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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

JAMES A. ANDERSON

James Alvis Anderson, 79, died Tuesday at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Md. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

THELMA Y.P. SUTTON BARFIELD

Died Sept. 27, 2015 Thelma Youven Pocohontas Sutton Barfield died Sunday at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, with bishop Leamon Sykes officiating and the Rev. Roosevelt E. Johnson...

DONNA BYRD

Donna Byrd, 57, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Wayne Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

THOMAS EARL DANIHEL JR.

July 11, 1949-Sept. 27, 2015 Thomas Earl Danihel Jr., 66, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in...

REV. ROBERT E. HARDY

Dec. 13, 1931-Sept. 27, 2015 The Rev. Robert Eugene "Bob" Hardy, 83, Marietta, Ga., formerly of LaGrange, died Sunday. Visitation will be Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with a graveside service to follow at...

HAZEL W. NORMAN

Hazel Wiggins Norman, 85, LaGrange, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

WILBUR SCRIVEN

Nov. 12, 1951-Sept. 25, 2015 Wilbur Scriven, 63, 204 Woodberry Lane, died Friday at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Burial will be at Four Bridge Church Cemetery in Sumter, S.C. He was born Nov. 12, 1951, in Sumter, S.C.,...

TAMEKA L. SILVER

Tameka Lashawn Silver, 42, 4623 Landfill Road, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DOROTHY S. STANLEY

Sept. 12, 1933-Sept. 28, 2015 Dorothy Smith Stanley, 82, Mount Olive resident, passed away Monday, Sept. 28. Her life will be remembered at a graveside service to be held Thursday, Oct. 1, at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park....

ELAM RAY SUMMERLIN SR.

Died Sept. 28, 2015 Elam Ray Summerlin Sr., Autryville, passed away peacefully Sept. 28, 2015, at the age of 80. Elam was a proud member of the United States Army, sergeant first class retired, serving in the Korean and...

ESSIE SUTTON

Died Sept. 27, 2015 Essie Sutton, 73, LaGrange, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at LaGrange Funeral Services chapel, with the Rev. Jerry Harris officiating. Burial will be at Hines Cemetery. She was...

CHARLES WESLEY JR.

Charles Wesley Jr., 81, 2508 Asbury Road, Cove City, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

KATIE M. WILLIAMS

Died Sept. 25, 2015 Katie Mae Williams, 96, Magnolia, died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be today at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Edward Barnhill officiating....

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

ELVERA ANDERSON

Elvera Anderson, 82, 1906 Ruann Drive, Wilson, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

THELMA Y.P. BARFIELD

Thelma Youven Pocohontas Barfield died Sunday at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JOHN W. HOOD

Died Sept. 26, 2015 John W. "PeeWee" Hood, 71, 217 E. Washington St., LaGrange, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in LaGrange, with Dr. Michael A. Johnson officiating. Burial will...

CONNIE F. KILLETTE

Jan. 30, 1945-Sept. 28, 2015 Connie Faye Killette, 70, Kenansville, died Monday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church in Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. She...

JAMES R. KILPATRICK

Died Sept. 20, 2015 James Ray Kilpatrick, 66, died Sept. 20 at Cooper Hospital in Camden, N.J. Funeral was 11 a.m. today at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Sicklerville, N.J. Interment was in Sunset Memorial Park. Arrangements by...

DAVID JOHN "TOMMY" MYERS

Oct. 1, 1930-Sept. 23, 2015 David John "Tommy" Myers, 84, Mount Olive passed away Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late Hillary and Thelma Myers, and was the husband of Lisa S. Myers. Mr....

DOROTHY S. STANLEY

Dorothy Smith Stanley, Mount Olive, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

ESSIE M. SUTTON

Ms. Essie M. Sutton, 74, LaGrange, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Services....

ROSE M. SWIFT

Rose Marie Swift, 76, 905 Woodrow St., Wilson, died at Avante' at Wilson. Funeral will be today 1 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

REBA K. WARWICK

Oct. 19, 1918-Sept. 28, 2015 Reba King Warwick, 96, Goldsboro, passed away Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Abb and Lesie Sutton King, and was the widow of William Crosby Warwick. She was...

DAVID WOODARD

Died Sept. 25, 2015 David Woodard, 66, 1903 Hillman Drive SE, Wilson, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Church in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

Monday, September 28, 2015

THELMA P. BARFIELD

Thelma Youven Pocohontas Barfield died Sunday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

THOMAS DANIHEL JR.

Thomas Danihel Jr., 66, died Sunday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

ROSE C. DREIGHTON

Rose Carol Horton Dreighton, 68, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday at Nathan Adelson Hospice Center in Las Vegas. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

DARRIUS W. SMITH

Darrius W. Smith, 50, Dover, died Saturday at the his home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

Sunday, September 27, 2015

VALERIE THORNTON-GOSS

Oct. 7, 1945-Sept. 23, 2015 Valerie Bekshaw Thornton-Goss, 69, Brandon, Miss., went to be with the Lord Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, at Merit Health Rankin. Visitation was Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, from 4 to 6 p.m., and will also...

RAMON BRYANT

Jan. 1, 1970-Sept. 22, 2015 Adolphus "Ramon" Bryant, 45, of Princeton, died Tuesday at Wake Med. Funeral will be today at Hamilton Funeral Chapel at 4 p.m. Burial will be Monday at Selma Memorial Garden in Selma. He was...

MATTIE BEATRICE EDWARDS

Feb. 8, 1937-Sept. 25, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mother Mattie Beatrice Edwards, 78, 1403 Laurel St., Goldsboro, N.C., departed her earthly life Friday,...

ODELL FOSS

May 22, 1944-Sept. 26, 2015 Odell Foss, a 71-year-old resident of the Mount Olive area, died early Saturday morning, Sept. 26, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. at Tyndall...

PATSY M. HERRING LEE

Died Sept. 25, 2015 Patsy Marilyn Herring Lee, 73, Kenansville, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Serenity Funeral Home in Beulaville. Graveside service at Herring Family Cemetery will be...

LARRY LOFTON

Died Sept. 19, 2015 Larry Lofton, 62, died Sept. 19. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Visitation will be 1 to 2 p.m. today at...

REBECCA ADAMS MICHIE NEAL

Died Sept. 25, 2015 Rebecca Adams Michie Neal, 87, died Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, in her Richmond, Va., home attended by her two daughters, Lyles Neal Perkins (husband, Philip Perkins) of Los Angeles and Virginia Neal Mastrapa of Miami...

MARTHA RAWLINGS

Died Sept. 22, 2015 Martha Rawlings, 69, Bridgeport, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, in the comfort of her home. Born in Princeton, N.C., to the late Walter and Gertrude Whitley Rawlings, Martha had been a resident...

WILBUR SCRIVEN

Wilbur Scriven, 63, 204 Woodberry Lane, died Friday at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MICHAEL J. WITHERS

Oct. 21, 1943-Sept. 24, 2015 Michael Jennings Withers, 71, of Mount Olive, died Thursday night, Sept. 24, at his home surrounded by his family. A service of remembrance will be held Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 11 a.m. at First...

DAVID WOODARD

David Woodard, 66, 1903 Hillman Drive SE, Wilson, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson and Woodard Funeral Home of Greensboro....

Friday, September 25, 2015

JUSTENIA JONES-MACK

Died Sept. 20, 2015 Mrs. Justenia Jones-Mack, 43, 4313 Hewitt St., Greensboro, passed Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, at Beacon Place in Greensboro, N.C. The celebration of her life will be held Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, at noon at Deeper...

WILBERT BEST JR.

Wilbert Best Jr., 81, 2719 Edwards Ave., Spring Lake, formerly of Princeton, died Wednesday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Herring Funeral Care and Cremations of Fayetteville....

MATTIE B. EDWARDS

Mattie B. Edwards died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

JEAN B. JONES

March 12, 1933-Sept. 24, 2015 Jean Jones, 82, Seven Springs, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside service will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Holy Innocents Episcopal Church Cemetery. She was married to the late James "Jimmy"...

THOMAS E. LANE

Thomas E. Lane, 1310 Roundtree Ave., Wilson, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ELBERT RAY OVERTON

Aug. 7, 1945-Sept. 22, 2015 Elbert Ray Overton Sr., 70, 401 Lee's Country Club Road, Mount Olive, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by loved ones. Born Aug. 7, 1945, in Wayne County, he was the...

AMY SHOEMAKER PEART

Aug. 15, 1978-Sept. 18, 2015 Amy Shoemaker Peart, 37, formerly of Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Friday at her home in Connecticut. Amy was born in Goldsboro Aug. 15, 1978, and was the daughter of Jeff and Maureen Peart of...

WINNIE S. PENDER

Died Sept. 15, 2015 Winnie S. Pender, 85, 703 Lincoln St., Wilson, died Sept. 15 at home. Funeral will be noon Saturday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DAVID G. SMITH

Died Sept. 23, 2015 David Gray Smith, 68, 103 Bragg Street, Apt. 103, Wilson, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries in Wilson....

RUFUS L. SMITH

Died Sept. 22, 2015 Rufus Lee Smith, 75, LaGrange, died Tuesday at Johnston Health Medical Center in Smithfield. Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ LaGrange, with Dr. Robert D. Hood...

ROBERT LEE SMITH

July 4, 1960-Sept. 19, 2015 Robert Lee Smith, 55, of Eubanks, Ky., formerly of Seven Springs, N.C., passed away Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, at his home. Born July 4, 1960, he was the son of Ann Lane Smith and...

VAYDEN CLOYCE SUTTON

July 23, 1940-Sept. 23, 2015 Vayden Cloyce Sutton 75, Wilmington, died Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 23, 2015, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Vayden was born in Wayne County July 23, 1940, the son of the late Thomas Loyde and...

LINDA KELLY TURNER

Oct. 10, 1953-Sept. 23, 2015 Linda Kelly Turner, 61, resident of Red Hill community near Mount Olive, Wednesday night, Sept. 23, went to be with her Lord, and joined her beloved father, George A. Kelly, and other loved ones...

MICHAEL WITHERS

Michael Withers, Mount Olive, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Thursday, September 24, 2015

WILLIAM T. BATTLE JR.

William Turner Battle Jr., 68, 180B Snowden Drive, Wilson, died Sept. 15 at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARCUS DICKERSON JR.

Died Sept. 19, 2015 Marcus Dickerson Jr., 81, resident of Wilson Assisted Living, died Saturday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

BOBBIE BASS FUTRELL

Died Sept. 23, 2015 Bobbie Bass Futrell, 77, Wilson, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. Funeral Friday 1 p.m. Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment Elmwood Cemetery Fremont....

AMY P. HARL

Amy Peart Harl, 37, died Friday in Jewett City, Conn. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES R. KILPATRICK

James Ray Kilpatrick, 66, formerly of Kinston, died Sunday at Cooper Hospital in Camden, N.J. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home....

ROBERT MEWBORN SR.

Feb. 4, 1941-Sept. 20, 2015 Robert Mewborn Sr., 74, son of the late Elijah and Macie Kornegay Mewborn, was born Feb. 4, 1941, in the Jason community of Green County, N.C. He died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Robert...

WENGEL T. MITCHELL

Died Sept. 14, 2015 Wengel T. Mitchell, 54, Baltimore, Md., died Sept. 14 at Gettysburg Hospital in Gettysburg, Pa. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at St. John AME Zion Church. Interment will be in Mitchell Family Cemetery. Visitation...

DAVID J. MYERS

David John "Tommy" Myers, 84, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

RAY NEWELL

Sept. 6, 1946-Sept. 22, 2015 Ray Newell, 69, Goldsboro, went to be with his Lord and savior Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Ray was born in Wayne County, N.C., Sept. 6, 1946, to the late...

ELBERT RAY OVERTON

Funeral services for Mount Olive resident, Elbert Ray Overton, 70, will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at Tyndall Funeral Home, with burial following at Wayne Memorial Park. Visitation will be at Tyndall during the hour before the service....

ROSA LEE BARNES RANDOLPH

March 18, 1934-Sept. 23, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mother Rosa Lee Barnes Randolph, 81, 6074 Church Road, LaGrange, N.C., departed her earthly life...

REV. JOHNNIE C. SHERROD

Aug. 27, 1925-Sept. 21, 2015 The Rev. Johnnie Carlton Sherrod, 90, 802 S. Vance St., Fremont, passed away peacefully at home Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Arthur Dobbs Sherrod...

RUFUS L. SMITH

Rufus Lee Smith, 75, LaGrange, died Tuesday at Johnston County Medical Center in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Services....

ROBERT LEE SMITH

July 4, 1960-Sept. 19, 2015 Robert Lee Smith, 55, Eubanks, Ky., formerly of Seven Springs, N.C., passed away Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, at his home. Born July 4, 1960, he was the son of Ann Lane Smith and the...

DAVID G. SMITH

David Gray Smith, 68, 103 Braggs St. NE, Apt. 103, Wilson, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LINDA K. TURNER

Linda Kelly Turner, 61, Scotts Store community of Mount Olive, died Wednesday. Arrangements pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

ADELTHUS R. BRYANT JR.

Adelthus R. Bryant Jr., 45, Princeton, died Tuesday at Wake Med. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

LINDA GREY TUCKER HARDIN

Nov. 5, 1947-Sept. 22, 2015 Linda Grey Tucker Hardin, 67, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday in Community Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw. Burial will be in Pinecrest Cemetery. She was born Nov....

KENDRICK J. HARRISON SR.

Aug. 6, 1924-Sept. 22, 2015 Kendrick James Harrison Sr., 91, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2015, at his home. Kendrick was born Aug. 6, 1924, in Greene County to the late Titus G. Harrison and Ruth Leneave...

LESLIE HOWARD JACKSON

Oct. 23, 1931-Sept. 21, 2015 Leslie Howard Jackson, 84, Kinston, surrounded by his precious angels, went home to be with his Lord and savior Monday, Sept. 21, 2015, at Kitty Askins in Goldsboro. Leslie was born Oct. 23, 1931,...

RAY NEWELL

Ray Newell, 69, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ELBERT R. OVERTON

Elbert Ray Overton, 70, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Wayne Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndalls....

EDDIE L. WEEKS

Jan. 6, 1957-Sept. 22, 2015 Eddie Lynn Weeks, 58, lifelong resident of Mount Olive, died early Tuesday morning, Sept. 22, at his home. His life will be remembered in a service Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. at Tyndall...

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

ANNIE PEARL GURGANUS

April 25, 1941-Sept. 21, 2015 Annie Pearl Gurganus, 74, went to be with the Lord after a courageous battle with cancer Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Shumate-Faulk...

CLARENCE E. INGRAM

Died Sept. 17, 2015 Clarence Edward Ingram, 80, 2098 E. N.C. 24, Kenansville, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Hallsville Missionary Baptist Church of Beuaville, with moderator James A. Davis officiating. Burial will...

LARRY LOFTIN

Larry Lofton, 62, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Sanders Funeral Home in Smithfield....

JACQUELINE INGRAM PHILLIPS

June 8, 1926-Sept. 20, 2015 Jacqueline Ingram Phillips, 89, Goldsboro, was called home Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Lord. Jacqueline was born in Fulton County, Ga., June 8, 1926, to the late...

EDDIE L. WEEKS

Eddie L. Weeks, 58, Mount Olive, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Monday, September 21, 2015

JUSTENIA JONES-MACK

Justenia Jones-Mack, 43, 4313 Hewitt St., Greensboro, died Sunday at Beacon Place. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ROBERT FARRELL BLALOCK

Sept. 13, 1938-Sept. 20, 2015 Robert Farrell Blalock, 77, Charlotte, passed away Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, at Carolina Healthcare System in Charlotte. Robert was born in Montgomery County Sept. 13, 1938, to the late Robert and Jewel F. Blalock....

DONNIE CAPPS

March 23, 1954-Sept. 19, 2015 William Donnie Capps, 61, Goldsboro, after a courageous battle with cancer, passed peacefully into that far better life with his Lord and savior and with those beloved family who went on before. His courage...

ROBERT MEWBORN SR.

Robert Mewborn Sr. died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JACQUELINE INGRAM PHILLIPS

Jacqueline Ingram Phillips, 89, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES PRIDE JR.

Aug. 23, 1939-Sept. 17, 2015 James Pride Jr., 76, 510 E. Pollock St., Mount Olive, died Thursday in Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at First African Baptist Church, with the Rev. Samuel...

BEULAH MAE REID

Died Sept. 17, 2015 Mrs. Beulah Mae Reid transitioned to her eternal home Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, 107 Handley Park Court, Goldsboro, N.C. A celebration of her earthly life will be held Wednesday, Sept....

JOHNNIE SHERROD

The Rev. Johnnie Carlton Sherrod, 802 Vance St., Fremont, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

Friday, September 18, 2015

WILLIAM T. BATTLE JR.

William Turner Battle Jr., 68, 180-B Snowden Drive, Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BARBARA S. COMER

Feb. 9, 1933-Sept. 16, 2015 Barbara Stanfield Comer, 82, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, at her home. Barbara was born in Guilford County Feb. 9, 1933, to the late Percy and Claudia Wagner Stanfield. She was married...

TAYLOR S. DAVIS

Born and died Sept. 11, 2015 Taylor Sky-Nicole Davis, Greenville, was born and died Sept. 11 in Vidant Care Medical Center. Graveside service will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in Homestead Cemetery in Greenville. She was the daughter of...

VIOLA EVERETTE

May 26, 1912-Sept. 15, 2015 Viola Everette, 103, 3507 Central Heights Road, passed Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, at home surrounded by her family. The celebration of her life will be held Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, at 2 p.m. at...

CLARENCE INGRAM

Clarence Ingram, 80, 2098 N.C. 24 East, Kenansville, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

CARL D. KING

July 1, 1963-Sept. 14, 2015 Carl Devince King, 52, 3032 Slippery Elm Drive, Raleigh, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Woods Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. He was born July 1, 1963, in Wayne County...

MARCUS M. MCLEAN

Jan. 26, 1986-Sept. 13, 2015 Marcus M. "Tek" McLean, 29, 7 Kelley Court, Greensboro, formerly of Wayne County, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11:30 a.m. in D.L. Memorial Chapel at McIntyre Funeral Home,...

WENGEL T. MITCHELL

Wengel T. Mitchell, 54, Baltimore, Md., died Monday at Gettysburg Hospital in Gettysburg, Pa. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

ORLANDO PIGFORD

Died Sept. 10, 2015 Orlando Pigford, Randallstown, Md., died Sept. 10 at Northwest Hospital. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Newkirk Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Willard. Interment will be in African American Community Memorial Gardens in Willard....

JAMES PRIDE

James Pride, 76, 510 E. Pollock St., Mount Olive, died Thursday in Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JA-LAYSIA M. RAYNOR

June 16, 2015-Sept. 12, 2015 Ja-Laysia Monae Raynor, 2 months old, 660 E. New Hope Road, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mount Gilead Baptist Church, with the Rev. Michael C....

BEULAH REID

Beulah Reid, 702 Poplar St., died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

THOMAS DAVID SMITH

Dec. 1, 1938-Sept. 17, 2015 Thomas David Smith, 76, Pikeville, passed away Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Thomas was born in Sampson County Dec. 1, 1938, to the late Chester Charlie Smith and Sally Allen Smith....

ETHEL KAY SWINSON

Aug. 22, 1933-Sept. 17, 2015 Ethel Kay Coker Swinson, 82, lifelong Mount Olive resident, passed into the waiting presence of her Lord Thursday, Sept. 17, while at Genesis of Mount Olive, where she had been residing for the last...

NOVA LEE WATTS

Died Sept. 13, 2015 Nova Lee Watts, 88, 3006 Englewood Drive, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Gateway to Heaven Pentecostal Holiness Church in Kinston. Visitation today from 2 to 7 p.m., with the...

EMILY G. POWELL WILLIAMS

Died Sept. 14, 2015 Emily Gay Powell Williams, 72, Fayetteville, formerly of Duplin County, died Monday at Transitions Hospice Care in Raleigh. Funeral will be Monday at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill at 1 p.m., with...

ETHEL WILLIAMS

Ethel Williams, 90, died at Genesis Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

EVELYN WILLIAMS

July 7, 1928-Sept. 13, 2015 Evelyn "Lake" Williams, 87, 389 Watershed Road, LaGrange, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mount Zion Seventh-Day Adventist Church of LaGrange. Burial will...

Thursday, September 17, 2015

BARBARA COMER

Barbara Comer, 82, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LUMUS J. EATMON

Died Sept. 8, 2015 Lumus Joyner Eatmon, 92, Baltimore, Md., died Sept. 8. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

CASSANDRA MCCALL EBISIKE

Died Aug. 24, 2015 Cassandra McCall Ebisike, 49, 3717 LaDova Way, Springdale, Md., died Aug. 24. Visitation will be 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, with interment following at Hamilton Burial Garden....

BETTY WOODARD GURLEY

Dec. 5, 1937-Sept. 15, 2015 Betty Woodard Gurley, 77, 125 Radford Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Rosewood First Baptist Church, 562 N.C. 581, Goldsboro. Burial will be 2 p.m. Friday...

TIMOTHY L. HOBBS

Jan. 7, 1967-Sept. 13, 2015 Timothy "Tim" Louis Hobbs, 48, Calvin Hobbs Road, Faison, died Sunday evening, Sept. 13, 2015. Tim is survived by his two girls, Meagan Hobbs and her fiance', Brandon Rabon, of Wilmington and Cayla Hobbs...

DAVID EARL KORNEGAY

May 17, 1948-Sept. 13, 2015 David Earl Kornegay, 67, 311 W. Kornegay St., Mount Olive, N.C., transitioned Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. David was born May 17, 1948, to the late Roosevelt and Johnnie Lou Kornegay....

ARTHUR EARL MANGUM

March 20, 1956-Sept. 2, 2015 Mr. Arthur Earl Mangum departed this life Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Tuomey Health Care System in Sumter, S.C. He was born March 20, 1956, to the late Ernest Mangum and Betty Pearl Lewis...

WINNIE PENDER

Winnie Pender, 85, 703 Lincoln St., Wilson, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

WILLIE M. WILLIAMS

Willie M. Williams, 82, died today at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

QUEEN E. COLEY

Died Sept. 12, 2015 Queen Esther Coley died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday from 2 to...

JAMIE L. COOK

Died Sept. 14, 2015 Jamie Lee Cook, 29, Sylacauga, Ala., died Monday. Graveside service will be Thursday at 4 p.m. at Shelvin Rock Cemetery in Sylacauga. He was the son of Gary L. Cook of Princeton and Freida Edwards...

VIOLA ROSE EVERETTE

Viola Rose Everette, 103, 3507 Central Heights Road, passed Tuesday, Sept. 15, at home surrounded by her family. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. (Pd)...

RENA M. NICHOLSON FREDERICK

Died Sept. 11, 2015 Rena Mae Nicholson Frederick, 99, Magnolia, died Friday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral will be Thursday at New First Baptist Church of Kenansville at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Tommy Jones...

TIMOTHY L. HOBBS

Jan. 7, 1967-Sept. 13, 2015 Timothy "Tim" Louis Hobbs, 48, Calvin Hobbs Road, Faison, died Sunday evening, Sept. 13, 2015. Tim is survived by his two girls, Meagan Hobbs and her fiance', Brandon Rabon, of Wilmington and Cayla Hobbs...

ISAAC KEITH JR.

April 23, 1940-Sept. 9, 2015 Isaac Keith Jr., 75, died Sept. 9 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at St. Luke Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, with the Rev. David...

DAVID E. KORNEGAY

Died Sept. 13, 2015 David Earl Kornegay, 67, 311 W. Kornegay St., Mount Olive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Payne Temple AME Zion Church, with apostle Frank M. Dawson officiating....

ARTHUR EARL MANGUM

March 20, 1956-Sept. 2, 2015 Mr. Arthur Earl Mangum departed this life Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2015, at Tuomey Health Care System in Sumter, S.C. He was born March 20, 1956, to the late Ernest Mangum and Betty Pearl Lewis...

ERVIN E. MURFREE

Died Sept. 12, 2015 Ervin E. Murfree, 95, Spring Valley, N.Y., formerly of Duplin County, died Saturday. Graveside service will be Saturday at Murfree Family Cemetery in Warsaw at 11 a.m. He is survived by six children. Visitation will...

EMMA V. MYLES

Died Sept. 9, 2015 Emma Victoria Myles died Sept. 9. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will Saturday 10 to 11 a.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, with...

DAVE QUICK

July 25, 1932-Sept. 14, 2015 Dave Quick, local businessman and civic volunteer, dies at 83. Retired Maj. Dave Quick, a proud citizen of Goldsboro since being stationed at Seymour Johnson in 1965, died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Monday...

M. MAXINE RAMSEY

Died Sept. 15, 2015 M. Maxine Ramsey, 80, Fayetteville, passed away peacefully at her home Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, at Jernigan-Warren Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from...

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

EDNA R. BELL BRYANT

Died Aug. 31, 2015 Edna Ruth Bell Bryant, 63, Washington, D.C., died Aug. 31. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Sand Hill Free Will Baptist Church in Kinston. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will...

ANITA L. CARLTON

Sept. 19, 1962-Sept. 13, 2015 Anita Ladell Carlton, 52, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be tonight at 7 at Family of Faith Church, with visitation afterward. She was born in Louisiana Sept. 19, 1962, to...

MARGARET HARGROVE DANIELS

Homegoing services for Margaret Hargrove Daniels will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery. Mrs. Daniels was born in Wayne County March 9, 1924, to the late Calvin...

LETHA M. DAVIS

Died Sept. 8, 2015 Letha Mae Davis, 101, 647 Suggs St., Wilson, died Sept. 8 at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ALFRED G. DEANS

Alfred Glenn Deans, 59, 3708A Starship Lane, Wilson, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

VIOLA EVERETTE

Viola Everette, 87, 3507 Central Heights Road, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ROBERT L. JONES JR.

Aug. 28, 1959-Sept. 13, 2015 Robert Lester Jones, Jr., 56, Rose Hill, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 4 p.m. Wednesday at Magnolia United Methodist Church. He was born in Duplin County Aug. 28, 1959, to the late...

DELLA M. POLLOCK

Died Sept. 10, 2015 Della Mae Pollock, 81, Wallace, died Thursday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Cameron Hankins...

MALCOLM D. QUICK

Malcolm David Quick, 83, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JA-LAYSIA RAYNOR

Ja-laysia Raynor, 2 months old, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Monday, September 14, 2015

ANITA L. CARLTON

Anita Ladell Carlton, 52, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

EDNA EARLE NAYLOR CRUMPLER

Oct. 27, 1936-Sept. 12, 2015 Edna Earle Naylor Crumpler, 78, of Dunn died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at her home. She was born Oct. 27, 1936, and was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Crumpler Sr., and...

DAVID E. KORNEGAY

David Earl Kornegay, 67, Mount Olive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ANNA LEE LANE

May 21, 1943-Sept. 10, 2015 Anna Lee Lane, 72, Faison, died Thursday in the UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. She was born May 21, 1943, in Wayne County to Lubie and Vassie James Beamon. She is survived by her...

MARCUS M. MCLEAN

Marcus M. McLean died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

KENNETH E. RENN JR.

Feb. 6, 1973-Sept. 11, 2015 Kenneth Earl "Kenny" Renn Jr., 42, died Friday at his home. He is the son of Brenda Jackson and Kenneth Renn Sr. The funeral service will be held at 7 tonight at Shumate-Faulk Funeral...

NOVA LEE WATTS

Nova Lee Watts, 85, Kinston, died Sunday at her home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

EVELYN WILLIAMS

Evelyn "Lake" Williams, 87, LaGrange, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B.Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Sunday, September 13, 2015

BENNIE O. CARR

Jan. 22, 1924-Sept. 12, 2105 Bennie Oliver Carr, 91, longtime resident of Bowdens, N.C., retired crop and dairy farmer, United States Army veteran of World War II and former employee with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, died Saturday...

QUEEN EXUM COLEY

Queen Exum Coley, 1101 E. Elm St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

TAYLOR S. DAVIS

Taylor Sky-Nicole Davis, Greenville, was born and died Friday in Vidant Care Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DOROTHEA H. DOBBINS GRIZZARD

May 20, 1938-Sept. 11, 2015 Dorothea Hope Dobbins Grizzard, 77, died Friday. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. in Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston. She was born in Rutherford County May 20, 1938, to the late Marcus Reid...

DONALD R. MARLOWE

Died Sept. 12, 2015 Donald R. Marlowe, 81, Fremont, died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015. Funeral Monday 11 a.m. Fremont Free Will Baptist Church. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont, followed by visitation. He was preceded in death by...

KENNETH E. RENN JR.

Kenneth Earl "Kenny" Renn Jr., 42, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

MATTIE MARIE STITT

Died Sept. 10, 2015 Ms. Mattie Marie Stitt died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, N.C. A celebration of her life will be held Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at 1 p.m. at St. Stephens Episcopal...

JERLENE JONES WILLIAMS

June 28, 1946-Sept. 7, 2015 Jerelene Jones Williams, 69, 407 W. Ash St., died Monday in Laurel, Md. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ, with bishop Alton A. Smith officiating. Burial will...

DOMINIQUE G. WORRELL

March 3, 1989-Aug. 26, 2015 Dominique Gail Worrell, 26, died Aug. 26. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park North. She was born March 3, 1989, in Wayne...

Friday, September 11, 2015

NAPOLEON BELL

May 16, 1943-Sept. 9, 2015 Deacon Napoleon Bell, 72, 416 Hare Rod, Goldsboro, passed from labor to reward Wednesday at his residence. He was born May 16, 1943, to the late Raymond and Kathell Artis Bell. His life and...

JOSEPH ROY DASILVA

Aug. 13, 1938-Sept. 7, 2015 Joseph Roy DaSilva, 77, 205 Sussex Place, Goldsboro, formerly of New York, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 13, 1938, to Zacharias DaSilva Sr. and Louise Duncan DaSilva in Kings...

KARL L. DAVIS

Died Sept. 7, 2015 Karl Leonard Davis, 58, Wallace, died Monday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation Center of Wallace. Funeral will be Saturday at Rockfish AME Church in Teachey at 3 p.m., with the Rev. Arthur Jenkins officiating....

RAYMOND DEW

Died Sept. 6, 2015 Raymond "Sonny" Dew, 72, 5433 Lindsey Road, Elm City, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at...

JA'KARR K. ELLIOT

Ja'karr Kierce Elliot, 3 weeks old, died Monday in Birmingham, Ala. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

GARY D. GARNER

Oct. 30, 1958-Sept. 9, 2015 Gary Dewight Garner, 56, Mount Olive, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. Gary was born Oct. 30, 1958, in Lenoir County to Mack Donald "Bobby" Garner and Virginia Carter Garner. A true outdoorsman, Gary...

MARGARET C. HARPER

Died Sept. 10, 2015 Margaret Clementine Harper, 79, died Thursday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 4 p.m. at First African Baptist Church, with the Rev. Louis S. Leigh Sr. officiating and Jerome...

JAMES MELVIN HARPER

June 9, 1940-Sept. 6, 2015 James Melvin Harper, 75, Durham, formerly of Goldsboro, passed from labor to reward Sunday in Durham Regional Hospital in Durham. He was born June 9, 1940. Melvin, as he was affectionately called, was the...

VIOLA MARIE "SWEET GRANDMA" JOHNSON

Died Sept. 6, 2015 Mrs. Viola Marie "Sweet Grandma" Johnson, 80, Goldsboro, N.C., was called home to glory during the early hours Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015. A celebration of life service will be held Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at...

ZILLIE A. GRICE JONES

March 8, 1952-Sept. 9, 2015 Zillie Ann Grice Jones, 63, Princeton, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Jimmy Reaves officiating. Interment will be at Selma Memorial...

ANNA L. LANE

Anna Lee Lane, 72, 3608 Preacher Henry Road, Faison, died Thursday in the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DOROTHY B. MCCALLUM LANE

Died Sept. 6, 2015 Dorothy Bernice McCallum Lane, 95, Rose Hill, died Sunday at Golden Care Rest Home in Wallace. Funeral will be Saturday at St. Phillip AME Church in Rose Hill at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Michael...

JERMAR MOORE

Aug. 31, 1990-Sept. 7, 2015 Jermar Moore, 25, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be held at a later date. He was born Aug. 31, 1990, in Nash County to Margaret Diane Moore. Arrangements are by...

MATTIE M. STITT

Died Sept. 10, 2015 Mattie Marie Stitt, 400 Bunche Drive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at St. Stephens Episcopal Church. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park North. Visitation will be...

JOE WILLIAMS

Sept. 29, 1938-Sept. 7, 2015 Joe Williams, 76, Tarheel Estates, Warsaw, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Garris Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Tommie Jones officiating. Burial will be in...

MATTIE D. WILLIAMS

Died Sept. 6, 2015 Mattie D. Williams, Warsaw, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Wilson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Turkey. Interment will be in Wilson Chapel Church Cemetery. Visitation...

Thursday, September 10, 2015

NAPOLEON BELL

Napoleon Bell, 72, 416 Hare Road, died Wednesday at home Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MAURISE CARTER

Died Sept. 5, 2015 Maurise Carter, 64, 307 Rouse St., Lucama, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARGARET H. DANIELS

Margaret H. Daniels, 91, died today at home Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAMES DAWSON

Died Sept. 8, 2015 James Dawson, 73, 414 East Gold St., Wilson, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul Church of Christ Disciples of Christ in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral...

SIMON RALPH FAIL

March 9, 1929-Sept. 9, 2015 Simon Ralph Fail, 86, Goldsboro, went to be with his Lord and savior early Wednesday morning at the University of North Carolina Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Ralph was born March 9, 1929,...

GARY D. GARNER

Gary Dwight Garner, 56, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Rex Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

METTA GRAHAM

Died Sept. 8, 2015 Metta Graham, 69, 911 Meadow St., Wilson, died Tuesday at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Smithfield. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Church of Christ in Bailey. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral...

HAZEL F. GRIFFIN

Jan. 15, 1927-Sept. 9, 2015 Hazel Fitzsimmons Griffin, 88, Seven Springs, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. Hazel was born Jan. 15, 1927, in Milltown, Maine, to the late Daniel Fitzsimmons and Hazel Greenlaw Fitzsimmons. She was preceded in...

MARGARET C. HARPER

Margaret Clementine Harper, 79, died today at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

ESTHER MAHALEY ATKINSON HIGH

Died Sept. 8, 2015 Esther Mahaley Atkinson High, 84, 6241 Cobblestone Road, Elm City, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Olive Chapel Baptist Church in Sharpsburg. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel...

ISAAC KEITH JR.

Isaac Keith Jr., 75, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

CLEVELAND MORGAN JR.

Died Sept. 4, 2015 Cleveland "Boot" Morgan Jr., 80, 5023 White Oak Loop, Wilson, died Friday at Avante' at Wilson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Rose Church of Christ Disciples of...

EMMA V. MYLES

Emma V. Myles died Wednesday at Community Home Care and Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

CARRIE LEE REID

Died Sept. 8, 2015 Mother Carrie Lee Reid, 233 Johnson Lane, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Little Rock Church of Christ, with the Rev. David Williams officiating. Interment will be...

THEODORIS HINNANT WALSTON

Died Sept. 8, 2015 Theodoris Hinnant Walston, 60, 208 Branch St., Wilson, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of...

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

DOROTHY HOOKER-ROBERTS

Dorothy Mae Hooker-Roberts, 83, of 2144 Trent Circle, Deep Run died Sunday at her home. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Bay Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Hickory Grove Church...

HELEN K. COLUMBUS

Aug.18, 1928-Sept. 7, 2015 Helen Kelly Columbus, 87, long-time resident of Mount Olive, and native of the Red Hill community in Duplin County, passed away Monday afternoon, Sept. 7, 2015, while being cared for at Kitty Askins Hospice Center....

BETREAS M. CONNOR

Betreas McAllister Connor, 94, of 319 Brass Ct., Fayetteville, formerly of Wayne County, died Sept. 4 at home surrounded by her family. The celebration of her life will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Luke Church of...

LETHA DAVIS

Letha Davis, 101, of 647 Suggs Street, Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation in Wilson. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

DEACON "SONNY" DEW

Deacon Raymond "Sonny" Dew, 72, of 5433 Lindsey Road, Elm City, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center in Wilson. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

LUMUS EATMON

Lumus Eatmon, 92, of Baltimore, Maryland, formerly of Wilson, died Tuesday in Maryland. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

RALPH FAIL

Ralph Fail, 86, died this morning at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

METTA GRAHAM

Metta Graham, 69, of 911 Meadow Street, Wilson, died Tuesday at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Smithfield. Funeral services are being handled by Stevens Funeral Home....

BEULAH S. HENRY

Jan. 21, 1928-Sept. 7, 2015 Marjorie Beulah Sutton Henry, 87, of Goldsboro, peacefully passed away Monday, Sept. 7. Beulah was born Jan. 21, 1928 in Lenoir County to the late Francesco C. Sutton and Mary Beulah Jackson Sutton. She...

ESTHER HIGH

Esther Atkinson High, 84, of 6241 Cobblestone Road, Elm City, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center in Wilson. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

MILDRED P. HILL

March 14, 1919-Sept. 8, 2015 Mildred Puckett Hill, 96, died Tuesday Morning at Always Compassionate Care in Fremont, N.C. Born in Cheatham County, Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Joseph William and Lucy Pace Puckett and was...

CARRIE LEE REID

Carrie Lee Reid of Willow Creek Nursing Home died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Goldsboro....

LOIS B. THORNTON

Nov. 30, 1948-Sept. 7, 2015 Lois Ann Beasley Thornton, 66, passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, surrounded by her family at her home near Angier. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Bobby Thornton Sr., of Angier;...

THEODORIS WALSTON

Theodoris Walston, 60, of 208 Branch Street, Elm City, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center in Wilson. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

HELEN K. COLUMBUS

Helen Kelly Columbus, 87, Mount Olive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JOSEPH DASILVA

Joseph Dasilva, 77, 205 Sussex Place, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BEULAH S. HENRY

Marjorie Beulah Sutton Henry, 87, died Monday in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

MARY TROUBLEFIELD HOLMES

Died Sept. 3, 2015 Mrs. Mary Troublefield Holmes, 72, 702 Robinson Place, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is survived by a son, Jessie Holmes (Georgia) of Woodbridge, Va., and two daughters, Sebrina Holmes of...

DOROTHY S. KUHN

June 3, 1935-Sept. 5, 2015 Dorothy Smith Kuhn, 80, formerly of Wayne County, died Saturday at Sentara Potomac Hospital in Woodbridge, Va. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jim Willoughby officiating....

JOYCE F. CREECH NEUWEILER

July 27, 1937-Sept. 6, 2015 Joyce Faye Creech Neuweiler, 78, Kenly, died Sunday at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. Funeral will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service. Interment will be Thursday at 10 a.m....

HUGH G. PATE

July 8, 1927-Sept. 7, 2015 Hugh Galloway Pate, 88, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2015. Hugh was born and raised in the Patetown community of Wayne County July 8, 1927, to the late Guy Martin and Nora Sasser...

DOROTHY ROBERTS

Dorothy Roberts, 84, 2144 Trent Circle, Deep Run, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

ASHLEY WILLIAMS and DEON STANFIELD JR.

Died Sept. 3, 2015 Ashley Williams, 25, and Deon Stanfield Jr., 5, 1389 McIver Road, Lumber Bridge, died Thursday at Southeastern Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Ashley was the daughter of Becky King and...

LOIS B. THORNTON

Lois Beasley Thornton, 66, Angier, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

GERALDINE WILLIAMS

Geraldine Williams, 69, 407 W. Ash St., died Monday in Laurel, Md. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOE WILLIAMS

Joe Williams, 76, 155 Tarheel Estates, Warsaw, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Monday, September 7, 2015

MAURISE CARTER

Maurise Carter, 64, 307 Rouse St., Lucama, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

MELVIN M. HARPER

Melvin M. Harper, 75, 5217 Stanley Road, Durham, died Sunday in Durham Regional Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

VIOLA JOHNSON

Viola "Sweet Grand Ma" Johnson, 80, died Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending....

GEORGE E. KERNEY

Funeral for George Edward "Ted" Kerney will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries in Wilson. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery in Wilson, with his wife, elder Debra Hinnant Kerney, as eulogist....

SHELBY J. EATON RIOUX

June 8, 1942-Sept. 5, 2015 Shelby Jean Eaton Rioux, 73, Peanut Road, Snow Hill, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

NEAL SASSER

March 7, 1965-Sept. 5, 2015 Benjamin Neal Sasser, 50, LaGrange, passed away Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. Neal was born March 7, 1965, in Wayne County to Bonnie Gufford Rollins and the late Henry Earl Sasser. Neal worked in route...

Sunday, September 6, 2015

MILFORD BEST

Died Aug. 29, 2015 Milford Best, 85, passed away Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in Washington, D.C. He was the son of the late Dock and Annie Bell Best. He is survived by his beloved wife, Wilma "Sweet" Best; a...

CHELSEA ANNE BLISS

Died Aug. 28, 2015 Chelsea Anne Bliss, 23, Clifton Park, departed this life for eternal peace Aug. 28, 2015. She found joy in her life, and shared that joy with others. Her brilliant mind and beautiful smile were extinguished...

BEATREAS COONER

Beatreas Cooner, 94, 319 Brass Court, Fayetteville, formerly of Wayne County, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DEBBIE CRAWFORD

Died Aug. 30, 2015 Debbie Juliette McDonald Crawford, 53, Raleigh, died Aug. 30. Funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at RF Center in Raleigh. She was married to Gary L. Crawford. She is survived by three sons and...

SHELBY J. EATON

Shelby Jean Eaton, 73, Peanut Road, Snow Hill, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

COLONEL L. GOODING

Dec. 19, 1949-Sept. 3, 2015 Colonel "Buddy" Lee Gooding Sr., 65, died at home Thursday. Graveside service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Cobb Cemetery in Jason. He was born Dec. 19, 1949, to the late Herbert Lee...

MARY TROUBLEFIELD HOMES

Mary "Mable" Troublefield Homes, 72, 702 Robinson Place, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

EDNA PARKER HOOD

March 21, 1920-Sept. 4, 2015 Friday afternoon, Sept. 4, 2015, Edna Parker Hood, 95, Grantham community, moved to her heavenly home while surrounded by her family. Edna was a godly woman, who loved the Lord and her family, and...

GEORGE KERNEY

George Kerney, 66, 2210 Fieldcrest Road, Wilson, died Saturday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

DOROTHY S. KUHN

Dorothy Smith Kuhn, 80, formerly of Wayne County, died Saturday at home in Woodbridge, Va. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MARY LEE LANCASTER

Died Aug. 26, 2015 Mary Lee Lancaster, 93, 531 Randolph Road, Silver Spring, Md., died Aug. 26 in Maryland. Interment will be Tuesday at noon at Hamilton Burial Garden. Visitation will be Tuesday from 11 a.m. to noon at...

ARTHUR E. MANGUM

Arthur Earl Mangum, 59, 1697 Peach Orchard Road, Lot 48, Sumter, S.C., died Wednesday at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

CLEVELAND MORGAN

Cleveland Morgan, 80, of 5023 White Oak Loop, Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CLINT PRICE

Aug. 26, 1960-Sept. 4, 2015 Jeffrey Clinton "Clint" Price, 55, Hampstead, peacefully passed away Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. Clint was born Aug. 26, 1960, in Rocky Mount to Jo Ann Grady Price of Seven Springs and the late Burtrell...

NEAL SASSER

Neal Sasser, 50, LaGrange, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

DERWOOD G. STAFFORD

Aug. 22, 1929-Sept. 3, 2015 Derwood Glen Stafford, 86, New Bern, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015, at his home. He was born in Goldsboro Aug. 22, 1929, and graduated from Goldsboro High School before joining the United States Navy...

HELEN W. SUTTON

March 3, 1926-Sept. 3, 2015 Helen Whitley Sutton, 89, Henderson, passed away Thursday evening, Sept. 3, 2015, at the Senior Citizens Home in Henderson. Helen was born in Goldsboro March 3, 1926, to the late William Preston Whitley and...

JOHN H. WHITFIELD

Sept. 11, 1943-Sept. 4, 2015 John H. Whitfield, 71, St. Albans, N.Y., formerly of Wayne County, died Friday in Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan, N.Y. Funeral will be Tuesday at noon at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will...

KAREN MICHELLE "MICKIE" HAYES WILTZ

Aug. 18, 1968-Sept. 1, 2015 Karen Michelle "Mickie" Hayes Wiltz, born in Guilford County, N.C., to the late Robert Hayes and the late Yukie Hayes, died Tuesday in Milwaukee, Wisc. She is survived by her two daughters, Karen Hayes...

STEPHEN E. WORRELL

June 25, 1969-Sept. 3, 2015 Stephen Earl Worrell, 46, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. He...

DOMINIQUE G. WORRELL

Dominique Gail Worrell, 26, died Aug. 26. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Friday, September 4, 2015

EDNA M. BROCK

Dec. 20, 1946-Aug. 30, 2015 Edna Mae Brock, 68, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, with visitation from 1 to 1:45 p.m....

WILLIE M. DARDEN

Sept. 15, 1944-Aug. 27, 2015 Willie Mae Darden, 70, 805 Aycock St., died Aug. 27 at Penn State Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B....

BOBBY L. JOYNER

Died Aug. 31, 2015 Bobby L. Joyner, 67, Clinton, died Monday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Union Star Original Freewill Baptist Church in Clinton. Interment will be in Sand Hill Cemetery in Clinton. Visitation will...

JAMES E. KING

Dec. 28, 1939-Aug. 29, 2015 The Rev. James Edward King, 75, 1221 North Drive, Goldsboro, passed Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at home surrounded by his loving family. The celebration of his life will be held Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015,...

JERMAR MOORE

Jermar Moore, 25, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ASHLEY WILLIAMS and DEON STANFIELD JR.

Ashley Williams, 25, and son, Deon Stanfield Jr., 5, Lumberton, died Thursday at Southeastern Regional Medical Center from injuries sustained in a car accident. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

HELEN W. SUTTON

Helen Whitley Sutton, 89, Henderson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EARL WILLIAMS

Feb. 28, 1941-Sept. 1, 2015 Earl Williams, Goldsboro, was born to late Paul Melvin Williams and Elizabeth Cox Williams of Goldsboro, N.C., Feb. 28, 1941. He departed this earthly life Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. He leaves to cherish his...

STEPHEN E. WORRELL

Stephen Earl Worrell, 46, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Thursday, September 3, 2015

DEBBIE MCDONALD-CRAWFORD

Debbie McDonald-Crawford, 53, Raleigh, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

MILFORD BEST

Milford Best, 85, 5532 4th St. NE, died Saturday at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

EMMA GRAY BROWN

Died Aug. 29, 2015 Pastor Emma Gray Brown, 87, 1808 Griers Grove Road, Charlotte, died Saturday at Presbyterian Hospital. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Atkins Memorial Tabernacle Holiness Church in Sims. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel...

MALLORY DEXTER CAIN

Died Aug. 29, 2015 Mallory Dexter Cain, 214 Lillian Road, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel in Wilson....

LEE GOODING

Col. "Buddy" Lee Gooding, 65, Dudley, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

SWANNIE B. CARTER HOLLAND

Sept. 29, 1928-Sept. 1, 2015 Swannie Bell Carter Holland, 86, Turkey, died Tuesday at Parish Family Care Home in Warsaw. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday in Community Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens....

PATRICIA WILLIAMS JONES

Sept. 10, 1959-Aug. 28, 2015 Patricia Williams Jones, 55, 701 Pittman St., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at noon in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. She was...

HENRY C. LUCAS

Died Aug. 30, 2015 Henry Clee Lucas, 82, 4077 E. N.C. 97, Elm City, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Williams Chapel Baptist Church in Elm City. Arrangements are by Stevens...

GLADYS BREWINGTON MILLER

March 11, 1945-Aug. 30, 2015 Gladys Brewington Miller, 70, 810 S. Oleander Ave., died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born March 11, 1945, in Wayne County, and is survived by two daughters. Funeral services will be held...

CARRIE ESTELLE ROWE

Feb. 27, 1927-Aug. 28, 2015 Carrie Estelle Rowe of Goldsboro transitioned to the afterlife at Wayne Memorial Hospital Friday, Aug. 28, 2015. Carrie was born Feb. 27, 1927, in Wayne County to Charlie and Willie Boddie. She leaves to...

ERNESTINE MITCHELL STRICKLAND

June 24, 1942-Aug. 30, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Pastor Ernestine Mitchell Strickland, formerly of Wayne County, 73, 4118 Crenshaw Road, Lumber Bridge, N.C.,...

JAMES J. WILLIAMS

Died Aug. 31, 2015 James June Williams, 86, 6322 Carrie Road, Stantonsburg, died Monday at the Brian Center Rehabilitation Center in Wilson. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Paul's Chapel AME Zion Church in Walstonburg. Arrangements are pending...

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

RAY H. BARFIELD

Jan. 28, 1916-Aug. 31, 2015 Ray Harald Barfield, 99, 205 Fussell St., died Monday in Kitty Askins Hospice. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home, with Bishop Alton A....

JEANETTA JONES HAM

Nov. 8, 1940-Aug. 26, 2015 Ms. Jeanetta Jones Ham was born Nov. 8, 1940, in Goldsboro, N.C., to the late Joseph and Nancy Ward Jones. She passed from death unto life Aug. 26, 2015, surrounded by family. She was...

SWANNIE B. HOLLAND

Swannie B. Holland, 86, Turkey, died Tuesday at Parish Family Care Home in Warsaw. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw Inc....

BENJAMIN C. LAMBERT

Jan. 19, 1974-Aug. 31, 2015 Benjamin Charles Lambert, known mostly as simply Ben, passed away early Monday evening, Aug. 31, 2015, in a motor vehicle accident. He was 41 years old, and was a resident of Mount Olive. Ben,...

GLADYS BREWINGTON MILLER

March 11, 1945-Aug. 30, 2015 Gladys Brewington Miller, 70, 810 S. Oleander Ave., died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at Elm Grove Church Ministries, with the Rev. James Jones officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen...

ALTON R. RADFORD

March 29, 1939-Sept. 1, 2015 Alton "Ray" Radford, 76, Wilson, died Tuesday. A graveside service will be 10 a.m. Friday in Maplewood Cemetery in Wilson, with the Rev. LaVon Phillips officiating. He was the son of the late Marvin...

LESLIE GEORGE SINGLETON

July 20, 1944-Sept. 1, 2015 Leslie George Singleton, 71, Princeton, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015. Born July 20, 1944, he was the son of the late Walter Dawson Singleton and Rena Lanier Singleton....

LILA VANCE MORRIS TEACHEY

Died Aug. 29, 2015 Lila Vance Morris Teachey, 82, Deep Bottom community of Wallace, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at First Baptist Church Deep Bottom at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Acie Robinson officiating. Burial will...

EARL WILLIAMS

Earl Williams, 74 2804 Langston Drive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JAMES J. WILLIAMS

James June Williams, 86, 6322 Carrie Road, Stantonsburg, died Monday at the Brian Center Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

LEWIE ARLIE BAKER

Jan. 25, 1937-Aug. 30, 2015 Lewie Arlie Baker, 78, passed away Sunday. Born in Bonham, Texas, he was the son of the late Marvin and Vera Baker, and was the husband of the late Bessie Brown Howard Baker and...

RAY BARFIELD

Ray Barfield, 99, 205 Fussell St., died Monday in Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

EDNA BROCK

Edna Brock, 68, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MALLORY D. CAIN

Mallory Dexter Cain, 214 Lillian Road, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

PAUL JACKSON

Died Aug. 29, 2015 Paul Jackson, 57, died Aug. 29, 2015, at Kitty Askins after a two-year battle with cancer. He lived at 102 Schoodic Point, Goldsboro, where he was cared for by his sisters, Arlene Lindsay and Mary...

BRYAN JONES

Died Aug. 30, 2015 Bryan Jones, 60, 182 N.C. 50 North, Faison, passed away Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at Vidant Health Care in Greenville, N.C. A funeral will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015, at Crumpler-Honeycutt...

BENJAMIN LAMBERT

Benjamin Lambert, 41, Mount Olive, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

HENRY C. LUCAS

Henry Clee Lucas, 82, 4077 E. N.C. 97, Elm City, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

CHRISTINE BOSWELL PITTMAN

Dec. 16, 1941-Aug. 31, 2015 Christine Boswell Pittman, 73, died Monday at home. Graveside service will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Boswell Family Cemetery in Kenly. She was born in Wilson County Dec. 16, 1941, to the late...

BURRIS ROUNDTREE

Burris Roundtree, 89, Wilson, died Monday at Avante' of Wilson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....