Obituaries
Lois Newcomb Barnes
Apr 25, 2018
Lois Newcomb Barnes October 29, 1934 – April 25, 2018 Lois Newcomb Barnes, 83, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Thursday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. LaVon Phillips will officiate. The...
Ralph Batten
Apr 22, 2018
Ralph Batten January 22, 1935 – April 22, 2018 Ralph Batten, 83, of the Crocker’s Nub community passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Mt. Zion FWB Church Cemetery, 9300 Johnson Farm Road, Kenly. The Rev. Braxton Carter will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday morning at 10 – 10:45 a.m. at...
Lee Roy McGuire
Apr 22, 2018
Lee Roy McGuire June 12, 1917 – April 22, 2018 Lee Roy McGuire, 100, of Wilson passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018. His funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Friday, April 27, 2018 at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1815 Airport Boulevard, Wilson. The Rev. Mike Bennette will officiate. A 3 p.m. service will be held Saturday, April 28 at...
Patsy White Cotten
Apr 21, 2018
Patsy White Cotten April 30, 1939 – April 21, 2018 Patsy White Cotten, 78, of Wilson passed away April 21, 2018 in Greenville at the Palliative Care Unit at Vidant. Patsy Cotten was born April 30, 1939 in Chesterfield, Maryland to Sallie Walston and Ed White. She graduated from Charles L. Coon High School and attended ACC College in Wilson....
LaRue High Williamson
Apr 17, 2018
LaRue High Williamson October 24, 1929 – April 17, 2018 LaRue High Williamson, 88, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Sam Cullifer will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson,...
Robert "Bobby" Theodore Varnell
Apr 17, 2018
Robert Theodore Varnell June 2, 1936 – April 17, 2018 Robert “Bobby” Theodore Varnell, 81, of Macclesfield passed away Tuesday. His funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Rex Edwards will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday morning from 10 – 10:45 a.m....
Dr. Franklin J. Youngs
Apr 16, 2018
Franklin J. Youngs June 5, 1921 – April 16, 2018 Dr. Franklin J. Youngs, 96, of Wilson, NC died April 16, 2018 at Kitty Askins Hospice in Goldsboro, NC. Dr. Youngs was born June 5, 1921, son of the late Reverend and Mrs. George Edwin Youngs. He attended Hartwick College and graduated from medical school at the University of Syracuse...
Vivian Taylor Privette
Apr 16, 2018
Vivian Taylor Privette July 22, 1930 – April 16, 2018 Vivian Taylor Privette, 87, of Wilson slipped quietly into the arms of our Heavenly Father on Monday, April 16, 2018. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 2018 in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening...

Poppy Louise Wells Nichols
Apr 12, 2018
Poppy Louise Wells Nichols September 5, 1931 – April 12, 2018 Poppy Louise Wells Nichols, 86, of Sims passed away Thursday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Sims Pentecostal Holiness Church, 6249 Main Street, Sims. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Vernon E. Potter, Jr. will officiate. The family will receive...
Billy "Roger" Parker, Jr.
Apr 11, 2018
Billy Roger Parker, Jr. June 7, 1959 – April 11, 2018 Billy “Roger” Parker, Jr., 58, of Elm City passed away Wednesday. A service of remembrance will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkwqy, Wilson, with Pastor Jeff Williams officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Roger was...
Meredith M. Griswold
Apr 10, 2018
Meredith M. Griswold October 4, 1935 – April 10, 2018 Meredith M. Griswold, 82, of Wilson went to be with the Lord on Tuesday. His funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hills Baptist Church, 1407 Forest Hills Road, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Jon Long will officiate. The family will...

Janice Lewis
Apr 9, 2018
Janice Lewis August 18, 1945 – April 9, 2018 Janice Lewis, 72, of Wilson passed away Monday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends Thursday from 1 – 1:45 p.m. prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...

Anne S. Tant
Apr 4, 2018
Anne S. Tant January 1, 1927 – April 4, 2018 Anne S. Tant, 91, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. The family will hold a private service at a later date. Anne is survived by her daughter, Barbara T. Cobb of Wilson; her son, Jimmy Tant and wife, Sherry of Bailey; granddaughter, Regan Thompson and husband, Jami, and two great-grandchildren, Parker...

Ida Mae Shelton Pate
Apr 4, 2018
Ida Mae Shelton Pate April 22, 1922 – April 4, 2018 Ida Mae Shelton Pate, 95, of Stantonsburg passed away Wednesday. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. The Rev. Julius Whitley will officiate. Ida is survived by her...
Allen Ray Mattox
Apr 4, 2018
Allen Ray Mattox February 8, 1945 – April 7, 2018 Allen Ray Mattox, 73, of Wilson passed away Saturday. His funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive prior to the service from 1 – 1:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Allen is survived by his...
Lynn Michele Hilliard Taylor
Apr 3, 2018
Lynn Michele Hilliard Taylor July 7, 1967 – April 3, 2018 Lynn Michele Hilliard Taylor, 50, of Edgecombe passed away Tuesday. The family will have a visitation Tuesday evening from 7 – 9 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Lynn is survived by her son, Dustin Taylor and wife, Tiffany; granddaughters, Kaydence Taylor, Kayleigh Taylor, Kaylah...

Audrey "Pete" Boswell Lucas
Apr 2, 2018
Audrey Boswell Lucas August 5, 1928 – April 2, 2018 Audrey “Pete” Boswell Lucas, 89, of Mann’s Harbor passed away Monday. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park, 2800 Nash Street, Wilson. Pastor Charles Crews Daly will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday immediately following the service in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson....

Richard S. Swinson
Apr 1, 2018
Richard S. Swinson November 20, 1958 – April 1, 2018 Richard S. “Ricky” Swinson, 59, of Bailey passed away Sunday. He worked in law enforcement and with EMS in Wayne County for 34 years. Ricky was very important to his family and friends. He will be thought of often and greatly missed. Ricky is survived by his wife, Sandra W....
Eunice Davis Murphy
Mar 31, 2018
Eunice Davis Murphy May 1, 1931 – March 31, 2018 Eunice Davis Murphy, 86, of Princeton passed away Saturday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Gene Dewitt will officiate. The family will receive friends 1:00 – 1:45 p.m., prior to service, at Joyner’s...

Dixie Altizer Thurman
Mar 28, 2018
Dixie Altizer Thurman July 7, 1940 – March 28, 2018 Dixie Altizer Thurman, 77, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, 414 Sunset Road, Wilson. The Rev. Dr. Tom Watkins will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at First Presbyterian Church in the Dudley...