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Friday, January 30, 2015

FREDERICK "FRED" H. BRIZZOLARA

Nov. 11, 1947-Jan. 20, 2015 Frederick "Fred" Herbert Brizzolara, 67, 2710 Langston Drive died Jan. 20 at home. No public service will be held. He was born on Nov. 11, 1947, in Nyack, N.Y. to Frederick H. and Eva...

BOBBY BROCK

Bobby Brock, 58, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Seymour Funeral Home & Cremation Service....

BETTY J. DRISCKELL

Died Jan. 25, 2015 Betty Jean Drisckell, 69, Greenville, died Sunday in Windsor. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

MARNICE GARRIS

Marnice Garris, 80, died Thursday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ROSS ALLAN HENDRIX

May 7, 1932 - Jan. 26, 2015 Ross Allan Hendrix, 82, of Carolina Beach, died Monday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. A private service was held Thursday at Wayne Memorial Park. His is survived by his wife, Jane...

JAMES FRANKLIN HERRING

Died Jan. 25, 2015 James Franklin Herring, 71, of Warsaw, died Sunday at his home. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at New Christian Chapel MB Church in Rose Hill. Burial will be in the New Christian Chapel Church...

BARBARA A. HILL

Died Jan. 23, 2015 Barbara Ann Hill, 57, of Clinton, died Jan. 23 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at Garris Funeral Home. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Long...

RETIRED MSGT. BOBBY HOWELL

March 10, 1937-Jan. 25, 2015 Retired Master Sgt. Bobby Howell, 77 of 1204 Porter St., passed on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C. The celebration of his life will be held on...

NOBLE SUTTON JR.

Noble Sutton Jr., 77, formerly of LaGrange, died Monday in Temple Hills, Md. Arrangements are pending at Hodges & Edwards Funeral Home in Suitland, Md. LaGrange Funeral Service is in charge of local arrangements....

Thursday, January 29, 2015

DEACON EDWARD AARON DAVIS

May 30, 1950-Jan. 25, 2015 Deacon Edward Aaron Davis, 64, of 1120 Old Mount Olive Highway, Dudley, passed from labor to reward Sunday in the Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born May 30, 1950 in Wayne County to...

RETIRED MSGT. BOBBY HOWELL

March 10, 1937-Jan. 25, 2015 Retired Master Sgt. Bobby Howell, 77 of 1204 Porter Street, passed on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, S.C. The celebration of his life will be held on...

PRESTON B. JOHNSON

Died Jan. 28, 2015 Preston Blake Johnson, 79, Kenly died at his home on in Kenly Wednesday. A graveside funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at the Kenly Cemetery. He was a native of Johnston County,...

ROY DAVIS MATHIS SR.

Jan. 7, 1932-Jan. 27, 2015 Roy Davis Mathis, Sr., 83, Warsaw, died Tuesday at his home. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Community Funeral Home in Warsaw. The burial will be in Pinecrest Cemetery in...

JIMMIE W. MIDDLETON

Died Jan. 23, 2015 Jimmie Wayne Middleton, 79, Kenansville, died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. The funeral will be held at the First Baptist Church in Kenansville at 2 p.m. Saturday. The visitation will be from 1 to 2...

WILLIE MURCHISON

Willie Murchison, 59, Lillington, died Tuesday in the Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DORETHA OUTLAW

Doretha Outlaw, 77, Warsaw, died Wednesday at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

COL. (RET.) JAMES EDWARD "RED" SMITH

Sept. 22, 1923-Jan. 25, 2015 Col. (Ret.) James E. "Red" Smith, 91, of Princeton, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. He was born Sept. 22, 1923 in Boaz, Ala., and was the son of...

W. HAROLD SUMMERLIN

Nov. 10, 1929-Jan. 27 2015 William Harold Summerlin, 85, Mount Olive resident, died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. His family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30 at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive. A graveside service of remembrance...

WILLIAM O. WOOD

Feb. 18, 1946-Jan. 25, 2015 William Odell "Billy" Wood, 68, Warsaw, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. He was born Feb. 18, 1946 to Odell and Eva Gore Wood. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Community...

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

JAMES V. ANDERSON

Oct. 22, 1946-Jan. 21, 2015 James Vernon Anderson, 68, Warsaw, formerly of Goldsboro, died Jan. 21 at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation. Memorial service will be 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation. He was born Oct. 22, 1946,...

NATHANIEL COOR

Aug. 4, 1927-Jan. 22, 2015 Nathaniel Coor, 87, Richmond, Va., passed away Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015. Nathaniel was born Aug. 4, 1927, in Wayne County, N.C., to the late Walker Maryland Coor and Claretta (Parks) Coor. He was preceded...

HARRIET D. GRUNDEI LANGFORD

Died Jan. 26, 2015 Harriet Delores Grundei Langford, 94, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Monday, Jan. 26, 2015, in her home. She is survived by her sons, W.J. "Mitch" Mitchell of Goldsboro and Robert Reed Mitchell of Houston, Texas; two...

FRED L. SIMMONS

Died Jan. 21, 2015 "Freddie" Simmons, 56, 3339 Nahunta Road, Pikeville, died Jan. 21. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Gospel Tabernacle Church of Deliverance, with Bishop Leamon Sykes officiating. Visitation will be Thursday from 3 to...

JAMES E. SMITH

Retired Col. James Edward Smith, 91, Princeton, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

W. HAROLD SUMMERLIN

William Harold Summerlin, 85, Mount Olive, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

CARL L. WADE

Died Jan. 24, 2015 Carl Lee Wade, 63, died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Saturday. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Ray Williams officiating. Interment will be at Old Mill Cemetery....

WILDA F. RAYNOR WYNN

May 14, 1958-Jan. 13, 2015 Wilda Fay "Sweet Baby" Raynor Wynn, 311 Rollingwood Drive, died Jan. 13 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Eastern Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. She was born May 14, 1958, in...

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

NED C. BRITT

LAGRANGE -- Funeral for Ned Cleveland Britt, 81, 201 Hickory St., was today at 11 a.m. at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in LaGrange, with the Rev. Michael A. Johnson officiating. Burial was at Pine Lawn Cemetery in Kinston. Arrangements...

HARRIET G. LANGFORD

Harriet Delores Grundei Langford, 94, died Monday in her home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

PAM W. ROSE

Oct. 12, 1952-Jan. 25, 2015 LAGRANGE -- Pamela Wiggins Rose, 62, passed away Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. Pam was born Oct. 12, 1952 in Lenoir County to the late James Thurman "Scrubby" Wiggins and Dell Suggs Wiggins. She was...

LYDA S. SMITH

Sept. 17,1921-Jan. 26, 2015 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Mrs. Lyda Shivar Smith, 93, a resident of the Indian Springs community, passed away early Monday morning, Jan. 26, 2015, while being cared for at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Services to celebrate...

RUBY M. FOSTER STRONG

WILSON -- Ruby Mae Foster Strong, 83, 604 Hawthorne Lane West, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Carrons Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARGARET SCOTT WATERS

Feb. 22, 1914-Jan. 26, 2015 Margaret Scott Waters, 100, Goldsboro, a resident of the Pines, passed away Monday, Jan. 26, 2015. Margaret was born in Wayne County Feb. 22, 1914, to the late William L. and Fannie Blackman Scott....

Monday, January 26, 2015

TESSIE S. COBLE

March 1, 1929-Jan. 24, 2015 Tessie Sutton Coble, 85, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. Tessie was born March 1, 1929, in Lenoir County to the late Joseph Richard Sutton and Nettie Smith Sutton. She was preceded...

EDWARD DAVIS

Edward Davis, 64, 1120 Old Mount Olive Hwy., died Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RUBY EVELYN ROGERS EARP

Dec. 11, 1927-Jan. 24, 2015 Ruby Evelyn Rogers Earp, 87, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. Born in Johnston County Dec. 11, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Wiley Tommy and Flora Elizabeth Parrish Rogers. Her...

MAE B. THORN EGGERT

Died Jan. 23, 2015 Mae Blanche Thorn Eggert, 91, Sims, died at home Friday. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Springhill Presbyterian Church, with visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. in the former fellowship hall in the...

NELLIE E. GREEN

Dec. 29, 1923-Jan. 22, 2015 Nellie E. Green, 91, Smithfield, died Thursday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Western Assembly Church in Newton Grove. She was born Dec. 29, 1923, in Johnston county to George and Callie Cole...

BOBBY HOWELL

Bobby Howell, 77, 1204 Porter St., died Sunday at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SHIRLEY HINES JENKINS

Aug. 11, 1958-Jan. 22, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Shirley Hines Jenkins, 56, lovingly known by her family and friends as "Sally," 407 Murray...

JOEL C. KORNEGAY SR.

Joel "Joe" Carlon Kornegay Sr., 80, Warsaw, died Saturday at home. Arrangement are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

HUMBERTO LOPEZ

March 12, 1961-Jan. 23, 2015 Humberto Lopez, 53, 2189 Pineview Cemetery Road, Seven Springs, died Saturday in a car accident. Funeral will be Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Iglesia Evangelica Rios De Agua Via Church. Burial will be in...

PAMELA W. ROSE

Pamela Wiggins Rose, 62, LaGrange, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

LYDA S. SMITH

Lyda Shivar Smith, Seven Springs area, died early today. Her family will receive friends Tuesday, Jan. 27, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the home of her son, Gregory, at 42 Quail Drive, Sleepy Creek, Dudley. Other arrangements are...

MARGARET SCOTT WATERS

Margaret Scott Waters, 100, resident of the Pines, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, January 25, 2015

JAMES V. ANDERSON

James Vernon Anderson, 68, of Goldsboro, died Tuesday at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation. Services are pending....

LILLIE MAE ARTIS

Feb. 19, 1919-Jan. 22, 2015 Lillie Mae Artis, 95, died at her home on Jan. 22. She was an original member of Woods Grove Baptist Church and current member of St. James Holiness Church, Stantonsburg, N.C. Lillie was born...

JIM CHILDS

April 28, 1943-Jan. 23, 2015 CMSgt. James Norman "Jim" Childs, Jr., Retired U.S.A.F., 71, passed away on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Jim was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 28, 1943, to...

TESSIE S. COBLE

LAGRANGE -- Tessie Sutton Coble, 83, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home....

FRANCES W. DUNN

Sept. 30, 1930-Jan. 23, 2015 Frances Warren Dunn, 84, passed away on Friday, January 23, 2015 at Willow Creek Nursing Home. She was born in Sampson County on Sept. 30, 1930 to the late Malcomb and Margaret Wilson Warren....

WILBERT LUTHER DURHAM

Died Jan. 22, 2015 DUNN -- Wilbert Luther Durham, 80, died at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh early Thursday morning. Born in Johnston County, he was the son of the late Luther and Ida Mustgrave Durham. He is survived by...

MARJORIE H. GEIGHER

July 17, 1939-Jan. 22, 2015 Marjorie Harper Geigher, 75, of 104 Mallard Place, died on Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born July 17, 1939, in Goldsboro to Willie Solomon and Maggie Smith Harper. She is survived by...

BARBARA ANN HILL

CLINTON -- Barbara Ann Hill, 57, of 407-B Sampson St., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MICHAEL HUGH HINNANT

July 9, 1947-Jan. 23, 2015 Michael Hugh Hinnant, 67, passed away early Friday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Michael was born in Wayne County on July 9, 1947, to the late Hugh and Hilda Pate Hinnant. He was a...

SHIRLEY HINES JENKINS

Shirley Hines Jenkins of Goldsboro died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist....

SHELTON NEAL

Feb. 7, 1942-Jan. 23, 2015 Emmett Shelton Neal, 72, died Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Shelton was born in Wayne County on Feb. 7, 1942, to the late William Emmitt Neal and Bessie Hollowell Neal. He...

ALAN PEEDIN

Oct. 31, 1996-Jan. 22, 2015 Alan Peedin, 18, died Thursday evening. Born Oct. 31, 1996, he was the son of Mark Alan Peedin and the late Glenda Mnee Batts. The funeral will be conducted at Casey Funeral Home Chapel...

FRANK E. RAPER

Dec. 12, 1932-Jan. 25, 2015 Frank E. Raper, 82, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015 at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. The Raper Family will receive friends today from 1-3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in...

IRENE ROSEMANN

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Irene Rosemann, 79, of 1127 Pineview Cemetery Road, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MARY BOWERS TURNER

July 25, 1926-Jan. 24, 2015 MOUNT OLIVE -- Mary Turner was called home on Saturday to the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Lord. Mary was born in Royston, Ga., to the late Dr. Emory Noah Bowers and Ruby...

SHELVA JEAN WHTFIELD

May11,1938-Jan. 23, 2015 FREMONT -- Shelva Jean Ham Whitfield, 134 Pinkney Court, died Friday in Smithfield. Funeral services will be today at 3 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, 3888 Hwy. 70 West, Goldsboro. The Rev. Lynn Epps will officiate....

JEAN WORLEY WIGGS

May 7, 1932-Jan. 22, 2015 Jean Worley Wiggs, 82, died Thursday at Barbour Court in Smithfield. Born May 7, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Alston Alvin and Sudie Creech Worley. She was the widow of the...

Friday, January 23, 2015

OLLIE O. ANDERSON

Died Jan. 21, 2015 Ollie Ophelia Anderson, 87, 623 Lotus Place, Kinston, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Graveside service will be Saturday at noon at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston. She was born Aug. 20,...

LILLIE ARTIS

Lillie Artis, 98, 100 W. A St., died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

NED C. BRITT

Ned Cleveland Britt, 81, LaGrange, died in Washington, D.C. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

FREDERICK H. BRIZZOLARA

Frederick "Fred" Herbert Brizzolara, 67, 2710 Langston Drive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

VANCE DAWSON

Sept. 29, 1921-Jan. 21, 2015 Edward Vance Dawson, 93, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Vito Bisogno and the Rev. Ivy White officiating. Interment will be at Fairview...

FRANCES DUNN

Frances Dunn died today at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARJORIE HARPER GEIGHER

Marjorie Harper Geigher, 75, 104 Mallard Place, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MICHAEL H. HINNANT

Michael Hugh Hinnant, 67, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DORA E. WORLEY HUNT

June 2, 1944-Jan. 12, 2015 Dora Elizabeth Worley Hunt, 70, 117 Towbridge Lane, died Jan. 12 at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral...

PAUL L. JERNIGAN

Aug. 25, 1942-Jan. 21, 2015 Paul Leon "Bobby" Jernigan, 72, 588-D Godwin Lake Road, Benson, died Wednesday at home. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Blackman's Family Cemetery in Benson, with the Rev. Billy Hundley and the...

ROSA H. MAJETTE

Nov. 21, 1950-Jan. 17, 2015 Rosa Ann Hill Majette, born Nov. 21, 1950, entered into eternal rest Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. Preceding her in death, husband, Hinton P. Majette Sr.; father, Walter L. Hill Sr.; and mother, Hattie B....

EMMITT S. NEAL

Emmitt Shelton Neal, 72, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROBERT P. NEWTON SR.

Died Jan. 16, 2015 Robert P. Newton Sr., 65, Willard, died Jan. 16 at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Roseville Missionary Baptist Church in Willard. Burial will be in Newton Family Cemetery. Visitation...

FRANCIS E. RAPER

Died Jan. 22, 2015 Francis E. "Frank" Raper, 82, passed away Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, from 1 to 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Goldsboro, followed by a...

FREDDIE SIMMONS

Freddie Simmons, 56, 3339 Nahunta Way, Pikeville, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

WILLIE C. STEVENS JR.

Sept. 13, 1967-Jan. 19, 2015 Willie Carroll Stevens Jr., 47, 1502 Day Circle, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. He was born...

CHARLES STRICKLAND

Died Jan. 21, 2015 Charles Strickland, 77, 748 Odom Road, Clinton, died Wednesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Running Branch Disciples of Christ Church in Clinton, with pastor Galvin...

ELLA M. STRICKLAND

Died Jan. 19, 2015 Ella Mae Strickland, 61, 1508 Atlantic St., Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Saint James Christian Church in Wilson. Arrangements are by Barnes Funeral Home LLC...

DONNIE G. TAYLOR

June 12, 1952-Jan. 21, 2015 Donnie Graham Taylor, 62, Kenly, died Wednesday at Wake Medical Center. The funeral will be at Casey Funeral Home chapel at 2 p.m. Saturday, with the Rev. Darrell Hooker and the Rev. Daniel Arant...

CORNELIA TILLERY

Died Jan. 19, 2015 Cornelia Tillery, 73, 1057 Landfield Lane, Williamston, died Monday at the Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Windsor. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at St. Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ in Wilson....

SHELVA HAM WHITFIELD

Shelva Ham Whitfield, 76, died today. Arrangement are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

Thursday, January 22, 2015

CHARLES ELMOND COUNCIL JR.

Died Jan. 18, 2015 Mr. Charles Elmond Council Jr., 63, 306 Travis St., Stantonsburg, N.C., passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, at Wilson Medical Center in Wilson. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at...

WILLIAM F. CROCKER

Died Jan. 20, 2015 William Floyd Crocker, 71, Flower Hill Road, Middlesex, died at home Tuesday. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. today at Crocker Family Cemetery, with the Rev. Johnny Lewis officiating. A native of Wilson County, he...

VANCE DAWSON

Edward Vance Dawson, 93, LaGrange, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

WARREN "BABE" GRIFFIN

May 1, 1952-Jan. 20, 2015 Warren "Babe" Carroll Griffin, 62, Evans Farm Road, Fremont, departed this walk of life Tuesday morning, Jan. 20, 2015, at home. Babe was born in Wilson County May 1, 1952, to the late Warren...

FRANKLIN A. HAGANS

May 10, 1939-Jan. 20, 2015 Franklin A. Hagans, 75, died Tuesday at home. A private service will be held at a later date. He was born May 10, 1939, to the late Charles and Elzia Hagans. He was married...

CHARLIE W. JERNIGAN

Jan. 12, 1941-Jan. 20, 2015 Charlie Wilbert Jernigan, 74, passed away at home Tuesday evening surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late John and Lillie Leigh Jernigan, and was married to Carol Heath Jernigan. Mr....

ELIJAH MORRIS JR.

Nov. 18, 1956-Jan. 20, 2015 Elijah Morris Jr., 58, 511 W. Ash St., Goldsboro, died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 18, 1956, in Wayne County to Elijah Morris Sr. and Charity Herring Morris. Memorial services...

LESSIE LEE SMITH

Funeral services for Mother Lessie Lee Smith will be Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at 2 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Tabernacle, 1800 Lane Street Ext., Wilson, N.C., with the committal services following in Rest Haven Cemetery, Lane Street Ext., Wilson....

SANDRA S. ADAMS TYREE

Died Jan. 20, 2015 Sandra Sue Adams Tyree, 74, Kenly, died at Wilson Medical Center Tuesday. Memorial service will be 7 p.m. Friday at Kenly Funeral and Cremation Service chapel. She will be cremated. Born in Lamar County, Texas,...

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

OLLIE O. ANDERSON

Ollie Ophelia Anderson, 87, 623 Lotus Place, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

CHARLES H. ARTIS

Oct. 22, 1953-Jan. 14, 2015 Charles Herman Artis, 61, 307 S. Alabama Ave., died Jan. 14 at home. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in...

DAVID EARL EDWARDS

Died Jan. 16, 2015 David Earl Edwards, 65, Converse, Texas (near San Antonio) passed Jan. 16, 2015. He was born and reared in Pikeville, a 1967 Norwayne School graduate. He attended A&TSU, where he became a member of Alpha...

FRANKLIN A. HAGANS

Franklin A. Hagans, 75, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

EARL S. HOUSTON

Dec. 8, 1921-Jan. 16, 2015 Earl Samuel Houston, 93, died Friday at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Sampson County, he was the son of the late Herbert Samuel Houston and Olie Westbrooke Houston. He was retired from Convenient...

DORA E. WORLEY HUNT

Dora Elizabeth Worley Hunt, 70, 117 Towbridge Lane, died Jan. 12 at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

CHARLIE W. JERNIGAN

Charlie W. Jernigan, 74, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

ELIJAH MORRIS JR.

Elijah Morris Jr., 58, 511 W. Ash St., died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JAMES ARTHUR PEARCE

Feb. 22, 1919-Jan. 19, 2015 James Arthur Pearce, 95, Johnston County, passed away at his home Jan. 19, 2015. James was born in Johnston County Feb. 22, 1919, to the late Luther and Emma Strickland Pearce. He was also...

DONALD A. ROBINSON

Sept. 15, 1942-Jan. 19, 2015 Donald Allen Robinson, 72, died Monday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Grady and Alma Gaskins Robinson. A veteran of the United States Army,...

ELLA M. STRICKLAND

Ella Mae Strickland, 61, 2408 Womble St., Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Barnes Funeral Home LLC Wilson....

CORNELIA TILLERY

Cornelia Tillery, 73, 1057 Landfield Lane, Williamston, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Home of Wilson....

THOMAS HENRY WILLIAMS

Nov. 21, 1956-Jan. 12, 2015 Thomas Henry Williams, son of the late George Michael and Jean Perry Williams, passed away Monday, Jan. 12. 2015. Tom, as he was affectionately known, lived in Swepsonville, and worked for the Orange County...

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

KATHRYN AMARYLISS "KITTY" BOSEMAN

Sept. 17, 1927-Jan. 18, 2015 "Miss Kitty" Boseman passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family and friends, on Jan. 18, 2015, at 87 years of age. She has joined her beloved husband of 67 years, Frank Cuthrell Boseman,...

CHARLES COUNCIL

Charles Council, 63, Stantonsburg, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ESSIE FAIRCLOTH

Died Jan. 18, 2015 Essie Faircloth of Myrtle Beach, S.C., 100, passed away peacefully at Myrtle Beach Manor on Jan. 18. Essie was born in North Carolina to James Cooper and Georgia Anna Williford. After attending Meredith College in...

WARREN C. GRIFFIN

Warren Carroll Griffin, 62, Fremont, died this morning at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DORA C. HARE

Died Jan. 16, 2015 Dora Carlisle Hare, 89, went to be with her Savior on Friday evening, Jan.16. Her passing was sudden and unexpected. She was born on May 2, 1925, in Greene County, to the late Walter Charles...

BRANDON S. JONES

Dec. 2, 1970-Jan. 17, 2015 Brandon Scott Jones, 44, died Saturday morning at his home. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of Gail S. Jones and the late R.B. Jones. A memorial service will be held Thursday...

JAMES PEARCE

James Pearce of Princeton died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

LESTER DURAN RAINS

July 14, 1924-Jan. 18, 2015 Lester Duran Rains, 90, of 321 Cedar Road, Goldsboro, formerly of Morehead City, passed away Sunday, Jan.18, 2015. He was born July 14, 1924, and was the son of the late Walter Bruce Rains...

DONALD A. ROBINSON

Donald A. Robinson, 72, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

WILLIE C. STEVENS

Willie Carroll Stevens Jr., 47,1502 Day Circle, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LT. COL. (RET.) WILLIAM J. SUGG

March 17, 1919-Jan. 17, 2015 Lt. Col. (Ret.) William Joseph Sugg, 95, of Princeton, died Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015. Born March 20, 1919, he was the son of the late William Perry and Louise Massey Sugg. He is preceded...

OTIS L. WORLEY

Sept.17, 1927-Jan. 18, 2015 Otis Leo Worley, 87, of Smithfield, died Sunday at the SECU Hospice House. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Parrish Funeral Home. A graveside service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday...

Monday, January 19, 2015

KATHRYN A. BOSEMAN

Kathryn "Kitty" Amaryliss Boseman, 87, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

PATRICIA "PAT" CRAWFORD

Visitation for Patricia "Pat" Crawford will be held tonight from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home in Goldsboro. (Pd)...

MARY A. PARKS DAVIS

Funeral for Mary Alice Parks Davis will be Wednesday at St. James AME Zion Church at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Ronald Miller officiating. Burial will be Wayne Memorial Park North. The family will receive friends at the church...

ELEANOR C. DAVIS

Jan. 25, 1923-Jan. 17, 2015 Eleanor Colie Davis, 91, LaGrange, died Saturday. Funeral will be tonight at 7 at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Edward Thornton officiating. Interment will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Hill Family Cemetery....

DORA C. HARE

Dora Carlisle Hare, 89, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOHN E. SIEPRAWSKI

John Edward "Johnnie" Sieprawski, 51, died at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

CAROLYN K. HILL SIMMONS

Aug. 20, 1954-Jan. 15, 2015 Carolyn Kay Hill Simmons, 60, 734 W. N.C. 403, Mount Olive, died Thursday in Vidant Care Hospital in Greenville. Memorial service will be Wednesday at 5 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of...

BENJAMIN LUKE WHITFIELD

Sept. 26, 2014-Jan. 16, 2015 It is with deep sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of baby Benjamin Luke Whitfield, 31/2-month-old son of Ben and Brooke Kelly Whitfield of Summerlin's Crossroads community of Mount Olive. He quietly passed...

Sunday, January 18, 2015

LINDA TATUM BRITT

July 25, 1953-Jan. 14, 2015 Linda Tatum Britt, 61, 261 Bladen Lakes School Road, Elizabethtown, died Wednesday at Bladen County Hospital. Funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Sweet Home Holiness Church, with the Rev. Glen Vollrath and the...

ALBERT O. BRITT

Died Jan. 15, 2015 Albert Oneal "Sholl" Britt, lifelong resident of Garner's Chapel community near Mount Olive, passed away Thursday afternoon, Jan. 15, 2015. Services will be held Sunday, Jan. 18, at Tyndall Funeral Home at 3 p.m., with...

PATRICIA HOWELL CRAWFORD

June 8, 1946-Jan. 16, 2015 Patricia Howell Crawford, 68, Laura Lane in Rosewood, went to be with her Lord and savior Friday afternoon with her family by her side. A service to celebrate her life will be held Tuesday...

CHARLES L. GREGORY

Charles Linwood Gregory, 64, died Saturday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

EARL S. HOUSTON

Dec. 8, 192 -Jan. 16, 2015 Earl Samuel Houston, 93, died Friday at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation. Born in Sampson County, he was the son of the late Herbert Samuel Houston and Olie Westbrooke Houston. He was retired from...

BRANDON S. JONES

Brandon Scott Jones, 44, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

MARTHA KEENAN LAWHORNE

Feb. 9, 1941-Jan. 16, 2015 Martha Keenan Lawhorne, 73, Goldsboro, passed away, Jan. 16, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. Martha was born in Stafford, Conn., Feb. 9, 1941, to the late Edward and Martha Keenan. She...

DORETHA NOBLES

Oct. 5, 1940-Jan. 15, 2015 Doretha Nobles, 74, 242 John David Grady Road, Albertson, died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Salem Free Will Baptist Church in Pink Hill. Burial will be...

SALLY NEWCOMB PATE

Sept. 3, 1936-Jan. 16, 2015 Sally Newcomb Pate, 78, Lucama, died Friday. Funeral will be 4 p.m. today at Joyner's Funeral Home. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park, with the Rev. Tommy Newcomb officiating....

ALFRED L. ROGERS

Sept. 8, 1946-Jan. 15, 2015 Alfred "Sunny" Lee Rogers, 68, Princeton, died Thursday. Funeral will be tonight at 5 at Praise Sanctuary, with the Rev. Jimmy Lambert officiating. Born Sept. 8, 1946, he was the son of the late...

CAROLYN SIMMONS

Carolyn Simmons, 60, 734 W. N.C. 403, Mount Olive, died Thursday in Vidant Care Hospital in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JEWELL GREY OTTO STANLEY

Died Jan. 15, 2015 Jewell Grey Otto Stanley, 80, daughter of the late Edgar B. and Bertie Jones Otto, passed away Thursday. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of McLaurin Funeral Home, with pastor...

WILLIAM J. SUGG

William Joseph Sugg, 95, 308 S Pearl St., Princeton, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

DIANE H. TURNAGE

March 4, 1951-Jan. 16, 2015 Diane Harvell Turnage, 63, died Friday at home. Funeral will be at a later date. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Sutton Harvell. She is survived...

JAMES C. WYCHE

Died Jan. 14, 2015 James Claude Wyche, 85, Teachey, died Wednesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be at Harvest Time Family Ministry in Wallace Monday at 1 p.m., with Dr. Willie Mae Tuggle officiating. Burial will...

Friday, January 16, 2015

CHARLES ARTIS

Charles Artis, 61, 307 S. Alabama Ave., died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

EDWARD C. "CHUBBY" BRASWELL

Dec. 3, 1955-Jan. 14, 2015 Mr. Edward C. Braswell, affectionately known as "Chubby," 59, 295 Perkins Road, died Wednesday at his home. He was born Dec. 3, 1955, in Wayne County to H. Hoover Braswell and the late Ethel...

ALBERT O. BRITT

Albert Oneal "Sholl" Britt, 91, Garner's Chapel community, Mount Olive, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

BARBARA BEST BROADHURST

Funeral services for Ms. Barbara Best Broadhurst, Columbia, will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in Greater Faith Missionary Baptist Church, with burial in J.B. Rhodes Sr. Cemetery in Dudley, N.C. Viewing will be held today beginning at 2...

KENNETH E. CAMPBELL

Died Jan. 13, 2015 Elder Kenneth Earl Campbell, 49, 1712 Elizabeth Drive, Kinston, died Tuesday at home Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at Star of Bethlehem Church. Burial will be in Mills Memorial Gardens. A musical celebration will...

WANDA J. SEWELL DEMING

Sept. 12, 1951-Jan. 14, 2015 Wanda Jane Sewell Deming died Wednesday. She was born at San Diego Naval Base, the daughter of the late George and Betty Sewell of Goldsboro. She was married to Richard Deming of Ohio. The...

DAVID HALL JR.

Died Jan. 10, 2015 David Hall Jr., Washington, D.C., died Saturday at Prince of Peace Assistant Living in Fort Washington, Md. Funeral will be noon Saturday at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill. Interment will be...

ROSETTA COLEY MCKINNIE

June 1, 1929-Jan. 11, 2015 Rosetta Coley McKinnie, 85, 1444 Airport Road, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Sunday at 11 a.m. at St. James Church of Christ. Burial will be in Coley...

GARRETT KEITH OSTHEIM

Feb. 6, 1987-Jan. 12, 2015 Garrett Keith Ostheim, 27, suddenly passed away the morning of Jan. 12, while vacationing with his family at Disney World. Garrett will be remembered for his love of life, enthusiasm for recreational activities and...

RAYMOND SIMMONS

Funeral services for Mr. Raymond Simmons, 92, 218 Hare Road, Goldsboro, N.C., will be held Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1065 Tommy's Road. The Rev. Michael Johnson will officiate. Interment will follow...

JAMES E. STROUD

James Edward Stroud died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

BILL TANNER

Jan. 13, 1938-Jan. 14, 2015 William Cedric "Bill" Tanner Sr., 77, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. Interment with military honors will be at Pinelawn Memorial Park. He was born Jan....

THOMAS H. WILLIAMS

Thomas Henry Williams, 58, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday. Arrangements are pending....

Thursday, January 15, 2015

ELEANOR C. EDMONDSON

Died Jan. 7, 2015 Eleanor C. Edmondson, 91, 502 Stadium Drive, died Jan. 7 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Augusta Missionary Baptist Church, with pastor Brady Carmack officiating. Burial will be...

SOPHIA GRADY

Oct. 9, 1920-Jan. 8, 2015 Sophia Grady, 94, 200 E. Lockhaven Drive, Apt. 7B, formerly of Kinston, died Thursday, Jan. 8, in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Lenoir County Oct. 9, 1920, to Joseph and Bertha...

DELMONTE GREENE

Delmonte Greene, 52, 412 Buck Swamp Road, funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Little Rock Church Christ Disciples of Christ Church, with the Rev. Nico Hood officiating. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 3...

LENON A. HALL

Died Jan. 9, 2015 Lenon Allen Hall, 82, Fayetteville, died Friday at the Veteran's Hospital in Fayetteville. The funeral will be at New Bethel AME Church in Magnolia Saturday at 3 p.m., with the Rev. Charles Corbett officiating. Burial...

WILLIAM EARL HEAD

Died Jan. 10, 2015 William Earl Head, 88, passed away peacefully Jan. 10, 2015, at The Laurels of Summit Ridge. He leaves his son, Jeffrey and his wife, Nora, of Edmond, Okla.; his son, Drue and his wife, Mary,...

EVANGELINE JONES ISLER

June 14, 1930-Jan. 9, 2015 Evangeline Jones Isler, 84, 214 Winslow Circle, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Greenleaf Christian Church Disciples of Christ, with the Rev. William J....

ERNEST E. MURRELL

Died Jan. 12, 2015 Ernest Eugene "Gene" Murrell, 64, 255 Bell Town Road, Fort Barnwell community, Dover, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Alum Spring Church of Christ Disciples of Christ....

GEORGE A. NEWKIRK

Died Jan. 7, 2015 George Albert Newkirk, 79, Magnolia, died Jan. 7 at home. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill at 11 a.m. Saturday, with the Rev. Tony Harrington officiating. Burial will be...

DORETHA NOBLES

Doretha Nobles, 74, 242 John David Grady Road, Albertson, died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LESLIE O. POWELL

Aug. 3, 1933-Jan. 13, 2015 Leslie Odell Powell, 81, Rose Hill, died Tuesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral was 11 a.m. today in Community Funeral Home chapel. Burial was in Devotional Gardens in Warsaw. He...

DEACON LYNWOOD ALLEN ROBINSON

Nov. 25, 1956-Jan. 13, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Deacon Lynwood Allen Robinson, 58, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Lynwood," 104...

RAYMOND SIMMONS

Funeral services for Mr. Raymond Simmons, 92, 218 Hare Road, Goldsboro, N.C., will be held Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1065 Tommy's Road. The Rev. Michael Johnson will officiate. Interment will follow...

MARVIN J. SWINSON

Oct. 5, 1944-Jan. 13, 2015 Mr. Marvin James Swinson, 70, Beautancus community near Mount Olive, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, in Pitt County. Services will be held Thursday, Jan. 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Church of...

BILL TANNER

William Cedric "Bill" Tanner Sr., 77, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

HELEN WEST

Died Jan. 8, 2015 Helen West, 76, Deep Bottom, died Jan. 8 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. Funeral will be at First Missionary Baptist Church in Deep Bottom Friday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Acie Robinson...

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

FRANCES CAVENAUGH BALLANCE

Nov. 2, 1942-Jan. 12, 2015 Frances Cavenaugh Ballance, 72, Aycock Acres Road, Fremont, passed away Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 17, 2015, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of...

EDDIE R. BASS

Died Jan. 8, 2015 Eddie Ray Bass, 68, 121 Clover Ridge Drive, died Thursday at his home. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at New Saints Delight United Holy Church, with apostle Deborah Kornegay officiating. Burial will be...

BONNIE K. BAZEMORE

Oct. 20, 1947-Jan. 10, 2015 Bonnie Lou Kinsey Bazemore, 67, Seven Springs, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Lenoir County to the late Plato and Annie Cody Kinsey, and was married to William D....

KENNETH E. CAMPBELL

Elder Kenneth Earl Campbell, 49, 1712 Elizabeth Drive, Kinston, died Tuesday at home Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

LINDA PEELE FIELDS

Jan. 13, 1946-Jan. 12, 2015 Linda Peele Fields, 68, Goldsboro, passed away Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Linda was born in Wayne County Jan. 13, 1946, to Marie Potter Peele of Goldsboro and the late Durwood Jackson Peele. She...

WILLIAM E. 'BILL' JOHNSON JR.

April 15, 1944-Jan. 12, 2015 William Edgbert Johnson Jr., 70, passed away Monday at Kitty Askins. He was the son of the late William E. and Mildred Westbrook Johnson Sr., and was the husband of Everett Bryan Johnson. Mr....

BILLY OLIVER

July 5, 1932-Jan. 13, 2015 William Starkey "Billy" Oliver Jr., 82, Kinston, died Tuesday. Funeral will be tonight at 7 at Bethel Free Will Baptist Church, with pastor Chris Truett officiating. A private family interment will be at Pinelawn...

LYNWOOD A. ROBINSON

Lynwood A. Robinson, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

ISABELLE MOYE ROUNDTREE

Died Jan. 7, 2015 Isabelle Moye Roundtree, 95, 355 Mile Road, died Jan. 7 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Queens Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Dawson-Moye Family...

MARVIN SWINSON

Marvin Swinson, Beautancus community of Mount Olive, died Tuesday in Pitt County. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

MYRTLE LOUISE DAVIS TILLMAN

Sept. 13, 1928-Jan. 12, 2015 Myrtle Louise Davis Tillman, 86, Pikeville, went to be with her Lord and savior Monday evening, Jan. 12, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. A private family graveside will be...

WILLIAM D. WHITFIELD

July 11, 1955-Jan. 12, 2015 William Donnell Whitfield, 59, 508 E. Walnut St., Apt. 201-A, died Monday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral with military honors will be Friday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of...

WILDA F. WYNN

Wilda Faye Wynn, 311 Rollingwood Drive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

FRANCES CAVENAUGH BALLANCE

Frances Cavenaugh Ballance, 72, Aycock Acres Road, Fremont, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

GLORIA G. BLANTON

Feb. 25, 1950-Jan. 11, 2015 Gloria Goff Blanton, 64, passed away Sunday at Duke-Raleigh Hospital. She was the daughter of the late James Edgar and Katie Butler Goff, and was the wife of William "Bill" Blanton. Mrs. Blanton was...

JOE NATHAN BROADHEAD

Joe Nathan Broadhead, 81, passed away from injuries received in an auto accident. Visitation will be held Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at Seymour Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. Viewing will also be Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, from...

LINDA P. FIELDS

Linda Peele Fields, 68, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SOPHIA GRADY

Oct. 9, 1920-Jan. 8, 2015 Sophia Grady, 94, 200 E. Lockhaven Drive, Apt. 7B, formerly of Kinston, died Thursday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Greater Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will...

ELEANOR GRAY

Sept. 27, 1951-Jan. 11, 2015 Eleanor Gray, 63, LaGrange, passed away Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. Eleanor was born Sept. 27, 1951, in Wayne County to Mildred Williams Gray of LaGrange and the late Robert "Red" Gray. In addition to...

DELMONTE GREENE

Delmonte Green, 412 Buck Swamp Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ALDINE "A.J." JONES JR.

Sept. 2, 1955-Jan. 10, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mr. Aldine Jones Jr., 59, lovingly known by his family and friends as "A.J.," 126...

THELMA HEAD LANCASTER

June 23, 1922-Jan. 12, 2015 Thelma Head Lancaster, 92, Pikeville, went to be with her Lord and savior Monday morning, Jan. 12, 2015, at Countryside Village in Pikeville. Homegoing services will be held Tuesday evening, Jan. 13, 2015, at...

ERNEST E. MURRELL

Ernest Eugene "Gene" Murrell, 64, 255 Bell Town Road, Fort Barnwell community, Dover, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

GARRETT OSTHEIM

Garrett Ostheim, 27, died Monday in Orlando, Fla. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

RAYMOND SIMMONS

Raymond Simmons, 92, 218 Hare Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

MYRTLE TILLMAN

Myrtle Tillman, 86, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

WILLIAM WHITFIELD

William Donnell Whitfield, 59, 508 E. Walnut St., died Monday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Monday, January 12, 2015

BONNIE BAZEMORE

Bonnie Bazemore died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

GLORIA BLANTON

Gloria Blanton died Sunday at Duke-Raleigh Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

JOE BROADHEAD

Joe Nathan Broadhead, 81, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES L. BRYANT SR.

March 15, 1937-Jan. 10, 2015 James Lee Bryant Sr., 77, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. He was born in...

ELEANOR GRAY

Eleanor Gray, 63, LaGrange, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

BARRY HAUCK

Barry Hauck died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

WILLIAM JOHNSON

William Johnson died today at Kitty Askins. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

THELMA LANCASTER

Thelma Lancaster, 92, died today at Countryside Village in Pikeville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROSETTA MCKINNIE

Rosetta McKinnie, 85, 1444 Airport Road, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

FRANK MILLER

Died Jan. 10, 2015 Frank Miller, 82, Kenansville, died Saturday at Carolina East Hospice Care Center in Kenansville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Warsaw Presbyterian Church, with visitation to follow. Burial will be in Quantico National Cemetery....

ROBERT E. MOORE

Died Jan. 10, 2015 Robert Earl "Pepie" Moore, 81, Fountain, died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015. A memorial service will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Church Street Chapel of Farmville Funeral Home. The family will receive friends immediately...

DEBORAH E. STRICKLAND

Deborah Elaine Strickland, 53, 5745 N.C. 124 West, Macclesfield, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Tarboro Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

Friday, January 9, 2015

CHARLIE L. ATKINSON

Sept. 15, 1937-Jan. 2, 2015 Charlie Leroy Atkinson, 77, 834 N. Center St., Apt. B, died Friday at the Brain Center Health and Rehab of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel...

EDDIE R. BASS

Eddie Ray Bass, 68, 121 Clover Ridge Drive, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ROBERT REX COTTLE

March 9, 1959-Jan. 7 2015 Robert Rex Cottle, 55, Calypso/Mount Olive area resident, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 7, 2015, in Pender County. He was a carpenter and owner of Cottle Framing, and is survived by his wife, Lori G....

HELEN J. LINSON DOVE

June 27, 1926-Jan. 6, 2015 Helen Jeweldeen Linson Dove, 88, Kenansville, died Tuesday at Carolina East Hospice Care Center in Kenansville. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Grove Presbyterian Church in Kenansville. She was born June 27,...

ELONER C. EDMONDSON

Eloner C. Edmondson, 91 died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Service Inc....

SOPHIA GRADY

Sophia Grady, 94, 1105 E. Gordon St., Kinston, died Thursday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOSEPHINE HARRIS HANYON

Died Jan. 6, 2015 Josephine Harris Hanyon, 56, 1208 Gold S. North, Wilson, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Wave Church in Wison. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

BERKLEY R. HEATH

Oct. 17, 1939-Jan. 8, 2015 Berkley Ray Heath, 75, Rose Hill, died Thursday at Rosemary Rest Home in Rose Hill. Graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday in Batts Family Cemetery in Chinquapin. He was born Oct. 17,...

JO ANNE B. HILL

Dec. 9, 1942-Jan. 8, 2015 Jo Anne Benson Hill, 72, Dudley, died Thursday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Lenoir County, she was the daughter of the late Norman and Doris Mercer Benson, and wife of the late...

HORACE HOOD

Feb. 10, 1919-Jan. 9, 2015 William Horace Hood, 95, passed away early this morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Horace was born Feb. 10, 1919, on the family farm in the Grantham township of Wayne...

EVANGELINE JONES ISLER

Evangeline Jones Isler, 94, 214 Winslow Circle, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DANNY M. PRICE

Feb. 28, 1951-Dec. 23, 2014 Danny Marlin "Butch" Price, 63, died at his home Dec. 23, 2014. Butch was born Feb. 28, 1951, in Goldsboro, N.C., to the late Lloyd Q. Price and Atha Faye Cooke Price. A graveside...

LILLIE ODELL DURHAM VAUGHN

Oct. 7, 1940-Jan. 6, 2015 Lillie Odell Durham Vaughn, 74, 454 Millers Chapel Road, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. Miller's Chapel AME Zion Church. Burial will be in Wilson Cemetery. She was born...

Thursday, January 8, 2015

EDNA M. CARR

Died Jan. 1, 2015 Edna M. Carr, 76, Kenansville, died Jan. 1 at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at LaGrange Funeral Service chapel....

REX COTTLE

Robert Rex Cottle, 55, Mount Olive, died Wednesday in Pender County. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

DORIS P. WAYLAND ENGLISH

May 28, 1926-Jan. 5, 2015 Doris Pauline Wayland English, 88, Kenansville, died Monday at Carolina East Hospice Care Center in Kenansville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw Inc. She was born May 28,...

ESSIE R. BROCK PARKER

Jan. 24, 1925-Jan. 5, 2015 Essie Ruth Brock Parker, 89, Mount Olive, died Monday at home. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday in Community Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens in Warsaw. She was born Jan....

ISABELLE ROUNDTREE

Isabelle Roundtree, 95, 355 Mile Road, Vanceboro, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

JESSIE SPEIGHT

Died Jan. 3, 2015 Jessie Speight, 91, 515 Granger St., Wilson, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Vaughn's Chapel Church in Elm City. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DORA M. STREETER

Died Dec. 29, 2014 Dora Mae Streeter, 84, 401 Pike St., Apt. 203, died Dec. 29 in Maryland. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral...

DEBORAH E. STRICKLAND

Deborah E. Strickland, 53, 5745 N.C. 124, Macclesfield, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Tarboro. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ANNIE M. FORBES WILLIAMS

Died Jan. 1, 2015 Annie Mae Forbes Williams, 100, 1130 Fiske St., Durham, formerly of Greene County, died Jan. 1 at home. Funeral will be 12:30 p.m. Friday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle in Wilson. Arrangements...

SHADONNA T. JENKINS and CHRISTIAN D. WILSON JR.

Died Jan. 2, 2015 Shandonna Tyeshia Jenkins, 18, and baby boy Christian Deonne Wilson Jr., 104 Moore St., Sharpsburg, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Olive Chapel Baptist Church in Sharpsburg. Arrangements...

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

MARTHA A. COLEY

March 15, 1935-Jan. 2, 2015 Martha Ann Coley, Brooklyn, N.Y., died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. She was the daughter of the late Fletcher and Pernecy Coley of Fremont. She is survived by two sons and...

ALBERT E. GREENE

Feb. 3, 1937-Jan. 5, 2015 Albert "Al" Ernest Greene, 77, Pikeville, passed away Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his loving family. Al was born in Whitinsville, Mass., Feb. 3, 1937, to the late Albert Theodore Greene...

SANFORD H. HAM JR.

Sept. 9, 1956-Jan. 5, 2015 Sanford "Scott" Hascott Ham Jr., 58, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Scott was born in Wayne County Sept. 9, 1956, to Bettie Dunn Jeannett...

JOSEPHINE HARRIS HANYON

Josephine Harris Hanyon, 56, 1208 Gold St., Wilson, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ADA RUTH BATTEN HAWLEY

July 9, 1927-Jan. 5, 2015 Ada Ruth Batten Hawley, 87, Goldsboro, passed away Monday. A funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday at Joyner's Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Buckhorn United Methodist Church Cemetery in Kenly. The...

JERRY M. HILL

Dec. 15, 1948-Jan. 5, 2015 Jerry Mack Hill, 66, died Monday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Edward Wendell Hill and Evelyn Norris Hill. A service to celebrate Jerry's...

WILLIE KING

Jan. 31, 1944-Jan. 1, 2015 Willie King, 70, 406 S. George St., died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Friday at Wave of Glory Faith Center at 11 a.m., with apostle Daniel L. Uzzell officiating. Interment will be in...

NORA C. LIGGINS

Dec. 30, 1954-Jan. 5, 2015 Nora Charlene Liggins, 60, 4008 U.S. 70 East, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Atkinson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Sykes-Croom Cemetery. She was born Dec....

REGINALD LOWE

Died Dec. 29, 2014 Reginald Lowe died Dec. 29 in New York. Funeral will be Thursday at noon, with visitation from 10 a.m. to noon, at First Baptist Church Magnolia, with the Rev. Tony Harrington officiating. Burial will be...

ROBERT EUGENE "GENE" MCGOWAN

Died Jan. 2, 2015 Robert Eugene "Gene" McGowan, 67, LaGrange, died unexpectedly at Wayne Memorial Hospital Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. A celebration of Gene's life will be held at Winterville Christian Church Saturday, Jan. 10, at 2 p.m. Gene...

EMMA LISA BRASWELL MCWILLIAMS

Aug. 8, 1943-Jan. 2, 2015 Emma Lisa Braswell McWilliams, 71, went to be with her Lord and savior Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at noon at Woods...

JOEY A. MURRAY

July 7, 1947-Jan. 4, 2015 Joey Allen Murray, 67, died Sunday after a long illness. He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and Lillian Murray, and brothers, "Bo," Sherwood and Ray Murray. A celebration of his life...

SHERWOOD W. PEACOCK

Died Jan. 2, 2015 Sherwood Wade Peacock, Newton Grove, died Friday. Memorial service will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Pleasant Union Christian Church in Newton Grove, with the Rev. Richard Weikel officiating. He was the son of Alfred...

CHRISTENA MADDOX ROBY

Died Jan. 2, 2015 Christena Maddox Roby, 84, Beulaville, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be at Daisy Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Beulaville Friday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Gary Moore officiating. Burial...

LILLIE DURHAM VAUGHN

Lillie Durham Vaughn died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ANTONIO WELLINGTON

Antonio Wellington, 35, 302 Hopesway Drive, Dudley, died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

ANNIE F. DANIELS

Annie F. Daniels, 58, 4893 Cotten St., Farmville, formerly of Greene County, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home and Cremations of Kinston....

ALBERT GREENE

Albert Greene, 77, Pikeville, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SANFORD HAM

Sanford Ham, 58, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SANDRA HARRIS

Sandra Harris, 58, 13-D Mitchell Wooten Court, Kinston, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home and Cremations of Kinston....

ALVIN CHARLES HARRIS

Died Jan. 4, 2015 Mr. Alvin Charles Harris, 87, Mount Olive, died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015. Funeral service will be Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel in Newton Grove, with the Rev....

JERRY HILL

Jerry Hill, 66, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MIKE T. JONES

Aug. 14, 1966-Jan. 4, 2015 Mike Thomas Jones, 48, Goldsboro, died Sunday at his residence. Mike was born in Wayne County, N.C., Aug. 14, 1966, to Grace Ginn Jones and the late Stewart Newton Jones. Graveside services will be...

NORA C. LIGGINS

Nora Charlene Liggins, 60, 4008 U.S. 70 East, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CLIFTON E. NOBLE

Aug. 20, 1929-Jan. 4, 2015 Clifton "Cliff" Eugene Noble, 85, Greensboro, passed Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at Friends Homes West in Greensboro, N.C. Clifton was born Aug. 20, 1929, in Goldsboro, N.C., the son of John Ivey and Sarah...

RUSSELL H. PARKER

June 25, 1982-Jan. 3, 2015 Russell Hampton Parker, 32, Wilmington, formerly of Princeton, died Saturday. Funeral will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the family officiating. Born June 25, 1982, he was the son...

DOUGLAS G. WESTBROOK

Nov. 19, 1942-Jan. 3, 2015 Douglas Gwynn "Doug" Westbrook, 72, LaGrange, died Saturday. Service will be private. He was born Nov. 19, 1942, in Lenoir County to the late Jack Westbrook and Ruth Gwynn Westbrook. He was married to...

GERTRUDE WILLIAMS

Gertrude Williams, 90, died Monday at Maimonides Medical Center Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home and Cremations of Kinston....

Monday, January 5, 2015

SHADONNA T. JENKINS

Shadonna T. Jenkins, 18, 104 Moore St., Sharpsburg, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JAMES EARL JONES

Died Jan. 3, 2015 James Earl Jones, Albertson, went home to be with his Lord and savior Jan. 3, 2015, surrounded by his family at Quinn Hospice Center. He fought his fight, and his work on Earth is done....

ERNEST "RED" JONES

Nov. 15, 1921-Jan. 2, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mr. Ernest "Red" Jones, 93, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Red," 110...

DEVONE JONES

Oct. 7, 1940-Jan. 2, 2015 Former Fremont mayor, Mr. Devone Jones, 74, 109 Ballance Road, passed Friday evening, Jan. 2, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro, N.C. The celebration of his life will be held Wednesday, Jan. 7,...

JOEY MURRAY

Joey Murray, 67, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JESSIE SPEIGHT

Jessie Speight, 91, 515 Granger St., Wilson, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DORA M. MCCLAIN STREETER

Dora Mae McClain Streeter, 84, 401 Pike St., Apt. 203, Wilson, died Dec. 29 in District Heights, Md. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DOUGLAS G. WESTBROOK

Douglas Gwynn "Doug" Westbrook, 72, LaGrange, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

CLARENCE H. WIGGINS

Clarence Henry Wiggins, 58, Derby, England, died Dec. 29, at home. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home of Kinston....

Sunday, January 4, 2015

CHARLES L. ATKINSON

Charles Leroy Atkinson, 77, died Friday evening at the Brain Center Health and Rehab. Arrangements are pending by J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MAURICE "DICK" AUDET

June 14, 1934-Dec. 31, 2014 Maurice Richard "Dick" Audet, 80, LaGrange, went to be with Jesus Christ on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, after an extended illness. Maurice was born on June 14, 1934, in Lewiston, Maine, to his parents,...

CARL JACKSON CAPPS

Oct. 29, 1947-Jan. 2, 2015 Carl Jackson Capps, 67, Selma, died Friday. The funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Casey Funeral Home in Princeton. The burial will be in Overbee Cemetery. The visitation will be 1:30-3 p.m. today...

BONNIE SUE DENTON

Bonnie Sue Lucas Denton, 45, Coats, died Friday at Central Harnett Hospital in Lillington. A native of Johnston County, she was the daughter of Stephen Ray "Johnny" Lucas, Sr. and Betty Jean Taylor Lucas of Lucama. In addition to...

FRANK FREDERE JR.

Feb. 1, 1932-Jan. 2, 2015 Francis Bolton "Frank" Fredere Jr., 82, passed away on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Frank was born in Georgia on Feb. 1, 1932, to the late Francis...

DIANE PIPKIN GARCIA

Oct. 2, 1946-Jan. 1, 2015 Diane Pipkin Garcia, 68, Princeton, died Thursday. She was born Oct. 2, 1946, to the late Mark Lester and Sadie Esther Collins Pipkin. The funeral was held Saturday at Casey Funeral Home. The graveside...

LINDA DARNELL GLASPIE

Feb. 12, 1954-Jan. 1, 2015 "Rest from your labor." Linda Darnell Glaspie, 60, 3511 U.S. 117 South Alternate, died Thursday at her residence. She was born Feb. 12, 1954, in Wayne County, the daughter of Herman and Ruth Moore...

REV. ALEXANDER GORE JR.

Died Dec. 30 The Rev. Alexander Gore, Jr., 94, of Wilmington, formerly of Kenansville, died Tuesday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice. The funeral will be noon Monday at the Tabernacle House of Prayer for All People. The burial will...

BLANNIE H. "BILLY" HEAD

July 14, 1934-Jan. 1, 2015 Blannie Howard "Billy" Head, 80, LaGrange, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. A native of Greene County, he was born July 14, 1934, the son of Willie Patrick and Alice Ginn Head. He owned and...

TINA HUMBLE

A graveside service for Tina Humble will be held today at 1 p.m. at Pineview Cemetery in Seven Springs. Arrangements are being handled by Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. (Pd)...

CLYDE CARVER JOHNSON

Died Jan. 1, 2015 Clyde Carver Johnson, 92, Kenly, died Thursday at Johnston Health Hospital in Smithfield. Born in Wilson County, she was the daughter of the late Jesse Clyde and Cuzzie Mae Boyette Carver. She also was preceded...

DEVONE JONES

Devone Jones, 74, Fremont, Friday evening, at Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending by J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ERNEST JONES

Ernest Jones died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist....

DEVONE JONES

Devone Jones, 74, Fremont, Friday evening at Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending by J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

GENE MCGOWAN

Robert Eugene "Gene" McGowan, 67, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital on Friday. Arrangements pending at Wilkerson Funeral Home and Crematory in Greenville....

RALPH MCKEEVER

Ralph McKeever, 66, Greensboro, died Monday at Moses Cone Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

EMMA LISA MCWILLIAMS

Emma Lisa McWilliams, 71, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

FRANCES B. MEYER

Feb. 19, 1948-Jan. 1, 2015 Frances B. Meyer, 66, Morehead City, passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at Carteret General Hospital. Frances was born in Wilmington on Feb. 19, 1948. She graduated from Goldsboro High School in 1966 and...

BARBARA S. MURPHY

Sept. 11, 1962-Jan. 1, 2015 Barbara Lynn Smith Murphy, 52, Rose Hille, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw. The burial will be in...

BILLY RAY REEVES

June 21, 1953-Jan. 1, 2015 Billy Ray Reeves, 61, Dudley, went home New Year's Day after a courageous battle with cancer. A private family graveside service will be held. Billy was born in Winston-Salem on June 21, 1953 to...

KENNETH EARL SAULS

April 4, 1952-Dec. 31, 2014 Kenneth Earl Sauls, 62, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Mr. Sauls was born in Wilson County on April 4, 1952 to the late Eddie and Addie...

NORMAN GENE TOLER

April 4, 1948-Jan. 3, 2015 Norman Gene Toler, 66, Kenly, died Saturday. He was the son of the late Charlie Sanders Toler and Janie Mae Childers Toler. He is survived by his wife, Linda Mead Toler, a son and...

DOROTHY MAE SCARBOROUGH WELLS

July 4, 1928-Dec. 31, 2014 Dorothy Mae Scarborough Wells, 86, Pikeville, the widow of James Nathaniel Wells, died Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. Born on July 4, 1928, in Newberry, S.C., she was a daughter of the late James H....

ANNIE M. WILLIAMS

Annie M. Williams, 100, formerly of Greene County, died Thursday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel Of Wilson....

Friday, January 2, 2015

SHAWN BASKERVILLE

Shawn Baskerville, 49, 381 Log Cabin Road, Teachey, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ANNIE MAE CONDON

Nov. 9, 1944-Dec. 31, 2014 Annie Mae Condon, 70, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Annie was born in Wayne County Nov. 9, 1944, to the late Jesse and Georgie Potter Mitchell. She was married...

KATHLEEN LASSITER CRAIG

Died Dec. 28, 2014 Kathleen Lassiter Craig, 48, died Sunday at home Funeral Saturday at 1 p.m. at Swinson Funeral Services, with Bishop Michael Fuller officiating. Burial will be in LaGrange Cemetery. She was married to Michael Craig. She...

MARY THOMAS FRANKLIN

Died Dec. 30, 2014 Mary Thomas Franklin, infant daughter of Anna Jane Franklin and Timothy Kivett Franklin, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Graveside services will be held Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at 2...

LINDA DARNELL GLASPIE

Linda Darnell Glaspie, 60, 3511 U.S. 117 South Alternate, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MINNIE "TINA" DAVENPORT HUMBLE

Died Dec. 31, 2014 Minnie "Tina" Davenport Humble, 80, Goldsboro, Sheridan Forest Road, passed away Wednesday morning, Dec. 31, 2014, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015,...

NORA S. JONES

Feb. 13, 1921-Jan. 1, 2015 Nora Mae Sumner Jones, 93, Moss Hill, died Thursday. A private graveside service will be held at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church Cemetery. She was born Feb. 13, 1921, in Duplin County to the late...

JOHN F. JONES

March 15, 1935-Dec. 28, 2014 John Faison Jones, died Sunday at Longleaf Neurological Medical Facility in Wilson. Funeral will be Saturday at 4 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was...

VIRGINIA THORNTON LANCASTER

Sept. 11, 1929-Jan. 1, 2015 Virginia Thornton Lancaster, 85, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Virginia was born in Wayne County Sept. 11, 1929, to the late Jessie and...

CYNTHIA DENISE MONK

Died Dec. 31, 2014 Cynthia Denise Monk, 54, Newton Grove, passed away at home Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014, with her family at her bedside after a 32-year battle with kidney failure. Her legacy will live on as she fought...

JOHN R. OATES

Died Dec. 30, 2014 John Robert Oates, 80, 2471 Preacher Henry Road, Faison, died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Poplar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with pastor Willie Alford officiating....

LONNIETTE KILLETTE PORTER

Died Dec. 30, 2014 Lonniette Killette Porter, 64 5229 Sharon Church Road, Kinston, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at her home. She graduated from Charles B. Aycock High School in 1968. Lonniette was retired as a receptionist for...

BARBARA JONES PULLEY

June 24, 1937-Dec. 30, 2014 Barbara Jones Pulley, 77, Warsaw, died Tuesday at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will today at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. She was born June 24, 1937, in New...

BILLY R. REEVES

Billy Ray Reeves, 61, Dudley, died Jan. 1 at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

KENNETH EARL SAULS

April 4, 1952-Dec. 31, 1914 A graveside service for Kenneth Earl Sauls, 62, will be held Monday at 3 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont. Surviving are his brother, Herman Sauls, and two sisters, Margaret (Harvey) Sullivan of Pikeville...

MARTHA A. STRONG

Dec. 19, 1962-Dec. 26, 2014 Martha Ann Strong, 52, 107 Whitfield Drive, died Dec. 26 in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She was born...

Thursday, January 1, 2015

KATHLEEN C. CHAMBERS

Dec. 14, 1926-Dec. 29, 2014 Kathleen C. Chambers, 88, Kenansville, died Monday at Brian Center in Wallace. Funeral will be noon Friday. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. She was born Dec. 14, 1926, in Duplin County to the...

LATHANIEL J. COLEY

Died Dec. 26, 2014 Lathaniel Junior Coley, 42, 4867 Sawdust Road, Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Middlesex. Arrangements are by Carrons Funeral Home....

ANNIE GRICE CONDRON

Annie Grice Condon, 70, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JEANETTE VANN EVANS

Died Dec. 27, 2014 Jeanette Vann Evans, Warsaw, died Saturday at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hines Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Warsaw. Interment will be in Wilson Chapel Church...

HAZEL P. EXUM

Dec. 17, 1940-Dec. 27, 2014 Hazel P. Exum, 74, 7608 Forest Hill Ave., Richmond, Va., formerly of Wayne County, departed this earthly life and went home to be with the Lord. A celebration of her life will be held...

ELIZABETH S. HERRING

Jan. 4, 1913-Dec. 30, 2014 Elizabeth Sutton Herring, 101, LaGrange, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. Elizabeth was born Jan. 4, 1913, in Lenoir County to the late Jim and Eliza Hill Sutton. She was preceded in death by...

NATHANIEL HOPES JR.

Died Dec. 31, 2014 Nathaniel Hopes Jr., 55, died Wednesday at home. Graveside service will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake with military honors. He was the son of Reola Hopes of...

SUDIE HOWELL

Died Dec. 24, 2014 Mrs. Sudie Howell, 95, 3607 Baybrooke Drive West, Wilson, died Dec. 24 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle in Wilson. Arrangements...

NORA S. JONES

Nora Mae Sumner Jones, 93, Moss Hill, died Wednesday at Lenoir Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

VIRGINIA T. LANCASTER

Virginia Thornton Lancaster, 85, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARCELLUS LEACH

Marcellus Leach, 78, 603 Lockhaven Court, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Service Inc....

ROBERT "BOB" JERRELL MALPASS

Jan. 29, 1929-Dec. 30, 2014 Robert Jerrell Malpass, 85, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Wayne County, N.C., Jan. 29, 1929, to the late Robert Bruce and...

DEAN ODOM

Died Dec. 29, 2014 Carlton Dean Odom, 36, of the Mount Olive area, passed away Monday, Dec. 29, 2014. Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, Jan. 1, at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, officiated by pastor Danny...

DANNY GLENN PEARCE JR.

Sept. 16, 1978-Dec. 30, 2014 Danny Glenn Pearce Jr., 36, Princeton, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Danny was born in Wayne County Sept. 16, 1978, to Gail Parks Fields of...

TAVARIYON K. PITTMAN

April 1, 2014-Dec. 24, 2014 Tavariyon Kendre Pittman, 8 months and 23 days old, 133 Dupont Circle, died Dec. 24 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B....

KENNETH E. SAULS

Kenneth Earl Sauls, 62, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

VERA BROWN THOMAS

Vera Brown Thomas, 68, 4608 Lily Walk Drive, Rocky Mount, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Carrons Funeral Home of Wilson....

MAEBELLE WORSLEY

Died Dec. 27, 2014 Maebelle Worsley, 85, 1115 Church Hill Ave. SW., Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Wilson Church of Christ. Arrangements by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....