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Tuesday, March 31, 2015

DEBRA A. ARTIS

Debra Ann Artis died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

BILL ENGLISH

Dec. 7, 1950-March 29, 2015 Gospel music artist Bill English, 64, went home to be with his Lord and savior Sunday evening, March 29, 2015, while singing with his gospel group 4 Christ at Peniel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist...

DALTON W. HINSON

Sept. 13, 1933-March 29, 2015 Dalton Willis Hinson, 81, Kinston, died Sunday. Funeral will be tonight at 6 at LaGrange First Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ronnie V. Hobgood and the Rev. Leon Grubbs officiating. Graveside service...

THURMAN NEWSOME

Thurman Newsome, 76, 3104 N.C. 222 East, Stantonsburg, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

LORI HATCHELL WELLFORD

June 1, 1963-March 28, 2015 Lori Hatchell Wellford, 51, passed away Saturday evening at her home surrounded by her loving family. Lori was born June 1, 1963, in Portsmouth, Va., to Ray and Chris Calhoun Hatchell of Goldsboro. She...

O'BERRY WILKINS

O'Berry Wilkins, 77, Mount Olive, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

Monday, March 30, 2015

RAYMOND BECTON SR.

Died March 24, 2015 Raymond Becton Sr., 81, 700 Martin Drive, Kinston, died Tuesday at home. Funeral was today at St. Mary Free Will Baptist Church. Interment was in Fairview Cemetery in LaGrange. He was married to Ethel Brown...

GENEVA A. BLAND BROWN

April 18, 1930-March 26, 2015 Geneva Anita Bland Brown, 84, died at home Thursday. Graveside service will be private. Memorial service will be April 25 at Simon G. Atkins Academic and Technology High School. She was born April 18,...

CHRISTOPHER A.D. COOK

June 14, 1931-March 27, 2015 Christopher Anon Dyer Cook, 83, died Friday at home. Funeral will be in West Monroe, N.Y. He was born in New York June 14, 1931, to the late Winn Lewis Cook and Marie Fort...

BILL ENGLISH

Gospel music artist Bill English, 64, died Sunday while singing with his gospel group 4 Christ at a church in Wallace. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DALTON W. HINSON

Dalton W. Hinson, 81, Kinston, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

THELMA K. PARRISH

Thelma King Parrish, 99, Mount Olive, died Saturday in Newton. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

MALCOLM P. PRICE

Nov. 4, 1946-March 28, 2015 Malcolm Pinkney Price, 68, Seven Springs, died March 28 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by family and friends. A service to celebrate his life will be held Tuesday, March 31, at 7 p.m....

Sunday, March 29, 2015

HELEN HOLLOMAN-CARTER

Helen Holloman-Conner, 67, died Friday night at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

EARLINE K. ARTIS

NEWARK, N.J. -- Earline King Artis, 76, of 343 Schley St., Apt. A6, died Thursday at University Hospital in Newark, N.J. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

JENNIE J. BYNUM

WILSON -- Jennie Johnson Jones Bynum, 81, of Wilson, died March 21 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral will be Wednesday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 Tarboro St., SW, Wilson....

LOLA CORBETT CAPPS

Nov. 3, 1938-March 27, 2015 Lola Mae Corbett Capps, 76, passed away Friday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family. Lola was born Nov. 3, 1938, in Wayne County to the late Richard Corbett and...

BOBBIE LEE ELLIOTT

MOUNT OLIVE -- Bobbie Lee Elliott, 79, of 1021 S. Center St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Lenior County, he was the son of the late Herman and Irene Durham Elliott and husband of Elmarie Jones...

CATHERINE BERNICE FULLER

Dec. 16, 1933-March 27, 2015 DUDLEY -- Catherine Bernice Fuller, 81, died Friday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Camden, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Richard Albert and Mary Kiper Ward and was the wife...

JACQUEL A. GIBBS

Aug. 30, 1989-March 25, 2015 Jacquel Antwan Gibbs, 25, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at Eastern Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 1401 N. Carolina St. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery in...

ELIZABETH 'SALLY' HANEY

July 23, 1939-March 27, 2015 WARSAW -- Elizabeth "Sally" Armstrong Haney, 75, died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Mrs. Haney was born July 23, 1939, in Duplin County to the late Frank Armstrong and Betty Pope Armstrong. She is...

PEARL "PJ" HINNANT

WILSON -- Pearl "PJ" Hinnant, 92, of 2015 Forest Hills Road, died Thursday at Avante At Wilson. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at New Vester Missionary Baptist Church, 8304 Byrd Road, Sims. Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson is...

GLENN JUNIOR MARTIN

Died March 24, 2014 Glenn Junior Martin, 62, of Goldsboro went to his heavenly home Tuesday, March 24, 2015. A private service will be held at a later date. Mr. Martin is the son of Margaret H. Martin of...

DEBORAH MCNEIL

SMITHFIELD -- Deborah McNeil, 61, 426 Hospital Drive, died Friday at SECU Hospice Center in Smithfield. Arrangements are incomplete at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

WILLIAM RAY O'NEAL

April 5, 1944-March 26, 2015 William Ray O'Neal, 70, Middlesex, went home to the Lord peacefully on Thursday surrounded by his family. Ray was son to the late Elvin and Letha Fields O'Neal. He was retired from Barnhill where...

CLYDE LAMAR OWENSBY

Dec. 12, 1926-March 27, 2015 Clyde Lamar Owensby, 88, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Born in Grover, N.C., he was the son of the late Columbus Lee and Mary Erwood Owensby and the husband of...

EMMA LEE STALLINGS

April 14, 1921-March 26, 2015 Emma Lee Ginn Stallings finished her course in faith on March 26, 2015, at St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro, Ga. She was a resident of the Greenpoint Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in...

DORIAN O. TEACHEY

Dorian O. Teachey died Thursday at Wake Medical Center, Raleigh. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist....

JOHN CHRISTOPHER THIGPEN

July 6, 1977-March 24, 2015 Chris Thigpen, 37, of Asheville, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Chris was the son of John E. and Faye Lane Thigpen of Goldsboro. He was a graduate of Rosewood...

Friday, March 27, 2015

CLINTON BRASWELL

Died March 23, 2015 Clinton Braswell, 61, Snow Hill, died on Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at St. Peter's FWB Church in Snow Hill. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel...

EDDIE BRITT

Oct. 27, 1945-Jan. 14, 2015 Edward Bernard Britt Jr., 69, Wade, died Jan. 14. Eddie was born Oct. 27, 1945, in Hagerstown, Md., to the late Edward Bernard Britt and Vivian Colie Britt. A memorial service will be held...

LEWIS M. DAVIS

Died March 21, 2015 Lewis Marvin Davis, 79, formerly of Wilson, died away on March 21 in Washington, D.C. The funeral services will be noon Saturday at Mary Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Lucama. The visitation will be held...

BOBBIE L. ELLIOTT

Bobbie Lee Elliott, 79, Mount Olive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

CATHERINE B. FULLER

Catherine Bernice Fuller, 81, Dudley died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory....

PEARL HINNANT

Pearl Hinnant, 92, Wilson, died Thursday at Avanté at Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ELLA M. CURTIS HOBBS

Died March 25, 2015 Ella Mae Curtis Hobbs, 85, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Tyndall Funeral Home. The visitation will be an hour prior to the funeral...

LUCILLE H. KORNEGAY

Aug. 9, 1921-March 20, 2015 Lucille Hill Kornegay, 93, died March 20 at home. The funeral will be 2 p.m. today in the J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. The visitation will be...

RICHARD D. KRAMER

Feb. 5, 1928-March 26, 2015 Richard Dean Kramer, 87, Goldsboro, died Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Richard was born in Canton, Ohio on Feb. 5, 1928, to the late Carl Anthony Kramer and Blanche Hendershot...

ALMA P. LEWIS

Dec. 26, 1934-March 25, 2015 Alma Pate Lewis, 80, Pikeville, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2015, surrounded by her family. Alma was born in Wayne County, N.C. on Dec. 26, 1934, to the late Handley Frank Pate and Irene...

DAVID S. KEL ROBINSON

Died March 22, 2015 David Shaun Kel Robinson, 35, Magnolia, died March 22 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. The funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Prayer of Faith Evangelistic Church in Warsaw. Arrangements are by...

CAROLYN D. ROYAL

Died March 23, 2015 Carolyn Deloris Royal, 58, Faison, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Duplin County, she is the daughter of Lillie Lue Fryar-Stevens and the late Ivey Lee Royal. The funeral will be 2 p.m....

DAVID SANDERS JR.

Died March 24, 2015 David Sanders Jr., 88, Wilson, died Tuesday at his residence. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

TATTIANA SIMS

Tattiana Sims, 25,106 Marie Ave., died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BILLY R. TOLER

Sept. 25, 1938-March 26, 2015 Billy Ray Toler, 76, Princeton, died Thursday at Woodard Care in Goldsboro. He was born Sept. 25, 1938, and was the son of the late George Ransom and Leona McFatter Toler. The funeral will...

Thursday, March 26, 2015

THADDEUS SWINDELL BEST SR.

Nov. 28, 1927-March 24, 2015 Deacon Thaddeus Swindell Best Sr., 87, died Tuesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Greenleaf Christian Church. The burial will be in the Best family...

ESSIE P. BORDEN

Died March 18, 2015 Essie P. Borden, 79, of 210 Wayne Ave., passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 28, 2015, at noon at St. Luke Church...

DWIGHT N. CARLTON

Died March 19, 2015 Dwight Nathaniel Carlton, 53, died March 19 at his home. He was the son of the late Bettie Jane Carlton and Tommie Garris. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at First Baptist Church Bowden....

DORIS M. CHAMBERS

Died March 23, 2015 Doris M. Chambers, 73, formerly of LaGrange, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Perfected Praise Church in LaGrange. The burial will be in...

LOIS WEAVER DENNING

Died March 24, 2015 Lois Weaver Denning, 85, Newton Grove, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015. The funeral will be Friday, March 26, 2015, at 2 p.m. at St. John Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Jim Skinner and the...

BETTY L. SHEPARD FORD

July 31, 1950-March 24, 2015 Betty Lou Shepard Ford, 64, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Turkey Creek Cemetery in Sneads Ferry. She was born in Onslow County...

JACQUEL A. GIBBS

Jacquel Antwan Gibbs, 25, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ELLA M. HOBBS

Ella Mae Hobbs, 85, Mount Olive, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

ALMA P. LEWIS

Alma Pate Lewis, 80, died Wednesday at Countryside Assisted Living in Pikeville. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GLENN J. MARTIN

Glenn Junior Martin, 62, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending....

EUGENE C. PERSON

March 20, 1933- March 25, 2015 Eugene Carroll Person, 82, Pikeville, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Friday in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. He is survived...

LILLIE R. SMITH RODWELL

Nov. 18 1926-March 25, 2015 Lillie Rae Smith Rodwell, 88, Moss Hill community, died Wednesday at her home. She was born Nov. 18, 1926, to Ronald and Selma Smith of the Moss Hill community. The funeral will be at...

DAVID SANDERS JR.

David Sanders Jr., 88, Wilson, died Tuesday at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Home of Wilson....

VERNARD TERRERY

Died March 24, 2015 Vernard Terrery, 57, Wilson, died on Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

ERIC E. AYCOCK

June 17, 1959-March 21, 2015 Eric E. Aycock, 55,Wendell, formerly of Wayne County died Saturday at his residence. He was born June 17, 1959, in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Alvin and Mildred Cherry Aycock and is survived by three children....

CLINTON BRASWELL

Clinton Braswell, 61, Snow Hill, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral arrangements which are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

BETTY J. BROWN

Betty J. Brown, 52, Cochran, Ga., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home Goldsboro....

JENNIE J. JONES BYNUM

Jennie Johnston Jones Bynum, 81, Wilson, passed away on Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DORIS M. CHAMBERS

Doris M. Chambers, 73, formerly of LaGrange, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Home....

LEWIS M. DAVIS

Lewis Marvin Davis,79, Formerly of Lucama, died Saturday in Washington, DC. Funeral arangements are pending at Hamiton Funeral Chapel Of Wilson....

BETTY LOU S. FORD

Betty Lou Shepard Ford, 64, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

THADDEUS S. BEST SR.

Thaddeus S. Best Sr., 87, died Tuesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

GEORGE F. HILL

March 21, 1935-March 20, 2015 George F. Hill, of Goldsboro, born March 21, 1935, died on March 20, 2015, at 79 in Belhaven, N.C. He was the son of George William and Beulah Inez Hill of Goldsboro. The family...

GEORGE T. NAPPER

George Tommy Napper, Seven Springs, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

CAROLYN D. ROYAL

Carolyn Deloris Royal, 58, Faison, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

EDWARD LUTHER UNDERWOOD

June 5, 1948-March 22, 2015 Edward Luther "Eddie" Underwood, 66, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly on Sunday, March 22, 2015, at his home. Eddie was born in Wayne County on June 5, 1948, to the late Luther Rodney and Gouldia...

Monday, March 23, 2015

HADDIE H. BROCK

Nov. 19, 1930-March 21, 2015 Haddie Holmes Brock, 84, lifelong resident of the Mount Olive area, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 21, 2015, at her home. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 24, at 1 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral...

CLAIBORNE THOMAS HILL

Sept. 24, 1918-March 19, 2015 On the morning of March 19, 2015, in Fort Collins, Colo., we lost another member of the worlds, "Greatest Generation," our husband, father and grandfather Claiborne Hill, a former resident of Goldsboro and Garner,...

LUCILLE HILL KORNEGAY

Lucille Hill Kornegay, 93, of 2247 U.S. 13 North, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

TOMMY MCPHAIL

Sept. 12, 1954-March 21, 2015 James Thomas "Tommy" McPhail, 60, Goldsboro, passed away on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Tommy was born in Wayne County on Sept. 12, 1954, to Theria...

EDWARD UNDERWOOD

Edward Underwood died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, March 22, 2015

MARY H. RHEM-GARNER

Mary H. Rhem-Garner, 37, Kinston, died Friday at Lenior Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

PEGGY HARRIS ALLEN

Aug. 28, 1928-March 19, 2015 Peggy Harris Allen, 85, formerly of Goldsboro, died March 19, 2015, at Carolina Meadows in Chapel Hill. She was born in Roanoke, Va. to the late Dallas and Louella Harris. Peggy attended public schools...

ERIC AYCOCK

Eric Aycock, 55, Wendell, formerly of Pikeville, died Saturday at his residence Arrangements are pending at the Haskins Funeral Home....

HORACE "H.L." BARNES

Jan. 5, 1932 - March 19, 2015 Horace "H.L." Barnes, 83, died Thursday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Wilson County to the late Hugh and Cora Barnes. He was preceded in death by his...

HADDIE HOLMES BROCK

Haddie Holmes Brock died Saturday afternoon at her home in Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home, Inc....

CORNELL CHASTEN SR.

Died March 19, 2015 Cornell Chasten Sr., 67, Rose Hill, died Thursda at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Rose Hill. The burial...

JEAN D. "DANNY" CORMIER II

Jan. 22, 1964 - March 20, 2015 Jean Daniel "Danny" Cormier II, 51, passed away Friday at his residence. Born in Peoria, Ill., he was the son of J.D. Cormier of the home and the late Darline Davis Cormier....

GEORGE F. HILL

George F. Hill died Friday while in Belhaven. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CLAIBORNE T. HLL

Claiborne Thomas Hill, 96, died Thursday in Fort Collins, Colo. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES T. MCPHAIL

James T. McPhail, 60, died Saturday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LARRY T. MITCHELL

May 9, 1946-March 20, 2015 Larry Thomas Mitchell, 68, Kenansville, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center. He was born May 9, 1946, in Lenoir County to the late Willie Mitchell and Estelle Aldridge Mitchell. A funeral service will be...

LUCIAN H. RHODES

Died March 18, 2015 Lucian Henry Rhodes, 93, of Rose Hill, died Wednesday at Brian Center of Wallace. The funeral will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday from the Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel in Rose Hill. The burial...

CLEE ALFRED ROSS

Oct. 13, 1949-March 21, 2015 Clee Alfred Ross, 65, 328 Gurley Dairy Road, Pikeville, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center with his family by his side. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial...

BEVERLY L. SCHELL

July 11, 1953-March 20, 2015 Beverly L. Schell, 61, entered eternal life to be with the Lord on Friday, March 20, 2015, in Goldsboro, N.C. She was born on July 11, 1953, in Winchester, Mass., daughter to the late...

OLIVER TOOMEY

Died March 13, 2015 Oliver R. Toomey, an Ohio native whose devotion to Wayne County consumed more than half of his 96 years of life, died Friday in Winston-Salem. He and his wife, Betsy, had moved from Goldsboro only...

Friday, March 20, 2015

HORACE BARNES

Horace "H.L." Barnes, 83, died Thursday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc....

DWIGHT N. CARLTON

Dwight N. Carlton, 53, Warsaw, died Thursday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

KEITH GREENFIELD

June 28, 1954-March 17, 2015 Keith Greenfield, 60, died Tuesday the SECU Hospice House-Johnston in Smithfield. The funeral will be held at noon on Sunday at St. James Church of Christ. The burial will be at First Congregational UCC...

TUCKER MORRIS HARRIS JR.

Died March 16, 2015 Mr. Tucker Morris Harris Jr., 87, of 702 11th St., Goldsboro, N.C., died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, N.C., on Monday, March 16, 2015. The funeral service is scheduled for Monday, March 23,...

ELEANOR C. HERRING

July 26,1943-March 18, 2015 Eleanor Carol Herring, 71, known to most as Tootsie, passed away Wednesday night, March 18, 2015, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law. A native of the Seven Springs area, she had made her...

MICHAEL J. MOSS

March 24, 1962-March 18, 2015 Michael James Moss, 52, 813 S. Beston Road, LaGrange, died Wednesday at his home. Funeral service will be Sunday at 3 p.m. in Pikeville Cemetery; the Rev. Dennis Pollock will officiate. The family will...

CHARLIE J. SWINSON

Feb. 16, 1941-March 18, 2015 Charlie J. Swinson, 74, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 16, 1941, in Wayne County to Seymour and Luvenia Brown Swinson and is survived by two daughters. The...

OLIVER R. TOOMEY

Died March 13, 2015 Oliver R. Toomey, whose devotion to Wayne County consumed more than half of his 96 years of life, died Friday, March 13 in Winston-Salem. Surviving, in addition to Mrs. Toomey, are two daughters, Georgia T....

BRUCE T. "NIG" WEBB

Died March 18, 2015 Surrounded by his loving family and friends, Bruce Thomas "Nig" Webb, 77, of the Holdens Cross Road community, went to be with his Lord and Saviour Wednesday, March 18, 2015. Funeral will be Saturday at...

Thursday, March 19, 2015

ESSIE P. BORDEN

Essie P. Borden, 79, of 210 Wayne Ave., died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

MELVA DAUGHTRY CASEY

Nov. 20, 1941-March 17, 2015 In the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 17, 2015, Melva Daughtry Casey, 73, surrounded by her loving and dedicated family, passed away in the home where she was born after fighting a valiant...

WILLIAM D. COX SR.

Died March15, 2015 William Douglas Cox Sr., 79, Wilson, died on Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. The funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Saturday at Feel Free Church Ministries in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel Of...

BILLY R. CREEL

April 9, 1944 - March 15, 2015 Billy Ray Creel, 70, Kinston, died Sunday. He was born April 9, 1944, in Dover to the late Harvey Creel and Etta Belle Braxton Creel. The funeral will be held at 3...

BENJAMIN L. CREWS

April 3, 1947-March 18, 2015 Benjamin Lee Crews, 67, of Dudley, passed away Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late Pony Bill and Annie Lee Corbett Crews, and was the husband of Betty Crews....

JANIS M. FAISON

Died March 11, 2015 Janis Marie Faison, 49, died March 11 at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Wayne County, she is the daughter of Helen Marie Faison and George Battle Jr. The funeral will be at...

ELEANOR HERRING

Eleanor "Tootsie" Herring, 71, Scotts Store community in Mount Olive, died Wednesday night at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

ETHEL KNIGHT

Ethel Knight, Rocky Mount, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

PENNIE O. KNIGHT

Died March 11, 2015 Pennie Odessa Knight, 90, Wilson, died on March 11 at Wilson Medical Center. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens...

LOIS PACE PEEDIN

Nov. 4, 1920-March 17, 2015 Lois Pace Peedin, 94, Pine Level, died Tuesday at her home. She was born Nov. 4, 1920, in Johnston County to the late Henry Lester and Louellen Williams Pace. She was the widow of...

DOROTHY PEGUES

Dorothy Pegues, 86, Wilson, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

GERTIE NAOMI RANKIN

Died March 17, 2015 Gertie Naomi Rankin, 91, Albertson, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. She was preceded in death by her son, Johnny Rankin Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Dianne Maready and husband, Lawrence, of...

CHARLIE J. SWINSON

Charlie J. Swinson, 74, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at the Haskins Funeral Home....

LINAND E. WHITFIELD

Jan. 27, 1952-March 2, 2015 Linand Earl Whitfield, 63, died March 2 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and...

ZODIE H. WHITMAN

May 5, 1945 - March 17, 2015 Zodie Irene Herring Whitman, 69, of La Grange, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Zodie was born May 5, 1945, in Lenoir County to the late Herman Harrison Herring and Irene Skinner...

JERRY STEVENS WHITTED

Died March 11, 2015 Jerry Stevens Whitted, 62, Wilson, died March 11. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home....

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

HELEN KING BOYD

Died March 15, 2015 Helen King Boyd, 91, of Emerald Isle, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Morehead City. A memorial service and interment will be held 2 p.m....

MELVA D. CASEY

Melva Daughtry Casey, 73, Princeton, died Tuesday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

EVA FRANCES CASEY

Feb. 7, 1955-March 17, 2015 Eva Frances Casey, 60, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late William Gordon and Mary Magdalene Jackson Casey. Funeral Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in...

BILLY R. CREEL

Billy Ray Creel, 70, Kinston, died Sunday at UNC Hospitals. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange....

KEITH GREENFIELD

Keith Greenfield, 60, died Tuesday the SECU Hospice House-Johnston in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

FREDDIE GENE JONES

Nov.18, 1940-March 15, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Freddie Gene Jones, 74, of 117 Misty Lane, Goldsboro, N.C., departed his earthly life on Sunday,...

CHRIS LANE

Oct. 1, 1954-March 17, 2015 Stuart Chris Lane, 60, Pikeville, passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Chris was born in Wayne County on Oct. 1, 1954, to the late Carl...

JAMES ELBERT TURNAGE

June 24, 1965-March 17, 2015 James Elbert Turnage, 49, died Tuesday at UNC-Hospitals. He was born in Wayne County to Gracie Lee Turnage and the late Delbert James Turnage. Graveside services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at...

ZODIE WHITMAN

Zodie Whitman, 69, La Grange, died Tuesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange....

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

WILLIAM THOMAS "TOM" ANDERSON SR.

April 14,1924-March 15, 2015 William Thomas (Tom) Anderson Sr. died on Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, from 11a.m. to noon at Seymour Funeral Home, followed by a service celebrating...

HELEN KING BOYD

Helen King Boyd, 91, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday at Crystal Bluffs Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Morehead City. Arrangements are pending at Brooks Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. of Morehead City....

EVA F. CASEY

Eva Frances Casey, 60, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc....

BOBBY GLENN GAME SR.

Feb. 26, 1939 - March 16, 2015 Bobby Glenn Game Sr., 76, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Born in Pine Level, he was the son of the late William Sanders Sr. and Emma Charles Blackman...

TUCKER HARRIS

Tucker Harris, 87, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

JEAN LIVINGSTON HOOD

Jan. 4, 1923-March 16, 2015 Jean Livingston Hood, 92, of Grantham, passed away Monday morning, March 16, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Jean was born on Jan. 4, 1923, to the late Grover and Emma Rose...

PENNIE KNIGHT

Pennie Knight, 90, Wilson, died on March 11 at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

CHRIS LANE

Stuart Chris Lane, 60, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

TIM PARKER

July 16, 1980 - Mar. 14, 2015 Timothy Michael "Tim" Parker, 34, La Grange, died Saturday. Tim was born July 16, 1980, in Charlotte and is the son of Dennis and Linda Thigpen Parker, of La Grange. The funeral...

CODY ALLEN WATKINS

May 5, 1993-March 15, 2015 Cody Allen Watkins, 21, of Lucama, died Sunday. He was born on May 5, 1993, in McLean County, Ill. to Evelyn Conder Watkins. The funeral will be at 6 p.m. Thursday in the chapel...

GENE A. WELLS

June 2, 1943-March 15, 2015 Gene Allison Wells, 71, Goldsboro, passed away on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at...

Monday, March 16, 2015

TOM ANDERSON

William Thomas "Tom" Anderson Sr., 90, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JEAN LIVINGSTON HOOD

Rev. Jean Livingston Hood, 92, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

FREDDIE G. JONES

Freddie G. Jones died Sunday at Longleaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist....

MARGARET M. LEWIS

Died March 11, 2015 Margaret M. Lewis, 98, formerly of LaGrange, died on Wednesday, March 11 at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at St. Luke FWB Chuch in LaGrange...

JAMES R. MOORE JR.

June 4, 1953-March 14, 2015 James Ray Moore Jr. "Hotdog" "Jimmy", 61, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Jimmy was born on June 4, 1953, in Wilson County to the late James Ray "Ray" and Florence Pauline Renfrow "Polly"...

TIM PARKER

Timothy Michael "Tim" Parker, 34, Kinston, died Saturday. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange....

PRESTON E. ROSE

Jan. 2, 1939-March 14, 2015 Preston Edward Rose, 76, died Saturday at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. Preston was born in Wilson County, January 2, 1939, to the late Preston Ben and Clara Rose Parrish. The visitation will be at...

GENE WELLS

Gene Wells, 71, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SAM WESTBROOK

Dec. 2, 1976-Mar. 12, 2015 Sampson Love "Sam" Westbrook Jr., 38, of Goldsboro, peacefully passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Sam was born Dec. 2, 1976, in Lenoir County to Sampson Love "Sammy" Westbrook...

Sunday, March 15, 2015

LONNIE HARRIS BATTEN

Sept. 5, 1933-March 12, 2015 KENLY -- Lonnie Harris Batten, 81, died Thursday. Funeral services will be held today at 3 p.m. at Mt. Zion OFWB Church, Kenly. Officiating will be the Rev. Jamie Coates and the Rev. Lewis...

HAZEL BYNUM

WILSON -- Hazel Bynum, 900 Jordan Street, died Friday. Funeral services are incomplete and being handled by Stevens Funeral Home....

JERRY DAIL

LAGRANGE -- Jerry Dail, 52, 3633 Legion Road, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

RITA SIMMONS DIAZ

June 13, 1954-March 12, 2015 Rita Simmons Diaz, 60, Kenansville, died Thursday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. in Community Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Pinecrest Cemetery. She was born June 13,...

OSCAR HARDISON JR.

Feb. 15, 1939-March 14, 2015 ROSE HILL -- Oscar Hardison, 76, died Saturday at his home. Mr. Hardison was born February 15, 1939 to the late Oscar Hardison Sr. and Margie Hardison. Mr. Hardison will be honored by his...

MARIAN W. HARRELL

Sept. 18, 1923-March 14, 2015 Marian Wenner Harrell, 91, passed away early Saturday morning, March 14, 2015, at the Brian Center. Marian was born in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania on Sept. 18, 1923 to the late Henry John Wenner and...

ERNEST DEWEY "MICK" MCCARTY

April 14, 1943-March 11, 2015 Ernest Dewey "Mick," McCarthy 71, Midlothian, Va., passed away March 11, 2015, after a brief illness. He was born April 14, 1943, in Goldsboro, N.C., where he lived before moving to Chapel Hill, N.C....

JAMES MOORE

James R. Moore Sr., 61, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenly Funeral and Cremation Service....

MARIE W. O'CONNER

June 29, 1945-March 12, 2015 LAGRANGE -- Marie Wise O'Conner, 69, passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Marie was born in Wayne County on June 29, 1945 to the late...

JEANETTE H. REED

March 20, 1945-March 12, 2015 Elsie Jeanette Hinson Reed, 69, passed away on Thursday at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. Jeanette was born in Wayne County on March 20, 1945 to the late Arnold E. and Mary Elsie Jackson Hinson....

PRESTON ROSE

RALEIGH -- Preston Rose died Saturday morning at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenly Funeral and Cremation Service....

GERALENE COX SWINSON

FAYETTEVILLE -- Geralene Cox Swinson, 80, died Wednesday at Duke Regional Hospital. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at noon at Herring Funeral Care and Cremations Chapel in Fayetteville. Burial will follow in the Sandhills State Veteran Cemetery in...

VERNE THOMPSON

Died March 12, 2015 Verne Thompson, 73, died March 12 at his home near Morehead City. Verne, the son of the late James Monroe and Sue Hanner Thompson of Seven Springs, N.C., graduated B.F. Grady High School, and worked...

OLIVER TOOMEY

Died March 13, 2015 Oliver R. Toomey, an Ohio native whose devotion to Wayne County consumed more than half of his 96 years of life, died Friday in Winston-Salem. He and his wife, Betsy, had moved from Goldsboro only...

RICHARD LEE TOUVE

July 10, 1939-March 12, 2015 On Thursday, March 12, 2015, Richard Lee Touve, 75, passed away at home with his wife at his side. Richard was born July 10, 1939 to Mabel and Arnold Touve in Port Wing, Wisconsin....

CONNIE SUE VANDIFORD

Dec. 13, 1956-March 11, 2015 Connie Sue Vandiford, 58, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, to walk hand in hand with our Lord and Savior and her parents. Connie was a very special child born...

JACKIE DUNN WEAVER

May 1, 1927-March 12, 2015 Jacqueline "Jackie" Dunn Weaver, 87, died Thursday morning in the Regency Park Assisted Living of Gambrills, Md. Born May 1, 1927 in Jersey City, N.J. to the late Eugene Daniel and Lena West Dunn,...

SAM WESTBROOK

Dec. 2, 1976-Mar. 12, 2015 Sampson Love "Sam" Westbrook Jr., 38, of Goldsboro, peacefully passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Sam was born Dec. 2, 1976 in Lenoir County to Sampson Love "Sammy" Westbrook...

BETTIE JEAN WOODARD

March 5, 1939-March 12, 2015 MIDDLESEX -- Bettie Jean Wood Woodard, 76, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Bettie was born in Duplin County on March 5, 1939 to the late Elmon and Nellie Bell Brown Wood. Bettie is...

Friday, March 13, 2015

LINDA G. COLE AYRES

May 16, 1953-March 9, 2015 Linda Gale Cole Ayres, 61, 13 Boyden Parkway, Maplewood, N.J., formerly of Wayne County, died Monday at East Orange General Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 11 a.m. in Apostle D.L. McIntyre Memorial Parlor...

MARVIN L. BEAMON JR.

Died March 11, 2015 Marvin Lee Beamon Jr., 59, 600 Lincoln St., Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Faith Temple United Holy Church in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LAURA LEE COX

Nov. 7, 1960-March 7, 2015 Laura Lee Cox, 54, Wheelersburg, went to be with the Lord Saturday, March, 7, 2015, at her home. She was born Nov. 7, 1960, in Altus, Okla., the daughter of Judith Kleinofen King and...

DOLLIE RUTH (REID) GREENFIELD

June 7, 1931-March 7, 2015 Dollie Ruth (Reid) Greenfield, wife of the late Warren H. Greenfield Sr. and daughter of the late Lafayette and Sallie (Armwood) Reid, was born June 7, 1931, in Pikeville, N.C., and quietly departed this...

BETTY HERRING HODGES

Oct. 1, 1917-March 12, 2015 Betty Herring Hodges, 97, Beaufort, passed away March 12 at 12:30 p.m. after a lengthy period of declining health. She was born in Goldsboro Oct. 1, 1917, the daughter of Joshua Respess and Maude...

JOHN M. JONES JR.

April 20, 1965-March 12, 2015 John "Johnny" Milton Jones, 49, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, March 12, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Johnny was born in Wayne County, N.C., April 20, 1965. He was a route salesman...

MAURICE MACK

Dec. 16, 1952-March 8, 2015 Maurice Mack, 62, 225 Powell Road, died Sunday in Vidant Care Hospital in Greenville. Funeral will be Sunday at 5 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. He was born...

ERNEST DEWEY "MICK" MCCARTY

April 14, 1943-March 11 2015 Ernest Dewey "Mick", McCarty 71, Midlothian, Va., passed away March 11, 2015, after a brief illness. He was born April 14, 1943, in Goldsboro, N.C., where he lived before moving to Chapel Hill, N.C....

MARIE W. O'CONNER

Marie Wise O'Conner, 69, LaGrange, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DORIS A. PHILLIPS

Feb. 7, 1951-March 2, 2015 Doris Annette Phillips, 64, died March 2 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at St. John AME Zion Church, with the Rev. William McDow officiating. She was...

JEANETTE H. REED

Jeanette H. Reed, 69, died Thursday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SAMPSON L. WESTBROK JR.

Sampson Love "Sam" Westbrook Jr., 38, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

Thursday, March 12, 2015

MAE THELMA WOOTEN-FROST

Died March 9, 2015 Mae Thelma Wooten-Frost, affectionately known as "Frosty," went home to be with our Lord and savior Monday, March 9, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, N.C. Thelma was born to the late Hillary Wooten...

ASHE ARMWOOD

Aug. 9, 1960-March 7, 2015 Ashe Armwood, 2457 Brewer Road, Faison, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Long Branch Disciple Church of Christ in Newton Grove, with Dr. Henry Rogers...

LINDA G. AYRES

Linda Gale Ayres died Monday at East Orange General Hospital in New Jersey. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

ROSCOE BRASWELL

Died March 6, 2015 Roscoe Braswell, 97, Wilson House Assisted Living of Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

ROSE M. COLE

Aug. 23, 1934-March 11, 2015 Rose M. Cole, Carolina Beach, died Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at her residence. She was born in Wilmington Aug. 23 1934, the daughter of the late Arthur Farrow and Effie George Farrow. She was...

RUBY DAVIS DARDEN

June 29, 1955-March 8, 2015 Ruby Davis Darden, 59, 901 Lexington Ave., Goldsboro, died Sunday in the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Newman, Ga. She was born June 29, 1955, to George W. and Agnes Virginia Griffin Davis...

WILLIE EPPS

Died March 9, 2015 Willie Epps, 91, 205 B. Alpha Court, passed away Monday at Wayne memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late Effie Horne Epps, the stepson of the late James Arthur Epps, and the widower...

JANIS FAISON

Janis Faison, 49, died Wednesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

RICHARD MATTHEW "RICK" GRADY JR.

Died March 9, 2015 Richard Matthew "Rick" Grady Jr., 57, Vanceboro, died Monday, March 9, 2015. The funeral service will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. in Holly Hill Pentecostal Holiness Church. Mr. Grady, a native of Savannah, Ga.,...

WILLIAM RAYMOND GRANT

March 8, 1932-March 11, 2015 William Raymond Grant, 83, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at his home following a lengthy illness. Mr. Grant was born in Wayne County March 8, 1932, to the late Raymond E. and...

ETHEL L. HEATH

May 30, 1936-March 6, 2015 Ethel Louise Heath, 78, died at home Friday. Funeral will be Sunday at noon at Darden Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. She was born May 30, 1936,...

BOBBY JENKINS

Died March 6, 2015 Bobby Jenkins, 68, 512 Manchester St., Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOHN M. JONES JR.

John M. Jones Jr. died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LELAND LEROY LAWRENCE SR.

March 20, 1949-March 10, 2015 Leland Leroy Lawrence Sr., 65, Goldsboro, passed suddenly Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Leland was born in El Paso, Texas, March 20, 1949, to the late Bateman Farrow Lawrence and Mable...

MARGARET LEWIS

Margaret Lewis, 98, LaGrange, died Wednesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Service Inc....

JAMES LLOYD

James Lloyd, 200 Whittinton Circle, Greenville, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

REV. GERALD RUDOLPH MASSEY

Feb. 2, 1927-March 11, 2015 The Rev, Gerald Rudolph Massey, 88, Eureka, went to his heavenly home Wednesday at Transitions Life Care in Raleigh, N.C., with his family by his side. Born in Turkey, N.C., he was preceded in...

ROBERT "DAVID" MCABEE

Nov. 3, 1947-March 8, 2015 Retired United States Air Force Master Sgt. Robert "David" McAbee, 67, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015. A native of Gaston County, he was the son of Leona Keever McAbee and the late Carl...

DELORIS MCNAIR

Oct. 4, 1951-March 10, 2015 Deloris McNair, 63, 108 Apt. D Quaker Road, Goldsboro, died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 4, 1951, in Wayne County to the late Alex and Annie Best McNair. Funeral services...

DELORIS J. NEWSOME

Died March 6, 2015 Deloris J. Newsome, Newark, N.J., died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

CONNIE S. VANDIFORD

Connie Sue Vandiford, 58, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JERRY WHITTED

Jerry Whitted, 62, 400 Belmont Ave., Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WILLIAM RABON WILKINS

July 4, 1938-March 10, 2015 William Rabon Wilkins, 76, Winterville, N.C., died March 10, 2015, at the North Carolina State Veterans Home of Kinston, N.C. He was born to the late William David and Thelma Westbrook Wilkins July 4,...

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

CINDY L. ADKINS

Cindy L. Adkins, 61, died Feb. 12 at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Barnes Funeral Home LLC....

BOBBY L. EVERETTE

Died Feb. 24, 2015 Bobby L. Everette, 67, Great Neck, N.Y., died Feb. 24 at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Stephen United Holy Church. Burial will be at Community Cemetery. He was born in Duplin...

WILLIAM R. GRANT

William Raymond Grant, 83, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOY LAFERNE MASSENGILL GREEN

Oct. 16, 1940-March 9, 2015 Joy LaFerne Massengill Green, 74, died Monday at Wake Med in Raleigh. Graveside service will be Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at Montlawn Cemetery, with visitation following. Born Oct. 16, 1940, in Johnston County, she...

LELAND L. LAWRENCE SR.

Leland Leroy Lawrence Sr., 65, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

WILLIE EPPS

Willie Epps, 91, 205 B Alpha Court, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JOY GREEN

Joy Massengill Green, 74, died Monday at WakeMed Raleigh. Funeral arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc....

DELORIS MCNAIR

Deloris McNair, 63, 108 Apt. D Quaker Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JEWEL ORTON NELSON

Died March 7, 2015 Jewel Orton Nelson, 85, Emerald Isle, died peacefully Saturday, March 7, 2015, at the Crystal Coast Hospice House. The service will be Tuesday, March 10, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Munden Funeral Home and Crematory...

HENRY WOOTEN RIVENBARK

July 13, 1925-March 8, 2014 Henry Wooten Rivenbark, 89, formerly of Warsaw, died Sunday at Duke Raleigh Hospital. He was born July 13, 1925, in Duplin County to S.J. Rivenbark and Rhoda Bell Rivenbark. He is survived by wife,...

MCGEE SMITH

Nov. 15, 1929 - March 8, 2015 James McGee "Gee Boy" Smith, 85, of Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. McGee was born Nov. 15, 1929, in Wayne County, son of the late...

CULLEN TURNER

Mr. Cullen Turner, 77, Pine Hill, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home, Kinston....

Monday, March 9, 2015

ASH ARMWOOD

Ash Armwood, Clinton, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

WILLIAM J. CARNEY

Died March 4, 2015 William J. Carney, 74, Wallace, died Wednesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawes Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw. Interment will be in Middleton Cemetery in Kenansville. Visitation...

KENNETH K. COOR JR.

Sept. 9, 1927-March 8, 2015 Kenneth K. Coor Jr., 87, Goldsboro, went to his heavenly home Sunday, March 8, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Kenneth was born in Wayne County Sept. 9, 1927, to the late Kenneth K. Coor...

RUBY DAVIS DARDEN

Ruby Davis Darden, 59, 901 Lexington Ave., died Sunday in the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Newman, Ga. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MAURICE MACK

Maurice Mack, 62, 225 Powell Road, died Sunday in Vidant Care Hospital in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

J.M. SMITH

James McGee "Gee Boy" Smith, 85, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

Sunday, March 8, 2015

ROSCOE BRASWELL

Roscoe Braswell, Wilson Housing Assisted Living Care, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

DEBORAH L. CARDINALE

Dec. 8, 1948-March 6, 2015 Deborah Lewis Cardinale, 66, formerly of Mount Olive, passed away at Vidant Medical Center Friday evening. She was the daughter of the late Hugh Dortch Lewis and Grace Quinn Pond, and was the widow...

NATHAN M. COLEY

Nathan Maurice Coley, 40, 128 Stadium St., Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

MRS. EVELYN HOWELL CROOM

Nov. 1, 1931-March 3, 2015 "... weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." Psalm 30:5 Mrs. Evelyn Howell Croom, 83, 603 Lockhaven Court, Goldsboro, N.C., departed her earthly life Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at...

JEANNE P. EASTON

May 10, 1932-March 5, 2015 Jeanne Pintar Easton, 82, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, Mich., she was the daughter of the late Alex and Adeline Pintar, wife of the late Francis Earl "Sam" Easton...

LILLIAN P. GALLAGHER

June 6, 1937-Feb. 28, 2015 Lillian Catherine Potts Gallagher, 77, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wilson County, she was the daughter of the late Hugh Norman Potts and Mary Lamb Potts. For 20 years, she...

DOLLIE R. GREENFIELD

Dollie Ruth Greenfield, 82, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ETHEL L. HEATH

Ethel L. Heath, 78, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

BOBBY JENKINS

Bobby Jenkins, 512 Manchester St., Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SUDIE H. JORDAN

Died March 7, 2015 Sudie Hobbs Jordan, 88, Faison, passed away at her home Saturday, March 7, 2015. She is survived by her two sons, Ronnie Jordan and his wife, Gwen, of Faison and Randy Jordan and his wife,...

BEATRICE E. LENNON

June 18, 1952-March 3, 2015 Beatrice Earline Lennon, 62, Warsaw, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church Warsaw. Burial will be at Devotional Gardens of...

ELEANOR C. MATHENY

Died March 5, 2015 Eleanor C. Matheny, 99, Forest City, died March 5. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Judge Wade B. Matheny. She is survived by her daughter, Alice M. Lancaster (Martin Lancaster)...

THOMAS J. MOBLEY

Oct. 21, 1939-March 5, 2015 Thomas J. Mobley, 75, died Thursday at his residence. Born in Brunswick, Ga., he was the son of the late Alvin Carol Mobley and Bernice Morgan Mobley, and husband of the late Linda Willis...

REBECCA JOLENE TUCKER

Jan. 31, 1975-March 4, 2015 Rebecca Jolene Tucker, 40, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be at a later date. She was born in Lenoir County Jan. 31, 1975, to the late Jimmy and Rebecca Merritt. She...

ELAINE S. WINSTEAD

Feb. 12, 1937-March 7, 2015 Elaine Stroud Winstead, 78, Kinston, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with pastor Jan Rouse officiating. Interment will be at Pinelawn Memorial Park. She was...

Friday, March 6, 2015

MARICE ALMOND

May 21, 1959-March 3, 2015 Marice Almond, 55, 104 Elmore St., Mount Olive, died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Northeast Original Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Carver Memorial...

JAMES "JIM MCKAY" ASHWORTH

Oct. 8, 1945-March 5, 2015 James "Jim McKay" Ashworth, 69, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday morning, March 5, 2015, at his home. Born Oct. 8, 1945, he was the son of the late John Henry and Gertrude Whormby Ashworth. In...

DANNY L. "BEETLE" BAILEY

Died March 4, 2015 Danny L. "Beetle" Bailey, 64, formerly of Goldsboro, passed away March 4, 2015, in Garner. He was a retired Air Force veteran and a retired truck driver. An avid biker, he participated in many toy...

JANICE D. BARNES

Died March 4, 2015 Janice D. Barnes, 2107 E. Shamrock Drive, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at Red Oak Grove Baptist Church in Stanhope. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JAN LEIGH LANE BARWICK

June 6, 1962-March 3, 2015 Jan Leigh Lane Barwick, 52, Pine Level, died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, in WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh. Born June 6, 1962, in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Oscar Clyde Lane...

MARIE W. CLAYBORNE

Dec. 4, 1942-March 4, 2015 Marie Wade Clayborne, 72, Kinston, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 6 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with pastor Chris Truett and pastor Anthony Clayborne officiating. Interment will be Sunday at 3 p.m....

ANNA T. COLIE

June 12, 1931-March 5, 2015 Anna Taylor Colie, 83, LaGrange, died Thursday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with pastor Hank Jarman officiating. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. She was born June 12,...

ERSELL W. COOLEY

Died March 3, 2015 Ersell Williams Cooley, 88, 1672 Meadow Road, Kenly, died Tuesday at Zebulon Rehab Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Spring Hill Baptist Church in Zebulon. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JEANNE P. EASTON

Jeanne Pintar Easton, 82, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

ETHEL DAVIS EDWARDS

Feb. 23, 1927-March 4, 2015 Ethel Davis Edwards, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Woodard's Care. Ethel was born in Wayne County Feb. 23, 1927, to the late John W. and Mollie Bradford Davis. She was married...

BARBARA S. HARDY

Feb. 15, 1933-March 5, 2015 Barbara Spivey Hardy, 82, Pikeville, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Barbara was born in Nash County Feb. 15, 1933, to the late John Wesley and Mary Lee King Spivey....

ELEANOR C. MATHENY

Died March 5, 2015 Eleanor C. Matheny, 99, Forest City, died March 5. She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Judge Wade B. Matheny. She is survived by her daughter, Alice M. Lancaster (Martin Lancaster)...

THOMAS J. MOBLEY

Thomas J. Mobley, 76, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

SALLIE WILLIAMS ROSE

July 26, 1922-March 4, 2015 Sallie Williams Rose, 92, Mount Olive, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Genesis Health Care surrounded by her family. Sallie was born in Wayne County July 26, 1922, to the late Charlie Edgar...

JANICE F. SAVAGE

Janice Faye Savage, 58, 202 R.B. Ave., Stantonsburg, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

FURNEY W. STROUD

July 29, 1955-March 4, 2015 Furney W. Stroud, 59, Kinston, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Sunday at 5 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Brad Mitchell and the Rev. Clyde Eure officiating. Interment will be Monday at...

MATTHEW WILLIAMS

Dec. 13, 1957-Feb. 27, 2015 Matthew Williams, 57, died Feb. 27 at Beacon Shores Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Virginia Beach, Va. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral...

Thursday, March 5, 2015

MARICE ALMOND

Marice Almond, 55, 104 Elmore St., Mt. Olive, died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JANICE D. BARNES

Janice D. Barnes, 2107 E. Shamrock Drive, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

RUBY LEE BARNES

April 22, 1934-March 2, 2015 Ruby Lee Barnes, 80, 704A N. Taylor St., died Monday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bethel Church. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. She was...

ERSELL W. COOLEY

Ersell Williams Cooley, 87, 1672 Meodow Road, Kenly, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ETHEL DAVIS EDWARDS

Ethel Davis Edwards died Wednesday at Woodard's Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BARBARA S. HARDY

Barbara Spivey Hardy, 81, Pikeville, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY H. TOWNSEND JENKINS

Died March 2, 2015 Mary H. Townsend Jenkins, 74, 6566 U.S. 264 Alternate East, Stantonsburg, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 4 p.m. at Contending For The Faith Church Ministries in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

TRAVIS D. KELLY

Oct. 30, 1961-March 3, 2015 Travis Dean Kelly, 53, died Tuesday at his residence. He was the son of Grace J. Kelly and the late Robert A. Kelly, and was the widower of the late Shelia W. Kelly. He...

DENWAY H. LANE

Jan. 22, 1939-March 3, 2015 Denway H. Lane, 76, passed away Tuesday at Willow Creek nursing home. He was the son of the late Louis Allen and Mamie Jones Lane, and was married to the late Goldie M. Lane....

MR. BOOKER T. "JACK" MCFARLAND

May 15, 1925-March 1, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mr. Booker T. "Jack" McFarland, 89, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Jack,"...

DORIS A. PHILLIPS

Doris A. Phillips, 64, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SALLIE WILLIAMS ROSE

Sallie Williams Rose, 92, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Genesis Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

PAULINE BEAMON RUFFIN

Died Feb. 28, 2015 Pauline Beamon Ruffin, 80, 7622G Judge Road, Kenly, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at St. Rose Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ in Wilson at 2 p.m. Arrangements...

REBECCA TUCKER

Rebecca Tucker, 40, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ELIZABETH SIMMS VICK

Died Feb. 26, 2015 Elizabeth Simms Vick, 107, 1106 Nora St., Wilson, died Feb. 26 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at Union Grove Primitive Baptist Church in Wilson at 1 p.m. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral...

CHARLES W. WEST

Charles William West died Tuesday at home in Washington, D.C. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

EDWARD E. WHALEY

Dec. 18, 1939-March 3, 2015 Edward Earl Whaley, 75, Burgaw, died Tuesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Funeral was noon today in Community Funeral Home chapel. Entombment was in Devotional Gardens Mausoleum chapel. He was born Dec. 18,...

LINAND E. WHITFIELD

Linand Earl Whitfield, 63, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

JUAN F. CERVANTES

Feb. 6, 1932-March 2, 2015 Juan Flores Cervantes, 83, Mount Olive, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Neuva Amaneser in Seven Springs. Interment will be in the church cemetery. He was born in...

MRS. ANNIE MARIE SUTTON COX

April 9, 1942-March 1, 2015 Annie Marie Sutton Cox, 72, 1572 Rosewood Road, Goldsboro, N.C., departed this life Sunday, March 1, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born April 9, 1942, in Wayne County to the late Joseph...

EVELYN HOWELL CROOM

Evelyn Howell Croom died Tuesday at Somerset Court. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

STEVEN E. DELUCA

Oct. 6, 1958-March 1, 2015 Steven Eric DeLuca, 56, Faison, passed away Sunday afternoon, March 1, 2015, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville following a short battle with lung cancer. Born Oct. 6, 1958, to Milton and Louise Hatch...

JOYCE H. EDMUNDSON

March 31, 1938-March 3, 2015 Joyce High Edmundson, 76, died Tuesday at Countryside Village. Born in Wilson County, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Louise Dilda High, and wife of the late Hartwell Edmundson. A member...

EWOTHA GAY SR.

Died Feb. 27, 2015 Ewotha Gay Sr., 82, 278 David Bright Road, Faison, died Friday at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Moses Chapel Disciple Church of Christ, with pastor Kendall...

TRAVIS D. KELLY

Travis Dean Kelly, 53, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DENWAY H. LANE

Denway H. Lane, 76, died Tuesday at Willow Creek nursing home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

BEATRICE E. LENNON

Beatrice E. Lennon, 62, Warsaw, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

ANNIE MEARLE MCFATTER

Aug. 22, 1930-March 2, 2015 Annie Mearle McFatter, 84, Goldsboro, formerly of Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation passed away Monday evening, March 2, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 6, 2015, at 6...

DOROTHY SPEIGHT

Dorothy Speight, 72, Avante at Wilson Nursing Home in Wilson, died Feb. 25. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel in Wilson....

ERIKA L. WELLS

Died March 1, 2015 Erika Lynn Wells, 18, Kenly, died Sunday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Kenly Funeral Service chapel, with the Rev. Jonathan Pearce and the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. A native of Johnston County, she...

LINAND WHITFIELD

Linand Whitfield, 63, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

JAMES R. BARBOUR

July 12, 1984-Feb. 14, 2105 James Robert "J.R." Barbour, 30, 111 Buttercup Lane, died Feb. 14 at home. Service will be Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Fayetteville Community Baptist Church. He was born July 12, 1984, in Cumberland County...

RUBY BARNES

Ruby Barnes, 80, 704 N. Taylor St., died Monday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

AMY MICHELLE BOONE

Died Feb. 27, 2015 Amy Michelle Boone, 28, Trent Woods, died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015. She loved needlework, flowers, movies and music. She could play any instrument by ear. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Barbara C....

JOHNNIE B. COLEY SR.

Feb. 27, 1940-Feb. 27, 2015 Johnnie B. Coley Sr., 75, died Friday at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Antioch Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. Burial will be in Suitland,...

ANNIE M. COX

Annie M. Cox, 72, 1512 Rosewood Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

RUBY DANIELS

Died March 2, 2015 Ruby Daniels, Goldsboro, was called home Monday, March 2, 2015, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Lord while at home with her husband. Ruby's life was filled with humility, kindness and a love...

MARY JENKINS

Mary Jenkins, 70, 6566 U.S. 264 Alternate East, Stantonsburg, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

HOPE H. JONES

April 21, 1958-March 2, 2015 Hope Hardy Jones, 56, Moss Hill, passed away peacefully March 2, 2015. One of three daughters, she was born April 21, 1958, in Kinston, N.C. She was preceded in death by her father, J.R....

ANNIE MCFATTER

Annie McFatter, 84, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JUDY HINES O'BRIEN

May 2, 1947-March 1, 2015 Judy Carol Hines O'Brien, 67, resident of the Dudley area, passed away Sunday evening, March 1, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A service of remembrance will be Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m....

MARY FRANCES CHASE SAULS

June 30, 1921-March 2, 2015 March 2, 2015, Mary Frances Chase Sauls, known to those who loved her as Miss Frances, mother, momma or granny, went to be with Lord and savior Jesus Christ. She was in her home...

MARJORY STEVENSON

July 19, 1930-Feb. 21, 2015 A celebration of life service for Marjory Stevenson, 84, Coos Bay, Ore., will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 7, at Baycrest Memory Care, 955 Kentucky Ave. in Coos Bay. Private cremation rites...

LILLIE M. SMITH WELLS

Died Feb. 25, 2015 Lillie Mae Smith Wells, 70, Rose Hill, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hawes Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw....

Monday, March 2, 2015

STEVEN DELUCA

Steven Deluca, Faison, died Sunday at Vidant PItt Hospital in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JUANITA B. DUNCAN

Feb. 20, 1930-Feb. 28, 2015 Juanita "Boots" Burns Duncan, 85, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at Countryside Living in Pikeville. Boots was born in Durham County Feb. 20, 1930, to the late Albert and Lillie Alice Brady...

LILLIAN P. GALLAGHER

Lillian Catherine Potts Gallagher, 77, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

BOOKER T. MCFARLAND

Booker T. McFarland died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

JUDY H. O'BRIEN

Judy Hines O'Brien, Mar Mac area, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

AMY L. LANIER RICH

Sept. 29, 1981-Feb. 28, 2015 Amy Lynne Lanier Rich, 33, Garland, formerly of Kenansville, died Saturday at Sampson Regional. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Garland Baptist Church. Burial will be at Devotional Gardens in Warsaw. She was...

CECILE WILLIAMS

Cecile Williams, 62, 206 Tilghman St., Kenly, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

Sunday, March 1, 2015

POLLY ANDERSON

Feb. 7, 1922-Feb. 22, 2015 Helen Claire "Polly" Woodard Anderson, 93, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Polly was born in Norfolk, Va., Feb. 7, 1922, to the late Clarence A. and...

DALTON R. CAMPBELL JR.

Dalton Ray "D Man" Campbell Jr., 21, 561 Clark Road, Vanceboro, died Thursday at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern. Arrangements are pending at Phillip Brothers Anderson Memorial Mortuary-G. Lane Memorial Chapel Kinston....

CONNIE LESLIE CARRAWAY

June 19, 1955-Feb. 28, 2015 Connie Leslie Carraway, 59, died Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Hatler and Velora Jean Winstead Leslie of Goldsboro, and was the wife...

HELEN B. CENATE

Jan. 16, 1941-Feb. 27, 2015 Helen Benton Cenate, 74, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Memorial service will be today at 2 p.m. at Family of Faith Church, with pastor John Earnest officiating. She was born in Wayne...

MATTIE P. GRADY CHAMBERS

Sept. 1, 1934-Feb. 27, 2015 Mattie Pearl Grady Chambers, 80, Jacksonville, formerly of Kenansville, died Friday at Onslow Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw Inc. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens...

EARNIE LEE DAUGHTERY

April 9, 1925-Feb. 27, 2015 Earnie Lee Daugherty, 89 passed away Friday evening at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab. Earnie Lee was a native of Louisville, Ky., and came to reside with her daughter here in Goldsboro in 2007....

ANETTA L. DAVIS

Aug. 8, 1938-Feb. 26, 2015 Anetta Lucas Davis died Thursday. Visitation will be today at Seymour Funeral Home at 1 p.m., with a funeral in the chapel at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Greg Stancil officiating. Interment will be...

WALTER GARDNER JR.

Aug. 16, 1926-Feb. 22, 2015 Walter "Peter" Gardner Jr., 78, 118 Collier Road, Kinston, died Sunday. Funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at Gethsemane Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Kinston. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. He was...

ROBERT B. HERRING

May 19, 1924-Feb. 26, 2015 Robert Burke "Bob" Herring, 90, Rose Hill, died at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington Wednesday. Burial was private. Memorial service was 2 p.m. at Mount Zion Presbyterian Church in Rose Hill Saturday....

JAMES HOLDEN

James Holden, 68, Wilson, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BARBARA D. HORNE

Died Feb. 24, 2015 Barbara Denise Horne, 28, 403 Martin Luther King Blvd., Sharpsburg, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

PAULINE RUFFIN

Pauline Ruffin, 7622-G Judge Road, Kenly, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

HUI JU SHELLITO

Jan. 1, 1937-Feb. 26, 2015 Hui Ju Shellito, 78, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Tainan, Taiwan, she was the wife of the late Donald Walter Shellito, and was preceded in death by both parents. The family...

MATTHEW SNEAD

Matthew Snead, 57, died Friday at Beacon Shores Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Virginia Beach, Va. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

BERTHA P. THOMAS

Sept. 22, 1922-Feb. 28, 2015 Bertha Pridgen Thomas, 92, Faro, died Saturday at Willow Creek with her family by her side. Funeral service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Eureka Cemetery. The Rev. Michele Clark will officiate. There...

LEANN M. YEARWOOD

April 10, 1971-Feb. 26, 2015 LeAnn Michelle Yearwood, 43, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. LeAnn was born in Puerto Rico April 10, 1971, to Richard Yearwood of Goldsboro and the late Barbara...