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Monday, October 31, 2016

WILLIE L. AYCOCK

April 5, 1923-Oct. 29, 2016 Willie Lassiter Aycock, 93, of Pikeville, went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, at Genesis Health Care in Mount Olive. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, Nov. 1, at...

HOLLEY BROWN

Holley Brown, 64, of 433 Piedmont Airline Road, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

PAUL JOHNSON

May 21, 1925-Oct. 29, 2016 Paul Johnson, 91, passed on Saturday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, surrounded by his family. Paul was born in Wayne County on May 21, 1925, one of eight children, to the late Richard...

RAY MOSES

Ray Moses, a resident of Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab, died Sunday. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Home....

MAVIS S. SCOTT

March 15,1922-Oct. 30, 2016 Mavis Sheppard Scott, 94, resident of the Rones Chapel community near Mount Olive, died early Sunday morning, Oct. 30, at Wayne UNC Hospital. She was preceded in death by her husband, Oliver Jack Scott; a...

INEZ SOUTHERLAND

Inez Southerland, 91, of 306 E. Maple St., Mount Olive, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

EMMA D. STEVENS

Emma Doris Stevens, "Lady," 57, of 8890 Faison Highway, Faison, died Friday, Oct. 22, at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

CALLOWAY THOMAS

Calloway Thomas, 99, of 216 Timberline Oak Drive, died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Sunday, October 30, 2016

WILLIE L. AYCOCK

Willie Lassiter Aycock, 93, Pikeville, died Saturday at Genesis Health Care in Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

EVELYN F. EASON BENNETT

Nov. 28, 1941-Oct. 28, 2016 Evelyn Faye Eason Bennett, 74, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. Born in Johnston County, she was...

EULALIE SPENCE BLACKWELDER

March 5, 1923-Sept. 2, 2016 Eulalie Spence Blackwelder, 93, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, at Always Compassionate Care in Fremont. Eulalie was born in Wayne County March 5, 1923, to the late Henry Grove Spence and Hattie...

TASHA L. MCNEIL BRANCH

Died Oct. 24, 2016 Tasha Lavern McNeil Branch, 41, 404 Hilltop Drive, Sharpsburg, died Monday at home. Funeral will be noon Monday at Word Tabernacle Church of Rocky Mount. Interment will be in Gardens of Gethsemane Cemetery of Rocky...

MOSES BRODIE

Moses Brodie, 65, 1405 Poplar St., died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JAUNITA L. FAISON

Aug. 4, 1981-Oct. 26, 2016 Jaunita Lynette Faison, 35, 130 Vanderbilt Circle, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. She was born...

CAROLYN V. O'TUEL HOOD

Aug. 8, 1943-Oct. 28, 2016 Carolyn Vic O'Tuel Hood, known as Vickie by those who knew and loved her, passed away Oct. 28, 2016, in her home in Warsaw, N.C. Vickie was born to Prentis Harold O'Tuel Sr. and...

NINA STEVENS MCRAE

June 7, 1931-Oct. 22, 2016 Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, Nina Stevens McRae, Fort Washington, Md., beloved wife to Nathaniel McRae, devoted mother to five daughters, Joyce Marsh, Carmen Williams, LeGloria Warrick-Lewis (Terrence), Bonita Stevens and Helen Stevens-Swann (Martin), and...

KENNETH NOBLES

Kenneth Nobles, 67, Elizabeth, N.J., formerly of Wayne County, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

REGINA L. SPEIGHT

Died Oct. 25, 2016 Regina L. Speight, 44, 5744 N.C. 91, Wilson, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson. Interment will be in St. Delight Cemetery of Walstonburg....

SHAI T. VALENTINE

Shai Taylor Valentine, 21, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

FRANK WHITFIELD

Frank Whitfield, 62, 108 Brock St., died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Friday, October 28, 2016

MARY R. LEE-BAKER

Died Oct. 25, 2016 Mary Rena Lee-Baker, 91, 203 Rollingwood Drive, Dudley, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 4 p.m. at Greater St. John Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jacob Pickett officiating. Burial will...

NINA BEST

March 15, 1937-Oct. 25, 2016 Nina Best, 79, 1441 Airport Road NE, Pikeville, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be...

ROBERT G. BONEY

Died Oct. 22, 2016 Robert Gene Boney, 51, Atlanta, Ga., died Saturday at Emory University Hospital Midtown. Funeral will be at Prayer of Faith Evangelistic Church in Warsaw Saturday at 1 p.m., with pastor Ludell Washington officiating. Burial will...

MARTHA L. BOYD

March 4, 1936-Oct. 7, 2016 Mother Martha L. Boyd, 80, 184 David Bright Road, Faison, died Oct. 7 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Moses Chapel Church of Christ of Faison. Burial will be at...

BENNIE A. BREWINGTON

June 9, 1940-Oct. 22, 2016 Bennie Almond Brewington, 76, 228 Smith Chapel Road, died Saturday at Genesis Health Care. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery at...

JOHN ROGER CAPPS

Nov. 15, 1938-Oct. 24, 2016 John Roger Capps "Snowbird," 77, Princeton, passed away at SECU Hospice House Monday morning, Oct. 24, 2016. Born Nov. 15, 1938, he was one of 11 children born to the late Atlas David Capps...

GEORGE ROBERT "BOBBY" DENNING

Aug. 14, 1938-Oct. 26, 2016 George Robert "Bobby" Denning, 78, died Wednesday at home surrounded by his family. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late George Denning and Annie Pearl Denning. Bobby was the owner...

MS. EARNESTINE E. GLENN

April 18, 1933-Oct. 22, 2016 Eldress Earnestine Exum Glenn, 83, 2101 N. Berkeley Blvd., died Saturday at home. Eldress Glenn was born April 18, 1933, in Lenoir County to Eugene Exum and Ethel Martin Exum. Funeral services will be...

ROBERT O. HAWKINS

Aug. 14, 1927-Oct. 23, 2016 Funeral services for Robert O. Hawkins, 89 years of age, 400 S. Clairborne St., Goldsboro, will be held Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, at 12:30 p.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church, 2110 N. William St., Goldsboro....

JOSEPHINE S. HOLLAND

Died Oct. 4, 2016 Josephine Smith Holland, 87, Seven Springs, died Oct. 4. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Pinelawn Memorial Park of Kinston. Arrangements are by Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

WINSOR JONES

Died Oct. 22, 2016 Winsor Jones, 87, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

FRANKIE M. JONES

Died Oct. 20, 2016 Frankie Mae Jones, 94, 103 Pacific Drive, Dudley, died Oct. 20 at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at St. James Disciple Church of Christ, with elder Ernest Watson Sr....

FRANKLIN KEEN

Died Oct. 26, 2016 Franklin Keen, 86, Mount Olive, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. Funeral service will be Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, at 3 p.m. at Jordan Chapel Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ray Smeltzer and the Rev. Frank...

JACQUELYN M. MELVILLE

Died Oct. 26, 2016 Jacquelyn M. Melville, 64, Kinston, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Monday at noon at Church of Faith and Deliverance of Kinston. Burial will be at Oak Forest Memorial...

VICENTE C. PONCE

April 20, 1983-Oct. 24, 2016 Vicente Castaneda Ponce, 33, Dudley, died Monday at home. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary of the Angels Catholic Church. Interment will be in Mexico. He was born in LaCanada,...

MARGARET HERRING HARPER ROBINSON

Died Oct. 26, 2016 Margaret Herring Harper Robinson, 91, Newport, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, at Carteret Health Care. A funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016, at Munden Funeral Home chapel in Morehead...

REGINA SPEIGHT

Regina Speight, 44, 5744 N.C. 91, Wilson, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MYRTLE WHALEY

Oct. 23, 1940-Oct. 26, 2016 Myrtle Whaley, 76, passed away Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Goldsboro to the late Wesley and Irene Barwick, and was the widow of Vonnie Whaley. Myrtle was a member of...

BILLY E. WILLIAMS

Billy Earl Williams, Wilson, died Tuesday at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Thursday, October 27, 2016

GLORIA J. ARTIS

Gloria J. Artis, 77, 1709 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

TASHA MCNEIL BRANCH

Tasha McNeil Branch, 41, 404 Hilltop Drive, Sharpsburg, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

PEGGY J. COUNCIL

Died Oct. 20, 2 016 Peggy Jean Council, 61, 130B Dell Drive, Dudley, died Oct. 20 at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Holy Temple United Holy Church of Calypso, with elder John...

MICHAEL L. DARDEN

Died Oct. 23, 2016 Michael Lee Darden, 58, Snow Hill, died Sunday. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday at Bryant Holy Tabernacle. Interment in St. Delight Cemetery. Visitation an hour before the funeral. Arrangements by S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

DEBBIE DEVONE DAVIS

Oct. 16, 1960-Oct. 22, 2016 Debbie Devone Davis, 319 Robin Lake Drive, Dudley, daughter of Joseph and Ruby Deans, was born in Rocky Mount, N.C., Oct. 16, 1960. She departed this life Oct. 22, 2016, at Vidant Medical Hospital...

GEORGE R. DENNING

George Robert "Bobby" Denning, 78, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

JENNIE M. THOMAS DEPASS

Died Oct. 22, 2016 Jennie Mae Thomas Depass, 83, Snow Hill, died Saturday. Funeral 1 p.m. Sunday at Washington Branch Free Will Baptist Church. Interment Snow Hill Cemetery. Visitation 6 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home....

JAUNITA FAISON

Jaunita Faison, 35, 130 Vanderbilt Circle, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

REBECCA L. GRAY

Dec. 10, 1941-Oct. 26, 2016 Rebecca Loftus Gray, 74, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016. Rebecca was born Dec. 10, 1941, in Lenoir County to the late Jack Edward Loftus and Dolly Smith Loftus. Rebecca relished her...

CORTEZ GUNTER

Cortez Gunter, 68, 3252 Octavia St., Raleigh, died Wednesday in Duke Raleigh Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CHRISTINE M. HITES

Dec. 13, 1930-Oct. 25, 2016 Christine M. Hites, 85, Wilson, passed away Oct. 25, 2016. A celebration of Christine's life will be Friday 11 a.m. at West Nash United Methodist Church of Wilson, followed by a fellowship luncheon. Inurnment...

LEON FRANKLIN "FRANK" JONES

Oct. 10, 1923-Oct. 25, 2016 Leon Franklin "Frank" Jones, 93, died Tuesday morning in Wilmington. Born in Princeton, N.C., he was the son of the late Joe and Clider S. Jones, and was the husband of the late Estelle...

RETHA M. LOWE

Retha Mae Lowe, 120 W. Best St., Warsaw, died Wednesday at UNC Healthcare of Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

CARL A. MOYE

Died Oct. 26, 2016 Carl Alvin Moye, 83, Stantonsburg, died at home Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, surrounded by his family. Funeral Friday 7 p.m. Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment Saturday 10 a.m. Stantonsburg Cemetery. Carl, a retired...

VICENTE C. PONCE

Vicente Castaneda Ponce, 33, Dudley, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BONNIE F. COX REVELL

Died Oct. 23, 2016 Bonnie Faye Cox Revell, 60, Wilson, died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Feel Free Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MYRTLE WHALEY

Myrtle Whaley, 76, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

RAYMOND F. AUBE

June 14, 1946-Oct. 18, 2016 Raymond Francis Aube, 70, died Oct. 18 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be Saturday at 4 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with full military honors. He was born in Litchfield, Conn., to...

SGT. JEREMY A. BATSON

July 12, 1984-Oct. 23, 2016 Jeremy Allyn Batson was welcomed into this world July 12, 1984 at Greenville Memorial Hospital of Greenville, S.C., to Allyn Scott Batson and Vida Schwarze Batson Sutton. As new and excited parents, we gathered...

NINA BEST

Nina Best, 79, 1441 Airport Road NE, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

DEBBIE D. DAVIS

Died Oct. 22, 2016 Funeral services for Debbie D. Davis, 56, Dudley, N.C., who died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, will be held Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, at Social Union Baptist Church in Nashville, N.C., at 2 p.m. Burial will...

MARTHA ELIZABETH POINDEXTER FLEMING

July 25, 1931-Oct. 22, 2016 Martha Elizabeth Poindexter Fleming, 85, Yadkinville, passed away Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family, Nancy, Andy, Rachel and Courtney Evans, and two special friends. Martha moved to...

REBECCA L. GRAY

Rebecca Loftus Gray, 74, LaGrange, died today. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

EDWARD L. JONES JR.

Aug. 17, 1966-Oct. 23, 2016 Edward Lee Jones Jr., 50, 1920 Booker Drive, Apt. 104, Raleigh, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Original Tabernacle of Prayer for All People. Burial...

JACQUELYN M. MELVILLE

Jacquelyn M. Melville, 64, Pink Hill, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

BEATRICE F. MILLER

Beatrice F. Miller, 87, 1274 Veach's Mill Road, Warsaw, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

DANELLE STROUD QUINN

Danelle Stroud Quinn, 67, Albertson, died Sunday at New Hanover Medical Center of Wilmington. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

DORIS H. ROPER

Died Oct. 23, 2016 Doris Mae Hooks Roper, 87, Kenly, died Sunday at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Smithfield. Graveside service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Kenly Cemetery. Born in Johnston County, she was the...

RICHARD W. TYLER

Sept. 1, 1933-Oct. 24, 2016 Richard Walter Tyler, 83, died Monday morning at Genesis Healthcare of Mount Olive. He was born in Sayre, Pa., to the late Ralph and Evelyn Purdy Tyler, and was married to Aurore N. Tyler....

LIONELL WILLIAMS

Died Oct. 20, 2016 Lionell Williams, 69, Warsaw, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Hawes Funeral Home chapel of Warsaw. Interment will be in Williams Family Cemetery of Warsaw....

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

MARY R. BAKER

Mary Rena Baker, 91, 203 Rollingwood Drive, Dudley, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JEREMY A. BATSON

Jeremy Allyn Batson, 32, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

BETTIE FRANCIS BUNCH

March 8, 1954-Oct. 20, 2016 Mrs. Bettie Francis Bunch, 62, 110 McDonald Drive, Mount Olive, passed Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, at Wayne UNC Health Care of Goldsboro, N.C. The celebration of her life will be held Wednesday, Oct. 26,...

JOHN R. CAPPS

John Roger Capps, 77, Princeton, died at SECU Hospice House Monday. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

LEON COLEY

Leon Coley died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

MICHAEL DARDEN

Michael Darden, 58, Snow Hill, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

JENNIE M. THOMAS DEPASS

Jennie Mae Thomas Depass, Snow Hill, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

BENJAMIN F. EDWARDS SR.

Feb. 27, 1941-Oct. 24, 2016 Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Edwards Sr., 75, died Monday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Tee's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. Burial will be in the...

WINSOR JONES

Winsor Jones, 87, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LESLIE HINES NICHOLSON

Leslie Hines Nicholson, 1108 Maple St., died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

BONNIE F. COX REVELL

Bonnie Faye Cox Revell, 60, Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ELUCIAN ROYALL JR.

March 27, 1956-Oct. 18, 2016 Elucian Royall Jr., 60, Mount Olive, died Oct. 18 at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be today at 11:30 a.m. at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will be at a later date...

EARL M. SMITH

Nov. 20, 1920-Oct. 23, 2016 Earl Monroe Smith, 95, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Earl was born in Wayne County, N.C., Nov. 20, 1920, to the late Henry...

RICHARD W. TYLER

Richard W. Tyler, 83, died Monday at Genesis Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

VERNON L. VICK JR.

Died Oct. 23 2016 Vernon Lester Vick Jr., 84, Kenly, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Friday at 7 p.m. at Kenly Missionary Baptist Church, with pastor George Arant officiating. Born in Wilson County, he was...

RAMONA M. WILBIK

Dec. 24, 1945-Oct. 22, 2016 After a short, very courageous and optimistic battle with cancer, Ramona Rose Maxwell Wilbik of the Bucklesberry community of LaGrange peacefully passed away Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016. Ramona was born Dec. 24, 1945, in...

Monday, October 24, 2016

ROBERT O. HAWKINS

Robert Ozenia Hawkins, 89, 400 N. Claiborne St., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

BLANEY W. JENNETTE

May 13, 1928-Oct. 23, 2016 Blaney Williams Jennette, 88, passed away Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Blaney was born in Wayne County on May 13, 1928 to the late Ezra William Jennette and Annie Cox Jennette....

EDWARD L. JONES

Edward Lee Jones, 50, 1920 Booker Drive, Apt. 104, Raleigh, died Sunday at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

EARL M. SMITH

Earl M. Smith, 95, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RAMONA M. WILBIK

Died Oct. 22, 2016 Ramona Maxwell Wilbik, 70, of LaGrange, passed away Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016 at Signature Home Care, Kinston. A service to celebrate and honor Ramona’s life will be held Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 at 7 p.m....

DR. ARTHUR R. WILSON JR.

Aug. 2, 1948-Oct. 22, 2016 Dr. Arthur Ross Wilson Jr. died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016, peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Ross was born in Hartford, Conn., on Aug. 2, 1948, to Viva Barton and Arthur Ross...

Sunday, October 23, 2016

BENNIE A. BREWINGTON

Bennie A. Brewington, 76, 228 Smith Chapel Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Genesis Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

EARNESTINE GLENN

Earnestine Glenn, 83, 2101 N. Berkeley Blvd., died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

LLOYD R. HAMILTON

Oct. 22, 1940-Oct. 20, 2016 Lloyd Ransom Hamilton, 75, 3894 N.C. 111 North, Albertson, died Thursday in Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Bethany Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Aaron...

RAYMOND B. HAYWOOD

July 9, 1937-Oct. 21, 2016 Raymond B. Haywood, 79, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, at Willow Creek. Raymond was born in Robeson County July 9, 1937, to the late McCoy Garland Haywood and Willie Mae Bass Haywood....

LILA RUTH HOWELL HOLLOMAN

Oct. 4, 1934-Oct. 21, 2016 Lila Ruth Howell Holloman, 82, went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday evening, Oct. 21, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Homegoing service will be held Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, at 3...

COSANDRA A. JACOBS

Cosandra Ann Jacobs, 52, 102 Azalea Drive, Mount Olive, died Thursday in Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

TREVOR PARKER

Died Oct. 16, 2016 Trevor "Boo Whop" Parker, 22, Wilson, died Oct. 16. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SHERMAN L. PRITCHARD

Dec. 18, 1942-Oct. 16, 2016 Sherman Leroy Pritchard, 73, 803 Weaver Drive, died Oct. 16 at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Burial will be Tuesday at noon at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. He was born Dec. 18, 1942,...

GLADYS M. WALLACE

July 19, 1945-Oct. 20, 2016 Gladys M. Wallace, 71, Dudley, died Thursday at home. Memorial service will be held today at 2 p.m. at Brogden United Methodist Church. Born in Vance County, she was the daughter of the late...

RAMONA M. WILBIK

Ramona Maxwell Wilbik, 70, LaGrange, died Saturday at Signature Home Care of Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

ARTHUR R. WILSON JR.

Dr. Arthur Ross Wilson Jr., 68, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

Friday, October 21, 2016

GLADYS M. FRAZIER AYERS

Nov. 2, 1946-Oct. 8, 2016 Gladys Marie Frazier Ayers, 69, 900 Hopkins St., Apt. B, died Saturday. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. She was...

DONNELL BASS

Died Oct. 3, 2016 Donnell Bass, 59, 104 Kenny Drive, lot 6, Dudley, died Oct. 3 at UNC Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Philadelphia Community Church. Interment will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at...

BETTIE F. BUNCH

Bettie Frances Bunch, 62, 110 MacDonald Drive, Mount Olive, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

HENRY COUNCIL

Oct. 17, 1925-Oct. 16, 2016 Henry Council, 90, formerly of Salemburg and resided in Goldsboro, passed away at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro Sunday morning, Oct. 16, 2016. Funeral service will be held Saturday, Oct. 22, at 3...

WILLIAM P. EASON II

Died Oct. 15, 2016 William Perry Eason II, 56, 310 Brentwood Drive, Dudley, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Deeper Life Church Ministries. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park....

LLOYD HAMILTON

Lloyd Hamilton, 75, 3894 N.C. 111 North, Albertson, died Wednesday in Kennansville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ROBERT B. HERRING JR.

Died Oct. 17, 2016 Retired first sergeant and Master Sgt. Robert B. Herring Jr., 59, died Monday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice of Greenville. Funeral will be Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church Disciples of Christ. Burial will...

MINNIE B. HOLLOMAN

July 31, 1934-Oct. 19, 2016 Minnie Lee Brock Holloman, 82, lifelong resident of the Mount Olive area, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 19, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Services will be Friday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. from the...

FRANKIE M. JONES

Frankie Mae Jones, 94, 103 Pacific Drive, Dudley, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ZACK MILLER

Died Oct. 13, 2016 Zack Miller, 91, 1902 Haskett Road, Kinston, died Oct. 13 in Georgia. Funeral will be today at noon at St. John Free Will Baptist Church of Kinston. Entombment will be at Pinelawn Cemetery of Kinston....

JESSIE B. PARKER

Died Oct. 17, 2016 Jessie Bell Parker, 100, 404 Marsh Kornegay Road, Faison, died Monday at Genesis Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Goshen Disciples of Christ Church. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park....

DESMOND A. TAYLOR

Died Oct. 13, 2016 Desmond Alonzo Taylor, 23, Wilson, died Oct. 13. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Visitation will be Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m....

DORIS SMITH THOMPSON

Jan. 29, 1934-Oct. 18, 2016 Doris Smith Thompson, 82, formerly of Goldsboro, peacefully departed this life Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, at 12:12 p.m. at her home in Mitchellville, Md. Doris, born Jan. 29, 1934, in Goldsboro, N.C., was the...

GLADYS M. WALLACE

Gladys Mae Wallace, 71, Dudley, died at home Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ETHEREA NOBLES WILKES

Died Oct. 18, 2016 Etherea Nobles Wilkes, 71, 107 Water Oak Drive, LaGrange, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church of Seven Springs. Burial will be in Fairview...

Thursday, October 20, 2016

GLORIA J. HARRIS-GARDNER

Died Oct. 15, 2016 Gloria Jean Harris-Gardner, 71, 206 Mile Road, Vanceboro, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Queen's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Harris Family Cemetery of Vanceboro. The family...

MICHAEL A. ANDREWS SR.

Died Oct. 13, 2016 Michael A. Andrews Sr., 49, Hubert, died Oct. 13 at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Mount Hebron Apostolic Temple No. 3 of Watha. Interment will be in Smith Cemetery of Rocky Point....

DAVID E. ATKINS

Died Oct. 7, 2016 David E. Atkins, 68, 494 Kinsey Mill Road, Mount Olive, died Oct. 7 at Kitty Askins Hospice. Memorial service will be at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Fayetteville Seventh Day Adventist Church, with the Rev. Richard...

JEREMY M. BETHEL

Died Oct. 18, 2016 Jeremy Michael Bethel, 31, died Tuesday at home. Memorial service will be held later. He was born in Wayne County to John Bethel of Waverly, Ohio, and Sally Wilson and Tim Odom of Macclesfield. Arrangements...

KENNETH E. BLUE

Died Oct. 13, 2016 Kenneth Edward Blue, 72, 814 W. College St., Warsaw, died Oct. 13 at Rex Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Prayer of Faith Evangelistic Church, with pastor Charles Warren officiating. Burial will...

PEGGY COUNCIL

Peggy Council, 61, 130B Bell Drive, Dudley, died today at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

WANDA J. FISHER

July 14, 1960-Oct. 13, 2016 Wanda Jo Fisher, 56, 106 Boundary St., LaGrange, died Oct. 13. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Ebenezer Baptist Church of LaGrange. Burial will be at St. Matthew Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery...

VIOLA LEE ROBINSON GRAVES

Died Oct. 13, 2016 Viola Lee Robinson Graves, 93, 7370 Main St., Wade, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be noon today at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses of Dunn. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery. Arrangements are by...

RETIRED UNITED STATES AIR FORCE LT. COL. STEVEN KEITH GREGORCYK

Dec. 10, 1957-Oct. 17, 2016 Steven Keith "Colonel G" Gregorcyk, 58, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Monday, Oct. 17, at his home. Colonel G. was born in Miami, Fla., Dec. 10, 1957, to retired United States Marine Corps Col. Joseph...

MINNIE B. HOLLOMAN

Minnie Brock Holloman, 82, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

PATRICK JOYNER III

Died Oct. 18, 2016 Patrick Joyner III, 54, 116 Meadow Crest Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church of LaGrange, with Dr. Michael A. Johnson officiating. Burial will...

TAMMATHA J. MCNEIL

Died Oct. 13, 2016 Tammatha Jean McNeil, 47, formerly of 701 Joyner Drive, Apt. 23, Kinston, died Oct. 13 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Saturday 2:30 p.m. at Holy Temple Miracle Tabernacle in the Jason...

JUDITH D. FAIRCLOTH MOORE

Jan. 13, 1944-Oct. 16, 2016 Judith Darleen Faircloth Moore, 72, Sanford, died Sunday at Parkview Retirement Center. Funeral will be private. She was born in Wayne County Jan. 13, 1944, to the late Graham A. Faircloth and Charlotte M....

RALPH ODOM SR.

May 31, 1932-Oct. 18, 2016 Ralph Odom Sr., 84, Fremont, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held Friday evening, Oct. 21, 2016, at 6 p.m. in the chapel...

LYNETTE HOOKS WALTERS

Died Oct. 17, 2016 Lynette Hooks Walters, 85, Fuquay-Varina, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, at the Fuquay-Varina Baptist Church, 301 N. Woodrow St., Fuquay-Varina, N.C. Interment will...

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

DOROTHY BIZZELL

Died Oct. 16, 2016 Dorothy Bizzell, 64, Kinston, died Sunday at Greendale Forrest Nursing and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Mount Pleasant Holy Church. Interment in Grant Cemetery of Browntown community. She is survived by her...

SALLY A. BONEY

June 12, 1945-Oct. 14, 2016 Sally Ann Boney, 71, died Friday at the Brian Center in Wilson. Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Madison Avenue Baptist Church, with Dr. Robert Fulkerson officiating. She was born in Wayne...

FLOYD T. DAVIS

April 13, 1950-Oct. 9, 2016 Floyd Tyrone Davis, 66, died Oct. 9 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Interment will be at First Congregational...

J.T. EDGERTON

Nov. 8, 1932-Oct. 18, 2016 James Thaddeus “J.T.” Edgerton, 83, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family. J.T. was born in Wayne County Nov. 8, 1932, to the late Ira and Virginia...

STEVEN K. GREGORCYK

Retired United States Air Force Lt. Col. Steven Keith “Colonel G” Gregorcyk, 58, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROBERT B. HERRING JR.

Robert B. Herring Jr., 59, died Monday at Vidant Hospice of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

LEMUEL FRANK KORNEGAY

June 21, 1962-Oct. 8, 2016 Lemuel “Lembo” Frank Kornegay, 54, Dudley, passed away Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, in an automobile accident during Hurricane Matthew. Lemuel was born in Wayne County June 21, 1962, to the late Leonard Wilkins Kornegay...

LILLIAN G. MOORING

Aug. 7, 1927-Oct. 18, 2016 Lillian Rebecca Gentry Mooring, 89, Dudley, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, at the home of her granddaughter in Beulaville. Lillian was born in Spartanburg, S.C., Aug. 7, 1927, to the late Hampton Foster...

RALPH ODOM SR.

Ralph Odom Sr., 84, Fremont, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

THERESA M. REDDING

Sept. 2, 1922-Oct.14, 2016 Theresa Mae Redding, 94, Kinston, died Friday. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Church of Faith and Deliverance of Kinston. Burial will be at Baker Family Cemetery of Kinston. She was born in...

ELUCIAN M. ROYALL JR.

Elucian M. Royall Jr., 60, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

JANE PARKER SMITH

March 10, 1931-Oct. 16, 2016 Jane Agnes Parker Smith passed away quietly Oct. 16, 2016, in Springmoor Retirement Community in Raleigh. She was born in Goldsboro, N.C., March 10, 1931, the second of three children born to the late...

DORIS S. THOMPSON

Doris S. Thompson, 82, 11104 Lake Arbor Way, Bowie, Md., formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JUANITA E. TORRES

Jan. 1, 1955-Oct. 14, 2016 Juanita E. Torres, 61, passed away Oct. 14, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, N.C. She was born Jan. 1, 1955, in Raymondville, Texas, to the late Gabriel and Aubelia Perez. Juanita shared...

LYNETTE HOOKS WALTERS

Died Oct. 17, 2016 Lynette Hooks Walters, 85, Fuquay-Varina, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, at Fuquay-Varina Baptist Church, 301 N. Woodrow St., Fuquay-Varina, N.C. Interment will be...

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

LEVERN BAINES

Died Oct. 13, 2016 Mr. LeVern Baines, 62, 2206 Imperial Ave. East, Wilson, N.C., passed away Oct. 13, 2016. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Union Grove Primitive Baptist Church, 519 Singletary...

SADIE LEWIS BROWN

March 9, 1945-Oct. 14, 2016 Sadie Lewis Brown, 71, 326 Brentwood Drive, Dudley, died Friday at Rex Healthcare of Raleigh. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church. Burial will be at Old...

AIDA L.M. DELA CRUZ

Jan. 7, 1967-Oct. 15, 2016 Aida Luv M. Dela Cruz, 49, 3114 Bridges St., Lot 25, Morehead City, died Saturday at Carteret General Hospital of Morehead City. Burial will be in Mexico. She was born Jan. 7, 1967, in...

MARIE Q. GARNER

Aug. 26, 1929-Oct. 17, 2016 Marie Angela Quinn Garner, 87, Goldsboro, passed away early Monday morning, Oct. 17, 2016, at Brookdale Berkeley. Marie was born in Liverpool, England, Aug. 26, 1929, to the late Stanley and Mary Schofield Quinn....

ROBERT H. HERRING

Died Oct. 14, 2016 Robert Henderson "Hint" Herring, 87, 607 Reidtown Road, Fremont, died Friday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Woods Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Interment will be...

LILLIAN MOORING

Lillian Mooring, Dudley, died today in Beulaville. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

JESSIE B. PARKER

Jessie Bell Parker, 100, 404 Marsh Kornegay Road, Faison, died Monday at Genesis Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

TREVOR PARKER

Trevor "Boo Whop" Parker, 22. 1600A Snowden Drive, Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JAMES R. POWELL JR.

Feb. 17, 1929-Oct. 10, 2016 James Robert Powell Jr., 87, passed away at his residence Monday evening. He was the son of the late James R. Powell Sr. and Madge Sutton Powell, and was the husband of Mavis Arlene...

MARY PTTMAN

Mary Pittman, 60, Stantonsburg, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

KEIKO NARITA RUGGLES

Oct. 29, 1929-Oct. 14, 2016 Keiko Narita Ruggles, formerly of Goldsboro, died peacefully in her sleep early Friday morning, Oct. 14, 2016. She was born in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 29, 1929. After her children were born, she moved...

JANE PARKER SMITH

Jane Parker Smith, 85, died Saturday at Springmoor in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DENNIS L. SWINSON

Sept. 30, 1958-Oct. 15, 2016 Dennis Lamart Swinson, 58, 3201 Central Heights Road, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be...

Monday, October 17, 2016

GLORIA HARRIS-GARDNER

Gloria Jean Harris-Gardner, 71, of Vanceboro died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

DOROTHY BIZZELL

Dorothy Bizzell, 64, of Snow Hill, died Sunday at Greendale Forrest Nursing and Rehabilitation. Funeral services are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

HENRY COUNCIL

Henry Council, 90, of 1717-B E. Maple St., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

AIDA DELA CRUZ

Aida Luv M. Dela Cruz, 49, of Morehead City, died Saturday, at Carteret General Hospital, Morehead City. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

WILLIAM PERRY EASON

William Perry Eason, 56, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MARIE QUINN GARNER

Marie Angela Quinn Garner, 87, died this morning at the Sterling House. Arrangements are pending with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROBERT HERRING

Robert Henderson "Hint" Herring, 87, of 607 Reidtown Road, Fremont, died Friday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

SHERMAN L. PRITCHARD

Sherman L. Pritchard, 73, of 803 Weaver Drive, died Sunday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

FREDERICK WILLIAMS SR.

Frederick "Fred" Williams Sr., 45, of 206 Banks Ave., died Wednesday, Oct. 12, at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. He was born in Wayne County to Roy Williams Sr. and Margie Lamb Williams. He is survived by his wife, Denise...

Sunday, October 16, 2016

LEVERN BAINES

LeVern Baines, 62, 2206 Imperial Ave. East, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SALLY BONEY

Sally Boney died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SADIE BROWN

Sadie Brown, 71, 326 Brentwood Drive, Dudley, died Friday at Rex Healthcare of Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

ARTHUR PAUL CULBRETH

May 5, 1944-Oct. 7, 2016 Arthur Paul Culbreth, 72, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Art was born in Wayne County May 5, 1944, to the late Chester G. Culbreth...

AUDREY ELLIOTT

Died Oct. 7, 2016 Audrey Elliott, 55, 1216 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, N.Y., died Oct. 7. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. today at Holy Temple Holiness Church of Wilson. Interment will be in Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson. Arrangements are...

WANDA J. FISHER

Wanda Jo Fisher, 56, 106 Boundary St., LaGrange, died Thursday. Arrangements pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

ELIZABETH RUTH DENSON GAINEY

May 2, 1932-Oct. 8, 2016 Lib, as she is known to many, or Betty Ruth, as known to others, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family and her caregiver. She was born in Mineral Wells, Texas, to...

ALTON CRAVEN GRADY

Sept. 20, 1940-Oct. 4, 2016 Alton Craven "Snooky" Grady, 76, Princeton, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, at his home. Snooky was born in Wayne County Sept. 20, 1940, to the late Ludy Grady and Lina Mae Lee Wellons....

GARY "DANNY" JACKSON

May 19, 1952-Oct. 12, 2016 Gary Daniel "Danny" Jackson, 64, died early Wednesday morning at his residence. Born in Greene County, he was the son of the late Robert Lynyard Jackson and Margaret Thompson Jackson. He was also preceded...

JENNIFER RENA JONES

Died Oct. 12, 2016 Jennifer Rena Jones, 52, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, John A. and Dorothy Mae Jones and John W. and Mary Nell Brock. Survivors include...

ADINE N. KEARNEY

Died Oct. 6, 2016 Committal service for Adine Newsome Kearney, who died Friday, Oct. 6, 2016, at her home, has been rescheduled because of Huricane Matthew for 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, in the mausoleum chapel at Wayne...

LEMUEL F. KORNEGAY

Lemuel Frank Kornegay, 52, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ETHLEEN B. LARKIN

June 13, 1928-Oct. 13, 2016 Ethleen Brown Larkin, 88, LaGrange, formerly of Raleigh, quietly passed away Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. Ethleen was born June 13, 1928, in Gatesville to the late Bryant and Blanche Brown. Ethleen graduated from Hardbarger...

BARBARA LYNN MURPHY

Died Oct. 13, 2016 Barbara Lynn Murphy, 61, Beulaville, formerly of Albertson, passed away Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at Autumn Village in Beulaville. She is survived by her brothers, Freeman Murphy and wife, Elaine, of Albertson and Kenneth Karr...

ROBERT F. POINDEXTER

March 8, 1954-Oct. 13, 2016 Robert Franklin "Cod" Poindexter, 62, Teachey, died Thursday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Community Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill. Burial will be in Carter Cemetery at Rockfish. He was born in...

THERESA M. REDDING

Theresa Mae Redding, 94, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

EMMA ROBINSON

Emma Robinson, 85, formerly of LaGrange, died Friday at Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Snow Hill. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Services....

SARA B. ROUSE

Sept. 23, 1936-Oct. 12, 2016 Sara Brewer Rouse, 80, Kinston, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery. She was born Sept. 23, 1936, in Tarboro to the...

MARVIN STATON

Died Oct. 13, 2016 Marvin Staton, 64, Snow Hill, died Thursday. Funeral will be 1 p. m. Monday at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel. He is survived by his wife, Martha Wilson Staton, and children. Visitation will be...

JIMMY L. WADE

Oct. 23, 1945-Oct. 15, 2016 Jimmy Lloyd Wade, 70, LaGrange, passed away Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at his home. Jimmy was born Oct. 23, 1945, in Wayne County to the late Jack L. Wade and Ruby Mozingo Wade. Jimmy...

MARYANN WEBSTER

Maryann Webster, 71, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

FAYE WOODARD

Died Oct. 12, 2016 Faye Woodard, 62, 4202A Juniper Lane, Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Monday at noon at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Friday, October 14, 2016

NORA LEE WISE BENNETT

Jan. 25, 1928-Oct. 5, 2016 Funeral for Nora Lee Wise Bennett, 88, has been rescheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

COMILLUS BURNS

Died Oct. 6, 2016 Comillus Burns, 76, 1772 Bullhead Road, Bailey, died Oct. 6 at Avante at Wilson Nursing Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at New Vester Missionary Baptist Church of Sims. Interment will be in Hamilton...

ARTHUR PAUL CULBRETH

Died Oct. 7, 2016 Arthur Paul Culbreth, 72, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. A service celebrating Art's life will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, in...

RONNIE EUGENE FAIRCLOTH

Feb. 24, 1955-Oct. 12, 2016 Ronnie Eugene Faircloth, 61, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Ronnie was born in Wayne County Feb. 24, 1955, to the late Hubert "Tobe" Faircloth and...

ESTELLE H. GODWIN

Dec. 1, 1930-Oct. 12, 2016 Lillie Estelle Howell Godwin, 85, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Estelle was born in Wayne County Dec. 1, 1930, to...

ROBERT L. HOBBS JR.

Died Oct. 9, 2016 Robert L. "June" Hobbs Jr., 65, Fayetteville, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday at Cape Fear Medical Center of Fayetteville. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Bishop Lonnie E. Holloway Memorial Chapel at Smith-Holloway Memorial...

PAMELIA HUTCHERSON

Died Oct. 7, 2016 Pamelia Hutcherson, 50, 811 Rountree St., Wilson, died Oct. 7. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Suggs Christian Temple Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DORIS M. CREECH LUCAS

Died Oct. 2, 2016 Doris M. Creech Lucas, 84, 1517 Nova Ave., Capitol Heights, Md., died Oct. 2. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Interment will be in Hamilton...

DOREATHA MEEKS ROBERTS

Died Oct. 11, 2016 Doreatha Meeks Roberts, 69, Magnolia, died Tuesday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Visitation will be 5 to 7 tonight at First Baptist Church of...

SARA B. ROUSE

Sara Brewer Rouse, 80, Kinston, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

KATHY T. SMITH

March 14, 1957-Oct. 8, 2016 Kathy Yvonne Thornton Smith, 59, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Percy and Kathleen Hughes Thornton. She was a member of Eureka...

MARVIN B. STATON

Marvin Bernard Staton, 64, Snow Hill, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

ELNORA BRYANT WARD

April 27, 1923-Oct. 8, 2016 Elnora Bryant Ward, 93, 212 Bunche Drive, passed away Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born Sunday, April 27, 1923, in Wayne County to Henry and Esther Whitley Bryant. Funeral services will...

BERNICE C. WILLIAMS

June 30, 1923-Oct. 11, 2016 Bernice Clayton Williams, retired farmer of the Faison area and World War II veteran of the United States Navy, passed away at home early Tuesday morning, Oct. 11, 2016. He was 93 years old....

FREDERICK WILLIAMS SR.

Frederick Williams Sr., 45, 206 Banks Ave., died Wednesday at UNC Hospitals of Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

RALPH WOODARD

Died Oct. 6, 2016 Ralph Woodard, Yonkers, N.Y., died Oct. 6. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson, with the Rev. Ada Harris officiating. Visitation will be...

FAYE WOODARD

Faye Woodard, 62, 4202A Juniper Lane, Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Thursday, October 13, 2016

MICHAEL ATKINSON

Died Oct. 8, 2016 Michael "Boot" Atkinson, 54, 515 Newbern St., Wilson, died Saturday at Vidant Duplin Hospital of Kenansville. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Progressive Primitive Baptist Church of Wilson. Visitation will be Friday...

GLADYS M. FRAZIER AYERS

Gladys Marie Frazier Ayers, 69, 900 Hopkins St., Apt. B, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ESTELLE H. GODWIN

Estelle Howell Godwin, 85, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MILTON A. HALL

Milton Allen Hall, 54, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ROBERT L. HOBBS JR.

Robert L. "June" Hobbs Jr., 65, Fayetteville, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday at Cape Fear Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

ALBERT HOLLAND

Jan. 14, 1948-Oct. 9, 2016 Albert Holland, 68, Pikeville, passed away at his home Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. He was born Jan. 14, 1948, to the late Roland Buddy Holland and Lillian Valentine Holland. He was also preceded in...

GARY D. JACKSON

Gary Daniel "Danny" Jackson, 64, died at home Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ETLAR L. MAINOR

Died Oct. 7, 2016 Etlar Lounell Mainor, 67, Rose Hill, died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Monday at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Reginald Wells...

BARRY NEWMAN

Barry Newman, Clayton, died Wednesday at the Brian Center Health and Retirement in Clayton. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

JAMES R. POWELL JR.

James Robert Powell Jr., 87, died at home Monday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

REV. DWIGHT REYNOLDS SMITH

Oct. 18, 1935-Oct. 11, 2016 The Rev. Dr. Dwight Reynolds Smith left this world to be with Jesus Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Reynolds was a beloved husband, son, father, grandfather...

ELNORA BRYANT WARD

May 27, 1923-Oct. 8, 2016 Elnora Bryant Ward, 93, 212 Bunche Drive, passed away Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born Sunday, May 27, 1923, in Wayne County to Henry and Esther Whitley Bryant. Beautiful and loving...

BERNICE C. WILLIAMS

Died Oct. 11, 2016 Faison area resident Bernice C. Williams, 93, died Tuesday at home. Graveside service to be Sunday, Oct. 16, at 3 p.m. at Calypso Cemetery. Friends are being received at the residence. Memorials may be made...

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

AUDREY ELLIOTT

Audrey Elliott, 55, 1216 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, N.Y., died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DOROTHY WILLINGHAM FORD

Died Oct. 6, 2016 Dorothy Willingham Ford, 95, Kenly, died Thursday at the Brian Center Nursing Center of Wilson. Funeral will be noon Thursday at Flat Rock Disciples of Christ of Sims. Interment will be in Rest Haven Cemetery....

JOHN W. GLASPER

Died Oct. 8, 2016 John William Glasper, 82, died Saturday at Dayspring of Wallace Assisted Living. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill Saturday at noon, with the Rev. Cameron Hankins officiating. Burial...

ALBERT HOLLAND

Albert Holland, 68, Pikeville, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

MARTHA JONES

Martha "Georgia Mae" Jones, 81, Hookerton, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel....

TOMEKIA LONDELL LANIER

Died Oct. 9, 2016 Tomekia Londell Lanier, 43, Snow Hill, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Bryant Holy Tabernacle in Snow Hill. Interment will be in Wade Cemetery in Browntown. Visitation will...

LEHONOR LEWIS

Nov. 30, 1923-Oct. 8, 2016 Lehonor Lewis, 93, 2502 Guilford Ave., Baltimore, Md., formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Lamplight Assisted Living of Baltimore. Funeral will be Friday at 10:30 at Woods Chapel Church. Burial with military honors will...

SAMUEL HENRY MERRIWEATHERS

Died Oct. 9, 2016 Samuel Henry Merriweathers, 72, passed away Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Samuel was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Merriweathers of Goldsboro. He is survived by...

JAMES R. POWELL

James R. Powell, Mount Olive, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DORETHA ROBERTS

Doretha Roberts, 69, 5106 Masters Lane, Wilson, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MARIA RODRIQUEZ

Maria Rodriquez died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

REYNOLDS SMITH

The Rev. Reynolds Smith, 80, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

BOBBIE G. ADAMSON

July 6, 1933-Oct. 8, 2016 Bobbie G. Adamson, 83, Bryan, Ohio, passed away Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center of Bryan, Ohio. Bobbie was born July 6, 1933, in Goldsboro, N.C., the daughter of the late Aaron...

MILDRED WILLIAMS ANDERSON

March 21, 1932-Oct. 9, 2016 Mildred Irene Williams Anderson, 84, passed away early Sunday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center with her grandson, Ashley Carter, at her bed side. Mildred was born in Wayne County March 21, 1932, to...

MICHAEL ATKINSON

Michael Atkinson, 54, 401 N. Main St., Kenansville, died Saturday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

GEORGE B. BUTTS JR.

Sept. 2, 1936-Oct. 8, 2016 George Benton Butts Jr., 80, Goldsboro, peacefully passed away Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. George was born Sept. 2, 1936, in Wayne County to the late George Benton Butts and Grace Vinson Butts. George was...

WILLIE HUSSEY

Died Oct. 5, 2016 Willie Hussey, 72, 1401 Washington St. East, Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

TOMEKIA L. LANIER

Tomekia Londell Lanier, 43, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

ALMA R. WILLIAMS MITCHELL

Died Oct. 4, 2016 Alma Ruth Williams Mitchell, 83, Black Creek, died Oct. 4. Funeral will be Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

WILLIAM C. MORGAN

Died Oct. 4, 2016 William Chester Morgan, 69, Wilson, died Oct. 4. Funeral will be Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

BERNICE C. WILLIAMS

Bernice C. Williams, 93, Faison, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Monday, October 10, 2016

MILDRED ANDERSON

Died Oct. 9, 2016 Mildred Williams Anderson, 84, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangement are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ARTHUR CULBRETH

Died Oct. 7, 2016 Arthur Culbreth, 72, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Because of Hurricane Matthew services will be announced later this week. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

FLOYD T. DAVIS

Died Oct. 9, 2016 Floyd T. Davis, 66, of Genoa Road, Dudley, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

CORNELIA L. FAULK

Died Oct. 5, 2016 Cornelia L. Faulk, 68, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be private. Arrangements are by Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

ADINE N. KEARNEY

Because of Hurricane Matthew services for Adine Kearney have been rescheduled. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, October 11, 2016, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home followed by a service celebrating Adine’s life at 7...

LEHONOR LEWIS

Died Oct. 8, 2016 Lehonor Lewis, 92, of Baltimore, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SAMUEL MERRIWEATHER

Died Oct. 9, 2016 Samuel Merriweather, 72, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

MIKE PADGETT

Died Oct. 5, 2016 Mike Padgett, 67, died Wednesday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Bethel Church, with pastor Steve Holder officiating. Arrangements are by Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

KATHY T. SMITH

Died Oct. 9, 2016 Kathy Yvonne Thornton Smith, 59, died Sunday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

VERTRUBE B. TAYLOR

Died Oct. 4, 2016 Vertrube B. Taylor, 79, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016. She was predeceased by her parents. She is survived by her two sons, Keith and Kevin Taylor; one sister, Blonnie Walton; one brother, Milton...

GERALD TAYLOR

Because of Hurricane Matthew funeral services for Gerald Taylor have been rescheduled. A service to celebrate Gerald’s life will be Wednesday, October 12, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Saulston United Methodist Church with the Rev. Brian Huffman officiating. The...

ELNORA B. WARD

Died Oct. 8, 2016 Elnora Bryant Ward, 93, of 212 Bunche Drive, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MALCOLM WOODARD SR.

Died Oct. 9, 2016 Malcolm Douglas Woodard Sr., 85, died Sunday morning at his home. Mac was born in Johnston County on Feb. 24, 1931, to the late Barney Festus and Myrtle Watson Woodard. He was married to the...

Friday, October 7, 2016

LOSSIE BELL MARTIN-WHITLEY

March 28, 1932-Oct. 1, 2016 Lossie Bell Martin-Whitley, 84, 101 Rollingwood Court, Dudley, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial...

DONNELL BASS

Died Oct. 3, 2016 Donnell Bass, 59, 104 Kenny Drive, lot 6, Dudley, died Monday at UNC Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Mount Zion Church Ministries. He is survived by wife, Antionette Williams Bass,...

NORA LEE WISE BENNETT

Jan. 25, 1928-Oct. 5, 2016 Nora Lee Wise Bennett, 88, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late William David and Nora Bertha Wise, and was...

SHAWN L. BRIGHT

Died Oct. 3, 2016 Shawn L. Bright, 48, 207 Boundary St., LaGrange, died Monday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery of LaGrange. Visitation will be 2...

COMILLUS BURNS

Comillus Burns, 76, died Wednesday at Avante at Wilson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of. Wilson....

MARY T. CORNETT

Died Oct. 5, 2016 Mary Teresa Williams Cornett, 83, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday at her home. She was a native of London, England. No formal service will be held. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery. Mary is survived...

ESMOND FORD

Esmond Ford, 25, Atlanta, Ga., died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ADINE NEWSOME KEARNEY

Nov. 16, 1924-Oct. 6, 2016 Adine Newsome Kearney, 91, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, at her home surrounded by her family. Adine was born in Wayne County Nov. 16, 1924, to the late...

JIMMY D. KING

Jimmy Donald King, 70, Hookerton, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

CHRISTOPHER LOCUS

Died Sept. 21, 2016 Christopher Locus, 23, Raleigh, died Sept. 21. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

JAMES R. STOKES

May 4, 1950-Oct. 2, 2016 James Ronald Stokes, 66, 2106 S. John St., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at...

GERALD TAYLOR

May 12, 1930-Oct. 5, 2016 Gerald Taylor, 86, Goldsboro, retired from his last earthly job Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, to be with his heavenly Father. Gerald was born in Johnston County, N.C., May 12, 1930, to the late Roscoe...

Thursday, October 6, 2016

CORNELIA L. FAULK

Cornelia Louise Faulk, 68, died Wednesday at UNC Wayne Memorial hospital. Arrangements are pending....

CYNTHIA P. FERGUSON

Died Oct. 1, 2016 Cynthia P. Ferguson, 68, Greenevers community of Rose Hill, died Saturday at Vidant Duplin Hospital of Kenansville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Rose Hill. Interment will...

JOSEPHINE S. HOLLAND

Josephine Smith Holland, 87, Seven Springs, died Tuesday in Henderson, Nev. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

ADLENE HOLMES

Died Oct. 2, 2016 Adlene Holmes, 90, 726 Luther Drive, died Sunday at the Brian Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, with apostle Lester Sawyer officiating. Interment will be in Old Mill Cemetery....

REV. AMAZIAH HOWELL JR.

May 1, 1922-Sept. 28, 2016 The Rev. Amaziah Howell Jr. did all he could. He fought the good fight. And now, he has gone home. Devoted husband, father, brother and grandfather, and a great friend and role model and...

AGNES "SARA" JEFFERSON

Dec. 16, 1979-Oct. 4, 2016 Agnes "Sara" Jefferson was born Dec. 16, 1979, and passed away Oct. 4, 2016. Her beautiful and wonderful soul will be remembered forever by her children, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Henry and Christopher "C.J." Henry, and...

DORIS M. CREECH LUCAS

Doris M. Creech Lucas, 84, 1514 Nova Ave., Capitol Heights, Md., died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ALMA WILLIAMS MITCHELL

Alma Williams Mitchell, 83, Black Creek, died at Wilson House Nursing Facility Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WILLIAM C. MORGAN

William Chester Morgan, 67, 2900 Apt. 2B Stedman Drive, Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MIKE PADGETT

Mike Padgett, 68, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending....

CHARLES LAWSON SNIPES JR.

Aug. 30, 1935-Oct. 4, 2016 Charles Lawson Snipes Jr. died peacefully at home the night of Oct. 4, 2016. He was born Aug. 30, 1935, in Durham to the late Ina and Charles Lawson Snipes of Wilmington, who predeceased...

GERALD TAYLOR

Gerald Taylor, 86, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES M. ULMER

James Mitchell Ulmer, 76, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

CONNIE WHITE

Connie White, 62, 203 Peachtree St., Apt. C, died Thursday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOHN C. WOODS

John C. Woods, 64, 4801 Nantucket Road, College Park, Md., died Sept. 25 at North West Hospital in Randallstown, Md. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

OMETHA LEA "SAM" NALLEY-HOOKER

Sept. 18, 1951-Oct. 1, 2016 Ometha Lea “Sam” Nalley-Hooker, recently of Goldsboro, passed away Oct. 1 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Formerly of Knoxville, Tenn., Ms. Hooker was born in Garvin County, Okla., to the late Joe and Rosie...

SHAWN L. BRIGHT

Shawn L. Bright, 48, 207 Boundary St., LaGrange, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

BONNIE W. BUNDY

Nov. 23, 1952-Oct. 3, 2016 Bonnie Waddell Bundy, 63, Goldsboro, passed away Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Bonnie was born in Wayne County, N.C., Nov. 23, 1952, to the late Raymond Arthur Waddell and Louise...

NICHOLAS S. CARTER

Died Sept. 21, 2016 Nicholas S. “Nick” Carter, 76, 832 Genoa Road, Dudley, died Sept. 21. Funeral will be today at 11 a.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc. Burial will...

ARLESTER G. DAVIS

Died Sept. 30, 2016 Arlester Garret Davis, 54, died Friday at St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, Kan. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home. Burial will be at Jerusalem Church Cemetery in Seven...

DOROTHY HERRING EDWARDS

Died Oct. 1, 2016 Dorothy Herring Edwards, 78, LaGrange, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill Friday at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Cameron Hankins officiating. Burial will be...

MARY L. TAYLOR FERGUSON

Oct. 11, 1946-Sept. 29, 2016 Mary Louise Taylor Ferguson, 69, 221 Glenwood Trail, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Friday at noon in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc. Burial will...

MATTHEW J. HORNE

Oct. 18, 1970-Oct. 2, 2016 Matthew Horne, 45, died Sunday. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, with the Rev. D.A. Leonard, Bishop Danny Nelson and assistant Bishop Doug Bartlett...

AGNES S. JEFFERSON

Agnes Sarah Jefferson, 36, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

NORMA LOIS PARKS

Dec. 5, 1954-Oct. 3, 2016 Norma Lois Parks, 61, passed away Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro. A wake will be held Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Howell...

LESLIE DONNELL PITTMAN

Died Sept. 29, 2016 Leslie Donnell Pittman, 40, died Thursday in Chinquapin. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Thursday at 1 p.m., with Bishop Lacey Pickett officiating. Burial will be at Rose Hill...

CARRIE H. SMITH

Died Oct. 2, 2016 Carrie H. Smith, 79, Clinton, died Sunday at Southwood Rehab Center of Clinton. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Greater Six Runs Missionary Baptist Church of Turkey. Interment will be in Hillcrest Cemetery of...

CHARLES L. SNIPES JR.

Charles L. Snipes Jr., 81, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DENNIS L. SWINSON

Dennis Lamart Swinson, 58, 3201 Central Heights Road, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

WILLIAM BARBER

Died Sept. 29, 2016 William "Buddy" Barber, 64, 262 Old New Bern Road, Trenton, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Kings Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Haiti Cemetery. Visitation will...

DONNELL BASS

Donnell Bass, 59, 104 Kenny Drive, Dudley, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

BONNIE WADDELL BUNDY

Bonnie Waddell Bundy, 63, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES E. GRIFFIN

Oct. 29, 1934-Oct. 2, 2016 James E. Griffin, 81, resident of Mount Olive, died Sunday, Oct. 2, at Wayne Hospital. Funeral is Wednesday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m., Tyndall Funeral Home, with visitation following. Burial Thursday, Oct. 6, 11...

JAMES WAKEMAN HUBBELL

Jan. 17, 1945-Oct. 1, 2016 James Wakeman Hubbell, 71, Goldsboro, died Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016, at his home. Jim was born in Washington, D.C., Jan. 17, 1945, to the late Edward Phillips Hubbell and Lois Barnes Hubbell. After graduating...

NORMA L. PARKS

Norma Lois Parks, 61, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAMES R. STOKES

James Ronald Stokes, 66, 2106 S. John St., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Monday, October 3, 2016

ADLENE HOLMES

Adlene Holmes, a resident of Brian Center, died Sunday morning. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

CARLOS ROBERT LINTON

Carlos Robert Linton, 78, of Kinston, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. He was preceded in death by his parents, Elizabeth and Robert Linton and sister, Shirley Smith. Carlos graduated from Dover High School in 1956 and was a member...

DANNY WAYNE STEWART

Danny Wayne Stewart, 62, died Thursday. He was born Dec. 2, 1953, and was the son of the late Wilson Junior and Millie Stephenson Creech Stewart. He is survived by his wife, Gloria Collier Stewart and three children. Arrangements...

ALEXANDER WATERS

Deacon Alexander Brewer Waters, 90, of 3384 LD Hardy Lane, LaGrange, died Friday at Signature Healthcare of Kinston. He was born Jan. 31, 1926, in Durham County to John and Dora Waters. He was married to the late Hoppie...