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Friday, October 31, 2014

RUDELL BROWN

Died Oct. 29, 2014 Rudell Brown, Warsaw, died Wednesday at Kenansville Health and Rehab in Kenansville. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Hines Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens in Warsaw....

DONALD CARDINALE

Donald "Don" Anthony Cardinale, 82, Mount Olive, died today at Genesis Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ANNIE M. CARLTON

Died Oct. 29, 2014 Annie M. Carlton, Wallace, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Adoram Missionary Baptist Church in Wallace. Burial will be in Powers Cemetery in Wallace. Arrangements are by Hawes Funeral Home...

BOBBY R. DAVIS

Aug. 1, 1979-Oct. 29, 2014 Bobby Rashad Davis, 35, 128 Church St., Wendell, died Wednesday in Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral will be Monday at noon at Lea Funeral Home in Raleigh. He was born Aug. 1, 1979,...

MILTON DICKENS SR.

Funeral for Milton "Bob" Dickens Sr., Wilson, will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Saint James Christian Church in Wilson. Visitation will be Saturday at Saint James Christian Church from 6 to 8 p.m. Arrangements are by Barnes Funeral...

EARL D. GRIMES

Aug. 23, 1945-Oct. 29, 2014 Earl Dwight Grimes, 69, Suttontown community in Mount Olive, passed away Wednesday morning, Oct. 29, 2014, at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday,...

LEMONT MIDDLETON

Lemont Middleton, Mount Olive, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MARGARET MOORE

Died Oct. 19, 2014 Margaret Moore, 88, died Oct. 19, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 4 p.m. at Garris Funeral Home Chapel, with pastor Merwyn K. Smith officiating. She was the daughter of the...

ROSALIND A. QUARTERMAN

Died Oct. 28, 2014 Rosalind A. Quarterman, Rose Hill, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawes Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw. Burial will be in Farrior Cemetery in Rose Hill....

LILLIE ROMANTHA NEWSOME REID

Aug. 19, 1926-Oct. 27, 2014 Lillie Romatha "Shug" Newsome Reid, 88, 246 Booker St., Pikeville, died Monday at her daughter's residence. She was born Aug. 19, 1926, to the late Horace Newsome Sr. and Mary Johnson Newsome in Wayne...

STEPHEN D. STANCIL

Aug. 24, 1948-Oct. 27, 2014 Stephen Dale Stancil, 66, Warsaw, died Monday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw. Burial will be in Pinecrest Cemetery. He was born Aug. 24, 1948, in Duplin County...

Thursday, October 30, 2014

SYLVESTER H. BARNES

Died Oct. 28, 2014 Sylvester H. Barnes, 58, 2406 Eric Sparrow Road, Deep Run, died Tuesday at Lenior Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. James AME Church. Viewing will be an hour prior to the...

LUTHER L. BRIGGINS

April 15, 1933-Oct. 21, 2014 Luther Lewis Briggins, 81, 2201 Royal Ave., Apt. 129, died Oct. 21 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Burial will be in Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, Va., with military honors. He...

LONNIE M. CHAMPLIN JR.

Aug. 2, 1935-Oct. 29, 2014 Lonnie Martin Champlin Jr., 79, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Lonnie was born in Concordia Parish, La., Aug. 2, 1935, to the late Lonnie M. Champlin...

MATTIE HOWARD DAVIS

Died Oct. 26, 2014 Mattie Howard Davis, 70, died Sunday. Funeral will be Friday 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park, with elder Bagie Garrett officiating. She is survived by three daughters and a son. Visitation will be tonight 3:30...

BOBBY R. DAVIS

Bobby R. Davis, 31, 128 Church St., Wendell, died Wednesday in Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

FRANK STANTON FARR JR.

Sept. 26, 1929-Oct. 28, 2014 "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth...

EARL D. GRIMES

Earl D. Grimes, 69, Suttontown area of Faison, died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

VICTORIA E. HALL

Died Oct. 22, 2014 Victoria Evette Hall, 35, 1701 3rd St., Greenville. formerly of Snow Hill, died Oct. 22 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Pleasant United Holy Church in Snow...

DONALD A. HODGES

Died Oct. 25, 2014 Donald A. Hodges, Warsaw, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Friday at Hawes Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw. Interment will be in Sam Miller Cemetery. Visitation will be tonight 5 to 7 p.m. at...

NETTIE M. ROYAL HOWELL

Aug. 2, 1923-Oct. 23, 2014 Nettie Mae Royal Howell, 91, 904 Devereaux St., died Oct. 23 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Bear Creek Association Headquarters. Burial will be in Barnes...

HAROLD D. ROBINSON

Died Oct. 23, 2014 Harold "N.C. Slim" Davis Robinson, 75, Maryland, formerly of Duplin County, died Oct. 23 at the VA Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Saturday...

FERMON L. SMITH

Sept. 28, 1926-Oct. 29, 2014 Fermon Lee Smith, 88, resident of Cornerstone Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Dunn died Wednesday. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Oak Grove African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church of Erwin. Burial will be in...

FAYE THOMAS

Died Oct. 25, 2014 Faye Thomas, 70, 5859 Ward Blvd. Wilson, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Tabernacle of Jesus Christ in Wilson. Interment will be at Rest Haven Cemetery. Arrangements are by Hamilton...

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

NICIA WEST ASHFORD

March 12, 1921-Oct. 27, 2014 Nicia "Grandmama" West Ashford, 93, 133 S. Running Deer Circle, Dudley, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Saint Mark Free Will Baptist Church, with Dr. Curtis Lee officiating....

SYLVESTER H. BARNES

Sylvester H. Barnes, 58, 2406 Eric Sparrow Road, Deep Run, died Tuesday at Lenior Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

JOHN ROMAN BRANSKI

Dec. 10, 1922-Oct. 27, 2014 John Roman Branski, 91, Pikeville, passed away Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. John was born in Milwaukee, Wisc., Dec. 10, 1922, to the late John and Elizabeth Zalewski Branski....

MILTON DICKENS

Milton "Bob" Dickens, 72, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Barnes Funeral Home of Wilson....

AMANDA L. DOYON

May 28, 1986-Oct. 27, 2014 Amanda Lyn Doyon, 28, Greenville, died Monday. Memorial service will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange. She was the daughter of Connie and Robert Ramirez of Goldsboro. She is...

MARY ELIZABETH BARNES JONES

June 17, 1945-Oct. 23, 2014 Mary was born June 17, 1945, in Goldsboro, N.C., and departed this life in peace Oct. 23, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude Barnes, Sr. and Armetta Parks-Barnes, and her...

MARIE L. LAMBERTH

Died Oct. 27, 2014 Irene Marie Leonard Lamberth, 80, Goldsboro, passed away Monday at Somerset Court in Goldsboro. For more than 34 years, Marie was a dedicated employee of Guardian Care Nursing Home. Marie was a beautiful person whose...

DONALD R. LANIER

Aug. 20, 1937-Oct. 27, 2014 Donald Ray Lanier, 77, died Monday at Carolina East Hospice Care Center in Kenansville. Funeral will be tonight at 7 at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw, with visitation following. Graveside service will be 11...

DAVID LEON MOZINGO

July 22, 1941-Oct. 25, 2014 David Leon Mozingo, 73, Louisburg, passed away Oct. 25, 2014, at Duke Regional Hospital. He was born July 22, 1941, in Goldsboro, N.C., to the late Foy and Rena Evans Mozingo. David led a...

LEONA POTTER SMITH

Oct. 14, 1924-Oct. 28, 2014 Leona Potter Smith, 90, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Leona was born in Lenoir County Oct. 14, 1924, to the late John Ira Potter and Queenie Cavenaugh...

VIRGIL TYNDALL

Died Oct. 25, 2014 Virgil "Butch" Tyndall, 66, LaGrange, died Saturday at LaGrange Gardens Assisted Living in LaGrange. Graveside service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Resthaven at Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Arrangements are by Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral...

ROSA CARTER WEST

Dec. 5, 1919-Oct. 28, 2014 Rosa Carter West, 94, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at Countryside Village in Pikeville. A graveside service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont. Mrs. West was born...

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

NICIA W. ASHFORD

Nicia W. Ashford died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

JOHN R. BRANSKI

John Roman Branski, 91, Pikeville, died Monday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

AVERY DAVIS

Nov. 23, 1934-Oct. 27, 2014 Hubert Avery Davis, 79, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Avery was born in Duplin County Nov. 23, 1934, to the late Hubert Avery...

NANCY B. EDMUNDSON

May 5, 1933-Oct. 26, 2014 Nancy Broussard Edmundson, 81, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Nancy was born in New Orleans, La., May 5, 1933, to the late Jerome Thomas and Tommye Griffis Broussard....

FRANK FARR

Frank Farr died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

PHYLLIS F. GREENE

Died Oct. 25, 2014 Phyllis F. Greene, 71, 106 Amherst Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, with pastor Larry Johnson officiating. Burial will be in...

HARVEY LESTER HILL

April 10, 1925-Oct. 26, 2014 Harvey Lester Hill, 89, passed away Sunday morning at Willow Creek Nursing Home and Rehab surrounded by his loving family. Harvey was born in Surry County April 10, 1925, to the late John and...

JAMES E. JOYNER

Died Oct. 24, 2014 James Ernest Joyner, 99, resident of Avante At Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon at St. Paul Church of Christ Disciples of Christ in Wilson. Interment will be at Hamilton Burial Garden....

MARGIE ALPHIN LEE

June 1, 1931-Oct. 27, 2014 Margie Alphin Lee, 83, died Monday at the Brian Center of Clayton. Graveside service will be Wednesday at Lee Family Cemetery. Born June 1, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Clarence Franklin...

MARGARET EDMUNDSON MANUEL

Aug. 17, 1931-Oct. 26, 2014 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mother Margaret Edmundson Manuel, 83, 216 Wayne Ave., Goldsboro, N.C., departed her earthly life Sunday,...

ROSA CARTER WEST

Rosa Carter West, 94, died today at Countryside Living in Pikeville. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

Monday, October 27, 2014

AVERY DAVIS

Avery Davis, 80, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MATTIE HOWARD DAVIS

Mattie Howard Davis, 70, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

NANCY EDMUNDSON

Nancy Edmundson, 81, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DR. TANYA DENISE FOSTER

Feb. 24, 1970-Oct. 25, 2014 Dr. Tanya Denise Foster, 44, 56 Locket Drive, Clayton, passed away Saturday morning in the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Dr. Foster was a board certified OB/GYN specializing in high-risk and...

PHYLIS GREEN

Phylis Green, 71, 106 Amhurst Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

HARVEY HILL

Harvey Lester Hill, 89, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing Home and Rehab. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES G. HOWELL

Died Oct. 25, 2014 James Garland Howell, 85, Snow Hill, died Saturday. Funeral will be tonight at 7 at the chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service, with the Rev. Danny Hamm officiating. Burial will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Snow...

MARIE L. LAMBRETH

Marie Leonard Lambreth, 80, died today at Somerset Court. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARGARET E. MANUEL

Margaret E. Manuel died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

LILLIE R. NEWSOME REID

Lillie Romatha Newsome Reid, 88, 246 Booker St., Pikeville, died today at her daughter's home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

FAY THOMAS

Fay Thomas, 70, 5859 Ward Blvd., Wilson, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

Sunday, October 26, 2014

HAROLD E. BIZZELL

Aug. 11, 1921-Oct. 25, 2014 Harold Edward Bizzell, 93, Seven Springs, died Saturday. Graveside service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Daly's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Bob Smith officiating. He was born Aug....

DONOVAN C. CAPERS

Jan. 2, 2013-Oct. 24, 2014 Donovan Carmichael Capers, 21 months old, 402 Whitfield Drive, died Friday in Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be...

TANYA FOSTER

Dr. Tanya Foster, 44, 56 Locket Drive, Clayton, died Saturday in the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

VICTORIA E. HALL

Victoria Evette Hall, 35, 1701 3rd St., Apt. B, Greenville, formerly of Snow Hill, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

NETTIE ROYAL HOWELL

Nettie Royal Howell, 904 Devereaux St., died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JAMES G. HOWELL

James Garland Howell, 85, Snow Hill, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service....

JAMES E. JOYNER

James E. Joyner, 99, resident of Avante at Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

WILLA M. THORNTON

Died Oct. 24, 2014 Willa Mae Thornton, 60, Newton Grove, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2014. Funeral service will be Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at 11 a.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel in Newton Grove. Interment will be...

VIRGIL TYNDALL

Virgil Tyndall, 66, LaGrange, died Saturday at LaGrange Gardens Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

DOROTHY H. WATERS

Died Oct. 23, 2014 Committal services for Dorothy Holmes Waters, 78, Mount Olive, widow of Ernest Waters, will be today (Sunday) at 3 p.m. at Waters Family Cemetery in the White Flash community near Mount Olive. She died Thursday...

Friday, October 24, 2014

GLORIA M. JONES-PRYCE

March 31, 1945-Oct. 18, 2014 Minister Gloria M. Jones-Pryce, 69, New York, formerly of Wayne County, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and...

DOROTHY H. BELL

Died Oct. 22, 2014 Dorothy H. Bell, 87, 204 E. Oak St., died Wednesday at Life Care Hospital of Rocky Mount. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, with elder Matthew McNair officiating. Burial will...

HAZEL C. SANDERSON BEST

Sept. 4, 1935-Oct. 23, 2014 Hazel Catherine Sanderson Best, 79, Mount Olive, died Thursday at Carolina East Hospice Care Center in Kenansville. Funeral will be 6 p.m. Saturday at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw, with visitation following. Graveside service...

EDNA F. BOTTOMS

Oct. 27, 1930-Oct. 23, 2014 Edna Fleming Bottoms, 83, Pikeville, passed away Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at Woodard Care in Goldsboro. Edna was born in Wayne County Oct. 27, 1930, to the late James Roland Fleming Sr. and Ora...

DONOVAN CAPERS

Donovan Capers, 21 months old, 402 Whitfield Drive, died today in Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LULA FAIL LITTLETON CARLSON

Oct. 20, 1918-Oct. 23,2014 Lula Fail Littleton Carlson, 96, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Lula was born in Wayne County Oct. 20, 1918, to the late N.W. and Mary Wilkins Fail. She...

DORIAN T. EDWARDS

Died Oct. 19, 2014 Dorian Tawan Edwards, 19, 5213 Patrick Lane, Wilson, died Sunday at Moses-Cone Memorial Hospital in Greensboro. Memorial service will be noon Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

MARY "PUDDING" ROUSE GARRETT

July 31, 1937-Oct. 20, 2014 Mary "Pudding" Rouse Garrett, 25 Clifton Ave., Newark, N.J., passed Oct. 20. She was born July 31, 1937, in Wayne County to the late Clarence and Lauretta Bryant Rouse. She is survived by four...

CATHERINE STALLINGS GRAHAM

Died Oct. 16, 2014 Catherine Stallings Graham, 95, Pink Hill, died Oct. 16 at Brian Center of Wallace. Funeral will be at Graham Chapel Church in Pink Hill Saturday at 11 am., with pastor Robert Edward Pearl Sr. officiating....

BEVERLY J. POLITZ HARE

Oct. 22, 1942-Oct. 22, 2015 Beverly Jean Politz Hare, 72, died Wednesday at home. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Selma Memorial Gardens, with pastor Marvin E. Wiggins officiating. She was born Oct. 22, 1942, in Wilkes-Barre,...

JAMES HUNTER MERCER

March 21, 1941-Oct. 22, 2014 James Hunter Mercer, after years of illness, went to be with his Lord and savior Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, surrounded by his family and friends. James was born in Lenoir County March 21, 1941,...

BOBBY G. PEARCE

May 30, 1928-Oct. 23, 2014 Bobbie Gray Pearce, 86, Progressive Church Road, Princeton, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A Masonic graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Princeton Cemetery. Born May 30, 1928, he was the son...

LUCILE CLARK ROSE

Feb. 25, 1913-Oct. 22, 2014 Lucile Clark Rose, Fuquay-Varina, born Feb. 25, 1913, passed away peacefully Oct. 22, 2014. She had made her home at Windsor Point since 1998. Lucile was a member of Fuquay-Varina Baptist Church since 1957....

MILDRED W. SMITH

July 10, 1921-Oct. 23, 2014 Mildred Williams Smith, 93, Seven Springs, moved to her heavenly home Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014. She was born July 10, 1921, in Lenoir County to the late Lucky and Ellen Whitley Williams. Mildred was...

BRYAN L. TAYLOR

March 10, 1954-Oct. 21, 2014 Bryan Lawrence Taylor, 60, died Tuesday, Oct. 21, in Johnson City, Tenn. A native of Jacksonville, Fla., he had been a Cumberland County resident before relocating to the Mount Olive area. He was a...

DOROTHY H. WATERS

March 8, 1936-Oct. 23, 2014 Dorothy Holmes Waters, resident of White Flash community near Mount Olive, passed away Thursday afternoon, Oct. 23, at Vidant Duplin Hospital. She was 78 years old. Funeral services for her will be held Saturday,...

JESSE WILLIAMS

Died Oct. 18, 2014 Jesse Williams, 55, Rose Hill, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Hawes Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw. Visitation will be 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday....

Thursday, October 23, 2014

MAVIS THIGPEN BENEFIELD

Feb. 27, 1937-Oct. 22, 2014 Mavis Thigpen Benefield, 77, died Wednesday with all her family by her side in Vidant Edgecombe Hospital. Funeral service Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Unity Fellowship Church, 697 Community Drive, Goldsboro. The Rev. Kelvin...

LULA FAIL LITTLETON CARLSON

Lula Fail Littleton Carlson, 96, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JANE PERRY CATES

Died Oct. 18, 2014 Jane Perry Cates, an exceptional woman, 72, Plantation Road, passed away Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center after a 3-plus-year battle with stage four colon cancer. Ms. Cates was a member of...

JULIUS D. CRENSHAW

July 5, 1989-Oct. 19, 2014 Julius Devon Crenshaw, 25, 410 W. Railroad Ave., Princeton, died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mount Zion Bible Church of God. Burial will be in Princeton Cemetery. He was born...

JANKIE D. DAVIS

Died Oct. 17, 2014 Jankie Darden Davis died Oct. 17, 2014, in Hampton, Va. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Hampton, Va. She was the daughter of the late Roosevelt and...

CLEO GRADY

June 14, 1938-Oct. 20, 2014 Cleo Grady, 76, 315 Wilmington St., died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 6 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will...

PERCY L. GRAHAM SR.

Nov. 23, 1945-Oct. 19, 2014 Percy Lee Graham Sr., 68, 815 Crawford St., died Sunday at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home...

AVA ALDRIDGE HINSON

March 24, 1947-Oct. 21, 2014 Ava Louise Aldridge Hinson, 67, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014, at Kitty Askins Center surrounded by her family. She was born March 24, 1947, to the late Fred Alton Aldridge and Elizabeth "Betty"...

JOSHUA MONTRELL HOLMES

July 12, 1991-Oct. 19, 2014 Mr. Joshua Montrell Holmes, 23, 104 Holland Hill Drive, passed Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville as a result of a motorcycle accident. Joshua was born in Wayne County to...

JEAN AGNES SWOPE LUTZ

Sept. 10, 1923-Oct. 20, 2014 Jean Agnes Swope Lutz, 91, passed away at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Lutz was born in St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 10, 1923, to the late Edward Joseph and Teresa Cunningham Swope....

JAMES MERCER

James Mercer, 73, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

NEZZIE FAISON SIMMONS

Died Oct. 16, 2014 Nezzie Faison Simmons, 92, Winston-Salem, formerly of Faison died Oct. 16 at The Oaks of Winston-Salem. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Poplar Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Faison, with pastor Willie Alford...

MILDRED SMITH

Mildred Smith, Seven Springs, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

JOANNE WILKERSON STEVENS

Died Oct. 17, 2014 Mrs. Joanne Wilkerson Stevens, 83, Tega Cay, S.C., died Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at Wayne T. Patrick Hospice House, Rock Hill, S.C. Funeral services will be private at a later date. The family will receive...

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

LUTHER L. BRIGGINS

Luther L. Briggins, 81, 2201 Royal Ave., Apt. 129, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JEAN COX CHASE

Dec. 25, 1956-Sept. 24, 2014 Jean Cox Chase, Charlottesville, Va., died Wednesday, Sept. 24, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville. Funeral Saturday, Oct. 25, 3 p.m. Eureka United Methodist Church, followed by inurnment in Eureka Cemetery....

EVELYN JOHNSON DEVANE

Evelyn Johnson Devane, 61, 218 E. Main St., Rose Hill, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ROBERT M. GIDDENS

Died Oct. 21, 2014 Robert M. Giddens, 58, died Oct. 21, 2014. Funeral service will be Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, at 6 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel in Newton Grove. The family will receive friends immediately...

AVA ALDRIDGE HINSON

Ava Louise Aldridge Hinson, 67, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service Inc....

GERALDINE SMITH JONES

Feb. 18, 1941-Oct. 20, 2014 Mrs. Geraldine Smith Jones, 73, 109 Ballance Road, passed Monday morning, Oct. 20, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The celebration of her life will be held Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at 11 a.m....

MARGARET MCCAIN SULLIVAN KIRBY

Died Oct. 21, 2014 Margaret McCain Sullivan Kirby, 88, Blalock Road, Lucama, died Tuesday. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Kenly Cemetery, with the Rev. De Wayne Eakes officiating. Born in Wilson County, she was the daughter...

JEAN AGNES SWOPE LUTZ

Sept. 10, 1923-Oct. 20, 2014 Jean Agnes Swope Lutz, 91, passed away at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Lutz was born in St. Joseph, Mo., Sept. 10, 1923, to the late Edward Joseph and Teresa Cunningham Swope....

MARIE EDMUNDSON MUMFORD

Nov. 20, 1933-Oct. 20, 2014 Marie Edmundson Mumford, 80, Orlando, Fla., passed away Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. She was born Nov. 20, 1933, in Wilson County, N.C. She is survived by her husband, Earl; daughters, Sam Walsh and Debbie...

DR. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR RUSSELL

Feb. 15, 1942-Oct. 16, 2014 Dr. Douglas MacArthur Russell, 72, Morehead City, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, Oct. 16. He was born Feb. 15, 1942, in Dover, N.C., to Lucille Fordham and Lawrence McCabe Russell. Doug attended early...

FERMON SMITH

Fermon Smith, 88, resident of Cornerstone Nursing and Rehabilitation in Dunn, died today. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BRYAN L. TAYLOR

Bryan Lawrence Taylor, 60, formerly of Mount Olive, died Tuesday in Johnson City, Tenn. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

NORMA JEANETTE HAUCK THROM

April 3, 1921-Oct. 12, 2014 Norma Jeanette Hauck Throm, 93, passed away Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Norma was born in Buffalo, N.Y., April 3, 1921, to the late Martin Paul Hauck...

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

GLORIA M. JONES-PRYCE

Minister Gloria M. Jones-Pryce, 69, New York, formerly of Wayne County, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

BARBARA DAVIS BERKELEY

June 28, 1932-Oct. 19, 2014 Barbara Jane Davis Berkeley, 82, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. Barbara was born in Washington, D.C., June 28, 1932, the daughter of Earl M. Davis...

JAMES BERNARD IRVING

Died Oct. 16, 2014 In loving memory of James Bernard Irving. "The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way." (Psalm 37:23) James B. Irving (1954-2014), affectionately known as "Jazz," was...

JULIUS D. CRENSHAW

Julius Devon Crenshaw, 25, 410 W. Railroad Ave., Princeton, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JANKIE DARDEN DAVIS

Jankie Darden Davis, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday in Hampton, Va. Arrangements are pending at Nickelson-Cummings Funeral Home in Hampton....

DORIAN T. EDWARDS

Dorian Towan Edwards, 19, 5213 Patrick Lane, Wilson, died Sunday in Greensboro. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

RONALD LEE EVERETT

Jan. 8, 1944-Oct. 17, 2014 Mr. Ronald Lee Everett, 70, 106 Jessica Place, passed Friday night, Oct. 17, 2014, at home surrounded by his family. The celebration of his life will be held Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at 11...

DEAN RAY. FIELDS

Died Oct. 15, 2014 Dean Ray Fields, 66, died Oct. 15, 2014. Graveside service was Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at 3 p.m. Interment was at Westbrook-Fields Family Cemetery. Survivors include sons, Ricky Fields and girlfriend, Pam, of Nahunta and...

CLEO GRADY

Cleo Grady, 76, 315 Wilmington St., died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RUTH F. HARRELL

Nov. 15, 1925-Oct. 19, 2014 Ruth Ferrell Harrell, 88, died Sunday afternoon at the Brian Center. Born in Wilson County, she was the daughter of the late Gray and Ida Holland Ferrell, and wife of the late Ernest Asa...

WILBERT L. JONES

Died Oct. 13, 2014 Wilbert Lee Jones died Oct. 13. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon at Wayne Memorial Park. He was the son of the late Lohnnie Jones and Clara Mae Dickerson. He was married to Jessie Lee...

JEAN LUTZ

Jean Lutz, 91, died Monday at Wiilow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MARGARET MOORE

Margaret Moore, 88, Mount Olive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

NORMA JEANETTE HAUCK THROM

April 3, 1921-Oct. 12, 2014 Norma Jeanette Hauck Throm, 93, passed away Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Norma was born in Buffalo, N.Y., April 3, 1921, to the late Martin Paul Hauck...

Monday, October 20, 2014

BARBARA J. BERKELEY

Barbara Jane Davis Berkeley, 82, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RUBY USHER BLANCHARD

July 14, 1918-Oct. 19, 2014 Ruby Usher Blanchard, 96, peacefully passed away Oct. 19, 2014, at Parish Family Care Home in Warsaw, N.C. Ruby was born in Rose Hill, N.C., July 14, 1918. She was the daughter of the...

PERCY L. GRAHAM SR.

Percy Lee Graham Sr., 68, died Sunday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

RUTH F. HARRELL

Ruth Ferrell Harrell, 88, died Sunday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JOSHUA M. HOLMES

Joshua Montrell Holmes, 23, 104 Hollandhill Drive, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center as a result of a motorcycle accident. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

GERALDINE SMITH JONES

Geraldine Smith Jones, 73, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

LOUIS HENRY JORDAN

Aug. 15, 1920-Oct. 17, 2014 Louis Henry Jordan, 1721 Swains Mill Road, Harrellsville, died Friday at the age of 94. Louis was born Aug. 15, 1920, to the late Flora Mae Lewis and Richard Whitfield Jordan. They lived in...

MALIYAH N. ROBINSON

Oct. 22, 2013-Oct. 13, 2014 Maliyah Nacoll Robinson, 11 months old, 505 N. Vance St., Fremont, died Oct. 13 in Vidant Care Hospital in Greenville. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ. Burial...

Sunday, October 19, 2014

MARY ANDERSON ARRIGHI

Nov. 13, 1933-Oct. 13, 2014 Mary Anderson Arrighi, 80, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Memorial service will be in Aiken, S.C. She was born in Aiken to the late Ira and Hellon Clarke Anderson Nov....

JOHNNY R. BIZZELL JR.

Died Oct. 15, 2014 Johnny Ree Bizzell Jr., 71, 226 Miller St., died Wednesday at home. Memorial service will be today at 1 p.m. at Garris Funeral Home chapel, with brother Milton Lofton officiating. Born in Wayne County, he...

JANE PERRY CATES

Jane Perry Cates, 72, Plantation Road, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

RONALD L. EVERETT

Ronald Lee Everett, 70, 106 Jessica Place, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SHELTON RHODES

Sept. 23, 1923-Oct. 17, 2014 Shelton Rhodes, 91, passed away Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Shelton was born in Onslow County Sept. 23, 1923, to the late Ashton Levi Rhodes and...

DR. DOUGLAS MACARTHUR RUSSELL

Feb. 15, 1942-Oct. 16, 2014 Dr. Douglas MacArthur Russell, 72, Morehead City, passed away peacefully at home Thursday, Oct. 16. He was born Feb. 15, 1942, in Dover, N.C., to Lucille Fordham and Lawrence McCabe Russell. Doug attended early...

MAC STEWART

Feb. 25, 1946-Oct. 12, 2014 Lewis McNeill "Mac" Stewart, 68, Cape Carteret, passed away Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, in Banner Elk, N.C. Mac was born Feb. 25, 1946, in Lenoir County to the late Franklin Louis Stewart and Doris...

DORIS BEATRICE THOMPSON WALSTON

Died Oct. 15, 2014 Doris Beatrice Thompson Walston, 80, LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. She was a homemaker, farm worker and member of Lion's Club Camp Dogwood Club for the Blind. She was...

DAVID WELLS

David Wells, 1109 Bowdens Road, Kenansville, died Saturday at the University of North Carolina Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Friday, October 17, 2014

KAREN JEFFERS CARR

Died Oct. 12, 2014 Karen Jeffers Carr, 46, Wilmington, formerly of Duplin County, died Sunday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Funeral will be at Adoram Missionary Baptist Church in Wallace on Saturday at 1 p.m., with Bishop E.G....

HARRY C. COOKE JR.

Dec. 23, 1937-Oct. 6, 2014 Graveside services for Harry C. Cooke Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at Maplewood Cemetery in Mount Olive, with the Rev. Jim Harry officiating. The family will greet friends...

GAIL A. CYR

Dec. 21, 1965-Oct. 15, 2014 Gail Atkinson Cyr, 48, 2141 Tram Road, Mount Olive, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 15, at Vidant Pitt Hospital. A cosmetologist, she was daughter of Eva Mott Atkinson Rogers of Mount Olive and the...

DEAN R. FIELDS

Died Oct. 15, 2014 Dean Ray Fields, 66, Newton Grove, died Wednesday. Graveside service will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Westbrook-Fields Family Cemetery. He was the son of the late James H. and Mary Susan Holland Fields. He...

BESSIE GRAY NEWCOMB JOHNSON

July 25, 1936-Oct. 16, 2014 Bessie "Grace" Newcomb Johnson passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center with her daughter and family by her side. A service celebrating Grace's life will be held Saturday, Oct....

ALVIN E. MITCHELL

Died Oct. 14, 2014 Elder Alvin Earl Mitchell, 64, 1165 Dover Road, Cove City, died Tuesday at Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at North West A Free Will Baptist Conference Tabernacle Trention....

CLARENCE NIXON JR.

Sept. 15, 1970-Oct. 13, 2014 Clarence Nixon Jr., 44, 3375 U.S. 117 Alt., Dudley, passed away Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Sept. 15, 1970, to Clarence Nixon Sr. and Annie G. Nixon in Prince George's County,...

HATTIE E. SMITH

Died Oct. 15, 2014 Hattie Endrena Smith, 98, 153 Shine Road, Faison, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 4 p.m. at Burning Bush Holy Church, with elder Arto Pickett, officiating. Burial will be in Cobbs Cemetery....

CARL ELMER VAUGHAN

Died Oct. 16, 2014 Carl Elmer Vaughan passed away peacefully at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Thursday afternoon the 16th of October. Carl was born in Victoria, Va., and was the son of the late Vernon Virginius and Ethel Bland...

MARGERY WATERS WESTRAY

Aug. 28, 1920-Oct. 13, 2014 Margery Waters Westray, Chapel Hill, passed away peacefully at her home in Chapel Hill Oct. 13, 2014, after a brief period of declining health. She was 94 years of age. Margery, daughter of Charlie...

Thursday, October 16, 2014

HILDA GREY BARWICK

Died Oct. 14, 2014 HIlda Grey Barwick, 81, Grifton, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Grifton Free Will Baptist Church. Entombment will be at Evergreen Memorial Estates. Visitation will be Saturday from 1 to 2...

JOHNNY BIZZELL

Johnny Bizzell, 71, 226 Miller St., died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

DORIS A. BLACKMON

Aug. 17, 1950-Oct. 12, 2014 Doris Ann Blackmon, 64, 404 Banks Ave., died Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Original Tabernacle of Prayer for all People. Burial will be in Evergreen...

ANITA G. CYR

Anita Gail Cyr, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Vidant Pitt Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home inc....

JEWEL GRADY HEAD

Died Oct. 13, 2014 Jewel Grady Head, 82, Asheville, N.C., passed away peacefully Oct. 13, 2014, surrounded by her family. Born and raised in Grantham, N.C., the daughter of Edward and Letha Grady, she spent her adult life in...

WARREN BAKER HENDERSON SR.

Dec. 13, 1951-Oct. 14, 2014 Warren Baker Henderson Sr., 62, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wake County Dec. 13, 1951, to Elizabeth Baker Henderson and the late Joe Kent...

MARY ELIZABETH "LADY" PARKS JONES

Died Oct. 14, 2014 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth "Lady" Parks Jones, 3360 Indian Springs Road, Seven Springs, N.C., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at 1 p.m. at Jerusalem Free Will...

AMOS MCKINNIE

Died Oct. 14, 2014 Amos McKinnie, 69, 316 N. Alabama Ave., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, with elder Chester McClarin officiating. Burial will be Monday at 11...

ALVIN E. MITCHELL

Alvin Earl Mitchell, 64, 1165 Dover Road, Cove City, died Tuesday at Crystal Coast Hospice House in New Port. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

INEZ S. NICKENS

Died Oct. 14, 2014 Inez Sasser Nickens, Goldsboro, widow of the Rev. Graham Nickens and daughter of the late Carl and Bertha H. Sasser, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at Independence Village in Raleigh. She is survived by...

JOHN WESTLEY PAGE

Aug. 16, 1937-Oct. 14, 2014 John "Buck" Westley Page, 77, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his loving family. Buck was born in Wayne County Aug. 16, 1937, to the late Claude and...

JOYCE A. CHISUM POPE

Died Oct. 12, 2014 Joyce Ann Chisum Pope, 61, Kenly, died at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield Sunday. Funeral was 7 p.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. George Arant officiating. Graveside service was 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kenly Cemetery. Born...

MARIAN ASHFORD PRATT

Died Oct. 12, 2014 Marion Ashford Pratt, Lawn Side, N.J., passed away Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Rev. Felix and Cleo Ward Ashford. She graduated from Dillard High School in 1961. Condolences may...

KENNETH R. ROBINSON SR.

Jan. 1, 1955-Oct. 11, 2014 Kenneth Ray Robinson Sr., 59, 1906 Day Cirlce, died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church. Burial will be in Old...

KENNETH W. ROUSE

June 7, 1938-Oct. 11, 2014 Kenneth Wilson Rouse, 76, Liddell community, Seven Springs, passed away Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. Kenneth was born June 7, 1938, to the late Woodrow Wilson Rouse and Beatrice Adams Rouse. Kenneth lived a life...

HENRY CURTIS RUSHTON JR.

Sept. 2, 1933-Oct. 14, 2014 Henry Curtis Rushton, Jr., 81, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Henry was born in Saluda, S.C., Sept. 2, 1933, to the late Henry Curtis Rushton Sr. and...

NEZZIE SIMMONS

Nezzie Simmons, 92, Winston-Salem, formerly of Faison, died today at The Oaks of Winston-Salem. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

HATTIE SMITH

Hattie Smith, 94, 153 Shine Road, Faison, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

LEWIS M. STEWART

Lewis McNeill "Mac" Stewart, Cape Carteret, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending....

MAC STEWART

Lewis McNeill "Mac" Stewart, 68, Cape Carteret, died Sunday in Banner Elk. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

JOSEPHINE EATMON WELLS

Died Oct. 11, 2014 Josephine Eatmon Wells, 99, 1724 Orange St., Wilson, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Evening Light Holiness Church in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

EMMITT K. WIGGS

Died Jan. 14, 2014 Emmitt Kelly Wiggs, 52, Los Angeles, Calif., formerly of Goldsboro, died Jan. 14. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Pineville Disciple Church in Clayton. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JAMES E.C. WILLIAMS

Died Oct. 9, 2014 James Earl Charles Williams, 72, 612 Cemetery St., Wilson, died Oct. 9 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

GERALDINE BREWINGTON

May 21, 1957-Oct. 11, 2014 Geraldine Brewington, 57, 306 W. Chestnut St., succumbed to the Lord's call Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born May 21, 1957, to David and Mildred McDuffie Brewington in Wayne County. Her...

JUDY C. BLACKMON HARE

Died Oct. 13, 2014 Judy Carol Blackmon Hare, 59, Kenly, died Monday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the chapel of Minshew-Coley Funeral Home, with pastor Tim Stevens officiating. Burial will be in Kenly Cemetery. Born in Wilson...

WARREN B. HENDERSON SR.

Warren Baker Henderson Sr., 62, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY E. JONES

Mary Elizabeth Jones, 3360 Indian Springs Road, Seven Springs, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LEONARD RICKY KELLY

Jan. 29, 1959-Oct. 13, 2014 Leonard Ricky Kelly, 55, Mount Olive area resident and son of the late Jimmy H. and Dearie Grantham Kelly, died Monday, Oct. 13, in Pitt County. Graveside services will be held Thursday, Oct. 16,...

AMOS MCKINNIE

Amos McKinnie, 69, 316 N. Alabama Ave., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

INEZ S. NICKENS

Inez Sasser Nickens died Tuesday at Independence Village in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES W. ODOM

June 9, 1921-Oct. 12, 2014 James Walter Odom, 93, a good and faithful servant, entered heaven's gates Sunday night, Oct. 12, 2014. A resident of Fuquay-Varina and native of Mount Olive, he was a United States Army veteran of...

DAVID P. PETERSON

Sept. 13, 1964-Oct. 10, 2014 David Phillip Peterson, 50, Princeton, died Friday at home. Funeral will be 6 p.m. today at Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Allen Peacock officiating. He was born Sept. 13, 1964, son of...

HENRY C. RUSHTON JR.

Henry Curtis Rushton Jr., 81, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROSE M. SMITH

Died Oct. 11, 2014 Rose Mary Smith, 48, Mount Olive, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Hawes Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw. Interment will be in Hill Crest Cemetery in Clinton. Visitation will be...

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

WILLIAM BRICE

Died Oct. 10, 2014 William Brice died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon at Willard Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will be at Willard Community Cemetery. Arrangements are by Matthews Funeral Service of Wallace....

WILLIAM WESLEY EVANS SR.

April 4, 1922-Oct. 11, 2014 William Wesley Evans Sr., 92, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. Mr. Evans was born in Duplin County April 4, 1922, to the late Benjamin Franklin...

CLARENCE NIXON JR.

Clarence Nixon Jr., 44, 3375 U.S. 117 Alt., died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MALIYAH N. ROBINSON

Maliyah Nacoll Robinson, 11 months old, died Monday in Vidant Care Hospital in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LESLIE SIMMS

Died Oct. 5, 2014 Leslie Simms, 83, 5299 W. Boniewood Turn, Clinton, Md., died Oct. 5. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

NORMA H. THROM

Norma H. Throm, 93, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service Inc....

JOSEPHINE E. WELLS

Josephine E. Wells, 99, 1724 Orange St., Wilson, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

Monday, October 13, 2014

MARY ANDERSON ARRIGHI

Mary Anderson Arrighi, 80, died today. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DORIS A. BLACKMON

Doris Ann Blackmon, 64, 404 Banks Ave., died Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HAZEL ODOM BROWN

Sept. 22, 1914-Oct. 12, 2014 Mrs. Hazel Odom Sloan Brown, resident of Mount Olive, went to be with the Lord early Sunday morning, Oct. 12, 2014, while at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She had just celebrated her 100th birthday...

JANICE HOLMES HART

Oct. 16, 1942-Oct. 12, 2014 Janice Holmes Hart, 71, Mount Olive resident, passed away early Sunday morning, Oct. 12, at the home of her daughter. Funeral services will be held Monday night, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m. at Tyndall...

ROBBIE EARL MCLENDON

Nov. 1, 1942-Oct. 10, 2014 Robbie Earl McLendon, 71, Raleigh, passed away Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. He was born Nov. 1, 1942, in Donalsonville, Ga., to Earl Carson and Audrey White McLendon. Robbie served in the United States Navy...

JAMES W. ODOM

James Walter Odom, 93, Fuquay-Varina, native of the Mount Olive area, died Sunday at Phoenix Assisted Living Center in Cary. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

KENNETH W. ROUSE

Kenneth W. Rouse, Seven Springs, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

Sunday, October 12, 2014

ROBBIE BATTS

Nov. 14, 1977-Oct. 9, 2014 Robert Ray "Robbie" Batts Jr., 36, Stantonsburg, passed away suddenly Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, at his home. Robbie was born in Wilson County Nov. 14, 1977, to Robert Ray Batts and Charlette C. Corbett....

GERALDINE BREWINGTON

Geraldine Brewington, 57, 306 W. Chestnut St., died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DICKIE BRITT

Oct. 7, 1946-Oct. 10, 2014 Carl Irvin "Dickie" Britt, 68, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern. Dickie was born in Greene County Oct. 7, 1946, to the late Carl and...

ALVIN H. BROWN

July 27, 1945-Oct. 6, 2014 Alvin Harvey Brown, 69, 110 Hood Drive, died Monday. A private service was held. He was born in Southampton, N.Y., July 27, 1945, to Mary Ethel Langhorne Brown and the late Harvey Brown. He...

WILLIAM W. EVANS SR.

William Wesley Evans Sr., 92, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LINWOOD E. GREGORY

Aug. 16, 1972-Oct. 11, 2014 Linwood Earl Gregory, 42, Goldsboro, passed away at his residence Saturday morning. He was the son of Kinda Martin Carver and husband, James Carver, of Red Springs and Charles Gregory and wife, Brenda, of...

ANTOINE HILL

Died Oct. 5, 2014 Antoine D. Hill, 34, Raleigh, died Oct. 5 at the home of his mother. Private burial was held at Raleigh Memorial Park. He was the son of Bonita Hill and Larry Honeysuckle of Raleigh. Arrangements...

ANTOINETTE SMALLS HOWARD

June 21, 1961-Oct. 4, 2014 Antoinette "Mrs. Net" Smalls Howard, 53, 706 W. Chestnut St., died Oct. 4 at home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Walking By Faith Ministries International, with pastor Corey Dickerson officiating. Interment...

MATTHEW G.H. JARMOND

Born and died Oct. 6, 1014 Matthew Gabriel Henderson Jarmond, 1 day old, 1002 Olivia Lane, Apt A., died Monday in Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Chapel of...

BETTY I. CARTER LANE

Dec. 21, 1931-Oct. 10, 2014 Betty Inez Carter Lane, 82, Warsaw, died Friday at Quinn Hospice Center in Kenansville. Funeral will be 4 p.m. today at Calvary Baptist Church in Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. She was...

CARL RICHARD REARDON

Dec. 28, 1935-Oct. 8, 2014 Carl Richard Reardon, 78, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, at his home. Carl was born in Buffalo, N.Y., Dec. 28, 1935, to the late Richard Charles Reardon and Elizabeth Raymond Reardon. He...

HANNAH B. RODDY

Died Oct. 9, 2014 Hannah Beth Roddy, 6, LaGrange, died Thursday. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at LaGrange First Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ronnie V. Hobgood officiating. Private family interment will be at Fairview...

CAYCEE LYNN SMITH

Sept. 22, 1971-Oct. 10, 2014 Caycee Lyn Smith, 43, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Caycee was born Sept. 22, 1971, in Fairfield, Calif., to Larry Snook and Claudia Harrell...

Friday, October 10, 2014

DOUGLAS E. BAKER

Dec. 12, 1956-Oct. 3, 2014 Douglas E. Baker, 57, 433 Seymour Drive, died Oct. 3 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel at Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Old...

ROBERT R. BATTS

Robert Ray Batts, 36, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ELIZABETH "BETSY" SPRING CALDERBANK

July 30, 1926-Sept. 26, 2014 Elizabeth "Betsy" Spring Calderbank, 88, passed away Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Born in Goldsboro, N.C., to the late Thomas L. Yelverton and Addie Jones, Betsy was predeceased by her first husband...

MARY D. HENNIGAN

Mary D. Hennigan, 61, 7991 N.C. 55 West, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston....

PEARL JONES HERRING

Aug. 13, 1927-Oct. 9, 2014 Pearl Jones Herring, 87, passed away Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Pearl was born in Johnston County Aug. 13, 1927, to the late William Thad and Nellie Warren Jones. She...

LINDA OUTLAW

Funeral for Linda Outlaw, 65, 701A Southeast Center St., Mount Olive, will be Saturday at noon at Garris Funeral Home Chapel, with eldress Dorothy McDaniel officiating. Burial will be in Cobb Cemetery in Faison. Visitation will be tonight 4...

RILEY SMITH

April 15, 1995-Oct. 8, 2014 Christopher Riley Smith, 19, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Riley was born in Wayne County April 15, 1995, to Christopher Eugene Smith of Goldsboro and Chari Lee Smith of Florida. He...

REV. R. VIRGIL WHITEHURST

Oct. 4, 1931-Oct. 4, 2014 The Rev. Ralph Virgil Whitehurst, 83, Fuquay-Varina, went to be with the Lord Saturday. He was born in Pitt County to the late Claude and Lossie Bell Whitehurst, and he served his country in...

JAMES E.C. WILLIAMS

James Earl Charles Williams, 612 Cemetery St., Wilson, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

BERNICE HALL WORRELL

March 31, 1925-Oct. 6, 2014 Bernice Hall Worrell, 89, 1172 Old Mount Olive Hwy., Dudley, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at All Saints United Holy Church. Burial will be in Worrell...

Thursday, October 9, 2014

TONY ARTIS

Died Oct. 5, 2014 Tony Artis, 54, Kenansville, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Saturday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Michael H. Maddox officiating. Burial will be at...

DELORES W. AUGUSTUS

May 11, 1946-Oct. 5, 2014 Delores W. Augustus, 68, 206 Corral Drive, Goldsboro, died Sunday at her residence. Delores was born May 11, 1946, to Carl and Rachel Moses in Philadelphia, Pa. Eulogistic services will be held Saturday at...

DOUGLAS E. BAKER

Douglas E. Baker, 57, died at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

NAVERRO BROWN

Died Oct. 4, 2014 The Rev. Naverro Brown, 807 Fedelon Trail, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Contending For The Faith Church Ministries in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

LINDA ORMOND CHASTAIN

Died Oct. 6, 2014 Linda Ormond Chastain, 66, Princeton, died Monday. Memorial service will be at Niagara Pentecostal Holiness Church in Kenly Saturday at 3 p.m. She was the daughter of the late George Clyde and Ruth Mitchell Parrish....

NORA B. ELLIOTT

Died Oct. 4, 2014 Nora B. Elliott, 88, 902 S. Church St., Mount Olive, died Saturday at Glenn Care Nursing Home of Warsaw. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Winn Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in...

MATTHEW G.H. JARMOND

Matthew Gabriel Henderson Jarmond, 1 day old, 1002 Olivia Lane, Apt A., died Monday in Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

TRUMELLA G. LOFTIN

Died Oct. 3, 2014 Trumella George Loftin, 336 Jacks Hayes Road, Whiteville, died at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Life Center Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Central Missionary Baptist Church in Whiteville. Burial will be in...

RUTH F. PATE

Sept. 2, 1921-Oct. 7, 2014 Mary Ruth Faulk Pate, 93, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Ruth was born in Wayne County, N.C., Sept. 2, 1921, to the late William Henry Faulk...

MARY J. SUGG PIERCE

Sept. 4, 1934-Oct. 7, 2014 Mary Joyce Sugg Pierce, 80, Clayton, died at the Brian Center in Clayton Tuesday. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Friday at the chapel of Minshew-Coley Funeral Home, with the Rev. Aubrey Williamson officiating. Graveside...

CARL R. REARDON

Carl R. Reardon, 78, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LESLIE SIMMS

Leslie Simms, 83, 5299 W. Boniewood Turn, Clinton, Md., died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

FAYE S. SUTTON

March 15, 1941-Oct. 8, 2014 Faye Sugg Sutton, 73, LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014, at her home. Faye was born March 15, 1941, in Greene County to the late John E.W. Sugg and Nina Sugg. She was...

STEPHEN L. WILDER

Feb. 16, 1954-Sept. 25, 2014 Stephen Lamont Wilder, 60, died Sept. 25 at Doctor's Hospital in Maryland. Funeral will be Saturday at Faith Temple No. 2 in Capitol Heights, Md., with visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. He was...

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

TRISHAWN M. PORTER-SAMPLE

Trishawn M. Porter-Sample, Richlands, died Tuesday at Onslow Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

LINDA K. PARRISH CHASTAIN

Linda Kaye Parrish Chastain, 66, 103 W. Third St., Princeton, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

HARRY C. COOKE JR.

Dec. 23, 1937-Oct. 6, 2014 Harry Cassious Cooke Jr., 76, Goldsboro, passed away Monday at his home. Harry was born in Wayne County Dec. 23, 1937, to the late Harry Cassious Cooke Sr. and Mary Louise Smith Cooke. He...

REBECCA ANN FARR

Sept. 8, 1955-Oct. 6, 2014 Rebecca Ann Farr, 59, Hudson, passed away Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at Catawba Regional Hospice. Born Sept. 8, 1955, in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Jesse Jenkins. She was a...

CASSIE WOODARD HINSON

Dec. 15, 1928-Oct. 7, 2014 Cassie Woodard Hinson, 85, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Cassie was born in Johnston County Dec. 15, 1928, to the late Carvie and...

RUTH MCCARTER HOFFMAN

Aug. 23, 1928-Oct. 7, 2014 Ruth McCarter Hoffman, 86, went to be with her Lord Tuesday after a brief illness. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Roney McCarter and Mae White McCarter. She was...

LINDA OUTLAW

Linda Outlaw, 701 S. Center St., Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MARY R. PATE

Mary Ruth Pate, 93, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GARY G. THORNTON

Jan. 23, 1955-Oct. 7, 2014 Gary Gene Thornton, 59, died peacefully Tuesday morning at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Harvey Preston Thornton and Bessie Jordon Thornton. He...

BERNICE HALL WORRELL

Bernice Hall Worrell, 89, 1172 Old Mount Olive Hwy., Dudley, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

ANA M. ISLAS-TORRES

July 26, 1969-Oct. 6, 2014 Ana Maria Islas-Torres, 45, 3885 Sean Lane, LaGrange, died Monday in Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Novena prayer services will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m....

ALBERT LEE ARTHUR

June 20, 1921-Oct. 5, 2014 Mr. Albert Lee Arthur, 93, Snow Hill, died Sunday evening, Oct. 5, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A native of Greene County, he was born June 20, 1921, the son of...

ROBERT C. BRITT

Robert C. Britt, 90, 59 Robert Britt Ave., Snow Hill, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

HARRY C. COOKE JR.

Harry C. Cooke Jr., 76, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CHRISTINE BYRD DAUGHTRY

Jan. 16, 1930-Oct. 5, 2014 Christine Byrd Daughtry, 84, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Christine was born in Wayne County Jan. 16, 1930, to the late James O'Neal Byrd and Rosa Craddock...

RUTH MCCARTER HOFFMAN

Ruth McCarter Hoffman, 86, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

VERNON E. HUFFMAN

Sept. 24, 1947-Oct. 2, 2014 Vernon Edward Huffman, 67, Warsaw, Thursday at home. Funeral was Sunday in Community Funeral Home chapel. Graveside service was Monday in Devotional Gardens. He was born Sept. 24, 1947, in Onslow County to Isaiah...

GARY THORNTON

Gary Thornton, 59, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

Monday, October 6, 2014

DELORES WHITE AUGUSTUS

Delores White Augustus died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Visitation will be Friday at the church from 6 to 8 p.m. Arrangements are by Haskins Funeral Home....

LYDIA BAILEY

Lydia Bailey, 88, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CHRISTINE BYRD DAUGHTRY

Christine Byrd Daughtry, 84, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

NORA B. ELLOITT

Nora B. Elliott 88, 2935 N.C. 903 South, Winterville, formerly of Mount Olive, died Saturday at Glenn Care Nursing Home of Warsaw. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

ANTOINE HILL

Antoine Hill, 34, Raleigh, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ANTOINETTE SMALLS HOWARD

Antoinette Smalls Howard died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

EMMA R. HOWELL

Oct. 8, 1918-Oct. 5, 2014 Early Sunday morning, Oct. 5, 2014, Emma Rowe Howell, 95, Pikeville, moved to her heavenly home, just three days before her 96th birthday. She was surrounded by her loving family singing hymns in her...

ROBERT C. LAWING

Feb. 3, 1930-Oct. 5, 2014 Robert Calvin "Heavy" Lawing, 84, Charlotte, N.C., passed away early Sunday morning, Oct. 5, 2014, at Carolina Medical Center Main Campus. Born in the Derita area of Charlotte Feb. 3, 1930, he was the...

JOHNNY VAN ROEKEL

Died Oct. 2, 2014 Johnny Van Roekel, 62, Lexington, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, in Lexington. He was a native of Wayne County, and was a graduate of Goldsboro High School. At the request of the family, no...

Sunday, October 5, 2014

ROBERT "BOB" G. BOUCK

Died Sept. 26, 2014 Robert "Bob" G. Bouck, 69, died Sept. 26, 2014. He was born in Lansing, Mich. He is survived by two sisters and three brothers. (Pd)...

NAVERRO BROWN

The Rev. Naverro Brown, 807 Fedelon Trail, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

BURNA T. MOORE HORTON

Died Sept. 20, 2014 Mrs. Burna T. Moore Horton, 83, 802 Poplar St., Goldsboro, N.C., died Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014, following an extended illness. She was the wife of the late Rev. Dr. Isaac B. Horton. A memorial service...

GLENN HOWARD

Nov. 27, 1949-Oct. 2, 2014 Ralph Glenn Howard, 64, died Thursday at the Brian Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jimmy Whitfield officiating. Born in Wayne County,...

JOHAN M. MEIER

Johan MacKinnon Meier, 80, LaGrange, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

CAROLYN A. RADFORD

Died Oct. 2, 2014 Carolyn Ann Radford, 70, 781 Weaver Road, Kenly, died Thursday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Niagara Pentecostal Holiness Church in Kenly, with brother Larry Hunt officiating....

Friday, October 3, 2014

BEVERLY MURPHY-PARROTT

Died Sept. 24, 2014 Beverly Murphy-Parrott, 56, Chesapeake, Va., died Sept. 24 at home. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Monday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. James Page officiating. Entombment will be...

BESSIE SESSOMS ARTYBRIDGE

Feb. 2, 1945-Sept. 29, 2014 Bessie Sessoms Artybridge, 70, Delray Beach, Fla., died Monday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at Barwick Road Baptist Church in Delray Beach. She was married to Dave Artybridge. She is survived by two...

ROMMIE J. BEASLEY

Aug. 7, 1947-Oct. 1, 2014 Rommie Jennings Beasley, 67, Seven Springs area resident, United States Army veteran and a retired dry wall installer, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 1, at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Preceded in death by his...

ELNA GREY BOSTIC

Died Oct. 1, 2014 Elna Grey Bostic, 85, Magnolia, died Wednesday at Carolina East Hospice Care Center in Kenansville. Funeral will be 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Dobson Baptist Church. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. Visitation will be 7...

DEACONESS ERNESTINE H. CHAVIS

Funeral services for deaconess Ernestine H. Chavis are scheduled for Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at 11 a.m. The service will be held at Barnes Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, located at 1108 Rosewood Road, Goldsboro, N.C. The burial will follow...

HAROLD R. DAVIS

Sept. 29, 1943-Oct. 2, 2014 Harold Ray Davis, 71, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 7 p.m. today at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jim Willoughby officiating. Born in Johnston County, he was the son...

RALPH HOWARD

Ralph Howard, 64, died Thursday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

LEMONT LEON KORNEGAY

Nov. 13, 1954-Aug. 20, 2014 Lemont Leon Kornegay, 59, formerly of Goldsboro, passed away in Lauderhill, Fla. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Willie Mae Kornegay of Dudley. Leon is survived by four sons, Michael...

ISAIAH L. LANGSTON

Dec. 18, 1996-Sept. 29, 2014 Isaiah Lavont "Fatman" Langston, 17, 5525 Black Maple Drive, Raleigh, died Monday at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Raleigh North Christian Center, with Dr. Jeffrey Chapman Sr. officiating. Interment...

KIMESHA C. LINDSEY

Died Sept. 28, 2014 Kimesha Cimone Lindsey, 20, 1808 E. Trail Drive, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at James Baxter Hunt High School in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel...

WILLIAM E. MORRISEY

Died Sept. 29, 2014 William Earl Morrisey, 69, Warsaw, died Monday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Prayer of Faith Evangelistic Church in Warsaw. Interment will be in Middleton Cemetery in Kenansville....

ROMMIE A. OUTLAW SR.

Dec. 4, 1929-Oct. 2, 2014 Rommie Aldine Outlaw Sr., 84, lifelong resident of Scott's Store/Pleasant Grove community, Mount Olive, passed away Thursday afternoon, Oct. 2, at Vidant Duplin Hospital. He was a retired farmer, a longtime member of Snow...

VIOLA KAYE SEYMOUR

March 27, 1948-Sept. 30, 2014 Viola K. Seymour, 66, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 30, at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. She is survived by a daughter, Susan Murray; a son, Donovan Murray; two grandsons, Devin Murray and Ashton Toler...

BILLY J. VARKER

March 3, 1939-Oct. 1, 2014 Billy James Varker, 75, Warsaw, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Community Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw. Burial will be in Clay Hill Cemetery in Rose Hill. He was...

Thursday, October 2, 2014

ROMMIE J. BEASLEY

Rommie J. Beasley, 67, Seven Springs, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

CURTIS ALLEN BILLINGSLEY

Sept. 20, 1930-Sept. 30, 2014 Curtis Allen Billingsley, 84, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City. Allen was born in Clanton, Ala., Sept. 20, 1930, to the late William Curtis Billingsley and...

HAROLD R. DAVIS

Harold Ray Davis, 71, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

HAZEL MARIE G. GAY

March 17, 1943-Oct. 1, 2014 Hazel Marie Gooding Gay, 71, died Wednesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Hazel Warrick Gooding, and sister of the late Carlton...

JOHNNIE E. GRAHAM

Johnnie Earl Graham, 57, 1125 Sparrow Road, Deep Run, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

RADDAR 'RABBIT' HARRIS

March 27, 1927-Sept. 29, 2014 Raddar "Rabbit" Harris, 87, 2117 S. Slocumb St., died at home Monday. Funeral services will be held at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home 11 a.m. Saturday, Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, with apostle Ronnie Harris officiating....

BERNICE DELANO HOWELL

Oct. 29, 1932-Oct. 1, 2014 Bernice Delano Howell, 81, died Wednesday morning at Willow Creek. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late John Daniel and Annie Irene Lewis Howell. He was a veteran of the...

JOSEPHINE HUTCHINSON

July 20, 1927-Oct. 1, 2014 Josephine Grasso Hutchinson, 87, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, at her home. Josephine was born in New York July 20, 1927, to the late Gasper and Catherine Alongo Grasso. She was married...

JO ANN G. POYTHRESS

Oct. 27, 1946-Oct. 1, 2014 Jo Ann Gardner Poythress, 67, resident of the Dudley area, died Wednesday, Oct. 1. She had been a used car dealer, and had worked alongside her husband in their vehicle body repair shop. Survivors...

SHIRLEY J. WOODARD TYNDALL

Aug. 8, 1971-Sept. 30, 2014 Shirley Jeanette Woodard Tyndall, 43, Princeton, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be at Casey Funeral Home chapel tonight at 6, with the Rev. Charles Petit officiating. Burial will be Friday at 10 a.m....

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

ALLEN C. BILLINGSLEY

Allen C. Billingsley, 84, died Tuesday at Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BERNICE DELANO HOWELL

Bernice Delano Howell, 81, died today at Willow Creek. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

THOMAS W. MERRILL

July 20, 1933-Sept. 29, 2014 Retired Technical Sgt. Thomas W. Merrill, 81, Goldsboro, died Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at the home of his daughter. Thomas was born July 20, 1933, in Owego, N.Y., to the late Walter Scott and...

JO A. POYTHRESS

Jo Ann Gardner Poythress, 67, Dudley, died Wednesday at Genesis of Mount Olive Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall....

JILL MENANE SHERROD

July 20, 1956-Sept. 25, 2014 Jill Menane Sherrod, 58, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, at Wake Medical Center. Jill was born in Spokane, Wash., July 20, 1956, to the late Reynold Irving and Geraldine McKenney Menane. She...