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Sunday, December 31, 2006

MILFORD BAKER

Died Dec. 27, 2006 Milford Baker, 51, chief of police in Greenevers, died Wednesday at his residence. He was born in Duplin County to the late Shelton and Pastor Minnie Federick Baker. He received his education in the Duplin County...

HENRY JERRY DEAVER

Oct. 11, 1949-Dec. 28, 2006 Henry Jerry Deaver, 57, of 470 Bill Waters Road in Faison, died Thursday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Esther King Deaver, formerly of...

MABLE L. FOREHAND

Died Dec. 28, 2006 MARSHALLBERG -- Mable L. Forehand, 91, died Thursday at her residence. She and her husband were former residents of Miami, Fla., where she was active in Wesley Methodist Church, having taught Sunday School for more than...

LEAMON E. HINES SR.

Nov. 10, 1928-Dec. 24, 2006 The Rev. Leamon E. Hines Sr., associate pastor of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, departed this life on Dec. 24, 2006. Services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at New Stoney Hill United Holy...

REMATHA PITT

Rematha Pitt, 72, 106 Beverly Drive, Goldsboro, died Friday at Sunbridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Care of Mount Olive. Among her survivors is her husband, Jessie Pitt. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro. Condolences can be faxed to...

JIMMY WILLIAM STROUD

Died Dec. 30, 2006 J.W. Stroud, 70, of 180 Black Jack Church Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Dorothy Jackson Stroud. Services will be held Wednesday, at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home...

MARY SYLMAN

Mary Sylman, 96, 302 James St., Goldsboro, died Friday at Sunbridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Care of Mount Olive. Among her survivors is a cousin, Rudy Walls of Dudley. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro. Condolences can be...

EDNA H. TWIGG

March 20, 1932-Dec. 29, 2006 Edna Mae Hines Twigg, 74, 1811E. Azalea Drive, died Friday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Luby and Pearl Jones Hines, wife of the...

Friday, December 29, 2006

OTELIA A. BATTS

Died Dec. 29, 2006 Otelia Antionette Batts, 51, 515 Eunice St., died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

MELVIN BUCKRAM

Died Dec. 28, 2006 WARSAW -- Melvin Buckram, 50, 124 W. Pierce St., died Thursday at his home. He was born in Wayne County to the late Hebrew and Celia Hill Buckram. Mr. Buckram was an employee of Case...

PEARL C. DANCY

Died Dec. 27, 2006 Pearl Christine Dancy, 53, 805 Weaver Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Wayne County, graduate of the Governor's Morehead School in Raleigh, former employee of Murdoch Center in Butner,...

HENRY J. DEAVER

Died Dec. 28, 2006 FAISON -- Henry James Deaver, 57, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Terri Deaver. Funeral arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

CHESTER L. EDGERTON

Died Dec. 27, 2006 SMITHFIELD -- Chester Lewis Edgerton, 77, 306 Smith St., died Wednesday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wilson County to the late Ada Yelverton. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Springfield Baptist...

BOOKER T. ELDRIDGE JR.

Feb. 26, 1952 - Dec. 27, 2006 FOUR OAKS -- Booker T. Eldridge Jr., 54, 1200 Devil's Race Track Road, died Wednesday at his residence. He was preceded in death by his parents, Booker T. and Maude Eldridge and a...

CHARLES R. WILLIAMSON

Died Dec. 27, 2006 MIDDLESEX -- Charles R. Williamson, 70, 1062 House Road, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in the Bailey Family Cemetery with the Rev. Robert West officiating. He is survived...

Thursday, December 28, 2006

BRENDA AUSTIN

Died Dec. 25, 2006 Brenda Austin, 46, 2800B McClain St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Wayne County, attended Mount Olive College and Campbell University, was employed by Wayne County Public Schools and the...

MILFORD BAKER

Died Dec. 27, 2006 FAISON -- Milford Baker, 50, 124 Waverly Faison Lane, died Wednesday at his residence. He was chief of police in Greenevers. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw....

MELVIN BUCKRAM

Died Dec. 28, 2006 WARSAW -- Melvin Buckram, 124 W. Pierce St., died today at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home, Warsaw....

IDELL A. COLEY

Died Dec. 24, 2006 KINSTON -- Evangelist Idell Adams Coley, 97, formerly of Pikeville, died Sunday at the Britthaven Nursing Home, Kinston. Funeral service will be Friday at 12 p.m. at Elm Grove Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ,...

FRANCES F. COOK

May 22, 1941 -- Dec. 27, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Frances Farrior Cook, 65, 468 N.C. Highway 55 East, died Wednesday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Friday at 11 a.m. by the graveside at Wayne Memorial...

PEARL C. DANCY

Died Dec. 27, 2006 Pearl Christine Dancy, 53, 805 Weaver Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is her mother, Pearl Irene Dancy. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home, 401 S. Center...

ELIZABETH J. DAVIS

Mar. 31, 1934 - Dec. 23, 2006 Elizabeth Jane Davis, 72, died suddenly on December 23, 2006. A healing farewell will be Friday beginning at 11 a.m. at Borek Jennings Funeral Home, Braun Chapel, in Brooklyn, N.Y. with Pastor Michael...

JAMES F. DAVIS

Died Dec. 26, 2006 James Franklin Davis, 69, 206 S. Claiborne St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wayne County to the late James and Lovely Whitfield Davis. He served 20 years in the U....

JOHN W. DAVIS

June 23, 1918 - Dec. 26, 2006 John Wesley Davis, 88, a resident of the Alterra Sterling House in Goldsboro, passed away Tuesday at the Alterra Sterling House. A celebration of life service will be Saturday at 11 a.m....

LOREE M. DURHAM

Died Dec. 25, 2006 Loree Matthews Durham, 78, 461 Millers Chapel Road, died Monday at her residence. She was a retired teacher of Wayne County Public Schools, 1955 graduate of Fayetteville State University, life member of Fayetteville State University...

MILDRED C. MEDLIN

Died Dec. 26, 2006 BLACKRIDGE, Va. -- Mildred Colleen Medlin, 74, 2321 Doctor Prudy Road, died Tuesday. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Chapel of Coley Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Holland Cemetery. She...

ROBERT MCNATT JR.

Died Dec. 23, 2006 DUDLEY -- Robert McNatt Jr., 66, 297 Alert Cable Road, died Saturday at Britthaven of Smithfield. He was a native of Cumberland County and a member of First African Baptist Church. He was preceded in...

NORA NEWSOME

Died Dec. 26, 2006 TARBORO -- Funeral services for Nora Newsome, 93, 1704 W. Wilson St., formerly of Fremont, will be Saturday at 11a.m. at St. James Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, Church in Fremont with the Rev. Johnnie...

RAYMOND E. SMITH SR.

Died Dec. 26, 2006 Raymond E. Smith Sr., 70, 403 Hamilton Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Webster and Mable Kornegay Smith and a son, Robert Toler. He was a...

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

J. PRENTICE ANDERSON

Dec. 18, 1913 - Dec. 25, 2006 LA GRANGE -- James Prentice Anderson, 93, 5818 Old Jason Road, died Monday at his home. Mr. Anderson was born in Lenoir County to the late James Henry and Lucy Newsome Anderson....

IDELL A. COLEY

Died Dec. 24, 2006 KINSTON — Idell Adams Coley, 97, formerly of Pikeville, died Sunday, at Britthaven Nursing Home, Kinston. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

NATHAN L. GARNER

Died Dec. 25, 2006 WARSAW -- Nathan "Sleepy" Lewis Garner, 60, died Monday at his home. Visitation will be 7 p.m. tonight at Community Funeral Home. Burial will be later by the family. He is survived by three sisters, Julia...

GEORGIA HAWES

Sept. 18, 1904 - Dec. 14, 2006 VINELAND, N.J. -- Georgia Hawes, 102, died Thursday, Dec. 14, at South Jersey Regional Medical Center, Vineland. She was born in Goldsboro to the late George and Lula Hadley Atkinson. Viewing was...

FLOYD HOBBS

Mar. 23, 1925 - Dec. 25, 2006 Funeral services for Ret. T/SGt. Floyd "Bud" Hobbs, 81, 606 Longleaf Ave., who died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Goldsboro Chapel FWB Church with Elder...

JOSHUA A. MCINTOSH

Oct. 6, 1990 - Dec. 24, 2006 DUDLEY -- Joshua "Josh" Allen McIntosh, 16, 629 Eagles Nest Road, died Sunday due to injuries received in an automobile accident. Born in Wayne County, he is the son of John and...

LINDA T. NEWELL

Dec. 24, 1939 - Dec. 26, 2006 Linda Talton Newell, 67, a former resident of Kirkwood Retirement Village, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Newell was born in Wayne County to the late Paul Bryant Talton and Eula...

NORA NEWSOME

Died Dec. 26, 2006 TARBORO -- Nora Newsome, 93, 1704 W. Wilson St., formerly of Fremont, died Tuesday at Beverly Health Care Center in Tarboro. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete. Among her suvivors is one daughter, Carrie Hussey of Tarboro and...

BETTIE Q. PEARSALL

June 12, 1914 – Dec. 24, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE — Bettie Quinn Pearsall, 90, 413 Kinsey Mill Road, died Sunday at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation of Mount Olive. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Piney Green...

MARGARET B. PIERCE

Dec. 17, 1919 – Dec. 26, 2006 PIKEVILLE — Mrs. Margaret Britt Pierce, 87, of 3574 Nahunta Road died Tuesday at her home. Mrs. Pierce was born in Wake County on December 17, 1919 to the late Carey Lawrence...

RYLAND H. SHAW SR.

Mar. 8, 1925 - Dec. 25, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Ryland H. Shaw, Sr., better known as "Mr. Ryland" to those who knew and loved him, died Monday, December 25, 2006 at the age of 81. He was born...

AMY D. SMITH

Jan. 16, 1959 - Dec. 24, 2006 Mrs. Amy Daly Smith, 47, of 2284 N.C. Hwy. 111 South, was promoted to Heaven on Sunday, December 24, 2006 surrounded by her family at the home of her parents, John and...

RAYMOND E. SMITH SR.

Died Dec. 26, 2006 Raymond E. Smith Sr., 70, 403 Hamilton Drive, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Wayne County, National President of the Dillard Goldsboro Alumni Association, 1955 Graduate of Dillard High School,...

EULA M. STANCIL

Died Dec. 25, 2006 KENLY -- Eula M. Stancil, 88, died Monday. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at New Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. Braxton Creech and the Rev. Danny Creech officiating. Burial will follow...

MARGARET A. WALTERS

Sept. 10, 1929 - Dec. 25, 2006 LA GRANGE -- Margaret Ann Crocker Walters, 77, 507 West Washington St., died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Walters was born in La Grange to the late Daniel Borden and Lois Barnes...

BRENDA WORRELL

Died Dec. 22, 2006 Services for Brenda Worrell, 54, who died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital were held today at 2 p.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Patricia Faison officiating. She is survived by her mother, Bernice...

Tuesday, December 26, 2006

JAMES P. ANDERSON

Died Dec. 25, 2006 LA GRANGE -- James Prentice Anderson, 5818 Old Jason Road, died Monday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange....

BRENDA G. AUSTIN

April 16, 1960 -- Dec. 25, 2006 Brenda Gail Austin, 46, 2800 B. McClain St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is her son, Eddie Williams of the home and her mother, Mable Braswell Austin. She was...

ESTHER P. BEST

Aug. 30, 1929 - Dec. 23, 2006 Esther Christine Holland Pollock Best, 77, passed away at her home on Saturday, December 23, 2006, after many years of failing health. "Chris," as she was known to most, was preceded in...

WILLIAM E. BEST

Nov.15, 1911 - Dec. 23, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- William Edgar Best, 95, 691 Britt Road., died Saturday at his home. A lifetime resident of Wayne County, he was the husband of the late Doris Ginn Best, son of...

LEONARD D. COMBS

Oct. 24, 1930 - Dec. 24, 2006 Mr. Leonard Deems Combs, 76, of 302 Combs Road, died Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Combs was born in Wayne County on October 24, 1930 to the late Nathan Addison Combs...

JUSTIN M. CURTIS

Oct.16, 1999 - Dec. 24, 2006 Justin Michael Niege Curtis, 7, 1183 Old Smithfield Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Pitt County, he was a student at Edgewood Developmental School and enjoyed the therapeutic horseback riding...

ARTHUR M. DARDEN

Died Dec. 22, 2006 DUNN -- Arthur Madison Darden, 83, died Friday at Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh. The Johnston County native was the son of the late Ernest A. and Claudia G. Darden. He served in the U.S. Coast...

ELIZABETH J. DAVIS

Died Dec. 23, 2006 Elizabeth Jane Davis, 72, died Saturday. Among her survivors is a daughter, Judy Blackburn. Condolences to the Davis may be posted at www.howellfuneral.com Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, 1500 Wayne Memorial...

JOHN W. DAVIS

Died Dec. 26, 2006 John Wesley Davis, 88, a resident of the Alterra Sterling House, died today at the Alterra Sterling House. Among his survivors is a daughter, Melissa D. Taylor of Goldsboro. Condolences to the Davis may be posted...

LOREE M. DURHAM

Died Dec. 25, 2006 Loree Matthew Durham, 78, 461 Millers Chapel Road, died Monday at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Mitchell's Funeral Home, Greenville....

CLARENCE B. FARMER III

Jan. 9, 1950 - Dec. 23, 2006 PRINCETON -- Clarence Basil "Mickey" Farmer, III, died Saturday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, he was a son of the late Clarence Basil Farmer, II and Blanche McCullen Farmer. Mickey...

ISAAC C. GOODING

Jan. 29, 1941 - Dec. 23, 2006 PIKEVILLE -- Isaac Carlton Gooding, 65, 1889 Antioch Road, died Saturday at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Isaac & Hazel Warrick Gooding....

FLOYD HOBBS

Died Dec. 25, 2006 Floyd Hobbs, 81, 606 Longleaf Avenue, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Among his survivors is his wife, Annie Hobbs of the home. Condolences may be faxed to 735-4586 or emailed to:...

CLARA M. HUSSEY

Died Dec. 24, 2006 WARSAW -- Clara McPhail Hussey, 87, 112 W. Chelly St., died Sunday at Mary Gran Nursing Home of Clinton. Arrangements are incomplete at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

LONNIE D. LUPTON JR.

Nov. 24, 1941 - Dec. 22, 2006 Retired (Air Force) Master Sgt. Lonnie Daniel Lupton Jr., 65, Country Day Road, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center after a long illness. Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in...

JOSHUA MCINTOSH

DUDLEY -- Joshua McIntosh, 16, 629 Eagles Nest Road, died of injuries sustained in a automobile accident. He is the son of Rhonda and John McIntosh. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

PAT B. MEDLIN

Aug. 7, 1941 - Dec. 24, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Patricia "Pat" Ann Bryant Medlin, 65, 209 Cricket Ridge Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday from the Mount Olive Ward...

CATHLEEN L. MEDLIN

Aug. 28, 1929 - Dec. 25, 2006 KENLY -- Cathleen Lewis Medlin, 77, died Monday. She was born in Johnston County to the late Odell and Crettie Bailey Lewis. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Coley...

BETTY PEARSALL

Died Dec. 24, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Betty Quinn Pearsall, 90, 413 Kinsey Mill Road, died Sunday at SunBridge Nursing Center, Mount Olive. She is the wife of Grangen Pearsall of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being...

RONALD R. PERCISE

Died Dec. 24, 2006 WILSON -- Ronald R. Percise, 74, a native of Goldsboro, died December 24, 2006. Sports was a love for Ron. He played on the ACC (now Barton) basketball team that won honors in the mid-fifties. ACC...

RYLAND H. SHAW SR.

Mar. 8, 1925 - Dec. 25, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE Ryland Hilliard Shaw Sr., 81, 105 Crest Drive, died Monday, in the Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was the well known owner and operator of Glenn & Martin Drug Store in...

LAWRENCE M. SIMPSON

Dec. 1, 1947 - Dec. 24, 2006 Lawrence Matthew Simpson, 59, 204 Holland Hill Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Simp-son was born in New York to the late Myron and Anna Fishetto Simpson. He was a...

AMY D. SMITH

Died Dec. 24, 2006 Amy Daly Smith, 47, of 2284 N.C. Hwy. 111 South, died Sunday at the home of her parents, John and Rose Daly. She is the wife of Jimmy A. Smith. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The family...

SONNY D. THORNTON

Nov. 6, 1946 - Dec. 23, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Sonny D. Thornton, 60, 1165 Edwards Store Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is the son of Melvin E. "Bill" and Ruth Edwards Thornton. He attended Friendly...

MARGARET C. WALTERS

Died Dec. 25, 2006 LA GRANGE -- Margaret Ann Crocker Walters, 507 West Washington St., died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange....

RUTH V. WILLIAMS

Dec. 20, 1915 - Dec. 24, 2006 NAGS HEAD -- Mrs. Ruth Frances Vail Williams, 91, formerly of Pikeville, went to be with her Lord on Sunday morning at Britthaven of the Outer Banks in Nags Head. Mrs. Williams was...

Monday, December 25, 2006

SHEFFIELD ALTICE SR.

Feb. 11, 1942-Dec. 20, 2006 Sheffield Altice Sr., 64, of 1048 Saulston Road, Goldsboro, died Wednesday at his residence at 1048 Saulston Road. The funeral will be at noon Wednesday at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1065 Tommy's Road....

ESTHER P. BEST

Died Dec. 23, 2006 Mrs. Esther P. Best, 77, of 1151 Hinnant Road, Pikeville, died Saturday afternoon at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIAM EDGAR BEST

Nov. 15, 1911-Dec. 23, 2006 William Edgar Best, 95, of 691 Britt Road, died Saturday at his home. A lifetime resident of Wayne County, he was the husband of the late Doris Ginn Best. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are...

NAOMI BRANCH

Died Dec. 23, 2006 Naomi Branch, 89, 112 JW Branch Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday, at Guardian Care of Kenansville. Among her survivors is her son, Johnny Branch of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to...

JANIE P. DAVIS

Died Dec. 22, 2006 DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Janie Pringle Davis, 78, died Friday in a Darlington hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Darlington Presbyterian Church with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home....

WALLACE W. JONES

July 5, 1944-Dec. 23, 2006 Wallace Wade Jones, 62, of 103 Valley Drive, died Saturday at his home. Born in Johnston County, he was the son of the late John Jones and Louise Worrell Braswell. A veteran of the...

DELLA K. JOYNER

Oct. 1, 1913 - Dec. 22, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Della King Jordan Joyner, 93, of 902 North Church Street in Mount Olive, died Friday afternoon. Funeral services were held Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home in...

JIMMY R. LANIER

Feb. 23, 1957 - Dec. 21, 2006 WARSAW -- Jimmy Russell Lanier, 49, died Thursday due to an automobile accident in Wilmington. He was born to Joe and Donna Braswell Lanier of Warsaw and was self-employed as a construction worker....

LONNIE D. LUPTON JR.

Died Dec. 22, 2006 Retired Master Sgt. Lonnie Daniel Lupton Jr., 65, of Country Day Road died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was a member of Faith Free Will Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 2...

ROBERT LEE MCNATT

Died Dec. 23, 2006 Robert Lee McNatt Jr., 66, 297 Alert Cable Road, Dudley, died Saturday at Britthaven of Smithfield. Among his survivors is a daughter, Jacqueline Troublefield of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntyre...

Sunday, December 24, 2006

SHEFFIELD ALTICE SR.

Feb. 11, 1942-Dec. 20, 2006 Sheffield Altice Sr., 64, of 1048 Saulston Road, Goldsboro, died Wednesday at his residence at 1048 Saulston Road. The funeral will be at noon Wednesday at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1065 Tommy's Road....

ESTHER P. BEST

Died Dec. 23, 2006 Mrs. Esther P. Best, 77, of 1151 Hinnant Road, Pikeville, died Saturday afternoon at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIAM EDGAR BEST

Nov. 15, 1911-Dec. 23, 2006 William Edgar Best, 95, of 691 Britt Road, died Saturday at his home. A lifetime resident of Wayne County, he was the husband of the late Doris Ginn Best. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are...

NAOMI BRANCH

Died Dec. 23, 2006 Naomi Branch, 89, 112 JW Branch Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday, at Guardian Care of Kenansville. Among her survivors is her son, Johnny Branch of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to...

JANIE P. DAVIS

Died Dec. 22, 2006 DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Janie Pringle Davis, 78, died Friday in a Darlington hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Darlington Presbyterian Church with burial following in Grove Hill Cemetery, directed by Belk Funeral Home....

WALLACE W. JONES

July 5, 1944-Dec. 23, 2006 Wallace Wade Jones, 62, of 103 Valley Drive, died Saturday at his home. Born in Johnston County, he was the son of the late John Jones and Louise Worrell Braswell. A veteran of the...

DELLA K. JOYNER

Oct. 1, 1913 - Dec. 22, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Della King Jordan Joyner, 93, of 902 North Church Street in Mount Olive, died Friday afternoon. Funeral services were held Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home in...

JIMMY R. LANIER

Feb. 23, 1957 - Dec. 21, 2006 WARSAW -- Jimmy Russell Lanier, 49, died Thursday due to an automobile accident in Wilmington. He was born to Joe and Donna Braswell Lanier of Warsaw and was self-employed as a construction worker....

LONNIE D. LUPTON JR.

Died Dec. 22, 2006 Retired Master Sgt. Lonnie Daniel Lupton Jr., 65, of Country Day Road died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was a member of Faith Free Will Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at 2...

ROBERT LEE MCNATT

Died Dec. 23, 2006 Robert Lee McNatt Jr., 66, 297 Alert Cable Road, Dudley, died Saturday at Britthaven of Smithfield. Among his survivors is a daughter, Jacqueline Troublefield of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntyre...

Friday, December 22, 2006

PEGGY M. BARRETT

Sept. 4, 1947 - Dec. 20, 2006 Peggy Mahoney Barrett, age 59, of 1888 Hwy. 13 South, died Wednesday from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born in Manning, S.C., she is the daughter of Josephine Brunson Mahoney of...

DR. RALPH R. BERG

Nov. 1, 1923 - Dec. 20, 2006 Dr. Ralph Roger Berg, 83, died Wednesday at Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation in Goldsboro. All services will be held privately. Dr. Berg was born in Chicago, Ill., to the late Roy Eugene...

ROBERT L. BIZZELL

Died Dec. 15, 2006 DUDLEY -- Robert Lewis Bizzell, 54, 856 Sandhill Drive, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wayne County to the late John and Noami Faison Bizzell and was retired with the Mount Olive...

KITTY H. BROGDEN

Sept. 11, 1911 - Dec. 21, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Kitty Harris Williams Brogden, 95, a long-time resident of the Beautancus community, died Thursday. Born in Lenoir County, she was the daughter of the late Alonzo and Nancy Wallace Harris....

CYNTHIA W. DUDLEY

Aug. 29, 1966 - Dec. 21, 2006 PRINCETON -- Cynthia Lee Whitley Dudley, 40, 2725 Old Smithfield Road, died Thursday at her home. Funeral services will be tonight at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and...

JEFF D. FAISON

Died Dec. 16, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Jeff D. Faison, 96, Brooklyn, N.Y., formerly of Wayne County, died Saturday at King County Hospital in N.Y. Graveside services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Carver Cemetery with Eldress Louise...

JIMMY R. LANIER

Died Dec. 21, 2006 WILMINGTON -- Jimmy Russell Lanier, 49, former resident of Warsaw, died unexpectedly Thursday in an automobile accident. Arrangements are incomplete at this time, to be announced by Community Funeral Home of Warsaw, Inc....

AUBREY MCELROY JR.

Died Dec. 20, 2006 The Rev. Aubrey McElroy Jr., 51, 413 E. Spruce St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Wayne County, 1974 graduate of Goldsboro High School, attended United Christian College and was...

VIRGINIA WICKER

Died Dec. 20, 2006 KENLY -- Virginia "Ginny" Wicker, 84, 2099 NC Hwy 222E, died Wednesday. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Kenly United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jim Reed and the Rev. H. Milton Wilder...

Thursday, December 21, 2006

WILLIAM C. DORTCH

Died Dec. 18, 2006 Rev. William C. Dortch, 67, 705B N. Taylor St., died Monday at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation Center in Mount Olive. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at United American FWB Tabernacle, 1011 Dr. J.E....

KATIE M. FAISON

Died Dec. 18, 2006 BURLINGTON -- Katie Matthews Faison, 88, 3121B Commerce Place, Apt. 3, died Monday at Hospice Home of Alamance County. She was born to the late George and Pleas Williams Matthews and was preceded in death by...

MARGARET G. GUY

Aug. 4, 1940 - Dec. 19, 2006 WARSAW -- Margaret Christine Gore Guy, 66, died Tuesday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. She was born to Margaret Miller Gore and the late Allen Wright Gore of Duplin County. She was...

AUBREY MCELROY JR.

Died Dec. 20, 2006 The Rev. Aubrey McElroy Jr., 52, 413 S. Spruce St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is his mother, Eunice McElroy, and sister, Barbara M. Worrell, both of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete...

HARVEY E. RAYNOR

April 19, 1939 - Dec. 19, 2006 GRANTHAM -- Harvey Edward Raynor, 67, of 503 Mills Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Raynor was born on April 19, 1939 in Sampson County to...

MYRTIE S. STROUD

Died Dec. 18, 2006 TRENTON -- Myrtie Diane Sheppard Stroud, 49, 546 Pleasant Hill Road, died Monday at her residence. She was a nurse's aid at Caswell Center in Kinston. Funeral service will be Friday at 11 a.m. from Gospel...

VIRGINIA WICKER

Died Dec. 20, 2006 KENLY -- Virginia Wicker, 2099 NC Hwy. 222E, died Wednesday. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Coley Funeral Home....

CATHERINE WILLIAMS

Died Dec. 18, 2006 Catherine Edwards Williams, 82, 719 Luther Drive, died Monday at her residence. Funeral services will be Saturday at noon at The Greater Guiding Star United Holy Church, 1114 S. Slocumb S., with Dr. Howard E....

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

SHEFFIELD ALTICE

Died Dec. 20, 2006 Sheffield Altice, 64, 1048 Saulston Road, died this morning at his residence. Among his survivors is his widow, Hilda Coley Altice of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, Goldsboro....

DR. RALPH R. BERG

Died Dec. 20, 2006 Doctor Ralph Roger Berg, 83, died today at the Brian Center. Condolences may be posted at www.howellfuneral.com. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, 1500 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro....

WILLARD H. BRINSON SR.

April 18, 1915 - Dec. 19, 2006 KENANSVILLE -- Willard Hiram Brinson Sr., 91, died Tuesday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. He was born to Amos Jones "Doc" and Cora Edwards Bostic Brinson. He was a member of the...

RUTH G. COWLES

Died Dec. 19, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Ruth G. Cowles, 80, formerly of 174 E. Pine Forest Road, died Tuesday at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation. She is the daughter of the late Alexander "Buck" and Elizabeth Guy, and was the...

MARGARET GUY

Died Dec. 19, 2006 WARSAW -- Margaret Guy died Tuesday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

CLIFTON JONES SR.

Died Dec. 16, 2006 Funeral services for Clifton Jones Sr., 70, 160 Sandy Lane Road, who died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital will be Thursday at 1 p.m. from Holly Grove F.W.B. Church with Minister Clifton Jones Jr. officiating. Burial...

LINDA G. PRIDE

Died Dec. 18, 2006 DUDLEY -- Linda Gray Pride, 60, 114 Smith Trailer Park, died Monday at Kinston Rehabilitation Center. She was a native of Duplin County and former supervisor at the Display and Dye Company in N.Y. Funeral service...

HARVEY E. RAYNOR

April 19, 1939 - Dec. 19, 2006 GRANTHAM -- Harvey Edward Raynor, 67, of 503 Mills Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Mr. Raynor was born on April 19, 1939 in Sampson County to the...

EUNICE D. VERNON

Sept. 4, 1922 - Dec. 18, 2006 SMITHFIELD -- Eunice Davis Vernon, 84, Skyland Drive, died Monday. She was born in Conway, S.C., widow of Troy Frank Vernon Sr., member of the Church of God and an employee of Burlington...

Tuesday, December 19, 2006

WILLIAM A. BROWN

Oct. 10, 1973 - Dec. 17, 2006 KENANSVILLE -- William Anthony Brown, 33, died Sunday at home. He was born to the late Jesse William "Bill" Brown and wife, Winifred Sue Braswell Brown of Kenansville. He worked with his family...

RUTH G. COWLES

Died Dec. 19, 2006 Ruth G. Cowles, 80, died this morning at Sunbridge Care & Rehabilitation Center of Mt. Olive. She was the widow of Roy L. Cowles. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

URAL F. DELLINGER

Aug. 30, 1911 - Dec. 18, 2006 CONOVER -- Ural Franklin "Dude" Dellinger, 95, died Sunday at the Lutheran Home in Hickory. He was born in Lincoln County to the late Ural Everette and Pearl Starr Dellinger. Dude was...

WILLIAM C. DORTCH

Died Dec. 18, 2006 William C. Dortch, 67, 705B N. Tayor St., died Monday at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation in Mount Olive. Among his survivors is a sister, Geraldine D. Scott of Goldsboro. The family will be meeting at the...

RUTH L. FODRIE

Sept. 24, 1915 - Dec. 17, 2006 PINETOWN -- Mrs. Ruth Latham Fodrie, age 91, died peacefully at the home in Pinetown on Sunday, December 17, 2006. She was born in Pinetown on September 24, 1915. Funeral services will be...

TIMOTHY HARRIS

Died Dec. 5, 2006 Timothy Harris, 46, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, at home. Funeral arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

PATSY R. HUGHES

June 5, 1932 - Dec. 16, 2006 BOSWELL, Okla. -- Patsy Ruth Elmore Hughes, 74, died Saturday in Fort Worth, TX. She was born in Boswell, Okla., to the late John Elmer and Velma Elmore and was preceded in death...

LINDA G. PRIDE

Died Dec. 18, 2006 DUDLEY -- Linda Gray "Bird" Pride, 64, 114 Smith Trailer Park, died Monday at Kinston Rehabilitation Center. Among her survivors is her daughter, Gloria Manuel of Goldsboro. Family will receive friends at 112 Heather Glen Drive,...

CATHERINE WILLIAMS

Died Dec. 18, 2006 Catherine Williams, 719 Luther Drive, died Monday at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

Monday, December 18, 2006

ELLEN S. BLIZZARD

Aug. 14, 1932 - Dec. 16, 2006 BELFAST -- Ellen Sullivan Blizzard, 74, 109 Bartlett Avenue, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory...

JUSTIN N. CROFT

Died Dec. 15, 2006 KENANSVILLE -- Justin Neil Croft, 25, died Friday at his home. Memorial service will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Community Funeral Home Chapel of Warsaw. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Croft; daughter, Emily...

NORWOOD K. GILBERT

Died Dec. 17, 2006 Norwood Kendall "Ken" Gilbert, 76, 1420 Old Grantham Road, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Harnett County to the late William Fletcher and Lessie Pearl Baucom Gilbert. Mr. Gilbert was a...

DR. CORBETT L. QUINN SR.

Died Dec. 16, 2006 MAGNOLIA -- Dr. Corbett Latimer Quinn Sr., 80, died Saturday at Duplin General Hospital. He was born in Duplin County to the late Corbett L. and Ina Turner Quinn. Dr. Quinn served in the U.S. Army,...

KATHERINE STACKHOUSE

July 11, 1920 - Dec. 16, 2006 Katherine Dunlap Stackhouse, 86, died Saturday at the Kitty Atkins Hospice Center. A native of Hartsville, S.C., she was born July 11, 1920, the daughter of the late Charles Kirkland Dunlap and Katherine...

Sunday, December 17, 2006

ANDY JAY BUNN

Oct. 26, 1984-Dec. 15, 2006 Andy Jay Bunn, 22, 300 Runnel Place, died Friday. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of Ronnie and Linda E. Bunn of Goldsboro. A 2003 graduate of Southern Wayne High School, he...

LEMUEL CHERRY

Died Dec. 14, 2006 Lemuel Cherry, 900 Edwards Store Road, Mount Olive, died Thursday. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at West and Dunn Funeral Home Chapel in Newton Grove, with the Revs. Calvin L. Leavitt and Tim Raynor...

JOYCE HUX

Died Dec. 16, 2006 DEEP RUN -- Joyce White Taylor Hux, 84, of Glencare, 2773 Pinewood Home Road, Pink Hill, died Saturday. Mrs. Huz, formerly of Halifax County, lived her last years in the Deep Run community and was a...

EMMA B. TAYLOR

Nov. 13, 1932-Dec. 15, 2006 WILSON -- Emma Braswell Taylor, 74, 2712 E. Forest Hills Road, died Friday at Guardian Care of Rocky Mount. Graveside services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Park, with the Rev. Dan...

DR. CORBETT L. QUINN

Died Dec. 16, 2006 MAGNOLIA -- Dr. Corbett L. Quinn of Magnolia died Saturday at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. Arrangements are incomplete at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

Friday, December 15, 2006

COLONEL G. BARNES

Died Dec. 10, 2006 Colonel G. Barnes died surrounded by his family. He attended Dillard High School, class of 1963. Memorial service will be Sunday at 3 p.m. at Green-leaf Christian Church, 2110 N. Wilson Highway, Goldsboro, with Minister...

EDWARD J. BRADEL III

Died Dec. 11, 2006 WARSAW - Edward Joseph Bradel III, died Monday at home. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Rose Hill United Methodist Church, Rose Hill. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the American...

CAROLYN A. HILL

Died Dec. 13, 2006 Funeral services for Carolyn A. Hill, 59, 720 W. Chestnut St., will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 601 W. Elm St., with the Dr. Kenneth Tate officiating. Burial will follow in...

CLARA D. PLANTY

Sept. 26, 1935 - Dec. 15, 2006 PIKEVILLE - Clara Desourdy Planty, 71, 110 N. Fort St., died today at Pitt Memorial Hospital. She was born to the late Harry and Gertrude Clark De-sourdy and was a member of...

NANNIE S. SUTTON

July 14, 1918 - Dec. 14, 2006 LA GRANGE - Nannie Sugg Sutton, 88, 5582 Kennedy Home Road, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Sutton was born in Greene County to the late Albert Thomas and Lydia Gray...

WILLIAM F. THORNTON

Died Dec. 13, 2006 FOUR OAKS - William F. "Tittle" Thornton, 64, Oasis of Four Oaks, died Wednesday. Graveside service will be today at 11 a.m. at Thornton Family Cemetery, Newton Grove, with the Rev. David Jarman officiating. He was...

LILA S. WAITE

Died Dec. 8, 2006 Lila "Sug" Steven Waite, died Dec. 8, 2006, in Denver, Colo. She graduated from Dillard High School in 1965 and was a graduate of St. Augustine's College and the University of Colorado, Denver. She was...

Thursday, December 14, 2006

WALTER W. ALLEN

April 4, 1946 - Dec. 10, 2006 Walter William Allen, 60, 811 Argo St., died Sunday at the University of N.C. Hospital in Chapel Hill. Funeral services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Fu-neral...

EDWARD J. BRADEL III

Died Dec. 11, 2006 WARSAW - Edward Joseph Bradel III, died Monday at home. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Cole Bradel of West End; two stepsons, David and Eric Nall of Eagle Springs; sister, Jean Bradel Poulk; niece,...

BARBARA M. BRADY

Oct. 22, 1940 - Dec. 13, 2006 Barbara Moore Brady, 66, 211 Glenwood Trail, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mrs. Brady was born in Sumter County, S.C. to the late Thomas Arthur and Carrie Elizabeth Riles Moore....

MARTHA P. COONE

Jan. 15, 1917 - Dec. 12, 2006 Martha Elizabeth Perry Coone, 89, died Tuesday at SunBridge Care and Rehabil-itation in Mount Olive. She was born in Knox County, Ky., to the late George and Laura Bernard Perry. She was married...

DANIEL M. EDWARDS

Mar. 18, 1920 - Dec. 12, 2006 ANDERSON - Daniel Miller Edwards, 86, died Tuesday at St. Johns Medical Center after a brief illness. He was born in Elcorne, Ky.,to the late Twyman and Josephine Johnson Edwards. He retired from...

GERALDINE B. GARDNER

Oct. 24, 1930 - Dec. 12, 2006 Geraldine Burns Gardner, 76, formerly of Fayetteville, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Gardner was born in Lee County to the late Clifford Allen Burns and Lottie May Pardue Burns. She...

ALICE M. HICKMAN

June 12, 1937 - Dec. 12, 2006 WILSON - Alice Marie Jones Hickman, 69, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday at Avante Nursing Home in Wilson. Mrs. Hick-man was born in Wayne County to the late James Isaac and Mary...

NETTIE OATES

Died Dec. 11, 2006 DUDLEY - Nettie Oates, 77, 642 Durham Lake Road, died Monday at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation Center in Mount Olive. She was a native of Sampson County, a longtime member of White Oak Disciple Church...

JEAN K. SCOTT

Died Dec. 7, 2006 FAISON - Jean Kit Scott, 58, 292 Juniper Road, died Thursday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. She was born in New York City to the late Sim Sr. and Bertha Smith Scott. She was a retired...

MARY B. WARD

Died Dec. 11, 2006 Mary Bell Ward, 81, 1714 E. Holly St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church,1314 Ben Brew-ington Court. She was born...

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

MARTHA P. COONE

Died Dec. 12, 2006 Martha Elizabeth Perry Coone, 89, died Tuesday at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation in Mount Olive. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GERALDINE B. GARDNER

Died Dec. 12, 2006 Geraldine Burns Gardner, 76, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Friends may call at the home of Bruce and Wanda Gardner, 123 Cambridge Drive, Goldsboro....

LARRY C. HERRING

Died Dec. 9, 2006 SEVEN SPRINGS - Larry C. Herring, 62, 196 Sanderson Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is the son of the late Barney Lee and Violet Chadwick Herring. Memorial Service was Tuesday at Wayne's Chapel...

ALICE M. HICKMAN

Died Dec. 12, 2006 WILSON - Alice Marie Hickman, 69, formerly of Goldsboro, died Tuesday at Avante Nursing Home in Wilson. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MABLE S. RICKS

Nov. 6, 1920 - Dec. 11, 2006 Mable Millard Smith Ricks, 86, Woodard Care, died Monday. She was born to the late James Edgar and Alice Williams Millard. She was the widow of Robert Joshua Ricks and was preceded in...

HENRY E. TAYLOR

Died Dec. 10, 2006 Funeral services for Henry E. Taylor, 79, 216 Ervin Drive, who died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Goldsboro Chapel Free Will Baptist Church with the Rev. James E....

ARTHUR C. WINTER

Oct. 8, 1926 - Dec. 13, 2006 Arthur Conrad "Connie" Winter, 80, a resident of the Pines, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. to the late Frederick Winter and Lena Morgenegg Winter...

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

HENRY J. ALLEN

Died Dec. 12, 2006 Henry Jack Allen, 81, 610 Tanglewood Lane, died today at Britthaven Nursing Home. He was born in Clayton to the late David and Agnes Duncan Allen. He retired from Cherry Hospital and was a member of...

WALTER W. ALLEN

Died Dec. 10, 2006 Walter W. Allen, 60, 811 Argo St., died Sunday at UNC Hospital at Chapel Hill. The family will be receiving friends at the residence. Condolences to the Allen family may be posted at www.howellfuneral.com Funeral arrangements...

COLONEL G. BARNES

Died Dec. 11, 2006 CHEVERLY, Md. - Colonel Gray Barnes, 61, 2423 Valley Way, died Monday in Landover, Md., native of Wayne County. The funeral arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

DAVID GRIMES

June 26, 1922 - Dec. 11, 2006 WILSON - David Grimes, 84, 4031 Old Stantonsburg Road, died Monday at his home. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in...

LARRY C. HERRING

Died Dec 9, 2006 SEVEN SPRINGS - Larry C. Herring, 62, 196 Sanderson Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is the son of the late Barney Lee and Violet Chadwick Herring. Memorial service will be 7 p.m. today...

RUBY B. JACKSON

Mar. 6, 1937 - Dec. 10, 2006 Ruby Brown Jackson, 69, died Sunday morning at the Brian Center surrounded by family. A dedicated servant of God, she now resides with Him in Heaven. Mrs. Jackson was born in Johnston...

GENE F. MCKEEL

Mar. 22, 1940 - Dec. 10, 2006 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Gene Franklin McKeel, 66, formerly of Princeton, died Sunday at Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News, Va., after a long illness. Mr. McKeel was born March 22, 1940 in...

JOHN W. MURPHY

Died Dec. 11, 2006 ALBERTSON - John William Murphy, 78, 588 Piney Grove Road, died on Monday. He was a retired farmer and served in the U. S. Army. Mr. Murphy was a founding member of Friendship FWB Church in...

NETTIE OATES

Died Dec. 11, 2006 DUDLEY - Nettie Oates, 642 Durham Lane Road, died Monday at Sunbridge Nursing Home, Mount Olive. Among her survivors is her daughters, Felecia Bagley and Mary Pearsall. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by McIntyre Funeral...

LILLIE S. RUDISILL

Nov. 11, 1941 - Dec. 10, 2006 Lillie Strickland Rudisill, 65, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She is the daughter of Rachel and the late Chester Brown and is survived by her husband, Warren Rudisill. Funeral service...

MARY B. WARD

Died Dec. 11, 2006 Mary Bell Ward, 81, 1714 E. Holly St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

SARAH H. WRIGHT

Feb. 4, 1925 - Nov. 16, 2006 WARSAW - Sarah Humphrey Wright, 81, died Nov. 16 at Glencare Nursing Center. She was born in Wilmington to Arthur and Elma Humphrey. She grew up in Warsaw and received an Associate degree...

ESTHER YARBOROUGH

Jan. 31, 1911 - Dec. 10, 2006 SANFORD - Esther Lett Yarborough, 95, 2109 Oriole Circle, died Sunday at The Laurels of Chatham in Pittsboro. She was born in Lee County to the late Willie Puzie and Verta Cox Lett....

Monday, December 11, 2006

WALTER ALLEN

Died Dec 10, 2006 Walter Allen, 60, 811 Argo St., died Sunday at UNC Hospital at Chapel Hill. Among his survivors is a daughter, Wanda Prince. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

PERCY CUNNINGHAM SR.

July 15, 1922 - Dec. 9, 2006 LAGRANGE -- Percy Cleveland Cunningham Sr., 84, 5583 Hull Road, died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lenoir County to the late Henry Guy and Ora Harrison Cunningham. A retired...

NATHANIAL FULLER

Died Dec. 6, 2006 Nathaniel Fuller 62, 502 King Drive will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Hooks Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Pikeville with the Rev. Johnnie Sherard officiating. Interment will be in Wayne Memorial Park North, Grantham. Wake...

HATTIE H. GALES

Died Dec. 8, 2006 Hattie Hamm Gales, 88, 600 E. Dixie Trail, died Friday at Sunbridge Nursing Home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at True Holiness Assembly Church located at 409-1/2 East Elm Street with pastor Dion...

LARRY C. HERRING

Died Dec 9, 2006 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Larry Camon Herring, 62, 196 Sanderson Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be held at a later date. Casey Funeral Home is serving the family....

RUBY B. JACKSON

Mar. 6, 1937 - Dec. 9, 2006 Ruby Brown Jackson, 69, died Sunday morning at the Brian Center surrounded by family. A dedicated servant of God, she now resides with Him in Heaven. Mrs. Jackson was born in Wayne...

GENE F. MCKEEL

Died Dec. 10, 2006 YORKTOWN, Va. - Gene Franklin McKeel, 66, died Sunday at Regency Health Care Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Casey Funeral Home....

EDWARD I. PITTS

Died Dec. 10, 2006 PRINCETON -- Edward Ira Pitts, 76, died Sunday at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital. He is the son of the late William Edward and Martha Bolt Pitts. Visitation will be Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at...

MABLE R. RICKS

Died Dec. 11, 2006 Mabel Rea Ricks died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Casey Funeral Home....

LILLIE S. RUDISILL

Nov. 11, 1941 - Dec. 10, 2006 Lillie Strickland Rudisill, 65, 1309 Clingman St. died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She is the daughter of Rachel and Chester Brown and the late Woodrow Strickland and survived by her...

HENRY E. TAYLOR

Died Dec. 9, 2006 Henry E. Taylor 79, 216 Ervin Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Among his suvivors is his wife, Magda-lene Taylor. Condolences may faxed to 735-4586 or e-mailed to: [email protected]. Professional services...

Sunday, December 10, 2006

LENA MAE BRANCHE

Died Dec. 7, 2006 Lena Mae Branche, 90, of 205 Elmore St., Mount Olive, entered into eternal rest on Thursday at Britthaven Nursing Home in Goldsboro. A homegoing celebration will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Payne Temple...

WILLARD A. CASH SR.

March 5, 1924-Dec. 7, 2006 Willard Adcock Cash Sr., 82, 1906 Carolina Circle, died Thursday at his home. He was born in Wake County, the son of the late Bates and Edna Adcock Cash. He was a retired inspector in...

JANICE CAVENAUGH

Funeral services for Janice Cavenaugh of Fremont will be today at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont....

ANNIE R. LANE

Aug. 22, 1933-Dec. 7, 2006 DUDLEY -- Annie Rose Smith Lane, 73, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by family and friends. A dedicated servant of God, she now resides with Him in Heaven. Mrs. Lane was the...

NATHANIEL FULLER

Died Dec. 6, 2006 Nathaniel Fuller, 62, of 502 King Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be Tuesday at Hooks Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Pikeville. The Rev. Johnnie Sherard will officiate. Interment will be...

HATTIE GALES

MOUNT OLIVE -- Hattie Gales, 88, 600 E. Dixie Trail, died Friday at Sunbridge Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

LARRY HERRING

Larry Camon Herring, 62, of Seven Springs, died Saturday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Casey Funeral Home....

JAMES LAMB

Died Dec. 8, 2006 James Lamb, 66, 500 Whitfield Drive, Goldsboro, died Friday at home. The viewing will be Tuesday from 2 to 6 p.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. The...

MARGIE A. MANN

Died Dec. 8, 2006 LILLINGTON -- Margie A. Mann, 81, of Lillington died Friday at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. She was the daughter of the late Arthur and Nannie Ashburn. Mrs. Mann worked for 40 years at Fort Bragg...

MATTIE OATES

Oct. 14, 1915-Dec. 8, 2006 Miss Mattie Serena Oates of 214-A West Main St., Mount Olive, passed away in the familiar surroundings of her home on Thursday night. Born in Sampson County, she was the daughter of Mattie Blanche Sutton...

JAMES PERCELL

Died Dec. 8, 2006 James Percell, 93, of 29 Mars St., Petersburg, Va., died Friday at The Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation of Goldsboro. The funeral will be Tuesday at noon at Mount Olivet Baptist Church, Petersburg. The Rev....

JEAN SCOTT

FAISON -- Jean Scott, 57, of 292 Juniper Road, died Thursday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. The family is receiving friends at the residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home...

WILLIAM TURNAGE

Oct. 14, 1934-Dec. 8, 2006 William Virgil Turnage, 72, passed away Friday. He was a native of Greene County, born the son of the late William Medie Turnage and Rebecca Smith Turnage. He was a retired farmer and lived in...

NELSON W. WILLIAMS

Sept. 12, 1957-Dec. 5, 2006 Nelson W. "Wayne" Williams, 49, of 112 Purple Iris Drive, Pikeville, died Tuesday night at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Clary Curtis Williams and Dora...

Friday, December 8, 2006

GAIL J. BROADHURST

Died Nov. 30, 2006 Funeral services for Gail J. Broadhurst, 53, who died at Craven Regional Medical Center in New Bern will be held Saturday at 12 noon at the Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel, Goldsboro, with the Rev. Cleveland Parks...

JANICE G. CAVENAUGH

Aug. 6, 1935 - Dec. 6, 2006 FREMONT -- Janice Gaynell Cavenaugh, 71, 303 N. Vance St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in...

ANNIE R. LANE

Died Dec. 7, 2006 DUDLEY -- Annie Rose Smith Lane, 77, widow of Anthony Ganes Lane, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Tyndall Funeral Home, Mount Olive....

JAMES F. PERCELL

Died Dec. 8, 2006 PETERSBURG, Va. -- James F. Percell, 93, died this morning at Brian Center. Among his survivors is his nephew, C. Earl Davis of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries,...

RACHEL P. WATKINS

Died Dec. 7, 2006 PIKEVILLE - Rachel Pope Watkins, 81, died Thursday. Graveside service will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Kenly Cemetery with the Rev. Charles Lyn Renfrow and Dr. Glenn Phillips Jr. officiating. She is survived by...

Thursday, December 7, 2006

JANICE CAVENAUGH

Died Dec. 6, 2006 FREMONT - Janice Cavenaugh, 71, 303 N. Vance St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of Roy Cavenaugh. Condolences to the Cavenaugh family may be posted at www.shackleford-howell.com Funeral arrangements are incomplete...

LENA BRANCHE

Died Dec. 7, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE - Lena Branche died this morning at Britthaven in Goldsboro. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete. Among her suvivors is her daughter, Barbara Branche. Condolences may be faxed to 735-4586 or e-mailed to: [email protected]. Professional Services...

NATHANIEL FULLER

Died Dec. 6, 2006 Nathaniel Fuller, 62, 502 Kings Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Among his survivors is his wife, Rosa Fuller, of the home. Condolences may be faxed to 735-4586 or e-mailed to...

HELADIO HERNANDEZ-TORRES

Died Dec. 6, 2006 FAISON - Heladio Hernandez-Torres, 99 Mexican Lane, died Wednesday at Sampson Regional Medical Center, Clinton. Among his survivors is his wife, Maria Hernandez-Torres of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home...

MARY F. LOFTON

June 5, 1921 - Dec. 5, 2006 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Mary Fields Lofton, 85, 1434 Pineview Cemetery Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church in...

DOROTHY A. JONES

Died Dec. 2, 2006 Dorothy Ann Jones, 65, 200 Ervin Drive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Battleboro and attended Edgecombe County Public Schools. Mrs. Jones was a child provider at Mount Zion Church...

THEODORE MCCLATCHEY

Died Dec. 7, 2006 BEULAVILLE - Theodore McClatchey, 68, 111 Osborne Way, died Thursday at his residence. He was born in Blytherrlls, Ark., to the late Robert and Evelyn Rans McClatchey. Memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at...

JOE W. SAMPSON

Died Dec 2, 2006 FAISON -- Joe W. Sampson 95, 2601 Highway 403, died Saturday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. He was born in Sampson County to the late James and Cora Ashford Sampson. Funeral services will be Friday...

JACKIE G. SASSER

Oct. 14, 1962 - Nov. 27, 2006 WILMINGTON - Jackie Glenn Sasser, 44, died Monday, Nov. 27. He was born in Wilmington to the late Jack and Lucille Hall Sasser. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, Clarence...

JOHN T. TAYLOR

Oct. 24, 1938 - Dec. 5, 2006 STANTONSBURG - John J.T. Thomas Taylor, 68, 706 Watery Branch Church Road, died Tuesday at his home. Funeral services will be tonight at 7 in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Fu-neral Home, Fremont,...

HAZEL R. TURNER

Died Dec. 1, 2006 Hazel Robinson Turner, 80, 505 Orange St, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Newton Grove, lifelong member of St. Mary Catholic Church and the Ladies Guild, an active member of...

NELSON W. WILLIAMS "WAYNE"

Sept. 12, 1957 - Dec. 5, 2006 PIKEVILLE - Nelson W. "Wayne" Williams, 49, 112 Purple Iris Drive, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Clary Curtis Williams...

Wednesday, December 6, 2006

ANNIE D. LEVER

Jan. 3, 1920 - Dec 4, 2006 Annie Deaver Lever, 86, died Monday at Britthaven Nursing Home. Mrs. Lever was born in Duplin County to the late John Ivey Deaver and Hester Susan Grady Deaver. She was married to...

WILLIAM D. PEARCE

Aug. 25, 1949 - Dec. 3, 2006 SELMA - William David Pearce, 57, 176 Ballard Lane, died Sunday at his residence. He was born in Wayne County and was the son of the late James Arthur and Maggie Wilkins Pearce....

JOE W. SAMPSON

Died Dec. 2, 2006 FAISON - Joe W. Sampson 95, 2601 Highway 403, died Saturday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Garris Funeral Home....

JIMMY E. STEVENS

Died Dec. 1, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE - Jimmy Eric Stevens, 46, died Friday at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital. He was a native of Wayne County and attended Wayne County Public Schools. Funeral service will be Thursday at Northeast Chapel...

JOHN T. TAYLOR

Died Dec. 5, 2006 STANTONSBURG - John J.T. Thomas Taylor, 68, 706 Watery Branch Church Road, died Tuesday at his home. Funeral services will be Thursday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. Pastor Foy...

HAZEL R. TURNER

Died Dec. 1, 2006 Hazel Robinson Turner, 80, 505 Orange St, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Newton Grove, an active member of Black Ministerial Association, the Ladies Guild of St. Mary Catholic Church...

NELSON W. WILLIAMS

Died Dec. 5, 2006 PIKEVILLE -- Nelson "Wayne" Williams, 49, 112 Purple Iris Drive, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He is survived by his wife, Beverly B. Williams. The family will be receiving friends Friday from 6 to...

Tuesday, December 5, 2006

JESSE R. DAUGHTRY

Died Dec. 4, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Jesse Ray Daughtry, 72, 145 Bowden Road, died Monday. Born in Duplin County, he was the son of the late W.S. & Alice Daughtry. He was retired from Pate Dawson Company and...

CHARLOTTE S. JOHNSON

Sept. 21, 1918 - Dec. 3, 2006 Charlotte Smith Johnson, 88, died Sunday at the Brian Center. Mrs. Johnson was born in Wayne County to the late Jasper and Eula Parks Smith. She was married to the late Willie...

ANNIE D. LEAVER

Died Dec. 4, 2006 Annie Mae Deaver Leaver, 86, died Monday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY F. LOFTON

Died Dec. 5, 2006 SEVEN SPRINGS -- Mary Fields Lofton, 84, 1434 Pineview Cemetery Road, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of King Manuel Lofton. Condolences to the Lofton family may be posted at www.howellfuneral.com...

WILLIAM D. PEARCE

Died Dec. 4, 2006 SELMA - William David Pearce, 57, died Monday at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Casey Funeral Home....

JIMMY E. STEVENS

Died Dec. 1, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE -- Jimmy Eric Stevens, 46, 457 Franklin St., died Friday at UNC Health Care in Chapel Hill. Among his survivors include his wife, Helen Stevens of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled...

KATIE M. SUGG

Died Dec. 2, 2006 LAGRANGE - Katie Moore Sugg, 79, 115A W. Washington St., died Saturday at her home. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Church St. Chapel of the Farmville Funeral Home by the Rev....

Monday, December 4, 2006

PERCY L. BISSETTE

Died Dec. 1, 2006 CLAYTON - Percy Lawrence Bissette, 38, 325 Mueller Drive, died on Friday. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday at Bethesda Baptist Church with burial to follow in Pinecrest Memorial Gardens, Clayton. Surviving are his wife,...

CHARLOTTE S. JOHNSON

Died Dec. 3, 2006 Charlotte Smith Johnson, 88, died Sunday at Brian Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

PATRICIA C. KING

Jan. 20, 1982 - Nov. 30, 2006 Patricia Charlotte King, 24, died Thursday at her home. She was born in Alabama to Warren A. and Lorena Morrow King of Michigan. She was employed as a sales associate with Michael's and...

DOUGLAS B. LAMBETH JR

Died Nov. 30, 2006 Funeral services for Douglas B. Lambeth Jr., is scheduled for Wednesday at 1 p.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries with Chaplain Humphrey officiating. Burial will follow in Old Mill Cemetery. He is survived by his father...

KENNETH F. SATTERFIELD

Mar. 23, 1931 - Dec. 3, 2006 PIKEVILLE - Kenneth Freeman Satterfield, 75, 203 Edgerton Farm Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Freeman Louis and Anna Thelma...

Sunday, December 3, 2006

RUDY C. BARNES

Died Dec. 1, 2006 Rudy C. Barnes, 76, went to be with the Lord on Friday. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Chapel with Dr. Jerry Stephenson and the Rev. Barry Stallings officiating. Interment...

FRANK D. BARFIELD

Oct. 31, 1934 - Nov. 30, 2006 FAISON - Frank D. Barfield, 72, 359 Bradshaw Crow Road, died Thursday at his residence. He is the son of the late McInnis and Iretta Barfield and is survived by his wife, Joyce...

SHERRY C. CASSIN

Died Nov. 18, 2006 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Sherry Casterline Cassin, 59, died suddenly last week. She was a parishioner of Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Preceded in death by her parents, Robert & Arlene Casterline and brother, Dennis Casterline, she is...

AMOS F. DAVIS SR.

Died Nov 30, 2006 SEVEN SPRINGS - Amos Franklin Davis Sr., 4367 Liddell Road, died Thursday at his home. He was preceded in death by his parents, William "Willie" George and Mamie Smith Davis; a brother, Ronald Davis; and a...

HENRY M. HUDSON

Dec. 17, 1940 - Nov. 2, 2006 SPOKANE, Wash. - Henry McCaskey (Mac) Hudson, died on Nov. 2, 2006. He was the son of the late Henry Elmer (Joe) and Ruby Hudson of Goldsboro. Mac grew up in Missis-sippi,...

PATRICIA KING

Died Nov. 30, 2006 Patricia Charlotte King, 24, died Thursday evening at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

THEODORE MCCLATCHEY

Died Dec. 1, 2006 Theodore McClatchey, 68, of 111 Osborne Way, Beaulaville, died Friday evening at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home in Warsaw....

LAURA SUMMERELL

Aug. 25, 1948-Dec. 1, 2006 Laura Harrell Summerell, 58, died Friday evening at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Ms. Summerell was born on to the late Aaron Harrell and Grace Tart Harrell. She had a great love for animals and worked as...

J. STEPHEN WIGGINS

Died Dec. 2, 2006 J. Stephen Wiggins, 77, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Care. He was the son of the late Lawton and Floye Ezzell Wiggins. Services will be held Sunday at 7:30 p.m.. in the chapel of Tyndall...

Friday, December 1, 2006

FRANK D. BARFIELD

Oct. 31, 1934 -- Nov. 30, 2006 FAISON -- Frank D. Barfield, 72, 359 Bradshaw Crow Road, died Thursday at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Joyce, of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home...

MATTIE O. BIZZELL

Jan. 8, 1927 - Nov. 24, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE - Mattie Outlaw Bizzell, 79, 373 Lee's Country Club Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the New St. Delight United...

GAIL BROADHURST

Died Nov. 30, 2006 NEW BERN -- Gail Broadhurst died Thursday at Craven Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Among her survivors are two sisters, Susie Stevens of Charlotte and Mahalia Jones of Goldsboro. Condolences may be faxed to...

GOLDIA B. FISHER

July 15, 1925 - Nov. 29, 2006 MOUNT OLIVE - Goldia B. Fisher, 81, 519 E. Hillsboro St., died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist...

ANGELA GRAHAM

Died Nov. 25, 2006 Funeral services for Angela Graham will be Saturday at 12 p.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries with pastor Scottie Rodgers officiating. Mrs. Graham is survived by her mother and father, Betty King and James Bandy;...

REUBEN HAMILTON

Died Nov. 25, 2006 Reuben Hamilton, 80, 3738 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1065 Tommy's Road, with pastor Joe A....

FRANK H. OLIVER

June 11, 1951 - Nov. 30, 2006 SMITHFIELD - Frank Hayes Oliver, 55, died Thursday. Born in Johnston County to the late Dr. William H. and Cora Williams Oliver, he was the grandson of the late Sheriff Raeford Oliver. Memorial...

CLEO T. REEVES

Mar. 25, 1919 - Nov. 30, 2006 Cleo Taylor Reeves, 87, died Thursday morning at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Reeves was born in Wayne County to the late John and Laura Smith Taylor. She was married for 62 years...

APRYL N. SMITH

Nov. 23, 1988 - Nov. 29, 2006 Apryl Nicole Smith, 18, died Wednesday. She was born in Wayne County to David E. Smith of Greenville and Charlene Smith of Goldsboro. She was a student at Eastern Wayne High School....

HAZEL R. TURNER

Died Dec. 1, 2006 Hazel R. Turner, 80, formerly of N. George St., died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is a daughter Annie Smith of Dudley. Arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home...

MARY O. TOOLE

Nov. 5, 1922 - Nov. 29, 2006 SMITHFIELD - Mary Overbee Toole, 84, Brogden School Road, died Wednesday. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late John William and Penny Woodard Overbee and the widow of Eugene...