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Friday, September 30, 2016

JESSIE ARTIS

Died Sept. 27, 2016 Jessie Artis, 72, resident of Fremont Nursing Center, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson. Interment will be in Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson....

JUDITH "JUDY" ROEBUCK BRITT

Aug. 15, 1948-Sept. 26, 2016 Judith "Judy" Roebuck Britt, 68, was loved as a daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend. Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at 7:38 a.m., Judy went to be with her eternal father after a short...

JOHN C. DOCKERY

Dr. John C. Dockery, 68, Elm City, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ROGER L. GRAY

Died Sept. 21, 2016 Roger Lee "Rock" Gray, 64, Wilson, died Sept. 21. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DOROTHY SAVAGE HACKMAN

Nov. 3, 1920-Sept. 26, 2016 Dorothy Savage Hackman, a longtime resident of Goldsboro, died Sept. 26, just a few months shy of her 96th birthday. Born Nov. 3, 1920, Dorothy Iona was the first of nine children from the...

BONISHA HAMM

Bonisha Hamm, 28, 1714 Orange St., Wilson, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

NELLIE H. LANGSTON

Aug. 12, 1937-Sept. 29, 2016 Nellie Hester Langston, 79, Fremont, passed away Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Nellie was born in Davie County, N.C., Aug. 12, 1937, to the late J. C. Hester...

JA'TAVION A. PENDER

Died Sept. 24, 2016 Ja'Tavion Amaru Pender, 1 month old, 1411 Grove St., Wilson, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson. Interment will be in Hamilton...

Thursday, September 29, 2016

LT. COL. WOODROW A. ANDERSON

Died Sept. 27, 2016 Lt. Col. Woodrow Antonia Anderson passed away peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, at 2:25 p.m. He is now with his Lord and Savior and his beloved soulmate and the love of his life, Sheri Anderson....

JESSIE ARTIS

Jessie Artis, 72, Fremont, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JAMES THOMAS "MOON" BARNETT

March 24, 1940-Sept. 27, 2016 James Thomas "Moon" Barnett, 76, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday. Visitation will be held Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. Funeral service will be held...

MARY L. FERGUSON

Mary Louise Ferguson, 69, 221 Glenwood Trail, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

AMAZIAH HOWELL JR.

The Rev. Amaziah Howell Jr., 94, 1017 11th St., died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

EVELYN M. JOYNER JONES

July 20, 1931-Sept. 25, 2016 Evelyn Mae Joyner Jones, 85, Kenly, died Sunday at Clayton House Nursing Home. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Kenly Cemetery, with the Rev. Lynn Renfrow officiating. She was born in Johnston...

NELLIE H. LANGSTON

Nellie Hester Langston, 79, Fremont, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROSA LEE BAKER KING LOFTON

March 4, 1942-Sept. 27, 2016 Mother Rosa Lee Baker King Lofton, 74, 404 N. James, died Tuesday at her residence. She was born March 4, 1942, in Wayne County to Willie and Elizabeth Fuller Baker. Funeral services will be...

WILLIAM HOWARD "BILLY" MERRITT

Jan. 23, 1950-Sept. 27, 2016 William Howard "Billy" Merritt, 66, East Second Street, Princeton, was called Home Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A celebration of his life will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept....

ELIZABETH D. NEWMAN

Jan. 4, 1926-Sept. 24, 2016 Elizabeth D. Newman, 90, Kinston, died Saturday at Harmony Hall. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Sand Hill Free Will Baptist Church of Kinston. Burial will be at the church cemetery. She...

GEORGE L. PARKS

Died Sept. 26, 2016 George Lee Parks, 70, 1046 LaGrange Road, LaGrange, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. He was born...

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

EDWARD H. AKEN

April 22, 1953-Sept. 27, 2016 Edward Harris Aken, 63, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late Burdette Aken and Hilda H. Aken Smack. Mr. Aken was a truck driver. A funeral...

WOODROW ANDERSON

Retired Lt. Col. Woodrow Anderson, 75, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KENNETH WAYNE BLACKMAN

Died Sept. 25, 2016 Kenneth Wayne Blackman, 53, Clinton, passed surrounded by family Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Memorial service will be held Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, at 7 p.m. at Maple Grove United Methodist...

WINDOM L. ELLIOTT

March 22, 1977-Sept. 24, 2016 Windom Levi Elliott, 39, Show Low, Ariz., died Saturday. He was born March 22, 1977, in Woodville, Texas. He was the son of Tomye Jo and Michael Gardner and Bobby Elliott of Warren. He...

MICHAEL A. FAISON

Aug. 29, 1958-Sept. 25, 2016 Michael A. Faison, 58, died Sunday at the home of his cousin in Raleigh. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Interment will be at...

ROSA B. LOFTON

March 4, 1942-Sept. 27, 2016 Mother Rosa B. Lofton, 74, 404 N. James, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Church of God and True Holiness. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. She was born...

CHRISTOPHER A. MALSON

Christopher Andrew Malson, 25, 1105 First St., Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

WILLIAM H. MERRITT

William Howard Merritt, 66, East Second Street, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JA'TAVION A. PENDER

Ja'Tavion Amaru Pender, 1 month old, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ALBERT POWELL JR.

Died Sept. 20, 2016 Albert Powell Jr., Hyattsville, Md., formerly of Goldsboro, died Sept. 20. Funeral will be Thursday in West Hyattsville at 11 a.m. Visitation will be Friday 1 to 2 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Interment will...

ELLEN F. RADFORD

Nov. 29, 1943-Sept. 26, 2016 Ellen Faye "Byrd" Radford, 72, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. There will be no formal service. She was born Nov. 29, 1943, to the late James Burden "J.B." and Alice Minshew Radford....

AGNES E. SPARROW

Jan. 9, 1945-Sept. 26, 2016 Agnes E. Sparrow, 71, passed away Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Agnes was born in Wayne County Jan. 9, 1945, to the late Dennie Wilbert Stroud and Walter Etta Beamon Stroud....

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

BRUCE K. BASDEN

Feb. 25, 1941-Sept. 25, 2016 Bruce Kellum Basden, 75, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Samuel L. and Bettie Price Basden. Bruce was a member of Dudley Christian...

JUDITH BRITT

Judith Britt, 68, Mount Olive, died Monday in SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Sevices....

NAOMI N. COWARD

Died Sept. 25, 2016 Naomi N. Coward, 87, died Sunday at Countryside Village. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. in Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Pinewood Memorial Park. She was born in Pitt County, the daughter...

WINDOM L. ELLIOTT

Windom Levi Elliott, 39, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DOROTHY S. HACKMAN

Dorothy Savage Hackman died Monday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

JEAN STOKES JONES

July 10, 1931-Sept. 25, 2016 Emma Jean Stokes Jones, 85, Kinston, died at home Sunday. Memorial service will be Wednesday at noon, with the Rev. W.J. Forehand officiating. She was born July 10, 1931, in Pitt County to the...

ROSA LOFTON

Mother Rosa Lofton, 74, 404 N. James, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SAMANTHA A. MYERS

Sept. 13, 1967-Sept. 25, 2016 Samantha Ann Porter Myers, 49, died Sunday at home. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Piney Grove Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery. Born Sept. 13, 1967, in Johnston County, she...

ELLEN R. RADFORD

Ellen Faye Radford, 72, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BEVERLY JEAN RAINS

Sept. 11. 1953-Sept. 26, 2016 Beverly Jean Rains, 63, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family and friends. Beverly was born in Charleston, S.C., Sept. 11, 1953, to the...

MR. ERNEST REID

Died Sept. 24, 2016 Mr. Ernest Reid, 602 Robinson Place, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Joe Jackson officiating. Burial will...

CLAUDE ROUSE

Aug. 17, 1929-Sept. 25, 2016 Claude Rouse, 87, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Sept. 25, 2015. The family will receive friends Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Seymour Funeral Home, followed by a memorial service at...

AGNES E. SPARROW

Agnes E. Sparrow, 71, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HAZEL KORNEGAY THORNTON

May 26, 1924-Sept. 25, 2016 Hazel Kornegay Thornton, 92, Dudley, went to be with her Lord Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, while a resident of Genesis Healthcare of Mount Olive Center. Hazel was born in Wayne County May 26, 1924,...

Monday, September 26, 2016

ALMA HALL DANIELS

July 2, 1927-Sept. 25, 2016 Alma Hall Daniels, 89, died Sunday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Smitha Pollard Hall and was the wife of the...

MICHAEL A. FAISON

Michael A. Faison, 58, of Clingman Street, died Sunday in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory....

JOHNNIE P. HARRIS

Died Sept. 21, 2016 Johnnie P. Harris, 73, Snow Hill, died Wednesday at home. Graveside service will be Tuesday noon at Snow Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Delois Harris. Visitation will be 6 to 7 tonight...

JEAN STOKES JONES

Jean Stokes Jones, 85, Kinston, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

OTIS L. NARRON

Aug. 23, 1944-Sept. 25, 2016 Otis Lee Narron, 72, Middlesex, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Kenly Funeral Service chapel with the Rev. Anthony Stewart officiating. He was born in Johnston County on...

ELIZABETH D. NEWMAN

Elizabeth D. Newman, 90, died Saturday at Harmony Hall, Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

GEORGE L. PARKS

George Lee Parks, 70, 1046 LaGrange Road, LaGrange, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DAVID E. PEMBERTON

David Earl Pemberton, 60, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ERNEST REID

Ernest Reid, 602 Robinson Place, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

CLAUDE ROUSE

Claude Rouse Jr., 87, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HAZEL KORNEGAY THORNTON

Hazel Kornegay Thornton, 92, died Sunday at Genesis Healthcare, Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MELTON D. TYNDALL

Sept. 17, 1930-Sept. 25, 2016 Melton Donald "Tootie" Tyndall, 86, LaGrange, died Sunday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home with the Rev. Ronnie V. Hobgood officiating. Burial will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at...

Sunday, September 25, 2016

JAMES H. ASKINS

March 5, 1936-May 12, 2016 Retired Dr. James Holloway Askins, Fayetteville, died May 12 at the North Carolina Sate Veterans Nursing Home. Born March 5, 1936, in Lake City, S.C., he was the son of the late Jamie and...

EDWIN R. "BUD" BEST

July 1, 1926-Sept. 23, 2016 Edwin Ray "Bud" Best, 90, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at his home. Bud was born in Wayne County, N.C., July 1, 1926, to the late Ben W. Best and Margaret Edgerton...

GROVER A. BICE JR.

Oct. 18, 1957-Sept. 23, 2016 Grover Aurbin Bice Jr., 58, Princeton, died Friday, at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Matt Wilson officiating. He was born in Tripoli, Libya,...

SHANARA M. CLAY

Died Sept. 21, 2016 Shanara Michelle Clay, 30, Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Monday at noon at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson. Burial will be in Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson....

TOM H. COLIE

Sept. 13, 1935-Sept. 23, 2016 Tom Harvey Colie, 81, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Tom was born Sept. 13, 1935, in Wayne County to the late Sherman Colie and Lola Carter...

KEITH M. DRAPER

Keith M. Draper, 31, 501 Alleghany Road, Fayetteville, died Friday in Cape Fear Medical Center . Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JAMES EDWARD HAYES SR.

Died Sept. 23, 2016 James Edward Hayes Sr., 58, Mount Olive, died Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. A memorial service will be held Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at 6 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel of Newton Grove....

CHRISTOPHER LOCUS

Christopher Locus, 23, Raleigh, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ROBERT "BOB" WORTH NOAH

Jan. 13, 1938-Sept. 11, 2016 Mr. Robert 'Bob" Worth Noah, Dunnellon, Fla., passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at the age of 78. Robert was born to parents, Charles and Hazel Noah, Jan. 13, 1938, in Guilford County, N.C....

DANNIE ROUNDTREE

Dannie Roundtree, 55, Wilson, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

RUBY WALTERS LANGSTON SINGLETON

April 12, 1928-Sept. 23, 2016 Ruby Walters Langston Singleton, 88, went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, at Wayne UNC Health Care surrounded by her loving family. Homegoing service will be held Sunday, Sept....

JAMES W. STANLEY

Died May 13, 2016 James W. Stanley, 69, LaGrange, died May 13 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Service was private. Arrangements were by Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

DWIGHT WILLINGHAM

Dwight Willingham, 61, Sims, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Atkins Memorial Tabernacle of Sims. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Friday, September 23, 2016

SHANARA CLAY

Shanara Michelle Clay, 30, of Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral services are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

COY DEANS JR.

Coy Deans Jr., 79, of Gastonia, formerly of Wilson, died Monday. Funeral service will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Simon Grove Holiness Church, Wilson. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery. A viewing will be held Saturday from...

ROGER LEE GRAY

Roger Lee Gray, 64, of Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral services are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

HELEN HANEGAN

Helen Hanegan, 82, of 103 Jill Court, Dudley, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

WALTER A. HINSON

----- April 3, 1931-Sept. 21, 2016 Walter Andrew "Toby" Hinson, 83, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, at Helping Hands Family Care Home surrounded by his family. Toby was born in Wayne County on April 3, 1931 to the...

ROSILYN E. SAMPSON

Sept. 10, 1951-Sept. 17, 2016 Rosilyn Elnora Sampson was born into time on Monday, Sept. 10, 1951, to the late James and Geneva (Bet Coley) Sampson. She was the fourth of nine children. She entered into eternity on Saturday,...

RUBY W. SINGLETON

Ruby Walters Singleton, 88, of Kirkwood Retirement, died today at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

DWIGHT WILLINGHAM

Dwight Willingham, 61, of Sims, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral services are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

Thursday, September 22, 2016

MARION 'PETE' BARNES

Marion Edmund "Pete" Barnes Sr., 84, of 1295 Rosewood Road, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016 peacefully at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was preceded in death...

JAMES E. BARRON

James E. Barron, 66, of Wilson, died Sept. 17, in Durham. Services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at L.N. Forbes OFWB Tabernacle, Wilson. Arrangements are with Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

CHARLES COBB

Charles Cobb, 65, of Wilson, died Sept. 15. Funeral services will be Saturday, at 11 a.m., at Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home....

CLINTON DAWSON

Clinton "Red" Dawson , 69, of Vanceboro, N.C., died Friday, at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Queen Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, Vanceboro. Burial will follow in...

BETTY DONAHUE

Betty A. Donahue (Mama Betty), 69, of Kinston, died Tuesday. A service will be held today at 2 p.m. at Kinston Assisted Living, with Chaplain Seth Jones officiating. Arrangements are with Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services in Goldsboro....

OSCAR GREEN JR.

Oscar Green Jr., 78, of Wilson, died Sept. 16, at Brian Center II in Windsor, N.C. Funeral services will be Saturday, at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, Wilson. Arrangements are with Stevens Funeral Home....

DELORES 'PEGGY' BREEZE GRIFFIN

Feb. 18, 1931- Sept. 21, 2016 Peggy Breeze Griffin, 85, died Wednesday morning at her home. Born in Wake County she was the daughter of the late Robert and Annie Belle Breeze and was the wife of the late...

EVELYN K. GRIFFIN

March 28, 1927-Sept. 19, 2016 Evelyn Jernigan Kelly Griffin, 89, long-time Mount Olive resident, passed away Monday afternoon, Sept. 19, at Genesis Care Center where she and her husband have been residents for the past several years. A God-fearing...

JOHNNY P. HARRIS

Johnny P. Harris Jr., 73, of Snow Hill, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill. NICHOLAS S. CARTER Nicholas Sylvester Carter, 76, of 832 Genoa Road, Dudley, died Wednesday. Arrangements...

WALTER HINSON

Walter Andrew "Toby" Hinson, 85, died Wednesday at Helping Hands Family Care Home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

PERLLIE KORNEGAY

Perlie Mae Jones Kornegay, 81, of Clinton, Maryland, formerly of Wayne County, died Sept. 14. Funeral service will be Saturday at noon, at Stanley Chapel Church in Mount Olive. Viewing will be from 11 a.m. until noon....

GLENDA Y. BROWN KORNEGAY

April 14, 1954-Sept. 16,2016 Glenda Yvonne Brown Kornegay, 62, 532 Apt. B2 New Hope Road, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Greater St. John Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Elmwood...

ALICE H. LEE

June 8, 1934-Sept. 20, 2016 Alice Elisabeth Wooten Holmes Lee, 82, of Lumberton, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016. She was born in Mount Olive on June 8, 1934 to the late Robert Peel Holmes Jr. and Elisabeth Wooten...

MAGGIE MELTON

Sept. 2, 1942-Sept. 20, 2016 Maggie Allen Melton, originally from Mount Olive, who recently celebrated her 74th birthday on September 2, transitioned to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016 at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill, N.C. Maggie...

KATHY A. MORTON

Kathy Ann Morton, 60, 723 Genoa Road, Dudley, died in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She was born Oct. 10, 1955, in Franklin,...

DURWOOD PARKER

DURWOOD PARKER Durwood Parker Jr., 79, of Wilson, died Sept. 14. Funeral services will be Sunday, at 2 p.m. at St.. Paul Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, 4009 Lake Wilson Rd., Wilson. Arrangements are with Stevens Funeral Home....

WARREN T. ROOK

March 6,1935-Sept. 20, 2016 Warren Tommy Rook, 81, of Fremont, N.C. died Tuesday, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mr. Rook was born in Emporia, Virginia, on March 6, 1935. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Claudette...

RICKY WILLIAMS

Ricky Williams, 54, of Wilson, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

MARION BARNES

Marion Barnes, 84, of 1295 Rosewood Road, died today at his residence. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

MARION G. BARWICK

March 26, 1933-Sept.18, 2016 Marion Gray Barwick, 83, long-time resident of the Pricetown Community near Seven Springs, passed away Sunday night, Sept. 18, 2016 at Trinity Cove Living Center in Wilmington. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air...

CHERYL A. BATTLE

Cheryl Annette Battle, 53, 416 N. Parker St., Elm City, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MARY BRACEY

Mary Frances Clark Bracey, 57, of 1110 Fourth St., died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph United Methodist Church in Pikeville. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park...

GENNIE JACKSON BRITT

Died Sept. 19, 2016 Gennie Jackson Britt, 98, Mount Olive, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. Funeral service will be Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016, at 3 p.m. at Jordans Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ray Smeltzer and the Rev....

DONALD EDMUNDSON

Feb. 24, 1939-Sept. 19, 2016 Donald Edmundson, 77, Fremont, died Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, in his home. The funeral will be held Sunday, Sept. 25, 2 p.m., in Elmwood Cemetery with Masonic rites. The family will leave the cemetery...

MARY F. JENKINS

Sept. 27, 1965-Sept. 19, 2016 Mary Frances Jenkins, 60, Smithfield, died at home Monday. She was born Sept. 27, 1955, to the late Joseph Java’s Jenkins and Rose USG Lane. Visitation will be Friday, 5 to 7 p.m., at...

PERLIE M. KORNEGAY

Perlie Mae Kornegay, Clinton, Md., died Sept. 14. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MAGGIE MELTON

Maggie Melton, 74, formerly of Mount Olive, died Tuesday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

LOUISE MONROE

Louise Monroe, 75 of 406 Banks Ave., died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. Visitation will be Thursday,...

WARREN ROOK

Warren Rook, 81, of Fremont died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

MARK SMITH

March 16, 1965-Sept. 19, 2016 Mark Smith, 51, Princeton, passed away suddenly Monday evening, Sept. 19, 2016, at his home. Mark was the son of John Ray and Blois Faye Smith of Princeton. He was born March 16, 1965,...

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

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MARION G. BARWICK

March 26, 1933-Sept. 18, 2016 Mr. Marion Grey Barwick, 83, longtime resident of the Pricetown community near Seven Springs, passed away Sunday night, Sept. 18, 2016, at Trinity Cove Living Center in Wilmington. He was a veteran of the...

CLARK BRACEY

Mary Frances Clark Bracey, 57, 1110 Fourth St., died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

LOLA M. EDWARDS

June 20, 1937-Sept. 16, 2016 Lola Mae Edwards, 79, 153 Drummersville Road, Seven Springs, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

GLORIA ELIZABETH

HOWARD DOUGLAS FAIRCLOTH

April 17, 1958-Sept. 19, 2016 Howard Douglas Faircloth, 58, passed away Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, peacefully in his home. Funeral services will be held graveside at Ballance Family Cemetery on Benton Pond Road in Fremont at 6 p.m. Wednesday...

EVELYN J. GRIFFIN

Evelyn Jernigan Kelly Griffin, Mount Olive, died Monday at Genesis Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JOHN D. MCNAIR

Funeral for John D. McNair will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at St. James Disciples of Christ Church, with pastor Ernest Watson officiating. Burial will be at Eastern State Veterans Cemetery. He was married to Darlina McNair. He is...

IVEY W. MEWBORN

Oct. 8, 1918-Sept. 19, 2016 Mr. Ivey Wilson Mewborn, 97, Snow Hill, died Monday morning, Sept. 19, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A native of Greene County, he was born Oct. 8, 1918, the son of...

WALTER L. MORTON

Died Sept. 18, 2016 Walter Lenwood Morton, 86, Kinston resident and husband of the late Catherine Crumpler Morton, died Sunday, Sept. 18, at Willow Creek Nursing Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Thursday, Sept. 22, at 2 p.m. at...

ROSILYN SAMPSON

Rosilyn Sampson died Saturday at UNC Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. ELIZABETH M. STEWART June 12, 1966-Sept. 18, 2016 Elizabeth M. Stewart, 50, formerly of LaGrange and Goldsboro, died Sunday. Born in Amarillo, Texas, she...

LATOYA D. TAYLOR

Died Sept. 17, 2016 LaToya Denise Taylor, 35, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. She was the daughter...

TUERO TRIPP

April 5, 1924-Sept. 16, 2016 Gloria was born April 5, 1924, in Los Angeles to Vicente and Francine Tuero. Orphaned at the age of 6, she was raised by her grandmother, Isabel Montague, whom she called "Mama." Gloria, 92,...

BARBARA S. WHITE

Barbara S. White, 65, Dudley, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Mills Funeral Home Inc....

PHILLIPS WORRELL

July 22, 1928-Sept. 18, 2016 Virginia Phillips Worrell, 88, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Virginia was born in Wood County, W. Va., July 22, 1928, to...

Monday, September 19, 2016

LEE D. BEST

Aug. 2, 1954-Sept. 15, 2016 Lee Dell Best, 62, Virginia, formerly of Duplin County, died Thursday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church Warsaw. Burial will be at Devotional Gardens of Warsaw with military...

JOE O. FOSS

Jan. 2, 1941-Sept. 17, 2016 Joseph Ollin "Joe" Foss, 75, resident of Suttontown Road near Faison, passed away early Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17, at his home. Visitation for the Foss family will be Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 6 to...

JACK HARDY KING

July 31, 1930-Sept. 18, 2016 Jack Hardy King, 86, Dudley, passed away Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. Burial will...

IVEY WILSON MEWBORN

Ivey Wilson Mewborn, 97, Snow Hill, died today. Arrangements are pending at Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service....

WALTER MORTON

Walter Morton, 86, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

ELIZABETH STUART

Elizabeth M. Stuart, 50, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

LATOYA TAYLOR

LaToya Taylor, 35, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MARGARET JERNIGAN WALL

May 19, 1922-Sept. 17,2016 Margaret Jernigan Wall, 94, Goldsboro, went home to be with her Lord Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, in Wayne Memorial Park, with the Rev....

VIRGINIA PHILLIPS WORRELL

Virginia Phillips Worrell, 88, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, September 18, 2016

JAMES BARRON

James Barron, 66, Wilson, died Saturday at the VA Medical Center in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LEE D. BEST

Lee Dell Best, 62, Virginia, formerly of Duplin County, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at J.B Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

CHARLES E. COBB

Charles Edward Cobb, 65, Wilson, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

RUTH SASSER DAVIS

March 30, 1932-Sept. 16, 2016 Her work is finished and today, Sept. 16, 2016, she entered the portals of glory to be with her Savior, who gave her life and sustained her for 84 years, and went away to...

CLINTON DAWSON

Clinton "Red" Dawson, 69, 10140 U.S. 17 North, Vanceboro, died Friday at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

LOLA M. EDWARDS

Lola Mae Edwards, 79, 153 Drummersville Road, Seven Springs, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

THOMAS EDWARD FABRIZIO

Died Sept. 7, 2016 Thomas Edward Fabrizio, 59, Graham, N.C., left to be with the Lord Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. He was born in Burlington, Conn., to the late Steward and Gretna Nelson Fabrizio. He is survived by his...

JOSEPH FOSS

Joseph Foss, Faison, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

OSCAR GREEN JR.

Oscar Green Jr., 78, 605 Randolph St., Wilson, died Friday at the Brian Center II in Windsor. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JAMES O. GRIFFIN

Jan. 15, 1937-Sept. 13, 2016 James "Jimmy" Oliver Griffin, 79, Dudley, passed away Tuesday at his residence. He was the son of the late Oliver H. and Emma G. Griffin. Mr. Griffin was a United States Army veteran and...

DORIS CARROLL KIRBY

Died Sept. 15, 2016 Doris Carroll Kirby, 69, 432 SW Center St., Faison, passed away Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, in Faison Cemetery,...

CAROLYN W. MCCLOUD

Died Sept. 14, 2016 Carolyn Denise West McCloud, 56, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be private. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Oliver West and Thelma Spell West....

LOUISE MONROE

Louise Monroe, 75, 406 Banks Ave., died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DURWOOD PARKER

Durwood Parker, 79, 1115 Lincoln St. S.E., Wilson, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ZACHARY C. POWELL

Zachary Clyde Powell, 43, Portland, Texas, died Aug. 10. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

GORDON KEITH RADFORD

Died Sept. 15, 2016 Mr. Gordon Keith Radford, 61, LaGrange, N.C., departed this life Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. A celebration of life visitation will be held Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at the home of Jason and Tiffany Miller, 5920...

ROY VERNON SMITH

Dec. 30, 1944-Sept. 15, 2016 Roy Vernon Smith, 71, Pikeville, passed away Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Roy was born in Johnston County Dec. 30, 1944, to the late George Henry Smith and Elgie...

Friday, September 16, 2016

ROSE V. HARE

Died Aug. 31, 2016 Rose Vinson Ricks Hare, 77, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. A service celebrating Rose's life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016,...

GLENDA KORNEGAY

Glenda Kornegay, 62, 532 Apt B2 New Hope Road, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

GAIL MAYES

Died Sept. 13, 2016 Gail Mayes, 60, Castle Hayne, died Tuesday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice of Wilmington. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church of Wilmington. Interment will be in Pine Forest Cemetery...

CAROLYN W. MCCLOUD

Carolyn W. McCloud, 56, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOHN D. MCNAIR JR.

John D. McNair Jr., 67, 942 S. Center St., Mount Olive, died Thursday at Genisis Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ADAM C. NIEBAUER

July 16, 1977-Sept. 12, 2016 Adam Christopher Niebauer, 39, Wallace, died Monday. Visitation will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Albertson Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, followed by funeral at 4 p.m. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens....

ROY V. SMITH

Roy Vernon Smith, 71, died Thursday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROBERT E. TEACHEY

Died Sept. 14, 2016 Robert Eric Teachey, 56, 3822 W. Darden Road, Newton Grove, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Goldsboro-Raleigh Assembly. Burial will be in Sandhill Cemetery of Clinton. Born in Jersey...

Thursday, September 15, 2016

WILLIAM M. BERNSTEIN

Died Sept. 12, 2016 William Maurice "Bill" Bernstein, 76, Stafford County, Va., passed away Monday, Sept. 12, 2016, at Mary Washington Hospital surrounded by family. Bill was the son of Daisy and Jack Bernstein, and grew up in Goldsboro,...

JERRI LEIGH COX BILODEAU

Died Sept. 13, 2016 Jerri Leigh Cox Bilodeau, 57, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Jerri loved her family and was an ideal role model for her children. She was a friend to all...

JERRY DAVIS

April 13, 1958-Sept. 9, 2016 Jerry Davis, 58, 116 Falcon Drive, Pikeville, died Friday from an automobile accident. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Philadelphia Community Church. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. He was born...

RODOLFO L. HERNANDEZ

April 20, 1944-Sept. 14, 2016 Rodolfo Lopez Hernandez, 72, Olive Branch Blvd., Grifton, died Wednesday at Vidant Care Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be at the home Friday at 6 p.m. Burial will be in Mexico. He was...

MARY KEITH

Oct. 1, 1949-Sept. 12, 2016 Mary Keith, 66, resident of Willow Creek Nursing Home, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She was...

JOE L. MILLER

Died Sept. 13, 2016 Joe Lewis Miller, 81, Warsaw, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be at New Kenansville First Baptist Church Sunday at 3 p.m., with the Rev. Tommy Jones officiating. Burial will...

ROBERT E. TEACHEY

Robert Eric Teachey, 57, 3822 W. Darden Road, Newton Grove, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

SHELBY W. BEST

April 17, 1937-Sept. 12, 2016 Shelby Weeks Best, 79, longtime resident of the Dobbersville/Suttontown area near Mount Olive, passed away Monday, Sept. 12, at her daughter's home in Apopka, Fla. She was daughter of the late Lorman and Nola...

JERRI L. COX BILODEAU

Jerri Leigh Cox Bilodeau, 57, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SUSAN J. DAUGHERTY

May 22, 1957-Sept. 11, 2016 Susan Jean Daugherty, 59, died Sunday. Memorial service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Highland Park Christian Church of Tulsa, Okla. She was born May 22, 1957, in Tucson, Ariz., to the late...

TRIJOTTE E. DAVIS

Died Sept. 9, 2016 Trijotte Earl "Rob" Davis, 57, 123 Armstrong Drive, Sharpsburg, died Friday in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral...

BETTY A. DONAHUE

Betty A. Donahue, 69, Kinston, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

JAMES O. GRIFFIN

James Oliver Griffin, 79, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

HELEN WOOTEN HILLIARD

Died Sept. 10, 2016 Helen Wooten Hilliard, 68, 1005 Andrew Ave., died Saturday. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Simon Grove Holiness Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARY DOREEN HUTSON

Feb. 2, 1929-Sept. 13, 2016 Mary Doreen Hutson, 87, Fremont, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral services to celebrate Mary's life will be held Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, at 11 a.m....

WILLIAM J. "BILL" IGOE

Aug. 30, 1928-Sept. 12, 2016 William Joseph "Bill" Igoe, longtime resident of Faison, passed away Sept. 12, 2016, after a period of declining health. He was 88 years old. Bill was born Aug. 30, 1928, in Queens, N.Y., to...

FLORA SASSER MARTIN

Dec. 14, 1932-Sept. 10, 2016 Flora Sasser Martin, formerly of Fremont, N.C., departed this earthly walk of life in Washington, D.C. Funeral service will be held Friday, Sept. 16, at First New Hope Baptist Church, 1818 Third St. N.E....

DONNIE MAYO

Died Sept. 10, 2016 Saturday evening, Sept. 10, 2016, Donnie passed away peacefully at her home and moved on to her heavenly home. Donnie was passionate about her family, and was a fine example for her family that will...

KATHY MORTON

Kathy Morton, 60, 723 Genoa Road, Dudley, died Aug. 31 in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ELIZABETH D. PARKER

April 18, 1947-Sept. 4, 2016 Elizabeth Diana Parker, 69, died Sunday. Memorial service will be held at a later date. She was the daughter of the late Floyd and Kate Parker of Concord. Arrangements are by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home...

ROSIE LEE SIMPSON

Died Sept. 9, 2016 Rosie Lee Simpson, 82, 106 Slocumb St., Mount Olive, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Michael McDougal officiating....

ELLA R. ALLEN STRICKLAND

Died Sept. 10, 2016 Ella Ruth Allen Strickland, 86, 4805 Frank Price Road, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Atkins Memorial Tabernacle Holiness Church of Sims, with pastor Victor Baines officiating....

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

JAMES EARL "BUDDY" BLIZZARD

Jan. 11, 1958-Sept. 11, 2016 James Earl "Buddy" Blizzard II, 58, native and longtime resident of the White Flash community near Mount Olive, died Sunday morning, Sept. 11, at Wayne Hospital. Born in Germany when his father was serving...

WILLIAM CRUSE

May 13, 1923-Sept. 12, 2016 Monday morning, Sept. 12, 2016, William Cruse, 93, LaGrange, moved to his heavenly home while surrounded by his family at Wayne Memorial Hospital. William was born in Wayne County May 13, 1923, to the...

EMMA J. DAVIS

March 5, 1953-Sept. 9, 2016 Emma Jean Davis, 63, went to be with her heavenly father Friday. She was the wife of Robert Lee Davis Jr. Mrs. Davis was retired from Wayco Hams. A funeral service will be held...

STANLEY DAWSON

Died Sept. 8, 2016 Stanley Dawson, 65, Warsaw, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Star of Bethlehem Church of Christ of Wallace. Interment will be in Middleton Cemetery of Kenansville. Arrangements by Hawes Funeral...

ELEANOR BRYAN FIELDS

Died Sept. 8, 2016 Eleanor Bryan Fields, 92, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Sept. 8, at SECU Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro. As a young woman, she was a member of the Bryan Sisters, who sang on WSM radio in...

MARY HUTSON

Mary Hutson, 87, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

WILLIAM IGOE

William "Bill" Igoe, 88, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

PEARL E. STRICKLAND MATHIS

June 26, 1965-Sept. 11, 2016 Pearl Elizabeth Strickland Mathis, 51, Warsaw, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Magnolia United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. She was born in Duplin County...

DONNIE "DON DON" EVANS MAYO

Died Sept. 10, 2016 Saturday evening, Sept. 10, 2016, Donnie passed away peacefully at her home and moved on to her heavenly home. Donnie was passionate about her family, and was a fine example for her family that will...

REV. GLENN WADE

June 9, 1938-Sept. 11, 2016 The Rev. Alonzo Glenn Wade, Goldsboro, was called home to be with his Lord Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. The life he lived, one of Christian...

Monday, September 12, 2016

JAMES E. BLIZZARD

James Earl "Buddy" Blizzard, 58, son of Doris T. Blizzard and the late D.E. "Charlie" Blizzard of the White Flash area near Mount Olive, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

MINNIE COLLINS

Minnie Collins, 89, of 216 Bunche Drive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JANIE S. JOHNSON

Janie Smith Johnson, 70, of Newton Grove, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. Mrs. Johnson is survived by her husband, Shelton Johnson, children, Terra Rouse and husband, Bo, Tina Garnett and husband, J.J., Boyd Johnson and wife, April,...

MARY KEITH

Mary Keith, 66, a resident of the Willow Creek Nursing Home, died today in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DONNIE MAYO

Donnie Evans Mayo, 90, died Saturday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LILLIAN MELTON

Jan. 22,1919-Sept. 9, 2016 Elizabeth Lillian Melton, 97, passed away on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at Countryside Assisted Living in Pikeville. Lillian was born Jan. 22, 1919 in Goldsboro, N.C., the daughter of Charles L. and Lola Lillian Pate....

WILLHELMENIA S. PEELE

Oct. 9, 1928-Sept. 10, 2016 Willhelmenia Stroud Peele, 87, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Wayne County on Oct. 9, 1928, to the late Kirby and Gladys Lancaster Stroud....

REV. ALONZO WADE

The Rev. Alonzo Glenn Wade, 78, died on Sunday, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GEORGE M. ZIMMERMAN JR.

Feb. 6, 1943 - Sept. 9, 2016 George Morris "Butch" Zimmerman Jr., 73, of Goldsboro passed away Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late George and Mabel Zimmerman and was the husband of Anna...

Sunday, September 11, 2016

FAYE MARIE BISHOP ANDREWS

July 10, 1936-Sept. 10, 2016 Faye Marie Bishop Andrews, 80, Scott's Store community of Mount Olive, passed away peacefully at home surrounding by her loving family Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. Marie is survived by her husband of 61 years...

KENNETH THOMAS BEASLEY

July 30, 1932-Sept. 9, 2016 Kenneth Thomas Beasley, 84, Wilmington, went home to be with Jesus at approximately 10:10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center located at Wilmington, N.C. Mr. Beasley was born July...

NAOMI T. BILLINGSLEY

July 27, 1932-Sept. 9, 2016 Early Friday morning, Sept. 9, 2016, Naomi Taylor Billingsley, Walnut Creek, Goldsboro, moved to her heavenly home while surrounded by her family. Naomi loved her family, and set an example for her children, grandchildren...

EMMA J. DAVIS

Emma Jean Davis, 63, died Friday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JERRY DAVIS

Jerry Davis, 58, 116 Falcon Drive, Pikeville, died Friday as a result of an automobile accident. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

TRIJOTTE DAVIS

Trijotte Davis, 57, 123 Armstrong Drive, Sharpsburg, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

GRACE LANE EDWARDS

April 13, 1965-Sept. 9, 2016 Grace Lane Edwards, 51, Pikeville, died Friday from an automobile accident on Selma Church Road. Surviving are her husband, Curtis Edwards; son, Joseph Ham of Goldsboro; a daughter, Brandy Ham of Tennessee; her sisters,...

TERRANCE A. EVANS

Terrance A. Evans, 37, 4443 Tarts Mill Road, Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

RONALD L. HANCOCK SR.

Ronald Lee Hancock Sr., 73, died Friday at Wake Medical Center of Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

RODOLSO HERNANDEZ

Rodolso Hernandez, 72, Olive Branch Blvd., Grifton, died Wednesday at Vidant Care Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HELEN HILLIARD

Helen Hilliard, 68, 1005 Andrew Ave., died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WILLIAM F. HINSON

Sept. 27, 1930-Sept. 7, 2016 William Frank Hinson, 85, died Wednesday at Murdoch Developmental Center in Butner. Graveside service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Willow Dale Cemetery, with the Rev. Merle Martin officiating. He was born in...

MAREAN ROOPE JONES

April 6, 1925-Sept. 9, 2016 Marean Roope Jones, 91, died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Johnson Baptist Church of Warsaw. Burial will be at PineCrest Cemetery of Warsaw. She was born April...

LILLIAN PATE MELTON

Lillian Pate Melton, 97, died Friday at Countryside Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILHELMENIA STROUD PEELE

Willhelmenia Stroud Peele, 87, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY VERNA MERRITT SCOTT

Died Sept. 10, 2016 Mary Verna Merritt Scott, 86, Goldsboro, died peacefully Saturday at her home. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late William N. and Gulie Braswell Merritt. She was a member of...

SHIRLEY ELLIS SIMON

Died Aug. 30, 2016 Shirley Ellis Simon, 62, 604 Caldwell St., Wilson, died Aug. 30 at the Brian Center of Wilson. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson. Visitation will be Tuesday...

ROSIE LEE SIMPSON

Rosie Lee Simpson, 82, 106 Slocumb St., Mount Olive, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MARION RAYMOND WILKINS

Dec. 7, 1942-Sept. 9, 2016 Marion Raymond Wilkins, 73, Princeton, passed away Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at his home. Marion was born in Wayne County Dec. 7, 1942, to the late Raymond and Madeline Best Wilkins. He retired from...

GEORGE M. ZIMMERMAN JR.

Feb. 6, 1949-Sept. 9, 2016 George Morris "Butch" Zimmerman Jr., 73, Goldsboro, passed away Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late George and Mabel Zimmerman, and was the husband of Anna L. Zimmerman. Mr....

Friday, September 9, 2016

CLIFFORD BARNES

May 23, 1956-Sept. 4, 2016 Clifford "Pete" Barnes, 60, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday in Augusta, Ga. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Barnes Cemetery with military honors....

NAOMI TAYLOR BILLLINGSLEY

Naomi Taylor Billingsley died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JULIUS GUY DENNING

Died Sept. 7, 2016 Julius Guy Denning, 92, Newton Grove, N.C., went to his heavenly home Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, with his family and Duke, his cat, by his side at his home. Funeral services will be conducted Sept....

FREDERICK E. EVANS

Died Sept. 4, 2016 Frederick "Buckwheat" Eugene Evans, 51, Philadelphia, Pa., died Sunday. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Greater Joy Baptist Church of Rocky Mount. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ELEANOR R. FIELDS

Eleanor Rose Fields, 92, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GAYLE D. GRANT

July 19, 1946-Sept. 7, 2016 Gayle Davis Grant, 70, LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Gayle was born in Alexandria, Va., July 19, 1946, to the late Franklin B. Davis...

BETTY MCKEEL

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

BERNITA J. MERRITT

Died Sept. 6, 2016 Bernita Jane Merritt, 52, Wallace, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be at Byrd's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Rose Hill Saturday at noon, with pastor James Faison III officiating. Burial will be at Boone...

PEYTON N. MORGAN

Died Sept. 5, 2016 Peyton Noel Morgan, 3, 2610 Buckingham Road, Wilson, died Monday. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Rountree Missionary Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LISA A. SMITH

Died Sept. 4, 2016 Lisa A. Smith, Magnolia, died Sunday at Harmony Hall Nursing Center of Kinston. Funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Hawes Funeral Home chapel of Warsaw....

DEBORAH K. THOMAN

Deborah Kay Thoman, 59, Dudley, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

Thursday, September 8, 2016

JOHNNIE BARNES

Died Sept. 3, 2016 Johnnie Barnes, 87, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

NATHANIEL BROADHURST SR.

Funeral service for Nathaniel Broadhurst Sr., 64, 202 Daly Ave., Dudley, N.C., will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Smith Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, 713 Pineview Cemetery Road, Mount Olive, N.C. A public viewing...

ELLA M. BROWN

Died Sept. 4, 2016 Ella Mae Brown, 85, 276 Rose Road, Pikeville, died Sunday at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be...

GAYLE DAVIS GRANT

Gayle Davis Grant, 70, LaGrange, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOHNNY R. INGRAM

July 30, 1964-Sept. 6, 2016 Johnny Ray Ingram, 52, Kinston, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Sand Hill Free Will Baptist Church of Kinston. Burial will be at...

WILLIAM LAFOLLETTIE JR.

William Lafollettie Jr., 60, 8374B Newsome Mill Road, Lucama, died Wednesday at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JOSHUA MOORE

Died Sept. 5, 2016 Joshua "Buddie" Moore, 76 died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will 11 a.m. Saturday at Maury Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Carol Shackleford Moore of the home....

PEYTON N. MORGAN

Peyton Noel Morgan, 3, 2610 Buckingham Road, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DONALD E. MYERS

Died Sept. 1, 2016 Donald E. Myers, Raleigh, passed away peacefully at home Sept. 1, 2016. A graveside service will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, at 2 p.m. at Montlawn Memorial Park, 2911 S. Wilmington St., Raleigh, N.C. Don...

LILLIE HOLMES NEWSOME

Died Sept. 3, 2016 Lillie Holmes Newsome, 82, 6806 Purple Lilac Lane, Clinton, Md., died Saturday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Perry's Temple Original Free Will Baptist Church of Wilson, with Bishop J.N. Perry officiating. Interment will...

ANNIE M. OATES

Died Aug. 31, 2016 Annie M. Oates, 96, 100 Oates- Armwood Lane, Faison, died Aug. 31 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Poplar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Willie Alford...

DALTON L. POWERS

July 8, 1937-Sept. 5, 2016 Dalton L. Powers, 79, Surf City, N.C., passed away Sept. 5 at New Hanover Medical Center. He was born in Erwin, N.C., July 8, 1937. He was predeceased by his parents, Eddie Powers and...

BARBARA A. SHELDON

Feb. 26, 1956-Sept. 6, 2016 Barbara Armstrong Sheldon, 60, Goldsboro, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, surrounded by her family at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The life she lived, one of Christian love and dedication,...

JOSEPH SMITH

Joseph Smith, 77, Washington, died Wednesday at River Trace Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Washington. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

PATRICIA A. KING SPAIN

March 27, 1959-Sept. 5, 2016 Patricia Ann King Spain, 57, 417 Gulley St., died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Pentecostal Holy Church. Burial will be at Carver Memorial Park. She was born March...

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

JOHNNIE BARNES

Johnnie Barnes, 87, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WILLIS CRANDALL

Willis Crandall, 69, Walstonburg, died Tuesday in Snow Hill. Arrangements are pending....

JESSE E. HILL SR.

Died Aug. 30, 2016 Jesse E. Hill Sr. 66, Wilson, died Aug. 30. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BOBBIE HOWELL

Aug. 21, 1942-Sept. 5, 2016 Barbara Evelyn "Bobbie" Pearce Howell, 74, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Sept. 5, 2016, at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield surrounded by her family. Bobbie was born in Newport News, Va., Aug. 21, 1942, to...

JOHNNY R. INGRAM

Johnny Ray Ingram, 52, Kinston, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

THOMAS L. JONES

Died Sept. 4, 2016 Thomas Lee Jones, 54, 121 Viola Jones Lane, Kenansville, died Sunday in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Memorial service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at KEMBA of Warsaw, with pastor Victor Wilson officiating. Born in Duplin...

HAYOOD LUCAS JR.

Haywood Lucas Jr., 63, Wilson, died Monday in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BARBARA SHELDON

Barbara A. Sheldon, 60, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ETTA L. VELASQUEZ

April 22, 1938-Sept. 5, 2016 Etta Lancaster Velasquez "Punk," 78, Dudley, passed away Monday at her residence. She was the daughter of the late Thurman and Kathleen Lancaster, and was the wife of Rosalio Velasquez. Mrs. Velasquez had attended...

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

BARBARA P. HOWELL

Barbara P. Howell, 74, died Monday, at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending with Seymour Funeral Home....

THOMAS LEE JONES

Thomas Lee Jones, 54, of 121 Viola Jones Lane, Kenansville, died Sunday, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

VIRGINIA C. MAXWELL

Virginia C. Maxwell, 83, of Pink Hill, died Monday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

JOSHUA MOORE

Joshua "Buddy" Moore, 76, of Hookerton, died Monday, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

PATRICIA KING SPAIN

Patricia Ann King Spain, 57, of 417 Gulley Street, died Monday at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ROBERT A. STARLING

July 9, 1943-Sept. 2, 2016 Robert Alan Starling, 73, Princeton, died Friday. Visitation will be at Princeton Church of God on Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by a funeral at 7. Burial will be Thursday at 10...

Monday, September 5, 2016

ELLA M. BROWN

Ella Mae Brown, 85, 276 Rose Road, died Sunday at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

MILDRED LOWE FULLER MCGOWAN

Feb. 17, 1932-Sept. 3, 2016 Mildred Lowe Fuller McGowan, 84, Faison, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church in Clinton. Burial will be in McGowan Family Cemetery of Faison....

JEFF PEELE

June 26, 1966-Sept. 3, 2017 Robert Jeffrey "Jeff" Peele, 50, Pikeville, passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday, Sept. 3, 2016, at his home. Jeff was born in Wayne County June 26, 1966, to Buck and Geraldine Carter Peele...

Sunday, September 4, 2016

DONALD MOORE BEAMAN

Nov. 24, 1935-Sept. 1, 2016 Donald Moore Beaman, 80, passed away Thursday at home with his loving family. He was born in Greene County, N.C., to the late Theodore Arthur and Kitty Moore Beaman. In addition to his parents,...

DONNIE RAY BISSETTE

Oct. 5, 1946-Sept. 2, 2016 Donnie Ray Bissette, 69, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Mr. Bissette was born in Johnston County Oct. 5, 1946, to the late Edwin Lee and Lula Mitchell...

EULALIE SPENCE BLACKWELDER

Eulalie Spence Blackwelder, 93, died Friday at Always Compassionate Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOSEPH A. BOYETTE

July 3, 1944-Sept. 2, 2016 Joseph "Joe" Allen Boyette, 72, Warsaw, N.C., passed away Sept. 2, 2016, after a brief illness at Wake Medical Center In Raleigh, N.C. Joe began working with Boney Wilson's and Sons Grocery in Warsaw...

JOYCE CARRAWAY CAMPBELL

Aug. 19, 1936-Sept. 2, 2016 Joyce Carraway Campbell, 80, Pikeville, passed away Sept. 2, 2016. Born in Greene County Aug. 19, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Albert Lee and Clara Elizabeth Harris Carraway. Her husband was...

ROSE V. HARE

July 1, 1939-Aug 31, 2016 Rose Vinson Ricks Hare, 77, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Rose was born in Wayne County July 1, 1939, to the late Jeff and...

J. BRUCE HERRING JR.

Dec. 27, 1946-Aug. 31, 2016 James Bruce Herring Jr., resident of Clinton, formerly of Mount Olive, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 31, at Sampson Regional Medical Center. He was 69. Butch, as he was most commonly called, was a graduate...

DONALD HUGHES KENNEDY

July 27, 1956-Sept. 2, 2016 Donald Hughes Kennedy, 60, died Friday evening at his home. Born in Anniston, Ala., he was the son of Carolyn Lakey Kennedy of Goldsboro and the late James B. "Jimmy" Kennedy. A private graveside...

CHESTER CARL LAMB JR.

Sept. 5, 1928-Sept 1, 2016 Chester Carl Lamb Jr., Goldsboro, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center due to complications of pancreatic cancer. Carl was born Sept. 5, 1928, in Macclesfield, N.C., to the late Chester...

JAMES L. MURRAY

Died Sept. 2, 2016 James Leon Murray, 68, 5522 Second Road, Wilson, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

JEFF PEELE

Jeff Peele, 50, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WENDY LEE POLLOCK

July 9, 1959-Aug. 28, 2016 She was born to Terry Pollock and Marie King Pollock; both preceded her in death. She is survived by her sons, John F. Whiteside IV and wife, Melissa, and Joshua Moorhead and wife, Liz;...

MARGARET TURNAGE POPE

Feb. 2, 1941-Aug. 31, 2016 Margaret Turnage Pope, 75, Dudley, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Margaret was born in Wayne County Feb. 2, 1941, to the late John William Turnage and Nannie Ham Turnage....

RUBY SMITH POPE

Aug. 14, 1929-Sept. 2, 2016 Ruby Smith Pope, 87, Goldsboro, peacefully left this world to be with Jesus Friday afternoon. Ruby was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend whose love for life and others was apparent to...

HUBERT R. ROSE JR.

Died Sept. 3, 2016 Hubert Royster Rose Jr., 88, New Bern, died Saturday at Pruitt Health -- Neuse. Funeral will be private. He was married to the late Nancy Hamil Rose He is survived by two daughters and two...

VINCENT SMITH

Died Sept. 2, 2016 Vincent Smith, 60, 203 Meadow Drive, Snow Hill, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral was Saturday 11 a.m. at New Life Outreach Center in Snow Hill. Visitation was an hour before the service. Arrangements...

LESSIE ATKINSON SOWELL

Died Aug. 29, 2016 Lessie M. Atkinson Sowell died Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, at Love and Faith Christian Fellowship in Greensboro, N.C. She was the daughter of the...

JEFFREY A. STALLINGS

Dec. 24, 1960-Sept. 2, 2016 Mr. Jeffrey Alan Stallings, 55, Pikeville, died Friday morning, Sept. 2, at his home following a courageous battle with cancer and its complications for more than nine years. The last years of Jeff's life...

Friday, September 2, 2016

WAYNE C. ALLMAN

Oct. 9, 1925-Aug. 31, 2016 Wayne Cecil Allman, 91, Goldsboro, went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, at Always Compassionate Family Care surrounded by his family. The family will receive friends Saturday, Sept. 3,...

DONALD M. BEAMAN

Donald Moore Beaman, 80, Dudley, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DEWAIIAN BENJAMIN

Aug. 29, 1977-Aug. 31, 2016 Dewaiian Benjamin, 38, 1109 N. John St., died Wednesday at home. Memorial service will be Sunday at 5 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. He was born Aug. 29,...

LAURA M. BONEY

Died Aug. 27, 2016 Laura M. Boney, 78, Willard, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Roseville Missionary Baptist Church of Harrells. Interment will be in Duplin Gardens Cemetery of Teachey. Arrangements by Hawes Funeral...

FRANK L. FARMER SR.

Died Aug. 4, 2016 Frank L. "Les" Farmer Sr., 75, 806 Elvie St. South, Wilson, died Aug. 4. Graveside service will be Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at Saint Mark Apostolic Holiness Church Cemetery of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens...

MILTON T. FUTRELLE SR.

Feb. 7, 1928-Aug. 31, 2016 Milton Theodore Futrelle Sr., 88, Goldsboro, died peacefully Wednesday while in the care of Crystal Coast Hospice House of Newport. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Willow Dale Cemetery,...

ROSE VINSON HARE

Rose Vinson Hare, 77, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIAM ROYCE ROBERTS JR.

Dec. 24, 1981-Aug. 26, 2016 William Royce Roberts Jr., 34, 2244 Grantham School Road, Mount Olive, passed away Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, in Roanoke, Va. Billy, as he was lovingly called by his friends and family, was born in...

JEFFREY A. STALLINGS

Jeffrey Alan Stallings, 55, Pikeville, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service of Snow Hill....

Thursday, September 1, 2016

CHARLES ALFORD JR.

Aug. 24, 1964-Aug. 26, 2016 Charles Alford Jr., 52, 717 W. Harnett St., Dunn, died Friday in SECU Hospice Center of Smithfield. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Cape Fear Conference Center Headdquarters in Erwin. Burial will...

WAYNE C. ALLMAN

Wayne Cecil Allman, 90, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GERALDINE BIZZELL

Died Aug. 28, 2016 Geraldine Bizzell, 65, Snow Hill, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel....

MILTON T. FUTRELLE SR.

Milton T. Futrelle Sr., 88, died Wednesday, Arrangements are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

J. BRUCE HERRING JR.

James Bruce "Butch" Herring Jr. 69, Clinton, formerly of Mount Olive, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JESSE E. HILL SR.

Jesse E. Hill Sr. 66, 5712 Woodside Drive, Wilson, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

PERCY HOBBS JR.

Died Aug. 24, 2016 Percy Hobbs Jr., 87, 102 Oxford Drive, died Aug. 24 at SECU Hospice House of Smithfield. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Moses Chapel Disciple Church of Christ. Burial will be in Cobbs...

CHESTER C. LAMB JR.

Chester Carl Lamb Jr., 87, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CYNTHIA EXUM LINTON

Feb. 10, 1960-Aug. 25, 2016 Cynthia "Lil Cynt" Exum Linton, 56, 187 Urban Ave., Westbury, N.Y., died Aug. 25 in Morrisville. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Brown Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Hamilton...

ANNIE OATES

Annie Oates, 96, 100 Oates-Armwood Lane, Faison, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

WENDY LEE POLLOCK

Wendy Lee Pollock, 57, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

MARGARET T. POPE

Margaret Turnage Pope, 75, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SYLVIA A. RANEY

Died Aug. 28, 2016 Sylvia Arnetta Raney, 73, 6643 Speight School Road, Wilson, died Sunday. Memorial service will be Saturday at noon at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 209 N. Pender St., Wilson,. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SHIRLEY ELLIS SIMON

Shirley Ellis Simon, 62, 604 Caldwell St., Wilson, died Tuesday at the Brian Center of Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

VINCENT SMITH

Died Aug. 26, 2016 Vincent Smith, 60, Snow Hill, died Friday at home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at New Life Church in Snow Hill. He is survived by his wife, Audrey Smith. Visitation will be an hour...

GARY W. STREET

May 22, 1956-Aug. 31, 2016 Gary Wayne Street, 60, LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. Gary was born May 22, 1956, in Lenoir County to the late Albert Barrett "A.B." Street and Virginia Lee Moody. Gary was the...

EMMETT HAYWOOD WARRICK

Aug. 27, 1927-Aug. 28, 2016 Mr. Emmett Haywood Warrick, 89, Concord, left his broken body to go to his Lord Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016. Emmett was born in Grantham, N.C., Aug. 27, 1927, to William and Maybelle Warrick. Mr....

JEROME WOOTEN JR.

Jan. 2, 1971-Aug. 29, 2016 Jerome Wooten Jr., 45, 213 Olive St., died Monday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Memorial service will be Saturday at 7 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. He was...