Obituaries
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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...
Mary Mitchell Poythress
Dec 12, 2015
Mary Mitchell Poythress July 20, 1933 – December 12, 2015 Mary Ann Mitchell Poythress, 82, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Dean Etheridge will officiate. The family will receive friends at Mary’s home following the service. Mary is survived by her daughters, Vickie Anning of Wilson, and Kathy...
Billie D. Baker
Dec 11, 2015
Billie D. Baker July 11, 1938 – December 11, 2015 Billie D. Baker, 77, of Wilson, went to be with her Lord on Friday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Tony Moore and Rev. Roland Harrell will officiate....

William Lawrence Bissette
Dec 11, 2015
William Lawrence Bissette July 19, 1929 – December 11, 2015 William Lawrence Bissette, 86, of Bailey passed away Friday. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Charles Robl and the Rev. Kevin Seymour will officiate. The family will be receiving friends at the...

Autumn Faith Cates
Dec 10, 2015
Autumn Faith Cates December 10, 2015 Infant Autumn Faith Cates of Fremont passed away Thursday. Her memorial service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Jimmy Murray will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Autumn is survived by her parents, Kendall...

Kay Watson Strickland
Dec 10, 2015
Kay Watson Strickland February 4, 1937 – December 10, 2015 Kay Watson Strickland, 78, of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Ray Barnhill will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday...

JoAnn Langston
Dec 8, 2015
JoAnn Langston December 11, 1950 – December 8, 2015 JoAnn Langston, 64, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. A private graveside service was held Thursday at 11 a.m. in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. B.L. Efird officiated. JoAnn is survived by her daughter, Robin Harrell Johnson and husband, Bobby of Wilson; her grandchildren, Cameron and Logan Johnson, and her brothers,...

Ernest Edward Driver
Dec 7, 2015
Ernest Edward Driver April 16, 1944 – December 7, 2015 Ernest Edward Driver, 71, of Middlesex passed away on Monday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Tim McFatter will officiate. The family will receive friends 11-1 p.m. on Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. He is...

William Ernest Harrell
Dec 7, 2015
William Ernest Harrell December 22, 1935 – December 7, 2015 William Ernest Harrell, 79, of Elm City passed away Monday. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Johnny Hudson and Rev. Jay Summerlin will officiate. The family will...

Marjorie Ruth Gardner Mooring
Dec 2, 2015
Marjorie Ruth Gardner Mooring December 3, 1924 – December 2, 2015 Marjorie Ruth Gardner Mooring formerly Wilson passed away Wednesday in New Bern. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Jay Mooring will officiate. The family will receive friends from 12 p.m. to 1:45 p.m....
Gertie Meacombs Price
Dec 1, 2015
Gertie Meacombs Price February 8, 1925 – November 1, 2015 Gertie Meacombs Price, 90, of Wilson passed away Sunday. Her funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Floyd Norris and Jim Sherrard will officiate. The family will receive friends 7 – 9 p.m. Wednesday evening at Joyner’s...

Fred Carter Pridgen
Dec 1, 2015
Fred Carter Pridgen July 2, 1928 – December 1, 2015 Fred Carter Pridgen, 87, of Elm City, passed away Tuesday. His funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Pastor Leo Bennett will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:30- 8:30 p.m. Thursday evening at Joyner’s...

Glenda Pike Gates
Nov 29, 2015
Glenda Pike Gates December 17, 1940 - November 29, 2015 Glenda Pike Gates, 74, of Black Creek, passed away Sunday. Her memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Wilson Praise and Worship, 202 Nash Street, NE, Wilson. The Pastor Randy Jenkins will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the church. Glenda...