Obituaries
Robert Earl Gray
May 14, 2017
Robert Earl Gray March 12, 1939 – May 14, 2017 Robert “Bobby” Earl Gray, 78 of Wilson passed away Sunday, May 14, 2017. He was a quiet man and a free spirit. Bobby lived out his faith through his strong community focus and heart for helping others. He was truly a servant leader. A celebration of his life will be...
Eli Charles Saleeby
May 14, 2017
Eli Charles Saleeby April 16, 1925 - May 14, 2017 Eli Saleeby, 92, of Wilson passed away on Sunday May 14, at Duke Hospital. He grew up in Wilson and worked in a variety of family businesses. He was a pilot and worked for many years in Cambridge, Maryland as the general manager of Old Fashioned Foods and later...
Gary Wayne Batchelor
May 12, 2017
Gary Wayne Batchelor February 27, 1969 – May 12, 2017 Gary Wayne “Groovy” Batchelor, 48, of Elm City passed away Friday. A private graveside will be conducted. The Rev. Gene Wells will officiate. Gary is survived by his sister, Lisa Stancil of Wilson; sisters-in-law, Beverly Batchelor of Wilson and Vickie Driver of Lancaster, Texas; his nieces, Nikki Stancil, Ashley Willis,...
Joseph Radford "Joe" Allen, Sr.
May 11, 2017
Joseph Radford Allen, Sr. November 26, 1924 – May 11, 2017 Joseph Radford “Joe” Allen, Sr., 92, of Wilson passed away Thursday. His funeral will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A private graveside will be held. The Rev. LaVon Phillips will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral...
William C. Lamm
May 10, 2017
William C. “Hat” Lamm May 23, 1933 – May 10, 2017 William C. “Hat” Lamm, 83, of Bailey passed away Wednesday. Funeral services will be conducted 4 p.m. Friday at Oasis of Love Tabernacle Church, 6525 Schooners Road, Bailey, North Carolina. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery. Pastor Pam Denton and Scott Hendricks will officiate. The family will receive...
Alice Marie Durham
May 9, 2017
Alice Marie Durham March 12, 1930 – May 09, 2017 Alice Marie Durham, 87, resident of Wilson Pines Center, passed away Tuesday. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Mike Wells and Rev. Danny Harris will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at...
Robert Edward Tomlinson, Sr.
May 8, 2017
Robert Edward Tomlinson, Sr. February 14, 1943 – May 8, 2017 Robert Edward Tomlinson, Sr., 74, of Kenly passed away Monday. His funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Kenly Community Church (formerly Kenly Pentecostal Holiness Church), Kenly. Interment will follow in Buckhorn Cemetery. The Rev. Daniel Rollins and the Rev. Rick Barbato will officiate. The family...
Nona Lucas Dail Love
May 7, 2017
Nona Lucas Dail Love December 27, 1920 – May 7, 2017 Nona Lucas Dail Love, 96, of Wilson, formerly of Lucama passed away Sunday. Her funeral will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Dr. DeWayne Eakes and Rev. Kelley...
Myrtle Rowe Glover
May 7, 2017
Myrtle Rowe Glover August 2, 1929 – May 7, 2017 Myrtle Rowe Glover, 87, of Bailey passed away Sunday. Her funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery. The Rev. Darrel Bowles will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s...
Lou Ellen Grimes
May 6, 2017
Lou Ellen Grimes June 27, 1935 – May 6, 2017 Lou Ellen Grimes, 81, of Stantonsburg passed away Saturday. Her funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson interment will follow in Eureka Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 2 – 2:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson...
James Kenneth Tyson
May 4, 2017
James Kenneth Tyson December 21, 1951 – May 04, 2017 James Kenneth Tyson, 65, of Wilson, passed away Thursday. A celebration of his life will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends following the service. Kenny worked hard during his lifetime but more than anything he enjoyed...
Lloyd Thompson Brinson, III
May 4, 2017
Lloyd Thompson Brinson, III August 15, 1953 – May 4, 2017 Lloyd Thompson Brinson III, of Wilson, left his earthly home on a most spectacularly beautiful spring afternoon. Born August 15, 1953 in Radford, Virginia to Lloyd Thompson Brinson and Cassie Crawford Brinson, he moved to Wilson County as a child following the early death of his mother. He...
Jeffery Lee Lewis
May 3, 2017
Jeffery Lee Lewis June 11, 1986 – May 3, 2017 Jeffery Lee Lewis, 30, of Washington, Pennsylvania, formerly of Lucama, passed away Wednesday. His graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Springhill Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 7335 Springfield School Road, Lucama. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 7 – 9 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...
Arthur Vernon Batts
May 2, 2017
Arthur Vernon Batts October 29, 1927 – May 2, 2017 Arthur Vernon Batts, 89, of Elm City passed away Tuesday. His funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Luke Long will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1 –...
Marshall Barnes Pope
May 1, 2017
Marshall Barnes Pope June 5, 1934 – May 1, 2017 Marshall Barnes Pope, 82 of Wilson passed away Monday. His funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Entombment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Elder Harold Pittman will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 p.m. Wednesday evening at...
Hugh M. Flowers
Apr 29, 2017
Hugh M. Flowers July 3, 1932 – April 29, 2017 Hugh M. Flowers of Lucama completed his life’s journey on Saturday, April 29, 2017. Hugh was born on July 3, 1932 to Meakie T. and Ellen W. Flowers. Upon graduation from East Carolina in 1956, Hugh taught in Sanford City Schools, Sanford, NC. He was drafted into the U.S. Army,...
George Lawrence Wagner
Apr 28, 2017
George Lawrence Wagner December 31, 1944 – April 28, 2017 George Lawrence Wagner, born December 31, 1944, in Washington, DC, died April 28, 2017, in Wilson, NC. He was a devoted husband for more than 50 years to Claudia Jean (Jeannie) Wynne Wagner of New Bern, NC. George attended high school in Lothian, MD, after which, he proudly served 4...
Ruth Johnson
Apr 28, 2017
Ruth Johnson January 19, 1936 – April 28, 2017 Ruth Johnson, 81, passed away Friday. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Tim McFatter will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times at the home...
Lora Ann Hudson-Powell
Apr 27, 2017
Lora Ann Hudson-Powell June 09, 1963 – April 27, 2017 Lora Ann Hudson-Powell, 53, of Middlesex passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, 10242 Claude Lewis Road, Middlesex. Interment will follow in Middlesex Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral...
Juanita Childers Thomas
Apr 24, 2017
Juanita Childers Thomas February 17, 1930 – April 24, 2017 Juanita Elizabeth Childers Thomas, age 87, died on Monday, April 24, 2017. She was born on February 17, 1930 in Smithfield, North Carolina to the late Reverend William Paul and Addie Beaty Childers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Grady Thomas. Juanita attended Campbell University and graduated...
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