Obituaries

Thomas "Ted" Elmer Deans, Jr.

Thomas "Ted" Elmer Deans, Jr.

Jul 6, 2018

Thomas Elmer Deans, Jr. December 26, 1949 – July 6, 2018 Thomas Elmer “Ted” Deans, Jr., 68, of Bailey passed away Friday. His funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at Nobles Chapel Baptist Church, 7330 Old Raleigh Road, Sims. Interment will follow in Nobles Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sims. The Revs. Brittany and Chase Caldwell will officiate. The...

Wayne A. Smith

Wayne A. Smith

Jul 4, 2018

Wayne A. Smith August 2, 1948 – July 4, 2018 Wayne A. Smith, 69, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. His funeral service will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Tim McFatter and the Rev. Charles Thompson will officiate. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Monday...

Walter Franklin Inscoe, Jr.

Walter Franklin Inscoe, Jr.

Jul 4, 2018

Walter Franklin Inscoe, Jr. June 9, 1927 – July 4, 2018 Walter Franklin “Doug” Inscoe, Jr., 91, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. His funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Grace Baptist Church. A reception will follow the service. The Rev. Steve Strickland will officiate. The family will receive friends 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. prior to the...

MayBelle Grice Atkinson

MayBelle Grice Atkinson

Jul 4, 2018

MayBelle Grice Atkinson February 8, 1921 – July 4, 2018 Maybelle Grice Atkinson, 97, of Four Oaks Senior Living, passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at Oak Grove Cemetery, Flower Hill Road, Middlesex. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in Oak Grove Cemetery. Maybelle is survived by her daughters, Brenda...

Dorothy Lamm Brantley

Dorothy Lamm Brantley

Jul 3, 2018

Dorothy Lamm Brantley February 20, 1932 – July 3, 2018 Mrs. Dorothy Lamm Brantley, 86, of Lucama passed away Tuesday, peacefully with her family by her side. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Brantley Family Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Tony Hawley and Rev. Faye Jones will officiate....

Anthony Scott Hayes

Anthony Scott Hayes

Jul 3, 2018

Anthony Scott Hayes 4/13/65 – 7/3/18 Anthony “Scott” Hayes, 53, of Wilson, passed away in his home on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, after a 4-year battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Victorious in that battle, he is now healthy, whole, and in the presence of our Lord and Savior in heaven. God is good...

Margie Morgan Mercer

Margie Morgan Mercer

Jul 2, 2018

Margie Morgan Mercer January 6, 1934 – July 2, 2018 Margie Morgan Mercer, 84, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Her funeral will be conducted 7 p.m. Thursday at Farmington Heights, 910 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Her son, Rev. Dale Morgan and Rev. LaVon Phillips will...

Russell Clare Anderson, Jr.

Russell Clare Anderson, Jr.

Jul 1, 2018

Russell Clar Anderson, Jr. August 25, 1959 – July 1, 2018 Russell Clare Anderson, Jr., 58, of Wilson passed away Sunday. His memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. Jack Keel will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The...

Rosa Torres Moreno

Rosa Torres Moreno

Jul 1, 2018

Rosa Torres Moreno August 30, 1972 – July 1, 2018 Rosa Torres Moreno, 45, of Sims passed away Sunday. The family will receive Monday, July 2, 2018 from noon to 4 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Condolences may be directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home at www.joyners.net.

Lila Gray Taylor

Lila Gray Taylor

Jun 30, 2018

Lila Gray Alford Taylor February 4, 1940 – June 30, 2018 Lila Gray Alford Taylor, 78, of Bailey passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018. Her funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Walter Blackman will officiate. The family...

Stephen Keen

Stephen Keen

Jun 30, 2018

Stephen Keen November 9, 1940 – June 30, 2018 Stephen “Tom” Keen, 77 of Wilson passed away Saturday. His funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at West Wilson Church of God, 3322 NC 42, Wilson. Entombment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Steve Edmondson will officiate. The family will receive friends from 10 – 10:45...

W. Jeffery McDaniel

W. Jeffery McDaniel

Jun 30, 2018

W. Jeffery McDaniel June 20, 1933 – June 30, 2018 W. Jeffery McDaniel, 85, of Wilson passed away Saturday. His memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, 414 Sunset Road, Wilson. The Rev. Tom Watkins will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. Jeff was retired from Export Leaf Tobacco Company. He...

Kenneth Rudolph Batts

Kenneth Rudolph Batts

Jun 30, 2018

Kenneth Rudolph Batts September 4, 1931 – June 30, 2018 Kenneth Rudolph “Bob” Batts, 86, of Elm City passed away Saturday. A graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 – 7:30 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Kenneth is...

Jocelyn Hernandez

Jocelyn Hernandez

Jun 28, 2018

Jocelyn Hernandez March 24, 1997 – June 28, 2018 Jocelyn Hernandez, 21, of Wilson passed away Thursday, June 28, 2018. Her memorial service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Inurnment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The family will receive friends from 7 – 9 p.m. Sunday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

Helen Marie Brantley Mumford

Helen Marie Brantley Mumford

Jun 28, 2018

Helen Marie Brantley Mumford December 4, 1934 – June 26, 2018 Helen Marie Brantley Mumford, 83, of Middlesex passed away Tuesday. The family will receive friends at 10 a.m. with her funeral following at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 5th at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Eureka Town Cemetery. The Rev. Titus Anderson and Rev. Hance Peyatt will...

Sharon Denise Batts

Sharon Denise Batts

Jun 27, 2018

Sharon Denise Worley Batts September 3, 1973 – June 27, 2018 Sharon Denise Worley Batts, 44, of Lucama passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Her memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. The Rev. Steve Strickland will...

Ronald Hardy Skinner

Ronald Hardy Skinner

Jun 25, 2018

Ronald Hardy Skinner January 4, 1945 – June 25, 2018 Ronald Hardy “Ronnie” Skinner, 73, of Wilson passed away Monday. His funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Entombment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Brother Floyd Norris will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday prior to the service from 11...

Wilbur Franklin Wilson, Jr.

Wilbur Franklin Wilson, Jr.

Jun 24, 2018

Wilbur Franklin Wilson, Jr. April 1, 1960 – June 24, 2018 Wilbur Franklin Wilson, Jr., 58, of Wilson passed away Sunday. The family will receive friends at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening at 6432 Slabtown Road, Wilson. Wilbur loved to go fishing with his brother, Tony and adored his mama to the fullest. He was a loving person who loved everybody,...

Jessie Glenn Garris

Jessie Glenn Garris

Jun 24, 2018

Jessie Glenn Garris August 28, 1941 – June 24, 2018 Jessie Glenn Garris, 76, of Stantonsburg passed away Sunday. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Stantonsburg Town Cemetery, Stantonsburg. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Glenn worked with ST Wooten for...

Elizabeth Barnes

Elizabeth Barnes

Jun 22, 2018

Elizabeth Barnes November 14, 1948 – June 22, 2018 Elizabeth Barnes, 69, of Bailey passed away Friday. A Remembrance Service will be held at a later date. Elizabeth is survived by her husband, Gerald Barnes of the home; daughter, Roxie Floars and husband, Rusty of Eureka; son, Stevie Barnes and wife, Amanda of Sims; sister, Violet Sharpe of Lucama; brother,...

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