Obituaries

Verina Lamm Bryant

Verina Lamm Bryant

Jan 9, 2016

Verina Lamm Bryant December 25, 1932 – January 9, 2016 Verina Lamm Bryant, 83, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Her funeral will be conducted 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday in Rock Hill Cemetery, Lamm Road, Wilson. The Rev. Billy Toler will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday...

Jim Berry Worrell

Jim Berry Worrell

Jan 7, 2016

Jim Berry Worrell June 28, 1938 – January 7, 2016 Jim Berry Worrell, 77, of Sims passed away Thursday. Jim was a prominent business man for fifty-two years in Wilson. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Stantonsburg Town Cemetery, Stantonsburg. The Rev. LaVon Phillips will officiate. The family...

Joseph Boley Martin, Jr.

Joseph Boley Martin, Jr.

Jan 7, 2016

Joseph Boley Martin, Jr. August 25, 1934 – January 7, 2016 Joseph Boley Martin, Jr. (Jay), of Wilson County passed away on January 7, 2016 after a period of declining health. Jay was a 1956 graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill who also served his country honorably as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corp. He was an exceptional businessman...

Brenda Hawley Cannon

Brenda Hawley Cannon

Jan 6, 2016

Brenda Hawley Cannon July 10, 1947 – January 6, 2016 Brenda Hawley Cannon, 68, of Sims passed away Wednesday. Her funeral will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Billy Toler and the Rev. Anderson Barnes will officiate. The family will receive friends 11:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m....

Lynette Lambert Radford

Lynette Lambert Radford

Jan 3, 2016

Lynette Lambert Radford May 29, 1940 – January 3, 2016 Lynette ”Nett-Net” Lambert Radford, 75, of Wilson passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. LaVon Phillips will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and...

Sally S. Rech

Sally S. Rech

Jan 3, 2016

Sally S. Rech January 23, 1952 – January 3, 2016 Sally S. Rech, 63, of Wilson passed away Sunday. Her memorial service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, January 9, 2015 at Winstead United Methodist Church, 1407 Tarboro Street, S, Wilson. The Rev. Paul Dunham will officiate. The family will receive friends after the service at the home of...

Teresa Gail Langley

Teresa Gail Langley

Dec 31, 2015

Teresa Gail Langley June 27, 1960 – December 31, 2015 Teresa Gail Langley, 55, of Middlesex passed away Thursday. Her memorial service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at Sims Pentecostal Holiness Church, 6747 US 264 Alt., Sims. The Rev. Tony Hawley will officiate. The family will receive friends 3 – 3:45 p.m. prior to the service at Sims...

Millard Oscar Winstead

Millard Oscar Winstead

Dec 29, 2015

Millard Oscar Winstead October 10, 1937 – December 29, 2015 Millard Oscar “Poss” Winstead, 78, of Sandy Cross passed away Tuesday. A graveside service will be 3 p.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Jimmy Reavis will officiate. The family will receive friends 1 – 2:30 p.m. preceding the graveside service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...

Purvis Bissette

Purvis Bissette

Dec 29, 2015

Purvis Bissette March 24, 1927 – December 29, 2015 Purvis Bissette, 88, of Middlesex passed away Tuesday. His memorial service will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. David Barnes will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times...

Michael Carlyle McDuffie, Jr.

Michael Carlyle McDuffie, Jr.

Dec 28, 2015

Michael Carlyle McDuffie, Jr. June 26, 1964 – December 28, 2015 Michael Carlyle McDuffie, Jr., 51, of Wilson passed away Monday. His funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s...

Michael Allen Taylor

Michael Allen Taylor

Dec 27, 2015

Michael Allen Taylor June 11, 1963 – December 27, 2015 Michael Allen Taylor, 52, of Rocky Mount, passed away peacefully at Vidant Medical Center on Sunday, December 27, 2015, with his family at his side. Mike was born June 11, 1963 in Rocky Mount to Earl Taylor, Sr. and Anne Tolston Taylor. He was preceded in death by his parents....

Barbara Jean Rice Green

Barbara Jean Rice Green

Dec 26, 2015

Barbara Jean Rice Green May 26, 1934 – December 26, 2015 Barbara Jean Rice Green passed away on December 26, 2015, at Commonwealth Assisted Living in Kilmarnock, Virginia, with family at her side. She was born on May 26, 1934, in Wilson, to the late Henry and Mittie Rice. Known as \"Jeannie\" to her friends and \"Gibby\" to her grandchildren,...

Joyce Wall Gardner

Joyce Wall Gardner

Dec 25, 2015

Joyce Wall Gardner August 28, 1936 – December 24, 2015 Joyce Wall Gardner, 79, of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Pastor Mark Woolard will officiate. The family will receive friends from noon to 1:45 p.m. prior to the service at...

Jo Ann Jones Whitley

Jo Ann Jones Whitley

Dec 25, 2015

Jo Ann Jones Whitley November 8, 1947 – December 25, 2015 Jo Ann Jones Whitley, 68, of Wilson passed away Friday. Her funeral will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson with the family receiving friends immediately following the service and other times at the home. A graveside service will...

Robert Grover Webb

Robert Grover Webb

Dec 24, 2015

Robert Grover Webb July 10, 1951 – December 24, 2015 Robert Grover Webb, 64, of Nashville passed away Thursday. His funeral service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Pastor Tim Andrews will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:00 – 7:15 Monday prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson...

John R. Brinkley, Jr.

John R. Brinkley, Jr.

Dec 18, 2015

John R. Brinkley, Jr. November 30, 1919 – December 18, 2015 John R. Brinkley, Jr., of Wilson passed away Friday. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Dr. Billy Toler and Phil Farmer will officiate. The family will receive friends 3 – 5 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

Erwin Brasca Pittman, Jr.

Erwin Brasca Pittman, Jr.

Dec 17, 2015

Erwin Brasca Pittman, Jr. March 16, 1938 – December 17, 2015 Erwin Brasca Pittman, Jr. passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015. The family will receive friends Sunday, December 20, 2015 from 3 – 5 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A memorial service for Erwin will be held at a later date. Erwin was born March...

William Donald Branch

William Donald Branch

Dec 16, 2015

William Donald Branch April 25, 1932 – December 16, 2015 William Donald “Bill” Branch, 83, of Morehead City passed away Wednesday. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10:30 – 11 at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...

Michael B. Lamm

Michael B. Lamm

Dec 16, 2015

Michael B. Lamm November 15, 1955 – December 16, 2015 Michael B. Lamm, 60, of Charleston, South Carolina passed away Wednesday. His memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Ronnie Davis will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10 – 10:45 a.m. at Joyner’s...

Joseph Christy Rodri, Sr.

Joseph Christy Rodri, Sr.

Dec 15, 2015

Joseph Christy Rodri, Sr. February 10, 1933 – December 15, 2015 Joseph Christy “Joe” Rodri, Sr., 82, of Wilson, ascended into Heaven on Tuesday, December 15, 2015, after a four year battle with prostate cancer. His memorial Mass will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Monday, the 21st at St. Therese Catholic Church, 700 Nash Street, Wilson. The family will...

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