Obituaries

Billy Gray Leegins, Sr.

Billy Gray Leegins, Sr.

Oct 28, 2018

Billy Gray Leegins, Sr. October 9, 1931 – October 28, 2018 Billy Gray Leegins, Sr., 87, of Wilson passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Charles Robl will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday afternoon from 1 – 3 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...

Joyce Proctor Beaman

Joyce Proctor Beaman

Oct 26, 2018

Joyce Proctor Beaman April 27, 1931 – October 26, 2018 Joyce Proctor Beaman, 87 of Wilson, went to be with our Lord and Savior on October 26, 2018. She was born and raised on her family’s tobacco farm in rural Wilson County. She married her high school sweetheart, Bob, and they raised their family on Bob’s family’s small tobacco farm...

Horace Lee Raper

Horace Lee Raper

Oct 25, 2018

Horace Lee Raper April 30, 1939 – October 25, 2018 Horace Lee Raper, 79, of Wilson passed away Thursday. His funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon immediately following the service. Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. Horace was born and raised in...

Selby "Buck" Craig Joyner

Selby "Buck" Craig Joyner

Oct 23, 2018

Selby Craig Joyner September 6, 1942 – October 23, 2018 Selby Craig “Buck”, 76 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. His funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Carroll Bradbury and Rev. Tony Parrish will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from...

Rev. Jesse Barnes Horne

Rev. Jesse Barnes Horne

Oct 22, 2018

Jesse Barnes Horne April 8, 1932 – October 22, 2018 Rev. Jesse Barnes Horne, 86, of Wilson passed away peacefully Monday surrounding by his family. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Black Creek Town Cemetery, Black Creek. The Rev. Marvin Smith will officiate. The family receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at...

Albert Joseph Stuikis

Albert Joseph Stuikis

Oct 21, 2018

Albert Joseph Stuikis August 27, 1925 – October 21, 2018 Albert Joseph Stuikis, 93, of Wilson passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, October 27, 2018 in Garden of Faith Cemetery, 5598 Trumps Mill Road, Baltimore, Maryland. Albert served his country with honor and pride with the U.S. Army and was a World War...

William "Doug" Douglas Finch

William "Doug" Douglas Finch

Oct 20, 2018

William Douglas Finch May 6, 1931 – October 20, 2018 William Douglas “Doug” Finch, 87, of Wilson passed away Saturday. His funeral services will be conducted Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1815 Airport Boulevard W, Wilson with the family receiving friends immediately following the service. Pastor Joe Shakour and Doug’s brother, Jerry Finch will officiate. Doug is...

Pamela "Pam" Johnson Bass

Pamela "Pam" Johnson Bass

Oct 20, 2018

Pamela Johnson Bass March 8, 1952 – October 20, 2018 Pamela Johnson Bass, 66, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Little Rock Free Will Baptist Church, 6115 Little Rock Church Road, Lucama. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Kelley Smart and Rev. Dr. De Wayne Eakes...

Charles Ray Allen

Charles Ray Allen

Oct 19, 2018

Charles Ray Allen October 17, 1935 – October 19, 2018 Charles Ray Allen, 83 of Wilson passed away Friday peacefully with his family by his side after a lengthy illness. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6...

Margaret Creel Watson

Margaret Creel Watson

Oct 18, 2018

Margaret Creel Watson July 17, 1930 – October 18, 2018 Margaret Creel Watson, 88 of Wilson passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 18, 2018. Funeral services will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Farmington Heights Church of God, 910 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev....

Chuck Graham, II

Chuck Graham, II

Oct 18, 2018

Chuck Graham, II June 3, 1948 – October 18, 2018 Chuck Graham, II, of Wilson, passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be held at a later date in Andersonville, Georgia. Chuck is survived by his son, Charles Cameron Graham, III and wife, Laura of Wilson; daughter, Emily Smith of Streator, Illinois; mother of his children, Jessie Pettingill of Streator,...

Deborah Lynn Brock

Deborah Lynn Brock

Oct 18, 2018

Deborah Lynn Brock November 6, 1959 – October 18, 2018 Deborah Lynn Brock, 58 of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Jack Stone will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Deborah...

Louis Stephen Boykin

Louis Stephen Boykin

Oct 15, 2018

Louis Stephen Boykin December 2, 1920 – October 15, 2018 Louis Stephen Boykin, 97 of Wilson passed away Monday, October 15, 2018 at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. His funeral will be conducted Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Tim Hopkins will officiate. The family will...

Hope Baines King

Hope Baines King

Oct 14, 2018

Hope Baines King April 10, 1953 – October 14, 2018 Hope Baines King, 65, of Durham/Bailey passed away Sunday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Family will receive friends 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Friday, prior to service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Hope retired after 30 years of...

Eloise Fishel Johnson

Eloise Fishel Johnson

Oct 12, 2018

Eloise Fishel Johnson September 15, 1925 – October 12, 2018 Eloise Fishel Johnson, 93, of Wilson passed away Friday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will be at 3:00 p.m. in Salem United Methodist Church Cemetery, located between Henderson and Oxford. The Rev. DeWayne Eakes will officiate. The family will receive...

David Wendell Sanders

David Wendell Sanders

Oct 10, 2018

David Wendell Sanders October 2, 1958 – October 10, 2018 David Wendell Sanders, 60, of Kenly passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. He married Lynn Narron on December 6, 1986. His wife, Lynn is retired from NCDPS and Wendell was employed with NCDPS in Johnston County for twenty-nine years. Wendell is survived by his wife,...

Flora Jean Stancil

Flora Jean Stancil

Oct 7, 2018

Flora Jean Stancil October 17, 1947 – October 7, 2018 Flora Jean Stancil, 70 of Wilson joined her fellow Angels on Sunday. A celebration of her life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Inurnment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The family will receive friends Saturday morning at 10 a.m. prior to the...

Tallulah Frances Marshbourne

Tallulah Frances Marshbourne

Oct 6, 2018

Tallulah Frances Marshbourne October 6, 1933 – October 7, 2018 With our hearts broken, we share the news that our beloved Tallulah Frances Marshbourne slipped quietly away from us and into the arms of God on October 7, 2018, the morning after her 85th birthday. Born October 6, 1933, she was the first daughter of George Warren Marshbourne, Sr. and...

Juanita Gray Robbins Dixon

Juanita Gray Robbins Dixon

Oct 6, 2018

Juanita Gray Robbins Dixon December 3, 1930 – October 6, 2018 Juanita Gray Robbins Dixon, 87, of Wilson passed away Saturday, October 6, 2018. Juanita was married to Charles William Dixon for sixty-two years before he passed in 2016. They lived in Elm City years before moving to Wilson. Survived by her son, Steve Dixon and wife, Susan of Raleigh;...

Minnie Hendricks Moncrief

Minnie Hendricks Moncrief

Oct 4, 2018

Minnie Hendricks Moncrief March 15, 1946 – October 4, 2018 Minnie Hendricks Moncrief, 72, of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in in Macclesfield Cemetery, Macclesfield. The Rev. Johnny Hendricks and Rev. Chris Harris will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from...

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