Obituaries
Helen Gray Driver
Nov 29, 2024
Helen Gray Oakey Driver, 86 of Elm City passed away Friday, November 29, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Johnnie Hendrix will officiate.
The family will receive friends Tuesday evening, December 3, 2024, from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s...
Vada "Fran" Frances Brown
Nov 28, 2024
Fran of Bailey passed away Thursday, November 28, 2024. A gathering of family friends to celebrate the life of Fran will be held from 4 – 7 p.m. Thursday, December 5, 2024, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
Fran is survived by her daughter, Cynthia Mullins of Virginia; sons, Chris Ongaro of Bailey, Tony Ongaro and wife, Janet...
Vernon Bee Barnett
Nov 28, 2024
Vernon Bee Barnett, 72 of Wilson passed away Thursday, November 28, 2024. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at East Gate Church, 2301 Montgomery Drive W, Wilson. Pastor Gary Combs will officiate.
The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 3 – 3:45 p.m. prior to the service at East Gate Church, Wilson.
Bee grew up in Kinston,...
Alberta Louise Webster
Nov 26, 2024
Alberta Louise Webster, 60 of Middlesex passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2024.
Alberta is survived by her loving husband, Barry Webster; sons, Andrew Webster, Kyle Webster, and Reid Webster, and her granddaughter, Jerrika.
Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.
Michael Tyler Price
Nov 26, 2024
Michael Tyler Price, 81 of Wilson passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2024.
Michael is survived by his cousins, Bonnie Murphy, Janie Davis, and Joel Turnage, and his extended family, Bonnie Spialek.
Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.
William "Billy" Royce Williamson
Nov 25, 2024
William “Billy” Royce Williamson, 89, of Wilson passed away Monday, November 25, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 30, 2024, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Walt Tyndall will officiate.
The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 1 – 1:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...
Otha Larry Lamm
Nov 25, 2024
Otha “Larry” Lamm, 74, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, November 25th, surrounded by his beloved family. He entered his eternal rest after a life marked by love, hard work, and devotion to his family, neighbors, and community. A celebration of life will be held on Friday, November 29th at 11am at Bailey Baptist Church, 6646 Deans Street, Bailey,...
Charles Wade Duke
Nov 24, 2024
Charles Wade Duke, 79, of Bailey was called to his heavenly home on Sunday, November 24, 2024. He grew up in Sims, North Carolina and served in the United States Army in Vietnam.
Wade was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who was dedicated to his family. He is survived by his wife, of fifty-five years, Joyce Duke; daughter, Michelle Parker...
Elizabeth Ashley Turner
Nov 22, 2024
Elizabeth Ashley Turner, 28, of Wilson, North Carolina passed away peacefully on November 22, 2024. Born on November 25, 1995, in Warner Robins, Georgia to Kelly Pollock Turner and William Lee Turner.
Elizabeth was a bright and loving daughter who brought joy to all who knew her. She graduated from James B. Hunt High School and pursued her passion for psychology...
Donald Edward Payne
Nov 19, 2024
Donald Edward Payne, 73, of Sims, North Carolina passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, surrounded by his loved ones at UNC Chapel Hill after a brief battle with a rare heart condition. He was born in Newfoundland, Canada on June 10, 1951, to Donald O. and Dallas Payne.
Being raised on an Airforce Base, he joined the United States Air...
Mitchell "Mitch" Jay Winstead
Nov 19, 2024
“How Do You Live Your Dash”...that poem touched Mitch deeply and he lived his dash well. The youngest of Leaston and Mae Mercer Winstead’s eight children, he grew up working in the tobacco fields of Elm City as well as in the family store. His siblings, Derwood (Edna) Winstead, Patsy (Glenn) Stone and Bonnie White loved him deeply. There is...
James Burkett Gardner
Nov 17, 2024
James Burkett Gardner, 77 of Kenly, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2024. A graveside service with Military Rites will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, November 21, 2024, in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.
The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
James graduated from Lucama High School. He was...
Tracy Lee Furman
Nov 15, 2024
Tracy Lee Furman, 55 of Sims passed away Friday, November 15, 2024.
Tracy is survived by his mother, Lynda Furman; his brother, Derek Furman and Joetta Pittman of Wilson, and his nephew, Marc Furman of Wilson.
He was preceded in death by his father, Michael Furman.
Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.
Everett Damon Pope
Nov 14, 2024
Everett Damon Pope, age 28, passed from this life and into the next, Thursday, November 14, 2024.
Everett was born on May 2, 1996, in Raleigh, North Carolina, the son of Amy and Damon Pope. He graduated from Millbrook High School in 2014. He attended Caldwell Community College in Boone, North Carolina before transferring to Front Range Community College in Fort...
Charles "Charlie" Ray Ferrell, Sr.
Nov 14, 2024
Charles “Charlie” Ray Ferrell, Sr., 100 years old of Wilson, North Carolina was called to his heavenly home on Thursday, November 14, 2024. He was born on November 11, 1924, in Lucama, North Carolina.
Charlie was a World War II Veteran, serving as a Corporal in the European Campaign 581 AAA Gun Battalion (anti-aircraft) from 1942 – 1946. After leaving the...
Christopher "Bean" Dean Rizzo
Nov 13, 2024
Christopher “Bean” Dean Rizzo, 8 of Spring Hope passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday morning, November 16, 2024, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Spring Hope Memorial Park, Spring Hope. Rev. Ray Vick will officiate.
The family will receive friends Friday evening, November 15, 2024, from 5 – 8...
Mable Hesmer
Nov 10, 2024
Mable Taylor Hesmer, the beloved only child of Guy Claudius Taylor and Mable Gatlin Taylor of Kinston, passed away peacefully at the age of 92. She was preceded in death by her devoted husband of nearly 50 years, Dr. T.C. Hesmer, Jr.
Mable was a woman of exceptional beauty and a vibrant soul, revered as the nurturing matriarch of her family....
Phyllis Anne Haakinson
Nov 7, 2024
Phyllis Anne Haakinson, 84, of Wilson passed away Thursday, November 7, 2024. A Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at 1:30 p.m. at St. Therese Catholic Church, 700 Nash Street N, Wilson. Father Fernando Torres will officiate.
A Rosary service will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, November 11, 2024, officiated by Deacon Michael DuSablon and is open...
Gregory Scott Varnell
Nov 6, 2024
Gregory Scott Varnell, 62 of Wilson, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2024. A Memorial Service will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, November 11, 2024, at Impact Church of Wilson, 3338 Corbett Avenue, Elm City. Rev. David List will officiate.
The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 4 – 6 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
Gregory...
Bruce Langley
Nov 6, 2024
Bruce Langley, 91, of Wilson passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2024. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, November 11, 2024, in Princeton Cemetery, Donnie H. Boulevard, Princeton. Pastor Derek Bossolono will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 p.m. Sunday evening November 10, 2024, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
Bruce is...
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