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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

CHARLES J. BECK

Died Aug. 28, 2011 PUNTA GORDA, Fla. -- Retired Air Force Col. Charles Joseph Beck, 92, Punta Gorda, Fla., died Aug. 28, 2011. A native of Indianapolis, Ind., Col. Beck was the only child of Charles Christopher and Mary...

WILLIAM MCKINLEY EDWARDS

March 23, 1935-Aug. 29, 2011 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) William McKinley Edwards, 76, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Kinley," 103 Banks...

DANIEL T. FREULER

Jan. 11, 1955-Aug. 29, 2011 The Rev. Daniel "Danny" Thomas Freuler, 56, went to be with his Lord Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, at his home surrounded by his family. Danny was born in Nash County Jan. 11, 1955, to...

CHRISTINE FIELDS GRAY

April 4, 1920-Aug. 29, 2011 WILMINGTON -- Christine Fields Gray, 91, 5725 Carolina Beach Road, died Monday evening at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Graveside service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Falling Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, with...

EDITH H. HOWELL

Feb. 16, 1936-Aug. 30, 2011 Edith Eleanor Hudson Howell, 75, died Tuesday at Blessed Health Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Dunn, N.C. She was born in Wayne County to the late Edison Thurman and Louise Whitfield Hudson, and...

SEBESTER JOYNER

CLINTON -- Sebester Joyner, 154 Capers Walk, died this morning at Mary Gran Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Warsaw....

GENE B. LETTS

March 17, 1935-Aug. 30, 2011 Gene "Geno" Bradley Letts, 76, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Gene was born in Cecil County, Md., March 17, 1935. He served his country in the United States Air...

GLADYS ROUSE

GEORGIA -- Gladys Rouse, 83, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday at Crossroads Hospice Center in Tucker, Ga. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

GEORGE ARTIS

Died Aug. 27, 2011 George Artis, 79, formerly of 2504 Cashwel Drive, died Saturday at Willow Creek of Goldsboro, N.C. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Eastern Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 1401 N. Carolina St.,...

ANITA LEE BARTON

Jan. 3, 1957-Aug. 26, 2011 ALBERTSON -- Anita Lee Barton was born Jan. 3, 1957, in Wayne County to the late Lloyd C. and Eva Brown Lee of Mount Olive. Her life on earth ended and eternal life in...

RODGEA COX

Died Aug. 24, 2011 Rodgea Cox, 129 Best Ave., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be private. He was born to the late James "Root" and Ruby Lee Cox. Visitation will be Wednesday at E.M. Matthews Life...

WILLIAM M. EDWARDS

William McKinley Edwards, 76, 103 Banks Ave., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist of Mount Olive and Goldsboro....

EDITH H. HOWELL

Edith Hudson Howell, 75, died this morning at Blessed Health Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Dunn. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

VIVIAN F. LAYDEN

Jan. 15, 1933-Aug. 28, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Vivian Farmer Layden, 78, LaGrange, passed away Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. Vivian was born Jan. 15, 1933, in Lenoir County to the late Drew and Sadie Hardison Farmer. Vivian worked several years...

ORA D. MCGEE LEE

Ora D. McGee Lee, Country Run Lane, died Monday evening at home. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home & Cremations Inc....

GENE LETTS

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

SHIRLEY MILLER

Shirley Miller, 57, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

JOHNNIE PEARSON

Johnnie Pearson, Harding Drive, died Monday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home & Cremations Inc....

RUDOLPH REID

Died Aug. 27, 2011 Rudolph Reid, formerly of Fremont, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at First Baptist Church of Deanwood in Washington, D.C. He was married to Ernestine Reid of Rocky Mount. He is survived by four children....

Monday, August 29, 2011

GEORGE ARTIS

George Artis, 79, formerly of 2504 Cashwell Drive, died Saturday at Willow Creek. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

KENNETH EGELSTON

Kenneth Egelston, 57, 310 Greg Drive, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

DANIEL T. FREULER

The Rev. Daniel "Danny" T. Freuler, 56, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LUTHER J. JOHNSON

WARSAW -- Luther J. Johnson, 79, 274 Revelle Road, died Sunday at Kenansville Health and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home Inc. of Warsaw....

SABRINA F. JONES

Dec. 12, 1984-Aug., 27, 2011 ROSE HILL -- Sabrina F. Jones, died Saturday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church. A private burial will be held at Jones Family Cemetery. She was born Dec. 12,...

VIVIAN F. LAYDEN

LAGRANGE -- Vivian Farmer Layden, 78, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

GRACE KASSELL NEWBER

July 23, 1936-Aug. 24, 2011 Grace Kassell Newber died Wednesday as a result of injuries from an automobile accident. A graveside service will be held at 10:15 am Tuesday at Oleander Memorial Gardens, followed by a celebration of life...

JESSIE PARKS

Jessie Parks, 303 S. Alabama Ave., died Saturday at home. Arrangements pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

MARY ARTIS ROYAL

Died Aug. 27, 2011 Mary A. Royal, 89, the Brian Center of Goldsboro, died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. A viewing will be held Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, from 2 to 4 p.m. at...

LIZZIE G. WARTERS

Jan. 1, 1918-Aug. 26, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Lizzie Gooding Warters, 93, Jason Community, passed away Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Mrs. Warters was born Jan. 1, 1918, in Wayne County to the late Colonel "Sim" Gooding and Annie Tucker Gooding....

Sunday, August 28, 2011

ANITA LEE BARTON

ALBERTSON -- Anita Lee Barton, 54, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

ROBERT L. CAMPBELL

Aug. 24, 1939-Aug. 24, 2011 FREMONT -- Robert L. Campbell, North Dock Street, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. Burial will be at Elmwood...

LENORA JONES

The funeral for Lenora Jones has been changed. The service will be noon Wednesday from the Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Wayne Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral...

ANDY MCLAMB

Died Aug. 26, 2011 NEWTON GROVE -- Andy McLamb, 32, died Friday. Funeral will be Monday at 6 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home with Aunt Debbie officiating. Andy is survived by his parents, Anita Hawley of Newton...

JESSE MOZINGO

Funeral services for Jesse Cedric Mozingo will be Monday at 11 a.m. at L.N. Forbes Tabernacle, 1800 Lane St. Extension, Wilson....

ELIZABETH A. MURRAY

June 12, 1934-Aug. 24, 2011 Elizabeth Ann Murray, 77, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, walked through the shadow of death into the presence of her Lord Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. A memorial service will be held this afternoon...

MARY ROYAL

Mary Royal, 89, of the Brian Center, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the mother of Linda Reese, Mavis Regan, Deloris Hill and Melvin Artis. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. (Pd)...

CHARLES EDWARD SPADUZZI

Aug. 24, 1917-Aug. 25, 2011 Charles Edward Spaduzzi, 94, passed away Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A service to celebrate the life of Charles will be Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, at 2 p.m. at First...

SHIRLEY VERGE SPARKS

Oct. 28, 1931-Aug. 25, 2011 Shirley Verge Sparks, 79, passed away Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home, with...

LIZZIE GOODING WARTERS

LaGRANGE -- Lizzie Gooding Warters, 93, died Friday evening at Greendale Forest Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Rouse Funeral Home....

EDWARD WATERS

Aug. 9, 1922-Aug. 25, 2011 Edward Earl Waters, 89, passed away Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Aug. 29, 2011, at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home...

CHARLES "CHIP" WESTBROOK

June 26, 1954-Aug. 22, 2011 Charles "Chip" Westbrook, 57, born June 26, 1954, in Goldsboro, passed away at his home in Greenville Monday Aug. 22, 2011, following a short illness. Plans for a memorial have not been finalized. The...

JOSEPHINE WILSON

Died Aug. 25, 2011 NEWTON GROVE -- Josephine Wilson, 84, 801 N. Johnson St., died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at White Oak Disciples of Christ Church in Newton Grove, with elder Eric Hampton...

Friday, August 26, 2011

MASTER SGT. CHARLES F. BANNISTER

March 13, 1939-Aug. 24, 2011 Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Charles Furman Bannister, 72, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Charlie was born in Belton, S.C., March 13, 1939, to the late William Eugene Bannister...

KARINA R. COOPER

Nov. 19, 1978-Aug. 24, 2011 A beautiful and precious life has quietly returned to the creator of all things. Karina Ramonia Cooper, daughter of Keith Cooper and Marina Cooper, was born Nov. 19, 1978, in the Philippines, and entered...

ROGEA COX

Rogea Cox died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home & Cremations Inc....

STANLEY B. GRADY

Jan. 17, 1918-Aug. 25, 2011 DUDLEY -- Stanley Brewington Grady, 93, Dudley, died of natural causes Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was the adopted son of the late Josephine Brewington Grady and James Grady of Dudley and...

LENORA JONES

Died Aug. 20, 2011 ROSEDALE, N.Y. -- Lenora Jones, 73, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday in Queens, N.Y. Funeral will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. Visitation will...

WILLIAM F. POWELL

William Fleglia Powell, 71, died Aug. 13 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Services were handled by Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ANTHONY BROOKS SAMPSON

Aug. 11, 1953-Aug. 12, 2011 SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- Tony, 58, Goldsboro, N.C., died at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston Township, Essex County, N.J. He is survived by brothers, Lewis Howard (Cowania) Sampson of Goldsboro, N.C., William D....

IMA J. DIXON SMITH

Died Aug. 23, 2011 KENANSVILLE -- Ima Jean Dixon Smith, 73, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be at St. James A.M.E. Church in Kenansville Sunday at 2:30 p.m., with the Rev. Timothy Boone officiating. Burial will...

CHARLES E. SPADUZZI

Charles Edward Spaduzzi, 94, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SHIRLEY SPARKS

Shirley V. Sparks, 79, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ED WATERS

Edward Earl Waters, 89, died Thursday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Thursday, August 25, 2011

ROBERT CAMPBELL

FREMONT -- Robert Campbell, North Dock Street, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

INEZ G. MOSES MALONE

DUDLEY -- Inez Moses Malone, 84, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ Disciples of Christ Church in Goldsboro, with bishop Alton Smith officiating....

JESSE CEDRIC MOZINGO

Aug. 20, 1936-Aug. 22, 2011 "It is well with my soul" Jesse Cedric Mozingo, 74, passed away Monday, Aug. 22, in the comfort of his home surrounded by his family. Public viewing will be Friday at 1 p.m. at...

ELIZABETH MURRAY

Elizabeth Murray, 77, died Wednesday night at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory....

ANNIE R. WHITAKER

Died Aug. 21, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Annie Ruth Whitaker, 89, 104 Johnson Court, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Gospel Light United Holy Church, with the Rev. Dwight Morrisey officiating....

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

JOYCE WILLIAMS GARRIS

Died Aug. 23, 2011 Joyce Williams Garris, 80, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed peacefully Tuesday morning at Willow Creek in Goldsboro, N.C., following a brief illness. Mrs. Garris treasured her family and friends and the time spent...

MYRTLE E. GARRIS

Oct. 5, 1915-Aug. 22, 2011 WILLIAMSTON -- Myrtle Elizabeth Garris, 95, passed away peacefully Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, at Martin General Hospital in Williamston, N.C. Ms. Garris was a resident of the Vintage Inn, an assisted living facility in...

DOLLY P. HESTER

Jan. 30, 1931-Aug. 22, 2011 Dolly Peacock Hester, 80, passed away Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by family and friends. Dolly was born in Johnston County Jan. 30, 1931, to the late Forrest Peacock...

LENORA JONES

ROSEDALE, N.Y. -- Lenora Jones, 73, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday in Queens, N.Y. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

ROSS P. LANE

Died Aug. 22, 2011 MEBANE -- Ross P. Lane, 71, Mebane, N.C., died Aug. 22 at the Hospice Home in Burlington. Survivors include his wife, Angie; a son, Jack Lane; a sister, Lou Sauls; two stepchildren, Andy Miller and...

LOUISE VIRGINIA BLUME SETZER

Feb. 8, 1914-Aug. 21, 2011 Louise Virginia Blume Setzer, 97, passed away Sunday, Aug. 21, 2011, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Louise was born in Columbia, S.C., Feb. 8, 1914, to the late John William Blume and Willie Alsie...

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

MALINDA BLANTON

Feb. 6, 1970-Aug. 21, 2011 LOUISBURG -- Malinda Blanton, 41, Louisburg, N.C., went to be with her Lord and savior Aug. 21, 2011, following a long illness. She is survived by her parents, William and Gloria Blanton of Youngsville....

MYRTLE E. GARRIS

WILLIAMSTON -- Myrtle Elizabeth Garris, 95, formerly of LaGrange, died Tuesday at Martin General Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

JOYCE WILLIAMS GARRIS

Joyce Williams Garris died this morning at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DOLLY HESTER

Dolly Hester, 80, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROBERT KINSLER

Died Aug. 12, 2001 Robert Kinsler passed away Aug. 12, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by friends and family. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; his children, Mark and wife, Angie, and Janet and husband, Ronnie; his...

INEZ MALONE

DUDLEY -- Inez Malone, 88, 200 Woods Drive, died Tuesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

JESSE MOZINGO

Jesse Mozingo, 74, 1615 Boyette Drive, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

ANNIE R. WHITAKER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Annie Ruth Whitaker, 89, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Monday, August 22, 2011

ALEJANDRO C. AGUIRRE

Died Aug. 20, 2011 DUDLEY -- Alejandro Castillo Aguirre, 21, 182 Mitchell Road, died Saturday from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Seven Springs. Funeral Mass will be today at Maria Reina de las Americas in Mount...

MALINDA J. BLANTON

Malinda J. Blanton, 41, died Sunday morning at Hospice of Wake County. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory....

ROSS LANE

Ross Lane died today at Hospice Home for Alamance County in Burlington. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

GRACE C. LANE

July 7 1920-Aug. 21 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Grace Cox Lane, 91, passed away early Sunday morning at Mount Olive Care and Rehabilitation Center. The widow of Dempsey Lane, she was a retired homemaker, and was a member of...

WILLARD P. "BUDDY" MOORE JR.

Feb. 21, 1959-Aug. 20 2011 SELMA -- Willard Person "Buddy" Moore Jr., 52, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home. Burial will be in Selma Memorial Gardens. He...

NORMA J. PORTER

A service of remembrance will be held Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home. Online condolences may...

LOIS MARIE BOSWELL POTTER

Nov. 28, 1964-Aug. 19, 2011 Lois Marie Boswell Potter, 46, died Friday at home after a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the home of Kathy Forehand, 314 Perkins Mill Road in Goldsboro. Committal...

LOUISE SETZER

Louise Setzer, 97, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DORIS T. SUTTON

Nov. 22, 1942-Aug. 20, 2011 Doris Taylor Sutton, 89, passed on to join the Lord and her family in heaven Aug. 20, 2011. Doris was the daughter of Henry and Mary Taylor of Grantham community. She was the youngest,...

Sunday, August 21, 2011

KENNETH DARIUS BAGLEY

June 13, 1946-Aug. 17, 2011 "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." (Psalm 30:5) Mr. Kenneth Darius Bagley, 65, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Ken," of 700 South Taylor St., graciously...

SPENCER LEE BARFIELD

Died Aug. 18, 2011 NEWTON GROVE -- Spencer Lee Barfield, 52, died Thursday. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. today at West and Dunn Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tim Strickland officiating. He was preceded...

ALICE MOZINGO CREECH

Dec. 23, 1924-Aug. 20, 2011 CAYCE, S.C. -- Alice Mozingo Creech, 86, wife of the late Norwood "Jack" Creech, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, early Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, at home surrounded by her...

DEBRA WHITELY EDWARDS

July 11, 1963-Aug. 20, 2011 Debra Whitely Edwards, 48, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Fort Run Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church. There will be a time of...

CARL E. FOSTER SR.

July 19, 1946-Aug. 19, 2011 LaGRANGE -- Carl Edward "Toad" Foster Sr., 65, of LaGrange, passed away Friday. A service of remembrance will be held today, at 3 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayne Brown officiating....

JAMES THOMAS HASKINS

Sept. 7, 1934-Aug. 18, 2011 "It is well with my soul." In profound sorrow and pain, Haskins Funeral Home announces the triumphant passing of James Thomas "Tommy" Haskins, 76, of 507 Manchester St., Wilson. Daddy will be funeralized Wednesday...

THE REV. ALBERT HOWARD

Died Aug. 17, 2011 CLINTON -- The Rev. Albert Odell Howard, 82, of 134 Darkwood Lane died Wednesday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Homegoing service will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at KEMBA Headquarters, 860 N. Pine St.,...

NORMAJ. PORTER

Oct. 19, 1930-Aug. 17, 2011 Norma Jean Porter, 80, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A service of remembrance will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home....

LOIS MARIE BOSWELL POTTER

Nov. 28, 1964-Aug. 19, 2011 Lois Marie Boswell Potter, 46, died Friday at home after a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the home of Kathy Forehand, 314 Perkins Mill Road in Goldsboro. Surviving...

VIRGIE PIERCE ROWE

June 13, 1915-Aug. 18, 2011 Virgie Pierce Rowe, 96, of Kenly, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. The family will receive friends from 1:45 until 2:45 p.m. today at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will follow at 3...

DORIS SUTTON

Doris Sutton, 89, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Gaston Hospice Center in Dallas. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

Friday, August 19, 2011

ELISA HUERTA-JUAREZ

Sept. 6, 1969-Aug. 16, 2011 SNOW HILL -- Elisa Huerta-Juarez, 41, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Elisa was born in Michoacan, Mexico, Sept. 6, 1969, to Sixtos Huerta and Maria Teresa Casteneda Huerta. A...

CORA LEE PATE BEAMON

Jan. 22, 1921-Aug. 18, 2011 Cora Lee Pate Beamon, 90, went to her heavenly home Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Beamon was born Jan. 22, 1921, the daughter of the late Isadore and Lila...

BRAD BROCK

Jan. 29, 1948-Aug. 18, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Russell Bradford "Brad" Brock, 63, passed away suddenly Thursday afternoon. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, with the Rev. Mickey Whitfield officiating. Burial will...

FRED NASH CRAFT SR.

April 10, 1932-Aug. 18, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Fred Nash Craft Sr., 79, passed away Thursday evening at Wake Medical Center surrounded by his family. Fred was born in Greene County, and was the son of the late Floyd and...

MOZEL HILL

Died Aug. 16, 2011 FAISON -- Mozel Hill, 86, 113 Strawberry Patch Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Moses Chapel Disciple Church of Christ, with elder Dr. Laura M. Morrisey...

DOROTHY LEE ROSS

Feb. 2, 1932-Aug. 14, 2011 ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Dorothy Lee Ross, 79, died Sunday at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Graveside service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery. She was born Feb. 2, 1932, in Goldsboro...

Thursday, August 18, 2011

KENNETH D. BAGLEY

Kenneth Darius Bagley, 65, 700 S. Taylor St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist of Mount Olive and Goldsboro....

JAMES THOMAS "TOMMY" HASKINS

Sept. 7, 1934-Aug. 18, 2011 "It is well with my soul." WILSON -- In profound sorrow and pain, Haskins Funeral Home announces the triumphant passing of James Thomas "Tommy" Haskins, 76, 507 Manchester St., Wilson. Mr. Haskins was the...

ED HOLLOWELL

May 4, 1940-Aug. 16, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Edward Errol Hollowell, 71, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Ed was born in Wayne County May 4, 1940, to the late Seth...

ALBERT O. HOWARD

CLINTON -- The Rev. Albert Odell Howard, 82, 134 Darkwood Lane, died Wednesday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ROSA B. JOHNSON

July 19, 1914-Aug. 16, 2011 Rosa B. Johnson, 97, 312 E. New Hope Road, Apt. H., passed from labor to reward Tuesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born July 19, 1914, to the late Robert and...

ADA M. KORNEGAY

Died Aug. 14, 2011 Ada Marie Kornegay, 62, 512 Sandhill Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Mark Free Will Baptist Church of Mount Olive, with Dr. Joseph Warren officiating....

NORMA J. PORTER

Norma Jean Porter, 80, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DOROTHY ROSS

MARYLAND -- Dorothy Ross, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

PEARLETTA SHAW

GREENSBORO -- Pearletta Shaw, 82, 1004 Ronald Road, formerly of LaGrange, died Tuesday at Moses Cone Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Mitchell's Funeral Home of Greenville....

ETHELENE BELL STALLINGS

Oct. 24, 1943-Aug. 16, 2011 Ethelene Bell Stallings, 67, 259 Wood Peck Road, died Tuesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Faith Presbyterian Church in Goldsboro. Burial will be at Barnes...

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

LILLIE MAE ARRINGTON

July 18, 1934-Aug. 12, 2011 Lillie Mae Arrington, 77, 410 Hamilton Drive, departed this walk of life Friday, Aug. 12, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Homegoing services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Howell...

RICHARD S. BROWN

Died Aug. 12, 2011 ROSE HILL -- Richard Solon Brown, 75, died Friday at Laurel Regional Hospital in Laurel, Md. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill Friday at 11 a.m., with the...

GERALDINE H. DAVIS

May 13, 1930-Aug. 15, 2011 Geraldine Hill Davis, 81, passed away Monday, Aug. 15, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lenoir County May 13, 1930, to the late Odell and Syble Allen Hill. Graveside services will...

HARRY C. GORE

Died Aug. 7, 2011 Harry Carol Gore, 79, Goldsboro, N.C., husband of Alice Gore and son of Harry and Caroline Gore, died peacefully at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro Aug. 7, 2011, with his loving family by his side....

ED HOLLOWELL

PIKEVILLE -- Edward Errol Hollowell, 71, died Tuesday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIAM "BILL" PHILIP MONEYPENNY

Died June 6, 2011 HILLSBOROUGH -- Retired Air Force Senior Master Sgt. William "Bill" Philip Moneypenny, 81, retired FAA flight examiner and pilot instructor and longtime Goldsboro resident, passed away June 6, 2011, in Hillsborough. A service celebrating his...

LOIS WILLIAMS PATE

Died Aug. 13, 2011 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Lois Williams Pate, 94, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Deborah and Wilson Funeral Home Inc. in Philadelphia....

VOIGHT VERNE PRITCHAD

Died Aug. 16, 2011 Voight Verne Pritchard, 75, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Aug. 16, 2011, surrounded by his family. He was the son of Voight Victor Pritchard and Eba Gatlin Pritchard, and was born in Tarboro and raised in...

ETHELENE STALLINGS

Ethelene Stallings, 67, died Tuesday at Lenior Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

ALEJANDRO MENDEZ-CASTANEDA

FAISON -- Alejandro Mendez-Castaneda, 26, of 9539 Suttontown Road died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Drive. A funeral Mass was held today at 11 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Father Mark Betti officiating. Burial followed at the Faison...

LILLIE MAE ARRINGTON

July 18, 1934-Aug. 12, 2011 Lillie Mae Arrington, 77, 410 Hamilton Drive, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Homegoing services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Burial...

JERRY L. BEST

Sept. 14, 1954-Aug. 14, 2011 Jerry Linwood Best, 56, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 14, 2011 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Jerry was born in Wayne County on Sept. 14, 1954 to Shirley Jackson Best and the late Kennon Best....

ROBERT LEE CLARK

Robert Lee Clark, 82, died Sunday at his home. He was born in Beaufort County on May 11, 1929, to the late Robert Clark and Lucy Mae Jones Clark. No formal services will be held....

GERALDINE H. DAVIS

Geraldine Hill Davis, 81, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MOZEL HILL

FAISON -- Mozel Hill, 86, of 113 Strawberry Patch Road, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JEAN M. HUBBARD

July 20, 1945-July 29, 2011 Jean Metzger Hubbard, 66, of Goldsboro died July 29, 2011. Born in Long Beach, Calif., she was the daughter of the late John Kurtz Metzger and Ruth Veit Metzger. She was a member of...

ROSA B. JOHNSON

Rosa B. Johnson, 97, of 312 East New Hope Road, Apt. H, died this morning in the Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at the Haskins Funeral Home, 601 E. Ash St., Goldsboro....

STEVEN D. MOORE

Feb. 21, 1970-Aug. 15, 2011 Steven Dwight Moore, 41, of Goldsboro passed away Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Willie Ray Moore and the late Hilda M. Joyner. Mr. Moore was a carpenter for Bobby...

Monday, August 15, 2011

PEDRO MANZO-LIRA

Aug. 9, 1962-Aug. 13, 2011 Pedro Manzo-Lira, 49, passed away Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro...

JERRY BEST

Jerry Best, 56, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROBERT CLARK

Robert Clark, 82, died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CLARA L. GRADY

Clara L. "Mama Duck" Grady, 76, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory....

TAMARA GAIL PARKER HARDIN

Aug. 12, 1944-Aug. 9, 2011 RALEIGH -- Tamara Gail Parker Hardin, 66, of 3733 Bison Hill Lane, Raleigh, died Aug. 9 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. She was born to the late Golden and Savannah Marsh Parker Sr....

ADA M. KORNEGAY

Ada M. Kornegay, 62 of 512 Sandhill Drive died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Sunday, August 14, 2011

LILLIE MAE ARRINGTON

Lillie Mae Arrington of Hamilton Drive died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

THOMAS REX BEST JR.

May 29, 1962-Aug. 13, 2011 FAISON -- Thomas Rex Best Jr., 49, died Saturday at his home. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Monday at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw. He was born in Duplin County to Thomas Rex...

DEACON O'BERRY BIZZELL

Nov. 23, 1936-Aug. 9, 2011 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Deacon O'Berry Bizzell, 74, of 983 Dollard Town Road, graciously departed his earthly life on...

ADDIE G. DAVIS

Feb. 4, 1949-Aug. 11, 2011 Addie Grant Davis, 62, of 543 Lancaster Road, Pikeville, died Thursday at Kitty Askins. Family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. today at 533 Nahunta Road, Pikeville. She was the daughter of...

JEAN M. HUBBARD

Jean Metzer Hubbard, 66, died Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

ROBERT KINSLER

Robert Kinsler, 78, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital....

CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS

Died Aug. 9, 2011 NEWTON GROVE -- Christopher M. Matthews, 61, of 163 Holiday Lane died Tuesday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held Saturday at 1 p.m. at White Oak Disciples Of Christ with Bishop Charlie...

JON ALLEN MURPHY

Feb. 23, 1948- Aug. 11, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Jon Allen Murphy, 63, of 2492 Big Daddy's Road, died Thursday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at a later date. The family will receive friends this...

WINSTON CHURCHILL PETERSON

Died Aug. 5, 2011 Winston Churchill Peterson, 58, of Washington, D.C. formerly of Wayne County, died Aug. 5, 2011, in Washington, D.C. A service of remembrance will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. in Washington. Interment will follow at...

Friday, August 12, 2011

WADE J. BALLANCE

April 25, 1931-Aug. 10, 2011 FREMONT -- Wade Junior Ballance, 80, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held tonight at 7 p.m. from the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont...

MARJORIE L. CHEWNING

Died Aug. 11, 2011 Marjorie Lamm Chewning passed away on Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Franklin County, she was the daughter to the late Matthew Thomas Lamm and Mozelle Moore Lamm. She was a registered nurse...

ADDIE G. DAVIS

Feb. 4, 1949-Aug. 11, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Addie Grant Davis of 543 Lancaster Road died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was the daughter of the late Leroy and Dorthy K. Grant. She is survived by a daughter...

RICHARD E. HINSON

Sept. 29, 1939-Aug. 10, 2011 Richard Earl Hinson, 71, of Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011, at UNC Hospitals surrounded by his loving family. Richard was born Sept. 29, 1939, in Wayne County to the late Arnold Ernest...

LARRY D. HORRELL

Died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 Larry Duane Horrell, 62, of Leland died Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. He is survived by his wife, Brenda Horrell of Leland; son, Brian Duane Horrell and fiancee, Lauran Sasser of Goldsboro; daughter and son-in-law,...

DONALD E. MARTIN

June 21, 1927-Aug. 11, 2011 PRINCETON -- Donald Edward "Sarge" Martin, 84, of Wellons-Boyette Road, died Thursday. Born on June 21, 1927, in Habersham County, Ga., he was the son of the late Frank Webster and Mary Mirinda Dodgens...

ANDRA OATES

Died Aug. 9, 2011 FAISON -- Andra "Peaches" Oates, 68, of 111 Joe Sutton Road died Tuesday at her home. Born in Sampson County, she was the daughter of the late Blanche Marble. Funeral service will be held Sunday...

LEE B. SMITH

Lee Barbara Smith, 72, of 311 S. Alabama Ave, Goldsboro, died Wednesday, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A homecoming celebration will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. James AME Zion Church, 206 S. George St. Dr. Dwight B....

PATRICIA W. WIGGINS

Feb. 28, 1937-Aug. 11, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Patricia Waller Wiggins, 74, died Thursday. She was born Feb. 28, 1937, in Greene County to the late Thurman Butler Waller and Beatrice Barrow Waller. Funeral services will be held Saturday at...

LILLIE MAE REDDICK

Sept. 3, 1927-Aug. 7, 2011 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Lillie Mae Best Reddick, 83, lovingly known by her family and friends as "Ma Mae"...

Thursday, August 11, 2011

WADE J. BALLANCE

Died Aug. 10, 2011 FREMONT -- Wade Junior Ballance, 80, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

O'BERRY BIZZELL

Died Aug. 9, 2011 O'Berry Bizzell, 74, of 983 Dollard Town Road, Goldsboro, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist. Cards, love-grams and condolences may be...

MARJORIE L. CHEWNING

Died Aug. 11, 2011 Marjorie Lamm Chewning died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROSEMARY J. CROCKER

April 9, 1959-Aug. 10, 2011 SMITHFIELD -- Rosemary James Crocker, 52, of Smithfield, died Wednesday. She was born April 9, 1959, in New Hanover County to the late J.W. "Buncie" James and surviving mother, Christina Hall James. Her husband,...

MALCOLM Z. GURLEY

Sept. 22, 1930-Aug. 10, 2011 Malcolm Z. Gurley, 80, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 at his home. Mr. Gurley was born in Wayne County on Sept. 22, 1930 to the late Edgar Gurley Sr. and Mabel Wade...

ANNIE B. HARTLEY

Died Aug. 8, 2011 Annie Bessie Hartley, 80, of Beulaville, died Monday at Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation, Wallace. Funeral services will be held at St. Lewis Baptist Church, Chinquapin, on Saturday at 11 a.m., Rev. Gregory Hewett officiating....

DONNA FAYE LINEBAUGH

Oct. 12, 1957-Aug. 9, 2011 Donna Faye Linebaugh, 53, of Dudley passed away Tuesday at University Health Systems Inpatient Hospice in Greenville, N.C. She was the daughter of William Levi and Phyllis Redman Dickerson, and the wife of Larry...

CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS

NEWTON GROVE -- Christopher M. Matthews, 61, of 163 Holiday Lane, died Tuesday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JAMES E. PERRY

Dec. 4, 1934-Aug. 5, 2011 LAGRANGE -- James Earl Perry, 76, of La Grange died August 5 at his home. James was born Dec. 4, 1934, in Greene County to the late George and Nina Davis Perry. A casual...

LEE BARBARA SMITH

Died Aug. 10, 2011 Lee Barbara Smith, 72, of 311 S. Alabama Ave., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

MILDRED W. TURNER

Died Aug. 8, 2011 Mildred Shirley Wiggins Turner, 77, of Goldsboro died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was the daughter of the late Gurney and Mildred Adams Wiggins. She is survived by two grandchildren, Tim Royan of...

WILLIAM B. UMSTEAD

Aug. 7, 1981-Aug. 8, 2011 CARY -- William Brian Umstead, 30, of Cary died unexpectedly Monday. He was born in Siler City on Aug. 7, 1981, and was a 2001 graduate of Apex High School. He is survived by...

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

JAMES A. EASON

Sept. 13, 1929-Aug. 9, 2011 James Alton Eason died at home on Tuesday after a brief illness. Al was born in Wayne County on Sept. 13, 1929 to the late James Berry and Eula Mae Smith Eason. He was...

BILLY R. GRADY

June 20, 1937-Aug. 8, 2011 DUDLEY -- Billy Ray Grady, 74, of 1156 Emmaus Church Road, went to his Heavenly home after a long courageous battle with cancer, Monday morning at his home. He was a loving husband, father...

MALCOLM GURLEY

Malcolm Gurley, 80, died today at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

TAMARA HARDIN

Tamara Hardin of Byson Hill Lane, Raleigh, died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home & Cremations Inc....

ANDRA OATES

FAISON -- Andra Oates, 68, of 111 Joe Sutton Road, died Tuesday at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MILDRED S. TURNER

Died Aug. 8, 2011 Mildred Shirley Wiggins Turner, 77, of Goldsboro died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was the daughter of the late Gurney and Mildred Adams Wiggins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

LISA BARE

Jan. 9, 1968-July 7, 2011 Lisa Jane Bare, 43, of Goldsboro, N.C., passed away, Thursday, July 7, 2011, at her residence. Ms. Bare was born in Caldwell County on Jan. 9, 1968, to the late Grant Cecil Bare and...

ROSSIE B. BYRD

April 8, 1936-Aug. 7, 2011 WARSAW -- Rossie Brock Byrd, 75, of 149 Johnson-Byrd Road, Warsaw, died Sunday evening, Aug. 7, 2011, at her home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10, at Tyndall Funeral...

BILLY RAY GRADY

DUDLEY -- Billy Ray Grady died Monday at his home at 1156 Emmaus Church Road. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Tyndall Funeral Home of Mount Olive....

MAXIE H. HARRISON

Jan. 8, 1932-Aug. 7, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Maxie H. Harrison, 79, of LaGrange, passed away Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011. She was born Jan. 8, 1932, in Greene County to the late Titus Greene Harrison and Ruth Leneave Harrison. She...

JOSEPH F. MITCHELL

Died Aug. 7, 2011 Joseph Frank Mitchell, 53, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, at his home. Mr. Mitchell was born in Wayne County on March 23, 1958 to the late Zeb Mitchell and Alberta Barwick Mitchell. He...

DONALD NEAL SR.

Died Aug. 7, 2011 Donald Cecil Neal Sr., 72, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Mr. Neal was born in Wayne County on Nov. 1, 1938 to the...

MARY C. SUMMERLIN

Jan. 12, 1935-Aug. 8, 2011 DURHAM -- Mary Culberth Summerlin, 3611 Yorkshire Drive, died Monday. Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, 4109 Guess Road, Durham, NC 27712. Committal service will...

MILDRED W. TURNER

Mildred Shirley Wiggins Turner, 77, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

Monday, August 8, 2011

ROSSIE B. BYRD

WARSAW -- Rossie Brock Byrd, 75, died Sunday night at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

ROGER EDMUNDSON

Sept. 22, 1955-Aug. 6, 2011 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Roger Hubert Edmundson, 55, of Seven Springs, passed away Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011. Roger was born Sept. 22, 1955, in Greene County to the late Hubert "Tip" Edmundson Jr. and Louise...

HARRY C. GORE

Harry C. Gore, 79, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

NANCY L. GRANBERRY

March 8, 1940-Aug. 7, 2011 Nancy Linda Granberry, 71, of Goldsboro passed away Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, surrounding by her loving family. Graveside services will be held at Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro on Tuesday,...

MAXIE HARRISON

LAGRANGE -- Maxie H. Harrison died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

FRANK MITCHELL

Frank Mitchell, 54, of 1657 N.C. 111 North, died Saturday at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DONALD C. NEAL SR.

Donald Cecil Neal Sr., 72, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HERMAN J. PATE

Sept. 27, 1922-Aug. 6, 2011 Herman J. Pate, 88, of Goldsboro, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Saturday. He was a resident at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton, N.C. Herman was born Sept....

LILLIE B. REDDICK

Lillie Best Reddick, 83, of Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Goldsboro, died Sunday, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist. Cards, love-grams and condolences may be faxed...

D. "WOODROW" SMITH

May 31, 1919-Aug. 7, 2011 KINSTON -- Donnie "Woodrow" Smith, 92, born May 31, 1919 to the late Mary Stroud and Jesse J. Smith of Lenoir County, N.C., went to be with his Lord and Savior on Aug. 7,...

NORMAN SUGG

July 10, 1917-Aug. 6, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Norman Sugg, 94, died Saturday. Mr. Sugg was born July 10, 1917, the only child of Samuel and Bettie Mooring Sugg. Mr. Sugg is survived by his wife, Evelyn Byrd Sugg; three...

VENITIA W. THORNE

Feb. 4, 1921-Aug. 7, 2011 Mary Venitia Warren Thorne, 90, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. She was born in Sampson County on Feb. 4, 1921 to the late Lucian A. Warren Jr. and...

Sunday, August 7, 2011

BENJAMIN COOPER JR.

Nov. 22, 1924-Aug.1, 2011 Benjamin Franklin Cooper Jr., Dean Emeritus of Auburn University School of Pharmacy, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, in Rochester, N.Y. He is predeceased by his wife, Hazel Strickland Cooper (1925-2008). Ben was born on Nov....

ROGER EDMUNDSON

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Roger Edmundson, 55, of Seven Springs, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

WALTER EDMUNDSON

Aug. 23, 1920-Aug. 5, 2011 FREMONT-- Walter Edmundson, 5627 NC Hwy. 111 N., died Friday with his family by his side. Funeral services will be today at 3 p.m. at Antioch Free Will Baptist Church, 1407 Antioch Church Road,...

JAMES E. HALL

May 17, 1924-Aug. 5, 2011 James Edward Hall, 87, passed away on Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. James was born in Garden Grove, Calif., on May 17, 1924, to the late James Hall and Emma Holman...

WAYNE L. LANNING

March 30, 1943-Aug. 5, 2011 KINSTON -- Wayne Leroy Lanning, 68, of Kinston, passed away Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. The family will receive friends today, Aug. 7, 2011, from 2 until 5 p.m. at the home of Mr. and...

BOBBY EUGENE NARRON

Feb. 7, 1937-Aug. 6, 2011 Bobby Eugene Narron, 74, passed away on Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home. Interment will be held...

HERMAN PATE

Herman Pate, 89, died Saturday morning at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton. Arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

JORDAN ROSAURO VASQUEZ- PEREZ

March 3, 2004-July 31, 2011 Jordan Rosauro Vasquez-Perez, 7, of Seven Springs died Sunday. He was the son of Eugenio Vasquez-Huinil and Devora Luz Perez-Velazquez. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Monday at Eglesia Evangelica "Rios De Agua Viva," with...

JAMES E. PERRY

LaGRANGE -- James Earl Perry, 76, of LaGrange, died Friday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

THELMA M. RAYNOR

Thelma M. Raynor, 86, 304 Silver St., Mount Olive, died Friday at Mount Olive Care and Rehab Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Brock Memorial and Worley Funeral Home Inc., Clinton....

JONNIE ROWE

Sept. 23, 1917-Aug. 6, 2011 KENLY -- Jonnie Langston Rowe, 93, died Saturday morning, Aug. 6, 2011, in Smithfield Manor. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Fellowship Methodist Church, where she was a longtime...

ZELDA KORNEGAY SMITH

April 16, 1924-Aug. 6, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Zelda Kornegay Smith, 87, died early Saturday morning at Mount Olive Care and Rehab. Funeral services will be held today at 4 p.m., at the chapel of Tyndall Funeral Home with...

NORMAN SUGG

LaGRANGE -- Norman Sugg, 94, of La Grange, died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

NORMAN SUGG

LaGRANGE -- Norman Sugg, 94, of La Grange, died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

WINNIE MARIE TAYLOR

March 26, 1959- Aug. 3, 2011 Winnie Marie Taylor, 52, of 401 Hollowell Ave., Goldsboro, departed this journey called life at Wayne Memorial Hospital on Aug. 3, 2011. A visitation will be held today from 4 until 7 p.m....

Friday, August 5, 2011

SANTOS H. CARRANZA

Died Aug. 4, 2011 WARSAW -- Santos Hernandez Carranza, 68, died Thursday at home. Funeral and visitation will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Community Funeral Home in Warsaw....

RUFUS L. EDMUNDSON

Died Aug. 3, 2011 Rufus Lee Edmundson, 83, resident of Willow Creek Nursing Care Center of Goldsboro, formerly of Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Vaughns Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Elm City. Arrangements...

JAMES HALL

James Hall, 87, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROSE M. MARTIN

Died Aug. 4, 2011 ROSE HILL -- Rose Marie Martin died Thursday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be tonight from 7 to 9 at...

OWEN N. WEAVER

May 17, 1936-Aug. 5, 2011 Owen N. Weaver, 75, passed away this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Myers Weaver; their daughter, Harriette Vinson and husband, David; their daughter, Sharon Starr and...

Thursday, August 4, 2011

WILLIAM E. "BILL" COPELAND

Died Aug. 3, 2011 FLORENCE, S.C. -- William Edmund "Bill" Copeland Sr., 86, died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, 2011, at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Florence, with burial...

RUFUS EDMUNDSON

Rufus Edmundson, 83, resident of Willow Creek Nursing Care Center of Goldsboro, formerly of Wilson, died Wednesday in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JOHN E. GLENN

Sept. 14, 1929-Aug. 1, 2011 John Edward Glenn, 81, 2102 N. Berkeley Blvd., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at McIntyre Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro, with elder Charles W. Bond officiating. Burial...

DONALD RAY PARNELL

June 6, 1932-Aug. 2, 2011 Donald Ray Parnell, 79, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Donald was born in Johnston County June 6, 1932, to the late Paul Parnell and...

MARGARET SIMMONS STRICKLAND

May 20, 1921-Aug. 2, 2011 WARSAW -- Margaret Simmons Strickland, 89, died Tuesday at Taylor Extended Care in Sea Level. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Warsaw Baptist Church. She was born May 20,...

WALTER L. SUTTON

Died Aug. 1, 2011 HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Walter Lee Sutton, 81, formerly of Fremont, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. He was married to Carletta Sutton. He is survived by a son....

WINNIE TAYLOR

Winnie Taylor, 401 Hollowell St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home & Cremations Inc....

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

BOBBIE COX

Died Aug. 1, 2011 JACKSONVILLE -- Bobbie Cox, 77, Jacksonville, died Monday, Aug. 1, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home chapel. Burial will follow in Onslow Memorial...

HELEN BATTLE DUPUY

Died July 28, 2011 Helen Battle DuPuy, 93, Goldsboro, took off "mortality" and put on "immortality" at the home of her daughter in Park Hills, Ky., July 28. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harriet Jackson Battle...

EVELYN WIGGINS JENKINS

Died July 31, 2011 ALEXIS -- Evelyn Wiggins Jenkins, 80, Alexis, died Sunday, July 31, 2011, at Stanley Total Living Center. She was a native of Wayne County, N.C., and the daughter of the late James Madison Wiggins and...

NELLIE RICH LEE

March 16, 1921-Aug. 1, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Nellie Rich Best Lee, 90, Maysville School Road in the Beautancus community, passed away Monday evening, Aug. 1, 2011, at Quinn Hospice Center in Kenansville. Funeral services will be held at...

DONALD PARNELL

Donald Parnell, 79, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service. D. JENNINGS DAWSON III May 14, 1990-Aug. 1, 2011 LAGRANGE -- David Jennings Dawson III, 21, died Monday. Funeral will...

BERNICE WHITEHEAD CAMPBELL ROWE

Died July 30, 2011 Bernice Whitehead Campbell Rowe, 77, Midway Park, died Saturday at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church in Chinquapin Saturday at 1 p.m., with Dr. W.K. Raynor officiating. Burial...

LUVENIA SCOTT

Died July 27, 2011 Luvenia Scott, Grace Village, died July 27 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral was to be today at 11 a.m. at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church, with Dr. H.E. McNair, officiating. Burial was in...

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

LUVENIA SCOTT

Died July 27, 2011 Luvenia Scott, Grace Village died July 27 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church, with Dr. H.E. McNair, officiating. Burial will in lmwood Cemetery....

JOHN E. GLENN

John Edward Glenn, 81, 2102 N. Berkeley Blvd., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist of Mount Olive and Goldsboro....

MAUDE HOLT

DEEP RUN -- Maude Holt, 69, 460 Rex Noble Road, died Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at New Jerusalem Baptist Church Cemetery. Hamilton Funeral Chapel is handling...

NELLIE BEST LEE

MOUNT OLIVE -- Nellie Best Lee, Maysville School Road, died Monday night at Quinn Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

JESSIE D. MILLER

Died July 30, 2011 PINEY FLATS, Tenn. -- Jessie D. Miller, 84, formerly of Kinston, died Saturday. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Tetrick Funeral and Cremation Services. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and...

WILLIAM BURKETTE RAPER

Sept. 10, 1927-Aug. 1, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Dr. W. Burkette Raper, 83, Mount Olive, died peacefully Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, following a courageous battle with cancer. Burkette, son of the late William Cecil and Beulah Davis Raper, was...

JOHN MILTON SULLIVAN

Aug. 24, 1937-July 31, 2011 PIKEVILLE -- Mr. John Milton Sullivan, 73, Pikeville, N.C., in the community of Nahunta, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2011, at WakeMed in Raleigh, N.C., surrounded by his loving family. He was born Aug....

WILTON M. SUTTON

June 13, 1924-Aug. 1, 2011 LAGRANGE -- Wilton McLean Sutton, 87, Bucklesberry, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Mary Kay Ward officiating. Burial with Masonic rites will...

Monday, August 1, 2011

RUBY ROBERTS BEASLEY HOLLAND

Died July 31, 2011 TURKEY -- Ruby Roberts Beasley Holland, 95, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Warsaw United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. She was born in Wayne County...

OPAL M. JOHNSON

Aug. 17, 1928-July 31, 2011 Opal M. Johnson, 82, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 17, 1928, to the late...

WILLIS RAY JONES

March 24, 1949-July 29, 2011 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) SNOW HILL -- Willis Ray Jones, 62, lovingly known by his family and friends as...

W. BURKETTE RAPER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Dr. W. Burkette Raper died early this morning at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....