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Sunday, May 31, 2015

CAROLYN RENAI ADDERTON BURDEN

June 13, 1962-May 28, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mrs. Carolyn Renai Adderton Burden, 52, lovingly known by her family and friends as "Carol,"...

THE REV. HARVEY LARABEE CARNES

Died Feb. 17, 2015 The Rev. Harvey Larabee Carnes, who served for 29 years as pastor of First Congregational United Church of Christ in Dudley, N.C., died at the University of North Carolina Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C.,...

CAMILLE COOKE

July 4, 1958-May 17, 2015 Camille Cooke, co-owner of The Electrode Store Inc., died unexpectedly May 17, 2015, at the University of Washington Medical Center following surgery to relieve symptoms of her decades long battle with inflammatory bowel disease....

RAY HARE

Dec. 13, 1940-May 28, 2015 Wilford Ray Hare, 74, Pikeville, passed away Thursday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Ray was born in Wilson County Dec. 13, 1940, to the late Chester and Margaret Moore Hare. He worked for many...

WILLIAM E. KORNEGAY

July 8, 1942-May 27, 2015 William Earl Kornegay, 72, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday in the J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial...

HORACE A. MILLS

Nov. 4, 1939-May 29, 2015 Horace A. Mills passed away Friday, May 29, 2015. A service of remembrance will be held this afternoon at 2 p.m. at the home of Joyce Mills Barnes, 143 Short St., Goldsboro, N.C., with...

BERTHA J. BELL ARTIS PENDER

Bertha J. Bell Artis Pender, 73, 4100-B Juniper Lane, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARGARET JOYCE HOWELL PRICE

April 18, 1941-May 28, 2015 Margaret Howell Price, 74, died Thursday morning in Lynchburg, Va. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Burl Daniel and Essie Strickland Howell, and was the wife of the late...

GLORIA DAVIS ROBERTS

May 8, 1927-May 29, 2015 Gloria Davis Roberts, 88, Locust Dale, Madison County, Va., went to be with the Lord May 29, 2015. She was born May 8, 1927, in Goldsboro, N.C., and was the daughter of the late...

CLARK E. SESSOMS

Sept. 23, 1939-May 27, 2015 Retired Technical Sgt. Clark Edward Sessoms, 75, of Brantwood Drive, died Wednesday. Funeral will be 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Tuesday at R.W. Baker Funeral Home and Crematory in Suffolk, Va., followed by a graveside...

Friday, May 29, 2015

SOLOMON BONEY

Died May 27, 2015 Solomon Boney, 72, Magnolia, died Wednesday at Autumn Care in Beulaville. Funeral will be at Bryd's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill Saturday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. James Faison III officiating. Burial...

BRANDON A. BRINSON

Died May 24, 2015 Brandon A. Brinson, Magnolia, died Sunday at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church in Kenansville. Burial in Brinson Family Cemetery in...

CAROLYN BURDEN

Carolyn Burden died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

HERLEAN EDMUNDSON COLEY

Died May 21, 2015 Herlean Edmundson Coley, 91, Fremont, died May 21 at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday 1 p.m. at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services, with minister Angelo Ellison officiating. Interment Resthaven at Primitive Baptist...

RAY HARE

Ray Hare, 74, Pikeville, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SHIRLEY A. HERRING

Sept. 3, 1938-May 19, 2015 Shirley A. Herring, 76, died May 19 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Brogden Chapel Church Cemetery. She was born in Wayne County to the late Ruffie...

BRENDA J. LEWIS

Died May 24, 2015 Brenda Joyce Lewis, 72, 705 S. Evans St., Beulaville, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Daisy Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Beulahville. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral...

GEORGE F. MELTON II

March 9, 1974-May 27, 2015 George Floyd Melton II, 41, Warsaw, died Wednesday. Memorial service will be tonight at 7 at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw Inc. He was born March 9, 1974, in Duplin County, to George Floyd...

BEULAH E. QUINN

Died May 27, 2015 Beulah Eliza Quinn, 91, died Wednesday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 6 p.m., followed by visitation, at Community Funeral Home in Beulaville. Graveside service Sunday at 4 p.m....

CHARLES SWANN SR.

Died May 22, 2015 Charles Swann Sr., 83, Rose Hill, died May 22 at Duke Medical Center in Durham. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Saturday at 2 p.m. Burial will be at...

ROSCOE WILLIAMS

Died May 27, 2015 Roscoe Williams, 89, Rose Hill, died Wednesday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation of Wallace. Funeral will be at Bryd's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill Sunday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. James...

Thursday, May 28, 2015

VERNICE L. HALL BRINSON

Died May 21, 2015 Vernice Lang Hall Brinson died May 21 in Wake County. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Invitation AME Zion Church in Snow Hill, with the Rev. Theodore Woolridge officiating. Interment will be at...

WILBERT D. BROADHURST

Feb. 3, 1932-May 24, 2015 Wilbert D. Broadhurst was born Feb. 3, 1932, and departed this life May 24, 2015, at in the comfort of his home at 1910 Elton Drive in Goldsboro, N.C. He leaves to cherish his...

BERNARD G. KENT

Died May 23, 2015 Bernard Germaine Kent, 42, Greensboro, died Saturday at Grand Stand Regional Hospital in South Carolina. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Contending For The Faith Church Ministries in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens...

JOHN HOSEA KERR III

Feb. 28, 1936-May 24, 2015 John Hosea Kerr III passed away peacefully at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro May 24 after a period of declining health. John was born in Richmond, Va., and raised in Warrenton, N.C., as the...

JAMES M. LEWIS

Died May 24 , 2015 Mr. James Mack Lewis, 4696 N.C. 258 South, Snow Hill, N.C., passed away Sunday, May 24, 2015. A service of remembrance will be held Saturday, May 30, 2015, at 3 p.m. at Christian Fellowship...

KENNETH T. MCLEAN

Oct. 11, 1959-May 21, 2015 Kenneth Tyrone McLean, 55, 512 Wooten St., Fremont, died May 21 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral was today at 11 a.m. at New Bethel Original Free Will Baptist Church, with pastor Tony Sutton officiating....

CLARK E. SESSOMS

Clark Edward Sessoms, 75, Brantwood Drive, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JEFFERY LEE SUTTON

April 28, 1961-May 26-2015 Jeffery Lee Sutton, 54, Seven Springs, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill surrounded by his family. Jeffery was born in Lenoir County April 28, 1961,...

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

BETTY PIGFORD ANDERSON

Betty Pigford Anderson, 64, 504 Rosemont Parkway, Atlanta, Ga., died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel Wilson....

ANN S. BEAMAN

Nov. 21, 1937-May 25, 2015 Ann Merice Sloan Beaman, 78, Dudley, died at her home Monday. Born and raised in Calypso, she was the daughter of the late Estelle and Phelton Sloan, and the loving and devoted wife of...

WILLIAM OTTO BRITT SR.

Sept. 11, 1931-May 24, 2015 William Otto "Bill" Britt Sr., 83, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday evening at Vidant Medical Center. Bill was born in Sampson County Sept. 11, 1931, to William Rufus Britt and Lillian Catherine Bracher Britt. He...

WILBERT BROADHURST

Wilbert Broadhurst, 83, 1910 Elton Drive, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

BRENDA J. CHASTEN LEWIS

Died May 24, 2015 Brenda Joyce Chasten Lewis, 72, 705 S. Evans St., Beaulaville, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BILLY RAY MCCOY JR.

Died May 25, 2015 Billy Ray McCoy Jr., 45, Grifton, passed away Monday, May 25, 2015. Born in Lenoir County, he was the son of the late Billy Ray McCoy Sr. and Elsie Inez Brinkley McCoy. Billy was a...

LEROY MERRITT

Died May 22, 2015 Leroy Merritt, 74, Rose Hill, died Friday at Caromont Medical Center in Gastonia. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill today at 1 p.m., with Bishop Preston Hall officiating. Burial...

JOYCE MURPHY MINCHEW

Feb. 22, 1942-May 24, 2015 Joyce Murphy Minchew, 73, Wallace, died Sunday, May 24, 2015, at home. Joyce was born Feb. 22, 1942, in Rose Hill to the late Norman Holmes Murphy and Lois King Murphy. She was also...

JEAN SPRUILL SMITH

March 6, 1929-May 24, 2015 Jean Spruill Smith, 86, Fremont, went to meet her Lord and savior Sunday, May 24, 2015. Jean and her husband, Pete, lived their entire marriage on Pete's family farm near Eureka, and she was...

JEFF SUTTON

Jeff Sutton, Seven Springs, died Tuesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

DORIS B. WILLITS

May 24, 1933-May 25, 2015 Doris Mae Butts Willits, 82, died Sunday. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Brogden United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Michael Coppock officiating. Born in Douglas County, Mo., she was the daughter...

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

ANN SLOAN BEAMAN

Ann Sloan Beaman died today. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

WILLIAM O. BRITT SR.

William O. Britt Sr., 83, 213 E. New Hope Road, died Sunday at Vidant Hospital in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JERRY L. CANNON

Died May 21, 2015 Jerry L. Cannon, 53, 3701 Breezy Point, LaGrange, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. James Church of Christ in LaGrange, with Dr. Robert D. Hood officiating. Burial...

RODERICK LEACH

May 19, 1979-May 22, 2015 Roderick Leach, 35, 416 E. Hillsboro St., Mount Olive, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Churches. Interment will be in...

JAMES M. LEWIS

James M. Lewis, 4696 N.C. 258, Snow Hill, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JOYCE MURPHY MINCHEW

Feb. 22, 1942-May 24, 2015 Joyce Murphy Minchew, 73, Wallace, died Sunday, May 24, 2015, at home. Joyce was born Feb. 22, 1942, in Rose Hill to the late Norman Holmes Murphy and Lois King Murphy. She was also...

SAMMY NORRIS

June 9, 1946-May 24, 2015 Sammy Norris, 68, Dudley, passed away Sunday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late James and Flossie Mae Norris, and was the husband of Barbara Norris. Mr. Norris was...

JOHN ED SMITH

Aug. 9, 1943-May 22, 2015 John Ed Smith, 71, Havelock, passed away Friday at Carolina East Hospital. He was the son of the late Gatsy N. Smith, and was the husband of Frances Kay Smith. He served in the...

JEAN SMITH

Jean Smith, 86, Turner Swamp Road, Fremont, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

DORIS WILLITS

Doris Willits died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

Monday, May 25, 2015

PATRICIA ANDERSON

Patricia Anderson, 90, 204 Holland Hill Drive, died Saturday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JOHN H. KERR III

John H. Kerr III, 79, passed away Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements will be announced later this week by Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JIMMY MOYE

Jimmy Moye, 57, died Sunday at Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehab Center in Snow Hill. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SAMMY NORRIS

Sammy Norris, 68, Dudley, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JOHN E. SMITH

John Ed Smith, 71, Havelock, died Friday at Carolina East Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

CYNTHIA L. WUNDERS

Nov. 6, 1958-May 23, 2015 Cynthia Ann Lempka Wunders, 56, after a long illness went to be with God Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Goshen, N.Y., to the late Leonard and Marie H. Lempka,...

Sunday, May 24, 2015

LT. COL. ROBERT ELZEY "BOB" ARMBRUST, USAF (RETIRED)

May 16, 1933-May 18, 2015 Lt. Col. Robert Elzey (Bob) Armbrust, USAF (retired), 82, of 111 Robin Lake Drive, Dudley, N.C., died May 18 at the Brian Center. He was born May 16, 1933, in Columbus, Ohio. He was...

JANE GRADY HOLMES

Nov. 30,1933-May 21, 2015 Mrs. Jane Grady Holmes, 81, a homemaker and poultry farmer and lifelong resident of the Oak Ridge community near Mount Olive, passed from this life into the next Thursday night, May 21, 2015. The family...

TYRONE MAYE

Died May 19, 2015 Tyrone Maye, 44, of LaGrange, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at Hull Road Free Will Baptist Church in Kinston. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery...

JOHN E. SMITH

John Ed Smith, 71, of Havelock, died Friday at Carolina East Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DELORIS M. HARVEY SPELLS

Died May 18, 2015 Deloris Mae Harvey Spells, 85, of Fremont, died Monday at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. James Disciples of Christ in Fremont. Burial will be in Fremont Cemetery....

DALLAS H. SUGG

Dec. 2, 1944-May 19, 2015 Dallas Henry "D.H." Sugg, 70, of Kinston, died Tuesday. He was born Dec. 2, 1944, in Lenoir County to the late Joshua Parrott Sugg and Susie Lee Sugg. Graveside service will be 2 p.m....

WILLIE LANIER WILLIAMS

May 10, 1948-May 21, 2015 Willie Lanier Williams, 67, died Thursday at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Fayetteville. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. May 28 in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. The visitation...

CYNTHIA WUNDERS

Cynthia Wunders, 56, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

Friday, May 22, 2015

HERLEAN E. COLEY

Herlean Edmundson Coley, 91, Fremont, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

CINDY LOU COMBS

Sept. 29, 1968-May 20, 2015 Cindy Lou Combs, 46, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Wayne County Sept. 29, 1968, to Charles Albert Combs Sr. of Goldsboro and the late...

ELAINE DODGE DEWEY COMBS

Died May 21, 2015 Elaine Dodge Dewey Combs, resident of Kirkwood Retirement Community in Goldsboro, joined her heavenly father Thursday, May 21, 2015. She passed away peacefully at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, following a brief illness. Mrs. Combs was...

ERLENE JORDAN EVANS

Nov. 18, 1929-May 21, 2015 Erlene Jordan Evans, 85, Raleigh, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015, at Rex Healthcare. Erlene was born in Johnston County Nov. 18, 1929, to the late Leslie R. and Nettie Pittman Jordan. She was...

FRANCISCO P.Z. GARCIA

Oct. 18, 1953-May 15, 2015 Francisco Paco Zuniga Garcia, 61, 810 Taft St., Selma, died May 15 at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Iglesia Pentecostal Jesusristo El Rey De Gloria in Selma. Burial will be...

MARY E. CARR HERRING

Died May 19, 2015 Mary Elizabeth Carr Herring, 90, Greenevers community, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill Sunday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Cameron Hankins officiating. Burial...

KENNETH T. MCLEAN

Kenneth Tyrone McLean, 55, 512 Wooten St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JOHN S. NORMAN

Aug. 18, 1932-May 21, 2015 John Samuel Norman, 82, LaGrange, passed away Thursday, May 21, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. John was born Aug. 18, 1932, in Edgecombe County to the late Irby and Nannie Eastwood Norman. He...

VERNETTE ROWE

Died May 19, 2015 Vernette Rowe, 78, 648 Isham Frederick Road, died Tuesday at Life Care Hospital in Rocky Mount. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Rainbow Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Bernard Fuller officiating. Burial...

SEAN J. SAVAGE

Died May 17, 2015 Sean James Savage, 37, Warsaw, died Sunday. Funeral will be at Betholite Missionary Baptist Church in Magnolia Saturday at 3 p.m. Burial will be at Savage Allen Thompson Family Cemetery in Magnolia. He is survived...

FARRELL WILLIAMS

Dec. 13, 1926-May 20, 2015 Farrell Williams, 88, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Farrell was born in Wayne County Dec. 13, 1926, to the late Lucky and Ellen...

WILLIE L. WILLIAMS

Willie L. Williams, 67, died Thursday at the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Thursday, May 21, 2015

SHANNA VANN-HALL

Died May 18, 2015 Shanna Vann-Hall, 42, 2608 W. Wards Bridge Road, Warsaw, Monday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Kenan Memorial Auditorium in Kenansville, with elder Lorenzo Simmons officiating. Burial will be...

ANTHONY RAY "TONY" BAKER

July 15, 1978-May 19, 2015 Anthony Ray "Tony" Baker, 36, Warsaw, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Mr. Baker was born July 15, 1978, in Wayne County, N.C. Mr. Baker is survived by parents, Deborah and Lewis Summerlin of...

NANNIE LOU BENNETT

Jan. 29, 1935-May 20, 2015 Nannie Lou Jones Bennett, 80, Blizzard's Crossroads community near Mount Olive, died Wednesday morning, May 20, 2015. Graveside services will be held Friday, May 22, at 10 a.m. at Bennett Family Cemetery on Bennett's...

ALICE A. BRYANT

May 11, 1925-May 19, 2015 Alice Austin Bryant, 90, 911 S. Slocumb St., died Tuesday at home. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Wayne Memorial Park. She was born May 11, 1925, in Wayne County to...

CINDY L. COMBS

Cindy Lou Combs, 46, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOHN A. CROWLEY

June 2, 1992-May 18, 2015 John Austin Crowley, 22, 109 Riverbluff Drive, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Graveside service will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Woodland Friends Cemetery, with Jerry Edwards officiating Born in Brunswick County, he...

EDDIE L. EDWARDS

Died May 16, 2015 Eddie L. Edwards, 56, 801 Whitehead Ave., Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

JERRY L. GRADY

Sept. 14, 1971-May 17, 2015 Jerry Lynn Grady, 43, Micro, died Sunday. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. He was born Sept. 14, 1971, in Wayne County to Danny Gilbert Grady of McAllen, Texas,...

JAMES A. HARGROVE

Died May 15, 2015 James Albert Hargrove, 85, 202 Emma St., Elm City, died Friday at Elm City Assisted Living. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JOLLY J. LEACH

Oct. 26, 1971-May 12, 2015 Jolly James Leach, 43, 406 S. Church St., Mount Olive, died May 12 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Mount Gilead Baptist Church. Burial will be at Carver...

JOHN S. NORMAN

John Samuel Norman, 82, LaGrange, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

DALLAS H. SUGG

Dallas Henry Sugg, 70, Kinston, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

FARRELL WILLIAMS

Farrell Williams, 88, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

SHANNA VANN-HALL

Shanna Vann-Hall, 42, 2608 Ward Bridge Road, Warsaw, died Monday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

PAULINE RUFFIN ARTIS

Pauline Ruffin Artis, 78, Rocky Mount, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

DORIS L. BRITT

Died May 15, 2015 Doris Lett Britt, 510 King Drive, died Friday. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at St. James AME Zion Church, with Bishop Joseph Johnson as eulogist. Interment will be at St. James AME Zion Church...

ALICE BRYANT

Alice Bryant, 90, 911 Slocumb St., died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOHN A. CROWLEY

John Austin Crowley, 22, died Monday in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

SHIRLEY A. HERRING

Shirley A. Herring, 76, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

RODERICK LEACH

Roderick Leach, 35, 416 E. Hillsboro St., Mount Olive, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ERIC D. RASBERRY

Eric D. Rasberry, 46, New Bern, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

VERNETTE ROWE

Vernette Rowe, 644 Isham Frederick Road, Magnolia, died Tuesday at Life Care Hospital in Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

BRAYDEN A. RUFFIN

May 3, 2015-May 18, 2015 Brayden Abiel Ruffin, 102 Barrier Place, Pikeville, died at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Apostle D.L. McIntyre Memorial Chapel at McIntyre Funeral Home, with apostle Kenneth...

DELORIS M. SPELLS

Deloris Mae Spells, 85, Fremont, died Monday at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

IVEY RANDALL THOMAS

Sept. 1, 1965-May 17, 2015 Ivey Randall Thomas, 49, Pikeville, passed away at Wayne Memorial Hospital Sunday, May 17, 2015, after a battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family. Born Sept. 1, 1965, he was the...

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

ROBERT ARMBRUST

Robert "Bob" Armbrust, 82, Dudley, died Monday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

WILLIE MAE SWINSON BRADSHAW

April 11, 1931-May 17, 2015 Willie Mae Swinson Bradshaw, 84, Mount Olive, died Sunday. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Tyndall Funeral Chapel. The burial will be at Wilson Cemetery near Calypso. The visitation will be...

EDDIE L. EDWARDS

Eddie L. Edwards, 56, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

HENRY G. HILTON

Died May 16, 2015 Henry Gary "Pete" Hilton, 89,Warsaw, died Saturday at Kenansville Health and Rehab. The visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw. The funeral will be at 11 a.m....

TOMMY CARTHEL HOLT

March 17, 1934-May 13, 2015 Elder Tommy Carthel Holt, 81, 603 S. Claiborne St., died Wednesday night at Pruitt Health in Raleigh. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Pentecostal Holy Church. The burial will be in...

BRAYDEN A. RUFFIN

Brayden Abiel Ruffin died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist....

IVEY R. THOMAS

Ivey Randall Thomas, 49, Pikeville, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

ANN WILKINSON YOUNG

March 29, 1942-May 17, 2015 Ann Wilkinson Young, 73, Conover, passed away Sunday May 17, 2015, at Catawba Regional Hospice. Born March 29, 1942, she was the daughter of Elmer Hamn Wilkinson and Bertie Lee Smith Wilkinson. Ann was...

Monday, May 18, 2015

WILLIAM ADAMS JR.

William Adams Jr., 67, Goldsboro, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

LILLIAN ESTELLE EVANS MERCER

April 13, 1926-May 17, 2015 Lillian Estelle Evans Mercer, 89, Wilson, passed away Sunday. Her funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner's Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park in Wilson. The Rev. Johnny...

FRANCES POWELL

June 3, 1927-May 16, 2015 Frances Hill Powell, 87, Seven Springs, N.C., passed away Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, N.C. She was born June 3, 1927, in the Smith's Chapel community near Mount Olive,...

HELEN H. SAULS

Feb. 8, 1935-May 16, 2015 Helen Huffman Sauls, 80, Fremont, went to be with her Lord Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center while surrounded by her children. Helen was born in Wayne County Feb. 8, 1935,...

ESCAR HAYMOND "SAM" SCRIVENS

Oct. 10, 1937-May 16, 2015 Escar Haymond "Sam" Scrivens, Goldsboro, N.C., went to be with the Lord May 16, 2015. Sam was born Oct. 10, 1937, to David and Lucy Scrivens of Flatwoods, W. Va. Sam faithfully served his...

BILLY TAYLOR

Died May 16, 2015 Billy Taylor, 82, Kinston, passed away at Lenoir Memorial Hospital May 16, 2015. Billy was retired from DuPont after 38 years of service. He was preceded in death by his parents and seven siblings. Billy...

FRANCES CHAPMAN WILLIAMS

Dec. 24, 1926-May 16, 2015 Frances Chapman Williams, 88, Wilson, passed away Saturday. Her funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner's Funeral Home. A private burial will follow. The Rev. Johnny Sullivan will officiate. The family...

Sunday, May 17, 2015

VERNON T. BEST

Died May 14, 2015 Vernon "Pruney" Theris Best, 65, 2405 Horton Blvd., Apt. 3, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

BILLY GENE BRITT

July 25, 1946-May 15, 2015 Billy Gene Britt, 68, died Friday evening at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. Born in Johnston County, he resided in Goldsboro, and was the husband of Jo Ann Britt. Funeral services will be...

JAMES A. HARGROVE

James Albert Hargrove, 85, 202 Emma St., Elm City, died Friday at Elm City Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

RUTH D. HINSON

Dec. 10, 1931-May 14, 2015 Ruth Daughtry Hinson, 83, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, May 14, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Ruth was born in Duplin County Dec. 10, 1931, to the late James H. Daughtry...

JOLLY J. LEACH

Jolly James Leach, 43, 406 S. Church St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are by J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

NAOMI WHALEY MCCORKINDALE

Jan. 14, 1922-May 14, 2015 Naomi Whaley McCorkindale, 93, Kenansville, died Thursday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Monday in Whaley Cemetery in Potters Hill. She was born Jan. 14, 1922, in Duplin County...

MARY MILLER

June 8, 1926-May 9, 2015 Mary Miller, 88, 1208 Branson St., Fayetteville, died May 9 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at Eastern Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Timothy Dortch...

CONNIE JONES MIXON

Oct. 3, 1923-May 14, 2015 Connie Jones Mixon, 91, 328 E. Maple St., Mount Olive, died Thursday at Genesis Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Winn Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Merwyn...

CONNIE G. MULL

Sept. 28, 1954-May 15, 2015 Connie Grant Mull, 60, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. She was born in Wayne County Sept. 28, 1954, to the late Carlton Grant...

FRED PETTEWAY

April 30, 1930-May 10, 2015 Fred Petteway, 85, 107 E. Payton Ave., Kinston, died Sunday at the North Carolina Veterans Home in Kinston. Funeral will be today at 1:30 p.m. in Nannie D. Loftin Memorial Chapel at Loftin Memorial-J.B....

FRANCES POWELL

Frances Powell, Seven Springs, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

HELEN E. SAULS

Helen E. Sauls, 80, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DUSTY W. STANLEY

Dec. 17, 1980-May 14-2015 Dusty Wayne Stanley, 34, Princeton, died at Johnston Medical Center Thursday. Funeral will be today in Casey Funeral Home chapel at 4 p.m., with the Rev. Jimmy Earp officiating. Burial will be Monday in Wayne...

JEFFREY L. TYNDALL

Died May 9, 2015 Jeffrey Lee Tyndall, 58, Myrtle Beach, S.C., died at home May 9. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Park, with the Rev. Chubby Rieber officiating. He was born in 1957 in...

MAYNARD FRANKLYN WHITE

June 23, 1933-May 15, 2015 Maynard Franklyn White, 81, died Friday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Born in Danbury, Conn., he was the son of the late Harold C. and Alice P. White, and was the husband of Lois S....

DONNELL R. WILLIAMS

Died May 12, 2015 Donnell Ray "Donnie Ray" Williams, 55, 127 Weaver Circle, Sharpsburg, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be noon today at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

Friday, May 15, 2015

VERNON BEST

Vernon Best, 65, 1614 Nash St. North, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WILLIAM R. COILE

Aug. 18, 1942-May 14, 2015 William Robert "Bob" Coile, 72, LaGrange, died Thursday. Graveside service will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Pinelawn Memorial Park. He was born Aug. 18, 1942, in Lenoir County to Taplie Nixon Coile Sr....

AMOS FIELDS

Amos Fields, 52, 1170 N.C. 55 West, Cove City, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

ROSE M. GRIFFIN

Feb. 2, 1947-May 12, 2015 Rose Marie Griffin, 68, Pikeville, died Tuesday. Funeral will be at Heavenly Gates Funeral Home in Shreveport, La. Burial will be in Caldwell Cemetery in Louisiana. She was born in Plain Dealing, La., Feb....

MARY ANN GRIMES

Jan. 13, 1949-May 12, 2015 Mary Ann Drew Grimes, 66, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Mary Ann was born in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 1949, to the late Andrew Jackson...

RUTH D. HINSON

Ruth Daughtry Hinson, 83, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

TERESA A. INGRAM

Died April 26, 2015 Teresa Anne Ingram, 54, died April 26 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be Saturday at 4 p.m. at 136 King Road, Goldsboro. Arrangements are by Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

LLOYD MASON

Oct. 29, 1957-May 11, 2015 Lloyd "Boo Boo" Mason, 59, 404 N.C. 50 U.S. 117, Warsaw, died Monday at Clinton House Assisted Living. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Missionary Church Bowden in Warsaw, with...

DOUGLAS H. MOZINGO

Dec. 20, 1934-May 13, 2015 Douglas H. Mozingo, 80, Stantonsburg, died Wednesday. Memorial service will be at a later date. He was married to the late Marie. He is survived by two daughters and two sons....

GLADYS C. SPEIGHT

Died May 9, 2015 Gladys Cassandra Speight, 51, 700 S. Hinest St., Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel in Wilson....

MADIE STEPHENS

Died May 12, 2015 Madie M. Stephens, 89, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Alpha and Omega Christian Center, with apostle Frank Dawson officiating. Interment will be at Resthaven at Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will...

MAGGIE THOMPSON

Jan. 18, 1913-May 8, 2015 Maggie Thompson, 102, 189 Buffalo Ave, died May 8 at Rutland Nursing Home in Brooklyn, N.Y. Graveside service will be Saturday at Old Mill Cemetery. She was born Jan. 18, 1913, in Wayne County...

DONNELL R. WILLIAMS

Donnell Ray Williams, 55, 127 Weaver Circle, Sharpsburg, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

Thursday, May 14, 2015

SHIRLEY ARMWOOD WILLIAMS-WHITFIELD

Oct. 29, 1935-May 10, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mrs. Shirley Armwood Williams-Whitfield, 79, lovingly known by her family and friends as "Big Red,"...

VICTORIA "VIKKI" COOPER-MOORE

Feb. 18, 1957-May 7, 2015 Victoria "Vikki" Cooper-Moore, 58, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away May 7, 2015. The funeral service will be held at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church 11 a.m. Saturday, May 16, 2015, in Goldsboro, N.C. Pastor...

HENRY BIZZELL

Feb. 12, 1955-May 10, 2015 Henry Bizzell, 60, Seven Springs, passed away Sunday morning, May 10, 2015, at home. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 15, 2015, at noon from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory...

CAROLYN MARIE CORE

Feb. 23, 1948-May 10, 2015 "I will trust in the Lord until I die." Carolyn Marie Core, 67, 110 Sumpter Drive, Goldsboro, peacefully passed from this mortal stay Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 23, 1948,...

DETISHA L. COUNCIL

Died May 10, 2015 Detisha LaVohn Council, 35, 1717B E. Maple St., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Original Tabernacle of Prayer. She was born in Wayne County...

ANN DIXON EDGERTON DUNSTAN

Sept. 11, 1924-May 12, 2015 Anna Dixon Edgerton Dunstan peacefully relocated to heaven at 5:47 p.m. May 12, 2015, surrounded by love at Spring Arbor in Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Born Sept. 11,1924, Ann was raised in Goldsboro, N.C.,...

JOHNNIE F. FAISON

Died May 9, 2015 Johnnie Frank Faison, 78, 1753 U.S. 117 South, Warsaw, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Faison Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, with moderator James A. Davis officiating. Burial will be...

MARY A. GRIMES

Mary Ann Drew Grimes, 66, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DAVID C. HERRING SR.

Dec. 28, 1930-May 12, 2015 David C. "Dave" Herring Sr., 84, LaGrange, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Gerald Stacy officiating. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. He was...

TOMMY C. HOLT

Tommy C. Holt, 81, 603 S. Claiborne St., died Wednesday at Pruitt Health in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JOSIAH M. JONES

Died May 8, 2015 Josiah Mekah Jones, died Friday at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was the baby...

VICTOR JONES

The family for Victor Jones of Pikeville will receive friends tonight from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. A service to celebrate his life will be held Friday at 3 p.m. in the...

CONNIE MIXON

Connie Mixon, 91, died today at Genesis Health Care and Rehabilitation in Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

NATHANIEL PARKS

Died May 5, 2015 Nathaniel Parks, 68, 1709 Second Street NE, Washington, D.C., died May 5. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Delight United Holy Church in LaGrange, with the Rev. William Waters officiating. Interment will...

LARRY D. ROSE

Dec. 3, 1957-May 11, 2015 Larry D. Rose, 57, Jacksonville, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14, 2015, at Jones Funeral Home, Jacksonville chapel. Born Dec. 3,...

WAYNE A. SCHWARK

Oct. 19, 1960-May 8, 2015 Wayne Allen Schwark, 54, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall of Fremont United Methodist Church. He was born in Wisconsin Oct. 19, 1960, to...

BOYLAND RAY TAYLOR

Died May 9, 2015 "Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain." Psalm 127:1 Apostle Boyland Ray Taylor, 65, 107 Ashworth Drive,...

MADGE DAVIS WOODALL

Oct. 19, 1930-April 12, 2015 Madge Davis Woodall, 84, Princeton, died April 12. Funeral will be Friday at Princeton Baptist Church at 6 p.m., with the Rev. Dwayne Batten and the Rev. Jeff Daughtry officiating. She was born Oct....

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

DONALD R. ANDERSON

Died May 8, 2015 Donald Ray Anderson, 61, 4565 Evansdale Road, Wilson, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Tabernacle in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ROSA BALDWIN BARNES

Aug. 7, 1930-May 7, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mrs. Rosa Mae Baldwin Barnes, 84, lovingly known by her family and friends as "Mother...

PATRICIA WARREN COBBS

Died May 7, 2015 Patricia Warren Cobbs, 64, Garner, formerly of Duplin County, died Thursday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. today at Lifestyle Ministries in Wendell. Arrangements by Hawes Funeral Home of...

ALICE SEEBERT GODWIN

Dec. 25, 1921-May 10, 2015 Alice Seebert Godwin, Mount Olive resident, passed away Sunday morning, May 10, Mother's Day, at home. Born Dec. 25, 1921, Christmas Day, in Lexington, Va., she was the daughter of the late Walter and...

JAMES F. GREEN SR.

Died May 9, 2015 James Franklin Green Sr., 64, Wilson House, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

DAVID C. HERRING

David C. "Dave" Herring, 84, LaGrange, died Tuesday at the North Carolina Veterans Home in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

VICTOR ARNOLD JONES

April 15, 1949-May 12, 2015 Victor Arnold Jones, 66, Mount Carmel Church Road, Pikeville, departed this walk of life Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at home with his loving family by his side. The family will receive friends Thursday evening,...

JOYCE W. KING

March 26, 1946-May 11, 2015 Joyce Wilkins King, 69, LaGrange, died Monday. In honoring Joyce's wishes, no formal service will be held. She was born March 26, 1946, in Lenoir County to the late Gordon Wilkins Sr. and Melba...

JOLLY L. LEACH JR.

Jolly J. Leach Jr. died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

LOIS CLAYTON PIKE

Dec. 17, 1934-May 12, 2015 Lois "Mama Lois" Clayton Pike, 80, Johnston County, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 12, 2015. She was born Dec. 17, 1934, to the late Ira Thomas Clayton and Stella Louise...

VIRGIL L. TYNER

Aug. 30, 1929-May 12, 2015 Mr. Virgil Lee Tyner, 85, resident of Mount Olive, passed away early Tuesday morning, May 12, while at Genesis Care Center. He was a native of Sampson County, was the son of the late...

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

SUSIE M. CLODFELTER

May 30, 1952-May 10, 2015 Susie Medlin Clodfelter, 62, Fremont, passed away Sunday at her home. Susie was born in Wayne County May 30, 1952, to Ruby Benson Medlin of Fremont and the late Charlie Grover Medlin. She had...

DETISHA L. COUNCIL

Detisha Lavohn Council, 35, 1717B E. Maple St., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

VIRGINIA G. FORSYTHE

Died May 9, 2015 Virginia G. Forsythe, 63, 2209 Cameron Road, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at First Missionary Baptist Church in Lucama. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ALICE S. GODWIN

Died May 10, 2015 Alice Seebert Godwin, 93, Mount Olive resident, died Sunday. She was the wife of James M. Godwin Jr. of Mount Olive, and mother of Alice G. (Mrs. Steven) Wicks of Mount Olive. Service will be...

DIANA GRAY

Feb. 11, 1957-May 11, 2015 Diana Gray, 58, 402 Creech St., died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Deeper Life Church Ministries. Burial will follow. She was born Feb. 11, 1957, in...

JAMES N. HILL

May 5, 1937-May 10, 2015 James Noah "Buddy" Hill, 78, resident of West Pine Forest subdivision, Mount Olive, died Sunday afternoon, May 10, at home. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 13, at 11 a.m. at Maplewood...

LLOYD MASON

Lloyd "Boo Boo" Mason, 59, 404 U.S. 50 U.S. 117, Warsaw, died Monday at Clinton House Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MARY MILLER

Mary Miller, 88, 1208 Branson St., Fayetteville, died Saturday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JOYCE BARBOUR PEEDIN

Sept. 5, 1941-May 7, 2015 Joyce Barbour Peedin, 73, Princeton, died Thursday at Johnston Medical Center. Memorial service will be Wednesday in Casey Funeral Home chapel at 6 p.m., with the Rev. Carol Davis officiating. She was born Sept....

FRED PETTEWAY

Fred Petteway, 85, 107 E. Payton Ave., died Sunday at the North Carolina Veterans Home in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

MICHAEL A. ROUSE

Died May 8, 2015 Michael Anthony Rouse, 55, 5823 Huntington Park Drive, LaGrange, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon at Hull Road Free Will Baptist in Kinston, with pastor Wandra Williams officiating. Visitation will be...

WAYNE A. SCHWARK

Wayne Allen Schwark, 54, Fremont, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

MADIE M. STEPHENS

Madie M. Stephens, 89, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Funeral Service....

MAGGIE THOMPSON

Maggie Thompson, 102, died Friday at Rutland Nursing Home in Brooklyn, N.Y. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

VIRGIL TYNER

Virgil Tyner, 85, Mount Olive, died today at Genesis Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Monday, May 11, 2015

DONALD ANDERSON

Donald Anderson, 61, 4565 Evansdale Road, Wilson, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BENJAMIN BATCHELOR

Nov. 15, 1926-May 9, 2015 Dr. Benjamin "D.B." Batchelor, 88, Warsaw, died Saturday at home. Memorial service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Community Funeral Home chapel. He was born Nov. 15, 1926, in Duplin County to the...

MATTIE P. HERRING BEST

July 12, 1930-May 10, 2015 Mattie Pearl Herring Best, 84, Warsaw, died Sunday at Parish Family Care Home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Warsaw Baptist Church. Burial will be at Devotional Gardens. She was born July 12,...

HENRY BIZZELL

Henry Bizzell, 60, Seven Springs, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CAROLYN R. CORE

Carolyn R. Core, 67, 110 Sumpter Drive, died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

VIRGINIA G. FORSYTHE

Virginia G. Forsythe, 63, 2209 Cameron Road SW, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DIANA GRAY

Diana Gray, 58, 402 Creech St., died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JAMES F. GREEN SR.

James Franklin Green Sr., 64, Wilson House, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JAMES N. HILL

James N. "Buddy" Hill, 78, West Pine Forest, Mount Olive, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

RONNIE GENE SMITH

May 13, 1958-May 9, 2015 Ronnie Gene Smith, 56, went to be with his Lord and savior Saturday, May 9, 2015, at home surrounded by his loving family. A service to celebrate his life will be held Monday at...

GLADYS C. SPEIGHT

Gladys Cassandra Speight, 51, 700 S. Hinest St., Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SHIRLEY A. WHITFIELD

Shirley A. Whitfield died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

ALICE G. WICKS

Alice G. Wicks, 93, Mount Olive resident, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

Sunday, May 10, 2015

BILLY C. ELLIS

Mar. 20, 1937-May 7, 2015 Billy Carr Ellis, 78, of Snow Hill, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Billy was born March 20, 1937 in Lenoir County to the late Kirby Ellis and Elizabeth "Lizzie"...

GLADYS D. EZZELL

Feb. 26, 1943-May 8, 2015 Gladys Marybelle Darden Ezzell, 70, resident of Odom's Mill Road, Mount Olive, passed away Friday evening, May 8, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Ezzell was preceded in death by her parents, Ethel...

JOHNNY FAISON

Johnny Faison of 1753 U.S. Hwy. 117 S., Warsaw, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ANN WILBURN FRICK

April 19, 1923-May 7, 2015 Ann Wilburn Frick, 92, Harrisonburg, passed away Thursday, May 7, 2015. She was a resident of Park Gables at Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. Mrs. Frick was born in Altavista, Va., April 19, 1923, to...

WILBUR L. HALL II

Sept. 7, 1967-May 7, 2015 Wilbur Leon Hall II, 47, of 402 Brocklyn St., Benson, died Thursday. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Rose and Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating will be Bishop Dennis Smith...

CARROLL E. HERRING

March 11, 1936-May 9, 2015 Carroll Lambert Herring, 79, resident of the Rones Chapel community, Mount Olive, died early Saturday morning, May 9, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice. Known as "Dump" to most folks, he was a retired farmer...

HOWARD HOWELL

Howard Howell, 73, formerly of North Carolina, died May 5 in Galveston, Texas. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

BABY BOY JOSIAH JONES

Baby Boy Josiah Mekah Jones died Friday at Johnston Medical Center, Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

MARY LIB PHILLIPS

Dec. 27, 1919-May 7, 2015 Mary Lib Phillips, of St. Matthews, S.C., died peacefully on May 7, 2015, at the Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, surrounded by her family and friends. Graveside services will be held on Monday, May...

BEULAH S. POPE

Died May 4, 2015 Mrs. Beulah S. Pope, 82, 305 S. Vance St., Fremont, passed away May 4, 2015. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday, May 11, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel, 1820 Martin Luther...

DOROTHY P. ROBINSON

Dorothy P. Robinson, 74, of 161 Walter Robinson Lane, Rose Hill, died Thursday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation, Wallace. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late Hillary and Norma Peterson. A celebration service will...

MICHAEL ROUSE

Michael Rouse, 55, 5823 Huntington Park Drive, LaGrange, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Services Inc....

RONNIE GENE SMITH

Ronnie Gene Smith, 56, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, Goldsboro....

JEAN "JEANIE" DEWEY SPICER

Jan. 18, 1948-May 2, 2015 Jean "Jeanie" Dewey Spicer, 67, left this earth peacefully May 2, 2015. She was born Jan. 18, 1948, in Goldsboro, to the late George Spicer and Jean Spicer. She was predeceased by her brother,...

CATHERINE F. STONE

Feb. 3, 1946-May 3, 2015 Catherine Farr Stone, 69, of LaGrange, died May 3 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Goldsboro Worship Center in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends...

BOYLAND TAYLOR

Boyland Taylor, 65, of 107 Ashworth Dr., died Saturday in the Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

PATRICIA ANN WHITE

July 17, 1955-May 1, 2015 "...weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5 Patricia Ann White, 59, lovingly known by her family and friends as "Pat" of 1072-B Old Mount Olive Highway, Dudley,...

Friday, May 8, 2015

ROSA B. BARNES

Rosa B. Barnes died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

EDWARD DALLSON DOUGLAS

March 16, 2015-May 6, 2015 Edward Dallson Douglas, 7 weeks, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Memorial service was today at noon at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jim Willoughby officiating. He was born in Wayne...

BILLY C. ELLIS

Billy Carr Ellis, 77, Snow Hill, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

TOMMY DOUGLAS LINDSAY

March 8, 1959-May 4, 2015 Tommy Douglas Lindsay, 56, passed away Monday, May 4, 2015, after a courageous battle with T-cell lymphoma. Born in Goldsboro, N.C., March 8, 1959, Doug resided in Washington, D.C. Doug was a loving husband,...

MOESHA LOCKAMY

Died May 2, 2015 Moesha Lockamy, 18, 57 McKenzie Drive, Princeton, died Saturday at Johnston Healthcare in Smithfield. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Princeton Church of God, with apostle Alexander Lockamy and Dr. Terrance K. Leathers...

VICTORIA COOPER MOORE

Victoria Cooper Moore, 58, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DOROTHY ROBINSON

Dorothy Robinson, 74, 161 Walter Robinson Lane, Rose Hill, died Thursday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Wallace. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Thursday, May 7, 2015

CHARLES E. ALLEN

Died April 27, 2015 Charles Edward "Doola" Allen, 61, Smithfield, died at Wilson Medical Center April 27. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at New Generation Christian Church, with bishop Terry Thompson officiating. Burial will be in Crocker...

LOTTIE LEE MASSENBURG DAUGHERTY

Died May 2, 2015 Lottie Lee Massenburg Daugherty, 84, 2205 Somerset Drive, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at St. Paul AME Church in Kenly. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CARRIE MAE HOLLAND HINSON

Oct. 25, 1923-May 6, 2015 Carrie Mae Holland Hinson, 91, died Wednesday afternoon at her daughter's home in Princeton. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Burton and Lillie Bass Holland, and was the wife...

AMAZIAH LEWIS JR.

April 8, 1949-May 4, 2015 Amaziah Lewis Jr., 66, 4042 County Line Road, LaGrange, died Monday at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Sunday at noon at Maranatha Seventh Day Adventist Church. Burial...

JERRY MELTON JR.

Aug. 9, 1967-April 30, 2015 Jerry Melton Jr., 47, departed this walk of life Thursday, April 30, 2015, at his home in Pueblo, Colo. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 9, 2015, at noon from the chapel of...

JACK LYNN WILLIAMS

June 13, 1954-May 5, 2015 Jack Lynn Williams, 60, Dudley, passed away suddenly Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at his home. Jack was born in Wayne County June 13, 1954, to the late James W. Williams and Mary Grace Pennington...

GEORGE MICHAEL WILLIAMS JR.

Nov. 27, 1945-May 4, 2015 George Michael Williams Jr., Wilmington, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday. He was the son of the late George M. Sr. and Jean P. Williams. He is survived by his wife and children, three sisters...

MARY LOUISE HESS YOUNG

Died May 3, 2015 Mary Louise Hess Young passed peacefully from this life Sunday, May 3, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Mary Lou was a native of Princeton, N.C. She was the owner of Lou's Catering for 25...

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

CHARLES E. ALLEN

Charles Edward "Doola" Allen, 61, Smithfield, died at Wilson Medical Center April 27. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

WILLIAM "ANDRE" JETTON

Nov. 5, 1971-April 30, 2015 Mr. William "Andre" Jetton, 43, 2011 Hawthorne St., Goldsboro, passed Thursday, April 30, 2015, at home. The celebration of his life will be held Thursday, May 7, 2015, at 11 a.m. at St. Luke...

VICTORIE "VIC" LOZIER JR.

Oct. 2, 1964-May 6, 2015 Victorie "Vic" James Joseph Lozier Jr., 50, died Wednesday morning at home after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Wayne County to Victorie Lozier Sr. and the late Christine Lane Lozier,...

DELILAH MCMILLIAN

Died May 3, 2015 Delilah McMillian, Upper Marlboro, Md., died Sunday at Fairfax County Hospital in Virginia. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Masjid Muhammad in Washington, D.C. Burial will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Rockfish AME Church...

HENRY TURNAGE MEWBORN

Died May 5, 2015 Mr. Henry Turnage Mewborn, 90, Snow Hill, died Tuesday morning, May 5, 2015. A native of Greene County, he was born the son of Joshua Eugene Mewborn and Emma Gertrude Turnage. He was a member...

RODNEY PEARSALL

June 14, 1971-May 5, 2015 Rodney Pearsall, 43, 904 Lincoln Drive, Apt. 8, died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. He was born...

SHIRLEY I. SCALES

Shirley I. Scales, Dudley, died at Southern Maryland Hospital in Clinton, Md., Saturday. Arrangements are pending....

CONNIE WALTON SUMMERLIN

July 21, 1945-May 5, 2015 Connie Sue Walton Summerlin, 69, Goldsboro, formerly of Atlantic Beach, N.C., passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Connie was born in Birmingham, Ala., July 21,...

JACK L. WILLIAMS

Jack Lynn Williams, 60, Dudley, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

SHIRLEAN CRISP

Jan. 2, 1941-May 3, 2015 Virginia Shirlean Crisp of Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Sunday, May 3, 2015, while at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Shirlean was born Jan. 2, 1941, to the late Melvin DeWitt Crisp and Nina Long Crisp....

LOTTIE DAUGHERTY

Lottie Daugherty, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

FRANK GREGORY

June 7, 1919-May 4, 2015 Frank Gregory passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday, May 4, 2015. He was born in Kershaw, S.C. and served in the United States Army during World War II. A service celebrating Frank's...

KIRA JANE HEATH

Died April 28, 2015 Tuesday, April 28, 2015, precious little baby girl Kira Jane Heath went home to be with Jesus at Vidant Medical Center. The family received friends Saturday, May 2, 2015, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at...

JERVERS HENSLEY

Jervers Hensley, 65, Grifton, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston....

JIMMIE A. HUGHES

Jan. 12, 1936 - May 4, 2015 Jimmie Ander Hughes, 79, Snow Hill, died Monday at his home. He was born Jan. 12, 1936, in Duplin County to the late Jimmie Hughes and Christine Coombs Hughes. The funeral will...

NOAH W. JONES

March 20, 1934-May 2, 2015 Noah Wilson Jones, Warsaw, died Saturday. The funeral will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at Warsaw Baptist Church. He was born in Wayne County, to the late Noah Jonas Jones and Frankie Napier Jones. He...

BARBARA D. KITTRELL

March 8, 1938-May 5, 2015 Barbara Dowell Kittrell, 77, passed away Tuesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Pennington Gap, Va. to the late Lundy and Eula Dowell, and was married to USAF Msgt. Frank...

DOUGLAS MCDOWELL

Died May 2, 2015 Douglas McDowell, 64, LaGrange, died Saturday at his home. The funeral service will be held on Thursday at noon at The Bishop Lonnie E. Holloway Sr. Memorial Chapel at the funeral home. He will lie...

BEULAH POPE

Beulah Pope, 82, Wayne County Rest Villa, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CATHERINE FARR STONE

Catherine Farr Stone, 69, LaGrange, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

PATRICIA A. WHITE

Patricia A. White, Dudley, died Monday, April 27, at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist....

Monday, May 4, 2015

LAWRENCE "TONY" UZZELL ANTHONY

Aug. 7, 1965-April 27, 2015 Lawrence Anthony "Tony" Uzzell, 49, 3457 Hope Valley Road, Durham, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015, at his residence. He was born to Jesse Lee Uzzell and Ernestine Smith Merriweather Uzzell in Hampton, Va.,...

CLYDE E. BARKER II

Died May 2, 2015 Clyde E. Barker II, "Skeet" as he was known, passed away Saturday, May 2. He was born in 1949. He was preceded in death by his father, Clyde, and a brother, Don. Left to cherish...

MICHEAL EZRA BLACKMON

Jan. 29, 1950-May 2, 2015 Micheal Ezra Blackmon, 65, Kenly, passed away Saturday evening at Johnston University of North Carolina Health surrounded by his loving family. Micheal was born in Wayne County Jan. 29, 1950, to the late Ezra...

SHIRLEAN CRISP

Shirlean Crisp, 74, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOYCE R. GOODMAN

July 17, 1932-May 2, 2015 Joyce Roberson Goodman, 82, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, May 2, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Joyce was born in Fredericksburg, Va., July 17, 1932, to the late Meneffee Roberson and Elinor Reeves Roberson....

FRANK GREGORY

Frank Gregory, 95, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DOUGLAS M. HILL

April 20, 1942-May 3, 2015 Douglas McArthur Hill, Mount Olive resident, passed away early Sunday morning, May 3, 2015, while being cared for at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. There waiting on the other side to receive him was his...

DOUGLAS MCDOWELL

Douglas McDowell, 64, LaGrange, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

MAC RADFORD

June 24, 1938-May 2, 2015 James Malcolm "Mac" Radford, 76, Goldsboro, left this world to be with Jesus Saturday evening while surrounded by his family. Mac was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend whose love for God, life...

ROOSEVELT WEEKS SR.

Feb. 17, 1944-April 27, 2015 Roosevelt Weeks Sr., 71, 207 Sydney Drive, Dudley, died April 27 at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church, with the Rev. William J....

Sunday, May 3, 2015

JOE N. ALLEN SR.

Died April 29, 2015 Joe Nathan "Bill" Allen Sr., 74, 4435 Old Raleigh Road, Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Stevens Funeral....

CARL MARTIN

Carl "Peter Rabbit" Martin died in Baltimore, Md. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon in Baltimore. Arrangements are by March Funeral Home of Baltimore....

JERRY MELTON

Jerry Melton Jr., 47, Colorado, died at home Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

J.D. MORGAN

April 24, 1932-April 30, 2015 John Dudley "J.D." Morgan, 83, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington while surrounded by his family. J.D. was born in Gastonia April 24, 1932, to the...

ANN STEPHENS MORRIS

Feb. 3, 1943-May 1, 2015 Ann Stephens Morris, 72, Greenville, passed away early Friday morning, May 1, 2015. She was a native of Rones Chapel community near Mount Olive, the daughter of the late James Clyde and Dollie Mae...

GEOFFREY J. NASH

Dec. 13, 1949-April 29, 2015 Geoffrey Jennings Nash, 65, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be held at a later date. He was born in Washoe County, Nev., Dec. 13, 1949, to the late John and Mary...

LAWRENCE ANTHONY "TONY" UZZELL

Aug. 7, 1965-April 27, 2015 Lawrence Anthony "Tony" Uzzell, 49, 3457 Hope Valley Road, Durham, succumbed to the silent halls of death Monday, April 27, 2015, at his residence. He was born to Jesse Lee Uzzell and Ernestine Smith...

TOBY WASHINGTON

Toby Washington, 40, Charlotte, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

GIRTLE HUFFMAN WILLOUGHBY

May 26, 1926-April 29, 2015 Girtle Lee Huffman Willoughby, 88, died Wednesday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Lila B. Huffman, and was the wife of the...

Friday, May 1, 2015

JOE N. ALLEN

Joe Nathan Allen, 74, 4453 Old Raleigh Road, Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

HILLIARD 'DENNY' BARKER

April 27, 1958-April 29, 2015 Hilliard "Denny" Barker, 57, passed away Wednesday at Duke Hospital. Born in Kentucky, he was the son of the late Bud and Dicie Barker. A veteran of the United States Air Force, he served...

ALMETA CHAMP

Died April 28, 2015 Almeta Champ, 77, 228 Smith Chapel Road, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 4 p.m. at Garris Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Tommie Jones, officiating. Burial...

MILDRED HAM EDMUNDSON

June 26, 1927-April 30, 2015 Mildred Ham Edmundson, 87, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2015, at Somerset Court of Goldsboro. The family will receive friends Saturday, May 2, 2015, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in...

PERCY FRANKLIN EVANS

May 3, 1930-April 28, 2015 Percy Franklin Evans, 84, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Percy was born in Johnston County May 3, 1930, to the late Charlie Leon Evans and Lanie Creech...

AMOS N. FRAZIER

Died April 17, 2015 Apostle Amos Nathan Frazier, 69, 200 E. Lockhaven Drive, Apt. 1C, died April 17 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Victory Faith Center, with apostle Walter Barbour officiating. Burial will be...

THELMA GOODMAN FRYAR

Aug. 20, 1933-April 28, 2015 Thelma Goodman Fryar, 81, 1863 Goshen Church Road, Faison, died Tuesday at Sentara Hospice House in Virginia Beach, Va. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Piney Green Disciple Church of Christ in...

KIRA JANE HEATH

Died April 28, 2015 Tuesday, April 28, 2015, precious little baby girl Kira Jane Heath went home to be with Jesus at Vidant Medical Center. The family will receive friends Saturday, May 2, 2015, from 7 to 8:30 p.m....

WILLIAM JETTON

William "Andre" Jetton, 43, 2011 Hawthorne St., died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ADDIE S. KILLETTE

Jan. 23, 1925-April 29, 2015 Addie Smith Killette, 90, LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at her home. Addie was born Jan. 23, 1925, in Greene County to the late Guy T. Smith and Alice Wells Smith. She...

ALMA SHELBY DEAN CROWDER LAWSON

Died April 29, 2015 Mrs. Alma Shelby Dean Crowder Lawson, often known as "Deanie," died Thursday, April 29, at the age of 78. She was the daughter of the late George Thomas Crowder and Sarah Estelle Morgan Crowder, and...

JESSE LEE

May 7, 1948-April 27, 2015 Jesse Lee, 66, 315 Eastwood Ave., Fayetteville, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Monday at noon at Bentonville Disciple of Christ Church in Four Oaks, with elder Deron McLamb officiating. Burial will be...

J.D. MORGAN

John Dudley Morgan, 83, died Thursday at Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ANN S. MORRIS

Ann Stephens Morris, 72, Greenville, formerly of Rones Chapel near Mount Olive, died today. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

GEOFFREY J. NASH

Geoffrey Jennings Nash, 65, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DAVID HENRY NEWELL

Nov. 22, 1952-April 29, 2015 David Henry Newell, 62, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Simeon "Sim" B. and Louise Wiggs Newell. David was retired as a feed...

EDNA HOWELL ORTON

Dec. 13, 1925-April 30, 2015 Edna Sullivan Howell Orton, 89, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord Thursday, April 30, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Edna was born in Wayne County Dec. 13, 1925, to the late Henry...

JAMES ALLEN SMITH

Died April 28, 2015 Mr. James Allen Smith, affectionately known as Alvin, 48, 3201 Walbrook Place North, Wilson, N.C., passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at Wilson Medical Center in Wilson, N.C. Mr. Smith was a member of J.W....

OSCAR E. WATKINS

Died April 27, 2015 Oscar E. Watkins, 97, Wallace, died Monday at Brian Center Health Rehabilitation of Wallace. Funeral will be at Adoram Baptist Church in Wallace Saturday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. James Page officiating. Burial will...