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...Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
SANDRA W. BERRY
Sandra Warner Berry, 65, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
ALMETER L. FARMER
Almeter L. Farmer, 92, Wilson, died Friday at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Wilson....Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
THOMAS W. HAMILTON
Thomas Wayne Hamilton, 68, LaGrange, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
CARL D. HINNANT
Carl D. Hinnant, 58, Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
MARY F. MANGUM
Mary F. Mangum, 82, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson...Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
EDWIN SCOVEL
Edwin Scovel, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday in Georgia. Arrangements are pending at Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home, Clinton....Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 30, 2017 7:40 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
CHARLES KENT
Charles Kent, 67, 1712 Woodside Drive, Wilson, died Wednesday at SECU Hospice House. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
DARON T. LEWIS
Daron Thomas Lewis, 22, 3255 Wilmar Road, Vanceboro, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
EVONYA LOCUS
Evonya "Poochie" Locus, 40, Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
JOSE A. VILLAFUERTE
Jose Alvor Villafuerte, 66, Wishaw, Wisc., died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 28, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
SHARON L. CORRELL
Sharon Lee Correll, 73, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
KENNETH N. FALLIN
Kenneth Newton Fallin, 84, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
MARY HALL
Mary Hall, 89, Warsaw, died Wednesday at Kenansville Health and Rehab. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
WANDA G. MORGAN
Wanda Gail Morgan, 58, Nashville, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
WAYNE SCHNEIDER
Wayne Schneider, Mount Olive, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
EDWARD T. SMITH
Edward Thomas Smith, 88, Elroy community, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending....Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 27, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 26, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 26, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
BETTY EVANS DAVIS
Betty Evans Davis, 64, 4436 Lake Wilson Road, Elm City, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....Published: Apr 26, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 26, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 26, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 26, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
LILLIE M. SYKES
Lillie Mae Sykes, 97, died Tuesday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....Published: Apr 26, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 25, 2017 8:41 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 25, 2017 8:41 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 25, 2017 8:41 PM Full Obituary
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)...Published: Apr 25, 2017 8:41 PM Full Obituary
THELMA TAYLOR HOWE
Thelma Taylor Howe, 79, died at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield Monday. Arrangements are pending....Published: Apr 25, 2017 8:41 PM Full Obituary
DORA LANE
Dora Lane, 75, 703 Prince Ave., died Monday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....Published: Apr 25, 2017 8:41 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 25, 2017 8:40 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 25, 2017 8:40 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 25, 2017 8:40 PM Full Obituary
INGRID C. POWELL
Ingrid Charise Powell, 24, 913 College Circle, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....Published: Apr 25, 2017 8:40 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 25, 2017 8:40 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 25, 2017 8:40 PM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 25, 2017 8:40 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 25, 2017 8:40 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 24, 2017 8:57 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 24, 2017 8:56 PM Full Obituary
FRANKLIN D. PARKS
Franklin D. Parks, 69, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home. ...Published: Apr 24, 2017 8:55 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 24, 2017 8:54 PM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 24, 2017 8:53 PM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 24, 2017 8:53 PM Full Obituary
CHARITY YELVERTON
Charity Yelverton, 89, formerly of Wilson, died Saturday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....Published: Apr 24, 2017 8:51 PM Full Obituary
MARY BITTING
Mary Bitting died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....Published: Apr 24, 2017 8:50 PM Full Obituary
MICHAEL T. EVANS
Michael T. Evans, 61, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....Published: Apr 24, 2017 8:49 PM Full Obituary
VIRGINIA BAUMANN
Virginia Baumann, 63, of Mount Olive, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....Published: Apr 24, 2017 8:47 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 23, 2017 9:26 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 23, 2017 9:26 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 23, 2017 9:26 AM Full Obituary
SAMUEL E. FRALEY
Samuel E. Fraley, 52, LaGrange, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Services LLC....Published: Apr 23, 2017 9:26 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 23, 2017 9:26 AM Full Obituary
FRANCES R. DARLINGTON MILLER
Frances Ruth Darlington Miller, 80, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....Published: Apr 23, 2017 9:26 AM Full Obituary
HUBERT MOORE JR.
Hubert Moore Jr., 56, 827 N.C. 97 East, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....Published: Apr 23, 2017 9:26 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 23, 2017 9:26 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 23, 2017 9:26 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 23, 2017 9:26 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 23, 2017 9:26 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 23, 2017 9:26 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 23, 2017 9:26 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 21, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
JAMES GARNER
James Garner, 65, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....Published: Apr 21, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 21, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
HOWARD B. PEARSALL
Howard B. Pearsall, 69, 106 Spring St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....Published: Apr 21, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 21, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 20, 2017 11:44 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 20, 2017 11:44 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 20, 2017 11:44 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 20, 2017 11:44 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 20, 2017 11:44 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 20, 2017 11:44 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 20, 2017 11:44 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 20, 2017 11:44 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 20, 2017 11:44 AM Full Obituary
SANDRA PICKETT
Sandra Pickett, 80, 117 Elmore St., died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....Published: Apr 20, 2017 11:44 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 20, 2017 11:44 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 20, 2017 11:44 AM Full Obituary
JAMICA WILLIAMS
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
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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...Published: Apr 19, 2017 12:12 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 19, 2017 12:12 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 19, 2017 12:12 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 19, 2017 12:12 PM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 19, 2017 12:12 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 19, 2017 12:12 PM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 18, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
MILDRED BATTLE
Mildred Battle, 84, 108 Harvey St., Pikeville, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....Published: Apr 18, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
JULIA BEAL
Julia Beal, 99, died Sunday at Roxboro Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....Published: Apr 18, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 18, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
MAURICE J. HARRIS
Maurice Jermaine Harris, 45, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....Published: Apr 18, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 18, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 18, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 18, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 17, 2017 10:02 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 17, 2017 10:02 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 17, 2017 10:02 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 17, 2017 10:02 AM Full Obituary
LACEY J. LAPRADE
Lacey Junior Laprade, 65, 202 House St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....Published: Apr 17, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 17, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 17, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
JAMICA D. WILLIAMS
Jamica Dewayne Williams, 42, 202 N. College Ave., Kenly, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....Published: Apr 17, 2017 10:01 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
LUCILLE WOOTEN
Lucille Wooten, 78, of Dollard Town Road, died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....Published: Apr 16, 2017 12:22 PM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 14, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 14, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 14, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 14, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 14, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 14, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
PAULINE TAYLOR LOFTON
Pauline Taylor Lofton, 80, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....Published: Apr 14, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 14, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 14, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 14, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 14, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
DONALD C. ETHERIDGE
Donald Craig Etheridge, 81, died today at Eagles Pointe Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
RANDY KEARNEY
James Randy Kearney, 55, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service of Snow Hill....Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
LONNIE TREMBLE
Lonnie Tremble, 54, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Services LLC....Published: Apr 13, 2017 10:14 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 12, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 12, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 12, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 12, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 12, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 12, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 12, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
HERMAN HOLMES
Herman Holmes, 78, 1612 Wycliffe Ave., Baltimore, Md., died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....Published: Apr 12, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 12, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
ROBERT L. ROSE
Robert Louis Rose, 81, Pikeville, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....Published: Apr 12, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 12, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 12, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 12, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 12, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
PAUL BRANTLEY
The Rev. Paul Brantley, 83, died at home Monday. Arrangements are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:13 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:13 AM Full Obituary
GWENDOLYN FISHER
Gwendolyn Fisher, 68, Wilson, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:13 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:12 AM Full Obituary
CLEVELAND GRAHAM
The Rev. Cleveland Graham, 1433 Sarecta Road, Pink Hill, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:12 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:12 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:12 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:12 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:12 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:12 AM Full Obituary
JEAN YOUNG STEWART
Jean Young Stewart, 80, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:12 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:12 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:12 AM Full Obituary
IDA M. WILKINS
Ida Mae Wilkins died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:12 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:12 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 11, 2017 10:12 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 10, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
WANDA L. BARNES
Wanda L. Barnes, 65, 107 Handley Court, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....Published: Apr 10, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 10, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 10, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
JAMES E. HOLLINGSWORTH
James E. Hollingsworth, 85, LaGrange, died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....Published: Apr 10, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 10, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 10, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 10, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 10, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 10, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
BOBBY TAYLOR
Bobby Taylor died Sunday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....Published: Apr 10, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 9, 2017 10:22 AM Full Obituary
ELIZABETH A. BRIDGERS
Elizabeth Aileen Bridgers, 88, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral and Cremation Service....Published: Apr 9, 2017 10:22 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 9, 2017 10:22 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 9, 2017 10:22 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 9, 2017 10:22 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 9, 2017 10:22 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 9, 2017 10:22 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 9, 2017 10:22 AM Full Obituary
RUBY A. MORRIS
Ruby A. Morris, 56, Wilson, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....Published: Apr 9, 2017 10:22 AM Full Obituary
LORETTA POWELL
Loretta Powell, 55, Rocky Mount, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....Published: Apr 9, 2017 10:22 AM Full Obituary
MICHAEL R. SAULS
Michael Ray Sauls, 39, Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....Published: Apr 9, 2017 10:22 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 9, 2017 10:22 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 9, 2017 10:22 AM Full Obituary
LUCILLE P. STARR
Lucille Prince Starr, 97, died Saturday at Genesis Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....Published: Apr 9, 2017 10:22 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 9, 2017 10:22 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 7, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 7, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 7, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
CLARA DAVIS
Clara "Frosty" Davis, 122 Sams Lane, LaGrange, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at R. Swinson Funeral Services....Published: Apr 7, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 7, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
FRANCHOIZE DAWSON
Franchoize Dawson, 42, Kinston, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....Published: Apr 7, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 7, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 7, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 7, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 7, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 6, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
LEATHA M. DAVIS
Leatha M. Davis, 64, Kinston, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....Published: Apr 6, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 6, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
TEMPIE JACKSON JONES
Tempie Jackson Jones, 97, Pikeville, died Wednesday at Brookdale. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....Published: Apr 6, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 6, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 6, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 6, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 6, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 6, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 6, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 6, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 6, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
PEGGY WILSON
Peggy Wilson, 62, Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton funeral Chapel of Wilson....Published: Apr 6, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 6, 2017 9:57 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 5, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 5, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 5, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 5, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 5, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 5, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
GEORGE P. KING
George Paul King, 69, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....Published: Apr 5, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 5, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
SAMUEL H. MILLS
Samuel Hubbard Mills, 63, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....Published: Apr 5, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 5, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 5, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 5, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 5, 2017 9:58 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 4, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 4, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 4, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 4, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 4, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 4, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 4, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 4, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 4, 2017 10:00 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 3, 2017 9:59 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 3, 2017 9:59 AM Full Obituary
MILLARD RAY JONES
Millard Ray Jones, 83, died Sunday at the Oliver House in Wendell. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....Published: Apr 3, 2017 9:59 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 3, 2017 9:59 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 2, 2017 9:52 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 2, 2017 9:52 AM Full Obituary
BRENITA HILL
Brenita Hill, 45,1317 N. Herritage St., Kinston, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....Published: Apr 2, 2017 9:52 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 2, 2017 9:52 AM Full Obituary
PERNELL INGRAM
Pernell Ingram, Tarboro, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....Published: Apr 2, 2017 9:52 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 2, 2017 9:52 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 2, 2017 9:52 AM Full Obituary
ODELL JONES
Odell Jones, 80, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....Published: Apr 2, 2017 9:52 AM Full Obituary
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....Published: Apr 2, 2017 9:52 AM Full Obituary
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...Published: Apr 2, 2017 9:52 AM Full Obituary
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,...Published: Apr 2, 2017 9:52 AM Full Obituary