Obituaries

Margie Harrell Harris

Margie Harrell Harris

Dec 24, 2021

February 20, 1933 – December 24, 2021

Margie Harrell Harris, 88, of Wilson, passed away Friday. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 12 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

Robert "Bob" Lanier Bass

Robert "Bob" Lanier Bass

Dec 22, 2021

Robert Lanier Bass

December 19, 1948 – December 22, 2021

Robert “Bob” Lanier Bass from Wilson passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021. A celebration of life will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate. Bob was...

Tammy Elizabeth Manning

Tammy Elizabeth Manning

Dec 21, 2021

June 23, 1972 – December 21, 2021

Tammy Elizabeth Manning, 49, of Wilson, passed away Tuesday. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 27, 2021, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Black Creek Town Cemetery. Pastor Travis Moore will officiate.

The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m....

Jimmy  Charles Ellis

Jimmy Charles Ellis

Dec 20, 2021

Jimmy Charles Ellis, 75 of Kenly, passed away Monday. Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Jimmy is survived by his brother, Donald Ray Ellis; sisters, Brenda Maloney, Carolyn Colvard and Linda Ellis, as well as many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Addie Ellis.

Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and...

Paul  Raymond Brenner

Paul Raymond Brenner

Dec 19, 2021

March 5, 1970 - December 19, 2021

Paul Raymond Brenner, 51 of Wilson passed away Sunday. Private Memorial Services will be held at a later date.

Paul worked for the United States Postal Service for twenty years. In his time off, he was an avid reader and collector of comic books and memorabilia. He also loved movies and music. Paul is...

Woodrow Stanley Strickland

Woodrow Stanley Strickland

Dec 19, 2021

Woodrow Stanley Strickland, 84, of Bailey, founder of Strickland’s Used Cars and W.S. Strickland’s Body Shop, both successful used car dealerships, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021.Woodrow was born on February 18, 1937, as the son of the late Hubert and Minnie Strickland. Woodrow was raised in a hard-working share-cropper farm family, along with his late sister, Geraldine S....

Betty Jean Pope

Betty Jean Pope

Dec 18, 2021

August 4, 1935 – December 18, 2021 Betty Jean Pope, 86 of Wilson and Johnson County, passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday December 21, 2021 at Joyner's Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Reverend Lyn Renfrow will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 1 p.m. – 2...

Donald Sebastian Johnson

Donald Sebastian Johnson

Dec 18, 2021

Donald Sebastian Johnson

December 1, 1936 – December 18, 2021 Donald Sebastian Johnson, 85 of Crocker’s Nub Community passed away Saturday. His funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Moore’s Chapel Cemetery. Rev. David West will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday afternoon from 12:30 – 1:45 p.m....

Gregory Lenue Hamilton

Gregory Lenue Hamilton

Dec 18, 2021

September 30, 1963 – December 18, 2021 Gregory Hamilton, 58 of Wilson passed away Saturday. Gregory is survived by his wife, Susan Hamilton of the home; daughters, Miranda Hamilton and Sylvia Hamilton; Son, Gerald Hamilton; brother, Stanley Hamilton; stepdaughters, Lisa Smith and Angela Marie Montgomery; granddaughter, Sierra Adrianna Smith; step granddaughter, Lisa Aljabali; great grandson, Laith Tareq Aljabali; and sister...

Willis "June Bug" Baker Jr.

Willis "June Bug" Baker Jr.

Dec 17, 2021

January 11, 1935 – December 17, 2021 Willis “June Bug” Baker Jr., 86 of Elm City passed away Friday. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday December 20, 2021, in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Johnny Hudson will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday December 19th from 3 – 5 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...

Carol Georgie Pickering  Power

Carol Georgie Pickering Power

Dec 14, 2021

Carol Georgie Pickering Power

October 1, 1966 – December 14, 2021 Carol “Georgie” Pickering Power, most recently of Wilson, North Carolina was born in Liverpool, England on October 1, 1966, to Henry Arthur Pickering and Beryl Todd Pickering. Carol passed away on December 14, 2021, at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC. Carol’s journey took her from Liverpool to...

Samuel  Anthony Edwards, Jr.

Samuel Anthony Edwards, Jr.

Dec 13, 2021

Samuel Anthony Edwards Jr

October 29, 1945 – December 13, 2021 Samuel Anthony Edwards Jr., 76 of Wilson passed away Monday. The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon from 4 – 5 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Samuel is survived by his sons; Samuel Anthony Tomlin, Joseph Antonio Tomlin, Joshua Tomlin and David Tomlin of...

Carolyn Grice White

Carolyn Grice White

Dec 13, 2021

Carolyn Grice White

August 6, 1929 – December 13, 2021 Carolyn Grice White, 92, of Knightdale, peacefully went to meet her Lord and Savior on Monday, December 13, 2021. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, December 18th at 11 a.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Pastor Aaron Wallace will officiate....

Reba Bissette Hamilton

Reba Bissette Hamilton

Dec 12, 2021

Reba Bissette Hamilton

August 18, 1927 – December 12, 2021 Reba Agnes Bissette Hamilton, 94 of Middlesex passed away Sunday. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. Rev. Jason Gabbard will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon from 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...

Richard Albert Claybourne

Richard Albert Claybourne

Dec 11, 2021

Richard Albert Claybourne

September 23, 1938 – December 11, 2021

Richard Albert Claybourne, 83 of Fremont passed away Saturday morning, December 11, 2021. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 18, 2021 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. David Mortimer will officiate.

Funeral services will be livestream through Joyner’s Funeral Home website page....

Johnny Wayne Batten

Johnny Wayne Batten

Dec 11, 2021

Johnny Wayne Batten

January 30, 1943 – December 11, 2021 Johnny Wayne Batten, 78 of Elm City passed away Saturday. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Wayne was a graduate from Lucama High School, and he was an electrician that worked with Watson’s Electric for...

Larry Ray Pierce

Larry Ray Pierce

Dec 8, 2021

Larry Ray Pierce

August 1, 1949 – December 8, 2021 Elder Larry Pierce, of the Farmington Heights Church of God, met his Lord and Savior, Jesus; His Father in Heaven; and the Holy Spirit, face to face and embraced them like never before, on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 2 p.m. – 3:15...

Lillian Deans Kennedy

Lillian Deans Kennedy

Dec 7, 2021

Lillian Deans Kennedy

March 30, 1929 – December 7, 2021 Lillian Deans Kennedy, 92 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, December 10, 2021 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A private graveside will follow. Dr. David Hailey will officiate. The family requests that masks are worn. The family will receive friends on Friday...

Pattie Elizabeth Saunders Wheeler

Pattie Elizabeth Saunders Wheeler

Dec 7, 2021

Pattie Elizabeth Saunders Wheeler

June 19, 1928 – December 7, 2021 Pattie Elizabeth Saunders Wheeler, 93 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, December 10, 2021 in Stantonsburg Cemetery. Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday afternoon from 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

Anthony  Cuong Phu Nguyen

Anthony Cuong Phu Nguyen

Dec 3, 2021

Anthony Cuong Phu Nguyen

December 10, 1944 – December 3, 2021 “Tony” Cuong Phu Nguyen, 76, of Wilson, North Carolina peacefully passed away on December 3, 2021, surrounded by his loving family and friends after a short battle with cancer. He was born on December 10, 1944 to Nguyen Chi Luc and Nguyen Thi Ren in Vietnam. He married Dinh...

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