Obituaries

Clarence C. Skinner

Clarence C. Skinner

Jul 2, 2016

Clarence C. Skinner September 10, 1934 – July 2, 2016 Clarence C. Skinner, 81, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Arrangements are by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Condolences may be directed to www.joyners.net.

Clarence Gibson Skinner

Clarence Gibson Skinner

Jul 2, 2016

Clarence Gibson Skinner September 10, 1934 – July 2, 2016 Clarence Gibson Skinner, 81, of Wilson passed away Saturday. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, July 11, 2016 at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Zachariah Harris will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 –...

Reverend John Thomas Sessoms

Reverend John Thomas Sessoms

Jun 30, 2016

Reverend John Thomas Sessoms February 12, 1925 – June 30, 2016 Reverend John Thomas Sessoms, 91, of Elm City passed away Thursday. His funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Westview Baptist Church, 3408 Sunset Avenue, Rocky Mount. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. at the church....

Captain Howard Clovis Boykin

Captain Howard Clovis Boykin

Jun 26, 2016

Captain Howard Clovis Boykin May 21, 1953 – June 26, 2016 Captain Howard Clovis Boykin, 63, of Stantonsburg passed away Sunday. His funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Woody Parrish will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Wednesday evening at...

Horace Lee Evans

Horace Lee Evans

Jun 23, 2016

Horace Lee Evans December 28, 1939 – June 23, 2016 Horace “Lee” Evans, 76, of Wilson passed away Wednesday at home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnnie and Ellen Evans; his wife and the love of his life, Faye Evans, and brother, J.T. Evans. Lee is survived by his children, Donna Carter (Stanley), and Jeff Evans (Jane)...

Mabel Roberson McIntyre

Mabel Roberson McIntyre

Jun 22, 2016

Mabel Roberson McIntyre July 31, 1921 – June 22, 2016 Mabel Roberson McIntyre, 94, of Stanhope, a beloved teacher of thousands and a pillar of her family and community, died at her home Tuesday, June 22, 2016. Mabel Buell Roberson was born in Stanhope to Nannie B. Morgan Roberson and Walter Raleigh Roberson. Mabel\'s father died just two years later,...

Danny Lee Braswell

Danny Lee Braswell

Jun 21, 2016

Danny Lee Braswell August 31, 1957 – June 21, 2016 Danny Lee Braswell, 58, of Bailey passed away Tuesday. His funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. His graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Steve Strickland will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening...

Rose Pimpinella Gleaton

Rose Pimpinella Gleaton

Jun 21, 2016

Rose Pimpinella Gleaton November 5, 1929 – June 21, 2016 Rose Pimpinella Gleaton, 85, passed away Tuesday. A private service will be conducted at a later date. Rose was married to her recently deceased husband of sixty-four years, Clarence Gleaton, Jr. She was a wife of a career military man. Rose was a strong, dedicated wife and mother, always putting...

Betty Lou Davis Atkinson

Betty Lou Davis Atkinson

Jun 20, 2016

Betty Lou Davis Atkinson June 22, 1938 – June 20, 2016 Betty Lou Davis Atkinson, 77, of Lucama passed away Monday. Her funeral will be held at 3 p.m. at Little Rock Free Will Baptist Church. A private burial will be conducted. The Rev. Dr. DeWayne Eakes will officiate. The family will receive friends 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Thursday prior...

Laurie Merrix Foster

Laurie Merrix Foster

Jun 18, 2016

Laurie Merrix Foster April 6, 1955 - June 18, 2016 Laurie Foster, 61, passed away Saturday, June 18th, 2016. Her Memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 25th at Joyner\'s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Laurie was survived by her loving son, Ian Shawn Foster of Chester,...

Danny B Williams

Danny B Williams

Jun 15, 2016

Danny Williams April 2, 1944 – June 15, 2016 Danny Braxton Williams Sr., 72, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Kenly Cemetery. The Rev. Steve Roberson will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday 7 – 9 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...

Dorothy D Lucas

Dorothy D Lucas

Jun 15, 2016

Dorothy Dail Lucas May 28, 1941 – June 15, 2016 Dorothy Dail Lucas, 75, of Lucama passed away Wednesday. Her memorial service will be conducted Friday at 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Daniel Taylor will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times at...

Howard Junior Hinnant

Howard Junior Hinnant

Jun 15, 2016

Howard Junior Hinnant August 30, 1945- June 15, 2016 Howard Junior Hinnant, 70, of Lucama passed away Wednesday. His funeral service will be conducted at 11a.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Debra Kerney will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Howard was a loving husband, father,...

Deborah A Wilson

Deborah A Wilson

Jun 14, 2016

Deborah Ann Wilson April 25, 1952 – June 14, 2016 Deborah Ann Wilson, 64, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Her graveside service will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Evergreen Cemetery. The Rev. Tony Hawley will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday 10 – 12 a.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Deborah is survived...

Charles Matthew McKeel

Charles Matthew McKeel

Jun 12, 2016

Charles Matthew McKeel September 27, 1922 – June 12, 2016 Charles Matthew “Mack” McKeel, 93, of Wilson passed away Sunday. His funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Richard Cuddington, Jr. and Rev. Billy Toler will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday from...

Barbara Williams Batts

Barbara Williams Batts

Jun 9, 2016

Barbara Williams Batts May 4, 1933 – June 9, 2016 Barbara Williams Batts, 83, of Elm City, passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Gene Wells will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday from 12:30 – 1:45 p.m....

Walter Jackson Wooten

Walter Jackson Wooten

Jun 8, 2016

Walter Jackson Wooten May 28, 1935 – June 8, 2016 Walter Jackson Wooten, 81, of Macclesfield passed away Wednesday. A memorial visitation to celebrate Walter’s life will be held Monday, June 13, 2016 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends at other times at the home of his...

Margie Lancaster Williams

Margie Lancaster Williams

Jun 8, 2016

Margie Lancaster Williams April 1, 1927 – June 8, 2016 Margie Lancaster Williams, 89, of Wilson, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on June 8, 2016. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Free Will Baptist Church, 4865 Nash Street NW, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The...

John “JE” Edsel Beard, III

John “JE” Edsel Beard, III

Jun 6, 2016

John “JE” Edsel Beard, III November 13, 1949 – June 6, 2016 John “JE” Edsel Beard, III, 67, of Bailey, passed away after a yearlong battle with cancer. JE, as he was known to all his friends, died peacefully at home surrounded by family and loved ones. He is survived by his loving wife of twenty-two years, Barbara; son, Kevin...

Willard D Tant

Willard D Tant

Jun 6, 2016

Willard David Tant December 23, 1945 – June 6, 2016 Willard David Tant, 70, of Middlesex passed away Monday. His funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday at Stony Hill Free Will Baptist Church. Interment will be 11 a.m. Friday in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. Pastor Buddy Wagnon will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service Thursday...

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