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Thursday, February 28, 2013

BOBBY L. BEST

Jan. 11, 1949-Feb. 26, 2013 RIVERDALE, N.Y. -- Bobby Lee Best, 64, died Tuesday at Schervier Nursing Care Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Hills Chapel Baptist Church in Faison. Interment will be at Wayne Memorial...

TONEY BOND

July 15, 1960-Feb. 22, 2013 Toney Bond died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at Sandy Point Missionary Baptist Church in Windsor. Interment will be in the church cemetery. He was born July 15, 1960, in...

WILMA S. CASEY

Feb. 24, 1925-Feb. 27, 2013 Wednesday morning, Feb. 27, 2013, Wilma Sasser Casey, 88, Sleepy Creek, moved to her heavenly home. Wilma was a godly woman who loved the Lord and her family, and set an example for her...

CARL R. FOUST

Nov. 9, 1945-Feb. 24, 2013 Carl Ray Foust, 67, resident of Goldsboro Assisted Living, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in the James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial...

ROBERT GIBBS JR.

Robert Gibbs Jr., 72, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

JAMES LUCAS

Feb. 20, 1942-Feb. 23, 2013 James Lucas, 71, died Saturday at Willow Creek Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Friday at noon at St. James Church of Christ in Fremont. Interment will be at Hooks Grove Church...

RUTH V. MILES

Died Feb. 25, 2013 Ruth Virginia Miles, 83, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Anitoch Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Kenneth J. Tate officiating. Burial will be in...

CLEMENTINE EDMUNDSON PARKER

Clementine Edmundson Parker, 85, 304 W. Mulberry St., died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

WILLIE E. SUTTON

WARSAW -- Willie E. Sutton, 84, 320 W. Hill St., died this morning at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

FRED L. JARMAN

Died Feb. 24, 2013 DUDLEY -- Fred Leon Jarman, 82, 1697 Arrington Bridge Road, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church in Seven Springs, with pastor Anthony Davis officiating. Interment...

SHIRLEY A. MARTIN

April 23, 1944-Feb. 25, 2013 "I have fought a good fight; I have finished by course; I have kept the faith." Timothy 4:7 Evangelist and friend to many, Shirley A. Martin, departed this life Monday at the University of...

LILLIAN B. MEDLIN

Lillian B. Medlin died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

HAROLD W. STROUD

Sept. 4, 1946-Feb. 25, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Harold West Stroud, 66, died Monday. A graveside service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Pinelawn Memorial Park, with the Rev. Arnold Ball officiating. He was born Sept. 4, 1946, in...

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

GERALDINE E. ALLCOX

Dec. 13, 1934-Feb. 24, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Geraldine Edwards Aycock Allcox, 78, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Van Mitchell officiating. Interment will be...

CHARLES LECOMPTE BEARD

Dec. 12, 1924-Feb. 25, 2013 WILSON -- Charles LeCompte Beard, 88, Wilson, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2013. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, followed by visitation. Interment will be in Pikeville Cemetery. Charles was...

DEBRA D. BENNERMAN

Died Feb. 22, 2013 MAGNOLIA -- Debra Delois Bennerman, 53, died Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Wednesday at 11 a.m., with pastor Evelena Oliver officiating....

TONEY BOND

Toney Bond, 226 Glenwood Trail, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

AARON CARMICHAEL

March 18, 1938-Feb. 23, 2013 PRINCETON -- Aaron Carmichael, 74, 511-A S. Pearl St., died Saturday at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Smithfield. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Cedar Grove Disciples Church in Princeton. Burial will be...

ZELDA "GREY" CARR

April 2, 1930-Feb. 23, 2013 WASHINGTON -- Zelda "Grey" Carr, Washington, N.C., died Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, N.C. She was born April 2, 1930, in Wayne County, N.C., daughter of the late Nathan...

TOMMY LEE DOWELL

Aug. 30, 1934-Feb. 20, 2013 NORTH WILKESBORO -- Mr. Tommy Lee Dowell, 78, North Wilkesboro, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at his home. Mr. Dowell was born Aug. 30, 1934, in Wilkes County to James Monroe and Nora Lee...

FRED L. JARMAN

DUDLEY -- Fred Leon Jarman, 1697 Arrington Bridge Road, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

EVA I. JOYNER LANGLEY

Sept. 6, 1947-Feb. 24, 2013 KENLY -- Eva Inez Joyner Langley, 65, 751 Langley-Daniel Road, died at home Sunday. A memorial service will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home chapel in Kenly. She was born in Nash...

SHIRLEY A. MARTIN

Evangelist Shirley A. Martin, 68, died Monday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

RUTH V. MILES

DUDLEY -- Ruth Virginia Miles, 83, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JAMES M. SMITH

May 8, 1924-Feb. 24, 2013 LAGRANGE -- The patriarch of the Smith family, Mr. James Morgan Smith, known as "Buddy," "Jim" or "James," 88, passed away peacefully in his sleep Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. James was born May 8,...

Monday, February 25, 2013

GERALDINE ALLCOX

LAGRANGE -- Geraldine Allcox, 78, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

AARON CARMICHAEL

PRINCETON -- Aaron Carmichael, 74, 511 Apt. A S. Pearl St., died Saturday at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CARL R. FOUST

Carl Ray Foust, 67, resident of Goldsboro Assisted Living, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HAZEL S. HARDY

Dec. 12, 1928-Feb. 23, 2013 KINSTON -- Hazel Sutton Hardy, 84, died Saturday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with Rev. Hank Jarman officiating. Interment will be at Westview Cemetery. She was born Dec....

NORA M. JACKSON

Nora Mae Jackson, 1001-B Lincoln Drive, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

FRED L. JARMON

DUDLEY -- Fred Leon Jarmon, 82, 1697 Arrington Bridge Road, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JAMES LUCAS

James Lucas, 71, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

WALTER C. PATE

Nov. 6, 1939-Feb. 23, 2013 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Walter Carroll Pate, 73, Seven Springs, passed away Saturday evening at his residence. He was born in Vanceboro, N.C., to the late George Selma and Pheberee Pate Brooks, and was the...

JAMES M. SMITH

LaGRANGE -- James Morgan Smith, 88, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service of Snow Hill....

CHRIS A. WEGMANN

Sept. 10, 1957-Feb. 23, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Chris Ambrose Wegmann, 55, LaGrange, passed away Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, surrounded by his wife's family. Chris was born Sept. 10, 1957, in Manchester, Iowa, to Ambrose Wegmann and Pat Bockenstedt Wegmann...

Sunday, February 24, 2013

CHARLES R. COBURN

Mar. 8, 1947-Feb. 21, 2013 LaGRANGE -- Charles Ray Coburn, 65, died Thursday. A service of remembrance will be held today at 3 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home with the Rev. Gerald Fowler and the Rev. Cameron Coburn officiating....

J.B. DAWSON

July 31, 1930-Feb. 22, 2013 KINSTON -- Jonah Bob "J.B." Dawson, 82, of Kinston, died Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. A service of remembrance will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home with Pastor Chris Truett...

JAMES ERWIN FLOWERS JR.

June 14, 1952-Feb. 18, 2013 James Erwin Flowers Jr. passed away Feb. 18, 2013. Fune-ral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Luke Church of Christ. Interment will be held at Willowdale Cemetery. Visitation will be...

WALTER PATE

Walter Pate, 73, died today at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

CHARLES B. RIDDLE

March 5, 1932-Feb. 22, 2013 In the early morning of Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, Charles Benjamin "Chuck" Riddle of Goldsboro, beloved father and grandfather, left the arms of the family he so treasured, and entered into those of Jesus;...

JENEVERETTE SEYMOUR

July 28, 1944-Feb. 21, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Jeneverette "Jenny" Rose Seymour, 68, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held today at 1 p.m. at Willowdale Cemetery in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends following...

BARBARA K. STALLINGS

Oct. 8, 1935-Feb. 23, 2013 Barbara Kleinert Stallings, 77, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. The family will receive friends Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, from 10 until 11 a.m. at Seymour Funeral Home followed...

Friday, February 22, 2013

CATHERINE ALTMAN BRASWELL

Aug. 4, 1946-Feb. 14, 2013 Catherine Altman Braswell, 66, 716 Olivia Lane, Apt. A, died Feb. 14 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be today at 11 a.m. in the J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes...

BARBARA JEAN BUTLER

Aug. 21, 1945-Feb. 18, 2013 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7 CHARLOTTE -- Barbara Jean Butler was born Aug. 21, 1945, in Wayne County to the...

CHARLES R. COBURN

LAGRANGE -- Charles Ray Coburn, 65, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

MATTIE PRICE GILLISON

Mattie Price Gillison, 74, 517 Orange St., died Feb. 19 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Carlton T. Brooks Funeral Home in Richmond, Va....

ROBERTA HAIRSTON

April 6, 1935-Feb. 20, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Roberta "Boot" Hairston, 77, 104 Johnson Place, Apt. A, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 4 p.m. at Holy Ghost Cathedral in Mount Olive, with apostle...

CHARLES RIDDLE

Charles Riddle, 80, died this morning at Willow Creek. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

LUCILLE W. ROUSE

Oct. 12, 1921-Feb. 20, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Lucille Waters Rouse, 91, LaGrange, went to be with her Lord Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Mrs. Rouse was born Oct. 12, 1921, in Greene County to the late William Tobias Waters and...

JENEVERETTE R. SEYMOUR

Jeneverette Rose Seymour, 68, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BRIAN MICHAEL STRAIGHT

Nov. 18, 1952-Feb. 19, 2013 Retired Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Brian Michael Straight, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Brian was born in Glens Falls, N.Y., Nov. 18, 1952, to the late Quentin and Helen Straight. He retired...

CHARLES L. WLLIAMS

Died Feb. 19, 2013 TEACHEY -- Charles Lewis Williams, 62, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Baptist Church in Rose Hill Saturday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Acie Robinson officiating. Burial will be...

JERRY LEE YELVERTON

June 28, 1951-Feb. 21, 2013 PIKEVILLE -- Jerry Lee Yelverton, 61, passed away Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at 3 p.m. from the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral...

Thursday, February 21, 2013

THOMAS BRYANT BEST

Died Feb. 9, 2013 MARYLAND -- Thomas Bryant Best, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday, Feb. 9, at Southern Maryland Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 6160 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill,...

CLYDE MOYE DAWSON

Aug. 12, 1923-Feb. 19, 2013 Clyde Moye Dawson, 89, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Miss Clyde was born in Wayne County Aug. 12, 1923, to the late Owen Emery...

JAMES E. FLOWERS

James Erwin Flowers Jr., 60, 1104 Devereaux St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

ROBERTA HAIRSTON

MOUNT OLIVE -- Roberta Hairston, 77, died Wednesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

LILA BARNES JACOBS

Nov. 15, 1918-Feb. 19, 2013 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mrs. Lila Barnes Jacobs, 94, 1901 Elton Drive, Goldsboro, N.C., departed her earthly life peacefully...

IVEY E. QUINN JR.

May 31, 1970-Feb. 19, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Ivey Elber Quinn Jr., 42, LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in Big Springs, Texas. Ivey was born May 31, 1970, in Lenoir County to Freda Mae Jones of Seven Springs...

LUCILLE W. ROUSE

LAGRANGE -- Lucille Waters Rouse, 91, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

DICK SWINSON

Sept. 18, 1932-Feb. 20, 2013 Richard Sanford "Dick" Swinson Jr., 80, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Dick was born in Hampton, Va., Sept. 18, 1932, to the late Richard...

JOHN NEAL WALKER

May 3, 1925-Feb. 18, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- John Neal Walker, 87, 208 Crest Drive, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. He was born in Graham, N.C., the son of William Bason Walker of Prospect Hill and Cornelia Moss Wilkinson...

EDNA FAISON WASHINGTON

Oct. 19, 1939-Feb. 14, 2013 It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of its beloved mother and grandmother, Edna Washington, Feb. 14, 2013. She is survived by a son, Anthony Faison of Goldsboro; three daughters,...

JERRY L. YELVERTON

PIKEVILLE -- Jerry Lee Yelverton, 61, Wayne Memorial Drive, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

CHARLES RAY BASS

Sept. 8, 1941-Feb. 18, 2013 WILSON -- Charles Ray Bass, 71, died Monday, Feb. 18, 2013. Funeral services will be conducted in the chapel of Shingleton Funeral Home Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013, at 7 p.m., with the Rev. Joe...

BARBARA BUTLER

CHARLOTTE -- Barbara Butler, formerly of Fremont, died Monday at Mercy Main Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

CLYDE M. DAWSON

Clyde Moye Dawson, 89, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LILA BARNES JACOBS

Lila Barnes Jacobs, 94, 1901 Elton Drive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

IVEY E. QUINN JR.

LAGRANGE -- Ivey Elver Quinn Jr., 42, died Tuesday in Big Springs, Texas. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

JAKE ROGERS

July 12, 1936-Feb. 18, 2013 KINSTON -- Jacob Franklin "Jake" Rogers Sr., 76, died Monday. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with pastor Sam Jones officiating. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. He was...

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

JOANNA SHOUN DAVENPORT

Died Feb. 16, 2013 WAKE FOREST -- Joanna Shoun Davenport, 82, Wake Forest, passed away Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at William M. Dunlap Center for Caring. She was born in Lebanon, Tenn., the daughter of the late Louis Shoun...

LAURA G. JAMISON

Jan. 13, 1930-Feb. 17, 2013 Laura Ercell Gurley Jamison passed away Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in the Saulston area of Wayne County to the late David E. Gurley Sr. and Elizabeth Corbett Gurley, Laura was married to...

DOLORES F. KLUTTZ

Jan. 19, 1928-Feb. 18, 2013 DUDLEY -- Dolores "Mitze" Kluttz 85, Dudley, passed away Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mitze was born in Sioux Falls, S.D., and was the wife of the late retired Air...

LINDA M. OATES

Died Feb. 15, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Linda M. Oates, 46, 745 Hollingsworth Road, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Goshen Disciple Church of Christ in Faison, with pastor...

HORACE T. RAY JR.

Dec. 9, 1932-Feb. 17, 2013 WARSAW -- Dr. Horace Truman Ray Jr., 80, died at his home Sunday. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Warsaw Baptist Church. Burial will be in Faison Cemetery. He was born Dec....

JOHN MACK WILDER

Died Feb. 17 2013 FREMONT -- John Mack Wilder, 92, 1419 Norwayne School Road, Fremont, passed away Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. A celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Goldsboro-Raleigh Disciples Institute, 211 W....

Monday, February 18, 2013

ZORA M. DUDLEY HAIR

Died Feb. 16, 2013 ERWIN -- Zora Mae Dudley Hair, 94, died Saturday. A graveside service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Jordans Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery in Mount Olive, with the Rev. Tony McLamb officiating. Interment will...

LAURA G. JAMISON

Laura Ercell Gurley Jamison died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DELORES KLUTZ

Delores Falk Klutz, 85, died this morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

RELDA PEACOCK SMITH

Died Feb. 17, 2013 KENLY -- Relda Peacock Smith, 93, died Sunday at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at the chapel of Minshew-Coley Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jerry Banks officiating. Interment...

JOHN WILDER

FREMONT -- John Wilder, 92, 1419 Norwayne School Road, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

AGNES J. ZISKA

Sept. 21, 1948-Feb. 16, 2013 Agnes Jane Ziska, 65, died at home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home chapel. Born in Geneva, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Victor J. and Elizabeth...

Sunday, February 17, 2013

THOMAS ADAMS

May 5, 1943-Feb. 14, 2013 Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas Richard Adams, 69, died Thursday at home. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Faith Presbyterian Church, 2114 N. Berkeley Blvd. The family will...

JOHN ALPHIN

Died Feb. 14, 2013 Dr. John Gilbert Alphin, 77, passed away Thursday afternoon, Feb. 14, 2013, at McLeod Hospital in Florence, S.C. Services to celebrate his life will be held today, Feb. 17, 2 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home...

KATHARINE A. DOZIER

Sept. 28, 1933-Feb. 14, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Miss Katharine Anne Dozier, 79, passed away Thursday afternoon, Feb. 14, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She will be remembered in a private graveside service at Woodlawn Cemetery in Nashville, to...

ALYCE H. JONES

Aug. 19, 1926-Feb. 14, 2013 KINSTON -- Alyce Holland Jones, 86, of Kinston, died Thursday. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Westview Cemetery. Alyce was born in Lenoir County...

LINDA M. OATES

MOUNT OLIVE -- Linda M. Oates, 46, of 745 Hollingsworth Road, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Arrangements are incomplete with Garris Funeral Home....

JOHN L. SULLIVAN SR.

Nov. 13, 1924-Feb. 15, 2013 John Lawrence Sullivan Sr., 88, passed away Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be today at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home. Interment will follow...

Friday, February 15, 2013

THOMAS R. ADAMS

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Thomas Richard Adams, 69, S. Oak Forest Road, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

NORA H. ANDERSON

Feb. 3, 1918-Feb. 14, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Nora Anne Hill Anderson, 95, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. Nora was born Feb. 3, 1918, in Wayne County to the late Jacob Freeze Hill II and Cindy Arilla...

DORIS G. MITCHELL BEAL

Nov. 18, 1952-Feb. 13, 2013 PRINCETON -- Doris Gail Mitchell Beal, 60, died Wednesday at SECU Hospice House of Brunswick. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home, with the Rev. Eugene Worley and...

CATHERINE AULTMAN BRASWELL

Catherine Aultman Braswell, 66, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

EDNA R. COBB

Died Feb. 13, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Edna Reaves Cobb, longtime Mount Olive resident, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 13, at Genesis Health Care. Services to celebrate her life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, at...

MATTIE E. DIXON

Died Feb. 13, 1013 KINSTON -- Mattie Erma Dixon, 1205 E. Caswell St., Kinston, died Feb. 13, 2013. Outstanding among many nieces, nephews and cousins are three devoted nieces and two devoted nephews. Services will be held at Antioch...

KATHARINE A. DOZIER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Katharine Ann Dozier died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

ROSA L. GUARDADO

Aug. 10, 1992-Feb. 14, 2013 Rosa Luz Guardado, 20, died Thursday morning at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 11 a.m. at Centro Cristiano Vision Pastoral Church in Warsaw, with pastor Gonzalo Covarrubias officiating. Burial will be in Woodland...

EDWARD EUGENE LEWIS SR.

Aug. 1, 1941-Feb. 8, 2013 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith ..." II Timothy 4:7 Elder Edward Eugene Lewis Sr., known by his family and friends as "Ed," 212...

PERRY PATTON

Nov. 14, 1922-Feb. 13, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Perry Patton, 90, LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. Perry was born Nov. 14, 1922, in Waiteville, W.Va., to the late Robert Allen Patton and Mattie Sue Elmore Patton. He served...

RETHA ROBERTS

Died Feb. 12, 2013 Retha Hamilton Roberts, 712 National Drive, died Tuesday in Raleigh. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with pastor James Collins officiating. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial...

LINWOOD EARL RODGERS

Nov. 23, 1935-Feb. 6, 2013 ATLANTA, Ga. -- Mr. Linwood Earl Rodgers, recently of Atlanta, Ga., passed Feb. 6, 2013. Linwood was born Nov. 23, 1935, in Goldsboro to the late Edward and Helen D. Rodgers. He was called...

RAY SULLIVAN

Feb. 22, 1928-Feb. 12, 2013 OOLTEWAH, Tenn. -- Earl Ray Sullivan, 84, Ooltewah, Tenn., passed away Feb. 12, 2013. He was born in Wilson to Henry Hiram and Orpha Watson Sullivan Feb. 22, 1928. Ray was a member of...

JOHN L. SULLIVAN

John Lawrence Sullivan, 88, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Homeand Cremation Service....

KATHLEEN BULLARD WARREN

June 16, 1918-Feb. 13, 2013 LEXINGTON -- Mrs. Kathleen Dowd Bullard Warren, 94, W. Third Ave., Lexington, formerly of Goldsboro until 2008, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington after a full life well lived....

ERNEST EDWIN WHARTON

May 12, 1936-Feb. 12, 2013 BURLINGTON -- Ernest Edwin Wharton passed away peacefully in his sleep Tuesday in his Burlington home. Ed lived in Goldsboro most of his adult life, and retired as a master sergeant from the United...

RUTHEL WHITEHEAD

Died Feb. 9, 2013 KENANSVILLE -- Ruthel Whitehead, 86, died at Carolina East/Quinn Hospice Center in Kenansville Saturday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Prayer of Faith Evangelistic Church, in Warsaw. Burial will be in Middleton Cemetery in...

Thursday, February 14, 2013

NORA H. ANDERSON

LAGRANGE -- Nora Ann Hill Anderson, 95, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

MARY ELIZABETH "LIB" LEE BRITT

Died Feb. 12, 2013 NEWTON GROVE -- Mary Elizabeth "Lib" Lee Britt, 64, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Funeral service will be Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at 11 a.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev....

ELNORA B. BURNEY

Aug. 22, 1917-Feb. 11, 2013 Elnora B. "Big Sis" Burney, 95, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Luke Church of Christ Disciples of Christ Church, with elder...

EDNA R. COBB

MOUNT OLIVE -- Edna Reaves Cobb died Wednesday afternoon at Genesis HealthCare. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

DAVID COBB JR.

Oct. 12, 1946-Feb. 8, 2013 SNOW HILL -- David Cobb Jr. died Feb. 8, 2013, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Born in Pitt County, he was the son of the late David Cobb Sr. and Sarah L. Slaugther-Cobb. He is...

MATTIE E. DIXON

KINSTON -- Miss Mattie Erma Dixon, 1205 E. Caswell St., Kinston, transitioned Feb. 13, 2013. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro. (Pd)...

DOROTHY I. LEE EVANS

Died Feb. 7, 2013 NEW YORK -- Dorothy Inez Lee Evans, 85, formerly of Rose Hill, died Feb. 7 at home. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church in Rose Hill Saturday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Quincy...

LEON FAISON

May 7, 1945-Feb. 12, 2013 Leon "Pete" Faison, 67, resident of Willow Creek Nursing Home, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Johnson Chapel United Holy Church, with the Rev. Derrick Oates...

MABLE LEE FREDERICK

Died Feb. 9, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Mable Lee Frederick, 102, 404 Milford St., died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church, with pastor Larry B. Faison...

AVA P. HILL

Died Feb. 12, 2013 SWANSBORO -- Ava Peele Hill, 81, Swansboro, formerly of Fremont, died Tuesday. The funeral was held today at Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. She was preceded in death by her husband, T.C. Hill, in 2005; sisters, Virginia...

KAREN LONG

April 4, 1949-Feb. 11, 2013 DUDLEY -- Karen Long, 63, 713 Genoa Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She was...

GEORGIA M. MILLIGAN

Died Feb. 9, 2013 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Georgia M. Milligan, 86, formerly of Duplin County, died Saturday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be at St. Lewis Missionary Baptist Church in Chinquapin Saturday at 1:30 p.m., with...

JANNIE M. FRYAR MORRISEY

Died Feb. 9, 2013 WARSAW -- Jannie Mae Fryar Morrisey, 90, 126 Macon Morrisey Road, died Saturday at Carolina East Hospice Care Center in Kenansville. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Gospel Light United Holy Church in Mount...

MINNIE S. MOULTRIE

June 14, 1943-Feb. 10, 2013 PINK HILL -- Minnie S. Moultrie, 69, 6329 Potters Hill Road, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at Smith Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Pink Hill at 1 p.m. Burial will...

THOMAS J. NEELY

Died Feb. 10, 2013 ROSE HILL -- Thomas J. Neely, 61, Delway community, died Sunday at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville. Funeral will be at St. James Disciple of Christ Church in Rose Hill today at 1 p.m.,...

PERRY PATTON

LAGRANGE -- Perry Patton, 90, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

DONALD L. THOMAS

Died Feb. 11, 2013 Donald Lee Thomas, 71, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. All services will be private. He was born in Salem County, N.J., to the late LeRoy and Alice Mattison Thomas. He was married to Carole...

EDNA WASHINGTON

NORFOLK, Va. -- Edna Washington, 73, formerly of Goldsboro, died this morning at home. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

BETTIE MITCHELL WATKINS

Died Feb. 10, 2013 KENLY -- Bettie Mitchell Watkins, 89, died at Smithfield Manor Sunday. Funeral will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Minshew-Coley Funeral Home. A private burial will be held at a later date in...

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

JUNIOR BALDWIN

PRINCETON -- Junior Baldwin, 78, 5660 U.S. 70 East, died at home Monday. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

BESS BARSH

Died Feb. 11, 2013 Bess Barsh, 77, passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Bess was born in Wayne County to the late William Henry Boyette and Elizabeth Dail Boyette. She had worked as...

C. MARIE NORVILLE COOK

Died Feb. 10, 2013 C. Marie Norville Cook, 87, died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James Christian Church in Wilson. Interment will be in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens in Farmville, with the Rev. Charles E....

LEON FAISON

Leon "Pete" Faison, 67, resident of Willow Creek Nursing Home, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

AVA P. HILL

Died Feb. 12, 2013 SWANSBORO -- Ava Peele Hill, 81, Swansboro, formerly of Fremont, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery, Old Section. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

THOMAS R. KEMP

Aug. 10, 1946-Feb. 11, 2013 Thomas Ray Kemp, 66, Goldsboro, returned to Jesus Monday morning at his residence. Born in Fulton, N.Y., he was the son of the late LeRoy Bradford and Ellen Elizabeth Hughes Kemp, and was the...

RETHA ROBERTS

RALEIGH -- Retha Roberts, 2022 Southgate Drive, formerly of 712 National Drive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

GERALDINE T. SMITH

June 30, 1932-Feb. 12, 2013 Geraldine Rae Smith, 80, passed away Tuesday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Taylor and Amelia McLawhorn Taylor, and wife of the...

DONALD L. THOMAS

Donald Lee Thomas, 71, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ERNEST WHARTON

BURLINGTON -- Ernest "Ed" Wharton, 76, 5330 Preacher Hayes Road, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at McClure Funeral Home in Mebane....

WAYNE ARTHUR WILLIAMSON

Died Feb. 11, 2013 Wayne Arthur Williamson passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, at Mount Olive Care and Rehabilitation. He is survived by a sister, Ruth Worrell Lee and husband, Troy Lee, of Dudley; an aunt, Evelyn Wells and...

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

BESS BOYETTE BARSH

Bess Boyette Barsh, 77, died Monday evening at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

PATSY LANCASTER BASS

Sept. 15, 1941-Feb. 11, 2013 Monday morning, Feb. 11, 2013, with her family by her side, Patsy Lancaster Bass received her heavenly healing from a courageous battle with cancer. Homegoing services to celebrate her life will be held Tuesday,...

THOMAS BEST

MARYLAND -- Thomas "Tom" Best, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending....

ELNORA B. BURNEY

Elnora B. Burney, 95, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DONALD H. LEACOTT

July 22, 1931-Feb. 8, 2013 Donald H. Leacott passed away quietly at his home Feb. 8, 2013. He was 81 years young. A service remembering the life of Mr. Leacott will be held Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at 6...

KELTON M. LEE

Feb. 9, 1948-Feb. 7, 2013 Kelton McKinley Lee Sr., 64, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Interment will be at Deep Bottom Cemetery in Wallace. He was...

WILLIE LLOYD

JAMAICA, N.Y. -- Willie Lloyd, 72, formerly of Northampton County, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Hood Funeral Service in Conway....

JANNIE FRYAR MORRISEY

WARSAW -- Jannie Fryar Morrisey, 90, 126 Macon-Morrisey Road, died Saturday at Carolina East Hospice Care Center in Kenansville. Arrangements are pending at Brock Memorial and Worley Funeral Home in Clinton....

ORVA AMAN THOMAS

Died Feb. 9, 2013 WINSTON-SALEM -- Orva Aman Thomas, also known as Sherry, 76, formerly of Goldsboro, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Nelson Walker...

EVELYN S. WEBB

Died Feb. 9, 2013 Evelyn Strickland Webb, 83, passed away early Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Evelyn was born in Wayne County to the late Willie and Annie Conway Strickland. She was married...

WAYNE WILLIAMSON

MOUNT OLIVE -- Wayne Williamson died Monday evening at Mount Olive Care and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Monday, February 11, 2013

PATSY LANCASTER BASS

Died Feb. 11, 2013 Patsy Lancaster Bass, 71, Saulston Road, went to be with her Lord and savior this morning at home. Homegoing services will be held Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at United in Christ Church, with visitation...

RUBY LEE BRANCH and CHARLES A. BRANCH

Died Feb. 7, 2013 and Feb. 9, 2013 PINK HILL -- Ruby Lee Branch, 79, 733 Kitty Noecher Road, died Thursday at home. Charles A. Branch, 79, 833 Kitty Noecher Road, died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. They are...

MARIE COOK

FARMVILLE -- Marie Cook, 87, died Sunday at Greenfield Nursing Home in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Barnes Funeral Home of Wilson....

THOMAS R. KEMP

Thomas Ray Kemp, 66, died this morning at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

KAREN LONG

DUDLEY -- Karen Long, 63, 713 Genoa Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MINNIE S. MOULTRIE

PINK HILL -- Minnie S. Moultrie, 6329 Potters Hill Road, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

WILLIAM L. PATTERSON

Died Feb. 8, 2013 WILSON -- William L. Patterson, 72, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at St. James Christian Church in Wilson. Interment will be at Hamilton Burial Gardens in Wilson....

BETTY J. PITTS

Oct. 23, 1929-Feb. 9, 2013 Betty Jane Goatley Pitts passed away Saturday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson and Bertha G. Goatley. Mrs. Pitts was a graduate of St. Catherine...

Sunday, February 10, 2013

RUBY BRANCH

Jan. 4, 1934-Feb. 7, 2013 PINK HILL -- Ruby Lee Branch, 79, of 733 Kitty Noecher Road, died Thursday at her residence. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Salem FWB Church. Burial will follow at...

JUSTIN CLARK SR.

Sept. 8, 1957-Feb. 4, 2013 Justin Paul Clark Sr., 55, of 8138 Upper Black Creek Church Road, died Monday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The family will hold services to celebrate his life in Florida and Las Vegas,...

MABEL FEDERICK

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mother Mable Frederick, 102, of 404 Milford St. died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Garris Funeral Home....

STUART K. GRADY

Feb. 3, 1983-Feb. 5, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Stuart Kyle Grady, 30, passed away late Tuesday evening, Feb. 5, at his home in Washington, where he had lived for the past four years. He was a native of the...

HORTENSE TYNDALL HASTY

Aug. 8, 1928-Feb. 7, 2013 KENANSVILLE -- Hortense Tyndall Hasty, 84, died Thursday, Feb. 7. A graveside service is planned for Saturday, Feb. 9, at 1 p.m. at Golden Grove Cemetery. A memorial service will be held today, Feb....

DONALD H. LEACOTT

July 22, 1931-Feb. 8, 2013 Donald H. Leacott passed away quietly at his home on Feb. 8, 2013. He was 81 years young. A service remembering the life of Mr. Leacott will be held Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at...

EDWARD E. LEWIS

The Rev. Edward E. Lewis of 212 Ervine Drive, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Arrangements are incomplete with Hamilton Funeral Home....

CHRISTINE MCKEITHAN

May 2, 1947-Feb. 4, 2013 Christine McKeithan, 65, passed away Monday at her residence. Funeral services will be held today at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Association. Interment will be held at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. She was...

MARY E. RIDLEY

March 31, 1926-Feb. 5, 2013 Mary E. Ridley, 86, passed away on Tuesday at The Pines of Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held on Monday at noon at Word Faith Center. She was born on March 31, 1926, to...

DAVID GARZA SANCHEZ

March 24, 1962-May 18, 2012 CLAYTON -- A memorial service for Mr. David Garza Sanchez will be held today at 2 p.m. at Shingleton Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, from...

MICHELLE MARIE SPENCER

Oct. 6, 1971-Feb. 4, 2013 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Michelle Marie Spencer, 41, lovingly known by her family and friends as "Chell," of 1000...

NANCY CHERRY STRICKLAND

Died Feb. 8, 2012 KENLY -- Nancy Cherry Strickland, 75, of 215 Old Stancil Road, died Friday at Barbour Court Rehabilitation Center in Smithfield. Funeral services will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at Kenly Church of God. Burial...

ORVA THOMAS

Orva Aman Thomas, 76, died Saturday at her home in Winston-Salem. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EVELYN S. WEBB

Evelyn Strickland Webb, 83, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Friday, February 8, 2013

RUBY BRANCH

PINK HILL -- Ruby Branch, 79, 733 Kitty Noecher Road, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

STUART GRADY

MOUNT OLIVE -- Stuart Grady, 30, died Wednesday in Beaufort County. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

KENNY BELLANY GRADY

Died Feb. 4, 2013 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Kenny Bellany Grady, 56, 168 Guy White Road, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at home. A graveside service will be Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Outlaw Family Cemetery...

HORTENSE TYNDALL HASTY

KENANSVILLE -- Hortense Tyndall Hasty, 84, died Thursday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw Inc....

KELTON LEE

Kelton Lee, 413 Olivia Lane, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

CHRISTINE MCKEITHAN

May 2, 1947-Feb.4, 2013 Christine McKeithan died Monday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Association. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery. She was born May 2, 1947, to the late Charlie...

CHARLES E. PIZZINO

Feb. 12, 1943-Feb. 6, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Charles Edward Pizzino II, 69, Rones Chapel community, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Wayne Hospital. A service of remembrance will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at Tyndall...

LINWOOD E. RODGERS

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Linwood E. "Lin" Rodgers, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending....

ANN THOMPSON SORRELS

March 14, 1927-Feb. 5, 2013 Ann Sorrels passed away peacefully Feb. 5, 2013. She was born March 14, 1927, in Goldsboro, the daughter of the late John and Lilla Mae Dawson Thompson. She was preceded in death by her...

HIRAM "DON" WORLEY

June 5, 1935-Feb. 6, 2013 Retired Master Sgt. Hiram "Don" Worley, founder of Don's Florist of Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday at home with his loving family around him. Born in Ellijay, Ga., June 5, 1935, to the late Taft...

Thursday, February 7, 2013

STANLEY LOUIS BUCK II

Died Feb. 5, 2013 RALEIGH -- Stanley Louis Buck II, 73, Raleigh, passed away at Rex Hospital Feb. 5, 2013, from injuries suffered in a fall at his home. He was born in Abington, Pa., and was a graduate...

ILA MAE O. DAVIS

Dec. 8, 1918-Feb. 6, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- One of Mount Olive's most beloved citizens has passed away. Mrs. Ila Mae Outlaw Davis, 94, a longtime resident of North Church Street in Mount Olive, went to be with her...

KENNY B. GRADY

Died Feb. 4, 2013 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Kenny Bellany Grady, 56, 168 Guy White Road, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Outlaw Family Cemetery in Mount Olive. He was the son of...

TERRY HOLLAND

May 17, 1951-Feb. 4, 2013 Very early Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, our beloved Terry was suddenly called into the presence of his heavenly father and the fellowship of loved ones who have gone before. Those of us left behind...

A.J. HOWELL

May 20, 1922-Feb. 2, 2013 FLORIDA -- A.J. Howell, 90, formerly of Dudley, passed away Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, in Florida. Graveside services will be held Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in...

ANITA DEW MCNEIL

Dec. 8, 1965-Feb 2, 2013 WILSON -- Anita Ann "Toodie" Dew McNeil, 47, 606 Walnut St., died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Tabernacle, with the Rev. William Barber offficiating....

CHRISTINE P. MITCHELL

June 6, 1937-Feb. 6, 2013 Christine Pittman Mitchell, 75, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Christine was born in Wayne County June 6, 1937, to the late Oscar Pittman and...

MARK EDWARD MOORING

Died Feb. 4, 2013 WILMINGTON -- Mark Edward Mooring, 39, Wilmington, died Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, in Wilmington. A funeral will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at Munden Funeral Home chapel, with Alan Robinson officiating. Interment will follow at...

CHARLES PIZZINO

MOUNT OLIVE -- Charles Pizzino, Rones Chapel community, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JUAN CARLOS RAMOS

Jan. 16, 1996-Feb. 5, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Juan Carlos Ramos, 17, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at Vidant Pitt Hospital in Greenville. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Friday, Feb. 8, at 11 a.m. at Maria Reina DeLas...

ANN THOMPSON SORRELS

March 14, 1927-Feb. 5, 2013 Ann Sorrels passed away peacefully Feb. 5, 2013. She was born March 14, 1927, in Goldsboro, the daughter of the late John and Lilla Mae Dawson Thompson. She was preceded in death by her...

HIRAM "DON" WORLEY

Retired Master Sgt. Hiram "Don" Worley died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

CARIDAD B. AMBERSON

April 23, 1939-Feb. 5, 2013 EUREKA -- Caridad Bartolome Amberson, 636 Turner Swamp Road, died at home Tuesday. Funeral will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Eureka Cemetery. She was born in the Philippines to the late Dionicia Reyes...

ILA MAE O. DAVIS

MOUNT OLIVE -- Tyndall Funeral Home, along with the Davis family, announces with sadness the passing of Mrs. Ila Mae Outlaw Davis. She now rejoices in the presence of her Lord and Saviour. Arrangements are pending. (Pd)...

KENNY B. GRADY

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Kenny B. Grady, 56, formerly of Mount Olive, died Monday. Arrangements are pending....

A.J. HOWELL

May 20, 1922-Feb. 3, 2013 FLORIDA -- A.J. Howell, 90, formerly of Dudley, passed away Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, in Florida. Graveside services will be held Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in...

EVELYN BARTLETT LANCASTER

Nov. 5, 1928-Feb. 4, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE and KINSTON -- Evelyn Bartlett Lancaster, 84, Mount Olive and Kinston, went to be with her Lord Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at Greendale Forest Nursing Center in Snow Hill. Funeral services will...

CHRISTINE MCKEITHAN

Christine McKeithan, 900-A S. John St., died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

STEVEN G. PEARSALL

Died Feb. 1, 2013 WARSAW -- Steven Gary Pearsall, 45, died Friday at Carolina East Quinn Hospice Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hawes Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be at Middleton Cemetery in Kenansville. Arrangements are...

JUAN C. RAMOS

CALYPSO -- Juan Carlos Ramos, 17, died Tuesday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

MARY RIDLEY

Mary Ridley, 86, died Tuesday at The Pines of Goldsboro Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

ANN THOMPSON SORRELS

Ann Thompson Sorrels, 85, died Tuesday at Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MICHELLE M. SPENCER

Michelle M. Spencer, 41, 1000 B Slaughter St., died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

JUSTIN P. CLARK SR.

Justin Paul Clark Sr., 55, died Monday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MILES COLEY

March 24, 1959-Feb. 3, 2013 Miles Coley, 53, 1011 S. Best St., died Sunday in Vidant Care Hospital in Greenville. Funeral will be Friday at noon in the James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel at Haskins Funeral Home. Interment will...

ROBERT L. DEWAR

March 25, 1925-Feb. 3, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Robert Lindsey Dewar, 87, died Sunday. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ray Teague officiating. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. He was born...

THOMAS W. FENNELL

Died Feb. 3, 2013 Thomas Washington Fennell, 69, died Sunday at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church in Rose Hill Saturday at 1 p.m., with Dr. W.K. Raynor officiating. Burial will be...

GLADYS J. HILL

Nov. 6, 1931-Feb. 4, 2013 Gladys Judith Smith Hill, 81, passed away Monday morning at LifeCare Hospital in Rocky Mount. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Waverly Smith and Gladys Benton Smith. She was...

TERRY HOLLAND

Terry Holland, 61, died today. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

HATTIE R. PIKE KNOWLES

May 16, 1936-Feb. 4, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Hattie Ruth Pike Knowles, 76, died at home Monday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Warsaw Free Will Holiness Church. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Memorial Park in Pink...

EDWARD PIGFORD

April 21, 1938-Jan. 30, 2013 NEW YORK -- Edward Pigford died Jan. 30. He was born April 21, 1938, the son of the late Hicks and Helen Pigford of Calypso. He is survived by his wife, Joan Pigford; daughters,...

JACK REEVES

Jan. 6, 1928-Feb. 1, 2013 PRINCETON -- Jack Reeves, Princeton, passed from this realm to the next Friday, Feb. 1, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. He was born in State Shoales, Texas, a rural community near Paris, Texas,...

DOROTHY "DOT" DAVIS TALTON

July 14, 1925-Feb. 4, 2013 Dorothy "Dot" Davis Talton, 87, went to be with her Lord Monday afternoon, and was reunited with her husband, parents and family in heaven. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the...

PEGGY S. WHEELER WILKINS

Aug. 28, 1949-Feb. 3, 2013 PRINCETON -- Peggy Sue Wheeler Wilkins, 63, 158 MacKenzie Drive, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rose and Graham Funeral chapel in Benson, with the Rev. Mike Dixon officiating....

Monday, February 4, 2013

BESSIE BROOKS

June 14, 1921-Feb. 2, 2013 WALLACE -- Bessie K. Brooks, 91, died Saturday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Magnolia Baptist Church. Burial will be at Devotional Gardens. She was born June...

LOYD HENDERSON CAMPBELL

Nov. 23, 1932-Feb. 2, 2013 PIKEVILLE -- Loyd Henderson Campbell, 80, died Saturday morning at home. Born Nov. 23, 1932, in Johnston County to the late Collis Henderson and Katie Johnson Campbell, he was preceded in death by two...

MYLES COLEY

Myles Coley, 53, 1011 S. Best St., died Sunday in Vidant Care Hospital in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ANITA A. DEW MCNEIL

WILSON -- Anita Ann Dew "Toodie" McNeil, 47, 606 W. Walnut St., died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Sunday, February 3, 2013

MARY FRESHWATER-GRADY

May 27, 1944-Jan. 17, 2013 CLINTON -- Mary Carolyn Freshwater-Grady, 68, died Thursday, Jan. 17 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A private service was held. Mary was born to the late Rollin and Emma Walton. She is survived by...

BESSIE BROOKS

ROSE HILL -- Bessie K. Brooks, 91, of Wallace died Saturday at New Hanover Regional Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Community Funeral Home of Rose Hill....

CELESTE COMBS

March 4, 1917-Jan. 31, 2013 Celeste Combs, 95, died Thursday at the Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation of Goldsboro. Services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. Interment...

WILLIE JACKSON DUNN JR.

Aug. 10, 1946-Jan. 31, 2013 Willie "Mack" Jackson Dunn Jr., 66, died Thursday in New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Visitation was Saturday from 6 until 8 p.m., at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw. Services will be held today at...

AJ HOWELL

AJ Howell, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday evening at his daugther's home in Pompano Beach, Fla. Arrangements are incompelte with Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

VERA A LICE LEWALLEN

Aug. 16, 1922-Jan. 30, 2013 Vera Alice Wood Lewallen, 90, long time Indianapolis resident, went to be with the Lord on Jan. 30, 2013. Visitation will be held on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, from 10 until 3 p.m., followed...

WILFRED DAFFRON LINDLEY

Feb. 21, 1930-Jan. 31, 2013 Wilfred Daffron Lindley, 82, passed away Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at 2 p.m. at the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. Interment...

OSCAR PERKINS

Jan. 9, 1916-Feb. 1, 2013 Oscar Stanton Perkins, 97, was reunited with his loving wife, Dorothy Perkins, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. He passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held Monday,...

REV. ALBERT M. ROLLINS

Nov. 28, 1928-Jan. 31, 2013 GRIMESLAND -- The Rev. Albert Mercer Rollins, 84, died Thursday. A service of remembrance was Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home with Pastor Leonard Bowers officiating. Interment followed at the Rollins Family...

Friday, February 1, 2013

WOODROW BATTS

Died Jan. 25, 2013 Woodrow "Batman" Batts, 64, 202 Woodrose Drive, died Jan. 25 at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Macedonia Apostolic Church in Bowdens, with pastor Leroy Batts, officiating. Burial will be in Stokes...

SYLVIA ANN BRADY

Jan. 19, 1941-Jan. 30, 2013 Sylvia Ann Brady, 72, went to be with her Lord and savior Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013, at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at...

FLORA JOHNSON BRINSON

June 22, 1951-Jan. 29, 2013 Flora Johnson Brinson, 61, 704 Forest Road, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. A homegoing celebration will be held Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at noon at Goldsboro-Raleigh...

WILLIE J. DUNN

WARSAW -- Willie Jackson "Mack" Dunn died Thursday at New Hanover Regional Hospital in Wilmington. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

GENE EDGERTON

March 3, 1934-Jan. 31, 2013 PIKEVILLE -- Ralph Eugene "Gene" Edgerton, 78, passed away Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his loving family. Gene was born in Wayne County March 3, 1934, to the...

HELEN GREGORY GRADY

March 15, 1944-Jan. 30, 2013 Helen Gregory Grady, 68, passed away Wednesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Duplin County to the late William Joseph and Leona Morton Gregory. A memorial service will be held Saturday,...

WILFRED D. LINDLEY

Wilfred Daffron Lindley, 82, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory...

JEAN OATES MORRIS

Died Jan. 24, 2013 GREENSBORO -- Jean Oates Morris, 4605 Allisons Way, formerly of Newton Grove, died Jan. 24 at Wesley Long Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Western Assembly Disciples of Christ Headquarters in Newton...

BENNIE J. PULLEY

July 10, 1979-Jan. 27, 2013 COLUMBUS, Ga. -- Bennie J. "Frank" Pulley, died Sunday. Funeral will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Elm Grove Church Ministries in Pikeville. Interment will be at Sherrod Cemetery. He was born July 10,...

AlLBERT M. ROLLINS

GRIMESLAND -- The Rev. Albert Mercer Rollins, 84, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

POLLY S. ROUSE

Oct. 10, 1920-Jan. 30, 2013 KINSTON -- Polly Sutton Rouse, 92, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Wheat Swamp Christian Church, with pastor Hank Jarman officiating. Interment will be at Westview Cemetery in Kinston. She...

MARY J. WILLIAMS SHEFFIELD

Died Jan. 31, 2013 Mary Jane Williams Sheffield, 93, died at Parrish Family Care in Warsaw Thursday. A memorial service, followed by visitation, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Warsaw Presbyterian Church. She was the daughter of John...

JOSEPH SOUTHERLAND

Joseph Southerland died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are by E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremations....

BENNY J. WOMBLE

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- Benny Jay Womble, 53, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending....