Obituaries

Lisa Ayers Skinner
Aug 5, 2021
Lisa Ayers Skinner March 13, 1964 – August 5, 2021 Lisa Ayers Skinner, 57 of Stantonsburg passed away Thursday. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday at West Wilson Church of God, 3322 NC 42, Wilson. Bishop Steve Edmondson will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 3 – 4:45 p.m. at West Wilson Church...
Harold David Glover
Aug 4, 2021
Harold David Glover January 19, 1948 – August 4, 2021 Harold David Glover, 73, of Wilson, passed away on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. David was a loving husband, wonderful father, loyal brother, and exceptional friend. He was married to the love of his life, Beth, for fifty-two years and raised a family of three boys, Dave, Will and Brian. David...
Jay Langston
Aug 3, 2021
Jay Langston December 5, 1964 – August 3, 2021 Jay Langston, 56 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Jay’s grandchildren were the light of his life and his friends, from Lake Gaston were like family who he enjoyed spending time with. He...

Willie Junior Johnson
Aug 3, 2021
Willie Junior Johnson August 7, 1932 – August 3, 2021 Willie Junior Johnson, 88 of Middlesex passed away Tuesday. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Middlesex Baptist Church, 11460 W Stewart Street, Middlesex. Interment will follow in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Sean Skaggs will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6...
Harold Lloyd Medlin
Aug 2, 2021
Harold Lloyd Medlin December 2, 1952 – August 2, 2021 Harold Lloyd Medlin, 68 of Cedar Point, formerly of Wilson passed away Monday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, August 6, 2021, in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. Harold is survived by his loving wife of thirty-seven years, Rebecca “Becky” Medlin;...
Earnest Thomas Moore
Jul 31, 2021
Earnest Thomas Moore February 10, 1941 – July 31, 2021 Earnest Thomas Moore, 80 of Wilson, passed away Saturday. Tom retired from Saint Gobain of Wilson and was the owner and operator of “Uncle Tom’s Tackle Shop” Tom is survived by his wife, Faye Smith Moore; children, Luke Moore, Earl Moore, Hope Godwin, and Mary Knox; twelve grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren,...
Peggy Yvonne Boykin Perry
Jul 29, 2021
Peggy Yvonne Boykin Perry August 13, 1947 – July 29, 2021 Peggy Yvonne Boykin Perry, 73 of Bailey passed away Thursday, July 29, 2021. Her funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, August 2, 2021, evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 3, 2021, in Bailey Town Cemetery,...
Willie Howard Jones
Jul 28, 2021
Willie Howard Jones July 7, 1935 – July 28, 2021 Willie “Buck” Howard Jones, 86 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson, with the family receiving friends following the service in the cemetery. The Rev. Tommy Hagan and Rev. Bobby Heath will officiate. Buck was the owner...

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...