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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

MAJOR B. BIZZELL

Major Bryant Bizzell, 77, 911 Isler St., died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

HORACE FUSSELL JR.

Feb. 11, 1937-May 30, 2016 Horace Fussell Jr., 79, died Monday at home. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Fussell Cemetery. Born Feb. 11, 1937, he was the son of the late Horace and Clara "Betsy"...

BEN EASON GOODING

Feb. 15, 1949-May 30, 2016 Ben Eason Gooding, 67, died Monday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late George Franklin and Ellen Louise Swain Gooding. Funeral services are scheduled...

JOHN T. GREEN

John T. Green, 78, 1000 Honolulu Road, Grifton, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

Monday, May 30, 2016

WALTRAUT LUISE BARTON

Jan. 9, 1931-May 29, 2016 Waltraut Luise Barton, 85, died Sunday morning, at Kitty Askins Hospice center. Born in Galsdon, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Heinrich and Luise Plogsties and was the wife of the late...

LOUIS E. HODGES III

Louis Edward Hodges III, 58, of Raleigh, died Sunday at home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

RACHEL ANN SMITH

Feb. 6, 1947-May 28, 2016 Rachel Ann Smith, 69, of Goldsboro, passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born Feb. 6, 1947, and was the youngest daughter of the late John...

METTIE LOU SULLIVAN

Mettie Lou Crocker Sullivan, 91, of Middlesex, died Saturday morning at Wilson Medical Center surrounded by her family. Mettie was born in Johnston County on Dec. 25, 1924, to the late Johnny and Nellie Boykin Crocker. She was married...

Sunday, May 29, 2016

ALLAN ALAWAR

Died May 9, 2016 Aref K. "Allan" Alawar, 83, passed away peacefully in his sleep May 9, 2016, while visiting his native home Lebanon. His wishes were to be buried there next to his deceased parents and three siblings....

GENEVA LEWIS BENTON

Aug. 12, 1943-May 25, 2016 Geneva Lewis Benton, 72, died Wednesday at Agape Living LLC in Augusta, Ga. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Wayne...

MARGARET A. BRASWELL

Margaret Ann Braswell, 66, 502 Beale St., died Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

BERNICE E. CANADY BROWN

Bernice Elizabeth Canady Brown, 86, 411 Pollock St., died Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

ROBERT E. CARROLL

Died May 21, 2016 Robert E. Carroll, 79, Richmond, Va., died May 21 at home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at New Elders Chapel AME Zion Church of Magnolia. Burial will be in Maxwell Cemetery. A former...

DANNY L. CARTER

Aug. 11, 1948-May 25, 2016 Danny Lee Carter, 67, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Memorial service will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. He was born in...

TERRY K. COLUMBUS

Died May 20, 2016 Services for Mrs. Terry Kennedy Columbus, wife of Nicholas Columbus, will be held Friday, June 3, at 1 p.m. at Mount Olive's First Baptist Church, with visitation to follow in the Christian Life Center at...

ALICE S. COX

March 18, 1931-May 28, 2016 Alice Sylvester Cox, 85, Goldsboro, passed away early Saturday morning, May 28, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Alice was born in Richlands, N.C., March 18, 1931, to the late...

RAND DICKERSON

Rand Dickerson, 82, 231 Booker St., Pikeville, died Thursday Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

RONDAL HOLLAND JR.

Feb. 8, 1927-May 26, 2016 Rondal Holland Jr., 89, 924 Gurley Dairy Road, Pikeville, passed away Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. The Rev. Dennis Pollock...

EDSEL G. HOOKS

Aug. 9, 1930-May 28, 2016 Edsel Glenn Hooks, 85, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Saturday at Somerset Court. He was the son of the late Roy Paul and Myde W. Hooks, and was the husband of the...

ROBERT E. "BILL" LYNCH JR.

May 26, 1941-May 25, 2016 Robert E. "Bill" Lynch Jr., Cibolo, Texas, formerly of Seven Springs, N.C., passed away after a valiantly fought battle with lung cancer. Bill was the son of Robert and Jean Lynch (deceased) and brother...

MARGARET WINDERS MYERS

Died May 27, 2016 Margaret Winders Myers, 89, Mount Olive, formerly of the Beautancus community, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family while being cared for at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro Friday evening. She is survived by...

LINDA FAYE HOWELL PAYNE

Jan. 24, 1956-May 25, 2016 Mrs. Linda Faye Howell Payne peacefully went home to glory Wednesday May 25, 2016. Linda was born in Goldsboro, N.C., Jan. 24, 1956. She was the youngest daughter of the late Mr. O'Cesar and...

TIMOTHY RICHARDSON

July 9, 1960-May 25, 2016 Timothy Richardson, 55, 1722 Middleton Road, died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Tuesday at noon at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church, with Dr. H.E. McNair officiating. Burial will be in...

SUSAN G. RYBERG

Aug. 9, 1949-May 26, 2016 Susan Gribble Ryberg, 66, resident Mount Olive's College Heights subdivision, passed away early Thursday, May 26, at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Goldsboro. She was a native of Pennsylvania, and was daughter...

WANDA DEVON STOKES

Died May 25, 2016 Wanda Devon Stokes, 62, formerly of Mount Olive, N.C., graduated from Earth to heaven into the safety of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Wanda was the daughter of the late...

METTIE CROCKER SULLIVAN

Mettie Crocker Sullivan, 91, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral and Cremation Seevice....

VIMLA UPPAL

Aug. 24, 1926-May 24, 2016 Vimla Uppal, 89, died Tuesday at the home of her son, Dr. Uppal. She was born in India Aug. 24, 1926, to the late Sunder Lal Khosla and Hira Devi Khosla. She is survived...

CHASITY L. WILLIAMS

Chasity L. Williams, 24, 410 Langdon St., Fayetteville, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Friday, May 27, 2016

MITCHELL G. CHESTNUTT

March 30, 1950-May 25, 2016 Mitchell Glenn Chestnutt, Warsaw, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Magnolia Baptist Church. Burial will be in Chestnutt Family Cemetery. He was born March 30, 1950, in Duplin County...

ANNIE RUTH JONES FULLER

March 4, 1928-May 24, 2016 Mother Annie Ruth Jones Fuller, 88, 411 11th St., Goldsboro, passed Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro, N.C. The celebration of her life will be held Sunday, May 29,...

ROMAINE JEAN

Romaine Jean, 71, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SHIRLEY A. LONG

Shirley A. Long, 76, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

EDWARD "ED" P. ODOM SR.

Died May 24, 2016 Edward "Ed" P. Odom Sr., 90, Atlantic Beach, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at Carteret Health Care of Morehead City. Mr. Odom retired after 28 years as a driver with Greyhound Bus Co. He...

JOE E. POWELL

Died May 23, 2016 Joe Elijah Powell, 66, Rose Hill, died Monday. Funeral will be at Greater Yeshuwa Temple of Wallace Saturday at 1 p.m., with Bishop Curtis Mosley officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home Cemetery...

JONATHAN SPRUILL

Died May 22, 2016 Mr. Jonathan Spruill died Sunday at 255 Red Hill Road in Eureka. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 28, at First Baptist Church of Eureka at 1 p.m. Burial will follow in Eureka Cemetery....

HELEN M. CARR WOODS

Dec. 19, 1938-May 22, 2016 Helen Marie Carr Woods, 77, 221 Herbert St., died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. She was...

Thursday, May 26, 2016

GENEVA LEWIS BENTON

Geneva Lewis Benton, 72, died Wednesday at Agape Living LLC in Augusta, Ga. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GLORIA MAE BROWN

Sunrise May 21, 1936-Sunset May 23, 2016 Mrs. Gloria Mae Brown, 80, 1431 Airport Road, Pikeville, N.C., passed away Monday, May 23, 2016, at her residence. A celebration of her life will be held noon Friday, May 27, 2016,...

FAYE SANDERS BUNN

Feb. 28, 1926-May 24, 2016 Faye Sanders Bunn, 90, Spring Hope, passed away Tuesday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at Joyner's Funeral Home of Wilson. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery of Bailey....

DANNY CARTER

Danny Carter, 67, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

LETTICE C. JARMAN HARGETT

Lettice Clementine Jarman Hargett, 73, 10880 Old U.S. 70 West, Cove City, died Tuesday at Rutgers New Jersey Medical in Newark. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. Kinston....

KENNY P. HASLIP

Died May 20, 2016 Kenny Paul Haslip, 52, 209 N. Second Ave., New Bern, died Friday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery Visitation will...

CHRISTINE DREW HUDSON

May 26, 1926-May 24, 2016 Christine Drew Hudson, 89, formerly of Warsaw, died Tuesday at Trinity Grove Nursing Home in Wilmington. Graveside service is at 11 a.m. today in Devotional Gardens of Warsaw. She was born May 26, 1926,...

CHRISTOPHER C. KEITH JR.

Died May 21, 2016 Christopher C. Keith Jr., 70, Richmond, Va., formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., passed away May 21, 2016. He was a United States Army veteran, and he retired after 37 years of service from the 13th District...

JAMES E. MARR

Dec. 17, 1936-May 22, 2016 James Edward Marr, retired United States Air Force, 79, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016, in Allentown, Pa., while visiting his daughter. James was born in Danville, Pa., Dec. 17, 1936, to the...

RICHARD GEOFFREY MARSHALL

Sept. 16, 1957-May 23, 2016 Richard Geoffrey Marshall, United States Air Force retired, 58, Pikeville, N.C., passed away May 23, 2016, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, Ga. Born Sept. 16, 1957, in Bryn Mawr, Pa., he was the son...

LOUISE P. RHODES

Died May 24, 2016 Louise P. Rhodes, 83, Four Oaks, N.C., died Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Funeral service will be Saturday, May 28, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Pauline Baptist Church, with the Rev. Robert Cook and the Rev....

LIZZIE DONALD ROBERTSON

Died May 22, 2016 Lizzie Donald Robertson, 95, 424 Bennett Drive, Selma, died Sunday at Smithfield Manor Nursing Center Funeral will be noon Saturday at Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church of Zebulon, with the Rev. Dan Terry officiating. Visitation...

GRACE CARRAWAY SHIRLEY

April 15, 1925-May 24, 2016 Mrs. Grace Carraway Shirley, 91, Walstonburg, died Tuesday evening, May 24, 2016, at her home. A native and lifelong resident of Greene County, she was born April 15, 1925, the daughter of Alonzo and...

WANDA D. STOKES

Wanda Devon Stokes, 62, formerly of Mount Olive, died Wednesday in Duke Medical Pavilion. Arrangements are pending....

ELIZABETH R. SUTTON

Nov. 10, 1924-May 24, 2016 Elizabeth Royall Sutton died at her home in Goldsboro May 24, 2016. The daughter of William Allen and Elizabeth Waddell Royall, she was born in Goldsboro Nov. 10, 1924. She is survived by her...

ESTHER E. THORNTON

Died May 24, 2016 Esther E. Thornton, 93, Four Oaks, died Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Funeral service will be Thursday, May 26, 2016, at 1 p.m. at St. John Pentecostal Holiness Church, with the Rev. Jim Skinner and the...

MICK J. WORRELLS

July 27, 1965-May 19, 2016 Mick Junior Worrells, 50, 704 Claiborne St., Apt. C, died May 19. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. He was born July 27,...

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

GLORIA BROWN

Gloria Brown, 80, 1431 Airport Road, Pikeville, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ANNIE R. FULLER

Annie Ruth Fuller, 88, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

KENLEY L. GIBBS

Kenley Lee Gibbs, 65, Snow Hill, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

JAMES AUBURN GODWIN

Sept. 14, 1926-May 24, 2016 James Auburn Godwin, 89, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family. Graveside service, with visitation to follow, will be Thursday, May 26, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Evergreen...

DONALD L. GRAHAM SR.

Died May 22, 2016 Donald Lee Graham Sr., 63, 1312 Ben Brewington Court, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Pentecostal Holy Church. Interment will be at Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson. He is...

LORENZO W. HOWARD

May 9, 1938-May 22, 2016 Lorenzo W. Howard, 78, 101 Marshall Drive, Dudley, died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Luke Church of Christ. Burial will be in Cobb Cemetery of...

JAMES E. MARR

James Edward Marr, 79, died Sunday in Allentown, Pa. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LINDA F. PAYNE

Linda F. Payne, 205 Ryan Way, died today. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

TIMOTHY RICHARDSON

Timothy Richardson, 55, 722 Middleton Road, died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ELIZABETH R. SUTTON

Elizabeth R. Sutton, 91, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

VIMLA UPPAL

Vimla Uppal, 91, died Tuesday at the home of her son. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CLARENCE WOODARD JR.

Funeral for Clarence "Bruce" Woodard Jr., Tarboro, will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel of Wilson....

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

YOLANDA V. BLUE

Jan. 22, 1971-May 18, 2016 Yolanda Vernell Blue, 45, 404 S. Faison Ave., Faison, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Poplar Grove Missionary Baptist Church of Faison, with...

EDNA H. CANDLER

Aug. 29, 1926-May 22, 2016 Edna Hare Candler, 89, went to be with her Lord Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family and friends. Edna was born in Wayne County, N.C., Aug. 29, 1926, to the late...

GABRIEL L. FUSSELL

May 18, 2016-May 20, 2016 Gabriel Levi Fussell, Rocky Point, died Friday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Pickett-Watkins Cemetery in Rocky Point, He was born May 18, 2016, to Nicholas...

JAMES R. HART

Died May 19, 2016 James Ray Hart, 74, died Thursday in California. Memorial service will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at 104 Oliver Drive in Hookerton. Arrangements are by S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

KENNY P. HASLIP

Kenny P. Haslip, "KennyD," 52, 209 N. Second Ave., New Bern, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. Kinston....

ASIA K. HODGE

Nov. 2, 1993-May 18, 2016 Asia Keshawn Hodge, 22, Kinston, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Church of Faith and Deliverance of Kinston. Burial will be in Dunn Hill...

JANE W. KORNEGAY

Dec. 31, 1929-May 23, 2016 Jane Williams Kornegay, 86, passed away Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was the daughter of the late Bruce and Bethel Williams, and wife of the late Herbert Kornegay. Mama Jane, as she...

LINDA S. RAINS

Dec. 7, 1941-May 21, 2016 Linda Faye Stanley Rains, 74, Princeton, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Rains Crossroads Church Cemetery. She was born Dec. 7, 1941, to the late...

BETTY SPRUILL

Pastor Betty Jean Spruill, 62, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

JAMES A. SWINSON

Died May 19, 2016 James Allen Swinson, 91, 228 House St., died Thursday at Kitty Askins. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with pastor James E. Collins as eulogist. Interment will...

Monday, May 23, 2016

MARY WATERS-LYNCH

Mary Marie Waters-Lynch, 66, of 1598 Bonnie Lane, died Friday, May 13, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends at the residence, where...

EDNA CANDLER

Edna Hare Candler, 89, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Seymour Funeral Home....

LORENZO W. HOWARD

Lorenzo W. Howard, 78, of 101 Marshall Drive, Dudley, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JANE WILLIAMS KORNEGAY

Dec. 31, 1929-May 23, 2016 Jane Williams Kornegay, 86, died today. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

JAMES C. PAGE

Elder James Carson Page, 86, Durham, died Thursday in Gainesville, Ga. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JONATHAN SPRUILL

Jonathan Spruill, 66, of 255 Red Hill Road, Eureka, died Sunday at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

HELEN M. WOODS

Helen M. Woods, 79, of 221 Herbert St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Sunday, May 22, 2016

TERRY K. COLUMBUS

Dec. 3, 1946-May 20, 2016 Mrs. Terry Kennedy Columbus, 69, passed away Friday afternoon, May 20, 2016, at her home surrounded by friends and loved ones. She was a resident of Forest Hills community in Goldsboro. She had been...

REV. HERBERT S. DAVIS

Oct. 3, 1920–May 20, 2016 It was Friday, May 20, 2016, in the late morning hours, just before noon, that the Lord sent his angels down to claim one of his chosen vessels, the Rev. Herbert S. Davis. Mr....

STEPHEN "SHORTY" EDGAR FERRELL

Aug. 19, 1935-May 19, 2016 Stephen “Shorty” Edgar Ferrell, 80, Fremont, passed away Thursday evening, May 19, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family. A graveside service will be held Monday, May 23, 2016, at 11 a.m. at...

ELLEN GRACE BRAME GARVIN

Aug. 20, 1954-May 16, 2016 Ellen Grace Brame Garvin died May 16, 2016, at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Va. Ellen was born Aug. 20, 1954, in Wilson, N.C., the daughter of Lena and Clarence Anderson “C.A.” Brame. Her...

ANDREW D. JONES

Aug. 4, 1937-May 19, 2016 Andrew D. Jones, 78, 228 Smith Chapel Road, Mount Olive, died Thursday in Genesis Health Care Facility. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Holy Ghost Cathedral. Burial will be in Jones Cemetery....

ROY LEE MASON SR.

March 29, 1940-May 20, 2016 Roy Lee Mason Sr., 76, was called home from complications with Alzheimer’s Friday May 20, 2016, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ his Lord while surrounded by his family at Kitty Askins Hospice...

CECIL RICHARDSON

Died May 16, 2016 Cecil Richardson, Park Avenue, Wilson, died Monday. Graveside service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

THOMAS YORK

Feb. 24, 1924-May 17, 2016 Thomas York, 92, Newark, died at home Tuesday. He was born to the late Thomas and Alma (Formaydurval) York Feb. 24, 1924, in Goldsboro. He was married to Kathleen (Diemoz) York. He is survived...

Friday, May 20, 2016

RUBY L. BURCE

March 22, 1924-May 16, 2016 Ruby L. Burce, 92, Eau Claire, died Monday at Clairemont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Eau Claire. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Drammen Lutheran Church of Mondovi, Wis., with pastor Valerie Peterson...

STEPHEN E. FERRELL

Stephen Edgar "Shorty" Ferrell, 80, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ANN MOLIC HEUMANN

Died May 18, 2016 Ann Molic Heumann, died Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at the age of 91. A Mass of Resurrection will be held Monday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter Catholic Church. Burial will be private. Mrs. Heumann,...

ANDREW D. JONES

Andrew D. Jones, 78, 228 Smith Chapel Road, Mount Olive, died Thursday in Genesis Health Care Facility. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ERNESTINE ARMSTRONG LATHAN

Died May 16, 2016 Ernestine Armstrong Lathan, 65, 610 Suggs St., Wilson, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Olive Chapel Baptist Church of Sharpsburg, with pastor Jimmy Williams as...

WILLIAM MAYE SR.

Died May 16, 2016 William Maye Sr., 84, 280 Honolulu Road, Vanceboro, died Monday at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Gateway To Heaven Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial will be in Piney...

ROY L. MILLER

Died May 16, 2016 Roy Lee Miller, 79, 2807 Oakland Dive, Kinston, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Smith Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Warsaw, with minister Lewanda Miller officiating. Burial...

LENA M. SAUNDERS

Died May 14, 2016 Lena Mae Saunders, 63, resident of Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Nannie D. Loftin Memorial Chapel at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes...

JAMES SWINSON

James Swinson, 228 House St., died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

MICK J. WORRELLS

Mick Junior Worrells, 50, 704 Claiborne St., Apt. C, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Thursday, May 19, 2016

JIMMIE L. BATTS

Died May 12, 2016 Jimmie Lee Batts, 71, 910 Carroll St., Wilson, died May 12 at Wilson Medical Center. Private graveside service will be Saturday at Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

RUBY L. BURCE

March 22, 1924-May 16, 2016 Ruby L. Burce, 92, Eau Claire, died Monday at Clairemont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Eau Claire. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Drammen Lutheran Church of Mondovi, Wis., with pastor Valerie Peterson...

JEROME DANIELS

Died May 16, 2016 Jerome Daniels, 61, Farmville, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Saint Delight Church of Walstonburg,. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

STANLEY DAVIS SR.

Jan. 31, 1957-May 14, 2016 Stanley "Stan the Man" Davis Sr., 59, 204 McArthur St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Goldsboro-Raleigh District Assembly. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park....

DOROTHY A. GORHAM

Died May 13, 2016 Dorothy A. Gorham, 56, 206 Vance St., Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel of Wilson....

BETTIE D. HAM

July 25, 1934-May 17, 2016 Bettie Dunn Ham, 81, Goldsboro, died Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Bettie was born in Wayne County July 25, 1934, to the late Dewey Linwood Jeannett and Katherine Dunn Jeannett....

JAMES F. HORTON

Died May 13, 2016 James Floyd Horton, 91, 4 Cullewee Court, Durham, died Friday. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Evening Light Holiness Church of Wilson. Interment will be in Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson. Visitation will take be...

WILLIAM R. MCCOY

Died May 11, 2016 William Ray McCoy, 60, 1109 Killette St., Wilson, died May 11 in Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Saint Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of...

WILLIE R. MITCHELL

Dec. 16, 1945-May 18, 2016 Willie "Bill" Ray Mitchell, 70, Selma, died Wednesday at Wake Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Ralph Parker officiating. Interment will...

ALVIN H. MOTE JR.

July 19, 1949-May 18, 2016 Alvin Hester Mote Jr., 66, died Wednesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Community Funeral Home in Rose Hill. He was born July 19, 1949, in Pender County...

LOUVENIA STEPHENS PENDER

Died May 14, 2016 Louvenia Stephens Pender, 98, 12704 Millstream Drive, Bowie, Md., died Saturday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Simon Grove Holiness Church of Wilson, with Bishop Herbert Williams as eulogist. Interment will be in Rest...

CECIL RICHARDSON

Cecil Richardson, Wilson, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LILA DELL SPEIGHT

Died May 11, 2016 Lila Dell Speight, 95, Snow Hill, died May 11 at home. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Washington Branch Original Free Will Baptist Church. Interment will be in Snow Hill Cemetery. She is survived by...

LEVOIN TROUBLEFIELD

Sept. 23, 1945-May 16, 2016 Elder Levoin Troublefield, 70, 343 Water Tank Road, Warsaw, died Monday at High Point Regional Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at United American Freewill Baptist Tabernacle of Kinston, with elder Braxton...

CLARENCE WOODARD

Clarence Woodard, 54, Tarboro, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

MARY M. WATERS-LYNCH

Mary Marie Waters-Lynch, 66, 1598 Bonnie Lane, Kinston, died Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

DAVID MORTON ALEXANDER

Died May 13, 2016 David Morton Alexander, 86, United States Army veteran, died peacefully the morning of May 13, 2016, in Salisbury, N.C. Born in Charlotte, N.C., Mr. Alexander graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....

YOLANDA V. BLUE

Yolanda Vernell Blue, 45, 404 S. Faison Ave., Faison, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

JAMES RUSSELL BROWN JR.

May 29,1960-May 12, 2016 Retired Senior Master Sgt. James Russell Brown Jr., 55, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016, at home. A service to celebrate his life will be held Friday, May 20, 2016, at noon in the...

RUBY L. BURCE

Ruby L. Burce, 92, Eau Claire, Wis., died Monday at Clairemont Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Fuller Speckien Hulke Funeral Home of Eau Claire....

LULA R. HINES

Sept. 23, 1957-May 17, 2016 Lula R. Hines, 58, 331 Race Track Road, LaGrange, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Victory and Dominion World Outreach Center of Snow Hill. Burial will be...

AMBER C. KORNEGAY

Sept. 20, 1928-May 13, 2016 Amber Crumpler Kornegay, 87, longtime resident of Mount Olive, passed away Friday, May 13, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. She was the daughter of the late Paul W. Crumpler and Beatrice Mercer...

GROVER D. MASSEY

Aug. 21, 1925-May 16, 2016 Grover Douglas Massey, 90, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016, at his home. Grover was born in Wake County Aug. 21, 1925, to the late Millard Fillmore Massey and Hattie Fowler Massey. He was...

WILLIAM MAYE SR.

William Maye Sr., 84, 280 Honolulu Road, Vanceboro, died Monday at Carolina East Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc., Kinston....

DORIS P. SMITH

Feb. 3, 1947-May 17, 2016 Doris Penny Smith, 69, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be held at a later date. She was born in New Jersey Feb. 3, 1947, to the late Robert and Doris...

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

J.B. GRANT

Nov. 12, 1934-May 15, 2016 Jesse Bright Grant, 81, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family. J.B. was born in Wayne County Nov. 12, 1934, to the late Norman Lee Grant and...

ERNESTINE LATHAN

Ernestine Lathan, 65, Wilson, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

GROVER D. MASSEY

Grover Douglas Massey, 90, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROY L. MILLER

Roy Lee Miller, 79, 2807 Oakland Drive, Kinston, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

DORIS SMITH

Doris Smith, 69, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

W. TALMAGE THIGPEN JR.

Jan. 18, 1945-May 15, 2016 Walter Talmage Thigpen Jr., 71, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Wayne County to the late Walter Talmage and Lillian Mae Dale Thigpen, and was married to the late...

LEVOIN TROUBLEFIELD

Elder Levoin Troublefield, 70, 343 Water Tank Road, Warsaw, died Monday at High Point Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Monday, May 16, 2016

CHRISTINE W. BURROUGHS

Jan. 18, 1936-May 15, 2016 Christine West Burroughs, 80, of Mount Olive, passed away Sunday morning, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was the daughter of the late Auburn W. and Laura R. West, and was the wife of...

STANLEY DAVIS SR.

Stanley "Stan the Man" Davis Sr., 59, of 204 McArthur St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

J.B. GRANT

J.B. Grant, 81, died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are pending with Seymour Funeral Home....

HARRY LEE JACKSON

Harry Lee Jackson, 74, of Richmond, Va., formerly of Goldsboro, died May 11. He was born in Goldsboro to the late Robert Jackson and Lela Jackson Jones. Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. at March Funeral Home,...

LENA MAE SAUNDERS

Lena Mae Saunders, 63, a resident of Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Saturday, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home, Kinston....

PATTIE LEE TAYLOR

Oct. 26, 1917-May 14, 2016 Pattie Lee Taylor, 98, went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday evening, May 14, 2016, at Sutton's Retirement Home. A graveside service to celebrate her Christian life will be held Tuesday, May...

WALTER THIGPEN

Jan. 18, 1945-May 15, 2016 Walter Thigpen, 71, died Sunday, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

Sunday, May 15, 2016

ELIZABETH "LIZ" KING-COLEY

Nov. 10, 1964-May 9, 2016 Mrs. Elizabeth "Liz" King-Coley, 51, 405 Lynn Ave., Goldsboro, passed unexpectedly at home Monday, May 9, 2016. The celebration of her life will be held Monday, May 16, 2016, at noon at Word of...

JIMMIE BATTS

Jimmie Batts, 71, 910 Carroll St., Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

STEWART E. BROADHURST

Died May 9, 2016 Steward E. Broadhurst, 78, died Monday in Rochester, N.Y. Funeral will be noon Wednesday at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church of Seven Springs, with pastor Scottie Rogers officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery of...

JAMES R. BROWN JR.

Retired Senior Master Sgt. James Russell Brown Jr., 55, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

LOUISE FLEMING

Louise Fleming, 69, 7008 N.C. 42 East, Macclesfield, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

LELA M. HOBBS

Sept. 3, 1931-May 14, 2016 Lela Melissa Hines Hobbs, 84, Rose Hill, died Saturday at the Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Wilmington. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at Wallace Church of God. Burial will be in Brock...

JAMES HORTON

James Horton, 91, resident of Avante' at Wilson Nursing Center, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JOHNNY R. KILLETTE

Jan. 30, 1945-May 12, 2016 Johnny Ray Killette, 71, Faison, died Thursday at home. Graveside service will be today at 3 p.m. at Devotional Gardens. He was born Jan. 30, 1945, in Duplin County to the late George Killette...

HALLETT W. MAYO

May 9, 1921-May 13, 2016 Hallett W. Mayo, 95, died May 13, 2016. He was born in the community of Hobucken, N.C., on Goose Creek Island in Pamlico County, May 9, 1921. He was preceded in death by his...

PETER W. POPE

Aug. 27, 1986-May 11, 2016 Senior Airman Peter Warren Pope, 29, Clayton, died Wednesday at home. Funeral, with military honors, will be today at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home. He was born in Gastonia Aug....

LINDA B. TAYLOR

July 11, 1944-May 12, 2016 Linda Braswell Taylor, 71, LaGrange, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2016. Linda was born in Warsaw July 11, 1944, to the late Leland Braswell and Mattie Bostic Braswell. Linda's husband of 46 years, James...

Friday, May 13, 2016

DWIGHT J. BASS

June 10, 1973-May 10, 2016 Dwight Jonathan Bass, 42, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be tonight at 6 in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Bass Cemetery...

ELIZABETH BEST

Died May 7, 2016 Elizabeth Best, 49, Warsaw, died Saturday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Zion United Holy Church of Warsaw. Interment will be in the church cemetery....

MARY EDNA BOGUE

July 27, 1924-May 12, 2016 Mary Edna Bogue went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Thursday, May 12, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 14, 2016, at...

KATHLEEN BRYANT

Died May 8, 2016 Kathleen Bryant, 50, Wilson, died Sunday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by...

SAMUEL H. EVANS

Died May 9, 2016 Samuel H. Evans, 74, 7720 Daiselle Place, Saratoga, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ELEANOR JONES

Oct. 5, 1929-May 10, 2016 Eleanor Jones, 86, 237 Garris Chapel Road, LaGrange, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Rockford Chapel Church of LaGrange. Burial will be at...

WILLIAM R. MCCOY

William Ray McCoy, 60, 1109 Killette St., Wilson, died Wednesday at Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ADA MCLEAN

Sept. 26, 1923-May 8, 2016 Ada McLean, 92, 602 Lucas Road, Dunn, died Sunday in Betsy Johnson Hospital. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Oak Grove African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church of Erwin. Burial will be in Riverside...

ORA CROCKER PITTMAN

Jan. 20, 1931-May 11, 2016 Ora Crocker Pittman, 85, Kenly, died Wednesday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Visitation will be Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a funeral at 3 p.m. in...

EDWARD CARLTON STEVENS

Nov. 21, 1951-May 11, 2016 The battle is over and the victory is won for Mr. Edward Carlton Stevens. Today, May 11, 2016, Carlton, as he was so affectionately known, slipped away into our loving Father's arms while surrounded...

LINDA B. TAYLOR

Linda Braswell Taylor, 71, LaGrange, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

RONALD E. WILSON

Died May 5, 2016 Ronald Edward Wilson, 70, Sterling, Va., died May 5, 2016, at Fairfax Hospital in Vienna, Va. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 450 Orchard St., Vienna, Va., with elder Eddie...

Thursday, May 12, 2016

MABLE L. ALLEN

Died May 6, 2016 Mable Louise Allen, 87, Rose Hill, died Friday. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church of Rose Hill Saturday at 2 p.m., with Dr. Jerry Grimes officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home...

DWIGHT J. BASS

June 10, 1973-May 10, 2016 Dwight Jonathan Bass, 42, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Bass...

RAYMOND E. BELL

Died May 7, 2016 Raymond Earl Bell, 67, 1875 N.C. 111 North, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be noon Friday at Mills Funeral Home chapel. Interment will be in Mills Memorial Garden. He was married to Johnnie Bell....

BESSIE K. BENTON

Nov. 5, 1935-May 10, 2016 Bessie Kivett Benton, 80, Goldsboro, peacefully passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Bessie was born Nov. 5, 1935, in Alamance County to the late Percy Lee Kivett and Evie...

BETTY I. BEST

Sept. 13, 1944-May 10, 2016 Betty I. Best, 71, died Tuesday at Woodard's Care Inc. Graveside service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Phillips Family Cemetery, with the Rev. Rick Mondell officiating. Born in Wayne County, she was...

JUSTIN F. BLOOMER

Sept. 15, 1984-May 10, 2016 Justin F. Bloomer, 31, died Tuesday. Memorial service will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange. He was the son of Gerald and Nancy Bloomer of LaGrange and Sheila and...

EDNA BOGUE

Edna Bogue, 91, Fremont, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GLORIA A. BRASWELL

Died May 5, 2016 Gloria Ann "Poochie" Braswell, 50, 1802 Snowden Drive, Wilson, died May 5 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Suggs Christian Temple Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton...

KALEB JOSEPH BRASWELL

June 5, 2000-May 7, 2016 Kaleb Joseph Braswell, 15, 450 Perkins Road, died Sunday at his residence. He was born June 5, 2000, in Pitt County. He is survived by his mother, Diamond Brooks Lee. Funeral services will be...

MAJOR L. CLARK SR.

Feb. 9, 1952-May 11, 2016 Major Lewis Clark Sr., 64, 809 Aycock St., died Wednesday in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Durham. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Brighter Hope Christian Fellowship in Clayton. Burial with military...

DAVID COLE

David Cole, 77, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

KAILANI HAGUE

Kailani Hague, 31, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ANN B. NUNN

July 30, 1934-May 11, 2016 Ann Barwick Nunn, 81, died Wednesday morning at Warsaw Health and Rehab. She was the daughter of the late Herman and Ella Barwick, and was the wife of L.R. "Ike" Nunn Jr. Mrs. Nunn...

WILLIE R. ORMOND

Died May 8, 2016 Willie Ray Ormond, 75, 2531 Hedge St., Kinston, 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 in Shady Grove...

VIRGINIA FARRIOR PERKINS

Died May 8, 2016 Virginia Farrior Perkins, 73, Rose Hill, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at New First Baptist Church, Kenansville. Interment will be in Farrior Family Cemetery. Arrangements by Hawes Funeral...

JOSEPHINE STANLEY HART RADFORD

Oct. 14, 1933-May 10, 2016 Josephine Stanley Hart Radford, 82, Kinston, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Friday at 6 p.m. at Bethel Free Will Baptist Church, with pastor Chris Truett officiating. Interment will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at...

LILA DELL SPEIGHT

Lila Dell Speight, 95, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

TENECIA M. TAYLOR

July 24, 1967-May 3, 2016 Tenecia Monique Taylor, 48, died May 3 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial...

BLANCHE EVA CHANDLER VANHOY

Oct. 22, 1915-May 11, 2016 Blanche Eva Chandler Vanhoy, 100 years of age, New London, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Stanly Regional Medical Center in Albemarle. Ms. Vanhoy was born Oct. 22, 1915, to the late Clarence...

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

MARY ELIZABETH ATKINSON WHITMAN

May 8, 1922-May 9, 2016 Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Atkinson Whitman, 94, Magnolia, passed away Monday, May 9, 2016. She was born May 8, 1922, to the late Thomas Hadley and Nettie Long Atkinson in Duplin County. After graduating from...

STEWART E. BROADHURST

Stewart E. Broadhurst, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday in Rochester, N.Y. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Home....

ALLAN ALAWAR

Died May 9, 2016 Allan Alawar, 83, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully at his native home in Lebanon May 9, 2016. Allan was the former owner of Buck's Restaurant in Pikeville for 43 years. The family will receive friends at...

REBECCA J. ASHFORD

Died May 5, 2016 Rebecca Jane Ashford, 97, Rose Hill, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church of Rose Hill Friday at noon, with the Rev. W.K. Raynor officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill...

BETTY I. BEST

Betty I. Best, 71, died Tuesday at Woodard's Care Inc. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

MILDRED CROOM JOHNSON

Feb. 16, 1916-May 9, 2016 Mildred Croom Johnson, 99, 28 Roy Hooker Road, Snow Hill, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Nannie D. Loftin Memorial Chapel at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of...

ELEANOR JONES

Eleanor Jones, 86, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home Inc....

THELMA L. COLEY JOYNER

Feb. 15, 1931-May 7, 2016 Thelma Lee Coley Joyner, 85, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. She was born in...

WILLIAM E. MEWBORN

Died May 6, 2016 William Earl Mewborn, 49, 833 11th Ave., Wellborn, Fla., died Friday in Lake City Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Greater Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Kinston. He is survived by...

CONNIE JONES MYERS

July 8, 1957-May 9, 2016 Connie Jones Myers, 58, after a long and courageous battle with CBD, passed peacefully Monday, May 9, 2016, into that far better life with her Lord and Savior and with those beloved family who...

ANN B. NUNN

Ann B. Nunn, 71, died today at Warsaw Health and Rehab. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

ALAN S. PLUMMER

March 30, 1953-May 9, 2016 Alan Saidla Plummer, 63, Goldsboro, left this world to be with Jesus Monday evening at home while surrounded by his family. Alan was a beloved husband, father and friend, whose love for life and...

ANN GORDON WARREN STEWART

Dec. 24, 1936-May 9, 2016 Ann Gordon Warren Stewart, 79, passed away Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, with visitation afterward....

DAVID VASQUEZ

Died May 7, 2016 David Vasquez, 47, 271 Zion Church Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday at home. Graveside service will be Saturday at Old Mill Cemetery at 3 p.m. He was born in Hidalgo County, Texas, to Trinidad Vasquez...

JULIE B. WOMBLE

Feb. 28, 1936-May 10, 2016 Julie Blackmon Womble, 80, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Kelvin Gurley officiating. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park....

Tuesday, May 10, 2016

BESSIE K. BENTON

Bessie Kivett Benton, 80, of Goldsboro, died today, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

KALEB BRASWELL

Kaleb Joseph Braswell, 15, of 450 Perkins Road, died Sunday at home. He was born June 5, 2000, in Pitt County. He is survived by his mother. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

KATHLEEN BRYANT

Kathleen Bryant, 50, of 1114 Churchill Ave., Wilson, died May 8, at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital. Funeral services are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

JACK H. CRUMPLER

Jack Hicks Crumpler, 79, formerly of the Mount Carmel community, Pikeville, died Sunday, May 8, 2016. Jack was very interested in NASCAR and a frequent patron at the Kenly and Robersonville tracks. Funeral will be Tuesday at 7 p.m....

ELOISE C. DANIELS

Eloise Coley Daniels, 92, of 103 Sandy Drive, died May 5, surrounded by her family. She was born March 27,1924, in Wayne County to Robert Coley and Louis Anna Randolph Coley. She is survived by her children. Graveside services...

SAMUEL H. EVANS

Samuel H. Evans, 74, of 7720 Daiselle Place, Saratoga, died May 9 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral services are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

RAYMOND GRANTHAM JR.

Raymond Alston Grantham Jr., 74, of Lakeland, Tenn., retired managing director for Federal Express and husband of LaRue Britt Grantham, died May 8. Services will be Wednesday at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland. Interment will be in...

RUBY MOZINGO GURLEY

July 3, 1928-May 9, 2016 Ruby Grace Mozingo Gurley, 87, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2016, at the Brian Center. Ruby was born in Wayne County on July 3, 1928, to the late Willie and Pauline Carter Mozingo.She...

MILDRED C. JOHNSON

Mildred Croom Johnson, 99, of 28 Roy Hooker Road, Snow Hill, died Monday, at home surrounded by her family. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home, Kinston....

THELMA JOYNER

Thelma Lee Coley Joyner, 85, died May 7, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

KEN MARTIN

The committal and burial for Ken Martin was today at 10 a.m. in Martin Price Cemetery, Mount Olive. Mr. Martin, 57, died Saturday, May 7. His family wishes to express sincere gratitude to Dr. Jason Boyd and his sweet...

CONNIE J. MYERS

Connie Gail Jones Myers, 58, died Monday at her home. Arrangements are pending with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIE ORMOND

Willie Ormond, 75, of 2531 Hedge Street, Kinston, died Sunday night, at home. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home, Kinston....

ALAN S. PLUMMER

Alan S. Plummer, 63, died Monday evening at his home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

JOSEPHINE RADFORD

Josephine Radford, 82, of Kinston, died today, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

JUANITA H. STEPHENSON

Oct. 15, 1925-May 8, 2016 Juanita Howard Stephenson, resident of the Thunder Swamp/ Smith Chapel area near Mount Olive, passed away on Mother's Day, May 8, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was 90 years of age. She was...

ANN W. STEWART

Ann Gordon Warren Stewart, 79, of Goldsboro died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

HANNAH SULLIVAN

Hannah Parker Sullivan, 100, of 207 S. Leslie St., died May 4 in the Brian Center. She was born Feb. 4, 1916, in Onslow County to William W. and Lula Parker. She is survived by one son. Funeral services...

DAVID VASQUEZ

David Vasquez, 47, of 271 Zion Church Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday, at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JULIE B. WOMBLE

Feb. 28,1936-May 10, 2016 Julie Blackmon Womble, 80, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

Monday, May 9, 2016

RUBY B. BROWN

Died May 7, 2016 Ruby Barnes Brown, 97, of Fremont, died Saturday, May 7, 2016. The funeral for the family was held Sunday at Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Brown; son, Sonny...

RUBY MOZINGO GURLEY

Ruby Grace Mozingo Gurley, 87, died this morning at Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DORETHA HASKINS

July 7, 1954-May 4, 2016 Doretha Haskins, 61, Ozone Park, N.Y., died May 4, at Northshore Hospital in New York. She was born July 7, 1954, in New York. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronnie Haskins....

BILLY HORNE

June 30, 1933-May 7, 2016 Ret. (Air Force) Master Sgt. Billy Franklin Horne, 82, died Saturday, at Wayne UNC Health Care. He was born in Erwin on June 30, 1933, to the late Ocie and Adabell Horne. The funeral,...

THELMA JOYNER

Thelma Lee Coley Joyner, 85, died Saturday, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home....

GREGORY J. KILBREATH

Gregory James Kilbreath, 60, died May 4, at home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

KENNETH S. MARTIN

Sept. 14,1958-May 7, 2016 Kenneth Stephen Martin, 57, better known as simply Ken, passed away Saturday morning, May 7, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A life-long resident of the Thunder Swamp/Smith Chapel area near Mount Olive, Ken was...

ADA MCCLEAN

Ada McClean, 92, Dunn, died Sunday in the Betsy Johnson Hospital. Arrangements are pending at the Haskins Funeral Home....

JUANITA STEPHENSON

Juanita Howard Stephenson, 90, Mount Olive, died Sunday, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements with pending with Tyndall Funeral Home....

Sunday, May 8, 2016

MALISA G. BONEY

Died May 5, 2016 Malisa Grace Boney, 90, Kenansville, died Thursday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late James D. Dobson and Annie Mae Graham Dobson. The funeral will be at...

GLORIA BRASWELL

Gloria Braswell, 50, Wilson, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

FRANK CHASE

April 9, 1953-May 6, 2016 Joseph Franklin (Frank) Chase, 63, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly on Friday. Frank was born in Greene County on April 9, 1953, to the late Joseph William Chase and Marie Browder Chase. He had served...

ELOISE COLEY DANIELS

Eloise Coley Daniels, 92, formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday surrounded by her family. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ROBERT L. GRANT

May 19, 1932-May 6, 2016 Mr. Robert Lee Grant, 83, Snow Hill, died Friday morning, May 6, 2016. A native of Greene County, he was born May 19, 1932, the son of Walter Grant and Ethel West Grant (Hill)....

ANTHONY E. HENDRIX

June 29, 1959-May 5, 2016 Anthony Earl Hendrix, 56, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro. The visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro with the family...

HILDA MARIE LAWS HILL

Jan. 29, 1927-May 7, 2016 Hilda Marie Laws Hill, 89, died Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Grantham, she was the daughter of the late James Luther and Eunice Bordeaux Laws and was the wife of...

PAT HINES

Sept. 18, 1946-April 22, 2016 Pat Hines, age 69, passed away on Friday, April 22, 2016, in Brandon, Fla. Pat was born in Goldsboro, N.C., on Sept. 18, 1946, to the late Moulton Dexton Hines and Eula Jane Massey...

RET. MASTER SGT. BILLY FRANKLIN HORNE

Ret. Master Sgt. Billy Franklin Horne, 82, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

KENNETH S. MARTIN

Kenneth S. “Ken” Martin, 57, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home of Mount Olive....

WILLIAM E. MEWBORN

William Earl Mewborn,49, formerly of Kinston, died Wednesday at Lake City Medical Center in Lake City, Fla. Funeral arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home, Inc....

LEANDER MITCHELL

Aug. 10,1926-May 5, 2016 Leander Mitchell, 89, LaGrange, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. The funeral will be at 12:30 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. The burial with military...

ANDRA CARLTON NEWKIRK

July 31, 1952-May 4, 2016 Andra Carlton Newkirk, 63, of 201 E. Maple St., Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born July 31,1952, in Duplin County to Willie T. and Emma Mae Artis Carlton. She...

POLLY PARRISH

Oct. 22, 1932-May 5, 2016 Dorothy Eleanor “Polly” Kearney Parrish, 83, Snow Hill, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Greene County on Oct. 22, 1932, to the late Stephen...

CHARLES R. TODD

Oct. 9, 1932-May 7, 2016 Charles R. Todd, 83, Warsaw, died Saturday at home. He was born Oct. 9, 1932, in Pitt County to the late Clara Bell Sutton Todd and Daniel Eason Todd Sr. The funeral will be...

Friday, May 6, 2016

THOMAS ANTHONY CARROLL

Dec. 13, 1973-May 4, 2016 Thomas "Tony" Anthony Carroll, 42, passed away suddenly on Wednesday. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont with military honors. Tony was born in Georgia on...

ELOUISE COLEY DANIELS

Elouise Coley Daniels, 92, of 2249 Lockwood Folly Lane, Raleigh, formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday, surrounded by her family. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DOROTHY GRACE ETHERIDGE

Dorothy Grace Alford Etheridge, 85, died Thursday morning at Smithfield Manor. She was born Feb. 24, 1931 in Johnston County, to the late Lawrence and Vonnie Moore Alford. She was married to the late Paul Hayes Etheridge Jr. The...

JESSE GAY

Jesse Gay of Walstonburg, N.C., died Wednesday, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel in Wilson. Arrangements are with Stevens Funeral Home....

ANTHONY HENDRIX

Anthony Hendrix, 56, died Thursday morning at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

IDA MAE JOHNSON

March 22, 1931-May 4, 2016 Ida Mae Daughtry Johnson, 85, passed away on Wednesday, May 4, at Wayne Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her family. Ida Mae was born in Johnston County on March 22, 1931, to the late John...

MARTIN B. MATYJASIK

Jan.10, 1957-May 4, 2016 Martin Benjamin Matyjasik, 59, died Wednesday. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to the late Robert and Patricia Matyjasik and was married to Tracy Whitmire Matyjasik. A memorial service will be held later. In addition...

LEANDER MITCHELL

Leander Mitchell, 89, of LaGrange, died Thursday, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

CLARENCE 'SAMBO' EDWARD NEWKIRK

June 21, 1933-May 3, 2016 Clarence "Sambo" Edward Newkirk, 82, of 276 Matthews Road, Dudley, died Tuesday in the Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born June 21, 1933, in Wayne County to Percy and Carrie McClarin Newkirk. He...

POLLY PARRISH

Dorothy "Polly" Parrish, 83, died Thursday, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOHN R. SMITH JR.

John R. "Jack" Smith Jr., 35, of Newport, died Tuesday, at Carteret Health Care. A funeral service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m., at St. James United Methodist Church with Pastor Tom Supplee, the Rev. Jack Mumford and...

DOROTHY MAE SUTTON

Dorothy Mae Sutton, 77, of 108 E. King St., LaGrange, died Monday, May 2, at her home. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. Matthew F.W.B. Church. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery. Visitation...

SHIRLEY W. WILLIAMS

Shirley W. Williams, 75, of Highland Springs, formerly of Snow Hill "Browntown Community," died April 30, in Richmond, Va. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Wilson and Associates Funeral Service-East Chapel. Burial will follow in...

Thursday, May 5, 2016

BRUNO GOMEZ-HERNANDEZ

May 30, 1970-May 4, 2016 Bruno Gomez-Hernandez, 45, Stantonsburg, died Wednesday. He was born May 30, 1970, in Mexico to Meliton Gomez Arguelles and Ma. Elena Mernazdez Cruz. He is survived by his wife, Reyes Terron, and his children....

MICHAEL D. CARTER

Dec. 6, 1952-April 27, 2016 Michael David Carter, 63, Philadelphia, Pa., died April 27 at home. The funeral will be at noon Saturday at Wayne Memorial Park. The visitation will be from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the...

WILLIAM E. MCCLARIN

Died April 26, 2016 William Earl McClarin, 75, of 756 W. Oak St., died April 26 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of Marvin and Anna Stevens McClarin and husband of Annie McClarin....

CLARENCE EDWARD NEWKIRK

June 21, 1933-May 3, 2016 Clarence Edward Newkirk, 82, Dudley, died Tuesday, in the Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born June 21, 1933, in Wayne County, to Percy and Carrie McClarin Newkirk. He is survived by his wife,...

MICHAEL P. NUNN

Died April 30, 2016 Michael Patrick Nunn, 46, Wilson, died Saturday. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel in Wilson. The visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral...

MILDRED WHITE STATON

Died April 28, 2016 Mildred White Staton died April 28, 2016. She was the third of nine children born to Lula and James White Sr. She grew up in Buckhorn and was educated in local schools, graduating in 1939...

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

HAYWOOD BLACKBURN

March 12, 1942-May 3, 2016 Haywood Blackburn, 74, of Warsaw, died Tuesday. He was born March 12, 1942. Mr. Blackburn served in the U.S. Army in the 82nd Airborne Division. He also retired after many years from the North...

BRENDA BURNS

Brenda Burns, 59, died May 1 at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be Thursday at noon at the S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. A walk-in wake will be held today from 6 to 7 p.m....

MAJOR LEWIS CLARK SR.

Major Lewis Clark Sr., 64, of 809 Aycock St., died today, in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MARY BRIDGET DONAHUE

Mary Bridget Donahue, 49, of Rosewood died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, where she was a member, with the Rev. Alex...

BETSY B. ROSEMANN

March 9, 1961-May 2, 2016 Marian Elizabeth "Betsy" Barrett Rosemann passed away Monday at age 55. Born in the Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville, N.C., on March 9, 1961, she was the daughter of Elizabeth Hunley Barrett and...

GEORGE HENRY SAWYER JR.

George Henry Sawyer Jr., 92, died peacefully Friday, April 29, at his home in Greenville, N.C. A graveside service will be conducted Friday, May 6, at 12:30 p.m. in Pinewood Memorial Park officiated by the Rev. Patrick Cherry. The...

BONITA THOMPSON WALLACE

March 17, 1957-May 3,2016 Bonita Thompson Wallace, 59, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, surrounded by her family. Bonita was born in El Paso, Texas, on March 17, 1957, to Elva Williford Baker of Goldsboro...

FRANCES SANDERSON WILLIAMS

Frances "Frankie" Sanderson Williams, 81, of Warsaw died Monday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Mrs. Williams was born in Jones County March 2, 1935, to the late Ralmon Sanderson and Annie Hardison Sanderson. A funeral service will be held Thursday...

SHIRLEY W. WILLLIAMS

Shirley W. Williams, 75, of Highland Springs, Va., formerly of Snow Hill, died Saturday. Funeral arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home....

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

ELOUISE ALLEN

Died May 2, 2016 Elouise "Molly" Allen, 82, Rose Hill, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Charity Church of Rose Hill. The visitation will be...

NATHANIEL BONEY

Died April 29, 2016 Nathaniel Boney, 84, Rose Hill, died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m today at Island Creek A.M.E. Church of Rose Hill. The burial will be in the Boney...

LUCRETIA DANIELS

May 27, 1926-April 30, 2016 Lucretia Rogers "Pudding" Daniels, 89, Lucama, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. The funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at the L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle. The burial will be...

WESLEY RAY GOFF

Aug. 9, 1944-April 30, 2016 Wesley Ray Goff, 71, Dudley, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Day Springs Nursing Home in Wallace. He was born in Wayne County on Aug. 9, 1944, to the late James Edgar...

BETTY JEAN "B.J." BALES LEWIS

Died April 22, 2016 B.J. Lewis of Durham died peacefully Friday evening, April 22, 2016. She was 91. She was the daughter of the late Alton and Minnie Bales and sister of the late Bernard Bales and sister-in-law of...

CLARENCE NEWKIRK

Clarence Newkirk, 82, Dudley died Tuesday in the Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are pending at the Haskins Funeral Home....

MICHAEL P. NUNN

Michael Patrick Nunn, 46, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangement are pending at Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

ZOEY A. PINA

Died April 29, 2016 Zoey Ann Pina died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A private service was held for the family. She was the daughter of Emmanuel Pina and Amber Gurley of Pikeville. Arrangements are by Howell Funeral Home...

BETSY B. ROSEMANN

Betsy Barrett Rosemann, 55, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ALICE S. SUTTON

Sept. 28, 1922-May 1, 2016 Alice Sykes Sutton, 93, Kinston, died Sunday. She was born Sept. 28, 1922, in Lenoir County to the late James Sykes and Sudie Daughety Sykes. Alice was preceded in death by her husband, Wesley...

Monday, May 2, 2016

JESSE J. LANE

March 16, 1946-May 1, 2016 Jesse James Lane, 70, died Sunday, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, he was born the son of the late Ed and Nellie Gray Anderson and was raised by the late...

KENNETH R. LANGLEY

Nov. 13, 1920-April 29, 2016 Kenneth Rudolph Langley, of Clayton, died Friday. He was born Nov. 13, 1920, in Wayne County, the seventh child of Willie Bryant Langley Sr. and Nora Bunn Langley. He was preceded in death by...

JOAN BLIZZARD SMITH

April 30, 1949-May 1, 2016 Joan Blizzard Smith passed away Sunday morning, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, one day after her 67th birthday. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Eureka Cemetery....

ALICE S. SUTTON

Alice Sykes Sutton, 93, of Kinston, died Sunday at Greendale Forest Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

Sunday, May 1, 2016

BRUNO GOMEZ-HERNANDEZ

Bruno Gomez-Hernandez, 45, 67 Pope Farm Road, Stantonsburg, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RUBY WESTBROOK BROCK

Aug. 26, 1932-April 28, 2016 Ruby Westbrook Brock, 83, of Warsaw died Thursday, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. today in Devotional Gardens. She was born Aug. 26, 1932, in Duplin...

RUBY CARTLEDGE

Aug. 8, 1932-April 28, 2016 Ruby was a devout Christian, who stayed active in her church, loved animals, had a green thumb and enjoyed refinishing furniture. These are just a few of the special qualities that represent the life...

LUCRETIA DANIELS

Evangelist Lucretia R. Daniels, 89, of 5327 U.S. 301 Highway, Lucama, died Saturday in Wake Medical Center, Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MARY "MARGIE" MENDELL

May 26, 1921-April 27, 2016 Mary Margaret “Margie” Mendell, 94, passed away Wednesday at Sutton’s Retirement Center. Margie was born in Newport, Ky., to the late Allen Cleveland and Georgia DeMoss Shepard, and was wife of the late Jerome...

LOUISE M. NEWSOME

Louise Mayo Newsome of Fremont died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Wilson Memorial Service....

ZOEY ANN PINA

Baby girl Zoey Ann Pina died Friday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

OLA L. RICKS

Jan. 20, 1932-April 29, 2016 Ola Lee Ricks, 84, died Friday morning, at Countryside Village. She was born in Halifax County to the late Ellis Argo Lee and Annie Wallace Lee and was married to the late Richard Sidney...

MARY ANN KLEBER WRIGHT

Sept. 14, 1954–April 18, 2016 Mary Ann Kleber Wright, 61, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, at her home in Goldsboro, N.C. Mary Ann was born in Trier, Germany. She was the daughter of Raymond and Zita Kleber. As...