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Sunday, April 30, 2017

DEBORAH H. AUTREY

Jan. 5, 1951-April 27, 2017 Deborah Jo Hines Autrey, 66, of Dudley, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of Rochie Hines Taylor and the late Homer Hines. Deborah was a...

JACK LESTER BARRETT

April 27, 1946-April 28, 2017 Jack Lester Barrett, 71, died Friday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Born in Eden, N.C., he was the son of the late Lester Wilson Barrett and Annie Colleen Taylor Barrett, currently...

SANDRA W. BERRY

Sandra Warner Berry, 65, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

ALMETER L. FARMER

Almeter L. Farmer, 92, Wilson, died Friday at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Wilson....

MAGDELINE P. GOODING

Died April 29, 2017 Magdeline Pope Gooding, 66, died Saturday at Somerset Court. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Owen Moses Pope Jr. and Bertie Louise Potter Pope. A graveside service will be held...

THOMAS W. HAMILTON

Thomas Wayne Hamilton, 68, LaGrange, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

CARL D. HINNANT

Carl D. Hinnant, 58, Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

DARON T. LEWIS

Died April 24, 2017 Daron Thomas Lewis, 22, Vanceboro, died Monday. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at West Vanceboro Church of God, 2360 N.C. 43, Vanceboro. Viewing will be held one hour prior to the service....

MARY F. MANGUM

Mary F. Mangum, 82, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson...

WAYNE A. MARKHAM

Wayne A. Markham, Bowie, Md., died Friday at Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham, Md. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, LaGrange....

JACOB A. MAXWELL

Dec. 24, 1935-April 26, 2017 Jacob A. Maxwell, 81, passed away April 26, 2017 at Kernersville Medical Center. Graveside funeral services celebrating his life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 13, 2017, at Seven Spring United Methodist...

JOHN D. PARKS

Oct. 4, 1953-April 27, 2017 John Dale Parks, 63, Mebane, died Thursday at UNC Health Care at Chapel Hill. Born in Wayne County on Oct. 4, 1953, he was the son of the late John Oscar Parks and Myrtle...

EMMA M. PENNINGTON

Died April 28, 2017 Emma Matthews Pennington, 97, of Stantonsburg, died Friday, April 28, 2017. She was a member of Watery Branch FWB Church, where the funeral will be held, Sunday, at 6 p.m., followed by time of visiting...

EDWIN SCOVEL

Edwin Scovel, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday in Georgia. Arrangements are pending at Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home, Clinton....

TERESA C. SMITH

Died April 27, 2017 Teresa Carole Smith, 53, Harrells, died Thursday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center in Wilmington. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Community Funeral Home chapel in Warsaw. Visitation will...

DENNIS UNDERWOOD

Died April 26, 2017 Dennis Underwood, 60, Wallace, died Wednesday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. Funeral will be held today at 3 p.m. at Rockfish AME Church, 167 Cornwallis Road, Teachey, with the Rev. Arthur Jenkins officiating....

HENRY T. WEAVER

July 1, 1969-April 28, 2017 Henry Thomas Weaver, 47, Dudley, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017, at Rex Healthcare Center in Raleigh. Henry was born in Wayne County on July 1, 1969, to Wanda K. Brock of Surf...

WILLIAM WRIGHT

William Wright, 76, formerly of Ernul, died Friday at Two Rivers Healthcare Center. The family will receive guests at 495 Butler Ford Road, Vanceboro. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home, Kinston....

Friday, April 28, 2017

DEBORAH J. AUTRY

Deborah J. Autry, 66, Dudley, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

SHARON L. CORRELL

July 13, 1943-April 25, 2017 Sharon Lee Correll, 73, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born in Michigan July 13, 1943, to the late Garvis and Helma Carver Lance. She is survived by a son...

MARVIN S. EDWARDS

Aug. 17, 1932-April 27, 2017 Marvin Sidney Edwards, 84, Kenly, died at Carteret Health Care in Morehead City Thursday. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. in Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Aubrey Williamson officiating. Burial will...

KENNETH N. FALLIN

June 28, 1932-April 26, 2017 Kenneth Newton Fallin, 84, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly from a heart attack Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Wayne UNC Healthcare surrounded by his family. Kenneth was born in Timpson, Texas, June 28, 1932, to...

CHARLES KENT

Charles Kent, 67, 1712 Woodside Drive, Wilson, died Wednesday at SECU Hospice House. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DORA VIRGINIA LANE

May 9, 1941-April 24, 2017 Mother Dora Virginia Lane, 75, 703 Prince Ave., passed from time to eternity Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born May 9, 1941, in Wayne County to Neil and Blanche Davis Williams Jr....

DARON T. LEWIS

Daron Thomas Lewis, 22, 3255 Wilmar Road, Vanceboro, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

EVONYA LOCUS

Evonya "Poochie" Locus, 40, Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WANDA G. MORGAN

Died April 24, 2017 Wanda Gail Morgan, 58, Spring Hope, died Monday. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Red Oak Grove Baptist Church of Stanhope. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOHN D. PARKS

John Dale Parks, 63, died Thursday at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HAZEL L. MILLER ROBERTS

Oct. 19, 1922-April 27, 2017 Hazel Lee Miller Roberts, 94, Calypso, died Thursday at Genesis of Mount Olive. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Community Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at Calypso Cemetery. She was born Oct....

W. WAYNE SCHNEIDER

March 26, 1946-April 26, 2017 W. Wayne Schneider, 71, resident of Mount Olive, passed into eternal peace while surrounded by his family Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Wayne was well known throughout the area simply as "Schneider," was employed with...

E.T. SMITH

Jan. 13, 1929-April 26, 2017 Edward Thomas "E.T." Smith, 88, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. E.T. was born in Wilson County Jan. 13, 1929, to the late Ben and Julie Strickland Smith, and...

DAVID DEMARLO THOMPSON

Sept. 6, 1981-April 23, 2017 David Demarlo Thompson, Dudley, was born Sept. 6, 1981, to David and Delores Darden. He received his formal education in the Wayne County Public School System. David transitioned from this earthly life April 23,...

JOSE A. VILLAFUERTE

Jose Alvor Villafuerte, 66, Wishaw, Wisc., died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CLARETTA BRYANT WILLIAMS

Feb. 6, 1934-April 10, 2017 Pastor Claretta Bryant Williams, 82, formerly of Goldsboro, died April 10. Funeral will be today at 11:30 a.m. at White Oak Disciples of Christ of Newton Grove, with Bishop Charles Williams officiating. Burial will...

Thursday, April 27, 2017

HENRY E. BARRETT

Henry Earl Barrett, 83, Winton, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

PHILLIP BOOTHE

July 27, 1954-March 21, 2017 Phillip Boothe, 62, formerly of Goldsboro, died March 21 at St. Paul Hospital in San Diego, Calif. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Elmwood Cemetery. He was born July 27, 1954,...

SHARON L. CORRELL

Sharon Lee Correll, 73, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BETTY LOUISE EVANS DAVIS

Died April 24, 2017 Mrs. Betty Louise Evans Davis, 64, 4436 Lake Wilson Road, Elm City, N.C., passed away Monday, April 24, 2017. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, April 29, 2017, at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus...

KENNETH N. FALLIN

Kenneth Newton Fallin, 84, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY HALL

Mary Hall, 89, Warsaw, died Wednesday at Kenansville Health and Rehab. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MAURICE J. HARRIS

Nov. 21, 1971-April 17, 2017 Maurice Jermaine Harris, 45, died April 17 at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral was private. He was born in New Jersey Nov. 21, 1971, to the late Rose Harris He is survived by two...

IRIS ELAINE HINNANT

Died April 18, 2017 Mrs. Iris Elaine Hinnant, 62, Wilson, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville, N.C. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, April 30, 2017, at Atkins Memorial Tabernacle Holiness...

WILLIE CARL LOVET HUMPHREY SR.

Died April 23, 2017 Mr. Willie Carl Lovet Humphrey Sr., 65, Goldsboro, N.C., departed this life Sunday, April 23, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro, N.C. A celebration of life service will be held Friday, April 28,...

HUBERT MOORE JR.

Died April 20, 2017 Hubert Moore Jr., 56, 827 N.C. 97 East, Wilson, died April 20. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson. Visitation will be Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. at Hamilton...

WANDA G. MORGAN

Wanda Gail Morgan, 58, Nashville, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

HOWARD B. PEARSALL

Nov. 11, 1947-April 20, 2017 Howard B. Pearsall, 69, 106 Spring St., departed this life Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Nov. 11, 1947, in Wayne County to Jessie Pearsall Sr. and Emma Highsmith Pearsall. He is...

INGRID C. POWELL

Died April 22, 2017 Ingrid Charise Powell, 24, 913 College Circle, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be noon Saturday at St. John AME Zion Church of Wilson. Interment will be in Eastlawn Memorial Gardens of Tarboro. Visitation will be...

WAYNE SCHNEIDER

Wayne Schneider, Mount Olive, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

EDWARD T. SMITH

Edward Thomas Smith, 88, Elroy community, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending....

LILLIE M. SYKES

June 2, 1919-April 25, 2017 Lillie Mae Sykes, 97, died Tuesday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Graveside service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery, with pastor Mona Williamson officiating. She was born in Wilson County June 2,...

STEPHEN T. YELVERTON

April 10, 1947-April 21, 2017 Stephen Thomas Yelverton, 70, Washington, D.C., died Friday, April 21, 2017. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. Fremont United Methodist Church with interment in Elmwood Cemetery. The visitation will follow at the church Fellowship Hall. He...

CHARITY YELVERTON

Died April 22, 2017 Charity Yelverton, 89, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church of Eureka. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

MAE PARKS BOWEN

June 6, 1926-April 25, 2017 Birdell Mae Parks Bowen, 90, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at the Brian Center. Mae was born in Wayne County June 6, 1926, to the late Berry Emmitt Parks and Birdell Herring...

MICHAEL RAY BRINKLEY

Died April 22, 2017 Michael Ray Brinkley, 49, 2201 Southwood Road, Kinston, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017. He worked for more than 21 years as a cable installer with SuddenLink, and currently worked as a buyer with LKQ....

BETTY EVANS DAVIS

Betty Evans Davis, 64, 4436 Lake Wilson Road, Elm City, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

SAMUEL E. FRALEY

Died April 21, 2017 Samuel Edward Fraley, 52, LaGrange, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of Kinston, with brother Howard officiating. He is survived by...

JAMES GARNER

Died April 20, 2017 James Garner, 65, Mount Olive, died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Thursday. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Garris Funeral Home. Visitation will be Thursday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Garris Funeral Home....

B.J. GARRIS

Feb. 11, 1980-April 24, 2017 Brendan Joseph "B.J." Garris, 37, Deep Run, passed away Monday, April 24, 2017. B.J. was born Feb. 11, 1980, in Wayne County to Preston Franklin Garris and Brenda Foss Garris. B.J.'s passion was music,...

LILLIE M. SYKES

Lillie Mae Sykes, 97, died Tuesday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

MARY ROSE PEACOCK ANDREWS

March 2, 1954-April 22, 2017 Mary Rose Peacock Andrews passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Care Center Saturday, April 22, 2017. Mary was born March 2, 1954, in Wilson, N.C., the daughter of...

VIRGINIA H. BAUMAN

Funeral services for Virginia H. Baumann, 63, Mount Olive, will be held Tuesday, April 25, at 2 p.m. at First Pentecostal Holiness Church of Mount Olive, with burial following in Maplewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends during the...

CONNIE D. DRIVER COOK

Feb. 4, 1960-April 22, 2017 Connie Denise Driver Cook, 57, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. She was born in Wake County Feb. 4, 1960, to the late Ray and Christine Lamm Driver. She is survived by two...

MICHAEL T. EVANS

Died April 23, 2017 Michael T. Evans, 61, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Private services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service. (Pd)...

THELMA TAYLOR HOWE

Thelma Taylor Howe, 79, died at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield Monday. Arrangements are pending....

DORA LANE

Dora Lane, 75, 703 Prince Ave., died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

FRANCES "FANNY" MILLER

April 3, 1937-April 22, 2017 Frances Ruth “Fanny” Darlington Miller, 80, died Saturday at home. She was born in Kingston, W. Va., to the late Marion Frances and Nellie Workman Darlington, and was married to the late Robert William...

FRANKLIN D. PARKS

March 28, 1948-April 22, 2017 Franklin Dalton “Tony” Parks, 69, 226 Wayne Ave., died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and...

SAUNDRA PICKETT

Dec. 13, 1936-April 19, 2017 Saundra Pickett died Wednesday. Funeral will be Saturday at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. James A. Davis officiating. Burial will be in Isaac James Family Cemetery in Maple Hill. She was...

INGRID C. POWELL

Ingrid Charise Powell, 24, 913 College Circle, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DAVID STEWART PRECYTHE

Feb. 19, 1949-April, 20, 2017 A memorial service was held Monday at 3 at Faison Methodist Church. Entombment followed at Faison Cemetery. David Stewart Precythe, Faison, president of Southern Produce Distributors Inc., passed away April 20, 2017, surrounded by...

ARVEL R. SPAIN JR.

Nov. 11, 1945-April 23, 2017 Arvel Ray “Blackie” Spain Jr., 71, Smithfield, died at home Sunday. Memorial service will be May 6 at 11:30 a.m. in the chapel of Yelverton Grove Original Free Will Baptist Church of Smithfield. He...

DAVID D. THOMPSON

David Demarlo Thompson, 35, 109 Arrowhead Road, Dudley, died Sunday Wayne UNC Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

MARTHA A. WHITLEY

Died April 22, 2017 Martha Ann Whitley, 80, Magnolia, died Saturday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be at New Kenansville First Baptist Church in Kenansville Wednesday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Tommy Jones officiating. Burial...

Monday, April 24, 2017

DAVID STEWART PRECYTHE

Feb. 19, 1949-April 20, 2017A memorial service will be held Monday at 3 at Faison Methodist Church. Entombment will follow at Faison Cemetery.David Stewart Precythe, Faison, president of Southern Produce Distributors Inc., passed away April 20, 2017, surrounded by...

SUE BARNES JOHNSON

July 15, 1943-April 22, 2017Sue Barnes Johnson, 73, of Kenly, died Saturday evening at Rex Healthcare.She was born July 15, 1943 in Johnston County to the late Alvin and Mildred Nichols Barnes. Visitation will be today, from 4 until 5:45...

FRANKLIN D. PARKS

Franklin D. Parks, 69, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home. ...

NATHAN G. BASS

Jan. 21, 1937-April 22, 2017Nathan Gray Bass, 80, of Kenly, died Saturday morning at Wilson Medical Center.Nathan was born in Wayne County on Jan. 21, 1937, to the late Percy and Viola Rose Bass. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6...

WILLIE C. L. HUMPHREY

Willie C. L. Humphrey, 65, died Sunday in the Kitty Askins Hospice Center.Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

HUEMILTON DICKERSON SR.

Huemilton Dickerson Sr., 79, of Wilson died Friday at Wilson Medical Center.Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home,  Wilson....

CHARITY YELVERTON

Charity Yelverton, 89, formerly of Wilson, died Saturday at the Brian Center.  Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

MARY BITTING

Mary Bitting died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MICHAEL T. EVANS

Michael T. Evans, 61, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

VIRGINIA BAUMANN

Virginia Baumann, 63, of Mount Olive, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Sunday, April 23, 2017

RUBERT A. AUSTIN

Died March 30, 2017 Rubert Alfred "Bob" Austin, 91, died March 30. Funeral with military honors will be at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery Monday at noon, with Dr. Clay Worrell officiating. Arrangements are by Serenity Memorial Funeral Home...

ERNEST R. COVINGTON

June 14, 1966-April 18, 2017 Ernest R. Covington, 50, 104 S. Smith St., Four Oaks, died Tuesday at Barbour Court Nursing Home of Smithfield. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 at Cape Fear Headquarters of Erwin. Burial will be...

FOSTER K. EDICK II

Jan. 2, 1942-April 14, 2017 Mr. Edick, 75, Goldsboro, N.C., passed Friday, April 14, 2017, at home. Born in Lowville, N.Y., Jan. 2, 1942, he was the son of the late Foster K. Edick Sr. and the late Patricia...

SAMUEL E. FRALEY

Samuel E. Fraley, 52, LaGrange, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Services LLC....

FRANCES ELDRIDGE GREGORY

Died April 21, 2017 Frances Eldridge Gregory, 92, died Friday at Day Springs of Wallace. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church of Newton Grove. Interment will be in the church cemetery....

FRANCES R. DARLINGTON MILLER

Frances Ruth Darlington Miller, 80, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

HUBERT MOORE JR.

Hubert Moore Jr., 56, 827 N.C. 97 East, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

DAVID STEWART PRECYTHE

Feb. 19, 1949-April, 20, 2017 A memorial service will be held Monday at 3 at Faison Methodist Church. Entombment will follow at Faison Cemetery. David Stewart Precythe, Faison, president of Southern Produce Distributors Inc., passed away April 20, 2017,...

MACY MILLER SMITH

Died April 21, 2017 Macy Miller Smith, 88, Kenansville, died Friday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation Center in Wallace. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Monday at 1 p.m., with the Rev....

EDNA W. STRICKLAND

Died April 22, 2017 Edna W. Strickland, 80, Sampson County, died Saturday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Randalls Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church of Newton Grove, with the Rev. Horace Johnson officiating. Interment will be...

GENE C. WEEKS

March 23, 1947-April 21, 2017 Gene Carroll Weeks, 70, Genesis in Mount Olive, died Friday. Funeral will be 6 p.m. Monday at Casey Funeral Home, with the Rev. Tim Reaves officiating. Burial will be at Wiggs Cemetery. He was...

GLADYS B. WELLS

March 22, 1934-April 21, 2017 Gladys Blackman Wells, 83, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Friday, April 21, 2017, at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Gladys was born in Wayne County March 22, 1934, to the late Clarence Blackman and Edna Marie Pollock...

CLARETTA BRYANT WILLIAMS

Pastor Claretta Bryant Williams, 82, formerly of Goldsboro, died April 10. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

Friday, April 21, 2017

JAMES H. EUBANKS SR.

June 15, 1940-April 19, 2017 James Hilton Eubanks Sr., 76, Sneads Ferry, died Wednesday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a funeral at noon,...

JAMES GARNER

James Garner, 65, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

IRIS E. HINNANT

Iris Elaine Hinnant, 62, Wilson, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center of Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

HOWARD B. PEARSALL

Howard B. Pearsall, 69, 106 Spring St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

WILLIAM S. USHER

April 5, 1939-April 19, 2017 William Samuel Usher, 78, Magnolia, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Concord Baptist Church of Rose Hill. Burial will be in Concord Church Cemetery. He...

Thursday, April 20, 2017

JEAN YOUNG-STEWART

Died April 8, 2017 Mrs. Jean Young-Stewart, 80, 2139 Cockran St. Southwest, Wilson, N.C., passed away April 8, 2017, at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, April 22, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Mary Grove Baptist...

MILDRED BATTLE

Aug. 26, 1932-April 17, 2017 Mildred Battle, 84, 108 Harvey St., Pikeville, died Monday at her residence. She was born Aug. 26, 1932, in Wayne County to William H. and Annie Bell Forte Battle. Funeral services will be held...

DERWIN W. BEST

Died April 15, 2017 Derwin Wendell Best, 47, Turkey, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m today at Prayer of Faith Evangelistic Church of Warsaw. Interment will be in Wilson Chapel Church Cemetery of Turkey. Arrangements by...

ERNEST R. COVINGTON

Ernest R. Covington, 50, 104 S. Smith St., Four Oaks, died Tuesday at Barbour Court Nursing Home of Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BRENDA L. DANIELS

March 26, 1950-March 25, 2017 Brenda L. Daniels, 66, died March 25 at Heartland Health Care Center of Adelphi, Md. Funeral was at Bethany AME Church of Capitol Heights, Md., April 8. She was born in Wayne County March...

CYNTHIA D. WALLACE GREENE

Died April 11, 2017 Cynthia Diane Wallace Greene, 55, 4183 Edgewood Drive, Ayden, died April 11 at home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church of Grifton. Burial will be in Bell Family...

CARRIE LEE HINES

Died April 16, 2017 Mrs. Carrie Lee Hines, 77, 104 Overlook Road, Pomona, N.Y., formerly of Wilson, N.C., passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017, at Ramapo Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Suffern, N.Y. Funeral services are scheduled for...

HUBERT H. MATTOCKS

Died April 18, 2017 Hubert H. "Tip" Mattocks, 85, 110 Bynum St., Maysville, died Tuesday at Cherry Point Bay Nursing Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Myrtle Grove Christian Church of Maysville. Burial with military honors will...

SARAH LOUISE EVANS PERKINS

Jan. 23, 1934-April 18, 2017 Sarah Louise Evans Perkins, 83, died Monday morning at her home. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Wade Hamilton and Lillian Farrell Evans, and was the wife of Silas...

SANDRA PICKETT

Sandra Pickett, 80, 117 Elmore St., died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

TERESA JOHNSON TOOLE

Oct. 27, 1949-April 19, 2017 Teresa Johnson Toole, 67, Princeton, died Wednesday. Funeral will be 6 p.m. Friday at Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. Burial will be private. She was born Oct. 27, 1949,...

PRINCESS K.N. WHITFIELD

Died April 14, 2017 Princess Kamiya Nevaeh Whitfield, 644 Avon Ridge Lane, Grimesland, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center. Graveside service will be Friday at Homestead Memorial Garden of Greenville, with pastor Bobby Diggs officiating. Arrangements are by Stevens...

JAMICA WILLIAMS

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

TOM BARTLEY

Jan. 20, 1931-April 17, 2017 Thomas "Tom" N. Bartley, 86, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, April 17, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center while surrounded by his family. Tom was born in Columbus County Jan. 20, 1931, to the late...

JULIA PAYNE BEAL

June 20, 1917-April 16, 2017 Julia Payne Beal died peacefully April 16, 2017, at Roxboro Healthcare in Roxboro, N.C., at age 99. Julia is survived by her daughter, Julia and husband, Robert Van Nutt from New York, N.Y., and...

DUSTY RAY HERNANDEZ

March 12, 2000-April 16, 2017 Dusty Ray Hernandez, 17, passed away from cystic fibrosis Sunday, April 16, 2017, at UNC Children's Hospital. Dusty was born March 12, 2000, in Smithfield. He was the son of the late Nikki Ferrell...

LACEY J. LAPRADE

Oct. 9, 1951-April 16, 2017 Lacey Junior Laprade, 65, 202 House St., died Sunday at home. No funeral will be held. He was born Oct. 9, 1951, in Baltimore, Md., to Lacey and Dorothy Laprade. He is survived by...

HUBERT MATTOCKS

Hubert Mattocks, 85, 110 Bynum St., Maysville, died Tuesday at Cherry Point Bay Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Havelock Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. Kinston....

LUCILLE WOOTEN

Jan. 18, 1939-April 15, 2017 Lucille Wooten, 78, 953 Dollard Town Road, died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be...

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

TOM BARTLEY

Thomas Ned "Tom" Bartley, 86, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MILDRED BATTLE

Mildred Battle, 84, 108 Harvey St., Pikeville, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JULIA BEAL

Julia Beal, 99, died Sunday at Roxboro Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

CAROL F. BETHEA

Dec. 18, 1947-April 14, 2017 Carol F. Bethea, 69, 215 Woodridge Drive, Mount Olive, died Friday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was cremated with no funeral. She was born Dec. 18, 1947, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Jacob and France...

MAURICE J. HARRIS

Maurice Jermaine Harris, 45, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

HILDA WESTBROOK HILL

July 9, 1933-April 17, 2017 Hilda Westbrook Hill, 83, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, April 17, 2017, at East Carolina Rehab and Wellness Center in Greenville while surrounded by her family. Hilda was born in Wayne County July 9, 1933,...

HERMAN HOLMES

Died April 11, 2017 Herman Holmes, 78, 1612 Wycliffe Ave., Baltimore, Md., died April 11 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was cremated with no funeral. He was born May 13, 1938, in Baltimore, Md., to William and Susan...

KAY ELDRIDGE PITTMAN

Sept. 27, 1940-April 15, 2017 Kay Eldridge Pittman, 76, Williamston, N.C., went home to be with the Lord, April 15, 2017, at Vidant Hospital in Greenville, N.C. Visitation will be Wednesday, April 19, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in...

Monday, April 17, 2017

GREYLIN DURWOOD ARNETTE

Jan. 31, 2017-April 14, 2017 Greylin Durwood Arnette went to sleep in Jesus' arms at two months of age Friday, April 14, 2017, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Greylin was born in Pitt County Jan. 31, 2017, to...

BRENDA T. BARWICK

Nov. 11, 1953-April 15, 2017 Brenda T. Barwick, 63, Kinston, died Saturday. Memorial service will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Southwood Memorial Christian Church, with pastor Andrew Shue and pastor Justin Barnett officiating. She was born Nov. 11,...

CARRIE L. HINES

Carrie Lee Hines, 77, 104 Overlook Road, Pomona, N.Y., died Sunday at Ramapo Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Suffern, N.Y. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

L. STONEY HINSON

Oct. 23, 1950-April 16, 2017 Linwood Stoney Hinson, 66, passed away quietly early Easter Sunday morning, April 16, 2017, at home in the rural Mount Olive community known as Doodletown. Stoney's working career was that of being a millwright,...

LACEY J. LAPRADE

Lacey Junior Laprade, 65, 202 House St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

PAULINE TAYLOR LOFTON

Died April 13, 2017 Pauline Taylor Lofton, 80, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Tuesday at noon at Holly Hill Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, of LaGrange, with elder Broderick Keith Robinson as eulogist and...

JOYCE R. AULTMON NICHOLSON

Died April 13, 2017 Joyce Regena Aultmon Nicholson, 69, Richmond, Va., formerly of Mount Olive, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at Fifth Baptist Church of Richmond. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the...

JAMICA D. WILLIAMS

Jamica Dewayne Williams, 42, 202 N. College Ave., Kenly, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Sunday, April 16, 2017

GREYLIN ARNETTE

Greylin Durwood Arnette of Princeton, 2 months old, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

SYLVIA S. BASS

Aug. 4, 1937-April 15, 2017 Gladys Sylvia Seckington Bass, 79, died Saturday at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Born in England, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Richard Seckington and Irene Elizabeth Rawlins and wife of...

CAROL BETHEA

Carol F. Bethea, 69, of 215 Woodridge Drive, Mount Olive, died Friday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DONALD C. ETHERIDGE

April 11, 1936-April 13, 2017 Donald Craig Etheridge, 81, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2017. As a devoted father and grandfather, he was affectionately known as “Bop” to all those who loved him. He was born on April...

BEVERLY J. EZZELL

Sept. 26,1937-April 14, 2017 Beverly Jones Dail Ezzell, 79, known to all as “Lady,” died suddenly Good Friday morning, April 14, at home in the Pleasant Grove community, Albertson. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 17, at 7...

REV. CLEVELAND GRAHAM

The Rev. Cleveland Allen Graham, 78, of Pink Hill, died Monday at home. Born in Duplin County, he was the son of the late Hardy Thomas Graham and Mary Williams Graham and husband of Edna Boney Graham. Funeral will...

MAVIS GRICE

Mavis Grice, 94, died Saturday at Brookdale Senior Living. Funeral will be Monday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in Princeton. Visitation will be from 2 until 2:45...

BETTY S. JAMES

Betty Ann Smith James, 65, of Rose Hill, died Wednesday, April 12, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral will be at Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church in Wallace on Monday at 1 p.m. with Pastor Michael...

GEORGE H. JONES

George Harold Jones, 78, of Kenly died Thursday evening at home. He was born Oct. 16, 1938, in Johnston County to the late George Perry and Allie Marie Peacock Jones. He was married to the late Jackie Pittman Jones....

PAULINE LOFTON

Pauline Taylor Lofton, 80, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Tuesday at noon at Holly Hill Church of Christ in LaGrange, with Elder Kenneth Robinson presiding. Visitation will be Monday from 3 until 7 p.m. at...

RICHARD MARSHALL

Sept. 13, 1943-April 13, 2017 Richard “Rich” Curtis Marshall, 73, of Grifton, died Thursday. He was born Sept. 13, 1943, in Ardmore, Pa., to the late Joseph Irvine Marshall and Margaret Sawyer Marshall. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2...

DONALD F. POTTER

April 20, 1934-April 14, 2017 Donald Franklin Potter, 82, passed away on Friday, April 14, 2017 in Iowa Park, Texas. Donald was born in Seven Springs on April 20, 1934, to the late Bertha and Franklin Burke Potter. All...

DONNIE R. POWELL

June 15, 1952-April 11, 2017 Donnie Raye Powell, 64, died at his beach home in Emerald Isle on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Donnie was born in Wayne County on June 15, 1952, to Shirley Thornton Powell of Goldsboro and...

MICHEAL L. SUTTON

Micheal Chester Lee Sutton 39, died Thursday in Gleassen, Germany. He is the son of Pearl Sutton and the late William Sutton. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home....

ELDON THORNTON

Eldon Fountain Thornton, 88, of Faison, died Thursday, April 13, 2017, at home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Langdon and Eula Casey Thornton; brother, Bromley Thornton, and sister, Miriam Thornton Gore. A memorial service to celebrate...

LUCILLE WOOTEN

Lucille Wooten, 78, of Dollard Town Road, died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Friday, April 14, 2017

CLARA DAVIS

Died April 5, 2017 Clara "Frosty" Davis, 122 Sams Lane, LaGrange, died April 5 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Hull Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Parrot Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to...

DONALD C. ETHERIDGE

Died April 13, 2017 Donald Craig Etheridge, 81, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017, at Eagles Pointe Assisted Living surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 17, 2017, at St. Mary...

GENEVA M. FLOWERS

Oct. 28, 1924-April 13, 2017 Geneva M. Flowers, 92, 321 E. Maple St., Mount Olive, died Thursday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be...

JAMES RANDY KEARNEY

Jan. 23, 1962-April 12, 2017 Mr. James Randy Kearney, 55, Goldsboro, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017. Randy was born Jan. 23, 1962, the son of James "Bud" Kearney and Gladys Ham Kearney. He is survived by his daughter, Casey...

LINDA METZ KOHLENBERGER

June 10, 1947-April 8, 2017 Linda Metz Kohlenberger, 69, Greensboro, peacefully left this world Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Hospice Home at High Point. She was born in Wayne County to the late John H. Metz Sr. and Violet...

ANNE ELIZABETH LAMBETH

Dec. 9, 1966-April 8, 2017 Anne Elizabeth Lambeth died April 8, 2017. Beth was born Dec. 9, 1966, in Chapel Hill, N.C. She graduated with honors from St. Mary's College in Raleigh in 1985, and attended the University of...

PAULINE TAYLOR LOFTON

Pauline Taylor Lofton, 80, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

FRED L. LOY JR.

Nov. 1, 1944-April 12 , 2017 Fred Lane Loy Jr., 72, died Wednesday at Rex Heart and Vascular Center in Raleigh. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Entombment will...

CAROLYN SMITH

Died April 11, 2017 Carolyn Smith, 59, 103 Waters Circle, died Tuesday in East Carolina Rehab and Wellness of Greenville. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial...

RUBY KORNEGAY TAYLOR

April 17, 1933-April 10, 2017 Ruby "Sang-Gal" Kornegay Taylor, 83, 2538 N.C. 903 North, LaGrange, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. in Saint James Church of Christ of LaGrange, with...

LONNIE M. TREMBLE

Died April 12, 2017 Lonnie Miller Tremble, 54, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 5 p.m. at The Bishop Lonnie E. Holloway Sr. Memorial Chapel at the funeral home. Visitation will be 2...

Thursday, April 13, 2017

JAMES WADDELL ASHFORD SR.

Died April 9, 2017 Mr. James Waddell Ashford Sr., 85, Mount Olive, N.C., departed this life Sunday, April 9, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro, N.C., with his family by his side. He is survived by his...

BERNICE M. DAVIS

Died April 10, 2017 Bernice Marie Davis, Wilson, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

FRANCHOIZE DAWSON

Oct. 27, 1974-April 1, 2017 Franchoize "Plute" Dawson, 42, Kinston, died April 1. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in Nannie D. Loftin Memorial Chapel at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston. He was born Oct. 27,...

DONALD C. ETHERIDGE

Donald Craig Etheridge, 81, died today at Eagles Pointe Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GWENDOLYN FISHER

Died April 10, 2017 Gwendolyn Fisher, 68, Wilson, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Evening Light Holiness Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

GENEVA M. FLOWERS

Geneva M. Flowers, 92, 321 E. Maple St., Mount Olive, died today in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins....

CYNTHIA D. GREENE

Cynthia D. Greene, 55, 4138 Edgewater Drive, Ayden, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

JOYCE G. HINNANT

Died April 6, 2017 Joyce Gloristeen Hinnant, 78, resident of Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died April 6. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Atkins Memorial Tabernacle Holiness Church Sims. Interment will be in Hamilton Burial Garden. Visitation...

RANDY KEARNEY

James Randy Kearney, 55, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service of Snow Hill....

LINDA METZ KOHLENBERGER

June 10, 1947-April 8, 2017 Linda Metz Kohlenberger, 69, Greensboro, peacefully left this world Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Hospice Home at High Point. She was born in Wayne County to the late John H. Metz Sr. and Violet...

RODNEY E. LAMBERT SR.

Jan. 9, 1933-April 12, 2017 Rodney Earl Lambert Sr., 84, lifelong resident of Calypso, passed away early Wednesday morning, April 12, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center following a period of declining health. Visitation with the Lambert family will take...

FRED L. LOY JR.

Fred Lane Loy Jr., 72, died Wednesday at Rex Heart Hospital in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GERTIE HAYES MOORE

Died April 5, 2017 Gertie Hayes Moore, 79, Kinston, died April 5 at Signature Healthcare of Kinston. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Lakes Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Atkinson. Interment will be in P.H. Hayes Family Cemetery...

THURMAN E. PICKETT

Died April 11, 2017 Thurman Emanuel Pickett, 63, 1313 Hallsville Road, Beulaville, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church Chinquapin. Burial will be in Chasten Family Cemetery. Born in...

LORETTA POWELL

Died April 7, 2017 Loretta Powell, 55, Rocky Mount, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Trinity AME Zion Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ROBERT LOUIS ROSE

Died April 11, 2017 Robert Louis Rose, 81, Pikeville, passed away peacefully in his home April 11, 201, surrounded by his family. A native of Wayne County, Robert was born to Hubert R. Rose Sr. and Martha Alice Catledge...

MR. DENNIS JEROME SYKES

Jan. 11, 1951-April 10, 2017 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mr. Dennis Jerome Sykes, 66, 208 E. Boundary St., LaGrange, N.C., departed his earthly life...

LONNIE TREMBLE

Lonnie Tremble, 54, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Services LLC....

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

EVELIN J. BAILEY

Died April 11, 2017 Evelin Joyce Carter Bailey, 69, Snow Hill, died Tuesday. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Thursday at the chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service, with the Rev. Ronnie Heath officiating. Committal will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at...

JOE WAYNE "TONY" BAKER

Nov. 30, 1935-April 11, 2017 Joe Wayne "Tony" Baker, 81, Pikeville, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017. He was born Nov. 30, 1935, in Greene County to the late Joe Wyatt Baker and Loty Parker Baker. He was the...

WANDA L. BARNES

Died April 8, 2017 Wanda Laron Barnes, 65, 310 Fedelon Trail, died at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Saturday. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church Disciples of Christ, with the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber...

REV. PAUL BRANTLEY

Oct. 10, 1933-April 10, 2017 The Rev. Paul Brantley, 83, died Monday evening at home with his family by his side. Funeral service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Kenly Apostolic Church, 8341 U.S. 301 South in Kenly...

MARY DAVIS

Died April 10, 2017 Mary Davis died Monday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at St. Mark Free Will Baptist Church. Arrangements are by John H. Shaw's Son Funeral Home of Wilmington....

SHORTY "WILBUR" GRANT

Dec. 23, 1924-April 11, 2017 Shorty "Wilbur" Grant, 92, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A graveside service will be held Friday, April 14, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Flatfield Cemetery...

ANNIE J. HINSON

June 8, 1928-April 11, 2017 Annie Jones Hinson, 88, Kinston, died Tuesday. Graveside service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Pineview Cemetery, with the Rev. Brad Mitchell officiating. She was born June 8, 1928, to the late Johnnie...

HERMAN HOLMES

Herman Holmes, 78, 1612 Wycliffe Ave., Baltimore, Md., died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

THURMAN E. PICKETT

Thurman E. Pickett, 63, 1313 Hallsville Road, Beulaville, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ROBERT L. ROSE

Robert Louis Rose, 81, Pikeville, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CAROLYN SMITH

Carolyn Smith, 59, 103 Waters Circle, died Tuesday in East Carolina Rehab and Wellness of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BOBBY GENE TAYLOR

June 13, 1944-April 9, 2017 Bobby Gene Taylor, 72, affectionately called Pop Pop by his grandson, passed away suddenly Sunday, April 9, 2017, at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill while surrounded by his family. Bobby was born in Wayne...

EDNA EARLE BROWN WILLIAMS

June 11, 1932-April 10, 2017 Edna Earle Brown Williams, 84, Seven Springs, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, April 10, 2017. The family will receive friends Thursday, April 13, 2017, from 10 to 11...

RUDY WILLIAMS

Nov. 3, 1949-April 10, 2017 Herbert Ray "Rudy" Williams Jr., 67, Kinston, died Monday. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Rod Dorn officiating. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery. He was...

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

PAUL BRANTLEY

The Rev. Paul Brantley, 83, died at home Monday. Arrangements are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

MARVIN E. COLLINS

Died April 7, 2017 Marvin Earl Collins, 49, died Friday at home, 125 Tall Pines, Ladson, S.C. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel. Visitation will be Thursday at the funeral home....

GWENDOLYN FISHER

Gwendolyn Fisher, 68, Wilson, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JAMES MALCOLM JOHN FORSYTHE

Feb. 23, 1968-April 4, 2017 Jimmy Forsythe, 49, Acworth, Ga., passed away April 4, 2017, unexpectedly in a drowning accident saving his daughter and her friend. He was in Destin, Fla., vacationing with his family. A memorial service will...

CLEVELAND GRAHAM

The Rev. Cleveland Graham, 1433 Sarecta Road, Pink Hill, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JOYCE WHITLEY HINNANT

Joyce Whitley Hinnant, 78, resident of Wilson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JAMES E. HOLLINGSWORTH

April 28, 1931-April 9, 2017 James Evon Hollingsworth, 85, LaGrange, passed away peacefully at his home Sunday, April 9, 2017, while surrounded by his family. James was born in Sampson County April 28, 1931, to the late Carmal and...

BILLY KING

July 24, 1934-April 9, 2017 William Houston "Billy" King Jr., 82, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 9, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Billy was born in Wayne County July 24, 1934, to the...

RUBY A. MORRIS

Died April 7, 2017 Ruby Ann Morris, 56, Wilson, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson. Visitation will be Wednesday from 1 to 6 p.m. at...

LUCILLE F. STARR

Died April 8, 2017 Lucille "Lucy" Florence Prince Starr, 97, died Saturday at Genesis Healthcare in Mount Olive. She was born in Passaic County, N.J., to the late John and Hannah H. Prince. Lucy was preceded in death by...

JEAN YOUNG STEWART

Jean Young Stewart, 80, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DENNIS J. SYKES

Dennis J. Sykes, LaGrange, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

RUBY K. TAYLOR

Ruby K. Taylor, LaGrange, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

IDA M. WILKINS

Ida Mae Wilkins died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

EDNA BROWN WILLIAMS

Edna Brown Williams, 84, Seven Springs, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

R.P. WOOD JR.

Aug. 20, 1944-April 9, 2017 Raymond Peek Wood Jr., Warsaw, spent his career in law enforcement. First with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, then as the Warsaw police chief for 34 years. His life will be celebrated Wednesday,...

Monday, April 10, 2017

JAMES ASHFORD

James Ashford, 85, Mount Olive, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Services....

WANDA L. BARNES

Wanda L. Barnes, 65, 107 Handley Court, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ELIZABETH A. BRIDGERS

Jan. 11, 1929-April 8,2017 Elizabeth Aileen Bridgers, 88, Kenly, died Saturday at her home. Aileen was born on Jan. 11, 1929 in Johnston County, to the late Joseph Lester and Elizabeth Daniels Bridgers. A graveside service will be held...

PATRICK S. CARTER

Patrick Shane Carter, 39, 4312 Winfield Court, Elm City, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JAMES E. HOLLINGSWORTH

James E. Hollingsworth, 85, LaGrange, died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIAM H. KING

William H. "Billy" King, 82, Goldsboro, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MICHAEL R. SAULS

Died April 5, 2017 Michael Ray Sauls, 39, Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Burial will be in Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens...

MIRIAM R. SLOAN

Oct. 17, 1932-April 8, 2017 Miriam Roscoe Sloan, 84, died peacefully on April 8, 2017, at St. Andrews Assisted Living Center in Concord, N.C., after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Miriam was born on Oct. 17, 1932, in...

EDNA B. SMITH

Jan. 2, 1918-April 8, 2017 On Saturday evening, April 8, 2017, Edna Butts Smith, 99, of the Hood Swamp Community, moved to her Heavenly home. Edna was a godly woman who loved the Lord and her family and set...

IMELDA M. SUGGS

Aug. 11, 1939-April 7, 2017 Imelda Geraldine "Mel" Moore Suggs, 77, LaGrange, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017. A native of Greene County, she was born Aug. 11, 1939, the daughter of the late Norville Eugene "Doc" Moore and...

BOBBY TAYLOR

Bobby Taylor died Sunday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, April 9, 2017

RUDOLPH WILSON ANDERSON

Nov. 29, 1927-April 7, 2017 Rudolph Wilson Anderson, 89, Dudley, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Rudolph was born in Wayne County Nov. 29, 1927, to the late Bobby and Dollie McCullen Anderson. He...

ELIZABETH A. BRIDGERS

Elizabeth Aileen Bridgers, 88, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral and Cremation Service....

EMMA PEARCE BURTON

Died April 2, 2017 Emma Pearce Burton, 78, formerly of Goldsboro, died April 2 in Panama City, Fla. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, with the Rev. Gary Bailey officiating. She was married...

MARVIN E. COLLINS

Marvin Earl Collins, 49, died Friday at home, 125 Tall Pine Road, Ladson, S.C. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

ETHEL PHILLIPS COWAN

Jan. 13, 1932-April 8, 2017 Ethel Phillips Cowan, 85, Pikeville, died Saturday at UNC Hospital at Chapel Hill. Funeral service will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Fellowship Baptist Church, 332 Arrington Bridge Road, Goldsboro. There will be...

GEORGE PAUL KING

Died April 4, 2017 Former United States Marine Corps sergeant, American hero of two combat tours in Vietnam, brother, father, grandfather and beloved uncle departed on his final deployment April 4, 2017. He was surrounded by his family, son,...

DOROTHY LEWIS

Sept. 28, 1945-April 5, 2017 Ms. Dorothy Lewis, affectionately known to most as "Ms. Dot," 71, 904B Olivia Lane, Goldsboro, passed Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at Wayne UNC Health Care of Goldsboro, N.C. The celebration of her life will...

TAMRA J. LONG

Dec. 13, 1947-April 6, 2017 Tamra Jean Long, 69, Mount Olive, N.C., formerly of Broadway, passed away April 6, 2017, surrounded by her family at UNC Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro. She was born Dec. 13, 1947, in Broadway,...

RUBY A. MORRIS

Ruby A. Morris, 56, Wilson, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LORETTA POWELL

Loretta Powell, 55, Rocky Mount, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MICHAEL R. SAULS

Michael Ray Sauls, 39, Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MIRIAM R. SLOAN

Miriam Roscoe Sloan, 84, died Saturday at St. Andrews Living Center in Concord. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

VALERIA H. SMITH

Feb. 12, 1926-April 6, 2017 Mrs. Valeria Hart Head Smith, 91, Snow Hill, died Thursday evening, April 6, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A native of Greene County, she was born Feb. 12, 1926, the daughter of Raymond...

LUCILLE P. STARR

Lucille Prince Starr, 97, died Saturday at Genesis Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ESTHER FLOWERS WILLIAMS

Died April 6, 2017 Mary "Esther" Flowers Williams, 94, 668 Calvin Hobbs Road, Faison, died Thursday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. Funeral will be 3 tonight at Millers Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church of Faison,...

Friday, April 7, 2017

BETTIE GRAY BEST BROWNE

April 28, 1921-April 4, 2017 Bettie Gray Best Browne died Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at her home in Raleigh. Betty Gray was born April 28, 1921, to John Lee Best Sr. and Allie Gray Strickland Best. In 1951, Bettie...

FRANK CHAMBERS

April 22, 1951-April 5, 2017 Frank Chambers, 65, Kenansville, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Community Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. He was born April 22, 1951, in Lenoir County...

HAZEL DARLENE HOWELL DAIL

Died April 2, 2017 Hazel Darlene Howell Dail, 58, 1398 Bennett's Bridge Road, Mount Olive, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017, at her residence. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Dalys...

CLARA DAVIS

Clara "Frosty" Davis, 122 Sams Lane, LaGrange, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at R. Swinson Funeral Services....

STEPHEN KENNETH DAVIS

May 9, 1932-April 5, 2017 Stephen Kenneth Davis, 84, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday at Wayne UNC Healthcare surrounded by his family. Ken or Kemp, as he was affectionately known by family and friends, was born in Johnston County to...

FRANCHOIZE DAWSON

Franchoize Dawson, 42, Kinston, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

TEMPIE JACKSON JONES

Feb. 1, 1920-April 5, 2017 Tempie Jackson Jones, 97, Pikeville, was called home Wednesday, April 5, 2017, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Lord. Tempie was born in Wayne County Feb. 1, 1920, to the late William...

GEORGE HANDLEY LANCASTER

Died April 3, 2017 George Handley Lancaster, 78, Jacksonville, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. George was a loving husband, a dedicated father and beloved grandfather. A retired master sergeant with...

MAGDALINE SASSER SUROVICH

June 2, 1924-April 5, 2017 Mary Magdaline Sasser Surovich, Mount Olive area resident in the Thunder Swamp community, passed away Wednesday morning, April 5, at the home of a nephew in Wendell. A lifetime member of Thunder Swamp Pentecostal...

PEGGY J. RUFFIN WILSON

Died April 4, 2017 Peggy Jane Ruffin Wilson, 62, 706 Academy St., Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel Wilson. Interment will be in Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson....

Thursday, April 6, 2017

STEPHEN K. DAVIS

Stephen Kenneth Davis, 84, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LEATHA M. DAVIS

Leatha M. Davis, 64, Kinston, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

DEBORAH J. SIMMS JACKSON

May 23, 1955-March 31, 2017 Deborah Jean Simms Jackson, 61, died Friday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center of Fayetteville. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and...

TEMPIE JACKSON JONES

Tempie Jackson Jones, 97, Pikeville, died Wednesday at Brookdale. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CALVIN R. JONES

Died April 1, 2017 Calvin Ray Jones, 53, 445 Kinsey Mill Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Vidant Memorial Hospital of Greenville. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at New Jackson Tabernacle. Burial will be in McLean Family...

LYNELL MARTIN KING

July 9, 1951-April 2, 2017 Lynell Martin King, 65, 701 S. Best St., peacefully succumbed to her master's call Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born July 9, 1951, in Wayne County to the late Litmon and Emma...

ROSEMARIE A. LUCAS

Died March 28, 2017 Rosemarie Antoinette Lucas, 67, 3413 Wetherly Drive, Wilson, died March 28 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JESSE F. MANNING

Died March 29, 2017 Jesse Frank "Frankie" Manning, 47, Sharpsburg, died March 29 at Nash UNC Hospital of Rocky Mount. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson. Interment will be in Bunn Cemetery of...

SAMUEL HUBBARD MILLS

Sept. 29, 1953-April 4, 2017 Samuel Hubbard Mills, 63, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at his home. Sam was born in Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 29, 1953, to the late Harold and Alice Means Mills. He had...

MINNIE L. BELL HILL CAMPBELL NEWKIRK

Sept. 21, 1921-March 29, 2017 Minnie Lee Bell Hill Campbell Newkirk, 95, resident of Willow Creek Nursing Home, died March 29. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Augustus Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. She was born Sept. 21,...

VELMA L. FORD SMITH

April 13, 1937-April 3, 2017 Velma Lee Ford Smith, 79, 106 Piedmont Place, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, with pastor Edmond...

MARY FRANCES C. WATSON

April 12, 1937-April 4, 2017 Mary Frances C. Watson, 79, Lucama, passed away Tuesday evening at the Wilson Pines. Mary was born in Wilson County April 12, 1937, to the late James and Lossie Pennington Collier, and was married...

PEGGY WILSON

Peggy Wilson, 62, Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ALBERTO ZELAYA

Died April 1, 2017 Alberto Zelaya, 36, Wilson, died Saturday. Graveside service will be Friday at 4 p.m. at Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

FRANCES WORLEY ANDERSON

Nov. 7, 1943-April 3, 2017 Frances Worley Anderson, 73, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Ralph C. and Dorothy Lee Worley. Graveside services will be held Friday...

LARRY BRYANT

Larry Bryant, 81, 4075 Dover Fort Barnwell Road, Fort Barnwell, died Sunday at East Carolina Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at R. Swinson Funeral Services....

LARRY L. DOUGAN

May 25, 1944-April 4, 2017 Larry Lee Dougan, 72, LaGrange, died Tuesday. Visitation and fellowship will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Dougan home, 107 Leisure St., LaGrange. He was born May 25, 1944, in Kansas...

MARY H. HALE

Sept. 24, 1953-March 31, 2017 Mary Helen Hall Hale, 63, Kinston, died Friday. Graveside service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Cobb Cemetery, with pastor Greg Kincaid officiating. She was born Sept. 24, 1953, in Lenoir County to...

BRENITA HILL

Died April 1, 2017 Brenita Hill, 44, 1317 N. Heritage St., Kinston, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Deliverance Temple Church No. 2 of Bayboro. Burial will be in Brown Family Cemetery New Bern....

TRILBIA C. JONES

Died March 30, 2017 Trilbia Carolina Jones, 70, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at East Duplin Memorial Gardens of Beulaville. She is survived by a son. Arrangements are by...

GEORGE P. KING

George Paul King, 69, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DOROTHY LEWIS

Dorothy Lewis, 71, 904B Olivia Lane, died today at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SAMUEL H. MILLS

Samuel Hubbard Mills, 63, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIE H. REID JR.

Died April 4, 2017 Willie Herman Reid Jr., 56, 324 FoxCroft Road, Snow Hill, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Shady Grove Free will Baptist Church in Snow Hill. Interment will...

WILLIE LEE RHODES JR.

Oct. 20, 1958-March 31, 2017 Willie "Junior" Lee Rhodes Jr. died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations, with apostle...

JEFFREY G. SAULS

Feb. 23, 1947-April 4, 2017 Jeffrey Glenn Sauls, 70, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Hospital. No formal service will be held. He was born in Wayne County Feb. 23, 1947, to the late Floyd and Katherine McKeel Sauls. He...

ELIZABETH R. WESTERGARD

May 7, 1949-March 28, 2017 Elizabeth Remillard "Beth" Westergard, 67, Hookerton, died Tuesday. Funeral will be private. She was born May 7, 1949, in Marquette, Mich., to the late Lawrence Albert and Dorothy Agnes Derrie Remillard. She was married...

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

FRANCES W. ANDERSON

Frances Worley Anderson, 73, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

VIC BLACKMAN

Oct. 22, 1928-April 2, 2017 Vic Blackman, 88, Grantham, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be 7 tonight in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. Graveside service will...

LEVONZEL GLASPIE

Died March 28, 2017 Levonzel Glaspie, 76, 3335 Hagan St., Farmville, died March 28 at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church of Magnolia. Entombment will be in Glaspie Family Memorial Gardens. Born...

PRENELL E. INGRAM

Died March 31, 2017 Prenell C. Ingram, 55, 104 Cypress St., Kinston, died Friday at home in Rocky Mount. Funeral will be noon Thursday at Gateway to Heaven Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial will be in Hickory Grove Church Cemetery...

MILLARD RAY JONES

Aug. 5, 1933-April 2, 2017 Millard Ray Jones, 83, Wilson, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2017, at Oliver House in Wendell. A graveside service will be held Thursday, April 6, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park in...

JEANENE E. MCQUILLEN

Jeanene Ellen McQuillen, 79, 510 W. James St., died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

RONALD L. MILLER

Died March 30, 2017 Ronald "Ronnie" Lee Miller, 61, Kenansville, died Thursday at Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, Va. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Big Zion AME Zion Church of Kenansville. Burial with...

JOHNNIE MURPHY NAYLOR

Died April 1, 2017 Johnnie Murphy Naylor, 79, Pinetops, beloved husband, father, Papa, brother and friend, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, April 1, 2017. He leaves his loving wife of 52 years, Mary Harrell...

VELMA L. SMITH

Velma Lee Smith, 79, 106 Piedmont Place, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Monday, April 3, 2017

VIC BLACKMAN

Herbert Victor "Vic" Blackman, 88, of Grantham, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JOHN EARL HOBBS SR.

John Earl Hobbs Sr., 94, of 804 Taylor St., died Thursday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon at St. Mark Church of Christ with Bishop Alton A. Smith officiating. Burial will be...

MILLARD RAY JONES

Millard Ray Jones, 83, died Sunday at the Oliver House in Wendell. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

LYNELL M. KING

Lynell Martin King, 65, of 701 S. Best St., died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Sunday, April 2, 2017

CHARLES LESLIE "LES" BRITT JR.

July 22, 1930-March 18, 2017 Charles Leslie “Les” Britt Jr., 86, Williamsburg, Va., died comfortably at home March 18 after a brief decline. Born in Goldsboro, N.C., July 22, 1930, he was the only child of Charles Leslie Britt...

BETTY UNDERWOOD HEAD

May 9, 1934-April 1, 2017 Betty Underwood Head, 82, Goldsboro, passed away early Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Betty was born in Johnston County May 9, 1934, to the late Permilous and Thelma Lancaster Underwood, and was married...

BRENITA HILL

Brenita Hill, 45,1317 N. Herritage St., Kinston, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home 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. The family will receive friends Sunday, April 2, 2017, from 2 to 3 p.m. at Seymour Funeral...

PERNELL INGRAM

Pernell Ingram, Tarboro, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

DEBORAH SIMMS JACKSON

Deborah Simms Jackson, 61, died Friday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center of Fayetteville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

ELEANOR C. JOHNSON

May 28, 1942-April 1, 2017 Eleanor Collister Johnson, 74, Goldsboro, passed away early Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Eleanor was born in Kentucky May 28, 1942, to the late Elmer and Thelma Faircloth Collister....

ODELL JONES

Odell Jones, 80, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WILLIE L. RHODES JR.

Willie Lee Rhodes Jr., 58, Porter Street, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

NOAH Y. SUGG

Died March 31, 2017 Noah Yount Sugg, 88, Snow Hill, died Friday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service. Interment will be at Snow Hill Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Myrtle...

ANNIE T. WOODARD

May 7, 1939-March 30, 2017 Annie Tokie Woodard, 78, 905A Poplar St., died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in Greene County May 7, 1939,...