Obituaries

Roy Lee Inscore

Roy Lee Inscore

Feb 4, 2014

Roy Lee Inscore

September 26, 1923 – February 4, 2014

Roy Lee Inscore, 90, of Wilson passed away Tuesday.  Masonic services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service with Masonic rites  will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.  The Rev. Dr. Doug Murray will officiate. The family will receive friends 1 – 1:45 p.m. Friday...

Bessie Batts Hathaway

Bessie Batts Hathaway

Feb 4, 2014

Bessie Batts Hathaway

February 14, 1916 – February 4, 2014

Bessie Batts Hathaway, 97, of Wilson passed away Tuesday.  Funeral Services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.  The Rev. Gary Walling will officiate. The family will receive friends 1-1:45 p.m. Saturday, prior to the service, at First Christian Church, 207...

Bob Gordon

Bob Gordon

Feb 3, 2014

Bob Gordon

January 10, 1947 – February 3, 2014



Bob Gordon, 67, of Wilson passed away Monday.  A celebration of Bob’s life will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Wilson Moose Lodge 989, 2705 Forest Hills Road, Wilson.  Please dress casually. Bob had resided in Wilson since 1969.  He was a retired Paramedic with Wilson...

Susan O’Neal Barnes

Susan O’Neal Barnes

Feb 1, 2014

Susan O’Neal Barnes

September 28, 1966 – February 1, 2014

Susan O’Neal Barnes, 47, of Wilson passed away Saturday.  Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday in Maplewood Cemetery.  The Rev. Jerry Nelson will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 6:45 Monday evening prior...

Kathleen McLean Sasser

Kathleen McLean Sasser

Jan 29, 2014

Kathleen McLean Sasser

July 29, 1924 – January 29, 2014

Kathleen McLean Sasser, 89, of Wilson passed away Wednesday.  Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Springhill Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 7335 Springfield Road, Lucama.  The Rev. Dr. DeWayne Eakes will officiate.

 The family will receive friends 10 – 10:45 a.m. prior...

Linda Cooley Baines

Linda Cooley Baines

Jan 28, 2014

Linda Cooley Baines

August 12, 1943 – January 28, 2014



Linda Cooley Baines, 70, of Elm City passed away Tuesday.  Graveside services in Bailey Town Cemetery will be private. Surviving are her daughter, Patricia Baines Sarmiento and husband, Richard of Rocky Mount; her grandson, Marc Sarmiento of Denver, CO; her granddaughter, Lauren Sarmiento of Rocky Mount; and her brother,...

Barbara Ann Perry

Barbara Ann Perry

Jan 27, 2014

Barbara Ann Perry

April 4, 1951 – January 27, 2014

Barbara Ann Perry, 62, of Bailey passed away Monday.  A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday in Bailey Town Cemetery.  The Rev. Blake Stallings will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway and other times at...

Earl Miller Morgan

Earl Miller Morgan

Jan 24, 2014

  Earl Miller Morgan

May 20, 1928 – January 24, 2014



Earl Miller Morgan, 85, of Elm City passed away Friday.  Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  The Rev. Christian Powell will officiate. The family will receive friends 2 – 3 p.m. Sunday prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

Kathy Watson Perry

Kathy Watson Perry

Jan 23, 2014

Kathy Watson Perry

November 6, 1951 – January 23, 2014



Kathy Watson Perry, 63, of Bailey went home Thursday to be with her Lord.  Funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey.  The Reverend LaVon Phillips will officiate.

 The family...

Courtney Caitlyn Rea

Courtney Caitlyn Rea

Jan 23, 2014

Courtney Caitlyn Rea

August 9, 1991 – January 23, 2014

Courtney Caitlyn Rea, 22, of Wilson passed away Thursday.  A memorial  service will be held 2 p.m.  Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  The Rev. Elwood Long will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 9 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway. Courtney was a loving mother,...

Robert Lee Morris

Robert Lee Morris

Jan 23, 2014

Robert Lee Morris

April 14, 1934 – January 23, 2014

  Robert Lee Morris, 79, of Wilson passed away Thursday.  Funeral services will be conducted 4 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  The Rev. Gary Walling will officiate. The family will receive friends 2 – 4 p.m. Saturday prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway....

Paul Butler Hawkins

Paul Butler Hawkins

Jan 21, 2014

Paul Butler Hawkins

September 6, 1957 – January 21, 2014

 Paul Butler Hawkins, 56, of Wilson passed away Tuesday.  The family will receive friends Thursday 6 – 8 p.m. at 112 N.E. Rountree Street, Wilson. Paul was a loving son, brother, uncle and friend to all that knew him.  He was greatly loved and will be missed by all that...

James Edgar White, Sr.

James Edgar White, Sr.

Jan 21, 2014

James Edgar White, Sr.

November 1, 1921 – January 21, 2014

James Edgar White, Sr. born November 1, 1921 in Lewiston-Woodville, passed away at his home at the age of 92 on Tuesday, January 21, 2014.  A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, 414 Sunset Road.  The Rev. Dr. Tom Watkins will officiate....

Eva Jones Meeks

Eva Jones Meeks

Jan 18, 2014

Eva Jones Meeks

July 7, 1924 – January 18, 2014

Eva Jones Meeks, 89, of Wilson went to be with the Lord Saturday with her family by her side. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.  The Rev. Fred Scott will officiate. The family will receive friends...

Kenneth Smith

Kenneth Smith

Jan 17, 2014

Kenneth Smith

May 28, 1928 – January 17, 2014

Kenneth Smith, 85, of Wilson passed away Friday.  A funeral service will be conducted 6 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Monday in Buckhorn Cemetery, Kenly.  The Rev. Tony Hawley will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday evening immediately following the service...

Joyce Parker Goforth

Joyce Parker Goforth

Jan 17, 2014

  Joyce Parker Goforth

September 2, 1921 – January 17, 2014

Joyce Nadine Parker Goforth was born September 2, 1921 in Coleman County, Texas, the eldest of five children, to parents who were farmers and small business owners.  She grew up a West Texas farm girl and could recall riding a horse out to bring in their few cows, preferring...

Sue Bissette Flowers

Sue Bissette Flowers

Jan 15, 2014

Sue Bissette Flowers

July 10, 1941 – January 15, 2014



Sue Bissette Flowers, 72, of Macclesfield passed away Wednesday.  Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday in Nobles Chapel Church Cemetery.  The Rev. David Kimbrell will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday following the...

Ashley Alayne Anderson

Ashley Alayne Anderson

Jan 13, 2014

Ashley Alayne Anderson

January 12, 1973 – January 13, 2014

Ashley Alayne Anderson, 41, of Wilson passed away Monday.  A memorial service will be held at a later date at the convenience of the family. Ashley is survived by his wife, Angela Anderson of the home; his daughter, Hannah Harrell of the home; his son, Jake Nichols of Spencer, NY;...

Jean W. Stott

Jean W. Stott

Jan 11, 2014

Jean W. Stott

March 30, 1936 – January 11, 2014



Jean W. Stott, 77, of Wilson passed away Saturday.  Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.  The Rev. Doug Radford will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service...

Carolyn Bell Threatt

Carolyn Bell Threatt

Jan 10, 2014

Carolyn Bell Threatt

April 6, 1928 – January 10, 2014



Carolyn Bell Threatt, 85, of Wilson passed away Friday. Carolyn was survived by her daughter, Lucinda Gene Mills of Richmond, VA; her sons, Kendall Scott Bell of Wilson and Michael Louis Bell of Shelton, WA; her grandsons, Shawn Martin Mills of VA, Justin Michael Bell of MS and Scott...

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