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Monday, February 29, 2016

GLENN A. BAGLEY

Glenn A. Bagley, 81, died Sunday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOANN FOREHAND

JoAnn Forehand, 62, of Pikeville died Sunday at home. Arrangements are incomplete at Shackelford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

KEITH LEWIS

Keith Lewis, 59, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete with J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

LOUIS MCKINNON

Louis Adolph McKinnon entered into eternal rest at his residence, 115 Randall Lane, Goldsboro, N.C. He was the son of the late Christine and Davis McKinnon. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, where he served his country...

SIMON "SANDY" STYRON

June 27, 1957-Feb. 27, 2016 Simon Oliver “Sandy” Styron, 58, of Pine Level died Saturday morning, Feb. 27, 2016, at his home. He was born June 27, 1957, in Smithfield, N.C., to the late Simon Daniel and Ann Pleasants...

LEO CALVIN TASWELL

Feb. 29, 1936-Feb. 28, 2016 Leo Calvin Taswell, 79, of Tommy’s Road passed away Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, March 2, 2016 at 11 a.m. at...

BILLY RAY WELLS

Feb. 4, 1937-Feb. 27, 2016 Billy Ray Wells, 79, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Billy Ray was born in Greene County on Feb. 4, 1937, to the late Floyd and Eunit...

Sunday, February 28, 2016

EVELYN M. ANDERSON

Dec. 16, 1929- Feb. 25, 2016 Evelyn Marie Sutton Anderson, 86, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Sampson County, she was the daughter of the late Nathan and Lottie King Sutton and mother of the late...

GRETTA L. ASHLEY

Gretta Lee Ashley, 67, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAMES LEE BASS

Died Feb. 27, 2016 James Lee Bass, 87, Four Oaks, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. Funeral service will be Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Mill Creek Christian Church of Four Oaks, with the Rev. Jerry Burton...

GARRETT JAMES BURCHARD

Died Feb. 25, 2016 Garrett James Burchard, 11, better known as G, left this earthly life Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at home. A service to celebrate his life will be held Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at 3 p.m. in...

JOANN WILLIAMS DAUGHTRY

Died Feb. 26, 2016 Mrs. JoAnn Williams Daughtry, 65, Franklin, Tenn., formerly of North Carolina, died Friday at home. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at the Western Assembly Headquarters Building, Newton...

PAUL ELLISON

Died Feb. 17, 2016 Paul Ellison, 55, 9801 U.S. 17 North, Vanceboro, died Feb. 17 at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home chapel....

NASARIO GOMEZ

Nasario Gomez, 85, Dudley, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

KEVIN D. HAWKINS

Kevin D. Hawkins, 43, 1230 Crowes Ave., Bronx, N.Y., died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

KENNETH "KEN" BURNS HOWELL

Oct. 30, 1934-Feb. 27, 2016 Kenneth “Ken” Burns Howell, 81, Oakland Church Road, Princeton, passed away Wayne Memorial Hospital Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. Mr. Howell was born Oct. 30, 1934, and was the son of the late Moody Ashley...

CORNELIA D. JACKSON

May 23, 1926-Feb. 22, 2016 Cornelia Diana Jackson, 89, died Monday at Somerset Court. Graveside service will be Monday at 10 a.m. at the Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery with military honors. She was born in Dillon, S.C., May...

JEAN DODGE LINCOLN

June 23, 1943-Feb. 26, 2016 Jean Dodge Lincoln, 72, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Jean was born in Cleveland, Ohio, June 23, 1943, to the late Gordon and Martha Dodge and...

QUAN MOORE

June 6, 1995-Feb. 23, 2016 Quan Moore, 20, died Tuesday. A private service was held in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. He was born June 6, 1995, in Winston-Salem to Darrell and Sonya Moore Walker....

LIANNA E. PENNINGTON

Lianna Elizabeth Pennington, 31, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DORIS M. PRESSLEY

Oct. 20, 1933-Feb. 25, 2016 Doris McCorkle Pressley, 82, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Thursday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Doris was born in Charlotte, N.C., Oct. 20, 1933, to the late Oscar B. and Odessa Simpson McCorkle. She...

STACY PAUL SCOTT

Nov. 30, 1968-Feb. 22, 2016 Stacy Paul Scott, 47, Goldsboro, N.C., formerly of Arkansas City, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, in Greenville, N.C. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at Rindt-Erdman Funeral Home of...

BOY L. WARD

Died Feb. 20, 2016 Boy Lee Ward, 75, Wilson, died Feb. 20. Funeral was Saturday at 11 a.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Arrangements were by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BILLY R. WELLS

Billy Ray Wells, 79, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Services....

DORIS COLLIE WEST

Dec. 11, 1931-Feb. 26, 2016 Doris Collie West, 84, Goldsboro, was called home Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Lord. Doris was born in Wake County Dec. 11, 1931, to the late Samuel...

Friday, February 26, 2016

EVELYN M. ANDERSON

Evelyn Marie Sutton Anderson, 86, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

EVANGELIST BOBBIE JEAN BENNETT

Dec. 13, 1941-Feb. 23, 2016 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Evangelist Bobbie Jean Bennett, 74, lovingly known by her family and friends as "Bobbie," 106...

DANNY D. CHASE

Aug. 24, 1951-Feb. 23, 2016 Danny Darrell Chase, 64, Walstonburg, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Patetown Church of God. Graveside service will be private. He was born Aug. 24, 1951, in Greene...

JUDIETTE DAVIS

Died Feb. 23, 2016 Judiette Davis, 56, 3760 U.S. 117 South Alternate, Dudley, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Goshen Disciple Church of Christ of Faison, with elder Donald Dewitt officiating....

A.D. HODGES

Funeral for A.D. Hodges, 6235 Haverford Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., will be Saturday at noon at First Baptist Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev Fred Presley officiating. Burial will be in Forte Family Cemetery. Visitation will be 11 to...

SIMON Z. JACKSON

Simon Z. Jackson, 95, LaGrange, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

EDWARD M. LENT

Edward Michael Lent, 65, Clayton, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

ROBERT MATHIES

Died Feb. 21, 2016 Robert Mathies, 85, 120 Cedar Circle Road, Warsaw, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 4 p.m. at Garris Funeral Home chapel. Born in Georgia, he was the son of the late Charlie...

ULYSSE MCNEIL

Died Feb. 19, 2016 Ulysse McNeil, 74, 3326 Walnut Grove Drive, LaGrange, died Feb. 19 at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Sunday at noon in Nannie D. Loftin Memorial Chapel at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home...

NORMAN J. MOATS

Nov. 18, 1959-Feb. 23, 2016 Norman James Moats, 56, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be March 5 at 11 a.m. at University Church of Christ in Greenville. Born in Fukuoka, Japan, he was the...

DORIS M. PRESSLEY

Doris M. Pressley, 82, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

THURMAN A. RICKS

Thurman Andrew Ricks, 91, died Monday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw Inc....

AVERY RUSSELL

Avery Russell, 42, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

ATLANTA SPRUELL

Atlanta Spruell, 96, Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Wayne County, died Wednesday at River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aging. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CYNTHIA N. TUCKER

Died Feb. 19, 2016 Cynthia Natasha Tucker, 43, New Bern, died Feb. 19 at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home chapel of Kinston. Visitation will be 5 to...

JAMES O. WHITE JR.

Died Feb. 23, 2016 James Oscar White Jr., 89, Chinquapin, died Tuesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral will be at St. Lewis Missionary Baptist Church in Chinquapin Sunday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Tommy...

LOUISE JOHNSON WILLIAMS

Died Feb. 22, 2016 Louise Johnson Williams, 97, Beulaville, died Monday at Autumn Village. Funeral will be at Daisy Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Beulaville Monday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Gary Moore officiating. Burial will be at...

HATTIE M. WRIGHT

June 22, 1920-Feb. 20, 2016 Hattie Mae Wright, 631 N. Gum St., Warsaw, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Evangelical Fellowship Center, with Dr. Curtis G. Lee officiating. Burial will be...

Thursday, February 25, 2016

JAMES A. BLOUNT

July 21, 1953-Feb. 21, 2016 James Arthur Blount, 62, 160 Ward St., Apt 5-1, Patterson, N.J., formerly of LaGrange, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Mount Calvary Free Will Baptist Church of LaGrange. Burial...

DANNY D. CHASE

Danny Darrell Chase, 64, Walstonburg, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DR. BENJAMIN F. CLARK

Died Feb. 20, 2016 Dr. Benjamin F. Clark, 150 County Road, Mount Olive, N.C., died Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, N.C. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at noon at First Congregational...

JOHN CLAY

Died Feb. 23, 2016 John “Randy” Clay, 60, 501 Broughton St., Wilson, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOHN S. CLEM

John S. Clem, 69, 10 Mike Fork Road, Trenton, died at Brook Stone Living Center in Pollocksville Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brother Funeral Home and Cremation Kinston....

MARY WATSON DULS

June 3, 1922-Feb. 21, 2016 Mrs. Mary Watson Duls, 93, Edgewater, Md., passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at her home. The funeral will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26, at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro...

GAIL J. FAISON

Feb. 18, 2016 Gail J. Faison, 62, Warsaw, died Feb. 18 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Prayer of Faith Evangelistic Church of Warsaw. Interment will be in Middleton Cemetery...

CAROLYN FAYE COTTON FALCONE

Jan. 20, 1938-Feb. 22, 2016 Carolyn Faye Cotton Falcone, 78, went to be with her heavenly father Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. She was at Peachtree Christian Hospice in Duluth, Ga., and was surrounded by her loving daughter, Teresa Flowers,...

PERINE HALL HARPER

Funeral for Perine Hall Harper, 269C Five Points Road, Dudley, will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. James Disciples of Christ, with the Rev Tony Sutton officiating. Entombment will be in Wayne Memorial Park. She was married to...

SANDRA K. BULLINGTON HARRIS

April 20, 1956-Feb. 22, 2016 Sandra “Sandy” Kaye Bullington Harris, 59, died Monday. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Saturday at Green Springs Baptist Church of Parkton. Committal will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Green Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. She...

ROGER D. KING

Died Feb. 22, 2016 Roger Dwain King, 57 formerly of Mount Olive, died Monday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial...

N. JAMES MOATS

Norman James Moats died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

TAWANNA LATRICE "TRECIE" BEST NEWBERN

Died Feb. 19, 2016 Mrs. Tawanna Latrice “Trecie” Best Newbern, 38, 2673 Florence Lane, LaGrange, N.C., passed away Feb. 19, 2016. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, at 12:30 p.m. at St. Matthews Free Will Baptist...

WALTER JACKSON PARKER

Died Feb. 19, 2016 Mr. Walter Jackson Parker, 80, passed away Feb. 19, 2016, at his residence in Goldsboro. A celebration of Mr. Parker’s Life will be held in the chapel of Johnsons Funerals and Cremations, 661 English Road,...

THURMAN E. SAYLOR

May 5, 1940-Feb. 23, 2016 Thurman Earl Saylor, 75, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Coshocton, Ohio, he was the son of the late Earl J. and Maude Oschsenbein Saylor, and father of the late Gregory Saylor...

JAMES L. SHARPE

Died Feb. 20, 2016 James Lee Sharpe, 69, 5973 Bridgersville Road, Elm City, died Saturday at the VA Hospital in Durham. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

CHRISTINE JERNIGAN WILLIAMS

Jan. 24, 1952-Feb. 22, 2016 Mrs. Christine Jernigan Williams, 64, Mount Airy, passed away Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at Dove House in Westminster. She was the wife of David C. Williams, her husband of 44 years. Born Jan. 24,...

ERICA T. WELLS WILLIAMS

March 29, 1967-Feb. 18, 2016 Erica Terry Wells Williams, 48, died Feb. 18 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Greater Morning Star Church. Burial will be at Fremont Cemetery. She was born March...

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

JOHN ARCHIE BULLIS

Feb. 4, 1941-Feb. 21, 2016 John Archie Bullis, 75, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. A celebration of life gathering will be held Friday, Feb. 26, 2016, at 4:30 p.m. at Stoney...

JUDIETTE DAVIS

Judiette Davis, 56, 3760 U.S. 117 Alternate, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

AVELINO DELEON SR.

Died Feb. 23, 2016 Avelino Deleon Sr., 79, passed away at the Kinston State Veterans Home Feb. 23, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Octavio and Reimunda Deleon, and his brother, Robert Deleon. He is survived...

MILDRED H. DORMISH

Aug. 8, 1936-Feb. 22, 2016 Mildred Harriett "Millie" Dormish, 79, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be held at a later date. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to the late John J. and M. Harriet...

PAUL ELLISON

Paul Ellison, 55, 9801 U.S. 17 North, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home....

KEVIN JOSEPH FINN

March 11, 1955-Feb. 15, 2016 Kevin Joseph Finn, 60, Goldsboro, went to be with Jesus Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, peacefully at home surrounded by family. Kevin was born in New York in 1955 to the late James and Betty...

JOHN ALLEN "BO" INGRAM

Aug. 18, 1950-Feb. 21, 2016 John Allen "Bo" Ingram, 65, passed away at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Sunday morning after a brief illness. He was the son of Pauline Reaves Ingram and the late John Clayton Ingram. A memorial...

JAMES E. KING

Jan. 10, 1940-Feb. 22, 2016 James Edward "Jimmy" King Sr., 76, resident of the Faison area, died Monday, Feb. 22, at Vidant Pitt Hospital in Greenville. He had been a longtime employee of Cottle Farms with Ned and Ron...

MICHAEL ALSTON MITCHELL SR.

Oct. 2, 1957-Feb. 21, 2016 Michael Alston Mitchell Sr., 58, Goldsboro, passed away quietly in his sleep Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at his home in Rosewood. He was born in Wayne County Oct. 2, 1957, to Cleone Ellis of...

SADIE B. MOYE

July 15, 1922-Feb. 23, 2016 Sadie Best Moye, 93, LaGrange, peacefully passed away in her home Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Sadie was born July 15, 1922, in Wayne County to the late Gordon Best and Minnie Mozingo Best. She...

THOMAS LYNWOOD POOLE

Oct. 29, 1937-Feb. 19, 2016 Thomas Lynwood Poole, 78, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home and...

THURMAN E. SAYLOR

Thurman E. Saylor, 75, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ANNIE DUNBAR STEPHENS

Died Feb. 21, 2016 Annie Dunbar Stephens, 93, 506 S. Audubon Ave., died Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park....

SUZANNA H. WEIL

Sept. 13, 1969-Feb. 22, 2016 Suzanna Bel Hinson Weil, 46, Goldsboro area resident, passed away Monday afternoon, Feb. 22, at Vidant Pitt Hospital in Greenville. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Feb. 25, at 3 p.m. at Daniels Memorial...

MAUREEN P. WEST

April 19, 1933-Feb. 22, 2016 Maureen Patricia Cox West, 82, died Monday at home surrounded by her loving family. Maureen was born in Paddington, London, April 19, 1933, to the late Charles Fredrick and Eileen Cox. Her "heaven on...

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

BOBBY C. BAKER

Bobby Clarence Baker, 82, died Feb. 22, 2016. Bobby was born in Sampson County to the late Clarence Bryant Baker and Vinnie Thornton Baker. He was a graduate of Newton Grove High School and a member of Pleasant Union...

JIMMY FRANKLIN BALL SR.

July 11, 1931-Feb. 21, 2016 Jimmy Franklin Ball Sr., 84, died Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Mount Olive Center in Mount Olive following a brief illness. He leaves his wife of 64 years, Jean Sawyer Ball; their five children,...

BOBBIE J. BENNETT

Bobbie J. Bennett died today at University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist, Goldsboro and Mount Olive....

MILDRED DORMISH

Mildred Harriett “Millie” Dormish, 79, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

PERINE HALL HARPER

Perine Hall Harper of 269 C Five Points, Dudley, died Monday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

A.D. HODGES

A.D. Hodges, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday in Philadelphia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

CORNELIA D. JACKSON

Cornelia Diana Jackson, 89, died Monday at Somerset Court. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home....

JAMES KING

James “Jimmy” King, 76, Faison, died Monday at Vidant Pitt Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Tyndall Funeral Home....

ROGER KING

Roger King, 57, formerly of Wayne County, died Monday at Wake Med in Raleigh. Arrangements are incomplete with J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

LOUIS A. MCKINNON

Louis Adolph McKinnon died at his residence, 115 Randall Lane. Services are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

MICHAEL A. MITCHELL

Michael A. Mitchell, 58, died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

LEORA PERRY

Leora Perry, 97, of 210 E. Third St., Kenly, died Thursday, Feb. 18. Funeral services will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at L.N. Forbes OFWB Tabernacle, 1800 Lane St. Extension SW, Wilson. Arrangements are with Stevens Funeral Home in...

CHAUNCEY SCURRY

Chauncey Scurry, 60, of Goldsboro, died Monday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at the Haskins Funeral Home....

ZELLA "NUFFIE" TAYLOR

Zella Frances “Nuffie” Taylor, 64, of 111 East Boundary St., LaGrange, died Friday in the Vidant Hospice, Greenville. She was born Feb. 20, 1951, in Lenoir County to George and Rosa Waters Suggs. She is survived by her husband,...

BOY L. WARD

Boy L. Ward, 75, of Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center, Wilson. Funeral services are incomplete, with arrangements at Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

ALIDA L. WELLER

Feb. 23, 1920-Feb. 21, 2016 Alida Lansing Weller, 95, died Sunday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Sussex County, N.J., she was the daughter of the late John Wesley and Lena Trusdell and wife of the late John...

MAUREEN P. WEST

April 19, 1933-Feb. 22, 2016 Maureen P. West, 82, died Monday at home. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

REMATHA H. WILLIAMS

Rematha Hagans Williams, 82, formerly of Elm City, died Feb. 19 at Avante At Wilson in Wilson. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 209 Pender St. East, Wilson. Arrangements are with Stevens Funeral...

LOUISE WYNN

Louise Wynn, 88, of Kinston, formerly of Mount Olive, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral service will be held at noon on Wednesday at the First Congregational United Church of Christ Church, Dudley. Burial will be...

Monday, February 22, 2016

JIMMY F. BALL

Jimmy F. Ball, 84, Mount Olive, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending with Tyndall Funeral Home....

JAMES ARTHUR BLOUNT

James Arthur Blount, 62, of 160 Ward St. Apt 5-1, Paterson, N.J., formerly of LaGrange, died Sunday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

ANNIE RUTH BOYETTE

March 7,1940-Feb. 17, 2016 Annie Ruth Boyette, 75, 109 Wayland Thompson Road, Seven Springs, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice. She was born March 7, 1940 in Duplin County to Herman and Carrie Smith Boyette. Funeral services will be...

JOHN ARCHIE BULLIS

John Archie Bullis, 75, of Goldsboro died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

CHARLES I. DAVIS

Aug. 24, 1942-Feb. 19, 2016 Charles Irwin Davis, 73, of 1 Bentonville Road, Four Oaks, died Friday at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Mr. Davis was born in New Hanover County on Aug. 24, 1942 to the late...

JOHN A. INGRAM

Aug. 18, 1950-Feb. 21, 2016 John Allen Ingram, 65, died Sunday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. of Goldsboro....

ROBERT MATHIS

Robert Mathis, 85, 121 Cedar Circle, Warsaw, died Sunday at home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ULYSSE MCNEIL

Ulysse McNeil, 74 of 3326 Walnut Grove Drive, LaGrange, died Friday, Feb. 19, at the Brian Center, Goldsboro. Arrangements are incomplete with Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home, Kinston....

WILMA ANN SEABROOK

Wilma Ann Whitley Seabrook, 76, of Fremont, died Friday, Feb. 19, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Mrs. Seabrook was born in Wayne County to the late Jonathan Whitley and Pattie Varnell Whitley Mozingo. A private family graveside service...

ANNIE STEPHENS

Annie Stephens, 93, of 506 S. Audubon Ave., died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at the Haskins Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

ALIDA L. WELLER

Feb, 23, 1920-Feb. 21, 2016 Alida Lansing Weller, 95, died Sunday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. of Goldsboro....

PRESTON DONNELL "P.D." WHITFIELD

Aug. 3, 1935-Feb. 17, 2016 Lifetime Duplin County resident Preston Donnell "P.D." Whitfield, retired farmer and employee of Duplin County Sheriff's Department, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the age of 80. Although enduring a lengthy illness, he passed suddenly...

HATTIE M. WRIGHT

Hattie M. Wright, 95, of 631 N. Gum St., Warsaw, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Sunday, February 21, 2016

MICHAEL FRANCIS BAHEN

Sept. 20, 1952-Feb. 18, 2016 Michael Francis Bahen, Topsail Beach, passed away Feb. 18, 2016, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington, N.C., after a short and courageous battle with cancer. Mike was born Sept. 20, 1952, in Dunn,...

SIDNEY LEROY CARTER

Died Feb. 19, 2016 As seen through the eyes of his grandchildren, LeRoy was a man of kindness, generosity, inspiration, devotion, role model, intelligent, able to do anything and "always ready to go." He departed this life Feb. 19,...

BENJAMIN F. CLARK

Dr. Benjamin Franklin Clark, 82, 150 County Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MARY GARDNER EDGERTON

Died Feb. 19, 2016 Mary Gardner "Gaga" Edgerton, 87, 76 Denton Ave., Clinton, died Friday. Funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home, with Dr. Adam English and Dr. Lynn Bullock officiating. She was born in Wayne...

ALFRED E. HERRING

July 14, 1929-Feb. 18, 2016 Alfred Earl Herring, Clinton, died Thursday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today. Burial will be at Devotional Gardens in Warsaw. He was born July 14, 1929, to Walter Sr. and Ora Herring of Warsaw....

SUE HOOD HILL

Nov. 9, 1953-Feb. 19, 2016 "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth,...

OLESTER D. KILPATRICK

Died Feb. 16, 2016 Olester Davis Kilpatrick, 56, 310 Summit Ave., Kinston, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Heath Chapel Abundant Life Ministries Disciple Church of Christ of Kinston. Interment will be in Southview Cemetery...

DOROTHY H. LANIER

April 6, 1934-Feb. 20, 2016 Dorothy Henderson Lanier, resident of the Sleepy Creek area of Dudley, passed away in her sleep during the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 20, at her home. She was retired from Wayne Memorial...

TAWANA BEST NEWBERN

Tawana Best Newbern, 38, 2637 Florence Lane, LaGrange, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CHRISTINE GARDNER PATE

Aug. 20, 1930-Feb. 20, 2016 Christine Gardner Pate, 85, died peacefully Saturday at Aldersgate Retirement Community of Charlotte, N.C. She was born Aug. 20, 1930, the sixth of 10 children, to Robert and Betty Carraway of Wayne County. The...

LEORA PERRY

Leora Perry, 97, 210 E. 3rd St., Kenly, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DR. HORACE W. RICKS

Oct. 6, 1924-Feb. 18, 2016 Dr. Horace Wilton Ricks, 91, Raleigh, was called home Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ his Lord, while surrounded by his family, at Rex Healthcare. Dr. Ricks was born...

ALICE FAISON SEABERRY

Died Feb. 16, 2016 Mrs. Alice Faison Seaberry, 86, Dunn, N.C., formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., peacefully departed this life with her loved ones surrounding her, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, at Wake Medical Center of Raleigh, N.C. A celebration of...

WILMA A. WHITLEY SEABROOK

Wilma Ann Whitley Seabrook, 76, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

ZELLA F. TAYLOR

Zella Frances "Nuffie" Taylor, 64, 111 E. Boundary St., LaGrange, died Friday in Vidant Hospice of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LINDA PLUMMER TREVEY

March 7, 1942-Feb. 19, 2016 Linda Plummer Trevey, 73, Sebring, Fla., went home to be with her Lord Feb. 19, 2016, while under the care of Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring, Fla. She passed with her husband, her children...

CATHERINE HILL TYNDALL

Nov. 4, 1931-Feb. 19, 2016 Catherine Hill Tyndall died Feb. 19, 2016, at The Oaks at Mayview in Raleigh, N.C. She was born Nov. 4, 1931, in Deep Run, N.C., to Carrie and William Hill. A graduate of East...

PRESTON DONNELL "P.D." WHITFIELD

Aug. 3, 1935-Feb. 17, 2016 Lifetime Duplin County resident Preston Donnell "P.D." Whitfield, retired farmer and employee of Duplin County Sheriff's Department, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the age of 80. Although enduring a lengthy illness, he passed suddenly...

REMATHA WILLIAMS

Rematha Williams, 82, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LOUISE WYNN

Louise Wynn, 88, Kinston, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Worley Funeral Home Inc....

Friday, February 19, 2016

DEMPSEY L. ARNETTE

Oct. 12, 1931-Feb. 18, 2016 Dempsey Leonard Arnette, 84, died Thursday at The Magnolia in Clinton. Funeral will be 7 tonight in Community Funeral Home chapel of Warsaw. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Devotional Gardens in...

EUGENIA ROHR BROOKS

April 24, 1928-Feb. 14, 2016 Eugenia Rohr Brooks, 87, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord in the presence of her valentine and late husband, John J. Brooks, Valentine's day morning. Eugenia was born in Alum Bridge, W.Va., April...

PUNAM A. BULCHANDANI

March 3, 1948-Feb. 17, 2016 Punam Ashok Bulchandani, 67, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A private service will be held. She was born in India March 3, 1948, to the late Doulatram L. and Hari Bai Lakhiani....

JUDY F. TANT CAPPS

Sept. 28, 1948-Feb. 18, 2016 Judy Faye Tant Capps, 67, Princeton, died at home Thursday. She was born Sept. 28, 1948, to the late William Albert Tant and Ethel Mae Allen Tant. She was married to Larry Wilson Capps....

BILLY RAY HOWELL

Aug. 10, 1931-Feb. 17, 2016 Billy Ray Howell, 84, Rosewood, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, at home. At his request, no formal service will be held. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. Mr. Howell was born in...

MAXINE T. PEACOCK

Died Feb. 15, 2016 Maxine T. Peacock, 63, 118 Shine Road, Faison, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Moses Chapel Disciple Church of Christ, with elder Kendall Clark officiating. Burial...

STEVE PETERSON

Aug. 12, 1963-Feb. 11, 2016 Steve "Stevie" Peterson, 52, 602 W. Holly St., died Feb. 11 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in D.L. McIntyre Memorial Chapel at McIntyre Funeral Home,...

THOMAS L. POOLE

Thomas Lynwood Poole, 78, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

HORACE W. RICKS

The Rev. Horace W. Ricks, 91, died Thursday at Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

VELINZO "LENNY" ROYALL

Died Feb. 12, 2016 Velinzo "Lenny" Royall, formerly of Goldsboro, departed his earthly home Feb. 12, 2016. He resided in Suitland, Md., and is survived by his wife, Margaret Shirley of the home. Funeral services will be held Saturday,...

ALICE FAISON SEABERRY

Died Feb. 16, 2016 Mrs. Alice Faison Seaberry, 86, Dunn, N.C., formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., departed this life Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. The service will be held Monday at noon at St. Mark Church of Christ, 700 W. Ash...

PRESTON DONNELL "P.D." WHITFIELD

Aug. 3, 1935-Feb. 17, 2016 Lifetime Duplin County resident Preston Donnell "P.D." Whitfield, retired farmer and employee of Duplin County Sheriff's Department, died Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the age of 80. Although enduring a lengthy illness, he passed suddenly...

BENJAMIN C. WILLIAMSON

June 13, 1928-Feb. 17, 2016 Benjamin Carlyle Williamson, 87, resident of Kinston, N.C., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Home. The family will receive friends Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, from 7 to 9...

Thursday, February 18, 2016

RUSSELL R. BEST

Died Feb. 16, 2016 Russell Ray Best, 71, Wilson, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Vaughn's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Elm City. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ANNIE R. BOYETTE

Annie Ruth Boyette, 75, 109 Wayland Thompson Road, Seven Springs, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

EUGENIA ROHR BROOKS

April 24, 1928-Feb. 14, 2016 Eugenia Rohr Brooks, 87, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord in the presence of her valentine and late husband, John J. Brooks, Valentine's day morning. Eugenia was born in Alum Bridge, W.Va., April...

PUNAM A. BULCHANDANI

Punam Ashok Bulchandani, 67, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

EDNA MAE BURDEN DAVIS

Nov. 26, 1934-Feb. 15, 2016 Ms. Edna Mae Burden Davis, 81, 318 E. Spruce St., Goldsboro, passed Monday morning, Feb. 15, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro, N.C. The celebration of her life will be held Saturday,...

CHARLES L. DAVIS

Died Feb. 12, 2016 Charles Lawrence Davis, 67, 400 Old Smithfield Road, died Friday. Graveside service will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Sunset in Smithfield. Visitation will be 2 to 6 p.m. at Sanders Funeral Home chapel....

CHARLES F. ELLIOTT JR.

Died Feb. 12, 2016 Charles F. "C.J." Elliott Jr., 18, 2974 N.C. 43 North, Vanceboro, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at West Craven High School. Burial will be in Adams Family Cemetery...

HILDA G. FOYE

Died Feb. 12, 2016 Hilda G. Foye, 65, 511 N. Queen St., Kinston, died Friday. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Faith and Deliverance Church. Interment will be at Lawson Estate Cemetery Kinston. Visitation will at the funeral...

CARL L. HOOKER

Died Feb. 15, 2016 Carl Lee Hooker, 61, 800 Parrot Ave., Kinston, died Monday at home. Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Church of Faith and Deliverance of Kinston. Burial will be in Mills Memorial Garden. Visitation will...

BILLY R. HOWELL

Billy Ray Howell, 84, Rosewood, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

OLESTER KILPATRICK

Olester Kilpatrick, 56, 310 Summit Ave., died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home and Cremation....

DANNY L. MITCHELL JR.

Oct. 3, 1963-Feb. 15, 2016 Danny Lee Mitchell Jr., 52, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Daniel...

ARTHUR L. RUFFIN

Died Feb. 16, 2016 Arthur Lee Ruffin, 62, 6531 Speight School Road, Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ALICE FAISON SEABERRY

Alice Faison Seaberry, 86, Dunn, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

REV. WILLIAM LESLIE SMITH JR.

Feb. 9, 1948-Feb. 14, 2016 The Rev. William Leslie "The Pool Man" Smith Jr., 68, 503 Chafin Road, died at his residence. William "Smitty" began life's pilgrimage Monday, Feb. 9, 1948, and completed his journey Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016....

ERICA T. WILLIAMS

Erica Terry Williams, 48, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

RODNEY G. WIMBERLEY

Rodney Grant Wimberley, 51, 112 Cedar Ridge Trail, Elm City, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

RUSSELL BEST

Russell Best, 71, Wilson, died Tuesday at The Brian Center of Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOAN PENNINGTON BYRD

July 20, 1946-Feb. 13, 2016 Joan Pennington Byrd, 69, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation. A private service will be held at a later date. Joan was born in Wayne County July 20,...

MARY BELLAMY COOPER

Dec. 16, 1933-Feb. 15, 2016 Mary Bellamy Cooper, 82, Lincoln Drive, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. She was born in Nash County Dec. 16,...

HELEN LOUISE ROBERTS HALES

Dec. 1, 1925-Feb. 9, 2016 Helen Louise Roberts Hales, 90, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Big Elm Nursing Home in Kannapolis. She was born Dec. 1, 1925, to Emogine Peele Roberts and Milford (Dick) Smith Roberts. She married James...

DEEMS R. HOLLINGSWORTH

April 22, 1925-Feb. 15, 2016 Deems Ray Hollingsworth, 90, Goldsboro, passed away Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Deems was born in Sampson County April 22, 1925, to the late Fred Hollingsworth and Ada Barnett...

CARL LEE HOOKER

Carl Lee Hooker, 61, 800 Parrot Ave., died Monday at home Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

LARSENE HOOKER MCCOY

Larsene Hooker McCoy, 63, 1142 Sandridge Road, Pink Hill, died Monday at home Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

QUAN MOORE

Quan Moore, 20, died Tuesday in Winston-Salem. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DANNY R. MOZINGO

Aug. 5, 1954-Feb. 15, 2016 Danny Ray Mozingo, 61, passed away Monday morning at his residence. He was the son of the late Elmer Lee and Edna Rogers Mozingo. He was the owner and operator of Pastime Billiard Parlor...

RUBY ESTHER DAVENPORT NORRIS

Feb. 4, 1928-Feb. 15, 2016 Ruby Esther Davenport Norris, 88, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Ruby was born in Lee County Feb. 4, 1928, to the late Lemuel...

EDWARD A. "BUSTER" PARNELL

Dec. 6, 1936-Feb. 2, 2016 Edward A. "Buster" Parnell, 79, Newport, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at Carteret Health Care of Morehead City. Graveside services will be held Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Princeton Cemetery, with...

DEVON PENDER

Devon Pender, 46, 1300 Woodrow St., Apt. D, Wilson, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LUBY DARRELL POWELL

Died Feb. 13, 2016 Luby Darrell Powell, 78, Dudley, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. Funeral service Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2 p.m. West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel of Newton Grove. Officiating will be the Rev. Charles Ray Jernigan. Burial...

DONELL F. STANCIL

July 3, 1932-Feb. 15, 2016 Donell Franklin Stancil, 83, Glendale community of Kenly, died Monday. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Centeridge Presbyterian Church, with pastor Clark Vincnet and Dr. De Wayne Eakes. Interment will be in...

LATLEE NOBLES WATKINS

Feb. 11, 1941-Feb. 16, 2016 Latlee Nobles Watkins, 75, 1 W. 127th St., New York, N.Y., formerly of Princeton, died Tuesday in Harlem Hospital Center. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at St. Stephen Church of Christ, with...

TYRONICA A. WILLIAMS

Died Feb. 8, 2016 Tyronica A. Williams, 25, formerly of Wilson, died Monday in Philadelphia, Pa. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Feel Free Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

JAMES JOSEPH BAHEN JR.

Jan. 26, 1944-Feb. 10, 2016 James Joseph Bahen Jr., Wilmington, passed away Feb. 10, 2016, at Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington, N.C., after a short and courageous battle with cancer. Jim was born Jan. 26, 1944, in Hickory, N.C....

CHARLES E. BATTS

Died Feb. 14, 2016 Charles Edward Batts, 51, 6762 Reedy Branch Road, Rocky Mount, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Vaughn's Chapel Church of Elm City....

HARRIET E. BECTON

Died Feb. 13, 2016 Mother Harriet Elnora "Queen" Becton, 93, 1503 E. Elm St., died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Faith United Holy Church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. She was the...

EUGENIA R. BROOKS

Eugenia Rohr Brooks, 87, died Sunday at her daughter's home in Alabama. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOAN PENNINGTON BYRD

Joan Pennington Byrd, 69, died Saturday at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation in Warsaw. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MAGGIE M. CHASTEN

Died Feb. 12, 2016 Maggie Mae Chasten, 93, Beulaville, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be at Daisy Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Beulaville Wednesday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Gary Moore officiating and...

HENRY BRYANT COMBS JR.

Oct. 23, 1949-Feb. 13, 2016 Henry Bryant Combs Jr., 66, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening, Feb. 16, 2016, from 5 to 7 p.m. at...

MARY BELLAMY COOPER

Mary Bellamy Cooper, 82, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CHARLES L. DAVIS

Charles Lawrence Davis, 67, 400 Old Smithfield Road, died Friday. Arrangements are pending....

FANNIE H. DAVIS

March 9,1946-Feb.13, 2016 The Rev. Mrs. Fannie Pearl Hill Davis, 69, Goldsboro, a native of Pink Hill, went to be with the Lord Saturday, Feb. 13, while at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 17, at...

ARTHUR D. DEHART

Arthur David DeHart, 80, Sims, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral and Cremation Service....

RUTH E. FENNELL

Died Feb. 3, 2016 Ruth E. Fennell, formerly from Goldsboro, the fourth child of the late James and Maude Fennell, departed this life Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in New York City, where she resided for more than 50 years....

KEVIN J. FINN

Kevin Joseph Finn, Rosewood, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ANGELA GLASPER HINNANT

Angela Glasper Hinnant, 40, 12365 Oneal St., Apt. B, Bailey, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DEEMS HOLLINGSWORTH

Deems Hollingsworth, 90, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

N. GENE LEE

Jan. 24, 1929-Feb. 14, 2016 Gene Lee, 87, longtime resident of Mount Olive, former mayor pro tem and town board member for 23 years, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, Feb. 14, 2016, surrounded by his loving wife, Peggy, and...

DANIEL L. MITCHELL JR.

Daniel Lee Mitchell Jr., 52, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DANNY R. MOZINGO

Danny Ray Mozingo, 61, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

RUBY D. NORRIS

Ruby D. Norris, 88, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ELSIE ASAD RABIL

May 27, 1928-Feb. 12, 2016 Elsie Asad Rabil, 87, Rocky Mount, passed away Friday, Feb. 12, 2016. Born in New London, Conn., May 27, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Inez Revettie Asad and Arthur N. Asad....

MRS. ROSE MARY JACOBS SHERARD

Aug. 8, 1954-Feb. 12, 2016 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mrs. Rose Mary Jacobs Sherard, 61, lovingly known by her family and friends as "Curly,"...

WILLIAM SMITH JR.

Rev. William Leslie "The Pool Man" Smith Jr., 68, 503 Chafin Road, died at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DONELL F. STANCIL

Donell Franklin Stancil, 83, Kenly, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral and Cremation Service....

RALPH WALL

Aug. 8, 1953-Feb. 13, 2016 Ralph Junior Wall, 62, the Jones Grove community, passed away Saturday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. He is survived by his wife of the home, Angela H. Wall; two daughters, Jennifer Lynn...

PEGGY MITCHELL WILLIAMSON

July 19, 1933-Feb. 14, 2016 Peggy Mitchell Williamson, 82, passed away Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, at Wake Med. She was born July 19, 1933, in Wake County to the late Rudolph Wayne Mitchell Sr. and Lillian Lloyd Mitchell. Peggy...

Monday, February 15, 2016

MYRA G. BUCK

Myra Glynn Buck, 77, of Hookerton died Feb, 9 at her home. A celebration of life memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

JOAN BYRD

Joan Renee Pennington Hall Byrd, 69, died Saturday at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation in Warsaw. Arrangements are pending with Community Funeral Home of Warsaw, Inc....

HENRY B. COMBS JR.

Henry Bryant Combs Jr., 66, of Goldsboro died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Maria Elena Pabilan Combs. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 5 until 7 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory...

FANNIE H. DAVIS

March 9, 1946-Feb. 14, 2016 The Rev. Mrs. Fannie Pearl Hill Davis, 69, resident of Goldsboro and native of Pink Hill, went to be with the Lord Sunday, Feb. 14, while at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Services will be held...

EDNA B. DAVIS

Edna B. Davis, 81, of 318 E. Spruce St., died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Arrangements are incomplete with J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

CHARLES "C.J." ELLIOTT

Charles F. "C.J." Elliott Jr., 18, of 2974 N.C. Hwy. 43, Vanceboro, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

N. GENE LEE

N. Gene Lee, former member of Mount Olive board of aldermen and longtime businessman and civic leader, died Sunday, Feb. 14, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Tyndall Funeral Home....

MAXINE PEACOCK

Maxine Peacock, 64, of 118 Edward Shine Lane, Faison, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center....

J. RODNEY SOUTHERLAND JR.

July 20,1926-Feb. 13, 2016 John Rodney Southerland Jr., 89, resident of the Mount Olive area, passed away Saturday, Feb. 13, at his home on Club Knolls Road, Dudley. He was a veteran of the United States Army, was of...

RICHARD SWEET

Richard Earl Sweet, 65, of Greensboro died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hanes-Lineberry Funeral Homes....

THELMA N. TUCKER

Dec. 11, 1936-Feb. 13, 2016 Thelma Newsome Tucker, 79, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice center. She was the daughter of the late Herbert Lee and Ada Chase Gooding and was the former wife of the late Jesse James...

RALPH J. WALL

Ralph J. Wall of Mount Olive died Saturday. Services will be Thursday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home with visitation afterward....

Sunday, February 14, 2016

SANDY D. ARMSTRONG

Died Feb. 9, 2016 Sandy David Armstrong, 98, 2543 S. N.C. 50, died Tuesday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Wallace. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church Charity in Rose Hill, with Terry...

HARRIET E. BECTON

Harriet Elnora "Oueen" Becton, 93, 1503 E. Elm St., died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HILDA G. FOYE

Hilda G. Foye, 511 N. Queen St., Apt 6A, Kinston, died at home Friday. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home and Cremation....

JASON MONROE LANE

July 29, 1977-Feb. 11, 2016 Jason Lane, 38, passed away suddenly at his home Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. Born and raised in Wayne County, he was an avid lover of the outdoors. Jason was the owner/operator of Firewood Express,...

IRENE MALONEY

Aug. 9, 1931-Feb. 11, 2016 Frances Irene Maloney, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Irene was born Aug. 9, 1931, one of four children born to Clarence Woodson Mullins....

LUBY D. POWELL

Luby Darrell Powell, 78, Dudley, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at West and Dunn Funeral Home of Newton Grove....

DAWN HARGROVE POWELL

Dec. 1, 1973-Feb. 11 2016 Ella Dawn Hargrove Powell, 42, passed away unexpectedly early Thursday morning, Feb. 11, 2016, at her home in the Scott's Store community near Mount Olive. Her life will be celebrated and remembered in a...

WILLIAM VERNON "BILL" ROGERS

Aug. 24, 1927-Jan. 24, 2016 William Vernon "Bill" Rogers, 88, Raleigh, N.C., died Jan. 24, 2016, at Hillcrest Raleigh. He was born in Clarkton, N.C., Aug. 24, 1927, the son of the late Finley K. and Marie McCallum Rogers....

ROSE JACOBS SHERARD

Rose Jacobs Sherard died Friday at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

J. RODNEY SOUTHERLAND

John Rodney Southerland, 89, Dudley, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall in Mount Olive....

THELMA NEWSOME TUCKER

Thelma Newsome Tucker, 79, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

BILL WATERS

April 4, 1928-Feb. 12, 2016 William Austin "Bill" Waters, 87, Atlantic Beach, died Friday at home. Graveside service will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Willow Dale Cemetery, with the Rev. Gene Waters officiating. He was born in Guilford...

LATLEE NOBLES WATKINS

Latlee Nobles Watkins, 75, 1 W. 127th St., New York, N.Y., formerly of Princeton, died Tuesday in Harlem Hospital Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOSEPH L. "JAY" WHITFIELD

Dec. 28, 1935-Feb. 11, 2016 Joseph Leonard "Jay" Whitfield Jr., 80, resident of the Rones Chapel community near Mount Olive, passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, at home. Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 13, at 3 p.m. at Tyndall...

Friday, February 12, 2016

JOHNNIE BARFIELD

Johnnie Barfield, 73, died today at Greendale Forest Nursing And Rehabilitation Center in Snow Hill. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

JULIOUS I. BRYANT

Died Feb. 7, 2016 Julious Isiah Bryant, 27, died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Word Faith Center. Burial will be at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery of Seven Springs. He was born in Wayne...

MYRA GLYNN BUCK

Myra Glynn Buck, 77, Hookerton, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

DA'NYLA M. COBB

Born and died Feb. 8, 2016 Da'Nyla Marie Cobb, Dudley, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in Wynn Cemetery. She was born Monday in Wayne County to Marcus Cobb and Quanita...

DONNELL A. COOPER

Died Feb. 10, 2016 Donnell Alonzo Cooper, 60, Rose Hill, died Wednesday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Sunday at 3 p.m., with pastor Betty Spruill...

DAVID GRANT

Aug. 18, 1925-Feb. 10, 2016 David Grant, 90, died Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. He was preceded in death by two daughters, Shirley Johnson and Carolyn Snyder, and one grandchild. A service to celebrate his life will be held Saturday...

HIRAM GARFIELD GRANTHAM

Nov. 8, 1931-Feb. 10, 2016 Hiram Garfield Grantham, 84, left this world to be with Jesus Wednesday evening while surrounded by his family. Hiram was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend, whose love for life and others...

GAYLE L. JERNIGAN

March 28, 1948-Feb. 10, 2016 Gayle Lavone Jernigan, 67, left this world to be with Jesus late Wednesday evening while surrounded by her family. Gayle was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend, whose love for life and...

CLIFTON P. JOYNER

Died Feb. 9, 2016 Clifton Pierre Joyner, 57, 501 E. Main St., Elm City, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at First Missionary Baptist Church of Elm City. Arrangements are by Hamilton...

JASON LANE

Jason Lane, Mount Olive, died Thursday at home. Arrangements pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JULIA M. WILLIAMS LEE

June 22, 1920-Feb. 9, 2016 Julia Mae Williams Lee, 95, 124 Southern Plaza, Dudley, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Western Assembly Disciples of Christ Churches Inc. of Newton Grove. Burial will be...

IRENE MULLINS MALONEY

Irene Mullins Maloney, 85, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ELEANOR H. MAYNARD

Oct. 12, 1930-Feb. 11, 2016 Eleanor Lillian Hawkins Maynard, 85, died Thursday at her residence. Born in Pittstown, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Lucy Edmunds Hawkins, and wife of the late Eugene Vincent Maynard,...

THOMAS E. MCGOWAN

Died Feb. 8, 2016 Thomas Edward McGowan, 79, Magnolia, died Monday at home. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Saturday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Quincey Brickhouse officiating. Burial will be at...

STEVE PETERSON

Steve Peterson died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

CHRISTOPHER C. PICKETT

Died Feb. 6, 2016 Christopher "Chris" Columbus Pickett, 86, 463 S. N.C. 111, died Sunday at the Brian Center in Wallace. Funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church Chinquapin, with pastor Charles Farmer officiating....

OVELIA PRICE ROCKWELL

April 18, 1922-Feb. 10, 2016 Ovelia Price Drew Rockwell, 93, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday evening at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Ovelia was born in Johnston County April 18, 1922, to the late Dalley Henry Price and Essie Campbell...

IRENE DAVIS SUTTON

April 21, 1919-Feb. 10, 2016 Irene Davis Sutton, 96, formerly of Seven Springs, went to be with her Lord and savior Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Homegoing services will be held Sunday, Feb. 14,...

JOSEPH L. WHITFIELD

Joseph L. "Jay" Whitfield Jr., Mount Olive, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Thursday, February 11, 2016

DA'NYLA M. COBB

Born and died Feb. 8, 2016 Da'Nyla Marie Cobb, Dudley, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in Wynn Cemetery. She was born Monday in Wayne County to Marcus Cobb and Quanita...

JESSIE W. CURRIE

Died Feb. 7, 2016 Jessie Williams Currie, 92, 1951 Old Wilson Road, Rocky Mount, died Sunday at Rocky Mount Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of Rocky Mount. Arrangements are by...

SARAH M. DANIELS

Sarah Mae Daniels, 89, resident of Zebulon House Nursing Center, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ANNIE M. EDDIE

Died Feb. 4, 2016 Annie M. Eddie, 79, 611 Fairfax Ave., Wilson, died Feb. 4. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

WILLIE I. EVERETT

Died Feb. 7, 2016 Willie Irene Everett, 94, 900 S.W. Center St., Mount Olive, died Sunday at Genesis Health Care and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Piney Green Free Will Baptist Church, with elder Braxton...

MARTIN A. FISCHEL

Dec. 16, 1939-Feb. 8, 2016 Martin Arthur Fischel, 76, Fremont, passed away Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at his home. No formal service will be held. Martin was born in Newark, N.J., Dec. 16, 1939, to the late Lawrence and...

DANNY FOWLER

Died Feb. 9, 2016 Danny "Light Foot" Fowler, 53, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday 1 p.m. at Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church, with elder Faye Hill officiating and eulogist. Interment at Resthaven at Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation...

DAVID GRANT

David Grant died Wednesday at Willow Creek. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

HIRAM G. GRANTHAM

Hiram Garfield Grantham, 84, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HELEN L. HALES

Dec. 1, 1925-Feb. 9, 2016 Helen Louise Roberts Hales, 90, Troutman, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday at Big Elm Nursing Center in Kannapolis. Memorial service will be at a later date. She was born Dec. 1, 1925, in Wayne...

JO-ANNE R. HERRING

May 5, 1944-Feb. 9, 2016 Jo-Anne Rouse Herring, 71, resident of Pleasant Grove community, Mount Olive, passed from a body that had known much heartache, pain and suffering to heaven to receive her new heavenly body. Death came Tuesday...

NANCY JENKINS HOWELL

Aug. 18, 1944-Feb. 8, 2016 "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth...

LOUISE C. HUDSON

Aug. 5, 1928-Feb. 7, 2016 Louise Carter Hudson, 87, resident of the Mount Olive area, passed away Sunday afternoon, Feb. 7, at Wayne Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Church of Jesus...

GAYLE L. JERNIGAN

Gayle L. Jernigan, 67, died Wednesday in Wilmington. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CLIFTON P. JOYNER

Clifton Pierre Joyner, 57, 501 E. Main St., Elm City, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

BRANDON KINCAID

Oct. 4, 1988-Feb. 9, 2016 Brandon Scott Kincaid, 27, Goldsboro, received his heavenly reward Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016. Brandon was born Oct. 4, 1988, in North Charleston, S.C., to Gregory Alan Kincaid and Carla Taylor Kincaid. Brandon graduated from...

JUDY C. HENDERSON RAWLS

Judy Carol Henderson Rawls, 68, 920 N.C. 581 South, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

OVELIA P. ROCKWELL

Ovelia Price Rockwell. 93, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

TYRONICA A. WILLIAMS

Tyronica A. Williams, 25, died Monday in Philadelphia, Pa. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

SANDY D. ARMSTRONG

Sandy D. Armstrong, 98, 2543 N.C. 50, died Tuesday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Wallace. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JULIOUS I. BRYANT

Julious Isiah Bryant, 27, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

JESSIE CURRIE

Jessie Currie, 92, 1951 Old Wilson Road, Rocky Mount, died Sunday at Rocky Mount Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DANNY FOWLER

Danny Fowler, 53, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

ALBERTO M. GARCIA

April 10, 1978-Feb. 8, 2016 Alberto Mozqueda Garcia, 37, 5100 Mackay Road, Jamestown, died Monday at Adams Living and Rehab Center. Funeral will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at Santa Maria Catholic Church of Greensboro. He was born April...

SALLY T. GODBOLD

March 20, 1937-Feb. 8, 2016 Sally T. Godbold, 78, Warsaw, died Monday at Southwood Nursing Center in Clinton. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Devotional Gardens. She was born March 20, 1937, in Duplin County to Billy...

JO ANNE HERRING

Jo Anne Rouse Herring, 71, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

CLARENCE A. HORNE

March 4, 1968-Feb. 9, 2016 Clarence "Shorty" Avery Horne, 47, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in Woodland Friends Cemetery. He was the son of the late Clarence Ernest Horne and...

RONALD G. JONES

Jan. 5, 1966-Feb. 7, 2016 Ronald Gray Jones, 50, 700 S. Madison Ave., died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at First African Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Samuel Johnson officiating. Burial will be...

BRANDON KINCAID

Brandon Kincaid, 25, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

JULIA M. WILLIAMS LEE

Julia Mae Williams Lee, 95, 124 Southern Plaza, Dudley, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

DR. ERNEST EDWARD PHELPS

July 19, 1931-Feb. 8, 2016 Dr. Ernest "Ernie" Edward Phelps, 84, 380 Wayne Country Day Road, Goldsboro, passed away Monday evening at Kitty Askins with his family by his side. A memorial service will be held at a later...

IRENE DAVIS SUTTON

Irene Davis Sutton, 96, Central Heights Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

DAPHNE

EDNA

ERNEST

HIGHSMITH

Jan. 30, 1927-Jan. 30, 2016 Edna Taylor Highsmith, 89, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, Jan. 30, 2016. She was born Jan. 30, 1927, in Greene County, N.C., to Jesse and Myrtle Taylor. Edna was a faithful member of Hickory...

JAMES R.

MARY E.

MCDOUGALD

Died Feb. 3, 2016 James Renty McDougald, 70, 1604 Meadow Road, Kenly, died Wednesday at the Brian Center of Wilson. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Atkins Memorial Tabernacle Holiness Church of Sims. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral...

NANCY

DA'NYLA COBB

Infant Da'Nyla Cobb died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MARTIN A. FISCHEL

Martin A. Fischel, Fremont, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ALBERTO GARCIA

Alberto Garcia, 37, 5100 Mackay Road, Jamestown, died Monday at Adams Living and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MARTIN HARRELL

Mary E. Martin Harrell, San Diego, Calif., died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Cypress View in San Diego....

JENKINS HOWELL

Nancy Jenkins Howell, 71, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LOUISE C. HUDSON

Died Feb. 7, 2016 Louise C. Hudson died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Mount Olive. Burial will be in Calypso Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from...

RONALD JONES

Ronald Jones, 50, 700 S. Madison Ave., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

C. CLAYTON LANE

Nov. 8, 1933-Feb. 7, 2016 C. Clayton Lane, 82, Mount Olive resident, passed away Sunday, Feb. 7, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a retired communications engineer with Raytheon Co. He worshipped at First Baptist Church in Mount Olive,...

E. PHELPS

Dr. Ernest E. Phelps, 84, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

CAPEL POPLIN

Sept. 5, 1933-Feb. 7, 2016 Daphne Capel Poplin, 82, Princeton, passed away at the home Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016. She was born Sept. 5, 1933, in Anson County, N.C., to the late Wiliam Oris Capel and Carrie Sasser Capel...

MERRITT SMALL

June 20, 1934-Feb. 8, 2016 Edna Merritt Small, 81, passed away early Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Edna was born in Wayne County June 20, 1934, to the late Lafayette and Laura Rackley Merritt. She was...

EDNA TAYLOR

Monday, February 8, 2016

BETTY LOU CARLYLE

Dec. 5, 1943-Feb. 6, 2016 Betty Lou Carlyle of Holly Ridge died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born Dec. 5, 1943 and was predeceased by her mother, Mary Belle Williams and father, Franklin Wood. She is...

WILLIE I. EVERETT

Willie I. Everett, 94, of Mount Olive died Sunday at Genesis Health Care and Rehabilitation. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

SIDNEY GLENN FAIL

Aug. 11, 1943-Feb. 6, 2016 Sidney Glenn Fail, 72, of 1263 Oakland Church Road, Princeton, died Saturday. He was born Aug. 11, 1943 and was the son of the late Eldra Dixon and Eunice Summerlin Fail. He was also...

LOUISE C. HUDSON

Louise Carter Hudson of Mount Olive died Sunday at Wayne Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

CLAYTON LANE

Clayton Lane Mount Olive died Sunday at Wayne Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

ALBERT OATES

Albert Oates, 75, of Mount Olive died Sunday at Genesis Health Care and Rehabilitation. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

CHRISTOPHER PICKETT

Christopher "Chris" Pickett, 86, of Chinquapin died Sunday at Brian Center in Wallace. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

PHILLIP M. SCHAEFFER

June 27, 1959-Feb. 2, 2016 Phillip Michael Schaeffer, 56, died suddenly Feb. 2, 2016, in Omaha, Neb. Michael was born to Phyllis A. Schaeffer and the late Robert B. Schaeffer on June 27, 1959, at Edwards Air Force Base,...

EDNA M. SMALL

Edna Merritt Small, 81, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

THADDUS LEE WILLIAMS

Thaddus Lee Williams, 65, of Washington, D.C., died Jan. 31 in Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Sunday, February 7, 2016

ALRICA BINGHAM

Alrica Bingham, Mount Olive, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ROBERT BRINSON JR.

Died Feb. 4, 2016 Robert Brinson Jr., 62, died Thursday at the VA Medical Center in Fayetteville. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Tuesday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Ruth Pugh officiating....

BETTY L. CARLYLE

Betty Lou Carlyle, 72, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

FLOYD GOODING JR.

Died Feb. 3, 2016 Floyd Gooding Jr., 71, 103 Helms Court, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Northwest "A" Conference Tabernacle in Trenton. Interment will be in Haiti Cemetery in Trenton. He was married...

JEREMY WENDELL "J.J." HARGROVE

Sept. 19, 2010-Feb. 4, 2016 Jeremy Wendell "J.J." Hargrove Jr., 5, passed peacefully while surrounded by his family at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016. J.J. was a sweet little boy, who was brought into our...

MERRILYN MABRITO HOWARD

Aug. 1, 1926-Feb. 3, 2016 Merrilynn Mabrito Howard died Feb. 3, 2016, at the home of her daughter, Carol Diane in Charlotte, N.C. She was surrounded by her family as she passed into the arms of her Lord, and...

BETTY J. HICKS JENKINS

June 10, 1944-Jan. 30, 2016 Betty Jean Hicks Jenkins, 71, formerly of Duplin County, died Jan. 30 at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Funeral will be Monday at 12:30 p.m. at KEMBA of Warsaw. Burial will be...

R.E. MCCULLEN

March 2, 1922-Feb. 5, 2016 R.E. McCullen, 93, 873 Pineview Cemetery Road, Seven Springs, passed away Friday, Feb. 5, 2016. A local farmer, he was born March 2, 1922, in the Dobbersville community of Wayne County, N.C. He was...

ALVIN R. MILLER

Died Feb. 3, 2016 Alvin Ray Miller, 49, Kenansville, died Wednesday. Funeral was today at Big Zion AME Zion Church of Kenansville. Graveside service was at Miller Family Cemetery of Kenansville. Arrangements by Hawes Funeral Home of Warsaw....

CARL MOZINGO

Nov. 18, 1933-Feb. 5, 2016 Carl "Bozo" Mozingo, 82, LaGrange, passed away Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at his home. Carl was born Nov. 18, 1933, in Wayne County to the late Norman Mozingo and Olive Dawson Mozingo. Carl's wife...

BETTY A. RICKE

July 6, 1923-Feb. 5, 2016 Betty Allen Ricke, 92, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Peggy Wingate. Born in Bossier City, La., she was the daughter of the late Claud T. and Iona Arnold Allen, wife of...

LOIS H. SCOTT

Feb. 22, 1924-Feb. 5, 2016 Lois H. Scott, 91, Wilson, passed away Friday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Lois was born in Wayne County Feb. 22, 1924, to the late Lester and Ora Holland Shirley. She...

MILDRED JERNIGAN COX SUTTON

Died Feb. 5, 2016 Mildred Jernigan Cox Sutton, 83, Calypso, Duplin County, died Feb. 5, 2016. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Hillcrest Cemetery in Newton Grove. Interment will be at...

SANDRA J. CARVER TAYLOR

March 10, 1941-Feb. 5, 2016 Sandra Jean Carver Taylor, 74, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Visitation will be Monday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a funeral at 11 a.m. in the chapel,...

OLIVA VENEGAS

Feb. 2, 1940-Feb. 2, 2016 Oliva Venegas Vega, 76, Seven Springs, died Tuesday. Funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal Neuva Amaneser in Seven Springs. Interment will be in the church cemetery. She was...

Friday, February 5, 2016

ARON EUGENE BOUILLON

Jan. 26, 1971-Feb. 2, 2016 Mr. Aron Eugene Bouillon, 45, Thomasville, previously from Wilson, N.C., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at Thomasville Medical Center. Aron was born Jan. 26, 1971, to Randall Eugene Bouillon and Joan Mercer Baker...

EDWARD R. DIXON

Died Jan. 30, 2016 Edward Rudolph Dixon, 79, died Saturday. Funeral noon Saturday at Salvation and Praise Church in Farmville. Visitation Saturday at 11 a.m. at the church. Arrangements by Hornes Funeral Home Farmville....

ANNIE M. EDDIE

Annie M. Eddie, 79, 611 Fairfax Ave., Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EZRA JACKSON JR.

June 10, 1943-Feb. 2, 2016 Ezra Jackson Jr. was born June 10, 1943, and died Feb. 2, 2016. He was the son of the late Ezra Jackson Sr. and Ruby Summers Jackson. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m....

SHIRLEY P. NICKELSON

Died Jan. 27, 2016 Shirley Pearl Nickelson, 66, District Heights, Md., died Jan. 27 at Southern Maryland Hospital in Clinton, Md. Funeral will be at Betholite Missionary Baptist Church in Magnolia Saturday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Kevin...

ERIC W. STALLINGS

Died Feb. 3, 2016 Eric Wadell Stallings, 57, Wallace, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Sunday at 2:30 p.m., with the Rev. Cameron Hankins officiating. Burial will...

OLIVIA VENEGAS

Olivia Venegas De Flores, 76, Seven Springs, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

Thursday, February 4, 2016

GIBSON S. BOGUE

Sept. 15, 1939-Feb. 3, 2016 Gibson Speight Bogue, 76, Fremont, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. Eureka Cemetery. He was born Sept. 15, 1939, in Wayne County to the late Marvin...

DEONTA M. DUDLEY

Died Jan. 26, 2016 Deonta Malik Dudley, 19, 296 Deabler Lane, died Jan. 26 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Church of Faith and Deliverance in Kinston. Interment will be in...

TIMOTHY W. EDWARDS

Jan. 31, 1963-Feb. 2, 2016 Timothy Wade Edwards, resident of the Mount Olive area, passed away Tuesday evening, Feb. 2, while being cared for at Duke Hospital. He was 53 years of age. Tim, a vendor with Neese's Sausage...

DONNY D. GARNER

July 13, 1933-Feb. 2, 2016 Donny D. Garner, 82, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A graveside will be 11 a.m. Friday in Devotional Gardens. He was born July 13, 1933, in High Point to Fairley...

FLOYD GOODING JR.

Floyd Gooding Jr., 71, 103 Helms Court, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Mills Funeral Home Inc....

ALAN PERRY GRADY JR.

Died Feb. 1, 2016 Alan Perry Grady Jr., 28, Kinston, passed away Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at his home. He was preceded in death by paternal grand-father Joseph Perry Grady and maternal grandmother Jean Stafford. Alan had a bachelor's...

WILLIE HILL

Died Jan. 29, 2016 Willie "Bill" Hill, 59, died Friday. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Deeper Life Church Ministries. Interment will be in the VA Cemetery in Snow Hill. He was married to Donna. He is...

JAMES KILPATRICK

James Kilpatrick, 84, 208 Vance St., Kinston, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

JAMES MCDOUGALD

James McDougald, 70, resident of the Brian Center, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

NELL BROGDEN HUDSON ODOM

May 27, 1933-Feb. 4, 2016 Nell Brogden Hudson Odom, 83, Mount Olive area resident, passed away Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Born in Duplin County to the late Phillip and Bessie...

PASTOR ARTO PICKETT

Died Feb. 2, 2016 Pastor Arto Pickett died Tuesday. A viewing will be held at Rose Hill Funeral Home of Rose Hill, N.C., Friday, Feb. 5, from 2 to 4 p.m., followed by a wake at Burning Bush Holy...

JOYCE "JOY" MARIE JOHNSON STEVENSON

Aug. 26, 1948-Jan. 30, 2016 Joyce "Joy" Marie Johnson Stevenson, 67, 212 Sasser Drive, Goldsboro, died Saturday, Jan. 30, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 26, 1948, and was the daughter of the late Broughton Lee and...

JOE WADE JR.

Sept. 16, 1951-Feb. 2, 2016 Joe Wade Jr., 64, died Tuesday morning at his home. Born in Wilson County, he was the son of the late Joe Wade Sr. and Bobbie Fields, and was the husband of Laura W....

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

VERA ARTIS

Died Jan. 30, 2016 Vera Artis, 82, 2107 Fieldcrest Road, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

RUTH CURRIE DARDEN

Ruth Currie Darden, 72, 1951 Old Wilson Road, Rocky Mount, died Tuesday at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOHN E. DIXON II

Died Jan. 29, 2016 John Ezra "Juke" Dixon II, 72, 3324 Queensland Road, Raleigh, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday noon at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

ODELL H. EARP

Died Jan. 30, 2016 Odell Harris Earp, 94, 620 College St., Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Brown Chapel Original Free Will Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EDWARD LEE EDMUNDSON

Feb. 3, 1938-Feb. 1, 2016 Edward Lee Edmundson, 77, Fremont, went to be with his Lord and savior Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The family will celebrate his homegoing and his 78th birthday Wednesday, Feb. 3,...

ALITHEA C. GARRETT

Died Jan. 18, 2016 Alithea Carrie Garrett, 84, Wilson Assisted Living, died Jan. 18. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Garden of Gethsemane in Rocky Mount,. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ALICE F. HOOD

Died Jan. 29, 2016 Alice Faye Hood, 71, 1714 Lipscomb Road, Apt. 1G, Wilson, died Friday at Duke Medical Center in Durham. Funeral will be Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

EZRA JACKSON JR.

Ezra Jackson Jr., 72, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MRS. DORIS EDWARDS JOYNER

Died Feb. 1, 2016 Mrs. Doris Edwards Joyner, 82, 613 11th St., Goldsboro, N.C., died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at her residence. Funeral services for Mrs. Joyner will be held Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at 1 p.m. at White...

RAUL MARTINEZ

Died Jan. 31, 2016 Raul Martinez, 25, 4252 Glendale Road, Kenly, died Sunday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Interment will be at Hamilton Burial Garden. Visitation will be 2 to 6 p.m. at Hamilton...

EDWARD A. PARNELL

Edward A. "Buster" Parnell, 79, Newport, died Tuesday at Carteret Health Care in Morehead City. Arrangements are pending at Brooks Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. of Morehead City....

JAMES A. ROWTON

James Andrew Rowton, 78, Pine Level, died Thursday at Johnston Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

JOHN HENRY BROGDEN

July 20, 1938-Jan. 31, 2016 John Henry Brogden, 77, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield after a long illness. He was born July 20, 1938, in Wayne County to Pearl and Ed...

WILLIAM L. CARLISLE

July 20, 1930-Jan. 29, 2016 William "Bill" Lee Carlisle, 85, 111 Sandy Circle, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will...

EDWARD R. DIXON

Edward Rudolph Dixon, 79, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Hornes Funeral Home of Farmville....

JOHN E. DIXON II

John Ezra Dixon II, 72, 3324 Queenland Road, Raleigh, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EDWARD EDMUNDSON

Edward Edmundson, 77, Fremont died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

LINDA HALL GRANT

July 8, 1942-Jan. 30, 2016 Mrs. Linda Hall Grant, 73, McLeansville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, at New Hanover Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at George Brothers Funeral Service,...

LAURA LINEBACK HINE

Nov. 12, 1917-Jan. 27, 2016 Laura Lineback Hine, formerly of Winston-Salem, died peacefully Jan. 27, 2016. Born in Forsyth County Nov. 12, 1917, to Ellis A. Lineback and Odella Craft Lineback, she was the widow of George H. Hine....

DORIS EDWARDS JOYNER

Doris Edwards Joyner, 613 11th St., died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

BETTY J. SPEARMAN MAGGETT

Died Jan. 30, 2016 Betty Jane Spearman Maggett, 72, Wallace, died Saturday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Wednesday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. James...

JOSEPH RANDALL RUGGERY

April 17, 1960-Jan. 31, 2016 A native of Altoona, Pa., Joseph "Randy" Ruggery was born April 17, 1960, the youngest of six children born to Robert and Shirley (Hicks) Ruggery. He departed this walk of life Sunday, Jan. 31,...

SUSIE LUCAS SMITH

Died Jan. 27, 2016 Susie "Kitty" Lucas Smith, 96, 803 Jordan St., Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Atkins Memorial Memorial Tabernacle Holiness Church of Sims. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral...

JOYCE "JOY" MARIE JOHNSON STEVENSON

Aug. 26, 1948-Jan. 30, 2016 Joyce "Joy" Marie Johnson Stevenson, 67, 212 Sasser Drive, Goldsboro, died Saturday, Jan. 30, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 26, 1948, and was the daughter of the late Broughton Lee and...

DEVEGA WHITLEY

Died Jan. 29, 2016 Devega "Pete" Whitley, 67, Rose Hill, died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Friday at 1 p.m., with apostle S. McKinney officiating....

JOHN C. WILLIAMS

Dec. 9, 1956-Jan. 31, 2016 John Clayton Williams, 59, Dudley, died Sunday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner's Funeral Home of Wilson. Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Park of Wilson, with the Rev. Johnny Taylor officiating....

Monday, February 1, 2016

LINDA A. BAILEY

Sept. 17, 1952-Jan. 21, 2016 Linda Anne Bailey, 63, died Jan. 21 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A private service will be held. She was born Sept. 17, 1952, in Rome, N.Y., to Franklin Bailey of Tennessee and the late...

JOHN H. BROGDEN

John H. Brogden, 77, died Sunday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service Inc....

JOHN W. GARRIS

Aug. 17, 1938-Jan. 30, 2016 John William Garris, 77, LaGrange, passed away Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. John was born Aug. 17, 1938, in Lenoir County to the late Barney Jack Garris and Bertha Wade Garris. He proudly served his...

LAURA LINEBACK HINE

Nov. 12, 1917-Jan. 27, 2016 Laura Lineback Hine, formerly of Winston-Salem, died peacefully Jan. 27, 2016. Born in Forsyth County Nov. 12, 1917, to Ellis A. Lineback and Odella Craft Lineback, she was the widow of George H. Hine....

BETTY J. HICKS JENKINS

Betty Jean Hicks Jenkins, 71, New York, formerly of Duplin County, died Saturday at Downstate Hospital in Brooklyn. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

GEORGE S. PEACOCK

March 2, 1937-Jan. 31, 2016 George Seymour Peacock, 78, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. George was born in Wayne County, N.C., March 2, 1937, to the late James...

JOSEPH R. RUGGERY

Joseph R. Ruggery, 55, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JOYCE JOHNSON STEVENSON

Joyce "Joy" Marie Johnson Stevenson, 67, 212 Sasser Drive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

JUNE G. TYNDALL

Nov. 21, 1936-Jan. 31, 2016 June Garris Tyndall, 79, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. June was born in Wayne County, N.C., Nov. 21, 1936, to the late Carl...

CECILIA M. WOODS

Feb. 25, 1923-Jan. 31, 2016 Cecilia Malinowski Woods, 92, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Jan. 31, 2016, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Cecilia was born in Bay City, Mich., Feb. 25, 1923, to the late Stanislaus Malinowski and Rose Paulak...