Obituaries
Hilda Allen Barfield Gardner
Sep 14, 2017
Hilda Allen Barfield Gardner November 19, 1926 – September 14, 2017 Hilda Allen Barfield Gardner, 90, of Elm City passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Donnie Price will officiate. The family will receive friends 1:00 - 2:15 p.m., prior...

Frances P. Dilda
Sep 14, 2017
Frances P. Dilda November 14, 1930 – September 14, 2017 Frances P. Dilda, 86, of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will be private. The Rev. Doug Radford will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...

Barbara Williams Measley
Sep 12, 2017
Barbara Williams Measley May 4, 1948 – September 12, 2017 Barbara Williams Measley, 69, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Her memorial Services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The Rev. Buddy Wagnon will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway. Barbara...

Ruby Sullivan Jacobs Mosley
Sep 11, 2017
Ruby Sullivan Jacobs Mosley May 26, 1926 – September 11, 2017 Ruby Sullivan Jacobs Mosley, 91, of Kenly passed away Monday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Marsh Swamp OFWB Church, 6664 Rock Ridge School Road, Sims. Interment will follow in Marsh Swamp OFWB Church Cemetery, Sims. The family will receive friends immediately following the...

Russell Edmund House, Jr.
Sep 9, 2017
Russell Edmund House, Jr. October 4, 1958 – September 9, 2017 Russell Edmund “Rusty” House, Jr., 58, of Elm City passed away Saturday. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Englewood Baptist Church, 1350 S. Winstead Avenue, Rocky Mount. Interment will follow in Macclesfield Town Cemetery, Macclesfield. The Rev. Charles Taylor will officiate. The family will...
Mathew Charles Peele
Sep 8, 2017
Mathew Charles Peele December 4, 1947 – September 8, 2017 Mathew Charles Peele, 69, of Wilson passed away Friday. His funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Marsh Swamp OFWB Church Cemetery, Rock Ridge. The Rev. Steve Kirkland will officiate. The family will receive friends from 1:30 – 2:45...
Celia Darlene Bailey
Sep 6, 2017
Celia Darlene Ferrell Bailey September 11, 1930 – September 6, 2017 Celia Darlene Ferrell Bailey, 86, originally of Lucama, departed this life on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at the home that she shared with her daughter and family in Youngsville, North Carolina. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow...
Rebecca Webb Lane
Sep 5, 2017
Rebecca Webb Lane May 23, 1931 – September 5, 2017 Becky Webb Lane, 86, of Saratoga passed away Tuesday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Stantonsburg Cemetery. The Rev. Patsy Jones and Rev. Lonnie Humphrey will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s...
Cleveland Jasper Glover, Jr.
Sep 4, 2017
Cleveland Jasper “CJ” Glover, Jr. July 26, 1925 – September 4, 2017 Cleveland Jasper “CJ” Glover, Jr, 92, of Wilson peacefully departed this life on September 4, 2017. A graveside service will be conducted Thursday at 11:00 a.m. in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Cliff Lewin will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s...
Eloise Scott Aycock Barnes
Sep 3, 2017
Eloise Scott Aycock Barnes December 17, 1930 – September 3, 2017 Eloise Scott Aycock Barnes, 86, of Kenly passed away Sunday. Her funeral service will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Aycock Family Cemetery. The Rev. Sammy Evans will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at...
Sue Boykin Stott
Sep 1, 2017
Sue Boykin Stott July 6, 1930 – September 1, 2017 Sue Boykin Stott, 87, of Wilson passed away Friday at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Her funeral service will be conducted at 12:00 p.m. Saturday at Marsh Swamp Church. Interment will follow in Marsh Swamp OFW Baptist Cemetery. The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate. The family will receive friends 11:00...
Thelma Owens Newcomb
Aug 31, 2017
Thelma Owens Newcomb September 6, 1927 - August 31, 2017 Thelma Owens Newcomb, 89, of Wilson passed away peacefully Thursday morning surrounded by family. A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Alex Ellis will officiate. The family will receive visitor at the home of her daughter, Carol Newcomb Ellis. To any...
Charlie Franklin Garner
Aug 27, 2017
Charlie Franklin Garner November 13, 1922 – August 27, 2017 Charlie “Shorty” Garner, 94, of Elm City passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. David Barnes will officiate. Shorty is survived by his daughter, Cathy Williams of Wilson; sister, Ida Mae Driver of Elm City; granddaughters, Melissa Beth...
Rebecca Baker Mylum
Aug 26, 2017
Rebecca Baker Mylum September 11, 1921 – August 26, 2017 Rebecca “Becky” Baker Mylum, 95, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, 311 W. Nash Street, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Dr. Doug Murray, Rev. Steve Clayton, and Pastor Daniel Heath will officiate. The family...

Bobby Ray Johnson
Aug 16, 2017
Bobby Ray Johnson April 7, 1935 – August 16, 2017 Bobby Ray Johnson, 82, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. His graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Stantonsburg Town Cemetery, Stantonsburg. The Rev. Joe Shakour will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway,...
Barbara Chiperfield Trapnell
Aug 15, 2017
Barbara Chiperfield Trapnell July 7, 1931 – August 15, 2017 Barbara Chiperfield Trapnell passed away peacefully on August 15, 2017 after a brief illness. She was born on July 7, 1931 to Edith Sinclair Chiperfield and Claude Burnett Chiperfield in Sydney, Australia, where her father served as US Vice Counsel. Her father’s service moved the family to Venice, Italy, after...

Franklin Delano Lewis
Aug 14, 2017
Franklin Delano Lewis January 2, 1934 – August 14, 2017 Franklin Delano Lewis, 83, of Goldsboro passed away Monday. His funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in Eastern Carolina Veteran Cemetery, 164 Longs Plant Farm Road, Goldsboro. The family will...

Donald Wells
Aug 13, 2017
Donald Wells October 25, 1935 – August 13, 2017 Donald Wells, 81 of Wilson passed away Sunday. His funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Ray Barnhill will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral...

Bessie Callie (Dudley) Pittman
Aug 13, 2017
Bessie Callie Dudley Pittman August 1, 1938 – August 13, 2017 Bessie Callie Pittman, 79, of Lucama passed away Sunday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Niagra Pentecostal Holiness Church, 1820 Bagley Road, Kenly, North Carolina. Pastors Tim Hopkins, Michael Dye and son-in-law, Randy Phillips will officiate. A private burial will be held for members...
James Ray Cornett
Aug 5, 2017
James Ray Cornett June 27, 1987 – August 5, 2017 James Ray Cornett, 30, of Bailey passed away Saturday. His funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...