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Friday, June 30, 2017

RUTH WOOTEN BLUE

Ruth Wooten Blue, 88, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

LURAY W. BRANTHAM

Jan. 8, 1931-June 28, 2017 Luray Watkins Brantham, 86, Rosewood community, Goldsboro, joined her loving husband of 55 years in heaven while surrounded by her family June 28, 2017. Luray was born Jan. 8, 1931, to Ressie and Lucille...

ALBERT L. BROADHURST

Died June 25, 2017 Elder Albert Lee Broadhurst 66, 802 Fourth St., died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Burning Bush Holy Church of Faison. Visitation will be from...

LANNIE CARLTON

Died June 28, 2017 Lannie Carlton, 86, Wallace, died Wednesday at Brian Center Health and Rehab of Wallace. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at First Missionary Baptist Church of Teachey. Interment and military honors will be in Powers...

EDNA RAWLS COOPER

Oct. 22, 1922-June 27, 2017 Edna Rawls Cooper, Windsor, died Tuesday. Memorial service will be July 8 at 11 a.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church of Windsor, with the Rev. Joe Cooper officiating. She was born Oct. 22, 1922,...

DOROTHY B. HORNE

Died June 24, 2017 Dorothy B. Horne, 85, Dudley, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Saint James Christian Church of Wilson. Visitation will be at 1 p.m....

CAROLYNN M. JACKSON

April 8, 1992-June 22, 2017 Carolynn Marieo "Rie Rie" Jackson, 25, 707 E. James St., Mount Olive, passed away peacefully Thursday evening at UNC Chapel Hill Hospitals. Rie Rie was born Wednesday, April 8, 1992, to the late Dennis...

MILDRED PERRY JONES

Died June 29, 2017 Mildred Perry Jones, 96, Kenansville, died Thursday in Autumn Village of Beulaville. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m., with visitation at 10 a.m., at Sarecta Methodist Church of Pink Hill. Interment will be at...

BETTY J. MIDDLETON

Betty J. Middleton, 64, died Thursday at UNC Rex Healthcare of Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

ROSE E. SESSOM

July 25, 1932-July 29, 2017 Rose Eleanor Sessom, 84, Kenly, died Thursday at Johnston Health Care. Visitation will be Saturday from 1 to 2 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Holly Springs Free Will Baptist Church, followed by a...

CAMBRIC P. SHACKLEFORD

Died June 24, 2017 Cambric Pernell Shackleford, 49, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at Holloway Memorial Funeral Home at noon. Visitation will be at 11 a.m....

MARY D. WILLIAMS

Mary Darnella Williams, 65, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Thursday, June 29, 2017

JAMES M. ALSTON

Died June 24, 2017 James Matthew Alston, 73, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

BEVERLY L.S. COLEY BOYD

May 22, 1962-June 25, 2017 Beverly Lorraine Shirley Coley Boyd, 55, 815 Maple St., died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. She was born May 22, 1962, in...

LURAY W. BRANTHAM

Luray Watkins Brantham, 86, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RANDY BRIDGERS

March 5, 1954-June 27, 2017 Randy Bridgers, 63, Clayton, died Tuesday at home. Visitation will be Friday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a graveside service at Kenly Cemetery, with the Rev. Daniel Taylor...

PATRICIA L. GAYLOR

Patricia L. Gaylor, 54, 1751 Piney Grove Church Road, Seven Springs, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital. No formal services will be held. She was born Dec. 19, 1962, in Mobile, Ala., to David and Ernestine Mavey Gaylor. She is...

JANIS A. JORDAN

May 7, 1948-June 27, 2017 Janis Alma Jordan, 69, Elm City, died Tuesday. Funeral will be 7 p.m. Friday at Joyner's Funeral Home of Wilson. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Maplewood Cemetery, with the Rev. Jerry...

MARY E. MARTIN

Aug. 17, 1947-June 24, 2017 Mary Ellen "Skeeter" Martin, 69, 229 Miller St., died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Thompson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of LaGrange, with elder...

FANNIE J. SELLARS

Fannie J. Sellars, 85, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LUGENUS "STEVE" SIMMS

Died June 23, 2017 Lugenus "Steve" Simms, 87, 6127 Blalock Road, Lucama, was called to eternal rest Friday, June 23. A service of triumph will be held Saturday, July 1, at noon at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist...

ANNIE MAE TURNER

Dec. 15, 1921-June 27, 2017 Annie Mae Turner, formerly of Radford, Va., passed away peacefully June 27, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Care of Goldsboro, N.C. Mrs. Turner was a former resident of Brookdale Country Day Road. Many thanks...

DORA BATTS VAIL

Jan. 31, 1925-June 27, 2017 Dora Blalock Batts Vail, 92, Pikeville, passed away June 27, 2017, in Blacksburg, Va. She was born in Fremont, N.C., Jan. 31, 1925, the only child of Rufus Milton Batts and Abbie Blalock Batts....

EDWARD JAMES YORK

Oct. 4, 1940-June 26, 2017 Edward "Eddie" James York passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, at his home in Goldsboro, N.C., after a brief period of declining health. Born in St. Louis, Mo., to the late Julius and Nettie...

Wednesday, June 28, 2017

ELIZABETH BUSHILLY CHISOLM

Died June 10, 2017 Elizabeth Bushilly Chisolm, 56, Rocky Mount, died June 10. Memorial service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

GLADYS PRUITT HAMLETT

Gladys Pruitt Hamlett, 82, died Tuesday at Life Care Hospital in Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

ARTHUR L. KING

Died June 22, 2017 Arthur L. King, 80, Wilson, died Thursday. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

AUSTIN LANCE LANCASTER

March 6, 2003-June 24, 2017 Austin Lance Lancaster, 14, passed away Saturday, June 24, 2017. The family will receive friends Thursday evening, June 29, 2017, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont and other times...

TRAVIS RAY POPE

July 9, 1970-June 26, 2017 Travis Ray Pope, 46, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. Travis was born in Wayne County July 9, 1970, to William Ray Pope of Goldsboro and the late...

DORA BATTS VAIL

Dora Batts Vail, 92, formerly of Pikeville, died Tuesday at Warm Hearth Village in Blacksburg, Va. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

JAMES ALSTON

James Alston, 73, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BEVERLY L.S. BOYD

Beverly Lorraine Shirley Boyd, 55, 815 Maple St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

RONALD BRASWELL

May 7, 1942-June 25, 2017 Ronald Lee Braswell, 75, 5190 U.S. 70 East, Princeton, died Sunday. Funeral will be 7 tonight at The Princeton Church of God. Committal will take be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Princeton Cemetery. He was...

PATRICK COOKE

Died June 25, 2017 Patrick Cooke, 92, Chapel Hill, died at home surrounded by family Sunday morning, June 25, 2017. Graveside funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Pikeville Cemetery. Patrick "Pat" was the son of...

MELISSA "MISSY" LEE WADDING FRANCIS

April 7, 1958-June 25, 2017 Melissa "Missy" Lee Wadding Francis, 59, Kinston, N.C., formerly of Western, Pa., went to be with the Lord at 10:05 p.m. June 25, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, N.C., surrounded by...

SADIE GRAY JONES

July 2, 1953-June 21, 2017 Sadie Gray Jones, 63, 501 S. Audubon Ave., died Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born July 2, 1953, in Wilson County to Fountain Ernest and Sadie Gurham Williams. She...

JACK LEE

March 15, 1935-June 26, 2017 Jack Lee, 82, Four Oaks, passed away Monday, June 26, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro surrounded by his family. Jack was born in Wayne County March 15, 1935, to the late...

MARY E. COOPER MCIVER

Mary Ellen Cooper McIver, 83, 242 Sarecta Road, Kenansville, died Sunday at Genesis Healthcare of Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

TRAVIS R. POPE

Travis Ray Pope, 46, died Monday at Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

QUANEISHA RUFFIN

Died June 19, 2017 Quaneisha Ruffin, 32, Wilson, died June 19. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

GRAHAM SASSER

June 17, 1925-June 25, 2017 Graham Sasser passed away at the age of 92 Sunday, June 25, 2017. He was born on June 17, 1925, to Harvey and Sudie Sasser of Wayne County. Graham entered the Army in 1945,...

JOE A. WARD

Joe Allen Ward, 80, 1753 Kingston Heath Way, Raleigh, formerly of Wayne County, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JUNE WOLFE JR.

Nov. 11, 1935-June 18, 2017 Graveside service for June Wolfe Jr., 81, Belton, was held Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at Bellwood Memorial Park in Temple, with Dr. Allen Lowe officiating. Mr. Wolfe died Sunday, June 18, 2017, in a...

EDWARD YORK

Edward York, 76, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Monday, June 26, 2017

RICKIE L. BRANCH

Rickie Lee Branch, 71, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Smith- Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

OLIVIA A. BRIGHAM

Died June 22, 2017 Olivia Ann Brigham, 73, died Thursday at UNC Wayne Health Care. Funeral will be Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at First African Baptist Church. Visitation will be Wednesday from 12:30 to 4 p.m. at...

ALBERT L. BROADHURST

Albert L. Broadhurst, 66, 802 Fourth St., died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

RAY F. BYERLY

Nov. 15, 1931-June 24, 2017 Ray Franklin Byerly, 85, passed away Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was the son of the late Frank L. and Ruth Heatwole Byerly. For 67 years, he was married to the late...

ROBERT J. COOR

Oct. 7, 1944-June 24, 2017 Robert Jerald Coor, 72, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday at his home. Robert was born in Wayne County Oct. 7, 1944, to the late Edward F. Coor and Margaret Southerland Coor. He was a graduate...

JASPER C. FOSS

Feb. 5, 1932-June 24, 2017 Jasper Clayton "Buddy" Foss, 85, Maysville School Road, Mount Olive, died early Saturday morning while at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. He is survived by his wife of the home, Verdie Lee Thigpen;...

DOROTHY B. HORNE

Dorothy B. Horne, 85, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Barnes Funeral Home of Wilson....

RAUL P. HORTELANO

Sept. 22, 1974-June 21, 2017 Raul Peru Hortelano, 42, 1200 Friendship Church Road, Middlesex, died Wednesday at the University of Chapel Hill Hospital. Visitation will be Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon in Lander Coe Parlor of Haskins Funeral...

SADIE GRAY JONES

July 2, 1953-June 21, 2017 Sadie Gray Jones, 63, 501 S. Audubon Ave., died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Church of the Lord Jesus Christ Apostolic Faith of Wilson. Burial will...

ALSTON L. LANCASTER

Alston Lance Lancaster, 14, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

MARY E. MARTIN

Mary E. Martin died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

GRAHAM SASSER

Graham Sasser, 92, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, June 25, 2017

DEBBRA ATKINSON

June 19, 1958-June 22, 2017 Debbra Atkinson, 59, 1403C John St., died Thursday in Kitty Askins Hospice. Funeral will be Monday at noon at St. Mark Church of Christ. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. She was born...

OLIVIA A. BRIGHAM

Olivia Ann Brigham, 73, died Thursday at UNC Wayne Health Care. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

RAY F. BYERLY

Ray Franklin Byerly, 85, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROBERT J. COOR

Robert J. Coor died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JASPER FOSS

Jasper Foss, 85, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Kitty Askins. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall....

DAVID R. HINNANT

March 9, 1932-June 22, 2017 David Ronald Hinnant, 85, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, June 22, 2017. David was born March 9, 1932, in Wayne County to the late Thomas Robert "Rob" Hinnant and Ethel Thomas Hinnant. David proudly served...

RAUL P. HORTELANO

Raul Peru Hortelano, 42, 1200 Friendship Church Road, Middlesex, died Wednesday at the University of Chapel Hill Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CAROLYNN M. JACKSON

Carolynn Marieo "Rie Rie" Jackson, 25, 707 E. James St., Mount Olive, died Thursday at the University of Chapel Hill Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ARTHUR L. KING

Arthur L. King, 80, 2217 Imperial Ave., Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

RALPH O. KINSEY JR.

Died June 19, 2017 Ralph O'Hara Kinsey Jr., 60, 7128 Gum Branch Road, Richlands, died Monday at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Northwest "A" Free Will Baptist Tabernacle. Burial will be...

VANESSA MCNAIR MARTIN

Died June 16, 2017 Vanessa McNair Martin, 55, died June 16 at University Hospital in Maryland. Graveside service was Saturday at 1 p.m. at Martin Family Cemetery. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late John...

DALE R. MCKINNEY

Feb. 5, 1952-June 22, 2017 Dale Ray McKinney, 65, Pikeville, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be 4 tonight at The Bridge Church in Princeton. He was born Feb. 5, 1952, in Tennessee to the late...

KING C. NORRIS

Oct. 8, 1936-June 23, 2017 King C. Norris, 80, Rosewood community, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends Tuesday, June 27, 2017, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at...

LEONARD CHARLES STEMPIN

Dec. 30, 1938-May 23, 2017 Retired United States Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Leonard Charles Stempin, 78, died in Charleston, S.C., May 23. Funeral will be held later. Burial will be at Beaufort National Cemetery of Beaufort, S.C. He...

OSCAR THIGPEN

Oct. 1, 1953-June 14, 2017 Oscar Thigpen, 63, 806 N. Claiborne St., died June 14 at Wayne UNC Health Care. He was born Oct. 1, 1953, in Wayne County to George and Katie Yelverton Thigpen. Arrangements are by J.B....

JOSEPH A. THOMPSON

Jan. 2, 1947-June 23, 2017 Joseph Austin "Joe" Thompson, 70, died Friday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Funeral will be private. He was born in Randolph County Jan. 2, 1947, to the late Carl Richard and Anne Austin Thompson. He...

Friday, June 23, 2017

JOSEPHINE MAINOR WOOTEN-JOHNSON

Died June 20, 2017 Josephine Mainor Wooten-Johnson, 67, Jacksonville, died Tuesday at Premier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Saturday at 3 p.m. Burial will be at Mainor Family...

DEBBRA ATKINSON

Debbra Atkinson, 59, 1403C John St., died Thursday in Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DOLLY YVONNE LASLEY

March 29, 1939-June 18, 2017 Dolly Yvonne Lasley, 78, Keswick, died Sunday, June 18, 2017. Born March 29, 1939, in Goldsboro, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Clifton Albert Ham and Glennie Caroline Perry Ham. Mrs. Lasley...

ALICE GERALDINE STANCIL

Oct. 27, 1931-June 21, 2017 Alice Geraldine Stancil, 85, died Wednesday evening surrounded by her family. Born in Nash County, she was the daughter of the late Jasper and Iva Mae Stancil. A service to celebrate her life will...

Thursday, June 22, 2017

JAMES E. BARNES

April 14, 1947-June 21, 2017 James Edwin "Red" Barnes, 70, Lucama, died Wednesday. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Friday in Barnes Family Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Lisa Barnes; two daughters; and a son. Visitation will...

JOSHUA L. CUTLER

July 17, 1993-June 15, 2017 Joshua Lamar Cutler, 23, died June 15 in Durham from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Olive Branch Baptist Church of Durham, with pastor Tim Wheeler...

MARGARET ALLENE EICHELBERGER

Aug. 31, 1933-June 21, 2017 Margaret Allene Eichelberger, 83, Goldsboro, was called home to be with the Lord, and to be reunited with her late husband, Michael Eichelberger, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Margaret was born to the late Arlie...

JAMES T. FREDERICK

June 4, 1932-June 17, 2017 James Thomas Frederick, 85, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center of Raleigh. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church, with elder Braxton R. Frederick officiating. Burial will be...

ESTELLE HERRING

Died June 21, 2017 Estelle Herring, 93, Dunn, N.C., died Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Funeral service will be held Saturday, June 24, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Maple Grove United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Allison Lancaster officiating. Interment...

SADIE JONES

Sadie Jones, 63, 501 S. Audubon Ave., died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JAMES MCCALL JR.

Died June 16, 2017 James McCall Jr., 46, Warsaw, died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital of Kenansville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at EverReady Full Gospel Tabernacle Church of Warsaw. Interment will be in Martin Cemetery of Warsaw....

MAISIE E. MITCHELL

June 25, 1937-June 20, 2017 Maisie E. Mitchell died June 20, 2017. She was married to the late George Ketchuck and the late Albert Ray Mitchell. She was born in England to William and Ann Viccars. She is survived...

EDNA C. PRICE

Sept. 20, 1924-June 20, 2017 Edna Creech "Ma" Price, 92, Seven Springs, peacefully passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Edna was born Sept. 20, 1924, in Wayne County to the late Benjamin Creech and...

QUEENIE WILLOUGHBY WALKER

Died June 14, 2017 Queenie Willoughby Walker, 63, 675 Mile Road, Vanceboro, died June 14 at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Chapman Chapel Original Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Green Family Cemetery. Visitation...

MARGUERITE W. WHITLEY

March 17, 1925-June 20, 2017 Marguerite Waldenmaier Whitley, Stantonsburg, died June 20, 2017. Funeral Friday 1 p.m. Stantonsburg United Methodist Church, followed by visitation. Interment Stantonsburg Cemetery. She was born March 17, 1925, in Alamance County. She was preceded...

TYRESSE K. WORSLEY

Died June 19, 2017 Tyresse Kion Worsley, 16, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. James E Collins officiating. Burial will be...

WILLIAM H. YATES SR.

Died June 16, 2017 William Henry Yates Sr., 68, 2443 N.C. 55 West, Cove City, died Friday at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern. Funeral will be noon Friday at St. John AME Zion Church of Turkey Quarter. Burial...

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

JOE PAUL BEST

Aug. 11, 1955-June 20, 2017 "I have fought the good fight. "I have finished the race. "I have kept the faith." II Timothy 4:7 Joe Paul Best, 61, passed away Tuesday at Wayne-UNC Healthcare after several years of declining...

NANCY LAURA BOYKIN

Aug. 14, 1947-June 18, 2017 Nancy Laura Boykin, 69, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017. She was born Aug. 14, 1947, in Johnston County to the late Charles A. Boykin and Rachel Lucas Boykin. Nancy worked as an income...

BOBBY K. COX

Oct. 12, 1983-June 14, 2017 Bobby Kashif Cox, 33, New York, died June 14 at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Pentecostal Holy Church. He was born Oct. 12, 1983, in Far Rockaway, N.Y., to Bobby...

VALNETTA FOSTER

Died June 13, 2017 Valnetta Foster, 44, died June 13 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center of Fayetteville. Funeral was at McIntyre Funeral Home chapel Friday, with the Rev. Earl Dancey officiating....

JOSEFA MUNIZ GONZALEZ

May 30, 1929-June 19, 2017 Josefa Muniz Gonzalez, 88, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Josefa was born in Puerto Rico May 30, 1929, to the late Ernesto Muniz and Isabella Feliciano. She was...

ELIZABETH M. HARRIS

Died June 18, 2017 Elizabeth M. Harris, 84, Wilson, died Sunday. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

VANESSA MCNAIR MARTIN

Vanessa McNair Martin, 55, Mount Olive, died Friday at University Hospital in Maryland. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MAISIE E. MITCHELL

Maisie Elizabeth Mitchell, 79, 825 Parkstown Road, LaGrange, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

GINA N. MOORE

Died June 15, 2017 Gina Nicole Moore, 36, died Thursday at UNC Wayne Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Grifton Community Tabernacle of Prayer for All People in Grifton. Interment will be in Lodge Hall Cemetery...

MRS. WYNETTE KENNON PAGE

Sept. 3, 1953-June 17, 2017 Mrs. Wynette Kennon Page, 63, Raleigh, passed Saturday, June 17, 2017, at Duke Hospital, Durham, N.C. A public viewing will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, June 23, 2017, at Word of...

MRS. JO ELLIS WARD

Jan. 24, 1941-June 19, 2017 Mrs. Jo Ellis Ward, 76, Charlotte, N.C., widow of Archibald Wilson Ward and daughter of Henri Bruce and Gladys Harrell Ellis, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017, at home. Visitation will be held Thursday...

GLORIA MILAGROS WHITLEY

Gloria Milagros Whitley, 70, 2026 Browntown Road, Snow Hill, died Monday at Cape Fear Valley Health Pavilion Hoke of Raeford. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Kinston....

TYRESSE K. WORSLEY

Tyresse Kion Worsley, 16, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

ARTHUR LEROY BOSTON

May 31, 1939-June 18, 2017 Arthur Leroy Boston, 78, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017, Father's Day, while surrounded by his family. Art was born in McVey, Ill., May 31, 1939, to the late Evan Leroy Boston and...

SANDRA O. CRAWFORD

Jan. 7, 1948-June14, 2017 Sandra Olivia Crawford, 69, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born Jan. 7, 1948,...

JOSHUA L. CUTLER

Joshua Lamar Cutler, 23, died Thursday in Durham from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JAMES T. FREDERICK

James Thomas Frederick, 83, Garner, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center of Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JOSEFA GONZALEZ

Josefa Gonzalez, 88, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RALPH KINSEY JR.

Ralph Kinsey Jr., 60, 7128 Gum Branch Road, Richlands, died Monday at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

MICHAEL "MIKE" MARQUARDT

Died June 15, 2017 Former Goldsboro resident Michael "Mike" Marquardt, 69, died in Lexington, Ky., June 15, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Mary (Nash) Marquardt; daughters, Monica Marquardt Trull and Michelle (Rob Taylor) Marquardt of Chicago, Ill.;...

WYNETTE KENNON PAGE

Wynette Kennon Page, 63, Raleigh, died Saturday at Duke Hospital of Durham. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JOE H. PORTER

Joe Harlin Porter, 66, Mary Esther, Fla., died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations Inc....

QUANEISHA RUFFIN

Quaneisha Ruffin, 32, 617 Caldwell Ave., Wilson, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DOUGLAS O'BRIEN SMITH

Dec. 26, 1938-June 18, 2017 Douglas O'Brien Smith, 78, Goldsboro, left this world to be with Jesus early Sunday morning surrounded by his family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Doug was a beloved husband, father, grandfather brother and friend,...

ALLISON NICOLE MCCULLEN THOMAS

Sept. 6, 1975-June 17, 2017 Allison Nicole McCullen Thomas passed away Saturday night, June 17, at her parents' home after a five-year courageous battle with colon cancer. Born Sept. 6, 1975, in Wayne County to parents, Billy Wayne and...

WILLIAM YATES

William Yates, 68, 2443 N.C. 55 West, Cove City, died Friday at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

Monday, June 19, 2017

WILLIE MYRTLE BELL "BILL" KORNEGAY

March 7, 1921-June 17, 2017 Willie Myrtle Bell “Bill” Kornegay, age 96, died Saturday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Carrie Bell, and wife of the...

MICHAEL "MIKE" MARQUARDT

Died June 15, 2017 Former Argus resident Michael “Mike” Marquardt, 69, died June 15, 2017. He is survived by his wife Mary (Nash) Marquardt; daughters, Monica Marquardt Trull and Michelle (Rob Taylor) Marquardt of Chicago, Ill.; sister, Julia (Dan)...

ADLI LEE PATE JR.

Died June 17, 2017 Adli Lee Pate Jr., 83, passed away Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.  A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Adli Lee Pate Sr. and Edith Jones Pate, and the...

DOUGLAS O. SMITH

Douglas O’Brien Smith, 78, Pikeville, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Services....

ALLISON N. THOMAS

Allison Nicole McCullen Thomas, 42, Goldsboro, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, June 18, 2017

VIRGINIA BROWN BAKER

Died June 8, 2017 Virginia Brown Baker, 77, 1013 E. Gordon St., died June 8 at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Funeral was Saturday at Faith Tabernacle United Holy Church. Burial in Core Creek Cemetery. Arrangements by Trinity Memorial Funeral...

TOMMY BIZZELL

Aug. 20, 1951-May 19, 2017 Tommy "Thomas" Bizzell, 65, died May 19. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. June 24 at Holy Ghost Cathedral, Mount Olive. He was born Aug. 20,1951 in Mount Olive, to the late Henry and...

MARILYN EVANS BROWN

Marilyn Evans Brown, 54, Wilson, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOHN W. CLOWAR

John William Clowar, 89, 1806 E. Pine St., died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BOBBY K. COX

Bobby Kashif Cox, 33, New York, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SANDRA O. CRAWFORD

Sandra Olivia Crawford, 69, passed died Wednesday in Richmond, Va. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAMES DERWOOD DAWSON SR.

July 12, 1931-June 17, 2017 James Derwood Dawson Sr., age 85, died Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Lee Ashton and Ruth Grant Dawson, and...

STEVEN E. HARGETT

Steven Earl Hargett, 50, 927 Sampson St., New Bern, died. Funeral was Saturday at Union Point in New Bern. Arrangements by Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

ROBERT HUNTER

July 2, 1957-June 14, 2017 Robert Hunter, 59, 112 Marshall St., died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in the James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel at Haskins Funeral Home. Burial, with military...

BARNEY JOHNSON JR.

Died June 15, 2017 Barney Johnson Jr., 1948 Memorial Church Road, Fremont, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, Memorial Church Road, Fremont,...

WILLIE M. KORNEGAY

Willie Myrtle Bell "Bill" Kornegay, 96, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MICHAEL "MIKE" MARQUARDT

Died June 15, 2017 Former Argus resident Michael "Mike" Marquardt, 69, died June 15, 2017. He is survived by his wife, Mary (Nash) Marquardt; daughters, Monica Marquardt Trull and Michelle (Rob Taylor) Marquardt of Chicago, Ill.; sister, Julia (Dan)...

MARVIN POWELL

Died June 12, 2017 Marvin Powell, 60, Wilson, died Monday at home. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

OSCAR THIGPEN

Oscar Thigpen, 63, 806 N. Claiborne St., died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Friday, June 16, 2017

ALICE C. OUTLAND GAME

Oct. 13, 1930-June 15, 2017 Alice Christine Outland Game, 86, Smithfield, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Visitation will be Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a funeral at 3 p.m. in the...

RUTH JACKSON HERRING

Died June 13, 2017 Ruth Jackson Herring, 89, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Mary Gran Nursing Center in Clinton. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Holy Ghost Cathedral, with elder Joseph Moore officiating. Burial will be in...

GINA N. MOORE

Gina Nicole Moore, 36, died Thursday at UNC Wayne Health Care. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

ALONZA PICKETT

Died June 10, 2017 Alonza "Lonnie" Pickett, 56, Wallace, died Saturday at home. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. today at KEMBA building of Warsaw....

ALIEN OWENS THOMPSON

Died June 14, 2017 Alien Owens Thompson, 86, Dudley, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at The Bishop Lonnie E. Holloway Sr. Memorial Chapel at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services, with...

QUEENIE WILLOUGHBY WALKER

Queenie Willoughby Walker, 63, 675 Mile Road, Vanceboro, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. Kinston....

EDWARD R. "BUDDY" WORLEY

Aug. 29, 1960-June 13, 2017 Edward Ross "Buddy" Worley, 56, passed away Tuesday. He was the son of Myrtle W. Worley and the late Lafayette E. Worley. Buddy was a delivery person for Downe's Auto Parts. He loved his...

Thursday, June 15, 2017

ALEATHER M. BECTON

Oct. 12, 1922-June 9, 2017 Aleather Mable Becton, 94, 402 S. Wooten St., LaGrange, died Friday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Saint Luke Free Will Baptist Church of LaGrange,...

LINDA ATKINSON HALL

Died June 11, 2017 Linda Atkinson Hall, 64, 2408 Martin Luther King Blvd., Wilson, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Interment will be in Hamilton Burial Garden of...

ELIJAH I. HINNANT

Nov. 23, 1999-June 10, 2017 Elijah Ivion Hinnant, 17, 1838 Tommy's Road died Saturday in a drowning accident. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Branch Memorial United Holy Tabernacle. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. He...

ROBERT HUNTER

Robert Hunter, 59, 112 Marshall St., died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LELIA MOORE MCLEAN

Died June 7, 2017 Lelia Moore McLean, 93, formerly of Goldsboro, died June 7 at Virtua Hospital in New Jersey. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, with pastors Johnnie and Mary Graham officiating. Interment...

MARVIN K. POWELL

Marvin Kinsey Powell, 60, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JACK SCOTT

Feb. 2, 1953-June 14, 2017 Oliver Jacqueline "Jack" Scott Jr., 64, LaGrange, passed away early Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at his home. Jack was born in Duplin County Feb. 2, 1953, to the late Oliver Jack Scott and Mavis...

TAMMY LYNN SNOWDEN

May 29, 1963-June 13, 2017 Tammy Lynn Snowden, 54, Pikeville, passed away Tuesday, June 13, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. She was born in Hawaii May 29, 1963, to the late Marvin Gray and...

WILLIE R. WEBB

Died June 12, 2017 Willie Ray "Tom" Webb, 69, 2406 Browning Court, Wilson, died Monday at the VA Medical Center of Durham. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of Wilson....

EDWARD R. "BUDDY" WORLEY

Aug. 29, 1960-June 13, 2017 Edward Ross "Buddy" Worley, 56, passed away Tuesday. He was the son of Myrtle W. Worley and the late Lafayette E. Worley. Buddy was a delivery person for Downe's Auto Parts. He loved his...

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

REGINALD L. ASHFORD

July 17, 1944-June 6, 2017 Reginald Lafayette Ashford, 72, Dudley, died June 6 at the Brian Center of Wallace. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery with military honors. He was born July...

DESMOND BARROW

Jan. 21, 1931-June 12, 2017 Desmond "Hambone" Barrow, 86, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, June 12, 2017, at Wayne UNC Hospital in Goldsboro surrounded by his family. Hambone was born in Greene County Jan. 21, 1931, to the late Sam...

JEAN CAROLYN DAVIS

Oct. 11, 1945-June 12, 2017 Jean Carolyn Davis, 71, 104 Daly Blvd., Mount Olive, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. She was born in Duplin County to the late James Jr. and Dorothy Mae Davis Pearsall Oct. 11,...

DONALD GIRTLEY JR.

Sept. 29, 1998-May 31, 2017 Donald Girtley Jr., 18, died May 31 in Kinston. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Church of Faith and Deliverance of Kinston, with pastor John Flowers Jr. officiating. Burial will be at Hines...

TRACY L. HARGROVE

May 3, 1964-June 7, 2017 Tracy Lynn Hargrove, 53, 1400 Parkstown Road, LaGrange, died June 7 at UNC Hospital Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Association Headquarters. Burial will be at Wayne...

RUTH HERRING

Ruth Herring, 89, died Tuesday at Mary Gran Nursing Home in Clinton. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ELIJAH I. HINNANT

Elijah Ivion Hinnant, 17, 1838 Tommy's Road, died Saturday from a drowning accident. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

EDSEL M. HOLLAND

Died June 9, 2017 Edsel M. Holland, 92, Mauldin, husband of Eunice Coley Holland for 70 years, went to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, June 9, 2017, while at home surrounded by his family. Born in Kenly,...

ARTIS LEE PALMER

Aug. 9, 1929-June 9, 2017 Artis Lee Palmer, born Aug. 9, 1929, in Waynesboro, Ga., and went home to be with the Lord Friday, June 9, 2017, in Goldsboro, N.C. He is survived by his wife of 54 years,...

TAMMY SNOWDEN

Tammy Snowden, 54, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIE R. WEBB

Willie Ray Webb, 69, Wilson, died Monday at the VA Medical Center of Durham. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

GAYLE E. WILLIAMS

Aug. 11, 1948-June 12, 2017 Gayle Eileene Williams, 68, 123 Radford Drive, died Monday at Duke HomeCare and Hospice of Durham. There will be no funeral. She was born Aug. 11, 1948, in Akron, Ohio, to Kennedy and Gladys...

WILLIE D. WILLIAMS

Aug. 14, 1962-June 10, 2017 Willie Denise Williams, 54, 601A Ricks Road, Selma, died Saturday in UNC Hospital Chapel Hill. Memorial service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She...

EDWARD R. WORLEY

Edward Ross Worley, 56, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

SALLY JONES ANDREWS

Feb. 10, 1952-June 9, 2017 Sally Jones Andrews, 65, Durham, passed away suddenly Friday at Duke Regional Hospital. Sally was born in Wake County Feb. 10, 1952, and was the daughter of the late Roberta Perry Kelley. In 1971,...

DESMOND BARROW

Desmond "Hambone" Barrow, 86, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DELORES LAMM BONHAM

March 20, 1937-June 11, 2017 Delores Lamm Bonham, 80, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. Delores was born in Johnston County March 20, 1937, to Viola Stallings Lamm of Smithfield and...

ROBERT CARLTON BRASWELL

April 22, 1939-June 11, 2017 Robert Carlton "Bob" Braswell, 78, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Bob was born in Johnston County April 22, 1939, to the late Dr. Robert Braswell and Inez...

LASHANA R. CARLISLE

Oct. 2, 1976-June 7, 2017 Lashana R. Carlisle, 40, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She was born Oct. 2, 1976, in Wayne County to Jewell Moore and...

CLAUDIA CUTHRELL

June 4, 1928-June 12, 2017 Claudia Cuthrell, beloved daughter of Louis Daniel Cuthrell and Claudia Applewhite Cuthrell, died Monday, June 12, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at 11...

JEAN C. DAVIS

Jean Carolyn Davis, 71, 104 Daly Blvd., died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

JAMES W. EDWARDS

April 16, 1928-June 8, 2017 James Wesley Edwards, 89, 301 Lorease Drive, Dudley, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at St. Luke Church of Christ, with elder David Williams officiating. Burial will be at...

KAYLA RILEY DAWN EVANS

May 1, 2004-June 10, 2017 Kayla Riley Dawn Evans, 13, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017, at her home. Kayla was born in Wayne County May 1, 2004, to Sherryl Lynn Evans and Donald Ross Evans. She was a...

STEVEN E. HARGETT

Steven Earl Hargett, 50, 927 Sampson St., New Bern, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

JAMES L. JOYNER

Oct. 21, 1921-June 12, 2017 James L. Joyner, 95, resident of Calypso, passed away Monday, June 12, 2017, at Genesis Health Care in Mount Olive, N.C. He was the son of the late Lonnie and Mertie Joyner of Duplin...

CRYSTAL LUPTON

Died June 10, 2017 Crystal Lupton, 43, 103 Dunwoody Drive, Pikeville, N.C., passed away June 10, 2017, at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Hospital. She is survived by her mother, Linda Ham; two sons, Shawn Lupton and...

ARTIS L. PALMER

Artis Lee Palmer, 89, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JAMES L. POPE

Oct. 25, 1942-June 11, 2017 James Leslie Pope, 74, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. He was born in Duplin County to Novella Brock Gay Pope and the late Alton Andrew Pope. James was a United States Marine Corps...

Monday, June 12, 2017

DELORES L. BONHAM

Delores Lamm Bonham, 80, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROBERT BRASWELL

Robert Braswell, 78, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MAMIE E. KING

Died June 7, 2017 Mamie E. King, 97, 8448 U.S. 17, Vanceboro, formerly of Chocowinity, died Wednesday at CarolinaEast Medical Center, New Bern. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Beach Grove Free Will Baptist Church, 271 Gray Road,...

CRYSTAL LUPTON

Died June 10, 2017 Crystal Lupton, 43,103 Dunwoody Drive, Pikeville, died Saturday at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill. She is survived by her mother, Linda Ham; and two sons. Arrangements are by Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations....

JAMES L. POPE

James Leslie Pope, 74, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

Sunday, June 11, 2017

SALLY J. ANDREWS

Sally Jones Andrews, 65, died Friday in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ALEATHER BECTON

Aleather Becton, LaGrange, died Friday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

DR. JAMES EUSTACE BIZZELL II

Oct. 11, 1950-May 8, 2017 Dr. James Eustace Bizzell II, a physician, passed away at age 66 at his home in Dallas, Texas, on May 8, 2017. Born in Goldsboro, N.C., on Oct. 11, 1950, he was predeceased by...

DESCONTE M. BRYANT

April 19, 1999-May 29, 2017 Desconte Makeel-QuRan "Bear" Bryant died May 29 at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral was Saturday at 11 a.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. He was born April, 19, 1999, at Lenoir...

LIONEL M. COLLINS

Jan. 22,1952-June 9, 2017 Lionel Mills Collins, 65, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family Friday, June 9, 2017. He was born in Goldsboro, N.C., to Willie Daniel and Mary Pauline Rose Collins on Jan. 22,...

H. ALLEN DANTZLER

Nov. 16, 1948-June 9, 2017 Herbert Allen Dantzler, 68, resident of the Mount Olive area and formerly of Faison, passed away Friday, June 9, at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro. He was a retired mechanic with Chas. F. Cates...

JOHNNY C. DARDEN

Jan. 15, 1949-June 6, 2017 Johnny C. Darden, 68, slipped peacefully into the arms of our Heavenly Father Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 12, 2017, at noon in the chapel...

FRANCES LOU HOOKS DAVIS

Died June 9, 2017 Frances Lou Hooks Davis, 88, Fremont, died Friday, June 9, 2017. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 p.m., Fremont Missionary Baptist Church, followed by visitation. Interment, Elmwood Cemetery. She is survived by sons, Gary Davis (Kathy) of Stantonsburg...

CONNIE L. JOHNSON

Jan. 30, 1948-June 8, 2017 Connie Lavone Gurley Johnson, 69, Lucama, died Thursday at Northeast Medical Center in Concord. Funeral will be Monday at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Kelley Smart and...

AGNES S. LEE

Died June 9, 2017 Agnes Strickland Lee, 70, Dunn, died Friday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Blackmans Grove Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ricky Lee officiating. Burial will follow in Blackmans Grove PFWP...

WILLIE D. WILLIAMS

Willie Denise Williams, 54, 601 Ricks Road, Apt. A, Selma died Saturday at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Friday, June 9, 2017

HENRY C. ALBRITTON

April 2, 1929-June 7, 2017 Henry C. Albritton, 88, died Wednesday at Carolina House of Smithfield. Born in Duplin County, he was the son of the late Benny and Henrietta Patton Albritton, and husband of the late Doris "Dottie"...

VIRGINIA BROWN BAKER

Virginia Brown Baker, 78, 1013 E. Gordon St., Kinston, died Wednesday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

EMERSON BASS SR.

Died June 8, 2017 Emerson Bass Sr., 86, Eureka, died Thursday, June 8, 2017. Funeral Saturday 11 a.m. Eureka United Methodist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment Eureka Cemetery. He is survived by daughters, Pam...

NORMAN J. BRANCH

Died June 6, 2017 Norman James Branch, 61, Rose Hill, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at St. Stephen's United Holy Church, with pastor Franklin Flowers officiating. Burial will be in Piney Green Free...

JAMES W. EDWARDS

James Wesley Edwards, 89, 301 Lorease Drive, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SONYA M. HARRIS

Aug. 13, 1967-June 6, 2017 Sonya Michelle Harris, 49, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Memorial service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Christopher Road Baptist Church of Shelby. She was born in Pitt County Aug. 13,...

JARVIS E. HARRIS

Jarvis Earl Harris, 96, Bronx, N.Y., died Thursday at Calvary Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

ELVIN L. HOUSER

Died May 23, 2017 Elvin L. Houser, New York City, N.C., died May 23. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Adoram Missionary Baptist Church of Wallace. Interment will be in Duplin Memorial Gardens of Teachey....

MAMIE ENOCH KING

Mamie Enoch King, 97, 8448 U.S. 17 South, Vanceboro, died Wednesday at CarolinaEast Medical Center of New Bern. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

DONALD R. MARTIN

Feb. 20, 1944-June 8, 2017 Donald "Duck" Ray Martin died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. He was born...

LELIA MOORE MCLEAN

Lelia Moore McLean, 93, New Jersey, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday at Virtua Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

JOSEPH OATES

Sept. 19, 1974-June 7, 2017 Joseph Oates, 42, 1021 S. Center, Mount Olive, died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Wynn Cemetery. He...

CHARLES E. SWINSON

July 24, 1947-June 6, 2017 Charles E. Swinson, 69, 906 S. Johnson St., Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Monday at noon at Payne Temple AME Zion Church. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park. He...

FLORA M. WHITE

Died June 2, 2017 Flora "Flo Mae" McKinzie White, 79, died June 2 in Sinai-Grace Hospital of Detroit, Mich. Funeral will be Saturday in Detroit. She was the daughter of the late Elizabeth "Babe" Durham Rodgers and Roger McKinzie....

EDDIE LEE WORTHY

Died June 6, 2017 Eddie Lee Worthy, 57, 205 Goldsboro St., Wilson, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at Wilson Medical Center of Wilson, N.C. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, June 11, 2017, at St. John...

Thursday, June 8, 2017

REGINALD L. ASHFORD

Reginald L. Ashford, 72, Dudley, died Tuesday at the Brian Center of Wallace. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

LASHANA R. CARLISLE

Lashana R. Carlisle, 40, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

COREY GREEN

July 8, 1969-June 4, 2017 Corey Green, 47, 340 N. Alabama Ave., died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 5 p.m. at New Spirit Church Ministries. He was born July 8, 1969, in Wayne County...

MABEL LEWIS HARDEE

Sept. 17, 1922-June 6, 2017 Mabel Lewis Hardee, 94, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at her home. Mabel was born in Wake County Sept. 17, 1922, to the late Charlie William Lewis and Ophelia Wilder Lewis. She...

CORNELL JONES

Nov. 24, 1973-June 2, 2017 Cornell Jones, 43, 409 Suncrest Court, Wendell, died Friday. Funeral will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Heart to Heart Prayer House of LaGrange. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. He was born...

EDNA BAKER MCNAIR

Died June 3, 2017 Edna Baker McNair, 65, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Family Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

AARON HENDERSON MITCHELL

Died May 24, 2017 Aaron Henderson Mitchell passed May 24, 2017. He is survived by his ex-wife, Constance Mitchell of Fuquay-Varina; daughter, Sophia Hodges (Christopher) of Durham; daughter, Nicole Mitchell of Charlotte; and his granddaughter, Morgan Hodges. (Pd)...

RODNEY PORTER

Died May 23, 2017 Rodney Porter, 59, Mary Esther, Fla., died May 23. Funeral was Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Zion Cemetery in Emporia, Va. Arrangements were by Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

LINDA RIDGE POYTHRESS

Nov. 14, 1947-May 26, 2017 Linda Ridge Poythress, 69, New Jersey, formerly of Warsaw, died May 26. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Community Funeral Home chapel of Warsaw. She was born Nov. 14, 1947, in Duplin...

EVELYN JONES WADE

Evelyn "Boot" Jones Wade, 63, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

FLORA M. WHITE

Died June 2, 2017 Flora "Flo Mae" McKinzie White, 79, died Friday in Sinai-Grace Hospital of Detroit, Mich. Funeral will be Saturday in Detroit. She was the daughter of the late Elizabeth "Babe" Durham Rodgers and Roger McKinzie....

JAMES E. WILSON III

July 10, 1969-June 4, 2017 James E. Wilson III, 47, 429 E. Elm St., died Sunday at home. He will be cremated and no funeral will be held. He was born July 10, 1969, in Fairfax, Va., to James...

EDDIE L. WORTHY

Eddie Lee Worthy, 57, 205 Goldsboro St., Wilson, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

JOHNNY C. DARDEN

Johnny Carrol Darden, 68, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CAROLYN BALLANCE DUKE

Sept. 19, 1929-June 2, 2017 Carolyn Ballance Duke died June 2, 2017, at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh. Born Sept. 19, 1929, to Harry Bryant and Carrie Yelverton Ballance, Carolyn grew up the fourth of six children on a Wayne...

ANTHONY "TONY" MICHAEL EDWARDS

Died June 5, 2017 Anthony "Tony" Michael Edwards, 65, Grantham, died Monday, June 5, 2017. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at 6 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel of Newton Grove. The Rev....

EVA B. FREDERICK

Died June 3, 2017 Eva Beulah Frederick, 96, Warsaw, died Saturday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Mount Zion Holiness Church of Warsaw. Interment will be in Martin Cemetery of Warsaw. Arrangements by...

CLIFTON B. GARDNER

July 6, 1945-June 2, 2017 Clifton Bruce Gardner, 71, 540 W. Hill St., died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Interment will be private. He...

DERRICK L. GRAHAM

Derrick L. Graham, 56, 103 N. East St., Kinston, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

VERA B. HAIR

Feb. 28, 1957-June 6, 2017 Vera Bennett Hair, 60, a resident of Mount Olive, passed away early Tuesday, June 6, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 10, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of...

MABEL LEWIS HARDEE

Mabel Lewis Hardee died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SONYA M. HARRIS

Sonya Michelle Harris, 49, Williamston, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JENNIFER D. JONES

Oct. 1, 1954-June 3, 2017 Jennifer Diane Jones, 62, died Saturday. Memorial service will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Original Free Will Baptist Church. She was born in Wayne County Oct. 1, 1954, to the late...

MRS. GLORIA BLACKMORE KELLY

Oct. 1, 1934-May 31, 2017 Mrs. Gloria Jeanette Blackmore Kelly, 82, was born Oct. 1, 1934, in Duplin County, N.C., and was the youngest of seven children born to the late George Blackmore and Lillian Huffman Blackmore. She entered...

ALAN C. MARTIN

Alan Carl Martin, 67, Chapel Hill, died Monday in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

STEVE MASON

Died May 31, 2017 Stephen Andrew Mason, 59, Fremont, died Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at his home. Funeral Friday 11 a.m. Elmwood Cemetery Old Section. Steve was born in Wayne County to Mary Love Richardson Mason and the late...

MRS. EDNA MCNAIR

Died June 3, 2017 Mrs. Edna McNair, 65, slipped peacefully into the arms of our Heavenly Father June 3, 2017. Her celebration of life will be held Saturday, June 10, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Stevens Family Funeral Home,...

CHARLES E. SWINSON

Charles E. Swinson, 69, 906 S. Johnson St., Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JAMES E. WILSON III

James E. Wilson III, 47, 429 E. Elm St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

THOMAS R. BEST

Died June 4, 2017 Thomas Rex Best, 78, Faison, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Community Funeral Home chapel of Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. He was born in...

COREY GREEN

Corey Green, 47, 340 N. Alabama Ave., died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BRIAN KEITH JACOBS

March 25, 1964-June 3, 2017 Brian Keith Jacobs, 53, passed away suddenly Saturday, June 3, 2017, at his home. Brian was born in Colorado Springs, Colo., March 25, 1964, to Elizabeth "Liz" H. Jacobs of Goldsboro and the late...

EDNA M. BAKER MCNAIR

Edna Maxine Baker McNair, 65, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

PEGGY ROBERTS QUINN

Nov. 12, 1930-June 5, 2017 Peggy Roberts Quinn, 86, a lifelong resident of the Beautancus community in Duplin County, passed peacefully June 5, 2017, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice -- Dr. Robert M. Fales Hospice Pavilion in Wilmington after...

ESSIE M. TAYBRON

Essie M. Taybron, Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

VERNELL TAYLOR

Vernell Taylor, 49, Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MICHAEL E. TILLERY

Michael Eric Tillery, 55, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Monday, June 5, 2017

VICKIE BRANTHAM

Died June 1, 2017 Vickie Brantham, 59, Princeton, N.C., died Thursday, June 1, 2017. She was the loving mother of Edward Preston Brantham, Rhonda and Clinton Thompson, Robert and Kristina Smith and Christopher and Samantha Smith. She was the...

JEAN D. "J.D." CORMIER

April 14, 1935 - June 3, 2017 Jean Daniel "J.D." Cormier, age 82, died Saturday at his home. Born in Fall River, Mass., he was the son of the late George and Lillian L. Cormier, husband of the late...

BRIAN K. JACOBS

Brian Keith Jacobs, 53, died Saturday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CORNELL JONES

Cornell Jones, 43, 409 Suncrest Court, Wendell, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete at the Haskins Funeral Home....

Sunday, June 4, 2017

ELMER ADAMS

Dec. 1, 1927-June 2, 2017 Elmer Adams, 89, died Friday at Willow Creek. Born in Nash County, he was the son of the late Carl Wade and Viola Hayes Adams. He was retired with Kemp Furniture. At the request...

GLORIE S. BARTLETT

Aug. 23, 1956-June 2, 2017 Glorie Stafford Bartlett, 60, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, June 2, 2017, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Glorie was born in Wayne County Aug. 23, 1956, and was the daughter of the late Pender and...

MARILYN J. BEECHER

Marilyn Jo Beecher, 72, died Saturday at Brookdale Country Day Road. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

WILLIAM DARRYL BRASWELL

Died May 27, 2017 Mr. William Darryl Braswell, 36, 204 Augusta Drive, Dudley, departed this earthly life May 27, 2017, at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville, N.C. He was the son of Robin Braswell and WIlliam Atkinson. He is...

JEAN D. CORMIER

Jean Daniel "J.D." Cormier, 82, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

CAROLYN YELVERTON BALLANCE DUKE

Carolyn Yelverton Ballance Duke, 87, died Friday in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

ALLEN W. EDWARDS II

April 15, 1976-June 2, 2017 Allen Wayne Edwards II, 41, Kenly, died Friday at home. Visitation will be Monday from noon to 2 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a funeral at 2 p.m. in the chapel, with...

LONNIE LYNDALL FARMER JR.

Died May 28, 2017 Lonnie Lyndall Farmer Jr., 72, beloved father, grandfather and brother, died at his home in Grifton, N.C., Sunday, May 28, 2017. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lonnie and Edna Farmer of Shreveport,...

EDITH SPEIGHT HANCOCK

Dec. 8, 1931-June 1, 2017 Edith Speight Hancock, 85, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Edith was born in Tarboro, N.C., Dec. 8, 1931, to the late Joseph Lucian Speight and Hazel Harrell...

TEX M. LAWSON

Died June 1, 2017 Tex Maynard Lawson, 65, 111 S. Marion Drive, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Mills Funeral Home chapel. Interment will be in Mills Memorial Garden....

GLENN E. MASON

July 15, 1941-June 1, 2017 The Rev. Glenn Eldridge Mason, Holly Springs, N.C., passed away June 1, 2017. He was 75. Glenn was born in Harnett County July 15, 1941, the son of the late William C. and Savannah...

GEORGE MONROE MCINTOSH

Oct. 20, 1940-June 1, 2017 George Monroe McIntosh, 76, passed away peacefully Thursday, June 1, 2017. He was born in Pine Ridge, Ky., Oct. 20, 1940, to Theodore "Ted" and Ollie Mae (Combs) McIntosh. He eloped and married the...

DOROTHY A. MICHALOS

Died May 31, 2017 Dorothy Annette Michalos, 76, Hampton, Va., passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 31, 2017. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clifton and Annabelle Teacher, and favorite cat, K.C. A devoted mother, she is survived...

DAVID CARROLL SUMMERLIN SR.

March 23, 1930-June 1, 2017 David C. Summerlin Sr., 87, Durham, died Thursday in Croasdaile Village Pavilion. Funeral service will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Rose of Sharon Baptist Church, 4109 Guess Road, Durham, N.C., 27712. Committal service...

Friday, June 2, 2017

BRYSON A. TORRES-WISE

Died May 28, 2017 Bryson Angelo Torres-Wise, 404 S. John St., died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Burial will be 3 p.m. today in Wayne Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Haskins Funeral Home....

KATHI OSHEA-SIKORSKI

May 21, 1955-May 30, 2017 Katherine Mary Oshea-Sikorski, 62, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be held at the home of her sister, Coach Varacchi at 4160 Weaver Road, Wilson, Saturday from 2 to 8 p.m....

DOLLY M. ELLIS

Sept. 20, 1942-May 31, 2017 Dolly Mae Minshew Ellis, 74, Snow Hill, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Dolly was born Sept. 20, 1942, in Wayne County to the late Hubert and Lucille...

DONALD GIRTLEY JR.

Donald Girtley Jr., 18, died Wednesday in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MABLE TOLER GRAY

Oct. 22, 1941-May 31, 2017 Mable Gwyn Toler Gray, 75, Goldsboro, passed peacefully Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Mable was born in Johnston County Oct. 22, 1941, to the late Harris...

EDITH HANCOCK

Edith Hancock died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

AMARI D. HINES

Died May 27, 2017 Amari D. Hines, 904 Day Circle, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Burial will be today at 11 a.m. in Wayne Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Haskins Funeral Home....

JUNE BIBB HOOD

July 1, 1928-June 1, 2017 June B. Hood, 88, died Thursday at Mount Olive Center. Born in Charlottesville, Va., she was the daughter of the late Stuart and Edith Harlow Bibb. She was the wife of the late Dillon...

TEX M. LAWSON

Tex Maynard Lawson, 65, 111 S. Marion Drive, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Mills Funeral Home Inc....

LENA M. LYNCH

Died May 29, 2017 Lena Mae Lynch, 72, Wilson, died Monday. Funeral will be Monday at noon at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EARL LEE MASSEY

Died June 1, 2017 Earl Lee Massey, 78, Four Oaks, N.C., passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017. Funeral service will be held Saturday, June 3, 2017, at 2 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel of Newton Grove,...

JUNIUS K. MAXWELL

Died May 28, 2017 Junius Kenneth Maxwell, 85, Pink Hill, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at St. Mary's Episcopal Church of Kinston. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. at Maxwell...

JOSEPH OATES

Joseph Oates, 42, 1021 S. Center St., Mount Olive, died Wednesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MINNIE R. PITT

May 5, 1938-May 26, 2017 Minnie Ruth Pitt, 79, 1700 Wayne Memorial Drive, died May 26 in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ. Burial will be in Golden Gate...

LEAMON WOOTEN JR.

Feb. 18, 1942-May 29, 2017 Leamon Wooten Jr., 75, LaGrange, died Monday at the Brain Center Health and Rehabilitation Nursing Home in Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Moore's Chapel AME Church of LaGrange. Interment will...

Thursday, June 1, 2017

ROBERT ELLSWORTH BRADLEY SR.

Sept. 12, 1939-May 24, 2017 Robert E. "Bootang" Bradley, 77, Goldsboro, passed Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center of Goldsboro, N.C. He was born Sept. 12, 1939, in New Haven, Conn., to the late John Thomas...

HILDEGARD W. CLARK

Aug. 7, 1930-May 19, 2017 Her Journey Through Life Hildegard Wilhelmine Morick Clark, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center after a lengthy illness. Hildegard was born Aug. 7, 1930, to Anna Johanna Wiechers...

RUBY MCCANDLESS COOKE

Nov. 25, 1923-May 30, 2017 Ruby Mae McCandless Cooke, 93, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Graveside service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, with the Rev. Gary Bailey officiating. She was born in...

SHIRLEY P. EDWARDS

Nov. 22, 1937-May 30, 2017 Shirley Phillips Edwards, 79, Kinston, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Liberty Baptist Church of Snow Hill. Burial will be at Pinelawn Memorial Park of Kinston. She was born Nov....

GEORGE O. FULMORE

Died May 29, 2017 George Oscar Fulmore, 40, 113 Larite Circle, New Bern, died Monday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church of Cove City. Burial will be in Mitchell Family Cemetery....

MABLE TOLER GRAY

Mable Toler Gray, 75, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GEORGE EMERSON HODGIN SR.

March 21, 1930-May 30, 2017 George Emerson Hodgin Sr., 87, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 30, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. George was born in Wayne County March 21, 1930, to the late Gurnie Edwin...

KATRELL L. JONES

Died May 27, 2017 Katrell Lamont Jones, 22, 221 Hunters Landing, New Bern, died Saturday at CarolinaEast Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at Highways and Hedges Revival Center of New Bern, with Bishop Curtis Brown officiating. Burial will...

GLORIA BLACKMORE KELLY

Gloria Blackmore Kelly, 82, of Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

MINNIE R. PITT

May 5, 1938-May 26, 2017 Minnie Ruth Pitt, 79, 1700 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Friday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Elm Grove Church Ministries. Burial will be in Golden Gate Pavilion. She...

JOCK POWELL

Died May 29, 2017 Jock Powell, Kansas City, Kan., died Monday. Funeral will be Friday in Kansas. He was the son of Elenora Pitt of Goldsboro....

JOHN FRANKLIN "FRANK" TURNER

March 20, 1934-May 31, 2017 John Franklin Turner, 83, Newton, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ May 31, 2017, at Abernethy Laurels in Newton. Born March 20, 1934, in Fayetteville, N.C., he was the...

CHRISTOPHER THOMAS WELLS

May 11, 1976-May 30, 2017 Christopher Thomas Wells, 41, 185 Westbrook Ave., died Tuesday at home. Born in Jacksonville, Fla., he was the son of Johnny Wells of Virginia and Deborah Jackson of Washington, N.C. A service to celebrate...

LEAMON WOOTEN JR.

Leamon Wooten Jr., LaGrange, died Monday at the Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation Nursing Home in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

ALAN WORLEY

Nov. 23, 1970-May 27, 2017 Melvin Alan Worley, 46, died at home. He was born in Wayne County Nov. 23, 1970, to Gladys Hinson Worley and the late John Melvin Worley. He is survived by a daughter. Visitation will...