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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

NILSON SUNIGA-CLAROS

Nilson Suniga-Claros, 42, Burlington, died Monday in Vidant Care Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are by Haskins Funeral Home....

SUE ANDERSON

Sue Anderson, 72, Pinewood Circle, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

KENNETH D. COX

Nov. 7, 1945-Nov. 25, 2016 Kenneth Dale Cox, 71, Fremont, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. He was born in Wayne County...

MARY H. FAISON

Died Nov. 26, 2016 Mary Helen Faison, 78, Kenansville, died Saturday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral will be at Word of Faith Church in Kenansville Thursday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. John Quinn officiating. Burial will be...

DORA SMITH LANGSTON

Oct. 30, 1934-Nov. 28, 2016 Dora Mae Smith Langston, 82, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday evening, Nov. 28, 2016, surrounded by her family. Dora Mae was born in Wayne County Oct. 30, 1934, to...

EQUAN M. LATHAM

Equan M. Latham, 43, 301 Camp Trailee Drive, Dudley, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

NEVELLA V. SUGGS

Died Nov. 28, 2016 Nevella V. Suggs, 80, 328 Pine Shoal Drive, Snow Hill, died Monday at Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Lovick's Chapel Church AME Zion in LaGrange. Interment...

SHELIA I. WHITE

Feb. 7, 1963-Nov. 23, 2016 Shelia Inez White, 53, 209 Camp Trailee Road, Dudley, died Nov. 23 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Calypso. Burial will be in Carver...

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

EMILY J. BROWN

Aug. 23, 1921-Nov. 26, 2016 Emily Jean Brown, 95, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Emily was born in Wayne County on Aug. 23, 1921, to the late Emmett and Mary Lamison...

WANDA E. DAIL

April 22, 1959-Nov. 28, 2016 Wanda E. Dail, 57, native of the Scott's Store community near Mount Olive, who in recent years had lived in Kenansville, died early Monday morning, Nov. 28, 2016. A service of remembrance will be...

FAIRBLAND S. DAVIS

Fairbland Stokes Davis, 90, Chinquapin, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, Rose Hill, with the Rev. Travis Newkirk officiating. Burial will follow at Davis...

CHARLES L. GRAY

Charles Lemuel "Spider" Gray, LaGrange, died Monday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

DORA LANGSTON

Dora Langston, 82, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CORA L. POWELL

Cora L. Powell, 77, died Sunday at Woodard Care Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Wilson....

NATALIE N. VARGAS

June 19, 1937-Nov.25, 2016 Natalie Nunez Vargas, 79, of Faison, died at home on Friday, Nov. 25. Funeral is Thursday, Dec. 1, at 11 a.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, with burial following at Faison Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday,...

Monday, November 28, 2016

ADLENE M. BEST

Adlene M. Best, 68, died Sunday, at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ANNE W. BLANCHARD

Nov. 25, 1937-Nov. 26, 2016 Anne Mozingo Waters Blanchard, 79, of Seven Springs, peacefully passed away on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, at her home. She was born Nov. 25, 1937 in Wayne County to the late Paul J. Mozingo...

R.D. HOWELL

Feb. 8, 1929-Nov. 27, 2016 Rufus Daniel "R.D." Howell, 87, of Pikeville, passed away early Sunday morning at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Wayne County and was the son of the late Rufus Dudley...

LAYLA GRACE MEWBORN

Nov. 26, 2012-Nov. 26, 2016 Layla Grace Mewborn, of Kenansville, received her healing miracle and gained her angel wings Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, on her 4th birthday after a courageous battle with brain cancer. She was born on Nov....

LOLETA K. POWELL

May 30, 1921-Nov. 25, 2016 Loleta Mae Kenan Powell, 95, died Nov. 25, 2016. She was born May 30, 1921, in Teachey, N.C., the oldest child of seven of Arthur McKinley Kenan and Ethel Cottle Kenan. When her daddy...

SANDRA ROBBINS

April 7, 1942-Nov. 25, 2016 Sandra Lynn Stancil Robbins, 74, died Friday at her home. Funeral by the graveside was held Sunday at Pineview Cemetery in Rocky Mount. She was born in Robeson County on April 7, 1942, to...

NEVELLA V. SUGGS

Nevella V. Suggs, 80, died today, at the Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Snow Hill. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

WILLIE F. WILLIAMS

Willie Fennell Williams, 91, of Rose Hill, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Sunday, November 27, 2016

DORIS LEE AYARS

March 7, 1931-Nov. 23, 2016 Doris Lee Ayars, 85, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Interment will be at Wayne...

LUCILLE MITCHELL BARBEE

Aug. 8, 1927-Nov. 25, 2016 Lucille Mitchell Barbee, 89, Selma, died Friday at Smithfield Manor. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. today in Kenly Cemetery, with the Rev. Larry Barbour officiating. She was born Aug. 8, 1927, in Wilson...

JOHN F. BARTLETT

Feb. 24, 1938-Nov. 25, 2016 John Franklin Bartlett, 78, LaGrange, passed away Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. John was born Feb. 24, 1938, in Wayne County in the front bedroom of the family home to George Atlas Bartlett and Ina...

RAY BEASLEY

April 21, 1948-Nov. 25, 2016 William Ray Beasley, 68, Pikeville, went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday morning surrounded by his family. Ray was born in Wayne County April 21, 1948, to the late Needham Gray and...

ANNEWATERS BLANCHARD

Anne Waters Blanchard, Seven Springs, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

HERBERT A. BRADSHAW

June 2, 1928-Nov. 24, 2016 Herbert Ashley Bradshaw, 88, LaGrange, died Thursday at the North Carolina State Veterans Home of Kinston. Memorial service will be Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Westside Free Will Baptist Church. He was born June...

EMILY J. BROWN

Emily Jean Brown, 95, died Saturday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ANNIEBELLE OVERMAN BROWN

April 23, 1932-Nov. 23, 2016 Anniebelle Overman Brown, 84, Goldsboro, completed her life on earth Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016. Anniebelle was born in Wayne County April 23, 1932, one of seven children, to the late John Lee Overman and...

KENNETH D. COX

Kenneth Dale Cox, 71, Fremont, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

NORMA "JINKS" GENEVA ELLIS

Dec. 4, 1925-Nov. 21, 2016 Born in Wayne County, Norma, affectionately known as “Jinks,” Raleigh, N.C., was the eighth of nine children to the late Frank and Nora Ellis. She retired from the VA in Little Rock, Ark., as...

SHIRLEY A. FAISON

Shirley Ann Faison, 61, 315 E. Walnut St., Apt. 2F, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

KATHRYN B. FOREHAND

Jan. 11, 1945-Nov. 23, 2016 Kathryn Bradshaw Forehand, 71, passed away Wednesday evening surrounded by her family and friends. She was the daughter of the late Pearl Bradshaw, and mother of the late James Michael Forehand. She was a...

IVOR DEANE HARMON

March 31, 1922-Nov. 25, 2016 Ivor Deane Harmon, 94, went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, at Woodard’s Care. Ivor Deane was born in Hertford County, N.C., to the late Perry Deans and Eula...

MITTIE M. MEEKS HARPER

Mittie Mae Meeks Harper, 95, 508 Bragg St., Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

KATRINA L. HAWKINS

Katrina L. Hawkins, 63, Kinston, died Saturday at Hospice House of Alamance County of Burlington. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

MARGARET H. HOBSON

Feb. 7, 1939-Nov. 23, 2016 Margaret Helen Hobson, 77, Williamsburg, Va., formerly of Warsaw, died Wednesday at Consulate Health Care. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church Warsaw, with the Rev. Theodore Thomas officiating....

SUSIE ISOM

Susie Isom, 85, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BOBBY E. JONES

Bobby E. Jones, 63, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ALICE DARDEN LEE

Dec. 31, 1927–Nov. 24, 2016 Alice Darden Lee, 88, Goldsboro, won her battle with cancer, leaving behind her mortal body in exchange for eternal life with her Heavenly Father. Alice was born in Sampson County, one of five children,...

ROGER ALBERT LETCHWORTH

Died Nov. 20, 2016 Roger Albert Letchworth, 66, passed away Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A service celebrating Roger Letchworth will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016, at First Free Will Baptist Church,...

ELIZABETH WHITFIELD RHODES

Elizabeth Whitfield Rhodes, 91, 306 S. Herman St., died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JESSICA ROYSTER

Jessica Royster, 19, Albany, Ga., formerly of Wayne County, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

FRANCES SASSER SALT

Oct. 12, 1923-Nov. 25, 2016 Frances Sasser Salt, 93, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Frances was born Oct. 12, 1923, in Lenoir County to the late Lawrence Russell and Lucille Fordham...

FESS SIMMONS JR.

Fess Simmons Jr., 64, Atlanta, formerly of Wayne County, died Thursday in Piedmont Fayette Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

NATALIE N. VARGAS

June 19, 1937-Nov. 25, 2016 Natalie Nunez Vargas, 79, Faison, died Friday. Funeral will be Thursday 11 a.m. Tyndall Funeral Home, with the Rev. Paul Rose officiating. Burial will be at Faison Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday 7 to...

Friday, November 25, 2016

TERRY L. ARMSTRONG

Died Nov. 17, 2016 The Rev. Terry Lemont Armstrong, 62, 340 Outlaw Road, Dudley, died Nov. 17 at Wayne UNC Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Winn Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, with evangelist Jerry Armstrong officiating....

RAY BEASLEY

William Ray Beasley died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HERBERT BRADSHAW

Herbert Bradshaw, 88, LaGrange, died Thursday at the North Carolina State Veterans Home of Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

DEMETRICE EUGENE BREWINGTON

July 31, 1961-Nov. 22, 2016 Mr. Demetrice Eugene Brewington, 101 Bridge Drive, Princeton, N.C., died Nov. 22, 2016. Funeral service will be Saturday, Nov. 26, at 11 a.m. at Casey Funeral Home, 105 E. First St., Princeton, N.C., 27569....

BRENDA BONEY DOBSON

Died Nov. 21, 2016 Brenda Boney Dobson, 69, 278 Graham Dobson Road, Magnolia, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital of Kinston. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Rose Hill, with the Rev. W.K. Raynor...

IVOR P. HARMON

Ivor P. Harmon, 94, died today at Woodard Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ALICE LEE

Alice Lee, 88, died Thursday at Service League of Greenville Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MCKINLEY E. MAJETTE

Died Nov. 20, 2016 McKinley Earl "Mack" Majette, 63, 622 Murphy St., Cove City, died Sunday at CarolinaEast Medical Center of New Bern. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church. Inurnment will be...

FRANCES S. SALT

Frances Sasser Salt, 93, LaGrange, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

BEATRICE A. STOKES

Died Nov. 22, 2016 Beatrice Ann Stokes, 60, 155 Cobb Coley Lane, Dudley, died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a car accident. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Fore Christ Church. Burial will be Monday at 10...

Thursday, November 24, 2016

DORIS LEE AYARS

Doris Lee Ayars, 85, Hamilton Drive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ANNIEBELLE OVERMAN BROWN

Anniebelle Overman Brown, 84, died Wednesday at Genesis. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KATHRYN BRADSHAW FOREHAND

Kathryn Bradshaw Forehand, 71, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JIM C. HARPER

July 18, 1933-Nov. 16, 2016 Jim C. Harper Sr., 83, went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. Mr. Harper was born in Sampson County July 18, 1933, to...

XAVIER HINNANT

June 29, 1957-Nov. 20, 2016 Xavier Hinnant, 59, 213 Ervin Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. He was born June 29,...

MARGARET H. HOBSON

Margaret Helen Hobson, 77, Williamsburg, Virginia, formerly of Warsaw, died Wednesday at Consulate Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MARGARET M. MARTIN

July 24, 1935-Nov. 22, 2016 Margaret Helen McKeel Martin, 81, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Margaret was born in Johnston County July 24, 1935, to the late Fred McKeel and Susan Royals McKeel....

DENNIS MOORE

Dec. 3, 1952-Nov. 19, 2016 Dennis Moore, 63, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Sunday at 6 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Graveside service will be Monday at 10 a.m....

JOAN B. SPEIGHT

Died Nov. 19, 2016 Joan B. Speight, 73, Wilson, died Saturday at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

SHEILA I. WHITE

Sheila Inez White, 53, 209 Camp Trailee Road, Dudley, died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SADON EARL WILLIAMS

March 15, 1988-Nov. 18, 2016 Sadon Earl Williams, 28, 400 Benton St., Apt. E., died Friday. He was born March 15, 1988, in Wayne County to Calvin and Doris Graham Williams. He is survived by his wife, Christina Bragg...

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

LILLIE BELL ARNOLD

Feb. 22, 1920-Nov. 22, 2016 Lillie Bell Brothers Arnold, 96, Goldsboro, a resident of Countryside Village, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Mrs. Arnold was born in...

BRENDA B. DOBSON

Brenda B. Dobson, 69, 278 Graham Dobson Road, Magnolia, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

EDDIE GRAY LANGSTON

Died Nov. 18, 2016 Mr. Eddie Gray Langston, 88, Elm City, passed away Nov. 18, 2016. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, Nov. 25, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel, 1820 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway,...

HERMAN LUCAS JR.

Herman Lucas Jr., 73, 4108 Fairfax St., Landover Hills, Md., died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARGARET M. MARTIN

Margaret M. Martin, 81, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

REBA WIGGINS MITCHELL

Nov. 9, 1937-Nov. 22, 2016 Reba Wiggins Mitchell, 79, Goldsboro, passed away early Tuesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Reba was born in Wayne County Nov. 9, 1937, to the late Ben Richard Wiggins...

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

JAMES ARTIS

Died Nov. 16, 2016 James Artis, 79, 906 Birch St., Wilson, died Wednesday at Avante at Wilson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be today at noon at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson. Interment will be in Hamilton Burial...

MARY E. COKER

Aug. 25, 1934-Nov. 20, 2016 Mary Ethel Coker, 82, Vail Road, Pikeville, died Sunday at home. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Pikeville Cemetery. She was born in Duplin County Aug. 25, 1934, to the late...

XAVIER HINNANT

Xavier Hinnant, 59, 213 Irvin Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BARBARA TAYLOR JONES

Died Nov. 20, 2016 Barbara Taylor Jones, 57, Pink Hill, died Sunday. Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Friday at Tyndall Funeral Home, with visitation afterward. She was the daughter of the late Duffy and Beulah Pate Taylor. She...

ROGER A. LETCHWORTH

July 22, 1950-Nov. 20, 2016 Roger Albert Letchworth, 66, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family and friends. Roger was born in Pitt County July 22, 1950, to the late Walter...

REBA WIGGINS MITCHELL

Reba Wiggins Mitchell, 79, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MIRANDA S.D. RUFFIN

Died Nov. 15, 2016 Miranda Syrai' Don'yae Ruffin, Wilson, died Nov. 15 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

CHRISTOPHER SMITH

Funeral services Mr. Christopher Smith, 66, Goldsboro, N.C., will be held Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016, at 1 p.m. at The Word Warehouse Church Ministries, 1303 N. Florida St., Goldsboro, N.C. The committal service will follow in Old Mill Cemetery,...

JESSICA GAINEY THOMPSON

Nov. 30, 1938-Nov. 20, 2016 Jessica Gainey Thompson, 77, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield surrounded by her family. Jessica was born in Wayne County Nov. 30, 1938, to the late Britton...

JUSTINE "POO-PIE" WELLINGTON

Funeral services Mrs. Justine "Poo-Pie" Wellington, 75, 204 W. Grantham St., Goldsboro, N.C., will be held Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016 at 1 p.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, 700 W. Ash St., Goldsboro, N.C. The...

Monday, November 21, 2016

MARY ETHEL COKER

Mary Ethel Coker, 82, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ORAN CURTIS DUNCAN JR.

Aug. 11,1936-Nov. 18, 2016 Oran Curtis Duncan Jr., 80, passed away on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Oran was born in Lee County, Virginia on Aug. 11, 1936, to the late Oran Curtis...

ROGER LETCHWORTH

Roger Letchworth, 66, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

MCKINLEY MAJETTE

McKinley Majette, 63, died Sunday at CarolinaEast Medical Center, New Bern. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home....

TED A. PFENNING

Nov. 30, 1931-Nov. 19, 2016 Ted A. Pfenning, 84, of 7220 Dime Drive, Raleigh, passed away Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016 at Universal Health Care. A native of Wapakoneta, Ohio, Ted was born to Harvey J. and Ruth Gilbert Pfenning...

ELEANOR ROBERTS

Dec. 15, 1930-Nov. 19, 2016 Eleanor Stroud Roberts, 85, of LaGrange, died Saturday. She was born Dec. 15, 1930, to the late Amos Stroud and Mollie Louise Rouse Stroud. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.W. "Billy"...

JESSICA THOMPSON

Jessica Gainey Thompson, 78, died Sunday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

CHARLOTTE S. VESTAL

June 9, 1932-Nov. 19,2016 Charlotte Summerlin Vestal, 84, resident of East Pine Forest, Mount Olive, and native of Beautancus community, died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016 at Genesis Health Care. She was daughter of the late William Elbert Summerlin and...

WILLIAM MOORE WHITLEY JR.

April 5, 1959-Nov. 17, 2016 William Moore "Billy" Whitley Jr., 57, of Fremont passed away Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. A celebration of his life will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, at Good News Advent Christian...

Sunday, November 20, 2016

ORAN CURTIS DUNCAN JR.

Aug. 11, 1936-Nov. 18, 2016 Oran Curtis Duncan Jr., 80, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family. Oran was born in Lee County, Va., Aug. 11, 1936, to the late Oran Curtis...

SHIRLEY WELLS ELLIS

Died Nov. 18, 2016 Shirley Wells Ellis passed away peacefully in the comfortable surroundings of her home, surrounded by the familiar faces of her loved ones, in the early evening of Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, at the remarkable age...

MURLINE D. HINES

Murline D. Hines, 89, 1033 Irene Lane, Kinston, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

LARRY C. HOCH

Retired Master Sgt. Larry Charles Hoch, 69, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

EDDIE LANGSTON

Eddie Langston, 88, Elm City Assisted Living Facility, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ALENE HAYES MITCHELL

Jan. 24, 1939-Nov. 17, 2016 Alene Hayes Mitchell, 77, Kenly, died Thursday at the home of her son. Visitation will be today from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, with funeral at 2:30 p.m. in the chapel,...

DENNIS MOORE

Dennis Moore, 63, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory...

ELEANOR S. ROBERTS

Eleanor Stroud Roberts, LaGrange, died Saturday at Magnolia Cottage Care. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

CHARLES M. ROBY

Died Nov. 15, 2016 Charles Monroe Roby, 73, Pikeville, passed away Tuesday evening at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. A service celebrating Charles' life will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, at Pleasant Grove Free Will...

CHRISTOPHER D. SMITH

Christopher D. Smith, 66, died Wednesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

JOAN B. SPEIGHT

Joan B. Speight, 73, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SALEEM SPEIGHT

Died Nov. 15, 2016 Saleem Speight, 38, Snow Hill, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral was 11:30 a. m. Saturday at S. Connor Memorial chapel. Interment was in Sand Hill Church Cemetery. He was the son of Chinetta...

DELISA M. STAPS

Oct. 9, 1975-Nov. 16, 2016 Delisa Marie Staps, 41, Angier, finally won her battle with cancer today, leaving behind her mortal body in exchange for eternal life with her heavenly father. Delisa's chosen profession was law enforcement, serving as...

CHARLOTTE S. VESTAL

Charlotte S. Vestal, 84, Mount Olive, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

BARBARA ANN WHITLOCK

Dec. 25, 1946-Nov. 18, 2016 Barbara Ann Whitlock, 69, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Nov. 18, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Barbara was born in Mecklenburg County, Va., Dec. 25, 1946, to the late John Edward...

Friday, November 18, 2016

TERRY ARMSTRONG

The Rev. Terry Armstrong, Dudley, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

GLADYS E. BATTLE

Died Nov. 12, 2016 Gladys Elizabeth Battle, 76, died Saturday at UNC Wayne Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at noon, Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with elder James E. Collins officiating. Interment Old Mill Cemetery. She with lie...

VIRGINIA I. SPEIGHT BRUNDAGE

Died Nov. 12, 2016 Virginia Irene Speight Brundage, 66, 1402 N. Beavregard St., Alexandria, Va., died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Rountree Missionary Baptist Church of Wilson. Interment will be in Rest Haven Cemetery....

NELSON D. CROOM

Nelson D. Croom, 54, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

SHELTON LEE DAYE

Feb. 10, 1954-Nov. 12, 2016 Retired Chief Master Sgt. Shelton Lee Daye died of complications due to pneumonia following a stroke Nov. 12, 2016, in Smithfield, N.C. Chief Daye is survived by his daughters, Shelboni Ramey and Sherri Daye...

DOROTHY "LIL DOT" DURHAM

Died Nov. 14, 2016 Dorothy Durham "Lil Dot," Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, at Inner Faith Hospital of Brooklyn, N.Y. She is survived by a loving daughter, Ms. Diane Bell of Brooklyn,...

ORLINE BEST GRAY

Died Nov. 15, 2016 Orline Best Gray, 82, died Tuesday at Signature HealthCare of Kinston. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Mount Calvary Free Will Baptist Church in LaGrange. Interment will be at Fairview Cemetery in LaGrange. She...

WILLIAM E. HAMILTON

July 23, 1957-Nov. 11, 2016 William Earl Hamilton, 59, 415 Quail Drive, died Friday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born July 23, 1957, in Wayne County to Willie and Annie Herring Hamilton. His life will be remembered Sunday...

RUDOLPH A. HORNE

Jan. 28, 1939-Nov. 17, 2016 Rudolph Allen Horne, 77, Pikeville, passed away Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield surrounded by his family. Rudolph was born in Wayne County, N.C., Jan. 28, 1939, to the late...

J.L. JONES

Sept. 24, 1932-Nov. 15, 2016 J.L. Jones Jr., 84, Mount Olive area resident and well-known farmer and businessman, died Tuesday night, Nov. 15, at Wake Medical Center following a farm related accident occurring several weeks earlier. Mr. Jones had...

VICKIE L. HOPKINS NARRON

Aug. 30, 1947-Nov. 16, 2016 Vickie Larue Hopkins Narron, 69, Middlesex, died Wednesday at Wake Medical Center. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Kenly Cemetery, with the Rev. Michael Hall officiating. She was born Aug. 30,...

CHARLES M. ROBY

Aug. 29, 1943-Nov. 15, 2016 Charles Monroe Roby, 73, Pikeville, passed away Tuesday evening at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Charles was born in Nelson County, Ky., Aug. 29, 1943, to the late William Earl Roby and Mary Elizabeth...

F. JAMES VINSON

April 27, 1939-Nov 16, 2016 Franklin James Vinson, Mount Olive resident, passed away late Wednesday night, Nov. 16, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mr. Vinson was a native of Gordon, Ga. He proudly served in the United States Air...

DUNDY WILLIAMS

Died Nov. 15, 2016 Dundy Williams, 79, 806 Weaver Drive, died Tuesday at Brian Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Smith Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Warsaw. Burial will be in the church cemetery....

Thursday, November 17, 2016

JAMES ARTIS

James Artis, 79, 1745 Martin Luther King Parkway, Wilson, died Wednesday at Avante at Wilson Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

FRANCES J. BEST

Funeral for Frances Jean Best, 187 Best Ave., will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at First Corinthians United Holy Church. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. She is survived by two daughters Visitation will be Friday at Hamilton...

ANTHONY V. GREEN

Died Nov. 14, 2016 Anthony Van Green, 55. Our beloved husband, father, brother, family member and friend passed away at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, N.C., Nov. 14, 2016. A memorial service will be held to celebrate his life...

JIM HARPER

Jim Harper, 83, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DELANO D. JACKSON

Died Nov. 9, 2016 Delano Deonte Jackson, 25, Upper Marlboro, Md., died Nov. 9 in Washington, D.C. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of...

DAVID AARON "DAVE" JOHNSON JR.

Died Nov. 15, 2016 David Aaron Johnson Jr. "Dave," 85, Matthews, N.C., formerly of Greensboro, N.C., died Nov. 15. A native of Wayne County, N.C., he was the son of the late David Aaron Johnson Sr. and Lillian Hatcher...

THOMAS MOORE KUBEL

July 15, 1934-Nov. 15, 2016 Thomas Moore Kubel, 82, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Thomas was born in Newport News, Va., July 15, 1934, one of four children, to the late Richard Eugene...

VIRGINIA W. LAYDEN

June 12, 1944-Nov. 16, 2016 Virginia Walker Howard Layden, 72, LaGrange, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 6 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. Burial will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery....

DERRICK W. MCCLENDON

Sept. 29, 1954-Nov. 10, 2016 Derrick Wright McClendon, 62, 3910 Central Heights Road, died Nov. 10 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will...

LARRY REID

Died Nov. 9, 2016 Larry Reid, 69, Prince George's County, Md., died Nov. 9. Funeral will be Saturday at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson at 2 p.m....

CORNELIUS L. ROWE

Sept. 18, 1947-Nov. 10, 2016 Cornelius Lee Rowe died Nov. 10 at UNC Health Care. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Old Mill Cemetery, with the Rev. Harold Warren officiating. He was born Sept. 18, 1947,...

MIRANDA S.D. RUFFIN

Miranda Syrai' Don'yae Ruffin, Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EMMA WILLIAMS SANDERS

Died Nov. 15, 2016 Emma Williams Sanders, 93, Rose Hill, died Tuesday in Washington, D.C. Funeral will be at Byrd's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Saturday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. James Faison III officiating. Burial will be at...

DR. JEROME R. WORSLEY SR

Oct. 20, 1928-Nov. 13, 2016 Jerome was born in Pitt County, N.C., in 1928 to the late John Oscar and Mary Letha Smith Worsley. His deceased brother was Newsome “Pete” Worsley. He is survived by the love of his...

JAMES NELSON THORNTON

June 26, 1949-Nov. 13, 2016 James "Bud" Nelson Thornton, 838 Airport Road, Pikeville, passed away at home Sunday morning. A visitation will be Thursday from 6 to 8 at Mount Carmel United Methodist Church in the fellowship hall. A...

F. JAMES VINSON

F. James Vinson, 77, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

DUNDY WILLIAMS

Dundy Williams, 79. 806 Weaver Drive, died Tuesday at Brian Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

SYLVESTER WRIGHT

Sylvester Wright, 50, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

ULYSSES E. BOWDEN

Died Nov. 12, 2016 Mr. Ulysses E. Bowden, 84, 705 S. Breazeale Ave., Mount Olive, passed Saturday. The celebration of his life will be held Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Winn Chapel Church, 110 Smith St.,...

VIRGINIA SPEIGHT BRUNDAGE

Virginia Speight Brundage, 66, Alexandria, Va., died Oct. 12. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ORLINE GRAY

Orline Gray, 82, died Tuesday at Signature HealthCare of Kinston. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

J.L. JONES JR.

John L. Jones Jr., 84, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

THOMAS KUBEL

Thomas Kubel, 82, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JIMMY J.F. MENDEZ JR.

May 9, 1993-Nov. 13, 2016 Jimmy Jaime Fidel Mendez Jr., 23, died Sunday. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Interment will be at Cobb Family Cemetery in Jason. He...

BERNICE A. PHILLIPS

April 14, 1928-Nov. 15, 2016 Bernice A. Phillips, 88, peacefully passed away Tuesday, Nov. 15, at his home surrounded by his family. A service celebrating Bernice's life will be held Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Pleasant...

ARTHUR SLADE PITT

Died Nov. 10, 2016 The funeral service for Mr. Arthur Slade Pitt, 84, Goldsboro, N.C., will be held Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Saint James Christian Church, 1739 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway of Wilson, N.C....

CHARLES M. ROBY

Charles M. Roby, 73, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SALEEM SPEIGHT

Saleem Speight, 38, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

DEBRA A. STREETER

Jan. 154, 1959-Nov. 10, 2016 Debra Ann Streeter, 57, 1503 Charlotte Ave., Kinston, died Thursday at Carolina East Medical Center of New Bern. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Star of Bethlehem of Kinston. Interment will be...

JAMES MAC WESTBROOK

May 15, 1940-Nov. 11, 2016 Mr. James Mac Westbrook, 76, Newton Grove, died Friday evening at Betsy Johnson Hospital. He was born in Johnston County May 15, 1940, to late Malcom and Mertie Westbrook. He was preceded in death...

PATRICIA A. MILLER WIGGINS

Patricia Ann Miller Wiggins, 68, 701 Joyner Drive, Apt. 23C, Kinston, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

MARLENE P. ALDRIDGE

Oct. 31, 1928-Nov. 13, 2016 Marlene Powell Aldridge, 88, LaGrange, died Sunday at home. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery, with the Rev. Tony McLamb officiating. She was born Oct. 31, 1928, in Duplin...

ULYSSES E. BOWDEN

March 28, 1932- Nov. 2, 2016 Mr. Ulysses E. Bowden, 84, 705 S. Breazeale Ave., Mount Olive, passed Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at home. The celebration of his life will be held Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016, at 1 p.m....

GILBERT T. CASEY

April 24, 1935-Nov. 14, 2016 Gilbert Thomas Casey, 81, Smithfield, died Monday at SECU Hospice House. Funeral will be Thursday in Casey Funeral Home chapel at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Scottie Casey officiating. Burial will be in Casey...

MILDRED W. GRAY

July 31, 1927-Nov. 13, 2016 Mildred Williams Gray, 89, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016. Mildred was born July 31, 1927, in Wayne County to the late Leon Williams and Agnes Chase Casey. Mildred's husband of 66...

ANTHONY GREEN

Anthony Green, 55, 508 Stone Cross Drive, Spring Lake, formerly of Wayne County, died Monday at the SECU Hospice House of Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

JOHN HILL

Died Nov. 8, 2016 John Hill, 54, died Tuesday, Nov. 8. He is survived by his wife, Kelly; his son, Shawn; his mother, Linda Hill; two brothers, Jim and Jeff Hill; and one grandson, Elijah Hill. (Pd)...

SYLVIA L. LEAVY

Died Nov. 9, 2016 Sylvia L. Leavy, 81, died Wednesday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill. Burial will be in St. Delight Cemetery in...

SAMUEL E. MCQUEEN

Dec. 1, 1923-Nov. 13, 2016 Samuel "Sam" Edward McQueen passed away Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, at his home. Sam was born to the late William Edward McQueen and Lila Sanders McQueen, and was the husband of the late Mickey...

JIMMY J.F. MENDEZ JR.

May 9, 1993-Nov. 13, 2016 Jimmy Jaime Fidel Mendez Jr., 23, died Sunday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Interment will be...

JIMMY W. OVERTON SR.

June 15, 1938-Nov. 14, 2016 Jimmy Wayne Overton Sr., 78, Emmaus Church Road, Dudley, died Monday at Magnolia Assisted Living in Clinton. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Interment...

LINDA J.S. STARLING

July 13, 1941-Nov. 13, 2016 Linda Jane Stallings Starling, 75, Kenly, died Sunday at Smithfield Manor Nursing Home. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery. She was born July 13, 1941, in Johnston...

JOYCE PENDER TAYLOR

April 18, 1934-Nov. 14, 2016 Joyce Pender Taylor, 82, went to be with her Lord Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Joyce was born in Wayne County April 18, 1934, to the...

JAMES N. THORNTON

James N. "Bud" Thornton, 65, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

LOIS S. TILLMAN

May 24, 1936-Nov. 13, 2016 Lois Saltzman Tillman, 80, LaGrange, died Sunday. Funeral will be 7 tonight at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ronnie Mohn officiating. Committal service will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Pinelawn Memorial Park...

CAROLYN K. WATSON

Died Nov. 12, 2016 Carolyn Kelly Watson, 74, Chinquapin, died Saturday ay home. Funeral will be at First Missionary Baptist Church of Chinquapin Wednesday at 9 a.m., with pastor Charles Farmer officiating. Burial will be at Coastal Carolina State...

GREGORY WHITE

Gregory White, 53, resident of Willow Creek Nursing Home, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BARRY WILKINSON JR.

Jan. 17, 1971-Nov. 14, 2016 Barry Lee Wilkinson Jr., 45, Warsaw, died Monday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice. Funeral will be 7 tonight at Community Funeral Home in Warsaw. He was born Jan. 17, 1971, in Guilford County to Barry...

Monday, November 14, 2016

MARLENE P. ALDRIDGE

Marlene Powell Aldridge, 88, of LaGrange, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home....

MILDRED W. GRAY

Mildred Williams Gray, 89, of LaGrange, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home....

CLAYRO FRANKLIN JACKSON

July 26, 1947-Nov. 12, 2016 Clayro Franklin "Frank" Jackson, 69, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center. Born in Edgecombe County, he was the son of the late Clayro and Celestine Pate Jackson. Frank was a member of the Mill...

JUSTICE R. LEGGETT

Dec. 9,1928-Nov. 12, 2016 Justice Raymond "Tom" Leggett, 87, of Kenly, died Saturday afternoon at Wilson Medical Center. Tom was born in Johnston County on Dec. 9, 1928, to the late Raymond Gray and Mildred Yelverton Leggett. Funeral will...

JIMMY OVERTON

Jimmy Overton Sr., 78, of Dudley, died Sunday at Magnolia Assisted Living in Clinton. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home....

JOYCE TAYLOR

Joyce Taylor, 82, died this morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

LOIS S. TILLMAN

Lois Saltzman Tillman, 80, of LaGrange, died Sunday at UNC Lenoir Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home....

BONNIE T. WARREN

Nov. 27, 1954-Nov. 12, 2016 Bonnie Lou Turnage Warren, 61, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at her home. Bonnie was born in Wayne County on Nov. 27, 1954, to the late Luby and Mabel Bass Turnage. She...

Sunday, November 13, 2016

GLADYS E. BATTLE

Gladys Elizabeth Battle, 76, died Saturday at UNC Wayne Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service LLC....

FRANCES J. MOORE BEST

Frances Jean Moore Best, 187 Best Ave., died Saturday Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ULYSSES E. BOWDEN

Ulysses E. Bowden, 84, 705 S Breazeale Ave., Mount Olive, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ALEX RALPH CASEY SR.

Dec. 27, 1928-Nov. 11, 2016 Alex Ralph Casey Sr., 87, passed away Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Alex was born in Wayne County Dec. 27, 1928, one of 11 children, to the...

AGNES IRENE ROUSE DAVIS

Feb. 19, 1929-Nov. 11, 2016 Agnes Rouse Davis, 87, longtime resident of the Rosewood community of Goldsboro, peacefully transitioned to be with the Lord Friday evening, Nov. 11, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by...

WILLIAM E. HAMILTON

William Earl Hamilton, 59, 415 Quail Dive, died Friday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CLAYRO F. JACKSON

Clayro Franklin "Frank" Jackson, 69, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

BESSIE B. JOHNSON

Feb. 3, 1913-Nov. 11, 2016 Bessie Boykin Johnson, 103, Kenly, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Janet. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Lewis Godwin officiating....

BOBBY R. LAMM

Oct. 17, 1941-Nov. 11, 2016 Bobby Ray Lamm, 75, Kenly, died Friday at home. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with elder D.B. Stokes officiating. Burial will be at Creech's Primitive...

LEVERNAL LANGLEY

Died Nov. 9, 2016 Levernal Langley, 73, 593 Waller Road, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Luke Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, with elder Kenneth Freeman officiating. Burial will...

SAMUEL E. MCQUEEN

Samuel Edward McQueen, 92, died at home Friday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DILLARD MELTON JR.

Died Nov. 8, 2016 Dillard Melton Jr., 65, 1460 Old Grantham Road, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Monday at noon in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will be 2...

RYAN NEWSOME

May 17, 1976-Nov. 12, 2016 Christopher Ryan Newsome, 40, Goldsboro, passed away early Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, after a courageous battle with cancer. Ryan was born in Wayne County May 17, 1976, to Prentice Newsome of Goldsboro and the...

ROY JOHN PARKER III

May 30, 1948-Nov. 12, 2016 Roy John Parker III passed away peacefully at home Saturday morning, Nov. 12, 2016. Roy was born in Goldsboro, graduated from Goldsboro High School and also attended Atlantic Christian College. He was a proud...

LARRY REID

Larry Reid, 69, Temple Hills, Md., died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JERRY OLIVER RHODES

Died Nov. 9, 2016 Jerry Oliver Rhodes, 59, passed away Nov. 9, 2016. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Laura Rhodes; loving family, Chris and Ronnie Oliver, Erica and Mike Thomas, Chris and Rosy Turner, Holly,...

JACKIE SHELTON

July 11, 1955-Nov. 8, 2016 Jackie Shelton, 61, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, at Charles County Hospice House in Waldorf, Md. Jackie was born at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C., July 11, 1955, to the late...

MARY F. SHERMAN

Sept. 20, 1944-Nov. 10, 2016 Mary Frances Sherman, 61, 511 Park Ave., died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Tuesday at noon at Word of Truth Christian Center. She was born in Lenoir County Sept. 20, 1955....

MARY F. STARKEY

Dec. 3, 1942-Nov. 6, 2016 Mary Frances Starkey, 73, 1298 Carrie Hill Drive, Kinston, died Nov. 6 at home. Funeral will be Monday at 12:30 p.m. at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston. Burial will be at Lawson...

DEBRA A. STREETER

Debra Ann Streeter, 57, died Thursday at Carolina East Medical Center of New Bern. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

RUTH CASSON TILTON

Sept. 28, 1923-Oct. 31, 2016 Ruth Casson Tilton passed away Monday, Oct. 31, in San Antonio, Texas. She was born in Cook County, Ill., to Dillard Homer Casson and Dovie May Bridges Casson. She was raised in Goldsboro, N.C.,...

BONNIE WARREN

Bonnie Warren died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SADON WILLIAMS

Sadon Williams, 28, 400 Benton St., Apt. E., died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Friday, November 11, 2016

REX F. BANNISTER

Dec. 1, 1934-Nov. 9, 2016 Rex Franklin Bannister, 81, Kinston, died Wednesday, at the North Carolina State Veterans Home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Spilman Memorial Baptist Church. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. He was...

BETTY JOYCE SUTTON BOSTON

Nov. 24, 1942-Nov. 4, 2016 Betty Joyce Sutton Boston was born to the late Willie M. Sutton Sr. and Mattie L. Bowden Sutton in Mount Olive, N.C. She passed away Nov. 4, 2016. Betty was a resident of South...

DOTTIE E. FLANNER

Died Nov. 9, 2016 Dottie Edmundson Flanner, 79, Lindell community of Stantonsburg, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. Funeral Saturday 1 p.m. Lebanon United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment Stantonsburg Cemetery. Dottie was preceded...

HELEN H. HOOKS

July 2, 1934-Nov. 9, 2016 Helen Holland Hooks, 82, Pikeville, passed away at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Rayford and Minnie Holland, and was the widow of Wayne D. Hooks. Mrs. Holland was retired...

CAROLYN S. HOWELL

April 7, 1938-Nov. 9, 2016 Carolyn Sanders Howell, 78, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Carolyn was born in Wayne County April 7, 1938, to the late Morgan and Kizzie Sanders. She was preceded...

SYLVIA LEAVY

Sylvia Leavy, 81, died Wednesday at Kindred Hospital. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral....

DERRICK W. MCCLENDON

Derrick Wright McClendon, 62, 3910 Central Heights Road, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DILLARD MELTON JR.

Died Nov. 8, 2016 Dillard Melton Jr., 65, 1460 Old Grantham Road, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Monday at noon in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and...

MARTHA J. MILLER

Died Nov. 6, 2016 Martha Joy Miller, 75, 1229 Sarecta Road, Pink Hill, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Daisy Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Beulaville, with the Rev. Gary Moore officiating. Burial...

ARTHUR S. PITT

Arthur S. Pitt, 84, died Thursday at the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Kinston. Arrangements are pending....

CORNELIUS ROWE

Cornelius Rowe, 69, 135 Jasmine Lane, Fremont, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MARY F. SHERMAN

Mary Frances Sherman, 61, 511 Park Ave., died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SHAI T. VALENTINE

Died Oct. 28, 2016 Shai Taylor Valentine, 21, 107 Patrick St., died Oct. 28. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Goldsboro Chapel Church. Interment will be at Old Mill Cemetery. He is survived by three daughters. Visitation will...

Thursday, November 10, 2016

ROSA TABRON FORD

Died Nov. 4, 2016 Rosa Tabron Ford, 88, 1102 Elvie St., Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

HARRY R. GAUTIER

Oct. 12, 1950-Nov. 8, 2016 Harry Robert Gautier, 66, Albertson, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ivy White and the Rev. Steve Grissom officiating. Burial will be...

HELEN H. HOOKS

Helen Holland Hooks, 82, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

CAROLYN S. HOWELL

Carolyn S. Howell, 78, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LEVERNAL LANGLEY

Levernal Langley, 73, 593 Waller Road, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

THURMAN LEWIS

March 14, 1950-Nov. 3, 2016 Thurman Lewis, 66, 2405 Highland Ave., Durham, died Nov. 3 at Durham VA Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will...

HARRIET V. MARSHBURN

March 18, 1966-Oct. 3, 2016 Harriet V. Marshburn, 50, 145 Stuyvesant Road, N.J., formerly of the Elroy community, died Oct. 3. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Alpha and Omega Christian Center. Burial will be at Wayne...

ANTONIO M. MOORE

April 1, 1984-Nov. 7, 2016 Antonio M. Moore, 32, 707 N. Pineview Ave., died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Deeper Life Church Ministries. Burial will be in Carver Memorial Park. He was born April 1,...

EARL SMITH

Died Oct. 23, 2016 Earl Smith, 95, died Oct. 23 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. His family would like to apologize for names not mentioned in the previously obituary that was printed Oct. 25. He is also survived by...

ALFONZA L. SUTTON

Died Nov. 5, 2016 Alfonza Lee Sutton, 79, 5127 Artis Road, Lucama, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson at 1 p.m. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

FREDERIC TUBBS

Frederic Tubbs, 72, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

THOMAS MICHAEL "TOMMY VEE" VIOLET

Oct. 10, 1990-Nov. 3, 2016 Mr. Thomas Michael Violet "Tommy Vee," 26, Goldsboro, N.C., departed this life Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. He was born Oct. 10, 1990. He leaves behind his parents, Tim and Tina Dixe, and four young...

REV. RICHARD WEIKEL

Died Nov. 5, 2016 The Rev. Richard Weikel, 68, Goldsboro, died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. Memorial service will be Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, at Pleasant Union Christian Church at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Dr. Penny Zeimer and the...

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

DONALD D. BAINES

Died Nov. 2, 2016 Donald D. Baines, 64, 501 Maury St., Wilson, died Nov. 2 at Wilmed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson. Visitation will be 2 to 6...

JOSEPH BIZZELL II

June 22, 1982-Nov. 6, 2016 Joseph "Jo Jo" Bizzell II, 34, 2201 Royall Ave., Apt. 112, died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Greater St. John Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will...

DIXIE KORNEGAY CARLTON

Nov. 12, 1923-Nov. 8, 2016 Dixie Elizabeth Kornegay Carlton, 92, 292 S. Carrolls Road, Warsaw, died in Kenansville Tuesday. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday at the family home, with the Rev James Deluca presiding. Graveside service will...

ANNIE LOU PUGH COLLIER

Aug. 27, 1934-Nov. 7, 2016 Annie Lou Pugh Collier, 82, passed away Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Annie Lou was born in Alamance County Aug. 27, 1934, to the late James Troy Pugh and Clara White...

BOBBY C. CROOMS

Died Nov. 6, 2016 Bobby Clark Crooms, 60, 205 Randall Lane, Apt. 1, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Word of Truth Christian Fellowship. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. He was born...

JOWELL EDWARDS

Jowell Edwards, formerly of Goldsboro, died in Philadelphia, Pa., Monday....

HARRY GAUTIER

Harry Gautier, 66, Albertson, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

JOHN HILL

John Hill, 54, 104 Barnwell Road, Dudley, died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SARAH J. HOWELL

Nov. 7, 1927-Nov. 7, 2016 Sarah Johnson Howell, 89, passed away Monday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late B.B. Montague and the late Myra Montague Hunt, and...

NATHAN PAUL LUCAS JR.

Died Nov. 7, 2016 Nathan Paul Lucas Jr., 83, LaGrange, passed away Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh. He was preceded in death by his wife, Rebecca Anne Lucas, and sons, Larry Wade Lucas and...

DILLARD MELTON JR.

Dillard Melton Jr., 65, 1460 Old Grantham Road, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

ALBERT ARROYO

Albert Arroyo, 61, 802 W. Grantham St., died Monday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ANNIE COLLIER

Annie Collier, 82, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ALLEN F. GAINES

April 8, 1946-Nov. 4, 2016 Allen Franklin Gaines, 70, 100 Johnson Court, Apt. D, Mount Olive, died Friday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Payne Temple AMEZ Church. He was born April 8,...

EDWARD W. GAVIN

June 20, 1938-Nov. 5, 2016 Edward Winthley Gavin, 78, Kenansville, died Saturday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Graveside service will be today at 3 p.m. at Devotional Gardens in Warsaw, with the Rev. Jimmy Johnson officiating. He was...

CARL B. HILL

Dec. 5, 1949-Nov. 5, 2016 Carl Benjamin Hill, 66, of LaGrange, N.C., surrounded by his loving family, went to be with his Lord and Savior after a bravely fought battle with cancer Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. Carl was born...

SARAH HOWELL

Sarah Howell, 89, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

MARTHA MILLER

Martha Miller, 75, 1229 Sarecta Road, Pink Hill, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ANTONIO M. MOORE

Antonio M. Moore, 32, 707 N. Pineview Ave., died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MR. CHARLES NORMAN SHAW

Oct. 27, 1946-Oct. 31, 2016 Mr. Charles Norman Shaw, 70, New York, N.Y., formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., passed Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, at St. Albans Veterans Hospital in Queens, N.Y. Mr. Shaw was born Oct. 27, 1946, in Goldsboro...

JO A. WALLACE SIPPEL

Sept. 1, 1945-Nov. 4, 2016 Jo Ann Wallace Sippel, 71, Princeton, died Friday at Barbour Court Rehab Center in Smithfield. Funeral will be at Casey Funeral Home chapel Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. Private...

THOMAS M VIOLET

Thomas Michael Violet, 26, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

Monday, November 7, 2016

JOSEPH BIZZELL II

Joseph Bizzell II, 34, of 2201 Royall Ave., Apt. 112, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BOBBY C. CROOMS

Bobby Clark Crooms, 60, of 205 Randall Lane, Apt. 1, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

CORTEZ GUNTER

June 18, 1948-Nov. 2, 2016 Cortez Gunter, 68, of 3252 Octavia St., Raleigh, died Wednesday, Nov. 2, in Duke Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh. He was born June 18, 1948 in Chicago, Ill. to Charlie and Fonnie Gunter and is survived...

CARL B. HILL

Dec. 5, 1949-Nov. 5, 2016 Carl Benjamin Hill, 66, of LaGrange, N.C., surrounded by his loving family, went to be with his Lord and Savior after a bravely fought battle with cancer Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. Carl was born...

MARY F. STARKEY

Mary Frances Starkey, 73, Kinston, died Sunday, at Lenoir UNC Health Care in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B Rhodes Funeral Home....

WILLIAM D. TYNDALL

The Rev. William Dail Tyndall, 89, Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are with Joyner's Funeral Home, Wilson....

Sunday, November 6, 2016

RICHARD D. ALLEN

Richard Dean Allen, 68, LaGrange, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

MARY LEE POPE ALLEN

Jan. 27, 1923-Nov. 4, 2016 Mary Lee Holland Pope Allen, 93, Goldsboro, left this world to be with Jesus early Friday morning. Mary Lee was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend whose love for life and others...

JOHN TEACKLE BELL

July 7, 1938-Nov. 4, 2016 John Teackle Bell 78, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. John was born July 7, 1938, in Goldsboro to Kathleen and Rufus Bell of Goldsboro. Along...

RICHARD A. DARDEN SR.

Died Nov. 5, 2016 Richard Arlen Darden Sr., 83, Wilson, died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016. The funeral service will be Tuesday 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Wilson, immediately followed by visitation at the church. Burial will...

RENA E. PARRISH DAVIS

Aug. 3, 1917-Nov. 4, 2016 Rena Estelle Parrish Davis, 99, Lucama, died Friday at Wilmed Nursing and Rehab. Visitation will be 5 to 6 tonight, followed by a funeral at 6 in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with...

WILLIAM E. EDWARDS

Aug. 23, 1920-Nov. 5, 2016 William Ervin "Big Daddy" Edwards, 96, Rose Hill, died Saturday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center of Wilmington. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at Mount Zion Presbyterian Church in Rose Hill. Burial will...

ROSA FORD

Rosa Ford, 88, Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ALLEN GAINES

Allen Gaines, 70, 100 Johnson Court, Apt. D, Mount Olive, died Friday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOSEPHINE P. MIRANDA

Aug. 5, 1930-Nov. 3, 2016 Josephine Palumbo Miranda, 86, died Thursday at home. She was born in New Rochelle, N.Y., Aug. 5, 1930, to the late Anthony and Antoinette D'Ariano Palumbo. She was married to the late Joseph Anthony...

DENISE A. HAYES PITTMAN

July 19, 1957-Nov. 4, 2016 Denise Annette Hayes Pittman, 59, Lucama, died Friday at home. Graveside service will be today at 2 p.m. at Pittman Family Cemetery. She was born in Wilson County July 19, 1957, to the late...

SAMUEL POWELL JR.

Feb. 25, 1916-Nov. 4, 2016 Samuel Powell Jr., 100, New Hope Village Drive, departed this walk of life Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Mr. Powell was born in Nash County to the late...

CHARLES AUSTIN RAYNOR

Died Nov. 4, 2016 Mr. Charles Austin Raynor, 79, 405 Underwood St., passed away Friday, Nov. 4, at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at Hillcrest Cemetery...

JO A. WALLACE SIPPEL

Jo Ann Wallace Sippel, 71, Princeton, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

ALFONSO SUTTON

Alfonso Sutton, 80, Lucama, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DEJARIOUS M. THOMPSON

Died Nov. 1, 2016 Dejarious Marquel "D.J." Thompson, 18, 404 Wilson St. East, Elm City, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

Friday, November 4, 2016

ANASTASIO MALDONADO-MEDRANO

Died Oct. 31, 2016 Anastasio Maldonado-Medrano, 57, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Burial will be in Mexico. He was the son of the late Josefina Medrano Zavala. He is survived by his wife, Maria Garcia-Arias, and seven...

DONALD D. BAINES

Donald D. Baines, 64, 501 Maury St. South, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilmed Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JOHN T. BELL

John T. Bell, 78, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOYCE V. DAVIS

Died Nov. 3, 2016 Joyce Varnell Davis, 79, Eureka, died, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. Funeral Saturday 3 p.m. Eureka United Methodist Church. Interment Eureka Cemetery. The family will be at the church Friday 6:30 to 8 p.m. She was...

HATTIE M. HALL

Died Nov. 1, 2016 Hattie Mae Hall, 65, Greensboro, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

TAMMY E. JAMES

Died Nov. 2, 2016 Tammy E. James, 51, Duplin County, died Wednesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Saturday at 11 a.m., with pastor Cameron Hankins officiating....

THURMAN LEWIS

Thurman Lewis, 66, 2405 Highland Ave., Durham, died Thursday at Durham VA Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LESLIE MARIE "SUGAR RIE" NICHOLSON

Jan. 29, 1972-Oct. 24, 2016 Nothing like that "Sugar Rie." Leslie Marie "Sugar Rie" Nicholson, 44, Goldsboro, N.C., departed her earthly life Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, at her residence. Leslie was born in Goldsboro, N.C., Jan. 29, 1972, to...

JAMES RONALD "JAKE" SAULS

Sept. 11, 1964-Nov. 3, 2016 James Ronald "Jake" Sauls, 52, Bowden, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, at his home. Jake was born Sept. 11, 1964, in Wayne County, N.C., to Jack Sauls and the late Linda Brogden Sauls. Jake...

INEZ SOUTHERLAND

Died Oct. 30, 2016 Inez Southerland, 91, 306 E. Maple St., Mount Olive, transitioned Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care of Goldsboro. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late James Beamon and Daisy Southerland. Homegoing...

DEJARIOUS M. THOMPSON

Dejarious Marquel "D.J." Thompson, 18, Elm City, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WILLIAM WILDER

Oct. 18, 1931-Oct. 31, 2016 William "June" Wilder, 85, 603 N. Taylor St., died Monday at home Funeral will be Sunday 2 p.m. at Hooks Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. He was born...

Thursday, November 3, 2016

GLORIA J. ARTIS

Died Oct. 26, 2016 Gloria J. Artis, 77, 1709 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, Wilson, died Oct. 26. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Life of the Word Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

STEPHEN RAY BLIZZARD

March 13, 1993-Nov. 1, 2016 Stephen Ray Blizzard, 23, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. A celebration of his life service will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home...

MR. MOSES BRODIE

May 29, 1951-Oct. 28, 2016 Mr. Moses Earl Brodie, 65, 1405 Poplar St., died Friday morning at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, at noon at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church,...

EUGENE BAUGHMAN DAVIS

July 13, 1933-Oct. 31, 2016 The Rev. Dr. Eugene Baughman Davis, 83, Jacksonville, N.C., passed away Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, at Village on Campbell in Burgaw, N.C. Born July 13, 1933, in Mount Olive, N.C., he was the youngest...

NAOMI W. GRANTHAM

Sept. 4, 1921-Nov. 1, 2016 Naomi Worrell Grantham, Mount Olive, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at her home. Born in Wayne County Sept. 4, 1921, she was the daughter of the late John Morgan Worrell and Blanche Smith...

EUGENE B. "GENE" GUNTER JR.

Sept. 27, 1933-Nov. 1, 2016 Eugene B. "Gene" Gunter Jr., 83, passed away peacefully at his home at North Topsail Island Tuesday, Nov. 1, after an extended illness. He was born in 1933 in Hamlet, N.C., the only son...

EVA STEWART HOLIDAY

Died Oct. 30, 2016 Eva Stewart Holiday, 81, 1619 Kirkgate Lane, Midlothian, Va., died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

JOHNNIE E. JONES

Died Oct. 29, 2016 Johnnie Ervin "Red" Jones, 65, 5942 Wyse Ford Road, Dover, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Northwest "A" Free Will Baptist Conference Tabernacle of Trenton. Burial will be in Mills...

ANN MCCOLLUM

May 1, 1958-Oct. 31, 2016 Ann McCollum, 58, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be at Saint Paul's Funeral Home. Memorial service will be Friday at noon. She was born in Parkton May 1,1958, the daughter of...

LESLIE MARIE "SUGAR RIE" NICHOLSON

Jan. 29, 1972-Oct. 24, 2016 Nothing like that "Sugar Rie." Leslie Marie "Sugar Rie" Nicholson, 44, Goldsboro, N.C., departed her earthly life Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, at her residence. Leslie was born in Goldsboro, N.C., Jan. 29, 1972, to...

KENNETH NOBLES

May 10, 1949-Nov. 2, 2016 Kenneth Nobles, 67, Elizabeth, N.J., formerly of Wayne County, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Word Faith Center. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. He was born May 10,...

EARL E. PATE

March 23, 1930-Oct. 31, 2016 Earl Edward Pate, 86, died Monday morning at home. He was born in Wayne County to the late Barnie and Irene Dixon Pate. A veteran of the United States Army, he served during the...

MR. MOSES RAY

July 23, 1925-Oct. 30, 2016 Mr. Moses Ray, 91, died Oct. 30, 2016, at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ, Disciples of...

JESSIE M. JORDAN WALSTON

Died Oct. 29, 2016 Jessie Mae Jordan Walston, 86, 2804 Forest Hills Loop, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries of Wilson. Interment will be in...

BILLY E. WILLIAMS

Died Oct. 25, 2016 Billy Earl Williams, 59, 1317 Parkside Drive, Wilson, died Oct. 25 at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Saint Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of Wilson....

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

ANASTASIO MALDONADO-MEDRANO

Anastasio Maldonado-Medrano, 57, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

STEPHEN BLIZZARD

Stephen Blizzard, 23, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROBERT E. DRIVER

Aug. 18, 1944-Oct. 31, 2016 Robert Edward "Red" Driver, 72, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, at Duke Regional Hospital surrounded by his family. Robert was born in Wayne County, N.C., Aug. 18, 1944, to the late Edgar...

NAOMI W. GRANTHAM

Naomi Worrell Grantham, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EARL J. GROVER JR.

Oct. 13, 1992-Oct. 29, 2016 Earl John Grover Jr., 24, died in a motorcycle accident Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. He was born in Bangor, Maine, Oct. 13, 1992, to April and Earl John Grover Sr. Visitation...

HATTIE M. HALL

Hattie Mae Hall, 65, 1305 Craven St., died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARLENE HORNSBY

Marlene Hornsby died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOHNNIE E. JONES

Johnnie Ervin "Red" Jones, 65, 5942 Wyse Ford Road, Dover, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

ANTONIO RIOS

Oct. 14, 199 -Oct. 28, 2016 Antonio "Toto" Rios, 20, Snow Hill, died Friday. A gathering to celebrate Antonio's life will be 4 to 7 tonight at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange. He was born Oct. 14, 1996, in...

REBECCA BOWERS RIVERS

Died Oct. 31, 2016 One of God's devoted and faithful servants, Rebecca Bowers Rivers of Myrtle Beach, S.C., went to be with the Lord Oct. 31, after a courageous journey with cancer. Rebecca was born Nov. 9 to Essie...

CALLOWAY THOMAS

April 10, 1917-Oct. 30, 2016 Calloway Thomas, 99, 216 Timberline Oak Drive, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Friday at noon at St. James AME Zion Church. Burial will be Saturday at Wayne Memorial Park North. He was...

CYNTHIA L. TORRENS

Sept. 23, 1952-Oct. 29, 2016 Cynthia Lou Torrens, 64, died Saturday at home. Memorial service will be Nov. 10 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was born in Kansas Sept. 23, 1952, to the late...

BERTHA W. TURNAGE

Oct. 13, 1930-Oct. 31, 2016 Bertha Marie Williams Turnage, 86, died Monday evening at home. She was born in Wayne County, N.C., to the late William Bryant and Cora Jackson Tillman Williams, and was married to the late Thurman...

RUSSELL STEPHEN WARD

July 8, 1970-Oct. 30, 2016 Russell Stephen Ward, 46, Goldsboro, passed away Oct. 30, 2016. Steve was born in Wayne County, N.C., July 8, 1970, to Mary Ann Worley Ward of Goldsboro and the late Russell Simeon Ward. He...

WILLIAM WILDER JR.

William "June" Wilder Jr., 84, 603 N. Taylor St., died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Carlton L. Gray Funeral and Cremation Service of Raleigh....

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

RANDAL G. BALDWIN SR.

June 4, 1956-Oct. 31, 2016 Randal Gale Baldwin Sr., 60, died Monday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Welch, W.Va., to the late Aaron Columbus and Clara Barber Baldwin. A celebration of life service will be...

MELBA STRICKLAND CASEY

May 2, 1967-Oct. 28, 2016 Melba Strickland Casey, 49, Goldsboro, passed away Oct. 28, 2016. She was born May 2, 1967, to Dora Ellen Smith Strickland and the late Arnold Ray Strickland. The funeral service will take place at...

ROLAND HALES

A memorial service for Roland Hales will be held Saturday, Nov. 5, at 11 a.m. at St. Luke United Methodist Church. (Pd)...

RETHA M. LOWE

Died Oct. 26, 2016 Retha Mae Lowe, 85, 120 W. Best St., died Wednesday at UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church Warsaw, with the Rev. Theodore Thomas officiating....

CHARLES N. SHAW

Charles Norman Shaw, 70, died Monday at St. Albans VA Hospital in Queens, N.Y. Arrangements are pending....

EMMA D. STEVENS

July 17, 1959-Oct. 22, 2016 Apostle Emma Doris "Lady" Stevens, 57, 8890 Faison Hwy, Fasion, died Oct. 22 at UNC Hospital of Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at New Life Outreach Ministries of Clinton. Burial...

CYNTHIA L. TORRENS

Cynthia Lou Torrens, 64, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

RUSSELL S. WARD

Russell Stephen Ward died at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LEON H. WARD

June 4, 1921-Oct. 30, 2016 Leon Henry Ward, 95, Smithfield, died Sunday at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Funeral will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Jack Booth officiating. Burial will be...

FRANK W. WHITFIELD

Nov. 28, 1953-Oct. 29, 2016 Frank William Whitfield, 62, 3031 Thoroughfare Road, died Saturday. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. He...

JOYCE DEANS WORLEY

April 20, 1939-Oct. 30, 2016 Joyce Deans Worley, 77, Princeton, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital Sunday. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Steve Singleton officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen...