Obituaries
Linda Lynch Hill
Feb 5, 2018
Linda Lynch Hill March 7, 1943 – February 5, 2018 Linda Lynch Hill, 74, of Wilson passed away Monday. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 - 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Linda is survived by her son, Brian T. Hill of Durham, and her aunts, Dolly Eastwood of Wilson, Reba Whitley...

Willie "Dan" Daniel Ellis
Feb 4, 2018
Willie Daniel Ellis July 29, 1945 – February 4, 2018 Willie Daniel “Dan” Ellis, 73, of Kinston passed away Sunday. His memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Family will receive friends prior to the service from 1 – 1:45 p.m. The Rev. Julius Whitley and Rev. Alex...
Dylan Duane Stallings
Jan 31, 2018
Dylan Duane Stallings September 22, 1993 – January 31, 2018 Dylan Duane Stallings, 24, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. His funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The family will receive...
Gail Wheeler Davis
Jan 30, 2018
Gail Wheeler Davis December 3, 1956 – January 30, 2018 Gail Wheeler Davis, 61, of Wilson passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018. Her funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Winstead United Methodist Church, 1407 S Tarboro Street, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. George Loveland will officiate. The family will receive...
Deborah Owens Ford
Jan 28, 2018
Deborah Owens Ford March 22, 1959 – January 28, 2018 Deborah Owens Ford, 58, of Rocky Mount passed away Sunday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Tommy Owens Family Cemetery, Gardner School Road, Wilson. The Rev. Matthew Tondee and Rev. Floyd...

Jean Smith Rosser
Jan 26, 2018
Jean Smith Rosser October 28, 1941 – January 26, 2018 Jean Smith Rosser, 76, of Wilson passed away Friday. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Smith Family Cemetery, 6300 Alton Road, Lucama. The family will receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 3 – 5 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and...
Virginia Woodruff Bunn
Jan 25, 2018
Virginia Woodruff Bunn July 23, 1946 – January 25, 2018 Virginia “Priss” Woodruff Bunn, 71 of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday prior to the service from 1:00...

Iris High Bundy
Jan 25, 2018
Iris High Bundy October 9, 1925 – January 25, 2018 Iris High Bundy, 92, of Wilson passed away peacefully Thursday after a brief illness. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday for family and close friends. She will be interred in the family plot in the Bailey Cemetery, North Carolina. Iris is survived by her three daughters,...
Nellie Gray Varnell Mattox
Jan 25, 2018
Nellie Gray Varnell Mattox April 11, 1925 – January 25, 2018 Nellie Gray Varnell Mattox, 92, of Lucama passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Shawn Garnett will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday prior to the service...
Louise Mooring Cunningham
Jan 22, 2018
Louise Mooring Cunningham July 6, 1924 – January 22, 2018 Louise Mooring Cunningham, 93, of Wilson passed away Monday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Charles Gentry will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday...
Charles Maynard Duke, Sr.
Jan 17, 2018
Charles Maynard Duke, Sr. July 27, 1931 – January 17, 2018 Charles Maynard Duke, Sr., 86 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...
Gregory Scott Etheridge
Jan 17, 2018
Gregory Scott Etheridge February 6, 1963 – January 17, 2018 Gregory Scott Etheridge, 54, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. His funeral service will be conducted at 6 p.m. Saturday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. The Rev. Bill Groce will officiate. Scott is survived by his daughter, Kayla...
Ivey Pipkin
Jan 16, 2018
Ivey Pipkin January 13, 1953 – January 16, 2018 Ivey Pipkin, 65, of Stantonsburg, passed away Tuesday. Her memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Ivey is survived by her loving husband, Tony Ray Pipkin of the home; her sister,...
Joyce Bissette Tedder
Jan 15, 2018
Joyce Bissette Tedder May 10, 1928 -January 15, 2018 On January 15, 2018, Joyce Bissette Tedder, 89 of Bailey, passed away quietly with love, comfort and support from her family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, January 19, 2018 at Mount Pleasant United Methodist, 9289 S NC Hwy 581, Bailey. Pastor Carlos Castano will officiate. Interment...

Jeffrey Wayne Best
Jan 12, 2018
Jeffrey Wayne Best November 13, 1961-January 12, 2018 Jeffrey Wayne Best, 56, of Kenly, passed away peacefully on January 12, 2018, surrounded by his family at his home in Kenly, after a ten-year battle with cancer. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, and uncle. Jeff was a charter member of Raleigh Road Baptist Church and led countless...
Hilda Gay Farmer Rogerson
Jan 11, 2018
Hilda Gay Farmer Rogerson January 4, 1940 – January 11, 2018 Hilda Gay Farmer Rogerson, 78, of Robersonville life ended with her family by her side after a long battle with cancer. Her funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Stantonsburg Town Cemetery, Stantonsburg. The family will receive friends Saturday...
Joseph Edgar Renfrow
Jan 10, 2018
Joseph Edgar Renfrow November 10, 1929 – January 10, 2018 Joseph Edgar Renfrow, 88, of Kenly passed away Wednesday. His funeral services will be conducted at 12 p.m. Saturday, January 20, 2018 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, January in Moore’s Chapel Church Cemetery, Hwy 42 East, Kenly. The Rev. Lewis...
Jodie Baker
Jan 10, 2018
Jodie Baker November 28, 1945 – January 10, 2018 Jodie Baker, 72, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Jodie is survived by his daughters, Callie Inez...

Gary Lee Marker
Jan 9, 2018
Gary Lee Marker June 10, 1954 – January 9, 2017 Gary Lee Marker, 63, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. His service will be held at a later date. Gary is survived by his wife, Patricia Orr Marker; his daughters, Jessica Marker and Kelly Marker, and his grandchildren, Kayla Coley, Nathan Coley, Kaleb Harris, and Dakota Harris. Condolences may be directed...
Harvey Ronald Evans
Jan 7, 2018
Harvey Ronald Evans March 19, 1946 – January 7, 2018 Harvey Ronald Evans, 71, of Lucama passed away Sunday. His funeral will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A private graveside service will be held for the family. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening...