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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

DELOIT C. BEST

GRANTHAM -- Deloit Cotton Best, 28, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ADELE I. CARR

Adele Ivey Carr, 97, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

THEODORE R. FAISON

Died Dec. 30, 2013 FAISON -- Theodore R. Faison, 74, died Monday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Middleton Cemetery in Kenansville. Arrangements are by Hawes Funeral Home of Warsaw....

MATTIE W. GOODING

April 9, 1941-Dec. 30, 2013 PIKEVILLE -- Mattie Wilkins Gooding, 72, died peacefully Monday morning at her home. Born in the Grantham community, she was the daughter of the late Gardner and Bessie Cox Wilkins, and the wife of...

ROBERT T. HARPER SR.

March 15, 1939-Dec. 28, 2013 Robert "Bob" Thomas Harper Sr. died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Friday at the chapel of Casey Funeral. Burial will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Price Cemetery in Pine Level He...

WILLIAM T. HOBBS

William T. Hobbs, 90, 1425 Tommy's Road, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JERRY V. JOYNER

Jerry Vance Joyner, 67, died Dec. 24, at LaGrange Gardens Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

CORETHA UTLEY LATIMER

Died Dec. 25, 2013 FAYETTEVILLE -- Coretha Utley Latimer, 81, 485 Santa Fe Drive, died Wednesday. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Williams Chapel Church in Spring Lake. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DONALD W. PEARCE

FOUR OAKS -- Donald Wayne Pearce, 57, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service LLC....

BOBBY RAY PRICE

July 16, 1932-Dec. 29, 2013 Bobby Ray Price, 81, died Sunday morning at his home. Born in Dudley, N.C., he was the son of the late Herbert Parker and Jessie B. Outlaw Price, and was husband of the late...

MAURY ROGERSON

Oct. 18, 1956-Dec. 27, 1013 DUDLEY -- Maury Rogerson, 57, 212 N. Hereford Drive, Apt. G, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church, with Dr. Howard Eugene McNair...

WILLIAM SHEPPARD

Sept. 21, 1926-Dec. 26, 2013 William Sheppard, 87, 2037 Azalea Drive, died Thursday in the Brian Center. Private service will be tonight at 6 in Goldsboro and Friday in Wilmington, Del. He was born to the late Wilson and...

EDWARD "TINK" LEE SMITH

Oct. 10, 1920-Dec. 30, 2013 Edward "Tink" Lee Smith, 93, passed away Monday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his loving family. Tink was born in Wayne County Oct. 10, 1920, to the late George and Dollie...

ODIS R. SUTTON

Died Dec. 30, 2013 FAISON -- Odis Ray Sutton, 85, 3766 Suttontown Road, died at Sampson Regional Medical Center Monday. Funeral will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Goshen United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Rochele Bailey and the...

JERRY TROTT

Jerry Trott, 67, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

CHRISTINE WILLIAMSON TURNAGE

FREMONT -- Christine Williamson Turnage, 81, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

ANNABELLE EDWARDS WELLS

Annabelle Edwards Wells, 97, died Monday at Carolinas Medical Center in Pineville. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Services....

Monday, December 30, 2013

MATTIE GOODING

Mattie Gooding died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

MAGGIE KORNEGAY

Maggie Kornegay, 83, resident of Kennasville Health and Rehabilitation Center, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

INA R. LANGSTON

LAGRANGE -- Ina Ruth Langston, 93, died Saturday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

TONY J. LEWIS

Tony Jermaine Lewis, 42, 802 W. Grantham St., died Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

BOBBY R. PRICE

DUDLEY -- Bobby Ray Price, 81, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MYARL RAY ROSE

Nov. 16, 1921-Dec. 29, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Myarl Ray Rose, 92, went to be with his Lord early Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Myarl was born in Wayne County to the late Chester...

EDWARD "TINK" LEE SMITH

Oct. 10, 1920-Dec. 30, 2013 Edward "Tink" Lee Smith, 93 passed away Monday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his loving family. Tink was born in Wayne County Oct. 10, 1920, to the late George and Dollie...

QUEEN E. SWINSON

Queen Esther Swinson, 88, 1002 E. Elm St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Sunday, December 29, 2013

JIMMY C. ALPHIN SR.

Nov. 21, 1945-Dec. 26, 2013 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Jimmy Cullen Alphin Sr. passed away Thursday evening, Dec. 26, 2013, at his residence. He was 68 years old. The family will receive friends at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive...

HENRY F. BAYLES

June 9, 1923-Dec. 27, 2013 PIKEVILLE -- Henry Ford Bayles, 90, Pikeville, N.C., passed away Friday evening. He was the son of the late Ford and Docia Dumas Bayles, and was the husband of Kathleen Zigler Bayles. He served...

ADA R. BOYD

Prophetess Ada Ruth Boyd, 74, 711 Rudolph St., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

AGNES FRANCES HOWELL BRADSHAW

Dec. 13, 1928-Dec. 25, 2013 Agnes Frances Howell Bradshaw, 85, was called "home" Christmas morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born Dec. 13, 1928, to the late George Jackson Howell and Ada Tyndall Howell. She was the...

CHRISTELL BEASLEY DENNING

Nov. 22, 1930-Dec. 28, 2013 GRANTHAM -- Christell Beasley Denning, 83, Grantham, passed away Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial. She was the daughter of the late Nathan and Myrtie Thain Beasley, and was the wife of the late Billy...

LUCILLE DIAZ

Nov. 15, 1958-Dec. 24, 2013 Lucille Diaz, 55, died Tuesday. Memorial service was held Saturday at 5 p.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She was born in Union County, N.J., Nov. 19, 1958, to Mary Ettere of New...

ELLA DAVIS FAISON

June 12, 1913-Dec. 25, 2013 TURKEY -- Ella Davis Faison, 6760 Old Warsaw Road, died Wednesday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Greater Six Runs Baptist Church in Turkey, with the Rev....

THOMAS E. HILL

Died Dec. 22, 2013 ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Thomas E. "Tom" Hill, 58, formerly of Jason community, died Dec. 22. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Simro Free Will Baptist Church in LaGrange, with Dr. Robert D. Hood officiating....

ARLENA MILES

LAGRANGE -- Arlena Miles, 90, 607 N. Forbes St., died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Services....

MICHAEL LAINE MURPHY

June 19, 1956-Dec. 26, 2013 Michael Laine Murphy, 57, passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, N.C. Michael was born in Shreveport, La., June 19, 1956, to Cecil Ray Murphy of Morehead City and...

LILLIAN J. RAYNOR

Jan. 9, 1924-Dec. 26, 2013 Lillian Joyce Joyner Raynor, 89, passed away Thursday at her home. Lillian was born in Richmond, Va., Jan. 9, 1924, to the late Charlie Randolph Joyner and Myrtie A. Daniel Joyner. She was married...

MAURY ROGERSON

DUDLEY -- Maury Rogerson, 57, 212 N. Hereford Drive, Apt. G, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

IRENE L. SUTTON

Irene Louise Sutton, 83, 600 Sheridan Forest Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending ta Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

SANDRA M. BRYAN USHER

April 9, 1961-Dec. 23, 2013 Sandra Michelle Bryant Usher died Sunday. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Northeast Free Will Baptist Church in Mount Olive. Burial will be in Wynn Cemetery in Dudley She was born April...

DORA WHITFIELD

PIKEVILLE -- Dora Whitfield, 2620 Big Daddy's Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

Friday, December 27, 2013

ANNIE M.HILL

Died Dec. 17, 2013 BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Annie Mae Hill, 97, died Dec. 17 at Bishop Henry B. Hucles Episcopal Nursing Home. Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at White Oak Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be private....

JIMMY C. ALPHIN

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Jimmy C Alphin Sr., 68, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

BILLIE BERTON BERENDS JR.

Dec. 16, 1956-Dec. 26, 2013 Billie "Bill" Berton Berends Jr., 57, passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at his home. Bill was born in San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 16, 1956, to Billie B. Berends Sr. and the late Ruth...

AGNES FRANCES HOWELL BRADSHAW

Dec. 13, 1928-Dec. 25, 2013 Agnes Frances Howell Bradshaw, 85, was called "home" Christmas morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born Dec. 13, 1928, to the late George Jackson Howell and Ada Tyndall Howell. She was the...

EUGENE EXUM

Dec. 14, 1937-Dec. 16, 2013 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Eugene Exum was born Dec. 14, 1937, in Goldsboro, N.C., to the late Leroy and Ola Mae Exum. He was the firstborn of five children. His sister, Delores, and brother, William,...

ROBERT E. FAISON

Died Dec. 23, 2013 BAILEY -- Robert Earl Faison, 61, 7916 New Sandy Hill Church Road, Bailey, died Monday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Flat Rock Church Disciples of Christ in Sims. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral...

OMAR S. FELTON

Nov. 5, 1965-Dec. 20, 2013 Omar Scott Felton, 48, 215 Pinewood Drive, died Dec. 20 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church Disciples of Christ, with the Rev. Dr. William J....

SAMUEL JOHNSON FRENCH

Aug. 11, 1925-Dec. 26, 2013 Samuel Johnson French, 88, passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mr. French was born in Craven County Aug. 11, 1925, to the late Lee Johnson French and Estella Skinner...

WILLIE E. HARDY

Willie Earl Hardy, 78, 141 Wharton Lane, died Tuesday. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DEBORAH HOBBS JOHNSON

Died Dec. 23, 2013 KINSTON -- Deborah Hobbs "Sissy" Johnson, 59, 903 Jefferson Drive, died Monday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Jackson Heights Original Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in...

CORETHA UTLEY LATIMER

FAYETTEVILLE -- Coretha Utley Latimer, 81, 485 Santa Fe Drive, died Wednesday. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

EDWARD D. MOXLEY

March 20, 1949-Dec. 24, 2013 Edward Donnell Moxley, 64, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son of William A. Moxley and the late LoRayne M. Furlin, and was the husband of Rachel C. Moxley....

PAUL L. MULLINS

Died Dec. 25, 2013 WILSON -- Paul Leonard Mullins, 75, died Wednesday at the Brian Center in Wilson. Graveside service will be today at 1 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Park in Wilson. Born in Wilson County, he was the...

PAUL L. MULLINS

Died Dec. 25, 2013 WILSON -- Paul Leonard Mullins, 75, died Wednesday at the Brian Center in Wilson. Graveside service will be today at 1 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Park in Wilson. Born in Wilson County, he was the...

MICHAEL LAINE MURPHY

June 19, 1956-Dec. 26, 2013 Michael Laine Murphy, 57, passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, N.C. Michael was born in Shreveport, La., June 19, 1956, to Cecil Ray Murphy of Morehead City and...

DOROTHY M. POOLE

Dorothy Mae Poole, 77, resident at the Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation Center, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ROBEY GEORGE RAYNOR

June 22, 1931-Dec. 26, 2013 Robey George Raynor, 82, passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013, at the North Carolina Veterans Home in Fayetteville. Robey was born in Johnston County June 22, 1931, to the late Leon W. Raynor and...

LILLIAN J. RAYNOR

Lillian Joyce Joyner Raynor, 89, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HERBERT B. SHAW

Died Dec. 21, 2013 KINSTON -- Herbert Bernard Shaw, 78, 907 Cunningham Road, died Saturday at Kinston Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Moore's Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church in LaGrange. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery....

JEMEL SHERROD

April 11, 1974-Dec. 23, 2013 Jemel Sherrod, 39, 503 S. Vance St., died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be in Fremont Cemetery. He was born...

BILLIE JO SMITH

April 9, 1964-Dec. 26, 2013 EUREKA -- Billie Jo Mizelle Smith died Thursday with her family at her side. Funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 532 Country Day Road, Goldsboro. Visitation will be...

REV. JIM TURBYFILL

Dec. 17, 1952-Dec. 26, 2013 The Rev. Jim H. Turbyfill, 61 passed away Thursday evening at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. He was the son of Anna Mae Turbyfill and the late Rev. Raymond J....

GILBERT E. USHER

June 5, 1947-Dec. 20, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Gilbert Edward Usher, 66, 908 Oliver St., died Dec. 20 at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Mount Gilead Baptist Church, with apostle Preston...

GILBERT E. USHER

June 5, 1947-Dec. 20, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Gilbert Edward Usher, 66, 908 Oliver St., died Dec. 20 at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Mount Gilead Baptist Church, with apostle Preston...

HORACE L. WILLIAMS

July 12, 1959-Dec. 21, 2013 KINSTON -- Horace Lee Williams, 54, 203 S. Orion St., Apt. 28, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 11 a.m. in the Nannie D. Loftin Memorial Chapel at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes...

NATHANIEL WYNN

Sept. 23, 1923-Dec. 22, 2013 Nathaniel Wynn, 90, resident of Wilmed Nursing Home, died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. John AME Zion Church in Wilson, with Dr. Michael S. Bell officiating. Interment will be...

Thursday, December 26, 2013

AGNES HOWELL BRADSHAW

FREMONT -- Agnes Howell Bradshaw, 85, passed away Christmas day at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont, with visitation afterward. A graveside service will be...

Dr. WILLIAM B. CROMER

Nov. 16, 1931-Dec. 24, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Dr. William Browning "Dr. Bill" Cromer, 82, LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013. Bill was born Nov. 16, 1931, in Charlotte to the late Buford Bradley Cromer and Mary Elizabeth Browning...

LUCILLE DIAZ

Lucille Diaz, 55, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory...

ELLA DAVIS FAISON

CLINTON -- Ella Davis Faison, 100, 213 Forest Trail, died Wednesday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

DANIEL FAISON

June 19, 1951-Dec. 22, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Daniel Faison, 62, 303-A E. Kornegay St., died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in the James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will...

SAMUEL J. FRENCH

Samuel Johnson French, 88, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

A.W. GOULDING JR.

March 26, 1930-Dec. 23, 2013 A.W. Goulding, Jr., 83, passed away Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A.W. was born in Craven County March 26, 1930, to the late A.W. Goulding Sr. and Maggie Goulding. He...

AL'TARIQ KORNEGAY

NEWARK, N.J. -- Al'Tariq Kornegay, 21, 145 Sunset Ave., formerly of Fremont, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

WAYNE E. PARKER

Dec. 24, 1957-Dec. 19, 2013 NORFOLK, Va. -- Wayne Earl "Butch" Parker, 55, 1005 Bland St., formerly of Wilson, died Dec. 19 in Norfolk General Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Perry's Temple Original Free Will...

ROBEY G. RAYNOR

Robey George Raynor, 82, died today at the North Carolina Veteran's Home in Fayetteville. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIAM SHEPPARD

William Sheppard, 87, 2037 Azalea Drive, died Thursday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CATHERINE O. THOMPSON

Died Dec. 26, 2013 Catherine Oliver Thompson, 85, passed away today at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. A native of Johnston County, Catherine was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Julia Fields Oliver. She was married to the...

SANDRA USHER

DUDLEY -- Sandra Usher, 445 Potts Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

CECIL R. WILLIAMS SR.

April 19, 1929-Dec. 23, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Mr. Cecil R. Williams, Sr., 84, passed away early Monday morning, Dec. 23, 2013. Graveside services will be held Saturday, Dec. 28, at 3 p.m. at Maplewood Cemetery in Mount Olive,...

JAMES R. WINBUSH

Died Dec. 21, 2013 James Robert Winbush, 54, 100 Rockefeller Court, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at St. Stephen's Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Chester McClarin presiding and the...

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

ARTHUR LEE BEST

Died Dec. 18, 2013 DECATUR, Ga. -- Arthur Lee Best, formerly of Pikeville, N.C., passed Wednesday, Dec. 18, at Manor Care, Decatur, Ga. A memorial service was held Saturday, Dec. 21. Arthur is survived by four daughters, Eleanor Brown,...

ELIZABETH A. FRENCH

April 7, 1938-Dec. 21, 2013 Elizabeth Ann Foley French, 75, passed away Saturday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, she was the daughter of the late James and Eileen Tobin Foley, and was...

A.W. GOULDING JR.

A.W. Goulding Jr., 83, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JIMMY HARRIS

LUCAMA -- Jimmy Harris, 5028 St. Mary's Church Road, died Saturday in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

GERALDINE SANDERS HENRY

Died Dec. 20, 2013 MAGNOLIA -- Geraldine Sanders Henry, 68, died Friday at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Visitation will be Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. at Rose Hill Funeral Home in Rose Hill,...

MAGGIE MCLAURIN KORNEGAY

Jan. 7, 1929-Dec. 20, 2013 Maggie M. Kornegay, 85, 712 Longleaf Ave., died Friday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Central Heights Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. She was...

LUBY W. LANCASTER

April 5, 1924-Dec. 21, 2013 MORRISVILLE -- Luby Warrick Lancaster, 89, passed away Saturday at Western Wake Medical Center. Luby was born in Wayne County to the late Perry and Glennie Perkins Lancaster. He served his country in the...

PEGGY HILL EDWARDS MITCHELL

Jan. 8, 1933-Dec. 20, 2013 NEW BERN -- Peggy Hill Edwards Mitchell, 80, died Friday, Dec. 20, at her home. Originally from Goldsboro, N.C., Mrs. Mitchell had been a resident of New Bern since 1953. She was born Jan....

ALMA V. MOORE

MOUNT OLIVE -- Alma Voncile Moore, 84, 185 Moore Lane, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Pink Hill Funeral Home....

EDWARD D. MOXLEY

Edward Donnell Moxley, 64, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

KEITH WILLIAMS SR.

Died Dec. 19, 2013 MAGNOLIA -- Keith Williams Sr., 72, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Friday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Darryl Todd...

BRAXTON A. WILSON JR.

WILMINGTON -- Braxton A. Wilson Jr., 64, died at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center Dec. 9. Arrangements are pending....

JAMES R. WINBUSH

James Robert Winbush, 54, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

Monday, December 23, 2013

DANIEL FAISON

MOUNT OLIVE -- Daniel Faison, 62, 303-A E. Kornegay St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ELIZABETH A. FRENCH

Elizabeth Ann Foley French, 75, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

SARA JANE HINMAN

June 28, 1942-Dec. 21, 2013 Sara Jane Hinman, 71, passed away Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, at her home. Sara was born in Bristol County, Mass., June 28, 1942, to the late William J. and Doris Taberner Williams. No formal...

DORIS W. JAMES

Nov. 16, 1927-Dec. 21, 2013 Doris Williams James, 86, passed away Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Doris was born in Wayne County Nov. 16, 1927, to the late Bill and Nellie Rivenbark Williams. She was married...

ETHEL M. KLEINERT

Sept. 24, 1919-Dec. 22, 2013 Ethel Marie Kleinert, 94, died Sunday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial...

AL'TARIQ KORNEGAY

NEWARK, N.J. -- Al'Tariq Kornegay, 21, formerly of Fremont, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

GILBERT E. USHER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Gilbert Edward Usher, 66, 457 Franklin St., died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

HORACE L. WILLIAMS

KINSTON -- Horace Lee Williams, 203 S. Orion St., Apt. 28, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston....

CECIL R. WILLIAMS SR.

MOUNT OLIVE -- Cecil R. Williams Sr., 83, died today at Genesis Health Care. Arrangements pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Sunday, December 22, 2013

KYLE RYAN CASEY

Died Dec. 20 Kyle Ryan Casey, 21, passed away Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 5 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in...

COURTNEY R. FARR

Sept. 20, 2013-Dec. 14, 2013 Courtney Rose Farr, 3-month old daughter of Kenneth Wayne Farr and Christine Renee Williams, passed away Saturday morning at her residence. A service to celebrate her life will be held Monday at 2 p.m....

OMAR SCOTT FELTON

Omar Scott Felton, 48 of 215 Pinewood Drive, passed on Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Professional, sympathetic, dignified, compassionate care and service entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MARTHA DENISE GASKINS

Martha Denise Gaskins, 60, passed away on Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 at her home. Martha was born in Harris County, Texas on Dece. 31, 1952 to the late James and Malania Beasley Willis. No formal service will be held....

GLORIA JEAN HAMM

July 27, 1941-Dec. 18, 2013 Gloria Jean Hamm, 72, peacefully became an angel in God's army on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013 surrounded by loved ones in the comfort of her home. She was born July 27, 1941 in Goldsboro,...

ALLEN RICHARD HENNE

Allen Richard Henne passed away Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date....

PEGGY P. HOWELL

Jan. 19, 1939-Dec. 19, 2013 GARNER -- Peggy Pate Howell, 74, died Thursday. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Johnnie and Margaret Pate. Upon graduation from Pikeville High School, she married the love...

DORIS WILLIAMS JAMES

Doris Williams James, passed away Saturday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home & Cremation Services....

KENNETH JEFFERSON

Died Dec. 18, 2013 Kenneth Jefferson 54, formerly of Goldsboro, departed this life early Wednesday morning at The Oaks of Town Center in Harrisburg, N.C. He was the son of Evelyn G. Jefferson of Goldsboro and Samuel Jefferson Sr....

ROGER P. JONES

Dec. 25, 1948-Dec. 19, 2013 Roger Paul Jones, 64, passed away suddenly Thursday. He was the son of the late John Paul and Jessie Huntsinger Jones. Mr. Jones was a truck driver for USF Holland for 39 years. A...

LUBY LANCASTER

MORRISVILLE -- Luby Lancaster, 89, formerly of Goldsboro, passed away Saturday afternoon at Western Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home & Cremation Services. WILDA JANICE SAULS PIKEVILLE -- Wilda Janice Sauls, 79, of Big Daddy's...

KATRINA MARIE MCDONALD

Katrina Marie McDonald, 25, died on Sunday December 15, 2013 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Knoxville, TN on Sept. 20, 1988, a daughter of David Karl and Michelle Jacqueline Kerr Barth. She married Christopher McDonald...

WAYNE EARL 'BUTCH' PARKER

Wayne Earl "Butch" Parker, 55, of 1005 Bland St., Norfolk, Va., formerly of Wilson, died Thursday at Norfolk General Hospital. The family will receive friends at the home of his parents, David and Gloria Mae Parker, 1207 Elvie Street,...

RHODA L. RAWLS

Feb. 6, 1936-Dec. 20, 2013 Rhoda Latif Rawls, age 77, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in New York, NY, she was the daughter of the late James and Tillie Brenner Latif and wife of the late Raymond...

HERBERT B. SHAW

Herbert Bernard Shaw, 78, of 907 Cunningham Road, Kinston, formerly of LaGrange, died Friday, Dec. 20, 2013 at Kinston Rehabilitation Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Christian Brothers Funeral Home & Cremations of Kinston....

LAVERN STEWART SYVERSON

LaVern Stewart Syverson, 71, was called to his heavenly home on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Vern was born in Bagley Minnesota on March 22, 1942 to the late Carl Syverson...

Friday, December 20, 2013

KENNETH G. BEAL

Dec. 26, 1944-Dec. 18, 2013 PRINCETON -- Kenneth Garland Beal, 68, Toler Road, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Gene Worley officiating. Burial will be in Beal...

TEMPIE B. FARFOUR

Nov. 10, 1935-Dec. 19, 2013 Tempie Anne Barber Farfour, 78, passed away peacefully Dec. 19, 2013, at Liberty Commons in Benson, N.C. She was born Nov. 10, 1935, to the late John and Virgie Barber near Newton Grove, N.C....

MONTY HILBOURN

Oct. 6, 1939-Dec. 19, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Joyce Monroe "Monty" Hilbourn, 74, died Thursday. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, withpastor Scott Hardy officiating. Interment will be at Mewborn Family Cemetery. He was born...

ISSAC JOHNSON

Died Dec. 15, 2013 Issac Johnson, 51, resident of Roanoke River Nursing Centerof Williamston, died Sunday. Funeral will be Sunday at 4 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

ROGER P. JONES

Roger Paul Jones, 64, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

CURTIS MEADOWS

Funeral services for Curtis Meadows will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek Headquarters Association building, with burial to follow at Wayne Memorial Park. Viewing will be Friday from 4 to 7 p.m., with the family present...

JOHN D. MORRISEY

Died Dec. 16, 2013 FAISON -- Pastor John D. Morrisey, 88, went from labor to reward Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at Carolina East Hospice Center in Kenansville. Born in Sampson County, he was the son of the lateWalter andMattie...

EMILY H. MURRAY

Died Dec. 17, 2013 ROSE HILL -- Emily Hopeshella "Hope" Murray died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill Saturday at 3 p.m., with the Rev....

BLONDELL K. PARKS

Died Dec. 15, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Blondell K. Parks, 76, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at NorthEast Free Will Bapatist Church, with the Rev. Lemuel E. Pearsall Jr. officiating. Burial...

LAVERNE SYVERSON

Laverne Syverson, 71, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JO ANN WILLIAMS

Dec. 27, 1960-Dec. 17, 2013 Jo Ann Williams, 52, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at her home. Even though it was cut short, Jo Ann lived a full life. She was a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority...

Thursday, December 19, 2013

WILLIAM C. ALSTON

Died Dec. 16, 2013 William Curtis Alston, 88, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Promise Rowe Sr. officiating. Interment will be at Wayne Memorial Park...

KENNETH G. BEAL

PRINCETON -- Kenneth Garland Beal, 68, Toler Road, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

SONNY HERRING

Oct. 1, 1950-Dec. 18, 2013 KINSTON -- Jake Thomas "Sonny" Herring III, 63, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Friday at 7 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ronnie Hobgood and the Rev. Randy Herring officiating. Interment will...

J. MONTY HILBOURN

LAGRANGE -- Joyce Monty Hilbourn, 74, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

WILLIAM "BILLY" HOOKS

June 3, 1929-Dec. 9, 2013 RALEIGH -- William "Billy" Hooks, 74, Raleigh, passed away at Rose Manor in Durham. He was the son of the late Roy and Myde Hooks, and was retired from Colonial Food Stores. Mr. Hooks...

FRANCES B. MATHIS

Died Dec. 16, 2013 NORFOLK, Va. -- Frances Beaty Mathis, 94, died Monday at Sentara Nursing Center. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church of Rose Hill Saturday at noon, with the Rev. Edward Barhill as eulogist. Burial will...

ANDREA MORALES

Andrea Morales, 94, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston....

DORIS LEE GODWIN TURNER

Nov. 13, 1926-Dec. 17, 2013 WILMINGTON -- Doris Lee Godwin Turner, 87, 624 S. Fifth Ave., Wilmington, N.C., formerly of Princeton, died Tuesday afternoon. She was born in Johnston County Nov. 13, 1926. Mrs. Turner was the daughter of...

OLIVIA WALKER

Died Dec. 16, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Olivia Walker, 68, died Monday. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Sutton Family Cemetery. She is survived by a son. Visitation will be tonight from 3 to 7 at the funeral...

PETE WATERS

Feb. 28, 1938-Dec. 17, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Edward Earl "Pete" Waters, 75, died Tuesday. Graveside service was Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery, with the Rev. Tom Austin officiating. He was born Feb. 28, 1938, in Greene County...

JO ANN WILLIAMS

Jo Ann Williams, 52, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

NICHOLAS H. YUDIN

SMITHFIELD -- Nicholas H. Yudin, 60, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

JOHNIE F. FAISON

Died Dec. 15 , 2013 DUDLEY -- Johnie Frank Faison, 74, 217 Hack Drive, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Bible Faith Missionary Baptist Chuch, with the Rev. Brady...

CYNTHIA V. HILVAR

Sept. 1, 1920-Dec. 14, 2013 Cynthia Votano Hilvar, 93, died early Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Long Island, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late John Votano and Anna Marion Severino Votano. A service...

WILLIAM ISLER

April 1, 1933-Nov. 22, 2013 CHARLOTTE -- Dr. William Edward Isler, 80, formerly of Goldsboro, passed away Nov. 22, 2013, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C. Dr. Isler was born April 1, 1933, to the late Ernest and...

ROSA L.M. KORNEGAY

Died Dec. 14, 2013 SMITHFIELD -- Rosa Lee Mildred Kornegay, 82, formerly of LaGrange, died Saturday at Meadow View Assistant Living. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at S. Connor Memorial chapel. Interment will be at Pinelawn Memorial Park...

CURTIS MEADOWS JR.

Died Dec. 14, 2013 DUDLEY -- Curtis Meadows Jr., 75, Rollingwood Drive, Dudley, departed this life Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek...

DARLENE MEWBORN

Nov. 29, 1938-Dec. 15, 2013 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Laura Darlene Mewborn, 75, died Sunday. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home in LaGrange. Interment will be at Pinelawn Memorial Park. She was born Nov. 29,...

MACK HARVEL PRIVOTT

Nov. 18, 1932-Dec. 16, 2013 Mack Harvel Privott, 81, passed away Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Mack was born in Chowan County Nov. 18, 1932, to the late George H. and Eva...

DORIS LEE GODWIN TURNER

WILMINGTON -- Doris Lee Godwin Turner, 87, formerly of Princeton, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

WILLIAM C. AUSTIN

William Curtis Austin, 88, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

TANYA LYNNETTE BAILEY

Died Dec. 15, 2013 DUDLEY -- Tanya Lynnette Bailey, 46, passed away Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill surrounded by her family. No formal service will be held. Tanya is survived...

JOHNIE F. FAISON

DUDLEY -- Johnie Frank Faison, 74, 217 Hack Drive, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

COURTNEY R. FARR

Courtney Rose Farr, 3-month-old daughter of Kenneth Wayne Farr and Christine Renee Williams, died Sunday morning at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

CYNTHIA V. HILVAR

Cynthia Votano Hilvar, 93, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

JOHN D. MORRISEY

FAISON -- The Rev. John D. Morrisey, 88, 1308 Warren Road, died Monday at Carolina East Hospice Center in Kenansville. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MACK PRIVOTT

Mack Privott, 81, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROSA LEE COLEY THOMPSON

Died Dec. 13, 2013 Rosa Lee Coley Thompson, 80, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away at Wayne Memorial Hospital Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Isaac Sutton and the late Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Hamilton. She...

Monday, December 16, 2013

FREDERICK D. COLEMAN

Sept. 22, 1951-Dec. 13, 2013 WILSON -- Frederick Darnell Coleman, 62, 1008 Lincoln St., died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Brown's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Wilson, with bishop Willie...

BILL HARVEY

A service to celebrate the life of Bill Harvey will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. (Pd)...

WILLIAM GRAHAM HOOD III

Aug. 3, 1943-Dec. 14, 2013 WARSAW -- Following a courageous battle with cancer, Dec. 14, 2013, William Graham Hood III departed this earth and went to spend eternity with his savior, Jesus Christ. He was born the son of...

ISSAC JOHNSON

Issac Johnson, 51, resident of Williamston Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ANNIE L. LEE

April 24, 1914-Dec. 14, 2013 NEWTON GROVE -- Annie Lou Lee died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Pleasant Union Christian Church in Newton Grove, with the Rev. Rod Carpenter officiating. Burial will be...

KATRINA MCDONALD

Katrina McDonald, 25, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BLONDELL PARKS

MOUNT OLIVE -- Blondell Parks, 76, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

LEE STROUD

May 15, 1943-Dec. 15, 2013 LAGRANGE -- Edward Lee Stroud, 70, died Sunday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Edward Thornton officiating. Interment will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Daly's...

ROSA LEE COLEY THOMPSON

Oct. 29, 1933-Dec. 13, 2013 Rosa Lee Coley Thompson, 80, 124 Orbit Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Joe Jackson officiating. Burial will...

MARY CATHERINE WATSON

Funeral services for Mary Catherine Watson will be held 6 p.m. today from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, with visitation afterward. Burial will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Eureka Cemetery. (Pd)...

ELTON WARD WILLIAMS

Died Dec. 14, 2013 Elton Ward Williams, 78, Brookwood Drive, passed away Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at 6 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral...

Sunday, December 15, 2013

ADA JACKSON BOYD

July 14, 1951-Dec. 13, 2013 Ada Jackson Boyd, 62, passed away Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Ada was born in Edgecombe County July 14, 1951, to the late Clayro and Celestine Pate Jackson. She was married...

FREDERICK COLEMAN

WILSON -- Frederick Coleman, 62, 1008 Lincoln St., died Friday. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

BARBARA ANN COX DICKERSON

Aug. 20, 1944-Dec. 11, 2013 EAST ORANGE, N.J. -- Barbara Ann Cox Dickerson, East Orange, N.J., died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, at her home. She is survived by her husband, Joel Dickerson Sr.; four boys; two girls. She was...

BILL HARVEY

June 20, 1978-Dec. 13, 2013 PIKEVILLE -- William John "Bill" Harvey, 35, died Friday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. He was...

GRAHAM HOOD

WARSAW -- Graham Hood, 70, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

SYBIL L. KEESEE

June 21, 1929-Dec. 12, 2013 Sybil Landrum Keesee, 84, passed away Thursday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Sybil was born in Halifax County, Va., June 21, 1929, to the late Charles C. Landrum and Estelle Moore Landrum. She was...

CURTIS MEADOWS JR.

Curtis Meadows Jr., 75, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral and Crematory....

ARNOLD J. NEWSOME JR.

March 4, 1941-Dec. 11, 2013 SELMA -- Arnold Joeabe Newsome Jr., 72, 218 Ballard Lane, died Wednesday. A memorial service will be held 6 p.m. Tuesday at Casey Funeral Home, with the Rev. Frank Cronk officiating. He was born...

ROBIN LEAR PEACOCK

Aug. 1, 1927-Dec. 11, 2013 RALEIGH -- Robin Lear Peacock died Dec. 11, 2013, at home in Raleigh, N.C. Born Aug. 1, 1927, she was a native of Chapel Hill, N.C., the daughter of the late Joseph Merritt and...

MILLIE RACZKOWSKI

May 10, 1937-Dec. 12, 2013 Amelia "Millie" Raczkowski, 76, passed away Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, at her home. Millie was born in Syracuse, N.Y., May 10, 1937, to the late Carmen and Katherine Sarno. She was married to the...

W. PRESTON SINGLETON

June 18, 1950-Dec. 13, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Willie Preston Singleton, 63, Scott's Store community near Mount Olive, passed away early Friday, Dec. 13, 2013, at his home. He was the son of the late Willie R. and Phoebe...

ROSA LEE COLEY THOMPSON

Rosa Lee Coley Thompson, 80, 124 Orbit Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MARY CATHERINE WATSON

Oct. 20, 1950-Dec. 12, 2013 PIKEVILLE -- Mary Catherine Watson, 63, passed away Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Monday, Dec. 16, 2013, at 6 p.m. from the chapel of Howell...

ELTON WILLIAMS

Elton Williams, 78, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MAE LEE WILLIAMS

Died Dec. 12, 2013 CLINTON -- Mae Lee Williams, 92, died Thursday. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel in Newton Grove, with the Rev. Katie Paul officiating. Interment will be in...

Friday, December 13, 2013

SAUL B. AMBRIZ

Dec. 20, 1982-Dec. 12, 2013 DURHAM -- Saul Botello Ambriz, 30, 212 Andrews Chapel Road, died Thursday. Burial will be at a later date in Mexico City. He was born Dec. 20, 1982, to Jose Botello Siluva and Puala...

PATRICIA C. SNIPES COMBS

Aug. 9, 1945-Dec. 12, 2013 Patricia Carol Snipes Combs, 68, died Thursday at home. The family will receive friends Sunday from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service at 3 p.m. in Princeton...

DORIS STRICKLAND FLOWERS

July 22, 1928-Dec. 4, 2013 STUART, Va. -- Doris Strickland Flowers, Stuart, Va., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. She was born in Wayne County, N.C., July 22, 1928, to the late Louis L. Strickland Sr. and Maggie Parham...

SYBIL L. KEESEE

Sybil Landrum Keesee, 84, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LEAVIE A. MANLEY

Died Dec. 11, 2013 MAGNOLIA -- Leavie Andrew Manley, 45, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be at Greater Guiding Star United Holy Church Saturday at 11 a.m., with pastor Joseph M. Williams presiding. He was married to Hester...

MILLIE RACZKOWSKI

Millie Raczkowski, 76, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY WATSON

PIKEVILLE -- Mary Watson, 63, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MATTIE HILL WHELESS

March 5, 1935-Dec. 12, 2013 Mattie Hill Wheless, 78, went to be with the Lord Thursday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Nan H. Hill of Duplin...

Thursday, December 12, 2013

GRACE J. AUSTIN

Nov. 28, 1952-Dec. 8, 2013 Grace Jones Austin, 61, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with elder James E. Collins officiating. Burial will be...

TRINA GIBSON SUTTON

Died Dec. 7, 2014 DUDLEY -- Trina Gibson Sutton, 45, 104 Matthews Way, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at First Congregational Church, with elder Charles Pierce officiating. Burial will be in...

JOHN W. SYKES JR.

Oct. 8, 1951-Dec 9, 2013 John Wilbert Sykes Jr., 62, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Headquarters. Burial will be in Atkinson Chapel Church Cemetery. He was...

MATTIE H. WHELESS

Mattie Hill Wheless, 78, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

LOIS COLE BLACKMAN

Aug. 13, 1933-Dec. 10, 2013 GRANTHAM -- Lois Cole Blackman, 80, Stevens Mill Road, passed away Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held tonight (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and...

JANICE WHITHEAD GREATS

Sept. 6, 1948-Dec. 5, 2013 WILSON -- Janice "Nana" Whithead Greats, 65, 6661 Speight School Road, died Thursday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Wilson Chapel Free...

JAMES F. HOWELL

Jan. 29, 1935-Dec. 10, 2013 James Franklin Howell, 78, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at LifeCare Hospital. He served his country in the United States Army, and retired from Keebler as the distribution manager. The family will receive...

JAMES I. SIMMONS

Died Dec. 7, 2013 ROCKY MOUNT -- James Israel Simmons, 81, 26 Hemlock Court, died Saturday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. James Christian Church. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

GERALDINE MCMILLIAN THOMPSON

Died Dec. 8, 2013 WILMINGTON -- Geraldine McMillian Thompson, 74, formerly of Duplin County, died Sunday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Funeral will be at Enoch Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Wilmington Friday at 1 p.m., with the...

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

GRACE AUSTIN

Grace Austin, 61, 509 Olivia Lane, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

LORRAINE V. BURGER

Sept. 16, 1923-Dec. 7, 2013 AUBURN, N.Y. -- Lorraine V. Burger, 90, Mattie Street, passed away Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, at Auburn Community Hospital with her family by her side. On this day, she was reunited with her husband,...

GLORIA M. SMITH DAVIS

Died Dec. 8, 2013 WILSON -- Gloria Mae Smith Davis, 88, 415 E. Green St., died Sunday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Calvary Presbyterian Church in Wilson, with the Rev....

JUDY C. EDWARDS

Dec. 21, 1949-Dec. 9, 2013 Judy Carol Edwards, 63, passed away Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Judy was born in Wayne County Dec. 21, 1949, to the late Alton and Lula...

MARY THOMAS STUBER

Jan. 13, 1943-Dec. 7, 2013 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Mary Thomas Stuber, 70, returned to her heavenly father, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, while at Signature Healthcare at Glenview. Mary was born Jan. 13, 1943, in Louisville, Ky., to the late...

TRINA GIBSON SUTTON

DUDLEY -- Trina Gibson Sutton, 45, 104 Matthews Way, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

FLOYD SUTTON

Died Dec. 6, 2013 MAGNOLIA -- Floyd Sutton, 80, 607 Trinity Church Road, died Friday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Evergreen Baptist Church in Rose Hill, with the Rev....

JESSE ELLEN JONES WATERS

July 7, 1931-Dec. 8, 2013 Jessie Jones Waters, 82, left her earthly home to go to her eternal home in heaven Sunday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family. A homegoing service will be held...

RONNIE E. WEST

May 1, 1940-Dec. 8, 2013 Ronald "Ronnie" Eugene West, 73, passed away Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A private service will be held at a later date. Ronnie was born in Wayne County May 1, 1940, to the late...

Monday, December 9, 2013

JUDY EDWARDS

Judy Edwards, 63, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ARZIE M. LEWIS

Jan. 11, 1943-Dec. 2, 2013 Arzie Mae Lewis, 70, 408 S. Jefferson Ave., died Dec. 2 at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Union Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be...

EVELYN P. MEWBORN

Dec. 12, 1938-Dec. 7, 2013 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Evelyn Earl Peterson (Kornegay) Mewborn, 74, born Dec. 12, 1938, a strong believer, went home to be with her Lord and savior Jesus Christ Saturday evening, Dec. 7, 2013, surrounded by...

JESSIE J. WATERS

Jessie Jones Waters, 82, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Services....

RONNIE WEST

Ronnie West, 73, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Sunday, December 8, 2013

STANLEY E. BOYD

Stanley Eugene Boyd, 54, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BARBARA KNOX BOYETTE

Died Dec. 7, 2013 Barbara Knox Boyette, 65, passed away Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center with her loving family by her side. Barbara was born in Harnett County to the late Morris and June Creech Knox. She...

CAROLYN F. CARROLL

Died Dec. 6, 2013 SNOW HILL -- Carolyn Faye Hart Carroll, 63, died Friday at home. Funeral will be tonight at 7 at the chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service. Burial will be 1 p.m. Monday at Snow Hill Cemetery....

JANE M. DIFFEE

Died Nov. 11, 2013 Bettie Jane Mason Diffee died Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at St. Paul United Methodist Church, with the Rev....

CATHY LEE BRANTHAM HIPPE

Oct. 19, 1960-Dec. 5, 2013 PIKEVILLE -- Cathy Lee Brantham Hippe, 53, Pikeville, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Edward and Corressie Lee Thompson Brantham. She was born...

EVELYN NEWBORN

Evelyn Newborn died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JIMMY OWENS

June 3, 1946-Dec. 5, 2013 WILSON -- Jimmy Owens, 67, Wilson, passed away Thursday. A celebration of life will be held 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner's Funeral Home. The Rev. Bobby Fletcher will officiate. The family will receive friends...

WILLA A. PEAL PARKER

Aug. 25, 1963-Dec. 4, 2013 PRINCETON -- Willa Ann Peal Parker, 50, Jump Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be at Crumplers Crossroad Church of God at 2 p.m. Saturday. Internment will be at a later...

SAMUEL L. PARKS

Dec. 7, 1942-Dec. 1, 2013 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mr. Samuel L. Parks, 70, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Sam," 804-A...

BEULAH CRUSE STROUD

Jan. 30, 1925-Dec. 5, 2013 Beulah Cruse Stroud, 88, passed away peacefully to be with her heavenly father Dec. 5, 2013. She was born to Joseph and Mattie Cruse Jan. 30, 1925. Beulah was preceded in death by her...

DONALD A. SZEJNA

April 1, 1951-Nov. 30, 2013 Donald Anthony Szejna, 62, died Nov. 30 at home. A private service will be held. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisc., April 1, 1951, to Anthony and Sophie Szejna. He is survived by a...

WILLIAM T. TUCKER

March 14, 1924-Dec. 6, 2013 RALEIGH -- William Theodore Tucker, 89, died at home Friday. Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Magnolia United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Magnolia Cemetery. He was born in Duplin County...

DURRELL EDWARD WARD

April 8, 1930-Dec. 7, 2013 WILSON -- Durrell Edward Ward, 83, Wilson, passed away Saturday. A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday in Upper Black Creek Church Cemetery, Upper Black Creek Church Road, Lucama. The family will...

Friday, December 6, 2013

ROGER BARBER JR.

Died Nov. 27, 2013 CLIFTON, N.J. -- Roger Barber Jr., 41, died Nov. 27. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at The Bishop Lonnie E. Holloway Sr. Memorial Chapel at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC, with the Rev....

EFFIE S. BIZZELL

Nov. 12, 1919-Dec. 4, 2013 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Effie Smith Bizzell, 94, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. Interment will be at Daly's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery in Liddell. She...

LILLIE BLACKMON

Died Dec. 2, 2013 FAISON -- Lillie Blackmon, 78, 111 Waverly Faison Road, died Monday at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Stanley Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with elder William F. Hudson...

FLOYD CARRELL JR.

Nov. 21, 1932-Dec. 4, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Floyd Carrell Jr., 81, passed away Wednesday evening, Dec. 4, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Leggett, Texas, he was a retired military man, having served in the United States...

MEDA "TEDDI" C. CLARKSTON

Died Nov. 24, 2013 Meda "Teddi" Cornwell Clarkston, 70, passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held at Seymour Funeral Home, with Dr. Glenn Phillips officiating,...

EVELYN FLOWERS

Died Dec. 5, 2013 Evelyn Flowers, 64, 11-G Mitchell Wooten Court, died Thursday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston....

JANICE GREATS

WILSON -- Janice Greats, 65, 661 Speight School Road, died Thursday at the University of North Carolina Hospital of Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BOBBY NEAL HOUSTON JR.

March 28, 1962-Dec. 2, 2013 Bobby Neal Houston Jr., 51, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, after a short, but courageous, battle with cancer. Bobby is survived by his two children, Amanda Michelle Houston of Raleigh, N.C.,...

WILLIE L. JONES

Died Dec. 1, 2013 DOVER -- Willie Lee Jones "Cookie Man," 60, 114 Gary St., died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Bryant Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, with the Rev. Brian T. Cornelius officating. Burial...

BEULAH CRUSE STROUD

LAGRANGE -- Beulah Cruse Stroud, 88, died Thursday at the home of her son and his wife in Fuquay-Varina. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JERRY WALKER WELLS

Died Dec. 5, 2013 Jerry Walker Wells, 74, passed away Thursday evening at his residence. Jerry was born in Greene County to the late Floyd W. and Eunit Mae Radford Wells. He retired from The Bonitz Co., and was...

Thursday, December 5, 2013

HORACE "D.J." BATTLE JR.

Dec. 5, 1971-Dec. 4, 2013 DUDLEY -- Horace "D.J." Battle Jr., 41, 107 Timber Drive, Dudley, succumbed to master's call Wednesday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. He was born Dec. 5, 1971, to Horace Battle Sr. and Anecia...

MICHAEL F. BELL

April 18, 1956-Nov. 17, 2013 CLANTON, Ala. - Michael Franklin "Mike" Bell, 57, died Nov. 14. Graveside service will be today at 2 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery. He was born April 18, 1956, in New Bern to David Bell...

EFFIE BIZZELL

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Effie Bizzell, 94, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home in LaGrange....

FLOYD CARRELL JR.

MOUNT OLIVE -- Floyd Carrell Jr., 81, Pleasant Grove community, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

EDWARD FIELDS

March 6, 1932-Dec. 3, 2013 Edward Fields, 81, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late Jerry Fields and Katie Newcomb Baker, and was the husband of Merlene Fields. Mr. Fields...

BOBBY NEAL HOUSTON JR.

March 28, 1962-Dec. 2, 2013 Bobby Neal Houston Jr., 51, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, after a short, but courageous, battle with cancer. Bobby is survived by his two children, Amanda Michelle Houston of Raleigh, N.C.,...

PEGGY WOLFE MEBANE

Jan. 13, 1933-Dec. 3, 2013 GREENSBORO -- Peggy Wolfe Mebane, 80, died peacefully at her home Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, at Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home, 515 N....

BARBARA A. YELVERTON MORRISON

GREENSBORO -- Barbara Ann Yelverton Morrison, formerly of Goldsboro and Fremont, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Hargett Funeral Service in Greensboro....

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

JAMES CARROLL BARNES

Jan. 23, 1941-Nov. 30, 2013 WILMINGTON -- Surrounded by loved ones, James Carroll Barnes died at home in Wilmington, N.C., Nov. 30. 2013. Born in Goldsboro, N.C., Jan. 23, 1941, to the late Sidney Malcolm Barnes Sr. and Eula...

LILLIE P. DOBSON BRINSON

Died Nov. 30, 2013 WARSAW -- Lillie Pearl Dobson Brinson, 76, died Saturday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill today at 1 p.m., with the Rev....

EDWARD FIELDS

Edward Fields, 81, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAMES EARL LOGAN

July 31, 1946-Dec. 2, 2013 Retired Air Force Master Sgt. James Earl Logan passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, at the University North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Homegoing services will be held Saturday, Dec. 7, at 11 a.m....

PEGGY GRADY POTTER

May 31, 1938-Dec. 2, 2013 Peggy Grady Potter, 75, passed away quietly in her sleep Monday morning at the home of her daughter in Goldsboro. Peggy was born in Duplin County May 31, 1938, to the late Joseph Colon...

JEAN THOMAS RHODES

Died Dec. 2, 2013 BEULAVILLE -- Jean Thomas Rhodes, 78, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be tonight at 7, followed by visitation, at Serenity Funeral Home in Beulaville. Graveside service will be Thursday...

CARLENE LEWIS STEPHENS

Died Nov. 30, 2013 Carlene Lewis Stephens, 54, died Saturday. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Pentecostal United Holy Church, with elder Willie E. Lewis officiating, elder Charles Spears as eulogist and elder Christine Spears presiding. Interment...

DONALD SZEJNA

Donald Szejna, 62, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JACQUELINE MILLS WHITLEY

March 13, 1963-Dec. 2, 2013 Jacqueline Mills Whitley, 50, died Monday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral will be private. She was born in Boaz, Ala., She was married to Christopher Whitley. She is survived by a daughter....

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

ROGER BARBER JR.

CLIFTON, N.J. -- Roger Barber Jr., 41, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

ADA LOUISE GURLEY BATTEN

April 25, 1930-Dec 2, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Ada Louise Gurley Batten, 83, Emmaus Church Road, passed away Monday morning at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial...

DAVIS T. BLAND JR.

Oct. 23, 1934-Dec. 2, 2013 MAGNOLIA -- Davis Timothy Bland Jr., 79, died Monday at Vidant Pitt. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw. Burial will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Bland Family Cemetery....

JUDY A. CONLEY

Sept. 23, 1949-Dec. 2, 2013 Judy Ann Conley, 64, Goldsboro, passed away at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Robert and Julia Sheppard Gordon, and was the wife of the late Ronald Sherwood Conley for 36...

WILLIE L. JONES

DOVER -- Willie Lee "Cookie Man" Jones, 60, 114 Gary St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home and Cremations of Kinston....

ARZIE LEWIS

Arzie Lewis, 70, 1725B E. Holly St., died Monday at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JAMES E. LOGAN

James E. Logan, 67, died Monday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROCHESTER LONGSTREET

Rochester Longstreet, 56, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

PEGGY GRADY POTTER

Peggy Grady Potter died Monday at the home of her daughter. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HAROLD JAMES SCHNECK

Sept. 7, 1935-Dec. 1, 2013 Harold James "Jim" Schneck, 78, passed away Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, at the Brian Center. Jim was born in Chicago, Ill., Sept. 7, 1935, to the late William and Mona Surpinski Schneck. He was...

Monday, December 2, 2013

ADA BATTEN

MOUNT OLIVE -- Ada Batten, 83, died today at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

LILLIE BLACKMAN

WARSAW -- Lillie Blackman, 78, died today at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JUDY G. CONLEY

Judy Ann Gordon Conley died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

MIKE ERICKSON

March 5, 1976-Nov. 27, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Thomas Michael "Mike" Erickson, 37, died at home Wednesday. Memorial service will be Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Unity Baptist Church in Mount Olive, with pastor Ronnie Wise presiding. He was...

SAMUEL L. PARKS

Samuel L. Parks, 70, formerly of 804-A Carver Drive, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

HAROLD J. SCHNECK

Harold James Schneck, 78, died Sunday at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Services....

CARLENE STEPHENS

Carlene Stephens, 54, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

PAULETTE HEATH WILLOUGHBY

Died Nov. 30, 2013 KENLY -- Paulette Heath Willoughby, 64, 4432 Princeton-Kenly Road, died at Johnston Medical Center Saturday. Funeral will be 6 p.m. Tuesday at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home, with the Rev. Lloyd Hargis officiating. A cremation will follow...

Sunday, December 1, 2013

ALICE W. ALLEN

April 9, 1943-Nov. 28, 2013 WALLACE, S.C. -- Alice Faye Ward Hare Allen, 70, a resident of Wallace, S.C., passed away late in the afternoon Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 28, 2013, at Hospice of Scotland County Morrison Manor in Laurinburg,...

SAMUEL T. BOONE SR.

Dec. 18, 1921-Nov. 28, 2013 ROSE HILL -- Samuel Thomas Boone Sr., 91, died Thursday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Cornith Baptist Church, followed by a funeral at 3 p.m. at the...

MARIE M. DEVANE

Died Nov. 28, 2013 ROSE HILL -- Marie Mainor DeVane, 86, died Thursday at Southwood Health and Rehabilitation in Clinton. The funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Monday at 11 a.m., with the...

T.M. ERICKSON

MOUNT OLIVE -- Thomas Michael "Mike" Erickson, 37, died at home Wednesday. Arrangements are by Tyndall Funeral Home....

RUSSELL KENNEDY

Nov. 28, 1923-Nov. 17, 2013 F. Russell Kennedy, 89, died Nov. 17 in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Graveside service was at Wayne Memorial Park. He was born in Wayne County Nov. 28, 1923, to the late Haness and Zilphia...

BRENDA N. MACKENZIE

July 1,1946-Nov. 29, 2013 MOUNT OLIVE -- Brenda Kay Newell MacKenzie, 67, Mount Olive, passed away Friday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was the daughter of the late Cedric and Tiny H. Newell, and was the wife...

FLORA CANDACE "CANDY" ROGERS SINGLETON

Died Nov. 29, 2013 LILLINGTON -- Mrs. Flora Candace "Candy" Rogers Singleton, 64, Lillington, went home to be with the Lord Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. She was the daughter of the late Tommie Hubert and Lida Mae Rogers. A...

THURMAN L. WALLACE

Died Nov. 27, 2013 TEACHEY -- Thurman Ledell Wallace, 76, died Wednesday at the Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation of Wallace. The funeral will be at Adoram Missionary Baptist Church in Wallace Tuesday at 1 p.m., with the Rev....