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Friday, March 30, 2018

KAREN WHITLEY-HAYES

Died March 24, 2018 Karen Whitley-Hayes, 49, Baltimore, Md., died Saturday at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Saturday at noon, with the Rev. Gregory Carr officiating. Burial will...

BILLY RAY BAKER

April 24, 1947-March 25, 2018 Billy Ray Baker, 70, 149 Lakewood Ave., Dudley, died Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born April 24, 1947, in Wayne County to Joseph and Norma Kennon Baker. He is survived by...

DORIS GOODSON LITTLE

Doris Goodson Little, 94, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ALEXANDER R. MCCALL

Died March 27, 2018 Alexander Ray McCall, 63, 104 S. Center St., died Tuesday at the VA Medical Center in Durham. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. The family will receive friends...

LILLIAN H. MITCHELL

Feb. 15, 1929-March 27, 2018 Lillian Harrison Mitchell, 89, Greenville, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Gerald Fowler officiating. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. She was born Feb....

MARGARET PATE SASSER

Margaret Pate Sasser, 88, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

PATRICIA J. SPELLS

Died March 24, 2018 Patricia Joyce Spells, 62, Wilson, died Saturday at Vidant Palliative Care in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Saint Paul Church of Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of...

JAMES L. TYSON

Died March 24, 2018 The Rev. James L. Tyson, 59, Wilson, died Saturday in Roanoke Rapids. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

Thursday, March 29, 2018

ROY C. APPLEWHITE

Died March 25, 2018 Roy C. Applewhite, 69, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Higher Calling Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CORNETTE ATKINSON

Died March 26, 2018 Cornette Atkinson, 59, died Monday at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

BILLY R. BAKER

April 24, 1947-March 25, 2018 Billy Ray Baker, 70, 149 Lakewood Ave., Dudley, died Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church. Entombment will be in Wayne...

MOSES H. DARDEN

Died March 25, 2018 Brother Moses Hinton Darden, 92, 497 Suttontown Road, Mount Olive, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Bear Creek Association Headquarters, with pastor Donald Dewitt officiating. Burial...

JOYCE B. DIXON

Joyce B. Dixon, 71, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

RONALD HARGROVE

Feb. 21, 1954-March 23, 2018 Ronald Hargrove, 64, 1731B Maple St., died Friday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Alpha and Omega Christian Center. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. He was...

ALEXANDER R. MCCALL

Alexander Ray McCall, 63, 104 S. Center St., died Tuesday at the VA Medical Center in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Majestic Funeral Home and Cremations....

MICHAEL L. WEEKS

April 20, 1983-March 25, 2018 Michael Louis Weeks, 34, Four Oaks, died Sunday. Funeral will be in Casey Funeral Home chapel Friday at 6 p.m., with the Rev. Ronnie Massey officiating. Burial will be in Kenly Cemetery Saturday. He...

LARRY WILLIAMS

Died March 15, 2018 Larry Williams, 66, 9905 New Orchard Drive, Upper Marlboro, Md., died March 15. Funeral will be Friday at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

JOHNNIE S. WILLIAMS

Died March 26, 2018 Johnnie S. Williams, 63, Wilson, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Salvation and Praise Church of Farmville. Visitation will be Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel, with...

WALTER L. WILLIAMS

Died March 27, 2018 Walter Lee Williams, 60, 178 Goshen Way, Pollocksville, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Free Will Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery Visitation will...

EUGENE WILSON

Died March 23, 2018 Eugene Wilson, 60, Wilson, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Jackson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

SHIRLEY I. SMITH-GRADY

Died March 24, 2018 Shirley Irene Smith-Grady, 66, 209 N. Main St., Dover, died Saturday at CarolinaEast Medical Center Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery Visitation...

KEYHAIN BREAZZEAL

Keyhain Breazzeal, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

GWENDOLYN WHITLEY CARR

Oct. 30, 1926-March 23, 2018 Gwendolyn Whitley Carr, 91, 509 Vann St., died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at First African Baptist Church, with Dr. Louis Leigh officiating. Burial will be at...

GASPAR R. GONZALEZ SR.

Jan. 3. 1933-March 22, 2018 Gaspar Ramon Gonzalez Sr., 85, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018, at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Gaspar was born in New York City, N.Y., Jan. 3, 1933, to the late Salvador Gonzalez, a surgeon graduate...

EMILY C. JONES

Jan. 10, 1944-March 25, 2018 Mrs. Emily Croom Jones, 74, Maury, died Sunday, March 25, 2018, at Palliative Care Unit of Vidant Medical Center. A native of Greene County, she was born Jan. 10, 1944, the daughter of Herman...

VAN A. KERNSTINE

June 27, 1934-March 25, 2018 Van Arthur Kernstine, 83, Hope, Mich., formerly of Warsaw, died Sunday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Johnson Baptist Church of Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. He was born in Greensboro...

ROBERT C. "BOB" KRAFFT

Died March 25, 2018 March 25, 2018, Robert C. "Bob" Krafft passed away. He was the beloved husband of Shelby Holloman Krafft of Nottingham, Md., formerly of Goldsboro, N.C.; devoted father of Robert "Rob" Krafft and his wife, Jessica,...

MINH LE

Minh Le, 29, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

DORIS GOODSON LITTLE

Doris Goodson Little, 94, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MRS. WILLIE MAE MCCLOUD

July 23, 1939-March 26, 2018 Mrs. Willie Mae Clements McCloud, 78, resident of the Dudley area, passed away early Monday morning, March 26, while at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held Friday, March 30, at 1...

ALVERODA PAYTON

Alveroda Payton, 59, 522 E. Hillsboro St., Mount Olive, died Monday in Cape Fear Hospital of Fayetteville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

KASHTON SANDERS

Kashton Sanders, 5 months, Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

PATRICIA "PAT" MAYO SMITH

Died March 23, 2018 Patricia "Pat" Mayo Smith, 75, Emerald Isle, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018, at Carolina East Medical Center. There will be a visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, 2018, at Munden Funeral...

GLADYS MARIE EDWARDS THORNTON

Jan. 6, 1926-March 26, 2018 Gladys Marie Edwards Thornton, 92, passed away at Davis Nursing Home in Wilmington, N.C., March 26, 2018. Gladys was born Jan. 6, 1926, in Anson County, N.C., and was the youngest child of the...

KATIE L. TROUBLEFIELD VANN

Died March 23, 2018 Katie Louise Troublefield Vann, 69, 201 N. Southerland St., died Friday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Winn Chapel Church. Burial will be at Carver Memorial Park. She was born in...

JUDY ANN WESTBROOK

July 8, 1944-March 11, 2018 Judy Ann Westbrook, 73, went home to be with the Lord Sunday March 11, 2018. Judy was born July 8, 1944, the daughter of William Chester Nichols and Mary Virginia Winders Nichols. She was...

MARY THOMPSON WHITFIELD

Mary Thompson Whitfield, 74, 1203 Franklin St., died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

WALTER L. WILLIAMS

Walter Lee Williams, 60, 178 Goshen Way, Pollocksville, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

BILLY R. BAKER

Billy Ray Baker, 70, 149 Lakewood Ave., Dudley, died Sunday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JAMES L. BARBER

Died March 24, 2018 James L. Barber, 72, 232 Old New Bern Road, Trenton, died Saturday at Life Care Hospitals of North Carolina. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Christian Faith Assembly. Burial will be in Haiti Cemetery...

JACK DALTON BARNES

Retired United States Army Jack Dalton Barnes, formerly of Fremont, and brother of Ernestine Barnes of Goldsboro, passed away at Walter Reed Medical Center in Maryland. His funeral will be held in Washington, D.C., March 30. Interment will be...

MOSES H. DARDEN

Brother Moses Hinton Darden, 92, 497 Suttontown Road, Mount Olive, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Care. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

GASBAR R. GONZALEZ SR.

Jan. 3, 1933-March 22, 2018 Gasbar Ramon Gonzalez Sr., 85, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Gasbar was born in New York City, N.Y., Jan. 3, 1933, to the late Salvador Gonzalez, a surgeon...

JUDITH GRACE KING

Jan. 15, 1937-March 25, 2018 Judith Grace King, 81, went to meet her maker surrounded by her family March 25, 2018, after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. Judith was born Jan. 15, 1937. She was the daughter of...

WALLACE MARTIN

Wallace Martin, formerly of Wayne County, died Thursday at Quarters at Des Peres Rehabilitation Center in Missouri. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

WILLIE M. MCCLOUD

Willie Mae Clements McCloud, 78, Dudley, died Monday, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JANICE TODD WILKERSON

Oct. 21, 1937-March 24, 2018 Janice Todd Wilkerson, 80, Fremont, died Saturday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation. Funeral service will be at Evergreen Funeral Home Wednesday at 1 p.m., with burial following at Wayne Memorial Park. The Rev....

Monday, March 26, 2018

JAMES L. BARBER

James L. Barber, 72, 232 Old New Bern Road, Trenton, died Saturday at Life Care Hospitals of North Carolina. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home....

RODNEY B. BIZZELL

Dec. 25, 1973-March 20, 2018 Rodney V. Bizzell, 44, 983 Dollard Town Road, died Tuesday at his residence. He was born Dec. 25, 1973, in Wayne County to Wanda Bizzell and Marcellus Johnson Jr. He is survived by his...

LOUIS H. BROADIE JR.

Died March 21, 2018 Louis Howard Broadie Jr., 44, died Wednesday. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon at Wave of Glory Faith Ministries, with apostle Daniel Uzzell officiating. Interment will be at Resthaven at Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation...

QUINCY E. BROWN

Quincy Elroy Brown, 48, 1623 Raven Song Circle, Fuquay-Varina, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HENRY C. FORD

Aug. 10, 1929-March 24, 2018 Henry Carson Ford, 88, Lucama, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Graveside service will be Wednesday at noon at Mason Family Cemetery with military honors. He was born in Wilson County Aug. 10, 1929,...

GASPAR R. GONZALEZ

Gaspar R. Gonzalez Sr., 85, died Friday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SHIRLEY I. GRADY

Shirley Irene Grady "Friz," 66, 209 N. Main St., Dover, died Saturday at Carolina East Medical Center of New Bern Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

JUDITH KING

Judith King, 81, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

PATRICIA SPELLS

Patricia Spells, 62, died Saturday at Vidant Medicare in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JAMES L. TYSON

James L. Tyson, 59, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

KATIE VANN

Katie Vann, 69, 201 N. Southerland St., died March 3 at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

JANICE TODD WILKERSON

Janice Todd Wilkerson, 80, died Saturday at Willow Creek. Arrangements are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

EUGENE WILSON

Eugene Wilson, 60, Wilson, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Sunday, March 25, 2018

JACK D. BARNES

Retired United States Army Jack Dalton Barnes, formerly of Fremont, died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Maryland. Arrangements are pending....

RODNEY BIZZELL

Dec. 25, 1973-March 20, 2018 Rodney Bizzell, 44, 983 Dollard Town Road, died Tuesday at home. Funeral was Saturday at 3 p.m. at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church. Interment was in the church cemetery. He was born Dec. 25,...

LOUIS H. BROADIE JR.

Louis Howard Broadie Jr., 44, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

GWENDOLYN CARR

Gwendolyn Carr, 91, 509 Vann St., died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

ANN J. CARTER

Feb. 27, 1934-March 22, 2018 Ann J. Carter, 84, Faison, passed away Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Charlotte, N.C., to the late A.D. James and Margaret J. Lloyd, and was married to the late...

WILLIAM DAVID EVANS

Dec. 31, 1958-March 22, 2018 William David Evans, 59, Pikeville, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2018, at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. He was born in Wayne County Dec. 31, 1958, and was the son of the late Lonnie Ralph...

FIRST LADY SHIRLEY BUTLER FRASIER

Aug. 27, 1956-March 23, 2018 First Lady Shirley Butler Frasier, 61, 121 Gainey Drive, peacefully succumbed to her master's call Friday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Monday, Aug. 27, 1956, in Wayne County to Johnnie and Julia...

WILLIAM D. GEORGE

June 6, 1947-March 17, 2018 Retired Master Sgt. William David George, 70, died March 17 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be private. He was born in San Francisco June 6, 1947, to the late William Frank George...

RONALD HARGROVE

Ronald Hargrove, 64, 1731B Maple St., died Friday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MYRTLE GRIFFIS MOORE

Jan. 15, 1922-March 22, 2018 Myrtle Griffis Moore, 96, Goldsboro, went to be with Jesus Thursday, March 22, 2018, surrounded by her family at Wayne UNC Hospital. Myrtle was born in Johnston County Jan. 15, 1922, to the late...

BRADLEY SEAN O'HARA

Nov. 2, 1978-March 20, 2018 Bradley Sean O'Hara, 39, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Tuesday, March 20, 2018, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Brad was born in Anheim, Calif., Nov. 2, 1978, to Timothy Thomas O'Hara and Judey...

ENNIS WADE PITTMAN

July 6, 1927-March 23, 2018 Ennis Wade Pittman, 90, Kenly, passed away Friday afternoon at the Brian Center in Wilson. Ennis was born in Wilson County July 6, 1927, to the late Herbert and Elsie Overman Pittman. He was...

VICKIE G. POOLE

Died March 21, 2018 Vickie G. Poole, 50, Greensboro, died Wednesday at Moses Cone Memorial Hospital. Funeral was 3 p.m. Saturday at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church of Wendell. Arrangements are by Trinity Memorial Funeral Home....

MELODIE JOY OATES VANN

Died March 23, 2018 Mrs. Melodie Joy Oates Vann, 58, Salemburg, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018, at Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 25, 2018, at...

DAVID L. WHITE

March 21, 1931-March 24, 2018 David Lee "Dave" White, 87, Seven Springs, received his heavenly reward Saturday, March 24, 2018. Dave was born March 21, 1931, in Clendenin, W.Va., to the late Bert Reed White and Dolly Marie Knopp...

AVA J. BEST WHITFIELD

Nov. 4, 1949-March 20, 2018 Ava Joyce Best Whitfield, 68, LaGrange, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Liberty Grove Missionary Baptist Church of LaGrange, with pastor Harold O. Warren officiating....

REMATHA G. WILLIAMS

Died March 19, 2018 Rematha G. Williams, 95, Wilson, died Monday at Avante at Wilson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Monday 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

ARTHUR L. WINSTEAD SR.

Died March 21, 2018 Arthur Lee Winstead Sr., 93, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Saint Luke Free Will Baptist Church of Stantonsburg....

Friday, March 23, 2018

DELORES ATKINSON

Nov. 10, 1934-March 22, 2018 Mother Delores Atkinson, 83, 1002 S. Best St., died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice. Funeral will be Saturday 2 p.m. at Bear Creek Missionary Baptist Headquarters. Interment will be in Golden Gate Cemetery. She...

MISS ORA JEAN CRAWFORD

April 21, 1949-March 19, 2018 Miss Ora Jean Crawford was born in Goldsboro, N.C. She departed this life March 19, 2018, at the UNC Health Care Center in Goldsboro, N.C. Ora was born April 21, 1949, to the late...

CHARLES R. ECHOLS SR.

Sept. 5, 1948-March 21, 2018 Charles Robert Echols Sr., 69, died Wednesday at his residence. Born in Jacksonville, Fla., he was the son of the late Joseph Fred Echols and Ethel Irene White Echols. He was retired from the...

WILLIAM D. EVANS

William David Evans, 59, died Thursday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LESLIE W. KORNEGAY SR.

Nov. 19, 1937-March 21, 2018 Leslie Wilbert Kornegay Sr., 80, Magnolia, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Community Funeral Home chapel of Warsaw. Burial will be in Kornegay Family Cemetery...

LUNELL MILLER MCKINNEY

April 2, 1935-March 18, 2018 Lunell Miller McKinney, 82, Perry Miller Road, Kenansville, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Big Zion AME Zion Church in Kenansville. Burial will be Monday in...

ROBERT WALTON PENNINGTON

July 5, 1929-March 21, 2018 Robert Walton Pennington, 88, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Robert proudly served in the United States Army, and was the recipient of the Bronze Star for his service to our...

MARIE RADFORD TAYLOR

Jan. 15, 1933-March 20, 2018 Marie Radford Taylor, 85, Kinston, N.C., passed away peacefully March 20, 2018, in Newport, N.C., at Crystal Coast Hospice House. The daughter of Leslie and Pearl Radford, Marie was born in Hanover County, Va.,...

EUGENE WILSON

Eugene Wilson, 60, Wilson, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ARTHUR L. WINSTEAD SR.

Died March 21, 2018 Arthur Lee Winstead Sr., 93, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Saint Luke Free Will Baptist Church of Stantonsburg. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home....

LOUIS D. YURAITIS

Oct. 11, 1930-March 21, 2018 Louis D. Yuraitis, 87, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Louis was born in Gary, Ind., Oct. 11, 1930, to the late Joseph and Barbara Ann Klein Yuraitis....

Thursday, March 22, 2018

JOHNNIE R. COWARD

Died March 19, 2018 Johnnie Ray Coward, 61, 209 Mitchell St., Cove City, died Monday at CarolinaEast Medical Center. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at God's House for All Peoples of Kinston. Burial will be in Ewell...

MURIEL J. HARVEY DICKERSON

Died March 13, 2018 Muriel "Mickey" Jean Harvey Dickerson, 85, died March 13 at Somerset Court. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be at Fremont Cemetery. She was...

CHARLES ECHOLS

Charles Echols, 69, Pikeville, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DORIS BONEY HIGHSMITH

Died March 15, 2018 Doris Boney Highsmith, 83, Teachey, died March 15 at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be at First Baptist Church of Teachey Saturday 1 p.m., with the Rev. Edward Barnhill officiating. Burial will be...

EULA PEARL HORTON

Died March 16, 2018 Eula Pearl Horton, 86, died Friday, March 16, 2018. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 24, 2018, at St. Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, 605 S. Douglas St., Wilson, N.C. Burial will be...

JOSEPH B. INGRAM

Died March 19, 2018 Joseph B. Ingram, 81, 1304 S.E. Second St., Snow Hill, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Holly Branch Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Beasley Cemetery...

BOBBY JONES

Died March 17, 2018 Bobby Jones, 50, died Saturday, March 17, 2018. Funeral services will be Saturday, March 24, 2018, noon at St. John Apostolic Holiness Church, 5449 Central Road, Black Creek. Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. Visitation...

TEMPYE MURPHY MAINOR

Died March 19, 2018 Tempye Murphy Mainor, 94, Jacksonville, died Monday at home. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel in Rose Hill Sunday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Dr. Lamont Williams officiating. Burial will be...

ROY B. MCCALLOP

Died March 17, 2018 Roy Bennett McCallop, 70, Teachey, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Rose Hill Friday at 1 p.m. Burial will be at the church cemetery. He was...

WILLIAM R. "BILL" MONTAGUE JR.

May 15, 1953-March 20, 2018 William Rand "Bill" Montague Jr., 64, passed away Tuesday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. He was born in Wayne County to the late Jane Turnage and William Rand Montague...

BRADLEY S. O'HARA

Bradley Sean O'Hara, 39, passed away suddenly Tuesday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

THELMA WEAVER OATMAN

Died March 19, 2018 Thelma Weaver Oatman, 81, died Monday. Funeral will be Sunday at Stevens Funeral Home at 1:30 p.m. Burial will be in Hamilton Burial Garden. Visitation will be Saturday from noon to 6 p.m....

ROBERT W. PENNINGTON

Robert Walton Pennington, 88, passed away Wednesday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ESTHER DOBSON PICKETT

Died March 17, 2018 Esther Dobson Pickett, 86, Chinquapin, died Saturday at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral will be at First Missionary Baptist Church of Chinquapin Saturday at 10 a.m., with pastor Charles Farmer officiating. Burial will be...

CAROL F. LANE RIVERS

May 7, 1951-March 14, 2018 Carol Francis Lane Rivers, 66, 272 Ivey Lane, Pikeville, died March 14 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Greater Morning Star Church. Burial will be at Golden...

LONNIE K. SIGMON

Oct. 30, 1953-March 20, 2018 Lonnie Kegley Sigmon, 64, LaGrange, passed away suddenly Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at her home. Lonnie was born in Winston-Salem, N.C., Oct. 30, 1953, to the late George Bruce Kegley and Emma Katherine Dunford...

SHARONETTA DAWSON SLOAN

Died March 12, 2018 Sharonetta Dawson Sloan, 55, died March 12 at Chesapeake Hospice Care in Harwood, Md. Funeral was in Bowie, Md., Wednesday. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Apostle D.L. McIntyre Memorial Chapel. Burial...

ELVA E. STACKHOUSE

Feb. 3, 1924-March 18, 2018 Elva Elliott Stackhouse, 94, Goldsboro, died Sunday at Brookdale on Berkeley Boulevard. Graveside service will be Saturday, March 24, 2018, at 11 a.m. in Wayne Memorial Park. The Rev. Dr. Thomas O. Harper will...

MARIE RADFORD TAYLOR

Died March 20, 2018 Marie Radford Taylor, 85, Kinston, died Tuesday. Graveside service will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Pinelawn Memorial Park. Visitation will follow at the home. Arrangements are by Howard-Carter Funeral Home....

GRADY THOMPSON

Died March 17, 2018 Grady Thompson, 75, Duplin County, died Saturday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Graveside service was Wednesday at Rose Hill Funeral Home Cemetery in Magnolia....

MAXINE SAULS WOOTEN

Dec. 16, 1943-March 14, 2018 Maxine Sauls Wooten, 74, 1723A E. Holly St., died March 14 at Duke University Hospital of Durham. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral...

LOUIS D. YURAITIS

Louis D. Yuraitis, 87, died Wednesday at Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

RODNEY BIZZELL

Rodney Bizzell, 44, 983 Dollard Town Road, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LARRY PRESTON BOSTIAN

Aug. 11, 1950-March 16, 2018 The Rev. Larry Preston Bostian, 67, died Friday in Huntersville. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Tramway Baptist Church in Sanford. Burial will be Saturday in Morehead City. He was born Aug....

SUE WEAVER CHANCE

Dec. 14, 1952-March 17, 2018 Deborah Sue Weaver Chance, 65, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Saturday, March 17, 2018, at New Hanover Regional Hospital while vacationing with her family in Wilmington. Sue was born in Sampson County Dec. 14, 1952,...

BRANDON CURTIS IVEY JACKSON

Feb. 26, 1996-March 16, 2018 Brandon Curtis Ivey Jackson, 22, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Friday, March 16, 2018, in Charleston, S.C. He was employed with CNA Metals. Brandon had a great love for fishing and the beach, but got...

BOBBY JONES

Bobby Jones, 50, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DIEDRE MERRITT KLEINERT

Feb. 20, 1954-March 13, 2018 It is with great sadness that the family of Diedre "Dee Dee" Merritt Kleinert announces her passing Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at the age of 64 years. She was living in Charleston, S.C., at...

LUNELL MILLER MCKINNEY

Lunell Miller McKinney, 82, Perry Miller Road, Kenansville, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

THELMA WEAVER OATMAN

Thelma Weaver Oatman, 81, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DANIEL C. REMP

Sept. 11, 1924-March 18, 2018 Daniel Charles Remp, 93, Fremont, died Sunday at home. Graveside service will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery. He was born in Pennsylvania Sept. 11, 1924, to the late Charles and Minnie...

FLORENCE S. "CUTIE" RODGERS

Funeral services for Florence S. "Cutie" Rodgers will be held Friday at 3 p.m. at New Generation Church, Summit Road, Goldsboro. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, U.S. 70. Florence was preceded in death by her husband, McLean Rodgers....

ELVA E. STACKHOUSE

Elva E. Stackhouse, 94, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

RUTH TAYLOR

May 13, 1933-March 20, 2018 Miss Ruth Taylor passed away early Tuesday morning at the place she loved best -- her home -- in the Pleasant Grove community near Mount Olive. She was 84 years of age. She was...

JOHN JOYNER THIGPEN

Sept. 16, 1953-March 20, 2018 John Joyner Thigpen, 64, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at Wayne UNC Hospital. John was born in Bristol, Tenn., Sept. 16, 1953, to the late Bill and Gladys B. Thigpen. Graveside services...

AVA J. WHITFIELD

Ava J. Whitfield died Tuesday at UNC Health Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

EUGENE BROWN

Aug. 12, 1935-March 18, 2018 Eugene Brown, 82, died Sunday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Memorial service with military honors will be Wednesday in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home at 7 p.m., with the Rev. David Sutphin...

JOHNNIE COWARD

Johnnie Coward, 61, 209 Mitchell St., Cove City, died Monday at CarolinaEast Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

ORA J. CRAWFORD

Ora J. Crawford died Monday at UNC HealthCare Center. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

SARA LOFTY HUFFMAN

Died March 19, 2018 Sara Lofty Huffman, 78, Wallace, died Monday at Day Springs Assisted Living. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Wallace Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial will be private in Devotional Gardens. She was born in...

JOSEPH B. INGRAM

Joseph B. Ingram, 81, 1304 S.E. 2nd St., Snow Hill, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

HAZEL M. BARBEE LAYTON

Dec. 4, 1941-March 18, 2018 Hazel Maxine Barbee Layton 76, Kenly, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be in Stanly County. She was born in Stanly County Dec. 4, 1941, to the late Ellis and Victoria...

LONNIE C. LOVELY JR.

Died March 12, 2018 Lonnie C. Lovely Jr., 69, 7201 Tarboro Place, Fort Washington, Md., died March 12. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

QUINCY A. CANNON LYLES

Died March 15, 2018 Quincy Ann Cannon Lyles, 67, Kenansville, died Thursday. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Grace and Truth Church in Christ of Fayetteville. Interment will be in Smith Family Cemetery of Como. Arrangements by Hawes....

LINDA F. PARKER NORRIS

Dec. 24, 1949-March 18, 2018 Linda Faye Parker Norris, 68, died Sunday at State Employees Credit Union Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral will be Wednesday at 6 p.m in the chapel of Casey Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ralph...

JERRY DALE RIDINGS

Aug. 21, 1937-March 18, 2018 Jerry Dale Ridings, 80, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Sunday, March 18, 2018, at Wayne UNC Hospital. Jerry was born in McEwen, Tenn., Aug. 21, 1937, to the late Dewey and Cleva England Ridings. He...

ROBERT LINDSAY RIZZO

Dec. 20, 1929-March 18, 2018 Robert Lindsay Rizzo, 88, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 18, 2018, at the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Kinston. Bob was born Dec. 20, 1929, in Chicago, Ill., to the late John Rizzo...

REMATHA G. WILLIAMS

Rematha G. Williams, 95, Wilson, died Monday at Avante at Wilson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Monday, March 19, 2018

WILLIAM D. GEORGE

William David George, 70, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

RAYMOND ARTHUR HALEY

Jan. 27, 1949-March 14, 2018 Raymond Arthur Haley, 69, peacefully passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro, N.C. He was born Jan. 27, 1949, in Windham County, Vermont, to Bernard "Pete" Haley and...

BRENDA S. JONES

June 4, 1949-March 17, 2018 Brenda Sutton Jones, 68, Warsaw, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral is Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Community Funeral Home Chapel of Warsaw. She was born in Sampson County on June 4, 1949,...

ARLANDER PAIGE JR.

Died March 16, 2018 Arlander Paige Jr., 79, Snow Hill, died Friday at home. Funeral is Friday at 1 p.m. at St. James AME Zion Methodist Church, Snow Hill. Burial at St. James AME Zion Church Cemetery. Visitation is...

DANIEL C. REMP

Daniel Charles Remp, 93, Fremont, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

JERRY D. RIDINGS

Jerry D. Ridings, 80, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROBERT L. RIZZO

Robert Lindsay Rizzo, 88, died Sunday at the N.C. State Veterans Home in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

FLORENCE S. RODGERS

Florence Sutton Rodgers, 89, 202 Winslow Circle, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Sunday, March 18, 2018

DELORES ATKINSON

Delores Atkinson, 83, 1002 S. Best St., died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SUE W. CHANCE

Sue Weaver Chance died Saturday in Wilmington. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SHIRLEY FRASIER

Shirley Frasier, 61, 121 Gainey Dr., died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

WOODROW GRANDY SR.

Died March 15, 2018 Elder Woodrow Grandy Sr., "Momma's baby," (Peck), 85, 107 Elmore St., Mount Olive, traveled to his Heavenly home on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at 5:10 a.m., following a courageous battle with dementia in which he...

RAYMOND ARTHUR HALEY

Jan. 27, 1949-March 14, 2018 Raymond Arthur Haley, 69, peacefully passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro, N.C. He was born Jan. 27, 1949, in Windham County, Vt., to the late Bernard "Pete"...

EULA P. HORTON

Eula P. Horton, 86, Wilson, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center in Wilson. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

SADIE L. VAN HOUTEN

May 21, 1936-March 17, 2018 Sadie Lee Van Houten, 81, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral is Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Legacy Baptist Church, in Mount Olive. Burial in the church cemetery. Van Houten...

BRANDON JACKSON

Brandon Curtis Ivey Jackson, 22, died Friday in South Carolina. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DOUGLAS E. JACKSON JR.

March 29, 1947-March 13, 2018 Douglas E. Jackson Jr., 70, 108 Edinburough Lane, died Tuesday at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Smithfield. Funeral is Monday at 1 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial at Wayne...

LONNIE C. LOVELY JR.

Lonnie C. Lovely Jr., 69, Fort Washington, Md., died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

FRANK P. MITCHELL

Feb. 3, 1924-March 14, 2018 Frank Peter Mitchell, 94, Snow Hill, died Wednesday at home. Burial will be at Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, S.C. He was born in New York on Feb. 3, 1924, to the late Frank...

ROBERT "BOB" L. NELSON

Feb. 26, 1959-March 15, 2018 Robert Lawrence Nelson, 59, Goldsboro, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. A visitation celebrating his life will be held Saturday, March 24, 2018, at Bob's residence from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. For...

ROCHELLE CATHERINE PAGE

Dec. 22, 1936-March 15, 2018 Rochelle Catherine Page, 81, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care surrounded by her family. Rochelle was born in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 22, 1936, to the...

GORDON G. POSTE

Died March 15, 2018 Gordon George Poste, 91, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral is Saturday at 1 p.m. at Selma Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, with Frank Wintsch and Scott Stefanski presiding. He was born in Wyoming...

ERIC EUGENE WALLS

Nov. 13, 1980-March 14, 2018 Eric Eugene Walls, 37, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at noon in the chapel of Howell Funeral...

IVORY WILSON JR.

Ivory Wilson Jr., 86, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson House Assisted Living in Wilson. Funeral was held Saturday at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, Wilson....

EMMA C. WOOTEN

Nov. 23, 1930-March 13, 2018 Emma Coley Wooten, 87, 1913 Elton Drive, died Tuesday at home. Funeral is Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ. Burial at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born...

Friday, March 16, 2018

JERRY L. CORY

Jerry L. Cory, 73, died Wednesday at Bluefield Regional Hospital in West Virginia. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

LINDA FULLER FORD

Died March 13, 2018 Mother Linda Fuller Ford, 68, 221 N. William St., died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Greater Morning Star Church, with pastor Richard R. Darden officiating and...

GEORGE FORTE

Died March 9, 2018 George Forte, 87, died March 9. Graveside service will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Eureka Cemetery. He was born in Wayne County to Garfield and Elizabeth Spence Forte. Arrangements are by J.B. Rhodes Funeral...

WOODROW GRANDY SR.

The Rev. Woodrow Grandy Sr., 85, 107 Elmore St., died Thursday at Genesis Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MICHAEL V. LAWHORN

Died March 13, 2018 Michael Valentine Lawhorn, 55, 1427 Biddle Road, Dover, died Tuesday in Johnston County. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at New Mount Zion Christian. Burial will be in Bryant Family Cemetery He was married to...

LINDA MOZINGO MALPASS

Linda Mozingo Malpass, 74, passed away in peace in her home after a courageous 15-year battle with cancer. She was born July 12, 1943, in Portsmouth, Va., before moving to Goldsboro, where she lived most of her life. She...

FRANK P. MITCHELL

Frank Peter Mitchell, 94, Snow Hill, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROBERT L. NELSON

Robert "Bob" L. Nelson, 59, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Evergreen Funeral Home....

EDNA TAYLOR NICKENS

July 28, 1926-March 14, 2018 Edna Taylor Nickens, 91, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Edna was born in Greene County July 28, 1926, to the late Amos Henry Taylor...

TYREE ROSENBORO

May 21, 1982-March 7, 2018 Tyree Rosenboro, 35, Grifton, died March 7 at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church of Grifton. Burial will be at Rosenboro...

DOROTHY WATSON SASSER

Rejoice! Dorothy Watson Sasser of Goldsboro has gone to heaven. She was born April 26, 1932, to the late James Clarence Watson and Pearl Peterson Watson. The family will receive friends Saturday, March 17, 2018, from 1 to 2...

SHARONETTA DAWSON SLOAN

Sharonetta Dawson Sloan, 55, died Monday at Chesapeake Hospice Care of Harwood, Md. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

ERIC E. WALLS

Eric Eugene Walls, 37, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

PATRICIA A. WHITFIELD

Aug. 12, 1954-March 10, 2018 Patricia Ann Whitfield, 63, 108 Young Blvd., Mount Olive, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Monday at noon at Holy Ghost Cathedral. Burial will be in Wynn Cemetery. She was born Aug. 12,...

JOHN W. WOOTEN JR.

Died March 12, 2018 John Wesley "Big John" Wooten Jr., 59, Kinston, formerly of LaGrange, died Monday at UNC Lenoir Health Care Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Rouse Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of LaGrange, with...

Thursday, March 15, 2018

SANIYAA K. BARNES

Saniyaa Kileigh Barnes died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel....

MARGIE V. BARROW

June 5, 1940-March 13, 2018 Margie Vaughn Barrow, 77, Snow Hill, died Tuesday. Funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Rouse Funeral Home, with pastor Brad Mitchell officiating. Burial will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Hull Road Free...

BESSIE SMITH WARD BERRY

Died March 11, 2018 Bessie Smith Ward Berry, 78, 586 Wyse Fork Road, Trenton, died Sunday at CarolinaEast Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Haughton Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Trenton. Burial will be in...

LINWOOD EARL BEST

Died March 12, 2018 "For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." (2 Corinthians 5:1) Linwood Earl Best,...

ROSE L. BROWN

Died March 8, 2018 Rose L. Brown, 65, formerly of Goldsboro, died March 8 at Regency Care of Silver Spring, Md. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home...

MAE D. COBURN

Feb. 2, 1922-March 14, 2018 Mae D. Coburn, 96, passed away Wednesday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Born in Wilson County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Kenny Bass and Patty Ham Bass, wife of the late Leslie...

MARY E. EDWARDS

Died March 3, 2018 Mary M. Edwards, 44, 1930 Shamrock Drive, Decatur, Ga., died March 3 at home. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Zion Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Ayden. Visitation will be an hour prior...

RAYMOND A. HALEY

Raymond Arthur Haley, 69, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

AMANDA L. LILES

Sept. 25, 1985-March 11, 2018 Amanda Lawrence Liles, 32, passed away suddenly Sunday, March 11, 2018. Amanda was born Sept. 25, 1985, in Wayne County, N.C. She was a clerk at Sheetz, and was a canine trainer. A service...

LINDA MALPASS

Linda Malpass, 74, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MILDRED B. MIMMS

Died March 11, 2018 Mildred B. Mimms, 86, Warsaw, died Sunday at Warsaw Health and Rehab. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Prayer of Faith Evangelistic Church of Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens Cemetery of Warsaw....

CAROL F. LANE RIVERS

Carol Francis Lane Rivers, 66, 272 Ivey Lane, Pikeville, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

LILLIAN R. THOMAS

Died March 8, 2018 Lillian R. Thomas, 56, died at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville March 8. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Jackson Chapel Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JUDY A. NICHOLS WESTBROOK

July 8, 1944-March 11, 2018 Judy Ann Nichols Westbrook, 73, died Sunday at the Brian Center. No funeral will be held. She was born in Wayne County July 8, 1944, to the late William Chester and Mary Virginia Winders...

EMMA WOOTEN

Emma Wooten, 87, 1913 Elton Drive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

KENNETH A. ANDERSON

Jan. 5, 1938-March 9, 2018 Kenneth A. Anderson, 80, died Friday morning at Wayne UNC Health Care. Born in Duplin County, he was the son of the late Herman and Minnie Anderson. He was also preceded in death by...

DOROTHY I. WEBB BROWN

Dec. 20, 1938-March 13, 2018 Dorothy Irene Webb Brown, 79, Pikeville, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Wayne County Dec. 20, 1938, to the late John Wesley and Nora Irene Parnell Webb. She was...

MURIEL DICKERSON

Muriel Dickerson, 85, died Tuesday at Somerset Court. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

LOUVENIA TAYLOR DOCKERY

Funeral service will be held Friday, March 16, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Raeford, N.C. She was the daughter of the late Johnnie and Flossie Taylor. She was preceded in death by a...

LINDA FULLER FORD

Linda Fuller Ford, 68, 221 N. William St., died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

WILLIE G. GRACE

Sept. 28, 1946-March 10, 2018 Willie George Grace, 71, 1740 Maple St., Apt. B, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home...

DOUGLAS E. JACKSON

Douglas E. Jackson, 70, 108 Edinburough Lane, Dudley, died Tuesday at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehab Center of Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

WILLIAM H. KOONCE

Nov. 8, 1935-March 11, 2018 William Hayes Koonce, 82, Kinston, died Sunday. Graveside service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Pinelawn Memorial Park of Kinston. He was born Nov. 8, 1935, in Lenoir County to the late Zack...

MICHAEL V. LAWHORN

Michael V. Lawhorn, 55, 1427 Biddle Road, Dover, died Tuesday in Johnston County. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

RICKY MCNAIR

Ricky McNair, 49, Durham, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

RONALD RAYMOND MENG SR.

Oct. 2, 1937-March 11, 2018 Retired United States Air Force Technical Sgt. Ronald Raymond Meng Sr., 80, peacefully passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. He was born in Los Angeles, Calif., Oct. 2,...

STEPHEN R. PATE

Jan. 27, 1929-March 12, 2018 Mr. Stephen R. "Dink" Pate, 89, resident of the Rones Chapel community, Mount Olive, passed away peacefully Monday night, March 12, 2018, at his home with his immediate family by his side. Mr. Pate...

KURT RUSSELL

Dec. 14, 1958-March 11, 2018 Kurt David Russell, 59, departed this walk of life Sunday morning, March 11, 2018, at his home. Kurt was born in Maine Dec. 14, 1958, to the late George E Russell and Evelyn Moon...

MASTER SGT. FRANK SMUTNY

Sept. 25, 1942-March 12, 2018 Master Sgt. Frank Smutny, 75, Dudley, passed away Monday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Allegheny County, Pa., to the late Frank and Mary B. Smutny, and was married to...

JOHN W. WOOTEN JR.

John W. Wooten Jr. died Monday at UNC Lenoir HealthCare Center in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

CLEVELAND BEST

Cleveland Best, 65, Wilson, died Saturday at the Brian Center in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LINWOOD E. BEST SR.

Linwood Earl Best Sr., 48, 302 Cone St., died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

MOTHER ANNIE ADELL GRAHAM

July 19, 1928-March 10, 2018 Mother Annie Adell Graham, 89, 1717 Tommy's Road, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Thursday, July 19, 1928, in Wayne County to the late John and Mary Langston Howard. Her life...

JACK "JACKIE" DONNELL GREGORY

Aug. 15, 1946-March 9, 2018 Jack "Jackie" Donnell Gregory, 71, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro. A celebration of life service will be held Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at 6 p.m. at...

SUZIE JACKSON

Jan. 12, 1961-March 11, 2018 Susan "Suzie" Talton Jackson, 57, Dudley, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Life Care Hospital in Rocky Mount. Suzie was born in Norfolk, Va., Jan. 12, 1961, to the late Oscar Frank and...

LORENZO LINDSEY

Lorenzo Lindsey, 64, Sims, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EUGENE MAYE

Eugene Maye, 83, 1509 Queens Road, Kinston, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Mills Funeral Home Inc....

RONALD R. MENG SR.

Ronald Raymond Meng Sr., 80, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

IRENE ROBINSON PITT

Died March 9, 2018 Irene Robinson Pitt, 77, Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ERMALENE SIMMS

Ermalene Simms, 61, Wilson, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WADE TILLERY

Wade Tillery, 66, Wilson, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CLIFTON W. TOLER

Oct. 23, 1937-Feb. 14, 2018 Clifton W. Toler, beloved husband and father, entered this world Oct. 23, 1937, in New Bern, N.C., to Clem and Lena Toler. He was called to his eternal resting place Feb. 14, 2018, at...

JUDY A. WESTBROOK

Judy Ann Nichols Westbrook, 73, died Sunday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JUDY S. WHITFIELD

Sept. 27, 1940-March 11, 2018 Judy Sutton Whitfield, 77, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Sunday, March 11, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Judy was born Sept. 27, 1940, in Lenoir County to the late Woodrow Sutton and Thelma Dupree...

KENNETH L. WILLIAMS

Kenneth Lamont Williams, 57, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

IVORY WILSON JR.

Ivory Wilson Jr., 86, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson House Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Monday, March 12, 2018

BESSIE SMITH WARD BERRY

Bessie Smith Ward Berry, 78, 586 Wyse Fork Road, Trenton, died Sunday at Carolina East Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

GEORGE FORTE

George Forte, 87, Washington, D.C., died Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

RONNIE FOSS

April 22, 1949-March 10, 2018 Walter Ronald "Ronnie" Foss, 68, passed away Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Wayne UNC Hospital. Ronnie was born in Duplin County April 22, 1949, to the late Buddy and Louise S. Foss. He proudly...

WILLIE G. GRACE

Willie George Grace, 71, 1740 Maple St., Apt. B, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

DIXIE BRASWELL HALL

May 21, 1923-March 10, 2018 Dixie Braswell Hall, 94, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside service will be Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in Johnston County May 21, 1923, to the...

GLORIA D. HARGROVE

Died March 6, 2018 Gloria D. Hargrove Gray, 58, died Tuesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon at Apostle D.L. McIntyre Memorial Chapel, with pastor Dorothy Heath officiating. Burial will be in Golden Gate Memorial...

KURT RUSSELL

Kurt Russell, 59, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

PATRICIA A. WHITFIELD

Patricia Ann Whitfield, 63, 108 Young Blvd., Mount Olive, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Sunday, March 11, 2018

KENNETH A. ANDERSON

Kenneth A. Anderson, 80, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

RICHARD E. ASKINS

Aug. 19, 1949-March 8, 2018 Richard Earle Askins, 68, died early Thursday morning at his home. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Jamie H. Askins and Hallie Hollowell Askins. He was also preceded in...

BEVERLY G. BLACKWELL BARFIELD

Dec. 12, 1964-March 7, 2018 Beverly Gayle Blackwell Barfield, 53, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be private. She was born in Wayne County Dec. 12, 1964, to the late Preston Blackwell and Bertha Holland Evans....

TEKEVIOUS D. BEST

Died March 4, 2018 Tekevious Darnell Best, 32, Spartanburg, S.C., died March 4 in Florala, Ala. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at United American Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Kinston. Interment will be in Snow Hill Cemetery....

E.J. BLACKMAN

Died March 8, 2018 E.J. Blackman, 65, 305 Cottonwood Drive, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Bear Creek Association Headquarters, with apostle Walter Barbour officiating. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park South...

ROSE L. BROWN

Rose L. Brown, 65, Maryland, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ANNIE D. BARNES EASON

Annie Doris Barnes Eason, 80, 1123 Churchill Ave., Wilson, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARY M. EDWARDS

Mary M. Edwards, 44, 1930 Shamrock Drive, Decatur, Ga., died March 3 at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

RONNIE FOSS

Walter Ronald "Ronnie" Foss, 68, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

NANCY B. FULGHUM

June 29, 1939-March 8, 2018 Nancy Britton Fulghum, 78, passed away Thursday evening at her home. Born in Williamston, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Thomas Marvin Britton and Mary Leggett Britton. Nancy was retired from the...

IRA L. FUSSELL

Died March 7, 2018 Ira Lee "Winkie" Fussell, 64, 516 Roberts St., died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Monday at noon at Word of Truth Christian Fellowship. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in...

LIZZIE S. GONZALEZ

March 1, 1929-March 7, 2018 Lizzie Simpson Gonzalez, 89, died Tuesday at home. Graveside service will be Friday 10 a.m. in Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. She was born in Williamston March 1, 1929, to the late Kenneth and...

ANNIE GRAHAM

Annie Graham, 89, 1717 Tommy's Road, died Saturday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JACK "JACKIE" DONNELL GREGORY

Died March 9, 2018 Jack "Jackie" Donnell Gregory, 71, passed away Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. The family will receive friends Sunday at the home of Charlie and Sandy Gregory, 912 New Daniels Church Road, Fremont. Other arrangements...

DIXIE BRASWELL HALL

Dixie Braswell Hall, 94, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

PATRICIA M. HARDY

May 29, 1934-March 9, 2018 Patricia Moriarty "Pat" Hardy, 83, Kinston, quietly and peacefully passed away Friday, March 9, 2018. Pat was born May 29, 1934, in Holyoke, Mass., to the late Francis Moriarty and Helen Flynn Moriarty. Her...

ELIZABETH "BETSY" CARTER HEYWARD

May 10, 1957-March 1, 2018 Betsy, 60, died suddenly at her home in Graham, N.C. She spent her childhood years in Goldsboro. Betsy was a University of North Carolina Chapel Hill graduate, and taught preschool and elementary grades for...

BERTHA CHRISTINE WELLS MASSEY

April 16, 1933-March 8, 2018 Bertha Christine Wells Massey, 84, Princeton, passed away at her home Thursday, March 8, 2018. She was born April 16, 1933, and was the daughter of Raymond Eugene and Mamie Pearl Sullivan Wells. She...

IRENE R. PITT

Irene R. Pitt, 77, Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SHERRY L. ERNSBURGER RAMEY

June 23, 1956-March 8, 2018 Sherry Lynn Ernsburger Ramey, 61, died Thursday. Memorial service will be in Ohio. She was born in Michigan June 23, 1956, to Jane Heflen Gerald) and the late Donald Ernsburger. She was the wife...

TYREE ROSENBORO

Tyree Rosenboro, 35, Grifton, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

LILLIAN R. THOMAS

Lillian R. Thomas, 56, died at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ROSE I.M. WATKINS

Dec. 31, 2017-March 8, 2018 Rose Ivery Marie Watkins, 2 months, 112 Lisa Drive, Pikeville, died Thursday at Vidant Care Hospital of Greenville. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral...

MICHAEL "MIKE" WHITLEY YORKE JR.

Died Feb. 24, 2018 Michael "Mike" Whitley Yorke Jr., 75, passed away the morning of Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, at Duke Hospital in Durham, N.C., following a brave and courageous battle with cancer. A memorial/remembrance service in his honor...

Friday, March 9, 2018

RICHARD E. ASKINS

Aug. 19, 1949-March 8, 2018 Richard Earle Askins, 68, died early Thursday morning at his home. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Jamie H. Askins and Hallie Hollowell Askins. He was also preceded in...

JAMES BARBEE JR.

March 15, 1947-March 7, 2018 Lucama: James Barbee Jr., 70, Lucama, died Wednesday at home. Graveside service will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Kenly Cemetery, with the Rev. Billy Nowell officiating. He was born in Johnston County March...

E.J. BLACKMAN

E..J Blackman, 65, 305 S. Cottonwood Drive, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

TIFFANY BRADSHAW

Died Feb. 28, 2018 Tiffany Bradshaw, Jacksonville, formerly of Duplin County, died Feb. 28 at Duke University Hospital of Durham. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church Rose Hill. Arrangements by Hawes....

GEORGE L. BYNUM

Died Feb. 25, 2018 George Lee Bynum, 43, 5337 U.S. 264 Alternate, Wilson, died Feb. 25 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

NATHAN JORDON CUMMINGS

Sept. 26, 1925-Feb. 25, 2018 Nathan Jordon Cummings, 92, Kinston, passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, at Magnolia Cottage Facility. Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at Howard-Carter Funeral Home, with pastor Luis Miranda...

ESTHER VIRGINIA EDMUNDSON DAVIS

March 20, 1926-March 8, 2018 Esther Virginia Edmundson Davis, 91, Eureka, died peacefully March 8, 2018. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Eureka United Methodist Church in Eureka, N.C., with visitation following, with the Rev....

LIZZIE S. GONZALEZ

Lizzie Simpson Gonzalez, 89, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service Inc....

GLORIA D. HARGROVE GRAY

Gloria Denise Hargrove Gray, 58, died Tuesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

GERALDINE B. LEWIS

Died March 6, 2018 Geraldine B. Lewis, 65, Rose Hill, died Tuesday at Vidant Hospice of Greenville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church of Wallace. Interment will be in Duplin Memorial Gardens of...

MARGARET E. MITCHELL

Aug. 19, 1926-March 8, 2018 Margaret Erlene Creech Mitchell, 91, died Thursday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Johnston County to the late Numer and Molly Stallings Creech, and was married for 65 years to...

JEAN S. PATTON

May 30, 1946-March 7, 2018 Jean Sasser Patton, 71, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Duke University Medical Center. Jean was born in Wayne County, N.C., May 30, 1946, to the late Milford Sasser and Ethel Fulghum Sasser....

DESTINE E. PIERCE

Aug. 23, 1990-March 5, 2018 Destine Elsie Pierce, 27, Newton Grove, died Monday from an automobile accident. Memorial service will be 5 tonight in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home in Selma. Born Aug. 23, 1990, in Philadelphia County,...

LOTTIE M. RAINS

May 15, 1929-March 7, 2018 Lottie Massey Rains died Wednesday evening, March 7, 2018, at Countryside Village in Pikeville, N.C. She was 88 years old. Born May 15, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Alkie Lehman Massey...

SHERRY L. RAMEY

Sherry Lynn Ramey, 61, Fremont, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

RICHARD E. RAYNOR

Died Feb. 12, 2018 Richard Ellis Raynor died Feb. 12. Graveside service will be at Hillcrest Cemetery Newton Grove March 18 at 2 p.m. He was the son of Erbie and Eva Wise Raynor of Grantham. (Pd)...

ANN M. THOMPSON

March 19, 1934-March 6, 2018 Ann Marie Thompson, 83, passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Ann was born in Chippewa County, Mich., March 19, 1934, to the late Peter R. Thompson and...

ROSE I.M. WATKINS

Rose Ivery Marie Watkins, 2 months, 112 Lisa Drive, Pikeville, died Thursday at Vidant Care Hospital of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RODNEY M. WILLIAMS

Died March 5, 2018 Rodney Martelle Williams, 47, Columbus, Ohio, passed away Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Cherry Chapel Church of Elm City. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Thursday, March 8, 2018

BEVERLY G. BLACKWELL BARFIELD

Beverly Gayle Blackwell Barfield, 53, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CAROL M. BISHOP BATISTE

Died Feb. 25, 2018 Carol Marie Bishop Batiste, 70, died Feb. 25 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, with Bishop Alton A Smith officiating....

CARL ALLEN BLACKBURN

Aug. 16, 1933-March 4, 2018 Carl Allen Blackburn, 84, Salisbury, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Glenn A. Kiser Hospice House. Mr. Blackburn was born Aug. 16, 1933, in Pender County, the son of the late James Edwin...

JUNE D. BOOK

June 7, 1931-March 7, 2018 June Doris Book, 86, Dudley, N.C., passed away peacefully March 7, 2018, at home with her caregivers, Valerie and Stanley Gracyk, at her side. She was born in Pittsfield, Mass., June 7, 1931, to...

WILLIE CLARK JR.

Died March 3, 2018 Willie Clark Jr., 67, Aurora, died Saturday at UNC Nash Health Care. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Spring Garden Missionary Baptist Church in Washington. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Visitation will...

IRA L. FUSSELL

Ira Lee "Winkie" Fussell, 64, 516 Roberts St., died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

BENNIE C. "NICK" GAY

Jan. 17, 1944-March 6, 2018 Bennie Carroll "Nick" Gay, 74, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Greene County, he was the son of the late Benjamin Harrison Gay and Annie Irene Rouse Gay, and husband of...

HENRY GURLEY

April 29, 1934-March 7, 2018 Henry Gurley, 83, Warsaw, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at his home. Mr. Gurley was born April 29, 1934, in Pitt County, N.C., to the late Henry Howard Gurley and Peggy Frances Moore...

MINNIE BRANCH HIGH

Minnie Branch High, 105, formerly of Wayne County, passed away Sunday in Philadelphia, Pa. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

LORI OLIVER

Lori Oliver, 38, Tarboro, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

TOM ROSE

Died March 4, 2018 Mr. Tom Rose, 79, Surf City and Fayetteville, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018. He was a retail furniture entrepreneur and co-owner of Furniture Liquidators in Spring Lake with his wife, Myra, since 1986. Tom...

KIMBERLY I. STOKES

June 20, 1993-March 3, 2018 Kimberly Irene Stokes, 24, Princeton, died Saturday. Funeral will be held at Casey Funeral Home chapel at 7 tonight, with pastor Barry Stallings officiating. Private committal will be Friday. She was born June 20,...

ANN M. THOMPSON

Ann Marie Thompson, 83, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

KESHIA BARNES

Died Feb. 19, 2018 Keshia Barnes, 38, Wilson, died Feb. 19 at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson. Visitation will be Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. at...

BERTIE JEAN FUTCH

Nov. 21, 1934-March 5, 2018 Bertie Jean Howell Futch went to be with her Lord Monday, March 5, 2018, at her home while surrounded by her family. Bertie Jean was born in Wayne County Nov. 21, 1934, to the...

BENNIE C. GAY

Bennie C. "Nick" Gay, 74, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

DR. IRENE HOWELL

Nov. 5, 1928-March 3, 2018 Dr. Irene Howell, died March 3, 2018, at the age of 89. Born in Lenoir County, she was the daughter of the late Burchard Taft Smith and Addie Heath Smith. Her father was killed...

WILLIAM WALTER JOHNSON

March 22, 1928-Feb. 25, 2018 William Walter Johnson, also known as "Bill" to his friends, passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, in Goldsboro, N.C. He lived a full life that began March 22, 1928, in Fort Payne, Ala. For...

SYBIL C. KILLETTE

April 18, 1933-March 5, 2018 Sybil Carlyle Killette, LaGrange, peacefully received her heavenly call Monday, March 5, 2018. Sybil was born April 18, 1933, in Lenoir County to the late Levi and Effie Grady Carlyle. Her husband of 65...

KATHY KOWALEC

April 2, 1954-March 5, 2018 Kathy Jean Wagner Kowalec, 63, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be in Illinois. She was born in Cooke County, Ill., April 2, 1954, to the late Richard Joseph and Georgianna...

ETHELLEAN REID LEACH

Ethellean Reid Leach, 83, Washington, D.C., died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CLE H. O'NEAL

Died March 1, 2018 Cle Henry O'Neal, 70, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 5 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ROY PEARSALL JR.

Oct. 16, 1939-March 1, 2018 Roy Pearsall Jr., 78, Warsaw, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Missionary Church Bowden of Warsaw. Burial will be at Bowden Cemetery...

RICHARD E. RAYNOR

Died Feb. 12, 2018 Richard Ellis Raynor died Feb. 12. Graveside service will be at Hillcrest Cemetery Newton Grove Sunday at 2 p.m. He was the son of Erbie and Eva Wise Raynor of Grantham....

ESTELLA EDWARDS SHEPHERD

Aug. 25, 1939-March 2, 2018 Estella Edwards Shepherd, 78, 822 East End Circle, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be noon today at St. Mark Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be at Wayne...

RODNEY M. WILLIAMS

Rodney Martelle Williams, 47, Columbus, Ohio, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JANNIE E. WOOTEN

Died March 2, 2018 Jannie Elizabeth "Duke" Wooten, 85, 5622 Sage Hill Drive, Charlotte, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 11:30 a.m. at Garris Funeral Home chapel, with minister Levester Brewer officiating. Burial will be in...

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

WILLIE CLARK JR.

Willie Clark Jr., 67, died Saturday at UNC Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home of Kinston....

JOHN D. GURLEY

May 23, 1950-March 4, 2018 John Daniel Gurley, 67, Kenly, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service. Burial will be at Holly Springs Church Cemetery. He was born...

BRUCE G. HAMM JR.

June 22, 1936-March 4, 2018 Mr. Bruce Glenn "Muggy" Hamm Jr., 81, Maury, died Sunday evening, March 4, 2018, at his residence following an extended period of declining health. A native of Greene County, he was born June 22,...

SHELBY BELL HEATH

Feb. 3, 1937-March 4, 2018 Shelby Bell Heath, 81, Clinton, passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Rolling Ridge Assisted Living in Newton Grove. Mrs. Heath was born Feb. 3, 1937, in Duplin County, N.C., to Braxton Danner Bell...

STEVE HOWELL

Jan. 2, 1959-March 3, 2018 Steve "Cigar" Allen Howell, 59, Dudley, passed away suddenly Saturday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh surrounded by his wife and children. He is survived by the love of his life, Leigh Ann Howell of...

SYBIL C. KILLETTE

Sybil Carlyle Killette, LaGrange, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

Monday, March 5, 2018

STEVE HOWELL

Steve Howell, Dudley, died Saturday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

JOYCE W. MITCHELL

July 21, 1952-March 3, 2018 Joyce Wiggs Mitchell, 65, was born in Wayne County to the late Jessie Cleveland and Elise Jones Wiggs, and was married to Donald Mitchell. Joyce loved going to church and church singings. She had...

Sunday, March 4, 2018

JUDY DUBÉ

Sept. 17, 1941-March 1, 2018 Judith "Judy" Pollock Dubé, 76, Goldsboro, passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2018, at her home. Judy was born in Wayne County on Sept. 17, 1941, to the late George and Muriel Barwick Pollock....

LILLIE G. BENTON

Feb. 27, 1947-Feb. 27, 2018 Lillie Georgiana Benton, 71, Dudley, died Tuesday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Funeral is Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial at Elmwood Cemetery....

ELIZABETH HARRIS BEST

Nov. 9, 1918-March 1, 2018 Elizabeth Harris Best, 99, Wilson, passed away Thursday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Salem United Methodist Church, 2706 Salem Church Road, Goldsboro. Interment will follow in Willow Dale...

CINDY PIERCE COOR

Sept. 16, 1971-March 2, 2018 Cindy Pierce Coor, 46, peacefully passed away Friday, March 2, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. She was born in Wayne County on Sept. 16, 1971, to Willie E. Pierce...

NANCY DUNCAN

Nancy Duncan, 62, Pikeville, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

GEORGE K. FREEMAN III

Died Feb. 27, 2018 George K. Freeman III, age 62, passed away on Feb. 27, 2018, in Raleigh, N.C., at home with his family. Born at the old Rex Hospital in Raleigh, he was raised in Goldsboro. As a...

DELPHINE L. HARGETT

Died Feb. 23, 2018 Delphine L. Hargett, 53, Cove City, died Feb. 23, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church. Burial in Bryant Chapel Church Cemetery. The family will assemble at...

PHYLLIS BRYAN HARTZOG

Nov. 2, 1951-March 1, 2018 Phyllis Bryan Hartzog died Thursday at Willow Creek Rehabilitation Center of Goldsboro. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Leon A. and Esther Millard Bryan. Phyllis was very involved in...

REBECCA H. HELMS

June 19, 1926-Feb. 27, 2018 Rebecca Hill Helms, 91, a former longtime resident of Goldsboro, passed away on Feb. 27, 2018, in Richmond, Va. Born June 19, 1926, she was the daughter of Luby L. Hill and Mildred Godwin...

IRENE S. HOWELL

Dr. Irene Smith Howell, 89, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

PIERRE M. JOYNER

Nov. 22, 1988-March 2, 2018 Pierre Montrell Joyner, 29, 101 Will Drive, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral is Wednesday at noon at the Pentecostal United Holy Church. He was born Nov. 22, 1988, in Wayne County...

MARY E. LANE

April 18, 1935-Feb. 28, 2018 Mary Elizabeth "Lib" McFatter Lane, 82, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral was private. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ervin Toler McFatter, and wife...

JOYCE MITCHELL

Joyce Mitchell, 65, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

WADE H. MOORE

Died Feb. 26, 2018 Wade Hampton Moore, 72, died Monday. Graveside service will be Monday at noon at the Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, with full military honors. He is survived by his wife, Mary Moore; three sons and...

CLE O'NEAL

Cle O'Neal, 70, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

ROY PEARSALL JR.

Roy Pearsall Jr., 78, Warsaw, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Warsaw....

DANIEL PETTAWAY

Died Feb. 28, 2018 Daniel Pettaway, 28, Bethel, died Wednesday at Carolina East Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel of Snow Hill. Interment will be in Shady Grove Lodge...

ESTELLA E. SHEPHERD

Estella Edwards Shepherd, 78, 822 E. End Circle, died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JANNIE WOOTEN

Jannie Wooten, 85, of Charlotte, formerly of Mount Olive, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Friday, March 2, 2018

JUDITH POLLOCK DUBE´

Judith Pollock Dube´, 76, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DERRICK COLEY

Dec. 12, 1974-Feb. 28, 2018 Derrick Coley, 43, 414 Miller St., died Wednesday in Rex Hospital of Raleigh. Funeral will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Place of Refuge Church. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. He was...

PHYLLIS BRYAN HARTZOG

Phyllis Bryan Hartzog died Thursday at Willow Creek Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

JACKIE L. HERRING

May 27, 1955-March 1, 2018 Jackie Leon Herring, 62, Warsaw, died Thursday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Community Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill. He was born May 27, 1955, in...

PHYLLIS JAMES

Phyllis James, 71, Roanoke Rapids, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

DALE RICHARD JARRETT

Jan. 29, 1934-Feb. 28, 2018 Dale Richard Jarrett, 84, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Medical Center. Born in Conde, S.D., he was the son of the late Chester S. and Bernice Kahla Jarrett. A funeral Mass will be held...

CHARLES H. JONES

Died Feb. 14, 2018 Charles Hilton Jones, 70, 2180 Mary Tate Road, Pink Hill, died Feb. 14. Graveside service with military honors by the United States Navy will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Jones Family Cemetery. Arrangements by...

ANNIE L. KORNEGAY

Died Feb. 25, 2018 Annie Lois Kornegay, 87, 808 College St., Warsaw, died Sunday at the home of her son and daughter-in-law in Charlotte. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at KEMBA Center of Warsaw, with Rev. Dr. Jerry...

EVELYN RAYNOR MORGAN

Oct. 20, 1931-Feb. 27, 2018 Evelyn Raynor Morgan, 86, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, N.C. She was born in Montana to the late Ross and Frances Morrison Edgar. She graduated from Millersville State University. A member...

DANIEL PETTAWAY

Daniel Pettaway, 28, New Bern, died Wednesday at Carolina East Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

Thursday, March 1, 2018

MARIO D. BASS

Died Feb. 23, 2018 Mario Dantonio Bass, 37, Dale City, Va., formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Visitation will be Friday at 3...

LILLIE G. BENTON

Lillie Georgiana Benton, 71, died Tuesday at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

THOMAS EARL BROWN

Jan. 21, 1983-Feb. 14, 2018 Thomas Earl Brown, 35, died in a traffic accident in Orlando, Fla. The family will receive friends Saturday, March 3, 2018, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home. He is survived by...

THE REV. HUGH FREEMAN CHASE

Died Feb. 27, 2018 The Rev. Hugh Freeman Chase, 91, Fremont, N.C., went home peacefully to be with his Lord and Savior Feb. 27, 2018, following more than 40 years in the ministry. He is survived by his wife,...

LILLIE M. HOLMES

Died Feb. 26, 2018 Lillie Mae Holmes, 84, Wilson, died Monday. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Saint Rose Church of Christ Disciples of Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CLARISSA Y. HUNTER

Died Feb. 23, 2018 Clarissa Yvonne Hunter, Wilson, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DOROTHY WOODARD KEEL

Nov. 7, 1939-Feb. 27, 2018 Dorothy Woodard Keel, 78, Wayne County, passed away at Smithfield Manor in Smithfield Tuesday evening, Feb. 27, 2018. Ms. Keel was born Nov. 7, 1939, in Johnston County to the late Milton Headon Woodard...

MARY ELEANOR JONES MARTIN

June 17, 1942-Feb. 28, 2018 Mary Martin, 75, Raleigh, N.C., passed away Feb. 28, 2018, at Universal Health Care in Fuquay-Varina, N.C. She was born in Cumberland County June 17, 1942, to Charles Samuel and Marjorie Eleanor Jones. She...

MR. DONALD RAY MCCOY

Jan. 15, 1959-Feb. 25, 2018 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) In profound sorrow, Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service joins with the McCoy family to...

EVELYN RAYNOR MORGAN

Evelyn Raynor Morgan, 86, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

JACK MICHAEL O'CONNER

Feb. 27, 1949-Feb. 25, 2018 Jack Michael O'Conner, 68, passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Goldsboro Feb. 27, 1949. Jack is survived by his mother, Edna B. Kopac; sisters,...

NIAME L. PENDER

Died Feb. 24, 2018 Niame Leon Pender, 36, Stantonsburg, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson. Burial will be in Saint Delight Cemetery in Walstonburg....

CECIL SAVAGE

Jan. 14, 1935-Feb. 28, 2018 Cecil Savage, 83, resident of the Mount Olive/Calypso areas, native of Tarboro and former longtime resident of Dudley, died early Wednesday morning, Feb. 28, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. In recent weeks, he had been...

CALVIN WILLIAMS JR.

Died Feb. 22, 2018 Calvin Williams Jr., 60, 456B Kelly Springs Road, Mount Olive, died Feb. 22 in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will...