Obituaries

Lloyd Gordon Williford
Nov 23, 2018
Lloyd Gordon Williford August 26, 1937 – November 23, 2018 Lloyd Gordon Williford, 81, of Elm City passed away Friday. His funeral service will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Johnny Hudson will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Gordon served...
Betty Rice Weaver
Nov 22, 2018
Betty Rice Weaver November 29, 1932 – November 22, 2018 Betty Rice Weaver, 85 of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Pastor John Drosendahl will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service...

Evelyn Christine Johnson
Nov 22, 2018
Evelyn Christine Johnson April 15, 1930 – November 22, 2018 Evelyn Christine Johnson, 88 of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 5 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday...

Mary Etta Worrells
Nov 21, 2018
Mary Etta Worrells November 1, 1955 – November 21, 2018 Mary Etta Worrells, 64 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Mary is survived by her fiancé, David Barefoot; brother, Roy Worrells, Jr. of Colerian; three nephews, one niece and one great niece. She was preceded in death by her parents, Roy Worrells and Zalene Lane Worrells and her brother, Donnie Worrells....
Larry Dale Speight
Nov 21, 2018
Larry Dale Speight October 27, 1952 - November 21, 2018 Larry Dale Speight, beloved father, papa, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend to so many passed away at his home Wednesday, November 21st. Larry was born in Stantonsburg to the late Haywood and Mary Denton Speight. After their untimely passing, he was raised by his maternal grandparents, the late Paul...
Josephine Lamm Best
Nov 20, 2018
Josephine Lamm Best January 7, 1925 – November 20, 2018 Josephine Lamm Best, 93 of Virginia formerly of Lucama, passed Tuesday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Bobby Tyson will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday afternoon from 1 –...
Theda Lenore Soper Cutri
Nov 19, 2018
Theda Lenore Soper Cutri November 3, 1925 – November 19, 2018 Theda Lenore “Teddy” Soper McCormick Cady Cutri, 93, of Wilson passed away Monday, November 19, 2018. Services are pending. “Teddy” is survived by her daughter, Connie M. Hanson of Chesapeake, Virginia and granddaughters, Rhonda D. Johnson (Charles) of Indiana, Tabatha Carle and grandson, Chad Sandefur of Maryland; great-grandchildren, Trevor,...
Yvonne Nicholson Caddell
Nov 18, 2018
Yvonne Nicholson Caddell June 29, 1935 – November 18, 2018 Yvonne Nicholson Caddell, 83, of Wilson passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Newton Family Cemetery, Bennettsville, South Carolina. Yvonne is survived by her daughter, Dawn Caddell Pittman of Kenly; sons, Robin Caddell of Wilson and Robert “Neil” Caddell, Jr. of Black...
Shirley Jeanette Evans Petro
Nov 18, 2018
Shirley Jeanette Evans Petro January 15, 1928 - November 18, 218 Shirley Jeanette Evans Petro, 90, of Wilson formerly of New York, passed away Sunday. Arrangements are by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Condolences may be directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home at www.joyners.net.

Mildred Pearson Raper
Nov 16, 2018
Mildred Pearson Raper November 24, 1924 - November 16, 2018 Mildred Pearson Raper of Lucama passed away Friday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in the Raper Family Cemetery, St. Mary’s Church Road, Lucama. The Rev. Tommy Hagan will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday evening from...
Clarence “Les” Hanna, Jr.
Nov 14, 2018
Clarence “Les” Hanna, Jr. February 11, 1925 – November 14, 2018 Clarence “Les” Hanna, Jr., 93, formerly of St. Petersburg, Florida passed away Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at his residence in Wilson, North Carolina. Les was born February 11, 1925 in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania and grew up in Erie. He was the son of the late Clarence Leslie Hanna, Sr....
Hazel Winters Ray
Nov 14, 2018
Hazel Ann Winters Ray January 7, 1925 – November 14, 2018 Hazel Ann Winters Ray, 93, of Bailey passed away Wednesday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The Rev. Paul Tedder will officiate. A private burial will be held at a later date for the family. The family will receive friends...
Brandon Alan Raper
Nov 14, 2018
Brandon Alan Raper February 5, 1988 – November 14, 2018 Brandon Alan Raper, 30, of San Francisco formerly of Wilson, passed away while traveling abroad on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road, Wilson. The Rev. Justin Deeter will officiate. The family...
Patricia Jane Groves
Nov 13, 2018
Patricia Jane Groves August 25, 1948 – November 13, 2018 Patricia Jane Groves, 70, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Father Phillip Byrum will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday morning from 10 – 10:45 a.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway,...
Steven Barry Pavelsky
Nov 12, 2018
Steven Barry Pavelsky February 8, 1952 – November 12, 2018 Steven “Sparkky” Barry Pavelsky, 66 of Wilson formerly of Tarboro, passed away Monday, November 12, 2018. A memorial service will be held at a later date. “Sparkky” was the former mayor of Leggett and was a 33rd degree Mason and Past Master of Concord Lodge 58 in Tarboro. He was...
Patricia Riley Patterson
Nov 12, 2018
Patricia Riley Patterson October 13, 1945 – November 12, 2018 Patricia Riley Patterson, 73 of Wilson went to be with her heavenly Father on Monday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment to follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Mick Bowen will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday...
Ervin McClease Howard
Nov 10, 2018
Ervin McClease Howard August 31, 1931 – November 10, 2018 Ervin McClease Howard, 87 of Wilson passed away Saturday. His funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Grace Baptist Church, 202 N Kincaid Avenue, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Steve Strickland will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday afternoon from...
Virginia Jones Davis Sanders
Nov 10, 2018
Virginia Jones Davis Sanders July 1, 1927 – November 10, 2018 Virginia Jones Davis Sanders, 91 of Wilson formerly of Kenly, passed away Saturday peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Kenly Town Cemetery, N Englewood Drive, Kenly. The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate. The family will receive...
Clifton Ray Gardner
Nov 7, 2018
Clifton Ray Gardner March 26, 1939 – November 7, 2018 Clifton Ray Gardner, 79, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. His funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Black Creek Town Cemetery, Black Creek. Pastor Jonathan Ange will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 2 – 2:45...
James "Jimmy" David Strickland
Nov 6, 2018
James David Strickland March 5, 1936 – November 6, 2018 James “Jimmy” David Strickland, 82 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. His funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Mark A. Harrell and Rev. Ray Wells will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday...