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Monday, November 30, 2015

BESSIE MAE ARMSTRONG

Eldress Bessie Mae Armstrong, 89, died Saturday at Waugh Chapel Nursing Center & Rehabilitation in Gambrills, Md. Arrangements are pending at Garris Chapel Funeral Home Inc. in Mount Olive....

PATRICIA ANN BIZZELL

March 16, 1950-Nov. 28, 2015 Patricia Ann Carter Bizzell, 65, of Goldsboro passed away on Saturday, November 28, 2015 surrounded by her family at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Pat was born in Wilson County on March 16, 1950,...

JOSEPHINE M. GARRIS

Elder Josephine M. Garris, 71, of 380 Butler Ford Road, Vanceboro, died Friday, Nov. 27, at Vidant Memorial Center in Greenville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. in Kinston....

H.B. GRADY

H.B. Grady, 74, of 3046 Arrington Bridge Road, Dudley, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOHN GRUBB

John Grubb, 51, of Goldsboro, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are in the care of Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

LEONARD W. KORNEGAY

April 25, 1938-Nov. 29, 2015 Leonard Wilkins Kornegay, 77, passed away early Sunday morning at his home surrounded by his family. Leonard was born in Duplin County on April 25, 1938, to the late Lemuel and Edith Summerlin Kornegay....

BAILEY S. LYNCH

Bailey Scott Lynch, 19, died on Sunday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

LLOYD EDWIN SCOTT

Nov. 24, 1939-Nov. 29, 2015 Lloyd Edwin Scott, 76, of Kenly passed away Sunday, Nov. 29 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, N.C. A native of Wayne County, Edwin was born Nov. 24, 1939, in the Faro community....

MARIE H. SHAW

Dec. 27,1927-Nov. 28, 2015 Marie Hitchens Shaw, Mount Olive resident, joined her Creator Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, after a brief illness. She was treated at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro, N.C., where she died. She is survived by her...

ROBERT LON SMITH JR.

Robert Lon Smith Jr., 59, of Warsaw, died Saturday. Mr. Smith was born July 5, 1956 in Lansing, Michigan to Marietta Smith Harper and the late Robert Lon Smith. A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m....

Sunday, November 29, 2015

PATRICIA BANKS

Patricia Banks, 62, 410 Langdon St., Fayetteville, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

RONNIE BEST

Died Nov. 7, 2015 Ronnie Best, 55, Wilson, died Nov. 7 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral was Saturday at 2 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries in Wilson. Arrangements were by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

PATRICIA A. BIZZELL

Patricia Ann Bizzell, 65, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ONZA L. BROWN

Onza Lee Brown, 71, died Thursday at Willow Creek Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

TROY S. COATES

Jan. 17, 1936-Nov. 26, 2015 "I have fought a good fight; I have finished my course, I have kept the faith; henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall...

MARSDEN DAVIS

Died Nov. 24, 2015 Marsden "K.C." Davis, 74, died Tuesday. Memorial service was Saturday. Arrangements were by P.G. Thomasson Funeral Services in Virginia Beach, Va....

RICHARD D. DAVIS

Richard Derry Davis, 57, 617 Truman Drive, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

DOROTHY A. HAWKINS

Died Nov. 21, 2015 Dorothy A. Hawkins, 74, 208 W. Walnut St., Wilson, died Nov. 21 at home. Memorial service will be Monday at noon at Stevens Funeral Home chapel in Wilson....

BOBBY LUCAS

Bobby Lucas, 53, 503 N. Bynum St., Wilson, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DONALD OLIVER

Donald Oliver, 63, died Friday at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MYRA OUTLAW

Myra Outlaw, Mount Olive, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ZSA ZSA ROBINSON

May 17, 1964-Nov. 25, 2015 Zsa Zsa Robinson, 51, 803C Luther Drive, traded labor for reward Wednesday at her residence. She was born May 17, 1964, in Wayne County to Johnny and Ella Hicks Lewis. Her life and service...

MARIE H. SHAW

Marie H. Shaw, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Vidant-Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

PORTIA SMITH

Died Nov. 26, 2015 Portia Smith, 90, 370 Hopesway Drive, Dudley, transitioned Nov. 26, 2015, at Willow Creek Nursing Home and Rehabilitation in Goldsboro, N.C. Mother Smith served as nother of the church, Sunday school teacher, usher, treasurer and...

D.A. STUART

D.A. Stuart, 60, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CLIFFORNIA GRADY WIMBERLEY

April 25, 1930-Nov. 22, 2015 Cliffornia Grady Wimberley, 85, died at Duke Raleigh Hospital Nov. 22, 2015. Cliff, as she was known, was the fifth of seven girls born to Clifford Freeman and Mamie W. Grady in Mount Olive,...

AUDREY ELIZABETH MOZINGO WORLEY

May 16, 1924-Nov. 27, 2015 Audrey Elizabeth Mozingo Worley, 91, Princeton, passed away at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. She was born May 16, 1924, to the late John Walter and Mattie Batten Mozingo....

GERALD WORRELL

Gerald Worrell died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Friday, November 27, 2015

WILLIAM ANDERSON

William Anderson, 73, 343 St. Francis Road, Windsor, died Wednesday in Vidant Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

TROY S. COATES

Troy S. Coates, 79, Garner, died Thursday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

CLARA GINN EDMUMDSON

July 27, 1925-Nov. 25, 2015 Clara Ginn Edmundson, Pikeville, passed away peacefully at her home Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, with her loving husband, Roscoe, by her side. The family will receive friends Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, from 2 to...

ZSA ZSA ROBINSON

Zsa Zsa Robinson, 51, 803 C Luther Drive, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

NELLIE BROCK ROSE

Nov. 29, 1917-Nov. 25, 2015 Nellie Brock Rose, longtime resident of Garner's Chapel community near Mount Olive, found eternal peace with her savior early Wednesday evening, Nov. 25. Death came just four days shy of her 98th birthday. A...

FREDDIE SETTLES SR.

Died Nov. 23, 2015 Freddie "Buddy" Settles Sr., 84, 3729 Starship Lane, Apt A., Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of Wilson. Arrangements...

LUCILE D. SUTTON

Died Nov. 15, 2015 Lucile D. Sutton, 95, formerly of LaGrange, died, Nov. 15 at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Calvary Free Will Baptist Church, with Bishop J.E. Reddick officiating....

AUDREY MOZINGO WORLEY

Audrey Mozingo Worley, 91, Princeton, died today at Kitty Askins. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

Thursday, November 26, 2015

JIMMY ALLEN JR.

Died Nov. 22, 2015 Jimmy Allen Jr., 48, Dudley, departed this walk of life Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, at 2 p.m. at New Saints Delight Holy...

TIMOTHY ARMWOOD

Timothy Armwood, 67, 111 Pecan Grove Drive, Apt. 24, Faison, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DOROTHY L. THAMES COLLINS

Died Nov. 22, 2015 Dorothy Lucille Thames Collins, 83, 211 Nottingham Drive, died Sunday at NMS Healthcare of Hyattsville, Md. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park...

CLARA GINN EDMUNDSON

Clara Ginn Edmundson died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremations....

BOBBY R. HINNANT

Died Nov. 21, 2015 Bobby Ray Hinnant, 64, 6335 Golden Court, Zebulon, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

SHIRLEY S. JUSTICE

Nov. 28, 1940-Nov. 24, 2015 Shirley Jean Sampey Justice, 74, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 7 p.m. at Faith Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Christian Powell, Dr. Dann Patrick and Dr. Joe Haas...

DEYELLE A. MORRISEY

Aug. 22, 2000-Nov. 24, 2015 Deyelle Ahmad Morrisey, 15, 300 Rollingwood Drive, Dudley, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mount Gilead Baptist Church. Burial will be in Wynn Cemetery. He was born Aug. 22, 2000,...

MEDREAIN PARKER

Jan. 28, 1950-Nov. 19, 2015 Medreain "Rabbit" Parker died Nov. 19. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at DeMarco-Luisi Funeral Home of Vineland. Burial will be at Olivet Cemetery in Pittsgrove, N.J. She was born Jan. 28, 1950,...

BETTY GARDNER PARKER

Died Nov. 24, 2015 Betty Gardner Parker, 80, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Friday at noon in the chapel of Johnson Funerals and Cremations of Rocky Mount, with the Rev. Brad Mitchell officiating. Interment will be at Rocky Mount...

ERILUS ST. SAUVEUR

April 19, 1951-Nov. 11, 2015 Wednesday morning, Nov. 11, 2015, Erilus St. Sauveur, 64, Goldsboro, moved to his heavenly home. Erilus was a godly man, who loved the Lord and his family, and set an example for his children...

SYLVESTER SPEIGHT SR.

Died Nov. 17, 2015 Sylvester "Baby Ruth" Speight Sr., 89, 2596 Speight Bridge Road, Walstonburg, died Nov. 17 at home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ in Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral...

DOLORES M. SPIVEY

Died Nov. 18, 2015 Dolores Mary Spivey, 76, 426 Hospital Road, Smithfield, died Nov. 18 at SECU Hospice House of Smithfield. Funeral will be private. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

HERMAN STRICKLAND

Died Nov. 23, 2015 Herman Strickland, 81, 337 Gold St., Sharpsburg, died Monday at Wilson Pines Nursing Center. Funeral will be noon Sunday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of Rocky Mount. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

PURVIS WILLIAMS

Died Nov. 21, 2015 Purvis Williams, 85, 7164 U.S. 301, Lucama, died Saturday at Wilmed Nursing Care Center in Wilson. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Trinity Deliverance Center of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

JASPER DAWSON

Died Nov. 22, 2015 Jasper Dawson, 87, 1150 N.C. 55, New Bern, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Hill AME Zion Church in New Bern. Burial will be in Dawson Family Cemetery. Visitation...

LINDA FAYE FROST

Feb. 2, 1945-Nov. 23, 2015 Linda F. Frost, 70, 2710 Langston Drive, Goldsboro, died Monday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Hilda Christine Pender Jackson. A member of...

SHIRLEY J. JUSTICE

Shirley Jean Sampey Justice, 74, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

RUTH H. LARKEN

March 26, 1918-Nov. 22, 2015 Ruth Hendricks Larken, 97, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Ruth was born in Waycross, Ga., March 26, 1918, to the late John Q....

DEYELLE MORRISEY

Deyelle Morrisey, 15, 300 Rollingwood Drive, Dudley, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JAMES C. PETERSON

Died Nov. 21, 2015 James C. Peterson, 92, Teachey, died Saturday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral will be at Transfiguration Catholic Church in Wallace Saturday at 11:30 a.m. Burial will be at Rose Hill Funeral...

SHAWNTA R. SMITH

Died Nov. 23, 2015 Shawnta R. Smith, 40, New Bern, died Monday at Carolina East Medical Center. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Sunday at 1 p.m., with pastor Woodrow Grandy Jr. officiating....

ROBERT ENGLISH TWIGGS

Sept. 28, 1940-Nov. 21, 2015 Robert English Twiggs, 75, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at his home. Bob was born in Brevard, N.C., Sept. 28, 1940, to the late Earl and Ellen English Twiggs. He proudly served...

ANNIE L. MAINOR WEST

Died Nov. 22, 2015 Annie Lou Mainor West, 85, Delway community of Rose Hill, died Sunday at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. Funeral will be at Ward's Chapel Baptist Church in Harrells today at 2 p.m., with Dr....

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

EMMA E. WHEELER BALL

Died Nov. 21, 2015 Emma Elizabeth Wheeler Ball, 94, died Saturday in Charleston, S.C. Graveside service was today at 11 a.m. in Kenly Cemetery. The family received friends following the service at the cemetery. Arrangements are by Kenly Funeral...

HENSON P. BARNES

Nov. 18, 1934-Nov. 22, 2015 Henson Perrymoore Barnes, Raleigh, formerly of Goldsboro and White Lake, died Nov. 22, 2015, in Raleigh, N.C. He was born Nov. 18, 1934, to Lalon L. Barnes Sr. and Mable Cumbee Barnes of Bladen...

EMMA L. BOZZELLI

Jan. 25, 1924-Nov. 23, 2015 Emma Lee Hood Bozzelli, 91, Smithfield, died Monday at Smithfield Manor. She was born Jan. 25, 1924, to Carson and Fannie Mitchell Hood. She was married to the late Francis Joseph Bozzelli. She is...

DAVID EARL BUCK

Died Nov. 20, 2015 David Earl Buck, 73, Buford, Ga., died Nov. 20. Funeral services were held Monday at 3 p.m. in Bill Head Funeral Home Duluth Chapel, with Dr. Frank Cox officiating. Burial followed in Hamilton Mill Memorial...

DOROTHY L. THOMAS COLLIN

Dorothy Lucille Thomas Collin, 83, died Sunday at NMS Healthcare of Hyattsville, Md. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DOROTHY HAWKINS

Dorothy Hawkins, 74, 208 W. Walnut St., Wilson, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

DURWOOD P. HOLMES

Feb. 4, 1938-Nov. 21, 2015 Durwood Paxton Holmes, 77, Goldsboro, peacefully passed away Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. Durwood was born Feb. 4, 1938, in Wayne County to the late Lee Stephen Holmes and Selma Irene Moye Holmes. Services will...

ELIZABETH C. HOLT

Jan. 12, 1954-Nov. 22, 2015 Elizabeth Carol Holt, 61, formerly of Warsaw, died Sunday at Brian Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Community Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. She was born...

RICHARD LEON OVERMAN

Nov. 10, 1968-Nov. 23, 2015 Richard Leon Overman, 47, Princeton, died Monday morning, Nov. 23, 2015, in the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Born Nov. 10, 1968, in Wayne County, Richard was a member of Tee's...

SANDRA RAWLINGS

March 12, 1962-Nov. 19, 2015 Sandra Rawlings, 53, resident of Woodard's Care, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in...

FREDDIE SETTLES SR.

Freddie M. Settles Sr., 84, 3729 Starship Lane Northwest, Apt. A, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

HERMAN STRICKLAND

Herman Strickland, 81, resident of Wilson Pines Nursing Center, died. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MARJORIE STEVENS TART

Jan. 7, 1926-Nov. 23, 2015 Marjorie Stevens Tart, 89, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully at her home early Monday morning, Nov. 23, 2015, surrounded by her family. Marjorie was born in Wayne County Jan. 7, 1926, to the late Luby...

DEVANTE T. WILLIAMS

June 1, 1994-Nov. 16, 2015 Devante Tyreek Williams, 21, Connecticut, formerly of Duplin County, died Nov. 16 in Connecticut. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church Magnolia, with the Rev. Tony Harrington officiating. Burial will...

Monday, November 23, 2015

JIMMY ALLEN JR.

Jimmy Allen Jr., 48, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

PATSY C. ANDERSON

Patsy Maxine Chestnutt Anderson, 68, of Rose Hill died Saturday at her home. Mrs. Anderson was born Oct. 6, 1947 in Duplin County to the late Clemon Osborne Chestnutt and Macy Irene Blizzard Chestnutt. A memorial service will be...

HENSON P. BARNES

Nov. 18, 1934-Nov. 22, 2015 Henson Perrymoore Barnes of Raleigh, formerly of Goldsboro and White Lake, died on November 22, 2015 in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was born November 18, 1934 to Lalon L. Barnes Sr. and Mable Cumbee...

JASPER DAWSON

Jasper Dawson, 87, of 1150 N.C. 55, New Bern, died Sunday at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

MARY L. DAWSON

Mary L. Dawson, 77, of 7153 Powell Hooks Road, Lucama, died Friday at Wilmed Nursing Center, Wilson. The funeral service will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Davis Chapel Church, Coley Circle, Lucama. Arrangements are with Stevens Funeral Home...

PONNIE S. EVANS

Ponnie Simone Evans, 68, of 10763 N.C. 581 S., Bailey, died Friday at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. The funeral service will be Friday at noon at Perry's Temple OFWB Church, 5000 Tartt's Mill Road, Wilson. Arrangements are...

LINDA FROST

Linda Frost, 70, died this morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory Inc....

DURWOOD P. HOLMES

Feb. 4, 1938-Nov. 21, 2015 Durwood Paxton Holmes, 77, of Goldsboro, died Saturday. Durwood was born Feb. 4, 1938 in Wayne County to the late Lee Stephen Holmes and Selma Irene Moye Holmes. Services will be held privately. Durwood...

RUTH H. LARKEN

Ruth Hendricks Larken, 97, died Sunday morning at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

PAMELA S. MCILVAINE

June 19, 1977-Nov. 21, 2015 Pamela Renee Smith McIlvaine, 38, departed this walk of life Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 at home. Pamela was born in Wayne County on June 19, 1977 and was a veteran of the United States...

LUCILLE SUTTON

Lucille Sutton, 93, formerly of LaGrange, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Services....

MARJORIE S. TART

Marjorie Stevens Tart, 89, died this morning at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MELISSA E. TUCKER

Melissa Evans Tucker, 87, of Lucama died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. Burial will follow in the Tucker family cemetery. The family...

MICHAEL O. WILLIAMS

Michael O'Neal Williams Sr., 57, of 4065 Dover Fort Barnwell Road, Dover, the Fort Barnwell community, died Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015 in Stafford, Virginia. Funeral service will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at St. John AME Zion Church,...

Sunday, November 22, 2015

LORRAINE J. ALLEN

Died Nov. 18, 2015 Lorraine J. Allen, 47, 110 Sunnyslope Road, Dudley, N.C., died Wednesday. She was the daughter of the late Percy and Fredricke Moseman, and the wife of Steven R. Allen for 27 years. She was cremated,...

GEORGE HENRY BEST JR.

Oct. 24, 1943-Nov. 21, 2015 George Henry Best Jr., 72, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at his home. George was born in Wayne County Oct. 24, 1943, to the late George Henry Best Sr. and Gladys Rackley...

TIMOTHY BROWN

May 19, 1955-Nov. 17, 2015 Timothy Brown, 60, 498 Nobles Mill Road, Deep Run, died Tuesday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born May 19, 1955, in Massachusetts to Thomas and Mary Frances Manning Brown. He was cremated...

RONALD NORMAN BUSH

April 25, 1939-Nov. 17, 2015 Ronald Norman Bush, 76, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A private service will be held. Mr. Bush was born in New York April 25, 1939, to the late...

MALIA D. CARLTON

Feb. 13, 2008-Nov. 19, 2015 Malia Deneka Carlton, 7, 1219 Porter St., died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Warsaw. Burial will be at Carlton...

PONNIE S. EVANS

Ponnie Simone Evans, 68, 10763 N.C. 581 South, Bailey, died Friday at Catawba Medical Center in Hickory. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ELIZABETH "BETTY" FARAH

March 5, 1932-Nov. 20, 2015 Elizabeth "Betty" Farah, 83, died Friday evening at Wilmed Nursing Facility in Wilson. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Frank Hollowell and Hazel Hollowell Daniels. Graveside services will be...

HAROLD FREDERICK

Died Nov. 14, 2015 Harold Frederick, 62, Warsaw, died Nov. 14, at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be today 3 p.m. at Hawes Funeral Home Chapel of Warsaw. Interment will be in Middleton Cemetery in Kenansville. Visitation...

RALPH W. GRADY

Nov. 12, 1945-Nov. 20, 2015 Ralph William Grady, 70-year-old resident of the Grantham/Rhodes Church area, passed away Friday morning, Nov. 20, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He had a career in the selling of building supplies, and was a member...

PAMELA R. MCILVAINE

Pamela Renee McIlvaine, 38, North Berkeley Boulevard, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROBERT E. PITTMAN

Died Nov. 20, 2015 Robert Edward Pittman, 62, Pinkney community of Kenly, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. Funeral Tuesday 2 p.m. Wilson Memorial Service. Interment Kenly Cemetery. The visitation will be at the funeral home Monday 6:30 to 8...

ERILUS ST. SAUVEUR

April 19, 1951-Nov. 11, 2015 Wednesday morning, Nov. 11, 2015, Erilus St. Sauveur, 64, Goldsboro, moved to his heavenly home. Erilus was a godly man, who loved the Lord and his family, and set an example for his children...

THOMAS SMOTHERS

March 13, 1947-Nov. 20, 2015 Thomas Smothers, 68, passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Thomas was born in Mechanicsville, Iowa, March 13, 1947, to the late Lowell and Patricia McNamara Smothers. He was a married...

HENRY P. SUMMERLIN

Died Nov. 17, 2015 Funeral services for Henry Paul Summerlin will be today at 2 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, with burial to follow at Summerlin Cemetery at Summerlin's Crossroads. Mr. Summerlin, 76, Summerlin's Crossroads, Mount Olive, died Tuesday,...

PURVIS WILLIAMS

Purvis Williams, 85, Wilmed Nursing Care Center in Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DOMONICK WILLIAMS

Baby Domonick Williams, 406 Piedmont Airline Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Friday, November 20, 2015

FRANCES

KAY ASKEW

Sept. 15, 1946-Nov. 16, 2015 Kay Askew, 69, 935 Woodley Ave., Manteo, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Private funeral will be at a later date. She was born Sept. 15, 1946, in Duplin County to...

MALIA D. CARLTON

Malia D. Carlton, 7, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

BLAND FUSSELL

Dec. 22, 1934-Nov. 18, 2015 Frances Bland Fussell died at home Wednesday. Graveside service will be at Bland Family Cemetery in Rose Hill Saturday at 2 p.m. She was born Dec. 22, 1934, to the late Jimmie N. and...

RALPH W. GRADY

Ralph W. Grady, 70, Grantham, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

NOE GUERRERO

April 18, 1994-Nov. 15, 2015 Noe Guerrero, 21, 435 Thurman Herring Road, Mount Olive, died Sunday as a result of an automobile accident. Funeral Mass will be Saturday at noon at Reyna de las Americas. Burial will be in...

KENNETH JOE HERRING

Aug. 24, 1948-Nov. 19, 2015 Kenneth Joe Herring, 67, died Thursday morning at his home. Born in Duplin County, he was the son of the late James Henry and Ellen Harper Herring. A memorial service to celebrate Kenneth's life...

BARBARA A. KIRKPATRICK

April 27, 1938-Nov. 18, 2015 Barbara Amberson Kirkpatrick, 77, died Wednesday at home. Born in Charlotte, she was the daughter of the late Frank Amberson and late Ruby Pravitte Deifler, and wife of the late Harry E. Kirkpatrick. A...

HAROLD R. LEWIS

Died Nov. 11, 2015 Harold R. Lewis, 39, 1705 Bynwood Drive SE, Wilson, died Nov. 11 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Union Hill Baptist Church in Nashville. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral...

DAVID J. MCFADDEN

David J. McFadden, 88, 7021 Windy Court East, Bailey, died Thursday at Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SYBELEEN MORGAN

Died Nov. 14, 2015 Sybeleen Morgan, 88, died Saturday in Virginia. Funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at St. John Free Will Baptist Church of Kinston. Burial will be at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston. She was born...

ARTHUR RAIFORD JR.

Died Nov. 15, 2015 Mr. Arthur Raiford Jr., 78, 500 Stadium Drive, died Nov. 15, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at noon at First African Baptist Church, 803 Harris St., with pastor Kenneth...

SANDRA RAWLINGS

Sandra Rawlings, 53, resident of Woodard's Care, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DELORES M. SPIVEY

Delores Mary Spivey, 76, 426 Hospital Road, Smithfield, died Wednesday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JOHNNY W. WILLIAMS

Died Nov. 14, 2015 Apostle Johnny Wyatt Williams, 57, 6333 E. Langley Road, Elm City, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Olive Chapel Baptist Church in Sharpsburg. Arrangements are by Hamilton...

Thursday, November 19, 2015

ALBERT M. AVERY JR.

Oct. 25, 1921-Nov. 15, 2015 Albert Mellon Avery Jr., 94, formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., passed away peacefully Nov. 15, 2015. Albert "Al" was born in Dallas, Texas, Oct. 25, 1921. He was the only child of the late Albert...

MARTHA SWINSON FIELDS

May 15, 1922-Nov. 18, 2015 Martha Swinson Fields, 93, Goldsboro, passed away early Wednesday morning at Ayden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ayden. She was born in Duplin County May 15, 1922, to the late Erasmus and Bessie...

MIRIAM M. SHERARD HENRY

Jan. 18, 1940-Nov. 15, 2015 Miriam Manetta Sherard Henry, 75, 2102 Koonce St., died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park....

THERESA J. MUMFORD

Died Nov. 13, 2015 Theresa Jvoone Mumford, 65, 620 Woodington Lane, Charlotte, died Friday at Avante' Hospice Center Charlotte. Funeral will be Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Equipping the Saint Worship Center in Kinston. Visitation will be 3 to...

URSULA G. SMITH

April 30, 1944-Nov. 17, 2015 Ursula Heide Marie Georgi Smith, 71, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be at a later date. Born in Stuttgart, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Willard and Frieda...

WILLIAM "BILL" PICKENS SORRELS SR.

May 24, 1929-Nov. 5, 2015 Mr. William "Bill" Pickens Sorrels Sr., 86, Wadesboro, died Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, at his home. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, by the graveside in Eastview Cemetery, with Dr. Robert...

CHARLES L. STONE

Charles Luther Stone, 79, 1009 Kenningston St., Wilmington, died Wednesday at Care One Memory Unit of Kinston. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

COY WASHINGTON

Oct. 22, 1959-Nov. 14, 2015 Coy Washington, 56, 402 S. Andrews Ave., died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in...

HAZEL ARTIS WHITLEY

Died Nov. 16, 2015 Mrs. Hazel Artis Whitley, 71, 2210 Cameron Road SW, Wilson, N.C., passed away Nov. 16, 2015. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at noon at Saint James Church of Christ Disciples of...

MICHAEL O. WILLIAMS SR.

Michael O'Neal Williams Sr. died Sunday in Stafford, Va. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

Wednesday, November 18, 2015

ALBERT M. AVERY JR.

Oct. 25, 1921-Nov. 15, 2015 Albert Mellon Avery Jr., 94, formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., passed away peacefully Nov. 15, 2015. Albert "Al" was born in Dallas, Texas, Oct. 25, 1921. He was the only child of the late Albert...

TIMOTHY BROWN

Timothy Brown, 60, 498 Nobles Mill Road, Deep Run, died Tuesday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RONALD BUSH

Ronald Bush, 76, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MARTHA SWINSON FIELDS

Martha Swinson Fields, 93, died today at Ayden Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BARBARA A. KIRKPATRICK

Barbara A. Kirkpatrick died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

THERESA J. MUMFORD

Theresa Jvonne Mumford, 65, 620 Woodington Lane, Charlotte, died Friday . Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home and Cremation....

EMMA D. MURCHISON

July 1, 1947-Nov. 16, 2015 Emma Doris Murchison, 68, 1564 Lancaster Road, Pikeville, died Monday at her home. Born in Lenoir County, she was the daughter of the Katie Mae Sutton of LaGrange and the late Elonzo Lewis. Graveside...

EMMA G. PITTMAN

July 20, 1934-Nov. 17, 2015 Emma Lee Gurley Pittman, 81, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family. Emma Lee was born in Wayne County, N.C., July 20, 1934, to the late Leonard...

DEWEY ROLLINS

A homegoing service for Dewey Rollins will be held today at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. (Pd)...

URSULA SMITH

Ursula Smith, 71, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

SYLVESTER SPEIGHT

Sylvester Speight, 89, 2596 Speight Bridge Road, Walstonburg, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

HENRY PAUL SUMMERLIN

March 5, 1939-Nov. 17, 2015 Henry Paul Summerlin, resident of Summerlin's Crossroads community near Mount Olive for all of his 76 years, passed away early Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, 2015, at Vidant Duplin Hospital. He was the son of...

NORMA VANN

June 18, 1943-Nov. 17, 2015 Norma "Ma Carol" Vann, 72, 312 S. Church St., Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Life Care Hospital of Rocky Mount. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Bible Faith Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will...

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

KAY ASKEW

Kay Askew, 69, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

CHAROEN KONGSAMONE DOOLE

Charoen Kongsamone Doole, Dudley, died at home Monday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAMES W. EDGESTON

James Walter Edgeston, 86, 520 Sandhill Road, Dover, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

ALLYSON BOGUE GRANT

Feb. 6, 1964-Nov. 16, 2015 Allyson Bogue Grant, 51, Kinston, formerly of Contentnea community, died Monday. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Sharon United Methodist Church in Kinston. Burial will be in Pine lawn Memorial Park, with...

EMMA D. MURCHISON

Emma Doris Murchison, Pikeville, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

EMMA LEE PITTMAN

Emma Lee Gurley Pittman, 81, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ARTHUR RAIFORD

Arthur Raiford, 500 Stadium Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

DEWEY LINWOOD ROLLINS

Dec. 25, 1922-Nov. 15, 2015 Dewey Linwood Rollins, 92, Goldsboro, went to be with his Lord and savior Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015, at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A homegoing service will be held from the chapel of...

HENRY P. SUMMERLIN

Died Nov. 17, 2015 Henry Paul Summerlin, resident of Summerlin's Crossroads, Mount Olive, died this morning at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Tyndall Funeral Home. Instead of floral tributes, please make memorial gifts to Bethel United Methodist...

HAZEL ARTIS WHITLEY

Hazel Artis Whitley, 71, 2210 Cameron Road SW, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

RET. TECHNICAL SGT. EDWIN E. WILLIAMS

Nov. 30, 1951-Nov. 13, 2015 Retired Technical Sgt. Edwin Eugene Williams, 63, Princeton, died Friday at the Veterans Hospital in Durham. Edwin was born in Paducah, Ky., Nov. 30, 1951, to Ruby Barks Williams and the late Joseph Eugene...

TONY WORRELL

Dec. 29, 1965-Nov. 10, 2015 Tony "All" Worrell, 49, Grand Junction, Colo., formerly of Goldsboro, died Nov. 10. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at St. Mark Church of Christ. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. He was born...

Monday, November 16, 2015

RAYMOND E. AUTRY SR.

Oct. 14, 1933-Nov. 14, 2015 Raymond Earl Autry Sr., 82, 6635 Princeton Kenly Road, Princeton, died Saturday at SECU Hospice Center in Smithfield. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at Princeton Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dwayne Batten and...

SUE CAROL FOX BOOKER

Died Nov. 14, 2015 Sue Carol Fox Booker, 73, passed away suddenly Saturday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home, followed by a...

GARY DAVIS

Oct. 5, 1955-Nov. 14, 2015 Mr. Gary Davis was born in Goldsboro, N.C., Oct. 5, 1955, to the late Elbert Davis and the late Annie B. McNeil. Gary peacefully took down his tent Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, at Wayne...

GERALD E. GARRIS

Nov. 9, 1946-Nov. 14, 2015 Gerald Edward Garris, 69, LaGrange, died Saturday at home. Visitation will be Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service at Fairview Cemetery, with the Rev. Ashley...

BARBARA H. HEAD

June 12, 1932-Nov. 14, 2015 Barbara Hinnant Head, 83, Goldsboro, passed away early Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Barbara was born in Wayne County June 12, 1932, to the late Leslie Thomas Hinnant and Thelma Elmore Thompson....

MIRIAM HENRY

Miriam Henry, 75, 212 Koonce St., died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

OSCAR LOFTON

Died Nov. 10, 2015 Oscar "Chevy Luv Jr." Lofton, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. He was married to Vera Lewis Lofton of Landover, Md. Visitation will be 11 a.m. Wednesday. At other...

DEWEY L. ROLLINS

Dewey L. Rollins, 92, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

COY WASHINGTON

Coy Washington, 56, 402 S. Andrews Ave., died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Sunday, November 15, 2015

LINDA KAYE ARNETT

Feb. 18, 1951-Nov. 14, 2015 Linda Kaye Taylor Arnett, 64, of Magnolia died Saturday at her daughter's home. Mrs. Arnett was born Feb. 18, 1951, in Duplin County to Duffie Ray Taylor and Beulah Mae Pate Taylor. Funeral will...

TSURUKO N. BAILLY

May 11, 1944-Nov. 11, 2015 Tsuruko Nakamine Bailly, 71, of LaGrange, died Wednesday. She was born May 11, 1944, in Okinawa, Japan, to the late Matsu Nakamine and Kama Nakamine.She was wife of the late Ronald Arthur "Ron" Bailly....

LUWENDA FLOREN BROWN

June 2, 1949-Nov. 9, 2015 Luwenda Floren "Wendy" Brown, 66, of Goldsboro died Nov. 9 in the early morning at her home. Wendy was born in Wayne County on June 2, 1949, to the late Seymour Brown and Pamela...

GARY DAVIS

Gary Davis, 60, of Goldsboro died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BARBARA H. HEAD

Barbara Hinnant Head, 83, died Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WAYNE "HEZZY" KOONCE JR.

Jan. 2, 1944-Nov. 10, 2015 Wayne Hezekiah Koonce Jr. (Hezzy), 71, of 808 East End Circle, died Tuesday at home. The celebration of his life will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Goldsboro Chapel FWB Church, 1314 Ben...

CHARLES M. MCCULLERS

Charles Marvin McCullers, 63, of 1004 E. Gordon St., Kinston, died Friday at home. Arrangements are incomplete at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home, Kinston....

SYBELEEN MORGAN

Sybeleen Morgan, 88, formerly of Lenoir County, died Saturday at Maryview Medical Center in Virginia. Arrangements are incomplete with Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

DAVID C. OVERMAN

Funeral services for David C. Overman will be held today at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Shackelford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont with visitation afterward. (Pd)...

JOSEPH JEROME POWERS

Sept. 30, 1985 - Nov. 11, 2015 Joseph "Joe" Jerome Powers, 30, died Wednesday at his home in Newnan, Ga. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he was the son of Jerome and Brenda Powers of Goldsboro. He was a...

DOLLY RUTH ROUSE

Dec. 12, 1924-Nov. 12, 2015 Dolly Ruth Brock Rouse, 90, of Seven Springs died Thursday. She was born Dec. 12, 1924, in Lenoir County to the late Burrell Canady Brock and Lucy Cauley Brock. She was wife of the...

MARION C. WHITE

July 5, 1946-Nov. 14, 2015 Marion Vernon Jean Countryman White, 69, of Magnolia died Saturday at the Vidant In Patient Hospice Center in Greenville. Mrs. White was born in Mobile, Ala. on July 5, 1946, to the late Vernon...

Friday, November 13, 2015

TSURUKO N. BAILLY

Tsuruko Nakamine Bailly, 71, of La Grange, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home in La Grange....

DARNITA BARNES

Died Nov. 10, 2015 Darnita "Darnta" Barnes, 34, of Wilson, died on Tuesday at her residence. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

JOSEPH 'SONNY' ANTHONY BROWN II

Died Nov. 11, 2015 Joseph Anthony Brown III, "Sonny" passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by family. The family will receive friends on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at The...

JOAN W. GLOVER FAISON

Died Nov. 9, 2015 Joan West Glover Faison, 73, of the Delway community near Rose Hill, died Monday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at the St. James Disciple of Christ Church, Hwy...

GURNEY L. GARDNER SR.

Jan. 17, 1932-Nov. 10, 2015 "Buddy Boy" Gurney Lee Gardner Sr., 83, of 1859 Mark Edwards Road, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark Church of Christ DOC. Burial...

EDNA R. COOPER HALL

Died Nov. 9, 2015 Edna Ruth Cooper Hall, 92, of Rose Hill, died Monday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill. Burial will be...

GEORGE WASHINGTON JAMES JR.

Died Nov. 11, 2105 George Washington James Jr., 73, of Magnolia, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at New Elders Chapel AME Zion Church in Magnolia. Burial will be in the...

LESLIE KELLY JR.

Died Nov. 6, 2015 Leslie Kelly Jr., 80, of Philadelphia, formerly of Duplin County, died Nov. 6, at the VA Medical Center in Philadelphia. Visitation will be Sunday at Rose Hill Funeral Home in Rose Hill from 6 to...

HAROLD R. LEWIS

Harold R. Lewis, 39, of Wilson, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

DAVID CORNELIOUS OVERMAN

March 9, 1927-Nov. 12, 2015 David Cornelious Overman, 88, of Fremont, passed away on Thursday at Duke Medical Center. Funeral service will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont with visitation...

ELIZABETH PORTIER

July 31, 1920-Nov. 11, 2015 Elizabeth Portier, 95, of 606 Poplar St. died Wednesday at her residence. She was born July 31, 1920, in Wayne County. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Burial...

JOSEPH J. POWERS

Joseph Jerome Powers, 30, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday in Newnan, Ga. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

DOLLY R. ROUSE

Dolly Ruth Rouse of Seven Springs died Thursday at Autumn Village Assisted Living in Beulaville. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home in La Grange....

Thursday, November 12, 2015

LORRAINE J. ALLEN

Lorraine J. Allen, 47, of Dudley, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RONEL BRICE

Ronel Brice, 65, of Goldsboro, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JASPER L. "BUDDY" BROCK

Dec. 8 1929-Nov. 10 2015 Jasper Leroy "Buddy" Brock, 85, resident of the Beautancus community near Mount Olive, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was a retired farmer and had operated a small engine,...

JOSEPH A. BROWN

Joseph Anthony Brown, 70, died on Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GURNEY L. GARDNER SR.

Jan. 17, 1932-Nov. 10, 2015 "Buddy Boy" Gurney Lee Gardner Sr., 83, of 1859 Mark Edwards Road, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark Church of Christ DOC. Burial...

JAMES S. HATCHER

May 30, 1945-Nov. 10, 2015 James Stuart Hatcher of Pikeville passed away on Tuesday at his residence. He was the son of the late Jackson and Daisy Hatcher and the husband of the late Annie Margie Ferrell. He was...

ELIZABETH ELLIOTTE HOLMES

Died Nov. 8, 2015 Elizabeth Elliotte Holmes, 83, of Atkinson, died Sunday at her residence. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Middle District Missionary Baptist Association Building in Burgaw. Burial will be in the Point Caswell Cemetery...

BERTRENA E. HUBBARD LANGLEY

Sept. 11, 1932-Nov. 7, 2015 Bertrena Evelyn Hubbard Langley, 83, of Kinston, died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. in the Nannie D. Loftin Memorial Chapel at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral...

BRYAN ONEILL MOORE JR.

May 13, 1987-Nov. 9, 2015 Bryan Oneill Moore Jr., 28, of 700-A National Drive, died Monday. He was born May 13, 1987, to Bryan O. Moore Sr. and Addie Graham Moore in Victorville, Calif. and is survived by one...

ELIZABETH PORTIER

Elizabeth Portier, 95, of 606 Poplar St., died Wednesday at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOSEPH CLIFFORD RILEY JR.

Oct. 30, 1941-Nov. 6, 2015 Joseph Clifford Riley Jr., 74, of Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Riley was born Oct. 30, 1941, to the late Joseph Clifford Riley Sr. and Helen Riley....

ERILUS ST. SAUVEUR

Erilus St. Sauveur, 64, died on Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

TIM SHOFNER

Feb. 12, 1959-Nov. 10, 2015 Timothy Gordon Shofner, AKA, "Cat Daddy," 56, of Kinston, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at his home. Tim was born in Wake County on Feb. 12, 1959, to John and Laura...

SUYEN E. TAPIA

Died Nov. 3, 2015 Suyen Elizabeth Tapia, 32, of Wilson, died Nov. 3 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral service will be at 11a.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 Tarboro Street S.W., Wilson....

ANN J. TREXLER

May 29, 1941-Nov. 11, 2015 Ann Johnson Trexler, age 74, died suddenly on Wednesday. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Grover Johnson and Ora Garner Johnson and the wife of the late Gordon...

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

DARNITA BARNES

Darnita "Darnta" Barnes, 34, of 807 Corbett Ave., Wilson, died Tuesday at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 Tarboro Street SW, Wilson....

JASPER BROCK

Jasper "Buddy" Brock of Beautancus near Mount Olive died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete from Tyndall Funeral Service....

NETTIE DEES

Nettie Bynum Dees, 83, 200 Smith Drive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She is survived by three sons, Lynwood Dees (Judy), Freddie Dees and Larry Dees (Phyllis); four grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Arrangements are at Hamilton...

GURNEY LEE GARDNER SR.

Gurney Lee Gardner Sr., "Buddy Boy," 83, of 1859 Mark Edwards Road, died Tuesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are with J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

LOUIS B. GEBARA

Aug. 25, 1928-Nov.9, 2015 Louis Boulouze Gebara, 87, of Pikeville, formerly of West New York and Park Ridge, N.J. died Monday, Nov. 9, at his home. He was the son of the late Boulouze and Zoe Hage Gebara. The...

CARL R. GRANTHAM

July 31, 1932-Nov. 8, 2015 Carl R. Grantham, a Wayne County native whose distinguished military career took him around the world, died Sunday, Nov. 8, with his family by his side. He was 83. A father, soldier, farmer and...

STEVEN MORRIS HALL

Steven Morris Hall, 54, of 101 Creek Court, Goldsboro died Sunday. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of the Haskins Funeral Home. Burial with full military honors will be...

JAMES HATCHER

James Stuart Hatcher of Pikeville died at his residence Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

WAYNE H. KOONCE

Wayne H. Koonce, 71, of 808 East End Circle, died Tuesday at home surrounded by family. Arrangements are incomplete at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

OSCAR JULIUS LOFTON JR.

Oscar Julius Lofton Jr., 73, of Landover, Md., formerly of Wayne County, died Tuesday at Prince George Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

BRYAN MOORE JR.

Bryan Moore Jr., 28, of National Drive, Goldsboro died Monday. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Haskins Funeral Home....

TIM SHOFNER

Timothy Gordon Shofner, 56, of Kinston, died suddenly on Tuesday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service.x...

NORMA VANN

Norma Vann, 72, of 312 S. Church Street, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Lifecare Hospital, Rocky Mount. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home....

MARTHA LEE WILLIAMS

Martha Lee Williams, "Martie," 54, of 918 Fifth Street, died Friday, Nov. 6, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born March 8, 1961 in Guam to Harold Williams and Frances Vogt Williams. The celebration of her life will be...

TONY WORRELLS

Tony Worrells, 50, Grand Junction, Colo., formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday. Arrangements are incomplete at the Haskins Funeral Home....

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

DONNA S. BRITT

Sept. 28, 1957-Nov. 7, 2015 Donna Smith Britt, 58, of Seven Springs, peacefully passed away Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. Donna was born Sept. 28, 1957, in Wake County to the late Donald and Judy Hamm Smith. Fiercely independent and...

PATRICIA A. STEVENS COSTON

Died Nov. 5, 2015 Patricia Ann Stevens Coston, 70, of Rose Hill, died Thursday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral services will be held from the Island Creek AME Church, 1343 W. Charity Road, Rose Hill, on Wednesday...

STEVEN MORRIS HALL

Nov. 16, 1960-Nov. 8, 2015 Steven Morris Hall, 54, of 101 Creek Court, died Sunday at his residence. He was born Nov. 16, 1960, in Baltimore, Md. to Floyd and Wilma Miller Hall. He is survived by his wife,...

L.B. KING

March 24, 1949-Nov. 4, 2015 L. B. King, 66, 456 Lees Country Club Road, Mount Olive, died Wednesday. He was born March 24, 1949, in Wayne County to Douglas and Sallie Phillips King. His life will be remembered and...

ELIZABETH "BETSY" MOORE

Died Nov. 6, 2015 Funeral services for Elizabeth "Betsy" Moore, age 86, of Fayetteville, Tenn., were conducted Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at 10 a.m. at the Fayetteville First Presbyterian Church. Burial followed in Riverview Memorial Gardens beside her husband...

CONNIE RAY PRICE

Died Nov. 7, 2015 Wayne County Planning Director Connie Ray Price, 60, of Fremont, departed this walk of life Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 11,...

COL. ROBERT CLIFTON RAWL

Died Nov. 7, 2015 Col. Robert Clifton Rawl, 98, of the Village of Walnut Creek, Goldsboro, N.C., died on Nov. 7, 2015. Col. Rawl was born in Richmond, Va. He was the third of four children born to Bertie...

BENJAMIN CHARLES STRICKLAND

Oct. 30, 1941–Nov. 7, 2015 Benjamin Charles Strickland, funeral director and former mayor of Goldsboro, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at the age of 74, surrounded by his loving family. Ben lived a life of service to...

JOYCE ARMSTRONG SUTTON

Died Nov. 8, 2015 Joyce Armstrong Sutton, age 84, of Faison, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro. Joyce was born, reared and lived her entire life in Faison before being injured in a fall at home about...

MARTHA LEE WILLIAMS

Martha Lee Williams "Martie", 54, of 918 Fifth St., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Monday, November 9, 2015

WENDY BROWN

Wendy F. Brown, 66, died this morning at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HAZEL LORRAINE CREECH

July 16, 1935-Nov. 7, 2015 Hazel Lorraine Coker Creech, 80, of Mount Olive, died Saturday night, Nov. 7, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 3 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home with the Rev....

CARL RAY GRANTHAM SR.

Carl Ray Grantham, Sr., 83, of Goldsboro died this morning at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

STEVEN HALL

Steven Hall, 54, of 101 Creek Court, Goldsboro died Sunday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

BENJAMIN CHARLES STRICKLAND

Oct. 30, 1941-Nov. 7, 2015 Benjamin Charles Strickland, funeral director and former mayor of Goldsboro, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 at the age of 74 surrounded by his loving family. Ben lived a life of service to...

Sunday, November 8, 2015

RONNIE BEST

Ronnie Best, 55, of Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

DONNA SMITH BRITT

Donna Smith Britt, 58, of Seven Springs, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange....

ANNIE BRODIE

Aug. 29, 1947-Nov. 3, 2015 Annie Amilia "BaBa" Raynor Brodie died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park North, Goldsboro. She was born Aug....

HAZEL L. CREECH

Hazel Lorraine Coker Creech, Mount Olive, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

PHYLLIS C. DEBERRY

Died Nov. 5, 2015 Phyllis Cheryl Deberry, 60, 1723 Meadow Brooke Lane, Wilson, died Thursday at Avante at Wilson. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Trinity AME Zion Church of Wilson. Interment will be in Rest Haven Cemetery...

KENDRICK L. EDWARDS

Oct. 12, 1973-Nov. 4, 2015 Kendrick Lamont Edwards, 42, 307 Janice Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Holy Ghost Cathedral, 812 E. James St., Mount Olive. Burial will be at Cobb...

JERRE LEE HARRIS

Feb. 23, 1957- Nov. 1, 2015 A celebration of life for Jerre Lee Harris will be held today (Sunday) at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory with visitation afterwards. Surviving is his mother, Ethel...

JACKIE H. KASELL

Nov. 27, 1938-Nov. 5, 2015 Jackie H. Kasell, 77, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday. He was born Nov. 27, 1938, to Eddie and Lela Kasell. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Carroll Kasell, and his three children. There...

BERTRAND HUBBARD LANGLEY

Bertrand Hubbard Langley, 83, of Kinston, died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B Rhodes Funeral Home....

ANTHONY S. LEE

June 18, 1969-Nov. 6, 2015 Anthony Scott Lee, 46, Smithfield died Friday at SECU Hospice House. Born June 18, 1969, he was the son of Donald Raeford and Polly Davis Lee. A memorial service will be held at 3:30...

CONNIE R. PRICE

Connie Ray Price, 60, of Fremont, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

COL. ROBERT CLIFTON RAWL

Col. Robert Clifton Rawl, of Walnut Creek, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BILLYE RAY WILLIAMS

June 11, 1942-Nov. 3, 2015 Billye Ray Williams, 73, of 1218 Woodford Court, Goldsboro, transitioned from time to eternity Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Billye Ray was the youngest of seven children born June 11, 1942, in Bossier City,...

Friday, November 6, 2015

RONALD BARNES

Died Nov. 1, 2015 Ronald Barnes, 64, died Sunday at Duke Heart Center in Durham. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church in Kinston. Interment will be in Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston. He was...

ALTON J. BEST

Died Oct. 29, 2015 Alton Jericho Best, 62, died Oct. 29 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will be at Best Cemetery. He was born in...

REBECCA BARNES BLUE

Died Nov. 4, 2015 Rebecca Barnes Blue, 81, 209 Pine St., Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

SYLVIA G. BRITT

Aug. 25, 1945-Nov. 4, 2015 Sylvia Grantham Britt, 70, died Thursday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late Boyd L. and Erma Jordan Grantham. She was beloved in her...

RANDOLPH CROOM JR.

Died Nov. 1, 2015 Randolph Croom Jr., formerly of Goldsboro, died from an accident in Essex, Md., Sunday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

PHYLLIS DEBERRY

Phyllis Deberry, 60, 1723 Meadow Brooke Lane, Wilson, died Thursday at Avante At Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

W.R. GARNER

Sept. 6, 1934-Nov. 4, 2015 Willie Ray Garner, 81, Kinston, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. Interment will be at Westview Cemetery. He was born Sept. 6, 1934, in Wayne County to...

JERRE L. HARRIS

Feb. 23, 1957-Nov. 1, 2015 Jerre Lee Harris, 58, died Sunday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Sunday from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. A private graveside will be...

BOBBY R. JACKSON SR.

July 29, 1968-Nov. 4, 2015 Bobby Ray Jackson Sr., 47, 2011 Town Crier Drive, Kinston, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Bread of Life Gospel Tabernacle in Ayden. Burial will be at Mills Cemetery in Kinston....

L.B. KING

L.B. King, 66, 456 Lees Country Club Road, Mount Olive, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BOBBY R. POTTER

Dec. 4, 1938-Nov. 4, 2015 Bobby Rubin Potter, Mount Olive area resident, has left his disease-strickened body to receive his new heavenly body. Death came for him Wednesday night, Nov. 4, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will...

JOSEPH C. RILEY JR.

Joseph Clifford Riley Jr., 74, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

TAPIA SUYEN

Tapia Suyen, 32, Wilson, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

BILLY R. THOMAS

May 8, 1934-Nov. 4, 2015 Mr. Billy Ray Thomas, 81, resident of 412 Belann Court, Washington, went to be with his Lord and savior Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Vidant Inpatient Hospice. A funeral service will be held at...

THOMAS YANCEY WOOTEN

Jan. 6, 1933-Nov. 4, 2015 Mr. Thomas Yancey Wooten, 82, Prides Road, East Bend, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at Forsyth Medical Center. He was born Jan. 6, 1933, in Yadkin County to the late Pride E....

Thursday, November 5, 2015

RONALD BARNES

Ronald Barnes, 64, died Sunday at Duke Heart Center in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Mills Funeral Home Inc....

REBECCA BARNES BLUE

Died Nov. 4, 2015 Rebecca Barnes Blue, 81, 209 Pine St., Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

SYLVIA BRITT

Sylvia Britt, 70, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

KENDRICK L. EDWARDS

Kendrick Lamont Edwards, 42, 307 Janice Drive, Dudley, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SHARON D. GRAHAM

Died Oct. 31, 2015 Sharon D. Graham, 48, 158 Pine Cone St., Snow Hill, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Bryan Holy Tabernacle of Btowntown, with minister Joann Stevenson officiating....

MYDE SMITH HOWELL

Died Nov. 4, 2015 Myde Smith Howell died Nov. 4, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Hal G. and Ethel Worrell Smith, and the widow of James W. Howell Jr. A memorial service for Mrs. Howell will...

KERMIT L. KORNEGAY

Died Nov. 2, 2015 The Rev. Kermit Lee Kornegay, 57, Mount Olive, died Monday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Wynn Memorial...

BOBBY R. POTTER

Bobby R. Potter, 76, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

MARY D. ARCHER ROGERS

Died Oct. 27, 2015 Mary Doris Archer Rogers, 47, 405 Hadley St., Wilson, died Oct. 27 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Piney Grove Church in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens...

SYLVIA E. STEVENS

Aug. 20, 1958-Nov. 1, 2015 Sylvia Elizabeth Stevens, 57, 301 Randall Lane, Apt. E, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Word Faith Center, with pastor Mary Cannon officiating. Burial...

EDDIE L. TAYLOR

Died Nov. 3, 2015 Eddie Lee Taylor, 67, 500 W. Main St., Elm City, died Tuesday at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

BILLY R. THOMAS

Billy Ray Thomas, 81, 412 Bellann Court, Washington, died Wednesday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Paul Funeral Home and Crematory of Washington....

JAMES T.O. WEBB JR.

Died Nov. 3, 2015 James T. Officer Webb Jr., 48, Warsaw, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Big Zion AME Zion Church in Kenansville. Interment with military honors and law enforcement honors will be...

CHRISTOPHER L. WILLIAMS

Died Nov. 1, 2015 Christopher L. Williams, 33, Warsaw, died Sunday at Randolph Hospital in Asheboro. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hines Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Warsaw. Interment will in Devotional Gardens Cemetery in Warsaw....

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

BILLY ARMSTRONG

April 25, 1952-Oct. 31, 2015 Billy Armstrong, 63, resident of Willow Creek Nursing Home, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mount Zion Church of Deliverance in Calypso, with the Rev. Kimberly...

ALTON J. BEST

Died Oct. 29, 2015 Alton Jericho Best, 62, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will be at Best Cemetery. He was born in Wayne...

ANNIE BRODIE

Annie Brodie, 68, 204 S. Spence Ave., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

EVELYN BARNES DAWSON

Died Oct. 31, 2015 Evelyn Barnes Dawson, 91, 629 Elvie St., Wilson, died Saturday at Hospice of Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at St. Paul Church of Christ Disciples of Christ in Wilson. Arrangements are...

EDNA E. HOLLOMON

Feb. 6, 1932-Oct. 28, 2015 Edna Earl Hollomon died Oct. 28 at home. She was born in Wayne County Feb. 6, 1932, to the late Leslie and Bessie Cox Hollomon. Edna attended the Wayne County public schools, and graduated...

BOBBY R. JACKSON SR.

Bobby Ray Jackson Sr., 47, 2011 Town Rier Drive, Kinston, died today. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

INA M. LOFTIN

Died Nov. 1, 2015 Ina Mae Loftin, 80, 250 N. Broadway, Yonkers, N.Y., died Sunday at Calvary Hospital in Bronx. Funeral will be Friday in Yonkers. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Iler Loftin. Arrangements are...

GREGORY D. OTELLIO

May 23, 1959-Nov. 2, 2015 Gregory Dean Otellio, 56, resident of Dudley, died early Monday morning, Nov. 2. Born in Kansas City, Mo., he was the son of the late Jack Dean Otellio and Frances Lee Scott Otellio. An...

BRENDA WARRICK ROCHA

Dec. 12, 1952-Oct. 31, 2015 Brenda Warrick Rocha, 62, Lot 17, Franklin Drive, Smithfield, died Saturday in Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 12, 1952, in Wayne County to Jobie and Winnie Glison Warrick. She is survived by...

BILLYE R. WILLIAMS

Billye Ray Williams, 73, died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

JAMES M. BOWDEN

Died Oct. 31, 2015 James Mathis Bowden, 81, Garner, died Saturday at Litchford Falls Healthcare and Rehab in Raleigh. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Friday at 1 p.m., with Dr. Woodrow Grady...

PATRICK SIMON BOWEN

Feb. 6, 1936-Oct. 31, 2015 Patrick Simon Bowen, 79, Winterville, passed away Oct. 31, 2015, at Vidant Medical Center. He was born Feb. 6, 1936, in Pitt County to the late Jasper and Verna Rouse Bowen. He was preceded...

LUTHER M. COLEMAN

Died Oct. 30, 2015 Luther Mitchell "Bo Diddly" Coleman, 58, 801 William Vause Lane, died Friday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Gateway to Heaven Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial will be in Williams Cemetery. Visitation will...

KIMLY N. MILLER

Died Nov. 1, 2015 Kimly Nicole Miller, 37, Kenansville, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be at Pearsall United Holy Church in Kenansville Saturday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Quincey Brickhouse officiating. Burial will...

Monday, November 2, 2015

DORA W. BEAVERS

Nov. 18,1933-Oct. 31, 2015 Dora Adeline Williams Beavers, 81, resident of Oriental, N.C., formerly of Seven Springs, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at her home in Oriental, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Jesse...

JERRE HARRIS

Jerre L. Harris, 58, died Sunday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

BETTY LOIS HOWELL

June 22, 1934-Oct. 31, 2015 Betty Lois Howell, 81, of 2710 Langston Drive, Goldsboro, died Saturday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne Co., she was the daughter of the late Roy and Bernice Braswell Williams. She...

KERMIT KORNEGAY

Kermit Kornegay, 57, of Mount Olive died today at Vidant Duplin Hospital, Kenansville. Arrangements are incomplete at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

LEON CHARLES MITCHELL

May 3, 1922-Nov. 1, 2015 Leon Charles Mitchell, 93, of Goldsboro, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015. He was born on May 3, 1922 in Palmyra, New Jersey, one of five children. Mitch loved playing sports as a child and...

SYLVIA STEVENS

Sylvia Stevens, 57, of 301 Randall Lane, Apt. E, Goldsboro died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Sunday, November 1, 2015

BILLY ARMSTRONG

Billy Armstrong, 63, resident of Willow Creek Nursing Home, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

FRED J. BASS

Sept. 24, 1925-Oct. 25, 2015 The Rev. Fred Junior Bass, 90, resident at Woodland Retirement Community in Orbisonia, died Oct. 25. Funeral was Saturday at Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Paul Keeter Jr. officiating. Interment was in Kenly...

JAMES D. BASS SR.

Died Oct. 25, 2015 James Dennis Bass Sr. died Oct. 25 in Melbourne, Fla. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Princeton Cemetery. Visitation will be...

DORA WILLIAMS BEAVERS

Dora Williams Beavers, 81, Oriental, formerly of Seven Springs, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

ALTON J. BEST

Alton Jericho Best, 62, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SILAS BIZZELL

June 26, 1949-Oct. 29, 2015 Silas "Hambone" Bizzell, 66, 304 Hollybrook Drive, passed away surrounded by his family Thursday at his residence. He was born June 26, 1949, in Greene County to John D. and Gladys Williams Bizzell. His...

HILDA F. CLARK CARD

Died Oct. 26, 2015 Hilda Faye Clark Card, 52, Memphis, Tenn., died Monday. Funeral will be Monday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson. Interment will be in Rest Haven Cemetery Veterans Section....

LUTHER COLEMAN

Luther Coleman, 58, 801 William Vause Lane, Kinston, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

ALICE I. DAVIS

May 28, 1939-Oct. 28, 2015 Alice Irene "Weenee" Davis, 76, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Tuesday at noon at Mount Zion Church Ministries. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park North. She was born May...

EVELYN BARNES DAWSON

Evelyn Barnes Dawson, 91, 629 Elvie St., Wilson, died Saturday at WilMed Hospice Center in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MARY BIGGERS MCNEIL

Died Oct. 22, 2015 Mary Biggers McNeil, 68, Flushing, N.Y., formerly of Duplin County, died Oct. 22 at Flushing Hospital. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Big Zion AME Zion Church in Kenansville, with Dr. Larry Smith...

PATRICIA E. KORNGEGAY MOORE

Died Oct. 26, 2015 Patricia E. Korngegay Moore, Macon, Ga., formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday. Memorial service will be Monday at noon at The House of Shekinah Glory in Macon. Arrangements are by Christian Brothers Funeral Home and Cremation...

MARJORIE ELIZABETH HOWELL PIKE

Nov. 23, 1923-Oct. 29, 2015 Marjorie Elizabeth Howell Pike, 91, Fremont, went to be with her Lord and savior Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at Brian Center of Goldsboro. Homegoing services will be held Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at 6...

KEITH BYRON REED

Dec. 28, 1941-Oct. 29, 2015 Keith Byron Reed, 73, Goldsboro, was received by his Lord and savior Oct. 29, 2015. Born Dec. 28, 1941, Keith was the son of the late Clyde Myron Reed and Florence Mildred Lake Reed...

LEONARD A. SMITH

Leonard Anthony Smith, 58, 3604 Columbia Ave., Wilson, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....