Obituaries
Anthony Joseph Verricchia, Jr.
Oct 3, 2017
Anthony Joseph “A.J.” Verricchia, Jr. October 2, 1935 – October 3, 2017 Anthony Joseph “A.J.” Verricchia, Jr., 82, of Bailey passed away Tuesday. His funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at White Oak Hill FWB Church, Bailey. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery. The Rev. Hal Jones will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:30 p.m....

Angela Lamm
Oct 2, 2017
Angela Lamm February 7, 1961 – October 2, 2017 Angela Lamm, 56, of Elm City passed away Monday. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at the home of her daughter, Angel, 4130 Beland Ave., Wilson, North Carolina. Angela is survived by her daughter, Angel Griffin and husband, Brandon of Wilson; sons, Richard Lamm and wife, Jennifer...

Franklin D. Medlin
Sep 29, 2017
Franklin D. Medlin June 23, 1941 – September 29, 2017 Franklin D. Medlin, 76, of Wilson passed away Friday. His funeral service will be conducted at 6 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. LaVon Phillips will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following...
Peggy Creech Narron
Sep 27, 2017
Peggy Creech Narron December 8, 1941 – September 27, 2017 Peggy Creech Narron, 75, of Kenly passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Sunday in Narron Cemetery, 11989 NC Hwy 42 East, Kenly, North Carolina. Elder D.B. Stokes will officiate. The family will receive friends before and immediately after the service and other times at...
Sharon C. Price
Sep 25, 2017
Sharon C. Price July 2, 1953 – September 25, 2017 Sharon C. Price, 64, of Wilson passed away Monday. Her memorial service will be conducted at 5 p.m. Saturday, October 7th at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1423 Forest Hills Road NW, Wilson. Elder Jim Sherrard and Elder Ashley Thomas will officiate. The family will receive friends from 3:45...

Anita Jean Harris
Sep 24, 2017
Anita Jean Harris July 13, 1941 – September 24, 2017 Anita Jean Harris, 76, of Virginia Beach, Virginia passed away Saturday. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in Bailey Town Cemetery. Condolences may be directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home at www.joyners.net.

Jean Hodges Brewer
Sep 23, 2017
Jean Hodges Brewer May 9, 1936 – September 23, 2017 Jean Hodges Brewer, 81, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Her funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1815 Airport Blvd West, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Joe Shakour will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 7...
Charles Lawrence Keen, Jr.
Sep 23, 2017
Charles Lawrence Keen, Jr. June 24, 1967 – September 23, 2017 Charles Lawrence “Larry” Keen, Jr. passed away Saturday. His memorial service will be conducted Saturday at Daniels Chapel Family Life Center, 4828 Frank Price Church Road, Wilson from 7 – 8:30 p.m. Larry is survived by his friend, Sharryn Johnson; his mother, Linda Walston Keen; his sister, Cynthia Keen...

Jose Luis Ayungua
Sep 22, 2017
Jose Luis Ayungua May 7, 1971 – September 22, 2017 Jose Luis Ayungua, 46, of Kenly passed away Friday. His memorial service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Zion FWB Church, 9300 Johnson Farm Road, Kenly. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. He was born in Patambam, Michoacan, Mexico and was employed by Renfrow...
Ruth Thigpen Outland
Sep 21, 2017
Ruth Thigpen Outland March 5, 1922 – September 21, 2017 Ruth Thigpen Outland, 95, of Wilson passed away peacefully with her family at her side Thursday afternoon. Her funeral service will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. Monday at Farmington Heights Church, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday in Rock Hill Cemetery. The Rev. LaVon Phillips...

Norman Carroll Jones
Sep 21, 2017
Norman Carroll Jones February 22, 1958 – September 21, 2017 Norman Carroll Jones, 59, of Bailey passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Daniel Taylor will officiate. Norman is survived by his wife, Lois Ann Jones of the home; his daughter, Felicia Mattox and husband, Joe; granddaughters,...
Mildred Mae Finch Stone
Sep 19, 2017
Mildred Mae Finch Stone May 5, 1932 – September 19, 2017 Mildred Mae Finch Stone, 85, of Bailey passed away Tuesday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Middlesex Church of God. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery. The Rev. Ed Toler will officiate. The family will receive friends 12 – 1:45 p.m. Thursday prior...
Tim Williams
Sep 18, 2017
Tim Williams September 27, 1960 – September 18, 2017 Tim Williams, 56, of Zebulon passed away Monday. His funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Black Creek Town Cemetery. The Rev. Matt Walton will officiate. The family will receive friends 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. prior to the service at...

Richard Downing Robbins, Sr.
Sep 17, 2017
Richard Downing Robbins, Sr. July 17, 1931 – September 17, 2017 Richard Downing Robbins, 86, of Wilson passed away Sunday. His memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, 700 Nash Street, Wilson. The Very Reverend Bill John Acosta Escobar will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the church....
Annie Lee Pittman Mason
Sep 16, 2017
Annie Lee Pittman Mason August 5, 1945 – September 16, 2017 Annie Lee Pittman Mason, 72 of Wilson passed away Saturday. A memorial service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at Hawkins Chapel, 6955 NC Hwy 48, Roanoke Rapids. A private service will be held at a later date for the family. Annie Lee is survived by her children,...
Matthew Scott Lamm
Sep 15, 2017
Matthew Scott Lamm October 30, 1987 – September 15, 2017 Matthew Scott “Chew” Lamm, 29, of Wilson passed away Friday. His funeral will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Entombment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Walt Tyndall and Rev. Greg Barnes will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from...

Alice Love Bailey Harrison
Sep 15, 2017
Alice Love Bailey Harrison January 3, 1939 – September 15, 2017 Alice Love Bailey Harrison, 78, of Wilson passed away Friday. A celebration of her life will be conducted Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 100 West Green Street, Wilson. A short visitation will follow in the fellowship hall. The family will hold a private burial later...
Doug Strickland
Sep 14, 2017
Doug Strickland November 5, 1934 – September 14, 2017 Doug Strickland, 82, of Wilson passed away Thursday. His funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Victory FWB, 5251 Wiggins Mill Road, Lucama. The family will receive friends immediately following service. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Wayne...

Allen Britt Petway
Sep 14, 2017
Allen Britt Petway April 19, 1963 – September 14, 2017 Allen Britt Petway, 54, of Wilson passed away. His memorial service will be held in the fellowship hall at 2 p.m. Saturday at Forest Hills Baptist Church, visitation will follow. Allen is survived by his daughter, Brittany Petway of Lucama; his son, Donnie Petway of Lucama; his sister, Jean Small...
Crystal "Chris" Crownover Jones
Sep 14, 2017
Crystal \"Chris\" Crownover Jones November 6, 1979 – September 14, 2017 Crystal “Chris” Crownover Jones, 37, of Sims passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Jones Family Cemetery. The Rev. Phillip Lewis will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Sunday at...