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Monday, April 30, 2012

LILLIE M. ARTIS

Sept. 4, 1919-April 25, 2012 Lillie Mae Artis died Wednesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at New Spirit Church Ministries. Burial will be at St. Delight Community Cemetery...

MURIEL BEST

MOUNT OLIVE -- Muriel Best, 81, 890 Shady Grove Road, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

BRANDON S. BROWN

PRINCETON -- Brandon Scott Brown, 29, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

RACHEL R. BRYANT

Rachel R. Bryant, 94, 809 E. End Circle, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

BOBBY C. CASEY

SMITHFIELD -- Bobby Charles Casey, 75, 113 Whippoorwill Drive, died Sunday morning. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

CLARENCE C. FEATHERSTON SR.

Oct. 21, 1935-April 28, 2012 SNEADS FERRY -- Clarence Cecil Featherston Sr., 76, died Saturday at Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. A private service for the family will be held at a later date. He was born in Muskogee,...

WARREN HERRING

CALPSO -- Warren Herring died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

NINA LEE HOOKS

Oct. 28, 1923-April 29, 2012 CARY -- On this day, April 29, 2012, Nina went home to be with our precious Lord. Nina Lee was born Oct. 28, 1923, in Goldsboro, and was married to the late Hugh B....

EDWARD E. JERNIGAN

Edward Earl Jernigan, 76, died Sunday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

EVELYN BUTLER KENNEDY

Died April 28, 2012 Evelyn Butler Kennedy, 89, formerly of Goldsboro, passed away Saturday April 28, 2012 at the Brian Center in Durham following a period of declining health. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at...

HELENA EVINES PARKER

Died April 28, 2012 Helena Evines Parker passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Nash County, she was the daughter of the late Wrillie and Pearl Addis Battle Evines. Graveside services will be...

MARTHA MOORE SUGG

Died April 28, 2012 SELMA -- Martha Moore Sugg, 84, 965 Gor-an Farm Road, formerly of Farmville, died Saturday at home. Graveside service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Hollywood Cemetery in Farmville, with the Rev. Gary Bailey...

Sunday, April 29, 2012

ALLEN BARNES

Died April 25, 2012 Allen Earl Barnes, 52, of Wilmington, formerly of Duplin County, died Wednesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. Funeral services will be held at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel Tuesday at noon. Burial will...

ANN W. BROWN

Dec. 19, 1943-April 26, 2012 Ann Wrench Brown, 68, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012, at her home. Ann was born in Sampson County on Dec. 19, 1943 to the late Thedford Wrench and Arizona Seals Wrench. Ann is...

CAROLYN CARMICHAEL

Sept. 7, 1947-April 23, 2012 BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Carolyn Kelly Carmichael died Monday at Metropolitan Hospital in New York, N.Y. Viewing will be held Monday from 1 until 3 p.m. at Garris Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow the...

GRACIE F. ENGLISH

Sept. 29, 1942-April 26, 2012 WARSAW -- Gracie F. English, 69, died Thursday at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital. Visitation was 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Warsaw Baptist Church with the service following at 12:30. Committal followed at Devotional Gardens. She...

CARROLL LEAMAN EZZELL

Died April 26, 2012 Carroll Leaman "Tennie Baby" Ezzell, 66, of 2201 Royal Ave., died Thursday. A memorial service will be held today at 3 p.m. at Garris Funeral Home Chapel with Evangelist Alma Darden officiating. Born in Wayne...

ANNIE FRYAR

MANHATTAN, N.Y. -- Annie Fryar, 13, of 2971 8th Ave., died Wednesday at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with Hope Valley Funeral Service and Cremation of Clinton....

ROOSEVELT KOONCE

LaGRANGE -- Roosevelt Koonce, 96, 205 N. Wood St., died Saturday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with LaGrange Funeral Services....

CHARITHA MATTHEWS

Died April 24, 2012 ROSE HILL -- Charitha Matthews, 57, of Raleigh, formerly of Rose Hill (Greenevers Community), died Tuesday at home. Funeral services were held Saturday at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 2283 S NC 11 Hwy....

ALFREDO MEDINA

CLINTON -- Alfredo Medina, 60, of 212 Devane St., died Saturday at hi home. Arrangements are incomplete with Hope Valley Funeral Service and Cremation in Clinton....

WALTER MERCER

Died April 25, 2012 Walter J Mercer, (MCPO, USN Ret.), passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 25, 2012. Cremation has already taken place. He served as deputy director of the RAO office, Seymour Johnson AFB, was a member of the...

ANDREW MITCHELL

LUMBERTON -- Andrew Mitchell died Saturday at Southeastern Hospice in Lumberton. Arrangements are incomplete with Garris Funeral Home....

HELENA PARKER

Helena Evines Parker died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

EVAN SYLVANUS SETZER JR.

Aug. 3, 1926-Jan. 15, 2012 KINSTON -- Evan Sylvanus Setzer Jr., 85, formerly of Greensboro and Newton died Jan. 15, 2012, at the VA Nursing Home in Fayetteville. A graveside memorial service with military rites will be held, Sunday,...

CHRISTINE S. SMITH

May 11, 1935-April 27, 2012 Christine Singleton Smith, 76, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 27, 2012, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. at the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home with the Rev....

MATTIE B. THORNTON

Died April 27, 2012 CLINTON -- Mattie B. Thornton, 71, died Friday. The funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Free Will Baptist Church, Newton Grove, with the Revs. Braxton Carter and Charles Ray Jernigan officiating....

Friday, April 27, 2012

ANN W. BROWN

Ann W. Brown, 68, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ANNIE M. DELOATCH

Died April 23, 2012 DOVER -- Annie Mae Deloatch, 90, 1535 N.C. 55 North, died Monday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John AME Zion Church in Dover. Burial will be in the church cemetery....

CARROLL L. "TEENY" EZZELL

Carroll L. "Teeny" Ezzell, 66, 2201 Royall Ave., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

DANNY WAYNE GRAVITT

March 30, 1953-April 11, 2012 A celebration of life service for evangelist Danny Wayne Gravitt, founder and president of TBA (Taking Back America) Ministry, will be held Saturday, April 28, 2012, at 3 p.m. from the chapel of Howell...

MARVIN GRAY

June 18, 1929-April 26, 2012 Marvin Gray, 82, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012. Marvin was born June 18, 1929, in Wayne County to the late C.W. and Virginia Hines Gray. He was preceded in death by his...

GRACIE R. JOYNER

Died April 20, 2012 Gracie R. Joyner, 91, formerly of LaGrange, died April 20 at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Free Will Baptist Church in LaGrange,...

W. NELSON JUSTICE

Dec. 24, 1947-April 25, 2012 DUDLEY -- William Nelson Justice, 64, died Wednesday evening, April 25, at Goldsboro's Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was a native of Duplin County, and was a retired truck driver. He was preceded in...

GEORGE A. YATES

George A. Yates, 66, 708 Corporate Drive, died at home Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

Thursday, April 26, 2012

LILLIE M. ARTIS

Lillie Mae Artis, 92, died Wednesday night at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

SARAH HOOKS BALLANCE

March 10, 1925-April 25, 2012 FREMONT -- Sarah Hooks Ballance, 87, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Wilson Medical Center. A graveside service will be held Friday, April 27, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont,...

ANNIE S. DELOATCH

Annie Saluda Deloatch, 90, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home Inc....

IRIS DAVIS DOCTOR

Feb. 2, 1943-April 21, 2012 SHARPSBURG -- Our beloved Iris Davis Doctor was born Feb. 2, 1943, in Duplin County to the late Cora Lee Davis Lofton and Rayford Lofton. Iris peacefully departed this life Saturday, April 21, 2012,...

MARY RUTH EZZELL

July 28, 1952-April 25, 2012 WARSAW -- Mary Ruth Ezzell, 60, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Mary was born July 28, 1952, in Wayne County to Mary M. Herring and the late Albert...

MARVIN GRAY

Marvin Gray, 82, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home....

GERRY B. HOBBS

Died April 25, 2012 NEWTON GROVE -- Gerry B. Hobbs, 62, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Paul Free Will Baptist Church in Newton Grove, with the Rev. Braxton Carter officiating. Burial will be...

JAMES G. JONES

Nov. 4, 1920-April 21, 2012 James Gilbert Jones, 91, 903B Slaughter St., died Saturday at Willow Creek Nursing Home in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at First African Baptist Church. Burial will be in Old Mill...

W. NELSON JUSTICE

DUDLEY -- W. Nelson Justice, 64, died Wednesday night at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

CARL C. MASSENGILL

May 14, 1930-April 24, 2012 Carl C. Massengill, 81, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at his home. Carl was born in Johnston County May 14, 1930, to the late Claudie Andrew Massengill and Mittie Bell Lambert Massengill. He...

WALTER MERCER

Walter Mercer, 78, died Wednesday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

LAURETTA N. RICE

Died April 25, 2012 MOUNT OLIVE -- Lauretta Nadine Rice, 65, Emmaus Church Road, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A graveside service will be Friday at 5 p.m. at Pineview Cemetery in Seven Springs. Visitation will follow...

FLORETTE REYNER SHRAGO

Nov. 27, 1930-April 24, 2012 ROCKY MOUNT -- Florette Reyner Shrago passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at her home. She was born Nov. 27, 1930, to Lillian and Sam Reyner in Columbia, S.C. Florette attended Columbia's public schools,...

LARAINE VANDIFORD

Died April 19, 2012 RICHMOND, Va. -- Laraine Vandiford, 66, beloved wife of the late Wilmer Vandiford and daughter of the late Theresa and Lawrence Potaro, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2012. She is survived by sons, Lawrence and...

GREGORY ZACCARI

Gregory Zaccari, 53, died Wednesday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

HARVEY E. "PETE" ADAMS JR.

Died April 21, 2012 Harvey E. "Pete" Adams Jr., 69, 609 S. Claiborne St., died Saturday. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Western Assembly Disciples of Christ in Newton Grove. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery in Newton...

LONNIE G. BASS

Died April 23, 2012 KENLY -- Lonnie Grey Bass, 71, died Monday at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Minshew-Coley Funeral Home. Visitation will follow the service. Burial will...

MARIE BARNES BEST

July 30, 1924-April 23, 2012 Marie Barnes Best, 87, 212 Winslow Circle, died Monday. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at New Spirit Church Ministries. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. She was born July 30, 1924,...

MARSDEN F. BROCK

Jan. 6, 1939-April 23, 2012 MOUNT OLIVE -- Marsden Franklin Brock, 73, died Monday morning, April 23. He had served in the United States Army, had been a farmer, carpenter and employee of Mount Olive Gas Co. and National...

MARCEDALIA FLORES CHAVEZ

May 20, 1947-April 23, 2012 ALBERTSON -- Marcedalia Flores Chavez, 63, 284 Coy Smith Road, died Monday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral Mass will be Thursday at 6 p.m. at Maria Reina Las Amercas Catholic Church in...

RUBY LEE BEST DANIELS

Nov. 1, 1931-April 19, 2012 Mrs. Ruby Lee Best Daniels, 80, 829 Argo St., passed away Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Nov. 1, 1931, to Abraham and Hattie Best in Best Grove community. A celebration of...

WILLIE PERCELL FAISON JR.

Jan. 28, 1952-April 22, 2012 Retired Army Command Sergeant Maj. Willie Percell Faison Jr., 60, East Holly Street, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A service to celebrate Willie's life will be...

DONALD R. HARRELL

Sept. 14, 1979-April 23, 2012 WARSAW -- Donald Ray Harrell, 32, died Monday at home. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Devotional Gardens. A memorial service will be 7 p.m. Thursday at Dobson Chapel Church in...

CAROLYN LOUISE ODOM HART

Dec. 2, 1932-April 23, 2012 SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Carolyn Louise Odom Hart, 79, Spartanburg died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born Dec. 2, 1932, in Goldsboro, she was the daughter of the late Eldon S....

JUNE C. MADDOCK

May 17, 1924-April 23, 2012 PIKEVILLE -- June Dolly Chesser Maddock, 87, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012, at SECU Hospice Center in Smithfield. June was born in Sweetwater, Texas, May 17, 1924, to the late Floyd Chesser and...

CARL C. MASSENGILL

Carl C. Massengill, 81, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LAURETTA N. RICE

MOUNT OLIVE -- Lauretta Nadine Rice, 65, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

RAYMOND K. BOONE

Jan. 21, 1967-April 19, 2012 DUNN -- Raymond Kevin Boone, 45, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Community Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Pinecrest Cemetery. He was born Jan. 21, 1967,...

MARSDEN F. BROCK

MOUNT OLIVE -- Marsden F. Brock died Monday morning. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

BARBARA W. BROWN

Feb. 9, 1935-April 23, 2012 Barbara Faye Wilkerson Brown, 77, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Barbara was born in Robeson County Feb. 9, 1935, to the late Bud Wilkerson and Ophelia Bass Wilkerson....

MARCEDALIA FLORES CHAVEZ

ALBERTSON -- Marcedalia Flores Chavez, 63, 284 Coy Smith Road, died Monday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JAMES E. DAVIS

Jan. 28, 1946-April 20, 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- James Earl Davis "Malachi", 66, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at Parkview Baptist Church in Landover, Md. Visitation will be from 9:30-11:30 a.m....

DONALD R. HARRELL

WARSAW -- Donald Ray Harrell, 32, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

DONALD T. HEFFNER

Oct. 6, 1947 -April 23, 2012 Donald Thomas Heffner, 64, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Jersey City, N.J., he was the son of the late Henry Charles Heffner and Helen Staniszewski Heffner. Donald proudly served his...

JERRY B. JACKSON

Died April 22, 2012 NEWTON GROVE -- Jerry Brooks Jackson, 69, died Sunday. Funeral will be tonight at 7 at Pleasant Union Christian Church in Newton Grove, with the Rev. Ronnie Wilson officiating. Burial will be Wednesday at 11...

GRACIE RUFFIN JOYNER

Gracie Ruffin Joyner, formerly of LaGrange, died Friday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Services....

JUNE C. MADDOCK

June Dolly Chesser Maddock, 87, died Monday at SECU Hospice Center in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CHARLES C. MCDONOUGH

Nov. 3, 1929-April 22, 2012 Charles Curtis McDonough, 82, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Charles was born in Etowah County, Ala., Nov. 3, 1929, to the late Joseph Charles McDonough and Emma Lou Hobson...

BRIAN H. THOMAS

Died April 19, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Brian Henry Thomas, 50, formerly of Rose Hill, died Thursday at Columbus Hospice Center. Memorial service will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel Wednesday at noon, with bishop Preston Leon Hall...

ROSALIE D. THOMPSON

Sept. 20, 1924-April 23, 2012 Rosalie Dexter Thompson, 87, died Monday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Wayne County to the late Silas and Nora Elmore Cox, and was married to the late Gary M....

Monday, April 23, 2012

HARVEY ADAM

Harvey Adam, 609 S. Claiborne St., died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Dafford Funeral Home Inc. of Dunn....

MARIE BARNES BEST

Marie Barnes Best, 87, 212 Winslow Circle, died Monday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

IRIS LOFTON DAVIS DOCTOR

Iris Lofton Davis Doctor, 69, died Saturday evening at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BOBBY RAY EATMON

Died April 22, 2012 WILSON -- Bobby Ray Eatmon, 74, Wilson, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012. Funeral will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. He is survived by his daughters, Diann Eatmon...

WILLIE P. FAISON

Willie Percell Faison, 60, East Holly Street, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAMES JONES

James Jones, 91, 903B Slaughter St., died Saturday afternoon at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

CHARLES C. MCDONOUGH

Charles C. McDonough, 82, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

THELMA M. SUGGS

Died April 21, 2012 SNOW HILL -- Thelma May Suggs, 91, died Saturday, April 21, 2012, at Greendale Forest Nursing Center in Snow Hill. Mrs. Suggs was a member of Snow Hill Church of God, and a retired seamstress....

DOROTHY A. SUGGS

Jan. 5, 1936-April 22, 2012 LAGRANGE -- Dorothy Anne "Dot" Aldridge Suggs, a sweet and gentle spirit, went to her heavenly reward Sunday, April 22, 2012. Dot was born Jan. 5, 1936, in Lenoir County to the late Harry...

Sunday, April 22, 2012

GENE A. BRADSHAW

Oct. 7, 1929-April 20, 2012 FAISON -- Gene Austin Bradshaw, 82, of 299 Bradshaw-Crow Road, Faison, died Friday afternoon, April 20, 2012, at his home with his family gathered 'round. The family will receive friends at Tyndall Funeral Home...

THEODORE "BUD" ETCHEL BUNN

March 7, 1934-April 18, 2012 KENLY -- Theodore "Bud" Etchel Bunn, 78, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Chapel of Minshew-Coley Funeral Home. The Rev. Daniel Arrant will...

GERALDINE GAVIN DORTCH

Nov. 25, 1925-April 17, 2012 Geraldine Gavin Dortch, 86, 1105 S. Slocumb St., passed Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A home-going celebration will be held Monday, April 23, 2012, at noon at St. James A.M.E Zion...

REV. J. D. EDDINS

June 11, 1929 -April 20, 2012 MOUNT OLIVE --The Rev. J.D. Eddins, 82, died Friday at his home following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 2 p.m. at Browns Baptist Church in Clinton with...

JAMES JONES

James Jones of 903-B Slaughter St., died Saturday evening at Willow Creek Nursing Facility. Arrangements are incomplete with E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

FRANCENA JUDGE

Died April 16, 2012 Francena Anderson Judge, 62, of Newark, N.J., formerly of Duplin County, died Monday, at Beth Israel Hospital, Newark. Funeral services will be held at the Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, 472 Wells Town Road, Rose...

BRENDA LOU PAUGH

April 29, 1951-April 21, 2012 Brenda Lou Paugh, 60, of 1505 Scotty Drive went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Home-going services will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2012, at 11 a.m....

Friday, April 20, 2012

THEODORE "BUD" E. BUNN

KENLY -- Theodore "Bud" Etchel Bunn, 78, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home....

JERRY L. COOPER

Died April 15, 2012 BEULAVILLE -- Jerry Lewis Cooper, 65, 286 Catherine Square, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Daisy Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Connie Best officiating. Interment...

BARBARA H. DUNBAR

Nov. 14, 1941-April 19, 2012 Barbara Head Dunbar, 70, passed away suddenly Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Barbara was born in Wayne County Nov. 14, 1941, to Eleanora Kleinert Head of Grantham and the late Paul Norwood Head Sr....

JOHN ARTHUR HAMILTON

July 9, 1933-April 18, 2012 RALEIGH -- John Arthur Hamilton, passed away April 18, 2012, at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Born July 9, 1933, in Raleigh, he was the son of the late Guy Stephenson Hamilton...

GLENDON E. MOON

July 29, 1919-April 17, 2012 Glendon Everett Moon, 92, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Glendon was born in Orange County, Ind., July 29, 1919, to the late Albert D. Moon and Ethel Wells Moon....

LETTIE COX ROWE

Died April 17, 2012 Ms. Lettie Cox Rowe, 52, 1600 Harris St., departed this life Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Services to celebrate Lettie's life will be held Saturday, April 21, 2012, at...

PERLENE NICKERSON USHER

Died April 16, 2012 RALEIGH -- Perlene Nickerson Usher, 62, formerly of Magnolia, died Monday at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. Funeral will be at Watts Chapel Baptist Church in Raleigh Saturday at 10 a.m., with Dr. Harry...

MARY GRAHAM WASHINGTON

Funeral services for Mary Graham Washington, the mother of the Rev. Cleveland Graham, John Thomas Graham, Hannah Graham Chalmers, Virginia Graham Parks and Robert Graham, will be held at Graham Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Sarecta Road, at 2 p.m....

Thursday, April 19, 2012

FLORA A. ANDERSON

Dec. 22, 1923-April 17, 2012 Flora Marie Atkinson Anderson, 88, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Princeton to the late Tom Cox and Hattie Mae Atkinson, and was married to the late Andrew Anderson....

ELIZABETH A. BLACKMAN

Died April 18, 2012 FREMONT -- Elizabeth Aycock Blackman, 95, died Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Funeral will be Saturday, April 21, at 11 a.m. at Fremont United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting. Interment will follow at...

AMONNI R. BOYETTE

Dec. 17, 2009-April 15, 2012 Amonni Reaonna Boyette, 2, 2004 Day Circle, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Gospel Light Temple. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park South. She...

RUBY LEE DANIELS

Ruby Lee Daniels, 80, 829 Argo St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ROBERT E. HAM

Oct. 24, 1937-April 17, 2012 Robert Edward Lee Ham, 74, Mar Mac Community, died Tuesday at his residence. Born in Greene County, he was the son of the late Jim and Maggie Goff Ham. A service to celebrate Robert's...

MIRIAM JONES JOHNSON

Nov. 2, 1935-April 17, 2012 Miriam Elaine Jones Johnson, 76, passed away Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in England Nov. 2, 1935, to the late Edgar and Dorothy Jones. Ms. Johnson is survived by her...

MARY J. MOORE MCCANN

Died April 14, 2012 ROSE HILL -- Mary Johnnie Moore McCann, 89, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church in Rose Hill Saturday at 2 p.m., with Dr. W.K. Raynor officiating. Burial will be at...

GLENDON E. MOON

July 29, 1919-April 17, 2012 Glendon Everett Moon, 92, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Glendon was born in Orange County, Ind., July 29, 1919, to the late Albert D. Moon and Ethel Wells Moon....

LUCILLE C. PAUGH

March 10, 1916-April 18, 2012 Lucille Carpenter Paugh, 96, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2012, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Lucille was born in Erbacon, W.Va., March 10, 1916, to the late James Winfred Carpenter and Minnie Bliss Tonkin...

WILLIS A. STEWART

Died April 16, 2012 FOUR OAKS -- Willis A. Stewart, 65, died Monday. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Antioch United Methodist Church in Four Oaks, with the Rev. Walter Gaskins and the Rev. Marshall Stewart officiating....

WILBERT WADE SR.

Jan. 17, 1927-April 17, 2012 Wilbert Wade Sr., 85, died Tuesday at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. Funeral will be Saturday at Davis Funeral Home in Wilmington. He was born in Jason Jan. 17, 1927....

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

JERRY LEWIS COOPER

BEAULAVILLE -- Jerry Lewis Cooper, 65, died Saturday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

EMMA RUTH COX

March 15, 1938-April 16, 2012 KINSTON -- Emma Ruth Suggs Cox, 74, died Monday. She was born March 15, 1938 in Lenoir County to the late Edd Leamon Suggs, Sr. and Bertha Jernigan Suggs. Emma Ruth's husband, Edgar Lee...

GERALDINE GAVIN DORTCH

Geraldine Gavin Dortch, 86, of 1105 S. Slocumb St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ROBERT HAM

Robert Ham died Tuesday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

SALLIE JONES HANSBERRY

PIKEVILLE -- Sallie Jones Hansberry, 77, of 206 Clifton Ridge Drive, died Monday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born Jan. 5, 1935, to the late "Jack" William Hallie and Allie Oliver Jones. Memorial service will be...

FRANCES B. HARRISON

Sept. 23, 1910-April 11, 2012 LAGRANGE -- Frances Byrd Harrison, 101, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Mrs. Harrison was born September 23, 1910 in Institute to the late George Allen Byrd Sr. and Alice Fields Byrd. She was...

MIRIAM JOHNSON

Miriam Johnson, 76, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory....

BRANDON PHILLIPS

Brandon Phillips, 37, of 717 Longleaf Ave., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the First African Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Louis Leigh officiating. Burial will follow...

MILDRED B. RADFORD

Sept. 17, 1931-April 17, 2012 Mildred B. Radford, 80, died Tuesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Goldsboro to the late Troy Edward and Martha Lillian Rivenbark Bryan and was married to the late Russell...

LETTIE ROWE

Lettie Rowe, 52, of 1600 Harris St., died Tuesday at Kitty Atkins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

TYSON WHITE

Infant Tyson White, of 540 Hay River St., Garner, died Friday at Rex Hospital In Raleigh. Services will be held privately in the family home. Arrangements are by Haskins Funeral Home....

LYMAN EARLY WILLIAMS

WARSAW -- Lyman Early Williams, 72, of 326 E. Best Rd. died Monday at Warsaw Health Care. Born in Duplin County, he is the son of the late Garland and Mattie Philyaw Williams. Graveside service will be held Thursday...

CARTER FAYE WILLIAMS

Carter Faye Williams, 58, of 2008 Rose St., died April 14 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born June 9, 1953, in Wayne County to Henry Jones and Rena Williams. A celebration of life will be held Friday at...

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

HERCHELL EUGENE ALLEN

June 19, 1946-April 16, 2012 Herchell Eugene "Gene" Allen, 65, passed away Monday at Kitty Askins. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Elcana "Buddy" and Rachel Allen. He is also preceded in death by...

FLORA ANDERSON

Flora Anderson, 88, died this morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc....

JERRY LAMONT BELL

Died April 12, 2012 Jerry Lamont Bell, affectionately called "Whistle" or "Jerl," of 100 Keith Place, died April 12 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born on Sept. 25, 1953 to the late James Lesley Bell, Sr. and the...

SALLIE JONES HANSBERRY

PIKEVILLE -- Sallie Jones Hansberry, 77, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Casey Funeral Home....

JAMES C. JONES

March 10, 1929 - April 15, 2012 James Cleveland Jones, 83, passed away Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A service to celebrate the life of Mr. Jones will be held tonight from the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Chapel...

GLENDON E. MOON

Glendon E. Moon, 92, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MILDRED RADFORD

Mildred Radford, 80, died this morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc....

Monday, April 16, 2012

EUNICE P. BOYETTE

NEW BERN -- Eunice P. Boyette, 83, formerly of Newton Grove, died Saturday, April 14, 2012. Funeral service is today at 4 p.m. at West & Dunn Funeral Home Chapel, Newton Grove, with the Rev. Connie Stutts and the...

AMONNI BOYETTE

Little Miss Amonni R. Boyette of 2004 Day Circle died Sunday at Vidant Healthcare Center in Greenville. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by E.M. Matthews Funeral Home & Cremations Inc....

RUBY W. BRITT

Feb. 4, 1931-April 15, 2012 Ruby Winders Britt, 81, of the Grantham Community, passed away Sunday morning at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late Major Franklin Winders and...

DALE L. HART

SELMA -- Dale L. Hart, 70, died Saturday, April 14, 2012, at his home. Born August 19, 1941, in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Donald and Olga Hough Hart. Mr. Hart was a loving husband,...

JAMES C. JONES

March 10, 1929-April 15, 2012 James Cleveland Jones, 83, passed away Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Jimmy and Hazel Talton Jones. He was also preceded in death by...

MARIE M. JONES

Marie Mitchell Jones of 1405 Poplar St. died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A celebration of her life will be conducted Tuesday at noon at Bear Creek Headquarters, 1800 S. Slocumb St., with the Rev. Harold Warren officiating. Mrs....

ALMA CHASE KEARNEY

Alma Marie Chase Kearney, 87, passed away Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. A native of Greene County, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Dora Melissa Vaughan Chase and the widow of Warren...

BRANDON PHILLIPS

Brandon Phillips, 37, of 717 Longleaf Ave., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at the Haskins Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

FANNIE B. ROBINSON

SMITHFIELD -- Fannie B. Robinson, 89, of 126 North Claudfelter Drive died April 8 at Rex Medical Center in Raleigh. Homegoing celebration were held today at Hale Funeral Home Inc. In Norfolk, Va. Burial will be held in the...

CARTER FAYE WILLIAMS

Carter Faye Williams, 58, of 2008 Rose St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home & Cremations....

FRANCIS BYRD WILLIS

SPRING HOPE -- Francis Byrd Willis, 83, died Saturday, April 15, 2012 at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh. Born October 1, 1928 in Harnett County, N.C., he was a son of the late John Manly and Kitty Byrd Willis. Mr....

ALICE ARTIS WORRELLS

EUREKA -- Alice Marie Artis Worrells, 70, of 214 Chase St., Eureka, N.C., passed on to be with her Lord and savior April 13, 2012, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A celebration of Mrs. Worrells' life will be held...

Sunday, April 15, 2012

BERTHA BORDEAUX

Jan. 5, 1925-April 12, 2012 MIDDLESEX -- Bertha Bailey Narron Bordeaux, 87, died Thursday at Wilson Assisted Living Center. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Oxford Warren and Mary Alice Bailey. She is survived...

JENNIFER D. BOSTICK

LAGRANGE -- Jennifer Colie Bostick, 52, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete with Rouse Funeral Home....

EVANGELIST DANNY GRAVITT

March 30, 1953-April 11, 2012 A celebration of life service for Evangelist Danny Wayne Gravitt, founder and president of TBA (Taking Back America) Ministry, will be held Saturday, April 28, 2012, at 3 p.m. at the chapel of Howell...

MATTIE HAM

Sept. 21, 1923-March 31, 2012 Mattie King Ham, 88, peacefully passed away in her sleep on March 31, 2012, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Abington, Pa. Funeral services were provided by Dupree Funeral Home and held at Bethel Presbyterian...

FRANCES B HARRISON

Sept. 23, 1910-April 11, 2012 LaGRANGE -- Frances Byrd Harrison, 101, died Wednesday. A service of remembrance will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, Kinston with Bishop Rich Jarman...

SHIRLEY LEWANDOWSKYJ

Nov. 27, 1945-April 14, 2012 Shirley Lewandowskyj, 67, passed away Saturday at WakeMed. She is survived by two children. No formal services will be held Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Lewandowskyj family....

RENA LANIER SINGLETON

Dec. 28, 1922-April 13, 2012 Rena Lanier Singleton, 89, was called home to be with her Heavenly Father on Friday, April 13, 2012, at Wilson Medical Center. A service to celebrate Rena's life will be held Tuesday, April 17,...

MARVIN L. TURNER

Feb. 27, 1934-April 12, 2012 Major Marvin Louis Turner, Retired U.S.A.F., 78, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. A service to celebrate Marvin's life will be held on Monday, April...

TYSON WHITE

Infant Tyson White, of 559 Hay River St., Garner, died Friday at Rex Hospital In Raleigh. Arrangements are incomplete with Haskins Funeral Home....

CARTER FAYE WILLIAMS

Carter Faye Williams, 58, of 2008 Rose St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist....

Friday, April 13, 2012

JERL BELL

Jerl Bell, 58, of 100 Keith Place, died Thursday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by E.M. Matthews Funeral Home & Cremations Inc....

MINNIE M. BUTTS

SNOW HILL -- Minnie Mae Butts, 91, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Butts has resided in the Shine Community of Greene County since 1941 and soon thereafter joined Free Gospel PFWB Church in...

HENRY BRYANT EVANS

Henry Bryant Evans, 73, of Kenly died Wednesday at his residence. He was born July 6, 1937, to the late Hardy Bryant and Ruth Brown Evans. A memorial service was to be held today at 11 a.m. at Casey...

FRANCES HARRISON

LAGRANGE -- Frances Harrison, 101, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

LYNETTE M. HARVEY

Lynette McKinzie Harvey, 59, 605 Corney St., formerly of Clinton, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Homegoing celebration will be observed 1 p.m. Saturday at the Little Rock Church of Christ Disciples of Christ with The Elder W.C. Elliott...

SETH PRIOR HUNT

May 28, 1924-April 11, 2012 Seth Prior Hunt, 87, of Stantonsburg, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stantonsburg United Methodist Church with interment at Stantonsburg Cemetery. He was born on May 28,...

RUTH S. KADIS

A memorial service for Ruth Kadis will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home. The family will greet friends immediately after the service....

JERRY LEE MCCALLISTER

Jerry Lee McCallister, 31, died Wednesday at his home. Born April 28, 1980, he was the son of Jerry Wayne McCallister and Lena Proffitt Howell. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Casey Funeral Home Chapel...

LINDLEY B. ROBERTS

April 16, 1930-April 11, 2012 SNOW HILL -- Lindley Barrow Roberts, 81, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Lindley was born April 16, 1930 in Greene County to the late Daniel W. Barrow and Sallie Sugg Barrow. She was...

MARVIN L. TURNER

Maj. Marvin Louis Turner, Retired U.S.A.F., 78, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Thursday, April 12, 2012

MICHAEL F. WROCKLAGE

Michael Frederick Wrocklage, 32, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2012 at his residence. Michael was born in Sacramento, Calif., onNov. 13, 1979 to Ronald J. Wrocklage and Yolanda Wrocklage of Goldsboro. He proudly served his country in the...

JOHN "BUCK" DIXON JR.

April 28, 1941-April 10, 2012 John L. "Buck" Dixon Jr., 70, of Elm City passed away on Tuesday. Funeral services will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, Wilson. The Rev. Steve Stephenson and Dr. Douglas...

ANN S. EAKINS

ROSE HILL -- Ann S. Eakins of Willard died Wednesday at the Brian Center in Wallace. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Community Funeral Home in Rose Hill....

SETH PRIOR HUNT

Seth Prior Hunt, 87, a retired educator from Stantonsburg, died Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stantonsburg United Methodist Church, with interment in Stantonsburg Cemetery. Surviving is his wife, Ada Grey Coley Hunt;...

ROBBIE F. KORNEGAY

Robbie Faye Kornegay, 74, of 4283 Hwy. 111 North, Albertson, N.C. passed away surrounded by her loving family Tuesday evening in the Lenoir Memorial Hospital. She was the widow of Vonell Kornegay. Her life will be celebrated Saturday at...

ROBERT EARL LEE JR.

Robert Earl Lee Jr., 73, of Princeton died Tuesday at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. He was born April 1, 1939 to the late Robert Earl Sr. and Melissa Worley Lee. The funeral service will be held tonight at...

ALBERT LEE LEWIS JR.

LAGRANGE -- Albert Lee Lewis Jr., 69, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Homegoing services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at The Lord's Table, 1215 Parkway Drive. Burial will follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston. The...

LINDLEY B. ROBERTS

April 16, 1930-April 11, 2012 SNOW HILL -- Lindley Barrow Roberts, 81, died Wednesday. Lindley was born April 16, 1930 in Greene County to the late Daniel W. Barrow and Sallie Sugg Barrow. She was preceded in death by...

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

PEGGY KENNEDY BENSON

May 18, 1945-April 9, 2012 BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. -- Peggy Kennedy Benson, 66, Blythewood, died April 9, 2012, after a courageous fight against cancer. Born May 18, 1945, in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Eugene...

SNOE H. BRIGGS

Jan. 22, 1930-April 9, 2012 Snoe Hosey Briggs, 82, died Monday night at Onslow Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Born in Hope, Ark., she was the daughter of the late Noland Hosey...

LENZY FORD JR.

Died April 2, 2012 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Lenzy Ford Jr., 85, formerly of Wayne County, died Monday, April 2, 2012, in Washington, D.C. Funeral was held Tuesday, April 10, in Washington, D.C. He was the brother of the late...

DANNY GRAVITT

Danny Wayne Gravitt, 59, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday morning at Anderson Hospital in Marysville, Ill. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

ROBBIE KORNEGAY

Robbie F. Kornegay, 74, of 4283 Hwy. 111 North, Albertson, died Tuesday in the Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

ROBERT EARL LEE

Robert Earl Lee Jr., 73, of Princeton died Tuesday at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Casey Funeral Home....

ALBERT L. LEWIS

LAGRANGE -- Albert Lee Lewis Jr., 69, Hull Road died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

LUCILLE R. MERRILL

Lucille Rose Wood Merrill, 79, passed away on Monday, April 9, 2012 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The daughter of Arthur C. Wood and Frances Akey Wood, she was born in Rochester, N.Y., on April 13, 1932. Despite her petite...

X.L. STRICKLAND

Died April 8, 2012 WILSON -- X.L. Strickland Jr., 60, 1854 E. Trail Drive, died Sunday. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at St. James Christian Church in Wilson. Burial will be at Sandy Fork Cemetery Nash County....

PAM HINES SWINSON

Aug. 16, 1962-Apr. 9, 2012 STATESVILLE -- Pam Hines Swinson, 49, passed away Monday morning, April 9, at her home. She was a native of Mount Olive. A service to celebrate her life will be at 7 p.m. Thursday,...

COLLIE "TREY" WALLACE

May 14, 1965-April 9, 2012 MOUNT OLIVE -- Collie Hill "Trey" Wallace III, 46, of 363 Jim Grady Road died Monday, April 9, at home. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 13, at Tyndall...

GEORGE CLIFTON "CLIFF" WIGGINS

Oct. 12, 1927-April 9, 2012 GASTONIA -- Mr. George Clifton "Cliff" Wiggins, 84, Greenville, S.C., died Monday, April 9, 2012, at Gaston Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 12, 1927, in Goldsboro, the oldest of eight children, to the...

SARAH F. LEWIS WOODARD

July 11, 1936-April 8, 2012 SMITHFIELD -- Sarah Frances Lewis Woodard, 75, died Sunday in Lilburn, Ga. Funeral will be Thursday at 4:30 p.m. in Tee's Chapel Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. She was born July...

MICHAEL F. WROCKLAGE

Nov. 13, 1979-March 25, 2012 Michael Frederick Wrocklage, 32, passed away Sunday, March 25, 2012, at his residence. Michael was born in Sacramento, Calif., Nov. 13, 1979, to Ronald J. Wrocklage and Yolanda Wrocklage of Goldsboro. He was a...

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

SNOE H. BRIGGS

Snoe H. Briggs, 82, died Monday night at Onslow Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

WALTER T. DAIL

April 4, 1941-April 9, 2012 MOUNT OLIVE -- Walter Theodore "Knot" Dail, 71, died Monday morning, April 9, at home at 1409 White Flash Road. Services will be held Thursday, April 12, at 11 a.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home,...

MARY THOMPSON HANEY

Mary "Esther" Thompson Haney, 64, died Monday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A private service will be held at a later date. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late J.C. and Ethel Moore Thompson,...

LUCILLE MERRILL

Lucille Merrill, 79, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

FANNIE BELL ROBINSON

Fannie Bell Robinson, 89, died Monday at Rex Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home Inc....

PAM H. SWINSON

MOUNT OLIVE -- Pam Hines Swinson died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

COLIE WALLACE

MOUNT OLIVE -- Colie "Trey" Wallace, Beautancus area, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Monday, April 9, 2012

THEODORE A. BRENKWORTH

Died April 6, 2012 Theodore Andrew "Ted" Brenkworth, 89, died Friday at home. Funeral will be tonight at 7, followed by visitation, at Community Funeral Home of Beulaville A graveside service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Devotional...

LYNETTE M. HARVEY

Lynette M. Harvey, 59, 605 Corney St., Apt B, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home Inc....

DR. JAMES MUNN MCCHESNEY JR.

Sept. 13, 1913-April 4, 2012 Dr. James Munn McChesney Jr., 98, passed away April 4, 2012. A service of worship celebrating Jim's life will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 1101 E. Ash St., Wednesday, April 11, at 2...

MELVIA JOHNSON TART

Jan. 29, 1927-April 8, 2012 FOUR OAKS -- Melvia Johnson Tart, 85, died Sunday at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Minshew Funeral Home. Burial will be at Johnson Family...

R. CLAY WALKER

May 18, 1974-April 8, 2012 MOUNT OLIVE -- Robert Clay Walker, 37, died early Easter Sunday morning, April 8, in a motor vehicle accident. He was the son of the late John Robert and Annie Mae Bennett Walker. He...

Sunday, April 8, 2012

CHRISTINE CARRINGTON-DAYE

Died April 3, 2012 Christine "Chris" Louise Carrington-Daye departed from this life on April 3, 2012. Home-going will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, at Peace Missionary Baptist Church, 2708 NC Highway 55, Dur-ham. Pre-service visitation will...

MARLENE HILL BOUTWELL

March 2 1924 - April 6 2012 MOUNT OLIVE -- Marlene Hill Boutwell, 88, passed away on the morning of Good Friday, April 6, 2012, while at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A service to celebrate her life will be...

BENNIE R. CONLEY

Feb. 21, 1932-April 6, 2012 ALBERTSON -- Bennie R. Conley, 80, of 687 Woodland Church Road died Friday April 6, 2012 at his home. Visitation will be held Monday, April 9, 2012, from 5:30 until 7 p.m. at Pink...

JIM ELLIS

Feb. 11, 1947-April 6, 2012 LaGRANGE -- James Carroll "Jim" Ellis, 65, of LaGrange, passed away Friday, April 6, 2012. A service of remembrance will be held Monday, April 9, 2012, at 3 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. Burial...

RUTH S. KADIS

A memorial service for Ruth Kadis has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 15, 2012, at 1 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home in Goldsboro. The family will greet friends immediately following the service. Online condolences may be sent to the...

WILLIAM HENDERSON LOVE JR.

July 10, 1929-April 5, 2012 KENLY -- William Henderson Love Jr., 82, of Kenly, died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. today, April 8, 2012, at...

DR. JAMES MUNN MCCHESNEY JR.

Sept. 13, 1913-April 4, 2012 Dr. James Munn McChesney Jr., 98, passed away April 4, 2012. A service of worship celebrating Jim's life will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 1101 E. Ash St., on Wednesday, April 11, at...

LILLIAN NORRIS

Died April 7, 2012 CLINTON -- Lillian Edna Norris, 75, of 107 Poplar St., died Saturday at Wake Medical Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home in Clinton, with David McLamb officiating. Burial...

JAMES W. PEELE

July 16, 1936-April 7, 2012 James W. Peele, 75, died Saturday at his residence. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at Belfast Pentecostal Holiness Church, 3093 US 117 N. There will be a time of sharing with the family...

ROSE PIAZZA

KINSTON -- Rose Piazza, 96, Kinston, died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

ROBERT E. SUTTON

June 15, 1937-April 6, 2012 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Robert Earl Sutton, 74, of Seven Springs, died Friday. A private service will be held in the mountains of North Carolina. He was born in Greene County to the late Hardy...

JOSEPH "TY" TYLER WOODARD

March 25, 1984-March 31, 2012 PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Joseph Tyler "Ty" Woodard, 28, went to heaven March 31, 2012, in Phoenix, Ariz. Ty was born March 25, 1984, to Joseph and Sherry Woodard. His brother is Drew Woodard. His...

Friday, April 6, 2012

CARRINGTON-DAYE

Christine "Chris" Louise Carrington-Daye died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Holloway Memorial Funeral Home in Durham....

CHRISTINE L. MARLENE H. BOUTWELL

MOUNT OLIVE -- Marlene Hill Boutwell died early today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

LYNETTE HARVEY

Lynette Harvey, 59, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JANE B. LAMM

Nov. 26, 1935-March 29, 2012 BATH -- Jane Benton Lamm, 76, resident of Bath, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Vidant Pungo Hospital. A private family ceremony will be held at a later date. Mrs. Lamm was born Nov....

LEROY "TUCK BILL" LEWIS

April 8, 1953-April 3, 2012 Leroy "Tuck Bill" Lewis was born April 8, 1953, to the late Amaziah Lewis Sr. and Sevelia Lewis. He was the fifth and youngest son of 13 children. He departed this life Tuesday, April...

Dr. JAMES M. MCCHESNEY JR.

The Rev. Dr. James M. McChesney Jr. died Wednesday at the Albemarle in Tarboro. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES "TOP" MCKIVER

Died March 31, 2012 MAGNOLIA -- James "Top" McKiver, 79, 1228 S. N.C. 50, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center. Born in Duplin County, he was the son of the late Roberta McKiver and Solomon Outlaw. He was married...

WILLIAM J. MIDDLETON JR.

March 31, 1918-March 29, 2012 WARSAW -- William James Middleton Jr. died March 29. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Pinecrest Cemetery. He was born March 31, 1918, the son of William James and Hattie Dobson...

JEAN PERSON

Oct. 30, 1944-April 5, 2012 Frances Jean Person, 67, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2012, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. She was born in Johnston County Oct. 30, 1944, to the late Lester "Chub" and Ellen...

CASSIE WILLIAMS

June 11, 1943-March 31, 2012 Cassie Williams, 68, the Brian Center, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Brown's Chapel Church in Pikeville. She was born June 11, 1943, to Eddie Williams...

MARTHA W. WORRELL

Jan. 17, 1944-April 5, 2012 MOUNT OLIVE -- Martha Williams Worrell, 68, passed into the welcoming arms of her Lord and savior early Thursday morning, April 5, while at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A Duplin County native, she was...

Thursday, April 5, 2012

KIM F. ANDERSON

Aug. 2, 1975-April 3, 2012 PRINCETON -- Kimberly Faith Anderson, 36, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012, surrounded by her loving family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Kim was born in Wayne County Aug. 2, 1975, to Jimmy and...

ANNIE THOMPSON COX

Oct. 1, 1929-April 4, 2012 KINSTON -- Annie Thompson Cox, 82, passed away Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Mrs. Cox was born in Lenoir County Oct. 1, 1929, to the late Dallas and Polly Thompson. She was also preceded in...

JAMES RENARD DAVIS

Died March 29, 2012 ROSWELL, Ga. -- Mr. James Renard Davis, 51, affectionately known to his family and friends as "Renard," Roswell, Ga., formerly of Goldsboro, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer March 29, 2012. James was born Feb....

ANNA GRZYBEK

July 2, 1956-April 3, 2012 FREMONT -- Anna H. Grzybek, 55, passed away Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Goldsboro. Ms....

KATHRYN ANN NEWTON DENISE KEEN

April 7, 1934-April 3, 2012 Kathryn Ann Newton Denise Keen, 77, passed away Tuesday evening at Select Specialty Hospital in Durham. Kathryn was born in Lenoir County April 7, 1934, to the late James Raymond Newton and Carrie Williams...

JANE B. LAMM

Nov. 26, 1935-March 29, 2012 BATH -- Jane Benton Lamm, 76, died March 29 at Vidant Pungo Hospital. A private family ceremony will be held at a later date. She was born Nov. 26, 1935, in Wayne County, daughter...

VIRGINIA B. ROBERTS

March 7, 1929-April 4, 2012 MOUNT OLIVE -- Virginia Brinson Williams Roberts, 83, 188 Baker's Chapel Church Road, passed away Wednesday evening, April 4, at Quinn Hospice Care Center at Kenansville. Virginia, lovingly called "Vee" by many, was preceded...

KATHLEEN M. ROWE

Died April 4, 2012 STANTONSBURG -- Kathleen Moye Rowe, 92, died Wednesday, April 4, 2012. She lived in the Watery Branch Church community, and was the widow of Robert Lee Rowe, who died in September 1983. Funeral will be...

SPENCER A. WARD

Feb. 12, 1982-March 29, 2012 CREEDMOOR -- Spencer A. Ward, 30, Creedmoor, formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Durham Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 5, 2012, at 2 p.m. at Capital Funeral...

MARTHA WILLIAMS WORRELL

MOUNT OLIVE -- Martha Williams Worrell, 75, died early today at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

ROOSEVELT CURRY JR.

Died March 29, 2012 Roosevelt Curry Jr. was born April 6, 1947, in Darien, Ga. He departed this life March 29, 2012, in Goldsboro. "Bug," as he was called by his family, and "Rosey" or "Chief" to his friends,...

JOHNNY C. GREEN

Aug. 18, 1946-April 2, 2012 Johnny Green, 65, died Monday, April 2, 2012, surrounded by his family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. His death followed 11 years of courageously coping with multiple system atrophy. Johnny was born in New...

BESSIE AUSTIN WOODALL

Jan. 20, 1918-April 2, 2012 Bessie Austin Woodall passed away Monday, April 2, 2012, at the age of 94. She was born Jan. 20, 1918, and was the daughter of the late Lonnie Benton and Louie Langdon Austin. In...

BRENDA JEAN WRIGHT

Aug. 11, 1948-March 31, 2012 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mrs. Brenda Jean Wright, 63, lovingly known by her family and friends as "Billie Jean,"...

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

CECILE M. BLANTON

March 27, 1925-April 2, 2012 Cecile Menard Blanton, 87, died Monday at Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehab Center in Kinston. She was born in Holyoke, Mass., to the late Armand and Rose Couture Menard, and was married to the...

OLLIE H. BRILL

LENWOOD D. FLOWERS JR.

Died March 29, 2012 CHINQUAPIN -- Lenwood Darrell Flowers Jr., 46, died Thursday at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel Saturday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Gregory Carr officiating. Burial...

JOHNNY GREEN

Johnny Green, 65, died Monday at kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LULA LEE VINSON LEWIS

Died April 1, 2012 WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. -- Lula Lee Vinson Lewis, 64, formerly of Goldsboro, died suddenly at her home in Whitehouse Station, N.J., Sunday. The daughter of James Allen Vinson Jr. and Myrtle Musgrave Vinson, Mrs. Lewis...

RUBY COLLIER WADDELL

March 4, 1933-April 1, 2012 KENLY -- Ruby Bedford Collier Waddell, 79, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2012, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Ruby was born in Johnston County March 4, 1933, to the late Johnnie Bedford and Lomie...

BESSIE WOODALL

PRINCETON -- Bessie Woodall died Monday evening. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

JOSEPH T. WOODARD

ARIZONA -- Joseph Tyler Woodard, formerly of Wayne County, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

MICHAEL F. WROCKLAGE

Michael Frederick Wrocklage, 32, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HAZEL PETERSON YOUNG

PRINCETON -- Hazel Peterson Young, 34, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

Monday, April 2, 2012

CECILE M. BLANTON

Cecile Menard Blanton, 87, died this morning at Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehab Center in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

EUGENE W. DOSS

Died March 31, 2012 Retired Air Force Technical Sgt. Eugene W. Doss, 82, 603 Slick Rock Road, passed away Saturday, March 31, 2012, at his residence after a valiant battle with lung cancer. A native of Pulaski, Va., he...

GERALD C. HERRON

May 22, 1933-March 29, 2012 Gerald Clarence Herron, 78, died Thursday evening at his residence. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Joseph Elmer Herron and Ethel O'Connell Herron. A well-thought-of preacher, he was a...

JAMES "TOP" MCIVER

MAGNOLIA -- James "Top" McIver, 79, 1228 S. N.C. 50, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

DAVID H. MCKAY

Nov. 13, 1946-March 31, 2012 KENANSVILLE -- David H. McKay died Saturday in Canton. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Grove Presbyterian Church in Kenansville. Burial will be in Golden Grove Cemetery. He was born Nov. 13,...

CHESTER MOORING

Died March 31, 2012 FREMONT -- Chester Mooring, 85, died Saturday, March 31, 2012. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson. Interment will be at Evergreen Memorial Park in Wilson. Mr....

NANCY REVIS

May 1, 1926-March 30, 2012 PIKEVILLE -- Nancy Revis, 84, 2005 Nahunta Road, died Friday morning at Brian Center of Wilson. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St. James Disciples of Christ Church in Fremont, with the...

MARION R. ROUSE

July 26, 1919-March 31, 2012 LAGRANGE -- Marion Ray "Shorty" Rouse, 92, died Saturday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Hank Jarman officiating. Interment will be at Pinelawn Memorial Park. He...

RUBY COLLIER WADDELL

KENLY -- Ruby Collier Waddell died Sunday at Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BEVERLY BRAWN WALLER

Died March 31, 2012 OXFORD, Miss. -- Mrs. Beverly Brawn Waller, 90, a homemaker, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Azalea Gardens in Oxford, Miss. Funeral services were Sunday, April 1, 2012, in the chapel of Waller Funeral Home,...

BRENDA J. WRIGHT

Brenda Jean Wright, 63, 812 Crawford St., died Saturday at Longleaf Neuro Medical Center in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Sunday, April 1, 2012

ROOSEVELT CURRY JR.

April 6, 1947-March 29, 2012 Roosevelt Curry Jr. died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Friday at 5 p.m. at the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will receive friends prior...

EUGENE W. DOSS

Eugene W. Doss, 82, of 603 Slick Rock Road, died Saturday at his residence. Arrangements by Seymour Funeral Home are incomplete....

GERALD C. HERRON

May 22, 1933- March 29, 2012 Gerald Clarence Herron, 78, died Thursday evening at his residence. A service to celebrate the life of Gerald will be held Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Chapel with Apostle Reinhard...

DAVID MCKAY

KENANSVILLE -- David McKay died Saturday in Canton. Arrangements are incomplete with Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

JUNE MERRITT

July 3, 1957-March 30, 2012 Thelma "June" Merritt, 54, went to be with Jesus surrounded by her loving family on Friday, March 30, 2012, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The family will receive friends on Monday, April 2, 2012,...

CHESTER MOORING

FREMONT -- Chester Mooring, 84, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete with Wilson Memorial Service....

WILLIAM LAWRENCE "LARRY" PENUEL

Died March 30, 2012 William Lawrence "Larry" Penuel, 67, passed away Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel of Seymour...

JAMES GEORGE ROOSEN

Died March 26, 2012 A memorial Mass for James George Roosen will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Goldsboro with visitation afterward. He is survived by his wife, Amparo; father, Merlin; two sons,...

IANNA REAVES WEST

May 19, 1926-March 30, 2012 Ianna Reaves West, 85, of Newton Grove, died Friday. Visitation will be held tonight from 6 until 8 at West and Dunn Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at...

CASSIE WILLIAMS

Cassie Williams, 68, of 1004 Fourth St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

LOUISE R. WOODCOCK

March 18, 1918-March 30, 2012 MOUNT OLIVE -- Louise R. Woodcock, 94, passed away late Friday evening, at Mount Olive Care and Rehab. Funeral services will be held on Monday, at 7 p.m., at Tyndall Funeral Home with the...