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Thursday, March 31, 2011

BRENDA G. EDGERTON

KENLY -- Brenda Gail Edgerton, 63, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

FAYE GOFF

Feb. 7, 1953-March 29, 2011 FREMONT -- Homegoing services for Faye Goff, Fremont, will be held this evening (Thursday) at 7 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro, with visitation afterwards. Graveside services will...

JAMES HERRING

James Herring, 68, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EVELYN R. LANCASTER

Dec. 17, 1924-March 20, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Evelyn R. Lancaster, 86, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at Countryside Assisted Living. Evelyn was born in Wayne County Dec. 17, 1924, to the late Mack Lancaster Sr. and Elma Pate...

ANNIE BELL GRIFFIN MITCHELL

Died March 30, 2011 "It is well with my soul." Mother Annie Bell Griffin Mitchell, 93, 606 Wilmington Ave., passed away Wednesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice. The triumphant homegoing service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at...

GLENN SASSER

Glenn Sasser, 90, died today at Mount Olive Rehab. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

OSCAR SHARPLESS JR.

Died March 29, 2011 CHINQUAPIN -- Oscar Sharpless Jr., 84, died Tuesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church in Chinquapin Saturday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Stephon Sharpless officiating....

J. MORRIS WARRICK

Aug. 13, 1918-March 30, 2011 Jasper Morris Warrick, 92, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at his residence. Morris was born in Wayne County Aug. 13, 1918, to the late Jasper E. Warrick and Minnie Grant Warrick. He was...

WALTER ALEXANDER ZIEMER

Died March 30, 2011 Walter Alexander Ziemer, 81, died Wednesday, March 30, at Kitty Askins in Goldsboro, N.C. Walter was born in Ogden, Utah, to the late Alexander Ziemer and Arcadia Carver Ziemer. He played defensive end college football...

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

FAYE GOFF

FREMONT -- Faye Goff, 58, North Pine Street, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

NATHAN HAM

Sept. 25, 1929-March 29, 2011 Nathan "Happy" Ham, 81, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2011, surrounded by his family. Nathan was born in Johnston County Sept. 25, 1929, to the late James Oscar Ham and Ruth Butler Ham. He...

EVELYN R. LANCASTER

PIKEVILLE -- Evelyn R. Lancaster, 86, died Wednesday at Countryside Living. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ANNIE BELL GRIFFIN MITCHELL

Annie Bell Griffin Mitchell, 93, 606 Wilmington Ave., died this morning at Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

ADGIE O'BRYANT SR.

Dec. 18, 1923-March 20, 2011 Adgie O'Bryant Sr., 87, Goldsboro, passed March 20, 2011. The wake and funeral will be held at Howell Funeral Home, 1500 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro. The wake will be held Friday, April 1, 2011,...

ELIZABETH C. TOLBERT

Nov. 26, 1968-March 28, 2011 Elizabeth Darlene Colvard Tolbert, 42, died early Monday at her residence. Born in Caldwell County, she was the daughter of the late Carson and Lois Cline Colvard. She was the former aftercare director at...

CALVIN ELDRIDGE "EL" WILLIFORD

Died March 29, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Calvin Eldridge "El" Williford, 86, died March 29, 2011. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 31, 2011, at Jordan Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ray Smeltzer and the...

PASTOR WILLIAM THOMAS WILSON

Funeral services for Pastor William Thomas Wilson, "Pastor Bill," are scheduled for Saturday, April 2, 2011, at 12 p.m. at The Lord's Table, 1215 Parkway Drive, Goldsboro, N.C. The burial will follow in Wayne Memorial Park Cemetery, U.S. 117...

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

MAMIE ESTHER HOWARD HARRELL

Dec. 28, 1925-March 27, 2011 WILSON -- Mamie Esther Howard Harrell, 85, Wilson, went to her heavenly home Sunday. Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner's Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway. Burial will be...

HATTIE P. BRYANT HAYES

Died March 25, 2011 WALLACE -- Hattie Pearl Bryant Hayes, 78, died Friday in Winston-Salem. Funeral will be at Byrd's Chapel Baptist Church in Rose Hill Wednesday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. James Faison III officiating. Burial will...

ELSIE R. LASSITER

April 6, 1933-March 28, 2011 Elsie Rose Lassiter, 77, passed away Monday, March 28, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family and friends. Elsie was born in Johnston County April 6, 1933, to the late David...

BEVERLY ANN SHREVE

Dec. 22, 1938-March 26, 2011 FREMONT -- Beverly Shreve, 72, Fremont, went home to be with the Lord March 26, 2011. A celebration of her life and homecoming will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at The...

ELIZABETH D. COLVARD TOLBERT

Elizabeth Darlene Colvard Tolbert, 42, died early Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

WILLIAM J. WEATHERLY III

Nov. 14, 1937-March 25, 2011 WARSAW -- William John Weatherly III, 73, died Friday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Warsaw Baptist Church. Visitation will follow in Powell Hall. He was born...

Monday, March 28, 2011

STEVEN H. ANDERSON

June 4, 1963-March 26, 2011 Steven Harlan Anderson, 47, passed away Saturday at his home. Steve was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, June 4, 1963. He was a graduate of Campbell University. Steve had been employed in sales at...

ALICE FAYE ROSE

Nov. 5, 1941-March 26, 2011 Alice Faye Rose, 69, passed away Saturday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She had been a resident of Newcomb's Family Care for many years. Faye was born in Wayne County Nov. 5, 1941, to...

Sunday, March 27, 2011

STEVEN ANDERSON

Steven Anderson died on Saturday at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOANN BEAMON

Died March 22, 2011 JoAnn Beamon, 62, 108 Downing Place, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Union Grove Church of Christ Disciples of Christ in Clinton with Dr. Timothy Peppers officiating. She was the daughter...

BOBBY HALL

Nov. 30, 1968-March 19, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Bobby Hall, 42, passed away March 19, 2011. A celebration of life service will be held Saturday, April 2, 2011, at 3 p.m. at Bethel Church on William Street in Goldsboro. The...

LEONARD DANIEL HILL JR.

Jan. 4, 1933-March 25, 2011 Leonard Hill, 78, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held today at 7 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with the Revs. Jim Willoughby, Vernon Braswell and Johnny...

EDGAR ALEXANDER HOLT JR.

July 8, 1921-March 25, 2011 Edgar Alexander Holt Jr., 89, of Center St., Princeton, died Friday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. The funeral service will be at 3 p.m. today, at Princeton United Methodist Church with the Rev....

SIMON JESSEE JR.

March 16, 1923-March 24, 2011 Steward Simon Jessee Jr., 87, passed away on Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. He will be remembered as a Christian gentleman. Funeral services will be held...

ADGIE O'BRYANT SR.

Dec. 18, 1923-March 20, 2011 Adgie O'Bryant Sr., 87, of Goldsboro, passed on March 20, 2011. The wake and funeral will be held at the Howell Funeral Home, 1500 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro. The wake will be held Friday,...

ANNIE BONEY POWERS

March 24, 2011 Mrs. Annie Boney Powers, 83, of Rose Hill, died Thursday at Pitt Memorial Hospital, Greenville. Funeral services will be held from the Island Creek AME Church, 1343 W. Charity Road, Rose Hill, Monday at 1 p.m.,...

EDWARD RICHARDSON

Edward Earl Richardson of 1114 Fourth St., Goldsboro, died Friday Morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and with E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

BEVERLY SHREVE

Beverly Shreve, 72, of Fremont died Saturday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

EVELYN OUTLAW SUTTON

July 5, 1931-March 25, 2011 Evelyn Outlaw Sutton, 79, passed away suddenly on Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March, 29, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Seymour Funeral...

PASTOR BILL WILSON

Feb. 20, 1948-March 25, 2011 Pastor William "Bill" Thomas Wilson Jr., died Friday at the Veterans Medical Center in Richmond, Va. A homegoing celebration of life service will be held Saturday, April 2, 2011, at noon at The Lord's...

Friday, March 25, 2011

LUCILLE "COOT" BEST

Died March 23, 2011 Lucille "Coot" Best, 81, 707 A Taylor St., died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Goldsboro, with the Rev. Ezekiel Sutton...

WAYNE FERRELL

Aug. 31, 1947-March 23, 2011 Hubert Wayne Ferrell, 63, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Wayne was born in Wilson County Aug. 31, 1947, to the late Hubert Glenwood Ferrell and Barbara Baker Ferrell. The...

STEPHEN A. GARRETT

Nov. 22, 1984-March 19, 2011 Mr. Stephen A. Garrett, 26, 402 W. New Hope Road, Goldsboro, was born Nov. 22, 1984, to Sgt. Robert Milhouse and Stephanei Garrett in Wayne County, N.C. He quietly entered into eternal peace Saturday...

BOBBY HALL

Nov. 30, 1968-March 19, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Bobby Hall, 42, died Saturday. Funeral will be April 2 at 3 p.m. at Bethel Church in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends April 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the...

SIMON JESSEE JR.

Simon Jessee Jr., 87, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOSEPH HENRY LUCAS

March 12, 1921-March 24, 2011 ASHEBORO -- Mr. Joseph Henry Lucas, 90, Asheboro, N.C., died Thursday, March 24, 2011, at Clapp's Convalescent Nursing Home. A funeral service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday at Sawyersville Wesleyan Church, where he...

KELVIN L. QUINN

April 6, 1957-March 23, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Kelvin Lee Quinn, 53, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Brad Mitchell officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. He...

FRANCES H. SMITH

Died March 23, 2011 WILSON -- Frances Hardee Smith, 67, Wilson, formerly of Princeton, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park Mausoleum, U.S. 117 south in Goldsboro. She was a...

DAVID E. "PETE" VINSON

Jan. 6, 1956-March 24, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- David Earl "Pete" Vinson Jr., 55, well-known Mount Olive mechanic, passed away suddenly Thursday morning, March 24, 2011, at his repair shop, the Mount Olive Auto Repair Service. Funeral services will...

WILLIAM T. WILSON JR.

Pastor William "Bill" Thomas Wilson Jr., founder and senior pastor of The Lord's Table Church in Goldsboro, died Friday at McGuire Veterans Hospital in Richmond, Va. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

Thursday, March 24, 2011

LUCILLE BEST

Lucille Best, 82, 707 A Taylor St., died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

JOHN T. "DICK" BROWN

Died March 23, 2011 NEWTON GROVE -- John T. "Dick" Brown, 61, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel in Newton Grove, with the Rev. Ron Davis officiating. Burial will...

WAYNE FERRELL

Wayne Ferrell, 63, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ANN THERESA GODWIN

Oct. 4, 1938-March 22, 2011 EUREKA -- Ann Theresa Godwin, 72, 108 W. Martin St., born Oct. 4, 1938, went to be with her Lord and savior Jesus Christ March 22, 2011. She was very active in her local...

BOBBY HALL

Nov. 30, 1968-March 19, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Bobby Hall, 42, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Bethel Church in Goldsboro. He was born Nov. 30, 1968, to Robert and Aggie Hall. He was married to...

LARRY N. KENAN

Died March 21, 2011 CHINQUAPIN -- Larry Norman Kenan, 53, died Monday at home. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church Chinquapin Friday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Darryl Ferguson officiating. Burial will be at the family cemetery...

JOHN EARL "SHOTGUN" MURCHISON

Nov. 27, 1945-March 21, 2011 John Earl Murchison, 65, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born to the late John and Purcell Murchison Nov. 27, 1945, in Wilson...

KELVIN L. QUINN

LAGRANGE -- Kelvin Lee Quinn, 53, died Wednesday at the University of North Carolina Hospitals. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

DAVID K. RHOADES

July 25, 1946-March 23, 2011 David Kent Rhoades, 64, died Wednesday at his residence. Born in Prophetstown, Ill., he was the son of the late Howard Wayne Rhoades and Helen Dessing Rhoades. He was a veteran of the United...

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

ANN T. GODWIN

Oct. 4, 1938-March 22, 2011 EUREKA -- Ann Theresa Godwin, 72, W. Martin Street, died Tuesday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Funeral will be Friday at 6 p.m. from the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont,...

ADGIE O'BRYANT

Evangelist Adgie O'Bryant, 87, Brantwood Drive, died Sunday at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

ANN W. REMINGTON

Nov. 1, 1932-March 21, 2011 Ann Willoughby Remington, 78, passed away Monday, March 21, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Ann was born in Hertford County Nov. 1, 1932, to the late Lee R. Willoughby and...

DAVID RHODES

David Rhodes, 64, died this morning at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

WILLIAM "BILL" SMITH

Nov. 7, 1927-March 22, 2011 William Nelson "Bill" Smith, 83, died Tuesday at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Born in Duplin County, he was the son of the late Sylvester Othnie Smith and the late Sallie Casey Smith. He...

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

LORETTA ROWLAND BARNHILL

Oct. 30, 1929-March 20, 2011 DUNN -- Loretta Rowland Barnhill, 81, 1651 Timothy Road, went to be with her Lord and savior Jesus Christ Sunday, March 20, 2011. She was born to the late John Alexander and Annie Eulala...

JAMES ELWOOD CARTER SR.

Nov. 30, 1938-March 20, 2011 WARSAW -- James Elwood Carter Sr., 72, died at home. Funeral service will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Community Funeral Home in Warsaw. He was the son of Charlie Herbert Carter and...

ROBERT D. HALL JR.

TURNERSVILLE, N.J. -- Robert Dale Hall Jr., 42, died Saturday at Kennedy Washington Township Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

JOHN MURCHISON

John Murchison, 65, died Monday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

LAWYER J. WHITAKER

A celebration of life for Lawyer J. Whitaker, 57, 1108 Elanor Ave., will be held Thursday, March 24, 2011, at 12 noon at Deeper Life Church Ministries, with elder Vivian Whitaker and evangelist Abdullah Whitaker as eulogist. Interment with...

Monday, March 21, 2011

STEPHEN JOSHUA "JOSH" BEST

June 28, 1991-March 19, 2011 SMITHFIELD -- Stephen Joshua "Josh" Best, 19, died Saturday, March 19, 2011, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born June 28, 1991, in Benson, N.C., he was graduated from Johnston County Middle College...

DORIS BARWICK EVANS

Died March 19, 2011 Doris Barwick Evans, 77, Hill Circle Drive, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at 6 p.m. from the chapel of Howell...

B. EARL HUGHES

May 6, 1929-March 20, 2011 KINSTON -- B. Earl Hughes, 81, died Sunday. Funeral will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. A private family interment will be held at Fairview Cemetery. He was born May 6,...

JAMES OATES

March 22, 1925-March 17, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- James Oates, 85, 196 Flower Road, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home chapel, with elder James M. Hammond Sr. officiating....

ANN REMINGTON

Ann Remington, 78, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, March 20, 2011

ELLEN ROSE MCLAWHON BENTON

Oct. 8, 1936-March 11, 2011 TROY, Ill. -- Ellen Rose McLawhon Benton, 74, Troy, Ill., was born Oct. 8, 1936, in Goldsboro and died Friday, March 11, 2011, at home with husband and children by her side. A celebration...

MARTIN WARD CASEY

Oct. 6, 1926-March 19, 2011 Martin Ward Casey, 84, passed away at Kitty Askins Hospice Center on Saturday, March 19, 2011 after a courageous three-year battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held at Goldsboro Friends Meeting, 700...

GLADYS DAUGHTRY

April 15, 1925-March 17, 2011 PRINCETON -- Gladys Martha Parnell Moye Daughtry, 85, died Thursday in Johnston Medical Center. Funeral services were 6 p.m. Saturday at the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home with the Rev. Gene Worley and the...

DORIS BARWICK EVANS

Died March, 19, 2011 Doris Barwick Evans, 77, of Hill Circle Drive died Saturday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro...

STEPHEN ANTON GARRETT

Stephen Anton Garrett, 26, of 402 West New Hope Road, died Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation, Inc....

EMILLEE "SHIRLEY" HINES

Died March 15, 2011 TEMPLE HILL, Md. -- Emillee "Shirley" Hines died Tuesday at Washington Adventist Hospital in Washington, D.C. The funeral service will be Tuesday, March 22, at 10 a.m. at Kingdom Hall, 2430 Angel Place S.E., in...

NORWOOD JARMON

Died March 14, 2011 Norwood Jarmon, 60, a resident of the Mount Olive Rehabilitation Center, died there Monday. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the chapel of McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries. He is survived by two...

ANNE KING SAEGER

Dec. 14, 1929-March 18, 2011 Anne King Saeger, 81, of Azalea Drive died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A private service will be held. She is survived by three children. She was born to the late George Leroy...

JAMES H. SUGGS

March 13, 1936-March 17, 2011 SNOW HILL -- James Haywood "Pee Wee" Suggs, 75, passed away Thursday evening, March 17, 2011. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. today, March 20, at Snow Hill Cemetery with the Rev....

MAGGIE W. TOLER

Died March 18, 2011 Maggie Wells Toler, 90, of Macclesfield and formerly of Fremont, died Friday, March 18, 2011. Funeral will be today at 6 p.m. at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of...

LEWIS PRESTON WELLS JR.

March 19, 1932-March 18, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Lewis Preston Wells Jr., 78, of the Rones Chapel community, died Friday, March 18, 2011, at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. A graveside service will be held on Monday, March 21,...

DERRICK YOUNG

Oct. 19, 1958-March 15, 2011 Derrick Darnell Young, 52, of 131 S. Running Deer Circle, Dudley, transitioned into eternal rest on Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at the Original Tabernacle of Prayer for All...

Friday, March 18, 2011

RICHARD E. ALFORD

Nov. 9, 1943-March 17, 2011 SELMA -- Richard Erwin Alford, 68, 8 Hinnant Road, died Thursday at Johnston County SECU Hospice Center. Graveside service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Baker's Chapel Church Cemetery in Smithfield, with...

SHERWOOD D. ANDERSON

March 7, 1960-March 15, 2011 Sherwood Dee Anderson, 51, went to be with his Lord, whom he served so faithfully, Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at Duke University Hospital surrounded by his family and friends. Sherwood was born in Fairfax...

DONNIE H. BRYANT

Died March 15, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Donnie Hugh Bryant, 410 King St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Luke Church of Christ in Goldsboro, with the Rev. David Williams officiating....

CLETA F. COUNCIL

Jan. 11, 1934-March 17, 2011 Cleta Francis Council, 77, 1405 Poplar St., Apt. 21, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Union Church in Goldsboro. Burial will be in Williams Family...

ALBERT BRADLEY DENNING

Died March 17, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Albert Bradley Denning, 74, died Thursday. The funeral will be Sunday, March 20, 2011, at 2 p.m. at St. Johns Pentecostal Holiness Church. Interment will be in Denning Family Cemetery. He is...

MARY ELLEN SMITH "DUCK" HARPER

Died March 16, 2011 DEEP RUN -- Mary Ellen Smith "Duck" Harper, 79, 1973 Will Cunningham Road, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. The funeral will be Saturday, March 19, 2011, at 3 p.m. at Pink...

EPIFANIO M. HERNANDEZ

PIKEVILLE -- Epifanio Morales Hernandez, 45, died Wednesday in Greenville at the University Hospice Center. The family will receive friends Saturday at Casey Funeral Home chapel from 6 to 8 p.m....

JAMES OATES

MOUNT OLIVE -- James Oates, 85, 196 Flower Road, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

DURWOOD THOMAS PARKER

May 25, 1931-March 16, 2011 KENLY -- Durwood Thomas Parker Sr., 79, 2253 N.C. 222 West, Kenly, died Wednesday at his home. Mr. Parker was born May 25, 1931, in Johnston County to the late A.P. and Martha Worrells...

BOBBY GRAY STOKES

Dec. 19, 1946-March 16, 2011 PRINCETON -- Bobby Gray Stokes, 64, Hickory Crossroads Road, Princeton, died Wednesday evening. He was born Dec. 19, 1946, the son of the late Alvis "Capp" and Jessie Mae Pittman Stokes. He was an...

DONALD H. TURNAGE

Died March 16, 2011 FARMVILLE -- Donald Harper Turnage, 70, 100 Teaberry Lane, died Wednesday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Ballards Cross Roads Independent Baptist Church, with the Rev. Randy Smith...

LAWYER J. WHITAKER

Died March 18, 2011 Lawyer J. Whitaker, 57, 1108 Elanor Ave., passed this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors are his wife, elder Vivian Whitaker, and two sons, evangelist Abdullah Whitaker and Carlos Wooten. Funeral arrangements are...

Thursday, March 17, 2011

LT. COL. JOHN E. BARROW

Sept. 10, 1929-March 15, 2011 Retired Lt. Col. John E. Barrow "Ed" died March 15, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was surrounded by his wife and family. Ed was born in Jones County Sept. 10, 1929, to the...

HUBERT ANTHONY BEST

July 8, 1958-March 14, 2011 Hubert Anthony Best, known as Baby Cake, was born July 8, 1958, in Wayne County to Ms. Emma Jane Best and Mr. Hubert Holsey. He departed this life Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr....

DONNIE H. BRYANT

LAGRANGE -- Donnie Hugh Bryant, 410 W. King St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

ANGELA YVONNE "DANKIE" COLEY

Died March 12, 2011 DUDLEY -- Angela Yvonne "Dankie" Coley, 48, 303 Brentwood Drive, died Saturday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Little Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, in Pikeville,...

CLETTA COUNCIL

Cletta Council, 76, Bryant Circle, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

WALTER DANIELS JR.

Died March 11, 2011 FAYETTEVILLE -- Mr. Walter Daniels Jr., 73, 3600 Cranbrook Drive, Fayetteville, N.C., husband of "Toni" Baldwin, died Friday, March 11, 2011, at Carol S. Roberson Hospice Center in Fayetteville, N.C. A celebration of his life...

TRAVIS RAY DAWSON

Oct. 31, 1963-March 10, 2011 CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Travis Ray Dawson, 47, Clayton County, Ga., formerly of Goldsboro, died March 10, 2011, in Clayton County, Ga. A celebration of life will be held Friday, March 18, 2011, at...

JANIE F. GILL

Aug. 19, 1950-March 12, 2011 CLOVER, S.C. -- Dr. Janie Faye Gill, 60, 738 Pine Haven Circle, died Saturday at Agape Senior Rehab Center in Rock Hill. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Fishing Creek Baptist Church...

EVANGELINE MARTIN KORNEGAY

May 24, 1920-March 13, 2011 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) MOUNT OLIVE -- Mother Evangeline M. Kornegay, 90, lovingly known by her family and friends...

RACHEL S. O'DANIEL

Sept. 15, 1927-March 16, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Rachel Smith O'Daniel, 83, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 16, 2011, at Mount Olive Care and Rehab Center. Mrs. O'Daniel was born in Wayne County to the late Raymond Leslie...

BOBBY G. STOKES

PRINCETON -- Bobby Gray Stokes, 64, Hickory Crossroads Road, died Wednesday evening. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

BETTY ANDERSON TRAVIS

May 8, 1923-March 14, 2011 Betty Anderson Travis, 87, went to be with our Lord March 14 just before midnight at Duke University Medical Center. Born May 8, 1923, in Goldsboro to the late James William and Lillie Crocker...

DERRICK YOUNG

Derrick Young, 3167 N.C. 117 North, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

SHERWOOD ANDERSON

Sherwood Anderson, 51, died Tuesday evening at Duke Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ED BARROW

John E. "Ed" Barrow, 81, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HUBERT A. BEST

Died March 14, 2011 Hubert Anthony Best, 52, 1902 N. John Court, Apartment B, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Word Warehouse, formerly Christ Centered Church, with apostle Dennis Jacobs officiating....

REV. LEON HAWLEY

March 26, 1931-March 13, 2011 WILLOW SPRING -- The Rev. Alvis Leon Hawley, 79, 7625 James Austin Road, passed away Sunday. A native of Wake County, he was the son of the late William H. and Amelia Austin Hawley....

OSCAR L. IPOCK

Died March 14, 2011 NEW BERN -- Oscar Lee Ipock, 70, died at home Monday. Funeral will be Thursday at 4 p.m. at Cotten Funeral Home. Interment will be later at Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Jacksonville. He...

DOROTHY H. JERNIGAN

Aug. 7, 1933-March 14, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Dorothy Holloman Jernigan, 77, 793 Thunder Swamp Road, passed from the loving embrace of her family into the arms of her heavenly father Monday evening while at home. Funeral services will...

MARGARET VINSON MCCLENNY

April 20, 1921-March 11, 2011 Margaret Vinson McClenny died suddenly Friday with her daughter by her side. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 19, at 2 p.m. at Pine Forest United Methodist Church, 867 N.C. 581 South. Interment...

CHARLES B. MCRAE

April 8, 1937-March 15, 2011 Charles Bruce McRae, 73, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at Wake Medical Center surrounded by his family. Charles was born in Robeson County April 8, 1937, to Frances Ward McRae and the late...

RACHEL S. O'DANIEL

MOUNT OLIVE -- Rachel Smith O'Daniel, 83, formerly of Charlotte, died early today. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JESSE EUGENE "GENE" SMITH

March 27, 1933-March 14, 2011 ALBERTSON -- Jesse Eugene "Gene" Smith, 77, passed Monday, March 14, 2011, in his Winterville home with his family from pancreatic cancer. He was born March 27, 1933, in Lenoir County to the late...

BETTY ANDERSON TRAVIS

Betty Anderson Travis, 87, died Monday at Duke Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

ELLEN ROSE MCLAWHON BENTON

Oct. 8, 1936-March 11, 2011 TROY, Ill. -- Ellen Rose McLawhon Benton, 74, Troy, Ill., was born Oct. 8, 1936, in Goldsboro, N.C., and died Friday, March 11, 2011, at home with husband and children by her side. Early...

HUBERT A. BEST

Hubert Anthony Best, 52, 1902 North John Court, Apartment B, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist of Goldsboro....

CHARLES GLENN DAVIS

Sept. 23, 1929-March 13, 2011 Charles Glenn Davis, 81, died Sunday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Johnston County, he was the son of the late Steven and Lola Davis, and the husband of the late Ruby...

TRAVIS DAWSON

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. -- Travis Dawson, 47, formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

FRANKIE ELLIS

KINSTON -- Frankie Ellis, 61, 1213 Brentwood Drive, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Services....

EDDIE HAROLD HAYDEN

June 2, 1937-March 12, 2011 SANFORD, Fla. -- Eddie "Ed" Harold Hayden, 73, died Saturday at his residence in Sanford, Fla., after a long, valiant battle with prostate cancer. There will be a memorial service at Good Shepherd Lutheran...

NARWARD L. JARMON

Narward L. Jarmon, 60, formerly of 170 Ernest Tann Lane in Faison, died Monday at Mount Olive Care and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist of Goldsboro....

DOROTHY JERNIGAN

MOUNT OLIVE -- Dorothy Jernigan, 77, 793 Thunder Swamp Road, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

EVANGELINE MARTIN KORNEGAY

MOUNT OLIVE -- Evangeline Martin Kornegay, 90, 211 West Maple St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist of Goldsboro....

CHARLES B. MCRAE

Charles B. McRae, 73, died today at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KENNETH LEE "K.P." PRICE

May 24, 1934-March 14, 2011 Kenneth Lee "K.P." Price, 76, following a courageous battle with Alzheimer's, went to be with his Lord Monday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family and friends. Kenneth was born in Wayne...

VAE O. SAWYER

Sept. 28, 1911-March 14, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Mrs. Vae Outlaw Sawyer, 99, passed away early Monday morning at Mount Olive Care and Rehab Center. Graveside services to celebrate her long and happy life will be held at 10...

JESSE E. "GENE" SMITH

ALBERTSON -- Jesse Eugene "Gene" Smith, 77, 932 Outlaws Bridge Road, died Monday at the home of his daughter in Winterville. Arrangements are pending at Pink Hill Funeral Home....

Monday, March 14, 2011

ANGELIA COLEY

Angelia Coley, 48, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

VAE OUTLAW SAWYER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Vae Outlaw Sawyer, 99, died today. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

LINDA WIGGS

Dec. 1, 1964-March 11, 2011 COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Memorial services for Linda Ann Pendleton Wiggs, 46, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 14, 2011, at Faith Presbyterian Church (PCA) in Irmo, S.C., conducted by the Rev. Dr....

Sunday, March 13, 2011

JAMES MALLARD BOOTH

July 8, 1941-March 12, 2011 James Mallard Booth, 69, died Saturday at Glenn Care in Mount Olive. No formal services will be held. Born in Duplin County, he was the son of the late William Sloan and Eula Davis...

WALTER DANIELS

FAYETTEVILLE -- Walter Daniels, 3600 Cranbrook Drive, died Friday at Carrol S. Roberson Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

RACHEL V. EDMUNDSON

April 23, 1928-March 11, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Rachel Vinson Edmundson, 82, passed away on Friday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. The family will receive friends Monday from 10 until 11 a.m. at Seymour Funeral Home,...

JESSICA JOANN FUTRELL

April 3, 1967-March 10, 2011 Jessica Joann Futrell, 43, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2011, at Chapel Hill surrounded by her family. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 19, 2011, at 2 p.m. at The First...

AUDREY H. GARNER

Dec. 21, 1921-March 12, 2011 WARSAW -- Audrey H. Garner, 89, died at Carolina East-Quinn Hospice Center Saturday. A memorial service will be at 5 p.m. Monday at Calvary Baptist Church. A visitation will follow at the church. Mr....

ORA WADE HOLMES

Nov. 2, 1923-March 11, 2011 Ora Wade Holmes, 87, formerly of Mount Olive, passed away Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. At her request, private family services will be held. She was the daughter of the late George William and...

FRANCES B. HOWARD

April 28, 1940-Mar. 11, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Frances Brinson Howard, 70, of LaGrange, died Friday. A service of remembrance will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ronnie Hobgood officiating. Interment will be...

MARGARET VINSON MCCLENNY

Died March 11, 2011 Margaret Vinson McClenny died Friday. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 19, at 2 p.m. at Pine Forest United Methodist Church, 867 Hwy. 581 South. Interment will follow at Willow Dale Cemetery. There will...

GEORGE R. TYNDALE

Dec. 26, 1935-March 11, 2011 PRINCETON -- George R. Tyndale, 75, passed away Friday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at Whitley Church in Princeton. The family will receive friends following the service. Mr. Tyndale was born in Jamaica...

Friday, March 11, 2011

MAMIE YOUNG BAKER

Jan. 1, 1922-March 9, 2011 "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23:6 DUDLEY -- Mrs. Mamie Young Baker, 89, 6006...

EDWARD LEE BREWINGTON

Sept. 4, 1964-March 7, 2011 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mr. Edward Lee Brewington, 46, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Coco --...

FRANCES J. CREECH

Sept. 15, 1913-March 10, 2011 "To God Be The Glory" Thursday, March 10, 2011, Frances Leigh Jones Creech, 97, died. An inspirational devotional service will be held Friday, March 11, 2011, at 7 p.m. at the chapel of Howell...

JESSICA J. FUTRELL

Jessica Joann Futrell, 43, died Thursday in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RUTH GRICE

WARSAW -- Ruth Grice died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

MARION HOWELL

Nov. 27, 1935-March 9, 2011 WILSON -- Marion Howell, 75, Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a. m. Saturday at Joyner's Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, with pastor Ricky Nelms officiating....

ROBERTA C. LANGSTON

May 4, 1919-Feb. 27, 2011 YEADEN, Pa. -- Roberta Cobb Langston, 91, 500 Holly Road, formerly of Goldsboro, died Feb. 27 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. John A.M.E. Zion...

MADIE W. SMITH

Homegoing celebration for Mrs. Madie W. Smith, 1302 9th St., will be held Monday at 12 noon at Greenleaf Christian Church, with pastor William Barber II officiating. She is survived by her husband, William J. "Skin" Smith, and four...

PENNY DEVON SOMERS

Died March 8, 2011 WARSAW -- Penny Devon Somers, 47, died Tuesday at Duplin General Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Faison Baptist Church. She was born April 5, 1963, in Duplin County...

ALONZA DELEAK SUTTON

Died March 8, 2011 RALEIGH -- Alonza Deleak Sutton, 4001 Patriot Court, departed this life Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday, March 14, 2011, at Shekinah Glory Cathedral, 1500 Old Garner Road. He is...

RAY LEE WALKER

Died March 7, 2011 ANGIER -- Ray Lee Walker, 65, formerly of Angier, passed away Monday March 7, 2011. Mr. Walker traded horses throughout the east coast, and was known as "Little Ray" or "Shorty" to all his friends....

VERA CRAFT WILSON

Jan. 29, 1944-Feb. 27, 2011 Vera Craft Wilson 67, Goldsboro, was born Jan. 29, 1944 to the late James Thomas and Nonie Craft in Hickory. She died Feb. 27. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at E.M. Matthews...

CLEO C. WYNN

Dec. 19, 1926-March 9, 2011 Cleo Carraway Wynn, 84, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at the Brian Center. Cleo was born in Wayne County Dec. 19, 1926, to the late M.B. and Sudie Hinson Carraway. She was a...

Thursday, March 10, 2011

JERUTH ATKINSON

Died March 2, 2011 Evangelist Jeruth Atkinson, 86, 2101 N. William St., Apt. 201, died March 2 at Kitty Atkins Hospice Center. Funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Word Warehouse, formerly Christ Centered Church, with apostle...

MAMIE YOUNG BAKER

DUDLEY -- Mamie Young Baker, 89, 101 Rose Court, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist of Goldsboro....

EDWARD L. BREWINGTON

Died March 7, 2011 Edward Lee Brewington, 46, 3541 Thoroughfare Road, died Monday in Pitt Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro. Burial will be in Elmwood...

FRANCES L. JONES CREECH

Frances Leigh Jones Creech, 97, died Thursday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

FOY E. GODBOLD

Died March 8, 2011 WARSAW -- Foy Elizabeth Godbold, 92, died Tuesday at Autumn Village in Beulaville. Funeral was at 11 a.m. today at Unity United Methodist Church. Burial was in Devotional Gardens. She was born in Sampson County...

J. ALTON GURLEY

May 8, 1926-March 8, 2011 PRINCETON -- J. Alton Gurley, 84, died Tuesday morning at his home. Born May 8, 1926, in Johnston County to the late Wiley Herman and Flossie Daughtry Gurley, he was preceded in death by...

MADIE W. SMITH

Madie W. Smith, 83, 1302 9th St., died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

GERALDINE COLEY SPRUILL

Sept. 3, 1931-March 7, 2011 Geraldine Coley Spruill was born Sept. 3, 1931, on Coley Plantation in Saulston Community. She passed from labor to reward Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Cleveland "Jack"...

LILLIAN J. THAXTON

July 4, 1931-March 7, 2011 GRIMMS LANDING, W. Va. -- Lillian Jean Thaxton, 79, died Monday following a short illness. Funeral will be at noon Friday at Raynes Funeral Home in Buffalo, W.Va. Born July 4, 1931 she was...

CLEO C. WYNN

Cleo C. Wynn, 84, died Wednesday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

RICHARD "GERALD" ADAMS JR.

May 27, 1966-March 6, 2011 SIMS -- Richard "Gerald" Adams Jr., 44, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be tonight at 7 at Sims Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was the son of Richard G. Sr. and Elizabeth Adams of...

RUBY T. DAVENPORT

April 7, 1937-March 8, 2011 ALBERTSON -- Ruby Taylor Davenport, 73, died Tuesday at her home in Outlaw's Bridge community. A graveside memorial service will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at Davenport Family Cemetery located behind 4898 N.C....

LT. COL. PATRICIA ANN KENNEDY

March 15, 1938-March 7, 2011 Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Patricia Ann Kennedy, 72, passed away Monday, March 7, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Patricia was born in Youngstown, Ohio, March 15, 1938, to the late Patrick Edward Kennedy...

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

RICHARD "GERALD" ADAMS JR.

May 27, 1966-March 6, 2011 SIMS -- Richard "Gerald" Adams Jr., 44, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Sims Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was the son of Richard G. Adams Sr. of Fremont...

SARAH CASEY COVINGTON

Oct. 15, 1914-March 5, 2011 CONCORD -- Sarah Casey Covington, 96, died Saturday at Taylor Glenn Health Care. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Independence Hill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Todd Marlin and Dr. Robert Hamlin...

OLETA E. CRUMPLER

Died March 4, 2011 ROSE HILL -- Oleta Elizabeth Crumpler, 93, died Friday at Brian Center Nursing Home in Wallace. Funeral will be at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill Thursday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. E....

GILBERT JOSEPH GARCIA SR.

Sept. 14, 1918-March 4, 2011 Gilbert Joseph Garcia Sr. was born in General Teran, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Sept. 14, 1918, to Nicacio and Josefina Garcia. Gilbert's family emigrated to the United States in 1927. Gilbert grew up, and lived...

ALICE A. HODGES

Died March 6, 2011 CLINTON -- Alice A. Hodges, 83, died Sunday at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton. Funeral will be at New Bethel A.M.E. Church in Magnolia Wednesday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Johnny Richards officiating....

PATRICIA KENNEDY

Patricia Kennedy, 72, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

TREVA JEANES KENNEDY

Died March 7, 2011 PINK HILL -- Treva Jeanes Kennedy went home to be with the Lord Monday, March 7, 2011. She was a resident of Pink Hill/Beulaville area, and provided many years of dedicated service to Haymount Free...

GERALDINE COLEY SPRUILL

Geraldine Coley Spruill, 79, 1731 Tommy's Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

Monday, March 7, 2011

THELMA RUTH HILL ADAMS

May 13, 1944-March 4, 2011 Thelma Ruth Hill Adams, born May 13, 1944, in Eureka, N.C., went from labor to reward March 4, 2011, at 8:55 a.m. She was the ninth child of the late Theadie Hill Sr. and...

RICHARD ADAMS

SIMS -- Richard Adams Jr., 44, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

EDWARD L. BREWINGTON

Edward Brewington, 46, died today at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist of Goldsboro....

DORIS DARDEN

Doris Darden, 77, 2401 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

RODNEY CHARLES FITZGERALD

Sept. 22, 1963-March 6, 2011 KNIGHTDALE -- Rodney Charles Fitzgerald, 47, passed away March 6, 2011, after many years of battling heart problems. Born Sept. 22, 1963, in Goldsboro, N.C., he was the son of the late Wilbert Fitzgerald...

DANNY H. HALL

Died March 5, 2011 BENSON -- Danny H. Hall, 59, died Saturday, March 5, 2011. Funeral service will be Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Lees Grove Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church in Dunn, with the Rev....

MORRIS U. JESTER

Feb. 2, 1938-March 5, 2011 Morris U. Jester, 73, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away Saturday, March 5, 2011. Morris was born in Quinby, Va., Feb. 2, 1938, to the late Delmas W. and Maude M. Jester. He...

Sunday, March 6, 2011

THELMA RUTH ADAMS

Thelma Ruth Adams, 66, 305 S. Baker St., Eureka, died Friday in Saratoga. Arrangements are incomplete with Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

SHARON FORKUM

Oct. 10, 1945-March 4, 2011 PRINCETON -- Sharon Kaye Massey Forkum, 65, died Friday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at Bizzell Grove Memorial Gardens with the...

GILBERT JOSEPH GARCIA SR.

Gilbert Joseph Garcia Sr. died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

MILDRED MORTON GORMAN

Died March 4, 2011 WILSON -- Mildred Morton Gorman, 78, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday, March 4, 2011. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Wilson. Interment will be at Oakdale Cemetery, Wilmington. Mildred...

DAVID M. HILL

Jan. 5, 1926-March 3, 2011 David M. Hill, 85, passed away Thursday in Fayette-ville, Ga. David was born in Duplin County to the late Coy Hill and Adeline Hill. A memorial service will be held today at 2:30 p.m....

MORRIS JESTER

Morris Jester, 73, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

BRENDA LOFTON

Jan. 7, 1962-March 1, 2011 Funeral services for Brenda Lofton, 49, will be today at 2:30 p.m. at Central Heights Free Will Baptist Church, 302 Ervin Drive in Goldsboro. Burial will follow at St. Matthew Church Cemetery in LaGrange....

AMOS ELBERT LONG

March 11, 1940-March 4, 2011 KENANSVILLE -- Amos Elbert Long, 70, of 124 Bowden Drive, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Friday, March 4, 2011. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today, March...

JOHNNY MCMILLAN

Died March 3, 2011 Johnny Ray McMillan, 52, formerly of Duplin County, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Kenansville. Funeral services will be held at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel today at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Junior Pearsall...

PAULETTE MURRAY

Dec. 12, 1947-March 4, 2011 PRINCETON -- Paulette Little Murray, 63, died Friday morning in Hospice of Wake County. Born in Johnston County to the late Willard Daniel and Marguerite Armstrong Little, she was the widow of James Robert...

JAMES PHILYAW

Died March 4, 2011 James Lee Philyaw, 65, of Gray, Ga., formerly of Bowden, died Friday in Macon, Ga. A celebration of life will be held Tuesday at Friendship C.M.E. Church in James, Ga. He was the son of...

OLIVE CLAUDINE QUAMIE

Died March 4, 2011 Olive Claudine Quamie, 94, of 708 S. Oleander St., died Friday at her residence. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Ernie Haskins officiating. Burial will follow in Wayne Memorial...

ESTELLE ROSE SLOAN

Aug. 17, 1918-March 4, 2011 Estelle Rose Sloan, 92, of Dudley, formerly of Calypso, passed away on Friday, March 4, 2011, surrounded by her family. A funeral service to celebrate her life will be held Monday, March 7, 2011,...

MARIE SWIFT

Died Feb. 25, 2011 Marie Swift passed away Feb. 25 in Phoenixville Hospital, Phoenixville, Pa. She was a retiree of Norristown State Hospital and enjoyed traveling. She leaves to mourn three children, Beverly Swift of Royersford, Pa., Sharon Swift...

Friday, March 4, 2011

CHRISTINE HOUSE BATTLE

Died March 2, 2011 Christine House Battle, 68, 278 Hare Road, Goldsboro, N.C., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Eulogistic services will be held Monday at 12 noon at Faith Presbyterian Church USA. Her mortal remains will be laid...

HAROLD M. CARDWELL

May 11, 1946-March 2, 2011 Harold Monroe Cardwell, 64, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Harold was born in Reidsville, N.C., to the late Howard Monroe Cardwell and Oneda Tucker Cardwell. Raised in Madison, N.C.,...

ESSIE MAE SEARS COLEY

Died March 1, 2011 Mrs. Essie Mae Sears Coley, 90, 110 Woods Mill Road, Goldsboro, N.C., died Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at her residence. A celebration of her life and legacy will be held Saturday, March 5, 2011, at...

ROBERT L. "BOBBY" GOODSON

April 23, 1947-March 3, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Robert Linwood "Bobby" Goodson, 63, died Thursday, March 3. Bobby, a resident of The Pines of Goldsboro, was a native of Garner's Chapel community near Mount Olive. He was the son...

JUNIOR ELBERT LONG

KENANSVILLE -- Junior Elbert Long, 70, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

TERRY L. ROBERTS

May 19, 1958-March 1, 2011 Terry Lyn Roberts, 52, died Tuesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. He was born in Albany, Ga., to the late Everett...

JOYCE KAY BOLES ROBERTS

Died March 2, 2011 STEPHENSON, Va. -- Mrs. Joyce Kay Boles Roberts, 59, Stephenson, Va., died Wednesday, March 2, 2011, in Winchester Medical Center. Mrs. Roberts was born in 1951 in Arlington, Va., the daughter of the late Odell...

GLENNIE EDWARDS SIMS

Died Feb. 25, 2011 MARYSVILLE, Calif. -- Mrs. Glennie Edwards Sims, 78, 5930 Albrecht Ave., Marysville, Calif., died Feb. 25, 2011, at her residence. A celebration of her life and legacy will be held Saturday, March 5, 2011, at...

REV. R.N. WILLIFORD

May 11, 1924-March 2, 2011 Homegoing services for the Rev. R.N. Williford will be held Friday at 6 p.m. at United in Christ Church in Goldsboro, with Rev. Thomas McLendon and the Rev. Donald Daniels officiating. The family will...

PATRICE BARNES WORRELLS

Dec. 22, 1981-March 1, 2011 Dec. 22, 1981, God sent a beautiful baby to John and Kathryn Barnes named Patrice. Patrice was known as Patty to close family and friends. March 1, 2011, God called her home at the...

Thursday, March 3, 2011

JERUTH ATKINSON

Evangelist Jeruth Atkinson, 86, 2101 N. William St., Apt. 201, died Wednesday at Kitty Atkins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist of Goldsboro....

MARIE B. BROWN

May 27, 1927-March 2, 2011 Mildred Marie Bryan Brown, 83, passed away Wednesday evening. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Lisker and Maude Creel Bryan, wife of the late Robert Nathan Brown, mother of...

HAROLD M. CARDWELL

Harold M. Cardwell, 63, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

DORIS JOHNSON CARTER

Sept. 23, 1956-March 1, 2011 Doris Johnson Carter, 56, 823 Genoa Road, died Tuesday at home. She was born Sept. 23, 1956, to Rochell Johnson and Queen Hampton in Sumter, S.C. She was married to Nicholas Carter. She is...

PAULA JONES CASEY

Aug. 4, 1954-March 1, 2011 CLAYTON -- Paula Jones Casey, 56, died Tuesday. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hopewell Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Terry Ellis and the Rev. Charlie Carroll officiating. Burial will...

ROBERTA COBB LANGSTON

YEADON, Pa. -- Roberta Cobb Langston, 91, 500 Holly Road, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Philadelphia. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

BRENDA LOFTON

CLINTON, Md. -- Brenda Lofton, 49, 1005 Derrick Place, formerly of Wayne County, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

PAULINE PENUEL MITCHELL

Jan 26, 1926-March 3, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Pauline Penuel Mitchell, 85, Old Kenly Road, died today Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 7 p.m. from the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. Visitation will follow...

GURLEY PETERSON

Died March 2, 2011 BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Gurley Peterson, 69, 908 Ashford St., Apt. 1A, formerly of Wayne County, died Wednesday in Brooklyn. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of...

LOIS W. BUNTING PROUT

March 1, 1915-Feb. 23, 2011 NEEDHAM, Mass. -- Lois Wynn Bunting Prout, 95, 100 West St., formerly of Mount Olive, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Brighton, Mass. Graveside service will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Carver...

TERRY L. ROBERTS

Terry Lyn Roberts, 52, died Tuesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

GREGORY PAUL SHOEMAKER

Died March 1, 2011 SOUTHERN PINES -- Gregory Paul Shoemaker, 53, died Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at his home. A private memorial service will be conducted at a later date. He is survived by his wife, Pam; daughter, Lindsey;...

DEBBIE S. WATTERMAN

Debbie S. Watterman, 103 Creekridge Drive, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service of Goldsboro....

PATRICE BARNES WORRELLS

Patrice Barnes Worrells, 29, 110 Heron Drive, died Tuesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

CHRISTINE HOUSE BATTLE

Christine House Battle, 68, 278 Hare Road, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist of Goldsboro....

NANCY LOU BEST

June 5, 1934-March 1, 2011 Nancy Lou Dawson Best, 76, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Nancy was born in Lenoir County June 5, 1934, to the late Wayne C. Dawson and Sarah Bailey Dawson....

DORIS JOHNSON CARTER

Doris Johnson Carter, 54, 823 Genoa Road, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

MILFORD LEE COLEY

Died Feb. 28, 2011 Milford Lee Coley Sr., 86, 508 E. Walnut St., Apt. 111-B, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The triumphant homegoing service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Greater Guiding Star United Holy Church,...

PRINCESS S.D. KING

Died Feb. 27, 2011 Princess Shelby Diamond King, 3, 1705 Day Circle, departed this earthly life Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Services to honor the short, yet beautiful life of this precious child will be held Thursday at noon...

ALMON PASCHAL ROBBINS

Sept. 25, 1931-March 1, 2011 PRINCETON -- Almon Paschal Robbins, 79, Princeton, died Tuesday at Smithfield Manor. Born in Johnston County Sept. 25, 1931, he was the son of the late Perry and Missouri Lee Robbins. He is also...

R.N. WILLIFORD

The Rev. R.N. Williford, 86, retired Church of God minister of Patetown community, died this morning at the home of his daughter, Vicki (Reed) Aycock. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

NANCY BEST

Nancy Best, 76, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MILFORD L. COLEY

Milford Lee Coley Sr., 86, 508 E. Walnut St., Apt. 111-B, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

ESSIE COLEY

Essie Coley, 90, 110 Woods-mill Road, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

MINNIE DANCY

April 10, 1913-Feb. 23, 2011 Minnie Dancy was born in Nash County, N.C., April 10, 1913, and departed this life Feb. 23, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was married to the late Frank L. Dancy. She attended...

BABY BOY DUQUETTE

Baby Boy Duquette died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

CARROLL GENE EVANS

May 6, 1936-Feb. 26, 2011 FAYETTEVILLE -- Carroll Gene Evans, 74, died Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011, in his home. Born May 6, 1936, in Johnston County to the late Henry Milton and Etta Creech Evans, he was preceded in...

BOBBY D. EZZELL

March 1, 1947-Feb. 25, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Bobby Dean Ezzell, 63, Carter Thigpen Road, died Friday at Duplin General Hospital. Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Community Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw. Burial will be in...

NORMA FLORES

Died Feb. 27, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Norma Flores, 49, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Burial will be at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in...

PRINCESS S.D. KING

Princess Shelby Diamond King, 4, 1705 Day Circle, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

TERRANCE A. SLOAN

Died Feb. 25, 2011 Terrance Alexander Sloan, 24, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel in Rose Hill Wednesday at 2 p.m. Burial will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home Cemetery...

EDWARD MAR WALKER

June 8, 1935-Feb. 27, 2011 GREENVILLE -- The Rev. Edward Mar "Ed" Walker, 75, Greenville, N.C., departed this life Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011. Born June 8, 1935, in Rose Hill, N.C., he was the son of the late James...

BETTY FORSYTHE WILLIAMS

Jan. 3, 1938-Feb. 27, 2011 DUDLEY -- Betty Williams, 73, Dudley, went to be with her heavenly father Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Samuel "Red" and Lucy Forsythe, and the wife...

SARAH ELIZABETH WILLIAMS

Nov. 26, 1933-Feb. 27, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Sarah Elizabeth Williams, 77, went to be with her Lord and savior Sunday evening, Feb. 27, 2011, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Homegoing services will be held Wednesday, March 2, 2011,...