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Monday, April 30, 2007

ETHEL CARRAWAY

Ethel Carraway, 87, died this morning at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Mount Olive. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GERALD R. CORBIN

LA GRANGE -- Gerald R. Corbin, 309 Forest Drive, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange....

DONALD R. DAGGS

Died April 29, 2007 WARSAW -- Donald Ray Daggs, 22, 1374 Lanefield Road, died Sunday at his home. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Wednesday at Community Funeral Home Chapel of Warsaw. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fire...

CAROL B. DAVIS

KINSTON -- Carol B. Davis, 282 Orange St., died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange....

DORIS V. KINSEY

Died April 27, 2007 Funeral services for Doris V. Kinsey is scheduled for Wednesday at 1 p.m. at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries Chapel. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Pastor Kenneth Jones of Stanley Chapel Church will deliver the...

JOSEPH MCDANIELS

Died April 29, 2007 KENLY -- Joseph McDaniels, 66, 508 Watkins St., died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral services will be today at 7 p.m. at Coley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Terry Hall and the Rev. Wallace...

ELLA D. PEEDIN

Oct. 26, 1908-April 28, 2007 RALEIGH -- Ella Mae Dail Peedin, 98, formerly of Selma, died Saturday. Born in Lenior County, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Franklin and Agnes Driver Dail. She was preceded in death by...

NELL RIVENBARK

WARSAW -- Nell Riverbark, 308 Fox Ridge Road, died Monday in Chapel Hill. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

LURINE SHEPARD

Lurine Shepard, 75, 200 Bright St., died this morning at her residence. Among her survivors is her son, Michael Shepard. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, 900 S. George St., Goldsboro. Condolences can be...

WILMA H. SOUTHERLAND

Wilma Hagen Southerland, 85, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

STELLA S. SUTTON

Dec. 10, 1921-April 29, 2007 FAISON -- Stella Swinson Sutton, 85, 426 S. Faison Ave., died Sunday at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Mount Olive. She was a retired waitress and a member of Faison Baptist Church where she was...

JANICE R. TEDDER

Sept. 13, 1936-April 28, 2007 GRIFTON -- Janice Raynor Tedder, 70, 621 Casey Drive, died Saturday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. She was born in Johnston County to the late Cap and Tempie Coats Raynor. She was also preceded...

JEAN WEST

Tommie Jean West, 57, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, April 29, 2007

KEN BARFIELD

Sept. 25, 1963-April 26, 2007 Kendall Edward "Ken" Barfield, 43, died Thursday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. He was born in Wayne County to Melvin Edward Barfield of Seven Springs and the late Ida Blizzard Barfield. Funeral will be...

MARCELLUS JAMES BEST II

Sept. 13, 1912-April 28, 2007 Marcellus James Best II, 94, died Saturday at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Janet Sanborn Best. Mr. Best was born in Goldsboro to the late William...

JOHN COVINGTON

John Covington of 222 Stanley Chapel Church Road died late Friday. Among his survivors is a daughter, Angela Covington. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home....

JESSE EARL CREECH

Aug. 7, 1930-April 27, 2007 Jesse Earl Creech, 76, of 1809 Selah Church Road, Four Oaks, died Friday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born to the late James Robert and Fannie Lamb Creech. He was a retired farmer...

CHRISTINE O. GRANT

Dec. 28, 1915-April 26, 2007 Christine O'Berry Grant, 91, passed away Thursday, April 26, at her home. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Perry Jenkins O'Berry Sr. and Kenneth Penelope "Kennie" McCullen O'Berry. In...

DORIS KINSEY

Died April 27, 2007 Services for Mrs. Doris V. Kinsey are scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries Chapel. The burial will follow in the Elmwood Cemetery. Pastor Kenneth Jones of Stanley Chapel Church will deliver the...

JOHN W. "BILL" LANE

March 24, 1919-April 27, 2007 John William "Bill" Lane, 88, of West Station Street, died Friday afternoon. Born in Mount Olive, he was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was a mechanic, having been employed at the former Hatcher-Smith...

ELLIE LOFTON

Oct. 11, 1922-April 26, 2007 Services for Mr. Ellie Lofton, 1013 E. Mulberry St., will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Best Grove M.B. Church, with the Rev. Joe A. Jackson officiating. Interment will be at the Evergreen Memorial...

HARRY L. MONTGOMERY

Died April 25, 2007 Harry Lee Montgomery, 60, died Wednesday, at his home in Leland. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at Island Creek AME Church, 1343 West Charity Road, Rose Hill, with the Rev. Deother Melvin officiating. Burial will...

ALICE TAYLOR PADGETT

Died April 27, 2007 STANTONSBURG -- Alice Taylor Padgett, 83, formerly of Stantonsburg, died Friday in Raleigh. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Church St. Chapel of the Farmville Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Hollywood Cemetery...

ELLA M.D. PEEDIN

Died Oct.26, 1908 Ella Mae Dail Peedin, 98, of Raleigh, formerly of Selma, died Saturday. Born in Lenoir County, she was the daughter of the late Jacob Franklin and Agnes Driver Dail. Her husband was the late James Edwin "Ed"...

EVERETT PROUD

Sept. 2, 1920-April 27, 2007 Everett Richardson Proud, 86, a former resident of the Pines, died Friday evening at the Brian Center. He was born in El Paso, Texas, to the late Alfred Richardson Proud and Edith Beach Proud....

NORMAN RICHARDSON

Died April 27, 2007 Norman Richardson, 71, 225 Richardson Road, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Coley Funeral Home Chapel, with the Revs. Harold Swinson and Howard Scott officiating. Entombment will be...

EZEKIEL SUTTON

Died April 25, 2007 Services for Ezekiel Sutton Jr., 59, of 2731 New Hope Road, LaGrange, who died at Kinston Rehabilitation Center, will be 1 p.m. Monday at Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church in LaGrange, with pastor Larry Johnson officiating....

MAE ELIZABETH YELVERTON

May 17, 1928-April 25, 2007 Mae Elizabeth Yelverton, 78, of 6035 Hwy 117 North died Wednesday at home. A memorial service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. The Rev. Judy...

EVELYN WILLIAMS

Died April 26, 2007 Evelyn Smith Williams, 71, of 11501 Suttontown Road, died Thursday. Funeral will be 3 p.m. today at Royal-Hall Funeral Home Chapel, with the Revs. Bill Cotton and Reynolds Smith officiating. Burial will follow in the Clinton...

Friday, April 27, 2007

KENDALL E. BARFIELD

DUDLEY -- Kendall Edward Barfield, 43, 328 Mobile Circle, died Thursday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RUTH W. GARDNER

July 11,1931 - April 25, 2007 RALEIGH -- Ruth Wells Gardner died Wednesday. She was preceded in death by a son, Phillip Dale Barnes. Funeral services will be 7:30 p.m. today at Hilltop Free Will Baptist Church, Highway 401 South....

GEORGE D. GRAHAM SR.

March 14, 1945 - April 21, 2007 Funeral services for George David Graham Sr., 61, 184 Colonial Drive, will be Saturday at 3:30 p.m. from Piney Grove Disciple Church of Christ with Dr. Henry Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in...

CHRISTINE O. GRANT

Dec. 28, 1915 - April 26, 2007 Christine O'Berry Grant, age 91, passed away Thursday, April 26 at her home. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Perry Jenkins O'Berry Sr. and Kenneth Penelope "Kennie"...

KENDRA L. HODGES

May 16, 1986 - April 23, 2007 KENANSVILLE -- Funeral services for Kendra LeKeshia Hodges, 20, 450 Paul Ed Dail Road, will be Sunday at 1 p.m. from the First Missionary Baptist Church, Kenans-ville. Burial will follow in Farrior-Moore...

ELLIE LOFTON

Funeral services for Ellie Lofton will be Monday at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1065 Tommy's Road, Goldsboro, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Joe Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in Ever-green Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Almena...

ROBERT PIGFORD

Sept. 16, 1916 - April 21, 2007 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Funeral services for Robert D. Pigford, 90, 1549 S. Chadwick St., will be Saturday at 1 p.m. from Winn Chapel Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Jacob Jr. officiating....

WANDA L. POLLOCK

Jan. 8, 1964 - April 25, 2007 Wanda Kay Lee Pollock, 43, died Wednesday at the home of her parents. She was born in Wayne County to Jimmie and Virginia Brown Lee of Goldsboro. Funeral services will be tonight...

FLORENCE M. RICKS

Oct. 9, 1925 - April 23, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Memorial services for Florence McGuffin Ricks, 81, 1595 Indian Springs Road, will be Sunday at 5 p.m. from the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with Michael Taylor officiating. She...

J.B. TILLMAN

Oct. 8, 1962 - April 26, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- J.B. Tillman, 44, 239 Buggy Lane, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Tillman was born in Wayne County to Doris Turner Tillman and the late Bunny Lloyd Tillman. He worked...

Thursday, April 26, 2007

SHERRIE S. BALLREE

Oct.15,1962-April 22, 2007 Sherrie Strickland Ballree, 44, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wayne County to Lois Evans Strickland of Goldsboro and the late William Glenn Strickland. She worked at the George Street Grill. Graveside services...

MARGARET BRASWELL

Jan. 9, 1927-April 25, 2007 PRINCETON -- Margaret Lee Starling Braswell, 80, died Wednesday at Smithfield Manor. Born in Johnston County, she was a daughter of the late Milford and Alma Hinnant Starling and was preceded in death by her...

EDDIE L. COLEY

Died April 22, 2007 DUDLEY -- Eddie Lee Coley, 1384 Old Mount Olive Highway, died Sunday in Dudley. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Friday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. He is survived by...

SARAH F. COLEY

Died April 24, 2007 Sarah Frances Coley, 89, died Tuesday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. A Wayne County native, she was the daughter of the late Ezekiel and Glennie Dickerson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ollen...

ANNIE F. HINTON

Died April 22, 2007 Annie Fenderson Hinton, 56, 3201 Central Heights Road, died Sunday at her residence. She graduated from the University of Florida as a dietician, was a member of St. Mark Church of Christ of Goldsboro and...

LOUISE B. INGRAM

June 29, 1934-April 24, 2007 Louise Barwick Ingram, 72, 206 Rand Road, died Tuesday at her home. Mrs. Ingram was born in Duplin County to the late Juel and Esteen B. Barwick. She was a member of Liberty Pentecostal...

NETA B. JOHNSON

Sept. 12, 1930-April 25, 2007 Neta Best Johnson, 76, of the Grantham Community, died Wednesday at SunBridge Care and Rehabilitation for Mount Olive. Mrs. Johnson was born in Wayne County to the late Thomas Ayden and Sudie Stevens Best. She...

WILMA JOYNER

Died April 21, 2007 Wilma Joyner, 54, 1905 E. Holly St., died Sunday at her residence. Her late father, William Otha Joyner and a twin brother, Winfred Otha Joyner preceded her in death. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday...

GLADYS H. KEARNEY

Aug. 20,1928-April 24, 2007 Gladys Estelle Ham Kearney, 78, died Tuesday at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of William and Kizzie Hill Ham. She was a member of Fort Run...

MARY T. LEE

Died April 24, 2007 WARSAW -- Mary Tucker Lee, 64, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church, Warsaw. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will follow...

ELLIE LOFTON

Ellie Lofton, 1013 E. Mulberry St., died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

BURNEST NIXON

Died April 22, 2007 ELM CITY -- Burnest Nixon, 66, 307 S. Branch St., died Sunday at Nash General Hospital, Rocky Mount. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Perry's Temple OFWB Church, Wilson, with the Rev. Everette Jenkins...

WANDA L. POLLOCK

Wanda Kay Lee Pollock, 43, died Wednesday at the home of her parents. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ronnie Warren Pollock. Family will receive friends at the home of her parents, Jimmie and Virginia Lee, 214 Vinwood...

KATHLEEN SUMMERLIN

Nov. 15,1915-April 24,2007 GRIFTON -- Kathleen Dudley Summerlin, 91, died Tuesday at Dixon House. Born in Cra-ven County, she was the daughter of the late Lela and Charles Dudley and the widow of Joseph L. Summerlin. She was a...

EZEKIEL SUTTON JR.

LA GRANGE -- Ezekiel Sutton Jr., 59, 167 Fussell Road, died Wednesday at Kinston Rehabilitation Center, Kinston. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Among his survivors are his parents, the Rev. Ezekiel and Grace Sutton of LaGrange. Family will be receiving at...

DAISY G. VERLANDER

Died April 22, 2007 WILLINGBORO, N.J. -- Daisy Grice Verlander, formerly of Wayne County, N.C., died Sunday in Willingboro. Funeral will be Saturday in Willingboro, with visitation at 9 a.m. and the service at 10 a.m. She is survived by...

MAE E. YELVERTON

Died April 25, 2007 FREMONT -- Mae Elizabeth Yelverton, 78, 6035 Hwy. 117 North, died Wednesday at home. Memorial service will be Monday at 2 p.m. from the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home, Fremont. Family will receive friends following the...

Wednesday, April 25, 2007

SARAH F. COLEY

Sarah F. Coley, formerly of 104 E. Ward St., Fremont, died Tuesday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

ADELL S. EURE

June 23,1919-April 23, 2007 Adell Sherard Eure, age 87, passed away on Monday evening after a long illness. She was born in Wayne County to the late Mr. and Mrs. Amos M. Sherard and was married to the late Carlyle...

GEORGE D. GRAHAM SR.

George David Graham Sr., 62, 184 Colonial Drive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Garris Funeral Home....

KENDRA L. HODGES

KENANSVILLE -- Kendra L. Hodges, 20, 450 Paul Ed Dail Road, died Monday as a result of injuries sustained in a car accident. Among her survivors is her mother, Vera Harrison of Kenansville. The family will receive friends at the...

ANNIE C. HUNTER

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Annie Coley Hunter, formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday in Buffalo. Among her survivors are two brothers, Milford and Thadis Coley, and a sister, Vernell C. Brown. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Providence Memorial...

LOUISE B. INGRAM

Funeral services for Louise B. Ingram will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Wayne Memorial Park. Flowers are welcome or memorials may be made to Liberty Pentecostal Holiness Church, 206 Country Day...

PAUL K. INMAN

Sept. 24, 1927-April 21, 2007 CHARLOTTE -- Paul Kermit Inman, died Saturday at Presbyterian Hospital, Main. Visitation will be from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Wilson Funeral and Cremation Service, 5301 Albemarle Road, with the funeral service to...

RAHEIM KORNEGAY

Died April 22, 2007 Raheim Kornegay, 24, 602 Courtyard Apartments, died Sunday. He was a native of Lenoir County and employed by Franklin Bakery. Funeral services will be noon on Thursday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel, 900 S. George...

MARY T. LEE

WARSAW -- Mary Tucker Lee, 64, died today. Arrangements are incomplete at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

REV. GENE E. LEWIS

Feb.19, 1929-Jan. 31, 2007 KNIGHTSTOWN, Ind. -- The Rev. Gene E Lewis, 77, died Jan. 31, 2007. He was born in Goldsboro to the late James P. and Ruth Kleinert Lewis. He dedicated his life to serving the Lord...

ARLEAN C. MARCH

Died April 23, 2007 ROSE HILL -- Arlean C. March, 50, Raintree Court Apartments, Rose Hill, died Monday at home. Funeral services will be at Evangelical Fellowship Center, 120 S. Center St., Mount Olive, Thursday at 1 p.m. Her survivors...

RONNIE L. MOODY

July 31, 1956-April 24, 2007 Ronnie Leon Moody, 50, 911 First St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Moody was born in Wayne County, the son of Edna Malpass McKeel of Goldsboro and the late Linwood McKeel. He was...

STEVEN R. MOORE

Died April 23, 2007 SNOW HILL -- Steven Royce Moore, 16, died Monday. Steven was a native of Greene County and a freshman at Greene Central High School. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Harrell's Chapel Church Cemetery....

DEANA M. ORMSBY

Oct. 23,1982-April 22, 2007 Deana Marie Ormsby, 24, died Sunday. She was born in Jacksonville, Fla., to Lenwood Carter of LaGrange and Martha C. Carter of Dudley. Funeral services will be Friday at 7 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home...

FLORENCE M. RICKS

MOUNT OLIVE -- Florence M. Ricks, 81, 1595 Indian Springs Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is a daughter, Sherryl Taylor of the home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Garris Funeral Home....

ROSA G. SMITH

Died April 23, 2007 HAVELOCK -- Rosa Gray Smith, 82, died Monday at Craven Regional Medical Center. She was a member of the Newport River Primitive Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Marcellus "Sill" Smith; brothers,...

KATHLEEN SUMMERLIN

Kathleen D. Summerlin, 91, died Tuesday at Advantage Hospice and Home Care. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph L. Summerlin. Funeral arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro and online condolences may be...

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

SHERRIE S. BALLREE

Sherrie Strickland Ballree, 45, of the Rosewood Community, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Goldsboro. Among her survivors is her mother, Lois Strickland. Condolences to the family may be posted at www.howellfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home...

EDDIE L. COLEY

DUDLEY -- Eddie Lee Coley, 52, 1384 Old Mount Olive Highway, died Sunday in Dudley. Among his survivors is his mother, Beulah Coley of the home. Arrangements have been entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

ADELL S. EURE

Adell Sherard Eure, 87, formerly of 607 Handley Acres Drive, died Monday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time. Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro is serving the family and online condolences may be sent through www.shumate-faulk.com....

IDA W. GLOVER

June 10, 1936-April 22, 2007 KNIGHTDALE -- Ida Watkins Glover, 70, died Sunday at her home. Ida was born in Elizabeth County, Va., to the late George and Dora Creel Watkins. After graduation from high school, she graduated from Logan's...

LOUISE B. INGRAM

Louise Barwick Ingram, 72, 206 Rand Road, died Monday at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CHARLES C. JORDAN JR.

Aug. 13, 1930-April 18, 2007 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Charles C. Jordan Jr., 76, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday in Orlando, Fla. A veteran of the U.S. Army, he worked as a quality assurance representative for Lockhead Martin. Family received...

RAHEIM KORNEGAY

Raheim Kornegay, 24, 602 Courtyard Drive, died Sunday at his residence. Arrangements have been entrusted to the McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

DEANA M. ORMSBY

Deana Marie Ormsby, 24, died Sunday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

QUEEN SCARBOROUGH

Died April 20, 2007 MAGNOLIA -- Queen Scarborough, 95, died Friday at Brian Center of Wallace. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, Rose Hill, with the Rev. Acie Robinson officiating. Burial will follow...

ROSA G. SMITH

Died April 23, 2007 HAVELOCK -- Rosa Gray Smith, 82, died Monday at Craven Regional Medical Center. She was a member of the Newport River Primitive Baptist Church. Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her husband, Marcellus Smith; brothers,...

Monday, April 23, 2007

RALPH A. BRASWELL

Aug. 22,1924-April 22, 2007 Ralph A. Braswell, 82, 401A St., died Sunday at home. Graveside service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Mr. Braswell was born in Wayne County to the late Wilbert Z. and...

WILLIE R. DAVIS

Died April 20, 2007 WINSTON-SALEM -- Willie Ray Davis, 72, formerly of Duplin County, died Friday at Forsyth Memorial Hospital. He is the son of the late William Forest and Callie Davis. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at...

ANNIE HINTON

Annie Hinton, 56, 3201 Central Heights Road, died Sunday at her residence. Survivors include her daughter, Bonita Fenderson of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, 900 S. George St., Goldsboro. Condolences can...

DEIRDRE L. LEONARD

Died April 12, 2007 NEWARK, N.J. -- Deirdre L. Leonard, 60, died April 12, 2007 in New Jersey. She is the daughter of the late Charles and Hattie Beatrice Leonard. She is survived by three brothers, John Christopher, Charles Michael...

BURNEST NIXON

ELM CITY -- Burnest Nixon, 66, 307 S. Branch St., died Sunday at Nash General Hospital, Rocky Mount. Among his survivors is a daughter, Rhonda Nixon of Wilson. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries,...

PEGGY E. WAINWRIGHT

June 15,1936 - April 21, 2007 PINE LEVEL -- Peggy Ellis Wainwright, 70, 136A James Drive, died Saturday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. She was born to the late Hazel Ellis Garner and stepfather, Talmadge Garner. She was reared by her...

BETTY M. WOOTEN

Died April 18, 2007 Betty Mae Wooten, 50, 207 Seymour Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Wayne County and was preceded in death by her parents, Percy Simms and Carrie Glenn. She was...

Sunday, April 22, 2007

MAGGIE G. HALL

Aug. 14, 1918-April 21, 2007 Maggie Gurley Hall, 88, of Columbia, S.C. died Saturday. She was born in the Indian Springs community and spent most of her life there. Ms. Hall was preceded in death by her parents, Debro...

HERBERT HILL

Aug. 25, 1925-April 20, 2007 LaGRANGE -- Herbert Hill, 81, of 5424 Bryan Hardy Road, died Friday at home. Mr. Hill was the son of the late Jesse and Ethel Bordeaux Hill. He was retired from civil service and was...

ANNIE M.K. JENKINS

Died April 21, 2007 WARSAW -- Annie Mae Kissner Jenkins, 91, of 856 Claude Scott Road, died Saturday at Parish Family Care Home. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Quinn Cemetery on Brooks-Quinn Road, Magnolia....

WILMA JOYNER

Died April 21, 2007 Miss Wilma Joyner, daughter of Mrs. Florence Joyner, 54, died Saturday at home, 1905 E. Holly St. Arrangements are incomplete with Hamilton Funeral home. Cards, love-grams and condolences may be faxed to Hamilton Funeral Home Chapel,...

LEONARD EMERSON LANIER

Oct. 5, 1924-April 21, 2007 SNEADS FERRY --Leonard Emerson Lanier, 82, of 320 W. Dunn St., Sneads Ferry and formerly of Goldsboro, died Saturday at Onslow Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville. His death resulted from a brain hemorrhage. Mr. Lanier...

PEARLENIA R. LEE

Died April 19, 2007 Mrs. Pearlenia Robinson Lee, 85, of the Betholite community died Thursday at Duplin General Hospital, Kenansville. Services will be held from the Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, Rose Hill, today at 3 p.m. Burial will follow...

DEIRDE L. LEONARD

NEW JERSEY -- Deirde L. Leonard of Newark, N.J., formerly of Sampson County died April 12 in New Jersey. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Garris Funeral Home....

ROBERT D. PIGFORD

PHILADELPHIA -- Robert D. Pigford, 90 of 1549 S. Chadwick St. died Saturday in Philadelphia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Garris Funeral Home....

MARGARET WEBB POLLARD

Feb. 1, 1920-April 21, 2007 HAMLET -- Margaret Webb Pollard, 87, died Saturday at Britthaven of Hamlet. She was born in Richmond County to the late Leonard and Fredonia Covington Webb. She retired from Richmond Memorial Hospital in the business...

MARIE WILLIAMSON PRICE

Sept. 30, 1930-April 18, 2007 Marie Williamson Price, 76, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Price Family Cemetery in Seven Springs. Ms. Price was born...

REV. BENJAMIN A. SULLIVAN

October 28, 1948-April 19, 2007 The Rev. Benjamin "Al" Sullivan, 58, of 108 Beyer St., died Thursday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Services will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory...

PEGGY E. WAINWRIGHT

Peggy Ellis Wainwright, 70, of 136-A James Drive, Pine Level, died Saturday evening at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Casey Funeral Home in Princeton....

BETTY MAE WOOTEN

Died April 18, 2007 Betty Mae Wooten, 50, 207 Seymour Drive, Goldsboro, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Services will be held today at New Stoney Hill Holy Church at 2 p.m. Pastor Howard E. McNair will officiate. Burial...

Friday, April 20, 2007

ANNIE J. GORHAM

Jan. 1, 1937 - April 17, 2007 Funeral services for Minister Annie Jane Gorham, 70, 907 Fourth St., who died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at Parkers Chapel Church with pastor Verna Tate...

DWIGHT 'IKE' HAWKINS

Nov. 11,1952 - April 18, 2007 DUDLEY -- Dwight David "Ike" Hawkins, 54, 463 Potts Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Haw-kins was born in Suffolk, Va., to Benjamin Luther Hawkins of Suffolk, Va., and the late...

ELIZABETH D. JONES

Died April 15, 2007 Elizabeth Dowd Jones, 700 N. Taylor St., died Sunday in Greenville. She was a native of Duplin County and preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Altman Hodges Dowd and a grandson, Terrell Jones. Mrs....

CHARLES C. JORDAN JR.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Charles C. Jordan Jr., died Thursday in Orlando, Fla. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

DR. COBERT D. LEMUNYAN

Died April 18, 2007 KENLY -- Dr. Cobert Duane LeMunyan, 79, 104 S. Wilson St., died Wednesday. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Pulley Family Cemetery, Wendell. Arrangements are by Coley Funeral Home, Kenly....

CAROLINA MILLER

Died April 14, 2007 COPPERAS COVE, Texas -- Carolina Miller, 92, formerly of Duplin County, died Saturday at Hill County Nursing Home, Copperas Cove, Texas. She is the daughter of the late Barry and Margie Cooper Hodges and the...

THOMAS F. NOBLES

Died April 14, 2007 PINK HILL -- Thomas Franklin Nobles, 75, 272 Tapp Farm Road, died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. today at Smith Chapel FWB Church with the Rev. C.D. Pearson officiating....

ADIN L. RAMIREZ

RALEIGH -- Adin Lopez Ramirez, 23, died Sunday at Wake Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Condolences may be faxed to 735-4586 or e-mailed to [email protected]. Professional services entrusted to Rhodes Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

REV. HAROLD J. STEVENS

Sept. 20, 1921-April 17, 2007 GRIFFIN, Ga. -- The Rev. Harold J. Stevens, 85, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at Christian Ministries Hospice. The Rev. Stevens was born September 20, 1921 in Wayne County, North Carolina, son of the...

BENJAMIN 'AL' SULLIVAN

Benjamin 'Al' Sullivan, 58, Beyer Street, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is his wife, Connie E. Sullivan. Condolences to the family may be posted at www.howellfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory,...

BETTY M. WOOTEN

Died April 18, 2007 Betty Mae Wooten, 50, 207 W. Seymour Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church with the Rev. Howard McNair officiating. Burial will...

Thursday, April 19, 2007

CARRIE G. EXUM

Died April 16, 2007 Carrie Gibbs Exum, 78, 508 E. Bunch Drive, died Monday at University Hospital in Charlotte. She was the daughter of the late Elijah and Omelia Richardson Gibbs and was preceded in death by two brothers,...

BRENDA C. GALLIMORE

Aug. 25, 1944-April 18, 2007 Brenda Cottrell Gallimore, 62, 200 Tilghman Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Gallimore was born in Vance County to William Blair Neal of Warrenton and the late Ersie Kearson Neal. She was...

ANNIE J. GORHAM

Annie Jane Gorham 70, 909 4th St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Among her survivors is two daughters, Mary Lou Gorham and Annie Forrest. Condolences may be faxed to 735-4586 or e-mailed to [email protected]. Professional...

DWIGHT D. HAWKINS

Dwight David Hawkins, 54, 463 Potts Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

THELMA R. HECKSTALL

Died April 14, 2007 Funeral services for Thelma Raye Heckstall, 91, will be Saturday at St. Mark Disciples of Christ, Faro, at 11 a.m., with pastor Robert Hood officiating. Burial will follow in Fremont Cemetery. She died Saturday at...

TOMMIE E. MCDONALD

Jan. 27, 1924-April 17, 2007 Tommie E. McDonald, 83, 116 Wildwood Drive, died Tuesday at her home. Born in Shreveport, La., she was the daughter of the late Roy and Lillie Carson Dew and wife of the late Thomas McDonald....

CLEVELAND R. MURVIN

Oct. 25,1918-April 17, 2007 Cleveland Randolph Murvin, 88, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born in Lenoir County. He was retired from Kemp Furniture Company with 34 years of service. Funeral services will be Friday at 2...

MARIE PRICE

Marie Price, 76, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Condolences to the family may be posted at www.howellfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, 1500 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro....

JOHN B. PRIDGEN

Died April 14, 2007 John Berry "J.B." Pridgen, 82, died Saturday at N.C. Special Care Center, Wilson. He was a native of Greene County, attended Greene County Schools, owner of Pridgen's Garbage Service and also owned a bus to transport...

REV. HAROLD J. STEVENS

GRIFFIN, Ga. -- The Rev. Harold J. Stevens, 85, died Tuesday at Christian Ministries Hospice, Griffin. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CASH WRIGHT

Died April 16, 2007 WARSAW -- Cash Wright, 84, 318 Ca. Godbold Road, died Monday at the Brian Center, Windsor. He was born in Cumberland County to the late James and Nellie Fuller Wright and received his education in Cumberland...

BETTY M. WOOTEN

Betty Mae Wooten, 50, 207 West Seymour Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors are her children, Renee Wooten of Goldsboro, Kim and Kevin Wooten, both of Raleigh. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to McIntyre...

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

REV. BEATRICE W. BOOTH

Died April 16, 2007 The Rev. Beatrice Weeks Booth, 88, 308 Country Day Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late James and Eva Weeks. She is survived by a daughter, Marie Lewis....

CHARLES R. DAIL

Nov. 6, 1949-April 16, 2007 HOOKERTON -- Charles Ray Dail, 57, died Monday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital following a battle with cancer. A native of Lenoir County, he was born the son of Roy Lee and Doris Dail. He...

MARGARET G. EASON

July 7, 1942-April 16, 2007 SMITHFIELD -- Margaret Gray Eason, 84, died Monday at Smithfield Manor. She was born in Newark, N.J., to the late Harry and Irma Bevan Gray. Her husband was the late Albert Eason. Funeral services will...

GLORIA F. HILL

Nov. 6, 1955-April 14, 2007 WARSAW -- Funeral services for Gloria Faye Hill, 51, 210 E. Bay St., will be Thursday at 2 p.m. from the First Baptist Church, Warsaw. Burial will follow in Devotional Gardens. She died Saturday...

TIMOTHY "TIM" JOHNSON

Died April 16, 2007 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. -- Timothy "Tim" Johnson, formerly of Goldsboro, and a teacher in the public schools of Philadelphia, died Monday. Funeral will be Saturday in Philadelphia. Condolences may be sent to Baker's Funeral Home, 2008 N....

TOMMIE E. MCDONALD

Jan. 27, 1924-April 17, 2007 Tommie E. McDonald, 83, 116 Wildwood Drive, died Tuesday at her home. Born in Shreveport, La., she was the daughter of the late Roy and Lillie Carson Dew and wife of the late Thomas McDonald....

CLEVELAND R. MURVIN

Cleveland Randolph Murvin, 88, died Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

WALTER THOMPSON

Dec. 8, 1921-April 12, 2007 Walter Thompson died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born to William and Della Smith Thompson of Goldsboro. He attended the Goldsboro City Schools and graduated from Dillard High School in 1940. Walter married...

Tuesday, April 17, 2007

REV. BEATRICE W. BOOTH

The Rev. Beatrice Weeks Booth, 88, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro. Condolences may be faxed to 735-4725 or e-mailed to [email protected]....

FAYE G. ELLIS

Died April 15, 2007 KENLY -- Faye G. Ellis, 60, 217 Cuddington Road, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Coley Funeral Home Chapel, with Dr. DeWayne Eakes officiating. Burial will...

CARRIE G. EXUM

Carrie Gibbs Exum, 78, 508 E. Bunche Drive, died Monday at University Hospital, Charlotte. Among her survivors is her widower, James L. Exum of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

HAZEL HARDIN

Died April 14, 2007 TEACHEY -- Hazel Hardin, 61, died Saturday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington. Funeral services will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home, Rose Hill, Wednesday, at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Helen Dorsey officiating. Burial...

BETTIE R. HIGHSMITH

Died April 13, 2007 TEACHEY -- Bettie Ruth Highsmith, 79, died Friday at Guardian Care Nursing Home, Kenansville. Funeral services will be Thursday at noon at First Baptist Church, Teachey, with the Rev. Edward Barnhill officiating. Burial will follow at...

ANGELINE M. HOWE

Aug. 18, 1932-April 15, 2007 ELMIRA, N.Y. -- Angeline Marie Cecce Howe, 74, died Sunday at her home after an extended illness. She was born in Elmira to the late Albert and Angeline Dandrea Cecce. Angie was a loving wife,...

TIMOTHY R. JACKSON

April 2, 1958-April 15, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Timothy "Tim" Ralph Jackson, 49, 440 Old Kenly Road, died Sunday at his home. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Whitley Church in Princeton, with the Rev. Ferrell Hardison...

ELIZABETH W. JONES

Elizabeth W. Jones, 76, 700 Taylor St., died Sunday. Among her survivors is her daughter, Brenda Winley. Arrangements are incomplete and entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

THOMAS L. LITTLETON

Died April 15, 2007 MAYSVILLE -- Thomas Levi Littleton, 73, died Sunday at his home. He was a native of Swansboro, a Navy veteran and postal employee of the Jacksonville Post Office for 18 years Graveside services will 10 a.m....

LORI J. LOWE

Oct. 26, 1962-April 15, 2007 Lori June Price Lowe, 44, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Ms. Lowe was born in Wayne County to Margaret Howell Price of Goldsboro and the late Morgan Gerald Price. She was a...

TOMMIE D. MCDONALD

Tommie Dew McDonald, 83, 116 Wildwood Drive, died at home. She is the widow of the late Thomas E. McDonald. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and being handled by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro. Online condolences may...

ROBERT L. OATES

July 24, 1940-April 11, 2007 GROTON, Conn. -- Funeral services for Robert Lee Oates, 66, who died April 11, 2007 at Wayne Memorial Hospital will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel, Goldsboro, with the Rev....

RONALD D. PHILLIPS

DUNN -- Ronald Dennis Phillips, 62, 145 Albrecht Lane, died Monday. Services are incomplete and will be announced by West and Dunn Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.westanddunn.com....

CHARLES W. TODD

July 3, 1936-April 16, 2007 DUDLEY -- Charles Wayne Todd, 70, 140 Hereford Drive, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late L.D. and Eva Faircloth Todd. He was retired...

CASH WRIGHT

WARSAW -- Cash Wright, 318 Cabold Road, died today at the Brian Center, Windsor. Funeral arrangments are incomplete. Among his survivors, is Larry Cooper of Ahoskie. Condolences may be faxed to 735-4586 or e-mailed to [email protected]. Professional services entrusted to...

Monday, April 16, 2007

BILLY R. BENNETT

July 1, 1945-April 14, 2007 DUDLEY -- Billy Roy Bennett, 61, 315 Price Drive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hillcrest Cemetery near Newton Grove, with the Rev. Jimmy Swinson and Michael...

FIBY COUGHLIN

Died April 15, 2007 GREENVILLE -- Fiby Coughlin, 73, died Sunday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. A Jewish graveside service will be 11 a.m. today at Pinewood Memorial Park by Rabbi Michael Cain. Mrs. Coughlin was preceded in death by...

TIMOTHY R. JACKSON

PIKEVILLE -- Timothy Ralph Jackson, 49, 440 Old Kenly Road, died Sunday at his home. Among his survivors is his wife, Peggy Jackson. Condolences to the family may be posted at www.shackleford-howell.com. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home,...

LORI J. LOWE

Oct. 26, 1962-April 15, 2007 Lori June Price Lowe, 44, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Ms. Lowe was born in Wayne County to Margaret Howell Price of Goldsboro and the late Morgan Gerald Price. She was a bank...

JOHN B. PRIDGEN

LAGRANGE -- John Berry "J.B." Pridgen, 81, 1689 Hood Swamp Road, died Sunday at N.C. Special Care Center, Wilson. Among his survivors is his son, Jay Ervin Pridgen, of the home. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries in...

MARY L. WELLS

Sept. 14, 1943-April 14, 2007 Mary Frances Lowder Wells, 62, 100 Coburn Drive, died Saturday at her home. Mrs. Wells was born in Duplin County to the late Grady Lee Lowder and Dorothy Westbrook Higdon. She was real estate...

Sunday, April 15, 2007

DR. THOMAS C. BOYKIN

Oct. 15, 1929 - April 15, 2007 Dr. Thomas Carrell Boykin, 77, died Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his loved ones. A native of Sims, N.C., Dr. Boykin was born to the late John Thomas Boykin...

JOE H. ARTHUR

Feb. 17, 1920 - April 13, 2007 SNOW HILL -- Joe Harper Arthur, 87, died Friday at his home after an extended period of declining health. A native of Greene County, he was born to Joseph and Lydia Turnage Arthur....

JAMES C. BARNES

Died April 12, 2007 Services for James C. Barnes will be Monday at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1065 Tommy's Road, with the Rev. Joe A. Jackson officiating. Burial will be in the Barnes Family Cemetery. He is...

MARY F. HALL BROWNE

July 10, 1940 - April 12, 2007 Mary Frances Hall Browne, 66, died Thursday evening at The Meadows of Goldsboro. All services will be held privately. Mrs. Browne was born in Johnston County to the late Clarence Franklin Hall...

NATHAN LYNN FORD

July 29, 1990 - April 13, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Nathan Lynn Ford, 16, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2007, at home. A celebration of life service will be held on Monday, April 16, 2007, at 1 p.m. at...

LILA DORMAN BRYANT

Died April 12, 2007 Lila Dorman Bryant, 73, of Dunn, died Thursday at E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center in Lillington. The Harnett County native was the daughter of the late Paul and Ava H. Dorman. She was a member of...

MAGNOLIA OWEN HULL

April 12, 1912 - April 11, 2007 ROXBORO -- Magnolia Owen Hull, 94, formerly of Peachtree Street., died Wednesday at Forsythe Medical Center. Born in Person County, she was the daughter of the late Henry Joshua and Susie Elizabeth...

ELIZABETH R. MOORE

Funeral services for Elizabeth Moore will be today at 3 p.m. at Eureka United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Eureka Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont....

EMMA LEE SIMMONS

May 5, 1919 - April 11, 2007 Emma Lee Simmons, 87, 806 Harris St., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Johnston County to the late Frank and Carrie Jones. She was married to the late...

LINDA BEST SPRUILL

Died April 12, 2007 Linda Best Spruill, 59, of 904 National Drive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Greenleaf Christian Church, 2110 N. Wilson Highway, Goldsboro, with the Rev. Dr. William Barber...

JENNIFER A. MOORE

Died April 12, 2007 Jennifer Ann Moore, 58, 128 Nelson St., Mount Olive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be noon Tuesday at Mount Gilead Missionary Baptist Church, Mount Olive, with the Rev. Faison officiating. Burial will follow...

GLORIA HILL

Gloria Hill, 51, of Warsaw, died Saturday at Duplin General Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home....

BILLY ROY BENNETT

Billy Roy Bennett, 61, of Price Drive, Dudley, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Tyndall Funeral Home....

WILBUR A. PIKE

Jan. 15, 1914 - April 13, 2007 Mr. Wilbur Allen Pike, 93, a pillar of the Pikeville community and known by many as Mr. Lion, died on Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Pike was born in Wayne County...

GILBERT H. CUTLIP SR.

Sept. 25, 1938 - April 14, 2007 Gilbert Hudson Cutlip Sr., 68, of 547 Pineview Cemetery Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Grassy Meadows, W.Va., he was the son of the late Henry Hudson and Annie Butler...

THELMA HECKSTALL

Thelma Heckstall of 520 Eason St., died this morning at Kitty Atkins. Arrangements are inclomplete at Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

DELOIT COTTON

Oct. 12, 1930 - April 14, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Deloit Cotton, 76, of 760 Corbett Hill Road, died Saturday at his home. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Nathan and Ola Joyner Cotton....

DOCTOR TWILLIE DOBSON

Died April 11, 2007 MAGNOLIA -- Doctor Twillie Dobson, 90, of 1364 N.C. Hwy. 11, died Wednesday at Guardian Care Nursing Center in Kenansville. He was the son of the late Eddie and Lillie Jane Carr Dobson. Funeral will...

J. RANDOLPH STROUD

May 2, 1926 - April 13, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- James Randolph Stroud, 80, of 860 Maysville School Road, died Friday morning at Duplin General Hospital in Kenansville. Born in Duplin County, he was the son of the late Barney...

MARY FRANCES FLEMING

Aug.19,1939 - April 13, 2007 Mary Frances Riddle Fleming, 67, of 208 Ann St., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Seaford, Del., she was the daughter of the late Willard C. and Clara Horn Riddle. A member...

GARFIELD M. FINIGAN

Died April 6, 2007 NORFOLK, Va. -- Garfield Myles Finigan, 77, died at his home in Norfolk. He was a former native of Sussex County, N.J. and long-time employee of the Sussex County Department of Transportation. He is survived by...

LESLIE R. BOYETTE SR.

Dec. 23, 1956 - April 11, 2007 Leslie Ray Boyette Sr., affectionately called "Ray", was born on Dec. 23, 1956, in Goldsboro, N.C. He was the son of the late Robert Lee Boyette and Julia Lee Boyette. He was...

CAROLINA MILLER

COPPERAS GROVE, Texas -- Carolina Miller, 92, of 1001 Virginia Ave., died Saturday at Hill Country Nursing Rehabilitation Facility. Arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home....

Friday, April 13, 2007

JAMES C. BARNES

James C. Barnes, 1336 Tommy's Road, died Thursday at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Lightner Memorial Funeral Home....

CHESTER A. BEST

April 7, 1938 - April 7, 2007 SMITHFIELD -- Chester A. Best, 69, died Saturday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. Born in Duplin County to the late Clifton and Lillie Best. He was a graduate of Douglass High School in Warsaw....

THE REV. JOHN BROWN

Oct. 2, 1935 - April 8, 2007 BELLEVUE -- The Rev. John Brown, formerly of Goldsboro, died Sunday in Bellevue, Nebraska. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Bishop J.D. and Rosie Brown. He was a...

MARY H. BROWNE

Mary Frances Hall Browne, 66, died Thursday at The Meadows of Goldsboro. Condolences to the family may be posted at www.howellfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, 1500 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro....

LESLIE R. BOYETTE SR.

Dec. 23, 1956 - April 11, 2007 Leslie Ray Boyette Sr., affectionately called "Ray" was born on December 23, 1956 in Goldsboro, N.C. He was the son of the late Robert Lee Boyette and Julia Lee Boyette. He was...

TWILLIE DOBSON

MAGNOLIA -- Twillie Dobson, 89, 1364 N.C. Hwy. 11 died Wednesday at Guardian Care Nursing Center. Among his survivors are his wife, Naomi Dobson of the home. Family will receive friends at the residence. Garris Funeral Home is serving the...

CLIFTON E. DURHAM SR.

Died March 17, 2007 Clifton E. Durham Sr., formerly of Goldsboro and Brooklyn, N.Y., died March 17, 2007 in Heartland Hospice, Conyers, Ga. Memorial service will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Millers Chapel AME Zion Church, 256 Millers Chapel...

JUDY G. LANGSTON

Died April 12, 2007 MAGNOLIA -- Judy Glasper Langston, 53, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Rose Hill, Tuesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Reginald A. Wells officiating....

HIWATHA LISANE

Died April 12, 2007 Hiwatha Lisane, 55, died Thursday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville. Funeral services at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, Rose Hill, Monday at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at the Lisane Cemetery, Rose Hill. He is...

ROY MCLAMB

Died April 12, 2007 ROSE HILL -- Roy McLamb, 63, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, Rose Hill, Sunday at 3 p.m. with the Rev. Reginald A. Wells officiating. Burial...

ELIZABETH R. MOORE

Nov. 10,1922 - April 11, 2007 EUREKA -- Elizabeth Reaves Moore, age 84, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at Oak Hammock Health Pavilion in Gainesville, Florida. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, April 15, 2007, at Eureka...

WILBUR A. PIKE

Wilbur A. Pike, 93, a lifetime resident and community leader of Pikeville, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home....

EMMA L. SIMMONS

Emma Lee Simmons, 87, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro. Condolences may be faxed to 735-4725 or e-mailed to [email protected]....

LINDA F. SPRUILL

Linda Faye Spruill, 59, 904 National Drive, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is her husband, Ralph Spruill of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, 900 S. George St.,...

J. RANDOLPH STROUD

MOUNT OLIVE -- James Randolph Stroud, 80, 860 Maysville School Road, died today at Duplin General Hospital, Kenansville. Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home with visitation immediately following. Burial will be in the Roberts...

WALTER S. THOMPSON

Walter Smith Thompson, 85, of the Meadows, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is his son, Dennis Thompson of Dudley. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, 900 S. George St., Goldsboro....

Thursday, April 12, 2007

LESLIE R. BOYETTE SR.

Leslie Ray Boyette Sr., 50, 703 S. Andrews Ave., died Wednesday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville. He was a retired assistant fire chief with the Goldsboro Fire Department. Among his survivors is his wife, Miriam Pruden Boyette, of the...

ANNIE J. CLARKE

Dec. 5, 1935 - April 10, 2007 Annie Mae Ellis Jones Clarke, 71, died Tuesday at Rex Hospice Center, Raleigh. She was born in Wayne County to Robert and Ida Powell Ward Ellis. She attended Wayne County Public Schools...

EMMA JAMES

Died April 9, 2007 Funeral services for Emma James 79, 1302 Hamilton Drive, who died Monday at Britthaven of Goldsboro will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the New St. John AME Church, with the Rev. Dr. Theresa M....

MAGGIE M. MONK

Died April 8, 2007 Maggie Mae Monk, 62, 404 Lime St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Wayne County and was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Battle Sr. and Maggie Crawford; sister,...

ELIZABETH MOORE

Elizabeth Moore, formerly of Eureka, died Wednesday in Gainesville, Fla. She was the wife of Alan C. Moore. Condolences to the family may be posted at www.shackleford-howell.com. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home, 102 N. Pine St., Fremont....

ROBERT L. OATES

Robert Lee Oates, 66, 212A Alpha Arms Court, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Among his survivors is his daughter, Sherrie Pick, of the home. Condolences may be faxed to 735-4586 or emailed to [email protected]. Professional...

DEBBIE W. PATE

Died April 10, 2007 SNOW HILL -- Debbie Wiggins Pate, 49, died Tuesday at her home. A native of Greene County, she was a 1976 graduate of Greene Central High School and a licensed practical nurse having graduated from Lenoir...

DAISY S. ROBERTS

Died April 8, 2007 LONG BEACH, N.Y. -- Daisy Searcy Roberts, 87, 225 W. Park Ave, formerly of Wayne County, died Sunday at Long Beach Memorial Hospital. She was a native of Columbia, S.C., and a member of Christian...

JAMES STALLINGS

Died April 10, 2007 James Stallings, 88, of Island Creek Community, died Tuesday at Duplin General Hospital, Kenansville. Funeral services will be at New Christian Chapel Baptist Church, Highway 111, Rose Hill, Saturday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Reginald...

BARBARA J. WEST

Died April 8, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Barbara Jean West, 61, formerly of Henderson, died Sunday at Deaconess Hospital, Evansville. She was a homemaker and a member of Seventh Street Baptist Church, Henderson. She is survived by her husband, Charles West;...

Wednesday, April 11, 2007

SYLVIA E. BEST

Died April 8, 2007 Funeral services for Sylvia Etta Best, 85, 220 Millers Chapel Road, who died Sunday at her home will be Friday at 11 a.m. at Millers Chapel AME Church with Dr. Glenn Williams officiating. Interment will...

GEORGIA C. JONES

April 29, 1923-April 7, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Georgia Corine Jones, 83, 480 Jim Best Road, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Northeast Free Will Baptist Church, Mount Olive,...

HENRY T. MAPLES

April 22, 1920-April 9, 2007 HAMPSTEAD -- Henry Thomas Maples, 86, died Monday at his residence. He was born in Wayne County to the late Charlie and Bertha Aycock Maples. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia...

MARY I. PARMELEE

Nov.19, 1912-April 8, 2007 WALLINGFORD -- Mary I. Parmelee, 94, resident of MasoniCare, and former long-time resident of Windsor Locks died Sunday. She was the wife of the late Nelson E. Parmelee. She was a daughter of Bingham and Eula...

JEAN P. PRICKETT

Died April 9, 2007 CARTHAGE -- Jean Presnell Prickett, 75, died Monday at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. A native of Chatham County she was born to the late Guy and Marjorie Perry Presnell. She was preceded...

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

FLOYD COLEY

Died April 7, 2007 Floyd Coley, 54, 106 S. Slocumb St., died at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel with Apostle D. L. McIntyre officiating. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery....

BERNICE BOYKIN

Died April 9, 2007 KENLY -- Bernice Boykin, 81, Hawley Road, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Visitation will be Wednesday from 2-3 p.m. at the chapel of Coley Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 3 p.m. in the...

BILLY J. ELLIS

Dec. 3, 1952-April 8,2007 Billy Jean Ellis, 54, 286 Stoney Creek Church Road, died Sunday at her home. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, Goldsboro, with the Rev....

LESTER M. HINTON

Sept. 29, 1930-April 8, 2007 ZEBULON -- Lester Marvin Hinton, 76, 307 Hinton St., died Sunday. Born in Johnston County, a son of the late Marvin and Christine Whitley Hinton. He was a retired plumber and a U.S. Army veteran....

EMMA JAMES

Emma James, 79, 1302 Hamilton Drive, died Monday at Britthaven of Goldsboro. Funeral Arrangements are incomplete. Among her survivors is her husband, Nathaniel James of the home. Condolences may be faxed to 735-4586 or e-mailed to [email protected]. Profes-sional services entrusted...

WILLIAM A. LYNCH

April 11,1924-April 6, 2007 William A. Lynch, 82, died Friday at the Brian Center. Mr. Lynch was born in New York to the late Arthur and Minnie K. Lynch. He was a retired home builder. No formal services will be...

ROLAND MOORING

March 25, 1920-April 9, 2007 FREMONT-- Roland Mooring, 87, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be tonight at 7 p.m. from the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home, Fremont. Pastors Levi Cummings and Pete Norris will...

DAISY ROBERTS

LONG BEACH, N.Y. -- Daisy Roberts, 87, 225 W. Park Ave., formerly of Wayne County, died Sunday in Long Beach Memorial Hospital, New York. Among her survivors is her son, Andrew Searcy of Dudley. Arrangements are incomplete and have been...

FRANCES C. SMALL

Jan.1, 1924-April 8, 2007 Frances Canady Small, 83, died Sunday at Carolina Health and Rehab in Columbia, S.C. Mrs. Small was born in Rockingham County to the late Henson Turner and Berta Mae Oakley Canady. She was married to the...

Monday, April 9, 2007

SYLVIA E. BEST

Sylvia Etta Best, 85, 220 Millers Chapel Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Condolences may be faxed to 735-4586 or e-mailed to [email protected]. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Rhodes Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

LORRAINE R. COOPER

Jan. 7, 1919-April 6, 2007 PINE LEVEL -- Lorraine Worley Radford Cooper, age 88, died Friday evening at her home. Born January 7, 1919 in Johnston County she was a daughter of the late Alkie Leamon and Lillie Mae...

BILLY J. ELLIS

Billy Jean Ellis, 54, 286 Stoney Creek Church Road, died Sunday at her home. Family will be receiving friends at the home of her parents, Billy Ray and Dorothy Jean Ellis, 212 Stoney Creek Church Road, Goldsboro. Condolences to the...

MAGGIE M. MONK

Maggie Mae Monk, 62, 404 Lime St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is her husband, Percy Monk Jr. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, 900 S. George St., Goldsboro. Condolences...

C.H. ODOM

Died April 8, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- C.H. Odom, 80, died Sunday. He was son of the late James and Iona Honeycutt Odom and widower of the late Inez Holloman Odom. He was a retired heavy duty equipment operator with...

FRANCES C. SMALL

Frances Canady Small, 83, died Sunday at Carolina Health and Rehab in Columbia, S.C. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, April 8, 2007

LALIA BREWINGTON

Died April 4, 2007 Lalia Brewington, 61, of 502 Creech St., died Wednesday at UNC Hospital, Chapel Hill. Services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ), with Bishop Alton Smith officiating....

FLOYD COLEY

Floyd Coley, 54, of 106 S. Slocumb St., died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is his mother, Josephine Coley of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries. Condolences can be...

LORRAINE W.R. COOPER

Lorraine Worley Radford Cooper, 88, of Pine Level died Saturday at her home. Arrangements are being handled by Parrish Funeral Home in Selma....

CHARLES PHILLIP CREECH

April 20, 1938-April 4, 2007 PRINCETON -- Charles Phillip Creech, Major USAF retired, 68, formerly of Grantsboro, died Thursday evening in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Born in Durham, he was a son of the late William Aaron and Eva Inez Peele...

BILLY DEAVER

MOUNT OLIVE -- Billy Deaver, 69, died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late Jimmy and Mary Whitfield Deaver and the widower of the late Bobbie Swinson Deaver. He is survived by a son, Ricky...

DEBORAH JONES

ROANOKE, Va.-- Deborah Jones, 33, died Saturday at Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Roanoke. Ms. Jones was the daughter of the Rev. E.E. Jones and Mrs. Joan Strickland Jones of Roanoke. She is survived by a son, Jacob Jones of Roanoke,...

GEORGIA C. JONES

Georgia Corine Jones, 83, of 480 Jim Best Road, Mount Olive, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ollin Jones and was a member of Northeast FWB Church in Mount Olive. Condolences...

BRENDA T. KINCAID

May 21, 1940-April 6, 2007 LaGRANGE--Brenda Taylor Kincaid, 66, of 207 Darrell Road, died Friday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Brenda was born in Robson, W.Va., to the late Ralph and Edith Dial Taylor. She was a member of Neuse Baptist...

CHARLES OWEN LEE

March 23, 1926-April 5, 2007 Charles Owen Lee, 81, died peacefully Thursday at Beth Sholom Home in Richmond, Va. Mr. Lee was born in Seven Springs, North Carolina to the late Rev. Percy Owen Lee and Bernice Buck Lee....

ELMO LONG

April 26, 1922-April 3, 2007 Elmo Long, 84, of 210 Commonsgate Drive, died Tuesday at his home. Mr. Long was born in Heavener, Okla., to the late Elmer E. Long and Beulah Terry Long Semore. He was a retired...

GAYLE NEWCOMB

August 7, 1935-March 7, 2007 Gayle Newcomb, 71, of 532 Sanderson Road, died Saturday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Maurice "Mott" and Frances Smith Sanderson. She was a member...

MARGAREITE L. WILSON

Died April 4, 2007 Margareite Lofton Wilson, 89, of 814 Devereaux St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Wilson was preceded in death by her husband Richard Frank Wilson Sr., son the Rev. Stanley Ray Wilson, parents Percy Lofton...

Friday, April 6, 2007

GRACE F. ALPHIN

Aug. 9,1922 - April 4, 2007 KINSTON -- Grace Fields Alphin, 84, 1142 Highway 58 South, died Wednesday at her home. Mrs. Alphin was born in Duplin County to the late Bartholomew and Mattie Fields. She was wife of the...

CURTIS L. BREWINGTON

Died April 5, 2007 CLINTON -- Curtis Lynwood Brewington, 61, 123 Kayla Lane, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro. Funeral services will be 4 p.m. Saturday at the New Beginning Christian Center (Old Holly Grove Church) with the...

LALIA E. BREWINGTON

Lalia E. Brewington, 502 Creech St., died Wednesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Among her survivors is her husband, Bennie Brewington of the home. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries....

JAMES S. COOK

Died April 4, 2007 KENLY -- James Stuart Cook, 20, 241 Old Pebble Lane, died Wednesday as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident. James was born in England to Wilbert and Lesley Clarke Cook. He was...

ROBERT M. DUNN

Died April 4, 2007 CHADBOURN -- Robert Maurice Dunn, 19, 3705 Andrew Jackson Highway SW, died Wednesday. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Pink Hill Funeral Home. Burial will be Oak Ridge Memorial Park. He is survived by...

ALTON R. LEE

June 17, 1940 - March 30, 2007 KINSTON -- Alton Ray Lee, 66, 1944 Mount Vernon Estates Drive, died Friday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Ray was born in Lenoir County to the late Young H. and Leona Jarman Lee. He...

CHARLES O. LEE

Charles Owen Lee, 81, died Thursday at Beth Salom Nursing Home in Richmond, Va. He was a former coach at Goldsboro High School. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KENNETH LEONARD

Died April 1, 2007 Kenneth Leonard, 46, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his sister, Louise Leonard; brothers, John and George Seaberry. Funeral services will be noon Saturday at Holy Ghost Cathedral with the...

ALESE L. O'NEAL

Feb. 2, 1922 - April 3, 2007 Alese Lane O'Neal, 85, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Newport News, Va., she was the daughter of the late Louis Allen and Mamie Ann Jones Lane and wife of the...

JESSE J. RHODES

Dec. 30, 1922 - April 4, 2007 Jesse James Rhodes, 84, died Wednesday at his home on Head Street. Born in Johnston County, he was a son of the late Charlie Rufus and Smithie Guin Rhodes. He was preceded in...

GARRY D. STEWART

Jan. 4, 1957 - April 4, 2007 FOUR OAKS -- Garry D. Stewart, 50, Westbrook Lowgrounds Road, died Wednesday. He was born in Durham County to the late William Calvin and Mary Adams Stewart. Funeral services will be Saturday at...

MARGUERITE WOOTEN

Died April 5, 2007 NEWTON GROVE -- Marguerite Wooten, 89, 114 S. Church St., died Thursday. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at West and Dunn Funeral Home Chapel, Newton Grove, with the Rev. James Howard Wooten officiating. Burial...

Thursday, April 5, 2007

JAMES COOK

KENLY -- James Cook, 20, 241 Old Pebble Lane, died Wednesday from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RODNEY L. DICKERSON

Died April 1, 2007 TARBORO -- Rodney Lamont Dickerson, 34, died Sunday. He is survived by his parents, John and Brenda Dickerson of Tarboro; sister, Keya Dickerson of Tarboro; brother, Jeffrey Dickerson of Wilson; maternal grandmother, Maxie Bobbitt of Rocky...

ELMA H. EDMUNDSON

July 22, 1912 - April 3, 2007 PIKEVILLE -- Elma Hare Edmundson died Tuesday. She was a native of Wayne County and daughter of the late Richard and Minnie Hare of the Stoney Creek community and the widow of...

THOMAS W. HATTERY

March 25,1967 - April 4, 2007 Thomas Wayne Hattery, 40, 5623 U.S Highway 70 East, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Santa Clara County, Calif. Memorial service will be Saturday at 4 p.m. at the residence, 5223 U.S....

CAROLYN C. HILL

Feb. 3, 1932 - April 4, 2007 LAGRANGE -- Carolyn Coker Hill, 75, 351 Parkstown Road, died Wednesday at her home. Memorial service will be Friday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, 1500...

JERRY L. HOLLOWAY

Died April 2, 2007 Jerry Lee Holloway died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam Holloway and Elizabeth Spencer. He was a native of Wayne County and was a member of St....

CAROLYN M. JONES

Died April 2, 2007 Carolyn Maxine Jones, 63, 1010 S. Andrews Ave., died Monday at her residence. Funeral services will be noon Saturday at Deeper Life Church Ministries with Apostle Norbert Simmons officiating. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery....

POLLY W. KINSEY

July 4, 1914 - April 1, 2007 OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Polly Williams Kinsey, 92, formerly a long-time resident of Fremont, died Sunday at Sinai Hospital, Baltimore. She made her home in Owings Mills for more than 30 years....

KENNETH LEONARD

Died April 1, 2007 Kenneth Leonard, 46, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was preceded in death by his sister, Louise Leonard; brothers, John and George Seaberry. Funeral services will be noon Saturday at Holy Ghost Cathedral with the...

JESSE J. RHODES

Dec. 30, 1922 - April 4, 2007 Jesse James Rhodes, 84, died Wednesday at his home on Head Street. Born in Johnston County, he was a son of the late Charlie Rufus and Smithie Guin Rhodes. He was a member...

RUBY P. SPENCE

Feb. 11, 1936-April 3, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Ruby Pruitt Spence, 71, 373 Harrell's Hill Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Stuart, Va., she was the daughter of the late William T. and Rebecca Pencie Dunkley...

MARGAREITE WILSON

Margareite Wilson, 89, 814 Devereaux St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is her daughter, Cornelius Eatmon of Goldsboro. Family will receive friends at the home of her daughter, 813 Franklin St. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and...

Wednesday, April 4, 2007

EDGAR A. ALTMAN

May 31, 1915-April 1, 2007 FOUR OAKS -- Edgar Allen Altman, 91, died Sunday at Johnston Memorial Hospital, Smithfield. He was the son of the late Allen and Mary Altman. Mr. Altman was a retired farmer and member of Bentonville...

LENA S. BAKER

Died April 1, 2007 ASHEBORO -- Lena Mae Strider Baker, 48, 6875 Pisgah Covered Bridge Road, died Sunday at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem. Memorial service will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at Center Cross Baptist Church, 1789...

CLASSIE J. BRINSON

Died April 2, 2007 Classie Jane Brinson, 82, 2201 Courtyard Circle, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie J. and Minnie Brinson and was a former WAGES employee. Funeral services will be...

ELMA H. EDMUNDSON

PIKEVILLE -- Elma Hare Edmundson, 94, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

THOMAS W. HATTERY

Thomas Wayne Hattery, 40, 5623 U.S. 70 East, died today at home. Condolences to the family may be posted at www.howellfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, 1500 Wayne Memorial Drive....

GRACE W. HOWELL

Oct. 20, 1925-April 1, 2007 PRINCETON -- Grace Wiggs Howell, 81, 331 Lassiter Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Johnston County and was the daughter of the late James Hubert and Ophelia Braswell Wiggs....

JEFFREY M. JOHNSON

Died March 30, 2007 Jeffrey Mark "Mike" Johnson, 41, 902 B Hopkins St., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Wayne County and a former employee of St. Mary's Hospital, New York. Mr. Johnson was preceded...

HELEN S. MERRITT

Died April 2, 2007 ROSE HILL -- Helen Stevens Merritt, 89, formerly of 518 Merritt Road, died Monday at Golden Care of Wallace. She is the wife of the late Alvin Carroll Merritt. Visitation will be from 1 to 1:45...

ALESE L. O'NEAL

Alese Lane O'Neal, 85, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and online condolences can be sent through www.shumate-faulk.com....

MARTIN RIVERA

Oct.16, 1967-April 1, 2007 Martin Rivera, 39, of North George Street, died Sunday. He was born in Puerto Rico to Ramon and Rafaela Ortiz Rivera. Burial will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Hillside, N.J. Condolences to the family may...

WILLIAM E. ROBINSON

Died March 30, 2007 William Earl Robinson, 52, 151 Airline Place, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was a native of Philadelphia, Pa. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at McIntyre Funeral Home Chapel, 900 S. George St.,...

MATTIE SOUTHERLAND

Jan. 4, 1926-March 29, 2007 WARSAW -- Funeral services for Mattie J. Southerland, 81, 232 N. Works Farm Road, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. from Hines Chapel FWB Church with Dr. Naverro Brown officiating. Burial will follow in the...

RUBY P. SPENCE

Ruby Pruitt Spence, 71, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and online condolences can be sent through www.shumate-faulk.com....

EARL J. TALTON

Oct.13, 1921-April 1, 2007 PRINCETON -- Earl Junior Talton, 85, 1887 Rains Mill Road, died Sunday. He was born to the late Solomon Mac and Mae Pearce Talton. Funeral services will be 7 p.m. Wednesday at Casey Funeral Home, Princeton,...

Tuesday, April 3, 2007

DOROTHY S. BALLANCE

Aug. 9, 1915 - April 2, 2007 FREMONT -- Dorothy Sauls Ballance, 91, 204 N. Goldsboro St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Memorial service will be Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Fremont United Methodist Church, Fremont, with the...

ERMA W. BROWN

Died April 2, 2007 FAISON -- Erma Watson Brown, 87, formerly of 212 S. Sampson St., died Monday at Williamston Rehab. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Devotional Gradens. She is survived by daughters, Joan Wheeler of Williamston,...

CARL F. CORBETT

June 3, 1932 - April 1, 2007 Carl Franklin Corbett, 74, 474 Airport Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Corbett was born in Wayne County to the late Carl Freeman "Cotton" and Emma Wells Corbett. He was...

LELIA K. FAYNE

July 26, 1910 - April 2, 2007 CHAPEL HILL -- Lelia Knick Fayne, 96, Britthaven of Chapel Hill, formerly of 1054 Queen Ann St., Burlington, died Monday after a period of declining health. She was born in Rockbridge County,...

JIMMY HERRING

Nov. 6, 1943 - April 1, 2007 James "Jimmy" Edward Herring, 63, 800 Patetown Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Fu-neral Home and Crematory, Goldsboro,...

LOVIE P. HOLLOMAN

Died April 2, 2007 MOUNT OLIVE -- Lovie Price Holloman, widow of Alton Holloman and mother of the late Dennis Holloman, departed this life the second hour of the second day of April, 2007 at her residence. Her loving and...

GRACE W. HOWELL

Oct. 20, 1925 - April 1, 2007 PRINCETON -- Grace Wiggs Howell, 81, 331 Lassiter Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Johnston County and was the daughter of the late James Hubert and Ophelia...

SHANA D. HUTCHINS

PIKEVILLE -- Shana Denise Hutchins, 28, 164 St., died Saturday in Fremont. Among her survivors is her daughters, Unequa Etheridge, Keyashia Downey, Aryana Horne, all the home; mother, Appie Chatman of Stantonsburg; father Jimmy Rowe of Lumberton. Family will receive...

CAROLYN JONES

Carolyn Jones, 63, 1010 S. Andrews Ave., died Monday at her home. Among her survivors are her daughters, Andrea Coley and Michelle Hodges, both of Goldsboro. Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries, 900 S....

ANGELA S. KORNEGAY

Jan. 23, 1966 - April 1, 2007 Angela Smith Kornegay, 41, 204 Knollwood Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Durwood "Buddy" and Delia "Becky" Smith and was married to Greg Kornegay. Mrs. Kornegay...

ELMO LONG

Elmo Long, 84, 210 Commonsgate Drive, died this morning at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Monday, April 2, 2007

CLASSIE BRINSON

Classie Brinson, 83, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among her survivors is a sister, Bertha Brown. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with McIntyre Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

CARL F. CORBETT

Carl Franklin Corbett, 74, 474 Airport Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RODNEY N. GALLOWAY

Died March 30, 2007 Rodney Nelvin Galloway, 53, formerly of Rosman, N.C., died Friday at Re Nu Life of Goldsboro. The funeral will be held today at 2 p.m. at Old Toxaway Baptist Church. Local funeral arrangements are being handled...

JIMMY HERRING

James "Jimmy" Edward Herring, 63, 800 Patetown Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is his wife, Sonya Herring. Condolences to the family may be posted at www.howellfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and...

GRACE W. HOWELL

PRINCETON -- Grace Wiggs Howell, 81, 331 Lassiter Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Casey Funeral Home....

ANGELA R. KORNEGAY

Angela Rae Kornegay, 41, 204 Knollwood Drive, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Greg Kornegay. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and being handled by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro. Online...

KENNETH LEONARD

Kenneth Leonard, 46, Britthaven of Goldsboro, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is a sister, Pauline Leonard of Mount Olive. The family will receive friends at 216 E. Williamson St., Mount Olive. Arrangements are incomplete and have...

MARTIN RIVERA

Martin Rivera, 39, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Condolences to the family may be posted at www.howellfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory, 1500 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro....

Sunday, April 1, 2007

BESSIE B. BELL

Jan. 20, 1910 - March 31, 2007 Bessie Langhorne Barham Bell, 97, died Saturday morning at Cypress Glenn Retirement Community in Greenville. Mrs. Bell was born in Goldsboro to the late Judge John Langhorne Barham and Hannah Dewey Barham....

JEFFREY JOHNSON

Jeffrey Johnson, 41, 902 B. Hopkins St., died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Nicole Johnson of the home and his mother, Eula Johnson of Goldsboro Arrangements are incomplete and have been entrusted to McIntyre...

HOPE M. JOHNSTON

March 14, 1962 - March 30, 2007 Hope Marsha Johnston, 45, of 110 Buttonwood Road died Friday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Johnston, and was employed with the U.S. Postal Service for over...

SUDIE B. MCLAUGHLIN

Died March 28, 2007 Sudie Blount McLaughlin, 56, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Services will be held at 12 p.m. Monday at Ebenezer M.B. Church in LaGrange with Dr. Michael A. Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Pinelawn Memorial...

NELLIE P. NEWSOME

Oct. 21, 1913 - March 29, 2007 FAISON -- Nellie Parker Newsome, 93, died Thursday. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late James Monroe and Mary Ella Sullivan Parker, and was the last survivor of their...

WILLIAM E. ROBINSON

William Earl Robinson, 51, of 151 Airline Place in Goldsboro, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Among his survivors is his father, James R. El of Philadelphia, Pa. The family will receive friends at the home of Brenda Alston, 151...