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Sunday, August 31, 2008

SHIRLEY J. PARKER

CLINTON -- Shirley Jean Parker, 55, of 305 Dogwood Lane died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and are being handled by Garris Funeral Home....

MARY AZILE WILKINS

June 21, 1921-Aug. 30, 2008 Mary Azile Wilkins, 87, formerly of Princeton, died Saturday morning at Britthaven of Smithfield. The funeral will be 4 p.m. today at Casey Funeral Home with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. Committal services will...

BILLY R. SUTTON

April 10, 1936-Aug. 29, 2008 LaGRANGE -- Billy Ralph Sutton, 72, of 331 N. Beston Road died Friday, Aug. 29, 2008 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A service of remembrance will be held Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008 at 4...

KENNETH EUGENE KENNEDY, SR.

Aug. 29, 1935-Aug. 29, 2008 Kenneth Eugene Kennedy of 558 Farrior Road, Mount Olive, N.C. entered the Church Triumphant on Aug. 29, 2008 after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. A service of worship and thanksgiving for his...

LUIS HERNANDEZ

Died August 26, 2008 Luis Hernandez, 18, of 114 Railroad St., Beulaville, died Tuesday. The funeral will be held Monday at 4 p.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel, Warsaw. Interment will held at a later date in Mexico....

WILLIAM W. LATOU

LaGRANGE -- William Wilson "Bill" Latou, 84, of LaGrange, died Saturday in Naples, Fla. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

GLADYS MINSHEW GRAY

May 15, 1924-Aug. 30, 2008 Gladys Minshew Gray, of 790 New Hope Road, Goldsboro, died at the age of 84 on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2008 at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Seymour...

LEASIE HOWELL GLASS

Died Aug. 30, 2008 Leasie Howell Glass, 82, formerly of Goldsboro passed away Saturday at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Pam McGroarty in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Funeral services will be Monday evening at 6 p.m....

BENNIE ALDRIDGE JR.

Died Aug. 28, 2008 Bennie Aldridge Jr., 68 of 875 Durham Lake Road, Dudley, died Thursday at his home. A graveside service will be held today at 2:30 p.m. at the Aldridge Family Cemetery. He was the son of...

Friday, August 29, 2008

ADDIE B. BEST

Oct. 1, 1938-Aug. 22, 2008 GREENSBORO -- Addie Bell Best, 69, of 105 Eleanor Place, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, Aug. 22 at Kindred Hospital. Her life and service to God...

EMILY J. EDWARDS

April 16, 1920-Aug. 28, 2008 Emily Jones Edwards, 88, passed away on Thursday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Graveside services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park with the Rev....

SHIRLEY B. BELL

Died Aug. 28, 2008 STANTONSBURG -- Shirley Batts Bell, 72, died Thursday. Visitation will be held on Saturday at Watery Branch Free Will Baptist Church, 425 Watery Branch Church Road, Stantonsburg, from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will...

DELLA M. GINN

March 20, 1930-Aug. 28, 2008 SNOW HILL -- Mrs. Della Mae Marshburn Ginn, 78, passed away Thursday morning at Craven Regional Medical Center in New Bern. Graveside services will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Snow...

LENA C. MILLS

Dec. 24, 1920-Aug. 27, 2008 ROCKLEDGE, Fla. -- Lena Coombs Mills, 87, died Wednesday at Wuesthoff Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Wayne Memorial Park....

ELNORA ACOFF

Died Aug. 28, 2008 Elnora "Dipper" Acoff, 63, 412 S. John St., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

BENNIE ALDRIDGE JR.

Died Aug. 28, 2008 DUDLEY -- Mr. Bennie Aldridge Jr., 875 Durham Lake Road, died Thursday at his home. Arrangments are incomplete Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

KENNETH E. KENNEDY

Died Aug. 29, 2008 CALYPSO -- Kenneth E. Kennedy, 73, 558 Farrior Road, died early today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive...

Thursday, August 28, 2008

HOWARD S. JOHNSON

April 8, 1928-Aug. 26, 2008 Howard Simon Johnson, 80, 408 S. Oak Forest Road, passed away on Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held on Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home....

VEDREN L. BREWINGTON JR.

Jan. 13, 1944-Aug. 22, 2008 Retired, Master Sgt. Vedren L. Brewington Jr., 64, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Brew," 110 Cashwell Drive, died on Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday...

EMILY J. EDWARDS

Died Aug. 28, 2008 Emily Jones Edwards, 88, died Thursday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LUIS M. AHERNANDEZ

Died Aug. 26, 2008 Luis M. Ahernandez, 18, Beulaville, died Tuesday from injuries sustained from an auto accident Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home in Warsaw....

EDDIE CANNON

Died Aug. 25, 2008 KINSTON -- Eddie Cannon, 72, 1693 Davis Road, Snow Hill, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Maury Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, Maury. Interment...

ALEXANDER GLASPIE

Died Aug. 24, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Alexander Glaspie, 45, 113 McDonald Drive, died Sunday at his residence. He is survived by his wife Joyce Moore Glaspie and three children. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m....

FREEMAN L. ALDRIDGE SR.

Died Aug. 25, 2008 Mr. Freeman Levonier Aldridge Sr., 76, 679 Durham Road, Dudley, son of the late John and Ora Aldridge, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at...

JOHNNIE M. JARMAN

Died Aug. 25, 2008 Mother Johnnie Mae Jarman, 77, triumphantly passed from labor to reward at her residence on Monday. Her rich legacy of prayer and service to God and humanity will be celebrated on Saturday at noon at...

ANNIE D. BIZZELL

Died Aug. 26, 2008 Annie Doris Bizzell, 52, 4496 Highway 111 S., slipped into the waiting arms of her Lord on Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Her homegoing service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Mount Zion...

ADDIE B. BEST

Died Aug. 22, 2008 Addie Belle Best, 69, 105 Eleanor Place, entered eternal rest on Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Her life and service to God and humanity will be celebrated on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Greater St....

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

MAXINE V. HOLLOMAN

Died Aug. 26, 2008 Maxine Vail Holloman, 78, 2335 Old Smithfield Road, passed away on Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. K.L. Buffalo...

THELMA I. JOHNSON

Died Aug. 24, 2008 NEW BERN -- Thelma Ingram Johnson died Sunday. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at The First Missionary Baptist Church, 819 Cypress St., New Bern. Arrangements are being handled by Oscar...

JAMES H. BRITT JR.

Aug. 13, 1924-Aug. 25, 2008 NEWTON GROVE -- James Harmon "Jimmy" Britt Jr. died Monday. Funeral services wll be held on Thursday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul Free Will Baptist Church with Dr. Michael Pelt, the Rev. Braxton...

NOLTON HORNSBY

Died Aug. 26, 2008 Nolton Hornsby, 73, died on Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service. HOWARD S. JOHNSON Died Aug. 26, 2008 Howard Simon Johnson, 80, died on Tuesday at...

ANNIE BIZZELL

Died Aug. 26, 2008 Annie Bizzell, 52, 4496 Hwy 111 S., Seven Springs, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her husband Henry Bizzell. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

MARLENE B. STARNES

Died Aug. 25, 2008 CLINTON -- Marlene Best Starnes, 69, died Monday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, Warsaw. Visitation will follow the service. Graveside services...

JOHNNIE M. JARMAN

Died Aug. 25, 2008 Mother Johnnie M. Jarman, 77, 309 Meadow Road, died Monday at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at the McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

LOIS BEST POTTS HORNE

Died Aug. 24, 2008 FAISON -- Lois Best Potts Horne, 74, died Sunday at Wake Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Community Funeral Home Chapel in Warsaw. Burial will follow the service...

WILLIE J. HODGES

Died Aug. 22, 2008 Mr. Willie J. Hodges, 46, 3473 Apple Meadow Drive, passed away on Friday. Funeral services will be held today at noon at New Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Fuquay-Varina. Burial will follow in the church...

NETTIE C. HERRING

Died Aug. 24, 2008 ROSE HILL -- Nettie Cameron Herring, 88, died on Sunday at her residence. Burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery today at 11 a.m. with a memorial service following at 2 p.m. at Mount Zion...

KENNETH L. HERRING

Died Aug. 20, 2008 The Rev. Dr. Kenneth L. Herring, 71, Greenevers Community, died Wednesday, Aug. 20 at his home. Funeral services will be held at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, Rose Hill on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. with...

RONALD E. WILSON

Aug. 18, 1916-Aug. 24, 2008 DAVIDSON -- Ronald Earl Wilson, retired Lt. Col., U.S. Army, 92, died Sunday at The Pines of Davidson. Private graveside services will be held at Wayne Memorial Park. A native of Beautancus in Duplin...

LATHAN V. WILLIFORD

June 10, 1945-Aug. 23, 2008 KINSTON -- Lathan Vernon Williford, 63, passed away Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. Mr....

FREEMAN L. ALDRIDGE

Died Aug. 25, 2008 Mr. Freeman Levonier Aldridge, 76, 679 Durham Lake Road, Dudley, died on Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Cards, love-grams, and condolences may be faxed to Hamilton Funeral Chapel at 735-4725 or e-mail to [email protected]. Arrangements...

Monday, August 25, 2008

JESSIE J. DUNBAR

Jessie James Dunbar, 51, 1704 Edgerton St., formerly of New Jersey, died this morning at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

MARLENE STARNES

WARSAW -- Marlene Starnes, 69, Wade St., died today at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

VANDERBILT LANE JR.

Died Aug. 20, 2008 Vanderbilt Lane Jr., 72, 703 Prince Ave., passed from this earthly labor to heavenly reward Wednesday at his residence. His life will be celebrated Tuesday at 11 a.m. at L.N. Forbes Tabernacle with Bishop L.N....

MATTHEW R. GRAHAM

Died Aug. 24, 2008 GRANTHAM -- Matthew Ryan Graham, 21, passed away Sunday morning. A memorial service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Providence United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in...

WALLACE E. THORNE

Oct. 13, 1927-Aug. 23, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Wallace E. Thorne, 80, 1584 New Hope Road, died Saturday at his home. Wallace was the son of the late Elmer and Ruth Rowe Thorne. Funeral services will be held today at...

REV. MARVIN R. HOWELL

Nov. 7, 1931-Aug. 23, 2008 The Rev. Marvin Ray Howell, 76, went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday surrounded by his loved ones. Homegoing services will be held on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Pentecostal...

NETTIE C. HERRING

ROSE HILL -- Nettie Cameron Herring, 88, Center St., died Sunday at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Community Funeral Home of Rose Hill....

LOIS B. HOME

FAISON -- Lois Best Home, 74, Friendship Church Road, died Sunday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are incomplete at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

ALEXANDER GLASPIE

MOUNT OLIVE -- Alexander Glaspie, 45, 113 McDonald Drive, died Sunday morning at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Mount Olive....

JANET MARIE LEBLANC NATION

Aug. 30, 1933-Aug. 22, 2008 Janet Marie LeBlanc Nation died Friday at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brooks Avenue Church of Christ. Interment will follow at Raleigh Memorial Park. A native of Louisiana,...

FREDRICK D. RODGERS

Died Aug. 20, 2008 Fredrick D. Rodgers, passed away Wednesday at Juniper Spring Rest Home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at Juniper Springs Chapel. Burial will follow in McKoy Cemetery, Ivanhoe, N.C. Born in Wayne County to the...

WALTER BARFIELD JR.

Died Aug. 22, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Walter Barfield Jr., 77, 209 Lee's Country Club Road, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Celebration of Life services will be held on Tuesday at noon at the Goldsboro-Raleigh Assembly Church of...

Sunday, August 24, 2008

MARY CATHERINE PENDERED

Died Aug. 18, 2008 GREENVILLE -- Mary Catherine Dodge Mack Pendered, 90, died Monday in the embrace of her children. A celebration of Mrs. Pendered's life is set for Friday at 2 p.m. in Brown Chapel at Cypress Glen...

TRACY S. WOODSON

Aug. 26, 1962-Aug. 21, 2008 ROUGEMONT -- Tracy Sutton Woodson, 45, 6401 Coltsfoot Drive, passed away Thursday morning at his home. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with the Rev. Johnny...

WALLACE E. THORNE

Oct. 13, 1928-Aug. 23, 2008 LaGRANGE -- Wallace E. Thorne, 79, of 1584 New Hope Road, died Saturday, Aug. 23, 2008, at his home. Funeral services will be held Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at 4 p.m. from Rouse Funeral...

JANET MARIE LEBLANC NATION

Aug. 30, 1933-Aug. 22, 2008 Janet Marie LeBlanc Nation died Friday at her residence. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Brooks Avenue Church of Christ. Interment will follow at Raleigh Memorial Park. A native of Louisiana,...

DOUGLAS E. FARRIOR

Died Aug. 21, 2008 Douglas Eugene "Gennie Boy" Farrior, 50, of Kenans-ville, died Thursday. Funeral services will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, 472 Wells Town Road, Rose Hill on Monday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Gregory Carr...

VANDERBILT LANE JR.

Died Aug. 20, 2008 Vanderbilt Lane Jr., 72, 703 Prince Ave., passed from this earthly labor to heavenly reward Wednesday at his residence. His life will be celebrated Tuesday at 11 a.m. at L.N. Forbes Tabernacle with Bishop L.N....

LATHAN WILLIFORD

SEVEN SPRINGS -- Lathan Williford, 64, died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

VEDREN L. BREWINGTON JR.

Vedren L. Brewington Jr., 64, of 110 Cashwell Drive, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

ADDIE BEST

GREENSBORO -- Addie Best, 69, 105 Eleanor Place, died Friday in the Kindred Hospital in Greensboro. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

ROCKY A. COGGINS

Died Aug. 21, 2008 PINETOPS -- Rocky Allen Coggins, 47, died Thursday. Graveside services will be held today at 2 p.m. at Pineview Cemetery, Pinetops, with the Rev. Kristen Williams officiating. Honorably discharged, Staff Sgt. Rocky proudly served in...

Friday, August 22, 2008

FANNIE W. HOWELL

July 30, 1912-Aug. 21, 2008 PIKEVILLE -- Fannie Woodle Howell, 96, 200 Collingwood Drive, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday morning surrounded by her family at home. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 7...

RUBY D. COLLINS

Died Aug. 20, 2008 WARSAW -- Ruby Doris Collins, 62, 190 Thomas Brinson Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Rainbow Baptist Church with the Rev. Alphonza Williamson officiating....

MARY L. RUSS

Dec. 5, 1941-Aug. 20, 2008 Mary Lane Russ, 66, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. At Mary's request, no formal funeral services will be held. Born in Robeson County, she was the daughter of the late Frank T. and...

AVA SIMMONS

Funeral services for Mrs. Ava Simmons will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Liberty Grove Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Harold Warren officiating. Burial will follow at St. Matthews Cemetery. Mrs. Simmons is survived by one daughter, Vivian...

WILLIAM D. WIGGS SR.

Sept. 15, 1942Aug. 21, 2008 SELMA — William Douglas “Doug” Wiggs Sr., 65, died Thursday morning in Johnston Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Saturday at the Grace Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jason Thomas, the Rev....

GORDON J. BOYLE

March 28, 1926-Aug. 21, 2008 Master Sgt. Gordon “Gerry” John Boyle, retired U.S.A.F., 82, passed away on Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Seymour Funeral...

WALTER BARFIELD JR.

MOUNT OLIVE -- Mr. Walter Barfield Jr., 77, 209 Lees Country Road, died this morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Mr. Barfield was President and Funeral Director of Garris Funeral Home, Inc. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home...

FREDRICK D. RODGERS

Fredrick D. Rodgers, 55, died Wednesday at Juniper Spring Rest Home. Arrangements are incomplete at Dunn Funeral Home....

MABLE H. SMITH

Died Aug. 16, 2008 “I have fought a good fight: I have finished my course. I have kept the faith." II Timothy 4:7 Mable Hall Smith “Mother,” the daughter of the late Odie and Emma Hall, was born April...

TRACY S. WOODSON

Aug. 26, 1962-Aug. 21, 2008 ROUGEMONT — Tracy Sutton Woodson, 45, 6401 Coltsfoot Drive, passed away Thursday morning at his home. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with the Rev. Johnny...

DOROTHY E. BEST

Funeral services for Dorothy R. Best will be held today at 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Willard Hardison officiating. Burial will follow in Wayne Memorial Park. The family greeted friends from 1 to 2...

Thursday, August 21, 2008

RUBY D. COLLINS

Died Aug. 20, 2008 WARSAW — Ruby Doris Collins, 62, 190 Thomas Brinson Road, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home....

LEROY DAVIS

Dec. 24, 1955-Aug. 15, 2008 PRINCETON — Leroy "Pee Wee" Davis, 52, 817 Princeton Road, slept into the master's care on Friday, Aug. 15 at Wayne Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer. A celebration of life will...

DOROTHY E. BEST

April 19, 1921-Aug. 20, 2008 Dorothy Elizabeth Raynor Best, 87, passed away on Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Frank Purvis officiating. Burial...

MARY L. RUSS

Dec. 5, 1941-Aug. 20, 2008 Mary Lane Russ, 66, died last night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro....

TRACY WOODSON

Died Aug. 21, 2008 ROUGEMONT — Tracy Woodson, 45, died this morning at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory. Online condolences may be directed to www.shumate-faulk.com....

ANNIE W. HOWELL

Died Aug. 21, 2008 PIKEVILLE — Fannie Woodle Howell, 96, 200 Collingwood Drive, died today at home. The family will be meeting at the home of her daughter, Lynda Ivey, 211 Byant St., Fremont. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at...

FREIDA F. CAPPS

April 4, 1960–Aug. 19, 2008 Freida "Princess" Farfour Capps, 48, Clingman St., passed away Tuesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill after a lengthy illness. Mass of Christian burial will be held Friday at 11...

VANDERBILT LANE

Died Aug. 20, 2008 Vanderbilt Lane, 72, 703 Prince Ave., died Wednesday evening at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

MABLE H. SMITH

April 26, 1923-Aug. 16, 2008 Homegoing services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Saint Delight United Holy Church in Parkstown. Burial will follow at Wayne Memorial Park. Mable Hall Smith "Mother," the daughter of the late Odie...

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

ERNEST K. EDWARDS

July 26, 1927-Aug. 18, 2008 GREENSBORO -- Ernest K. Edwards, 81, 1105 Monticello St., formerly of Goldsboro, died Monday morning at Beacon Place. Visitation will be Friday at 12:30 p.m., followed by a memorial service at 2 p.m., at...

MABLE G. SMITH

April 26, 1923-Aug. 16, 2008 Mable Gray Hall Smith, 85, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Saint Delight United Holy Church in Parkstown. Burial will follow at Wayne Memorial...

CURTIS K. WAGNER

March 20, 1952-Aug. 19, 2008 Curtis Kenneth "Curt" Wagner, 56, died on Tuesday at SunBridge Nursing Center in Mount Olive. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. He was preceded in death by his parents,...

AVA SIMMONS

Mrs. Ava Simmons, 78, 507 Fire Tower Road, Apt. E, LaGrange, died Monday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Services....

FREIDA F. CAPPS

Freida Farfour Capps, 48, Clingman St., died Tuesday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

MILDRED H. COLLINS

July 7, 1921-Aug. 19, 2008 Mildred Hollowell Collins, 87, 2806 Salem Church Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park with Pastor's Elbert Hollowell and Neal Wingfield...

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

ELSIE B. AROMANDO

Died Aug. 16, 2008 SUMTER, S.C. -- Elsie Bradsher Aromando, 82, beloved wife of the late Paul Joseph Aromando Sr., died on Saturday at Unihealth Post Acute Care of Columbia, S.C. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday...

FLORENCE M. LESPERANCE-HOWELL

July 3, 1939-Aug. 11, 2008 BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Florence M. Lesperance-Howell, 69, passed away on Aug. 11. Florence was born on July 3, 1939, in Bridgewater, Mass. to the late George and Stephania Lesperance. She was enlisted in the...

RICHARD T. HALL

Died Aug. 18, 2008 NEWTON GROVE -- Richard Thomas Hall, 57, formerly of Texas, died Monday. Funeral services will be held on Thursday at 2 p.m. at West and Dunn Funeral Home Chapel, Newton Grove with the Rev. Donald...

BELINDA T. MCNAIR

Died Aug. 17, 2008 JACKSONVILLE -- Ms. Belinda Teresa White McNair, 48, died Sunday at Britthaven of Onslow. Funeral services will be held at the Saint Lewis Missionary Baptist Church, Chinquapin on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev....

JOHN H. WILLIAMS JR.

MANSON -- John Hussey Williams Jr. died suddenly at his home. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Golden Grove Cemetery. Mr. Williams was born on June 16, 1958, in New Hanover County. He...

BOBBY L. JOHNSON

May 22, 1945-Aug. 17, 2008 Mr. Bobby Lee Johnson, 63, 4108 Stevens Mill Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Rose and Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson...

Monday, August 18, 2008

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OLIVER V. LILLY JR.

Chief Master Sgt. Oliver V. (O.V.) Lilly Jr., U.S. Air Force retired, died late Saturday evening in Goldsboro. Local arrangements are being handled by Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Calfee Funeral Home in Beckley, W.Va., is also in...

ELIZABTH J. SWINSON

Nov. 17, 1934-Aug. 17, 2008 BELFAST -- Elizabeth Jane "Skeeter" Swinson, 73, Highway 117 N., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. She was born in...

JESSIE BRITT WILLIAMS

Jan. 2, 1927-Aug. 15, 2008 WINSTON-SALEM -- Jessie Britt Williams, 81, formerly of Garner, passed away on Friday. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. at Ernest Myatt Presbyterian Church in Raleigh with burial to follow...

WILLIAM R. JARRELL

Nov. 5, 1947-Aug. 14, 2008 William Richard "Bill" Jarrell, 60, 601 Goldleaf Drive, died early Thursday at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Memorial services will be held Saturday, Aug. 23, at 3 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Chapel. Born...

Sunday, August 17, 2008

STEVEN L. PROSSER

March 17, 1953-Aug. 14, 2008 PIKEVILLE -- Steven Lynn Prosser, 55, passed away on Thursday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home with the Revs....

MABLE H. SMITH

Died Aug. 16, 2008 Mable Hall Smith, 85, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

THOMAS H. KNUCKLES

July 18, 1942-Aug. 16, 2008 Thomas Harold Knuckles, 66, 787 Eli Olive Road, died Saturday. He was born July 18, 1942, in Johnston County to the late Thomas and Irene Wadsworth Knuckles. He is survived by his wife, Cecelia...

WILLIAM R. JARRELL

Nov. 5, 1947-Aug. 14, 2008 William Richard "Bill" Jarrell, 60, 601 Goldleaf Drive, died early Thursday at the Brian Center in Goldsboro. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, Aug. 23 at 3 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Chapel....

SARA M. HINES

Sept. 26, 1923-Aug. 6, 2008 KENANSVILLE -- Sara Martin Hines, 84, died Saturday at her home. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Warsaw Presbyterian Church, 203 E. Hill St. A private burial will be held. Visitation...

JOHN B. CASTEEN

Died Aug. 15, 2008 FAISON -- Mr. John Boyd Casteen, 62, 149 Park Circle Drive, died Friday. A graveside funeral service will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at the Faison Cemetery with the Rev. Paul Rose officiating. Mr....

LEROY DAVIS

Leroy Davis, 52, of 817 Princeton Road, Princeton, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Rhodes Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

DAVID B. MCKNIGHT

Aug. 8, 1958-Aug. 16, 2008 David Bryan McKnight, 50, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Adamsville Baptist Church with the...

CALLIE C. WILLIAMSON

March 25, 1915-Aug. 15, 2008 Callie Cottle Williamson, 93, passed away Friday morning at home surrounded by her family. A memorial service will be held at Monday at 11 a.m. at First Christian Church with Dr. Fred Clarke officiating....

WILLIE D. SPARKS

March 30, 1934-Aug. 14, 2008 Willie D. Sparks, 74, passed away suddenly on Thursday evening at his home. Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor David Jackson officiating. Burial will follow...

RUTH ROWE

Died Aug. 14, 2008 Ruth Rowe, 70, 1511 Catalpa St., peacefully passed from labor to reward Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She will be funeralized Monday at 11 a.m. at the Bear Creek Association Headquarters 1800 S. Slocumb St....

RICHARD MOORE

Oct. 13, 1939-Aug. 15, 2008 James Richard Moore, 68, passed away on Friday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. A service to celebrate Richard's life will be held Sunday at 7 p.m. at First Free Will...

Friday, August 15, 2008

RUTH ROWE

Died Aug. 14, 2008 Ruth Rowe, 70, 1511 Catalpa St., peacefully passed from labor to reward Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She will be funeralized Monday at 11 a.m. at the Bear Creek Association Headquarters 1800 S. Slocumb St....

JERRY J. ALMOND

Died Aug. 9, 2008 A celebration of life for Jerry Jerome Almond, 56, 106 Pollock St., Mount Olive, who died Saturday at the Veterans Hospital in Durham, will be held Saturday at 4 p.m. at Rhodes Funeral Home Chapel...

WOODROW F. BROWN

Died Aug. 13, 2008 WALLACE -- Woodrow Franklin Brown, 78, died Wednesday at Duplin General Hospital. Visitation will be held on Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Community Funeral Home in Rose Hill. Funeral services will be on...

BISHOP THURMAN R. LOFTON

Died Aug. 11, 2008 SMITHFIELD -- Bishop Thurman Ruth Lofton, 60, 113 N. 7th St., passed away Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at L. N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist...

STEVEN L. PROSSER

Died Aug. 14, 2008 PIKEVILLE -- Steven L. Prosser, 55, died Thursday evening at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WILLIE D. SPARKS

Died Aug. 14, 2008 Willie D. Sparks, 74, 106 Sheridan Road, died Thursday evening at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JOSEPH H. HATCHER

Nov. 30, 1969-Aug. 1, 2008 Jospeh H. Hatcher, 38, passed away on Aug. 1, 2008 in Katy, Texas. He was born on Nov. 30,1969, in Oklahoma City, Okla. He had an associate degree in mechanical drafting from Rose State...

SALLIE L. WARD

Nov. 18, 1937-Aug. 12, 2008 Sallie Rae Lane Ward, 71, passed away on Tuesday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Wayne County Cemetery. Sallie was born in Pamlico County on...

Thursday, August 14, 2008

WILLIAM R. JARRELL

Nov. 5, 1947-Aug. 14, 2008 William R. Jarrell, 60, died this morning at the Brian Center of Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home. Online condolences may be directed to www.shumate -faulk.com....

JAMES L. MORGAN

Sept. 8, 1947-Aug .12, 2008 KINSTON — James "Sonny" Lynwood Morgan, 60, died Tuesday evening at Lenoir County Memorial Hospital. He was the son of Beatrice Parks Gooding of Kinston and the late Callus Earl Morgan of Kinston. Among...

REV. LEONARD E. BELL

Nov. 6, 1951-Aug. 8, 2008 Rev. Leonard Earl Bell, 56, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Buddy," 917 Dollard Town Road, departed this life on Friday at his residence. Funeral services will be conducted on Saturday at...

MARGARET M. WYNN

Died Aug. 11, 2008 A homegoing celebration for Ms. Margaret Lee Mevin Wynn, 74, 1711-A Holly St., who slept into eternal rest on Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital, will be held Saturday at noon at Gospel Tabernacle of Deliverance,...

JAMES C. COTTLE JR.

Died Aug. 13, 2008 FAISON -- Mr. James Clarence Cottle Jr., 83, 432 S.W. Center St., died Wednesday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday at Faison United Methodist Church...

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

BERNICE BRINSON

Died Aug. 11, 2008 FAYETTEVILLE -- Mr. Bernice Brinson, 77, Magnolia, died Monday at Veterans Hospital. Funeral services will be held at the New Kenansville First Baptist Church, Kenansville, on Saturday at 3 p.m. Burial will follow at the...

GARFIELD BIZZELL SR.

Died Aug. 11, 2008 Garfield Bizzell Sr., 92, 3141 Arrington Bridge Road, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. Jerusalem Baptist Church, Seven Springs. Burial and Masonic rites will follow in...

ARTHUR L. JANEY

Sept. 25, 1951-Aug. 11, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Arthur Lewis Janey, 56, passed away on Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home with John...

CHESTER B. MELVIN

Feb. 24, 1924-Aug. 11, 2008 Chester Booth Melvin, 84, 508 Old Mount Olive Highway, died late Tuesday night at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with Pastor Eddie McClure...

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

WAYNE E. GOW

Nov. 30, 1945-Aug. 10, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Wayne Earl Gow, 62, passed away suddenly on Sunday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at First Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Jim Whitfield...

GEORGE A. VAN DYKE

Sept. 1, 1937-Aug. 11, 2008 George Allan Van Dyke age 70, died early Monday morning at his residence. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Chapel. Graveside services will be held Friday at...

JIMMIE W. EASON

Jan. 31, 1939-Aug.10, 2008 DUDLEY -- Jimmie Woodrow Eason, 69, passed away on Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with Bishop Gary C. Corbett presiding. Burial will...

EARL NEWSOME

July 29, 1938-Aug. 11, 2008 Edward Earl Newsome, 70, passed away Monday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be tonight at 7 p.m. at the United In Christ Church, on Patetown Road,...

JUANITA T. GOODING

June 7, 1921-Aug. 10, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Juanita Taylor Gooding, 87, 4727 Bulltown Road, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Rouse Funeral Home with...

ARTHUR JANEY

Died Aug. 11, 2008 Arthur Janey, 56, died on Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HELLEN L. SWINSON

May 16, 1921-Aug. 11, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Hellen Lee Parker Swinson, 87, Raleigh, formerly of the Beautancus community, died Monday at Universal Health Care. Services will be at 3 p.m. on Wednesday at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount...

WINFIELD C. WILLIAMS

Aug. 1, 1922-Aug. 9, 2008 Mr. Winfield "Jimmie" Clemons Williams, 86, 302 Oleander Avenue, went to be with his maker on Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted on Thursday at 11 a.m. at the First African Baptist Church, 803...

JERRY J. ALMOND

Died Aug. 9, 2008 Mr. Jerry Jerome Almond, 55 106 Pollock St., Mount Olive, died Saturday at the Veterans Hospital in Durham. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

MARGARET M. WYNN

Died Aug. 11, 2008 Mrs. Margaret Lee Mervin Wynn 74, 1711 A Holly St., died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

CHESTER B. MELVIN

Feb. 24, 1924-Aug.11, 2008 Chester Booth Melvin, 84, died Monday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

GARFIELD BIZZELL SR.

Died Aug. 11, 2008 Garfield Bizzell Sr., 92, 3141 Arrington Bridge Road, died Monday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

Monday, August 11, 2008

JIMMIE W. EASON

Died Aug. 10, 2008 Jimmie Woodrow Eason, 69, died Sunday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GEORGE A. VAN DYKE

Died Aug. 11, 2008 DUDLEY -- George Allan Van Dyke, 70, died Monday morning at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

WAYNE E. GOW

Died Aug. 10, 2008 Wayne Earl Gow, 62, died Sunday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

MARY K. KING

Jan. 10, 1934-Aug. 9, 2008 Mary Edna Kornegay King, 74, passed away Saturday evening at Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation of Mount Olive. Born in Duplin County on Jan. 10, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Bernice and...

JUANITA GOODING

Died Aug. 10, 2008 KINSTON -- Juanita Gooding, 87, of 4727 Bulltown Road, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

FRANCES H. SMITH

June 20, 1931-Aug. 10, 2008 KINSTON -- Mary Frances Herring Smith, 77, of Kinston, died Sunday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Herring was born in Lenoir County to the late Oscar Edward Herring Sr. and Katie Garris Herring. A...

VELMA G. SMITH

May 1, 1908-Aug. 8, 2008 Velma Gregory Smith, 100, passed away peacefully Friday at the Brian Center surrounded by family and friends. A native of Johnston County, Mrs. Smith was born on May 1, 1908 to the late John...

LOIS P. MITCHELL

Died Aug. 10, 2008 Mrs. Lois Pittman Mitchell, 73, of 3705 Central Heights Road, went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday at the Sterling House. A native of Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late...

JOSEPH M. HESTER, M.D.

July 3, 1919-Aug. 8, 2008 Dr. Joseph McMurray Hester, 89, passed away Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born on July 3, 1919 to Dr. Joseph Robert Hester and Susie Finch Hester. Dr. Hester is survived by his...

PHYL W. KENNEDY

Feb. 26, 1948-Aug. 10, 2008 GREENVILLE -- Phyl Walker Kennedy, 60, of Greenville, died Sunday at his home. Phyl was born in Greene County to the late Dallas L. Kennedy and Olive Carter Kennedy. Graveside services will be held...

JERRY D. SUTTON

Dec. 10, 1946-Aug. 9, 2008 Jerry Dean Sutton, 61, of 7855 Beaman Old Creek Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Jerry was born in Wayne County to the late Dean "Snow Ball" Sutton and Gladys Wooten Sutton. A...

Sunday, August 10, 2008

LEONARD EARL BELL

Leonard Earl Bell, 56, of 917 Dollar Town Road died Friday at his residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

NANCY P. BAUCOM

Died Aug. 7, 2008 ASHEBORO -- Nancy Pearce Baucom, 84, of Goldsboro died Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008 at the home of her daughter following a long illness. Mrs. Baucom was a native of Berwick, Penn. She spent much of...

CLEO ARMWOOD

Died Aug. 5, 2008 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Cleo Armwood, 78, 220 Savannah St. died Tuesday at his residence. He was born in Sampson County to the late Almond and Hepsie Simmons Armwood. The funeral will be Monday at 1...

JOSEPH H. HATCHER

Nov. 30, 1969-Aug. 1, 2008 Joseph H. Hatcher, 38, passed away on Aug. 1, 2008. He was born Nov. 30, 1969 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Joe worked for T3 Energy as a draftsman and was an active member of...

VANETTE M. JESTER

Died Aug. 1, 2008 ONANCOCK, Va. -- Vanette M. Jester, 61, died Friday, Aug. 1 at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Va. She is survived by her husband, Delmas W. Jester of Onancock; four daughters; four sons-in-law;...

GEORGIA P. DENTZER

Died Aug. 8, 2008 Georgia Phillips Dentzer, 85, of Swansboro, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. She was preceded in death by parents, Semmie and Lena Meadows Phillips and husband, Robert L. Dentzer. The funeral will...

RICHARD C. DAVIS

A family burial service was held in Elmwood Cemetery for Richard C. Davis, 49, on Friday. He had served aboard the U.S.S. Spartanburg County while in the Navy. Surviving him is his mother, Ruth Williamson Davis Dowdy Jernigan and...

JOSEPH MCMURRAY HESTER, M.D.

July 3, 1919-Aug. 8, 2008 Dr. Joseph McMurray Hester of 1806 Evergreen Ave., Goldsboro, passed away on Aug. 8, 2008 at 89 years of age. He was born on July 3, 1919 to Dr. Joseph Robert Hester and Susie...

VELMA GREGORY SMITH

Died May 1, 1908 Velma Gregory Smith, 100, passed away peacefully Friday at the Brian Center surrounded by family and friends. A native of Johnston Country, Mrs. Smith was born on May 1, 1908 to the late John Norman...

WINFIELD CLEMONS "JIMMIE" WILLIAMS

Winfield "Jimmie" Williams, 86, of 302 S. Oleander Ave. died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

J. BURNICE WHALEY

Died Aug. 8, 2008 WARSAW -- J. Burnice Whaley died Friday at his home, 145 Vance Phillips Road. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth and three children. Graveside services will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Devotional Gardens, Warsaw. A...

ALICE S. WHALEY

Died Aug. 6, 2008 WARSAW -- Alice Sanderson Whaley, 85, formerly of Warsaw, died Wednesday in Georgia. Mrs. Whaley is survived by four children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thurman L. Whaley and two children. The...

JERRY D. SUTTON

Jerry Dean Sutton, 61, of Sutton's Retirement Center, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete from Rouse Funeral Home, LaGrange....

Friday, August 8, 2008

WILLIAM R. JACKSON

Dec. 9, 1929-Aug. 7, 2008 DUNN -- William Robert Jackson, 78, of Dunn, died Thursday morning at his residence. He was born Dec. 9, 1929 in Cumberland County to the late William Hubbard and Bertie Bullock Jackson. He was...

MARGIE M. BIZZELL

Aug. 22, 1951-July 31, 2008 Margie Mae Lewis Bizzell, 56, died at her home Thursday, July 31. She was born to the late Amaziah Lewis Sr. and Sevelia Lewis on August 22, 1951 in Wayne County. She graduated from...

WINSOR F. INGRAM

Died Aug. 6, 2008 Winsor Frank Ingram Sr., 78, of 200-B North Pointe Apts., died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Ten children survive. The funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Gilead Baptist Church, Mount Olive,...

ALICE WHALEY

Died Aug. 6, 2008 GEORGIA -- Alice Whaley, widow of Thurman Whaley, died Wednesday in Georgia. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Community Funeral Home of Warsaw....

TURNER C. WILLIAMS

Died Aug. 3, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Turner C. Williams, 57, formerly of Duplin County, died Sunday at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. His survivors include two sons, three daughters, four siblings, nine grandchildren, one great-grandchild, three aunts and...

ICHARD C. DAVIS

A family burial service was held in Elmwood Cemetery for Richard C. Davis, 49, on Friday. He had served aboard the USS Spartanburg County while in the Navy. Surviving him is his mother, Ruth Williamson Davis Dowdy Jernigan and...

ANNIE A. EVANS

Jan. 2, 1921-Aug. 7, 2008 Annie Aycock Evans, 87, passed away Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Mrs. Evans was born in Johnston County on Jan. 2, 1921 to the late Jesse Aycock and Elma...

JESSE R. PHILLIPS

Jan. 19, 1924-Aug. 6, 2008 PRINCETON -- Jesse Ralph Phillips, 84, of 3006 Progressive Church Road, Princeton, died Wednesday evening. He was born January 19, 1924 and was the son of the late James Ruffin and Annie Crocker Phillips....

VANETTE M. JESTER

Died Aug. 1, 2008 ONANCOCK, VA. -- Vanette M. Jester died Friday, Aug. 1 at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond. She is survived by her husband, Delmar W. Jester of Onancock, Va.; four daughters; four sons-in-law; seven...

LORRAINE B. WARD

June 22, 1913-Aug. 6, 2008 Sadie Lorraine Barwick Ward, 95, passed away Wednesday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Lorraine was born in Wayne County on June 22, 1913 to the late George Washington Barwick and Charity Ann Lee...

THOMAS ARRINGTON III

Nov. 5, 1950-July 2008 HOUSTON -- In July 2008, our beloved son, nephew, cousin and friend, Thomas Arrington III, 57, of Houston, Texas, passed away following a valiant fight with cancer. "Tommy" was born in Richmond, Va., on Nov....

BURNIC G. ROSS

Aug. 20, 1949 -- Aug. 5, 2008 LaGRANGE -- Burnic "Pete" Gray Ross, 58, of 302 Madison Ann Drive, died Tuesday at his home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Central Heights Free Will Baptist Church...

Thursday, August 7, 2008

VINCENT M. BRYANT

Died Aug. 1, 2008 LaGRANGE -- Mr. Vincent Maurice Bryant, 48, 101 N. Forbes St., died Friday at his home. Funeral services for Mr. Bryant will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 2600 Rouse Road,...

VERNICE M. ARTIS

Died Aug. 4, 2008 Vernice Moore Artis, 68, 1600 Tampa St., Apt. No. 7, departed this earthly life Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She will be remembered during a homegoing service at 1 p.m. Saturday at Deeper Life Church...

LEANDER WOOTEN

July 1, 1933--Aug. 2, 2008 GREENVILLE -- Mr. Leander Wooten, 75, of 107 Greenridge Road, Snow Hill, departed this life Saturday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville, to enter into eternal rest. Mr. Leander was born to the late...

CHARLES B. REID

May 17, 1920--Aug. 1, 2008 WILSON -- Mr. Charles B. Reid, 88, of 404 South Pine St., Fremont, departed this life Friday at Wilson Medical Center, Wilson. Charles was born to the late Burrell Reid and Trecy Braswell Reid...

BURNIC G. ROSS

Aug. 20, 1949 -- Aug. 5, 2008 LaGRANGE -- Burnic "Pete" Gray Ross, 58, of 302 Madison Ann Drive, died Tuesday at his home. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Central Heights Free Will Baptist Church in...

LORRAINE B. WARD

Died Aug. 6, 2008 Lorraine Barwick Ward, 95, died Wednesday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

JAMES R. PHILLIPS

Died Aug. 6, 2008 PRINCETON -- James Ralph Phillips, 84, of Progressive Church Road, Princeton, died Wednesday evening. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Casey FuneralHome....

WINSOR F. INGRAM

Died Aug. 6, 2008 MOUNT OLIVE -- Winsor Frank Ingram, 78, of 200-B North Pointe Apts., Mount Olive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangments are incomplete at this time and are being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home...

GLADYS W. NEWKIRK

Died Aug. 5, 2008 WARSAW -- Gladys Warren Newkirk, 72, of 811 S. Pine St., died Tuesday at her home. She is the daughter of the late Jason and Annie Hargrove Warren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday...

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

BURNIC ROSS

Died Aug. 4, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Burnic Ross, 58, 302 Madison Ann Drive, died Tuesday at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

MARY SOUTHERLAND

Died Aug. 3, 2008 SUFFERN, N.Y. -- Mrs. Mary Southerland, 80, formerly of Duplin County, died Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services will be held from the Yeshuwa Temple, Wallace, on Saturday, 3 p.m. with Apostle Davelon Carr...

ANNIE M. BRYANT

Died Aug. 1, 2008 Ms. Annie Mae Bryant Foster, better known as "Dollie," 67, slept into eternal rest on Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Homegoing services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the St. Mark Church of...

CECIL JONES SR.

June 19, 1923-Aug. 5, 2008 KINSTON -- Cecil Jones Sr., 85, 545 Charlie Herring Road, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday 11 a.m. at Rouse Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Holy Innocents...

BETTIE H. SIMMONS

Died Aug. 3, 2008 Bettie Hines Simmons, 59, 811 N. Center St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Her huband Larry Simmons and four Children survive. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday at St. James...

MARGARET B. DAVIS

Died Aug. 4, 2008 Margaret Browning Noble Davis, 87, 2200 Glenhaven Lane, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. on Thursday at Seymour Funeral Home Chapel with pastor Jimmy Whitfield...

ALROUJAN S. SMITH

July 29,1986-July 31, 2008 Alroujan Sentele Smith, known as "John Lee" to his family and friends, departed this earthly life on July 31, two days following his 22nd birthday. A service to celebrate his life will be held Friday...

LILLIE L. HOBBS

Died Aug. 4, 2008 Louise Hobbs, Philadelphia, Pa., formerly of Teachey, died Tuesday. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday at Peter's Tabernacle Baptist Church of Wallace. Interment will follow in Duplin Memorial Gardens, Teachey. A native...

GLADYS W. NEWKIRK

Died Aug. 4, 2008 WARSAW -- Gladys Warren Newkirk, 73, 811 S. Pine St., died Tuesday at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Garris Funeral Home....

MARAGRET E. ROSE

June 20, 1919-Aug.4, 2008 Margaret Ervin Rose, 89, died Monday at Sunbridge in Mount Olive. She was the widow of the late Marvin Rose. A graveside service will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at Pikeville Cemetery. The...

LEROY SUTTON

Died July 31, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Mr. Leroy Sutton, 74, 5951 Church Road, died Thursday. Funeral services will be held today at 1 p.m. at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in LaGrange. Burial will follow in Sutton Cemetery in LaGrange....

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

MARGRET D. ROSE

June 20, 1919-Aug. 4, 2008 Margret D. Rose, 89, died Monday at Sunbridge in Mount Olive. Arrangements are incomplete at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory of Goldsboro. Online condolences may be sent through www.shumate-faulk.com....

CLAIRE L. GARDNER

July 15, 1914-July 29, 2008 Claire L. Gardner died on July 29 at the Brian Center. A celebration of life Mass will be held at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Goldsboro on Thursday at 11 a.m. She was...

LENA B. CARR

Died Aug. 1, 2008 WILMINGTON -- Mrs. Lena Bell Carr, 74, Teachey, died Friday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held from the First Baptist Church, Rose Hill, on Friday at 11 a.m. with Dr....

BETTY SIMMONS

Died Aug. 3, 2008 Betty Simmons, 59, 811 N. Center St., peacefully passed from labor to reward on Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Her life will be celebrated in a homegoing service on Thursday at 2 p.m. at Greater...

MICHAEL L. MANUEL SR.

Sept. 10, 1953-Aug. 3, 2008 Mr. Michael Lynn Manuel Sr., 54, 216 Wayne Ave., lovingly known by his family and friends as "Mike," departed this life on Sunday to enter into eternal rest. Funeral services will be conducted on...

Monday, August 4, 2008

ETHEL K. TROTTER

Nov. 18, 1922-Aug. 2, 2008 ALBERTSON -- Ethel Belle Kornegay Trotter, passed away on Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. today at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive, with the Rev. J. Elwood Oliver officiating. Visitation...

BETTY M. SCHNECK

Aug. 12, 1938-Aug. 3, 2008 Betty Jane McManus Schneck, 69, 101 Derek Drive, passed away on Sunday at her home. Betty was born in Cumberland County on Aug. 12, 1938, to the late R.A. McManus and Mary Lewis McManus....

BETTY A. SIMMONS

Betty Ann Simmons, 59, 811 N. Center St., died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends at 704 Pittman St. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

HELEN T. POPE

March 29, 1917-Aug. 2, 2008 Helen Taylor Pope, 91, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin Taylor and Margret Elizabeth Taylor and was the wife of Cleon Pope. A funeral service...

FLORA P. TRIPP

Feb. 1, 1920-Aug. 3, 2008 FREMONT -- Flora Proctor Tripp, 88, 1066 Highway 222 E., went to be with her Lord on Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at...

HILDA G. PERRY

July 10, 1927-Aug. 3, 2008 Hilda Grissom Perry, 81, passed away on Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home followed by a...

BO GOFF

July 20, 1990-Aug. 3, 2008 PIKEVILLE -- Thomas Ethan "Bo" Goff, 18, died early Sunday morning from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church, with the...

VERNICE M. ARTIS

Vernice Moore Artis, 68, 1600 Tampa St., died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

PHOEBA PRIDGEN

Phoeba Pridgen, 91, 6428 Highway 903, LaGrange, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

ANNIE FOSTER

KINSTON -- Annie Foster 67, died Saturday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. The family will be receiving friends at the home of her sister Faye Bryant, 609 Crawford St., Goldsboro. Arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

LEANDER WOOTEN

GREENVILLE -- Mr. Leander Wooten, 75, 107 Greenridge Road, Snow Hill, died Saturday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

MICHAEL L. MANUEL

Michael Lynn Manuel, 54, 216 Wayne Avenue, died on Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

DOROTHY L. MORGAN

April 24, 1929-Aug. 2, 2008 LAGRANGE -- Dorothy Eloise Lewis Morgan, 79, died Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. today at Joyner's Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m....

Sunday, August 3, 2008

DEMETRIS J. ADAMS

Oct. 8, 1984-July 30, 2008 An instrument of God sent to the world on Oct. 8, 1984, was called back to the trumpet section of the heavenly band on July 30, 2008, from Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Daniel...

STEPHEN D. BOSWELL

Died Aug. 1, 2008 WILSON -- Stephen David Boswell, 81, died Friday. The family will be at Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, today from 5 to 6:30 p.m. and other times at 1707 Center St., Wilson. Surviving...

CLAIRE L. GARDNER

July 15, 1914-July 29, 2008 Claire was born and reared in Boston, Mass., and moved to Goldsboro in 1993 to be near her only daughter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Throughout her life she became a caregiver for many family members...

CLEO COGDELL

Died July 30, 2008 Cleo Cogdell, 88, 2401 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Three children survive. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday at White Oak Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ Church, Newton Grove...

ETHEL K. TROTTER

Died Aug. 2, 2008 ALBERTSON -- Ethel Belle Kornegay Trotter, 85, Woodland Church Road, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital Saturday. The family will receive friends at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. Graveside...

LOUISE FRICK

May 9, 1923-July 31, 2008 Margaret Louise Frick, 85, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2008 at the Hartland of Columbia in Columbia, S.C. Louise was born in Rowan County on May 9, 1923 to the late Joseph Dietrick...

DOROTHY T. POANDL

Dec. 13, 1930-July 31, 2008 Dorothy Thomas Poandl, 77, went to be with her Lord on Thursday. She passed very peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family. The funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Seymour Funeral...

HELEN POPE

Funeral arrangements for Helen Pope are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

ROBERT POWELL

Died July 31, 2008 WALLACE -- Mr. Robert Powell, 53, died Thursday at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington. The funeral will be held at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, Rose Hill on Tuesday at 11 a.m. Burial...

VINCENT BRYANT

Died August 1, 2008 LaGRANGE -- Vincent Bryant, 48, 101 N. Forbes St., died Friday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Mitchell's Funeral Home, 1000 Howell St., Greenville....

ALROUJAN S. SMITH

Died July 31, 2008 Alroujan S. Smith, 23, 1030 B Lincoln Drive, died Thursday. Arrangements are incomplete at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

CHARLES B. REID

Charles B. Reid, 88, of 404 S. Pine St., Fremont, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and Mr. Reid's professional service has been entrusted to Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro....

SALLIE P. LANGLEY

Died Aug. 1, 2008 Sallie Parrish Langley, 97, Etheridge Road, Wilson, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. The funeral will be today at 7 p.m. at Minshew-Coley Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Randy Jenkins will officiate. Graveside services will...

Friday, August 1, 2008

ROSA A. KELLY

Died July 29, 2008 BALTIMORE -- Rosa Atkinson Kelly, 72, formerly of Goldsboro, died on Tuesday. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. at Huber Memorial, 5701 York Road, Baltimore. She is survived by one sister...

CLEO COGDELL

Died July 30, 2008 Cleo Cogdell, 88, 2401 Wayne Memorial Drive, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Three children survive. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at White Oak Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ...

QUEENIE BRASWELL

Died July 29, 2008 Ms. Queenie Braswell of Philadelphia died Tuesday at Chestnut Hill hospital lodge nursing home. Queenie was one of 13 children from Mr. Fred and Roberta Braswell. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. at...

THOMAS ARRINGTON III

Thomas Arrington III died recently in Houston. He was the son of Elizabeth White Arrington and the late Thomas Arrington Jr. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time....

JACQUELINE A. ALSTON

Died July 27, 2008 Jacqueline Arlinda Alston, 58, 310 Fedelon Trail, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of the late Deacon Stephen and Beulah Barnes. Funeral services will be today at noon at Greenleaf Christian...

ANNIE A. MCDUFFIE

Oct. 10, 1947-July 29, 2008 Ms. Annie Alnora McDuffie, 60, 1100 N. Jefferson St., Apt. 11, lovingly known by her family and friends as "Sneak," departed this life on Tuesday to enter into eternal rest. Funeral services will be...

JAMES GREEN JR.

Died July 31, 2008 James "Rabbit" Green Jr., 70, 1210 Bull Frog Road, Fairfield, Pa., formerly of Goldsboro died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Barnes Chapel Baptist Church....

MARGIE M. BIZZELL

Died July 31, 2008 DUDLEY -- Mrs. Margie May Bizzell, 56, 208 Ward Drive, died Thursday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

LOUISE FRICK

Died July 31, 2008 COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Margaret Louise Frick, 85, died Thursday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DOROTHY T. POANDL

Dec. 13, 1930-July 31, 2008 Dorothy Thomas Poandl, 77, went to be with her Lord on Thursday. She passed very peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Seymour Funeral...