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Friday, May 30, 2008

MARY KATHLEEN ANDERSON

April 2, 1930 -- May 26, 2008 BELTON, Mo. -- For several years, Mary, a good and faithful servant, fought a courageous battle with cancer and is now in the loving hands of her Lord. Mary epitomized joy, love,...

NORA EDMUNDSON BOGUE

April 17, 1912 - May 29, 2008 FREMONT -- Lenora Edmundson Bogue, 384 Bogue Road, Fremont, died Thursday, May 29, 2008, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Eureka United Methodist Church,...

LAWRENCE BONNER

Died May 26, 2008 Lawrence Bonner died Monday, May 26, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Lightner Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, with Elder Willard Carlton officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Lawrence, a native...

ISRRAEL CORTEZ

Died May 27, 2008 MAGNOLIA -- Isrrael Cortez, 51, of 767 Hamilton Road Magnolia, died Tuesday, May 27, 2008. Funeral services will be at 5 p.m. Saturday at Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel in Warsaw. Visitation will be from 1 until...

ROBERT EARL FAIRCLOTH

Died May 29, 2008 EUREKA -- Mr. Robert Earl Faircloth, 47, formerly of Roseboro, passed away Thursday, May 29, 2008 at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. A funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, May 30, 2008,...

JACQUELINE JOAN EMIG

Died May 22, 2008 SMITHFIELD -- Jacqueline Joan Emig, 74, died Thursday, May 22, 2008, at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Smithfield. All services will be held privately. The family is being served by Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

KATHERINE BRODEUR MAGAW

July 28, 1953 -- May 28, 2008 Katherine Brodeur Magaw, 54, a resident of Woodard's Care in Goldsboro, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Worcester, Mass., she was the daughter of Shirley B. Brodeur...

SUDIE B. MCNAIR

Died May 28, 2008 Sudie Boyette McNair 67, of 804 Rudolph St., died Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Her husband, Jasper J.D. McNair, and one child survive. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at...

HARRY S. PATRICK

Nov. 3, 1948 -- May 21, 2008 RICHMOND, Va. -- Harry S. Patrick, 59, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at his home in Richmond, Va. He was the son of Bessie Patrick and the late Sylvalus Patrick....

NAOMI REDMOND

Died May 29, 2008 Naomi Redmond, 91, of 406 W. Mulberry St., died Thursday, May 29, 2008 at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at the McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

RODNEY L. SMITH

June 5, 1941 -- May 28 2008 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Rodney L. Smith, 66, of 224 Allen Smith Road, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at...

HUGH WALLER

Died May 29, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Hugh "Bud" Waller, of 210 North Caswell Street, died Thursday, May 29, 2008 at his home. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

Thursday, May 29, 2008

GLORIA ROSE COX ARMSTRONG

May 4, 1940-May 10, 2008 FOUNTAIN -- Mrs. Gloria Cox Armstrong, 68, of 5821 E. Lang St., Fountain, died at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, on Saturday, May 10, 2008, at 3:15 a.m. She was born May 4, 1940,...

EMMA LEWIS JONES

Died May 28, 2008 FAISON -- Emma Lewis Jones, 87, of East Main Street, Faison, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Among Mrs. Jones' survivors are her children, Earl Hill Jones and wife, Nancy,...

WILLIE J. MCKEEL

July 1, 1943-May 22, 2008 Willie Junior McKeel, 64, died Thursday, May 22, 2008, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born to the late Fred and Susie R. McKeel and was married to Dorothy Bailey McKeel. He was retired...

SUDIE MCNAIR

Sudie McNair, 67, of 804 Rudolph St. died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

GENNIE K. ONDILLA

Died May 26, 2008 DURHAM -- Ms. Gennie K. Ondilla, of Durham, passed away early Monday morning, May 26, 2008, at Britthaven of Chapel Hill. Ms. Ondilla was born in Wayne County, and was the daughter of the late Inez...

ELEANOR UZZELL SHEPARD

Died Sunday, May 25, 2008 Eleanor Uzzell Shepard, 74, of 1121 Olivia Lane, died Sunday, May 25, 2008, in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She will be remembered during a funeral service Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Greater Guiding Star United...

RAY SMITH

Jan. 10, 1924-May 28, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- James Ray Smith, 84, of 334 N.C. 403 East, died Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at SunBridge Care Center. A retired farmer of the Rones Chapel community, he was the son of the...

RODNEY L. SMITH

Died May 28, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Rodney L. Smith, 66, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

RACHEL WELLS

Died May 24, 2008 ROSE HILL -- Rachel Bernice Wells, 85, of Rose Hill, died Saturday May 24, 2008 at Carolina Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Fayetteville. Funeral services will be held at the Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel at...

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

ALDONIA BRINSON

Aldonia Brinson, 75, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

LAWRENCE BONNER SR.

Lawrence Bonner Sr., of 806 Orchard St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

ISRRAEL CORTEZ

Died May 27, 2008 Isrrael Cortez, 55, of 767 Hanilton Road died Tuesday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home in Warsaw....

JACQUELINE EMIG

Jacqueline Emig died at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

JUNE F. HAMILTON

Died May 26, 2008 DURHAM -- June F. Hamilton, 62, of 1218 Ivy St., died Monday at his home. He is the son of the late James and Lillie Garner Hamilton. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday from the Bethany...

WILLIE J. JOHNSON

March 16, 1937-May 22, 2008 Willie James Johnson, the son of the late Frank and Mable Ward Johnson, was born on March 16, 1937, in Goldsboro. He departed this earthly life on May 22 at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington,...

JAMES LEWIS JR.

Died May 26, 2008 James Lewis, Jr., 60, of 901 N. Virginia St., died Monday in the Wayne Memorial Hospital. Six children survive. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at the Darden Chapel OFWB Church, with pastor Carlton Barnes officiating....

JULIA C. MURVIN

Feb. 7, 1930-May 27 2008 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Julia Coker Murvin, 78, of Indian Springs Road, died early Tuesday in SunBridge Care Center. Services will be at Tyndall Funeral Home on Friday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Otto Griffin...

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

RUBY S. BURROUGHS

Dec. 6, 1940 -- May 25, 2008 DUDLEY -- Ruby Smith Burroughs, 67, of 127 Holloman Lane, Dudley, died Sunday, May 25, 2008 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Ruby was born in Greene County to the late Odie and Mary Radford...

WANDA GAIL KEA CHRISTIAN

Died May 23, 2008 BRISTO, Va. -- Ms. Wanda Gail Kea Christian, 49, of Bristo, Va., and formerly of Warsaw, died Friday, May 23, 2008, at Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge, Va. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday,...

DOROTHY JEAN BEST GIBBS

Died May 20, 2008 Dorothy Jean Best Gibbs died Tuesday, May 20, 2008, in Kindred Hospital in northeast Philadelphia, Pa. The wake will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at Kaighn Avenue Baptist Church in Camden, N.J....

JAMES LEWIS

Died May 26, 2008 James Lewis, 60, of 901 North Virginia Street, died Monday, May 26, 2008 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, 900 South George St....

JUNE F. HAMILTON

Died May 26, 2008 DURHAM -- June F. Hamilton, 62, of 1218 Ivy St., formerly of Albertson, died Monday, May 26, 2008 at his residence. The family will receive friends at the home of Joyce Hamilton, 3890 N.C. 111, Albertson....

JULIA C. MURVIN

Died May 27, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Julia Coker Murvin, died Tuesday, May 27, 2008, at Sunrise Care Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

WILLIE RAYMOND PRIDGEN

Nov. 22, 1943 -- May 21, 2008 Willie Raymond Pridgen, 64, of 392 Piedmont Road, was called to his heavenly home on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Homegoing Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday,...

ELEOUTERIO OVIEDO SIMON

Died May 23, 2008 Eleouterio Oviedo Simon, 42, of Warsaw, died Friday, May 23, 2008. Funeral services will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2008, in the Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel in Warsaw. Interment will be...

ELAINE WYNNE WEAVER

May 24, 1958 -- May 22, 2008 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- Mrs. Elaine Wynne Weaver, 49, of Myrtle Beach, S.C., died Thursday, May 22, 2008, in New Jersey. Elaine was born in Ohio, May 24, 1958. She and her husband...

Monday, May 26, 2008

RUBY S. BURROUGHS

DUDLEY -- Ruby Smith Burroughs, 67, of Dudley, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

DOROTHY B. GIBBS

Died May 20, 2008 CAMDEN, N.J. -- Dorothy Best Gibbs, 1296 Decatur St., died May 20 at Kindred Hospital in Northeast Philadelphia, Pa. A wake will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. at Kaighn Avenue Baptist Church of Camden,...

KEVIN OLIN SAULS

Aug. 19, 1978 -- May 23, 2008 Kevin Olin Sauls, 29, died Friday, May 23, 2008 at his home. Kevin was born in Wayne County on August 19, 1978, to Douglas Sauls and Donnie Lambert Sauls. He had worked for...

PAULINE WILLIAMS SHAFER

July 17, 1924 -- May 25, 2008 Pauline Williams Shafer, 83, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 25, 2008. Pauline was born in Wayne County on July 17, 1924, to the late Leslie Albert Williams and...

ELEANOR SHEPHARD

Eleanor Shephard, 74, formerly of Britthaven of Goldsboro, died Sunday, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

Sunday, May 25, 2008

DAVID EDWARD BARBOUR

Oct. 9, 1925-May 23, 2008 David Edward Barbour, 82, of Princeton died Friday morning at Britthaven in Smithfield. He was born to the late Ralph and Lola Blizzard Barbour. Funeral was 7 p.m. Saturday at Casey Funeral Home in Princeton,...

MAGRUDER HAMPTON BEST

Died May 23, 2008 Magruder Hampton Best, 84, of Goldsboro went to be with his Lord on Friday, May 23, 2008, at his home. He was married to the late Rubie Naylor Best and was the son of the...

MARY BRITT CARTER

Died May 23, 2008 FOUR OAKS -- Mary Britt Carter died Friday. Funeral will be 6 p.m. today at West and Dunn Funeral Home Chapel in Newton Grove, with the Rev. Patrick Muston officiating. Visitation will follow. Graveside service will...

THADIS MILTON COLEY

Died May 21, 2008 Thadis Milton Coley, 63, lovingly known by his family and friends as "T.C.," of 315 Hunters Creek Drive, Goldsboro, died Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro. T.C. was preceded in death...

DOROTHY B. GIBBS

Died May 20, 2008 CAMDEN, N.J. -- Dorothy Best Gibbs, 1296 Deactur St., died May 20 at Kindred Hospital in Northeast Philadelphia, Pa. A wake will be held Thursday at 9 a.m. at Kaighn Avenue Baptist Church of Camden, followed...

DONALD HICKS

Oct. 24, 1938-May 22, 2008 Carlton Donald Hicks, 69, of 126 Hicks Road, died Thursday evening at his home. Donald was born in Wayne County on Oct. 24, 1938, to the late James Wesley Hicks Sr. and Juanita Williams...

GEORGE S. JACKSON

Died May 22, 2008 George S. Jackson, 58, of Magnolia, died Thursday at Wake Medical Center. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, 472 Wells Town Road, Rose Hill. Apostle Marcus Becton will officiate....

WILLIE JAMES JOHNSON SR.

Willie James Johnson Sr., 71, of 7302 Dominion Drive, Oxon Hill, Md., formerly of Wayne County, died Thursday, at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

RUTH AGNES KOZOL

April 16, 1927-May 22, 2008 Ruth Agnes Kozol, 81, of 103 Honeydew Drive, died Thursday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Pittston, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Agnes Kober Homschek. She was the...

ALVIN LEE

Died May 22, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Johnny Alvin Lee, 53, of 415 Albert Grady Road, died Thursday. Funeral is 4 p.m. today at Albertson Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Burial will be in Dail Cemetery. He...

WILLIE J. MCKEEL

July 1, 1943-May 22, 2008 Willie Junior McKeel, 64, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born to the late Fred and Susie R. McKeel and was married to Dorothy Bailey McKeel. He was retired from Kemp Furniture. The...

WILLIE RAYMOND PRIDGEN

Nov. 22, 1943-May 21, 2008 Willie Raymond Pridgen, 64, of 392 Piedmont Road, was called to his heavenly home on Wedneday evening, May 21, 2008, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Home-going services will be held Wednesday, May 28, 2008, at...

KEVIN O. SAULS

Kevin O. Sauls, 29, died Friday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ELEOUTERIO OVIEDO SIMON

Eleouterio Oviedo Simon, 42, of Warsaw died Friday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw, is in charge of arrangements....

BENNIE SMITH

Died May 22, 2008 Mr. Bennie Smith Sr., 90, lovingly known by his family and church friends as "Deacon," of 810 Pittman St., Goldsboro, died on Thursday, May 22, 200, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He leaves to cherish his...

NELLIE W. TART

Died May 23, 2008 DUNN -- Nellie Williams Tart, 69, died Friday. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Tart Family Cemetery in Dunn. The Rev. Walter Gaskins will officiate. Mrs. Tart is survived by her husband, Joseph E....

LILLIAN D. WADE

Died May 23, 2008 Lillian Davis Wade, 93, of Wallace, died Friday at Central Carolina Hospital, Sanford. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Hines Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, Warsaw. Seven children survive. Rose Hill Funeral Home is...

B.C. WALLER

Feb. 17, 1928-May 24, 2008 B.C. Waller went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, May 24, 2008, at his home surrounded by his loving family and friends. B.C. was born on Feb. 17, 1928, in Lenoir...

RUBY B. WOODCOCK

Jan. 9, 1947-May 23, 2008 Ruby Brock Woodcock, 61, died Friday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late, William and Effie Brock, and was the wife of Billy Ray Woodcock. Funeral will be noon Tuesday...

Friday, May 23, 2008

MALACHI BODY

Died May 20, 2008 The funeral for Malachi "Red" Body, 87, who died Tuesday at home, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mount Zion Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1289 Parkstown Road, LaGrange, with Pastor Charles Howard officiating. Interment...

MARK CARR

Died May 23, 2008 MAGNOLIA -- The funeral for Mark Carr, 46, 156 Willie Carr Road, will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Garris Funeral Home Chapel of Mount Olive. Interment will be in Magnolia Cemetery. He died Friday...

KATHY L. HEYWARD

Aug. 19, 1959-May 22, 2008 Kathy Lynn Heyward, 48, died Thursday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sherwood Howell officiating. Interment will be...

DONALD HICKS

Died May 22, 2008 Carlton Donald Hicks, 69, 126 Hicks Road, died Thursday evening at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIE J. JOHNSON

Died May 22, 2008 OXON HILL, Md. -- Willie J. Johnson, formerly of Wayne County, died Thursday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete....

RUTH A. KOZOL

April 16, 1927-May 22, 2008 Ruth Agnes Kozol, 81, passed away at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

J. ALVIN LEE

Dec. 17, 1954-May 22, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Johnny Alvin Lee, 53, 415 Albert Grady Road, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Albertson Ward of the Church of Jesus...

WILLIE J. MCKEEL

July 1, 1943-May 22, 2008 Willie Junior McKeel, 64, passed away at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

HARRY PATRICK

Died May 21, 2008 RICHMOND, Va. -- Harry Patrick, 59, formerly of Goldsboro, died May 21 at his home, He was the son of Bessie Patrick and the late Sylvalus Patrick. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by...

BENNIE SMITH SR.

Died May 22, 2008 Bennie Smith Sr., 90, 810 Pittman St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

Thursday, May 22, 2008

DENNIS E. BAKER JR.

Dec. 26, 1938-May 19, 2008 Retired Senior Master Sgt. Dennis Edward Baker Jr., loving son and brother, was called from his earthly labors to receive eternal rewards Monday, May 19, 2008. The funeral will be held Sunday at 2...

THADIS M. COLEY

Died May 21, 2008 Thadis Milton Coley, 63, 315 Hunters Creek Drive, died May 21 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ANTHONY Q. DYSON

Died May 19, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Anthony Quinn Dyson, 42, 707 Church St., died May 19 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at noon at the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in Carver Memorial...

JESTINE J. ELMORE

Died May 21, 2008 CLINTON -- Jestine "Jake" Jackson Elmore, 81, 516 Stewart Ave., died Wednesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. The funeral will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church with...

VINCENT T. GONDER

July 22, 1966-May 21, 2008 Vincent Todd Gonder, 41, passed away Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service. He...

KATHY L. HEYWARD

Died May 22, 2008 Kathy Lynn Heyward, 48, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ESTHER M.S. MORGAN

Died May 21, 2008 Esther "Essie" Marie Schnaedelbach Morgan, 92, died peacefully May 21, 2008, at the home of Paul and Claire Spilseth. A celebration of her life will be held in California at a later date. She was...

WILLIE PRIDGEN

Died May 21, 2008 Willie Pridgen, 64, 392 Piedmont Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

ETHEL M. THOMPSON

Died May 19, 2008 The funeral for Ethel Maurice Thompson will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Ebenezer Missionary Church in LaGrange with Dr. Michael A. Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in LaGrange. She is survived...

DONALD R. TYNDALL

June 7, 1950- May 21, 2008 Donald R. Tyndall, 2360 U.S. Highway 13 north, died Wednesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery, 201 N. Forbes St., LaGrange,...

JAMES R. WATERS

Died May 17, 2008 CHARLOTTE -- James Waters, formerly of Wayne County, died in Charlotte May 17, 2008. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 24, 2008, at 11 a.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 2020 W. Sugar Creek Road, Charlotte....

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

REGINALD BAHN

Jan. 24, 1926-May 17, 2008 FAISON -- Reginald Bahn, 82, 205 Ellis St., died Saturday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, N.C. A memorial service will be held Thursday, May 29, at 7 p.m. at Faison Baptist Church with...

MALACHI BODY

Died May 20, 2008 PARKSTOWN -- Malachi "Red" Body, 87, 1103 LaGrange Road, died yesterday morning at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

EDITH M. B. BRYANT

Sept. 23, 1915-May 17, 2008 WINDSOR -- Edith Mae Brown Bryant, 92, South King St., died Saturday at the Brian Center. A graveside service was held today at 1 p.m. at Edgewood Cemetery with the Rev. Noah Howard officiating. Brad...

ELIZABETH A. CHASE

Dec. 9, 1906-May 19, 2008 KINSTON -- Elizabeth Anderson Chase, 101, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be held today at 7 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home with the Rev. Gurney Chase officiating. A private burial...

HARRY B. JOHNSON

Died May 19, 2008 WALLACE -- Harry Bland Johnson, 80, died Monday at his home. A graveside service will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Riverview Memorial Park, Watha, with the Rev. Brackett officiating. He is survived by two...

GEORGE C. KORNEGAY SR.

Oct. 7, 1930-May 19, 2008 George Clontz Kornegay Sr., 77, died suddenly Monday, May 19, 2008, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park with the Rev. Jerry Mitchell officiating....

SHIRLEY A. MOODY

Died May 17, 2008 Shirley Ann Moody, 65, 1106 Evans St., daughter of the late Mary Bell, died Saturday, May 17, 2008, at her residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 22, 2008, at 2 p.m. at McIntyre...

TAWANTA R. PLATT

Died May 17, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Tawanta Rhodes Platt, 59, 119 Elmore St., succumbed to this earthly life and passed into eternity Saturday afternoon at her home. Homegoing services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Northeast...

JOHN REID

Died May 19, 2008 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- John Reid, 62, 5506 Linmore Ave., formerly of Wayne County, died May 19 in Penn Presbyterian Hospital. The funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Elm Grove Church of Christ of...

BRASTON I. THOMPSON

Died May 20, 2008 CLINTON -- Braston Ishmael Thompson, 82, 303 Dixie Circle, died May 20 at Duke Medical Center. The funeral will be held Thursday at 6 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home with visitation following the service....

ETHEL M. THOMPSON

Died May 19, 2008 Ethel Maurice Thompson, 55, died May 19 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by LaGrange Funeral Services....

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

EARL ANDERSON

Died May 18, 2008 SUMMERFIELD, Fla. -- Earl "Cotton" Anderson died Sunday at his home. All services will be held in Summerfield. Earl was born in Wayne County to the late Louie Anderson and Leether Williams Anderson. He is survived...

DENNIS BAKER

Died May 19, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Dennis Baker, 69, 400 D. North Point Drive, died Monday at Sunbridge Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

JOHN S. COLLIE

Died May 18, 2008 FAYETTEVILLE -- John Samuel Collie died May 18 at home. A memorial service will be held today at 2 p.m. at Haymount United Methodist Church. A private burial will be held at a later date. He...

ANTHONY Q. DYSON

Died May 19, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Anthony Quinn Dyson, 42, 707 Church St., died Monday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

GEORGE C. KORNEGAY

Died May 19, 2008 George C. Kornegay Sr., 77, died Monday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ODIS C. LEE

Died May 18,2008 DUDLEY -- Odis Charles Lee, 49, 111 Roosevelt Lane, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Shackle Free Ministries, 806 South George St., with Pastor Ray...

LOIS K. SMITH

Nov. 7 1932 - May 19, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Helen Lois Kelly Smith, 75, died Monday at Glen-Care of Pink Hill. She was the daughter of the late William Fernie Kelly and Ethel Turner Kelly and the widow...

BETTY J.G. STEVENS

Jan. 16, 1946-May 18, 2008 PRINCETON -- Betty Jean Griffin Stevens, 62, died Sunday night in Pitt Memorial Hospital. No formal services are planned at this time. Born Jan. 16, 1946, in Baltimore, Md., she was a daughter of the...

DONNIE M. TAYLOR

Oct. 1, 1916-May 19, 2008 KENLY -- Donnie Mack Taylor, 91, died Monday at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Smithfield. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. Burial will follow...

Monday, May 19, 2008

DENNIS BAKER

Died May 19, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Dennis Baker, 69, 400-D North Point Drive, died today at Sunbridge Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Mount Olive....

LARRY LANCASTER

Died May 17, 2008 PIKEVILLE -- Larry Lancaster, 50, 359 Bid Daddy's Road, died Saturday at his home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Miller officiating. Burial...

ODIS C. LEE

Died May 18, 2008 DUDLEY -- Odis C. Lee, 49, 111 Roosevelt Lane, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

GEORGE L. MINK

Oct. 3, 1934-May 17, 2008 George L. Mink, 73, 2006 Azalea Drive, died Saturday morning at home surrounded by his family. George was born in Pineville, Ky., Oct. 3, 1934, to the late Harrison Mink and Stella Mink. He...

JOHN REID

Died May 18, 2008 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- John Reid, 63, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday at Penn Presbyterian Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

LOIS K. SMITH

Nov 7 1932-May 19 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Lois Kelly Smith, 75, died early today at Glen-Care of Pink Hill. Arrangements are incomplete at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

EILEEN C. THORNTON

Nov. 27, 1906-May 17, 2008 A Mass of Christian Burial for Eileen C. Thornton will be conducted by Father Thomas Norris, OSFS, at St. Mary Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 20. Burial will follow at Willow Dale...

JAMES R. WATERS

Died May 7, 2008 CHARLOTTE -- James Rudolph Waters, 60, 6813 Plaza Road, formerly of Wayne County, died Saturday, May 17, 2008, at his residence. He was the husband of Leora Sauls Waters of the home. He was the son...

Sunday, May 18, 2008

REGINALD BAHN

Jan. 24, 1926-May 17, 2008 Reginald Bahn, 82, of 205 Ellis St., Faison, died Satur-day at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Funeral arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home in Goldsboro....

FLOYD L. BROWN

Dec. 28, 1922- May 15, 2008 SELMA -- Floyd Lee Brown, 85, died Thursday evening at his home. Born in Harnett County to the late Elijah Bradley and Irene Stewart Brown, he was the husband of Lillie Mae Crocker Brown....

MARK COOPER

Mark Cooper, 46, 156 Willis Carr Road, Magnolia, died Friday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Garris Funeral Home....

LUTHER DAVIS

Died May 16, 2008 Luther Davis, 68, of Kenly, died Friday. The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Minshew-Coley Chapel. Burial will follow in Kenly Cemetery....

LARRY LANCASTER

Larry Lancaster of 359 Big Daddy's Road died Saturday at his residence. Arrange-ments are pending at Sey-mour Funeral Home....

GEORGE LINK

George Link of Goldsboro died Saturday. Arrangemens are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

SHIRLEY MOODY

Shirley Moody, 65, 1106 Evans St., died Saturday at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

CHARLENE G. MULLENS

April 17, 1964-May 16, 2008 The Angels came to take Charlene Gay Mullens home on May 16, 2008, at Wayne Memorial Hospital after battling a long illness. She was the daughter of Peggy McCullen Vanoster of Dudley and the...

REV. MELVIN E. NARRON

Sept. 26. 1927-May 14, 2008 The funeral for the Rev. Melvin Elbert Narron will be today at 3 p.m. at The First Pentecostal Holiness Church, 1100 The First Church Road, Goldsboro. The Revs. Jimmy Whitfield and Bill Rose, and...

HAZEL VIRGINIA OUTLAW

Died May 17, 2008 DEEP RUN -- Hazel Virginia Outlaw, 88, of 1155 Seth Turner Road, died Saturday, May 17, 2008, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Bodell Outlaw and her...

TAWANTA RHODES PLATT

Tawanta Rhodes Platt, 59 of 119 Elmore St., Mount Olive, died Saturday at home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Rhodes Fu-neral Home....

JESSE F. RICHARDSON JR.

June 1, 1928-May 16, 2008 Jesse Franklin Richardson Jr., 79, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Shirley Acker Ward officiating. Burial will follow in...

EILEEN THORNTON

Nov., 27, 1906-May 17, 2008 Eileen Canada Thornton died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Golds-boro, N.C. Mrs. Thornton was born in Lynchburg, Va. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Johnston Thornton, and her son Richard Presley...

Friday, May 16, 2008

VIOLET ATKINSON

Died May 14, 2008 LAGRANGE -- The funeral for Violet Atkinson, 72, will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in LaGrange with the Rev. Charles Kittrell officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. She...

JOYCE BLOUNT

Died May 3, 2008 EAST ELMHURST, N.Y. -- Joyce Blount, 59, 2633 96th St., Apt. 1F, died May 3 in North Shore Forest Hills Hospital in Queens. The funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home...

JOHN R. JONES JR.

Died May 9, 2008 John Roger Jones Jr., 76, 507 Bunche Drive, died May 9 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park....

ALFRIEDA LESESENE

Died May 13, 2008 CLINTON -- Alfrieda Lesesene, 44, 502 Royal Lane, died Tuesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The funeral will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Garris Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Willie Bowden officiating....

REV. MELVIN E. NARRON

Sept. 26, 1927-May 14, 2008 The Rev. Melvin Elbert Narron, 80, went to be with the Lord, whom he served so faithfully Wednesday, May 14, 2008. Funeral services will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at The First Pentecostal Holiness...

LEROY NEWKIRK SR.

Aug. 11, 1926-May 14, 2008 Leroy Newkirk Sr., formerly of 802 Pittman St., died Wednesday morning at Britthaven of Goldsboro. A celebration of life will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be...

JESSE RICHARDSON

June 1, 1928-May 16, 2008 Jesse Richardson, 79, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory of Goldsboro....

Thursday, May 15, 2008

MILDRED M. ANDERSON

Jan. 28, 1935-May 13, 2008 GARNER -- Mildred Maston Anderson, 73, went to be with her Lord Tuesday at Wake Medical Center. Born in Norfolk, Va., she was the daughter of the late Willie and Hersey Maston and was preceded...

VIOLET ATKINSON

Died May 14, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Violet Atkinson, 72, 3728 Ed Herring Road, died Wednesday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Arrangements are incomplete at LaGrange Funeral Services....

MACK A. BEST

March 11, 1955-May 12, 2008 Mack Authur Best, 53, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Mike," 810 Devereaux St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 17, 2008, at 2 p.m....

VINCENT DOUGLAS

NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- Vincent Douglas, 95, formerly of Warsaw, died Saturday in New York. Graveside services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Devotional Gardens in Warsaw. Arrangements by Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw....

JOHN R. JONES JR.

Died May 9, 2008 Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at the McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel, 900 S. George St., with the Rev. Robert Yelverton officiating. Burial will follow in Wayne Memorial Park. Viewing will be 2-6 p.m. at...

ARTHUR R. MCCANN

May 13, 1936-May 9, 2008 Arthur Raymond McCann, 71, died on Friday at Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Va. Mr. McCann was born in New York and was retired from the U.S. Marine Corps with 25 years of service. After...

SAMUEL MIDDLETON

Died May 11, 2008 KENANSVILLE -- Samuel Middleton, 100, of 117 N. Church St., died Sunday at Duplin General Hospital. He was born to the late Robert and Donson Middleton. Three children survive. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at...

REV. MELVIN E. NARRON

The Rev. Melvin Elbert Narron, 80, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BABY ISAIAH NEWKIRK

Died May 12, 2008 KENANSVILLE -- Baby Isaiah Miles Newkirk died Monday at home. He is survived by his parents, Rico and Jennifer Newkirk of Kenansville. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, Rose Hill,...

ROGER C. POTTER

Died May, 14, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Roger Cleveland Potter, 59, 173 Willie Best Road, died Wednesday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Lionel and Lucy Potter. Funeral will...

EVELIN J.L. QUIROZ

Died May 12, 2008 Evelin Johana Lopez Quiroz, 18, 3314 Central Heights Road, Lot 4, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Viewing will be 6-8 p.m. Friday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 423 S. James St., with the family in attendance...

ROOSEVELT RICKS

March 26, 1944-May 12, 2008 SNOW HILL -- Roosevelt Ricks died Monday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. He was born in Fort Gaines, Ga., to the late Robert and Lillie Ricks. He is survived by his wife, Helen...

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

CATHERINE DUPREE

April 6, 930-May 7, 2008 Catherine Dupree died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at noon at Mount Calvary Holy Church in Dorchester, Mass. Burial will follow at Mount Hope Holy Church Cemetery. A viewing...

RUBY F. HENDERSON

Died May 13, 2008 ELLERBE -- Ruby Foyles Henderson, 72, died Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church of Ellerbe. Interment will follow in Ellerbe Cemetery. She is survived by...

ALFRIEDA LESESNE

Died May 13, 2008 CLINTON -- Alfrieda Lesesne, 44, 502 Royal Lane, died Tuesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Garris Funeral Home....

LEROY NEWKIRK SR.

Died May 14, 2008 Leroy Newkirk Sr., 81, 802 Pittman St., died today at Britthaven. Funeral arrangments are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home....

ROGER C. POTTER

Died May 13, 2008 Roger C. Potter died Tuesday at Duplin General Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

MARY L.B. STANLEY

May 7, 1929-May 13, 2008 SMITHFIELD -- Mary Love Brock Stanley, 79, died Tuesday at Britthaven of Smithfield. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home in Selma. Burial will be in...

THELMA R. THORNTON

Died May 12, 2008 NEWTON GROVE -- Thelma R. Thornton, 97, died Monday. The funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Randall's Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church in Newton Grove with the Rev. Horace Johnson officiating. Burial...

KATHERINE R. WILLIAMS

Died May 9, 2008 GREENSBORO -- Katherine Royall Williams died May 9, 2008, at Moses Cone Hospi-tal. A memorial service will be held in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church in Greensboro Friday, May 16, at 11 a.m. Friends...

WILLIE M. WORLEY

Sept. 8, 1937-May 13, 2008 PRINCETON -- Willie Matthew Worley, 70, 1746 Old Hinton Road, died Tuesday morning. The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Casey Funeral Home of Princeton with the Rev. Steve Singleton and the...

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

FRED ASLOP

Died May 5, 2008 HAMMONTON, N.J. -- Fred Aslop died Monday, May 5. The funeral will be held Wednesday at noon at Conesdale Funeral Home, 202 Third St., Hammonton. A viewing will be held from 11 a.m. until noon prior...

MACK A. BEST

Died May 12, 2008 Mack A. Best, 53, 810 Devereaux St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

JAMES D. BITTING

Died May 11, 2008 Retired Chief Master Sgt. James Bitting died at Britthaven of Goldsboro Sunday May 11, at the age of 76. Services will be at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery. He was born in Maryville,...

MARIE E.W. DAUGHTRY

Died May 11, 2008 Marie Elizabeth Whitley Daughtry, 92, died Sunday at Britthaven Nursing Home after a long illness. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Sardis Baptist Church with the Rev. John Hicks and the Rev....

VINCENT DOUGLAS

Died May 10, 2008 NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- Vincent Douglas, 95, formerly of Warsaw, N.C., died Saturday in New York. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Rhodes Funeral Home of Warsaw....

C.C. IVEY JR.

June 5, 1927-May 12, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Charles Cresson "C.C." Ivey Jr., 80, went to be with his Lord Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 7 Wednesday evening...

JOHN F. MCINTYRE

Died May 10,2008 ROSE HILL -- John F. McIntyre, 93, died May 10 at Rosemary Rest Home. The funeral will be held today at 2 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church of Rose Hill. Burial will be in Concord Baptist Church...

JOHN G. MCVERRY

May 8, 1952-May 9, 2008 John Gregory McVerry, 56, of Selah Church Road, formerly of Watertown, Conn., passed away unexpectedly Friday, May 9, 2008, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A Mass will be held at St. Johns Church in Watertown...

MINNIE B. RHEM

Died May 7, 2008 KINSTON -- Minnie B. Rhem, 80, 1514 Hyman Ave., died May 7 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Mills Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Oak Hill...

ROOSEVELT RICKS

Died May 12, 2008 Roosevelt Ricks died Monday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

J.B. SMITH

March 6, 1919-May 12, 2008 PIKEVILLE -- Jim Berry "J.B" Smith, 89, died early Monday morning at his home surrounded by his family. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor...

Monday, May 12, 2008

JAMES DALE BITTING

Died May 11, 2008 Retired Chief Master Sgt. James Dale Bitting, 76, died Sunday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

JANIE C. BUFORD

Feb. 16, 1953-May 11, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Janie "Ball-Bat" Coltren Buford, 55, 149 Coltren Lane, died Sunday at home. She was daughter of the late George and Reva H. Coltren. She is survived by husband, Jesse B. Buford Jr....

RACHEL MOORE JONES

Dec. 9, 1933-May 10, 2008 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Rachel Moore Jones, 74, 6018 N.C. Highway 55 East, entered eternal rest on Saturday evening surrounded by her family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Raised in Wayne County, she was preceded...

JOHN G. MCVERRY

May 8, 1952-May 9, 2005 John Gregory McVerry, 56, Selah Church Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his parents, John and Theresa McVerry and his wife, Judith Kaye McVerry. The funeral will be held at...

DEACON SAMUEL JOHNSON MIDDLETON

Died May 11, 2008 Deacon Samuel Johnson Middleton, 100, Church Street, Kenansville, died Sunday at Duplin General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw....

J.B. SMITH

Died May 12, 2008 Jim Berry Smith, 89, 337 Bartlett Road died Monday at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY C. VINSON

Sept. 2, 1926-May 12, 2008 Mary Corbett Vinson, 81, went to be with her Lord Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Mary was born in Wayne County to the late Thomas Franklin and Lottie Ander-son...

Sunday, May 11, 2008

JACKIE O. GODWIN

Jackie Geraldine Oliver Godwin, 85, went to be with her Lord on Friday, May 9, 2008, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Jackie was born in Johnston County on Jan. 6, 1923, to the late James Robert Oliver and Myrtle Strickland...

JOHN JONES

John Jones, 76, of 507 Bunche Drive, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

JAMES I. SUTTON

May 15, 1943-May 8, 2008 KINSTON -- James Ivey Sutton, 64, of 760 Cody Lane, died Thursday, May 8, 2008, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. James was born in Lenoir County to the late Preston Nunn Sutton and Pearl Anderson...

NETTIE BORDERS

Died May 6, 2008 Nettie Borders, 63, 930 B. Carver Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. She is survived by...

JOE ANN LEWIS CALLAHAN

Dec. 17, 1932-May 6, 2008 Joe Ann Lewis Callahan, 75, of 105 Camellia Drive Princeton, died Tuesday evening at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 17, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Gilliam Elvis and Bessie Frazier...

KATHERINE WILLIAMS

Katherine Royall Williams died Friday in Greensboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete....

CARROLL INGRAM

Oct. 15, 1941-May 9, 2006 GRANTHAM -- Raymond Carroll Ingram, 66, died on Friday at his home surrounded by his family. Carroll was born in Wayne County on Oct. 15, 1941, to the late Raymond Ingram and Bessie Lee...

BOBBY G. CAPPS

May 18, 1951-May 9, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Bobby Gene Capps, 57, of 6630 Highway 903 N., died Friday, May 9, 2008, at his home. Bobby worked 23 years with Goldsboro Milling and enjoyed fishing and hunting. The funeral will be...

MARY CHERRY OLMSTED-STRICKLAND

May 4, 1933-May 9, 2008 Mary Cherry Olmsted-Strickland, 75, of 113 Sheridan Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mary was born in Beaufort County on May 4, 1933, to the late Churchill Cherry and Violet Perry Cherry. She...

EULA H. WEEKS

Nov. 25, 1925-May 8, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Eula Mae Hymel Weeks, 82, died Thursday in Falls Church, Va. A native of the Lake Arthur area of Louisiana, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Eucrelia R. Hymel...

HILDA J. "MONK" STATEN

Jan. 4, 1954-May 6, 2008 Hilda Jean "Monk" Staten was born Jan. 24, 1954, to the late Mrs. Delois Louise Ward Monk and Mr. Lonnie J. Monk. She grew up in the north-end section of Goldsboro and received her education...

JOHN G. MCVERRY

May 8, 1952-May 10, 2005 John Gregory McVerry, 56, of Selah Church Road, died on Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his parents, John and Theresa McVerry and his wife, Judith Kaye McVerry. The funeral will be...

Friday, May 9, 2008

SARAH ATKINSON

Died May 6, 2008 Sarah Atkinson, 91, died May 6 at Britthaven of Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church with Dr. Kenneth Tate officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery....

MARY D. BELLAMY

Died May 7, 2008 Mary Delois Bellamy, 55, 914 Lincoln Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Her mother Mary B. Cooper and two children survive. The funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel....

NETTIE BORDERS

Died May 6, 2008 Nettie Borders, 63, 930-B Carver Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. She is survived by...

JOE ANN L. CALLAHAN

Dec. 17, 1932-May 6,2008 PRINCETON -- Joe Ann Lewis Callahan, 75, 105 Camellia Drive, died Tuesday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Gilliam Elvis Lewis and Bessie Frazier Lewis and the widow of John Wesley...

BERTHA M. GARNER

Died May 4, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Bertha Mae Garner, 88, 323 Glenn St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is the daughter of the late Albert and Lizzie Faircloth Artis. Graveside services will be held Saturday at 2...

JACKIE G.O. GODWIN

Died May 9, 2008 Jackie Geraldine Oliver Godwin, 85, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ARTHUR MCCANN

Died May 9, 2008 Arthur McCann, 407 Dove Place, died today at Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Va.. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIE R. MURPHY

Died May 6, 2008 Willie Ross Murphy, 67, of 26560 Meadow Road, Menifee, Calif., formerly of Goldsboro, died May 6 in the Magnolia Rehabilitation Center in Riverside, Calif. He will be remembered during a eulogistic service Saturday at 1...

SALLY ORMOND

Died May 1, 2008 SNOW HILL -- Sally Ormond, 69, died May 1 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James A.M.E. Zion Church. Interment will be in St. Delight Cemetery....

NELLIE G. OUTLAW

Nov. 17, 1916-May 8, 2008 Nellie Gray Outlaw, 91, passed away Thursday evening at Sun Bridge Nursing Home in Mount Olive. Funeral services will be held at Shumate-Faulk funeral home Saturday at 4 p.m. with the Rev. Jeff Daughtry officiating....

MARTIN SMITH

Died May 6, 2008 KENANSVILLE -- Martin Smith, 82, 1346 N.C. 11 and 903, formerly of Manassas, Va., died Tuesday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. He is the son of the late Clint and Sylvia Darden Smith. Eight children survive. Funeral...

JAMES I. SUTTON

Died May 8, 2008 KINSTON -- James Ivey Sutton, 64, 760 Cody Lane, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

OSCAR SUTTON

Died May 4, 2008 WARSAW -- Oscar Sutton, 68. 191 Old Pete Quinn Road, died Sunday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. He was born in Duplin County to the late Edgar and Polly Moore Sutton. Funeral services...

DORIS T.W. THOMPSON

Sept. 2, 1922-May 7, 2008 GREENVILLE -- Doris Toler Woodard Thompson, 85, formerly of Raleigh, and a retired account with the state, died Wednesday morning in Pitt Memorial Hospital. Born Sept. 2, 1922, in Johnston County to the late Rufus...

REV. EMMA J.M. THOMPSON

June 3, 1940-May 4, 2008 The Rev. Emma Jean McDuffie Thompson, affectionately known by her family and friends as "Jean or Shebe," 310 Bright St., Goldsboro, died Sunday, May 4, 2008, at her residence. Her husband, Mr. Clifton Earl...

EULA H. WEEKS

Died May 8, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Eula H. Weeks, 82, widow of Ellis Weeks, died Thursday in Falls Church, Va. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Tyndall Funeral Home....

Thursday, May 8, 2008

MARY BELLAMY

Mary Bellamy, 55, of 914-A Lincoln Drive, Goldsboro, died May 7 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

GLADYS T. BONEY

Gladys Teachey Boney, 90, of 405 S. Pine St., Warsaw, died Tuesday morning at her home. She was born in Duplin County to the late Rudolph and Ida Alderman Teachey. She was a retired civil employee. Funeral services will be...

JOHNNY EMMETT CARTER

Johnny Emmett Carter, 52, died Wednesday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Johnny was born in Wayne County on Nov. 6, 1955, to the late Linwood Earl Carter and Nancy Henrietta Howell Carter. He had been working for Bobby Rex...

CATHERINE DUPREE

Catherine Dupreee, 78, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangments are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory....

MINNIE F. GINN

PIKEVILLE -- Minnie Forehand Ginn, 90, went to be with her Lord on Monday, May 5, 2008 at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Minnie was born on March 6, 1918, to the late William Thomas Forehand and...

WILLIE R. MURPHY

Willie Ross Murphy, 67, of 26560 Meadow Road, Menifee, Calif., formerly of Goldsboro, died May 6 in the Magnolia Rehabilitation Center in Riverside, Calif. He wlll be remembered during a eulogistic service Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hooks Grove Missionary...

RICHARD J. OVERTON III

CMSgt Richard James Overton III, Retired U.S.A.F., 77, died Sunday, May 4, 2008 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Richard was born in Mecklenburg County on Feb. 1, 1931 to the late Richard James Overton Jr. and Velma Skidmore Overton. He retired...

CELIA HART WADE

SNOW HILL -- Mrs. Celia Hart Wade, 89, passed away Tuesday evening, May 6, 2008, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. A native of Greene County, she was born Feb. 6, 1919, the daughter of Raymond E. and Mary Gay Hart. Following...

ETTA W. WILKINS

June 18, 1919-May 6, 2008 PRINCETON -- Etta Mae Waters Wilkins, 88, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wilkins was born in Wayne County to the late Jerry Franklin Waters and Mollie...

KENNETH WILLIAMS

Kenneth Williams, 58, of 83 Alstrum, St., Hamden New Haven, Conn., formerly of Wayne County, died May 5. A funeral service will be held Saturday at noon at Rockford Chapel Church with the Rev. Kenneth Gray officiating. Burial will follow...

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

SARAH ATKINSON

Sarah Atkinson, 92, of 506 Stadium Drive, died Tuesday at Britthaven Rest Home. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

NETTIE BORDERS

Nettie Borders, 63, of 930B Carver Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

JOE ANN L. CALLAHAN

PRINCETON -- Joe Ann Lewis Callahan, 75, of 105 Camellia Drive, died Tuesday at Johnston Memorial Hos-pital. Arrangements are incomplete with Casey Fu-neral Home....

MINNIE F. GINN

PIKEVILLE -- Funeral services for Minnie Forehand Ginn will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at Pikeville P.F.W.B. Church. Interment will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Forehand Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday following the service at...

LILA K. HEBRON

Died May 5, 2008 WARSAW -- Lila Kenan Hebron, 88, died Monday at Duplin General Hospital, Kenansville. Three children survive. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at New First Baptist Church, Kenansville, with the Rev. Tommy Jones officiating. Burial will...

WILLIE R. MURPHY

MENIFEE, Calif. -- Willie Ross Murphy, 67, of 26560 Meadow Road, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday at Magnolia Rehabilitation Center, Riverside, Calif. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

HENRY R. JOHNSON

Dec. 3, 1919-May 5, 2008 Henry Ralph Johnson departed this life to join his Lord on Monday. He was born in Goldsboro, N.C., the son of the late Henry and Rooney Batten Johnson. He attended high school in Goldsboro and...

RICHARD J. OVERTON III

Feb. 1, 1931-May 4, 2008 Chief Master Sgt. Richard James Overton III, retired U.S.A.F., 77, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Richard was born in Mecklenburg County to the late Richard James Overton Jr. and Velma Skidmore Overton. He retired...

MARTIN SMITH

KENANSVILLE -- Martin Smith, 82, of 209 Beasley St., formerly of Miford, Va., died Tuesday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Green-ville. Arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home....

HILDA J. STATEN

Hilda Jean Staten, 54, died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center, Raleigh. Arrange-ments are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

OSCAR SUTTON

WARSAW -- Oscar Sutton, 68, 191 Old Pete Quinn Road, died Sunday at New Hanover Hospital in Wilmington. Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw....

ETTA W. WILKINS

June 18, 1919-May 6, 2008 PRINCETON -- Etta Mae Waters Wilkins, 88, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wilkins was born in Wayne County to the late Jerry Franklin Waters and Mollie...

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

GLADYS T. BONEY

WARSAW -- Gladys T. Boney, 92, of 405 S. Pine St., died this morning at home. Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw....

MINNIE F. GINN

PIKEVILLE -- Minnie Forehand Ginn, 90, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BEVERLY J. HAWKINS

Sept. 29, 1961-May 4, 2008 CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. -- Beverly Jacobs Hawkins, 46, lovingly known by her family and friends as "Bev," of 6724 Mountain Lake Place, died Sunday at Southern Maryland Hospital, Clinton, Md. Her father, Charles Jacobs,...

JOHN W. MCRAE

Died May 1, 2008 LAURINBURG -- John W. McRae, 59, died Thursday. He was the son of the late Hubbard and Rosa Mae McRae. He leaves to cherish one son, William Sanders of Goldsboro. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday...

GOLEY T. MURPHY

Died May 3, 2008 MAGNOLIA -- Goley Tuten Murphy, 75, died Saturday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice, Wilmington. Six children survive. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Lewis Baptist Church, Chinquapin, with the Rev. Gregory Hewett officiating. Burial...

MELVILLE F. WARREN

Jan. 8, 1924-April 26, 2008 DOVER, Del. -- Melville F. Warren Sr., 84, passed away Saturday at Bayhealth Kent General Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Faison, N.C., to Olivia Jones Warren and Fred Fearington Warren,...

KENNETH WILLIAMS

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Kenneth Williams, 58, of 83 Alstrum St., formerly of Wayne County, died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

Monday, May 5, 2008

BARBARA J. BROCK

Died May 3, 2008 ZEBULON -- Barbara Jean Johnson Brock, 71, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center. Mrs. Brock was born in Durham County to the late Dwight W. Johnson Sr. and Lyda Clarene Johnson. She was...

BERTHA GARNER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Bertha Garner of 323 Glenn St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home....

JEAN HAITHCOCK

April 5, 1934-May 4, 2008 NEW BERN -- Ruby Jean Teachey Haithcock, 74, went to be with her Lord on Sunday at her home surrounded by her family. Jean was born in Wayne County to the late James Thomas...

PATRICIA S. HITE

Dec. 28, 1938-May 2, 2008 MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. -- Patricia Ann Sasser Hite, 69, wife of William B. Hite, passed away on Friday. Mrs. Hite was born in Goldsboro, N.C., daughter of Carl Sasser and Rochelle Crumpler Sasser Thornton. She...

RICHARD OVERTON

Richard Overton, 77, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

THE REV. EMMA THOMPSON

The Rev. Emma Jean McDuffie Thompson of 310 Bright St., died Sunday at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

Sunday, May 4, 2008

PENINA C. APPLEWHITE

Died May 2, 2008 Penina C. Applewhite, 67, of 300 Hollowell St., Goldsboro, died Friday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was the daughter of the late Leroy and Annie G. Coley and leaves to cherish her memory...

LOLETTA PARKS BEST

Died April 30, 2008 Loletta "Ma Let" Parks Best, 94, of 204 S. Audobon Ave., passed April 30 at her residence. Among her survivors is her daughter, Annie Frances Dixon of Goldsboro. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at...

JOYCE BLOUNT

Joyce Blount, 59, of 2633 96th St., Apt. 1F, E. Elmhurst, formerly of Goldsboro, died May 3 at North Shore Forest Hills Hospital in Queens. Arrangements are incomplete with McIntyre Funeral Home....

BARBARA J. BROCK

Barbara J. Brock, 71, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

DOUGLAS R. CORBETT

Oct. 3, 1944-April 29, 2008 RALEIGH -- Douglas Ray Corbett passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2008. The son of the late Beatrice and Norman E. Corbett, he was born Oct. 3, l944 in Goldsboro. He is survived by...

JOHN BRANTLEY ELLIS JR.

Died May 1, 2005 John Brantley Ellis Jr., of Vinton, Va., passed away Thursday at the age of 83. Mr. Ellis graduated from Goldsboro High School and attended Morehead State College. He joined the U.S. Navy at the onset of...

ESSIE PEARL GOODMAN

Died April 30, 2008 Essie Pearl Goodman, 96, of 410 Chestnut St., died Wednesday at SunBridge Nursing Center. She is the daughter of the late Leonza and Jenkie Bradshaw Simmons. The funeral will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at...

PATRICIA A.S. HITE

Dec. 28, 2008-May 2, 2008 Patricia Ann Sasser Hite, 69, wife of William B. Hite, of Mount Pleasant, S.C. passed away on Friday, May 2, 2008. Mrs. Hite was born Dec. 28, 1938, in Goldsboro, N.C., daughter of Carl...

MARTHA MCPHAIL KING

Died May 2, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Mrs. Martha McPhail King, 86, of 420 Norbert Wilson St., Mount Olive, died Friday May 2, 2008, at Sunbridge of Mount Olive. Mrs. King had been in declining health for the last...

JIMMY G. MCLAWHON

March 13, 1943-May 3, 2008 Jimmy Gerald McLawhon, 65, of 302 S. Harding Drive, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Mark and Gussie Dixon McLawhon and brother to...

WILMA C. RENNINGER

May 15, 1919-May 1, 2008 Wilma C. Renninger, 88, died Thursday, May 1, 2008 at Britthaven Nursing Home in Goldsboro. Wilma was born in New Riegel, Ohio on May 15, 1919 to the late Ralph Elchert and Eulala Altwies Elchert....

CHRISTINE D. ROYALL

Feb. 22, 1929-May 2, 2008 SMITHFIELD -- Christine Daughtry Royall, 79, died Friday morning at her home. Born Feb. 22, 1929 in Johnston County she was a daughter of the late Richard Arthur and Miggie Ophelia Lynch Daughtry. Chris was...

WILLIAM E. SEYMOUR

Oct. 30, 1931-May 2, 2008 Mr. William Ellis "Bill" Seymour, 76, of 100 Tarklin Drive died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Bill was born in Wayne County on Oct. 30, 1931, to the late James Howard Seymour Sr. and...

ELSIE D. SUTTON

Oct. 22, 1922-May 2, 2008 PRINCETON -- Elsie Daughtry Sutton, 85, died Friday afternoon in Smithfield Manor. Born in Johnston County to the late Kimble and Elsie Woodard Daughtry she was the widow of William G. "W.G." Sutton. The funeral...

EVA B. WALL

Oct. 8, 1926-May 1, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Eva Best Wall, 81, of 865 Country Club Road, died Thursday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Services were held Saturday at 6 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home with the Rev. James Earl...

Friday, May 2, 2008

PENINA APPLEWHITE

Penina Applewhite of 300 Hollowell St., died this morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

LOLETTA P. BEST

Died April 30, 2008 Loletta "Ma Let" Parks Best, 94, of 204 S. Aubudon Ave., passed away Wednesday at her residence. Among her survivors is her daughter, Annie Frances Dixon of Goldsboro. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at Woods...

JOHN D. CORBETT

July 9, 1927-May 1, 2008 LAGRANGE -- John Dee Corbett, 80, of 210 E. King St., died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. John Dee was born in LaGrange to the late Arthur and Maude Herring Corbett. Funeral will be 2...

ISAAC J. FREDERICK

Died April 30, 2008 KENANSVILLE -- Isaac James Frederick, 70, died Wednesday at his home. He is survived by his wife, Diana Frederick of the home, and 13 children. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Rose Hill Funeral Home...

MARY P. KNIGHT

Feb. 18, 1924-May 1, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Mary Inez Padgett Knight, 84, went to be with her Lord on Thursday morning surrounded by her family. Mrs. Knight was born in Greene County to the late Joseph Hinson and Molly...

WILMA C. RENNINGER

Wilma C. Renninger, 88, died Thursday at Britthaven Nursing Home in Goldsboro. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EVA B. WALL

MOUNT OLIVE -- Eva B. Wall, 81, of 865 Country Club Road, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Services will be Saturday at 6 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home with visitation following....

JOHNIE L. WHITFIELD

Died April 30, 2008 Johnie Lee Whitfield, 82, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late Jim Whitfield and Ada Lofton. His wife, Nancy Whitfield, survives. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Sunday at the Rhodes...

Thursday, May 1, 2008

THE REV. WILLIAM J. TYNER JR.

The Rev. William Jay "W.J." Tyner Jr., 76, went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Homegoing services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home...

R. EUGENE GRAY SR.

Aug. 11, 1939-April 30, 2008 Richard Eugene Gray Sr., 200 Amblewood Lane, surrounded by his loving family, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was the president of Richard E. Gray Family Properties...

ESSIE P. GOODMAN

MOUNT OLIVE -- Essie Pearl Goodman, 96, of 410 Chestnut St., died Wednesday at SunBridge of Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

KARLA C. SIERRA

WARSAW -- Baby Karla Carmona Sierra died Thursday at Duplin General Hospital. A private service was held today at Martin Cemetery. Arrangements were by Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw....

JOHNNIE L. WHITFIELD

Johnnie Lee Whitfield, 82, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

ROBERT 'BOB' L. HALL SR.

May 3, 1934-April 28, 2008 MARIETTA, Ga. -- Robert "Bob" Lee Hall Sr., died Monday. He was born in Rock Ridge, to the late Richard and Ethel Hall. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sally Andrews Hall. Three...

JOSEPH L. ADAMS SR.

May 18, 1936-April 29, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Joseph Lemiah Adams Sr., 71, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Joe Bill," of 2693 New Hope Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Goldsboro. He was born to the late...

ELROY WILLIAMS

Died April 29, 2008 ROSE HILL -- Elroy Williams, 60, died Tuesday at Huntington Health Care, Burgaw. He is survived by his wife, Annette Williams of the home, and four children. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Island...

LOLETTA BEST

Loletta Best, 94, of 204 Audubon St., died Tuesday at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at the McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

SYLVIA A. LEE

Died April 29, 2008 WARSAW -- Sylvia Ann Lee, 50, of Carrolls Farm Lane, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her father, Walter Lee. She is survived by her mother, Lillian Gurley, and one...

MARY H. KNIGHT

LAGRANGE -- Mary Inez Hinson Knight, 84, died this morning at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....