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Friday, August 31, 2018

ODALES ANOFILS

Odales Anofils, 17, 212 W. Maple St., died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

JAMES E. BEST

Died Aug. 26, 2018 James E. Best, 68, 1507 Catalpa St., died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Greater Guiding Star Holiness Church, with the Rev Joseph Williams Officiating. Burial will be in Golden...

BEVERETTE W. DAVIS

Beverette Wells Davis, 82, Mount Olive, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Chapel....

TIMOTHY A. HEWES

Dec 28, 1957-Aug. 26, 2018 Timothy Ansley “Tim” Hewes, 60, Goldsboro, died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at The Word Church. He was born Dec. 28, 1957, in Lenoir County to the late William James and Shirley Hoffman James....

GLADYS PRICE

Died Aug. 25, 2018 Gladys Price, 91, 401 Breazeale Ave., died Saturday at Genesis Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James Disciple Church of Christ, with pastor Ernest Watson officiating. Burial will be in...

ELMA D. SIMMONS

Feb. 3, 1958-Aug. 29, 2018 Elma Delores Simmons, 60,  died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Word of Truth Christian Fellowship. She was born Feb. 3, 1958, in Wayne County to Sadie Best. She...

VIVIAN WILLIAMS

Vivian "Puff" Williams, 70, 501 11th St., died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

EDNA K. WRIGHT

Died Aug. 28, 2018 Edna K. Wright, 83, Warsaw, died Tuesday at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Prayer of Faith Church, Warsaw. Burial will be in Cobbs Cemetery, Faison. Arrangements are...

Thursday, August 30, 2018

MARQUISE N. ANDERSON

Died Aug. 26, 2018 Marquise Raheem Norfleet Anderson, 27, 5345 Akron Road, Wilson, died Sunday. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Tabernacle Temple of Praise. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

EUGENE E. ANGSTADT

Eugene Edward “Gene” Angstadt, 81, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES TYLER AYCOCKE

A service to celebrate the precious life of James Tyler Aycocke will be Friday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, with burial to follow at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10...

IDA P. BARFIELD

Died Aug. 23, 2018 Ida Pearl Barfield, 80, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Little Creek Church Disciples of Christ, Ayden. Burial will be in Artis Cemetery, Grifton. Visitation will be an hour...

JAMES C. BARNES

Died Aug. 28, 2018 James C. Barnes, 80, Wilson, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Nursing Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 2:30 p.m.at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOHN T. BEST

Died Aug. 24, 2018 John T. “Bobby” Best 75, Wilson, died Friday at Curis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of...

PAULINE ELIZABETH JOHNSON DILLARD

Dec. 20, 1933-Aug. 26, 2018 Pauline Elizabeth Johnson Dillard, 84, 136 Best Ave., Goldsboro, N.C., departed this earthly life Aug. 26, 2018, at Duke Regional Hospital, Durham, N.C. She was born Dec. 20, 1933, in Goldsboro, N.C., to the...

WILLIE J. DONALD

Willie J. Donald, 63, 8319 Harrell Store Road, Kenly, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ODESSA R. HALL

Died Aug. 28, 2018 Odessa Ricks Hall, 96, 446 E. N.C. 97, Wilson, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Red Oak Grove Baptist Church, Stanhope. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

PEARNELL S. LANE

July 13, 1945-Aug. 25, 2018 Pearnell Spruill Lane, 73, Pikeville, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Generation Church. Burial will be Tuesday in Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. She was...

ELMA D. SIMMONS

Elma Delores Simmons, 60, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

QUINTIN SMITH

Nov. 16, 1960-Aug. 27, 2018 Quintin Smith, 57, 713 Devereaux St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at James T. Haskins Memorial chapel. Burial will be in Woodland Friends Cemetery. He was...

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

ELIZABETH HOWELL FORD "GRAND DARLING"

May 1, 1923-Aug. 26, 2018 Elizabeth Howell Ford peacefully transitioned from labor to reward Sunday, Aug. 26, 2910, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Elizabeth was born to Joshua and Hattie Raymor Howell May 1, 1923, and spent most of...

H. DAVID ALLEN

Feb. 20, 1939-Aug. 28, 2018 H. David Allen died Tuesday, Au. 28, 2018. Mr. Allen was born Feb. 20, 1939, in Griffin, Ga., to the late Dale E. and Wilma S. Allen. He attended the Griffin-Spalding County schools and...

JAMES T. AYCOCKE

James Tyler Aycocke died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

JAMES BARNES

James Barnes, 80, Wilson, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JOYCE A. BRITTON

Joyce Ann Britton, 68, formerly of Goldsboro, died Aug. 22 at Providence Hospital, Washington, D.C. Arrangements are by Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

IVORY L. HUGGINS III

Ivory Lee Huggins III, 21, Saratoga, died Saturday in Wilson. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Contending for the Faith Church Ministries, Wilson, NC. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery, Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral...

DONALD H. JOHNS

Died Aug. 24, 2018 Donald Harvey Johns, 71, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.  Funeral will be in Texas.  He was born in Texas to the late William H. and Inez Marie Flint Johns. He was married to...

MILLARD DEWEY PAGE

Died Aug. 27, 2018 Millard Dewey Page, Goldsboro, N.C., transitioned this life with his family and nurses by his side at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield Aug. 27, 2018. Dewey was the son of the late W.D. and Myrna...

SARAH NEWKIRK PEARSON

Sept. 11, 1938-Aug. 7, 2018 Elder Sarah Newkirk Pearson was a native of Goldsboro, N.C. She was born Sept. 11, 1938, to the late Norman and Mary Wilson Newkirk, and with her words “I want to live in that...

KENTON DEANE SHOEMAKER

Jan. 31, 1930-Aug. 20, 2018 Kenton Deane Shoemaker, 88, Asheville, passed away into the light Aug. 20, 2018. Mr. Shoemaker was born Jan. 31, 1930, in Michigan. He lived in Goldsboro most of his life and Asheville for the...

STAN WEST

Visitation for Stan West, Fremont, will be held tonight from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. A graveside service will be held Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont. (Pd)...

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

JAMES BEST

James Best, 68, 1507 Catalpa St., died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

PAULINE E. DILLARD

Pauline Elizabeth Johnson Dillard, 84, 136 Best Ave, died Sunday at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ELIZABETH FORD

Elizabeth Howell Ford, 95, 1700 Laurel St., died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

TIMOTHY HEWES

Timothy Ansley Hewes, 60, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

IVORY L. HUGGINS

Ivory Lee Huggins, 21, Saratoga, died Saturday in Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

RANDY JERNIGAN

May 2, 1952 - Aug. 27, 2018 Randy Jernigan, 66, of the Grantham community, passed away Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. He is the son of the late Clarence and Florence K. Jernigan, and the husband of Sandra...

PEARNELL S. LANE

Pearnell Spruill Lane, 73, Pikeville, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

EARL WAYNE MCCLAIN

Sept. 6, 1941-Aug. 25, 2018 Earl Wayne McClain Sr., 76, of LaGrange, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at his home. Earl was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 6, 1941, to the late Esther and Earl M....

IRENE THOMAS NUNN

Aug. 20, 1925-Aug. 25, 2018 Irene Thomas Nunn, 93, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at her home. Irene was born in Wayne County on Aug. 20, 1925, to the late John H. and Sallie Peele Thomas....

MICHAEL S. OUTLAW

Michael Sincere Outalw, 16, Warsaw, died Friday. Funeral will be 4 p.m. Wednesday at James Kenan High School. Burial at Outlaw Family Cemetery, Kenansville. Arrangements by Jack A. Hawes Funeral Service....

MILLARD D. PAGE

Millard Dewey Page, 87, died Monday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

EMILY JILL PETERS

Jan. 5, 2000–Aug. 26, 2018 Emily Jill Peters, 18, of Pikeville, passed away Sunday and is now breathing easy. She was born with Cystic Fibrosis. Emily was the cherished daughter of Mike and Meredith Peters and loving sister of...

QUINTON SMITH

Quinton Smith, 57, 713 Devereaux ST., died Monday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

CLARENCE W. UMHOLTZ

May 12, 1946-Aug. 25, 2018 Clarence William Umholtz, 72, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A private committal will be held in Wayne Memorial Park. He was born in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, on May 12, 1946, to the...

EMMA WELLONS

Aug. 16, 1933-Aug. 26, 2018 Emma Jean Ballance Wellons, 85, died Sunday at Smithfield Manor in Smithfield. The funeral will be today at 7 p.m. Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock and the Rev. Matthew Cornett officiating. Burial...

STAN WEST

March 14, 1956-Aug. 23, 2018 Stan West, 62, of Fremont, departed this walk of life suddenly, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. He was reunited with his loving and devoted wife, Debra Pollock...

MARVIN E. WORTHINGTON

Marvin Earl Worthington, 57, Snow Hill, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

Monday, August 27, 2018

EMILY PETERS

Emily Peters, 18, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GLADYS PRICE

Gladys Price, 91, 116 McDonald Drive, died Saturday at Genesis Health Care and Rehabilitation. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

CLARENCE W. UMHOLTZ

Clarence William Umholtz, 72, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, August 26, 2018

IDA P. BARFIELD

Ida Pearl Barfield, 80, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

HENRY T. AND REBECCA F. DUNBAR

HENRY T. DUNBAR Dec. 16, 1938-July 28, 2018 REBECCA F. DUNBAR July 29, 1940-Aug. 5, 2018 Husband and wife, Henry T. and Rebecca F. Dunbar of Anchorage, died within eight days of each other, and were memorialized at a...

BETTY ANN ELMORE

Dec. 2, 1935-Aug. 24, 2018 Betty Ann Elmore, 82, 3460 Faircloth Freeway, Clinton, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. A funeral service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. at...

DONALD JOHNS

Donald Johns, 71, Pikeville, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

EARL W. MCCLAIN SR.

Earl Wayne McClain Sr., 76, died Saturday at home.  Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CURTIS R. NORD

Aug. 31, 1937-Aug. 24, 2018 Curtis Ray Nord Sr., 80,  Grantham, died Friday at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Georgetown, Texas, to the late Ruben Nord and Ora Homeyer Nord. He was also preceded in death...

IRENE THOMAS NUNN

Irene Thomas Nunn, 93, died Saturday at home.  Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WALTER LEE SPEIGHT JR.

Died Aug. 21, 2018 Mr. Walter Lee Speight Jr., 49, of Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Aug. 21, 2018, at Wayne Memorial Hospital located in Goldsboro, N.C. Funeral service for Mr. Walter Speight, also known as "Short-Dawg" and "Puddin," will...

RICHARD WAYNE VAN TUYL SR.

March 23, 1934-July 30, 2018 Mr. Richard Wayne Van Tuyl Sr., 84,  Redland Road, Advance, died Monday, July 30, 2018, at Bermuda Commons. He was born March 23, 1934, in Cook County, Ill., to the late John Edgar Van...

STAN WEST

Stan West, Fremont, died Thursday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington.  Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

LEROY WILLIAMS

Died Aug. 22, 2018 Mr. Leroy Williams departed this life Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, at his home surrounding by his children. He leaves to mourn three daughters, Patricia Ann Williams of Bowie, Md., Susan Hall of Winston-Salem, N.C., and...

DAISY WILLIAMS

Daisy Williams, 59, Wilson, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Friday, August 24, 2018

THELMA S. BRITT

Oct. 28, 1919-Aug. 23, 2018 Thelma Sutton Britt, 98, died Thursday at her residence surrounded by her family. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late T.L. and Lela Britt Sutton, wife of the late Gurney...

ANN MILLER GERRARD

Died Aug. 20, 2018 A service to celebrate Ann Miller Gerrard’s life will be held Saturday, Aug. 25, 2018, at 1 p.m. in the sanctuary of St. Luke United Methodist Church, 1608 E. Pine St., Goldsboro. The family will...

KATHA HICKS HARPER

Died Aug. 21, 2018 Katha Hicks Harper, 79, 249 Farrior Road, Calypso, died Tuesday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Macedonia Apostolic Holy Church, with the Rev. Swindell Best officiating. Burial will...

MOLLIE A. LANGDON

Oct. 11, 1962-Aug. 23, 2018 Mollie Ann Langdon, 55, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital Thursday. Funeral will be at Casey Funeral Home chapel Saturday at 4 p.m., with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. Committal will be Sunday at Evergreen...

JAMES A. POLK

Nov. 26, 1946-Aug. 19, 2018 James Arthur Polk, 71, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Memorial talk will be Saturday at 11:30 a.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He was born in Texas Nov. 26, 1946, to...

JAMAL M. RAYNOR

Died Aug. 19, 2018 Jamal Maquail Raynor, 32, died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Original Tabernacle of Prayer for All People. Interment will be in Everette Cemetery. He was the son of James Exum...

PAULETTE A. JONES SOUTHERLAND

Died Aug. 20, 2018 Paulette Ann Jones Southerland, 46, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Rouse's Abundant Life Ministries in Ayden. Interment will be at Shady Grove Lodge Hall Cemetery. Visitation...

VERNETTE WILLIAMS

Died Aug. 21, 2018 Vernette Williams, 78, 967 W. Best Road, Kenansville, died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Big Zion AME Zion Church, with the Rev. Dr. Larry E. Smith...

Thursday, August 23, 2018

PAUL R. BARNES

Died Aug. 9, 2018 Paul R. Barnes, born in Goldsboro, son of Estelle and Roscoe Raynor, has passed away Aug. 9, 2018. He graduated from Dillard High School in 1940. Service Saturday, Aug. 25, 10 a.m. at Calvary Baptist...

ANN MILLER GERRARD

May 22, 1939-Aug. 20, 2018 After a battle with ALS, God called Ann to her heavenly home in her new spiritual body Monday, Aug. 20. She was granted a peaceful death with her husband and three children at her...

ROBERT MERIDETH SR.

Robert Merideth Sr., 87, Kinston, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are by Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

PATRICIA B. PARRISH

Died Aug. 21, 2018 Patricia “Pat” Barnes Parrish, 76, Fremont, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018. Funeral Saturday 10 a.m. Elmwood Cemetery, section B, followed by a time of visiting. Surviving are her husband, Wilton R. Parrish, and daughter, Tiffany...

PAULETTE A. JONES SOUTHERLAND

Paulette Ann Jones Southerland, 46, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

NEBRASKA WOODARD WALKER

Died Aug. 18, 2018 Nebraska Woodard Walker, 92, 4501 Long Branch Trail, Raleigh, N.C., died Saturday at Rex Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Atkins Memorial Tabernacle of Sims. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARIE WESTBROOK

Died Aug. 20, 2018 Marie Westbrook, 81, LaGrange, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Bishop Lonnie E. Holloway Sr. Memorial Chapel at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC, minister April Peaks as eulogist. Interment...

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

GARRY L. BARBOUR

Died Aug. 10, 2018 Garry Lee Barbour, 62, 206 Powell St., Wilson, died Aug. 10 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Richard B. Harrison Alumni Center of Selma. Arrangements are by...

CHARLES BATTS

Died Aug. 17, 2018 Charles Batts, 72, 511 Lodge St., Wilson, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Brown Chapel Free will Baptist Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home...

MILDRED COBB CARR

Oct. 7, 1930-Aug. 18, 2018 Mildred Cobb Carr, 87, Winston-Salem, died Aug. 18, 2018, in her home surrounded by her two children. Mrs. Carr was born in Goldsboro, N.C., Oct. 7, 1930, the eldest daughter of four children of...

MARTHA BOWMAN CAUDILL

June 26, 1931-Aug. 16, 2018 Martha Bowman Caudill, 87, died Thursday at Helping Hands Family Care.  Graveside service was held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park, with pastor Steve Wellman officiating. She was born in Catawba County...

DORIS J. COLEMAN

Died Aug. 17, 2018 Doris J. Coleman, 79, 803 East End Circle, died Friday at Pruitt Health-Neuse, New Bern. She was educated in Lenoir County public schools, graduated Dillard High School and worked as nurse and shift supervisor of...

ANN MILLER GERRARD

Ann Miller Gerrard, 79, died Monday at Wayne UNC Hospital.  Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MATT HOOKS

May 11, 1955-Aug. 15, 2018 Matt Hooks died Wednesday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.  Graveside service was held Monday at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery. He was born in Wayne County May 11, 1955, to the late Matthew...

BYRON E. LANE

April 26, 1969-Aug. 10, 2018 Byron Edwin Lane, 49, died Friday at home.  Funeral will be private. He was born in Alabama April 26, 1969, to Constance Wynn Lane of Georgia and the late Billie Lane. He was married...

ROLAND ROUNTREE

Died Aug. 19, 2018 Roland Rountree, 87, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

GEOFFREY K. SAEGER

Feb. 15, 1955-Aug. 18, 2018 Geoffrey King Saeger, 63, died Saturday at home. Graveside service will be private.  He was born in Georgia Feb. 15, 1955, to the late Charles M. III and Anne King Saeger.  Arrangements are by...

THELMA BROCK TAYLOR

Nov. 1, 1936-Aug. 19, 2018  Thelma Brock Taylor, 91, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Thelma was born in Duplin County Nov. 1, 1926, to the late Ernest and Mary Frances Brock. She...

MARIE DANIELS WESTBROOK

Marie Daniels Westbrook, 81, LaGrange, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services LLC....

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

RUTH HONEYCUTT DANIELS

June 30, 1943-Aug. 19, 2018 Ruth Honeycutt Daniels, Wilmington, died Sunday, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. She was born June 30, 1943 in Raleigh and is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Honeycutt. Ruth...

BURGUS RAY EZZELL

May 17, 1940-Aug. 19, 2018 Burgus Ray Ezzell, 78, metal fabricator and millwright of Odom's Mill section near Mount Olive, passed from this life Sunday morning. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home...

BERTHA MAE FOSTER

I’ve a home prepared where the saints abide, Just over in the glory land; And I long to be by my Savior’s side, Just over in the glory land. March 9, 1929-Aug. 18, 2018 Bertha Mae Foster, 89, 302...

NELL R. HARRELL

Jan. 1, 1932-Aug. 17, 2018 Nell Reaves Harrell,87, died Friday at home. She was born Jan. 1, 1932, in Wayne County to George Glanton and Katie Lafferty Reaves. Visitation will be in Wayne Memorial Park with the Rev. Richard...

CARRIE MAE WARD LEWIS

Jan. 28, 1933-Aug. 16, 2018 Ms. Carrie Mae Ward Lewis, 85, 1376 Tommy's Road, Goldsboro, passed on Thursday at home. The celebration of her life will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1065...

CHARLES MARR

Charles McGee Marr, 91, Rocky Mount, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ANTONIO MCPHAIL

Died Aug.17, 2018 Antonio "Tony" McPhail Sr., 52, Snow Hill, died Friday. Funeral will be Thursday at noon at Holy Temple Miracle Tabernacle Church, Snow Hill. Visitation will be Wednesday at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home, Snow Hill....

JAMES A. POLK

James Arthur Polk, 71, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ROLAND ROUNTREE

Roland Rountree, 87, Wilson, NC died Sunday at Wilson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

GEOFFREY K. SAEGER

Feb. 15, 1955-Aug. 18, 2018 Geoffrey King Saeger, 63, died Saturday at home. A funeral will be held. He was born Feb. 15, 1955 in Georgia to Charles and Anne Saeger....

THELMA TAYLOR

Thelma Brock Taylor, 91, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Monday, August 20, 2018

MARY A. BRYANT-COX

Died Aug. 16, 2018 Mary Alice Bryant-Cox, 86, 3148 Simmons Loop Rd., New Bern died Thursday at home. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at the North West "A" Free Will Baptist Tabernacle. Visitation will be 5:30 p.m. to...

BERTHA FOSTER

Bertha Foster, 89, 302 South Alabama Ave. died Saturday at the Brian Center Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

JAMAL M. RAYNOR

Jamal Maquail Raynor, 32, Goldsboro, died Sunday. Arrangements pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home & Cremations....

GEOFFREY SAEGER

Geoffrey Saeger, 63, Goldsboro died Saturday at home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Sunday, August 19, 2018

CHARLES BATTS

Charles Batts, 72, Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

MARTHA B. CAUDILL

June 26, 1931-Aug. 16, 2018 Martha Bowman Caudill, 87, died Thursday at Helping Hands Family Care, Goldsboro. Funeral was Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018 at 10 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park, Dudley, with Pastor Steve Wellman officiating. She was born...

DORIS J. COLMAN

Doris J. Colman, 79, 803 East End Circle, died Friday at Pruitt Health-Neuse, New Bern. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

THELMA ELIZABETH COOK

Feb. 5, 1914-Aug. 15, 2018 Thelma Elizabeth Cook, 104 years young, Pikeville, N.C., passed away Wednesday, peacefully in the company of family at Eagle’s Pointed Assisted Living, Goldsboro. Miss Thelma was born to Edward and Ada Byron Castle Feb....

NELL R. HARRELL

Nell R. Harrell died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MATT HOOKS

May 11, 1955-Aug. 15, 2018 Matt Hooks, Fremont died Wednesday at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. He was born May 11, 1955, in Wayne County to Matthew and Ruth Hooks....

JEREMY L. JACKSON

Jeremy Liam Jackson, 22, died Thursday at UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

BYRON E. LANE

April 26, 1969-Aug. 10, 2018 Byron Edwin Lane, 49, Goldsboro, died Friday at home. He was born on April 26, 1969, in Alabama to Constance and Billie Lane. He is survived by his wife and three sons....

PATRICK H. LEROY

Dec. 14, 2000-Aug. 18, 2018 Carl Patrick Henry LeRoy, 17, Seven Springs, passed away suddenly Saturday. Pat was born Dec. 14, 2000, in Wayne County to Patrick Shannon LeRoy, Seven Springs, and the late Danyel Valerie Cook. He will...

DONNIE R. MCCOY

June 9, 1955-Aug. 11, 2018 Donnie Ray McCoy, 63, 122 Dupont Circle, died Aug. 11 at home. Memorial service will be Monday from 3 to 6 p.m. at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations. He was born June 19,...

ANTONIO MCPHAIL SR.

Antonio "Tony" McPhail Sr., 52, Snow Hill, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

WILLIAM ALLEN POTTS

Died Aug. 18, 2018 William Allen Potts, 91, Mount Olive, died Aug. 18, 2018, while being cared for at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was the son of the late Dr. William Herbert Potts and Addie Belle Royal Potts...

Friday, August 17, 2018

MARY A. BRYANT-COX

Mary Alice Bryant-Cox, 86, 3148 Simmons Loop Road, New Bern, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

SONDRA M. ANDERSON

Died Aug. 8, 2018 Sondra Michelle Anderson, 36, 1234 Swank Lake Place, Valrico, Fla., formerly of LaGrange. died Aug. 8. Funeral will be noon Saturday at Heart to Heart Prayer House, LaGrange. Burial will be in Southview Cemetery, Kinston....

MARTHA L. BOWMAN CAUDILL

Martha Louise Bowman Caudill, 87, died Thursday at Helping Hands Family Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

THELMA CASTLE COOK

Thelma Castle Cook, 104, died Wednesday at Eagles Pointe. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SARAH BEST DOBSON

Died Aug. 15, 2018 Sarah Best Dobson, 91, 1232 S. N.C. 50, Kenansville, died Wednesday at New Hanover Medical Center, Wilmington. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Big Zion AME Zion Church. Burial will be in Dobson...

WILLIAM HARRELL EVERETT JR.

Dec. 25, 1934-Aug. 16, 2018 William Harrell Everett Jr., 83, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away peacefully Aug.t 16, 2018, in Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Christmas Day in 1934 in Williamston, N.C.. to William Harrell and Serena Peacock Everett....

MAX GRAHAM FUTRELL

Max Graham Futrell was born Sept. 30, 1936, to Graham Cogdell Futrell and Aileen Best Futrell in the Grantham community. Graduated from Grantham High School in 1955. He held a degree from Missouri School of Auctioneering. He was reared...

JESSIE HERRING

Died Aug. 13, 2018 Jessie Herring, 84, Kenansville, died Monday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Prayer of Faith Church, Warsaw. Interment will be in Herring Family Cemetery, Kenansville. Arrangements by Hawes....

MATT HOOKS

Matt Hooks, 63, Fremont, died Wednesday at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Homet....

JAMES TALBOT JEFFREYS JR.

Died Aug. 14, 2018 James Talbot Jeffreys Jr. died Aug. 14, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A celebration of Mr. Jeffreys' life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, at St Stephen’s Episcopal Church, with...

CARRIE M. LEWIS

Carrie M. Lewis, 85, 1376 Tommy's Road, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

EDWARD LYLES MARTIN JR.

Jan. 16, 1943-Aug. 15, 2018 Edward Lyles Martin Jr., 75, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Ed was born in Greenville County, S.C., Jan. 16, 1943, to the late Edward Lyles Martin Sr. and...

KERMIT SHELTON PRICE

Sept. 22, 1943-Aug. 14, 2018 Kermit Shelton Price, 74, Mount Olive resident, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at home Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 14, 2018. He was retired with the North Carolina Employment Security Commission, where he had been a...

DOROTHY SMITH

Dorothy Smith, 90, died Thursda at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

DENNIS W. TAYLOR

June 27, 1954-Aug. 15, 2018 Dennis Wayne Taylor, 64, Warsaw, died Wednesday at home. Graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Sunday in Pate Cemetery. He was born June 27, 1954, in Duplin County to the late Duffy Ray and...

ARLETHA ROWE THOMPSON

Oct. 6, 1954-Aug. 12, 2018 Arletha Rowe Thompson, 63, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Millers Chapel AME Zion Church. She was born Oct. 6, 1954, to the late...

Thursday, August 16, 2018

GARRY L. BARBOUR

Garry Lee Barbour, 62, 206 Powell Street, Wilson, died Friday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

RACHEL M. BASS

May 21, 1919-Aug. 13, 2018 Rachel M. Bass, 99, 2954 Grantham School Road, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Delights Holiness Church. Burial will be in Wynn Cemetery, Mount Olive. She was...

ADENE GINN EASON

Aug. 17, 1930-Aug. 13, 2018 Adene Ginn Eason, LaGrange, passed away Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Adene was born Aug. 17, 1930, in Greene County to the late Willie Jack Ginn and Sadie Ham Ginn. She was the wife of...

EDWARD L. MARTIN JR.

Edward Lyles Martin, Jr., 75, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

BESSIE M. NELSON

Died Aug. 9, 2018 Bessie Mae Nelson, 78, Wilson, died Thursday at Life Care Hospital in Rocky Mount. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

KERMIT S. PRICE

Kermit Shelton Price, 74, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

EDNA MAE UNDERWOOD

June 28, 1934-Aug. 7, 2018 Edna Mae Underwood, 84, 4901 Stenton Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., died at her residence Tuesday. She was born June 28, 1934, in Sampson County to Henry Baggett and Gertrude McKinley and is survived by five...

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

KENNETH W. DUNN

Died Aug. 7, 2018 Kenneth W. Dunn , 76, 10960 Old U.S. 70, Cove City, died Tuesday at Kinston Assisted Living. No services will be held. Arrangements are by Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

ADENE GINN EASON

Aug. 17, 1930-Aug. 13, 2018 Adene Ginn Eason, LaGrange, passed away Monday, Aug. 13, 2018. Adene was born Aug. 17, 1930, in Greene County to the late Willie Jack Ginn and Sadie Ham Ginn. She was wife of the...

ANDREA GAIL HEEKIN

Died Aug. 14, 2018 Andrea Gail Heekin, long-time owner and operator of local restaurant Billie’s Backstreet, passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. As always, she was surrounded by family and dear friends. Andrea was born...

JAMES TALBOT JEFFREYS JR.

Oct. 15, 1924-Aug. 14, 2018 James Talbot Jeffreys Jr. died Aug. 14, 2018 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born Oct. 15, 1924, in Wayne County, the second of six children born to the late James Talbot Jeffreys...

ARLETHA R. THOMPSON

Arletha Rowe Thompson, 63, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

SONDRA M. ANDERSON

Sondra Michelle Anderson, 36, 1234 Swank Lake Place, Valrico, Fla., died Wednesday at Brandon Regional Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

DAVID ARTIS

Died Aug. 5, 2018 David Artis, 65, 328 Finch St., died Aug. 5 at home. Funeral will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

DEACON LARRY ARTIS

Feb. 13, 1948-Aug. 12, 2018 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall...

RACHEL M. BASS

Rachel M. Bass, 99, 2954 Grantham School Road, Mount Olive, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ERNESTINE S. BROCK

Sept. 10, 1926-Aug. 13, 2018 Ernestine Smith Brock, resident of the Beautancus community near Mount Olive since her marriage in 1946 to Roy Lawrence Brock, passed away quietly and peacefully early Monday morning, Aug. 13, 2018, while at home...

ROBERT "BOBBY" HILL

May 9, 1939-Aug. 5, 2018 Robert "Bobby" Hill, 79, North Long Branch, N.J., passed away peacefully Aug. 5, 2018, at Memorial Sloan Kettering in New York City. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at 10 a.m....

GILES R. "BOB" HINSON

March 17, 1936-Aug. 12, 2018 Giles Robert "Bob" Hinson, 82, died Sunday morning at SECU Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. He was the son of the late Wiley Robert and Flora Kornegay Hinson. A graveside service will be...

NINA KING POPE HOLLAND

May 27, 1931-Aug. 10, 2018 Nina King Pope Holland, Cartersville, Ga., formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday. Graveside service will be at Wayne Memorial Park Wednesday at 11 a.m. She was born May 27,1931, to the late Houston and Nancy...

GWENDOLYN ROCHELLE "GWEN" HARDY HOLLAND

July 6, 1943-Aug. 12, 2018 Gwendolyn Rochelle “Gwen” Hardy Holland, 75, Goldsboro, passed away Sunday. Gwen was born July 6, 1943, in Seven Springs to the late William Randolph Hardy and Elizabeth Mozingo Hardy. She was wife of the...

MAE C. JOHNSON

Died Aug. 7, 2018 Mae C. Johnson, 86, died Aug. 7 at Wilson House Nursing Center. Funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Saint John AME Zion Church, Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

CARL P.H. LEROY

Carl Patrick Henry LeRoy, 17, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DONNE R. MCCOY

Donnie Ray McCoy, 63, 122 Dupont Circle, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

MICHAEL L. SPEEDE

Michael L. Speede, died June 29 at home. Funeral was July 28 at the Community Crisis Center. Arrangements are by McIntyre Funeral Home....

ANDRE L. WILLIAMS

Feb. 5, 1978-Aug. 8, 2018 Andre Lavell Williams, 40, died Wednesday in Charlotte. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at White Oak Original Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Rest Haven Cemetery. He was born Feb....

Monday, August 13, 2018

GILES R. HINSON

Giles Robert “Bob” Hinson, 82, died Sunday at SECU Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral home and Crematory....

BYRON E. LANE

Byron Edwin Lane, 49, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

CHARLES R. MEDLIN

Oct. 17, 1940-Aug. 12, 2018 Charles Ray Medlin, 77, Kenly, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 10 a.m., with the Rev. David Currie officiating. He was born in Johnston County Oct. 17, 1940,...

ANGELA D. EDGE SESSOMS

Nov. 24, 1971-Aug. 10, 2018 Angela Dawn Edge Sessoms, 46, Rose Hill, died Friday at Vidant Duplin Hospital of Kenansville. Memorial service will be 7 tonight at Community Funeral Home of Rose Hill. She was born in Pender County...

ANDRE L. WILLIAMS

Andre Lavell Williams, 40, died Wednesday in Charlotte from a motorcycle accident Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Sunday, August 12, 2018

OLLIE RAY BARNES

March 1, 1939-Aug. 9, 2018 Ollie Ray Barnes, 79, Goldsboro, went to be with the Lord Aug. 9, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, at 2 p.m. in the chapel...

ELLIS EARL HARRELL

Aug. 13, 1932-Aug. 11, 2018 Ellis Earl Harrell, 85, Dudley, peacefully passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care surrounded by his family. A native of Wayne County, he was born Aug. 13, 1932, to the...

CLARENCE J. HOSKINS

Clarence Jacobit Hoskins, 67, Wilson, died Thursday at Avante of Wilson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

MAE C. JOHNSON

Mae C. Johnson, 86, died Tuesday at the Wilson House Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

MONROE MCGOWAN

Died Aug. 8, 2018 Monroe McGowan, 81, Kenansville, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Big Zion AME Zion Church. Burial will be in Devotional Gardens.  Born in Duplin County, he was...

RYLEE S. MILLER

Oct. 17, 2002-Aug. 10, 2018 Rylee Scott “The Kid” Miller, 15, LaGrange, died Friday. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange. Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery. He was born Oct. 17, 2002, to...

FREDERICK "RICK" LEWIS MYERS JR.

Dec. 3, 1955-Aug. 7, 2018 Frederick “Rick” Lewis Myers Jr. passed away in his home in Kinston, N.C., the 7th of Aug., 2018. Rick, born Dec. 3, 1955, was preceded in death by his father, Fredrick “Fred” L. Myers...

BESSIE NELSON

Bessie Nelson, 78, Rocky Mount, died Thursday at Life Care Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

Friday, August 10, 2018

RAYMOND EDWARD ATKINSON

Died Aug. 3, 2018 Raymond Edward Atkinson, 76, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1065 Tommy’s Road. Public viewing will be observed from 11 a.m. to...

GERALDINE M. BEERY

Geraldine May Beery, 90, 6413 Rockrest Court, Raleigh, died Wednesday at Capital Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MICKEY G. BEST

Aug. 8, 1948-Aug. 8, 2018 Mickey Gene Best, resident of the Beautancus community near Mount Olive, passed away on his 70th birthday Wednesday evening, Aug. 8, 2018, while at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. His life will be remembered...

MARY 'LIL LIA' ELIZABETH DYER DAVIS

Dec. 31, 1937-Aug. 7, 2018 Mrs. Mary "Lil Lia" Elizabeth Dyer Davis, 80, 200 Winslow Circle, Goldsboro, passed Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at home. The celebration of her life will be held Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018, at 1:30 p.m....

EDDIE L. GRANT

Died Aug. 6, 2018 Eddie L. Grant 58, died Monday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel, Snow Hill....

CHARLIE GRAY JR.

Died Aug. 6, 2018 Charlie Gray Jr. , 78, 105 Ray St., died Monday at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Matthew Free Will Baptist Church, LaGrange. Burial will be in the church...

HELEN BOSTIAN HALL

Feb. 16, 1917-Aug. 4, 2018 Helen Margaret Bostian Hall, 101, Newark, Del., died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, at Genesis Health Care of Salisbury, N.C. Helen was a woman of all seasons. She could chase a toddler through the house...

EARL HARRIS

Jan. 23, 1944-Aug. 7, 2018 Earl Harris, 74, resident of O'Berry Center, died Tuesday at Wayne Hospital. Memorial service will be held later. Arrangements by Tyndall Funeral Home Inc....

STEPHALINE HOLMES

Jan. 10, 1953-Aug. 7, 2018 Stephaline Holmes, 65, 605 Oxford Blvd., Apt. A3, Goldsboro, N.C., died Tuesday at her residence. She was born Jan. 10, 1953, in Chester, Pa., to Linberg Lathan and Eudora C. Swinson, and is survived...

EARLINE KENNEDY JOHNSON

July 8, 1942- Aug. 3, 2018 Earline Kennedy Johnson, born July 8, 1942, in Fredericksburg, Va., passed away Aug. 3, 2018, in Woodstock, Ga., after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Earline was preceded in death by her husband,...

MONROE MCGOWAN

Monroe McGowan, 81, 394 Summerlin Cross Road, Kenansville, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

DALE MURAT

April 4, 1945-Aug. 8, 2018 Robert Dale Murat, 73, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. Dale was born in Mooresville, Ind., April 4, 1945, to the late Carl Fredrick Murat and Violet...

KIMBERLY P. OWENS

Aug. 29, 1982-Aug. 1, 2018 Kimberly P. Owens, 35, 517 Pineview Ave., Pink Hill, died Aug. 1 at Lenoir UNC Health Care, Kinston. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Smith's Chapel Church, Pink Hill. Burial will be...

ELDER SARAH NEWKIRK PEARSON

Sept. 11, 1938-Aug. 7, 2018 Elder Sarah Newkirk Pearson was a native of Goldsboro, N.C. She was born Sept. 11, 1938, to the late Norman and Mary Wilson Newkirk, and with her words “I want to live in that...

JACQUELINE ROBERTS

Died Aug. 7, 2018 Jacqueline Roberts, 59, 200 W. Old Dover Road, Dover, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at St. John Church of Christ Disciples of Christ, Dover. Burial will be...

GERALD E. SMITH

April 2, 1942–Aug. 8, 2018 Gerald Eugene Smith, 76, died Wednesday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. There will be no funeral. He was born in Wayne County to the late Riley and Louellen Worrell Smith, and was married...

ANDRE L. WILLIAMS

Andre Lavell Williams, 40, died Wednesday in Charlotte. Arrangments are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

Thursday, August 9, 2018

MARY BARNES

Died Aug. 4, 2018 Mary Barnes, 75, Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at LN Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Church. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ANTHONY BREWINGTON

Nov. 21, 1957-Aug. 6, 2018 Anthony Brewington, 60, 3541 Thoroughfare Road, died Monday at Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Gospel Light Temple Apostolic Church. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. He...

MARY ELIZABETH DYER DAVIS

Dec. 31, 1937-Aug. 7, 2018 Mrs. Mary "Lil Lia" Elizabeth Dyer Davis, 80, 200 Winslow Circle, passed Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at home. A celebration of her life will be Sunday, Aug. 12, at 1:30 p.m. at Word of...

EDITH GRAY EATMON EVERETTE

Died July 31, 2018 Edith Gray Eatmon Everette, 86, died Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care, surrounded by her family. Born in Johnston County, she was the youngest child of the late William Sherman Eatmon and...

GLYNN DURWOOD GRADY

Feb. 15, 1942-Aug. 7, 2018 Mr. Glynn Durwood Grady, 76, 7893 Keener Road, Clinton, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice House in Goldsboro with his loving family by his side. Funeral service to celebrate his...

EDNA HARGROVE

Died Aug. 7, 2018 Edna Hargove, 85, Clinton, died Tuesday. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. David Jarman officiating. Burial will be in Clinton City Cemetery. She was...

ARCHIE D. HARRIS

Died Aug. 4, 2018 Archie Darnell Harris, 63, 2107 Cockran St., Wilson, died Saturday. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel....

STEPHALINE HOLMES

Stephaline Holmes, 65, 605 Oxford Blvd Apt. A3, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

SIMON BARNES JR

Died Aug. 6, 2018 Simon Barnes Jr., 88, 4310 N.C. 42 East, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Simon Grove Holiness Church, Wilson. Arrangements are by Stevens Funeral Home of...

ROBERT D. MURAT

Robert D. Murat, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SARAH N. PEARSON

Sarah Newkirk Pearson, 78, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

JACQUELINE ROBERTS

Jacqueline Roberts ,59, 200 W. Old Dover Road, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

ARYANA H. TOLEITO

Died Aug. 5, 2018 Aryana Michelle Hyman Toleito, Wilson, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

EDNA M. UNDERWOOD

June 28, 1934-Aug. 7, 2018 Edna Mae Underwood, 84, 4901 Stenton Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Fremont Cemetery. She was...

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

SIMON BARNES JR.

Simon Barnes Jr., 88, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

WAYNE BARNETT

Aug. 31, 2018-Aug. 7, 2018 Wayne Barnett, 81, Rosewood community, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro surrounded by his family. Funeral will be Thursday, Aug. 9, at 7 p.m. at Howell Funeral...

RICHARD L. CALDWELL

Richard Lee Caldwell, 41, Rocky Mount, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

MARY D. DAVIS

Mary Dyer "Lil Lia" Davis, 80, 200 Winslow Circle, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

KENNETH R. FIELDS

July 14, 1956–Aug. 1, 2018 Kenneth Roland Fields, 62, Clewiston, Fla., died Wednesday at home. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in Wayne Memorial Park. He was born in Wayne County to the late Jessie Roland Fields and...

EDDIE GRANT

Eddie Grant, 58, died Monday at UNC Lenoir Health Care. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home in Snow Hill....

CHARLIE GRAY JR.

Charlie Gray Jr. ,78, 105 Ray St., died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

NORA S. HICKS

Died Aug. 3, 2018 Nora Sutton Hicks , 92, 216 E. Washington St., died Friday at Signiture Health Care in Kinston. Funeral will be Friday at noon at Mount Calvary Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in St....

REGINALD H. JARMAN

Died Aug. 6, 2018 Reginald Hall Jarman, 62, Rose Hill, died Monday at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be Friday at noon at  New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Cameron Hankins officiating. Burial will...

MAE C. JOHNSON

Mae C. Johnson, 86, died Tuesday at Wilson House Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

FAYE EMERSON MEWBORN

Jan. 17, 1947-Aug. 5, 2018 Faye Emerson Mewborn, 71, Jason community, LaGrange, passed away to her Heavenly reward Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. Faye was born Jan. 17, 1947, in Lenoir County to the late Billy Emerson and Lois Howard...

WILLIE PARKER JR.

Died Aug. 2, 2018 Willie Parker Jr., 69, Yanceyville, died Thursday. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ARYANA H. TOLEITO

Died Aug. 5, 2018 Aryana Michelle Hyman Toleito, Wilson, died Sunday. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel, Wilson....

EDNA M. UNDERWOOD

Edna Mae Underwood, 84, 4901 Stenton Ave., Philadelphia, Pa., died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

Tuesday, August 7, 2018

OSWALD B. ADAMS JR.

June 19, 1953-Aug. 1, 2018 Oswald Bryant Adams Jr., 65, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Private graveside service will be at Willow Dale Cemetery, with Stephen Howell officiating. He was born in Wayne County June 19, 1953,...

ANTHONY BREWINGTON

Anthony Brewington, 60, 3541 Thoroughfare Road, died Monday at Kindred Hospital, Greensboro Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

WILLA P. GRAY

Dec. 11, 1929-Aug. 5, 2018 Willa Pelletier Gray, 88, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018. Willa was born De. 11, 1929, in Lenoir County to the late William Thomas Pelletier and Cora Hughes Pelletier. Willa was preceded...

ARTHUR HAGGERTY

Died Aug. 5, 2018 Arthur "L.D." Haggerty, 80, Warsaw, died Sunday at Highsmith Rainey Hospital in Fayetteville. Funeral will be Thursday at Johnson's Baptist Church, Warsaw, at 11 a.m. Burial will be at Devotional Gardens, Warsaw. Visitation will be...

ETHEL LEE HALL

Died Aug. 1, 2018 Ethel Lee Hall, 82, Washington, D.C.,, died Wednesday at home. Funeral service will be Saturday at noon at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home chapel in Snow Hill. Interment will be in St. Delight Cemetery in...

ARCHIE D. HARRIS

Archie Darnell Harris, 63, 2107 Cockran Str., Wilson, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ANNIE HOLLAND

Aug. 18, 1953–Aug. 4, 2018 Annie Bell Outlaw Holland, 64, Kenansville, died Saturday at UNC Rex Hospital, Raleigh. She is survived by a son, James Curtis Holland and his wife, Kathryn Holland, of Kenansville; two sisters, Patricia Walker and...

WALTER HOLMES

March 16, 1942–Aug. 5, 2018 Walter Daniel Holmes, 76, Seven Springs, died late Sunday evening surrounded by his family while being cared for at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Elda Coker...

KEVIN LEROY

Jan. 6, 1959-Aug. 5, 2018 Philip Kevin LeRoy, 59, Pikeville, passed away suddenly Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018, at his home. Kevin was born in Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 6, 1959, to Patricia Jouett LeRoy of Goldsboro and the late...

FAYE E. MEWBORN

Faye Emerson Mewborn, 71, LaGrange, died Sunday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

HENRY VANCE MODLIN JR.

Aug. 7, 1930-Aug. 3, 2018 Henry Vance Modlin Jr., 87, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully after a period of declining health Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh. Henry was born in Goldsboro Aug. 7, 1930, to the...

DOUGLAS R. SMITH

Sept. 7, 1931-July 25, 2018 Douglas "Doug" Ray Smith, 86, died July 25 in Pensacola, Fla. Memorial service was July 29 at Faith Chapel. Burial was at Pensacola Gardens in Contonement, Fla. He was born in Wayne County to...

BETTY J. PARKER TUCKER

Oct. 19, 1953-Aug. 4, 2018 Betty Jane Parker Tucker, 64, died Saturday at Brian Center of Goldsboro. Funeral will be at Casey Funeral Home chapel tonight at 6, with the Rev. Kevin Phillips officiating. She was born Oct. 19,...

BRADY SAMUEL WALDEN

Dec. 30, 1998-Aug. 3, 2018 Brady Samuel Walden, 19, departed this life Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in...

WILLIAM T. WINSLOW

Nov. 1, 1930-Aug. 6, 2018 William Troy “Bill” Winslow, 87, Goldsboro, passed away Nov. 1, 1930, in Wayne County to the late John William “J.W.” Winslow Jr. and Martha Adams Winslow. Bill was a 1949 graduate of Goldsboro High...

Monday, August 6, 2018

BERT L. DAVIS

May 6, 1937-Aug. 3, 2018 Bert Leroy Davis, 81, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Wayne County to the late George Washington and Alice Marie Womble Davis, and was married to the late Mary...

GEORGIA O. CAPPS JOHNSON

May 21, 1933-Aug. 4, 2018 Georgia Opal Capps Johnson, 85, Durham, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be 11 a.m.Tuesday in the sanctuary of St. Paul United Methodist Church, with the Rev. James Harry officiating. Interment will be at...

LOGAN LANE

July 12, 1952-Aug. 4, 2018 James Logan Lane, 66, Rosewood, passed away Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, at Wayne UNC Hospital in Goldsboro. Logan was born in Wayne County July 12, 1952, to the late Jim and Tiny Lane. He...

PHILIP K. LEROY

Philip Kevin Leroy, 59, died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, August 5, 2018

OSWALD B. ADAMS JR.

Oswald Bryant Adams Jr., 65, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

RAYMOND E. ATKINSON

Raymond Edward Atkinson, 76, 1012 Saulston Road, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Serenity Memorial Funeral Home and Cremations LLC....

MARY BARNES

Mary Barnes, 75, Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

KENNETH CARROLL

Died July 31, 2018 Kenneth Carroll, 76, 1711 Harold St., died Tuesday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Impact Church of Goldsboro. Burial will be in Woodland Friends Cemetery. Visitation will be an...

JASPER T. DAVIS

Nov. 1, 1939-Aug. Jasper Thomas Davis, 78, Middlesex, died Friday at Smithfield Manor. Funeral will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service. Burial will be in New Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Kenly....

BERT L. DAVIS

Bert L. Davis, 81, died Friday at Kitty Asking Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

ETHEL LEE HALL

Ethel Lee Hall, 82, Washington, D.C., died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral home in Snow Hill....

NORA SUTTON HICKS

Nora Sutton Hicks, 92, 907 Cunningham Road, Kinston, formerly of LaGrange, died Friday at Signiture Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc....

GEORGIA CAPPS JOHNSON

Georgia Capps Johnson, 85, died Saturday in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES L. LANE

James Logan Lane, 66, died Saturday at Wayne UNC Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ELLA R. LEE

Died Aug. 1, 2018 Ella Rose Lee, 70, 4039 Ferrell Road, Kinston, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston. Burial will be at Pinelawn Memorial Park, Kinston....

HENRY V. MODLIN JR.

Henry Vance Modlin Jr., 87, died Friday at Transitions Hospice Care in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ANNIE MUMFORD

Annie Mumford died Saturday at Rex Hospital, Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

KIMBERLY P. OWENS

Kimberly P. Owens, 35, 517 Pineview Ave., Pink Hill, died Wednesday at Lenoir UNC Health Care, Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

ALFRED L. SMITH

Died Aug. 4, 2018 Alfred “Al” Lewis Smith, 88, died Saturday at home. Funeral will be at Warsaw United Methodist Church Monday at 6:15 p.m. Burial will be at Pine Crest Cemetery, Warsaw, Tuesday at 11 a.m. He was...

JACK W. SUTTON

Jan. 3, 1934-Aug. 3, 2018 Jack Winfred Sutton, 84, died Friday morning at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Born in Lenior County, he was the son of the late William I and Belle Newsome Sutton. Preceded in death by...

BRADY WALDEN

Brady Walden, 19, Pikeville, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

HETTIE W. WALLACE

Nov. 20, 1923-Aug. 4, 2018 Hettie Waff Wallace, 94, formerly of Edenton, passed away Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. Mrs. Wallace was born in Chowan County Nov. 20, 1923, and was the daughter of the late John and Hettie Waff....

CHARLES W. WHITE

Charles W. White, 81, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Funeral Home....

Friday, August 3, 2018

EDNA E. DAVIS

Died July 29, 2018 Edna Earl "Soot" Davis, 84, 610 S. Center St., died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Payne Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, with the Rev. Sylvester Smith, officiating. Burial...

ANTHONY WAYNE HOWELL

Aug. 3, 1947-Aug. 2, 2018 Anthony Wayne Howell, 70, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2018 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Wayne was born Aug. 3, 1947, in Wayne County to the late Orin Elroy Howell and Ethel Herring Howell. He was a...

CINDY ETHERIDGE HOWELL

Sept. 24, 1963–Aug. 1, 2018 Cindy Etheridge Howell, 54, resident of the Calypso area, passed away suddenly at home Wednesday evening, Aug. 1, 2018. Her life will be remembered in a service Saturday, Aug. 4, at 5 p.m. at...

WILLIE PARKER

Willie Parker, 69, Yanceyville, formerly of Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ALFRED PEARSALL

May 6, 1951-July 27, 2018 Alfred Pearsall, 67, 2902 W. Coldspring Lane, Baltimore, Md., died Friday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church, Seven Springs. Burial will be in Wynn Cemetery,...

BARBARA W. PHILLIPS

March 30, 1948-Aug. 1, 2018 Barbara Louise Weld Phillips, 70, died Wednesday at Wayne UNC Health Care.  Funeral will be Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home chapel, the family will greet friends one hour after the service...

HAZEL POTTER SHIVAR

May 16, 1926-July 29, 2018 Hazel Potter Shivar, 92, Seven Springs, quietly and peacefully passed away Sunday, July 29, 2018. Hazel was born May 16, 1926, in Wayne County to the late Laney H. Potter and Minnie Adams Potter. Hazel was...

Thursday, August 2, 2018

TRUDY FAYE FOLEY BARNES

Jan. 23, 1945-July 31, 2018 Trudy Faye Foley Barnes, 73, died Tuesday at UNC Memorial Hospital in Chapel Hill. Born in Clinton, Tenn. to the late Charles Kiker Foley and Gladys Adkins Foley Nichols, and she was the wife...

KENNETH CARROLL

Kenneth Carroll, 76, 1711 Harold St., died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

HARRIL CHARLES

Oct. 26, 1932-July 31, 2018 Harril Charles passed away Tuesday at his residence. He was the son of the late Ernest Charles, and the widower of Lucille Helen Church Charles. Mr. Charles was retired from the United States Air...

DONALD GRAY COLLINS SR.

Feb. 11, 1940-Aug. 1, 2018 Donald Gray Collins, Sr., 78, Pikeville, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Donald was born Feb. 11, 1940, in Wayne County to the late Barney and Elizabeth Jones Collins....

RICHARD LAWRENCE DAUGHTRY

Nov. 14, 1920-July 31, 2018 Richard Lawrence “Dick” Daughtry, 97, Wilmington, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center. Dick was born Nov. 14, 1920, in Goldsboro to the late Thomas Lawrence Daughtry and Carrie...

CAROLYN S. DODD

Died July 26, 2018 Carolyn Shauntece Dodd, 39, Snow Hill, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at Maury Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, Snow Hill. Burial will be in Browntown Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be...

EDITH G. EVERETTE

Edith Gray Everette, 86, 206 N. Claiborne St., died Tuesday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

BETTYE B. MERRITT

Died July 31, 2018 Bettye Boone Merritt, 83, Wallace, died Tuesday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Byrd’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. James Faison III officiating. Burial...

ANNE M. PAIM

July 23, 1937-July 31, 2018 Anne Marie Roderiques Paim, 81, passed away Tuesday at Wayne U.N.C. Health Care, surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Manuel and Mary C. Roderiques, and the widow of Donald...

ALFRED PEARSALL

May 6, 1951-July 27, 2018 Alfred Pearsall, 67, 2902 W. Coldspring Lane, Baltimore, Md., died Friday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Wynn Cemetery. He was...

EVELYN DAVIS RAPER

May 31, 1932-Aug. 1, 2018 Evelyn Davis Raper passed away peacefully Wednesday morning at Wayne UNC Health Care, with her loving and caring family at her side. Born May 31, 1932, in Greene County, she was the oldest daughter...

JUDITH H. SCOTT

Nov. 9, 1923-July 31, 2018 Judith Yelverton Hooks Scott, 94, Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Scott was born Nov. 9, 1923, on the family farm, in Fremont to the late Thomas...

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

BILLY JACK BIZZELL

Died July 29, 2018 Billy Jack Bizzell, 74, passed away July 29, 2018, at Harmony Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Kinston. Funeral is scheduled for Friday, August 3, at 1 p.m. at Saint Matthew Free Will Baptist Church,...

CATHERINE BRASWELL

Sept. 16, 1946-July 28, 2018 Catherine Braswell, 71, 3838 E. Ash St., died Saturday at Wayne UNC Health Care. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at First African Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Louis Leigh officiating....

FRANKLIN RENALDO BREWINGTON

Feb. 28, 1968-July 28, 2018 Franklin Renaldo Brewington, 50, departed this walk of life Saturday, July 28, 2018, at Wayne UNC Health Care. Memorial service to celebrate his life will be Friday, August 03, at 11 a.m. at Howell...

GRACE BEST HAMILTON

Oct. 9, 1945-July 27, 2018 Grace Best Hamilton, 72, Goldsboro, passed Friday, July 27, 2018, at home surrounded by her loving family. The celebration of her life will be Saturday, August 4, at 11 a.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist...

SILAS TONY JORDAN JR.

Died July 29, 2018 Silas Tony Jordan Jr., 77, Goldsboro, went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, July 29, 2018, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, surrounded by his loving family. Memorial for Mr. Jordan will be Friday,...

JUDITH H. SCOTT

Judith Hooks Scott, 94, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARIANN THAU

Oct. 23, 1965-July 28, 2018 Mariann Thau, 52, Rosewood Community, died Saturday at home. Visitation will be Thursday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory. Mariann was born Oct. 23, 1965, in New Jersey. She...

SARA F. WALLER

May 9, 1942-July 29, 2018 Sara Frances Foster Waller, 76, LaGrange, died Sunday. Funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Brian Rogers officiating. Burial will be in Snow Hill Cemetery. She...

BERQUIN B. WILLIAMS SR.

Died July 27, 2018 Dr. Berquin B. Williams Sr., 80, 200 Perry Drive, died Friday at home. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Maranatha Seventh-Day Adventist Church, viewing will be from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at...