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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...