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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

CAROL B. BAPTISTE

Carol Bishop Baptiste, 70, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

FRED A. BOWSER

Died Feb. 24, 2018 Fred Alfred Bowser, 88, Fremont, died Saturday at Avante at Wilson. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. He was...

NORMAN HOOKER

Died Feb. 18, 2018 Norman Hooker, 81, died Feb. 18 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Memorial will be at Top Hat Ballroom at 7 p.m. March 17. He was married to Ella Mae. He is survived by two children....

KAREN LYNN LUDLUM

May 22, 1956-Feb. 26, 2018 Karen "Kay" Lynn Ludlum passed away suddenly Monday at UNC Wayne. She was born in Columbus County to Geraldine G. Moore and the late Thelton Ludlum. A service to celebrate Kay's life will be...

RUBY HARE MILLER

Sept. 24, 1937-Feb. 26, 2018 Ruby Hare Miller, 80, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Ruby was born in Duplin County Sept. 24, 1937, to the late Willie and Irene Hare. She was married...

WADE H. MOORE

Wade Hampton Moore, 72, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MILDRED A. MCKINLEY PARKS

Died Feb. 22, 2018 Mildred Alean McKinley Parks, 86, 212 Rollingwood Drive, Dudley, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Goldsboro-Raleigh District Assembly. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery. She was...

HENRY E. RICKMAN

Oct. 25,1937-Feb. 26, 2018 Henry Eddie Rickman, native and resident of South Boston, Va., and former resident of Wayne County, N.C., passed away Monday evening, Feb. 26, 2018, at Wayne Memorial Hospital at the age of 80. He was...

VICTOR J. TAVAREZ

Died Feb. 19, 2018 Victor Jose Tavarez, 57, LaGrange, died Feb. 19 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel of Snow Hill....

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

NORTON C. BATEMAN

June 30, 1933-Feb. 25, 2018 Norton Chryll Bateman, 84, formerly of Goldsboro, passed away Friday at Beacon Place in Greensboro. He was born in Roanoke, Va., to the late George and Kathrine Bateman, and was the husband of the...

WILLIAM E. COLEY

Died Feb. 23, 2018 William Earl Coley, 88, Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Branch Memorial Church of Wilson. Burial will be in Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

DELPHINE L. HARGETT

Delphine L. Hargett, 53, 275 Rockaway Parkway, Apt 1E, Brooklyn, N.Y., died Friday at Brooklyn Hospital Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

FREDDIE L. HENRY

Died Feb. 21, 2018 Freddie Lee Henry, 74, Magnolia, died Wednesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Wednesday at noon, with Bishop Donovan Taylor officiating. Burial will...

LILLIE HOLMES

Lillie Holmes, 84, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CLARISSA Y. HUNTER

Clarissa Yvonne Hunter, Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DONALD R. MCCOY

Donald R. McCoy died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

JACK M. O'CONNER

Jack Michael O'Conner, 68, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

NIAME L. PENDER

Niame Leon Pender, 36, Stantonsburg, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

RACHEL MOYE SINGLETON

Feb. 28, 1931-Feb. 26, 2018 Rachel Moye Singleton, 86, Goldsboro, passed away early Monday morning at her home surrounded by her family. Rachel was born in Wayne County Feb. 28, 1931, to the late Walter Street Moye and Maggie...

Monday, February 26, 2018

EDNA E. WATERS-HOLMES

Died Feb. 21, 2018 Ms. Edna E. Waters-Holmes, 71, Newark, N.J., formerly of LaGrange, N.C., passed Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. A viewing will be held Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, from noon to 2 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

MARIO D. BASS

Mario Dantonio Bass, 37, Dale City, Va., formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Carrons Funeral Home of Wilson....

DELEON COOR

Nov. 7, 1933-Feb. 24, 2018 V. Deleon Coor, 84, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Saturday evening while surrounded by his wife, children, grandchildren and family members as he rested at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Deleon was born Nov. 7, 1933,...

LEE HESTER BARNES EDWARDS

Died Feb. 13, 2018 Lee Hester Barnes Edwards, beloved wife of the late Elvrett C. Edwards, departed this life Feb. 13, 2018, at the age of 93. Viewing 9:30 a.m., followed by the celebration of life service at 10:30...

ANNIE L. KORNEGAY

Annie L. Kornegay, 87, 803 W. College St., Warsaw, died Sunday at the home of her son and daughter-in-law in Charlotte. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

LUCILE FREDERICK WORRELLS

Died Feb. 20, 2018 Lucile Frederick Worrells, 72, Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Tuesday at UNC Wayne Healthcare. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at D.L. McIntyre Memorial Chapel, with elder Denise Reed officiating. Visitation will be...

Sunday, February 25, 2018

NORTON BATEMAN

Norton Bateman, 84, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

ROSIE V. BEST

June 11, 1943-Feb. 23, 2018 Rosie Vasatko Best, 74, Four Oaks, passed away Friday morning surrounded by her loving family and the caring folks at Countryside Village. She is survived by the love of her life, her husband of...

FRED A. BOWSER

Fred Alfred Bowser, 88, Fremont, died Saturday at Avante at Wilson. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

WILLIAM COLEY

William Coley, 88, Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JANICE PITTMAN GURLEY

April 4, 1932-Feb. 23, 2018 Janice Pittman Gurley, 85, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully at Eagles Pointe Friday. Janice was born in Johnston County to the late J. Hugh Pittman and Lillie Hopkins Pittman. She was the devoted wife of...

HAROLD MATTHEW HERRING

Died Feb. 22, 2018 Harold Matthew Herring, 94, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The family will receive friends Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, from 2 to 3 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home, followed by a...

WILLIAM D. LEE

Dec. 20, 1962-Feb. 24, 2018 William Dean Lee, 55, 660 E. New Hope Road, died Saturday at UNC Chapel Hill. Graveside service will be Tuesday at noon in Fremont Cemetery. He was born Dec. 20, 1962, to Hubert Cox...

EARNEST EUGENE LOVINGS

Jan. 15, 1935-Feb. 21, 2018 Earnest Eugene Lovings, 83, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday evening at Wayne UNC Health Care. Ernie was born in Danville, Va., Jan. 15, 1935, to the late Hugh Ernest Lovings Jr. and Nina Ruth Scott...

MILDRED A. MCKINLEY PARKS

Mildred Alean McKinley Parks, 86, Dudley, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

KARI N. SANDER

Feb. 22, 1958-Feb. 21, 2018 Kari Lynn Ness Sander, 59, passed away Wednesday at her residence. Born in Seattle, Wash., she was the daughter of the late Gerald Deane Ness and Oretta Knipmeyer Ness, and wife of the late...

ROBERT A. VERNATT SR.

Died Feb. 16, 2018 Robert Avery Vernatt Sr., 47, 171 Cougar Lane, Pikeville, died Feb. 16 at home. Memorial service will be Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was born in...

CALVIN WILLIAMS

Calvin Williams Jr., 60, 456B Kelly Springs Road, Mount Olive, died Thursday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Friday, February 23, 2018

EVA M. MURCHISON-BROADIE

March 16, 1940-Feb. 20, 2018 Eva Mae Murchison-Broadie, 77, 114 Sandy Drive, died Tuesday in Sovah Health Center of Danville, Va. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial...

EDWARD L. CREWS

Died Feb. 13, 2018 Edward L. Crews, 73, Rocky Mount, died Feb. 13 at Nash General Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be...

LOUIS D. FAISON

Died Feb. 18, 2018 Louis D. Faison, 70, 184 David Bright Road, Faison, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Greater Six Runs Missionary Baptist Church of Turkey, with the Rev. Evelina Oliver officiating. He...

PEGGY PITTMAN GORE

June 13, 1932-Feb. 17, 2018 Peggy Pittman Gore passed away on the morning of Feb. 17. Ms. Gore was born June 13, 1932, in the District of Columbia to Robert W. Pittman and Martha Pauline Price. Ms. Gore was...

ELLIS R. HARGROVE

Died Feb. 20, 2018 Ellis Ray Hargrove, 84, 321 Robert F. Hargrove Road, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke Disciple Church, with elder Vester Freeman officiating. Burial in...

HAROLD MATTHEW HERRING

May 12, 1923-Feb. 22, 2018 Harold Matthew Herring, 94, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Harold was born in Wayne County May 12, 1923, to the late Matthew and Rose Herring. He was married for...

EARNEST E. LOVINGS

Earnest Eugene Lovings, 83, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BLANCHE S. WHITTINGTON

Feb. 27, 1925-Feb. 21, 2018 Esther Blanche Sutton Whittington, 92, Kinston, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Private graveside service will be Saturaday at Westview Cemetery of Kinston. Born Feb. 27, 1925, in the Bucklesberry community, she was...

Thursday, February 22, 2018

L.V. BARNES

Died Feb. 9, 2018 L.V. Barnes, 61, Wilson, died Feb. 9. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Wilson. Burial will be in Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson,. Arrangements are by...

EVA M. BROADIE

Eva Mae Broadie, 77, 114 Sandy Drive, died Tuesday in Sovah Health Center in Danville, Va. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

PATSY A. HINES

Died Feb. 17, 2018 Patsy Ann Hines, 80, Snow Hill, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at New Christian Fellowship Center of Snow Hill. Interment will be in Peter Grant Cemetery in Snow Hill....

LINDA CRAIG KANNAN

May 26, 1947-Feb. 19, 2018 Linda Craig Kannan, 70, passed away Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Linda was born May 26, 1947, to Kenneth E. and Eva G. Craig (Gray) in Aberdeen, Wash. She graduated...

MARK A. POPE

Dec. 16, 1962-Feb. 20, 2018 Mark Anthony Pope, 55, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Providence United Methodist Church, with visitation afterward. He was born in Wayne County Dec. 16,...

MARIE C. REES

Died Feb. 17, 2018 Marie C. Rees died in Raleigh, N.C., Feb. 17, 2018, at the age of 83. She is survived by her brother, Richard; her children, Carol (Rod) McCray, Dan and Don; and four grandchildren. She was...

JUNIUS L. SAULS

Died Feb. 15, 2018 Junius Lee Sauls, 75, 109 Randall Place, died Feb. 15. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek Association Headquarters, with pastor Carlton Barnes officiating. Burial will be in Willowdale Cemetery. Visitation will...

LOUIS E. SMITH

Died Feb. 17, 2018 Louis Earl Smith, 61, 1305 Holman St., Kinston, died Saturday at the North Carolina Veterans Home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Haughton Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Haiti Cemetery....

EARL SUTTON

April 6, 1927-Feb. 19, 2018 Earl "Pop" Sutton, 90, died Monday at UNC Health Care Center in Kinston. Funeral will be Saturday at noon in Britt Funeral Home Memorial Chapel of LaGrange, with apostle Bobby L. Kittrell officiating. Interment...

VICTOR J. TAVAREZ

Victor Jose Tavarez, 57, LaGrange, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

ERMA PETERSON WHITEHEAD

Died Feb. 18, 2018 Erma Peterson Whitehead, 84, 565 Mile Road, Vanceboro, died Sunday at CarolinaEast Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be in Peterson Family...

JIMMY D. WILKINS

April 19, 1937-Feb. 21, 2018 Jimmy Daniel Wilkins, 4027 Vesta Drive, Raleigh, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Mount Moriah Baptist Church of Raleigh. He was born April 19, 1937, to the late Frank and...

DEBRA D. WILLIAMS

Jan. 11, 1956-Feb. 20, 2018 Debra Denise Williams, 62, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mount Nelson Missionary Baptist Church in Eureka. Interment will be at Williams Family Cemetery....

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

KESHIA BARNES

Keshia Barnes, 38, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

VANESSA HERRING BOWDEN

Died Feb. 18, 2018 Vanessa Herring Bowden, 58, Rose Hill, died Sunday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Saturday at 2:30 p.m., with the Rev. James...

CHARLIE E. BRINSON

Died Feb. 19, 2018 Charlie Earl Brinson, 95, Magnolia, died Monday at Ashe Memory Gardens in Burgaw. Funeral will be at First Missionary Baptist Church of Kenansville Sunday at 1:30 p.m., with the Rev. Cornolius Moore officiating. Burial will...

EDWARD O. BRYANT

Died Feb. 14, 2018 Edward Odell Bryant, 86, Teachey, died Feb. 14 at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Saturday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Ruth Pugh...

WILLIE "DUB" RAY BURNETTE

Feb. 4, 1937-Feb. 19, 2018 Willie "Dub" Ray Burnette, 81, Goldsboro, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospices Center with his family by his side. Graveside service Friday at 3 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, with Bishop Jimmy Price officiating....

JOHN CHAPMAN

Jan. 8, 1951-Feb. 16, 2018 John Chapman, 67, 3668 Wayne Memorial Drive, peacefully succumbed to his master's call Friday at his residence. He was born Monday, Jan. 8, 1951, in Virginia to the late James II and Gladys Chapman....

FOSTINA L. COOPER

Died Feb. 18, 2018 Fostina Lisane Cooper, 61, Rose Hill, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill Thursday at noon, with the Rev. Cameron Hankins officiating. Burial will be...

PEGGY ANN ELLIS

Nov. 15, 1946-Feb. 17, 2018 Peggy Ann Williams Ellis, 71, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully in her home Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, while surrounded by her family. Peggy was born in Carroll County, Tenn., Nov. 15, 1946, to the late...

JAMES A. JARMAN

Died Feb. 16, 2018 James Anderson Jarman, 60, died Friday at Celtics Hospice Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Gateway to Heaven Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial will be in Westview Cemetery....

LINDA CRAIG KANNAN

Linda Craig Kannan, 70, died Monday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ALEX MALPASS

Sept. 5, 1923-Feb. 19, 2018 Mr. Alex Malpass, 94-year-old Mount Olive area resident, passed away Monday night, Feb. 19, at Wayne Hospital. Mr. Malpass was first and foremost a child of almighty God, having placed his trust in Jesus...

MARK A. POPE

Mark Anthony Pope, 55, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DORIS A. MURPHY SMITH

Died Feb. 18, 2018 Doris Ann Murphy Smith, 55, Warsaw, died Monday at home. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Friday at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Smith-Baggett Cemetery in Faison. She...

ROBERT A. VERNATT SR.

Robert Avery Vernatt Sr., 47, 171 Cougar Lane, Pikeville, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MARGARET ROSE POWELL WELLS

May 13, 1940-Feb. 19, 2018 Margaret Rose Powell Wells was the daughter of the late James Robert and Madge Sutton Powell. She was born May 13, 1940, in Wayne County, N.C., and went to be with her Lord and...

DEBRA WILLIAMS

Debra Williams, 62, Fremont, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

EDNA JONES WOOTEN

May 19, 1932-Feb. 19, 2018 Edna Jones Wooten, 85, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Edna was born in Wayne County May 19, 1932, and was the daughter of the late Floyd and...

MARVIN RAY WORLEY

March 15, 1948-Feb. 19, 2018 Marvin Ray Worley, 69, passed away Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, at UNC Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill surrounded by his family. Marvin was born in Wayne County, N.C., March 15, 1948, to the late...

LUCILE FREDERICK WORRELLS

Lucile Frederick Worrells, 72, Willowcreek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

ELBERT "AL" YARBOROUGH

Jan. 3, 1931-Feb. 16, 2018 Mr. Elbert "Al" Yarborough, 87, Durham, passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at Hock Family Pavilion. Mr. Yarborough was born Jan. 3, 1931, in Lee County, N.C., to the late Earl and Esther Yarborough....

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

ANDREW BRINSON JR.

Nov. 17, 1946-Feb. 14, 2018 Andrew Brinson Jr., 71, 643 Suggs St., Wilson, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Interment will be in Wayne...

WILLIE R. BURNETTE

Willie Ray Burnette, 81, died Monday at Kitty Askins. Arrangements are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

GREGORY V. CARSON

Gregory Vincent Carson, 37, 306 North Ave., Wilson, died Friday at Duke Medical Center in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

PEGGY A. ELLIS

Peggy Ann Ellis, 71, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ALMA S. HAWKINS

July 25, 1927-Feb. 19, 2018 Alma Suggs Hawkins, 90, LaGrange, died Monday at Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Gerald Stacy officiating. Burial will be...

NETTIE H. HOLMES

Sept. 19, 1940-Feb. 18, 2018 Retired United States Air Force Lt. Col. Nettie Frances Hollis Holmes, 77, peacefully passed away Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, surrounded by her family. Born in Martin County Sept. 19, 1940, she was the daughter...

CHARLES H. JONES

Charles Hilton Jones, 71, Pink Hill, died Wednesday at UNC Lenoir Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

DORIS F. KEYS

Died Feb. 14, 2018 Doris Faye Keys, 70, 2677 Dover Road, Cove City, died Wednesday at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Woodmen of the World Community Center, Dover. Visitation will an...

BETTY LANCASTER LEE

Aug. 24, 1941-Feb. 17, 2018 Betty Rene Lancaster Lee, 76, peacefully passed away Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care. She was born in Wayne County Aug. 24, 1941, to the late James Forest Lancaster and Virginia...

WILLIAM D. LEE

William Dean Lee, 55, 660 E. New Hope Road, died Saturday at UNC Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOHN S. POANDL

Died July 6, 2016 John Shelton Poandl, 56, died July 6, 2016. Funeral will be held at a later date. He was born in Wayne County to the late John Francis and Dorothy Thomas Poandl. He was married to...

DR. ROBERT CLINTON RIGSBY JR.

July 24, 1956-Feb. 15, 2018 Robert "Rob" Clinton Rigsby Jr., DVM, Goldsboro, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at Atantic Beach, N.C. He was born July 24, 1956, on Langley Air Force Base, Va. Rob was 61 years old. Dr....

VIRGINIA G. SENATZ

March 9, 1917-Feb. 17, 2018 Virginia Gimmi Senatz, 100, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, at Brookdale Country Day Road surrounded by her family. Virginia was born March 9, 1917, to the late Robert Gimmi and Maude Beitzel...

RELMA MORRIS "SMITTY" SMITH

May 17, 1931-Feb. 18, 2018 Relma Morris "Smitty" Smith, 86, 1906 N.C. 55 West, Mount Olive, passed away peacefully Sunday at his residence. Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Thunder Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church, 1519...

BILLYE J. WILSON

Died Feb. 17, 2018 Billye Jo Wilson, 66, Fremont, died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. No funeral will be held. She was born Dec. 26, 1952, in Wayne County to C.T. Peterson and Mattie Smith Arrangements are by...

Monday, February 19, 2018

WILMER R. BROCK

June 27, 1930-Feb. 18, 2018 Wilmer Ray Brock, 87, of Grantham, passed away Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. He is the son of the late John and Vonnie Brock, and husband of Lola Mae Brock. Mr. Brock was...

FRANCES GRACE WILLIFORD CAPPS

April 29,1942-Feb. 16, 2018 Frances Grace Williford Capps, 75, passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at her home in Pikeville. She was born April 29, 1942, and was the daughter of the late Billy Bryant and Letha Wiggs Williford....

MELBA PAT GURLEY

March 13, 1936-Feb. 17, 2018 Melba Pate Gurley, 81, completed her journey home on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, to the welcoming words, "Well done, my good and faithful servant." Melba was born in Wayne County on March 13, 1936,...

BETTY L. LEE

Betty Rene Lancaster Lee, 76, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LOUIS E. SMITH

Louis Earl Smith, 61, Kinston, formerly Trenton, died Saturday at the North Carolina State Veterans Home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home, Kinston....

MARY ELIZABETH STAFFORD

Jan. 11, 1938-Feb.17, 2018 Mary Elizabeth Williams Stafford, 80, Pikeville, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Mary Elizabeth was born in Wayne County on Jan. 11, 1938, to the...

ROBERTA SUGGS

Roberta Suggs, 79, Kinston, died Friday at Genesis Health Care, Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home, Kinston....

ERMA P. WHITEHEAD

Erma Petterson Whitehead, 84, Vanceboro, died Sunday at CarolinaEast Medical Center, New Bern. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home, Kinston....

JODY F. WRENN

Jody Faye Wrenn, 65, died Feb. 12, 2018, at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Sunday, February 18, 2018

REGINALD L. BARNES

June 2, 1969-Feb. 15, 2018 Reginald L. Barnes, 48, Wilson, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral is Thursday at 1 p.m. at Wilson Chapel FWB Church. Burial at Hamilton Burial Gardens. He was born June 2, 1969,...

SHARON L. BEASLEY

Oct. 7, 1969-Feb. 16, 2018 Sharon Lynn Beasley, 48-year-old resident of the Seven Springs area, died Friday night at her home. A service of remembrance will be Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 3 p.m. at Grant's Chapel Free Will Baptist...

BARBARA M. BISSETTE

July 20, 1947-Feb. 15, 2018 Barbara Marie Lassiter Bissette, 70, Belfast community, died Thursday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside service is today at 2 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery, LaGrange. She was born in Wayne County on...

ANDREW BRINSON JR.

Andrew Brinson Jr., 71, Wilson, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

WILLIE J. BRITT

Feb. 26, 1924-Feb. 16, 2018 Willie J. Britt, age 93, of Mount Olive, passed away peacefully at Wayne UNC Health Care on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was born in Wayne County on Feb. 26,...

ANDY BRYAN

June 2, 1957-Feb. 14, 2018 George Anderson "Andy" Bryan Jr., 60, of LaGrange, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Andy was born June 2, 1957, in Lenoir County to George Anderson Bryan Sr. and Betty Jean Bryan. He worked...

JOHN CHAPMAN

John Chapman, 67, 3668 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RANDALL COONE

July 29, 1936-Feb. 16, 2018 Randall Coone, Goldsboro, passed away on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at Woodard's Care. Randall was born in Barbourville, Ky., on July 29, 1936, to the late Eugene Richard Coone and Martha Perry Coone. He...

MARY LOUISE MCMILLAN CUNNINGHAM

Nov. 14, 1938-Feb. 15, 2018 Mary Louise Cunningham, 79, left this world to be with Jesus Thursday evening while surrounded by her family. Mary was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother whose love for life and others was...

ALEXANDER Y. DELCID

May 25, 2016-Feb. 12, 2018 Alexander Yair Antonez Delcid, 1, Selma, died Monday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Funeral is today at 11 a.m. at Iglesia Pentecostal, Selma. Burial in the Hills of the Neuse Memorial Gardens. He was born...

JAMES E. FARMER

Died Jan. 30, 2018 James E. Farmer, 55, Wilson, died Jan. 30, 2018. Funeral was Saturday at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, Wilson. Burial in Hamilton Burial Garden....

HAZEL AYCOCK GRIEWAHN

Dec. 14, 1917-Feb. 16, 2018 Hazel Aycock Griewahn, 100, Pikeville, died Friday at the Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral services will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Free Will Baptist Church, 1100 Pikeville-Princeton Road. Committal will...

DONALD W. GRIMES

Died Feb. 14, 2018 Donald Wayne Grimes, 72, died Wednesday at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern. No formal services are planned. Grimes was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Janie Grimes. He is survived by his...

MELBA P. GURLEY

Melba Pate Gurley, 81, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KATIE STRICKLAND HARRELSON

Died Feb. 16, 2018 Katie Strickland Harrelson, 91 of Sneads Ferry, passed away Friday afternoon at her home. "Miss Katie" will be missed by many for her generosity, her smile, and her cooking. She loved baking cakes, pies, and...

PATSY HINES

Patsy Hines, 80, Snow Hill, died Saturday, at home. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

JAMES A. JARMAN

James Anderson Jarman, 60, formerly of Trenton, died Friday at Celtics Hospice Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home....

MARY E. JOYNER

Died Feb. 14, 2018 Mary E. Joyner, 96, Farmville, died Wednesday. Funeral is Monday at noon at St. James Free Will Baptist Church, Farmville. Burial in Sunset Memorial Garden. Visitation is Monday from 11 a.m. to noon at the...

BONNITA JULIAN

Died Feb. 16, 2018 Bonnita Jean Cassatt Julian, 56, Kinston, died Friday. Funeral is today at 2:30 p.m. at 4865 Sharon Church Road, Kinston, with minister Gary Harris officiating. She is survived by her husband, Sammy; and a daughter....

MELISSA F. MASSEY

Oct. 22, 1958-Feb. 12, 2018 Melissa Furnan "Missy" Massey, 59, passed away Monday at her home. She is the daughter of Peggy Waters Hester and the late Eddie Hester. Missy leaves behind her loving husband, Donny Lee Massey, of...

MARJORIE R. POWELL

Dec. 20, 1950-Feb. 16, 2018 Marjorie Rose Powell, 67, of Mount Olive, passed away Friday at her home. She is the daughter of the late Needham J. and Lillie W. Rose, and is the wife of Joseph Powell Sr....

ROBERT C. RIGSBY JR.

Dr. Robert C. Rigsby Jr., 61, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

JUNIUS L. SAULS

Junius Lee Sauls, 75, 109 Randall Place, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

ELEANOR S. TUCKER

April 7, 1924-Feb. 17, 2018 Mrs. Eleanor Stancil Tucker, Faison resident, passed away early Saturday, Feb. 17, at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center at the age of 93. A lifelong homemaker, she was married to the late Ben Tucker....

ALVIN M. WESSON

Died Feb. 4, 2018 Alvin McCoy Wesson, 69, Wilson, died Feb. 4, 2018. Funeral was Saturday at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, Wilson....

BILLYE JO WILSON

Billye Jo Wilson, 66, Fremont, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Friday, February 16, 2018

BARBARA BISSETTE

Barbara Bissette, 70, Belfast, died Thursday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

B. DELL BROADWELL SR.

Aug. 24, 1926-Feb. 12, 2018 Bertram Dell Broadwell, 91, Seven Springs, passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Dell was born Aug. 24, 1926, in Polk County, Fla., to the late Walter Broadwell and Artie Chancey Broadwell. His wife...

ROYCHESTER LEE BRODIE

Oct. 23, 1943-Feb. 10, 2018 Roychester Lee Brodie, 74, the Brian Center, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Oct. 23, 1943, in Wayne County to Johnnie and Lonnie Mae Smith Brodie, and is survived by four...

GEORGE BRYAN JR.

George "Andy" Bryan Jr., 60, Seven Springs, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

JULIA BERRY CRUMPLER

Died Feb. 15, 2018 Julia Berry Crumpler, 78, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Julia was born and raised in the Nahunta community to the late Rodney Harris Berry and Ila Mae Gurley...

DAVID F. DARDEN III

Sept. 1, 1981-Feb. 9, 2018 David F. "Rico" Darden III, 36, Atlanta, Ga., formerly of Wayne County, died Feb. 9. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mount Zion Church Ministries. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park....

TIMOTHY S. DEWAR

Oct. 30, 1956-Feb. 13, 2018 Timothy Sanford "Tim" Dewar, 61, Kinston, died Tuesday. Memorial service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. He was born Oct. 30, 1956, in Lenoir County to the late Robert Lindsey...

PANTICE "PAT" PARKS SMITH INGRAM FISH

July 29, 1934-Feb. 13, 2018 Pantice "Pat" Parks Smith Ingram Fish, 83, Venice, Fla., and Pine Knoll Shores, N.C., formerly of Wilson, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Venice Hospice House in Venice, Fla. The funeral service will be...

HELEN FREDERICK

Died Feb. 10, 2018 Helen Frederick, 77, Raleigh, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Mount Zion Church Ministries. She is survived by a daughter and three...

DONALD GRIMES

Donald Grimes, 72, died Wednesday at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

EMMA L. HIGHSMITH

Died Feb. 10, 2018 Emma Lee Highsmith, 86, died Saturday at Warsaw Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Hallsville Missionary Baptist Church of Beulaville, with the Rev James Davis officiating. Burial will be in the...

PAULINE SUTTON JINNETTE

Aug. 29, 1926-Feb. 15, 2018 Pauline Sutton Jinnette completed her journey home Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, to the welcoming words, "Well done, my good and faithful servant." Pauline was born in Sampson County Aug. 29, 1926, to the late...

MARY E. JOYNER

Mary E. Joyner, 96, Farmville, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

DORIS F. KEYS

Doris F. Keys, 70, 2677 Dover Road, Cove City, died Wednesday at CarolinaEast Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

MELISSA FURNAN MASSEY

Oct. 22. 1958-Feb. 12, 2018 Melissa Furnan "Missy" Massey, 59, passed away Monday at her home. She was the daughter of Peggy Waters Hester and the late Eddie Hester. Missy leaves behind her loving husband, Donny Lee Massey of the...

SHIRLEY CASHWELL WELLS

Nov. 3, 1938-Feb. 11, 2018 Shirley Cashwell Wells, 79, Calypso, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, Feb. 11, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Garner, N.C., the daughter of the late Raymond and Ruby Cashwell. She was...

Thursday, February 15, 2018

ANDREW BRINSON JR.

Andrew Brinson Jr., 71, Wilson, died at home Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MATTIE TYNDALL COKER

Died Feb. 14, 2018 Mattie Tyndall Coker, Dudley, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018 A private graveside service will be held at Seven Springs United Methodist Church Cemetery, with the Rev. Alton Ball officiating. Mrs. Coker is survived by...

TERESA G. CUSTER

Oct. 25, 1953-Feb. 8, 2018 Teresa Gail Custer, 64, Princeton, died at Pruitt Health in New Bern Feb. 8. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. in Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. She was...

MARIO D. DOWELL JR.

Died Feb. 8, 2018 Mario Desmond Dowell Jr., 22, A-221 Craven Terrace, New Bern, died Feb. 8. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Jasper G. Hayes Omega Center. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service. The...

THOMAS D. ELLINGTON

Nov. 2, 1958-Feb. 13, 2018 Thomas Duke Ellington, Mount Olive, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 13, at Wayne Hospital. He was 59 years of age. Tommy, as he was known, had been employed with Young's Auto Salvage Co. prior to...

GLORIA D. FURLOW

Died Feb. 11, 2018 Gloria Denise Furlow, 56, Kenansville, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Saturday at 1 p.m. Visitation will be Saturday from noon to 1 p.m. at...

FANNIE V. GARDNER

Died Feb. 10, 2018 Fannie Viola Gardner, 79, 594 Dawson Road, Grifton, died Saturday at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, N.Y. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church of Grifton. Visitation will be an...

FRANK W. JOYNER

June 3, 1941-Feb. 10, 2018 Frank Wilton Joyner, 76, Pikeville, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at noon in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will be...

TRESHA M. LATHAM

Tresha Monique Latham, 43, Atlanta, Ga., died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CECIL GARRENTON LEGGETT JR.

Jan. 24, 1950-Feb. 13, 2018 Cecil Garrenton Leggett Jr., 68, Pikeville, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, at Wayne UNC Hospital. Cecil was born in Martin County Jan. 24, 1950, to Nina Leggett of Bear Grass and the late...

HAZEL J. OLIVER

Aug. 23, 1931-Feb. 11, 2018 Hazel J. Oliver, 86, 5405 Danube Lane, Durham, died Sunday at Eno Pointe Assisted Living. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and...

ANNIE B. BENSON PARRISH

Jan. 21, 1926-Feb. 13, 2018 Annie Belle Benson Parrish, 92, Lucama, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Gardens. She was born...

ROSA L. WOOTEN RAIFORD

Jan. 11, 1926-Feb. 11, 2018 Rosa Lee Wooten Raiford, 92, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Barnes Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Barnes Cemetery. She...

GLADDIE JOHNSON SCOTT

Died Feb. 11, 2018 Gladdie Johnson Scott, Greensboro, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Love and Faith Christian Fellowship Church of Greensboro, with pastor Michael Thomas officiating. She was married to the late...

JACKIE E. TUCKER JR.

Died Feb. 8, 2018 Jackie Edward Tucker Jr., 62, died Feb. 8 at home in Rose Hill. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Friday at noon. He was married to Hazel Tucker of...

CHASE JULIAN WALKER

Feb. 5, 2018-Feb. 13, 2018 Chase Julian Walker passed peacefully in the arms of his loving parents Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018. Chase was born Feb. 5, 2018. During his eight short days here on Earth, he touched many lives,...

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

NANCY OPHELIA CAVENAUGH BARNES

July 6, 1940-Feb. 11, 2018 Nancy Ophelia Cavenaugh Barnes, 77, Fremont, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro. Homegoing services will be held Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018,...

THOMAS ALAN BRITT

Dec. 17, 1969-Feb. 12, 2018 Thomas Alan Britt, 48, passed away Monday at Wayne UNC Healthcare after a short battle with cancer. He was the son of Diane Andrews and the late Benjamin Thomas Britt, and was the husband...

DELL BROADWELL

Bertram Dell Broadwell, 91, Seven Springs, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

ROYCHESTER L. BRODIE

Oct. 23, 1943-Feb. 10, 2018 Roychester Lee Brodie, 74, Brian Center, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Friday at noon at St. Mark Church of Christ. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park North. He was...

ALEXANDER Y.A. DELCID

Alexander Yair Antonez Delcid, 1, 173 Lillian Road, Selma, died Monday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HELEN FREDRICK

Helen Fredrick, 77, 2616 Fernbrook Road, Raleigh, formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Majestic Funeral Home....

ELBERT W. GOWER

Aug. 9, 1939-Feb. 12, 2018 Elbert Wayne Gower, 78, Kenly, died Monday at home. Funeral will be private at Upper Black Creek Cemetery. He was born in Johnston County Aug. 9, 1939, to the late Lawrence and Lavina Rowe...

BARBARA S. HICKS

Oct. 20, 1937-Feb. 12, 2018 Barbara Jean Strickland Hicks, 80, passed away Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, at Wayne UNC Hospital surrounded by her family. Barbara was born in Wilson County, N.C., Oct. 20, 1937, to the late Hattie Blanche...

JOYCE OUTLAW HINSON

Aug. 22, 1933-Feb. 12, 2018 Joyce Evelyn Outlaw Hinson, 84, resident of the Mount Olive community of "Doodletown," passed away Monday afternoon, Feb. 12, at Duke University Hospital. She was a lovely and lovable lady, so how appropriate that...

ANDRES V. MENDIOLA

Dec. 15, 1936-Feb. 12, 2018 Andres Valentin Mendiola, 81, Elijah Loftin Road, Kinston, N.C., passed away Monday, Feb. 12, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount...

CHASE J. WALKER

Chase Julian Walker died Tuesday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral Service....

ADALENNER KITTRELL WATERS

Died Feb. 8, 2018 Adalenner Kittrell Waters, 100, LaGrange, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Friday at 12:30 p.m. at Rouse's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of LaGrange. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in LaGrange....

DANIEL WHITLEY SR.

Sept. 5, 1920-Feb. 12, 2018 Dan Whitley Sr., 97, Stantonsburg, died Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. Funeral Friday 1 p.m. Stantonsburg United Methodist Church, followed by visitation. Interment will be in Stantonsburg Cemetery. He is survived by his son, Dr....

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

KENNETH C. ANDERSON

Sept. 10, 1939-Feb. 10, 2018 Kenneth Coral Anderson, 78, LaGrange, passed away Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. Kenneth was born Sept. 10, 1939, in Wayne County to the late Norbert Anderson and Tempie Martin Anderson. Kenneth served his country in...

NANCY O. CAVENAUGH BARNES

Nancy Ophelia Cavenaugh Barnes, 77, Fremont, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

TRACY DEAN BEST

Died Feb. 7, 2018 Tracy Dean Best, 58, Wayne County, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. Funeral service Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, 3 p.m., West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel, Newton Grove. Officiating, the Rev. Donald Massey and friend, Neil...

ERNESTINE ROLLINS BOSTIC

Feb. 26, 1917-Feb. 10, 2018 Ernestine Rollins Bostic passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018. Affectionately known by her family, friends, grandchildren and great-grandchildren as "Teenie," she was just two weeks from her 101st birthday. Teenie was born Feb....

BOBBY COLLIER

Nov. 17, 1929-Feb. 11, 2018 Robert Joseph "Bobby" Collier, 88, passed away Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at Wayne UNC Hospital. Bobby was born in Pikeville, N.C., Nov. 17, 1929, to Samuel David Collier and Annie Mae Stith Collier. He...

DAVID F. DARDEN III

David F. "Rico" Darden III, 36, Atlanta, Ga., formerly of Wayne County, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

MARIO D. DOWELL JR.

Mario D. Dowell Jr., 22, A-221 Craven Terrace, New Bern, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

CYNTHIA M. FILES

Died Feb. 10, 2018 Cynthia M. Files, 65, Warsaw, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Rainbow Missionary Baptist Church of Warsaw. Burial will be in Ida Hodges Cemetery of Warsaw. Arrangements by...

MARY FRANCES GREENFIELD FOY

Died Feb. 11, 2018 Mrs. Mary Frances Greenfield Foy, 91, Seven Springs, N.C., passed away Feb. 11, 2018. The funeral service is scheduled for noon Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at Millers Chapel AME Zion Church, 269 Millers Chapel Church...

FANNIE V. GARDNER

Fannie Viola Gardner, 79, died Saturday at Elmhust Hospital in Queens, N.Y. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

BARBARA J. HICKS

Barbara Jean Hicks, 80, died Monday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MELISSA MASSEY

Melissa "Missy" Massey, 59, Mount Olive, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

WALTER J. MATTOCKS

Died Feb. 1, 2018 Walter James Mattocks, 85, 2150 Hull Road, died Feb. 1 in the North Carolina Veterans Home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gateway to Heaven Holiness Church of Kinston. Interment will be in Eastern...

HAZEL J. OLIVER

Hazel J. Oliver, 86, 5405 Danube Lane, died Sunday at Eno Pointe Assisted Living of Durham. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

BELLE CATES PADGETT

Sept. 15, 1930-Feb. 11, 2018 Belle Cates Padgett, 87, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at Brookdale Berkeley Boulevard in Goldsboro. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, at 6 p.m....

ROSA L. RAIFORD

Rosa Lee Raiford, 92, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

RUBY F. WALLACE

Died Feb. 12, 2018 Ruby Ellen Farmer Wallace, Goldsboro, N.C., died Monday, Feb. 12, 2018, at Brian Center Southpoint, Durham, N.C. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at Oakdale Cemetery in Washington, N.C. Ms. Wallace...

KELVIN L. WEBB

Died Feb. 8, 2018 Kelvin L. Webb, 52, Warsaw, died Thursday at Vidant Med Center of Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Prayer of Faith Church of Warsaw. Burial will be in Smith Cemetery of Warsaw. Arrangements...

WILLIAM IVAN WELLONS

Sept. 1, 1928-Feb. 11, 2018 William Ivan Wellons died Feb. 11, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 1, 1928, to the late Harvey Bryant Wellons and Eula Boyette Wellons. William retired as the...

MABEL J. KRAUSE WORLEY

Feb. 15, 1936-Jan. 24, 2018 Mabel Jean Krause Worley, 81, Princeton, died Jan. 24. No funeral will be held. Burial will be at Progressive Presbyterian Church Cemetery. She was born Feb. 15, 1936, in Berrien County, Mich., to the...

Monday, February 12, 2018

KENNETH C. ANDERSON

Kenneth C. Anderson, LaGrange, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

ROY C. BRODIE

Roy Chester Brodie, 74, Brian Center, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOYCE COLEY

Dec. 7, 1954-Feb. 10, 2018 Joyce Coley, 63, 605 Fleetwood St., died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. She was born Dec....

BOBBY COLLIER

Bobby Collier died Sunday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LARRY GLAUG

1948-2018 "I am on my next journey." (Pd)...

BELLE PADGETT

Belle Padgett, 87, died Sunday at Brookdale Senior Living Solutions. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GERRY N. PHELPS

Oct. 24, 1936-Feb. 10, 2018 Gerry Norman Phelps Sr., 81, passed away Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Hanover, N.H., he was the son of the late Earl Edward Phelps and Clara Kibbie Phelps. He was also...

Sunday, February 11, 2018

THELMA BEASLEY ARMSTRONG

Thelma Beasley Armstrong, 86, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

L.V. BARNES

L.V. Barnes, 61, Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JAMES FRANKLIN BELL III

Retired Sgt. Maj. James Franklin Bell III was born June 24, 1965, to Betty Jean Bell and the late James Bell in Goldsboro, N.C. He was preceded in death by his father, James Franklin Bell Sr.; son, James Franklin...

DANNY BROWN

Died Feb. 7, 2018 How fitting it is that the circle of life should end, and we return to our maker on the day we are born. Danny Brown left his earthly home Feb. 7, his birthday, to reunite...

JOE CLARKE

July 13, 1975-Feb. 9, 2018 Joseph Nicholas Clarke left this world to be with Jesus Friday afternoon while surrounded by his family. Joe was a beloved husband, father and friend, whose love for life and others was apparent to...

JOYCE COLEY

Joyce Coley, 63, 605 Fleetwood St., died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

EMILY C. ERWIN

April 4, 1930-Feb. 7, 2018 Emily Castelloe Erwin, 87, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at Eagle's Pointe. Emily was born in Bertie County April 4, 1930, to the late William C. Castelloe and Gurtha Mitchell Castelloe. She...

EMMA HIGHSMITH

Emma Highsmith, 86, Warsaw, died at Warsaw Health and Rehab Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

FRANK W. JOYNER

Frank Wilton Joyner, 76, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

BEVERLY KAY MACQUEEN

Dec. 19, 1934-Feb. 7, 2018 Beverly Kay MacQueen, 84, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. She was the widow of the late George Foster MacQueen. Born in Enid, Okla., Beverly and her late husband moved to Goldsboro...

WALTER J. MATTOCKS

Walter James Mattocks, 85, 2150 Hull Road, Kinston, died Feb. 1 at North Carolina Veterans Home of Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

TRAVIS S. MILLER

Died Feb. 8, 2018 Travis Sebastian Miller, 39, Teachey, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Tuesday at 1 p.m., with elder Ray Anthony officiating. Burial will be at Duplin...

RONNIE M. PIPKIN

April 13, 1949-Feb. 8, 2018 Ronnie Mark Pipkin, 68, Princeton, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital Thursday. Funeral was in Casey Funeral Home chapel Saturday at 4 p.m., with the Rev. David Moehring officiating. He was born April 13, 1949,...

AMPHON SONYOTHA

March 2, 1960-Feb. 8, 2018 Amphon Sonyotha, 57, died Thursday. Funeral will be Monday at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. He was born in Thailand March 2, 1960 to the late Ma Sornyota...

RONNIE TEACHEY

March 12, 1950-Feb. 9, 2018 James Ronnie Teachey, 67, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, at his home. Ronnie was born in Wayne County March 12, 1950, to Jessie Smith Jackson of Goldsboro and the late James...

ADALENNER WATERS

Adalenner Waters, 100, LaGrange, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

Friday, February 9, 2018

MELVIN D. ANDERSON

Nov. 7, 1931-Feb. 7, 2018 Melvin Dees Anderson passed away Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Melvin was born in Wayne County, N.C., Nov. 7, 1931, to the late John Henry and...

DEACON KARL DUBOIS ARTIS SR.

Nov. 25, 1939-Feb. 4, 2018 Deacon Karl Dubois Artis Sr., 78, 201 Brentwood Circle, Dudley, died Sunday in Willow Creek Nursing Home. He was born Nov. 25, 1939, in Wayne County to Nathaniel and Ruthie Mae Barnes Artis. He...

GENESIS C. DE LEON GONZALES

Feb. 6, 2018-Feb. 7, 2018 Genesis Camila de Leon Gonzales died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Sunday at 11 a.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with pastor Mauricio Valesquez officiating. Burial will be at Wayne...

T. GORDON HARRELL

June 22, 1936-Feb. 6, 2018 Thomas Gordon Harrell, 81, passed away Tuesday at Wayne UNC Healthcare surrounded by his family, He was the son of the late Milford and Inez Harrell and stepmother, Ruth Harrell, and the widow of...

LELAND M. HEATH JR.

Sept. 29, 1942-Feb. 7, 2018 Leland Monroe Heath Jr., 75, Kinston, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be 6 tonight at Rouse Funeral Home. Burial will be private. He was born Sept. 29, 1942, in Lenoir...

ALEXANDER HEIGHT JR.

Jan. 30, 1944-Feb. 4, 2018 Alexander "Lucky" Height Jr., 73, 3114 Central Heights Road, died Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial...

LUCY M. JACKSON JEFFERSON

Died Feb. 6, 2018 Lucy Mae Jackson Jefferson, 95, 3065 N.C. 55 West, Jasper community, died Tuesday at Pruitt Health Care-Neuse. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Mount Mariah Missionary Baptist Church of Cove City. Burial will be...

LUCILLE H. KENNEDY

Dec. 18, 1928-Feb. 7, 2018 Lucille Hardy Kennedy, 89, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. today at Rouse Funeral Home. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. She was born Dec. 18, 1928, in Greene County to the...

KERWIN KINSEY

Feb. 12, 1958-Feb. 7, 2018 Kerwin Kinsey, 59, 558 Old Grantham Road, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery....

BEVERLY K. MACQUEEN

Beverly Kay MacQueen, 83, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

RAJARAO MATTEGUNTA

Aug. 7, 1938-Feb. 5, 2018 Rajarao Mattegunta, 79, went to his heavenly home Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Homegoing services will be held Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, at 11 a.m. at New Life Baptist...

DALE L. MCCLOUD

July 28, 1933-Feb. 4, 2018 Dale Leroy McCloud, 84, Dudley, died at home. Private graveside service will be at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. He was the son of the late Mary C. and Forest McCloud, and husband of...

KAY LEWIS MILLARD

Died Feb. 7, 2018 Kay Lewis Millard, 74, Dudley, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Memorial service will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Legacy Baptist Church. She was born in Duplin County June 30, 1943, to the...

APRIL M. FRARY SHARPE

March 30, 1983-Feb. 6, 2018 April Michelle Frary Sharpe, 34, 707 National Drive, died Tuesday. Graveside service will be Monday at noon in Vinson Family Cemetery. She was born March 30, 1983, in Wayne County to Steve Frary and...

JOYCE LANGLEY TEDDER

March 7, 1936-Feb. 7, 2018 Joyce Langley Tedder, 81, Lucama, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Visitation will be Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m., followed by a funeral at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service,...

ALVIN M. WESSON

Alvin McCoy Wesson, 69, Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Thursday, February 8, 2018

KARL D. ARTIS SR.

Nov. 25, 1939-Feb. 4, 2018 Deacon Karl Dubois Artis Sr., 78, 201 Brentwood Circle, Dudley, died Sunday in Willow Creek Nursing Home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Bear Creek Headquarters. He was born Nov. 25, 1939,...

EDNA R. AYCOCK

Dec. 17, 1943-Feb. 6, 2018 Edna Rose Aycock, 74, Pikeville, died Tuesday at her sister's home. Funeral will be 7 tonight in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home. Graveside service will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Edgerton Aycock...

JAMES FRANKLIN BELL III

Retired Senior Master Sgt. James Franklin Bell III was born June 24, 1965, to Betty Jean Bell and the late James Bell in Goldsboro, N.C. He was preceded in death by his father, James Franklin Bell Sr.; son, James...

DANIEL G. BROWN

Daniel Gordon Brown, 52, Walnut Creek, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

SAMUEL P. CARLTON

Oct. 9, 1940-Feb. 6, 2018 Samuel P. Carlton, 77, 290 Mother Gaston Blvd., Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be...

BOBBY E. ELLIS SR.

Died Jan. 31, 2018 Bobby Earl Ellis Sr., 76, 4118 N.C. 581 South, Bailey, died at Wilson Medical Center Jan. 31. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

EMILY C. ERWIN

Emily C. Erwin, 87, died Wednesday at Eagle's Pointe. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

AURIEL S. RATLIFF FOYE

Died Feb. 2, 2018 Auriel Sor'rai Ratliff Foye, 3, 9 Caver Court, Apt E, died Friday at UNC Chapel Hill Children's Hospital Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark Church Ministries. Burial will be in Academy Green...

BETTY T. GRANTHAM

Jan. 3, 1935-Feb. 6, 2018 Betty Thompson Grantham, 83, Smith's Chapel community west of Mount Olive, received her promotion to heaven Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 6, 2018, while at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She leaves behind her two sons, Eugene Grantham...

HELEN J. HARPER

Died Feb. 2, 2018 Helen Jean Harper, 74, Morano Valley, Calif., formerly of Snow Hill, died Friday. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Ward AME Zion Church of Los Angeles. Arrangements by S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home...

T. GORDON HARRELL

Thomas Gordon Harrell died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

LELAND M. HEATH JR.

Leland Monroe Heath Jr., 75, Kinston, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

BOBBY ALLEN HERRING

Died Feb. 7, 2018 Bobby Allen "Hoss" Herring, 81, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018, at his home residence surrounded by his family. Hoss was well known in the community and very loved by family and friends. He had...

JAMES G. HERRING

Dec. 19, 1932-Feb. 5, 2018 James Garland Herring, 85, LaGrange, died Monday at home. Graveside service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at The Flatfield Cemetery. He was born Dec. 19, 1932, in Lenoir County to the late Egbert...

CHARLES E. HILL

June 15, 1942-Feb. 6, 2018 Charles E. Hill, 75, passed away Tuesday at his home. Charles was born in Wayne County, N.C., June 15, 1942, to the late Ed and Ruth Woodard Hill. He was married for 57 years...

NANCY JAMES

Died Feb. 3, 2018 Nancy James, 76, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

LUCILLE H. KENNEDY

Lucille Hardy Kennedy, 89, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

KERWIN KINSEY

Kerwin Kinsey, 59, 558 Old Grantham Road, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RAJARAO MATTEGUNTA

Homegoing services for Rajarao Mattegunta will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at New Life Baptist Church in Goldsboro, with visitation afterward. Surviving are two daughters, Dr. Suneetha Mattegunta and Agnes Mattegunta, RN, MSN. Arrangements by Howell Funeral Home...

KAY LEWIS MILLARD

Kay Lewis Millard, 74, Dudley, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

EFFIE A. MITCHELL

Feb. 7, 1926-Feb. 6, 2018 Effie Anderson Mitchell, 91, passed away Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Rubert Joseph Anderson and Maggie Anderson, and wife of the late...

MABEL NIXON

Mabel "Soissette" Nixon, 85, died Monday at Vidant Duplin Hospital of Kenansville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation of Warsaw....

APRIL M. FRARY SHARPE

April Michelle Frary Sharpe, 34, 707 National Drive, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

KATHERINE HARRELL FLYNN

July 6, 1937-Jan. 19, 2018 Katherine Harrell Flynn, 80, died the morning of Jan. 19, 2018, in Warminster, Pa., from a stroke complicated by Parkinson's disease Born July 6, 1937, in Goldsboro, N.C., she was the eldest child of...

AURIEL RATLIFF FOYE

Auriel Ratliff Foye, 3, 9 Carver Court, Apt E, died Friday at UNC Health Care Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

JAMES G. HERRING

James G. Herring, 85, LaGrange, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

CHARLES HILL

Charles Hill, 75, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LORRAINE HALES HOWELL

Jan. 13, 1928-Feb. 5, 2018 Lorraine Hales Howell, 90, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her loved ones. Lorraine was born in Wayne County Jan. 13, 1928, to the late Harvey...

LUCY JACKSON JEFFERSON

Lucy Jackson Jefferson, 95, 3065 N.C. 55 West, New Bern, died Tuesday at Pruitt Health Care-Neuse. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

RAJARAO MATTEGUNTA

Rajarao Mattegunta, 79, died Monday, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DOUGLAS MITCHELL SR.

May 24, 1950-Feb. 3, 2018 Douglas Mitchell Sr., 67, 1300 S. Harding Drive, Apt. 202, died Saturday in Rex Hospital of Raleigh. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek Headquarters. Interment will be in Wayne Memorial...

WILLIAM "BILL" RAINS

Oct. 24, 1925-Feb. 5, 2018 William Rowe "Bill" Rains, 92, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, after a brief illness. A celebration of his life will be held Friday, Feb. 9, 2108, with visitation at 10 a.m....

DOROTHY W. RAYMER

May 11, 1924-Feb. 1, 2018 Dorothy Ebbie West Raymer, 93, passed away Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, at her home. She was born in Wayne County May 11, 1924, to the late Broddie West and Nora Crumpler West. Dorothy had...

CLARA LANE TAYLOR

March 13, 1933-Feb. 4, 2018 Clara Lane Taylor, 84, Faison, passed away Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, N.C. Mrs. Taylor was born March 13, 1933, in Duplin County, N.C., to the late William Jarvis Lane...

MARTHA B. WYATT

Dec. 21, 1933-Feb. 4, 2018 Martha B. Wyatt, formerly of Goldsboro, went home to her Lord and Savior in her sleep Feb. 4, 2018. She was the daughter of the late James Barnes and Catherine Collier Barnes, and wife...

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

KIMBERLY D. BENDOLA

July 8, 1959-Feb. 5, 2018 Kimberly Ann Dissinger Bendola, 58, died Monday at home. No funeral will be held. She was born in Winter Park, Fla., July 8, 1959, to the late George and Margaret Peck Dissinger. She is...

CHARLIE RAYMOND CRAFT JR.

Oct. 8, 1944-Jan. 26, 2018 Charlie Raymond Craft Jr. died Jan. 26, 2018. He was born Oct. 8, 1944. He was preceded by his wife, Ann of 54 years. He is survived by his children, Tommy Craft (Peggy) and...

KENNETH MAXWELL HERRING JR.

March 6, 1945-Feb. 4, 2018 Kenneth Maxwell Herring Jr., 72, passed away Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Kenneth was born in Wayne County March 6, 1945, to the late Kenneth M....

NANCY JAMES

Nancy James, 76, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ANNETTE HOWELL PLATT

April 11, 1942-Feb. 3, 2018 Annette Howell Platt, 75, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Graveside service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in Howell Family Cemetery. She was born in Wayne County April 11, 1942, to the late...

ALEX R. ROBINSON

Nov. 8, 1967-Feb. 4, 2018 Alex Ray Robinson, 50, 201 Koufax St., Pikeville, died Sunday at home. Graveside service will be Thursday at noon at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. He was born Nov. 8, 1967, in Wayne County...

Monday, February 5, 2018

EDDIE L. ARRINGTON

Died Jan. 26, 2018 Eddie Lee Arrington, 78, Fayetteville, died Jan. 26, 2018, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Funeral is Saturday at noon at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, Snow Hill....

KARL ARTIS SR.

Karl Artis Sr., 78, 201 Brentwood Circle, Dudley, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CHRISTOPHER BAPPERT

Oct. 16, 1978-Feb. 1, 2018 Christopher Bappert, 39, died Thursday at home. Funeral is Tuesday at 3 p.m. at The Lord's Vineyard, with the Rev. David Hayes officiating. He is the son of David and Angela Bappert and was...

KENNETH HERRING JR.

Kenneth Herring Jr., 72, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CAROLYN KENNEDY

Carolyn Kennedy, 79, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DALE L. MCCLOUD

Dale Leroy McCloud died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

CLARENCE W. MYERS

March 13, 1949-Feb. 3, 2018 Clarence William (Sap) Myers, 68, Goldsboro, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Graveside, Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. Chaplain Bill Boyd will officiate. The family will...

ALTON V. TERRY

Died Feb. 2, 2018 Alton Vernon Terry, 63, Greenville, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral is Friday at 1 p.m. at the S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, Snow Hill....

Sunday, February 4, 2018

DOROTHY S. ALPHIN

Mar. 18, 1927-Feb. 2, 2018 Dorothy Stroud Alphin, 90, Kinston, died Friday. Funeral is Monday at 7 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with Pastor Chris Truett officiating. Burial will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Westview Cemetery. Dorothy was...

EDDIE ARRINGTON

Eddie Arrington, 77, Fayetteville, died Jan. 26, 2018, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home, Snow Hill....

HAZEL BEST

Nov. 16, 1933-Jan. 30, 2018 Hazel Best, 78, Pikeville, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral is Monday at 11 a.m. at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial at Old Mill Cemetery. She was born in Wayne County...

TONY C. BUTTS

May 6, 1940-Feb. 2, 2018 Tony Clay Butts, 77, of the Beautancus area near Mount Olive, passed away Friday evening, Feb. 2, at his home with his family at hand. Funeral services will be Monday, Feb. 5, at 7...

CANDACE R. CARR

Feb. 12, 1953- Feb. 1, 2018 Candace Rose Carr, 64, died Thursday. A memorial service was held Saturday at Mount Zion Presbyterian Church. Born on Feb. 12, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Murphy Lee and Grace...

LAKEYDA M. COBB

Sept. 19, 1985-Jan. 29, 2018 Lakeyda Michelle Cobb, 30, Goldsboro, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral is Monday at noon at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. She was born on Sept. 19, 1985, in Wayne County...

MINNIE BENNETT DAVENPORT

March 13, 1936-Feb. 1, 2018 Mrs. Minnie Bennett Davenport, resident of the Seven Springs area, passed away Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was 81. Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m....

REBECCA DARLENE ROWLAND DENNISON

Dec. 28, 1947-Jan. 31, 2018 Rebecca Darlene Rowland Dennison, 70, LaGrange, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Rebecca was born in Kansas City, Mo., on Dec. 28, 1947, to the late Jess...

DON GRADY

Sept. 10, 1960-Feb. 1, 2018 Donald "Don" Brian Grady, 57, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. Don was born in Wayne County on Sept. 10, 1960, to the late Doyle A. Grady and Margaret Herring Grady....

FRANCES WIGGS STEVENS JACKSON

Oct. 4, 1928-Feb. 2, 2018 "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints." -- Psalms 116:15 Frances Jackson passed peacefully Friday morning at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. She was born in Johnston County...

JANICE W. JOHNSTON

Feb. 13, 1938-Feb. 3, 2018 Janice Worthington Johnston, 79, Goldsboro, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. At her request, no formal services will be held. She was born in Wayne County on Feb. 13, 1938, to the late...

BILLIE VADEN LEE

April 8, 1924-Feb. 3, 2018 Billie Vaden Lee, 93, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Billie was born in Wayne County April 8, 1924, to the late Vaden and Ida Radford Lee. He...

LOIS ELIZABETH "BETH" WAILES MCLENDON

July 14, 1932-Feb. 1, 2018 Mrs. Lois Elizabeth "Beth" Wailes McLendon, 85, Wadesboro, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, at Summit Place in Little River, S.C. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in the Chapel of...

DOUGLAS MITCHELL SR.

Douglas Mitchell Sr., 67, 1300 S. Harding Drive, Apt. 202, died Saturday at Rex Hospital, Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home. ...

LOUISE B. PARKS

Nov. 4, 1929-Feb. 2, 2018 Louise Best Parks, 88, LaGrange, peacefully passed away on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Jackie Louise Best Parks was born on Nov. 4, 1929, to the late Chester and Julia...

JAMES V. PEARSALL

June 11, 1930-Feb. 2, 2018 James Vance Pearsall, resident of the Outlaw's Bridge community, Seven Springs, died Friday, Feb. 2, at Wayne UNC Health Care. He was 87 years of age. Mr. Pearsall was the son of the late...

DOROTHY W. RAYMER

May 11, 1924-Feb. 1, 2018 Dorothy Ebbie West Raymer, 93, died Thursday at home. A private service will be held at a later date. She was born in Wayne County on May 11, 1924, to the late Broddie West...

ALTON V. TERRY

Alton Vernon Terry, 63, Greenville, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home, Snow Hill....

MARION WOOTEN

Oct. 12, 1960-Jan. 27, 2018 Marion Wooten, 57, 104 Daffodil Drive, Dudley, died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born Oct. 12, 1960, in Wayne County to Floyd and Lillie M. Wooten. Funeral services will be held...

CLARA W. WORLEY

July 8, 1939-Feb. 2, 2018 Clara Watts Worley, 78, passed away Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late John G. Watts and Alice Ingram Watts, and wife of the...

Friday, February 2, 2018

EDWARD B. BARNES

Died Jan. 27, 2018 Edward Bernard Barnes, 67, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Rountree Missionary Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

PETER N. CARTER

Died Jan. 25, 2019 Peter N. Carter, 50, Snow Hill, died Jan. 25 at UNC Lenoir Hospital in Kinston. Visitation will be 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday at McIntyre Funeral Home chapel. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of...

MINNIE BENNETT DAVENPORT

Minnie Bennett Davenport, Seven Springs, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

REBECCA D. ROWLAND DENNISON

Rebecca Darlene Rowland Dennison, 70, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIE A. DIXON

Died Jan. 29, 2018 Willie Albert Dixon, 76, Wilson, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MICHAEL EDWARDS

Michael Edwards, 55, 503 Eunice St., died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CARRIE O. BRIGHT HARPER

Died Jan. 29, 2018 Carrie Odell Bright Harper, 85, Snow Hill, died Monday at Greendale Forest Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel. Interment will be in Lodge...

JOHNNY W. HEATH JR.

March 22, 1978-Jan. 27, 2018 Johnny Woodrow Heath Jr., 39, Kinston, died Saturday. Memorial service will be Saturday at 6 p.m. at Briary Run Church. He was born March 22, 1978, in Lenoir County to the late Johnny Woodrow...

HANDY HENRY

Died Jan. 30, 2018 Handy Henry, 92, Fayetteville, formerly of Duplin County, died Tuesday at the State Veterans Home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Prayer of Faith Church of Warsaw. Interment will be in Devotional Gardens of...

NEILL E. KELLEY

Died Jan. 29, 2018 Neill E. Kelley, 69, Warsaw, died Monday at Warsaw Health and Rehab. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Salem Free Will Baptist Church No. 1 of Pink Hill. Arrangements by Hawes....

NELSON ELI LEE

Oct. 5, 1947-Jan. 31, 2018 Nelson Eli Lee, 70, Princeton, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, at Wake Medical Center of heart failure. He was surrounded by his family. He was born Oct. 5, 1947, to the late Joe...

EILEEN MARY GREENO MARTIN

Jan. 10, 1942-Jan. 31, 2018 Eileen Mary Greeno Martin, 76, Pikeville, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, at Wayne UNC Hospital in Goldsboro. Eileen was born in Central Falls, Rhode Island, Jan. 10, 1942, to the late Henry Edward...

MARLENE OUTLAW ISLER

March 13, 1938-Jan. 29, 2018 Marlene Outlaw Isler, 79, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery. She was born...

CHRISTOPHER PAPPERT

Christopher Pappert, 39, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ELSIE S. ROUSE

Oct. 9, 1937-Jan. 31, 2018 Elsie Louise Smith Rouse, 80, Kinston, died Wednesday. Memorial service will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Faith Fellowship Church, with Dr. Randy Spaugh and the Rev. David Cauley officiating. She was born Oct....

ROBBIE SUTTON

June 19, 1956-Jan. 29, 2018 Robert Franklin "Robbie" Sutton Jr., 61, LaGrange, died Monday. He was born June 19, 1956, in Lenoir County to the late Robert Franklin Sutton and Evelyn Coltrane Turner. Visitation will be Sunday from 2...

MAGDALENE THOMPSON

May 12, 1930-Jan. 29, 2018 Magdalene Thompson, 87, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church, with eldress Jerri Daniels officiating. Burial will be at 306 E....

MARION WOOTEN

Oct. 12, 1960-Jan. 27, 2018 Marion "Vell" Wooten, 57, 104 Daffodil Drive, Dudley, died Saturday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Branch Memorial United Holy Tabernacle. Interment will be in Wayne Memorial...

Thursday, February 1, 2018

ETHEL M. REID ELLIOTT

May 28, 1912-Jan. 28, 2018 Ethel Mae Reid Elliott, 105, Fremont, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at New Bethel Original Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be at Fremont Cemetery. She was born...

BOBBY E. ELLIS JR.

Bobby E. Ellis Jr., 76, Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JAMES E. FARMER

James E. Farmer, 55, Wilson, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LENA E. JARMAN

Died Jan. 22, 2018 Lena E. Jarman, 78, 159 S. Lexington Ave., Apt 1D, White Plains, N.Y., died Jan. 22 at White Plains Hospital Center. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Andrews Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial...

EILEEN M. GREENO MARTIN

Eileen Mary Greeno Martin, 76, Pikeville, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

REID M.L. MARTIN

Feb. 10, 2012-Jan. 22, 2018 Reid Milo Lee Martin, 5, 184 Scott Hills Drive, Apt. H1, died Jan. 22 at Duke University Hospital of Durham. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at the Lord's Table Church. Burial will be...

DOROTHY MERRITT COMEGYS PARKER

Dorothy Merritt Comegys Parker, 81, Aurora, died Friday. Graveside service will be 3 p.m. Friday at Rose Hill Funeral Home Cemetery of Magnolia....

JUDY C. RICHARDSON

Died Jan. 25, 2018 Judy Carol Richardson, 64, died Jan. 25 at Woodward Retirement Village. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church, with pastor Ray Williams Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial...

JOSE Z. RODRIGUEZ

April 16, 1946-Jan. 30, 2018 Jose Zamora Rodriguez, 71, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Maria Reina de las Americas Church, with the Rev. Bernard Kayimbw Mbay officiating. Born in Zacatecas, Mexico, he...

BETTY GENE POTTER SMITH

Nov. 25, 1924-Jan. 30, 2018 Betty Gene Potter Smith, 93, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, at Somerset Court in Goldsboro. Mrs. Smith was born in Pitt County Nov. 25, 1924, to the late Raymond and Hattie Turner Potter....

JAMES P. TALBERT

Died Jan. 28, 2018 James P. Talbert, 79, 110 S. Spence Ave., died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Joe Jackson officiating. Burial...

JIMMIE D. WILSON

Oct. 25, 1948-Jan. 27, 2018 Jimmie D. Wilson, 69, 216 Parker St., Calypso, died Saturday in Vidant Health Care of Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. He...