Obituaries
Trudy Fay Scott
May 14, 2022
Trudy Fay Scott, 74 of Rocky Mount, formerly of Wilson passed away Saturday. A Graveside Service will be held in Upper Black Creek Church Cemetery on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Willis Pearson will officiate.
Trudy is survived by her daughter, Stephanie Griffin and husband, David; son, Jeffrey Page and wife, Stephanie and sister, Phyllis G....
Shelby Ann Amerson Jones
May 12, 2022
Shelby Ann Amerson Jones, 81, of Walstonburg, passed away Thursday. A Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, 2022, in Edwin Owens Cemetery, Saratoga. Rev. Michael Woolard and Rev. David Turner will officiate.
Shelby is survived by her daughter, Rose Jones Thomas and husband, Ronnie of Stantonsburg; granddaughter, Ashley Jones and husband, Chris; grandson,...
Jimmy Lee Vaughan
May 9, 2022
Jimmy Lee Vaughan, 82, of Wilson, passed away Monday. A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 1:00 – 1:45. Interment will follow in Hollywood Cemetery, Farmville.
Originally from Farmville, Jimmy had a fascination for...
Dennis Alan Pearson
May 9, 2022
Dennis Alan Pearson, 62, of Lucama, passed away Monday. A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 16, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate.
Dennis is survived by his loving wife, Elizabeth “Carol” Pearson; daughter, Melissa Kerr and husband, Corey; son, Christopher Pearson; grandsons, Jeremy...
Joseph Bliss Dugan
May 7, 2022
Joseph Bliss Dugan, 93 of Wilson passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at St. Therese Catholic Church, 700 Nash Street N, Wilson. Inurnment will follow at 2 p.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.
The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 – 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...
Mary LeGwin Brock
May 6, 2022
Mary LeGwin Lamm Brock, 69, passed away Friday May 6, 2022. A native of Wilson, she was the daughter of Riddick Madison Lamm and Mary LeGwin Wooten Lamm. She married her soul mate Larry Wayne Brock and they danced happily together for over fifty years. Gwin was a life-long member of First United Methodist Church and a long-time volunteer...
Mary Elizabeth Gardner
May 6, 2022
Mary Elizabeth Gardner, 79 of Wilson passed away Friday. Funeral service will be held at 12 noon, Wednesday May 18, 2022 at National Funeral Home, 7482 Lee Highway, Fall Church, Virginia. Interment will follow in National Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends Wednesday, May 18, 2022 from 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. at National Funeral Home, Fall Church, Virginia.
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Mary Etta Bradshaw Byrd
May 6, 2022
Mary Etta Bradshaw Byrd, 70, of Sims, passed away Friday. A Private Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
Mary is survived by her daughters, Brandy Barnes and husband, Todd of Bailey and BriAnne Lopez and husband, Brian of Wilson; granddaughters, Brooke Ward, Makenna Barnes and sister, Anna Bradshaw.
She was preceded in death by her...
Philip Singer
May 5, 2022
Philip Singer, 81, of Wilson, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2022. A Graveside Service was held in Beth Israel Cemetery, Woodbridge, New Jersey on May 8, 2022. A Memorial Service celebrating Philip’s life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
The family will receive friends immediately...
Johnny Ray Webb
May 5, 2022
Johnny Ray Webb, 77, of Elm City, passed away Thursday. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 on Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Maplewood Cemetery. Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, May 7, 2022, from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
Johnny is survived...
James Lee Whytsell
May 2, 2022
James Lee Whytsell, beloved widower of Violet Martin Whytsell, passed away with his loving children holding his hands in Tarboro, North Carolina on May 2, 2022, after a prolonged battle with Parkinson’s.
Son of the late Carlis Blair Whytsell and Genivee Coffman Whytsell, Jim was born June 15, 1939 in Little Birch River, WV, where he grew up until...
William Franklin Overman
May 2, 2022
William Franklin Overman, Jr. went home to be with his Lord and Savior on May 2, 2022. Frank was born on November 10, 1950 in Wilson. He grew up in Whitakers and returned to Wilson later in life with his wife, Katherine Howell Overman. While Cerebral Palsy limited Frank in many ways, his vocation was sharing the Word of God and the loving...
Elbert Randolph Baines
May 1, 2022
Elbert Randolph Baines, 84, of Elm City, passed away Sunday. A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Rev. Andy Beard will officiate. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 p.m. prior to the service on Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...
Katie Ann Batts Williams
May 1, 2022
Katie Ann Batts Williams, 82, of Wilson, passed away Sunday. A Graveside Entombment will be held at 11:00 a.m. in Evergreen Memorial Park on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Rev. Jason Duvall will officiate.
Katie was a resident at The Brian Center in Wilson, North Carolina at the time of her passing. She was a graduate of Elm City High...
Dorothy Whitley Langley
Apr 29, 2022
Dorothy Whitley Langley, 95, was called home to be with her beloved Lord on Friday, April 29, 2022. She was born March 9, 1927 in Nash County to Milton Hugh Whitley and Cora Jane Pittman Whitley. Dorothy was a graduate of West Edgecombe High School and went on to live the majority of her life in Wilson.
Dorothy, affectionately...
Charles Brochie Flowers, Jr.
Apr 29, 2022
Charles Brochie Flowers, Jr., age 88, passed away on April 29, 2022. Born in Wilson County on December 23, 1933, he was the son of Charles Flowers, Sr. and Agnes Downing Boykin. He was also preceded in death by his siblings Jimmie Joe Flowers and Stella Walker and a stepson Michael Watson.
Charles served in the U.S. Army from...
Edward Gardner Hicklin
Apr 28, 2022
Edward Gardner Hicklin, 74, of Red Oak, passed away Thursday. A Graveside Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Evergreen Memorial Park. Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate.
The Family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
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Tanner James Ortiz
Apr 27, 2022
Tanner James Ortiz, 19, of Bailey, passed away Wednesday. A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Jared Reid will officiate. Interment will follow in the Bailey Town Cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, April 30, 2022, from 6-8 p.m. at...
Maxine Cox Hobbs
Apr 26, 2022
Maxine Cox Hobbs, 84, of Rocky Mount, passed away Tuesday. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Visitation will be Saturday prior to the service from 1:00-1:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home.
Maxine is survived by her daughter, Dawn Lucas (Wallace); son, Tom...
Cathy Jo Lewis Rose
Apr 25, 2022
Cathy Jo Lewis Rose, 63, of Wilson, passed away Monday. A Memorial Service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Scott Sauls will officiate.
The family will receive friends immediately following the Memorial Service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, and other times at her mother’s residence.
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