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...Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
ANNEWATERS BLANCHARD
Anne Waters Blanchard, Seven Springs, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
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....Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
KENNETH D. COX
Kenneth Dale Cox, 71, Fremont, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
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....Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
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....Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
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....Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
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....Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
SUSIE ISOM
Susie Isom, 85, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:41 PM Full Obituary
BOBBY E. JONES
Bobby E. Jones, 63, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:40 PM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:40 PM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:40 PM Full Obituary
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....Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:40 PM Full Obituary
JESSICA ROYSTER
Jessica Royster, 19, Albany, Ga., formerly of Wayne County, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:40 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:40 PM Full Obituary
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....Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:40 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Nov 27, 2016 12:40 PM Full Obituary