Obituaries

Gregory Alan Roberts

Gregory Alan Roberts

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...

Velma Lamm Bobbitt

Velma Lamm Bobbitt

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...

Barbara Whitehead Finch

Barbara Whitehead Finch

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...

Larry Lee Bulluck

Larry Lee Bulluck

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...

Sarah Elizabeth Dickerman Evans

Sarah Elizabeth Dickerman Evans

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...

Munim Razak Al-Tayar

Munim Razak Al-Tayar

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...

Eugene Bass

Eugene Bass

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...

George Samuel "Sam" Hedgepeth

George Samuel "Sam" Hedgepeth

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...

Gregory Brent Carpenter

Gregory Brent Carpenter

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...

Peggy Bass Lamm

Peggy Bass Lamm

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...

Mary Magdalene Murray Hinnant

Mary Magdalene Murray Hinnant

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...

Mildred Joyce Baines Kurzawski

Mildred Joyce Baines Kurzawski

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...

Ivey A. Lamm, Jr.

Ivey A. Lamm, Jr.

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...

Stanley Ray Hobson

Stanley Ray Hobson

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...

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...

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