Obituaries

Feb 10, 2016

Dianna Joyner Barnes March 5, 1948 – February 10, 2016 Dianna “Faye” Joyner Barnes, 67, of McDonough, Georgia formerly of Wilson, passed away Wednesday. Her funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Benjamin Poythress will officiate. The family will have a celebration of life...

Feb 6, 2016

Brenda Faye Heath Simpson April 6, 1949 – February 6, 2016 Brenda Faye Heath Simpson, 66, of Lucama passed away Saturday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Springhill Presbyterian Church, 7335 Springfield School Road, Lucama. Interment will follow in Springhill Presbyterian Church Cemetery. The Rev. Sefton Strickland and the Rev. DeWayne Eakes will officiate. The...

Feb 5, 2016

Elizabeth A. Alford February 21, 1927 – February 5, 2016 Elizabeth A. Alford, 88, of Middlesex passed away Friday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Lee’s Chapel Baptist Church. Interment will be in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Joel Story will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 9:30 – 10:45 prior to the...

Feb 3, 2016

Randall Ray Pennington October 25, 1946 – February 3, 2016 Randall Ray Pennington, 69, of Newport passed away Wednesday. His memorial service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. Jeffrey Banks will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday evening following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, and other...

Feb 3, 2016

Jesse Parker Tyndall January 9, 1925 – February 3, 2016 Dr. J.P. Tyndall, 91 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. His 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 family will receive friends 1 – 2:45 p.m. Sunday afternoon prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral...

Feb 3, 2016

Victoria Cook Roberts August 10, 1955 – February 3, 2016 Victoria Cook Roberts, 60, of Rocky Mount passed away Wednesday. Her memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Victoria is survived by her husband, Emmo Roberts of the home; her...

Feb 2, 2016

James Ronald Varnell December 10, 1962 – February 2, 2016 James “Jim” Ronald Varnell, 53, of Elm City passed away Tuesday. Jim was a wonderful husband, father, and friend. He loved and cared deeply for his family, and was indelibly present in their lives. Jim enjoyed all of life’s everyday conversations, being a father and supporting his daughters’ pursuits, cracking...

Jan 31, 2016

Robert Lewis Tallman December 17, 1948 – January 31, 2016 Robert Lewis Tallman, 67, of Wilson passed away Sunday. His memorial service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The family will receive friends Friday evening immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times at the home....

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...