Obituaries
James Carlton "J.C" Hawley
May 4, 2023
James Carlton “J.C.” Hawley, 81 of Elm City went home to be with his Lord on Thursday morning, May 4, 2023. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 2 – 4 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A private burial will be held at a later date.
J.C. was a loving husband, father, grandad...
Hugh Culvahouse
May 3, 2023
Hugh Culvahouse, 77, passed away on Wednesday, May 3. Family will receive friends on Sunday, May 7 from 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, NC and at other times at the home of Jeannie and Dean Mercer. A funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Entombment will be held on...
Linda Diane Tamez
Apr 30, 2023
Linda Diane Tamez, 58, passed away on Sunday, April 30. Family will receive friends on Friday, May 5 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, NC. A funeral service will be held Saturday, May 6 at 11:00 am at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Reverend Bobby Tucker will officiate.
Linda is survived by her loving husband,...
Johnnie Alton Ferrell
Apr 29, 2023
Johnnie Alton Ferrell, 75, passed away on Saturday, April 29. A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 1 at 6:30 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will be held on Tuesday, May 2 at 2:00 pm at the Ferrell Family Cemetery, Morning Side Road in Wilson, NC. Family will receive friends at Joyner’s Funeral Home on Monday, May...
Portia Joyner Hardison
Apr 29, 2023
Portia Joyner Hardison, 81, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 29. Family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 2 from 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, NC. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, May 2 at 2:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will be on Wednesday, May...
Jane Warren Jernigan
Apr 28, 2023
Jane Warren Jernigan went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, April 28. Family will receive friends on Friday, May 5 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, NC. A funeral service will be held Saturday, May 6 at 1:00 pm at West Nash United Methodist Church in Wilson, NC. Interment will be...
Reuben Allen Matthews
Apr 27, 2023
Reuben Allen Matthews passed away on Thursday, April 27. The family will receive friends on Monday, May 1 from 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, NC and at other times at the daughter’s home at 9280 Midway Road, Bailey, NC. A funeral service will be held on Monday, May 1 at 2:00 pm at Joyner’s...
Carolyn Mary Yorgey Jones
Apr 27, 2023
Carolyn Mary Yorgey Jones, 66, passed away on Thursday, April 27. A service will be held at a later date in Pennsylvania.
Carolyn is survived by her daughters, Kristi Sterling and her husband, Keith, Julia Koch and her husband, Barry, and Kacy Jones and John Berry; granddaughters, Jayden Douglas, Raegan Jones, Ripley Jones-Berry, and Ella Koch; grandsons, Brendan...
Judith Ann Meyers Rogers
Apr 25, 2023
Judith Ann (Meyers) Rogers was born on March 12, 1935 in Marshallville, Ohio to the late Ralph Lippold Meyers and Frieda Esther Fetzer. The fourth child and only girl, Judy loved learning and being involved in school life and with friends, who remained dear friends throughout her life. She graduated from Chippewa High School in Doylestown, Ohio in 1953.
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Robert Price
Apr 25, 2023
Robert Price, 84, passed away on Tuesday, April 25. Family will receive friends on Friday, April 28 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, NC. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 29 at 11:00 am at Union Chapel Free Will Baptist Church in Middlesex, NC. Interment will follow the funeral service at...
Carolyn "Sue" Hall Howell
Apr 23, 2023
Carolyn Sue Hall Howell, 76, passed away on Sunday, April 23. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, April 26 at Joyner’s Funeral in Wilson, NC from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. A graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memorial Park in Wilson, NC on Thursday, April 27 at 2:00 pm. Reverend Brian D. Hemphill will officiate.
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Stephen Michael Wester
Apr 22, 2023
Stephen Michael Wester, 64, passed away on Saturday, April 22. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, April 29 at 1:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, NC. Family will receive friends immediately following the funeral service at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Reverend Wilson Gongolia will officiate.
Stephen is survived by his sons, Caleb Scott Wester and...
Ann Jeanne Lemmons
Apr 22, 2023
Ann Jeanne Matthews Lemmons, 79 of Wilson passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023. A funeral will be held Sunday, April 30, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. at Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church, 5843 Shiloh Church Road, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Pastor Danny Harris and Pastor Jeff Smith will officiate.
The family will receive friends Saturday...
Joseph Eagles Bunn
Apr 19, 2023
Joseph Eagles Bunn passed away on April 19th, 2023. Visitation will be held at the family home Friday, April 21 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. A graveside service will be held on Monday, April 24 at 11:00 am at Maplewood Cemetery in Wilson, NC. Father Philip Byrum will officiate.
Joe is survived by his wife Ruby Mercer Bunn...
Walter Gene Wilson
Apr 18, 2023
Walter Gene Wilson of Wilson, NC, passed away on April 18, 2023 at Wilson Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Gene was 88 years old.
Gene was born in Fairfield, Illinois on August 9, 1934 to Lawrence Fyie and Edith Mary (Hutchcraft) Wilson. Despite being born in the middle of the Great Depression and living through the absence of his...
Mary Azile Watson
Apr 18, 2023
Mary Azile Walston Watson, 89, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 23, 2023 in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson.
Mary is survived by her children, Terry Watson Williams of Wilson, Maurice Rene´ Watson and wife, Paulette of Clinton, Wynne Watson Dwiggins and...
Christian "Shugga" Noell Boyce-Inscoe
Apr 17, 2023
Christian (Shugga) Noell Boyce-Inscoe, 47, of Wilson, NC passed away unexpectedly, Monday, April 17, 2023 peacefully in her home. All who knew her are deeply saddened by her sudden passing. Christian was born August 8, 1975.
Christian is survived by her son and greatest joy in life, Turner Boyce-Inscoe; her mother, Lynnette (Jett) Boyce and father, Gene (Bubba) Boyce; Melissa...
Frederic Ballard Westervelt, Jr., MD
Apr 16, 2023
Dr. Frederic Ballard Westervelt, Jr. died April 16, 2023. He was born June 11, 1931 at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, DC to Dr. Frederic Ballard Westervelt (US Army Medical Corp) and Elizabeth Ziegler Westervelt. Growing up as part of an army family, he moved around the country from Hawaii to Arlington Va. with many stops along the...
Chad Ivin High
Apr 16, 2023
Chad Ivan High, 48, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 2:00 pm in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. Reverend Wayne Whitley will officiate.
Chad is survived by his son, Landon Bailey High and his mother, Meredith both of Lucama; Chad’s mother, Mary Alice Bailey High of Sims;...
Emily Anderson Cunningham
Apr 16, 2023
Emily Anderson Cunningham passed away on Sunday, April 16. A visitation will be held Wednesday, April 19 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home in Wilson, NC. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, April 20 at 11:00 am at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Wilson, NC. Interment will be immediately following the funeral service at...
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