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Friday, February 27, 2015

HELEN CENATE

Helen Cenate, 74, died today. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

GEORGIA H. CRUMPLER

Jan. 2, 1928-Feb. 25, 2015 Georgia Hinnant Crumpler, 87, Pikeville, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Georgia was born in Wayne County Jan. 2, 1928, to the late Kelly and...

ANETTA L. DAVIS

Anetta L. Davis, 76, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JEROY FAIRCLOTH JR.

Died Feb. 19, 2015 Jeroy Faircloth Jr., 67, 101 Lewis Ave., Mount Olive, died Feb. 19 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Luke Disciple Church of Christ, with Dr. L.D. Melvin officiating. Burial will...

EMMANUEL FREDERICK

Died Feb. 22, 2015 Emmanuel Frederick, 72, 719 Tarboro St., Apt. B, Wilson, died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Bread of Life Church in Wilson. Arrangements are by Carrons Funeral Home....

JAMES E. HAMM

Died Feb. 21, 2015 James Earl Hamm, 70, 1714 Orange St., Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

ROBERT B. HERRING

May 19, 1924-Feb. 26, 2015 Robert Burke Herring, 90, Rose Hill, died Thursday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Presbyterian Church. Private burial will be in Rose...

MELBA J. HERRING

March 20, 1926-Feb. 25, 2015 Melba Grace Jones Herring, 88, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Visitation will be Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home in LaGrange, with graveside service at 4 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery in LaGrange,...

WAYNE HILL

Sept. 28, 1930-Feb. 26, 2015 Mr. Wayne Hill, 84, Snow Hill, went to be with his Lord Thursday morning, Feb. 26, 2015. A native of Greene County, he was born Sept. 28, 1930, the son of John and Florence...

ERNESTINE HARRIS HOWELL

Died Feb. 24, 2015 Ernestine Harris Howell, 83, 4208 Kent Road, Wilson, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Branch Memorial Church in Wilson. Arrangements are by Carrons Funeral Home in Wilson....

DENZEL J. JENKINS

Died Feb. 19, 2015 Denzel Jayvon Jenkins, 15 months old, 1919 Sandy Creek Drive, Wilson, died Feb. 19. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Carrons Funeral Home in Wilson....

JERRY L. LANDERS JR.

Died Feb. 22, 2015 Jerry Lee Landers Jr., 50, Kinston, died Sunday. Funeral will be private. He was the son of Jerry Lee and Patricia Landers of Mount Olive, and the husband of Elizabeth Landers. He is survived by...

EMMA NEAL

Died Feb. 21, 2015 Emma Neal, 1156 House Road, Middlesex, died Saturday. Funeral will be noon Sunday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle. Arrangements by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DONALD R. NEWSOME

Sept. 13, 1945-Feb. 25, 2015 Donald Ray Newsome, 69, died Wednesday in WakeMed of Raleigh. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Kenly Church of God, with the Rev. Ralph Parker officiating. Born Sept. 13, 1945, in Wayne...

BARBARA C. PARKER

Jan. 8, 1939-Feb. 26, 2015 Barbara Cottle Parker, 76, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center with her sister by her bedside. Barbara was born in Wayne County Jan. 8, 1939, to the late...

MARY R. PETERSON

Died Feb. 23, 2015 Mary Rachel Peterson, 88, Teachey, died Monday at home. Funeral was at Transfiguration Catholic Church in Wallace today at 11 a.m., with Father Roch Drozdzik officiating. Burial was at St. Joseph Church Cemetery in Burgaw....

J.C. PRICE

Died Feb. 25, 2015 J. C. Price, 82, Pine Level Micro Road, Selma, died at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh Wednesday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Kenly Funeral Service chapel, with the Rev. Johnny DeCorte officiating. Interment with...

RUTH ANNE MCFADDEN SHERRICK

April 12, 1939-Feb. 25, 2015 Ruth Anne McFadden Sherrick, 75, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family. Ruth was born in Jackson County, Mich., April 12, 1939, to the late Willard...

RUDOLPH WOODARD

Aug. 15, 1929-Feb. 26, 2015 James Rudolph Woodard, 85, Princeton, died Thursday at Kitty Askins in Goldsboro. Funeral will be at Casey Funeral Home chapel Saturday at 4 p.m., with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. Burial will be at...

LEANN YEARWOOD

Leann Yearwood, 43, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Thursday, February 26, 2015

CHARLENE PENDER BRASWELL

Died Feb. 15, 2015 Charlene Pender Braswell, 49, 1840 E. Trail Drive, Wilson, died Sunday, Feb. 15. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

WINNIE LOUISE DURANTE BREWINGTON

Sept. 2, 1932-Feb. 22, 2015 Winnie Louise Durante Brewington was born in Goldsboro N.C., Sept. 2, 1932, to the late Mr. Clifton "Nick" and Annie Huntas Smith Durante. She transitioned Sunday Feb. 22, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center...

PAMALA J. BYRD

April 29, 1964-Feb. 20, 2015 Pamala Jane Byrd, 50, 408 W. Lenoir Ave., Kinston, died Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral will be Friday at Church of Faith and Deliverance in Kinston. Burial will be at Southview...

GEORGIA H. CRUMPLER

Georgia Hinnant Crumpler, 87, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GEORGE A. FULGHUM

Sept. 8, 1969-Feb. 24, 2015 George Allen Fulghum, 45, lifelong Mount Olive resident, passed into the presence of his heavenly father Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, while being so lovingly and tenderly cared for by the medical angels at Duke...

WALTER GARDNER JR.

Walter "Peter" Gardner Jr., 78, 118 Collier Road, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston....

IRA HAMM

April 30, 1922-Feb. 22, 2015 Funeral services for deacon Ira Hamm, 606 11th St., Goldsboro, will be held Sunday 2 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, 4460 U.S. 13 North, Goldsboro. Interment New Spruill Cemetery Bartlett Road in...

JAMES E. HAMM

Died Feb. 21, 2015 James Earl Hamm, 70, 1714 Horne St., Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MELBA J. HERRING

Melba Jones Herring, 88, LaGrange, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

BARBARA HORNE

Barbara Horne, 28, 403 Martin Luther King Blvd., Sharpsburg, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JAMES ALLEN JACKSON

Nov. 15-1950-Feb. 24, 2015 Mr. James "Jim" Allen Jackson, 64, Goldsboro, died Tuesday morning, Feb. 24, 2015. Born Nov. 15, 1950, he was the son of Price Gale and Emma Deaton Jackson. Following graduation from Southern Wayne High School,...

JANICE N. JAMISON

April 9, 1944-Feb. 23, 2015 Janice Newell Jamison, 70, Goldsboro, passed away Monday at Countryside Villa. She was the daughter of the late Herbert H. and Elma Costin Newell, and was married to the late Thomas J. Jamison. Graveside...

DANIEL H. MILLER

Died Feb. 24, 2015 Daniel H. Miller, 63, Warsaw, died Tuesday at Warsaw Health and Rehab. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Holiness Church in Warsaw. Interment will be in Martin Family Cemetery. Visitation will be...

HARVEY L. PETTUS SR.

Died Feb. 18, 2015 Mr. Harvey Lee Pettus Sr., 101 Waters Circle, died Feb. 18 at the home of his daughter in Newport News, Va. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at First African Baptist Church, with the...

HUI JU SHELLITO

Hui Ju Shellito, 78, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

RUTH SHERRICK

Ruth Sherrick, 75, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DWIGHT S. SMITH

Aug. 11, 1944-Feb. 23, 2015 Dwight Scott Smith, 70, Warsaw, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Monday at Warsaw Baptist Church, with visitation following. He was born Aug. 11, 1944, in...

BARBARA J. KNIGHT SPEIGHT

Barbara Jean Knight Speight, 76, 1326 Andrew Blvd., Hampton, Va., died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ANNIE LEE SUTTON

Died Feb. 21, 2015 Annie Lee Sutton, 80, 7813 Morris St., Middlesex, died Saturday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at White Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Middlesex. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

EVELYN B. USHER

Sept. 5, 1956-Feb. 21, 2015 Evelyn B. Usher, 58, 613 Oliver St., Mount Olive, died Saturday. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Mount Gilead Baptist Church. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born Sept....

JAMES PETE UZZELL

Died Feb. 23, 2015 James Pete Uzzell, 70, peacefully went to be with his heavenly father while surrounded by his loving family at home Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. J.P., as he was known to most, was the son of...

RUE B. CHARLES WARD

Died Feb. 22, 2015 Rue Belle Charles Ward, 68, resident of Elm City Assisted Living, died Sunday. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

BRENDA S. BEAMON

Memorial service for Brenda Sue Beamon has been rescheduled to tonight at 6 in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home. A private interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will follow the service at Seymour Funeral Home....

GEORGE A. FULGHUM

George A. Fulghum, 45, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Duke University Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

KENNETH RAY GALES

Jan. 10, 1935-Feb. 23, 2015 Kenneth Ray Gales, 80, Goldsboro, passed away Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was the son of the late William Jasper Gales Jr. and Ruby Murphy Gales, and was the husband of Hettie...

IRA L. HAMM

Ira Lee Hamm, 92, 606 11th St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

RUTH JERNIGAN

The funeral for Ruth Jernigan, originally planned for Thursday at 11 a.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, has been rescheduled for Friday at 11 a.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

WALLACE E. LILES

April 7, 1929-Feb. 22, 2015 Wallace Edwin Liles, 85, LaGrange, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Thursday at 6 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Chris Truett officiating. Interment will be Friday at...

HELEN RILEY

Died Feb. 24, 2015 Helen Riley 90, Faison, died at home Tuesday. Funeral will be in Roanoke, Va. She is survived by a daughter. Arrangements are by Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

RAYMOND SELLERS

Visitation for Raymond Sellers has been reschedule to tonight from 6 to 6:45 at Howell Funeral Home, with funeral to follow at 7 in the funeral home chapel....

JAMES W. SMITH

Feb. 13, 1943-Feb. 22, 2015 James Wesley Smith, 72, Woods Mill Road, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at New Life World Outreach Center in Snow Hill. Burial will...

JOYCE W. WHITFIELD

Nov. 19, 1933-Feb. 23, 2015 Joyce Marie Whitman Whitfield, 81, Clinton resident and native of Summerlin's Crossroads Community in Duplin County, passed away unexpectedly Monday evening, Feb. 23, 2015, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. She is survived by...

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

WADE L. ALFORD

Aug. 28, 1932-Feb. 19, 2015 Wade Lincoln Alford, 82, 249 Hack Drive, Dudley, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon in Apostle D.L. McIntyre Memorial Chapel at McIntyre Funeral Home, with pastor Thelma Davis officiating. Interment...

TOMMY ALLEN

March 30, 1952-Feb. 23, 2015 Thomas Richard "Tommy" Allen Jr., 62, resident of the village of Sleepy Creek, Dudley, passed away Monday morning, Feb. 23, 2015, at Life Care Hospital in Rocky Mount. Services to remember and to celebrate...

JOYCE DAUGHTRY CAPPS

July 23, 1936-Feb. 21, 2015 Joyce Daughtry Capps, 78, Princeton, died Saturday. Funeral will be at Casey Funeral Home chapel Wednesday at 6 p.m., with the Rev. Dwayne Batten, the Rev. Dennis Pollock and Perry Benson officiating. Born July...

DONNIE H. EZZELL

Dec. 1, 1942-Feb. 22, 2015 Donnie Harold Ezzell, 72, died Sunday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Born in Magnolia, he was the son of the late Harold and Ethel Ezzell. He was preceded in death by his sister,...

ROBERT JOHN GEERS

Feb. 23, 1948-Feb. 23, 2015 Robert John Geers, 67, South Charlotte, N.C., passed away Feb. 23, 2015, at Carolinas Medical Center in Pineville, N.C. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at M.L. Ford and Sons...

ALBERT W. HERRING

Aug. 7, 1956-Feb. 22, 2014 Albert Wayne Herring, 58, Warsaw, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Memorial service will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at Community Funeral Home in Warsaw, with visitation following. He was born Aug. 7, 1956, in...

SHIRLEY DEAN HICKS

Shirley Dean Hicks, 72, 284 Tarheel Estates Lane, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

CMSGT (RET.) HOWARD W. "WILLIE" HOFF

April 24, 1933-Feb. 23, 2015 Retired Chief Master Sgt. Howard William Hoff, 81, a proud veteran, passed away Monday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Charles Town, W. Va., he was the son of the late Howard...

JANICE NEWELL JAMISON

Janice Newell Jamison, 71, died Monday at Countryside Assisted Living in Pikeville. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

JAMES CARSON JONES SR.

Died Feb. 22, 2015 James Carson Jones Sr., 69, died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at Columbus Regional Healthcare. He was the son of the late Willie James Jones and Martha Connor Jones. He served in the United States Navy...

MYRTLE REEVES LONG

Feb. 24, 1927-Feb. 22, 2015 Myrtle Reeves Long, 87, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Sunday Feb. 22, 2015, while surrounded by her beloved family. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul United...

WILLIAM STAPLES SAWYER

Died Feb. 22, 2015 William Staples Sawyer, Elizabeth City, passed away Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Ventrice Sawyer; his eldest child, the Rev. William Wade Sawyer Sr....

RAYMOND L. SELLERS

Died Feb. 22, 2015 Raymond Louis Sellers, 88, Farrington Place, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, with visitation afterward. He was...

JAMES W. SMITH

James Wesley Smith, 72, 104 Woods Mill Road, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

GRACE E. STEPHENS

Grace E. Stephens, Faison, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

SADIE ANDERSON SULLIVAN

Oct. 30, 1937-Feb. 22, 2015 Sadie Anderson Sullivan, 77, 583 Church of God Road, Goldsboro, died Sunday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont. There will be...

JAMES P. UZZELL

James P. "J.P." Uzzell, 70, 1848 Tommy's Road, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOYCE W. WHITFIELD

Joyce Whitman Whitfield, 81, Clinton, formerly of Summerlin Crossroads, died Monday at Wake Med. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Monday, February 23, 2015

WINNIE BREWINGTON

Winnie Brewington, 82, 230 House St., died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOYCE DAUGHTRY CAPPS

Joyce Daughtry Capps, 78, Princeton, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

JOYCE H. EDWARDS

Sept. 29, 1929-Feb. 21, 2015 Susan Joyce Holmes Edwards, 85, Kinston, peacefully passed to her eternal home Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. The oldest of nine children, Joyce was born Sept. 29, 1929, in Wayne County to the late Nerius...

DONNIE EZZELL

Donnie Ezzell died Sunday at New Hanover Regional Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

KENNETH R. GALES

Kenneth Ray Gales, 80, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

HOWARD HOFF

Howard Hoff, 81, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DENZEL J. JENKINS

Denzel Jayvon Jenkins, 15-months-old, 1919 Sandy Creek Drive, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Carrons Funeral Home in Wilson....

WALLACE LILES

Wallace Liles, 85, LaGrange, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

MYRTLE R. LONG

Myrtle Reeves Long, 90, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

PATTY A. SANDERS MELTON

Patty Ann Sanders Melton, 78, 307 Bayridge Ave., Apt. 309, Brooklyn, N.Y., died Feb. 16. Arrangements are pending at Carrons Funeral Home in Wilson....

RAYMOND L. SELLERS

Raymond L. Sellers, 88, Farrington Place, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BRENDA J. STOCKS

Sept. 12, 1954-Feb. 21, 2015 Brenda Jones Stocks, 60, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Pitt County, she was the daughter of the late Daniel and Edith Cherry Jones, and was married to David Stocks. She...

CLARA WILLIAMS

Clara Williams, 97, 211 Kenan St., Apt. 307, Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Carrons Funeral Home in Wilson....

Sunday, February 22, 2015

JAMES R. BARBER

James Robert "J.R." Barber, 30, 111 Buttercup Lane, died Feb. 14 at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

BRENDA SUE BEAMON

Died Feb. 20, 2015 Brenda Sue Beamon, 64, of the Belfast community, passed away on Friday, Feb. 20, 2015. "BB," as she was known to friends and family, had a life-long love of music and crafting. She was an...

JUNIOUS LYNWOOD BEST

Died Feb. 18, 2015 Junious Lynwood Best, 84, died, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015. He was the son of late John William and Clara Fields Best. He is survived by his wife, Gloria W. Best; a son, Lynwood D. Best...

GLADYS O. EVANS BROWN

Jan. 23, 1926-Feb. 19, 2015 Gladys Ola Evans Brown, 89, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral was 11 a.m. Saturday at Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Holiness Church. Burial will be in Henderson-Sholar Cemetery. She was...

PAMALA BYRD

Pamala Jane Byrd, 50, 408 W. Lenoir Ave., died Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston....

ROBERT EARL COOK

Oct. 22, 1960-Feb. 18, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mr. Robert Earl Cook, 54, of 133 Hope Blvd., Dudley, departed his earthly life on...

WILLIE L. DINGLE

Died Feb. 18, 2015 Willie Lee Dingle, 66, 4149 Seminole Road, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Cente. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Feel Free Church Ministries in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

FRANCES B. GUYTON

Dec. 2, 1951-Feb. 20, 2015 Frances Bachelor Guyton, 63, Mount Olive, passed away Friday at Rex Health Care in Raleigh. She was the daughter of the late Steven Francis Bachelor and Ella Coker Bachelor Irving, and was the wife...

JAMES HAMM

James Hamm, 70, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements which are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel Of Wilson....

RUTH JERNIGAN

Sept. 17, 1932 - Feb. 20, 2015 Ruth Jernigan, 82, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Sam A. Jernigan Sr. and Bessie Williams Jernigan. In addition to her...

LEARD MASON

Leard Mason, 69, of Rocky Mount, died passed Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

DEWEY MCGUILL PATE

Died Feb. 20, 2015 Dewey McGuill Pate, 91, 5827 U.S.117 South, Fremont, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center with his family by his side. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Free Will Baptist Church,...

BRENDA STOCKS

Brenda Stocks, 60, of Goldsboro died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory....

GEORGE NAMON SUTTON

Died Feb. 21, 2015 George Namon Sutton, 84, Faison, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at West and Dunn Funeral Home Chapel in Newton Grove with the Rev....

ANNIE SUTTON

Annie Sutton, of Middlesex, died Saturday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

HELEN BEST SWINDELL

Died Feb. 19, 2015 Helen Best Swindell, formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday in New Haven, Conn. She is survived by her son Ronald (Ronnie) Atkinson of Hamden, Conn. Condolences may be sent to 41 Rolfe Road, Hamden, C.T., 06517,...

EVELYN B. USHER

Evelyn B. Usher, 58, Mount Olive, died Saturday, surrounded by her family. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

ISAAC WOODARD

Oct. 20, 1925-Feb. 17, 2015 Isaac Woodard, 89, 438 Mindy Lane, Kinston, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be today at 1 p.m. in Nannie D. Loftin Memorial Chapel at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home...

Friday, February 20, 2015

CHARLENE PENDER-BRASWELL

Charlene Pender-Braswell, 49, 1840 E. Trail Drive, Wilson, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

SAMUEL ARTIS

Nov. 30, 1961-Feb. 14, 2015 Samuel Artis, 53, 216-A Davis St., Fayetteville, formerly of Mount Olive, died Saturday in Cape Fear Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home....

JUNIOUS L. BEST

Junious Lynwood Best, 1547 Tommy's Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

MILTON R. CASEY

Dec. 3, 1946-Feb. 16, 2015 Milton Ray Casey, 68, LaGrange, died Monday. Graveside service will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Rollins Family Cemetery. He was born Dec. 3, 1946, in Lenoir County to the late Ray Casey and...

MILTON R. CASEY

Dec. 3, 1946-Feb. 16, 2015 Milton Ray Casey, 68, LaGrange, died Monday. Graveside service will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Rollins Family Cemetery. He was born Dec. 3, 1946, in Lenoir County to the late Ray Casey and...

WILLIAM COOPER

Oct. 28, 1920-Feb. 16, 2015 William Cooper, 294 Community Road, Warsaw, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church in Warsaw. Burial will be at Cooper Family Cemetery. He was born...

WILLIE DINGLE

Willie Dingle, 66, Fremont, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

CECIL EDWARDS

Died Feb. 16, 2015 Cecil Edwards, 79, resident of Avante' at Wilson Nursing Care Center, died Monday. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JOSEPHINE H. EISEL

Jan. 31, 1926-Feb. 18, 2015 Josephine Herring Eisel, 89, Macon, Ga., died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ronnie Hobgood officiating. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. She was born...

JEROY FAIRCLOTH

Jeroy Faircloth, 101 Lewis Ave., Mount Olive, died at home Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ELENORA "MISS ELLIE" FRAZIER

May 2, 1949-Feb. 11, 2015 Retired Sgt. Elenora "Miss Ellie" Frazier, 65, 1711 Rose St., passed Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro, N.C., surrounded by her family. The celebration of her life will be held Monday,...

GENEVA EDGERTON HOWELL

July 19, 1944-Feb. 13, 2015 Geneva DuRant Edgerton Howell, Garner, passed away Friday at home surrounded by her friends and family. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Enoch Ralph Edgerton and Fannie Grantham Edgerton....

LIZZIE BEST DOBSON LOFTON

Jan. 6, 1919-Feb. 15, 2015 Mother Lizzie Best Dobson Lofton, 96, 2052 U.S. 70 West, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at noon in Apostle D.L. McIntyre Memorial Chapel at McIntyre Funeral Home, with pastor...

MARY A. MEEKS MERCER

Died Feb. 15, 2015 Mary Ann Meeks Mercer, 60, 4315 Trey Road, Wilson, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Simon Grove Holiness Church in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DEWEY M. PATE

March 29, 1923-Feb. 20, 2015 Dewey McGuill Pate, 91, 5827 U.S. 117 South, Fremont, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Pleasant Grove Free Will Baptist Church. Committal will be in Evergreen...

EDWARD J. PEMBERTON

April 11, 1939-Feb. 17, 2015 Edward Joe Pemberton, 311 Oliver St., Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Payne Temple Church. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. He was born in...

BRIAN "CORKY" PERKINS

May 15, 1957-Feb. 19, 2015 Brian Carson "Corky" Perkins, 57, died suddenly at home Thursday. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of Silas and Sarah Evans Perkins of Goldsboro. A member of IHRA, he was a machinist...

JACK REID

Oct. 14, 1934-Feb. 15, 2015 Jack Reid died Sunday at Transition Hospice Care in Raleigh. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Elm Grove Church Ministries, with elder Michael Artis officiating. Interment will be in Old Mill Cemetery....

ANNA W. ROSE

April 20, 1938-Feb. 18, 2015 Anna Williams Rose, 76, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday afternoon at her home. Anna was born in Lumberton, N.C., April 20, 1938, to the late James and Elizabeth Thompson Williams. She was married to the...

YAVONKA RENEE VANN

March 13, 1961-Feb. 18, 2015 As peaceful as a summer's breeze, Yavonka Renee Vann, 53, 105 Autumn Chase Court, Dudley, passed away Wednesday at her residence. She was born March 13, 1961, in Wayne County to Jimmy and Vergie...

Thursday, February 19, 2015

RANDY G. BROCK

April 17, 1947-Feb. 17, 2015 Randy Gene Brock, longtime resident of Faison, passed from earth to heaven Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 17, 2015, while a patient at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21,...

ROBERT E. COOK

Robert Earl Cook died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

WILLIAM H. HALL JR.

Died Feb. 12, 2015 William Henry Hall Jr., 68, 2822 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, died Feb. 12. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul Church of Christ in Wilson. Arrangements are by Carrons Funeral Home....

BILLIE W. HOLLIS

Jan. 19, 1949-Feb 17, 2015 Billie Wayne Hollis, 66, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A private service will be held at a later date. He was born Jan. 19, 1949, to the late Joseph Hollis and Velma Holliday...

ISAAC LANE SR.

March 21, 1922-Feb. 8, 2015 Isaac Lane Sr., 92, 515 Roberts St., died Feb. 8 at Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Snow Hill. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist...

RUSSELL MAY

March 29, 1924-Feb. 18, 2015 Russell May of Fremont, N.C., born March 29, 1924, died Feb. 18, 2015, passed away peacefully at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro, N.C. He proudly served his country in World War II from September...

HARVEY PETTUS

Harvey Pettus, 101 Waters Circle, died Wednesday in Newport News, Va., at the home of his daughter. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JAMES W. POWELL

Feb. 8, 1954-Feb. 15, 2015 James Wesley Powell, 61, died Sunday at Barbour Court in Smithfield. Funeral will be at a later date. Born Feb. 8, 1954, he was the son of the late James Robert and Ora Mae...

ROBERT LEE SMITH JR.

Sept. 30, 1940-Feb. 18, 2015 Robert Lee Smith Jr. passed peacefully into that far better life with his Lord and savior and with those beloved family who went on before. His courage during his fight with his health was...

JOYCE E. STEPHENS

March 3, 1944-Feb. 3, 2015 Joyce E. Stephens, 70, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, in Fairbanks, Alaska. She was born March 3, 1944, in Duplin County, N.C., to Helen Lenora Batts and the late Alex Swift. She...

JESSE WILLARD "JAY" TALTON JR.

Dec. 11, 1957-Feb. 17, 2015 Jesse Willard "Jay" Talton Jr. went to be with Jesus, his parents, grandparents and family Tuesday after a two-year battle with cancer. Jay was the son of the late Jesse Willard Talton and Dorothy...

FRANK THORNTON

Frank Thornton, 77, Memorial Church Road, Kenly, died today at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GWENDOLYN A. TUCKER

Died Feb. 14, 2015 Gwendolyn Anne Tucker, 71, Wallace, died Saturday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Friday at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Jason Villegas officiating....

YAVONKA VANN

Yavonka Vann, 53, 105 Autumn Chase Court, Dudley, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

RANDY G. BROCK

Randy G. Brock, 67, Faison, died Tuesday at Wayne Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

RUTH H. BROTHERS

Ruth H. Brothers, 73, 246 Johnson Lane, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

WILLIAM COOPER

William Cooper, 294 Community Road, died at home Monday. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

EZEKIEL HARPER JR.

April 5, 1923-Feb. 14, 2015 Mr. Ezekiel Harper Jr. was born April 5, 1923, to the late Ezekiel Harper Sr. and Ophelia Harper. Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at 3:30 a.m. in Kitty Askins Center, God peacefully called him home....

LINWOOD MAJETTE JR.

Linwood Majette Jr., 62, 787 Ten Mile Fork Road, Trenton, died Saturday at home Arrangements are pending at Phillip Brothers Anderson Mortuary G. Lane Memorial Chapel Kinston....

CHARLENE PENDER

Charlene Pender, 49, 1840 E. Trail Drive, Wilson, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ROBERT L. SMITH

Robert Lee Smith, 74, died today at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JESSE W. TALTON JR.

Jesse "Jay" Willard Talton Jr., 59, died Tuesday at the home of his daughter. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

ISAAC WOODARD

Isaac Woodard, 89, 438 Mindy Lane, Kinston, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston....

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

MILTON CASEY

Milton Casey, 68, LaGrange, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

CECIL EDWARDS

Cecil Edwards, 80, resident of Avente’ at Wilson Nursing Home, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

SARAH A. FLEMING

Dec. 16, 1937-Feb. 11, 2015 Sarah Arletha Fleming, 77, Fremont, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Greater Morning Star Church. Burial will be in Hooks Grove Cemetery in Pikeville. She was...

EDITH PENDER HEAD

Died Feb. 14, 2015 Edith Pender Head, 81, Eureka, died Saturday. Funeral has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Eureka United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by Wilson Memorial Service....

WILLIAM A. JAMES

William Anthony James, 72, LaGange, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

ELIZA JOYNER JONES

Died Feb. 7, 2015 Eliza Joyner Jones, 94, 1128 G St., New Bern, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at her residence. She was a native of LaGrange, and moved to New Bern in 1966. She held membership at Rue...

JACK REID JR.

Jack Reid Jr., 80, Pikeville, died Sunday at Transitions Hospice House in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

SUE C. RHOADES

Dec. 10, 1945-Feb. 15, 2015 Noka “Sue” Carver Rhoades, 69, Dudley, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside service will be Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park, with the Rev. Joseph Ballance officiating. Sue was born...

PAUL L. WATSON

March 4, 1939-Feb. 15, 2015 Paul L. Watson, 75, died Sunday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Pea Ridge, Ky., he was the son of the late Prentice and Wilna Scott Watson. He was also preceded in...

DARBY JOEY WHITMAN

May 1, 1959-Feb. 14, 2015 Darby Joey Whitman, 55, resident of Mount Olive, passed away Saturday night, Feb. 14, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A visitation / memorial gathering will be at Tyndall Funeral Home Thursday, Feb. 19, from...

Monday, February 16, 2015

HAROLD BATTS

WILSON -- Harold Batts, 70, 608 New St., died Friday at the Carolina Medical Center. Arrangements are being handled by Carrons Funeral Home....

WILLIAM GERALD BOOK

April 6, 1928-Feb. 14, 2015 William Gerald Book, 86, died Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Pittsfield, Mass. he was the son of the late Henry and Mary B. Book and was the husband of June Book...

ANNIE BRYANT

DOVER -- Annie Florence "Bump" Bryant, 74, of 317 Wilson Street died Saturday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Swinson Funeral Services Inc....

LIZZIE DOBSON

Lizzie B. Dobson died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home....

R. BARRON HARRELL

Oct. 30,1947-Feb. 14, 2015 Rufus Barron Harrell, 67, resident of the Beautancus community near Mount Olive, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, Feb. 14, 2015, at his home. Services will be held today at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home with...

E.H. SUTTON

May 3,1939-Feb. 14, 2015 ALBERTSON -- Ernest Herman "E.H." Sutton, 75, resident of the Pleasant Grove community, passed away Saturday night, February 14, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, at Tyndall Funeral Home...

LESLIE EDWARDS THOMPSON

Leslie Edwards "Red" Thompson, 89, of Goldsboro passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2015 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. A service celebrating Red's life will be held on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 at 11 a.m....

PAUL L. WATSON

Paul L. Watson, 75, died Sunday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory Inc....

DARBY WHITMAN

MOUNT OLIVE -- Darby Joey Whitman, 55, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JANICE MARIE WORLEY

PRINCETON -- Janice Marie Worley, 79, died Saturday evening in Smithfield Manor. Born May 7, 1935 in Johnston County she was a daughter of the late Alston and Sudie Creech Worley. A graveside service will be conducted at 2...

Sunday, February 15, 2015

JANETTE CRAIG

Jan. 29, 1931-Feb. 6, 2015 Janette Craig, 84, of 2102 William St., died Feb. 6 at home. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. today at Wave of Glory Faith Ministries, 915 McDaniels St., with Apostle Daniel Uzzell officiating. Burial will...

CAROL F. CREECH

April 6, 1938-Feb. 13, 2015 On Friday evening, Feb. 13, 2015, Carol Faircloth Creech, 76, of Snow Hill, moved to her Heavenly home while surrounded by her family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Carol was a godly woman who...

MILTON GOODMAN

Nov. 2, 1933-Feb. 13, 2015 Milton Adron Goodman, 81, of the Baker's Chapel community on the outskirts of Mount Olive, passed away late Friday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro. He is survived by his wife, Betty Elsbeth...

WILLIAM HALL

William H. Hall, 68, of 2822 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Carrons Funeral Home of Wilson....

EZEKIEL HARPER

Ezekiel Harper, 91, of 504 Creech St., died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

BARON HARRELL

Baron Harrell died Saturday at his home in the Beautancus community. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

EDITH PENDER HEAD

Died Feb. 14, 2015 Edith Pender Head, 81, of Eureka, went to meet her Lord and Savior on Feb. 14, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. on...

LOUISE M. JONES

Nov. 4, 1917-Feb. 14, 2015 Louise Miller Jones, 97, died early Saturday morning at her residence. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late George Washington Miller and Lela Brock Miller and wife of the late...

SMILEY KENT

Died Feb. 12, 2015 Smiley E. Kent, 72, of 5617 N.C. 581 South, Kenly, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center, Wilson. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Rocky Branch United Church of Christ, 5968 N.C. 581 Kenly. Hamilton...

HAROLD LEE MOSES SR.

Jan. 24, 1942-Feb. 11, 2015 Retired SFC Harold Lee Moses Sr., 73, of 1502 Hart Circle, passed on Wednesday morning, Feb. 11, 2015, at home surrounded by his family. The celebration of his life will be held on Tuesday,...

JOHN SMITH

March 24, 1957-Jan.31, 2015 John Smith Jr. "June", 57 of 813 1/2 E. Walnut St., died Jan. 31 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born on March 24, 1957, in Scotland County to John Horace and Inez Wilkinson...

E.H. SUTTON

E.H. Sutton died Saturday evening at Kitty Askins in Goldsboro. Arrangments are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

IYAHANA TURNER

Oct. 24, 2014-Feb. 8, 2015 Iyahana Amari Stewart-Battle Turner, 4 months, of 632 N. Arthur St., Apt. B207, Kennewick, Wash., died Feb. 8, 2015, in the Sacred Heart Hospital Spokane, Wash. She was born Oct. 24, 2014, in Spokane...

Friday, February 13, 2015

JAMES BERGERON

James H. Bergeron, 67, Nebo, died Wednesday. He was a former resident of Western Carolina Center and resident of Nebo Family Care Home. The graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery in...

ETHEL D. CRONE

Died Feb. 11, 2015 Ethel Donnelly Crone of Goldsboro passed away Feb. 11, 2015, at the University of North Carolina Hospitals surrounded by family, caregivers and a dear family friend. She was born in Middletown, N.Y., to the late...

PHIL EDWARDS

Sept. 19, 1955-Feb. 12, 2015 Phillip Anthony Edwards, 59, Smithfield, died Thursday morning in Johnston Medical Center. He was born Sept. 19, 1955, in Wayne County to Melvin Ray Edwards and the late Mary Evelyn Rains Edwards. Funeral will...

MAGDALENO PEREZ JIMENEZ

Feb. 17, 1934-Feb. 10, 2015 Magdaleno Perez Jimenez, 80, Kinston died Tuesday at his home. He was born Feb. 17, 1934, in Luperta Fraccion to Modesto Perez and Agapita Jimenez He is survived by five children. Funeral mass will...

HAROLD JONES SR.

Apr. 26, 1949-Feb. 11, 2015 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Harold Cecil "Shorty" Jones Sr., 65, of Seven Springs, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Shorty was born April 26, 1949 to the late Harold Ray Jones and Doris Langley Jones....

SMILEY E. KENT

Smiley E. Kent, 72, Wilson died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

FRANCES GRAY LANCASTER

Dec. 5, 1933-Feb. 11, 2015 Frances Deloris Gray Lancaster, 81, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Frances was born in Wayne County...

LEERENE L. LANE

Nov. 11, 1925-Feb. 12, 2015 Leerene L. Lane, 89, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, at her home after a period of declining health. Leerene was born in Johnston County on Nov. 11, 1925, to the...

BETTY POLLARD

Nov. 18, 1935-Feb. 12, 2015 Betty Jean Davis Pollard, 79, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wilson County, she was the daughter of the late Obie and Gertrude Ferrell Bunn. She was also preceded in death by...

BEVERLY ROBINSON

Died Feb. 6, 2015 LAGRANGE -- Beverly Ann "Beve" Robinson, 48, died Feb. 6 at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Holly Hill Church of Christ on Beston Road in...

ROBERT ASHTON TILGHMAN

Died Feb. 12, 2015 Robert Ashton Tilghman, 82, died Thursday at the N.C. Veterans Hospital in Durham. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday followed by visitation at Community Funeral Home of Beulaville in Beulaville. Graveside service will be 11...

REBECCA P. TROUTMAN

July 3, 1921-Feb. 11, 2015 MOUNT OLIVE -- Rebecca Parker Troutman, a lifelong resident of the Mount Olive area, passed away Wednesday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A private Interment will be held on Sunday, Feb....

Thursday, February 12, 2015

SALLYE TILTON ANDERSON

July 10, 1926-Feb. 2, 2015 Sallye Tilton Anderson, 88, passed away early Monday morning, Feb. 2, 2015, at her home. Sallye was born in Wayne County July 10, 1926, to the late George Calvin Tilton and Mary Willoughby Tilton....

THEODRIC BEST

Died Feb. 4, 2015 Theodric Best, 75, Charlotte Hall, Md., died Feb. 4 in Maryland. The funeral will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church. The family will receive friends an hour prior to...

CLARENCE COLEY

Died Feb. 6, 2015 Clarence Coley, 75, Washington, D.C., formerly of Fremont, died Friday, Feb. 6. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Faith United Holy Church. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home....

ETHEL D. CRONE

Ethel D. Crone, 96, Goldsboro, died Wednesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DANIEL WEBSTER "DANNY" CROOM

Nov. 7, 1990-Feb. 5, 2015 "... weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." Psalm 30:5 Mr. Daniel Webster Croom, 24, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Danny," of 307 Camp Trailee Road,...

TRYSHONDA D. DAWSON

Tryshonda D. Dawson, 40, New Bern, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Phillips Brothers Anderson Memorial Mortuary and G.Lane Memorial Chapel in Kinston....

SARAH A. FLEMING

Sarah Arleatha Fleming, 77, 807 S. Vance St., died on Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

ELENORA FRAZIER

Elenora Frazier, 65 of 1711 Rose St, died Wednesday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

HAROLD JONES

Harold "Shorty" Jones, 65, Seven Springs, died Wednesday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home in La Grange....

ELIZA J. JONES

Died Feb. 7, 2015 Eliza Joyner Jones, 94, New Bern, died Saturday at her residence. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at Highways and Hedges Revival Center in New Bern. Burial will follow in New Bern Memorial Cemetery....

WILEY DAVIS JR

Dec. 2, 1929-Feb. 10, 2015 Wiley Davis Jr., 85, Pikeville, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Wiley was born in Wayne County on Dec. 2, 1929, to the late...

FRANCES G. LANCASTER

Frances G. Lancaster, 81, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LEERENE L. LANE

Leerene L. Lane, 89, died this morning at her home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DAVID LOFTON JR.

Died Feb. 8, 2015 David Lofton Jr. died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at Golden Living Center in Portsmouth, Va. David was born to the late David and Lula Lofton in Goldsboro. David was a 1948 graduate of Dillard High...

RETIRED MGST. HAROLD L. MOSES SR.

Retired MSgt. Harold Lee Moses Sr., 73, 1502 Hart Circle, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

WILLIE MURCHISON

Dec. 28, 1955-Feb. 10, 2015 Willie Murchison, 59, Lillington, died Tuesday at Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn. He was born Dec. 28, 1955, in Harnett County. The funeral will be at 5 p.m. Sunday at Potters House in Erwin....

WILLIAM A. "BILLY" POWELL JR.

Nov. 19, 1953-Feb. 10, 2015 William Atlas "Billy" Powell Jr., 61, Magnolia, died Tuesday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation. He was born Nov. 19, 1953, in Richmond, Va. to William Atlas and Sarah Ellis Powell. Visitation will be held...

ALLEN RAY RADFORD

Died Feb. 10, 2015 Allen Ray Radford, 59, died Tuesday in Rex Hospital. He was born in Wake County to Ann G. Radford of Princeton and the late Chester R. Radford. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday...

CLIFTON LEE STEVENS

Feb. 1, 1937-Feb. 9, 2015 Clifton Lee Stevens, 78, Dudley, died Monday in the Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 1, 1937 in Duplin County to Willie and Cora Brown Stevens. He is survived by his wife, Annie...

REBECCA P. TROUTMAN

Rebecca P. Troutman, 93, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

FLONNIE TURNER

Aug. 8, 1920-Feb.10, 2015 Flonnie Howell Turner, 94, Goldsboro, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Flonnie was born in Wayne County on Aug. 8, 1920, to the late Addie and Lizzie Harrell Howell....

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

EMMIE LEE BEST

Sept. 29, 1922-Feb. 9, 2015 GOLDSBORO -- Emmie Lee Whaley Best, 92, passed away on Monday at her home in Kirkwood Retirement Village. Mrs. Best was born in Wayne County on Sept. 29, 1922 to the late Elmer Samuel...

DELORES MAXINE BRITT

Oct. 7, 1944-Feb. 7, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7). WILSON -- Delores Maxine Britt, 70, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Lois,"...

JOHN CHAPLE SR.

John Chaple Sr., 55, of 114 Walker Street died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 8, 1960 in Hillsboro, Fla. to Ernest Leroy Chaple Sr. and Shirley Commander Chaple and is survived by one son. He...

WILEY DAVIS

PIKEVILLE -- Wiley Davis died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EVELYN GRAHAM

KENANSVILLE -- Evelyn Graham, 88, died Feb. 5 at Chatham Hospital in Siler City, N.C. Funeral services will be held from the Graham Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Sarecta, on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Cleveland Graham...

HUGH E. JOHNSON

June 3, 1939-Feb. 8, 2015 KENLY -- Hugh Edward Johnson, 75, died on Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Johnston Health in Smithfield. Hugh was born in Greene County on June 3, 1939 to the late Herbert Albert Johnson and...

MADGE HILL KING

May 9, 1924-Feb. 9, 2015 GOLDSBORO -- Madge Hill King, 90, passed away Monday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Madge was born in Wayne County on May 9, 1924 to the late Paul Haywood...

MARY ELLEN MERRITT

Mary Ellen Sykes Merritt, 89, passed away in her home the evening of February 5. She had spent most of December and January as an inpatient of a hospital, then a convalescent center, after suffering a heart attack. With...

MAGDALENO PEREZ

KINSTON -- Magdaleno Perez, 80, of 1740 Olivia Road, died Tuesday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home....

PHIL SUTTON

Sept. 11, 1942-Feb. 10, 2015 LAGRANGE -- Phillip Mark "Phil" Sutton, 72, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2015. Phil was born September 11, 1942 in Greene County to the late Leslie Russell Sutton and Jennette Smith Sutton. Phil and...

HELEN WHITE

Dec. 10, 1926-Feb. 10, 2015 GREENVILLE -- Helen Dawson White, 88, passed away at Vidant Medical Center on February 10, 2015. A memorial service will be held at Wilkerson Funeral Home on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m. The...

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

CHRISTINE HONEYCUTT BATTEN

Died Feb. 9, 2015 Christine Honeycutt Batten, 94, Four Oaks, died Monday, Feb. 9, 2015. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, at Mill Creek Christian Church with the Rev. Jerry Burton and the Rev....

MCARN BEST

May 27, 1915 - Feb. 7, 2015 McArn Best, 99, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Ms. Best was born May 27, 1915, in Goldsboro to the late William Hinton Best and Eleanor Munroe Best. She graduated from...

ALVIS W. DENNING

March 4, 1934-Feb. 8, 2015 Alvis Wilson Denning, 80, resident of Raleigh and formerly of Faison, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at Rex Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home...

MADGE H. KING

Madge H. King, 90, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ESTHER GARDNER LANCASTER

Oct. 7, 1927-Feb. 9, 2015 Esther Gardner Lancaster, 87, Pikeville, went to be with the Lord and Savior Monday at Kitty Askins surrounded by her family. Funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Free Chapel Pentecostal...

MILDRED B. MURRILL

Died Feb. 8, 2015 Mildred B. Murrill, 88, Kenansville, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. She was born in Duplin County to the late James and Lina Bell Southerland. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at...

MOLECK D. PRIDGEN JR.

Aug. 15, 2010-Feb. 5, 2015 "Suffer unto little children come unto me" Moleck D. Pridgen Jr., 4, of 378 Piedmont Airline Road, passed away Thursday in the Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 15, 2010, in Wayne County...

CLIFTON L. STEVENS

Clifton Lee Stevens, 78, Dudley, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

PHIL SUTTON

Phil Sutton, 72, La Grange, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home....

FLONNIE H. TURNER

Flonnie H. Turner, 94, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangementa are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Monday, February 9, 2015

SAMUEL ARTIS

Samuel Artis, 53, Fayetteville, died Saturday at Cape Fear Hospital in Fayetteville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

THEODRIC BEST

Theodric Best, 75, of Charlotte Hall, Md. died. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Home....

MCARN BEST

Died Feb. 7, 2014 McArn Best, 99, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The graveside service will be held Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation...

JOHN CHAPLE SR.

John Chaple Sr., 55, 114 Walker St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at the Haskins Funeral Home....

ALVIS DENNING

Alvis Denning, 80, Raleigh, formerly of Faison, died Sunday at Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending by Tyndall Funeral Home....

BISHOP DAVID "PETE" HARTLEY

Sept. 22, 1938-Feb. 8, 2015 Bishop David (Pete) Hartley, 76, of Princeton, transferred to his reward Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, at home surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 22, 1938, to the late David J. and Gladys...

EDWARD JOHNSON

Died Feb. 3, 2015 Edward Johnson, 67, Kinston, died Tuesday, Feb. 3 at home. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Gateway to Heaven Pentecostal Holiness Church in Kinston. The burial will be in Browntown Memorial...

HUGH E. JOHNSON

Hugh Edward Johnson died Suday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral and Cremation Service....

ELIZA JOYNER JONES

Eliza Joyner Jones, 94, New Bern, died Saturday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Oscar's Mortuary, Inc....

ISAAC LANE SR.

Isaac Lane Sr., 92, of 515 Roberts St., died Sunday at Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Snow Hill. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MILDRED S. MURRILL

Mildred S. Murrill, 88, 1317 N.C. 903, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

WINIFRED T. RHODES

Feb. 2, 1921 - Feb. 7, 2015 Winifred Thomas "GG" Rhodes, 94, of La Grange, died Saturday. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at LaGrange Christian Church. The burial will be in Westview Cemetery. The visitation will...

PHYLLIS FIELDS STEVENS

Jan. 17, 1948-Feb. 7, 2015 Phyllis Paulette Fields Stevens, 67, Goldsboro, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. Phyllis was born in Greene County on Jan. 17, 1948, to the late Ray...

IYAHANA TURNER

Iyahana Amari Stewart-Battle Turner, four months, of Kennewick, Wash., died Sunday in Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Wash. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Sunday, February 8, 2015

CLAYTON M. ALEXANDER

April 27, 1990-Feb. 2, 2015 Clayton Moore Alexander, 24, son of Alan Clay and JoAnn Alphin Alexander, went home to be with his Lord Jesus on Feb. 2, 2015. Clayton was born April 27, 1990 in Camden, S.C. He...

EUNICE ARMSTRONG

April 30, 1922-Feb. 2, 2015 KINSTON -- Eunice Armstrong, 92, of 1011 Rosanne Drive, died Feb. 2 at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, N.C. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Gethsemane Seventh- Day Adventist Church, 1905...

MCARN BEST

McArn Best, 99, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DELORES M. BRITT

Delores M. Britt died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist. ...

JUNE FIELDS CALDWELL

April 10, 1926-Feb. 2, 2015 June F. Caldwell, 88, died Monday at Riverwalk Village in Noblesville, Ind. A private graveside service will be held Monday at Washington Park East in Indianapolis, Ind. She was the daughter of the late...

CLARENE COLEY

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Funeral arrangements for Clarence Coley, 75, of 201 58th St. N.E., formerly of Fremont, are incomplete and being handled by Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

JANETTE CRAIG

Janette Craig, 84, of 2102 William St., died Friday at home. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation. She was born on Jan. 29, 1931, in Walnut Grove, Mississippi, to Jody and Eula...

DANIEL W. CROOM

DUDLEY -- Daniel W. Croom died Thursday at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist....

RUTH PADGETT HOLMES

Jan. 4, 1933-Feb. 5, 2015 KENANSVILLE -- Ruth Padgett Holmes, 82, passed away Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Mrs. Holmes was born Jan. 4, 1933 in Duplin County, to Jesse Padgett and Adell Carter Padgett. Mrs....

KIMBERLY J. LOFTON

MOUNT OLIVE -- Kimberly Jones Lofton, 49, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, she is the daughter of the late Elaine Jones and wife of Cedric Lofton. She is survived by three children. Services will...

CHARLES E. NORFOLK

Jan. 3, 1932-Feb. 4, 2015 Charles Edward "Chuck" Norfolk, 83, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Grenoch, Md., he was the son of the late Hugh and Nellie Mae Griffith Norfolk. In addition to his parents,...

PHYLLIS F. STEVENS

Phyllis Fields Stevens, 67, died Saturday at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LUTHER E. TAYLOR JR.

Sept. 3, 1929-Feb. 6, 2015 FAISON -- Luther Eddice Taylor, Jr., 85, passed away peacefully on Feb. 6, 2015 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, surrounded by his family. He was born on Sept. 3, 1929, in Faison....

Friday, February 6, 2015

LORRAINE THOMAS-STATEN

Died Feb. 1, 2015 Lorraine Thomas-Staten, 67, 510 Butler Ford Road, Vanceboro, died Sunday at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Queens Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in...

JOHN BELL JR.

July 23, 1951-Feb. 3, 2015 John Bell Jr., 63, 707 W. Walnut St., died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 2:30 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fremont...

KENNETH L. BRINSON

March 14, 1956-Feb. 3, 2015 Kenneth Lee Brinson, 58, Tennessee, formerly of Wayne County, died Tuesday at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tenn. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at...

BRANDON M. CASEY

Feb. 9, 1989-Feb. 4, 2015 Brandon Michael Casey, 25, resident of Scott's Store community of Mount Olive, died suddenly Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 4, 2015, in a single motor vehicle accident in his native community. He was employed in the...

BRUCE COSTIN JR.

Died Jan. 28, 2015 Bruce Costin Jr., Warsaw, passed away Jan. 28, 2015. He is survived by three children, Charles Costin, Summer Raye Barnhart and Debra Kaye Gatto; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. His life was filled with love,...

JUROTHIA HARRIS

May 14, 1931-Feb. 3, 2015 Jurothia Harris, 83, 1012 Slaughter St., died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing Center. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. James Collins officiating. Burial...

EDWARD JOHNSON

Edward Johnson, 67, 1727 Freedom Drive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Phillips Brothers Anderson Memorial Mortuary G. Lane Memorial Chapel of Kinston....

JOANN CHANCEY MELTON

March 5, 1935-Feb. 2, 2015 JoAnn Chancey Melton, 79, Goldsboro, passed away Monday evening, Feb. 2, 2015, at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral...

MARY E. SYKES MERRITT

Mary Ellen Sykes Merritt, 89, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY RAINES

Died Feb. 2, 2015 Mary Raines, 69, 509 E. Vance St., Wilson, died Monday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

GAYLE LASSITER REVELL

April 26, 1961-Feb. 4, 2015 Gayle Lassiter Revell, 53, Four Oaks, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be in Casey Funeral Home chapel tonight at 6, with the Rev. Jesse Brock officiating. Burial will be at Hills of the...

BEVERLY ROBINSON

Beverly Robinson, 48, LaGrange, died today in Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation center. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Funeral Service....

RICKY SUTTON

Died Feb. 4, 2015 Ricky Sutton, 45 , 1477 Hardy Bridge Road, LaGrange, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at St. Matthew Free Will Baptist Church in LaGrange. Burial will be...

WILMA FARLAND TEACHEY

Died Feb. 3, 2015 Wilma Farland Teachey, 58, Beulaville, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital, Kenansville. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Saturday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Maxie Dobson officiating. Burial...

SARAH P. CAPPS TURNAGE

Sept. 26, 1946-Feb. 4, 2015 Sarah "Pat" Patricia Capps Turnage, 68, Kenly, died Wednesday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral will be at Kenly Church of God at 7 p.m. Monday. Born Sept. 26, 1946, she was the...

MAXIE WADDELL

Aug. 25, 1958-Feb. 3, 2015 Roy Maxton "Maxie" Waddell, 56, died Tuesday at Life Care in Rocky Mount. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Lynn Renfrow officiating. Interment...

INEZ L. WHITFIELD

July 11, 1928-Feb. Feb. 5, 2015 Mrs. Inez Lewis Whitfield, 86, lifelong resident of the Indian Springs community of Mount Olive, after a brief illness, was ushered into the welcoming arms of her Lord and savior. Death came as...

Thursday, February 5, 2015

JUDY C. ALDRIDGE

Oct. 28, 1951-Feb. 3, 2015 Judy Carol Aldridge died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Jim Willoughby officiating. Committal service will be Monday at 11...

CATHERINE BRYANT

March 21, 1926-Jan. 30, 2015 Catherine Bryant, 88, Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Wayne County, died Friday at Sunshine Meadows. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be...

JIMMY BURNHAM

Jimmy Burnham, 68, Pikeville, formerly of Kinston, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BRANDON CASEY

Brandon Casey, 26, Mount Olive, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

LETHA T. GIDDENS

Died Feb. 3, 2015 Letha T. Giddens, 96, Mount Olive, Wayne County, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. Funeral service will be held Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church of Newton Grove,...

DAVID C. HILLS

May 9, 1938-Feb. 4, 2015 David C. Hills, 76, formerly of Kinston, passed away peacefully Feb. 4 with his daughters at his bedside. Dave was a veteran of the United States Navy, and a retired employee of Caswell Center....

ANNIE M. HOLLIDAY

Jan. 14, 1936-Jan. 25, 2015 Annie Mae Holliday, 79, Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Mount Olive, died Jan. 25 at Interfaith Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 9 a.m. at Garris Funeral Home chapel, with brother Ronnie Wheeler officiating....

CLIFTON EARL HUMPHREY

March 25, 1938-Jan. 31, 2015 Mr. Clifton Earl Humphrey, 76, Dudley, N.C., departed his earthly life Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by family and friends. Clifton, affectionately known as "Cliff," was born in Wayne...

KIMBERLY LOFTON

Kimberly Lofton, 49, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JOANN MELTON

Services for JoAnn Melton, mother of Debra Cherry, will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home in Goldsboro, with visitation Friday 7 to 8:30 p.m. (Pd)...

CHUCK NORFOLK

Chuck Norfolk, 83, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DORETHA WILLIAMS OUTLAW

Died Jan. 28, 2015 Doretha Williams Outlaw, 77, 320 W. College St., Warsaw, died Jan. 28 at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at KEMBA Headquarters, with elder Braxton Frederick officiating. Burial will be...

GERTRUDE PARKS

May 3, 1921-Feb. 1, 2015 Gertrude Parks, 93, formerly of Sutton's Retirement Center, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Interment...

MOLECK PRIDGEN JR.

Moleck Pridgen Jr., 4, 378 Piedmont Airline Road, died today in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MARY A. RAINES

Mary A. Raines, 69, 509 E. Vance St., Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DAMYA ROBINSON

Nov. 3, 1993-Jan. 31, 2015 Damya Robinson, 21, 229 Mobile Circle, Dudley, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in First Congregational...

JOYCE ELLIS STEPHENS

Joyce Ellis Stephens, 71, died Tuesday in Fairbanks, Alaska. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

LESSIE LEE TOWNSEND

April 11, 2941-Jan. 31, 2015 Lessie Lee "Sister" Townsend, 73, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church Disciples of Christ. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. She was...

MAXIE WADDELL

Roy Maxton "Maxie" Waddell, 56, died Tuesday at Life Care in Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral Service....

CHARLES "AL" ALLEN WALLACE II

Feb. 1, 1929-Feb. 3, 2015 Charles "Al" Allen Wallace II, 86, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Al was born in Talbot County, Md., Feb. 1, 1929, to the late James...

JIMMIE P. WEBB

Died Feb. 2, 2015 Jimmie P. "Buddy Boy" Webb, 63, 2203 Fieldcrest Road, Wilson, died Monday at Oakforest Health and Rehabilitation Center in Winston-Salem. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ...

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

JUDY C. ALDRIDGE

Judy Carol Aldridge died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

EUNICE ARMSTRONG

Eunice Armstrong, 92, 1011 Roseanne Drive, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston....

JOHN BELL JR.

John Bell Jr., 63, 707 W. Walnut St., died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

KENNETH L. BRINSON

Kenneth Lee Brinson, 58, formerly of Wayne County, died Tuesday at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, Tenn. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

LUCILLE JONES BROWN

March 3, 1921-Feb. 3, 2015 Lucille Jones Brown, 93, Rose Hill, died Tuesday at Rosemary Rest Home in Rose Hill. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Dobson Baptist Church. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. She was born...

LEE E. EURE

May 9, 1930-Jan. 30, 2015 Lee Edward Eure, 84, 444 E. Hillsboro St., Mount Olive, died Friday at Genesis Healthcare Mount Olive Center. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist, with apostle Frank M....

JUROTHIA HARRIS

Jurothia Harris, 83, 1012 Slaughter St., died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DAVID C. HILLS

David "Dave" Charles Hills, 76, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

VERONICA MCRAE

Veronica McRae, 35, 3418 Peartree Court N.E., Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Carrons Funeral Home....

JOHN SMITH JR.

John "June" Smith Jr., 57, 8131/2 E. Walnut St., died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

AL WALLACE

Charles Allen "Al" Wallace, 86, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JIMMIE P. WEBB

Jimmie P. "Buddy Boy" Webb, 63, 2203 Fieldcrest Road, Wilson, died Monday at Oakforest Health and Rehabilitation Center in Winston-Salem. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

SALLYE T. ANDERSON

July 10, 1926-Feb. 2, 2015 Sallye Tilton Anderson, 88, passed away early Monday morning at her home. Sallye was born in Wayne County July 10, 1926, to the late George Calvin Tilton and Mary Willoughby Tilton. She was a...

LEE E. EURE

Lee Edward Eure, 84, 444 E Franklin St., Mount Olive, died Friday at Genesis Healthcare Mount Olive Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MARNICE GARRIS

Died Jan. 29, 2015 Marnice Garris, 80, resident of Goldsboro Assisted Living, died Thursday. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Apostolic Church of Warsaw, with elder Swindell Best officiating. Burial will be in Bowdens Cemetery. Born...

BETTY B. HOLLOMAN

Oct. 16, 1947-Feb. 2, 2015 Betty Bartlett Holloman, 67, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Karl Bartlett officiating. Burial will be in Calypso Cemetery. Born...

EMMI S. LAMBERT

Dec. 16, 1922-Feb. 2, 2015 Emmi Schaefer Lambert, 92, died Monday at home. She was born in Germany to the late Eduardo and Emma Romeika Schaefer, and was married to the late Robert Lambert. Emmi was retired from Barry's...

DORIS PEACOCK RENFROW LOVE

Nov. 21, 1928-Jan. 31, 2015 Doris Peacock Renfrow Love, 86, Kenly, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at Kenly Funeral Service chapel, with the Rev. Jasper Renfrow, Jimmy Lambert and Wallace Renfrow officiating....

JOANN MELTON

JoAnn Melton, 79, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DURWOOD M. SANDERSON

Jan. 31, 1948-Feb. 1, 2015 Durwood Morris "Tommy" Sanderson, 67, resident of Red Hill Community near Mount Olive, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2015, at Vidant Medical Center. Private graveside services were to be held Tuesday, Feb. 3, at Pate...

JOSE SANTANA

March 4, 1931-Jan. 31, 2015 Jose Santana, 83, E. Ash Street, died Saturday at home. Graveside service will be Wednesday at noon at Wayne Memorial Park with military honors. He was born March 4, 1931, to the late Jose...

Monday, February 2, 2015

SALLYE T. ANDERSON

Sallye T. Anderson, 88, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CATHERINE BRYANT

Catherine Bryant, 88, Sarasota, Fla., formerly of Wayne County, died Friday at Sunshine Meadows. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CLIFTON E. HUMPHREY

Clifton Earl Humphrey, 76, 101 Deerfield Lane, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

GERTRUDE PARKS

Gertrude Parks, 93, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DAMYA ROBINSON

Damya Robinson, 21, 228 Mobile Circle, Dudley, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DURWOOD M. SANDERSON

Durwood M. "Tommy" Sanderson, 67, Mount Olive, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall....

JOHN SMITH JR.

John Smith Jr., 57, 8121/2 E. Walnut St., died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Sunday, February 1, 2015

LILLIE MAE FRAZIER ARTIS

Feb. 19, 1919-Jan. 22, 2015 Lillie Mae Artis, 95, Goldsboro, N.C., died at her home Jan. 22, 2015, in the north end section of Goldsboro, N.C. She was an original member of Woods Grove Baptist Church, and a current...

BOBBY A. BROCK JR.

April 12, 1956-Jan. 30, 2015 Bobby Allen Brock Jr., 58, Goldsboro, passed away Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Bobby was born in Wayne County, N.C., April 12, 1956, to Bobby Allen Brock Sr. and the...

JOSE SANTANA

Jose Santana, 83, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

LESSIE L. TOWNSEND

Lessie Lee "Sister" Townsend, 73, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....