Obituaries
Willie Joseph "Pete" Denton
Sep 3, 2023
Willie “Pete” Denton, 69, of Wilson passed away on Sunday, September 3. Family will receive friends on Friday, September 8 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times at the Denton’s residence.
Pete is survived by his loving wife, Carolyn Morris Denton; daughter, Candace Casey and husband, Jared and...
Lou Ann Best Howell Carpenter
Sep 2, 2023
Lou Carpenter, 84, passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023. A memorial service will be held on Monday, September 11 at 2:00 pm at Trinity Baptist Church, 4815 Six Forks Road, Raleigh. Dr. Jeff Roberts will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm prior to the service at Trinity Baptist Church. A private graveside...
Thomas "Melvin" Page
Aug 28, 2023
Thomas “Melvin” Page, of Elm City, passed away peacefully surrounded by his girls on August 28, 2023 at Rex Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 1 at 11:00 am at Tablernacle Baptist Church, 1815 Airport Boulevard West, Wilson. Entombment will immediately follow funeral service at Evergreen Memorial Park, 2800 Nash Street North, Wilson. Pastor Joe Shakour and...
James David Morgan
Aug 28, 2023
James David Morgan, 94, passed away at his daughter’s house on Monday, August 28. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 2 at 2:00 pm at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 5975 US Highway 70 East, La Grange. Graveside will be held at 4:00 pm at Bailey Cemetery. Reverend Johnny Pike and Reverend Ricky Garner will officiate.
Family will receive...
Robert "Bobby" E. Joyner
Aug 28, 2023
Robert “Bobby” E. Joyner, 79, of Wilson passed away on Monday, August 28. A graveside service will be held on Friday, September 1 at 10:00 am at Maplewood Cemetery. Reverend Clay Parker will officiate.
Family will receive friends on Thursday, August 31 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
Bobby...
Forrest Michael Croce
Aug 27, 2023
Forrest Michael Croce, 78, passed away on Sunday, August 27.
Forrest was a professional photographer, ending his career at East Carolina University as the photographer for Marketing and Publications.
Forrest is survived by his loving wife, Nancy J. Hoover Croce; daughter, Tracey Croce Arntson and husband, John; sons, Aaron Croce and Darien Croce; stepsons, Homer Eugene Jones,...
Marilynn Kaye Sexton
Aug 23, 2023
Marilynn Kaye Sexton, 69, of Wilson passed away on Wednesday, August 23. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 29 at 6:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
Family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 29 following the funeral service. Visitation will be other times at the family home in the days leading...
Mencey Owens Lynn
Aug 21, 2023
Mencey Owens Lynn, 86, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, August 21. A funeral service will be held on Friday, August 25 at 12:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Interment will be immediately following the funeral service at Maplewood Cemetery, 400 College Street NE, Wilson.
Family will receive friends...
Rose "Carol" Renfrow Corbett
Aug 20, 2023
Rose Carol Renfrow Corbett, 77, of Raleigh passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2023, at Wake Medical Center. A graveside service will be held on Friday, September 1 at 2:00 pm at Evergreen Memorial Park, 2800 Nash Street North, Wilson.
Rose is survived by her son, Johnny Corbett and wife, Cindy; brothers, Marion Renfrow and Osbourne Renfrow (Michele); special...
James Albert Skinner, III
Aug 20, 2023
James Albert Skinner, III, 76, of Wilson went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 20. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 23 at 7:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway. Interment will be private. Pastor Johnny Hudson and Reverend Stuart Harmon will officiate.
Family will receive friends on Wednesday,...
James "Jim" Lloyd Matthews
Aug 19, 2023
James “Jim” Lloyd Matthews, 79, died Saturday, August 19, 2023. He was born on March 5, 1944 in Wilson, NC the son of the late Julius Ray Matthews and Thelma Tomlinson Matthews. He was also preceded in death by his brothers Royce, Marvin and Gerald Matthews.
Jim graduated from Ralph L. Fike High School and Atlantic Christian College, presently Barton...
Helen Wheeler Achenbach
Aug 18, 2023
Helen Elizabeth Wheeler Achenbach, 99, passed away on Friday, August 18. A special Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, September 21 on Helen’s 100th birthday.
Helen was born and raised in Pittsburgh and, as such, she bled black and gold, being an avid fan of the Steelers and Pirates. She attended Columbia Union College in Maryland where...
Kathy Lamm Boykin
Aug 18, 2023
Kathy Lamm Boykin, 67, of Bailey passed away on Friday, August 18. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 20 at 2:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway. Pastor Steve Webb will officiate.
Family will receive friends on Sunday, August 20 from 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home.
Kathy is...
Rhonda Jean Sanders
Aug 16, 2023
Rhonda Jean Sanders was born on May 4, 1952, in Chattanooga, Tennessee to HL Sanders and Margaret Ozelle Terry Sanders. She passed away at seventy-one on August 16, 2023.
Her family lived in Chattanooga Tennessee where her father was the owner of HL Sanders Construction. When she was ten, her mother passed away from cancer. Her father married Arlene...
Mary Whitley
Aug 16, 2023
Mary Bradley Whitley, 87, passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 25, 2023, in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.
Mary is survived by her son, Butch Whitley and wife, Sabrina Whitley of Pittsboro; her grandsons, J.C. Whitley, and Logan Whitley, and two great granddaughters.
She was...
Phillip Richard Humphres
Aug 16, 2023
Phillip Richard Humphres, 62 of Bailey passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2023. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 6:00 pm at Marsh Swamp Original FWB Church, 6664 Rock Ridge School Road, Sims. The service will be live streamed on www.marshswamp.org.
Phillip is survived by his wife, Linda S. Humphres; daughters, Melissa VanMeter and...
Chad DeWayne Pike
Aug 14, 2023
Chad Wayne Pike, 48 of Stantonsburg passed away Monday, August 14, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Pastor Jimmy Dale will officiate.
Chad is survived by his daughter, Kaitlyn Marie Pike of Raleigh; sons, Cody DeWayne Pike of Kinston, and Mayson Lee Pike of Pikeville;...
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Perry Beaman
Aug 14, 2023
Gwendolyn “Gwen” Perry Beaman, 90, of Lucama passed away on Monday, August 14. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 26 at 10:00 am at Mount Pleasant Methodist Church, 6048 Mount Pleasant Rd, Bailey. Interment will immediately following the visitation at Bailey Cemetery. Reverend Craig Simmons will officiate.
Family will receive friends on Saturday, August 26 at Mount...
Rigoberto Robles Diaz
Aug 12, 2023
Rigoberto Robles Diaz, born November 23, 1968, in Cutzamala De Pinzon, Gro. Mexico, passed away unexpectedly on August 12, 2023, and reunited with his sister, Obdulia Arroyo Diaz, brother, Rodolfo Robles Diaz and both his mother and father, Dominga Diaz Macedo and Amando Robles Burgos.
Rigo is survived by his children, Anna Maria Torres (Robles) and husband, Jesus Ramon...
Robert H. "Sunnie" Bulluck
Aug 12, 2023
Robert H. “Sunnie” Bulluck, 94 of Rocky Mount passed away Saturday. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Peoples Chapel FWB Church Cemetery, 6101 Stagecoach Road, Elm City. Rev. Michael Arthur will officiate.
The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
...
Subscribe
Get alerts when new obituaries are posted
ABOUT US
OBITUARIES
SERVICE
OTHER LINKS
