Obituaries

Jean Hodges Brewer
Sep 23, 2017
Jean Hodges Brewer May 9, 1936 – September 23, 2017 Jean Hodges Brewer, 81, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Her funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1815 Airport Blvd West, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Joe Shakour will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 7...
Charles Lawrence Keen, Jr.
Sep 23, 2017
Charles Lawrence Keen, Jr. June 24, 1967 – September 23, 2017 Charles Lawrence “Larry” Keen, Jr. passed away Saturday. His memorial service will be conducted Saturday at Daniels Chapel Family Life Center, 4828 Frank Price Church Road, Wilson from 7 – 8:30 p.m. Larry is survived by his friend, Sharryn Johnson; his mother, Linda Walston Keen; his sister, Cynthia Keen...

Jose Luis Ayungua
Sep 22, 2017
Jose Luis Ayungua May 7, 1971 – September 22, 2017 Jose Luis Ayungua, 46, of Kenly passed away Friday. His memorial service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Zion FWB Church, 9300 Johnson Farm Road, Kenly. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. He was born in Patambam, Michoacan, Mexico and was employed by Renfrow...
Ruth Thigpen Outland
Sep 21, 2017
Ruth Thigpen Outland March 5, 1922 – September 21, 2017 Ruth Thigpen Outland, 95, of Wilson passed away peacefully with her family at her side Thursday afternoon. Her funeral service will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. Monday at Farmington Heights Church, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in Rock Hill Cemetery. The Rev. LaVon Phillips...

Norman Carroll Jones
Sep 21, 2017
Norman Carroll Jones February 22, 1958 – September 21, 2017 Norman Carroll Jones, 59, of Bailey passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Daniel Taylor will officiate. Norman is survived by his wife, Lois Ann Jones of the home; his daughter, Felicia Mattox and husband, Joe; granddaughters,...
Mildred Mae Finch Stone
Sep 19, 2017
Mildred Mae Finch Stone May 5, 1932 – September 19, 2017 Mildred Mae Finch Stone, 85, of Bailey passed away Tuesday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Middlesex Church of God. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery. The Rev. Ed Toler will officiate. The family will receive friends 12 – 1:45 p.m. Thursday prior...
Tim Williams
Sep 18, 2017
Tim Williams September 27, 1960 – September 18, 2017 Tim Williams, 56, of Zebulon passed away Monday. His funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Black Creek Town Cemetery. The Rev. Matt Walton will officiate. The family will receive friends 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. prior to the service at...

Richard Downing Robbins, Sr.
Sep 17, 2017
Richard Downing Robbins, Sr. July 17, 1931 – September 17, 2017 Richard Downing Robbins, 86, of Wilson passed away Sunday. His memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, 700 Nash Street, Wilson. The Very Reverend Bill John Acosta Escobar will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the church....
Annie Lee Pittman Mason
Sep 16, 2017
Annie Lee Pittman Mason August 5, 1945 – September 16, 2017 Annie Lee Pittman Mason, 72 of Wilson passed away Saturday. A memorial service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at Hawkins Chapel, 6955 NC Hwy 48, Roanoke Rapids. A private service will be held at a later date for the family. Annie Lee is survived by her children,...
Matthew Scott Lamm
Sep 15, 2017
Matthew Scott Lamm October 30, 1987 – September 15, 2017 Matthew Scott “Chew” Lamm, 29, of Wilson passed away Friday. His funeral will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Entombment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Walt Tyndall and Rev. Greg Barnes will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from...

Alice Love Bailey Harrison
Sep 15, 2017
Alice Love Bailey Harrison January 3, 1939 – September 15, 2017 Alice Love Bailey Harrison, 78, of Wilson passed away Friday. A celebration of her life will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 100 West Green Street, Wilson. A short visitation will follow in the fellowship hall. The family will hold a private burial later...
Doug Strickland
Sep 14, 2017
Doug Strickland November 5, 1934 – September 14, 2017 Doug Strickland, 82, of Wilson passed away Thursday. His funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Victory FWB, 5251 Wiggins Mill Road, Lucama. The family will receive friends immediately following service. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Wayne...

Allen Britt Petway
Sep 14, 2017
Allen Britt Petway April 19, 1963 – September 14, 2017 Allen Britt Petway, 54, of Wilson passed away. His memorial service will be held in the fellowship hall at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hills Baptist Church, visitation will follow. Allen is survived by his daughter, Brittany Petway of Lucama; his son, Donnie Petway of Lucama; his sister, Jean Small...
Crystal "Chris" Crownover Jones
Sep 14, 2017
Crystal \"Chris\" Crownover Jones November 6, 1979 – September 14, 2017 Crystal “Chris” Crownover Jones, 37, of Sims passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Jones Family Cemetery. The Rev. Phillip Lewis will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Sunday at...
Hilda Allen Barfield Gardner
Sep 14, 2017
Hilda Allen Barfield Gardner November 19, 1926 – September 14, 2017 Hilda Allen Barfield Gardner, 90, of Elm City passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Donnie Price will officiate. The family will receive friends 1:00 - 2:15 p.m., prior...

Frances P. Dilda
Sep 14, 2017
Frances P. Dilda November 14, 1930 – September 14, 2017 Frances P. Dilda, 86, of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will be private. The Rev. Doug Radford will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...

Barbara Williams Measley
Sep 12, 2017
Barbara Williams Measley May 4, 1948 – September 12, 2017 Barbara Williams Measley, 69, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Her memorial Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The Rev. Buddy Wagnon will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway. Barbara...

Ruby Sullivan Jacobs Mosley
Sep 11, 2017
Ruby Sullivan Jacobs Mosley May 26, 1926 – September 11, 2017 Ruby Sullivan Jacobs Mosley, 91, of Kenly passed away Monday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Marsh Swamp OFWB Church, 6664 Rock Ridge School Road, Sims. Interment will follow in Marsh Swamp OFWB Church Cemetery, Sims. The family will receive friends immediately following the...

Russell Edmund House, Jr.
Sep 9, 2017
Russell Edmund House, Jr. October 4, 1958 – September 9, 2017 Russell Edmund “Rusty” House, Jr., 58, of Elm City passed away Saturday. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Englewood Baptist Church, 1350 S. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount. Interment will follow in Macclesfield Town Cemetery, Macclesfield. The Rev. Charles Taylor will officiate. The family will...
Mathew Charles Peele
Sep 8, 2017
Mathew Charles Peele December 4, 1947 – September 8, 2017 Mathew Charles Peele, 69, of Wilson passed away Friday. His funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Marsh Swamp OFWB Church Cemetery, Rock Ridge. The Rev. Steve Kirkland will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:30 – 2:45...