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Sunday, July 31, 2016

ETHEL JOHNSON BLACKWELL

Feb. 21, 1964-July 29, 2016 Ethel Johnson Blackwell, 52, Kenly, died Friday at Wake Medical Center. Visitation will be today from 1 to 2 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed be a funeral in the chapel, with the Rev....

HARVIS L. EDWARDS

Harvis Lee Edwards, 79, 1321 Irving St., South Plainfield, N.J., died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ROBERT L. FINNEY

Robert Lee Finney, 72, died Friday from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JOHNNY L. HAMILTON JR.

Johnnie Lee Hamilton Jr., 801 Franklin St., died Thursday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

MELANIE HOLMES

Melanie Holmes, 60, 1905 Maple St., died Thursday at PruittHealth Durham. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

IRIS W. HUNTER

July 19, 1957-July 23, 2016 Iris W. Hunter, 59, 906A Lincoln Drive, died July 23 at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Greater St. John Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be at...

HAROLD KORNEGAY

June 3, 1953-July 28, 2016 Harold Kornegay, 63, 218 S. Spence Ave., Fremont, passed from labor to reward Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Wednesday, June 3, 1953, in Fremont to Earl and Mary Evans Kornegay. Eulogistic...

THEODORE NEWSOME

Nov. 11, 1929-July 27, 2016 Theodore "Teddy" Newsome died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. James AME Zion Church. Interment will be in Wayne Memorial Park North with military honors. He...

DORIS M. BRINSON ROBINSON

Died July 27, 2016 Doris Marie Brinson Robinson, 75, 104 Slocumb St., Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Northeast Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will...

JOHN SKUCE JR.

John Skuce Jr., 78, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice House. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

DAVID E. STAFFORD

Aug. 23, 1938-July 28, 2016 David Earl Stafford, 77, 6900 U.S. 701 South, Four Oaks, died Thursday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Hood's Grove Baptist Church in Newton Grove, with the...

DELIAK R. WEEKS

Deliak Rahiem Weeks, 13, 330 W. Seymour Drive, died Friday from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

WILLIAM WHITE

Died July 25, 2016 William White, 82, 3011 Brodkin Ave., Fort Washington, Md., died Monday in Oxon Hill, Md. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Ebenezer AME Church of Fort Washington. He was married to Carolyn Bowden...

HENRY P. WIGGINS

June 23, 1944-July 28, 2016 Henry Phillip Wiggins, 72, died Thursday at Mary Gran Nursing Center. Funeral will be private. He was born in Wayne County to the late William Henry and Thelma Lee Batten Wiggins. Visitation will be...

Friday, July 29, 2016

EVA M. COLEY BROWN

Eva Mae Coley Brown, 113 Cone St., Wilson, died Wednesday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WALTER RAY "FROG" GRIFFIN

June 18, 1950-July 27, 2016 Walter Ray “Frog” Griffin, 66, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Frog was born in Wilson County, N.C., June 18, 1950, to the late Warren Harding and Annie...

WILLIAM C. HOPKINS

Died July 26, 2016 William Charles Hopkins, 58, 404 Delwood Lane, Spring Garden community, New Bern, died Tuesday at home Funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Baker Memorial Cemetery...

JAMES MURPHY

James Murphy, 93, Smithfield, died today at SECU Hospice House. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

BETTIE MATTHEWS NEAL

Died July 24, 2016 Bettie Matthews Neal, 71, 6153 Williams Chapel Church Road, Elm City, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Greater Morning Star Church. Interment will be in Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson....

DON TAYLOR

Jan. 7, 1949-July 27, 2016 Raymond Donald “Don” Taylor, 67, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Rex Hospital. Don was born in Wayne County Jan. 7, 1949, to the late Raymond and Esther Daniels Taylor. He was...

RONALD O. WATERS

Died July 25, 2016 Ronald Owen Waters, 74, Kinston, died Monday. Funeral will be 6 tonight at Lanies Chapel Christian Church of Kinston, with pastor Jim Cullen as eulogist. Arrangements are by Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

DOROTHY JEAN WILLIAMS OATES WOOTEN

March 6, 1938-July 26, 2016 Mother Dorothy Jean Williams Oates Wooten, 78, 1405 Poplar St., Apt 44, passed from labor to reward Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Sunday, March 6, 1938, in Johnston County to Albert...

Thursday, July 28, 2016

BEE EVANS DOLF

Died July 26, 2016 Bee Evans Dolf, 100, Fremont, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Funeral Friday 10 a.m. Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, preceded by visiting for one hour. Interment Elmwood Cemetery Fremont. She was preceded in...

JOSHUA O. FORBES

June 3, 1991-July 23, 2016 Joshua Omar Forbes, 25, 101 Pine Court, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bethel Church. Burial will be in Everette Cemetery He was born June 3, 1991, in Wayne County...

RANDY D. GRADY

Dec. 19, 1962-July 22, 2016 Randy D. "Sack" Grady, 53, passed away Friday unexpectedly. He was the son of the late Jimmy "Red" and Helen Grady. Mr. Grady had been an electrician with Jones and Frank. A memorial service...

WALTER R. GRIFFIN

Walter Ray "Frog" Griffin, 66, died Wednesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

HAROLD KORNEGAY

Harold Kornegay, 63, 104 S. Center St., Fremont, died today in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CAROLS R.A. LOREDO

Oct. 24, 1982-July 24, 2016 Carols Rafael Arellano Loredo, 33, 1605 Kent St., Wilson, died Sunday. Funeral will be Friday at 5 p.m. at St. Therese Catholic Church of Wilson. Burial will be in Mexico. He was born Oct....

ATIYAH T. MADDOX

Oct. 25, 1996-July 22, 2016 Atiya TiJonna Maddox, 19, 104 Stoney Run Drive, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Association Headquarters. Interment will be private. She...

ELIZABETH S. MAXEY

Oct. 24, 1930-July 26, 2016 Elizabeth Singiser Maxey, 85, passed away Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Shippensburg, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Boyd Lantz and Helen Singiser, and was the wife of Earl...

THURMAN MILLER

Died July 24, 2016 Thurman Miller, 91, 214 Lanefield Road, Warsaw, died Sunday at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hines Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with elder Braxton Frederick officiating. Burial will...

NORMAN E. MORRISEY JR.

Died July 25, 2016 Norman Eugene Morrisey Jr., 61, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at McIntyre Funeral Home chapel. Interment will be at Old Mill Cemetery. He...

THEODORE NEWSOME

Theodore Newsome, 414 Hamilton Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

DORIS B. ROBINSON

Doris B. Robinson, 75, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

DON TAYLOR

Raymond Donald "Don" Taylor, 67, died Wednesday at Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RIVERS S. TIMMONS

Rivers S. Timmons, 74, 2101 N. William St., Apt. 201, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

GEORGE UZZELL

George Uzzell, 66, 1601 Berry St., died Wednesday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

NANCY WARD

Nancy C. Ward, 113 Neil St., died Wednesday at Wake Med Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

CECIL WELLS

Aug. 22, 1942-July 25, 2016 Cecil Wells, resident of Houston, Texas, native of the Rones Chapel community near Mount Olive and son of the late Johnnie Mac Wells and Sadie Dixon Wells, died Monday morning, July 25, in a...

HENRY WIGGINS

Henry Wiggins, 72, died at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ANNIE M. DARDEN WOODARD

Annie Mae Darden Woodard, 95, 3202 Queensferry Drive, Wilson, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

INA M. BEST

Died July 23, 2016 Ina Mae Best, 76, formerly of LaGrange, died Saturday at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital in Virginia Beach. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Miracle Temple Church of Evangelism. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery...

JAMIE M.H. HILL

Jamie Muborak Harris Hill, 25, 2005 Noland Drive, Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WILLIAM C. HOPKINS

William Charles Hopkins, 58, 404 Delwood Lane, New Bern, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

DR. DOROTHY ELIZABETH LEWIS

July 23, 1956-July 22, 2016 Dr. Dorothy Elizabeth Lewis, 59, passed Friday, July 22, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro, N.C. The celebration of her life will be held Saturday, July 30, 2016, at noon at St....

ELIZABETH MAXEY

Elizabeth Maxey, 85, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

WILLIS D. PEPPERS

Died July 20, 2016 Willis Davis Peppers, 80, 1205 Elvie St., Wilson, died July 20. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JAMES "JIM" STUART ROBERTSON

March 9, 1962-July 26, 2016 James "Jim" Stuart Robertson, 54, died Tuesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Bloomington, Ill., he was the son of Duncan E. and Margaret S. Robertson of Rock Falls, Ill., and was...

ELMA RAE JACKSON STEVENS

April 27, 1934-July 25, 2016 Elma Rae Jackson Stevens, 82, died Monday morning at her home. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Eunice Jackson Cox, and had been married to the late...

SUE RAYNOR WHITLEY

Aug. 12, 1948-July 26, 2016 Sue Raynor Whitley, 67, passed away Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Woodard's Care in Goldsboro. Sue was born in Wayne County Aug. 12, 1948, to the late Richard and Josephine Brogden Raynor. She began...

CARLA T. WICKS

Feb. 25, 1965-July 25, 2016 Carla Jeanne Towndrow Wicks, 51, Goldsboro, died July 25, 2016, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Carla was born in Syracuse, N.Y., Feb. 25, 1965, to the late George Towndrow and Edith Dinardo Towndrow....

DOROTHY J. WOOTEN

Dorothy Jean Wooten, 78, 1405 Poplar St., Apt. 44, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

MARY CUMMINGS

Mary Cummings, 76, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MINNIE RADFORD DAMPIER

March 3, 1945-July 23, 2016 Minnie Radford Dampier, resident of Fernandina Beach, Fla., died Saturday, July 23, 2016, at Community Hospice Center in Florida. She was born in Johnston County, N.C., to the late James B. Radford and Alice...

LOUISE TAYLOR DUNMIRE

Oct. 25, 1923-July 25, 2016 Louise Taylor Dunmire, 92, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, July 25, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Louise was born in Pitt County Oct. 25, 1923, to the late Frank and Hattie Hodges Taylor. She...

JOSHUA O. FORBES

Joshua Omar Forbes, 25, 101 Pine Court, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CAROLS R.A. LOREDO

Carols Rafael Arellano Loredo, 33, 1605 Kent St., Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ATIYA T. MADDOX

Atiya TiJonna Maddox, 19, 104 Stoney Run Drive, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

THURMAN MILLER

Thurman Miller, 91, 404 E. Bay St., Warsaw, died Sunday at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

NORMAN E. MORRISEY JR.

Norman Eugene Morrisey Jr., 61, 2904 Bridle Creek Drive, Conyers, Ga., died Monday at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

JAMES S. ROBERTSON

James "Jim" Stuart Robertson, 54, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ELMA R.J. STEVENS

Elma Rae J. Stevens, 82, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

RONALD O. WATERS

Ronald O. Waters, 73, Kinston, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

SUE RAYNOR WHITLEY

Sue Raynor Whitley, 67, died today at Woodard's Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CARLA J. WICKS

Carla J. Wicks, 51, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Monday, July 25, 2016

MARK S. BARNES

Died July 22, 2016 Mark Steven Barnes, 42, Wilson, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. The funeral will be at noon Wednesday at London Primitive Baptist Church of Wilson. The visitation will be from 2 to 7...

IRIS W. HUNTER

Iris W. Hunter, 59, 906 Lincoln Drive, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

BETTY J. LASH

Aug. 15, 1938-July 21, 2016 Betty Jean Lash, 77, Winston-Salem, died Thursday at the Forsyth Medical Center. She was born Aug. 15, 1938, in Forsyth County to Roy and Julia Lumpkin Isley. The funeral will be held at noon...

ATIYA TIJONNA MADDOX

Atiya TiJonna Maddox, 19, 104 Stoney Run Drive, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at the Haskins Funeral Home....

Sunday, July 24, 2016

INA M. BEST

Ina Mae Best, 76, formerly of LaGrange, died Saturday at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital in Virginia Beach. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

ROBERT E. BLACKMAN SR.

Aug. 28, 1935-July 22, 2016 Robert Everette "Bob" Blackman Sr., 80, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Bob was born in Wayne County, N.C., Aug. 28, 1935, to the...

BILLY C. BORDEAUX

Aug. 12, 1944-July 21, 2016 Mr. Billy Clement Bordeaux, 71, Snow Hill, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 21, 2016, surrounded by his family and holding his sweet wife, "Suzy's" hand. A native of Wayne County, he was born Aug....

RANDY D. GRADY

Randy D. Grady, 53, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

BETTY MOODY HINES

Nov. 7, 1937-July 22, 2016 Betty Moody Hines, 78, resident of the Dudley area, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Her funeral will be held Monday, July 25, at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral...

LATRESSA HOOKS

Died July 19, 2016 LaTressa Hooks, 58, Wilson, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Kairos Church Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOHN WAYNE KEEL

Feb. 18, 1942-July 20, 2016 John Wayne Keel, 74, Jacksonville, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016. John was born in Wayne County Feb. 18, 1942, to the late Albert Earl Keel and Ethel Johnson Keel. He proudly served his...

DOROTHY E. LEWIS

Dr. Dorothy Elizabeth Lewis, 59, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

JULIA BELL MATTOCKS

Died July 20, 2016 Julia Bell Mattocks, 79, 602 B St., died Wednesday at Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport. Funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Myrtle Grove Christian Church, Burial will be in White Oak Cemetery. Visitation...

RUSSELL JAMES MILLER

July 30, 1942-July 21, 2016 Russell James Miller, Goldsboro, died Thursday at his home. He was born in Detroit, Mich., to the late Russell G. and Annie Long Miller. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Monday Evergreen Memorial...

JOSE A.L. NATAREN

March 31, 1968-July 21, 2016 Jose Amadeo Lopez Nataren, 48, 107 Ivey Court, died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Burial will be at a later date in Honduras. He was born March 31, 1968, in Honduras. He was married...

W.M. "BILL" RAYNOR

Oct. 18, 1942-July 22, 2016 William Merrill "Bill" Raynor, 73, Mount Olive resident, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016. A banker by profession, he had been employed with Wachovia Bank, and was vice president and branch manager, serving in...

Friday, July 22, 2016

HOLT L. ALLEN

May 26, 1956-July 18, 2016 Holt Linsey Allen, 60, died Monday at home. Funeral will be private. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Otis and Pauline Allen. Arrangements are by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and...

SANDY E. ALLEN

July 21, 1966-July 21, 2016 Sandy Elizabeth Allen, 50, Princeton, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Mathiston, Miss., Burial will be at Center Grove Cemetery in Oktibbeha County, Miss....

BOB BLACKMAN

Robert "Bob" Everette Blackman, 80, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BETTY BOYETT DOYLE

Jan. 27, 1939-July 17, 2016 Betty Boyett Doyle, 77, Kirkwood, died Sunday. Memorial service will be Sunday at 6 p.m. at Blended Fellowship, with visitation following. She was born Jan. 27, 1939, in Pensacola, Fla., to William "Buster" Boyett...

CHARLIE HAGANS

Charlie Hagans, 91, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOHN W. KEEL

John Wayne Keel, 74, died Tuesday in Jacksonville. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ANGELIA R. KENNION

Died July 16, 2016 Angelia R. Kennion, 55, 809 S. Beston Road, LaGrange, died Saturday in Burgaw. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ Church of LaGrange. Visitation will be an...

BETTY J. LASH

Betty Jean Lash, 77, 1336 Ziglar Road, Winston-Salem, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOSE A.L. NATAREN

Jose Amadeo Lopez Nataren, 48, 107 Ivey Court, died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

TERRY D. PERSON

Sept. 19, 1952-July 19, 2016 Terry Dean Person, 63, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Memorial service will be 4 p.m. Saturday at May's Chapel Church. He was born in Wayne County Sept. 19, 1952, to the late William...

DOROTHY WELLS ROLLINS

Dec. 11, 1916-July 20, 2016 Dorothy Wells Rollins, 99, died Wednesday at Rosemary Rest Home in Rose Hill. Memorial service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Warsaw Baptist Church. Burial will be private. She was born Dec. 11, 1916,...

CHARLESTE VINES

Charleste Vines, 65, Wilson, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARTHA PATILLO WOLFE

Sept. 6, 1928-July 20, 2016 Martha Patillo Wolfe, 87, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Goldsboro, N.C. Martha was born in Burlington Sept. 6, 1928, to the late Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Patillo. She...

Thursday, July 21, 2016

DIANE DIGGINS BLACKWELL

Died July 18, 2016 Diane Diggins Blackwell, 58, 1808 Windsor St., Wilson, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOHN E. BOYETTE

Funeral for John Edward Boyette will be Friday at 2 p.m. in Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery....

JEAN WEATHERS CARR

Dec. 10, 1929-July 20, 2016 Jean Weathers Carr, 86, Pikeville, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro surrounded by her family. Jean was born in Lauderdale County, Ala., Dec. 10, 1929, to the...

MARY L. COBBS

Sept. 12, 1925-July 18, 2016 Mary L. Cobbs, 90, Mount Olive, died Monday. Funeral will be at Payne Temple Saturday at noon. Burial will be at the Cobbs Cemetery in Faison. She was born Sept. 12, 1925, to the...

BESSIE M. DAVIS

April 3, 1945-July 16, 2016 Bessie Mae Davis, 71, 932A Carver Drive, died Saturday. Funeral will be 7 tonight in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. She was born April 3, 1945, in...

KIM WILSON HARDEN

Died July 15, 2016 Kim Wilson Harden, 56, 1109 Churchill Ave., Wilson, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

LATRESSA HOOKS

Latressa Hooks, Wilson, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOHNNY F. HUGGINS

Jan. 5, 1969-July 19, 2016 Johnny Franklin Huggins, 47, Kinston, died Tuesday. Memorial service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange. He was born Jan. 5, 1969, in Lenoir County to Billy Sr. and...

JULIA BELL MATTOCKS

Julia Bell Mattocks, 79, 602B. St., Maysville, died Wednesday at Crystal Cost Hospice House in Newport. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

BRUCE L. MOZINGO JR.

Feb. 19, 1946-July 19, 2016 Bruce Luby Mozingo Jr., 70, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. Bruce was born Feb. 19, 1946, in Pikeville to the late Bruce Luby...

WILLIS D. PEPPERS

Willis D. Peppers, 80, 1205 Elvie St., Wilson, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

TERRY D. PERSON

Terry Dean Person, 63, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RETIRED MASTER SGT. FORIEST STANLEY RIVENBARK

May 30, 1935-July 18, 2016 After years of declining health, July 18, 2016, Stanley Rivenbark, Wilmington, arrived at his long-anticipated heavenly home to be with his Lord. Stan was born May 30, 1935, near Burgaw in the Forest Hills...

BETTY GRAY MELVIN SANDERSON

March 4, 1929-July 19, 2016 Mrs. Betty Gray Melvin Sanderson, 87, 2821 Tomahawk Hwy., Harrells, passed away peacefully Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at Duke University Hospital in Durham. A memorial service will be held Friday afternoon, July 22, at...

SHIRLEY LANE TURNER

Sept. 23, 1936-July 19, 2016 Shirley Lane Turner, 79, Micro, died at Johnston Medical Center Tuesday. Funeral will be at Micro First Baptist Church Friday at 5 p.m., with the Rev. Tim Stevens and the Rev. Harold Pittman officiating....

Wednesday, July 20, 2016

ANGELA M. BAKER

May 1, 1956-July 17, 2016 Angela Denise Mattison Baker, 60, died Sunday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Winnemucca, Nev., she was the daughter of the late Earl Curtis and Mae Dumas Mattison, and grandmother of the late...

DIANE DIGGINS BLACKWELL

Diane Diggins Blackwell, 58, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

HAROLD J. BRASWELL

Died July 4, 2016 Harold Junior Braswell, 70, 1210 Queen St., Wilson, died July 4 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral will be Friday at 3 p.m. at St. Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of Wilson. Arrangements...

SUZANNE DAVIS BUNN

Dec. 8, 1933-July 19, 2016 Suzanne Davis Bunn, 82, passed away at Cypress Glen Retirement Community in Greenville, N.C., July 19, 2016, after a long Illness. Born Dec. 8, 1933, in Kinston, N.C., to Roland and Blanche Davis of...

JEAN W. CARR

Jean W. Carr, 86, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SONYA Y. DARDEN

Oct. 21, 1966-July 15, 2016 Sonya Yvonne Darden, 49, 306 Wilmington Ave., died Friday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 3 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 21, 1966,...

HUEMILTON DICKERSON JR.

Huemilton Dickerson Jr., 53, 820 Starmount Circle, Apt. 207, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOHNNY HUGGINS

Johnny Huggins, Kinston, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

HUBERT ANDREW MEDLIN

Died June 23, 2016 Hubert Andrew Medlin, 67, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2016, in Florida. Hubert was born and raised in Fremont, and was the son of Ruby Josephine Medlin of Fremont and the late Grover Medlin. He...

MICHAEL "MIKKI" RAY MELVIN

Aug. 31, 1967-July 14, 2016 Michael "Mikki" Ray Melvin, 48, Goldsboro, died Thursday evening, July 14, 2016. He was born Aug. 31,1967, to Camillia Faye Gooding Melvin Easton and the late James Michael Melvin. The funeral service will be...

CHRISTINE MILLER

Sept. 18, 1933-July 16, 2016 Christine Miller, 310 Franklin St., Mount Olive, died Saturday at Genesis Healthcare. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Holy Temple Church in Calypso. Burial will be at Carver Cemetery. She was born...

PJ MILLER

March 23, 1944-July 17, 2016 PJ Miller, 72, Walstonburg, died Sunday. Funeral will be Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Garris Chapel United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Adam Seate officiating. He was born March 23, 1944, in Talihina, Okla.,...

BRUCE L. MOZINGO JR.

Bruce Luby Mozingo Jr., 70, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROBERT H. SASSER JR.

Jan. 28, 1950-July 18, 2016 Robert Harvey Sasser Jr., 66, died Monday at his residence. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Robert H. Sasser and Louise Dale. He was a veteran of the National...

VAN D. TAYLOR

Aug. 30, 1937-July 14, 2016 Van Dewey Taylor, 78, 215 S. Baker St., Eureka, died Thursday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial...

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

ANGELA M. BAKER

Angela Denise Mattison Baker, 60, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

CLEMON G. DAVIS JR.

May 18, 1934-July 17, 2016 Clemon Gary Davis Jr., 82, Sims, died Sunday. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Davis Family Cemetery of Kenly. He was the son of the late Clemon and Nellie Davis. He was...

KIM WILSON HARDEN

Kim Wilson Harden, 56, 1109 Churchill Ave., Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

PAMELA D. HILL

Oct. 23, 1949-July 17, 2016 Pamela Dianne Hill, 66, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Arkansas to the late Hugh and Bessie LeAnne Tidwell Webb, and was married to Michael Hill. A funeral service...

ANNIE PEARL SUTTON JONES

Dec. 17, 1941-July 17, 2016 Annie Pearl Sutton Jones, 74, passed into the arms of her Lord Jesus Christ Sunday afternoon, July 17, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Easley, S.C. Born in Duplin County and...

JAMES D. KINCAID JR.

Dec. 10, 1953-July 17, 2016 James Davis Kincaid Jr., 62, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Columbia, S.C., to Janie C. Kincaid and the late James D. Kincaid. A longtime member of Sleepy Creek, he...

ANGEL M. MATA

April 26, 2006-July 17, 2016 Angel Mora Mata, 10, died Sunday at Wake Medical Center. Funeral will be 11 a.m. today at St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church. Interment will be in Good Shepherd Catholic Church Cemetery. He...

P.J. MILLER

P.J. Miller, Walstonburg, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

CAROL WEIL MORRIS

Aug. 28,1944-July 18, 2016 On the evening of July 14, 2016, Carol passed away peacefully at her home in Raleigh, N.C., with her loving family beside her. Carol was born in Goldsboro, N.C., Aug. 28, 1944. She was the...

ROBERT H. SASSER JR.

Robert Harvey Sasser Jr., 66, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

SANDRA S. VAUGHN

July 4, 1951-July 17, 2016 Sandra Smith Vaughn, 65, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Memorial service will be held later. She was born in Lenoir County to the late Zeb and Maggie Elizabeth Ginn Smith. She is...

Monday, July 18, 2016

BETTY DOYLE

Betty Doyle, 77, died Sunday, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ANNIE SUTTON JONES

Annie Pearl Sutton Jones, 74, of Mount Olive, died Sunday in Easley, S.C. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

SHIRLEY POTTS PEEK

Nov. 19,1963-July 16, 2016 Shirley Ruth Potts Peek, 52, passed away on Saturday, July 16, at her home surrounded by her family. Shirley was born in Wayne County, on Nov. 19, 1963, to the late Hugh Norman Potts Jr....

SANDRA S. VAUGHN

July 4, 1951-July 17, 2016 Sandra Smith Vaughn, 65, died Sunday, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

WILLIE R. WALLACE

Willie R. Wallace, 72, of Springfield Gardens, N.Y., formerly of Duplin County, died July 7, at Highfields Gardens Care Center, Great Neck, N.Y. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m., at Hawes Funeral Home Chapel, Warsaw. Interment will be...

Sunday, July 17, 2016

EDNA BRESHEARS

Died July 3, 2016 Mrs. Edna Breshears (Warrick), resident of Goldsboro, passed away July 3, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in the Grantham community, she attended Grantham School. The 11th child of Emmett and Maybell Bordeaux Warrick, she...

SONYA Y. DARDEN

Sonya Yvonne Darden, 49, 306 Wilmington Ave., died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BESSIE M. DAVIS

Bessie M. Davis, 71, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

MYRA G. DAWSON

March 10, 1957-July 14, 2016 Myra Grant Dawson, 59, Kinston, died Thursday. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Queen Street United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Allen Bingham officiating. She was born March 10, 1957, in Lenoir...

STEPHANIE N. DIGENO

Sept. 4, 1984–July 12, 2016 Stephanie Nalepka Digeno, 31, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in Seymour Johnson Air Force Base chapel. She was born in New Jersey, N.J., to Anna...

DOROTHY BROWN FIELDS

May 12, 1930-July 14, 2016 Dorothy Brown Fields died Thursday. Funeral will be today at 11 a.m. in Wilkerson Funeral chapel. Interment will be 2:30 p.m. at Montlawn Memorial Park in Raleigh. Born May 12, 1930, she was the...

ALANNAH B. GRAHAM

July 8, 2016-July 11, 2016 Alannah Brielle Graham, 6231 Bear Creek Estates, LaGrange, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Wayne Memorial Park. She was born July 8, 2016, in Wayne...

THELMA COTTON HOWELL

March 16, 1927-July 14, 2016 Thelma Cotton Howell, 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday, July 14, 2016, at the Brian Center. A service to celebrate her life will be held Sunday, July 17, 2016, at...

MELVIN R. LANIER

Melvin R. Lanier, 75, Kinston, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

PAMELA L. LANIER

Died July 15, 2016 Pamela L. Lanier, 52, Mount Olive, died Friday, July 15, 2016. Funeral service will be held Monday, July 18, at 6 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel of Newton Grove, with the Rev....

MICHAEL R. MELVIN

CHRISTINE MILLER

Christine Miller, 310 Franklin St., Mount Olive, died Saturday at Genesis Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home Inc....

NETTIE GRAY BOSWELL POPE

Dec. 30, 1934-July 15, 2016 Nettie Gray Boswell Pope, 81, Kenly, died Friday. Graveside service will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Pope Family Cemetery, with the Rev. Daniel Rollins officiating. She was born in Wayne County Dec. 30,...

RAY NORMAN ROUSE JR.

Died July 14, 2016 Ray Norman Rouse Jr., 93, passed away peacefully July 14, 2016, in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was born in Fountain, N.C., in 1923, and moved with his parents to Goldsboro, N.C., in 1925. After...

FRANCIS STEVENS

Francis Stevens, 69, Manhattan, N.Y., died Saturday in Upper East Side Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LIMON ALLEN TURNER

July 22, 1947-June 24, 2016 Mr. Limon Allen Turner, 68, Ozark, Ala., died June 24, 2016, in Flowers Hospital. A memorial service for Mr. Turner was held Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Chalkhead Baptist Church. Mr. Turner was born...

GROVER L. WALLACE

Died July 10, 2016 Grover L. Wallace, 75, Warsaw, died July 10 at home. Funeral was 1 p.m. Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church of Magnolia. Interment was in Moore Family Cemetery of Warsaw....

JIMMY D. WILLIAMS

Died July 11, 2016 Jimmy D. Williams, 69, Greensboro, N.C., peacefully passed away July 11, 2016. He was born in Bentonville, N.C., to the late James W. and Grace P. Williams. Preceded in death by his wife, Betsy R....

Friday, July 15, 2016

STEPHANIE N. DIGENO

Stephanie Nalepka Digeno, 31, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MARGARET "PEE WEE" WORRELL HOOD

June 11, 1924-July 13, 2016 Margaret "Pee Wee" Worrell Hood died Wednesday, July 13, at the age of 92. Born in Pikeville, N.C., June 11, 1924, she spent much of her adult life in the Goldsboro and Wilson communities....

DOROTHY LEE JOHNSON HOOKS

Died July 9, 2016 Dorothy Lee Johnson Hooks, 75, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Evening Light Holiness Church of Wilson. Visitation will be Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home...

THELMA COTTON HOWELL

Thelma Cotton Howell, 89, died Thursday at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MICHAEL VICTOR KOKIKO

Died July 13, 2016 Michael Victor Kokiko, 59, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Southfield, Mass., passed away peacefully July 13 at his home in Brooklyn after a valiant two-year battle with lung cancer, his spirit and will continuing to amuse and...

GLORIA J. MOORE

Died July 10, 2016 Gloria J. Moore, 57, 465 Boyette Road, Warsaw, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Moses Chapel Disciple Church of Christ, with pastor Kendall Clark officiating. Burial will...

DENISE FLOWERS NICOLAS

Feb. 9, 1955-July 11, 2016 Denise Flowers "Cowgirl" Nicolas, 63, 123 Wharton Lane, died Monday in Kitty Askins Hospice. Funeral will be Saturday 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She was born Feb....

BRENDA C. PARNELL

Aug. 2, 1950-July 14, 2016 Brenda Crawford Parnell, 65, Wilmington, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016, at New Hanover Regional Hospital surrounded by her family. Brenda was born in Wayne County, N.C., Aug. 2, 1950, to the late Ivey...

RICHARD O. PORTER

July 1, 1944-July 10, 2016 Richard Oliver Porter, 72, Sneads Ferry, formerly of Mount Olive, died Sunday at Onslow Memorial Hospital. Graveside service Monday 11:30 a.m. Maplewood Cemetery. He was the son of the late Muscoe S. and Diana...

GREY B. SHACKLEFORD

Died July 13, 2016 Grey Baggett Shackleford, 76, Wilson, died July 13, 2016. Funeral Saturday 10 a.m. Fremont United Methodist Church, followed by visitation. Grey was a retired teacher having taught at Pikeville, Charles B. Aycock and Fremont. She...

BOBBY O. WEST

Died July 13, 2016 Bobby Oliver West, 47, Pikeville, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be today at noon at Eastern Carolina Veterans Cemetery. He was born in Wayne County to the late James Oliver West and Sandra Millard...

Thursday, July 14, 2016

RALPH BARNES

May 24, 1925-July 13, 2016 Ralph Barnes, 91, Fremont, passed away early Wednesday morning at Vidant Medical Center. Ralph was born in Wayne County May 24, 1925, to the late Bryan and Ida Lane Barnes. He was retired from...

FRANCES PARRISH RAINS BRITT

Sept. 20, 1925-July 13, 2016 Frances Parrish Rains Britt, 90, Princeton, died Wednesday morning at her home. Born Sept. 20, 1925, in Johnston County, she was the last living of nine children born to the late Otis L. and...

DELLA BAINES BROWN

Died July 9, 2016 Della Baines Brown, 67, 365 Huffmantown Road, Richlands, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery Visitation will be 2 to...

HAYLEY P. EBERWEIN

Dec. 5, 1968-July 12, 2016 Hayley Price Eberwein, 47, Clayton, received her heavenly promotion while surrounded by family Tuesday, July 12, 2016. Hayley was born Dec. 5, 1968, in Wayne County to Carol Daly Price and the late Malcolm...

PATTIE BRITT ELZAS

April 11, 1921-July 13, 2016 Mrs. Pattie Britt Elzas, resident of Mount Olive, passed away early Wednesday morning, July 13, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was 95. Graveside services will be Saturday, July 16, at 11 a.m....

RAYMOND HAIRR

Aug. 8, 1942-July 11, 2016 Raymond Hairr, 73, passed away Monday at his home. He was born in Wayne County to the late Edison and Elma Butts Hairr. A funeral service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at...

MARGARET W. HOOD

Margaret Worrell Hood, 92, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilmed Nursing Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service Inc....

CUSTODIO G. JAIMES

Died July 5, 2016 Custodio Guerra Jaimes, 63, 5441 Ernest Road, Wilson, died July 5. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Friday at St. Therese Catholic Church of Wilson. Visitation will be 4 p.m. today at Hamilton Funeral Chapel...

JAMES E. JONES

Oct. 31, 1936-July 13, 2016 James Ervin Jones, 79, Pikeville, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Goldsboro Worship Center, with the Rev. Michael Hamm, the Rev. Joseph Leonard and the...

JOYCE W. RILEY

March 17, 1929-July 10, 2016 Joyce Ward Lee Riley went to her heavenly home at the age of 87 Sunday, July 10, 2016 in Richmond, Va. She was born March 17, 1929, in Greenville, N.C., to the late Hiram...

EDWARD EARL SCOTT

Aug. 26, 1933-July 12, 2016 Edward Earl “Ed” Scott, 82, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family. Ed was born in Robeson County, N.C., Aug. 26, 1933, to the late Shepard Scott...

VAN D. TAYLOR

Van Dewey Taylor, 78, Fremont, died today at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

REBA D. CHASE-BRIMMER

Died July 11, 2016 Reba Deloris Chase-Brimmer, 66, 272 Ford St., Jacksonville, died Monday at Onslow Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Spring Garden Missionary Baptist Church in Bogue Sound. Burial will be in Gethesemane Memorial...

BRENDA J. ANDERSON

Died July 10, 2016 Brenda Joyce Anderson, 62, 6002A N.C. 581 South, Kenly, died Sunday. Funeral will be at Atkins Memorial Tabernacle of Sims Saturday at 1 p.m. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BLANCA A. DAVIS

Nov. 7, 1964-July 10, 2016 Blanca Aurora Davis, 51, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Jesus and Aurora C. Roldan. Mrs. Davis worked for Georgia Pacific. A memorial service will...

RAYMOND HAIRR

Raymond Hairr, 73, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

WANDA D. NELSON

Died July 8, 2016 Wanda Diane Nelson, 57, Wilson, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville,. Funeral will be Saturday at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson at 2 p.m....

LOUISE BARRETT NEWCOMB

July 28, 1930-July 12, 2016 Frances Louise Barrett Newcomb died Tuesday morning at Somerset of Goldsboro. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Van Buren and Frances Talton Wilkins, and was the widow of the...

THAMITCHEL OATES

Died July 7, 2016 Thamitchel "Faye" Oates, 86, 309 E. Main St., Faison, died Thursday at Geneis Health Care. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Poplar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with pastor Willie C. Alford officiating. Burial...

JESSIE R. PATTERSON

Aug. 12, 1927-July 9, 2016 Jessie Ruffin Patterson, 88, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral was Tuesday at noon in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Entombment was at...

WILLIAM W. RAYNOR JR.

Died July 7, 2016 William Walter "Carnell" Raynor Jr., 71, 925 Seaboard St., died Thursday at home. Funeral will be today at 11 a.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will...

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

REBA D. CHASE-BRIMMER

Reba Deloris Chase-Brimmer, 66, 272 Ford St., Jacksonville, died Monday at Onslow Memorial Hospital Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

BRENDA J. ANDERSON

Brenda Joyce Anderson, 62, 6002A N.C. 581, Kenly, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

GLADYS G. CREECH

May 15, 1940-July 10, 2016 Gladys Gautier Creech, 76, Seven Springs area resident, passed away Sunday evening, July 10, while being cared for at Kitty Askins Hospice. Her funeral will be held Tuesday, July 12, at 7 p.m. at...

ANN WORLEY HALL

Sept. 20, 1939-July 10, 2016 Ann Worley Hall, 76, Newport News, Va., died Sunday. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Grace Baptist Church Cemetery, with her brothers, the Rev. Eugene Worley and the Rev. Worth Worley officiating....

DOROTHY J. HOOKS

Dorothy J. Hooks, 75, 705 Anson St., Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JAMES E. JONES

March 22 1939-July 11, 2016 James Edgar Jones, 77, Mount Olive resident, passed away peacefully Monday evening, July 11, 2016, in the care of Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He will be best remembered for having been the longtime manager...

CHAD KEARNEY

April 16, 1969-July 11, 2016 William Chadbourne "Chad" Kearney, 47, Pikeville, passed away suddenly Monday July 11, 2016, following an accident. Chad was born in Wayne County, N.C., April 16, 1969, to William Kearney and Julia Hill Kearney. He...

RONALD S. KENDALL

Aug. 1, 1961-July 10, 2016 Ronald Shane Kendall, 54, Goldsboro passed away suddenly Sunday, July 10, 2016, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh, N.C. Ron was born in Spain Aug. 1, 1961, to Ruth Tonkin Kendall and the late...

HENRY G. LANG

Died July 10, 2016 Henry G. Lang, 74, died Sunday at Snow Hill Assisted Living. Funeral will be Thursday at the S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel. Interment will be in Grants Cemetery in Browntown Visitation will be 1...

PATRICIA A. LORENCZ

March 5, 1947-July 10, 2016 Patricia Ann (Jurczak) Lorencz, 69, Pikeville, passed away Sunday at Wayne UNC Healthcare surrounded by her family. Patricia was born March 5, 1947, in Saginaw County, Mich., to the late John Jurczak and Anna...

GLORIA W. MOORE

Gloria W. Moore, 57, 465 Boyette Road, Warsaw, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MARIE D. REACKHOFF

Oct. 7, 1928-July 10, 2016 Henrietta Marie Dent Reackhoff, 87, died Sunday at UNC Wayne Healthcare. Memorial service will be held later date at Saulston United Methodist Church. She was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y., Oct. 7, 1928, to...

BILL ROBERTS

June 24, 1957-July 10, 2016 John William "Bill" Roberts Jr., 59, LaGrange, died Sunday. Funeral will be today at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Vito Bisogno officiating. Committal will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Pinelawn Memorial Park....

EDWARD E. SCOTT

Edward Earl Scott, 82, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JACKIE CURTIS TAYLOR

Died July 8, 2016 Jackie Curtis Taylor, 64, 105 Rollingwood Court, Dudley, N.C., passed away Friday, July 8, 2016, at Genesis Health Care in Mount Olive, N.C. Funeral services celebrating his life will be held Thursday, July 14, 2016,...

JOSEPH WARREN SR.

Died July 9, 2016 Joseph Warren Sr., 87, 102 E. Maple St., Mount Olive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, with elder Ernest...

Monday, July 11, 2016

DELLA BAINES BROWN

Della Baines Brown, 67, of 365 Huffmantown Road, Richlands, formerly of Trenton, died Saturday, at her home. Family will receive guest at 108 Gibbs Lane, Trenton. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

GLADYS G. CREECH

Gladys Gautier Creech, 76, of Seven Springs, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home...

RONALD S. KENDALL

Ronald S. Kendall, 54, died Sunday at WakeMed in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HENRY G. LANG

Henry G. Lang, 74, of Snow Hill, died Sunday, at Snow Hill Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

PATRICIA LORENCZ

Patricia Ann Jurczak Lorencz, 69, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES LOUIS MAXWELL JR.

Jan. 9, 1927-July 10, 2016 James Louis Maxwell Jr., died Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Wayne County on Jan. 9, 1927, to the late James Louis Maxwell and Ruth Herring Maxwell....

HENRIETTA REACKHOFF

Henrietta Reackhoff, 87, died Sunday, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

MAGGIE GURLEY SMITH

April 8,1939-July 9, 2016 Maggie Rebecca Gurley Smith, 77, passed away on Saturday, July 9, at Goldsboro Assisted Living, surrounded by her family. Maggie was born in Wayne County on April 8, 1939, to the late Leland R. and...

CALLIE LAMM WADDELL

Died July 10, 2016 Callie Emily Lamm Waddell, 71, of Kenly, received her heavenly promotion on Sunday, July 10, while at Wilson Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Emily was born in Wilson County to the late Sanford...

JOSEPH WARREN

Joseph Warren, 87, of 102 E. Maple St., Mount Olive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Sunday, July 10, 2016

BETTY WILLIS BARBOUR

Died July 7, 2016 Betty Willis Barbour, 77, Newport, died Thursday at PruittHealth of Sea Level. Funeral will be private. She is survived by a son and three daughters. Arrangements are by Noe Funeral Service Inc. of Beaufort....

ANGELA K. BONIFAY

Sept. 17, 1971-July 7, 2016 Angela Kay King Bonifay, Seven Springs area resident, died suddenly Thursday, July 7. Funeral services will be Monday, July 11, at 11 a.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, with burial following at Oak Ridge Memorial...

ALANNAH B. GRAHAM

Alannah Brielle Graham, 6231 Bear Creek Estates, LaGrange, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MIRIAM OATES GRIMES

April 10, 1930-July 8, 2016 Miriam Oates Grimes, 86, passed away quietly at her home early Friday morning, July 8. She was the widow of Edward "Jock" Grimes, daughter of the late John Martin Oates Sr. and Blanche Sutton...

KENNETH R. HOWELL

Died July 9, 2016 Kenneth R. Howell, 77, Stantonsburg, died Saturday, July 9, 2016. Funeral Tuesday 11 a.m. Stantonsburg Cemetery. Surviving are his daughter, Sondra Bell (David) and family, Chandler and Zayn Bell of Wilson; son, Michael Howell (Barbara)...

ETHEL L. KIMLEY

Died July 4, 2016 Ethel Livingston Kimley, 82, Pikeville, died Monday at home. Funeral will be private. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Livingston and Grace Harden Livingston. She was married to the late William David Kimley...

BETSY R. WARREN LYNCH

June 8, 1963-July 4, 2016 Betsy Rose Warren Lynch, 53, Micro, died Monday at Johnston Medical Center. Funeral will be at Casey Funeral Home chapel today at 3 p.m., with the Rev. Andy Brown officiating. Burial will be in...

WANDA NELSON

Wanda Nelson, 57, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

RENEE W. PATE

July 16, 1969-July 8, 2016 Renee Wadsworth Pate, 46, Dudley passed away Friday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family and co-workers. She was the daughter of Carol W. West, Arthur Clarence West and the late Richard...

JESSIE PATTERSON

Jessie Patterson, 88, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

WILLIAM H. POWELL

Died July 7, 2016 William H. Powell, 97, died Thursday in Plymouth. Funeral will be noon Tuesday at Goddard Hill Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of Williamston. Arrangements are by Congleton Funeral Home and Cremation of Greenville....

ANNE D. ROUSE

Anne Dawson Rouse, 92, LaGrange, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

MAGGIE GURLEY SMITH

Maggie Gurley Smith, 77, died Saturday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

STANLEY J. SURTAIN

Jan. 5, 1949-July 5, 2016 Stanley James Surtain, 67, 218 Rollingwood Drive, Dudley, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Mount Calvary Free Will Baptist Church of LaGrange, with Bishop J.E. Reddick officiating. Burial...

JACKIE TAYLOR

Jackie Taylor, 64, 105 Rollingwood Court, Dudley, died Friday at Genesis HealthCare of Mount Olive Center. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

STANLEY F. WOODSON

June 4, 1951-July 8, 2016 Stanley Forrest Woodson, 65, Goldsboro, passed away Friday at his residence. He was the son of Ruby S. Woodson and the late Richard Alton Woodson. The family will receive friends at the home of...

ROSIE M. WOOTEN

Died July 6, 2016 Rosie Mae Wooten, 89, 306 Olive St., died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Tuesday at noon at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church, with Dr. Howard E. McNair Sr. officiating. Burial will be at...

Friday, July 8, 2016

TONY BEST

Tony Best, 46, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

TERESA IRENE DAVIS

Jan. 19, 1962-July 5, 2016 Teresa Irene Davis, Mount Olive, passed away early Tuesday morning, July 5, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Known to most as Terri, she was 54 years old, and previously had been a supervisor with...

BRIAN C. HARRISON

Brian Conrad Harrison, 36, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ROSA B. SANDERS HOLDER

Died July 5, 2016 Rosa Bell Sanders Holder, 87, 127 Chafin Place, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be at...

MICHAEL S. MOORE

Died July 6, 2016 Michael Stanley Moore, 64, 501 N. Leslie St., died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be private. He was born in Roanoke Rapids to Murray Bryant Moore Jr. and Hilda Stanly...

HOSEA A. NEGRETE

Died July 4, 2016 Hosea Antonio Negrete, 30, Spring Hope, died Monday as the result of an automobile accident. Burial will be in Guatemala. Visitation Saturday 6 to 8 p.m. at William Toney Funeral Home of Spring Hope. Arrangements...

THAMITCHEL OATES

Thamitchel Oates, 86, died Thursday at Genesis of Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

STANLEY J. SURTAIN

Stanley James Surtain, 67, 218 Rollingwood Drive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

Thursday, July 7, 2016

MARGARET Y. ANDERSON

Jan. 25, 1941-July 5, 2016 Margaret Yvonne Anderson, 75, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Tuesday, July 5, 2016. Margaret was born Jan. 25, 1941, in Wayne County to the late Joe Andrew Anderson and Lois Williams Anderson. Margaret worked 30-plus...

MARY J. ARTIS

Died July 5, 2016 Mary Joyce Artis, 65, 2112 Longview Drive, Wilson, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Farmington Heights Church of God of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

NANCY KRIEGER BARON

Died July 6, 2016 Nancy Krieger Baron, 67, 210 Tarboro St. East, Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Wilson. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...

MARGARET L. COX GRAY

Died July 4, 2016 Margaret Lee Cox Gray, 81, 3564 Bryan Hardy Road, LaGrange, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Rest United Holy Church of LaGrange. Burial will...

JOHNNIE LEE HOLLAND

Oct. 19, 1945-June 29, 2016 Johnnie Lee Holland, Freeport, N.Y., died June 29, 2016, in New York. He was born Oct. 19, 1945, to Susie Holland and the Late Curtis Lee Reid. He is survived by his wife, Bobbie...

ROY E. JOHNSON

Died July 1, 2016 Roy Earl Johnson, 60, Kinston, died Friday at home. Funeral will be 7 tonight at The Bishop Lonnie E. Holloway Sr. Memorial Chapel at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC. The family will receive friends at...

LUTHER J. MAYO

Died July 1, 2016 Luther Jackson Mayo, 88, Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Saint Delight Missionary Baptist Church of Walstonburg. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARIE WINDERS SANDERFORD

April 8, 1936-July 1, 2016 Marie Winders Sanderford, 80, Leighigh Acres, Fla., passed away Friday, July 1, 2016. She was born April 8, 1936, to Aaron and Ernestine Winders. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister,...

GEORGE DANIELS STENHOUSE

March 28, 1923-June 25, 2016 The Right Rev. George Daniels Stenhouse, 93, Louisville, Ky., and Goldsboro, N.C., died Saturday, June 25, at the University of Louisville Hospital after a sudden stroke. He was born in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin...

ELDRESS OGLATHA SUTTON

Oct. 7, 1952-July 4, 2016 Eldress Oglatha Sutton, 63, 301 Twin Creeks Drive, peacefully succumbed to her Lord's call Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Tuesday, Oct. 7, 1952, to the late Jarvis and Rena Mae Brewington...

ROSA A. TOLLIVER

Died July 3, 2016 Rosa Arlene Tolliver, 74, 3314 Whitlock Drive, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Free Will Baptist Church of Stantonsburg, with Bishop Willie Thomas as eulogist....

STEVE WITHERINGTON

June 7, 1956-June 29, 2016 Steve Witherington, 60, died June 29 in Virginia Beach, Va. Funeral was Tuesday at Holloman Brown Funeral Home in Virginia Beach. He was born in Goldsboro June 7, 1956, to Wilba and Hilda Witherington....

ROSIE WOOTEN

Rosie Wooten, 89, 306 Olive St., died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

MARGARET Y. ANDERSON

Margaret Yvonne Anderson, 75, LaGrange, died Tuesday at Signature Homecare. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

NANCY KRIEGER BARON

Nancy Krieger Baron, 67, Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel Wilson....

HAROLD BRASWELL JR.

Harold Braswell Jr., 70, 1210 Queen St., Wilson, died Monday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

HANNAH MAE FREDERICK FARMER

Oct. 27, 1922-July 4, 2016 Hannah Mae Frederick Farmer, 93, Warsaw, passed away Monday, July 4, 2016, at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville, N.C. Mrs. Farmer was born Oct. 27, 1922, in Duplin County, N.C., to John Frederick and...

ROSA BELL HOLDER

Rosa Bell Holder, 87, died at Wayne UNC Health Care Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

MICHAEL MOORE

Michael Moore, 64, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

JOSE A. NEGRETE

Jose Antonio Negrete, 30, Nash County, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LESLIE B. SOUTHERLAND JR.

Sept. 17, 1939-July 4, 2016 Leslie Brown "Brownie" Southerland Jr., 76, LaGrange, passed away Monday, July 4, 2016. Brownie was born Sept. 17, 1939, in Duplin County to the late Leslie Brown Southerland and Hazel Davis Southerland. Brownie worked...

LEONARD D. SUMLIN

Jan. 19, 1952-July 2, 2016 Leonard "Peanut" Sumlin departed from us Saturday. He was born in Massachusetts to Elmer Sumlin and the late Amenda Fernandes Sumlin. A homegoing service will be held Friday at noon at Woods Chapel Church....

ROSA A. TOLLIVER

Rosa A. Tolliver, 74, 3314 Whitlock Drive, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel Wilson....

GAIL H. WALKER

March 16, 1948-July 2, 2016 Gail Brogden Herring Walker, 68, formerly of Goldsboro, passed away in Pensacola, Fla. She was the daughter of the late Joseph Rogers and Myrtie Price Brogden, and was the wife of the late Louis...

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

EDNA WARRICK BRESHEARS

Edna Warrick Breshears, 80, died Sunday, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

CAROL ZEALY GOSS

April 28, 1948-July 3, 2016 Carol Zealy Goss, 68, passed away early Sunday, July 3, 2016, at her home. Carol was born in Goldsboro on April 28, 1948, to the late Dr. James M. Zealy and Shanky Piper Zealy....

MARGARET LEE GRAY

Margaret Lee Gray, 91, of Kinston, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

HILDA B. HARDY

Nov. 15, 1933-July 4, 2016 Hilda Barber Hardy, 82, of Seven Springs, peacefully passed away Monday, July 4, 2016. Hilda was born Nov. 15, 1933 and was the oldest of five children born to the late Clarence and Viola...

E. CAREY MEWBORN

Oct. 28, 1942-July 3, 2016 Ervin Carey Mewborn, 73, of LaGrange, peacefully passed away Sunday, July 3, 2016. Carey was born Oct. 28, 1942 in Lenoir County to the late Ervin Chester Mewborn Jr. and Evelyn Mozingo Price. In...

DOROTHY HINSON REASON

Feb. 10, 1925-July 3, 2016 Dorothy Hinson Reason, 91, of Snow Hill, died Sunday morning, July 3, 2016, at her home. A native of Wayne County, she was born Feb. 10, 1925, the daughter of Pete and Berchie Daniels...

ANNIE JANE SCOTT

Annie Jane Scott, 72, of 810 Franklin St., died Thursday, June 30, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Service will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Mount Zion Church Ministries. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. Visitation will...

OGLATHA SUTTON

Oglatha Sutton, 63, of 301 Twin Creeks Drive, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

GAIL HERRING WALKER

Gail Herring Walker, 68, died Saturday, in Pensacola, Fla. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ESTHER MASSENGILL WELLS

Esther Massengill Wells, 96, died Monday morning, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville surrounded by her family. Esther was born in Johnston County on May 10, 1920, to the late Bradley and Florence Parker Massengill. She was married to...

Sunday, July 3, 2016

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. A memorial service will be held Thursday, July 7, 2016,...

JOHNATHAN B. BOWDEN

May 7, 1934-July 1, 2016 Johnathan Benjamin Bowden went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Friday, July 1. He was 82. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Willie H. and...

LEONA S. COBB

Died June 30, 2016 Leona Sasser Cobb, 91, Eureka, died Thursday, June 30, 2016. Funeral Sunday 3 p.m. Eureka United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment Eureka Cemetery. She was committed to education in...

JOHNNIE B. COLEY JR.

Died June 28, 2016 Johnnie B. Coley Jr., 50, Clinton, Md., died Tuesday. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Marshall Funeral Home in Suitland, Md. Burial will be at Washington National Cemetery of Suitland. He was the...

ROSEMARIE C. DIORIO

April 6, 1947-June 29, 2016 Rosemarie Cassese Diorio, 69, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Rosemarie was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., April 6, 1947, to the late Joseph and Louise Cassese. She had...

FRANCES H. EDMUNDSON

Dec. 18, 1927-June 30, 2016 Frances Cunningham Hardy Edmundson, 88, Kinston, died Thursday. Committal service will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Westview Cemetery. Memorial service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev....

PATRICIA GRAVES HILL

Patricia Graves Hill, 60, Deep Run, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

TERESA T. HILL

Dec. 27, 1953-July 2, 2016 Teresa Thompson Hill, 62, passed away early Saturday morning at her residence. Born in Lenoir County, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Lee Thompson and Carolyn Coker Hill, and was preceded in...

MARCUS DEVON JACOBS

May 17, 1974-June 24, 2106 Marcus Devon Jacobs, 42, originally from Goldsboro, N.C., passed away June 24, 2016, in Carolina Medical Hospital in Charlotte, N.C. The funeral service was held June 28, 2016, in Charlotte. Marcus was born May...

ROY E. JOHNSON

Roy Earl Johnson, 60, Kinston, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

LUTHER J. MAYO

Luther J. Mayo, 88, Wilson, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WILLIAM KENNETH MEEKS JR.

Sept. 12, 1947-June 28, 2016 William Kenneth Meeks Jr., 68, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at Duke Medical Center in Durham. Mr. Meeks was born in Aiken, S.C., Sept. 12, 1947. He was the son of the...

JUAN QUINTANILLA

May 6, 1940-July 1, 2016 Mr. Juan Quintanilla died Friday, July 1, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center at the age of 76. A native of General Teran, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, he had been a resident of the Faison...

HELEN LOUISE RADFORD

Died July 1, 2016 Helen Louise Radford, 66, passed away July 1, 2016, surrounded by loves ones. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jeff and Ethel Cavenaugh, as well as her brother, Glenn, and sister, Frances. She...

DOROTHY RENFROW RICKS

June 26, 1921-July 1, 2016 Dorothy Renfrow Ricks, 95, Kenly, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Visitation will be today from 2 to 3 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Moore’s Chapel Church, followed by a funeral, with Dr....

ANTHONY RUTTLEY

April 18, 1965-June 30, 2016 Anthony “Bo Pete” Ruttley, 51, 1506 E. Elm St., died Thursday. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. He was born April 18, 1965,...

LEONARD D. SUMLIN

Leonard Dale Sumlin died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

RICHARD E. WARD

Died June 29, 2016 Richard E. Ward, 69, 5201 Duckdown Court, Raleigh, departed this life Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Funeral noon Tuesday, July 5, 2016, Lincolnville AME Church, 6400 Chapel Hill Road, Raleigh. The Rev. Harry J. Simpson, pastor,...

DEBORAH SUE WILLIFORD

Oct. 18, 1950-June 28, 2016 Deborah Sue Williford, 65, passed away peacefully Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at UNC Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. All services will be held privately. Mrs. Williford was born in Wayne County Oct. 18, 1950, to...

Friday, July 1, 2016

KATHALEEN JOHNSON BIVENS

June 9, 1927-June 29, 2016 Kathaleen Johnson Bivens, 89, went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, surrounded by her family. Kathaleen was born in Wayne County on June 9, 1927,...

CLEVELAND BRIGHT

Cleveland Bright of Rose Hill died June 24, at Vidant Regional Medical Center, Greenville. Funeral service will be Saturday at noon, at First Missionary Baptist Church, Magnolia. Burial will be in the Magnolia Town Cemetery. Arrangements are with Hawes...

ROSEMARIE C. DIORIO

Rosemarie C. Diorio, 69, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

FRANCES HARDY EDMUNDSON

Dec. 18, 1927-June 30, 2016 Frances Hardy Edmundson, 88, of Kinston, died Thursday afternoon at Magnolia Cottage Care. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

RUBY J. HENDERSON

Ruby Christine Jernigan Henderson, 80, died Wednesday. Mrs. Henderson was born Nov. 30, 1935, in Wayne County, to William Eli Jernigan and Louise Lewis Jernigan. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Teachey Presbyterian Church....

SOUNDRA ROWE PARKS

Soundra Rowe Parks, 68, of 1049 LaGrange Road, died Monday, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Services will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at Mount Zion Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1289 Parkstown Road, LaGrange. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery,...

WILEY M. PICKETT

Wiley McKoy Pickett, 86, of Warsaw, died Monday, at his home. Funeral services will be held from the Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, 472 Wells Town Road, Rose Hill, on Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Charles Farmer...

ANNIE JANE SCOTT

Annie Jane Scott, 72, of 810 Franklin St., died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care, Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

MIRINDA WALLACE

Mirinda Lee Morgan Wallace, 67, of Kinston, died Sunday, June 26, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Services will be held Sunday at 11 a.m. at Jericho AME Zion Church, 2964 N.C. Highway 11 N., Kinston. Burial will be in...