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Friday, February 29, 2008

WILVERIA B. ATKINSON

MOREHEAD CITY -- Wilveria Bass Atkinson, of 122 Pinebluff Drive, died today at Carteret Memorial Hospital, Morehead City. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

LORENZO BARNES

Died Feb. 28, 2008 Lorenzo Barnes, 80, of 903B Carver Drive, died Thursday at Wayne County Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Julia Barnes, and six children. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Church of...

NORWOOD D. BRINSON

Died Feb. 26, 2008 MAGNOLIA -- Norward Daniel Brinson, 55, died Tuesday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville. He is survived by his wife, Diana Brinson of Rose Hill. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the Rose Hill Funeral...

EDWARD 'ED' JAMES BULLOCK

Nov. 9, 1919-Feb. 28, 2008 WILSON -- Edward "Ed" James Bullock, 88, died Thursday. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Joyner's Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Ray Barnhill will officiate. Mr. Bullock was...

KAREN P. BURNS

Karen Pauline Burns died on Thursday at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Allen Moore, 120 Perry Drive, Goldsboro. (Pd)...

FRANCES S. FREEMAN

Died Feb. 28, 2008 CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- Frances S. Freeman, 88, passed away peacefully Thursday. Frances, a native of Goldsboro, was living in Chesapeake near family. She will always be remembered for the way she greeted friends and family...

HUBERT L. GOODING

Hubert Lee Gooding, 60, of 2713 E. Ash St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

EARNEST D. GURLEY

Aug. 5, 1920-Feb. 26, 2008 WARSAW -- Ernest Daniel Gurley, 87, died Tuesday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. He was born to the late Henry Howard and Peggy Gurley. He is survived by his wife, Lillian Gurley of the home;...

THOMAS E. HILL

Died Feb. 19, 2008 YONKERS, N.Y. -- Thomas E. Hill, 64, formerly of Faison, died at St. John's Riverside Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Vivian Hodges Hill of Yonkers, N.Y., and two children. Funeral will be 3 p.m....

JANETTE W. HORTON

Janette Wilma Horton, 76, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, Goldsboro....

WILL KITTRELL

LAGRANGE -- Will Kittrell, 81, of 310 W. James St., died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Funeral Services....

GLADYS A. LEE

April 26, 1923-Feb. 29, 2008 FAISON -- It was in the early morning of hours of Friday, Feb. 29, 2008, when Gladys Anderson Lee, 84, of Bill Clifton Road, went to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. She...

EARTHELL E. LOFTON

Died Feb. 25, 2008 FAYETTEVILLE -- Earthell E. Lofton, 52, 1841-2 Tyron Drive, died Monday at his residence. He will be eulogized 11 a.m. Monday at the Miller's Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church. Burial with full military rites will be in...

JOSEPH PINTO

Nov. 29, 1909-Feb. 27, 2008 Joseph Pinto, 98, a resident of Kirkwood, died Wednesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Pinto was born in New York to the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Pinto. He was a retired semi-professional...

CARVESTER SIMMONS SR.

March 9, 1929-Feb. 26, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Funeral for Carvester Simmons Sr., 78, of 411 Silver St., who died Tuesday at his home, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Gospel Light United Holy Church, Mount Olive, with Bishop Curtis...

GEORGE THORNTON JR.

George "Buzz" Thornton Jr., 54, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

GLADYS B. WORKMAN

Died Feb. 26, 2008 Gladys Buchanan Workman, 95, died Tuesday. Mrs. Workman is survived by her daughter, Sylvia Lee McLemore of Provo, Utah; and six grandchildren. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 3, at Edgecombe Memorial Park. Friends...

Thursday, February 28, 2008

TALMADGE 'PETE' BARNETT

Died Feb. 26, 2008 Talmadge Lorenzo "Pete" Barnett, 72, of 100 Thomick Place, succumbed to the silent halls of death on Tuesday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. A native of Forsyth County, N.C., Mr. Barnett was the son of the...

VERNA SUGG IVEY

June 9, 1921-Feb. 27, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Verna Bell Sugg Ivey, 86, of 3774 Kennedy Home Road, died Wednesday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. Mrs. Ivey was born in Greene County to the late Albert Thomas Sugg and Lydia Gray Sugg....

DAVID JAMES LANE

June 2, 1926-Feb. 26, 2008 GARNER -- David James Lane, 81, passed away peacefully at Rex Hospital Tuesday, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Lane was born in Goldsboro to the late Emmett Dempsey Lane and Jennie Strickland Lane Howell....

RAYMOND LOFTON

Sept. 15, 1929-Feb. 25, 2008 Funeral service for Raymond Lofton, of 6501 Speight School Road, Saratoga Community, a retired farmer, will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. from the L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle, 1800 Lane Street...

DORIS B. PARRISH

March 7, 1928-Feb. 27, 2008 SELMA -- Doris Blackwelder Parrish, 79, of 1730 N. Webb St., died Wednesday at her residence. She was born the daughter of the late Jason and Mary Blackwelder. Five children survive. Funeral will be 11...

JOSEPH PINTO

Joseph Pinto, 98, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DENNIS AARON PRICE

June 17, 1937-Feb. 26, 2008 DUDLEY -- Dennis Aaron Price, 70, died Tuesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Price was born in Greene County to the late Haywood Price and Minnie Caroline Beaman Price. He was retired from E....

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

HAZEL S. CREECH

Sept. 9, 1928-Feb. 25, 2008 SMITHFIELD -- Hazel Stephenson Creech, 79, of Vermont Street, died Monday. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late James and Beatrice Langdon Stephenson. Her husband was the late Howard H. Creech....

ANNIE G. LOCKERMAN

Died Feb. 25, 2008 ROSE HILL -- Annie Grady Lockerman, 70, died Monday at her home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Rose Hill Baptist Church. Burial will follow the service in Devotional Gardens. Visitation will be at 313...

EARTHELL E. LOFTON

FAYETTEVILLE -- Earthell E. Lofton, 52, of 1841-2 Tyron Drive, died Monday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

GUTHRIE E. PARKER

Died Feb. 25, 2008 Guthrie Ethyl Parker, 59, of 234 House St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his sister, Yvonne Jackson-Horne. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel of Goldsboro with...

SHIRLEY H. PATE

July 17, 1939-Feb. 25, 2008 KINSTON -- Shirley Harper Pate, 68, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lenoir County to the late Jamie Harper and Ludie Mae Stroud. She is survived by her husband, Leslie Pate....

BEN ROUSE

Sept. 16, 1915-Feb. 25, 2008 KINSTON -- Bennie Melvin "Ben" Rouse, 92, died Monday at Kinston Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Lenoir County to the late Herbert and Lillian Rouse. He was preceded in death by his wife, Martha...

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

TALMADGE P. BARNETT

Talmadge Pete Barnett, 72, of 100 Thomick Place, died today at Britthaven Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

BLAIR M. GRAHAM

Dec. 30, 1929-Feb. 25, 2008 Blair McIver Graham, 78, died at his home on Monday. Blair was born in Mecklenburg County to the late Norman Turner Graham and Della Watkins Wicker. He was a financial planner and insurance salesman in...

LARRY L. HOPKINS

Died Feb. 24, 2008 Larry L. Hopkins, 70, of 8030 Summit Drive, died Sunday at his residence. Born in Columbia, N.C., he was the son of the late Grady L. and Evelyn Spruill Hopkins. Larry was a firefighter with...

TIMMY L. OUTLAW

Died Feb. 22, 2008 WARSAW -- Timmy "Tim" Lee Outlaw, 52, of 2590 W. Ward Bridge Road, died Friday at Duplin General Hospital. He is the son of Oray Outlaw and the late Earlie Outlaw. In addition to his mother,...

GUTHRIE E. PARKER

Guthrie E. Parker, 59, of 234 House St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

HAZEL T. PARKER

Oct. 20, 1916-Feb. 24, 2008 Hazel Lynch Thompson Parker, 91, went to be with her Lord on Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Hazel was born in Wayne County to the late John L. Lynch and Lena Walter Lynch. She was...

DAVID JENNINGS ROSE JR.

March 4, 1930-Feb. 24, 2008 David Jennings "D.J." Rose Jr., 77, died Sunday at his home. D.J. was born in Wayne County to Dr. David Rose and Janet Conway Rose. He graduated from Goldsboro High School and attended North...

SHARON BASS ROYAL

Aug. 3, 1947-Feb. 25, 2008 Sharon Bass Royal, 60, died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center on Monday. Mrs. Royal was born in Fayetteville, N.C., to the late Robert Fulton Bass and Lucille Parker Bass. She moved to Goldsboro in 1971...

CARVESTER SIMMONS

MOUNT OLIVE -- Carvester Simmons, 78, of 411 Silver St., died this morning at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

LUVENIA STOKES

JACKSONVILLE -- Luvenia Stokes, 73, of 607 Huff Drive, died Monday at Kenansville Health and Rehab. Arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home....

GRANT ALLEN WILLIAMS

Grant Allen Williams, 20, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. A celebration of life service will be held on Wednesday evening at 7:30 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral...

Monday, February 25, 2008

MYRTLE PELT ANDERSON

Died Feb. 24, 2008 Myrtle Pelt Anderson, 89, a resident of the Kirkwood Retirement Community, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late William Thomas and Etta Hope Bartlett...

BLAIR M. GRAHAM

Blair M. Graham died this morning at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ATHA GAINEY HANGER

Oct. 18, 1931-Feb. 23, 2008 Atha Gainey Hanger, 76, died today at Kitty Askins. She was the daughter of the late Milton and Martha Gainey, and the widow of the late Milton M. Hanger. Graveside services will be Tuesday...

LARRY HOPKINS

Larry Hopkins of 8030 Summit Drive, died Sunday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

HAZEL T. PARKER

Hazel Lynch Thompson Parker, 91, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BRENDA J. PEARSALL

Died Feb. 23, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Brenda Joyce Pearsall, 62, of 403A Milford St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. One child survives. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Evangelical Fellowship Church with pastor Curtis Lee officiating. Burial...

JONATHAN CRAWFORD PEEDIN

Sept. 20 1989-Feb. 23, 2008 Jonathan Crawford Peedin, 18, died Saturday due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of Steve M. Peedin and Donna C. Peedin, both of Goldsboro. A...

D.J. ROSE JR.

D.J. Rose Jr. died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BARBARA KEY WOODLEY

Died Feb. 23, 2008 SANFORD -- Barbara Key Woodley, 70, of 500 Westover Drive, died Saturday at First Health Moore Regional Hospital. She was born in Randolph County, daughter of the late Gurney Martin Key and Clara Maude Hutchens Key....

Sunday, February 24, 2008

DOROTHY V. CRAWFORD

Died Feb. 14, 2008 KILL DEVIL HILLS -- Dorothy Virginia Crawford, 83, died Thursday, Feb. 14, in a Nags Head nursing home. Mrs. Crawford was born in Fremont and was a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late James...

MARY FIELDS

WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Mary Fields, formerly of Goldsboro, died Dec. 16, 2007. She is survived by her husband, Fred Fields, and four children....

ATHA G. HANGER

Oct.18, 1931-Feb. 23, 2008 Atha Gainey Hanger, 76, died today at Kitty Askins. She was the daughter of the late Milton and Martha Gainey, and the widow of the late Milton M. Hanger. Graveside services were held Tuesday at...

CECIL W. HARRELL

Died Feb. 20, 2008 WARSAW -- Cecil Woodrow Harrell, 69, died Wednesday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Dobson Chapel Church. Visitation will follow the service. A private graveside service was...

ANNA R. NEZBALLA

Aug. 12, 1912-Feb. 22, 2008 Anna Rakar Nezballa, 95, of Lilly, Pa., died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro with her family by her side. Anna was born Aug. 12, 1912 in Houtzdale, Pa. to the late...

BRENDA JOYCE PEARSALL

Brenda Joyce Pearsall, 62, of 403 A Milford St., Mount Olive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with McIntyre Funeral Home....

JONATHAN PEEDIN

Sept. 2, 1989-Feb. 23, 2008 Jonathan Peedin, 18, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete at this time The Peedin family is being served by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MAXINE W. SASSER

Oct. 23, 1943-Feb. 21, 2008 Maxine Whaley Sasser, 64, went to be with her Lord on Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Maxine was born in Wayne County to Christine Davis Whaley of Pikeville and...

CARRIELENE WEST

Nov. 27, 1936-Feb. 21, 2008 The funeral for Ms. Carrielene West, 71, of 717 Waters St., Goldsboro, who died Thursday at UNC Chapel Hill, will held at noon Tuesday at the Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in the...

GRANT ALLEN WILLIAMS

Grant Allen Williams, 20, died Saturday. Arrangements are incompelte with Howell Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

SANDRA L. WILLIAMS

Died Feb. 22, 2008 Sandra L. "Sandy" Williams, 50, died Friday. She is survived by her husband, Ricky Dean Williams; one son, Sam Williams and wife, Jeannine, of Virginia; her mother, Geraldine G. Moore of Goldsboro; one brother, Gregory Ludlum...

BEATRICE B. WILLIAMSON

Sept. 25, 1928-Feb. 22, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Beatrice Brogden Williamson, 79, of 572 Pineview Cemetery Road, died Friday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today from Indian Springs Free Will Baptist Church, where...

Friday, February 22, 2008

EULA H. BARNES

June 9, 1930-Feb. 21, 2008 LUCAMA -- Eula Lee Holland Barnes, 77, died at Wilson Medical Center. Graveside services will be conducted on Monday, Feb. 25, at 11 a.m. at Evergreen Memorial Park conducted by her brother, Father James Lassiter...

BENJAMIN F. HAMLIN

Died Feb. 20, 2008 MAGNOLIA -- Benjamin Franklin Hamlin, 76, died Wednesday at Duplin General Hospital, Kenansville. He is survived by his wife, Lillian Hamlin of Magnolia, and four children. Funeral will be 4 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall...

THOMAS HILL

YONKERS, N.Y. -- Thomas Hill, 64, formerly of Duplin County, died Wednesday at St. John Riverside Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Garris Funeral Home....

SEADELL V. LONG

Died Feb. 16, 2008 BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Seadell Vann Long, 89, formerly of Sampson County, died Saturday in New York. She was the daughter of George and Girther Vann. One child survives. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Wilson...

JOHN MONTAGUE

Died Feb. 17, 2008 SANFORD -- John Montague, 55, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Herman and Mary Sue Montague. Private funeral will be held. Rhodes Funeral Home of Warsaw is serving the family....

MARY E. ARTIS MORRISEY

Oct. 2, 1957-Feb. 17, 2008 Mary E. Artis Morrisey was born in Wayne County to the late Thad Artis and Laurina Artis of Wayne County. Our loved one departed this earthly life to her heavenly home on Sunday at...

TIMOTHY OUTLAW

WARSAW -- Timothy Outlaw of 2590 W. Ward Bridge Road, died today at Duplin General Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Garris Funeral Home....

WILLIE RHODES SR.

Died Feb. 17, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Willie Rhodes Sr., 70, of 201 Odom Ave., died Sunday at Britthaven Nursing Home. Five children survive. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel, Goldsboro, with Apostle Frank Dawson...

MAXINE W. SASSER

Oct. 23, 1943-Feb. 21, 2008 Maxine Whaley Sasser, 64, went to be with her Lord on Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Maxine was born in Wayne County to Christine Davis Whaley of Pikeville and...

ROBERT 'BOBBY' SMITH

DUDLEY -- Robert "Bobby" Smith, 65, was born Jan. 16, 1943, and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 12:50 a.m. He fought a long and courageous battle with heart disease and cancer....

BEATRICE WILLIAMSON

MOUNT OLIVE -- Beatrice Brogden Williamson, 79, of Pineview Cemetery Road, died today at Wayne Memori-al Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Tyndall Fu-neral Home Chapel, Mount Olive....

EUGENE YELVERTON

Died Feb. 19, 2008 Eugene Yelverton, 58, of 210 Myrtle Place, died Tuesday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Four children survive. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel, Goldsboro, with Apostle D.L. McIntyre officiating. Burial will...

Thursday, February 21, 2008

ISABEL R. COATS

Died Feb. 20, 2008 WILLIAMSTON -- Isabel Rowland Coats, 82, died Wednesday at the Williamston Rehabilitation and Convalescent Center. A graveside service will be held on Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Wake Chapel Christian Church Cemetery in Fuquay-Varina. Among...

NAOMI BECTON

Naomi Becton, 89, formerly of Dover, died at Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

HARVEY BENTLEY JR.

On Feb. 19, 2008, Harvey Bentley Jr., 72, of Dogwood Court, entered into eternal rest at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Mr. Bentley, who was the son of the late Lynn and Ruby Bentley, was originally from Thomson, Ga.,...

JULUIS 'DICK' BOSWELL

Died Feb. 19, 2008 KENLY -- Funeral for Julius "Dick" Boswell, 69, of Boswell Road, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home with burial in Boswell Family Cemetery....

REMONDA DORTCH

Sept. 3, 1954-Feb. 2, 2008 Memorial services for Remona Dortch will be at Jefferson United Methodist Church, 1100 N. Jefferson Ave., 1 p.m. Saturday. She was preceded in death by her parents, Kenneth and Mildred Dortch of Goldsboro....

JOHN F. FRY

FREMONT -- John Fredrick Fry, 61, died the 17th of February. He was the loving and dedicated husband of Susan Daniels Fry, father of Michelle Fry Silvey, and the grandfather to George Silvey III. He is also survived by his...

DEACON HERBERT T. GRAHAM

Jan. 7, 1923-Feb. 19, 2008 Deacon Herbert T. Graham, was lovingly known by his family and church friends as "Deacon Graham," of 1717 Tommy's Road, Goldsboro, N.C. He endured long suffering with patience, love and understanding. Deacon Graham's suffering...

STEVEN WAYNE HARRIS

Died Feb. 18, 2008 Retired USAF Major Steven Wayne Harris, an academic simulator instructor with Boeing in Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Monday from complications of heart disease. He was 62. A native of Atlanta, Steve was an aviation enthusiast...

MARY E. ARTIS MORRISEY

Oct. 2, 1957-Feb. 17, 2008 Mary E. Artis Morrisey was born in Wayne County to the late Thad Artis and Laurina Artis of Wayne County. Our loved one departed this earthly life to her heavenly home on Sunday at...

WILLIE RHODES SR.

Died Feb. 17, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Willie Rhodes Sr., 70, of 201 Odom Ave., died Sunday at Britthaven Nursing Home. Five children survive. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel, Golds-boro, with Apostle D.L. McIntyre...

ROBERT H. SMITH

Robert Hooks Smith, 65, of 381 Potts Road, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

MELVIN ETHERIDGE ANDERSON

Jan. 12, 1940-Feb. 18, 2008 Melvin Etheridge Anderson, 68, went to be with his Lord on Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Melvin was born in Johnston County to the late Mack Thel Anderson and Bettie Braswell Anderson. He was...

MARY BARBOUR BAREFOOT

Died Feb. 18, 2008 DUNN -- Mary Barbour Barefoot, 89, of 696 Fayetteville Highway, went to her eternal reward Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, following a lengthy period of declining health. She was the last surviving child of the...

MARY F. BATTS

Feb. 2, 1933-Feb. 18, 2008 Mary Frances Batts, 75, died Monday. She was born to the late R. L. "Buddy" and Gladys Short. Two children survive. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Thursday at Rosebud Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev....

HARVEY BENTLEY JR.

Harvey Bentley Jr., 72, of Dogwood Court, died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

ISABEL R. COATS

WILLIAMSTON -- Isabel Rowland Coats, 82, died today at the Williamston Rehabilitation and Convalescent Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

JAMES C. COLE

Died Feb. 16, 2008 FOUR OAKS -- James Cleveland Cole, 82, 2380 Devil's Race Track Road, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center. He was the son of the late Hubert and Evona Cole. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at...

RUTH FAISON

Died Feb. 14, 2008 SNOW HILL -- Ruth Faison, 53, of 105 Margaret Drive, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital, Kinston. Two children survive. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel, Mount Olive, with Apostle D.L....

JOHN MONTAGUE

SANFORD -- John Montague, 55, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Rhodes Funeral Home of Warsaw is serving the family....

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

MELVIN ANDERSON

Melvin Anderson, 67, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

THE REV. NORMAN WILSON ARD

Died Feb. 17, 2008 PINK HILL -- The Rev. Norman Wilson Ard, 71, of 790 Jonestown Road, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Norman was ordained into the ministry in 1957 at Beulah FWB Church in Pamplico, S.C. His...

CHARLIE CHASTEN

Died Feb. 16, 2008 BEULAVILLE -- Charlie Chasten, 84, died Saturday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation, Kenansville. Two children survive. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Daisy Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Beulaville, with the Rev. C.K. Best officiating. Burial...

KEITH A. DUNBAR

Died Feb. 14, 2008 Keith Allen Dunbar, 49, of 708 Longleaf Ave., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Doris Dunbar, and one child. Funeral will be noon Thursday at McIntryre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

RUTH FAISON

Died Feb. 14, 2008 SNOW HILL -- Ruth Faison, 53, of 105 Margaret Drive, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital, Kinston. Two children survive. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel, Mount Olive, with Apostle D.L....

ANNIE K. FERRELL

Aug. 16, 1918-Feb. 18, 2008 Annie Elizabeth Keen Ferrell, 89, a resident of Woodard's Care, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Annie was born in Wilson County to the late Hubert Keen and Clyde Louisa Jackson Keen. She was...

JOHN F. FRY

Aug. 9, 1946-Feb. 17, 2008 FREMONT -- John Fredrick Fry, 61, of 203 S. Vance St., died Sunday at the VA Medical Center in Durham. He was born to John and Elizabeth Fry. He is survived by his mother, Elizabeth...

LILLIAN J. GOUTY

Died Feb. 18, 2008 Lillian Joyner Gouty, 76, died Monday at Craven Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Gouty was an educator with the Jones County Public School System for over 30 years. A memorial service will be held 7:30 p.m. Tuesday...

HERBERT T. GRAHAM

Herbert T. Graham of 1717 Tommy's Road, died Tuesday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

STEVEN HARRIS

Steven Harris, 62, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SEADELL V. LONG

PEAKSKILL, N.Y. -- Seadell Vann Long, 89, formerly of Sampson County, died in New York on Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw....

ORRIN W. PERRY JR.

March 4, 1927-Feb. 17, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Orrin Wallace Perry Jr., 80, died Sunday at his home. Mr. Perry was born in Wilmington to the late Orrin Wallace Perry Sr. and Toie Smith Perry. He was preceded in death...

EUGENE YELVERTON

Eugene Yelverton, 58, of 210 Myrtle Place, died this morning at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

Monday, February 18, 2008

LESTER COX

Died Feb. 17, 2008 FOUR OAKS -- Lester Cox, 92, of 861 Harper House Road, died Sunday. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mill Creek Christian Church with the Rev. Jerry Burton officiating. Burial will be at Mill...

ANNIE K. FERRELL

Annie Elizabeth Keen Ferrell, 89, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOHN FREDRICK FRY

FREMONT -- John Fredrick Fry, 61, of 203 S. Vance St., died Sunday at the Veterans Administrative Hospital in Durham. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

DOROTHY W. HOLBROOK

June 6, 1927-Feb. 17, 2008 NEWTON GROVE -- Dorothy Warren Holbrook died at her home on Sunday. She was the daughter of Ira Mangrum and Arie Warren. She is survived by her husband, Douglas R. Holbrook, and one child. Funeral...

JOHN 'J.E.' MASSENGILL

Died Feb. 16, 2008 AUTRYVILLE -- John "J.E." Massengill, 66, of 12547 Dunn Road, died Saturday. He is survived by his wife, Ada Massengill, and two children. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Tuesday at Hood's Grove Baptist Church. Burial will...

MARY A. MORRISEY

Mary A Morrisey, 50, of 206 B Ervin Drive, died Sunday at SunBridge Rehabilitation in Mount Olive. Arrangements are incomplete at the McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

WILLIE RHODES

MOUNT OLIVE -- Willie Rhodes, 70, of 201 Odom Ave., died Sunday at Britthaven Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete at the McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

ORRIN W. PERRY JR.

LAGRANGE -- Orrin Wallace Perry Jr., 80, of 204 Lake Pines Drive, died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

MARY B. THORPE

Died Feb. 15, 2008 PINETOPS -- Mary Lillian Battle Thorpe, 89, of 114 S.A. Gilliam St., died Friday at Greenfield Place Nursing Home, Greenville. Eleven children survive. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pines Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with...

Sunday, February 17, 2008

BETTY SHERARD ALLBROOKS

Died Feb. 8, 2008 NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Betty "Butchie" Sherard Allbrooks, 60, daughter of the late Paul Sr. and Mary Jane Sherard, died in New Haven. She was married to the late Paul Allbrooks. Three children survive. The funeral...

WILLIAM ELI BAGGETT

Died Feb. 16, 2008 FAISON -- William Eli Baggett, 79, of 1331 Giddensville Road, died Feb. 16, 2008. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Guadeloupe Catholic Church. Father Pat Keane will officiate. Burial will follow...

JESSE T. COLTRAIN

May 22, 1924-Feb. 15, 2008 LaGRANGE -- Jesse Thomas Coltrain, 83, of LaGrange, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mr. Coltrain was born in Lenoir County to the late Edward S. Coltrain and Vina Lane Coltrain. The funeral will...

TERRY A. GRIMES

Jan. 27, 1952-Feb. 14, 2008 Terry Amace Grimes, 56, died Thursday evening from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was the son of the late Sudie B. and William C. Grimes. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Monday...

MIRIAM T. JOHNSON

July 16, 1929 - Feb. 14, 2008 WARSAW -- Miriam Teachey Johnson of 105 Joe Johnson Road, Warsaw, died Thursday at Rex Hospital. Mrs. Johnson was born in Duplin County to the late Ross and Jessie Eunice Norris Teachey. Mrs....

GLENN NICHOLS

Died Feb. 16, 2008 ROSE HILL -- Glenn Joseph Nichols, 67, of Rose Hill died Saturday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. Mr. Nichols is survived by his wife, Linda Dickson Nichols of the home; and one child. A private...

JEAN ROBINSON

Died Feb. 14, 2008 Jean Audrey Robinson, 60, of 908 A Audubon St. died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be at noon Tuesday at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church with the Rev. Howard E. McNair officiating....

DELTON ALTON SHERROD

Feb. 11, 1981-Feb. 14, 2008 Delton "Dale" Alton Sherrod, 27, of Pikeville, died Thursday. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Pikeville Cemetery. The Rev. Gene Wells will officiate. Dale was a thoughtful son and always helped...

LINSTEN WILLIAMS

Died Feb. 12, 2008 Mr. Linsten Williams, 58, of 8836 Goldfields Drive, Charlotte died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008 at Carolinas Medical Center. Funeral will be noon Monday, Feb. 18, 2008 at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 3400 Beatties Ford Road,...

Friday, February 15, 2008

RENNIE FAYE BLACKBURN

Dec. 9, 1929-Feb.13, 2008 Rennie Faye Blackburn, 78, a former resident of Pikeville Family Care, went to her permanent home on Wednesday. Rennie was born in Duplin County to the late James Edwin Blackburn and Sallie Williams Blackburn. She...

EDWIN R. CHESTNUTT

June 27, 1926-Feb. 14, 2008 Edwin Rudolph "Rudy" Chestnutt, 81, went to be with the Lord he served so faithfully on Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Rudy was born to the late William Chestnutt and Lillie Pate Chestnutt. He...

JESSE COLTRAIN

LAGRANGE -- Jesse Coltrain, 83, of 212 Miller Ave., died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

WARREN COX

Services for Warren Cox will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Ebenezer M.B. Church in LaGrange with Dr. Michael A. Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston. Five children survive. Visitation will be 2-8 p.m. today at...

EARL R. EXUM

May 10, 1929-Feb. 10, 2008 Earl R. Exum, 78, formerly of Wayne County, died Sunday at Franklin Hospital Medical Center. The Wayne County native was the son of the late Lewis and Malissia Exum. He is survived by his wife,...

RUTH FAISON

MOUNT OLIVE -- Ruth Faison died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Mount Olive....

TERRY GRIMES

Terry Grimes, 56, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

HENRY H. HOBBS

Died Feb. 10, 2008 NEWTON GROVE -- Henry Hooper Hobbs, 89, of 362 Massey Road, died Sunday at Sampson Regional Hospital. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Mount Olive. Burial will be in Cobb Cemetery...

BEATRICE B. HOLLOMAN

Died Feb. 7, 2008 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Beatrice Bryant Holloman, 66, formerly of Duplin County, died Thursday at Temple Hospital. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Bryant Family Cemetery in Magnolia. Visitation will be immediately after the interment...

HINTON KING

Died Feb. 9, 2008 Hinton King, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday in Queens, N.Y. Funeral services by the graveside will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at Wayne Memorial Park. There will be no viewing prior to the...

GORDON LOCKEY

Died Feb. 13, 2008 MOREHEAD CITY -- Gordon Lockey, 93, died Wednesday at Carteret General Hospital. Mr. Lockey was a deacon at Newport River Primitive Baptist Church. He will always be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle and...

DOROTHY P. MILLER

June 26, 1928-Feb. 14, 2008 KINSTON -- Dorothy Marie Pelletier Wade Miller, 79, of 804 Sycamore Ave., died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lenoir County to the late Robert and Rosa Pelletier. She was wife of...

ADAM ROLAND MOZINGO

Nov. 25, 1920-Feb. 13, 2008 Adam Roland Mozingo, 87, died Wednesday at Britthaven. He was the husband of Margaret F. Mozingo and was the son of the late Amy and Fred Mozingo. Graveside services will be held on Saturday at...

JEAN ROBINSON

Jean Robinson, 60, of 908A Audubon Ave., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral home Ministries, Goldsboro....

ELNORA 'ELEANOR' SINGLETON

Died Feb. 13, 2008 Elnora "Eleanor" Singleton, 82, of 202 S. Oleander Ave., died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Retha Borden Kornegay. She will be funeralized...

MARLYS MAE LEDVINA SMOTHERS

Sept. 16, 1946-Feb. 13, 2008 Marlys Mae Ledvina Smothers, 61, 107 Sedgefield Drive, died Wednesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Marlys was born in Anamosa, Iowa, to the late Elward Ledvina and Doris Barnhart Ledvina. For 23 years, Marlys...

Thursday, February 14, 2008

RENNIE FAYE BLACKBURN

Died Feb. 13, 2008 Rennie Faye Blackburn, 78, a former resident of Pikeville Family Care, died Wednesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike...

DELORES M. BURNEY

Died Feb. 10, 2008 Funeral services for Delores Murray Burney, Class of 1955, who died on Sunday, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Pentecostal Holiness Church, Goldsboro. Visitation will be 1-8 p.m. Friday at Cunningham and Sons Mortuary, Fayetteville, and...

RUBY CHESTNUTT

Rudolph 'Ruby' Chestnutt, 81, of Salem Acres, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Goldsboro....

MATTHEW COLEY SR.

Sept. 29, 1929-Feb. 11, 2008 FREMONT -- Matthew "Bud" Coley Sr., 78, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Bud" of 2042 Memorial Church Road, died on Monday at his residence. "Bud" is survived by his wife, Vivian...

JOSEPH PATRICK DICKERSON

CALYPSO -- On a day known for love, a man that was and still is loved so much was called home. Joseph Patrick "Joe" Dickerson is now with those who loved him; however, he has left even more behind who...

KEITH DUNBAR

Keith Dunbar, 49, of 708 Longleaf Ave., died this morning. Arrangements are incomplete at the McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

EARL FRANKLIN FORD

Died Feb. 10, 2008 Earl Franklin Ford died Sunday. Funeral services will be noon Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at Spirit of Excellence Church with Elder Dion Womack officiating. Burial will follow in Wayne Memorial Park, Highway 117 South. Visitation...

HINTON KING

Died Feb. 9, 2008 Hinton King, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday in Queens, N.Y. Funeral services by the graveside will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at Wayne Memorial Park. There will be no viewing prior to the...

DORIS S. MERRITT

Sept. 8, 1915-Feb. 13, 2008 KENANSVILLE -- Doris Newton Sitterson Merritt, 92, died Wednesday at Davis Health Care in Wilmington. She was the daughter of the late Early Carr and Frances Newton of Duplin County. She was preceded in death...

ROLAND MOZINGO

Adam Roland Mozingo, 87, died Sunday at Britthaven. Arrangements are incomplete at this time at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

VIVIAN C. RAYNOR

Died Feb. 11, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Vivian "Christine" Raynor, 73, of 109 E Kornegay St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Seven children survive. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark Church, Mount Olive, with Apostle D.L....

ELEANOR SINGLETON

Eleanor Singleton, 83, died Wednesday at Kitty Atkins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

NINA R. SMITH

March 12, 1925-Feb. 12, 2008 KINSTON -- Nina Frances Riggs Smith, 82, died Tuesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. She was born in Cove City to the late I. Nelson Riggs Sr. and Willie Riggs. She is survived by her husband,...

MARLYS M. SMOTHERS

Marlys Mae Ledvina Smothers, 61, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Goldsboro....

LOVIE P. SULLIVAN

May 24, 1918-Feb. 12, 2008 Lovie Padgett Sullivan went to be with her Lord on Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Lovie was born in Pender County to the late James Ivey Padgett and Garrow Kelly Padgett. She was preceded...

RACHEL HOLLAND WARRICK

Died Feb. 10, 2008 Rachel Holland Warrick went to be with her Lord on Sunday. She was preceded in death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Marion Holland; her four brothers; and her beloved husband, Claudie C. Warrick. She...

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

AUGUSTINE MAY ADKINS

Augustine May Adkins, 69, of 162 Saulston Road, passed away Tuesday at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held tonight at 7 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro with...

AUBREY W. AYCOCK

Oct. 19 1927-Feb. 12, 2008 Aubrey Weil Aycock, 80, a resident of the Sterling House, went to be with his Lord on Tuesday. Aubrey was born in Wayne County to the late Donald Jefferson Aycock and Mary Effie Kelly Aycock....

WARREN COX

LAGRANGE -- Warren Cox, 81, 303 E. Railroad St., died Tuesday at Lenior Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Funeral Services....

LOIS E. CUDDINGTON

May 15, 1927-Feb. 11, 2008 KENLY -- Lois Edgerton Cuddington, 80, passed away on Monday at Wilson Memorial Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Roland and Linda Edgerton. She was a member of Piney Grove Original Free Will...

REV. HAYWOOD L. HARRELL

April 4, 1913-Feb. 11, 2008 The Rev. Haywood L. Harrell, a resident of the Pines, died on Monday. He was a native of Rich Square, N.C. in Northampton County. He was born to the late K.L. "Dock" Harrell and...

DONNA H. HERRING

Died Feb. 12, 2008 WALLACE -- Donna Howard Herring, 56, died Tuesday at Pender Memorial Hospital. She was born to the late Lonnie and Letha Howard. She is survived by her husband, Larry Herring of the home, and one child....

JOHN EARL ROWE

Died Feb. 9, 2008 John Earl "Po Bill" Rowe, 76, of 2401 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at McIntrye Funeral Home Chapel, Goldsboro. Burial will follow in the Old Mill...

LOVIE P. SULLIVAN

Lovie Padgett Sullivan, 89, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Goldsboro....

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

AUBREY AYCOCK

Aubrey Aycock, 80, died this morning at the Sterling House. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Goldsboro....

WILLIE M. BIGGS JR.

Died Feb. 10, 2008 Willie Monroe Biggs Jr., 91, of 302 Vera Ave., formerly of Wallace, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Born in Cheraw, S.C., Mr. Biggs was the son of the late William Sr. and Eva...

LOUISE S. BROWN

Oct. 11, 1924-Feb. 9, 2008 BYRON, Ga. -- Louise Sprinkle Brown, 83, passed away on Saturday. Mrs. Brown was born in Macon, Ga. She retired from Woolworth (Newberry's-McCrory's) in Macon, where she worked in retail sales. She lived most...

MATTHEW B. COLEY

FREMONT -- Matthew Barfield Coley, 78, of 2042 Memorial Church Road, died Monday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

E. NEAL GRADY

Aug. 13, 1967-Feb. 10, 2008 Edward Neal Grady, 40, formerly of Calypso, died Sunday in Pine Mountain, Ga. He was born in Wayne County to Edna Hoskins Grady and the late Albert Grady and was married to Jessica Robinson...

THE REV. HAYWOOD HARRELL

The Rev. Haywood L. Harrell, 94, died Monday at his home, the Pines. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Goldsboro....

STEVEN HOLT

Steven Holt, 47, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

PAUL ORIS HOWELL SR.

Dec. 4, 1929-Feb. 10, 2008 Paul Oris Howell Sr., 78, died Sunday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Paul was born in Wayne County to the late Redden Howell and Fannie Davis Howell. He was married to the late Esther...

HAROLD JACKSON MCROBERTS

Sept. 26, 1925-Feb. 11, 2008 PIKEVILLE -- Harold Jackson McRoberts, 82, went to be with his Lord on Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Harold was born in Beckley, W.Va., to the late Herbert E. McRoberts and Lillie Dunnagan...

JAMES NATHANIEL WELLS

Died Feb. 9, 2008 Command Sgt. Major James Nathaniel Wells, retired, 82, died Saturday at SunBridge Rehabilitation Center in Mount Olive, N.C. Born in Magnolia, Miss., he was a son of the late Prior Nathaniel and Eva Cook Wells. He...

Monday, February 11, 2008

GLADYS MICKENS BREWER

Died Feb. 8, 2008 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Pastor Gladys Mickens Brewer, 83, of...

RACHEL H. WARRICK

PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- Rachel Holland Warrick, 86, died Sunday at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Goldsboro....

PAUL HOWELL

Paul Howell, 78, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Goldsboro....

HENRY H. HOBBS

CLINTON -- Henry Hooper Hobbs, 89, of 120 Southwood Drive, died Sunday at Sampson Regional Medical Center, Clinton. Arrange-ments are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

EARL FORD

Earl Ford, 76, of 935A Fairview Circle, died Sunday at his residence. Arrange-ments are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

EDWARD N. GRADY

MANCHESTER, Ga. -- Edward N. Grady, 40, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

Sunday, February 10, 2008

LOIS MCDANIEL BURKE

Oct. 6, 1927-Feb. 8, 2008 Lois McDaniel Burke, 80, of 123 AcreView Drive, went to be with her Lord and Savior in the arms of her daughter on Friday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A celebration of...

FRANCES M.P. CARROLL

Died Feb. 7, 2007 RALEIGH -- Frances Moring Park Carroll, 75, of Raleigh, died at Rex Hospital after a year-long illness. Frances is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Thomas N. and Mary Lou Park, and nephew, Needham Park of...

JAMES HUBERT HEAD

Died Feb. 8, 2008 James "Jim" Hubert Head, 77, of 700 N. Berkeley Blvd., died Friday at his home. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late O.H. Head and Eloise Thompson Head. Jim was retired...

BEATRICE BYRANT HOLLOMAN

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Beatrice Bryant Holloman, 67, of 1615 French St., formerly of Duplin County, died Thursday at Temple Hospital in Philadelphia. Arrangements are incomplete with Garris Funeral Home....

LILA MAE JACKSON

Died Feb. 7, 2008 CLINTON -- Mrs. Lila Mae King Jackson, 82, of 120 Southwood Dr., died Thursday at Mary Gran Nursing Center. The funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, at Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home with Pastor Glenn Morgan...

TRAYVION J. MILLER

Died Feb. 7, 2008 Baby Trayvion Jimere Miller of 512 Catalpa St., died Feb. 7 at home. Graveside services will be noon Monday at the Old Mill Cemetery with Evangelist Doretha Brown officiating. He was the son of Takeshia...

TONY MORRIS

Died Feb. 8, 2008 Tony Edward Morris, 47, of 101 Mint Dr., died Friday, Feb. 8, 2008 at Pitt Memorial Hospital. A native of Indianapolis, Ind., he was the son of Jerry Morris of Utah and Eva Reagan Morris of...

JOSEPH LEONARD RAYMAKER

Aug. 14, 1934-Feb. 7, 2008 PRINCETON -- Joseph Leonard Raymaker, 73, died Thursday afternoon in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Born Aug. 14, 1934 in Green Bay, Wis., he was a son of the late Joseph Peter and Sophie Baumann Raymaker and...

JOHN E. ROWE

John Earl "Po Bill" Rowe, 76, of 2401 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are Incomplete with McIntyre Funeral Home....

CATHERINE SURLES SPIKES

Died Feb. 8, 2008 NASHVILLE -- Catherine Surles Spikes, 30, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2008. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Edgecombe Memorial Park. Catherine was preceded in death by her father, Oliver S. "Steve" Surles...

LENSTON WHITFIELD SR.

Died Feb. 7, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Lenston Whitfield Sr., 78, of 183 Budd Fields Road, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Goldsboro, N.C. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2008, at Greater St. John F.W.B. Church,...

EVANGELIST MILDRED B. WOODARD

Aug. 25, 1923-Feb. 8, 2008 Evangelist Mildred Barnes Woodard, 84, lovingly known by her family and church friends as "Evangelist Woodard" passed on Friday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mildred was born in Sampson County to the late Rosell...

PEARLLEAN W. WOODARD

Nov. 10, 1915-Feb. 8, 2008 ROSEWOOD -- Pearllean Webb Woodard, 92, went home to Heaven on Feb. 8, 2008. Born Nov. 10, 1915 in Pine Level, she had lived at 100 Silver Fox Circle, Goldsboro for the past three years....

Friday, February 8, 2008

GLORIA BRADLEY

Died Feb. 2, 2008 WARSAW -- Gloria Bradley, 67, of 808 W. Wardbridge Road, formerly of Trenton, N.J., died Saturday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. She is survived by her husband, W.L. Bradley of the home, and four...

GLADYS MICKENS BREWER

Died Feb. 8, 2008 Pastor Gladys Mickens Brewer, 83, of 404 W. Grantham St., went to be with her heavenly father this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the pastor of New Saint Mary Church of Christ. The family...

MARCUS C.S. CHERRY III

May 4, 1936-Feb. 6, 2008 RALEIGH -- Marcus Cicero Stephen Cherry III, 71, died Wednesday night at his home at 6429 Horseshoe Drive in Raleigh. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Walter T. and Starkey...

TRAYVION MILLER

Trayvion Miller, four months old, of 512 Catalpa St., died Thursday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

ANTHONY E. MORRIS

Anthony "Tony" Edward Morris, 47, of 101 Mint Drive, died Friday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Goldsboro....

GRACE J. SMITH

March 13, 1924-Feb. 7, 2008 Grace Jeanette Smith, 83, died Thursday morning at the Sterling House. Grace was born in Wayne County to the late John Dewey Jeannette and Elsie Mozingo Jeannette. She was married to the late Lyman...

EDSEL E. WILLIAMS

April 19, 1923-Feb. 7, 2008 RALEIGH -- Edsel E. Williams, 84, formerly of 204 S. Jefferson St., Goldsboro, died Thursday morning at Litchford Health Care in Raleigh. Edsel was born in Johnston County to the late Joseph Adam Williams...

MILDRED B. WOODARD

The Rev. Mildred B. Woodard, 84, of 100 Valley Drive, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

Thursday, February 7, 2008

BERTIE O. GRAY

Sept. 24, 1914-Feb. 6, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Bertie Owens Gray, 93, died Wednesday at Magnolia Cottage Care. Mrs. Gray was born in Wilson County to the late Jack and Fannie Hamilton Owens. She was preceded in death by her...

JEAN LANGLEY HOWARD

Died Feb. 1, 2008 Jean Carolyn Langley Howard, 65, of 819 Argo St., departed this life Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was a 1961 graduate of Dillard High School and a member of the Alpha and Omega Christian...

OCTAVIUS A. ROWE

Died Feb. 5, 2008 ATLANTA, Ga. -- Octavius A. Rowe, 64, of 709B Penn Ave., formerly of Wayne County, died Tuesday in Atlanta. His life will be celebrated in a eulogistic service 11 a.m. Saturday at the St. James...

FRANK 'JUNE' ROWE JR.

Dec. 6, 1943-Feb. 4, 2008 Frank Rowe Jr., 64, lovingly known by his family and friends as "June," of 147 Sandy Lane Road, Goldsboro, N.C., died on Monday at his residence. June was preceded in death by his parents,...

GRACE J. SMITH

Grace J. Smith, 83, died this morning at the Sterling House. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Goldsboro....

LENSTON WHITFIELD SR.

LAGRANGE -- Lenston Whitfield Sr., 78, of 183 Buddfields Road, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

EDSEL E. WILLIAMS

Edsel E. Williams, 84, died this morning at the Litchford in Raleigh. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Goldsboro....

JIMMY WILLIAMS

Died Feb. 5, 2008 WESTBURG, N.Y. -- Jimmy Williams, 72, died Tuesday in Westburg. He was the husband of Arlene Davis Williams, formerly of Goldsboro and the class of 1954 of Central High School. Condolences may be send to 741...

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

BARBARA C. CHRISTIAN

Oct. 17, 1961-Jan. 29, 2008 PINE LEVEL -- Barbara Creech Christian, 46, died Tuesday. She was born in Johnston County to the late Willie and Doris Creech. One child survives. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Holland...

BERTIE O. GRAY

LAGRANGE -- Bertie Owens Gray died today at Magnolia Cottage Care. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

JEAN LANGLEY HOWARD

Died Feb. 1, 2008 Jean Carolyn Langley Howard, 65, of 819 Argo St., departed this life Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Her life will be celebrated in a triumphant homegoing service 1 p.m. Friday at the Alpha and Omega...

AVIS C. JENKINS

Died Feb. 2, 2008 ROSE HILL -- Avis Carr Jenkins, 90, died Saturday at Duplin General Hospital, Kenansville. Three children survive. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Charity Church, Greenevers Community, with the Rev. Letari Thompson...

ESTES A. PICKUP

Feb. 6, 1924-Feb. 5, 2008 Estes Avery Pickup, of Langston Drive, went home to be with the Lord. He led a courageous battle with limited eyesight and numerous illnesses. Mr. Pickup was the son of the late Florence Brands...

DAVID PITT JR.

SNOW HILL -- David Pitt Jr., 69, of Jones St., died Tuesday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Arrange-ments are incomplete at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

OCTAVIOUS A. ROWE

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Octavious A. Rowe, 64, of 709 B. Penn Ave., formerly of Wayne County, died Tuesday at Atlanta Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

THEODORE E. SMITH

Dec. 29, 1942-Feb. 5, 2008 Theodore Edward Smith, 65, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Greene County to the late Theodore and Carrie Smith. Two children survive. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Snow...

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

MARGARET D. AMBROSE

March 10, 1926-Feb. 3, 2008 Margaret Deans Ambrose, 81, went to be with her Lord on Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Margaret was born in Wake County to the late Grover Addison Deans and Bertha Evans Deans. She was married...

MARY M. DONATI

RICHMOND HILL, Ga. -- Mary L'Vonne Martin Donati, formerly of Engelhard, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, at Bryan County Health and Rehabilitation Center, Richmond Hill. Born Feb. 8, 1936, she was the oldest child of the late Aimar A. and...

EDDIE E. FAISON JR.

Died Feb. 3, 2008 FAISON -- Eddie Eugene Faison Jr., 24, died Sunday. He is the son of Eddie Faison Sr. and Donya Faison. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Moses Chapel Disciple Church of Christ with Bishop Chester...

PETE JARRELL

Oct. 21,1919-Feb. 3, 2008 Gilbert Franklin "Pete" Jarrell, 88, of 2008 Harris St., died Sunday evening at his home. Pete was born in Guilford County to the late Charles Albert Jarrell and Mollie Camilla Walker Jarrell. He served his country...

LT. COL. JOHN DOUGLAS KOCH

Died Feb. 3, 2008 Lt. Col. John Douglas "Doug" Koch, 62, of Quail Drive, died Sunday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is the son of the late Ruth B. and John C. Koch, and husband to B.J. Koch....

ROMMIE L. MILLER JR.

Died Feb. 2, 2008 KENANSVILLE -- Rommie Lee Miller Jr., 62, died Saturday at his home. He is survived by his wife, Carrie Miller of Kenansville, and five children. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Rose Hill Funeral Home...

FRANK ROWE

Frank Rowe, 64, of 147 Sandy Lane Road, died Monday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

LAURA OATES SMITH

WILMINGTON -- Laura Oates Smith, 88, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2008, at her home in Wilmington. She was born June 12, 1919, on a farm in Sampson County near Faison, N.C., to the late Edwin and Laura Mitchell Oates. She...

Monday, February 4, 2008

MARGARET DEANS AMBROSE

March 10, 1926-Feb. 3, 2008 Margaret Deans Ambrose, 81, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wake County to the late Grover and Bertha Deans. She was married to the late James Ambrose. Funeral will be 2...

GLORIA BRADLEY

WARSAW -- Gloria Bradley, 67, of 808 Ward Bridge Road, died Saturday at New Hanover Medical Center in Wilmington. Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw....

JAYLEE GRACE O'CALLAGHAN

Died Feb. 2, 2008 PIKEVILLE -- Jaylee Grace O'Callaghan, 3 1/2-month-old daughter of Ben and Jamie O'Callaghan, went to be with Jesus on Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Jaylee's life was so brief on this earth, but her memory...

EDDIE E. FAISON JR.

FAISON -- Eddie Eugene Faison Jr., 24, of 130 Ernest Tann Road, died at Sampson Regional Medical Center, Clinton. Arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home....

ROSE HAMILTON GRANT

Sept. 2, 1945-Feb. 2, 2008 Rose Hamilton Grant, 62, went to be with her Lord on Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Rose was born in Johnston County to John Thomas Hamilton of Smithfield and the late...

PETE JARRELL

Pete Jarrell died this morning at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Goldsboro....

JOHN D. KOCH

John Douglas Koch, 62, of Quail Drive, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory, Goldsboro....

ARTHUR LEE UNDERWOOD

Died Feb. 1, 2008 Arthur Lee Underwood, 65, of 905 Greenleaf St., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Lillie Underwood, and nine children. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

GARY WAYNE WARD

Sept. 9, 1974-Feb. 2, 2008 PRINCETON -- Gary Wayne Ward, 33, died Saturday. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of Jerry Earl Ward and Rose Godwin Grimes. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Feb. 5, at 6 p.m....

Sunday, February 3, 2008

RAY BULLARD

Aug. 3, 1953-Feb. 1, 2008 Edward Ray Bullard, 54, went to his heavenly home on Friday, Feb. 1, 2008, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Ray was born in Robeson County on Aug. 3, 1953, to the late J.B. Bullard and...

JIMMY L. BUTTS

Jan. 26, 1949-Feb. 1, 2008 Jimmy Lee Butts, 59, of 1187 Arrington Bridge Road, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2008. Jimmy was born in Wayne County to the late Willie Arthur Butts and Lena Potter Butts. Jimmy worked in lawn care...

JEAN HOWARD

Jean Howard, 65, 819 Argo St., Goldsboro, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with McIntyre Funeral Home....

CHARLES MURPHY LANIER

Died Jan. 30, 2008 Charles Murphy Lanier, 58, 1083 Louie Pollock Road, LaGrange, died Jan. 30, 2008, at the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville. Services for Mr. Lanier will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Simro FWB Church on Old Jason...

PENNY BOYETTE MCFATTER

May 2, 1930-Feb. 2, 2008 Penny Boyette McFatter, 77, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, at Woodard's Care. Penny was born in Johnston County on May 2, 1930, to the late Matthew G. Boyette...

DELACY SWINSON THOMPSON

Died Jan. 30, 2008 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Delacy Swinson Thompson, 83, died on Wednesday. Mrs. Thompson, a native of Wayne County, was the daughter of the late Robert and Willie Ann Lewis Swinson. Funeral is scheduled for Monday, Feb. 4,...

ARTHUR LEE UNDERWOOD

Arthur Lee Underwood, 65, of 905 Greenleaf St., Goldsboro, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with McIntyre Funeral Home....

MILDRED VINSON

Died Feb. 1, 2008 Mildred Wiley Vinson, 86, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Elma Turnage Wiley. Mrs. Vinson was the oldest living member of...

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LAWLOS E. BLAND

Died Jan. 29, 2008 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Lawlos "Lois" Edmundson Bland, of 4450 New Broad Street, Orlando, Fla., died on Tuesday. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, sister and friend. Funeral services will be held Saturday at...

JAMES 'PETE' W. COLEY

March 8, 1932-Jan. 27, 2008 RAEFORD -- James Willard Coley, 75, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Pete" of 3197 Army Road, passed on Sunday at Carolina Medical Center, Charlotte, N.C. Pete was born in Pikeville, N.C.,...

NORMAN EATO JR.

Died Jan. 28, 2008 Norman Eato Jr., 46, of 201 S. Herman St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Melvia Atkinson Eato. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel of...

HELEN M. FLOWERS

Died Jan. 29, 2008 TEACHEY -- Helen McArthur Flowers, 68, died Tuesday at Duplin General Hospital, Kenansville. Five children survive. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, Rose Hill, with the Rev. Larry Hooks officiating....

BRYANT GARRISON

Dec. 16, 1989-Jan. 31, 2008 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Anthony Bryant Garrison, 18, died early Thursday at home. Services will be at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive, with the Rev. Ashley Summerlin officiating, visitation immediately...

EDNA C. HART

Oct. 25, 1921-Jan. 30, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Edna Chase Hart, 86, of 106 W. Boundary St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Hart was born in Greene County to the late Bill and Audrey Suggs Chase. She was wife...

RETIRED SENIOR MASTER SGT. FAINE JACKSON

Died Jan. 30, 2008 USAF Retired Senior Master Sgt. Faine Jackson, 75, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday surrounded by his family. A native of Rome, Ga., he was the son of the late Marvin...

MONTEE M. KEEN

Aug. 24, 1934-Jan. 31, 2008 Montee Moyle Maddox Keen, 73, went to be with her Lord on Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Montee was born in Durham to the late Caleb Jones Maddox and...

CECIL M. LANGLEY

Oct. 19, 1927-Jan. 31, 2008 CALYPSO -- Cecil Marion Langley, 80, died Thursday evening at SunBridge Care Center in Mount Olive. Services will be held on Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Calypso Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Chris Currie will...

SUMITHRA RAJU

May 12, 1936-Jan. 28, 2008 Sumithra Raju, 71, died Monday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Raju was born in India to the late James Bethapudy and Mary Nethala Bethapudy. She was married to Dr. Yeddu B. Raju of...

THE REV. MAMIE SWINSON

Died Jan. 28, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- The Rev. Mamie Swinson, 58, of 123 E. Williamson St., died Monday at her home. She is the daughter of the late Seymour and Luvenia Swinson. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at...

MILDRED W. VINSON

Mildred Wiley Vinson, 86, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Goldsboro....

LOU B. WILLIAMS

May 24, 1923-Jan. 31, 2008 Lou Evelyn Best Williams, 84, died Thursday at Britthaven Nursing Home. She was born in Wayne County to the late Ruby and Herbert Best. Two children survive. Graveside services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday at...

ESTHER WORRELL

Died Jan. 30, 2008 Esther Worrell, 93, of 903 Sycamore St., died Wednes-day at Britthaven Nursing Center. She will be remembered during a graveside service at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Augusta Chapel Church Cemetery. Precious memories will linger...