Friday, July 5, 2013
BERTHA LEE BRYANT YELVERTON BATTS
Nov. 23, 1925-June 30, 2013 Bertha Lee Bryant Yelverton Batts, fondly known as Bert, Ma Bert and Mother Batts to many, age 87, fought the good fight of faith, finished her course and peacefully went home to be with...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
PERNELL BEST
June 7, 1958-June 30, 2013 Mr. Pernell Best "The Watermelon Man," 55, of 303 Banks Ave., passed on Sunday, June 30, 2013, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, N.C. The homegoing service will be held on Friday, July 5, 2013,...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
RUTH P. BOYD
Feb. 19, 1916-July 2, 2013 Ruth Peebles Boyd, 97, passed away Tuesday surrounded by her children. She was born in Camden, Tenn., to the late James W. and Delphia S. Peebles, and was the widow of the late John...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
CHESTER L. BREWINGTON
March 17, 1953-July 1, 2013 Chester Lee Brewington, 60, of 3541 Thoroughfare Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in the James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
LEROY CARLTON
MOUNT OLIVE -- Leroy Carlton, 85, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
JOSEPHINE SILVER DANIELS
Died June 30, 2013 Josephine Silver Daniels died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at First Missionary Baptist Church 410 S. Goldsboro St. in Fremont. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery, Martin Luther King...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
LAFAYETTE EDWARDS
Died July 1, 2013 Lafayette Edwards of 3169 Peanut Road, Snow Hill, died Monday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Invitation AME Zion Church, 2156 Griffin Road, Snow Hill. Burial will follow in the Snow Hill...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
CHRISTINE FREDERICK
Christine Frederick, 82, of 1435 Emmaus Church Road, Dudley, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
ANTHONY L. GILLS
Died July 1, 2013 Anthony Lee Gills, 52, of Los Angeles, Calif., formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday in Los Angeles. All services are private. Arrangements are by Haskins Funeral Home....Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
LENA HOOKS
March 22, 1920-July 1, 2013 Lena Hooks, 93, of 402 Pear Street, died on Monday at Haymount Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Fayetteville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Western Assembly Disciples of Christ, 9766 US Hwy...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
HELEN N. LEWIS
Sept. 2,1926-July 1, 2013 Helen Marie Nethercutt Lewis, 86, died at Hillside Nursing Home in Wake Forest. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. She was born in Lenoir County on Sept. 2, 1926, to the late...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
BRUCE MALLAM
Bruce Mallam, 64, of Seven Springs died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital, Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
BARBARA HILL MEDFORD
Dec. 28, 1944-July 3, 2013 Barbara H. Medford, age 68, of 144 Holloman Lane, died Wednesday morning at her home. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee and Bertha Rose Hill. She was...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
RUDOLPH "RUDDIE" NEWSOME SR.
Rudolph "Ruddie" Newsome Sr. of Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Wilson and Wayne County, died. He was funeralized June 26, 2013, at Grace Funeral Chapel in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was born to the late William "Hill" Newsome and Lela Baggett...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
LYNWOOD NOBLES
June 18,1953-June 21, 2013 Lynwood Nobles, 60, of 4547 34th Avenue S., formerly of Kinston, died at Hennepin County Medical Center on June 21, 2013, in Minneapolis, Minn. Funeral will be Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. in the...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
RALPH PARKER
Died July 4, 2013 Ralph Parker, 89, of Wilson and Oriental, died Thursday, July 4, 2013. Funeral will be Monday, 11 a.m. at Evergreen Memorial Park. He was a founder and retired owner of Parker's BBQ. Surviving is his...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
DORIS JEAN PEMBERTON
April 13, 1944-June 30, 2013 Doris Jean Pemberton, 69, of 118 Daly Blvd., Mount Olive, passed away Sunday at her residence. She was born April 13, 1944, to James E. and Virgina Pemberton in Duplin County. Ms. Pemberton will...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
JOHN D. PERSON
John D. Person, 60, 720 Charlie Braswell Rod, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangement are pending Evergreen Memorial Service....Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
RONALD "RON" L. SMITH
Oct. 30, 1950-June 30, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Ronald "Ron" L. Smith, 62, of 220 E. Pollock Street, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital, Kinston. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at The Place of Refuge Ministries, 616...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
GORDON K. WEEKS SR.
Died July 1, 2013 GRAHAM -- Mr. Gordon Kenneth Weeks Sr., 75, of 1039 Sycamore Road, Graham, died at Alamance Regional Medical Center on Monday, July 1, 2013, at 10:30 a.m. A native of Sampson County, he was the...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
SANDRA K. WHITMAN
Jan. 21, 1951-July 4, 2013 GRANTHAM -- Sandra Jean Kelly Whitman, 62, of the Grantham Community, passed away at Kitty Askins Hospice Center early Thursday morning, July 4, 2013. A service of remembrance will be held Sunday, July 7,...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary
PEGGY N. WILSON
Nov. 17, 1934-July 4, 2013 LUCAMA -- Peggy Nethercutt Wilson, 78, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Wilson Medical Center. Peggy was born in Lenoir County on Nov. 17, 1934, to the late Willie Herman Nethercutt and...Published: Jul 5, 2013 1:48 PM Full Obituary