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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...