Obituaries
Stephen Craig Stancil
Aug 5, 2015
Stephen Craig Stancil January 11, 1957 – August 5, 2015 Stephen “Steve” Craig Stancil, 58, of Kenly passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Pastor Jerry Barbee will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other...

Philip John Bateman
Aug 4, 2015
Philip John Bateman June 27, 1967 – August 4, 2015 Philip John Bateman, 48, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. His funeral service will be conducted 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Friday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Joe Shakour will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening immediately following...
Teena Taylor Lamm
Aug 4, 2015
Teena Taylor Lamm June 19, 1962 – August 4, 2015 Teena Taylor Lamm, 53, of Wilson went to be with her Lord Tuesday. Her funeral service will be conducted 7 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Pastor Jonathan Ange will officiate. The family will receive friends...
Richard Allan McKellar
Aug 3, 2015
Richard Allan McKellar May 7, 1935 – August 3, 2015 Richard Allan McKellar, 80, of Wilson passed away Monday after a few months of declining health. A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday, August 6, 2015 in Oak Lawn Cemetery, 737 Albermarle Road, Asheboro. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at the...

Garland “Buster” Stanford Sowards
Aug 1, 2015
Garland “Buster” Stanford Sowards December 1, 1924 – August 1, 2015 Garland “Buster” Stanford Sowards, of Wilson, known to friends and family as “Buster”, passed away on Saturday. His funeral will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday, August 8, 2015 at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service at the home, 2101 Chelsea Drive. Buster was a...
Donald "Papa" Duane Baker
Jul 31, 2015
Donald Duane Baker January 6, 1946 – July 31, 2015 Donald “Papa” Duane Baker, 69, of Wilson passed away Friday. His funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Dan Jones will officiate. The family will receive friends 7 – 9 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral...
Rayford "Bull" Cecil Tomlinson
Jul 31, 2015
Rayford Cecil Tomlinson January 5, 1971 – July 31, 2015 Ray “Bull” Tomlinson, 44, of Kenly, passed away Friday. His funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday at the Kenly Pentecostal Holiness Church, 300 S. College Avenue, Kenly. The Rev. Daniel Rollins will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 9 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...
Owen Webster Franks
Jul 31, 2015
Owen Webster Franks Sept. 26, 1946 – July 31, 2015 Owen Webster Franks, “Kilroy”, 68, of Wilson passed away Friday. His funeral service will be conducted 6 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Major Jim McGee, of the Salvation Army, will officiate. The family will...
Frank "Mitch" Mitchell Joyner
Jul 30, 2015
Frank Mitchell Joyner November 29, 1940 – July 30, 2015 Frank “Mitch” Mitchell Joyner, 74, of Wilson passed away Thursday. His memorial service will be conducted 3 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Major Jim McGee and the Rev. Dr. DeWayne Eakes will officiate. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 4, 2015 in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex....

Stephen Noble Mitchell
Jul 28, 2015
Stephen Noble Mitchell June 11, 1940 – July 28, 2015 Stephen “Steve” Noble Mitchell, 75, of Middlesex passed from this life to his eternal reward on Tuesday. His funeral service will be conducted 7:30 Friday evening at the Middlesex Church of God Worship Center, Middlesex. The graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, August 1, 2015 in the Brantley...
Joyce Ann Harrell Lamm
Jul 27, 2015
Joyce Ann Harrell Lamm September 3, 1931 – July 27, 2015 Joyce Ann Harrell Lamm, 83, of Wilson passed away Monday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015 at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Steve Clayton will officiate. The family will receive friends 1 – 2:45 p.m. Thursday...

Jack W. Bissette
Jul 27, 2015
Jack W. Bissette October 1, 1940 – July 27, 2015 Jack Willie Bissette, 74, of Bloomery Road went to be with his Lord Monday. A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Thursday in the family cemetery, 840 Bloomery Road, Wilson. The Rev. Jason Schweinberg will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral...

Marvin Wyrick
Jul 26, 2015
Marvin Wyrick October 26, 1943 – July 26, 2015 Marvin Wyrick, 71, of Stantonsburg, North Carolina went home be with his Lord and Savior Sunday. A memorial service will be conducted at a later date to celebrate his life. The date and time will be announced. Marvin was a loving husband, step-father, grandfather, brother and friend to all that knew...

Claude Wayne Bass
Jul 26, 2015
Claude Wayne Bass February 3, 1941 – July 26, 2015 Claude Wayne Bass, 74, of Wilson passed away Sunday. His memorial service will be conducted 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Derrill Edwards will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times at...
Julia Mae Gay Burress
Jul 26, 2015
Julia Mae Gay Burress December 7, 1939 – July 26, 2015 Julia Mae Gay Burress, 75, of Middlesex passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville after various complicated medical procedures. Her graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The pastor Clark Vincent will officiate. The family will receive friends at the...
Carley King Tedder Pipkin
Jul 25, 2015
Carley King Tedder Pipkin September 21, 1940 – July 25, 2015 Carley “Dinah” Tedder Pipkin, 74, of Lucama passed away Saturday. Her funeral services will be conducted Tuesday 4 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Ferrell Family Cemetery, Morningside Road, Wilson. The Rev. DeWayne Eakes will officiate. The family will receive friends 2 – 3:45 p.m....
Juanita Eskridge Turner
Jul 24, 2015
Juanita Eskridge Turner December 2, 1918 – July 24, 2015er Juanita Eskridge Turner, 96, of Wilson passed away Friday. Her funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Tim McFatter will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday 12 – 1:45 p.m. prior to the service at Joyner’s...
Rudy Arthur Lewis
Jul 23, 2015
Rudy Arthur Lewis August 20, 1946 – July 23, 2015 Rudy Arthur Lewis, 68, of Bailey passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday in Bailey Town Cemetery. The Rev. Steve Edmundson will officiate. The family will receive friends 5 – 7 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times...
Margirene "Margie" Ferrell Jones
Jul 23, 2015
Margirene Ferrell Jones October 2, 1927 – July 23, 2015 Margirene “Margie” Ferrell Jones, 87, of Lucama passed away peacefully Thursday surrounded by her loving family. A private graveside service will be conducted. The Rev. Walt Tyndall will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Saturday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway and other...
Clyde Stewart Joyner
Jul 23, 2015
Clyde Stewart Joyner December 26, 1954 – July 23, 2015 Clyde Stewart Joyner, 60, of Wilson, went to be with the Lord on Thursday. His funeral service will be conducted 6 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Entombment will be held 11 a.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Marvin Wiggins and the Rev. Carroll Wiggs will officiate....