Obituaries

Jan 19, 2015

Jennifer Davis Smith August 16, 1957 – January 19, 2015 Jennifer Davis Smith, 57, of Kenly passed away Monday. Her funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Contentnea Cemetery, Highway 42, Wilson. The Rev. Tony Hawley will officiate. The family will receive friends 1 – 1:45 p.m. Wednesday prior to the...

Jan 19, 2015

Carl Franklin Joyner January 24, 1952 – January 19, 2015 Carl Franklin Joyner, 62, of Wilson passed away Monday. His funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Jesse Horne will officiate. The family will receive friends 10 – 10:45 a.m. Saturday morning prior to his service at...

Jan 16, 2015

Sally Newcomb Pate September 3, 1936 – January 16, 2015 Sally Newcomb Pate, 78, of Lucama passed away Friday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Tommy Newcomb will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday evening immediately...

Jan 14, 2015

Alfred Paul Rignoli May 7, 1918 – January 14, 2015 Alfred Paul Rignoli, 96, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. His funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Ronnie Clemmons and the Rev. Steve Stephenson will officiate. The family will receive friends 10 – 10:45 a.m. Monday...

Jan 11, 2015

Elsie Mae Marshall Carlson November 18, 1922 – January 11, 2015 Elsie Mae Marshall Carlson, 92, of Wilson, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2015. She was born in Portland, OR and resided in Wilson for 46 years. Surviving are her husband of 69 years, William; her two children, John Carlson of Leucadia, CA, and Karen Ciampa and her husband of...

Jan 11, 2015

Larry Randolph Byrd May 9, 1948 – January 11, 2015 Larry Randolph Byrd, 66, of Sims passed away Sunday. His memorial service will be conducted 7 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Scott 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...

Jan 11, 2015

Willie Earl Evans October 18, 1937 – January 11, 2015 Willie Earl Evans, 76, of Wilson passed away Sunday. His funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Scott Sauls and the Rev. Joe Shakour will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Tuesday...

Jan 9, 2015

Bobby Gene Waddell February 9, 1937 – January 9, 2015 Bobby Gene Waddell, 77, of Lucama passed away Friday. His funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Waddell Family Cemetery, Spring Hill Church Road. The Rev. Paul E. Tedder will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday evening 6 –...

Jan 7, 2015

Maria Van Buuren

October 31, 1921 – January 7, 2015

Maria “Miep” Van Buuren, 93, of Bethel passed away Wednesday.  A private family service will be conducted.   “Miep” is survived by her daughters, Margaret Agnew and husband, Brian of Bethel, and Barbara Anderson and husband, Mike of Cary; her son, Leo Van Buuren and wife, Joan of Farmville; seven...

Jan 7, 2015

Justin Wayne Clemmons, Jr. February 1, 1977 – January 7, 2015 Justin Wayne “Kool-Aid” Clemmons, Jr., 37, of Kenly passed away Wednesday evening. His memorial service will be held 4 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Ronnie Clemmons will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 3 – 3:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

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Jan 4, 2015

William Richard Ward

April 20, 1913 – January 4, 2015

William Richard Ward, 101, of Wilson passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015.  His funeral will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Justin Deeter will officiate.   The family will receive friends 6 – 8:30 p.m. Friday at...

Jan 4, 2015

Jan 4, 2015

Agnes Boykin Murphy

September 11, 1942 – January 4, 2015

Agnes \"Tina\" Boykin Murphy, 72, of Laurel, Maryland passed away Sunday, January 4, 2015.  Her funeral service will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.   Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey.  The Rev. Pete Radford will officiate.   The family will receive friends 7 – 9...

Jan 3, 2015

Barbara Ann Page Perry

January 7, 1945 – January 3, 2015

Barbara “Pookie” Ann Page Perry, 69, of Wilson passed away Saturday.  Her funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey.  The Rev. David Joyner and Deacon Larry Bridges will officiate.   The family will receive friends 6...

Jan 3, 2015

Blonnie Ellen Stott Stroud March 27, 1927 – January 3, 2015 Blonnie Ellen Stott Stroud, 87, a resident of Shannon Gray Rehabilitation in Jamestown, formerly of Wilson, passed away Saturday, January 3, 2015. Her funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Marsh Swamp Original Free Will Baptist Church, 6664 Rock Ridge School Road, Sims. A...

Dec 29, 2014

Robert Forbes Whitley

August 23, 1956 – December 29, 2014



Robert Forbes Whitley, 58, of Wilson passed away Monday peacefully at home surrounded by his wife and kids.  His memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  The Pastor Steve Strickland will officiate.   The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Friday at...

Dec 29, 2014

James Norwood Sutton

October 8, 1936 – December 29, 2014



James Norwood “Stubby” Sutton, 78, of Wilson passed away Monday.  His funeral will be conducted 7 p.m. Tuesday at Pentecostal Lighthouse Church, 4747 Lake Wilson Road, Elm City.  A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park.  Military honors will be accorded with the presentation...