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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

JOSEPHINE M. BAGLEY

Josephine McKinley Bagley, 87, of 210 House St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

JANIE LEE BRASWELL

Janie Lee Braswell, 73, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

NANCY RAE BROWN

Died Oct. 30, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Nancy Rae Brown, 51, of 103 Britlan Drive, died Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Nancy was born in York County, Maine, to the late Bill and Bernice Patterson. She was a...

SEDALIA SMITH GREEN

FREMONT -- Sedalia Smith Green, 78, of Turner Swamp Road, passed away on Tuesday morning, Oct. 30, 2007, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, at 7 p.m. in...

MAGGIE C. KORNEGAY

Died Oct. 27, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Funeral for Maggie Cox Kornegay, 59, of 320 Cricket Ridge Road, who died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital, will be 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Mark Church of Christ of Goldsboro with the...

MERCIE L. PARKER

Died Oct. 30, 2007 SNOW HILL -- Mercie Lee Parker, 77, 905 Jennifer Lane, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Eight children survive. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter F.W.B. Church. Interment will be at Snow...

ONTERIO Q. SUMMERS

LAGRANGE -- Onterio Quadray Summers, 121 Beston Drive, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

EDWARD ALPHIN SR.

May 29, 1934-Oct. 38, 2007 FARMVILLE -- Edward Earl "Papa" Alphin Sr., 73, of 2601 Cobb Dail Road, died Sunday at his home. He was born in Greene County to the late John and Clara Alphin. Six children survive. Funeral...

NANCY R. BROWN

PIKEVILLE -- Nancy Rae Brown, 51, of 103 Britlan Drive, died Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SEDALIA S. GREEN

FREMONT -- Sedalia S. Green, 78, of Turner Swamp Road, died today. Arrangements are incomplete at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home, 102 N. Pine St., Fremont....

MORRIS J. HALL

Died Oct. 25, 2007 Morris Junior Hall, 34, died Thursday at his home. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Janice and Larry Graham of Pink Hill and his father, Maurice Hall of Warsaw. Funeral will be 2 p.m....

EDNA HITE

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Edna Hite, 80, formerly of 303 S. Leslie St., died Saturday at home, 5217 Marcas Acres. Arrangements have been made at Altmeyer Funeral Home, 5792 Greenwich Road, Virginia Beach, Va. 23462....

JOHN EDWARD KOEPKE

Sept. 13, 1930-Oct. 28, 2007 John Edward Koepke, 77, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. John was born in LaPorte County, Ind., to the late Clarence Koepke and Ruth Fay Koepke. He retired as a firefighter chief with Motorola...

KATHRYN D. MOODY

Died Oct. 27, 2007 SUNSET BEACH -- Kathryn Ann Dail Moody, 65, of 918 Wyndfall Drive, SW., died Saturday at her home. She was daughter of the late Maynard Elsworth and Kathleen Dail. She is survived by her husband, M.C....

NEAL A. SMITH

Died Oct. 28, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Neal Austin Smith, 43, of 220 Spicer Road, died Sunday at his home. He is the son of Clyde Eaves and the late Alfred Smith. Funeral will be 7 p.m. tonight at Community Funeral...

Monday, October 29, 2007

MARGIE MACON COLEMAN

1921-2007 RALEIGH -- Margie Macon Coleman, 86, died Saturday morning at Blue Ridge Health Care Center. A native of Wake County, she is the daughter of the late Joseph Macon and Minnie Hicks Macon. Mrs. Coleman was employed with North...

THELMA B. COUSINS

Thelma B. Cousins, 62, of 202 Sussex Place, died Sunday at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

FRANK JACKSON

Died Oct. 27, 2007 NEWTON GROVE -- Frank Jackson, 89, died Saturday. Two children survive. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at Pleasant Union Christian Church in Newton Grove with the Rev. Bill Wilson officiating. Graveside will be 10 a.m....

WILLIAM D. KEARNEY

July 21, 1931-Oct. 28, 2007 William D. "Bill" Kearney, 76, of 244 N.C. Highway 111 South, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Bill was born in Greene County to the late William Kearney and Carrie Wade Kearney. He was the...

MOLLIE EDMUNDSON KIRBY

Sept. 8, 1912-Oct. 28, 2007 Mollie Edmundson Kirby, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, teacher and friend, died on Oct. 28, 2007. Mrs. Kirby was born in Wayne County, daughter of the late Burrell and Bessie Lancaster Edmundson. She...

MAGGIE C. KORNEGAY

MOUNT OLIVE -- Maggie Cox Kornegay, 59, of 320 Cricket Ridge Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home of Mount Olive....

CANDIDO C. PONCE

Feb. 2, 1967-Oct.26, 2007 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Candido Castaneda Ponce, 41, of 695 Greenfield Cemetery Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in LaCanada, Coeneo, Michocan Mexico. He is the son of Lamberto Castaneda Avila and Ruperta Ponce Gil....

DOROTHY RAUCH

Dorothy Ann Kramer Rauch, 84, of 161 Howell Road, went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, Oct. 27, 2007, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of...

NEAL A. SMITH

KENANSVILLE -- Neal Austin Smith, 43, of 220 Spicer Road, died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

BOBBIE K. WARREN

Died Oct. 24, 2007 Bobbie Kaye Warren died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wayne County to Jane Warren and the late Bobby Warren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at...

Sunday, October 28, 2007

BARBARA K. BAIN

Died Oct. 26, 2007 Barbara Ann King Bain passed away Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be noon Monday in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. The Rev. Neal Wingfield will officiate. Burial...

FRANK JACKSON

Frank Jackson, 89, of Newton Grove, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete at West and Dunn Funeral Home in Newton Grove....

WILLIAM MITCHELL

Died Oct. 25, 2007 Deacon William Alexander Mitchell Sr., 70, of 3670 Thoroughfare Rd., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Deacon Mitchell will be eulogized at 11 a.m. Monday at the Greater St. John F.W.B. Church by his son,...

GERALDINE S. PETTIT

April 24, 1922-Oct. 22, 2007 Geraldine "Gerri" Sellars Pettit, 85, died Monday at Regent Care Center in Waco, Texas. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Wayne Memorial Park. Horace Modlin will officiate. Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro is...

CANDIDO PONCE

Candido Castaneda Ponce, 41, of 695 Greenfield Cemetery Road, died Friday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DOROTHY RAUCH

Died Oct. 27, 2007 Dorothy Ann Kamer Rauch, 84, of 161 Howell Road, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will follow...

DORIS W. SKINNER

Apr. 14, 1932-Oct. 26, 2007 DOVER -- Mrs. Doris Wiggins Skinner, 75, of 3535 Dover-Fort Barnwell Road, died Friday, Oct. 26, 2007, at her home. Doris was born in Lenoir County to the late Walker Vinson Wiggins and Gay...

Friday, October 26, 2007

BARBARA K. BAIN

Barbara Ann King Bain, of W. Doe Trail, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

FLORA G. BARBOUR

Died Oct. 23, 2007 SMITHFIELD -- Flora Grantham Barbour, 93, died Tuesday in Smithfield Manor. She was born in Wayne County to the late Louette Lee and John Grantham. Three children survive. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at St....

ANNIE R. BISHOP

Aug. 3, 1930-Oct. 22, 2007 Annie R. McDuffie Bishop was born in Goldsboro, N.C., on Aug. 3, 1930, to the late Mim and Vancie J. McDuffie. She was the sixth of 10 children. She was a member of the...

EUNICE E. BROADHURST

RUTHERFORDTON -- Eunice Edwards Broadhurst, 90, of 158 Crestview St., formerly of Mount Olive, N.C., died Thursday at Autumn Care Nursing Home. She was a native of Wayne County, the daughter of the late Robert H. and Lou Pearl Casey...

WILLIAM CARTER JR.

Died Oct. 25, 2007 WARSAW -- William Alsie Carter Jr., 72, of 183 Henry Middleton Road, died Thursday at Duplin General Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Carter of the home and five children. Funeral will be 7...

DENNIS L. CRACKNELL

May 4, 1945-Oct. 25, 2007 Dennis Lee Allen Cracknell, 62, of 107 North Pointe Drive, passed away on Thursday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital with his family by his side. Dennis was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., to the...

REVA C. DAVIS

Nov. 13, 1942-Oct. 25, 2007 Reva Maxine Carr Davis, 64, of 1519 Beautancus Road, died Thursday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Shady Springs, W.Va., to Christine Lilly and the late Arthur L. Carr and was the...

PEGGY C. HODGES

Died Oct. 24, 2007 EAST ORANGE, N.J. -- Peggy Jean Coley Hodges, 68, formerly of Fremont, N.C., died at Columbus Hospital, Newark, N.J. on Wednesday. She resided in East Orange, N.J. Funeral services will be conducted on Sunday, Oct. 28,...

THERESA JONES

March 14, 1928-Oct. 21, 2007 Funeral services for Theresa "Babyray" Jones will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James A.M.E. Zion Church in Goldsboro with the Rev. Willie Faison officiating. Burial will follow at Old Mill Cemetery....

CHARLOTTE A. MARTIN

Jan. 19, 1936-Oct. 25, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Charlotte A. Martin, 71, passed away Thursday at home after a battle with pancreas cancer. Charlotte was born in Floyd County, Ky., to the late Frank Clark and Victoria Jacob Clark. She...

LARRY MATTEY JR.

Died Oct. 24, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Lawrence Paul "Larry" Mattey Jr., 49, of 115 Barbara Drive, died Wednesday at Wake Medical Center. Larry was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., to the late Lawrence Paul Mattey Sr. and Margaret Jane Wint...

WILLIAM A. MITCHELL

William Alexander Mitchell Sr., of 3670 Thoroughfare Road, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

SALLIE B. MOSES

Died Oct. 22, 2007 Sallie Barnes Moses, 81, 412 N. George St., died Monday at her residence. Ten children survive. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Pentecostal United Holy Church. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-6...

EDWARD E. PARKS

Died Oct. 21, 2007 Funeral services for Edward "Tone" Earl Parks, 68, of 811B N. Center St., who died Sunday at his home will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel of Goldsboro with the Rev. Larry...

EVELYN H. SMITH

Died Oct. 24, 2007 WARSAW -- Funeral services for Evelyn Hill Smith 79, of 121 W. John St., who died Wednesday at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount will be held Monday at noon at the First Baptist Church of...

LEAMON G. SWINSON

Sept. 19, 1931-Oct. 24, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Leamon Gray Swinson, 76, died Wednesday. He was son of the late Ulysses and Bertha Swinson. He is survived by wife, Ethel Swinson of the home and three children. Graveside service will...

BESSIE J. THORNTON

Died Oct. 24, 2007 GRANTHAM -- Bessie Jordan Thornton, 88, of 212 Corbett Hill Road, died Wed-nesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Sampson County, she was the daughter of the late Chappel and Ophelia Jackson Jordan and the...

BOBBIE K. WARREN

Bobbie Kaye Warren died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

Thursday, October 25, 2007

C. MARTIN BROCK

Feb. 21, 1929-Oct. 24, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Charles Martin Brock, 78, died suddenly on Wednesday at his home. Martin was born in Wayne County to the late Luby Brock and Lois Fields Brock. He was married for 52 years...

ETTA MAE HALEY

Died Oct. 20, 2007 Etta Mae Haley, 68, 2401 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries Chapel. Burial will follow in Old Mill Cemetery. Visitation will be...

FRANCES M. KEEN

March 2, 1933-Oct. 24, 2007 SALISBURY -- Frances Malpass Keen, 74, died Wednesday at her home. Born in Goldsboro, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ethel Haire Malpass. Mrs. Keen was educated in the Goldsboro...

PAUL KENT

Died Oct. 21, 2007 Paul Kent, 86, 108 Randall Lane, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Bear Creek Association. Burial will follow in Old Mill Cemetery. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday at...

LAWRENCE MATTEY

LAGRANGE -- Lawrence Mattey, 49, died Wednesday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CAROLYN H. MOORE

Died Oct. 23, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Carolyn Hall Moore, 63, died Tuesday at her home. She is survived by her husband, Thaddeus L. Moore of Kenansville and two children. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the Church of God...

SADIE MOSES

Died Oct. 22, 2007 Sadie Moses, 81, 412 S. George St., died Monday at her residence. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Pentecostal United Holy Church. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-6 p.m. Friday at McIntyre...

CLINTON M. SHEPHERD

Sept. 26, 1971-Oct. 22, 2007 LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Clinton Maurice Shepherd, 36, formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., died Monday at Emory Eastside Medical Center, Snellville, Ga. He was the much beloved son of Isaac and Doris Shepherd of Goldsboro, N.C....

LEAMON G. SWINSON

MOUNT OLIVE -- Leamon Gray Swinson, 76, died Wednesday at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Mount Olive. Arrangements are incomplete with Tyndall Funeral Home, Inc....

BESSIE J. THORNTON

Bessie Jordan Thornton, of 212 Corbett Hill Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

BOBBIE WARREN

DUDLEY -- Bobbie Warren, 51, of 109 Brandy Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ALAN G. WILLIAMS - "SPARKPLUG"

April 15, 1958-Oct. 24, 2007 PRINCETON -- Alan "Sparkplug" Gerrard Williams, 49, of 180 Arrowhead Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, he is survived by his wife, Carolyn, and was the son of Lucille S....

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

EUNICE D. GRICE

July 18, 1918-Oct. 23, 2007 HIGH POINT -- Eunice Daughtry Grice, 89, a long-time resident of Goldsboro, died Tuesday morning at West Chester Manor in High Point surrounded by her family. Eunice was born in Wayne County to the late...

EDNA CARTER HOPEWELL

April 30, 1923-Oct. 23, 2007 Edna Carter Hopewell, 84, died Tuesday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Edna was born in Wayne County to the late Mack Carter and Lida Coley Carter. She was married...

ALBERTA M. MITCHELL

Died Oct. 20, 2007 DUDLEY -- Alberta M. Mitchell, 81, of 1272 Durham Lake Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Two children survive. Services will be noon Friday at Wayne Memorial Park. Visitation will be 2-6 p.m. Thursday at...

NANNIE C. MOORE

Died Oct. 21, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Nannie Carter Moore, 98, died Sunday at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Mount Olive. She was preceded in death by her parents, Martin and Luvina Carter and her husband, Frank Moore Sr. Funeral...

GERALDINE S. PETTIT

April 24, 1922-Oct. 22, 2007 WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Geraldine "Gerri" Sellars Pettit, died Monday at Regent Care Center, Waco, Texas. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2007, in the chapel of Lunn's...

EVELYN H. SMITH

Evelyn H. Smith died Tuesday at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw....

WARREN R. TAIT

Died Oct. 23, 2007 WILSON -- Warren R. Tait, 86, died Tuesday. He was a retired professor at Barton College. Mr. Tait was an active member for 50 years of the Wilson Evening Lions Club. Awards bestowed upon him for...

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

WILBERT J. BATTEN SR.

Died Oct. 21, 2007 RICHMOND, Va. -- Wilbert Jerome Batten Sr., 72, died suddenly Sunday. He was retired from Michael's Arts and Crafts after 12 years of service, retiring as director of district development and was in retail management for...

ANNIE BISHOP

NORFOLK, Va. -- Annie Bishop, 77, of 312 26th St., formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

GRAY R. COLEY SR.

Died Oct. 18, 2007 Elder Gray R. Coley Sr., 67, of 153 Airline Place, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the associate minister of Christ Temple of Praise Church. The triumphant homegoing service will be held Wednesday at...

MARGARET S. DUPREE

Margaret Sherrill Dupree, 65, of 403 Plantation Road, peacefully ended her courageous battle with breast cancer on Sunday surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service will be 6 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Goldsboro. Dr....

FRANK D. EDMONDS

Frank Dalma Edmonds passed away Friday, Oct. 19, 2007, at Wayne Memorial Hospital following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He played a vital role in shaping many lives during his lifetime. Frank was a retired Federal Government employee...

EUNICE D. GRICE

Eunice Daughtry Grice, 89, a long-time resident of Goldsboro, died Tuesday morning at West Chester Manor in High Point. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MINNIE M. JONES

Died Oct. 19, 2007 Funeral for Minnie McNair Jones, 100, of 209 Pearson St., who died Friday at her home will be noon Wednesday at the St. Stephens M.B. Church with the Rev. Ezekiel Sutton officiating. Interment will be in...

MELVIN MOORE

Died Oct. 19, 2007 BEULAVILLE -- Melvin Moore, 57, died Friday at Duplin General Hospital, Kenansville. Four children survive. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Graham Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Serecta, with the Rev. Levi Moore officiating. Burial will...

SALLIE MOSES

Sallie Moses, 81, of 412 N. George St., died Monday at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

CLINTON M. SHEPHERD

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. -- Clinton Maurice Shepherd, 36, of 640 Old Johnson Road, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday in Emory Eastside Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

Monday, October 22, 2007

EUNICE BASS

Sept. 19, 1919-Oct. 21, 2007 KENLY -- Eunice Bass, 88, of Richardson-Bass Road, died Sunday at Wake Medical Center. She was born in Battleboro to the late Charles Otis and Sadie Edwards. She is survived by her husband, Claude Bass...

GRAY R. COLEY

Died Oct.18, 2007 Elder Gray R. Coley Sr., 67, of 153 Airline Place, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be noon Wednesday at the L. N. Forbes Original Freewill Baptist Tabernacle in Wilson with pastor M....

MARGARET DUPREE

Margaret Dupree, 65, 403 Plantation, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Rose and Graham Funeral Home in Benson....

WOODROW P. ELMORE

Died Oct. 21, 2007 Woodrow Preston Elmore, 90, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late J. Frank and Julia Kennedy Elmore and the widower of Esther Pelt Elmore. Mr....

EFFIE "PEGGY" B. GARDNER

May 30, 1922-Oct. 21, 2007 WILSON -- Effie "Peggy" Brown Gardner, 85, died Sunday, following an automobile accident in Saratoga at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. A double funeral service for Mrs. Gardner and her husband will be held at 7...

HULAND B. GARDNER

March 1, 1922-Oct. 21, 2007 WILSON -- Huland Barbnes Gardner, 85, died Sunday, following an automobile accident in Saratoga at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. A double funeral service for Mr. Gardner and his wife will be held at 7 p.m....

ETTA MAE HALEY

Etta Mae Haley, 68, 2401 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

THERESA JONES

Theresa Jones, 79, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday at the Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

PAUL KENT

Paul Kent, 86, of 108 Randall Lane, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

RUTH J. KILE

Oct. 8, 1915-Oct. 20, 2007 Ruth Elizabeth Jones Kile, 92, of 2201 Royal Ave., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Henry and Lydia Jones. Funeral will be 7 p.m....

DOROTHY MCKINZIE

Died Oct. 19, 2007 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Dorothy McKinzie, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday. She was the daughter of the late Clevon and Cora McKinzie. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Philadelphia, Pa., at the New Inspirational Baptist Church....

EDWARD E. PARKS

Edward Earl Parks, 68, of 811B N. Center St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

JEANETTE D. THOMPSON

Feb. 28, 1926-Oct. 20, 2007 KINSTON -- Jeanette Davis Thompson, 81, of 2301 Hull Road, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Lenoir County to the late Johnnie and Donnie Davis. Two children survive. Graveside services...

Sunday, October 21, 2007

FRANK D. EDMONDS

Retired Senior Magistrate Frank Dalma Edmonds, 66, of 412 Kelly Springs Road in Mount Olive died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

HARTWELL "ED" EDMUNDSON

Oct. 30, 1935 - Oct. 19, 2007 Hartwell "Ed" Lemuel Edmundson, 71, of 3481 U.S. Hwy. 117 N., died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Hartwell B. and...

CLEO T. EVANS

Oct. 3, 1930 - Oct. 19, 2007 Cleo Thompson Evans, 77, of 488 Sambo Lambert Road in the Grantham Community, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Herbert and Martha...

LAWRENCE JOSEPH FULLER

Sept. 1, 1938-Oct. 19. 2007 Mr. Lawrence Joseph Fuller, 69, lovingly know as "Larry," the son of the late Lawrence Adow Fuller, was born on Sept. 1, 1938. He departed this earthly life on Oct. 19, 2007, at Wayne...

MINNIE MCNAIR JONES

Mother Minnie McNair Jones, 100, of 209 Pearson St., Goldsboro, died Friday at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Rhodes Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

J. W. "SWINGE" KELLY

April 23, 1924 - Oct. 19, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Joseph Wesley "Swinge" Kelly, 83, of the Red Hill community, died Friday at SunBridge Care Center. Graveside services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Kelly Family...

JOHN CARL LANE SR.

Died Oct. 19, 2007 John Carl Lane Sr., 64, of 200 E. Lockhaven Drive Apt. B., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Goldsboro Raleigh Assembly Institute with the Revs. Eddie Swindell and...

ALBERTA MITCHELL

Alberta Mitchell, 81. 1727 Durham Lake Road, Dudley, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

MARTHA J. ROUSE

May 3, 1915-Oct. 19, 2007 KINSTON -- Martha Jones Rouse, 92, of Kinston, died Friday at Britthaven of Kinston. She was born in Lenoir County to the late Robert Thomas Jones and Willie Freeman Jones. Graveside services will be held...

LOIS B. SMITH

March 24, 1936 - Oct. 18, 2007 LaGRANGE -- Lois Jean Bissette Smith, 71, of LaGrange, died Thursday at her home. Lois was born in Wilson County to the late Oskar and Maizie Bissette. Funeral was held at 6 p.m.,...

Friday, October 19, 2007

JOHN P. BENTON

July 4, 1932 - Oct.18, 2007 LAGRANGE -- John Paul Benton, 75, of 3640 Drew Farmer Road, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. He was born to the late Jesse and Julia Carter Benton. Graveside services will be 2 p.m....

GRAY COLEY SR.

Died Oct.17, 2007 Gray Coley Sr., 67, of 153 Airplane Place, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home....

BARBARA A. DECKER

Died Oct.16, 2007 Barbara Ann Decker, 46, of 7001 Forrest Court, died Tuesday at her residence. She is the daughter of the late Herbert and Margeret Gibb Decker. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

LAWERENCE J. "LARRY" FULLER

Died Oct.19, 2007 Lawerence Joseph "Larry" Fuller, 69, of 7416 Bartee Bridge Road, Stantonsburg, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Hamilton Funeral Home....

ANNA M. HELMS

Died Oct.16, 2007 Anna Marie Helms, 46, of 217 Greenvalley Drive, died Tuesday at her residence. She is the daughter of Lorene Miller Godwin and the late Lloyd Clarence. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JOHN C. LANE

Died Oct.19, 2007 John Carl Lane, 64, of 200 E. Lockhaven Lane died this morning in the Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with McIntyre Funeral Home....

ROBERT MCCRAY

Nov. 29, 1946 - Oct.15, 2007 Robert McCray died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. He was born to the late Willie A. McCray and Perlenia Burnette. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Mincey Chapel Original Free Will Baptist Church,...

MARTHA ROUSE

Died Oct.19, 2007 KINSTON -- Martha Rouse, 92, died today at Britthaven of Kinston. Arrangements are incomplete with Rouse Funeral Home....

ETHEL F. SASSER

Died Oct.18, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Ethel Fulghum Sasser, 88, died Thursday evening at Avante Nursing Home in Wilson. Ethel was born in Wayne County on Jan. 16, 1919 to the late Roy Fulghum and Effie Worrell Fulghum. She was married...

LOIS SMITH

Died Oct.18, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Lois Smith, of 104 Lake Pines Drive, died Thursday at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with Rouse Funeral Home....

HELEN B. WEEMS

Oct.10, 1903-Oct.16, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Helen Barbara Weems died Tuesday at Britthaven of Smithfield. The Nassau, Bahamas, native was the daughter of the late Simon and Minerva Johnson. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home in...

FLORA J. WILLIAMS

Died Oct.16, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Flora Jane Williams, 73, of 209 Beasely St. died Tuesday at Kenansville Health and Rehab Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Wilson Chapel Baptist Church, Turkey with the Rev. Isaac Johnson...

Thursday, October 18, 2007

CHARLES B. BROWN

July 16, 1929-Oct.17, 2007 Charles Brantham Brown, 78, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Johnston County to the late John and Lulu Brown. Six children survive. Graveside services will be held privately at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery...

THE REV. DANIEL M. FORBES

May 27, 1928-Oct.15, 2007 KINSTON -- The Rev. Daniel M. Forbes Jr., 79, of 2811 Tomlyn Drive, died early Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A service of thanksgiving for his life will be held Sunday, Oct. 21,...

WILLIAM E. HALL

Died Oct. 15, 2007 BEULAVILLE -- William Edrow Hall, 84, died Monday at his home. He is survived by his wife, Arnetha B. Hall, and 10 children Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Church of God and True Holiness,...

NEILLY COLLIER JONES

Died Oct.16, 2007 KINSTON -- Neilly Collier Jones, 83, of Glencare Assisted Living, 1935 Idlewild Road, died Tuesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. She was a homemaker and a charter member of Albritton Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was preceded in death...

LEONARD "BUD" SIMMONS

Leonard "Bud" Simmons, 87, formerly of 1019 Chandler Ave., Roselle, N.J., died Wednesday at his residence, 271 Sheridan Forest Road, Goldsboro. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel and G. G. Woody Funeral Home. His remains will be transported to...

SUDIE REBECCA STEPHENS VAUGHAN

May 17, 1925-Oct. 17, 2007 Sudie Vaughan died at home with her family on Wednesday morning. A Virginia native, she was the daughter of William and Daisy Stephens. Mrs. Vaughan was an active member of The First Christian Church,...

DAYNA BROOKE WIGGS

Dayna Brooke Wiggs, 25, of Rosewood Road, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007, at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill from injuries sustained in a hit-and-run accident in Princeton. Funeral services will be held Friday at...

PATRICIA D. WORLEY

June 13, 1946-Oct.16, 2007 PRINCETON -- Patricia Dunn Worley, 61, died Tuesday at her home. Born in Johnston County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Murphy and Donnie Mae Allen Dunn. In addition to her parents she...

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

CHARLES B. BROWN

Charles B. Brown, 78, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

MINNIE L. FOWLER

Died Oct.14, 2007 Minnie Lee Fowler, 75, 427 Frank St., died Sunday at her residence. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery in Goldsboro. Visitation will be 2-6 p.m....

KEVIN L. GRANDY

Died Oct.14, 2007 NEW YORK -- Kevin Leroy Grandy, 44, died Sunday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Wayne Memorial Park. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

ANNA M. HELMS

Anna Marie Helms, 46, of 217 Green Valley Drive, died Tuesday at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

MAJOR GENE MCKEMIE

Sept.15, 1924-Oct. 15, 2007 Gene McKemie, Retired Major U.S.A.F., 83, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Gene was born in Christopher, Ill., to the late Thomas Merrill McKemie and Ava Akin McKemie. He served as a pilot and later as...

JEAN I. MILLS

Sept. 13, 1934-Oct. 16, 2007 Jean Ingram Mills, 73, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday at her home surrounded by her loving family. Jean was born in Wayne County to the late Raymond Carlton Ingram and Bessie...

DOROTHY G. PRICE

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- Mrs. Dorothy "Dottie" Grant Price, 83, of 220 Gilmer Park, passed away in Johnson City on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007. Mrs. Price was the daughter of John W. and Leaurah Tew Grant. She was preceded in...

SALLIE C. SMITH

Died Oct. 11, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Sallie C. "Tuggie" Smith, 86, of 1099 Paul Ed Dail Road, died Thursday at Carver Living Center in Durham. Funeral services will be noon today at the New Kenansville First Missionary Baptist Church, with...

SUDIE VAUGHAN

Sudie Vaughan, 82, died this morning at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CECIL R. WALL

Nov. 2, 1916-Oct. 16, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Cecil Robert Wall, 90, 1005 Airport Road, died Tuesday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. He was born in Wayne County to the late Robert and Nannie Wall. He is survived by his wife, Fannie...

DAYNA B. WIGGS

Dayna Brooke Wiggs, 25, Rosewood Road, died Tuesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

HELEN B. WEEMS

PIKEVILLE -- Helen Barbara Weems, 105 Collingwood Drive, died Tuesday at Britthaven of Smithfield. Arrangements are incomplete at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

ELIZABETH H. WILKINS

Dec. 15, 1937-Oct. 15, 2007 KINSTON -- Elizabeth Hood Wilkins, 69, of 2065 Country Trail, died Monday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Moncks Corner, S.C., to the late Walter and Violet Hood. She was wife of...

FLORA WILLIAMS

KENANSVILLE -- Flora Williams, 73, died Tuesday at Kenansville Health and Rehab Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home of Mount Olive....

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

BERTHA F. ARMSTRONG

Died Oct. 12, 2007 Bertha Faye Armstrong, 60, 1316 North Drive, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Three children survive. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Ezekiel Sutton officiating. Burial will...

ROBERT L. COOPER SR.

Died Oct. 12, 2007 WARSAW -- Funeral services for Robert Lee Cooper Sr., 95, 136 Village Place Lane Apartments, will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Missionary Baptist Church, Warsaw, with the Rev. David Franklin officiating. Burial will follow in...

THE REV. DANIEL M. FORBES

May 27, 1928-Oct. 15, 2007 KINSTON -- The Rev. Daniel M. Forbes, 79, of 2811 Tomlyn Drive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Trinity United Methodist Church, Hwy. 70 East,...

TOMMY HOLLOMAN JR.

July 29, 1929-Oct. 14, 2007 LUCAMA -- Tommy Holloman Jr., 78, 710 Spencer Road, died Sunday at Wake Medical Center. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Shingleton Funeral Home. He is survived by three sisters,...

EULA M. INGRAM

Died Oct. 13, 2007 Eula Mae Ingram, 1708 S. Slocumb St., Lot 3, died Saturday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Fremont Cemetery. Visitation 2-6 today at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries...

JAMES A. JOHNSON

Dec. 26, 1926-Oct. 13, 2007 On Saturday our hearts were saddened by the loss of our loved one, James A. Johnson, 80, who departed this life at McGuire Medical Center for Veterans Hospice Care. He was born in Lake...

GENE MCKEMIE

Gene McKemie, 83, 501 Cashwell Place died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JEAN I. MILLS

Jean Ingram Mills, 73, 384 Mills Road, died this morning at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIAM MOORE JR.

Died Oct. 14, 2007 MOSHEIM, Tenn. -- William Fred "Bill" Moore Jr., 63, died suddenly Sunday. Survivors include two sons, Ricky Moore of Mosheim and Steve Beamer of Abingdon, Va.; a daughter, Chasity Edgerton of Goldsboro, N.C.; four grandchildren,...

AMMIE T. ROYALL

Died Oct.13, 2007 Ammie T. Royall, 92, of SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Mount Olive, died Saturday in Mount Olive. Seven children survive. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel with Apostle D.L. McIntyre officiating. Burial...

MILDRED WHITLEY

Mildred Whitley, 47, 1904 Carolina Pines, Lot 9, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at the McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

Monday, October 15, 2007

BERTHA F. ARMSTRONG

Bertha Faye Armstrong, 60, 1316 North Drive, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Golds-boro....

THE REV. DANIEL FORBES

KINSTON -- The Rev. Daniel Forbes, retired minister with the United Methodist Church, died early today. Arrangements are pending with Tyndall in Mount Olive....

MINNIE FOWLER

Minnie Fowler, 427 Frank St., died Sunday at her home. Arrangements are being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Golds-boro....

JOSEPHINE S. GRAVES

April 12, 1945-Oct. 13, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Josephine Smith Graves, 62, of 5817 Kennedy Home Road, LaGrange, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Richlands, N.C., she was the daughter of the late William Joseph and Marie Gregory....

EULA M. INGRAM

Eula Mae Ingram, 1708 S. Slocumb St., Lot 3, died Saturday. Arrangements are being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

ANNIE ROYAL

MOUNT OLIVE -- Annie Royal of SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Mount Olive died Saturday. Arrange-ments are being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

Sunday, October 14, 2007

BERTHA ARMSTRONG

Bertha Faye Armstrong, 60, of 1316 North Drive, died Friday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home....

WOODROW CARNES

Oct. 21, 1921-Oct. 11, 2007 Funeral for Woodrow Carnes will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Bill Creech officiating. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Ceme-tery. He died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007....

ROBERT COOPER SR.

WARSAW -- Robert Cooper Sr., 95 of 136 Village Place Lane died Friday at Duplin General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Garris Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the home of Jannie Lowe,...

MINNIE J. FARRIOR

Died Oct. 12, 2007 Minnie James Farrior, 92, of 2412 South Hwy. 50, Rose Hill, died Friday at Pender Memorial Hospital, Burgaw. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Island Creek A.M.E. Church, Rose Hill, with the Revs. Charles...

JOSEPHINE S. GRAVES

April 12, 1945-Oct. 13, 2007 Josephine Smith Graves, 62, of 5817 Kennedy Home Road, LaGrange, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Richlands, N.C., she was the daughter of the late William Joseph and Marie Gregory. She attended...

SUE GREEN

Nov. 2, 1940-Oct. 12, 2007 Jennie Susan Green, 66, died Friday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Sue was born on Nov. 2, 1940, in Wayne County to the late Pete Cooke and Minnie Best Cooke. She was married to the...

LACEY D. JONES

Dec. 31, 1995-Oct. 13, 2007 SNOW HILL -- Lacey Dean Jones went to be with her Lord Saturday morning Oct. 13, 2007, following a courageous battle with cancer. Lacey was born Dec. 31, 1995, and during her 11 years on...

RALPH LEGRAND

Died Oct. 4, 2007 Ralph LeGrand, 82, beloved husband of the late Betty Brown LeGrand and son of the late Adam and Daisy LeGrand, died Thursday. Born in Augusta, Ga., he was a retired pastor with the Church of...

AMMIE ROYAL

Ammie Royal of SunBridge for Mount Olive died Saturday evening. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

SALLIE C. SMITH

KENANSVILLE -- Sallie Catherine "Tuggie" Smith, 86, of 1099 Paul Ed Dail Road died Thursday at Carver Living Center in Durham. Arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home....

Friday, October 12, 2007

WOODROW CARNES

Oct.1, 1921-Oct. 11, 2007 Harry W. Carnes, 86, of 105 Sable Drive, died Thursday evening at Britthaven Nursing Home in Smithfield. Woodrow was born in Lucketts, Va., to the late Arthur and Bessie Newton Carnes. He was a Federal...

EXUM E. CASEY

Exum Eugene Casey, 54, of 145 Bennett Farm Lane in the Grantham Community, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007, at home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and...

CHRISTIAN ANDREW FRAZIER

Died Oct. 11, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Christian went to be with his Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday. He was a faithful servant of Christ and loved his family dearly. He was dedicated to spreading his faith in Christ and...

BROOKS HERRING

March 6, 1984-Oct. 10, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Kevin Brooks Herring, 23, died Wednesday in Virginia. Brooks graduated from North Lenoir High School and East Carolina University with a degree in industrial distribution. While attending ECU, Brooks was a member...

BARBARA L. WHITE

Died Oct. 9, 2007 Barbara Lynette White, 50, 1900 Elton Drive, died Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is the daughter of Robert and Doris Joyner. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the McIntyre Funeral...

DENNIS WHITE

LAGRANGE -- Funeral services for Dennis White will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke F.W.B. Church in LaGrange, with Dr. Stanley Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in LaGrange. Visitation will be 2-8 p.m. today at LaGrange...

ALONZO WILLIAMS JR.

Died Oct. 8, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Funeral for Alonzo Williams Jr., 74, of 209 Beasley St., will be noon Saturday at Faison Chapel Baptist Church, Warsaw, with the Rev. Kenneth Morrisey officiating. Burial will follow in Middleton Cemetery. He died...

Thursday, October 11, 2007

EDGAR "SARG" ANDERSON

June 25, 1920-Oct. 10, 2007 Edgar "Sarg" Anderson was born in Blair, Wis., to the late Elmer and Clara Hanson Anderson. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Smith Anderson, sister and brother-in-law,...

ALONZO BREWINGTON JR.

Alonzo "Lawrence" Brewington Jr., 54, of 404 S. Herman St., went to be with his heavenly father on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 at home. Homegoing services will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church,...

LEROY BROWN

Died Oct. 7, 2007 Leroy Brown, 86, 2052 Highway 70, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Four children survive. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Little Rock Church, Pikeville. Burial will follow in Old Mill Cemetery. Viewing will be...

EXUM E. CASEY

Exum Eugene Casey, 54, 145 Bennett Farm Lane of the Grantham Community, died today at home. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

WILLIAM H. HARTLEY

Died Oct. 9, 2007 KINSTON -- William H. Hartley, 87, 907 Cunningham Road, formerly of Wayne County, died Tuesday at Lenior Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Mills Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Smith officiating....

ROBERT L. HOLLOMAN

May 9, 1921-Oct. 10, 2007 PRINCETON -- Robert Lee Holloman, 86, of 3960 U.S. 70 West, died Wednesday at his home. He was born the son of the late Fred and Savanna Broughton Holloman. The funeral service will be...

CAROLYN WILKERSON

Died Oct. 6, 2007 NEW YORK -- Carolyn Kornegay Wilkerson, 77, formerly of Magnolia, died Saturday at her home in New York. Funeral will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter United Holy Church, Magnolia with the Rev. Woodrow Grandy...

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

ROBERT ABROM

Funeral of Robert Abrom will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church with Dr. Michael A. Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston. Visitation will be 2-8 p.m. today at LaGrange Funeral Services in...

EDGAR C. ANDERSON

LAGRANGE -- Edgar Clayton "Sarg" Anderson, 87, died today at Britthaven of LaGrange. Arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

ALONZO BREWINGTON JR.

June 14,1953-Oct. 7, 2007 Alonzo "Lawrence" Brewing-ton Jr., 54, 404 S. Herman St., died Sunday at home. He was born in Johnston County to the late Alonzo and Beulah Brewington. He is survived by his wife, Ava Brewington, and two...

AILEEN SULLIVAN GINN

June 19, 1917-Oct. 9, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Aileen Sullivan Ginn, 90, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday at Britthaven Nursing Home in Wilson. Aileen was born in Wayne County to the late Henry Gilbert Sullivan and Mary...

DURWOOD G. GRAHAM

Died Oct. 7, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Durwood Glenn Graham, 62, died Sunday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville. Two children survive. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Graham Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Pink Hill with the Rev. J.D. Morrisey...

WILLIAM H. HARTLEY

KINSTON -- William H. Hartley, 87, 907 Cunningham Road, formerly of Wayne County, died Tuesday at Lenior Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Mills Funeral Home, Inc....

ELDER DR. HENRY E. PARKER

March 10, 1934-Oct. 6, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Elder Dr. Henry "Hence" Everett Parker was born in Beaufort, N.C., on March 10, 1934, to the late Guy Dill and Annie Geneva Nelson Parker. He departed this life on Saturday,...

BARBARA L. WHITE

Barbara Lynette White, 50, 1900 Elton Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

DENNIS WHITE

KINSTON -- Dennis White, 48, 3789 Poole Road, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Funeral Services....

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

SAMUEL ALTMAN JR.

Samuel Altman Jr., lovingly know as "Sammy Jr.," son of the late Samuel Altman Sr. and Nettie Lee Altman, was born on July 6, 1930. He departed this earthly life on Oct. 6, 2007. He was preceded in death...

INEZ G. CARMICHAEL

Died Oct. 5, 2007 Inez G. Carmichael, 83, of 1405 Poplar St., Apt. 24, departed this earthly life Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is survived by three children, Mary Carmichael, Joyce Beckham and John Carmichael; eight grandchildren; five...

HUEY PRICE GREENE

Sept. 24, 1931-Oct. 6, 2007 Huey P. Greene, 76, died Saturday morning at his residence. He was born in Jonesville, La., to the late William F. and Ettice Elois Greene and was married to the late Mary Frances Greene....

DARRELL SMITH

Oct.16, 1925-Oct. 8, 2007 PRINCETON -- Lenwood Darrell Smith, 81, of 816 Luby Smith Road, died Monday at his home. He was born the son of the late Leonard Dexton Smith and Melissa Ellis Smith. The funeral service will be...

EMMA L. TALTON

March 15, 1929-Oct. 7, 2007 Emma Lucille Mozingo Talton, 78, of 314 St. John Church Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wayne County to the late Edward Patrick and Addie Crawford Mozingo and was married...

ALONZO WILLIAMS JR.

KENANSVILLE -- Alonzo Williams Jr., 78, died Monday at Duplin General Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home of Mount Olive....

Monday, October 8, 2007

ALONZO BREWINGTON

Alonzo Brewington, 54, 404 S. Herman St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

LEROY BROWN

Leroy Brown, 86, 2052 U.S. Highway 70, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

PATTIE W. DAVIS

Sept. 17, 1919-Oct. 7, 2007 WILSON -- Pattie Boykin Flowers Wester Davis, 88, died Sunday. She was preceded in death by her husbands, William Flowers and Douglas Wester. She is survived by her husband, Roney Davis; one child and three...

LORI ANN DENNETT

Jan. 7, 1963-Oct. 7, 2007 Lori Ann Capps Dennett, 44, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of Mary Turnage Cooke of Goldsboro and the late Leslie Capps. She was employed with...

DORIS B. JOHNSON

Died Oct. 3, 2007 FORRESTVILLE, Md. -- Doris Marie Best Johnson, formerly of LaGrange, died Wednesday in Maryland. She is the daughter of the late Leonard and Easter Best of LaGrange. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Washington Christian...

DR. HENRY E. PARKER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Dr. Henry E. Parker, 246 Flower Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

EMMA M. TALTON

Emma Lucille Mozingo Talton, 78, 404 True Vine Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

Sunday, October 7, 2007

ROBERT E. ABROM

Robert Earl Abrom, 65, of 104 Horace St., LaGrange, died Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with LaGrange Funeral Services....

SAMUEL ALTMAN

Samuel Altman, 77, formerly of 138 Best Ave., died at Sunbridge Nursing Home of Mount Olive on Saturday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Home....

DORIS H. BARNES

Died Oct. 4, 2007 WILSON -- Doris Hare Barnes, 78, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rayford Lee Barnes, and her parents, George and Mamie Sasser Hare. Funeral will be today at 3...

ELIZABETH W. COMBS

Jan. 8, 1938 - Oct. 4, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Elizabeth W. Combs, 69, longtime resident of the Mount Olive area, died Thursday at SunBridge Care Center. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin Combs and Addie Jones Combs....

GLADYS S. DAVIS

March 21, 1927-Oct. 5, 2007 Gladys Strickland Davis, 80, formerly of Princeton, died Friday evening at the Brian Center in Clayton. She was born in Johnston County March 21, 1927, and was the daughter of the late Hunter and Lula...

RALPH L. LEGRANDE

Ralph Lowe LeGrande, 82, died Thursday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete....

HUEY P. GREENE

Huey Price Greene, 76, of 144 Sunflower Drive, died Saturday at his residence. Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are being handled by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

SADIE C. PRICE

Died Oct. 5, 2007 Sadie Cotton Price, 79, died Friday. She was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Addie Tadlock Cotton and widow of the late Lincoln Price. Funeral will be at 6 p.m. today in the chapel of...

VIOLA C. RICHARDSON

Dec. 1, 1920 - Oct. 4, 2007 Viola Colwell Richardson, 86, died on Thursday. She is the daughter of the late Walter and Nora Banks Colwell. She was a retired federal employee, and was a member of the Tucson Baptist...

LEROY WHITFIELD

Died Oct. 4, 2007 WARSAW -- Funeral for Leroy Whitfield Sr., 78, of 306 Rainbow Road will be held Monday at 1 p.m. from the Rainbow Baptist Church with Dr. Alfonsa Williamson officiating. Burial will follow in the Houston Cemetery....

Friday, October 5, 2007

DORIS H. BARNES

WILSON -- Doris Hare Barnes, 78, a native of Pikeville, died Thursday. Arrangements pending at Wilson Memorial Service, Wilson....

INEZ CARMICHAEL

Inez G. Carmichael, 83, 1405 Poplar St., Apt. 24, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

ELIZABETH COMBS

MOUNT OLIVE -- Elizabeth Combs, 69, long-time resident of the Mount Olive area, died Thursday at SunBridge Care & Rehabilitation in Mount Olive. Arrangements are incomplete at Tyndall Funeral Home of Mount Olive....

MAGGIE GWATNEY

Dec. 27, 1914-Oct. 5, 2007 Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" Triplett Gwatney, 92, died peacefully early Friday morning at the Brian Center. Maggie was born in Watauga County to the late Luther Triplett and Della Alma Story Triplett. She was married...

JETTIE HILL

Died Oct. 1, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Funeral services for Jettie Hill, 100, 730 Washboard Ave., will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Congregational United Church of Christ with the Rev. Dr. Harold E. Daniel officiating. Burial will follow in...

VIOLA C. RICHARDSON

Viola Colwell Richardson, 86, died Thursday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

DAVID WILLIAMS JR.

Died Oct. 2, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Funeral services for David Williams Jr., 86, 533 S. Chestnut St., will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Garris Funeral Home Chapel with Eldress Lula Newkirk officiating. Burial will follow in the Carver Cemetery....

LEROY WHITFIELD

WARSAW -- Leroy Whitfield, 78, of 306 Rainbow Road, died Thursday at Lenior Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home. Family will receive friends at the home of Deborah Hodges, 141 Mary Lee Hodges Lane, Warsaw....

Thursday, October 4, 2007

GLADYS M. CROSTON

Feb. 8, 1930-Oct. 1, 2007 Evangelist Gladys Mae Croston, 77, was the fourth of seven children born to the late Fabbie and Marvin Lewis of Wayne County, N.C. She answered a final call from the Master on Oct. 1,...

WILLARD L. DAVIS JR.

March 23, 1928-Oct. 2, 2007 WILSON -- Willard L. Davis Jr., 79, 4423 U.S. Highway 117, died Tuesday. Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, Oct. 5, 2007, at 3 p.m. in the Fremont Free Will Baptist Church with the...

GROVER C. HOLMES

Died Sept. 23, 2007 WINDSOR -- Funeral for Grover Cleveland "Clee" Holmes was held Saturday at Sandy Point Missionary Baptist Church in Windsor. He died at Bertie Memorial Hospital in Windsor. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas...

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

CELESTINE PATE BASS

Died Sept. 28, 2007 Celestine Pate Bass departed this life on Sept. 28, 2007. She was born in Raleigh, N.C., as the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence I. Pate. Celeste attended grade and middle school in Raleigh. The...

CONRAD A. BOONE

Died Oct. 1, 2007 RALEIGH -- Conrad Absalom Boone, 82, 3609 Bond St., died Monday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. He was the son of the late Caison and Mary Boone. One child survives. Graveside will be 11 a.m....

ROBERT HINES

March 14, 1915-Oct. 1, 2007 Robert Hines, 92, of N. Greenleaf St., died Monday at Kinston Rehabilitation. Born in Wayne County, he was survived by a host of nieces and nephews. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Wayne...

LENA E. HORNE

Died Sept. 30, 2007 WARSAW -- Lena Jean Edmundson Horne, 74, died Sunday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Lula Ball and Jasper Edmundson. She is survived by her husband, James Horne of the...

KEITH "RANDY" HOWARD

March 4, 1973-Oct. 2, 2007 Keith Randall "Randy" Howard, 34, died Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to the late James R. and Jo Ann Yelverton Howard. Graveside services will be held Friday at...

CELIA SMITH

Died Sept. 30, 2007 DUDLEY -- Celia Smith, 85, 1541 Old Mount Olive Highway, died Sunday at her residence. Three children survive. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Smith Chapel Church, Mount Olive. Burial will follow in Wayne Memorial...

CLARA K. TAYLOR

June 6, 1935-Sept. 30, 2007 GLEN COVE, N.Y. -- Clara Kornegay Taylor, 72, formerly of Pikeville, N.C., died suddenly Sunday at North Shore Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Floyd and Sarah Harper Kornegay. Funeral service will...

NATHANIEL WHITE

Died Sept. 28, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Funeral services for Nathaniel White, 86, of Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Oriental, N.C., will be 11 a.m. Friday at First Mission-ary Baptist Church, Kenans-ville, with pastor E.T. Coston officiating. Burial will follow in Middleton...

SUDIE S. WIGGINS

Sept. 4, 1907-Oct. 1, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Sudie Stallings Wiggins, 100, of 4367 Peggy's Path Road, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. "Miss Sudie" was born in Lenoir County to the late Jim and Laura Pelletier Stallings. She was...

ARLETHA WILSON

Died Sept. 29, 2007 MAGNOLIA -- Funeral services for Arletha Wilson, 75, 222 N. Carlton St., Apt. 2-D, will be 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Peter Holy Church, with Elder Woodrow Grandy Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Newkirk Cemetery....

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

INEZ J. ARTHUR

March 3, 1917-Sept. 30, 2007 PRINCETON -- Inez Johnson Arthur, 90, died Sunday afternoon in the Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Born in Johnston County to the late John L. and Mary Lambert Johnson she was the widow of...

RANDY D. BARNETT

July 2, 1966-Sept. 30, 2007 DUDLEY -- Randy Dee Barnett, 41, of 5721 U.S. Highway 117 Alt., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, he was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Platt Barnett. He...

JETTIE HILL

MOUNT OLIVE -- Jettie Hill, 100, of 730 Washboard Ave., died Monday at Duplin General Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home of Mount Olive....

MINNIE S. HILL

April 1, 1926-Oct. 1, 2007 STANTONSBURG -- Minnie Smith Hill, 81, died suddenly on Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Minnie was born in Johnston County to the late Nick Smith and Virginia Mitchell Smith. She was a member of Yelverton...

ROBERT HINES

Robert Hines, 92, 913 Greenleaf St., died Monday at Kinston Rehabilitation. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

LENA HORNE

WARSAW -- Lena Horne died Sunday at Sampson Regional Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

KEITH "RANDY" HOWARD

Keith Randall "Randy" Howard, 34, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

MITCHELL K. LINDSAY

Died Sept. 29, 2007 CLINTON -- Mitchell Keith Lindsay, 59, of 331 Stormy Lane, died at his home Saturday. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Royal-Hall Funeral Home Chapel, Clinton, with the Rev. Michael Shook...

GENEVIEVE S. MCSHERRY

March 18, 1924-Oct.1, 2007 Genevieve "Jenny" Sanders McSherry died peacefully on Monday at her home. Jenny was born in Fairfield, Pa. to the late Marion Sanders and Alice Richardson Sanders. She was married to the late John E. McSherry....

ADDIE S. PELT

Jan. 5, 1920-Oct. 1, 2007 Addie Mae Strickland Pelt, 87, died peacefully on Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Pelt was born in Duplin County to the late Julius Strickland and Nora Blanchard Strickland. She was a graduate of...

ALLIE D. SAVAGE

Died Sept. 30, 2007 MAGNOLIA -- Allie D. Savage, 74, died Sunday at her home. One child survives. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at New Bethel A.M.E. Church, Magnolia, with Dr. Johnny Richards officiating. Burial will follow at the...

FRANKLIN D. SMITH

July 26, 1934-Sept. 27, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Franklin D. Smith, 73, 136 Butterfly Lane, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wayne County. Three children survive. All services will be held privately. In lieu of flowers memorial...

BRITTANY N. THORNTON

Died Oct. 1, 2007 NEWTON GROVE -- Brittany Nicole Thornton, 16, 1120 William R. King Road, died Monday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at West and Dunn Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery in Newton Grove. She is...

SUDIE WIGGINS

LAGRANGE -- Sudie Wiggins, 100, of 4367 Peggy's Path Road, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

DAVID WILLIAMS JR.

MOUNT OLIVE -- David Williams Jr., 86, 533 S. Chestnut St., died this morning at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Mount Olive. Arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home of Mount Olive....

Monday, October 1, 2007

RANDY BARNETT

Randy Barnett died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

VIRGINIA H. BARWICK

March 14, 1912-Sept. 30, 2007 PRICETOWN -- Virginia Hardy Rouse Barwick, 95, long-time resident of the Pricetown Community near Seven Springs, died early Sunday morning, Sept. 30, 2007. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Oct. 2, at 2 p.m. at...

AGNES A. BATTEN

July 15, 1919-Sept. 30, 2007 Agnes Aycock Batten, 88, died Sunday at The Sterling House of Goldsboro. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lala Edwards Aycock and was married to the late J....

JESSIE E. COTTON

Nov. 10, 1943-Sept. 28, 2007 Jessie Elwood Cotton, 63, died suddenly on Friday. Jessie was born in Wayne County to the late Paul Franklin Cotton and Lila Mae Mooring Cotton. He formerly operated Cotton's Garage on North William Street in...

GLADYS M. CROSTON

Gladys Mae Croston, 77, formerly of 704 Poplar St., died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends at 600 Hugh St., Goldsboro. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

KENNETH M. DALE

Jan. 30, 1926-Sept. 29, 2007 GARNER -- Kenneth Merrill Dale, 81, died Saturday. A native of Greene County, he was the son of the late Thomas and Marthena Dale. He is survived by his wife, Christine Dale and two children....

ADDIE M. PELT

Addie Mae Pelt, 87, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CELIA SMITH

DUDLEY -- Celia Smith, 85, 1541 Old Mount Olive Highway, died Sunday at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

FRANKLIN D. WATKINS

July 28, 1946-Sept. 27, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Franklin D. "Frank" Watkins, 61, died Thursday at Duplin General Hospital. He was born in Duplin County to the late Luther and Mary Watkins. One child survives. Graveside will be 2 p.m. Tuesday...