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Friday, April 29, 2016

ISABELLE THOMPSON CARROLL

Jan. 13, 1919-April 28, 2016 Isabelle "Dodie" Thompson Carroll, 97, Goldsboro, died Thursday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Dodie was born and reared in the Grantham community by her parents, the late John and...

WILLIAM B. COLEMAN

Died April 27, 2016 William Bernard Coleman, 63, 4730 Ward Blvd., Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Sunday at Brown Chapel Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CHARLES W. DYER

Charles William Dyer, 68, Benson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

JOSEPH C. FAUST

Aug. 15, 1939-April 27, 2016 Joseph Christopher Faust, 76, South Boston, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Revelation Baptist Church, with pastor Kenny Dunn and pastor Billy Coghill officiating. Burial will be at Halifax Memorial...

ANN D. GRANT

Sept. 6, 1941-April 27, 2016 Ann Baum Dudley Grant, 74, Kinston, died Wednesday. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Trinity United Methodist Church of Kinston, with the Rev. Vito Bisogno officiating. Born Sept. 6, 1941, in Lake...

JOHN R. JONES JR.

Died April 27, 2016 John Robert Jones Jr., 78, Snow Hill, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at New Life Church. Interment in Browntown Community Cemetery. Wake will be 6 to 7 p.m....

JOE F. MARTIN

Sept. 24, 1939-April 27, 2016 Joe Fuller Martin, 76, Pikeville, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 27, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Joe was born in Giles County, Va., Sept. 24, 1939, to the late...

JULIA A. PLAYER

Oct. 3, 1956-April 23, 2016 Julia Ann Player, 59, 122 D Daly Blvd., Mount Olive, died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Gospel Light United Holy Church. Burial will be in...

OLA L. RICKS

Ola Lee Ricks, 84, died today at Countryside Village. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

LLOYD J. ROLLINS

July 27, 1933-April 27, 2016 Lloyd J. Rollins, 82, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday evening at the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Kinston. Lloyd was born in Wayne County July 27, 1933, to the late Lloyd and Maude R....

CORA L. SMITH

Died April 26, 2016 Cora Lee Smith, 89, 1801 Lipscombe Road, Wilson, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at St. John Apostolic Holiness Church of Black Creek. Interment will be at Rest Haven Cemetery. Visitation...

MILDRED WHITE STATON

Mildred White Staton, 98, 421 James White Court, died at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Thursday, April 28, 2016

SHIRLEY RUTH ADAMS HARPER

Dec. 13, 1944-April 25, 2016 Shirley Ruth Adams Harper, 71, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Elberton, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Chester Vernon and Beaulah Flemming Adams, and was the wife of...

ARNELL JACKSON JR.

Nov. 24, 1936-April 23, 2016 Arnell Jackson Jr., 79, Randallstown, Md., formerly of Mount Olive, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Payne Temple AMEZ Church. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. He...

BARBARA A. LINDSEY

Nov. 21, 1962-April 24, 2016 Barbara Ann Lindsey, 53, Farmville, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville from injuries sustained in an accident. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Dilda's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Fountain....

JOE F. MARTIN

Joe Fuller Martin, 76, Pikeville, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

FRANK C. MATSEY JR.

Graveside service with military honors for Frank Cecil Matsey Jr., 60, will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements are by Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

AGNES E. MAY

Died April 24, 2016 Agnes Elizabeth May, 85, 916 N.C. 41 East, Trenton, died Sunday in Brook Stone Living Center in Pollocksville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Haughton Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in...

WILLIAM E. MCCLARIN

William Earl McClarin, 75, 756 W. Oak St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MARY MENDELL

Mary Margaret "Margie" Mendell, 94, died Wednesday at Sutton's Retirement Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

DEAN G. PERRIGO

July 22, 1934-April 22, 2016 Dean Gordon Perrigo died Friday. Visitation will be 5:30 to 6:30 tonight at Liberty Baptist Church in Durham, with memorial service to follow. Burial with military honors will be at Eastern Carolina State Veterans...

EDWARD E. RICHARDSON JR.

Nov. 24, 1971-April 23, 2016 Edward Earl Richardson Jr., 44, 409 Miller Ave., died Saturday in Plainfield, N.J. Graveside service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery. He was born Nov. 24, 1971, in Wayne County to...

LLOYD J. ROLLINS

Lloyd J. Rollins, 82, died Wednesday at the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CORA L. SMITH

Cora Lee Smith, 89, 1801 Lipscomb Road, Wilson, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JOHN W. SUGGS

Dec. 13, 1939-April 23, 2016 John Walter Suggs, 76, 4792 U.S. 258 South, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Bryan Holy Tabernacle of Snow Hill. Burial will be at Hines Cemetery of LaGrange....

NAPOLEON UZZELL

Oct. 22, 1941-April 25, 2016 Napoleon Uzzell, 74, 318 N. Alabama Ave., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. He was born to Nestus and Maime Stewart Uzzell Oct....

GROVER L. WARD

Died April 25, 2016 Grover Lee Ward, 77, died Monday at Calvary Hospital of Bronx, N.Y. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, with elder Marvin Taylor as eulogist. Visitation will be an hour prior to...

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

SHELTON R. BENNETT

Oct. 20, 1953-April 25, 2016 Shelton R. Bennett, 62, resident of Drummersville near Seven Springs, passed away Monday evening, April 25, while being cared for at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be Friday, April 29, at 2...

MILDRED P. GRESHAM GARRETT

Died April 24, 2016 Mildred Patricia Gresham Garrett, 61, Whiteville, died Sunday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral will be at Central Missionary Baptist Church of Whiteville Saturday at noon, with the Rev. David Flowers officiating....

LOLA TWIGGS HOLLOMAN

Feb. 28, 1939-April 23, 2016 Lola Twiggs Holloman, 77, Selma, died Saturday at home. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. today in Parrish Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery. Born Feb. 28, 1939, in Johnston County, she was the daughter of...

JOHNNY LEE HOLMES SR.

Funeral services for Mr. Johnny Lee Holmes Sr. will be held Saturday, April 30, 2016, at noon, and will be held at Alpha and Omega Christian Center, 1210 Clingman St., Goldsboro, N.C. The committal services will follow in Jerusalem...

BARBARA A. LINDSEY

Barbara Ann Lindsey, 53, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville from injuries sustained in an accident. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

DEAN G. PERRIGO

Dean Gordan Perrigo, 81, died Friday at the VA Medical Center in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BENJAMIN P. PRIVOTT

June 5, 1976-April 22, 2016 Benjamin Paul Privott, 39, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016, in Wilmington. Ben was born in Goldsboro June 5, 1976, to the late Mack Harvel Privott and Emily Warrick Privott. Ben attended Appalachian State...

CARSON EDWARD SMITH

Dec. 18, 1928-April 26, 2016 Carson Edward Smith, 87, Goldsboro, passed away early Tuesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Carson was born in Greene County Dec. 18, 1928, to the late William and Lillie...

NAPOLEON UZZELL

Napoleon Uzzell, 74, 318 N. Alabama Ave., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

GROVER L. WARD

Grover Lee Ward, 77, 7642 Bartee Bridge Road, Stantonsburg, died in Bronx, N.Y., at Calvary Hospital Monday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ALICE ROGERS WATSON

Died April 23, 2016 Alice "Von" Rogers Watson, 66, 904A Corbett Ave., Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

NEWTON BARTLETT

July 4, 1933-April 25, 2016 Newton Gerald Bartlett, 82, left this world to be with Jesus early Monday morning at Vidant Medical Center. Newton was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, whose love for life and others was...

SHELTON BENNETT

Shelton Bennett, Seven Springs, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

ROBERT L. CREECH

Nov. 20, 1935-April 25, 2016 Robert L. Creech, 80, LaGrange, passed away Monday, April 25, 2016. Robert was born Nov. 20, 1935, in Greene County to the late Roy Ralph Creech and Lucy Parks Creech. Robert's wife, Margie Etheridge...

HARRISON T. EDWARDS SR.

June 19, 1937-April 24, 2016 Harrison Thomas Edwards Sr., 78, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be in Maryland. He was born in Maryland June 19, 1937, to the late Robert H. Edwards and...

HELEN LOUISE ROBERTS HALES

Died Feb. 9, 2016 Helen Louise Roberts Hales died Feb. 9, 2016. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held Saturday, April 30, 2016, at 11:30 a.m. at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Goldsboro, N.C. (Pd)...

SHIRLEY RUTH ADAMS HARPER

Dec. 13, 1944-April 25, 2016 Shirley Ruth Adams Harper, 71, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Elberton, Ga., she was the daughter of the late Chester Vernon and Beaulah Flemming Adams, and was the wife of...

CHARLIE B. HOWELL

Dec. 19, 1949-April 25, 2016 Charlie Bissette Howell, 66, Pikeville, passed away Monday, April 25, 2016, at his home. Charlie was born in Wayne County Dec. 19, 1949, to the late H. Clifton Howell and Annie Mae Bissette Howell....

AGNES MAY

Agnes May, 85, 916 N.C. 41 East, Trenton, died Sunday, Sunday at Brook Stone Living Center in Pollocksville. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home....

EDWARD E. RICHARDSON JR.

Edward Earl Richardson Jr., 44, 409 Miller Ave., died in Plainfield, N.J. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

KENNETH EUGENE SASSER

Jan. 31, 1944-April 25, 2016 Kenneth Eugene Sasser, 72, Rosewood community of Goldsboro, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, 3888 U.S. 70 West. Dr. Mike Collier will officiate....

CARSON E. SMITH

Carson E. Smith, 87, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARVIN TAYLOR

May 9, 1930-April 24, 2016 Marvin Taylor, lifelong resident of the Pleasant Grove community of Mount Olive, died Sunday at home. He was 85. He had served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. A lifelong farmer,...

ZACHARY BRETT WARD JR.

June 23, 1991-April 24, 2016 Zachary "Zack" Brett Ward Jr., 24, Goldsboro, passed away at his residence Sunday. He was born in Fort Ord, Calif., to Zachary Brett Ward Sr. and Sandra T. Saunders. He was a machinist with...

PEGGY F. WIGGINS

Feb. 24, 1935-April 24, 2016 Peggy Foss "MiMi" Wiggins, 81, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016, at her home. Peggy was born Feb. 24, 1935, in Lenoir County to the late Johnnie Foss and Kate Anderson Foss....

Monday, April 25, 2016

NEWTON BARLETT

Newton Bartlett, 82, died early this morning at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY JOAN BARNES

Mary Joan Pike Barnes, 78, of Lucama, died Saturday morning at Wilson Medical Center. She was born in Wilson County, Nov. 10, 1937, to the late Nathan Ranson and Mary Louise Flowers Pike. She was married to the late...

ROBERT L. CREECH

Robert L. Creech, 80, of LaGrange, died today at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

HARRISON EDWARDS

Harrison Thomas Edwards Sr., 78, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

WILLIAM RAY HAMILTON

Dec. 15, 1942-April 23, 2016 William Ray Hamilton, 73, died Saturday evening at his home. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late William H. and Vivian Parnell Hamilton and was the husband of Betty Ann...

ARNELL JACKSON

Arnell Jackson Jr., 79, of Randalstown, Md., formerly of Mount Olive, died Saturday at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MARVIN TAYLOR

Marvin Taylor, 85, of Mount Olive, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

PEGGY F. WIGGINS

Peggy Foss Wiggins, 81, of LaGrange, died Sunday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

Sunday, April 24, 2016

MARY J. BARNES

Mary Joan Barnes, 78, Lucama, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral Service....

ROY B. BATTS

Roy Bernard Batts, 57, 3145 London Church Road, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

GERTIE DOBSON

Died April 19,2016 Gertie Dobson, 94, 988 Bowden Road, Kenansville, died Tuesday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at St. Matthews AME Zion Church, with the Rev. Robert Wilson, officiating. Burial will be...

PATRICIA A. HINES

Patricia Ann Hines, 69, died Friday in Brandon, Fla. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MS. DORIS JONES HINNANT

Sunrise Oct. 27, 1951-Sunset April 20, 2016 Doris Ann Jones Hinnant, affectionately known as "Tiny," was the fourth of four children born to the late Ivan Jones Sr. and Helen Armstrong Jones. She received the master's call early Tuesday...

SHAE MARIN HORTON

Dec. 1, 1997-April 22, 2016 Shae Horton, 18, passed away Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of Jeff and Alicia Horton and the sister of Chase and Noah Horton of...

GRACIE J. KELLY

Dec. 29, 1932-April 22, 2016 Gracie Jones Kelly, 83, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, April 22, 2016, at Woodard's Care surrounded by her family. Gracie was born in Wayne County Dec. 29, 1932, to the late Daniel Jones and Bertha...

SHERITA MATHIS MCKIVER

Died April 21, 2016 Sherita Mathis McKiver, 51, Magnolia, died Thursday at Cape Fear Valley Health System in Fayetteville. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill today at 3 p.m. Burial will be at...

LONNIE E. PITTMAN

Dec. 18, 1945-April 20, 2016 Lonnie Earl Pittman, 70, 807 Robinson Place, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

JULIA PLAYER

Julia Player, 59, 122D Daly Blvd., Mount Olive, died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BENJAMIN P. PRIVOTT

Benjamin Paul Privott, 39, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday in Wilmington. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ISRAEL E. QUINTANILLA

Died April 20, 2016 Israel E. Quintanilla, 41, Kenly, died Wednesday. Burial will be private at Kenly Cemetery. He was the son of Maria Teresa Quintanilla. He was married to Escarle Quintanilla. He is survived by three daughters. Arrangements...

LINDA F. STANLEY

June 20, 1951-April 22, 2016 Linda Faye Stanley, 64, Smithfield, died at Johnston Medical Center Friday. Funeral will be private. She was born June 20, 1951, in Harnett County to the late Julius Calton Stanley and Mary Wheeler Daughtry....

JOHN W. SUGGS

John W. Suggs, 76, 4792 N.C. 258 South, Snow Hill, died at home. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

RALPH SYKES

Died April 21, 2016 Ralph Sykes, 82, Virginia Beach, Va., died Thursday. He was the son of the late Harvey and Bessie Sykes. Among his survivors is his sister, Pauline Stocks of Pikeville. A memorial service will be held...

LEONARD A. TEDDER JR.

Nov. 30, 1923-April 22, 2016 Leonard Arthur Tedder Jr., 92, Lucama, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. David Kriger officiating. Interment will...

JAVONTE THOMAS

Javonte Thomas, 18, 308 Elm Leaf Court, Apt 8B, Elm City, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ALICE ROGERS WATSON

Alice "Von" Rogers Watson, 66, 904A Corbett Ave., Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DAVID WILKINS JR.

June 27, 1960-April 20, 2016 Emmett David Wilkins Jr., 55, Princeton, died Wednesday. Funeral was Saturday at 3 p.m. at Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. Burial was in Princeton Cemetery. He was born June...

TERESA JEAN WILLIAMS

Oct. 5, 1955-April 21, 2016 Teresa Jean Williams, 60, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 at the University of North Hospital in Chapel Hill. A celebration of life service will be held at Monday, April 25, 2016, at 7...

HENRY L.R. WYNN

Jan. 19, 1943-April 18, 2016 Henry Leon Roosevelt Wynn, formerly of Wayne County, died Monday at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville, S.C. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Association Headquarters. Burial...

Friday, April 22, 2016

JULIA WINSTEAD BENDER

Died April 21, 2016 Julia Winstead Bender, 85, Belfast community of Goldsboro, died Thursday, April 21, 2016. She was the widow of James R. Bender, who died March 12, 2009. Funeral Saturday 7 p.m. Salem United Methodist Church, followed...

ANNIE RUTH S. COLUMBUS

May 31, 1930-April 20, 2016 Annie Ruth Shaver Columbus, 85, Columbia, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Born in Goldsboro, N.C., May 31, 1930, she was the daughter of Maynard Arthur Shaver and Mosley Irene Parker Shaver. Mrs. Columbus was...

JERRY S. CROWDER SR.

Died April 19, 2016 Jerry Samuel Crowder Sr., 58, 6716 N.C. 91, Stantonsburg, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Graveside service will be noon Saturday at St. Delight Cemetery of Walstonburg, with the family present from 11 a.m. to...

WILLIE DIGGINS JR.

Died March 27, 2016 Willie "Junebug" Diggins Jr., 48, Fayetteville, died March 27 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Wynn's Chapel Church of Elm City. Burial will be Monday at Old...

ATLAS GARNER JR.

Died April 19, 2016 Elder Atlas Garner Jr., 79, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m., with the family present 6 to 7, in J.B. Rhodes...

JANINA KALUZIAK

Janina Kaluziak, 96, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

LONNIE E. PITTMAN

Lonnie Earl Pittman, 70, 807 Robinson Place, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ISRAEL E. QUINTANILLA

Israel Eliazar Quintanilla, 41, Kenly, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MORRIS STRINGFIELD

Died April 14, 2016 Morris Stringfield, 65, 113 Garner Court, Mount Olive, died April 14 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Winn Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Donald Ray Kornegay officiating. Burial will...

TERRIE WIGGINS

Died April 19, 2016 Terrie Wiggins, 51, 1301 Proctor St., Rocky Mount, died Tuesday Nash General Hospital. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Marks Chapel Baptist Church of Rocky Mount. Visitation will be 1 p.m. Saturday. Arrangements are...

CHARLES WILKINS

Died April 20, 2016 Charles Wilkins, 70, Wilson, died Wednesday at the Brian Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

EMMETT D. WILKINS JR.

Emmett David Wilkins, 56, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending....

TERESA J. WILLIAMS

Teresa Jean Williams, 60, Princeton, died Thursday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAMES R. WIMBISH

Died April 19, 2016 James Roy Wimbish, 71, 167 Candlestick Drive, Wallace, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be private. Born in Patrick County, Va., he was the son of the late Roy and Lillian Hancock Wimbish. Two daughters...

Thursday, April 21, 2016

SULLY M. BLOUNT

Oct. 23, 1939-April 15, 2016 Sully Mason Blount, 76, 105 Gordon St., Mount Olive, died Friday at SECU Hospice House of Smithfield. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Northeast Chapel Original Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will...

EDNA EARLE BRINSON

Died April 19, 2016 Edna Earle Edgerton Brinson, 95, Kenansville, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016. She was the daughter of Earl and Hettie Edgerton of Wallace, N.C. Edna Earle was preceded in death by her husband, Amos Brinson Sr....

JAMES D. BROADHURST

Dec. 16, 1968-April 13, 2016 James “Mr. Fix It” Devon Broadhurst, 47, 704 11th St., died April 13 in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral...

DOROTHY BELL BUCKRHAM

“Goin’ home. Goin’ home. I’m a-goin’ home. Quiet-like some still day, I’m just goin’ home. It’s not far, just close by, through an open door. Work all done, cares laid by, goin’ to roam no more; Mother’s there ‘xpecting...

STACEY L. CLARK

Died April 16, 2016 Stacey Lamont “Fatt Clark” Clark, 27, 618 S. Pine St., Rocky Mount, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Olive Chapel Baptist Church of Sharpsburg. Interment will...

JERRY CROWDER

Jerry Crowder, 58, 6716 N.C. 91, Stantonsburg, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JULIA BARNES DUNN

Died April 18, 2016 Mrs. Julia Barnes Dunn, 76, passed away Monday April 18, 2016, at Carillon Assisted Living of Fayetteville, N.C. Funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, April 23, 2016, at noon at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel, 900...

EVALINA HENRY

Died April 19, 2016 Evalina Henry, 60, 603 W. Chestnut St., Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Tuesday April 19, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital of Goldsboro, N.C. Funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, April 23, 2016, at 2 p.m. at...

ROBERT L. JENNETTE

Sept. 27, 1939-April 20, 2016 Robert Lyndon Jennette, 76, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Robert was born in Wayne County Sept. 27, 1939, to the late Robert and...

ZENO L. KITTRELL

Died April 18, 2016 Zeno L. Kittrell, 49, Fayetteville, formerly of LaGrange, died Monday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Rouse Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of LaGrange, with apostle B.L. Kittrell...

WILFRED T. MARTIN

Died April 11, 2016 Wilfred T. Martin, Rochester, N.Y., died April 11 at Rochester General Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

N. STUART PATTEN

May 1, 1939-April 20, 2016 Norman Stuart Patten, 76, passed away quietly and peacefully in his sleep early Wednesday morning, April 20. Stuart, son of the late Paul R. and Ruth Price Patten, was a member of the 1957...

VERNELL L. SPELL

Died April 13, 2016 Vernell Lee Spell, 67, 404 Newbern St. SE, Wilson, died April 13 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson. Visitation will be 3 p.m. Friday at...

LESLIE WHITFIELD

Died April 16, 2016 Leslie Whitfield, 63, 1501 Biddle Road, Dover, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Alum Spring Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will...

TERRIE WIGGINS

Terrie Wiggins, 51, Rocky Mount, died Tuesday at Nash General Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

CHARLES WILKINS

Charles Wilkins, 70, 1403 S. Goldsboro St., Wilson, died Wednesday at the Brian Center in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MALINDA WILLIAMS

Malinda Williams, 46, 1424 42nd Place SE, Washington, D.C., died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ANNIE M. WOODARD

Died April 18, 2016 Annie Mae Woodard, 84, resident of the Brian Center Rehabilitation Center of Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Simon Grove United Holiness Church of Wilson. Visitation will...

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

SELBY JACKSON BROWN

Oct. 2, 1939-April 18, 2016 Selby Jackson Brown, 76, Goldsboro, passed away Monday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Selby was born in Wayne County Oct. 2, 1939, to the late George Franklin Brown and...

GERTIE DOBSON

Gertie Dobson, 94, 992 Bowden Road, Kenansville, died Tuesday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ATLAS GARNER JR.

Elder Atlas Garner Jr., 79, 1008 S. Breazeale Ave., Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

EVALINA HENRY

Evalina Henry died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

DORIS JONES HINNANT

Doris Jones "Tiny" Hinnant, 64, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

ROBERT L. JENNETTE

Robert L. Jennette, 76, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ZENO L. KITTRELL

Zeno L. Kittrell, 49, Fayetteville, formerly of LaGrange, died Monday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center of Fayetteville. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Services....

STEVE LIPSCOMB

Jan. 29, 1952-April 18, 2016 Steve Lipscomb, 64, Goldsboro, peacefully passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, at Wake Medical Center surrounded by his family. Steve was born in Wayne County Jan. 29, 1952, to the late Marvin and Pauline...

KAREN LYNCH

Aug. 30, 1954-April 17, 2016 Lena Karen Lynch, 61, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Brookdale Pines in Goldsboro. Karen was born in Lajes Field, Azores, Aug. 30, 1954, to the late Jesse W. Lynch and Evelyn...

STUART PATTEN

Stuart Patten, 76, Mount Olive, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

ISABELLE H. ROBERTS

Oct. 27, 1925-April 19, 2016 Isabelle Hudson Roberts, 90, resident of Mount Olive, passed away Tuesday morning, April 19, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Prior to her retirement, she had been the clerk for the town of Calypso, and...

VIRGINIA R. POLLOCK SCOTT

Nov. 26, 1943-April 18, 2016 Virginia Rose Pollock Scott, 72, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at New Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jasper Renfrow and the Rev. Danny Creech officiating....

CHARLES "CHUCK" EDWARD SMITH

Visitation for retired Chief Master Sgt. Charles "Chuck" Edward Smith will be today from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday at 12:30 p.m. at St. Mary...

DOROTHY STROUD

Dec. 21, 1938-April 18, 2016 Dorothy Stroud, 77, died Monday at Wayne memorial hospital. Graveside service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Edgar and...

DELBERT KORNEGAY TAYLOR SR.

Feb. 12, 1925-April 29, 2016 Delbert Kornegay Taylor Sr., 91, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at his home. Delbert was born in Wayne County Feb. 12, 1925, to the late Jim and Nora Kornegay Taylor. He was...

EARL WALTERS

June 20, 1922-April 18, 2016 Adam Earl Walters, 93, Rosewood community, was called home early Monday morning to the loving arms of Jesus Christ his Lord. Earl was born in Rosewood June 20, 1922, to the late Royce Adam...

HENRY WYNN

Henry Wynn, formerly of Wayne County, died Monday at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville, S.C. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

SELBY J. BROWN

Selby Jackson Brown, 76, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

STACEY L. CLARK

Stacey Lamont "Fatt Clark" Clark, 27, 618 S. Pine St., Rocky Mount, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JULIA BARNES DUNN

Julia Barnes Dunn died Monday at Carillon Assisted Living in Fayetteville. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

WILLIAM A. MERRITT

Sept. 30, 1928-April 17, 2016 William A. "Bill" Merritt Sr., 87, Goldsboro, passed away early Sunday morning at his home surrounded by his family. Bill was born in Wayne County Sept. 30, 1928, to the late Norman Merritt and...

KATHRYN "KAYTE" MILLER

Oct. 14, 1948-April 17, 2016 Kathryn "Kayte" Miller, 26, died Sunday. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of Angel Miller and the late Jerry Miller. A service to celebrate her life will be announced at a later...

HARRY V. POTEAT

Dec. 16, 1928-April 18, 2016 Harry Vance Poteat, 87, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Harry was born in Spartanburg, S.C., Dec. 16, 1928, to the late George V....

ISABELLE HUDSON ROBERTS

Isabella Hudson Roberts, Mount Olive, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

DOROTHY STROUD

Dorothy Stroud, 77, died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Monday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DELBERT TAYLOR

Delbert Taylor, 91, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EARL WATERS

Died April 18, 2016 Earl Walters, 93, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for Earl Walters will be held Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home,...

ANNIE M. WOODARD

Annie Mae Woodard, 84, resident of the Brian Center Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MARY K. WRIGHT

Mary Kleber Wright, 61, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Monday, April 18, 2016

DOROTHY BELL BUCKRHAM

Dorothy Bell Buckrham, 73, 1504 Tommy's Road, died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

STEVE LIPSCOMB

Steve Lipscomb, 64, died early this morning at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KAREN LYNCH

Karen Lynch, 61, died Sunday at Brookdale Pines. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BILL MERRITT SR.

William A. "Bill" Merritt Sr. died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KATHRYN MILLER

Kathryn "Kayte" Miller, 26, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

EARL WALTERS

Earl Walters, 93, died early this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, April 17, 2016

RICKY E. ARTIS

Died April 10, 2016 Ricky Everette Artis, 60, 209 Ridge Road NW, Wilson, died April 10 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Monday at noon at Saint James Holy Church of Stantonsburg. Arrangements are by Stevens...

DOLLIE WHALEY BASDEN

Aug. 25, 1920-April 15, 2016 Dollie W. Basden, 95, Warsaw, passed away at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro Friday, April 15, 2016. Mrs. Basden was born Aug. 25, 1920, in Onslow County to the late Estelle Gray Whaley...

SULLY BLOUNT

Sully Blount, 76, 105 Garden St., Mount Olive, died Friday at SECU Hospice House of Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BEVERLY J. BONEY

Died April 14, 2016 Beverly J. Boney, 52, 205 Bellarthur Lane, Fayetteville, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at New Christian Missionary Baptist Church of Rose Hill, with elder Vera Worrells officiating. Burial will...

KATHLEEN D. BYERLY

Dec. 24, 1932-April 15, 2016 Kathleen Davis Byerly, 83, Goldsboro, passed away Friday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Born in Charlottesville, Va., she was the daughter of the late Ermon Lee and Maebelle F....

EUGENE REX CAIN

April 4, 1933-April 15, 2016 Eugene Rex "Tooney" Cain, 83, Wilson, was called home Friday, April 15, 2016, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ his Lord while surrounded by his family at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Tooney was born...

CYNTHIA W. COLE

Nov. 12, 1959-April 12, 2016 Cynthia Willette Cole, 56, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Cole Family Cemetery...

MARY E. FOSTER DAVIS

Nov. 24, 1927-April 12, 2016 Mary Elizabeth Foster Davis, 88, 103 Sheryl Terrace, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Original Tabernacle of Prayer. Burial will be at Jerusalem Free...

ELEANORA K. HEAD

A service celebrating the life of Eleanora Kleinert Head will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2016, in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home, with her pastor, the Rev. Patrick Muston, officiating. The family will greet friends...

LYNDA KAYE SMITH HOWELL

Nov. 30, 1948-April 15, 2016 Lynda Kaye Smith Howell, 67, passed away suddenly Friday, April 15, 2016. The family will receive friends Sunday, April 17, 2016, from 1 to 5 p.m. at 1604 Palm St. in Goldsboro. Lynda was...

GWENDOLYN ATKINSON PENN

Died April 11, 2016 Gwendolyn "Gaye" Atkinson Penn, 56, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday in Parrish, Calif. She is survived by her husband, Alvin Penn; her parents, Herman and Mary Atkinson Edwards of the Saulston community of Goldsboro, N.C.;...

JEFFERSON D. PIGFORD

July 14, 1961-April 15, 2016 Jefferson Douglas Pigford, 54, Calypso, died Friday. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday at Warsaw Presbyterian Church. Burial will be private. He was born July 14, 1961, in Pender County to Mavis Gustafson...

JACKIE HAROLD RIVENBARK

Oct. 4, 1940-April 15, 2016 Jackie Harold Rivenbark, 75, Warsaw, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, N.C. Mr. Rivenbark was born Oct. 4, 1940, in Duplin County to Henry David Rivenbark and Ruby...

J.L. ROSE

March 11, 1930-April 15, 2016 James Lee "J.L." Rose, 86, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, April 15, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family. J.L. was born in Wayne County March 11, 1930, to the late Joel Lamech Rose...

CHARLES EDWARD SMITH

Dec. 4, 1941-April 14, 2016 Retired Chief Master Sgt. Charles Edward Smith, 74, passed away Thursday morning, April 14, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center after a long illness. A Mass of Christian burial will be held Thursday, April...

MORRIS E. STRINGFIELD

Morris Earl Stringfield, 65, 113 Garner Court, Mount Olive, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

PHYLLIS ANN HINES WHITFIELD

Died April 14, 2016 "Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, Calling for you and for me; Patiently Jesus is waiting and watching, Watching for you and for me!" Phyllis Ann Hines Whitfield, 64, 906 Canal St., succumbed to the...

RICHARD A. WILLIAMS

Dec. 21, 1959-April 13, 2016 Richard Allen Williams, 56, died Wednesday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral will be Monday at noon at New Spirit Church Ministries. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. He was born Dec. 21,...

Friday, April 15, 2016

JANICE BUCKRHAM BEST

July 29, 1949-April 11, 2016 Mrs. Janice Buckrham Best, 66, 302 Cone St., Goldsboro, died. A precious life ended April 11, 2016, when sister Janice Buckrham Best was taken from us. We know she is at rest with our...

BEVERLY J. BONEY

Beverly J. Boney, 52, 205 Bellarthur Lane, Fayetteville, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

DANIEL P. BOSWELL JR.

Sept. 11, 1947-April 12, 2016 Daniel Pope Boswell Jr., Kenly, 68, died Tuesday. Funeral was 6 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service. Interment will be today at Kenly Cemetery. He was born Sept. 11, 1947, to...

OSCAR ELDRIGE JR.

Sept. 23,1948-April 1, 2016 Oscar Eldrige Jr. died April 1 in Philadelphia, Pa., at VNA Hospice. Funeral was April 8 in Philadelphia. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. He was born Sept. 23, 1948, to the late Oscar Eldrige...

PAUL C. GARRISON JR.

Nov. 18, 1921-April 13, 2016 Paul C. Garrison Jr., 94, passed away at Stewart Health Center of Springmoor in Raleigh April 13, 2016. He was born in his grandparents' home on West Pollock Street in Mount Olive, N.C., to...

VIRGINIA BLAKE GREGORY

Virgina Blake Gregory, 79, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

ELEANORA K. HEAD

Died April 13, 2016 Eleanora Gertrude Kleinert Head, Grantham, passed away from this world into eternal rest Wednesday, April 13, 2016. She was 99 years old. Eleanora was born in the city of Goldsboro to the late Augustus Gustave...

LYNDA HOWELL

Lynda Howell, 67, died today. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CHARLES EDWARD JONES

Jan. 3, 1932-April 13, 2016 Charles Edward Jones, 84, Kenly, passed away Wednesday morning at Woodard's Care in Goldsboro. Charles was born in Johnston County Jan. 3, 1932, to the late Raeford Tilmer and Hettie Hicks Jones. He was...

WILFRED T. MARTIN

Wilfred T. Martin, Rochester, N.Y., died Monday at Rochester General Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARGARET PRISCILLA WILLIAMS OATES

Died April 12, 2016 Mother Margaret Priscilla Williams Oates, 96, 1406 S. Slocumb St., Goldsboro, passed away April 12, 2016. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 16, 2016, at noon at Western Assembly Disciples of Christ Headquarters building...

MERVIS HOOVER ROWE

Died April 13, 2016 Mervis Hoover Rowe, 84, Airport Road, Pikeville, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Sunday, April 17, 2016, at 2 p.m. at St. Mark Church of...

CHIAMAINE WARREN

Died April 8, 2016 Chiamaine Warren, 54, 2712 Forest Hills Road, Wilson, died April 8 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

PHYLLIS A. WHITFIELD

Phyllis Ann Whitfield, 64, 906 Canal St., died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RICHARD WILLIAMS

Richard Williams, 56, died Tuesday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

Thursday, April 14, 2016

RICKY E. ARTIS

Ricky Everette Artis, 60, 209 Ridge Road NW, Wilson, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EUNICE ANN BECKERT

June 12, 1944-April 12, 2016 Eunice Ann Beckert, 71, passed away suddenly Tuesday, April 12, 2016, at her home. The family will celebrate her life Friday, April 15, 2016, with visitation from 2 to 4 p.m. at Howell Funeral...

JAMES BROADHURST

James Broadhurst, 47, 704 11th St., died Wednesday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

REGINALD A. BULLOCK

Died April 11, 2016 Reginald A. Bullock, 57, 400 Pike St., Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson. Interment will be in Rest Haven Cemetery. Visitation will...

LYNDON M. COLEY

Died April 12, 2016 Infant Lyndon Marie Coley, 1315 Florida St., Apt B, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenveille. Funeral will be private. Arrangements are by Haskins Funeral Home....

TRESSA A. CRAWFORD

Aug. 11, 1959-April 8, 2016 Tressa Ann Crawford, 127 Edenton Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Garris Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in...

PAUL C. GARRISON JR.

Paul C. Garrison Jr., 94, Mount Olive, died Wednesday in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

ELEANORA K. HEAD

Eleanora Kleinert Head, 99, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROBERT PERRY HYDE

Died April 12, 2016 Mr. Robert Perry Hyde, 91, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2016, in the University of North Carolina Hospital at Chapel Hill. Robert was born in Edgecombe County, son to the late George Lewis Hyde and...

DWIGHT LEWIS

Feb. 9, 1963-April 12, 2016 Dwight Lewis, Durham, N.C., died April 12, 2016, at home surrounded by his family. Dwight is survived by one daughter, Maya Henry of Raleigh, N.C.; parents, Raphell and Barbara Lewis of Dudley, N.C.; and...

BETTIE MCALISTER

Aug. 24, 1963-April 11, 2016 Bettie McAlister, 52, 103 Hampton Lane, Princeton, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Spirit Filled Family Worship Center. She was born Aug. 24, 1963, in Raleigh...

NELLIE GREY PRICE MOORE

Feb. 25, 1929-April 12, 2016 Nellie Grey Price Moore, 87, Kenly, died Tuesday at home. Visitation will be Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a funeral at 3 p.m. in the chapel, with...

MERVIS ROWE

Mervis Rowe, 84, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CHARLES E. SMITH

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Charles Edward Smith, 74, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

BEATRICE K. BALKCUM

March 1, 1927-April 10, 2016 Beatrice K. Balkcum died April 10, 2016, of complications from a stroke suffered on Easter morning. She was 89. Bea was born March 1, 1927, in Greene County, N.C., to Winnie H. and George...

EUNICE A. BECKERT

Eunice Ann Beckert died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAIMIE M. BARRON BLUE

Died April 7, 2016 Jaimie Michelle Barron Blue, 36, Wilson, died Thursday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church of Elm City Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of...

VIRGINIA LEE BOCK

Jan. 9, 1947-April 6, 2016 Virginia Lee Bock, 69, Mount Olive, died April 6 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be in Indiana. She was born in Indiana Jan. 9, 1947, to the late Ceaser and America Banks Trent....

MILDRED P. BULLOCK

Died April 5, 2016 Mildred P. Bullock, 89, died April 5 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 12:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Black Memorial Chapel, with the Rev. Leigh Gillis officiating. Interment Eastern Carolina Veterans State Cemetery....

CYNTHIA COLE

Cynthia Cole, 56, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

KATHY SUMMERLIN DAVIS

Sept. 12, 1951-April 7, 2016 Kathy Elaine Summerlin Davis, 64, Hines, Ore., resident, passed away at home Thursday, April 7, 2016. She was born in Wayne County, N.C., Sept. 12, 1951, to the late Harvey and Effie Register Summerlin....

MARY FOSTER DAVIS

Mary Foster Davis, 88, 103 Sheryl Terrace, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

HARRIETTE H. ETHERIDGE

Sept. 11, 1930-April 12, 2016 Harriette H. Etheridge, 85, LaGrange, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Clyde Eure officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. She was born Sept....

JOHN B. FAULK

July 15, 1926-April 12, 2016 John Bunyon Faulk Jr., 89, Beautancus community, Mount Olive, passed away Tuesday morning, April 12, surrounded by his family, while being cared for at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Known to many as...

RAYMOND E. HOUPE SR.

Died April 6, 2016 Raymond Earl Houpe Sr., 62, 1000 Evergeen Ave., Apt. 11, died April 6 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home...

ANNETTE PARKER JOHNSON

March 5, 1955-April 12, 2016 Annette Parker Johnson, 61, Goldsboro, passed away early Tuesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Annette was born in Wayne County March 5, 1955, to the late Bernice Edward Parker...

HELEN NEAL MERRITT

June 13, 1933-April 12, 2016 Helen Elizabeth Neal Merritt, 82, Goldsboro, passed away early Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Helen was born in Wayne County June 13, 1933, to the late William Emmitt Neal...

LISA MOORE

Sept. 21, 1968-April 8, 2016 Lisa Moore, 47, 901 E. Nash St., died Friday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Perry Temple Original Free Will Baptist Church of Wilson. She was...

MARGARET OATES

Margaret Oates, 96, 1404 Kings Drive, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending....

DONALD TANK PRICE

Sept. 20, 1933-April 11, 2016 Donald Tank Price, 82, passed away Monday, April 11, 2016, at Smithfield Manor. Donald was born in Wayne County Sept. 20, 1933, to the late Preston and Gertrude Price. He had worked with Sauls...

LINDSAY CARTER WARREN JR.

Oct. 8, 1924-April 11, 2016 Lindsay Carter Warren Jr. passed away Monday, April 11, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Lindsay was born Oct. 8, 1924, in Washington, N.C., as the first son of Lindsay Carter Warren and Emily...

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

JANICE BUCHRAM BEST

Janice Buchram Best, 66, 302 Cone St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

WALTER BOYKIN

Oct. 25, 1937-April 10, 2016 Walter "Tennie" Boykin, 78, Kenly, died Sunday at Wake Medical Center. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Mount Zion Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Lewis Godwin officiating. He...

MELBA LONG BROADHURST

April 1, 1942-April 7, 2016 Melba Long Broadhurst, 74, formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday in Edison, N.J. Burial will be in Edison Wednesday. She was married to William Broadhurst. She is survived by a son....

REGINALD A. BULLOCK

Reginald A. Bullock, 57, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ALICE LUCRETIA SAULS CRAWFORD

Died April 10, 2016 Alice Lucretia Sauls Crawford, 75, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully April 10, 2016. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Neal Crawford Sr.; her parents, Wiley E. and Arville Y. Sauls; and sister, Ann S. Saunders....

MARY L. GILLARD INGRAM

Mary Louise Gillard Ingram, 83, 2600 Bell Pre Road, Silver Spring, Md., died Friday at Medstar Montgomery General Hospital in Olney, Md. Arrangements are pending at Mills Funeral Home Inc....

JEANNE GRAY

Dec. 25, 1941-April 10, 2016 Jeanne Gray, Walnut Creek, peacefully passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Jeanne was born Dec. 25, 1941, in Pitt County to the late Eugene Hamilton Gray and Helen Johnston...

GARLAND R. HINNANT JR.

April 5, 1947-April 9, 2016 Garland Rayford "Ray" Hinnant Jr., 69, Morehead City, died Saturday at home. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Selma Memorial Gardens, with the Rev. Joey Yow officiating. He was born April 5,...

BETTIE MCALISTER

Bettie McAlister, 52, 103 Hampton Lane, Princeton, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HELEN NEAL MERRITT

Helen Neal Merritt, 82, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

NATHEN C. MURRAY

Died April 11, 2016 Nathen C. Murray, 88, Greenevers community of Rose Hill, died Monday at home. Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Rose Hill. Interment will be in the church...

DONALD T. PRICE

Donald T. Price, 82, died Monday at Smithfield Manor in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LINDSAY C. WARREN JR.

Lindsay C. Warren Jr., 91, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Monday, April 11, 2016

VIRGINIA LEE BOCK

Virginia Lee Bock, 69, of Mount Olive, died April 6, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements pending with Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Mrs. Bock was born in Indiana on Jan. 9, 1947, to the late Ceaser and America Banks...

BERNADETTE MARY COOK

March 3, 1943-April 10, 2016 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto on of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto...

ALICE SAULS CRAWFORD

Alice Sauls Crawford, 75, died Sunday at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

DE'CARLO ANTOWON HUNT

De'Carlo Antowon Hunt, 28, of 126 Carolina Forrest Drive, Goldsboro, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Goldsboro-Raleigh District Assembly Disciples of Christ Inc. Burial will be in Eastern Carolina State...

LISA MOORE

Lisa Moore, 47, 901 E. Nash Street, Wilson, died Friday in the Wake Medical Center, Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

BRAD L. PONTIOUS

Jan. 15, 1955-April 10, 2016 Brad Lee Pontious, 61, died early Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Los Angeles County, Calif., he was the son of Marilyn Pyles Guy and the late Richard Duane Pontious. He was...

GLEN B. SPARKS

July 23, 1938-April 9, 2016 Retired (Air Force) Master Sergeant Glen B. Sparks, 77, passed away Saturday evening, April 9, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at 1 p.m. in the...

CHIAMAINE WARREN

Chiamaine Warren, 54, of Wilson, died April 8, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

Sunday, April 10, 2016

JOSEPH S. BROWN

June 13, 1958-April 1, 2016 Joseph Shan Brown, 57, died April 1 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be Friday at noon in Eastern North Carolina State Veterans Cemetery with military honors. He was born in Wayne County...

JO ANN COLLIER BRYAN

Nov. 16, 1931-April 8, 2016 Jo Ann Collier Bryan died Friday, April 8, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, N.C. She was born in Wayne County Nov. 16, 1931, to Lloyd Jackson Collier and Clara Lee Stith....

NELLIE T. FRANCIS

Died April 7, 2016 Committal and burial for Mrs. Francis will be Monday, April 11, at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. She passed away Thursday, April 7, at 90 years of age. Tyndall Funeral Home in charge. (Pd)...

JERRY E. GARDNER

Aug. 10, 1947-April 8, 2016 Jerry Everett Gardner, 68, Mount Olive resident, passed away early Friday morning, April 8, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Jerry, born in Craven County, was reared in Laurinburg, and in recent years, he...

JAMES KELLY HUCKS

May 4, 1939-April 7, 2016 James Kelly Hucks, 109 Westwood Drive, Goldsboro, went to be with his Lord Thursday, April 7, 2016. Services will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, U.S. 70 West in Goldsboro,...

PEGGY W. JONES

June 27, 1952-April 8, 2016 Peggy Wheeler Guy Jones, 63, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be Monday at Pineview Cemetery at 4 p.m., with the Rev. Fred Crank officiating. Born in Wayne County, she was...

CHARLES ARTHUR PATE

April 21, 1935-April 7, 2016 Charles Arthur Pate, 80, Kenly, died Thursday, April 7, 2016, in SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Born April 21, 1935, in Johnston County, he was the son of the late Clarence and Lessie Hales...

EMMUEL SIMMONS

Died April 6, 2016 Emmuel Simmons, 62, 409 Beechwood Drive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home chapel. Interment will be at Old Mill Cemetery. Visitation will be...

LEE. C. SUTTON SR.

April 8, 1930-April 8, 2016 Lee Carr Sutton, 86, LaGrange, died Friday. Funeral will be Tuesday at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ray Teague officiating. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. He was born April 8, 1930, in...

MELVIN RAY WIGGS

Died April 8, 2016 Melvin Wiggs, 77, Pikeville, passed away Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Raymond and Annie Mae Howell Wiggs. Melvin attended...

BARBARA HARTLEY WORLEY

Aug. 17, 1940-April 8, 2016 Barbara Hartley Worley, 75, died Friday at home. Funeral will be 6 tonight in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jimmy Earp officiating. Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday in Princeton...

Friday, April 8, 2016

JAIME B. BLUE

Jaime Barron Blue, 36, 3313 Teal Drive, Wilson, died Thursday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BETTY G. BOYETTE

Oct. 17, 1946-April 6, 2016 Betty Grant Boyette, 69, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Graveside service will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery, with pastor Gerald Fowler officiating. She was born Oct. 17, 1946, in Greene County to the...

LARRY CHAPMAN JR.

Died April 5, 2016 Larry Chapman Jr., 66, 1545 Honolulu Road, Grifton, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church...

ROVENIA J. DUDLEY

Died April 5, 2016 Rovenia J. Dudley, 75, Magnolia, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at New Elder's Chapel AME Zion Church of Magnolia. Interment will be in Maxwell Family Cemetery...

THELMA ELLIS

Aug. 5, 1935-April 4, 2016 Thelma Ellis, 80, 114 Marshall Drive, Dudley, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Eastern Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in First Congregational Church Cemetery. She was...

NELLIE T. FRANCIS

Dec. 9, 1925-April 7, 2016 Nellie Thompson Francis, 90-year-old resident of Mount Olive, passed away quietly at home in the early morning hours of Thursday, April 7, 2016. A longtime member of First United Methodist Church of Mount Olive,...

JERRY GARDNER

Died April 8, 2016 Jerry Gardner, 68, resident of Mount Olive and an executive with Southern Bank and Trust, died early today. Arrangements are pending with Tyndall Funeral Home. (Pd)...

LELIA MAE GODWIN

July 31, 1925-April 6, 2016 Lelia Mae Price Godwin, 90, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Mae was born in Wayne County, N.C., July 31, 1925, to the late Alphonso Price and...

STANLEY MITCHELL HEMBY SR.

Died April 6, 2016 Stanley Mitchell Hemby Sr., 93, Kinston, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Spring Arbor of Kinston. He served in the United States Army during World War II, returning home to begin farming until 1953....

RAYMOND E. HOUPE SR.

Raymond Earl Houpe Sr., 62, 1000 Evergeen Ave., Apt. 11, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

JOAN M. JONES

Dec. 28, 1940-April 6, 2016 Joan Margaret Sullivan Jones, 75, Goldsboro, died Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Joan was born Dec. 28, 1940, in Chicago, Ill., to the late Thomas Sullivan and...

ANTONIA J. LOUIS

Antonia Jean Louis, 59, 616 S. Center St., Mount Olive, died Monday as a result of an automobile accident. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

FREDDIE L. ROBINSON

Died April 2, 2016 Freddie Lee Robinson, 68, 103 Amanda Way, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be at Rest Haven Primitive Baptist Church. He is survived by two...

EMMUEL SIMMONS

Emmuel Simmons, 68, 409 Beechwood Drive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Thursday, April 7, 2016

ROBERT A. AMES

Nov. 11, 1939-April 2, 2016 Retired Master Sgt. Robert Austin Ames, 76, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church. He was born in Cumberland...

CLARENCE W. BARBER

May 31, 1942-March 31, 2016 Clarence W. “C.W.” “Dudgie” Barber, 73, Charlotte, N.C., passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016. C.W. was born May 31, 1942, in Mount Olive, N.C., to the late Verlie Mae Powell Odom and George W....

MAYME L. BARNES

July 24, 1934-March 30, 2016 Mayme Lee Barnes, 81, 811 Annabelle St., died March 30 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Luke Church of Christ. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. She was...

JAMES E. BASS JR.

Aug. 23, 1977-April 2, 2016 James E. Bass Jr., 38, 117 Dosia Drive, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. James AMEZ Church. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. He was born...

GLENDA K. MOODY BLACKWELL

Died April 2, 2016 Glenda Kay Moody Blackwell, 55, Rocky Mount, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday 2 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

VIRGINIA L. BOCK

Virginia Lee Bock, 69, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BETTY G. BOYETTE

Betty Grant Boyette, 69, LaGrange, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

LARRY CHAPMAN JR.

Larry Chapman Jr., 66, 1545 Honolulu Road, Grifton, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

DANIEL DOOLEY

June 7, 1970-April 3, 2016 Daniel Dooley, 45, died Sunday, April 3, 2016, at his home in Carroll. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 9, 2016, at Lampe Funeral Home in Lake City, with visitation...

NELLIE T. FRANCIS

Nellie Thompson Francis, Mount Olive, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

LEAMON E. GRAHAM

Died April 5, 2016 Leamon Earl Graham, 60, 206 E. Vernon Ave., died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Hill Memorial Free Will Baptist Church of Kinston. Burial will be...

HENRIETTA HODGES HARPER

April 2, 1927-April 5, 2016 “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” (II Timothy 4:7) Mrs. Henrietta Hodges Harper was born April 2, 1927, to the late Willie Isaac “Boose”...

JOAN M. JONES

Joan Margaret Jones, 75, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

PORTER L. MATTHEWS JR.

Died April 4, 2016 Retired Staff Sgt. Porter Lemont Matthews Jr., 83, 258 Lee’s Country Club Road, Mount Olive, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church, with...

OLIVE VANN NEWSOME

April 13, 1929-April 3, 2016 Olive Vann Newsome, 86, Midwest City, died April 3, 2016, at her residence. She was born April 13, 1929, in Goldsboro to Noel and Deltha Vann. She was a longtime member of Trinity Baptist...

ERNIE PYLE ROUSE

Dec. 22, 1944-April 5, 2016 Ernie Pyle Rouse, 71, Albertson, N.C., went home to be with Jesus Tuesday, April 5, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 22, 1944, in Kinston to the late Forrest and Dorothy...

DANITA N. WADE

Aug. 15, 1994-March 31, 2016 Danita Nicole Wade, 21, 140 DuPont Circle, died March 31. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Pentecostal Holy Church. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. She was born Aug. 15, 1994,...

SARA GINN WALDRIP

Died April 3, 2016 Sara Ginn Waldrip, 90, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A service celebrating Sara’s life will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, April 8, 2016, at Black Chapel at First...

KEDRON K. WALKER

Died March 31, 2016 Kedron Kinte Walker, 38, Highpoint, died March 31 at North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. Funeral will be Saturday 1 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral...

BERRY "SHINE" SWIFT WALKER JR.

March 30, 1928-April 5, 2016 Berry “Shine” Swift Walker Jr., 88, went to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. A graveside service with military honors will be...

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

ROBERT A. AMES

Nov. 11, 1939-April 2, 2016 Retired Master Sgt. Robert Austin Ames, 76, died Saturday at home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church. He was born in Cumberland County Nov....

CONSTANCE WILTSHIRE BOOTH

Dec. 9, 1919-April 3, 2016 Constance Wiltshire Booth, 96, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016, at home surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service will be held Sunday, April 10, 2016, at 2 p.m. in the chapel...

JERRY U. BRITT

May 1, 1953-April 4, 2016 Jerry Uriah Britt, 62, Mount Olive, passed away at Wayne Memorial Hospital Monday, April 4, 2016, surrounded by his family. He was born May 1, 1953, to Wellie J. and Cleo Joyner Britt. Mr....

MIGNON M. BROWN

Aug. 22, 1957-April 4, 2016 Mignon Mary Brown, 58, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be private. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa., to the late Jim and Lillian Armwood Brown. Arrangements are by...

DEIVA F. BURKET

March 10, 1951-April 3, 2016 Deiva Fay Burket, 65, Barwick Road, Mount Olive, died Sunday at home. Visitation will be Saturday from 1 to 1:45 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, with funeral at 2 p.m. in the...

THOMAS E. DANIHEL JR.

Graveside service for Thomas E. Danihel Jr. will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery with full military honors. Arrangements are by Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

KERNARD DAWSON SR.

Jan. 20, 1950-April 2, 2016 Kernard Dawson Sr. was born to the late Charles Hope and Susie Anna Dawson Jan. 20, 1950, in Wayne County, Goldsboro, N.C. Kernard attended Dillard High School in 1968, and entered the United States...

WARREN ETHRIDGE

Died April 2, 2016 Warren Ethridge, 58, 800 Madison Ave., died Saturday. Funeral will be Friday at noon at McIntyre Funeral Home chapel. Interment will be at Old Mill Cemetery. He is survived by five children. Visitation will be...

DR. ELDER DOUGLAS C. GILLS

A service to celebrate the life of Dr. elder Douglas C. Gills will be held today at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. (Pd)...

LELIA PRICE GODWIN

Lelia Price Godwin, 90, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LEAMON E. GRAHAM

Leamon Earl Graham, 60, 206 E. Vernon Ave., died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

HILTON M. HARRISON SR.

Aug. 7, 1935-April 4, 2016 Hilton Maurice Harrison Sr., 80, Hookerton, died Monday. Funeral will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with pastor Gerald Fowler officiating. Interment will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery....

MARY ANN DURHAM MUSGRAVE

Died March 31, 2016 Mrs. Mary Ann Durham Musgrave, 70, 190 Cox Pond Road, Mount Olive, daughter of the late Leon and Blanch Wise Durham of Mount Olive, passed away March 31, 2016. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday,...

BERRY S. WALKER JR.

Berry Swift Walker Jr., 88, Forest Knolls Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GERTRUDE FENNELL WILLIAMS

Died April 3, 2016 Gertrude Fennell Williams, 88, Rose Hill, died Sunday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Wallace. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church in Rose Hill Friday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. W. K....

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

CLARENCE W. "C.W." "DUDGIE" BARBER

May 31, 1942-March 31, 2016 Clarence W. "C.W." "Dudgie" Barber, 73, Charlotte, N.C., passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016. C.W. was born May 31, 1942, in Mount Olive, N.C., to the late Verlie Mae Powell Odom and George W....

SHEILA BEST

Feb. 21, 1945-April 3, 2016 Sheila Diane Best, 71, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie B. and Hazel Boseman. She was married to the late Johnny Best....

HOWARD N. BOND

Aug. 13, 1934-April 2, 2016 Howard Norman Bond, 81, died Saturday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Wilmington. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today in Riverview Memorial Park in Watha. He was born Aug. 13, 1934, in...

JERRY U. BRITT

Jerry U. Britt, 62, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MIGNON M. BROWN

Mignon Mary Brown, 58, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

JOHN EARL CASEY

Oct. 15, 1940-April 4, 2016 John Earl Casey, 75, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Monday, April 4, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. John was born Oct. 15, 1940, to the late Raymond Herman Casey and Lorena Mae Taylor Casey. He...

FREDDIE L. DEES

Died April 1, 2016 Freddie Lee Dees, 205 Myrtle Road, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away peacefully Friday, April 1, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Effie M. Dees; four sons, Lynwood Dees (Judy), Freddie R....

THELMA ELLIS

Thelma Ellis, 80, 114 Marshall Drive, Dudley, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HENRIETTA HARPER

Henrietta Harper, 504 Creech St., died today. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

HILTON HARRISON

Hilton Harrison, 80, Hookerton, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

JERRY M. LITTLE

July 3, 1941-April 2, 2016 Jerry Maxton Little, 74, Kenly, died Saturday. Funeral will be 6 tonight at Kenly Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Aubrey Williamson officiating. Interment will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Kenly Cemetery....

PORTER L. MATTHEWS JR.

Porter Lemont Matthews Jr., 83, 258 Lee's Country Club Road, Mount Olive, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

RALPH J. NEWCOMB

Feb. 1, 1935-April 3, 2016 Ralph Junior Newcomb, 81, Raleigh, died Sunday at Western Wake Medical Center in Cary. Funeral will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Wayne White officiating. Burial will...

GEORGIE SIMMONS

Aug. 22, 1917-April 3, 2016 "And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight, The clouds be rolled back as a scroll; The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend, Even so, it is well with...

JAMES D. TYLER

Died April 2, 2016 James Durwood Tyler, 43, 112 Matthews St., Warsaw, died Saturday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Turkey. Burial will be in Middleton Cemetery. Born in Duplin...

SARA GINN WALDRIP

Dec. 7, 1925-April 3, 2016 Sara Ginn Waldrip, 90, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Sara was born in Bowman, Ga., Dec. 7, 1925, to the late Pope B. Ginn and Callie Fleming Ginn....

Monday, April 4, 2016

CONSTANCE BOOTH

Constance Booth, 96, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DEVIA FAYE BURKET

Deiva Faye Burket, 65, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

WARREN ETHRIDGE

Warren Ethridge, 58, of Goldsboro, died April 2. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

DECARLO A. HUNT

DeCarlo Antowon Hunt, 28, 126 Carolina Forrest Drive, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

FREDDIE ROBINSON

Freddie Robinson, 68, of Goldsboro, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

KATHERINE T. SHINE

March 29, 2016 Katherine T. Shine, 94, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late Jim Henry Teachey and Lou Bertha Kenan Teachey. The funeral will be held...

GEORGIE SIMMONS

Georgie Simmons, 98, of Goldsboro died Sunday in the Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ROBERT "BUDDY" SWINSON

Nov. 23, 1929-April 3, 2016 Robert Benjamin "Buddy" Swinson, 86, of Mount Olive passed away at his residence. He was the son of the late Emmett and Lucy Brock Swinson and the husband of Norma Sampson Swinson. Mr. Swinson...

ELSIE C. THARRINGTON

July 21, 1926-April 1, 2016 Elsie Coggins Tharrington, 89, of Louisburg, passed away Friday morning. Mrs. Tharrington was a daughter of the late Keeter and Gladys W. Coggins. She was preceded in death by her husband, C. Allen Tharrington...

JAMES D. TYLER

James D. Tyler, 43 of 1115 Moores St., Kenansville, died Saturday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

RAMIRO ZAMUDIO VILLALON

July 1, 1965-April 2, 2016 Ramiro Zamudio Villalon, 51, resident of the Mount Olive area in the Beautancus community, died Saturday, April 2, at his home. He had been a long time employee of the Carroll Jackson family in...

DANITA NICOLE WADE

Danita Nicole Wade, 21, 140 DuPont Circle, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SARA GINN WALDRIP

Sara Ginn Waldrip, 90, of Goldsboro, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, April 3, 2016

ROBERT AUSTIN AMES

Retired Master Sgt. Robert Austin Ames, 76, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAMES E. BASS JR.

James E. Bass Jr., 38, 117 Dosia Drive, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

GLENDA MOODY BLACKWELL

Glenda Moody Blackwell, 55, 509 Hudson St., Rocky Mount, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOANN N. BREWSTER

Oct. 31, 1935-March 24, 2016 JoAnn Nottingham Brewster, 80, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. JoAnn was born in Ranger, Texas, Oct. 31, 1935. She was a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in...

JOSEPH S. BROWN

Joseph Shan Brown, 57, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RAYMOND ARTHUR BRYAN JR.

June 24, 1931-March 30, 2016 Raymond Arthur Bryan Jr., chairman of T.A. Loving Co., died at Wayne Memorial Hospital March 30, 2016. Ray, son of Raymond Arthur Bryan and Ruby Morris Bryan, was born June 24, 1931, in Goldsboro,...

PRESTON CANTY

Preston Canty, 80, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel....

MARY HATCH DAVIS

July 20, 1924-March 27, 2016 Mary Hatch Davis, 91, Mount Olive resident, the eldest of 11 children, was born in Sims, N.C., to Roy and Mary Flowers Hatch. While at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, she passed away peacefully Easter...

FREDDIE L. DEES

Freddie Lee Dees, 83, 205 Myrtle Road, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital Friday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

DOUGLAS CORNELL GILLS

July 10, 1946-March 31, 2016 Elder Douglas Cornell Gills, 69, South Marion Drive, Goldsboro, went to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, March 31, 2016. A service to celebrate his life will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2016,...

MILNER PARKS GURLEY

Oct. 19, 1926-March 31, 2016 Milner Parks Gurley, 89, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016, surrounded by her family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The family will receive friends Sunday, April 3, 2016, from 3 to 4 p.m. in...

ANNA M. JONES

Aug. 8, 1965-April 1, 2016 Anna Maria Jones, 50, 901 Carver Drive, died Friday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She was Born...

CHARLOTTE KATES

April 28, 1938-March 31, 2016 Charlotte Kates, 77, 1004 S. Madison Ave., died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at New St. John AME Church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. She was...

JERRY M. LITTLE

Jerry Maxton Little, 74, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral Service....

LYNDA P. MALPASS

April 17, 1953-April 1, 2016 Lynda P. Malpass, 62, died Friday morning at her home. Born in Wilson County, she was the daughter of the late Wade H. and Gwendolyn T. Pridgen of Goldsboro, and the wife of Walter...

EDITH SHARPE MCCLENNY

March 3, 1928-April 1, 2016 Edith Sharpe McClenny, 88, Pikeville, passed away Friday, April 1, 2016, at Wilson Medical Center. Edith was born in Alamance County March 3, 1928, to the late Lewis Henry Sharpe and Ollie Jenny Perkins...

JOHN WESLEY SARGENT

Sept. 12, 1924-March 27, 2016 John Wesley Sargent, 91, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. John was born in Shelburn, Ind., Sept. 12, 1924, to the late John Aitken Sargent...

ELSIE C. THARRINGTON

July 21, 1926-April 1, 2016 Elsie Coggins Tharrington, 89, Louisburg, died Friday. Funeral will be 4 p.m. today at Hickory Rock Baptist Church. Burial will be at Lancaster Memorial Park. She was the daughter of the late Keeter and...

GARY L. THIGPEN

Oct. 1, 1956-March 31, 2016 Gary Lyn Thigpen, 59, lifelong resident of Scott's Store community near Mount Olive, passed away unexpectedly Thursday evening, March 31. Gary, a metal fabricator, through the years had been employed at Metal-Crafters, A.P. Parts,...

RAMIRO VILLALON

Ramiro Villalon, Beautancus, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

KEDRON K. WALKER

Kedron Kinte Walker, 38, Highpoint, died Thursday at North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. Arrangements are pending at Sevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ALBERT WILLIAMS JR.

Feb. 10, 1933-March 31, 2016 Albert Williams Jr., 83, died Thursday at his residence. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Leslie Albert Williams Sr. and Nettie Mozingo Williams, and husband of the late Betty...

Friday, April 1, 2016

ANNIE M. ANGE

Feb. 5, 1939-March 30, 2016 Annie Mae Ange, 77, Warsaw, died Wednesday at Vidant Duplin. Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Warsaw Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was born Feb. 5, 1939, in Washington County to the late...

PAUL RANDAL AYCOCK

Oct. 21, 1935-March 30, 2016 Paul Randal Aycock, 80, suddenly became sick Wednesday, March 30, 2016, while fishing at Holiday Island, and later passed away at Vidant-Chowan Hospital in Edenton. Paul was born in Wayne County Oct. 21, 1935,...

RAYMOND ARTHUR BRYAN JR.

June 24, 1931-March 30, 2016 Raymond Arthur Bryan Jr., chairman of T.A. Loving Co., died at Wayne Memorial Hospital March 30, 2016. Ray, son of Raymond Arthur Bryan and Ruby Morris Bryan, was born June 24, 1931, in Goldsboro,...

PRESTON CANTY

Preston Canty, 80, 1507 Burnside Drive, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DOUGLAS GILLS

Douglas Gills, 69, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MILNER PARKS GURLEY

Oct. 19, 1926-March 31, 2016 Milner Parks Gurley, 89, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2016, surrounded by her family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Milner was born in Wayne County Oct. 19, 1926, to the late James Milford Parks...

ANNA M. JONES

Anna Maria Jones, 50, 901 Carver Drive, died today in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

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...

CHARLOTTE KATES

Charlotte Kates, 77, 1004 S. Madison Ave., died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

KENNETH R. LEACH

Kenneth Ray Leach, 608 W. Seventh St., Kenly, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ANGELA DARRING LEFTDWRIGE

Dec. 16, 1970-March 29, 2016 Angela "Bae Bae" Leftdwrige Darring, 45, 3024 Thoroughfare Road, died Tuesday in Vidant Care Hospital in Greenville. Funeral will be Sunday 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial...

LYNDA P. MALPASS

Lynda Gwen Pridgen Malpass, 62, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DERIANTE' D. MILLER

Died March 27, 2016 Deriante' Deon Miller, 18, 418 Cecil Drive, Kinston, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Lawson Chapel United Holy Church of Kinston. Burial will be in Lodge Hall Cemetery....

OLLIE M. POPE

Died March 30, 2016 Ollie Mae Pope, 88, 2011 Fieldcrest Road, Wilson, died Wednesday at Rocky Mount Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of Wilson. Interment will be...

JOHN WESLEY SARGENT

Sept. 12, 1942-March 27, 2016 John Wesley Sargent, 91, passed away Sunday, March 27, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. John was born in Shelburn, Ind., Sept. 12, 1924, to the late John Aitken Sargent...

GARY THIGPEN

Gary Thigpen, 59, Mount Olive, died Thursday. Arrrangments are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

GRAHAM KENT THOMPSON

May 22, 1933-March 30, 2016 Graham Kent Thompson, 82, passed away Wednesday, March 30. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Virginia "Ginger," and leaves behind his children, Kent and his wife, Maureen, of Media, Pa., Gene of Goldsboro,...

ALBERT WILLIAMS JR.

Albert Williams Jr., 84, Dudley, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....