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Friday, August 30, 2013

JAMES DANIEL BEST

March 20, 1946-Aug. 21, 2013 CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md. -- James Daniel Best, 67, died Aug. 21, 2013. He was the loving son of Isabell Best of Pikeville, and devoted father of Belinda Best VanBuren and Cynthia Whitlow. He is...

BILLY EUGENE ETHERIDGE

Feb. 11, 1934-Aug. 28, 2013 PIKEVILLE -- Billy Eugene Etheridge, 79, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Billy was born in Halifax County Feb. 11, 1934, to the late Claude Victor Etheridge and Willie...

CHARLES A. FIELDS

Died Aug. 29, 2013 ELM CITY -- Charles A. Fields, 73, Gardners School community, died Thursday, Aug. 29. Surviving are his wife, Mary Ann Speight Fields, and daughters, Wendy Bedford and Kristy Turnage of Elm City. Funeral plans will...

JESSE L. GARNER

Jan. 27, 1957-Aug. 27, 2013 WEST HAVEN, Conn. -- Jesse Lee Garner died Tuesday at the Veterans Hospital. Arrangements are pending....

GENEVIVE HODGIN GAY

Dr. Genevieve Hodgin Gay, 92, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JUNEY HARRISON

July 24, 1952-Aug. 28, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Bunyan Ellsworth "Juney" Harrison Jr., 61, died Wednesday. Graveside service will be Saturday at noon at Snow Hill Cemetery, with pastor Frank Rice officiating. A lifelong resident of LaGrange, he was born...

DENNIS K. MCCLENNY

Feb. 5, 1946-Aug. 29, 2013 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Dennis Keith McClenny, 67, died Thursday at home. Graveside service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in Wayne Memorial Park. He was born in Johnston County Feb. 5, 1946, to...

BELVRA SHERROD MCKENZIE

Died Aug. 25, 2013 NEW YORK CITY -- Belvra A. Sherrod McKenzie, 2333 Fifth Ave., formerly of Wayne County, passed Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, N.Y. A celebration of her life will...

BARBARA M. PATE

Feb. 24, 1966-Aug. 20, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Barbara Jean Muterspaw Pate, 47, died Thursday. Graveside service will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Pate Cemetery in Mount Olive. She was the daughter of Mrya Simpson of Virginia, and...

DAVID BUTLER "BUBBA" SNIPES

Died Aug. 29, 2013 HARTSVILLE, S.C. -- Funeral services for David Butler "Bubba" Snipes, 89, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home chapel, with burial in Darlington Memorial Gardens. The family will...

HASSON D. STEWART

Hasson Devon "Mr. Yant-Yant" Stewart, 917 B. Carver Drive, was born and died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

NANCY SASSER THOMPSON

June 26, 1926-Aug. 29, 2013 Nancy Sasser Thompson, 87, passed away Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Nancy was born in Wayne County June 26, 1926, to the late Temple and Lettie Parnell Sasser. She retired from Sylvania, and was...

Thursday, August 29, 2013

LAURA W. BATTLE

ELM CITY -- Laura W. Battle, 61, died Tuesday in Wilson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Stevens Funeral Home, LCC in Wilson....

BILLY EUGENE ETHERIDGE

PIKEVILLE -- Billy Eugene Etheridge, 79, died Wednesday evening at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The family will receive friends Friday from 5-8 p.m. at his home, 1252 NorAm Road, Pikeville. Arrangements are with Seymour Funeral...

BUNYAN E. HARRISON JR.

LAGRANGE -- Bunyan Ellsworth Harrison Jr., 61, died Wednesday at Duke University Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

DENNIS EDWARD MENDOZA

Dennis Edward Mendoza Sr., 51, died Sunday. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 207 E. Main St., Pikeville. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service beginning at 2...

ALBERT DEKALB PARROTT

Albert DeKalb Parrott, 92, passed away Tuesday at his home surrounded by his family. A native of Lenoir County, he was the son of the late Robert David and Blanche Reid King Parrott. Mr. Parrott was married to the...

MANDY PUGH

KINSTON -- Mandy Pugh, 84, of 521 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., died Wednesday morning at home surrounded by her family. Arrangements are incomplete with Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home, 106 N. East St., Kinston....

WALTER R. SUMNEY

Walter R. Sumney, 78, died Wednesday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

CHRISTINA O. WELLINGTON

DUDLEY -- Christina Gail Artis Oliver Wellington, 30, of 111 Kornegay Drive, died Friday in Atlanta, Ga. She was born June 30, 1983 in Pitt County. She is survived by her husband, Marshall Wellington, her mother, Sarah Best Artis,...

TINA WHEELER WOOTEN

ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Tina Wheeler Wooten, 50, of 1374 Shimmer Light Circle, formerly of Wayne County, died on Tuesday at Hospice & Community Care Center, Rock Hill, S.C. Arrangements are incomplete at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

MILTON JR. "PETE" GOFF

July 3, 1936-Aug. 27, 2013 PIKEVILLE -- Milton "Pete" Jr. Goff, 77, passed away early Tuesday morning, Aug. 27, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Pete was a retired, well-known and respected brick mason/contractor in Goldsboro and surrounding areas for...

JOHN O. MITCHELL

Died Aug. 26, 22013 KENLY -- John "Johnny" Oscar Mitchell, 61, Old Beulah Road, died Monday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral will be noon Thursday at Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. He...

ALBERT D. PARROTT

Albert D. Parrott, 92, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JEAN MASSENGILL RAINS

Jan. 28, 1937-Aug. 25, 2013 CLAYTON -- Jean Massengill Rains, 76, 22 Sandy Ridge Drive, died at home Sunday. Private graveside service will be held at a later date. She was born Jan. 28, 1937, the daughter of the...

ROCHELLE Y. SADDLER

Died Aug. 26, 2013 Rochelle Y. Saddler, formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., departed this life Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at 1 p.m. at Raleigh International Church, 4020 Capital Blvd., Raleigh, N.C.,...

SHARON DIANE STALLINGS

April 9, 1956-Aug. 25, 2013 Sharon Diane Stallings, 57, Goldsboro, N.C., went to be with her Lord and savior Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Visitation will be held at noon Friday, Aug. 30, 2013, at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory...

CHRISTINA WELLINGTON

DUDLEY -- Christina Wellington, 30, 111 Kornegay Drive, died Friday in Atlanta, Ga. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

SARAH J. ALEXANDER

Died Aug. 24, 2013 SUFFOLK, Va. -- Sarah Ann Jones Alexander, 77, passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Sarah was born in Wayne County, N.C. She was the daughter of...

FREDERICK DUPUY

MOUNT OLIVE -- Frederick "Fred" Dupuy, 74, 315 Robert F. Hargrove Road, died Sunday at the Miami VA Medical Center in Florida. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ANNIE BELL FREDERICK

Died Aug. 22, 2013 WARSAW -- Annie Bell "Shirley" Frederick, 72, 450 Veach's Mill Road, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Big Zion AME Zion Church, with the Rev. Dr. Larry Smith officiating....

MILTON GOFF

PIKEVILLE -- Milton Goff, 77, Pinkney Church Road, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

DEBORAH J. LEE

Died Aug. 22, 2013 HARTFORD, Conn. -- Deborah Jean Lee, 59, formerly of Duplin County, died Thursday. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Saturday at 2 p.m., with minister Sheila Darden officiating. Burial...

BELVRA A. SHERROD MCKENZIE

MANHATTAN, N.Y. -- Belvra Ann Sherrod McKenzie, 73, died Sunday at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

DENNIS E. MENDOZA SR.

Dennis Edward Mendoza Sr., 51, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JOHN O. MITCHELL

KENLY -- John "Johnny" Oscar Mitchell, 61, died Monday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

SYLVIA J. MASSENGILL RAINS

JOHNSTON COUNTY -- Sylvia Massengill Rains, 76, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

Monday, August 26, 2013

RUTH ANN HOUSER HOOVER

Dec. 28, 1919-Aug. 25, 2013 Ruth Ann Houser Hoover, 93, passed away Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at her home. Ruth was born in Lincoln County Dec. 28, 1919, to the late William Lee Houser and Ethel Childress Houser. She...

SHARON PITT STALLINGS

Sharon Pitt Stallings, 57, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Sunday, August 25, 2013

GEORGE P. ANDERSON JR.

Dec. 30, 1929-Aug. 21, 2013 George Paul Anderson Jr., 83, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late George...

WILLIAM BENJAMIN "BEN" DUKE

Died Aug. 22, 2013 OCEAN ISLE BEACH -- William Benjamin "Ben" Duke, 87, passed away Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. The family will receive friends Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, from 1 to 2 p.m....

ARMIAH GILLIAM

Armiah Gilliam, 5 days old, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Gilliam Family Cemetery. Arrangements are by Christian Brothers Funeral Home and Cremations of Kinston....

JANNETTE DOBSON MATHIS

Died Aug. 20, 2013 MAGNOLIA -- Jannette Dobson Mathis, 70, 312 Graham Dobson Road, died Tuesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital. Funeral will be today at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church Kenansville, with the Rev. E.T....

EDWARD V. TURNER

July 28, 1972-Aug. 21, 2013 JACKSONVILLE -- Edward Vanness Turner, 41, died Wednesday at Anna's Care Inc. in Jacksonville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Community Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill. Burial will be in Duplin Memorial...

Friday, August 23, 2013

GEORGE P. ANDERSON JR.

George Paul Anderson Jr., 83, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

KENT BAER BURNS

March 23, 1938-Aug. 20, 2013 Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Kent Baer Burns, 75, 101 Mourning Dove Lane, Goldsboro, N.C., died Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, at Duke Hospital in Durham, N.C. Col. Burns was born in Pomona, Kan., March...

WILLIAM "BILL" GREENE DAVIS

Nov. 9, 1943-Aug. 21, 2013 PIKEVILLE -- William "Bill" Greene Davis, 69, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Bill was born in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 19, 1943, to the late John D. Davis Sr....

WILLIAM BENJAMIN "BEN" DUKE

Jan. 5, 1926-Aug. 22, 2013 OCEAN ISLE, N.C. -- William Benjamin "Ben" Duke, 87, passed away Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. Ben was born in Wayne County Jan. 5, 1926, to the late Oscar...

PRENTICE L. LOFTON

NEWARK, N.J. -- Funeral service for Mr. Prentice L. Lofton, 69, 45 Schley St., Newark, N.J., is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church, 395 Jerusalem Church Road, Seven Springs, N.C....

EVELYN M. PRICE

Sept. 9, 1925-Aug. 22, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Evelyn Mozingo Price, 87, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. Evelyn was born Sept. 9, 1925, in Wayne County to the late Eddie and Mattie Carter Mozingo. She was preceded...

JANICE D. SUTTON

Sept. 28, 1941-Aug. 20, 2013 CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- Janice Deaton Sutton, 71, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, at Chesapeake Regional Hospital. Janice was born in Cumberland County Sept. 28, 1941, to the late Thomas Deaton Sr. and Mildred...

MINNIE CLYDE SWINSON

Died Aug. 17, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Minnie Clyde Swinson, 68, formerly of LaGrange, died Saturday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Moore's Chapel AME Zion Church in LaGrange, with pastor Maurice Goodall officiating. Burial will be Sunday...

Thursday, August 22, 2013

GEORGE P. ANDERSON JR.

George P. Anderson Jr., 83, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROBERT LEE AYDELOTTE

Feb. 9, 1953-Aug. 20, 2013 Retired Senior Master Sgt. Robert Lee Aydelotte, 60, crossed over to heaven Tuesday. Born in Danville, Ill., he was the son of the late Jerry Lee Aydelotte and the late Margaret Neese Harrier. Bob...

WILLIAM G. DAVIS

William G. Davis, 69, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIAM B. DUKE

William Ben Duke, 87, died today at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

PAUL B. GILLIS

May 25, 1930-Aug. 21, 2013 Paul Britten Gillis, 83, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Paul was born in Montgomery County May 25, 1930, one of nine children, to the...

MARY ELIZABETH GILLS

Died Aug. 20, 2013 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Gills, 91, Goldsboro, died Tuesday night at Brian Center Heath and Rehab. Funeral services for Mrs. Gills will be Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Darden Chapel Original Free Will...

DEBORAH J. PATE

April 28, 1958-Aug. 21, 2013 HAVELOCK -- Deborah Jean Pate, 55, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday at Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MARY R. PETTAWAY

Died Aug. 13, 2013 BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Mary Rachel "May Rachel" Pettaway died Aug. 13. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park North. She is survived by two...

EVELYN M. PRICE

LAGRANGE -- Evelyn Mozingo Price died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

BILLY EUGENE SASSER

Died Aug. 21, 2013 PIKEVILLE -- Billy Eugene Sasser, 78, Pikeville, died Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013. Funeral will be Saturday at 6 p.m. at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing....

TUNK SUMMERLIN

June 21, 1947-Aug. 20, 2013 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Linwood Earl "Tunk" Summerlin, 66, died Tuesday evening, Aug. 20, 2013, at Wayne Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, officiated by...

JANICE DEATON SUTTON

Sept. 28, 1941-Aug. 20, 2013 Janice Deaton Sutton, 71, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, at Chesapeake Regional Hospital. Janice was born in Cumberland County Sept. 28, 1941, to the late Thomas Deaton Sr. and Mildred Rawls Deaton. She...

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

ROBERT L. AYDELOTTE

Retired Senior Master Sgt. Robert Lee Aydelotte, 60, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

KENT B. BURNS

Kent B. Burns, 75, Mourning Dove Lane, died Tuesday at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

PAUL B. GILLIS

Paul B. Gillis, 83, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JANNETTE DOBSON MATHIS

MAGNOLIA -- Jannette Dobson Mathis, 70, died Monday at the University of North Carolina Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

HELEN MAE MEDFORD

Nov. 11, 1922-Aug. 19, 2013 Helen Mae Medford, 90, went to be with her Lord and savior Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Homegoing services will be held Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, at 11 a.m. from the...

DEBORAH PATE

Deborah Pate, 55, died today at Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

LINWOOD E. SUMMERLIN

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Linwood Earl "Tunk" Summerlin, 66, died Tuesday at Wayne Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

ERNESTINE WILSON

Died Aug. 17, 2013 WARSAW -- Ernestine Wilson, 71, 340 W. George St., passed Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Her homegoing service will be held Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, at noon at Hines Chapel Free Will...

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

EUGENE EDWARDS

July 13, 1965-Aug. 16, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Eugene Edwards, 48, 103 Best St., died Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Holly Hill Church of Christ in LaGrange, with bishop Alton A. Smith...

W. DEXTER JACKSON

Aug. 20, 1931-Aug. 19, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- William Dexter Jackson, 81, 814 Country Club Road, passed away suddenly Monday morning, Aug. 19. Services to remember him and his life will be held Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 2 p.m....

MARGARET B. JACKSON

Feb. 22, 1921-Aug. 18, 2013 Margaret B. Jackson, 92, died Sunday at Silver Stream Health and Rehabilitation in Wilmington. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. Wednesday in Faison Cemetery. She was born Feb. 22, 1921, in Duplin County to...

GERALDINE P. KIDDER

Nov. 25, 1947-Aug. 18, 2013 DUDLEY -- Geraldine Joy "Gerri" Peddy Kidder, 65, Dudley, passed away Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013. Gerri was born Nov. 25, 1947, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to the late Gerald Randall Peddy and Edith...

PRENTICE L. LOFTON

NEWARK, N.J. -- Prentice Lee Lofton, 69, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home LLC in Wilson....

HELEN M. MEDFORD

Helen Mae Medford, 90, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAMES E. "SMITTY" SMITH

July 12, 1941-Aug. 18, 2013 James Edward "Smitty" Smith, 72, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Leo and Hattie Bell Sauls Smith. He...

TERRI T. SMITH

Dec. 11, 1955-Aug. 18, 2013 Terri Talton Smith, 57, passed away Sunday evening at her home. Terri was born in Wayne County Dec. 11, 1955, to Rachel Woodard Talton of Princeton and the late Ralph Max Talton. She had...

ERNESTINE WILSON

Dec. 30, 1941-Aug. 17, 2013 WARSAW -- Ernestine Wilson, 71, 340 W. George St., died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at Hines Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Warsaw, with elder Braxton Frederick...

Monday, August 19, 2013

GERALDINE KIDDER

DUDLEY -- Geraldine J. Kidder died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

TERRY SMITH

Terry Smith, 57, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES E. SMITH

James Edward Smith, 72, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

LYNWOOD L. SMITH

Died Aug. 17, 2013 KINSTON -- Lynwood L. "Smokey" Smith, 85, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday. Interment will be in Pinelawn Memorial Park with military honors. He was the son of the late T....

KATHERINE DAVIS SMITH

April 20, 1923-Aug. 17, 2013 Katherine Davis Smith went with the angel band to her immortal home Aug. 17, 2013. Funeral services for her will be at St. Joseph United Methodist Church, 20 W. Church St., Pikeville, N.C., at...

Sunday, August 18, 2013

MARY MYERS BLACKMAN

July 13, 1940-Aug. 16, 2013 SMITHFIELD -- Mary Myers Blackman, 73, 1112 Freedom Road, died Friday at the home of Phillip Alan in Warrenton. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Ralph...

ADOLPH O. DUARTE

Jan. 13, 1933-Aug. 15, 2013 Adolph Oros Duarte, 80, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Arizona Jan. 13, 1933, to the late Bauadelio and Teresa Duarte. He is survived by nine children. Arrangements are...

EUGENE EDWARDS

LAGRANGE -- Eugene Edwards, 48, 103 Best St., died Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SUE PARRISH FARMER

Died Aug. 15, 2013 Mrs. Sue Parrish Farmer, 79, passed away Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. A graveside service will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. in the mausoleum at Pinewood Memorial Park. Sue, a native of Nash County, had...

DAVID ALLEN MCFATTER

Feb. 26, 1979-Aug. 16, 2013 David Allen McFatter, 34, passed away Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer surrounded by his loving family. David was born in Wayne County Feb. 26, 1979,...

SYBIL L. MURRAY

May 1, 1948-Aug. 15, 2013 Sybil Lee Murray, 65, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Thursday after a brief but courageous battle with cancer at Vidant Hospital in Greenville, N.C. Born in Darlington, S.C., she was the daughter of the late...

LUCILLE BAKER POTTER

GREENVILLE -- Lucille Baker Potter, 85, died in July. Private burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in Wayne County. Arrangements are by Wilkerson Funeral Home and Crematory....

KATHERINE DAVIS SMITH

PIKEVILLE -- Katherine Davis Smith, 90, died Saturday at the Sterling House in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CARROLL COOK STANLEY

Died Aug. 17, 2013 DEEP RUN -- Carroll Cook Stanley, 80, Deep Run, passed away Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, at Pink Hill Funeral...

AUSTIN WHITAKER

Nov. 15, 1923-Aug. 14, 2013 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mr. Austin Whitaker, 89, 610 Isler St., Goldsboro, N.C., departed his earthly life Wednesday, Aug....

ERNESTINE WILSON

WARSAW -- Ernestine Wilson, 71, 340 W. George St., died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Friday, August 16, 2013

DOUGLAS MONROE ALLEN

Aug. 21, 1962-Aug. 13, 2013 Douglas Monroe Allen, 50, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Doug was born in Guilford County Aug. 21, 1962, to Paula Ann Owens Allen and the late Randall Monroe...

MERCEDES A. ARTIS

Died Aug. 9, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Mercedes Avatna Artis, 65, formerly of Fremont, N.C., died Friday, Aug. 9, at Medstar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. She was the daughter of Mary Verneace Fuller Becton and the late...

ADOLPH O. DUARTE

Adolph Oros Duarte, 80, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BELINDA O. HORNE

July 16, 1951-Aug. 12, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Belinda O. Horne, 528 Hillsboro St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Original Tabernacle of Prayer For All People, with elder Douglas Sutton...

ROBERT EARL HOWARD

Died Aug. 14, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Robert Earl Howard, 82, Mount Olive, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, at Genesis Rehabilitation Center in Mount Olive. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, 2013,...

MILTON LANE JR.

March 20, 1954-Aug. 13, 2013 FREMONT -- Milton Lane Jr. died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ in Fremont. Interment will be at Fremont...

SYBIL L. MURRAY

May 1, 1948-Aug. 15, 2013 Sybil Lee Murray, 65, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Thursday after a brief but courageous battle with cancer at Vidant Hospital in Greenville, N.C. Born in Darlington, S.C., she was the daughter of the late...

JASPER E. "BUDDY" NEWMAN

June 2, 1948-Aug. 14, 2013 Jasper Earl "Buddy" Newman, 65, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday evening surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late James Earl and Nettie Byrd Newman, and the husband of Dianne Kornegay Newman....

GEORGE FRANK STYRON JR.

Oct. 20, 1928-Aug. 13, 2013 CARY -- George Frank Styron Jr., 84, Cary, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Hospice of Wake County. Mr. Styron was born Oct. 20, 1928, in Goldsboro, N.C., to the late George Frank Styron...

SANDRA I USHER

Died Aug. 13, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Sandra I. Usher, 64, 701 E. Breazeale Ave., died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church Calypso. Burial will be in Oakview...

RICHARD ALTON WATSON

June 21, 1951-Aug. 2, 2013 LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Richard Alton Watson, 62, died Aug. 2, 2013, in Los Angeles, Calif., his home of many years. Richard was born June 21, 1951, to the union of Esther Watson Anderson...

ISAAC WHITFIELD

Died Aug. 12, 2013 DUDLEY -- Isaac Whitfield (Ishaq Hashim Lel), 1356 Old Mount Olive Highway, Dudley, N.C., died Monday at home. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 423 S. James...

Thursday, August 15, 2013

DOUGLAS M. ALLEN

Douglas M. Allen, 50, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

NANCY A. BUSH

Dec. 2, 1975-Aug. 12, 2013 Nancy Allison Bush, 37, died Monday. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Luke Disciple Church Smith Chapel in Mount Olive, with elder Donald Graham Sr. officiating. Burial will be at Ward...

LEONARD RAY EDMUNDSON

July 19, 1948-Aug. 13, 2013 Leonard Ray Edmundson, 65, went to be with his Lord Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Leonard was born in Greene County July 19, 1948, to Etheleen Sauls Hikes of Goldsboro and...

ALVIN A. GRABERT JR.

Jan. 12, 1938-Aug. 13, 2013 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Retired Chief Master Sgt. Alvin A. Grabert Jr., 75, Seven Springs, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. Al was born Jan. 12, 1938, in Posey County, Ind., to the late Alvin...

LINDA DAVIS NEWKIRK

Died Aug. 13, 2013 CHINQUAPIN -- Linda Davis Newkirk, 65, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Friday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Travis Newkirk...

BUDDY E. NEWMAN

Jasper Earl "Buddy" Newman, 65, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

MARY R. PETTIWAY

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Mary R. Pettiway, 68, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

DONALD L. RIGGS SR.

Died Aug. 12, 2013 Donald Lister Riggs Sr., 83, died Monday. Memorial service will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at New Hope Road Church of God. He is survived by three sons....

AUSTIN WHITAKER

Austin Whitaker, 89, 610 Isler St., died Wednesday at Kitty Atkins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

JOSEPHINE HAND BENNETT

Died Aug. 12, 2013 FAISON -- Josephine Hand Bennett died Monday at Warsaw Health and Rehab. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Hill's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Faison. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Burial...

NANCY A. BUSH

Nancy Allison Bush, 37, 619 Two Lane Drive, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

LEONARD R. EDMUNDSON

Leonard Ray Edmundson, 65, died suddenly Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MABEL L. GAVIN ISLER

Feb. 23, 1923-Aug. 11, 2013 Mabel Louise Gavin Isler, 90, 624 Poplar St., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Arthur Evans officiating. Burial...

ALVIN A. GRABERT JR.

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Alvin A. Grabert Jr., 81, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

RUBY LEE KORNEGAY HEAD

Aug. 15, 1934-Aug. 12, 2013 Ruby Lee Kornegay Head, 79, died Monday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth Kornegay and the late Minnie Wiggins Kornegay Dail. She...

ADDIE LLOYD HOLLAND JR.

Nov. 8, 1947-Aug. 3, 2013 Addie Lloyd Holland Jr., 65, passed away Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, at home. A celebration of life service will be held Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. at Unity Fellowship Church in Rosewood,...

HENRY H. KEARNEY

March 24, 1938-Aug. 13, 2013 FREMONT -- Henry H. Kearney, 75, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Greene County March 24, 1938, to the late Henry Lee and Clyde Wade Kearney. He was married...

MILTON LANE JR.

FREMONT -- Milton Lane Jr. died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

FRANCES G. MCDUFFIE

Dec. 9, 1949-Aug. 9, 2013 Frances Geraldine McDuffie, 63, 331 N. Alabama Ave., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Original Tabernacle of Prayer for All People. Burial will be in Old...

PRESTON P. PATE

March 20, 1925-Aug. 13, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Mr. Preston "Pres" Parks Pate, 88, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at his residence. A native of Greene County, Pres was born March 20, 1925, the son of Berry W. and Laura...

BOB VANDEVENDER

Nov. 21, 1932-Aug. 13, 2013 CONYERS, Ga. -- Mr. Robert Ray "Bob" VanDevender passed away Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at the age of 80. Bob was born in Pocahontas County, W.Va., Nov. 21, 1932. He spent his childhood in...

ISAAC WHITFIELD

DUDLEY -- Isaac Whitfield (Ishaq Hashim Lel), 68, 1356 Old Mount Olive Highway, died at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

JOSEPHINE HAND BENNETT

FAISON -- Josephine Hand Bennett, 90, 1584 North N.C. 50-117 South, died at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

MADELEINE FLORA MARTIN CABANA

Aug. 25, 1927-Aug. 11, 2013 CLEVELAND, Ga. -- Madeleine Flora Martin Cabana, 85, Cleveland, died Aug. 11 after a brief illness. A rosary service was scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, at Alexander Funeral Home. Visitation followed...

JAMES CLARENCE CRONE JR.

July 25, 1921-Aug. 12, 2013 James Clarence Crone Jr., a native and longtime resident of Goldsboro, passed away Aug. 12, at his assisted living community, Carolina House of Chapel Hill, N.C. He was surrounded by his devoted wife, children,...

RUBY LEE KORNEGAY HEAD

Ruby Lee Kornegay Head, 79, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ALFREDO HENRY

Died Aug. 7, 2013 KINSTON -- Alfredo Henry, 63, formerly of Wallace, died Wednesday at Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be at Faith Tabernacle United Holy Church in Kinston Wednesday at 1 p.m., with elder Robby...

BELINDA OWENS HORNE

MOUNT OLIVE -- Belinda Owens Horne, 62, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

HENRY KEARNEY

FREMONT -- Henry Kearney, 75, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

LINWOOD B. KENNEDY

Died Aug. 11, 2013 KINSTON -- Linwood Bruce Kennedy, 92, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Northwest Christian Church in Kinston. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery. He was married to...

JERRY LEWIS

Feb. 25, 1955-Aug. 11, 2013 Jerry "Flukie" Lewis, 58, 507 E. Elm St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Pentecostal United Holy Church. Burial will be in Willowdale Cemetery. He was...

JOAN WEST NIXON

Died Aug. 12, 2013 KENLY -- Joan West Nixon, 71, died at the Brian Center in Wilson Monday. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel of Minshew-Coley Funeral Home, with pastor George Arant officiating. Burial will be...

ANNETTE CHRISTOPHER ODOM

Dec. 15, 1943-Aug. 12, 2013 CHAPEL HILL -- Annette Christopher Odom, 69, died Monday at the University of North Carolina Hospitals. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, with the Rev. Larry Pittman officiating. Burial...

PAULINE ROSE PEACOCK

Died Aug. 11, 2013 KENLY -- Pauline Rose Peacock, 81, passed away at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013. Born in Nash County, she was the daughter of the late Hardy Rose and the late Minnie...

MINNIE DANIELS STRICKLAND

May 21, 1931-Aug. 11, 2013 Minnie Daniels Strickland, 82, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. in Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in Wilson County May 21, 1931, to the...

SANDRA USHER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Sandra Usher, 64, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Monday, August 12, 2013

MERCEDES A. ARTIS

Mercedes Avatna Artis, 65, formerly of Fremont, died Friday at Medstar Washington Hospital Center. Arrangements are pending at Stuart Funeral Home of Washington, D.C....

JAMES C. CRONE JR.

James Clarence Crone Jr., 92, died today at Carolina House in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DR. WILLIAM "BILL" C. DENMARK

Jan. 3, 1936-Aug. 9, 2013 GREENSBORO -- Dr. William "Bill" C. Denmark, 77, Greensboro, passed away Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, at Moses Cone Hospital. A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, at First Baptist Church...

MABEL G. ISLER

Mabel G. Isler, 90, 624 Poplar St., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JERRY LEWIS

Jerry "Flukie" Lewis, 58, 507 E. Elm St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ANNETTE C. ODOM

CHAPEL HILL -- Annette C. Odom died today at North Carolina Memorial Hospital. Arrangemtns are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

ALICE H. PRICE

June 17, 1931-Aug. 11, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Alice Holloman Price, 82, passed away Sunday morning, Aug. 11, at Kitty Askins Hospice Care Center. A service of remembrance will be held Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 10 a.m. by the...

MINNIE BELL DANIELS STRICKLAND

Minnie Bell Daniels Strickland, 82, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, August 11, 2013

EDWIN "BUNK" BASS

Oct. 2, 1937-Aug. 9, 2013 Edwin "Bunk" Bass, 75, passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, surrounded by his family. Bunk was born in Greene County Oct. 2, 1937, to the late William Thomas and Florence Taylor Bass. Bunk...

GLADYS DAVIS CAPPS

June 15, 1931-Aug. 8, 2013 Gladys Davis Capps, 82, formerly of Four Oaks, died Thursday at Universal Health Care in Lillington. Funeral will be tonight at 7 at Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Larry Hunt and the...

RAYMOND GRANT CARMACK

Sept. 20, 1924-Aug. 9, 2013 Raymond Grant Carmack, 88, died Friday evening at Harmony Hall Nursing Home in Kinston, N.C. Born in Richlands, N.C., he was the son of the late Raymond Pollock and Rochie K. Carmack, and the...

RICKIE DAVIS

Died Aug. 6, 2013 Mr. Rickie Lee Davis, 53, died Aug. 6 at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Baltimore, Md. Funeral services for Mr. Davis will be held Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, at 11 a.m. at St. Delight United...

ERNEST L. DYSON

July 30, 1940-Aug. 6, 2013 CALYPSO -- Ernest Lee Dyson, 208 S. Fort St., died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at New St. Delight Holy Church in Mount Olive, with bishop Quincy...

NETTIE HERRING

Died Aug. 9, 2013 WARSAW -- Nettie Herring, 86, 113 S. Rainbow Court, died Friday at Elizabethtown Nursing Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at noon at Garris Funeral Home chapel, with evangelist Vera Worrell officiating. Burial will be in...

DAVID JEFFERY HERRING

Died Aug. 6, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- David Jeffery Herring, 50, 109 S. Southerland St., died Tuesday at Duke Hospital. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of James Lamont Herring and the late Carol Kay Thornton, and...

BARBARA PEACOCK KING

June 27, 1932-Aug. 7, 2013 Barbara Peacock King, 81, departed this walk of life Aug. 7, 2013, at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Homegoing services will be held Monday, Aug. 12, 2013, at 1 p.m. at New Saint...

CECIL LAWRENCE KORNEGAY

Sept. 8, 1934-Aug. 9, 2013 Cecil Lawrence Kornegay, 78, Old Smithfield Road, Goldsboro, died Friday morning at his home. He was born Sept. 8, 1934, and was the son of the late David Young and Onie Elizabeth Worley Kornegay....

FRANCES G. MCDUFFIE

Frances Geraldine McDuffie, 63, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

CORNELIA A. NEWSOME

Cornelia Ann Newsome, 77, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CASSIE R. OUTLAND

Feb. 13, 1914-Aug. 8, 2013 FOUR OAKS -- Cassie Rose Outland, 99, died Thursday at Smithfield Manor. Graveside service was 2 p.m. Saturday at Sullivan Family Cemetery. Born in Richmond, Va., Feb. 13, 1914, she was the daughter of...

PAMELA R. POWELL

July 8, 1962-Aug. 8, 2013 PRINCETON -- Pamela Rose Powell, 51, Dr. Donnie H. Jones Blvd., died Thursday at home. Memorial service was 3 p.m. Saturday at Casey Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. She was born...

Friday, August 9, 2013

GLADYS DAVIS CAPPS

FOUR OAKS -- Gladys Capps, 82, died Thursday at Universal Health Care in Lillington. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

PAUL H. ELEY SR.

Died Aug. 2, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Paul H. Eley Sr., 357 E. Nelson St., died Aug. 2 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Hertford County, he was the son of the late Edward Eley Sr. and Flossie Porter...

CINDY LEE FOWLER

June 30, 1960-Aug. 6, 2013 Cindy Lee Fowler, 53, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside services were held today at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. The family received friends following the service. She was born in...

INA MAE GARNER

Sept. 6, 1961-Aug. 5, 2013 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) MOUNT OLIVE -- Ms. Ina Mae Garner, 51, 207 S. Church St., Mount Olive, N.C.,...

NETTIE HERRING

ELIZABETHTOWN -- Nettie Herring, 86, died today at Elizabethtown Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

BRANDON W. HOLLAND

April 18, 1991-Aug. 5, 2013 SMITHFIELD -- Brandon Walker Holland, 22, 5224 Brogden Road, died Monday at home. Funeral will be tonight at 7 at Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Teresa Wilson and the Rev. Alex Bullard...

CECIL KORNEGAY

Cecil Kornegay, Old Smithfield Road, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

DOUG LANE

Sept. 8, 1949-Aug. 7, 2013 MICRO -- Doug Lane, 63, Micro, went home to be with his Lord Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2013, at his home. He was surrounded by his family as he passed from this earthly world to...

PAM POWELL

Pam Powell died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

EUNICE J. RAINS

March 5, 1931-Aug. 8, 2013 Eunice Jernigan Rains, 82, passed away peacefully Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family and friends. Eunice was born in Wayne County March 5, 1931, to the late...

PARROTT SUTTON

Aug. 5, 1921-Aug. 8, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Parrott Sutton, 92, Bucklesberry community, died Thursday. Funeral will be tonight at 7 at Rouse Funeral Home, with pastor Mary Kay Ward officiating. Interment will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Fairview...

SANDY L. WILLIAMS

Died Aug. 5, 2013 WARSAW -- Sandy Lou Williams died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Hawes Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw. Visitation will be tonight from 5 to 8. Burial will...

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

NANCY GUY AYCOCK

Died Aug. 6, 2013 Nancy Guy Aycock, 81, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at her home and immediately following...

MARGARET SPEIGHT BARNES

WILSON -- Margaret Speight Barnes, 60, 4916 Bluebill Road, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ERNEST L. DYSON

CALYPSO -- Ernest Lee Dyson, 73, 208 S. Fort St., died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

DAVID HERRING

MOUNT OLIVE -- David Herring, 50, 109 S. Southerland St., died Tuesday at Duke Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

BARBARA PEACOCK KING

Barbara Peacock King, 81, died today at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MELISSA DIANE WILLIAMS LANGSTON

Nov. 24, 1973-Aug. 3, 2013 PIKEVILLE -- Melissa Diane Williams Langston, 39, Pikeville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Melissa was born Nov. 24, 1973, in Cabarrus County, the daughter of Grady and...

LAWRENCE E. MAYO

Lawrence Edward Mayo, 45, 607 Vann St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ELTON RAY STRICKLAND

Dec. 18, 1935-Aug. 4, 2013 WILSON -- Elton Strickland, 77, Wilson, passed peacefully away Sunday evening. Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Thursday at Joyner's Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Friday in Evergreen...

WILLIAM E. WOOD JR.

Dec. 18, 1959-Aug. 4, 2013 KENANSVILLE -- William "Billy" Eldridge Wood Jr., 53, died Sunday at home. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Winstead Family Cemetery in Kenansville. He was born Dec. 18, 1959, in New Hanover...

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

REBECCA "ANN" ADAMS

Died July 20, 2013 Rebecca "Ann" Adams, 62, entered into eternal rest at Vidant Medical Center July 20, 2013. The funeral was held in Concord, Ga., July 27, 2013. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held...

CAROLYN C. ALPHIN

Sept. 1, 1943-Aug. 4, 2013 WHITE LAKE -- Carolyn Creech Alphin, 69, Columbia, S.C., passed away Sunday at her vacation home in White Lake. She was the daughter of the late Norwood "Jack" McCoy and Alice Mozingo Creech, and...

VAMIK BOMBATEPE

March 13, 1928-Aug. 4, 2013 Dr. Vamik Bombatepe, 85, passed away Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Dr. Bombatepe was born in Istanbul, Turkey, March 13, 1928, to the late Cafer and Vasfiye Bombatepe. He...

INA M. GARNER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Ina Mae Garner, 51, 207 S. Church St., died at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

SARAH DANIELS HINES

WACO, Texas -- Sarah Daniels Hines, 70, 322 Richland Drive, Apt. B, formerly of Wayne County, died at Hilcrest Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

W. EUGENE HOLMES

Oct. 18, 1938-Aug. 4, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Wilbur Eugene Holmes, 74, died Sunday. Funeral will be tonight at 7 at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Glenn Hill and the Rev. Gerald Fowler officiating. Interment with full military honors...

BERTHA WILLIAMS SMITH

Died Aug. 4, 2013 WARSAW -- Bertha Williams Smith, 84, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church of Warsaw Wednesday at noon, with Dr. Cathy S. Gilliard officiating. Burial will be...

ELTON R. STRICKLAND

WILSON -- Elton Strickland, 77, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Joyner's Funeral Home in Wilson....

LINDA WEIL

Jan. 30, 1940-Aug. 1, 2013 RALEIGH -- Linda Weil was born Jan. 30, 1940. She attended public schools in Goldsboro, and graduated from Goldsboro High School in 1958. She attended Converse College in Spartanburg, S.C. Linda moved to Raleigh,...

Monday, August 5, 2013

CAROLYN CREECH ALPHIN

Carolyn Creech Alphin, 69, died Sunday at Bladen County Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MOLLIE PHILLIPS BAKER

Dec. 22, 1930-Aug. 3, 2013 PIKEVILLE -- Mollie Phillips Baker, 72, Gurley Dairy Road, Pikeville, died Saturday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 22, 1940, and was the daughter of the late Ransom and Annie Bell...

VAMIK BOMBATEPE

Dr. Vamik Bombatepe, 85, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LARRY R. HARRISON

April 21, 1939-Aug. 3, 2013 SNOW HILL -- Larry Reynolds Harrison, 74, died Saturday. Graveside service will be Tuesday at 9 a.m. at Pinelawn Memorial Park, with the Rev. Tim Chase officiating. He was born April 21, 1939, in...

ADDIE L. HOLLAND JR.

Addie Lloyd Holland Jr., 65, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

EUGENE HOLMES

LAGRANGE -- Eugene Holmes died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

LA MURIEL S. SUTTON

April 9, 1928-Aug. 4, 2013 La Muriel S. Sutton, 85, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be held tonight at 7 at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Wes Johnson, the Rev. Vance Harrell and the...

JOHNNY VINE WOODARD

Aug. 7, 1958-Aug. 4, 2013 SMITHFIELD -- Johnny Vine Woodard, 54, died Sunday morning, Aug. 4, 2013, in Wilson Medical Center surrounded by his family. Born Aug. 7, 1958, in Johnston County, he was the son of Melvin R....

PAUL L. YELVERTON JR.

March 28, 1942-Aug. 3, 2013 KENLY -- Paul Lee Yelverton Jr., 71, Sunshine Road, died Saturday. Funeral will be tonight at 7 at the chapel of Casey Funeral Home, with the Rev. Pete Radford officiating. Committal will be 11...

Sunday, August 4, 2013

GUY D. CALLAWAY

Died Aug. 2, 2013 KENLY -- Guy Daniel Callaway, 56, of Kenly died Friday at Johnston Health in Smithfield. A memorial service will take place 2 p.m. Monday at St. Mary's Grove Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev....

KENNETH DUDLEY JR.

Nov. 6, 1988-July 23, 2013 KINSTON -- Kenneth Dudley Jr., 24, of 4015 Ferrell Road, Kinston, died Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Vidant Inpatient Hospice, Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at Grainger Chapel Church of Christ, 1700...

PAUL H. ELEY

MOUNT OLIVE -- Paul H. Eley of 357 E. Nelson St. died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

KENNETH J. HOLLOMAN SR.

Oct. 8, 1929-Aug. 2, 2013 Kenneth Joseph Holloman Sr., 83, passed away early Friday morning, Aug. 2, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, at 2 p.m., in the chapel of Tyndall...

LINDA CAROLYN PEARSALL ROBB

July 3, 1948-Aug. 1, 2013 PHILADELPHIA -- Ms. Linda Carolyn Pearsall Robb, 65, of 8529 Cratin Place, formerly of Goldsboro, passed on Aug. 1, 2013, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A celebration of her life will be held on...

Friday, August 2, 2013

JAMES A. CLARK

May 8, 1937-July 28, 2013 DUDLEY -- James A. Clark, 76, 323 Brentwood Drive, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in the J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes...

JACQUELYN W. GREGORY

Died July 30, 2013 Mrs. Jacquelyn Williamson Gregory died July 30, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Gregory will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 601 W. Elm St., Goldsboro, with pastor...

KENNETH J. HOLLOMAN

MOUNT OLIVE -- Kenneth J. Holloman, 83, died today at Wayne Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

DEANIA K. LITTLE

Dec. 13, 1962-Aug. 1, 2013 DUDLEY -- Deania Kay Little, 50, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A time of remembrance will be held at a later date. She was the daughter of Lewis Rogers and the late Phyllis...

HOOVER TAYLOR

Sept. 8, 1928-Aug. 1, 2013 STANTONSBURG -- Herbert Hoover Taylor, 84, went to be with his Lord Thursday, Aug. 1, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Hoover was born in Greene County Sept. 8, 1928, to...

Thursday, August 1, 2013

RHONA C. BORING

April 11, 1927-July 24, 2013 KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Rhona Carlyle Boring, 86, died July 24. Graveside service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery in LaGrange. She was born April 11, 1927, in England to the late...

DEBORAH C. CROW

Oct. 31, 1954-July 31, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Miss Deborah Carol Crow, 58, known to most as Debbie, passed away early Wednesday morning, July 31, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Services to remember her and her life will be...

JACQUELYN W. GREGORY

Died July 30, 2013 Mrs. Jacquelyn Williamson Gregory died July 30, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements for Mrs. Gregory will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 601 W. Elm St., Goldsboro, with pastor...

NETTIE R. PETTIWAY

June 4, 1949-July 30, 2013 KINSTON -- Nettie R. Pettiway, 64, 548 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., died Tuesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Bread of Life Gospel Tabernacle in Grifton, with...

WELLON PITTMAN

Aug. 4, 1938-July 30, 2013 Hardy Wellon Pittman, 74, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Wellon was born in Wayne County Aug. 4, 1938, to the late Willie and Lucy Rose...

LINDA PEARSALL ROBB

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Linda Pearsall Robb, 65, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston....