Obituaries

Ruth Johnson
Apr 28, 2017
Ruth Johnson January 19, 1936 – April 28, 2017 Ruth Johnson, 81, passed away Friday. A graveside service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Tim McFatter will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times at the home...

Lora Ann Hudson-Powell
Apr 27, 2017
Lora Ann Hudson-Powell June 09, 1963 – April 27, 2017 Lora Ann Hudson-Powell, 53, of Middlesex passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church, 10242 Claude Lewis Road, Middlesex. Interment will follow in Middlesex Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral...
Juanita Childers Thomas
Apr 24, 2017
Juanita Childers Thomas February 17, 1930 – April 24, 2017 Juanita Elizabeth Childers Thomas, age 87, died on Monday, April 24, 2017. She was born on February 17, 1930 in Smithfield, North Carolina to the late Reverend William Paul and Addie Beaty Childers. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Grady Thomas. Juanita attended Campbell University and graduated...

Faye Finch Williams
Apr 22, 2017
Faye Finch Williams July 9, 1933 – April 22, 2017 Faye Finch Williams, 83, of Bailey passed away Saturday. Her funeral 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 Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The family will receive friends immediately following the service Monday evening at Joyner’s...

Brian Alan Breedlove
Apr 21, 2017
Brian Alan Breedlove December 20, 1961 – April 21, 2017 Brian Alan Breedlove, 55, of Middlesex passed away Friday, after an extended illness. His funeral will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Franklinton. The Rev. Bobby Fletcher will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 – 8 p.m. Monday...

Johnny Ray Jobe
Apr 21, 2017
Johnny Ray Jobe February 23, 1961 – April 21, 2017 Johnny Ray Jobe, 56, of Wilson passed away Friday. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Bailey Baptist Church, 6646 Deans Street, Bailey. The Rev. Jim Hales, Rev. Ed Creech, and Rev. Darrel Davis will officiate. Johnny is survived by his daughters, Crystal Selvidge of...

Penny Ida Boykin Coleman
Apr 20, 2017
Penny Ida Boykin Coleman July 24, 1918 - April 20, 2017 Penny Ida Boykin Coleman, 98 of Sims passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Healthy Plains Primitive Baptist Church, Sims. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Elder Randall Saunders will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6:30...

Donald Robert Felts
Apr 19, 2017
Donald Robert Felts October 26, 1950 – April 19, 2017 Donald Robert Felts, 66, of Elm City passed away Wednesday. His funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Elm City United Methodist Church, Elm City. Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City. The Rev. Barry Drum and Rev. Gene Wells will officiate. The family will...

Michael Todd Varnell
Apr 16, 2017
Michael Todd Varnell February 24, 1964 – April 16, 2017 Michael Todd Varnell, 53, of Wilson passed away Sunday. His graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The family will receive friends at the home. Todd is survived by his daughters, Lilly Ann Varnell of Wilson, and Christine Tellier of Washington, D.C.; his mother,...
Robert Bruce Riley, Sr.
Apr 13, 2017
Robert Bruce “Bob” Riley, Sr. September 19, 1938 – April 13, 2017 Robert Bruce “Bob” Riley, Sr. of Rocky Mount went to be with the Lord Thursday, April 13, 2017 after months of declining health. He was a faithful husband, a wonderful father, brother and loving Papa. Bob was born on September 19, 1938 in Wilson, North Carolina to the...
Alan Wayne Kersey
Apr 12, 2017
Alan Wayne Kersey February 15, 1944 – April 12, 2017 Alan Wayne Kersey, 73, of Wilson went to be with his Heavenly Lord and Savior on Wednesday. His funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Pastor Elwood Long and Pastor Jeff Smith will officiate. The family...

Ervin Ray Durham
Apr 11, 2017
Ervin Ray Durham July 8, 1934 – April 11, 2017 Ervin Ray Durham, 82, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. His funeral will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Tim McFatter will officiate. The family will...
Inez Jenkins Anderson
Apr 9, 2017
Inez Jenkins Anderson July 29, 1934 – April 9, 2017 Inez Jenkins Anderson, 82, of Wilson passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Stewart Milton will officiate The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway and other times at the...

David Wrenn Roberson
Apr 9, 2017
David Wrenn Roberson July 13, 1965 – April 9, 2017 David Wrenn Roberson, 51, passed away Sunday from cancer in Vidant Hospice at Greenville Medical Center on April 9, 2017. The son of Frances Wrenn Roberson and the late Wallace Reid Roberson, he was born in Washington, DC on July 13, 1965. He spent his youth in Wilson, graduated from...

Kristine D Willis
Apr 8, 2017
Kristine Dow Willis January 4, 1950 – April 8, 2017 Kristine Dow Willis, 67, of Stantonsburg passed away Saturday. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Monday at the Home of John and Cindy in Stantonsburg. Kristine is survived by her brother, Jack Willis and wife, Janice of Eattonton, GA; neice, Laura Schroeder and husband, Birnie Williams of Greenville; nephew,...
Annette Ferrell Franks
Apr 6, 2017
Annette Ferrell Franks September 4, 1964 – April 6, 2017 Annette Ferrell Franks, 52, of Black Creek passed away Thursday. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. on Monday at Black Creek United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Black Creek Cemetery. The Rev. Tuck Taylor-Loveland will officiate. The family will receive friends at other times at the residence....
Julianne Anderson Rice
Apr 6, 2017
Julianne Anderson Rice September 4, 1941 – April 6, 2017 Julianne Anderson Rice, 75, of Kenly passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A private burial will be held for the family. The Rev. David Brooks will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Joyner’s...

Henry E Glover
Apr 5, 2017
Henry Earl Glover July 29, 1943 – April 5, 2017 Henry Earl Glover, 73, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A private service will be conducted. Earl is survived by his daughter, Kristy Glover; son, Michael Glover; his grandson, Brandon, and his brother, Kenneth Glover and his longtime companion, Flora Stancil of the home and her two daughters, Nancy and Tracey....

Hazel Askey
Apr 4, 2017
Hazel Askey November 16, 1940 – April 4, 2017 Hazel Askey, 76, of Nashville passed away Tuesday. Arrangements are by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Condolences may be directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home at www.joyners.net.

Mary Anne Neitzelt
Mar 31, 2017
Mary Anne Neitzelt January 22, 1945 – March 31, 2017 Mary Ann Neitzelt, 72, of Wilson passed away Friday. A celebration of her life will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday at Saint Therese Catholic Church, 700 Nash Street Northeast, Wilson. Rev. Bill John Acosta-Escobar will officiate. A private will burial will be held. Mary is survived by her daughters,...