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Friday, April 29, 2011

LESTER ARTIS

Nov. 21, 1943-April 25, 2011 Lester Artis, 920 Atlantic Ave., was born in Wayne County Nov. 21, 1943, to the later Wiley Sr. and Mayolia Artis. He departed his life April 25, 2011. Lester received his education in the...

AMY COX AYCOCK

Feb. 14, 1939-April 27, 2011 Amy Cox Aycock, 72, passed away Wednesday evening at Duke Medical Center surrounded by her family. Amy was born in Wayne County to the late John and Ruth Herring Cox. She was a member...

PEGGY D. GRADY

Nov. 1, 1927-April 27, 2011 CALYPSO -- Peggy Davis Grady, 83, passed away Wednesday evening. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, with the Rev. Clayton Sutton and the Rev. Cynthia Williams officiating,...

HILTON JUNE JONES

July 1, 1949-April 27, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Hilton June Jones, 61, Hickorynut Drive, passed away Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home in...

ROBERT "ROB" E. NEWSOME

Oct. 12, 1964-April 25, 2011 Robert E. Newsome "Rob," 112 Daisy St., was born Oct. 12, 1964, to Betty Jean Newsome and the late Ralph Earl Newsome. He departed this life Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Robert was educated...

ELBERT JUNIOR PRIDGEN

Oct. 29, 1935-April 27, 2011 ROYSTON, Ga. -- Elbert Junior Pridgen, 75, 425 Taylor St., Royston, Ga., formerly of Dudley, N.C., died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at St. Mary's Hospital in Athens, Ga. Mr. Pridgen was born in Nash...

LOSSIE HINTON RAINS

Aug. 28, 1928-April 26, 2011 PRINCETON -- Lossie Hinton Rains, 82, 103 S. Church St., Princeton, died Tuesday evening. She was born Aug. 28, 1928, the daughter of the late Bradley Norwood and Myrtle Mae Holt Hinton. She was...

FLORINE POLLOCK SUTTON

Died April 26, 2011 ROSE HILL -- Mrs. Florine Pollock Sutton, Pope Road, died Tuesday in Atlanta, Ga. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Rose Hill. Interment will follow at Duplin...

LOREAN W. SWINSON

Died April 28, 2011 Lorean Swinson, 88, Goldsboro, died Thursday. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Greater St. John Free Will Baptist Church, with Dr. William Mitchell officiating. Interment will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. She...

FLOYD C. THORNTON

Floyd C. Thornton, 112 Millwood Point, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at A. Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

Thursday, April 28, 2011

AMY COX AYCOCK

Amy Cox Aycock, 72, died Wednesday at Duke Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROSALENA RODGERS BARNES

Jan. 18, 1940-April 24, 2011 Mrs. Rosalena Rodgers Barnes, 71, 1341 Tommys Road, Goldsboro, N.C., was born Jan. 18, 1940, to the late Edward and Helen D. Rodgers. She died Sunday, April 24, 2011, at her residence in Goldsboro....

JAMES FRANKLIN BELL

Jan. 6, 1940-April 25, 2011 James Franklin Bell departed this life Monday morning, April 25, in the comfort of his home with his wife, Betty Jean Bell, at his side in Dudley, N.C. Funeral services will be held Friday,...

MARY VIRGINIA TRAMMELL GIBSON

Dec. 9, 1917-April 27, 2011 Mary Virginia Trammell Gibson, 93, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, N.C. Mrs. Gibson was a longtime resident of the Pines. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 30,...

PEGGY D. GRADY

CALYPSO -- Peggy Davis Grady, 83, died Wednesday evening. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home of Mount Olive....

HILTON J. JONES

July 1, 1949-April 27, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Hilton June Jones, 61, Hickorynut Drive, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home in Goldsboro. The family...

SONIA DIXON MIDDLETON

Died April 25, 2011 Sonia Dixon Middleton, 75, formerly of Duplin County, died Monday at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church in Kenansville Saturday at 1 p.m. Burial will...

DEBORAH MIDDLETON

Died April 24, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Deborah Middleton, 59, 301 E. Kornegay St., died Sunday at home. Funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. James Church of Christ in Mount Olive. Burial will be in...

ANNIE PETTEWAY

July 15, 1944-April 23, 2011 STANTONSBURG -- Mrs. Annie Petteway, 1072 Herman Lane Road, Stantonsburg, N.C., was born July 15, 1944, to the late Hattie Artis and Thomas Lamme in Wayne County, N.C. She quietly departed this life Saturday...

LOSSIE HINTON RAINS

Aug. 28, 1928-April 26, 2011 PRINCETON -- Lossie Hinton Rains, 82, 103 S. Church St., died Tuesday evening. Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Casey Funeral Home in Princeton, with the Rev. Michael Coppock officiating. Burial will...

ELMON "ELMER" CLATON SIMMONS

Died April 22, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Mr. Elmon "Elmer" Claton Simmons, 76, 313 Channing St. N.E., Washington, D.C., formerly of Dudley, N.C., passed away Friday, April 22, 2011, at his residence in Washington, D.C. A graveside service will...

ANNIE M. SMITH

Annie M. Smith, 84, died Wednesday at Mount Olive Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

FLORINE POLLOCK SUTTON

ROSE HILL -- Mrs. Florine Pollock Sutton, Pope Road, died Tuesday in Atlanta, Ga. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Rose Hill. Interment will follow at Duplin Memorial Gardens in Teachey....

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

ROSALENA RODGERS BARNES

Jan. 18, 1940-April 24, 2011 Mrs. Rosalena Rodgers Barnes, 71, 1341 Tommys Road, Goldsboro, N.C., was born Jan. 18, 1940, to the late Edward and Helen D. Rodgers. She died Sunday, April 24, 2011, at her residence in Goldsboro....

JAMES F. BELL

Jan. 6, 1940-April 25, 2011 DUDLEY -- James Franklin Bell, 71, Lincoln Drive, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home in Goldsboro. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial...

MARY V. TRAMMELL GIBSON

Mary Virginia Trammell Gibson, 93, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

PAMELA BELINDA HARVEY

July 15, 1949-April 20, 2011 FREMONT -- Pamela Belinda Harvey, 409 Sycamore St., Fremont, was born to the late Atha Irene Jones July 15, 1949, in Wayne County, where she was raised and educated. She humbly submitted to the...

CHRISTINE MERRILL LEDFORD

Died April 25, 2011 LINCOLNTON -- Christine Merrill Ledford, sister of J.M. Merrill of Goldsboro, passed away Monday morning, April 25. Funeral service will be Wednesday at McLean Funeral Home in Gastonia. (Pd)...

DONALD C. PERCISE SR.

Aug. 7, 1932-April 25, 2011 Don's life began Aug. 7, 1932, in Wayne County -- a place he loved -- and he went to live joyously in Heaven Monday, April 25, 2011. A memorial service will be held Thursday,...

LOSSIE H. RAINS

PRINCETON -- Lossie Hinton Rains, 82, died Tuesday evening. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

MICHAEL KEITH WILLIAMS

Oct. 26, 1959-April 24, 2011 Michael Keith Williams, 51, 300 Connie Circle, Goldsboro, died Sunday, April 24, 2011, in Hospice of Wake County. Born Oct. 26, 1959, he was the son of the late Gordan Lee and Nancy Brown...

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

LESTER ARTIS

Lester Artis died Monday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home & Cremations Inc....

DORIS R. BECTON

March 19, 1939-April 25, 2011 Doris Faye Robbins Becton passed away Monday, April 25, 2011, at her home. Doris was born in Nash County March 19, 1939, to the late Ralph and Melva Bradshaw Robbins. She was married to...

WILLIE DIXON

WINTERVILLE -- Willie Dixon, 55, 305-B Jeremy Lane, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Don Brown Funeral Home in Ayden....

WARREN R. JOHNSON

April 24, 1937-April 24, 2011 Warren Robert Johnson, 74, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late Charles Raymond and Verna Johnson, and the widow of the late Joyce Johnson. Mr. Johnson...

B. THURSTON LETCHWORTH

July 4, 1930-April 24, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Benjamin Thurston Letchworth, 80, LaGrange, passed away Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011. Thurston was born July 4, 1930, in Greene County to the late Benjamin Greene Letchworth and Bessie Leneave Letchworth. Thurston...

ROBERT NEWSOME

Robert Newsome died Monday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home & Cremations Inc....

DON PERCISE SR.

Don Percise Sr., died Monday at Woodard's Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

THEODORE PIERCE

Died April 20, 2011 GRIFTON -- Theodore "Ted" Pierce, 64, 748 Queen St., died Wednesday. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Don Brown Funeral Home in Ayden. Burial will be in Ayden Cemetery. He was a native...

ELMON C. SIMMONS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Elmon Claton Simmons, 76, 313 Channing St. N.E., formerly of Wayne County, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

ANDRA PEARSALL STRONG

Died April 22, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Andra Pearsall Strong, 84, 202 Shelton Carr Road, died Friday. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Northeast Chapel Original Free Will Baptist church in Mount Olive. Burial will be in...

LYSANDER D. UZZELL SR.

PLAINFIELD, N.J. -- Lysander Demetrius Uzzell Sr., 72, 1094 Central Ave., formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday at JFK Hospital, in Edison, N.J. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

MICHAEL K. WILLIAMS

Oct. 26, 1959-April 24, 2011 Michael Keith Williams, 51, 300 Connie Circle, died Sunday in Hospice of Wake County. Funeral will be at 6 p.m. Thursday at Casey Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be Friday at 9 a.m. in...

PATSY CROCKER YOUNG

Oct. 28, 1948-April 24, 2011 Patsy Crocker Young, 62, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011, at Wake Medical Center. Patsy was born in Liberty, Texas, Oct. 28, 1948, to the late Swin Crocker and Maebelle Young. She was preceded...

Monday, April 25, 2011

ROSALENA RODGERS BARNES

Rosalena Rodgers Barnes, 71, 1341 Tommy's Road, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

JAMES F. BELL

DUDLEY -- James Franklin Bell, 71, Lincoln Drive, passed away this morning at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

MARY DIXON

MIDDLESEX -- Mary Dixon, 70, 9459 N.C. 222 west, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

CHARLES HARRELSON GURLEY

Died April 21, 2011 CLAYTON -- Charles Harrelson Gurley, 67, Clayton, died at Duke University Hospital surrounded by his family Thursday, April 21, 2011. Services are today, April 25, 2011, at 1 p.m. at McLaurin at Pinecrest Funeral Home...

DAYLE B. HADDOCK

May 2, 1952-April 21, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Arlene Dayle Baker Price Haddock, 58, died Thursday. Funeral was today at 11 a.m. at Pinelawn Memorial Park, with the Rev. Ashley Summerlin officiating. She was born May 2, 1952, in Lenoir...

WARREN R. JOHNSON

Warren Robert Johnson, 74, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

LETHA BELL ANDERS JUSTICE

Nov. 17, 1914-April 23, 2011 GREENVILLE -- Letha Bell Anders Justice, 96, formerly of Faison, passed away Saturday evening at Spring Arbor Assisted Living in Greenville. She was the daughter of the late Olivia Tew and Thomas Anders, and...

THURSTON LETCHWORTH

LAGRANGE -- Benjamin Thurston Letchworth died Sunday at the VA Medical Center in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

GEORGELLA MELVIN

FREMONT -- Georgella Melvin, 85, 464 Davis St. ext., died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DEBORAH MIDDLETON

MOUNT OLIVE -- Deborah Middleton, 59, 301 E. Kornegay St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist of Mount Olive-Goldsboro....

ANNE M.C. PAGITT

June 8, 1937-April 24, 2011 Anne Marie Casey Pagitt, 73,1803 Azalea Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Chapel, with Father Kevin Corcoran officiating. Burial will be in...

MARTHA J. BASS WILLIAMSON

Jan. 25, 1921-April 23, 2011 WILSON -- Martha Bass Williamson, 90, died Saturday. Funeral will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner's Funeral Home. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, with the Rev. Donnie...

PATSY C. YOUNG

Patsy Crocker Young, 62, died Sunday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, April 24, 2011

J. SANTOS SALDIVAR-VELEZ

Died April 21, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- J. Santos Saldivar-Velez, 70, of 1790 Dobbersville Road, died Thursday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. He is survived by his wife, Lusia Olmos Villalpando of the home, and their children. The...

MILDRED E. CASEY

Funeral services for Mildred Edwards Casey will be held today at 4 p.m. at Providence United Methodist Church with Pastor Terry Hobbs and the Rev. Graham Royall officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. Online condolences may be...

CHARLES HARRELSON GURLEY

Died April 21, 2011 CLAYTON -- Charles Harrelson Gurley, 67, of Clayton died at Duke University Hospital surrounded by his family on Thursday, April 21, 2011. Services will be held Monday, April 25, 2011, at 1 p.m. at McLaurin...

ELDRESS JOANN LEWIS HAGANS

Oct. 30, 1960-April 21, 2011 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." II Timothy 4:7 Eldress JoAnn Lewis Hagans, 50, of Dudley, departed this life on Thursday, April 21, 2011,...

LISA JUSTICE

Lisa Justice, 96, died today. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

ANNIE PETTEWAY

Annie Petteway of 1072 Herman Lane Road, Stantonsburg, died Saturday morning at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete with E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

ALTON H. PRICE

Feb. 18, 1955-April 23 2011 KENLY -- Alton H. Price, 56, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. His funeral will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Kenly Cemetery. He...

ANDRA PEARSALL STRONG

Andra Pearsall Strong, 84, 202 Shelton Carr Road, Mount Olive, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete with Don Brown Funeral Home in Ayden....

MARJORIE W. SUTTON

Jan. 2, 1919-April 22, 2011 LaGRANGE -- Marjorie Wilson Sutton, 92, of LaGrange, passed away Friday, April 22, 2011. A service of remembrance will be held Monday, April 25, 2011, at 7 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home with the...

JETHROE WILLIAMS JR.

Died April 19, 2011 CHINQUAPIN -- Jethroe Williams Jr., 78, formerly of Chinquapin, died Tuesday at University Hospital, Newark, N.J. Funeral services will be held at First Missionary Baptist Church on Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Tommie...

Friday, April 22, 2011

MILDRED EDWARDS CASEY

March 13, 1925-April 21, 2011 Mildred Davis Edwards Casey, 86, 130 Providence Church Road, and most recently a resident of the Sterling House, died April 21, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A native of Providence United Methodist Church...

KENNETH H. FARMER

Feb. 26, 1941-April 21, 2011 Kenneth Hooks Farmer, 70, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2011, at Wake Medical Center. Kenneth was born in Wayne County Feb. 26, 1941, to the late James Hooks Farmer and Dorothy Jane Edgerton Farmer....

JOANN HAGANS

DUDLEY -- Eldress JoAnn Hagans, 50, died Thrusday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist of Goldsboro....

PAMELA HARVEY

FREMONT -- Pamela Harvey, 409 Sycamore St., died Thursday morning at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

ANNIE MARGIE HATCHER

Oct. 1, 1937-April 20, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Annie Margie Hatcher, 73, died Wednesday evening at her home. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late James and Annie Keen Ferrell, and the wife of James Stewart...

LONNIE A. JONES

Died April 17, 2011 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Lonnie A. Jones, 79, 539 Quintana Place NW, died Sunday at Howard University Hospital. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church, with Dr. Frankie Anna Lewis officiating....

BARBARA TOMMORROW NIXSON

Jan. 13, 1937-April 17, 2011 DUDLEY -- Barbara Tommorrow Nixson was born Jan. 13, 1937, to the late Gwendolyn Dempsey and Benjamin Nixson in Queens, N.Y. She departed this life Sunday, April 17, 2011, at her residence. "Mom-my," as...

Thursday, April 21, 2011

JERRY A. ANDERSON

April 7, 1940-April 18, 2011 SMITHFIELD -- Jerry Allen Anderson, 71, Brogden Road, died Monday at Johnston Medical Center. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Casey Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jimmy Earp and the Rev....

MINISTER DAVID LEE BROWN SR.

Aug. 17, 1936-April 16, 2011 Minister David Lee Brown Sr., affectionately known as "Duke," was born Aug. 17, 1936, to the late bishop John David and minister Rosa Lee Brown. He entered into the realms of eternal rest April...

MILDRED DAVIS EDWARDS CASEY

Mildred Davis Edwards Casey, 86, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EDMOND "MOE" EDMUNDSON

Died April 16, 2011 BRONX, N.Y. -- Edmond "Moe" Edmundson died Saturday, April 16, in Bronx, N.Y. He was reared in Fremont, N.C., and spent most of his life in Brooklyn, N.Y. Service will be held Thursday, April 21,...

ANNIE FERRELL HATCHER

Annie Ferrell Hatcher, 73, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory....

LLOYD MICHAEL RIGGS

Died April 19, 2011 GRIFTON -- Lloyd Michael Riggs, 66, 1776 Brown Hodges Road, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Carol Riggs. Funeral will be at 7...

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

JERRY A. ANDERSON

SMITHFIELD -- Jerry Allen Anderson, 71, died Monday evening. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home in Princeton....

BOBBY RAY DARDEN

Died April 17, 2011 Bobby Ray Darden died April 17, 2011, at Duke Medical Center in Durham. He is survived by his wife, Darlene M. Darden of the home; three children, Bocardo R. Darden of Durham, Shelida D. Bizzell...

MAPHRA SHEPPARD ADAMS MCCOY

Died April 17, 2011 PINEBLUFF -- Maphra Sheppard Adams McCoy, 74, died Sunday at home surrounded by her family. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Ives Memorial Baptist Church in Pinebluff, with the Rev. Don Ballinger officiating....

TERESA MORGAN

RALEIGH -- Teresa Morgan died Monday evening at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

CLIFTON E. MURPHY

Died April 16, 2011 ROSE HILL -- Clifton Earl Murphy, 52, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church in Rose Hill Saturday at 2 p.m., with Dr. W.K. Raynor officiating. Burial will be...

QWAN M. TURTON

Died April 15, 2011 Qwan M. Turton, 41, 1916 Elton Drive, died Friday at the VA Hospital in Durham. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Little Rock Church of Christ. Burial with military honors will be in...

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

MAY HINES JONES

Died April 14, 2011 May Hines Jones, 78, 2002 S. John St., Goldsboro, N.C., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park South, with the Rev. Kenneth J....

BARBARA NIXSON

DUDLEY -- Barbara Nixson, 103 Edinbourough Lane, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home & Cremations Inc....

WILLIE J. SCOTT

Jan. 8, 1951-April 17, 2011 Willie James Scott, 60, 512 Hamilton Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at Rhodes Funeral Home, with the Rev. Chris Dean officiating. He was born Jan. 8,...

JANICE MARIE SMITH

June 6, 1959-April 14, 2011 Ms. Janice Marie Smith, 51, daughter of Blonnie and the late David Smith, was born June 6, 1959, in Wayne County. She peacefully departed this life Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She attended Wayne...

Monday, April 18, 2011

THURSTON A. BELL SR.

Feb. 13, 1947-April 16, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Thurston Allen Bell Sr., 64, died Saturday at Duplin General Hospital. A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, with the Rev. Geoffrey Carter officiating,...

BOBBY R. DARDEN

Bobby Ray Darden, 55, died Sunday morning at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Howells Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

LESLIE H. GAUTIER

Dec. 15, 1930-April 16, 2011 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Leslie Howard Gautier, 80, died Saturday night at home. Services will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Tyndall Funeral chapel, with the Rev. Justin Heath and the Rev. Allen Strickland officiating....

SYLVIA D. ARMSTRONG LANE

Died April 13, 2011 DUDLEY -- Sylvia Denise Armstrong Lane, 39, 103 Wells Court, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital Funeral will be Wednes-day at 2 p.m. at Eastern Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Carver Memorial...

WILLIE J. SCOTT

Willie James Scott, 60, 512 Hamilton Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangments are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

GLORIA FRANCES WADE

May 21, 1943-April 17, 2011 Gloria Frances Wade, 67, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2011, with her family by her bedside, after a long courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 21, 1943, in Lenoir County to the...

Sunday, April 17, 2011

RAYMOND ALLEN ANDERSON

Oct. 31, 1922-April 15, 2011 Raymond Allen Anderson, 88, of Dudley died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jeff Daughtry officiating. Burial will...

WILLIAM BLACKMAN

May 3, 1938-April 13, 2011 FAISON -- William Moses Blackman, 72, of 111 Waverly Faison Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Stanley Chapel FWB Church, Mount Olive, with...

DAVID L. BROWN

David L. Brown of 4123 Hwy. 70 E., died Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at E.M. Matthews Fun-eral Home and Cremations....

TERRY WILLIE COLEY

Terry Willie Coley, 53, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday in Orlando, Fla. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist....

KENNETH GRAY

Died April 11, 2011 Kenneth Gray of 1206 Chatham St., Cary, died Monday at Sunrise Nursing Facility in Raleigh. He was reared in Chicago, Ill. He is survived by his children. Services will be held privately with immediate family....

RUTH HOOD HARDY

Died April 15, 2011 MAURY -- Ruth Hood Hardy, 89, died Friday at home. Funeral will be conducted 10:30 a.m. Monday at Brooks Frizzelle United Methodist Church in Maury by the Rev. Nina Paul Vinson. Interment will follow in...

JUNE MCNEILL MCFEE

Sept. 24, 1945-April 12, 2011 ROSEWOOD -- June McNeill McFee died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, with the Rev. Jimmy Earp officiating. Surviving are four sons....

VIRGINIA MCINTYRE

Died April 13, 2011 Virginia Greenfield McIntyre, 61, of 105 Melodie Lane, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Greater St. John FWB Church, Dudley. Interment will follow at Greenfield Cemetery, Dudley. She...

HANDLEY THOMAS PATE

Sept. 23, 1931-April 16, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Handley T. Pate, 2356 Big Daddy's Road, went to be home with his Lord and Savior Saturday morning. Funeral services will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Faith Free Will Baptist...

THOMAS PEROZENI

Died April 15, 2011 Thomas John Perozeni, 56, Goldsboro, passed away Friday morning. Services will be held at Howell Funeral Home Monday at 6 p.m. He was born Sept. 4, 1954, to the late John and Francis Perozeni. He...

EULA MAE PIERCE

July 31, 1940-April 14, 2011 Eula Mae Pierce, 70, passed away Thursday at Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, S.C. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 18, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral...

MIGUEL A. RODRIGUEZ JR.

Aug. 17, 1941-April 14, 2011 Miguel A. Rodriguez Jr., 69, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held today, April 17, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Seymour...

FRED SIMMONS

Oct. 11, 1941-April 11, 2011 Fred Simmons, 69, of 706 Force Dive, Goldsboro, passed away on Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A service of remembrance will be held on Monday at 12:30 at Central Heights FWB Church, after which...

QWAN M. TURTON

Qwan M. Turton, 41, of 1916 Elton Drive, Goldsboro, died on Friday at the VA Hospital in Durham. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist....

JAMES "PETE" WALLS

Died April 12, 2011 James "Pete" Earl Walls, 65, of Route 2, Princeton, died Tuesday at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Smithfield. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel of McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro, with the Rev....

Friday, April 15, 2011

ELDER WILLIAM BEST

Sept. 16, 1937-April 12, 2011 SIMS -- Elder William Best left this earthly world at peace with God. He is survived by his wife, Daisy F. Best of the home. He leaves to cherish his memories a host of...

WILLIAM M. BLACKMAN

DUDLEY -- William Moses Blackman, 72, 3486 U.S. 117 South Alternate, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

HELEN JAMES

Died April 12, 2011 Mrs. Helen James, 704 Pittman St., passed away Tuesday morning at her residence. She was reared in Wayne County, where she attended Goldsboro Public Schools. A viewing will be held today from 4 to 7...

MAY HINES JONES

May Hines Jones, 78, 2002 S. John St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist of Goldsboro....

JUNE MCNEILL

Died April 12, 2011 June McNeill died at Wayne Memorial Hospital April 12. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. She was the wife of the late Edward L. McFee Sr. She is survived by...

EULA M. PIERCE

Eula Mae Pierce, 70, died Thursday at Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, S.C. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory....

MIGUEL RODRIGUEZ JR.

Miguel Rodriguez Jr., 69, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JANICE SMITH

DUDLEY -- Janice Smith died Thursday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

ORVIS F. WHALEY

Jan. 11, 1926 -April 13, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Orvis Franklin "Paintman" Whaley, 85, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with pastor Rusty Conyers officiating. Interment will be at Snow Hill Cemetery. He...

Thursday, April 14, 2011

EDNA INEZ BODDIE

Died April 11, 2011 Edna Inez Boddie, 66, 203 Woodhaven Drive, peacefully passed away Monday at her residence. Funeral services will held Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Best Grove Missionary Baptist, with the Rev. Joe Jackson officiating. Interment will...

JOHN H. EDMUNDSON JR.

March 1, 1942-April 12, 2011 STANTONSBURG -- John Henry Edmundson Jr., 69, N.C. 222 East, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Homegoing services will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at The Lord's Table in Goldsboro, with visitation afterward....

JULIA LUCILLE GORDON

Aug. 28, 1919-April 12, 2011 Julia Lucille Gordon, 91, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday evening at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Mary Riley Sheppard, and the widow of the late Robert H. Gordon. A...

HATTIE HERRING

Sept. 1, 1918-April 10, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Hattie Herring, 92, 108 Duck Ridge Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Holy Temple Church in Calypso. Interment will be in Carver Memorial...

SYLVIA D. ARMSTRONG LANE

DUDLEY -- Sylvia Denise Armstrong Lane, 39, 103 Wells Courts, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries and Florist of Goldsboro....

VIRGINIA MCINTYRE

Virginia McIntyre, 61, resident of Willow Creek Nursing Home, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

KATIE B. STROUD

Aug. 15, 1921-April 13, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Mrs. Katie Brock Stroud, 89, died early Wednesday morning, April 13, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. She is survived by a son, Dwight Stroud of Williams-burg, Va.; three...

ORVIS WHALEY

LAGRANGE -- Orvis F. Whaley died Wednesday evening at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

HILDA STEWART WOODARD

Oct. 12, 1931-April 12, 2011 PRINCETON -- Hilda Stewart Woodard, 79, 6670 U.S. 70 east, Princeton, died Tuesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 12, 1931, in Johnston County, and was the daughter of the late...

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

ANTHONY DUPREE

The funeral for Anthony Dupree will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Good Shepherd Funeral Home in Indian Trail. Burial will be Monday at noon at Salisbury National Cemetery in Salisbury. He was married to Cedell Dupree of Goldsboro....

JOHN H. EDMUNDSON

STANTONSBURG -- John Henry Edmundson Jr., 69, N.C. 222 east, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

HELEN GARDNER GARDNER

Died April 12, 2011 Helen Gardner Gardner, 89, formerly of Nahunta and Patetown communities, passed away Tuesday. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late John and Rhoda Carter Gardner, and the widow of Ed...

JULIA L. GORDON

Julia L. Gordon, 91, died Tuesday evening. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory....

BETTYE C. JAMES

Died April 6, 2011 GREENVILLE -- Bettye C. James died April 6. Funeral was Monday in Greenville. She was the wife of Leory James. She is survived by a daughter....

W.T. KILPATRICK

Jan. 1, 1921-April 12, 2011 FREMONT -- Retired police chief W.T. Kilpatrick, 90, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at home. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 14, 2011, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral...

WILLIAM PAUL OVERMAN

Died April 10, 2011 BROOKSVILLE, Fla., and Angola, Ind. -- William Paul Overman, Brooksville, Fla., and Angola, Ind., passed away Sunday. Paul was born at Princeton, N.C., to the late William and Letha Overman. In addition to his parents,...

FLORENCE H. PERKINS

March 24, 1937- April 12, 2011 Florence Hall Perkins, 74, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital, following a short battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Katie Lee Hall. She married Robert E. "Bob"...

FRED SIMMONS

Fred Simmons died Tuesday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home & Cremations Inc....

KATIE STROUD

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Katie Stroud, 89, Allen Smith Road, died early today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JAMES E. WALLS

PRINCETON -- James Earl Walls, 65, Route 2, died Tuesday at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

EDNA I. BODDIE

Edna Inez Boddie, 66, 203 Woodhaven Drive, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

KENNETH GRAY

CARY -- Kenneth Gray, 1206 Chatham St., died Monday at Sunrise nursing facility. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home & Cremations Inc....

HELEN JAMES

Helen James, 706 Pittman St., died this morning at home. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home & Cremations Inc....

CHRISTOPHER MCCUTCHEON

Aug. 5, 1948-April 11, 2011 Christopher McCutcheon, 62, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home chapel. Born in Richmond, Va., he was the son of James McCutcheon of Newport...

Monday, April 11, 2011

WILLIS ARTHUR DENMARK III

Feb. 7, 1950-April 8, 2011 RALEIGH -- Willis Arthur Denmark III was born Feb. 7, 1950, to Willis Arthur Denmark II and Louise Bennette Denmark. He grew up in Goldsboro, N.C., where he began playing golf under the tutelage...

RAYMOND FAISON JR.

Dec. 16, 1965-April 4, 2011 RICHMOND, Va. -- Raymond Faison Jr., 45, Richmond, Va., formerly of Goldsboro, was born Dec. 16, 1965, to the late Raymond Faison Sr. and Elizabeth Bizzell Faison. He departed this life April 4, 2011,...

HATTIE HERRING

Hattie Herring died Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

LILLIE MAE MOORING OVERMAN

Died April 9, 2011 Lillie Mae Mooring Overman, 88, Nahunta community, passed away Saturday night. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Obelia Blow Mooring, and the widow of Worth Overman Sr. Mrs. Overman was a beloved...

KATE LINKER PARKER

Feb. 28, 1926-April 9, 2011 Kate L. Parker, 85, died Saturday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Concord, N.C., and was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd M. "Jack" Parker. Graveside services will be held...

HATTIE YOUNG

Hattie Young died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

Sunday, April 10, 2011

BESSIE WARD BEST

Feb. 22, 1920-April 5, 2011 Bessie Ward Best 91, of 1441 Airport Road, Pikeville, was born Feb. 22, 1920, in Wilson County to the late James and Nina Newsome Ward. On April 5, 2011, God saw fit to select...

ETHEL COLLIER

Feb. 7, 1915-April 8, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Mary Ethel Collier, 96, 109 E. Vail St., Pikeville, died April 8, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Monday, April 11, 2011, at 11 a.m. in Pikeville Cemetery....

BESSIE C. HAM

Oct. 20, 1914-April 7, 2011 SNOW HILL -- Mrs. Bessie Corbett Ham, 96, passed away Thursday evening, April 7, 2011, surrounded by her loved ones. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today, April 10, at the chapel...

NIKOLAS TODD JORDAN

June 6, 1981-April 4, 2011 On Monday, April 4, Nik Jordan went home to everlasting peace and happiness with Christ. "Everybody loved Nik." This was especially true for countless dozens of very special friends and loved ones who were...

WAYNE D. LANCASTER

May 9, 1924-April 7, 2011 Wayne Daniel Lancaster, 86, passed away on Thursday, April 7, 2011, at Pitt Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Graveside services will be held today, April 10, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial...

JACK FOREST MOORE SR.

Aug. 16, 1924-April 8, 2011 Jack Forest Moore Sr., 86, went to be with his Lord on Friday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 11, 2011, at 2 p.m....

LILLIE MAE OVERMAN

Lillie Mae Overman of the Nahunta community died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

PATRICIA GRAY TERRY

May 11, 1953-April 8, 2011 Patricia Gray Terry, 57, of Goldsboro, formerly of Aulander, died Friday, April 8, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. A celebration of life service will be held today, April 10, 2011, at 2...

Friday, April 8, 2011

CLYDE DAGENHART

Died April 2, 2011 ELIZABETHTOWN -- Clyde Dagenhart, 84, formerly of Eden, died Saturday at Poplar Heights Care and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Iredell Memorial Park in Statesville, with the Rev. Gervase Hitch officiating....

ANTHONY DUPREE

Anthony DuPree of 1223 Porter St. died at Carolina Medical Center on April 7, 2011. He was the husband of Cedell DuPree. Condolences may be sent to 4008 Streamlet Way, Monroe, NC 28110. Funeral arrangements are incomplete....

WAYNE D. LANCASTER

Wayne Daniel Lancaster, 86, died Thursday evening at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARIE NORMAN MCROBERTS

Sept. 26, 1927-April 5, 2011 Marie Norman McRoberts, 83, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at Carolina East Medical Center. Marie was born in Fayette County, W.Va., Sept. 26, 1927, to the late Paul Norman...

JACK F. MOORE

Jack F. Moore, 86, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY WALSTON MORGAN

Nov. 6, 1935-April 6, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Mary Walston "PeeWee" Morgan, 75, passed away suddenly Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at her home. She was born in Greene County Nov. 6, 1935, to the late Stephen Junior Walston and Florence...

Thursday, April 7, 2011

JAMES P. BARNES

Feb. 18, 1928-March 15, 2011 LAWTON, Okla. -- Retired Sgt. James P. Barnes, 83, died Tuesday, March 15, 2011, at Chemanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, Okla. James Phillip Barnes was born Feb. 18, 1928, in Johnston County. He...

CHARLES E. CALHOUN

Died April 5, 2011 Charles E. Calhoun, 70, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of McIntyre Funeral Home. He is survived by six children. Visitation will be Saturday...

ANNIE R. EVERETTE

Dec. 3, 1932-April 5, 2011 Annie Rose Everette, 78, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Annie was born in Wayne County Dec. 3, 1932, to the late Levi Cross and Callie Brogden Cross. A...

CANDY MICHELLE FRIEND

Oct. 31, 1974-April 3, 2011 TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- Candy Michelle Friend, 36, Titusville, Fla., formerly of Goldsboro, died unexpectedly Sunday morning. She was born in Wayne County Oct. 31, 1974, and was the daughter of Julia Worley Friend and...

WILLIAM E. "CHUCK" LYNCH

Died April 5, 2011 LAGRANGE -- William Earl "Chuck" Lynch, 72, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Jones Tabernacle Free Will Baptist Church in Kinston, with bishop William Earl Jones officiating. Burial will be in...

MARY J. MORGAN

Mary J. Morgan died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CHARLINE SMITH

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Charline Smith, 66, 4307 Newsome St., formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday at Riverside Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

LOUISE E. WAGNER

June 3, 1934-April 5, 2011 Louise Eaddy Wagner, 76, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Louise was born June 3, 1934, in Johnsonville, S.C., to the late Martin Spencer Eaddy and Jannie Cribb Eaddy. Louise was wife of...

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

MATTIE M. JONES-BRANCH

Died April 1, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Mattie Mae Jones-Branch, 53, 435 Kinsey Mill Road, died Friday morning at home surrounded by family. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Piney Green Free Will Baptist Church in Mount...

LETHA M. "LEAT" LEWIS ARTIS

Died April 2, 2011 FREMONT -- Letha Mae "Leat" Lewis Artis, 93, 802 S. Chestnut St., died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ Church in Fremont,...

BESSIE WARD BEST

Bessie Ward Best of Goldsboro died Tuesday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

CHARLES CALHOUN

Charles Calhoun, 70, 415 Wayne Ave., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

ANNIE R. EVERETTE

Annie R. Everette, 78, died Tuesday at Willow Creek. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RAYMOND L. FAISON JR.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Raymond Lee Faison Jr., formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

CANDY M. FRIEND

TITUSVILLE, Fla. -- Candy Michelle Friend, 36, formerly of Goldsboro, died unexpectedly Sunday morning. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home in Princeton....

DEMETRIUS D. HUDSON

Demetrius Devon Hudson, 39, 123 Brenn Loop, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

WILLIAM E. LYNCH

LAGRANGE -- William Earl Lynch, 72, 4978 Glady Owens Road, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Service....

MARIE N. MCROBERTS

Marie N. McRoberts, 83, died Tuesday at Carolina East Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LOUISE E. WAGNER

Louise Eaddy Wagner, 76, died Tuesday at WakeMed. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

HATTIE WEST

July 4, 1923-April 2, 2011 Hattie West, 87, 3502 Central Heights Road, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Assembly of God in Goldsboro. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. Mrs. West...

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

GEORGE L. FARLAND

Died March 28, 2011 BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- George Linwood Farland, 77, formerly of Duplin County, died March 28 at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Saturday at noon, with...

RUBY S. GRIFFIN

Jan. 2, 1924-April 4, 2011 Ruby Sullivan Griffin, 87, went to be with her Lord Monday, April 4, 2011, at the Brian Center. Ruby was born in Wayne County Jan. 2, 1924, to the late Clifton and Mary Mozingo...

WINNIE GLISSON WARRICK GURGANUS

April 29, 1932-April 3, 2011 Winnie Glisson Warrick Gurganus, 78, died Sunday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home in Goldsboro, with visitation afterward. A graveside...

SHIRLEY L. KEZIAH

Nov. 1, 1945-April 4, 2011 Shirley Lister Keziah, 65, passed away Monday, April 4, 2011, at her residence. Shirley was born Nov. 1, 1945, in England to the late Harold Lister and May Howard Lister, and was the widower...

DENNIS MALPASS

Died April 4, 2011 FAISON -- Dennis Wayne Malpass, 55, died Monday morning at his home on Park Circle in Faison. Services will be held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Faison Baptist Church, with the Rev. Paul Rose officiating....

GEORGE WILLIAM PERRY

Died April 4, 2011 George William Perry, 84, 123 Hood Drive, Goldsboro, in Grantham community, died early Monday morning, April 4, 2011, at his home. A committal and interment service will be held Wednesday, April 6, at 11 a.m....

RALPH DOUGLAS "DOUG" WHITFIELD

Died April 3, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Ralph Douglas "Doug" Whitfield, 60, 2811 N.C. 55 West, Mount Olive, died Sunday evening, April 3, 2011, at home. The family will receive friends Thursday, April 7, at Thunder Swamp Church from...

Monday, April 4, 2011

SHIRLEY L. KEZIAH

Shirley Lister Keziah, 65, died Monday at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

FRANKLIN D. NEWELL

May 31, 1934 -- April 2, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Franklin Delano Newell, 76, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2011, at his home surrounded by his family. Franklin was born in Mallory County, West Virginia, on May 31, 1934,...

GEORGE W. PERRY

George W. Perry, 84, of 123 Hood Drive in the Grantham community, died early today at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home of Mount Olive....

R. DOUGLAS WHITFIELD

MOUNT OLIVE -- Ralph Douglas Whitfield, 60, of 2811 N.C. Highway 55 West, died Sunday evening at his home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Sunday, April 3, 2011

MATTIE MAE JONES-BRANCH

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mattie Mae Jones-Branch, 53, of 435 Kinsey Mill Road, died Friday at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw....

LETHA LEWIS ARTIS

Letha Lewis Artis, 93, of 802 S. Chestnut St., Fremont, died Saturday at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

BRENDA G. EDGERTON

Nov. 6, 1947-March 30, 2011 KENLY -- A graveside service for Brenda Gail Edgerton will be held today at 2 p.m. at Nahunta Cemetery in Pikeville with visitation afterwards. She was born Nov. 8, 1947, to the late K.G....

MSGT. TRACY L. MOSES

Feb. 27, 1969-Mar. 29, 2011 Msgt. Tracy L. Moses, 42, of Seven Springs died Tuesday at home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with Pastor D.J. Coles officiating. Burial will follow in Wayne...

FRANKLIN D. NEWELL

Franklin D. Newell, 76, 400 Wanda Drive, Pikeville, died Saturday. Arrangements pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

ADELENA SULLIVAN PROCTOR

July 11, 1924-April 1, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Adelena Sullivan Proctor, 86, of Mount Olive, was freed from pain and taken to her heavenly home Friday, April 1, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at 11...

THE REV. GLADYS B. WELLS

Nov. 21, 1925-April 1, 2011 Gladys Barrow Wells, 85, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Memorial services will be held today, April 3, 2011, at 5 p.m. at Free...

HATTIE WEST

Hattie West, 87, of Central Heights Road died Saturday at home. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

INEZ H. WIGGINS

Dec. 30, 1928-April 2, 2011 Celia Inez Hamilton Wiggins, 82, passed away Saturday morning. A private memorial service for the family will be held. Inez was born in Carteret County to the late Ray and Pensa Hamilton. She graduated...

Friday, April 1, 2011

MATTIE BRANCH

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mattie Branch, 435 Kinsey Mill Road, died this morning at home. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Warsaw....

BRENDA G. EDGERTON

Nov. 8, 1947-March 30, 2011 KENLY -- Brenda Gail Edgerton, 63, died Wednesday at home. A graveside service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Nahunta Cemetery in Pikeville, with visitation afterward. She was born Nov. 8, 1947,...

ROBERT JAMES GURLEY SR.

April 21, 1946-March 25, 2011 DUDLEY -- Robert James Gurley Sr. died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital Funeral service will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, U.S. 70 West of Goldsboro. Interment will be held...

JAMES R. HERRING

July 10, 1942-March 31, 2011 James Roy Herring, 68, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011, after a brief illness at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. James was born in Wayne County July 10, 1942, to Dorothy G....

DOROTHY A. MARM

Aug. 29, 1914-March 29, 2011 WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Dorothy A. Marm, 96, Crest Avenue, Washington, Pa., died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio, after a brief illness. She was born Aug. 29, 1914, in Holidaysburg, Pa., the daughter...

ANNIE BELL GRIFFIN MITCHELL

Died March 30, 2011 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 New Stoney Hill United Holy Church,...

TRACY L. MOSES

Master Sgt. Tracy L. Moses, 42, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory....

EDWARD EARL "SKEET" RICHARDSON

Aug. 13, 1955-March 25, 2011 Mr. Edward Earl "Skeet" Richardson was born Aug. 13, 1955, to Mary Lois Richardson and the late Earl O.J. Richardson. Skeet departed this life on earth to be with the Lord March 25, 2011,...

GLENN A SASSER

Aug. 30, 1920-March 31, 2011 Glenn Alston Sasser, 90, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011, at Mount Olive Care and Rehabilitation. He was born in Johnston County Aug. 30, 1920, to the late Sam and Carrie Sasser. Glenn had...

J. MORRIS WARRICK

Died March 30, 2011 Jasper Morris Warrick, 92, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at his residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 2, 2011, at 3 p.m. at St. Paul United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Jim...

GLADYS D. WELLS

Evangelist Gladys D. Wells, 85, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIAM H. WHITE SR.

Died March 25, 2011 HAMPTON, Va. -- William H. White Sr., 86, died March 25. Funeral was held Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Hampton. Burial will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Buckhorn Memorial Garden in Goldsboro....

THOMAS E. WILKERSON

Died March 30, 2011 RALEIGH -- Thomas "Tommy" Edwin Wilkerson, 68, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Hopewell United Methodist Church in Newton Grove, with the Rev. Carol Dean officiating. Burial will be at Hopewell...

DOROTHY DUKE WILLIS

Died March 28, 2011 CLINTON, S.C. -- Dorothy Duke Willis, 92, a native of Goldsboro, died Monday, March 28, in Clinton, S.C. Mrs. Willis was the daughter of the late Oscar G. Duke and Irene W. Duke of Goldsboro....