Obituaries

Aug 21, 2014

Charlie Franklin Bridgers

February 4, 1949 – August 21, 2014

Charlie Franklin Bridgers, 65, of Sims, formerly of Kenly passed away Thursday after a long battle with cancer.  A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday in Stancil’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Hwy 42 W, Kenly.  The Rev. Dennis Pollock will officiate. The family will receive friends...

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Aug 3, 2014

Carl Milton Winstead

July 14, 1923 – August 3, 2014

Carl Milton Winstead, 91, of Wilson passed away Sunday.  Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery with full military honors accorded.  The Rev. Ronald S. Mizell will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Tuesday evening...

Aug 2, 2014

Donald Braxton Jones

July 3, 1939 – August 2, 2014

Donald Braxton Jones, 75, of Sims passed away Saturday.  Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday in Buckhorn United Methodist Church Cemetery, 8102 Hwy 42 N, Kenly.  The Rev. Dave Amon will officiate. The family will receive...

Jul 30, 2014

  Gregory Alan Roberts

April 21, 1958 – July 30, 2014

Gregory Alan Roberts, 56, of Wilson passed away Wednesday.  A funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at West Nash United Methodist Church, 2200 W. Nash Street, Wilson.  The Rev. Stuart Milton and Rev. Dan Earnhardt will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Friday...

Jul 28, 2014

Velma Lamm Bobbitt

October 25, 1922 – July 28, 2014



Velma Lamm Bobbitt, 91, of Wilson passed away Monday.  Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.  The Rev. Elwood Long will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8:30 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...

Jul 28, 2014

 

Barbara Whitehead Finch

September 26, 1939 – July 28, 2014

Barbara “Mama” Whitehead Finch, 74, of Wilson passed away Monday.  Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home with Jerry Finch officiating.  The graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening immediately following the...

Jul 26, 2014

Larry Lee Bulluck

February 22, 1957 – July 26, 2014



Larry Lee Bulluck, 57, of Raleigh passed away Saturday.  Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will receive friends 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson, and...

Jul 26, 2014

Sarah Elizabeth Dickerman Evans

April 1, 1946 — July 26, 2014

ROCKY MOUNT — Sarah Elizabeth Dickerman Evans — granddaughter of Sarah Elizabeth Gold Swindell and great-great granddaughter of Sarah Elizabeth Gott White of Leesburg, Va., — passed away quietly on Saturday in the care of her friend Brenda Jackson and Hospice care.

Sarah, 68, is the namesake and granddaughter of Sarah Elizabeth Gold...

Jul 26, 2014

Munim Razak Al-Tayar

April 20, 1930 - July 26, 2014

Munim Razak Al-Tayar, 84, of Wilson passed away Saturday. The family will receive friends 1 – 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Munim was survived by his wife, Ida Al-Tayar of the home; his daughter, Sue Furman of Wilson and his grandson, Marc Furman...

Jul 25, 2014

Eugene Bass

October 25, 1938 – July 25, 2014



Eugene “Gene” Bass, 75, of Wilson passed away Friday.  Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Sunday at Daniels Chapel FWB Church, 4828 Frank Price Church Road, Wilson.  Interment will follow in Black Creek Cemetery.  The Rev. Johnny Sullivan and Rev. Bill Groce will officiate. The family will receive friends...

Jul 22, 2014

George Samuel Hedgepeth

June 6, 1949 – July 22, 2014



George Samuel “Sam” Hedgepeth, 65, of Lucama passed away Tuesday.  Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Friday in Red Oak Cemetery, Red Oak.  The Rev. Dr. DeWayne Eakes will officiate. The family will receive...

Jul 22, 2014

Gregory Brent Carpenter

July 7, 1979 – July 22, 2014

Gregory Brent Carpenter, 35, of Sharpsburg passed away Tuesday.  Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Town of Stantonsburg Cemetery.  The Rev. Chester Raines will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...

Jul 21, 2014

Peggy Bass Lamm

August 21, 1940 – July 21, 2014

Peggy Bass Lamm, 73, of Wilson passed away Monday.  A graveside service will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends 7 – 9 p.m. Wednesday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway and other times at the home. Peggy is...

Jul 21, 2014

Mary Magdalene Murray Hinnant

February 13, 1921 – July 21, 2014

Mary Magdalene Murray “Maggie” Hinnant, 93, of Buckhorn passed away on July 21, 2014 at the Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation Center of Wilson.  She was born in Wilson County to Eliza Jane Boyette and John Henry Murray.  She owned and operated the Wilson Beauty Shop on Tarboro Street...

Jul 18, 2014

Mildred Joyce Baines Kurzawski

February 12, 1942 – July 18, 2014

Mildred Joyce Baines Kurzawski, 72, of Wilson passed away Friday.  Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peace FWB Church, 2838 Tilghman Road, Wilson.  Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.  The Rev. Rusty Russell and the Rev. Bobby Fletcher will officiate. The family will receive friends 7...

Jul 14, 2014

Ivey A. Lamm, Jr.

February 1, 1934 – July 14, 2014

Ivey A. Lamm, Jr. 80 of Lucama passed away unexpectedly at his home Monday, July 14, 2014.  He was born in Wilson County February 1, 1934 to Ivey A. and Louisa Lamm of Lucama.  He married the love of his life, Vivian Rose Johnson of Smithfield, NC on June...

Jul 14, 2014

Stanley Ray Hobson

February 1, 1946 – July 14, 2014



Stanley Ray Hobson, 68, of Sharpsburg  passed away Monday.  A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Hills Cemetery, Nashville.  The Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and...