Obituaries

Louise "Rudean" Stallings Jones

Louise "Rudean" Stallings Jones

Dec 27, 2023

Louise “Rudean" Stallings Jones, 90, passed away on Wednesday, December 27.  A graveside service will be held on Sunday, December 31 at 1:00 pm at Micro Memorial Gardens, 1000 Oak Grove Inn Rd., Micro. 

 

Rudean is survived by her daughter, Sandra Bailey; son, Wayne Jones and wife, Patsy; grandson, Richie Walker and wife, Angie; granddaughters, Crystal Bardin and Angie...

Maggie Saunders Winstead

Maggie Saunders Winstead

Dec 26, 2023

Maggie Pearl Saunders Winstead, 68, passed away on Tuesday, December 26.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 29 at 6:30 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.  Interment will be held on Saturday, December 30 at 2:00 pm at the Whitley Family Cemetery on Hwy 111 in Stantonsburg.  Reverend Matthew Tondee will officiate.

 

Family...

Rose Tedder Lewis

Rose Tedder Lewis

Dec 25, 2023

Rose Tedder Lewis, 94, passed away on Monday, December 25.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 30 at 10:00 am at Marsh Swamp Free Will Baptist Church, 6664 Rock Ridge School Rd., Sims.  Interment will immediately follow at Marsh Swamp FWB Church Cemetery.  Reverend Ray Wells will officiate.

 

Family will receive friends and family immediately following the...

Norman "Tim" Stanford Pyle, Jr.

Norman "Tim" Stanford Pyle, Jr.

Dec 23, 2023

Norman “Tim” Stanford Pyle, Jr., 72, passed away on Saturday, December 23.  A special gathering of friends and family will be held on Thursday, December 28 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.

 

Tim served his country faithfully in the United States Marine Corps and retired after twenty years.  He also...

Joan Stancil Thompson

Joan Stancil Thompson

Dec 23, 2023

Joan Stancil Thompson, 74, passed away on Saturday, December 23.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 29 at 2:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.  Reverend Wayne Whitley will officiate.

 

Family will receive friends immediately following the funeral service at Joyner’s Funeral Home.

 

Joan is survived by her son, George A. Thompson,...

James Atlas Greene, Jr.

James Atlas Greene, Jr.

Dec 23, 2023

James Atlas Greene, Jr., 80 of Elm City passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023.

 

James is survived by Paula Peters, the love of his life for twenty-three years of Elm City. Susan Ellis his sister of Lake Gaston and several nieces and nephews.

 

He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Alma Greene, and his sister,...

Austin Taylor Twisdale

Austin Taylor Twisdale

Dec 22, 2023

            Austin, born on July 25, 1992, was always full of life, laughter, and love. No matter where you saw him, he always had that big, contagious smile on his face and was ready to make a joke, and more importantly, make you laugh. He just had a way of making everyone so comfortable and at ease. Even from a...

Elmer Lee Horne, Jr.

Elmer Lee Horne, Jr.

Dec 21, 2023

Elmer Lee Horne Jr. took his last morning walk with his best friend Cody, his Bichon Frise, on Thursday, December 21, 2023, Lee, his wife Gwen, sister Doris Pruitt and of course, Cody, were headed to his hometown of Wilson, NC for a holiday visit with his brother Hadie Horne. The Lord had other plans and Lee passed peacefully at...

Crystal Gayle Causby Massey

Crystal Gayle Causby Massey

Dec 21, 2023

Crystal Gayle Causby Massey, 43 of Stantonsburg passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023.

Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday evening, December 26, 2023, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson.  Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 27, 2023, in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.  Rev. Johnny Hendricks will officiate.  The family has requested everyone to wear...

Graynell Harrell

Graynell Harrell

Dec 21, 2023

Doris "Graynell" Harrell, 87 of Wilson passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023.  A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.  Pastor Wayne Whitley will officiate.

 

The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home.

 

Graynell is survived by her loving...

Denzil Ray Clagg

Denzil Ray Clagg

Dec 18, 2023

Born October 25, 1945, in Milton, West Virginia passed away peacefully on December 18, 2023, in his home in Wilson. 

 

Denzil worked at Blenko Glass in Milton, West Virginia prior to Kerr Glass in Huntington, West Virginia.  He then relocated to Wilson and worked at Kerr Glass until his retirement from Verallia.

 

There was nothing in this world,...

Charles Ellis Whitley

Charles Ellis Whitley

Dec 16, 2023

Charles Ellis Whitley, 82 of Wilson passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023.  Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1815 Airport Boulevard W, Wilson.  Interment will follow in Stantonsburg Town Cemetery, Stantonsburg.  Pastor Joe Shakour will officiate.

 

The family will receive friends Wednesday prior to the service from 1 –...

Elizabeth Carol Bullard Pearson

Elizabeth Carol Bullard Pearson

Dec 15, 2023

Elizabeth Carol Bullard Pearson, 61 of Lucama passed away Friday, December 15, 2023.

 

Elizabeth is survived by her daughter, Melissa P. Kerr and husband, Corey of Stantonsburg; son, Christopher A. Pearson of Lucama, and her grandchildren, Greyson Kelly, Sophia Kelly, and Jeremy Price, Jr.

 

Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.

 

Harold Taylor

Harold Taylor

Dec 15, 2023

 

Harold “Jabo” Taylor, 87 of Wilson passed away Friday, December 15, 2023.  A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 21, 2023 in Williams Family Cemetery, 3768 Bend of the River Road, Elm City.  Pastor John Check will officiate.

 

The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral...

Hilda Marie Whitfield Petty

Hilda Marie Whitfield Petty

Dec 15, 2023

Hilda Marie Whitfield Petty, 74 of Wilson passed away Friday, December 15, 2023.  A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1815 Airport Boulevard W, Wilson.  Pastor Joe Shakour will officiate.

 

Hilda is survived by her sons, Jamie Lamm and wife, Maria of South Carolina, and Dwayne Lamm and wife,...

James "Tootsie" Herbert Council

James "Tootsie" Herbert Council

Dec 14, 2023

James “Tootsie” Herbert Council, 85 of Wilson passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023.  Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson.  Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.  Reverand Carroll Bradbury will officiate.

 

The family will receive friends Tuesday evening immediately following the service at...

Lois Wayne Speight

Lois Wayne Speight

Dec 14, 2023

Lois Wayne Speight, 84, passed away on Thursday, December 14.  A memorial service will be held on Thursday 28th at 2:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.

 

Family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service at Joyner’s Funeral Home.

 

Lois is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Carolyn Jewell Speight of...

William "Keith" Pittman

William "Keith" Pittman

Dec 14, 2023

William “Keith” Pittman went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 14.  Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 18 at 2:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road, Wilson.  Pastor Stephen Duncan will officiate.

 

Family will receive friends on Monday, December 18 from 12:30 pm until 1:45 pm at Joyner’s Funeral home...

Groves Varnell Stott

Groves Varnell Stott

Dec 13, 2023

Groves Varnell Stott, 92, of Elm City passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023.  A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, December 18, 2023, in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson.  Rev. David Allen will officiate.

 

The family will receive friends Sunday, December 17, 2023, from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.

 

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Ronnie Doan Bunn

Ronnie Doan Bunn

Dec 13, 2023

Ronnie Doan Bunn, 50 of Spring Hope passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023. The family will receive friends on Sunday afternoon from 2 – 3:45 p.m.  with a memorial service following at 4 p.m. at Midpoint Church, 5407 NC 231, Middlesex. 

 

Ronnie was a loving son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, cousin, and friend to all who knew him.  He...

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