Obituaries

Marilynn Kaye Sexton

Marilynn Kaye Sexton

Aug 23, 2023

Marilynn Kaye Sexton, 69, of Wilson passed away on Wednesday, August 23.  Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 29 at 6:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. 

 

Family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 29 following the funeral service.  Visitation will be other times at the family home in the days leading...

Mencey Owens Lynn

Mencey Owens Lynn

Aug 21, 2023

Mencey Owens Lynn, 86, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, August 21.  A funeral service will be held on Friday, August 25 at 12:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.  Interment will be immediately following the funeral service at Maplewood Cemetery, 400 College Street NE, Wilson.

 

Family will receive friends...

Rose "Carol" Renfrow Corbett

Rose "Carol" Renfrow Corbett

Aug 20, 2023

Rose Carol Renfrow Corbett, 77, of Raleigh passed away on Sunday, August 20, 2023, at Wake Medical Center.  A graveside service will be held on Friday, September 1 at 2:00 pm at Evergreen Memorial Park, 2800 Nash Street North, Wilson.

 

Rose is survived by her son, Johnny Corbett and wife, Cindy; brothers, Marion Renfrow and Osbourne Renfrow (Michele); special...

James Albert Skinner, III

James Albert Skinner, III

Aug 20, 2023

James Albert Skinner, III, 76, of Wilson went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 20.  Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 23 at 7:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway.  Interment will be private.  Pastor Johnny Hudson and Reverend Stuart Harmon will officiate.

 

Family will receive friends on Wednesday,...

James "Jim" Lloyd Matthews

James "Jim" Lloyd Matthews

Aug 19, 2023

James “Jim” Lloyd Matthews, 79, died Saturday, August 19, 2023.  He was born on March 5, 1944 in Wilson, NC the son of the late Julius Ray Matthews and Thelma Tomlinson Matthews.  He was also preceded in death by his brothers Royce, Marvin and Gerald Matthews.

Jim graduated from Ralph L. Fike High School and Atlantic Christian College, presently Barton...

Helen Wheeler Achenbach

Helen Wheeler Achenbach

Aug 18, 2023

Helen Elizabeth Wheeler Achenbach, 99, passed away on Friday, August 18.  A special Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, September 21 on Helen’s 100th birthday.

 

Helen was born and raised in Pittsburgh and, as such, she bled black and gold, being an avid fan of the Steelers and Pirates.  She attended Columbia Union College in Maryland where...

Kathy Lamm Boykin

Kathy Lamm Boykin

Aug 18, 2023

Kathy Lamm Boykin, 67, of Bailey passed away on Friday, August 18.  A memorial service will be held on Sunday, August 20 at 2:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway.  Pastor Steve Webb will officiate.

 

Family will receive friends on Sunday, August 20 from 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home.

 

Kathy is...

Rhonda Jean Sanders

Rhonda Jean Sanders

Aug 16, 2023

Rhonda Jean Sanders was born on May 4, 1952, in Chattanooga, Tennessee to HL Sanders and Margaret Ozelle Terry Sanders. She passed away at seventy-one on August 16, 2023. 

 

Her family lived in Chattanooga Tennessee where her father was the owner of HL Sanders Construction.  When she was ten, her mother passed away from cancer. Her father married Arlene...

Mary Whitley

Mary Whitley

Aug 16, 2023

 

Mary Bradley Whitley, 87, passed away on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.  A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, August 25, 2023, in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.

 

Mary is survived by her son, Butch Whitley and wife, Sabrina Whitley of Pittsboro; her grandsons, J.C. Whitley, and Logan Whitley, and two great granddaughters. 

 

She was...

Phillip Richard Humphres

Phillip Richard Humphres

Aug 16, 2023

Phillip Richard Humphres, 62 of Bailey passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2023.  A funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 6:00 pm at Marsh Swamp Original FWB Church, 6664 Rock Ridge School Road, Sims.  The service will be live streamed on www.marshswamp.org.

 

Phillip is survived by his wife, Linda S. Humphres; daughters, Melissa VanMeter and...

Chad DeWayne Pike

Chad DeWayne Pike

Aug 14, 2023

 

Chad Wayne Pike, 48 of Stantonsburg passed away Monday, August 14, 2023.  Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.  Pastor Jimmy Dale will officiate.

 

Chad is survived by his daughter, Kaitlyn Marie Pike of Raleigh; sons, Cody DeWayne Pike of Kinston, and Mayson Lee Pike of Pikeville;...

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Perry Beaman

Gwendolyn "Gwen" Perry Beaman

Aug 14, 2023

Gwendolyn “Gwen” Perry Beaman, 90, of Lucama passed away on Monday, August 14.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 26 at 10:00 am at Mount Pleasant Methodist Church, 6048 Mount Pleasant Rd, Bailey.  Interment will immediately following the visitation at Bailey Cemetery.  Reverend Craig Simmons will officiate.

 

Family will receive friends on Saturday, August 26 at Mount...

Rigoberto Robles Diaz

Rigoberto Robles Diaz

Aug 12, 2023

Rigoberto Robles Diaz, born November 23, 1968, in Cutzamala De Pinzon, Gro. Mexico, passed away unexpectedly on August 12, 2023, and reunited with his sister, Obdulia Arroyo Diaz, brother, Rodolfo Robles Diaz and both his mother and father, Dominga Diaz Macedo and Amando Robles Burgos.

 

Rigo is survived by his children, Anna Maria Torres (Robles) and husband, Jesus Ramon...

Robert H. "Sunnie" Bulluck

Robert H. "Sunnie" Bulluck

Aug 12, 2023

Robert H. “Sunnie” Bulluck, 94 of Rocky Mount passed away Saturday.  A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Peoples Chapel FWB Church Cemetery, 6101 Stagecoach Road, Elm City.  Rev. Michael Arthur will officiate.

 

The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.

 

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Nan Vanderford Taylor Owens

Nan Vanderford Taylor Owens

Aug 12, 2023

 

Nan Taylor Owens, 82, of Wilson passed away Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Parkwood Village in Wilson.

 

Nan was born on January 7, 1941, in Robersonville to the late William Howard Vanderford and Gladys Taylor Vanderford.  After graduating from Robersonville High School in 1959, she began her studies at Atlantic Christian College to become a schoolteacher.  She married...

Elsie Mae Joyner

Elsie Mae Joyner

Aug 9, 2023

 

Elsie Mae Whitley Joyner, 94, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, August 9. 

 

Elsie is survived by her brother, Henry Whitley; sister-in-law, Genda Hobson; grandchildren, Jay Hayes and Jordan Hayes; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

 

Elsie was preceded in death her loving husband, Ray Joyner; daughter, Joy Vick Hayes; son,...

Edna Ruth Holloman Taylor

Edna Ruth Holloman Taylor

Aug 8, 2023

Edna Holloman Taylor went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, August 8, 2023.  Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 11, 2023 at 11:00 am at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, 2800 Nash Street North, Wilson.  Rev. Brian Tippett will officiate.

 

The family...

Julio Eberado Limon

Julio Eberado Limon

Aug 6, 2023

Julio Eberado Limon, 28, passed away on Sunday, August 6.  Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 12 at 3:30 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.

 

Family will receive friends on Saturday, August 12 from 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home.

 

Julio is survived by his wife, Alondra Gonzales; children,...

Janice King Abrams

Janice King Abrams

Aug 4, 2023

 

Janice King Abrams passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate.

 

The family will receive friends prior to the service Saturday afternoon from 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. at Joyner’s...

Jason Robert Aliff

Jason Robert Aliff

Jul 31, 2023

With humble acceptance of God’s will, we announce the passing of Jason Robert Aliff.  Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 10 at 12:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.

 

Family will receive friends on Thursday, August 10 from 10:45 am to 11:45 am at Joyner’s Funeral Home.

 

Jason was the beloved son...

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