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Monday, April 30, 2018

EDWARD LEE "ED" BRITT

Feb. 3, 1943-April 26, 2018 Edward Lee “Ed” Britt, 75, of Princeton, passed away at Liberty Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Benson on Thursday, April 26, 2018. He was born Feb. 3, 1943, to the late Lenard Britt...

EZEKIEL JONES

April 3, 1921-April 25, 2018 Ezekiel Jones Jr., 97, formerly of Fremont, died Wednesday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Funeral is Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Hooks Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial in the church cemetery. He was born April...

ERNESTINE RHODES

Ernestine McKoy Rhodes, 81, 1004 S. Best St., died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations...

SOFIA VEGA

Sofia Garcia Vega, 74, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, April 29, 2018

TONY ALEXANDER

Died April 25, 2018 Tony Dewayne Alexander, 55, LaGrange, died Wednesday at home. Funeral is Wednesday at 2 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, LaGrange. Arrangements by S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home, Snow Hill....

STEPHANIE W. ALVES

April 23, 1942-April 25, 2018 Stephanie Anne Wehmeyer Alves, 76, Goldsboro, passed away on Wednesday at her home, surrounded by her family. Stephanie was born in New York on April 23, 1942, to the late Steven and Dorothy M....

LAROSE W. CAISON

Sept. 28, 1925-April 27, 2018 LaRose Whaley Caison, 92, Goldsboro, went to be with the Lord on Friday, April 27, 2018, at Rex Hospital, following a brief illness. Mrs. Caison was born on Sept. 28, 1925, to the late...

BURNICE MILLER JR.

Burnice A. Miller Jr., 68, of Shelby, formerly of Duplin County, died Thursday at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations, Warsaw....

SYLVESTER MORRIS

Sylvester Morris, 64, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

SALLY SCOTT

Sally Ruth Scott, 82, LaGrange, died Saturday in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

GRACE SUTTON

Grace Sutton, 86, LaGrange, died Friday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ESTELLE WRIGHT

Died April 21, 2018 Estelle Lynette Boyette Wright, 57, died April 21, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral is Monday at 2 p.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church, with Pastor Anthony Ezzell officiating. Burial at Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery,...

MARY WYNN

Mary Pearl Battle Wynn, 70, Georgia, died Saturday in Grovetown, Ga. Arrangements are incomplete pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Friday, April 27, 2018

TONY D. ALEXANDER

Tony Dewayne Alexander, 55, LaGrange, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

EDNA D. BAKER

Oct. 30, 1918-April 25, 2018 Edna Davis Baker, 99, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. She was born in Greene County to the late Rete and Polly Suggs Davism and was married to the late Floyd Parker Baker....

GOSSIE I. BULLOCK JR.

Aug. 24, 1956-April 23, 2018 Gossie Isadore Bullock Jr., 61, 705 W. Washington Ave., died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston. Burial will be at Southview Cemetery...

TYLER L. HILL

Tyler Lamar Hill, 25, 303 E. Wayne St., Fremont, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

CHARLIE C. HOLT III

Charlie Clyde Holt III, 49, Kenly, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

DOROTHY LOUISE BRUNSON JONES

March 9, 1932-April 21, 2018 Ms. Dorothy Louise Brunson Jones, 86, Goldsboro, passed Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center of Goldsboro. The celebration of her life will be held Saturday, April 28, 2018, at...

CHARLES A. LOGAN

Died April 20, 2018 Charles Anthony "Chazz" Logan, 53, Newark, N.J., died April 20 at Clara Maass Medical Center of Belleville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at New First Baptist Church Kenansville, with the Rev. Gary L....

CLEO MAJETTE JR.

Died April 22, 2018 Cleo Majette Jr., 27, 2113 Viking Drive, Kinston, Apt. 10B, died Sunday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. John Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church Cemetery...

RUSSELL RAYNOR JR.

Dec. 19, 1949-April 20, 2018 Retired Air Force Master Sgt. Russell Raynor Jr., formerly of Colerain, N.C., passed away April 20, 2018, at Duke Hospital, Durham, N.C. He served in the United States Air Force, retiring after 23 years....

Thursday, April 26, 2018

STEPHANIE A. WEHMEYER ALVES

Stephanie Ann Wehmeyer Alves, 76, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LYNWOOD "SHERRILL" AMAN

Died April 23, 2018 Lynwood "Sherrill" Aman, 72, Mount Olive, Wayne County, died Monday, April 23, 2018. Funeral service Friday, April 27, 2018, Friendly Holiness Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, 11 a.m. Officiating, the Rev. Kevin Haynes, the Rev....

WENDY H. BISSETTE

April 13, 1969-April 25, 2018 Wendy Hope Bissette, 49, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at the Brian Center surrounded by her family. Wendy was born in Wayne County, N.C., April 13, 1969, to the late E.C. Bissette and...

CHARLES EDWARD BOLTINHOUSE JR.

Aug. 2, 1937-April 24, 2018 Charles Edward Boltinhouse Jr., 80, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Charles was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, whose love for life...

JAMES D. CONNOR

Died April 23, 2018 James Douglas Connor, 84, Maury, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Antioch Church of Christ of Hookerton. Interment will be in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens in Farmville. Visitation will be...

WILLARD R. DAVIS

Dec. 30, 1933-April 25, 2018 Willard Rudolph Davis, 84, Kenly, died Wednesday at Sandford Health and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside service will be Friday at Kenly Cemetery, with the Rev. Duane Evans officiating. He was born in Wayne County Dec....

JEFFREY DAWSON

Jeffrey Dawson, 3513 Craft Road, Grifton, died Wednesday at Valley Nursing Center in Taylorsville. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

CHRISTINE KNIGHT DICKERSON

Died April 23, 2018 Christine Knight Dickerson, 82, 4220 Larkspur Road, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Faith Temple United Holy Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

ROBERTA MAE FISHER

Dec. 20, 1937-April 24, 2018 Roberta Mae Chapman Fisher, 80, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family. Roberta was born in Sharon, Pa., Dec. 20, 1937, to the late Robert and...

MICHAEL HINES

Died April 23, 2018 Michael Hines, 58, 241 Stallings Mill Road, Louisburg, died Tuesday at WakeMed Health and Hospitals in Raleigh. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at New Christian Fellowship Center. Burial will be in Hines Cemetery. Visitation...

EZEKIEL JONES

Ezekiel Jones, 97, formerly of Fremont, died Wednesday at Goldsboro Assisted Living Facility. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

DOROTHY L. BRUNSON JONES

March 9, 1932-April 21, 2018 Dorothy Louise Brunson Jones, 86, died Saturday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations,...

SHEILA F. LOFTON

March 20, 1946-April 16, 2018 Sheila Francis Lofton, 72, 1605 Holly St., died April 16 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Freewill Baptist Church. She was born March 20, 1946,...

WILLIAM T. TATE

Feb. 29, 1932-April 20, 2018 William Toby Tate, 86, 405 Bayleaf Drive, died Friday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Deeper Life Church Ministries. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. He...

ROBERT THOMAS WALKER

Died April 22, 2018 Robert Thomas Walker, 70, 2137 Zion Church Road, Mount Olive, died Sunday at his residence surrounded by loved ones. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Janice Copeland Walker; daughter, Laura Kindall Hall...

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

MARY R. BARNES

Died April 21, 2018 Mary Ray Barnes, 65, 2124 Silver Leaf Road, Wilson, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of...

CHARLES E. BOLTINHOUSE JR.

Charles Edward Boltinhouse Jr., 80, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GOSSIE I. BULLOCK JR.

Gossie Isadore Bullock Jr., 61, 705 W. Washington Ave., Kinston, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

JAMES D. CONNOR

James Douglas Connor, 84, Maury, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

WALTER C. DANIELS JR.

Nov. 25, 1928-April 23, 2018 Walter Clee Daniels Jr., 89, Kenly, died Monday at Barbour Court Nursing Home. Visitation will be Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. in the fellowship hall of Kenly Original Free Will Baptist Church, followed...

FRANCES B. DAVIS

Sept. 18, 1923-April 23, 2018 Frances Braxton Davis, 94, died Monday at Brookdale Assisted Living. Born in Lenoir County and a longtime resident of Dudley, she was the daughter of the late Evelyn Amey Wellons Braxton and John Gilmore...

CHRISTINE DICKERSON

Christine Dickerson, 82, Wilson, died at Wilson Medical Center Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ANNETTE "COOTIE" HALL EDWARDS

July 6, 1955-April 20, 2018 Mrs. Annette "Cootie" Hall Edwards, 62, 504 Plantation Road, went to be with the Lord Friday morning, April 20, 2018, at home surrounded by her loving family. The celebration of her life will be...

ROBERTA FISHER

Roberta Fisher died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MICHAEL HINES

Michael Hines, 58, 241 Stallings Mills Road, Louisburg, died Monday at WakeMed North Hospital Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

HELEN F. HOWELL

Oct. 12, 1925-April 23, 2018 Helen Sutton Foss Howell, 92, LaGrange, died Monday. Funeral will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Brad Mitchell officiating. Burial will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Fairview...

ARTHUR W. MUELLER

Jan. 21, 1959-April 19, 2018 Arthur William Mueller, 59, Johnston County, died at Durham VA Hospital Thursday. Memorial service will be at Casey Funeral Home chapel at 6 tonight, with the Rev. Paul Miller officiating. He was born Jan....

JIMMY D. MYERS

June 30, 1980-April 21, 2018 Jimmy Daryle Myers, 37, Johnston County, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center. Funeral will be at Casey Funeral Home chapel Thursday at 7 p.m., with the Rev. Ronnie Massey officiating. Committal will be at...

ELISHA L. NOBLES JR.

Elisha Lee Nobles Jr., 76, 205 Mile Road, Vanceboro, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

TRAVIS L. OATES

Died April 15, 2018 Travis Lamont Oates, 53, 1664 Lipscomb Road, Apt. 5B, Wilson, died April 15 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

CRYSTAL ROBINSON

Dec. 20, 1980-April 24, 2018 Crystal Robinson, 37, 102 Cornerstone Drive, Seven Springs, died Tuesday as a result of an automobile accident. She was born Dec. 20, 1980, to Ricky and Pattie Tripp Robinson, and is survived by two...

ANDREW L. STARKE JR.

Dec. 11, 1957-April 17, 2018 Andrew Lee Starke Jr., 60, died Tuesday. Visitation will be Friday from 11 a.m. to noon at Seymour Funeral Home, followed by a funeral in the chapel, with the Rev. Dr. Leland L. Jones...

PAULINE SYKES STOCKS

Oct. 4, 1925-April 23, 2018 Pauline Sykes Stocks, 92, passed away Monday, April 23, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Pauline was born in Wayne County Oct. 4, 1925, to the late Harvey and Bessie Pierce Sykes. She was married...

CAROLYN J. STRONG

Nov. 9, 1955-April 21, 2018 Carolyn Jean Strong, 62, 5871 Gilbert School Road, Grifton, died Saturday at home. Graveside service will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Strong Cemetery of Grifton. She was born Nov. 9, 1955, in Lenoir...

JOHN CLIFFORD WYATT

Feb. 23, 1943-April 23, 2018 John Clifford Wyatt, 75, Salisbury, passed away Monday, April 23, 2018, at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born Feb. 23, 1943, in Fayetteville, N.C., to the late Ernest Walter and...

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

LARRY A. CARR

Died April 20, 2018 Larry Allen Carr, 61, Rose Hill, died Friday at Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Rose Hill Thursday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Cameron...

JAN LEE CARROLL

Aug. 21, 1957-April 22, 2018 Jan Lee Carroll, 60, resident of Mount Olive, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Jan was born in Mount Olive to the late William R. "Bill" and Jane Terry...

FRANCIS B. DAVIS

Frances Braxton Davis, 94, died Monday at Brookdale Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ANNETTE HALL EDWARDS

July 6, 1955-April 20, 2018 Annette "Cootie" Hall Edwards, 62, 504 Plantation Road, died Friday at home. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Wynn Cemetery. She was born July 6, 1955, in Wayne County to Minnie...

LEE RONALD GRANTHAM

Aug. 7, 1929-April 22, 2018 Lee Ronald Grantham, 88, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Lee was born in Sampson County Aug. 7, 1929, to the late Harvey and Ethel Autry Grantham. For...

PEGGY GRISWOLD

Dec. 10, 1933-April 22, 2018 Margaret "Peggy" Ann Hawkins Griswold died Sunday from complications of Alzheimer's after a long struggle with the disease. Peggy was the only child of Margaret Gill and Albert Truett Hawkins of Goldsboro. She was...

CHARLES WILLIAM JONES

Died April 22, 2018 Charles William Jones, 59, Sanford, passed away at Central Carolina Hospital Sunday, April 22, 2018. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. at Broadway Town Cemetery Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Mr. Jones was born...

SHEILA F. LOFTON

Sheila Francis Lofton, 72, 1605 Holly St., died April 16 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CHARLES A. LOGAN

Charles Anthony Logan, 53, 275 N. Farm Drive, Clayton, died Friday at Clara Mass Medical Center of Bellville, N.J. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

GENE A. MOZINGO

May 26, 1969 April 19, 2018 Gene Allen Mozingo, 48, died Thursday at home. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park, with brother Jeffrey Butts officiating. He was born in Wayne County to Gerald...

JIMMY D. MYERS

Jimmy Daryle Myers, 37, died Saturday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

JOHN DOYLE PEARSALL

Oct. 15, 1944-April 22, 2018 John Doyle Pearsall, 74-year-old resident of the Mount Olive area, passed away Sunday night, April 22, at his residence. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 26, at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Tyndall...

EVERARD F. PEARSALL

Died April 19, 2018 Everard Freeman Pearsall, 56, Warsaw, died Thursday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be at St. Stephens AME Zion Church in Warsaw Friday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Jerry Parker officiating. Burial...

PAULINE S. STOCKS

Pauline S. Stocks, 92, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ROBERT T. WALKER

Robert Thomas Walker, 70, 2137 Zion Church Road, Mount Olive, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JOHNNIE WEST

Died April 22, 2018 Johnnie West, 83, Stantonsburg, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at the chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service, with pastor Don Sauls officiating. Interment will be at Stantonsburg Cemetery....

Monday, April 23, 2018

MARY L.D. BARNES

Mary Linda Dianne Barnes, 65, Wilson, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

PEGGY GRISWOLD

Peggy Griswold died Sunday at Eagles Pointe. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DARLENE HARRIS

Died April 19, 2018 Darlene Harris died April 19 at home in Carolina Beach. Funeral will be Saturday at her home. She is survived by a husband and two daughters....

ANNIE L. OATES

April 20, 1933-April 17, 2018 Annie Lucille Oates, 84, 101A Johnson Court, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Roosevelt Herring officiating....

DOROTHY BULLOCK SWAIN

Died April 19, 2018 Dorothy Bullock Swain, 101, Wilson, died April 19. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Salisbury Church of Wilson. Visitation will be Tuesday from 3 to 6 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home....

Sunday, April 22, 2018

MARY R. BARNES

Mary R. Barnes, Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARJORIE INGRAM BRYANT

Feb. 20, 1929-April 17, 2018 Marjorie Ingram Bryant, 89, a resident of Brookdale Berkeley, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday. Marge was born in Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 20, 1929, to the late Harry Ingram III and Lois Johnson Ingram. She was...

JAMES E. CARTRETTE

July 11, 1945-April 18, 2018 James Edwin "Buddy" Cartrette, 72, Fremont, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral was Friday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home. Graveside service with military honors was Saturday...

MARY A. LYNCH CASEY

March 1, 1922 -April 17, 2018 Mary Adelia Lynch Casey, 96, died. Funeral will be Saturday from 11 a.m. to noon, with visitation noon to 1 p.m., at Oak Forest Church of Christ, Burial will be private at Wayne...

ELLEN M. DAVIS

Sept. 19, 1929-April 20, 2018 Lillie Ellen Mozingo Davis, 88, went to be with her Lord Friday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend, who was cherished by all who knew...

ANNETTE HALL EDWARDS

Annette "Cootie" Hall Edwards, 62, 504 Plantation Road, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

WALLACE O'NEAL GODWIN

Sept. 27, 1921-April 19, 2018 Wallace O'Neal Godwin, 96, Middlesex, received her heavenly promotion Thursday, April 19, 2018, while at Rex Healthcare surrounded by her loving family. Wallace was born in Johnston County Sept. 27, 1921, to the late...

THEODORE S. HALL JR.

Dec. 4, 1961-April 11, 2018 Theodore Samuel "Teddy" Hall Jr., 56, Raleigh, died April 11 at Carolina East Medical Center of New Bern. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes...

DAVID WAYNE HYATT

Oct. 9, 1963-April 20, 2018 David Wayne Hyatt, 54, Goldsboro, passed away Friday at Wayne UNC Hospital. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Minnie and William K Hyatt, and was the husband of Stacey Hyatt. A memorial...

DOROTHY JONES

Dorothy Jones, 86, died Saturday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SUE TERRY KEADLE

Died April 19, 2018 Sue Terry Keadle, 74, Beulaville, died Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Keadle. Visitation Sunday, April 22, 2018, 3 to 5 p.m. Beulaville...

DEBRA P. ODOM

Nov. 10, 1951-April 19, 2018 Debra Paige Odom, 66, Mount Olive resident, passed away unexpectedly Thursday morning, April 19, 2018, at her home. Debbie, as she was known by most, was the daughter of the late Ray and Margaret...

BEVERLY J. PERCY

July 27, 1943-April 19, 2018 It is with great sadness that the family of Beverly J. Percy announces her death April 19, 2018, after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born July 27, 1943, in Portland, Maine, to...

REX CARTER PIPKIN

April 7, 1945 April 20, 2018 Rex Carter Pipkin, 73, Goldsboro, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center with his family by his side. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, Bonnie Mitchell Pipkin; a son, Randy Pipkin of...

MADIE POLLARD RIVENBARK

Died April 19, 2018 Madie Pollard Rivenbark, 82, Raleigh, died Thursday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens of Warsaw. She was the daughter of the late Rank...

EDNA E. WORLEY STAFFORD

Oct. 9, 1930-April 20, 2018 Edna Earl Worley Stafford, 87, Belfast, died Friday at Crystal Coast Hospice House in Newport. Graveside service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Selah Christian Church Cemetery. She was born in Johnston County...

ANDREW L. STARKE JR.

Andrew Lee Starke Jr., 60, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KOJI STREETER

Died April 17, 2018 Koji Streeter, 36, Farmville, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Wednesday at noon at Maury Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Snow Hill. Interment will be in Whitley Cemetery in Snow Hill. Visitation will be an...

WILLIAM T. TATE

William Toby Tate, 86, 405 Bayleaf Drive, died Friday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ROSA L. WHITE

Died April 17, 2018 Rosa Lanie White, 85, Kinston, died Tuesday at The Village of Kinston. Memorial service will be private. She is survived by three children. Arrangements are by Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

JOHN ARTHUR WILLIAMSON

Aug. 28, 1956-April 20, 2018 John Arthur Williamson, 61, Dudley, passed away Friday, April 20, 2018, at Willow Creek. John was born in Smithfield Aug. 28, 1956, to the late Benjamin C. Williamson Sr. and Christine Lokey Turnage. He...

ESTELLE L. WRIGHT

Estelle Lynette Wright, 57, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

MARIA A. SERRATO ZAMORA

Aug. 24, 1958-April 16, 2018 Maria Alicia Serrato Zamora, 59, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Maria Reina de las Americas Church, with the Rev Bernard Kayimbw Mbay officiating. She...

Friday, April 20, 2018

DANTHA J. ALPHIN

Aug. 25, 1945-April 16, 2018 Dantha Dee Jones Alphin, 72, passed away Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Robert Lee Jones and Bernice Smith Jones, and wife of...

THELMA M. BARNES

Nov. 11, 1929-April 19, 2018 Thelma McClary Barnes, 88, Pikeville, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Willow Creek. Thelma was born in Wake County Nov. 11, 1929, to the late Jesse N. McClary and Effie Jones McClary. She...

ROBERT L. BIZZELL

Died April 16, 2018 Elder Robert Lee Bizzell, 78, 116 Hicks Lane, Faison, died Monday at Genesis Health and Rehabilitation of Mount Olive. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Stephen's United Holy Church, with the Rev,...

KIRK KELLER

Jan. 30, 1961-April 19, 2018 Forrest Kirk Keller, 57, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center after a brief illness. Kirk was born in Wayne County Jan. 30, 1961, to Robert Gene Keller and...

CATHERINE CANADY PARKER

Aug. 26, 1916-April 16, 2018 Catherine Canady Parker, 101 years of age, Goldsboro, died April 16, 2018. Mrs. Parker was born in Kinston Aug. 26, 1916, to the late James Herman Canady and Emily Humphries Pollock Canady. She grew...

VERNICE REID

Died April 17, 2018 Vernice Harper Reid, 87, Snow Hill, died Tuesday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Funeral will be noon Saturday at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel. Interment will be in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens in Farmville. Visitation...

WILLIAM M. SPENCER

Died April 8, 2018 William M. Spencer, 60, 100 Dotsie Road, Eureka, died April 8 at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Eureka First Baptist Church, with pastor Fred Pressley officiating. Visitation will be 3...

Thursday, April 19, 2018

ROBERT EDWARD ARTIS

Aug. 30, 1945-April 14, 2018 Robert Edward Artis, 72, 1809 E. Azalea Drive, peacefully succumbed to the Lord's call Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. He was born to the late James and Queenie Edmundson Artis Thursday, Aug. 30,...

JAMES E. CARTRETTE

July 11, 1945-April 11, 2018 James Edwin "Buddy" Cartrette, 72, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Friday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home. Graveside service with military honors will be...

JUDY CORDEIRO

April 7, 1940-April 17, 2018 Sara Judith Cordeiro, 78, Pikeville, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, Md. Judy was born in West Virginia April 7, 1940, to the late Sylvester John...

GERALD LAWRENCE "JERRY" DALE

Died April 16, 2018 Mr. Gerald Lawrence "Jerry" Dale, 70, Conway, S.C., passed away Monday, April 16, 2018, following a valiant four-year battle with cancer. Jerry left as courageously as he lived; he never lost his smile or sense...

LUCION H. JONES

Lucion Haywood Jones, 65, Richlands, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

ANNIE L. OATES

Annie Lucille Oates, 84, 101A Johnson Court, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

JIMMY R. RHODES

Died April 15, 2018 Jimmy Ray Rhodes, 58, 205 Mewborn Drive, Richlands, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Blooming Hill Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Johnson Family Cemetery....

GENE A. WEAVER

Died April 16, 2018 Gene Autry Weaver, 79, died at Avante of Wilson Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

ROSA WHITE

Rosa White, 85, Kinston, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

MARY V. WHITFIELD

Jan. 13, 1947-April 13, 2018 Mary V. Whitfield, 71, 6035 Dalys Chapel Road, passed away peacefully Friday at Rex Hospital. She was born Monday, Jan. 13, 1947, in Wayne County to Norman and Willie Mae Saunders Tune. Funeral services...

RAYMOND EARL WILLIFORD

Sept. 8, 1944-April 17, 2018 Raymond Earl Williford, 73, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care. He was born in Wayne County Sept. 8, 1944, to Minnie Mitchell Williford of Princeton and the late...

CLARENCE WISE

Died April 16, 2018 Clarence "Tony" Wise, 64, 9875 U.S. 17 North, Vanceboro, died Monday at Pruitt Health Care-Trent. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Burning Bush United Holy Church of Vanceboro. Burial will be in Harris Family...

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

DANTHA J. ALPHIN

Dantha J. Alphin, 72, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROBERT EDWARD ARTIS

Aug. 30, 1945-April 14, 2018 Robert Edward Artis, 72, of 1809 East Azalea Drive, peacefully succumbed to the Lord's call Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. He was born to the late James and Queenie Edmundson Artis on Thursday,...

BETTY SPEARMAN BEST

Dec. 4, 1945-April 16, 2018 Betty Spearman Best, 72, Goldsboro, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Betty was born in Sampson County on Dec. 4, 1945, to the late Harold Lee Spearman and...

MARJORIE BRYANT

Marjorie Bryant, 89, died Tuesday at Brookdale Berkeley. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY L. CASEY

Mary L. Casey, 96, died Tuesday at Eagles Pointe Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

SARA CORDEIRO

Sara Feola Cordeiro, 78, died Tuesday at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, Maryland. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LAWRENCE RAY COX

Died April 17, 2018 Lawrence Ray Cox, 71, of 106 Woods Mill Road, died Tuesday at the home. The funeral service will be Friday at noon at the Bear Creek Association headquarters, with the Rev. Leslie Capers officiating. Burial...

WILLIAM T. EDWARDS

Died April 15, 2018 William Thomas Edwards, 75, Greenville, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Funeral is Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, Wilson....

ANGEL N. FAISON

Died April 14, 2018 Angel Nicole Faison, 36, Clinton, died Saturday at Sampson Regional Medical Center, Clinton. Funeral is Thursday at 1 p.m. at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church, Clinton. Interment at Sand Hill Cemetery, Clinton. Arrangements by Jack A....

LINDA GARDNER

Died April 13, 2018 Linda Faye Davis Gardner, 70, Snow Hill, died Friday at Lenoir UNC Health Care. Funeral is Saturday at 2 p.m. at Holy Temple Miracle Tabernacle Church, Snow Hill. Interment will follow at Browntown Community Cemetery...

VERA "VICKIE" NAGY

April 19, 1932-April 16, 2018 Vera Mae Nagy, 85, passed away peacefully at her home in Goldsboro, N.C., where she went to be with her Lord and Savior on April 16. Her final days were spent surrounded by her...

TRAVIS OATES

Travis Lamont Oates, 53, Wilson, died Sunday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

CATHERINE C. PARKER

Aug. 26, 1916-April 16, 2018 Catherine Canady Parker, 101 years of age, of Goldsboro, died April 16, 2018. Mrs. Parker was born in Kinston on Aug. 26, 1916, to the late James Herman Canady and Emily Humphries Pollock Canady....

AL D. VIRGIL

Died April 12, 2018 Al Dutchman Virgil, 63, Elm City, died Thursday at home. Funeral is Saturday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ, Wilson, with Dr. Amanda Jones officiating. Burial in Rest Haven Cemetery, Wilson. Arrangements...

RAYMOND WILLIFORD

Raymond Earl Williford, 73, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CLARENCE WISE

Clarence Wise, 64, Vanceboro, died Monday at Pruitt Health Care-Trent. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home, Kinston....

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

BETTY S. BEST

Betty Spearman Best, 72, wife of Horace Best, passed away on Monday, April 16, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care. A service to celebrate Betty's life will be held on Thursday, April 19, at 6 p.m. at Saulston United...

ROBERT L. BIZZELL

Robert L. Bizzell, 78, died Monday, at Genesis Health Care, Mount Olive. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

BEN M. COLSON

July 4, 1926-April 15, 2018 Benjamin Morgan (Ben) Colson, 91, Mount Olive resident, went to meet his Lord Sunday afternoon, April 15, 2018. Born in Pinetops to farming parents, Omer and Lillian Colson, he was one of their five...

MARTHA S. HARRIS

Feb. 21, 1932-April 15, 2018 Martha Dean Sutton Daughtry Harris, 86, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Born in Sampson County, she was the daughter of the late David Kenneth Sutton and Mamie Irene Tadlock Sutton. She was...

ASHA J. JONES

Asha Johanna Jones, 45, of Apex, formerly of Kinston, died Monday, at Rex Rehabilitation and Nursing Care in Apex. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

HOWARD LEE MURPHY

Howard Lee Murphy, 67, died April 12, 2018, at Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, 472 Wells Town Road in Rose Hill, on Wednesday, April 18, at 1 p.m. Burial will...

CATHERINE C. PARKER

Catherine Canady Parker, 101, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Visitation will follow at the church....

GENE WEAVER

Gene Weaver, 79, died Monday at Avante of Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

JADIE L. WILSON

Jadie L. Wilson, 56, of 414 S. Herman St., died April 11. He was born June 6, 1960, to the late John and Telzie Swinson Wilson. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the James T....

STEVIE A. WORRELL

Stevie Andre Worrell, 50, of Dudley, died Wednesday, April 11, at Wayne UNC Health Care. He was born Dec. 8, 1967, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Richard and Doris Coley Worrell. He is survived by his mother and seven children....

Monday, April 16, 2018

ROBERT E. ARTIS

Robert Edward Artis, 72, 1809 E. Azalea Drive, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

TERESA C. MOON

Teresa Coletrain Moon, 52, Grantham, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JIMMY RHODES

Jimmy Rhodes, 58, Beulaville, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home, Kinston....

JOANNE YOUNG

Oct. 30, 1953-April 13, 2018 JoAnne Young, 64, of 224 Herbert St., died Friday at her residence. She was born Saturday, Oct. 30, 1953, in Wayne County of James F. and Josephine Faison Young. Funeral services will be held...

Sunday, April 15, 2018

RILEY V. ANDERSON

Aug. 29, 1927-April 14, 2018 Riley Vernon Anderson, 90, Goldsboro, peacefully passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2018. Riley was born Aug. 29, 1927, in Wayne County to the late Lee H. Anderson and Mae Belle Howell Anderson. His...

EDWARD EARL BASS SR.

A service to celebrate Edward Earl Bass Sr.'s life will be today, April 15, 2018, at 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Dr. Robert F. Bardin officiating. A private interment will be held in Willow Dale...

DENNIS EVANS

Died April 11, 2018 Dennis Evans, 62, Wilson, died Wednesday at home. Funeral is Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Sandy Fork Baptist Church, Wilson. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

JAMES R. "J.R." EVERETT JR.

Sept. 12, 1927-April 12, 2018 James R. "J.R." Everett Jr. departed this life on April 12, 2018. He is preceded in death by his loving wife of 51 years, Jean Lane Everett; his parents, James R. Everett and Mary...

THEODORE HALL JR.

Theodore Samuel Hall Jr., 61, Raleigh, died Wednesday at Carolina East Medical Center, New Bern. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SAMUEL L. JARMAN

Died April 13, 2018 Samuel Leo Jarman, 86, Beulaville, died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral is today at 4 p.m. at Serenity Funeral Home, Beulaville. Graveside service is Monday at 11 a.m. at East Duplin Memorial...

ALBERT J. JENKINS JR.

April 18, 1931-April 13, 2018 Albert Jonathan Jenkins Jr., 86, Warsaw, died Friday at home. Funeral is Monday at 3 p.m. at Warsaw Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at Devotional Gardens. He was born in Beaufort County on April...

JOHN G. PARKS

July 18, 1928-April 12, 2018 John Green Parks, 89, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care. John was born in Wayne County, N.C., on July 18, 1928, to the late Berry Emmitt Parks and Birdell...

MARY WHITFIELD

Mary V. Whitfield, 71, 6035 Dalys Chapel Road, died Friday at Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

STEVIE WORRELL

Stevie Andre Worrell, 50, 1180 Old Mount Olive Highway, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JOAN GILLIAM YORK

July 4, 1936-April 13, 2018 Joan Gilliam York, of the Sleepy Creek community, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center after a lengthy illness and care at home by her loving daughters. Born in Panama City, Fla., and raised...

JOANNE YOUNG

JoAnne Young, 53, 224 Herbert St., died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Friday, April 13, 2018

BARBARA G. ARTIS

Died April 5, 2018 Barbara Gail Artis, 58, Wilson, died April 5. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Greater Morning Star Church. Interment will be in Golden Gate Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be 3 to 6 tonight...

EDWARD EARL BASS SR.

Feb. 27, 1928-April 12, 2018 Edward Earl Bass Sr., 90, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Wayne UNC Hospital. Ed was born in Wayne County Feb. 27, 1928, to the late Henry King Bass and Dora Watkins...

J.C. MCGILL

Died April 12, 2018 J.C. McGill, 92, 615 W. College St., Warsaw, died Thursday at home. Burial will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Hines Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Warsaw, with elder Braxton Frederick officiating. Burial will...

DONALD LEROY MOLER

Aug. 13, 1937-April 11, 2018 Retired United States Army Sgt. 1st Class Donald Leroy Moler, 80, passed away peacefully April 11, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 14, 2018, at 7 p.m....

WILLIAM LUTHER PALMER

Jan. 23, 1922-April 11, 2018 William Luther Palmer, 96, Goldsboro, peacefully passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at home. Palmer was born in Geneva, Ala., Jan. 23, 1922, one of nine children, to the late James and Ellie Shields...

ADRIAN M. RUIZ

Died April 9, 2018 Adrian Medina Ruiz, 36, 603 Ellis St., Wilson, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday 6 p.m. in James T. Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mexico. He was born...

BENJAMIN B. WILLIAMSON JR.

Nov. 16, 1940-April 11, 2018 Benjamin Bowden Williamson Jr., 77, died Wednesday at the North Carolina Veterans Home in Kinston. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, with visitation following. Graveside service will be...

JADIE L. WILSON

Jadie L. Wilson, 56, 1414 S. Herman St., died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Thursday, April 12, 2018

CURLIE A. BECOAT-LOFTIN

Curlie Ann Becoat-Loftin, 75, Kinston, formerly of LaGrange, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Albritton Carraway Funeral Home....

MINNIE C. CHATMAN

Died April 9, 2018 Minnie Catherine Chatman, 60, Lucama, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MRS. HELEN THOMPSON COLEY

March 25, 1927-April 7, 2018 Mrs. Helen Thompson Coley, Fremont, N.C., departed this life for her heavenly home April 7, 2018, in the comforts of her home and in the care of her daughters. Mrs. Coley was born to...

DENNIS EVANS

Dennis Evans, 62, Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

HILDA M. SEWARD HARPER

Feb. 7, 1937-April 11, 2018 Hilda May Seward Harper, 81, Princeton, died at home Wednesday. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. in Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. She was born Feb. 7, 1937,...

JAMES E. HERRING

Oct. 10, 1933-April 6, 2018 James Edward Herring, 84, died Friday at home. Visitation will be Friday from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Seymour Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service at noon in Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery...

FRANK KIRKLAND

April 13, 1935-April 10, 2018 Franklin "Frank" Kirkland, 82, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. Frank was born in Douglas, Ga., April 13, 1935, to the late Ira C. and...

ROBERT L. MAY

Died April 8, 2018 Robert Lee May, 69, Snow Hill, died Sunday at Lenoir UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel of Snow Hill. Interment will be in Snow Hill...

DONALD L. MOLER

Retired Master Sgt. Donald L. Moler, 80, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

TOWANDA L. APPLEWHITE ROWLAND

Nov. 5, 1970-April 5, 2018 Towanda Latrice Applewhite Rowland, 47, 902A Poplar St., died April 5 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Alpha and Omega Christian Center. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. She was...

DAVID C. SEWELL

David Charles Sewell, 61, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

THEODORE R. SMITH JR.

Died April 6, 2018 Theodore Roosevelt Smith Jr., 75, Snow Hill, died Friday at Vidant Hospice. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Maury's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Snow Hill. Interment will be in Snow Hill...

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

MINNIE CHATMAN

Minnie Chatman, 60, Wilson, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CAROL J. COLTRANE

Died April 9, 2018 Carol Johnson Coltrane, 60, Goldsboro, loving wife and mother, died Monday, April 9, 2018, at her home. Carol was the daughter of the late Joseph B. Johnson and Sarah M. Howell. She studied dance, and...

WILLIAM HODGES

Feb. 6, 1929-April 7, 2018 William "Bro" Hodges, 89, 702 Poplar St., died Saturday at home. Funeral will be Friday at noon at St. Mark Church of Christ. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery. He was born Feb. 6,...

MICHAEL L. JOYNER

Died April 2, 2018 Michael Lorenzo Joyner, 34, Columbia, S.C., formerly of Goldsboro, died April 2. Funeral service will be Thursday at noon at St. James AME Zion Church. Interment will be in Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. Visitation...

CULLEN S. JOYNER

Died April 3, 2018 Cullen Scott Joyner, 83, 1302 S. John St., died April 3 at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Woods Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be at Eastern Carolina State Veterans...

FRANK KIRKLAND

Franklin "Frank" Kirkland, 82, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JUSTIN R. NEWCOMB

Oct. 8, 1989-April 9, 2018 Justin Randall Newcomb, 28, died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. He was born in Wayne County Oct. 8, 1989, to Matt Newcomb (Trish) and Mary Newcomb of Goldsboro. Visitation will be Thursday from...

VERA LOCKAMY O'ROURKE

April 26, 1932-April 7, 2018 Vera Frances Lockamy O'Rourke, 85, died Saturday at home. No funeral will be held. She was born in Bennettsville, S.C., April 26, 1932, to the late Daniel Edward and Georgia Clara Smith Lockamy. She...

ADRIAN MEDINA RUIZ

Adrian Medina Ruiz, 36, 603 Ellis St., Wilson, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

KATHLEEN SMITH

Jan. 29, 1928-April 8, 2018 Kathleen "Ms. Tot" Smith, 90, 303 Cedar Road, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ. Burial will be at Wayne Memorial...

WILLIAM M. SPENCER

William M. Spencer, 60, 100 Dotist Road, Eureka, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

CAROL J. COLTRANE

Carol J. Coltrane died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES E. HERRING

James Edward Herring, 84, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RUTH LAVERNE J. MCCULLEN

April 21, 1936-April 9, 2018 Ruth LaVerne Jones McCullen, 81, resident of Oak Ridge community near Mount Olive, passed away peacefully the morning of Monday, April 9, 2018, at The Laurels of Pender at Burgaw, N.C. Mrs. McCullen is...

BRADLEY K. NELSON

July 23, 1991-April 5, 2018 Bradley Keith Nelson, 26, died Thursday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral will be in Utah. He was born in Washington July 23, 1991, to Jeffery Keith and Tiffany Hawkins Nelson of...

MATTIE J. PARSON

Died April 6, 2018 Mattie Jean Parson, 67, 309 Outlaw Road, Dudley, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Apostle D.L. McIntyre Memorial Chapel, with pastor Johnnie M. Wade officiating. Burial will be in...

KATHLEEN SMITH

Kathleen Smith, 90, 303 Cedar Road, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

BRYANT WARD JR.

Died April 8, 2018 Bryant Ward Jr., 79, 102 Rollingwood Court, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with pastor Joe A. Jackson officiating. Burial will be at Old...

LOSSIE M. WILLIAMS

Lossie M. Williams, LaGrange, died Monday at UNC Lenoir Health Care Center in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

Monday, April 9, 2018

BARBARA G. ARTIS

Barbara Gail Artis, 58, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Carrons Funeral Home of Wilson....

HELEN COLEY

Helen Coley, 91, 809 S. Vance St., Fremont, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

LULA FLOYD

April 26, 1929-April 5, 2018 Lula Floyd, 88, 507 S. Oleander Ave., died Thursday at her residence. She was born April 26, 1929, to the late Lamn and Olivia Joyner, and is survived by six children. Funeral services will...

WILLIAM HODGES

William Hodges, 89, 702 Poplar St., died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

REV. C.R. HOLDER

May 6, 1931-April 7, 2018 The Rev. Corbett Ray "C.R." Holder, 86, left this world to be with Jesus Saturday afternoon. C.R. was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, whose love for life and others was apparent to...

JAMES D. "J.D." HONRINE

April 19, 1934-April 7, 2018 James Douglas "J.D." Honrine, 83, died Saturday evening at Wayne UNC Health Care. Born in Sampson County, he was the son of the late William James "Pre" Honrine and Hettie Belle Westbrook Honrine. He...

MICHAEL L. JOYNER

Michael Lorenzo Joyner, 34, Columbia, S.C., formerly of Goldsboro, died April 2. Arrangements are pending at Carrons Funeral Home of Wilson....

DAVE JUSTUS

Nov. 11, 1952-April 7, 2018 Dwight David "Dave" Justus, 65, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family Saturday, April 7, 2018. Dave was born Nov. 11, 1952, in Welch, W.Va., to the late J.C. and Joanne Justus. He...

VERA L. O'ROURKE

Vera L. O'Rourke died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HILDA B. PRECYTHE

Dec. 26, 1935-April 7, 2018 Hilda Gray Brogden Precythe, 82, resident of Faison, N.C., passed away Saturday night, April 7, 2018, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Her family will have visitation to begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, at...

ROSA A. WHALEY PROCTOR

April 27, 1934-April 7, 2018 Rosa Adell Whaley Proctor, 83, Kenly, died Saturday at Smithfield Manor. Visitation will be Tuesday from 1 to 1:45 p.m. at Kenly Funeral Service, followed by a graveside service at 2 p.m. in Kenly...

BRYANT WARD JR.

Bryant Ward Jr., 79, 102 Rollingwood Drive, Dudley, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

Sunday, April 8, 2018

GARY ANTHONY

Gary Anthony died. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Evergreen Memorial Park in Wilson, with the Rev. David Kriger officiating. He was the son of the late Ruth Bearden (Dennis) and the late James Robert Anthony....

BOBBY LINWOOD BUCK

May 20, 1938-March 29, 2018 Bobby Linwood Buck, 79, Alexandria, Va., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family. Bobby was born in Goldsboro, N.C., to the late Walter Linwood Buck and Beulah Watkins Buck. He was also preceded...

ETHEL OATES CARMICHAEL

Died April 5, 2018 Ethel Oates Carmichael, 76, 2194 Thunderswamp Road, Mount Olive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Tuesday at noon at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Michael McDougald officiating. Burial will...

BENNY GRAY CREECH

Jan. 4, 1940-March 24, 2018 Benny Gray Creech, 78, died Saturday, March 24, 2018, at UNC Healthcare's SECU Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home in Pittsboro, N.C., due to respiratory failure. He was born Jan. 4, 1940, to the...

LULA FLOYD

Lula Floyd, 88, 507 S. Oleander Ave., died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BESSIE HALL

Died April 5, 2018 Bessie Hall, 94, 2314 Tranquil Drive, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home. Burial will be in Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson....

CHRISTOPHER JAMES HANN

Died April 4, 2018 It is with great sadness that the family of Christopher James Hann announces his passing Wednesday April 4, 2018, at the age of 26 years. Christopher will be lovingly remembered by his mother, Connie Hargrove...

CHESLEY LLOYD HINSON

Aug. 21, 1930-April 6, 2018 Lloyd Hinson, 87, Goldsboro, passed away Friday at Willow Creek Rehabilitation Center. He was the son of the late Chesley Floyd and Bertha Mae Faircloth Hinson, and the husband of the late Mary Dorothy...

C.R. HOLDER

The Rev. C.R. Holder died Saturday in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

THOMAS D. HOLLOWELL

Feb. 23, 1924-April 6, 2018 Thomas David Hollowell, longtime Mount Olive resident and businessman, passed away early Friday morning, April 6, 2018, at SECU House at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mr. Hollowell, son of the late Talmadge Hollowell and...

LORI LANCASTER

Oct. 11, 1970-April 7, 2018 Lori Lancaster completed her journey home Saturday, April 7, 2018, to the welcoming words, "Well done, my good and faithful servant." Lori was born in San Diego, Calif., Oct. 11, 1970, to Nancy Gardner...

ALMA W. LUCAS

Died April 4, 2018 Alma W. Lucas, 94, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church of Wilson. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson....

BRADLEY K. NELSON

Bradley Keith Nelson, 26, died Thursday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MATTIE J. PARSONS

Mattie Jean Parsons, 67, 309 Outlaw Road, Dudley, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

NORMA CHRISTINE PAPPAS PIKE

Sept. 11, 1947-April 4, 2018 Norma Christine Pappas Pike, 70, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family Wednesday, April 4. Born Sept. 11, 1947, in Anthony, N.M., the second of four children born to Laura Marquez Pappas and Thomas...

ROSA A. WHALEY PROCTOR

Rosa Adell Whaley Proctor, 83, Kenly, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Kenly Funeral Service....

ALAN S. REED

Alan Scott Reed, 58, 810 First St., died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

DELANEY RODGERS

Delaney Rodgers, 71, Fremont Rest Center, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

TOWANDA L. APPLEWHITE ROWLAND

Towanda Latrice Applewhite Rowland, 47, 902A Poplar St., died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

THEODORE R. SMITH JR.

Theodore Roosevelt Smith Jr., 75, Snow Hill, died Friday at Vidant Hospice. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

Friday, April 6, 2018

JOSE G. BUSTOS

Sept. 8, 1980-April 2, 2018 Jose Garcia Bustos, 37, Greenville, died Monday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be Saturday at 6 p.m. at Memorial Baptist Church of Greenville. Burial will be in Mexico. He was born...

ETHEL CARMICHAEL

Ethel Carmichael, 76, Mount Olive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

MABEL J. MCNEIL FARMER

Died April 4, 2018 Mabel Jean McNeil Farmer, 67, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

MABEL J. FARMER

Mabel J. Farmer, 67, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MIYOKO K. HAMLIN

Miyoko K. Hamlin, 69, 1012 12th St., died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

CHRISTOPHER J. HANN

July 30, 1991-April 3, 2018 Christopher James Hann, 26, 227 Turnage Lane, Dudley, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 7 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. He was born July 30,...

ALMA W. LUCAS

Alma W. Lucas, 94, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WALLACE M. MARTIN SR.

Jan. 17, 1938-March 22, 2018 Wallace M. "Spoogy" Martin Sr., 80, 8080 Hafner Court, University City, formerly of Wayne County, died March 22 at The Quarters at Des Peres Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Sunday at noon in Mount...

CLARK PARRISH

Died April 3, 2018 Clark Parrish, 74, Pikeville, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. A service to celebrate Clark's life will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2018,...

NORMA CHRISTINE PAPPAS PIKE

Sept. 11, 1947-April 4, 2018 Norma Christine Pappas Pike, 70, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. She was the wife of James David Pike III. A memorial service will be held Sunday at St. Paul United...

TED D. SAULS SR.

Died April 4, 2018 Ted D. Sauls Sr., 65, Snow Hill, died Wednesday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Free Gospel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church family life center, with pastor Mike Parks officiating. Interment will be at...

GARLAND R. STARNES

Sept. 23, 1940-April 3, 2018 Garland Ray Starnes, 77, resident of Mount Olive, passed away Tuesday evening, April 3, at the North Carolina Home for Veterans in Kinston. Born in Faison, he graduated from Mount Olive High School, after...

RAYBURN L. WADE

Dec. 28, 1941-April 4, 2018 Rayburn Lewis Wade, 76, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Funeral will be Sunday at 6 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, with the Rev. Arlene Wade officiating. Burial will be private at Wayne Memorial...

BRENDA F. HARPER WILLIAMS

Died April 3, 2018 Brenda Fay Harper Williams, 60, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Apostle D.L. McIntyre Memorial Chapel, with pastor Thelma Davis officiating....

COREY O. WOODARD

Died March 30, 2018 Corey Omar Woodard, 30, Wilson, died March 30. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

BRITTANY ALLISON WOODARD

June 27, 1991-April 5, 2018 Brittany Allison Woodard, 26, New York City, formerly of Princeton, died early Thursday morning, April 5, 2018, at the home of her father and stepmother. She was born June 27, 1991, at Duke Hospital...

Thursday, April 5, 2018

NANCY JONES BATTEN

Jan. 13, 1930-April 1, 2018 Nancy Jones Batten passed away peacefully Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018, in the home of her daughter in Saint Johns, Fla. Nancy was the daughter of the late Dock Pharoh Jones and the late...

QUINCY E. BROWN

Sept. 5, 1969-March 31, 2018 Quincy Elroy Brown, 48, 1623 Raven Song Circle, Fuquay-Varina, died Saturday. Graveside service will be Friday at 1 p.m. in Golden Gate Cemetery. He was born Sept. 5, 1969, in Wayne County to James...

SUSIE O. JOHNSTON

Sept. 19, 1927-April 4, 2018 Susie Emmaline Overman Johnston, 90, passed away Wednesday morning at home. She was born in Wayne County to the late Joseph R. and Belle Dunn Overman, and was married to the late Charles O....

HECTOR M. MIRANDA SR.

Sept. 6, 1925-April 3, 2018 Hector M. Miranda Sr., 92, went to his eternal rest Tuesday, April 3, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Carmen M. (Vega) Miranda, his wife of 70 years. Hector...

MERLE JACKSON ODOM

Died April 1, 2018 Merle Jackson Odom, 90, Mount Olive and Sampson County, died Sunday, April 1, 2018. Funeral service with visitation to follow Thursday, April 5, 2018, Browning United Methodist Church, 6 p.m. Officiating, the Rev. Arthur Warren...

JANYCE WINDERS OLDHAM

Sept. 15, 1932-April 3, 2018 Janyce Winders Oldham, Kenly, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Kenly United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Paul Dunham and the Rev. Rufus Butner officiating. Burial will be at Kenly...

JESSE L. OUTLAW JR.

March 27, 1945-April 3, 2018 Jesse Lewis Outlaw Jr., 73, Seven Springs, passed away peacefully April 3, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Care of Goldsboro, N.C. A service of remembrance will be held at Pink Hill Funeral Home at...

CLARK PARRISH

Dec. 9, 1943-April 3, 2018 Clark Parrish, 74, Pikeville, passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Clark was born in Wayne County Dec. 9, 1943, to the late Jake and Mary...

NANCY GUY ROUSE

June 30, 1950-April 3, 2018 Nancy Guy Rouse, 67, Warsaw, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens. She was born June 30, 1950, in Duplin County...

KASHTON K.M. SANDERS

Died March 24, 2018 Kashton Khalil Malik Sanders died March 24 at Wilson Medical Center. Graveside service will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Rest Haven Cemetery of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

GARLAND R. STARNES

Garland R. Starnes, 77, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at the North Carolina Home for Veterans in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

MANUEL N. TYSON

Died April 2, 2018 Manuel Nigel Tyson, 47, Wilson, died Monday at Duke Life Point in Raleigh. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Evening Light Holiness Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

DEWRO D. WILLIAMS

Died April 1, 2018 Dewro D. Williams, 76, Warsaw, died Sunday at NHRMC of Wilmington. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at First Missionary Baptist Church of Warsaw. Interment will be noon Monday at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery....

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

JOSE G. BUSTOS

Jose Garcia Bustos, 37, Greenville, died Monday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ALONZO L. CONYERS SR.

Alonzo L. Conyers Sr. died Monday in Richmond, Va. Arrangements are pending at Mimms Funeral Home....

PATRICIA L. COOPER

July 18, 1942-April 2, 2018 Patricia Louetta Cooper, 75, Pikeville, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family. Patricia was born in Greene County, Pa., July 18, 1942, to the late Charles Lloyd Strope...

CLIFTON CORBETT JR.

Died March 27, 2018 Clifton "Red" Corbett Jr., 76, Linden, N.J., died March 27. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel of Snow Hill. Interment will be in St. James AME Zion Church...

CATHERINE HAMILTON HERRING

Nov. 22, 1949-March 30, 2018 Catherine Hamilton Herring, 68, 1220 S. Andrews Ave., died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, with Bishop Alton...

MRS. TERESA HORNE HOOKS

Died March 31, 2018 Mrs. Teresa Horne Hooks, 59, 1575 Old Grantham Road, Goldsboro, N.C., died March 31, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral service for Mrs. Teresa Horne Hooks will be Saturday, April 7, 2018, at...

CULLEN S. JOYNER

Cullen Scott Joyner, 83, 1302 S. John St., died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

JOAN M. KING

Died March 29, 2018 Eldress Joan Marie King, Fayetteville, formerly of Mount Olive, died Thursday at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Holy Ghost Cathedral. Visitation will be Thursday from 3 to 5...

DORIS G. LITTLE

Sept. 2, 1923-March 26, 2018 Doris Goodson Little, 94, died Monday, March 26, at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late Albert Neal Goodson and Lossie Lee Alphin Goodson, and wife of...

CLARK PARRISH

Clark Parrish, 74, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SOLOMON REID JR.

Solomon Reid Jr., 460 Winbon Farm Road, Fremont, died Sunday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at Majestic Funeral Home and Cremations....

MANUEL N. TYSON

Manuel Nigel Tyson, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

COREY WOODARD

Corey Woodard, 30, Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

BARBARA A. BOYETTE

Barbara A. Boyette, 63, Wilson, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

TERESA HORNE HOOKS

Teresa Horne Hooks, 59, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Barnes Funeral Home LLC of Wilson....

JACK MORRIS KORNEGAY JR.

Dec. 27, 1946-April 1, 2018 Jack Morris Kornegay Jr., 71, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Sunday, April 1, 2018, at his home. Morris was born in Wayne County Dec. 27, 1946, to the late Jack Morris Kornegay Sr. and Ruth...

CLIFTON GENE MERRITT SR.

Feb. 8, 1932-April 1, 2018 Clifton Gene Merritt Sr., 86, passed away Sunday, April 1, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Clifton was born in Wayne County Feb. 8, 1932, to the late Norman and...

DOROTHY WIGGINS MOZINGO

Aug. 30, 1928-April 1, 2018 Dorothy Wiggins Mozingo, 89, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord Easter Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Dorothy was born in Wayne County Aug. 30, 1928, to the late Walter Wiggins Sr. and...

ANGELA NORWOOD

Angela Norwood, 60, 808 Navaho Drive, Apt. 203, Raleigh, died Monday at SECU Hospice House of Johnston, Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremation....

ALVERODA PAYTON JR.

March 2, 1959-April 2, 2018 Alveroda Payton Jr., 59, 522 E. Hillsboro St., Mount Olive, died Monday in Cape Fear Hospital of Fayetteville. Graveside service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. He was...

FRANCES POTTS

July 14, 1919-March 29, 2018 Miss Frances Potts passed away Thursday evening, March 29, 2018, at Golden Living Center in Tarboro at the age of 98. This Duplin County native and former Mount Olive area resident was the daughter...

RICHARD S. SWINSON

Nov. 20, 1958-April 1, 2018 Richard S. "Ricky" Swinson, 59, Bailey, passed away Sunday. He worked in law enforcement and with EMS in Wayne County for 34 years. Ricky was very important to his family and friends. He will...

MARY S. YOUNG

May 23, 1927-April 1, 2018 Mary Pauline Swinson Young, 90, Jason community, died Sunday. Memorial service will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. She was born May 23, 1927, in Greene County to the late Sidney...

Monday, April 2, 2018

KENNETH ABNER BOYD

Feb. 23, 1934-March 30, 2018 Kenneth Abner Boyd, 84, passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Kenneth was born in Pitt County on Feb. 23, 1934, to the late Sherman...

J. ROBERT KENNEDY

Oct. 14, 1938-March 31, 2018 John Robert Kennedy passed away Saturday surrounded by his family at home. He was born in Wayne County, to the late John B. and Hazel Lambert Kennedy and was married to Judy Morrison Kennedy...

JACK M. KORNEGAY JR.

Jack Morris Kornegay Jr., 71, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, April 1, 2018

DELLA L. ALBRITTON

Died March 30, 2018 Della Lanier Albritton, 88, of the Browntown Community, Snow Hill, died Thursday at home. Funeral is Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Bryan Holy Tabernacle United Holy Church. Burial in Wade Cemetery. Visitation is from 2...

ORION ROLF BLIZZARD SR.

Aug. 26, 1919-March 30, 2018 Mr. Orion Rolf Blizzard Sr., 98, of Kenansville, died Friday, March 30, 2018, at home. He was born Aug. 26, 1919, the son of Blaney and Lula Blizzard in Deep Run. O.R. served in...

KENNETH A. BOYD

Kenneth Abner Boyd, 84, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIE MAE MOORING BRIDGERS

Died March 29, 2018 Willie Mae Mooring Bridgers, 78, Eureka, died Thursday, March 29, 2018. Funeral is Monday at noon at Mount Nelson Church, with the visitation one hour prior to the service. Interment in Eureka Cemetery. Surviving is...

BOBBY L. BUCK

Bobby Linwood Buck, 79, died Thursday at his home in Alexandria, Va. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

COL. EDGAR FELTON DAVIS

The remains of Col. Edgar Felton Davis, born Dec. 15, 1935, have been identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, December 2017. Felton, an Air Force navigator with the 11th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, was shot down Sept. 17, 1968,...

JOYCE E. DIXON

Died March 28, 2018 Joyce E. Dixon, 71, Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. The funeral is Monday at 1 p.m. at Salisbury Church, Wilson. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home....

STEPHEN N. HANNUM

Aug. 26, 1981-March 29, 2018 Stephen Newell Hannum, age 36, died Thursday at his home. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of Robert "Bob" Jr. and Lois Hannum of the home. Stephen attended the The Bridge Church...

CATHERINE H. HERRING

Catherine Hamilton Herring, 68, 1220 S. Andrews Ave., died Friday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MARY JANE JACKSON

Jan. 17, 1930-March 30, 2018 Mary Jane Jackson, 88, of Fremont, was reunited with her loving husband Friday morning, March 30, 2018. Funeral service will be held Monday, April 2, 2018, at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell...

RUDOLPH R. JONES

Sept. 22, 1930-March 30, 2018 Rudolph Randall Jones, 87, Pine Level, died Friday. Funeral is Monday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Parrish Funeral Home, with the Rev. Lyn Renfrow and the Rev. Al Warrick officiating. Burial, with...

JOAN KING

Eldress Joan King, 64, Fayetteville, formerly of Mount Olive, died Thursday at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Arrangements by Garris Funeral Home....

MINH LE

Sept. 29, 1988-March 27, 2018 Minh Le, 29, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Vietnam on Sept. 29, 1988, to Van Hong Le and Mai "Lisa" Huynh. He is survived by his wife, Tuyet...

MICHAEL NICHOLAS RICHARD

Died March 29, 2018 Michael Nicholas Richard, 62, of New Bern, N.C., passed away early on the morning of March 29, 2018. Michael was born in Saco, Maine. He lived in all corners of the country during his childhood...

MARGARET PATE SASSER

Aug. 11, 1929-March 29, 2018 Margaret "Pete" Pate Sasser, 88, passed away on Thursday, March 29, 2018, at her home surrounded by her family. Margaret was born in Wayne County on Aug. 11, 1929, to the late Jeff C....

JERRY W. TORRANS

Dec. 27, 1956-March 30, 2018 Jerry Wayne Torrans, 61, Warsaw, died Friday at home. Funeral is Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church of Warsaw. He was born Dec. 27, 1956, in Sampson County to the late Thomas...

MARY THOMPSON WHITFIELD

June 13, 1943-March 27, 2018 Mary Thompson Whitfield, 74, of 1203 Franklin St., peacefully succumbed to the Lord's call Tuesday morning at her residence. She was born Sunday, June 13, 1943, in Norfolk, Virginia, to Willie and Doris Bazemore....

NANCY NORWOOD WILLARD

July 22, 1929-March 23, 2018 Nancy Norwood Willard passed away peacefully on Friday, March 23, 2018, in Raleigh, North Carolina, at the age of 88. Nancy was born on July 22, 1929, in Goldsboro, N.C., to John and Mary...