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Tuesday, February 28, 2017

DELORA ARTIS

March 9, 1936-Feb. 26, 2017 Delora Artis, 80, 344 N. Alabama Ave., died Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be...

JAMES A. BARNES

James Author Barnes, 65, 507 Randolph St., Wilson, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOSEPH COX

Joseph Cox died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Monday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MAMMIE L. HINNANT

Mammie L. Hinnant, 66, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ANNIE L. JAMES

Died Feb. 24, 2017 Annie L. James, 65, Magnolia, died Friday at Vidant Hospice Care Center of Greenville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church of Wallace. Interment will be in Duplin Memorial Gardens...

DAVID C. KNOWLES

Died Feb. 26, 2017 David Carroll "D.C." Knowles, 66, Sampson County, died Sunday. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel of Newton Grove, with the Rev. Cecil Price officiating. Interment will be...

DALLAS L. LEWIS

Dallas Lorenzo Lewis, 62, 625 Isler St., died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DENNIS R. PAUL

Dennis Ray Paul, 75, Kinston, died Sunday at UNC Lenoir Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

JOHNNY JAMES RADFORD

Aug. 7, 1953-Feb. 25, 2017 Johnny James Radford, 63, Pikeville, passed away Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, at Vidant-Edgecombe Medical Center in Tarboro. Johnny was born in Johnston County Aug. 7, 1953, to the late James Burden Radford and Alice...

TANYA Y. RUFFIN

Tanya Yvonne Ruffin, 63, 2410 Fitch Drive, Wilson, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LILLIE SUTTON

Lillie Sutton, LaGrange, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

ARTHUR WESTERGARD

July 14, 1945-Feb. 25, 2017 Arthur Benth Anton "Art" Westergard, 71, Hookerton, died Saturday. He was born July 14, 1945, in Fergus Falls, Minn., to the late Peter Anton Westergard and Olga Carter Westergard. Visitation and fellowship will be...

HEATHER WILLIAMS

Heather Williams, 39, 1105 S. Slaughter St., died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Monday, February 27, 2017

HAZEL L. BAKER

Aug. 28, 1929-Feb. 25, 2017 Hazel Louise Baker, 89, LaGrange, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at LaGrange Church of God, with pastor Arnold Ball officiating. Burial will be at Fairview...

G. ROYCE BROCK

Oct. 11, 1946-Feb. 26, 2017 Garland Royce Brock, 70, resident of Summerlin's Crossroads area near Mount Olive, passed away Sunday morning, Feb. 26, at his home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, March 1, at 2 p.m. at Brock's Chapel...

MARLOW E. HOLMES

Marlow Eugene Holmes, 41, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

HERMAN THOMAS LASSITER

Died Feb. 25, 2017 Herman Thomas Lassiter, 66, passed away Saturday at Wayne UNC Heathcare. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Thurman and Hazel Capps Lassiter. He retired from Bonitz. A service to...

DENNIS R. PAUL

Dennis R. Paul, 75, Kinston, died Sunday at UNC Lenoir Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

JOHNNY RADFORD

Johnny Radford, 63, died Saturday at Vidant Health Edgecombe in Tarboro. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

W. SHERWOOD STANLEY

W. Sherwood Stanley, 87, Mount Olive, died Sunday at Wayne Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Sunday, February 26, 2017

JAMES ANDERSON SR.

James Robert Anderson Sr., 77, died Friday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JIMMIE LEE BARNES

Jimmie Lee Barnes, 78, of Wilson, died Thursday at the Durham VA hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

EDNA JEAN BLAKENEY

Edna Jean Blakeney, 69, of Kinston, died Friday at UNC Lenoir Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

MARY BETH N. BOKOP

Sept. 6, 1923-Feb. 22, 2017 Mary Beth Netzley Bokop, 93, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at home in Goldsboro, N.C. She was born Sept. 6, 1923, to Harold W. Netzley and Mona B. Curtis Netzley of Tipp...

ULIS N. DAWSON

Ulis N. Dawson, 602 Longleaf Avenue, died Friday at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, LaGrange....

THOMAS K. DREW

Thomas Kenton Drew, 62, died Thursday, Feb. 16, at his home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Services....

DIANA KAY KEGG

Diana Kay Kegg, 51, died Thursday at home. She was born in Idaho on Aug. 8, 1965. She is survived by a daughter and son. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

RICHARD LAMBERT

Richard Lambert, 61, of 935 W. Oak Street, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HERMAN T. LASSITER

Herman Thomas Lassiter, 66, died Saturday at UNC Wayne Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

VIRGINIA MOYE

Virginia Diane Moye, 78, of Smithfield, died Friday evening at Johnston Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

STEPHANIE L. PHIPPS

Aug. 14, 1968-Feb. 23, 2017 Stephanie Lenora Phipps, 48, died at home on Thursday. She was born in Richlands County, S.C. to the late James Boyce and Linda Marshall McRae Coleman and was married to Joseph S. Phipps. Funeral...

JACQUELINE D. ROUSE

Jacqueline Dunn Rouse, 65, of Snow Hill died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

REBECCA K. ROUSE

May 30, 1944-Feb. 24, 2017 Rebecca Koonts Rouse, 72, passed away Friday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Guilford County, she was the daughter of the late Archie Alva Koonts and Helen Snider Koonts...

RUTH S. SMITH

Feb. 1, 1935-Feb. 25, 2017 Ruth Anne Sullivan Smith, 82 passed away Saturday morning at Woodard Care in Goldsboro. Ruth was born in Haverhill, Mass. on Feb. 1, 1935, to the late Alvada Sullivan and Doris Bird McCormick. She...

DANNY J. WADE

Jan. 10, 1976-Feb. 24, 2017 Danny Joe Wade, 41, passed away Friday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice surrounded by his family. He is the son of the late Joe Wade and Barbara Marie McGinnis Wade Padgett. Danny was employed with...

ARTHUR WESTERGARD

Arthur Westergard, 71, of Hookerton, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

Friday, February 24, 2017

JOHNESE BRYANT

Johnese Bryant, 74, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

LEROY GRANTHAM

Died Feb.19, 2017 Leroy Grantham, 88, 1700 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Sunday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chape. Interment will be in Wayne Memorial Park South Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday an hour prior to...

SANDRA E. HARDY JACKSON

Feb. 6, 1953-Feb. 22, 2017 Sandra Elizabeth Hardy Jackson, 64, Princeton, died at Johnston Medical Center Wednesday. Funeral will be in Casey Funeral Home chapel Saturday at 3 p.m., with the Rev. Larry Hunt officiating. She was born Feb....

DIANA K. KEGG

Diana Kay Kegg, 51,died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

LULA M. MCKEITHEN

Died Feb. 18, 2017 Lula Marie McKeithen, 73, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be noon Sunday at Mount Hebron Seventh Day Adventist Church of Wilson. Interment will be in Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson. Visitation will be 4 p.m....

ROGER B. NORRIS

July 22, 1941-Feb. 22, 2017 Roger Burnell Norris, 75, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at his home. Roger was born in Wayne County, N.C., July 22, 1941, to the late James Burnell Norris and Flossie May Evans...

STEPHANIE L. PHIPPS

Stephanie Lenora Phipps, 48, died at home Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

VICTOR SAULS

Victor Sauls, 56, resident of Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DANNY WADE

Danny Wade died Friday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

Thursday, February 23, 2017

DEBRA J. FAISON-MARTIN

Sept. 18, 1961-Feb. 17, 2017 Debra Jean Faison-Martin, 55, 184 David Bright Road, Faison, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Moses Chapel Church of Christ of Faison, with Dr. Evelena...

CURTIS ANDERSON

Died Feb. 21, 2017 Curtis Anderson, 56, Wilson, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at L.N. Forbes Tabernacle of Wilson at 1 p.m. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CALEB SAMUEL ARNS

Feb. 14, 2017-Feb. 20, 2017 Caleb Samuel Arns passed peacefully in the arms of his loving parents Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, and is now in the loving arms of Jesus. Caleb was born Feb....

MARY B. BOKOP

Mary Beth Bokop, 93, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LINWOOD R. BROWN

Died Feb. 19, 2017 Linwood Ray Brown, 45, 511 N. Queen St., Kinston, died Sunday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Rhema Word Christian Center of Kinston. Burial will be in Core Creek...

NOAH FAISON

Died Feb. 20, 2017 Noah Faison, 67, 317 Brogden St., Dudley, died Monday at Johnston Memorial Hospital of Smithfield. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at New First Corinthian Holy Church. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. He...

PATRICIA RAINEY FAISON

Died Feb. 17, 2017 Patricia Rainey Faison, 74, Mount Olive, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mount Carmel Free Will Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EMMA GRAY FELIX

Died Feb. 19, 2017 Emma Gray Felix, 84, Wilson, died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

KENNETH EUGENE "MANN" HAMM

Died Feb. 22, 2017 Kenneth Eugene "Mann" Hamm, Goldsboro, died peacefully at home Wednesday. Mr. Hamm was a retired truck driver, mechanic and heavy equipment operator. He was a native of Wayne, and was preceded in death by his...

ROGER B. NORRIS

Roger B. Norris, 76, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CHARLES D. NUNN SR.

Died Feb. 20, 2017 Charles Dupree Nunn Sr., 83, Wilson, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

MARGARET A. PARKS

April 2, 1941-Feb. 19, 2017 Margaret Ann "Meal" Parks, 75, 1016 N. Harrison St., Richmond, Va., formerly of LaGrange, died Sunday at VCU Medical Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Britt Funeral Home Memorial Chapel of...

FAISON HAROLD RAYNOR

Died Feb. 22, 2017 Faison Harold Raynor, 73, Newton Grove, died Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. Funeral service will be held Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, at 2 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Adam Brinkley...

NORMA LEE HOWELL SMITH

Nov. 17, 1924-Feb. 21, 2017 Norma Lee Howell Smith, 92, Hood Swamp community, was called home Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Lord. Norma was born in Wayne County Nov. 17, 1924, to...

SYBIL PEARCE SNIPES

Oct. 24, 1940-Feb. 22, 2017 Sybil Pearce Snipes, 76, Princeton, died at the Brian Center of Goldsboro Wednesday. Funeral will be in Casey Funeral Home chapel 7 tonight, with the Rev. Thomas V. Pearce and the Rev. Johnny DiCorte...

JOHN IRVIN VAUSE

Died Feb. 21, 2017 John Irvin Vause, 93, Kinston, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at UNC Lenoir Healthcare. "Jack" was a lifelong farmer in Lenoir County. He was active in Southwest Christian Church, where he served as treasurer...

DEBORAH K. WILLIAMS

Died Feb. 19, 2017 Deborah Kaye Williams, 49, Lucama, died Sunday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

BETTIE L. WILLIAMS

Died Feb. 20, 2017 Bettie Louise Williams, 88, Wilson, died Monday. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

JAMES HAROLD WISE

July 30, 1936-Feb. 21, 2017 James Harold Wise, 80, Mount Olive, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at Wayne UNC Healthcare surrounded by his family. James was born in Wayne County July 30, 1936, to the late Arlon and...

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

CALEB S. ARNS

Caleb Samuel Arns, 6-day-old son of Joseph and Fahm Arns, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EVA BASS

Feb. 5, 1924-Feb. 20, 2017 Eva Bass, 93, Wilson, died Monday at the Brian Center in Wilson. Visitation will be Friday from 1 to 1:45 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a funeral at 2 p.m. in the...

SADIE F. CASTEEN

Sadie Frances Casteen, 75, died Tuesday at Fremont Rest Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KENNETH E. HAMM

Kenneth E. Hamm, 71, died at home today. Arrangements are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

MOZELLE HILL HINES

Died Feb. 18, 2017 Wiley Mozelle Hill Hines, 92, Goldsboro, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Hill and Anna Eason Hill. Mrs. Hines received a business...

MARY KORNEGAY HUMPHREY

Died Feb. 17, 2017 Mary Kornegay Humphrey, 72, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Thursday at Word of Truth Christian Fellowship Church at 1 p.m., with pastor Timothy Dortch officiating. Burial will be at Wayne...

JAMES E. JOHNSON

James Earl “Pig” Johnson, 79, West Walnut Street, died Tuesday at Johnson Memorial Hospital of Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

NORMA LEE

HOWELL SMITH Norma Lee Howell Smith, 92, died Tuesday at Suttons Retirement Home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY E. MILLER

Died Feb. 19, 2017 Mary Elizabeth Miller, 80, Warsaw, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be at Big Zion AME Zion Church in Kenansville Friday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Larry Smith officiating. Burial will be at Rose...

THOMAS HENRY MORRIS

Oct. 14, 1938-Feb. 21, 2017 Thomas Henry Morris, 78, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Thomas was born in Abbeville, S.C., Oct. 14, 1938, to Verna Watson Morris and the...

DWIGHT K. ROWE

Sept. 20, 1950-Feb. 18, 2017 Dwight Kramer Rowe, 66, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at noon in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. He was born in...

CHARLINE T. WINSLOW

Jan. 9, 1931-Feb. 21, 2017 Charline Tribble Winslow, 86, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at her home. Charline was born in Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 9, 1931, and was raised in Charleston, S.C., by her parents, Charles and...

JAMES H. WISE

James Harold Wise, 80, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CALEB S. ARNS

Caleb Samuel Arns, 6-day-old son of Joseph and Fahm Arns, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EVA BASS

Feb. 5, 1924-Feb. 20, 2017 Eva Bass, 93, Wilson, died Monday at the Brian Center in Wilson. Visitation will be Friday from 1 to 1:45 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a funeral at 2 p.m. in the...

SADIE F. CASTEEN

Sadie Frances Casteen, 75, died Tuesday at Fremont Rest Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KENNETH E. HAMM

Kenneth E. Hamm, 71, died at home today. Arrangements are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

MOZELLE HILL HINES

Died Feb. 18, 2017 Wiley Mozelle Hill Hines, 92, Goldsboro, died Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Hill and Anna Eason Hill. Mrs. Hines received a business...

MARY KORNEGAY HUMPHREY

Died Feb. 17, 2017 Mary Kornegay Humphrey, 72, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Thursday at Word of Truth Christian Fellowship Church at 1 p.m., with pastor Timothy Dortch officiating. Burial will be at Wayne...

JAMES E. JOHNSON

James Earl “Pig” Johnson, 79, West Walnut Street, died Tuesday at Johnson Memorial Hospital of Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

NORMA LEE

HOWELL SMITH Norma Lee Howell Smith, 92, died Tuesday at Suttons Retirement Home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY E. MILLER

Died Feb. 19, 2017 Mary Elizabeth Miller, 80, Warsaw, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be at Big Zion AME Zion Church in Kenansville Friday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Larry Smith officiating. Burial will be at Rose...

THOMAS HENRY MORRIS

Oct. 14, 1938-Feb. 21, 2017 Thomas Henry Morris, 78, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Thomas was born in Abbeville, S.C., Oct. 14, 1938, to Verna Watson Morris and the...

DWIGHT K. ROWE

Sept. 20, 1950-Feb. 18, 2017 Dwight Kramer Rowe, 66, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at noon in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. He was born in...

CHARLINE T. WINSLOW

Jan. 9, 1931-Feb. 21, 2017 Charline Tribble Winslow, 86, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at her home. Charline was born in Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 9, 1931, and was raised in Charleston, S.C., by her parents, Charles and...

JAMES H. WISE

James Harold Wise, 80, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Tuesday, February 21, 2017

JAMES A. BASS

Feb. 28, 1961-Feb. 17, 2017 James Arthur Bass, 55, 405 Dove Place, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations...

LINWOOD R. BROWN

Linwood Ray Brown, 45, 511 N Queen St., Kinston, died Sunday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. Kinston....

SHONTA N. BYRD

May 5, 1981-Feb. 14, 2017 Shonta N. Byrd, 35, 537 Rollingwood Drive, died Feb. 14 at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Greater St. John Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be at...

NOAH FAISON

Noah Faison, 68, 317 Brogden St., Dudley, died Monday at Johnston Memorial Hospital of Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

PATRICIA RAINEY FAISON

Patricia Rainey Faison, 74, Mount Olive, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EMMA GRAY FELIX

Emma Gray Felix, 84, Wilson, died Sunday at Avante Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SANDRA COLE MURPHREE

Dec. 10, 1943-Feb. 19, 2017 Sandra Jeanne Cole Murphree, 73, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Royal Oak, Mich., Dec. 10, 1943, to Frances Simons Cole and...

JULIA ORMOND

Died Feb. 12, 2017 Julia Ormond, 95, Hookerton, died Feb. 12 at home. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Covenant of Faith Church in Hookerton. Wake will be an hour before the funeral. Visitation will be Friday from 1...

SOLINE T. PROVENCAL

Aug. 19, 1930-Feb. 17, 2017 Soline Theresa Provencal, 86, died Friday at Brookdale Senior Living. Funeral will be held at a later date. She was born Aug. 19, 1930, in Massachusetts to the late Albert and Rosalma Beaulieu Hamel....

EDWINA LEE SUGGS

May 15, 1965-Feb. 17, 2017 Edwina Lee Suggs, 51, 108 E. Chasten St., Beaulaville, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Daisy Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Beulaville. Burial will...

MICHAEL H. SWEENEY

April 18, 1955-Feb. 17, 2017 Michael Hugh Sweeney, 61, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be held at a later date. He was born April 18, 1955, in New York to Rita Sweeney and...

LESSIE SUTTON WARREN

Feb. 8, 1927-Feb. 18, 2017 Lessie Sutton Warren, 90, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Lessie was born in Sampson County Feb. 8, 1927, to the late Gus and Amanda Williamson...

EDNA M. WILLIAMS

Edna Mae Williams, 61, Wilson, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BETTIE WILLIAMS

Bettie Williams, 88, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Monday, February 20, 2017

DELORA ARTIS

Delora Artis, 80, of 344 N. Alabama Avenue, died Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JULIA P. DENNING

June 9, 1943-Feb.18, 2017 Julia Faye Price Denning, 73, died Saturday. She was born in Johnston County on June 9, 1943, to the late John Clifton Price and Lillie Mae Lamm Price. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m....

LEROY GRANTHAM

Leroy Grantham, 88, died Sunday at Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

MOZELLE HINES

Mozelle H. Hines, 92, died Saturday at Greenwood Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bowling Green, Ky. Arrangements are pending with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

IRA KING SR.

March 1, 1939-Feb. 16, 2017 Ira Lee King, Sr., 77, of 513 Eunice Street departed this life Thursday in the Wayne Memorial Hospital. Ike, as he was affectionately called, was born on Wednesday, March 1, 1939 in Wayne County...

SANDRA MURPHREE

Sandra C. Murphree, 73, died Sunday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARGARET ANN PARKS

Margaret Ann Parks, formerly of LaGrange, died Sunday at VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Va. Funeral arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LESSIE WARREN

Lessie Sutton Warren, 90, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DONALD W. WICKER

Jan. 9, 1956-Feb. 17, 2017 Donald Wayne Wicker, 61, passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, at home surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service was held Sunday at 6 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and...

Sunday, February 19, 2017

DEBRA J. FAISON-MARTIN

Debra Jean Faison-Martin, 55, 184 David Bright Road, Faison, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Warsaw....

JAMES A. BASS

James Arthur Bass, 55, 405 Dove Place, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MILDRED HARRIET DORMISH

Aug. 8, 1936-Feb. 22, 2016 Mildred "Milllie" Harriet Dormish was the beloved daughter of John and Harriet Dormish, both of whom are deceased. Millie skidded into eternity Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, after having a wild, fulfilled ride during her...

KASEN O. DUNN

Died Feb. 15, 2017 Kasen Omere Dunn, infant, Kinston, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center. Graveside service will be private. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home chapel....

THERESA L. ENGLISH

Nov. 9, 1942-Feb. 16, 2017 Theresa L. English, 74, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Visitation will be Feb. 27 from 10 to 10:45 a.m., followed by a chapel service at 11 a.m. at Howell Funeral...

ZACHARY GRYMES

Zachary Grymes, 63, 712 E. Mulberry St., died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MAX HOLLAMON

Nov. 16, 1930-Feb. 16, 2017 Max Hollamon, 86, died at his home in LaGrange Thursday evening. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Carl and Kathleen Aswell Hollamon. Max was a veteran of the United...

MARY KORNEGAY HUMPHREY

Mary Kornegay Humphrey, 72, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home LLC....

AUDREY HENSON JONES

Jan. 28, 1950-Feb. 17, 2017 Audrey Lee Henson Jones, 67, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with Tom Cesar officiating. She was born in Watauga County to the late Henry...

LULA M. MCKEITHEN

Lula Marie McKeithen, 73, died Saturday at the Wilson House. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

MAJ. JAY R. MEMMELAAR JR.

Sept. 25, 1967-Feb. 16, 2017 Maj. Jay Russell Memmelaar Jr., 49, Dudley, passed away Thursday at Wayne UNC Health System. Born in Bangor, Maine, he was the son of retired Lt. Col. Jay R. and Sharon L. Memmelaar, and...

JAMES H. OUTLAW

Died Feb. 13, 2017 James Herman Outlaw, 63, Jacksonville, formerly of Duplin County, died Monday at home. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill today at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Jerry Fullwood officiating....

DAVID K. ROWE

Dwight Kramer Rowe, 66, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral and Crematory....

CLAYTON K. SMITH

Died Feb. 15, 2017 Clayton Kenneth "Buddy" Smith, 68, 3238 Preacher Henry Road, Faison, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. today in Worley Funeral Home chapel of Clinton, with the Rev. Donald Dewitt...

ZELDA SWINSON WARD

Sept. 30, 1948-Feb. 11, 2017 Zelda "Pudding" Swinson Ward, 68, 414 S. Herman St., died Feb. 11 at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, with...

DONALD W. WICKER

Jan. 9, 1956-Feb. 17, 2017 Donald Wayne Wicker, 61, died Friday at home. He was born in Harris County, Texas, Jan. 9, 1956. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Annette Woodley Wicker, and two daughters. Arrangements are by...

Friday, February 17, 2017

CAROLYN F. BLACK-SMITH

Died Feb. 13, 2017 Carolyn Faye Black-Smith, 63, died Monday at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at St. John Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be in Southview Cemetery....

KASEN O. DUNN

Kasen Omere Dunn, Kinston, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

MAX HOLLAMON

Max Hollamon, 86, died at home in LaGrange Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

AUDREY JONES

Audrey Jones, 67, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

CLINTON KEEMER

April 28, 1919-Feb. 13, 2017 Clinton Keemer, 97, 1294 Antioch Church Road Northeast, Pikeville, died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will...

IRA L. KING

Ira Lee King, 77, 513 Eunice St., died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ALDEEN WILLIAMS MELTON

Died Feb. 9, 2017 Aldeen Williams Melton, 79, Wilson, died Feb. 9. Funeral will be Sunday at 4 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

SOLINE T. PROVENCAL

Soline Theresa Provencal, 86, died today at Brookdale Assisted Living Facility. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

PHYLLIS A. JOHNSON SCHAEFFER

Died Feb. 16, 2017 Phyllis Ann Johnson Schaeffer, 86, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside service will be today at 3 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, with the Rev. Vernon Braswell and the Rev. Marvin Ownly officiating. She...

MICHAEL H. SWEENEY

Michael Hugh Sweeney, 61, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DONALD W. WICKER

Donald Wayne Wicker, 61, Vail Road, Pikeville, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Thursday, February 16, 2017

LARRY V. BRAGDON

Aug. 7, 1945-Feb. 13, 2017 Larry Virgil Bragdon, 71, died Monday at home. Born in Hillsborough County, Fla., he was the son of the late J.G. Bragdon and Marjorie Dell Wilson Bragdon, and husband of the late Sharon Dowell...

MICHAEL COLEY

Sept. 20, 1962-Feb. 12, 2017 Michael Coley, 53, died Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Barnes Chapel Cemetery....

HARRY T. COX

Feb. 25, 1946-Feb. 13, 2017 Harry Truman 'T.C." Cox, 70, 100 Southern Plaza Drive, Dudley, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MAVIOUS B. DOBSON

Died Feb. 10, 2017 Mavious B. Dobson, 92, 204 E.T. Dobson Lane, Magnolia, died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church Kenansville, with pastor emeritus E.T. Coston as eulogist....

THERESA ENGLISH

Theresa English, 74, Princeton, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ELTON HARRISON

Aug. 11, 1937-Feb. 15, 2017 Mr. Heber Elton Harrison, 79, LaGrange, died Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017. A native of Greene County, he was born Aug. 11, 1937, the son of Heber and Irene Elizabeth Aldridge Harrison. Following graduation from...

WILLIE MCCARTER

May 13, 1930-Feb. 12, 2017 Willie McCarter, 86, died Sunday in Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James AME Zion Church. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. He was born May 13,...

MADELINE WILLIAMS MOORE

June 10, 1940-Feb. 11, 2017 Madeline Williams Moore, 76, formerly of Duplin and Sampson counties, died Saturday in New York. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at KEMBA of Warsaw. Burial will be at Devotional Gardens of Warsaw....

JAMES H. OUTLAW

Died Feb. 13, 2017 James Herman Outlaw, 63, Jacksonville, formerly of Duplin County, died Monday at home. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Sunday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Jerry Fullwood officiating....

CONNIE W. TALTON

Jan. 24, 1952-Feb. 15, 2017 Connie West Talton, 65, died Tuesday at home. Graveside service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Charles Perry and...

GEORGE F. WHITLEY

Died Feb. 13, 2017 George "Chief" Franklin Whitley, 79, 3034 Appie Road, Walstonburg, died Monday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Paul's Chapel Church of Walstonburg. Interment will be in St. Delight Cemetery of Walstonburg. Visitation...

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

MRS. SINGER B. JACKSON JONES (MS. SOUL BOWL LADY)

Oct. 10, 1928-Feb 10, 2017 From Earth to heaven. Our beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend changed her address from Earth to heaven Feb. 10, 2017. Her work here on earth was complete, and God called...

LARRY V. BRAGDON

Larry Virgil Bragdon, 71, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

SHONTA N. BYRD

Shonta N. Byrd, 35, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DIANE W. COUTTS

Diane Wells Coutts, 57, died at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DELORES WILLIAMS GRADY

June 8, 1964-Feb. 10, 2017 Delores Williams Grady, 52, 101 M. Oakwood Apartments, died Friday in Vidant Hospital in Greenville. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Elm Grove Church. Burial will be in Fremont Cemetery. She was...

EUNICE M. FOYE HAWKINS

Jan. 5, 1928-Feb. 9, 2017 Eunice Mae Foye Hawkins, 89, 803 N. Independence St., Kinston, died Thursday. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Antioch Free Will Baptist Church of Kinston. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery of...

ERNESTINE OUTLAW HUDSON

Died Feb. 14, 2017 Ernestine Outlaw Hudson, 86, passed away quietly at home in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017. Loved ones and several dear friends were at hand when death came. She was a resident...

LUASHALA MURRAY

Died Feb. 9, 2017 Luashala Murray, 23, Georgia, died Thursday in Mount Olive. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DONALD E. SMITH

Dec. 25, 1936-Feb. 9, 2017 Donald Edward Smith, 80, 508 Weaver Drive, died Thursday at Wake Medical Center of Raleigh. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with elder James A. Collins...

CONNIE W. TALTON

Connie West Talton, 65, died at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROY LEE THIGPEN

March 26, 1939-Feb. 13, 2017 Roy Lee Thigpen, 77, Wilson, passed away Monday. His funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Joyner's Funeral Home of Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park of Wilson. The Rev....

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

DWIGHT STUART ARNOLD

Aug. 21, 1959-Jan. 31, 2017 Dwight Stuart Arnold, 57, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, while vacationing in Tampa, Fla. Dwight was born in Louisburg, N.C., Aug. 21, 1959, to the late Edna Brown. He was a...

LOUGENE W. BLAKLEY

Nov. 1, 1934-Feb. 12, 2017 Lougene Wells Blakley, 82, passed away Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Lougene was born in Wayne County, N.C., Nov. 1, 1934, to the late Bruce Wells and Esther Smith Wells....

RUTH BUCKNER

Aug. 6, 1930-Feb. 12, 2017 Ruth Elizabeth Fussell Buckner, 86, Rose Hill, died Sunday at Rosemary Rest Home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Rose Hill Baptist Church, with the Rev. Julian Motley officiating. Burial will be...

HARRY T. COX

Harry Truman Cox, 70, 100 Southern Plaza, Dudley, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home. TITLE: THOMAS WARNER AUTHOR: News-Argus Staff ----- BODY: Thomas Warner, 63, LaGrange, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending...

BOBBY E. CREECH

Jan. 23, 1953-Feb. 11, 2017 Bobby Earl Creech, son of the late Carl and Sudie Kornegay Creech of Scott's Store community, Mount Olive, passed away Saturday night, Feb. 11, at Wayne Hospital. Bobby was a resident of O'Berry Center...

EDITH JEAN JERNIGAN GODBOLD

Dec. 31, 1933-Feb. 12, 2017 Mrs. Edith Jean Jernigan Godbold, 83, 180 Southwood Drive, Clinton, passed away Sunday evening, Feb. 12, 2017, at Southwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, at...

AARON HINES JR.

Died Feb. 8, 2017 Aaron "Peter" Hines Jr., 72, Ayden, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Haddock United American Free Will Baptist Church in Winterville. Entombment will be in Snow Hill Cemetery. Visitation...

ERNESTINE OUTLAW HUDSON

Ernestine Outlaw Hudson died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

WILLIE MCCARTER

Willie McCarter, 86, died Sunday in Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MARGARET JOHNSON MILLER

Died Feb. 13, 2017 Margaret Johnson Miller, 85, died Monday at home. Funeral will be 7 tonight, followed by visitation at Serenity Funeral Home of Beulaville Graveside service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at East Duplin Memorial Gardens...

DONNIE E. PIERCE

Aug. 28, 1937-Feb. 10, 2017 Donnie Earl Pierce, 79, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Wilson County Aug. 28, 1937, to the late Linwood Earl Pierce and Retha Johnson Pierce. Donnie was a veteran...

LEE H. POWELL JR.

June 21, 1958-Feb. 12, 2017 Lee Harrison Powell Jr., 58, LaGrange, died Sunday at home. No service will be held. He was born in Marion County, Ind., June 21, 1958, to Appie Louise Radford Crowder of LaGrange and the...

RONALD E. STEVENS

Feb. 19, 1927-Feb. 8, 2017 Ronald Earl Stevens, lifelong resident of the Grantham community, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Ronald was preceded in death by his parents, Ither McClevister Stevens and Anna Best...

MARY K. WAGNER

Oct. 22, 1956-Dec. 25, 2016 Mary Elizabeth King Wagner, 60, died in a motor vehicle accident Christmas Day 2016. She was born in Delaware County, Pa., to the late Ezekiel and Betty Agnes Sanders King, and was married to...

GEORGE WHITLEY

George Whitley, 79, Walstonburg, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

JESSE E. WILLIAMS

Died Feb. 5, 2017 Jesse E Williams, 83, died Feb. 5 in Tower Nursing and Rehab in Raleigh. Funeral by New Beginnings Funeral Home will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Scotlandneck Municipal Complex. Memorial will be Friday at...

Monday, February 13, 2017

THELMA C. ARTIS

Died Feb. 9, 2017 Thelma Coley Artis, of Goldsboro, N.C., 82, passed away Feb. 9, 2017. Her homegoing celebration will be held Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Word of Truth Christian Fellowship, 1401 N. Carolina St.,...

LOUGENE W. BLAKLEY

Lougene Wells Blakley, 82, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIE CARR

Died Feb. 7, 2017 Willie Carr, Clinton, died Tuesday at home. Funeral was 3 p.m. Sunday at Union Grove Church of Christ, Clinton. Arrangements by Garris Funeral Home, Mount Olive....

LINDA CHAMBERS

Died Feb. 10 Linda Chambers, 51, 274 Alert Cable Road, Dudley, died Friday at her residence. She was born in Duplin County to Allen and Annie McCullen Gaines. She is survived by six children. Visitation will be Wednesday from...

MICHAEL COLEY

Michael Coley, 53, Goldsboro, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MAVIOUS DOBSON

Mavious Dobson, 92, Kenansville, died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital, Kenansville. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

CLINTON KEEMER

Clinton Keemer, 97, 1294 Antioch Church Road, Pikeville, died Monday at the Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

PAUL M. LEEPER

April 29, 1946-Feb. 12, 2017 Paul Marshall Leeper, 70, Goldsboro, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Paul was born in Maryville, Mo., on April 29, 1946 to the late...

JULIA ORMOND

Julia Ormond, 95, Hookerton, died Sunday at her residence. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

ZELDA S. WARD

Zelda "Pudding" Swinson Ward, 68, 410 S. Herman St., died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

Sunday, February 12, 2017

EDWARD O. BAGLEY III

July 11, 1931-Feb. 6, 2017 Edward Orrick Bagley III, 85, died Monday at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Little Rock, Ark., he was the son of the late Edward O. Bagley Jr. and Wynnette Manning Bagley....

DONALD BARRON

Died Feb. 7, 2017 Donald Barron, 60, 1807 Lipscomb Road, Wilson, N.C., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at Wilson Medical Center of Wilson. Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at Hamilton Funeral Chapel,...

DREW BARROW

March 30, 1938-Feb. 11, 2017 Alton Drew Barrow Sr., 78, Snow Hill, died Saturday. Graveside service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Hull Road Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery. He was born March 30, 1938, in Greene County...

WILLIAM BRANDON DIGGS

Oct. 30, 1986-Feb. 5, 2017 William Brandon Diggs, 30, Chester, completed his life’s journey Feb. 5, 2017, in Burnet, Texas. A gathering of friends and family was held Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Carolina Jewels in Chester....

DELORES WILLIAMS GRADY

Delores Williams Grady, 52, 101 M. Oakwood Apartments, died Friday in Vidant Hospital in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ETHEL M. GRAY

Died Feb. 9, 2017 Mother Ethel Maye Gray, 88, 2615 Jim Sutton Road, LaGrange, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Matthew Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in St. Matthew...

ANYA M. HARRIS

Anya Miracle Harris died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

CARLENE SPEAR HATEM

Aug. 3, 1942-Feb. 10, 2017 Carlene Spear Hatem, 74, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. The family will receive friends Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Howell...

EUNICE M. FOYE HAWKINS

Eunice Mae Foye Hawkins, 89, 803 N. Independence St., Kinston, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

ESTHER SHAW HOWELL

Died Feb. 7, 2017 Esther Shaw Howell, 85, Chesapeake, Va., died Tuesday at Chesapeake Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral was noon Saturday at Rocky Branch United Church of Christ of Kenly. Interment was in the church cemetery. Arrangements are...

SINGER B. JONES

Singer B. Jones, 88, 1790 Tommy’s Road, died Friday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ALDEEN MELTON

Aldeen Melton, 79, Wilson, died Thursday in Snow Hill. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LUASHALA MURRAY

Luashala Murray, 23, Mount Olive, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BARBARA JANICE LANGSTON NEWSOME

June 3, 1939-Feb. 9, 2017 Barbara Janice Langston Newsome, 77, Pfafftown, passed away Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at her son, Britt Newsome’s, home in New London. Jan was born June 3, 1939, in Goldsboro to the late John “Jack”...

DONNIE PIERCE

Donnie Pierce, 79, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ERNESTINE M. SMITH

Feb. 5, 1930-Feb. 7, 2017 Ernestine Mallard Smith, 87, quietly passed away in Acworth, Ga., at Overlook at Cedarcrest retirement home from end-stage cardiovascular disease. Besides being devoted to her family, Ernestine loved sewing and gardening, and lived independently...

DONALD E. SMITH

Donald Edward Smith, 80, 508 Weaver Drive, died Thursday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

JOHN WALTER SMITH

July 9, 1938-Feb. 9, 2017 John Walter Smith, 78, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at Vidant Medical Center surrounded by his family. John was born in Wayne County July 9, 1938, to the late Earl Wilbert Smith...

MAXINE F. PHILLIPS STRICKLAND

May 9, 1946-Feb. 9, 2017 Maxine Faye Phillips Strickland, 70, Kenly, died Thursday at home. Funeral was 5 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home, with the Rev. David Sutphin, the Rev. Joseph Woodard and Chad Strickland...

MERITA WILLIAMS WILLOUGHBY

Aug. 13, 1947-Feb. 10, 2017 Merita Williams Willoughby, 69, Kenly, died Friday at home. Funeral will be 5 tonight in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Lyn Renfrow officiating. Graveside service will be Monday at 11...

Friday, February 10, 2017

THELMA COLEY ARTIS

Thelma Coley Artis, 82, Willow Creek, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

HARLIE CARMICHAEL SR.

Died Feb. 8, 2017 Harlie Carmichael Sr., 95, 421 Nelson St., Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Genesis Health Care. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Carver Cemetery. Born...

LINDA CHAMBERS

Linda Chambers, 51, 274 Alert Cable Road, Dudley, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ETHEL M. GRAY

Ethel Maye Gray, 88, 2615 Jim Sutton Road, LaGrange, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at R. Swinson Funeral Services in Kinston....

BETTY LOU POTTER HALL

Nov. 3, 1938-Feb. 8, 2017 Betty Lou Potter Hall, 78, Godwin, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Mrs. Hall was born Nov. 3, 1938, in Duplin County, N.C., to the late John Potter and Inez Wagstaff Potter. Visitation will...

JOHN W. SMITH

John Walter Smith, 78, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

VIOLET ROSE THORNTON

Violet Rose Thornton, 72, Grantham community, passed away at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. She was the daughter of the late Harvey Preston and Bessie Thornton. Ms. Thornton was a retired school teacher for Wayne County Schools. A funeral...

CLARENCE WORRELL

Clarence Worrell, 86, died today at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Thursday, February 9, 2017

WILLIE CARR

Willie Carr, 73, 303 Turling St., Clinton, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JOHN A. FREEMAN

Died Feb. 5, 2017 John A. Freeman, 93, 143 Sam Fryar Lane, Faison, died Sunday at Genesis Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Wilson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Turkey, with the Rev. Wendell Newton...

DEBRA S. GRADY

July 13, 1961-Feb. 6, 2017 Debra Sue Grady, 55, Seven Springs, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 6 p.m. at Thunder Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church. She was born in Sampson County July 13, 1961, to the...

A'SHIYAH Y. HERRING

Died Feb. 7, 2017 A'Shiyah Yvonne Herring died Tuesday in Vidant Medical Center. Funeral Friday 1 p.m. Gospel Revival Uplift Ministry, with pastor Shirley Pigford officiating. Burial will be in Murray's Cemetery. Arrangements are by McIntyre Funeral Home LLC....

ROBERT L. HILL

Died Feb. 5, 2017 Robert Louis Hill, 68, Kenansville, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Saturday at noon. Burial will be at Middleton Cemetery in...

AARON HINES JR.

Aaron Hines Jr., 72, Ayden, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home of Snow Hill....

BILLIE G. HOLDEN

Billie Gene Holden, 73, Washington, D.C., died Saturday in Manor Care. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home LLC....

VANESSA CARLTON MCNEILL

Died Feb. 5, 2017 Vanessa Carlton McNeill, 50, 1648 N.C. 903, Magnolia, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin General Hospital of Kenansville. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Wilson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Turkey, with the Rev....

BETTY LOU R. MURPHY

Died Feb. 8, 2017 Betty Lou R. Murphy, 77, 201 Grimes Road, Faison, N.C., died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. Funeral service will be held Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Goshen New Life Pentecostal Holiness Church of...

LEROY RUSSELL

Died Feb. 3, 2017 Leroy "Chapel" Russell, 87, died Friday at home in Kenansville. Funeral will be at Big Zion AME Zion Church in Kenansville Friday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Larry Smith officiating. Burial will be at...

ERNESTINE M. SMITH

Ernestine Mallard Smith, 87, Mount Olive, died Tuesday in Kennesaw, Ga. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

BONNIE J. THORNTON

Died Feb. 7, 2017 Bonnie J. Thornton, 84, Johnston County, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. Funeral service will be Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at Jordan's Chapel Baptist Church at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Ray Smeltzer officiating. Interment will...

VIOLET R. THORNTON

Violet R. Thornton, 72, died today at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

CLAUDE L. WHITFIELD

Aug. 28, 1933-Feb. 7, 2017 Claude Linwood Whitfield, 83, died Tuesday night at his residence. Born in Greene County, he was the son of the late Claudious Leroy Whitfield and Bessie Beaman Whitfield, brother of the late John I....

RENEE M. WILLIAMS

Dec. 22, 1968-Feb. 2, 2017 Renee Michelle Williams died Feb. 2, 2017. Funeral will be Friday at noon at St. Peter's Disciples of Christ Church of Smithfield. Interment will be in Price Cemetery in Selma. Visitation will be Friday...

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

LELA ARRINGTON

Died Feb. 4, 2017 Lela Arrington, 72, 421 Garner St., Wilson, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Visitation will be Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DONALD BARRON

Donald Barron, 60, 1807 Lipscomb Road, Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JIMMY R. BIZZELL

Died Feb. 5, 2017 Jimmy Rogers Bizzell, 66, 2120 Crescent Drive, Kinston, died Sunday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel of Snow Hill. Visitation will be...

BYTHAL HILL "B.H." BOSTIC JR.

June 18, 1946-Feb. 6, 2017 Mr. Bythal Hill "B.H." Bostic Jr., 70, Wilmington, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at his residence Monday. He was born June 18, 1946, in Pitt County. He was preceded in death by his...

LUCILLE GRANT DICKINSON

Sept. 27, 1938-Jan. 31, 2017 Lucille Grant Dickinson, 85, died Jan. 31 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel. She was born in Wayne County to the...

PHILIP DARRELL EARP

July 20, 1969-Feb. 4, 2017 Philip Darrell Earp, 47, Goldsboro, unexpectedly went home Feb. 4, 2017, to be with the other angels and loved ones in heaven. Philip was a miracle and a blessing from the moment he was...

RALPH SILVA

Died Feb. 2, 2017 Ralph Silva, 76, Winston-Salem, died Thursday at Yadkin Nursing Care Center of Yadkinville. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church of Winston-Salem. He was born in New York, N.Y., to...

CLAUDE L. WHITFIELD

Claude L. Whitfield, 83, did Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

Tuesday, February 7, 2017

PHILIP D. EARP

Philip Darrell Earp, 47, died Saturday at O'Berry Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DEBRA S. GRADY

Debra Sue Grady, 55, Seven Springs, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JASPER D. GRAINGER

Dec. 4, 1935-Jan. 31, 2017 Jasper David Grainger, 82, Princeton, died Jan. 31. Funeral will be private. He was born Dec. 4, 1935, in Horry County, S.C., to J. Dillon and Lily Caroline Grainger. He was married to the...

JUANITA "NITA" HARRIS JONES

Died Feb. 5, 2017 Mrs. Juanita "Nita" Harris Jones, 93, Dudley, passed away Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A native of Washington County, Nita was a longtime resident of Craven County and past...

PERCY A. MAYO

Feb. 17, 1937-Feb. 5, 2017 Percy Alvin Mayo, 79, died Sunday at Transitions Life Care Hospice in Raleigh. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Kenly Cemetery. He was born in Wilson County Feb. 17, 1937, to...

CURTIS E. MOZINGO

July 22, 1956-Feb. 5, 2017 Curtis E. Mozingo, 60, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Willow Dale Cemetery....

EUGENE A. SPAINHOUR

July 14, 1942-Feb. 5, 2017 Eugene "Gene" A. Spainhour, 74, Goldsboro, died Sunday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Forsyth County, he was the son of the late James Thomas and Connie W. Kiger Spainhour. A member...

Monday, February 6, 2017

EVA B. BEST

Died Feb. 4, 2017 Eva Barwick Best, 88, of Jacksonville, N.C., passed away at her residence on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Jones Funeral Home chapel...

JIMMIE R. BIZZELL

Jimmie R. Bizzell, 66, died Sunday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

JOHN FREEMAN

John Freeman, 93, of Faison died Sunday at Genesis Health Care in Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

WILLIAM MINSHEW JR.

Sept. 21, 1930-Feb. 5, 2017 William Minshew Jr., 86, of Stantonsburg passed away Sunday morning, Feb. 5, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The family will receive friends Tuesday, Feb. 7, from 6 until 7:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral...

KATIE M. MITCHELL

Nov. 15, 1937-Feb. 4, 2017 Katie Massengill Mitchell, 79, passed away on Saturday evening at her home. Katie was born in Johnston County on Nov. 15, 1937, to the late Lonnie and Bertie Allen Massengill. She was married to...

CURTIS E. MOZINGO

Curtis E. Mozingo, 60, died Sunday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

EUGENE A. SPAINHOUR

July 14, 1942-Feb. 5, 2017 Eugene A. Spainhour, 74, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

Sunday, February 5, 2017

CLARA MAE WILKINS AYCOCK

March 16, 1929-Feb. 3, 2017 Clara Mae Wilkins Aycock, 87, Princeton, passed away at SECU Hospice House Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. She was born March 16, 1929, to the late James Franklin Wilkins and Jennie Benson Wilkins. She was...

GLORIA MOORE BEST

Feb. 20, 1938-Feb. 2, 2017 Minister Gloria Moore Best, 78, 211 Winn St., Mount Olive, died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at noon at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery....

TRACY DAVIS

Tracy Davis, 47, Bailey, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DARIUS DEVANE

March 1, 2006-Feb. 1, 2017 Master Darius Alexander DeVane, 10, Wilmington, N.C., died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, in Wilmington, N.C. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at Deeper Life Church Ministries of...

JASPER D. GRAINGER

Jasper David Grainger, 82, Princeton, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROY C. HARE

July 9, 1945-Feb. 4, 2017 Roy Curtis Hare, 71, Kenly, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Lloyd Hargis officiating. Burial will be Tuesday at...

DIANE PEARDON KENNEDY

Sept. 15, 1958-Feb. 1, 2017 Diane Peardon Kennedy, 58, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be private. She was born in Wayne County Sept. 15, 1958, to the late David M. Peardon and Betty...

JOAN D. KING

Funeral for Joan D. King, 69, 922 Poplar St., Wilson, will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home, with pastor Mary Jo Atkinson officiating. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson. Visitation will be Tuesday...

DORIS ADAMS PETRAK

Sept. 29, 1939-Feb. 3, 2017 Geneva Doris Adams Petrak, 77, went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family. Funeral service will be held Monday, Feb....

JANICE P. ROGERS

Dec. 31, 1943-Feb. 3, 2017 Janice Irene Pender Rogers, 74, died Friday at her residence. Born in Wilson County, she was the daughter of the late Rudolph Pender and Pauline Outland Scott and sister of the late Phillip Pender...

DOROTHY C. WADE

Jan. 5, 1937-Jan. 31, 2017 Dorothy Lee Calihan Wade, 80, Kinston, died Tuesday. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with pastor Brad Mitchell officiating. Burial will be at Westview Cemetery. She was born Jan....

CATHY HOBBS WATERS

Died Feb. 1, 2017 Cathy Hobbs Waters, 60, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, after a short battle with cancer. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at 2 p.m....

Friday, February 3, 2017

GLORIA MOORE BEST

Minister Gloria Moore Best, 78, 211 Winn St., Mount Olive, died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HAZEL L. BONEY

Died Jan. 30, 2017 Hazel L. Boney, 77, formerly of Rose Hill, died in New York Monday. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel Saturday at 2:30 p.m., with the Rev. Gregory Carr officiating. Burial will be...

LLOYD B. "BRAD" BREWER IV

Nov. 21, 1962-Jan. 30, 2017 Lloyd Bradford "Brad" Brewer, 54, formerly of Mount Olive, passed away at his residence at Surf City suddenly. He was the son of Geraldine W. Brewer of Mount Olive and the late Lloyd B....

CHRISTINE Y. DANIELS

May 4, 1925-Feb. 1, 2017 Christine Young Daniels, 91, died Wednesday at home. Graveside service will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in Johnston County May 4, 1925, to the late Nathan Young...

ROY H. HARRIS

Aug. 24, 1939-Feb. 1, 2017 Roy Harold Harris, 77, Smithfield, died at SECU Hospice House Wednesday. He was born Aug. 24, 1939, the son of the late Elroy Harris and Elizabeth Barbour Harris. He is survived by three daughters....

MARILYN J. HARRIS

Marilyn Janet Harris, 70, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

ALTON R. MCKNIGHT

Died Jan. 30, 2017 Alton R. McKnight, 37, 2330 Briarfield Road, died Monday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Church of Faith and Deliverance. Burial will be in Southview Cemetery. Visitation will be...

JAMES E. POPE

James Earl Pope, 67, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

RALPH SILVA

Ralph Silva, 76, 2303 Hutchins St., Winston-Salem, died Thursday in Yadkin Nursing Care Center in Yadkinsville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

KATHY HOBBS WATERS

Kathy Hobbs Waters, 60, died Wednesday at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Thursday, February 2, 2017

MATTHEW H. BRICKHOUSE

April 1, 2000-Jan. 31, 2017 Matthew Hunter Brickhouse, 16, Mount Olive, died Tuesday from injuries in an auto accident. Funeral will be 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Warsaw Baptist Church. Entombment will be 11 a.m. Friday at Devotional Gardens. He...

WILLIAM E. BROWSER JR.

William E. Bowser Jr., 47, Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CHRISTINE DANIELS

Christine Daniels died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RUTH WHITEHEAD HEMPHILL

Died Jan. 30, 2017 Ruth Whitehead Hemphill, 88, Chinquapin, died Monday at Woodbury Wellness Center in Hampstead. Burial will be at Whitehead Family Cemetery in Chinquapin Sunday. She is survived by two sons and a daughter. Visitation will be...

JUDY HUDSON

Jan. 2, 1944-Jan. 30, 2017 Mildred Joyce "Judy" Gibson Hudson, 73, Goldsboro, was called home Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Lord while surrounded by her family. Judy was born in St. Joseph,...

DIANE KENNEDY

Diane Kennedy, 58, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DAVID J. KING

David Junior king, 72, Wilson, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ELIZABETH S. HOLT MASSENGILL

Dec. 6, 1924-Jan. 31, 2017 Elizabeth Susan Holt Massengill, 92, died Tuesday at State Employees Credit Union Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral will be at Princeton United Methodist Church Friday at 7 p.m., with the Rev. David Hutchenson officiating....

JAMES A. PARKER

Dec. 21, 1925-Jan. 30, 2017 James Arthur Parker, 91, Calypso, beloved husband, father and grandfather, passed away Monday evening, Jan. 30, 2017, surrounded by family. Funeral services will be Saturday, Feb. 4, at 3 p.m. at Calypso Baptist Church,...

ALICE C. PATE

July 18, 1958-Feb. 1, 2017 Mary Alice Capps Pate, known to most simply as Alice, passed away suddenly Wednesday, Feb. 1. A resident of Summerlin's Crossroads community near Mount Olive, Alice was 58 years old. She is survived by...

MYRA BOYCE TUCKER

Nov. 10, 1926-Jan. 30, 2017 Myra Boyce Tucker, 90, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday, Jan. 30, in Charlottesville, Va. She was born Nov. 10, 1926, in Tyner, N.C., to James and Beulah Boyce. Myra is survived by three sons,...

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

PEARLIE M. AMMONS

July 27, 1945-Jan. 29, 2017 Pearlie Mae Jones Ammons, 71, 186 Willie Best Road, Mount Olive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 2:30 p.m. at Best Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Seven Springs....

CATHERINE CONYERS

July 1, 1925-Jan. 29, 2017 Catherine Jane "Kitty" Weaver Conyers, Rocky Mount, joined God's heavenly angels surrounded by her loving family Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at the age of 91. She was born July 1, 1925, in Rocky Mount,...

HAROLD EDWARD DAWSON JR.

March 29, 1944-Jan. 27, 2017 Harold Edward Dawson Jr. peacefully transitioned into his eternal life Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Beloved husband of Susan "Sandy" Greene Dawson; loving father of three daughters, Sharonetta Dawson Sloan, Dawn Dawson Beverley (Ernest) and...

LUCILLE GRANT DICKENSON

Lucille Grant Dickenson, 85, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JESSE L. DODD

Died Jan. 24, 2017 Jesse Lee Dodd, 60, 452 Washington Branch Church Road, Snow Hill, died Jan. 24, at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Washington Branch Free Will Baptist Church in Snow Hill....

BETTY J. GRICE

Betty Jean Grice ,73, Raleigh, died Jan. 23 at Transitions Life Care and Hospice in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home....

JOHN F. GROGAN

John F. Grogan was born Nov. 26, 1964, in Trenton, N.J., and died at home in Mesquite, Nev. John graduated from Goldsboro High School. He served his country in the United States Navy and California Air Guard. He was...

MARGIE J. HINNANT

July 21, 1932-Jan. 31, 2017 Margie Jeannette Hinnant, 84, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Margie was born in Wayne County July 21, 1932, to the late John D....

GLENN J. HINTON

June 6, 1954-Jan. 26, 2017 Glenn J. Hinton, 62, 401 S. Slocumb St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Luke Church of Christ. Burial will be in Golden Gate Cemetery....

NANCY P. JONES

Died Jan. 29, 2017 Nancy Parrish Jones, 84, Fuquay-Varina, a devoted and loving mother, sister and grandmother, went to be with the Lord Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017. Mrs. Jones was a faithful, kind and hardworking member of the church,...

RUTH T. KENDALL

Nov. 18, 1925-Jan. 30, 2017 Monday morning, Jan. 30, 2017, Ruth Tonkin Kendall, 91, Goldsboro, moved to her heavenly home. Ruth was a godly woman, who loved the Lord and her family, and set an example for her children,...

BOBBIE MANN

Bobbie Mann, 62, 1016 Penncross Drive, Raleigh, died Tuesday in Duke Raleigh Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ALTON R. MCKNIGHT SR.

Alton Ray McKnight Sr., 37, 2330 Barfield Road, Kinston, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

TERRY L. MOORE SR.

Died Jan. 27, 2017 Terry Lorenzo Moore Sr., 46, 4808 Hoyle Drive, Raleigh, died Friday. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Gospel Light United Holy Church, with elder Anthony Flow officiating. Burial will be in Carver Cemetery....

JAMES A. PARKER

Died Jan. 30, 2017 James A. Parker, 91, Calypso, died Monday night. Funeral will be Saturday, Feb. 4, at 3 p.m. at Calypso Baptist Church. Burial to be in Calypso Cemetery. Visitation at the church prior to the service...

JOHN EMORY RUDOLPH

Died Jan. 31, 2017 John Emory Rudolph, Walnut Creek, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, surrounded by his family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. John was born in Tifton, Ga., to the late Oscar Milton and Sarah Elizabeth Woodard Rudolph...

MYRA B. TUCKER

Myra B. Tucker, 90, died Monday in Charlottesville, Va. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

REV. DAVID WELCH

Nov. 17, 1966-Jan. 30, 2017 The Rev. James David Welch, 50, Mount Olive, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. David was born in Gaston County Nov. 17, 1966, to James David Welch Sr. and Jerrie...

NEVILLE ORMOND WHITTED SR.

Died Jan. 28, 2017 Neville Ormond Whitted Sr., 79, Harkers Island, N.C., got to hug his Mama and Daddy in front of Jesus Saturday afternoon, Jan. 28, 2017. He was a farmer for more than 30 years, and later...

ANITA T. WILLINGHAM

Anita T. Willingham, 7258 Flat Rock Road, Sims, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....