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Thursday, November 30, 2017

JOE ARMSTRONG JR.

Died Nov. 27, 2017 Joe Armstrong Jr., 169 Cobb-Coley Lane, Dudley, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Augusta Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Interment will be in Old Mill Cemetery. He was married...

LUCINDA YELVERTON DEES

June 11, 1947-Nov. 29, 2017 Lucinda Yelverton Dees, 70, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, at Wayne UNC Hospital after a brief illness. Cindy was born in Wilson County June 11, 1947, to the late John Lewis Yelverton and...

FREDERICK O. EDMUNDSON

Frederick Oscar Edmundson, 66, died Saturday in Apopka, Fla. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GLYN R. FLOWERS

Glyn Robert Flowers, 86, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MOSES HALL

Died Nov. 21, 2017 Moses Hall, 92, Farmville, died Nov. 21 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice. Funeral will be Saturday at Maury Chapel Free Will Baptist Church at noon. Interment will be in the VA Cemetery in Snow Hill. Visitation...

BEATRICE MAY

Died Nov. 26, 2017 Beatrice May, 78, died Sunday at UNC Wayne Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at St. Peter Free Will Baptist Church at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be in Snow Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday...

SUSIE MOZINGO

Susie Mozingo, 74, 456 N. N.C. and 903, died at Raleigh Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Saint James AME Church in Kenansville. Visitation will be at Garris Funeral Home from 5 to 7 tonight....

JIMMIE R. PEARSON

Jimmie R. Pearson Jr., 53, 117 Daffodil Drive, Dudley, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

WILLIE E. SUMMERLIN

Willie E. Summerlin, 69, Kinston, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

ROBERT T. WALLS

Robert T. Walls, 50, 1221 S. Andrews Ave., died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

DORA LITTLE WILLIAMS

Dora Little Williams, 90, Greenville, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

BARBARA T. BARRY

July 3, 1936-Nov. 25, 2017 Barbara Tomin Barry, 81, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, at the Brian Center. Barbara was born in Cleveland, Ohio, July 3, 1936, to the late Teresa Tomin. She was married to the...

CHARLES B. BRIDGERS

March 11, 1946-Nov. 27, 2017 Charles Brantley Bridgers, 71, Kenly, died at home Monday. Graveside service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Bridgers Cemetery, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. He was born March 11, 1946, in Johnston...

MARY E. JENKINS

Mary E. Jenkins, 83, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ALONZO J. KELLY

Died Nov. 24, 2017 Alonzo Junior Kelly, 60, Chinquapin, died Friday at Duke Medical Center in Durham. Funeral will be at St. Lewis Missionary Baptist Church of Chinquapin Thursday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Gregory Hewett officiating. Burial...

HERBERT SANDERS

Died Nov. 18, 2017 Herbert Sanders, 87, Wilson, died Nov. 18. Funeral will be Friday at 6 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

JERRY E. SHACKLEFORD

Jerry Earl Shackleford, 51, 2433 Cameron Langston Road, died Tuesday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

GEORGE THOMAS JR.

Died Nov. 24, 2017 George Thomas Jr., Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

OTERIA WILLIAMS

Oteria Williams, 35, 645 Maine St., Darby, Pa., formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

WILLIAM F. ANDREWS

May 23, 1934-Nov, 26, 2017 William F. "Bill" Andrews, 83, Scott's Store community, Mount Olive, passed away Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Kinston surrounded by his loving family. He retired as sergeant...

MARIE R. FARMER

Marie R. Farmer, 68, Elm City, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

GENE DARIUS GODWIN

Aug. 16, 1942-Nov. 25, 2017 Gene Darius Godwin, 75, Princeton, passed away at UNC Johnson Health Nov. 25, 2017. He was born Aug. 16, 1942, to the late Raymond Edward Godwin and Bertha Rose Braswell Godwin. A memorial service...

RICHARD R. GRADY

May 12, 1927-Nov. 25, 2017 Richard R. Grady, 90, Seven Springs, passed away Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017. Richard was born May 12, 1927, in Seven Springs to the late Ralph Grady and Zilphia Ann Smith Grady. A lifelong farmer,...

SUSIE MOZINGO

Susie Mozingo, 74, 456 N. NC and 903, died at Raleigh Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

HAROLD QUINN

Died Nov. 26, 2017 Harold "Dock" Quinn, 82, Trenton, N.C., passed away Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at her home. Visitation is Tuesday, Nov. 28, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Community Funeral Home of Beulaville, N.C. Funeral service is...

JOE DAN ROSE

Died Nov. 26, 2017 Joe Dan Rose, 77, Newton Grove, died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Funeral service Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, at 3 p.m. at Pleasant Union Christian Church of Newton Grove, N.C. Officiating the Rev. Debora Stilley. Interment...

VIRGINIA S. WILLIAMS

Oct. 17, 1930-Nov. 25, 2017 Virginia Smith Williams, 206 W. James St., Mount Olive, was born Oct. 17, 1930, to parents, Robert F. Smith and Lorena Perry Smith in Mount Olive, N.C. She passed away Nov. 25, 2017, at...

INGE WORRELL

July 4, 2017-Nov. 27, 2017 Ingeborg Elisabeth Ambis Worrell, 90, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, at Brookdale Country Day. Inge was born in Germany July 4, 1927, to the late Frederich and Paula Ambis. She was married...

Monday, November 27, 2017

WILLIAM F. ANDREWS

William F. "Bill" Andrews, 83, Scotts Store community, Mount Olive, died Sunday. Arrangements pending at Tyndall....

NATHAN ARTIS JR.

Died Nov. 2, 2017 Nathan Artis Jr., 86, died Nov. 2. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LORETTA M. BUTTS

Feb. 1, 1939-Nov. 25, 2017 Loretta Mewborn Butts, 78, Goldsboro was called to her heavenly home and reunited with her family Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017. Loretta was born Feb. 1, 1939, in Greene County to the late Paul Hodges...

PEGGY ANN HALES CARLISLE

July 27, 1935-Nov. 24, 2017 Peggy Ann Hales Carlisle, 82, Princeton, N.C., went to be with her Lord Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, at SECU Hospice House of Johnston Health surrounded by her family. Born in Wayne County July 27,...

RICHARD R. GRADY

May 12, 1927-Nov. 25, 2017 Richard R. Grady, 90, Seven Springs, passed away Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017. A service to celebrate and honor Richard's life will be held Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, at 11 a.m. from Seven Springs United...

ELIZABETH B. HALL

Elizabeth B. Hall, 92, 302 Whitley St., Stantonsburg, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BEATRICE MAY

Beatrice May, 78, died Sunday at UNC Wayne Health Care. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

GEORGE THOMAS

George Thomas, 59, Wilson, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

VIRGINIA S. WILLIAMS

Virginia Smith Williams, Mount Olive, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Sunday, November 26, 2017

GLORIA J. BARNES-THORN

Gloria Jean Barnes-Thorn, 77, 300 Glenfalls Lane, Apt. 304, Durham, died Tuesday in Longwood, Fla. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HELEN BUTNER BAME

Died Nov. 23, 2017 Helen Butner Bame, 96, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Thursday morning at her home. Helen was married to the late Rev. Robert L. "Bob" Bame Sr., who was a longtime Methodist minister and pastor emeritus of...

BARBARA TOMIN BARRY

Barbara Tomin Barry, 81, died Saturday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EDITH GERALDINE PATE BIZZELL

Died Nov. 25, 2017 Edith Geraldine Pate Bizzell, 85, Micro, passed away Nov. 25, 2017. Mrs. Bizzell was preceded in death by her husband, Jesse Waitus Bizzell Jr., and two of her sons, Roger Wayne Bizzell and Reginald Keith...

LORETTA M. BUTTS

Loretta Mewborn Butts, 78, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

PEGGY A. HALES CARLISLE

July 27, 1935-Nov. 24, 2017 Peggy Ann Hales Carlisle, 82, Princeton, died Friday at SECU Hospice House of Johnston Health. Funeral will be at Princeton Baptist Church at 4:30 tonight, with the Rev. Wayne Batten and the Rev. Bill...

CARLOS D. DARDEN

Died Nov. 18, 2017 Carlos D. Darden, 42, 119 W. Hooks River Road, died Nov. 18 at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Funeral was Saturday at noon at Darden Chapel Original Free Will Baptist Church, with pastor Carlton Barnes officiating. Burial...

SAMMY EVANS

Oct. 19, 1975-Nov. 21, 2017 Sammy Evans, 42, died Tuesday. He was born Oct. 19, 1975, to the late Rufus Bailey, father, his mother, Penina Carol Evans. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Liddell Davis, and...

HENRY FRANKLIN FLOWERS

Nov. 2, 1936-Nov. 24, 2017 Henry Franklin Flowers completed his journey home Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, to the welcoming words, "Well done, my good and faithful servant." Frank was born in Johnston County Nov. 2, 1936, to the late...

RICHARD R. GRADY

Richard R. Grady, 90, Seven Springs, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

PAMELA L. GRADY

Oct. 24, 1958-Nov. 21, 2017 Pamela Louise Grady, Scott's Store community of Mount Olive, passed away Tuesday morning, Nov. 21, at her home at the age of 59. Pam is survived by her parents, Henry Carroll and Jean Grady...

CHARLES W. HANSEN

Charles "Chuck" W. Hansen, 91, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

N.C. HOLMES JR.

Sept. 18, 1931-Nov. 23, 2017 Nerius Carr Holmes Jr., 86, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 23, 2017. N.C. was born Sept. 18, 1931, to the late Nerius Carr Holmes and Naomi Johnson Holmes. N.C. proudly served his...

WILLIAM JOHNSON

Dec. 9, 1954-Nov. 25, 2017 William Lacy "W.L" Johnson, 63, Calypso community, died early Saturday morning while being cared for at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. He is survived by his daughter, Michelle Senzel and her husband, Tom,...

CHARLEY GUY SASSER

Dec. 23, 1949-Nov. 24, 2017 "For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth...

C.D. SULLIVAN

July 6, 1927-Nov. 23, 2017 Charles Douglas "C.D." Sullivan, Kinston, died Thursday. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Spilman Memorial Baptist Church of Kinston. Graveside service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Selma Memorial Gardens of...

JACK E. THOMAS

Nov. 12, 1952-Nov. 23, 2017 Jack Earl Thomas, 65, beloved father, companion and brother, passed quietly from this life Nov. 23, in Orlando, Fla., after a brief illness. Born in Waco, Texas, he was the son of the late...

ALICE E. TOPPER

Died Nov. 23, 2017 Alice Elizabeth Topper, 73, Roseboro, died Thursday. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church of Newton Grove, with Father Kevin Moley officiating. Interment will be in Ursa, Ill....

Friday, November 24, 2017

CARLIS D. BENTON

June 6, 1979-Nov. 18, 2017 Carlis Dewayne Ben- ton, 38, Baltimore, Md., formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday. Funeral will be Mon- day at 1 p.m. at Mount Zion Church. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park North. He was...

ROOSEVELT ELLIS

Died Nov. 21, 2017 Roosevelt Ellis, 81, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Saint Paul Church of Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SAMMY EVANS

Sammy Evans, 42, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pend- ing at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

N.C. HOLMES JR.

N.C. Holmes Jr., 86, LaGrange, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funer- al Home of LaGrange....

KENNETH L. MOORING

Nov. 18, 1959-Nov. 21, 2017 Kenneth Lee Mooring, 58, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. He was born in Wayne County Nov. 18, 1959, to the late Leroy and Helen Eunice Woodard Moor- ing. He is survived by...

CHARLES D. OWENS

Died Nov.21,2017 Charles Douglas Owens, 67, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Satur- day at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. He was the son of the late Dock and Alvera Darden Owens....

JEAN M. SHELTON

Dec. 24, 1935-Nov, 22, 2017 Margaret Jean McCullen Shelton, 81, Dudley resident, passed away at home Wednes- day morning, Nov. 22, 2017. Services will be Sunday, Nov. 26, at 3 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, officiated by the Rev....

CHARLES D. SULLIVAN

Charles D. Sullivan, 90, Kinston, died Thurs- day at the North Caroli- na State Veterans Home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funer- al Home of LaGrange....

JAMES KELVIN WADE

July 15, 1964-Nov. 23, 2017 “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.” Psalm 121:1-2 Mr. James Kelvin Wade, 53, lovingly known...

REID 'RAY' WICE

Jan. 10, 1934-Nov. 21, 2017 Reid “Ray” Wice, 83, died Tuesday evening at his home. Born in Pontiac, Mich., he was the son of the late Walter William and Martha Owen Wice of Glennie, Mich., and was the husband...

Thursday, November 23, 2017

EARL JACKSON AYCOCK JR.

March 21, 1942-Nov. 21, 2017 Earl Jackson Aycock Jr., 75, passed away Monday, Nov. 21, 2017, at his home. Mr. Aycock was born March 21, 1942, to the late Earl Jackson Aycock Sr. and Cora Lee Worley Aycock. He...

LILLIE R. BULLOCK

Died Nov. 19, 2017 Lillie Ruth Bullock, 100, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson House Assisted Living. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Flat Rock Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ of Sims. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral...

ELBERT CARR

Died Nov. 21, 2017 Elbert Carr, 82, Greenevers community of Rose Hill, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Rose Hill Sunday at 2 p.m., with pastor Cameron Hankins officiating. Burial...

ALBERT E. DAVIS II

Died Nov. 19, 2017 Albert Elmore Davis II, 70, 9971 E. N.C. 97, Rocky Mount, died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Atkins Memorial Tabernacle of Sims. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ROOSEVELT ELLIS

Roosevelt Ellis, 81, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BOBBIE J. FARMER

Died Nov. 18, 2017 Bobbie Jean Farmer, 67, Elm City, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

PAMELA L. GRADY

Pamela L. Grady, 59, Scott's Store community of Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangments are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

MOSES HALL

Moses Hall, 92, Farmville, died Tuesday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral in Snow Hill....

CHARLIE R. MITCHELL

Charlie Ray Mitchell, 59, Rocky Mount, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

GLORIA L. ATKINSON MITNAUL

Gloria Louise Atkinson Mitnaul, 85, died Wednesday at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Smithfield. Arrangements pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

KENNETH L. MOORING

Kenneth Lee Mooring, 58, Pikeville, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CHARLES OWENS

Charles Owens, 67, Stantonsburg, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

VERA M. POPE

Died Nov. 19, 2017 Mother Vera Mae Pope, 92, Wilson, died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARGARET M. SHELTON

Margaret McCullen Shelton, 82, Dudley, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

DONNA R. VANN

Jan. 18, 1948-Nov. 22, 2017 Donna Rose Vann, 69, Lucama, died Wednesday at home. Graveside service will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in Bethany and Friends Cemetery. She was born Jan. 18, 1948, in Johnston County to the late...

REID "RAY" WICE

Jan. 10, 1934-Nov. 21, 2017 Reid "Ray" Wice, 83, died Tuesday evening at his home. Born in Pontiac, Mich., he was the son of the late Walter William and Martha Owen Wice of Glennie, Mich., and was the husband...

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

NATHAN ARTIS JR.

Nathan Artis Jr., 86, 1601 Westwood Ave., Wilson, died Monday at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

TIM BLOCK

Tim Block, 67, Eureka, died at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home....

ROBERT T. GREEN

Robert Thompson Green, 88, 2001 15th St. NW, Washington, D.C., died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CATHERINE PHILLIPS HAYNES

Jan. 8, 1934-Nov. 20, 2017 Catherine Phillips Haynes, Sims, died Monday. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. James Murray officiating. She was born Jan. 8, 1934, the daughter...

SYLVIA WILLIAMSON HESS

Died Nov. 19, 2017 Sylvia Williamson Hess, 75, Fremont, died Nov. 19, 2017. Funeral Saturday, Nov. 25, 2 p.m. Aycock's Primitive Baptist Church, Fremont, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. She is survived by her husband, elder...

WILLIAM H. JOHNSON

Died Nov. 19, 2017 The Rev. William Herbert Johnson, 89, Benson, died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Randall's Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church of Newton Grove, with the Rev. Horace Johnson, the Rev. Randy...

DORIS M. BYRD SAWYERS

Jan. 3, 1935-Nov. 18, 2017 Doris Mae Byrd Sawyers, 82, died Saturday at home. Graveside service was private. She was born Jan. 3, 1935, in Duplin County to the late Willie Austin Byrd and Mary Dale Byrd. She was...

MERVIN VAUGHT

July 4, 1935-Nov. 20, 2017 Mervin Vaught, 82, 438 Old Grantham Road, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Purpose Church of Wilmington. Burial will be Monday at noon in Eastern Carolina State Veterans...

LEROY WHITE

July 6, 1932-Nov. 19, 2017 LeRoy White, 85, died Sunday at home. No funeral will be held. He was born July 6, 1932, in Pitt County to the late Roy Lee White and Idell Lillian Bullock White. He is...

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

TERESA HAMM-HODGE

Teresa Hamm-Hodge, 59, died Nov. 13. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

CARLIS D. BENTON

Carlis Dewayne Benton, 38, 3933 Chesterfield Ave., Baltimore, Md., formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CARLOS D. DARDEN

Carlos D. Darden, 42, 119 W. Hooks River Road, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

ALBERT DAVIS

Albert Davis, 70, Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

PEARL MAE MILLARD EDWARDS

Died Nov. 20, 2017 Pearl Mae Millard Edwards, 95, went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday morning, Nov. 20, 2017, at home surrounded by her family. Homegoing service will be held Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at 6:30...

JAY E. MEISSNER

Jay E. Meissner, 70, Richlands, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

VERA M. POPE

Vera Mae Pope, 92, Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOSEPHINE T. STROUD

Jan. 18, 1940-Nov. 13, 2017 Josephine T. Stroud, 77, Mount Olive, died Nov. 13 at Kitty Askins Hospice Care. Funeral will be private. She was born Jan. 18, 1940, in Lenoir County to Carl and Leona Jarman Taylor. She...

JAMES WADE

James Wade died Wednesday at home in Brooklyn, N.Y. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

Monday, November 20, 2017

CLIFTON ALFRED CLARK

Funeral for Clifton Alfred Clark is Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, with visitation from 10 until 10:45 a.m. He is survived by his father, Joseph Walker; his wife,...

RAYMOND "RED" S. KEEN JR.

March 11, 1947-Nov. 16, 2017 Raymond "Red" Stephen Keen Jr., 70, died Thursday at home. He was born March 11, 1947, to the late Raymond Stephen Keen and Doris Marie Balance Keen. He is survived by his wife, Patricia...

PEGGY J. MERVIN

March 14, 1938-Nov. 15, 2017 Peggy Jean Mervin, 79, 3535 Thoroughfare Road, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral is Tuesday at noon at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church, with Dr. Howard E. McNair officiating. Burial in...

SHERYL BARWICK NEWCOMB

March 3, 1950-Nov. 18, 2017 Ms. Grady Sheryl Barwick Newcomb, 67, formerly of the Seven Springs area, passed away Saturday night, Nov. 18, at Vidant Medical Center. Visitation will be at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive from 7...

JAMES HAROLD SMITH

Dec. 12, 1928-Nov. 18, 2017 James Harold Smith, 88, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017. James was born in Wayne County on Dec. 12, 1928, to the late Allen and Mamie Smith of the Hood Swamp community. He...

OPAL G. SMITH

April 18, 1928-Nov. 19, 2017 Opal Ginn Smith, 89, died Sunday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation. Graveside service is Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in Wilson County on April 18, 1928, to...

Sunday, November 19, 2017

DAPHINE H. BROWN

May 23, 1948-Nov. 14, 2016 Daphine Hart Brown, 69, Kinston, died Tuesday at Lenoir UNC Health Care. Funeral was Saturday 3 p.m. at the Church of Faith and Deliverance, Kinston. Burial in Southview Cemetery. Visitation was Friday at the...

CLIFTON A. CLARK

Funeral for Clifton Alfred Clark, 43, Pikeville, is Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Clifton was born Jan. 24, 1974, in New Jersey. He is survived by his father,...

ROSE M. COOPER

Feb. 14, 1936-Nov. 16, 2017 Rose Marie Morrison Cooper, age 81, of 107 Leafwood Drive, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Brownwood, Texas, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Loree Hammond Morrison, and...

DOUGLAS EARL EDWARDS

June 29, 1947-Nov. 17, 2017 Douglas Earl Edwards, age 70, died Friday afternoon at UNC Wayne Health. Born in Johnston County, he was the son of the late Leon R. and Nancy R. Edwards, and was preceded in death...

MILTON EDWARDS

March 28, 1936-Nov. 16, 2017 Oscar Milton Edwards, 81, known to many as Dick, lifelong resident of the Seven Springs area, passed away Thursday morning, Nov. 16. A memorial gathering for family and friends will be Sunday, Nov. 19,...

BRENDA S. HAWKINS

Brenda Sue Hawkins, 55, Kinston, died Nov. 3 at Signature Healthcare, Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B Rhodes Funeral Home, Kinston....

GLADYS S. JONES

Died Nov. 16, 2017 Gladys Skinner Jones, 89, Kinston, died Thursday at Harmony Hall. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Howard-Carter Funeral Home, with Dr. George Tomlin officiating. Burial in Pinelawn Memorial Park. Visitation will be one...

JANE BROWN LEWIS

Sept. 28, 1931-Nov. 17, 2017 Jane "Janie" Brown Lewis, 86, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Friday evening at Wayne UNC Health Care surrounded by her loving family. Janie was born Sept. 28, 1931, in Horry County, SC., to the late...

PAUL REID

Paul Reid, 77, Wilson, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

MAMIE LOU W. WHITTED

Oct. 9, 1942-Nov. 16, 2017 Mamie Louise Williams Whitted, 75, resident of Williams Mill near Mount Olive, received her ultimate healing Thursday night, Nov. 16, 2017, at Rex Hospital, as God's angels came to take her home to Him...

IRENE WILLIAMS

Oct. 8, 1940-Nov. 3, 2017 Irene Williams, 77, passed away Nov. 3, 2017, in Hampton Roads, Va. She was born Oct. 8, 1940, to the late Mamie Lee Walker and Mr. Charlie Holloman Jr. in Goldsboro, N.C. Her husband,...

ELBERT WILSON

Died Nov. 6, 2017 Elbert Wilson, 92, St. Albans, N.Y., died Nov. 6, 2017. Funeral services were held Nov. 10 in St. Albans. He is survived by a sister, Sarah Newkirk Pearson of Goldsboro, N.C. (Pd)...

Friday, November 17, 2017

MARION CULVER ADAIR

June 25, 1926-Nov. 14, 2017 Marion Ruth Culver Adair was born June 25, 1926, in Conway, Mass., to James Francis and Effie (Jennings) Culver. Marion passed to be with her Savior and Lord Jesus Christ Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017,...

DAZELLE KING ARTIS

Feb. 15, 1940-Nov. 15, 2017 Dazelle King Artis, 77, 110 King Drive, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Mark Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Carver...

SADEEQAH R. JONES ARTIST

Died Nov. 15, 2017 Sadeeqah Renee Jones Artist, 28, Wilson, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MILDRED CARLTON

Mildred Carlton died Thursday in Concordia Transitional Care and Rehabilitation (Rose Manor) in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

VASHTI JENKINS CARTON

Died Nov. 16, 2017 Vashti Jenkins Carton, 61, 1319 Carlton Chapel Church Road, Warsaw, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Stephens AME Zion Church of Warsaw. Burial will be Monday at noon...

ROSE COOPER

Rose M. Cooper, 81, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MITTIE JONES DANIELS

Died Nov. 14, 2017 Mittie Jones Daniels, 94, died Tuesday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday 11 a.m. at St. Peter Free Will Baptist Church in Snow Hill. Interment will be in Snow Hill Cemetery. Visitation...

JARVIS M. DAVIS

June 15, 1974-Nov. 9, 2017 Jarvis Maurice Davis, 43, 106 Rockerfeller Court, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ. Interment will be private. He was born...

MILTON EDWARDS

Oscar Milton "Dick" Edwards, 81, Seven Springs, died Thursday at Wayne Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

ALICE S. EDWARDS

July 8, 1923-Nov. 15, 2017 Alice Sykes Edwards, 94, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Alice was born in Nash County July 8, 1923, to the late Garland Reid Sykes...

RODERICK W. GILLETTE

Died Nov. 12, 2017 Roderick Wayne "Big Money" Gillette, 54, 208 E. King St., LaGrange, died Sunday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church of LaGrange, with pastor Harold O. Warren officiating. Interment will...

JOHN WESLEY JOHNSON JR.

Aug. 11, 1967-Nov. 12, 2017 "I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth." Psalm 121:1-2 Mr. John Wesley Johnson Jr., 50, lovingly...

TRONSIL D. LEE

Died Nov. 14, 2017 Tronsil Desilva Lee, 93, Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at St. Luke Disciple Church of Christ. Burial will be in Lee-Kornegay Family Cemetery....

GEORGE LENNON

Died Nov. 11, 2017 George Lennon, 68, Warsaw, died Saturday at UNC Hospital of Chapel Hill. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Prayer of Faith Church of Warsaw. Interment will be in Devotional Gardens Cemetery of Warsaw. Arrangements...

BARBARA MERN RUSTIN

Died Nov. 5, 2017 Barbara Mern Rustin passed away Nov. 5, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, N.C. A memorial service will be held at Seymour Funeral Home Saturday, Nov. 18, at 11 a.m., with the Rev....

LOUISE DIGGS SIMMS

Died Nov. 10, 2017 Louise Diggs Simms, 82, 6127 Blalock Road, Lucama, passed away Friday, Nov. 10. A celebration of her life and legacy will be held Saturday, Nov. 18, at noon at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries,...

LULA C. SMITH

March 25, 1921-Nov. 14, 2017 Lula C. Smith, 96, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, with the Rev. Ira Reynolds officiating. Burial...

ANTHONY D. WARD SR.

Died Nov. 13, 2017 Anthony Dean Ward Sr., 62, 143 Robert Ward Lane, Trenton, died Monday in Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Haughton Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Ward Family...

SHARON E. WIGGINS

Died Nov. 11, 2017 Sharon E. Wiggins, Washington, D.C., formerly of Duplin County, died Saturday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Camp Spring Community Church of Clinton, Md. Arrangements by Hawes....

Thursday, November 16, 2017

PHIPPS

Nov. 25, 1929-Nov. 14, 2017 Nelda Bradshaw Phipps, 87, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. She was born Nov. 25, 1929, in Sampson County to the late Raymond and Cora Louise Sutton Bradshaw. She was married to the late...

MARION CULVER ADAIR

Marion Culver Adair, 91, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

HAROLD LATTIMORE ALSTON

Feb. 17, 1978-Nov. 13, 2017 Harold Lattimore Alston, 39, 500 Rollingwood Drive, Dudley, died Monday at home. He was born Feb. 17, 1978, in Wayne County to Leon Marshall and Rose Mary Musgrave Alston. He is survived by his...

JOYCE WILSON ANDREWS

Aug. 6, 1939-Nov. 14, 2017 Joyce Wilson Andrews, 81, Faison, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday in Community Funeral Home chapel of Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens of Warsaw....

DAZELLE KING ARTIS

Dazelle King Artis, 77, Willow Creek Nursing Home, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

NELDA BRADSHAW

ROBERT E. CROUELL

Died Nov. 12, 2017 Robert Earl "Dick" Crouell, 77, 5325 N.C. 118., Grifton, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be...

MITTIE DANIELS

Mittie Daniels, 94, died Tuesday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

FARRIS ALLEN DUNCAN

Oct. 22, 1944-Nov. 14, 2017 Farris Allen Duncan, 73, died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Farris was born Oct. 22, 1944, in Person County, N.C., to Alonzo and Gracie Duncan. Farris spent his childhood in Person...

BUD HILL

April 23, 1937-Nov. 14, 2017 Charlie Carroll "Bud" Hill, 80, Kinston, died Tuesday. Graveside service with military honors will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rainbow United Methodist Church Cemetery. He was born April 23, 1937, in Greene County...

CHARLES R. LOFTON JR.

Oct. 11, 1953-Nov. 12, 2017 Charles Raymond Lofton Jr., 64, Seven Springs, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Interment will be Monday...

PEGGY MERVIN

Peggy Mervin, 79, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

ROGER L. MILLER

Jan. 6, 1960-Nov. 14, 2017 Roger Lee Miller, 57, Magnolia, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital of Kenansville. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Big Zion AME Zion Church of Kenansville. Burial will be at Miller Cemetery...

MICHAEL S. MURPHY

Died Nov. 13, 2017 Michael Stephon Murphy, 54, Wallace, died Monday at home. Funeral will be at Peter Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church of Wallace Friday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Jerry M. Grimes II officiating. Burial will be...

LULA C. SMITH

March 25, 1921-Nov. 14, 2017 Lula C. Smith, 96, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, with the Rev. Ira Reynolds officiating. Burial...

DOROTHY MARIE SULLIVAN

July 14, 1926-Nov. 14, 2017 Dorothy Marie Stallings Sullivan, 91, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Marie was born in Franklin County, N.C., July 14, 1926, to the late John...

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

DAPHINE

FISHER

Died Nov. 12, 2017 Edna Faison Fisher, 85, Rose Hill, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill Saturday at noon, with the Rev. Samuel Stallings officiating. Burial will be at the...

HAROLD L. ALSTON

Harold Lattimore Alston, 39, 500 Rollingwood Drive, Dudley, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

GIGI V. BATTLE

Died Nov. 7, 2017 GiGi Vanessa Battle, 58, 3100 Erwin Road, Durham, died Nov. 7. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

HART BROWN

Daphine Hart Brown, 69, 1405 Stroud Ave., Kinston, died Tuesday at Lenoir UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

FARRIS A. DUNCAN

Farris Allen Duncan, 73, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JIMMY G. EDWARDS

June 17, 1960-Nov. 9, 2017 Jimmy Glynn Edwards, 57, Kenly, died Thursday at Wake Medical Center. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. today at Kenly Cemetery, with the Rev. James Murray officiating. He was born June 17, 1960, in...

EDNA FAISON

ANNIE L. FARMER

Died Nov. 8, 2017 Annie "Flop" Laura Farmer, 62, died Nov. 8 in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

RODERICK W. GILLETTE

Roderick W. Gillette died Sunday in LaGrange. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

JEAN F. HOLLOMAN

Died Nov. 14, 2017 Jean Freeman Holloman, 88, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, at Brookdale Berkeley. Jean was born in Guilford County to the late William Edward Freeman Sr. and Katherine Brooks Freeman. For more than 60 years,...

JOHN W. JOHNSON JR.

John W. Johnson Jr. died Sunday in LaGrange. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

LUCILLE G. LANCASTER

Died Nov. 13, 2017 Lucille Gray Lancaster, 91, peacefully departed this life at home surrounded by her family Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. The family will receive friends Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, from 5 to 6 p.m. at Seymour Funeral...

PAUL LEWIS

Dec. 10, 1944-Nov. 11, 2017 Paul Lewis, 72, died Saturday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at Woods Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with elder Leo Deans officiating. Burial will be at...

GERALDINE MCNEIL

Died Nov. 11, 2017 Geraldine McNeil, 60, Rocky Mount, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ROGER L. MILLER

Roger Lee Miller, 57, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital of Kenansville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

SAMUEL E. MINTER

Died Nov. 13, 2017 Samuel Earl Minter, 66, 2935 Wilmar Road, Vanceboro, died Monday at home. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at Gateway to Heaven Pentecostal Holiness Church in Kinston. Burial with military honors will be in Eastern...

LULA C. SMITH

Lula C. Smith, 96, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

MERVIN VAUGHT

Mervin Vaught, 82, 438 Old Grantham Road, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ANTHONY WARD

Anthony "Sweet" Ward, 62, 143 Robert Ward Lane, Trenton, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

FRANCES R. YEAKEY

July 2, 1936-Nov. 12, 2017 Frances Robertson Yeakey, 81, Raleigh, died Sunday morning. Frances was the daughter of the late Bill and Louise T. Robertson. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert B. Yeakey. A funeral...

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

ROBERT E. CROUELL

Robert Earl Crouell, 77, 5325 N.C. 118, Grifton, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

LEONARD J. GURGANUS

July 6, 1961-Nov. 12, 2017 Leonard James Gurganus, 56, died Sunday at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Stanley Kelly officiating. Burial will be...

RUFUS "BUDDY" HOLLOMAN

Nov. 30, 1924-Nov. 12, 2017 Mr. Rufus O. "Buddy" Holloman, 92, lifelong resident of the Mount Olive area, passed away early Sunday evening, Nov. 12, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. After a long career of farming, he embarked on...

LUCILLE G. LANCASTER

Nov. 1, 1926-Nov. 13, 2017 Lucille Gray Lancaster, 91, peacefully departed this life at home surrounded by her family Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. The family will receive friends Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017, from 5 to 6 p.m. at Seymour...

CHARLES R. LOFTON JR.

Charles Raymond Lofton Jr., 64, Seven Springs, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GERALDINE MCNEIL

Geraldine McNeil, 60, Rocky Mount, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DIEU THI NGUYEN

May 25, 1925-Nov. 12, 2017 Dieu Thi Nguyen, 92, passed away Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, at UNC Wayne Healthcare surrounded by her family. Dieu was born in Vietnam May 25, 1925. She was married to the late Thang Nguyen....

JAMES ALLEN "J.A." WILKINS

Oct. 31, 1939-Nov. 12, 2017 James Allen "J.A." Wilkins, 78, passed away Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center with his family by his side. Jay was born in Wayne County Oct. 31, 1939, to the late...

Monday, November 13, 2017

NATALIE NOLETE

Natalie Nolete, 7, 14 Galaxy St., Fayetteville, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SYLVIA H. SCOTT

Dec. 28, 1936-Nov. 11, 2017 Sylvia Jean Hardee Scott, 80, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. Sylvia was born in Robeson County Dec. 28, 1936, to the late Stanley and Ruby...

JAMES A. WILKINS

James A. "Jay" Wilkins, 78, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, November 12, 2017

JARVIS M. DAVIS

Jarvis Maurice Davis, 43, 106 Rockerfeller Court, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

HARRY L. FAISON

April 20, 1939-Nov. 9, 2017 Harry Lee Faison, 78, 971 Wade Daughtry Road, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Holly Grove Church of Christ of Clinton. Burial will be at Hillcrest Cemetery of...

ANTHONY WAYNE GRADY

July 18, 1966-Nov. 8, 2017 Anthony Wayne "Moose" Grady, 51, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, while deer hunting and after killing a prize buck. Moose was born in Wayne County July 18, 1966, to Wayne and...

PAT LEWIS

Pat Lewis, 72, died Saturday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

MINNIE MORRISON

Died Nov. 6, 2017 Minnie Morrison, 107, 2225 Imperial Ave., Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral was Saturday at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

TERESA LYNN NEWSOME

June 12, 1975-Nov. 8, 2017 Teresa Lynn Newsome, 42, Snow Hill, passed away suddenly Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. Teresa was born in Wayne County June 12, 1975, to Dale Lancaster Hall of Fayetteville and the late David Randall Newsome....

CATHERINE NORMAN

Feb. 8, 1941-Nov. 8, 2017 Catherine Norman, 76, died Wednesday at Woodard's Retirement Village. Funeral will be private. She was born in Duplin County Feb. 8, 1941, to the late Addie and Nora Bryant Lamb. She is survived by...

RICHARD BRUCE PRICE

Aug. 9, 1928-Nov. 7, 2017 Richard Bruce Price, 89, Emerald Isle, N.C., went to be with his Lord and Savior Nov. 7, 2017, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C. Bruce was born Aug. 9, 1928, in Petersburg, Va.,...

BARBARA MERN RUSTIN

April 20, 1942-Nov. 5, 2017 Barbara Mern Rustin passed away Nov. 5, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, N.C. A person of deep faith, Barbara died peacefully, secure in the knowledge that she would live again with...

EDGAR E. STRICKLAND

July 14, 1937-Nov. 10, 2017 Edgar Earl Strickland, 80, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be private. He was born in Wayne County July 14, 1937, to the late Willie and Annie Conway Strickland. Arrangements are...

LINDA ANN WALL

Aug. 26, 1956-Nov. 8, 2017 Linda Ann Wall, 61, passed away Wednesday morning, Nov. 8, 2017, at her home. A time of visitation will be held Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home...

BOBBY GENE WHITAKER

Aug. 27, 1936-Nov. 8, 2017 Bobby Gene Whitaker, 81, died Wednesday morning at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Born in Martin County, he was the son of the late Namon and Martha "Bell" Whitaker, and was the husband of Oma Cannon...

Friday, November 10, 2017

ROBERT EARL ABROM JR.

Died Nov. 2, 2017 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mr. Robert Earl Abrom Jr., 47, lovingly known by his family members and friends as "Abe,"...

AMBER ODETTE BEST

Died Nov. 7, 2017 Amber Odette Best, 39, 112 N. Lord Ashley St., Raleigh, died Tuesday at Duke Hospital of Durham. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Mount Peace Missionary Baptist Church of Raleigh. Burial will be at Carolina...

VASHTI CARLTON

Vashti Carlton, 61, 1319 Carlton Chapel Road, Warsaw, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

HARRY L. FAISON

Harry Lee Faison, 78, 971 Wade Daughtry Road, Faison, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation of Warsaw....

ANTHONY W. GRADY

Anthony Wayne "Moose" Grady, 51, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LIONEL GRAHAM

May 30, 1966-Nov. 9, 2017 Lionel Graham, 51, 633 Waller Road, Mount Olive, died Thursday in Rex Hospital of Raleigh. Arrangements are by Haskins Funeral Home....

ZILPHIA HALL

Jan. 28, 1921-Nov. 8, 2017 Zilphia Hall, 96, 308 Pender St., Fremont, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ira Reynolds officiating. Burial will...

HELEN PARISH HAMM

May 19, 1918-Nov. 9, 2017 Helen Parish Hamm, 99, died Thursday at Wil-Med Nursing Home in Wilson. Graveside service will be Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Gardens, with the Rev. D. Wayne Eakes officiating. She was born...

TERRELL P. JAMES

Died Oct. 29, 2017 Terrell Prince James, 28, Dudley, died Oct. 29. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Bethel Church. Burial will be at Jerusalem Free will Baptist Church Cemetery of Seven Springs. He was born in...

STEVIE JONES

Died Nov. 7, 2017 Stevie Jones, 56, 3194 Arrington Bridge Road, Dudley, died Tuesday at home. Graveside service will be Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery of Seven Springs. He was born in Duplin...

TERESA L. NEWSOME

Teresa Lynn Newsome, 42, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ISIDRO ORRUEGO

Isidro Orruego, 41, 231 Five Points Road, Dudley, died Saturday at Wake Med Hospital of Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

KOREY D. SAULS

Korey Devaughn Sauls, 43, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

JUANITA SMITH

Died Nov. 3, 2017 Juanita Smith, 71, Wilson, died Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. Funeral will be Saturday, Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m., at Unity Free Will Baptist Church, followed by visitation. She is survived by a daughter, Sheila Terry Horan,...

BOBBY GENE WHITAKER

Aug. 27, 1936-Nov. 8, 2017 Bobby Gene Whitaker, 81, died Wednesday morning at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Born in Martin County, he was the son of the late Namon and Martha "Bell" Whitaker, and was the husband of Oma Cannon...

MAURICE WILLIAMS

Died Nov. 6, 2017 Maurice Williams, 40, Wilson, died Monday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

Thursday, November 9, 2017

LINDA S. BAKER

Linda S. Baker, 70, Beulaville, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

RUBY BEST

Sept. 22, 1946-Nov. 8, 2017 Ruby Best, 71, 707 N. Virginia St., died Wednesday in George Washington Hospital of Washington, D.C. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Augusta Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Evergreen...

ANNIE P. BLAKENEY

May 20, 1925-Nov. 6, 2017 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall...

CAROLYN JEAN BUFFALO

Feb. 6, 1947-Nov. 3, 2017 Ms. Carolyn Jean Buffalo, 70, 603 S. Andrews Ave., Goldsboro, passed Friday morning, Nov. 3, 2017, at Wayne UNC Health Care of Goldsboro, N.C. The celebration of her life will be held Sunday, Nov....

PEGGY RICHARDSON FARMER BYNUM

Died Nov. 2, 2017 Peggy Richardson Farmer Bynum, 65, 116 SE Reid St., Wilson, died Nov. 2 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson. Burial will be in...

LEONARD J. DIGENO

Leonard Joseph Digeno, 67, died Wednesday at Rocky Mount Life Care Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ZILPHIA HALL

Zilphia Hall, 96, 308 Pender St., died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

JOYCE JOHNSON

June 16, 1929-Nov. 7, 2017 Joyce Johnson, Wilmington, passed away Nov. 7, 2017. She was born to Willis Henry Swinson and Lily Kornegay June 16, 1929, in Duplin County, N.C. Joyce lived in Newnan, Ga., for many years, and...

CHASE Z. KING

Died Nov. 3, 2017 Chase Zymeir King, 1212 Glendon Way, Cary, died Friday in Wake Med Center of Raleigh. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be...

CATHERINE NORMAN

Catherine Norman, 76, died Wednesday at Woodard's Retirement Village. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAYLEN O. PARKER

Jaylen O'Keefe Parker, 25, 500 Westminster Drive, Clayton, died Wednesday at UNC Hospitals of Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Knotts Funeral Home of Chapel Hill....

EDWARD L. PEARSON

Died Oct. 27, 2017 Edward Leroy Pearson, 60, 10 Broad St., Portchester, N.Y., died Oct. 27 at Montefiore New Rochell Medical Center in New York. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Blooming Hill Free Will Baptist Church of...

CONWAY JOEL ROSE

July 19, 1926-Nov. 8, 2017 Conway Joel Rose, 91, died Nov. 8, 2017, in Goldsboro, N.C. He was born in Goldsboro, N.C., July 19, 1926, the son of Dr. David and Mrs. Janet Conway Rose. He attended Goldsboro city...

FRANK ANTHONY STRETZ

Died Nov. 6, 2017 Frank Anthony Stretz, 86, 204 Shadywood Drive, Goldsboro, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Family will receive friends Friday at 2 p.m. at Evergreen Funeral Home with military honors. Committal service will be later...

MRS. BERTHA DICKERSON SUTTON

Oct. 23, 1917-Nov. 6, 2017 "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:4 Mrs. Bertha Dickerson...

LINDA A. WALL

Linda Ann Wall, 61, Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BOBBY G. WHITAKER

Bobby Gene Whitaker, 81, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MAURICE WILLIAMS

Maurice Williams, 40, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BILLY G. WOOTEN SR.

Died Nov. 2, 2017 Billy Gray Wooten Sr., 59, Raleigh, died Nov. 2. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

GIGI V. BATTLE

GiGi Vanessa Battle, 58, Durham, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CHARITY ROSE BROWN

April 3, 1998-Nov. 6, 2017 Miss Charity Rose Brown, 19, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly Monday morning, Nov. 6, at Sneads Ferry. Charity, from the Seven Springs community, was a member of the 2016 graduating class of Spring Creek...

ESTEVE ERMILUS

Died Oct. 20, 2017 Esteve Ermilus, 49, 117 Franklin St., Mount Olive, died Oct. 20 at Wayne UNC Health Care. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Cobb Cemetery in Faison. Visitation will be Friday at Garris Funeral...

DAVID E. GRADY

March 10, 1961-Nov. 6, 2017 David Eugene Grady, 56, 108 Derek Drive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late James Ernest and Nannie Carter Grady. He was a...

PEGGY LANCASTER GURLEY

Sept. 19, 1933-Nov. 6, 2017 Peggy Lancaster Gurley, 84, Pikeville, was called home Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Lord. Peggy was born in Wayne County Sept. 19, 1933, to the late Norman...

STEVIE JONES

Stevie Jones, 56, 3194 Arrington Bridge Road, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

FRANCIS D. KNAPP

Francis Dane Knapp, 68, 107 Brookwood Drive, died Nov. 1 at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

THEODORE OWENS

Died Nov. 4, 2017 Theodore Owens, 64, 304 E. Pollock, Mount Olive, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at noon at Northeast Original Free Will Baptist Church. Visitation will be an hour prior service. Arrangements are by...

FELTON PEARSALL JR.

Died Nov. 3, 2017 Felton Pearsall Jr., 62, 531 S. Chestnutt St., Mount Olive, died at home Friday. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at Payne Temple AME Zion Church. Visitation will be 3 to 6 tonight at Garris...

BERTHA DICKERSON SUTTON

Bertha Dickerson Sutton, 99, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

FRANK WEBB JR.

Died Nov. 5, 2017 Frank Webb Jr., 76, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Suggs Christian Temple Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

ANNIE P. BLAKENEY

Annie P. Blakeney, 92, of 1303 E. Walnut St., died Monday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home....

CHARITY R. BROWN

April 3, 1998-Nov. 6, 2017 Charity Rose Brown, 19, of Seven Springs, died Monday at Sneads Ferry. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Mount Olive Ward of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with burial...

DR. JOHN A. FISHER

Died Nov. 3, 2017 Dr. John Apfel Fisher passed away Nov. 3, 2017. He was 92 years old. John grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was the son of the late Dr. Charles Asbury Fisher and Elsa Apfel...

DAVID E. GRADY

David E. Grady, 56, of 100 Derek Drive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

PEGGY GURLEY

Peggy Gurley, 84, died Monday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HELEN CHRISTINE BLACKMAN MCCULLEN

April 2, 1917-Nov. 6, 2017 Helen Christine Blackman McCullen, 100, passed away on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, at her home. She was born April 2, 1917, to the late Joel Carson Blackman and Bertha Mable (Mae) Barber McCullen. She...

MINNIE MORRISON

Minnie Morrison, 107, of Wilson, died Nov. 6 at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway, Wilson....

BARBARA M. RUSTIN

Barbara Mern Rustin, 75, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JUANITE SMITH

Juanite Smith, 71, formerly of Pikeville, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive North, Wilson....

DAVID H. WALLACE

Died Nov. 4, 2017 David Hardy Wallace, 65, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral...

FRANK WEBB JR.

Frank Webb Jr., 76, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, Wilson....

Monday, November 6, 2017

DOROTHY GINN HERRING

Aug. 29, 1922-Nov. 4, 2017 Dorothy Ginn Herring, 95, Goldsboro, passed away on Saturday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Dorothy was born in Wayne County on Aug. 29, 1922, to the late Roy and...

THEODORE OWENS

Theodore Owens, 64, 304 East Pollock, Mount Olive, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

FELTON PEARSALL JR.

Felton Pearsall Jr., 62, 531 S. Chestnutt St., Mount Olive, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

DOLORES M. SUTTON

Feb. 15, 1928-Nov. 4, 2017 Dolores Minshew Sutton, 89, resident of 207 East Station Street in Mount Olive, passed away Saturday evening, Nov. 4, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A floating remembrance visitation will be at the home...

Sunday, November 5, 2017

ROBERT E. ABROM JR.

Robert E. Abrom Jr., LaGrange, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, LaGrange....

CAROLYN J. BUFFALO

Carolyn Jean Buffalo, 70, 603 S. Andrews Avenue, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

PEGGY BYNUM

Peggy Richardson Farmer Bynum, 65, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

ALICE B. GREEN

Alice Jennie Bowen Green, 92, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, while she was surrounded by her family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The family will receive friends on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017,...

LOUISE HANCOCK

Mar. 5, 1944-Nov. 2, 2017 Sara Louise "Weezie" Hancock, 73, LaGrange, died Thursday. Funeral is Monday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange. Burial in Murphy Family Cemetery. She was born March 5, 1944 in Jones County, to...

PENNIE JONES HERRING

Pennie Jones Herring, 96, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017. A service to celebrate Pennie's life will be held by the graveside on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, at 1 p.m. in Wayne Memorial Park, with the...

CHASE Z. KING

Chase Zymeir King, infant, Cary, died Friday at WakeMed, Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

GEORGE W. SUMMERLIN

Dec. 17, 1938-Nov. 3, 2017 George William Summerlin, 78, Goldsboro, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral is today at 2 p.m. in the New Testament Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jackie Elwart officiating. He was born in...

WILBERT LEWIS THOMPSON

Dec. 31, 1951-Oct. 29, 2017 Wilbert Lewis Thompson died Oct. 29 in Hyattsville, Md. He was born in Mount Olive on Dec. 31, 1951. He was the son of Jessie Oliver Thompson and Rebecca Ruth Lewis Thompson. He is...

DAVID H. WALLACE

David Hardy Wallace, 65, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JEFFREY S. WARE

June 19, 1962-Oct. 31, 2017 Jeffrey Shae Ware, 55, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, at O'Berry Center in Goldsboro. He was born to the late Rev. John Broadman Ware and Reba V. Andrea in Houston, Texas, on...

Friday, November 3, 2017

RUBEN ARTIS

Ruben Artis, 86, Apex, died Thursday at Brookridge Adult Living Facility. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

OTIS BEST

Died Oct. 28, 2017 Otis Best, 79, 1103 E. Vance St., Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARCEIL G. BROWN BLACK

May 10, 1934-Oct. 31, 2017 Marceil Gertrude Brown Black, 83, 15500 Cutten Road, Houston, Texas, died Tuesday at Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church of Elizabeth City. Burial...

GENORA J. MELTON COLEMAN

Died Oct. 27, 2017 Genora Juanita Melton Coleman, 81, Covington, Ga., died Oct. 27 at Bridgeway Hospice Inc. in Stockbridge. Funeral will be at Wilder's Funeral Chapel in Rich Square Saturday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Gaston Tann...

GLORIA J. MOORE DIXON

Died Oct. 31, 2017 Gloria Jean Moore Dixon, 57, Dudley, formerly of Duplin County, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel Sunday at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Dixon Cemetery...

ADLINE FAISON

Sept. 1, 1915-Nov. 2, 2017 Adline Faison, 102, 1050 Breazeale Ave., Mount Olive, died Thursday in Genesis Health Care Center. Graveside service will be Monday at noon at Carver Cemetery. She was born Sept. 1, 1915, in Wayne County...

JOHN HAGINS

Died Oct. 29, 2017 John "Pancake" Hagins, 88, Fremont, died Sunday at Magnolia Nursing Care. Funeral will be Saturday 1 p.m. in the chapel of Serenity Memorial Funeral Home. Interment will be at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. Visitation...

LOUISE M. HANCOCK

Sarah Louise Maready Hancock, 73, LaGrange, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

PENNIE JONES HERRING

June 23, 1921-Nov. 1, 2017 Pennie Jones Herring, 96, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, surrounded by her family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center after a full, dynamic life. She was born in Wayne County June 23,...

NELLIE GRAY HICK

Nellie Gray Hick, 80, 631 N. Gum St., Warsaw, died. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Prayer of Faith Church in Warsaw. She is the daughter of the late Walter and Emma Hand. Visitation will be an...

TIMOTHY E. HIPPO

March 18, 1956-Nov. 2, 2017 Timothy Ernest Hippo, 61, Pikeville, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice House. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Nick Worrell officiating. He was...

ANNIE L. JONES HOOVER

June 23, 1928-Nov. 1, 2017 Annie Louise Jones Hoover, 89, Harrisburg, died Wednesday at St. Andrew's Assisted Living Center. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Devotional Gardens Cemetery in Warsaw. Memorial service will be Sunday at...

TERRELL P. JAMES

Terrell Prince James, 28, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

ESTELLA LEWIS

Died Nov. 1, 2017 Estella Lewis, 75, 232 Monterey Circle, New Bern, died Wednesday at SECU Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home chapel. Visitation will be an hour...

EAROL F. PADGETT

Sept. 2, 1945-Nov. 1, 2017 Earol Fynn Padgett, 72, died Wednesday at home. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Wayne Memorial Park, with the Rev. Frank Purvis officiating. He was born in Onslow County Sept. 2,...

EDWARD L. PEARSON

Edward Leroy Pearson, 60, 10 Broad St., Portchester, N.Y., died Wednesday at Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital in New Rochelle. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

ADDIE SAULS

Nov. 23, 1933-Nov. 1, 2017 Adelaide Hobbs Sauls died Wednesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Chaplin, Ky., to the late Robert and Lillie Bowman Hobbs, and was married to Linwood Sauls. A member of...

JULIA CREECH WALKER

June 7, 1924-Nov. 1, 2017 Julia Creech Walker, 93, died Wednesday in SECU Hospice House. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Unity Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Todd Parrish, the Rev. Reuben Cason, the Rev. Jay...

KATHLEEN L. CHURCH WILLIAMS

Nov. 1, 1948-Oct. 30, 2017 KathLeen Louise Church Williams, 68, 1401 Dakota Ave., died Monday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will...

Thursday, November 2, 2017

RUBY BEST

Ruby Best, 71, 707 Virginia St., died Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MARCEIL BLACK

Marceil Gertrude Brown Black, 83, 15500 Cutten Road, Houston, Texas, died Tuesday at Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CHARLES RAYMOND CHAMPION

Sept. 6, 1947-Oct. 27, 2017 Charles Raymond "Champ" Champion, 70, Dudley, died Friday evening at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Born in Granville County Sept. 6, 1947, he was the son of the late Sidney C. Champion and Helen...

PATRICIA A. DIXON

Jan. 1, 1953-Oct. 27, 2017 Patricia Ann Dixon, 64, 617 Olive St., Kinston, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Jumping Run Church Ministries of LaGrange. Burial will be at Southview...

MICHELE L. HASTINGS

Died Oct. 30, 2017 Michele Lee Hastings, 41, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be private. She was born in Indiana Dec. 17, 1975. She is survived by her husband, Paul Hastings, and two sons. Arrangements...

PENNIE JONES HERRING

Pennie Jones Herring, 96, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

NELLIE HICKS

Nellie Hicks, 80, 631 N. Gum St., Warsaw, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ESTELLA LEWIS

Estella Lewis, 75, 202 Saratoga Lane, New Bern, died Wednesday at SECU Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

CLARA L.D. PATE MCCLAIN

Died Oct. 29, 2017 Clara Lee Dolores Pate McClain, 93, 8214 McGuire Drive, Raleigh, formerly of Wayne County, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Macedonia New Life Church of Christ, with pastor Joe L....

LORI M. OFANO

Lori Maria-Theresa Ofano, 62, Rocky Mount, died Tuesday at UNC Nash Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Funeral Service....

EAROL F. PADGETT

Earol Fynn Padgett, 72, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ADDIE SAULS

Addie Sauls, 83, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ARLENE O. SMITH

Aug. 14, 1935-Oct. 31, 2017 Mavis Arlene Overton Smith, 82, Goldsboro, was called home Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Lord while surrounded by her family. Arlene was born in Wayne County Aug....

JEFFREY S. WARE

Jeffrey Shae Ware, 55, died Tuesday at O'Berry Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HENRY WHITLEY JR.

March 19, 1933-Oct. 20, 2017 Henry Whitley Jr., 84, 6943 Wickersham Road, Fayetteville, died Oct. 20. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at First African Baptist Church. Burial will be at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery with full...

JOHN M. WILLIAMS

May 20, 1956-Oct. 31, 2017 John Michael "Mike" Williams, 61, Magnolia, died Tuesday at Rex Hospital. Funeral will be 6 p.m. Saturday at United Fellowship Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Watson...

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

CHARLES R. BAILEY

Sept. 29, 1932-Oct. 29, 2017 Charles Ransom Bailey, 85, Middlesex, passed away Sunday afternoon at Wilson Medical Center. Graveside service will be today at 2 p.m. at Bailey Family Cemetery. He was born Sept. 29, 1932, in Johnston County...

STACEY H. CHASE

Aug. 2, 1967-Oct. 29, 2017 Mr. Stacey Howard Chase, 50, Snow Hill, passed away unexpectedly Sunday evening, Oct. 29, 2017. A lifelong resident of Greene County, he was born Aug. 3, 1967, the son of Howard L. and Helen...

GRACE BEASLEY HOLLINGSWORTH

Dec. 4, 1932-Oct. 30, 2017 Grace Beasley Hollingsworth, 84, died Monday at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Warsaw United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. She was born Dec. 4, 1932,...

JOHN SEKULICH SR.

Aug. 11, 1929-Oct. 28, 2017 John Sekulich Sr., 88, Johnston County, passed away Oct. 28, 2017. John was born Aug. 11, 1929, in Beach Park, Ill., to Kata Virklan Sekulich and Joseph Sekulich. June 25, 1955, he married the...