Obituaries

Frank Lewis Miller

Frank Lewis Miller

Feb 1, 2021

Frank Lewis Miller May 18, 1934 – February 1, 2021 Frank Lewis Miller, 86 of Wilson passed away Monday. His funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A private graveside will be held for the family. The Rev. Tuck Taylor and Rev. William Holiday will officiate. The family will...

Julie Tempest Das

Julie Tempest Das

Jan 31, 2021

Julie Tempest Das January 17, 1959 – January 31, 2021 Julie Tempest Das, 62, of Wilson passed away Sunday. Her funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Raleigh Road Baptist Church, 4150 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Tyler Campbell and the Rev. Greg Carr will officiate. The family will...

Lois P. McKenzie

Lois P. McKenzie

Jan 31, 2021

Lois P. McKenzie May 8, 1952 – January 31, 2021 Lois P. McKenzie, 68 of Sims passed away Sunday. Her funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Union Chapel FWB Church, 10748 Bissette Road, Middlesex. Interment to follow in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Daniel Lancaster will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6...

William Clarence Bowman, Jr.

William Clarence Bowman, Jr.

Jan 30, 2021

William Clarence Bowman, Jr. July 18, 1971 – January 30, 2021 William “Will” Clarence Bowman, Jr., 49 of Wilson passed away Saturday. His funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 6, 2021 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The Rev. Walt Tyndall will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday from 11 – 12:45 at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...

John Wesley Anderson, Jr.

John Wesley Anderson, Jr.

Jan 30, 2021

John Wesley Anderson, Jr. March 10, 1932 – January 30, 2021 John Wesley Anderson, Jr., 88 of Wilson was surrounded by his loving family Saturday when he left this world to go be with his Heavenly Father. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate. The family...

Walter Dixon

Walter Dixon

Jan 29, 2021

Walter Dixon June 28, 1949 – January 29, 2021 Walter “Walt” Dixon, 71 of Sims passed away Friday. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Walter is survived by his wife, Harvi J. Dixon; son, Jason Dixon and wife, Marie; daughter, Lynda Rosario and husband, Eric; grandsons, Christian Rosario and Braden Rosario; granddaughters, Korena Bonk, Kandace Probst...

Larry Revis

Larry Revis

Jan 29, 2021

Larry Revis October 6, 1948 – January 29, 2021 Larry “Ronnie” Revis, 72 of Sims passed away Friday, January 29, 2021 at Vidant Medical Center after fighting a brave battle with Leukemia. His memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Ronnie was born in Alexandria, Virginia to Ben and...

Donald Beatty Lamm

Donald Beatty Lamm

Jan 29, 2021

Donald Beatty Lamm October 27, 1936 – January 29, 2021 Donald Beatty Lamm, 84, passed away on January 29th, 2021 after a 7 year bout with dementia. Born and raised in Wilson, he graduated from Charles L. Coon High School in 1955. Don then graduated from Davidson College in 1959 with a degree in History and afterwards became a Counterintelligence...

Burton John Helms

Burton John Helms

Jan 27, 2021

John Burton Helms August 9,1966- January 27, 2021 John Burton Helms, 54, of Wilson passed away Wednesday, January 27, 2021. There will be a service honoring him Saturday, January 30th, 2021 at 2:00 pm at Raleigh Road Baptist Church, 4150 Raleigh Road Pkwy, W Wilson, where John and his wife attended and were actively involved for the last few years....

Richard Albert Jarrell

Richard Albert Jarrell

Jan 26, 2021

Richard Albert Jarrell December 7, 1928 – January 26, 2021 Richard Albert Jarrell of Wilson passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at the age of 92. He was born on December 7, 1928 in Rocky Mount. He is survived by his devoted daughters, Diane J. McIntyre and her husband, Bob, and Teresa J. Miller and her husband, Buddy, and...

Opal Kathleen Scott

Opal Kathleen Scott

Jan 25, 2021

Opal Kathleen Scott October 11, 1957 – January 25, 2021 Opal Kathleen Scott, 63 of Wilson passed away Monday. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 – 7 p.m. and her funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. at Wilson Community Church, 2301 Montgomery Drive, Wilson. The Rev. Stephen Combs will officiate. Opal loved her church, she...

Joseph “Joe” Alton Liggins Walsh

Joseph “Joe” Alton Liggins Walsh

Jan 24, 2021

Joseph “Joe” Alton Liggins Walsh August 3, 1949 – January 24, 2021 Joseph “Joe” Alton Liggins Walsh, 71 of Rocky Mount passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in Marsh Swamp Church Cemetery. The Rev. Carolyn Yelverton will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 1-2 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

Randy Warren McKeel

Randy Warren McKeel

Jan 24, 2021

Randy Warren McKeel October 25, 1955 – January 24, 2021 Randy Warren McKeel, 65 of Sims passed away Sunday. The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon from 10 – 7 p.m. at the home, 6948 Teeny Road, Sims. Randy is survived by his wife, Rebecca Sanders McKeel of the home; daughter, Natashia McKeel of Sims; son, Jason McKeel and wife,...

Robert Louis Etheridge

Robert Louis Etheridge

Jan 19, 2021

Robert Louis Etheridge February 18, 1934 – January 19, 2021 Robert Louis Etheridge, 86 of Bailey passed away Tuesday. His funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will be private. The Rev. Danny Harris and Rev. Elwood Long will officiate. Masks are required and social distancing is requested. Friends are welcome from...

Tullie Duane Scarborough

Tullie Duane Scarborough

Jan 19, 2021

Tullie Duane Scarborough September 20, 1954 – January 19, 2021 Tullie Duane Scarborough, 66 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Duane loved riding motorcycles, target shooting and collecting model trains. Duane is survived by his loving wife, Pamela Watson of the home; daughters, Christina Toneygay of Clayton, Georgia and Ruth Ann Strickland of Trinity, Texas; granddaughter, Lindsey Toneygay of Clayton, Georgia...

Joseph Dean Wall

Joseph Dean Wall

Jan 19, 2021

Joseph Dean Wall September 16, 1966 – January 19, 2021 Joseph “Dean” Wall, 54 of Lucama passed away in his sleep at home on January 19, 2021. Funeral services will be held Friday evening at 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 5 – 7 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...

Ronald Joe Boykin

Ronald Joe Boykin

Jan 19, 2021

Ronald Joe Boykin December 4, 1955 – January 19, 2021 Ronald Joe Boykin, 65 of Black Creek passed away Tuesday. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Ronald is survived by his sons, Ronald Joe Boykin, Jr. and with Kathi of Black Creek and Joseph Allen Boykin of Wilson; grandsons, Ronald Joe Boykin, III, and Christopher Allen...

Thomas Earl Batchelor

Thomas Earl Batchelor

Jan 18, 2021

Thomas Earl Batchelor May 20, 1944 – January 18, 2021 Thomas Earl Batchelor, 76 of Lucama passed away Monday. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Marvin Smith will officiate. Thomas is survived by his sisters, Brenda Lynch of Lucama,...

Michael Jeff Barberio, Sr.

Michael Jeff Barberio, Sr.

Jan 18, 2021

Michael Jeff Barberio, Sr. December 5, 1949 – January 18, 2021 Michael Jeff Barberio, Sr., 71 of Sneads Ferry passed away Monday. Michael was very crafty, loved wood working and fishing. He was very strong in the Word of God and loved preaching “in his own way”. Michael is survived by his daughter, Mary Barberio and fiancé, Philip Melvin of...

Sarah Peralta Smith

Sarah Peralta Smith

Jan 17, 2021

Sarah Livia Peralta Smith October 4, 1942 – January 17, 2021 Sarah “Sally” Livia Peralta Smith, 78 passed away peacefully at home with beloved family by her side. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A funeral mass will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, January 22, 2021 at...

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