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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

ANTHONY C. ARMSTRONG II

Anthony Cornelius Armstrong II, 36, Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be private. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SILAS P. ATKINSON

May 21, 1953-Oct. 29, 2017 Silas Pate Atkinson, 64, Princeton, died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, at his home. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. He was born in Wayne County May 21, 1953,...

OTIS L. BEST

Otis Lee Best, 79, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

STACEY H. CHASE

Stacey Howard Chase, 50, Snow Hill, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service....

JOHN HAGINS

John Hagins, 88, died Sunday at Magnolia Nursing Home of Clinton. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

MICHELE L. HASTINGS

Michele Lee Hastings, 41, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

FRANCES KENNEDY ORFIELD

Died Oct. 27, 2017 Frances Kennedy Orfield, 92, Beaulaville, died Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. Funeral service Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, 7 p.m., followed by visitation at Serenity Funeral Home, Beulaville. Graveside service Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, 11 a.m. at...

CARRIE B. HARDY OUTLAW

June 26, 1934-Oct. 27, 2017 Carrie Belinda Hardy Outlaw, 83, 5061 Rex Howard Road, Kinston, died Friday at Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Bay Chapel Church of Pink Hill. Burial...

CALVIN ROUNTREE JR.

Died Oct. 21, 2017 Calvin Rountree Jr., 83, Wilson, died Oct. 21 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

BETTY A. SPEIGHT

Betty Ann Speight, 74, Eureka, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

PATRICIA MCCOMBS WELLS

July 21, 1929-Oct. 28, 2017 Patricia McCombs Wells, 88, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Thursday at First Baptist Church at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Glenn Phillips officiating. Burial will be Thursday at 2...

KATHLEEN WILLIAMS

KathLeen Williams, 68, 1401 Dakota Ave., died Monday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Monday, October 30, 2017

SILAS P. ATKINSON

Silas Pate Atkinson, 64, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BRUNETTA ANN BRADSHAW

Jan. 21, 1939-Oct. 29, 2017 Brunetta Flowers Bradshaw, 78, Faison, passed away at her home early Sunday morning surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her daughter, Genetta B. Goodman and husband, Jerry, of Faison; her sons,...

CLARA L.D. PATE MCCLAIN

Clara Lee Dolores Pate McClain, 93, 8214 McGuire Drive, Raleigh, formerly of Wayne County, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

WISDOM SIMMS

Sept. 12, 1933-Oct. 23, 2017 Wisdom "Bill" Simms, 84, 222 Herbert St., died Oct. 23 at home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ. Burial will be at Eastern Carolina...

Sunday, October 29, 2017

ROYCE L. BISSETTE

Royce L. Bissette, 73, Kinston, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

CHARLES R. CHAMPION

Charles Raymond Champion, 70, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RON DAVIS

Dec. 9, 1952-Oct. 27, 2017 Ronald Odell Davis, 64, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. Ron was born in Jacksonville, N.C., Dec. 9, 1952, to the late Kenneth Earl and Geraldine...

PATRICIA A. DIXON

Patricia Ann Dixon, 64, 617 Olive St., Kinston, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

ALICE B. GREEN

May 30, 1925-Oct. 20, 2017 Alice Jennie Bowen Green, 92, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, while she was surrounded by her family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Alice was born in Warrensburg, N.Y.,...

NANCY F. HILL

Sept. 13, 1934-Oct. 28, 2017 Nancy Fields Hill passed away Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Wayne County to the late John and Lois Fields, and was the wife of Curtis Hill. Mrs. Hill was...

SHIRLEY P. HOPE

Dec. 5, 1943-Oct. 27, 2017 Shirley Pendergraft Hope, 73, Goldsboro, was called home Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Lord. Shirley was born in Sampson County Dec. 5, 1943, to the late John...

JERMAINE L. MOORE

Died Oct. 25, 2017 Jermaine Lionel Moore, 37, 3507 Century Oaks Drive, Durham, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Leventon Free Will Baptist Church of Stantonsburg. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CARRIE B. OUTLAW

Carrie B. Outlaw, 83, 5061 Rex Howard Road, Kinston, died Friday at Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

PATRICIA A. PRINCE

Patricia Ann Prince, 66, 1008 Lincoln Drive, Apt. B, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

CHARLIE D. SWINSON

Aug. 1, 1931-Oct. 24, 2017 Charlie "Boe" Dortch Swinson, 86, 612 S. Claiborne St., died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be at...

YOLANDA C. VERNON

Died Oct. 22, 2017 Yolanda C. Vernon died Oct. 22. Funeral Mass will be Monday at 4 p.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church. Interment will be in Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. She was born in Sona, Republic of...

PATRICIA M. WELLS

Patricia McCombs Wells, 88, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JOANNE WOODARD

Joanne Woodard, 57, Raleigh, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Friday, October 27, 2017

JOSEPH M. BABISH JR.

Oct. 7, 1929-Sept. 30, 2017 Joseph Martin "Joe" Babish Jr. died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at Opus Nursing Home in Lexington, S.C. Born in Camden, N.J., he was the son of the late Joseph Martin and Emily Gibson Babish....

WILLIAM B. BOWDEN JR.

Died Oct. 22, 2017 William Billy "Tommy" Bowden Jr., 51, 451 Cherry Cove Drive, Kernersville, formerly of Wayne County, died Sunday at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church...

RUDOLPH BUDD

Died Oct. 21, 2017 Rudolph Budd, 77, 318 Maple St., Mount Olive, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Carver Cemetery. Born...

THOMAS L. CLAYPOOL

Died Oct. 9, 2017 Thomas L. Claypool, 59, passed away Oct. 9, 2017, at Meche Hospice of Tampa, Fla. He was buried at Calvary Cemetery of St. Petersburg, Fla. A 1976 graduate of Southern Wayne High School, Thomas went...

ROSA LEE CRAWFORD DAVIS

Died Oct. 23, 2017 Rosa Lee Crawford Davis, 105, 447 Ivey Lane, Pikeville, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at Cedar Grove Disciples Church, with elder Alton Glaspie officiating. Burial will be in Golden Gate Memorial Gardens....

BETTY H. DEAVER

July 5, 1945-Oct 23, 2017 Betty Carolyn Hardy Deaver, 72, Dudley resident, died Monday, Oct. 23, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive, with...

JOSEPHINE FAISON EDWARDS

Died Oct. 19, 2017 Josephine Faison Edwards, 78, formerly of Duplin and Sampson counties, died Oct. 19 at Margaret Tietiz Nursing Center of Jamaica, N.Y. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Holly Grove Disciple Church of Christ...

ADLINE FAISON

Adline Faison, 102, 1050 Breazeale Ave., Mount Olive, died Thursday in Genesis Health Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

THEOPHILUS A. HARRIS

June 23, 1933-Oct. 21, 2017 Theophilus A. Harris, 84, 106 Country Day Road, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral Mass will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Kornegay Cemetery. He...

ELIZABETH F. MOORE

Died Oct. 25, 2017 Elizabeth F. Moore, 76, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Saint James Holy Church of Stantonsburg. Visitation will be Saturday from 3 to 8 p.m., with a wake service from 7...

ANNIE P. JACKSON SAULS

Died Oct. 21, 2017 Annie Pearl Jackson Sauls, 90, 406 Brownrigg St., died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Serenity Memorial Funeral Home, with evangelist Maria Bell presiding...

ARDEN SUTTON

Arden Sutton, 77, 1700 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Wednesday at UNC Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at R. Swinson Funeral Services....

CHARLES LAYTON WOODARD

Died Oct. 25, 2017 Charles Layton Woodard, 84, passed away peacefully and went to be with his Lord Oct. 25, 2017. Charles was living in Hilton Head, S.C., for the past five years, where he was close to the...

Thursday, October 26, 2017

CHAD ALAN BEDFORD

Jan. 30, 1975-Oct. 23, 2017 Chad Alan Bedford, 42, departed this walk of life Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at home. A service to celebrate his life will be held Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, at 6 p.m. at Jefferson United...

CATINA N. CARMICHAEL

Died Oct. 19, 2017 Catina Nicole "Bug" Carmichael, 40, Black Creek, died Oct. 19. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

BETTY H. DEAVER

July 5, 1945-Oct 23, 2017 Betty Carolyn Hardy Deaver, 72, Dudley resident, died Monday night, Oct. 23, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive,...

RAPHEL FAISON

Died Oct. 17, 2017 Raphel Faison, 80, formerly of Wayne County, died Oct. 17 at Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, S.C. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Stanley Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Juanita...

JAMES F. GODWIN

Nov. 13, 1939-Oct. 23, 2017 James Frederick "Freddy" Godwin, 77, Kenly, died Monday at Johnston UNC Healthcare. Graveside service will be today at 3 p.m. at Buckhorn Cemetery. He was born Nov. 13, 1939, in Wilson County to Polly...

TOM HARPER SR.

May 8, 1932-Oct. 22, 2017 Tom "Boy Harper" Harper Sr., 85, Kinston, died Sunday at Lenoir UNC Healthcare. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Post Oak Free Will Baptist Church of Kinston. Burial will be at Pinelawn...

DOROTHY J. KATES

Nov. 5, 1937-Oct. 20, 2017 Dorothy Jean Kates, 79, 703 S. Audubon Ave., died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral Mass will be Saturday at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church. Burial will be at Old Mill Cemetery. She...

ELIZABETH F. MOORE

Elizabeth F. Moore, 76, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson...

LEVY PRESTON "PIE" MYERS

May 3, 1945-Oct. 24, 20-17 Levy Preston "Pie" Myers, 72, Clayton, died Tuesday evening in Laurels of Forest Glenn in Garner. Born May 3, 1945, in Johnston County to the late Stephen Henry and Annie Ruth Creech Myers, he...

ANNIE PUGH ROBERSON

Died Oct. 23, 2017 Annie Pugh Roberson, 75, 180 Etta Lane, died Monday in Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church of Grifton. Burial will be in Pugh Family Cemetery....

WILLIAM SMITH

June 25, 1931-Oct. 19, 2017 William "Plato" Smith, 86, resident of Wake Assisted Living of Raleigh, formerly of Goldsboro, died Oct. 19 in Wake Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Canaan Church. Burial will be...

FRANK J. SUTTON

Died Oct. 18, 2017 Frank James Sutton, 65, 213 Broad St., Wilson, died Oct. 18 at Durham VA Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

RUTH WHITLEY WYNN

Died Oct. 21, 2017 Ruth Whitley Wynn, 91, 1711B E. Holly St., died Saturday at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ, with Dr. William McIntyre officiating....

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

CHAD A. BEDFORD

Chad Alan Bedford, 42, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

WILLIAM BOWDEN

William "Tommie" Bowden, 51, Winston-Salem, died Sunday at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ELNORA B. BROGDEN

Dec. 11, 1936-Oct. 23, 2017 Elnora Brogden, age 80, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of Major and Mary Lou Carr Barwick. Retired from A&K Grill, she was a member...

ROBERT H. CLANTON

Died Oct. 19, 2017 Robert H. Clanton, 71, Rocky Mount, died Thursday. Funeral is Saturday at noon at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus, Wilson. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

ROSA L. DAVIS

Rosa Lee Crawford Davis, 105, 447 Ivey Lane, Pikeville, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

BETTY H. DEAVER

July 5, 1945-Oct 23, 2017 Betty Carolyn Hardy Deaver, 72, Dudley resident, died Monday night, Oct. 23, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 27, at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive,...

LOIS J. EVANS

Died Oct. 21, 2017 Lois Jean Evans, 71, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral is Thursday at 1 p.m. at Union View OFWB Church, Bailey. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

CHARLIE D. SWINSON

Charlie Dortch Swinson, 86, 612 S. Claiborne St., died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

HENRY WHITLEY JR.

Henry Whitley Jr., 84, Fayetteville, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

ELLA L. WILKINS

Dec. 19, 1935-Oct. 24, 2017 Ella Elizabeth Lancaster Ginn Wilkins, 81, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Ella was born in Wayne County, N.C., on Dec. 19, 1935, to the late William Sanders Lancaster...

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

WILLIE ARTIS

Nov. 3, 1960-Oct. 19, 2017 Willie Artis, 56, of 324 Brentwood Road, Dudley, finished her final work here on earth and went home to be with her Savior Thursday in the Kindred Hospital, Greensboro. She was born Thursday, Nov....

LOIS J. EVANS

Lois J. Evans, 71, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

TOM HARPER SR.

Tom Harper Sr., 85, Kinston, died Sunday at Lenoir UNC Health Care, Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Lofton Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home, Kinston....

ELOISE T. HELMS

Nov. 15, 1919-Oct. 19, 2017 Eloise Taylor Helms, 97, Kinston, passed away Oct. 19, 2017, at home in Lenoir County, N.C. She was born Nov. 15, 1919, in Kinston, N.C., to Raymond Taylor and Wilmouth Alma Sutton Taylor. She...

ANNIE L. ROBINSON

Annie Louise Roberson, 75, Grifton, died Monday, at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home, Kinston....

CALVIN ROUNTREE JR.

Calvin Rountree Jr., 83, Wilson, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

WISDOM SIMMS

Wisdom "Bill" Simms, 84, 222 Herbert St., died Monday at home surrounded by his family. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DAVID STARKEY JR.

David "Buster" Starkey Jr., 86, formerly of New Bern, died Saturday in Arlington, Texas. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

RUTH WYNN

Ruth Wynn, 91, 1711-B East Holly St., died Saturday at the Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Monday, October 23, 2017

THEOPHILUS A. HARRIS

Theophilus A. Harris, 84, 106 Country Day Road, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

YOLANDA C. VERNON

Yolanda Cecilia Vernon, 80, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CHARLES T. WIEGAND

Feb. 19, 1966-Oct. 21, 2017 Charles Tony Wiegand, 51, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral is Tuesday at 1 p.m. at The First Pentecostal Holiness Church, with Pastor Bill Rose officiating. Born in Wayne County, he was...

Sunday, October 22, 2017

RAYMOND EARL BEARD JR.

Jan. 3, 1947-Oct. 20, 2017 Raymond Earl Beard Jr., 70, went to be with the Lord on Oct. 20, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Raymond was born in Wayne County on Jan. 3, 1947, to the...

RUDOLPH BUDD

Rudolph Budd, 77, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

CATINA N. CARMICHAEL

Catina Nicole Carmichael, 40, Black Creek, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

GARY S. CAVENAUGH

Dec. 25, 1955-Oct. 19, 2017 Gary Stuart Cavenaugh, 61, Wallace, died Wednesday at Cashwell Center in Kinston. Funeral is today at 3 p.m. in the Community Funeral Home Chapel, Rose Hill. Burial in Cavenaugh Family Cemetery, N.C. 41, Wallace....

ROBERT H. CLANTON

Robert H. Clanton, 71, Rocky Mount, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

JOHN CLEVELAND DAVIS

March 14, 1936-Oct. 19, 2017 John Cleveland (JC) Davis, 81, of Wilmington, peacefully passed away on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at Sea Lawn Memorial Park in...

ESTEVE ERMILUS

Esteve Ermilus, 50, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

RALPH FAISON

Raphel Faison, 80, formerly of Wayne County, died Tuesday at The Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, S.C. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ALICE GREEN

Alice Bowen Green, 92, passed away on Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation service....

GEORGE GREEN

Sept. 4, 1939-Oct. 18, 2017 George Green, 78, Laurinburg, died Wednesday at Carolina Medical Center, Charlotte. In keeping with his wishes, no formal services will be held. He was born Sept. 4, 1939 in Scotland County, to Howard and...

MARY A. HALL

Died Oct. 19, 2017 Mary Anna Watson Hall, 77, Magnolia, died Thursday. Funeral is today at 7 p.m. at United Fellowship PFWB Church, Magnolia. Graveside service will be Monday at 11 a.m. in Watson Family Cemetery at Waycross. Born...

DOROTHY J. KATES

Dorothy Jean Kates, 79, 703 S. Audubon Ave., died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

MILDRED S. KORNEGAY

July 2, 1954-Oct. 17, 2017 Mildred Slocumb Kornegay, 63, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Funeral is Tuesday at 1 p.m. at New Jackson Tabernacle, Mount Olive. She was born July 2, 1954 in Wayne County, to Charlie Vann...

DOROTHY R. LANE

Feb. 2, 1933-Oct. 20, 2017 Dorothy Reaves "Dot" Lane, 84, Kinston, died Friday in Morehead City. Funeral is will Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with Pastor Brian Rogers and Pastor Willis Pearson officiating. Burial in Pinelawn...

CARLOS A. LAVARREDA

May 31, 1936-Oct. 20, 2017 Carlos A. Lavarreda, M.D., 81, died Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. He was born in Guatemala on May 31, 1936, to Dr. Alfonso Lavarreda and Amparo Reyes. Dr. Lavarreda attended The University of San Carlos...

GERALD W. LAYDEN

March 18, 1933-Oct. 19, 2017 On Oct. 19, 2017, Gerald W. Layden, 84, passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness. He was born March 18, 1933, to Reva and Herman Layden of Tyner, N.C. Gerald attended Chowan County Schools,...

ETHEL M. RICHARDSON

Sept. 28, 1938-Oct. 13, 2017 Ethel Marie Richardson, 79, died Oct. 13 at Signature HealthCARE of Kinston. Funeral was Saturday at 2 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. She was born on Sept. 28, 1938 in Wayne...

ANNIE SAULS

Annie P. Sauls, 90, 406 Brownridge St., died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations....

JOSHUA D. SHORT

Dec. 29, 1985-Oct. 18, 2017 Joshua Dean Short, 32, Goldsboro, died Wednesday at home. Funeral is today at 4 p.m. in the Goldsboro Chapel of The Bridge Church. Born in Wayne County, he was the son Ferlin and Angela...

WILLIAM SMITH

William Smith, 86, of Wake Assisted Living, formerly Goldsboro, died Thursday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

FRANK J. SUTTON

Frank James Sutton, 65, Wilson, died Wednesday at the Durham VA Medical Center, Durham. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

Friday, October 20, 2017

WILLIE ARTIS

Willie Artis, 56, 324 Brentwood Road, Dudley, died Thursday in Kindred Hospital of Greensboro. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

GEORGE GREEN

George Green, 78, 140 Babes Road, Laurinburg, died Wednesday at Carolina Medical Center in Charlotte. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

WALTER L. HICE

March 26, 1945-Oct. 18, 2017 Mr. Walter Lynn Hice, 72, Snow Hill, died Wednesday evening, Oct. 18, 2017. A native of Caldwell County, he was born March 26, 1945. Lynn was a veteran of the United States Air Force,...

LENA HUFFIN

Died Oct. 17, 2017 Lena "Tootsie" Huffin, 77, Rose Hill, died Tuesday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice of Wilmington. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Betholite Missionary Baptist Church of Magnolia. Interment will be in Newkirk Family Cemetery of...

RONALD S. RADFORD

Ronald Shelton Radford, 66, 202 S. Goldsboro St., Fremont, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

MILDRED G. SUTTON

Jan. 30, 1945-Oct. 18, 2017 Mildred Grace Sutton, 72, 105 S. Lincoln Drive, Dudley, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home. Burial will be at LaGrange Cemetery....

JOSEPH C. WARD

Died Oct. 13, 2017 Joseph C. Ward, 86, 3750 River Road, Vanceboro, died Oct. 13 at Pruitt Health Care-Trent Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter Free Will Baptist Church of Vanceboro. Burial will be in Celestial...

VERA D. WILLIAMS

Died Oct. 14, 2017 Vera D. Williams, 86, Magnolia, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at New Kenansville First Missionary Baptist Church of Kenansville. Interment will be in Dobson Family Cemetery of Magnolia. Arrangements by...

Thursday, October 19, 2017

WILLIAM H. ARMSTRONG

Sept. 1, 1928-Oct. 14, 2017 William Henry Armstrong, 89, 421 Wayne Ave., died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Greater St. John Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park North. He was...

JANICE ARTIS

Sept. 11, 1947-Oct. 13, 2017 "In my Father's house are many mansions: If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for...

HELEN C. COOPER

Aug. 26, 1926-Oct. 17, 2017 Helen Tyner Cox Cooper, 91, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, at Brookdale surrounded by her family. Helen was born in Wayne County Aug. 26, 1926, to the late Robert and Viola Price...

NATHANIEL EDWARDS

Aug. 31, 1944-Oct. 15, 2017 Nathaniel "Bootsie" Edwards, 73, 1411 E. Elm St., died Sunday in Katie Reynolds Hospice Center in Winston-Salem. Funeral will be Saturday at noon in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial...

RONDA KAY FARLOW

July 1, 1941-Oct, 16, 2017 Ronda Kay Farlow, 400 Old Smithfield Road, died Monday. Funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in Evergreen Funeral Home, and there will be a time of sharing with friends before the service....

JOSEPH HARPER

Dec. 16, 1959-Oct. 15, 2017 Joseph Harper, 57, resident of Willow Creek, died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 5 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. He was born Dec....

RUFUS L. JACKSON

Died Oct. 10, 2017 Rufus Lee Jackson, 57, 724 Longleaf Ave., died Oct. 10 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations Inc. He was born in Alexandria, Va., to Rufus...

JUMAYIA L. JOHNSON

Died Oct. 13, 2017 Jumayia "Mile" L. Johnson, 36, Maury, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Victory and Dominion World Outreach Center. Interment will be in Dunn Cemetery in Hookerton. Visitation will be Friday at...

TIMOTHY M. JOHNSON

Timothy M. Johnson, 58, Rocky Mount, died Tuesday at UNC Nash Healthcare of Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Services LLC....

MILDRED KORNEGAY

Mildred Kornegay, 63, 720 Stanley Chapel Road, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MAUREEN A. KRZESZEWSKI

Aug. 10, 1950-Oct. 17, 2017 Maureen Ann Krzeszewski, 67, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Interment will be at Eastern Carolina State...

CRYSTAL LENOIR SPENCE

June 29, 1960-Oct. 11, 2017 Crystal Lenoir Spence, 57, died Oct. 11 at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center of Elizabeth City. Funeral will be Friday at 6 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation. She was born June 29,...

CAROLYN L. TEACHEY

Jan. 8, 1963-Oct. 13, 2017 Carolyn L. Teachey, 54, 649 Pecan Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. No funeral will be held. She was born Jan. 8, 1963, in Wilson County to Elijah E. and Maeloise Vann Hamilton....

ANTHOINE L. TOWNSEND

Feb. 16, 1961-Oct. 17, 2017 Anthoine Lee "Jit" Townsend, 56, resident of Brian Center, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. He was born Feb. 16,...

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

MARY M. PARKER-BYNUM

Mary Maggie Parker-Bynum, 95, Walstonburg, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JAMES A. ARMWOOD

Died Oct. 11, 2017 James Arthur Armwood, 67, 314 Juniper Road, Faison, died Oct. 11 at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Garris Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Herman Bell officiating. Burial will be...

MINNIE L. WARREN BELL

Sept. 9, 1929-Oct. 15, 2017 Minnie L. Warren Bell was born to Kirby and Sarah Lofton Lewis Sept. 9, 1929. God called her name, and she quietly slipped away Oct. 15, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by...

TONY L. EDWARDS

Died Oct. 13, 2017 Tony Lamar Edwards, 60, Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LINDA BAYLES JACKSON

Aug. 4, 1939-Oct. 16, 2017 Ms. Linda Bayles Jackson, 78, Dawson Road, Dunn, died Monday evening, Oct. 16, 2017, at Golden Years Nursing Home in Falcon. Ms. Jackson was born in Harnett County Aug. 4, 1939, the daughter of...

MAUREEN A. KRZESZEWSKI

Maureen Ann Krzeszewski, 67, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GENE B. MERCER

Died Sept. 21, 2017 A service to reflect upon the life of Gene B. Mercer will be Saturday, Oct. 21, at 2 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive. Mr. Mercer, 74, passed away Sept. 21. He was...

GAYNELLE PUCKETT SUMMERLIN

Nov. 3, 1936-Oct. 13, 2017 Gaynelle Puckett Summerlin, 80, a resident of Marian Manor Assisted Living in Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Richlands, N.C., was called home to be with the Lord Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. Gaynelle was born...

CAROLYN HAMILTON TEACHEY

Died Oct. 13, 2017 Carolyn Hamilton Teachey, 54, passed away Friday, Oct. 13, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Mae Hamilton. She is survived in life by her fiancé, Christopher King;...

ANTHOINE L. TOWNSEND

Anthoine Lee Townsend, 56, resident of Brian Center, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SAMUEL WATSON

Died Oct. 12, 2017 Samuel "Parks" Watson, 74, Wilson, died Thursday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

MINNIE BELL

Minnie Bell, 88, 3505 Central Heights Road, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

NATHANIEL EDWARDS

Nathaniel Edwards, 73, 1411 E. Elm St., died Sunday in Katie Reynolds Hospice Center in Winston-Salem. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

EMMETT PHILMON HAM

Oct. 17, 1925-Oct. 15, 2017 Emmett Philmon Ham passed away Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. He was born in Wayne County Oct. 17, 1925, and was the son of the late Jack H. and Hattie Allen Ham. He was married...

JOSEPH H. JACKSON

Jan. 13, 1936-Oct. 15, 2017 Joseph Henry Jackson, 81, Kenly, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be at Fellowship United Methodist Church Wednesday at 3 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery, with the Rev. Eric Packard, the...

IRENE HAM ROGERS

Aug. 17, 1923-Oct. 15, 2017 Irene Ham Rogers, 94, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Wilson County Aug. 17, 1923, to the proud parents of Kirby and...

MICHAEL W. SNAVELY

July 5, 1948-Oct. 16, 2017 Michael Wayne Snavely, 69, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Bill Blanks officiating. Born in Wilmington, he was the...

CAROLYN L. TEACHEY

Carolyn L. Teachey, 54, 649 Pecan Road, Dudley, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JASON L. WHITE JR.

Died Oct. 11, 2017 Jason Lee "J.L." White Jr., 71, 558 Sanders Lane, New Bern, died Wednesday at Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Mariah Missionary Baptist Church of Cove City....

DOREATHA PEACOCK WYNN

March 15, 1951-Oct. 12, 2017 Doreatha Peacock Wynn, 66, 108 Marshall Drive, Dudley, died Thursday. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Association Headquarters. Burial will be at First Congregational United Church of Christ...

Monday, October 16, 2017

WILLIAM H. ARMSTRONG

William HenryArmstrong, 89, 421 Wayne Ave., died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RAYFORD BARROW

Feb. 9, 1924-Oct.14, 2017 Mr. Rayford "Buck" Barrow, 93, Snow Hill, passed away Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A native of Greene County, Buck was born Feb. 9, 1924, son of Sam and Nola Barrow....

JENNIFER A. BENNETT

July 12, 1972-Oct. 9, 2017 Jennifer Ann Bennett, 45, Warsaw, died Oct. 9 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral will be today at 5:30 p.m. in Community Funeral Home Chapel in Warsaw. She was born July 12, 1972 in...

ROY V. BROWER

Died Oct. 11, 2017 Roy Vander Brower, 90, Wilson, died Wednesday at Avante at Wilson. Funeral is Wednesday at 11 a.m. at New Zion AME Zion Church, Robbins. Burial in New Zion Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday from 3 to...

GLADYS BUTLER

Died Oct. 9, 2017 Gladys Butler, 78, 722 Luther Drive, died Oct. 9 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral is Tuesday at noon at St. Mark Disciples of Christ, with Bishop Alton A. Smith officiating. Burial in Elmwood Cemetery....

E. PHILMON HAM

E. Philmon Ham, 91, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOSEPH HARPER

Joseph Harper, 59, a resident of Willow Creek, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RUTH W. HOOD

July 8, 1921-Oct. 11, 2017 Ruth W. Hood, 96, died Wednesday at Spring Arbor Assisted Living in Rocky Mount. Funeral is Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson. Burial in Bynum Cemetery, Macclesfield. She was born July...

IRENE H. ROGERS

Irene Ham Rogers, 93, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, October 15, 2017

JAMES A. ARMWOOD

James Arthur Armwood, 67, 314 Juniper Road, Faison, died Wednesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JANICE ARTIS

Janice Artis, 70, 1008 N. John St., died Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CHRISTOPHER BRENTS

Sept. 21, 1966-Oct. 12, 2017 Christopher Brents, 51, of 1100 Shelley Drive, died Thursday at the Wayne UNC Health Care. He was born Wednesday, Sept. 21, 1966, in Bronx, N.Y., to Frank Brents and Annie Farmer. Homegoing services will...

DIANE E. HARE

May 24, 1947-Oct. 13, 2017 Cheryl Diane Ellis Hare, 70, Princeton, passed away early on Friday morning at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield surrounded by her family. Diane was born in Wayne County on May 24, 1947, to the...

JUMAYIA L. JOHNSON

Jumayia L. "Mile" Johnson, 36, Maury, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home, Snow Hill....

PAULINE K. KENON

Died Oct. 13, 2017 Pauline Keith Kenon, 90, Norcross, Ga., formerly of Duplin County, died Friday at Dekalb Medical Hospital in Decatur, Ga. Funeral is Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Adoram Baptist Church, Wallace, with the Rev. James Page...

BILL MASSENGILL

March 3, 1934-Oct. 12, 2017 Jesse William "Bill" Massengill, 83, passed away early on Thursday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Bill was born in Wayne County on March 3, 1934, to the late Claudie Andrew Massengill and Mittie...

THERON DAVID BENNETT MATTICE

March 14, 1991-Oct. 10, 2017 Theron David Bennett Mattice, 26, Dudley, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, at his home. Theron was born in Japan on March 14, 1991, to Ruth Ann Bennett Mattice of Michigan and the...

DOROTHY GRAY PEARCE

Died Oct. 8, 2017 Dorothy Gray "Dot" Pearce, 77, 1325 Emerson St., Northwest, Washington, D.C., died Oct. 8. Funeral will be Monday at noon at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

ETHEL M. RICHARDSON

Ethel Marie Richardson, 79, died Friday at Signature HealthCARE of Kinston. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

CRYSTAL L. SPENCE

Crystal Lenoir Spence, 57, died Wednesday at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, Elizabeth City. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

CARROLL STRICKLAND

June 16, 1940-Oct. 13, 2017 Mr. Carroll McGee Strickland Sr., 77, passed away early Friday morning, Oct. 13, at SECU Hospice in Smithfield. Visitation will be at Tyndall Funeral Home on Monday, Oct. 16, beginning at 1 p.m. with...

JOSEPH C. WARD

Joseph C. Ward , 86, 3750 River Road, Vanceboro, died Friday at Pruitt Health-Trent in New Bern. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

SAMUEL WATSON

Samuel Watson, 74, Wilson, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DOREATHA P. WYNN

Doreatha Peacock Wynn, 66, 108 Marshall Drive, Dudley, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

Friday, October 13, 2017

ARTHUR R. APPLEWHITE

Died Oct. 6, 2017 Arthur R. Applewhite, 64, Wilson, died Oct. 6. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Barnes Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CHRISTOPHER BRENTS

Christopher Brents, 51, 1100 Shelley Drive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RUTH HOOD

Ruth Hood, 96, Rocky Mount, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ELDER LEE ARTHUR JONES

March 31, 1963-Oct. 11, 2017 "Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning ..." (Psalms 30:5) Elder Lee Arthur Jones, 54, lovingly known by his family members and friends as "Elder," 1365B Parkstown Road, LaGrange,...

BILL MASSENGILL

Jesse William "Bill" Massengill, 83, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WINFRED A. MURPHY

Died Oct. 10, 2017 Winfred Avery Murphy, 56, Rose Hill, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Saturday at noon, with the Rev. Quincy Hill officiating....

Thursday, October 12, 2017

RAYMOND BARNES

Aug. 19, 1927-Oct. 10, 2017 Raymond Barnes, 90, 1608 Palm St., died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Elm Grove Church. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park North. He was...

WILLIE BOYETTE

Feb. 1, 1934-Oct. 7, 2017 Willie "Little Willie" Boyette, 83, 1703 N. Richard St., died Saturday at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Greenleaf Christian Church Disciples of Christ. Burial will be at...

BRUCE R. COE

Dec. 14, 1945-Oct. 6, 2017 Bruce R. Coe, 71, 161 Pinkney Church Road, Fremont, died Friday. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, with military honors. He was born Dec. 14, 1945, in Camden,...

CLYDE J. COLVIN

Nov. 19, 1944-Oct. 8, 2017 Clyde Junior Colvin, 72, died Sunday at Wake Medical Center. Graveside service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park, with the Rev. Jim Huskins officiating. He was born in Wayne County...

FRANCISCO C. CRUZ

Francisco Cortez Cruz, 23, Nash County, died at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HATTIE HILL

Nov. 2, 1922-Oct. 2, 2017 Hattie Hill, 94, 145-48 230th St., Springfield Gardens, N.Y., died Oct. 2, 2017, at Franklin Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Baptist Grove Church of Raleigh. Burial will be in the...

RUFUS L. JACKSON

Rufus Lee Jackson, 57, 724 Longleaf Ave., died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

PEARL E. JENKINS

Pearl E. Jenkins, 88, 107 Strike Eagle Run, died Tuesday at home Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LEE A. JONES

Lee A. Jones, LaGrange, died Wednesday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

ASHLEY D. LANGSTON

Died Oct. 4, 2017 Ashley Danielle Langston, 27, Wilson, died Oct. 4. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson. Arrangements are...

EBBY PHILLIPS

March 21, 1928-Oct. 11, 2017 Irene "Ebby" Keen Phillips, 89, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Ebby was born in Campbell County, Va., March 21, 1928, to the late William Edward Keen and Mabel...

ELLIS D. SUTTON

Died Oct. 7, 2017 Ellis Daley Sutton, 73, LaGrange, died Saturday at UNC Wayne Health Care. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Rest Holiness Church in LaGrange. Interment will be in Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston....

JOSHUA A. WARD

Died Oct. 8, 2017 Joshua Ahamad Ward, 26, 801 Ten Mile Fork Road, Trenton, died Sunday in Pender County. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Northwest "A" Free Will Baptist Conference Tabernacle. Burial will be in Andrews Chapel...

JASON L. WHITE JR.

Jason Lee White Jr., 71, 558 Sanders Lane, Cove City, died Wednesday at SECU Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. Kinston....

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

GLADYS BUTLER

Gladys Butler, 78, 722 Luther Drive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Care. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

LEROME B. DARDEN

May 20, 1932-Oct. 9, 2017 LeRome Barefoot Darden, 85, Dunn, died Monday. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Lee Rome Barefoot and Kitsey Denning Barefoot. She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur...

MICHAEL R. LANCASTER

June 21, 1977-Oct. 3, 2017 Michael Ray Lancaster, 40, 109 Waynewoods Place, died Oct. 3. Memorial service will be Thursday at 5 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was born June 21, 1977, in Wayne County...

WILLIAM MASON

Died Oct. 4, 2017 William Mason, 86, 3008 Landrum Drive Northwest, Wilson, died Oct. 4. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson. Burial will be in Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery....

ICELEAN MCCLAMB SHARPE

Died Oct. 8, 2017 Icelean McClamb Sharpe, 54, Dudley, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Full Gospel Deliverance Church of Warsaw. Interment will be in Martin Cemetery of Warsaw. Arrangements by Hawes....

MARY GRIGGS SWEET

Jan. 27, 1940-Oct. 8, 2017 Mary Griggs Sweet, 77, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Graveside service will be held for the family. She was born in Anson County Jan. 27, 1940, to the late Jasper and Clara...

ANNIE D. WELLINGTON

Died Oct. 8, 2017 Annie Doris Wellington, 66, 122 Main St., Eureka, died Sunday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Salisbury AME Zion Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DICK WHITFIELD

Nov. 22, 1930-Oct. 8, 2017 George Richard "Dick" Whitfield, 86, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. Dick was born Nov. 22, 1930, in Wayne County to the late Ruby Etheridge Grady and Stinnis Whitfield. Dick proudly served...

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

HELEN E. BRITT

Jan. 10, 1929-Oct. 8, 2017 Helen Evans Little Britt, 88, resident of Faison, was welcomed into heaven Sunday evening, Oct. 8. God's angels came for her at Genesis Care Center in Mount Olive, where she had received care for...

CLYDE J. COLVIN

Clyde Junior Colvin, 72, died Sunday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

LAURA W. FAIL

Jan. 23, 1944-Oct. 9, 2017 Laura Wade Fail, 73, Pikeville, passed away Monday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was the daughter of the late Joe and Bobbie Wade, and wife of the late Charles B. Fail Jr....

HERMAN GARNER

Died Oct. 7, 2017 Herman "Daddy Boot" Garner, 74, 207 S. Church St., Mount Olive, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Serenity Memorial Funeral Home. Interment will...

ALVA VIRGINIA JACKSON

Nov. 13, 1936-Oct. 9, 2017 Alva Virginia Jackson, 80, went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, at...

DOROTHY PEARCE

Dorothy Pearce, 77, Silver Spring, Md., died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EVAN QUIDLEY

Evan Quidley, 4, Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending....

ELLIS D. SUTTON

Ellis Daley Sutton, 73, died Saturday at UNC Wayne Health Care. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

MARY GRIGGS SWEET

Mary Griggs Sweet, 77, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GERALDINE E. VOISSEM

April 28, 1934-Oct. 6, 2017 Geraldine Emily Voissem, 83, Dudley, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be private. She was born in Massachusetts April 28, 1934, to the late John and Lena Kosinski Czerkies. She was...

JOSHUA A. WARD

Joshua A. Ward, 27, 801 Ten Mile Fork Road, Trenton, died Sunday in Pender County. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

ANNIE D. WELLINGTON

Annie D. Wellington, 66, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Monday, October 9, 2017

DELTON C. GRADY

May 4, 1943-Oct. 8, 2017 Delton Chancey Grady, 74, Mount Olive, left this world to be with Jesus early Sunday morning while surrounded by his family. Del was a beloved husband, father, granddaddy and friend, whose love for life...

WILLIAM H. ROBERTS

Aug. 8, 1938-Oct. 7, 2017 William Harrison Orvin Roberts, 79, died Saturday. Funeral will be private at a later date. He was born in Merrill, Ore., Aug. 8, 1938. He was married to Betty Renee Lee. He is survived...

GEORGE WHITFIELD

George "Dick" Whitfield, 86, LaGrange, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

Sunday, October 8, 2017

ARTHUR R. APPLEWHITE

Arthur R. Applewhite, 64, Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DELMUS BASDEN

March 16, 1927-Oct. 6, 2017 Delmus "Pat" Basden, 90, Kinston, died Friday. Memorial service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Albritton Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was born March 16, 1927, in Duplin County to the late Mack and...

SUSAN LYNN (STOWELL) BOWMER

Died Sept. 25, 2017 Susan Lynn (Stowell) Bowmer, Rutherford County, Tenn., passed away from cancer Sept. 25, 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ted, and her parents, Charles P. and Alice Stowell. She is survived by...

WILLIE BOYETTE

Willie "Little Willie" Boyette, 83, 1703 N. Richard St., died Saturday at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

MELVIN T. CARR

Melvin Thomas Carr, 72, 218 W. Pine St., died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

BRUCE R. COE

Bruce R. Coe, 71, 161 Pinkney Church Road, Fremont,died Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

HOLLIS GRAYSON EARLEY JR.

March 10, 1944-Oct. 1, 2017 Hollis Grayson Earley Jr., 73, passed away Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, at his home in Hampstead, N.C. He was born March 10, 1944, at Camp Lejeune, N.C., beloved son of Hollis and Ruth Singleton...

ELENOR RAE DANIELS FAIL

Sept. 21, 1936-Oct. 4, 2017 Elenor Rae Daniels Fail, 81, passed away at Valley Nursing Center in Taylorsville, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017. She was born Sept. 21, 1936, to the late Timothy Joseph Daniels and Minnie Grady Daniels....

HERMAN J. GARNER

Herman Junior Garner, 74, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

WILLIAM K. HARRISON

July 1, 1937-Oct. 3, 2017 William Kelvin Harrison, 80, Kinston, died Tuesday. Graveside service was Saturday at 11 a.m. at Pinelawn Memorial Park. He was born July 1, 1937, in Lenoir County to the late Richard Homer and Annie...

MYKEL R. LANCASTER

Mykel Ray Lancaster, 46, 109 Waynewoods Place, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

WILLIAM MASON

William Mason, 86, 3008 Landrum Drive Northwest, Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

REV. DR. JAMES RALPH OLIVER SR.

Died Oct. 6, 2017 The Rev. Doctor James Ralph Oliver Sr., 77, died Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, at Northwoods United Methodist Church. He was born in Fairmont,...

BECKY A. LEMUNYAN PERRY PULLEY

Died Oct. 4, 2017 Becky Ann LeMunyan Perry Pulley, 65, Kenly and Wendell, died Wednesday at UNC Medical Center Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Aubrey...

JATHA ROYAL

July 23, 1950-Sept. 30, 2017 Jatha Royal, 67, 2808 N. 12th St., Tampa, Fla., formerly of Goldsboro, died Sept. 30 at Florida Hospital at Connerton. Graveside services will be Wednesday at noon in Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery,. He...

BILLY R. SMITH

July 6, 1932-Oct. 5, 2017 Billy Ray Smith, 85, LaGrange, died Thursday. Graveside service with full military honors will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Pinelawn Memorial Park, with pastor Hank Jarman officiating. He was born July 6, 1932,...

GERALDINE E. VOISSEM

Geraldine Emily Voissem, 83, Dudley, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Friday, October 6, 2017

SHIRLEY DELOATCH BREELAND

July 14, 1946-Oct. 1, 2017 Shirley Deloatch Breeland, 71, 106 Livingston Drive, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Funeral will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church Disciples of Christ, with the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber...

GENE A. FORD SR.

Aug. 8, 1953-Oct. 3, 2017 Gene A. Ford Sr., 64, 1707 S. John St., Apt D, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born Aug. 8, 1953, in Wayne County to Roy and Lillie Reid Ford Jr. ...

MICHAEL HARRIS

Died Oct. 4, 2017 Michael Harris, 63, 312 Warren Ave., Kinston, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at St. John Free Will Baptist Church. Visitation will be 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at...

DEACON CHARLIE JOYNER

Funeral service for Deacon Charlie Joyner, 89, Clinton, Md., will be held Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Greater Saint John Cathedral, 114 Old Marlboro Pike, Upper Marlboro, Md., 20772. Deacon Charlie Joyner is survived by his...

ASHLEY D. LANGSTON

Ashley Danielle Langston, 27, 916 College Circle, Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

NORMA LEE DIXON MORRIS

April 2, 1934-Oct. 4, 2017 Norma Lee Dixon Morris, 83, died Wednesday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock and the Rev. Sherman...

VIVIAN S. STOVER

May 1, 1935-Sept. 29, 2017 Vivian Sylvia Stover, 82, 124 Lake Hurst Drive, Dudley, died Sept. 29. at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Kenneth...

NORA HEATH WHITE

Feb. 26, 1923–Oct. 1, 2017 Mother Nora “Ma Nora” Heath White, 94, 6629 Speight School Road, Wilson, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in Saint James Christian Church of Wilson, with Dr. Robert D....

Thursday, October 5, 2017

THERESA ANN ANDERSON

March 23, 1963-Oct. 3, 2017 Theresa Ann Anderson, 54, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at her home. Theresa was born in Tokyo, Japan, March 23, 1963, to the late Franklin Roosevelt Anderson and Shirley Lee Bradshaw....

KAREN B. BEAMON

July 5, 1960-Oct. 3, 2017 Karen Barrow Beamon, 57, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at her home. Karen was born in Wayne County July 5, 1960, to the late Desmond Barrow and Rose Taylor Barrow. She worked as...

DENNIS R. BYNUM SR.

Dennis Ray Bynum Sr., 52, 2802 Olinville Ave., Apt. 2E, Bronx, N.Y., died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

REV. JESSIE YARBOROUGH CLEMONS

The celebration of life for the Rev. Jessie Yarborough Clemons, Rocky Mount, formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., and a native of Louisburg, N.C., will be held Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, at 10 a.m. at New Morning Star Church Christ. Dr....

MYRTLE M. MURPHY COSTON

Died Sept. 30, 2017 Myrtle Mae Murphy Coston, 102, Wallace, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church of Teachey Saturday at noon, with the Rev. Edward Barnhill officiating. Burial will be at Coston Family Cemetery....

GENE A. FORD SR.

Aug. 8, 1953-Oct. 3, 2017 Gene A. Ford Sr., 64, 1707 S. John St., Apt. D, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. No funeral will be held. He was born Aug. 8, 1953, in Wayne County to Roy...

MICHAEL D. HARRELL

Nov. 21, 1959-Oct. 3, 2017 Michael Dean "Mr. Big Fry" Harrell, 57, died Tuesday at UNC Rex Hospital. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Ernest Asa Harrell and Ruth Ferrell Harrell, and brother of...

MICHAEL HARRIS

Michael Harris, 63, Kinston, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

WILLIAM K. HARRISON

William Kelvin Harrison, Kinston, died Tuesday at UNC Lenoir Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

HATTIE HILL

Hattie Hill, 94, 145-48 230th St., Springfield Gardens, N.Y., died Monday at Franklin Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MARGARET V. JERNIGAN

Oct. 28, 1927-Oct. 3, 2017 Margaret Vassar Jernigan, 89, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Margaret was born in Albany, Ga., Oct. 28, 1927, to the late Brinker S. Vassar and Margaret Prescott...

JACKIE PAGE MURRAY

April 9, 1941-Oct. 2, 2017 II Timothy 4:7: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." Jackie Page Murray, 76, Cedar Point, passed away Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at Carteret Health...

DEREK M. SMITH

Oct. 3, 1989-Sept. 30, 2017 Derek Matthew Smith, 27, LaGrange, passed away Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. Derek was born Oct. 3, 1989, to Durwood Edward Smith and Donna Bartlett Smith. Derek graduated from Eastern Wayne High School. With Derek,...

JULIA G. SUTTON

May 16, 1925-Oct. 4, 2017 Julia Mae Grantham Sutton, 92, Calypso resident, passed away early Wednesday morning, Oct. 4, at Transitions Life Care Hospice in Raleigh. Born in the Smith's Chapel community of Wayne County, it was Jan. 14,...

ROBERT L. WHITLEY

Died Sept. 29, 2017 Robert Lee Whitley, 89, 504 Maul Swamp Road, Vanceboro, died Friday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Joe's Free Will Baptist Church of Vanceboro. Burial will be in Dawson Family Cemetery....

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

TERESA A. ANDERSON

Teresa Ann Anderson, 54, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KAREN BEAMON

Karen Beamon, Belfast community, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LUCILLE ALEXANDER JONES BRIDGERS

Died Sept. 27, 2017 Lucille Alexander Jones Bridgers, 79, Wilson, died Sept. 27 at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

PRENTIS BROWN SR.

Died Oct. 2, 2017 Prentis Brown Sr., 84, 303 Taylor St., Elm City, died Monday. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

PATRICIA E. COSTON

Feb. 6, 1934-Oct. 2, 2017 Patricia E. Coston, 708 S. Oleander Ave., Goldsboro, went home to be with the Lord Oct. 2, 2017. She was born Feb. 6, 1934, in Hamilton, Bermuda. She retired from Seymour Johnson Air Force...

TRACY C. DALEY

Aug. 27, 1968-Sept. 26, 2017 Tracy C. Daley, 49, 2991 Frederick Douglass Blvd., Apt. K, New York, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sept. 26 in Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Barnes...

GENE FORD SR.

Gene Ford Sr., 64, 1707 S. John St., Apt D, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SAMUEL HINNANT SR.

Died Sept. 27, 2017 Samuel Hinnant Sr., 82, Wilson, died Sept. 27 at Durham VA Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

GARY RANCE HURLEY JR.

Oct. 19, 1973-Sept. 29, 2017 Gary Rance Hurley Jr., 43, left this world Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at his home in Goldsboro after succumbing to a lengthy battle with addiction. A service to celebrate his life will be held...

MARGARET JERNIGAN

Margaret Jernigan, 89, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ALAN JAY KEGLEY

Sept. 27, 1957-Oct. 2, 2017 Alan Jay Kegley, 60, LaGrange, passed away Monday at his home. Alan was born in Forsyth County Sept. 27, 1957, to the late George and Emma Dunford Kegley. He was employed with Gray Farms...

VANGELINE MIDDLETON

Dec. 24, 1935-Sept. 30, 2017 Vangeline Middleton, 81, died Saturday at SECU Hospice House of Smithfield. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, with Bishop Alton A. Smith officiating. Burial...

LETITIA RANDOLPH

Dec. 30, 1976-Oct. 1, 2017 Letitia Randolph, 40, 1009 Devereaux St., died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 4 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She was born Dec. 30, 1976, in...

ELLIE SIMMONS JR.

June 15, 1932-Sept. 27, 2017 Ellie Simmons Jr., 85, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sept. 27 in Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring, Md. Graveside service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in First Congregational Church Cemetery. He was born...

SANDRA H. THORNTON

Sept. 24, 1941-Oct. 3, 2017 Mrs. Sandra Lee Hall Thornton, 76, Kinston, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A native of Nash County, Sandra was born Sept. 24, 1941, the daughter of William Vernon...

JACOB "JAKE" "JACKIE" JUNIOR VOELLER

Aug. 11, 1937-Oct. 2, 2017 Jacob "Jake" and also known as "Jackie" Junior Voeller, 80, passed away Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, at home. A memorial Mass will be held Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, at 6 p.m. in the chapel...

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

KATHRYN SEYMOUR BATSON

Died Oct. 1, 2017 Kathryn Seymour Batson died peacefully at the home of her son and daughter-in-law Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, at the age of 96. Kathryn was one of the first teachers in the Head Start Program that...

LUTHER ATLAS BONE

Feb. 27, 1923-Sept. 29, 2017 Luther Atlas Bone, 94, Princeton, passed away Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at his home. A graveside service will be held Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont with military...

STEPHEN L. BOONE

Dec. 9, 1961-Sept. 30, 2017 Stephen Lawrence Boone, 55, Rose Hill, died Saturday at New Hanover Regional Hospital. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Rose Hill Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Duplin Memorial...

PRENTIS BROWN

Prentis Brown, 84, Wilson, died Monday at the Brian Health and Rehabilitation Center in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

GARY ADAMS CAMP

Died Oct. 1, 2017 Dr. Gary Adams Camp, 61, died unexpectedly Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Dr. Camp was born in Wheeling, W.Va., in 1956. He proudly served in the United States Air Force as a distinguished instructor pilot in...

GRADDICK CANNADY

Graddick Cannady, 82, 3804 Chase Road NW, Apt B, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

PATRICIA E. COSTON

Patricia Elizabeth Coston, 83, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GARY RANCE HURLEY JR.

Oct. 19, 1973-Sept. 29, 2017 Gary Rance Hurley Jr., 43, left this world Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at his home in Goldsboro after succumbing to a lengthy battle with addiction. Born Oct. 19, 1973, in Thomasville, Ga., as the...

MARGARET R. LANGLEY

Oct. 16, 1948-Oct. 1, 2017 Margaret Rose Langley, 68, Windsor, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Langley Family Cemetery, with the Rev. George Arrant officiating. She was born Oct....

MARY JO SAULS

Sept. 29, 1961-Oct. 1, 2017 Mary Jo Sauls, 56, Dudley, passed away Sunday. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of Joann Corbett and the late Woodrow Corbett. She was an EMT with Cherry Hospital. A memorial service...

WILBERT L. STAFFORD JR.

Sept. 20, 1938-Sept. 30, 2017 Wilbert Leon Stafford Jr., 79, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Interment will military honors will be...

JACOB J. VOELLER

Jacob "Jake" Junior Voeller, 80, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ELLA MAE EVANS WYNN

June 22, 1949-Sept. 30, 2017 Ella Mae Evans Wynn was born fifth of 10 children June 22, 1949, to Sam and Mary Evans in Wayne County, N.C. She transitioned from labor to reward Sept. 30, 2017. Ella attended Wayne...

Monday, October 2, 2017

KATHRYN S. BATSON

Kathryn Seymour Batson, Goldsboro, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SHIRLEY BREELAND

Shirley Breeland, 71, Goldsboro, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

JOANN M. CORBETT

Joann McKeel Corbett died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

IMOGENE R. GASKINS

Nov. 24, 1922-Sept. 29, 2017 Imogene Ruth Riggs Gaskins, 94, passed away Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Imogene was born in Ironton, Ohio, on Nov. 24, 1922, to the late Ralph Riggs and Goldie McConnell Riggs....

ROBERT S. KENDALL

Aug. 16, 1956-Sept. 30, 2017 Robert Stuart Kendall, 61, Goldsboro, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Robert was born in Spokane, Wash., on Aug. 16, 1956, to the late Howard J. Kendall and Ruth...

VANGELINE MIDDLETON

Vangeline Middleton, 81, 1711 Dogwood St., died Saturday at the SECU Hospice House, Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

ETHEL E. MILLER

Ethel Elizabeth "Angel" Wilson Miller died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

LETITIA RANDOLPH

Letitia Randolph, 40, 1009 Devereaux St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

COE SMITH

March 5, 1984-Sept. 29, 2017 Matthew Coe Smith, 33, LaGrange, passed away suddenly on Friday. Coe was a hard-working man, which was the theme of his life, he lived to work. He was employed with Seegar's Fence Company, Gold's...

CHRISTOPHER ASH STALLINGS

Dec. 27, 1988-Sept. 28, 2017 Christopher Ash Stallings, 28, Goldsboro, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, at his home. Christopher was born in Lenoir County on Dec. 27, 1988, to Donny Stuart Stallings Sr. and Laura Ann Cox....

NORA H. WHITE

Nora H. White, Wilson, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, LaGrange....

ELLA M. WYNN

Ella Mae Wynn, 68, 1512 Hart Circle, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

Sunday, October 1, 2017

JOSEPH M. BABISH JR.

Joseph "Joe" Martin Babish Jr. died Saturday at Opus Nursing Home in Lexington, S.C. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MARCIA DRAKE BENNETT

June 7, 1932-Sept. 28, 2017 Marcia Drake Bennett died peacefully on Sept. 28, 2017, in Goldsboro, N.C., surrounded by her children and grandchildren. She was born in Norfolk, Va., on June 7, 1932, and was the daughter of the...

LUTHER BONE

Luther Bone, 94, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

IMOGENE R. GASKINS

Imogene Riggs Gaskins, 94, Goldsboro, died Friday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CAUDET GUSTAVE

Caudet Gustave, 60, 616 S. Center St., Mount Olive, died at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SIMON L. HAMILTON

Jan. 15, 1941-Sept. 28, 2017 Simon Leroy Hamilton, 76, 1856 E. Trail Drive, Wilson, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Monday at noon at Contending for the Faith Church, Wilson. Burial in Hamilton Burial Gardens. He was born...

MICHELLE ANNE HAYES

April 9, 1962-Sept. 6, 2017 Mrs. Michelle Anne Hayes, 55, of 115 Trail Ridge Lane, Princeton, passed on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, at home. A memorial service will be held on Oct. 4, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Eastern...

GARY R. HURLEY JR.

Gary Rance Hurley Jr., 43, Goldsboro, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROBERT S. KENDALL

Robert S. Kendall died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOE LANE

June 30, 1966-Sept. 27, 2017 Joseph "Joe" Paul Lane, 51, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Graveside service will be today at 4 p.m. in Mewborn Family Cemetery, with Pastor Bob Smith officiating. He was born June 30, 1966 in Lenoir County,...

JONATHAN A. MITCHELL

Oct. 7, 1969-Sept. 25, 2017 Jonathan Andrew Mitchell, 47, died Monday at UNC Hospital at Chapel Hill. He was born in Michigan on Oct. 07, 1969. He is survived by his parents, Jacob and Corinne Clore Mitchell of Flint,...

MARJORIE HESTON MARTIN PIERCE

Oct. 3, 1942-Sept. 29, 2017 Marjorie Heston Martin Pierce "Margie," 74, passed away Sept. 29, 2017, after a long struggle with primary progressive aphasia, a form of dementia. Margie was born Oct. 3, 1942, in Winston-Salem, N.C., to the...

MATTHEW C. SMITH

Matthew Coe Smith, 33, Goldsboro, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILBERT STAFFORD

Wilbert Stafford, 79, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

WILBERT L. STAFFORD

Wilbert Leon Stafford Jr., 79, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CHRISTOPHER STALLINGS

Christopher Stallings, 28, Goldsboro, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EMMA S. STEVENS

Oct. 3, 1939-Sept 28, 2017 Emma Powell Stevens, 77, resident of the Grantham community, passed away late in the afternoon on Thursday, Sept. 28, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. As she drifted away from her body, stricken with disease,...

VIVIAN S. STOVER

Vivian Sylvia Stover, 82, 205 Herbert St., Dudley, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

ROBERT L. WHITLEY

Robert Lee Whitley, 89, 504 Maul Swamp Road, Vanceboro, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

CHARLES "CHUCK" WILLIAM IMMLER JR.

Dec. 22, 1927-Sept. 24, 2017 1st Lt. Charles William Immler Jr. ("Chuck") died at age 89 on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Born the child of the Depression in Baltimore in 1927, he began an adventurous life. He attended McDonough,...