Obituaries

Betty Joyce Finch
Apr 20, 2015
Betty Joyce Finch June 6, 1937 – April 20, 2015 Betty Joyce Finch, 77, of Spring Hope passed away Monday. Her funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Finch Family Cemetery, Hwy 97. The Rev. Butch Gordon will officiate. The family will receive friends 7 – 9 p.m. Thursday evening at...
Janice Knight High
Apr 18, 2015
Janice Knight High September 22, 1925 – April 18, 2015 Mary Janice Knight High, 89, of Wilson, formerly of Wilmington passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Gary Walling and the Rev. Johnny Branch will officiate. The family will receive friends 10 –...

Mary Elizabeth Walston
Apr 18, 2015
Mary Elizabeth Walston January 3, 1930 – April 18, 2015 Mary Elizabeth Walston, 85, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Her funeral service will be conducted 6:30 p.m. Monday at Farmington Heights Church, 910 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. LaVon Phillips will officiate. The family will...
Verna Lee Mattox
Apr 18, 2015
Verna Lee Mattox September 12, 1925 – April 18, 2015 Verna Lee Mattox, 89, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at West Nash United Methodist Church, 2200 W. Nash Street, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Stuart Milton and the Rev. William Holliday will officiate. The family will receive friends...
Debra Lane Liles
Apr 18, 2015
Debra Lane Liles January 5, 1955 – April 18, 2015 Debra Lane Liles, 60, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Dr. Doug Murray will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening immediately...

Evelyn Webb Snipes
Apr 14, 2015
Evelyn Webb Snipes June 1, 1920 – April 14, 2015 Evelyn Webb Snipes, 94, of 1006 Salem St., Wilson, passed away Tuesday. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, Wilson. The Rev. Tom Watkins will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the church. Evelyn was born June 1, 1920...

Joseph Larry Totten
Apr 14, 2015
Joseph Larry Totten September 27, 1937 – April 14, 2014 Joseph Larry Totten, 77, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. His graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday with Military Honors in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Larry served his country honorably and faithfully with the U.S. Army. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to all that knew him....
Malcolm Andrew Langley
Apr 13, 2015
Malcolm Andrew Langley July 9, 1958 – April 13, 2015 Malcolm “Mike” Andrew Langley, 56, of Rocky Mount passed away Monday. His funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Todd Creech will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...
Roger Edwin Jones
Apr 13, 2015
Roger Edwin Jones September 5, 1972 – April 13, 2015 Roger Edwin Jones, 42, died peacefully Monday, April 13, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. His funeral service will be conducted 7 p.m. Thursday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Friday in Samaria Baptist Church Cemetery, 3752 Samaria Church Lane, Middlesex. The Rev....
Marie Lamm Joyner
Apr 11, 2015
Marie Lamm Joyner April 8, 1936 – April 11, 2015 Marie Lamm Joyner, 79, of Wilson died Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Monday at First Free Will Baptist Church, 4865 Nash St. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Richard Cuddington and The Rev. Billy Toler will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday from...
Patty Stancil Whitfield
Apr 10, 2015
Patty Stancil Whitfield Jan. 21, 1928 – April 10, 2015 Patty Stancil Whitfield, 87, of Wilson died Friday. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Monday at Forest Hills Baptist Church, 1407 Forest Hills Rd Wilson; a visitation will follow the service. The Rev. Ray Barnhill and The Rev. Justin Deeter will officiate. A private graveside will be conducted at...
John Michael Batchelor
Apr 8, 2015
John Michael Batchelor January 8, 1966 – April 8, 2015 John “Mike” Michael Batchelor, 49, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A memorial service will be conducted at a later date. Mike is survived by his daughters, Ashley Batchelor Willis (Justin) and Jenna Batchelor and their mother, Beverly; his father, Wesley Batchelor of Elm City; sister, Lisa Stancil of Wilson; brother,...

Mary Baggett Hamm
Apr 6, 2015
Mary Baggett Hamm December 18, 1948 – April 6, 2015 Mary Baggett Hamm, 66, of Clayton passed away Monday, April 6, 2015. Mary was a retired LPN. Mary is survived by her daughters, Tammy Hamm and Theresa Hamm both of Clayton; sons, Jamie Baggett of Wendell and David Hamm of Clayton; eight grandchildren; sisters, Vera Daniels of Alabama and Shirley...

James Edward Fulghum
Apr 6, 2015
James Edward Fulghum December 8, 1925 – April 6, 2015 James “Jim” Edward Fulghum, 89, of Wilson passed away Monday. A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The family will receive friends 7 – 9 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times at the home of Donald...
James Darrell Farmer
Apr 4, 2015
James Darrell Farmer August 27, 1967 – April 4, 2015 James “Darrell” Farmer, 47, of Sims passed away Saturday. His funeral will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Tony Moore and the Rev. Frankie Elliott will officiate. Darrell was a loving husband, father,...
Christie Lynn Goodyear Hopkins
Apr 4, 2015
Christie Lynn Goodyear Hopkins February 8, 1975 – April 4, 2015 Christie Lynn Goodyear Hopkins, 40, of Bailey passed away Saturday, April 4, 2015. Her funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m., Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at Pentecostal Lighthouse Church. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Shawn Garnett and the Rev. Gary Randol will officiate. The family...
Joan Thorne Stott
Mar 31, 2015
Joan Thorne Stott July 1, 1932 – March 31, 2015 Joan Thorne Stott, 82, was born July 1, 1932. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Joan was a giving and compassionate woman and will be missed by all who knew her. She loved children and was a devoted teacher for over twenty-nine years. Her first...

Katye Barnes Godwin
Mar 28, 2015
Katye Barnes Godwin April 23, 1937 - March 28, 2015 Katye Barnes Godwin, 77, of Wilson, passed away Saturday. A graveside service will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in Black Creek Cemetery. The Rev. Greg Barnes will officiate. The family will receive friends 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson, and other times...
Selby Anderson Etheridge Jr.
Mar 27, 2015
Selby Anderson Etheridge Jr. October 26, 1924-March 27, 2015 Selby Anderson Etheridge, Jr. 90, of Wilson, peacefully departed this life on Friday, March 27 at his home in Wilson surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be conducted 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at LDS Chapel, 2615 Tilghman Road, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park at 1:00 p.m. The...

Grover W. Bullin
Mar 22, 2015
Grover W. Bullin September 20, 1920 - March 22, 2015 Grover William Bullin, 94, of Wilson passed away Sunday March 22, 2015. His graveside services will be conducted 6:00 p.m. Tuesday in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. Doug Murray will officiate. The family will receive friends at the home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gable and Maggie...