Obituaries

Teresa Gail Langley
Dec 31, 2015
Teresa Gail Langley June 27, 1960 – December 31, 2015 Teresa Gail Langley, 55, of Middlesex passed away Thursday. Her memorial service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at Sims Pentecostal Holiness Church, 6747 US 264 Alt., Sims. The Rev. Tony Hawley will officiate. The family will receive friends 3 – 3:45 p.m. prior to the service at Sims...

Millard Oscar Winstead
Dec 29, 2015
Millard Oscar Winstead October 10, 1937 – December 29, 2015 Millard Oscar “Poss” Winstead, 78, of Sandy Cross passed away Tuesday. A graveside service will be 3 p.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Jimmy Reavis will officiate. The family will receive friends 1 – 2:30 p.m. preceding the graveside service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...
Purvis Bissette
Dec 29, 2015
Purvis Bissette March 24, 1927 – December 29, 2015 Purvis Bissette, 88, of Middlesex passed away Tuesday. His memorial service will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. David Barnes will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times...
Michael Carlyle McDuffie, Jr.
Dec 28, 2015
Michael Carlyle McDuffie, Jr. June 26, 1964 – December 28, 2015 Michael Carlyle McDuffie, Jr., 51, of Wilson passed away Monday. His funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s...

Michael Allen Taylor
Dec 27, 2015
Michael Allen Taylor June 11, 1963 – December 27, 2015 Michael Allen Taylor, 52, of Rocky Mount, passed away peacefully at Vidant Medical Center on Sunday, December 27, 2015, with his family at his side. Mike was born June 11, 1963 in Rocky Mount to Earl Taylor, Sr. and Anne Tolston Taylor. He was preceded in death by his parents....
Barbara Jean Rice Green
Dec 26, 2015
Barbara Jean Rice Green May 26, 1934 – December 26, 2015 Barbara Jean Rice Green passed away on December 26, 2015, at Commonwealth Assisted Living in Kilmarnock, Virginia, with family at her side. She was born on May 26, 1934, in Wilson, to the late Henry and Mittie Rice. Known as \"Jeannie\" to her friends and \"Gibby\" to her grandchildren,...
Joyce Wall Gardner
Dec 25, 2015
Joyce Wall Gardner August 28, 1936 – December 24, 2015 Joyce Wall Gardner, 79, of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Pastor Mark Woolard will officiate. The family will receive friends from noon to 1:45 p.m. prior to the service at...
Jo Ann Jones Whitley
Dec 25, 2015
Jo Ann Jones Whitley November 8, 1947 – December 25, 2015 Jo Ann Jones Whitley, 68, of Wilson passed away Friday. Her funeral will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson with the family receiving friends immediately following the service and other times at the home. A graveside service will...

Robert Grover Webb
Dec 24, 2015
Robert Grover Webb July 10, 1951 – December 24, 2015 Robert Grover Webb, 64, of Nashville passed away Thursday. His funeral service will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Pastor Tim Andrews will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:00 – 7:15 Monday prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson...
John R. Brinkley, Jr.
Dec 18, 2015
John R. Brinkley, Jr. November 30, 1919 – December 18, 2015 John R. Brinkley, Jr., of Wilson passed away Friday. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Dr. Billy Toler and Phil Farmer will officiate. The family will receive friends 3 – 5 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

Erwin Brasca Pittman, Jr.
Dec 17, 2015
Erwin Brasca Pittman, Jr. March 16, 1938 – December 17, 2015 Erwin Brasca Pittman, Jr. passed away Thursday, December 17, 2015. The family will receive friends Sunday, December 20, 2015 from 3 – 5 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A memorial service for Erwin will be held at a later date. Erwin was born March...
William Donald Branch
Dec 16, 2015
William Donald Branch April 25, 1932 – December 16, 2015 William Donald “Bill” Branch, 83, of Morehead City passed away Wednesday. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10:30 – 11 at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...

Michael B. Lamm
Dec 16, 2015
Michael B. Lamm November 15, 1955 – December 16, 2015 Michael B. Lamm, 60, of Charleston, South Carolina passed away Wednesday. His memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Ronnie Davis will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10 – 10:45 a.m. at Joyner’s...
Joseph Christy Rodri, Sr.
Dec 15, 2015
Joseph Christy Rodri, Sr. February 10, 1933 – December 15, 2015 Joseph Christy “Joe” Rodri, Sr., 82, of Wilson, ascended into Heaven on Tuesday, December 15, 2015, after a four year battle with prostate cancer. His memorial Mass will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Monday, the 21st at St. Therese Catholic Church, 700 Nash Street, Wilson. The family will...
Mary Mitchell Poythress
Dec 12, 2015
Mary Mitchell Poythress July 20, 1933 – December 12, 2015 Mary Ann Mitchell Poythress, 82, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Dean Etheridge will officiate. The family will receive friends at Mary’s home following the service. Mary is survived by her daughters, Vickie Anning of Wilson, and Kathy...
Billie D. Baker
Dec 11, 2015
Billie D. Baker July 11, 1938 – December 11, 2015 Billie D. Baker, 77, of Wilson, went to be with her Lord on Friday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Tony Moore and Rev. Roland Harrell will officiate....

William Lawrence Bissette
Dec 11, 2015
William Lawrence Bissette July 19, 1929 – December 11, 2015 William Lawrence Bissette, 86, of Bailey passed away Friday. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Charles Robl and the Rev. Kevin Seymour will officiate. The family will be receiving friends at the...

Autumn Faith Cates
Dec 10, 2015
Autumn Faith Cates December 10, 2015 Infant Autumn Faith Cates of Fremont passed away Thursday. Her memorial service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Jimmy Murray will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Autumn is survived by her parents, Kendall...

Kay Watson Strickland
Dec 10, 2015
Kay Watson Strickland February 4, 1937 – December 10, 2015 Kay Watson Strickland, 78, of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Ray Barnhill will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday...

JoAnn Langston
Dec 8, 2015
JoAnn Langston December 11, 1950 – December 8, 2015 JoAnn Langston, 64, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. A private graveside service was held Thursday at 11 a.m. in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. B.L. Efird officiated. JoAnn is survived by her daughter, Robin Harrell Johnson and husband, Bobby of Wilson; her grandchildren, Cameron and Logan Johnson, and her brothers,...