Obituaries

Jan 28, 2017

Ronnie Earl Webb, Jr. October 30, 1979 – January 28, 2017 Ronnie Earl Webb, Jr., 37, of Wilson passed away Saturday. His funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday, with the family receiving friends from 11 – 12:45 p.m. prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.  Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson....

Jan 27, 2017

Barbara Ann Johnson Boykin November 4, 1935 – January 27, 2017 Barbara Ann Johnson Boykin, 81, of the Buckhorn Community passed away Friday. A memorial celebration of Barbara’s life will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the fellowship hall, with visitation following, at Buckhorn United Methodist Church, 8102 Hwy 42 West, Kenly. Barbara was a former employee of TA...

Jan 24, 2017

Billy Ray Poythress July 14, 1934 – January 24, 2017 Billy Ray Poythress, 82, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.  A private service will be held at a later time. Billy was the owner of R E Townsend and Company...

Jan 24, 2017

Vicki Diane Lamm June 22, 1954 – January 24, 2017 Vicki Diane Lamm, 62, of Lumberton, formerly of Bailey, passed away Tuesday. Her funeral will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday at the Middlesex Church of God, Middlesex.  A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey.  The Rev. Ed Toler will officiate. The...

Jan 22, 2017

Ronald Krueger January 10, 1937 – January 22, 2017 Ronald Krueger, 80, of Sims passed away Sunday.  A memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Nobel’s Chapel Baptist Church, 733 old Raleigh Road, Sims with the family receiving friends from 3 – 4:15 p.m. prior to the service. Ronald loved working and was making candy...

Jan 19, 2017

Helen Shealy Caton December 16, 1938 – January 19, 2017 Helen Shealy Caton, 78, of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 612 Vance Street NW, Wilson, with the family receiving friends prior to the service from 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. at the church.   Interment will follow in Maplewood...

Jan 17, 2017

Ethel Smiley August 5, 1926 – January 17, 2017   Ethel Smiley, 90, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Her funeral will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson.  A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson.  The Rev. Ray Barnhill will officiate.   The family will receive friends from 6...

Jan 16, 2017

Tony Earl Hawley March 25, 1944 – January 16, 2017   Tony Earl Hawley, 72, of Kenly passed away Monday. His funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson.  Interment will follow in Springhill Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Springfield School Road, Lucama.  The Rev. Sefton Strickland will officiate.   The family will receive friends Thursday morning...

Jan 15, 2017

Amanda Paige Barber Farmer August 17, 1960 – January 15, 2017   Amanda Paige Barber Farmer, 56, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Wilson Medical Center.   Amanda is survived by a brother, Joseph “Joey” Barber and wife, Norma Jean of Mt. Holly; a cousin, Donna Mayhew and husband, Trey of Lincolnton, and their son, Christopher of Lincolnton; her...

Jan 15, 2017

Virginia Barnes Campbell January 20, 1923 – January 15, 2017   Virginia Barnes Campbell died peacefully Sunday morning at Autumn Care of Nash at the age of 93, and was one of eight children born to Oscar and Dollie Barnes of Wilson. In 1944, she married Edward Graham Campbell, Jr., of Lucama. Virginia and Ed met in Wilson, and in...

Jan 11, 2017

John Hyman Amerson September 26, 1939 – January 11, 2017 John Hyman Amerson, 77, of Hookerton passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday in Black Creek Town Cemetery, Black Creek.  Ted Sauls will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway,...

Jan 10, 2017

Jan 9, 2017

Jan 8, 2017

Patricia Gail Hawley July 4, 1958 – January 8, 2017 Patricia Gail Hawley, 58, of Kenly passed away Sunday. Her funeral will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Mt. Zion Original Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, 9300 Johnson Farm...

Jan 7, 2017

Paul N. Blake, Jr. July 5, 1936 – January 7, 2017 Paul N. Blake, Jr., of Wilson was born July 5, 1936 and passed away Saturday, January 7, 2017 following a courageous battle with cancer. A life-long resident of Wilson, he was a wise yet modest, gentle and quiet man who was loved by all who knew him and a...

Jan 7, 2017

Renato Arizpe September 29, 1932 – January 7, 2017 Renato Arizpe, 84 was born on September 29, 1932. He departed his earthly life on January 7, 2017 at his home surrounded by family. His funeral will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends prior to the...

Jan 6, 2017

Fred Crespo, 55, of Wilson, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017. He was born in Manhattan, New York on January 11, 1961. Fred embodied the spirit of the city of his birth, for no place is quite like New York City, and no person was quite like Fred Crespo. He was a gifted artist, ranging in talents from oil abstracts,...

Jan 4, 2017

Ruth Ann Zeiger Rhodes December 12, 1937 – January 4, 2017 Ruth Ann Zeiger Rhodes, 79, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Ruth is survived by her daughter, Penny Rhodes Windham...

Jan 3, 2017

Shelia Jones Sharpe April 10, 1951 – January 3, 2017 Shelia Jones Sharpe, 65, of Wilson passed peacefully Tuesday at UNC Women’s Hospital. Her memorial service will be conducted at a later date. Shelia is survived by her loving husband of sixteen years, Jerry W. Sharpe of the home; her son, William Turner of Lucama; her granddaughter, Elizabeth Turner; her...

Jan 1, 2017

Hilda Vaughn Williams September 16, 1945 – January 1, 2017 Hilda Vaughn “Tootsie” Williams, 71, of Wilson passed away Sunday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Tommy Hagens will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday from 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. at...