Obituaries
Mitchell Warren Anderson
Sep 22, 2018
Mitchell Warren Anderson April 28, 1943 – September 22, 2018 Mitchell Warren Anderson, 75 of Elm City passed away Saturday. His funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 612 Vance Street NE, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson with military honors. The Rev. John Drosendahl will officiate. The family will...

Martha H. Narron
Sep 22, 2018
Martha H. Narron August 17, 1926 – September 22, 2018 Martha H. Narron, 92, of Raleigh passed away Saturday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Zion Free Will Baptist Church, 9300 Johnson Farm Road, Kenly. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Lewis Godwin will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday...

Gordon Ray Wiggs
Sep 20, 2018
Gordon Ray Wiggs April 18, 1943 – September 20, 2018 Gordon Ray Wiggs, 75, of Wilson passed away Thursday. His funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Chuck Gentry will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday...
Gurney Carroll Deans
Sep 20, 2018
Gurney Carroll Deans June 8, 1946 – September 20, 2018 Gurney Carroll Deans, 72, of Wilson passed away Thursday. A memorial service will be conducted at 5 p.m. Thursday at Cedar Grove Baptist Church, 5260 Old Raleigh Road, Wilson. The family will receive friends Thursday evening following the service in the church fellowship hall and other times at the home...
Rosa Richardson Watson
Sep 20, 2018
Rosa Richardson Watson May 24, 1943 – September 20, 2018 Rosa Richardson Watson, 75, of Kenly passed away Thursday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Buckhorn United Methodist Church, 8102 NC 42, Kenly. Interment will follow in Buckhorn United Methodist Church Cemetery, Kenly. The Rev. Carol Dean will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday...
Robert Harold Sherrod
Sep 17, 2018
Robert Harold Sherrod September 2, 1976 - September 17, 2018 Robert Harold Sherrod, 42, of Kenly passed away Monday. His funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, September 24, 2018 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends Monday morning prior to the service from...

Margaret S. Murray
Sep 15, 2018
Margaret S. Murray July 27, 1932 – September 15, 2018 Margaret S. Murray, 86, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Her funeral services will be conducted at a later time. Condolences may be directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home at www.joyners.net.

Kobe Jah’Landen Batts
Sep 14, 2018
Kobe Jah’Landen Batts February 7, 2018 – September 14, 2018 Kobe Jah’Landen Batts, seven months old, of Wilson passed Friday. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Rest Haven Cemetery, Lane Street, Wilson. Apostle Charles Lewis and Minister Kathy Kent will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday afternoon from 4 – 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral...

Joseph Daniel Campbell
Sep 11, 2018
Joseph Daniel Campbell February 10, 1978 – September 11, 2018 Joseph Daniel Campbell, 40, of Fremont passed away Tuesday. The family will receive friends Thursday afternoon from 4 – 5 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Joseph is survived by his sons, Brian Austin Campbell of Lucama, Matthew Thomas Campbell of Thaxton, Virginia, and Blake Avery...

Stella Flowers Walker
Sep 11, 2018
Stella Flowers Walker September 26, 1938 – September 11, 2018 Stella Flowers Walker, 79, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Private funeral services will be held for the family. Stella is survived by her sons, Bill Wiggs, Jr. and wife, Terry Goff Wiggs of Wilson and Todd Wiggs and wife, Kellie Turner Wiggs of Wilmington; grandchildren, Lora Wiggs Prevatte and husband,...
J.V. Renfrow
Sep 11, 2018
J.V. Renfrow May 8, 1935 – September 11, 2018 J.V. Renfrow “Pappy”, 83, passed away peacefully at Wilson Medical Center on September 11, 2018. He was the son of Raymond and Manolia Edwards Renfrow. He was a graduate of Glendale High and attended King’s Business College. He married the love of his life, Patricia Wilder Godwin, on June 05, 1954....
Willis Ruffin Farmer
Sep 8, 2018
Willis Ruffin Farmer September 27, 1938 – September 8, 2018 Willis Ruffin Farmer, 79, of Elm City passed away Saturday. His funeral services will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 2 – 3:15...
Brittany Diana Cook
Sep 7, 2018
Brittany Diana Cook October 14, 1997 – September 7, 2018 Brittany Diana Cook, 20 of Bailey passed away Friday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Stantonsburg Town Cemetery, Stantonsburg. The Rev. Robbie Parnell will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 7 – 9 p.m....
June Adelia Mosher McClain
Sep 7, 2018
June Adelia Mosher McClain March 18, 1921 – September 7, 2018 June Adelia Mosher McClain, 97, of Wilson passed away Friday. She will be buried in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania at a later date. June was a member of the Eastern Star in Wilson and Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania and she was also a member of the Order of the Amaranth Tiadaghton...
Terry Leggette Davis
Sep 7, 2018
Terry Leggette Davis August 13, 1947 – September 7, 2018 Terry Leggette Davis, 71, of Lucama passed away Friday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Farmington Heights Church of God, 910 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 – 8 p.m....
Oliver Alexander Herrera
Sep 6, 2018
Oliver Alexander Herrera September 6, 2018 Oliver Alexander Herrera passed away Thursday. The family will receive friends Tuesday morning from 10 – 12:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A graveside service will follow at 1 p.m. Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Oliver’s parents are Roberto Ramon Herrera Espinosa and Ruby Rodrigues. Condolences may be directed to Joyner’s...
Louise Stancil Johnson
Sep 6, 2018
Louise Stancil Johnson January 2, 1936 – September 6, 2018 Louise Stancil Johnson, 82, of Wilson passed away peacefully surrounded by her family. She was a loving mama, granny, sister and friend. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Patsy Jones will...
John William Willoughby
Sep 6, 2018
John William Willoughby November 12, 1929 – September 6, 2018 John William “Bill” Willoughby, 88 of Wilson passed away peacefully at home on Thursday. His funeral service will be conducted at 6 p.m. Sunday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson with Rev. George Loveland and Rev. David Barnes officiating. A graveside service with Military Honors will be conducted at 1...
Hester Hayes Tyson
Sep 4, 2018
Hester Hayes Tyson April 29, 1923 – September 4, 2018 Hester Hayes Tyson, age 95 of Elm City died in Lumberton, on September 4, 2018 surrounded by her family. Hester was a resident at Wesley Pines Retirement Community. Hester was born on April 29, 1923 in Lumberton to Furman and Lydia Hester Hayes. She married Cecil W. Tyson in 1950...
Alice Blalock Bray
Sep 4, 2018
Alice Blalock Bray April 8, 1951 – September 4, 2018 Alice Blalock Bray, 67, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at White Oak Hill FWB Church, 3967 West Hornes Church Road, Bailey. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Hal Jones will officiate. The family will receive friends...