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Sunday, December 31, 2017

RONNIE BOWDEN

Ronnie Bowden, 67, Goldsboro, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

W. ROY DAVENPORT

May 26, 1952-Dec. 26, 2017 William Roy Davenport, 65, Albertson area resident, died Tuesday, Dec. 26. Graveside service, 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 2, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Pink Hill. He had been employed in poultry production with several area farmers,...

RONALD L. DEARING

Ronald Lee Dearing, 60, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JERRY K. DUNN

Jerry Kent Dunn, 77, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BISHOP ERNEST EDWARDS

Died Dec. 27, 2017 Bishop Ernest Odell "E.O." Edwards, 92, 309 Park Ave., died Wednesday at Lenoir UNC Health Care, Kinston. Funeral is today at 1 p.m. at Hull Road Free Will Baptist Church, Kinston. Burial at Wayne Memorial...

SANDRA ENGLISH

Sandra English, 70, Wilson, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

LINDA P. GURGANUS

Linda Pearsall Gurganus, 68, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BILL HARDY SR.

May 10, 1940-Dec. 28, 2017 William "Bill" Herman Hardy Sr., 77, Winterville, died Thursday. Services will be held privately. He was born in Wayne County on May 10, 1940, to the late Troy Hardy and Ina Barwick Hardy. He...

JOSEPH HARRISON

Died Dec. 24, 2017 Joseph Harrison, 76, Fremont, died Dec. 24, 2017 at the Fremont Rest Center. Funeral is Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, Wilson....

LARSE HENDERSON

Larse Henderson, 72, Wilson, died Wednesday at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

JOE HOLMES

Aug. 5, 1949-Dec. 22, 2017 Joseph "Joe" Marshall Holmes, 68, Kinston, died Dec. 22, 2017. A private graveside service was held Saturday at Westview Cemetery. He was born Aug. 5, 1949 in Wayne County, to the late Marshall Oliver...

JEAN JOHNSON

Nov. 23, 1940-Dec. 29, 2017 Betty Jean Heath Johnson, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Jean was born in Pitt County on Nov. 23,...

DUSTIN W. LANCASTER

Dustin William Lancaster died Saturday in New Bern. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BISHOP JESSE J. LOFTIN

Bishop Jesse Jerome Loftin died Friday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, LaGrange....

SKIPPY MCLAMB

Jan. 22, 1951-Dec. 27, 2017 Terry Lynn "Skippy" McLamb, 66, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. Skippy was born in Durham County Jan. 22, 1951, to the late Annie Ruth Pearce....

NANCY LUCILLE ALDRIDGE MITCHELL

July 30, 1937-Dec. 29, 2017 Nancy Lucille Aldridge Mitchell, age 80, died Friday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Helen D. Aldridge, and was...

KATHLEEN C. PARRISH

Oct. 16, 1921-Dec. 27, 2017 Kathleen Caudill Parrish, 96, died Wednesday. Graveside service is Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in Smethport on Oct. 16, 1921, to the late Howard and Bonnie Caudill. She...

LENWOOD B. PERRY

Oct. 25, 1936-Dec. 28, 2017 Lenwood Bailey Perry, 81, of LaGrange, passed away Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. Lenwood was born Oct. 25, 1936 in Greene County, to the late Johnnie and Mittie Hinnant Perry. Lenwood was preceded in death...

RICHARD H. POTTER II

Feb. 2, 1947-Dec. 20, 2017 Ret. Master Sgt. Richard "Rick" Henry Potter II, 70, peacefully passed away Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, with his family by his side. Rick was born in Johnson County, Ky., on Feb. 2, 1947, to...

WILLIAM S. WHITE

William Samuel White, 84, Wilson, died Wednesday at Avante at Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

Friday, December 29, 2017

MARIA A.N. GARCIA CARRONZA

July 27, 1949-Dec. 24, 2017 Maria Aurora Natalia Garcia Carronza, 68, 3720 Bethel St., Pink Hill, died Sunday at home. She was born July 27, 1949, to Tomasa Carranza. She is survived by a son. Visitation will be 6:30...

THELMA DILLAHUNT

Thelma Dillahunt, 71, 550 Sanders Lane, New Bern, died Thursday at CarolinaEast Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

THOMAS V. FARRIOR

Died Dec. 26, 2017 Thomas Vernon Farrior, 70, died Tuesday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Saturday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. James Davis officiating. Burial...

DAVID Z. HEEREN

Oct. 2, 1992-Dec. 26, 2017 David Zachary Heeren, 25, Kenly, died Tuesday at his residence. Funeral will be Saturday at 7 p.m. at Harvest Fellowship Church, 126 W. Walnut St., Goldsboro. Committal will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at...

JOE HENSLEY

Sept. 6, 1944-Dec. 22, 2017 Joe Dallas Earl Hensley, 73, LaGrange, passed away Friday, Dec. 22, 2017, at the North Carolina State Veterans Home. Joe was born Sept. 6, 1944, and was the son of the late Rev. Dallas...

JIMMY L. HUTCHINS

Died Dec. 24, 2017 Jimmy Lee Hutchins, 70, 903 Sixth St., died Sunday, at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will be at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. He was born...

FANNIE EPPS JOHNSON

Died Dec. 23, 2017 Fannie Epps Johnson, 78, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at Victory and Dominion Outreach Center in Snow Hill. Interment will be in St. James AME Zion Church Cemetery in Snow...

DELORIS DAVID MCDUFFIE

Jan. 14, 1960-Dec. 24, 2017 Deloris Davis McDuffie, 56, 697 Outlaw Road, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Vineyard Deliverance Outreach Ministries. Burial will be in Johnson Chapel Church Cemetery. She was born...

SKIPPY MCLAMB

Jan. 22, 1951-Dec. 27, 2017 Terry Lynn "Skippy" McLamb, 66, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. Skippy was born in Durham County Jan. 22, 1951, to the late Annie Ruth Pearce....

DORIS A. MILLER

Died Dec. 22, 2017 Doris Ann Miller, 56, Kenansville, died Friday at Physician's Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tenn. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Saturday at 3 p.m., with the Rev. Gregory...

LISA SAULS PERRY

Died Dec. 27, 2017 Lisa Sauls Perry, 47, Wilson, died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017. Funeral Saturday 2 p.m. Aycock's Primitive Baptist Church, 1764 Black Creek Road, Fremont, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Surviving are her mother,...

ROY THOMAS RENFROW

Nov. 4, 1929-Dec. 27, 2017 Roy Thomas Renfrow, 88, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Roy was born in Sampson County Nov. 4, 1929, to the late Willie Anderson Renfrow and Mamie Harrison...

SARA BROWN SASSER

April 30, 1933-Dec. 27, 2017 Sara Brown Sasser, 84, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Born in Princeton, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Kizzie Braswell Brown. Retired from Southern Optical (American Optical) after...

WADDELL THOMPSON JR.

Oct. 13, 1948-Dec. 25, 2017 Waddell Thompson Jr., 68, 902A Poplar St., died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial...

ELLIS R. TRIPP

Died Dec. 22, 2017 Ellis Ray "Ray Ray" Tripp, 38, 1301 Goldsboro St., New Bern, died Dec. 22 at UNC Health Care of Chapel Hill. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church of New...

Thursday, December 28, 2017

DONALD E. BANKS

Funeral for Donald Ellis Banks will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Moses Chapel Disciple Church in Faison. Visitation will be 3 to 6 tonight at Garris Funeral Home....

JESSIE LEE BARKSDALE

Funeral service for Jessie Lee Barksdale will be held Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Moses Chapel Disciple Church in Faison, N.C. Visitation will be held on Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at Garris Funeral Home 3 to...

SHIRLEY J. JOHNSON CORNELL

April 27, 1950-Dec. 26, 2017 Shirley Jean Johnson Cornell, 67, Pikeville, died Tuesday at home. No funeral will be held. She was born in Nash County April 27, 1950, to the late Paul Vernon and Virginia Grey Johnson. She...

W.R. DAVENPORT

William Roy Davenport, 65, Albertson, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

ERNEST O. EDWARDS

Ernest Odell Edwards, 92, 309 Park Ave., Kinston, died Wednesday at Lenoir UNC Health Care of Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

JIMMY L. HUTCHINS

Jimmy Lee Hutchins, 70, 903 Sixth St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

DEBORAH MERRITT JOHNSON

Aug. 4, 1948-Dec. 26, 2017 Deborah Merritt Johnson, 69, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. Deborah was born in Durham County Aug. 4, 1948, to the late Earl White "Bud"...

LYNN CHARLES "CHUCK" MOORE

June 13, 1946-Dec. 27, 2017 Chuck Moore, 71, Benson, died Wednesday at Johnston Medical Center. Private graveside service was held Thursday at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. Surviving are two sisters, Margaret Louise Melton of Owensburg, Ky., and Cheryl Kay Atkins...

KATHLEEN CAUDILL PARRISH

Kathleen Caudill Parrish, 96, died Wednesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROY T. RENFROW

Roy Thomas Renfrow, 88, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SARA BROWN SASSER

Sara Brown Sasser, 84, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

ALLAN ROSCOE SAULS

May 31, 1946-Dec. 26, 2017 Allan Roscoe Sauls, 71, Fremont, went to be with his Lord and Savior Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro with his family by his side. Funeral service will be...

DAVID W. TAYLOR

Jan. 21, 1952-Dec. 26, 2017 David Wilbur Taylor, 65, Kenly, died Tuesday at home. Visitation will be Friday from 6 to 7 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a funeral at 7 p.m. in the chapel, with the...

LENA MAE RHODES VANN

Nov. 12, 1940-Dec. 23, 2017 Lena Mae Rhodes Vann, 77, formerly of Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017, in Maryland. A homegoing service will be held Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at noon...

RICHARD A. WILLIAMS

Died Dec. 21, 2017 Richard Allen "Rick" Williams, 72, Wilson, died Dec. 21 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Branch Memorial Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

JESSIE LEE BARKSDALE

Jessie Lee Barksdale, 70, 4730 U.S. 117 South Alternate, passed Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home. (Pd)...

CHAQUETTA M. BATTLE

Died Dec. 21, 2017 Chaquetta M. Battle, 33, 5023 Trappers Road, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Salisbury AME Zion Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of...

ELIZABETH ANN CRAFT

April 2, 1947-Dec. 22, 2017 Elizabeth Ann Craft, 70, Goldsboro, passed away Dec. 22, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, at noon at Shingleton Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Kem Lancaster officiating. Interment will...

BETTY MAE THOMPSON ELROD

Feb. 3, 1928-Dec. 25, 2017 Betty Mae Thompson Elrod, 89, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Christmas Day at her home. Betty was born in Emmanuel County, Ga., Feb. 3, 1928, to the late George Thompson Jr. and Shellie Canady Thompson....

HENRY J. GAMES

May 9, 1925-Dec. 23, 2017 Henry Jay Games, 92, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. He was born in Johnston County May 9, 1925, to the...

JOSEPH HARRISON

Joseph Harrison, 76, Fremont, died Sunday at Fremont Rest Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DEBORAH MERRITT JOHNSON

Deborah Merritt Johnson, 69, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EDWARD LOUIS KORNEGAY

Dec. 29, 1948-Dec. 26, 2017 Edward Louis Kornegay, 68, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late John Louis Kornegay and Hilda Cox Kornegay. Ed was a member of...

DAVID MCKINLEY LASSITER SR.

Sept. 21, 1934-Dec. 24, 2017 David McKinley Lassiter Sr., 83, Princeton, passed away Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017. He was born Sept. 21, 1934, and was the son of the late Nathan and Effie Mae Pearce Lassiter. Mr. Lassiter was...

ALONZO L. MURPHY

July 27, 1952-Dec. 26, 2017 Alonzo L. Murphy, 65, 1315 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, died Tuesday at the Durham VA Medical Center. Funeral will be Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home....

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

CYNTHIA "CINDY" T. BOYETTE

July 28, 1962-Dec. 23, 2017 Cynthia "Cindy" Talton Boyette, 55, passed away peacefully Saturday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of Billy Leo Talton and Margaret Ann Flowers Talton of Goldsboro....

MARIA A.N. GARCIA CARRONZA

Maria Aurora Natalia Garcia Carronza, 68, 3720 Bethel St., Pink Hill, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BETTY THOMPSON ELROD

Betty Thompson Elrod, 89, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HENRY J. GAMES

Henry Jay Games, 92, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

FANNIE EPPS JOHNSON

Fannie Epps Johnson, 78, Snow Hill, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

DELORSE DAVIS MCDUFFIE

Delorse Davis McDuffie, 56, 697 Outlaw Road, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

COREY ELIZABETH THOMAS

July 6, 1978-Dec. 23, 2017 Corey Elizabeth Thomas, 39, went to her heavenly home Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017, to walk hand in hand with our Lord and Savior. Corey was a very special child brought into our lives July...

WADDELL THOMPSON

Waddell Thompson, 68, 902A Poplar St., died at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ELLIS TRIPP JR.

Ellis Ray Tripp Jr., 38, 123 Craven St., Havelock, died Friday at UNC Health Care of Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

Sunday, December 24, 2017

LUCILLE "TINK" BAGLEY

April 9, 1938-Dec. 21, 2017 Mary Lucille "Tink" Barbee Bagley, 79, passed away Thursday evening at Brookdale Berkeley. Lucille was born in Stanley County April 9, 1938, to the late Luther Barbee and Elizabeth Smith Barbee. She was married...

CHAQUETTA M. BATTLE

Chaquetta M. Battle, 33, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JESSIE L. BATTS

Jessie Lee Batts, 70, 4730 U.S. 117 South Alternate, Dudley, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JOYCE M. BRIDGERS

Dec. 26, 1937-Dec. 22, 2017 Joyce Marie Bridgers, 79, Lucama, died Friday at The Wilson Pines. Graveside service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Langley Family Cemetery. She was born Dec. 26, 1937, in Wilson County to the...

FRANCES J. SULLIVAN CROCKER

June 2, 1941-Dec. 21, 2017 Frances Jean Sullivan Crocker, 76, Kenly, died Thursday, at Wilmed Nursing and Rehab. Funeral was Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mount Zion Original Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Lewis Godwin officiating. Burial...

JOE D. HENSLEY

Joe Dallas Earl Hensley, 73, LaGrange, died Friday at the North Carolina State Veterans Home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

WAYLAND DEAN HOGGARD

Feb. 2, 1995-Dec. 21, 2017 Wayland Dean Hoggard, 22, passed away Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, at Wayne UNC Healthcare surrounded by his family. Born in Wayne County Feb. 2, 1995, Wayland was the son of Sherry Lynn Sheets Crocker...

LUIS D. PEREZ

June 12, 1972-Dec. 19, 2017 Luis Daniel Perez, 45, died Tuesday in Kinston. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. He was born in New York June 12, 1972, to...

MARLENE WHITMAN POPE

Sept. 9, 1932-Dec. 21, 2017 Marlene Whitman Pope, 85, Warsaw, died Thursday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Community Funeral Home chapel of Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. She was born in Duplin County Sept. 9,...

TORRES L. RICHARDSON

Torres LaMont Richardson died Wednesday at home in Killeen, Texas. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

ELSIE C. SKINNER

Jan. 13, 1930-Dec. 23, 2017 Mrs. Elsie Mae Chase Skinner, 87, Snow Hill, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017, at Sutton's Retirement Center. A native of Greene County, she was born Jan. 13, 1930, the daughter of Sidney and Blanche...

COREY T. THOMAS

Corey E. Thomas, 39, died Saturday at Duke Medical Center in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LENA M. VANN

Lena Mae Vann, 77, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Friday, December 22, 2017

DAVID A. CARTER

Dec. 3, 1948-Dec. 1, 2017 David Albert Carter died Dec. 1 at Wayne UNC Health Care. A memorial service will be Saturday at 4:30 p.m. at Heart of David Ministries, 202 Church St., Eureka. He was born Dec. 3,...

ERIC D. COVINGTON

Eric Donta Covington, 30, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

WAYLAND D. HOGGARD

Wayland Dean Hoggard, 22, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GEORGE NORWOOD HOWELL

Died Dec. 20, 2017 George Norwood Howell, 92, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, surrounded by his family. Born to the late Jarvis and Anna Ham Howell, Mr. Howell was a native of...

KENNETH E. MORRISEY

Feb. 4, 1941-Dec. 17, 2017 Deacon Kenneth "Kennis" Earl Morrisey, 76, 838 W. College St., Warsaw, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Prayer of Faith Evangelistic Church of Warsaw. Burial...

LUIS D. PEREZ

Luis Daniel Perez, 45, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

WENDY JO WILLIAMS ROYCROFT

Died Dec. 19, 2017 Wendy Jo Williams Roycroft, 42, of Roxboro, died Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. Born in Wayne County, Mrs. Roycroft was the daughter of Jimmy Herbert and Ann Pate Williams of Mount Olive. Mrs. Roycroft worked at...

RICHARD A. WILLIAMS

Richard Allen "Rick" Williams, 72, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

JOHN "JOE" JOSEPH ZABRISKIE

Oct. 14, 1945-Dec. 20, 2017 John Joseph Zabriskie, 72, of Goldsboro, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, at 3 a.m. at Duke Medical Center, surrounded by all his family who loved and...

Thursday, December 21, 2017

DONALD E. BANKS

Donald E. Banks, 83, 385 Perry Miller Road, Kenansville, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

RALPH H. BARFIELD JR.

Ralph H. Barfield Jr., 65, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CORTES O. BRIGHAM

June 8, 1925-Dec. 19, 2017 Cortes Otho Brigham, 92, Greenville, died at home Tuesday. Funeral will be Friday at noon in Casey Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be private. He was born June 8, 1925, in Calidonia County, Vt.,...

MARY JEFFRIES CRICHLOW

Died Dec. 16, 2017 Mary Jeffries Crichlow, 95, 594 Albany Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y., died Saturday at Susan-Mckinney Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Virgin Hill Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Scott's Family...

GEORGE N. HOWELL

George Norwood Howell, 92, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ARTHUR L. KING SR.

April 11, 1926-Dec. 18, 2017 Arthur Lee King Sr., 91, 238 E. Franklin St., Mount Olive, died Monday at Genesis Health Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Gospel Light United Holy Church. He was born April...

WALKER CHARLES MABRY

Sept. 19, 1926-Dec. 20, 2017 Walker Charles Mabry, 91, Wilson, passed away Wednesday. His funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, 311 W. Nash St., Wilson. Interment will follow with Masonic Rites in...

ALONZO L. MURPHY

Alonzo L. Murphy, 65, 1315 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, died Tuesday at Durham VA Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOHN A. SOUTHERLAND SR.

Died Dec. 19, 2017 John Albert Southerland Sr., 96, Kenansville, died Tuesday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation of Wallace. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Saturday at 1 p.m., with the Rev....

REBECCA BASS TIPPETT

Died Dec. 19, 2017 Rebecca "Becky" Bass Tippett, 63, Cove City, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday. Visitation will be 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at Asbury United Methodist Church fellowship hall, followed by a funeral at 2 p.m. in...

GLENDER J. WHITE

Oct. 24, 1946-Dec. 18, 2017 Glender Joyce White, 71, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery. She...

JOE ZABRISKIE

John Joseph Zabriskie, 72, Dudley, died Wednesday at Duke Medical Center in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

CYNTHIA C. BRASWELL

Oct. 11, 1961-Dec. 12, 2017 Cynthia Caroline Braswell, 56, died Dec. 12 at home. Funeral will be private. She was born in Virginia Oct. 11, 1961, to the late Ernie Grady and Betty Jean Smith Nichols. She is survived...

TAYLOR B. BRASWELL

April 23, 1993-Dec. 16, 2017 Taylor Brook Braswell, 24, died Saturday at home. Memorial service will be 7 p.m. Thursday in Trinity Church of God of Prophecy of Kenly, with the Rev. Steve Singleton officiating. She was born April...

BEATRICE BUNCH

Died Dec. 14, 2017 Beatrice Bunch, 92, 1401 Westwood Ave., Wilson, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Atkins Memorial Tabernacle of Sims. Burial will be in Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson. Arrangements are by...

NEAL CASEY

July 30, 1948-Dec. 19, 2017 James Neal Casey, 69, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, at his home surrounded by his family. Neal was born in Wayne County July 30, 1948, to the late Sam C. Casey Jr....

SHERWOOD DANIELS

Sherwood Daniels, 69, 304 Banks Ave., died Sunday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center of Fayetteville. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

VIOLET C. FERRELL

Sept. 25, 1945-Dec. 18, 2017 Violet Casey Ferrell, 72, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Ferrell Family Cemetery, with pastor Jason Watford and pastor Otto Griffin Jr. officiating. Born...

AUDREY F. HARRIS

June 16, 1949-Dec. 14, 2017 Audrey Faye Harris, 68, 3223 Fontana Drive, Greensboro, died Thursday at Beacon Place. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Destiny Christian Center of Greensboro. Burial will be at Best Family Cemetery. She...

PATRICIA "PAT" BECK HASTY

Oct. 22, 1930-Dec. 17, 2017 Surrounded by her loving family, Patricia "Pat" Beck Hasty, Charlotte, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, Dec. 17, 2017, at Sharon Towers Retirement Community. Pat was born in Charlotte Oct. 22, 1930, to the late...

DELORIS MITCHELL

Died Dec. 12, 2017 Deloris Mitchell, 86, Wilson, died Dec. 12 at the Brian Center of Wilson. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

ISSAC MOORE

Died Dec. 15, 2017 Issac Moore, 60, 807 Randolph St., Wilson, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson at 2 p.m. Burial will be at St. Delight Cemetery of Walstonburg....

PINKIE PRICE

March 14, 1946-Dec. 17, 2017 Pinkie Price, 71, the Rosewood community, went to be with her Lord, Jesus Christ Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, at home with her son by her side. The family will receive friends Thursday, Dec. 21,...

BARBARA MATTHEWS SCARBRO

Nov. 1, 1939-Dec. 19, 2017 Barbara Matthews Scarbro, 78, Pikeville, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. Barbara was born in Charlottesville, Va., Nov. 1, 1939, to the late William and Mary Hamilton...

ELIZABETH CARY SMITH

Dec. 4, 1940-Dec. 18,2017 Elizabeth Cary Smith, 77, died Monday at home. Burial will be in Maryland. She was born in Baltimore, Md., Dec. 4, 1940, to the late Bryan Jr. and Ruth Bowen Black. She was married to...

DIANE BUTTS STRICKLAND

July 21, 1962-Dec. 17, 2017 Diane Butts Strickland, 55, passed away suddenly Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, at her home. Diane was born in Wayne County July 21, 1962, to Ann Gray Butts of Goldsboro and the late Donnie Butts....

MINNIE R. THOMAS

Died Dec. 16, 2017 Minnie R. Thomas, 70, 703 Harper St. East, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

GLENDER J. WHITE

Glender Joyce White, 71, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

HELEN GRAY PEEDIN BAKER

Jan. 20, 1933-Dec. 17, 2017 Helen Gray Peedin Baker, 84, Smithfield, died Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home, with Dr. Pete Norris officiating. Burial will...

ROBERT L. BELL

Dec. 13, 1949-Dec. 12, 2017 Robert Lee Bell, 67, 903 Fourth St., died Dec. 12 in Willow Creek Nursing Home. No funeral will be held. He was born Dec. 13, 1949, in Wayne County to Harvey and Dorothy Holloman...

CYNTHIA BRASWELL

Cynthia Braswell, 56, Princeton, died Dec. 12 at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

PAT COLEY

Graveside service for Pat Coley will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Eureka Cemetery. Arrangements by Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. (Pd)...

MARY JEFFRIES CRICHLOW

Mary Jeffries Crichlow, 95, 594 Albany Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y., died Saturday at Susan-Mckinney Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

WILBERT M. GREENE

Died Dec. 16, 2017 Wilbert McKay Greene, 70, 311 Old New Bern Road, Trenton, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at King Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Haiti Cemetery of Trenton....

DAVID EDWARD HOPE

Funeral services for David Edward Hope will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro, with visitation afterward. Graveside is Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Pineview Cemetery. Arrangements by Howell...

HELEN H. JACKSON

Jan. 19, 1922-Dec. 18, 2017 Helen Hazelip Jackson, 95, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, at Willow Creek Nursing Home surrounded by her family. Helen was born in Ohio County, Ky., Jan. 19, 1922, to the late Gaither...

ARTHUR L. KING SR.

Arthur Lee King Sr., 91, 238 E. Franklin St., Mount Olive, died Monday at Genesis Health Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LEE "RANDY" MURPHEY

Feb. 24, 1952-Dec. 16, 2017 Mr. Lee Elbert "Randy" Murphey, 65, resident of the Rhodes Church area near Mount Olive, died Saturday night, Dec. 16, 2017, in a nursing facility in Roanoke, Va. The family will receive friends at...

ELLEN B. O'QUINN

July 17, 1928-Dec. 16, 2017 Ellen B. O'Quinn, a ballet dancer who became an advocate for the art form, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at Brookdale Country Day Road. She was 89. Ellen was born in Germany July 17,...

PINKIE PRICE

Pinkie Price, 71, Rosewood, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ENZIE HARRISON SINGLETON

Sept. 13, 1926-Dec. 17, 2017 Enzie Harrison Singleton, 91, LaGrange, received the ultimate Christmas gift Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, with her promotion to heaven. Enzie was born Sept. 13, 1926, in Greene County to the late Titus Greene Harrison...

ELIZABETH CARY SMITH

Elizabeth Cary Smith, 77, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MINNIE R. THOMAS

Minnie Ruth Thomas, 70, 703 Harper St. East, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

THOMAS G. TRIPP

Died Dec. 17, 2017 Thomas Gilbert Tripp, 77, Marion, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Rutherford Church of Christ of Rutherfordton, with minister Jim Hobbs and Sam Adams officiating. Burial will be 4...

JENNESS MERRILL WINDHAM

Oct. 27, 1939-Dec. 18, 2017 Mr. Jenness Merrill Windham, 78, Snow Hill, died Monday morning, Dec. 18, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Pitt County Oct. 27, 1939, he was the son of William and Katie Bibbs...

Monday, December 18, 2017

SHELTON C. DIXON

Shelton C. Dixon, 60, Kinston, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home, Kinston....

MARY SUSAN ELIZABETH WOOTEN KING

Mary Susan Elizabeth Wooten King, 92, (nicknamed "Sue Lee" or "Sue"), was born Oct. 17, 1925, in Goldsboro, N.C. She was the first of two children born to Julia Mae Wooten DeArman. Sue Lee lived with her grandparents, Oscar...

KENNETH E. MORRISEY

Kenneth Earl Morrisey, 76, Warsaw, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation of Warsaw....

ELLEN B. O'QUINN

Ellen B. O'Quinn, 89, died Saturday at Brookdale Country Day Road. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DIANE B. STRICKLAND

Diane Butts Strickland, 55, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, December 17, 2017

MARY H. BRINSON

Died Dec. 10, 2017 Mary Helen Brinson, 70, Yonkers, N.Y., formerly of Magnolia, died Dec. 10, 2017, in New York. Graveside service will be Friday at 11 a.m. in the John Brinson Family Cemetery, Magnolia. She is survived by...

PAT C. COLEY

Feb. 28, 1930-Dec. 15, 2017 Pat Cockrell Coley, 87, of Stantonsburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her loving family. Homegoing service will be held Monday,...

EDNA CORBETT DUBOIS

March 15, 1926-Dec. 16, 2017 Edna Corbett DuBois, aged 91, of Goldsboro, crossed into the heavenly realm on Saturday morning. Mrs. DuBois was surrounded by members of her loving family when she passed away. She was preceded in death...

NATHAN E. GREGORY

Nathan Earnest Gregory, 78, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

AUDREY F. HARRIS

Audrey Faye Harris, 68, Greensboro, died Thursday at the Beacon Place in Greensboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

DAVID E. HOPE

Oct. 28, 1959-Dec. 14, 2017 David Edward Hope, 58, Pikeville, passed away Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held Tuesday evening, Dec. 19, 2017, at7 p.m.in the chapel of Howell...

CORNELL JONES

Died Dec. 11, 2017 Cornell Jones, 70, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral is today at 12:30 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, Wilson....

ISAAC MOORE

Isaac Moore, 60, Wilson, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

JESSE LEE ROUSE

Feb. 17, 1938-Dec. 12, 2017 "... Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." -- Psalms 30:5 Mr. Jesse Lee Rouse, age 79, lovingly known by his family and close friends as "Ole Nite," of...

PHILLIP RONALD SKILES

Feb. 4, 1933-Dec. 15, 2017 Phillip Ronald Skiles, aged 84, of Dudley, died peacefully on Friday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Pittsburgh, Calif., to the late Albert and Jeanette Skiles. Funeral services will be held on...

Friday, December 15, 2017

BEATRICE BUNCH

Beatrice Bunch, 92, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DEVIN B. COOPER

Died Dec. 9, 2017 Devin B. "Coop" Cooper, 25, Harrells, died Saturday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Roseville Missionary Baptist Church of Willard. Interment will be in Beatty Family Cemetery of Harrells. Arrangements by Hawes....

DAVID E. HOPE

David Edward Hope, 58, Pikeville, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Thursday, December 14, 2017

ROBERT L. BALL

Robert Lee Bell, 67, 903 Fourth St., died Tuesday in Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ANTUAN V. BARNES

Died Dec. 9, 2017 Antuan Vladamir Barnes, 43, 202 Cypress Court, Nashville, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CHRISTOPHER G. BRASWELL

March 20, 1972-Dec. 13, 2017 Christopher Gerald Braswell, 45, Four Oaks, died Wednesday. Memorial service will be in Casey Funeral Home chapel Friday at 6 p.m., with the Rev. Percy Coleman officiating. He was born March 20, 1972, to...

ROBERT L. BRISCOE

Died Dec. 4, 2017 Robert Lee Briscoe, 77, died Dec. 4 at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel. The family will receive friends at 150 Siesta Lane, Walstonburg....

MARSHALL COX

Died Dec. 3, 2017 Marshall Cox, 90, Wilson, died Dec. 3. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson....

LESSIE M. DAILY

Died Dec. 9, 2017 Lessie McIver Daily, 71, 717 Suggs St., Wilson, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries of Wilson. Arrangements are by...

TESSIE O. YATES EDWARDS

Died Dec. 5, 2017 Tessie O. Yates Edwards, 78, died Dec. 5 in Washington, D.C. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Taylor Family Cemetery in Greene County. Arrangements are by S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in...

CHARLES "CHUCK" WILLIAM HANSEN

Nov. 30, 1925-Nov. 22, 2017 Charles "Chuck" William Hansen, 91, Goldsboro, died peacefully at his residence Nov. 22, 2017. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at 2 p.m. at St. Mary Roman Catholic...

CLEO A. HENRY

Nov. 14, 1959-Dec. 12, 2017 Cleo Alphonza Henry, 58, 279 Tar Heel Estate Lane, Warsaw, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Peter's AME Church of Warsaw. Burial will...

HERBERT HINES JR.

Died Dec. 9, 2017 Herbert Hines Jr., 80, 306 Terrace Court, Greenville, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at St. James AME Zion Church of Snow Hill. Burial with military honors will be...

CORNELL JONES

Cornell Jones, 70, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SELMA H. LANWAY

July 1, 1931-Dec. 11, 2017 Selma Ruth Hardison Lanway, 86, Snow Hill, died Monday, Dec. 11, 2017. A native of Greene County, she was born July 1, 1931, to William Arthur Hardison and Beadie Beaman Hardison, the eighth of...

LORINE MASSENBURG

Feb. 17, 1920-Dec. 12, 2017 Lorine Massenburg, 97, 2800 Glasgow St., Raleigh, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at First Congregational Church of Raleigh. Burial will be in Carolina Biblical Gardens of Raleigh. She...

DELORIS MITCHELL

Deloris Mitchell, 86, Wilson, died at the Brian Center of Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

NIKA J. SMITH

Died Dec. 6, 2017 Nika J. Smith, 41, 625 Mile Road, Vanceboro, died Dec. 6. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Burning Bush United Holy Church of Vanceboro. Burial will be in Nobles Family Cemetery. Visitation will be from...

EDDIE TOMLIN

Eddie Tomlin, 64, 1400 Stantonsburg Road, Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DEACON CURTIS WADE

Aug. 4, 1936-Dec. 10, 2017 "I've a home prepared where the saints abide, just over in the glory land; and I long to be by my Savior's side, just over in the glory land." Deacon Curtis Wade, 81, 303...

ALFRED WHITFIELD

Died Dec. 7, 2017 Alfred "Boot" Whitfield, 55, 504 W. Queen St., LaGrange, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of LaGrange. Burial will...

BESSIE L. WILLIAMS

Feb. 10, 1927-Dec. 9, 2017 Bessie Lee Williams, 90, 1206 Stephens St., died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Wave of Glory Faith Ministries. Burial will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial...

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

ANTUAN V. BARNES

Antuan Vladamir Barnes, 43, 202 Cypress Court, Nashville, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LESSIE M. MCIVER DAILY

Lessie Mable McIver Daily, 71, 717 Suggs St., Wilson, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

FLORA R. HARRINGTON

March 28, 1950-Dec. 9, 2017 Flora Rine Harrington, 67, 422 Hunters Creek Drive, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born...

CLEO A. HENRY

Cleo Alphonza Henry, 58, 279 Tar Heel Estate Lane, Warsaw, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation of Warsaw....

DAVID A. HOSFORD

March 18, 1959-Dec. 11, 2017 David Arthur Hosford, 58, Selma, died Monday at SECU Hospice House. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Ramon Mizell officiating. Burial with military...

LORINE MASSENBURG

Lorine Massenburg, 97, 2800 Glasgow St., Raleigh, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JESSIE L. ROUSE

Jessie Lee Rouse died Tuesday at home in LaGrange. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

JAMES W. SMITH

Oct. 18, 1925-Dec. 11, 2017 James William Smith, 92, 804 N. Virginia St., died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab. Graveside service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. He was born in...

JOE DAN STRICKLAND

Nov. 3, 1938-Dec. 11, 2017 Joe Dan Strickland, 79, Mount Olive, died peacefully Monday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Ralph and Mary Strickland. Prior to retirement, he...

KIMBERLY ANN THOMAS

Dec. 13, 1967-Dec. 11, 2017 Kimberly Ann Thomas, 49, Pikeville, passed away at her home Monday evening, Dec. 11, 2017. She was born Dec. 13, 1967, in Johnston County to Barbara Talton Thomas and the late Jimmy Randall Thomas....

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

ALLEN ARTIS

Died Dec. 5, 2017 Allen "Little Bud" Artis, 74, died Dec. 5, 2017, at Fremont Rest Center. Funeral is Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Apostle D.L. McIntyre Memorial Chapel, with Pastor Thelma Davis officiating....

NELLIE ANN ENCISO

May 22, 1943-Dec. 11, 2017 Nellie Ann Enciso, 74, Clinton, went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Homegoing services will be held Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, at...

LOUISE BEST HATCH

May 5, 1926-Dec. 10, 2017 Mrs. Louise Best Hatch, longtime Mount Olive resident, passed away Sunday night, Dec. 10, 2017, at the age of 91. Having been raised up in Calypso Baptist Church and baptized there, she became a...

MARGIE C. HAYES

Jan. 14, 1947-Dec. 7, 2017 Margie Carolyn Hayes, 70, of Benson, Ariz., passed away peacefully on Dec. 7, 2017. Mrs. Hayes is survived by her husband of 21 years, Ricky Hayes; son, Billy Wiggins and fiancée, English Albertson; daughters,...

CLARENCE R. HINNANT

Died Dec. 6, 2017 Clarence Ray Hinnant, 65, Selma, died Wednesday at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Smithfield. Funeral is Wednesday at 1 p.m. at St. Luke Church, with elder Melvin Herring officiating. Burial in Old Mill Cemetery....

SUDIE K. JONES

Aug. 4, 1935-Dec. 9, 2017 Sudie Mae Kearney Jones, 82, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at Genesis in Mount Olive. Sudie was born in Wayne County on Aug. 4, 1935, to the...

DONNY EARL JONES

Jan. 10, 1944-Dec. 8, 2017 Donny Earl Jones, 73, Kenly, passed away suddenly Friday morning at his home. Donny was born Jan. 10, 1944, in Johnston County, to the late Raeford Timer and Hettie Hicks Jones. He was a...

SUMMER DAWN MCHARNEY

June 4, 1973-Dec. 7, 2017 Summer Dawn McHarney, age 44, a resident of Burlington, died Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, at Alamance Regional Medical Center in Burlington. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017,...

NELL T. PALMER

Jan. 23, 1951-Dec. 8, 2017 Nell Brown Thompson Palmer, 66, of Charlotte, passed away Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, at Burke Hospice and Palliative Care Center following a brief illness. Mrs. Palmer was born on Jan. 23, 1951, in Wayne...

JAMES W. SMITH

James William Smith, 92, 804 N. Virginia St., died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

JOE D. STRICKLAND

Joe Dan Strickland, 79, Mount Olive, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

BARBARA WEST

Died Dec. 9, 2017 Barbara West, Kill Devil Hills, died Saturday. A memorial service will be in April. Originally from Pikeville, she was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Verona Creech West. She is survived by a...

EVONNE YELVERTON

Died Dec. 6, 2017 Evonne Yelverton, 82, died Wednesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral is today at 11 a.m. at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, Fremont, with Pastor Mark Anthony Sutton officiating. Visitation...

Monday, December 11, 2017

PATRICIA L. DORNHEIM

Patricia Lynn Dornheim, 58, Kinston, died Friday in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

FLORARINE HARRINGTON

Florarine Harrington, 67, 422 Hunters Creek Drive, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

BOBBIE J. HERRING

Died Dec. 6, 2017 Bobbie Joe Herring, 61, 659 Durham Lake Road, Dudley, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Union Grove Free Will Baptist Church of Clinton, with Bishop Garland Mayes officiating. Burial will...

SUDIE K. JONES

Sudie Mae Kearney Jones, 82, died Saturday at Genesis. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MONTE C. SWIFT

Monte C. Swift, 59, New York, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

CURTIS WADE

Deacon Curtis Wade, 81, 303 Hopes Way Drive, Dudley, died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

PEGGY WEBB WHEELER

May 22, 1940-Dec. 9, 2017 Peggy Webb Wheeler, 77, Stantonsburg, passed away Saturday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner's Funeral Home of Wilson. Interment will follow in Stantonsburg Cemetery. The Rev. Robbie Parnell...

BESSIE L. WILLIAMS

Bessie Lee Williams, 90, 1206 Stephens St., died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

ELIZABETH B. WILLIAMS

Feb. 23, 1934-Dec. 9, 2017 Elizabeth Best Jackson Williams, 83, resident of the Mount Olive area, passed away Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 2 p.m. at Tyndall...

Sunday, December 10, 2017

MOLLY HARRISON CRISP

Dec. 12, 1934-Dec. 7, 2017 Mollie Harrison Crisp, 82, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, at Wayne UNC Hospital. Mollie was born in Greene County Dec. 12, 1934, to the late Heber and Irene Aldridge Harrison. She...

ROBERT L. EDWARDS

Died Dec. 5, 2017 Robert Lee Edwards, 64, 712 Stronach Ave., died Tuesday at Rex Hospital of Raleigh. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, with the Rev. Mark Sutton...

TESSIE O. YATES EDWARDS

Tessie O. Yates Edwards, 78, died in Washington, D.C. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

STEPHEN DOUGLAS ELLIS

May 12, 1945-Dec. 6, 2017 Stephen Douglas Ellis, 72, passed away peacefully Dec. 6, 2017, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Born May 12, 1945, in Wayne County, N.C. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Brantley...

TOMMY GARRETT

Aug. 17, 1961-Dec. 8, 2017 Tommy Allan Garrett, 56, passed away suddenly Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, at his home. Tommy was born in Wayne County Aug. 17, 1961, to Kathleen P. Garrett of Goldsboro and the late Robert L....

CHARLES "CHUCK" WILLIAM HANSEN

Nov. 30, 1925-Nov. 22, 2017 Charles "Chuck" William Hansen, 91, Goldsboro, died peacefully at his residence Nov. 22, 2017. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at 2 p.m. at St. Mary Roman Catholic...

HERBERT HINES JR.

Herbert Hines Jr., 80, 306 Cherry Court, Greenville, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral of Kinston....

JOSEPH JOYNER

Died Dec. 5, 2017 Joseph Joyner, 63, Wilson, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson, with Bishop Willie Thomas officiating. Burial will be in...

LILLIE MAE HARRISON MCCOY

Sept. 9, 1930-Dec. 7, 2017 Lillie Mae Harrison McCoy, 87, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully at her residence Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017. A graveside funeral service will be held Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery,...

JEAN S. MOORE

Jan. 30, 1947-Dec. 7, 2017 Iva Jean Shaw Moore, 70, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Jean was born in Roanoke Rapids Jan. 30, 1947, one of eight children,...

ALLEN C. POWELL

July 20, 1931-Dec. 8, 2017 Allen Curtis Powell, 86, Dudley, died Friday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the mausoleum chapel at Wayne Memorial Park. He was born in Johnston...

CLEVELAND E. SCOTT

Feb. 6, 1929-Dec. 8, 2017 Cleveland Edward Scott, 88, died Friday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Visitation will be Monday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a service in the chapel, with the...

NIKA SMITH

Nika Smith, 41, 625 Mile Road, Vanceboro, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

NAOMI R. TILLEY

Died Dec. 6, 2017 Naomi R. Tilley, 76, Rocky Mount, died Wednesday at Nash General Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson....

HAROLD RAY TYNER

Nov. 20, 1939-Dec. 7, 2017 Harold Ray Tyner, 78, went to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, at Trident Regional Hospital. The family will receive friends Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, from 10 to 11 a.m....

ALFRED WHITFIELD

Alfred Whitfield, 55, 506 Queen St., LaGrange, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

CLYDIA M. WHITLEY

Died Dec. 6, 2017 Clydia Mae Whitley, 88, 176 First Baptist Church Road, Warsaw, died Wednesday at Select Specialty Hospital in Durham. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Moses Chapel Disciple Church of Christ of Faison, with...

ELIZABETH BEST WILLIAMS

Elizabeth Best Williams died Saturday at Kitty Askins. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Friday, December 8, 2017

WILLIS BONEY JR.

Died Dec. 6, 2017 Willis Boney Jr., 63, Wallace, died Wednesday in Durham. Funeral will be at Newkirk Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Willard Dec. 16 at 1 p.m., with the Rev. William Smith officiating. Burial will be at...

MOLLIE H. CRISP

Mollie Harrison Crisp, 85, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SUSAN T. HOLLAND

May 23, 1951-Dec. 7, 2017 Susan Jane Tilghman Holland, 66, passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, at Wayne UNC Healthcare Thursday morning surrounded by her family and friends. She was born in Wayne County, N.C., to the late C.L. and...

KAYDEN I. JONES

Died Dec. 5, 2017 Kayden Ilise Jones, 1, Elm City, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Glad Tiding Gospel Hall in Wilson. Burial will be in Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens...

EDWARD E. LOFTIN SR.

Funeral for Edward Earl "Herb" Loftin Sr., 81, will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rose Hill AME Zion Church of Whiteville. Interment will be in George Family Cemetery. He was the son of the late Walter and Iler...

LILLIE M. HARRISON MCCOY

Lillie Mae Harrison McCoy, 79 died at home Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

JEAN S. MOORE

Jean Shaw Moore, 70, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RAY B. PENDERGRASS

July 25, 1943-Dec. 5, 2017 Raymond Boyd Pendergrass, 74, known as Ray to most, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, at his home. He was a resident of Mount Olive, and worshipped with his wife at Faison Baptist...

CLYDIA M. WHITLEY

Clydia Mae Whitley, 88, 176 First Baptist Church Road, Warsaw, died Wednesday at Select Specialty Hospital in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

TIA WILSON

Sept. 6, 1951-Dec. 2, 2017 Tia Wilson, 305 Cross St., Warsaw, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Payne Temple AME Zion Church, with the Rev. James Jackson, officiating. Burial will be in Cobbs...

BRUCE W. YELVERTON

Aug. 21, 1950-Dec. 5, 2017 Bruce W. Yelverton, 67, Fremont, died Tuesday at Avante of Wilson. Graveside service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery. He was born in South Dakota Aug. 21, 1950, to the late...

Thursday, December 7, 2017

GLORIA J. BARNES-THORN

Sept. 18, 1940-Dec. 5, 2017 Gloria Jean Barnes-Thorn, 77, 300 Glenfalls Lane, Apt. 304, Durham, died Tuesday in Longwood, Fla. Memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She...

ALLEN ARTIS

Allen Artis, 74, died Tuesday at Fremont Rest Center. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

ALMA R. BATTS

Died Dec. 4, 2017 Alma R. Batts, 83, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Feel Free Ministries of Wilson. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson. Visitation will...

JA'ZYRAH M. DICKENS

Died Dec. 4, 2017 Ja'Zyrah Maree Dickens, Macclesfield, died Monday at Vidant Hospital. Funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Pine Chapel Baptist Church of Pine Tops. Burial will be in Gardens of Gethsemane in Rocky Mount. Arrangements...

MATTHEW FORTE JR.

May 17, 1931-Dec. 2, 2017 The Rev. Matthew Forte Jr., 86, 1668 U.S. 13 South, died Saturday at Sutton Retirement Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at White Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be...

ANNIE D. HALL

Died Nov. 29, 2017 Annie D. Hall, 74, Snow Hill, died Nov. 29 at Snow Hill Assisted Living. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at St. James Presbyterian Church in Snow Hill. Interment will be in Snow Hill Cemetery....

CLARENCE R. HINNANT

Clarence R. Hinnant, 65, Selma, died Wednesday at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ANGELA V. HORNE

Died Dec. 3, 2017 Angela Virginia Horne, 61, Stantonsburg, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Burial will be in Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson....

DOROTHY D. HOSKINS

Died Nov. 29, 2017 Dorothy Deloris Hoskins, 63, Wilson, died Nov. 29 at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson. Visitation will be Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m....

MACIE L. WHITFIELD JONES

Died Nov. 24, 2017 Macie Leverne Whitfield Jones died Nov. 24. She was born to the late Benjamin "Benny" Franklin and Lessie Morrison Whitfield....

JENNIFER A. OLIVER KENT

Jennifer Ann Oliver Kent, 42, died at home Nov. 30. Arrangements are pending....

EDWARD E. LOFTIN

Edward Earl "Herb" Loftin died Monday. Arrangements are pending at S and L Funeral Home in Fairbluff....

JASPER MOYE

Died Dec. 5, 2017 Jasper Moye, 98, Hookerton, died Tuesday at Vidant Palliative Care. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rouses Abundant Life Ministries in Ayden. Interment will be in Greene County Veterans Cemetery. Visitation will be...

MORRIS NEWKIRK

Dec. 8, 1956-Dec. 5, 2017 Morris Newkirk, 60, 109 Melodie Lane, Dudley, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. He was born Dec. 8, 1956,...

KENNETH PENDERGRASS

Kenneth Pendergrass, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

NAOMI TILLEY

Naomi Tilley, 76, died Wednesday at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WILLIAM R. WHITLEY JR.

Died Nov. 29, 2017 William Roscoe "Boog" Whitley Jr., 81, Lucama, died Nov. 29 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Atkins Memorial Tabernacle of Sims. Burial will be in Whitley Family Cemetery of Lucama. Visitation...

WILLIS WILLIAMS

Died Dec. 3, 2017 Willis "Willie" Williams, 60, Stantonsburg, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel. Interment will be in Zachariah AME Zion Church Cemetery in Walstonburg....

LUCINDA WINSTEAD

Died Dec. 3, 2017 Lucinda Winstead, 86, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson. Burial will be in Sandy Fork Cemetery of Wilson. Visitation will be Friday from 3...

EVONNE YELVERTON

Evonne Yelverton, 82, died Wednesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

BRUCE W. YELVERTON

Bruce W. Yelverton, 67, Fremont, died Tuesday at Avante of Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

ALMA R. BATTS

Alma R. Batts, 83, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ROBERT BRISCOE

Robert Briscoe 77, Walstonburg, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

MARTHA D. CARLYLE

Dec. 10, 1949-Dec. 5, 2017 Martha Dail Carlyle, 67, died Tuesday. Graveside service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Snow Hill Cemetery. She was born Dec. 10, 1949, in Greene County to the late Henry Allen Dail and...

ROBERT L. EDWARDS

Robert Lee Edwards, 64, 712 Stronach Ave., died Tuesday at Rex Hospital of Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

JOSEPH JOYNER

Joseph Joyner, 63, Wilson, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MAJ. WILLIAM EDWARD KELLY

Died Dec. 4, 2017 Maj. William Edward Kelly, United States Air Force retired, 89, Durham, passed away Dec. 4, 2017. William began his military career by enlisting in the United States Army at the age of 17. He attained...

BETTY C. MANSFIELD

Aug. 21, 1929-Dec. 3, 2017 Betty Clay Mansfield, 88, passed away Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at WakeMed Cary. She was born in Fayette County, W.Va., Aug. 21, 1929, to the late Jerome Clay and Gladys B. Boblett. A service...

VIVIAN ANN REHAR SCHAFF

April 26, 1953-Dec. 5, 2017 Vivian Ann Rehar Schaff, 64, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. At her request, no formal service will be held. Vivian is survived by her husband, Donald Schaff;...

HARUKO MIKAMI TWEEDLIE

Died Dec. 4, 2017 Haruko M. Tweedlie, 83, Goldsboro, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Surviving are her husband of 59 years, John T. Tweedlie; daughters, Catherine Mary Russell (Ricky) of New Bern and Rose Ann Martin (Walter)...

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

DAVID A. CARTER

Dec. 3, 1948-Dec. 1, 2017 David Albert Carter, 68, passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2017, at UNC Wayne Health Care surrounded by his family. David was born in Wayne County on Dec. 3, 1948, to Virset Mooring Carter and...

MARSHALL COX

Marshall Cox, 89, of Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

EVELYN M. CRAWFORD

Evelyn Moody Crawford, 55, of 1612 Rawlings St., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

THOMAS E. ENGLISH

Thomas Edward English, 74, of Lucama died Sunday, at Wilson Medical Center. He was born June 18, 1943, to the late William Everett English and Anna Cecilia Jacobs English. Funeral will be Thursday at 6 p.m. at Casey Funeral...

MATTHEW FORTE JR.

Matthew Forte Jr., 86, of 1668 U.S. 13 S., died Saturday at Sutton Retirement Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation of Goldsboro....

BILLY D. HERRING

July 29, 1946-Dec. 3, 2017 Billy Douglas Herring, 71, 339 Tram Road, Mount Olive, left his earthly life to live forever with Jesus on Sunday morning, Dec. 3, 2017, at home. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Dec. 6, at...

ANGELA HORNE

Angela Virginia Horne, 61, of Stantonsburg, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

W. GERALD HOWELL

Feb. 7, 1950-Dec. 3, 2017 William Gerald Howell, 67, passed away peacefully at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Zeke and Edna Eakes Howell. Gerald was a well-known...

IMOGENE J. JONES

Jan. 17, 1937-Dec. 3, 2017 Imogene Jernigan Jones, 80, passed away Sunday at Willow Creek. She was the daughter of the late Othar and Hazel B. Jernigan, and the wife of James O. Jones. She was a former member...

DANIEL D. KESTER

Dec. 28, 1937-Dec. 2, 2017 Daniel Douglas Kester, 79, passed away Saturday at UNC Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. Born in Columbus, Ohio, he was the son of the late Donald Ruble Kester and the late Leah Bonita Fullen Kester....

CHRIS M. KING

May 15, 1982-Dec. 2, 2017 Christopher Michael "Chris" King, 35, Faison resident, passed away Saturday night, Dec. 2, in a motor vehicle accident. His family will receive friends at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive on Wednesday, Dec. 6,...

LORRAINE LUNDQUIST

Lorraine Broeckel Lundquist, 76, died at her home on Sunday. She was born March 17, 1941, to the late Frank John Broeckel and Matlilda M. Schicker Broeckel. Funeral will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Casey Funeral Home Chapel...

PEARL P. MOORE

Jan. 30, 1948-Dec. 3, 2017 Pearl Phillips Moore, 69, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in the Grantham Community, the daughter of the late John Henry and Lula Baker Phillips, and was the wife of...

HELEN RIGGINS

Helen Riggins, 72, of Wilson died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

OTERIA WILLIAMS

Oteria Williams, 35, of Darby, Pa., formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday at her residence. She was born May 20, 1984, in Wayne County to Alexander Jones and Orenthia Manley. No formal services will be held. Arrangements are with Haskins...

WILLIS WILLIAMS

Willis (Willie) Williams, 59, of Stantonsburg, died Sunday at his residence. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

LUCINDA WINSTEAD

Lucinda Winstead, 86, of Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

Monday, December 4, 2017

ROBERT JOHN FURLIN

May 20, 1936-Oct. 26, 2017 Robert "Bob" John Furlin, age 81, died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017, at The Brian Center of Goldsboro surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Southview, Pa., to the late Louis and Mary...

ANNIE CLEO MCMILLAN GRAY

Died Dec. 2, 2017 Annie Cleo McMillan Gray passed away on Dec. 2, 2017, at the age of 95 surrounded by her family at Brookdale Senior Living. She was the daughter of the late Ellen Frederick and Henry C....

BILLY D. HERRING

Billy D. Herring, Mount Olive, died Sunday at home. He was the founder of Herring's Heating and Air of Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home. (Pd)...

WILLIAM GERALD HOWELL

Died Dec. 3, 2017 William Gerald Howell, aged 67, died at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family. (Pd)...

BILLIE JEAN JONES

Aug. 28, 1936-Dec. 3, 2017 Mrs. Billie Jean Price Jones, 81, of 407 Steele St., Mount Olive, passed away Sunday morning, Dec. 3, 2017, at home. Graveside services will be held Monday, Dec. 4, at 3 p.m. at Wayne...

DANIEL D. KESTER

Daniel Douglas Kester, 79, died Saturday at the North Carolina Heart and Vascular Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

CHRIS KING

Chris King, Faison, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home, Mount Olive....

BETTY C. MANSFIELD

Betty Clay Mansfield, 88, died Sunday at WakeMed Cary Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MORRIS NEWKIRK

Morris Newkirk, 60, 109 Melodie Lane, Dudley, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOSEPH PETEN

April 12, 1932-Nov. 30, 2017 Joseph Peten Sr., 85, of 500 Durham Lake Road, Dudley, died Thursday in the Willow Creek Nursing Home. He was born April 12, 1932, in Wayne County, to Jesse Peten and Rebecca Bowden. Funeral...

TIA WILSON

Tia Wilson, 66, Warsaw, died Saturday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Sunday, December 3, 2017

DAVID A. CARTER

David Albert Carter, 68, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ELVA D. COTTLE

Nov. 24, 1927-Nov. 30, 2017 Mrs. Elva Darden Cottle, 90, lifelong resident of Faison, passed away Thursday night, Nov. 30, 2017, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Cottle was retired from the Faison Fruit and Vegetable Exchange, where she...

GLYN ROBERT FLOWERS

Dec. 3, 1930-Nov. 29, 2017 Glyn Robert Flowers, 86, Goldsboro, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Glyn was born in Fairmont on Dec. 3, 1930, to the late Clyde and Maggie Johnson Flowers....

DYLAN THOMAS FOX

Died Nov. 23, 2017 Dylan Thomas Fox, infant son of Jason Michael Fox and Madge Sasser Fort, went to be with Jesus on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. Though he never spent any time with us, he touched many of...

ANN C. GRAY

Ann Cleo McMillan Gray, 95, died Saturday at Brookdale Country Day. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ANNIE D. HALL

Annie D. Hall, 74, Snow Hill, died Wednesday at Snow Hill Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

JOHNNY S. JOYNER

Johnny S. Joyner, 66, Wilson, died Wednesday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral is Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, Wilson....

MERVIN MATTHEWS

Mervin F. Matthews, 67, LaGrange, died Saturday at UNC Lenoir Health Care, Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Services....

FRANKLIN EDWARD PATE

Jan. 16, 1950-Nov. 30, 2017 Franklin Edward Pate, 67, Goldsboro, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Franklin was born in Wayne County on Jan. 16, 1950, to the late Elijah Pate Sr. and...

JESSE L. PEARCE

Jan. 6, 1945-Dec. 1, 2017 Jesse Lee Pearce, 72, died Friday at home. Funeral is Monday at noon at Casey Funeral Home Chapel. A private burial will take place at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. He was born Jan. 6, 1945,...

JIMMIE R. PEARSON JR.

Died Nov. 27, 2017 Jimmie Russell Pearson Jr., 53, 117 Daffodil Drive, Dudley, died Monday at home. Graveside service was Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Visitation was Saturday in the chapel of Serenity Memorial Funeral Home...

JOSEPH PETEN SR.

Joseph Peten Sr., 85, 500 Durham Lake Road, Dudley, died Thursday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOHN ROBINSON

July 9, 1954-Nov. 30, 2017 John Robinson, 63, 184 Boyette Pond, Pikeville, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral is Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Victory and Dominion World Outreach Center, Snow Hill. Burial in Old Mill Cemetery....

ANN SCOTT TOLAR

May 28, 1927-Nov. 30, 2017 Ann Scott Tolar, 90, a resident of Brookdale Country Day, died Thursday, Nov. 30, following a period of declining health. She was born May 28, 1927, to Jerry Leftridge and Elizabeth Draughon Scott of...

MAUDE R. TORRANS

Maude Robinson Torrans, 55, Rose Hill, died Tuesday at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill. Funeral is Monday at noon at Prayer of Faith Evangelistic Church, Warsaw. Burial in Duplin Memorial Gardens, Teachey. Arrangements by Jack A. Hawes Funeral Service....

ALFRED TYNDALL

Sept. 6, 1935-Dec. 1, 2017 Alfred "Pete" Tyndall, 82, died Friday at home. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Calypso Cemetery. He was born Sept. 6, 1935, to the late Elisha Tyndall and Nora Howell...

PENNY S. VINSON

June 20, 1943-Dec. 2, 2017 On Saturday morning, Dec. 2, 2017, Penny Steele Vinson, 74, of Goldsboro, moved to her Heavenly home. Penny was a godly woman who loved the Lord and her family and set an example for...

IRENE WILLIAMS

Oct. 8, 1940-Nov. 3, 2017 Irene (Summers) Williams, 77, passed away on Nov. 3, 2017 in Hampton Roads, Va. She was born on Oct. 8, 1940, to the late Mamie Lee (Summers) Walker and Mr. Charlie Holloman Jr. in...

LILLIAN F. WOOD

Jan. 9, 1964-Dec. 1, 2017 Lillian Farfour "Lilli" Wood, 53, LaGrange, passed away Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. Lilli was born Jan. 9, 1964 in Goldsboro, to the late John Allen Farfour and Grace Howell Farfour. Lilli graduated from Wayne...

Friday, December 1, 2017

FREDERICK OSCAR EDMUNDSON

Dec. 29, 1950-Nov. 25, 2017 Frederick Oscar Edmundson, 66, passed away Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, in Florida. A celebration of his life will be held Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home...

MARIE R. FARMER

Died Nov. 27, 2017 Marie R. Farmer, 68, Elm City, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

THOMAS RAY FLOYD

March 6, 1962-Nov. 28, 2017 Mr. Thomas Ray Floyd, 55, Lancaster Road, Pikeville, formerly of Dunn, died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, at his home. Thomas was born in Shelby County, Tenn., March 6, 1962, the son of the late...

DOROTHY HOSKINS

Dorothy Hoskins, 63, Wilson, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARY E. JENKINS

Died Nov. 27, 2017 Mary E. Jenkins, 83, Wilson, died Monday 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....

JOHNNY S. JOYNER

Johnny S. Joyner, 66, Wilson, died Wednesday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

GLORIA L. ATKINSON MITNAUL

Died Nov. 22, 2017 Gloria Louise Atkinson Mitnaul, 85, died, Nov. 22 at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Smithfield. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. John AME Zion Church. Burial will be at St....

JIMMIE R. PEARSALL

Died Nov. 27, 2017 Jimmie Russell Pearson Jr., 53, 117 Daffodil Drive, Dudley, died Monday at home. Graveside service will be in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Visitation will be Saturday in the chapel of Serenity Memorial Funeral...

JOHN ROBINSON

John Robinson, 63, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JERRY E. SHACKLEFORD

Died Nov. 28, 2017 Jerry Earl Shackleford 51, 1322 Rail Fence Drive, Kinston, died Tuesday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Heath Chapel Abundant Life Ministries. Burial will be in Mills Memorial Gardens....

CRAIG SMITH JR.

Died Nov. 28, 2017 Craig Smith Jr., 46, Warsaw, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Prayer of Faith Evangelistice Church of Warsaw. Interment will be in Bryant-Miller Cemetery of Kenansville. Arrangements by Hawes....

ROBERT T. WALLS

Died Nov. 29, 2017 Robert T. Walls, 50, 1221 S. Andrews Ave., died Wednesday at home. He was born in Montgomery, Ala., to Terry C. and Pacita Tambis Walls. Visitation will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes...

WILLIAM R. WHITLEY

William R. Whitley, 81, Lucama, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home Wilson....

JAMES RUBEN WYATT

Died Nov. 27, 2017 James Ruben Wyatt, beloved son, father, brother, uncle, nephew and cousin unexpectedly passed away Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, in Columbia, S.C. He was 42 years old. The family will receive friends with open casket from...