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Friday, October 30, 2009

REV. JOHNNIE L. ARTIS

Died Oct. 24, 2009 PIKEVILLE -- The Rev. Johnnie Lee Artis, 74, 170 Booker St., died Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at noon at L. N. Forbes Original Freewill Baptist Tabernacle in...

WALTER L. BASS

Dec. 12, 1951-Oct. 28, 2009 Walter Lynn Bass, 57, 307 Vinwood Ave., passed away suddenly Wednesday. A service to celebrate his life will be held today at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home, with the Rev....

KENNETH W. BROCK

Died Oct. 29, 2009 DUNN -- Kenneth Wade Brock, 54, died Thursday. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Stephen Prescott officiating. Burial will be at Warren-Oak...

OLIVE M. BROCK

Died Oct. 29, 2009 KENANSVILLE -- Olive Mae Brock, 86, died Thursday at her home, 322 N. NC 11 and NC 903. The funeral will be held tonight at 7, followed by visitation at Community Funeral Home chapel in...

MAURICE L. CANADY

Died Oct. 25, 2009 AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Maurice Lynn Canady, 3010 Breeze Hill Drive, formerly of Richlands, died Sunday at Eisenhower Medical Center in Ft. Gordon, Ga. The funeral will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Haw Branch...

CONNIE W. COKER

Sept. 27, 1950-Oct. 28, 2009 LAGRANGE -- Connie Wynn Coker, 59, passed away Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. A service to celebrate Connie's life will be tonight at 7 at Goldsboro Worship Center, with...

JAMES H. FARMER

Nov. 28, 1919-Oct. 29, 2009 James "Jim" Herbert Farmer, 89, went home to be with his Lord Thursday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Madison Avenue Baptist Church, with the...

MARTHA E. GRADY

Died Oct. 28, 2009 ALBERTSON -- Surrounded by her family, Martha Elizabeth Grady was called to her heavenly home Wednesday. Funeral services will be held tonight at 7 at Pink Hill Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be Saturday at...

THURMAN KING

Died Oct. 26, 2009 WASHINGTON D.C. -- Thurman King, 58, died Monday at Howard University Hospital. The funeral service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Jones Tabernacle. A wake will be held at noon at the church...

OPAL F. MAULDIN

Jan. 17, 1919-Oct. 29, 2009 Opal Futrell Mauldin, 90, passed away Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home, followed by a graveside...

WILLIAM JR. "PEPSI" MORRISON

Aug. 14, 1949-Oct. 27, 2009 Very suddenly Tuesday morning, Almighty God, in his infinite wisdom, opened the gates of heaven quietly and peacefully welcomed our loved one, William Jr. Morrison, "Pepsi" as he was affectionately known and called by...

SAMUEL NEWKIRK

Died Oct. 27, 2009 PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- Samuel Newkirk, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Fisher's Funeral Home, 1520 Effingham St., Portsmouth Va., with pastor Rodger L. Taylor Jr. officiating....

THOMAS E. TYSON

May 25, 1950-Oct. 26, 2009 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Thomas Earl Tyson "Tom," 59, born May 25, 1950, in Durham, died in his home Monday. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Carrboro United Methodist Church...

ANNIE A. WOODARD

Annie A. Woodard, 58, 805 Isler St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

Thursday, October 29, 2009

TABITHA M. HAILE-MICHAEL

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Tabitha Marie Haile-Michael, 38, died Saturday. Arrangemens are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

JOHNNIE L. ARTIS

Died Oct. 24, 2009 PIKEVILLE -- The Rev. Johnnie Lee Artis, 74, 170 Booker St., died Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at L. N. Forbes Original Freewill Baptist Tabernacle...

WALTER L. BASS

Dec. 12, 1951-Oct. 28, 2009 Walter Lynn Bass, 57, 307 Vinwood Ave., passed away suddenly Wednesday. A service to celebrate his life will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home, with the Rev....

MAURICE L. CANADY

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Maurice Lynn Canady, 48, 3010 Breeze Hill Drive, formerly of Richlands, died Sunday at Eisenhower Medical Center in Ft. Gordon, Ga. Arrangements are pending at Mills Funeral Home Inc....

VERLE J. CLARK

Died Oct. 25, 2009 SNOW HILL -- Verle Jean Clark, 61, 5930 N.C. 903, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Holy Temple Miracle Tabernacle, 524 Guthrie Turner...

CONNIE COKER

Connie Coker died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES H. FARMER

James "Jim" Herbert Farmer, 89, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

RUBY FISHER

Ruby Fisher, daughter of the late Claudie James and Ruby Genera (Floyd) Fisher, was born April 9, 1957, raised and educated in New York, and relocated to Goldsboro in 2003 to be caregiver to her parents. Ruby was attending...

MARIA L. GONZALEZ

FAISON -- Maria Lucinda Gonzalez, 33, died Tuesday at North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home of Mount Olive....

MELVIN K. HINES

Died Oct. 27, 2009 WINTERVILLE -- Melvin K. Hines, 78, died Tuesday surrounded by his loving family. The funeral service will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Wilkerson Funeral chapel. Entombment will follow in Pinewood Memorial Park Mausoleum....

FRANCES J.C. JONES

April 29, 1930-Oct. 27, 2009 Award-winning teacher, writer, speaker and historian Frances Joeleate Cameron Jones, 79, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. Warsaw Baptist Church, 209 E. College St. in...

MARY E.D.K. KORNEGAY

Mary Ellen Douglas Keith Kornegay was born March 30, 1935, to the late Isaac and Martha (Alderman) Keith in Duplin County and was reared in Wallace along with her two sisters and brother by their grandparents, Owen and Annie...

DONALD R. OATES

Died Oct. 23, 2009 FAISON -- Donald Ray "Monkey" Oates, 61, 217 Junious Lucas Road, died Friday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Poplar Grove Missionary Baptist Church of Faison,...

JOSEPH ROBINSON

Oct. 15, 1942-Oct. 22, 2009 LUMBERTON -- Joseph Robinson 67, 22 Sellers Drive, was born Oct. 15, 1942, in Washington D.C., to the late Bernice and Joseph Robinson Sr. He transitioned from labor to reward Oct. 22 at his...

BILL SANDER

MOUNT OLIVE -- William James Sander, 53, died Wednesday at Carolina's Medical Center in Charlotte. Arranagements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

LLOYD G. WARD

April 16, 1960-Oct. 27, 2009 GODWIN -- Lloyd Gregory "Greg" Ward, 49, 704 Martin Road, died Tuesday morning in a motor vehicle accident. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev....

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

WILLIAM J. CARTER

Aug. 5,1932-Oct. 25, 2009 PLEASANTON, Texas -- William Joe Carter, 77, died Sunday in Jourdanton, Texas. He is survived by his daughters and a son. Hurley Funeral Home is handling the arrangements....

LEROY JONES

Died Oct. 26, 2009 Leroy Jones had to leave a loving family behind Monday when his time on earth was through. He was a very loving man and will be terribly missed. His funeral will be held by the...

MARY E.D.K. KORNEGAY

Mary Ellen Douglas Keith Kornegay was born March 30, 1935, to the late Isaac and Martha (Alderman) Keith in Duplin County and was reared in Wallace along with her two sisters and brother by their grandparents, Owen and Annie...

WILLIAM J. MORRISON

DUDLEY -- William J. Morrison, 125 Daffodile Drive, died Tuesday at his home. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro....

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

CLEO B.H. BROWN

Died Oct. 23, 2009 Cleo Bell Hubert Brown, 97, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A graveside service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Beachwood Cemetery, 3300 Fayetteville St. in Durham. The family will assemble at...

DORIS D. BURGESS

Nov. 24, 1924-Oct. 25, 2009 Doris Dawson Burgess, 84, died Sunday at her home. A graveside service of remembrance will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery, with the Rev. Jerry Mitchell officiating. Mrs. Burgess was born...

RUBY J. FISHER

Ruby Fisher, 940 Fairview Circle, Apt. A, died Friday at her home. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro....

RICHARD HINSON JR.

May 23, 1919-Oct. 26, 2009 Richard Hinson Jr., 90, passed away Monday at his home. A service of remembrance will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ronnie Hobgood officiating. Interment will follow...

EUNICE P. HOWELL

Died Oct. 25, 2009 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Eunice Phillips Howell, 95, passed away Sunday at her residence. Funeral services will be in Goldsboro at Seymour Funeral Home Saturday, with visitation from 10 to 11 a.m., with services to...

MARGARET JONES

June 25, 1924-Oct. 26, 2009 DUDLEY -- Margaret Hinson Jones, 85, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior early on the morning of Oct. 26. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk...

LEROY JONES

Nov. 27, 1932-Oct. 26, 2009 PIKEVILLE -- Leroy Jones, 76, Fields Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at Brock-Talton Cemetery in Pikeville. Mr. Jones was born in Wayne County...

BOBBIE M. MCNAIRY

Sept. 9, 1928-Oct. 25, 2009 Bobbie McBroom Gabriel Hobbs McNairy, 81, passed away Sunday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church,...

JANIE E.H. STARLING

Died Oct. 25, 2009 TURKEY -- Janie Elizabeth Hobbs Starling, 56, 5430 Dave Bright Road, died at her home Sunday. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at House of Prayer Church, 5497 Dave Bright Road...

LLOYD G. WARD

Lloyd Gregory Ward, 49, died Tuesday morning in a motor vehicle accident. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

Monday, October 26, 2009

RICKY BARWICK

Died Oct. 24, 2009 LAGRANGE -- Walter Richard "Ricky" Barwick passed away Saturday. A graveside service of remembrance will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery, with the Rev. Gerald Stacy officiating. Ricky enjoyed music, gardening, cooking...

ELIZABETH S. BENNETT

May 28, 1922-Oct. 23, 2009 Julia Elizabeth Staton Bennett, 87, 111 Hilldale Lane, died at her home Friday. A graveside service will be held at noon Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Park, with the Rev. Gloria Price officiating. A native...

MARILYN S. BRASWELL

Died Oct. 24, 2009 FAISON -- Marilyn Sybil Braswell, 67, died Saturday. Funeral services is today at 2 p.m. at Faison Presbyterian Church. Burial followed in Devotional Gardens. She was born in Sampson County to the late Jefferson Leo...

VERLE J. CLARK

SNOW HILL -- Verle Jean Clark, 61, 5930 N.C. 903, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

LENA DIXON

Jan. 22, 1918-Oct. 24, 2009 ACCOKEEK, Md. -- Lena (Parrish-Howell) Dixon died Saturday at her daughter's home. The family will receive relatives and friends at Parrish Funeral Home in Selma tonight from 7 to 9 and again at Parrish...

LEROY JONES

PIKEVILLE -- Leroy Jones, 76, Fields Road, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

MARGARET M. JONES

DUDLEY-- Margaret Mae Jones, 85, died Monday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

MARY KORNEGAY

Mary Kornegay, 719 Devereaux St., died Friday at University of North Carolina Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro....

JOE T. LANIER

Dec. 30, 1934-Oct. 23, 2009 WARSAW -- Joe Taylor Lanier, 74, died Friday. A memorial service will be held tonight at 7 at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw. He was born in Duplin County Dec. 30, 1934, to the...

BOBBIE G. MCNAIRY

Bobbie H. McNairy, 81, died Sunday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, October 25, 2009

EDNA G. ANDERSON

Aug. 31, 1925-Oct. 24, 2009 Edna Gray Anderson, 84, passed away on Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Anderson was born in Wayne County on Aug. 31, 1925, to the late Carl and Annie Gray. She was married to...

JOHNNIE ARTIS

Johnnie Artis, 74, of 170 Booker Street, Pikeville, died Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with McIntyre Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

ELIZABETH STATON BENNETT

May 28, 1922-Oct. 23, 2009 Julia Elizabeth Staton Bennett, 87, of 111 Hilldale Lane, died at her home on Friday. A native of Spartan-burg, S.C., Mrs. Bennett was born May 28, 1922, to the late Burt Dupre Staton and...

ELLA BRANTHAM

Aug. 18, 1927-Oct. 23, 2009 Ella Burton McLaurin Brantham, 82, of Rossville, Ga., passed away Friday in a local hospital. Graveside services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Greenville Memory Gardens, Piedmont, S.C. Memorial contributions may be...

DEACON JOHN LEE DANIELS

Nov. 25, 1925-Oct. 22, 2009 "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." --...

LAURA B. GODBOLD

April 13, 1923-Oct. 24, 2009 MOUNT OLIVE -- Laura Bell Godbold, 86, of the Summerlin's Crossroads community, died early Saturday morning. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 3 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael...

EVELYN GRAHAM

Died Oct. 23, 2009 NEWTON GROVE -- Evelyn R. Graham, 83, died Friday. Funeral services will be today at 3 p.m. at Pleasant Union Christian Church with the Revs. Bill Wilson and Frank Sandy officiating. Interment will be at...

SALLIE HARPER

Sallie Harper, 97, a resident of Britthaven of Snow Hill Nursing Care Center, passed away Thursday. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Leventon Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, Hwy. 58 E., Stantonsburg. Arrangements by Hamilton...

GERTRUDE H. JOHNSON

Nov. 8, 1909-Oct. 22, 2009 Gertrude Herring Johnson, 99, died Thursday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center just shy of her 100th birthday. Funeral services will be held today at 4 p.m. at Providence United Methodist Church with the...

WILLIE KINSEY JR.

Died Oct. 20, 2009 Willie Kinsey Jr., 67, 413 Miller Ave., joined the innumerable caravan in the silent halls of death Tuesday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. His life and service to God and mankind will be celebrated Tuesday...

RUTH C. KNIGHT

Died Oct. 21, 2009 Ruth C. Knight, 79, 123 Fallin Blvd., Apt. A-2, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Deeper Life Ministries, 900 Eleventh St., with pastor Norbert E. Simmons...

RICHARD MOORE

Sept. 26, 1923 Oct. 22, 2009 WARSAW -- Richard Caswell Moore Jr., 86, died Thursday. Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Warsaw United Methodist Church with the Rev. Henry Swanzy officiating. Burial will follow the service...

ROY TART

Died Oct. 22, 2009 DUNN -- Roy Tart, 59, died Thursday. The funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Smyrna FWB Church with the Rev. Richard Whittman officiating. Interment will be at Smyrna FWB Church cemetery. He is...

LILLIAN WORLEY

June 14, 1946-Oct. 23, 2009 PRINCETON -- Lillian Marie Rains Worley, 63, died Friday afternoon in Kindred Hospital in Greensboro following a period of declining health. Funeral services will be at 6 p.m. Monday at the chapel of Parrish...

Friday, October 23, 2009

VIRGINIA P. ATKINS

Jan. 6, 1932-Oct. 22, 2009 Virginia Proctor Atkins, 77, passed away Thursday morning at her home. No formal service will be held. Virginia was born in Nash County Jan. 6, 1932, to the late Frank Proctor and Beadie Hunt...

ELIZABETH BENNETT

Elizabeth Bennett, 87, died this morning at her home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

OSCAR M. COUSINS

Died Oct. 21, 2009 Oscar Merle Cousins, 72, died Wednesday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the family having visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. Burial...

JOHN L. DANIELS

Died Oct. 22, 2009 Deacon John Lee Daniels, 83, of 503 King Drive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek Association Headquarters, 1800 S. Slocumb St. in...

THOMAS G. GORE

Died Oct. 21, 2009 TABOR CITY -- Thomas "Tommy" Grant Gore, 66, died Wednesday in New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at New Life Baptist Church, with the Rev. John Hales...

JAMES C. "CORGE" GRANTHAM

A homegoing celebration for former Goldsboro resident James C. "Corge" Grantham was held Oct. 13 in Stratford, Conn....

SALLIE HARPER

Sallie Harper, 98, a resident of the Britthaven of Snow Hill Nursing Care Center, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

REV. GEORGE A. HOWELL

Died Oct. 23, 2009 MOUNT OLIVE -- The Rev. George Albert "G.A." Howell, 1228 Old Smith Chapel Road, went to be with his Lord Friday while at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Son of the late Rufus Albert and Lilllie...

GERTRUDE H. JOHNSON

Nov. 8, 1909-Oct. 22, 2009 Gertrude Herring Johnson, 99, died Thursday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. at Providence United Methodist Church, with the family receiving friends Sunday immediately following...

RUTH C. KNIGHT

Ruth C. Knight, 79, 123 Fallin Blvd., Apt. A2, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home of Snow Hill....

BILLIE B. MEDFORD

Aug. 8, 1925-Oct. 21, 2009 Billie B. Medford, 84, Biltmore Drive, passed away Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Entombment...

DONALD R. "MONKEY" OATES

FAISON -- Donald Ray "Monkey" Oates, 61, died this morning at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Arrangements pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Warsaw....

JOSEPH ROBINSON

LUMBERTON -- Joseph Robinson, 22 Sellers Drive, died Thursday at his home. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro....

LINDA F. B. SAULS

Died Oct. 22, 2009 WARSAW -- Linda Faye Brogden Sauls, 62, passed away Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Community Funeral Home in Warsaw. She is survived by her...

MELFORD L. SIMMS JR.

Died Oct. 15, 2009 DALTON, Ga. -- Melford L. Simms Jr. (also known as "Shoe Doctor" or "Flash"), 65, passed away Oct. 15. The funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Willis Funeral...

ED E. WISE

Died Oct. 20, 2009 NEWTON GROVE -- Ed Ellis Wise, 65, died Tuesday at E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center in Lillington. The funeral will be held Saturday at noon at White Oak Disciples of Christ Church in Newton Grove,...

Thursday, October 22, 2009

HELEN BATTLE

Died Oct. 20, 2009 Helen Battle, 97, formerly of Countryside Assisted Living in Pikeville, took the master's hand and entered Heavenly rest Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Her life and legacy will be celebrated Saturday at 10 a.m. in...

WILLIAM H. BROWN SR.

Died Oct. 17, 2009 WARSAW -- William Henry Brown Sr., 59, 192 Revelle Road, died Saturday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Funeral service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church Magnolia, with the Rev....

KENNETH BYNUM

Died Oct. 14, 2009 CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Kenneth Bynum, 69, 234 Gardengate Way, departed this mortal sojourn Oct. 14 in Renown Health Hospital in Reno, Nev. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel...

OSCAR COUSINS

Oscar Cousins, 72, died Wednesday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

JOHN L. DANIELS

Deacon John Lee Daniels, 83, 503 King Drive, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

VIRGINIA S. LANCASTER

July 26, 1936-Oct. 21, 2009 Virginia Sanderson Lancaster, 73, died Wednesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held tonight at 7:30 at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Horace Johnson and the Rev. Eddie McKeel...

NANCY MAUNEY

Nov. 30, 1943-Oct. 20, 2009 Nancy Ellen Mauney, 65, departed this life Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mount Olive Presbyterian Church, 105 N. Breazeale Ave. in...

BILLIE B. MEDFORD

Aug. 8, 1925-Oct. 21, 2009 Billie B. Medford, 84, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Entombment will follow at...

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

HELEN BATTLE

Helen Battle, 97, formerly of Countryside Assisted Living in Pikeville, died Tuesday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

CALLIE A. "ANGEL" DANIELS

Died Oct. 19, 2009 Callie Ann "Angel" Daniels, 60, 920-A Fairview Circle, peacefully succumbed to the silent halls chambers of death Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home...

BRUCE S. GRICE SR.

Feb. 19, 1920-Oct. 19, 2009 Bruce Simeon Grice Sr., 89, passed away Monday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home, with the Rev. Richard...

EDWARD W. HOLMES SR.

July 8, 1915 - Oct. 21, 2009 MOUNT OLIVE -- Edward W. "Ed" Holmes Sr., 94, a resident of Glen-Care, formerly of Garner's Chapel Road, died early today at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro. Services will be at 7...

WILLIE KINSEY JR.

Willie Kinsey Jr., 67, 413 Miller Ave., died Tuesday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

VIRGINIA LANCASTER

Virginia Sanderson Lancaster, 73, died Wednesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

CHRISTOPHER A. MCCLARIN JR.

Born and died Oct. 16, 2009 Baby Christopher Antwan McClarin Jr. was born and died Friday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Christopher McClarin of Dudley and Terinesha Artis of Goldsboro....

BILLIE MEDFORD

Billie Medford, Biltmore Drive, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JACK WALLACE

March 18, 1938-Oct. 18, 2009 Jack Wallace was born March 18, 1938, to the late Willie Mae Wallace and Zek Hunt of Fairmont. He entered into the realms of eternal rest Oct. 18, 2009, to be with the Lord...

MARY R. WILLIFORD

Feb. 17, 1933-Oct. 19, 2009 FOUR OAKS -- Mary Ruth Williford, 76, died Monday at Britthaven of Smithfield. Funeral services will be held tonight at 7 from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. The family...

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

CALLIE A. "ANGEL" DANIELS

Callie Ann "Angel" Daniels, 59, 920 A Fairview Circle, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

BRUCE S. GRICE

Bruce Simeon Grice, 89, died Monday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

TOMMIE KING

April 5, 1927-Oct. 20, 2009 Tommie Ralph King, 82, died Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

NANCY MAUNEY

Nov. 30, 1943-Oct. 20, 2009 Nancy Ellen Mauney, 65, died Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

SUE ELLEN W. SPIVEY

Died Oct. 18, 2009 FAIRMONT -- Sue Ellen Westbrook Spivey, 52, formerly of Clinton, died Sunday. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home of Newton Grove, with the Rev. Don Davis...

GEORGE SUMMERLIN

Died Oct. 17, 2009 MOREHEAD CITY -- George Summerlin, 73, died Saturday at his home. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bogue Banks Baptist Church, with visitation following the service. A memorial service will be also...

MARY R. WILLIFORD

Feb. 17, 1933-Oct 19, 2009 FOUR OAKS -- Mary Ruth Williford, 76, died Monday at Britthaven of Smithfield. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. The...

Monday, October 19, 2009

GEORGIA H. BOYD

May 10, 1927-Oct. 17, 2009 Georgia Helen Boyd, 82, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be held at Kelton Cemetery in Kelton, Texas. Georgia was born in Leedey, Okla., May 10,...

WILLIAM BROWN SR.

WARSAW -- William Brown Sr., 59, 192 Revelle Road, died Sunday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ESSIE M. CHRISP

Oct. 11, 1944-Oct. 15, 2009 Essie Mae (Graham) Chrisp was born Oct. 11, 1944, and departed this life Thursday. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro,...

RYAN D. KORNEGAY

Died Oct. 17, 2009 SNOW HILL -- Ryan Douglas Kornegay, 17, passed away Saturday afternoon in the outdoors that he avidly enjoyed. Funeral services for Ryan will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ...

DANNY OBERMEYER

Died Oct. 12, 2009 In profound sorrow, the president and staff of E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc. announce the passing of Mr. Danny Obermeyer, 300 Windsor Drive in Goldsboro. Mr. Obermeyer peacefully entered into eternal rest Monday,...

DIAMOND SMITH

Died Oct. 17, 2009 Diamond Smith, 6 months, 117 Lot 8 Hines Drive, died Saturday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries. Burial will follow...

JACK WALLACE

In profound sorrow, the president and staff of E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc. announce the passing of Mr. Jack Wallace, 605 S. Madison Ave. Mr. Wallace peacefully entered into eternal rest Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, at his...

Sunday, October 18, 2009

RONALD BECTON

Died Oct. 12, 2009 BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Ronald Becton, 63, of 472 Jefferson Ave., died Monday at his home. Funeral services will be Tuesday from 2 until 8 p.m. at Lawrence H. Woodard Funeral Home in Brooklyn. Interment will...

GEORGIA HELEN BOYD

Georgia Helen Boyd, 82, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KENNETH BYNUM

Kenneth Bynum, 69, of 234 Gardengate Way, Carson City, Nev., died Wednesday at Renown Health Hospital in Reno, Nev. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

JEAN CHASE

Sept. 12, 1947-Oct. 15, 2009 AYDEN -- Edith Jean Chase, 62, formerly of Hugo, died Thursday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. A service of remembrance will be held today at 3 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church with Pastor Vito...

ESSIE M. CHRISP

Oct. 11, 1944-Oct. 15, 2009 Essie Mae Graham Chrisp, 65, died Thursday at Kirkwood Retirement. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. Burial will follow at...

IDA W. GRAY

Died Oct. 14, 2009 Ida W. Gray, 87, passed away Wednesday evening, Oct. 14, 2009, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A celebration of life service will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Goldsboro....

MINNIE KORNEGAY

Died Oct. 15, 2009 Minnie Bell Mathis Kornegay, 98, of 702 N. Teachey Road, Wallace, died Thursday morning, Oct. 15, 2009, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice, Wilmington. Funeral arrangements for Mother Minnie Bell will be today, Oct. 18, 2009,...

SUDIE MCCLENNY

Died Oct. 16, 2009 CLINTON -- Mrs. Sudie Elizabeth Boyette McClenny, 94, of 228 Hamilton Drive, died in Sampson Regional Medical Center Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Royal-Hall Funeral Home...

ROBERT MURPHY

WARSAW -- Robert E. Murphy, 76, of 106 Lizzie St., died Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. He is the son of the late Aretta Middleton and Ed Wallace. Funeral services will be held Tuesday...

IRIS H. PERRY

Aug. 21, 1936-Oct. 17, 2009 LAGRANGE -- Iris Hill Perry, 73, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009, at her home. A service of remembrance will be held Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral...

DIAMOND SMITH

Diamond Smith, 6 months, 117 Lot 8 Hines Drive, Goldsboro, died Saturday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

WILLIAM SPEARMAN

Died Oct. 17, 2009 CLINTON -- Mr. William Howard Spearman, 74, of 4836 Taylor's Bridge Highway died Saturday, Oct. 17, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Mount Gilead Baptist Church with the...

IANCU STEFANUT

Died Oct. 16, 2009 "Tatu," Iancu Stefanut, loving, caring, generous husband, father and grandfather, died Oct.16. He is mourned by Adi, Ariana, Christian, Dominic and many friends. Most will miss the service held in Arad, Romania, but please send...

Friday, October 16, 2009

LESLIE R. CAPPS

Aug. 30, 1936-Oct. 15, 2009 Leslie Ray Capps, 73, 503 Parkwood Lane, Goldsboro, died Thursday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Casey Funeral Home, with the Rev. Harold Anderson,...

ESSIE M. CHRISP

Essie Mae Chrisp, 65, died Thursday at Kirkwood Retirement Community. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

ANNIE COX

Died Oct. 11, 2009 Annie Cox quietly entered into eternal rest Sunday at Sentara Burn and Trauma Center in Norfolk, Va. Celebration of life services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Shacklefree Ministries in Goldsboro, with pastor...

IDA W. GRAY

Died Oct. 14, 2009 Ida W. Gray, 87, died Wednesday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A celebration of life service will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Goldsboro. Ida was born in...

SWANNIE T. HERRING

Died Oct. 15, 2009 WARSAW -- Swannie T. Herring, 87, died Thursday at Autumn Village in Beulaville. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Unity United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Devotional Gardens. Visitation will...

MARGARET H. MOORE

March 29, 1925-Oct. 15, 2009 Margaret Hare Moore, formerly of Goldsboro, was born March 29, 1925, and went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Thursday. The family will receive guests at Seymour Funeral Home Sunday...

SARAH L. PITTMAN

Oct. 15, 1919-Oct. 14, 2009 FREMONT -- Sarah Lancaster Pittman, 90, Pinkney Community, passed away suddenly Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Union Grove Free Will Baptist Church, with the...

LETITIA M. WATSON

Jan. 29, 1945-Oct. 14, 2009 Letitia Sparrow Morris Watson, 64, died Wednesday at her residence. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home chapel. Born in Hyannis, Mass., she was the daughter of...

JEANNE K. YELVERTON

Died Oct. 10, 2009 "And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?" John 11:26 Jeanne Kuss Yelverton, 83, went to live with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Saturday, leaving her earthly home in...

Thursday, October 15, 2009

JONATHAN L. CHILDRESS

Jonathan L. Childress died Wednesday at Onslow Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

JUDSON D. COKER

Jan. 31, 1948-Oct. 14, 2009 MOUNT OLIVE -- Judson David Coker, 61, son of the late James Clifton and Hazel Holmes Coker, died Wednesday at Glen-Care of Warsaw. Graveside rites will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the...

IDA M. GRAY

Ida May Gray, 87, died Wednesday night at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

SWANNIE HERRING

WARSAW -- Swannie Herring, 87, died today at Autumn Village of Beulaville. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

MORRIS HERRING

March 1, 1933-Oct. 14, 2009 PRINCETON -- Morris Herring, 76, passed away Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. Morris was born...

TONYA H. MATTHEWS

July 10, 1974-Oct. 11, 2009 MOUNT OLIVE -- Tonya Renee Hill Matthews, 35, 447 Kermit Warren Road, passed away Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Chapel, with...

SARAH L. PITTMAN

FREMONT -- Sarah Lancaster Pittman, 90, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home....

LARRY E. SUTTON

Died Oct. 12, 2009 WARSAW -- Larry Emerson Sutton, 55, 320 W. Hill St., died Monday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Magnolia, with the Rev....

GARY L. WOOTEN

Died Oct. 9, 2009 KINSTON -- Gary Lee Wooten 50, 504 Airport Road, departed this life Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. A service of remembrance will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Goldsboro,...

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

PAUL F. DIXON

Died Oct. 10, 2009 NEWARK, N.J. -- Paul F. Dixon, 76, passed away Saturday at his home. The funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Matthews United Methodist Church in Newark. He was a 1953...

ISABELLE M. HOLLAND

Aug. 15, 1919-Oct. 13, 2009 Isabelle Matthews Holland, 90, passed away Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A service of remembrance will be held tonight at 7 at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. T.C. West officiating. Interment will...

ROBERT KING

Nov. 6 1942-Oct. 13, 2009 GREENSBORO -- Robert "Bobby" King, 66, died Tuesday at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held by the graveside Friday at 1 p.m. in Faison Cemetery in Faison. Bobby grew up in...

JESSE F. PITTARD SR.

May 27, 1941-Oct. 13, 2009 Jesse Franklin "Frank" Pittard Sr., 69, went to be with his Lord Tuesday. A graveside service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Cedarwood Cemetery in Roanoke Rapids. Following the graveside service, the family...

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

ANNIE D. HINES-COX

Annie Doris Hines-Cox died Sunday at Sentara Burn and Trauma Center in Norfolk, Va. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro....

WILLIAM J. BARBER

Dec. 2, 1943-Oct. 12, 2009 William Joseph "Bill" Barber, 65, died Monday morning at his home. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home in Selma, with the Rev. Ralph Hill...

MARIE BOYETTE

April 9, 1932-Oct. 12, 2009 LAGRANGE -- Myrtle Best "Marie" Boyette, 77, passed away Monday at her home. A service of remembrance will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Norma Walters officiating....

PAUL F. DIXON

NEWARK, N.J. -- Paul Franklin Dixon, 522 S. 20th St., formerly of Wayne County, died Saturday at his home. Arrangements are pending at James Churchman Funeral Home in Newark....

BETTY J. GRANT

Oct. 6, 1940-Oct. 10, 2009 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Betty Jo Grant, 69, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. The funeral will be held tonight at 7 at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive, with visitation immediately...

STEVEN C. HOAGE

July 2, 1957-Oct. 11, 2009 GRANTHAM -- Steven C. Hoage, 52, died Sunday at his home. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home chapel, with family remaining to visit with friends immediately...

TONYA H. MATTHEWS

July 10, 1974-Oct. 11, 2009 MOUNT OLIVE -- Tonya Renee Hill Matthews, 35, 447 Kermit Warren Road, passed away Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home chapel, with...

BETTY D. MAYE

Dec. 15, 1949-Oct. 9, 2009 Betty D. Maye, 59, passed away peacefully Friday night at University Health System Inpatient Hospice Facility in Greenville. Family and friends will gather Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home to...

DANNY OBERMEYER

Danny Obermeyer died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro....

LARRY E. SUTTON

WARSAW -- Larry E. Sutton, 55, 320 W. Hill St., died Monday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Monday, October 12, 2009

DR. KOYA SMITH-BRYANT

Died Oct. 7, 2009 LITHONIA, Ga. -- Funeral services for Mrs. Koya Smith-Bryant of Lithonia will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Voices of Faith Church at 2500 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain, Ga., with Bishop Gary Hawkins, pastor,...

PERRY FANCHER

Perry Fancher, 69, of 220 Beaver Drive, Dudley died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

BETTY J. GRANT

Oct. 6, 1940-Oct. 10, 2009 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Betty Jo Grant, 69, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. The funeral will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive, with...

JANET M. HARRIS

Died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009 TARBORO -- Janet McCullen Harris, 72, died Saturday. Funeral service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Carlisle Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jesse Blalock officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Harris...

SHERAN HEFFRON

Died Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009 PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Sheran Heffron, 64, of Pensacola, died Thursday after a very brief, but courageous battle with leukemia. She is survived by her daughters, Denise (Bishop) Kearney and husband, Ken, of Pikeville, N.C.,...

STEVEN C. HOAGE

Steven C. Hoage, 52, of the Grantham community, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

LINWOOD C. LANCASTER

Died Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 Linwood "Bud" Lancaster 81, of Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 pm at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was a son of the late Redden...

TONYA H. MATTHEWS

Tonya Hill Matthews, 35, of Mount Olive, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JEANNE K. YELVERTON

Jeanne Kuss Yelverton, 83, died Sunday morning at home. She had worked as vice president of bookkeeping with Branch Bank and Trust Company. No formal services will be held. She is survived by a son. Seymour Funeral Home is...

Sunday, October 11, 2009

EVELYN C. BROADIE

EUREKA -- Evelyn C. Broadie, 94, 209 Baker St., died Thursday at Britthaven in Snow Hill. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church on Baker Street. The Rev. Fred Presley will deliver the eulogy....

HILDA BYOUNE

Mrs. Hilda Byoune, 69, formerly a resident of Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation of Mount Olive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at St. Luke Church in Mount Olive. The Rev....

JEFFERY GODWIN

Sept. 10, 1965-Oct. 9, 2009 Jeffery Earl Godwin 44, of Ruffin Road, Princeton, died Friday afternoon at Wake Medical Center. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Pearce Barber Cemetery with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. He...

THOMAS D. HUDSON

May 20, 1915-Oct. 7, 2009 Thomas Decalb Hudson, 94, passed away on Wednesday at Britthaven Nursing Home. Graveside services with military honors will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park with the Rev. Charles Kirkland officiating....

BETTY D. MAYE

Betty Daughtry Maye, 59, of Dudley died Friday evening in University Health Systems in Greenville. Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro is serving the family....

MASTER SGT. (RETIRED) KENNETH MCRAE

Died Oct. 7, 2009 Kenneth McRae passed away peacefully on Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral service will be held at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 200 N. James St., Monday at 11 a.m. Interment will immediately follow...

ETHEL LEE MILES

Died Oct. 6, 2009 LaGRANGE -- Ethel Lee Miles, 62, formerly of LaGrange, died Tuesday at home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at noon at Mt. Calvary Free Will Baptist Church with Bishop J.E. Reddick officiating. She is...

ROBERT MURPHY

WARSAW -- Robert E. Murphy, 77, of 106 Lizzie St., died Friday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Garris Funeral Home....

EDITH SHACKLEFORD

Died Oct. 6, 2009 GREENVILLE -- Edith Gray Shackleford, 78, of 2060 W. Fifth St., died at Greenfield Place Tuesday. Funeral Services will be Monday at noon at S. Conner Memorial Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Browntown Community...

TIMMY SUTTON

Jan. 1, 1959-Oct. 10, 2009 LaGRANGE -- Timothy Frazier "Timmy" Sutton, 50, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. A graveside service of remembrance will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery with the Revs....

PHYLLIS C. WELDON

Died Oct. 6, 2009 Phyllis Clee Weldon, 85, passed away Tuesday. Formerly of Goldsboro, she lived in Lake Worth, Fla. A graveside service will be held at Liberty Christian Church in Henderson later in October. Mrs. Weldon was born...

GARY WOOTEN

KINSTON -- Gary Wooten, 50, 504 Airport Road, died Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Swinson Funeral Service....

Friday, October 9, 2009

CAROL F. "RED" BENNETT

Oct. 1, 1941-Oct.7, 2009 Carol Faye "Red" Bennett, 68, died Wednesday at his home. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Wayne Memorial Park. He was born in Wayne...

JANET C. BUTLER

Aug. 22, 1921-Oct.6, 2009 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." II Timothy 4:7 Janet Croom Butler, 307 N. Carolina St., departed this life peacefully Tuesday at her home. Funeral...

ANNIE P. FIELDS

June 26, 1937-Oct. 7, 2009 SELMA -- Annie Parker Fields, 72, passed away Wednesday at her home. A service of remembrance will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bill Sutton officiating. Interment...

BEATRICE H. FORTE

July 16, 1918-Oct. 5, 2009 "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the Heaven; a time to be born, and a time to die: a time to plant, and a time to...

LUCILLE S. IVEY

Sept. 10, 1921-Oct. 9, 2009 LAGRANGE -- Lucille Smith Ivey, 88, passed away Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A service of remembrance will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at New Hope Friends Meeting, with pastor Bill Garner...

NELLIE KORNEGAY

June 11, 1918-Oct. 8, 2009 ALBERTSON -- Nellie Hinson Kornegay, 91, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive, with the Rev. Justin Marker officiating. Visitation...

KENNETH MCRAE

Dec. 13, 1932-Oct. 7, 2009 Kenneth McRae died peacefully Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral service will be held at St. Stephens Episcopal Church, 200 N. James St. in Goldsboro Monday at 11 a.m. Interment will immediately...

CHARLES M. NISBET

March 29, 1985-Oct. 4, 2009 AUSTIN, Texas -- Charles Marcellus Nisbet, 24, passed away Sunday. A service of remembrance will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Norma Walters and the Rev. Noah...

VIOLA C. SMITH

March 27, 1918-Oct. 9, 2009 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." II Timothy 4:7 Viola Carter Smith, 91, went home to be with her Lord Friday at Britthaven of...

GARY L. WOOTEN

KINSTON -- Gary Lee Wooten, 50, 504 Airport Road, died Friday morning at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

Thursday, October 8, 2009

PRESTON W. BEACH

Died Oct. 4, 2009 WENDELL-- Preston Walker Beach, 53, died Sunday. The funeral service will be held today at 2:30 p.m. at McLaurin Funeral Home chapel in Clayton, with pastor James Tilton officiating. Burial with military honors will follow...

CARROLL F. BENNETT

Carroll F. Bennett, Dobbersville Road, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

LISA M. BROWN

Died Oct. 6, 2009 KENANSVILLE -- Lisa McGowan Brown, 44, 990 West Best Road died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at Big Zion AME Zion Church, 227 Summerlin Crossroads Road in Kenansville Monday at...

HILDA BYOUNE

Hilda Byoune, 69, a resident of Sunbridge Rehabilitation, died Wednesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

AVA T. EVANS

Feb. 15, 1921-Oct. 7, 2009 A loving mother, Ava Taylor Evans, 88, died Wednesday morning at home with her children in attendance. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Tom...

ANNIE M.B. HOWELL

Died Oct. 8, 2009 PIKEVILLE -- Annie Mae Bissette Howell, 92, passed away today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Free Will Baptist Church,...

THOMAS D. HUDSON

LAGRANGE -- Thomas Decalb Hudson, 94, died Wednesday at Britthaven Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ANNIE V.H. JONES

May 24, 1931-Oct. 2, 2009 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." II Timothy 4:7 Annie Virginia Hodges Jones, 152 Sandy Lane Road, departed this walk of life Friday at...

NELLIE H. KORNEGAY

Nellie Hinson Kornegay, 91, Woodland Church Road, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pendng at Tyndall's in Mount Olive....

KENNETH MCRAE

Kenneth McRae, 76, of Sheridan Road, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

BETTIE H. MERRITT

Died Oct. 7, 2009 MAGNOLIA -- Bettie Hodges Merritt, 78, 201 Merritt Road in Waycross community, died Wednesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at New Bethel AME Church, Trinity Church Road in Magnolia, Saturday...

CHARLES M. NISBET

AUSTIN, Texas -- Charles Marcellus Nisbet, 24, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

ED PLUMMER

Died Oct. 6, 2009 KINSTON -- Ed Plummer, 67, 3312 Poole Road, died Tuesday at University Health Systems Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Greater Victory Apostolic Church in Snow Hill,...

WYTINA REID

Died Oct. 2, 2009 WILSON -- Wytina Reid, 50, 4310 Hwy. 42 east, died Friday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. The service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Greater Harvest Ministries, 1210 Aycock St., S.W. in...

OLIVE Y. UPHOLD

Aug. 7, 1919-Oct. 7, 2009 Olive Marjorie Yocum Uphold, 90, 201 Camden Park Drive, died Wednesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. Graveside services will be...

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

JAMES L. BROWN

Died Oct. 5, 2009 James Leon Brown, 60, 131 Wells Brothers Road, died Monday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral services will be held at Island Creek AME Church, 1343 W. Charity Road in Rose Hill, Saturday at...

AVA TAYLOR EVANS

Feb. 15, 1921-Oct. 7, 2009 Ava Taylor Evans, 88, of 759 Genoa Road, Dudley, died Wednesday at her home. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. Online condolences may be directed to the Evans family at www.shumate-faulk.com....

OLIVE UPHOLD

Aug. 7, 1919-Oct. 7, 2009 Olive Uphold, 90, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. Online condolences may be directed to the Edwards family at www.shumate-faulk.com....

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

JANET BUTLER

Janet Butler, 88, 207 N. Carolina St., died this morning at her home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

BEATRICE H. FORTE

PIKEVILLE -- Beatrice Hagins Forte, 91, 4611 U.S. 117 north, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

DAVID "WAYNE" JONES

April 15, 1950-Oct., 3, 2009 PIKEVILLE -- David "Wayne" Jones, 59, 411 Bartlett Road, went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held tonight at 7 from the chapel of...

MARY R. LYONS

June 10, 1925-Oct. 3, 2009 "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." 2...

AMANDA M. MATTHIJS

Aug. 20, 1956-Oct. 4, 2009 Amanda Marie Roszkowski Matthijs, 53, 1618 Maple St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, with the Rev. Tom Norris, O.S.F.S.,...

MARY H.P. MERRITT

Died Oct. 5, 2009 Mary Helon Pickett Merritt, 86, passed away Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. A graveside service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park, with the Rev. Larry...

DOUGLAS MURRAY

Died Oct. 4, 2009 Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Douglas "Bo" Murray passed away Sunday. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at First Pentecostal Holiness Church, Ruann Drive in Wilson. Mr. Murray is survived by...

LALIA A. RAY

SNOW HILL -- Lalia Artis Ray, 87, 1069 Fred Harrison Road, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Funeral Home of Snow Hill....

JAMES C. ROSE

Aug. 16, 1947-Oct. 4, 2009 MOUNT OLIVE -- James "Jim" Carol Rose, 62, passed away Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Rose Family Cemetery, Crows Foot Road in Mount...

ROLAND E. SAULS

Sept. 25, 1924- Sept. 30, 2009 Roland Ernest Sauls, 85, died Wednesday. He is survived by two sisters, Mabel Hart and Irene Lovitt; five children, Bobby R. Sauls, Betsy Sauls Fleming, Stanley R. Sauls, Jimmy A. Sauls and Tony...

GEORGE SIMS SR.

SNOW HILL -- George Sims Sr., 91, 1405 Warrentown Road, died Sunday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home of Snow Hill....

JIMMIE L. STEWART

Feb. 11, 1947-Oct. 2, 2009 KINSTON -- Elder Jimmie Lee Stewart, 62, 2711 Fairfax Road, a native of Wilson, died Friday at his home. The funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at United American Free Will...

LYMAN TAYLOR

Died Oct. 1, 2009 WALSTONBURY -- Lyman Taylor, 85, died Thursday at his home. The funeral service will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Antioch Church of Christ in Hookerton. Interment will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery in...

Monday, October 5, 2009

BEATRICE CARR

ROSE HILL -- Beatrice Carr died in New Jersey. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Byrd's Chapel Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Carr Family Cemetery. Arrangements are by Matthews Funeral Service of Wallace....

BEULAH H. EDWARDS

Died Sept. 30, 2009 TEACHEY -- Beulah Houston Edwards died Wednesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Pleasant Holiness Church of Wallace. Interment will follow in Houston...

MATTIE D. JOHNSON

Oct. 9, 1920-Oct. 4, 2009 WILMINGTON -- Mattie Davis Johnson, 88, died Sunday at Davis Health Care Center. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Oleander Memorial Gardens, with Dr. June Highfill officiating. She was...

DAVID "WAYNE" JONES

April 15, 1950-Oct. 3, 2009 PIKEVILLE -- David "Wayne" Jones, 59, 411 Bartlett Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in...

RICHARD KIRBY JR.

Dec. 9, 1943-Oct. 4, 2009 Richard "Dickie" Edgar Kirby Jr., 65, 1903 Salem Church Road, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center with his family by his side. The funeral service will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Antioch...

LEATHA T. LEWIS

The funeral service for Leatha Teachey Lewis will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Mount Carmel United Methodist Church in Pikeville with visitation afterwards. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Pikeville Cemetery. Arrangements...

AMANDA M. MATTHIJS

Amanda Marie Matthijs, 53, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DOUGLAS E. MURRAY

Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Douglas "Bo" Eugene Murray, 76, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

JAMES C. ROSE

James C. Rose, 62, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIAM C. SUTTON

Died Oct. 4, 2009 William "Bill" Casey Sutton, 86, 1318- B Park Av., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Private graveside services will be held Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Park, and there will be a service to celebrate...

LULA M. WHITE

Died Oct. 1, 2009 MOUNT OLIVE -- Lula Mae White, 506 Oliver St., peacefully departed this life Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Her life and memory will celebrated Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ, with...

BRUCE B. WILLIFORD

Feb. 26, 1926-Oct. 3, 2009 Minister Bruce Bowden Williford, 83, Harper House Road, died Saturday at Britthaven Nursing Home in Smithfield. Graveside services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Selah Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Clarence Moore...

Sunday, October 4, 2009

ANTONIO APPLEWHITE

Died Oct. 1, 2009 Antonio Donzell Apple-white, 22, 520 Leslie St., died Thursday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Head-quarters. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery. He is...

ALICE H. BRITT

Died Oct. 1, 2009 FOUR OAKS -- Alice Holmes Britt, 90, died Thursday. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Selah Christian Church, with the Rev. Patrick Muston officiating. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. Mrs. Britt is...

PRESTON DUANE GARRIS

May 15, 1958-Sept. 21, 2009 LaGRANGE -- A service of love and remembrance for Preston Duane Garris, 51, was held Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, at Fairview Cemetery with the Rev. Virgil Whitehurst officiating. Duane was preceded in death by...

IRENE HALL

June 29, 1919-Oct. 1, 2009 MOUNT OLIVE -- Irene Martin Hall, 90, of 121 Parker Road, died Thursday night at the Quinn/Carolina East Hospice Center in Kenansville. Funeral services will be held at the chapel of Tyndall Funeral home...

JENNIFER CAPPS HAYES

Sept. 6, 1982-Oct. 2, 2009 RICHLANDS -- Jennifer Marie Capps Hayes, 27, died Friday afternoon at her home. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Baker's Chapel Church Cemetery, with the Revs. Joe Baker and...

WAYNE JONES

PIKEVILLE -- David "Wayne" Jones, 59, of 411 Bartlett Road died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

ANNIE JONES

Annie V. Jones, 152 Sandy Lane Road, died Friday at home. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Home....

FANNIE LOIS KENNEDY

Sept. 28, 1938-Oct. 1, 2009 WARSAW -- Fannie Lois Kennedy, 71, died Thrusday at Carolina East Hospice Care Center in Kenansville. Funeral will be 4 p.m. today at Community Funeral Home Chapel, with burial to follow the service in...

GEORGE LANE

March 26, 1946-Oct. 1, 2009 DUDLEY - George Allen Lane, 63, owner of East Coast Construction Services in High Point, died Thursday evening at his home. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. today at Thanksgiving Baptist Church,...

LEATHA T. LEWIS

Feb. 7, 1928-Oct. 2, 2009 Leatha Teachey Lewis, 81, of Stantonsburg, passed peacefully into the arms of her Savior Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, at 7...

MICHAEL L. LOFTIN

Died Sept. 28, 2009 NEW YORK CITY -- Michael L. Loftin, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday. The funeral will be held in New York. He was the brother of Margaret L. Cherry and James R. Loftin of Goldsboro and...

MARY BASS LYONS

Mary Bass Lyons, of 206 Audubon Ave., died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ELIZA WELLS ODOM

March 30, 1922-Oct. 2, 2009 Eliza Wells Odom, 87, died Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Merrill Davis officiating. Burial will...

JOSEPH ROBINSON

Joseph Robinson, 74, of 505 Gum St., Warsaw, died Saturday at Duplin General Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw....

BRUCE WILLIFORD

FOUR OAKS -- Bruce Bowden Williford, 82, of Harper House Road, died Saturday at Britthaven of Smithfield. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

Friday, October 2, 2009

ANTONIO D. APPLEWHITE

Antonio Donzell Applewhite, 22, 520 Leslie St., died Thursday in the Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

ALICE H. BRITT

Died Oct. 1, 2009 FOUR OAKS -- Alice Holmes Britt, 90, died Thursday. The funeral will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Selah Christian Church, with the Rev. Patrick Muston officiating. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park....

CHARLES B. CUMMINGS

May 12, 1971-Sept. 30, 2009 ZEBULON -- Charles Bradley "Brad" Cummings, 38, 335 Mustang Lane, died Wednesday at Wake Med. A memorial service to celebrate Brad's life will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at L. Harold Poole Funeral...

HATTIE P. FORREST

Died Sept. 22, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hattie P. Forrest, 66, formerly of Greene County, died Tuesday at United Medical Center. The funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Deeper Life Church Ministries of Goldsboro, with apostle...

NANCY F. GRAHAM

Died Sept. 30, 2009 Nancy F. Graham, 79, 4384 U.S. 117 south, died Wednesday at Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church in Rose Hill Sunday at 11 a.m., with the Rev....

IRENE M. HALL

MOUNT OLIVE -- Irene Martin Hall, 89, 121 Parker Road, died Thursday at Quinn-Carolina East Hospice Center in Kenansville. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

HENRY "H.B." BRASTON KEEN

Dec. 28, 1934-Sept. 27, 2009 SALISBURY -- Henry "H.B." Braston Keen Jr., 74, died Sunday at Genesis Healthcare. Visitation was held Wednesday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Milford Hills Baptist Church. The funeral service followed at 2 p.m....

LOIS KENNEDY

WARSAW -- Lois Kennedy, 71, died Thursday at Quinn Hospice Center of Kenansville. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

JEWEL H. LIBURD

March 7, 1947-Sept. 22, 2009 GREENSBORO -- A celebration of life for Jewel Hicks Liburd, 62, 1541 New Garden Road, Apt 1C, who died Sept. 22 at Moses Cone Hospital, will be held Saturday at Rhodes Funeral Home chapel...

ELIZA W. ODOM

Eliza Wells Odom, 87, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

AILEEN F. PARKS

Died Sept. 30, 2009 Aileen Futrell Parks, 99, formerly of Grantham, died Wednesday. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Selah Christian Church, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock and the Rev. Patrick Muston officiating. Burial will...

MARY ROWE

March 30, 1936-Sept. 26, 2009 A celebration of life for Mary Rowe, 73, 552 Ditchbank Road, who died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice center, was held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home chapel, with elder Doris Jean...

JERRY W. SANDUSKY

Died Sept. 30, 2009 Jerry Wayne Sandusky, 38, 405 Airle Place, passed away Wednesday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. A service to celebrate the life of Jerry Wayne will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at The First Pentecostal Holiness Church,...

ROLAND E. SAULS

Sept. 25, 1924-Sept. 30,2009 Roland Earnest Sauls, 84, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A private service will be held. Sauls was born in Wayne County Sept. 25, 1924. He is survived by five children. The family is being...

LARRY E. SMITH

July 12, 1944-Oct. 1, 2009 WILSON -- Larry Eugene Smith, 65, died Thursday. A memorial service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at West Nash United Methodist Church. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Fort...

ANN M. SUTTON

Nov. 11, 1944-Sept. 30, 2009 KINSTON -- Ann McKnight Sutton, 64, died Wednesday. A service of remembrance will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service of remembrance and...

LULA M. WHITE

MOUNT OLIVE -- Lula Mae White, 506 Oliver St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Mount Olive....

WALTER M. ZIBELIN

Dec. 8, 1947-Sept. 30. 2009 FERGUSON -- Walter Michael Zibelin, 61, Wagon Ridge Lane, died Wednesday at his home. A private memorial service was held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Coventry chapel in Wilkesboro, with the Rev. Stewart Roten...

Thursday, October 1, 2009

LENA DEANS

NEW BERN -- Lena Deans, 81, a resident of Britthaven of New Bern Care Center, died Tuesday at Carolina Medical Center in New Bern. The funeral service will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Contending for the Faith...

HATTIE P. FORREST

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hattie Pearl Forrest, 66, formerly of Greene County, died Tuesday at United Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

REV. JULIA C. KING

May 6, 1925-Sept. 25, 2009 "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." 2...

MAGALENE W. MORGAN

Oct. 13, 1921-Sept. 29, 2009 Magalene Warren Morgan, 87, passed away Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home, with the Rev. David Jackson officiating. Interment...

LAWRENCE A. NOBLES

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Lawrence Adrian "Mr. Buddy" Nobles, 95, died Sept. 21. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 10 a.m. at Bibleway Church No. 2, Carver Boulevard in Goldsboro....

JERRY W. SANDUSKY

Jerry Wayne Sandusky, 38, 405 Airle Place, died Wednesday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

EULA M. SAULS

Died Sept. 24, 2009 WILSON -- Eula Mae Sauls, 94, 1203 Herring Ave., died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. The funeral service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle, 1800 Lane...

LAURA T.G. STEVENSON

Died Sept. 30, 2009 JACKSONVILLE -- Laura Tew Grant Stevenson, 83, passed away Wednesday at her home. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Onslow Memorial Park Cemetery, with the Rev. Bert Eaton from St. Peter's...

EDDIE T. WILLIAMS

Died Sept. 28, 2009 FAYETTEVILLE -- Eddie Teyon Williams, 21, 725 Force Road, gently closed his weary eyes in death Monday in Fayetteville. His life and memory will be celebrated Sunday at 2 p.m. at Central Heights Free Will...