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Friday, March 31, 2017

FLOYD W. BORDEAUX

July 5, 1936-March 29, 2017 Floyd Wilson Bordeaux, 80, Kenansville, died Wednesday at Golden Care in Wallace. Funeral will be 7 tonight in Community Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw, with visitation following. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday...

JOHN HOBBS SR.

John Hobbs Sr., 94, 212 Graham St., died Thursday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Arrangements pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

JOEL WAYNE HOWELL

May 19, 1947-March 29, 2017 Joel Wayne Howell, 69, passed away suddenly Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at his home in Memphis, Tenn. He was born in Wayne County May 19, 1947, son of Ralph and Lucy Edwards Howell. The...

THELMA T. INGRAM

Died March 27, 2017 Thelma T. Ingram, 47, Dudley, died Monday at Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital of Dunn. Funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home chapel, with elder John Whichard officiating. Burial will be in...

VAN J. KELLY

Died March 28, 2017 Van Jewel Kelly, 63, 213 Broad St., Wilson, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson. Interment will be in Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson. Visitation will...

ELIJAH MANLEY SR.

Oct. 11, 1943-March 23, 2017 Elijah Manley Sr., 73, 116 Forest View Drive, Dudley, died March 23 at Mount Olive Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Vision of Faith Free Will Baptist Church....

JESSE F. MANNING

Jesse Frank Manning, 47, 2460 Curtis Ellis Drive, died Wednesday at Nash UNC Hospitals of Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

LINDA S. MCKEEL

Sept. 25, 1945-March 30, 2017 Mrs. Linda Carol Shingleton McKeel, 71, Snow Hill, died Thursday, March 30, 2017, with her family at her side. A native of Greene County, she was born Sept. 25, 1945, the daughter of Samuel...

WILLIAM MOORE

Died March 25, 2017 William "Duke" Moore, 97, 1811 Butterfield Lane, Wilson, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Interment will be in Rest Haven Cemetery...

SANDRA K. MANLEY RHODES

Sandra Kay Manley Rhodes, 54, 203 Woodrose Drive, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

VIENGKEO SIMMALAVONG

April 3, 1964-March 27, 2017 Viengkeo "Boo" Simmalavong, 52, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. He was born in Laos April 3, 1964,...

MATTIE H. WILLIAMS

Mattie H. Williams, 86, Burlington, died Wednesday in Cone Health Alamance Regional hospital. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

ANNIE T. WOODARD

Annie Tokie Woodard, 78, 905A Poplar St., died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

Thursday, March 30, 2017

TYSHAUD N. BROWN

Died March 22, 2017 Tyshaud N. Brown, 18, 5510 John McGraw Lane, Charlotte, died March 22 in Mecklenburg County. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at West Craven High School Performing Arts Center of Vanceboro. Burial will be in...

MARY N. DAVIS

Died March 26, 2017 Mary Nell Davis, 70, Sims, died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at New Vester Missionary Baptist Church of Sims. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SHIRLEY A. DEANS

May 4, 1941-March 27, 2017 Shirley Ann Deans, 75, 1310 North Drive, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be at Union Grove Free...

FINLEY P. EDWARDS

Sept. 10, 1953-March 25, 2017 Finley P. "Dawg" Edwards, 63, 411 W. King St., LaGrange, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Saint James Church of Christ of LaGrange, with...

BESSIE M. EDWARDS

Died March 28, 2017 Bessie Mae Edwards, Snow Hill, 94, died Tuesday at Spring Arbor Senior Assisted Living and Memory Care in Kinston. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Best Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Snow...

LARRY L. EVANS

Died March 21, 2017 Larry Lee Evans, 61, Wilson, died March 21. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ALICE M. GUION

Died March 25, 2017 Alice Mae Guion, 82, Wilson, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of...

MARGARET HARVEY

Died March 23, 2017 Margaret "Aunt Margaret" Harvey, 85, 808 Franklin St., died March 23 in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Greater Guiding Star, with Bishop Thurman McCuller officiating. Burial will be in...

JOEL W. HOWELL

Joel Wayne Howell, 69, Memphis, Tenn., died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LEE C. HOWZE

May 14, 1930-March 29, 2017 Lee Chester Howze, 86, Pikeville, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in the chapel, with Bishop James Lucas presiding. Full military honors will follow the service on the front lawn of...

GWENDOLYN LANCASTER

Died March 23, 2017 Gwendolyn "Dell" Lancaster, 52, Wilson, died March 23. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

ROSEMARIE LUCAS

Rosemarie Lucas, 67, 3413 Wetherly Drive, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DONALD R. MCKNIGHT

July 6, 1956-March 28, 2017 Donald Ray McKnight, 60, 403 S. Tiffany St., Kinston, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in Nannie D. Loftin Memorial Chapel at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

MINNIE NEWKIRK

Minnie Newkirk, 95, resident of Willow Creek Nursing Home, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CLARA EATMON RICKS

Died March 26, 2017 Clara Eatmon Ricks, 77, Wilson, died Sunday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

EDITH ROBINSON

Died March 26, 2017 Edith Robinson, 43, 6356 Daly Chapel Road, Seven Springs, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Old...

ROSA L. SCOTT

June 20, 1934-March 21, 2017 Rosa Lee Scott, 82, 403 Banks Ave., died March 21 in Durham. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Evergreen...

WILLIE D. WYNN

Died March 27, 2017 Willie Devon Wynn, 68, 211 Banks Ave., died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Faith Presbyterian, with pastor Antonio Lawrence officiating. Burial will be in First Congregational United Church of...

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

ANNIE MAE BOYKIN

Sept. 5, 1937-March 28, 2017 Annie Mae Boykin, 79, passed away Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The family will receive friends Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. Ms. Boykin was born Sept....

BESSIE M. EDWARDS

Bessie Mae Edwards, 95, died Tuesday at Spring Arbor Senior Assisted Living and Memory Care in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

DORIS ANNETTE "DYE" GRANTHAM

Died March 16, 2017 Doris Annette "Dye" Grantham, formerly of Pikeville, N.C., passed away peacefully at her home in College Park, Md., Thursday, March 16, 2017, at the age of 68. A celebration of her life will be held...

MARY DEMETRICE WOOTEN HARVEY

Jan. 24, 1954-March 24, 2017 Mary Demetrice Wooten Harvey, 63, 215 E. Hooks River Road, Goldsboro, was born Jan. 24, 1954, in Goldsboro, N.C., to the late Grace Lee Wooten Newsome and the late George Wadford. She departed this...

THELMA T. INGRAM

Thelma T. Ingram, 47, Dudley, died Monday at Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital of Dunn. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

VAN H. KELLY

Van Harris Kelly, 63, 213 Broad St., Wilson, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel Wilson....

BEATRICE W. LAMB

Nov. 25, 1932-March 27, 2017 Beatrice Wilson Lamb, 84, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Beatrice was born in Sampson County Nov. 25, 1932, to the late Houston and...

JUDGE W. MATHIS

Died March 24, 2017 Judge Willie "Dogo" Mathis, Magnolia, died Friday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Saturday at 11 a.m., with Bishop Edward Wilson...

DONALD R. MCKNIGHT

Donald Ray McKnight, 60, 403 S. Tiffany St., Kinston, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

MABEL DEANS MOZINGO

June 14, 1920-March 26, 2017 Mabel Deans Mozingo, 96, Goldsboro, was called home Sunday, March 26, 2017, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Lord. Mabel was born in Wayne County June 14, 1920, to the late Erastus...

WILLIE D. WYNN

Willie Devon Wynn, 68, 211 Banks Ave., died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

FRANK LEE BOGUE

Sept. 22, 1925-March 26, 2017 Frank Lee Bogue, 91, Fremont, went to be with his Heavenly Father Sunday, March 26, at his home surrounded by his wife, family and friends. Mr. Bogue was born in Wayne County Sept. 22,...

TYSHAUD N. BROWN

TyShaud Nikese Brown, 17, 5510 John McGraw Lane, Charlotte, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

ED COX

Aug. 1, 1946-March 26, 2017 Victor Ed Cox, 70, better known as "Heavy" or "Elotate," Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Ed was born in Wayne County Aug. 1,...

MARY N. DAVIS

Mary Nell Davis, 70, Sims, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SHIRLEY A. DEANS

Shirley Ann Deans, 75, 1310 North Drive, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ALICE GUION

Alice Guion, 82, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

BEATRICE LAMB

Beatrice Lamb, 84, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CARLO D. SMITH NEWKIRK

Died March 24, 2017 Carlo Darnell Smith Newkirk, 64, Rose Hill, died Friday at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill Wednesday at 2 p.m., with pastor Cameron Hankins...

W.C. POPE

Nov. 4, 1945-March 27, 2017 Willie Cecil "W.C." Pope, 70, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. W.C. was born in Wayne County Nov. 4, 1945, to the late Cecil and Louise Bradshaw Pope....

MARY E. JOYNER REID

Died March 23, 2017 Mary Elizabeth Joyner Reid, 90, 1015 Faison St., Wilson, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be noon Thursday at Jackson Chapel First Baptist Church Wilson. Entombment will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be...

CLARA R. RICKS

Clara R. Ricks, 77, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

NELSON RAY ROLLINS

Sept. 3, 1949-March 26, 2017 The Rev. Nelson Ray Rollins, 67, Pikeville, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2017, at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Nelson was born in Wayne County Sept. 3, 1949, to the late Rev. Robert N. Rollins and...

VIENGKEO SIMMALAVONG

Viengkeo "Boo" Simmalavong, 52, Kinston, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

SHIRLEY F. SLOAN

Died March 23, 2017 Shirley Faye Sloan, 63, Philadelphia, Pa., formerly of Duplin County, died Thursday at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital. Funeral will be at First Missionary Baptist Church in Kenansville Saturday at 3 p.m., with the Rev. William Powell...

MARCELLUS L. SUTTON

April 7, 1923-March 26, 2017 Marcellus Lanier Sutton, 93, died March 26, 2017, with his loving granddaughter, Kelly Kincaid by his side. He was born April 7, 1923, in Duplin County to the late Antoinette Hill Sutton and Randolph...

Monday, March 27, 2017

FRANK L. BOGUE

Frank Lee Bogue, 91, Fremont, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

ED COX

Victor Ed Cox, 70, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

FINLEY P. EDWARDS

Finley P. Edwards, LaGrange, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

CARL E. HOLLAND

Carl Ellis "Pee-Wee" Holland, 84, Kinston, died Sunday at UNC Hospital of Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

REX A. MOORING SR.

Nov. 16, 1948-March 25, 2017 Rex Allen Mooring Sr., 68, Fremont, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home...

MABEL DEANS MOZINGO

Mabel Deans Mozingo, 96, died Sunday at Brookdale. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

W.C. POPE

W.C. Pope, 71, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EDITH ROBINSON

Edith Robinson, 43, 6356 Daly Chapel Road, Seven Springs, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

NELSON R. ROLLINS

Nelson Ray Rollins, 67, Pikeville, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home....

MARCELLUS L. SUTTON

Marcellus Lanier Sutton, 93, LaGrange, died Sunday at Vidant Health Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

NORMA S. SWINSON

Feb. 13, 1927-March 25, 2017 Norma Luella Sampson Swinson, 90, Mount Olive, passed away at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by family. She was born in Rushville, Ind., to the late Mull and Myrtle Sampson. She was married for...

GLADYS MAE TOLER

Dec. 6, 1932-March 26, 2017 March 26, 2017, Gladys Toler, 84, lovingly known as the lady who sold home interiors and candles, achieved her final goal. She is resting in the arms of Jesus. She quietly passed away at...

Sunday, March 26, 2017

CATHERINE T. ANDERSON

May 18, 1943-March 21, 2017 Catherine Tarver Anderson departed this life and entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. One of four children, she was born to the late Lawrence Sr. and Essie B. Tarver on May...

SHINAKO T. BELONGIA

Feb. 21, 1937 -March 23, 2017 Shinako Tachizaki Belongia, 80, passed away Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Shinako was born in Misawa, Japan and was the wife of the late Clyde Belongia. She had worked for Cooper Standard...

STEPHANIE BUNN

June 28, 1962-March 21,2017 Stephanie Bunn, 54, of 1736 A Edgerton St., died Tuesday at the Sentara Williamsburg Hospital, Williamsburg, Va. She was born June 28, 1962 in Richmond, Va. to James Bunn and Nancy Simmons Bunn and is...

TARA T. CARTER

Tara Tyndall Carter, 46, of Snow Hill died Thursday, March 23, 2017. Funeral will be Monday at 7 p.m. at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive North, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. She is survived...

MARY W. HARVEY

Mary Wooten Harvey, 63, of 215 E. Hooks River Road, died Friday, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home & Cremations....

MARY CLARK HICKS

Aug. 2, 1924-March 19, 2017 Mary Clark Hicks, 92, died on March 19, 2017, in a dementia care facility in Berkeley, Calif. Mary was born Aug. 2, 1924 in Goldsboro, N.C. She held a BS in chemistry from the...

DR. SHELDON R. HINES

Died Feb. 27, 2017 Dr. Sheldon R. Hines, M.D., of Los Angeles, died Feb. 27, 2017 in Los Angeles. He is the son of the late Deacon Herman Hines Sr. and Elder Lucy L. Hines. A memorial service is...

ANNIE BELL HOBBS

Feb. 26, 1933-March 22, 2017Dear Heavenly Father, it is in humble submission that we ask you for comfort as we announce to all, that Mrs. Annie Bell Hobbs has changed her physical address. What once was 403 S. Andrews...

DOUGLAS JENNINGS

Douglas Jennings, 65, died March 7 at his residence. He was born July 9, 1956 in Wayne County to Rudolph Valentino Jennings Sr. and Margaret Bell Jennings. Funeral will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the James T. Haskins...

GWENDOLYN LANCASTER

Gwendolyn Lancaster, 53, of Wilson died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

PATRICIA ANN LEWIS

Patricia Ann Lewis, 76, of LaGrange passed away Thursday evening at Smithfield Manor. A private service will be held. She was born in Virginia to the late Margaret and Norman Lewis. Mrs. Lewis was a loving mother and grandmother....

JOHN DAVID POWELL

March 7, 1934-March 23, 2017 John David Powell, 83, went to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Homegoing service will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at Mount Olive First P.H. Church. Interment...

BARBARA R. RIZZO

Aug. 23, 1929-March 25, 2017 Barbara Anne Ruxton Rizzo, 87, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at her home. Mrs. Rizzo was born in Weymouth, Mass. on August 23, 1929, to the late Harold and Ruth Ruxton. She...

JERRY MARIE SCHROEDER

Jerry Marie Schroeder, 71, of Dudley died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Schroeder was born in Sampson County on Nov. 9, 1945 to the late Lester Borden Sutton. She is survived by two sons. A private service...

NORMA S. SWINSON

Norma Sampson Swinson died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

SAMUEL E. TAYLOR

Died March 25, 2017Samuel Ernest Taylor, 75, lifelong resident of Mount Olive, passed away on March 25 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center after a period of declining health. He was the son of Marguerite and Shelton Taylor and leaves...

Friday, March 24, 2017

SHINAKO BELONGIA

Shinako Belongia, 80, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

STEPHANIE BUNN

June 28, 1962-March 21, 2017 Stephanie Bunn, 54, Edgerton Street, died Tuesday at Sentara Williamsburg Hospital of Williamsburg, Va. Funeral will be private. She was born June 28, 1962, in Richmond, Va., to James Bunn and Nancy Simmons. She...

RICKY A. INMAN

Died March 21, 2017 Ricky Aundrae Inman, 53, Washington, D.C., died Tuesday. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

PATRICIA LEWIS

Patricia Lewis, 76, died today at Smithfield Manor. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ELIJAH MANLEY

Elijah Manley, 73, 116 Forest View Drive, Dudley, died Thursday at Mount Olive Health and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DENIS R. MARSHBURN

Denis Ray Marshburn, 71, LaGrange, died March 16. Arrangements are pending at Howard-Carter Funeral Home....

JOHN D. POWELL

John David Powell, 83, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

RAYMOND E. SWINSON JR.

Died March 22, 2017 Raymond Earl Swinson Jr., 74, 1000 Wilson St., Wilson, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Barnes Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Wilson, with pastor Steven Kent officiating. Interment will be...

ANNIE R. WARD

Died March 21, 2017 Annie Rebecca Ward, 70, 206 White Oak Road, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Hills Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Faison, with elder Livonia "L.C." McCaffity...

BILLY R. WOODCOCK

April 12, 1936-March 22, 2017 Billy Ray Woodcock, 80, died Thursday morning at Willow Creek Nursing Center. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Murphy James Woodcock and Hesba Lee Johnson Woodcock, and husband of...

Thursday, March 23, 2017

RACHEL BERRY

Jan. 3, 1942-March 15, 2017 Rachel Berry, 75, 2251 Hines Farm Road, Jacksonville, died March 15 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center of Wilmington. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Abundant Life Baptist Church of Jacksonville, with...

TEENIE L. BLALOCK

Died March 21, 2017 Teenie Lewis Blalock, 97, Fremont, died Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Funeral Friday 2 p.m. Fremont United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Mrs. Blalock was the widow of Paul C. Blalock...

MARY ANN BRADSHAW CARTER

Aug. 31, 1934-March 21, 2017 Mary Ann Bradshaw Carter, 82, died Tuesday night at Wilson Medical Center. She was born in Wilson County to the late Roland Clifton and Rebecca Casey Bradshaw. She was a loving wife, mother and...

DAVID FRANKLIN COBB SR.

April 7, 1943-March 22, 2017 David Franklin Cobb Sr., 73, Smithfield, died early Wednesday morning, March 22, 2017, in SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Born April 7, 1943, in Johnston County, he was the son of Alma Mclamb Cobb...

BARNEY W. ENGLISH

Aug. 22, 1918-March 19, 2017 The Rev. Barney William English, 98, Wallace, died Sunday at Golden Care Rest Home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Peniel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Peniel Cemetery He...

LARRY L. EVANS

Larry Lee Evans, 61, Wilson, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

PHILLIP W. GOFF

May 12, 1962-March 20, 2017 Phillip "Phil" Wayne Goff, 54, died Monday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Graveside service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Eureka Cemetery. Memorial service will be 7 tonight at New Hope Church...

DOROTHY LOUISE TAYLOR HINES

Died March 22, 2017 Dorothy Louise Taylor Hines passed away Wednesday morning, March 22, 2017, at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation surrounded by her loving family. A graveside service will be held Friday, March 24, 2017, at 11 a.m....

ANNIE B. HOBBS

Annie Bell Hobbs, 84, died Wednesday at UNC Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Majestic Funeral Home and Cremations of Elizabethtown....

DIANE STEVENS LEACH

July 17, 1968-March 18, 2017 Diane Stevens Leach, 48, 1502 Day Circle, died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be...

NANCY P. LITWITZ

Aug. 13, 1947-March 18, 2017 Nancy Lee Palush Litwitz, 69, LaGrange, died Saturday. Funeral will be private. She was born Aug. 13, 1947, in New Jersey to the late George Matthew Jr. and Marie Hansen Palush. She is survived...

RUBY WILLIAMS MCGEE

Died March 21, 2017 Ruby Williams Mcgee, Kinston, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Seventh-day Adventist Church of Kinston....

A.J. MITCHELL JR.

May 27, 1945-March 21, 2017 A.J. "Jr." Mitchell Jr., 71, Dudley, passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. A.J. was born in Wayne County May 27, 1945, to the late A.J....

SHARON T. PHILLIPS

May 19, 1971-March 18, 2017 Sharon Tonnette Phillips, 45, 1045 LaGrange Road, LaGrange, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Thompson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of LaGrange, with the Rev. William Waters officiating....

GEORGE R. PINCKNEY III

Died March 19, 2017 George R. Pinckney III, 3, 405 Williams St., Kinston, died Sunday at home Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday Greater Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Kinston. Burial will be in Hickory Grove Church Cemetery...

ROSA L. SCOTT

Rosa Lee Scott, 82, 403 Banks Ave., died Tuesday in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

EUGENE SHAW JR.

April 6, 1927-March 19, 2017 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mr. Eugene Shaw Jr., 89, was born in LaGrange, N.C., April 6, 1927. The Lenoir...

RAYMOND SWINSON

Raymond Swinson, 74, 1000 Wilson St., Wilson, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JAMES A. THOMPSON

Died March 17, 2017 James Arthur Thompson, 61, 3507 Central Heights Road, Apt. F, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral Saturday 3 p.m. at Bear Creek Association Headquarters, with the Rev Gregory Jones Sr. officiating. Burial...

CLIFFORD R. THOMPSON

Died March 8, 2017 Clifford Ray Thompson, 58, Lorton, Va., died March 8 at home. Funeral Saturday 11 a.m. at Hills Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Faison, with the Rev C.J. Ross Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Wayne...

CHARLES L. WILLIAMS

Died March 14, 2017 Charles Linwood Williams, 60, Wilson, died March 14. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

HELEN M. WOOD

Oct. 6, 1936-March 21, 2017 Helen Mozingo Wood, 80, LaGrange, quietly and peacefully passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at her home. The youngest of six children, Helen was born Oct. 6, 1936, in LaGrange to the late Logan...

BILLY WOODCOCK

Billy Woodcock died Thursday at Willow Creek Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

CATHERINE TARVER ANDERSON

Catherine Tarver Anderson, 73, 100 Waters Circle, died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

STEPHANIE BUNN

Stephanie Bunn, 54, Edgerton Street, died Tuesday at Sentara Williamsburg Hospital of Williamsburg, Va. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MARY A. BRADSHAW CARTER

Mary Ann Bradshaw Carter, 82, died Tuesday at Wilson Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DANIEL W. EZZELL

Feb. 4, 1951-March 19, 2017 Daniel Wayne Ezzell Sr., 66, Mount Olive, passed away Sunday morning, March 19, at Genesis Health Care. He was a retired truck driver, having been employed with Advance Auto Parts. He was the son...

PHILLIP W. GOFF

Phillip W. Goff, 54, Garner, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday at Wake Med. Arrangements are pending....

VIRGINIA WALKER HERRETT

Feb. 1, 1936-March 20, 2017 Virginia Walker Herrett, 81, Goldsboro, passed away early Monday morning, March 20, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Virginia was born in Wichita, Kan., Feb. 1, 1936, to the late Hiram and Amethyst McCanne...

DOROTHY HINES

Died March 22, 2107 Visitation for Dorothy Louise Taylor Hines will be held Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. Visit www.howellfuneral.com. (Pd)...

ELVIN G. JONES

Jan. 25, 1936-March 21, 2017 Elvin Gene Jones, 81, longtime resident of Mount Olive, received his eternal reward early Tuesday morning, March 21, 2017. He was at his home with his wife by his side when the Lord sent...

MARIE S. JUSTICE

Aug. 5, 1925-March 20, 2017 Marie Sutton Justice, 91, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Sampson County, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Mamie Tadlock Sutton, and wife of the late William Joe...

NANCY P. LITWITZ

Nancy Lee Palush Litwitz, 69, LaGrange, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

A.J. MITCHELL

A.J. Mitchell, 71, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HAROLD L. POWELL

Aug. 28, 1934-March 21, 2017 Harold Lyle Powell, 82, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Fort Meade, Fla., he was the son of the late Lyle and Murry Walker Powell. Harold was a veteran of the United...

EUGENE SHAW JR.

April 6, 1927-March 19, 2017 Eugene Shaw Jr., 89, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral will be Friday at noon in Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church of LaGrange, with Dr. Michael A. Johnson officiating. Interment will be...

DIANE STEVENS

July 17, 1968-March 18, 2117 Diane Stevens, 48, 1502 Day Circle, died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in...

ANNIE R. WARD

Annie R. Ward, 70, 206 White Oak Road, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

HELEN M. WOOD

Helen Mozingo Wood, LaGrange, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

MILDRED FAISON WRIGHT

Died March 20, 2017 Mildred Faison Wright, 85, 217 Pinecrest Drive, Warsaw, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Prayer of Faith Evangelistic Church of Warsaw, with pastor Ludell Washington...

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

RACHEL BERRY

Rachel Berry, 75, 2251 Hines Farm Road, died Wednesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center of Wilmington. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ROY LEE CAVENAUGH

Feb. 3, 1932-March 20, 2017 Roy Lee Cavenaugh, 85, went to be with his Lord and Savior Monday, March 20, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at...

DAVID D. FLETCHER

Dec. 19, 1941-March 18, 2017 David Donald Fletcher, 75, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday at his home. David was born in New London, Conn., Dec. 19, 1941, to the late Archie Fletcher and Bridget Anna Lawton Fletcher. He served his...

VERNA HOOKER

Died March 18, 2017 Verna Hooker, 90, Snow Hill, died Saturday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Funeral will be Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at Shady Grove Free Will Baptist Church in Snow Hill. Interment will be in Shady Grove...

MARGARET L. HOWELL

Margaret Lee Howell, 90, Kenly, died Friday at Smithfield Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

GEORGE R. PINCKNEY III

George R. Pinckney III, 3, 405 Williams St., Kinston, died Sunday at home Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

Monday, March 20, 2017

VIRGINIA W. HERRETT

Virginia Walker Herrett, 81, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

VERNA HOOKER

Verna Hooker, 90, died Saturday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

LILA MAE PRICE

Aug. 1, 1937-March 18, 2017 Lila Mae Outlaw Price, 79, known to some as "Pingy," resident of the Outlaw's Bridge/Pleasant Grove community near Albertson, passed away peacefully Saturday night, March 18, 2017. Funeral services will be held Monday, March...

EUGENE SHAW JR.

Eugene Shaw Jr., 2150 Hull Road, Kinston, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

JAMES THOMPSON

James Thompson died Friday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Sunday, March 19, 2017

DOROTHY R. BURRIS

March 1, 1921-Feb. 20, 2017 A graveside service celebrating Dorothy R. Burris' life will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Carolina Memorial Park, Concord, N.C. The family will receive friends immediately following the service...

ANDREW S. COMBS

Sept. 18, 1972-March 17, 2017 Andrew Scott Combs, 44, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Wayne UNC Health Care. He was born in Wayne County on Sept. 18, 1972 to Charles Albert Combs Sr. of Goldsboro and...

JOHN R. DOUD SR.

Oct. 22, 1940-March 11, 2017 John Robert Doud Sr., 76, Goldsboro, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Vidant Medical Center. John was born in Waverly, Pa., on Oct. 22, 1940 to the late Lucien Howard Doud and...

HATTIE M. EASON

Sept. 24, 1928-March 16, 2017 Hattie Mae Eason, 88, 307 Brodgen St., Dudley, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be held today at 1 p.m. at Bentonville Disciples of Christ Church, 8566 Devils Racetrack Road, Four...

DAVID D. FLETCHER

David Donald Fletcher, 75, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DOUGLAS JENNINGS

Douglas Jennings, 65, 315 E. Walnut St., Apt. 2, died March 7 at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CLINTON L. JOHNSON

June 28, 1942-March 18, 2017 Clinton Lorane Johnson, 74, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Barbour Court Nursing Home in Smithfield. He was born in Mullins, S.C., on June 28, 1942 to the late Woodard W. Johnson...

JOSEPH M. LAWRENCE

July 21, 1928-March 18, 2017 Joseph Monroe Lawrence, 88, Goldsboro, passed away early Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Joseph lost his father at an early age and lived his young life much like Huckleberry Finn. He will...

SHARON T. PHILLIPS

Sharon Tonnette Phillips, 45, 1045 LaGrange Road, LaGrange, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home & Cremations....

TEMPIE W. RIVENBARK

May 21, 1924-March 16, 2017 Tempie Warrick Rivenbark, 92, of Wilmington, passed away March 16, 2017 at the Davis Community. She was born May 21, 1924, to the late Leroy and Lola Warrick. She was preceded in death by...

DIANE STEVENS

Diane Stevens, 48, 1502 Day Circle, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MARY L. SUTTON

Died March 14, 2017 Mary L. Sutton, 85, of 103 N. Lincoln Dr., Dudley, N.C., died Tuesday, March 14, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral Monday 11 a.m. at Mt. Calvary Free Will Baptist Church, with Bishop J. E. Reddick...

CHARLES C. SWINDALL

July 1, 1963-March 17, 2017 Charles Creed Swindall, 53, died Friday at Anderson Oaks, Conway, S.C. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Springhill Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Dr. Sefton Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in the...

HAZEL V. TONER

Nov. 8, 1922-March 12, 2017 Hazel Virginia Jones Toner, 94, LaGrange, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro. Hazel was born in Harford County, Md., on Nov. 8, 1922 to the late...

LEROY WORRELL

March 2, 1932-March 17, 2017 Leroy Worrell, 85, Goldsboro, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Leroy was born in Wayne County on March 2, 1932 to the late Charlie...

Friday, March 17, 2017

WILLIAM E. BARNES

Died March 11, 2017 William Earl Barnes, 45, 2506 St. Christopher Circle, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Interment will be in...

ANNIE E. BATTS COLEY

Died March 15, 2017 Annie Earlene Batts Coley, 76, 1201 Bermuda Road, Rocky Mount, died Wednesday at Vidant Hospice Center of Greenville. Funeral will be noon Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church of Elm City, with pastor Mark Johnson...

CLARENCE H. HILL JR.

Died March 7, 2017 Clarence H. Hill Jr., 52, Charlotte, formerly of Warsaw, died March 7 at Carolina Medical Center. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday at KEMBA Association building of Warsaw. Arrangements by Hawes....

THOMAS L. HORNE

Died March 6, 2017 Thomas Lee Horne, 57, 3209 Garland Ave., Richmond, Va., died March 6 at Saint Mary's Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel....

EDWARD L. LOFTIN

Died March 10, 2017 Edward Lee Loftin, 76, died March 10 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First African Baptist Church. Interment will be in Haiti Cemetery in Trenton. Visitation will...

RUSSELL COBB NICKENS

Feb. 2, 1925-March 16, 2017 Russell Cobb Nickens, 92, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Russell was born in Wayne County Feb. 2, 1925, to the late James Ransom Nickens and Sudie Jane...

MARY L. SUTTON

Mary L Sutton, 85, 103 Lincoln Drive, Dudley, died Tuesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

CLIFFORD R. THOMPSON

Clifford Ray Thompson, 58, Faison, died March 8 in Lorton, Va. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

CHARLES L. WILLIAMS

Charles Linwood Williams, 60, 1511 Stantonsburg Road, Wilson, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Thursday, March 16, 2017

JAIME R. CARROLL

Oct. 19, 1979-March 9, 2017 Jaime Ramon Carroll, 37, 2800B McLain St., died March 9. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mount Carmel Free Will Baptist Church. Interment will be private. He was born Oct. 19, 1979,...

ANNIE E. BATTS COLEY

Annie Earlene Batts Coley, 76, 1201 Bermuda Road, Rocky Mount, died Wednesday at Vidant Hospice Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

HATTIE M. EASON

Hattie Mae Eason, 88, 307 Brodgen St., died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

VIRGINIA FELTON

Died March 11, 2017 Virginia Felton, 64, 215 Pinewood Drive, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church Disciples of Christ, with the Rev. William J. Barber II officiating....

MARGARET C. HAM

Jan. 26, 1920-March 14, 2017 Mrs. Margaret Corbett Ham, 97, Snow Hill, died Tuesday, March 14, 2017, at Snow Hill Assisted Living Center, where Mrs. Ham had resided in recent years. A native of Greene County, she was born...

MARTHA LEE JOHNSON

April 10, 1925-March 15, 2017 Mrs. Martha Lee Sutton Johnson, 91, Snow Hill, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017. Born April 10, 1925, to Jim and Martha Taylor Sutton, she was the last of their surviving children. Mrs. Johnson was...

RUSSELL C. NICKENS

Russell Cobb Nickens, 92, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOHN PITT

July 9, 1964-March 8, 2017 John Pitt, 52, 210 Leavie Drive, Pikeville, died March 8 in Idaho. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Elm Grove Church. Burial will be in Golden Gate Cemetery. He was born July...

MARTIN G. SANCHEZ

June 3, 1965-March 11, 2017 Martin G. Sanchez, 51, Stephanie Drive, Mount Olive, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 7 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be...

JANICE POPE WHITE

April 22, 1938-March 14, 2017 Janice Pope White, 78, Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Pines. Visitation will be Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a funeral at 2 p.m. in the chapel, with...

Wednesday, March 15, 2017

DANIEL J. FRYAR

Dec. 12, 1947-March 8, 2017 Daniel James Fryar, 69, 404 Holly St., died March 8 at home. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. He was born Dec. 12,...

KAREN TEDDER GERRELL

June 22, 1967-March 13, 2017 Karen Tedder Gerrell, 49, Princeton, died Monday. Funeral will be 7 tonight in Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Thomas V. Pearce officiating. Burial will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Rains Crossroads...

KIRBY HOSKINS JR.

Died March 11, 2017 Kirby Hoskins Jr., 79, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Perry’s Temple Original Free Will Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BILLIE A. BAILEY KNOX

Feb. 20, 1931-March 13, 2017 Billie Ann Bailey Knox, 86, died Monday at Mount Olive Health and Rehab Center. Graveside service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in Savannah, Ga., Feb. 20,...

LUCILLE EVERETT KOONCE

Died March 13, 2017 Lucille Everett Koonce, 87, 1100 Jonestown Road, Fort Barnwell community, Dover, died Monday at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Biblical House of God. Burial will be in...

JOHN L. ORMOND

Died March 8, 2017 John Lee Ormond, 90, Snow Hill, died March 8 at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Maury Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 7...

JANICE WHITE

Janice White, 78, died Tuesday at Wilson Pines Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral and Cremation Service....

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

GERALDINE M. BARFIELD

Aug. 1, 1937-March 12, 2017 Geraldine Mason Barfield, 79, of Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Sunday afternoon at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Wayne County, she is the daughter of the late Bert and Esther Etheridge Mason,...

JASPER GAUTIER

Died March 13, 2017 Jasper "Coot" Gautier Jr., 82, resident of the Indian Springs Community, Seven Springs, passed away Monday morning, March 13, at Genesis Care Center. He was retired from the logging and timber harvesting industry having been...

FANNIE M. JONES

Fannie Marie Creech Jones, 88, Wilson, died Sunday. March 12, 2017. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

BILLIE A. KNOX

Billie Ann Knox, 86, died Monday at Mount Olive Care and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home & Cremations....

LUCILLE E. KOONCE

Lucille Everett Koonce, 86, 1100 Jones Town Road, Dover, died Monday at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home, Kinston....

OATIS MARTIN JR.

Oatis Martin Jr., 61, Wilson, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

CALVIN E. MELTON

Calvin Eugene Melton, 59, New York, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

GERALD L. MOORE

Died March 13, 2017 Gerald L. Moore, 70, resident of the Indian Springs community, Seven Springs, after many months of declining health, found peaceful rest for eternity in the early morning hours of Monday, March 13, while at Kitty...

MARGARET B. PATE

March 17, 1943-March 11, 2017 Margaret Basden Pate, 73, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Margaret was born in Duplin County, N.C., on March 17, 1943, to the late...

FRITZ L. "BILL" SHANLE

Aug. 21, 1939-March 11, 2017 Fritz L. "Bill" Shanle, of Rosewood, N.C., 77, went to be with his savior Jesus and loving wife, Rose, on March 11, 2017, surrounded by family and loved ones. He was born on Aug....

JAMES A. STARKE

Aug. 8, 1935-March 9, 2017 James Arthur Starke, 81, 311 S. Alabama Ave. died Thursday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation, Goldsboro. Funeral will be 4 p.m. Wednesday in the J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral...

JOSEPH C. WORLEY JR.

March 16,1965-March 13, 2014 Joseph Clyde Worley Jr., 51, Middlesex, died Monday morning at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Kenly Funeral Service chapel, with the Rev. David West officiating. Burial will follow at Moore's...

Monday, March 13, 2017

GERALDINE E. BARFIELD

Aug. 1, 1937-March 12, 2017 Geraldine Evans Barfield, 79, died Sunday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JOHN R. DOUD

John Robert Doud Sr., 76, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DANIEL J. FRYAR

Daniel James Fryar, 69, 404 Holly St. died Wednesday, at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

GERALD L. MOORE

Gerald L. Moore, 70, Seven Springs, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JOHN R. OUTLAW

Sept. 21, 1944-March 11, 2017 John Robert "Bob" Outlaw passed away early Saturday, March 11, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral service will be Monday, March 13, at 2 p.m. at the Tyndall Funeral Home, officiated by the...

MARGARET PATE

Margaret Pate, 73, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

FRITZ L. SHANLE

Fritz Lee "Bill" Shanle, 77, Rosewood, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

HAZEL J. TONER

Hazel J. Toner, 94, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, March 12, 2017

WILLA DEAN BRITT

Died March 9, 2017 Willa Dean Britt, 88, Mount Olive, died Thursday. Funeral was 6 p.m. Saturday at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel of Newton Grove. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at Hillcrest Cemetery in Newton...

DOROTHY ROGERS BURRIS

March 1, 1921-Feb. 20, 2017 Dorothy Rogers Burris, 95, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Dot was born in Graycourt, S.C., March 1, 1921, to the late L.C. and...

JAIME R. CARROLL

Jaime R. Carroll, 37, 2800 B McLain St., died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

CONALD GRAY DANIELS

May 16, 1926-March 11, 2017 Conald Gray Daniels, 90, Dudley, passed away early Saturday morning at the North Carolina Veterans Home in Kinston. Conald was born in Wayne County May 16, 1926, to the late Luther and Annie Lewis...

VIRGINIA FELTON

Virginia Felton, 64, 215 Pinewood Drive, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

FAYE HOBBS FLOYD

April 16, 1948-March 8, 2017 Faye Hobbs Floyd, 68, Teachey, died Wednesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Monday in Brock Family Cemetery in Sarecta. She was born April 16, 1948,...

VIRGINIA C. GARNER

Aug. 27, 1938-March 11, 2017 Virginia Carter Garner, 78, Mount Olive, peacefully and quietly passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017. She was born Aug. 27, 1938, in Greene County to the late Jesse Carter and Lessie Virginia Perry Carter....

PEARL NORRIS JAMES

Died March 8, 2017 Pearl Norris James, 83, Beulaville, died peacefully Wednesday, March 8, with her loving family at her side. A funeral was held Saturday, March 11, at Beulaville Presbyterian Church. Predeceased by her husband, Jeffrey, in 1994,...

PAT CARLTON LANCASTER

Jan. 9, 1949-March 7, 2017 Pat Carlton Lancaster, 68, Pikeville, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Pat was born in Wayne County Jan. 9, 1949, to the late Carl Eugene Lancaster and Dollie...

LANIS SUTTON LOCKAMY

Feb. 9, 1931-March 10, 2017 Hallelujah! The Lord has received another one of his faithful servants home. Lanis Sutton Lockamy, 86, went to her heavenly home Friday, March 10, 2017, to walk hand in hand with her Lord and...

EDWARD L. LOFTIN

Edward Lee Loftin, 76, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Mills Funeral Home Inc....

GRETCHEL WIGGINS MOORE

April 26, 1927-March 10, 2017 Gretchel Wiggins Moore, 89, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Duplin County to the late Johnnie Edward and Eva Price Wiggins, and was married to the late Clyde Morris Moore...

JOHN ROBERT OUTLAW

Sept. 21, 1944-March 11, 2017 John Robert "Bob" Outlaw, passed away early Saturday, March 11, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be Monday, March 13, at 2 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, officiated by the Rev. Craig...

MARTIN G. SANCHEZ

Martin G. Sanchez, 51, Stephanie Drive, Mount Olive, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MARY EMMA ROUSE SIMMONS

Died March 10, 2017 Mary Emma Rouse Simmons , 92, died Friday, March 10. Mary Emma was born in Wayne County, and lived here her entire life. She attended Women's College in Greensboro, N.C. Until the age of 56,...

ANNA M. WHITFIELD

Aug. 6, 1947-March 8, 2017 Anna Mae "Pigger" Whitfield, 69, 1906A Rose St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be...

LETTIE H. WILLIAMS

Oct. 20, 1939-March 9, 2017 Lettie Fay Holmes Williams, 77, resident of Mount Olive, passed away early Thursday morning, March 9, at SECU House at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services were held Saturday, March 11, at 7 p.m....

EUCHITHA L. WILSON

Died March 5, 2017 Euchitha L. Wilson, 57, 5248 U.S. 264 Alt. East, Wilson, died March 5. Funeral will be Monday, at 1 p.m. at Jackson Chapel Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Friday, March 10, 2017

JEAN E. ANDERSON

Oct. 2, 1937-March 8, 2017 Jean E. Anderson, 79, Valley City, N.D., died Wednesday, March 8, 2017, at Sheyenne Care Center of Valley City with family by her side. Jean Esther Schiebe was born Oct. 2, 1937, at home...

JOYCOYLON ARTIS

July 29, 1956-March 7, 2017 Joycoylon "Jock" Artis, 60, 711 Pikeville-Princeton Road, Pikeville, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church, with Dr. Ira Reynolds officiating. Burial will be at Golden...

CLINTON ONEIL FULLWOOD

Died March 6, 2017 Mr. Clinton Oneil Fullwood, 68, 7 Saint Andrews Court, Durham, N.C., died Monday, March 6, 2017, at home. Mr. Fullwood was the brother of Gladys Fullwood Hewett (William) of Goldsboro. Funeral services be held Sunday,...

THOMAS L. HORNE

Thomas Lee Horne, 57, 3209 Garland Ave., Richmond, Va., died Monday at Saint Mary's Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LAKESHA A. JOHNSON

Died March 8, 2017 Lakesha Antoinette Johnson, 33, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Wave of Glory Faith Ministries, with apostle Daniel Uzzell officiating. Interment will be at Resthaven...

LANIS C. LOCKAMY

Lanis C. Lockamy, 86, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SARAH HERRING MCGOWAN

Died March 6, 2017 Sarah Herring McGowan, 71, Magnolia, died Monday at New Hanover Regional Med Center of Wilmington. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Rose Hill. Interment will be in...

GRETCHEL MOORE

Gretchel Moore, 89, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JOHN L. ORMOND

John Lee Ormond, 90, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

ABRAHAM SERVANTES

Abraham Servantes, 22, 112 Ranch Drive, Mount Olive, died at Duke University Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

JAMES A. STARKE

James Arthur Starke, 81, 311 S. Alabama Ave., died Thursday at Brian Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DAVID TEMPLE

David Temple, 53, 1177 N.C. 903 South, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

LETTIE H. WILLIAMS

Oct. 20, 1939-March 9, 2017 Lettie Fay Holmes Williams, 77, resident of Mount Olive, passed away early Thursday morning, March 9, at SECU House at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 11, at 7...

Thursday, March 9, 2017

PECOLIA M. HOPKINS-JOHNSON

Sept. 23, 1949-March 4, 2017 Mother Pecolia Maxine Hopkins-Johnson, 67, 1819D Butterfield Lane, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilmed Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at L.N. Forbes Tabernacle, with pastor Calvin Williams as eulogist and elder SaQuan...

JOYCOYLON ARTIS

Joycoylon "Jock" Artis, 60, 711 Pikeville-Princeton Road, Pikeville, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

NOKOMIS X. BROWN

Died March 4, 2017 Nokomis X. Brown, 30, 190 Lenard Lane, Trenton, died Saturday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at North West A Free Will Baptist Conference Tabernacle of Trenton. Burial will be in Haiti Cemetery. Visitation will...

DEBORAH A. CARLTON

Oct. 6, 1952-March 6, 2017 Deborah A. Carlton, 64, Baltimore, Md., formerly of Wayne County, died Monday at Genesis Healthcare. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Holy Ghost Cathedral Church, with apostle Preston Grimes officiating. Burial will...

MARGIE SYKES LASSITER

Died March 5, 2017 Mrs. Margie Sykes Lassiter, 78, passed away at Duke Hospice Center of Durham, N.C., March 5, 2017. Her homegoing celebration will be held Saturday, March 11, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Benson Revival Deliverance Center,...

BARBARA JEAN HARDY NEAL

Feb. 14, 1942-March 5, 2017 Barbara Jean Hardy Neal, 75, Philadelphia, Pa., died Sunday at Jefferson Hospital. Funeral will be March 18 at Nix and Nix Funeral Home North Memorial Chapel at 11 a.m. She was a graduate of...

RUBY J. WHITLEY RICHARDSON

Jan. 28, 1937-March 4, 2017 Ruby Joyce Whitley Richardson, 80, Snow Hill, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Interment will be 2 p.m. at Eastern...

JATHA ROYAL JR.

Jatha Royal Jr., 36, Tampa, Fla., died. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, with elder Dorsey Montgomery II officiating. Visitation will be 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ANNA M. WHITFIELD

Anna Mae "Pickle" Whitfield, 69, 405 Claiborne St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LETTIE H. WILLIAMS

Lettie Faye Holmes Williams, Mount Olive, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

DEBORAH A. CARLTON

Deborah A. Carlton, 64, died Monday at Genesis Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at J.B Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ELSIE M. COOPER

May 24, 1932-March 6, 2017 Elsie Marjorie Pittman Cooper, 84, Kenly, died Monday at Barbour Court Nursing Home. Visitation will be Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a funeral at 2 p.m. in...

MELVIN COX

Melvin Cox ,73, died Saturday in Washington, D.C. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

BERNICE MATTHEWS GEORGE

Oct. 12, 1940-March 2, 2017 Bernice Matthews George, 76, 103 Daleview Drive, died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 12, 1940, in Onancock, Va., to George Brooks Mapp and Ruth Virginia Matthews. She is survived by...

JAMIE S. GINN

March 13, 1967-March 4, 2017 Jamie Stewart Ginn, 49, LaGrange, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017. Jamie was born March 13, 1967, in Goldsboro to Rebecca Wagner Stewart and the late Lewis McNeill "Mac" Stewart. Jamie graduated from East...

HAZEL T. GODFREY

Jan. 1, 1932-March 4, 2017 Hazel Tadlock Godfrey, 85, Elizabeth City, received her heavenly reward Saturday, March 4, 2017. Hazel was born Jan. 1, 1932, in Elizabeth City to the late Allen G. Tadlock and Lucille Forehand Tadlock. Her...

LINDA D. HAGAN

Died March 5, 2017 Linda D. Hagan, 61, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Holy Temple Miracle Tabernacle Church in Snow Hill. Visitation will be Friday from 7 to 8 p.m. at S....

GLENNIE SMITH JENKINS

Sept. 8, 1934-March 5, 2017 Glennie Smith Jenkins, 82, LaGrange, was called home Sunday, March 5, 2017, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Lord. Glennie was born in Wayne County Sept. 8, 1934, to the late Johnnie...

DAVID C. KNOWLES

Died Feb. 26, 2017 David Carroll “D.C.” Knowles, 66, Sampson County, died Sunday, Feb. 26. The funeral was Wednesday, March 1, at 2 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel of Newton Grove, with the Rev. Cecil Price...

PAT C. LANCASTER

Pat Carlton Lancaster, 68, Pikeville, died Tuesday at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DANNY RAY MARTIN

July 16, 1954-March 1, 2017 Danny Ray Martin, 62, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, March 1, at Wayne UNC Hospital. Danny was born in Wayne County July 16, 1954, to the late Hubert and Nina Hughes Martin. He proudly served...

MARGARET SMITH MIDGETTE

Died March 2, 2017 Margaret Smith Midgette, 81, Walstonburg, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Union Grove Free Will Baptist Church of Stantonsburg. Interment will be in Hamilton Burial Garden...

CALVIN D. NEWSOME

Bishop Calvin Daniel Newsome, 59, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Barnes Funeral Home LLC of Wilson....

JOHN PITT

John Pitt, 52, 210 Leavie Drive, Pikeville, died Wednesday in Idaho. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DONALD R. PRICE

Nov. 6, 1935-March 6, 2017 Donald R. Price, 81, resident of Jacksonville and native of Seven Springs, passed away peacefully Monday, March 6, 2017, at Onslow Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Millard and Nettie...

FRANCES SUTTON RADFORD

Aug. 28, 1937-March 6, 2017 Frances Sutton Radford, 79, Goldsboro, left this world to be with Jesus Monday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center while surrounded by her family. Frances was born in Wayne County Aug. 28, 1937, to...

PATRICIA JERNIGAN ROSE

June 20, 1936-March 3, 2017 After graciously enduring a lengthy illness, Patricia Jernigan Rose entered into her heavenly home Friday at the age of 80. Patricia was born June 20, 1936, in Wayne County to her loving parents, Gladys...

MELVIN SAULS

March 24, 1933-March 6, 2017 James Melvin Sauls, 83, Goldsboro, passed away Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Melvin was born in Wayne County March 24, 1933, to the late Nathan and Nancy Perry Sauls....

JOSEPH MILLARD SNIPES JR.

Oct. 21, 1942-March 7, 2017 Joseph Millard Snipes Jr., 74, Kenly, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning at his home surrounded by his family. Joseph was born in Johnston County Oct. 21, 1942, to the late Joseph Millard Snipes Sr....

NANCY S. THOMAS

Nancy S. Thomas, 74, Kinston, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

SANDRA NOLAN TURNER

March 1, 1942-March 3, 2017 Sandra Nolan Turner, 75, Mount Olive, NC, passed away March 3, 2017, in Goldsboro, N.C. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, March 13 2017, at Old Country Church in Beulaville, N.C.,...

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

JAMIE S. GINN

Jamie Stewart Ginn, 49, LaGrange, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

HAZEL T. GODFREY

Hazel Tadlock Godfrey, 85, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

ELISE DALTON HUNT

Nov. 8, 1929-March 5, 2017 Elise Dalton Hunt, 87, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 5, 2017, surrounded by her family. Elise was born in Campbell County, Va., Nov. 8, 1929, to the late Jessie Dameron Dalton and Fannie...

MARGIE SYKES LASSITER

Margie Sykes Lassiter, 78, Johnston County, died Monday at Duke Hospice Center of Durham. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

MINNIE MIXON

Minnie Mixon, 88, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

FRANCES SUTTON RADFORD

Frances Sutton Radford, 79, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES M. SAULS

James Melvin Sauls, 83, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EDNA LASSITER STARLING

May 5, 1931-March 6, 2017 Edna Lassiter Starling, 85, Princeton, passed away Monday morning at her home. She was born May 5, 1931, to the late Nathan Lassiter and Effie Mae Pearce Lassiter. She was also preceded in death...

GENE A. SUMMERLIN

Died March 5, 2017 Gene Armond Summerlin, Goldsboro, died peacefully at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Sunday, March 5, 2017. Funeral First Baptist Church, 125 S. John St., Goldsboro, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, followed by visitation. Interment will...

Monday, March 6, 2017

NOKOMIS X. BROWN

Nokomis X. Brown, 31, of Trenton died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home....

ETHEL L. COLEY

Nov. 3,1926-Feb. 28, 2017 The Rev. Ethel L. Coley, 90, of Florida, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday in Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care in the Villages, Florida. She was born Nov. 3, 1926, in New York to Joshua and...

LINDA HAGAN

Linda Hagan, 61, of Snow HIll died Sunday at her residence. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

ELISE D. HUNT

Elise Dalton Hunt, 87, died Sunday at Helping Hands. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GLENNIE S. JENKINS

Glennie Smith Jenkins, 82, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

PECOLIA JOHNSON

Mother Pecolia Johnson, 67, of Wilson died Saturday at Wilson Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

WILLIAM F. JOHNSON JR.

Nov. 17, 1948-March 4, 2017 William Frazier "Bill" Johnson Jr., 68, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at his home. Bill was born in Wilson County on Nov. 17, 1948, to the late William Frazier Johnson Sr. and...

LEROY SMITH

Leroy Smith, 83, of 2805 McLain St., died Wednesday, March 1, at home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel of the J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home. Viewing will be today from 2 until...

GENE SUMMERLIN

Gene A. Summerlin, 85, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Wilson Memorial Service....

HEATHER WILLIAMS

Heather Williams, 39, of 1105 S. Slaughter St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 28, 1977, in Wayne County to Charles and Joyce Whitfield. She is survived by her husband, John L. Williams, and three...

Sunday, March 5, 2017

EVELYN YOURSE ABBOTT

Evelyn Yourse Abbott, 87, died Thursday at Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehab Center of Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

SANDRA P. BARWICK

Oct. 27, 1953-March 2, 2017 Sandra Perry "Sandy" Barwick, LaGrange, died Thursday. Funeral will be private. She was born Oct. 27, 1953, in Norfolk, Va., to Mary Moore Perry and the late Joe Perry. She is survived by her...

SANDRA F. BUTLER

Nov. 6, 1944-March 4, 2017 Sandra Faye Butler, 72, longtime Mount Olive resident, passed away Saturday morning, March 4, 2017, at Genesis Care Center, where she had been a resident/patient for several years. Her life will be remembered in...

ETHEL L. COLEY

Nov. 3, 1926-Feb. 28, 2017 The Rev. Ethel L. Coley, 90, Florida, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday in Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care in the Villages. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at New Stoney Hill United Holy...

RAY COX

Feb. 21, 1940-Feb. 28, 2017 Ray Cox, 77, 1402 S. John St., died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be 6 tonight in J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was born in Johnston County Feb. 21,...

LEONARD E. EDWARDS

Died March 1, 2017 Leonard Earl "Pinchy" Edwards died at Wilson Medical Center Wednesday. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Invitation AME Zion Church of Snow Hill, with the Rev. Shawin DuBois officiating. Burial will be at...

ZACHARY G. GRYMES

Feb. 21, 1953-Feb. 18, 2017 Zachary Gilmore "Zack" Grymes, 63, 712 E. Mulberry St., died Feb. 18 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes...

WILLIAM JOHNSON

William Johnson, 68, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BLANCHE HILL JONES

Aug. 29, 1929-March 4, 2017 Blanche Hill Jones, 87, Pikeville, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Countryside Village. Blanche was born in Johnston County Aug. 29, 1929, to the late Willis Jasper Hill and Lucy Langdon Hill. She...

BETTY BOYKIN JOYNER

June 5, 1937-March 2, 2017 A service to celebrate Betty B. Joyner's life will be held Sunday, March 5, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home. Interment will be Monday, March 6, 2017, at 1...

DANNY RAY MARTIN

July 16, 1954-March 1, 2017 Graveside services for Danny Ray Martin will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 5, 2017, at Pineview Cemetery in Seven Springs, with the Rev. Barry House officiating. The family will receive friends immediately...

MARGARET SMITH MIDGETTE

Margaret Smith Midgette, 81, Wilson, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center of Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

RUBY J. WHITLEY RICHARDSON

Ruby Joyce Whitley Richardson, 80, Snow Hill, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

PATRICIA JERNIGAN ROSE

June 20, 1936-March 3, 2017 After graciously enduring a lengthy illness, Patricia Jernigan Rose entered into her heavenly home March 3, 2017, at the age of 80. Patricia was born June 20, 1936, in Wayne County, N.C., to her...

SHEILA K. ROUSE

April 26, 1952-March 2, 2017 Sheila Kilpatrick Rouse, 64, Seven Springs, was welcomed into heaven Thursday, March 2, 2017, while surrounded by her loving family. The oldest of five children, Sheila was born April 26, 1952, to Jewel Dawson...

CONNIE R. NEWCOMB TURNAGE

Dec. 31, 1938-March 3, 2017 Connie R. Newcomb Turnage, 78, died Friday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late George and Sadie Pelt Newcomb, and was the...

SANDRA F. NOLAN TURNER

Sandra Faye Nolan Turner, 75, 2710 Langston Drive, Apt. 408, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ANESHIA T. VINSON

Aug. 30, 1975-Feb. 27, 2017 Aneshia T. Vinson, 41, 7342 Shady Glen Terrace, Capitol Heights, Md., died Monday in Prince George Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Glenarden, Landover, Md. Burial will...

Friday, March 3, 2017

SANDRA P. BARWICK

Sandra Potter Barwick, 63, LaGrange, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

REGINALD L. BATTLE

Died March 1, 2017 Reginald Lamont Battle, 50, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Evening Light Holiness Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOHNNY A. "J.A." CARTER

Dec. 20, 1953-March 2, 2017 Johnny Alcie "J.A." Carter, 63, resident of Faison, passed away early Thursday, March 2, at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Graveside rites will be Sunday, March 5, at 2 p.m. at Faison Cemetery, with his uncle,...

LEON COLEY

Died Oct. 24, 2016 Leon Coley, 57, died Oct. 24 at O'Berry Hospice Center. Memorial service will be at McIntyre Funeral Home chapel Saturday at 1 p.m....

LEONARD EDWARDS

Leonard Edwards, 66, died Wednesday in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

HELEN V. EDWARDS

Died March 1, 2017 Helen Virginia "Candy" Edwards, 73, Wilson, died Wednesday at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral...

BERNICE MATTHEWS GEORGE

Bernice Matthews George, 76, 103 Daleview Drive, died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BETTY BOYKIN JOYNER

Died March 2, 2017 Betty Boykin Joyner, 79, passed away Thursday at her home. A service to celebrate Betty's life will be held Sunday, March 5, 2017, at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home. Interment will...

JOHN H. LAMB

Died Feb. 27, 2017 John Henry Lamb, 79, Rose Hill, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel Monday at 11 a.m., with Bishop Robert Gay officiating. Burial will be...

CATHERINE R. LANE

Feb. 8, 1928-March 1, 2017 Mrs. Catherine R. Lane was born Feb. 8, 1928, in the Scott's Store community of Duplin County, N.C. Her parents were the late Mrs. Odie Carter Register and the late Mr. Joe Alton Register....

DALLAS L. LEWIS

Feb. 24, 1955-Feb. 27, 2017 Dallas Lorenzo Lewis, 62, 625 Isler St., died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Central Heights Free Will Baptist Church, with Dr. Issac Burnett Jr. officiating....

JAMES N. LEWIS

May 8, 1961-March 1, 2017 James Norwood Lewis, 85, 193B Sand Pit Road, Seven Springs, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Woods Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with elder Billy Body officiating. Burial will...

DANNY RAY MARTIN

July 16, 1954-March 1, 2017 Danny Ray Martin, 62, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at Wayne UNC Hospital. Danny was born in Wayne County July 16, 1954, to the late Hubert and Nina Hughes Martin. He proudly...

LEO PITTMAN

May 27, 1937-March 1, 2017 Leo "Sam" Pittman, 79, Middlesex, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral will be 6 tonight in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Frank Bailey officiating. Interment will...

SHEILA ROUSE

Sheila Rouse, 64, Seven Springs, died Thursday at UNC Wayne Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

JOHN DAVID TEW

Oct. 19, 1938-March 2, 2017 John David Tew, 78, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. John was born in Wayne County Oct. 19, 1938, to the late Miles Casey Tew Sr. and Evelyn...

Thursday, March 2, 2017

SHIRLEY QUINERLY-LANCASTER

Died Feb. 28, 2017 Shirley Quinerly- Lancaster, 71, 4922 Arcadian Court, Apt B, Raleigh, died Tuesday at Transitions Life Care and Hospice. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will...

WILLIAM H. ANDERSON

Feb. 11, 1942-Feb. 28, 2017 Retired Air Force Senior Master Sgt. William Howard Anderson, 75, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Graveside service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery with full military...

JIMMIE L. BARNES

Died Feb. 23, 2017 Jimmie Lee Barnes, 78, 1300 Carolina St., Wilson, died Feb. 23 at Duke VA Hospital of Durham. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Brown Chapel Baptist Church of Wilson. Interment will be in Rest Haven...

EDNA J. BLAKENEY

Died Feb. 24, 2017 Edna Jean Blakeney, 69, 105 W. Bright St., Kinston, died Friday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Holy Bible Way Church of Richlands. Visitation will be Friday from 2...

JANIS L. BENSON BREWER

March 14, 1951-Feb. 28, 2017 Janis Lucille Benson Brewer, 65, Bailey, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be 6 tonight in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Jacob Starr officiating. Burial will be Friday at 11...

JOHNNY A. CARTER

Johnny A. "Jay" Carter, 63, Faison, died today at Duplin Vidant Hospital. Arrangements pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

GERALD V. CARTER

Gerald V. Carter, 63, 306 Cedar Road, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

RAY COX

Ray Cox, 77, 1402 S. John St., died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

RACHEL P. CREEL

Oct. 18, 1931-Feb. 28 2017 Rachel Price Creel, resident of the Beautancus community of Mount Olive, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Wayne Hospital. A homemaker, she often worked alongside her husband as they farmed. She was a member...

MAMMIE L. HINNANT

Died Feb. 26, 2017 Mammie Lee Hinnant, 66, 6335 Golden Court, Zebulon, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson. Interment will be in Middlesex Memorial Garden of Middlesex....

MARLOW E. HOLMES

April 25, 1975-Feb. 26, 2017 Marlow Eugene Holmes, 41, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Impact Church of Goldsboro, with apostle Edwin "Von" Newsome officiating. Burial will be...

DENNIS WHITFIELD JORDAN

June 3, 1946-Feb. 28, 2017 Dennis Whitfield Jordan, 70, Fremont, passed away Tuesday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Dennis was born in Wayne County June 3, 1946, to the late Talmadge Whitfield and Hazel Tedder Jordan....

BETTY B. JOYNER

Betty B. Joyner, 79, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RICHARD LAMBERT

June 7, 1955-Feb. 25, 2017 Richard Lambert, 61, 935 W. Oak St., died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be Friday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. He was born...

CATHERINE R. LANE

Feb. 8, 1928-March 1, 2017 Mrs. Catherine R. Lane was born Feb. 8, 1928, in the Scott's Store community of Duplin County, N.C. Her parents were the late Mrs. Odie Carter Register and the late Mr. Joe Alton Register....

JAMES N. LEWIS

James Norwood Lewis, 85, 193B Sand Pit Road, Seven Springs, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DIANA B. LEWIS

Died Feb. 27, 2017 Diana Belinda Lewis, 53, died Monday in Greenville. Memorial service will be Saturday at 103 Melinda Court from 2 to 4 p.m. She was the daughter of Anna E. Lewis and Francis J. Lewis. She...

DANNY R. MARTIN

Danny Ray Martin, 62, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

VICTOR R. SAULS

Died Feb. 23, 2017 Victor Ray Sauls, 56, 5079 Artis Road, Lucama, died Feb. 23 at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Grove Holiness Church of Wilson. Interment will be in...

LEROY SMITH

Leroy Smith, 83, 2805 McLain St., died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

LILLIE BEST SUTTON

June 30, 1945-Feb. 27, 2017 Lillie Best Sutton, 71, 3731 Hickorynut Drive, LaGrange, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at noon in Rouse's Chapel Baptist Church of LaGrange, with pastor Charles H. Kittrell officiating. Interment will be...

ANESHIA T. VINSON

Aneshia T. Vinson, 41, 7342 Shady Glen Terrace, Capitol Heights, Md., died Monday in Prince George Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

SHIRLEY QUINERLY-LANCASTER

Shirley Quinerly-Lancaster, 71, 4922 Arcadian Court, Apt. B, Raleigh, died Tuesday at Transitions Life Care and Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

WILLIAM H. ANDERSON

William Howard Anderson, 75, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAMES R. ANDERSON SR.

Nov. 29, 1939-Feb. 24, 2017 James Robert Anderson Sr., 77, died Friday. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Seymour Funeral Home. He was born Nov. 29, 1939, to John Henry and Sallie Ann Anderson in Elroy. He...

ARTHUR BAKER

Arthur Baker, 68, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JANIS L. BENSON BREWER

Janis Lucille Benson Brewer, 65, Bailey, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral Service....

ETHEL L. COLEY

The Rev. Ethel L. Coley, 90, Florida, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday in Cornerstone Hospice and Palliative Care in the Villages. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOSEPH C. COX

Dec. 29, 1921-Feb. 27, 2017 Joseph C. "Joe" Cox, 95, died Monday night at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Cyrus E. Cox and Rebecca Noble Cox, and husband of...

RACHEL P. CREEL

Rachel Price Creel, 85, Beautancus community of Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Wayne Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall's....

MR. ULIS NORMAN DAWSON

April 26, 1927-Feb. 24, 2017 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mr. Ulis Norman Dawson, 89, 602 Longleaf Ave., Goldsboro, N.C., departed his earthly life Friday,...

MR. JAMES EARL JOHNSON

Died Feb. 28, 2017 Mr. James Earl Johnson, affectionately called "Pig," 79, 1014 E. Walnut St., Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday at Johnston Memorial Hospital of Smithfield, N.C. Mr. Johnson was the owner of Johnson Construction Co. and former owner...

DENNIS W. JORDAN

Dennis Whitfield Jordan, 70, Fremont, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral Service....

JACQUELINE DUNN ROUSE

Died Feb. 24, 2017 Jacqueline Dunn Rouse, 65, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Maury Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Snow Hill. Interment will be in Red Hill...

W. SHERWOOD STANLEY

Nov. 14, 1929-Feb. 26, 2017 Walter Sherwood Stanley, 87, native of Johnston County and longtime resident of Mount Olive, passed away Sunday night, Feb. 26, 2017, at Wayne Hospital. He was a veteran with service in the United States...

KENNETH E. VICK

Feb. 26, 1952-Feb. 27, 2017 Kenneth Earl Vick, 65, Kenly, died Monday at Johnston Medical Center. Graveside service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Piney Grove Church Cemetery, with elder Garlon Vick officiating. He was born in Wayne...