen Rudisill, age 69, of Goldsboro died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Richland, Ind., to the late Henry and Wildon Emma Abshire Rudisill and was...

REXFORD SULLIVAN

SMITHFIELD -- Rexford Sullivan, 89, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home of Kenly....

Monday, August 6, 2007

GEORGE H. BEST

Feb. 1, 1917-Aug. 4, 2007 WARSAW -- George Henry Best, 90, 609 E. Chelly St., died Saturday at Glen Care. He was born to the late Bryant and Anna Best. He is survived by his wife, Susie Best of the...

GLADYS C. BOWDEN

WARSAW -- Gladys Cooper Bowden, 612 E. Best St., died Saturday at Mary Gran Nursing Home in Clinton. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Warsaw....

ANN N. FREDERICK

Nov. 23, 1937-Aug. 4, 2007 RALEIGH -- Ann Newbould Frederick, 69, died Saturday at her home. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007, at North Raleigh United Methodist Church, 8501 Honeycutt Road, Raleigh, N.C. 27615....

JIMMY FERGUSON

Jimmy Ferguson, 46, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

STEPHEN E. KEARNEY

Nov. 12, 1944-Aug. 5, 2007 Mr. Stephen Eugene Kearney, 62, of 1196 Saulston Road, died on Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Stephen was born in Greene County to the late Joseph Stephen Kearney and Edna...

JOSEPH K. KING

Died Aug. 5, 2007 FAISON -- Joseph Kenneth King, 78, 4850 Giddensville Road, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete at West and Dunn Funeral Home of Newton Grove....

NAOMI H. POLTER

Jan. 12, 1918-Aug. 4, 2007 Mrs. Naomi Huffman Polter, 89, went to be with her Lord on Saturday at her home surrounded by her family. Naomi was born in Wayne County to the late Lloyd C. Huffman and Esther...

RHONDA S. SCOTT

Died Aug. 5, 2007 WHORTONSVILLE -- Rhonda Silverthorne Scott, 53, died Sunday at home. She was a member of Bethel F.W.B. Church. She was an educator at Fred Anderson School. Mrs. Scott was a loving wife, mother, "nana" and sister....

EVA L. SMITH

Died Aug. 2, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Eva Lee Smith, 75, 160 Booker St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Elm Grove Church of Christ in Pikeville. Pastor Kenneth Vaughn will officiate. Burial will...

LYNNE B. SUGG

May 10, 1965-Aug. 4, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Lynda "Lynne" Barnes Sugg, 42, died suddenly at her home on Saturday. Lynne was born in Wayne County to Linda Vail Barnes and William Pete Barnes of Pikeville. She had worked as a...

Sunday, August 5, 2007

ANNIE BYERLY BUIE

Jan. 27, 1931-Aug. 5, 2007 Annie Byerly Buie, 76, of Rudolph Street, Goldsboro, formerly of Lexington, died Thursday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital after declining health. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007 at Piedmont...

GAVIN MICHAEL EVANS

Born and died Aug. 2, 2007 Christopher Evans and Erica Elizabeth Kerner announce the birth and death of heir son, Gavin Michael Evans on Aug. 2, 2007, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is also survived by his maternal grandparents,...

ANN N. FREDERICK

Ann N. Frederick, 69, of Raleigh, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete with Brown-Wynne Funeral Home....

MARGARET B. FUTCH

Margaret B. "Marge" Futch, 66, died Saturday at Duke University Medical Center in Durham Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

ROBERT L. JACKSON

June 22, 1943-Aug. 3, 2007 RiICHMOND, Va. -- Robert Lakey "Bobby" Jackson, 64, of Richmond, Va., died Friday at his home. Bobby was born in Wilmington, to the late Ashley Howard and Evelyn Boyd Jackson. Funeral will be held at...

ANN L. LITTLETON

Nov. 28, 1940-Aug. 2, 2007 Ann Laws Littleton, 66, of 150 Falling Creek Church Road, died Thursday evening at her home surrounded by her family and friends. Ann was born in Lenoir County on Nov. 28, 1940, and was...

ALEASE S. MINSHEW

May 29, 1929-Aug. 3, 2007 LaGRANGE -- Alease Smith Minshew, 78, of 108 Dana Drive, died Friday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Alease was born in Greene County on May 29, 1929, to the late Joe Smith and...

PERCY MOORE

FAISON -- Percy "Bill" Moore, 74, 3387 Brewer Road, died Friday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Garris Funeral Home....

CLARICE N. PARKS

Clarice Newsome Parks, 64, of Goldsboro, died Friday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

DAVID F. POTTER

David Franklin Potter, 61, formerly of Goldsboro, died suddenly Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

WARREN A. RUDISILL

Warren A. Rudisill died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

LINDA B. SUGG

Linda B. Sugg, 42, of 281 E Mount Carmel Church Road, died Saturday at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CHARLES A. SUMMERLIN JR.

March 24, 1917-Aug. 3, 2007 Charles Allen Summerlin Jr., 90, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, at Cypress Glen Retirement Community in Greenville. Charlie was born in Mount Olive on March 24, 1917, to the late Charles Allen Summerlin Sr....

VIRGINIA W. TEMPLE

July 21, 1923-Aug. 3, 2007 Virginia Worley Temple, 84, of 228 Coral Road in Sleepy Creek, died Friday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. Born in Mecklenburg County, she was the daughter of the late C. Edward and Jean Austin Worley...

DEBRA WARD

Oct. 18, 1953-Aug. 2, 2007 LaGRANGE -- Debra Lynette Ward, 53, passed away Thursday, Aug. 2, 2007, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Debra was born in Mecklenburg County on Oct. 18, 1953. She was employed with Goldsboro...

Friday, August 3, 2007

INEZ G. BUTTS

Nov. 17, 1923-Aug. 2, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Inez Garris Butts, 83, of 490 N. Beston Road, died Thursday at her home. Mrs. Butts was born in Wayne County to the late Fletcher Parker Garris and Mertie Garris. She was wife...

GERALD P. ELMORE

May 23, 1942-Aug. 1, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Gerald Page Elmore, 65, 7384 Highway 70 West, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wayne County to the late J.R. and Glen Elmore. He is survived by his wife,...

GAVIN M. EVANS

Died Aug. 2, 2007 Christopher Evans and Erica Kerner announce the birth and death of their son, Gavin Michael Evans on Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Monday at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

SYLVIA K. FORD

April 12, 1957-Aug. 2, 2007 AUTRYVILLE -- Sylvia Knowles Ford, age 50, of 1324 Carroll Store Road, went to be with her Lord on Thursday morning at Highsmith-Rainey Hospital in Fayetteville. Born in Harnett County to Thomas and Shirley...

COY D. GAINEY

Nov. 14, 1930-Aug. 1, 2007 RALEIGH -- Coy D. "Sonny" Gainey, 76, died on Wednesday at his home surrounded by his family. Coy was born in Goldsboro, Wayne County, to the late Coy A. Gainey and Julia Becton Gainey. He...

VAUGHN S. JENKINS

Vaughn Stuart Jenkins, 67, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Goldsboro....

ANN L. LITTLETON

Nov. 28, 1940-Aug. 2, 2007 Ann Laws Littleton, 66, of 150 Falling Creek Church Road, died Thursday evening at her home surrounded by her family and friends. Ann was born in Lenoir County and was raised in Wayne County....

SARAH B. RICHARDSON

Died July 30, 2007 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sarah Burnell Richardson, 93, died Monday in Washington. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel with Apostle D. L. Mcintyre officiating. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. Visitation...

EVA L. SMITH

PIKEVILLE -- Eva Lee Smith, 75, 160 Booker St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

CHARLIE SUMMERLIN

Charlie Summerlin, 90, died Friday at Cypress Glenn in Greenville. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Goldsboro....

DORIS "DOT" TURNER

Sept. 2, 1924-Aug. 1, 2007 At age 82, Dot Hood Turner went to be with our Lord. An active member of the First Baptist Church of Goldsboro, she served as a deacon, director of Sunday school, chairman of Budget...

DEBRA WARD

Debra Ward, 53, died Thursday at Pitt County Me-morial Hospital in Greenville. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

Thursday, August 2, 2007

KATHRINE BENSON

Oct. 27, 1950-July 29, 2007 KERNERSVILLE -- Kathrine Benson, 56, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday at her residence. She is survived by her husband, David Benson and two children. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Goldsboro Seventh-Day Adventist Church....

WILMA BOSWELL

JACKSONVILLE -- Wilma Ruth Creech Boswell, age 86, formerly of Aycock Street in Fremont passed away, Wednesday, August 1, 2007, at Britthaven of Jacksonville. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 3, 2007, at 3 p.m. from the chapel...

FRANCES C. CREWS

Aug. 25, 1925-Aug. 1, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Frances Chadwick "Bootie" Crews, 81, 120 Franklin St., died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. She was born in Brunswick County to the late John and Ida Chadwick. Four children survive. Graveside service will...

JEROME CROMARTIE

Died July 30, 2007 HOPE MILLS -- Jerome Cromartie, brother of Edward Cromartie and wife, Hilda Pollock Cromartie, of Mount Olive, died Monday in Philadelphia, Pa. His other survivors include his wife, Vera; son, Juan; daughter, Cheryl; mother, Mable; and...

SYLVIA FORD

Sylvia Ford, 50, died Thursday at Highsmith-Rainey Hospital in Fayetteville. Arrangements are pending with Shumate Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

COY D. GAINEY

Coy D. Gainey, 76, a resident of Raleigh, died Wednesday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Goldsboro....

MARGARET B. GENTRY

Nov. 6, 1931-Aug. 1, 2007 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Margaret Burgess Gentry, 75, died Wednesday at Wayne County Rest Villa in Fremont. A native of Dalton, Ga., she had lived in Tennessee for many years before relocating to Wayne County in...

JAMES R. MOORE

Died July 30, 2007 TEACHEY -- James "Dick" Ray Moore, 60, died Monday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. He is survived by his wife, Adie T. Moore and four stepchildren. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at the...

E. JANE F. THOMPSON

Aug. 21, 1925-Aug. 1, 2007 Elizabeth Jane Fehring Thompson, age 81, of Goldsboro died Wednesday at The Brian Center of Goldsboro. She was born in Elizabeth, N.J., to the late John and Margaret Dodge Fehring and was married to the...

DORIS "DOT" TURNER

Doris "Dot" Hood Turner, 82, of 300 Saddlewood Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Shumate Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

WILMA C. BOSWELL

JACKSONVILLE -- Wilma Ruth Creech Boswell, 86, formerly of Aycock Street in Fremont, died today at Britthaven of Jacksonville. Arrangements are incomplete at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home of Fremont....

MAERENE H. HINNANT

Sunrise -- April 3, 1931 Sunset -- July 29, 2007 Maerene Hayes Hinnant, 76, of 201 Greg Drive, went to be with her Lord on Sunday. Mrs. Hinnant was the widow of Ronnie Hinnant and John Henry Parker and...

MARTHA T. SMUTNY

Died July 29, 2007 Martha Terrill Smutny, 62, of 113 Oak Ridge Drive, died Sunday. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, August 8, 2007 in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with Horace Modlin officiating. The family will receive...

GLEN SUTTON SR.

Jan.12, 1912-July 28, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Glen Sutton Sr., age 95, of 1544 Airport Road, died Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Goldsboro, N.C. He was born in Wayne County to the late Henry and Rancie Best Sutton. Funeral...