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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...