Obituaries

Merry Ann Bridgers Harrell

Merry Ann Bridgers Harrell

Aug 25, 2021

Merry Ann Bridgers Harrell December 25, 1959 – August 25, 2021 Merry Ann Bridgers Harrell, 63 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon with the family receiving friends following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Dwight Batts will officiate. Merry is survived by her daughter,...

Howard Raymond Godwin

Howard Raymond Godwin

Aug 22, 2021

Howard Raymond Godwin May 9, 1929 – August 22, 2021 Howard Raymond Godwin, 92 of Wilson passed away Sunday. A private graveside service will be held for the family. Rev. Walter Blackmon will officiate. An informal viewing will be offered to Howard’s friends on Monday, August 23, 2021 from 12 – 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...

Michael Anthony Nash

Michael Anthony Nash

Aug 22, 2021

Michael Anthony Nash October 23, 1960 – August 22, 2021 Michael Anthony Nash, 60 of Wilson passed away Sunday. Funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends following the service. Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. Michael is survived by his mother, Dorothy Taylor of Midlothian,...

Thomas Vick Taylor

Thomas Vick Taylor

Aug 21, 2021

Thomas Vick Taylor November 1, 1927 – August 21. 2021 Thomas “Tommy” Vick Taylor, 93 of Wilson passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The funeral will be livestreamed on Joyner’s Funeral Home Facebook page. A Graveside service with military honors will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen...

Preston Wornell Gregory

Preston Wornell Gregory

Aug 21, 2021

Preston Wornell Gregory December 7, 1936 - August 24, 2021 Preston Wornell Gregory, 84, of Wilson passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Good News Advent Christian Church, Cemetery, 7000 Holdens Cross Road. Pastor Rusty Russell of Peace Church...

Yvette Grace Dehe´tre Ward

Yvette Grace Dehe´tre Ward

Aug 21, 2021

Yvette Grace Dehe´tre Ward May 2, 1937 – August 21, 2021 Yvette Grace Dehe´tre Ward, 84 of Wilson passed away Saturday. A service will be held at a later date. Yvette is survived by her husband, Robert Edward Ward, Sr.; daughter, Carol Anne Ward McCullen of Wilson; sons, Robert Edward Ward, Jr. and wife, Nancy of Bethlehem, New Hampshire, and...

Billy Hugh Boykin

Billy Hugh Boykin

Aug 19, 2021

Billy Hugh Boykin July 8, 1939 – August 19, 2021 Billy Hugh Boykin, 82 of Raleigh passed away Thursday after a long illness from Prostate Cancer. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. Billy is survived by his best friend and significant other, Linda Johnson, sons, Donald...

Michael Francis West

Michael Francis West

Aug 19, 2021

Michael Francis West May 24, 1949 – August 19, 2021 After devoting fifty-four years to the love of his life, his high school sweetheart Susan; pouring his heart into five decades of fatherhood with dad jokes and antics aplenty; cherishing every moment as a beloved Grampy always up for an adventure, Mike West of Wilson, North Carolina died at Vidant...

Ann Whitley Pollock

Ann Whitley Pollock

Aug 18, 2021

Joyce Ann Whitley Pollock October 8, 1941 – August 18, 2021 Joyce Ann Whitley Pollock, 79 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday morning in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Jerry Barbee will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

Rebecca "Becky" Bass Cooke

Rebecca "Becky" Bass Cooke

Aug 18, 2021

Rebecca Bass Cooke October 23, 1929 – August 18, 2021 Rebecca Bass Cooke, 91 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Her funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Evansdale United Methodist Church, 4334 Evansdale Road, Wilson. Graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Pastor Randy Innes will officiate. The family will...

Hazel Dawson Coley

Hazel Dawson Coley

Aug 17, 2021

Hazel Dawson Coley January 17, 1929 – August 17, 2021 Hazel Dawson Coley, 92 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 1 – 1:45 at Joyner’s Funeral...

Alice Joyner Godwin

Alice Joyner Godwin

Aug 10, 2021

Alice Joyner Godwin April 28, 1932 – August 10, 2021 Alice Joyner Godwin, 89, of Wilson passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021. The family will receive friends Friday, August 13, 2021, from 10 – 11 a.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson, followed by a graveside service at 11:30 in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Brian...

Robert Lee Bailey, Jr.

Robert Lee Bailey, Jr.

Aug 10, 2021

Robert Lee Bailey, Jr. November 19, 1955 – August 10, 2021 Robert Lee Bailey, Jr., passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Services are pending at this time. Robert is survived by his companion, Glenda K. Hodge. Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.

Fred Carroll Vick, Jr.

Fred Carroll Vick, Jr.

Aug 9, 2021

Fred Carroll Vick, Jr. May 22, 1959 – August 9, 2021 Fred Carroll Vick, Jr., 62 of Wilson passed away Monday. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday morning in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Mike Renfrow will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

Janet "NANA" Evans Melvin

Janet "NANA" Evans Melvin

Aug 9, 2021

Janet Evans Melvin May 3, 1952 – August 9, 2021 Janet “Nana” Evans Melvin, 69 of Wilson passed away Monday. Graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 14, 2021, in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Dr. David Radford will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening, August 13, 2021, from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s...

Georgie Tedder Lamm

Georgie Tedder Lamm

Aug 8, 2021

Georgie Tedder Lamm February 22, 1932 - August 8, 2021 Georgie Tedder Lamm, 89 of Bailey passed away Sunday, August 8, 2021. Her funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Dew Family Cemetery, W Hornes Church Road, Bailey. The Rev. Hal Jones will...

Elwood Lee Smith

Elwood Lee Smith

Aug 8, 2021

Elwood Lee Smith October 31, 1933 – August 8, 2021 Elwood Lee Smith, 87 of Wilson passed away Sunday. A service will be held at a later date. Elwood is survived by his son, Michael Smith; daughters, Tina Boudreau and Linda Carlson; grandsons, Jeremy Boudreau, and Matt Stark; granddaughters, Crystal Boudreau, and Erika Carlson; great-grandsons, Gabe Boudreau, Hunter Stark, and...

Lois Marie Cooper

Lois Marie Cooper

Aug 6, 2021

Lois Marie Cooper January 4, 1924 – August 6, 2021 Lois Marie Cooper, 97 of Wilson passed away Friday. A service of remembrance will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. Heather Wong will officiate. Interment will be conducted at a later date in the United Methodist Church Cemetery in...

Jane Albritton

Jane Albritton

Aug 6, 2021

Jane Albritton September 12, 1939 – August 6, 2021 Jane Albritton, 81 of Wilson passed away Friday. A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at West Nash United Methodist Church, 2200 Nash Street N, Wilson. The Rev. William Holliday and Rev. Heather Wong will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday prior to the service at 10...

Thomas Ivey McKeel

Thomas Ivey McKeel

Aug 5, 2021

Thomas Ivey McKeel June 1, 1937 – August 5, 2021 Thomas Ivey McKeel, 84 of Bailey passed away Thursday. His funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Michael Coppock will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 12:45 – 1:45 p.m....