Obituaries
Margaret Peele (Etheridge) Hoard
Mar 1, 2015
Margaret Etheridge Peele Hoard June 18, 1929 – March 1, 2015 Margaret Etheridge Peele Hoard, 86, of Florida passed away Sunday. Her graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday in Marsh Swamp FWB Church Cemetery, Rock Ridge. The Rev. Ray Wells and Rev. Elwood Long will officiate. The family will receive friends at the home of R. Louis Etheridge....

William Lendo Norris
Feb 25, 2015
William Lendo Norris March 15, 1944 – February 25, 2015 William “Bill” Lendo Norris, 70, of Middlesex passed away Wednesday. His funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Ed Toler will officiate. The family will receive friends 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. Saturday prior to the service...

Barbara Wheeler Hill
Feb 22, 2015
Barbara Wheeler Hill October 22, 1930 – February 22, 2015 Barbara Wheeler Hill, 84, of Wilson passed away Sunday. Her memorial service will be conducted 3 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Paul Dunham will officiate. The family will receive friends 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Wednesday prior to her service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...
Margie Strickland Eatmon
Feb 17, 2015
Margie Strickland Eatmon December 20, 1924 – February 17, 2015 Margie Strickland Eatmon, 90, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Her graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Friday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Margie is survived...
Justin P. Taylor
Feb 15, 2015
Justin P. Taylor July 29, 1982 – February 15, 2015 Justin P. Taylor, 32, of Kenly passed away Sunday. His funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Holland Family Cemetery, Lucama. The Rev. George Arant will officiate. The family will receive friends 12 – 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...
Franklin Wesley Owens, Jr.
Feb 15, 2015
Franklin Wesley Owens, Jr. May 21, 1925 – February 15, 2015 Franklin “Frank” Owens, Jr., 89, of Wilson passed away Sunday, February 15th. His funeral service will be conducted at Joyner’s Funeral Home on Thursday, at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Stantonsburg Cemetery. The family will receive visitation Wednesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...

Randy Scott Smith
Feb 13, 2015
Randy Scott Smith September 17, 1944 – February 13, 2015 Randy Scott Smith, 70, of Lucama passed away Friday. Graveside services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday with Masonic Rites in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Frank Haggard will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway,...
Bruce Perry
Feb 11, 2015
Bruce Perry January 30, 1935 – February 11, 2015 Bruce Perry, 80, of Sims passed away Wednesday. His funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will following in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Anderson Barnes will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:30 – 8 p.m. Friday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...

Beverly Ann Etheridge Spencer
Feb 10, 2015
Beverly Ann Etheridge Spencer September 26, 1963 – February 10, 2015 Beverly Ann Etheridge Spencer, 51, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Her funeral service will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends 6 – 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway,...

Elsie Simmons Bridgers
Feb 9, 2015
Elsie Simmons Bridgers October 12, 1919 – February 9, 2015 Elsie Simmons Bridgers, 95, of Wilson, passed away Monday. Her funeral service will be conducted 6 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...
Janice Faye Earp Outland
Feb 7, 2015
Janice Faye Earp Outland July 16, 1949 – February 7, 2015 Janice Faye Earp Outland, 65 Bailey passed away Saturday. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Chaplin Donnie Eatmon will officiate. The family will receive friends 7 – 9 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Janice is survived...
James P. Howell
Feb 7, 2015
James P. Howell June 20, 1930 – February 7, 2015 James P. “J.P.” Howell, 84, of Wilson went to be with the Lord on Saturday. His funeral service will be conducted 7 p.m. Monday at West Wilson Church of God, Wilson. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday in Black Creek Cemetery, Black Creek. The Rev. Steven Edmondson...
Justin Daniel Agar
Feb 7, 2015
Justin Daniel Agar September 13, 1982 – February 7, 2015 Justin Daniel Agar, 32, of Lucama passed away Saturday, February 7, 2015. His funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Phyllis Lee Mayo will officiate. The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral...

William David Daniel
Feb 6, 2015
William David Daniel January 28, 1974 – February 6, 2015 William David Daniel, 41, of Wilson passed away Friday. His memorial service will be conducted 7:00 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Pastor Bobby Fletcher will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday evening immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. William is survived...
Dawn Woodard Hemp
Feb 5, 2015
Dawn Woodard Hemp December 12, 1965 – February 5, 2015 Dawn Woodard Hemp, 49, of Wilson passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015. Her funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Davis Family Cemetery. The Rev. Stuart Milton will officiate. The family will receive friends at 6 – 8 p.m....
Henry Clyde Henley
Feb 5, 2015
Henry Clyde Henley April 27, 1927 – February 5, 2015 Henry Clyde Henley, 87, of Wilson passed away quietly in his sleep Thursday morning. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Aenon Baptist Church, 7503 Town Creek Road, Elm City. The Rev. Ken Cobb will officiate. Clyde was born in Nashville. He left school after the...
Angeline Cone Morris
Feb 4, 2015
Angeline Cone Morris December 14, 1927 – February 4, 2015 Angeline Cone Morris, 87, of Middlesex passed away Wednesday and entered her eternal home. Her funeral service will be held 3 p.m. Saturday at Middlesex Baptist Church, 11490 W. Stewart Street, Middlesex. Interment will follow in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Roy Jernigan and Rev. Michael Wolff will officiate. The...

Ruby Brantley Fall
Feb 4, 2015
Ruby Brantley Fall March 13, 1917 – February 4, 2015 Ruby Brantley Fall, 97, of Bailey, passed away Wednesday. A memorial service will be conducted at 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon, immediately following the service, at the funeral home. Surviving...
Billie Anice Williams McDowell
Feb 1, 2015
Billie Anice Williams McDowell July 6, 1929 – February 1, 2015 Billie Anice Williams McDowell, 85, of Wilson passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 4, 2015 in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Ray Barnhill will officiate. Billie is survived by her son, W.D. “Bill” Bryant of Wilson; her sister, Wilma W. Horton...
Ronald Lee Batchelor
Feb 1, 2015
Ronald Lee Batchelor November 29, 1952 – February 1, 2015 Ronald Lee Batchelor, 62, of Stantonsburg passed Sunday. His graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Marvin Smith will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday morning 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Ronald...