Obituaries
Eleanor Jean Bell
Jul 27, 2021
Eleanor Jean Bell November 19, 1928 – July 27, 2021 Eleanor Jean Bell, 92 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson with a graveside service at 12 p.m. in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Pastor Joseph Hester will officiate. Eleanor is survived by...
Judith Barnes Benson
Jul 27, 2021
Judith Barnes Benson July 30, 1940 – July 27, 2021 Judith “Judy” Barnes Benson passed away Tuesday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson with the family receiving friends following the service in the cemetery. Rev. LaVon Phillips will officiate. Judy was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother who found much joy in...
Priscilla Purdy Harris Kosiba
Jul 26, 2021
Priscilla Purdy Harris Kosiba July 25, 1936 – July 26, 2021 Priscilla Purdy Harris Kosiba, 85 of Wilson passed away Monday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The family will receive friends from 10 – 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, August 24, 2021...
Kylie Rayne Woodard
Jul 26, 2021
Baby Kylie Rayne Woodard passed away on Monday. A private service will be held for the family. Kylie is survived by her mother, Teran Skinner; father, Steven Chad Woodard; brother, Baylor Skinner; grandparents, Amy and Wayne Skinner of Sims, and Tracy and Steve Woodard of West Palm Beach, Florida; great-grandparents, Bobby and Faye Skinner of Wilson, and Glennis and Gene...
Tyler Stephen Driver
Jul 24, 2021
Tyler Stephen Driver August 11, 1995 – July 24, 2021 Tyler Stephen Driver, 25 of Raleigh passed away Saturday. His funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment to follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. Pastor Thomas Roberts will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 - 8 p.m. at...
Lois Jean Wiggins Joyner
Jul 23, 2021
Lois Jean Wiggins Joyner March 31, 1938 – July 23, 2021 Lois Jean Wiggins Joyner, 83 of Elm City passed away Friday peacefully in her home. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 5:30 – 6:45 p.m. with her funeral following at 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A graveside service will be conducted...
Joseph Royal Newton
Jul 23, 2021
Joseph Royal Newton November 3, 1927 – July 23, 2021 Joseph Royal Newton, 93, of Wilson, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021. He was born in Wilson to the late Roy Lee Newton and Nannie Mae Newton. He is predeceased by his loving wife, Peggy Davis Newton, and brother, James Edward Newton. Joe graduated from Charles L. Coon High...
Steve Wells
Jul 23, 2021
Steve Wells June 9, 1951 – July 23, 2021 Steve Wells, 70 of Lucama passed away Friday. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Bailey Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Steve is...
Nellie Ruth Westbrook Best
Jul 20, 2021
Nellie Ruth Westbrook Best June 4, 1939 – July 17, 2021 Nellie Ruth Westbrook Best, 82 of Wilson passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Helping Hands Family Center, Goldsboro. The family will receive friends from 4 – 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Nellie is survived by her...
James Dempsey Barnes
Jul 16, 2021
James Dempsey Barnes February 4, 1941 – July 16, 2021 James “Tommy” Dempsey Barnes, 80 of Wilson passed away Friday, July 16, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. David Barnes will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the...
Freddie Johnson Vinson
Jul 15, 2021
Freddie Johnson Vinson September 1, 1924 – July 15, 2021 Ms. Freddie, as all her many friends and family loved to call her had an infectious laugh, beautiful smile and a wonderful sense of humor has gone to be with her Lord and Savior. She had been a faithful servant of God and a beacon of love and hope to...
Larry Clifton Dorsett
Jul 14, 2021
Larry Clifton Dorsett March 15, 1939 – July 14, 2021 Larry Clifton Dorsett was born March 15, 1939 in Lexington, North Carolina. He passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021, after a lengthy illness peacefully at his home. He attended Wake Forest University and enlisted in the United States Air Force after college. After discharged he entered into the profession of...
Mary Edith Hatch
Jul 12, 2021
Mary Edith Hatch August 12, 1929- July 12, 2021 Mary Edith Hatch, 91 of Wilson stepped through the pearly gates into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ at 1:30 a.m. on Monday July 12, 2021. It was her long desire and highly anticipated dream come true. She often spoke excitedly of the day she would walk the...
Larry Wayne Poole
Jul 10, 2021
Larry Wayne Poole November 14, 1950 – July 10, 2021 Larry Wayne Poole, 70 of Elm City passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 10, 2021. Larry proudly served in the U.S. Army and was a combat engineer in Vietnam. He also had a great interest in automobile mechanics and worked in that field for many years. He is survived by...
Nancy Lee Fernandez
Jul 10, 2021
Nancy Lee Fernandez April 2, 1936 – July 10, 2021 Nancy Lee Fernandez passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on Saturday, July 10, 2021. She was found holding a picture of her and her husband who preceded her in death (September 17, 1934 - October 31st, 2020). Ruben was the love of her life whom she could not bear to...
John Allen Baker
Jul 10, 2021
John Allen Baker April 30, 1990 – July 10, 2021 John Allen Baker, 31 of Elm City passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021. A celebration of Life will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday with the family receiving friends immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Pastor Carol Bradbury will officiate. John is survived...
Caron Ann Bethune Autry
Jul 8, 2021
Caron Ann Bethune Autry March 6, 1943 – July 8, 2021 Caron Ann Bethune Autry, 78 of Wilson passed away Thursday. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. David Barnes and Matt Roman will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from...
Becky Ann Woodard Chaney
Jul 6, 2021
Becky Ann Woodard Chaney July 5, 1963 - July 6, 2021 Becky Ann Woodard, 57 of Hobgood passed away Tuesday. Becky is survived by her husband, Gerald Chaney; daughter, Brittany Price; son, Billy Robinson, Jr.; granddaughters, Natalie Nicole Robinson, Madelyn Price, and Isabella Price, and her brother, Lonnie Woodard and wife, Deborah. Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory...
G.B. Barnes
Jul 6, 2021
G.B. Barnes November 16, 1933 – July 6, 2021 G.B. Barnes, 87 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 2 – 3:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. G.B. is survived by his loving wife of sixty-six years, Jean M. Barnes; daughters, Pam Jenkins of Rocky Mount, Lisa Whitley and...
Dianne Pridgen
Jul 5, 2021
Dianne Pridgen October 30, 1949 – July 5, 2021 Dianne Pridgen, 71 of Sims passed away Monday. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson, with the family receiving friends prior from 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Friday morning. Pastor Ingrid Casterlow will officiate. Dianne was dedicated to helping the...
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