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Monday, March 31, 2014

EVELYN C. BOYKIN DAVIS

Aug. 2, 1929-March 29, 2014 Evelyn Christine Boykin Davis, 84, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial...

HARLEY HINES

Harley Hines, Beautancus community near Mount Olive, died Sunday. Arrangements pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

LOFTIN R. KORNEGAY

Oct. 27, 1956-March 29, 2014 Loftin Ray Kornegay, 57, Warsaw, died suddenly Saturday at Vidant Duplin. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. He was born Oct. 27...

JOYCE V. LANCASTER

Joyce Vail Lancaster, 87, Pikeville, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

THARRON M. LANIER

April 5, 1931-March 29, 2014 Tharron M. Lanier, 82, died Saturday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Graveside service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park, with Durwood Maready officiating. Born in Duplin County he...

LORELLE FRANCK MARTIN

Sept. 17, 1916-March 30, 2014 Mrs. Lorelle Franck Martin, one of the Lord's sweet saints, went to be with the Lord Sunday, March 30. She was a native of Onslow County, and was born Sept. 17, 1916, as the...

MILDRED DAVIS NARRON

Sept. 4, 1922-March 29, 2014 Mildred Davis Narron, 91, 7024 N.C. 581, Kenly, died at Wilson Medical Center Saturday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. David Kriger officiating. Burial will be...

MARION M. PARKER

Marion M. Parker, 89, 1200 S. Best St., died Sunday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JANIE S. WOODARD

Janie Sanders Woodard, 82, died Sunday at Walton Wood Assisted Living in Cary. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, March 30, 2014

LEROY BARNES

Leroy Barnes, 77, 1393 Tommy's Road, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

WILLIAM PAGE "PETE" BARNES SR.

Died March 28, 2014 William Page "Pete" Barnes Sr., 72, Pikeville, passed away Friday. Pete was retired from Wooten Oil Co. A graveside service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Pikeville Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Linda Vail Barnes;...

HAVEN HERMAN BOWMAN

June 7, 1925-March 27, 2014 Mr. Haven Herman Bowman, 88, Old Wilkesboro Road Extension, Taylorsville, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Mr. Bowman was born June 7, 1925, in Alexander County to the late...

SERENITY I. BREWINGTON

Died March 22, 2014 Baby girl Serenity Imani Brewington, daughter of Sherrelle Burt and Montario Brewington, died March 22 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be today at 2 p.m. in Old Mill Cemetery. Arrangements are by J.B....

LESLIE K. CAPPS

Sept. 21, 1961-March 28, 2014 Leslie Keith Capps, 52, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Graveside service will be today at 2 p.m. at Maplewood Cemetery. He was born in Wayne County Sept. 21, 1961, the son...

EVELYN C. BOYKIN DAVIS

Evelyn Christine Boykin Davis, 84, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

SAUNDRA EGERTON

Saundra Egerton, 65, 1015 Faison St., Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MITCHELL JAY HARDISON

May 12, 1982-March 26, 2014 Mitchell Jay Hardison, 31, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Wednesday at his home. A service to celebrate and honor Mitch's life will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 31, 2014, at The Bridge Church...

DAPHINE KELLY

Daphine Kelly, 92, died Saturday at Genesis Health and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

LOFTIN R. KORNEGAY

Loftin Ray Kornegay, Warsaw, died suddenly Saturday at Vidant Duplin. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

ELDON D. MCKINNEY

April 30, 1929-March 28, 2014 Eldon Daris McKinney, 84, Pikeville, died Friday at the North Carolina State Veterans Nursing Home in Kinston. Memorial service will be today at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GERDA "SUE" MONEYPENNY

Died March 25, 2014 Gerda "Sue" Moneypenny, 84, beloved mother, homemaker and retired Wayne Community College sewing instructor, entered life triumphant Tuesday, March 25, in Hillsborough, N.C. She was the wife of the late William "Bill" Moneypenny, a local...

PATRICK FOSTER MONTGOMERY

March 14, 1996-March 27, 2014 Patrick Montgomery Foster, 18, Mount Olive, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014. He was born March 14, 1996, in Onslow County. He is survived by his parents, Chip and Christy Foster of Mount Olive...

ADDISON "CANDY" PEELE

Sept. 20, 1921-March 28, 2014 Addison "Candy" Peele, 92, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, March 28, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Candy was born in Wayne County, N.C., Sept. 20, 1921, to the late Frank Peele and Nina Smith...

SARAH ETHEL JONES PIERCE

July 9, 1933-March 22, 2014 Sarah Ethel Jones Pierce, 80, 3162 Old Smithfield Road, Princeton, died peacefully Saturday morning at SECU Hospice House. She was born July 9, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Joseph Millard Jones...

HENRY B. SHARPE

Henry Bernard Sharpe, 57, 534 Dexter St., Rocky Mount, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

SAMUEL EVERETT "TOM" THORNTON

Sept. 16, 1928-March 27, 2014 Samuel Everett "Tom" Thornton, Kinston, passed away peacefully Thursday, March 27, 2014, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 16, 1928, to the late Facie and Blanche Thornton. He...

PAMELA NEWKIRK WELLINGTON

June 28, 1959-March 26, 2014 Pamela Newkirk Wellington, 54, 912 S. Madison Ave., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. James AME Zion Church, with the Rev. J.W. Britt officiating. Burial...

HENRY WILLIAMS

Dec. 12, 1943-March 29, 2014 The Rev. Henry Williams, 70, 101 N. Torhunta Drive, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Private services will be held. He was born Dec. 12, 1943, to John Henry and Lillie...

Friday, March 28, 2014

DAVID C. ALPHIN

Dec. 7, 1951-March 27, 2014 David Clifton Alphin, LaGrange, died Thursday. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Bethel Free Will Baptist Church, with pastor Chris Truett officiating. Interment will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Westview Cemetery....

ROYAL B. AYCOCK

Died March 26, 2014 Royal Bryant Aycock, 88, Fremont, died March 26, 2014. Funeral will be Saturday at 6 p.m. at Fremont Free Will Baptist Church, followed by visitation. Interment will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery....

DOROTHY A. FOWLER BARBEE

Sept. 17, 1953-March 15, 2014 Dorothy Fowler Barbee, 60, Hickory Crossroads Road, Kenly, died at home. No services are scheduled at this time. She was born Sept. 17, 1953, the daughter of the late Walter Alexander and Lillie Holmes...

HORACE L. CARAWAN

Died March 27, 2014 Horace L. Carawan, 83, Newport, died Thursday, March 27, 2014, at Crystal Bluffs. Receiving of friends will be held 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Munden Funeral Home. Horace served in the United States Navy,...

PAULINE S. COLEY

Died March 21, 2014 Pauline Smith Coley, 98, died March 21 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, with elder Larry Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. Visitation...

ROLAND "BO" COLEY JR.

Oct. 30, 1942-March 24, 2014 Roland "Bo" Coley Jr., 71, 1405 Apt. 6 Poplar St., Goldsboro, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 30, 1942, to Roland Sr. and Patsy Rivers Coley in Wayne County. Funeral...

GLORIA TYNDALL ELLIS

Nov. 9, 1947-March 24, 2014 Gloria Tyndall Ellis, 66, Elm City, passed away peacefully March 24, 2014, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Born Nov. 9, 1947, in Wayne County, N.C., Gloria worked in human resources at Kaba Ilco...

HELEN W. FLOWERS

July 3, 1925-March 27, 2014 Mrs. Helen Williams Flowers, 88, lifelong Faison resident, passed away Thursday, March 27, at Quinn Hospice Center of Kenansville. Her family will receive friends at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive from 6 to...

EDWARD THOMAS FREEMAN SR.

July 29, 1927-March 26, 2014 Edward Thomas Freeman Sr., 86, Princeton, died Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Mr. Freeman was born July 29, 1927, and was the son of the late Josh Joseph Freeman and Lena Watson Freeman. He was...

MITCH HARDISON

Mitchell Jay "Mitch" Hardison, 31, died suddenly Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MILDRED A. PENDER HINNANT

June 11, 1956-March 15, 2014 Mildred Pender Hinnant, 57, Smithfield, died at home. No services are scheduled at this time. She was born June 11, 1956, the daughter of the late William Joseph Pender and Irene Angela Pender. She...

JOANN BAGLEY HUNTER

Died March 24, 2014 JoAnn Bagley Hunter, 63, 210 House St., died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Memorial service will be Saturday at noon at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JOYCE ISOM

Died March 26, 2014 Joyce Isom, 56, 4118 Huntsmoor Lane, Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MICHAEL RAY JOHNSON

Feb. 14, 1955-March 27, 2014 Michael Ray Johnson, 59, after a courageous battle with cancer, passed away peacefully into that far better life with his Lord and savior and with the beloved family who went before him. His courage...

SHIRLEY ROSE LANE

July 5, 1942-March 25, 2014 Shirley Rose Lane, 71, passed away March 25, 2014, peacefully in her home surrounded by her family. Born in Wayne County July 5, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Lawton and Mammie...

CORNEVA I. WIGGINS

Oct. 13, 1925-March 26, 2014 Corneva Inez Wiggins, 88, died Wednesday at Sunrise at George Mason in Fairfax, Va. Born in Sampson County, she was the daughter of Clarence and Carrie Thornton Baker. She was married to the late...

Thursday, March 27, 2014

PAULINE S. COLEY

Died March 21, 2014 Pauline Smith Coley, 98, died Friday in Brooklyn, N.Y. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, with elder Larry Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. Born...

JOSEPHINE BARHAM DAVIS

Josephine Barham Davis, 81, Maryland, died March 17. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

JAMES EDWARD HILL

Died March 25, 2014 James Edward Hill of Goldsboro went home to be with his Lord and savior March 25, 2014, at Kitty Askins Center. James was born in Greene County to the late T.D. and Mamie Taylor Hill....

JOANN B. HUNTER

Died March 24, 2014 JoAnn Bagley Hunter, 63, 210 House St., died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Memorial service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of...

CAROL F. SMITH TAYLOR

Jan. 24, 1955-March 25-2014 Carol Faye Smith Taylor, 59, Kenansville, died Tuesday at Quinn Hospice Center. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Pearsall Chapel Baptist Church. Burial will be in Pate Cemetery. She was born Jan. 24,...

PAMELA NEWKIRK WELLINGTON

Pamela Newkirk Wellington, 54, 912 S. Madison Ave., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

CORNEVA I. WIGGINS

Corneva Inez Wiggins, 88, died Wednesday at Sunrise at George Mason in Fairfax, Va. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

SERENITY I. BREWINGTON

Serenity Imani Brewington, infant daughter of Sherrelle Burt and Montario Brewington, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JAMES "TOM" CREECH JR.

Aug. 20, 1946-March 24, 2014 James "Tom" Creech Jr., 67, Selma, died March 24, 2014. Born in Johnston County Aug. 20, 1946, he was the son of the late James L. "Jaybird" and Mallie Lois Creech. He was preceded...

ROBERT DANIELS JR.

Died March 21, 2014 Elder Robert Daniels Jr., 87, 1006 Aycock St., Wilson, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at St. Paul Church of Christ Disciples of Christ in Wilson. Arrangements...

OSCAR LOUIS GRANT

Died March 20, 2014 Oscar Louis Grant, 60, Rosewood community, died Thursday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Private graveside services were held at Flatfield Cemetery in LaGrange. Born Feb. 25, 1954, in Wayne County, he was the son of...

JEAN HART HARPER

Homegoing services for Jean Hart Harper will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at Free Gospel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church in Snow Hill, with visitation afterward. Services are entrusted to Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. (Pd)...

JAMES E. HILL

James Edward Hill, 84, Wayne Memorial Drive, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JOANN B. HUNTER

Joann B. Hunter, 63, 210 House St., died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

SHIRLEY R. LANE

Shirley Rose Lane, 71, North Leslie Street, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

WORTH PARKER

Dec. 31, 1925-March 25, 2014 Worth White Parker, 88, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning at his home surrounded by his family. Worth was born in Wayne County Dec. 31, 1925, to the late William Leslie Parker and...

EVELYN EARL TREVATHAN PERSON

Nov. 15, 1952-March 25, 2014 Evelyn Earl Trevathan Person, 61, Big Daddy's Road, Pikeville, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at her home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at 1 p.m. from the chapel of...

WILLIAM AUGUST SOLTIS

May 14, 1949-March 23, 2014 William August Soltis, 64, Goldsboro, formerly of Downers Grove, Ill., passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014, at his home. William was born in Chicago May 14, 1949, to the late John August and Virginia...

CAROL TAYLOR

Carol Taylor, 59, Kenansville, died Tuesday at Carolina East Hospice Care Center in Kenansville. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw Inc....

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

PAULINE COLEY

Pauline Coley, 98, Brooklyn, N.Y., died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ROLAND COLEY JR.

Roland Coley "Bo" Jr., 71, 1405 Apt. 6 Poplar St., Goldsboro, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home. (Pd)...

JOSEPHINE BARHAM DAVIS

Josephine Barham Davis, 81, Maryland, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

NORWOOD F. EZZELL

Nov. 9, 1928-March 24, 2014 Norwood F. Ezzell, 85, Rones Chapel community, Mount Olive, passed away Monday morning, March 24, while a patient at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He now reunites with his beloved wife, Elinor Carter Ezzell, who passed...

CARRIE H. FILLYOW

Died March 23, 2014 Carrie Helen Fillyow, 81, Wallace, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill Saturday at noon, with the Rev. Cameron Hankins officiating. Burial will be at...

GOV C.M. FRIEND

Nov. 16, 1919-March 24, 2014 Gov C.M. Friend, 94, Goldsboro, died Monday, March 24, 2014, at Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport. Gov was born in Portsmouth, Va., Nov. 16, 1919, to the late Walter Friend and Marjorie Taylor...

WORTH PARKER

Worth Parker, 88, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EVELYN E. PERSON

Evelyn E. Person, 61, Bid Daddy's Road, Pikeville, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

NETTA MAE BARNES STEVENS

Died March 21, 2014 Mrs. Netta Mae Barnes Stevens, 86, 201 Gold Leaf Drive, Goldsboro, N.C., died Friday, March 21, 2014, at Wilson Medical Center. A celebration of her life will be held Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at 1...

Monday, March 24, 2014

JAMES E. ARMSTRONG

Died March 20, 2014 James Elbert Armstrong, 88, 8161 Upper Black Creek Road, Kenly, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Spring Hope....

RONALD COLEY JR.

Ronald Coley Jr., 71, 1405 Apt. 6 Poplar St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ROBERT DANIELS JR.

Elder Robert Daniels Jr., 86, 1006 Aycock St., Wilson, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JOSEPHINE BARHAM DAVIS

Josephine Barham Davis, 81, Maryland, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

C.M. FRIEND

C.M. "Gov" Friend, 94, died today at Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JEAN HART HARPER

June 18, 1950-March 21, 2014 Jean Hart Harper, 63, passed away peacefully Friday, March 21, 2014, with her family by her side. She was a member of the gospel group Renewed Harts, and enjoyed ministering God's word in song....

OLIVIA A. JACOBI

July 12, 1926-March 22, 2014 Olivia Ann Jacobi, 87, passed away Saturday at home. A celebration of life service will be held today (Monday) at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. The...

WILMA B. HARGROVE MELTON

Died March 22, 2014 Wilma Bernice Hargrove Melton, 78, 327 Robert Hargrove Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be noon Tuesday at Goshen Disciples Church in Faison. Burial will be in Hargrove Cemetery. She...

NETTA STEVENS

Netta Stevens, 86, 201 Gold Leaf Drive, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

BILLY R. THOMPSON

Jan. 18, 1961-March 22, 2014 Billy Ray Thompson, 53, 198 Hack Drive, Dudley, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home, with pastor Judy...

ROSE SPEIGHT WOODARD

Died March 22, 2014 Rose Speight Woodard, 82, Crumpler Road, Kenly, died at home Saturday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Paul Brantley officiating. Burial will be in Kenly Cemetery. Born...

Sunday, March 23, 2014

EDNA DAVIS BURWELL

Oct. 4, 1929-March 22, 2014 Edna Davis Burwell, 84, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Wake Medical Center after a short illness. Edna was born in Wayne County on Oct. 4, 1929 to the late Leslie Cardonnell...

ROBERT DANIELS

Elder Robert Daniels Jr., 87, of 1006 Aycock St., Wilson, N.C., died Friday at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JOSEPHINE B. DAVIS

Josephine Barham Davis, 81, formerly of Wilson, died Thursday in Maryland. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

HARRY DEWAYNE EASON

Harry Dewayne Eason 19, or 1127 Crocus Court, Wilmington, formerly of Kinston, died March 16 at New Hanover Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral was noon Saturday at Destiny Outreach Ministries Inc. Entobment was in Greenlawn Memorial Park. Christian Brothers...

OSCAR LOUIS GRANT

Oscar Louis Grant, 60, of Highway 581 South, Rosewood, died Thursday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. A graveside service was held at Flatfield Cemetery in LaGrange. He was born Feb. 25, 1954, in Wayne County to Ora Jones Grant...

JEAN HART HARPER

Homegoing services for Jean Hart Harper, of 2310 Gurganus Road in Snow Hill will be held Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. at Free Gospel PFWB Church in Snow Hill. The family will receive friends following the service. Visit www.howellfuneral.com...

OLIVIA ANN JACOBI

Olivia Ann Jacobi, 87, passed away Saturday at home. A celebration of life service will be held Monday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends following the...

DONNA JEAN KELLY

May 24, 1949-March 20, 2014 Donna Jean Kelly, 64, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A time of gathering will be held Monday, March 24, 2014, at 7 p.m. at Saulston United...

FAYE LANIER LAVELLE

Faye Lanier Butler Lavelle, 75, of Homosassa, Fla., died March 14, 2014. Formerly of Goldsboro, she and husband, Larry Butler, were active in the Young Republicans Club. She was an avid golfer, traveler, and bridge player. She is survived...

WILMA MELTON

Wilma Bernice Hargrove Melton died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Brock and Worley Funeral Home in Clinton....

BILLY RAY THOMPSON

Billy Ray Thompson, 53, of 198 Hack Drive, Dudley, died Saturday in the Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

GLENDA GAIL UZZELL

April 24, 1946-Marc 20, 2014 Glenda Gail Uzzell, 67, of Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Glenda was born April 24, 1946, in Wayne County to the late Richard and Alice Mae Hines...

JOYCE HARRIS WILLIAMS

Feb. 16, 1933-March 20, 2014 Joyce Harris Williams, 81, of Plantation Road passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 23, 2014, at 3 p.m. from the chapel of...

ROY WILLIAMS

April 26, 1939-March 19, 2014 Roy Neel Williams, 74, of Maryville, Tenn., was welcomed by God into the kingdom of Heaven on March 19, 2014. Roy was born April 26, 1939, in Searcy, Ark. He was a member of...

Friday, March 21, 2014

MONIQUE D. ANDERSON

Minister Monique Dannette Anderson, 45, of 905 Prince Ave., died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. The homegoing celebration will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Church Ministries, 323 Whitfield Drive, with apostle Stephanie Hart officiating. Viewing...

JAMES E. ARMSTRONG

WILSON -- James E. Armstrong, 88, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

OSCAR LOUIS GRANT

Oscar Louis Grant, 60, of N.C. 581 South in Rosewood died Thursday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

KEELY W. HARTSFIELD

Keely Warren Hartsfield, 54, died March 10 in Houston, Texas. She was born in Goldsboro on May 14, 1959, to Henry and Frances Hartsfield. The funeral service will be conducted today at 6:30 p.m. at Casey Funeral Home Chapel....

DONNA JEAN KELLY

Donna Jean Kelly, 64, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

BEADRU C. MILLER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Beadru Cile Miller, 87, of 204 E. Hillsboro St. died Tuesday at her residence. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late James and Letha Leggett Merrick. Homegoing service will be held Saturday...

MEANER MAE WHITLEY MOORE

Mrs. Meaner Mae Whitley Moore, a resident of Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Monday. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Barnes Chapel M.B. Church, 1108 Rosewood Road. Burial will take place Monday at...

DOCK MAJOR SWANEY

Dock Major Swaney III, 67, of 2396 Joe Gardner Road in Grifton died Wednesday, March 5, at his home. Mr. Swaney was the son of the late Hazel Hoffman and Dock Major Swaney II. He is survived by his...

GLENDA GAIL UZZELL

Glenda Gail Uzzell, 67, of Goldsboro, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

JOYCE H. WILLIAMS

Joyce Harris Williams, 81, of Plantation Road died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

Thursday, March 20, 2014

TYRESE MELIK BEST

Aug. 28, 1994-March 17, 2014 "... weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5 Tyrese Melik Best, 19, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Big L" of 709 N. Audubon Ave.,...

NINA M. CHESTNUTT

MOUNT OLIVE -- Nina M. Chestnutt, 87, of 300 College St., died Tuesday in Genesis Health Care. She was born Feb. 18, 1927 to Oscar and Rosie Bryant Chestnutt in Duplin County. Funeral services will be held Sunday at...

PATZIE Y. CLEMMER

Patzie Yvonne Clemmer, 87, died Wednesday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

HENRY "JACK" FAULKNER

CLINTON -- Henry Clarence "Jack" Faulkner Jr., 88, of 208 Kimbrough Road died in Mary Gran Nursing Center on Wednesday. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Allard officiating....

MEANER M. MOORE

Meaner Mae Whitley Moore, a resident of Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center, died Monday. Funeral services will be held Saturday at noon at Barnes Chapel M.B. Church, 1108 Rosewood Road. Burial will take place Monday at 10 a.m....

DORIS B. WILLIAMS

Doris B. Williams, 82, of 409 Grantham St., died March 14 in Rex Hospital. She was born Feb. 6, 1932 to Bryant Parks and Estella White Parks in Wayne County. She is survived by eight children. Funeral services will...

CAROLYN WOOTEN

Carolyn "Sue" Wooten, 69, of 213 Olive St., died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born June 16, 1945 in Wayne County to Eddie Mack Bass and Esther Victoria Reed Bass. She is survived by her husband,...

ELLIS RAY WYNN

DUDLEY -- Ellis Ray Wynn, 53, of 464 Durham Lake Road, died Monday in the Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born April 27, 1960, in Wayne County. He is survived by a son. Funeral services will be held Saturday...

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

TYRESE MELIK BEST

Tyrese Melik Best, 19, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist....

WILLIAM "BILL" CARL BIZZELL

Oct. 6, 1918-March 15, 2014 Mr. William "Bill" Carl Bizzell, 95, of Mount Olive passed away on March 15, 2014, with his family by his side. He was born on Oct. 6, 1918, in Mount Olive, and lived there...

NINA M. CHESTNUTT

MOUNT OLIVE -- Nina M. Chestnutt, 87, of 300 College St., died Tuesday in Genesis Health Care, Mount Olive. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

HARRY D. EASON

WILMINGTON -- Harry Dewayne Eason, 19, of 1127 Crocus Court, formerly of Kinston, died Monday at New Hanover Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

LINDA HOLDEN

Linda W. Holden, 63, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Friday at noon at Mount Calvary M.B. Church with the Rev. Dr. Repsie M. Warren officiating and the Rev. Wilford Galmon presiding. Burial...

BEAUDRU MILLER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Beaudru Miller, 87, of 204 E. Hillsboro St., died Tuesday at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MILDRED M. PATE

Sept. 29, 1924-March 18, 2014 MOUNT OLIVE -- Mildred Moye Pate, 89, longtime resident of the Mount Olive area, passed away Tuesday, March 18, while in the care of Genesis Care Center. Her family will be receiving friends at...

EDDIS L. TAYLOR

May 16, 1946-March 17, 2014 Eddis Lee "Jug" Taylor, 67, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born May 16, 1946 in Lenoir County to Sue Kennedy Taylor of La Grange and the late Eddie Russell Taylor....

WILLIE NELL THOMAS

WILSON -- Willie Nell Lenox Thomas, 90, of 507 Pike St., died Saturday. Funeral services have been rescheduled for Friday at 3 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 Tarboro St. SW, Wilson. Arrangements are being handled by Hamilton Funeral...

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

ANNIE W. BECTON

MAGNOLIA -- Annie W. Becton died Saturday at Vidant Duplin Hospital, Kenansville. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at St. Peter United Holy Church, Magnolia, with elder Woodrow Grandy Jr. officiating. Burial will follow at Becton...

SUSAN C. CUNNINGHAM

Dec. 4, 1931-March 17, 2014 Susan Carlyle Cunningham, 82, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Susan was born in Lenoir County on Dec. 4, 1931 to the late Samuel...

JAMES M. HARRIS JR.

Nov. 22, 1933-March 16, 2014 LAGRANGE -- Retired Master Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) James "Jim" Monroe Harris Jr., 80, of Fire Tower Road passed away Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mr. Harris was born in Franklin County on...

ARTEE MCPHATTER

ANGIER -- Artee McPhatter, 64, died Sunday at the Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn. Private services were held. Arrangements were handled by Haskins Funeral Home....

MEANER W. MOORE

Meaner W. Moore, 94, resident of Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center, died Monday. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

CAROLYN SUE WOOTEN

Carolyn Sue Wooten, 69, of 213 Olive St., died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home....

ELLIS RAY WYNN

DUDLEY -- Ellis Ray Wynn, 53, of 464 Durham Lake Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home....

Monday, March 17, 2014

MONIQUE ANDERSON

Monique Anderson died Saturday at Vidant Medical. Arrangements are incomplete at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

WILLIAM C. "BILL" BIZZELL

MOUNT OLIVE -- William Carl "Bill" Bizzell, 95, died Saturday night at Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are incomplete at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

SUSAN C. CUNNINGHAM

Susan Carlyle Cunningham, 82, died this morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

NANCY MAYO FABEL

Feb. 28, 1942-March 15, 2014 Nancy Mayo Fabel, 72, passed away Saturday at Vidant Medical Center surrounded by her family. Nancy was born in Kennebec County, Maine, on Feb. 28, 1942, to the late John and Edwina Grevoius Mayo....

JAMES M. HARRIS JR.

LAGRANGE -- Retired Master Sergeant James Monroe Harris Jr., 80, of Fire Tower Road died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

LINDA HOLDEN

Linda Holden, 63, of Goldsboro died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

WILLIE C. MOORE

Willie Clarence Moore "Willie C.," 88, of 105 Springhill St., formerly of Kinston, died March 13 at his home. Homegoing celebration will be held Thursday from the Antioch Free Will Baptist Church with General Vice Bishop Malcolm Johnson officiating...

MILDRED P. STALLINGS

GREENVILLE -- Mildred P. Stallings, 81, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center. The funeral service will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery. Mrs. Stallings, a native of Wayne...

EDDIS L. TAYLOR

Eddis Lee "Jug" Taylor, 67, of Goldsboro, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

WILLIE NELL THOMAS

WILSON -- Willie Nell Lenox Thomas, 90, of 507 Pike St., died Saturday at the Wilson Pines Nursing Center. Services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson, the Rev. Donnie Anderson presiding and...

Sunday, March 16, 2014

CYNTHIA MELTON BRITT

Oct. 23, 1948-March 12, 2014 Cynthia Melton Britt, 65, Warsaw, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Warsaw Baptist Church. Entombment will be in Devotional Gardens Mausoleum. She was born Oct. 23, 1948, to Ralph...

NANCY FABEL

Nancy Fabel, 72, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangments are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home & Cremation Services....

BESSIE M. GRISWOLD

Died March 13, 2014 Bessie M. Griswold, 102, 105 Weldon Drive, Dudley, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be noon Monday at Faith Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Antonia Lawrence officiating. Burial will be in Budd...

ELSIE HOWELL HERRING

Dec. 17, 1924-March 14, 2014 Elsie Gloraine Howell Herring, 89, died Friday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Bennie Sr. and Lillian Durham Howell, and the wife of...

JULIAN EARL LANGLEY SR.

Aug. 27, 1943-March 14, 2014 Julian Earl Langley Sr., passed away Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be today at 3 p.m. from the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. The family will receive friends...

ELEANOR LEONARD

May 3, 1939-March 16, 2014 Eleanor McCullen Hughes Leonard, 74, passed away Saturday, March 15, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. She was surrounded by her family. Eleanor was born in Sampson County, N.C., on May 3, 1939, to the...

ALBERT PHILIP LOHR

Sept. 25, 1931-March 13, 2014 Albert Philip Lohr, 82, of Chesterfield, Va., went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 13, 2014. He is survived by his beloved wife of 55 years, Inez Lohr; daughters, Debi Lohr and...

WILLIE MOORE

Willie Clarence Moore, 88, of 105 Spring Hill St., Kinston, formerly of Dover, died Thursday at his home Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

JAMES NEEDOM SMITH

Died March 11, 2014 James Needom Smith, 72, of the Greenevers Community, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at Eveready Full Gospel Tabernacle, Warsaw,, with pastor Faye Baker officiating. Burial will follow...

DOROTHY SMITH TYNDALL

Died March 13, 2014 Dorothy Smith Tyndall, formerly of Faison, died Thursday at Mary Gran Nursing Center. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Faison Cemetery, with Elder Derl Walker and the Rev. James Tyndall Jr. officiating. She...

DORIS WILLIAMS

Doris Williams, 82, of 409 Grantham St., died Friday in Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

EULA MAE WYNN

Died March 11, 2014 Eula Mae Wynn, 96, a resident of Genesis Health and Rehabilitation, died Tuesday. She is the daughter of the late Jacob and Luella Jacobs Lee and the wife of the late William Dortch Wynn Sr....

Friday, March 14, 2014

HARRY L. COX

July 24, 1950-March 10, 2014 Harry Louis Cox, 63, Princeton, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was born July 24, 1950, in...

MARION JONES GRANTHAM

Died March 9, 2014 Marian Jones Grantham, 68, 510 E. Hillsboro St., Mount Olive, died Sunday at Genesis Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Payne Temple AME Zion Church, with the Rev. Hosea Manley,...

BEN KOMINSKY JR.

March 12, 1928-March 13, 2014 Ben Kominksy Jr., 86, Mount Olive, retired from United States Marine Corps and a native of Orlando, Fla., passed away early Thursday at Wake Medical Center. Full military burial rites will be rendered at...

JULIAN E. LANGLEY SR.

Julian Earl Langley Sr., 70, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

TERRANCE T. OUTLAW JR.

Terrance Tremayne Outlaw Jr., Kinston, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston....

LULA BELL WARREN

Died March 6, 2014 Lula Bell Warren, 76, Snow Hill, died March 6. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Little Creek Free Will Baptist Church. Interment Warren Family Cemetery. She was married to Jesse Warren. She is survived...

Thursday, March 13, 2014

LEE R. DEBROW

Aug. 10, 1952-March 10, 2014 Lee Roy Debrow, 61, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. A repast will follow at the...

BESSIE M. GRISWOLD

Bessie Mae Griswold, 102, Dudley, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

GENEVA C. HARRIS

Died March 8, 2014 Geneva Christine Harris, 92, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday. Funeral will be at Holloway Memorial Funeral Home Saturday at 1 p.m. with visitation at noon. She is survived by a daughter....

JOSEPH C. HERRING

Aug. 31, 1931-March 12, 2014 Joseph Carroll Herring, 82, Holloman Heights subdivision, Mount Olive, passed away Wednesday morning, March 12, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The Herring family will receive friends at Tyndall Funeral Home Saturday morning, March 15,...

BEN KOMINSKY JR.

Ben Kominsky Jr., Mount Olive, died today at Wake Med in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

BENITA S. MCCLARIN

Dec. 25, 1982-March 12, 2014 Benita S. McClarin, 31, 1040 Apt. B Lincoln Ave., Prospect Park, Pa., formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday at Chester Crozier Medical Center in Chester, Pa. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in James...

ESSIE P. MOORE

Died March 8, 2014 Essie Pearl Moore, 93, Magnolia, died Saturday at Vidant Health Systems in Greenville. Funeral will be at New First Baptist Kenansville Church Saturday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Tommy Jones officiating. Burial will be...

DEBORAH PRIDGEN

Deborah Pridgen, 56, 315 Denmark St., died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ELAINE W. REID

Died March 9, 2014 Elaine W. Reid, 53, Raleigh, N.C., passed away March 9, 2014. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, March 15, at Eastern Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Elder Timothy Dortch pastor. Interment will follow in...

ESTHER M. HOLMES WILLIAMS

Died March 10, 2014 Esther Mae Holmes Williams, 79, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Wave of Glory Faith Ministries, with elder James Williams Jr. as eulogist and elder William Pickett...

MARGARET ANN ZILLS

Died March 11, 2014 Margaret Ann Zills, 78, passed peacefully into our savior's arms in the late afternoon of March 11, 2014, in the presence of her family after a long illness. Margaret was born in Boston, England, in...

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

JOHN FRANKLIN "J.F." COLIE

April 4, 1947-March 10, 2014 John Franklin "J.F." Colie, 66, Faro Road, Fremont, passed away Monday, March 10, 2014, at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The family will receive friends Friday, March 14, 2014, from 10:30 to 11:30...

LEE R. DEBROW

Lee Roy Debrow, Partridge Lane, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JESSE R. EVANS

June 9, 1936-March 10, 2014 Jesse Ray Evans, 77, Selma, died Monday in Johnston Medical Center. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Thursday in Hephzibah Baptist Church. Burial will be in Woodard Cemetery. He was born June 9, 1936, in...

RICKY V. EZZELL

March 1, 1955-March 10, 2014 Ricky Vester Ezzell, 59, 699 Community Drive, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of Casey Funeral Home. Burial will be 11 a.m. Friday at Pineview...

SHIRLEY FAMBROUGH

Shirley Fambrough, 73, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BILLY RAY HOWELL

June 1, 1953-March 10, 2014 Billy Ray Howell, 60, Church of God Road, passed away Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Howell Cemetery, Mount Carmel Church Road in Pikeville....

THELMA SMITH HOOD NICHOLS

Died March 8, 2014 Thelma Smith Hood Nichols, formerly of LaGrange, died Saturday in Norfolk, Va. She was the daughter of the late Warren Smith Sr. and the late Daisy Gooding Smith....

EFFIE RUTH MAXWELL PIKE

May 20, 1925-March 10, 2014 Effie Ruth Maxwell Pike died Monday, March 10, 2014. She passed in peace surrounded by her beloved family and friends. Effie Ruth was born in Goldsboro, N.C., May 20, 1925, the first of two...

JUDY DIANE BRASWELL PRICE

Nov. 26, 1952-March 9, 2014 Judy Diane Braswell Price was born Nov. 26, 1952, in Wayne County, and died March 9, 2014, at Kitty Askins in Goldsboro, N.C. She was preceded in death by her father, William Henry Rudolph...

TERESA G. SMITH

Died March 7, 2014 Teresa Gayle Smith, 51, Burgaw, died Friday at Carolina East Hospice Care Center in Kenansville. Funeral will be at Miracle Temple Deliverance Ministries in Burgaw Saturday at 2 p.m., with apostle Amanda Bryant officiating. Burial...

ANTHONY D. STONER

Nov. 4, 1958-March 2, 2014 Anthony Duane Stoner, 55, E. Walnut St., died March 2, 2014 at home. Burial will be at a later date. He was born in Clark County, Wash., to Arthur and Violt Braack Stoner. Arrangements...

EULA M. WYNN

Eula M. Wynn, 96, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Genesis Health and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MARGARET A. ZILLS

Margaret Anne Zills, 78, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

JOSEPH H. CAPPS

Jan. 10, 1929-March 9, 2014 Joseph Henry Capps, 85, Princeton, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be tonight at 7 in Grace Baptist Church, with the Rev. Eugene Worley, the Rev. Stewart Coffman and the Rev. Worth Worley officiating....

JOHN L. COLEY SR.

Died March 6, 2014 John Lee Coley, 80, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon at The House of Prayer in Dudley, with the Rev. Moses Darden officiating and the Rev. Robert A. Fairley...

JOHN F. COLIE

John Franklin Colie, 66, Faro Road, Fremont, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

HARRY L. COX

Harry Louis Cox, 63, Princeton, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

EVANGELIST VERNEZ M. DAGGETT

April 12, 1922-March 9, 2014 Evangelist Vernez E. Daggett was born April 12, 1922, in Henrietta, N.C. She peacefully rested in the arms of the Lord, March 9, 2014, in Goldsboro, N.C., at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She leaves...

RICKY V. EZZELL

Ricky Vester Ezzell, 59, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

CHARLES GRAHAM

Died March 5, 2014 Charles Graham, 67, 407 Park Ave., Wilson, died Wednesday. Graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rest Haven Cemetery in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MARJORIE S. HENSLEY

Aug. 14, 1922-March 10, 2014 Marjorie Smith Capps Hensley, 91, passed away Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Marjorie was born in Wayne County, N.C., Aug. 14, 1922, to the late Dewey O. Smith and Ella...

BILLY R. HOWELL

Billy Ray Howell, 60, Church of God Road, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ARTIE MCPHATTER

Artie McPhatter, 64, Angier, died Sunday at Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

EFFIE R. PIKE

Effie Ruth Maxwell Pike, 88, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangement are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

IRA D. POWELL

Ira David Powell, 65, Pikeville, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

JUDY D. PRICE

Judy D. Price, 61, 372 Cricket Road, Mount Olive, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ESTHER M. HOLMES WILLIAMS

Esther Mae Holmes Williams, 79, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

Monday, March 10, 2014

JOHN L. COLEY

Died March 6, 2014 John Lee Coley, 80, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon at The House of Prayer, with the Rev. Moses Darden officiating and apostle Elijah Forte presiding. Interment will be...

CHARLES R. GRAHAM

Died March 5, 2014 Charles Ray Graham, 67, 407 Park Ave., Wilson, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Rest Haven Cemetery in Wilson. He was the son of the...

MARIAN J. GRANTHAM

Marian Jones Grantham, 68, died Sunday at Genesis Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

OTIS T. GRIFFIN

Died March 8, 2014 Otis Tilghman Griffin, 69, Snow Hill, died Saturday. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Mewborn Family Cemetery. He was married to Julie Whitted Griffin. He is survived by three sons. Visitation will be...

BENITA S. MCCLARIN

Benita S. McClarin, 31, 1040 Apt. B Lincoln Ave., Prospect Park, Pa., formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday at Chester Crozier Medical Center in Chester, Pa. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Sunday, March 9, 2014

GEORGE E. 'TOMMY' BEAMON

March 3, 1937-March 7, 2014 Mr. George Edward "Tommy" Beamon, 77, LaGrange, died Friday evening, March 7, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his loving family. A native of Greene County, he was born March 3, 1937,...

FRED C. BERRY

May 15, 1943-March 6, 2014 Fred C. Berry, 70, 907 Cunningham Road, Kinston, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Tuesday in Nannie D. Loftin Memorial Chapel at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston. Burial will...

CHESTER L. CANADY

Dec. 10, 1922-March 3, 2014 Chester Lee Canady, 91, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at New Greenleaf Church of Christ, with Elder Dr. Dorothy Heath. Burial will be in Old Mill...

HESTER P. CREECH

Jan. 16, 1925-March 7, 2014 Mrs. Hester Pelt Creech, 89, Snow Hill, died Friday, March 7, 2014. Mrs. Creech was born in Wayne County Jan. 16, 1925, the daughter of Robert M. and Mattie Essie Garris Pelt. Mrs. Creech...

HARRY G. HARRELL

Oct. 4, 1941-March 7, 2014 Harry Guynn Harrell, 72, passed peacefully into that far better life with his Lord and savior, while surrounded by his family at his home. His courage during this fight with cancer was typical of...

EUNICE D. HINES

Feb. 17, 1946-March 5, 2014 Eunice Delores Hines, 68, S. Harding Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Evergreen...

HOWARD 'JACK' JACKSON

March 15, 1929-March 5, 2014 Howard William "Jack" Jackson Jr., lifelong Mount Olive resident, died Wednesday afternoon, March 5, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was 84. Funeral services will be held by the graveside at 3 p.m....

JOHN STACY KING

Died March 7, 2014 John Stacy King passed away March 7, 2014, at his home in Swansboro, N.C. He was born in Bunn Level, N.C., in 1928 to John William and Genevra Wilkinson King. He graduated from Atlantic Christian...

CYNTHIA H. SMITH

July 23, 1974-March 6, 2014 Cynthia Herndon Smith, loving mother, wife, daughter and teacher, passed away Thursday evening at the University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital surrounded by family and friends. Cynthia had fought a year-long battle with leukemia,...

HAROLD T. WISE

Died March 8, 2014 Harold T. Wise, 68, Mount Olive, died Saturday, March 8, 2014. Funeral service will be Monday, March 10, 2014, at 6 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel in Newton Grove, with the Rev....

Friday, March 7, 2014

JOHN L. COLEY

John Lee Coley, 80, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

CHARLES GRAHAM

Charles Graham, 67, Wilson, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ROBIN C. HENRY JR.

Died Feb. 26, 2014 Robin Charles Henry Jr., 21, 818 Blount St., Smithfield, died Feb. 26, at Emory University Medical Center in Atlanta, Ga. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Wilson Mills Baptist Church in Wilson Mills. Burial...

EUNICE D. HINES

Eunice Deloris Hines, 68, S. Harding Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

VINCENT V. JONES

Died March 3, 2014 Vincent Vertaro Jones, 30, 5870 Pine Ridge Road, Turkey, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at KEMBA Headquarters, with moderator James A. Davis officiating. Burial will be at...

CECIL A. KELLY SR.

Died March 6, 2014 Cecil Allen Kelly Sr., 85, Kenly, died at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Smithfield Thursday. He will be cremated. Born in Duplin County, he was the son of the late Frank Kelly and...

ODESSA N. CREECH LASSITER

Odessa Naomi Creech Lassiter, 85, 1210 Atlantic St., Wilson, died Sunday. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul Church of Christ in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

AUDREY G. PALMER

July 6, 1939-March 6, 2014 Audrey Joan Geiser Palmer, 74, Summerlin's Crossroads Road, Mount Olive, died Thursday morning, March 6, at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Her life will be remembered in a service to be held Saturday, March 8,...

CYNTHIA HERNDON SMITH

Cynthia Herndon Smith died Thursday at the University of North Carolina Hospital at Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

DAVID L. SPRUILL SR.

Died Feb. 26, 2014 David Lee Spruill Sr., 86, Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Goldsboro, died Feb. 26. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Bishop Lonnie E. Holloway Sr. Memorial Chapel at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC, with...

DOUGLAS VANCE THORNTON

Dec. 21, 1941-March 6, 2014 Douglas Vance Thornton, 72, Newton Grove, passed away Thursday, March 6, 2014. He was born Dec. 21, 1941, in Newton Grove, N.C., to the late Frank Norwood Thornton and Ruth Thornton Jones. He was...

JOHN EDWIN WEYHER JR., M.D.

May 18, 1924-March 5, 2014 John Edwin Weyher Jr., M.D., 89, died March 5, 2014, at his home in Wilmington, N.C. Dr. Weyher was born May 18, 1924, in Kinston, N.C., son of the late John Edwin Weyher Sr....

Thursday, March 6, 2014

NEEDHAM CORE SR.

Died March 3, 2014 Mr. Needham Core Sr., 92, 506 Weaver Drive, Goldsboro, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday at noon at St. Mark Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ,...

HOWARD W. JACKSON

Howard W. "Jack" Jackson Jr., 84, Mount Olive, died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JOHN R. KING

June 2, 1942-March 4, 2014 John Reid King, 71, Four Oaks, died Tuesday at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. Burial will be...

BARBARA ANN BUFFALO MOSES

Dec. 9, 1944-March 1, 2014 Barbara Ann Buffalo Moses, 69, peacefully transitioned from Earth to glory Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Wayne County Dec. 9, 1944, to the late Hilda Lewis...

RONNIE F. WAGNER

Jan. 28, 1953-March 4, 2014 Ronnie Franklin Wagner, 61, Kenansville, died Tuesday at home. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Pinecrest Cemetery. He was born Jan. 28, 1953, in Duplin County to Harold Franklin Wagner and Margaret...

ANNIE E. BARNES WINSTEAD

Died March 2, 2014 Annie Estelle Barnes Winstead, 84, 208 Broad St., Stantonsburg, died Sunday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

GABRIEL LOGAN BAKER

Died Feb. 28, 2014 Gabriel Logan Baker, three-year and nine-month-old little angel, was taken to his heavenly home Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at Vidant Medical Center. A service to celebrate his precious life will be held Friday, March 7,...

DAVID BROWN

Died March 3, 2014 David Brown, 79, Magnolia, died Monday at the home of his daughter. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today in Devotional Gardens mausoleum chapel. He was married to Annie Brown. He is survived by two...

JOHN RANDY BRUNO

July 26, 1949-March 4, 2014 John Randy Bruno, 64, died early Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Waterbury, Conn., he was the son of the late Patrick John Bruno and Kathleen Dudley Bruno. He was preceded in...

DARRELL D. COOKE

Feb. 26, 1962-Feb. 27, 2014 Darrell Delon Cooke, 52, Greenville, died Thursday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of James Fred and Betty Jane Cooke of Goldsboro. Early in life, Darrell...

JOSEPH H. JAMES JR.

Dec. 18, 1928-Feb. 28, 2014 Joseph H. James Jr., Raleigh, passed away suddenly Feb. 28, 2014. He was born Dec. 18, 1928, to Grace Mae Lane and Joseph Hayden James, and was raised on a peanut farm in Surry...

JOHN R. KING

John Reid King, 71, died Tuesday at Johnston Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

FRED SCOTT

June 1, 1932-March 3, 2014 Wallace Frederick "Fred" Scott, 81, LaGrange, passed away Monday, March 3, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. Fred was born in Pittsylvania County, Va., June 1, 1932, to the late William B....

THELMA FAISON SMITH

June 17, 1935-March 1, 2014 Mrs. Thelma Faison Smith, affectionately known as "Tracy," 403 Hamilton Drive transitioned from labor to reward Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, N.C., while surrounded by her loving family....

ANTHONY D. STONER

Anthony Duane Stoner, 55, E. Walnut St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

JOHN R. BRUNO

John Randy Bruno died at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

CHESTER L. CANADY

Chester Lee Canady, 91, resident at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

NEEDHAM CORE SR.

Needham Core Sr., 92, 506 Weaver Drive, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ARNOLD G. DUBOIS

Oct. 26, 1945-March 3, 2014 Arnold Gaitan DuBois, 68, Faison, died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Monday, March 3, after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Joseph and Myrtle Blackwell DuBois, and...

RICKY L. FIELDS

April 25, 1974-March 2, 2014 Ricky Lynn Fields, 39, Pikeville, passed away Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Ricky was born in Wayne County, N.C., April 25, 1974, to Edna Gurley Fields of Pikeville and the late...

VINCENT V. JONES

Vincent Vertaro Jones, 30, 5870 Pine Ridge Road, Turkey, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

POLLYANNA LANGSTON

Feb. 7, 1928-March 1, 2014 Pollyanna Langston, 86, Newton Grove, N.C., passed away peacefully at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, N.C., surrounded by her family. Pollyanna was born Feb. 7, 1928, in the Bentonville community of Johnston County...

CHRISTINE L. LOZIER

June 27, 1943-March 2, 2014 Christine "Chris" Lane Lozier, 70, died Sunday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Sampson County, she was the daughter of the late R.J. and Lillie Mae Lane and grandmother of the late Steven...

LILLIAN EDWARDS MITCHELL

Nov. 16, 1921-March 3, 2014 Lillian Edwards Mitchell, 92, Princeton, died Monday morning at her home. Born Nov. 16, 1921, in Johnston County to the late Joe S. and Lois Rowe Edwards, she was the widow of Willie Mitchell...

JIMMY CAROLYN PHILLIPS

Jan. 2, 1956-March 3, 2014 Jimmy Carolyn Phillips, 58, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Carolyn was born in Wayne County, N.C., Jan. 2, 1956, to the late Jimmy Sutton and Mildred Carter Sutton. She...

FRED SCOTT

Wallace Frederick "Fred" Scott, 81, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Monday, March 3, 2014

MYRTLE TATUM DENNING

Feb. 8, 1922-March 1, 2014 GRANTHAM -- Myrtle Tatum Denning, 92, died Saturday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Bladen County, she was the daughter of the late William Geddie and Annie Davis Tatum. Myrtle kept many...

DONLD LEE GUPTON

Nov. 23, 1934-March 1, 2014 Donald Lee Gupton, 79, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Donald was born in Franklin County Nov. 23, 1934, to the late Ira and Betty Burnette...

ODESSA LASSITER

Odessa Lassiter, 85, resident of Avante' of Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

M. CHRISTINE LOZIER

Mildred Christine "Chris" Lozier, 70, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MICHAEL D. TUTTLE

Dec. 29, 1955-March 2, 2014 Michael David "Dave" Tuttle, 58, Zebulon, died Sunday at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Funeral will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with pastor Marvin Wiggins officiating. Burial will be Wednesday...

ANNIE E. BARNES WINSTEAD

Annie Estelle Barnes Winstead, 84, 208 Broad St., Stantonsburg, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

Sunday, March 2, 2014

LESLIE L. ANDERSON

April 10, 1922-Feb. 28, 2014 Leslie L. Anderson, 91, longtime Mount Olive resident, passed away early Friday morning, Feb. 28, while a patient at Wayne Memorial Hospital. After graduation from high school in 1940, he enlisted in the United...

ANGIE LEE BROWN

Dec. 15, 1963-Feb. 27, 2014 Angie Lee Brown, 50, passed away Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Angie was born in Japan Dec. 15, 1963, to Janet N. D'Ambrosio of Goldsboro and the late Angelo D'Ambrosio. She...

CARSON TED BUTLER

Oct. 1, 1949-Feb. 28, 2014 Carson Ted Butler, 64, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. Ted was born Oct. 1, 1949, to the late Femmous Butler and Vernell Womble Butler. Ted had...

HAZEL T. CARAWAN

March 12, 1924-Feb. 25, 2014 Hazel T. Carawan, 89, died Tuesday night at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Born in Andalusia, Ala., she was the daughter of the late Houston Beade Thrower and Annie Esther Adams, and wife of the...

DARRELL D. COOKE

Darrell Delon Cooke, 50, died Thursday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

PHIL DARUSH

Nov. 16, 1920-Feb. 28, 2014 Philippa "Phil" Best Darush, 93, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Friday morning at Premier Nursing and Rehab Center in Jacksonville surrounded by her family. She had been a resident of Jacksonville...

MYRTLE T. DENNING

Myrtle Tatum Denning, 92, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DONALD GUPTON

Donald Gupton, 79, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ANNA B. HANNON

July 6, 1925-Feb. 23, 2014 Anna Barbara Hannon, 88, formerly of Princeton, died Feb. 23 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. Burial will be in Germany. She was born in Germany July 6, 1925, to the late Wencel and...

ROBIN C. HENRY

Robin C. Henry 21, formerly of Seven Springs, died Wednesday at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

LOUVENIA LANE

Died Feb. 26, 2014 Louvenia Lane, 89, Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be tonight from 2 to...

BARBARA BUFFALO MOSES

Barbara Buffalo Moses, 69 died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

THELMA FAISON SMITH

June 17, 1935-March 1, 2014 Mrs. Thelma Faison Smith, affectionately known as "Tracy," 403 Hamilton Drive, transitioned from labor to reward Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, N.C., while surrounded by her loving family....

DAVID L. SPRUILL SR.

David Lee Spruill Sr., 86, Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

TOMMY L. SWINSON

Died Feb. 26, 2014 Tommy Lee Swinson, 76, 6270 Bridgersville Road, Elm City, died Wednesday. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....