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LUCINDA H. ANDERSON

Nov. 25, 1934-Aug. 23, 2015 Lucinda H. Anderson, 80, 122 Southern Plaza, Dudley, died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ, with the Rev. Johnny Wade officiating. Burial...

ESTHER COLLIER BEASLEY

May 12, 1920-Aug. 25, 2015 Esther Collier Beasley, 95, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, while surrounded by her family. Esther was born in Wayne County May 12, 1920, to the late Benjamin and...

A. NELSON BLAND

March 22, 1945-Aug. 24, 2015 Award-winning newspaper reporter, photographer and columnist Allen Nelson Bland, Mount Olive, died Monday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital following a period of declining health. He was 70. Bland had been in Wayne Memorial Hospital...

JAMES M. GODWIN JR.

Died July 25, 2015 James M. Godwin Jr., 93, Mount Olive, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015. Born in Bluefield, W.Va., he was the only son of James M. Godwin Sr. and Sara R. Godwin. He was a well-loved...

WILLIAM M. HARDY

Died Aug. 20, 2015 William McKinley Hardy, 70, Magnolia, died Thursday at Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, Md. Funeral will be Saturday at Betholite Missionary Baptist Church in Magnolia at 1 p.m., with evangelist Tammy Green officiating....

CARL EUGENE MCBRIDE JR.

Nov. 11, 1947-Aug. 14, 2015 Carl Eugene McBride Jr., Ph.D., 67, died in his West Hollywood, Calif., home Aug. 14, 2015, of complications resulting from chronic respiratory disease. "Gene," as he was known to family and friends, was a...

NORWOOD L. MILLS

Feb. 28, 1937-Aug. 24, 2015 Norwood Leonard Mills, 78, affectionately known by family and friends as "Pop," Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Monday, Aug. 24, 2015, from injuries he sustained in a fall. Norwood was born in Wayne County Feb....

KATIE M. NICHOLS

Nov. 5, 1917-Aug. 18, 2015 Katie Mae Nichols died Aug. 18. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Peter's Disciples Church of Christ in Smithfield. She was born Nov. 5, 1917, in Duplin County to the late...

KANEESHA N. ROBINSON

Kaneesha Nicole Robinson, 23, 1412 N. Independence St., Kinston, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

WILBERT RAY SULLIVAN

Died Aug. 25, 2015 Wilbert Ray Sullivan, 75, Greenville, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. The family will have a private memorial service at a later date. Wilbert, a native of Wayne County, lived much of his life in...

ARLENE GOODSON TALTON

Arlene Goodson Talton died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JOHN W. TAYLOR JR.

Died Aug. 21, 2015 Deacon John Wesley Taylor Jr., 74, 2211 Imperial Ave., Wilson, died Friday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle in Wilson. Arrangements are...