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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

ZACK BARFIELD

Zack Barfield, 95, Vanceboro, died Tuesday at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home, Kinston....

WILLIAM R. BARNES JR.

June 20, 1943-July 15, 2017 William "Billy" Ralph Barnes Jr., 74, Bailey, died Saturday. Arrangements by Joyner's Funeral Home, Wilson....

SHEILA D. BEST

Died July 17, 2017 Sheila Dorsey Best, 71, departed this life on July 17, 2017. Surviving relatives include her husband, David; her son, Jason Kari Mack (Andrea); her daughter, Margaret Mack Smith (Michael); two stepchildren, Staris Powell (Cliff) and...

BOBBY BROWN

Bobby Brown, 72, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday at Hospice Transitions Life in Raleigh. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Steven L. Lyons Funeral Home in Raleigh. Burial will be at the Eastern State Veterans Cemetery, Goldsboro. Visitation...

HELEN MASSEY BUTTS

Oct. 22, 1931-July 17, 2017 Helen Massey Butts, 85, of Winston, Ga., went to be with her Lord on July 17, 2017. She was born Oct. 22, 1931, in Boone Hill, N.C. She graduated from Princeton High School in...

LINWOOD DAWSON

Aug. 11, 1931-July 21, 2017 Joseph Linwood Dawson, 85, Goldsboro, passed away on Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Linwood was born in Wayne County on Aug. 11, 1931, to the late Joseph B. Dawson and Beatrice Head...

SARA COPELAND JEFFREYS GILLIAM

Sept. 2, 1923-July 16, 2017 Sara Copeland Jeffreys Gilliam, 93, of Martinsville, Va., passed away Sunday, July 16, 2017, at Kings Grant, Martinsville, Va. She was born in Goldsboro, N.C., on Sept. 2, 1923, to the late James Talbot...

DR. RAYMOND DEWITT KORNEGAY

Dec. 22, 1920-July 16, 2017 Dr. Raymond DeWitt Kornegay, 96, of Raleigh, N.C., died on July 16, 2017, surrounded by family. Born in LaGrange, N.C., on Dec. 22, 1920, he was the son of a tobacco farmer and became...

BERSHA D. LEWIS

Sept. 6, 1925-July 17, 2017 Bersha D. Lewis, 91, died peacefully on July 17 after an extended illness. Born in Duplin County, she spent most of her long life in Mount Olive. She was a well-known and beloved member...

ROBBY MEWBORN

Dec. 28, 1962-July 16, 2017 Robert Allen "Robby" Mewborn Jr., 54, Seven Springs, died Sunday. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange. Burial will follow at Daly's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery. He...

YVONNE H. MONTFORD

Oct. 9, 1953-July 15, 2017 Yvonne Hinnant Montford, 63, of 1123 McAllister Road, Jacksonville, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Jacksonville. She was born Oct....

GENE COLIN PALMER

July 20, 1936-July 18, 2017 Gene Colin Palmer, 80, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Gene was born in Palmerton, Pa., on July 20, 1936, to the late Alfred...

DENNIS GRAHAM SASSER

Dennis Graham Sasser, 64, may he rest in peace. Dennis was born in Wayne County on Dec. 23, 1952, to the late Graham and Mildred Dail Sasser. He graduated from Goldsboro High School in 1970. Dennis worked for 34...

MELISSA SYKES

Melissa "Missy" Sykes, 49, Burgaw, died July 7. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Middle District Missionary Baptist Association, Burgaw. Burial will be at PH Hayes Family Cemetery, Atkinson. Arrangements by Hawes Funeral Service, Warsaw....

JAMES A. WILLIAMS

Died July 14, 2017 James A. Williams "Bobby," 83, 3978 Wyse Fork Road, Dover, died Friday at the Crystal Coast Hospice House. Funeral will be at noon Friday at The Church at Onslow, Jacksonville. Burial will follow at Mills...