Obituaries

Eula Mae Pridgen Brantley

Eula Mae Pridgen Brantley

Jul 13, 2014

Eula Pridgen Brantley

September 7, 1932 – July 13, 2014



Eula Pridgen Brantley, 81, of Bailey passed away Sunday.  A funeral service will be conducted 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday in Maplewood Cemetery.  The Rev. Tommy Hagan will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening immediately following...

Barbara Mays Frantz

Barbara Mays Frantz

Jul 12, 2014

Barbara Mays Frantz

February 12, 1932 – July 12, 2014



Barbara Mays Frantz, 82, of Wilson passed away Saturday.  A memorial service will be conducted 3 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, 100 W. Green Street, Wilson.  A private family inurnment will be held in the church columbarium.  The Rev. Charles Robl will officiate. Barbara was born on...

Dora Warren Rountree

Dora Warren Rountree

Jul 12, 2014

Dora Warren Rountree

August 30, 1912 – July 12, 2014



Dora W. Rountree was born in Smithfield on August 30, 1912.  She passed away early Saturday morning, July 12, 2014 at the age of 101. A resourceful woman, Dora was a wonderful cook and seamstress, baking cakes well into her nineties.  She met her husband, Richard Rountree, Sr. and...

James "Buddy" Clifton Gardner

James "Buddy" Clifton Gardner

Jul 11, 2014

James Clifton Gardner

January 29, 1922 – July 11, 2014

  James Clifton “Buddy” Gardner, 92, of Wilson passed away Friday.  Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Donnie K. Price, Jr. will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday...

Kristen Lynn Owens

Kristen Lynn Owens

Jul 10, 2014

Kristen Lynn Owens

June 17, 1993 – July 10, 2014

Kristen Lynn Owens, 21, of Elm City passed away Thursday.  Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City.  The Rev. Todd Green will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday evening...

Mary Lou Stancil Clemmons

Mary Lou Stancil Clemmons

Jul 7, 2014

Mary Lou Stancil Clemmons

July 2, 1951 – July 7, 2014

Mary Lou Stancil  Clemmons, 63, of Kenly passed away Monday.  A memorial service will be held 7 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  The Rev. Pamela Brewer will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday 6 – 6:45 p.m. prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

David Stuart Goff

David Stuart Goff

Jul 6, 2014

David Stuart Goff

March 8, 1943 – July 6, 2014

David Stuart Goff, 71, of Wilson passed away Sunday.  Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park.  The Rev. Sam Cullifer will officiate and Rev. Woody Parrish. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening...

William Thomas Boswell

William Thomas Boswell

Jun 30, 2014

William Thomas Boswell

May 27, 1928 – June 30, 2014

William Thomas “Tom” Boswell, 86, of Wilson passed away Monday, June 30, 2014.  Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 13, 2014, at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.  The Rev. Dr. Douglas Murray will officiate. The family will receive friends 5:00 p.m. -...

Billy Ray Litaker, Sr.

Billy Ray Litaker, Sr.

Jun 23, 2014

Billy Ray Litaker, Sr.

December 22, 1934 – June 23, 2014

Billy Ray Litaker, Sr., 79, of Wilson passed away Monday.  A funeral service will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.  The Rev. Jonathan Ange will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday, from 12:00 noon until 1:45 p.m., at...

Margery Bell Newsome Harris

Margery Bell Newsome Harris

Jun 21, 2014

Margery Bell Newsome Harris

August 20, 1925 – June 21, 2014



Margery Bell Newsome Harris, 88 of Wilson passed over into her Heavenly estate, June 21, 2014 at 6:01 a.m.  A graveside service will be conducted 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2014 in Maplewood Cemetery.  The Associate Pastor of First Baptist Church, Rev. Steve Clayton will conduct the celebration...

Minnie Louise Parker

Minnie Louise Parker

Jun 21, 2014

Minnie Louise Parker

November 9, 1941 – June 21, 2014

Minnie Louise Parker, 72, of Rocky Mount passed away Saturday.  A Funeral service will be conducted 7 p.m. Tuesday at Christian Fellowship Church, 7814 S. NC Hwy 58, Elm City.  A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex.  The Rev. Daniel Parker will officiate.

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Anna Jewel Rakestraw Barnes

Anna Jewel Rakestraw Barnes

Jun 21, 2014

Anna Rakestraw Barnes

June 6, 1953 – June 21, 2014

Anna Jewel Rakestraw Barnes, 61 of Black Creek passed away Saturday.  A graveside service will be conducted 10 a.m. Wednesday in Black Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7 – 9 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and welcomed at the home of her...

Wesley Edward Winstead

Wesley Edward Winstead

Jun 10, 2014

Wesley Edward Winstead

May 30, 1936 – June 10, 2014



Wesley Edward Winstead, 78, of Bailey passed away Tuesday.  A funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday at New Sandy Hill Free Will Baptist Church, 8021 New Sandy Hill Church Road, Bailey.  Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery.  The Rev. Anderson Barnes will officiate. The family will...

Dorothy Boyette Minchew

Dorothy Boyette Minchew

Jun 8, 2014

Dorothy Boyette Minchew

July 2, 1913 – June 8, 2014

  Dorothy Boyette Minchew, 100, of Charlotte, formerly of Wilson, passed away Sunday.  A graveside service will be conducted 3 p.m. Monday in Maplewood Cemetery.  The Rev. Dr. Doug Murray will officiate. Dorothy is survived by her son, Ed Minchew and wife, Jo, and her grandchildren, Matt and Jenny; and...

William Kury, Jr.

William Kury, Jr.

Jun 7, 2014

  William Kury, Jr.

May 16, 1938 – June 7, 2014



William Kury, Jr., 76, of Wilson went to be with his Lord on Saturday, June 7, 2014. The family will receive friends 7 – 9 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.  A private ceremony for the family will follow at...

Christine Whitley Carraway

Christine Whitley Carraway

Jun 7, 2014

Christine Whitley Carraway

August 16, 1921 – June 7, 2014



Christine Whitley Carraway, 92, of Middlesex passed away Saturday.  Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Wednesday at Lee’s Chapel Baptist Church, 14518 Taylors Mill Road, Middlesex.  Interment will follow in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex.  The Rev. Kenneth Benton and Rev. Terry Freeman will officiate. The family will receive friends...

Asa "Sonny" Edward Bishop III

Asa "Sonny" Edward Bishop III

Jun 7, 2014

Asa Edward Bishop III

October 29, 1948 – June 7, 2014



Asa “Sonny” Edward Bishop III, 65, of Wilson passed away Saturday.  A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson.  The Rev. Johnny Sullivan will officiate. The family will receive friends 7 – 9 Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson...

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