Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Jesse C. Batts
Jun 5, 2016
Jesse C. Batts October 1, 1937 – June 5, 2016 Jesse C. Batts, 78, of Elm City passed away Sunday. His funeral will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Major Jim Bavender and Rev. Billy Ray Lucas will officiate. The family will...
Catherine Jenette Davis Brinson
Jun 5, 2016
Catherine Jenette Davis Brinson April 14, 1941 – June 5, 2016 Catherine Jenette Davis Brinson, 75, of Wilson passed away Sunday, surrounded by her loving family. Catherine was born on April 14, 1941 in Enfield. She was a strong, courageous woman who loved her family, and her God. She always had scriptural words of wisdom for anyone she met that...
Jacquelyn Johnson Bissette
Jun 3, 2016
Jacquelyn Johnson Bissette October 17, 1931 – June 3, 2016 Jacquelyn “Jackie” Johnson Bissette, of Wilson passed away Friday at home on June 3, 2016 at the age of 84. She was born on October 17, 1931, the seventh of eight children. Jacquelyn’s parents were the late, Nathan Manly Johnson, Sr. and the late, Elizabeth Hodges Denning Johnson of Dunn....
Ruth "Jackie" Ruffin Hagwood
Jun 3, 2016
Ruth Ruffin Hagwood November 8, 1927 – June 3, 2016 Ruth “Jackie” Ruffin Hagwood, 88, of Bailey passed away Friday evening. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Elder Jack Smith will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 12:30 –...
Lucille Davis Gay
May 31, 2016
Lucille Davis Gay May 7, 1925 – May 31, 2016 Lucille Davis Gay, 91, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 11 Friday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. John Check will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday...
Olive D Sessoms
May 30, 2016
Olive Duff Sessoms August 18, 1925 – May 30, 2016 Olive Duff Sessoms, 90, of Elm City passed away Monday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Westview Baptist church on Sunset Avenue in Rocky Mount. Interment will follow in Forest Hills Cemetery, Nashville. The Rev. Bill Coffey will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday...
Gladys Joyce Lamm
May 30, 2016
Gladys Joyce Lamm May 28, 1939 – May 30, 2016 Gladys Joyce Lamm, 77, of Wilson passed away Monday. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in Spring Hope Memorial Gardens, Spring Hope. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Pastor Buddy Wagnon will officiate. Gladys is survived by her sisters, Estelle Southers of Wilson,...
Louis Ray Whitman, Sr.
May 30, 2016
Louis Ray Whitman, Sr. January 5, 1947 – May 30, 2016 Louis Ray Whitman, Sr., 69, of Lucama passed away Monday. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Pastor Cathy Carter will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...
Faith Ann Rance
May 29, 2016
Faith Ann Rance October 21, 1964 – May 29, 2016 Faith Ann Rance, 51, of Lucama passed away Sunday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Pastor Keith Cobb will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon from 2 – 3:15 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson...
Reverend Lester C. Bissette
May 28, 2016
Reverend Lester C. Bissette May 13, 1930 – May 28, 2016 Reverend Lester C Bissette, 86, of Bailey passed away Saturday. His funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Bailey United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery. Dr. Michael Coppock will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1 – 2 p.m. Wednesday prior...
Faye Sanders Bunn
May 24, 2016
Faye Sanders Bunn February 28, 1926 – May 24, 2016 Faye Sanders Bunn, 90, of Spring Hope passed away Tuesday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Tim Hopkins will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 – 8...
Jessie Lee Renfrow Bailey
May 22, 2016
Jessie Lee Renfrow Bailey frow BaileyNovember 9, 1929 – May 22, 2016 Jessie Lee Renfrow Bailey, 86, of Middlesex passed away Sunday. Her graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Bailey Family Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Jasper Renfrow will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday at the home following the graveside. Jessie is survived by her...
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