Obituaries

Jan 31, 2016

John Clayton Williams December 9, 1956 – January 31, 2016 John Clayton Williams, 59, of Dudley passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Johnny Taylor will officiate. The family will receive friends 5 – 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. John...

Jan 30, 2016

Frances Clark Williams August 2, 1918 - January 30, 2016 Frances Clark Williams, 97, of Greenville passed away Saturday. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Maplewood Cemetery, 400 College Road, Wilson. The Rev. Kara Swartz will officiate. Frances is survived by her daughters, Kay Williams Yount of Highlands and Deborah Williams Little of Greenville; her...

Jan 30, 2016

James William Bissette August 15, 1945 – January 30, 2016 James “Jay” William Bissette, 70, of Bailey passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016 after a long battle of health issues. His funeral service will be conducted at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Chaplin with the Bailey Fire Department, Callie Bissette will officiate. The family will receive friends...

Jan 30, 2016

Johnny Raymond May September 6, 1961 – January 30, 2016 Johnny Raymond May, 54, of Wilson passed away Saturday. His funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Randy Jenkins will officiate. The family will receive friends 1 – 1:45 Tuesday prior to the service at...

Jan 28, 2016

Stephen Randall Keen July 14, 1962 – January 28, 2016 Stephen “Steve” Randall Keen, 53, of Rocky Mount passed away Thursday. His funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Sunday at West Wilson Church of God, 3322 NC 42 W, Wilson. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Steve Edmondson...

Jan 27, 2016

Brenda Rose Williams O’Neal October 28, 1946 – January 27, 2016 Brenda Rose Williams O’Neal, 69, of Elm City passed away Wednesday. Her funeral service will be conducted 3 p.m. Saturday at Thompson Chapel Pentecostal Holiness Church, 5620 Thompson Chapel Church Road, Wilson. Interment will following in Thompson Chapel Cemetery. The Rev. Bill Pike will officiate. The family will receive...

Jan 26, 2016

Daniel Andrew Jordan, Jr. December 7, 1924 – January 26, 2016 Daniel Andrew Jordan, Jr., 91, of Mooresville passed away Tuesday. A graveside will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park, 2800 Nash Street, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Rudy Owens will officiate. Daniel is survived...

Jan 26, 2016

Beatrice Lee Smitherman January 7, 1920 – January 26, 2016 Beatrice Lee (“Bea”) Smitherman, 96, passed away at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wilson, on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. Born January 7, 1920 in Johnston County, she was the daughter, of the late Iowa Tennessee Lee and the late Violet Barbour Lee. She was the eldest of eight...

Jan 23, 2016

Mazie Davis Ellis February 15, 1913 – January 23, 2016 Mazie Davis Ellis, 102, of Wilson passed away Saturday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate. Brenda will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway. Mazie was Brenda’s co-pilot; she...

Jan 23, 2016

Mavis Strickland Pipkin June 5, 1944 – January 23, 2016 Mavis Strickland Pipkin, 71, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Rusty Russell and the Rev. Gordon Sebastian will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8...

Jan 22, 2016

Jan 21, 2016

Patricia Bridgers Harriss August 15, 1943 – January 21, 2016 Patricia Bridgers Harriss, 72, of Angier, passed away on January 21, 2016. She was born in Wilson on August 15, 1943. She was preceded in death by her parents, Everett and Helen Bridgers, and by her husband of fifty years, Herbert Henry Harriss, III. Patricia was a 1961 graduate of...

Jan 18, 2016

Helen Glenn Smith Etheridge August 9, 1932 – January 18, 2016 Helen Glenn Smith Etheridge of Wilson passed away peacefully on January 18, 2016 at Vidant of Greenville Inpatient Hospice from complications following recent heart surgery and subsequent strokes. She joins Selby, her beloved husband of sixty-three years, who passed on March 27, 2015. Born on August 9, 1932 to...

Jan 17, 2016

Kathleen Brantley Pipkin September 26, 1941 – January 18, 2016 Don Allen Pipkin April 23, 1936 – January 17, 2016 Don and Kathy were high school sweethearts that were married for fifty-seven years. A celebration of their love and devotion will be conducted at 2p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The graveside services will be held at noon on...

Jan 16, 2016

Patricia Jackson Ivey Page January 24, 1948 – January 16, 2016 Patricia Jackson Ivey Page, 67, of Zebulon passed away Saturday. Her memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends Thursday evening immediately following the service and other times at the home. The Rev. Jim...

Jan 16, 2016

Larry Wayne Narron July 13, 1955 – January 16, 2016 Larry Wayne Narron, 60, of Middlesex passed away Saturday. His funeral services will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Lee’s Chapel Cemetery, 14518 Taylors Mill Road, Middlesex. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening immediately...

Jan 15, 2016

Mildred Ruffin Bass August 30, 1927 – January 15, 2016 Mildred Ruffin Bass, 88, of Apex passed away Friday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Robert Bergland will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral...

Jan 14, 2016

Brenda Lamm Jackson June 29, 1948 – January 14, 2016 Brenda Lamm Jackson, 67, of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Bill Groce will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday evening...

Jan 13, 2016

Ottilie Wahl April 26, 1928 – January 13, 2016 Ottilie Wahl, 87, of Elm City passed away Wednesday. Her funeral service will be conducted 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Preston Smith will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service Sunday from 1:30 – 2:15...

Jan 10, 2016

Kevin Ray Walston April 8, 1981 – January 10, 2016 Kevin Ray Walston, 34, of Wilson passed away Sunday. His funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Jeff Davison will officiate, and will be assisted by Ruth Gainey. The family will receive friends 1:00 –...