Obituaries
Nannie Reba (Pittman) Denton
Jun 3, 2017
Nannie Reba Pittman Denton May 16, 1930 – June 3, 2017 Nannie Reba Pittman Denton, 87, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Jonathan Ange will officiate. The family will receive friends 1:00 – 1:45 Tuesday prior to service...
Richard Scott Rahm
Jun 2, 2017
Richard Scott Rahm February 8, 1958 – June 2, 2017 Richard Scott Rahm, 59 of Wilson passed away Friday. A celebration of his life will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following his service. Scott is survived by his wife, Jane Hilliard Rahm of the home;...
Mildred Smith
May 29, 2017
Mildred Smith April 23, 1926 – May 29, 2017 Mildred Smith, 91, of Wilson passed away Monday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Unity FWB, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park. Rev. Tim McFatter will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at...
James Alton Flowers, Jr.
May 22, 2017
James Alton Flowers, Jr. September 29, 1934 – May 22, 2017 James A. “Jack” Flowers, Jr., 82, of Wilson passed away Monday due to heart failure. His memorial service will be held Thursday at 11:00 am in the chapel at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Pastor Walt Tyndall will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at Joyner’s Funeral...
Melanie Horton
May 22, 2017
Melanie Horton June 16, 1964 – May 22, 2017 Melanie Horton, 52, of Wilson, passed away Monday. Her memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Black Creek United Methodist Church, 200 Church Street, Black Creek, North Carolina. Pastor Tuck Taylor will officiate. Melanie is survived by her sisters, Dianne Stewart of Goldsboro and Mardelle Lackey of McKinney,...
Etta Temple Godwin
May 22, 2017
Etta Temple Godwin November 7, 1935 – May 22, 2017 Etta Temple Godwin, 81, of Wilson, passed away Monday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Rock Springs Church, Bailey. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery. The Rev. Walter Blackmon will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral...
Johnny Nunn Westbrook
May 21, 2017
Johnny Nunn Westbrook April 30, 1941 – May 21, 2017 Johnny Nunn Westbrook, 76, of Blounts Creek, passed away early Sunday morning peacefully surrounded by his wife and children. His memorial service will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The Pastor Ray Webb will officiate. The family will receive friends 5:30 – 6:45 Thursday at...
Donna Jean (Burchfield) Gardner
May 21, 2017
Donna Jean Burchfield Gardner February 15, 1941 – May 21, 2017 Donna Jean Burchfield Gardner, 76, of Kinston, 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.
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...
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