Obituaries
Lucy Olivia Brantley
Dec 23, 2019
Lucy Olivia Brantley May 25, 1926 – December 23, 2019 Lucy Olivia Brantley, 93 of Bailey passed away Monday. Graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 24, 2019 in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. Condolences may be directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home at www.joyners.net.
Ruby Lamm Barnes
Dec 22, 2019
Ruby Lamm Barnes January 4, 1923 – December 22, 2019 Ruby went to her heavenly home peacefully on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Her memorial service will be held at the Elm City Methodist Church, 106 N Parker Street, Elm City at 2pm, Saturday January 4, 2019. A visitation will precede the service...
Eva Dickens Barry
Dec 22, 2019
Eva Dickens Barry September 3, 1927 – December 22, 2019 Eva Dickens Barry, 92 of Wilson, formerly of Marietta, Georgia passed away Sunday. Her funeral services will be held in Melwood Cemetery in Stone Mountain, Georgia at a later time. Eva is survived by her son, James Michael Barry and wife, Denise of Wilson; four grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild...

Lela Lynn Barnes
Dec 21, 2019
Lela Lynn Barnes July 13, 1984 – December 21, 2019 Lela Lynn Barnes, 35 of Wilson passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday from 12 – 2 p.m. at St. John A.M.E. Zion Church, 119 Pender Street E, Wilson. Lela is survived by her daughter, Marjorie Ellis; sons, Jacob Ellis and Calob Ellis;...
Mozelle Bailey Hawley
Dec 19, 2019
Mozelle Bailey Hawley October 2, 1932 – December 19, 2019 Mozelle Bailey Hawley, 87 of Wilson passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Godwin, Hawley, Lentz Family Cemetery, 200 Zelma Road, Kenly. The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral...
Major Robert Arnold Carlson, USMC (Ret)
Dec 17, 2019
Major Robert Arnold Carlson, USMC (Ret) September 4, 1937 – December 17, 2019 Robert “Bob” Arnold Carlson, USMC retired, 82 of Wilson, NC passed away Tuesday. Robert’s mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday, December 23, 2019 at 10 a.m. at St. Therese Catholic Church, 700 Nash Street NE, Wilson, NC. Father Paul Brant will officiate. A reception will be...
Carl Ray Perry
Dec 16, 2019
Carl Ray Perry July 28, 1951 – December 16, 2019 Carl Ray Perry, 68 of Bailey passed away Monday, December 16, 2019. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 4:30 – 6 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson with a celebration of life following at 6 p.m. Pastor Wayne Whitley will officiate. Carl Ray was...
Billy Faye Williams
Dec 16, 2019
Billy Faye Williams September 20, 1937 – December 16, 2019 Billy “Faye” Williams, 82, of Wilson passed away Monday. A celebration of life will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. Tom Watkins will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service and other times at the home....
Tony Wayne Creech
Dec 14, 2019
Tony Wayne Creech February 12, 1948 – December 14, 2019 Tony Wayne Creech, 71 of Sims passed away Saturday. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Ronnie Aycock will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m....
Rebecca "Becky" Lamm High
Dec 13, 2019
Rebecca Lamm High March 15, 1938 – December 13, 2019 Rebecca “Becky” Lamm High, 81 of Bailey passed away Friday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Carlos Castano will officiate and assisted by Ashley Folsom. The family will...

Sammie King
Dec 11, 2019
Sammie King April 13, 1944 – December 11, 2019 Sammie King, 75, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Pastor William Presnell and Ralph Dawson Webb will officiate. The family will greet friends briefly following service. She had a long rewarding career of...
Thomas Allen Wilson
Dec 10, 2019
Thomas Allen Wilson November 29, 1963 – December 10, 2019 Thomas Allen Wilson, 56 of Middlesex passed away Tuesday. His funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Black Creek Cemetery, Black Creek. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon prior to the service from 1 – 1:45 p.m. at...
Frances Watson Vick
Dec 7, 2019
Frances Watson Vick June 22, 1941 – December 7, 2019 Frances Watson Vick, 78 of Wilson passed away early Saturday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Scott Sauls will officiate. The family will receive...
Christine Serena Pridgen
Dec 4, 2019
Christine Serena Pridgen May 10, 1940 – December 4, 2019 Christine Serena Pridgen, 79, of Black Creek passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate. The family will receive friends 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and...
Barbara Bass Galloway
Dec 4, 2019
Barbara Bass Galloway February 13, 1936 – December 4, 2019 Barbara Bass Galloway, 83 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Her brother, Rev. Billy Bass and brother-in-law, Rev. Earl Swinson will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday...

Rochelle McCray Adams
Dec 4, 2019
Rochelle McCray Adams November 13, 1942 – December 4, 2019 Rochelle Adams, 77, of Rocky Mount passed away Wednesday. The family will receive friends 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rochelle is survived by her daughters, Paulette “Paulie” Adams of Wilson, Jeanne Adams-Heard and husband, Fred of Brooklyn, New...
Peggy Brice Joyner
Dec 2, 2019
Peggy Brice Joyner May 10, 1937 – December 2, 2019 Peggy Brice Joyner, 82 of Sharpsburg passed away Monday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City. The family will receive friends Thursday afternoon from 1 – 1:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...
Betty Adams Matthews
Dec 2, 2019
Betty Adams Matthews November 24, 1943 - December 2, 2019 Betty Adams Matthews, 76 of Castalia passed away Monday. The family will receive friends at 4 p.m. Friday afternoon at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Betty is survived by her daughters, Ashley Gray and husband, Jason of Wilson and Rose Cooper of Rocky Mount; son, Eric Matthews...
Harriet Pearce Pittman
Dec 2, 2019
Harriet Pearce Pittman December 8, 1937 – December 2, 2019 Harriet Pearce Pittman, 81 of Wilson passed away Monday. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon from 1 – 1:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...
Graham Stanley Rowe, Jr.
Dec 1, 2019
Graham Stanley Rowe, Jr. September 19, 1953 – December 1, 2019 Graham Stanley Rowe, Jr., 66 of Lucama passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Pastor Greg Nethercutt will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 – 9 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...