Obituaries
Minnie Earle Morris Barnes
Oct 29, 2020
Minnie Earle Morris Barnes March 4, 1919 – October 29, 2020 Minnie Earle Morris Barnes, 101 of Wilson passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Ray Barnhill will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 4 – 6 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

Hilda Smith Sessoms
Oct 28, 2020
Hilda Smith Sessoms December 18, 1935 – October 28, 2020 Hilda Smith Sessoms, 84 of Wilson passed away Wednesday, October 28, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 3, 2020 in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Telley Lucas will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6:30 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral...
Robin Lee S Smith
Oct 28, 2020
Robin Lee Smith April 12, 1963 – October 28, 2020 Robin Lee Smith, 57 of Wilson passed Wednesday. A graveside service will be held Monday at 2 p.m. in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Michael Barbour will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 5 – 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Robin...
Jennifer Price Farmer Preston
Oct 25, 2020
Jennifer Price Farmer Preston April 27, 1975 – October 25, 2020 Jennifer Price Farmer Preston, 45 of Wilson passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. Richard Toler will officiate. Jennifer had a love for music, there was...
Rev. Ralph Lee Williams
Oct 24, 2020
Rev. Ralph Lee Williams July 23, 1945 – October 24, 2020 Rev. Ralph Lee Williams, 75 of Bailey passed away Saturday. His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bailey Methodist Church, 12437 Green Street, Bailey. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery. The Rev. Michael Coppock. The family will receive friends Thursday morning from 9 –...
Donna Wood Barham
Oct 23, 2020
Donna Wood Barham March 17, 1953 – October 23, 2020 With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Donna Wood Barham. Friday, October 23, 2020, she passed away peacefully at her home in Middlesex after a short battle with cancer. She was born March 17, 1953, the only daughter to the late George and Dorothy Wood. Donna is survived by...
Dale Parrish
Oct 21, 2020
Dale Parrish November 28, 1950 – October 21, 2020 Dale Parrish, 69 of Wilson passed away October 21, 2020 in Wilson with Pulmonary Fibrosis. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 – 9 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times at the home of his son, Danny Parrish in Lucama. Dale was...
Mary Austin Nottingham
Oct 20, 2020
Mary Austin Nottingham October 7, 1928 – October 20, 2020 Mary Austin Nottingham of Wilson passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Mary Austin Nottingham was born in Ronceverte, West Virginia. She was the daughter of the late John H. and Sue Allen Austin and the sister of late John Jr....
Coleman Bryant Childress, Jr.
Oct 20, 2020
Coleman Bryant Childress, Jr. August 22, 1934 – October 20, 2020 Coleman “CB” Bryant Childress, Jr., 86 of Elm City passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 25, 2020 in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...
Robert Lee Tucker
Oct 20, 2020
Robert Lee Tucker September 20, 1947 – October 20, 2020 Robert Lee Tucker, 73 of Rocky Mount passed away Tuesday. His funeral will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Tucker Family Cemetery, Huckleberry Road, Lucama. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...
Billy Ray Raper
Oct 19, 2020
Billy Ray Raper September 13, 1941 – October 19, 2020 Billy Ray Raper of Wilson passed away Monday, October 19, 2020. Due to Covid, there will not be a funeral service. The family will receive friends at the home. Billy was the son of the late Bertha Hinnant Raper Wood and Plummer Wiley Raper, and the step-son of the late...
Charles Arthur Depew
Oct 18, 2020
Charles Arthur Depew May 1, 1933 – October 18, 2020 Charles Arthur Depew, 87 of Wilson passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020. A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening at Connect Church, 4865 Nash Street N, Wilson. Rev. Michael Crocker will officiate. Charles is survived by his loving wife, Eleanor Sullivan Depew of the home; daughters,...
James Edward "Pete" Hardison
Oct 16, 2020
James Edward (Pete) Hardison August 1, 1928 – October 16, 2020 James Edward (Pete) Hardison, 92 of Stantonsburg passed away Friday, October 16, 2020. His graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, 2800 Nash Street N Wilson, NC 27896 with Rev. Chuck Owens officiating. Pete served his country with honor and pride...
Mary Jo Mish Osborn
Oct 14, 2020
Mary Jo Mish Osborn June 30, 1946 – October 14, 2020 Mary Jo Mish Osborn, 74, of Wilson passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020. Her memorial service will be held at a later date. Mary is survived by her loving husband of fifty-five years, David Arthur Osborn of the home; daughter, Tracy O. Pearce and partner, Jamie of Lake Royale;...
Gene Autry Nichols
Oct 14, 2020
Gene Autry Nichols October 20, 1937 – October 14, 2020 Gene Autry Nichols, 82 of Wilson passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020. His graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday in the Holly Springs Church Cemetery, 80 Beulahtown Road, Kenly. Gene served his country with honor and pride with the US Army for twenty years before retirement. He...
Alice Sanders Ellis
Oct 14, 2020
Alice Sanders Ellis July 5, 1963 – October 14, 2020 Alice Sanders Ellis passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 in Wilson. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 18, 2020 at First Presbyterian Church, 414 Sunset Road, Wilson. She was preceded in death by her father, Ernest Godon Sanders and mother, Grace Walker Sanders. She is...
Violet Price Neal
Oct 13, 2020
Violet Price Neal July 30, 1941 – October 13, 2020 Violet Price Neal, 79 of Lucama passed away Tuesday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Buckhorn Cemetery, 8102 Hwy 42 N, Kenly. The Rev. Carol Dean and Rev. Bill Groce will officiate. Please wear a mask if you attend the service. The family will receive...
Patricia Ann Horne Smith
Oct 11, 2020
Patricia Ann Horne Smith March 9, 1942 – October 11, 2020 On Sunday, October 11, 2020, Patricia Ann Horne Smith, loving wife, mother of three and grandmother of five, passed away peacefully at the age of 78. Patricia will be remembered for being truly the best wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend that anyone could have. She put her...

William Merritt Lacy, Jr.
Oct 9, 2020
William Merritt Lacy, Jr. December 15, 1951 – October 9, 2020 William “Bill” Merritt Lacy, Jr. 68 of Bailey passed away Friday. Bill is survived by his wife, Renee Calder Lacy of the home and his sons, William “Billy” Merritt Lacy, III and Justin Calder Lacy. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Merritt and Ethelene Smith Lacy....
Ian Thomas Price
Oct 9, 2020
Ian Thomas Price February 12, 2005 – October 9, 2020 Ian Thomas Price, 15 of Middlesex passed away Friday, October 9, 2020. His funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1815 Airport Boulevard NW, Wilson. Interment to follow in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Dann Patrick and Rev. Jonathan Ange will officiate. The family will...