Dorothy "Faye" Roberson

Dorothy “Faye” Roberson, 74, of Elm City passed away Tuesday, January 13, 2026. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon, January 17, 2025, from 4:30 – 5:45 p.m. with funeral services following at 6 p.m. in the chapel at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 18, 2026, in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City. Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate.

Faye and her husband, Bobby, ran their own plumbing business for over forty years.

Faye is survived by her daughters, Brenda Bryant (Mickey), Linda Stallings (Greg), and Bobbie Jo Roberson (Abraham); step-daughters, Karen Whitman (Melvin) and Debbie Roberson; step-son, Allen Ray Roberson and (Candy); fifteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren, and her sister Ann Wainwright (Ricky).

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Ray Roberson; grandsons, Troy Lee Whitman and Dylan Stallings; parents, Albert “Duck” and Dorothy Mercer, and her brother, Albert Mercer, Jr.

The family would like to express a special thank you to McKayla Watson, Wilson Medical Center Staff, and Gentiva Hospice, and especially Angela Stoddard who was truly a godsend to mama and our family.

Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.