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Thursday, December 31, 2015

TYRONE M. COOPER

Died Dec. 24, 2015 Tyrone McAuthor “Tattoo” Cooper, 38, 306 Lee St., Elm City, died Dec. 24 in Wilson County. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

SEVALIUS DICKENS

Died Dec. 26, 2015 Sevalius Dickens, 65, 711 Woodrow St., Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JAMES V. EAKINS

Feb. 24, 1942-Dec. 29, 2015 James V. Eakins, 73, 1015 Calumet Drive, Durham, died Tuesday at Hock Family Pavilion.  Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Markham Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Durham. Burial will be Sunday at...

ANNIE PEARL SMITH FAISON

Dec. 14, 1927-Dec. 27, 2015 The life celebration service will be held for Annie Pearl Smith Faison of Faison, N.C., who under the steadfast care of her loving family, was released to heaven Dec. 27, 2015. Homegoing service will...

SHIRLEY PENDER GINN

Dec. 12, 1935-Dec. 29, 2015 Shirley Pender Ginn, 80, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home, 102...

L.H. 'BUD' GRANT

Jan. 22, 1942-Dec. 30, 2015 Luther Howard “Bud” Grant, 73, left this world to be with Jesus early Wednesday morning.  Bud was a beloved husband, father, papa and friend whose love for life and others was apparent to all...

EDDIE L. MCCULLEN

June 15, 1969-Dec. 28, 2015 Eddie L. McCullen, 55, 107 Roosevelt Lane, Dudley, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Visitation, with the family present, Saturday an hour prior to the funeral. He was born June 15, 1969, in Wayne...

ROBERT LEE POWELL

Died Dec. 25, 2015 Robert Lee Powell, 72, Marion, S.C., died Friday, Dec. 25, 2015, at Carolinas Hospital of Florence, S.C., surrounded by his loving family. The family received friends Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, from 6 to 8 p.m....

SAMMIE THOMAS JR.

Feb. 9, 1955-Dec. 28, 2015 Sammie Thomas Jr., 60, 74 Josephine Drive, Snow Hill, died Monday in Vidant Hospice Center in Greenville. Burial will be in Clarksdale, Miss. He was born Feb. 9, 1955, in Clarksdale to Sammie Thomas...

MARY L. TYSON

Feb. 24, 1938-Dec. 29, 2015 Mary Lou Haddock Tyson, 77, Greenville, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with pastor Doug White and Matt Tilghman officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. She...

BERTHA M. WORRELL

Funeral for Bertha Mae Worrell, 77, 1167 LaGrange Road, LaGrange, will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Saints Delight United Holy Church, with Dr. Devin C. Pickett officiating. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. She was married to...

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

ENISKA BROWN

Sept. 10, 1931-Dec. 20, 2015 Eniska Brown, 84, died Dec. 20 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. A private service will be held. She was born Sept. 10, 1931. Arrangements are by Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

TYRONE M. COOPER

Tyrone McArthur Cooper, 38, 306 Lee St., Elm City, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JAMES V. EAKINS

James V. Eakins, 73, 1015 Calumet Drive, Durham, died Tuesday at Hock Family Pavilion. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MARY L. FOSKEY

July 5, 1919-Dec. 28, 2015 Mary Lena Foskey, 96, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at noon in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. She was born in Wayne County July 5,...

SHIRLEY PENDER GINN

Shirley Pender Ginn, 80, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

LUTHER H. GRANT

Luther H. Grant died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremations....

BETTIE ARTHUR MOORING HART

Oct. 12, 1927-Dec. 27, 2015 Bettie Arthur Mooring Hart, Snow Hill, passed away peacefully Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, with her family by her side. A native of Greene County, she was born Oct. 12, 1927, the daughter of William...

SHERMAN EARL MILES

Oct. 8, 1940-Dec. 24, 2015 Sherman Earl Miles, 75, departed this walk of life Thursday at home. A service to celebrate his life will be held Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral...

GAYNELL PICKENS

Gaynell Pickens, 77, died Wednesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

BETTY H. SMITH

Aug. 19, 1933-Dec. 27, 2015 Betty Hill Smith, 82, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Kirby Leo Hill and Lora Elizabeth Smith Hill, and wife of the late...

JOANIE D. DORTCH SPEIGHT

Joanie Denise Dortch Speight, 62, 704B N. Claiborne St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MARY H. TYSON

Mary H. Tyson, 77, LaGrange, died at home Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

EMMETTE "BUD" WOODROW INGRAM

Sept. 16, 1942-Dec. 25, 2015 Emmette Woodrow Ingram passed away Dec. 25, 2015, in Portsmouth, Va. He was born Sept. 16, 1942, in Wayne County, where he was also raised. He was lovingly known as "Bud" to his family...

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

JAY PAUL BARNES

Jay Paul Barnes, 89, of Fort George Hill, N.Y., formerly of Fremont, N.C., passed away at Kings Harbor Multi Care Center in Bronx, N.Y. He was born Nov. 12, 1926, in Fremont, N.C., to the late George Hershel and...

BEATRICE BRYANT

Died Dec. 22, 2015 Beatrice Bryant, 98, 317 Dr. Shaw Road, Slingerlands, N.Y., formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Dec. 22, 2015. The funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church...

CALVIN E. DANIELS

Nov. 14, 1949-Dec. 25, 2015 Calvin Earl Daniels, 66, 103 Southern Plaza, Dudley, died Friday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born Nov. 14, 1949, in Wayne County to Robert E. Peacock and Priscilla Daniels. He is survived...

SEVALIUS DICKENS

Sevalius Dickens, 65, 711 Woodrow St., Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home LLC of Willson....

WILLIAM F. EDWARDS III

Died Dec. 25, 2015 William Franklin "Bill" Edwards III, 68, died Friday. Memorial service will be held later. He was the son of Gladys Moseley Edwards of Crisp. He is survived by a son. Arrangements are by Carlisle Funeral...

RICKEY EXUM

Sept. 27, 1958-Dec. 23, 2015 Rickey Exum, 57, 508 Bunche Drive, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will be at...

ANNIE P. FAISON

Annie Pearl Faison, 89, 164 David Bright Road, Faison, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

WILLIAM FARRIOR

Died Dec. 25, 2015 William Farrior, 74, Beulaville, died Friday at Genesis HealthCare Center. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Thursday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Gregory Carr officiating. Burial will be...

GEORGE EDWARD JONES SR.

Dec. 8, 1931-Dec. 28, 2015 George Edward Jones Sr., 84, Goldsboro, passed away early Monday morning, Dec. 28, 2015, at Rex Hospital surrounded by his family. George was born in Wayne County Dec. 8, 1931, to the late Kermit...

GARY L. KENAN JR.

Died Dec. 25, 2015 Gary L. "G.L." Kenan Jr., 82, Rose Hill, died Friday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation of Wallace. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Rose Hill Wednesday at noon, with...

PEGGY A. LANGLEY

July 5, 1938-Dec. 26, 2015 Peggy Ann Langley, 77, Kenly, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Ken Cobb officiating. Interment will be...

RUTH CUMMINGS LEWIS

Oct. 29, 1934-Dec. 28, 2015 Ruth Cummings Lewis, 81, Pikeville, went to be with her Lord and savior early Monday morning, Dec. 28, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Ruth was born in Edgecombe County Oct....

EDDIE L. MCCULLEN

Eddie L. McCullen, 55, 107 Roosevelt Lane, Dudley, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HAMPTON J. MERRITT

Died Dec. 24, 2015 Hampton J. Merritt, 82, Wallace, died Thursday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice of Wilmington. Funeral will be at Byrd's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Rose Hill Saturday at noon, with the Rev. James Faison III...

SWANEL MOSES

March 13, 1954-Dec. 24, 2015 Swanel Moses, 61, 410 N. George St., Apt. F, died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Faith United Holy Church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. He...

SAMMIE THOMAS

Sammie Thomas, 60, 74 Josephine Drive, Snow Hill, died Monday in Vidant Hospice Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ELIZABETH Y. TURNER

Aug. 19, 1931-Dec. 25, 2015 Elizabeth Yanda Turner, 84, LaGrange, died Friday. Memorial service will be today at 3 p.m. at Community Baptist Church, with pastor Jeremy Varner officiating. She was born Aug. 19, 1931, in Cleveland, Ohio, to...

DOROTHY M. WADE

Dorothy Marie Wade, 80, 350 N. Alabama Ave., died today at Brian Center Health and Rehab of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DAVID H. WHITMAN

April 29, 1917-Dec. 27, 2015 David Henry Whitman, known to many as simply "The Apple Man," passed away unexpectedly Sunday night, Dec. 27, at Genesis Care Center at the remarkable age of 95. He now joins his beloved wife,...

BERTHA M. HARDY WORRELL

Bertha Mae Hardy Worrell, 77, 1167 LaGrange Road, LaGrange, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

Monday, December 28, 2015

THOMAS C. BARFIELD SR.

Died Dec. 24, 2015 Thomas C. Barfield Sr., of 960 Old Mount Olive Highway, Dudley, transitioned on Thursday at his home. Born in Wayne County, he is the son of the late Walter Barfield Sr. and Katie Kornegay Barfield...

VERNON CARTER

June 11, 1935-Dec. 27, 2015 Cleo Vernon Carter, 80, resident of Garner's Chapel community near Mount Olive, passed away suddenly Sunday morning, Dec. 27. He had served in the U.S. Army, was retired with White's Tire Service and was...

NADINE B. CROCKER

Nov. 24, 1931-Dec. 26, 2015 Nadine B. Crocker, 84, Kenly, died Saturday at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. She was born in Topeka, Kan., on Nov. 24, 1931, to the late Henry (Rat) Johnson and Josephine Marcellus Johnson....

MARY L. FOSKEY

Mary Lena Foskey, 96, died this morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BETTIE A. MOORING HART

Bettie Arthur Mooring Hart, 88, Snow Hill, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GEORGE E. JONES SR.

George Edward Jones Sr., 83, Goldsboro, died this morning at Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ELLEN ROWE KIRBY

March 20, 1922-Dec. 25, 2015 Ellen Rowe Kirby, 93, of Pikeville passed away on Christmas Day at her home surrounded by her family. Ellen was born in Wilson County on March 20, 1922, to the late Andrew Jackson Rowe...

RUTH C. LEWIS

Ruth Cummings Lewis, 81, Pikeville, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BETTY H. SMITH

Aug. 19, 1933-Dec. 27, 2015 Betty Hill Smith, 82, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Kirby Leo Hill and Lora Elizabeth Smith Hill and wife of the late...

DAVID H. WHITMAN

David Henry Whitman, Faison, died Sunday night at Genesis Center of Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Sunday, December 27, 2015

DECORRIS E. ATKINSON

Decorris Eugene Atkinson, 75, of Princeton, died Thursday. Visitation will be Monday at noon at Mount Zion Church of God, 309 W. Edwards St., Princeton. Arrangements are with Sanders Funeral Home of Smithfield....

THOMAS BARFIELD

Thomas Barfield of 960 Old Mount Olive Highway, Dudley, died Thursday at his residence. He is survived by his wife and two children. Homegoing service will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at St. Mark Disciple Church of Christ...

JAY PAUL BARNES

Jay Paul Barnes, 89, of Fort George Hill, N.Y., died Saturday, Dec. 19, at Kings Harbor Multicare Center, Bronx, N.Y. Services are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

DEBORAH BARSAN

Dr. Deborah E. Barsan, 63, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, at home. Arrangements are incomplete, at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MICHELLE BEST

Michelle Best, 45, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born June 7, 1970 in Long Island, N.Y., to the late Mary Etta Best. She is survived by two children. The celebration of her life will be held...

MARY DURHAM COGDELL

Mary Durham Cogdell, 66, 524 Millers Chapel Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 6, 1949 in Wayne County to Nymphes and Eunice Cox Durham and is survived by two children. Funeral services will be...

NADINE B. CROCKER

Nadine B. Crocker, 84, of Kenly died early Saturday at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenly Funeral Service....

CALVIN DANIELS

Calvin Daniels, 66, 103 Southern Plaza, Dudley died Friday in the Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home....

GEORGE GRANT

George Grant, 65 of 407 South East St., Snow Hill, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DONNELL W. GUY

April 4,1933-Dec. 26, 2015 Donnell Wilbur "Don" Guy Sr., 82, of Calypso, passed away Saturday afternoon, Dec. 26. His life will be remembered in a worship service to be held Monday, Dec. 28, at 3 p.m. at Calypso Baptist...

MELVIN HAWKINS

Melvin Lawrence Hawkins, 65, of 705 Field St., Kinston, died Monday, Dec. 21, at home. He was born in Lenoir County on Jan. 23, 1950, to Cicero Hawkins and Eunice Foye Hawkins. He is survived by his mother. The...

NORA C. HOLLAND

July 29, 1937-Dec. 23, 2015 Nora Lee Cummings Holland, 78, of Pikeville passed away on Wednesday. She was preceded in death by her husband, James William "Bill" Holland Sr. and her parents, Amos and Lucinda Jacobs Cummings. Nora was...

ELLEN ROWE KIRBY

March 20, 1922-Dec. 25, 2015 Ellen Rowe Kirby, 93, of Pikeville passed away on Christmas Day at her home surrounded by her family. Ellen was born in Wilson County on March 20, 1922, to the late Andrew Jackson Rowe...

PEGGY ANN LANGLEY

Peggy Ann Langley, 77, of Kenly died early Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Kenly Funeral Service....

DORIS LEACH

Doris Leach 86, of Kinston, died Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Arrangements are incomplete with Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in Kinston....

LUBY LEE

Luby Lee of 316 Lee's Country Club Road, Mount Olive, died Friday surrounded by his family. He is survived by 12 children. Homegoing service will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark FWB Church in Mount Olive....

ROBERT H. LEWIS

Oct. 1, 1922-Dec. 25, 2015 Robert H. (Bob) Lewis, of Raleigh, N.C., passed away peacefully on December 25, 2015. He was born Oct. 1, 1922, and was reared in Mount Olive, N.C., son of the late Wilson Edgar and...

HASELTINE MCDONALD

Jan. 23 1920 - Dec. 19, 2015 Haseltine "Hassie" Swift Stentz McDonald, 95, died Saturday, December 19, 2015, at Brookdale/Sterling House in Goldsboro. Her life will be celebrated in a worship service to be held Monday, Dec. 28, at...

SHERMAN MILES

Sherman Earl Miles, 75, of Mount Olive, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

BILLY RAY MITCHELL

Jan. 24, 1940 - Dec. 25, 2015 Billy Ray Mitchell, 75, passed away on Christmas night to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ. He left this world, with his loving Margie by his side. Billy was born in Wayne...

SWANEL MOSES

Swanel Moses, 61, of 410 N. George St., Apt. F, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home....

ROBERT LEE POWELL

Robert Lee Powell, 72, of Marion, S.C. died Friday, December 25, 2015 at Carolinas Hospital of Florence, surrounded by his loving family. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 30, at Richardson Funeral Home in...

GLENN PRICE

April 22, 1947-Dec. 23, 2015 Newby Glenn Price, 68, of Fremont, passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at UNC Rex Healthcare. Glenn was born April 22, 1947, in Wayne County to the late Newby Price and LaRue Price Long....

ERIC RAY STOKES

Eric Ray Stokes, 58, of 601 Olive St., Kinston, died Tuesday at his home. Funeral service will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at House of Hope Free Will Baptist Church. Viewing will be held today from 2-6 p.m....

Thursday, December 24, 2015

ENISKA BROWN

Eniska Brown, 84, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROSE MAE MCCOY BUTLER

Sept. 22, 1960-Dec. 19, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Ms. Rose Mae McCoy Butler, 55, 205 Randall Lane, Apt. 5, Goldsboro, N.C., departed her...

MARY DURHAM COGDELL

Mary Durham Cogdell, 66, 524 Millers Chapel Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ROBERT S. DANIELS

June 23, 1951-Dec. 18, 2015 Robert Steven Daniels, 64, Jacksonville, died Friday. Graveside service was Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Willow Dale Cemetery. He was born in Norfolk, Va., June 23, 1951. Arrangements are by Howell Funeral Home and...

BRENT M. DUNN

Oct. 21, 1972-Dec. 22, 2015 Brent Monroe Dunn, 43, resident of RHA Howell's in LaGrange, died Tuesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Banner Chapel Advent Christian Church, with the Rev. Sam...

WILLIAM C. HERRING SR.

Sept. 28, 1955-Dec. 18, 2015 William Charles Herring Sr., 60, died Friday at Carolina Humana Inc. of Rocky Mount. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rainbow Missionary Baptist Church of Warsaw. Burial will be at Houston-Brinson Family...

CURTIS HILL

Curtis Hill, 60, formerly of Kinston, died Monday in Washington, D.C. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

NORA LEE CUMMINGS HOLLAND

July 29, 1937-Dec. 23, 2015 Nora Lee Cummings Holland, 78, passed away Wednesday. She was preceded in death by her husband, James William "Bill" Holland Sr., and her parents, Amos and Lucinda Jacobs Cummings. Nora was born in Robeson...

ROSA B. JARMAN

Died Dec. 20, 2015 Rosa Belle Jarman, 74, died Sunday. Funeral will be Sunday at First Missionary Baptist Church of Turkey. Interment will be at Devotional Gardens Cemetery of Warsaw. Arrangements by Hawes Funeral Home of Warsaw....

THOMAS E. JENKINS

Nov. 18, 1936-Dec. 19, 2015 Thomas E. Jenkins, 79, 308 Rollingwood Drive, Dudley, 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...

GENEVA DENNIS KEARNEY

Died Dec. 19, 2015 Geneva Dennis Kearney, 94, 2411 Trull St., Wilson, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel...

BRENDA SENTZ LITTLE

Jan. 4, 1944-Dec. 21, 2015 Brenda Sentz Little, 71, resident of Candler, a suburb of Asheville, passed away Monday night, Dec. 21, following a lingering illness. Born in Dearborn, Mich., she had been a longtime resident of Kinston, N.C.,...

ROBERT L. MCKINZIE SR.

Died Dec. 20, 2015 Robert Lee McKinzie Sr., 68, Teachey, died Sunday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Adoram Missionary Baptist Church of Wallace. Interment will be in Middleton Cemetery in Kenansville. Arrangements by Hawes Funeral Home of...

HEZEKIAH MURRILL

Died Dec. 21, 2015 Hezekiah Murrill, 88, 2012 Fieldcrest Road East, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Pines Nursing Home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are...

TYBALT T. NGUYEN

Died Dec. 18, 2015 Tybalt Tung Nguyen, 13, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be private. He was the son of Barzan Tung Nguyen of Florence, S.C. Arrangements are by Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GLENN PRICE

Newby Glenn Price, Fremont, died Wednesday at the University of North Carolina Rex Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

WILLIAM E. STARNES

July 4, 1936-Dec. 22, 2015 William Edward Starnes, 79, Warsaw, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. He was born July 4, 1936, to the late...

ERIC R. STOKES

Eric Ray Stokes, 58, 601 Olive St., Kinston, died Tuesday at home Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

JAMES DURWOOD STRICKLAND

Sept. 24, 1933-Dec. 22, 2015 James Durwood Strickland, 82, Warsaw, passed away peacefully after a brief illness Dec. 22, 2015. He was born Sept. 24, 1933, in Erwin, N.C., to James Wilbert and Pearl Jackson Strickland, who preceded him...

FLORA L. TURNAGE

Oct. 5, 1949-Dec. 22, 2015 Flora Louise Turnage, 66, 4859 Haynes Drive, LaGrange, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at Hull Road Free Will Baptist Church of Kinston. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery...

SUSAN OUTLAW WHALEY

Feb. 7, 1944-Dec. 23, 2015 Susan Whaley, 71, Dudley resident, formerly of Mount Olive, peacefully returned home to her Lord and savior Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, while at home surrounded by her adoring family. She will joyfully be united...

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

ETHELENE VANGELENE MICHELLE BEST

Michelle Best, 45, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

BEATRICE BRYANT

Beatrice Bryant, 98, 317 Dr. Shaw Road, Slingerlands, N.Y., formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

HOWELL GRANTHAM

Vangelene Howell Grantham, 51, 304 N. Alabama Ave., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MELVIN L. HAWKINS

Melvin Lawrence Hawkins, 66, Kinston, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes of Kinston....

NORA HOLLAND

Nora Holland, 78, died Wednesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CAMPBELL MATTHEWS

Died Dec. 19, 2015 Ethelene Campbell Matthews, 59, 111 Quail Lane, Vanceboro, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ in Vanceboro. Interment will be in...

HEZEKIAH MURRILL

Hezekiah Murrill, 88, 2012 Fieldcrest Road, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

FENNITTEE T. ROUSE

Feb. 15, 1932-Dec. 21, 2015 Fennittee Teachey Rouse, 83, LaGrange, passed away Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Leon Teachey and Naomi Teachey Fields, and was the wife of Gerald Maurice Rouse. She...

CHRISTA WARD

Christa Ward, 74, 410 W. Third St., Princeton, died at Johnston County Medical Center. Burial will be Thursday 10 a.m. at Hills of Neuse Memorial Gardens in Smithfield. Arrangements are by Evergreen Funeral Home....

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

ETHELENE CAMPBELL-MATTHEWS

Ethelene Campbell-Matthews, 60, 111 Qual Lane, Vanceboro, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

ROSE M. BUTLER

Rose Mae Butler died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

ROBERT S. DANIELS

Robert Steven Daniels, 64, died Friday at Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

VANGELENE HOWELL GRANTHAM

Vangelene Howell Grantham, 51, 304 N. Alabama Ave., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

WILLIAM C. HERRING SR.

William Charles Herring Sr., 60, died Friday at Carolina Humana Inc., Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

KACI N. MARSHALL

Aug. 27, 2015-Dec. 17, 2015 Kaci Nicole Marshall, 3 months old, LaGrange, died Thursday. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at Fairview Cemetery. She was the daughter of Joey Marshall and Pam Strickland....

DOROTHY BELL LEE NEWKIRK

Died Dec. 18, 2015 Dorothy Bell Lee Newkirk, 92, Rose Hill, died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral was at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Monday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Gregory Carr...

FLORA TURNAGE

Flora Turnage, 66, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

Monday, December 21, 2015

ROSE M. BUTLER

Rose M. Butler, 55, of 205 Randall Lane, died Saturday at home surrounded by family. Arrangements are incomplete at this time....

REV. ALONZO D. BUTLER JR.

The Rev. Alonzo David Butler Jr., 89, of 203 Highwoods Drive, Goldsboro, departed this earthly existence, Dec. 18, 2015. He left many cherished moments in the lives that he touched, both as a pastor and owner of his taxi...

CATHY DAVIS

Cathy Davis, 57, of Boca Raton, Fla., formerly of Wayne County, died Friday in the West Boca Raton Medical Center. She was born April 15, 1958, in Duplin County to Rufus and Sadie Nobles Davis and is survived by...

Sunday, December 20, 2015

MONICA A. TOWNSEND-MAYE

Feb. 22, 1964-Dec. 16, 2015 Monica Antoinette Townsend-Maye, 51, 101 Cambria Lane, died Wednesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Tuesday at noon Greenleaf Disciples of Christ Church. Burial will be in...

JASON "JAYBIRD" BRITT ELLIS

June 13, 1972-Dec.16, 2015 Jason "Jaybird" Britt Ellis, 43, Stoney Creek Church Road, passed away suddenly Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, at home. A celebration of life service will be held Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at 7 p.m. at United...

MARY ELVY IRVING OLLISON

Died Dec. 15, 2015 Mary Elvy Irving Ollison, 87, 500 Iris Lane, Apt. 1, Trenton, died Tuesday at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Andrews Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with pastor...

Friday, December 18, 2015

MONICA A. TOWNSEND-MAYE

Monica Antoinette Townsend-Maye died Wednesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HARDY L. BRYANT JR.

Sept. 4, 1961-Dec. 12, 2015 Hardy Lee "Randy" Bryant Jr., 119 W. Hooks River Road, died Saturday in Raleigh. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Apostle D.L. McIntyre Memorial Chapel at McIntyre Funeral Home, with evangelist Debra...

JASON B. ELLIS

Jason Britt Ellis, 43, Stoney Creek Church Road, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

REGINA HILL FAISON

Died Dec. 15, 2015 Regina Hill Faison, 2513 Cedar Lake Drive, Suffolk, Va., died Tuesday. Funeral will be at Canaan Baptist Church in Suffolk at 1 p.m. Saturday....

ROBERT EARL GAY SR.

Died Dec. 17, 2015 Sgt. 1st Class Robert Earl "Bob" Gay Sr., 84, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Wayne County, Bob was the son of the late Benjamin "Benny" H....

JOHN HUDSON

Nov. 16, 1978-Dec. 15, 2015 John Hudson, 37, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday at his home. John was born in Anaheim, Calif., Nov. 16, 1978, to Janice Baranowski Hudson and the late John Keith Hudson. He was a manager with...

LESLIE JACOB "JAKE" MARTIN

May 3, 1934-Dec. 15, 2015 Mr. Leslie Jacob "Jake" Martin, 81, 709 S. Audubon Ave., Goldsboro, passed Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, N.C. The funeral service will be held Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, at...

BONNIE MANNING MONK

Bonnie Manning Monk, 81, 132 Mount Pleasant Road, Garner, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

RAYMOND W. PRAZAK

Raymond William Prazak, 80, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAMES E. WILLIAMS

Dec. 2, 1945-Dec. 16, 2015 James Edward "J.W." Williams, 70, 197 Tarheel Lane, Warsaw, died Wednesday in Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home....

Thursday, December 17, 2015

TERESA MCCLARY-DARDEN

May 11, 1969-Dec. 12, 2015 Teresa McClary-Darden, 46, 307 Quail Drive, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Wave of Glory Church, with pastor Daniel Uzzell officiating. Burial will be in Old...

JAMES E. BLOUNT

James E. Blount, 75, 102 Mama Bear Road, Vanceboro, died Wednesday at UHS Pruitt-Two Rivers Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

ERNEST E. DAVIS JR.

Sept. 27, 1953-Dec. 16, 2015 Ernest E. Davis Jr., 62, Pikeville, died Wednesday at Kernersville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. He was the son of Helen H. Hooks...

ROBERT E. GAY SR.

Robert Earl "Bob" Gay Sr. died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation....

DENNIS M. POWELL

May 27, 1957-Dec. 7, 2015 Dennis M. Powell, 58, 506 Millers Chapel Road, Goldsboro, N.C. He was born May 27, 1957, died Dec. 7, 2015, of complications from a massive stroke. He was predeceased by his parents, Albert and...

ANNIE ROWE SAULS

Died Dec. 15, 2015 Annie Rowe Sauls, 74, 5225 N.C. 58 South, Wilson, died Monday at Avante at Wilson. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CATHERINE LANIE WALLS

Feb. 8, 1927-Dec. 15, 2015 "It is well with my soul." Mother Catherine Lanie Walls, 88, 307 Albritton St., Calypso, passed from this mortal stay Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Tuesday, Feb. 8, 1927, in Duplin...

JAMES E. WILLIAMS

James Edward Williams, 70, 197 Tarheel Lane, Warsaw, died Wednesday in Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CORA WILLIAMS

Died Dec. 10, 2015 Cora Williams, 73, 806 Weaver Drive, died Dec. 10 at Willow Creek Nursing Center. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Smith Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Warsaw, with the Rev. Herman Bell officiating....

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

HARVEY L. ARMSTRONG

Harvey L. Armstrong, 86, died Tuesday at Somerset Court of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ERNEST DAVIS

Ernest Davis, 62, died today at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

DAVID L. KENT SR.

Died Dec. 8, 2015 David Lee Kent Sr., 71, 4407 N.C. 581, Sims, died Dec. 8. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

GLINDA LYNCH

Died Dec. 14, 2015 Glinda Lynch, 61, resident of the Brian Center of Wilson, died Monday. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. John Baptist Church of Battleboro. Arrangements by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DONNIE L. SAULS

Aug. 14, 1946-Dec. 15, 2015 Donnie Ann Lambert Sauls, 69, Goldsboro, passed away early Tuesday morning at her home. She was born in Duplin County Aug. 14, 1946, to the late James Arthur Lambert and Abbie Mae Batson Lambert....

ANNIE D. SAULS

Annie Doris Sauls, 74, 5225 N.C. 58 South, Wilson, died Monday at Avante at Wilson Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

CATHERINE WALLS

Catherine Walls, 88, 307 Albritton St., Calypso, died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

KWASI AFRIYIE

Died Dec. 11, 2015 Kwasi Afriyie, 63, 7450 Shallington Mill Road, Macclesfield, died Friday at the University of North Carolina Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

DORIS ELLEAN UZZELL COLEY

Died Dec. 11, 2015 Doris Ellean Uzzell Coley died Friday, Dec. 11, at the Brian Center in Goldsboro after a long illness. She was the loving wife of Charles A. Coley, and mother of Maxine Richardson, Cynthia Lockley, Michelle...

VICTORIA L. DUNN

Died Dec. 6, 2015 Victoria Lynn Dunn, 50, 3230 Caralee Drive, Columbus, Ohio, died Dec. 6. Funeral will be Wednesday noon at Mount Zion United Church of God in Greensboro. Visitation will be an hour prior to funeral. The...

MILDRED FIELDS EDGERTON

Died Dec. 12, 2015 Mildred Fields Edgerton, 89, passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late William Wright and Zilphia Gurley Fields, and the widow of Alvin Earl Edgerton....

JACK L. JONES

April 25, 1942-Dec. 13, 2015 Jack Lee Jones passed away Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne county, he was the son of the late Robert and Bernice Smith Jones, and was the husband of Judith W....

GENE E. JORDAN

Died Dec. 10, 2015 Gene Edward Jordan, 74, Teachey, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be at Rockfish AME Church today at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Arthur Jenkins officiating. Burial will be at Duplin Memorial Gardens in Teachey....

GLINDA LYNCH

Glinda Lynch, 61, resident of the Brian Center Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

LESLIE J. MARTIN

Leslie Jacob "Jake" Martin, 81, 709 S. Audubon Ave., died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

EURAY MOORE JR.

Died Dec. 12, 2015 Euray Moore Jr., 77, Brooklyn, N.Y., died Saturday at Down State Medical Center. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church in Magnolia Saturday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Travis Newkirk officiating. Burial will be...

DONNIE LAMBERT SAULS

Donnie Lambert Sauls died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation....

RONALD KEITH WILLIFORD

Dec. 18, 1948-Dec. 13, 2015 Ronald Keith Williford, 66, 800 Quarter Horse Road, Princeton, died Sunday at the University of North Carolina Johnston Health in Smithfield. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. today at Hills of the Neuse Memorial...

Monday, December 14, 2015

ESTHER M. CAMPBELL

Esther M. Campbell, 86, 107 S. Independent Street, Kinston, died Friday at her residence. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Services....

CHRISTOPHER RAY DANIELS

Nov. 30, 1972-Dec. 6, 2015 Christopher Ray Daniels, 43, passed away suddenly on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015. Chris was born in Wayne County on Nov. 30, 1972, to Cathy Ann Lancaster and Gary Leland Daniels. He was employed as...

WILLIAM M. GRADY

William Monroe "Bill" Grady, Sr., 83, of Albertson died Saturday in Deep Run at the home of a daughter. He was the son of the late Namie and Sonnie Williams Grady and was married to the late Nannie H....

DONALD PATRICK HERRING

Feb. 19, 1923-Dec. 13, 2015 Donald Patrick Herring, 92, of Goldsboro passed away on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Donald, the last of eight children, was born in Wayne County on Feb....

JACK L. JONES

April 25, 1942-Dec. 13, 2015 Jack L. Jones died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory....

ELLIS OUTLAND

Ellis Outland, 90, of Pikeville, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at his home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson. Burial will be in Pikeville Cemetery beside his wife, Frances Pate...

EDWARD L. STALLINGS

May 20,1953-Nov. 28, 2015 Edward Lawrence Stallings, 61, passed away Saturday, Nov. 28 at Palo Alto VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, Calif. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 1 p.m. in the chapel at J.B. Rhodes...

Sunday, December 13, 2015

MONICA A. TOWNSEND-MAYE

Monica Antoinette Townsend-Maye died Wednesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

TERESA MCCLARY-DARDEN

Teresa McClary-Darden, 46, 307 Quail Drive, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HARDY BRYANT JR.

Hardy Bryant Jr. died Saturday in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

ALEJANDDRO M. CASANOVA

Alejanddro Martinez Casanova, 65, 360 Wilson St., Smithfield, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CHRISTOPHER R. DANIELS

Christopher Ray Daniels died Dec. 6 in New Bern. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

VICTORIA L. DUNN

Victoria Lynn Dunn, 50, 3230 Caralee Drive, Columbus, Ohio, died Dec. 6. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home And Cremation Kinston....

MILDRED FIELDS EDGERTON

Mildred Fields Edgerton died Saturday in New York. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

INDIA FOWLER

Jan. 31, 1986-Dec. 10, 2015 India Fowler, 29, 203A Wayne Ave., died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She was born Jan. 31,...

WILLIAM M. GRADY

William M. "Bill" Grady, 83, Albertson, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

CAROLYN HOOKS HOWELL

July 24, 194 -Dec. 10, 2015 Carolyn Hooks Howell, 73, Pikeville, died Thursday evening at her home. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Myde Hooks, and was the wife of the late...

CURTIS BRAXTON JACKSON

Dec. 24, 1937-Dec. 10, 2015 Curtis Braxton Jackson, 77, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Curtis was born in Sampson County Dec. 24, 1937, to the late Olin B. and...

DAVID L. KENT SR.

David Lee Kent Sr., 71, 4407 N.C. 581, Sims, died Tuesday in Richmond, Va. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

RAY THOMAS PATTERSON

Oct. 21, 1928-Dec. 9, 2015 Ray Thomas Patterson, 87, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Ray was born in Granville County Oct. 21, 1928, to the late Zebulon Vance and Minnie Puckett Patterson, the...

WILLIAM EARL PEARSALL

Sept. 20, 1939-Dec. 10, 2015 William Earl Pearsall, 76, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wayne County Sept. 20, 1939, to the late Wilbert Lamont Pearsall and Ruby Davis Crawford....

HARRY C. WIGGINS

July 28, 1931-Dec. 11, 2015 Harry Clifton "Red" Wiggins, 84, LaGrange, died Friday at home. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ivy White and the Rev. Brad Parker officiating. Interment will...

BERT WILSON JR.

Died Dec. 10, 2015 Bert Wilson Jr., 73, 519 Cicero Riggs Road, Cove City, died Thursday at CarolinaEast Medical Center. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Monday in White's Cemetery. Viewing will be 4 to 5 tonight, with the...

Friday, December 11, 2015

JOSE ROSARIO-RANTEL

Dec. 30, 1979-Dec. 10, 2015 Jose Rosario-Rantel, 35, 2151 Antioch Road, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Woodland Friends Cemetery....

JOSEPH M. BASS

Dec. 4, 1930-Dec. 9, 2015 Joseph M. Bass, 85, 101 Johnson Place, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at New Saints Delight United Holy Church, with Bishop Quincy Gardner officiating....

JANET S. BYRD

Janet Swinson Byrd, 83, Cary, died Thursday at Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

WAYNE CARLYLE

April 7, 1947-Dec. 10, 2015 George Wayne Carlyle, 68, Kinston, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 7 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. Interment will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Snow Hill Cemetery. He was born...

DORIS COLEY

Doris Coley, 78, 8181 E. End Circle, died today at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ANN DAVIS DENNING

Nov. 11, 1940-Dec. 9, 2015 Ann Davis Denning, 75, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Ann was born in Wayne County Nov. 11, 1940, to the late Hugh Miller...

J. DILLON EASON JR.

Died Dec. 3, 2015 J. Dillon "J.D." Eason Jr., Richmond, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Dec. 3 after a lengthy illness. Dillon was born in Goldsboro in 1926, and grew up here. Following service in the...

MICHAEL D. FARMER

Died Dec. 8, 2015 Michael Donnell Farmer, 50, 804 Randolph St., Wilson, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

INDIA FOWLER

India Fowler, 29, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CAROLYN H. HOWELL

Carolyn Christine Hooks Howell, 72, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

CURTIS B. JACKSON

Died Dec. 10, 2015 Curtis B. Jackson, 77, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home. A service celebrating Curtis' life...

NATHAN K. JONES

Born and died Dec. 6, 2015 Nathan Khole Jones, 104 Cedar Ridge Trail, Elm City, was born and died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson. Arrangements are by...

MANDIE HAYES KENAN

Died Dec. 8, 2015 Mandie Hayes Kenan, 112, Beulaville, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Sunday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Joe Kenan officiating. Burial will be at...

RUBY FRANKLIN MINCEY

Died Dec. 2, 2015 Ruby Franklin Mincey, 93, Aquasco, Md., formerly of Duplin County, died Dec. 2 at Genesis Nursing Home LaPlata, Md. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church of Rose Hill Saturday at 11 a.m. Burial will...

GREGORY D. MONTGOMERY

Died Dec. 7, 2015 Gregory Dean Montgomery, 55, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday 1:30 p.m. Wave of Glory Faith Ministries, with apostle Daniel Uzzell officiating. Interment Resthaven at Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will...

WILLIAM E. PEARSALL

William Earl Pearsall, 76, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RANDY JAMES POLLARD

Died Dec. 10, 2015 Randy James Pollard, 57, Fuquay-Varina, died Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. A private service will be held. He was preceded in death by his father, James Pollard, and brother, Steve M. Pollard. He is survived by...

CORA WILLIAMS

Cora Williams, 73, 806 Weaver Drive, died Thursday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

VELMA ROWE WILLIAMS

March 25, 1967-Dec. 9, 2015 Velma Rowe Williams, 48, 1402 S. Slocumb St., died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Bear Creek Headquarters. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born was...

ROSA RICHARDSON WOOTEN

May 30, 1930-Dec. 10, 2015 Rosa Richardson Wooten, 85, Goldsboro, died Thursday in Barbour Court Nursing Home in Smithfield. She was born May 30, 1930, in Johnston County to Harvester and Mable Cox Richardson. Her life will be remembered...

Thursday, December 10, 2015

JOSE ROSARIO-RANTEL

Jose Rosario-Rantel, 35, 2151 Antioch Road, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

VELBURN RAY BREWER SR.

Dec. 21, 1944-Dec. 8, 2015 Velburn Ray Brewer Sr., 70-year-old resident of Faison, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning, Dec. 8, on the family farm. A retired supervisor at Cates Pickle Co., he had served for 21 years with Faison...

ONZA L. BROWN SR.

Died Nov. 26, 2015 Onza Lee Brown Sr., 71, died Nov. 26 at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Friday 1 p.m. at Bishop Lonnie E. Holloway Sr. Memorial Chapel at Smith-Holloway Funeral Home, with pastor...

ANN DAVIS DENNING

Ann Davis Denning, 75, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MICHAEL FARMER

Michael Farmer, 50, 804 Randolph St., Wilson, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MAE B. FISSEL

Died Dec. 8, 2015 Mae Belle Fissel, 84, resident of Kirkwood Retirement, died Tuesday at home. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens in Farmville. She was born in Pitt County to the late...

RUBY LEE HOWELL

July 19, 1952-Dec. 9, 2015 Ruby Lee Howell, 63, passed away Wednesday morning, Dec. 9, 2015, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home...

NATHAN K. JONES

Nathan Khole Jones died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

VIVIAN M. LANCASTER

May 20, 1926-Dec. 9, 2015 Vivian Mae Lancaster, 89, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Lancaster Cemetery. She...

RUTH HOBBS LEAK

May 1, 1937-Dec. 2, 2015 Ruth Hobbs Leak, 78, 913 Martin St., Greensboro, died Dec. 2 at Beacon Place. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Luke United Holy Church of Rose Hill. Burial will be in...

MAUDE LLOYD

Died Dec. 5, 2015 Maude Lloyd, 75, Henderson, died Saturday at Mariah Parham Medical Center. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at Point Caswell Missionary Baptist Church of Atkinson. Interment will be in Rooks Cemetery of Atkinson. Visitation will...

FRANK MATSEY JR.

Visitation for Frank Matsey Jr. will be held Friday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. (Pd)...

BRENDA NEWBORN

Died Dec. 5, 2015 Brenda Newborn, 61, 1846 Cameron Langston Road, Kinston, died Saturday at Signature Rehabilitation Center Kinston. Funeral service will be Friday at noon at Grainger's Chapel Disciple of Christ Church Kinston. Interment will be at Southview...

DASHAWN K. O'NEAL

Oct. 1, 2001-Dec. 6, 2015 DaShawn Kar'le O'Neal, 14, 3821 N. Glenwood Drive, Farmville, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville from injuries sustained in an accident. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Salvation and Praise...

RAY T. PATTERSON

Ray Thomas Patterson, 87, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SANDRA Q. PHILLIPS

Died Dec. 6, 2015 Sandra Q. Phillips, 64,1219 Newton Drive, died Sunday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Wayne Memorial Park South, with the Rev. Timothy Dortch officiating. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral...

JAMES W. RHODES

April 8, 1920-Dec. 5, 2015 James Woodrow Rhodes, 95, 306 S. Herman St., died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Greater Guiding Star. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery....

ELGIE BASS TEDDER

Feb. 13, 1934-Dec. 8, 2015 Elgie Bass Tedder, 81, Lucama, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Visitation will be Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a funeral, with the Rev. Gene Thompson officiating....

VELMA D. ROWE WILLIAMS

Velma Deloris Rowe Williams, 48, 1402 S. Slocumb St., died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ROSA WOOTEN

Rosa Wooten, 85, died Thursday in Barbour Court Nursing Home in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

WILLIAM T. BAREFOOT

Died Dec. 4, 2015 William T. Barefoot, 47, Dunn, died Friday. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel in Benson, with the Rev. Leon Tart and the Rev. Michael Preddy officiating. Burial...

JOSEPH BASS

Joseph Bass, 85, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

VELBURN R. BREWER

Velburn Ray Brewer, 70, Faison, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

LOUISE R. DALE

Dec. 21, 1931-Dec. 8, 2015 Minnie Louise Rhodes Sasser Dale, 83, died Tuesday at her residence. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Warden Sam Rhodes and Ethel Mitchell Rhodes, and wife of the late...

MAE B. FISSEL

Mae Belle Fissel, 84, resident of Kirkwood Retirement, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ALFRED J. HANEY

April 30, 1938-Dec. 7, 2015 Alfred James Haney, 77, Warsaw, died Monday at Rex Hospital. Funeral will be 7 tonight at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw Inc. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Devotional Gardens. He was...

RUBY LEE HOWELL

Ruby Lee Howell, 63, N.C. 222 West, Fremont, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

IDA M. HUNTER

Died Dec. 2, 2015 Ida Maria Hunter, 67, 801 Oakey St., Rocky Mount, died Dec. 2 at Nash General Hospital. Memorial service will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

FRANK CECIL MATSEY JR.

Aug. 30, 1955-Dec. 7, 2015 Frank Cecil Matsey Jr., 60, passed away Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Howell...

EUGENE L. MCCOY

Sept. 19, 1944-Dec. 4, 2015 Elder Eugene Lionel McCoy, 71, 1210 S. Best St., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Peter Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of Kinston, with...

BRENDA NEWBORN

Brenda Newborn, 61, 1846 Carmon Langston Road, Kinston, died Saturday at Signature Rehabilitation Center Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home and Cremation Kinston....

SHIRLEY BARNES PIPKIN

Shirley Barnes Pipkin, 61, Princeton, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral and Cremation Service...

RALPH SAULS

Died Dec. 5, 2015 Ralph Sauls, 79, 3605 Millridge Circle, Wilson, died at Hunter Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rocky Mount Saturday. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

DIANNE G. STAINBACK

Feb. 4, 1957-Dec. 8, 2015 Debroah Dianne Grady Stainback, 58, Seven Springs, died on Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Dan and Isabelle Grady. Mrs. Stainback was a respiratory specialist at Wayne Memorial...

CHERRI STANDLEY STONE

Jan. 12, 1952-Dec. 7, 2015 Cherri Standley Stone died Monday. Funeral will be Thursday at 5 p.m. at Center Ridge Presbyterian Church, with the Rev Clark Vincent officiating. She was born Jan. 12, 1952, in Hugo, Okla., to Willa...

ELGIE BASS TEDDER

Elgie Bass Tedder, 81, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral and Cremation Service....

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

LOLA LEE BASS

July 6, 1910-Dec. 6, 2015 Mrs. Lola Lee Bass, 105, Clinton, died Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, surrounded by her family at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec....

HILDA W. KEMP

June 17, 1927-Dec. 6, 2015 Hilda Williams Kemp, 88, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wilson County, she was the daughter of the late Jimmie and Ethel Amerson Williams. She was the wife of the late Oscar...

FRANK C. MATSEY JR.

Frank Cecil Matsey Jr., 60, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

RALPH L. MEASLEY

Dec. 1, 1929-Dec. 7, 2015 Ralph Luby Measley, 86, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Ralph was born Dec. 1, 1929, in Lenoir County to the late Luby and Ada Stroud Measley....

GREGORY D. MONTGOMERY

Gregory Dean Montgomery, 55, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

DASHAWN K. O'NEAL

Dashawn Karle O'Neal, 14, Farmville, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville from injuries sustained from an accident. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

DENNIS POWELL

Dennis Powell, 58 506 Millers Chapel Road, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ELIZABETH ISTLE MUNGER ROOD

Sept. 12, 1913-Dec. 1, 2015 Elizabeth, past resident of Wayne County, was born in Marianna, Pa., to the late John Istle and Anna Istle. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, John Istle and Anthony "Tony" Istle;...

DIANNE STAINBACK

Dianne Stainback, 58, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

Monday, December 7, 2015

EVELYN S. CORBETT

June 23, 1918-Dec. 5, 2015 Evelyn Swinson Corbett, 97, died Saturday at her home. Services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 11 a.m. at Warsaw United Methodist Church, 107 West Plank Road, Warsaw. Interment will be at Pinecrest...

J. DILLON EASON JR.

J. Dillon "J.D." Eason Jr. of Richmond passed away peacefully in the early hours of Dec. 3 after a lengthy illness. Dillon was born in Goldsboro in 1926 and grew up here. Following service in the U. S. Air...

HILDA KEMP

June 17,1927-Dec. 6, 2015 Hilda Williams Kemp, 88, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

EUGENE MCCOY

Eugene McCoy died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist....

JACOB A. MUSGRAVE

Jacob Alfred Musgrave Jr., 74, of Fayetteville, formerly of Goldsboro, died Dec. 3 at the home. Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 1 p.m. at Evans Metropolitan AME Zion Church in Fayetteville. Visitation will be held...

SANDRA PHILLIPS

Sandra Phillips, 64, of 1219 Newton Drive, Goldsboro, died Sunday at Kindred Healthcare in Greensboro. Services are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

GARY SMITH

Gary (Nook) Smith died Friday morning at his home in Garner. Arrangements are pending at Chappell Funeral Home in Garner....

Sunday, December 6, 2015

LARRY WAYNE ALLEN

Aug. 23, 1954-Dec. 3, 2015 Larry Wayne Allen, Goldsboro, a devoted Christian, went home to be with his Lord and savior Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He is currently waiting on the banks of Jordan...

ROSELLA BATTS BEST

Died Dec. 1, 2015 Rosella Batts Best, 66, 2644 Bowdens Road, Faison, died Tuesday at Brian Center of Wallace. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Macedonia Apostolic Holy Church of Warsaw, with the Rev. James A. Davis...

LYNWOOD J. BRYANT

Oct. 3, 1966-Nov. 28, 2015 Lynwood J. Bryant, 49, 1108 College St., Kinston, died Nov. 28. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Nannie D. Loftin Memorial Chapel at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston. He was...

JOHN WILLIAM CARTER

Died Dec. 2, 2015 John William Carter, 46, passed away Wednesday Dec. 2, 2015. He was the son of Janice Carter Crumpler of LaGrange and the late Troy M. Crumpler. There will be no formal services. Surviving, in addition...

EVELYN SWINSON CORBETT

Evelyn Swinson Corbett, 97, Faison, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

JESSIE T. GAINEY

Feb. 2, 1935-Dec. 2, 2015 Jessie T. Gainey, 80, Melbourne/Palm Bay, Fla., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at home with her family by her side. She was born Feb. 2, 1935, in Goldsboro, N.C. She was preceded in...

IDA M. HUNTER

Ida Maria Hunter, 67, 801 Oakey St., Rocky Mount, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

NELSON EDWARD KELLY

Feb. 5, 1942-Dec. 4, 2015 Nelson Edward Kelly, 73, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Duplin County, he was the son of the late Hubert Kelly, and the husband of Linda S. Kelly of Goldsboro. Funeral services...

MARIE DEANS KORNEGAY

June 22, 1932-Dec. 3, 2015 Marie Deans Kornegay, 83, Selma, died Thursday at home. Funeral was 6 p.m. Saturday in Temple Baptist Church, with the Rev. Rodney Pearce and the Rev. Thomas Parker officiating. Born June 22, 1932, in...

ANTHONY MITNAUL

Aug. 14, 1963-Nov. 29, 2015 Anthony Mitnaul, 52, 923 Hugh Street, Apt. B, died Nov. 29. Funeral will be today at 11 a.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will be...

JAMES W. RHODES

James Woodrow Rhodes, 95, 306 S. Herman St., died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

RALPH SAULS

Ralph Sauls, 79, 3605 Millridge Circle, Wilson, died Saturday at Hunter Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

HELEN PITTMAN TYSON

Dec. 9, 1917-Dec. 3, 2015 Helen Pittman Tyson, Fayetteville, born Dec. 9, 1917, in Wayne County, daughter of Needham and Lanie Pittman, departed the land of the dying to the land of the living Dec. 3, 2015, at home...

QUEEN E. WILKINS

Died Nov. 27, 2015 Queen E. Wilkins, Washington, D.C., died Nov. 27, 2015. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Crossover Church in Hyattsville, Md. She was born in Goldsboro to the late Josephine and...

ARTHUR L. WILSON

Arthur L. Wilson, 71, resident of the Brian Center, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Friday, December 4, 2015

LARRY WAYNE ALLEN

Aug. 23, 1954-Dec. 3, 2015 Larry Wayne Allen, Goldsboro, a devoted Christian, went home to be with his Lord and savior waiting on the banks of Jordan for his loved ones to arrive Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at Kitty...

BESSIE DYSON ARMSTRONG

Aug. 22, 1926-Nov. 28, 2015 The Rev. Bessie Dyson Armstrong, 89, formerly of Mount Olive, died Saturday at Waugh Chapter Seniors Center in Gambrills, Md. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at St. Mark Church of Christ, with Bishop...

EVELYN ROBINSON FAISON

Aug. 29, 1913-Dec. 1, 2015 Evelyn Robinson Faison, 102, died Tuesday at Somerset Court. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Upper Room Church of Deliverance. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. She was born Aug. 29,...

DODRESS HOLDER

Jan. 13, 1953-Dec. 2, 2015 Dodress Holder, 64, resident of Willow Creek Nursing Home, died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at noon at St. Mark Church of Christ, with Bishop Alton A. Smith officiating. Burial...

DAVID ISLER JR.

Feb. 20, 1929-Nov. 30, 2015 David Isler Jr., 86, 214 Winslow Circle, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church, with the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II officiating....

JOEL O. MARTINEZ

April 7, 1987-Dec. 3, 2015 Joel Ortiz Martinez, 28, 8027 Wiggins Mill Road, Lucama, died Thursday as the result of an automobile accident. Burial will be in Mexico. He was born in Mexico April 7, 1987, to Gerardo Mendoza...

STELLA MINSHEW

Sept. 9, 1949-Dec. 3, 2015 Stella Minshew, 66, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with pastor David Brooks officiating. Burial will be at Brogden Chapel Church Cemetery....

MS. HILDA SHIRLEY PITTMAN

Sept. 29, 1938-Dec. 1, 2015 Ms. Hilda Shirley Pittman, 77, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis. A celebration of life service is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday,...

RODERIC V. SWEET

Aug. 8, 1931-Dec. 3, 2015 Roderic Vincent Sweet, 84, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at his home surrounded by his family. Rod was born in Chautauqua, N.Y., Aug. 8, 1931, to the late Vincent Sweet and Miriam...

Thursday, December 3, 2015

LARRY ALLEN

Larry Allen, 61, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CRAIG ANDERSON

Oct. 15, 1982-Nov. 30, 2015 Daniel Craig Anderson, 33, Dudley, heroically passed away Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. Craig was born Oct. 15, 1982, in Wayne County to Tony Ray Anderson and Diane Green Anderson. A loving husband, father, son...

MALCOLM J. ATKINSON

July 9, 1988-Nov. 29, 2015 Malcolm Jay "Malaco" Atkinson, 27, 1109 N. James St., died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church, with pastor Malcolm Lewis officiating. Burial will be at...

PATRICIA BANKS

Died Nov. 27, 2015 Patricia Banks, 62, 410 Langdon St., Fayetteville, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mount Zion Progressive Primitive Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ROSELLA BATTS BEST

Rosella Batts Best, 66, 2644 Bowdens Road, Faison, died Wednesday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation Wallace. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MARY R. MOORE BROWN

Died Nov. 30, 2015 Mary Ruth Moore Brown, 90, 2613 Willis Court North, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday 2 p.m. at St. Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are...

RICHARD B. DAVIS

March 29, 1958-Nov. 26, 2015 Richard Berry Davis, 57, 617 Truman St., died Nov. 26 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in Nannie D. Loftin Memorial Chapel at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston. Burial...

DEVILLA DIXON

Died Nov. 29, 2015 Devilla "Penny" Dixon, 43, Rose Hill, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be at St. Luke United Holy Church in Rose Hill Saturday at 2:30 p.m., with elder Zackery Madrick officiating....

DELONTE' J. FENNELL

Died Nov. 29, 2015 Delonte' Jeffrey Fennell, 22, Rolesville, died Sunday. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Rose Hill Saturday at 11 a.m., with Dr. Robert F. Cheeks Jr. officiating. Burial will be at...

JOHN L. FLOWERS SR.

April 11, 1934-Dec. 2, 2015 John Lester Flowers Sr., 81, Pikeville, passed away Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Visitation will be held tonight from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. A graveside...

H.B. GRADY

April 12, 1941-Nov. 29, 2015 H.B. Grady, 74, 3046 Arrington Bridge Road, Dudley, transitioned from this life Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born April 12, 1941, in Lenoir County to Oscar and Annie Maye Grady. Memorial...

DODRESS HOLDER

Dodress Holder, 64, resident of Willow Creek Nursing Home, died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RUTH HOBBS LEAK

Ruth Hobbs Leak, 80, died Wednesday at Beacon Place Hospice and Palliative Care in Greensboro. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

BOBBY E. LUCAS

Died Nov. 26, 2015 Bobby E. Lucas, 53, 503 N. Bynum St., Wilson, died Nov. 26 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Vaughns Chapel Church of Elm City. Arrangements are by...

ANTHONY MITNAUL

Anthony Mitnaul, 52, 923 Hugh St., Apt. B, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DONALD OLIVER

May 29, 1952-Nov. 27, 2015 Donald "Fab" Oliver, 63, died Friday at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. Funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was...

GEORGE WHITLEY JR.

March 17, 1951-Dec. 2, 2015 George Whitley Jr., 64, 1187 Davis Road, Snow Hill, died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born March 17, 1951, in Hertford County to George Raymond Whitley Sr. and Mildred Drake Whitley. He...

J.B. YOUNG

Jan. 12, 1941-Dec. 2, 2015 J.B. Young, 74, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born Jan. 12, 1941, to the late Vernon Young and Maggie Myers Young. He was predeceased by...

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

CRAIG ANDERSON

Oct. 15, 1982-Nov. 30, 2015 Daniel Craig Anderson, 33, Dudley, heroically passed away Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. Craig was born Oct. 15, 1982, in Wayne County to Tony Ray Anderson and Diane Green Anderson. A service to celebrate and...

LYNWOOD J. BRYANT

Lynwood J. Bryant, 49, 1108 College St., Kinston, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

JOSEPHINE M. GARRIS

Died Nov. 27, 2015 Elder Josephine M. Garris, 71, 380 Butler Ford Road, Vanceboro, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Progressive Free Will Baptist Church in Greenville. Burial will be...

DENNIS RAY MARTIN

Nov. 25, 1964-Nov. 30, 2015 Dennis Ray Martin, 51, passed away suddenly Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, in an accident that occurred while he was working on his job site. Dennis was born in Ohio Nov. 25, 1964, to David...

CATHERINE WELLS OSBORNE

Died Nov. 28, 2015 Catherine Wells Osborne, 65, Myrtle Beach, S.C., died Nov. 28, 2015, at Morrison Manor in Laurinburg. She was the beloved daughter of the late Herbert and Audrey Wells of Mount Olive, and sister of Andy...

KENNETH W. PARRISH

Kenneth Warren Parrish, 59, Micro, died. Funeral will be 1 p.m. at Casey Funeral Home chapel Thursday, with the Rev. Tony Medlin officiating. Burial will be in Parrish Memorial Church Cemetery. He was born Nov. 20, 1956, to the...

EDITH PIKE LAUGHINGHOUSE RICHARDSON

March 22, 1930-Nov. 30, 2015 Edith Pike Laughinghouse Richardson, 85, Kenly, died Monday. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Jim Reed officiating. Interment will be at Evergreen Memorial...

D.A. STUART

Nov. 20, 1955-Nov. 28, 2015 Douglas Allan Stuart, 60, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, from complications of a stroke he suffered two days after his 60th birthday. D.A. was born in Lewiston, Maine, Nov. 20, 1955,...

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

MARY ANN MCMURTREY (PRICE)

Died Nov. 29, 2015 Mary Ann McMurtrey, 71, passed away Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, at Vidant Medical Center. She was the daughter of Nan Davis Moore and the late Leonard McMurtrey. Ms. McMurtrey was born in Goldsboro, N.C., and...

WILLIAM ANDERSON

Aug. 8, 1942-Nov. 25, 2015 William Anderson, 73, 343 St. Francis Road, Windsor, died Wednesday in Vidant Health Care. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Headquarters. Burial with full military honors will be...

MALCOLM J. ATKINSON

Malcolm Jay Atkinson, 27, 1109 N. James St., died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MARY R. BROWN

Mary Ruth Brown, 90, 2613 Willis Court North, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DENNIS EDWARDS

Died Nov. 25, 2015 Dennis Edwards, 53, Wilson, died Wednesday at Southeast Regional Medical Center. Funeral will be Thursday 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EVELYN ROBINSON FAISON

Evelyn Robinson Faison, 102, died today at Somerset Court. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

OWEITA T. "SUSIE" FUTRELL

Dec. 31, 1958-Nov. 30, 2015 Oweita T. "Susie" Futrell, 56, Lincolnton, passed away Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, at her residence. She was born Dec. 31, 1958, in Craven County to the late Heber and Ethel Harvell Thornton. Susie was...

DAVID ISLER JR.

David Isler Jr., 86, 214 Winslow Circle, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

BAILEY S. LYNCH

March 27, 1996-Nov. 29, 2015 Bailey Scott Lynch, 19, died suddenly Nov. 29, following a hunting accident. He was born in Wayne County, attended The Bridge Church and had been active in the Young Life of Wayne County. He...

DENNIS MARTIN

Dennis Martin, 51, died Monday in a work accident at SPX. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOEL O. MARTINEZ

Joel Ortiz Martinez, 28, 8027 Wiggins Mill Road, Lucama, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MYRA OUTLAW

Feb. 5, 1927-Nov. 27, 2015 Myra Outlaw died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Graveside service were today at 11 a.m. at Carver Cemetery. She was born Feb. 5, 1927, the daughter of the late James and...

PATRICIA M. POWELL

Feb. 29, 1924-Nov. 24, 2015 Patricia May Powell died Nov. 24 at Lutheran Village of Wolf Creek. Funeral was in Toledo, Ohio. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Feb. 29,1924, to...

FRANCES J. RHODES

Frances J. Rhodes, 64, 1606 Woodside Drive, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EDITH RICHARDSON

Edith Richardson died Monday. Arrangements are pending....

MAJOR "MERLE" SULLIVAN

Aug. 12, 1938-Nov. 29, 2015 Merle Sullivan, 77, passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 22, in Key West, Fla. Merle, a native of Wayne County, was a longtime member of Saulston United Methodist Church and a veteran of the United...

GEORGE WHITLEY JR.

George Whitley Jr., 64, 1187 Davis Road, Snow Hill, died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MR. GERALD LEE WORRELL

July 19, 1940-Nov. 28, 2015 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mr. Gerald Lee Worrell, 75, 314 Miller Ave., Goldsboro, N.C., departed his earthly life Saturday,...