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Saturday, December 31, 2016

JANICE M. ARTIS

Janice Marie Ward Artis, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

QUEEN E. BAGLEY

Died Dec. 27, 2016 Queen Ester Bagley, 80, Beulaville, died Tuesday at her home. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Daisy Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Beulaville, with the Rev. Gary Moore officiating. Burial will follow...

THOMAS BENTON

Oct. 10, 1933 - Dec. 17, 2016 Tom Benton, of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Suffolk, Va., where he was preceded in death by his parents, Elsie Hudson Benton and Alfred Lee...

BETH Y. CHILDRE

May 8, 1950 - Dec. 26, 2016 Beth Yelverton Childre, 66, Pikeville, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Doris Vail Yelverton and Bunn Ray Yelverton. Private service will be held at...

SAVANNAH L. FREDERICK

Died Dec. 28, 2016 Savannah Lee Frederick, 87, 103 Rollingwood Court, Dudley, died Wednesday at her home. Born in Wayne County, she is the daughter of the late Moses Pearsall Sr. and Katie Pearsall Forbes. Funeral will be held...

SCOTT A. GOODWIN

Scott Alan Goodwin, 49, died Dec. 26, 2016 at 3:45 p.m. He was a native of Goldsboro, N.C., and a resident of Houma, La. Visitation will be held Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, from 5 p.m. until the memorial service...

JERRY L. PENDER SR.

Died Dec. 28, 2016 Jerry Lee Pender Sr., 74, Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Faith Temple United Holy Church, Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

AMMIE TAYLOR

Sept. 2, 1931 - Dec. 29, 2016 Ammie Taylor, 85, Pink Hill, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 8, at Turners Chapel Church, Pink Hill. He was born...

THELMA R. WRIGHT

Thelma Ruth Wright, 82, Goldsboro, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

Friday, December 30, 2016

EDDIE L. BARNES

Died Dec. 28, 2016 Eddie Lee Barnes, 68, Greenville, died Wednesday at his residence. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Haddock Chapel United FWB Church, Winterville. Visitation will be today from 1 to 5 p.m....

JOHN E. BOONE SR.

Died Dec. 27, 2016 John Earl Boone Sr., 80, Pink Hill, died Tuesday at Community Hospice, Pink Hill. Funeral will be held at noon on Monday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Thelma Davis officiating. Visitation will be...

CONSTANCE BUCKHAM

Feb. 3, 1963 - Dec. 25, 2016 Constance Buckham, 53, 1729 A. Holly St., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born Feb. 3, 1963, in Wayne County to Levi and Helen Stokes Buckhom. She is survived...

J. CLARK DAIL

Aug. 26, 1948 - Dec. 28, 2016 James Clark Dail, 68, resident of the Mount Olive area, passed away Wednesday morning, Dec. 28, while being lovingly cared for at Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. His life will be remembered...

BEULAH M. FARMER

Beulah M. Farmer, 72, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Wilson....

BETTY L. FINCH

May 19, 1932 - Dec. 28, 2016 Betty Lou Watson Finch, 84, Kenly, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. She was born in Wilson County on May 19, 1932, to the late Roland Baxter and Dixie Virginia Balance Watson....

SCOTT A. GOODWIN

Died Dec. 26, 2016 Scott Alan Goodwin, 49, Houma, La., formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday. Funeral will be held at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Chauvin Funeral Home, Houma, La. He is survived by two daughters; and father, Ike...

CHALLIE G. GRAHAM

Dec. 10, 1946 - Dec. 28, 2016 Challie Glidewell Graham, 70, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016 at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Challie was born in Wayne County on Dec. 10, 1946, to the late...

SARAH HAGANS

Died Dec. 26, 2016 Sarah Katherine Hagans, 99, 1705 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, Wilson, died Monday at her residence. Funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday at St. Paul Church Of Christ Disciples Of Christ, Wilson....

SUE L. JONES

Sept. 14, 1958 - Dec. 29, 2016 Sue Lee Jones, 58, of Goldsboro, left behind her mortal body in exchange for eternal life with her Heavenly Father early on Thursday morning. She was known as a giving person, and...

GORDON L. MCCULLEN

Died Dec. 23, 2016 Gordon L. McCullen Jr., 70, Mount Olive, died Dec. 23 at Genesis HealthCare, Mount Olive. A memorial service was held Monday at Unity Baptist Church, Mount Olive. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

CLARA S. PRICE

Nov. 19, 1934 - Dec. 28, 2016 Clara S. Price, 82, of Mount Olive, went to be with her Lord and Savior at home surrounded by her family on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016. Clara was born Nov. 19, 1934,...

AMMIE TAYLOR

Ammie Taylor, 85, Pink Hill, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory....

JAMES E. WILLIAMS

Died Dec. 28, 2016 James E. Williams, 57, Magnolia, died Wednesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital, Kenansville. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Prayer of Faith Evangelistic Church, Warsaw. Burial will be at Williams Family Cemetery,...

Thursday, December 29, 2016

NAOMI F. ADAMS

May 30, 1928 - Dec. 28, 2016 Naomi Freeman Adams, 88, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016 at home. The family will receive friends Friday, Dec. 30, 2016 from 6 until 8 p.m. at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home, 102 North...

EDDIE L. BARNES

Eddie Lee Barnes 68, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home, Snow Hill....

JOHN E. BOONE SR.

John Earl Boone Sr., 80, died Tuesday at Community Hospice, Pink Hill. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

CONSTANCE BUCKHAM

Feb. 3, 1963 - Dec. 25, 2016 Constance Buckham, 53, 1729 A. Holly St., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born Feb. 3, 1963, in Wayne County to Levi and Helen Stokes Buckhom. She is survived...

CLARK DAIL

Clark Dail, 68, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home, Mount Olive....

CYR J. EMOND

Died Dec. 28, 2016 Cyr Joseph Emond, 82, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be held at Arlington National Cemetery, with full military honors, at a later date. Born in Eagle Lake, Maine, he was the son of the...

SAVANNAH FREDERICK

Savannah Frederick, 87, 103 Rollingwood Court, Dudley, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

CHALLIE GRAHAM

Challie Graham, 70, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SUSAN D. HARTLEY

Aug. 15, 1960 - Dec. 20, 2016 Susan Dianne Murphy Hartley, 56, Ladson, S.C., and formerly of Magnolia, died Tuesday, Dec. 20. She was born Aug. 15, 1960, in Duplin County to Jean Murphy and the late David Murphy....

SUE JONES

Sue Jones, 58, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KELLIE RENEE POPE

Aug. 11, 1984 - Dec. 27, 2016 Kellie Renee Pope, 32, gained her angels wings Tuesday with all of her family surrounding her. She is survived by her son, Chayden Howard Lancaster; her fiancé, Willie Dean Lancaster; her parents,...

CLARA S. PRICE

Clara Summerlin Price, 82, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home, Mount Olive....

MARY ROYALL

Mary Louise Royall, 86, 505 E. Hillsboro St., Mount Olive, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

BERNARD R. THOMPSON

Bernard Ray Thompson, 72, 1209 Greenleaf St., died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home & Cremations....

DIEDRA L. WOOTEN

Aug. 26, 1973 - Dec. 26, 2016 Diedra LaVone Wooten, 43, 509 Wendell Fall Parkway, Wendell, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday at Wake Medical Center. She was born Aug. 26, 1973, in Wayne County to Len and Eartha Cox...

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

MARJORIE ALLEN

Marjorie Artis Allen, 90, of Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

KENNETH H. BRINSON

Aug. 3, 1935-Dec. 24, 2016 Kenneth Hill Brinson of River Bend, N.C., died on Dec. 24, 2016, in the Memory Care Unit of The Courtyards at Berne Village in New Bern, N.C. Born on Aug. 3, 1935 in Kinston,...

LOUISE HOLLAND

Sept. 22, 1925-Dec. 26, 2016 Ida Louise Johnson Holland, 91, passed away Monday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She is the daughter of the late Willie and Maggie Holloman Johnson, and widow of Herman Holland. She was a...

JUANITA JACOBS

May 11, 1933-Dec. 24, 2016 “I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.” Psalm 84:10 Juanita Sherard Jacobs, 83, of 1805 Richards St., succumbed to her Lord’s...

SHANITA JOHNSON

Shanita Renee Johnson, 31, formerly of Goldsboro, died Dec. 8, in Rossville, Ga. Service will be held Friday at noon at the Original Tabernacle of Prayer For All People, with Pastor Douglas Sutton officiating. Viewing will be one hour...

RAY OATES

Funeral for Ray Mitchell Oates will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Holy Ghost Cathedral in Mount Olive. Viewing and visitation will be one hour prior to the service....

KELLIE POPE

Kellie Pope, 32, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

BETTY WATFORD

Betty Watford, 69, of Kinston, died Dec. 17, 2016, at Lenoir UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

Tuesday, December 27, 2016

KATHLEEN FAIL

Aug. 26, 1928-Dec. 25, 2016 Kathleen Dail Fail, a native of Mount Olive, passed away after a battle with cancer on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016. Kathleen resided in Raleigh since 1962, after moving from Goldsboro. She was previously a...

DAVID GODWIN

April 30, 1950-Dec. 25, 2016 David "Peanut" Godwin, 66, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, at his home surrounded by his family and friends. David was born in Wayne County on April 30, 1950, to Helen Tyndall Godwin...

SARAH HAGANS

Sarah Hagans, 99, of Wilson, died Monday at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

LOUISE HOLLAND

Louise Holland, 91, died Monday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

JUANITA S. JACOBS

May 11, 1933-Dec. 24, 2016 "I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness." Psalm 84:10 Juanita Sherard Jacobs, 83, of 1805 Richards St., succumbed to her Lord's...

BEN L. JORDAN

June 6, 1941-Dec. 25, 2016 Ben Lewis Jordan, 75, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center with his wife by his side. Ben was born in Wayne County on June 6, 1941, to the...

JOANNA MCGOWAN

Joanna McGowan, 51, of Magnolia, died Saturday at her residence. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Big Zion AME Zion Church, Kenansville, with the Rev. Larry Smith officiating. Burial will follow in Devotional Gardens in Warsaw. A...

MARSHA METZ

Marsha K. Metz, 71, of Belleville, Pa., passed away on Dec. 4, 2016, at her home. A memorial service will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. at West Kishacoquillas Presbyterian Church, 3820 West Main St., Belleville, Pa., and a...

GROVER E. MITCHELL

Died Dec. 24, 2016 Grover Elmore Mitchell, 87, went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Andrew Mitchell...

WILLIAM E. MOORE

William Earl Moore, 69, of Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

RAY OATES

Ray Mitchell Oates, 76, of Mount Olive, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

LOUISE C. STAFFORD

Aug. 24, 1929-Dec. 24, 2016 Louise Coombs Stafford, 87, passed away at Wayne UNC Health Care on Saturday evening. She is the daughter of the late Lloyd Zane and Kate Farrior Coombs, and the widow of Lloyd Milford Stafford....

ANITA STEPHENS

Anita Gay Sheppard Stephens, 61, of Pikeville, died this morning at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

KEEVIE F. WADE

Keevie Foskey Wade, 90, of Snow Hill, died Friday at her residence. Funeral will be Saturday, at 1 p.m. at Rouses Abundant Life Ministries in Ayden. A wake will be held Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the...

MARY E. WAGNER

May 22, 1956-Dec. 25, 2016 Mary Elizabeth King Wagner, 61, died Sunday in a motor vehicle accident. Funeral arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

TONI WALLACE

Toni Langston Wallace, 46, died Sunday at her home in Supply. She was born in Wayne County on June 3, 1970, to Sammy Langston and the late Peggy Bailey Langston. Funeral will be Friday at 7 p.m. in the...

REGINALD R. WATSON

Reginald R. Watson, 51, of Wilson, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

DORIS J. WILSON

Aug. 19, 1942-Dec. 22, 2016 Doris Jean Jarman Wilson, 74, of Statesville, N.C. died Dec. 22, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Laura Juanita Jarman Barfield. She is also preceded in death by a son, Todd Wilson....

DEIDRA WOOTEN

Diedra Wooten, 43, of Wendell, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday in Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Monday, December 26, 2016

WILHELMINA BEST

Died Dec. 18, 2016 Wilhelmina Best, 86, of Baltimore, Md., formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., peacefully joined the master on Dec.18, 2016, at her residence. She was born in Wayne County to the late Leonard and Daisy Kornegay Yelverton. Wilhelmina...

IRENE BLEVINS

Irene Blevins died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

CONSTANCE BUCKHAM

Constance Buckham, 53, died Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SUSIE T. BULLOCK

Died Dec. 18, 2016 Susie T. Bullock, Midlothian, Va., formerly of Wilson County, died Dec. 18, 2016. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Missionary Baptist Church, Elm City. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Cemetery, Wilson....

JANICE M. CHRISTIAN

Aug. 30, 1954-Dec. 18, 2016 Janice Maria "Jan" Strong Christian, 62, of Shelton Carr Road, Mount Olive, died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Aug. 30, 1954 in Wayne County to Ralph D. and Andra Pearsall Strong....

DAVID GODWIN

David Godwin, 66, died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ARMANDO HERNANDEZ

Aug. 27,1956-Dec. 23, 2016 Armando Sanchez Hernandez, 60, died Friday in Lenoir Memorial Hospital. He was born in Mexico Aug. 27, 1956, to Andres Sanchez Jauregui and is survived by two daughters. Funeral will be Tuesday at 7 p.m....

JUANITA JACOBS

Juanita Sherard Jacobs, 83, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BEN JORDAN

Ben Jordan, 75, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JUAN MARTINEZ

Oct. 26, 1986-Dec. 23, 2016 Juan Fransico Sanchez Martinez, 30, of Washington, N.C, died Friday as a result of an automobile accident. He was born Oct. 26, 1986, in Mexico to Francisco Sanchez Ramirez and Francisca Martinez Garnica. Funeral...

GROVER MITCHELL

Grover E. Mitchell, 87, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LOUISE STAFFORD

Aug. 24, 1929-Dec. 24, 2016 Louise Stafford died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

SALLY B. WHALEY

Sept. 6, 1942-Dec. 24, 2016 Sallie Browder Whaley, 74, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in LaGrange on Sept. 6, 1942, to the late Moses Browder and Mary Jane Gooding Browder Wade. She was preceded...

Saturday, December 24, 2016

JULIA B. CAPPS

Dec. 13, 1940-Dec. 22, 2016 Julia Butler Capps, 76, of Smithfield died Thursday at her residence. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 10 until 10:45 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church, Smithfield, with a memorial service at 11 a.m. Arrangements...

BOBBY L. CLIFTON

Died Dec. 23, 2016 Bobby Leon Clifton, 80, of 8 Glenwood Trail, died at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016. Graveside service will be held Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Wilmington National...

LUCY B. DAUGHTRY

May 23,1918-Dec. 22, 2016 Lucy Britt Daughtry, 98, long-time resident of Mount Olive, passed away Thursday, Dec. 22, at Willow Creek Nursing Center in Goldsboro. Graveside funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 28, at 1 p.m. in the...

MARJORIE L. EVANS

Died Dec. 17, 2016 Marjorie Lee Armstrong Evans, 80, of Jacksonville, N.C., died Dec. 17, 2016, in Jacksonville. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Wilson, with the Rev. Preston Harris officiating. Burial will be...

ARMANDO HERNANDEZ

Died Dec. 23, 2016 Armando Sanchez Hernandez, 60, died Friday in Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JUAN MARTINEZ

Died Dec. 23, 2016 Juan Fransico Sanchez Martinez, 30, of Washington, N.C., died Friday as a result of an automobile accident. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home.­...

MARIE N. PETERSON

Jan. 7, 1928-Dec. 23, 2016 Marie Nelson Peterson, 88, of Goldsboro died on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Marie was born in Merrimon, N.C. on Jan. 7, 1928 to the late...

FELIX T. POWELL

Died Dec. 21, 2016 Felix T. Powell, 60 of Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be at noon Tuesday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Wilson. Burial will be at Rest Haven Cemetery, Wilson. Visitation will be Monday...

BEVERLY C. ROGERS

Aug. 25, 1937-Dec. 18, 2016 Beverly Cox Rogers, 79, of Tampa, Fla., passed away Dec. 18, 2016 after a courageous four-year battle with breast cancer. She was born in her grandmother’s home in Tifton, Ga., to Thomas Earle Cox...

Friday, December 23, 2016

SUSAN T. BULLOCK

Susan T. Bullock, Midlothian, Va., died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

LUCY B. DAUGHTRY

Lucy Britt Daughtry, 98, Mount Olive, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

REV. CHARLES M. HACKETT

July 13, 1934 - Dec. 21, 2016 The Rev. Charles Martin Hackett, 82, passed away on Wednesday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He is the son of the late Charles Martin and Sara McDaniel Hackett, and husband of...

WILLIAM D. HUNT

William Douglas Hunt died Thursday at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory....

MARIE N. PETERSON

Marie N. Peterson, 88, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

AUDREY L. PHILLIPS

Died Dec. 22, 2016 Audrey Lee Phillips, 81, formerly of Duplin County, died Tuesday at Carver Living Center in Durham. Born in Kenansville, she is the daughter of the late Albert and Willie Gertrude Glaspie. Funeral will be Monday...

FELIX T. POWELL

Felix T. Powell, 60, 1725 Meadowbrook Lane, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JESSE J. QUINN

Died Dec. 21, 2016 Jesse J. "Teeny" Quinn, 86, Warsaw, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Johnson Baptist Church, Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. Visitation will be at...

CURTIS J. RHODES

Curtis J. Rhodes, 74, Pikeville, died Thursday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

KEEVIE WADE

Keevie Wade, 90, 254 Meadow Drive, died Friday at her residence. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

WALTER L. WHITLEY

Walter L. Whitley, 65, Wallace, died Dec. 15, 2016 at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation, Wallace. Funeral will be at noon Saturday at First Baptist Church, Chinquapin. Burial will be in Batts Cemetery, Chinquapin. Arrangements are by Hawes Funeral...

ANNIE G. WILLIAMS

Annie G. Williams, 75, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

Thursday, December 22, 2016

RONALD G. BRASWELL

Sept. 15, 1942-Dec. 21, 2016 Ronald Gene Braswell Sr., 74, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning, Dec. 21, at his home in Goldsboro surrounded by his family. Gene was born in Wilmington, on Sept. 15, 1942. He was preceded...

HENRY C. CLARK JR.

Died Dec. 18, 2016 Henry Clay Clark Jr., 61, 2043 N.C. 58 South, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Vine Swamp Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of Kinston. Burial will be at...

REV. CHARLES HACKETT

The Rev. Charles M. Hackett Sr., 82, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

RAYMOND JENKINS JR.

Raymond Jenkins Jr., 74, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. The family will receive friends today from 7 until 9 p.m. at 5058 Wayne Memorial Drive in Goldsboro. He was born in Virginia on Oct. 10, 1942, to...

WALTER ROGER MIDGETT

Walter Roger Midgett died Wednesday. A memorial service will be held Thursday at 5 p.m. at Oak Ridge Church of God-Prophecy, with family receiving friends afterward. He is survived by his wife, Judy A. Midgett and five children. Arrangements...

JIMMY NEWCOMB

May 2, 1961-Dec. 20, 2016 James Marvin "Jimmy" Newcomb, 55, passed away on Tuesday evening at Duke Medical Center. Jimmy was born in Wayne County on May 2, 1961 to Ann Lancaster Newcomb of Goldsboro and the late James...

JESSE QUINN

Jesse "Teenie" Quinn, 86, Warsaw, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice. Funeral arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive....

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

WILHELMINA BEST

Wilhelmina Best, 86, 419 Ilchester Ave., Baltimore, Md., died at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

WILLIAM C. DAVIS

April 1, 1934-Dec. 19, 2016 William Clarence Davis, 82, resident of Mount Olive, passed away Monday, Dec. 19, at Wayne Hospital. He was retired with Mt. Olive Pickle Co., where he had been maintenance supervisor. Funeral services will be...

BETTY MARTIN JACKSON

Aug. 9, 1938-Dec. 20, 2016 Betty Martin Jackson, 78, Goldsboro, entered into the gates of heaven to Jesus during the early morning of Dec. 20, 2016, and into the loving arms of her parents, Lehman A. Martin and Lessie...

RAYMOND JENKINS

Raymond Jenkins, 74, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

WILLIAM MARTIN JR.

William Martin Jr. died in Raleigh. Funeral will be today at 11 a.m. at Carlton/Gray Funeral Home in Raleigh. Burial will be today at 2 p.m. at North Carolina Veterans Cemetery. He was the son of the late Billy...

WALTER MIDGETT

Walter Midgett, 73, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

PRENTICE J. NEWSOME

June 30, 1950-Dec. 19, 2016 Prentice Josef Newsome, 66, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service at 2:30 p.m. in...

AUDREY L. PHILLIPS

Audrey Lee Phillips, 81, formerly of Duplin County, died Tuesday at Carver Living Center in Durham. Arrangements are pending....

PRESTON WARREN

Died Dec. 15, 2016 Preston Warren, 78, Huntsmoor Lane, Wilson, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Contending for the Faith Church of Ministries of Wilson. Interment will be at Rest Haven Cemetery. Visitation will...

EVELYN DILLAHUNT WHITE

Died Dec. 17, 2016 Evelyn Dillahunt "Marie" White, 79, 558 Sanders Lane, Cove City, died Saturday at CarolinaEast Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Mount Mariah Missionary Baptist Church of Cove City. Burial will be in...

SUSAN C. ZIEMER

July 2, 1935-Dec. 20, 2016 Susan Ann Campbell Maxwell Ziemer, 81, Goldsboro, passed away early Tuesday morning at her home while surrounded by her family. Susan was born in Wayne County July 2, 1935, to the late Edward Fulton...

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

HENRY C. CLARK JR.

Henry Clay Clark Jr., 61, 2043 N.C. 58 South, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

VERNON RAY COOK

WILLIAM C. DAVIS

William C. Davis, 82, Mount Olive, died Monday at Wayne Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home. -----...

VIOLA T. EDWARDS

June 11, 1949-Dec. 19, 2016 Viola Tedder Edwards, 67, Goldsboro, was received into the loving arms of her Savior Monday morning while at her home. She was born June 11, 1949, in Alamance County to the late Robert Avery...

BETTY MARTIN JACKSON

\ Betty Martin Jackson, 78, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ELIZABETH W. JONES

Oct. 7, 1929-Dec. 18, 2016 Elizabeth Watkins Jones, 87, Goldsboro, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late Dowdy and Annie Deans Watkins, and wife of the late Garland Jones. A funeral service...

HAZEL COX MARTIN

June 27, 1930-Dec. 18, 2016 Hazel Cox Martin, 86, formerly of Princeton, passed away at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. She was born June 27, 1930, to the late Hubert Micaagie and Alma Holt Cox....

PRENTICE J. NEWSOME

Prentice J. Newsome, 66, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ANNIE D. RHODES

Died Dec. 15, 2016 Annie D. Rhodes, 70, 118 Hicks Lane, Faison, died Thursday at Brain Center in Wallace. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Mount Zion Holiness Church of Warsaw, with the Rev. Lorenzo Simmons officiating....

BERNICE SAULS

Bernice Sauls, 84, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EVELYN B. SUGG

Feb. 2, 1917-Dec. 18, 2016 Evelyn Byrd Sugg, 99, LaGrange, passed away Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016. Evelyn was born Feb. 2, 1917, in Lenoir County to the late George and Alice Fields Byrd. She was a 1935 graduate of...

WALTER F. THOMPSON

Feb. 28, 1930-Dec. 18, 2016 Walter Franklin Thompson, 86, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, at his home. Walter was born in Anson County, N.C., Feb. 28, 1930, to the late Walter Franklin Thompson Sr. and Ida Mae...

DAVID J. WELCH

Feb. 9, 1940-Dec. 15, 2016 David James Welch, 76, Dudley, N.C., passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. He was born Feb. 9, 1940, in Utica, N.Y., where he lived much of his life outside of his military service,...

RUFUS L. WELLINGTON

Died Dec. 14, 2016 Rufus Lee Wellington, 69, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenvile. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery in Stantonsburg. Visitation will...

SUSAN ZIEMER

Susan Ziemer, 81, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Monday, December 19, 2016

EVELYN DILLAHUNT-WHITE

Evelyn Marie Dillahunt-White, 79, of Cove City died Saturday at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern. Funeral arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home....

VERNON COOKE

Vernon Cooke died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

VIOLA EDWARDS

Viola Edwards died today at her home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

ALMA C. EDWARDS

Aug. 5,1921-Dec. 17, 2016 Alma Craddock Edwards of Princeton passed away Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Sampson County, on August 5, 1921, she was the oldest daughter of Vivian King Craddock and Harvey J....

ELIZABETH JONES

Elizabeth W. Jones, 87, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

HAZEL COX MARTIN

Hazel Cox Martin, 86, of Princeton, died Sunday at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home of Princeton....

JANICE STRONG

Janice Maria Strong, 62, of Mount Olive died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

EVELYN B. SUGG

Evelyn Byrd Sugg, 99, of LaGrange, died Sunday at Signature Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home....

WALTER THOMPSON

Walter Thompson died Sunday morning at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, December 18, 2016

CECIL C. BOYETTE

Dec. 16, 1941-Dec. 15, 2016 Cecil Clarence Boyette Jr., 74, LaGrange, passed away Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. The oldest of seven children, Cecil was born Dec. 16, 1941, in Lenoir County to the late Cecil Clarence Boyette and Mozelle...

JAMES D. BRISCOE

James Douglas Briscoe, 62, Kenly, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice center. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

THE REV. VANCE HARRELL

June 22, 1950-Dec. 15, 2016 The Rev. Vance Harrell, 66, Thunder Swamp area near Mount Olive, was welcomed into glory Thursday afternoon, Dec. 15. God's angels came for him as he was being lovingly cared for at SECU Hospice...

SHIRLEY A. WHITFIELD JOYNER

Died Dec. 16, 2016 Shirley Ann Whitfield Joyner, 58, Snow Hill, died Friday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LARUE STALLINGS LANCASTER

Died Dec. 16, 2016 Mrs. LaRue Stallings Lancaster, 84, Vanceboro, died Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. A funeral service was conducted Saturday at 6 p.m. in Vanceboro Free Will Holiness Church, with a visitation following the service. A graveside service...

ANTONIA LAWRENCE

Died Dec. 13, 2016 The Rev. Antonia Lawrence died Tuesday. Funeral will be noon Monday at New Morning Star Church of Christ of Rocky Mount. Visitation will be Monday from 11 a.m. to noon at the church and 2...

GARY S. NANO

Feb. 18, 1947-Dec. 14, 2016 Gary Samuel Nano, 69, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. No formal service will be held. He was born in Massachusetts Feb. 18, 1947, to the late Frank and Annie Patterson...

FLORENCE ROUSE

Mrs. Florence Rouse, 76, Seven Springs, died Saturday in LaGrange Gardens in LaGrange. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Home....

C. ALLEN SUMMERLIN III

July 23, 1947-Dec. 14, 2016 Allen Summerlin, 69, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Allen was born in Goldsboro July 23, 1947, to the late Charles Allen Summerlin Jr. and Betty Burns Summerlin. He...

LEATHA JOYCE GREENFIELD SUTTON

A homegoing service for Leatha Joyce Greenfield Sutton will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro, with visitation from noon to 12:45 p.m. The family will receive friends other...

FELIPE N. VEGA

Felipe Neri Vega, 67, Seven Springs, died Saturday in SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Home....

PRESTON WARREN

Preston Warren, 78, 4005 Huntsmoor Lane, Wilson, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JOHNY R. WATSON

Aug. 25, 1999-Dec. 15, 2016 Johny Robert Watson, 17, Dudley, passed away Thursday at Vidant Medical Center. He was born in Sevierville, Tenn., to J.R. and Melissa Watson. Johny was a recent graduate of Spring Creek High School, and...

DAVID J. WELCH

Feb. 9, 1940-Dec. 15, 2016 David James Welch, 76, Dudley N.C., passed away unexpectedly Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. He was born Feb. 9, 1940, in Utica, N.Y., where he lived much of his life, outside of his military service,...

BOBBY R. WHITFIELD

Aug. 23, 1941-Dec. 12, 2016 Bobby Ray Whitfield, 75, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be private. He was born in Wayne County Aug. 23, 1941, to the late Jessie and Bertha Lewis Whitfield. He is...

Friday, December 16, 2016

PAUL BARNES SR.

Died Dec. 13, 2016 Paul Barnes Sr., 81, 3570 N.C. 42 West, Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson, with...

CECIL C. BOYETTE

Cecil Clarence Boyette, 74, LaGrange, died Thursday at UNC Wayne Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

LARRY CRUMPLER

Died Dec. 14, 2016 Larry Crumpler, 69, Jacksonville, died Wednesday at Alzheimer's Related Care Community. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Wednesday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Gregory Carr officiating. Burial will...

CARMEN Y. BARNES DAVID

Died Dec. 10, 2016 Carmen Yvette Barnes David, 61, 3526 Thomas Ave., formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center of Fayetteville. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Pentecostal Holy Church. Burial will be at...

ALICE GARNER

July 15, 1944-Dec. 12, 2016 Alice Garner, 71, 203 Kornegay St., Mount Olive, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Best Chapel Church. Burial will be in Broadhurst Cemetery. She was born July 15,...

VANCE HARRELL

The Rev. Vance Harrell, 66, Mount Olive, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

PATRICIA ERIN MCCARTY

March 17, 1982-Dec. 13, 2016 Patricia "Patty" McCarty, 34, died Tuesday evening at home. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of Patrick "Pat" M. McCarty of LaGrange and Jackie A. Merry McCarty of Banbury, England. She was...

ANNIE D. RHODES

Annie D. Rhodes, 70, 118 Hicks Lane, Faison, died Thursday at Brian Center in Wallace. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JOHNY R. WATSON

Johny Robert Watson, 17, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

RUFUS WELLINGTON

Rufus Wellington, 69, Snow Hill, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

WALTER L. WHITLEY

Died Dec. 15, 2016 Walter Lindell Whitley, 65, Wallace, died Thursday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation of Wallace. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Thursday at noon, with the Rev. Gregory Carr...

FANNIE M. WILLIAMS

Funeral for Fannie Mae Williams, 90, will be Saturday at noon at Bear Creek Association Headquarters. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park South Cemetery. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service. Arrangements are by McIntyre Funeral...

Thursday, December 15, 2016

ROBERT L. ANDREWS

Aug. 5, 1928-Dec. 12, 2016 Robert Lindsey Andrews, 88, Staunton, Va., husband of Harriet (Forsythe) Andrews, 820 Donaghe St., died Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, in Augusta Health of Fishersville. He was born Aug. 5, 1928, in Ruffin, N.C., son...

ARTHUR "ART" ANDREWS

Dec. 1, 1940-Dec. 13, 2016 Arthur McGuire "Art" Andrews, 76, Pikeville, passed away Tuesday at his home. He was the owner of AA Builders. Art is survived by his wife, Diane; sons, Brian Andrews and his wife, Kim, Andy...

MOLISIA D. BRASWELL COUNCIL

July 3, 1971-Dec. 10, 2016 Molisia Devon Braswell Council, 45, 204 Fox Drive, Dudley, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Word of Truth Christian Fellowship. Burial will be at Barnes...

ODESSA GALLIMORE

Aug. 23, 1928-Dec. 13, 2016 Ms. Odessa Bryant Gallimore, 88, formerly of N.C. 109 South, Denton, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, at Mountain Vista Health Park. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at...

DAVID HINNANT

Died Dec. 10, 2016 David Hinnant, 70, Farmville, died Saturday in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

PHILIP F. HOWE

Oct. 28, 1926-Dec. 7, 2016 Philip Faison Howe, 90, Jasper, Ala., formerly of Faison, died Dec. 7. Committal and burial will be Friday at 9:30 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. He was son of the late Lawrence Jerome "Jere"...

VIRGINIA M. JACKSON

May 20, 1922-Dec. 9, 2016 Virginia Mae Jackson, 94, 726 Isler St., died Friday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Luke Church of Christ. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. She was born...

JANICE BECTON LEE

Died Dec. 12, 2016 Janice Becton Lee, 68, 403 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, LaGrange, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Luke Free Will Baptist Church in LaGrange....

EMMA LEE MANNING

Died Dec. 9, 2016 Emma Lee Manning, 73, Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ESSIE L. MELTON

Died Dec. 8, 2016 Mother Essie Lillie Melton, 95, Brockton, Mass., formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Delight United Holy Church. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. She...

GARY S. NANO

Gary Samuel Nano, 69, Woodard's Care, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JERRY PITTMAN

Jerry Pittman died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ANASTASIOS D. REID

Aug. 1, 1972-Dec. 12, 2016 Anastasios Dakos "Nooky" Reid, 44, 334 Seymour Drive, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will be at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist...

BRIDGET N. RICHARDSON

Died Dec. 10, 2016 Bridget Nicole Richardson, 23, 5058 N.C. 42 East, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Gideon Baptist Church of Hollister. Interment will be in Hamilton Burial Garden...

LEATHA SUTTON

Leatha Sutton, 75, died Thursday at Barbour Court Nursing Home in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

WARREN E. TAYLOR

Feb. 26, 1946-Dec. 14, 2016 Warren Early Taylor, 70, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Faith Fellowship Church, with Dr. Randy Spaugh officiating. Burial will be at Pinelawn Memorial Park of Kinston. He was...

RICHARD TUNN

Jan. 11, 1948-Dec. 13, 2016 Richard Tunn, 68, 5902 Dalys Chapel Road, Seven Springs, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Friday at noon at New Stoney Hill Church. Burial will be in Eastern Carolina Veterans Cemetery. He was born Jan....

BOBBY LEE WALL

July 26, 1936-Dec. 13, 2016 Bobby Lee Wall, 80, Kenly, passed away Tuesday evening at his home. Bobby was born July 26, 1936, in Johnston County to the late William Kermit and Madie Barnes Wall. He was married to...

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

ARTHUR ANDREWS

Arthur Andrews, 76, Pikeville, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

PAUL BARNES

Paul Barnes, 81, Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ED BEST

May 22, 1927-Dec. 12, 2016 James Edwin "Ed" Best, 89, Goldsboro, went to be with his Lord Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Ed was born in Wayne County May 22, 1927, to the late Leinster Franklin...

PRENTICE L. BIZZELL JR.

Died Dec. 9, 2016 Prentice Lee Bizzell Jr., 59, 236 Miller St., died Friday at home. Funeral will be today at 4 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was born...

SHANITA R. JOHNSON

Shanita Renee Johnson, 31, Rossville, Ga., died at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JANICE LEE

Janice Lee, 68, 403 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, LaGrange, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

NORMA BURKE SATTERFIELD

Sept. 8, 1932-Dec. 12, 2016 Norma Elaine Burke Satterfield, 84, Pikeville, died Monday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Graveside service will be Friday at 2 p.m. in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, with the Rev. Pete Williams officiating. She was...

KENNETH R. TEDDER

Dec. 20, 1935-Dec. 13, 2016 Kenneth Ray Tedder died at Wilson Pines. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Kenly Funeral Services. Burial will be at White Oak Presbyterian Church Cemetery. He was born Dec. 20, 1935, to Leonard...

KATIE S. THOMPSON

Katie Cox Smith Thompson, 87, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

RICHARD TUNN

Richard Tunn, 68, 5902 Dalys Chapel Road, Seven Springs, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

JANICE ROSE ANDREWS

Died Dec. 11, 2016 Janice Rose Andrews passed away Dec. 11, 2016, at The Cypress Rosewood Health Center of Raleigh, N.C., after a lengthy period of declining health. She was a native of Goldsboro, N.C., and the daughter of...

JAMES E. BEST

James Edwin Best, 89, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

PRENTICE L. BIZZELL JR.

Nov. 19, 1957-Dec. 9, 2016 Prentice Lee Bizzell Jr., 59, was a gift from God born Nov. 19, 1957, in LaGrange, N.C. Dec. 9, 2016, this handsome spirit was called home. A going home service will be held Wednesday,...

ARLIE MCLEROY FERRELL

Oct. 25, 1945-Dec. 11, 2016 Arlie McLeroy Ferrell, Pikeville, was called home Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, after a long sickness. The life she lived, one of grace and Christian love, could not be diminished by the sickness that she...

ALICE GARNER

Alice Garner, 71, 203 Kornegay St., Mount Olive, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DAVID HINNANT

David Hinnant, 70, 3331 N. Fields St., Apt. B, Farmville, died Sunday at Vidant Medical center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DAVID L. JENNETTE

May 31, 1949-Dec. 11, 2016 David Lynn Jennette, 67, Grantham community, died Sunday at his residence. He was the son of the late Edgar M. and Lula W. Jennette. A private service will be held at a later date....

EMMA L. MANNING

Emma Lee Manning, 73, 506 Parkview St., Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson. STEPHEN WEIL Dec. 28, 1955-Dec. 12, 2016 Stephen Weil passed away unexpectedly Dec. 12, 2016. He was born Dec. 28, 1955,...

ROXANNA O. MGEE

Died Dec. 9, 2016 Roxanna O. McGee, 66, 418 E. Boundary St., LaGrange, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Friday at noon at St. Rest United Holy Church in LaGrange. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery in LaGrange....

DEBORAH A MURRAY

Died Dec. 8, 2016 Deborah Ann Murray, 58, Teachey, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hawes Funeral Home chapel of Warsaw. Interment will be in Middleton Cemetery of Kenansville....

ROBERT E. OATES SR.

Died Dec. 10, 2016 Robert Earl "Bobby" Oates Sr., 69, 102 Beems St., Mount Olive, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Graveside service will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Maplewood Cemetery. He is survived by his wife,...

ANASTASIOS REID

Anastasios Dekos Reid, 44, 334 Seymour Drive, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

BRIDGET RICHARDSON

Bridget Richardson, 23, Bailey, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DAVID LEE SCORESE

Dec. 16, 1945-Dec. 12, 2016 David Lee Scorese, 68, Pikeville, passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, from 2 to 3 p.m. at Howell...

ROBERT H. SCOTT

Died Dec. 11, 2016 Dr. Robert H. Scott died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Goldsboro. Dr. Scott had been most recently in the private practice of dentistry in Goldsboro, N.C., with Dr. H.G. Moore, with past practices in both...

MARY CAMPBELL BARWICK SPENCE

Died Dec. 12, 2016 Mary Campbell Barwick Spence, 82, Kinston, passed away Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, at Vidant Inpatient Hospice. She was the wife of the late Edward Carroll Spence Sr. Mary was an active member of Bethel Free...

BOBBY R. WHITFIELD

Bobby Ray Whitfield, 75, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

FANNIE M. WILLIAMS

Fannie M. Williams, 90, died Monday at Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Kinston. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Monday, December 12, 2016

JANICE ANDREWS

Janice Andrews, 79, died Sunday at Rosewood Health Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MOLISIA B. COUNCIL

Molisia Braswell Council, 45, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

CARMEN B. DAVID

Carmen Barnes David, 61, 3526 Thomas Ave., Fayetteville, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ARLIE FERRELL

Arlie Ferrell, 71, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ELIZABETH W. GRICE

May 31, 1920-Dec. 11, 2016 Elizabeth Wyatt Grice, 96, passed away early on Sunday morning at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Elizabeth was born in Martinsville, Va., on May 31, 1920 to the late Jesse and Jessie Clift Wyatt. She...

JOYCE U. HAYWOOD

Sept. 18,1955-Dec. 8, 2016 Joyce Ulander Haywood, 61, 1231 Sarecta Road, Pink Hill, died Thursday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St. Matthew AME Zion Church, Pink Hill. Burial will...

DAVID L. JENNETTE

David Lynn Jennette, 67, Grantham, died Sunday at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

ORA M. ROUSE

Died Dec. 9, 2016 Ora Mae Rouse, 81, 213 Wyatt Drive, died Friday at her residence. Funeral will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Oak Forest Church Of Christ. A viewing will be held at the church...

Sunday, December 11, 2016

ARTHUR "BOOG" BALDWIN

Nov. 7, 1930-Dec. 1, 2016 Arthur "Boog" Baldwin was born Nov. 7, 1930, to the late Leslie and Zilphia Croom Baldwin in Wayne County, N.C. He died Dec. 1, 2016, at Cary Health and Rehabilitation Center in Cary, N.C....

PRENTICE L. BIZZELL JR.

Died Dec. 9, 2016 Prentice Lee Bizzell Jr., 59, 236 Miller St., died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MILTON HERRING JR.

Died Dec. 7, 2016 Milton Herring Jr., 72, 137 Cane Drive, Rocky Mount, died Wednesday at Hunter Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson. Interment will be in Alabama....

MICHAEL "FUZZY" HOWELL

July 20, 1961-Dec. 8, 2016 Michael Bryan "Fuzzy" Howell, 55, died Thursday at his residence. Born in Durham County, he was the son of Maxine Bryan Lipscomb and the late Kenneth Claude Howell Sr., and brother of the late...

VIRGINIA N. JACKSON

Virginia N. Jackson, 94, 726 Isler St., died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BABY LATHAN

Baby Lathan, 133 Edenton Road, Mount Olive, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

PHYLLIS S. MATTHEWS

Died Dec. 6, 2016 Phyllis Selena Matthews, 55, 163 Holiday Lane, Newton Grove, died Tuesday at Genesis Health Care. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at White Oak Disciple of Christ Church, with Bishop Charles J. Williams officiating....

ANNIE K. MCCOY

Died Dec. 8, 2016 Annie Kay McCoy, 66, 211 Farrior Road, Kenansville, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Garris Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Carver Cemetery. Born in Wayne County, she...

ROXANNA O. MCGEE

Roxanna O. McGee, 66, 418 E. Boundary St., LaGrange, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

ROBERT OATES

Robert Oates, 69, 102 Beems St., Mount Olive, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ORA M. ROUSE

Ora Mae Rouse died Friday. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home of Snow Hill....

Friday, December 9, 2016

HENRY R. BROWN SR.

Henry Robert Brown Sr., 65, 584 Bridgers Road, Princeton, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

CHARLES R. BRUCE

June 4, 1930-Dec. 7, 2016 Charles Richard Bruce, 86, resident of Mount Olive, formerly of the Mooresville area, passed away quietly at home Wednesday morning, Dec. 7, 2016. A service of remembrance will be held Tuesday, Dec. 13, at...

BRIAN K. BUMPERS

Died Nov. 26, 2016 Brian Keith Bumpers, 47, 503 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Selma, died Nov. 26. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Life in the Word Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens...

DORIS WIGGINS DANIELS

Jan. 4, 1935-Dec. 7, 2016 Doris Wiggins Daniels, 81, Mount Olive, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Doris was born in Johnston County Jan. 4, 1935, to the late Willie...

JOYCE HAYWOOD

Joyce Haywood, 61, 361 Dark Branch Road, Kenansville, died Thursday at Kenansville Health Rehab. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

PHILIP F. HOWE

Philip Faison Howe, 90, Jasper, Ala., died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending with Tyndall....

MICHAEL B. HOWELL

Michael Bryan "Fuzzy" Howell, 55, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

TALTON W. JONES

Jan. 9, 1916-Dec. 7, 2016 Mr. Talton Waylon Jones, Snow Hill, born in Franklin County, Ala., Jan. 9, 1916, died Wednesday morning, Dec. 7, 2016, at his home in Snow Hill. The youngest of eight children, his parents, Riley...

BOB JOYNER

March 4, 1940-Dec. 8, 2016 Robert "Bob" Erskine Joyner, 76, Goldsboro, passed away early Thursday morning at Genesis in Mount Olive with his wife by his side. Bob was born in Wayne County March 4, 1940, to the late...

LULA M. COGDELL MCCLAIN

April 30, 1926-Dec. 8, 2016 Mother Lula Mae Cogdell McClain, 90, 603 Lockhaven Court, died Thursday in Somerset Court. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park....

ANNIE K. MCCOY

Annie Kay McCoy, 66, 211 Farrior Road, Kenansville, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ESSIE L. MELTON

Mother Essie Lillie Melton, 95, Brockton, Mass., formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LETHA HILL OUTLAW

Dec. 10, 1934-Dec. 6, 2016 Letha Hill Outlaw, 81, 335 Donald K. Outlaw Road, Seven Springs, passed away Tuesday evening, Dec. 6, at Vidant Duplin Hospital surrounded by her family. A memorial service to celebrate her life will be...

WILLIE D. PARKS

April 20, 1942-Dec. 6, 2016 Willie D. Parks, 74, 303 S. Alabama Ave., died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at First African Baptist Church. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery. He was...

BENNIE G. WILLIAMS JR.

Dec. 16, 1935-Dec. 8, 2016 Bennie Gray Williams Jr., 80, Kenly, died Thursday at Smithfield Manor. Funeral will be Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service. He was born Dec. 16, 1935, in Wilson County to...

Thursday, December 8, 2016

JOHN E. ANDERSON

Died Dec. 4, 2016 John Edward Anderson, 92, 2218 Imperial Ave., Wilson, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church of Wilson. Interment will be in Rest Haven Cemetery veterans section of Wilson. Visitation...

ROBERT E. ANDERSON

Died Dec. 1, 2016 Robert Earl Anderson, 71, 1328 Moore Rouse Road, Hookerton, died Dec. 1. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Peter Free Will Baptist Church in Snow Hill. Burial will be in St. Delight...

JAMES W. BARNES JR.

Died Dec. 6, 2016 James William Barnes Jr., 61, Wilson, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

HELEN RAE "PETE" CREEL BENNETT

Oct. 2, 1939-Dec. 6, 2016 Helen Rae "Pete" Creel Bennett, 77, died Tuesday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late Aldon Creel and Pauline Creel Price, and...

CHARLES R. BRUCE

Charles R. Bruce, 86, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are by Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

KENNETH L. CASPER JR.

March 14, 1967-Dec. 1, 2016 Kenneth Lamont Casper Jr., 49, 105 Amandas Way, died Dec. 1 at Kindred Hospital, Greensboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek Association Headquarters. Burial will be at First Congregational United...

DR. FREDERICK "FRED" I. CLIFFORD

Died Dec. 1, 2016 Dr. Frederick "Fred" I. Clifford died Thursday morning, Dec. 1, surrounded by his family. Dr. Clifford's ministry as a pastor, family counselor and administrator for Wayne Christian School spanned nearly 60 years. Prior to beginning...

DORIS DANIELS

Doris Daniels, 81, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

LESTER E. GURLEY SR.

Oct. 17, 1927-Dec. 6, 2016 Lester Earl Gurley Sr., 89, Warsaw, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First Original Free Will Baptist Church of Warsaw. Burial will be in Pinecrest Cemetery. He...

MARY HALL

Died Dec. 3, 2016 Mary "Cat" Hall, 78, 2906B Buckingham Road, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church of Elm City. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MILTON HERRING

Milton Herring, 72, 137 Cane Drive, Rocky Mount, died Wednesday at Hunter Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

KATHERINE L. HOLLOMAN

Died Dec. 5, 2016 Katherine L. Holloman, 79, Lucama, died Monday. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

GRACE FLOWERS HOOD HUDSON

Jan. 28, 1924-Dec. 6, 2016 Grace Flowers Hood Hudson went home to be with her Heavenly Father Dec. 6, 2016. She was a longtime member of Mulberry Baptist Church, and loved working with the babies and toddlers in the...

MARY M. JONES

Died Nov. 29, 2016 Mary Magaline Jones, 88, 1603 Kincaid Ave., Wilson, died Nov. 29 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke Free Will Baptist Church of Stantonsburg. Interment will be in Hamilton...

ROBERT E. JOYNER

Robert Erskine Joyner, 76, died today at Genesis in Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LULA COGDELL MCCLAIN

Mother Lula Cogdell McClain, 90, 603 Lockhaven Court, died today in Somerset Court. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CAROL M. SHACKLEFORD MOORE

Died Dec. 6, 2016 Carol Marie Shackleford Moore, 74, 687 Moore Rouse Road, Snow Hill, died Tuesday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday noon at Washington Branch Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in...

MR. JOEL HIRAM SILVER SR.

March 19, 1921-Dec. 1, 2016 "If a task is once begun, Never leave it 'til it's done Be the labor great or small; Do it well or not at all." -- Anonymous The above quotation seems almost apocalyptical to...

FESS SIMMONS JR.

June 29, 1952-Nov. 24, 2016 Fess Simmons Jr., son of the late Thessalonia "Fess" Simmons Sr. and Queen Esther Sauls Simmons, was born June 29, 1952, in Wayne County, N.C. He entered into eternal peace Nov. 24, 2016, in...

BOBBY A. THOMPSON

Aug. 12, 1952-Dec. 6, 2016 Bobby Adrian Thompson, 64, Seven Springs, died Tuesday at Duke University Medical Center. Funeral will be Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange. He was born Aug. 12, 1952,...

ROBERT WASHINGTON SR.

Jan. 30, 1963-Dec. 5, 2016 Robert Washington Sr., 53, 1216 Palm St., died Monday at Carolina East Medical Center of New Bern. Funeral will be Saturday at 6 p.m. at Haskins Funeral Home. He was born Jan. 30, 1963,...

MAE B. WATSON

April 21, 1929-Dec. 5, 206 Mother Mae Belle Watson, 87, 1605 S. Slocumb St., died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Faith United Holy Church. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. She was born April 21,...

MELVIN WILLIAMS JR.

Died Dec. 6, 2016 Melvin Williams Jr., 66, 41 Grove View Terrace, Fayetteville, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mount Zion Progressive Primitive Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

CLEO F. HOLLAND-DAVIS

Died Dec. 1, 2016 Cleo Frances Holland-Davis, 79, Richmond, Va., died Thursday. Funeral will be noon Thursday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson. Interment will be in Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson....

PAULINE G. GRADY

Aug. 9, 1921-Dec. 5, 2016 Mrs. Dorothy Pauline Goodson Grady, 95, resident of the Oak Ridge community near Mount Olive, passed away late Monday night, Dec. 5, at her residence. Services to remember her life will be held Saturday,...

KERMIT GERALD GRAY

June 22, 1940-Dec. 5, 2016 Kermit Gerald Gray, 76, passed away Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, at White Oak Manor in Burlington. Kermit was born in Chetek, Wisc., June 22, 1940, to the late Leartis and Anna H. Gray. He...

OSCAR JOHNSON JR.

Died Dec. 3, 2016 Oscar Johnson Jr., 78, died Saturday at UNC Wayne Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 12:30 p.m., The Lord's Vineyard United Pentecostal Church, with the Rev. David C. Hayes officiating/eulogist. Interment will be in Elmwood...

PHYLLIS MATTHEWS

Phyllis Matthews, 55, died Tuesday at Genesis Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

GLADYS COX MCCULLEN

Sept. 6, 1925-Dec. 5, 2016 Gladys Cox McCullen, 91, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Gladys was born in Wayne County Sept. 6, 1925, one of 14 children, to...

CAROL M. SHACKLEFORD MOORE

Carol Marie Shackleford Moore, 74, Snow Hill, died Tuesday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenvile. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

FESS SIMMONS JR.

June 29, 1952-Nov. 24, 2016 Fess Simmons Jr., son of the late Thessalonia "Fess" Simmons Sr. and Queen Esther Sauls Simmons, was born June 29, 1952, in Wayne County, N.C. He entered into eternal peace Nov. 24, 2016, in...

MARY A. SLOAN

Died Dec. 5, 2016 Mary Ann Sloan, 83, 238 Juniper Road, Faison, died Monday at home. Graveside service will be Friday at 1 p.m. in Cobb's Cemetery, with elder Anthony Flow officiating. Born in Duplin County, she was the...

SHIRLEY F. SUTTON

June 13, 1932-Dec. 6, 2016 Shirley Ferrell Sutton, 84, LaGrange, died Tuesday. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dr. Dann Patrick officiating. Burial will be at Westview Cemetery. She was born...

BOBBY A. THOMPSON

Bobby A. Thompson, 64, Seven Springs, died Tuesday at Duke University Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

RUDOLPH VALENTINO BEST

Died Nov. 25, 2016 Rudolph Valentino Best, 82, Clinton, N.C., went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. He passed away with his wife by his side at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Funeral...

MARSHA KANE METZ

Marsha Kane Metz, 71, Belleville, Pa., passed away with her family by her side at her home. Marsha was born in Jacksonville, Fla., July 24, 1945, to Charlie and Marjorie Kane, both of whom she loved dearly. She attended...

EARL E. NIXON JR.

June 17, 1984-Dec. 1, 2016 Earl Eskin Nixon Jr., 32, 315 E. Walnut St., Apt. 1A, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at Word Faith Center. Burial with military honors will be in Eastern...

EDWARD C. PEACOCK

April 24, 1927-Dec. 3, 2016 Edward Conway Peacock, 89, died Dec. 3 in Lufkin, Texas, at St. Luke's Hospital hospice. Memorial service will be Dec. 16, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Goodrich Baptist Church, with pastor Owen officiating. He...

LEWIS FRANKLIN SUTTON

Jan. 25, 1936-Dec. 1, 2016 Lewis Franklyn Sutton, Ph.D., 80, Indian Land, S.C., died Thursday morning, Dec. 1, 2016, in Winston-Salem after an extended period of illness. He was born Jan. 25, 1936, in Goldsboro, N.C., to Howard and...

Monday, December 5, 2016

ALICE S. DICKINSON

Alice Sorel Dickinson, 72, died Saturday, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Visitation will be Tuesday from 10:30 until 11:30 a.m. at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. A graveside service will follow at noon at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery....

CALVIN M. ELLIOTT SR.

Calvin McRay Elliott Sr., 64, of Smithfield, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, at home. Funeral will be held Wednesday at noon at First African Baptist Church. Viewing will be from 11 a.m. until noon at the church. Burial will be...

GEORGE B. HICKS JR.

Graveside services for George B. Hicks Jr. will be held Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. at the Eastern North Carolina State Veteran's Cemetery with full military honors by the United States Army. The Rev. Kyle Bellamy will officiate....

OSCAR JOHNSON JR.

Oscar Johnson Jr., 78, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Healthcare Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

PEARL B. LANGSTON

Sept. 26, 1936-Dec. 3, 2016 Pearl Lois Bradshaw Langston, 80, of Grantham, died Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born on September 26, 1936, in Wayne County to the late Roscoe and Lela Newell Bradshaw. She...

Sunday, December 4, 2016

NILSON SUNIGA-CLAROS

Died Nov. 28, 2016 Nilson Suniga-Claros, 42, Burlington, died Monday in Vidant Care Medical Center OF Greenville. Funeral will be today at 10 a.m. at Iglesia Misionera Monte De los Olivos. Burial will be in Honduras. He was born...

SUE ANDERSON

July 17, 1944-Nov. 29, 2016 Sue Anderson, 72, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be private. She was born in California July 17, 1944, to the late Carl and Maggie Snow Forman. She is survived by...

CARLA D. BRUCE

Died Dec. 1, 2016 Carla Faye Davis Bruce, 85, Goldsboro, died peacefully Dec. 1, 2016, surrounded by her loving family. A funeral service will be held Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016, at 3 p.m. at Carla’s childhood home church, Pike...

KENNETH L. CASPER

Kenneth Lamont Casper, 49, 105 Amandas Way, died Thursday at Kindred Hospital of Greensboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DANNA LEE FARMER

Sept. 9, 1941-Dec. 2, 2016 Danna Lee Stewart Farmer, 75, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, at SECU Hospice House surrounded by her family. Lee was born in Williamson, W. Va., Sept. 9, 1941, to the late John...

STEPHANIE J. FETT

Oct. 20, 1946-Dec. 2, 2016 Stephanie J. Fett, 70, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center with her sister and brother-in-law by her side. Stephanie was born in Germany Oct. 20, 1946, to the...

MARY HALL

Mary Hall, 78, 2906 Buckingham Road, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

GEORGE B. HICKS JR.

Died Dec. 3, 2016 George Bartholf Hicks Jr., 94, LaGrange, passed away Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016, at the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Kinston. Originally from Ramsey, N.J., George moved to Texas, and lived with his son, Allen,...

PEARL B. LANGSTON

Pearl Lois Bradshaw Langston, 80, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BEN MERCER JR.

Feb. 1, 1944-Dec. 2, 2016 Ben “Doodle” Mercer Jr., 72, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Dec. 2, 2016, at home after a short illness. He was born in Grantham, N.C., to Ben and Mary Irene (Howell) Mercer. He was predeceased...

DEBORAH R. OWENS

Nov. 16, 1965-Dec. 2, 2016 Deborah Rouse “Debbie” Owens, 51, LaGrange, died Friday. Funeral will be Monday at 6 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Brad Mitchell officiating. Burial will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Fairview...

JAMES H. WILLIAMS

Died Nov. 30, 2016 James Haywood Williams, 80, Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Saint Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Friday, December 2, 2016

ROBERT ANDERSON

Robert Anderson, 71, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

ARTHUR BALDWIN

Arthur Baldwin, 86, Cary, formerly of Goldsboro, died Thursday in Cary Health and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MARY E. CADORETTE

Sept. 21, 1924-Nov. 28, 2016 Mary E. (Gammon) Cadorette, 92, Florence, Mass., passed away Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, at Care One at Northampton. She was born in Norway, Maine, Sept. 21, 1924, to the late Urshal and Elizabeth (Drew)...

BRENDA J. ELLIOTT

Died Nov. 25, 2016 Brenda Joyce Elliott, 68, formerly of Fremont, died Nov. 25 at Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring, Md. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial...

CALVIN M. ELLIOTT SR.

Calvin M. Elliott Sr., 64, 216A E. Holt St., died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

DAN H. GRADY

July 7, 1926-Nov. 30, 2016 Mr. Dan H. Grady, 90, Calypso, died early Wednesday morning, Nov. 30, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, officiated by the Rev....

BEN MERCER JR.

Ben Mercer Jr. died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

EARL NIXON JR.

Earl Nixon Jr., 32, 315 E. Walnut St., Apt. 1A, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CORA LEE POWELL

Died Nov. 27, 2016 Cora Lee "Rene" Powell, 77, 2052 U.S. 70 West, died Sunday at Woodard Care Nursing Home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at First Missionary Baptist Church. Mausoleum entombment will be in Wayne Memorial Park....

ELIZABETH WHITFIELD RHODES

Died Nov. 26, 2016 Elizabeth Whitfield Rhodes, 91, 306 S. Herman St., died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be today at 11 a.m. at Greater Guiding Star United Holy Church. Burial will be at Elmwood...

JOEL H. SILVER

Joel H. Silver, 95, 321 Buck Swamp Road, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

RANDY L. THORNTON

July 12, 1957-Nov. 30, 2016 Randy Leon Thornton, 59, resident of the Suttontown community near Faison, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 30, at Wayne Hospital. Randy had served in the United States Army. Mechanically inclined, he enjoyed working with his...

WILLIE P. WILLIAMS

Died Nov. 27, 2016 Willie Pearl Williams, 91, 495 Pope Road, Rose Hill, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church Rose Hill, with Dr. W.K. Raynor officiating....

Thursday, December 1, 2016

ADLENE M. BEST

Sept. 27, 1948-Nov. 27, 2016 Adlene M. Best, 68, 628 Isler St., died Sunday at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at St. Luke Church of Christ, with elder David Williams officiating. Burial will...

BRIAN K. BUMPERS

Brian Keith Bumpers, 47, 503 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Selma, died Saturday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

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...

BRENDA J. ELLIOTT

Brenda Joyce Elliott, 68, formerly of Fremont, died Friday at Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring, Md. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SHIRLEY A. FAISON

Died Nov. 24, 2016 Shirley Ann Faison, 61, 315 E. Walnut St., Apt. 2F, died Nov. 24 at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. She was born in...

DAN H. GRADY

Died Nov. 30, 2016 Dan H. Grady, 90, Calypso, died Wednesday at Wayne Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, followed by visitation. Burial will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in Maplewood....

CHARLES L. GRAY

Feb. 16, 1942-Nov. 28, 2016 Charles Lemuel "Spider" Gray, 74, LaGrange, passed away Monday, Nov. 28, 2016. Spider was born Feb. 16, 1942, in Lenoir County to the late Marvin H. Gray and Ruby Baker Gray. Spider's wife of...

MITTIE M. MEEKS HARPER

Died Nov. 24, 2016 Mittie Mae Meeks Harper, 95, 908 Briggs St., Wilson, died Nov. 24 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Simon Grove Holiness Church of Wilson. Interment will be in Rest Haven...

LARRY C. HOCH

Jan. 1, 1947-Nov. 16, 2016 Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Larry Charles Hoch died Nov. 16 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Generation Church, with pastor Josh Clark officiating. A military honors service...

SUSIE B. ISOM

Died Nov. 24, 2016 Susie B. Isom, 85, 2302 Brians Drive East, Wilson, died Nov. 24. 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...

BOBBY E. JONES

Died Nov. 24, 2016 Bobby E. Jones, 63, Wilson, died Nov. 24. Funeral will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

MARY M. JONES

Mary M. Jones, 88, 1603 Kincaid Ave., Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

HERMAN LUCAS JR.

Died Nov. 21, 2016 Herman Lucas Jr., 73, 4108 Fairfax St., Landover Hills, Md., died Nov. 21. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

RANDY THORNTON

Randy Thornton, 57, Faison, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JAMES H. WILLIAMS

James Haywood Williams, 80, Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....