Obituaries

Roy Lee Thigpen
Feb 13, 2017
Roy Lee Thigpen March 26, 1939 – February 13, 2017 Roy Lee Thigpen, 77, of Wilson passed away Monday. His funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Bill Groce will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m....

Maybrey Joan Shifflett
Feb 13, 2017
Maybrey Joan Shifflett March 12, 1935 – February 13, 2017 Maybrey Joan Shifflett, 81, the widow of Lewis B. Shifflett of Wilson, formerly of Alexandria and Fredericksburg, Virginia passed away Monday. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Virginia. Maybrey is survived by her sons, Richard Shifflett and wife, Karen of Spotsylvania, Virginia, David Shifflett...
Raymond David Turner
Feb 12, 2017
Raymond David Turner January 17, 1964 – February 12, 2017 Raymond David Turner, 53, of Wilson passed away Sunday. His funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Edgecombe Memorial Park, Tarboro. The family will receive friends Saturday morning from 10 – 10:45 a.m. prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral...

Daisy Carol Ruffin Parnell
Feb 11, 2017
Daisy Carol Ruffin Parnell June 17, 1924 – February 11, 2017 Daisy Carol Ruffin Parnell, 92, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Her funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Tommy Hagan will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m....

Willie Melvin Costin
Feb 10, 2017
Willie Melvin Costin January 5, 1937 – February 10, 2017 Willie Melvin Costin, 80, of Bailey passed away Friday. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Gerald Wiggs will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 p.m. Monday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway,...

Jimmy D. Jones, Sr.
Feb 9, 2017
Jimmy D. Jones, Sr. July 21, 1932 – February 9, 2017 Jimmy D. Jones, Sr., 84, of Mt. Pleasant passed away Thursday. His funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, 9289 S NC Hwy 581, Bailey. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Charles Robl and Rev. Carlos Castano will...
Alvin Patrick Phillips
Feb 9, 2017
Alvin Patrick Phillips February 17, 1972 – February 09, 2017 Alvin Patrick Phillips, 44, of Wilson passed away Thursday. His funeral will be conducted at 7 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Inurnment will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Marsh Swamp Original Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Sims. The Rev. Anderson Barnes will officiate. The family will...
Rylan James Buchanan
Feb 8, 2017
Rylan James Buchanan September 10, 2016 – February 8, 2017 Rylan James Buchanan, of Wilson, passed away Wednesday. His funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Rest Haven, 1717 Lane Street, Wilson. The Rev. Steven Kent will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 – 8 p.m....

Wade A. Liggins
Feb 8, 2017
Wade A. Liggins July 20, 1941 – February 8, 2017 Wade A. Liggins, 75, of Macclesfield, passed away Wednesday. The family will receive friends from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Saturday afternoon at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. in Marsh Swamp Original Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Sims. The Rev. Calvin Joel...
Amanda Lynn Sutton
Feb 7, 2017
Amanda Lynn Sutton November 9, 1982 – February 7, 2017 Amanda Lynn Sutton, 34, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Her funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, 414 Sunset Road, Wilson. Interment will follow in Boykin Family Cemetery, Hwy 42, Kenly. The Rev. Dr. Tom Watkins will officiate. The family will receive friends at the...
Ashley Burbank McAden
Feb 6, 2017
Ashley Burbank McAden June 19, 1988 – February 6, 2017 Ashley Burbank McAden, age 28 of Wilson, left this physical earth too soon on February 6, 2017. Ashley\'s energy was infectious and those who loved her will forever remember her and her unique spirit. Ashley had a deep passion for her friends, the beach, her beloved family, especially her sisters. Ashley...

Olna D Winstead
Feb 5, 2017
Olna Dempsey Winstead, Jr, October 1, 1921 – February 05, 2017 O.D. Winstead, Jr., 95, of Wilson passed away Sunday. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Dr. Doug Murray and Pastor, David Barnes will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. O.D. proudly served...
Bettie Mae Hinton Fulghum
Jan 31, 2017
Bettie Mae Hinton Fulghum October 26, 1916 – January 31, 2017 Bettie Mae Hinton Fulghum, 100, of Kenly passed away Tuesday. Her funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday at Marsh Swamp Original Free Will Baptist Church, 6664 Rock Ridge School Road, Kenly. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate. The family will...

Erin Ann Tamez
Jan 28, 2017
Erin Ann Tamez June 20, 1976 – January 28, 2017 Erin Ann Jordan Tamez, 40, of Kenly passed away Saturday. A memorial service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday, with the family receiving friends from 5 – 6:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Erin was a loving and caring mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and...
Ronnie Earl Webb, Jr.
Jan 28, 2017
Ronnie Earl Webb, Jr. October 30, 1979 – January 28, 2017 Ronnie Earl Webb, Jr., 37, of Wilson passed away Saturday. His funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, with the family receiving friends from 11 – 12:45 p.m. prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson....
Barbara Ann Johnson Boykin
Jan 27, 2017
Barbara Ann Johnson Boykin November 4, 1935 – January 27, 2017 Barbara Ann Johnson Boykin, 81, of the Buckhorn Community passed away Friday. A memorial celebration of Barbara’s life will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the fellowship hall, with visitation following, at Buckhorn United Methodist Church, 8102 Hwy 42 West, Kenly. Barbara was a former employee of TA...
Billy Ray Poythress
Jan 24, 2017
Billy Ray Poythress July 14, 1934 – January 24, 2017 Billy Ray Poythress, 82, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A private service will be held at a later time. Billy was the owner of R E Townsend and Company...
Vicki Diane Lamm
Jan 24, 2017
Vicki Diane Lamm June 22, 1954 – January 24, 2017 Vicki Diane Lamm, 62, of Lumberton, formerly of Bailey, passed away Tuesday. Her funeral will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday at the Middlesex Church of God, Middlesex. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Ed Toler will officiate. The...

Ronald Krueger
Jan 22, 2017
Ronald Krueger January 10, 1937 – January 22, 2017 Ronald Krueger, 80, of Sims passed away Sunday. A memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Nobel’s Chapel Baptist Church, 733 old Raleigh Road, Sims with the family receiving friends from 3 – 4:15 p.m. prior to the service. Ronald loved working and was making candy...

Helen Shealy Caton
Jan 19, 2017
Helen Shealy Caton December 16, 1938 – January 19, 2017 Helen Shealy Caton, 78, of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 612 Vance Street NW, Wilson, with the family receiving friends prior to the service from 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. at the church. Interment will follow in Maplewood...