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Sunday, January 31, 2016

VERA ARTIS

Vera Artis, 82, Wilson, died Saturday at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

RONNIE BAKER

Jan. 15, 1955-Jan. 27, 2016 Ronnie Baker, 61, 400 Northpointe Drive, Mount Olive, died Wednesday at his residence. He was born Saturday, Jan. 15, 1955, in Wayne County to Dennis and Hattie Pearsall Baker. His life will be remembered...

KENNETH R. BALLANCE SR.

April 19, 1942-Jan. 28, 2016 Kenneth Ray Ballance Sr., 73, Smithfield, died Thursday evening at his home. Kenneth was born April 19, 1942, in Wilson County to the late Paul and Bertha Bailey Ballance. The funeral will be Sunday...

WILLIAM L. CARLISLE

William Lee Carlisle, 85,111 Shady Circle died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home & Cremations....

BILLY LYNWOOD DAUGHTRY

Died Jan. 30, 2016 Billy Lynwood Daughtry, 84, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016. He died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. A native of Wayne County, he was the son of the late Richard Author...

DEONTA DUDLEY

Deonta Dudley, 19, Kinston, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home....

ODELL H. EARP

Odell Harris Earp, 94, Wilson, died Saturday at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

TRAVIS FOYLES

March 2, 1996-Jan. 27, 2016 William Travis Foyles, 19, La Grange, died early Wednesday. Travis was born March 2, 1996, in Pitt County to Dennis Nelson Foyles and Elizabeth Cruse Foyles. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11...

JOHN W. GARRIS

John William Garris, 77, La Grange, died Saturday. Arrangements pending at Rouse Funeral Home, La Grange....

JESSE J. GURLEY

Dec. 29, 1932-Jan. 28, 2016 Jesse J. “Buddy” Gurley, 83, Goldsboro, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. Buddy was born in Wayne County, N.C., on Dec. 29, 1932, to the late Leonard Gurley and Maude...

WILLIE F. HILL

Willie F Hill, 59,1170 Grantham Road, died Saturday at his residence. Funeral Arrangements are pending at S. Connor Memorial Funeral Home....

ALICE HOOD

Alice Hood, 71, Wilson, died Friday at Duke Medical Center in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

ALBERTA COOR JACKSON

Feb. 7, 1933-Jan. 16, 2016 Alberta Coor Jackson was laid to rest Jan. 16, 2016, in the Atlantic County Veteran Cemetery in Estell Manor, N.J. Alberta was born Feb. 7, 1933, to Walker Maryland and Claretta Coor. Upon graduating...

WILLA J. LOCKAMY KORNEGAY

March 31, 1943-Jan. 30, 2016 Willa Jean Lockamy Kornegay, 72, Turkey, died Saturday at her home. Mrs. Kornegay was born March 31, 1943, in Sampson County to the late Hardy C. Lockamy and Betty Emma Sutton Lockamy. The visitation...

SARAH H. SPENCE

Aug. 18, 1954-Jan. 29, 2016 Sarah Ann Heath Spence, 61, died peacefully Friday morning Jan. 29, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill surrounded by her family. Sarah was born in Wayne County, N.C., on Aug. 18, 1954. She will...

HARVEY W. TURNAGE JR.

Died Jan. 28, 2016 Harvey W. Turnage Jr., Greenville, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, after battling pulmonary fibrosis. He was the son of the late Mable Galloway Turnage and Harvey William Turnage. He was preceded in death...

DOUGLAS L. WALLACE

Dec. 9, 1981-Jan. 28, 2016 Douglas Lee Wallace, 34, Mount Olive, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was born Dec. 9, 1981, in New Hanover County to Adalene Wallace and the late Nathaniel Matthews. The funeral will...

ELIZABETH WIGGINS

Jan. 18, 1958–Jan. 27, 2016 Elizabeth Ann Wiggins, 58, Princeton, died Wednesday with her family by her side in Kitty Askins. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, 3888 Highway 70 West. The Rev. Ronnie...

EVA W. WILSON

March 14, 1926-Jan. 28, 2016 Eva Wiggins Wilson, 89, Goldsboro, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Eva was born in Tate, N.M., on March 14, 1926, to the late Charles D. Wiggins and Alma Loveless...

BERNARD WINSTEAD

Jan. 22, 1973-Jan. 25, 2016 Bernard Lee Winstead, 43,124 Foxcroft Drive, died Monday at his residence. The funeral will be held today at 2 p.m. at Tuskegee Holiness Church 624 Tuskegee St. Wilson. The burial will be in Rest...

Friday, January 29, 2016

LINDA KAY BEST

Linda Kay Best, 57, died Friday, Jan. 22, at Carver Living Center in Durham. The celebration of her life will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hills Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Faison. She will be laid to...

STEPHEN CARTRETTE JR.

Feb. 12, 1965-Jan. 27, 2016 Stephen Emery Cartrette Jr., 50, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday evening Steve was born Feb. 12, 1965, in Newport News, Va. to Francis Whitfield and the late Stephen Emery Cartrette. He had a love for...

MATTIE MAE CROOM

Mattie Mae Croom, 85, of Kinston, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Jump and Run Free Will Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Dunn Family Cemetery...

WILLIE FLOYD DEANS

Willie Floyd Deans, 77, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

KENNETH D. FAISON

Kenneth Delaney Faison Sr., 63, of Faison died Sunday, Jan. 24, at Vidant Duplin Hospital, Kenansville. The celebration of life will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Moses Chapel Church of Christ in Faison. He will be...

ASHLEY P. FITZGERALD

Ashley Kiara Price Fitzgerald, 26, of Katy, Texas, formerly of Wallace, N.C., died Jan 16, 2016 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. Memorial service will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Roseville Missionary Baptist Church in Harrells, N.C....

JESSE J. GURLEY

Jesse James (Buddy) Gurley, 83, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service Inc....

IRMA L. HAMILTON

Nov. 17, 1934-Jan. 26, 2016 Irma Leggett Hamilton, 81, passed away on Jan. 26, 2016. She was born to the late Roy Gray Leggett and Georgie Johnson Leggett in Durham on Nov. 17, 1934. Born into this world as...

ROBERT "BO" PEMBERTON

Nov. 20, 1934-Jan. 28, 2016 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Robert Earl Pemberton, 81, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Bo Pemberton," of...

ESTELL HUDSON ROUSE

Estell Hudson Rouse, 69, of Pikeville, formerly of Goldsboro, passed unto a more peaceful place Tuesday, Jan. 26, surrounded by family. Ms. Rouse is survived by one son, Ivery (Anita) Rouse of Goldsboro, one daughter, Cindy Rouse of Pikeville,...

SARAH ANN SPENCE

Sarah Ann Spence, 61, of Seven Springs, died this morning at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are with Seymour Funeral Home....

TIMOTHY RAY SPENCER

Timothy Ray Spencer, 46, of Fairfax, Va., formerly of Eureka, died Thursday, Jan. 21. A visitation will be held Saturday from noon until 1 p.m. with the service of remembrance beginning at 1 p.m. on at the First Baptist...

DORIS BUNN STARLING

Dec. 27, 1920-Jan. 28, 2016 Doris Bunn Starling, 95, of Kenly, died Thursday at her home. She was predeceased by her husband, Percy Leon Starling, as well as her parents, Rosa Bell Bunn and James Robert Bunn. She is...

ELIZABETH BURTON WIGGINS

Jan. 18, 1958-Jan. 27, 2016 Elizabeth "Betty" Burton Wiggins, 58, 332 E. Evans Road, Princeton, died Wednesday with her family by her side in Kitty Askins. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, 3888...

HENRY WILLIAMS

Henry Lewis Williams, 64, of Kinston, died Wednesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. There will be a viewing held on Saturday from 2 until 3 p.m. in the Nannie D. Loftin Memorial Chapel at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home in...

EVA W. WILSON

Eva Wiggins Wilson, 89, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service Inc....

Thursday, January 28, 2016

WILLIE ARMSTRONG

Willie Edward Armstrong Sr., 91, of Elm City died Saturday, Jan. 23, at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

JOHN ARTIS

John Artis, 81, of Kitty Askins Hospice Center died Wednesday. Funeral services are incomplete. Arrangements are with Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

RONNIE BAKER

Ronnie Baker, 61, 400 Northpointe Dr., Mount Olive, died Wednesday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home, Goldsboro....

WILLIE M. BURGESS

Aug. 18, 1940-Jan.17-2016 Willie Mozelle Burgess, 75, of 801 Royall Ave., died Sunday, Jan. 17, at home. A memorial celebration honoring his life will be held on Sunday, Jan. 31, at 2 p.m. at Shackle Free Church Ministries, 806...

CECILE PROVOST CHAPMAN

Cecile Provost Chapman, 72, of Fremont died Wednesday morning at her home. Cecile was born in Coteau, Louisiana on Oct. 28, 1943 to the late Anatole and Nola Broussard Provost. A memorial service will be held at a later...

LOSSIE BELL GRAHAM

Lossie Bell Graham, 92, of Wilson died on Tuesday. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel in Wilson. Arrangements are with Stevens Funeral Home, Wilson....

CHARLES J. GRICE II

May 22, 1962 - Jan. 26, 2016 Charles Junior Grice ii, 53, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Johnston County, he was the son of Linda Grice and the late Charles Junior Grice. He was a member...

ROBERT C. LEWIS

Died Jan. 27, 2016 Robert Charles Lewis, 74, of Wilmington, formerly of Silver Grove, N.Y., died Wednesday at Davis Health Care in Wilmington. Mr. Lewis was a distinguished 20-year veteran of the United States Air Force and a combat...

WILLA DEAN MCCRAY

Willa Dean Edwards McCray, 82, of Wilson died Saturday, Jan. 23, at her residence. Funeral services will be Saturday at noon at Cherry Chapel Baptist Church in Elm City. Arrangements are with Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

NEICY G. MOORE

Neicy Graham Moore of Beulaville died Monday at Autumn Village Assisted Living in Beulaville. She was born June 22, 1926 in Duplin County to the late Mary Ann Graham and William Forrest Davis and was the wife of the...

CHARLES ODENA NEWSON III

Sept. 10, 1953-Jan. 24, 2016 Charles Odena Newson III, 62, of 212 E. Holly Street died Sunday in the Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Wednesday, Sept. 10, 1953 in Philadelphia, Pa., to Charles and Betty Newson. He was...

MARY R. O'NEIL

Mary Rasberry O'Neil, 85, of Wilson died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral services will be Saturday at noon at Rocky Branch United Church of Christ, 5968 N.C. Highway 581, Kenly. Arrangements are with Stevens Funeral Home...

ROBERT E. PEMBERTON

Robert E. Pemberton died today at Pruitthealth Care Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Farmville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist....

ANTHONY PUGH

Anthony Pugh, 54, of Wilson died Saturday, Jan. 23, at his residence. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

ESTELLE HUDSON ROUSE

Estelle Hudson Rouse, 68, of 241 Booker Street, Pikeville, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations, Inc....

SUSIE SMITH

Susie Smith, 94, of Wilson died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

DOUGLAS WALLACE

Douglas Wallace, 34, of Mount Olive, died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

PEGGY PARKS WEBB

July 27, 1956-Jan. 22, 2016 Peggy Joyce Parks Webb, 59, of 2541 Ward Blvd., Wilson, passed on Friday, January 22, 2016 at Wilson Medical Center, Wilson, N.C. The celebration of her life will be held Friday, Jan. 29, at...

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

LINDA ANNE BAILEY

Linda Anne Bailey, 63, died Thursday, Jan. 21, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

LOSSIE BELL GRAHAM

Lossie Bell Graham, 92, of Wilson, died Tuesday at her residence. Funeral services are incomplete at this time and will be announced at a later date. Arrangements are with Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

DANIEL RAY GUY

Daniel Ray Guy, 52, of Kinston, died Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral arrangements are with Christian Brothers Funeral Home....

JAMES M. HARGROVE JR.

James M. Hargrove Jr. died Jan. 19 at Mercy San Juan in Carmichael, Calif. Arrangements are pending at Acacil Funeral Service, 1510 Merkley Ave. West, Sacramento, Calif., 25691....

JESSIE PHILLIPS JONES

Jessie Phillips Jones, 72, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. Burial will follow at Wayne Memorial Park North on...

BESSIE F. JUSTICE

Sept. 20, 1920-Jan. 26, 2016 Bessie Mae Foss Justice, longtime resident of the Mount Olive area, passed away Tuesday morning, January 26, at Genesis Health Care. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Devotional Gardens...

LINCOLN L. MARSTON

Lincoln Lawrence Marston, 38, of Goldsboro died Monday, Jan. 18, at Duke University Hospital in Durham. He was born Sept. 22, 1977 and is the son of Lincoln Alfred and Linda Holbrook Marston of Dudley, He is survived by...

ESTHER MENTA

Esther Frances Menta, 75, of Fremont died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A private service will be held. Mrs. Menta was born July 30, 1940, in Massachusetts to the late Leslie and Ruth Frost. She is survived by three...

MARY R. O'NEIL

Mary Rasberry O'Neil, 85, of Wilson, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced at a later date. Arrangements are with Stevens Funeral Home in Wilson....

TIMOTHY RAY SPENCER

Timothy Ray Spencer 46, of Fairfax, Va., formerly of Eureka, died Thursday, Jan. 21. Arrangements are pending with S. Jones Funerals and Cremations, Enfield....

MARTHA ANN WHITFIELD

Martha Ann Carter Whitfield, 78, of Warsaw, died Monday, at Kenansville Health and Rehabilitation. Mrs. Whitfield was born January 19, 1938 in Duplin County. Mrs. Whitfield is survived by two daughters. She was preceded in death by her parents,...

IRENE VIRGINIA WILKERSON

Irene Virginia Wilkerson, 93, of Wilson, died Saturday at her residence. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

LAURA L. YOUNG

May 18, 1958-Jan. 26, 2016 Laura Lee Young, 57, of Ayden, died Tuesday. Laura was born May 18, 1958 in Lenoir County to Mary Swinson Young of LaGrange and the late Dan West Young. A memorial service to celebrate...

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

JOHN W. BARNETTE

Nov. 3, 1935-Jan. 25, 2016 John William Barnette, 80, died Monday at his home. He was born Nov. 3, 1935, in Duplin County to Paul Barnette and Sarah Creech Barnette. He is survived by his wife, Louise Barnette of...

SHIRLEY H. BRAGG

June 10, 1938-Jan. 21, 2016 Shirley H. Bragg, 77, passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. She was born June 10, 1938, in Goldsboro, to the late Herman and Beulah Green Hinson. Shirley is survived by her husband, Al Bragg,...

PATTY FLOWERS DAVIS

Jan. 14, 1940-Jan. 24, 2016 Patty Flowers Davis, 76, of LaGrange passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Patty was born in Wayne County on Jan. 14, 1940 to the late...

DONALD WAYNE DEANS

Donald Wayne Deans, 66, of Lucama died Friday at his home. Wayne was born in Wilson County on Sept. 4, 1949 to the late Donald and Louise Lamm Deans. A service to celebrate his life will be held Thursday...

HAZEL MAY DOCK

Hazel May Dock, 89, a resident of The Wilson House Nursing Center, died Thursday, Jan. 21. Funeral services will be on Thursday at 1 p.m. at St. John Apostolic Holiness Church, 5449 Central Ave., Black Creek. Arrangements are being...

LEONA H. HILL

Mar. 25, 1925-Jan. 24, 2016 Leona Elizabeth Hardison Hill, 90, of Garner, died Sunday, Jan. 24. Leona was born March 25, 1925, in Lenoir County to the late James Hardison and Victoria Herring Hardison. She was the wife of...

RICHARD MCKINNIE JR.

Richard McKinnie Jr., 79, of Rose Hill died Wednesday at his home. Born in Duplin County, he was the son of the late Richard W. McKinnie Sr. and Leola Beaman McKinnie. Life Celebration Service will be held Wednesday at...

NEICY MOORE

Neicy Moore, 89, of Beulaville, died Monday at Autumn Care in Beulaville. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ANTHONY PUGH

Anthony Pugh, 54, of Wilson, died Sunday at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel in Wilson....

Monday, January 25, 2016

VELVA "BELLE" BROWN

July 29, 1934-Jan. 22, 2016 Velva "Belle" Pender Brown, 81, of Fremont went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 22, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Jan. 26, at...

PATTY F. DAVIS

Patty Flowers Davis, 76, died Sunday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

KENNETH FAISON

Kenneth Faison, 63, of Faison, died Sunday. Arrangements are incomplete at this time with J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

ELSIE LENA HASKINS

Aug. 16, 1940-Jan. 22, 2016 I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall...

ESTHER F. MENTA

Esther Frances Menta, 75, of Fremont died Sunday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro....

SUSAN B. MERRYFIELD

Sept. 29, 1953-Jan. 23, 2016 Susan Lynette Buck Merryfield, 62, passed away Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Ruby Buck and the late Marson Buck, and was the wife of Paul Merryfield. A memorial service...

CHARLES NEWSON

Charles Newson, 62, of 212 E. Holly St. died Sunday in the Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home....

Sunday, January 24, 2016

VELVA PENDER BROWN

Velva "Belle" Pender Brown, 81, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

DORA CORRINE WESTBROOK EVANS

April 24, 1930-Dec. 6, 2015 Mrs. Dora Corrine Westbrook Evans, Pink Hill, formerly of Kenansville, passed away Dec. 6. She was born April 24, 1930, to the late Jessie E. Westbrook and Mollie Jones Westbrook in the Westbrook Crossroads...

ALICE F. FARRIOR GRAHAM

Died Jan. 20, 2016 Alice Faye Farrior Graham, 75, Rose Hill, died Wednesday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice in Wilmington. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Rose Hill today at 2 p.m., with the...

LOUISE MOODY GRANT

Burial for Louise Moody Grant was rescheduled to today at 2 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Tyndall Funeral Home....

ELSIE L. HASKINS

Died Jan. 22, 2016 In profound sorrow, Haskins Funeral Home and the Haskins family announce the death of mother Elsie L. Haskins. Mother Elsie L. Haskins, 75, Wilson, peacefully succumbed to the Lord's call Friday morning in Wayne Memorial...

LINDA MARIE BIZZELL HUCKS

May 8, 1943-Jan. 20, 2016 Linda Marie Bizzell Hucks, 72, 109 Westwood Drive, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Funeral 1 p.m. Monday at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, 3888 U.S. 70 West, Goldsboro. The Rev....

GEORGE COLLINS JEFFREYS

March 2, 1925-Jan. 20, 2016 George Collins Jeffreys, 90, Goldsboro, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. Born March 2, 1925, in Goldsboro, N.C., to Robert Alexander and Thelma Collins Jeffreys, George was the oldest of four children. He attended St....

JESSIE P. JONES

Jessie Phillips Jones, 72, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

FRANCES J. KELLY

Graveside service for Frances Jean Kelly of Smithfield, Va., has been rescheduled to Monday at 2 p.m. in Maplewood Cemetery. Arrangements are by Tyndall Funeral Home....

KYLE M. LOWMAN

May 28, 1985-Jan. 21, 2016 Kyle Mark Lowman, 30, LaGrange, passed away Thursday. Funeral will be today at 4 p.m. at Bethel Free Will Baptist Church, with pastor Chris Truett officiating. Committal will be Monday at 11 a.m. at...

LINCOLN L. MARSTON

Lincoln Lawrence Marston, 38, died Monday at Duke University Hospital in Durham. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

SUSAN MERRYFIELD

Susan Merryfield, 62, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MINNIE J. MOORE

Funeral for Minnie J. Moore was rescheduled to today at 4 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home. Burial will be in Pineview Cemetery at Seven Springs. Visitation will be at the funeral home an hour before the service....

ANNE L. MOZINGO

April 17, 1942-Jan. 21, 2016 Anne Lynch Mozingo, 73, LaGrange, passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Anne was born April 17, 1942, in Wayne County to the late John Patrick Lynch and Frances Eason...

MICHELLE FRY SILVEY

Died Jan. 17, 2016 Due to inclement weather, the covered dish memorial service for Michelle Fry Silvey has been rescheduled to Saturday at noon at Fremont Missionary Baptist Church fellowship hall....

LANA W. TADLOCK

March 12, 1948-Jan. 21, 2016 Lana Walker Tadlock, 67, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born in Beautancus, N.C., to the late Boyd and Annie "Pat" Walker, and was married to Lonnie Daniel Tadlock. She was retired...

ALFRED WATSON

Alfred Watson, 76, 228 Smith Chapel Road, Mount Olive, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

RICO WATSON

Rico Watson, 51, Philadelphia, Pa., died Thursday. Arrangements are pending....

PEGGY WEBB

Peggy Webb, 59, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

HENRY L. WILLIAMS

Henry Lewis Williams, 64, 507 Burncoat Road, Kinston, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

ESTHER LEE WILLIAMS

Died Jan. 21, 2016 Esther Lee Williams, 91, 235 Virginia Johnson Road, Calypso, died Thursday at Genesis Health Care and Rehabilitation. Funeral will be today at 1 p.m. at Holy Ghost Cathedral Church, with apostle James Grimes officiating. Burial...

Friday, January 22, 2016

THELMA BARRETT-SIMMONS

Died Jan. 20, 2016 Thelma Barrett- Simmons, 86, 1617 Greysmill Road, Rocky Mount, died Wednesday at Nash General Hospital of Rocky Mount. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at St. James Christian Church of Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton...

LINDA K. BEST

Linda Kay Best, 57, Faison, died today at Carver Living Center of Durham. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

LINDA M. BIZZELL HUCKS

May 8, 1943-Jan. 20, 2016 Linda Marie Bizzell Hucks, 72, 109 Westwood Drive, died Wednesday. Funeral 1 p.m. Monday at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, with the Rev. John Edwin Mishoe officiating. She was married to James Kelly Hucks. Visitation will...

FRANCES JEAN KELLY

Nov. 27, 1953-Jan. 18, 2016 Frances Jean Kelly, 62, resident of Smithfield, Va., and daughter of Mount Olive natives Donald James "Cy" Kelly and Mary Catherine Guy Kelly, both deceased, died Monday, Jan. 18, in a Norfolk, Va., hospital....

KYLE M. LOWMAN

Kyle Mark Lowman, 30, LaGrange, died Thursday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

ANNE L. MOZINGO

Anne Lynch Mozingo, 73, LaGrange, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

LANA WALKER TADLOCK

Lana Walker Tadlock, 67, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

NAOMI ODESSA WARREN THOMPSON

Died Jan. 19, 2016 Naomi Odessa Warren Thompson, 85, 3043 Thoroughfare Road, Goldsboro, N.C., died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Sunday at 1 p.m. at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. Visitation...

ESTHER L. WILLIAMS

Esther L. Williams, 91, 236 Virginia Johnson Road, Calypso, died Thursday at Genesis Health Care. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

Thursday, January 21, 2016

THELMA BARRETT-SIMMONS

Thelma Barrett- Simmons, 86, 1617 Greysmill Road, Rocky Mount, died Wednesday at Nash General Hospital in Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

VICTORIA M. DAWSON-WHITLEY

Died Jan. 18, 2016 Victoria Marie Dawson-Whitley, 77, 504 Maul Swamp Road, Vanceboro, died Monday at home Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Queen's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Dawson Family Cemetery. She was...

BARBARA J. ADAMS

Barbara Jean Adams, 68, Wilson, died Wednesday at Avante at Wilson. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

ETHEL M. COOPER

June 15, 1925-Jan. 13, 2016 Ethel Mae Cooper, 90, 574 Cornmill Road, Beulaville, died Jan. 13 at Sentara Care Plus in Hampton, Va. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Daisy Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, with pastor Gary...

ALITHEA C. GARRETT

Alithea Carrie Garrett, 84, 3712 Stonehenge Lane, Wilson, died Monday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

LOUISE MOODY GRANT

Feb. 4, 1923-Jan. 19, 2016 Louise Harvell Moody Gautier Grant, 92, longtime resident of the Dudley area, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 19, at Willow Creek Nursing Center. Funeral services will be Friday, Jan. 22, at 6 p.m. at Tyndall...

S.J. MARTIN

June 1, 1927-Jan. 20, 2016 Stephen James Martin Jr., known simply as S.J. Martin, lifelong farmer and resident of the Smith Chapel community near Mount Olive, passed away early Wednesday morning, Jan. 20, at his home. He was a...

DONALD R. MCKENZIE

Died Jan. 11, 2016 Donald Ray McKenzie, 59, 912 Wilson St. SW, Wilson, died Jan. 11 at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. John AME Zion Church in Wilson. Arrangements are by...

RICHARD MCKINNIE

Richard McKinnie, 79, Wellstown Road, Rose Hill, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

ROSE M. WORRELLS SPRUILL

Feb. 16, 1952-Jan. 17, 2016 Rose Mary Worrells Spruill, 63, 190 Dollard Town Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and...

ALDONIA MOORE WILLIAMS

Died Jan. 16, 2016 Aldonia Moore Williams, 87, the Brian Center of Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle of Wilson. Arrangements are by...

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

DOROTHY M. MOORE-GOGINS

Died Jan. 15, 2016 Dorothy Mae Moore-Gogins, 82, 102 Maple Ave., Maysville, died Friday at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke AME Zion Church in Maysville, with the Rev. David...

BETH BLACK FERRELL

June 14, 1958-Jan. 17, 2016 Beth Black Ferrell, 57, Goldsboro, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at her home. A memorial service will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, at Culdee Presbyterian Church in West End, with the...

LOUISE MOODY GRANT

Louise Moody Grant, 92, Dudley, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

FRANCES J. KELLY

Frances Jean Kelly, Norfolk, Va., died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

S.J. MARTIN

S.J. Martin, 88, Mount Olive, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

MINNIE J. MOORE

Feb. 13, 1937-Jan. 17, 2016 Minnie Catherine James Stanley Moore, 78, resident of the Seven Springs area, passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 17, at Wayne Hospital. Her life will be remembered in a service Saturday, Jan. 23, at 2...

MICHELLE FRY SILVEY

Jan. 27, 1971-Jan. 17, 2016 Michelle Fry Silvey, 44, Fremont, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A covered dish memorial service will be held Saturday at noon at Fremont Missionary Baptist Church fellowship hall. She was born in Lancaster...

NAOMI O. WARREN THOMPSON

Naomi Odessa Warren Thompson, 85, died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

VICTORIA M. DAWSON-WHITLEY

Victoria Marie Dawson-Whitley, 77, 504 Maul Swamp Road, Vanceboro, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. of Kinston....

EVANGELINE PARKS CORE

Oct. 27, 1943-Jan. 15, 2016 Mrs. Evangeline Parks Core, 72, Goldsboro, N.C., entered into eternal rest Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. Mrs. Core was born Oct. 27, 1943, to the late Esther and Willie Parks. She was reared in Lenoir...

JOY FORDHAM GOWER

Sept. 10, 1951-Jan. 17, 2016 Joy Fordham Gower, 64, Kenly, died Sunday at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Memorial service will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Micro. She was born Sept. 10, 1951, to...

SANDY M. HOLMES

March 19, 1952-Jan. 15, 2016 Sandy M. Holmes, 63, Kenansville, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be private. She was born in Salem, N.J., March 19, 1952. She was married to the late Melvin R. Holmes. She...

EDNA AYCOCK HOOKS

Jan. 25, 1916-Jan. 16, 2016 Edna Aycock Hooks, 99, passed away Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at Spring Arbor of Rocky Mount. A native of Fremont, N.C., Edna Hooks was born Jan. 25, 1916, the youngest of nine children of...

KENNETH LEE KING

Jan. 3, 1978-Jan. 14, 2016 Kenneth Lee King, 38, Goldsboro, N.C., died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Tuesday, Jan. 3, 1978, in Wayne County to Robert Lee Robinson and Helen Ray King. Funeral services will be...

MARY L.C. MILLER

May 12, 1934-Jan. 16, 2016 Mary Louise Carroll Miller, 81, 305 Sam Miller Road, Warsaw, died Saturday at Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at First Missionary Baptist Church of Kenansville, with...

Monday, January 18, 2016

WILLIE M. BURGESS

Willie M. Burgess, 75, 801 Royall Ave., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

KENNETH L. KING

Jan. 3, 1978-Jan. 14, 2016 Kenneth Lee King, 38, Goldsboro, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 3, 1978, in Wayne County to Robert Lee Robinson and Helen Ray King. The funeral will be at 4...

MINNIE JAMES MOORE

Minnie James Moore, 78, Seven Springs, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

MICHELLE L. FRY SILVEY

Michelle Lynn Fry Silvey, 44, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

ROSE M. SPRUILL

Rose Mary Spruill, 63, 190 Dollard Town Road, died Sunday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

SALLIE M. SULLIVAN WATKINS

Oct. 24, 1932-Jan.16, 2016 Sallie Matilda Sullivan Watkins, 83, Kenly, died Saturday evening at Wilson Medical Center. Sallie was born in Johnston County on Oct. 24, 1932, to the late Allison and Beulah Sullivan. She was married to Howard...

Sunday, January 17, 2016

DOROTHY M. MOORE-GOGINS

Dorothy Mae Moore-Gogins, 82, 102 Maple Ave., Maysville, died Friday at CarolinaEast Medical Center in New Bern. Arrangements are pending at Trinity Memorial Funeral Home Inc. Kinston....

MARY FRANCES BLAKE

Dec. 4, 192 -Jan. 15, 2016 Mary Frances Blake, 91, died Friday morning at Somerset Court assisted living. Born in Salisbury, N.C., she was preceded in death by her children, Jeff, Daniel III and Linda D. Tillett, along with...

EVANGELINE PARKS CORE

Evangeline Parks Core, 72, 2052 U.S. 70 West, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

EDNA HOOKS

Edna Hooks, 99, died Saturday at Spring Arbor of Rocky Mount. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home....

ALBERT J. HOSKINS JR.

Died Jan. 13, 2016 Albert June Hoskins Jr., 69, 2207 Imperial Ave., Wilson, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

JAMES W. IVEY

June 19, 1926-Jan. 14, 2016 James William Ivey Sr., 89, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. James was born June 19, 1926, in Wayne County to the late William Henry Ivey and Nancy Parks Fields Ivey. He...

KENNETH L. KING

Kenneth Lee King, 38, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

WREN FREDERICK LANE

May 21, 1957-Jan. 14, 2016 Wren Frederick Lane, 58, died Thursday at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today in Community Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Pinecrest Cemetery. She was born...

MARY L.C. MILLER

Mary Louise Carroll Miller, 81, 305 Sam Miller Road, died Saturday at Vidant Hospice in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

KEITH ALAN NAYLOR

Sept. 2, 1957-Jan. 12, 2016 Keith Alan Naylor, 58, Stone Mountain, Ga., died Jan. 12, 2016, at home with his family. He was born Sept. 2, 1957, in Columbus, Ga., to Homer Naylor and the late Sandra Naylor. Keith...

BILLY E. PEARCE

Died Jan. 14, 2016 Billy Earl Pearce, 48, 3301 Boyette Drive SW, Apt. 1H, Wilson, died Thursday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

ANNIE ELIZABETH COWARD SALTER

July 29, 1918-Jan. 15, 2016 Annie Elizabeth Coward Salter, 97, Marshallberg, N.C., died Jan. 15, 2016, at Snug Harbor on Nelson Bay in Sea Level, N.C. She was born in Goldsboro, N.C., July 29, 1918, to Allen and Lula...

BLAKE THOMAS THORNTON

Feb. 11, 1935-Jan. 15, 2016 Blake Thomas Thornton, 80, Goldsboro, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, at Rex Hospital surrounded by his family. Blake was born in Johnston County Feb. 11, 1935 to the late Everett Facie Thornton...

JUNIUS B. WHITMAN JR.

June 30, 1963-Jan. 14, 2016 Junius Blackman Whitman, Jr., known to some as June, passed away Thursday night, Jan. 14. A logger, farmer and repairman, he was 52 years old. Services will be Monday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m....

ALDONIA R. WILLIAMS

Aldonia Rose Williams, 87, The Brian Center of Wilson, died Saturday at Wilson Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

JAMES R. WORLEY

Aug. 29, 1933-Jan. 15, 2016 James Ray Worley, 82, formerly of Princeton, died at Snug Harbor Nursing Home in Sealevel Friday. Graveside service will be today at 2 p.m. in Princeton Cemetery, with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. He...

DR. JAMES M. ZEALY

Dec. 25, 1919-Jan. 14, 2016 Dr. James M. Zealy, 96, passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Dr. Zealy practiced dentistry in Wayne County for 45 years. During that time, he made significant contributions to...

Friday, January 15, 2016

MARY F. BLAKE

Mary Frances Blake, 91, died today at Somerset Court. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

MARY FRANCES GRIFFIN

Died Jan. 13, 2016 Mary Frances Uzzell Griffin, 93, Wilson, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. Funeral Saturday 1 p.m. First Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment will be for, and at the convenience of,...

ALBERT J. HOSKINS JR.

Albert June Hoskins Jr., 69, 2207 Imperial Ave., Wilson, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

JOHN M. HOUSTON JR.

Died Jan. 14, 2016 John Marvin Houston Jr., 78, Warsaw, died Thursday at Lower Cape Fear Hospice. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Community Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be in Golden Grove Cemetery in Kenansville. He was...

JAMES W. IVEY SR.

James William Ivey Sr., 89, LaGrange, died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

CHARLIE RAY MARSHALL

July 30, 1927-Jan. 12, 2016 Mr. Charlie Ray Marshall, 88, Goldsboro, passed away Jan. 12, 2016, at Genesis Nursing Home in Mount Olive. Born July 30, 1927, in Rowan County, he was the son of the late Harvey and...

DONALD R. MCKENZIE

Donald Ray McKenzie, 59, 912 Wilson St. SW, Wilson, died Monday at SECU Hospice House of Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

BILLY PEARCE

Billy Pearce, 48, 3301 Boyette Drive, Apt. 1H, Wilson, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home....

BOBBY G.G. RICHARDSON

May 30, 1934-Jan. 7, 2016 Bobby Gray Gerald Richardson, 81, 3001 Branch Ave., Apt, 528, Temple Hills, Md., formerly of Wayne County, died Jan. 7 at Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. in...

PURLEY SHERARD

April 21, 1951-Jan. 13, 2016 Purley Sherard, 64, 2902 Old Smithfield Road, Princeton, died Wednesday in Willow Creek Nursing Home. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will...

CARLOS VAZQUEZ

June 18, 1968-Jan. 9, 2016 Carlos Vazquez, 47, 159 Sleepy Creek Road, Dudley, died Saturday. Funeral will be Sunday at 5 p.m. at Iglesia Pentecostes Alfa y Omega Disciplulos de Cristo. Burial will be in Mexico. He was born...

JAMES M. ZEALY

Dr. James M. Zealy, 96, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Thursday, January 14, 2016

NATHANIEL J. AULTMAN

Died Jan. 10, 2016 Nathaniel J. Aultman, 61, Warsaw, died Sunday at Vidant Medical Center of Greenville. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Hines Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Warsaw. Interment will be in Devotional Gardens Cemetery...

CHARLES BEST

Died Jan. 11, 2016 Charles Best, 75, Warsaw, died Monday at LifeCare Hospital of Rocky Mount. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday at Hines Chapel Free Will Baptist Church of Warsaw. Interment will be in Devotional Gardens Cemetery of...

LOUIS BEST JR.

Died Jan. 11, 2016 Louis Best Jr., 87, 835 E. Wards Bridge Road, Kenansville, died Monday at Willow Creek Nursing Center. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at Big Zion AME Zion Church, with Dewitt McGowan officiating. Burial...

PATRICE MICHELLE BIRDEN

Sept. 1, 1982-Jan. 9, 2016 Ms. Patrice Michelle Birden, 33, 502 Samual Road, passed Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016. She was born Sept. 1, 1982, in Orange County, N.C., to Michael and Nellie Bryant Birden. She is survived by her...

DIANNE SOLOMON BRIGGS

May 21, 1943-Jan. 11, 2016 Dianne Solomon Briggs, 72, 417 E. Blount St., Kinston, died Monday at Signature HealthCARE of Kinston. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Church of Faith and Deliverance in Kinston. Burial will be...

GLORIA ANN SMITH CARTER

April 5, 1946-Jan. 13, 2016 Ms. Gloria Ann Smith Carter, 69, Clinton, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Private services will be held at a later date. She was born April...

FLORENCE LEE COX

Died Jan. 10, 2016 Evangelist Florence Lee Cox, Selma, passed away peacefully Jan. 10, 2016, at 6:28 p.m. at Johnston Health Hospital in Smithfield, N.C. Funeral services will be Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at Shiloh Christian Church Disciples of...

DARLENE DRAWHORN

March 6, 1956-Jan. 12, 2016 Darlene Drawhorn, 59, 907 S. Audubon Ave., died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 2 p.m. at New Stoney Hill United Holy Church. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery. She was...

MARY FRANCES GRIFFIN

Died Jan. 13, 2016 Mary Frances Uzzell Griffin, 93, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. Funeral Saturday 1 p.m. First Baptist Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment will be for, and at the convenience of, the...

NELLIE G. HARPER

March 2, 1942-Jan. 9, 2016 Nellie Geneva Harper, 73, 112 8th St., Hookerton, died Saturday in Ayden Nursing Court. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church. Burial will be in Pickett Cemetery in Duplin County....

KAYE GRICE LANIER

March 27, 1941-Jan. 11, 2016 Kaye Grice Lanier passed away Monday morning, Jan. 11, 2016, at her home in Calypso. Her complete name was Sheliah Kaye Grice Taylor Lanier, and she was 74 years of age. Kaye, a Calypso...

EUNICE MCLAUGHLIN

Eunice McLaughlin, 97, Care One Nursing Home Kinston, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home and Cremation....

DONALD PATE

Jan. 12, 1942–Jan. 12, 2016 Donald Franklin Pate Sr., 74, Beautancus community near Mount Olive, went to be with his Lord and savior, surrounded by his family, late Tuesday evening while being cared for at Rex Hospital in Raleigh....

LOUISE E. STEWART

Sept. 4, 1942-Jan. 6, 2016 Louise Evelyn Stewart, 73, 702 Weaver Drive, died Jan. 6 at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be at Salisbury National...

MARGARET WISE YELVERTON

July 1, 1921-Jan. 11, 2016 Margaret Wise Yelverton, 94, Eureka, passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Margaret was born in Halifax County July 1, 1921, to the late Roger Marvin and Luetta Capps...

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

FANNIE REID-MOSES

Jan. 9, 1952-Jan. 8, 2016 Fannie Reid-Moses, 63, 1610 Murphy St., died Friday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral will be Friday at 1 p.m. at New Spirit Church Ministries. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. She was born...

JISIRE BATTS and JIKEE BATTS

Jisire Batts and Jikee Batts, infant twins, 1206 Fifth St., Wilson, died Dec. 25, 2015, at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

ISABELL BEST

March 2, 1928-Jan. 10, 2016 Isabell Best, 87, 1426 Airport Road, Pikeville, departed this life Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was born Friday, March 2, 1928, in Wayne County to Richard and Alberta Wooten Best. In addition her...

DARLENE DRAWHORN

Darlene Drawhorn, 59, 907 S. Audubon Ave., died Tuesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BEULAH WILLIAMS HILL

Feb. 29, 1924-Jan. 9, 2016 Beulah Williams Hill, 91, Goldsboro, went to be with her Lord and savior Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Homegoing services will be held Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at 11 a.m. at...

KAYE GRICE LANIER

Died Jan. 11, 2016 Kaye Grice Lanier, 74, Calypso, died Monday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mount Olive Ward of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with burial in Calypso Cemetery. Visitation will...

MARGARET H. LOOS

Feb. 10, 1969-Jan. 8, 2016 Margaret Elizabeth "Margo" Harrison Loos, 46, Hillsborough, died Friday. Funeral will be Friday at 3 p.m. at Community Baptist Church, with pastor Jeremy Varner and pastor Dean Hightower officiating. She was born Feb. 10,...

DONALD F. PATE

Donald F. Pate, 73, Mount Olive, died Tuesday at Rex Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

DOROTHY CLARK PRESTON

Dorothy Clark Preston, 79, Warsaw, died Monday. Arrangements are pending at Andrews Mortuary....

PURLEY SHERARD

Purley Sherard, 64, 2902 Old Smithfield Road, Princeton, died Wednesday in Willow Creek Nursing Home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

MARY A. WILLIAMS

Aug. 2, 1928-Jan. 6, 2016 Retired minister Mary A. Williams, 87, formerly of Goldsboro, died Jan. 6 at University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, N.J. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral...

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

DIANE BRIGGS

Diane Briggs, 67, died Monday at Signature HealthCARE of Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home of Kinston....

JULIUS DAVID "O'JAY" CAPPS JR.

May 29, 1973-Jan. 9, 2016 Julius David Capps Jr., 42, Goldsboro, passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016. He was born May 29, 1973, and was the son of Julius David Capps Sr. and wife, Jeannette, and Gloria Dallie Hines...

MARY A. COX DAMERON

July 4, 1949-Jan. 10, 2016 Mary Anne Cox Dameron, 66, Valdese, died Sunday. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Friday at Drexel First Baptist Church, with the Rev. Michael Duncan officiating. Entombment will be at Burke Memorial Park Mausoleum. She...

MARGARET E. HARRISON

Margaret Elizabeth "Margo" Harrison, 46, Hillsborough, died Friday. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

KAYE G. LANIER

Kaye Grice Lanier, 74, Calypso, died Monday at home. Arrangements are pending at Tyndall Funeral Home....

WYCHE HILLMAN RAY

Died Jan. 10, 2016 Wyche Hillman Ray, 94, passed away Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016, at the North Carolina State Veteran's Home in Kinston. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, at St. Paul...

BRYAN K. RHODES

Died Jan. 9, 2016 Bryan Keith Rhodes, 49, Rose Hill, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church of Rose Hill Wednesday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Samuel Stallings officiating....

GRACE SMITH

Aug. 20, 1942-Jan. 10, 2016 Edna Grace Brogden Smith earned her wings and went to be with her Lord and savior Jan. 10, 2016, with her family keeping watch over her. She courageously fought an uphill battle with complications...

CARLOS VAZQUEZ

Carlos Vazquez, 47, 159 Sleepy Creek Road, Dudley, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

ALFRED T. WATSON

Nov. 15, 1929-Jan. 11, 2016 Alfred Thomas Watson, 86, Kenly, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in Kenly Cemetery, with the Rev. Andy Stovall officiating. He was born in Wilson County Nov....

PAMELA NORRIS WHITFIELD

July 6, 1956-Jan. 11, 2016 Pamela Norris Whitfield, 164 Pinkney Court, Fremont, passed away Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital with her family by her side. Funeral service will be held Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Rosewood Worship Center, 2103...

RALPH S. WOODARD

Oct. 3, 1928-Jan. 10, 2016 Ralph Stephen Woodard, 87, Princeton died Sunday. Funeral will be Thursday at 7 p.m. in Casey Funeral Home chapel, with the Rev. Matthew Cornett and the Rev. Jimmy Lambert officiating. Burial will be in...

MARGARET WISE YELVERTON

Margaret Wise Yelverton, 94, Eureka, died Monday at Vidant Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Monday, January 11, 2016

ISABELL BEST

Isabell Best, 87, of 1426 Airport Road, Pikeville died Sunday in Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home....

LOUIS BEST

Louis Best, 87, of Kenansville died today at Willow Creek Nursing Center in Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

PATRICE M. BIRDEN

Patrice M. Birden, 33, of 502 Samuel Road, died Saturday from injuries sustained in an auto accident. Arrangements are incomplete with J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home....

GAIL ROSS JOHNSON

Feb. 16, 1931-Jan. 9, 2016 Gail Ross Johnson, 84, of Dudley passed away on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Gail was born in Calhoun County, Iowa on Feb. 16, 1931, to the late Gilbert LaVaughn Johnson...

JESSE EARL MITCHELL SR.

Oct. 3, 1936-Jan. 9, 2016 Jesse Earl Mitchell Sr., 79, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at his home. He left this world, with his loving wife, Connie, by his side. Jesse was born in Wayne County on...

ISAAC PHILLIPS

Isaac Phillips, 70, of 511 N. Queen St., Apt. 4H, Kinston, died Sunday night at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Loftin Memorial-J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home, Kinston....

WYCHE HILLMAN RAY

Wyche Hillman Ray, 94, died Sunday at the North Carolina State Veteran's Home in Kinston. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GRACE B. SMITH

Grace Brogden Smith, 73, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

Sunday, January 10, 2016

JESSIE W. BARFIELD

April 13, 1935-Jan. 7, 2016 Jessie Williams Barfield, 80, Kinston, died Thursday at Harmony Hall Nursing Center. Graveside service will be today at 2 p.m. at Daly's Chapel Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery of LaGrange. She was born April...

RALPH M. GARRIS

March 6, 1933-Jan. 8, 2016 Ralph McDonald Garris, 82, LaGrange, peacefully passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Ralph was born March 6, 1933, in Wayne County to the late Tobe Garris and Gertrude Wortham...

NELLIE HARPER

Nellie Harper, 73, 112 8th St., Hookerton, died Saturday in Ayden Nursing Court. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

BEULAH WILLIAMS HILL

Beulah Williams Hill, 91, Brookdale Country Day Road, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

BETTY JANE JOHNSON

July 29, 1947-Jan. 6, 2016 Betty Jane Johnson, 68, Smithfield, died at Johnston Medical Jan. 6, 2016. Born on July 29, 1947, in Pensacola, Fla., she was the daughter of the late Joseph G. and Bettie Woodard Miller. Funeral...

GAIL ROSS JOHNSON

Gail Ross Johnson, 85, died Saturday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

WALTER "RED" LEE KENNEDY

June 18, 1944-Jan. 8, 2016 Walter Lee Kennedy, known as Papa to his grandchildren, 71, passed away Friday morning at home. He was the son of the late John and Hazel Kennedy, and the husband of Joanne Taylor Kennedy....

ARNETTE MARSHBURN

Aug. 25, 1972-Jan. 2, 2016 Arnette Marshburn, 43, 112 Andrew Circle, died Jan. 2. Funeral was Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at St. Mark Free Will Baptist Church. Burial was at First Congregational United Church of Christ Cemetery. She was...

JESSE E. MITCHELL

Jesse Earl Mitchell, 79, died Saturday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

HELEN L. MULROY

Helen Labrador Mulroy, 50, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

PEGGY RAE LANIER PICKETT

June 4, 1938-Jan. 8, 2016 Peggy Rae Lanier Pickett, 77, Warsaw, passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Hospital. Mrs. Pickett was born June 4, 1938, in Duplin County to the late...

ELLEN SANDRA WATSON PITTMAN

Died Dec. 31, 2015 Mrs. Ellen Sandra Watson Pittman, 75, Twin Lakes Community in Burlington, N.C., died 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at Alamance Regional Medical Center. She was born in Halifax County, N.C. Her husband, Norward T....

BOBBY G. RICHARDSON

Mr. Bobby G. Richardson, formerly of Wayne County, died Thursday in the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

BRENDA L. HINNANT SAUNDERS

May 13, 1943-Jan. 7, 2016 Brenda Lou Hinnant Saunders, 72, Selma, died Thursday at home. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday at Casey Funeral Home, with the Rev. Gene Bruton officiating. Burial will be later. Born May 13, 1943,...

MARJORIE WORLEY TURNER

Jan. 25, 1949-Jan. 8, 2016 Marjorie Worley "Bobbie" Turner, 66, died Friday at Johnston Medical Center. Funeral will be later. She was born in Wilson County Jan. 25, 1949, to the late Almond and Bessie Sasser Worley. She is...

BRUCE GENE WALLACE

April 25, 1949-Jan. 8, 2016 Bruce Gene Wallace, 66, passed away Friday evening at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He was the son of the late James and Rose Wallace, and was the husband of Beverly Wallace. Mr. Wallace was...

KENNETH L. WIGGINS

Aug. 25, 1931-Jan. 9, 2016 Kenneth L. Wiggins, 84, passed away Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at Forsythe Medical Center in Winston-Salem surrounded by his children. A service celebrating Kenneth's life will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12,...

Friday, January 8, 2016

LINDA LILLY-STRICKLAND

Died Jan. 6, 2016 Linda Lilly-Strickland, 68, 1177 State Camp Road, Vanceboro, died Wednesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday at West Vanceboro Church of God. Burial will be in Vanceboro Cemetery Visitation...

MRS. EVA HOWELL ARRINGTON

Sept. 16, 1919-Jan. 1, 2016 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." (II Timothy 4:7) Mrs. Eva Mae Howell Arrington, 96, 101 Morrison Drive, Smithfield, N.C., departed her earthly life...

WESLEY BAINES

Died Jan. 2, 2016 Wesley Baines, 44, 1601 Kincaid Ave., Wilson, died Saturday at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson....

EDNA EDMUMDSON BALLANCE

Died Jan. 2, 2016 Edna Edmundson Ballance, Fremont, was called home Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, after a long illness. The Ballance family will receive friends Saturday, Jan. 9, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home, followed by...

JESSIE W. BARFIELD

Jessie W. Barfield, 80, Kinston, died Thursday at Harmony Hall Nursing Center. Arrangements are pending at Rouse Funeral Home of LaGrange....

ANNIE L.R. CARR

Died Jan. 6, 2016 Annie Laura Rochelle Carr, 87, Greenevers community, died Wednesday at home. Funeral will be at New Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church of Rose Hill Sunday at 2 p.m., with pastor Cameron Hankins officiating. Burial will...

SELBY "TOMMY" HOOKS

Aug. 24, 1935-Jan. 6, 2016 Selby "Tommy" Hooks, 80, went home to be with his heavenly father Wednesday surrounded by his loving family at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the...

WALTER L. KENNEDY

Walter Lee Kennedy, 71, died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

YVONNE NEWSOME KING

Died Jan. 3, 2016 Yvonne Newsome King, 79, 1638 Tommy's Road, Goldsboro, was called to eternal rest Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. A celebration of her life and work will be held Saturday at noon at Goldsboro-Raleigh District Assembly, 214...

CARRIE M. PLYMOUTH MANLEY

Feb. 12, 1924-Jan. 6, 2016 Carrie Mae Plymouth Manley, 104 Ward Drive, Dudley, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ Disciples of Christ. Burial will be in...

JESSIE L. PIGFORD MCKINNEY

Died Jan. 3, 2016 Jessie Lou Pigford McKinney, 89, Charlotte, died Sunday at Parc at Sharon Amity. Funeral will be at Rose Hill Funeral Home chapel of Rose Hill Saturday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Malcolm Batts as...

FANNIE D. REID MOSES

Fannie D. Reid Moses, 63, 1610 Murphey St., died Friday in Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

NOREEN S. SIMMS

Dec. 5, 1937-Jan. 7, 2016 Noreen Sheffield Simms, 78, Goldsboro, passed away Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Noreen was born in Moore County Dec. 5, 1937, to the late Harvey Lee Sheffield and Ada Brown Sheffield....

MARY A. WILLIAMS

Retired minister Mary A. Williams, 87, formerly of Goldsboro, died Wednesday at University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, N.J. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

Thursday, January 7, 2016

FRANK KENNON BORDEN SR.

April 12, 1927-Jan. 4, 2016 Mr. Frank Kennon Borden Sr. died peacefully at his home in Hope Valley, Durham, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. Born April 12, 1927, in Wilson, N.C., he was the oldest son of the late Margaret...

DOWARD H. BRUGH

Died Jan. 2, 2016 Doward Hatcher Brugh, 83, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Northeast Baptist Church, with the Rev. Chris Minchew officiating Born in Mcveigh, Ky., he was the son...

CHRISTINE BURGESS

Died Dec. 24, 2015 Christine Burgess, 60, resident of Elm City Assisted Living, died Dec. 24. Funeral will be private. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

SARAH C. BYNUM

Died Jan. 1, 2016 Mother Sarah Cleo Bynum, 93, 5527 Second Road, Wilson, died Friday at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Atkins Memorial Tabernacle of Sims. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral...

MARTHA DORSETT

Died Jan. 3, 2016 Martha Dorsett, 802 Prince Ave., died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Marshall Smith officiating. Burial will be in Farmingdale, N.Y. She is survived by two daughters...

SELBY R. HOOKS

Selby R. "Tommy" Hooks, 80, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

MARGARET WEST JARRELL

Died Jan. 6, 2016 Margaret West Jarrell, Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, at her home. Margaret was the daughter of the late Troy A. West and Mamie Radford West. She was preceded in death by her husband,...

CATHERINE LEWIS

Died Jan. 3, 2016 Catherine Lewis, Vauxhall, N.J., formerly of Parkstown community of Wayne County, died Sunday. Funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at First Baptist Missionary Church in Vauxhall. She was the daughter of the late J.B....

CARRIE M. MANLEY

Carrie Mae Manley, 91, 104 Ward Drive, Dudley, died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

NI'LIR C.S. MANN

Died Jan. 2, 2016 Ni'lir Carter Snow Mann, 1, died Tuesday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton Burial Garden of Wilson. Arrangements are by Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

VONDA LEE TEDDER OVERMAN

April 11, 1937-Jan. 5, 2016 Vonda Lee Tedder Overman, 78, died Tuesday at Wake Medical Center. Funeral will be Friday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Kenly Funeral Service, with the Rev. Gene Thompson officiating. Interment will be...

NOREEN S. SIMMS

Noreen S. Simms, 78, died today at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RUDOLPH SMITH

Jan. 6, 1959-Jan. 2, 2016 Rudolph Smith, 56, 510 S. Sycamore St., Fremont, died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Funeral will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James Church of Christ. He was born Jan. 6,...

ARCHIE L. SPELLS

Died Jan. 4, 2016 Archie Lee Spells, 83, resident of SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, died Monday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Wilson....

JEAN BOSTICK WORRELL

Aug. 23, 1919-Jan. 6, 2016 Jean Bostick Worrell died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Wilmington, N.C. Born Aug. 23, 1919, in Mecklenburg County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Harrell Bostick...

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

DEBORAH BARSAN

May 1, 1952-Dec. 22, 2015 Deborah "Debbie" Ellen Barsan, 63, passed away unexpectedly Dec. 22, 2015, at her home in Goldsboro, N.C. Debbie was born May 1, 1952, in Akron, Ohio. Debbie was first and foremost a wonderful mother,...

FRANCES COPELAND HARE

Died Jan. 2, 2016 Frances Copeland Hare was called home Jan. 2, 2016, after a short illness. The life she lived, one of grace and Christian love, could not be diminished by the sickness that she endured. Her sweet...

MARGARET WEST JARRELL

Margaret West Jarrell died today at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

RONNIE M. RIVENBARK

Jan. 18, 1949-Jan. 4, 2016 Ronnie Mack Rivenbark, 66, died Monday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Kerney and Lela Lee Rivenbark. A service to celebrate his life will...

RUTH BROWER STANCIL

Aug. 31, 1919-Jan. 4, 2016 Ruth Brower Stancil, 96, Goldsboro, passed away Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Ruth was born in Nash County Aug. 31, 1919, to the late Alfred Benjamin Brower and Cleo Jackson...

LOUISE STEWART

Louise Stewart, 73, died today at Willow Creek Nursing and Rehab. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

TANYA F. KELLEY ALDRIDGE

Died Jan. 3, 2016 Tanya Faye Kelley Aldridge, 71, Pink Hill, died Sunday in Kenansville. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pink Hill Funeral Home. Burial will be at Maxwell Cemetery in Albertson. She was married to the...

WESLEY BAINES

Wesley Baines, 44, 7045 Kingswood Circle, Stantonsburg, died Saturday at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

HAROLD BARNES

March 3, 1934-Jan. 4, 2016 Harold Barnes, 81, Kenly, died Monday at Smithfield Manor Rehab. Funeral will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Holly Springs Church, with the Rev. Thomas Brookshire and the Rev. Curtis Jones officiating. Interment will...

MARTHA ELIZABETH ANDREWS COTTLE

June 27, 1929-Jan. 3, 2016 Mrs. Martha Elizabeth Andrews Cottle, Dunn, was called to her heavenly home Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. Martha was born June 27, 1929, in Sampson County, N.C., to the late Henry J. and Ellen Lane...

JEWEL PATE COTTLE

Oct. 30, 1917-Jan. 2, 2016 Jewel Pate Cottle, 98, 106 Fussell St., Rose Hill, died Saturday. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Rose Hill Baptist Church. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. She was born in Gray's...

MARTHA DORSETT

Martha Dorsett, 802 Prince Ave., died Sunday at home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

BOBBY JAY HARDY

June 15, 1955-Jan. 3, 2016 Bobby Jay Hardy, 60, Goldsboro, passed away suddenly Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at his home. Bobby was born in Nash County June 15, 1955, to the late Jesse Earl "Jay" Hardy and Barbara Spivey...

WILLIAM OATES "BILL" HAWLEY

Oct. 10, 1930-Nov. 23, 2015 William Oates "Bill" Hawley, 85, Leland, N.C., formerly of Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, at the SECU Hospice House of Bolivia, N.C. Bill was born in Goldsboro, N.C., Oct. 10, 1930,...

ELEANOR PLACE HOLLOWAY

March 5, 1923-Jan. 1, 2016 Eleanor Place Holloway, 92, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Eleanor was born in Providence, R.I., March 5, 1923, to the late Charles Henry Place and Kathleen McDermott...

YVONNE NEWSOME KING

Yvonne Newsome King, 79, 1638 Tommy's Road, died Sunday. Arrangements are pending at Carrons Funeral Home of Wilson....

ARNNETTE MARSHBURN

Arnnette Marshburn, 43, 112 Andrew Circle, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations....

RONNIE M. RIVENBARK

Ronnie Mack Rivenbark, 66, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory Inc....

THEODORE R. ROWE

Oct. 27, 1943-Jan. 3, 2016 Theodore Roosevelt Rowe, 72, 309 N. Alabama Ave., died Sunday at home. Funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in James T. Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Woodland...

RUTH BROWER STANCIL

Ruth Brower Stancil, 96, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

DIANNE MARIE UNDERWOOD

March 12, 1947-Jan. 1, 2016 Dianne Marie Underwood, 68, Goldsboro, passed away Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, at her home. Dianne was born in Vance County March 12, 1947, to the late Floyd Henry "Buddy" Wilkins and Hilda Mae Wilkins....

Monday, January 4, 2016

PRESTON E. ARTIS

Preston E. Artis, 58, of Turkey, N.C. died Dec. 31, 2015 at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral service will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Prayer of Faith Evangelistic Church, 308 South Gum Street, Warsaw. Interment will be...

EDNA E. BALLANCE

Sept. 29, 1932-Jan. 2, 2016 Edna Edmundson Ballance of Fremont was called home on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016 after a long illness. The life she lived, one of grace and Christian love, could not be diminished by the sickness...

BOBBY HARDY

Bobby Hardy of Goldsboro died Sunday at his home. Arrangements are incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

GAYNELL YOUNG PICKENS

July 24, 1938-Dec. 30, 2015 Gaynell Bynum Young Pickens, 77, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015 at Willow Creek Nursing & Rehab in Goldsboro. She was born in Wayne County to the late Campfield Bynum and Ella...

THEODORE ROWE

Theodore Roosevelt Rowe, 72, of 309 N. Alabama Avenue, died Sunday at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at Haskins Funeral Home....

RUDOLPH SMITH

Rudolph Smith, 56, of Fremont died Saturday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Arrangements are incomplete with J.B. Rhodes Funeral Homeand Cremations....

DALTON LEE WILSON

Nov. 20, 1935-Jan. 2, 2016 Dalton Lee Wilson, 80, died Saturday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He was born on Nov. 20, 1935 in Fulton, Miss., to the late Hershel S. and Ora Williams Wilson...

Sunday, January 3, 2016

EVA HOWELL ARRINGTON

Eva Howell Arrington died Friday at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Smithfield. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

CAROLYN LILES BOYETTE

June 20, 1935-Jan. 1, 2016 Carolyn Liles Boyette, 80, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Marsh Swamp Free Will Baptist Church, with the Rev. Ray Wells officiating. Interment will be in the...

JOYCE W. CHERRY

July 14, 1953-Dec. 31, 2015 Joyce Whitfield Cherry, 62, Garner’s Chapel community near Mount Olive, died Thursday night, Dec. 31, 2015, at Memorial Hospital at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A farmer’s daughter and wife, she...

ADDIE ELLIOTT

Addie “Olean” Elliott, 82, 5024 Oak Park Road, Raleigh, died at home Friday. Arrangements are pending at Christian Brothers Funeral Home and Cremation Kinston....

CLARA LEE GARNER

Sept. 20, 1927-Jan. 2, 2016 Clara Lee Summerlin Garner, 88, died early Saturday morning, Jan. 2, 2016, at her home near Summerlin’s Crossroads in Mount Olive. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Sammie Colon Garner, and...

FRANCES C. HARE

Frances Copeland Hare died Friday in Virginia. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

IVORY L. HINNANT

Died Dec. 31, 2015 Ivory L. Hinnant, 79, 1012 College Circle North, Wilson, died Thursday. Funeral will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home chapel of Wilson.✧...

ELEANOR PLACE HOLLOWAY

Eleanor Place Holloway, 92, died Friday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CHRISTOPER L. JONES

Dec. 29, 1959-Dec. 31, 2015 Christoper Lamont “Slow Motion” Jones, 56, 704 Poplar St. died Thursday at home. Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at St. Delight United Holy Church. Burial with military honors will be in Old...

CHRISTINE M. KENNEDY

Oct. 6 1918-Jan. 1 2016 Christine Myers Kennedy, resident of Baker’s Chapel community near Mount Olive, passed away Friday night, Jan. 1, at Genesis Care Center. She was 97 years old. Funeral services will be held Monday, Jan. 4,...

IRENE WEBB SALLINGER

Nov. 20, 1932-Dec. 31, 2015 Irene Webb Sallinger, 83, died at Wayne Memorial Hospital Thursday. A private service will be held. She was born in Edgecombe County Nov. 20, 1932, to the late Don and Gertha Webb. She was...

JOANIE D. DORTCH SPEIGHT

March 16, 1953-Dec. 29, 2015 Joanie Denise Dortch Speight, 62, 704B N. Claiborne St., died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. in J.B. Rhodes Jr. Memorial Chapel at J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and...

DIANNE M. UNDERWOOD

Dianne Marie Underwood, 68, died Friday at home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

FAYE B. WISE

March 11, 1945-Dec. 31, 2015 Faye Burroughs Wise, 70, died Thursday surrounded by her loved ones. Born in Greene County, she was the daughter of the late Dee Thurman Burroughs and Alice Baker Burroughs and stepdaughter of the late...

ALICE TALTON WOOD

Died Dec. 24, 2015 Alice Elizabeth Lynch Talton Thompson Wood, 86, passed away peacefully Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2015, while being tenderly cared for by hospice at Pruitt Town Center in Harrisburg, N.C. Born in 1929 to parents John...

Friday, January 1, 2016

IVORY L. HINNANT

Ivory L. Hinnant, 79, 1012 College Circle North, Wilson, died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Stevens Funeral Home of Wilson....

CHRISTOPER L. JONES

Christoper Lamont Jones, 56, 704 Poplar St., died Thursday at home. Arrangements are pending at Haskins Funeral Home....

XANDER O. POND

March 1, 2005-Dec. 31, 2015 Xander Owen Pond, 10, 205 S. Walnut St., Princeton, died Thursday. Funeral will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Princeton Church of God, with the Rev. Lee Marlow and the Rev. Matthew Cornett officiating. He...

DOROTHY M. WADE

June 7, 1935-Dec. 29, 2015 Dorothy Marie Wade, 80, 350 N. Alabama Ave., died Tuesday at Brian Center Health and Rehab of Goldsboro. Funeral will be Monday at 1 p.m. at Saints Delight United Holy Church of LaGrange. Burial...

JIMMIE WOODROW WOOD

May 9, 1937-Dec. 31, 2015 Jimmie Woodrow Wood, 78, died Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Mount Vernon, Ill., he was the son of the late John Woodrow and Ruby Nance Wood, and was the husband of...