Obituaries
Donnie Hugh Britt
May 4, 2016
Donnie Hugh Britt December 27, 1946 – May 4, 2016 Donnie Hugh Britt, 69, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Steve Webb will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service and at other times at the home of Braxton Britt. Mr. Britt is survived by...
Mary Price Mitchell
May 3, 2016
Mary Price Mitchell September 03, 1926 – May 3, 2016 Mary Price Mitchell, 89, of Middlesex passed away Tuesday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, with Rev. Donnie Price officiating. A private Entombment will be held Thursday in Historic Oakwood Cemetery, 701 Oakwood Avenue, Raleigh. The family will receive friends Wednesday...
Jesse Irvin Davis
May 2, 2016
Jesse Irvin Davis December 31, 1938 – May 2, 2016 Jesse “Irvin” Davis, 77, of Rock Ridge passed away Monday at the Durham VA Hospital after a day filled with visits from his family and friends. His funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Marsh Swamp Cemetery, 6664 Rock Ridge...
Patricia Robinson Kury
May 1, 2016
Patricia Robinson Kury September 12, 1941 – May 1, 2016 Patricia Robinson Kury went to heaven on Sunday, May 1, 2016. She was born in Malvern, Iowa on September 12, 1941. Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 11a.m. at the Trinity Baptist Church, 4815 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 and a celebration of...
Reverend Barnabas Dee "B.D." Stone
May 1, 2016
Reverend Barnabas Dee “B.D.” Stone September 26, 1930 – May 1, 2016 Reverend Barnabas Dee “B.D.” Stone, 85, of Bailey died Sunday. Funeral services will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Middlesex Church of God. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery. The Reverend Ed Toler will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at...
Robert L Smitherman
Apr 28, 2016
Robert Leak Smitherman August 29, 1929 – April 28, 2016 Robert Leak Smitherman, 86, of Wilson died Thursday. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday, May 2, 2016 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate. The family will receive friends 1 – 2 Monday...
Barbara Gail (Williams) Whitler
Apr 28, 2016
Barbara Gail Whitler Williams March 25, 1958 – April 28, 2016 Barbara Gail Whitler Williams , 58, of Wilson died Thursday. A graveside service will be conducted 3:30 p.m. Monday in Maplewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends 2-3 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway. Ms. Williams is survived by her boyfriend Roy Thigpen; two sons,...
Dixie Lila Coleman Page
Apr 27, 2016
Dixie Lila Coleman Page July 31, 1923 – April 27, 2016 Dixie Lila Coleman Page, 92, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be conducted at 3:30 p.m. on Friday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Elder Randall Saunders will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday afternoon from 1 – 3 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...
Jason Ray Price
Apr 26, 2016
Jason Ray Price March 14, 1993 – April 26, 2016 Jason Ray Price, 23, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. His funeral will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at Peace Church, 2838 Tilghman Road, Wilson. Interment will follow in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Scott Coghill will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m....
Lester Williams
Apr 24, 2016
Lester Williams December 25, 1925 – April 24, 2016 Lester Williams, 90, of Wilson passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville surrounded by his loving family. His funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey,...
Ruby Batchelor Speight
Apr 24, 2016
Ruby Batchelor Speight September 25, 1930 – April 24, 2016 Ruby Batchelor Speight, 85, of Wilson passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Ruby is survived by her...
Jean Ellis Edwards
Apr 24, 2016
Jean Ellis Edwards February 1, 1929 – April 24, 2016 Jean Ellis Edwards, 87, of Wilson passed away Sunday. Her graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Justin Deeter will officiate. The family will receive friends in Evergreen following the service. Jean was a member of the Golden Circle Optimist Club...
Russell Vasco Powell, Jr.
Apr 23, 2016
Russell Vasco Powell, Jr. August 4, 1951 – April 23, 2016 Russell Vasco Powell, Jr., 64, gently and peacefully passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 in the Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at Duke University Hospital, surrounded by his family and supported by nurses and staff who cared for him and loved him during the past year. A service of...
Johnny Clay Bryant
Apr 21, 2016
Johnny Clay Bryant May 24, 1965 – April 21, 2016 Johnny Clay Bryant, 50, of Bailey died Thursday. The family will hold a graveside service at 2 p.m. Monday in Bailey Cemetery. Mr. Bryant is survived by his partner, Richard Delgado of Bailey; brother, Donald Bryant & wife, Doreen of Zebulon; Sister, Fannie Bryant & wife, Melinda Brown of Middlesex,...
Nellie Gray Shadding Edwards
Apr 21, 2016
Nellie Gray Shadding Edwards September 30, 1934 – April 21, 2016 Nellie Gray Shadding Edwards, 81, of Elm City passed away Thursday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Sam Cullifer will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday from 6 –...
James Alan Boykin
Apr 20, 2016
James Alan Boykin January 30, 1942 – April 20, 2016 James “Jimmy” Alan Boykin, 74, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A celebration of his life will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The family will receive friends before the service Monday from 5 – 6:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson....
Eunice Watson Sullivan
Apr 20, 2016
Eunice Watson Sullivan July 7, 1941 – April 20, 2016 Eunice Watson Sullivan, 74, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Richard Cuddington, Jr. will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening...
Jean Fritz Herring
Apr 19, 2016
Jean Fritz Herring November 19, 1924 – April 19, 2016 Jean Fritz Herring, 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday, April 19, 2016 at Wilson Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Jean was born on November 19, 1924 in Lexington, Kentucky, the only child of Joseph and Elnora Fritz. When Jean was a young girl, she and her parents...
Mary Louise Westerkamp Schimick
Apr 19, 2016
Mary Louise Westerkamp Schimick August 17, 1942 – April 19, 2016 Mary Louise Westerkamp Schimick, 73, of Wilson passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Mary is survived by her husband of 47 years, John “Jack” F. Schimick. She was a loving mother to Mark E. Schimick, Gail S. Graham and son-in-law, Brandon; dear grandmother to Riley Schimick; beloved sister of...
James Melvin Bass
Apr 18, 2016
James Melvin Bass September 13, 1941 – April 18, 2016 James Melvin Bass, 74, of Rocky Mount passed away Monday. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Evergreen Memorial Park, 2800 Nash Street, Wilson. The Major Jim Bovender will officiate. Melvin is survived by his son, Kyle Bass and wife, Robin of Wilson; his granddaughter, Bryson...
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