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Friday, July 31, 2015

EDDIE B. BELL

Eddie B. Bell died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

JOHN R. BERGERON

John Robert Bergeron, 93, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DOROTHY MAE COLEY

April 2, 1935-July 27, 2015 Ms. Dorothy Mae Coley, 80, Goldsboro, passed Monday, July 27, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, N.C. At the strict request of Ms. Coley, there will not be any formal services held....

DION B. COOPER

Died July 25, 2015 Dion Beethoven Cooper, 48, 2500 Albany Lane, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JAMES DAVIS

James Davis, 74, Kenansville Nursing Home, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Services....

MILDRED CARLISLE ERWIN

Died July 24, 2015 Mildred "Hilda" Carlisle Erwin, Oxon Hill, Md., formerly of Goldsboro, died July 24. Funeral will be Monday at Ark Safety Christian Church in Upper Marlboro, Md. She was the daughter of the late Nancy Jones...

PATRICIA FLOWERS

Died July 27, 2015 Patricia Flowers, 82, Newton Grove, died Monday, July 27, 2015. A memorial service will be held Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015, at 3 p.m. at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Dick Lewis officiatng. Burial...

JERRY L. GRIFFIN

Jerry Louis Griffin, 72, Princeton, died Thursday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

ROBERT J. HAITHCOCK

Robert James Haithcock, 56, Seven Springs, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LILA NEWSOME HINES

Lila Newsome Hines, 68, Dudley, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

LINDA MANGUS ISENHOWER

April 8, 1947-July 30, 2015 Linda Mangus Isenhower, 68, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Linda was born in Lebanon, Ind., April 8, 1947, to the late Ivan and...

HAZEL CAPPS MASSEY

Hazel Capps Massey, 79, Princeton, died Thursday at Barbour Court in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

DOLLIE SMITH

Dollie Smith, 72, died Wednesday at Windsor House in Windsor. Arrangements are pending at Mills Funeral Home Inc....

EUGENE WOOTEN JR.

Eugene Wooten Jr., 56, 405 N. James St., died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Thursday, July 30, 2015

F. LAWTON DAVIS

Died July 28, 2015 F. Lawton Davis, 86, Middlesex, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Funeral Friday 6 p.m. Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Entombment Saturday noon Evergreen Memorial Cemetery,...

JACOB M. GUNTER

Died July 21, 2015 Jacob Miracle Gunter, 12, 706 S. Creek Drive, Nashville, died July 21. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel in Wilson....

BETTIE HAMMONDS

Sept. 17, 1946-July 26, 2015 Bettie (Horne) Hammonds, 68, 601 Spruce St., Apt. C, died Sunday in Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. She was born Sept. 17, 1946, in Nash County to Fred and Mary Williams Whitted. Funeral services will...

THOMAS HATCH

Died July 27, 2015 Thomas "Buck" Hatch died Monday in Philadelphia. Funeral will be Aug. 7 in Philadelphia. He was the son of Lera Hatch. Arrangements are by Francis Funeral Home of Philadelphia....

ANNE J. ARTIS PARKS

Died July 26, 2015 Anne Jacqueline Artis Parks died Sunday at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ, with Bishop Alton Smith officiating....

GRACE REAVES

Died July 20, 2015 Grace Reaves, 73, 407 Denby St., Wilson, died July 20 at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

HEZZIE ROBINS BURKE

April 24, 1929- July 24, 2015 Hezzie Robins Burke, 86, 110 Wade Ave., Princeton, died Friday in SECU Hospice Center in Smithfield. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home,...

ELLIS ELLIS

Aug. 6, 1988-July 26, 2015 Ellis Ellis, 26, resident of Mount Olive, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, July 26, while at the home of his father. He was a member of the 2007 graduating class of Spring Creek High School,...

NINA BRITT JOYNER

March 18, 1921-July 28, 2015 Nina Britt Joyner, 94, Grantham community, was called home Tuesday, July 28, 2015, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Lord while surrounded by her family. Nina was born in Wayne County March...

MARY W. NUNN

Oct. 24, 1948-July 27, 2015 Mary Elizabeth Windham Nunn, 66, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, July 27, 2015, at her home surrounded by her family. Mary was born in Wayne County Oct. 24, 1948, to the late Edgar Windham and...

HELEN PENN

Helen Penn, 102, 303 Westover Hill Drive, Cary, formerly of Mount Olive, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home and Cremation of Kinston....

HAZEL D. VAN ROEKEL

Dec. 19, 1922-July 28, 2015 Hazel Davis Van Roekel, 92, Goldsboro, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at Smithfield Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Wayne County, N.C., Dec. 19, 1922, and was the daughter of the late Williard...

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

DOROTHY MAE COLEY

Dorothy Mae Coley, 80, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

LARRY C. COLSON

Jan 14, 1957-July 26, 2015 Larry Clifton Colson, 58, resident of Mount Olive, passed away Sunday, July 26, at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro. His life will be remembered in a service at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, at...

DION B. COOPER

Dion Beethoven Cooper, 48, 2500 Albany Lane, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ELLIS ELLIS

Died July 26, 2015 Graveside service for Mount Olive resident Ellis Ellis (Frederick Norton Ellis III), 27, will be Thursday, July 30, at 11 a.m. at Wells-Southerland Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 29, from 6 until 8 p.m....

SALLY E. FERRELL

Died July 27, 2015 Sally Edmundson Ferrell, 87, Lucama, died Monday, July 27, 2015. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Little Rock Free Will Baptist Church. Entombment will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will be at...

PRICE FIELDS

June 18, 1952-July 24 Frederick Price Fields, 63, of LaGrange, passed away Friday, July 24, 2015, at his home. Price was born in Lenoir County June 18, 1952, to the late George and Ada Fraley Fields. He was married...

JAMES M. GODWIN, JR.

Died July 25, 2015 Services for James "Jim" M. Godwin Jr., 93, the father of Alice G. (Mrs. Steven) Wicks of Mount Olive, were to be held today (Tuesday) in his native Bluefield, W.Va. A memorial service will be...

DAVEY GRAY HARRIS

Died July 26, 2015 Davey Gray Harris, 59, went to be with his Heavenly Father early Sunday morning, July 26, 2015, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. A service to celebrate Davey's life will be held Thursday, July 30,...

ELIZABETH HOLMES

Died July 23, 2015 After a protracted battle with cancer, Elizabeth "Jane" Holmes died on July 23, 2015, in Louisville, Ky., at the age of 68. She leaves behind her daughters Amanda Hale, Jamie Cox and Allison Berberick and...

NINA BRITT JOYNER

Nina Britt Joyner, 94, died Tuesday morning at the home of her daughter in Grantham. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CRYSTAL R. MASON

Crystal R. Mason, 56, died Tuesday at Genesis Healthcare, Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

GLENNELL MILLER

Died July 24, 2015 Glennell Miller, 63, of Kenansville, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. He was married to Joyce Miller. He is survived by three children. Visitation will be 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at...

MARY W. NUNN

Mary W. Nunn, 66, died Monday evening at her home in Rosewood. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JESSE G. PRESNELL JR.

Feb. 23, 1929-July 27, 2015 Jesse Guy Presnell, Jr., 86, passed away Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Guy retired from Carolina Power and Light Co. after 35 years of service. He was a member of St. Luke United Methodist...

BILLIE MAY ROUSE

Died July 26, 2015 Billie H. May Rouse of Goldsboro died Sunday of a stroke. She was a former schoolteacher and principal and was the wife of retired editor Michael Rouse. They had lived in Goldsboro for 20 years....

HAZEL DAVIS VANROEKEL

Hazel Davis VanRoekel, 92, died Tuesday morning at Smithfield Manor. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

IRA WADE

Sept. 16, 1944-July 25, 2015 Ira Wade, 70, Princeton, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center. Funeral will be 7 p.m. today in the chapel of Casey Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. Burial will be Wednesday at...

Monday, July 27, 2015

LARRY C. COLSON

Larry C. Colson, 58, Mount Olive, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

FREDERICK N. ELLIS III

Frederick N. Ellis III, 27, Mount Olive, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

GEORGE FAISON

Sept. 15, 1931-July 22, 2015 George Faison, 83, 2387 N.C. 24, Warsaw, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at KEMBA Headquarters in Warsaw. He was born Sept. 15, 1931, in Duplin...

BETTIE HAMMONDS

Bettie Hammonds, 65, 60 Spruce St., Apt. C, died Sunday in Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DAVEY G. HARRIS

Davey Gray Harris, 59, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CAROL W. KENNEDY

Oct. 25, 1961-July 25, 2015 Carol Ann White Kennedy, 53, died at Goldsboro Assisted Living Saturday. Memorial service will be today at 1 p.m. at Emmaus Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jim Willoughby officiating. She was the daughter of...

ANNE PARKS

Anne Parks, resident of the Brian Center, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

GUY PRESNELL

Guy Presnell died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BILLIE ROUSE

Billie H. May Rouse, wife of retired News-Argus editor Michael Rouse, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending....

Sunday, July 26, 2015

KENNETH L. ARNOLD

Oct. 31, 1934-July 17, 2015 Kenneth Louis Arnold, 80, died July 17 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be in Butler, Mo. He was born in Browning, Mo., Oct. 31, 1934, to the late Louis L. Arnold and...

CAROL ROEBECK BARNES

Aug. 12, 1973-July 24, 2015 Carol Roebeck Barnes, 41, 1190 Norwayne School Road, Fremont, died Friday in Wake Medical Center. Funeral will be today at 4 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She was...

HEZZIE BURKE

Hezzie Burke, 86, 110 Wade Ave., Princeton, died Friday in SECU Hospice Center in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JAMES L. ELLIOTT

Died June 21, 2015 First Sgt. Maj. James Lee Elliott, 79, died Tuesday, at Fayetteville VA Medical Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro with full military...

DONALD L. EVANS

Died July 24, 2015 Donald L. Evans, 83, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, July 24, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A private service will be held at a later date. Mr. Evans was preceded in death by his parents,...

PRICE FIELDS

Frederick Price Fields, 63, LaGrange, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home....

JAMES GODWIN

James Godwin, 93, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JACOB M. GUNTER

Jacob Miracle Gunter, 12, 706 S. Creek Drive, Nashville, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ARTHUR P. HEATH JR.

Arthur Pedro Heath Jr., 42, 1620 Summer Breeze Drive NW, Albuquerque, N.M., formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CAROL W. KENNEDY

Oct. 5, 1961-July 25, 2015 Carol Ann White Kennedy, 53, died at Goldsboro Assisted Living Saturday. Memorial service will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Emmaus Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jim Willoughby officiating. She was the daughter of...

EVELYN S. MALPASS

Sept. 16, 1933-July 23, 2015 Evelyn "Sis" Swinson Malpass, 81, longtime resident of Faison, died Thursday, July 23, at her home. The family received friends at the funeral home Saturday, July 25, from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services...

KENNETH ROGERS RADFORD

Dec. 13, 1938-July 25, 2015 Kenneth Rogers Radford, 76, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 25, 2015, at his home. Mr. Radford was born in Greene County Dec. 13, 1938, to the late Charlie Radford Sr. and Penny Lou Smith...

JAMES J. TAYLOR

July 27, 1952-July 23, 2015 James Junior Taylor, 62, Snow Hill, formerly of Dudley, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, with Bishop Alton...

DONALD R. TURNER

Sept. 20, 1948-July 24, 2015 Donald Ray Turner, 66, Warsaw, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral was 7 p.m. Saturday at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw Inc. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today in the family cemetery...

Friday, July 24, 2015

CAROL BARNES

Carol Barnes, 41, died Friday in Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BURDEN BEST

Died July 21, 2015 Mr. Burden Best, 603 S. Oleander Ave., went to be with his Lord and savior Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 27, at 11 a.m. at...

HAROLD CAUDILL

Died July 22, 2015 Harold Caudill died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family Wednesday, July 22, 2015, following a brief illness. He was 84 years old. Throughout his life and illness, he exhibited patience, faith and humility....

JAMES C. CHADWICK

Died July 22, 2015 God reclaimed James C. Chadwick July 22, 2015, after 90 years of life filled with love, humor and achievement. James Chadwick was born to Walter and Corean Jones Chadwick in Onslow County, and was raised...

MEGAN N. EDGE

Died July 15, 2015 Megan Noel Edge, 22, 726 Bertie Pierce Road, Pikeville, died July 15 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

BOBBY L. HUCKS SR.

April 20, 1939-July 21, 2015 Bobby Leroy Hucks, Sr., 76, 3031B Thoroughfare Road, died Tuesday in Kitty Askins Hospice. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Maranatha Seventh Day Adventist Church. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery....

CARL D. JONES

Died July 21, 2015 Carl Douglas Jones, 64, 309 Beal St., died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Rapha Church of God in Wilson. Arrangements are by Carrons Funeral Home of Wilson....

LAWYER LEWIS

Aug. 3, 1931-July 20, 2015 Lawyer Lewis, 83, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with pastor Joe A. Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Barnes Cemetery....

JUAN E. LOPEZ

Jan. 27, 1951-July 21, 2015 Juan E. Lopez, 64, 3724 Morehead St., Unit 25, Pink Hill, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 7 p.m. at Silo Christian Church in Pink Hill. Burial will be in Mexico....

JOYCE A. LUCAS

Died July 17, 2015 Joyce Ann Lucas, 64, of Waldorf, Md., died July 17. The funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Tabernacle of Jesus Christ in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EVELYN S. MALPASS

Evelyn Swinson "Sis" Malpass, 81, Faison, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall's Funeral Home....

EVELYN A. REED

Died July 20, 2015 Evelyn A. Reed, 118 Meadowcrest Drive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Pentecostal Holy Church. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Wilson. She is...

ROSETTA PARKER SPENCER

Died July 17, 2015 Rosetta Parker Spencer, 84, Longleaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center in Wilson died July 17. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

JAMES J. TAYLOR

James Junior Taylor, 62, Dudley, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DONALD R. TURNER

Donald Ray Turner, 66, Warsaw, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

JOSEPH WILLIAMS

Oct. 11, 1939-July 21, 2015 Joseph Williams, 75, Fremont, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. He...

Thursday, July 23, 2015

EMMA GRAY ARMSTRONG

Died July 21, 2015 Emma Gray Armstrong, 93, 3724 Old Sharpsburg Loop Road, Wilson, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be noon Saturday at St. Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ in Wilson. She is survived by a...

DORETHA C. COBB

April 11, 1928-July 18, 2015 Doretha Cherry Cobb, a resident of Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center, died Saturday. Funeral services will be held Friday at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1065 Tommy's Road, with the Rev....

JAMES L. ELLIOTT

James Lee Elliott, 79, died Tuesday at the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GEORGE FAISON

George Faison, 83, 2387 N.C. 24, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JACOB M. GUNTER

Jacob Miracle Gunter, 12, 706 S. Creek Drive, Nashville, died Tuesday at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

BOBBY HUCKS

Bobby Hucks, 76, 3031B Thoroughfare Road, died Tuesday in Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CARL D. JONES

Carl Douglas Jones, 64, 309 Beal St., died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Carrons Funeral Home....

JUAN E. LOPEZ

Juan E. Lopez, 63, 3724 Morehead St., Unit 25, Pink Hill, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MICHAEL A. RICHARDSON JR.

Died July 17, 2015 Michael Anthony Richardson Jr., 21, 129 Barnes St., Sharpsburg, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries in Wilson....

TONYA A. SASSER

Died July 16, 2015 Tonya Alicia Sasser, 39, 607 Randolph St., Wilson, died July 16 . Funeral will be Saturday 11 a.m. at Brown Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

NAOMI ANN SMITH

Aug. 6, 1931-July 21, 2015 Naomi Ann Smith, 83, passed away Wednesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Lenoir County, she was the daughter of the late Milton and Betty Rouse Faulkner, wife of the late Clarence Smith...

ROBERT L. SPELLS SR.

Died July 20, 2015 Robert Lee Spells Sr., 86, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Church of Christ Disciples of Christ in Wilson. Arrangements are by...

LEON SUTTON

Jan. 25, 1930-July 21, 2015 Leon Sutton, 85, longtime resident of Faison, N.C., died Tuesday, July 21, at Genesis Nursing Home in Mount Olive. He was a veteran of the Korean War and a longtime employee of Cates Pickle...

ERNEST S. WHITMAN

Sept. 27, 1938-July 21, 2015 Ernest Shelton Whitman, 76, a resident of the Jones Grove Church community, Mount Olive, was called home Tuesday, July 21, to be with his Lord and Savior. His life will be celebrated in a...

JUANITA HALL WILLIAMS

Died July 20, 2015 Juanita Hall Williams, 90, Beulaville, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at Church of God and True Holiness Church in Beulaville, with Elder Terry Williams officiating. Burial will be at the church cemetery....

GEORGE E. YELVERTON

Died July 22, 2015 George E. Yelverton, 81, of Fremont, died Wednesday, July 22, 2015. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. The visitation will immediately follow at Fremont United Methodist Church. George was an avid...

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

EMMA ARMSTRONG

Emma Armstrong, 93, 3724 Old Sharpsburg Loop Road, Wilson, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

BURDEN BEST

Burden Best, 603 S. Oleander Ave., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

DORETHA C. COBB

April 11, 1928-July 18, 2015 Doretha Cherry Cobb, resident of Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center, died Saturday. The funeral will be Friday at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Joe A. Jackson officiating. Interment...

BARBARA S. ELLINGTON

May 13, 1935-July 20, 2015 Barbara Smith Ellington, 80, Goldsboro, passed away Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Barbara was born in Craven County May 13, 1935, to the late Carlton and Thelma Thompson Smith. She was married to the...

WILLIAM G. "BILL" HARRELL

Jan. 9, 1953-July 20, 2015 William G. "Bill" Harrell, 62, died Monday at home. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Ernest Asa Harrell and Ruth Ferrell Harrell. Bill was the owner and operator of...

GRACE REAVES

Grace Reaves, 73, 407 Denby St., Wilson, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

EVELYN REED

Evelyn Reed, 97,118 Meadow Crest Drive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Albritton-Carraway Funeral Home in Kinston....

IRA D. ROBINSON

Died July 19, 2015 Ira Dean Robinson, 70, 111 Albritton St., Calypso, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Winn Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Anthony Ezzell officiating. Burial...

CONNIE WALLER SCOTT

Oct. 6, 1949-July 20, 2015 Connie Waller Scott, 65, Pikeville, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015, at Vidant Medical Center surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be held Thursday, July, 23, 2015, at 9 a.m. in Purvis-Scott Family...

NAOMI A. SMITH

Naomi Ann Smith, 83, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

ROBERT L. SPELLS SR.

Robert Lee Spells Sr., 86, resident of Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

LEON D. SUTTON

Leon Davis Sutton, 85, died Tuesday at Genesis Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

ALICE FARMER TODORUK

June 16, 1941-July 18, 2015 Alice Farmer Todoruk, 74, Independence, Mo., passed away Saturday, July 18, 2015. Alice was born June 16, 1941, in Portsmouth, Va., the daughter of Wesley and Rachel (Ward) Farmer. She was a secretary for...

ERNEST S. WHITMAN

Died July 2,1 2015 Ernest Shelton Whitman, 76, Mount Olive area resident, died Tuesday. Services will be Friday, July 24, at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, with visitation to follow. Entombment will be Saturday, July 25, at 10...

CARROLL WILLAFORD

March 23, 1937-July 21, 2015 Carroll "Red" Willaford, 78, Kenansville, died Tuesday at home. Memorial service will be 7 p.m. Friday at Floyd Pond Holiness Church in Richlands. He was born March 23, 1937, in Onslow County to the...

JOSEPH WILLIAMS

Joseph Williams, 75, of Fremont, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

GEORGE E. YELVERTON

George E. Yelverton, 81, Fremont, died today. Arrangements are pending at Wilson Memorial Service of Wilson....

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

DORIS AYCOCK

Doris Aycock, 90, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral Service....

DORETHA COBB

Doretha Cobb, resident of Willow Creek, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

BARBARA SMITH ELLINGTON

Barbara Smith Ellington, 80, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ARTHUR FLOWERS

Arthur Flowers, 89, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral Service....

CECIL W. GUY

July 2, 1945-July 19, 2015 Cecil Wade Guy, 70, Warsaw, died Sunday at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw Inc. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Devotional Gardens....

WILLIAM G. HARRELL

William G. "Bill" Harrell, 60, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

BERTHA C. BARNES DAWES HARRELL

Died July 19, 2015 Bertha Catherine Barnes Dawes Harrell, 65, Kenly, died Sunday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Graveside service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Memorial Church Cemetery. She was the daughter of the late Walter J....

LAWYER LEWIS

Lawyer Lewis, 83, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

GRAYSON W. MITCHELL

May 22, 2015-July 19, 2015 Grayson Wayne Mitchell, 2 months old, Kenly, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home, with the Rev. T.P. and Carol Davis officiating. Burial will...

NORA LEE PENDER

Died July 19, 2015 Nora Lee Pender, 75, Avante at Wilson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Sunday. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Wilson....

CLARA MATHEL WILLIFORD REAVES

Died July 18, 2015 Clara (Mathel) Reaves, 98, passed away Saturday night at Smithfield Manor Nursing Home. She was the daughter of James "Jim" Williford and Nora Alice Pipkin Williford. She was born in what was known then and...

MICHAEL A. RICHARDSON JR.

Michael Anthony Richardson Jr., 21, 129 Barnes St., Sharpsburg, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CONNIE WALLER SCOTT

Connie Waller Scott, 65, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROSETTA PARKER SPENCER

Rosetta Parker Spencer, 84, Longleaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center of Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home LLC of Wilson....

ETHEL MEDLIN WORLEY

May 12, 1932-July 19, 2015 Ethel Medlin Worley, 83, Princeton, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015, at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Born May 12, 1932, she was the daughter of the late William Henry and Lillian Aycock Medlin....

Monday, July 20, 2015

SUSIE M. BUNCH

Died July 14, 2015 Susie M. Bunch, 57, Lancaster, Pa., passed Tuesday evening, July 14, 2015, at her residence. Born in Fremont, N.C., she was the daughter of Ardelia Grantham Moore, and was the wife of Andrew J. Bunch,...

CECIL W. GUY

Cecil Wade Guy, 70, Warsaw, died Sunday at Duke-Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

BERTHA C. HARRELL

Bertha Catherine Harrell, 65, Kenly, died Sunday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

CLARA WILLIFORD REAVES

Clara Mathel Williford Reaves, 98, died Saturday at Smithfield Manor in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

IRA D. ROBINSON

Ira Dean Robinson, 70, Mount Olive, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

DWAYNE TAYLOR

Feb. 23, 1967-July 18, 2015 Mr. Robert Dwayne Taylor, 48, of Snow Hill, died Saturday morning, July 18, 2015, surrounded by his family. Dwayne was born Feb. 23, 1967, the son of Gary Wayne and Annette Tyson Taylor. He...

FAYE HATCH WIGGINS

June 26, 1940-July 18, 2015 Faye Hatch Wiggins, 75, resident of Hatch's Hill, Mount Olive, passed away early Saturday morning, July 18, at her home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 22, from Tyndall Funeral Home,...

ETHEL MEDLIN WORLEY

Ethel Medlin Worley, 83, Princeton, died Sunday at Johnston Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

Sunday, July 19, 2015

JACQUELINE SAUNDERS CARR

Died July 15, 2015 Mrs. Jacqueline Saunders Carr of Peachtree City, Ga., died July 15, 2015. Mrs. Carr was born in Goldsboro, N.C., and was a 1944 graduate of Goldsboro High School. After graduation, she attended Mrs. Crumper's Secretarial...

MARY C. LONG EZZELL

Nov. 30, 1935-July 18, 2015 Mary Catherine Long Ezzell, 79, of Warsaw, died at home Saturday. Funeral will be tonight at 7, followed by visitation, at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw. Burial will be 11 a.m. Monday at Faison...

ROBERT J. GALOWSKI

Died July 14, 2015 Robert Joseph Galowski, 49, died at home Tuesday. A private service will be held. He was the son of Sandy Galowski, and husband of Trina Galowski. He is survived by two daughters. Arrangements are by...

KRISTIE A. GARRIS

Nov. 26, 1977-July 17, 2015 Kristie Alana Garris, 37, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015, at her home. Kristie was born in Wayne County, N.C., Nov. 26, 1977, to Allen Garris and the late Brenda Kay Boyette Garris....

THEODORE 'TED' HEGLER

June 21, 1930-July 18, 2015 Theodore "Ted" Banks Hegler, 85, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Richmond County, he was the son of the late Ernest Clifford Hegler and Cassie Hooks Hegler, and husband of the...

WOODY JOYNER

July 12, 2015 Woody Joyner, 71, Waipahu, Hawaii, died July 12, 2015, at home after a short illness. He was the son of Woodrow Wilson Joyner and Aleeda Daw Joyner, who preceded him in death. He served his country...

THURMAN M. JUDGE

Died July 16, 2015 Thurman M. Judge, of the Deep Bottom community of Wallace, died Thursday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Wilmington. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at First Missionary Baptist Church of Deep Bottom in...

JOYCE RAINS KNIGHT

Died July 13, 2015 Joyce Rains Knight, 76, passed away Monday morning, July 13, in Orlando, Fla. A memorial service is planned for Saturday, July 25, 2015, at Princeton United Methodist Church in Princeton, N.C., Joyce's childhood hometown. Visitation...

CHRISTOPHER J. SANDERS

Died July 15, 2015 Christopher John Sanders, 31, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. He was the son of Wanda Sanders of Goldsboro and...

TONYA A. SASSER

Tonya Alicia Sasser, 39, of Wilson, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOYCE H. STRICKLAND

Jan. 29, 1943-July 17, 2015 Joyce Ann Harrell Strickland, 72, Grantham, passed Friday, July 17, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital after a long battle with lung disease. She passed peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Joyce was born in...

FAYE H. WIGGINS

Faye Hatch Wiggins, 75, of Hatch Hill Lane, Mount Olive, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

OTHA GENE WILLOUGHBY

June 3, 1947-July 16, 2015 Otha Gene Willoughby, 68, Dudley, passed away Thursday night at his residence. He was the son of the late Otha and Girtle Lee Huffman Willoughby, and was married to the late Annie Rose Willoughby....

Friday, July 17, 2015

KENNETH L. ARNOLD

Kenneth Louis Arnold, 80, Pikeville, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAQUAWN MONTRELL BARDEN

Jan. 20, 1995-July 11, 2015 JaQuawn Montrell Barden, 20, 104 Dwight Lane, passed Saturday in El Paso, Texas. He was born Jan. 20, 1995, in Wayne County to Latisha Robinson Barden Cowan and the late Daryle Barden. He will...

KIMBERLY BROWN BROWN

April 22, 1963-July 15, 2015 Kimberly Brown Brown, 52, Sanford, N.C., died Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Wayne County, N.C., April 22, 1963, to James...

SUSIE M. BUNCH

Susie M. Bunch, 57, Lancaster, Pa., died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ANGELINE BYNUM

Died July 8, 2015 Angeline Bynum, 60, 182 Chesapeake St., Washington, D.C., died July 8, 2015. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

ANGIE LEWIS CARRAWAY

Died July 15, 2015 Angie Lewis Carraway, 83, Sanford, died Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Funeral Friday 3 p.m. Wayne Memorial Park in Goldsboro. She was the widow of elder Delbert Carraway, and the daughter of the late Leon and...

CAROLYN J. GATLING

Carolyn Jean Gatling, 51, 755 Up Creek Road, Cove City, died Thursday at Carolina East Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

MARILYN GASKINS GORDON

Marilyn Gaskins Gordon, 62, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

WILLIE RAY HERRING

Aug. 27, 1924-July 16, 2015 Graveside services for Mr. Willie Ray Herring will be held Saturday, July 18, at 4 p.m. in Maplewood Cemetery in Mount Olive, with the Rev. Lee Britt officiating. Mr. Herring, 90, passed away early...

WILLIE G. HUDSON

Died July 10, 2015 Willie Gray Hudson, 60, 604 South Warren St., Wilson, died July 10 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

PHOEBE A. JONES

Died July 10, 2015 Phoebe Arletha Jones, 85, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd., Richmond, Va., died July 10. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Faith Temple United Holy Church in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of...

RUFFINO V. MARTINEZ

April 7, 1949-July 13, 2015 Rufino Ventura Martinez, 66, 4304 Chenook Road, Wilson, died Monday in Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 4 p.m. at Wilson Hispanic Seventh Day Adventist Church. Burial will be in Mexico. He...

SHIRLEY V. RICHARDSON

Shirley Virginia Richardson, 68, 702 Longleaf Ave., died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JOSEPH SMITH

Died July 12, 2015 Joseph J. Smith, 33, Fayetteville, died Sunday. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Rainbow Missionary Baptist Church in Warsaw. Burial will be in Houston Cemetery. Visitation will be 3 to 7 p.m. at Hawes Funeral...

BARBARA W. SMITH

July 22, 1944-July 14, 2015 Barbara Walston Smith, 70, died Tuesday at home. Born in Pitt County, she was the daughter of the late Leon Walston and Penny Jones Walston Worrell, and wife of the late Milton R. Smith....

DAVID L. SUMMERLIN

May 14, 1940-July 13, 2015 David Louis Summerlin, 75, lifelong resident and iconic figure in the quaint, farming community of Summerlin's Crossroads in Duplin County near Mount Olive, passed away late Monday afternoon, July 13, at Wake Medical Center...

OTHA G. WILLOUGHBY

Otha Gene Willoughby, 68, Dudley, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

Thursday, July 16, 2015

OLA A. BUTLER

Died July 15, 2015 Ola Bee Adams Butler, Goldsboro, widow of James Long Butler, passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, July 15, at the age of 97. Bee, as more fondly known, was the daughter of Ben Franklin...

EDWARD LEE CRUMPLER

Oct. 3, 1945-July 14, 2015 Edward Lee Crumpler, 69, Wilmington, N.C., passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center in Wilmington. He was born in Lancaster, S.C., Oct. 3, 1945, son of...

ROBERT GALOWSKI

Robert Galowski, 49, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

VIRGINIA M. HOOKS

Died July 11, 2015 Virginia Mae Hooks died Saturday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at First African Baptist Church, with Bishop Anthony Woodley as eulogist. Interment will be in Wayne Memorial Park. Visitation...

CAROLYN E. JONES

Carolyn Elizabeth Jones 75, 103 Biltmore Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home and Cremation Kinston....

MARY NEWTON BOYKIN MINSHEW

Aug. 6, 1930-July 15, 2015 Mary Newton Boykin Minshew, 84, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Curtis Jones officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery....

CAYDEN D. PEREZ

Died July 6, 2015 Cayden Daniel Perez, 4, of Newton Grove, died July 6. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Westbrook Grove Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. David Jones officiating. Burial will be in...

CHRISTOPHER J. SANDERS

Christopher John Sanders, 31, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GERALDINE SIMMONS

Aug. 2, 1940-July 6, 2015 Geraldine Simmons, 74 1645 Andrews Ave., Bronx, N.Y., formerly of Faison, died July 6 at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Poplar Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Faison,...

JAMES ALLEN SUTTON SR.

Sept. 30, 1931-June 14, 2015 James Allen Sutton Sr., 83, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. James was born in Wayne County Sept. 30, 1931, to the late Lloyd...

UNDRA TAYBRON

Died July 12, 2015 Undra Taybron, 40, 4101B Cypress Drive, Wilson, died Sunday in Johnston County. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of...

ROBERT L. THOMPSON

Died July 14, 2015 Robert L. "Block" Thompson, of Wilmington, died Tuesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral was Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Enoch Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Wilmington, with the Rev. Donald Bohannon...

JAMES M. WILLIAMS JR.

Died July 11, 2015 Elder James M. "Jimbo" Williams Jr., 60, Goldsboro, N.C., born to the late James and Esther Williams, transitioned into glory Saturday, July 11, 2015. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 18, 2015, at noon...

MARGIE V. WILSON

Died July 10, 2015 Margie V. Wilson, 99, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

JOANNE BARNES BENTON

Died July 8, 2015 JoAnne Barnes Benton, 52, 1604 Anderson St. NW, Wilson, died July 8. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel in Wilson....

OLA A. BUTLER

Ola Adams Butler died today at Greendale Forest Nursing Center in Snow Hill. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

NORA E. FAISON BUTLER

Died July 12, 2015 Nora Elizabeth Faison Butler, 93, Jacksonville, died Sunday at Onslow Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. in Deliverance Evangelistic Temple in Jacksonville. Entombment will be in Onslow Memorial Park. She is survived...

FRED L. GREEN

Dec. 9, 1949-July 7, 2015 Fred Lee Green, 65, 819 Luther Drive, passed away Tuesday. He was born Dec. 9, 1949, in Beaufort County to Izel and Beulah Pierce Green. He was preceded in the silent halls of death...

RUFFINO V. MARTINEZ

Ruffino Ventura Martinez, 66, 4304 Chenook Road, Wilson, died Monday in Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BARBARA WALSTON SMITH

Barbara Walston Smith, 72, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

DAVID L. SUMMERLIN

May 14, 1940-July 13, 2015 Visitation for David L. Summerlin will be Friday, July 17, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Oak Wolfe Fire Department, 2418 Summerlin's Crossroads Road, Mount Olive. Funeral services will be held at the fire...

ROBERT E. SWEET

Sept. 6, 1955-July 12, 2015 Robert Edward Sweet, 59, resident of Goldsboro, formerly of Dudley, died early Sunday, July 12, at his home. His life will be remembered in a service to be held Thursday, July 16, at 7...

WALLACE W. WOOD

Feb. 20, 1940-July 8, 2015 Wallace W. Wood, born in Goldsboro Feb. 20, 1940, died in his home in Queens, N.Y., July 8. He was a long-standing member of the Screen Actors' Guild and the Actors' Equity Association, and...

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

JUDY F. BLACK

Jan. 20, 1944-July 8, 2015 Judy F. Black, 71, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Calypso, N.C., to the late Pervy Carroll and Metta Morgan Davis, and was married to the late Otis Leslie Black...

FRED L. GREEN

Dec. 9, 1949-July 7, 2015 Fred Lee Green, 65, 819 Luther Drive, passed away Tuesday. He was born Dec. 9, 1949, in Beaufort County to Izel and Beulah Pierce Green. He was preceded in the silent halls of death...

KENNETH JAMES ROGERS

May 25, 1947-July 11, 2015 Ken "The King" Rogers, 68, Pikeville, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Ken was born in Long Beach, Calif., May 25, 1947, to the late John L. Brown and Barbara...

DAVID L. SUMMERLIN

David L. Summerlin, 75, Summerlin's Crossroads of Mount Olive, died Monday at Wake Med. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

UNDRA TAYBRON

Undra Taybron, 40, 4101B Cypress Drive, Wilson, died Sunday in Johnston County. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SAMUEL L. WEAVER

The Rev. Samuel L. Weaver, 73, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Monday, July 13, 2015

JAQUAWM M. BARDEN

JaQuawn Montrell Barden, 20, died Saturday in El Paso, Texas. Arrangements are pending at the Haskins Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

MARY V. BARFIELD

Died July 10, 2015 Mary Valentene Barfield, 86, Calypso, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be held at noon Wednesday at Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist Church, 2591 Beautancus Road, Mount Olive. The burial will be...

JOHNNIE LEE BROCK

April 23, 1955-July 10, 2015 Johnnie Lee Brock, 60, Warsaw passed away Friday, July 10, 2015, at Rex Hospital. Mr. Brock was born April 23, 1955, in Wayne County to Mary Lou Whaley Brock and the late Odell Brock....

VIRGINIA HOOKS

Virginia Hooks, Goldsboro, died Saturday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Home....

KENNETH JAMES ROGERS

May 25, 1947-July 11, 2015 Ken "The King" Rogers, 68, Pikeville, passed away on Saturday, July 11, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Ken was born in Long Beach, Calif. on May 25, 1947, to the late John L. Brown...

JUDITH PATTERSON SIMMONS

Died July 10, 2015 Judith Patterson Simmons, 72, of Simmons Mill Road, Albertson, passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015. She was preceded in death by her brother, Billy Patterson. She is survived by her husband, Curtis T. Simmons...

Sunday, July 12, 2015

JOANNE BARNES BENTON

JoAnne Barnes Benton, 52, 1604 Anderson St. NW, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ANGELINE BYNUM

Angeline Bynum, 60, 182 Chesapeake St. SW, Apt. 4, Washington, D.C. died. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LORNA D. CAMPBELL

Jan. 21, 1969-July 1, 2015 Lorna Darlene Campbell, 529 Old N.C. 111, died July 1 at home. Funeral was private. She was born Jan. 21, 1969, in San Francisco, Calif., to Harold Campbell and June Jones Campbell. She was...

VIVIAN H. FICKLIN

Oct. 26, 1959-July 11, 2015 Vivian Sue House Ficklin, 55, died Friday at Transitions Life Care in Raleigh. Graveside service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Whitman Pate Cemetery. She was the daughter of Barbara H. Fisher and...

WILLIE G. HUDSON

Willie Gray Hudson, 60, 604 S. Warren St., Wilson, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOSEPH C. JACOME

May 14, 1949-July 11, 2015 Retired United States Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Carlos Jacome, 66, Becton Lane, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Monday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral...

PHOEBE A. JONES

Phoebe A. Jones, 85, 1201 Broad Rock Blvd., Richmond, Va., died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ROBERT PITTMAN JORDAN

Died July 8, 2015 Robert Pittman Jordan, 71, Long Island, Va., passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2015, in Lynchburg, Va. He retired from OTR as a truck driver with more than 30 years of service, and also was a...

JUDITH PATTERSON SIMMONS

Judith Patterson Simmons, Albertson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Pink Hill Funeral Home....

SHIRLEY FAISON SIMS

Dec. 7, 1934-July 11, 2015 Shirley Faison Sims, 80, died Saturday Morning at Rex Healthcare Center in Raleigh. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Muriel Faison, and was the wife of the...

DEZY'RAI R. WILDER

June 22, 2015-July 9, 2015 Dezy'rai Reynee Wilder, 2 weeks old, died Thursday at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Tuesday at noon at Bentonville Disciples of Christ Church in Four Oaks. Burial...

JAMES M. WILLIAMS

Elder James M. Williams died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

Friday, July 10, 2015

MARY V. BARFIELD

Mary V. Barfield, resident of Genesis Health Care, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ANTHONY D. BODY

Nov. 9, 1953-July 7, 2015 Anthony Devone Body, 61, Accokeek, Md., formerly of Wayne County, died Tuesday at Charlotte Hall Veteran's Home in Charlotte Hall, Md. Funeral will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Saints Delight United Holy Church...

LINDA F. MCKINNON BREWINGTON

Dec. 9, 1955-July 5, 2015 Linda Faye McKinnon Brewington, 59, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church. A private burial will be held at a later...

JOSE G. CHAVEZ

March 19, 1935-July 6, 2015 Jose Guzman Chavez, 79, 214 School House Branch, Mount Olive, died Monday in Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral will be tonight at 6:30 at Iglesia Evangelia Church in Sevens Springs. Burial will be at a...

AUDREY A. ELLIS

Died July 8, 2015 Audrey A. Ellis, 70, 900 Starmount Circle, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Trinity AME Zion Church in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home....

ANTHONY GILCHRIST SR.

Died July 2, 2015 Anthony Gilchrist Sr., formerly of Goldsboro, died July 2 in Charlotte. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Greater Providence Baptist Church in Charlotte. He was born to the late Katie Faison Gilchrist. He was...

RALPH L. JARMAN

Ralph L. Jarman, Kinston, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

ALICE JONES

Died June 30, 2015 Alice Jones, 89, Philadelphia, Pa., formerly of Wayne County, died June 30 at Roxborough Memorial Hospital. Burial will be noon Saturday in Carver Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour prior to the burial at Garris...

MAUREEN ANDERSON KASCSAK

Jan. 10, 1938-July 9, 2015 Maureen Anderson Kascsak, 77, Mount Olive, passed away Thursday, July 9, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Maureen was born in Banbury, England, Jan. 10, 1938, to the late Jock and Ivy Isham Anderson. She...

PEGGY J. KORNEGAY

Died July 7, 2015 Peggy Jean Kornegay, 67, 100 Lewis Ave., Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Michael McDougal officiating. Burial will be...

NANCY A. PEARCE LUDWIGSON

July 27, 1939-July 6, 2015 Nancy Arlene Pearce Ludwigson, 75, formerly of Princeton, died Monday in California. Memorial service will be held at a later date. She was born July 27, 1939, daughter of the late Leland Arthur and...

ALENE SPELLS MOUZZON

March 10, 1924-July 4, 2015 Alene Spells Mouzzon, 91, was born in Wilson County. She died at Duke Hospital July 4. Arrangements are by Lors Funeral Home in Raleigh, N.C. She is survived by two daughters; a son; a...

LONNIE NELSON

July 22, 1958-July 4, 2015 Lonnie Nelson, 56, 1503 Day Circle, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be in Lakeland, Fla. He was born July 22, 1958, in Wilson County....

CHRISTINE MARIE O'BRIEN

March 27, 1983-July 2, 2015 Christine Marie O'Brien, 32, Dudley, passed away suddenly Thursday, July 2, 2015, at her home. Christine was born in Jacksonville, Fla., March 27, 1983, to Patricia Beddard Steffan of Jacksonville, N.C., and David B....

BILLY PETTAWAY

Died July 2, 2015 Billy Pettaway, 64, Kinston, died July 2 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Smith's Chapel Baptist Church in Pink Hill. He was born in Lenoir County to...

WILLIAM H. PRIDGEN

William Henry Pridgen, 60, 315 Denmark St., died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

REGINALD W. ROUSE

Reginald Wardel Rouse, 66, 4669 N.C. 123 North, Maury, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston....

GERALDINE SIMMONS

Geraldine Simmons, 74, New York, formerly of Faison, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

DEZY-RAI SMITH

Dezy-Rai Smith, 2 weeks old, died Thursday at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JOHN ALDEN SNELL

March 22, 1950-July 1, 2015 John Alden Snell III, 65, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. John was born in Buffalo, N.Y., March 22, 1950, to the late John Alden Snell Jr. and Helene...

Thursday, July 9, 2015

JUDY F. BLACK

Judy F. Black, 71, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

ANTHONY D. BODY

Anthony Devone Body, 61, Accokeek, Md., formerly of Wayne County, died Tuesday at Charlotte Hall Veteran's Home in Charlotte Hall, Md. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JEREMIAH D. DUPREE

Died July 2, 2015 Jeremiah Ellis Dupree, 5 months old, died July 2. Graveside service will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton Burial Garden in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MAUREEN LEACH FELDER

Died July 7, 2015 Maureen Leach "Bunchie" Felder, 63, 614 Manchester St., Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton Burial Garden in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of...

JANET TOWNSEND HAGANS

Died July 6, 2015 Janet Townsend Hagans, 64, 900 Jordan St., Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral...

INEZ BAKER HARE

Feb. 24, 1946-July 8, 2015 Inez Baker Hare, 69, Pikeville, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home, followed by a funeral at 2 p.m. in the chapel,...

MARY PERKINS JENKINS

Died June 29, 2015 Mary "Vender" Perkins Jenkins, 49, 1224 Queen St., Wilson, died June 29 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel in Wilson....

MAUREEN KASCSAK

Maureen Kascsak, 77, Mount Olive, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIE L. KNIGHT

Died July 2, 2015 Willie Lee Knight, 69, 798 Red Hill Road, Fremont, died July 2 at home. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

MARY A. PADGETT

Oct. 14, 1965-July 4, 2015 Mary Anne Mahoney Padgett, 49, LaGrange, died Saturday. A private funeral will be at Rouse Funeral Home today. She was born Oct. 14, 1965, in Bethesda, Md., to Mary Carter Mahoney of LaGrange and...

ANGELITHA D. POLLARD

Died July 3, 2015 Angelitha D. Pollard, 45, 2128 Brown Hodges Road, Grifton, died Friday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Gateway To Heaven Pentecostal Holiness Church in Kinston. Burial will be...

JARVIS O. STALLINGS

Died July 6, 2015 Jarvis O. Stallings, 80, Chinquapin, died Monday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Chinquapin, with the Rev. Tommie Duran officiating. Burial will be...

ROSS P. TURNER

Oct. 1, 1933-July 4, 2015 Ross P. Turner, 81, longtime resident of Scott's Store community near Mount Olive, died Saturday night, July 4, at Genesis Care Center. A native of Potter's Hill community, he had been employed for a...

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

RUDOLPH BATTS

Rudolph Batts, 68, 1317 Parkside Drive, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOSE G. CHAVEZ

Jose Guzman Chavez, 79, 214 School House Branch, Mount Olive, died Monday in Vidant Duplin Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DOCK E. EDGERTON

Oct. 13, 1925-July 6, 2015 Dock E. Edgerton, 89, Pinkney Road, Kenly, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Visitation will be Thursday from 10 to 10:45 a.m. at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service at Nahunta...

MAUREEN LEACH FELDER

Maureen Leach "Bunchie" Felder, 63, 614 Manchester St., Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

HOWARD E. GOFF

Aug. 26, 1935-July 6, 2015 Howard Earl Goff, Stantonsburg, died Monday at home. Graveside service was today at 11 a.m. at Stantonsburg Cemetery. He was the son of the late Eva and Paul Goff. He was married to Shirley...

FRED GREEN

Fred Green, 65, 819 Luther Drive, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JANET TOWNSEND HAGANS

Janet Townsend Hagans, 64, 900 Jordan St., Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

PEGGY J. KORNEGAY

Peggy J. Kornegay, 67, 100 Lewis Ave., Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JAMES MALPASS

Nov. 18, 1935-July 7, 2015 Charlie James Malpass, 79, was called home Tuesday, July 7, 2015, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ his Lord. James was born in Wayne County Nov. 18, 1935, to the late Charlie and...

RONALD RAY "RONNIE" MALPASS

June 5, 1959-July 7, 2015 Ronald Ray "Ronnie" Malpass, 56, died early Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Lenoir County, he was the son of Marie Thigpen Malpass of Goldsboro and the late Ray Vernon Malpass, and...

JULIE MAPES

Died July 6, 2015 Julie Mapes passed away at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Monday, July 6, 2015. She was married to the late retired Maj. Carl Mapes, and resided in Goldsboro following his retirement. The family will receive friends...

MARY A. PADGETT

Mary Anne Mahoney Padgett, 49, LaGrange, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

GEANGIANNA WILLIAMS

Died June 29, 2015 Geangianna Williams, 97, 1314 Brunswick Ave., Trenton, N.J., died June 29. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at Simon Grove Holiness Church in Wilson. Visitation will be today 1 to 6 p.m. at Stevens Funeral...

JEAN PITTMAN WILLIAMSON

Died July 7, 2015 Jean Pittman Williamson, 79, Pinkney, died Tuesday, July 7, 2015, at her home. Funeral Wednesday 6 p.m. Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial Elmwood Cemetery...

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

DAVID EARL BAILEY

Died July 6, 2015 David Earl Bailey, 71, passed away at his home July 6 following a lingering illness surrounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his wife, Wilma; daughters, Crystal Farnwalt and husband, John, of Pine...

SEAN BROWN

Oct. 11, 1993-July 3, 2015 Sean Brown, 21, Mount Olive, died Friday. Funeral will be in New Hampshire. He was born in New Hampshire Oct. 11, 1993, to Warren and Debra Brown. Arrangements are by Howell Funeral Home and...

LORNA D. CAMPLELL

Lorna D. Campbell, 529 Old N.C. 111, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MILDRED C. DOWNER

July 5, 1939-July 5, 2015 Mildred Carolyn Downer, Mount Olive, went home to be with Lord and savior Saturday on her 76th birthday. A service to celebrate her life will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Family of...

DOCK EDGERTON

Dock Edgerton, 89, Pinkney Road, Kenly, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

HOWARD E. GOFF

Howard Earl Goff, 79, Stantonsburg, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JOHNNIE H. HOLMES

Died July 2, 2015 Johnnie Harold Holmes, 702 Robinson Place, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Winford Galmon as eulogist. Interment will be...

ENNIS K. LANIER

Oct. 16, 1957-July 6, 2015 Ennis Keith Lanier, 57, Kenansville, died Monday at home. Funeral will 11 a.m. Thursday in Community Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. He was born Oct. 16, 1957, in...

JAMES MALPASS

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

JULIE MAPES

Julie Mapes died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Monday. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KATIE G.H. PARDUE

Aug. 30, 1931-July 5, 2015 Katie Geraldine Hood Pardue, 83, died Sunday at Somerset Assisted Living. Graveside services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park, with the Rev. David Hollowell officiating. She was born in Wayne...

Monday, July 6, 2015

SEAN BROWN

MOUNT OLIVE -- Sean Brown, 21, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

MILDRED DOWNER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mildred Downer, 76, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

LONNIE NELSON

Lonnie Nelson, 56, of 1503 Day Circle, died Saturday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at the Haskins Funeral Home....

KATIE G. PARDUE

Katie G. Pardue, 83, died Sunday at Somerset Assisted Living. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

Sunday, July 5, 2015

DANNY E. BRADFORD

Nov. 14, 1957-July 2, 2015 Danny Earl Bradford, 57, Gurley Dairy Road, Pikeville, died Thursday. Funeral will be 6 p.m. Monday at Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Fred Baker and the Rev. Percy Coleman officiating. Burial will...

JESSE T. HORTON

Died June 28, 2015 Jesse Thomas Horton Jr., 44, formerly of Goldsboro, died June 28 at Tampa General Hospital in Florida. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Eastern Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery...

BETTIE JEAN KEEN

July 21, 1962-July 2, 2015 Bettie Jean Keen, 52, Dudley, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Bettie Jean was born in Wayne County July 21, 1962, to Julia Thornton Keen of Dudley and the late...

ANNE ELIZABETH YOUNGBLOOD MCARTHUR

July 9, 1926-June 30, 2015 Anne Elizabeth Youngblood McArthur, 88, passed away June 30 at her home in Hickory. Born July 9, 1926, in Wilson's Mills, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Effie Casey Youngblood and Paul...

ETHEL MAE MURPHY

Feb. 15, 1932-June 17, 2015 Ethel Mae Murphy was born Feb. 15, 1932. She departed her earthly life to be with the Lord June 17, 2015, at Vidant Medical Hospital in Greenville. She was preceded in death by her...

CHRISTINE M. O'BRIEN

March 27, 1983-July 2, 2015 Christine Marie O'Brien, 31, Dudley, passed away suddenly Thursday, July 2, 2015, at her home. Christine was born in Jacksonville, Fla., March 27, 1983, to Patricia Beddard Steffan of Jacksonville, N.C., and David B....

ROBERT STALLINGS

Oct. 6, 1924-June 26, 2015 Robert Stallings, 90, died June 26 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Church of God and True Holiness. Burial will be Wednesday at Raleigh National Cemetery. He...

Friday, July 3, 2015

BOBBY WARREN ACKISS

July 31, 1936-July 1, 2015 Bobby Warren Ackiss, 78, Goldsboro, N.C., went to his eternal reward July 2, 2015, surrounded by family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center after a courageous five-year battle with a chronic illness. He was predeceased...

TRISTAN A. ARTIS

Died June 25 Tristan Amir Artis, 1400 Old Stantonsburg Road, Lot 60, Mary Ella Trailer Park, Wilson, died June 25. Funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOHNNIE H. HOLMES

Johnnie H. Holmes, 702 Robinson Place, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

BETTIE J. KEEN

Bettie Jean Keen, 52, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HAROLD KORNEGAY

Nov. 12, 1948-July 2, 2015 Harold Kornegay, 66, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Thursday, July 2, 2015, at his home. Harold was born in Wayne County Nov. 12, 1948, to the late Landis and Jennie Williams Kornegay. He was married...

JOE PARKS

Aug. 6 1934-July 1, 2015 John Joseph "Joe" Parks, 80, LaGrange, passed away suddenly Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at his home. Joe was born in Wayne County Aug. 6, 1934, to the late Giles and Johnnie Newsome Parks. He...

BILLY PETTAWAY

Billy Pettaway, 64, 416 Georgetown Road, Kinston, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

MAYBELLE POWELL RIVENBARK

June 13, 1932-July 2, 2015 Maybelle Powell Rivenbark, 83, died early Thursday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Sampson County, she was the daughter of the late David and Emma Johnson Powell, and mother of the late Mark...

JOHN ALLEN SNELL III

March 22, 1950-July 1, 2015 John Alden Snell III, 65, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. John was born in Buffalo, N.Y., March 22, 1950, to the late John Alden Snell Jr. and Helene...

Thursday, July 2, 2015

BOBBY ACKISS

Bobby Ackiss, 78, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EMMA CAROL SMITH ATKINSON

Died June 27, 2015 Emma Carol Smith Atkinson, Greenleaf Grace Village, passed quietly at home Saturday, June 27, 2015, surrounded by her loved ones. She is survived by her children, Carlton L. Smith and wife, Freddine, Miriam Y. Smith,...

BRENDA COLEY BELL

Dec. 23, 1957-June 29, 2015 Brenda Coley Bell, 57, 1223 S. Andrews Ave., succumbed to the silent halls of death Monday in Genesis Health Care Center. She was born Dec. 23, 1957, in Wayne County. Homegoing services will be...

ROSA WILLIAMS CARLISLE

Aug. 12, 1951-June 27, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mrs. Rosa Williams Carlisle, 63, and lovingly known by her family and friends as "Biddy,"...

ROY L. CORE

Died June 24, 2015 Roy Lee Core, 53, 11 Mitchell Wooten Court, Apt. A, Kinston, died June 24 at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Greater St. Paul United Holy Church of America. Burial will...

CHRISTA EVANS

Died June 28, 2015 Christa Evans, Goldsboro, died Sunday, June 28, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Goldsboro, N.C. She was a graduate of Goldsboro High School class of 1989. She was employed by O'Berry...

JUDGE TIMOTHY IVAN FINAN

Oct. 30, 1952-June 30, 2015 Judge Tim Finan died suddenly at home June 30, 2015. Tim was born Oct. 30, 1952. In 1953, his family moved to Raleigh, N.C., where he attended Broughton High School and his beloved North...

CAROLYN BELL HINES

Jan. 11, 1943-July 1, 2015 Carolyn Bell Herring Hines, 72, resident of Scott's Store community, Mount Olive, passed away Wednesday morning, July 1, at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Services will be held Friday, July 3, at 2 p.m. at Tyndall...

MELODY J. MITCHELL

July 22, 1960-July 1, 2015 Melody Joyce Mitchell, 54, 2410 Memorial Church Road, Kenly, died Wednesday. A private service will be Friday at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. She was the daughter of Joyce Jones Mitchell and Floyd Edmond Mitchell Jr....

JOE PARKS

Joe Parks, 80, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MAYELLE POWELL RIVENBARK

Maybelle Powell Rivenbark, 83, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

JAMES E. ROLAND SR.

Died June 26 James E. Roland Sr., 81, 291 Perry Miller Road, Kenansville, died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at New Christian Chapel Church, with the Rev. Cameron D. Hankins officiating. Burial...

JOHN A. SNELL III

John Alden Snell III, 65, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ARNOLD R. WILLIAMS

Oct. 19, 1937-June 29, 2015 Arnold Raford Williams, 77, died Monday at his home in Summerville, S.C. He was born on a cold frosty morning in Wayne County, N.C., to the late Leslie Albert Sr. and Nettie Winifred Mozingo...

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

BRENDA COLEY BELL

Brenda Coley Bell, 57, 1223 S. Andrews Ave., died Monday at Genesis Rehab. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home. (Pd)...

GEORGIANA ELLIS

Died June 26, 2015 Georgiana Ellis, 99, 506 Lee St., Wilson, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Contending For The Faith Church Ministries n Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens...

TIMOTHY I. FINAN

District court judge Timothy I. Finan died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY PERKINS JENKINS

Died June 29, 2015 Mary "Vender" Perkins Jenkins, 49, 1224 Queen St. East, Wilson, died at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

KATE RAYNOR KILPATRICK

Jan. 16, 1912-June 29, 2015 Kate Kilpatrick, 103, died Monday. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Dobson Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. David Willis and the Rev. Jimmy Johnson officiating. Interment will be in Devotional Gardens....

VIRGINIA QUINN MAXWELL

April 10, 1928-June 30, 2015 Virginia Quinn Maxwell, 87, died Tuesday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Thursday at Community Funeral Home in Warsaw, with visitation following. A private burial will be 10 a.m. Friday...

CHARLES W. MCNEILL SR.

July 2, 1938-June 29, 2015 Charles Winston McNeill Sr., 76, 47 David Lewis Lane, Lillington, died Monday in Betsy Johnson Hospital in Dunn. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Cape Fear Conference A Headquarters in Erwin. Burial...

MARION V. RAINS JR.

April 1, 1943-June 29, 2015 Marion Victor "Vic" Rains Jr., 72, 201 N. Pearl St., Princeton, died Monday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Princeton United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Norma Roberts and the Rev. Tony Calhoun...

ERICA M. STATON

Erica Miracle Staton, 206 Spruce St., Apt C, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Carrons Funeral Home of Wilson....