Obituaries
Barbara Gail (Williams) Whitler
Apr 28, 2016
Barbara Gail Whitler Williams March 25, 1958 – April 28, 2016 Barbara Gail Whitler Williams , 58, of Wilson died Thursday. A graveside service will be conducted 3:30 p.m. Monday in Maplewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends 2-3 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway. Ms. Williams is survived by her boyfriend Roy Thigpen; two sons,...
Dixie Lila Coleman Page
Apr 27, 2016
Dixie Lila Coleman Page July 31, 1923 – April 27, 2016 Dixie Lila Coleman Page, 92, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. on Friday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Elder Randall Saunders will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday afternoon from 1 – 3 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...
Jason Ray Price
Apr 26, 2016
Jason Ray Price March 14, 1993 – April 26, 2016 Jason Ray Price, 23, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. His funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Peace Church, 2838 Tilghman Road, Wilson. Interment will follow in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Scott Coghill will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m....
Lester Williams
Apr 24, 2016
Lester Williams December 25, 1925 – April 24, 2016 Lester Williams, 90, of Wilson passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville surrounded by his loving family. His funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey,...
Ruby Batchelor Speight
Apr 24, 2016
Ruby Batchelor Speight September 25, 1930 – April 24, 2016 Ruby Batchelor Speight, 85, of Wilson passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Ruby is survived by her...
Jean Ellis Edwards
Apr 24, 2016
Jean Ellis Edwards February 1, 1929 – April 24, 2016 Jean Ellis Edwards, 87, of Wilson passed away Sunday. Her graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Justin Deeter will officiate. The family will receive friends in Evergreen following the service. Jean was a member of the Golden Circle Optimist Club...
Russell Vasco Powell, Jr.
Apr 23, 2016
Russell Vasco Powell, Jr. August 4, 1951 – April 23, 2016 Russell Vasco Powell, Jr., 64, gently and peacefully passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 in the Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at Duke University Hospital, surrounded by his family and supported by nurses and staff who cared for him and loved him during the past year. A service of...
Johnny Clay Bryant
Apr 21, 2016
Johnny Clay Bryant May 24, 1965 – April 21, 2016 Johnny Clay Bryant, 50, of Bailey died Thursday. The family will hold a graveside service at 2 p.m. Monday in Bailey Cemetery. Mr. Bryant is survived by his partner, Richard Delgado of Bailey; brother, Donald Bryant & wife, Doreen of Zebulon; Sister, Fannie Bryant & wife, Melinda Brown of Middlesex,...
Nellie Gray Shadding Edwards
Apr 21, 2016
Nellie Gray Shadding Edwards September 30, 1934 – April 21, 2016 Nellie Gray Shadding Edwards, 81, of Elm City passed away Thursday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Sam Cullifer will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday from 6 –...
James Alan Boykin
Apr 20, 2016
James Alan Boykin January 30, 1942 – April 20, 2016 James “Jimmy” Alan Boykin, 74, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A celebration of his life will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The family will receive friends before the service Monday from 5 – 6:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson....
Eunice Watson Sullivan
Apr 20, 2016
Eunice Watson Sullivan July 7, 1941 – April 20, 2016 Eunice Watson Sullivan, 74, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Richard Cuddington, Jr. will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening...
Jean Fritz Herring
Apr 19, 2016
Jean Fritz Herring November 19, 1924 – April 19, 2016 Jean Fritz Herring, 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, April 19, 2016 at Wilson Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Jean was born on November 19, 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, the only child of Joseph and Elnora Fritz. When Jean was a young girl, she and her parents...
Mary Louise Westerkamp Schimick
Apr 19, 2016
Mary Louise Westerkamp Schimick August 17, 1942 – April 19, 2016 Mary Louise Westerkamp Schimick, 73, of Wilson passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Mary is survived by her husband of 47 years, John “Jack” F. Schimick. She was a loving mother to Mark E. Schimick, Gail S. Graham and son-in-law, Brandon; dear grandmother to Riley Schimick; beloved sister of...
James Melvin Bass
Apr 18, 2016
James Melvin Bass September 13, 1941 – April 18, 2016 James Melvin Bass, 74, of Rocky Mount passed away Monday. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Evergreen Memorial Park, 2800 Nash Street, Wilson. The Major Jim Bovender will officiate. Melvin is survived by his son, Kyle Bass and wife, Robin of Wilson; his granddaughter, Bryson...
William Durand Mayo
Apr 16, 2016
William Durand Mayo July 19, 1951 – April 16, 2016 William “Red” Mayo, 64, of Lucama passed away Saturday. His funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Lonnie Humphreys will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday...
Alma "Phoebe" Wilson Perry Boone
Apr 14, 2016
Alma Wilson Perry Boone Alma “Phoebe” Wilson Perry Boone, of Middlesex passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Larry Wells will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times at the...
Dorothy Mumford Yelverton Holland
Apr 14, 2016
Dorothy Mumford Yelverton Holland September 19, 1928 – April 14, 2016 Dorothy Mumford Yelverton Holland, 87, of Wilson passed Thursday. Her funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont. The Rev. Bobby Jackson will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon...
Dorothy Marie Joyner
Apr 13, 2016
Dorothy Marie Joyner September 27, 1924 – April 13, 2016 Dorothy Marie Joyner passed away at the age of ninety-one at home with her family by her side. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in Town Creek Cemetery. The Rev. Tim McFatter will officiate. The family requests casual dress. The family will receive friends from 7...
Dora B Lee
Apr 11, 2016
Dora B. Lee July 20, 1923 – April 11, 2016 The Angels took Dora “Mémé” Lee, 92, of Wilson Monday. A celebration of life will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at The Church of St. Therese, 700 Nash Street NE, Wilson. The Rev. Gregory Lowchy will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 -8 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...
Betty Marie Hoffman
Apr 11, 2016
Betty Marie Hoffman February 5, 1942 – April 11, 2016 Hoffman, Mrs. Betty Marie age 74 of Rocky Mount, formerly of Muskegon Michigan, passed away Monday, April 11, 2016 in Rocky Mount. She was born Betty Marie Heath in Coleman Michigan, the daughter of Lois Arlene (Schoonmaker) Heath and Cleo Edward Heath on February 5, 1942. She was wed to...
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