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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...