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Monday, February 28, 2011

PEGGY STEWART DAVIS

Dec. 5, 1934-Feb. 26, 2011 Peggy Stewart Davis, 76, 514 N. Claiborne St., passed away Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Peggy was born in Johnston County Dec. 5, 1934, to the late...

LOIS W. BUNTING PROUT

MASSACHUSETTS -- Lois Wynn Bunting Prout, 95, formerly of Mount Olive, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Brighton, Mass. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

GLENNIE EDWARDS SIMS

MARYSVILLE, Calif. -- Glennie Edwards Sims, 76, formerly of Green County, died at home Friday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

BETTY WILLIAMS

Betty Williams, 73, died Sunday Morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory....

SARAH E. WILLIAMS

PIKEVILLE -- Sarah Elizabeth Williams, 77, died Sunday evening at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

VERA CRAFT WILSON

Vera Craft Wilson, 67, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

Sunday, February 27, 2011

ANN NETHERCUTT ANDREWS

Sept. 11, 1932-Feb. 24, 2011 ROANOKE RAPIDS -- Ann Nethercutt Andrews, 78, passed away Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 28, in the chapel of Askew Funeral and Cremation Services,...

MARTHA COLE

Homegoing services for Martha Hines Cole will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at the chapel of Howell Funeral Home with viewing one hour prior. (Pd)...

STELLA B. COTTON

Died Feb. 25, 2011 NEWTON GROVE -- Stella B. Cotton, 67, died Friday. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Maple Grove United Methodist Church, Dunn, with Pastor Scott Foster and the Rev. Walter...

HELEN H. COX

March 6, 1930-Feb. 25, 2011 Helen Hood Cox, 80, went to be with her Lord on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Her strength, courage, and optimism were evident throughout her 21...

PEGGY STEWART DAVIS

Peggy Stewart Davis, 76, died Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BOBBY DEAN EZZELL

MOUNT OLIVE -- Bobby Dean Ezzell of Carter Thigpen Road, died Friday at Duplin General Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

NORMA FLORES

PIKEVILLE -- Norma Flores, 49, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

JAMES LLOYD HERRING

Aug. 4, 1927-Feb. 24, 2011 James Lloyd Herring, 83, of 110 Glenn Drive, passed away Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at First African Baptist...

LLOYD RAY HOWARD

Feb. 26, 1918-Feb. 26, 2011 Lloyd Ray Howard, 93, formerly of Goldsboro, passed away Saturday morning at Liberty Commons Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Goldsboro with Dr. Glenn...

JOHN "BOGER" MCCOY

April 24, 1926-Feb. 25, 2011 "Boger" McCoy, 84, of 1947H Progressive Church Road, Princeton, died Friday morning at SECU Hospice Center. Born in Burnwell, Ky., he was the son of the late Bob and Mary Charles McCoy. The funeral...

AUDREY BENJAMIN SASSER

Sept. 8, 1923-Feb. 25, 2011 Audrey B. Sasser, 3592 NC Hwy. 111 N., went to his Heavenly home Friday afternoon at the residence of his son and daughter-in-law with them by his side. Our loss is Heaven's gain! Funeral...

JULIAN W. "JAY" SMITH

Died Feb. 25, 2011 Julian W. "Jay" Smith, 66, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, after a hard battle with heart problems. A celebration of his life and his homecoming will be at New...

CHARLOTTE G. SUITT

June 29, 1925-Feb. 25, 2011 KINSTON -- Charlotte Ruth Gray Suitt, 85, of Kinston, died Friday. A service of remembrance will be held Monday 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Westview Cemetery. Charlotte was born...

JOSEPH WADE

Died Feb. 23, 2011 Mr. Joseph Wade, 74, formerly of Duplin County, died Wednesday at Community Home Care and Hospice, Sanford. Funeral services will be today at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, Rose Hill, at 2 p.m. The Rev....

WILLIAM DENNY WHEELER

Feb. 22, 1942-Feb. 24, 2011 KING -- Mr. William Denny Wheeler Sr., 69, died Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., today, Feb. 27, 2011, at the Olive Grove Baptist Church Cemetery with the...

Friday, February 25, 2011

AMOS BELLAMY

Died Feb. 20, 2011 NEWTON GROVE -- Mr. Amos Bellamy, 76, 410 E. Barefoot Road, Newton Grove, died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2011, at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, Feb....

JACKIE "J.B." BROADIE

Jan. 13, 1952-Feb. 22, 2011 DUDLEY -- Jackie "J.B." Broadie departed this life Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, at his home. Funeral service will be held Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, at 1 p.m. at Eastern Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 1401...

MARTHA HINES COLE

Sept. 6, 1932-Feb. 22, 2011 Martha Hines Cole, 78, 704 11th St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home in Goldsboro. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery...

GENE CRAWFORD

Died Feb. 23, 2011 ASHEBORO — Raymond Eugene “Gene” Crawford, 71, 2378 Glade Road, Asheboro, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. The funeral service will held Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, at 2 p.m....

EVERETTE NEIL EPPS

Died Feb. 24, 2011 WILMINGTON -- Everette Neil Epps, Wilmington, formerly of Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Feb. 24, surrounded by his loved ones. He was the son of the late Everette Meters Epps and Eloise Fields Epps. The funeral...

DANNIE RUTH GARDNER

Dec. 17, 1938-Feb. 19, 2011 Dannie Ruth McDonald Gardner, 72, passed away Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, in New Jersey. Dannie Ruth was born in Cumberland County Dec. 17, 1938, to the late Daniel Franklin McDonald Jr. and Ruth Surles...

JAMES L. HERRING

James Lloyd Herring, 83, 110 Glenn Drive, died Thursday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

WILLIAM EARL "TUT" HERRING

Aug. 25, 1924-Feb. 23, 2011 ROSE HILL -- William Earl "Tut" Herring, 86, Rose Hill, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Mr. Herring was born Aug. 25, 1924, in Duplin County to the late Bennie...

WILLIE J. LEWIS

June 8, 1952-Feb. 23, 2011 Willie James Lewis, 58, 603 Deveraux St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home, with apostle Luby Coley officiating. He was born June 8,...

MILDRED M. SMITH

Dec. 29, 1923-Feb. 24, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Mildred Martin Smith, 87, passed away Thursday, Feb. 24, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mildred was born in Sampson County Dec. 29, 1923, to the late Samuel and Sally Meyers Martin, and...

Thursday, February 24, 2011

ANGELINE C. BARWICK

Dec. 22, 1935-Feb. 23, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Angeline Coker Barwick, 75, 4114 Emmaus Church Road, Mount Olive, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family. Born Dec. 22, 1935,...

LUCILLE BOWDEN BAUGHAM

May 3, 1905-Feb. 22, 2011 FAISON -- Mrs. Lucille Bowden Baugham passed away after a brief illness at Carolina East/Quinn Hospice Center in Kenansville, N.C., Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. She was 105 years old, and a longtime resident of...

JACKIE BROADIE

DUDLEY -- Jackie Broadie, 565 S. Landfill Road, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

MINNIE DANCY

Minnie Dancy died Wednesday night at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

JIMMIE DAVIS

April 16, 1939-Feb. 22, 2011 Jimmie Davis, 71, 508 E. Walnut St., was born April 16, 1939, in Alabama. He died Tuesday at the University of North Carolina Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Friday at 1...

WILLIAM E. HERRING

ROSE HILL -- William Earl Herring, 86, died Wednesday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw Inc....

WILLIE J. LEWIS

Willie James Lewis, 58, 603 Deveraux St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

LARRY DONNELL MCCOY

Dec. 18, 1954-Feb. 20, 2011 Mr. Larry Donnell McCoy, 56, formerly of 202 Brazil, St., Goldsboro, N.C., departed this life to the heavenly courts of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital...

KATHLEEN "KAY" HARE OETKEN

May 21, 1915-Feb. 2, 2011 RENO, Nev. -- Kathleen "Kay" Hare Oetken, 95, passed away in Reno Feb. 2, 2011. She was born in Wayne County, N.C., to Durand and Clyde West Hare May 21, 1915. She is survived...

GURLEY PETERSON

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Gurley Peterson, 69, 908 Ashford St., Apt. 1A, formerly of Wayne County, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

ADEAN MURPHY LANCASTER POYTHRESS

Jan. 4, 1934-Feb. 22, 2011 STANTONSBURG -- Adean Murphy Lancaster Poythress, 77, went home to be with her Lord and savior Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, at...

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

DAVID M. ANDERSON

Nov. 22, 1930-Feb. 22, 2011 David Marell Anderson, 80, died Tuesday at his residence. Born in Pitt County, he was the son of the late Zeb and Emma Rivers O'Neal Anderson, and husband of the late Pina Butler Anderson....

GEORGE BATES

Died Feb. 23, 2011 WARSAW -- George Bates, 75, 334 Bruce Costin Road, died this morning at home. A private service will be held at a later date. Rhodes Funeral Home Inc. of Warsaw is handling the arrangements....

GERALD BRIDGES

Died Feb. 19, 2011 Gerald Bridges, 55, 205 Windsor Drive, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of the McIntyre Funeral Home of Goldsboro. Military burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery....

CAMERON D. CHERRY

Died Feb. 23, 2011 Cameron D. Cherry, 32, 1904-A Maple St., died today at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte. Memorial service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries. He was the...

MARTHA COLE

Martha Cole, 78, Eleventh Street, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

DANNIE R. GARDNER

Dec. 17, 1938-Feb. 19, 2011 NEW JERSEY -- Dannie Ruth McDonald Gardner, 72, died Saturday. The family will receive friends Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Seymour Funeral Home, followed by her funeral at 11 a.m. in the...

JOYCE RUNYON MITCHELL

April 5, 1954-Feb. 22, 2011 PRINCETON -- Joyce Runyon Mitchell, 56, died Tuesday morning at home. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home, with the Rev. Rodney Pearce officiating. Born April 5,...

MARY R. OVERBEE

Feb. 16, 1924-Feb. 22, 2011 Mary Margaret Rhodes Overbee, 87, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Graveside service will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. The family will greet friends immediately following the service...

ADEAN MURPHY POYTHRESS

Adean Murphy Poythress, 77, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

JAMES E. SAUNDERS SR.

Died Feb. 21, 2011 DUDLEY -- James Earl Saunders Sr., 67, 179 Cobb Coley Lane, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro. Military burial will...

ELIZABETH G. SMITH

Aug. 15, 1933-Feb. 22, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Elizabeth Ginn Smith, 77, LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. Elizabeth was born Aug. 15, 1933, in Greene County to the late Fred Franklin Ginn and Maggie Davis Ginn. Elizabeth was...

WINIFRED MULLEN SNIDER

Jan. 24, 1932-Feb. 17, 2011 Winifred Mullen Snider, 79, passed away Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends Friday, Feb. 25, 2011, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory...

EUGENE TAYLOR

Sept. 5, 1934-Feb. 21, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Elmer Eugene Taylor, 76, LaGrange, passed away Monday, Feb. 21, 2011. Eugene was born Sept. 5, 1934, in Wilson County to the late Will Preston Taylor and Annie Ara Jones Taylor. Eugene...

MAGDALENE TAYLOR

Died Feb. 18, 2011 Mother Magdalene Taylor, 80, 222 Ervin Drive, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Her life and service to God and mankind will celebrated Friday at 11 a.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, 314...

JESSE C. TYNDALL

April 13, 1939-Feb. 21, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Jesse Carol Tyndall, 71, died Feb. 21, 2011, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. He was born April 13, 1939, son of Roy and Daisy Harrison Tyndall. Following graduation from high school, he...

CURTIS T. ZIGLER

Died Feb. 22, 2011 Curtis Thomas Zigler, 66, 125 Tinderwood Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be held Friday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of the McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries. He was married to...

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

DAVID M. ANDERSON

David Marell Anderson, 79, died this morning at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

JIMMIE DAVIS

Jimmie Davis died Monday at the University of North Carolina Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

DANNIE R. GARDNER

Dannie Ruth McDonald Gardner, 72, died Saturday in New Jersey. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES SAUNDERS SR.

DUDLEY -- James Saunders Sr., 67, 179 Cobb Coley Lane, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

ELIZABETH G. SMITH

LAGRANGE -- Elizabeth Ginn Smith, 77, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

CAROL SYKES

Dec. 1, 1948-Feb. 20, 2011 Carol Sue Spurlock Sykes, 62, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. No formal services will be held. She was born in Nicholas County, W. Va., Dec. 1, 1948, to the late Ernest C. Spurlock...

ANNE B. TRUETT

June 8, 1945-Feb. 19, 2011 SNOW HILL -- Anne Boseman Truett, 65, died Saturday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Bethel Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Archie Ratliff officiating. A graveside service will be held...

WINSTON L. TRUZY

April 11, 1950-Feb. 17, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Winston Lewis Truzy, 60, 110 E. Williamson St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Evangelical Fellowship Center, with Dr. Curtis Lee officiating. Burial...

Monday, February 21, 2011

TROY JUNIOR DAUGHTRY

July 6, 1933-Feb. 20, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Troy Junior Daughtry, 77, 1202 Old Kenly Road, went to be with his Lord Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, at...

HILDA WALKER GRANT

Dec. 18, 1925-Feb. 19, 2011 Hilda Walker Grant, 85, died Saturday evening at Mount Olive Care and Rehab. Funeral will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, with pastor Jack Sauls officiating. The family will receive friends...

DAVID O. HARPER

March 22, 1935-Feb. 19, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- David Orson Harper, 75, 3382 Nahunta Road in Pikeville, died Saturday at his residence. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Adrian and Beatrice Amy Aycock, and was...

JAKE THOMAS HERRING JR.

May 26, 1921 -Feb. 20, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Jake Thomas Herring Jr., 89, LaGrange, passed away at home Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011. Mr. Jake was born May 26, 1921, in Lenoir County to the late Jake Thomas Herring Sr....

LARRY MCCOY

PIKEVILLE -- Larry McCoy, 56, 1901 Nahunta Road, formerly of 202 Brazil St., Goldsboro, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

Sunday, February 20, 2011

PAMELA P. AYCOCK

March 22, 1947-Feb. 17, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Pamela Price Aycock, 63, surrounded by her family, passed away Feb. 17, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A celebration of life service and visitation will be held today, Feb. 20, 2011,...

GERALDINE B. BENSON

Nov. 18, 1941-Feb. 18, 2011 Geraldine Hortense Best Benson, 69, of Goldsboro died Friday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held today at 2 p.m. at Falling Creek Baptist Church, with Pastor Billy Webb officiating....

EDWIN B. BORDEN

Died Feb. 15, 2011 Edwin B. Borden, 52, beloved son of Mary Martin and Ed Borden of Goldsboro, passed away peacefully on Feb. 15, 2011, in Paoli, Pennsylvania. A memorial service and celebration of Ed's life will be held...

GERALD BRIDGES

Gerald Bridges, 55, of 205 Windsor Drive, died Saturday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist....

GEORGE WAYLAND BRYAN

Sept. 13, 1927-Feb. 17, 2011 George Wayland Bryan passed away peacefully Thursday Feb. 17, 2011. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. today, Feb. 20, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Park. He was born on Sept. 13, 1927,...

RET. MASTER SGT. ROBERT LEE BURDEN

May 13, 1940-Feb. 12, 2011 Retired Master Sergeant Robert Lee Burden, 70, Goldsboro, died Feb. 12, 2011 at Pitt Community Memorial Hospital in Greenville. The funeral was held Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, in New York. Burial followed in Beech...

DAVID O. HARPER

David O. Harper, 75, of Nahunta Road, died Saturday evening at home. Arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

TIMOTHY JUDE KEEFE

Nov. 21, 1961-Dec. 28, 2010 HOUSTON, Texas -- Timothy "Timmy" Jude Keefe, a longtime resident of Wayne County, passed away Dec. 28, 2010, in Houston, Texas. Timmy was born in Malone, N.Y., Nov. 21, 1961, to the late Kenneth...

BERNICE SAMUEL LANGLEY

July 6, 1916-Feb. 19, 2011 PRINCETON -- Bernice Samuel Langley, 94, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, at Smithfield Manor with his family by his side. Homegoing services will be held Monday...

LORRAINE THOMPSON MARTIN

Aug. 28, 1929-Feb. 18, 2011 Lorraine Thompson Martin, 81, of Progressive Church Road, Princeton, died Friday evening at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 4 p.m. today at Casey Funeral Home in Princeton, with the Rev. Clarence Moore...

WINIFRED MULLEN SNIDER

Jan. 24, 1932-Feb. 17, 2011 Winifred Mullen Snider, 79, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends Friday from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. Mrs. Snider was born in...

MAGDALENE TAYLOR

Magdalene Taylor, 80, of 222 Ervin Drive, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

ANNIE LONG TAYLOR

Died Feb. 18, 2011 Annie Long Taylor, 92, passed away peacefully at Wayne Memorial Hospital Feb. 18. Funeral services will be held today, Feb. 20, at 4 p.m. at the chapel of Howell Funeral Home. The family will receive...

NELSON W. THOMAS

Aug. 25, 1938-Feb. 16, 2011 WINSTON-SALEM -- Nelson Walker Thomas, 72, formerly of Goldsboro, went home to be with the Lord, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011. Funeral services will be held today, Feb. 20, 2011, at 2 p.m. in the...

KATHERINE TOWNSEND

Died Feb. 16, 2011 Minister Katherine Marie Townsend, 63, of 611 S. Taylor St., Goldsboro, passed from this mortal sojourn Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Goldsboro. Her life and service to God and mankind will be celebrated Wednesday at...

RUTH S. TURNAGE

Sept. 8, 1924-Feb. 19, 2011 Ruth Sauls Turnage, 86, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held 7 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home, with Charles Sauls officiating....

Friday, February 18, 2011

PAMELA P. AYCOCK

March 22, 1947-Feb. 17, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Pamela Price Aycock, 63, surrounded by her family, passed away Feb. 17, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Pam was born March 22, 1947, to Rupert Price and Margaret Sutton Price. Pam...

GERALDINE B. BENSON

Geraldine Best Benson, 69, died this morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

EUGENE J. CHAPPELLE

Died Feb. 12, 2011 CALYPSO -- Eugene J. Chappelle, 81, 405 N. Third St., died Saturday at Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation in Wallace. Funeral will be Saturday at 4 p.m. in Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., he was...

MARIO E. JOHNSON

Died Feb. 13, 2011 Mario Eugene Johnson, 34, Sunday. Funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at World Overcomers in Durham. He was married to Tracie Johnson and is survived by two children. Visitation will be at noon. Arrangements...

WADE D. JOMP

Dec. 22, 1936-Feb. 13, 2011 Wade Douglas Jomp, 74, died Sunday. Funeral was held Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home chapel. Burial was at Evergreen Memorial Gardens in Wilson. He was born Dec. 22, 1936, in Wilson...

LORINE M. LOYD

Dec. 27, 1929-Feb. 16, 2011 Lorine Mozingo Loyd, 81, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Lorine was born Dec. 27, 1929, in Nash County to the late Lafayette and Rella Moss Mozingo. Lorine graduated from...

HENRY M. "JACKIE" PATE

April 6, 1940-Feb. 16, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Henry Marshall "Jackie" Pate, 70, 830 Northeast Church Road, a retired farmer, died Wednesday night, Feb. 16, at Wayne Hospital. Services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at...

ANNIE LONG TAYLOR

Annie Long Taylor died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending....

NELSON W. THOMAS

Died Feb. 16, 2011 Nelson W. Thomas, 72, died Wednesday at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Center in Winston-Salem. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park....

MARY HART TRIPPLETT

Oct. 21, 1924-Feb. 16. 2011 Mary Hart Tripplett, 86, passed over Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Tripplett was born in Greene County Oct. 21, 1924, to the late Johnnie and Celia Howell Hart. She...

WINSTON L. TRUZY

MOUNT OLIVE -- Winston Lewis Truzy, 110 E. Williamson St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

PATRICK B. WALKER

Nov. 22, 1976-Feb. 17, 2011 Patrick Blaine Walker, 34, passed away Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Patrick was born in Wayne County Nov. 22, 1976, to James "Jimmy" and Carrie Wiggins Walker of Goldsboro. He was...

Thursday, February 17, 2011

MACK N. BATTLE

Died Feb. 13, 2011 Mack Norman Battle, 94, 106 Swan St., died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Goldsboro, with apostle Kenneth Vaughn officiating. Burial will be in Coley Cemetery...

ANA M. CASTORENA

Aug. 26, 1947-Feb. 15, 2011 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Ana Maria Fernandez Castorena, 64, died at home Tuesday. Her family held private services. She was a native of Mexico, and was daughter of the late Julian Fernandez and Mercedes Rangel...

CAMERON D. CHERRY

Cameron D. Cherry, 32, 1904-A Maple St., died Wednesday in Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

WAYNE MORISON COX

Died Feb. 9, 2011 FAISON -- Wayne Morison Cox, 63, 236 Eldon Thornton Road, died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. Mr. Cox was born in 1947 in Wayne County to the late Jasper...

DEACON SAM ESSEX ISLER

Aug. 8, 1913-Feb. 13, 2011 Deacon Sam Essex Isler, 508 Stadium Drive, was born to the late Fred and Florence Isler Aug. 8, 1913, in Wayne County. He quietly entered into eternal rest Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing Home....

PAUL LAURENCE LEVINGSTON

Died Feb. 13, 2011 INDIANA -- Paul Laurence Levingston II, 67, passed away Feb. 13, 2011. Paul was born in Warsaw, N.C. Paul attended public schools in Duplin County, and completed a bachelor's degree at North Carolina Central University...

LORINE M. LOYD

Lorine Mozingo Loyd, 81, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MIDDIS H. OVERBEE

Oct. 14, 1911-Feb. 16, 2011 Middis Harrison Overbee died peacefully Wednesday night, Feb. 16, 2011, at Britthaven Nursing Home surrounded by her family. Middis was born Oct. 14, 1911, to the late Iche Worth Harrison and Metta Hillard Harrison....

HENRY M. PATE

MOUNT OLIVE -- Henry Marshall "Jackie" Pate, 70, Northeast Church Road, died Wednesday night at Wayne Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall in Mount Olive....

JAMES SANDERSON JR.

Sept. 10, 1932-Feb. 15, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- James Sanderson Jr., 78, 308 W. College St., Mount Olive, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Tyndall Funeral Home,...

WINIFRED SNIDER

Winifred Snider, 79, died Thursday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

NELSON W. THOMAS

Nelson W. Thomas, 72, died Wednesday at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice in Winston-Salem. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KATHERINE M. TOWNSEND

Katherine Marie Townsend, 63, 611 S. Taylor St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist of Goldsboro....

MARY HART TRIPLETT

Mary Hart Triplett died Wednesday at University Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

RALPH A. WIGGINS

Sept. 30, 1927-Feb. 15, 2011 GRANTHAM -- Ralph A. Wiggins, 83, Grantham community, passed away Tuesday at Wake Medical Center. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Lawton W. and Floye Ezzell Wiggins. He was...

TIMOTHY WILKERSON JR.

Jan. 11, 1939-Feb. 12, 2011 Timothy Wilkerson Jr., 563 Sheraton Forest Road, was born Jan. 11, 1939, in to the late Timothy Wilkerson Sr. and Izora Wilkerson in Memphis, Tenn. He died Saturday morning at Life Care Center in...

CURTIS T. ZIGLER

Curtis Thomas Zigler, 66, 125 Tinderwood Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

EDWIN B. BORDEN

Edwin B. Borden, 52, son of Edwin B. and Mary Martin Borden, died Tuesday in Pennsylvania. Arrangements are pending....

ANNA CASTORENA

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Anna Castorena, 64, Liddell community, died Tuesday afternoon at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

MARY D. GRISWOLD

May 1, 1938-Feb. 15, 2011 Mary Delores Griswold, 72, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at Mount Olive Care and Rehab in Mount Olive. Mary was born in Wake County May 1, 1938, to Collier J. Griswold Jr. and...

ALINE BEST JOHNSON

Nov. 30, 1931-Feb. 15, 2011 Aline Best Johnson, 79, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A private service will be held for the family. Burial will be held at a later date. She was born...

ADELAIDE READE MAYO

Oct. 17, 1922-Feb. 12, 2011 FREMONT -- Adelaide Reade Mayo, 88, Fremont, died Saturday. A memorial service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Fremont United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Judy Drye officiating. Mrs. Mayo is survived...

JO M. RICHARDSON

Died Feb. 14, 2011 WASHINGTON -- Mrs. Jo McGugan Richardson, 71, Washington, died Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011, at First Presbyterian...

JAMES SANDERSON JR.

MOUNT OLIVE -- James Sanderson Jr., 78, 308 West College St., died Tuesday night at Wayne Hospital. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Tyndall Funeral Home, with burial following in Maplewood Cemetery. He was married to Virginia Sanderson....

PEGGY W. SHERARD

Died Feb. 10, 2011 Peggy W. Sherard, 61, 610 Park Ave., Apt. 5, succumbed to the silent halls of death Thursday evening at her residence. She retired as an LPN from Cherry Hospital. Eulogistic services will held Saturday at...

CHARLES AARON SULLIVAN JR.

June 15, 1940-Feb. 15, 2011 WINSTON-SALEM -- Charles "Chuck" Aaron Sullivan Jr., 70, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at Forsyth Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C. Chuck was born in Wayne County June 15, 1940, to the late Charles...

J.L. "TOM" TOMLINSON

Aug. 26, 1936-Feb. 14, 2011 J.L. "Tom" Tomlinson, 74, passed away Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Tom was born in Kentucky Aug. 26, 1936, to the late James William and Amy Angeline Wells Tomlinson. He served...

RALPH A. WIGGINS

Ralph Wiggins, 83, Hood Drive community, died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory....

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

NELLIE N. BATEMAN

March 1, 1938-Feb. 14, 2011 Nellie Newell Bateman, 72, Goldsboro, surrounded by her family, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Hubert H. Newell and Elma Costin Newell....

MACK BATTLE

Mack Battle, 95, 106 Swan St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

MARY GRISWOLD

Mary Griswold, 72, died Tuesday at Mount Olive Care and Rehab. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ALINE B. JOHNSON

Aline B. Johnson, 79, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

PEGGY SHERARD

Peggy Sherard, 61, 610 Park Ave., died Monday evening at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

J.L. TOMLINSON

J.L. "Tom" Tomlinson, 74, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital.. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ELIZABETH B. WATSON

Junie 22, 1922-Feb. 14, 2011 Elizabeth Barnes Watson, 88, passed away Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Elizabeth Watson was born in Wayne County June 22, 1922, to the late Bryan and Ida Lane Barnes....

Monday, February 14, 2011

HAROLD B. ARMSTRONG

July 7, 1925-Feb. 13, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Harold Berlin Armstrong, 85, passed away Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at Willow Creek Nursing Home in Goldsboro. Harold was born in West Virginia July 7, 1925, to the late Daniel and Mary...

EUGENE J. CHAPPELL

CALYPSO -- Eugene J. Chappell, 81, 405 Third St., died Saturday at Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation in Wallace. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

LONNIE M. DRAPER JR.

Sept. 6, 1942-Feb. 13, 2011 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Lonnie Moore Draper Jr., 68, Seven Springs, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, with his family by his side. Lonnie was born Sept. 6, 1942, in Newport News, Va., to...

GROVER M. HALL

June 24, 1933-Feb. 12, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Grover Millard Hall, 77, 113 Stephen St., Mount Olive, died Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011, at his home. A funeral Mass will be said Monday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m. at Tyndall...

SAM ISLER

Sam Isler of Goldsboro died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

LYNETTE J. JACKSON

July 28, 1939-Feb. 12, 2011 Lynette J. Jackson, 71, passed away Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Lynette was born in Wayne County to Gennie B. Britt of Mount Olive and the late Hubert...

ROBERT L. REED SR.

Died Feb. 10, 2011 Robert L. Reed Sr., 82, 702 S. Harding Drive, No. E2, died Thursday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. He was born to the late Bethel and Lizzie Reed of Chattanooga, Tenn. Robert is survived by his...

TIMOTHY WILKERSON

Timothy Wilkerson passed away Saturday at Life Care Center in Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

Sunday, February 13, 2011

ROBERT BURDEN

Robert Burden, 70, died Saturday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Local funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

JEAN E. CAPPS

Died Feb. 11, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Jean E. Capps, 78, died Friday. Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home Chapel, Newton Grove, with the Rev. Walter Gaskins officiating. Interment will be at...

DORIS HERNDON COATS

Aug. 10, 1930-Feb. 10 , 2011 Mrs. Doris Ellen Herndon Coats, 80, wife of James Edwin Coats Sr., of Wilkesboro, died Thursday, Feb.10, 2011. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 12, at North Wilkesboro Presbyterian...

MELVIN ANDREW DOBSON

Died Feb. 9, 2011 KENANSVILLE -- Melvin Andrew Dobson, 61, of 992 Bowden Road, died Wednesday at Carolina East Hospice Care Center. A life celebration service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Big Zion AME Zion Church, with the...

CHARLES BRANTLEY ELLIS SR.

Died Feb. 11, 2011 Charles Brantley Ellis Sr., 81, passed away on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, at Wake Medical Center surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul United...

BETTY SAMPSON GREEN

Died Feb. 10, 2011 WARSAW -- Betty Sampson Green, 55, of 153 Johnson Church Road, died Thursday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hines Chapel FWB Church, with the Rev. Charles Corbit...

BETTY SAMPSON GREEN

Died Feb. 10, 2011 WARSAW -- Betty Sampson Green, 55, of 153 Johnson Church Road, died Thursday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hines Chapel FWB Church, with the Rev. Charles Corbit...

GROVER M. HALL

MOUNT OLIVE -- Grover M. Hall, 77, of 113 Stephen St., died Saturday at home. Arrangements are incomplete with Tyndall Funeral Home....

LYNETTE J. JACKSON

July 28, 1939-Feb. 12, 2011 Lynette J. Jackson, 71, passed away on Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Rosewood First Baptist Church, with the...

WILMA SHERRY KORNEGAY

Nov. 25, 1931-Feb. 5, 2011 NEW JERSEY -- Wilma Sherry Kornegay of New Jersey, formerly of Mount Olive, died Feb. 5, 2011. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Kornegay Cemetery. Elder Donald Ray Kornegay will officiate....

GEARLENE LEONARD

Sept. 22, 1939-Feb. 11, 2011 Gearlene Leonard, 71, passed away on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, at Mount Olive Care and Rehabilitation Center. The family will receive friends Monday, Feb., 14, 2011, from 1 until 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral...

VIRGINIA F. NELSON

July 9, 1933-Feb. 11, 2011 Virginia Fields "Jenny" Nelson, 77, of Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Feb. 11, 2011. A graveside service of remembrance will be held Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park with the...

H.M. POYTHRESS

Aug. 28, 1937-Feb. 11, 2011 Haywood Mercer "H.M." Poythress, 73, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away on Friday, Feb. 11, 2011, at Pitt Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11...

LAURA MAE ROBERTS

Aug. 28, 1920-Feb. 12, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Laura Mae Lancaster Roberts, 90, passed away on Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Saulston...

SARA LOUISE "SALLY" ROGERS

June 5, 1920-Feb. 9, 2011 Sally Rogers passed away Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, in Goldsboro. Born in Zanesville, Ohio, to Oldis Ivan "Tim" Harrington and Helen Whitchurch Harrington, Sally spent much of her childhood...

JAMES E. WOOTEN

Oct. 9, 1922-Feb. 11, 2011 James Edward Wooten at the age of 88 departed this earthly home for his eternal home with his Lord and Savior on Feb. 11, 2011. He died peacefully with his wife and his family...

Friday, February 11, 2011

ANNIE "ANNE" WOODARD GIDDINGS

Feb. 14, 1939-Feb. 9, 2011 Funeral services for Annie "Anne" Woodard Giddings will be Saturday at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro, with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. She was born to...

JAMES GRAHAM

Jan. 19, 1915-Feb. 8, 2011 Tuesday night, Feb. 8, 2011, a precious jewel was removed from our midst. Deacon James Graham was born Jan. 19, 1915, to the late Greene Graham and Julia Best Graham. He was the youngest...

BETTY GREEN

WARSAW -- Betty Green, 55, 153 Johnson Church Road, died Thursday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MAMIE STALLINGS HARE

Jan. 12, 1924-Feb. 9, 2011 Mamie Stallings Hare died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Micro First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Eric Vernelson and the Rev. David List officiating. Burial will be in Kenly Cemetery....

HILDA HERRING HILL

June 6, 1944-Feb.10, 2011 Hilda Herring Hill, 66, passed away Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, at Duke Medical Center. Hilda was born in Wayne County June 6, 1944, to the late Norman and Ada Martin Herring. She worked as a...

CLYDE E.M. POTTER

Sept. 26, 1921-Feb. 7, 2011 LODI, Calif. -- Clyde Elizabeth Malphrus Potter, 89, died Monday at Lodi Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Albertson Saturday from 9 to 9:30 a.m....

ROBERT REED

Robert Reed, 82, 702 S. Harding Drive, Apt. E2, died Thursday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

ELIZABETH DURANT SWINSON

Died Feb. 9, 2011 Elizabeth Durant Swinson, 85, 228 House St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at noon at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Goldsboro, with the Rev. James Collins officiating. Burial will...

Thursday, February 10, 2011

OLA M. BONEY

Died Feb. 8, 2011 TEACHEY -- Ola Mae Boney, 77, died Tuesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral will be at Rockfish A.M.E. Church in Teachey Sunday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Arthur Jenkins officiating....

SAMUEL DIXON

Died Feb. 3, 2011 KENANSVILLE -- Samuel Dixon, 64, died Feb. 3 at Pitt County Memorial Hospital University Health Systems Hospice in Greenville. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel in Rose Hill Saturday at noon, with...

MELVIN A. DOBSON

KENANSVILLE -- Melvin A. Dobson died Wednesday at Carolina East Hospice Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ANNIE WOODARD GIDDINGS

Feb. 14, 1939-Feb. 9, 2011 Annie Woodard Giddings, 71, Saulston Road, died Wednesday at Willow Creek Nursing Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Burial will...

TRACY L. JONES

July 24, 1972-Feb. 8, 2011 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Tracy Lynn Jones, 38, 4270 Outlaw Bridge Road, died at home Tuesday. Funeral will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Tyndall Funeral Home, with the Rev. Buster Pike officiating. Burial will...

SOLOMON MOORE

Died Feb. 6, 2011 RICHLAND -- Solomon Moore, 69, 1030 Haw Branch Road, formerly of Mount Olive, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Morgan's Chapel Church in Richland. He was born to the...

ANN PICKETT PIERCE

Nov. 27, 1959-Feb. 4, 2011 MAGNOLIA -- Ann Pickett Pierce, 51, died Friday at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Magnolia United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. Mrs. Pierce...

BOYCE G. "PETE" SMITH

Died Feb. 8, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Boyce Garland "Pete" Smith, 62, 101 N. Forbes St., died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Pink Hill Funeral Home, with the Rev. Hank Jarman officiating. Burial will...

ELIZABETH DURANT SWINSON

Elizabeth Durant Swinson, 85, 228 House St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

WILLIAM E. COFIELD

Died Feb. 5, 2011 FAISON -- William E. Cofield, 64, 785 Brewer Road, died Saturday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Popular Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with pastor Willie Alford, officiating. Burial...

AVA S. FAIRCLOTH

July 26, 1919-Feb. 8, 2011 Ava Elizabeth Smith Faircloth, 91, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Ava was born in Wayne County July 26, 1919, to...

JAMES GRAHAM SR.

MOUNT OLIVE -- James Graham Sr., 153 FLowers Road, died this morning at home. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

JO ANN HOOD

Oct. 1, 1931-Feb. 6, 2011 Jo Ann Hood, 79, 608 Lynch Drive, Goldsboro, N.C., went to be with her Lord Feb. 6, 2011. Born in Nash County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Virginia C. Williams...

TRACY L. JONES

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Tracy Lynn Jones, 38, died Tuesday afternoon. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JOHN THOMAS MOORE

Sept. 28, 1957-Feb. 4, 2011 John Thomas Moore, 53, passed away Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. John was born in Watertown, Minn., Sept. 28, 1957, to the late George Curtis Moore and Florence Adeline Kornek Moore....

NOLLIE SMITH JR.

SNOW HILL -- Nollie Smith Jr., 76, died Monday evening at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory....

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

WINSTON COX

Jan. 20, 1948-Feb. 5, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Winston Cox, 63, 902 Race Track Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Delight United Holy Church, with Dr. Alex E. Cox officiating....

RACHEL HOWELL CRAIN

Died Feb. 7, 2011 RUTHERFORDTON -- Rachel Nan Howell Crain, 58, Rutherfordton, died Monday, Feb. 7 at Hospice House. A native of Goldsboro, she was a daughter of the late Rev. R.D. and Atha Lee Gardner Howell. She was...

JASPER J. HAMILTON

April 10, 1943-Feb. 5, 2011 Jasper J. Hamilton, 67, 400 Adler Lane, died Saturday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Rhodes Funeral Home. Burial will be in Jerusalem Church Cemetery in Seven Springs....

IRIS ELAINE HOKE

Died Feb. 4, 2011 Mrs. Iris Elaine White Hoke, 84, formerly of Forestdale Drive, Burlington, died at the Brian Center Nursing Home in Goldsboro Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. A native of New York City, N.Y., she was the wife...

RUTH MASSEY JONES

June 13, 1954-Feb. 7, 2011 SMITHFIELD -- Ruth Massey Jones, 56, 120 Red Oak Drive, died Monday at Johnston Medical Center. Funeral will be tonight at 7 p.m. at Casey Funeral Home chapel, with Chris Barnes officiating. Burial will...

SARAH L. JOYNER

Nov. 6, 1952-Feb. 5, 2011 Sarah Leigh Joyner, 58, 413 Beechwood Drive, died Saturday evening. Born in Pitt County, she was the daughter of the late Cecil A. Jr. and Elizabeth Moore Lilley. She was a professor's assistant at...

ANNIE RACHEL MERCER

Died Feb. 5, 2011 Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, the Lord called home his faithful servant, Annie Rachel Mercer, at the age of 94. She was a lifetime, and oldest living, member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Goldsboro. She...

JOHNNY R. PRICE

Died Feb. 4, 2011 Johnny Ray Price, 64, 612 Hugh St., died Friday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of the McItnyre Funeral Home Ministries, with the Rev. William Mitchell officiating. Interment will...

JOYCE BOYKIN TARBOX

Feb. 29, 1928-Feb. 6, 2011 DUDLEY -- Joyce B. Tarbox, 82, passed away Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011, at LifeCare Hospital in Rocky Mount. Joyce was born in Wilson County Feb. 29, 1928, to the late Stephen Thomas and Nettie...

Monday, February 7, 2011

HAZEL P. ANDERSON

Sept. 17, 1926-Feb. 5, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Hazel Parker Anderson, 84, passed away Saturday. Services will be held at 7 p.m. Monday from the chapel of Tyndall Funeral Home. Officiating will be the Rev. Mickey Whitfield and the...

KENNETH OTIS WAYNE BURNETTE

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Kenneth Otis Wayne Burnette, 70, joins his wife, Athanasia Burnette, in eternal rest. Kenneth was the son of the late Millie Kennedy and Otis Burnette, and brother to the late Leonard H. Burnette, and is survived...

MARY V. CHAPPELL

Died Feb. 4, 2011 HERTFORD, N.C. -- Mrs. Mary V. Chappell, 94, Hertford, N.C., died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at W.R. Winslow Memorial Home. Born in Perquimans County, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Claudious Wray Hurdle...

WILLIAM H. COTTON

Died Feb. 5, 2011 BEULAVILLE -- William Henry "Bill" Cotton, 78, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be today at 7 p.m., followed by visitation at Community Funeral Home Chapel of Beulaville. A graveside service will be Tuesday at...

MELBA M. CREECH

Nov. 27, 1925-Feb. 6, 2011 SNOW HILL -- Mrs. Melba Murphy Creech, 85, passed away Sunday morning, Feb. 6, 2011. A native of Greene County, she was born Nov. 27, 1925, the daughter of Travis Dixon Murphy and Julia...

LARRY W. FAULK

June 1, 1941-Feb. 5, 2011 WASHINGTON, N.C. -- Larry W. Faulk, Washington, N.C., 69, died Saturday at Beaufort County Medical Center. Born in Duplin County, he was the son of the late Walter W. and Audrey Holland Faulk. He...

LOUISE MILLARD HILL

Jan. 6, 1927-Feb. 5, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Louise Millard Hill, 84, died early Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Her funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from Tyndall Funeral Home chapel. Conducting will be bishop Richard Brown....

JO ANN HOOD

Jo Ann Hood, 79, 608 Lynch Drive, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

SARAH L. JOYNER

Sarah Leigh Joyner, 58, 413 Beechwood Drive, died Saturday evening. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

BAYLEN CHASE LANCASTER

June 6, 2010-Feb. 5, 2011 Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, Jesus called home one of his little angels to suffer not, Baylen Chase Lancaster, 8 months old. A celebration of his life will be held Tuesday evening, Feb. 8, 2011,...

DOROTHY COX LUDDLEY

Died Feb. 3, 2011 Dorothy "Doris" Cox Luddley, 71, died Thursday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Bentonville Disciple Church in Four Oaks. Visitation will be tonight from 4 to 7 at Walter Sanders Funeral Home, with...

CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN MCCULLEN

Aug. 11, 1999-Feb. 4, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Christopher Austin McCullen, 11, went to be with Jesus Friday, while a patient at Brennor Children's Hospital in Winston-Salem. Austin lived in Winston-Salem, and was a student at Midway Elementary School...

ANNIE R. MERCER

Dec. 3, 1916-Feb. 5, 2011 Annie Rachel Mercer, 94, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Services will be held at a later date. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 4 p.m. until at the home of her granddaughter, Sherry...

JOYCE BOYKIN TARBOX

Joyce Boykin Tarbox, 82, died Sunday at Life Care Hospitals of Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BETTY J. WOOD

May 2, 1954-Feb. 5, 2011 DUDLEY -- Betty Jo Wood, 56, 208 Crescent Drive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at Spring Creek Baptist Church in Seven Springs, with pastor Joe Ingham...

Sunday, February 6, 2011

HAZEL P. ANDERSON

MOUNT OLIVE -- Hazel P. Anderson, 84, died Saturday at Mount Olive Care and Rehab. Arrangements are incomplete with Tyndall Funeral Home....

MARION ROSE LEE ASHFORD

Oct. 14, 1924-Feb. 3, 2011 Marion Rose Lee Ashford, 86, 209 Sourwood Road went to be with her Lord Feb. 3, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, at 11 a.m. at...

MILDRED I. CONVERSE

Died Feb. 4, 2011 Mildred Converse, 96, of Goldsboro, formerly of Toledo, Ohio, went to be with her Lord on Feb. 4, 2011, after a brief stay at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held in...

WINSTON COX

Winston Cox, 63, of 902 Race Track Road, LaGrange died Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Rhodes Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

LARRY W. FAULK

WASHINGTON -- Larry W. Faulk, 69, died Saturday at Beaufort County Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JASPER HAMILTON

Jasper Hamilton, 67, of 400 Adler Lane, died Saturday Morning at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Rhodes Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

LOUISE M. HILL

MOUNT OLIVE -- Louise M. Hill, 84, died Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Tyndall Funeral Home....

EVELYN ROSE JOHNSON

Died Feb. 2, 2011 Evelyn Rose Johnson, 48, of Princeton Kenly Road, died Wednesday. Services were held at noon Saturday at Minshew-Coley Chapel. Burial followed at Stantonsburg Cemetery. Arrangements by Minshew-Coley Funeral Home....

LEROY MARTIN

Oct. 4, 1935-Feb. 5, 2011 LaGRANGE -- Leroy Martin, 75, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, at his home. A service of remembrance will be held Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, at 7 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home...

CHRISTOPHER A. MCCULLEN

Christopher A. McCullen, 11, died Friday, at Brennor's Children's Hospital in Winston-Salem. Arrangements are incomplete with Tyndall Funeral Home....

JOHN MOORE

John Moore, 53, passed away suddenly on Friday. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BERTHA NEWSOME

Bertha Newsome, 82, of 1441 Airport Road, Pikeville died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Services will be held today at 2 p.m. at Barnes Primitive Chapel Church, Eureka. Arrangements by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JESSE JAMES PADGETT

Died Feb. 2, 2011 Jesse James Padgett, 81, of 586 Sheridan Forest Road, died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements will be today, Feb. 6, 2011, at 3 p.m. at Pink Hill Funeral Home Chapel....

JOSEPH DOYLE PERKINS

Died Feb. 4, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Joseph Doyle Perkins, 86, of 125 Circle Drive, died peacefully Friday morning. A memorial service will be held Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at Saulston United Methodist Church with the Rev. Carolyn Sims...

JOHNNY RAY PRICE

Johnny Ray Price, 64, of 612 Hugh St., died Friday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete with McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist, Goldsboro....

LAZARUS E. SPENCER SR.

Aug. 23, 1938-Feb. 3, 2011 Lazarus E. Spencer Sr., 72, of 174 Mt. Carmel Church Road, Pikeville, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A service by the graveside will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Old Mill Cemetery....

ELEANOR R. SPRY

Jan. 21, 1938-Feb. 4, 2011 Eleanor Roosevelt Spry, 73, a former resident of Washington, died Friday, Feb. 4, 2011. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, 2011, at Asbury United Methodist Church Cemetery and will be conducted...

RETIRED MASTER SGT. JAMES H. WASHINGTON

Aug. 12, 1941-Feb. 4, 2011 Retired (Air Force) Master Sgt. James Heywood Washington, 69, of 1213 Porter St., passed away Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, at 11 a.m. at...

LARRY ELWIN WHITLING

Nov. 18, 1942-Feb. 4, 2011 KENLY -- Larry Elwin Whitling, 68, of 7335 Angus Rd., Kenly, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral services will be Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be Tuesday...

BETTY JO WOOD

Betty Jo Wood, 56, 208 Crescent Drive, Dudley, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

Friday, February 4, 2011

LORRENA EDMINSON-MOORE

Died Jan. 30, 2011 POTOMAC, Md. -- Lorrena Edminson-Moore, 74, Potomac, Md., formerly of Fremont, N.C., passed away Sunday at Manor-Care Nursing facility in Potomac Md. A service of remembrance will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the...

MARION R. LEE ASHFORD

Oct. 14, 1924-Feb. 3, 2011 Marion Rose Lee Ashford, 86, 209 Sourwood Road, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Millers Chapel AME Zion Church in Goldsboro. Mrs. Ashford was born in...

CARL MURPHY "SAM" BAKER

Died Feb. 2, 2011 PINK HILL -- Carl Murphy "Sam" Baker, 51, 101 Lester Turner Road, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral will be Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Turning Point Assembly in...

CHARLES C. BLANCHARD SR.

Aug. 8, 1936-Feb. 1, 2011 CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Charles Comar Blanchard Sr., 74, died Tuesday. A Mass of Christian Burial was to be held today at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church at 11 a.m. Prayers of final commendation and farewell...

ELSON DAWSON

Died Jan. 26, 2011 MARYLAND -- Elson Dawson, formerly of Pikeville, died Jan. 26 in Maryland. He was the son of Niza Griffin. A funeral service will be held today in Maryland....

AMY LISSIE B. EDGERTON

Oct. 1, 1914-Feb. 3, 2011 Amy Lissie Beamon Edgerton, 96, surrounded by her family, passed away Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, at her daughter's home. Amy Lissie was born in Wayne County Oct. 1, 1914, to the late Jim "J.R."...

MATTHEW FAISON JR.

Died Feb. 2, 2011 WARSAW -- Matthew Faison Jr., 77, 147 B&L Trailer Park, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Faison Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Kenneth Morrisey officiating. Burial will be...

ANNIE L. JOHNSON

Feb. 10, 1930-Feb. 1, 2011 Mother Annie Lucille Johnson, 80, 711 Franklin St., died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at White Oak Grove Original Free Will Baptist Church in Pikeville. Burial will be in...

REBA SMALL JONES

March 23, 1920-Feb. 3, 2011 SELMA -- Reba Small Jones, 90, Selma, formerly of Summerlin Crossroads area near Mount Olive, died Thursday at home. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive, with...

ELIZABETH WILLIAMS MATHIS

July 20, 1930-Jan. 27, 2011 Elizabeth Williams Mathis, daughter of the late Leroy and Daisy Wilson Williams, passed away Jan. 27, 2011. She was born July 20, 1930, and reared in Goldsboro, N.C. Elizabeth, "Liz," as she was affectionately...

GAYNELL L. MOZINGO

July 19, 1928-Feb. 2, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Frances Gaynell Lane Mozingo, 82, passed away Wednesday at her home on Woodridge Drive. She was the daughter of the late Jasper and Eliza Hinson Lane; widow of the late Roy...

BERTHA NEWSOME

PIKEVILLE -- Bertha Newsome, 82, 1441 Airport Road, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ELIJAH ROSE

Died Jan. 31, 2011 PINK HILL -- Elijah Rose, 87, 1217 Sarecta Road, died Monday at Carolina East Hospice Care Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Big Zion AME Zion Church in Kenansville, with the Rev....

GEORGE WILLIAM "BUCK" SMITH JR.

Nov. 1, 1939-Jan. 1, 2011 George William Smith Sr., also known as "Buck," was born Nov. 1, 1939, to the late Thomas and Frances Holloway Smith of Best Station community in eastern Wayne County. Due to his parents' passion...

LAZARUS E. SPENCER SR.

PIKEVILLE -- Lazarus Evon Spencer Sr., 72, 174 Mt. Carmel Church Road, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

Thursday, February 3, 2011

BRENDA BASS-TASWELL

Aug. 14, 1957-Jan. 30, 2011 Evangelist Brenda Bass-Taswell, 521 Boxwood Lane, Goldsboro, departed this earthly life Jan. 30, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A service of remembrance will be held Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, from the chapel of Howell...

MARION AHSFORD

Marion Ashford, 86, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

MATTHEW FAISON JR.

WARSAW -- Matthew Faison Jr., 147 B&L Trailer Park, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

DR. JESSE H. GARRETT

Jan. 2, 1933-Jan. 26, 2011 Elder Dr. Jesse H. Garrett, 402 W. New Hope Road, Goldsboro, was born Jan. 2, 1933, in Albany, N.Y., to the late Malinda Hunt and Jesse R. Garrett. He peacefully entered into eternal rest...

REBA S. JONES

SELMA -- Reba Small Jones, 90, formerly of Summerlin Crossroads near Mount Olive, died early today. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall's in Mount Olive....

DENISE KEEN JURNIGAN

Died Feb. 1, 2011 SUFFOLK, Va. -- Denise Keen Jurnigan, 54, Suffolk, Va., left her earthly home surrounded by her family and friends Feb. 1, 2011. She was born in Mount Olive, N.C., the daughter of Bobby S. Keen...

GAYNELL L. MOZINGO

July 19, 1928-Feb. 2, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Frances Gaynell Lane Mozingo, 82, passed away Wednesday at her home on Woodridge Drive. She was the daughter of the late Jasper and Eliza Hinson Lane, and was sister to the...

JEAN PEARMAN

May 17, 1939-Feb. 1, 2011 Stella Jean Pearman, 71, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Jean was born in Wayne County May 17, 1939, to the late Charlie Penn Pearman and Mary Denning Pearman....

MARY S. RASPBERRY

Died Jan. 28, 2011 SNOW HILL -- Mary S. Raspberry, 86, 1304 SE 2nd St., died Friday at Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Washington Branch Original Free Will Baptist Church,...

GEORGE WILLIAM "BUCK" SMITH JR.

Nov. 1, 1939-Jan. 31, 2011 George William Smith Sr., also known as "Buck," 1005 Harris St., Goldsboro, formerly of Best Station, was born Nov. 1, 1939, to the late Thomas and Frances Holloway Smith of Best Station community in...

MABLE MILLER VANN

Died Jan. 28, 2011 WARSAW -- Mable Miller Vann, 87, 801 S. Pine St., died Friday at Duplin General Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at p.m. at Hines Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with pastor Braxton Frederick, officiating. Burial...

ROSA BROCK WINDERS

May 20, 1920-Feb. 1, 2011 Rosa Lee Brock Winders, 90, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Johnny Alton and Zilpha Louise Brock, and wife of the late William Hilton Winders...

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

VIRGINIA BRITT HILL

Feb. 1, 1927-Jan. 31, 2011 Virginia Britt Hill, 83, went to be with her Lord Monday, Jan. 31, 2011, at Durham Regional Hospital surrounded by her family. Virginia was born in Wayne County Feb. 1, 1927, to the late...

ANNIE L. JOHNSON

Annie Lucille Johnson, 80, 711 Franklin St., died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

VIRGINIA ELIZABETH LAMB

Dec. 27, 1942-Feb. 1, 2011 Virginia Elizabeth Lamb, 68, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Virginia was born in Annapolis, Md., Dec. 27, 1942, to the late Oliver Richard Lamb and Harriett Howell Lamb. Visitation...

SUSAN E. LAURSEN

Susan E. Laursen died Jan. 28, 2011, in Goldsboro. She was born in Germany Jan. 21, 1956, to Jack and Edith (Lytel) Laursen. Memorial services will be conducted Sunday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. at Good Shepard Lutheran Church...

CATHERINE MARIE KING LUTZ

Nov. 9, 1915-Jan. 31, 2011 Catherine Marie King Lutz, fondly known as Kitty, was born the only child from the union of George Francis King and Katherine Howe King in the city of Philadelphia, Pa. Early in life, her...

JEAN PEARMAN

Jean Pearman, 71, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BRENDA BASS TASWELL

Aug. 14, 1957-Jan. 30, 2011 Brenda Bass Taswell, 53, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home in Goldsboro. Burial will be at Carver Memorial Cemetery in...

GLORIA UNDERWOOD

Nov. 20, 1929-Jan. 30, 2011 GREENSBORO -- Mrs. Gloria McGovern Underwood passed away Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, after a long illness. A memorial mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 4, 2011, at Our Lady of Grace...

ROSA BROCK WINDERS

May 20, 1920-Feb.1, 2011 Rosa Lee Brock Winders, 90, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 7 p.m. at Faith Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dann Patrick officiating. The family will receive friends...

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

MARY E. ALSTON

Aug. 4, 1934-Jan. 29, 2011 FREMONT -- Mary Esther Alston, 76, 306 S. Vance Street, died Saturday at the University of North Carolina Women's Center in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. James Church...

VIRGINIA HILL

GRANTHAM -- Virginia Hill, 83, died Monday evening at Durham Regional Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

VIRGINIA E. LAMB

Virginia Elizabeth Lamb, 68, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CATHERINE LUTZ

Died Jan,. 31, 2011 Catherine Lutz, 95, Robinson Place, died Monday morning at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at First African Baptist Church in Goldsboro. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. She...

HEDY DICKERSON REID

July 11, 1945-Jan. 30, 2011 "Surely goodness and loving-kindness themselves will pursue me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of Jehovah to the length of days." (Psalms 23:6) Mrs. Hedy Dickerson Reid,...

DOROTHY ARMSTRONG ROBINSON

Died Jan. 29, 2011 DUDLEY -- Dorothy Armstrong Robinson, 63, 1221 Old Mount Olive Highway, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at Mt. Zion Church of Deliverance in Calyspo, with the Rev. Kim...

ELIJAH ROSE

PINK HILL -- Elijah Rose, 89, 1215 Sarecta Road, died Monday at Carolina East Hospice Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

GEORGE W. SMITH

George W. Smith Sr., 1005 Harris St., died Monday evening at home. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

EMMA LEE SUTTON

April 7, 1922-Jan. 31, 2011 Mount Olive -- Emma Lee Rose Sutton, 88, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Mrs. Sutton was a longtime member of Thunder Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church, where she was active in...

JOHNNY "HUMP" TAYLOR

Died Jan. 27, 2011 Mr. Johnny "Hump" Taylor, 91, 1400 Evergreen Ave., died, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, at the Brian Center of Goldsboro, N.C. Funeral service will be held Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, at 11 a.m. at Little Rock...

BOB VARNELL

July 12, 1943-Jan. 31, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Bob Varnell, 67, LaGrange, passed away Monday, Jan. 31, 2011. Bob was born July 12, 1943, in Lenoir County to the late Paul and Virginia "Dink" Baker Varnell. Bob was preceded in...