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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

RACHEL F. GRICE AUTRY

Aug. 4, 1958-Jan. 29, 2018 Rachel Faye Grice Autry, 59, Clinton, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Warsaw Baptist Church. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. She was born Aug. 4, 1958,...

HAZEL BEST

Hazel Best, 78, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

SAMUEL P. CARLTON

Samuel P. Carlton, 77, 290 Mother Gaston Blvd., Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday at Kings County Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

WILLIE DIXON

Willie Dixon, 76, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

HENRY GREEN

Sept. 8, 1964-Jan. 26, 2018 Henry Green, 53, 2600 Fisher St., Wilson, died Friday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 12:30 p.m. at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church. Burial will be in Eastern Carolina...

WILMA JEAN SMITH GUILLIAMS

June 3, 1948-Jan. 29, 2018 It is with great sadness that the family of Wilma Jean Smith Guilliams announces her passing Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, at the age of 69 years. Wilma Jean was born in Wayne County, N.C.,...

SARAH E. HAGGINS

Died Jan. 29, 2018 Sarah Ella Haggins, 100, Beulaville, died Monday at home. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Saturday at noon. Burial will be at Duplin Memorial Gardens in Teachey. Visitation will...

CARRIE HARPER

Carrie Harper, 85, Snow Hill, died Monday at Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Snow Hill. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

WILLISTEEN L. KNIGHT

Died Jan. 26, 2018 Willisteen Lucas Knight, 63, Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at Bread of Life Family Worship Center of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

OZZIE M. MURPHY SR.

Aug. 1, 1932-Jan. 27, 2018 Mr. Ozzie M. Murphy Sr., 85, 406 Whitfield Drive, Goldsboro, passed Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care of Goldsboro, N.C. Ozzie was born Aug. 1, 1932, to the proud parents, Minnie...

MELISSA A. SMITH

April 29, 1959-Jan. 29, 2018 Melissa A. Smith, 110 Buckson Drive, Goldsboro, died unexpectedly Jan. 29 at her home. She was 58. She was activities coordinator at Woodard Care, and a member of Pine Forest United Methodist Church. Melissa...

HILDA W. WILLIAMS

Aug. 8, 1962-Jan. 29, 2018 Hilda Ann Whaley Williams completed her journey home Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, to the welcoming words, "Well done, my good and faithful servant." Hilda was born in Lenoir County Aug. 8, 1962, to Virgil...

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

THURMAN E. BIZZELL

Died Dec. 6, 2017 Thurman E. Bizzell, a Vietnam veteran, died Dec. 6, 2017. He was the son of John and Naomi Bizzell; loving father and husband; and the brother of James, Judith Bizzell and Annie White. (Pd)...

LAKEYDA M. COBB

Lakeyda Michelle Cobb, 30, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

ETHEL M. REID ELLIOTT

Ethel Mae Reid Elliott, 105, Fremont, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

DANNY ROGER KEARNEY

April 21, 1959-Jan. 27, 2018 Danny Roger Kearney, 58, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Saturday at his home. Danny was born in Wayne County April 21, 1959, to Shirley Davis Gardner of Goldsboro and the late Roger Kearney. He graduated...

HAROLD KORNEGAY

Harold Kornegay, 57, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

BRANDON LEWIS

Dec. 12, 1990-Jan. 26, 2018 Brandon Lewis, 27, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park North. He was born...

J.E. OUTLAW

Oct. 15, 1942-Jan. 28, 2018 Johnson Edward Outlaw, 75, Princeton, died Sunday at the residence with his family by his side. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Fellowship United Methodist Church, 5755 Rains Crossroads Road, Princeton. Committal service...

MARLENE OUTLAW ISLER

Marlene Outlaw Isler, 79, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

JUDY C. RICHARDSON

Judy C. Richardson, 64, died Thursday at Woodard Retirement Village. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

MELISSA A. SMITH

Melissa A. Smith, 58, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES P. TALBERT

James P. Talbert, 79, 110 S. Spence Ave., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Care. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

STEVE TEACHEY

June 1, 1956-Jan 26, 2018 Steve Teachey, 61, 305 Brentwood Drive, Dudley, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. He was born June 1, 1956,...

MAGDALENE THOMPSON

Magdalene Thompson, 87, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

AILEEN EDGERTON WESTBROOK

July 6, 1926-Jan. 27, 2018 Aileen Edgerton Westbrook, 91, Burlington, N.C., passed away Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, at ARMC surrounded by her family. Aileen was born July 6, 1926, in Pikeville, N.C., to Emmett D. Edgerton and Addie Roberts...

HILDA WILLIAMS

Hilda Williams died Monday at Duke University Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Monday, January 29, 2018

EDWARD B. BARNES

Edward Bernard Barnes, 67, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MICHAEL HILL

Michael Hill, 54, Wilson, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

TAKAHERI D. HINES

Takaheri Dejaun Hines, 42, Raleigh, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

OZZIE M. MURPHY SR.

Ozzie M. Murphy Sr., 85, 406 Whitfield Drive, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

JOHNSON E. OUTLAW

Johnson Edward "J.E." Outlaw, 75, Princeton, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

ALEX R. ROBINSON

Alex Ray Robinson, 50, 201 Koufax St., Pikeville, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

PIERA E. VARAS

May 7, 1944-Jan. 26, 2018 Piera Ena Varas, 73, 701 S. Breazeale Ave., Mount Olive, died Friday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born May 7, 1944, in Sicily, Italy, to Vincenzo and Francesca Spatola Ena. She was married...

JIMMIE D. WILSON

Jimmie D. Wilson, 69, 216 Parker St., Calypso, died Saturday in Vidant Health Care of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Sunday, January 28, 2018

JOAN D. BAGBY

March 28, 1935-Jan. 25, 2018 Joan Diehl Bagby, 82, passed away Thursday at the Brian Center. She was the daughter of the late William Wayne and Sarah Ennis Diehl. Joan was a retired nurse, and owner of Let's Get...

LUCILLE "TINK" BAGLEY

Died Dec. 21, 2017 Mary Lucille "Tink" Barbee Bagley, 79, passed away Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, at Brookdale Berkeley. A memorial service will be held Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, at 11 a.m. during the morning worship service at New...

LARRY W. CAPPS JR.

April 19, 1979-Jan. 24, 2018 Larry Wilson Capps Jr., 38, Princeton, died Wednesday. He was born April 19, 1979, to Larry Wilson Capps Sr. and the late Judy Faye Tant Capps. He is survived by two daughters....

PETER N. CARTER

Peter N. Carter, 50, Snow Hill, died Thursday at UNC Lenoir Hospital in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CHARLIE CRAFT

Charlie Craft, 73, 1572 Mount Carmel Church Road, Pikeville, died Friday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

AGNES GREEN CRAWFORD

May 15, 1924-Jan. 24, 2018 Agnes Green Crawford, 93, Magnolia, died Wednesday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 15, 1924, in Duplin County to William Edward and Minnie Lenora McIver Green. She is survived by...

SAMUEL E. DIXON JR.

Died Jan. 25, 2018 Samuel Earl Dixon Jr., 59, 982 N.C. 41 East, Trenton, died Thursday at CarolinaEast medical in New Bern. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Northwest A Free Will Baptist Tabernacle. Burial will be in...

HENRY GREEN

Henry Green, 53, 2600 Fisher St., Wilson, died Friday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CARRIE L. HAWKINS

Died Jan. 23, 2018 Carrie L. "Jimmi" Hawkins Lee, 83, died Tuesday at home in Clayton. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at New Hill First Baptist Church. She is survived by a daughter. Arrangements are by Smith-Holloway...

LENA E. JARMAN

Lena E. Jarman, 79, died Monday at White Plains Hospital in New York. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

RUDINE B. JOHNSON

Jan. 3, 1931-Jan. 25, 2018 Elizabeth Rudine Johnson, 87, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Rudine was born in Harnett County Jan. 3, 1931, to the late Clyde Layton Barbour and Letha Mae...

WILLISTEEN KNIGHT

Willisteen Knight, 54, Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BRANDON LEWIS

Brandon Lewis, 27, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

MYRNA LANCASTER NOWELL

April 10, 1925-Jan. 24, 2018 Myrna Lancaster Nowell, 92, Southwood area of Goldsboro, died peacefully at her home Jan. 24, surrounded by her children. She was born in Clayton, N.C., to McKever and Lela May Hinton Lancaster. Her father...

STEVE TEACHEY

Steve Teachey, 61, 305 Brentwood Drive, Dudley, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

PIERA VARAS

Piera Varas, 73, 701 S. Breazeale Ave., Mount Olive, died Friday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ANNIE M. ATKINSON WARD

Died Jan. 24, 2018 Annie Mildred Atkinson Ward, 77, 635 Durham Lake Road, Dudley, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Old...

JOHN L. WILLIAMS JR.

John L. Williams Jr., 77, 4 Crawford Court, Durham, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

MARION WOOTEN

Marion Wooten, 57, 104 Daffodil Drive, Dudley, died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Friday, January 26, 2018

JOAN BAGBY

Joan Bagby, 82, died Thursday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

CRYSTAL N. BEST

Jan. 13, 1985-Jan. 22, 2018 Crystal Nichole Best, 33, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Joe A. Jackson officiating. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. She was...

SARAH E. COLEMAN

Aug. 27, 1936-Jan. 21, 2018 Sarah E. Coleman, 81, resident of Genesis Health Care, died Sunday. Funeral will be Sunday at 4 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She was born Aug. 27, 1936,...

AGNES W. CRAWFORD

Agnes W. Crawford, 93, died Wednesday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

FRANKIE SHAVER FARFOUR

Aug. 14, 1927-Jan. 24, 2018 Frankie Shaver Farfour, 90, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at her home. Frankie was born in Iredell County Aug. 14, 1927, to the late Graham Ross Shaver and Frances Elizabeth Parker Shaver....

ANTHONY J. JACKSON

Anthony Jerome Jackson, 54, Columbia, S.C., died Thursday at Palmetto Health Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

NELLIE M. KORNEGAY

Died Jan. 21, 2018 Nellie Mae Kornegay, 91, 935 N.C. 52 U.S. 117, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hills Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Faison. Burial will be in Cobbs...

LARRY WILLIAMS

Died Jan. 19, 2018 Larry Williams, 60, 425 Seymour Drive, died Jan. 19 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Upper Room Church of Deliverance, with minister William Sutton officiating. He was born in Johnston County...

Thursday, January 25, 2018

LYNN GRADY DALY

April 17, 1949-Jan. 24, 2018 Lynn Grady Daly, 68, Baker's Chapel area of Mount Olive, passed away gently and peacefully Wednesday morning, Jan. 24, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Lynn, raised on her parents' dairy farm in northern Duplin County,...

MARY F. FERRELL

Died Jan. 20, 2018 Mary Frances Ferrell, 70, 1717 U.S. 70 West, died Saturday at home. No funeral will be held. She was born in Wayne County to Hubert A. and Coralean Collins Beasley. Arrangements are by Haskins Funeral...

CATHERINE J. HAGAN

Died Jan. 18, 2018 Catherine "Lean" Joyner Hagan, 85, Snow Hill, died Jan. 18 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Holy Temple Miracle Tabernacle Church of Snow Hill. Interment will be in Snow Hill Cemetery. Visitation...

CAROL WELLS HESTER

Nov. 1, 1921-Jan. 22, 2018 Carol Wells Hester, Wilson, N.C., died peacefully at home Jan. 22, 2018, after a brief illness. She was born in Duplin County Nov. 1, 1921, to the late Margaret McMillan Wells and Rupert Ward...

JAMES DENNIS HILL

Died Jan. 22, 2018 James Dennis Hill, 67, passed away Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville surrounded by his family. The family will receive friends Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, from 1 to 2 p.m. at...

REGINALD F. JONES

Died Jan. 6, 2018 Reginald Frank Jones, 55, died Jan. 6 in Raleigh. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

CARRIE LEE

Carrie Lee, 83, Clayton, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

JAMES MILLER

May 3, 1952-Jan. 19, 2018 James Miller, 65, 728 Panther Creek Road, Pink Hill, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Smith Chapel Church Ministries of Pink Hill. Burial will be in Oak Ridge...

LINDA DAVIS MOORING

Died Jan. 22, 2018 Linda Davis Mooring, 71, formerly of Fremont, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery. Born in Lucama, she was the...

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

MARY F. FERRELL

Mary Frances Ferrell, 1717 U.S. 70 West, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DAVID CHARLES GREENE

Died Jan. 19, 2018 David Charles Greene, 54, of 321 Miller Ave., Goldsboro, was called to duty for the Lord Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro. Mr. Greene was the son of the late...

CHRISTIE MAE HERRING

Died Jan. 19, 2018 Christie Mae Herring, 41, of Wilmington, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018. She was the daughter of James Herring of Goldsboro and Karen and George Glaubiger of Raleigh, who survive her. In...

JAMES DENNIS HILL

Died Jan. 22, 2018 James Dennis Hill, 67, passed away Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville surrounded by his family. Dennis was born in Wayne County, N.C., on Oct. 29, 1950, to the late James...

HERBERT "HERBIE" EARL LEE

Sept. 22, 1950-Jan. 21, 2018 Herbert "Herbie" Earl Lee, 67, passed away at his home on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. He was born on Sept. 22, 1950, to Margaret Taylor Lee and the late Sidney Sherwood "Pete" Lee. Herbie...

REID MARTIN

Reid Milo-Lee Martin, 5, died Monday at Duke University Hospital, Durham. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ROBERT L. MOORE

Died Jan. 22, 2018 Robert Lee Moore, 74, Rose Hill, died Monday at home. Funeral is Saturday at noon in the Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Geraldine Dereef officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Funeral...

LINDA D. MOORING

Linda Davis Mooring, 71, formerly of Fremont, died Monday at Crystal Coast Hospice House. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

DELPHINE PATE

Delphine Pate, 60, Wilson, died Monday at home. Funeral is Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, Wilson....

EVELYN G. STARNES

Sept. 22, 1944-Jan. 22, 2018 Evelyn Gardner Starnes, 73, resident of Mount Olive, passed away early Monday morning, Jan. 22, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Calypso Cemetery,...

SHIRLEY A. TUBBS

Dec. 31, 1943-Jan. 23, 2018 Shirley Arlene Funderburk Tubbs, 74, died Tuesday at UNC Health Care. A graveside service will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. She was born in Richmond County on Dec. 31, 1943,...

PEGGY A. WILLIAMS

Peggy Ann Williams, 65, Wilson, died Monday at home. Funeral is Saturday at 11 a.m. at Johnson Chapel Church, Elm City. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

CRYSTAL BEST

Crystal Nichole Best, 33, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

TEDDY BOATWRIGHT

Dec. 3, 1947-Jan. 20, 2018 Teddy Jones Boatwright, 70, of Kinston, died Saturday, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Teddy was born Dec. 3, 1947, in Louisburg to the late Louis Ervin Jones and Shirley Surtees Jones. Funeral will be...

FREEMAN CASEY JR.

Oct. 8, 1954-Jan. 20, 2018 Freeman Hooker Casey Jr., 63, of Kinston, died Saturday. He was born Oct. 8, 1954, in Lenoir County to Freeman Hooker Casey Sr. and Helen Hardy Casey. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m....

SARAH COLEMAN

Sarah Coleman, 81, a resident of Genesis Health Care, Mount Olive died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SANDRA KAY CONELY

Died Jan. 20, 2018 Sandra Kay Conely, 74, of Zebulon, passed away from a short battle with leukemia Saturday evening, Jan. 20, 2018. She was born in Shiawassee County, Mich., to the late Harvey Cottenham and Merece Nichols Cottenham....

KATIE H. DALY

Katie Elizabeth Barwick Harper Daly, 96, of New Bern, died Sunday, at Lenoir Assisted Living in Pink Hill. Visitation will be Wednesday from 10 until 10:45 a.m., at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Albertson Ward. Funeral will...

LARRY DAVIS

Larry "Cowboy Larry" Oscar Davis, 62, died Monday, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. He was born July 5, 1955, to the late Leamon Davis and Alice Jones Davis. He is survived by his wife, Jean Parker Davis, and...

JESSE M. DAW

Dec. 10, 1940-Jan. 21, 2018 Jesse Meredith Daw, 77, of Pikeville, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. Jesse was born in Edgecombe County on Dec. 10, 1940, to the late Craig...

MARIE W. GREGORY

Sept. 21, 1937-Jan. 21, 2018 Virginia Marie Westbrook Gregory, 80, passed away Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. She is the daughter of the late Marion and Jenny Westbrook, and is the wife of Cecil Matthew Gregory. Mrs. Gregory...

MARGARET S. HERRING

Margaret Sanderson Herring, 79, of Wilson, died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018. She was born in Wayne County to the late George C. and Estelle Smith Sanderson. Surviving is her husband, Donald W. Herring; daughters, Melanie Herring of the home...

CAROL W. HESTER

Carol Wells Hester died Monday at the Landing in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HERMAN R. HOWELL

Nov. 15, 1949-Jan. 20, 2018 Herman Ray Howell, 68, of Claremont died Saturday, at Catawba Regional Hospice. Born Nov. 15, 1949, he was the son of the late Thomas R.D. Howell and Atha Gardner Howell. Funeral and burial will...

JIMMIE LEIGH

Sept. 4, 1944-Jan. 20, 2018 Jimmie Leigh, 73, of Benson died Saturday, at UNC Johnston Health. He was born Sept. 4, 1944, to the late Emory Lee Sells and Mary Alice Page Strickland. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral...

ANNIE B. MCCOY

March 24, 1940-Jan. 21, 2018 Annie Bernice Dixon McCoy, 77, 1934 W. Wards Bridge Road, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital, Kenansville. Funeral is today at 6 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Private burial at Devotional...

JANE B. MOORE

Oct. 25, 1937-Jan. 21, 2018 Jane Ellen Batten Moore, 80, of Wilson, died Sunday at her home. She was born Oct. 25, 1937, in Johnston County to the late William Mack and Essie Ellen Batten. Visitation will be Wednesday...

DELPHINE PATE

Delphine Pate, 60, of Wilson, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

EVELYN G. STARNES

Evelyn Gardner Starnes, 73, of Mount Olive, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

DAVID A. THOMAS SR.

Aug. 3, 1937-Jan. 21, 2018 David Allen Thomas Sr., 80, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, at his home. David was born in Lawrence, Kan. on Aug. 3, 1937, to the late Clarence Alan Thomas and Sarah...

JAMES CRAIG WARD

Sept. 21, 1958-Jan. 21, 2018 James Craig Ward, 59, passed away suddenly on Sunday at his home. Craig, affectionately called "Turtle" by his friends, was born in Wayne County on Sept. 21, 1958, to Melba Ginn Ward of Goldsboro...

PEGGY WILLIAMS

Peggy Williams, 65, of Wilson, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

Monday, January 22, 2018

BARBARA JEAN KISSNER BLACKBURN

Feb. 16, 1940-Jan. 21, 2018 Barbara Jean Kissner Blackburn, 77, of Warsaw, passed away Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Mrs. Blackburn was born Feb. 16, 1940, in Duplin County to the late William Kissner and Eleanor...

TEDDY J. BOATWRIGHT

Teddy Jones Boatwright, 70, Kinston, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

FREEMAN H. CASEY JR.

Freeman Hooker Casey Jr., 63, Kinston, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

VIRGINIA GREGORY

Virginia Gregory, 80, died Sunday Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

NELLIE MAE KORNEGAY

Nellie Mae Kornegay, 91, Warsaw, died Sunday at Vidant Duplin Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

YVONNE H. MITCHELL

Feb. 1, 1941-Jan. 20, 2018 Yvonne Holland Mitchell, age 77, passed to her eternal rest on Jan. 20, 2018. Born in Johnston County on Feb. 1, 1941, she was the daughter of the late James Lenly and Estelle Cockrell...

BRUCE ANN SMITH

June 1, 1940-Jan. 20, 2018 Bruce Ann Price Smith, 77, of Seven Springs, peacefully answered her call to meet her Lord on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. Bruce Ann was born June 1, 1940, in Wayne County to the late...

DAVID A. THOMAS SR.

David Allen Thomas Sr., 80, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES C. WARD

James Craig Ward, 59, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, January 21, 2018

BARBARA ANN TRIPLETT ANDERSON

Died Jan. 18, 2018 Barbara Ann Triplett Anderson, 73, Conover, died Thursday at Catawba Regional Hospice. Funeral was held Saturday at Bass-Smith Funeral Home in Hickory....

PAUL J. BOUCHER

March 24, 1948-Jan. 19, 2018 Paul Joseph Boucher, 69, LaGrange, died Friday. A graveside service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Pinelawn Memorial Park. He was born March 24, 1948, in New Brunswick, Canada, to the late Raymond...

ELDRIDGE R. BROCK

Feb. 3, 1939-Jan. 18, 2018 Eldridge Ray "Buddy" Brock, 78, of the Brock's Chapel section near Mount Olive, passed away Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, while at Rex Hospital, leaving a diseased, well-worn body behind to receive the ultimate healing...

GUION DAWSON

Died Jan. 16, 2018 Guion Dawson, 93, Vanceboro, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Queen Chapel FWB Church, Vanceboro. Burial in Curtis Family Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements...

DAVID C. GREENE

David Charles Greene, 54, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CATHERINE J. HAGAN

Catherine Joyner Hagan, 85, Snow Hill, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

HORACE HINES

Horace Hines, 68, died Jan. 12, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations....

DOROTHY HIGHFILL HUSSEY

Died Jan. 12, 2018 Dorothy Highfill Hussey, 93, Wake Forest and Greensboro, died Friday. She was born in High Point in 1924 to Viria and Ewell Highfill. She was married to the late Jack W. Hussey Sr. She is...

C. CRAIG KORNEGAY

Oct. 11, 1928-Jan. 19, 2018 Cornelious Craig Kornegay, 89, known to many as "Mug," of the Pleasant Grove area of Albertson, died early Friday morning, Jan. 19, 2018, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. He was a "fixture" in the...

CHARLES C. LAMB

Died Jan. 14, 2018 Charles Clifton Lamb, 78, Kinston, formerly of Goldsboro, died Jan. 14, 2018 at home. Funeral is Tuesday at 1 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. A private interment will be held at a...

JAMES MILLER

James Miller, 65, Pink Hill, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CHARLES W. MILLS

Died Jan. 15, 2018 Charles William Mills, 79, Dudley, died Monday at home. Funeral was Saturday at Word Church. Arrangements by Mills Funeral Home....

MADRIE MITCHELL

Died Jan. 18, 2018 Madrie Mitchell, 85, Scotland Neck, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center in Tarboro. Funeral is today at 2 p.m. at The Love of God Church of Apostolic Faith, Roanoke Rapids. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home,...

SYLVIA C. NETHERCUTT

Oct. 19, 1941-Jan. 19, 2018 Mrs. Sylvia Cunningham Nethercutt, 76, Snow Hill, passed away Friday evening, Jan. 19, 2018. A native of Greene County, she was born Oct. 19, 1941, the daughter of Roland and Nellie Pate Cunningham. Following...

JEREMIAH J. SMITH

Dec. 19, 2017-Jan. 12, 2018 Jeremiah Josiah Smith, a three-week-old infant, died Jan. 12, 2018, at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill. Graveside service is Monday at 3 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. He was born on Dec. 19, 2017, to...

JOE DAN WALLER

Nov. 11, 1953-Jan. 18, 2018 Joe Dan Waller, 64, Mount Olive, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Joe Dan was born in Wayne County on Nov. 11, 1953, to...

LARCEY WALSTON JR.

Nov. 18, 1931-Jan. 19, 2018 Larcey Walston Jr., 86, Snow Hill, died Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. He was born Nov. 18, 1931, the son of Larcey and Thelma Smith Walston. Mr. Walston was...

VERA W. WATKINS

June 27, 1953-Jan. 15, 2018 Vera Whitfield Watkins, 64, died Monday in an auto accident. Funeral is Tuesday at noon at St. John AME Zion Church, Dudley. Burial in Wayne Memorial Park. She was born on June 27, 1953...

LARRY WILLIAMS

Larry Williams, 60, 425 Seymour Drive, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

GEORGE WOLFSKEIL JR.

July 20, 1930-Jan. 18, 2018 George Wolfskeil Jr., 87, Goldsboro, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. George was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., on July 20, 1930, to the late...

Friday, January 19, 2018

LOLAS C. BLIZZARD

May 13, 1931-Jan. 17, 2018 Lolas Corbett Blizzard, 86, Deep Run, died Wednesday. Funeral will be 6 tonight at Rouse Funeral Home. Burial will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Pinelawn Memorial Park. She was born May 13, 1931,...

ESTHER L. MURDOCK BLUE

April 22, 1925-Jan. 15, 2018 Esther Lee Murdock Blue, 92, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James AME Zion Church. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park North Sunday...

ELDRIDGE R. BROCK

Eldridge Ray "Buddy" Brock, Brock's Chapel section of Mount Olive, died Thursday at Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

NAOMI ELLIS COLEMAN

Died Jan. 7, 2018 Naomi Ellis Coleman, 7215 Neverson Road, Sims, died Jan. 7 at home. Memorial service will be Sunday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson. Burial will be in Coleman Family Cemetery of Sims....

LYMON DARDEN JR.

Died Jan. 8, 2018 Lymon Darden Jr., Maryland, formerly of Wayne County, died Jan. 8 at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Funeral will be 10 a.m. at Antioch Baptist Church of Deanwood. Interment will be at Washington National...

HAYWOOD W. GARDNER

July 25, 1931-Jan. 17, 2018 Haywood Wilson "Jack" Gardner, 86, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Roper and raised in Haywood County in the North Carolina mountains, he had lived in places across...

HAYWOOD GARDNER

Haywood "Jack" Gardner, 86, Faison, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

CATHY H. GARDNER

June 18, 1957-Jan. 17, 2018 Cathy Hollowell Gardner, 60, Pikeville, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at Wayne UNC Healthcare surrounded by her family. Cathy was born in Wayne County June 18, 1957, to the late Milford Hollowell and...

CAROL BARTLETT HAMLETT

Feb. 5, 1944-Jan. 17, 2018 Carol Bartlett Hamlett, wife of Stephen "Steve" Charles Hamlett, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, with her loving family by her side. Residence, North Charleston, SC. Carol will be greatly missed by her family...

HEARLON J. MARTIN

Died Jan. 4, 2018 Hearlon James "Booby" Martin, formerly of Parkstown, died Jan. 4 in Atlanta, Ga. Memorial service will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Mount Zion SDA Church of LaGrange. He was the son of the late...

ANNIE RUTH MCNAMARA

Oct. 2, 1942-Jan. 17, 2018 Annie Ruth Johnson McNamara, 75, Dudley area, slipped away from this world into the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Wednesday evening, Jan. 17, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center following a brief...

CHARLES A. MITCHELL

Graveside service for Charles A. Mitchell has been rescheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. in Mitchell Cemetery . Visitation will follow the service....

DR. WILLIAM K. PRUETT SR.

Dec. 14, 1930-Jan. 18, 2018 Dr. William Kelly Pruett Sr. (also known as Bill, W.K., Daddy, GaGa, Dear), Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A service to celebrate Dr. Pruett's life will be held...

PEGGY R. BARNES TINGLE

Died Jan. 15, 2018 Peggy R. Barnes Tingle, 66, 1008 Corbett Ave., Wilson, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Wilson. Burial will be in Hamilton Burial...

ALVIN VIRGIL

Died Jan. 12, 2018 Alvin Virgil, 80, Wilson, died Jan 12 at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson, NC. Visitation will be Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m....

JOE WALLER

Joe Waller, 64, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

VERA WHITFIELD WATKINS

Vera Whitfield Watkins, 64, died Monday in an auto accident. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

SELINA P. WOMACK

Feb. 22, 1976-Jan. 12, 2018 Selina Patrice Womack, 41, 434 Guilford College Road, Greensboro, died Friday in Beacon House. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Raleighwood Crossroads Methodist Church of Greensboro. Burial will be in the church...

Thursday, January 18, 2018

ANN H. BROWN

April 17, 1937-Jan. 17, 2018 Ann Hardee Brown, 80, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Ann was born in Johnston County April 17, 1937, to the late Wilbur Allen...

WILLIAM D. EDWARDS

Died Jan. 14, 2018 William Darnell Edwards, 73, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Word of Truth Christian Fellowship. Burial will be at Fremont Cemetery. He was born in Greene...

BILLY R. ELLIS

Aug. 7, 1932-Jan. 15, 2018 Billy Ray Ellis, 85, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Friday at 7 p.m. at United in Christ Church. He was born in Wayne County Aug. 7, 1932, to the...

GENEVIEVE BARNES HALL

Died Jan. 14, 2018 Genevieve Barnes Hall, 74, Alexandria City, Va., died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Barnes Chapel Missionary Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

KINSEY REASE HONEYCUTT

Died Jan. 17, 2018 Kinsey Rease Honeycutt, 75, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. The funeral will be held Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of...

HEARLON J. MARTIN

Died Jan. 4, 2018 Hearlon James "Bobby" Martin, formerly of Parkstown, died Jan. 4 in Atlanta, Ga. Memorial service will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Mount Zion SDA Church of LaGrange. He was the son of the late...

J.C. MCCOTTER

Died Jan. 13, 2018 Bishop J.C. McCotter, 83, 5927 Dawson Road, Grifton, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Heath's Abundant Life Ministries of Kinston. Entombment will be in Evergreen Memorial Estates....

WILMA M. MCNAIR

Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Revival Temple of Newark, N.J. Arrangements are by Perry Funeral Home of Newark....

CRAWFORD SASSER

Died Jan. 16, 2018 Alkie Crawford Sasser, 82, died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at the Brian Center. Graveside funeral services will be Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Black Creek Cemetery. Visitation to be held after service....

TERRY E. THIGPEN

Terry Eugene Thigpen, 73, Kenly, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

ROBERT BARNES

Robert Barnes, 74, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ALICE BARRETT

Aug. 29, 1948-Jan. 11, 2018 Alice "Kay" Barrett, 69, North Myrtle Beach, S.C., died at home Thursday. Memorial services will be Friday at The First Pentecostal Holiness Church at 6 p.m. and Saturday behind the Horseshoe in North Myrtle...

HAROLD D. COUNTRYMAN JR.

Dec. 8, 1941-Jan. 15, 2018 Harold David Countryman Jr., 76, 2615 Hill Circle, died Monday morning UNC Chapel Hill Medical Center. Born in Little Falls, N.Y., he was the son of the late Harold David and Doris Vanslyke Countryman....

SHERRY L. DAVIS

Sherry Lynn Davis, 56, 186 Collier St., died Jan. 10 at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

GUION DAWSON

Guion Dawson, 93, 1330 N.C. 43, Vanceboro, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

JOHNNIE M. SHEPARD DIXON

Died Jan. 12, 2018 Johnnie Mae Shepard Dixon, 94, Snow Hill, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Shady Grove Free Will Baptist Church of Snow Hill, with Dr. J. Jerome Newton officiating. Interment will...

PAMELA ANNE DOW

Dec. 31, 1948-Jan. 14, 2018 Pamela Anne Dow, 69, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro. A service to celebrate her life will be held Friday, Jan....

GENEVIEVE BARNES HALL

Genevieve Barnes Hall, 74, Alexandria City, Va., died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MOSES J. MCNEIL JR.

Moses Joseph McNeil Jr., 68, 659 Quinerly St., Kinston, died Wednesday at UNC Lenoir Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Mills Funeral Home Inc....

CHARLES W. MILLS

Charles William Mills, 79, 117 Fox Drive, Dudley, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Mills Funeral Home Inc....

THOMAS W. MOONEY

Feb. 5, 1964-Jan. 15, 2018 Thomas Wayne Mooney, 53, died Monday. Funeral will be private. He was born Feb. 5, 1964, in Lee County to Kay Parker Mooney and the late Harold Wayne Mooney. He was married to Jenny...

JOYCE A. REESE

June 9, 1948-Jan. 13, 2018 Joyce Ann Reese, 69, Pikeville, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be private. She was born in Long Green, Md., June 9, 1948, to the late Andrew Curtis and Edna Boyd...

ROGER L. RHODES

Roger Lee Rhodes, 76, 905 Waters St., Kinston, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Mills Funeral Home Inc....

MARILYN R. SHEHADAH

Oct. 13, 1953-Jan. 16, 2018 Marilyn Rose Shehadah, 64, died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. No funeral will be held. She was born Oct. 13. 1953, in West Virginia to John Hall and Frances Pesuralo. She is survived by...

DOROTHY L. WHITE SMITH

April 13, 1928-Jan. 10, 2018 Dorothy Lee White Smith, 89, 421 James White Court, died Jan. 10 at home. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will be at Buckhorn Memorial...

PEGGY R. BARNES TINGLE

Peggy R. Barnes Tingle, 66, 1008 Corbett Ave., Wilson, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LISA A. WINSTEAD

Lisa Anne Winstead, 56, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

ESTHER BLUE

Esther Blue, 92, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

HAROLD D. COUNTRYMAN

Harold D. Countryman, 76, died Monday at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

PAMELA A. DOW

Pamela Anne Dow, 69, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

WILLIAM D. EDWARDS

William Darnell Edwards, 73, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

BILLY R. ELLIS

Billy Ray Ellis, 85, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

HOWARD LEON EXUM

April 27, 1948-Jan. 8, 2018 Howard Leon Exum was born April 27, 1948, in Wayne County, N.C. He departed this life Jan. 8, 2018. Howard was the son of the late George Buchanan Exum and Mary Eliza Jones Exum....

ALEXANDER HEIGHT JR.

Alexander Height Jr., 73, 3114 Central Heights Road, died Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CHARLES LAMB

Charles Lamb, 78, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

FLOYD H. MCCULLOUCH

Sept. 27, 1941-Jan. 13, 2018 Floyd Herman McCullouch, Goldsboro, N.C., died Jan. 13, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease. He was the fourth child born into the loving family of Bill and...

CHARLES AARON MITCHELL

May 20, 1951-Jan. 15, 2018 Charles Aaron Mitchell, 66, Princeton, passed away Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Charles was born in Wayne County May 20, 1951, to the late Aaron Guy Mitchell and Louise Fields...

MICHAEL J. ORTIZ

Michael Jay Ortiz, 49, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

BARBARA A.P. PATE

March 2, 1955-Jan. 14, 2018 Barbara Ann Penny Pate, 62, Pikeville, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. No funeral will be held. She was born in Pitt County March 2, 1955, to Sybile G. Penny and the late...

RICKY THOMAS POLLOCK

March 19, 1967-Jan. 14, 2018 Ricky Thomas Pollock, 50, Fremont, passed away Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, at 1 p.m. in the chapel of...

SELINA P. WOMACK

Selina Patrice Womack, 41, 434 Guilford College Road, Greensboro, died Friday in Beacon House. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Monday, January 15, 2018

JIMMY W. BLACKMON

March 30, 1944-Jan. 14, 2018 Jimmy Wilson Blackmon, 73, Four Oaks died Sunday. Funeral will be at Unity Free Will Baptist Church of Smithfield Tuesday at 11. Burial will be in Bethel Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery of Four...

THELMA HEAD WORRELL DAVIS

April 7, 1934-Jan. 13, 2018 Thelma Head Worrell Davis, 83, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro. A homegoing service will be held Tuesday, Jan. 16,...

GRACE D. HARDY

Oct. 24, 1947-Jan. 12, 2018 Grace Dawson Hardy, 70, Seven Springs, was called to her heavenly reward Friday, Jan. 12, 2018. Grace was born Oct. 24, 1947, in Lenoir County to the late Clinton Adam Dawson and Della Pelletier...

J.C. MCCOTTER

Bishop J.C. McCotter, 80, 5927 Dawson Road, Grifton, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

FLOYD H. MCCULLOUCH

Floyd Herman McCullouch, 76, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BARBARA A.P. PATE

Barbara Ann Penny Pate, 62, Pikeville, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JOYCE A. REESE

Joyce Ann Reese, 69, Pikeville, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DAVID H. SAMPSELL

David Howard Sampsell, 55, 193 Westbrook Church Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

Sunday, January 14, 2018

KATHY L. BATTS-LEWIS

Kathy was born in Asheville, N.C., Jan. 17, 1962, to Ray and Mary Batts. Growing up in a military family, Kathy spent her childhood in many places, including her primary years in Panama, before moving to Goldsboro. Kathy graduated...

DONNY BARNES

Donny Barnes, 57, Wilson, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JEFFREY WAYNE BEST

Nov. 13, 1961-Jan. 12, 2018 Jeffrey Wayne Best, 56, Kenly, passed away peacefully Jan. 12, 2018, surrounded by his family at his home in Kenly after a 10-year battle with cancer. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son,...

E. DWIGHT BROCK

Oct. 30, 1946-Jan. 11, 2018 Earl Dwight Brock, 71, Brock's Chapel section near Mount Olive, passed away at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Thursday afternoon, Jan. 11, 2018. Mr. Brock is survived by his daughter, Crystal Brock Quinn with husband,...

GLORIA J. BUNCH

Died Jan. 10, 2018 Gloria Jean Bunch, 78, 6419 Boykin Road, Sims, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Monday at noon at Mount Zion Progressive Primitive Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ROSE A. DAIL

Sept. 15, 1945-Jan. 10, 2018 Rose Ann Dail, 72, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Graveside service will be 12:30 p.m. Monday at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in Illinois Sept. 15, 1945, to the late James...

THELMA HEAD WORRELL DAVIS

Thelma Head Worrell Davis, 83, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JOHNNIE DIXON

Johnnie Dixon, 94, Snow Hill, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

PAUL MELVIN ELLIOTT

June 4, 1931-Jan. 12, 2018 Paul Melvin Elliott, 86, passed away Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Paul was born June 4, 1931, in Richland, W. Va., to the late William James and Cornelia Elliott....

HELEN H. HAWKINS

Oct. 13, 1963-Jan. 7, 2018 Helen Faye Howell Hawkins, 54, passed away Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, surrounded by family members. Helen was born in Wayne County, N.C., Oct. 13, 1963, to the late Chester Lee Howell and Gladys Ophelia...

LILLIE M. HEATH

Died Jan. 11, 2018 Lillie Mae Heath died Thursday at Maria Parham Medical Center in Henderson. Memorial service will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will be private at Willow...

LINWOOD R. HOLMES

March 31, 1941-Jan. 12, 2018 Linwood Ray Holmes, 76, known as Linn, resident of the Brocks Chapel community near Mount Olive, passed into the presence of the Lord Friday evening, Jan. 12, 2018, while at Kitty Askins Hospice Center....

HAZEL T. KELLY

May 9, 1921-Jan. 12, 2018 Mrs. Hazel Tippett Kelly, longtime Faison resident, was welcomed into God's presence Friday afternoon, Jan. 12, 2018, while at Universal Healthcare in Lillington. Death came for her unexpectedly even at 96 years of age....

FRANCES COX MANCUSO

May 3, 1921-Jan. 13, 2018 Frances Cox Mancuso, 96, died Saturday. Funeral will be held later. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Arabella Nash Cox. She is survived by two daughters and a son. Arrangements are...

SIDNEY W. PHILLIPS SR.

June 5, 1947-Jan. 11, 2018 Sidney Warren "Sid" Phillips Sr., 70, Seven Springs, passed away peacefully Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, while surrounded by his loving family after an unexpected illness. Sid was born June 5, 1947, to the late...

DOROTHY SMITH

Dorothy Smith, 89, 421 James White Court, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

EDNA STRICKLAND

Sept. 24, 1952-Jan. 12, 2018 Edna Earl Hamm Strickland, 65, resident of 1033 S. Lake Lodge Road, Henderson, died Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, at her home. Born in Wilson County Sept. 24, 1952, she was the daughter of the...

ANNIE D. VANN

March 6, 1950-Jan. 10, 2018 Evangelist Annie Doris Vann, 67, 278 Alert Cable Road, Dudley, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at Northeast Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be at Wells Family...

WILLIS E. WILLIAMS

Died Dec. 31, 2017 Willis Earl Williams, 64, Wilson, died Dec. 31. Visitation will be Tuesday from 2 to 6 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOHN H. WILLIAMS JR.

July 8, 1952-Jan. 10, 2018 John "Johnny" Hill Williams Jr., 65, died Wednesday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be today at 3 p.m. at House of Prayer Church. He was born in Michigan July 8, 1952,...

TYRONNE J. YELVERTON

Tyronne John Yelverton, 48, died Friday at Durham VA Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Friday, January 12, 2018

LILLIE M. HEATH

Lillie Mae Heath, 88, died Thursday at Maria Parham Hospital in Henderson. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

LARSE HENDERSON JR.

Died Dec. 27, 2017 Larse Henderson Jr., 72, Wilson, died Dec. 27 at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Funeral will be Saturday at 6 p.m. at Branch Memorial Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MINNIE E. JETER

Died Jan. 10, 2018 Minnie Elizabeth Jeter, 99, 747 W. College St., Warsaw, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Mount Zion United Holy Church, with district elder Lorenzo Simmons officiating. Burial will be...

SIDNEY W. PHILLIPS

Sidney Warren "Sid" Phillips, 70, Seven Springs, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

CLIFTON F. PUGH

May 24, 1958-Jan. 4, 2018 Clifton Ferdinard Pugh, 59, 1625 Honolulu Road, Grifton, died Jan. 4 at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church of Grifton. He...

TORRES L. RICHARDSON

Dec. 30, 1984-Dec. 20, 2017 Torres LaMont "Torres" Richardson, 33, Killeen, Texas, died Dec. 20 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at noon in First Missionary Baptist Church of Lucama. Interment will be in Southern Grove Cemetery of Kenly....

WOODROW ROBINSON

Woodrow Robinson, 87, 2005 Valley Circle, Wilson, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LORENZO ROGERS JR.

Died Jan. 5, 2018 Lorenzo Rogers Jr., 77, 5579 Crepe Myrtle Court, Wilson, died Jan. 5 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at Salisbury Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CHARLES WATKINS

Died Jan. 3, 2018 Charles Watkins, 56, 758 Pine St., Camden, N.J., died Jan. 3 at Inspira Hospital of Woodberry. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Heath Abundant Life Church Ministries of Kinston. Burial will be at J....

JACK M. WEBB

Died Jan. 9, 2018 The Rev. Jack Martin Webb, 84, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be private. He is survived by three children. Arrangements are by Tyndall Funeral Home....

RUSSELL L. YELVERTON

Died Jan. 9, 2018 Russell Lee Yelverton, 60, formerly of Pikeville, died Tuesday in Maryland. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Saint James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Visitation will be Saturday from 2 to 4...

Thursday, January 11, 2018

ROSE DAIL

Rose Dail, 72, Fremont, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

HOWARD L. EXUM

Howard Leon Exum, 69, Raleigh, died Monday from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

MAX L. FISHER

June 14, 1956-Jan. 5, 2018 Max Lee "Max" Fisher, formerly of LaGrange, 61, died Friday at NMS Healthcare Center in Hyattsville, Md. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. in Britt Funeral Home Memorial Chapel of LaGrange. Interment will...

KATHLEEN GREENFIELD

Aug. 14, 1925-Jan. 2, 2018 Mrs. Kathleen Greenfield, Brooklyn, N.Y., departed this life Jan. 2, 2018, at Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Kathleen was the wife of the late David Aron Greenfield, beloved sister of the late...

ALBERT E. JOHNSON

Dec. 10, 1936-Jan. 9, 2018 Albert E. "Al" Johnson, 81, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, at his home. Al was born in Wayne County Dec. 10, 1936, to the late Luther Johnson and Sophia Collins Johnson. Al was...

TONY KENNEDY

Nov. 21, 1961-Jan. 9, 2018 Anthony Ray "Tony" Kennedy, 56, passed away Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Tony was born in Wilson County Nov. 21, 1961, to Ashley and Ann Smith Kennedy of Pikeville. He was a member...

JAMES M. MOZINGO

Nov. 20, 1955-Jan. 7, 2018 James Michael Mozingo, 62, died Sunday at home. Memorial service will be 6 tonight at Black Jack Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. He was the son of Mary Mozingo...

MARILYN R. SHEHADAH

Marilyn Rose Shehadah, 64, died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

FRED A. SMITH

Oct. 25, 1937-Jan. 9, 2018 Fred Allen Smith, 80, 8312 Strickland's Crossroads Road, Four Oaks, died Tuesday at UNC Johnston Health in Smithfield. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Kennebec Baptist Church in Angier, with the Rev. Mark...

JOSEPHINE TAYLOR

Died Jan. 9, 2018 Josephine Taylor, 64, 7638 Piney Grove Church Road, Stantonsburg, died Tuesday at Vidant Inpatient Hospice Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are...

ANNIE D. VANN

Evangelist Annie Doris Vann, 67, 278 Alert Cable Road, Dudley, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

LAURA WILLIAMS

July 1, 1932-Jan. 7, 2018 Laura Williams, 85, 235 Brook Meadow Drive, LaGrange, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Oak...

JOHN H. WILLIAMS JR.

John "Johnny" Hill Williams Jr., 65, died Wednesday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

PHONG WRIGHT

Jan. 26, 1945-Jan. 8, 2018 Phong Wright, 72, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Graveside service will be Friday at 9 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in Thailand Jan. 26, 1945, to the late Chang...

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

KATIE C. BARNES

Died Jan. 4, 2018 Katie C. Barnes, 88, 113 S.E. Powell St., Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of...

VIRSET MOORING CARTER

Sept. 1, 1923-Jan. 8, 2018 Virset Mooring Carter, 94, Gastonia, peacefully passed away Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, in Goldsboro while visiting her granddaughter. Born in Wayne County Sept. 1, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Marcellus Mooring...

ERIC D. COVINGTON

Nov. 25, 1987-Dec. 20, 2017 Eric Donta Covington, 30, died Dec. 20. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will be at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery of Seven Springs....

BARBARA B. FURMAN

Aug. 30, 1931-Jan. 8, 2018 Barbara Betts Furman, 86, passed away Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at the home of her daughter while surrounded by her family. Barbara was born in Chesterfield County, Va., Aug. 30, 1931, to the late...

ALBERT H. GILLIKIN

Nov. 23, 1956-Jan. 7, 2018 Albert Handley "Al" Gillikin, 61, died Sunday at UNC Hospital of Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Friday at 3 p.m. from the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home, with Dr. Glenn Phillips officiating. Committal will...

W. MILTON HENDRIXSON JR.

Died Jan. 3, 2018 W. Milton Hendrixson Jr., Cypress Glen Retirement Community in Greenville, N.C., passed away at the age of 98 Jan. 3, 2018. He was born in Georgetown, Ohio, to Wilbur M. Hendrixson Sr. and Edna Liming...

ELSIE COX HOWELL

May 12, 1925-Jan. 7, 2018 Mrs. Elsie Cox Howell, 92, resident of Mount Olive since 1968 and native of Onslow County, died early Sunday morning, Jan. 7, 2018, in a Hopewell Virginia hospital. She had resided in Hopewell with...

WILLIAM "BILL" RHODES JOHNSON

Aug. 10, 1937-Dec. 28, 2017 William "Bill" Rhodes Johnson, 80, Orlando, Fla., died at home Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, after a long illness. Born Aug. 10, 1937, in Burlington, N.C., to David Rhodes Johnson and Leone Virginia Rudd, Bill...

ALBERT E. JOHNSON

Albert E. "Al" Johnson, 81, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

TONY KENNEDY

Anthony Ray "Tony" Kennedy, 56, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOSEPH M. MELVIN

Died Jan. 4, 2018 Joseph Mack "Joe Melvin" Melvin, 65, 130 Ward Drive, Dudley, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Worley Funeral Home chapel, with apostle Marcus Becton officiating. Burial will be in Springvale...

MOTHER ADA KNIGHT MELVIN

March 7, 1934-Jan. 6, 2018 "Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, Just to take Him at His Word, Just to rest upon His promise, Just to know," Thus saith the Lord" ... Mother Ada Knight Melvin, 83, Goldsboro,...

GARLON PITTMAN

Sept. 18, 1934-Jan. 8, 2018 Joseph Garlon Pittman, 83, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at the Brian Center. Garlon was born in Nash County Sept. 18, 1934, to the late Willie and Lucy Rose Pittman. He proudly...

E. WARREN ROLLINS

Oct. 22, 1935-Jan. 8, 2018 Elwood Warren Rollins, 82, passed away Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at home surrounded by his family. Born in Wayne County Oct. 22, 1935, he was the son of the late Clifton Warren Rollins and...

BARBARA ANNE SIMPKINS SPENCER

Sept. 22, 1937-Jan. 4, 2018 Barbara Anne Simpkins Spencer, Kenly, died Wednesday. Visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1000 11th St., Goldsboro, N.C., with service to follow at 2...

JOSEPHINE TAYLOR

Josephine Taylor, 64, Stantonsburg, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MAVIS PATE WILLIFORD

April 18, 1925-Jan. 8, 2018 Mavis Pate Williford, 92, Patetown community, went to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Homegoing service will be held Friday, Jan. 12, 2018,...

PHONG WRIGHT

Phong Wright, 72, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

ELIJAH D. COX

July 7, 1943-Jan. 4, 2018 Elijah Dallas "Boot" Cox, 74, 100 Southern Plaza Drive, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial with military honors will be at...

PAUL B. EDMUNDSON JR.

Died Jan. 3, 2018 Paul B. Edmundson Jr., 88 years, 8 months and 15 days, passed away Jan. 3, 2018. Paul was born in Goldsboro, N.C., to the late Paul B. Edmundson and Lelia Davis Edmundson. He was baptized,...

BARBARA BETTS FURMAN

Barbara Betts Furman, 86, died Monday at home in Fremont. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JACK WILLIAM HARPER

Feb. 26, 1938-Jan. 6, 2018 Jack William Harper, 79, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday evening at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Jack was born in Wayne County Feb. 26, 1938, to the late Gardner and Beatrice Jones Harper. He retired as...

HELEN F. HAWKINS

Helen Faye Howell Hawkins, 54, Pikeville, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ELSIE C. HOWELL

Elsie Cox Howell, formerly of Mount Olive, died Sunday in Hopewell, Va. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

REGINALD F. JONES

Reginald Frank Jones, 55, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EVAN R. KEEL

Nov. 22, 1940-Jan. 7, 2018 Evan Richard Keel, 77, passed away Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Evan was born in Wayne County, N.C., Nov. 22, 1940, to the late Paul Keel...

DORIS M. MALPASS

May 18, 1949-Jan. 7, 2018 Doris Jean Murphy Malpass, 68, Indian Springs community, Mount Olive, passed away Sunday, Jan. 7, at her home. Services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 10, at 2 p.m. at Northeast Original Free Will Baptist...

GARLAND PITTMAN

Joseph Garland Pittman, 83, died Monday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ELWOOD ROLLINS

Elwood Rollins died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DAVID H. SAMPSELL

David Howard Sampsell, 55, 193 Westbrook Church Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday at home. Arrangments are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

CHERRY GUTHRIE SUGG

June 13, 1935-Jan. 6, 2018 Cherry Ann Guthrie Sugg, 82, peacefully passed away Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, at home surrounded by her family. She was born June 13, 1935, in Comanche County, Okla., to the late Harold Coleman Guthrie...

LAURA WILLIAMS

Laura Williams, 85, 235 Brook Meadow Drive, LaGrange, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ARTHUR J. WILSON JR.

Died Jan. 2, 2018 Arthur James Wilson Jr., 63, 305 S. Cross St., Warsaw, died Jan. 2 at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Wilson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Turkey, with the Rev. James Jackson...

Monday, January 8, 2018

SUSIE P. COLEY

Susie Pittman Coley, 59, Lucama, died Wednesday at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Smithfield. The funeral is today at 6 p.m. at Salisbury Church, Wilson. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

ALBERT GILLIKIN

Albert Gillikin, 61, died Sunday at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JACK W. HARPER

Jack W. Harper, 79, died Saturday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

PEARL HILL HEAD

July 9, 1937-Jan. 5, 2018 Pearl Hill Head, 80, Goldsboro, passed away on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care surrounded by her family. Pearl was born in Lenoir County on July 9, 1937, to the late...

EVAN KEEL

Evan Keel, 77, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ADA K. MELVIN

Ada Knight Melvin, 83, 104 Country Day Road, died Saturday in New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JAMES M. MOZINGO

James Michael Mozingo, 62, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ZILPHIA "LIZZIE" ROGERS

April 1, 1929-Jan. 6, 2018 Zilphia "Lizzie" Elizabeth Brady Rogers died Saturday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral is Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home in Selma. Burial in Bizzell Grove Memorial Gardens...

CHERRY G. SUGG

Cherry Ann Guthrie Sugg, 82, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, January 7, 2018

RALPH H. BARFIELD JR.

A graveside service for Ralph H. Barfield Jr. will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, with military honors. Ralph was born in Dunn on March 24, 1952, to the late Ralph Barfield Sr....

KATIE C. BARNES

Katie C. Barnes, 88, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

APOSTLE JUDY FAYE BOWDEN

Dec. 29, 1952-Jan. 3, 2017 "It is the power of God that is holding us up." - Apostle Bowden Apostle Judy Faye Bowden, 65, of 232 Marion Dr., moved from her old house to her mansion in glory on...

ELIJAH D. COX

Elijah Dallas Cox, 74, Dudley, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

MAX L. FISHER

Max Lee Fisher died Friday at the NMS Healthcare of Hyattsville in Hyattsville, Md. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, LaGrange....

PEARL H. HEAD

Pearl Hill Head, 80, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY HILL HOLT

Died Jan. 4, 2018 Mary Hill Holt, 88, Wilson, died Thursday. Funeral, Tuesday, 2:30 p.m., at Wilson Memorial Service. The visitation will be Tuesday, 1-2:30 p.m., at Wilson Memorial Service. Inurnment will be in Maplewood Cemetery. Mrs. Holt was...

WILLIAM HOWARD SR.

Dec. 31, 1929-Dec. 31, 2017 William Howard Sr., 88, 203 Bayleaf Drive, died Dec. 31, 2017 at home. Funeral, with military honors, was Saturday at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was born in New York, N.Y., on...

MELBA AYCOCK KIRBY

Oct. 2, 1936-Jan. 5, 2018 Melba Aycock Kirby, 81, Kenly completed her journey home on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, to the welcoming words, "Well done, my good and faithful servant." Melba was born in Wayne County on Oct. 2,...

SARAH ELLIOTT LEWIS

June 28, 1984-Jan. 4, 2018 Sarah Elliott Lewis, 33, passed away at home Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, following a long battle with multiple medical issues. Sarah was born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, June 28, 1984, to Marshalle Elliott Lewis...

GERAL A. MURPHY

Died Jan. 4, 2018 Geral Alexander Murphy, 54, Rose Hill, died Thursday at home. Funeral is Tuesday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church, in Rose Hill. Burial at Rose Hill Funeral Home Cemetery, Magnolia. He is survived by...

PETE PARKS

Died Jan. 2, 2018 Joseph Eugene "Pete" Parks, 70, Goldsboro, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care surrounded by his family. Funeral services for Pete will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Jan....

CLIFTON F. PUGH

Clifton Ferdinard Pugh, 57, Grifton, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home, Kinston....

DONNA D. REGET

Aug. 18, 1946-Jan. 4, 2018 Donna Dawn Reget, 71, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be in Wisconsin. She was born in Wisconsin on Aug. 18, 1946, to the late Rollus Lee Gibeaut and Agnes McGraw...

TOMMY ROBINSON

Feb. 10, 1974-Jan. 4, 2018 Thomas Lyle Robinson, 43, of the Scott's Store community near Mount Olive, died Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at his home. Mr. Robinson, called Tommy by most, was employed as a diesel mechanic with Eugene...

LORENO ROGERS

Loreno Rogers, 77, Wilson, NC, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

SADIE SANDERS

Oct. 17, 1917-Jan. 2, 2018 Sadie McKinnie Sanders, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The funeral was Saturday at Smith Chapel FWB Church, Mount Olive, with Elder Antonio Blow officiating. Burial at Carver Memorial...

GAYNELLE SASSER

Died Jan. 3, 2017 Gaynelle Sasser, 77, Rose Hill, died Wednesday at Rose Mary Nursing Home. A private service will be today in Rose Hill at the home of her son....

GEORGE R. SUMMERLIN

May 31, 1955-Jan. 5, 2018 George Ray Summerlin, 62, Dudley area resident, passed away Friday afternoon, Jan. 5, at Kitty Askins Hospice. His family will hold visitation at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive on Tuesday, Jan. 9, from...

FELIX THURMAN "BUD" SUMMERLIN JR.

Feb. 10, 1947-Jan. 4, 2018 Felix Thurman "Bud" Summerlin Jr., 70, peacefully passed away Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at his home. Born in Wayne County on Feb. 10, 1947, he was the son of Myrtle Hobson Summerlin and the...

CHARLES WATKINS

Charles Watkins, 56, Camden, N.J., died Wednesday at Inspira Hospital, Woodberry, N.J. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home, Kinston....

THOMAS WILKINS

Died Jan. 3, 2018 Thomas Wilkins, 88, Rocky Mount, died Wednesday at Nash General Hospital. Funeral is Monday at noon at Salisbury Church, Wilson. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

ANGELA YAUN

July 3, 1963-Dec. 31, 2017 It is with great sadness that the family of Angela Yaun of Wilmington, N.C., announces her passing after a brief illness, on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at the age of 54. Angela was born...

Friday, January 5, 2018

LOLITA P. BEST

Died Jan. 1, 2018 Lolita Pamela Best, 57, Annandale, Va., died Monday. Funeral will be Monday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson at 1 p.m. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WILLIE E. BLIZZARD

April 5, 1937-Jan. 3, 2018 Willie Edward "Bud" Blizzard, 80, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at Wayne UNC Healthcare surrounded by his family. Bud was born In Wayne County, N.C., April 5, 1937, to the late Bryant Samuel...

SULA BLOUNT

Died Dec. 27, 2017 Sula Blount, 81, Glenarden, Md., formerly of LaGrange, died Dec. 27. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at St. Matthew Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be an...

JOSEPH M. MELVIN

Joseph Mac "Joe Melvin" Melvin, 65, 130 Ward Drive, Dudley, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Worley Funeral Home Inc. of Clinton....

THOMAS WILKINS

Thomas Wilkins, 88, 709 Cedarbrook Drive, Rocky Mount, died Wednesday at Nash General Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Thursday, January 4, 2018

KERA D. BARNES-SPELLS

Died Dec. 30, 2017 Kera Dy'Shiek Barnes-Spells, 22, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MICHAEL R. ANDERSON

Nov. 2, 1971-Jan. 2, 2018 Michael Riley Anderson, 46, died Tuesday at home. Graveside service will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of Farrell and Lorraine Anderson. He...

SANDRA ASHFORD

Nov. 1, 1970-Dec. 31, 2017 Sandra Ashford, 47, 342 Harold Pond Lane, died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She was born Nov....

MARY E. BISSETTE

Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Faison Cemetery....

RONNIE L. BOWDEN

Died Dec. 30, 2017 Ronnie Lee Bowden, 67, 105C James St., Mount Olive, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Garris Funeral Home chapel, with apostle Norbert Simmons officiating. Burial will...

JUDY BOWDEN

Pastor Judy Bowden, 65, 232 Marion Drive, died Wednesday in Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BILLY RAY BOYETTE

Aug. 16, 1949-Jan. 2, 2018 Billy Ray Boyette, 68, passed away suddenly Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at his home. Billy was born in Wake County Aug. 16, 1949, to Grayson Boyette and Catherine Outlaw Boyette. He was preceded in...

WILLIE B. CLARK

Died Dec. 30, 2017 Willie B. Clark, 90, 187 Glenfield Road, Snow Hill, died Saturday at Greendale Forrest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Peters Free Will Baptist Church of Snow Hill....

ROY L. CLAY

Died Dec. 30, 2017 Roy Lee Clay, 82, Wilson, died Saturday at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Saint Paul Church of Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of...

KIMBERLY W. DAVIS

Died Dec. 31, 2017 Kimberly Wyetheshia Davis, 29, Wilson, died Sunday. 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....

THELMA L. JOHNSON DILLAHUNT

Died Dec. 28, 2017 Thelma Louise Johnson Dillahunt, 71, 550 Sanders Lane, New Bern, died Dec. 28 at CarolinaEast Medical Center. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church. Burial will be in St. Mark AME...

PAUL B. EDMUNDSON JR.

Paul Burt Edmundson Jr., 88, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KATHLEEN GREENFIELD

Kathleen Greenfield, 93, 760 Eldert Lane, Apt 11H, Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday at Kings County Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

W. MILTON HENDRIXSON

W. Milton Hendrixson, 98, died Wednesday in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremations Service Inc....

ROBERT M. HENSLEY

Nov. 16, 1962-Jan. 1, 2018 Retired Technical Sgt. Robert Mark Hensley, 55, died Monday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Memorial service will be private. He was born in Mormouth County, N.J., Nov. 16, 1962, to Joan Staats Hensley and the...

HELEN P. HINSON

April 11, 1931-Dec. 31, 2017 Helen Patterson Hinson, 86, Mount Olive, passed away at her residence Sunday evening. She was the daughter of the late Walter James and Margaret Whitfield Patterson, and was the widow of Charles Brantley Hinson....

GEORGE W. MCKIVER

Died Dec. 30, 2017 George W. McKiver, 75, Magnolia, died Saturday at Kenansville Health and Rehab. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Hallsville Missionary Baptist Church of Beulaville. Burial will be in Miller Family Cemetery of Kenansville. Arrangements...

PETE PARKS

Jan. 22, 1947-Jan. 2, 2018 Joseph Eugene "Pete" Parks, 70, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at Wayne UNC Hospital surrounded by his family. Pete was born in Wayne County Jan. 22, 1947, to the late Earl Eugene...

GAYNELL MOZINGO SASSER

Gaynell Mozingo Sasser, 77, Rose Hill, died Wednesday at The Gardens of Rose Hill. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MALISSA BRASWELL SAULS

Sept. 14, 1927-Jan. 2, 2018 Malissa Braswell Sauls, 90, Goldsboro, was called to her heavenly home Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A private service will be Saturday at Evergreen Funeral Home. The committal will follow in Evergreen Memorial...

BILLIE ROY WHITFIELD SR.

Died Dec. 27, 2017 Billie Roy Whitfield Sr., formerly of Wayne County, died Dec. 27 at Prince George's County Hospital. He was the son of the late Albert and Annie Bell Whitfield. Funeral services will be held Monday, Jan....

JUDY W. WILLIAMS

Died Jan. 1, 2018 Judy W. Williams, 95, Magnolia, died Monday at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be at Byrd's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill Saturday at noon, with the Rev. James Faison III officiating....

DONNA LYNN CRAWFORD WILSON

March 13, 1965-Dec. 31, 2017 Donna Lynn Crawford Wilson, 52, Durham, passed away suddenly Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at her home in Durham. Donna was born in Roanoke Rapids March 13, 1965, to the Rev. David and Evelyn Crawford...

ARTHUR J. WILSON JR.

Arthur James Wilson Jr., 63, 305 Cross St., Warsaw, died at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Wednesday, January 3, 2018

SULA M. BLOUNT

Sula M. Blount, 81, Glenarden, Md., formerly of LaGrange, died Dec. 27 at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

BILLY R. BOYETTE

Billy Ray Boyette, 68, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOHN WILLIAM CHANCE SR.

Dec. 14, 1960-Jan. 1, 2018 John William Chance Sr., 57, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, after a lengthy illness. John was born in Wayne County Dec. 14, 1960, to the late John B. and Juanita Jackson Chance....

ROY L. CLAY

Roy Lee Clay, 82, Wilson, died Saturday at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

TYLER CASEY DANIELS

Nov. 20, 1986-Dec. 27, 2017 Tyler Casey Daniels, 31, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017. Tyler was born in Wayne County Nov. 20, 1986, to Danny and Pat Daniels of Goldsboro. He was working with The Holland Co. A...

KIMBERLY W. DAVIS

Kimberly W. Davis, 29, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

RONALD L. DEARING

Feb. 12, 1957-Dec. 30, 2017 Ronald Lee Dearing, 60, passed away Saturday night surrounded by his family. He was the son of Anna Dearing and the late James Williams Dearing of Fairborn, Ohio, and husband of Brenda Dearing for...

ROBERT M. HENSLEY

Robert Mark Hensley, 55, died Monday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

EDWARD E. LEWIS JR.

Edward Eugene Lewis Jr., 53, 1805 Middleton Road, died Monday at Duke Hospital of Durham. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

TALBOT FORT PARKER JR., M.D.

July 31, 1927-Dec. 30, 2017 Longtime Goldsboro physician Talbot Fort Parker Jr., M.D., "Tod," died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at Homestead Hospice in Waynesville, N.C., from complications of prostate cancer. Born July 31, 1927, in Goldsboro, Tod was the...

JOSEPH E. PARKS

Joseph Eugene "Pete" Parks, 70, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service Inc....

MILDRED WILSON POWELL

June 7, 1924-Dec. 31, 2017 Mildred Wilson Powell, 93, went to be with her Lord Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at the home of her daughter in Cary while surrounded by her family. Mildred was born in Montgomery, Ala., June...

BEATRICE BRYANT REDD

Feb. 7, 1942-Dec. 29, 2017 Beatrice Bryant Redd, 75, Cumberland, Va., passed away at home Dec. 29, 2017, after a brief illness. She was born Feb. 7, 1942, in Wayne County. She was the daughter of the late Washington...

SADIE M. SANDERS

Sadie M. Sanders, 100, 1005 S. Church St., Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

BENNIE L. WALLACE

Died Dec. 29, 2017 Bennie L. Wallace, Sarecta community of Kenansville, died Friday at NHRMC of Wilmington. Funeral will be 11 a.m. today at St. Matthews AME Zion Church of Pink Hill. Interment will be in Boney Cemetery of...

HENRY A. WHITE

Died Dec. 30, 2017 Henry A. White, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017. "God's place, heaven." John 3:16. He graduated from Henry County Training School second in his class, and graduated with honors from Fort Valley State...

WILLIS E. WILLIAMS

Willis Earl Williams, 64, Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

MARY E. BISSETTE

Died Dec. 31, 2017 Mary E. Bissette, 84, Wilmington, formerly of Faison, died Sunday at Autumn Care of Myrtle Grove. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Faison Cemetery. She was born in 1933 in Duplin County, the...

JOHN CHANCE

John Chance, 57, died Monday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LUCILLE CLAYTON

Died Dec. 26, 2017 Lucille Clayton, 86, died Dec. 26 at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Apostle D.L. McIntyre Memorial Chapel....

JERRY KENT DUNN

Dec. 27, 1940-Dec. 29, 2017 Jerry Kent Dunn, 77, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, at Vidant Medical Center. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at 2 p.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery...

AUDREY V. HARRIS

June 25, 1927-Dec. 31, 2017 Audrey Vogel Harris, 90, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, at Brookdale Country Day Road. Audrey was born in St. Louis, Mo., June 25, 1927, to the late Frederick George Vogel and Florence...

HELEN P. HINSON

Helen Patterson Hinson, 86, Mount Olive, died at home Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

WILLIAM HOWARD

William Howard, 88, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

JESSE J. LOFTIN

June 2, 1954-Dec. 29, 2017 Bishop Jesse "Bishop Loftin" Jerome Loftin, 63, Fayetteville, died Friday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. in Cornerstone United Holy Church Inc. of LaGrange, with pastor Linda...

LYNEIL A. WASHINGTON

Lyneil Antonio Washington, 55, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

DONNA C. WILSON

Donna C. Wilson, 52, died Sunday at home in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Monday, January 1, 2018

WILLIE CLARK

Willie Clark, 90, Snow Hill, died Saturday at Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home, Kinston....

LINDA P. GURGANUS

April 8, 1949-Dec. 30, 2017 Linda Gail Pearsall Gurganus, 68, Goldsboro, completed her journey home on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, to the welcoming words, "Well done, my good and faithful servant," while surrounded by her family at Kitty Askins...

AUDREY V. HARRIS

Audrey Vogel Harris, 90, died Sunday at Brookdale Country Day Road. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LENA F. HOLT

May 31, 1921-Dec. 31, 2017 Lena Futrell Holt, 96, of Princeton, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. She was born on May 31, 1921, and was raised in Pine Level, N.C., where her parents, the late James Clyde...

DUSTIN WILLIAM LANCASTER

Jan. 28, 1981-Dec. 30, 2017 Dustin William Lancaster, 36, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at his home in Vanceboro. A service to celebrate Dustin's life will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at 1 p.m....

DR. TALBOT F. PARKER JR.

Dr. Talbot Fort Parker Jr., 90, died Saturday in Waynesville. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MILDRED W. POWELL

Mildred Wilson Powell, 93, died Sunday at the home of her daughter in Cary. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

REV. KING E. WHITE SR.

Jan. 11, 1929-Dec. 30, 2017 The Rev. King E. White Sr., age 88, of 119 Brandywood Drive, went home to Heaven on Saturday. A Homegoing Celebration will be Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Gospel Tabernacle Church in Dunn....