Obituaries
Luke Ryan Brantley
Aug 6, 2016
Luke Ryan Brantley August 6, 2016 Luke Ryan was born into this world as a sleeping angel on Saturday, August 6, 2016 to his parents, Jerry and Shannon Brantley. Luke was diagnosed with Bilateral Renal Agenesis, or Potter\'s Syndrome at twenty weeks gestation, and with Jerry\'s love and support, Shannon chose to carry out her pregnancy with Luke; even though...

Agnes Gregory Lamm
Aug 3, 2016
Agnes Gregory Lamm November 15, 1948 – August 3, 2016 Agnes Gregory Lamm, 67, of Bailey passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. Pastor Dale Wallace and Donnie Cash...

Stephen Arthur Wooten
Jul 27, 2016
Stephen Arthur Wooten July 25, 1957 – July 27, 2016 Stephen “Steve” Arthur Wooten, 59, of Stantonsburg passed away Wednesday, July 27. His funeral service will be conducted Saturday evening at 6 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The Rev. Vance Lowe will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...
James "Smitty" Hammond Smith
Jul 26, 2016
James Hammond Smith December 2, 1929 – July 26, 2016 James “Smitty” Hammond Smith, 86, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. His memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service and other times at the family home or at the home of...
Nancy Clark Flowers
Jul 26, 2016
Nancy Clark Flowers March 17, 1925 – July 26, 2016 Nancy Clark Flowers, 91, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Nancy was born in Wilson on March 17, 1925 to the late William Thomas Clark, Jr. and Nannie Sue Crute....

Doris Mae Wooten
Jul 23, 2016
Doris Mae Wooten February 24, 1940 – July 23, 2016 Doris Mae Wooten, 76, of Macclesfield passed away Saturday. A graveside service will be held Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. in Macclesfield Town Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the service at the Macclesfield Town Cemetery and other times at the home of Annette Wooten. Doris is survived by her...
Dr. Robert Thomas Stone
Jul 23, 2016
Dr. Robert Thomas Stone October 20, 1938 – July 23, 2016 On July 23, 2016, Dr. Robert Thomas Stone passed away. His funeral will be held at First Presbyterian Church in Wilson on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. There will be a visitation at Joyner’s Funeral Home on Tuesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Born on October 20, 1938, in the...

Clemon Gary Davis, Jr.
Jul 17, 2016
Clemon Gary Davis, Jr. May 18, 1934 – July 17, 2016 Clemon Gary Davis, Jr., 82, of Sims passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday in Davis Family Cemetery, Kenly. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening 7 – 9 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times at...
Justin Mitchell Bandy
Jul 16, 2016
Justin Mitchell Bandy December 9, 1976 – July 16, 2016 Justin Mitchell Bandy, 39, of Wilson passed away Saturday. His memorial service will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Friday evening and the family will receive friends immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. Justin is survived by his...
Mildred Barnes Boswell
Jul 16, 2016
Mildred Barnes Boswell December 29, 1931 – July 16, 2016 Mildred Barnes Boswell “Grammy”, 84, of Wilson passed away Saturday, July 16, 2016. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Monday, July 18, 2016 at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Charles Robl will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 –...
Frank Anthony Cutri
Jul 11, 2016
Frank Anthony Cutri July 21, 1931 – July 11, 2016 Frank Anthony Cutri, 84, of Wilson passed away Monday. His funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson, with Military honors. The Rev. Paul Dunham will officiate. The family will receive friends 12:30 – 1:45 p.m....

Hattie Mae Nethercutt Everton
Jul 7, 2016
Hattie Mae Nethercutt Everton March 14, 1926 – July 7, 2016 Hattie Mae Nethercutt Everton, 90, of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Daniels Chapel Original FWB Church, 4828 Frank Price Church Road, Wilson. Interment will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in East Duplin Memorial Gardens, 106 E Main Street, Beulaville....
Jerry Franklin Harold
Jul 6, 2016
Jerry Franklin Harold February 10, 1942 – July 6, 2016 Jerry Franklin Harold, 74, of Wilson, from Hot Springs, Virginia passed away Wednesday. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. LaVon Phillips will officiate and Mr. Daniel Lancaster will assist....

Margaret Thigpen
Jul 4, 2016
Margaret Thigpen October 6, 1922 – July 4, 2016 Margaret Owens Thigpen, of Wilson passed away Monday, she was 93. Visitation will be held Wednesday, July 6 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson from 6:00-7:30 p.m. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, July 7 in Maplewood Cemetery with the Rev. Frank Thigpen officiating....

Clarence C. Skinner
Jul 2, 2016
Clarence C. Skinner September 10, 1934 – July 2, 2016 Clarence C. Skinner, 81, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Arrangements are by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Condolences may be directed to www.joyners.net.
Clarence Gibson Skinner
Jul 2, 2016
Clarence Gibson Skinner September 10, 1934 – July 2, 2016 Clarence Gibson Skinner, 81, of Wilson passed away Saturday. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, July 11, 2016 at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Zachariah Harris will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 –...
Reverend John Thomas Sessoms
Jun 30, 2016
Reverend John Thomas Sessoms February 12, 1925 – June 30, 2016 Reverend John Thomas Sessoms, 91, of Elm City passed away Thursday. His funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at Westview Baptist Church, 3408 Sunset Avenue, Rocky Mount. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 12:45 – 1:45 p.m. at the church....
Captain Howard Clovis Boykin
Jun 26, 2016
Captain Howard Clovis Boykin May 21, 1953 – June 26, 2016 Captain Howard Clovis Boykin, 63, of Stantonsburg passed away Sunday. His funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Woody Parrish will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Wednesday evening at...
Horace Lee Evans
Jun 23, 2016
Horace Lee Evans December 28, 1939 – June 23, 2016 Horace “Lee” Evans, 76, of Wilson passed away Wednesday at home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnnie and Ellen Evans; his wife and the love of his life, Faye Evans, and brother, J.T. Evans. Lee is survived by his children, Donna Carter (Stanley), and Jeff Evans (Jane)...
Mabel Roberson McIntyre
Jun 22, 2016
Mabel Roberson McIntyre July 31, 1921 – June 22, 2016 Mabel Roberson McIntyre, 94, of Stanhope, a beloved teacher of thousands and a pillar of her family and community, died at her home Tuesday, June 22, 2016. Mabel Buell Roberson was born in Stanhope to Nannie B. Morgan Roberson and Walter Raleigh Roberson. Mabel\'s father died just two years later,...