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ANNIE BRUCE ALBERTSON

March 17, 1925-Jan. 2, 2017 Annie Bruce Grady Albertson, 81, passed from this life into the presence of her Lord and Savior Monday evening, Jan. 2, 2017, while at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was a native of and...

JANICE M. ARMSTRONG

Aug. 17, 1953-Dec. 31, 2016 Janice Marie Armstrong, 63, 296 Lees Country Club Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Holy Ghost Cathedral. Entombment will be in Wayne Memorial Park....

THOMAS EVERETTE BARNES

April 23, 1939–Dec. 29, 2016 Thomas Everette Barnes, 77, Lucama, passed away Thursday. His funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment followed in Bass Family Cemetery in Lucama, N.C. The Rev. Billy Toler...

JOSEPH E. DONES JR.

Joseph E. Dones Jr., 61, 103 Lockhaven Drive, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JANIE SULLIVAN EZZELL

March 27, 1951-Jan. 3, 2017 Janie Sullivan Ezzell, 65, Pikeville, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. Janie was born in Johnston County March 27, 1951, to the late Alvin and Sally Wiggs...

WILLIAM E. FISCHER

Nov. 23, 1934-Jan. 3, 2017 William Emil Fischer, 82, passed away Tuesday morning at his residence. He was the son of the late Emil and Elenore Brown Fischer, and was the widower of Barbara Fischer. Mr. Fischer was retired...

JOYCE M. FORD

Joyce Mae Ford, 68, Dudley, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

MARVIN ED HATSELL

Died Jan. 3, 2017 Marvin Ed Hatsell, 70, Mount Olive, died Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017. Graveside service will be held Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Capps Family Cemetery, with the Rev. Patrick Muston officiating. Survivors include...

JULANITA JONES

Julanita Jones, 94, Clayton, died Tuesday in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

GEORGE HART LAWRENCE III

Died Jan. 2, 2017 George Hart Lawrence III, longtime journalist, communications consultant and larger-than-life North Carolinian, died Monday in Goldsboro. He was 58. Lawrence spent 23 years in the media as a writer, editor and associate publisher, including 15...

TONYA R. MORGAN

Tonya Renee Morgan, 49, 1250 Eagles Nest Road, Dudley, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ROBERT PELLETIER JR.

March 14, 1934-Jan. 2, 2017 Robert “Bud” Pelletier Jr., 82, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Monday, Jan. 2, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Bud was born March 14, 1934, in Lenoir County to the late Robert Pelletier and Rose...

THERESA VAN MOORE WATKINS

June 14, 1950-Jan. 2, 2017 Theresa Van Moore Watkins, 66, Lucama, died Monday at home. Funeral will be private. She was born in Wilson County June 14, 1950, to Naomi Daniels Moore and the late Van D. Moore. She...

DEBORAH J. DAWSON WOOTEN

Deborah Jean Dawson Wooten, 57, died Sunday in Harvey, La. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....