Obituaries

Julia Mae Gay Burress

Julia Mae Gay Burress

Jul 26, 2015

Julia Mae Gay Burress December 7, 1939 – July 26, 2015 Julia Mae Gay Burress, 75, of Middlesex passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville after various complicated medical procedures. Her graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The pastor Clark Vincent will officiate. The family will receive friends at the...

Carley King Tedder Pipkin

Carley King Tedder Pipkin

Jul 25, 2015

Carley King Tedder Pipkin September 21, 1940 – July 25, 2015 Carley “Dinah” Tedder Pipkin, 74, of Lucama passed away Saturday. Her funeral services will be conducted Tuesday 4 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Ferrell Family Cemetery, Morningside Road, Wilson. The Rev. DeWayne Eakes will officiate. The family will receive friends 2 – 3:45 p.m....

Juanita Eskridge Turner

Juanita Eskridge Turner

Jul 24, 2015

Juanita Eskridge Turner December 2, 1918 – July 24, 2015er Juanita Eskridge Turner, 96, of Wilson passed away Friday. Her funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Tim McFatter will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday 12 – 1:45 p.m. prior to the service at Joyner’s...

Rudy Arthur Lewis

Rudy Arthur Lewis

Jul 23, 2015

Rudy Arthur Lewis August 20, 1946 – July 23, 2015 Rudy Arthur Lewis, 68, of Bailey passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday in Bailey Town Cemetery. The Rev. Steve Edmundson will officiate. The family will receive friends 5 – 7 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times...

Margirene "Margie" Ferrell Jones

Margirene "Margie" Ferrell Jones

Jul 23, 2015

Margirene Ferrell Jones October 2, 1927 – July 23, 2015 Margirene “Margie” Ferrell Jones, 87, of Lucama passed away peacefully Thursday surrounded by her loving family. A private graveside service will be conducted. The Rev. Walt Tyndall will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Saturday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway and other...

Clyde Stewart Joyner

Clyde Stewart Joyner

Jul 23, 2015

Clyde Stewart Joyner December 26, 1954 – July 23, 2015 Clyde Stewart Joyner, 60, of Wilson, went to be with the Lord on Thursday. His funeral service will be conducted 6 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Entombment will be held 11 a.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Marvin Wiggins and the Rev. Carroll Wiggs will officiate....

Billy Daniel Lollis, Sr.

Billy Daniel Lollis, Sr.

Jul 21, 2015

Billy Daniel Lollis, Sr. December 29, 1937 – July 21, 2015 Billy Daniel Lollis, Sr., of Wilson passed away Tuesday. A celebration of his life will be held 7 - 9 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Billy was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grand father and friend to all that knew him. He will...

Audrey White Allen

Audrey White Allen

Jul 19, 2015

Audrey White Allen November 14, 1925 – July 19, 2015 Audrey White Allen, 89, passed away peacefully Sunday, July 19, 2015 at home. She is survived by her loving husband of sixty-one years, Roney “Fred” Allen. She was a remarkable woman, supporting her family with a strong faith and love of her home. Audrey was born November 14, 1925, in...

Brison Ayden Lamm

Brison Ayden Lamm

Jul 17, 2015

Brison Ayden Lamm July 17, 2015 Baby, Brison Ayden Lamm, passed away Friday, July 17, 2015. A private service will be conducted for the family. Brison is survived by his parents, Brian Andrew Lamm and Meghan Bissette Lamm of Sims; his grandparents, Grayson and JoAnn Lamm of Wilson and Billy and Vivian Bissette of Bailey and his great-grandparents, Marie Lamm...

Wiley Ransom "W.R." Hill

Wiley Ransom "W.R." Hill

Jul 15, 2015

Wiley Ransom Hill April 29, 1935 – July 15, 2015 Wiley “W.R.” Ransom Hill, 80, of Lucama passed away Wednesday. His funeral will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Steve Strickland and the Rev. David Kriger will officiate. The family will receive friends 7 – 8:30 p.m. Sunday at...

Paul Green "Nub" Boykin

Paul Green "Nub" Boykin

Jul 15, 2015

Paul Green Boykin April 28, 1934 – July 15, 2015 Paul Green “Nub” Boykin, 81, of Kenly passed away Wednesday. His memorial service will be held Saturday 2 – 4 p.m. at Buckhorn United Methodist Church, 8102 Hwy 42 North, Kenly in the fellowship hall. The family will receive friends following the service at the church and other times at...

Glenn Ruffin Davis

Glenn Ruffin Davis

Jul 13, 2015

Glenn Ruffin Davis May 24, 1925 – July 13, 2015 Glenn Ruffin Davis, 90, of Wilson passed away Monday. His funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday at Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church, 5843 Shiloh Church Road, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Elwood Long will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:00 – 8:30...

Ryan McRae Yarbrough

Ryan McRae Yarbrough

Jul 10, 2015

Ryan McRae Yarbrough July 26, 1995 – July 10, 2015 Ryan McRae Yarbrough, 19, of Wilson passed away Friday at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital. His funeral service will be conducted 5 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. De Wayne Eakes will officiate. The family will...

Josephine Evangeline Lamm Beattie

Josephine Evangeline Lamm Beattie

Jul 9, 2015

Josephine Evangeline Lamm Beattie July 27, 1922 – July 9, 2015 Josephine Evangeline Lamm Beattie, 92, passed away peacefully Thursday evening July 9, 2015 at Sunrise Assisted Living in Morris Plains, New Jersey. Her funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at Lucama United Methodist Church, 403 S. Main Street, Lucama. The Rev. Joe Stallings will...

Woodrow "Woody" Stancil

Woodrow "Woody" Stancil

Jul 8, 2015

Woodrow Stancil April 17, 1932 – July 8, 2015 Woodrow \"Woody\" Stancil, 83, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. His memorial service will be conducted Sunday, July 19, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Steve Strickland will officiate and speaker Candace Deans. The family will receive friends immediately following the service and other...

Margaret Rachel Barnes

Margaret Rachel Barnes

Jul 7, 2015

Margaret Rachel Barnes September 28, 1927 – July 7, 2015 Margaret Rachel Barnes, 87, of Rocky Mount, formerly of Lucama, passed away Tuesday. A graveside service will be conducted 10 a.m. Friday in Elmwood Cemetery, 303 E North Street, Fremont. Margaret is survived by her daughter, Jennifer B. Boykin of Rocky Mount; her grandson, Ronnie Boykin of Wilson and her...

Eloise Hunt Sutton

Eloise Hunt Sutton

Jul 7, 2015

Eloise Hunt Sutton December 30, 1922 – July 7, 2015 Eloise Hunt Sutton, 92, of Lucama passed away Tuesday. Her memorial service will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. The Rev. Donnie Price will officiate. Eloise is survived by her daughters, Alice Lee Pennington...

Wanda J. Nyce

Wanda J. Nyce

Jul 6, 2015

Wanda J. Nyce August 28, 1958 – July 6, 2015 Wanda J. Nyce, 56, of Wilson passed away Monday. Her memorial service will be conducted 6 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway. The family will receive friends immediately following the service and other times at the home. Wanda is survived by her husband, Ronald Dale Nyce...

J.L Baker Jr.

J.L Baker Jr.

Jul 5, 2015

J.L Baker Jr. July 10, 1931 – July 5, 2015 Jasper “J.L.” Baker, Jr. 83, of Wilson passed away Sunday. His funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Hills Baptist Church, 1407 Forest Hills Road, Wilson. Interment will follow in Queen Anne Cemetery, Fountain. The Rev. Justin Deeter and Rev. Frank Owens will officiate. The family will...

Ronald C. Scott

Ronald C. Scott

Jul 4, 2015

Ronald C. Scott September 19, 1947 – July 4, 2015 Ronald C. Scott, of Wilson, formerly of Fayetteville passed away Saturday. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening 7 – 8:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Ronald was a loving husband of forty-seven years, father and granddaddy. He was born and raised in Fayetteville. He...