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Tuesday, September 30, 2014

ROSE DAMERON

Sept. 22, 1933-Sept. 27, 2014 Rose Miller Dameron, 81, Hilltop Drive, Lexington, passed away Saturday evening at her home. A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, at First United Methodist Church, with the Rev....

RADDOR HARRIS

Raddor "Rabbit" Harris, 87, 2117 S. Slocumb St., died at home Monday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ISAIAH L. LANGSTON

Isaiah Lavont Langston, Raleigh, died Monday at WakeMed Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

KIMESHA C. LINDSEY

Kimesha Cimone Lindsey, 20, 1808 E. Trail Drive, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

CHARLES MARTIN "CHUCK" LOCKAMY JR.

Sept. 26, 1964-Sept. 28, 2014 Charles Martin "Chuck" Lockamy Jr., 50, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014. Mr. Lockamy was born Sept. 26, 1964, in Sampson County to Charles Lockamy Sr. and the late Sandra Sue Lanier Lockamy....

THOMAS W. MERRILL

Thomas W. Merrill, 81, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JIMMY MOORE SR.

Jimmy Moore Sr., 69, 506 W. James St., LaGrange, died Sept. 9 at home Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

MOTHER BRENDA KAYE JACOBS REID

Oct. 28, 1956-Sept. 27, 2014 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mother Brenda Kaye Jacobs Reid, 57, lovingly known by her husband and family as "my...

DOROTHY T. ROBERTS

Oct. 30, 1932-Sept. 29, 2014 Dorothy Turner Roberts, 81, lifelong resident of Rones Chapel community near Mount Olive, passed away Monday morning, Sept. 29, at her residence. Her life will be remembered in a service to be held Wednesday,...

CECIL L. SHERROD

May 11, 1928-Sept. 28, 2014 Cecil L. Sherrod, 86, 1750 Piney Grove Church Road, Kenly, died Sunday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home in Kenly, with the Rev. Richie Cuddington officiating. Interment with Masonic Rites...

Monday, September 29, 2014

HARPER BEST

Died Sept. 25, 2014 Harper Best, formerly of LaGrange, died Thursday at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at New Light Missionary Baptist Church in Greensboro. Burial will be in Lakeview Memorial Park. Visitation...

ERNESTINE H. CHAVIS

Ernestine H. Chavis, Rosedale, N.Y., formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Frank Bell Funeral Home of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DORIS PRICE RHODES

May 1, 1930-Sept. 28, 2014 Doris Price Rhodes, 84, Hood Swamp Road, LaGrange, died Sunday at Life Care Hospital in Rocky Mount. Graveside service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in Duplin...

STEVEN L. WILDER

Steven Lamont Wilder died Thursday at Doctor's Hospital in Maryland. Arrangements are pending....

Sunday, September 28, 2014

ELLA CRAFT BALL

Died Sept. 26, 2014 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Ella Craft Ball, 97, of Seven Springs, died Friday. She was the daughter of the late Edward "Ned" Craft and Ann Houston Craft. She was the wife of the late Carl Whit...

MARY HELEN BROWN COTTLE

Died Sept. 26, 2014 ROSE HILL -- Mary Helen Brown Cottle, 89, of Rose Hill died Friday at Columbus County Hospital. She was born Nov. 11, 1924, to the late John Brown and Mary Nita Register Brown. Funeral will...

HARRIET E. ETHERIDGE

Died Sept. 26, 2014 Harriett Edmundson Etheridge, 90, passed away on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014 at the Brian Center. Harriett was born in Greene County on Nov. 13, 1923, to the late William and Pennie West Edmundson. She was...

JERRY MAC GRIMES

Feb. 2, 1946-Sept. 26, 2014 Jerry Mac Grimes, 68, of Goldsboro died Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, after an extended illness. A service to celebrate Jerry's life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rose and Graham Funeral Home...

WILLIAM RAY HILL

June 4, 1940-Sept. 26, 2014 PIKEVILLE - William Ray Hill, 74, was called home early Friday morning to the loving arms of Jesus Christ his Lord while surrounded by his family. Ray was born in Wayne County on June...

DENNIS LEE HOLLOWELL

Dec 19 1942-Sept 25 2014 MOUNT OLIVE -- Dennis Lee Hollowell, 71, a Mount Olive area resident, passed away Friday, Sept. 25, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A service of remembrance will be Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. at...

JESSIE LEE OUTLAW

April 2, 1922-Sept. 25, 2014 Jessie Lee Parnell Wiggs Outlaw, 92, passed away suddenly on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, at Rex Hospital surrounded by her family. Jessie was born in Wayne County on April 2, 1922, to the late...

GLADYS M. PHILLIPS

Feb. 27, 1935-Sept. 25, 2014 Gladys Maples Phillips, 79, died Thursday night at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Moore County, she was the daughter of the late James C. Maples and Myrtle Hunt Maples and was preceded in...

BRENDA KAY REID

Brenda Kaye Reid, of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home....

DIANNA CAREN RODRIGUEZ SANCHEZ

Died Sept. 26, 2014 DUDLEY -- Dianna Caren Rodriguez Sanchez, 15, of 102 WP Brogden St., Dudley, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was the daughter of Hugo Rodriguez and Bertilia Sanchez. Funeral will be 1 p.m....

JAMES HILL SAVAGE

James Hill Savage, 90, of Wallace, died Thursday Wallace Gardens Care Corp. Funeral services were held Saturday from the Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, 472 Wells Town Road, Rose Hill. Burial followed at Rose Hill Funeral Home Cemetery in...

JILL M. SHERROD

Jill M. Sherrod, 58, died Thursday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BILLY TART SR.

Died Sept. 25, 2014 Billy Tart Sr., 78, died Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. Funeral services will be held today at 6 p.m. at St. John Pentecostal Holiness Church, with the Revs. Jim Skinner and Richard Parson officiating. The family...

MINNIE JAMES GRAHAM WARD

Died Sept. 25, 2014 MOUNT OLIVE -- Minnie James Graham Ward, 88, of Flowers Road, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be noon Wednesday in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Burial...

WILLIAM GREY WYNN

Nov. 3, 1923-Sept. 26, 2014William Grey Wynn, 90, passed away on Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, at the Clare Bridge Memory Care in Wilmington. Mr. Wynn was born in Wayne County on Nov. 3, 1923, to the late J.W. and...

Friday, September 26, 2014

ELLA C. BALL

Ella Craft Ball, 97, Seven Springs, died today at Lenoir Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

JANE M. BULGOZDY

July 18, 1957-Sept. 25, 2014 Jane Margaret Bulgozdy, 57, passed away Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Mount Clemens, Mich., July 18, 1957, to Josetta Kraus Howes of Novi, Mich., and the late...

HELEN CICCHETTO FISCHEL

Feb. 13, 1944-Sept. 24, 2014 Helen Cicchetto Fischel, 70, Fremont, passed away Sept. 24, 2014, at Duke University Medical Center after a long illness. A service celebrating Helen's life will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014,...

JACKIE O. GILLIAM

July 19, 1942-Sept. 25, 2014 Jackie Owen Gilliam, 72, Dudley, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Born in Norris, S.C., he was the son of the late...

RAY HILL

William Ray Hill, 74, Pikeville, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BLACKIE KINCAID

Aug. 11, 1930-Sept. 25, 2014 Blackie Kincaid passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Sept. 25, 2014. He is now at home in eternal heaven with the many loved ones who have passed before him. He was born...

ANDREW JAMES MILLER JR.

Funeral services for Mr. Andrew James Miller Jr. have been changed to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1065 Tommy's Road, Goldsboro, N.C. Visitation services will be held at New Spirit Church Ministries,...

JESSIE L. OUTLAW

Jessie Lee Parnell Wiggs Outlaw, 92, died Thursday at Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GLADYS M. PHILLIPS

Feb. 27, 1935-Sept. 25, 2014 Gladys M. Phillips, 79, Goldsboro, died Thursday night at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A service to celebrate her life will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. at First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Scott...

DONNA LYNN VANDERHOEF

May 7, 1964-Sept. 21, 2014 Donna Lynn Vanderhoef, 50, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, at Rex Healthcare Center. Donna was born in Val Dosta, Ga., May 7, 1964, to Don Lyle Vanderhoef and Jean Causey. She had...

ALFRED D. WASHINGTON

Died Sept. 16, 2014 Alfred DeWitt Washington, 64, Connecticut, formerly of Mount Olive, died Sept. 16 at Yale New Haven Hospital. Funeral will be today at 4 p.m. at Garris Funeral Home chapel, with pastor Betty Faison officiating. Burial...

WILLIAM G. WYNN

William Grey Wynn, 90, died today at Clairebrige Nursing Home in Wilmington. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Thursday, September 25, 2014

SUSAN HOOKS AYCOCK

March 15, 1930-Sept. 22, 2014 Susan Hooks Aycock died peacefully in her sleep Sept. 22, 2014, in Hendersonville, N.C. She was born March 15, 1930, in Fremont, N.C., and was a longtime resident of Mebane, N.C. She was the...

KELSEY ANNE BERENS

Feb. 27, 1991-Sept. 20, 2014 Kelsey Anne Berens, 23, Goldsboro, died at her home Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014, after years of struggling with depression. Kelsey was born in Hoffman Estates, Ill., Feb. 27, 1991. She was a 2009 graduate...

MARY M. BLOUNT

Died Sept. 19, 2014 Mary Marie Blount, 98, died Friday at Kinston Healthcare and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be noon Friday at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Ayden. Burial will be in Ayden Cemetery. She was born in Pitt...

HELEN C. FISCHEL

Helen C. Fischel, 70, died Wednesday at Duke University Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JACKIE O. GILLIAM

Jackie O. Gilliam, 72, Dudley, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

ELNORA GILYARD

Died Sept. 21, 2014 Elnora Gilyard, 86, 8537 N.C. 42, Kenly, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of...

ANNIE R. HAM

Died Sept. 21, 2014 Annie R. Ham, 81, LaGrange, died Sunday at Avante at Wlson Nursing Home. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church of LaGrange, with Dr. Michael A. Johnson officiating. Burial will be at...

BOBBY R. HAYES SR.

Died Sept. 21, 2014 Bobby Ray Hayes Sr., 55, 610B Whitehead Ave., Wilson, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Rountree Missionary Baptist Church in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

LORICE F. MCMILLAN

Sept. 20, 1922-Sept. 23, 2014 Lorice Fields McMillan, 92, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Lorice was born in Wayne County Sept. 20, 1922, to the late Leonard I....

ANDREW JAMES MILLER

Feb. 10, 1936-Sept. 23, 2014 Mr. Andrew James Miller, born Feb. 10, 1936, passed Sept. 23, 2014. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Annie S. Miller. Andrew and Annie have four children, Angela M. Jesse, Patricia...

KATIE E. SMITH

Died Sept. 16, 2014 The Rev. Katie Elizabeth Smith, 65, 1448 Westpark Drive, Greenville, died Sept. 16 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Burial Garden in Wilson. Arrangements are by...

PAT STATUM

Oct. 13, 1939-Sept. 23, 2014 Frances Thigpen "Pat" Statum, 74, Kinston, died Tuesday at home. Service will be private. She was born Oct. 13, 1939, in Kinston to the late Carlton R. Thigpen Sr. and Nannie Mae Wade Thigpen....

MICHAEL H. WARD

May 6, 1977-Sept. 22, 2014 Michael Hayes Ward, lifelong Faison resident, passed away Monday afternoon, Sept. 22, at Vidant Pitt Medical Center. His joyful life will be celebrated in a service at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, at Faison...

MINNIE WARD

Minnie Ward, 87, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

LENA F. BRIDGES COCKRELL

Sept. 21, 1927-Sept. 21, 2014 Lena Faye Bridges Cockrell, 87, Delmar, Del., died Sunday. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. Friday at Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church cemetery, with the Rev. Curtis Jones officiating. Born in Rogersville, Tenn.,...

ANDREW M. MILLER

Andrew James "Bud" Miller, 78, 303 Robin Lake Drive, Dudley, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SONNY TAYLOR

Feb. 23, 1928-Sept. 23, 2014 Amos Henry "Sonny" Taylor Jr., 86, Pikeville, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, at Rex Health Care Center in Raleigh. Sonny was born in Greene County Feb. 23, 1928, to the late Amos Henry...

MICHAEL H. WARD

Michael H. Ward, 37, Faison, died Monday at Vidant Pitt Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

CHARLES DAVIS JR.

Charles Davis Jr., 71, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ELNORA B. GILYARD

Elnora B. Gilyard, 86, 8537 N.C. 42, Kenly, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JANELLE COMMISSIONG GRANT

Aug. 23, 1978-Sept. 18, 2014 Janelle "Missi" Commissiong Grant, 36, 29 Lisa Drive, died at home Thursday. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at Mount Calvary Free Will Baptist Church in LaGrange, with Bishop J.E. Reddick officiating. Burial will...

BOBBY R. HAYES

Bobby Ray Hayes, 55, 610 Whitehead Ave., Apt B., Wilson, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JAUNITA BEATY HORNE

Jan. 26, 1925-Sept. 20, 2014 Jaunita Beaty Horne, 89, 200 E. Second St., Kenly, died at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wilson Saturday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Spring Hill Presbyterian Church, with the Rev....

LORICE FIELDS MCMILLAN

Lorice Fields McMillan, 92, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LORICE FIELDS MCMILLAN

Lorice Fields McMillan, 92, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DOUGLAS DELANO REGISTER

July 9, 1942-Sept. 21, 2014 Douglas Delano Register, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 72. Douglas was born July 9, 1942, the son of Eunice Herring and Archie Allen Register....

GLEN N. ROWE

Dec. 5, 1963-Sept. 19, 2014 Glen Neal Rowe, 50, Pikeville, died Friday. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Pikeville Cemetery. He was born in Wayne County Dec. 5, 1963, to Isaac "Mutt" and Eunice Lorraine Beamon...

AMOS H. TAYLOR

Amos Henry Taylor, 86, died today at Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

PASTOR EUGENE DOUGLAS WILLIAMS

Eulogistic service will be held Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 11 a.m. at Goldsboro-Raleigh Assembly, 211 W. Hooks River Road, Goldsboro. Please join us for a celebration of pastor Williams’ life Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, and share your memories or...

MARY M. WOOD

Sept. 9, 1939-Sept. 20, 2014 Mary Martha Wood, 75, Magnolia, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at West Duplin Free Will Baptist Church. She was born Sept. 9, 1939, in Duplin...

GLADYS H. WOODARD

Aug. 4, 1935-Sept. 22, 2014 Gladys Hyman Woodard, 79, 211 Capps Bridge Road, Princeton, died Monday. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. at Princeton Cemetery, with pastor Pete Norris officiating. She was the daughter of the late Lexie Keith and Willis...

Monday, September 22, 2014

EMANUEL W. JONES

Died Sept. 18, 2014 Emanuel W. Jones, 83, Rose Hill, died Thursday at Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill. Interment will be in the...

MARGARET C. VAIL

Aug. 10, 1947-Sept. 20, 2014 Margaret "Mobbit" Carlyle Vail, 67, LaGrange, passed away Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014. Margaret was born Aug. 10, 1947, in Lenoir County to the late Fred Horace Carlyle and Eleanor Taylor Carlyle. Margaret retired from...

DONNA VANDERHOEF

Donna Vanderhoef died Sunday at Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, September 21, 2014

MARY BLOUNT

Mary Blount, 98, died Friday at Kinston Healthcare and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston....

BERTHA WILLIAMS BOWIE

Died Sept. 14, 2014 Bertha Willliams Bowie died Sept. 14 at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut. Memorial service will be Saturday at Glenwood Cemetery chapel in Washington, D.C. She is survived by two children....

MILDRED E. BREEDEN

Dec. 23, 1933-Sept. 28, 2014 Mildred E. Breeden, 81, 1615 Ball St., Goldsboro, peacefully succumbed to the silent chambers of death Thursday at her residence. She was born Dec. 23, 1933, to Nathaniel and Blanche Bryant Edmundson in Rose...

ERNEST CRAVEN BREWER

Jan. 17, 1937-Sept. 19, 2014 Ernest Craven Brewer, 77, Warsaw, passed away at his home Friday, Sept. 19, 2014. He was born Jan. 17, 1937, in Faison, N.C., the son of the late Esthel Craven and Helen Ellis Brewer....

GEORGE I. COMBS SR.

Dec. 21, 1926-Sept. 16, 2014 George Combs Sr., Raleigh, N.C., passed away Sept. 16 after a long case of Alzheimer's. After military service in the Army Air Corps during World War II, he was a dedicated letter carrier for...

BURNA M. HORTON

Burna M. Horton, 83, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services...

SHIRLEY M. LANE

May 25, 1935-Sept. 29, 2014 Shirley Moore Lane, 79, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Sept. 19, 2014, at Somerset Court of Goldsboro surrounded by her family. Shirley was born in Duplin County May 25, 1935, to the late Richard and...

ENRIQUE ORTIZ

Died Sept. 12, 2014 Enrique Ortiz, 57, 774 Gray St., Jacksonville, died Sept. 12 at Vidant Medical Center. Burial will be at a later date in Mexico. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4-6 p.m. at Haskins Funeral Home. Arrangements...

GLENDA S. ROLLINS

Dec. 28, 1942-Sept. 20, 2014 Glenda Sasser Burch Rollins, 71, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014, after a brief illness, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family. Glenda was born in the Suttontown community...

KATIE SMITH

Katie Smith, 65, 1448 Westpark Drive, Greenville, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MARGRET C. VAIL

Margaret Carlyle Vail, 67, LaGrange, died Saturday at Carolina East Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

ALFRED D. WASHINGTON

Alfred DeWitt Washington, 64, Connecticut, formerly of Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Yale New Haven Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Friday, September 19, 2014

C. RICHARD BLACKWELDER

Aug. 29, 1942-Sept. 17, 2014 Charles Richard Blackwelder, 72, longtime Mount Olive resident, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, Sept. 17, 2014, while at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W....

MILDRED BREEDEN

Mildred Breeden, 1615 Ball St., died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

WARREN L. DAVIS

Feb. 23, 1959-Sept. 18, 2014 Warren Landis Davis, 55, passed away Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A service to celebrate his life will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in...

JANELLE C. GRANT

Janelle C. Grant, 36, 29 Lisa Drive, Princeton, died at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

HARVEY M. HALL

Died Sept. 15, 2014 Harvey Mayso Hall, 78, 1311 C St., Apt. 11, Washington, D.C., died Monday at Providence Hospital. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Saint Matilda Free Will Baptist Church in Trenton. Burial will be in...

SHIRLEY LANE

Shirley Lane, 79, died Thursday at Somerset Court. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MILDRED RAE BRITT MATTHIS

April 11, 1928-Sept. 17, 2014 Mildred Rae Britt Matthis, 86, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Matthis was born April 11, 1928, in Wayne County to George Carl Britt and Omega Cherry Britt....

LATASHA D. MILLER

LaTasha D. Miller, 32, 503 N. Queen St., Apt. MA, Kinston, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston....

CHARLIE PHILLIPS

Died Sept. 13, 2014 Charlie W. Phillips, 75, Warsaw, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be noon today at Hawes Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw. Interment will be in Middleton Cemetery in Kenansville....

LOIS DIXON SHAW

Died Sept. 14, 2014 Lois Dixon Shaw, 83, Riegelwood, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be noon at Mount Pleasant AME Zion Church in Riegelwood. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Arrangements are by Hawes Funeral Home of...

AMIYA B. YELVERTON

Born and died Sept. 15, 2014 Amiya Breanna Yelverton was born and died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Apostle D. L. McIntyre Memorial Chapel at McIntyre Funeral Home, with the Rev....

Thursday, September 18, 2014

HEDWIG BARFIELD

Died Sept. 14, 2014 Hedwig Barfield, 78, 169 Foxhall Court, Raeford, died Sunday at home. Born in Germany, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Elisabeth Schlotterbeck, and wife of the late Joseph Barfield. Three children survive....

RICHARD BLACKWELDER

Richard Blackwelder died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

WILLIAM H. BLOUNT JR.

Died Sept. 8, 2014 Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, William H. Blount Jr., Cheltenham, Md., died. He was the devoted husband of Mary Jo Blount and beloved son of Margaret Williams and Letha Blount. He is also survived by four...

SADIE S. BOING

Sept. 30, 1924-Sept. 13, 2014 Sadie "Mike" Boing, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Sept. 13, 2014, after a brief illness. Born in LaGrange, N.C., Sept. 30, 1924, to Jim and Eliza Sutton, Mike was the youngest of four children. She...

FRANCES NEWSOME DAWSON

Dec. 3, 1935-Sept. 17, 2014 Frances Newsome Dawson, 78, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord and savior Wednesday morning, Sept. 17, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday evening, Sept. 19, 2014, at 6:30...

LOUETTA PICKETT

Died Sept. 13, 2014 Louetta Pickett, 86, Brooklyn, N.Y., died Saturday. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Saturday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Gregory Carr officiating. Burial will be at St. Lewis...

NORBORNE GEE SMITH JR.

Oct. 10, 1920-Sept. 16, 2014 Norborne Gee Smith Jr., Goldsboro, died Tuesday peacefully at his home with his family by his side. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at Willow Dale Cemetery, with...

WILLIAM SUTTON

Died Sept. 14, 2014 William Sutton, 70, 105 W. Bright St., Kinston, died Sunday at Signature Health Care. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Savanna Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. W.H. Nicholson officiating Burial will be...

BRIAN K. WEBB

July 18, 1937-Sept. 16, 2014 Brian Kimbal "Kim" Webb, 77, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Kim was born in Baltimore, Md., July 18, 1937, to the late Charles Edward...

HELEN M. KING WILEY

Died Sept. 13, 2014 Helen Marie King Wiley, 59, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday 1 p.m. at New Spirit Church Ministries Inc. Interment Resthaven at Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 3 to...

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

BEULAH R. ANDERSON

May 18, 1962-Sept. 15, 2014 Beulah Marie Rowe Anderson, 52, Mount Olive area resident, passed away Monday afternoon, Sept. 15, 2014. A remembrance service will be held Thursday, Sept. 18, at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Mount...

FRANCES DAWSON

Frances Dawson, U.S. 70 West, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

HARVEY M. HALL

Harvey Mayso Hall, 78, 1311 C St., Apt. 11, Washington, D.C., died Monday at Providence Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

BETTY LOU JONES

Nov. 11, 1939-Sept. 15, 2014 Mrs. Betty Lou Cooke Jones, 74, Mount Olive native and longtime resident, passed away Monday evening, Sept. 15, 2014, at The Cottage at Spring Arbor of Wilson. Funeral services will be held at 7...

HILDA R. LANIER

Died Sept. 14, 2014 Hilda Rose "Teeny" Lanier, 55, Dudley, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Friday noon at New Spirit Church Ministries Inc. Interment at Resthaven at Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 2...

ALEXANDER SMITH

April 20, 1936-Sept. 10, 2014 Minister Alexander Smith, 78, resident of Harnett Convalescent Center in Lillington, died Sept. 10. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Oak Grove AME Zion Church in Erwin. Burial will be in Riverside Community...

NORBORNE G. SMITH JR.

Norborne Gee "Boye" Smith Jr., 93, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOHN W. TAYLOR

Nov. 21, 1944-Sept. 14, 2014 John Wayne Taylor, 69, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel with full military honors, with Johnny Millard officiating. He was...

BRIAN K. WEBB

Brian Kimbal "Kim" Webb, 77, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

AMIYA B. YELVERTON

Amiya B. Yelverton died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

JEROME CUMMINGS-BROWN

Jerome "Teddy" Cummings-Brown, 58, died Sunday at Emeritus at Barrington Hospice Center in Barrington, Fla. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

BEULAH ANDERSON

Beulah Anderson, 52, Mount Olive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

SADIE S. BOING

Sept. 30, 1924-Sept. 13, 2014 Sadie "Mike" Boing, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Sept. 13, 2014, after a brief illness. Born in LaGrange, N.C., Sept. 30, 1924, to Jim and Eliza Sutton, Mike was the youngest of four children. She...

DAVID E. EBRON SR.

Died Sept. 11, 2014 David Earl Ebron Sr., 79, 1023 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, N.C., died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Spring Garden Missionary Baptist Church in Washington. Burial will be...

CHARLES LEE GRANTHAM SR.

Aug. 18, 1928-Sept. 12, 2014 Deacon Charles Lee Grantham Sr., 76, was born Aug. 18, 1938, in Wayne County to the Late deacon Leroy and eldress Viola Exum Grantham. Deacon Grantham succumbed to the master's call Friday at his...

BETTY L. JONES

Betty Lou Cook Jones, 74, Mount Olive, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

ELSIE R. OWENS

Died Sept. 14, 2014 Elsie Ruth Owens, 79, 338 Cooper St., Winterville, died at Vidant Hospital in Greenville Sunday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. David Owens officiating, assisted by the...

JENNIFER M. PRIDGEN

Died Sept. 14, 2014 Jennifer McKissick Pridgen, 42, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, at The First Pentecostal Holiness Church, with the Rev....

BABY SAVANNAH G. SANDERSON

Born and died Sept. 11, 2014 Jimmy "Bo" Sanderson III and Kristian "Kristi" Britt Sanderson, residents of Scott's Store community near Mount Olive, announce the birth and death of baby girl, Savannah Grace Sanderson, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, at...

Monday, September 15, 2014

HEDWIG BARFIELD

Hedwig Barfield, 78, 169 Foxhall Court, Raeford, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ROBERT EZZELL JR.

April 3, 1929-Sept. 10, 2014 Deacon Robert Ezzell Jr., 138 County Road, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church, with apostle Preston Grimes officiating....

HILDA R. LANIER

Hilda Rose Lanier, 55, Dudley, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Smith Holloway Funeral Services....

LARRY J. PHIPPS

Oct. 1, 1944-Sept. 13, 2014 Larry James Phipps, 69, went to be with the Lord Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, at Vidant Medical Center surrounded by his family. Larry was born in Lenoir County Oct. 1, 1944, to the late...

WILLIAM SUTTON

William Sutton, 70, 105 W. Bright St., Kinston, died Sunday at Signature Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

BILLY M. SUTTON

Feb. 2, 1937-Sept. 13, 2014 Billy Morris Sutton, 77, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, at his home. Billy was born Feb. 2, 1937, in Greene County to the late Leslie Russell Sutton and Jennette Smith Sutton....

HELEN KING WILEY

Helen King Wiley, 59, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending....

VELMA G. WILLIAMS

Died Sept. 5, 2014 Velma G. Williams, 84, 517 E. Hillsboro St., Mount Olive, died Sept. 5 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at St. Mark Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev....

Sunday, September 14, 2014

SADIE S. BOING

Sadie Ruth Sutton Boing, 89, died Saturday in Roanoke, Va. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

MARY BURNETTE

Mary Dell Burnette, 83, 631 W. Main St., Williamston, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Mercedes' Funeral Home....

CHESTER R. DAVIS

Dec. 21, 1951-Sept. 12, 2014 Chester Roy Davis, 62, Fremont, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be tonight at 6 at Cornerstone Assembly of God. Graveside service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Pikeville Cemetery....

BARBARA POPE DIGBY

Died Sept. 11, 2014 Barbara Pope Digby, 69, died Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Surviving are her sons, Andrew Dale Digby, his wife, Mary, and Charles Benjamin Digby; sisters, Joyce P. Seigworth of Goldsboro, Euice P....

DAVID E. EBRON SR.

David Earl Ebron Sr., 79, 1023 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, N.C., died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

GRACE H. FARFOUR

Aug. 1, 1930-Sept. 11, 2014 Grace Howell Farfour, 84, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Grace was born in Wayne County Aug. 1, 1930, to the late Bennie and...

JACK GARRIS

Nov. 4, 1922-Sept. 12, 2014 William Joseph "Jack" Garris, 91, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. A service to remember Jack will be held Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, at...

JOSEPH P. GRADY

April 27, 1945-Sept. 11, 2014 Joseph Perry Grady, 69, died Thursday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born April 27, 1945, in Mount Olive, N.C., to Lucille Overman Grady and the late Albert Perry Grady, he graduated from Brogden...

CHARLES L. GRANTHAM SR.

Deacon Charles Lee Grantham Sr., 76, 301 S. John St., died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BARBARA GILLIS HODGES

Jan. 4, 1942-Sept. 12, 2014 Barbara Gillis Hodges, 72, Southern Pines, died Friday at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at Boles Funeral Home in Pinehurst, with the Rev. Dwight Creech officiating. Burial...

BRENDA J. MCDUFFIE JONES

July 3, 1953-Sept. 12, 2014 Brenda Jane McDuffie Jones, 61, 331 Yancey St., died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at New Kenansville First Baptist Church in Kenansville. Burial will be...

BARBARA DAVIS MARTIN

July 27, 1934-Aug. 21, 2014 Barbara Davis Martin, 80, Beaufort, died Aug. 21, 2014, at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern. Barbara was born in Richmond, Va., July 27, 1934, to the late Robert Mayo Davis and the late...

ENRIQUE ORTIZ

Enrique Ortiz, 57, 774 Gray St., Jacksonville, died today at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home....

LUCY M. ROUSE

Dec. 21, 1922-Sept. 11, 2014 Lucy Merritt Rouse, 91, Kinston, died Thursday. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with pastor Vito Bisogno officiating. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. She was born Dec. 21,...

ISAAC CLINTON SHEPHERD

July 31, 1934-Sept. 11, 2014 Isaac Clinton Shepherd, 80, 715 Chestnut Circle, Goldsboro, succumbed to the silent halls of death Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, N.C. He was born July 31, 1934, to Thomas and Delores...

WELDON SHINGLETON

Died Sept. 12, 2014 Thomas Weldon "Welt" Shingleton, 84, Stantonsburg, died Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, in his home. Funeral Monday 7 p.m. at Stantonsburg Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment Tuesday 10 a.m. at...

ALEXANDER SMITH

Minister Alexander Smith, 78, resident of Harnett Convalescent Center in Lillington, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BILLY M. SUTTON

Feb. 2, 1937-Sept. 13, 2014 Billy Morris Sutton, 77, LaGrange, passed away Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, at his home. A service of remembrance will be held Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, at 7 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with Dr....

DELORIS J. THOMAS

Died Sept. 8, 2014 Deloris Jean Thomas, 68, of 715 Green St., Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at St. John AME Zion Church in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel...

ROSETTA BROCK THOMPSON

Died Sept. 10, 2014 Rosetta Brock Thompson, 80, 789 Greentown Road, Trenton, died Wednesday at Beacon Place Hospice Center in Greensboro Funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Kings Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Trenton. Burial will be...

THEODORE TILGHMAN

June 6, 1933-Sept. 11, 2014 Theodore Tilghman, 81, LaGrange, passed away Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. Theodore was born June 6, 1933, in Lenoir County to the late Roland and Della Mae Lane Tilghman. Theodore was a retired electrician, and...

LOTTIE B. WHITLEY

Died Sept. 11, 2014 Lottie Bell Whitley, 80, Pink Hill, died Thursday at Genesis Health Care Center. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Community Funeral Home of Beulaville. Interment will be in Snow Hill Cemetery. She is...

CATHY J. WHALEY WOODCOCK

April 17, 1957-Sept. 10, 2014 Cathy Jean Whaley Woodcock, 57, Chocowinity, died Wednesday. Funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Quinn McGowen Funeral Home chapel in Wallace, with the Rev. Robert Arnold officiating. Burial will be at Riverview Memorial...

Friday, September 12, 2014

DEWEY BARNETT JR.

Died Sept. 5, 2014 Dewey Barnett Jr., 89, 122 Village Place, Warsaw, died Sept. 5 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church Warsaw, with the Rev. Theodore Thomas officiating. Burial will be...

JAMES D. BURROUGHS

Oct. 17, 1935-Sept. 11, 2014 James Durwood "Dick" Burroughs, 78, died Thursday morning at Genesis of Mount Olive. Born in Lenoir County, he was the son of the late James Edward Burroughs and Ruby Lewis Burroughs. He was a...

BARBARA POPE DIGBY

Barbara Pope Digby, 69, 707 Clarence Court, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangement are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

ROBERT EZZELL JR.

Robert Ezzell Jr., 85, 138 County Road, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

GRACE H. FARFOUR

Grace Howell Farfour, 84, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOSEPH PERRY GRADY

April 27, 1945-Sept. 11, 2014 Joseph Perry Grady, 69, died Thursday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born April 27, 1945, in Mount Olive, N.C., to Lucille Overman Grady and the late Albert Perry Grady, he graduated from Brogden...

BRENDA MCDUFFIE JONES

Brenda McDuffie Jones, 61, 331 Yancey St., Warsaw, died today at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ELIZABETH DORTCH LEWIS

May 1, 1912-Sept. 9, 2014 Elizabeth Dortch Lewis, 102, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at Penick Village in Southern Pines. Miss Lewis was born in Edgecombe County May 1, 1912, to the late James S. Lewis Sr. and...

MARTHA DAVIS MCLAURIN

Feb. 11, 1926-Sept. 11, 2014 Martha Davis McLaurin, 88, Snow Hill, passed away Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, at Spring Arbor in Kinston. Martha was born in Watauga County Feb. 11, 1926, to the late Ulyssus and Eunice Howell Davis....

LENNIE JEAN ARRINGTON PORTIS

Dec. 12, 1944-Sept. 7, 2014 Lennie Jean Arrington Portis died Sept. 7, 2014, in Philadelphia, Pa. Funeral services are Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, in Fayetteville, N.C., at 11 a.m. at Simon Temple AME Zion Church. Viewing is immediately prior...

LUCY M. ROUSE

Lucy Merritt Rouse, 91, Kinston, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

ISAAC SHEPHERD

Isaac Shepherd, 80, 715 Chestnut Circle, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

THEODORE TILGHMAN

Theodore Tilghman, 81, LaGrange, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

Thursday, September 11, 2014

JAMES BEST

Died Sept. 6, 2014 James Best, 61, 3007 Enterprise Ave., Fayetteville, died Saturday. Funeral will be Friday at 3 p.m. in Wiseman Mortuary chapel. Burial will be at Cumberland Memorial Gardens. He was married to Vivian. Visitation will be...

LUCILLE BRIDGES

Nov. 9, 1943-Sept. 7, 2014 Prophetess Lucille Bridges, 70, 206 E. Hillsboro St., Mount Olive, died Sunday at her residence in Mount Olive, N.C. She was born Nov. 9, 1943, in Mount Olive, N.C., to Mack Robinson and Lula...

BOB CORE

July 14, 1950-Aug. 11, 2014 Robert Glenn "Bob" Core, 64, West Dundee, Ill., passed away Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. Bob was born July 14, 1950, in Goldsboro to Louise Snipes Coker and the late Mason Core. Bob enjoyed travel,...

ROBERT RAYMOND EARNEST

April 29, 1930-Sept. 9, 2014 Robert Raymond Earnest, 84, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Earnest was born in Bedford County, Pa., April 29, 1930, to the late Ellis Kramer Earnest and Audrey...

MARTHA D. MCLAURIN

Martha D. McLaurin, 88, Kinston, died today at Spring Arbor in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

FRANK J. SIKORA

March 28, 1928-Sept. 10, 2014 Frank Joseph Sikora, 86, Goldsboro, died Wednesday morning at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late Frank and Veneta Sikora, and the husband of the late Kathleen Sikora. He was retired...

SHIRLEY R. BROWN WAYNE

Died Sept. 6, 2014 Shirley Rose Brown Wayne, 76, 323 Old Dover Road, Dover, died Saturday at LaGrange Gardens Assisted Living. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church in Dover, with the Rev. Carl Cox...

MARIETTA WOOTEN

May 28, 1950-Sept. 6, 2014 Marietta Wooten, 64, 507 Quail Drive, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Joe A. Jackson officiating. Burial...

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

COY "HOOVER" ALLIGOOD

Oct. 11, 1928-Sept. 8, 2014 Coy "Hoover" Alligood, 85, resident of 648 Mill Hole Road, Washington, N.C., passed away Monday Sept. 8, 2014, at his home. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014,...

JIMMY B. AYCOCK

Sept. 11, 1947-Sept. 9, 2014 Jimmy Ballard Aycock, 66, Pikeville, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. Jimmy was born in Wayne County Sept. 11, 1947, to the late Royal and Inez Toler...

ROBERT R. EARNEST

Robert Raymon Earnest, 84, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KIM M. CAMPBELL FOURNIER

March 29, 1965-Sept. 3, 2014 Kim M. Campbell Fournier died Sept. 3, 2014. She is survived by her father and mother, Ronnie and Pat Gurley; two sons, Evan Richard Fournier and Charles Micheal Jones Jr.; a brother, Ernest L....

CALLIE LEE HOLDER

Died Sept. 3, 2014 Callie Lee Holder, 97, 4565 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, N.Y., died Sept. 3. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Spring Hill Baptist Church in Zebulon. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ELIZABETH D. LEWIS

Elizabeth Dorth Lewis, 102, died Tuesday at Penick Village in Southern Pines. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

FRANK J. SIKORA

Frank Joseph Sikora, 86, died today at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DELORIS J. THOMAS

Deloris Jean Thomas, 68, 715 Green St., Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

CHARLES E. WORRELLS

July 24, 1955-Sept. 7, 2014 Charles E. Worrells, 59, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home. Burial will be private. He was born in Wayne...

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

CARRIE SANDERS-COX

June 30, 1942-Sept. 6, 2014 Carrie Wade Sanders-Cox, 72, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Carrie was born in Wayne County June 30, 1942, to the late Royce and Carrie...

COY ALLIGOOD

Died Sept. 8, 2014 Coy "Hoover" Alligood, 85, 648 Mill Hole Road, Washington, died Monday at home. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Coy H. Alligood Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home at 648...

JIMMY AYCOCK

Jimmy Aycock, 67, Pikeville, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LUCILLE BRIDGES

Prophetess Lucille Bridges, 70, 206 E. Hillsboro St., Mount Olive, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RACHEL E. EDENS

Jan. 17, 1946-Sept. 7, 2014 Mrs. Rachel Elizabeth Pittman Edens, 68, resident of Ocean Isle Beach, passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 7, at the home of her daughter near Mount Olive following a brief battle with cancer. She was...

KIM M. CAMPBELL FOURNIER

March 29, 1965-Sept. 3, 2014 Kim M. Campell Fournier died Sept. 3. She is survived by her father and mother, Ronnie and Pat Gurley; two sons, Evan Richard Fournier and Charles Micheal Jones Jr.; a brother, Ernest L. Campbell...

HAZEL C. GARNER

Oct. 2, 1933-Sept. 7, 2014 Hazel Carlyle Garner, 80, Kinston, died Sunday. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. Interment will be at Pinelawn Memorial Park. She was born Oct. 2, 1933, in Lenoir County...

ANNIE C. GREGORY

Aug. 15, 1946-Sept. 7, 2014 Annie Estelle Coltren Gregory, 68, resident of Warsaw, passed away early Sunday morning, Sept. 7, 2014, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 2...

RANDOLPH REEVES

Nov. 4, 1922-Sept. 4, 2014 Randolph Reeves passed away Sept. 4, 2014. He was born in Lisbon, Texas, Nov. 4, 1922. He was raised on his grandfather's DeSoto, Texas, farm. His parents bought a house, and moved the family...

Monday, September 8, 2014

LANCE MICHAEL CONNOR

Sept. 14, 1947-Sept. 6, 2014 Lance Michael Connor, 66, Goldsboro, after a courageous battle with cancer, passed peacefully Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, into that far better life with his Lord and savior and with those beloved family who went...

RACHEL EDENS

Rachel Edens, 68, Ocean Isle Beach, died Sunday at the home of her daughter near Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

DONALD J. EVANS

May 27, 1957-Sept. 5, 2014 Donald Jackson Evans, 57, passed away suddenly Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 surrounded by his family. Born in Wayne County May 27, 1957, he was the son of Carol Sauls Evans of Pikeville and the...

HAZEL C. GARNER

Hazel Carlyle Garner, 80, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

ANNIE C. GREGORY

Annie Coltren Gregory, 68, Warsaw, died Sunday at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

MILDRED PIERCE MCCULLERS

Died Aug. 22, 2014 Mildred Pierce McCullers, 78, resident of the Wilson House, died Aug. 22 at home. Funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson. Burial will be in Hamilton Burial Garden....

CAROL COMBS STROUD

Jan. 26, 1948-Sept. 6, 2014 Carol Combs Stroud, 66, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Carol was born in Wayne County Jan. 26, 1948, to Esther Hare Combs Hobby of Goldsboro and the late...

SHIRLEY R. BROWN WAYNE

Shirley Rose Brown Wayne, 75, 323 Dover Road, Dover, died Saturday at LaGrange Gardens Assisted Living Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

CHARLES WORRELLS

Charles Worrells, 59, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Sunday, September 7, 2014

CARRIE SANDERS-COX

Carrie Wade Sanders-Cox, 72, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ELIZABETH R. TOOMER BARNES

Died Aug. 31, 2014 Elizabeth Rae Toomer Barnes died Aug. 31 in Union, S.C. Funeral was Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Darden Chapel Original Free Will Baptist Church, with pastor Carlton Barnes officiating. Burial was in Wayne Memorial Park...

DEWEY BARNETT

Dewey Barnett, 89, 112 Village Place, Warsaw, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JOSEPH A. BENDER

April 12, 1937-Sept. 5, 2014 Joseph Albert Bender, 77, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A private service will be held at a later date. He was born in Harrisburg, Pa., April 12, 1937, to the late Samuel...

RALPH H. BURROUGHS SR.

May 27, 1943-Sept. 5, 2014 Ralph Holden Burroughs, Sr., 71, Goldsboro, after a long and courageous battle with cancer, passed peacefully into that far better life with his Lord and savior and with those beloved family who went on...

JAYQUAN D. CRAWFORD

June 11, 1994-Sept. 1, 2014 Jayquan Devon "Jay" Crawford, 20, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at noon at Goldsboro Raleigh Assembly Church, with pastor Willie Faison III officiating. Interment will be in Wayne Memorial...

DONALD EVANS

Donald Evans, Pikeville, died Friday at Piedmont Henry Hospital in Stockbridge, Ga. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ANDRA R. FARRIOR

Died Sept. 3, 2014 Andra Rena Farrior, Atlanta, Ga., died Wednesday at Gwinett Medical Center in Lawrenceville, Ga. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill. Visitation will be 5 to...

KIM M. FOURNIER

Died Sept. 3, 2014 Kim Melanie Fournier, 49, Spring Lake, died at home Wednesday. Funeral will be Oct. 4 at 4 p.m. at Pirates Sports Bar in Spring Lake. She was the daughter of Ronnie and Patricia Gurley, and...

MATTHEW GARNER

Oct. 27, 1955-Sept. 3, 2014 Matthew "Matt" Garner, 58, 323 Glenn St., died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 6 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was born...

DORIS MARIE HALL HOLMES

Jan. 27, 1941-Aug. 25, 2014 Doris Marie Hall Holmes, 73, Pine Level, N.C., died unexpectedly Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. She was born Jan. 27, 1941, in Four Oaks, N.C., to the late Jessie Beasley Hall Holloman and C. F....

HUGH T. HOWARD

Oct. 17, 1923-Sept. 6, 2014 Retired United States Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Hugh Thomas Howard, Pikevillle, passed away Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Hugh was born in Davie County Oct. 17, 1923, to the...

LISA H. JONES

Oct. 17, 1959-Sept. 5, 2014 Lisa Ann Herring Jones, 54, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Jacksonville, Fla., she was the daughter of Sadie Van Houten of Mount Olive and the late Benjamin Jack Herring, and wife...

MYRTLE OATES LANIER

Died Sept. 3, 2014 Myrtle "Vickey" Oates Lanier, 57, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Monday at noon at New Spirit Church Ministries Inc., with pastor Derrick Oates officiating and eulogist. Interment will be at Resthaven at Primitive...

L.A. MEYERS

Died Aug. 4, 2014 Luby Albert Meyers, 72, Key West, Fla., died Aug. 4 at the home of his niece in Weston, Fla. He was a native of Wayne County, and the son of the late John and Myrtle...

KAREN L. PRICE

July 1, 1953-Sept. 5, 2014 Karen Louise Price, 61, died Friday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Wayne County to Margie Price and the late Sam Price. She had worked at O'Berry Center as a...

ZACHARY "ZACH" BARRETT ROSE

Jan. 31, 1986-Aug. 28, 2014 Zachary "Zach" Barrett Rose, 28, Kihei, Hawaii, on the island of Maui, was born Jan. 31, 1986, in Jacksonville, N.C., and passed away Aug. 28, 2014, as the result of a hiking accident on...

FRANCIS "F.W." STANLEY JR.

Died Sept. 5, 2014 Francis "F W" Stanley Jr., 84, died Friday at Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby. A native of Goldsboro, he was preceded in death by his parents, Nannie "Nita" Howell Stanley and Frances West Stanley...

CAROL COMBS STROUD

Carol Combs Stroud, 66, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

VELMA G. WILLIAMS

Velma G. Williams, 84, 517 E. Hillsboro St., Mount Olive, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MARIETTA WOOTEN

Marietta Wooten, 64, 507 Quail Drive, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Friday, September 5, 2014

JOSEPH A. BENDER

Joseph Albert Bender, 77, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

RALPH H. BURROUGHS SR.

Ralph Holden Burroughs Sr., 71, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY J. JONES CLAY

Died Aug. 31, 2014 Mary Joyce Jones Clay, 68, 903 Starmount Circle, Wilson, died Sunday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at St. John Apostolic Holiness Church in Black Creek. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

TELLY S. COX

Sept. 16, 1977-Sept. 3, 2014 Telly S. Cox, 36, 321 Caswell St., LaGrange, died Wednesday at the University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Thompson Chapel Baptist Church in...

WILLIAM DAWSON

William Dawson, 64, 108 Maul Swamp Road, Vanceboro, died Wednesday at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

KAREN MARIE FREEMAN

March 12, 1937-Aug. 31, 2014 Mrs. Karen Marie Haussmann Freeman, 77, 102 Pineview Ave., Goldsboro, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A graveside service will be held at noon Saturday at Lee Family Cemetery in Meadow....

CALLIE L. HOLDER

Callie Lee Holder, 97, 4565 Kings Highway, New York, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

KATHLEEN ANNE HOUSE

Died Sept. 4, 2014 Kathleen Anne "Kathy" House, Pikeville, passed away peacefully at home Sept. 4, 2014, at the age of 66. Kathy was a talented artist, and one of her works was the first ever to garner both...

BARBARA L. MCNEIL MURPHY

Died Aug. 31, 2014 Barbara Louise McNeil Murphy, 50, 809 Black Creek Road, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral...

RACHEL M. PARRISH

June 5, 1934-Sept. 3, 2014 Rachel McKeel Parrish, 80, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday evening at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Rachel was born in Johnston County June 5, 1934, to the late Roby and Elizabeth Evans McKeel. She had worked...

ZACHARY "ZACH" BARRETT ROSE

Jan. 31, 1986-Aug. 28, 2014 Zachary "Zach" Barrett Rose, 28, Kihei, Hawaii, on the island of Maui, was born Jan. 31, 1986, in Jacksonville, N.C., and passed away Aug. 28, 2014, as the result of a hiking accident on...

DORIS JONES SASSER

April 11, 1928-Sept. 3, 2014 Doris Jones Sasser, 86, Pikeville, went to be with her Lord Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Doris was born in Wayne County April 11, 1928, to the...

BOB SHEPARD

Oct. 29, 1947-Sept. 4, 2014 Robert Bruce "Bob" Shepard Jr., 66, Liddell community of Seven Springs, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. George Futrelle...

Thursday, September 4, 2014

MARY J. JONES CLAY

Mary Joyce Jones Clay, 68, 903 Starmount Circle, Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

LEEANNA COX

Died Sept. 2, 2014 Leeanna Coor Cox, 92, Goldsboro, N.C., went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. Visitation will be held at First African Baptist Church, 803 Harris St., from 4 to 7 p.m., with...

TELLY COX

Telly Cox, 36, 321 Caswell St., LaGrange, died Wednesday at the University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

KAREN M. FREEMAN

March 12, 1937-Aug. 31, 2014 Karen Marie Haussmann Freeman, 77, 102 Pineview Ave., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside service will be noon Saturday at Lee Family Cemetery in Meadow, with the Rev. Jill Beimdiek officiating. She...

MATTHEW GARNER

Matthew "Matt" Garner, 58, 322 Glenn St., Mount Olive, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

KATHLEEN HOUSE

Kathleen House, Pikeville, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EUGENE N. JORDAN

Died Aug. 31, 2014 Eugene "Newty" Jordan, 69 Kenansville, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Hawes Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw. Burial will be in Miller Cemetery in Kenansville. Visitation an hour prior to...

ROSALINE C. PATE KORNEGAY

June 24, 1938-Sept. 2, 2014 Rosliane Casteen Pate Kornegay, former resident of the Seven Springs area, died Tuesday night, Sept. 2, 2014, at Quinn Hospice Center in Kenansville. Funeral services will be held Friday, Sept. 5, at 7 p.m....

MYRTLE OATES LANIER

Myrtle Oates Lanier, 57, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Service....

JAMES E. MCKINNEY

Died Sept. 1, 2014 James Earl McKinney, 77, 300 Durham Lake Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Alpha and Omega Christian Center, with apostle Frank M. Dawson officiating. Burial will...

BETSY M. PEACOCK

Died Sept. 2, 2014 Betsy M. Peacock passed away peacefully at Kitty Askins Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. She was the youngest child born to the late Richard Edward and Sally Hales Minchew. She is survived by her husband of...

KENNETH PEARSALL

May 29, 1948-Sept. 1, 2014 Kenneth Pearsall, 66, passed away Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, at 11 a.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will...

LARRY DONNELL RUFFIN

June 22, 1956-Aug. 30, 2014 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Minister Larry Donnell Ruffin, 58, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Rip," 102...

MICHAEL SARGENT

July 5, 1954-Aug. 31, 2014 Michael Sargent, 60, 401 Seabreeze Road, Mobile, Ala., died Sunday at Springhill Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church in Selma. Burial will be in Crocker Cemetery...

DORIS J. SASSER

Doris Jones Sasser, 86, Pikeville, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JESSIE I. ALLEN WARD

Died Aug. 28, 2014 Jessie Inez Allen Ward, 91, 1501 Gold St., Wilson, died Aug. 28 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Atkins Memorial Tabernacle in Sims. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

ELIZABETH R. BARNES

Elizabeth R. Barnes, 91, died Sunday in Union, S.C. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

TOMMY STEWART BRAY

June 13, 1956-Aug. 29, 2014 Tommy Stewart Bray, 58, Greenville, N.C., passed away unexpectedly at his home Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. A visitation with family and friends will be held at Wilkerson Funeral Home Friday, Sept. 5, beginning at...

RAY V. CARLTON

Died Aug. 21, 2014 Ray Vone Carlton, Warsaw, died Aug. 21 at home. Graveside service will be 3:30 p.m. today in Glaspie Cemetery in Warsaw. Arrangements are by Hawes Funeral Home of Warsaw....

MARY J. CLAY

Mary Joyce Clay, 903 Starmount Circle, Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

LEE A. COX

Lee A. Cox, 92, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JAYQUAN D. CRAWFORD

Jayquan Devon Crawford, 20, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

J. KENNETH CREECH

May 17, 1924-Sept. 1, 2014 James Kenneth Creech, 90, of the Bucklesberry community of LaGrange, passed away Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Kenneth was born May 17, 1924, in Lenoir County to the late Leslie...

EDNA A. HYATT FORBES

Died Aug. 31, 2014 Edna Ann Hyatt Forbes, 71, Kenly, died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Sunday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home chapel, with visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Burial will be in...

SUSAN MARIE FOSS

Nov. 21, 1955-Sept. 1, 2014 Susan Marie Beattie Foss, 58, LaGrange, passed away Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Susan was born in Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 21, 1955, to the late William Wallace Beattie and Elaine Carolyn...

DOROTHY J. HILL

Sept. 23, 1923-Aug. 31, 2014 Dorothy June Hill, 90, Kenly, died at Wilson Medical Center Sunday. Funeral will be tonight at 7 at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. David Kriger officiating. Graveside service will be 11 a.m....

COLETTE G. JOYNER

April 16, 1933-Sept. 2, 2014 Colette Genet Joyner, 81, died Tuesday at home. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Monday at Wayne Memorial Park, with the Rev. Alice Davis officiating. She was born in France April 16, 1933, to...

DAVID S. MEDLIN

Nov. 3, 1934-Aug. 31, 2014 David Shuler Medlin, 79, Princeton, passed away Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. David was born in Durham County Nov. 3, 1934, to the late Percy and Lillie Harvel Medlin. He...

BARBARA MCNEIL MURPHY

Barbara McNeil Murphy, 50, 809 Black Creek Road, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

BETSY M. PEACOCK

Betsy M. Peacock, 88, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

RACHEL R. POYTHRESS

July 16, 1936-Sept. 1, 2014 Rachel Royster Poythress, 78,1513 Peace St., Henderson, died Monday at Maria Parham Medical Center. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at West End Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ralph McGowan officiating. Burial will...

MICHAEL SARGENT

Michael Sargent, 60, 401 Seabreeze Road, Mobile, Ala., died Sunday at Springhill Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JESSE I. ALLEN WARD

Jesse Inez Allen Ward, 92, 620 Whitley Drive, Kenly, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JEAN C. WHITE

Jan. 5, 1932-Aug. 31, 2014 Jean Casey Mozingo White, 82, died Sunday at the Brian Center. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late William Cullen and Emma Anderson Casey, and was the wife of the...

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

J. KENNETH CREECH

James Kenneth Creech, 90, Bucklesberry Community, LaGrange, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

SUSAN M. FOSS

Susan Marie Beatty Foss, 58, LaGrange, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARIE HOLLAND GILBERT

Died Aug. 31, 2014 Marie Holland Gilbert, 82, Wilson, died Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, at Parkwood Village. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. Wilson Memorial Service. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. She was preceded in...

LINDA C. WHALEY HOLLAND

Died Sept. 1, 2014 Linda Carol Whaley Holland, 69, Rocky Mount, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the chapel of Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home and Cremation Services, with Dr. Harry Fowler officiating....

JAMES E. MCKINNEY

James Earl McKinney, 77, 300 Durham Lake Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

KENNETH PEARSALL

Kenneth Pearsall, 66, Dudley, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DURWOOD O. SMITH

Feb. 17, 1929-Aug. 30, 2014 Durwood O. Smith, 85, Pate Farm Lane, passed away Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday evening, Sept. 3, 2014, at 6 p.m. from the chapel of...

Monday, September 1, 2014

WENDY FERGURSON

Wendy Fergurson, 58, 1901 Canal Drive, Wilson, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JOSEPH F. KORNEGAY

March 14, 1947-Aug. 29, 2014 Joseph Franklin Kornegay, 67, resident of Wendell, native of the Mount Olive area and son of the late James Eric and Eunice Ward Kornegay, died Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. Graveside services will be Tuesday,...

DAVID MEDLIN

David Medlin, 79, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LILLIE M. MILLER

Died Aug. 26, 2014 Lillie Mae Miller, 96, resident of Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Garris Funeral Home chapel, with moderator James A. Davis officiating. Burial will be in Cobbs...

LARRY D. RUFFIN

Larry D. Ruffin, 58, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....