Obituaries

Jane Warren Jernigan

Jane Warren Jernigan

Apr 28, 2023

Jane Warren Jernigan went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 28.  Family will receive friends on Friday, May 5 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, NC.  A funeral service will be held Saturday, May 6 at 1:00 pm at West Nash United Methodist Church in Wilson, NC.  Interment will be...

Reuben Allen Matthews

Reuben Allen Matthews

Apr 27, 2023

Reuben Allen Matthews passed away on Thursday, April 27.  The family will receive friends on Monday, May 1 from 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, NC and at other times at the daughter’s home at 9280 Midway Road, Bailey, NC.  A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 1 at 2:00 pm at Joyner’s...

Carolyn Mary Yorgey Jones

Carolyn Mary Yorgey Jones

Apr 27, 2023

 

Carolyn Mary Yorgey Jones, 66, passed away on Thursday, April 27.  A service will be held at a later date in Pennsylvania.

 

Carolyn is survived by her daughters, Kristi Sterling and her husband, Keith, Julia Koch and her husband, Barry, and Kacy Jones and John Berry; granddaughters, Jayden Douglas, Raegan Jones, Ripley Jones-Berry, and Ella Koch; grandsons, Brendan...

Judith Ann Meyers Rogers

Judith Ann Meyers Rogers

Apr 25, 2023

  Judith Ann (Meyers) Rogers was born on March 12, 1935 in Marshallville, Ohio to the late Ralph Lippold Meyers and Frieda Esther Fetzer. The fourth child and only girl, Judy loved learning and being involved in school life and with friends, who remained dear friends throughout her life.  She graduated from Chippewa High School in Doylestown, Ohio in 1953.

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Robert Price

Robert Price

Apr 25, 2023

Robert Price, 84, passed away on Tuesday, April 25.  Family will receive friends on Friday, April 28 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, NC.  A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 29 at 11:00 am at Union Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Middlesex, NC.  Interment will follow the funeral service at...

Carolyn "Sue" Hall Howell

Carolyn "Sue" Hall Howell

Apr 23, 2023

 

Carolyn Sue Hall Howell, 76, passed away on Sunday, April 23.  The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 26 at Joyner’s Funeral in Wilson, NC from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.  A graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memorial Park in Wilson, NC on Thursday, April 27 at 2:00 pm.  Reverend Brian D. Hemphill will officiate.

 

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Stephen Michael Wester

Stephen Michael Wester

Apr 22, 2023

 

Stephen Michael Wester, 64, passed away on Saturday, April 22.  A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 29 at 1:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, NC.  Family will receive friends immediately following the funeral service at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Reverend Wilson Gongolia will officiate.

 

Stephen is survived by his sons, Caleb Scott Wester and...

Ann Jeanne Lemmons

Ann Jeanne Lemmons

Apr 22, 2023

 

Ann Jeanne Matthews Lemmons, 79 of Wilson passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023.  A funeral will be held Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. at Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church, 5843 Shiloh Church Road, Wilson.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.  Pastor Danny Harris and Pastor Jeff Smith will officiate.

 

The family will receive friends Saturday...

Joseph Eagles Bunn

Joseph Eagles Bunn

Apr 19, 2023

Joseph Eagles Bunn passed away on April 19th, 2023.  Visitation will be held at the family home Friday, April 21 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.  A graveside service will be held on Monday, April 24 at 11:00 am at Maplewood Cemetery in Wilson, NC.  Father Philip Byrum will officiate.

 

Joe is survived by his wife Ruby Mercer Bunn...

Walter Gene Wilson

Walter Gene Wilson

Apr 18, 2023

 

Walter Gene Wilson of Wilson, NC, passed away on April 18, 2023 at Wilson Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Gene was 88 years old.

 

Gene was born in Fairfield, Illinois on August 9, 1934 to Lawrence Fyie and Edith Mary (Hutchcraft) Wilson. Despite being born in the middle of the Great Depression and living through the absence of his...

Mary Azile Watson

Mary Azile Watson

Apr 18, 2023

 

Mary Azile Walston Watson, 89, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 18, 2023.  A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 23, 2023 in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. 

 

Mary is survived by her children, Terry Watson Williams of Wilson, Maurice Rene´ Watson and wife, Paulette of Clinton, Wynne Watson Dwiggins and...

Christian "Shugga" Noell Boyce-Inscoe

Christian "Shugga" Noell Boyce-Inscoe

Apr 17, 2023

Christian (Shugga) Noell Boyce-Inscoe, 47, of Wilson, NC passed away unexpectedly, Monday, April 17, 2023 peacefully in her home.  All who knew her are deeply saddened by her sudden passing. Christian was born August 8, 1975.

Christian is survived by her son and greatest joy in life, Turner Boyce-Inscoe; her mother, Lynnette (Jett) Boyce and father, Gene (Bubba) Boyce; Melissa...

Frederic Ballard Westervelt, Jr., MD

Frederic Ballard Westervelt, Jr., MD

Apr 16, 2023

 

Dr. Frederic Ballard Westervelt, Jr. died April 16, 2023.  He was born June 11, 1931 at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, DC to Dr. Frederic Ballard Westervelt (US Army Medical Corp) and Elizabeth Ziegler Westervelt.  Growing up as part of an army family, he moved around the country from Hawaii to Arlington Va. with many stops along the...

Chad Ivin High

Chad Ivin High

Apr 16, 2023

Chad Ivan High, 48, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023.  A graveside service will be held on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 2:00 pm in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey.  Reverend Wayne Whitley will officiate.

 

Chad is survived by his son, Landon Bailey High and his mother, Meredith both of Lucama; Chad’s mother, Mary Alice Bailey High of Sims;...

Emily Anderson Cunningham

Emily Anderson Cunningham

Apr 16, 2023

Emily Anderson Cunningham passed away on Sunday, April 16.  A visitation will be held Wednesday, April 19 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, NC.  A funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 20 at 11:00 am at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Wilson, NC.  Interment will be immediately following the funeral service at...

William "Bubba" Edward Strickland

William "Bubba" Edward Strickland

Apr 13, 2023

 

William “Bubba” Edward Strickland, Jr., 59, passed away on Thursday, April 13 surrounded by his loving family.  He was born on June 30, 1963, in Wilson, NC to William Edward and Harriet Gallup Strickland.  He was a 1981 graduate of Hunt High School where he played both football and baseball.  Bubba attended East Carolina University and Atlantic Christian College...

Barbara Steinbacher Fahling

Barbara Steinbacher Fahling

Apr 11, 2023

Barbara Steinbacher Fahling, 82, passed away on Tuesday, April 11.  A service will be held at a later date.

 

Barbara is survived by her loving husband, James P. Fahling; daughters, Patricia Owens and husband, Luky, Kelly Seyler, Julie Overman and her husband, Bobby, Lori Fahling, and her husband, Matthew; nine grandchildren, and eighteen great-grandchildren.

 

Barbara was preceded in...

Daniel Rodney Finch

Daniel Rodney Finch

Apr 8, 2023

Daniel Rodney Finch, 76, passed away on Saturday, April 8.  A visitation will be held on Sunday, April 23 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the Finch Family Farm in Bailey, NC.  A funeral service will be held on Sunday, May 21 at 3:00 pm at Finch Nursery in Bailey, NC by Reverend Charles Robl and Reverend Paul Dunham.

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Dorothy Gray Watson Stancil

Dorothy Gray Watson Stancil

Apr 8, 2023

Dorothy Gray Watson Stancil went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 8.  A visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 12 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, NC and at other times at the home, 6011 Radio Tower Road, Wilson.  A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, April 12...

Thomas Elliot Lamm

Thomas Elliot Lamm

Apr 6, 2023

Thomas Elliot Lamm, 89, passed away on Thursday, April 6.  Visitation will be held on Monday, April 10 at Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, NC from 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm.  A funeral service will be held at Joyner’s Funeral Home at 2:00 pm.  Interment will be at Evergreen Memorial Park following the funeral service.  Reverend Mark Harrell will officiate.

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