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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

BILLY BIZZELL

Billy Bizzell, 75, died Sunday at Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ROGER JONES

Roger Jones, 57, Fayetteville, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JAY P. JONES

Dec. 9, 1951-July 27, 2018 Jay Paul Jones, 66, 1300 E. Elm St., died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Memorial will be Wednesday from noon to 2 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was born...

EDWARD LEE HONRINE JR

July 9, 1968-July 28, 2018 Edward Lee “Eddie” Honrine Jr., 50, Stantonsburg, passed away suddenly on Saturday. Eddie was born July 9, 1968, in Wayne County to Ed and Linda Honrine, of Stantonsburg. He was employed as a plumber...

MARY ELIZABETH HENDRIX MURRAY

March 26, 1918-July 29, 2018 Mary Elizabeth Hendrix Murray, 100, passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018. A resident of Brighton Gardens of Raleigh, after the death of her husband, Durwood Johnson Murray of Goldsboro. Mae was born March 26,...

MARY PATTEN

Died July 28, 2018 Mary Patten, 83, died Saturday, July 28, 2018, at Heritage Woods Assisted Living Facility in Winston Salem, after a brief illness. Mrs. Patten was the only child of the late William Mason and Lucille Bowden...

ALFRED PEARSALL

Alfred Pearsall, 67, 2902 W. Coldspring Lane, Baltimore, Md., died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SEMONTHY L. SAULS

Died July 29, 2018 Semonthy L. Sauls, 75, 401 Pike St. Apt. 101, Wilson, died Sunday. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel, Wilson....

HAZEL P. SHIVAR

Hazel P. Shivar, Seven Springs, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home....

BETTY D. TUCKER

June 20, 1933-July 29, 2018 Betty Jean Dail Tucker, 85, Raleigh, died Sunday at home. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Magnolia Cemetery, Magnolia. She was born June 20, 1933, in Greene County to the late...

SARA F. WALLER

Sara Foster Waller, 76, LaGrange, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home....

VIRGINIA J. WOJCIK

Virginia Jane Wojcik, 79 , Pink Hill, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

Monday, July 30, 2018

CATHERINE BRASWELL

Catherine Braswell, 71, 3838 E. Ash St., died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

FRANKLIN R. BREWINGTON

Franklin R. Brewington, 50, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

EDNA DAVIS

Edna Davis , 84, 610 S. Center St., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

PERCY EDWARDS JR.

Percy Edwards Jr., 73, Stantonsburg, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the funeral home, funeral will follow at 2:30 p.m. at St. Peter Free Will Baptist Church...

GRACE A. HAMILTON

Grace Ann Hamilton, 72, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro....

LEWIS A. JONES JR.

Lewis Albert Jones Jr., 80, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

SILAS T. JORDAN JR.

Silas Tony Jordan Jr., 77, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MAE H. MURRAY

Mae Hendrix Murray, 100, died Sunday at Transitions Life Care Home in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HAYWOOD A. QUINN

June 21, 1952-July 28, 2018 Haywood A. Quinn, 66, Seven Springs, died Saturday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ashley Summerlin officiating. Burial will be in Pineview Cemetery. He was born...

MARIANN THAU

Mariann Thau, 52, died Saturday at home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

GARY UZZELL

Sept. 3, 1955-July 28, 2018 Gary Uzzell, 62, Caswell Center, Kinston, passed away Saturday, July 28, 2018. Gary was born Sept. 3, 1955, in Wayne County to the late Elisha and Danselene “Dansy” Joyner Uzzell. Graveside service to celebrate...

BERQUIN B. WILLIAMS

Dr. Berquin B. Williams, 80, 200 Perry Drive, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro....

Sunday, July 29, 2018

CAROLYN LUCILLE MOYE BATTEN

Oct. 31, 1939-July 26, 2018 Carolyn Lucille Moye Batten, 78, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Lucille was born oct. 31, 1939, in Greene County to the late Leslie Moye...

KATHLEEN M. BOWMAN

Feb. 1, 1955 - July 20, 2018 Kathleen Margaret Ringleman Bowman, 63, passed away July 20, at home . Born in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Shirley Ringleman. Kathy has lived in Wayne County for...

CARL T. BROCK

Jan. 17, 1947-July 27, 2018 Carl "Rawhide" Thomas Brock, 71, Fountain, died Friday at home. Graveside service with military honors will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, the family will receive friends following the...

CAROLYN S. DODD

Carolyn Shauntece Dodd, 39, Snow Hill, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home of Snow Hill....

BOBBY GENE GOODING

Sept. 1, 1938-July 26, 2018 Bobby Gene Gooding, 79, Dudley, passed away Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Bobby was born Sept.1, 1938, in Wayne County to the late Ben and Sarah McFatter Gooding. He was preceded in death by his wives, Jean...

WILLIAM R. HOLLOMAN

Sept. 3, 1952-July 24, 2018 William Rode Holloman, 65, 108 Saulsberry Drive, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. He was born September...

JOHN G. HUGHSTON

March 23, 1951-July 27, 2018 John Garrett “ Gary” Hughston, 67, Faison,  died Friday at Duke University Medical Center in Durham. Graveside service will be Saturday in The Pridgen Family Cemetery. He was born in New Orleans, La., to...

JAY P. JONES

Jay Paul Jones, 66, 1300 E. Elm St., died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

VIRGINIA GRANT JONES

Died July 26, 2018 Virginia Grant Jones, 83, Pink Hill, passed away Thursday, July 26. She was a graduate of Seven Springs High School and East Carolina University. She taught in the public school system for 31 years. Virginia...

MARTHA T. LANIER

Aug. 20, 1935-July 26, 2018 Martha Sue Taylor Lanier, 82, died Wednesday at home.  Funeral will be today at 6 p.m. at Sarecta Original Free Will Baptist Church, Kenansville, visitation will follow. Graveside service will be Monday at 11...

JOHN WILLIAM ORFIELD

Sept. 29, 1929-July 24, 2018 John William Orfield, 88, Hoover, Ala., formerly of Warsaw, passed away July 24, 2018. Mr. Orfield was born Sept. 29, 1929 in Stuart, Ark., to the late Theodore Roosevelt Orfield and Willie Lee Atkins....

LORRAINE PEARSON

June 16, 1929-July 26, 2018 Lorraine Pearson, 89, 702 Slaughter St., died Thursday at the Brian Center. Graveside service will be Monday at 1 p.m. in Wayne Memorial Park. She was born June 16, 1929, in Wayne County to...

HAYWOOD QUINN

Haywood Quinn, 66, Seven Springs, died Saturday at UNC Wayne Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home....

JAMES ROGER ROSE JR.

Aug. 31, 1933-July 27, 2018  James Roger “Jimmy” Rose Jr., 84, Princeton, died Friday afternoon at Johnston UNC Health Care in Smithfield. He was born Aug. 31, 1933, in Johnston County to the late James Roger and Elizabeth Robert Warren Rose....

KENNETH L. ROWE

Aug. 28, 1968-July 27, 2018 Kenneth Leonard Rowe, 49, Clayton, died Friday at home. He was born Aug. 28, 1968, in Jamestown, N.Y. He was married to Amelia Mozzell Mills-Rowe. Arrangements are by Casey Funeral Home....

WESLEY N. ROYALL

Wesley Napoleon Royall, 62, Warsaw, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

DAVID A. SMITH

April 11, 1962-July 26, 2018 David Allen Smith, 56, Pikeville, died Thursday at home. Graveside service will be Sunday at 3 p.m. in Bartlett Cemetery, the family will greet friends following the service. He was born April 11, 1962,...

ODELL BARNES TEDDER

Nov. 17, 1928-July 27, 2018 Odell Barnes Tedder, 89, Lucama, passed away Friday afternoon at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, surrounded by her loving family. Odell was born Nov.17, 1928, in Wilson County to the late George Roy and Nannie Joyner Barnes. She was...

WILLIE H. THOMPSON

April 2, 1962-July 27, 2018 Willie Harold Thompson, 56, Smithfield, died Friday.  Graveside service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. in The Thompson Cemetery, Smithfield. He was born April 2, 1962, to Edna Capps Thompson Sanders and the late...

GARY UZZELL

Gary Uzzell, 62, Kinston, died Saturday at UNC Lenoir Healthcare. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home....

Friday, July 27, 2018

DELORIS RICE-PHILLIPS

Died July 18, 2018 Deloris "Lois" Rice-Phillips, 85, Dumfries, Va., formally of Duplin County, died Wednesday at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Woodbridge, Va. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Big Zion African Methodist Episcopal  Zion Church,...

LUCILLE M. BATTEN

Lucille M. Batten, 78, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RAYMOND BOWENS

Died July 21, 2018 Raymond Bowens, 83, Wilson, died Satuday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Brown Chapel Free Will Baptist Church,Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

SHARON S. CROUELL

Died July 19, 2018 Sharon S. Crouell , 48, 622 First Ave., New Bern, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at  3:30 p.m. at Free Will Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, Pollocksville. Visitation will be an hour...

LEON DARDEN

Died July 22, 2018 Leon Darden, 77, Mount Olive, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at New Saint Delight United Holiness Church Ministries, with Bishop Quincy Gardner Jr. and pastor Scottie Rogers...

PERCY EDWARDS JR.

Percy Edwards Jr., 73, Stantonsburg, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home of Snow Hill....

WILLARD ELLIOTT

Aug. 4, 1928-July 17, 2018 Mr. Willard Elliott, 89, Fremont, died July 17, at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. Burial will be in Fremont Cemetery. He...

BOBBY G. GOODING

Bobby Gene Gooding, 79, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

REGINALD E. HAMILTON

Died July 20, 2018 Reginald Eugene Hamilton, 50, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Morning Star First Baptist Church, Hickory. Visitation will be an hour prior to the funeral at the church....

LORRAINE PEARSON

Lorraine Pearson, 89, Dudley, died Thursday at the Brian Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DENNIS KEITH SHERMAN

Nov. 23, 1956-July 20, 2018 Dennis Keith Sherman, 61, Goldsboro, passed away Friday. He was the son of the late Thurman Earl and Georgia Witherington Sherman, and was the fiancé of Rebecca Rhew Deans. Keith was retired from Brewer...

NAPOLEON STEPHENSON

Died July 23, 2018 Napoleon Stephenson, 81, 100 Johnson Place, Mount Olive, died Monday at home. Memorial will be at a later date. He was born in Wayne County to the late Charlie Jr. and Mattie Best Stephenson. He is...

FRANCES LEWIS WADDELL

Sept. 22, 1926-July 21, 2018 Frances "Fran" Lewis Waddell, 91, Princeton, formerly of Beaufort, S.C., died Saturday July 21, 2018, at her residence. She was born Sept. 22, 1926, in Greenville to the late Herbert Lenur and Belva Clark...

CLARA E. WILSON

Clara Mae Edge Wilson, 59, Clinton, died Thursday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab.  Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

JANET M. WOODARD

Oct. 1, 1964–July 24, 2018 Janet M. Woodard, 53, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care after a brief illness. Graveside service will be Saturday at 10 a.m. in Jones-Bass Cemetery, 450 Perkins Mill Road, Goldsboro, with the Rev....

Thursday, July 26, 2018

KATHLEEN M. BOWMAN

Feb. 1, 1955-July 20, 2018 Kathleen Margaret Ringleman Bowman, 63, passed away at home July 20, 2018. Born in Chicago, Ill., she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Shirley Ringleman. Kathy had lived in Wayne County for...

JOSEPH CLAUDE BRICKHOUSE

Sept. 11, 1928-July 24, 2018 Joseph Claude Brickhouse, 89, passed away Tuesday morning at his residence. He was the son of the late Doctrine "Doc" Davenport and Mary Clayton Patrick Brickhouse of Columbia, N.C. He was married to Marie...

LEE S. HILL

Died July 19, 2018 Lee Ethel Stanley Hill, 88, Hines Farm community, Jacksonville, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Full Gospel Tabernacle Holiness Church, Jacksonville. Burial will be in Onslow Memorial Park. She...

WILLIAM R. HOLLOMAN

William Rod Holloman, 65, 109 Salisbury Drive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ALMA S. OWENS

Sept. 28, 1932-July 22, 2018 Alma Sugg “Tootsie” Owens, 85, Kinston, died Sunday. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with the Rev. Greg Kincaid officiating. Burial will be in Pinelawn Memorial Park. She was...

GEORGE COUNCIL PRIDGEN JR.

June 17, 1941-July 25, 2018 George Council “Little George” Pridgen Jr., 77, Lucama, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, George Council Pridgen Sr. and Susie M. Pridgen, and sister, Nancy Parrish Carter....

KAY FRANCES RAY

Feb. 23, 1940-July 22, 2018 Ms. Kay Frances Ray, 78, Goldsboro, passed Sunday, July 22, 2018 at home. The celebration of her life will be Saturday, July 28, at noon at St. Mark Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ-Faro, 893...

LIONEL GORDON TAYLOR

Jan. 13, 1939-July 24, 2018 Lionel Gordon “Jack” Taylor, 79, completed his journey home Tuesday, July 24, 2018, to the welcoming words, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.” Jack was born Jan. 13, 1939, in Wayne County to...

BRIAN TAYLOR

Died July 20, 2018 Brian Taylor, 43, 1810 N. Bronson Ave. 210, Los Angeles, Calif., formerly of LaGrange, died Friday. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Maranatha Seventh-day Adventist Church. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Visitation...

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

JOSEPH C. BRICKHOUSE

Joseph Claude Brickhouse, 89, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

JOSEPH E. CENTENO

July 16, 1982-July 21, 2018 Joseph Eliezer "Joey" Centeno, 36, Mount Olive, passed away suddenly Saturday at home. Joey was born July 16, 1982, in Springfield, Mass., to Eliezer Centeno of Massachusetts and Ruth S. Centeno of Mount Olive. He...

LUCY M. HOLMES

Aug. 29, 1930-July 22, 2018 Lucy Mae Holmes, 87, Warsaw, died Sunday at Genesis Health Care in Mount Olive. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Goshen Disciple Church, Faison. She was born Aug. 29, 1930, to the...

MARIO LOPEZ

Mario Lopez-Lopez, 34, 118 Cleveland Drive, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Warsaw....

WINIFRED G. MIDGETTE

Died July 21, 2018 Winifred Louise George Midgette, 88, 908 Franklin St., died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Star of Zion Missionary Baptist Church, New Bern. Burial will be Monday...

JOHNNIE CHARLES MOBLEY

July 9, 1956-July 21, 2018 Johnnie Charles Mobley, 62, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Johnnie was born July 9, 1956, in Norfolk, Va., to the late Alton Bruce Mobley and Margaret Edwards Mobley. He will...

BRIAN TAYLOR

Brian Taylor, 43, 1810 N. Bronson Ave. 210, Los Angeles, Calif., formerly of LaGrange, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Charles Edwards Funeral Home of Ayden....

LIONEL G. TAYLOR

Lionel Gordon "Jack" Taylor, 79, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

DORIS VIRGINIA HOSKIN BASS

June 22, 1935-July 22, 2018 Mrs. Doris Virginia Hoskin Bass, 83, 129 Heath St., Clinton, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018, at DaySpring Assisted Living in Wallace. Funeral will be Wednesday, July 25, at 2 p.m. at Royal-Hall Funeral...

RAYMOND BOWENS

Raymond Bowens, 83, Wilson, died Saturday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ALLEN WAYNE CASHWELL

Sept. 8, 1949-July 23, 2018 Allen Wayne Cashwell, 68, Dudley, died Monday, July 23, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. His family will receive friends Wednesday, July 25, at 2 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, with funeral following at 3 p.m.,...

JOSEPH E. CENTENO

Joseph Eliezer "Joey" Centeno, 36, Mount Olive, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MAKAYLA RAKEEMA HOWELL

Jan. 23, 2009-July 18, 2018 Miss Makayla Rakeema Howell, 9, LaGrange, will be laid to rest Wednesday, July 26, in Wayne Memorial Park, 2925 U.S. 117 South, Dudley, N.C. (Pd)...

ALMA S. OWENS

Alma Sugg “Tootsie” Owens, 85, Kinston, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home....

ESTHER PARKER

April 17, 1940-July 19, 2018 "Sunset and evening star,  And one clear call for me! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea," Esther Parker, 78, 210D Alpha Court, peacefully departed this...

DALTON O’NEIL PURVIS

Died July 22, 2018 Dalton O’Neil Purvis, 89, Robersonville, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018, at Vidant Health in Tarboro. He was born in Martin County to the late Andrew Ernest “Jack” Purvis and Effie Carlisle Purvis. He was a lifelong...

SELINA TEMPLE

Selina Temple, 57, 126 Oak Ridge Drive, Dudley, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

Monday, July 23, 2018

HOWARD L. BIRDWELL JR.

Howard Lee Birdwell Jr., 79, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

FREDERICK BURNEY

Died July 12, 2018 Frederick Burney ,67, 107 E. Payton Ave., Kinston, died July 12, at home. Memorial will be Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at St. John Free Will Baptist Church, Kinston. Arrangements are by Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

LEON DARDEN

Leon Darden, 77, Mount Olive, died Sunday at SECU Hospice House. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

MAKAYLA RAKEEMA HOWELL

Jan. 23, 2009-July 18, 2018 Miss Makayla Rakeema Howell, 9, LaGrange, passed Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at home. The celebration of her precious life will be Thursday, July 26, at 11 a.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church Disciples of Christ,...

HILBERT LANE

Feb. 22, 1936-July 20, 2018 Hilbert “Bud” Lane, 82, Dudley, died Friday at home. Graveside service was Sunday at 3 p.m. in Indian Springs Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Seven Springs. Visitation was after the service at the church....

KAY F. RAY

Kay Frances Ray, 78, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ROSA L. WILLIAMS

Died July 20, 2018 Rosa L. Hill Williams, 71, Snow Hill, died Friday at Lenoir UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at St. James AME Zion Church. Burial will be in St. James AME Zion...

Sunday, July 22, 2018

ALICE HARRELL BAUMANN

Dec. 19, 1948-July 29, 2018 Alice Harrell Baumann, resident of the Kenansville area, passed away Thursday, July 19, at Vidant Duplin Hospital. She was a native of the Thunder Swamp community near Mount Olive, and was daughter of Wilbur...

KENNETH R. DEANS

Nov. 17, 1936-July 29, 2018 Kenneth Rabon Deans, 81, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Graveside service will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. He was born in Johnston County Nov. 17, 1936,...

RONALD G. KING

Dec. 3, 1938-July 18, 2018 Ronald Grey King, 79, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Memorial service will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, with pastor Bob Smith officiating. He was born Dec. 3, 1938, in Warren County to...

HELEN WINDERS BROWN LANCASTER

Jan. 26, 1935-July 19, 2018 Helen Winders Brown Lancaster, 83, Pikeville, went to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday, July 19, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro.  Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 24, 2018,...

HILBERT LANE

Hilbert “Bud” Lane, Dudley, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

DORIS M. LEWIS

Nov. 6, 1928-July 19, 2018 Doris Mae Lewis, 89, died Thursday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville.  Graveside service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park Mausoleum chapel.  She was born in Wayne County Nov. 6,...

WINIFRED G. MIDGETTE

Winifred George Midgette, 88, 908 Franklin St., died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Oscar’s Mortuary Inc., New Berrn....

BILLY R. PRICE

Sept. 20, 1929-July 17, 2018 Billy Ray Price, 88, Lucama, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral was Friday at Kenly Funeral Service. Burial was in Upper Black Creek Church Cemetery. He was born in Wilson County Sept. 20,...

DENNIS K. SHERMAN

Dennis Keith Sherman, 61, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROSA L. WILLIAMS

Rosa L. Williams, 71, Snow Hill, died Friday at Lenoir UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home, Snow Hill....

Friday, July 20, 2018

PATTIE P. DALY

Jan. 11, 1938-July 18, 2018 Pattie Gayle Price Daly, 80, Goldsboro, quietly and peacefully passed away on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. Pattie was born Jan. 11, 1938, to the late Dalton and Dora Ruth McArthur Price. Her husband, Robert...

KENNETH R. DEANS

Kenneth R. Deans, 81, Pikeville, died Thursday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROBERT C. HORNE

Died July 15, 2018 Robert Carrel Horne, 77, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

LENWOOD A. HORTON

May 11, 1947-July 18, 2018 Mr. Lenwood Aaron Horton, 71, 29 Driver Road, Washington, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday evening, July 18, 2018, at his home. Memorial will be Saturday, July 21, at noon at First Free Will Baptist...

MAKAYLA R. HOWELL

Makayla Rakeema Howell, 9, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

RONALD G. KING

Ronald G. King, 79, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home....

TRINITY B. MCDANIEL

Died July 14, 2018 Trinity Brion McDaniel, 18, Powder Springs, Ga., died Saturday at Egleston Hospital, Atlanta Ga. Homegoing will be today at 11 a.m. at Gospel Light United Holy Church, Mount Olive, with elder Anthony Flow, officiating. Burial will...

ESTHER PARKER

Esther Parker, 78, 210 D Alpha Court, died Thursday at Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation, Kinston Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

RHONDA EDWARDS WEEKS

Dec. 11, 1952-July 23, 2018 Rhonda Edwards Weeks, 65, Pinehurst, died Friday, July 13, 2018, at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst. Memorial will be Saturday, July 21, at 2 p.m. at Yates-Thagard Baptist Church, 3820 Vass Carthage Road, Carthage,...

Thursday, July 19, 2018

MINISTER PATRICIA ANN WILLIAMS DUNN

Died July 16, 2018 Minister Patricia Ann Williams Dunn, 67, Wilson, began her rest from her earthly labor, July 16, 2018, at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at White Oak Grove...

WILLARD ELLIOTT

Willard Elliott, 89, Fremont, died Tuesday at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

CHARLES E. KEENE

Aug. 13, 1950-July 18, 2018 Charles Edsel Keene, 67, known to some as "Bud," passed away early Wednesday, July 18, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Mr. Keene, a retired truck driver, was a resident of Summerlin's Crossroads community...

MARTHA M. KORSCHUN

Nov. 1, 1934-July 17, 2018 Martha Moore Morton Korschun, 83, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018, while surrounded by her family. Martie was born November 1, 1934, in Fordyce, Ark. to the late Samuel Frederick Morton and Eva...

JOHN R. MCDANIEL SR.

Aug. 30, 1940-July 18, 2018 John R. McDaniel Sr., 77, 507 Franklin St., Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Kitty Atkins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at James T. Haskins Memorial chapel. He was born Aug....

JOHN W. MITCHELL JR.

July 2, 1934-June 28, 2018 Dr. John Wesley Mitchell Jr., San Diego, died at home, June 28. Memorial will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at LaGrange United Methodist Church. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery in LaGrange. Arrangements are...

WYATT DILLAN-JAMES O'DELL

Jan. 3, 2004-July 15, 2018 Wyatt Dillan-James O'Dell, 14, Grantham community, passed away Sunday. He was the son of Edna Mae Denning and Russell O'Dell. Wyatt was a rising eighth-grader at Grantham Middle School. He played the clarinet in...

FRANCES LANCASTER WADE

Jan. 25, 1928-July 17, 2018 Frances Lancaster Wade, 90, Goldsboro, passed away at home Tuesday, July 17, 2018, surrounded by her family. Funeral will be Friday evening, July 20, at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home...

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

JOYCE SANDERSON BARWICK

April 16, 1933-July 17, 2018 Joyce Sanderson Barwick, 85, went to her heavenly home Tuesday, July 17, at Wayne UNC Health Care surrounded by her loving family. Funeral will be Thursday, July 19, at 7 p.m. in the chapel...

MARTHA A. BROWN

Died July 13, 2018 Martha Ann Brown, 54, 710 Ridge Drive, died Friday at Duke Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh. Memorial will be tonight at 6 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. She was born in Elizabeth, N.J. to...

BETTY L. FAIRCLOTH

Died July 5, 2018 Betty L. Faircloth, 88, 101 Lewis Ave., Mount Olive, died July 5, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Thursday at 1 p.m. at St. Luke Disciple Church of Christ, Mount Olive, with pastor...

RONNIE "CHIEF" DAN LEE

Feb. 27, 1957-July 14, 2018 Ronnie "Chief" Dan Lee, 61, passed away suddenly Saturday, July 14, at home. The family will receive friends Thursday, July 19, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Graveside service...

M. ANN PENUEL MCKEEL

May 3, 1943-July 16, 2018 M. Ann Penuel McKeel, 75, passed away suddenly Monday, July 16. Ann was born May 3, 1943, in Wayne County to the late Edgar and Mildred Howell Penuel. For many years, Ann worked as...

RHONE D. MCMANUS

Nov. 8, 1968-July 13, 2018 Rhone Dobbs McManus, 49, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center Palliative Care in Greenville. Memorial talk will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. He was born Nov. 8, 1965,...

ABADELLA A. PEARCE

Died July 12, 2018 Abadella Ann Pearce, 55, 8537 N.C. 42 West, Kenly, died Thursday at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral will be Saturday at 5 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

FRANCES L. WADE

Frances Lancaster Wade, 90, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MELVIN YELVERTON

Jan. 14, 1931-July 10, 2018 Melvin Yelverton, 87, died July 10, at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Memorial will be 3 p.m. today at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was born on Jan. 14, 1931, in Wayne County to...

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

GEORGE H. BARNES

Retired Master Sgt. George H. Barnes of Washington, D.C., formerly of Fremont, and brother of Ernestine Barnes of Goldsboro, passed away at Walter Reed Medical Center. Funeral services are pending....

VEAR M. CARR

Died July 14, 2018 Vear Mae Carr, 91, Greenevers community, Rose Hill, died Saturday at the Brian Center in Wallace. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Church of Pentecostal Gathering, Wallace. Burial will be in Carr Family...

PATRICIA DUNN

Patricia Dunn, 67, died Monday at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

RAY MAYES GALLOWAY

Nov. 27, 1929-July 15, 2018 Ray Mayes Galloway, born Nov. 27, 1929, died July 15, 2018, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington, N.C. He was born in Winter Haven, Fla., and grew up in Charlotte, N.C. He and...

RUBY J. GORHAM

Ruby J. Gorham, 72, 5526 Second Road, Wilson, died  Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

THOMAS SAMUEL HEATH

Nov. 16, 1937-July 15, 2018 Thomas Samuel Heath, 80, died peacefully Sunday at home. He enjoyed teaching driver's education in Wayne County as long as his health permitted. Tom was a passionate gardener and treasured his dogs and cats. He...

JESSE HENDERSON HOLMES

Dec. 18, 1930-July 15, 2018 Jesse Henderson Holmes, 87, Mount Olive, passed away Sunday at the Brian Center. He was the son of the late Edwin and Eliza Louise Holmes and the widower of Hazel Lewis Holmes. Mr. Holmes...

ROBERT HORNE

Robert Horne, 77, Elm City, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

INOCENIO R. MATOS

Inocenio Rodriguez Matos, 57, 306 N. Kornegay St., died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MILDRED A. MCKEEL

Mildred Ann McKeel, 75, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JULIA ALMA GURLEY NEWSOME

May 7, 1929-July 14, 2018 Julia Alma Gurley Newsome, 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday evening, July 14, at home surrounded by her loving family. A homegoing service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m....

HENRIETTA JONES REID

July 13, 1926-July 15, 2018 Ms. Henrietta Jones Reid, 92, 825 Pikeville-Princeton Road, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A celebration of her life will be held Wednesday, July 18, at 11 a.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church,...

GLENN E. WEEKS

Died July 16, 2018 Glenn Edward “Eddie” Weeks, 54, died Monday. Graveside service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Wayne Memorial Park, with Murray G. Crawford officiating. He was the son of Janice Lynn M. Weeks of Faison...

Monday, July 16, 2018

HANNAH BELL HEADEN BATISTE

Nov. 17, 1924-July 11, 2018 Hannah Bell Headen Batiste, 93, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Graveside service will be today at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery. She was born Nov. 17, 1924, in Greene County to John...

WANDA M. BEST

Aug. 18, 1952-July 13, 2018  Wanda Maples Best, LaGrange, passed away suddenly Friday, July 13, 2018, at her home. She was born in Cameron, N.C., Aug.18, 1952, to the late James and Martha Price Maples Wanda’s contagious smile and...

RAY GUNDERSON

Aug. 14, 1928-July 14, 2018 Mary Elizabeth “Ray” Gunderson, 89, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 14, 2018, at her home while surrounded by her family. Ray was born in Scotland Aug. 14, 1928, to the late James and Mary...

THOMAS S. HEATH

Thomas Samuel Heath, 80, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate- Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

JESSE H. HOLMES

Jesse Henderson Holmes, 87, died Sunday at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

RONNIE LEE

Ronnie Lee died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JULIA GURLEY NEWSOME

Julia "Alma" Gurley Newsome, 89, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

HENRIETTA REID

Henrietta Reid, 92, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

GERTRUDE HAMILTON "TRUDY" WILLIAMS

March 11, 1926-July 14, 2018 Gertrude Hamilton “Trudy” Williams, 92, Princeton, died Saturday afternoon, July 14, 2018, in Woodard Care of Goldsboro. Born March 11, 1926, in Harnett County to the late James Arthur and Minnie Caro Marshburn Hamilton,...

Sunday, July 15, 2018

ALLEN BEAN

Died July 13, 2018 Allen Gray Bean, 57, passed away Friday, July 13, 2018, at his home in Cary. A native of Forsythe County, he was the son of Charles and Delta Burke Bean, and was married to Anne...

WANDA M. BEST

Wanda M. Best died Friday at home.  Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARTHA A. BROWN

Martha Ann Brown, 54, 710 Ridge Drive, died Friday at Duke Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

GREGORY RAY FORRESTER

March 8, 1967-July 12, 2018 Gregory Ray Forrester passed away July 12, 2018, at the age of 51 from complications of spinocerebellar ataxia, a rare, incurable condition he lived with for more than 30 years. Greg was born March...

MARY E. GUNDERSON

Mary E. "Ray" Gunderson, 90, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WAYNE JACKSON

Aug. 14, 1958-July 12, 2018 Carroll Wayne Jackson, 59, longtime resident of the Beautancus community, Seven Springs, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018. Wayne was born Aug. 14, 1958, to Nita Jackson and the late Edward Carroll Jackson. A...

RHONE D. MCMANUS

Rhone Dobbs McManus, 49, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center Palliative Care in Greenville.  Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ELIZABETH RIVENBARK MILLARD

May 12, 1930-July 14, 2018 Elizabeth Rivenbark Millard, 88, Warsaw, passed away Saturday, July 14, 2018, at Genesis Health Care of Mount Olive. Mrs. Millard was born May 12, 1930, in Duplin County to the late S. J. Rivenbark...

GENEVIEVE HINNANT NEAL

Died July 12, 2018 Genevieve Hinnant Neal, 70, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be today at 2 p.m. at Life in the Word Ministries, Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

DEBRA WHITE NEWBY

Died July 12, 2018 Debra White Newby, 62, 2704 Millhaven Court, Wilson, died Thursday in Pittsboro. Funeral will be Tuesday at noon at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ, Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

KRISTY L. PILKINGTON

Died July 13, 2018 Kristy Lynn Pilkington, 40, Kenly, died Friday.  Graveside service will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Crocker Cemetery in Pine Level. She was the daughter of Susan Pilkington (Michael Morris) of Kenly and Ronald Reardon...

JUDY D. SMITH

March 7, 1962-July 13, 2018  Judy Denise Smith, 56, Pikeville, passed away Friday, July 13, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center after valiant fight with cancer. Judy was born in Tennessee March 7, 1962, and was the daughter of...

REGINA JONES SUTTON

Died July 10, 2018 Regina Jones Sutton, 59, Warsaw, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at Prayer of Faith Church, Warsaw. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens, Warsaw. Arrangements by Hawes....

Friday, July 13, 2018

ADRIAN SHERILL BAKER

July 5, 1934-July 11, 2018 Adrian Sherill Baker, 84, passed away Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Sherill was born July 5, 1934, in Wilson County to the late Ernest and Leona Baker. He served in the United States...

THEODORE R. BASS III

March 11, 1963-July 11, 2018 Theodore Roosevelt Bass III, 55, Lucama, died Wednesday at home. The family will receive friends Monday from 10 to 10:45 a.m., followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. at Kenly Funeral and Cremation Service chapel,...

SHIRLEY W. CAMPBELL

Died July 3, 2018 Shirley Wall Campbell, 81, 4210 Queen Beth Drive, Greensboro, died July 3, at Transitions Life Care Hospice Home in Raleigh. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

GREGORY RAY FORRESTER

Died July 12, 2018 Gregory Ray Forrester, 51, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 12, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was the son of Hal and Skip Forrester. A service to celebrate Greg's life will be held Sunday, July...

RAY C. HALL

Died July 8, 2018 Ray C. Hall, 70, Beulaville, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside service will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Hall Family Cemetery, Beulaville. Arrangements are by Hawes Funeral Home of Warsaw....

MARGARET LANCASTER MATTHEWS

Sept. 18, 1929–July 10, 2018 Margaret Lancaster Matthews, 88, Goldsboro, went home to the Lord Tuesday. Graveside service will be held Sunday 3 p.m. at Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, with the family receiving friends immediately following the service. The Rev....

E.J. "BUDDY" POPE JR.

Oct. 17, 1931–July 11, 2018 Mount Olive businessman and petroleum entrepreneur Emmett Judson “Buddy” Pope Jr., passed away Wednesday night, July 11, while being cared for at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mr. Pope was the son of the late...

JAMES WHITE JR.

Jan. 5, 1921-July 5, 2018 James "Coby" White Jr., 97, died July 5 at Palliative Care Hospice Center, Hampton, Va. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at New Hope Baptist Church, Hampton. Burial with military honors will be...

TERESA H. WOOTEN

Died July 9, 2018 Teresa Holmond Wooten, 68, 312 Forbes St., LaGrange, died Monday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church. She was married to Emmitt Wooten Jr....

Thursday, July 12, 2018

BRANDON T. AMMONS

Died July 4, 2018 Brandon T. Ammons, 33, Florida , formerly of Mount Olive, died July 4 at North Shore Medical Center in Miami. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Smith Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, with...

PEARL HARRISON BARROW

Sept. 19, 1918-July 11, 2018 Pearl Harrison Barrow was called home Wednesday, July 11, 2018, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Lord at the age of 99. Pearl was born Sept. 19, 1918, in Greene County to...

HANNAH B. BATISTE

Hannah Bell Batiste, 93, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

THOMAS COOPER JR.

Died July 6, 2018 Thomas Cooper, Jr., 85, 5 Candlewood Court, Woodlawn, Md., died Friday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel of Wilson....

JEAN CRAWFORD SASSER EDGERTON

April 29, 1929-July 10, 2018 Jean Crawford Sasser Edgerton, 89, passed away Tuesday, July 10, at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehab in Smithfield, following a brief illness. Jean was born on April 29, 1929, in Wayne County to the...

CHARLES E. GARRIS JR.

Died July 6, 2018 Charles Edward Garris Jr., 53, 4801 River Road, Washington, died Friday. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mount Calvary Free Will Baptist Church, Greenville. Burial will be in Mills Memorial Gardens, Kinston Visitation...

ZANETA T’NIYA GONEL

April 30, 1996-July 6, 2018 Zaneta T'niya Gonel, 22, 1317 Jefferson Ave., died Friday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. She was born April 30, 1996, in Wayne County to Serge and Marie K. Toussiant Gonel. Funeral will be...

ANNIE R. HOOKER

Died July 10, 2018 Annie Ruth Hooker, 64, 4908 Treeridge Road, Sims, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle, Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral...

MARGARET L. MATTHEWS

Margaret Lancaster Matthews, 88, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Joyner's Funeral Home....

FREDDIE PICKETT

July 18, 1976- June 29, 2018 Freddie Pickett , 41, 32 Deborah Drive, Snow Hill, died June 29 in Wake County. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Peters Free Will Baptist Church, Snow Hill. Burial will...

HILDA G. STRAYHORN

Died July 9, 2018 Hilda Grace Strayhorn, 82, 2100 Northview Drive, Kinston, died Monday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Andrews Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Haiti Cemetery. Visitation...

KENNETH WORTH WILKINS SR.

Died July 11, 2018 Kenneth Worth Wilkins Sr., 96, died Wednesday, July 11, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born to Dr. John William Wilkins and Eva Jurney Wilkins in Mount Olive. Kenneth grew up there with his...

WADE O. WINSTEAD

Jan. 14, 1947-July 6, 2018 Wade Oliver Winstead, 71, Elm City, died Friday at Curis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wilson. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church, Elm City, with pastor Mark M....

TERESA H. WOOTEN

Teresa Holmond Wooten, 68, 312 N. Forbes St., LaGrange, deid Monday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Mills Funeral Home of Kinston....

MELVIN YELVERTON

Melvin Yelverton, 87, died Tuesday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

JEAN C. EDGERTON

Jean Crawford Edgerton, 89, died Tuesday at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehab in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DURWOOD SOUTHERLAND GRADY

Jan. 12, 1937-July 8, 2018 Durwood Southerland Grady, 81, Cove City, died Sunday, July 8, 2018. “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know...

ROMERO J. HARDY

June 5, 1978-June 29, 2018 Romero Jose Hardy, 40, died June 29 at Lenoir UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Heart to Heart Prayer House Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be...

ANNIE R. HOOKER

Annie Ruth Hooker, 64, 4908 Treeridge Court, Sims, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ESTELLA J. MELTON

Died July 6, 2018 Estella Jones Melton, 77, 6523 Speight School Road, Saratoga, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

HILDA G. STRAYHORN

Hilda G. Strayhorn, 82, 2100 Northview Drive, Kinston, died Wednesday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

PETER STRICKLAND JR.

Died July 7, 2018 Peter Strickland Jr, 82, 2012 Hatton Court, died Saturday at Pruitt Healthcare Augusta, Georgia. Visitation will be Thursday from 10 to noon at Apostle DL McIntyre Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Wayne Memorial Park...

MAHALA E. WALTERS

Feb. 28, 1921-June 17, 2018 Mahala Barnes Edwards Walters, LaGrange, died June 17, 2018, at Oaks at Whitaker- Mayview in Raleigh. Mahala was born Feb. 28, 1921, in Goldsboro to the late James Thompson Edwards and Lilly Belle Sutton....

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

PATRICIA S. AMBROSIO

Patricia Stella Ambrosio, 71, 405 Green Drive, died Sunday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

ALICE S. BOONE

Dec. 11, 1944-July 8, 2018 Alice Faye Stroud Boone, 73, Kinston, died Sunday. Funeral will be Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. Burial will be Thursday at 10 a.m. in Pinelawn Memorial Park. She was born Dec....

RONALD "RON" LEE BREWER

Sept. 19, 1948-July 6, 2018 Ronald “Ron” Lee Brewer, 69, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, July 6, 2018, at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Ron was born Sept. 19, 1948, in Seymour, Ind., to the late Ernest and Esther Speckner...

GERALDINE N. ROUSE

Jan. 13, 1935-July 8, 2018 Geraldine Noble Rouse, 83, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday, July 8, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. The family will receive friends Wednesday, July 11, 2018, from 2 to 3:30 p.m....

PETER STRICKLAND JR.

Peter Strickland Jr., 82, 2012 Hatton Court, died Saturday at Pruitt Healthcare Augusta, Ga. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

HUGH E. WILLIAMS

Hugh E. Williams, 84, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Walter Sanders Funeral and Cremation Services of Smithfield....

Monday, July 9, 2018

CHRISTINE V. DOWLING

Christine V. Dowling, 58, Snow Hill, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Service....

CHARLES E. GARRIS JR.

Charles Edward Garris Jr., 53, 4801 River Road, Washington, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

WYOMIA W. HINTON

Wyomia Wilson Hinton, 51, 611 Main St. Apt. 6, Winterville, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

ELLA M. JONES

Ella Mae Jones, 95, formerly of Cove City, died Sunday at home in Newark, N.J. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

GERALDINE N. ROUSE

Geraldine Noble Rouse, 83, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KAREN D. WASHBURN

March 22, 1935-July 7, 2018 Karen Diane Smith Washburn, 83, died Saturday at home. No funeral will be held. She was born March 22, 1935, in Illinois to the late James Douglas Smith Sr. and Bonnie Maryland Smith Lockwood....

Sunday, July 8, 2018

ROBERT R. BANKS

Sept. 15, 1953-July 3, 2018 Robert Ray Banks, 64, 420 W. Seymour Drive, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel. Burial will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Eastern...

MARGARET YELVERTON HAMM BATTEN

Dec. 22, 1919- July 6, 2018 Margaret Yelverton Hamm Batten, Goldsboro, completed her journey home, at the age of 98, on Friday, July 6, 2018, to the welcoming words, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.” Margaret was born...

RONALD L. BREWER

Ronald "Ron" Lee Brewer, 69, died Friday at Duke Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WALTER RICHARD BRUCE JR.

Died July 4, 2018 Walter Richard Bruce Jr., 92, died peacefully July 4, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. He was preceded by his beloved wife of 66 years, Carla Faye Davis Bruce. He is survived by their children,...

BERTHA MAE HILL CASE

Jan. 1, 1925–July 5, 2018 Bertha Mae Hill Case, 93, 200 E. Graham St., died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday, July 14, 2018, at 2 p.m. at  St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 901 Harris St....

THOMAS COOPER JR.

Thomas Cooper Jr., 85, 5 Candlewood Court, Md., died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

WILLIAM H. ELLIS JR.

July 21, 1942-June 29, 2018 Retired United States Air Force Master Sgt. William Howard Ellis Jr., 75, Raleigh, died Friday, June 29, 2018. Bill was born July 21, 1942, in Whitmer, W. Va., to the late William Howard Ellis...

HUBERT G. FERRELL

Died July 3, 2018 Hubert Gerald Ferrell, 68, 103 Lockhaven Drive, Apt. 13D, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Burial with military honors will be Monday at noon at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements are by Serenity...

ZANETA T. GONEL

Zaneta T. Gonel, 22, 1317 Jefferson St., died Friday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ALICE ROSE MOZINGO JERNIGAN

Dec. 21, 1937-July 4, 2018 Alice Rose Mozingo Jernigan, 80, Rocky Mount, passed away Wednesday, July 4, 2018, at Pruitt Health in Durham. Alice Rose was born in Wayne County on December 21, 1937 to the late Ira Thomas...

WHEELER TAYLOR JR

May 28, 1951-June 30, 2018 “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” Revelation 21:4 In profound sorrow,...

ESTELLA MELTON

Estella Melton, 77, 6523 Speight School Road, Saratoga, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MAUDE SINGLES

Maude Singles, 84, died Saturday at The Village in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at  Mills Funeral Home, Inc....

JAMES BENJAMIN "BUD" SWINSON

Aug. 6, 1949 - July 5, 2018 James Benjamin "Bud" Swinson, Seven Springs, and United States Army veteran, went to his heavenly home Thursday July 5, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Duplin County Aug. 6, 1949,...

ANTHONY L. WILLLIAMS

Nov. 22, 1978-June 3, 2018 Anthony Luell Williams, 39, Miami, Fla., formerly of Goldsboro, died June 3. Memorial service will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Haskins Funeral Home. He was born Nov. 22, 1978, in Wayne County to...

WADE O. WINSTEAD

Wade O. Winstead, Elm City, died Friday at Curis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Friday, July 6, 2018

BRANDON T. AMMONS

Brandon T. Ammons, 33 formerly of Mount Olive, died Wednesday at North Shore Medical Center in Miami, Fla. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ELOUISE BOWDEN ARTIS

Died June 29, 2018 Elouise Bowden Artis, 88, 424 Bowden Road, died June 29 at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Chuch, with the Rev. John Fuller Jr. officiating and Dr....

R. ALLEN BARWICK

Died July 4, 2018 Robert Allen "Butch" Barwick, 71, Chapel Hill, formerly of Mount Olive, died Wednesday at North Carolina Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be held later. He was son of the late Allen and Clara Wilkins Barwick,...

JOSEPH H. BISHOP

Died July 3, 2018 Joseph Howard"Joe" Bishop, 78, 10865 Old U.S. 70 West, Cove City, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeralwill be 2 p.m. Sunday at Bryant Chapel AME Zion Church. Graveside service will be at 1...

NOVELLA M. BRADSHAW

Died July 5, 2018 Novella Mooring Walston Bradshaw, 83, Goldsboro, was called home Thursday, July 5, 2018, to the loving arms of Jesus Christ her Lord. Novella was raised in Wayne County by the late Florence Moore Walston and...

WALTER R. BRUCE JR.

Walter Richard Bruce Jr., 92, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.  Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CLYDE S. DAWSON

May 21, 1936-July 4, 2018 Clyde Sutton Dawson, 82, LaGrange, died Wednesday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Rouse Funeral Home, with pastor Robert Flynn officiating. Private burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. She was born May 21,...

WILLIAM H. ELLIS JR.

William Howard Ellis Jr., 75, died June 29.  Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BETTY FAIRCLOTH

Betty Faircloth, 88, Mount Olive, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

HUBERT G. FERRELL

Hubert Gerald Ferrell, 68, 103 Lockhaven Drive, Apt. 13D, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

LEE A. HOLLEY

Died July 2, 2018 Lee Aurthur Holley, 106 N. Myrtle Ave., Kinston, died Monday at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hickory Grove Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be in the...

DONNA W. HOWELL

Jan. 25, 1940-July 1, 2018 Donna Whitten Howell, 78, passed away at home. She was the daughter of the late Sally M. and Noah Whitten, and was the widow of Mr. Ralph Howell. Mrs. Howell was a seamstress for...

ALICE R. MOZINGO JERNIGAN

Alice Rose Mozingo Jernigan, 80, diedn Wednesday at Pruitt Health in Durham.  Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DANNY L. MASSEY

Aug. 9, 1949-July 4, 2018 Danny Lee Massey, 68, passed away Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Cumberland County, he was the son of the late Grover T. Massey and Sally Ann Daniels Boswell, and husband of...

JACQUELINE MORRISEY

Died July 1, 2018 Jacqueline Morrisey, 55, 303 Windsor Creek Pkwy., died Sunday at UNC Medical Center of Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Burning Bush Holy Church of Faison, with the Rev. Beulah Pickett...

SANDRA L. MULLINS

Sandra Lynn Mullins, 77, 190 Alyssum Drive, Four Oaks, died Sunday at Johnston UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

FREDDIE PICKETT

Freddie Pickett, formerly of Snow Hill, died June 30 in Butner. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

ROGER WAYNE RHODES

July 18, 1953-July 3, 2018 Roger Wayne Rhodes, 64, died Tuesday afternoon at his home. Born in Johnston County, he was the son of the late James Lloyd and Rhoda Guin Rhodes, and was the husband of Sederis Rhodes....

MAXINE ENNIS TAYLOR

May 20, 1930-July 3, 2018 Maxine Ennis Taylor, 88, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at Parish Family Care in Warsaw, N.C. Mrs. Taylor was born May 20, 193,0 in Johnston County, N.C., to the late John Ennis and...

MATTHEW WILKES

Matthew Wilkes, 511 N. Queen St., Kinston, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

Thursday, July 5, 2018

JAMES E. ANDERSON

James Earl Anderson, 67, 4547 Evansdale Road, Wilson, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home....

ROBERT R. BANKS

Robert Ray Banks, 64, 420 W. Seymour Drive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HAZEL V. BLACKWELL

Hazel V. Williams Blackwell, 90, Wilson, died Thursday at Curis in Wilson. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Tabernacle in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home....

SHIRLEY CAMPBELL

Shirley Campbell, 81, Raleigh, died Tuesday at Transitions Life Care Hospice Home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

MABLE D. KING

Mable Doris Joyner King, 87, 1050 Weathervane Hills Drive, Rocky Mount, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Saturday, at 1 p.m. at Christ Deliverance Tabernacle Ministries in Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home....

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

RETIRED UNITED STATES AIR FORCE CHIEF MASTER SGT. EARL A. DARLING JR.

April 20, 1950-July 02, 2018 Retired United States Air Force Master Sgt. Earl A. Darling Jr., 68, peacefully passed away on Monday, July 02, 2018, surrounded by his family. Born in Rahway, New Jersey on April 20, 1950 he...

ROMERO J. HARDY

Romero Jose Hardy, 40, Kinston, died on Friday at Lenoir UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

PATRICIA HENDERSON

Nov. 14, 1959-June 30, 2018 Patricia “Trish” Denise Williams Henderson, 58, died Saturday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Community Funeral Home Chapel, Warsaw, N.C. Burial will be in Riverview Memorial...

SAMUEL J. HOLLOMAN

March 13, 1975-June 30, 2018 Samuel Jermaine Holloman, 43, 159 Running Deer Circle, Dudley died Saturday. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in the James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel. He was born March 13, 1975 in Wayne...

JACQUELINE MORRISEY

Jacqueline Morrisey, 55, 303 Windsor Creek Pkwy., died Sunday at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

GEORGE R. OVERTON

Oct. 28, 1962-June 30, 2018 George “Skeeter” Roy Overton, 55, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Private service will be held for the family. He was born Oct. 28, 1962, in Wayne County to Eunice Anderson Overton and...

ROMAN REDLOW

Roman Redlow, 80, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DEBORAH J. RICHARDSON

Deborah Jean Richardson, 64, 310 S. Audubon Ave., died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ELEANOR HOWARD WILKINS

Aug. 8, 1925-July 1, 2018 Eleanor Howard Wilkins, 92, of Doodletown, near Summerlin’s Crossroads, Mount Olive area, passed away Sunday afternoon, July 1, 2018, at her home. She was known to many as Doodle, and while the community where...

Monday, July 2, 2018

CAROLYN BRASWELL BASS

July 31, 1945-June 30, 2018 Carolyn Braswell Bass, 72, Princeton, passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018, at Barbour Court Nursing Home in Smithfield. A graveside service will be held Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Evergreen Memorial...

DONNA M. HOWELL

Donna Marie Howell, 78, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

GEORGE R. OVERTON

George “Skeeter” Roy Overton, 55, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

LUCILLE PILKINGTON

Jan. 5, 1945-June 28, 2018 Daisy Lucille Pilkington, 73, LaGrange, died Thursday. Graveside service was held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery, with the Rev. Arnold Ball officiating. Arrangements are by Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

BRONNIE WHALEY

Feb. 14, 1956–June 30, 2018 Bronnie Whaley, 62, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside service will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park, with the Rev. Andy Beard officiating. Born in Lenoir County, he was...

ELEANOR WILKINS

Eleanor "Doodle" Wilkins, Mount Olive, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

Sunday, July 1, 2018

ELOUISE BOWDEN ARTIS

Elouise Bowden Artis, 88, 424 Bowden Road, Mount Olive, died Friday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

PINEDA AVELLANEDAE

Died June 30, 2018 Pastor Pineda Avellanedae, 53, died Saturday, at Vidant Inpatient Hospice in Greenville. Funeral will be ;Sunday, at 3 p.m. at S. Connor Funeral Home chapel. ;Interment will be in Snow Hill Cemetery. ; >Visitation will...

CAROLYN BASS

Carolyn Bass, 72, died Saturday at Barbour Court Nursing Home in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory....

HAZEL BLACKWELL

Hazel Blackwell, 90 Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JUDY LANE DAVIS

em>Oct. 15, 1946- June 29, 2018 Friday evening, June 29, 2018, Judy Lane Davis, 71, Goldsboro, moved to her heavenly home. Judy was a godly woman who loved the Lord and her family. Judy was born in Wayne County...

THOMAS E. "GABBY" HAYES

Aug. 10, 1934 - June 30, 2018 Thomas Eugene "Gabby" Hayes, 83, passed away Saturday at his residence. Born in Murray County, Ga., he was the son of the late Thomas Walker Hayes and Mamie Jo Greene Hayes. He...

SAMUEL J. HOLLOMAN

Samuel Jermaine Holloman, 43, 159 Running Deer Circle, Dudley, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BARBARA J. YOUNG JONES

July 3, 1954-June 29, 2018 Barbara Jean Young Jones, 63, Smithfield, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Ricky Ham officiating. She was married to...

TRAVIS S. JONES

Died June 27, 2018 Travis Shantell Jones, 28, 12825 West Ave., Middlesex, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Saint Paul Church of Christ of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

WHEELER TAYLOR JR

Wheeler Taylor Jr., LaGrange, ;died Saturday, at home. Arrangements are pending at Britt Funeral Home and Cremation Service of LaGrange....

NORMA SURLES KING

Nov. 17, 1923-June 28, 2018 ; Norma Surles King, 94, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Thursday, June 28, 2018, while enjoying her beloved Echo Cottage in Little Switzerland, N.C. Norma was born in Robeson County, N.C., Nov. 17, 1923. She...

JOHN S. POANDL

Died July 6, 2016 John Shelton "Po" Poandl, 56, died July 6, 2016. He was born in Wayne County to the late John Francis and Dorothy Thomas Poandl, and was married to Donna Barnwell Poandl. John was a correctional...

DORIS WORLEY SASSER

April 2, 1926-June 29, 2018 Doris Worley Sasser, 92, ;Dudley, ;passed away Friday, June 29, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Doris was born in Wayne County April 2, 1926, to the late Ross and...

BETTY J. SOSTRE

Betty Jean Sostre, 51, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Thursday, at 1 p.m. at Contending For The Faith Church Ministries, of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARY MAGDALENE TILTON

Aug. 22, 1949-June 27, 2018 Mary Magdalene Tilton, 68, died Wednesday afternoon at Duke University Medical Center. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Harvey John and Gladys Smith Tilton. Funeral services will be held...

HAZEL LA VALLEY

Feb. 9, 1924-June 26, 2018 Hazel La Valley was born in Seven Springs to James Buren and Katie Makes Herring Feb. 9, 1924. She graduated from Seven Springs High School. Hazel led an active and social life. She loved...

DIRK VANDERAH

Dirk Vanderah , 61, Fayetteville, died Wednesday at ;Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home & Cremations LLC....

BRONNIE WHALEY

Bronnie Whaley, 62, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

ANTHONY L. WILLIAMS

Anthony “Luell” Willams, 39, Miami, Fla., formerly of Goldsboro, died June 3. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....