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Thursday, June 30, 2016

KATHALEEN J. BIVENS

Kathaleen Johnson Bivens, 89, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LILLIE M. BRINSON

Died June 25, 2016 Lillie M. Brinson, Rose Hill, died Saturday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center of Wilmington. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at St. Luke United Holy Church of Rose Hill. Interment will be in Duplin...

CHRISTINE W. BECTON BURST

March 9, 1958-June 27, 2016 Christine W. Becton Burst, 58, 204 W. Lockhaven Drive, Apt. C, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday 11 a.m. at Faith United Holy Church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. She was born March...

JOHNNY R. DOBSON

Died June 20, 2016 Johnny Roosevelt Dobson, 74, Holbrooke, N.Y., formerly of Duplin County, died June 20 at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital in Patchogue, N.Y. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill today at 1...

ANTONIO L. HINES

Died June 26, 2016 Antonio L. Hines, 18, 1504 Charlotte Ave., Kinston, died Sunday. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Tabernacle Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Estates in Grifton. Visitation will be an...

BETTY L. LAMB

Died June 25, 2016 Betty Louise Lamb, 60, Fremont, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James Disciples of Christ Church. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DEACON LARRY DONNELL PARKS SR.

Nov. 26, 1954-June 25, 2016 Deacon Larry Donnell Parks Sr., son of the Late Vernell Parks and J.C. McNair, was born Nov. 26, 1954, in Wayne County and departed this life June 25, 2016. Deacon Parks was a member...

HENRY L. PITTS

Died June 27, 2016 Henry Lee Pitts, 57, Beulaville, died Monday. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Friday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Gregory Carr officiating. Burial will be at Farrior Family...

SUDIE BELL HOUSTON STRICKLAND

Feb. 1, 1924-June 28, 2016 Sudie Bell Houston Strickland, 92, Mount Olive, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Sudie was born in Wayne County Feb. 1, 1924, to the late Herbert and Ollie Westbrook...

MRS. THERESSA SMITH WATERS

May 5, 1938-June 27, 2016 Theressa Smith Waters was born May 5, 1938, in Wayne County, N.C. She was the fifth child of eight born to the late Matt Lee and Beulah Thompson Smith. Surrounded by her family, she...

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

BETTY L. ANDRE

Betty L. Andre, 82, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

ANTONIO L. HINES

Antonio L. Hines, 18, 1504 Charlotte Ave., Kinston, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

LENA B. HORNE JENKINS

Died June 24, 2016 Lena Beatrice Horne Jenkins, 70, 204 Martin Luther King Ave., Pinetops, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Bethlehem Association Center of Pinetops, with pastor James Watson...

MAJOR IVO KING SR.

Died June 28, 2016 Major Ivo King Sr., 78, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A celebration of life service will be held Friday, July 1, 2016, at 12:30 p.m. in the chapel of...

ROY POPE

Died June 27, 2016 Deacon Roy Pope, 93, 1031 Griffin Road, Snow Hill, died Monday at Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Snow Hill. Funeral will be Friday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson....

KAY WATKINS WHITLEY

Oct. 21, 1936-June 28, 2016 Kay Watkins Whitley, 79, died Tuesday at WilMed Rehab Center. Graveside service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Kenly Cemetery, with the Rev. Andy Cockrell officiating. She was born in Johnston County Oct....

DEBORAH WILLIFORD

Deborah Williford, 65, Seven Springs, died Tuesday at Rex UNC Health Care in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

DIEGO LOPEZ-DIEGO

Died June 26, 2016 Diego Lopez-Diego, 20, 114 Jardin Drive, Seven Springs, died from injuries in an automobile accident Sunday in Vidant Care Hospital of Kenansville. Burial will be at a later date in Guatemala. He was born to...

CHRISTINE W. BECTON BURST

Christine W. Becton Burst, 58, 204 W. Lockhaven Drive, Apt. C, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ARLETHA CARR

Died June 23, 2016 Arletha "Missy" Carr, 51, Rose Hill, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Wednesday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Horace Lawrence officiating. Burial will be...

JAMES GRAHAM "JERRY" COTTLE

Nov. 6, 1936-June 24, 2016 James Graham "Jerry" Cottle passed away Friday, June 24, at his home in Swansboro, N.C. He was born Nov. 6, 1936, to the late James Davis and Lillie Mae Turner Cottle. He is survived...

KATHLEEN WATSON DRAKE

March 12, 1933-June 27, 2016 Kathleen Watson Drake, 83, Princeton, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral and burial will be in Soperton and Adrian, Ga. She was born March 12, 1933, in Wayne County, Ga.,...

WILLIE E. HOWELL

June 11, 1936-June 26, 2016 Mr. Willie Earl Howell, 80, Snow Hill, died Sunday, June 26, 2016. A native and lifelong resident of Greene County, he was born June 11, 1936, the son of Roy Cornelius and Rosa Radford...

LAVERN D. JOURDAN

Died June 18, 2016 LaVern Dee Jourdan, 56, Jamaica, N.Y., died June 18. Graveside service will be Thursday at noon at Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MAJOR KING

Major King, 78, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BETTY L. LAMB

Betty Louise Lamb, 804 S. Goldsboro St., Fremont, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

KENNETH LEWIS

Died June 22, 2016 Kenneth "Frog" Lewis, 58, Fremont, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ETHEL O. MCPHAIL

March 21, 1920-June 26, 2016 Ethel Owens McPhail, longtime resident of Mount Olive, passed away Sunday evening, June 26, at Wayne Memorial Hospital at the age of 96. Born at Stantonsburg, but raised in Faison, she was a retired...

SOUNDRA ROWE PARKS

Soundra Rowe Parks, 68, 1049 LaGrange Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

JOSEPH W. PEEDIN

Oct. 19, 1953-June 27, 2016 Joseph William Peedin, 62, Four Oaks, died at Wake Medical Center Monday. He was born Oct. 19, 1953, to the late James Cooper Peedin and Rosa Agnes Carpenter Peedin. He is survived by a...

HILDA GRAY LANCASTER PEELE

Sept. 30, 1927-June 26, 2016 Hilda Gray Lancaster Peele, 88, passed away peacefully, and went to be with her Lord Sunday, June 26, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Hilda was born in Wayne County Sept. 30, 1927, to...

BETTY EDWARDS PERRY

Died June 25, 2016 Betty Edwards Perry, 71, Wilson House of Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

JAMES E. THIGPEN

Died June 21, 2016 James Earl Thigpen, 58, 803 Jordan St., Wilson, died June 21, at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

THERESSA WATERS

Theressa Waters, 78, 1506 Brooke Lauren Lane, Raleigh, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday at Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

MICHAEL J. WINBUSH

Died June 26 Michael Jerome Winbush, 19, 103 Oriole Place, died Sunday. Funeral will be private. He was born Dec. 19, 1996, in Wayne County to Kemberly and William Edwards. Arrangements by Haskins Funeral Home....

Monday, June 27, 2016

DIEGO LOPEZ-DIEGO

Diego Lopez-Diego,19, of 114 Jardin Drive, Seven Springs, died as a result of an automobile accident, Sunday, at Vidant Care Hospital, Kenansville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ELSIE V. CASEY-POWELL

Dec. 26, 1926-June 25, 2016 Elsie Vinson Casey-Powell, 89, passed away Saturday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Leslie and Lizzie Vinson and was the wife of Tommie...

JESSE R. LUMPKIN

April 10, 1929-June 26, 2016 Jesse Ray Lumpkin, 87, died early Sunday morning at his residence. Born in Granville County, he was the son of the late Louis and Dora Clark Lumpkin. A veteran of the U.S. Army having...

ETHEL O. MCPHAIL

Ethel O. McPhail, 96, of Mount Olive, died Sunday, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Tyndall Funeral Home....

HILDA PEELE

Hilda Peele, 88, died Sunday, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

AMELIA LEE RETTIG

May 23, 2016-June 24, 2016 Amelia Lee Rettig passed peacefully in the arms of her loving parents on Friday, June 24, 2016, and is now in the loving arms of Jesus. Amelia was born on May 23, 2016 in...

MIRINDA WALLACE

Mirinda Wallace, 67, of Kinston, died Sunday, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home, Kinston....

MICHAEL WINBUSH

Michael Winbush, 19, of 103 Oriole Place, Dudley died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Sunday, June 26, 2016

JAMES E. BAKER

July 30, 1943-June 23, 2016 James Edgar Baker, 72, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 3 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with pastor Lee Britt and the Rev. Jonathan Altman officiating. Entombment will be at Wayne...

JAMES WILLIAM BRASWELL

July 10, 1937-June 11, 2016 James William Braswell, 78, died June 11, 2016, in Richmond, Va., after a short illness. Known by family and friends as Jim or Jimmy, he will be remembered as extremely intelligent, dedicated to his...

JAMES COTTLE

James "Jerry" Cottle, 79, Swansboro, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Munden Funeral Home and Crematory of Morehead City....

BARBARA DARDEN

Died June 24, 2016 Barbara Darden, 83, Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Friday. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Rapha Church of God of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

THOMAS COOPER DEES

Feb. 27, 1936-June 23, 2016 Thomas Cooper Dees, 80, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh surrounded by his family. Thomas was born in Wayne County Feb. 27, 1936, to the late Milton Cooper...

BETTY JANE HARRIS

April 14, 1925-June 22, 2016 Betty Jane Harris, 91, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Betty was born in Russell County, Ala., April 14, 1925, to the late Johnnie...

LINDA W. JONES

Oct. 31, 1946-June 25, 2016 Linda Gray Williamson Jones, 69, resident of the Rones Chapel community of Mount Olive, passed away Saturday, June 25, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, June 27, at...

PERRY LEWIS

April 14, 1926-June 24, 2016 Robert Perry Lewis, 90, lifelong farmer and resident of the Indian Springs community near Mount Olive, passed away Friday evening, June 24, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center while surrounded by his family. He is...

WILLIS "BILL" JOHN MARSHALL

Aug. 10, 1925-June 22, 2016 Willis "Bill" John Marshall, born Aug. 10, 1925, to William and Harriet Marshall, was called home to heaven June 22, 2016. He is survived by one brother, Kenneth Marshall (Judy) of Kingman, Ariz.; two...

LARRY D. PARKS

Larry Donnell Parks, 61, 1503 Edgerton St., died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

M. CRAIG QUINN

July 3, 1951-June 23, 2016 M. Craig Quinn, Warsaw, passed away Thursday, June 23. Craig was born July 3, 1951, the son of Reba Sanderson Quinn and the late Milford Roscoe Quinn. He graduated in 1974 from Campbell College...

AMELIA L. RETTIG

Amelia Lee Rettig, 1 month old, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LIMON ALLEN TURNER

July 22, 1947-June 24, 2016 Mr. Limon Allen Turner, 68, Ozark, Ala., died Friday, June 24, 2016, in Flowers Hospital. A memorial service for Mr. Turner will be held 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2016, from Chalkhead Baptist Church,...

JEFF UNDERWOOD

Died June 23, 2016 Jeff Underwood, 101, Wallace, died Thursday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. Funeral will be at Peter's Tabernacle Baptist Church in Wallace Monday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Jerry A. Grimes III officiating....

DONNA J. WILLIAMS

Died June 22, 2016 Donna Jean Williams, 51, Warsaw, died Wednesday at Caromount Hospital of Gastonia. Funeral will be 5 p.m. Tuesday at Mount Zion Holiness Church of Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens of Warsaw. Arrangements by...

Friday, June 24, 2016

JAMES E. BAKER

James Edgar Baker, 72, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

MARTHA LANE BERRY

Aug. 8, 1928-June 23, 2016 Martha Lane Berry, 87, Pikeville, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family and caregiver, Renee Campbell. Martha was born in Wayne County, N.C., Aug. 8, 1928, to the...

BATCHELOR BOND

Jan. 20, 1929-June 22, 2016 Rachel Kathleen Batchelor Bond, 87, died Wednesday at Wake Med in Raleigh. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Riverview Memorial Park of Watha. She was born Jan. 20, 1929, in Onslow County...

COOPER DEES

Feb. 27, 1936-June 23, 2016 Thomas Cooper Dees, 80, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016, at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh surrounded by his family. Thomas was born in Wayne County Feb. 27, 1936, to the late Milton Cooper...

GARY DIXON

Died June 22, 2016 Gary Dixon, 55, 9460 N.C. 55 West, Dover, died Wednesday at Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at St. John AME Zion Church. Burial will be in Core Creek...

GEORGE EDWARD GRAHAM

Feb. 1, 1936-June 23, 2016 George Edward Graham, Pikeville, N.C., formerly of Tuckerton, N.J., passed away June 23 at Helping Hands Assisted Living. He was the son of the late George H. and Eva P. Graham, and the husband...

TERRY G. HALL

Terry G. Hall, 53, Stantonsburg, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

BETTY JANE HARRIS

April 14, 1925-June 22, 2016 Betty Jane Harris, 91, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Betty was born in Russell County, Ala., April 14, 1925, to the late Johnnie...

QUEEN A. HODGES

Died June 18, 2016 Queen Ann Hodges, 72, 805 S. Vance St., Fremont, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Hooks Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Coley Cemetery. She was...

JAMES E. LANE

March 22, 1932-June 22, 2016 James Edward Lane, 84, 169 Hack Drive, Dudley, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be...

AMOS E. LENDER

Aug. 9, 1952-June 15, 2016 Amos Earl Lender, 63, Mount Olive, died June 15. Funeral will be Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Interment will be private. He was born Aug. 9, 1952, in...

KENNETH LEWIS

Kenneth Lewis, 58, 464 Davis St. Ext., Fremont, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JIM PACE

March 24, 1935-June 21, 2016 James "Jim" Franklin Pace, 81, Goldsboro, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at his home. Jim was born in Henderson County March 24, 1935, to the...

RANDY L. PARKER

May 23, 1970-June 22, 2016 Randy L. Parker, Mount Olive resident, 46, died June 22, 2016, at Kitty Askins in Goldsboro, N.C., surrounded by his family. Survivors include his wife, Renee´, daughter, Taylor, and son, Logan, all of the...

RAYONNETTE A. WILLIAMS

Feb. 7, 1935-June 18, 2016 Rayonnette A. Williams, 81, died Saturday at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Northeast Original Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. She...

ROSA M. WILLIAMS

Sept., 8, 1921-June 21, 2016 Rosa M. Williams, 94, 346 Prospect St., Warsaw, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. Peter's AME Church of Warsaw. Burial will be at Little Mission Cemetery of...

Thursday, June 23, 2016

MARTIN A. ALVAREZ

Dec. 13, 1985-Aug. 1, 2015 Martin Altunar Alvarez, 30, New Hanover, died Aug. 1, 2015, at Carolina Beach. Memorial service will be held later in Honduras. He was born Dec. 13, 1985, in Honduras to Pedro Altunar Morales and...

MELVA DARDEN BASS

Sept. 1, 1931-June 22, 2016 Melva Ree Darden Bass, 84, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Melva was born in Sampson County Sept. 1, 1931, to the late Egbert Gerald Darden and Veach...

MARY E. BELL

Feb. 17, 1936-June 21, 2016 Mary Elizabeth Evans Bell, 80, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016, in Eustis, Fla. Mary was born in Wayne County Feb. 17, 1936, to the late George Solomon Evans and Mattie Forehand Evans. She...

ALEXANDER BOWDEN

Sept. 24, 1941-June 21, 2016 Alexander Bowden, 71, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Memorial service will be held later in Staten Island, N.Y. He was born Sept. 24, 1941, in Lenoir County to Joseph E. and Minnie...

RONNIE BOYKIN

Nov. 11, 1951-June 18, 2016 Elder Ronnie Boykin, 64, 110 J.C. Price Drive, Dudley, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Lisbon Street Baptist Church of Clinton. Burial will be in Sandhills...

TONY M. BRASWELL JR.

Died June 17, 2016 Tony Maurice "Tone" Braswell Jr., 21, 9569 Camp Charles Road, Bailey, died Friday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Interment will be in Hamilton Burial...

EDWARD JAMES "JIMMY" BULLOCK JR.

Feb. 23, 1945-June 22, 2016 Edward James "Jimmy" Bullock Jr., 71, Princeton, died Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at his home. Born Feb. 23, 1945, in Charleston, S.C., he was the son of the late Edward James and Sarah Lee...

THOMAS C. DEES

Thomas Cooper Dees, 80, died today at Rex Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GARY DIXON

Gary Dixon, 55, 9460 N.C. 55 West, Dover, died Wednesday at Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston...

FOUNTAIN EUBANK

April 16, 1935-June 22, 2016 Fountain Lee "Monk" Eubank, 81, LaGrange, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Friday at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Edward Thornton officiating. Interment will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Daly's Chapel...

BETTY J. HARRIS

Betty Jane Harris, 91, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ESTHER P. HOBBY

April 9, 1917-June 22, 2016 Esther P. Hobby, 99, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at Somerset Court Assisted Living in Goldsboro. She was born in Wayne County April 9, 1917, to the late Duran Silas Hare and Clyde...

AGNES HOWARD

Aug. 8, 1947-June 21, 2016 Agnes Howard, 68, Florida, died Tuesday in Manatie Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson. She was born Aug. 8, 1947, in Wilson County to...

REMATHA ROWE JEFFERSON

Died May 16, 2016 Rematha Rowe Jefferson, 69, Stallings, N.C., formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., entered her eternal rest Monday, May 16, 2016, after a brief illness. Beloved wife of her husband, Wayne of 32 years, she was preceded in...

JAMES E. LANE

James Edward Lane, 84, 169 Hack Drive, Dudley, died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DENISE E. LEWIS

Funeral services for Denise E. Lewis will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church of Goldsboro, N.C. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Doretha W. Lewis. Among her survivors are her children,...

GWENDOLYN GRADY LIGHTFOOT

Died June 10, 2016 Gwendolyn Grady Lightfoot, formerly of Wayne County, Mount Olive, N.C., daughter of the late Clifford and Mamie Grady, died June 10, 2016. After college, she made her home in Washington, D.C. Her funeral and burial...

WILLIS J. MARSHALL

Willis John Marshall, 90, died Wednesday at Always Compassionate Family Care Home of Fremont. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JIM PACE

James Franklin "Jim" Pace, 81, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RANDY PARKER

Randy Parker, 46, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

DENITA L. SANDERS

Died June 15, 2016 Denita LaShaun Sanders, Suitland, Md., died June 156. Graveside service will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JAMES E. SIMMONS

Died June 18, 2016 James Earl "Fats" Simmons, 105 Weber St., Trenton, died Saturday at home Funeral will be noon Saturday at Holly Branch Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Beasley Cemetery. Visitation will be 2 to...

BETTY JEAN SPRUILL

Died May 22, 2016 Pastor Betty Jean Spruill, 62, Goldsboro, N.C., departed this life Sunday, May 22, 2016. A memorial celebration of life service will be held Saturday, June 25, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will...

JAMES E. THIGPEN

James Earl Thigpen, 58, 803 Jordan St., Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel Wilson....

JANNIE B. NEWKIRK WOODS

Died June 17, 2016 Jannie Bell Newkirk Woods, 84, East Orange, N.J., died Friday. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Saturday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Tony Harrington officiating. Burial will be...

JOSEPH ROOSEVELT YOUNG

May 23, 1956-June 17, 2016 Joseph Roosevelt Young, 60, 152 Beulah Drive, Pikeville, N.C., passed away Friday, June 17, 2016, at the Brian Center of Goldsboro, N.C. He was born May 23, 1956, in Wayne County to the late...

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

JESSIE ANDERSON

Died June 16, 2016 Jessie "June Bug" Anderson, 86, 1224 Scout Road, Four Oaks, died Thursday at Barbour Court Retirement Center of Smithfield. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Piney Green Disciple of Christ Church, with elder Steve...

RUTH OUTLAND HOOKS AYCOCK

Died June 21, 2016 Ruth Outland Hooks Aycock, 94, Fremont, died Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Funeral Thursday 6 p.m. at Fremont Free Will Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment Friday 10 a.m. at Nahunta...

MELVA D. BASS

Melva Ree Darden Bass, 84, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DIANA D. CAMPBELL

Died June 14, 2016 Diana D. Campbell, 65, 2405 N.C. 55 West, died June 14 at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern. Graveside service was 11 a.m. Tuesday at Campbell Family Cemetery. Arrangements were by Trinity Memorial Funeral...

DONNIE E. CANNADY

June 5, 1936-June 20, 2016 Donnie Edward Cannady, resident of the Suttontown/Skeeter Point area near Faison, passed away Monday morning, June 20, at his home. He was 80 years of age. A veteran of the United States Army, he...

GREGORY FAIRCLOTH

May 27, 1957-June 18, 2016 Gregory Faircloth, 59, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Friday at 5 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. He was born May 27, 1957, in Wayne...

MARJORIE P. HINES

Feb. 22, 1922-June 21, 2016 Marjorie Evelyn Pelletier Hines, 94, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Born in Lenoir County Feb. 22, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Marvin...

DANNY KAYE HOWELL SR.

Feb. 23, 1949-June 20, 2016 Danny Kaye Howell Sr., 67, Princeton, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Danny was born in Wayne County Feb. 23, 1949, to the late Chester and Alma Grace...

LAVERN D. JOURDAN

Died June 18, 2016 LaVern Dee Jourdan, 56, Jamaica, N.Y., died Saturday. Funeral will be at J. Foster Phillips Funeral Home Monday at 5 p.m. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DAVID EARL PRICE

Aug. 5, 1932-June 19, 2016 David Earl Price, 83, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh surrounded by his family. David was born in Johnston County Aug. 5, 1932, the youngest of 16 children,...

ROSA M. WILLIAMS

Rosa M. Williams, 94, 346 Prospect St., Warsaw, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

DONNIE E. CANNADY

Donnie E. Cannady, 80, Faison, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall's....

DANNY HOWELL

Danny Howell, 67, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MICHAEL A. LIAUDAITIS

Feb. 14, 1969-June 19, 2016 Michael A. Liaudaitis, 47, LaGrange, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. He was born Feb. 14, 1969, in Glen Ridge, N.J., to Michael and Ruth...

JANICE C. PARKER

Died June 20, 2016 Janice C. Parker, 89, died Monday. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Baptist Church, with the Rev. Thomas Collins officiating. Interment will be at Wood Family Cemetery. She was married to the...

DENITA L. SANDERS

Denita LaShaun Sanders, 42, Suitland, Md., died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Monday, June 20, 2016

RONNIE BOYKIN

Elder Ronnie Boykin, 64, of 110 J.C. Price Drive, Dudley, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DIANA CAMPBELL

Diana Campbell, 65, of 2405 N.C. 55 W., died Tuesday, June 14, at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern. Funeral arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

GREGORY FAIRCLOTH

Gregory Faircloth, 59, of Dudley, died Saturday evening, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

DANNY C. KIRBY

Danny Carlyle Kirby, 62, died Friday, at UNC Memorial Hospital, surrounded by family and friends. The family will receive friends at Seymour Funeral Home on Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at New Covenant Fellowship Church,...

MICHAEL LIAUDAITIS

Michael Liaudaitis, 47, of LaGrange, died Sunday morning at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

DAVID EARL PRICE

David Earl Price, 83, died Sunday, at Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DORIS PRIDGEN

Doris "Tootsie" Pridgen, 76, of Snow Hill died Thursday, June 16, at Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m., at S. Connor Memorial Home chapel. Funeral service will be Wednesday at...

JAMES EARL SIMMONS

James Earl "Fats" Simmons, of 105 Weber St., Trenton, died Saturday, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

REV. JAMES WARD JR.

July 14, 1939-June 18, 2016 Rev. James H. Ward Jr., 76, a resident of Riverpoint Crest Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, New Bern, died Saturday. He pastored Antioch Missionary Baptist church in Goldsboro, from 1970 until 1977 and helped...

Sunday, June 19, 2016

JESSIE ANDERSON

Jessie "June Bug" Anderson, 86, Four Oaks, died Thursday at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehab Center of Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Worley Funeral Home Inc. Clinton....

ALICE GOBLE BOWMAN

Aug. 19, 1926-June 15, 2016 Alice Goble Bowman, 89, Taylorsville, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro, N.C. Mrs. Bowman was married to Haven Herman Bowman for 63 years until his death in...

CHARLES A. CAPPS

June 3, 1955-June 17, 2016 Charles Anthony "Andy" Capps, 61, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late...

JACQUELINE BRINSON EVANS

Jan. 12, 1931-June 17, 2016 Jacqueline Brinson Evans, 85, Goldsboro, passed away Friday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Mrs. Evans was born in Duplin County Jan. 12, 1931, to the late Hallie Thomas Brinson...

JOLESKI K. FLOYD

Died June 11, 2016 Joleski K. Floyd, 24, Warsaw, died June 11 at Vidant Regional Med Center of Greenville. Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. today at Prayer of Faith Church of Warsaw. Interment will be in Middleton Cemetery of...

RYAN PAUL FRARY

Oct. 29, 1987-June 15, 2016 Ryan Paul Frary, 28, 1104 Sunburst Drive, died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 29, 1987, in Wayne County to Paul A. Fourney and Sherry Smith Garris. He is survived by...

ETHEL BELLE HERRING

Dec. 6, 1934-June 14, 2016 Ethel Belle Herring, 81, 28 Coachman Circle, Stafford, Va., passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Riverside Regional Center in Newport News, Va. Ethel was born Dec. 6, 1934, in Clayton, N.C., to the...

QUEEN A. HODGES

Queen Ann Hodges, 72, Fremont, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

GERALDINE MORRIS JONES

Geraldine Morris Jones, 74, Kenly, died Saturday at Johnston Medical Center of Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DANNY KIRBY

April 3, 1954-June 17, 2016 Danny Carlyle Kirby 62, Goldsboro, went to be with the Lord Friday, June 17, 2016 at the Unversity of North Carolina Memorial Hospital surrounded by family and friends. Danny was born in Wayne County...

AMOS E. LENDER

Amos Earl Lender, 63, Mount Olive, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ARMA ROUSH

Aug. 12, 1940-June 3, 2016 Arma Roush, 75, 1721 E. Holly St., died June 3, 2016, in Goldsboro, N.C. She was born Aug. 12, 1940, in West Virginia, and is survived by one daughter. She formerly was employed with...

JOHN H. WARD JR.

John H. Ward Jr., 76, resident of Riverpoint Crest Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center of New Bern, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RAYNONNETTE A. WILLIAMS

Raynonnette A. Williams, 81, died Saturday at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

KY'ON J.R. WILLIAMSON

Dec. 16, 2015-June 9, 2016 Ky'on Jahmal Remon Williamson, 5 months old, 612 Crawford St., died June 9. Graveside service was Thursday at 3 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery. He was born Dec. 16, 2015, in Wayne County to Genee...

JOSEPH YOUNG

Joseph Young, 60, died Friday at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home.Rev....

Friday, June 17, 2016

ELIZABETH GARRETT BORDELEAU

Feb. 27, 1921-June 14, 2016 Elizabeth Garrett Bordeleau, 95, passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Brookdale Berkeley in Goldsboro. Elizabeth was born in Craven County Feb. 27, 1921, to the late John and Annie Clark Garrett. She was...

ALEXANDER BOWDEN

Alexander Bowden, 71, resident of Willow Creek, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DORIS J. BROWN

Doris Jeanne Brown, 80, Bowie, Md., died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel Wilson....

CAROLYN ANNETTE BASS CAPPS

March 25, 1948-June 16, 2016 Carolyn Annette Bass Capps, 68, passed away Thursday morning, June 16, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Mrs. Bass was born March 25, 1948, in Wayne County to the late...

DORIS EVELYN THIGPEN DAVIS

June 1, 1935-June 14, 2016 Doris Evelyn Thigpen Davis, 81, passed away June 14, 2016, at Moses Cone Hospital in Greensboro, N.C. Doris was born June 1, 1935, to Leslie Ray and Dorothy Lee Thigpen. She was preceded in...

RYAN P. FRARY

Ryan Paul Frary, 28, 1104 Sunburst Drive, died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BENJAMIN A. GRIFFIN

Feb. 8, 1960-June 14, 2016 Benjamin A Griffin, 56, 609 Pittman St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Monday, Feb. 8, 1960, in Wayne County to Lee Matthew and Annie Bell Griffin Mitchell. He is survived...

GLADYS F. LOFTON

Dec. 9, 1960-June 13, 2016 Gladys Faye Lofton, 55, 611 W. Oak St., died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc. Burial will be...

DORIS PRIDGEN

Doris Pridgen, 76, 53 Carmon Road, LaGrange, died Thursday at Greendale Forest Nursing And Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

DUNCAN H. WOODY

Duncan H. Woody, 54, died Wednesday in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

Thursday, June 16, 2016

CAROLYN CAPPS

Carolyn Capps, 68, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

WILLIE C. FIELDS JR.

Died June 13, 2016 Willie Chester Fields Jr., 66, died Monday at the VA Medical Center in Durham. Graveside service with full military honors will be Friday at noon at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. He was married to...

JAMES C. GRAHAM JR.

Died June 4, 2016 James Calvin Graham Jr., 52, Bailey, died June 4 in Kenly. Funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

BENJAMIN A. GRIFFIN

Feb. 8, 1960-June 14, 2016 Benjamin A. Griffin, 56, 609 Pittman St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church, with Dr. H.E. McNair officiating. Burial will...

NETTIE O. HALES

May 21, 1929-June 14, 2016 Nettie “Tinkey” Octavia Hales, 78, Kenly, died Tuesday at Rex Hospital. Graveside service will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Bethany Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ken Bartholomew officiating. She was born in Johnston...

THOMAS JEFFERSON "JEFF" HARRIS

July 4, 1954-June 14, 2016 Mr. Thomas Jefferson “Jeff” Harris, 61, 305 Level St., Goldsboro, passed Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital of Goldsboro, N.C. The celebration of his life will be held Saturday, June 18, 2016,...

ETHEL HERRING

Ethel Herring, 81, died Tuesday at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Va. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

WILLIAM WAYNE HOWELL

Oct. 3, 1926-June 14, 2016 Mr. William Wayne Howell, 89, Snow Hill, died Tuesday, June 14, 2016. Born Oct. 3, 1926, to the late Turner and Carrie Radford Howell, he was a member of the “greatest generation.” He grew...

BILLIE H. MERCHANT

Aug. 31, 1932-June 13, 2016 Billie Faye Hall Merchant, 83, passed away Monday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. She was the daughter of the late William P. and Bessie Chrismon Hall, and was the wife of the late George Terry...

POLLY MOORE

Sept. 6, 1938-June 9, 2016 Polly McLamb Moore was born Sept. 6, 1938, in Goldsboro, N.C., and died June 9, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Polly Moore attended Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C., and graduated from the University of North...

KENAN L. NEWTON

Died June 10, 2016 Kenan Lamont Newton, Wilson, died Friday. 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...

CATHERINE J. TALLET

May 12, 1929-June 14, 2016 Catherine Joan Tallet, 87, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be private. She was born in the United Kingdom May 12, 1929, to the late Walter and Katherine Morgan Weeks. She is survived by...

CLARA S. WHITFIELD

Sept. 14, 1924-June 13, 2016 Clara Bruce Sutton Whitfield of Wake Assisted Living in Raleigh, N.C., formerly of Duplin County, passed away after years of declining health Monday, June 13, 2016, at age 91. She was preceded in death...

JOANN WILLIAMS

Died June 8, 2016 Joann Williams, 66, 412 Hadley St., Wilson, died June 8 at home. Memorial service will be 6 tonight at Antioch Outreach Church Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

CHASITY L. WILLIAMS

Died May 26, 2016 Chasity Latoya “Chestnut” Williams, 24, Fayetteville, died May 26. Funeral will be Saturday at 6 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

TOMMIE WRIGHT

Sept. 24, 1938-June 13, 2016 Tommie Wright, Dudley, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Augusta Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. He was born Sept. 24, 1938, to...

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

EILEEN ELIZABETH WIEMERT-ROUSAY-CALDWELL

May 1, 1928-June 1, 2016 Wednesday, June 1, Eileen Elizabeth Wiemert-Rousay-Caldwell, 88-year-old former Goldsboro resident, quietly passed from this earth into eternal peace in the comfort of her Arizona home surrounded by a small portion of her loving family....

MARTIN A. ALVAREZ

Martin Altunar Alvarez, 30, New Hanover, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MILLICENT E. BOLANDER

Millicent Earlene Bolander, 86, died Sunday at SECU Hospice House. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ELIZABETH GARRETT BORDELEAU

Elizabeth Garrett Bordeleau, 95, died Tuesday at Brookdale Berkeley in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LATONYA BROADHURST

Jan. 15, 1983-June 9, 2016 LaTonya Broadhurst, 33, 1109 Crawford St. Ext., died Thursday at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will...

MAXINE EUBANKS

Sept. 3, 1920-June 11, 2016 Maxine Eubanks, 95, Coloma, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2016, surrounded by her family. Friends may visit with the family from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Starks and Menchinger chapel, 2650 Niles Road,...

VELVELON J. FAISON

Sept. 5, 1953-June 12, 2016 Velvelon Jean Faison died Sunday at home. Funeral will be private. She was born in Wayne County Sept. 5, 1953, to Thomas Sawyer and Lois Mae Sutton Waters. She is survived by a son...

WILLIE C. FIELDS

Willie Chester Fields, 66, died Monday at the VA Medical Center in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JOHN ROBERT GRAY

Dec. 28, 1929-June 12, 2016 John Robert Gray was born in Greenville, S.C., Dec. 28, 1929, to Francis Milton Gray and Elizabeth Moose Gray. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Helen H. Gray. He...

BENJAMIN A. GRIFFIN

Benjamin Anthony Griffin, 56, 609 Pittman St., died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

KAYE F. HARRELL

May 12, 1940-June 13, 2016 Kaye Fields Harrell, 76, lifelong resident of the Mount Olive area, passed away Monday evening, June 13, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 16, at Tyndall...

AGNES HOWARD

Agnes Howard, 68, Florida, died Tuesday in Manatie Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

PHIL MALEWICH

May 30, 1928-June 12, 2016 Felix Philip "Phil" Malewich, 88, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Goldsboro Assisted Living. The family will receive friends at Seymour Funeral Home Friday, June 17, 2016, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30...

ARMA ROUSH

Arma Roush, 75, 1721 E. Holly St., died June 3. Arrangements are pending at Haskins at Funeral Home....

MARVA M. SMITH

Died June 8, 2016 Marva M. Smith, 69, 812 Woodrow St., Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CATHERINE J. TALLET

Catherine Joan Tallet, 87, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

JOHN R. GRAY

John Robert Gray, 86, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

KAYE F. HARRELL

Kay Fields Harrell, 76, Mount Olive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

BARBARA D. HATCH

Sept. 14, 1930-June 12, 2016 Barbara Deems Hood Hatch was born in Wayne County to the late William Graham and Gertrude Prince Hood. Barbara attended Walnut Street, William Street and Goldsboro High schools (class of 1948). She went to...

GLADYS LOFTIN

Gladys Loftin, 55, 611 W. Oak St., died Monday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ETHEL G. RICH LOMAX

Ethel Grace Rich Lomax, 82, 2201 Royall Ave., died at home. Memorial service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She was born July 30, 1933, in Sampson County to...

JESSIE MERCHANT

Jessie Merchant died Monday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

KENAN L. NEWTON

Kenan L. Newton, 1011 Branch St., Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

THOMAS J. SMITH

Thomas Jefferson Smith, 61, 305 Level St., died May 14 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

THOMAS E. SMITH

Dec. 24, 1958-June 7, 2016 Thomas Earl Smith, 57, 901 S. Harding Drive, Apt. I, died June 7 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be noon Saturday at St. Luke Church of Christ, with apostle Corey Pigford officiating. Burial...

CHASITY L. WILLIAMS

Died May 26, 2016 Chasity L. "Chestnut" Williams, 24, Fayetteville, died May 26. Funeral will be Friday at 4 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

TOMMY WRIGHT

Tommy Wright, 424 Durham Lake Road, died Monday at home Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ANNA BAILEY YELVERTON

March 27, 1919-June 8, 2016 Anna Bailey Yelverton, 97, Goldsboro, passed Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro, N.C. The celebration of her life will be held Thursday, June 16, 2016, at 2 p.m. at...

Monday, June 13, 2016

SHIRLEY WILKINS CARTER

Dec. 23, 1942-June 11, 2016 Shirley Wilkins Carter, 73, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at her home. Shirley was born in Duplin County on Dec. 23, 1942, to the late Andrew and Tharon Harper Wilkins. She was...

VELVETON JEAN FAISON

Velveton Jean Faison, 62, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending with Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

BARBARA HATCH

Barbara Hatch died Sunday at her residence. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

ETHEL R. LOMAX

Ethel Grace Rich Lomax, 82, of 2201 Royall Ave., died at her residence. Arrangements are pending with Haskins Funeral Home....

FELIX MALEWICH

Felix Malewich, 88, died Sunday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HERSHEL SISCO

Jan. 18, 1942-June 11, 2016 Hershel Sisco, 74, of LaGrange, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, from 1-2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home followed...

BRIG.GEN. GLENN NEEDHAM SLOAN

May 8, 1935-June 11, 2016 Brigadier Gen. Glenn Needham Sloan, USA (Retired) passed away at Wayne Memorial Hospital following a courageous battle with metastatic prostate cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family and pastor at the time of...

JAMES WILLIAM THORNTON

Oct. 11, 1934-June 12, 2016 James William Thornton, 81, peacefully passed away surrounded by his family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was the son of the late James and Ioda Thornton. He was a self-made man and became...

CLIFTON EARL WHITE

March 2, 1950-May 31, 2016 Clifton Earl White, 66 of 114 Hideaway Circle, Dudley, died Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at home. Services will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc., with...

CLARA B. WHITFIELD

Clara B. Whitfield died today at Wake Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

Sunday, June 12, 2016

LATONYA BROADHURST

LaTonya Broadhurst, 33, 1109 Crawford St. Ext., died Thursday at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SHIRLEY WILKINS CARTER

Shirley Wilkins Carter, 73, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY L. DAVIS EDWARDS

Died June 8, 2016 Mary Lavonne Davis Edwards, 56, 694 N. Beston Road, LaGrange, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Monday at noon at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will be at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist...

RUTH WEST FIELDS

Aug. 21, 1938-June 10, 2016 Ruth West Fields, 77, Princeton, died Friday in SECU Hospice in Smithfield. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday in Princeton Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dwayne Batten and her son, Doug Fields, officiating. Burial...

JAMES C. GRAHAM JR.

James Calvin Graham Jr., 52, 6217 Deans St., Bailey, died in Kenly. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

BLANCHE M. GRICE

Oct. 9, 1928-June 11, 2016 Blanche Massey Grice, 87, passed away Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Sally Edwards Massey, and was the wife of the late C.D. Grice. Mrs....

MYDE V. HARRISON

Feb. 3, 1938-June 9, 2016 Myde Vaughn Harrison, 78, Hookerton, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with pastor Gerald Fowler officiating. Interment will be Monday at 11...

CYNTHIA ERWIN "CINDY" KELLER

Oct. 21, 1954-June 6, 2016 Cynthia Erwin "Cindy" Keller, Norfolk, entered eternal life Monday, June 6, 2016, at the age of 61 years. She was born Oct. 21, 1954, to the late Dr. Clyde Atkinson Erwin Jr. and Emily...

BELINDA JOYCE KORNEGAY

Died June 9, 2016 Ms. Belinda Joyce Kornegay, 65, 917 Chestnut St., Fremont, N.C., entered into eternal rest Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, N.C. Ms. Kornegay is survived by her daughter, Qwanetta Williams of...

HERSHEL SISCO

Hershel Sisco, 74, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GLENN SLOAN

Glenn Sloan died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

LELA SMITH

Lela Smith, 83, 1604 St. Andrews Place, Kinston, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Mills Funeral Home Inc....

HENRY LEE SOLOMON

June 5, 1944-June 8, 2016 Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Henry Lee Solomon departed this life June 8, 2016. He was born June 5, 1944, to the late James and Annie Mae Solomon. Henry Lee leaves to cherish his...

ELSIE Y. WICKER

June 4, 1935-June 9, 2016 Elsie Yarbrough Wicker, 81, Goldsboro, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 3859 U.S. 70 West. Entombment will be at 10 a.m....

Friday, June 10, 2016

EDWIN H. ALLEN

Dec. 23, 1921-June 9, 2016 Edwin "Ed" Herbert Allen, 94, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Ed was born in Person County, N.C., Dec. 23, 1921, to the late...

JOHN "J.C." CHARLES ARMSTRONG

Died June 8, 2016 John "J.C." Charles Armstrong 89, Fountain, formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., passed away June 8, 2016, at the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Kinston, N.C. Mr. Armstrong was the son of Missouri farmers, John Austin...

ELIAS C. BECTON

Died June 8, 2016 Elias Christopher Becton, 1803 Sylvia Court, Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

VICKIE P. DAVIS

April 3, 1951-June 7, 2016 Vickie Price Davis, 65, Faison resident, died Tuesday evening, June 7, at home. Private services will be held in Faison Cemetery, officiated by the Rev. Paul Rose. Friends and family are welcome to call...

MYDE V. HARRISON

Myde Vaughn Harrison, 78, Hookerton, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

MABEL SAULS HERRING

March 21, 1924-June 8, 2016 Mabel Sauls Herring, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Mabel was born in Wayne County March 21, 1924, to the late James and Mittie Carraway Sauls....

BARBARA J. JAMES

Died June 4, 2016 Barbara Jean "Dang" James, 73,112 Bill Williams Lane, Warsaw, died Saturday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at St. Peter AME Church of Warsaw, with evangelist Geraldine Burden officiating....

IRENE SPELL JONES

Oct. 25, 1924-June 8, 2016 Irene Spell Jones, 91, Warsaw, died Wednesday at home. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Devotional Gardens of Warsaw. She was born Oct. 25, 1924, in Sampson County to Edgar Spell and...

BELINDA J. KORNEGAY

Mrs. Belinda Joyce Kornegay, 65, 917 Chestnut St., Fremont, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JOHN H. MOORE

Retired Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John Hugh Moore, 79, died at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral with full military honors will be held later in Chattanooga National Cemetery in Tennessee. He was born in Georgia Jan. 17, 1937,...

JESSIE M. PATTILLO

Jessie M. Pattillo, 91, died Thursday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ANNE HARRIS STACY

Died June 8, 2016 Anne Harris Stacy, 79, Smithfield, died Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at her home. She was born in Orange County, the daughter of the late William Thomas Harris Sr. and the late Mary Virginia Harris. She...

JAMES O. WARD SR.

Died June 8, 2016 James Oscar Ward Sr., 86, 367 Lane Road, Stantonsburg, died Wednesday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice Center of Greenville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle, with elder George...

STEPHEN C. WATSON

April 20, 1942-June 9, 2016 Stephen Carl Watson, 74, Kenly, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Graveside service will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Kenly Cemetery, with the Rev. Sammy Evans officiating. He was born in Wilson County...

Thursday, June 9, 2016

EDWIN H. ALLEN

Edwin Herbert Allen, 94, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EMERSON BALDWIN

April 6, 1952-June 6, 2016 Emerson Baldwin, 64, 306 S. Jefferson Ave., died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Woods Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial with military honors will be Monday...

ELIAS C. BECTON

Elias Christopher Becton, 1803 Sylvia Court, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

HELEN RUTH JONES CASEY

March 30, 1942-June 6, 2016 Helen Ruth Jones Casey, 74, Sanford, died Monday at Central Carolina Hospital. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Donald Burns officiating. Burial will be at...

MARY T. DANIELS

Oct. 25, 1943-June 7, 2016 Mary Taylor "Pete" Daniels, 72, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016. Pete was born Oct. 25, 1943, in Lenoir County to the late John Taylor and Verdie Harper Taylor. Her husband of...

VICKY P. DAVIS

Vicky Price Davis, Faison, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

THOMAS E. DEES

Nov. 6, 1961-June 8, 2016 Thomas Everett Dees, 54, died Wednesday. Memorial service will be held later. He was born Nov. 6, 1961, in Wilson County to the late Isaac Jr. and Rosemary Canady Dees. Arrangements are by Jones...

MARY L. EDWARDS

Mary L. Edwards, 56, 694 N. Beston Road, LaGrange, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

MARY L. FENNELL HENRY

Died June 7, 2016 Mary L. Fennell Henry, 97, Clinic Circle Drive, Rose Hill, died Tuesday in Bethesda, Md. Funeral will be at First Baptist Charity of Rose Hill Saturday at noon. Burial will be at Duplin Memorial Gardens...

MABEL I. SAULS HERRING

Mabel Inez Sauls Herring died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOHN M. JONES

Died June 8, 2016 John Milton "Johnny" Jones, 72, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family. Johnny was born in Hampton, Va., to the late Clarence Milton Jones and Geneva Aycock Jones....

LEONARD W. LEWIS

Aug. 23, 1929-June 3, 2016 Leonard Wayne Lewis, 86, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery. He was born Aug. 23, 1929, in Wayne County to...

EVELYN S. LONG

Nov. 14, 1914-June 7, 2016 Evelyn Sutton Long, longtime resident of Fayetteville and native of the Smith Chapel community near the Mount Olive area, passed away early Tuesday morning, June 7, 2016. She was 101 years old. Funeral services...

JOHN H. MOORE

Retired Air Force Senior Master Sgt. John Hugh Moore, 79, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

OSCAR PENDER

Died June 6, 2016 Oscar Pender, 81, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Interment will be in Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson....

JOE PHILLIPS

Died June 6, 2016 Joe Phillips, 92, died Monday at Greendale Forest Nursing And Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Dunn Family Cemetery....

GLORIA DEAN ROYAL

July 13, 1959-June 4, 2016 Gloria Dean Royal, 56, 114 McDonald Drive, Mount Olive, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Mark Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be at Lewis Cemetery. She was born...

THEODORE A. SIMMONS

Aug. 26, 1935-June 5, 2016 Theodore Alexander Simmons, 80, 700 N. Spence Ave., Apt. M1, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at New St. John AME Church. Burial will be at a later date...

JAMES O. WARD SR.

James Oscar Ward Sr., 86, Snow Hill, died Wednesday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JOANN WILLIAMS

Joann Williams, 66, 412 Hadley St., Wilson, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ANNA BAILEY YELVERTON

Anna Bailey Yelverton, 97, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

VIRGINIA HARDISON BELL

Oct. 27, 1922-June 7, 2016 Virginia Hardison Bell, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Virginia was born in Duplin County Oct. 27, 1922, to the late Joseph Elijah Hardison...

LESLIE "LES" CRAWFORD JR.

April 16, 1931-June 2, 2016 Leslie "Les" Crawford Jr. was the third of seven children born to the union of Leslie Crawford Sr. and Essie Crawford April 16, 1931, in Goldsboro. He peacefully passed away June 2, 2016. He...

MARY T. DANIELS

Mary Taylor "Pete" Daniels, 72, LaGrange, died Tuesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

BRENDA J. FLOWERS

Aug. 15, 1951-June 6, 2016 Brenda Jane Flowers, 64, 900 Evergreen Ave., Apt. F1, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at New Greenleaf Church of Chris. Burial will be at...

ADA COX HERRON

Oct. 3, 1928-June 6, 2016 Ada Cox Herron, 87, 2101 N. William St., Apt. 207, died Monday in Kitty Askins Hospice. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial...

B. RUFF HUGGINS

Feb. 18, 1925-June 6, 2016 Buster Ruff Huggins, former mayor of Mount Olive and retired banking executive, died early Monday, June 6, at his home. Born in Hemingway, S.C., and raised on a farm, he graduated from Johnsonville High...

EVELYN S. LONG

Evelyn Sutton Long, 101, Fayetteville, formerly of Mount Olive, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

SARAH I. PARKS

Died June 2, 2016 Sarah Irene Parks, 74, Harlem, N.Y., formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday. Graveside service will be Thursday at noon at Wayne Memorial Park North, with pastor Charles Howard as eulogist. She is survived by a son....

OSCAR PENDER

Oscar Pender, 81, 5017 Curve Road, Elm City, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JOHNNIE S. RICHARDSON

Died May 31, 2016 Johnnie Samuel Richardson Jr., 70, 3726 Humphrey St., Farmville, died May 31 at Pruitt Health Care. Memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel in Snow Hill....

MARILYN GAINEY RYDEN

Nov. 27, 1939-May 27, 2016 Marilyn Gainey Ryden, passed away Friday, May 27, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, N.C., at the age of 76. Marilyn was born in Goldsboro, N.C., Nov. 27, 1939. She was the youngest child...

THOMAS E. SMITH

Thomas Earl Smith, 57, 500 11th St., Lot 3, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

HENRY SOLOMON

Henry Solomon, 72, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

FRANCES B. BEST

Nov. 29, 1928-June 6, 2016 Frances Byrd Best, 87, Mount Olive resident, passed away Monday morning, June 6, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. The Best family will receive friends at Tyndall Funeral Home Wednesday, June 8, from...

LARRY BOYKIN

Died June 2, 2016 Larry Boykin, 66, Warsaw, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Hawes Funeral Home chapel of Warsaw. Interment will be in Devotional Gardens Cemetery of Warsaw. Visitation will be two hours...

LESLIE CRAWFORD JR.

Leslie Crawford Jr., died at Lake Nona VA Center in Orlando, Fla., Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROBERT KENNETH GARROU

June 27, 1942-June 4, 2016 Robert Kenneth Garrou, 73, Pikeville, passed away on Saturday at his home. Bob was born in Flushing, N.Y., June 27, 1942, to the late Robert and Angela Trzcinski Garrou. He began working early in...

ADA COX HERRON

Ada Cox Herron, 87, 2101 N. William St., Apt. 207, died Monday in Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

B.R. HUGGINS

Buster R. "Ruff" Huggins, former Mount Olive mayor and retired executive with Southern Bank and Trust Co., died Monday, June 6, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Tyndall Funeral Home. (Pd)...

OSCAR PENDER

Oscar Pender, 81, Elm City, died Monday. Arrangements by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JOE PHILLIPS

Joe Phillips, 92, died Monday at Greendale Forest Nursing And Rehabilitation Center in Snow Hill. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home Snow Hill....

DONALD SPAIN

Donald Spain, 81, 200 Covenant Court, Rocky Mount, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

LINDA CRAWFORD TANNER

May 2, 1942-June 6, 2016 Linda Crawford Tanner, 74, Goldsboro, passed away early Monday morning, June 6, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Linda was born in Atlanta, Ga., May 2, 1942, to the late...

JAMES W. THORB

Died June 2, 2016 James Walter Thorb, 74, 220 E. Best St., died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at New Elders Chapel AME Zion Church, with the Rev. William Hagans officiating. Burial will be...

MAVIS BAKER TURNAGE

July 23, 1925-June 5, 2016 Mrs. Mavis Baker Turnage, 90, Snow Hill, died Sunday, June 5, 2016, at her home. A native of Wayne County, she was born July 23, 1925, the daughter of Joe and Loty Parker Baker....

Monday, June 6, 2016

MARGARET BEST

Margaret Marie Best, 68, of 104 S. Center St. Apt 7-9, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Nov. 25, 1947, in Wayne County to Woodrow and Bessie Wheeler Jernigan and is survived by one daughter, Katherine...

ROBERT KENNETH GARROU

Robert Kenneth Garrou, 73, of Pikeville, died Saturday, at his home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BARBARA J. JAMES

Barbara J. James, 73, of 112 Bill Williams Lane, Warsaw, died Saturday, at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

BEVERLY S. LANE

Aug. 30, 1961-June 4, 2016 Beverly Smith Lane, 54, arrived at her heavenly home on Saturday at Wake Medical Center after a long illness. She was born in Wayne County to Margie Smith Mitchell and the late James R....

THEODORE SIMMONS

Theodore Alexander Simmons, 80, of 700 N. Spence Ave., Apt. M1, died Sunday, at his home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

LINDA CRAWFORD TANNER

Linda Crawford Tanner, 74, of Goldsboro, died today, surrounded by her family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

MAVIS B. TURNAGE

Mavis Baker Turnage, 90, of Snow Hill, died Sunday, at her home. Arrangements are pending at Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service....

PEGGY WILLIAMS

Peggy Williams, 60, died Sunday, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Sunday, June 5, 2016

ELIZABETH (CHOUINARD) BERGER

July 23, 1916-May 24, 2016 Elizabeth (Chouinard) Berger, born July 23, 1916, in Fowler, Ind., passed away May 24, 2016, in Las Cruces, N.M., at the age of 99. She was interred in Las Cruces, N.M., with her husband,...

JOYCE G. BROWE

Jan. 23, 1939-June 4, 2016 Joyce Marlene Garner Browe, 77, longtime resident of the Mount Olive area, passed away quietly early Saturday morning, June 4, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Guilford County, she was raised up in Denton,...

SANDRA E. FISHER BROWN

May 18, 1954-June 1, 2016 Sandra Elaine Fisher Brown, 62, 1614 Farmgate Road, Kinston, died Wednesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Bishop Dr. J.E. Reddick Tabernacle...

WILLIAM WADE CARR

July 2, 1937-June 3, 2016 William Wade Carr, 78, Goldsboro, died Friday, June 3, 2016, at the University of North Carolina Hospital. A service celebrating the life of Bill will be held Monday, June 6, 2016, at 7 p.m....

EMILY H. JESTER

Died May 31, 2016 Emily H. Jester, 81, Goldsboro, beloved wife, mother and grandmother, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Emily was born in Belfast, N.C., July 20, 1934, to the late Hubert and Helen Howell. She graduated from...

JOHN KORNEGAY

Died June 2, 2016 John “J.D. Kornegay, 74, 605 Fire Tower Road, LaGrange, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. James Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, of LaGrange, with elder James Powell officiating....

LEONARD W. LEWIS

Leonard Wayne Lewis, 86, Dudley, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

MAYDEEN OLIVER MARTIN

April 25, 1927-June 2, 2016 Maydeen Oliver Martin, 89, Princeton, died Thursday at the State Employees Credit Union Hospice House. Funeral will be at Princeton Baptist Church at 5 tonight, with the Rev. Dwayne Batten officiating. Burial will be...

SARAH I. PARKS

Sarah Irene Parks, 74, New York, formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending....

FRANCES S. RICHARDS

Oct. 27, 1947-June 2, 2016 Frances Smith Waggoner Richards, 68, peacefully closed her eyes and took her last breath Thursday, while staying at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Wayne County, N.C., to the late Wymond and...

GLORIA DEAN ROYAL

Gloria Dean Royal, 56, 114 McDonald Drive, Mount Olive, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

Friday, June 3, 2016

DEAN ERIC BASS

Sept. 4, 1979-May 26, 2016 Dean Eric Bass, 36, Tamarac, Fla., passed away in an automobile accident May 26, 2016. He was born in Goldsboro, N.C., Sept. 4, 1979. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Carrie; three...

MARGARET M. BEST

Margaret Marie Best, 68, 104 S. Center St., Apt 7-9, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BESSIE B. BEST

Died May 30, 2016 Bessie B. Best, 70, 306 Robina Drive, LaGrange, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church of LaGrange, with Dr. Michael A. Johnson officiating....

MAJOR B. BIZZELL

Aug. 6, 1938-May 30, 2016 Major Bryant Bizzell, 77, 911 Isler St., died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Greater Guiding Star United Holy Church Inc. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. He was...

SANDRA E. FISHER BROWN

Sandra Elaine Fisher Brown, 62, 1614 Farmgate Road, Kinston, died Wednesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

LESLIE CRAWFORD JR.

Retired First Sgt. Leslie Crawford Jr. died Thursday in Florida VA Hospital. Arrangements are pending....

RAND DICKERSON

Died June 2, 2016 Mr. Rand Dickerson passed away Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 4, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Elm Grove Church Ministries of Pikeville, N.C. Burial will follow in...

JIMMIE R. FOREMAN

Died May 30, 2016 Jimmie Ruth Foreman, 80, 4125 Seminole Road, Wilson, died Monday. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Interment will be at Hamilton Burial Garden. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel...

JOHN T. GREEN

Died May 30, 2016 John T. Green, 76, 1000 Honolulu Road, Grifton, died Monday at home. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Ayden Cemetery. Visitation will be an...

EMILY HOWELL JESTER

Emily Howell Jester died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

JOHN KORNEGAY

John "J.D." Kornegay, 74, 605 Fire Tower Road, LaGrange, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Services....

JOHN W. MCDUFFIE

July 15, 1954-May 31, 2016 John Wesley McDuffie, 61, 704 W. Walnut St., died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 12:30 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will...

FRANCES S. RICHARDS

Frances Smith Richards, 68, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAMES W. THORB

James W. Thorb, 74, 220 E. Best St., Warsaw, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Thursday, June 2, 2016

BERNICE E. CANADY BROWN

Nov. 1, 1929-May 27, 2016 Bernice Elizabeth Canady Brown, 86, 411 Pollock St., Kinston, died Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Antioch Free Will Baptist Church of Kinston. Burial will be at...

RICKIE E. GRANT

Aug. 9, 1958-May 31, 2016 Rickie Earl Grant, 57, Kenly, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service. He was born in Wilson County Aug. 9, 1958, to the...

ROSE J. HADDOCK

March 27, 1951-June 1, 2016 Rose Jenkins Haddock, 65, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Memorial service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ronnie Hobgood officiating. She was born March 27, 1951, in Lenoir County...

LETTICE C. HARGETT

Died May 24, 2016 Deaconess Lettice Celemetine Hargett, 73, 10880 Old U.S. 70 West, Cove City, died May 24 at Rutgers University Medical Center of Newark, N.J. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church of...

ERNIE G. NICHOLS

Ernie Grady Nichols, 84, died Wednesday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ESSIE HOLLINGSWORTH REEVES

April 8, 1934-June 1, 2016 Essie Hollingsworth Reeves, 82, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at Rex UNC Healthcare in Raleigh. Essie was born in Wayne County April 8, 1934, to the late Harvey Hollingsworth and Essie Reaves Hollingsworth....

DEBORAH B. SMITH

Dec. 25, 1953-May 30, 2016 Deborah Ann Bell Smith, 62, passed away quietly at home surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Lonnie and Virginia Bell. A service of remembrance will be held Thursday at...

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

BESSIE BEST

Bessie Best, 306 Robina Drive, LaGrange, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Services....

MARGARET A. BRASWELL

Sept. 22, 1949-May 27, 2016 Margaret Ann Braswell, 66, 502 Beale St., died Friday. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Greater Guiding Star United Holy Church Inc. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery. She was born Sept....

EVELYN ANNE THIGPEN BROWN

Dec. 26, 1933-May 27, 2016 Evelyn Anne Thigpen Brown passed away Friday, May 27, 2016, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C. Anne was the eldest of 17 grandchildren of her maternal grandparents, E.J. and Hettie Rose...

JIMMIE FOREMAN

Jimmie "Big Jim," "Jack" Foreman, 80, 4125 Seminole Road, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Pines Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

LOUIS E. HODGES III

Sept. 9, 1957-May 29, 2016 Louis Edward Hodges III died Sunday. Funeral will be at St. Michael's Episcopal Church of Raleigh Thursday at 3 p.m., with a reception and life celebration to follow in the church parish hall. Interment...

JOHN W. MCDUFFIE

John Wesley McDuffie, 61, 704 W. Walnut St., died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ANGEL L. REIBER

Oct. 6, 1976-May 30, 2016 Angel Lyn Reiber, 39, died Monday at home. Funeral will be private. She was born in Wilmington Oct. 6, 1976, to Bill Boyd Soles and Wanda Sue Faulk Soles. She was married to Heiki...

JOHNNIE S. RICHARDSON

Johnnie Samuel Richardson, 70, Farmville, died Tuesday at Pruitt Heath Care. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

DEBORAH B. SMITH

Deborah Ann Bell Smith died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

OLIVIA VANN SMITH

Died May 30, 2016 Olivia Vann Smith, 64, Warsaw, died Monday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Friday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Gregory Carr officiating....

CLIFTON E. WHITE

Clifton Earl White, 66, 114 Hideaway Circle, Dudley, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....