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Thursday, March 31, 2016

PAUL AYCOCK

Paul Aycock died Wednesday at Vidant-Chowan Hospital in Edenton. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIE J. DIGGINS

Willie J. Diggins, 48, Fayetteville, died Sunday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

PASTOR RONALD LEE HAGANS SR.

Aug. 2, 1952-March 29, 2016 "When I see Jesus, Amen." Pastor Ronald Lee Hagans Sr., 63, 3407 Central Heights Road, succumbed to the Lord's call from labor to reward Tuesday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, N.C. He was born...

WILLIE S. HILL

Died March 28, 2016 Willie Sprunt Hill, 91, 417 E. Main St., Faison, died Monday at the North Carolina Veterans Home in Fayetteville. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Hills Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev....

ELBERT M. HOLLOMAN

Died March 24, 2016 Mr. Elbert M. Holloman, 62, Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Goldsboro, departed this life Thursday, March 24, 2016, at NYU Lutheran Medical Center. A celebration of life service will be held at noon Friday, April 1,...

JOHN W. INGRAM

Died March 26, 2016 John W. Ingram, 82, 511 N. Queen St., died Saturday in Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Holly Branch Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Beasley...

PAULINE R. INGRAM

Nov. 21, 1927-March 30, 2016 Pauline Reaves Ingram, 88, Grantham community, passed away Wednesday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late Noah A. and Helen Coats Reaves, and was married to the late John...

MARY F. ISLER

Died March 29, 2016 Mary Frances Isler, 89, 1301 Parkside Drive, Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson House Assisted Living. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Original Free Will Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton...

FLORENCE WHITEY JOYNER

Died March 27, 2016 Florence Whitey Joyner, 85, 159 Saulston Road, Goldsboro, N.C., transitioned into her heavenly realm Sunday, March 27, 2016, at Kitty Askins. She was preceded in death by her twin children, Wilma and Wilfred Joyner. Florence...

MILTON H. KEELS

Died March 28, 2016 Milton Henry Keels, 72, resident of Wilson House Assisted Living, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be private. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

OLLIE M. POPE

Ollie Mae Pope, 88, 2011 Fieldcrest Road, Wilson, died Wednesday at Rocky Mount Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

KATHERINE SHINE

Katherine Shine, 94, 334 Nelson St., Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

DIANE WALLACE STABILE

April 22, 1965-March 28, 2016 Diane Wallace Stabile, 50, Mount Olive, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home. She was born in Pasco County, Fla., April 22, 1965,...

MISSOURI ANN SWIFT

Sept. 7, 1949-March 26, 2016 Missouri "Ann" Swift, 66, departed this life March 26, 2016, at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center with her family by her side. Missouri "Ann" Swift was born Sept. 7, 1949, in New Bern,...

MICHAEL McCLELLAN WARNER

April 10, 1950-March 29, 2016 Michael McClellan Warner, 65, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Kentucky April 10, 1950, to the late Gene and Faustina Hays Warner. A graveside service...

SAMUEL WHITFIELD

Samuel Whitfield, 68, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Mills Funeral Home Inc....

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

MAYME BARNES

Mayme Barnes, 81, 811 Annabelle St., died today at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

ANGELA DARRING

Angela Darring, 45, 3024 Thoroughfare Road, died Tuesday in Vidant Care Hospice in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

WILBUR B. "BUCK" FICHTER

July 19, 1935-March 23, 2016 Wilbur B. "Buck" Fichter, Williamsburg, Va., died March 23, 2016. Buck was born in Kinston, N.C., July 19, 1935, to John and Agnes Fichter. He was an ace high school pitcher, and then played...

RONALD HAGANS SR.

Pastor Ronald Hagans Sr., 63, 3407 Central Heights Road, died Tuesday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ANGELO B. HARVEY

Died March 23, 2016 Angelo Blake Harvey, 53, Sugar Hill, Ga., formerly of Goldsboro, died March 23 in North Side Forsythe Hospital in Cummings, Ga. Funeral will be Friday at 11:30 a.m. at Faith United Holy Church, with Bishop...

MARY F. ISLER

Mary Frances Isler, 89, resident of Wilson House Assisted Living, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MARTHA JONES

Martha "Holly" Jones, 44, 1904 Hillman Drive, Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MILTON H. KEELS

Milton Henry Keels, 72, resident of Wilson House Assisted Living, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DERIANTE' D. MILLER

Deriante' Deon Miller, 18, 418 Cecil Drive, Kinston, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

BEATRICE B. MOORE

Aug. 28, 1921-March 28, 2016 Beatrice Brock Jenkins Moore, 94, Kinston, died Monday. Graveside service was today at 10 a.m. at Daly's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery in Liddell. She was born Aug. 28, 1921, in Duplin County...

EMMA J. ROUSE

March 11, 1923-March 28, 2016 Emma Lee Jernigan "Jerry" Rouse, 93, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Monday, March 28, 2016, in her home. Jerry was born March 11, 1923, in Wayne County to the late James David Jernigan and Gertrude...

PEGGY K. SIEGEL

Peggy Kathleen Siegel, 68, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

DIANE WALLACE STABILE

Diane Wallace Stabile, 50, Mount Olive, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RUBY T. STRICKLAND

April 18, 1928-March 28, 2016 Ruby Thornton Strickland, 87, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Sampson County to the late James and Lena Jackson Weeks, and following the death of her mother when she was only...

MICHAEL M. WARNER

Michael McMillian Warner, 65, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

ELLA HILL BONEY

Died March 25, 2016 Ella Hill Boney, 80, Durham, died Friday at Duke Home Care and Hospice in Durham. Funeral will be at Island Creek AME Church in Rose Hill Wednesday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. James E....

BETTY TURNER BROWN

Feb. 24, 1938-March 27, 2016 Betty Turner Brown, 78, Warsaw, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Community Funeral Home chapel of Warsaw. Burial will be in Brown Family Cemetery of Warsaw. She was...

JOANN SEABERRY FRYAR

Jan. 4, 1983-March 23, 2016 Joann Seaberry Fryar, 33, 106 Clint Drive, Dudley, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Northeast Free Will Baptist Church, with Bishop Linda Thompson officiating. Burial will be...

WILLIE HILL

Willie Hill, 91, died Monday at the North Carolina State Veterans Home of Fayetteville. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JOHN W. INGRAM

John W. "Johnny Boy" Ingram, 82, died Saturday at Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Snow Hill. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

LILLIE M. JOHNSON

Lillie Mae Johnson, 86, 606 W. 14th St., Apt. A, Greenville, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

GEORGIE M. LEACH

Died March 26, 2016 Georgie Mae Leach, 90, 150 Barwick Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Brian Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at St. Luke Disciple Church of Christ, with the Rev. Kenneth Freeman...

KATHY A. MCDONNELL

Aug. 19, 1949-March 26, 2016 Kathy Ackerman McDonnell, 66, Pikeville, died Saturday at home. Memorial service will be at a later date. She was born in Newfane, N.Y., Aug. 19, 1949, to the late Roy and Ileana Rice Ackerman....

ETTA STEVENS MCINTYRE

Died March 25, 2016 Mrs. Etta Stevens McIntyre, 82, 147 Wood Mill Road, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Friday, March 25, 2016. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, March 31, 2016, at 11 a.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home chapel, 900...

DORIS FRICK MONK

Died March 26, 2016 Doris Frick Monk passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Salisbury, N.C., to the late Joseph D. Frick and Ethel Cox Frick. Doris was the widow of James...

BEATRICE MOORE

Beatrice Moore, 94, Kinston, died Monday at Spring Arbor. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

DELORES A. HALL PRICE

Delores Ann Hall Price, 59, Pine Level, died Saturday at Duke Raleigh Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

MARY DEANE WEEKS RADFORD

Died March 27, 2016 Mary Deane Weeks Radford, 80, Durham, passed away Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Earl L. Radford; her parents, Gordon B. and Gladys B. Weeks of Goldsboro;...

EMMA J. ROUSE

Emma Lee Jernigan "Jerry" Rouse, 93, LaGrange, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

RUBY THORNTON STRICKLAND

Ruby Thornton Strickland, 87, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ANDREA PATTERSON THOMAS

Sept. 5, 1953-March 25, 2016 Andrea "Andie" Patterson Thomas, 62, Wallace, died Friday at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Hospital. Memorial service will be 7 p.m. Thursday, followed by visitation, at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw. She...

BOBBY R. TROUBLEFIELD

Died March 23, 2016 Bobby Ray Troublefield, Warsaw, died Wednesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral was 11 a.m. today at Hawes Funeral Home chapel of Warsaw. Interment was in Martin Family Cemetery of Warsaw....

ADALINE VANN

Feb. 18, 1932-March 27, 2016 Adaline Vann, 84, passed away Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Leon E. and Maggie W. Vann. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in...

Monday, March 28, 2016

ELBERT CROOM

April 22, 1933-March 19, 2016 Elbert Croom, 82, of Upper Marlboro, Md., formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday, March 19, at Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham, Md. The celebration of his life will be held on Tuesday, March 29, at...

MARY HATCH DAVIS

Mary Hatch Davis, 91, of Mount Olive, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Tyndall Funeral Home....

ELBERT M. HOLLOMAN

Elbert M. Holloman, 62, of Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday, March 24, 2016. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

FLORENCE JOYNER

Florence Joyner of 158 Saulston Road, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JOHN WESLEY SARGENT

John Wesley Sargent, 91, of Pikeville, died Sunday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MISSOURI SWIFT

Missouri Swift, 66, of 134 Parks Road, died Saturday in the Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are incomplete at the Haskins Funeral Home....

ELIZA K. SYKES

Aug. 31, 1935-March 25, 2016 Eliza Kearney Sykes, 80, of LaGrange, died Friday, March 25, 2016, at Crystal Coast Hospice House. She was born Aug. 31, 1935, in Wayne County to the late David J. Kearney and Rilla Butts...

EDITH A. VANN

Feb. 18, 1932-March 27, 2016 Edith A. Vann, 84, died Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

Sunday, March 27, 2016

LINWOOD COGDELL

Linwood Cogdell, 65, Hookerton, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

HAROLD LLOYD JOHNSON

Died March 25, 2016 Harold Johnson, 82, Sleepy Creek Drive, Dudley, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jimmy and Mary Johnson; brother, Jimmy Lee Johnson; and...

GEORGIA M. LEACH

Georgia Mae Leach, 90, 150 Barwick Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Brian Center in Goldsboro....

DORIS MONK

Doris Monk, 91, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RICHARD MORRISON

Died March 12, 2016 Richard Morrison, 52, died March 12 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Service will be March 31 at 2 p.m. at the VA Cemetery. He was married to Amy Morrison. He is survived by a son. Arrangements...

ADLI LEE PATE III

Adli Lee Pate III, 48, died at his home. Adli was born in Wayne County April 19, 1967, to Adli Lee Pate Jr. and the late Shirley Lewis Pate. He worked as a self-employed guitar instructor with Barton College...

WALLACE LEE SMITH

March 27, 1996-March 23, 2016 Wallace Lee Smith, 19, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at his home. Wallace was born in Wayne County March 27, 1996, to his parents, Emily Renay Freeman and Roland Lee Smith Jr....

ELIZA KEARNEY SYKES

Eliza Kearney Sykes, 80, LaGrange, died Friday at Crystal Coast Hospice House. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

FANETTIE IRENE WHICHARD

March 24, 1931-March 25, 2016 Fanettie Irene Whichard, 85, died Friday evening at Columbus County Hospital in Whiteville, N.C. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Richard B. and Bessie O. Wiggins, and was the...

Friday, March 25, 2016

WILEY A. AULTMAN

Died March 23, 2016 Wiley A. Aultman, 76, Warsaw, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter United Holy Church of Magnolia. Interment will be in Devotional Gardens Cemetery of Warsaw. Arrangements...

LOIS P. BOSWELL

Lois Pearce Boswell, 79, died Thursday at Willow Creek. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DARRELL L. BRANCH

Died March 17, 2016 Darrell L. Branch, 46, 303 Mulberry St., died March 17 at the Brian Center Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Stephens United Holy Church of America. Visitation will be at Pentecostal...

OSBRY CARR

Died March 21, 2016 Osbry Carr, 77, Magnolia, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Saturday at noon, with the Rev. Malcolm Batts officiating. Burial...

WALLACE L. SMITH

Wallace Lee Smith, 19, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOHN SUGGS

Funeral for John Suggs, 72, Snow Hill, will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Lovick's Chapel AME Zion Church. Interment Pinelawn Memorial Cemetery....

GARRY TEACHEY

Died March 17, 2016 Garry Teachey, 56, 418A E. Hillsboro St., Mount Olive, died March 17 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Evangelical Fellowship Center, with Dr. Curtis Lee officiating. Born in...

Thursday, March 24, 2016

JIMMIE N. BATTS

Died March 18, 2016 Jimmie "Jimmie Mac" Norris Batts, 74, 714 Davie St., Wilson, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Interment will be in...

HILDA MARIE BENSON

Feb. 15, 1935-March 20, 2016 Hilda Marie Benson, 81, Virginia Beach, Va., died Sunday, March 20, 2016. She was born Feb. 15, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Cooper Alton Gurley and Willie Mary Starling. She was...

JOANN N. BREWSTER

JoAnn N. Brewster, 80, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DAVID A. CHESNUTT

Oct. 13, 1938-March 22, 2016 David Allen Chesnutt, 77, 613 S. Taylor St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be at...

ARLANDER DEW

Died March 17, 2016 Arlander Dew, 67, 811 Briggs St. South, Wilson, died March 17 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Evening Light Holy Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

JOANN S. FRYAR

JoAnn S. Fryar, 33, 106 Clint Drive, Dudley, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MICHAEL R. HOWARD

Died March 18, 2016 Michael Ray "Hun" Howard, 51, 1306 Harrison St., New Bern, died Friday at Carolina East Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Biblical House of God Church in New Bern, with the...

QUENTIN KENON

Dec. 9, 1987-March 22, 2016 Quentin "Q" Kenon, 28, 209 Neil St., died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in...

RAY PARKER

Died March 16, 2016 Ray Parker, 86, 208 Granite Drive, Lucama, died March 16 at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral chapel of Wilson. Interment will be in Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson....

ERNESTINE PONCE

Ernestine Ponce, 68, 2511 Stanley Road, Deep Run, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

MARY MCCLARY ROUSE

Sept. 9, 1940-March 20, 2016 Mary McClary Rouse, 75, 555 Liberty St., Norfolk, Va., formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday at Sentral Norfolk General Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Metropolitan Funeral Home, with Bishop S.E. Saunders...

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

FAITH ALCORTA

Died March 21, 2016 Infant Faith Alcorta, Dudley, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in Wayne Memorial Park. She was the daughter of Arnold and Veronica C. Alcorta. Arrangements are by Haskins...

DAVID A. CHESNUTT

David Allen Chesnutt, 77, 613 S. Taylor St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

STEPHEN W. DREW

Oct. 30, 1958-March 21, 2016 Stephen Wayne Drew, 57, Magnolia, died Monday at home. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Friday in Community Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. He was born Oct. 30, 1958,...

RONALD L. HOWELL

May 2, 1951-March 17, 2016 Ronald Lamont "Scooby Doo" Howell, 64, 1300 E. Elm St., Apt. B, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel...

REAPHA M. JONES

Died March 20, 2016 Reapha M. Jones, 63, 900 National Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday at St. Matthew Free Will Baptist Church in LaGrange, with pastor Claude Sawyer officiating. Visitation...

RONALD S. OWENS

Died March 12, 2016 Ronald Shalique Owens, 21, died March 12 at Carolinas HealthCare System Waxhaw. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Northeast Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be at Jones Family Cemetery. He was the...

RONNIE G. PIPKIN JR.

April 24, 1987-March 22, 2016 Ronnie Gray Pipkin Jr., 28, Kenly, died Tuesday at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Hospital. No service will be held. He was born April 24, 1987, in Wayne County to Ronnie Gray...

DOROTHY M. PRICE

Nov. 26, 1938-March 22, 2016 Dorothy McClung Price, 77, known to most as simply Dot, passed away early Tuesday morning, March 22, while in the care of Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was a longtime Faison area resident, and...

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

FAITH ALCORTA

Faith Alcorta, Dudley, died in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HILDA MARIE BENSON

Feb. 15, 1935-March 20, 2016 Hilda Marie Benson, 81, Virginia Beach, Va., died Sunday. Memorial service will be Friday at 6 p.m. at Casey Funeral Home. She was born Feb. 15, 1935, the daughter of the late Cooper Alton...

JANICE WHALEY COLLIER

Died March 20, 2016 Janice Whaley Collier, 83, Garner, died Palm Sunday, March 20, 2016. Mrs. Collier graduated from Goldsboro High School in 1950. She later graduated from Carolina College of Beauty Knowledge in 1951, and worked for many...

ELBERT CROOM

Elbert Croom, 82, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham, Md. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

ANGELO B. HARVEY

Angelo Blake Harvey, 53, Sugar Hill, Ga., formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday in North Side Forsythe Hospital in Cummings, Ga. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

TARVARUS LESESENE

Oct. 31, 1983-March 16, 2016 Tarvarus TaShan Lesesene, 32, 210 W. College St., Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Payne Temple AME Zion Church, with apostle Preston Grimes officiating....

JOHNNIE L. POWELL

July 6, 1940-March 18, 2016 Johnnie Lemuel Powell, 75, died Friday at home. No funeral will be held. He was born in Duplin County to the late Melvin and Katie Grady Powell. Arrangements are by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and...

DOROTHY PRICE

Dorothy Price, 77, Faison, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

CLARICE ROBINSON

Died March 19, 2016 Clarice Robinson, 85, 114 Benjamin Lane, Faison, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Moses Chapel Disciple Church of Christ, with Bishop Chester Aycock officiating. Burial will...

MARY MCCLARY ROUSE

Mary McClary Rouse, 75, 555 Liberty St., Norfolk, Va., formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday at Sentra Norfolk General. Arrangements are pending at Metropolitan Funeral Home....

JOHN SUGGS

John Suggs, 72, Snow Hill, died today at Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

BEATRICE WILKINS

Beatrice Wilkins, 87, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Monday, March 21, 2016

EVELYN LAMM BARWICK

March 2, 1933-March 20, 2016 Evelyn Lamm Barwick, 83, passed away early Sunday morning, March 20, 2016 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Evelyn was born in Duplin County on March 2, 1933 and was raised in Wayne County by her...

CATHERINE COSTON

Catherine Coston, 87, of 2026 W. N.C. 403 Hwy., Faison, died Wednesday at Genesis Health and Rehabilitation. She was born in Duplin County on April 10, 1928, to Henry and Lula Vann Miller. Homegoing service will be held Tuesday...

CATHERINE S. FRAZIER

Nov. 24, 1928-March 17, 2016 Catherine Stedman Frazier, 87, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2016 after a period of declining health at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Catherine was born in Guilford County on Nov. 24, 1928, to the...

ILA MAE KOGER

Ila Mae Odell Koger, 92, of Princeton, died Sunday morning. She was born Aug. 16, 1923, and was the daughter of the late James Albert Odell and Mandy Smith Odell. She was the widow of Willie Carrol Koger. Funeral...

TARVARUS LESESENE

Tarvarus TaShan Lesesene, 32, of 210 W. College St., Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wayne County on Oct. 31, 1983, to Beverly Price Simpson and William Tyrone Lesesene. Services will be held...

CHARLES A. MCALLISTER

Jan. 9, 1941-March 16, 2016 Charles Albert McAllister, 75, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Charles was born in Sharon Hill, Penn. on Jan. 9, 1941, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles...

CLARICE ROBINSON

Clarice Robinson, 85, of 117 Benjamin Lane, Faison, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home....

ALICE BRADSHAW TILLMAN

Jan. 11, 1933-March 19, 2016 Alice Bradshaw Tillman, 83, passed away on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Alice was born in Sampson County on January 11, 1933 to the late Dallas...

Sunday, March 20, 2016

LILLIAN HILL BOLDEN

Died March 15, 2016 Lillian Hill Bolden, 56, 204 Stradford Road, Jacksonville, died Tuesday at Onslow Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be noon Monday at St. Julia AME Zion Church of Jacksonville. Burial will be at Henderson Family Cemetery in...

MARY ROSE BEST CASEY

Aug. 20, 1930-March 18, 2016 Mary Rose Best Casey, 85, passed away peacefully at Kitty Askins Hospice Center March 18, 2016, after a short illness. She was born Aug. 20, 1930, in Goldsboro, N.C., where she lived her entire...

JEWEL HARRIS FRAZIER

April 15, 1949-March 11, 2016 Jewel Harris Frazier, 66, Sheridan Road, died March 11 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral was Saturday at 11 a.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. She was...

MITCHELL JOHNSON

Died March 13, 2016 Mitchell Johnson, 50, Rose Hill, died March 13. Funeral was at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Saturday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Quincy Hill officiating. Burial was at Maxwell Cemetery in...

JOHN HENRY MCINTYRE JR.

Funeral services for Mr. John Henry McIntyre Jr., 64, Hillsborough, N.C., are scheduled for Monday, March 21, 2016, at noon at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 601 W. Elm St., Goldsboro, N.C. Interment will be at Wayne Memorial Park, 1191...

RICHARD W. MORRISON

Richard William Morrison, 52, 203 Sweeten Branch Drive, Pikeville, died March 12 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MARY ANN O'NEILL

Feb. 25, 1944-March 17, 2016 Mary Ann Rouse O'Neill, 72, Myrtle Beach, died Thursday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. She is survived by three children. Visitation will follow the funeral, and at other...

DR. ERNEST EDWARD PHELPS

July 19, 193 -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 Thursday, March 24,...

RALPH J. POPE

May 14, 1925-March 19, 2016 Ralph Jackson Pope, 90, Kenly, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Visitation will be Tuesday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a funeral at 11 a.m. in the chapel,...

SUE K. TAYLOR

Dec. 10, 1927-March 18, 2016 Bernice Kennedy "Sue" Taylor, 88, LaGrange, died Friday. Graveside service will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Cobb Cemetery, with pastor Adam Witter officiating. Sue is survived by four children. Visitation will be Monday...

GARRY TEACHEY

Garry Teachey, 55, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ALICE BRADSHAW TILLMAN

Alice Bradshaw Tillman, 83, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KENNETH L. WILLIAMS

Died March 17, 2016 Kenneth Lloyd Williams, 71, Kenansville, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be at Daisy Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Beulaville Sunday at 3 p.m., with the Rev. Gary Moore officiating. Burial will be at Jones...

Friday, March 18, 2016

JASON D. ALLEN

Nov. 30, 1985-March 16, 2016 Jason Daniel Allen, 30, passed away Wednesday from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Jason was born Nov. 30, 1985, in Panama City, Fla., to Ray Allen of Mount Olive and Barbara Seaton of...

RONALD L. HOWELL

Ronald Lamont "Scooby Doo" Howell, 64, 1300 E. Elm St., Apt. B, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

TAVARUS T. LESESENE

Tavarus Tashan Lesesene, 32, 210 W. College St., Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

RONALD S. OWENS

Ronald Shalique Owens, 21, died Saturday at Carolinas HealthCare System Waxhaw. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CAROLYN J. BRANTHAM RHODES

Nov. 4, 1955-March 17, 2016 Carolyn Joe Brantham Rhodes, 60, Pikeville, died Thursday at home. Memorial service will be at Casey Funeral Home chapel Saturday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Ronnie Massey and the Rev. Donnie Massey officiating....

Thursday, March 17, 2016

JASON D. ALLEN

Jason Daniel Allen died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HENRI HERZ ANDREWS

July 5, 1930-March 15, 2016 Henri Herz "Bones" Andrews, 85, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully at his home Tuesday, March 15, 2016, while surrounded by his family. Henri was born in Camden, Ala., July 5, 1930, to the late Leon...

CHARLMAND ARTIS

Died March 15, 2016 Charlmand Artis, 70, resident of Golden Living Center of Tarboro, died Tuesday. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ANDREA BARNES BEST

Died March 15, 2016 Andrea "Audry" Barnes Best, 60, 1001 Walnut St., Wilson, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

LILLIAN HILL BOLDEN

Lillian Hill Bolden, 56, 204 Stradford Road, Jacksonville, died Wednesday at Onslow Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

CATHERINE COSTON

Catherine Coston died Wednesday at Genesis Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

HENRY W. EMERSON

Jan. 29, 1929-March 13, 2016 Henry Wade Emerson, 87, 1398 Mitchell Chapel Road, died Sunday. Funeral Friday at 3 p.m. Mitchell Chapel AME Zion Church of Pittsboro. Burial will be at Evans Chapel Church Cemetery of Siler City. He...

MARY LEE BEVEL HARVEY

May 15, 1943-March 14, 2016 Mary "Feetney" Lee Bevel Harvey, 72, 118 Yeagers Court, Carthage, died Monday at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Bear Creek Baptist Association Headquarters, with the...

JEAN THORNTON JOHNSON

Jean Thornton Johnson was born Nov. 19, 1933, in Newton Grove, N.C., to Rossie Marion Thornton and Gladys Pearl Keen Thornton. As a youth, she led the junior choir at Pleasant Union Christian Church. She was salutatorian of her...

FAYE MALPASS JONES

Sept. 9, 1944-March 15, 2016 Wilma Faye Malpass Jones, 71, Mount Olive resident, passed away Tuesday morning, March 15, at her residence. Graveside services will be held Friday, March 18, at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. The family...

MARY HOBBS LEE

July 2, 1942-March 16, 2016 Mary Louise Hobbs Lee, 73-year-old Faison resident, passed away at home in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 16. She was a retired nurse with 38 years of exemplary service at Wayne Memorial...

JERRY MILLER

Jerry Miller, 76, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

TOMMY L. MYERS

June 8, 1939-March 15, 2016 Tommy Lee Myers, 76, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Graveside service will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery with full military honors. He was born...

MARSHA M. NEAL

Feb. 19, 1964-March 11, 2016 Marsha Michelle Neal, 52, died Friday at Novant Health Hospice and Palliative Care of Charlotte. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ. Burial will be...

RAY C. PARKER

Ray C. Parker, 86, 208 Granite Drive, Lucama, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JEAN D. TAYLOR

Died March 3, 2016 Jean D. Taylor, 59, 3711 Nealshire Drive, Wilson, died March 3 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

ANDREW CARL WILLIAMS SR.

Nov. 25, 1960-March 13, 2016 Andrew Carl Williams Sr. was born Nov. 25, 1960, in Halifax County, Va. March 13, 2016, he answered the call of God, and entered into eternal rest and peace. Andrew was reared in Halifax...

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

HENRI H. ANDREWS

Henri Herz "Bones" Andrews, 85, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CHALMAND ARTIS

Chalmand Artis, 70, 526 Nash St., Wilson, died Tuesday at Golden Living Center of Tarboro. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

CONSUELO AVILA

May 12, 1998-March 13, 2016 Consuelo Avila, 17, 2790 Arrington Bridge Road, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 3 to 6 tonight in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and...

ANDREA BEST

Andrea Best, 60, 1001 Walnut St., Wilson, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JESSE K. BRASWELL

Sept. 5, 1928-March 15, 2016 Jesse King Braswell, 87, Princeton, died Tuesday at Smithfield Manor. Graveside service will be Thursday at 10 a.m. in Hephzibah Baptist Church Cemetery of Princeton. He was born in Johnston County Sept. 5, 1928,...

DONALD L. COLLINS

Donald L. Collins, 59, 211 Nottingham Drive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

PAULLETTE V. COBLE DONOVAN

Died March 10, 2016 Paullette Veronica Coble Donovan, 60, died Thursday in Philadelphia, Pa. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Sallie B. Howard School for the Arts and Education of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

MARGARET PEACOCK FLOWERS

Dec. 3, 1924-March 14, 2016 Margaret Peacock Flowers, 91, Kenly, died Monday. Graveside service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Kenly Cemetery, with the Rev. Aubrey Williamson officiating. She was born Dec. 3, 1924, in Johnston County to...

SIDNEY LENA HUCKS

Sept. 2, 1919-March 10, 2016 Ms. Sidney Lena Hucks, 96, passed Thursday morning, March 10, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro, N.C. The celebration of her life will be held Friday, March 18, 2016, at 1 p.m....

WILMA F. JONES

Wilma Faye Malpass Jones, Mount Olive, died at home Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

QUENTIN KENON

Quentin Kenon, 28, LaGrange, died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

PEGGY A. DAVIS LEE

Sept. 4, 1930-March 14, 2016 Peggy Ann Davis Lee, 85, Hilltop Circle, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. Graveside service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Maplewood Cemetery in Wilson. She was born Sept. 4, 1930,...

MARY H. LEE

Mary Hobbs Lee, Faison, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

GEORGE R. LITTLE JR.

Died March 12, 2016 George Ralph Little Jr., 70, 314 E. Best St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Moses Chapel Disciple Church of Christ, with Bishop Chester Aycock officiating. Burial...

AARON MARSHALL

March 19, 1941-March 11, 2016 Aaron Marshall, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, March 11, 2016, at the age of 74. He was born March 19, 1941, in Birmingham, Ala., son of the late McNeil and Ocie Mae Marshall. He rose...

TOMMY L. MYERS

Tommy Lee Myers, 76, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

KATHY L. CASEY ROLLINS

July 2, 1954-March 14, 2016 Kathy LaRue Casey Rollins, 61, Selma, died at home Monday. Memorial service was Tuesday at Casey Funeral Home, with the Rev. Vernon Braswell officiating. She was born July 2, 1954, in Johnson County to...

FRED SAULS

Died March 12, 2016 Fred Sauls, 84, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

PEARLINE T. WORLEY

Sept. 9, 1924-March 15, 2016 Pearline T. Worley, 91, died at Liberty Commons Nursing Facility Tuesday. Funeral will be at Casey Funeral Home chapel Thursday at 7 p.m., with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. Burial will be Friday at...

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

RUSSELL ALMOND

Nov. 28, 1949-March 8, 2016 Russell "Snooky" Almond, 66, died March 8 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at St. Mark Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be at Carver Memorial...

CONSUELO AVILA

Consuelo Avila, 17, 2790 Arrington Bridge Road, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

JESSE K. BRASWELL

Jesse King Braswell, 87, Princeton, died today at Smithfield Manor. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home of Princeton....

MILDRED LEE DAVIS

Feb. 3, 1937-March 6, 2016 Mildred was born Feb. 3, 1937, in Snow Hll, N.C. She departed this life Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. Visitation will be held at J.B. Rhodes Funeral...

PATRICIA L. PRIDGEN DEANS

Died March 4, 2016 Patricia Louise Pridgen Deans, 77, Gainesville, Va., died March 4 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at St. Mary Free Will Baptist Church in LaGrange. Burial will be in Pridgen Cemetery in the...

ANNA B. EDWARDS

Died March 6, 2016 Anna B. Edwards, 69, Greenville, formerly of Princeton, died March 6. Graveside service was Monday. She is survived by a son and a daughter....

MARY LEE HARVEY

Mary Lee Harvey died Monday at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

DORIS J. HOLLOMAN

May 4, 1938-March 14, 2016 Doris Jackson Holloman, 77, Faison area resident, died Monday, March 14, 2016. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at Tyndall Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service...

ELLA M. JONES

Died March 12, 2016 Ella Mae Jones, 77, Snow Hill, died Saturday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at St. Mary Free Will Baptist Church in LaGrange. Burial will be in Snow Hill Cemetery. Visitation will...

PEGGY A. LEE

Peggy Ann Lee, 85, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JOHN H. MCINTYRE JR.

John H. McIntyre Jr. died Monday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

EARLINE E. POWELL

Died March 10, 2016 Earline E. Powell, 59, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday 2 p.m. at Salvation and Praise Full Gospel Church in Farmville. Burial will be in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be...

Monday, March 14, 2016

THOMAS E. BLALOCK

Thomas E. Blalock, 66, of White Oak died Friday, March 11, 2016. He is preceded in death by his parents, Raymond Lee and Jean Elliott Koon; son, Jonathon Elliott Blalock and his brother, Sammy Blalock. A memorial service will...

WILLIAM RAY CARR JR.

William Ray Carr Jr., 71, died Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Bill was born on Jan. 2, 1945, in Wayne County, to the late William Ray Carr Sr. and Iva Everette Jinnette Carr. He is survived by...

KENNETH "BO" EDWARDS

Kenneth "Bo" Edwards, 70, of Kenly died Saturday evening at his home. Bo was born on Sept. 20, 1945, in Johnston County to the late Emmett and Elva Godwin Edwards. Graveside service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m....

JEWEL H. FRAZIER

Jewel H. Frazier, 66, of 104 Sheridan Road, died Friday, March 11, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

CHRISTINE P. GRICE

Christine Grice, 45, of Benson, died Friday, March 11, 2016. She was born Aug. 27, 1970, and was the daughter of Linda Jones Hildebran Allen and the late Willie Joseph Phipps Sr. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday at...

PATRICIA ANN JOHNSON

Patricia Ann Johnson, 64 of 1361 Gurley Diary Road, died Thursday, March 10, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Viewing will be Tuesday from 1 until 7 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 6 until 7 p.m. in the J.B....

GEORGE RALPH LITTLE

George Ralph Little, 70, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

BARBARA F. MCGOWAN

Barbara F. McGowan, 75 of 384 Summerlins Cross Road, Kenansville, died Saturday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JOSEPH B. MERCER

Joseph Bryant Mercer, 74, of Kenly died Saturday morning at Durham Regional Hospital. Joseph was born on Sept. 23, 1941, in Wilson County to the late Charles May and Esther Britt Mercer. A service celebrating his life will be...

MARSHA NEAL

Marsha Michelle Neal, 52, of Charlotte died Friday, March 11, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

ANDREW WILLIAMS SR.

Andrew Carl Williams Sr., 55, of 701 S. Claiborne St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

Sunday, March 13, 2016

FRED BARRON

Died March 12, 2016 Fred Barron, 65, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be private. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WILLIAM R. CARR JR.

William Ray Carr Jr., 71, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY ALICE DAVIS

Jan. 2, 1942-March 11, 2016 Mary Alice Christine Davis died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Gurney Vance and Alice Carter Blanton, and was the wife of Bert Leroy...

DESTINEE CLAYTON JAMES

Visitation for Destinee Clayton James, 20, will be held today at 1 p.m., with service to follow at 2 p.m., at Howell Funeral Home. (Pd)...

GEORGE LEE JR.

Died March 4, 2016 George Lee Jr., 79, Greenville, died March 4 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. Sycamore Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville. He was born in Jedburg, S.C., to...

DARLENE V. LUSSIER

Nov. 7, 1934-March 10, 2016 Darlene Vondell Lussier, 81, East Main Street, Eureka, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be at a later date. She was born Nov. 7, 1934, in New Mexico to the late O.W. and Sue...

AARON MARSHALL

Aaron Marshall, 75, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CORA L. PEARSALL

April 29, 1951-March 9, 2016 Cora Louise Pearsall, 64, 105 Vanderbilt Circle, died Wednesday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ, with Bishop Alton A. Smith. Burial will...

FRED SAULS

Fred Sauls, 84, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WALTER R. WILLIAMS

June 1, 1928-March 10, 2016 Walter Robert “Bob” Williams, 87, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday in Rains Crossroads Original Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Al Warrick officiating. Burial with military honors will...

Friday, March 11, 2016

JOHN WESLEY ALLEN

Jan. 25, 1958-March 9, 2016 John Wesley Allen, 58, formerly of Princeton, passed away Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Duke Medical Center in Durham. John was born Jan. 25, 1958, to the late Gene Austin Allen and Clara King...

SANDRA SMITH BOWEN

Died March 8, 2016 Sandra Smith Bowen, 54, Pink Hill, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be at South Lenoir High School in Deep Run Saturday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Anthony Mitchell officiating. Burial will be at...

CAPT. JOHNNIE RAYMOND FLOWERS JR.

April 9, 1930-March 9, 2016 Capt. Johnnie Raymond Flowers Jr., 85, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Johnnie was born in Johnston County April 9, 1930, to the late Johnnie Raymond Flowers and Cassie Mitchell Flowers....

SIDNEY L. HUCKS

Sidney Lena Hucks, 96, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

RUDOLPH HUGHES JR.

Died March 8, 2016 Rudolph Hughes Jr., 80, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday at his home. Rudolph was the son of the late Rudolph Hughes Sr. and Katie Kornegay Hughes. He had worked as an electrical engineer with NASA and...

WILLIAM ADELBERT HUMPHREY

Aug. 10, 1926-March 10, 2016 Bill Humphrey, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died peacefully March 10, 2016, in Goldsboro, N.C., where he lived with his wife of 14 years, Martha Humphrey. Mr. Humphrey was a longtime resident of...

DESTINEE CLAYTON JAMES

Feb. 17, 1996-March 8, 2016 Born Feb. 17, 1996, Destinee went to be with her Lord and Savior March 8, 2016. Her husband is Justin James. Her mom is Crystal Daughtry, and stepdad is James Jackson Her dad is...

PATRICIA A. JOHNSON

Patricia Ann Johnson, 64, 1361 Gurley Diary Road, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

ROBERT MARTIN

Nov. 29, 1966-March 9, 2016 Sean Robert Martin, 49, Greenville, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange, with the Rev. Greg Stancil officiating. Interment will be at Pinelawn Memorial Park in...

DAVID JOHN PHILLIPS

Died March 6, 2016 David John Phillips, 62, Clayton, passed away suddenly Sunday, March 6, 2016, at his home. He was born in Cambridge, England. David worked as a musician, and was an avid fisherman. A service celebrating David's...

ROBYN WADE

Robyn Wade was the youngest of two children born to Wade Jr. and Geraldine Durham of Mount Olive. Robyn was a 1998 graduate of Southern Wayne Senior High School, and received her Bachelor of Arts degrees in English literature...

JEAN OATES WESTBROOK

May 22, 1924-March 9, 2016 Jean Oates Westbrook, 91, Newton Grove and Mount Olive, N.C., passed away Wednesday, March 9, at her home in Mount Olive. Her parents, John Martin Oates Sr. and Blanche Sutton Oates, preceded her in...

Thursday, March 10, 2016

JOHN W. ALLEN

John Wesley Allen, 58, formerly of Princeton, died Wednesday at Duke Medical Center in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

PHENNIE EVERETT CREEL

May 7, 1926-March 7, 2016 Phennie Everett Creel, 89, Kannapolis, died Monday, March 7, 2016, at Big Elm Nursing Center. He was born May 7, 1926, in Duplin County, the son of the late Norwood Creel and Katie Taylor...

WILLA DEAN DAUGHTRY

Dec. 2,1933-March 9, 2016 Willa Dean Fann Daughtry, 82, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Willa Dean was born in Sampson County Dec. 2, 1933, to the late Lebron and Olivia Spell Fann. She enjoyed life and...

EULA M. EDWARDS

Died March 6, 2016 Eula Mae Edwards, 75, 520 Lynwood Ave., Wilson, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Evening Light Holiness Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ANITA L. GREGORY

Feb. 17, 1958-March 8, 2016 Anita Louise Ezzell Gregory, 58, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. No formal service will be held. She was born in Wayne County Feb. 17, 1958, to the late James Robert Ezzell Sr....

ROBYN DURHAM HARVEY

Died March 5, 2016 Robyn Durham Harvey, 46, 1415 Durham Lake Road, Dudley, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Headquarters, with pastor Gregory Perkins officiating. Burial will be in...

RUDOLPH HUGHES JR.

Rudolph Hughes Jr., 80, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DESTINEE C. JAMES

Destinee Christine James, 20, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

LUTHER LOWE JR.

Dec. 18, 1941-March 4, 2016 Luther Lowe Jr., 74, Warsaw, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Missionary Church Bowden of Warsaw. Burial will be at Devotional Gardens of Warsaw. He was...

DARLENE V. LUSSIER

Darlene V. Lussier, 81, East Main Street, Eureka, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory...

CORA PEARSALL

Cora Pearsall, 64, 105 Vanderbilt Circle, died Wednesday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ALEXANDER W. THOMPSON

June 9, 1978-March 6, 2016 Alexander Warren Thompson, 37, Smithfield, died Sunday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Pine Level Pentecostal Holiness Church, with the Rev. Roger Banks officiating. He was...

BENJAMIN J. WADE

Sept. 5, 1924-March 8, 2016 Benjamin Joseph “Ben” Wade, 91, Ayden, peacefully passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Ben was born Sept. 5, 1924, in Wayne County to the late Joseph Prentice Wade and Sally Miller Wade. Ben’s wife...

ROY WILLIAMS

Died March 6, 2016 Roy Williams, 64, Snow Hill, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Shady Grove Free Will Baptist Church of Snow Hill. Burial will be at St. Delight Community Cemetery in...

BARBARA F. WILLIAMS

July 1, 1940-March 8, 2016 Barbara Faulk Williams, 75, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 6 p.m. tonight at Park East Church of God, with Bishop Karl Bartlett and Bishop J. Wesley Jarman officiating. Born in...

Wednesday, March 9, 2016

RUSSELL ALMOND

Russell Almond, 66, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

WILLA DAUGHTRY

Willa Daughtry, 82, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MILDRED L. DAVIS

Mildred L. Davis, 79, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

PATIRICA L. PRIDGEN DEANS

Patricia Louise Pridgen Deans, 77, Gainesville, Va., died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

MAGALENE K. DUNN

Died March 5, 2016 Magalene K. Dunn, 78, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Word of Life Ministries in Kinston. Interment will be in Mills Memorial Garden. She was married to Paul R. Dunn...

JOHNNIE R. FLOWERS JR.

Johnnie Raymond Flowers Jr., 85, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HELEN MCDUFFIE GOODEN

Nov. 2, 1924-March 5, 2016 Helen McDuffie Gooden passed away at Magnolia Cottage Care in Dover, N.C., March 5, 2016, after an extended illness. Helen was born Nov. 2, 1924, to the late Walter Currie and Agnes Royal McDuffie...

ANITA GREGORY

Anita Gregory, 58, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOHN CURRIE HOUSTON

Oct. 4, 1981-March 3, 2016 John Currie Houston, Jay, Okla., passed away Thursday, March 3, 2016, at his home. He was 34. John was born Oct. 4, 1981, in Greenville, N.C., and lived most of his life in the...

GE0RGE LEE JR.

George Lee Jr., 79, Greenville, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

ROBERT J. OVERMAN SR.

Oct. 28, 1922–March 6, 2016 He is survived by his loving wife of 16 years, Dalphene Overman of Powell, Tenn. Robert was retired with Civil Service, where he served as a fire inspector at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base...

SANDRA KAY STRICKLAND

Jan. 4, 1959–March 6, 2016 “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” (II Timothy 4:7) Ms. Sandra Kay Strickland, 57, lovingly known by her family and friends as “Doll Baby,”...

BENJAMIN J. WADE

Benjamin Joseph Wade, 91, Ayden, died Tuesday in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

BARBARA WILLIAMS

Barbara Williams, 75, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

CHRISTINE WOOTEN

Died March 4, 2016 Christine Wooten, 79, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Friday at noon in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will be at...

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

EULA EDWARDS

Eula Edwards, 75, 520 Lynwood Ave., Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

HELEN M. GOODEN

Helen M. Gooden died Saturday at Magnolia Cottage Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CYNTHIA BARNES O'NEAL

Died March 4, 2016 Cynthia Barnes O'Neal, 56, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Thursday noon Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC, with minister Barbara Holloway as eulogist. Interment Resthaven at Primitive Baptist Church...

ROBERT J. OVERMAN SR.

Oct. 28, 1922-March 6, 2016 Robert Jarrell Overman Sr., 93, Dudley, passed away at his home Sunday afternoon, March 6, 2016. He is survived by a son, the Rev. Richard "Carroll" Overman and his wife, Ann, of Kenly; two...

NETTIE W. SAUNDERS

Died March 5, 2016 Nettie W. Saunders, 96, Dudley, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Washington Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are by S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

ALEXANDER W. THOMPSON

Alexander Warren Thompson, 37, Smithfield, died Sunday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

ROBERT ALLEN VOISSEM SR.

Died March 1, 2016 Retired Senior Master Sgt. Robert Allen Voissem Sr. passed away March 1, 2016. He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Voissem of Dudley, N.C.; one son, Robert Voissem Jr. of Dudley, N.C.; two daughters, Donna...

Monday, March 7, 2016

MARY JANE MEWBORN-PHILLIPS

April 12, 1933-March 5, 2016 Mary Jane "Red" Mewborn-Phillips, 82, of 108 Broughton Lane, LaGrange, died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Mary was born April 12, 1933 in Greene County to the late Elijah Mewborn and Macie...

TOMMY LEE JEFFERS

Tommy "Tom" Lee Jeffers Sr., 84, died Friday at home. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery with military honors. He was born in Tennessee on Oct. 9, 1931, to...

MARTY EDWARD LEE

Feb. 14, 1962-March 4, 2016 Marty Edward Lee, 54, of Pikeville passed away Friday, March 4, 2016. He was born Feb. 14, 1962, in Wilson County. He was preceded in death by his father, Danny Lee, and sister, Melanie...

CAROLYN D. SMITH

Feb. 12, 1953-March 5, 2016 Carolyn Daniels Smith, 63, of LaGrange, died Saturday. She was born Feb. 12, 1953, to the late James Leslie Daniels and Victoria Skinner Daniels. She was preceded in death by a son, James Alton...

SANDRA STRICKLAND

Sandra Strickland died Sunday at Hock Family Pavilion Hospice Center in Durham. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist, Goldsboro and Mount Olive....

ROY WILLIAMS

Roy Williams, 64, of Snow Hill died Sunday at home. Arrangements are incomplete with J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

Sunday, March 6, 2016

MARY J. MEWBORN-PHILLIPS

Mary Jane Mewborn-Phillips died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

ANGELA B. DALHOUSE

Died March 4, 2016 Mrs. Angela B. Dalhouse, 56, Goldsboro, N.C., departed this life Friday, March 4, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, N.C. A celebration of life service will be held Wednesday, March 9, 2016, 11 a.m....

LARRY THOMAS "TOMMY" DAVIS

Sept. 22, 1931-March 4, 2016 Larry Thomas "Tommy" Davis, 84, Davie Smith St., passed away Friday, March 4, 2016, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Tommy was born Sept. 22, 1931, in Duplin County, N.C., to the late William...

RUTH FOREHAND FISHER

Died March 2, 2016 Ruth Forehand Fisher, 83, died at her home March 2, 2016. Mrs. Fisher was a native of Wayne County, and was the daughter of the late David A. Forehand and Ida Creech Forehand. Mrs. Fisher...

JAMES E. GRADY JR.

Oct. 19, 1972-March 3, 2016 James Earl "Bro" Grady Jr., 43, died Thursday. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at St. Stephens United Holy Church. He was born Oct. 19, 1972, in Wayne County to James Earl Grady...

WADE T. HANKINS JR.

Wade Temple Hankins Jr., 55, Warsaw, died at Rex Healthcare Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at J.B Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ROBYN DURHAM HARVEY

Robyn Durham Harvey, 46, 1415 Durham Lake Road, Dudley, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

TOMMY L. JEFFERS SR.

Tommy Lee Jeffers Sr., 84, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROBERT JONES

Died Feb. 5, 2016 Robert Jones, 65, formerly of Goldsboro, died Feb. 5 in Glen Burnie, Md. Burial was in Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery in Owings Mills, Md. He was the son of the late Robert Lee Wooten and...

LUTHER LOWE JR.

Luther Lowe Jr. , 74, Warsaw, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

LAURA M. MCMILLAN

Died March 3, 2016 Laura Mae McMillan, 82, Wallace, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be at Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Wallace Monday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Arthur Kornegay as...

LILAH MOBLEY

Nov. 14, 2000-March 3, 2016 Lilah Mobley, 15, 1305 Bob Braswell Court, Goldsboro, N.C., departed this earthly stay Thursday at Wake Medical Center. She was born Nov. 14, 2000, in Hinesville, Ga., to Jamaal Mobley Sr. and Christy James....

CYNTHIA BARNES O'NEAL

Cynthia Barnes O'Neal, 56, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

THURMAN A. RICKS

Sept. 18, 1924-Feb. 21, 2016 Thurman Andrew Ricks, 91, died Feb. 21 at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Martin Cemetery. He was born Sept. 18, 1924, in Nash County to Land Ricks...

NETTIE WASHINGTON SAUNDERS

Nettie Washington Saunders, 96, Concord, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Five Oak Manors. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

NANCY DIANE LITTLE SYVERSON

Sept. 18, 1945-March 3, 2016 Nancy Diane Little Syverson, 70, was called to her heavenly home Thursday, March 3, 2016, at the University of North Carolina Hospital surrounded by her family. Diane was born in Johnston County Sept. 18,...

JEAN D. TAYLOR

Jean D. Taylor, 59, 3711 Nealshire Drive, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DELOIS BORDEN WILLIAMS

Died March 2, 2016 Delois Borden Williams, 62, 1709 Chasewood St., Charlotte, died Wednesday at Presbyterian Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 3 p.m. at Smith Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Warsaw, with apostle Preston Grimes officiating. Burial will...

CHRISTINE WOOTEN

Christine Wooten died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Friday, March 4, 2016

CHARLES RAY COLETRAIN SR.

June 5, 1938-March 2, 2016 Wednesday afternoon, March 2, 2016, Charles Ray Coletrain Sr., 77, Goldsboro, moved to his heavenly home after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Charles loved the Lord and his family, and set a Christian...

JESSIE MARIE FAISON

Homegoing services for Jessie Marie Faison will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Greater Morning Star Church in Fremont. Viewing is today from 4 to 7 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. (Pd)...

GRACE E. WALKER GREEN

July 12, 1951-March 2, 2016 Grace Elizabeth Walker Green, 64, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 12, 1951. She was married to Charles Ray Green. She is survived by three sons and...

LOUIS C. JENKINS JR.

Died March 1, 2016 Louis Clayton Jenkins Jr., 62, 2203 Fieldcrest Road, Wilson, died Tuesday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of Wilson. Arrangements...

TOMMY JONES

July 22, 1963-March 2, 2016 Thomas Leroy "Tommy" Jones, 52, Mount Olive, passed away suddenly Wednesday at Wake Medical Center. Tommy was born in Lenoir County July 22, 1963, to Lee Roy Jones of LaGrange and the late Linda...

KEITH CARMICHAEL LEWIS

Feb. 21, 1957-Feb. 28, 2016 Keith Carmichael Lewis, 59, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Greenleaf Christian Church, 2110 N. William St. Burial will be at...

LILAH MOBLEY

Lilah Mobley, 15, 1305 Bob Braswell Court, died Thursday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LESLIE R. NUNN III

Nov. 5, 1953-March 2, 2016 Leslie Ray "L.R." Nunn III, 62, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Visitation will be Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service in Calypso...

GEORGE LEROY SMITH

Sept. 15, 1930-March 2, 2016 George Leroy Smith, 85, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday afternoon at his home. George was born in Wood County, Wis., Sept. 15, 1930, to the late Milo R. and Wilhelmina S. Smith. He was married...

ATLANTA SPRUEIL

Died March 2, 2016 Atlanta Sprueil, 96, Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Wayne County, died Wednesday at River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aging in Jacksonville, Fla. She was preceded in death by her husband, James, and three sons, John...

DIANE L. SYVERSON

Nancy Diane Little Syverson, 70, died Thursday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BERNICE WESTBROOK THOMPSON

Died Feb. 27, 2016 Bernice Westbrook Thompson, 95, Rose Hill, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be at St. Phillip AME Church in Rose Hill today at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Keith Davis officiating. Burial will be at...

TIMOTHY JAMES WIGGINS

Nov. 29, 1959-March 2, 2016 Timothy James Wiggins, 56, Pikeville, went to be with his Heavenly Father Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Kitty Askins surrounded by his family after a very courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be...

Thursday, March 3, 2016

CHARLES COLETRAIN

Charles Coletrain died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES M. COLEY

Died Feb. 27, 2016 James Melvin Coley, Wilmington, Del., formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday at home. Memorial service will be Saturday at noon at Best Grove Church, with the Rev. Joe Jackson officiating. He is survived by his mother...

JANET B. DAIL

Died March 1, 2016 Janet Bartlett Dail left her earthly home to be with her Heavenly Father and be reunited with her husband, Steve, March 1, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer. She lived her life with a...

LAWRENCE R. DUNN

Died Feb. 28, 2016 Lawrence Rayfield Dunn, 84, 10962 Old U.S. 70 West, Cove City, died Sunday at CarolinaEast Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m.Saturday at Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church. Burial will be in Mills Memorial Garden....

MARIE ARMSTRONG EDWARDS

Died Feb. 28, 2016 Marie Armstrong Edwards, 87, 5127 Anthony Road, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Visitation will be Friday from 3 to 7 p.m., with the family present 6 to 7, at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of...

JESSIE MARIE FAISON

June 25, 1930-March 1, 2016 Jessie Marie Faison, 85, Lincoln Drive, went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Homegoing services will be held Saturday, March...

GENELLE O. FRY

June 27, 1951-March 1, 2016 Genelle Odum Fry, 64, Grifton, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange. She was born June 27, 1951, in Jacksonville to the late Henry...

GRACE E. GREEN

Grace Elizabeth Green, 64, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

KENNETH W. HARE

Oct. 29, 1946-Feb. 29, 2016 Kenneth Wayne Hare, 69, Goldsboro, passed away Monday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Kenneth was born in Wilson County Oct. 29, 1946, to the late Wilford Chester Hare and Margaret Moore Hare. He retired...

KEVIN D. HAWKINS

May 23, 1972-March 2, 2016 Kevin D. Hawkins, 43, 1230 Crowes Ave., Bronx, N.Y., died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Cape Fear Conference "A" Headquarters in Erwin. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery....

MARGARET HINSON HEAD

March 11, 1943-March 2, 2016 Margaret Hinson Head, 72, passed away Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A graveside service will be held Friday, March 4, 2016, at 10 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park in Dudley....

LOUIS C. JENKINS JR.

Louis Clayton Jenkins Jr., 62, 2203 Fieldcrest Road, Wilson, died Tuesday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MOSES E. KING

April 13, 1935-Feb. 29, 2016 Mr. Moses E. King, 80, Sampson County communities of Suttontown/Giddensville near Faison, passed away Monday afternoon, Feb. 29, 2016, at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Visitation will be Friday evening, March 4, from 5 to 8...

TERESA GRADY KNOX

Aug. 13, 1952-Feb. 29, 2016 Teresa Grady Knox, 63, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Feb. 29, 2016, at Rex Hospital surrounded by her family. Teresa was born in Wayne County Aug. 13, 1952, to the late Monroe Pollard and Mildred...

FRANCIS A. LANGSTON

Died March 1, 2016 Francis Andrew "Andy" Langston, 65, Four Oaks, died Tuesday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. at Mill Creek Christian Church, with the Rev. Jerry Burton and pastor Scott Foster officiating. Interment will be in the church...

JAMES H. LEONARD

June 27, 1951-Feb. 25, 2016 James Hubert Leonard, 64, 410 S. Leslie St., died Feb. 25 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and...

KEITH C. LEWIS

Feb. 21, 1957-Feb. 28, 2016 Keith Carmichael Lewis, 59, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at New Greenleaf Church of Christ. Burial will be at Old Mill...

EVERETT T.J. LIPSCOMB

Nov. 21, 1991-March 1, 2016 Everett T.J. Lipscomb, 24, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jim Willoughby officiating. Burial will be private in Emmaus Baptist Church Cemetery. Born in...

LESLIE R. NUNN III

Leslie Ray "L.R." Nunn III, 62, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

GEORGE L. SMITH

George Leroy Smith, 85, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ATLANTA SPRUEIL

Died March 2, 2016 Atlanta Sprueil, 96, Jacksonville, Fla., formerly of Wayne County, died Wednesday at River Garden Hebrew Home for the Aging in Jacksonville, Fla. She was preceded in death by her husband, James, and three sons, John...

TIMOTHY J. WIGGINS

Timothy James Wiggins, 56, Pikeville, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAMES S. WIGGINS

June 18, 1941-March 2, 2016 James Sherwood Wiggins, 74, died Wednesday at his residence. Born in Johnston County, he was the son of the late Marvin and Mable Pierce, and husband of the late Annie Ruth Jones Wiggins. He...

DELOIS BORDEN WILLIAMS

Delois Borden Williams, 62, Charlotte, died Wednesday at Presbyterian Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

GRETTA L. ASHLEY

Oct. 14, 1948-Feb. 26, 2016 Gretta Lee "Grits" Ashley, 67, passed away Friday at her residence. She was the daughter of Gretta Aldrich Hough and the late Murry Hough, and was the wife of Matthew Ashley Jr. She was...

R.L. BROWN

Died Feb. 27, 2016 R. Laverne Brown, 54, Greenevers community of Rose Hill, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be Thursday at First Baptist Charity Church of Rose Hill. Interment will be in Carr Family...

JAMES M. COLEY

James Melvin Coley, Wilmington, Del., formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JANET DAIL

Janet Dail, 54, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JESSIE M. FAISON

Jessie Marie Faison, 85, Lincoln Drive, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JO ANN FOREHAND

Died Feb. 28, 2016 Jo Ann Forehand, 62, Pikeville, died Sunday at home. A private service will be held at a later date. She was the daughter of Helen Fairchild of Florida and the late James Lee Browning, and...

GENNELLE O. FRY

Gennelle Odum Fry, 64, Grifton, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

CLARENCE EUGENE GLEATON JR.

Sept. 7, 1925-Feb. 29, 2016 Clarence Eugene Gleaton Jr., 90, Spring Hope, passed away Monday. A private service will be conducted at a later time. Gene served his country with honor and pride as a Marine during World War...

NASARIO GOMEZ

Aug. 15, 1930-Feb. 27, 2016 Nasario Gomez, 85, Dudley, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday at 8 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be...

JAMES C. HINNANT

Sept. 15, 1933-Feb. 29, 2016 James Cleveland Hinnant, 82, died Monday at SECU Hospice House. Graveside service will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Micro Memorial Gardens, with Rene Wallace officiating. He was born in Wilson County Sept. 15,...

SIMON ZEPHANIAH "UNCLE BOB" JACKSON

Nov. 8, 1920-Feb. 25, 2016 Mr. Simon Zephaniah "Uncle Bob" Jackson, 95, Parkstown, passed Thursday, Feb. 25, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro, N.C. The celebration of his life will be held Friday, March 4, 2016, at...

LOUIS C. JENKINS JR.

Louis Clayton Jenkins Jr., 62, 2203 Fieldcrest Road, Wilson, died Tuesday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MOSES E. KING

April 13, 1935-Feb. 29, 2016 Moses E. King, 80, Faison area, lifelong farmer and owner and operator of King Farms, Piggly Wiggly stores in both Mount Olive and Faison and its parent company, Crescent Foods, died Monday, Feb. 29....

PEGGY LITTLE NEWSOME

July 12, 1936-Feb. 28, 2016 Peggy Little Newsome, 79, Bassett, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016. She was born July 12, 1936, in Wayne County, N.C., to the late Jimmy and Gladys Reeves Little....

LIANNA E. PENNINGTON

Died Feb. 27, 2016 Lianna Elizabeth Pennington, 31, died Saturday at home. A private service will be held at a later date. She was the daughter of Gayle Elizabeth Pennington. Arrangements are by Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DENNIS POWELL SR.

Died Feb. 29, 2016 Dennis "Lee" Powell Sr., 81, Rose Hill, died Monday. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel of Newton Grove, with the Rev. Alan Moore officiating. Interment will be...

MARSHA L. RICE

June 21, 1950-Feb. 29, 2016 Marsha Lynn Rice, 65, died Monday at home. Graveside service will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Park, with the Rev. Epps officiating. She was born in Wilson County June 21, 1950,...

CHAUNCY W. SCURRY

May 10, 1955-Feb. 22, 2016 Chauncy "Skip" Warren Scurry, 60, died Feb. 22 at home. Memorial will be at a later date. He was born May 10, 1955, to William and Cassie Scurry. He is survived by a daughter....

ALEXANDER SUTTON

Died Feb. 28, 2016 Alexander Sutton, 66, 801 William Vause Lane, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at United Gospel Outreach Church of Kinston. Burial will be in Mills Memorial Gardens....

GRACE T. VAUGHAN

March 26, 1925-March 1, 2016 Mrs. Grace Taylor Vaughan, 90, Snow Hill, passed away Tuesday morning, March 1, 2016. A native of Greene County, she was born March 26, 1925, the daughter of Berry and Maggie Ham Taylor. Mrs....

CLAUDIA H. WILLIAMS

May 7, 1952-Feb. 29, 2016 Claudia Jean Harrell Williams, 63, Goldsboro, passed away Monday at Wake Medical Center surrounded by her family. Claudia was born in San Diego, Calif., May 7, 1952, to Clara Broglin Harrell of Goldsboro and...

BETTY J. WILLIAMS

Nov. 26, 1959-Feb. 29, 2016 Betty Jean "B.J." Williams, 56, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Watery Branch Free Will Baptist Church in Statonsburg, with pastor Allen Stanley officiating. Burial...

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

GLENN A. BAGLEY

April 10, 1934-Feb. 28, 2016 Glenn Alden Bagley, 81, Goldsboro, was called home Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ his Lord. Glenn was born in Kenly, N.C., April 10, 1934, to the late Worth...

W. DEAN BEST

Jan. 22, 1938-Feb. 26, 2016 W. Dean Best died Friday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral will be private. He was born Jan. 22, 1938, in Goldsboro, son of Cornelius and Wilda Best. He was married to Anne....

LAWRENCE R. DUNN

Lawrence Rayfield Dunn, 84, 10962 Old U.S. 70 West, Cove City, died Thursday at CarolinaEast Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

RICHARD FLESHMAN

Richard Fleshman, 76, Spring Hope, died at home Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home of Princeton....

KENNETH HARE

Kenneth Hare, 69, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOHN C. HARRIS

John Cicero Harris, 81, Fayetteville, died at Cape Fear Valley Hospital Monday. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home of Princeton....

JAMES C. HINNANT

James C. Hinnant, 82, Micro, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral and Cremation Service....

MOSES E. KING

Moses K. King, 80, Faison, died Monday at Duke Raleigh Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

DERRICK N. MCRAE

Died Feb. 25, 2016 Derrick Na'Anothony McRae, 4, Magnolia, died Thursday at Vidant Duplin Hospital of Kenansville. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Prayer of Faith Evangelistic Church in Warsaw. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. at Matthews...

MILTON R. MITCHELL JR.

Milton R. Mitchell Jr., 32, 4505 Trey Road, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARSHA RICE

Marsha Rice, 65, Lucama, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral and Cremation Service....

AVERY RUSSELL

Sept. 8, 1973-Feb. 25, 2016 Avery Russell, 42, 725 Isler St., died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was born Sept. 8, 1973, in Wayne County to...

ALEXANDER SUTTON

Alexander Sutton, 66, 801 William Vause Lane, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Home Inc. of Kinston....

BETTY WILLIAMS

Betty Williams, 56, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangement are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

CLAUDIA J. WILLIAMS

Claudia Jean Williams, 63, died Monday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....