Obituaries

Jeffery Lee Lewis

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Faye Finch Williams

Faye Finch Williams

Apr 22, 2017

Faye Finch Williams July 9, 1933 – April 22, 2017  Faye Finch Williams, 83, of Bailey passed away Saturday. Her funeral will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson.  Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The family will receive friends immediately following the service Monday evening at Joyner’s...

Brian Alan Breedlove

Brian Alan Breedlove

Apr 21, 2017

Brian Alan Breedlove December 20, 1961 – April 21, 2017 Brian Alan Breedlove, 55, of Middlesex passed away Friday, after an extended illness. His funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson.  Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Franklinton.  The Rev. Bobby Fletcher will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 p.m. Monday...

Johnny Ray Jobe

Johnny Ray Jobe

Apr 21, 2017

  Johnny Ray Jobe February 23, 1961 – April 21, 2017 Johnny Ray Jobe, 56, of Wilson passed away Friday. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bailey Baptist Church, 6646 Deans Street, Bailey.  The Rev. Jim Hales, Rev. Ed Creech, and Rev. Darrel Davis will officiate. Johnny is survived by his daughters, Crystal Selvidge of...

Penny Ida Boykin Coleman

Penny Ida Boykin Coleman

Apr 20, 2017

Penny Ida Boykin Coleman July 24, 1918 - April 20, 2017   Penny Ida Boykin Coleman, 98 of Sims passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Healthy Plains Primitive Baptist Church, Sims.  Interment will follow in the church cemetery.  Elder Randall Saunders will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6:30...

Donald Robert Felts

Donald Robert Felts

Apr 19, 2017

Donald Robert Felts October 26, 1950 – April 19, 2017 Donald Robert Felts, 66, of Elm City passed away Wednesday. His funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elm City United Methodist Church, Elm City.  Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City.  The Rev. Barry Drum and Rev. Gene Wells will officiate. The family will...

Michael Todd Varnell

Michael Todd Varnell

Apr 16, 2017

Michael Todd Varnell February 24, 1964 – April 16, 2017 Michael Todd Varnell, 53, of Wilson passed away Sunday. His graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson.  The family will receive friends at the home. Todd is survived by his daughters, Lilly Ann Varnell of Wilson, and Christine Tellier of Washington, D.C.; his mother,...

Robert Bruce Riley, Sr.

Robert Bruce Riley, Sr.

Apr 13, 2017

Robert Bruce “Bob” Riley, Sr. September 19, 1938 – April 13, 2017 Robert Bruce “Bob” Riley, Sr. of Rocky Mount went to be with the Lord Thursday, April 13, 2017 after months of declining health. He was a faithful husband, a wonderful father, brother and loving Papa. Bob was born on September 19, 1938 in Wilson, North Carolina to the...

Alan Wayne Kersey

Alan Wayne Kersey

Apr 12, 2017

Alan Wayne Kersey February 15, 1944 – April 12, 2017 Alan Wayne Kersey, 73, of Wilson went to be with his Heavenly Lord and Savior on Wednesday. His funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.  Pastor Elwood Long and Pastor Jeff Smith will officiate. The family...

Ervin Ray Durham

Ervin Ray Durham

Apr 11, 2017

Ervin Ray Durham July 8, 1934 – April 11, 2017 Ervin Ray Durham, 82, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. His funeral will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson.  A graveside service with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.  The Rev. Tim McFatter will officiate. The family will...

Inez Jenkins Anderson

Inez Jenkins Anderson

Apr 9, 2017

Inez Jenkins Anderson July 29, 1934 – April 9, 2017 Inez Jenkins Anderson, 82, of Wilson passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Stewart Milton will officiate The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway and other times at the...

David Wrenn Roberson

David Wrenn Roberson

Apr 9, 2017

David Wrenn Roberson July 13, 1965 – April 9, 2017 David Wrenn Roberson, 51, passed away Sunday from cancer in Vidant Hospice at Greenville Medical Center on April 9, 2017. The son of Frances Wrenn Roberson and the late Wallace Reid Roberson, he was born in Washington, DC on July 13, 1965. He spent his youth in Wilson, graduated from...

Kristine D Willis

Kristine D Willis

Apr 8, 2017

Kristine Dow Willis January 4, 1950 – April 8, 2017 Kristine Dow Willis, 67, of Stantonsburg passed away Saturday. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Monday at the Home of John and Cindy in Stantonsburg. Kristine is survived by her brother, Jack Willis and wife, Janice of Eattonton, GA; neice, Laura Schroeder and husband, Birnie Williams of Greenville; nephew,...