Obituaries
Roy Stanley Pearson
Dec 28, 2014
Roy Stanley Pearson
April 26, 1942 – December 28, 2014
Roy “Stanley” Pearson, 72, of Wilson passed away Sunday. His memorial service will be conducted 7 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. The Rev. Elwood Long will officiate.
Stanley was a loving husband, father...

Elizabeth Ann Fender Grady
Dec 28, 2014
Elizabeth Ann Fender Grady
February 28, 1948 – December 28, 2014
Elizabeth Ann Fender Grady, 66, of Wilson passed away Sunday. Her memorial service will be conducted 4 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Dwight Davis will officiate.
The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...
Dorothea Alice Ager Vick
Dec 27, 2014
Dorothea Alice Ager Vick
April 20, 1920 – December 27, 2014
Dorothea Alice Ager Vick, 94, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Her memorial service will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Walt Tyndall will officiate.
The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway,...

Janice Williford Gilleland
Dec 23, 2014
Janice Williford Gilleland
April 13, 1948 – December 23, 2014
Janice Williford Gilleland, 66, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Her funeral will be conducted 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday in Pine Forest Memorial Gardens, 770 Stadium Drive, Wake Forest. The Rev. Johnny Hudson will officiate.
The family will...

Agnes Grace Branham
Dec 22, 2014
Agnes Grace Branham
September 17, 1932 – December 22, 2014
Agnes Grace Branham, 82, of Zebulon passed away Monday. Her graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday in Hayes Cemetery, Claude Lewis Road, Middlesex. The Rev. Bud Wagnon will officate.
The family will receive friends 5 – 7 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway....
Betty Jo Younginer Phelps
Dec 20, 2014
Betty Jo Younginer Phelps
April 25, 1934 – December 20, 2014
Betty Jo Younginer was born on April 25, 1934 in Columbia, South Carolina. She grew up in Rocky Mount, where she met and married Albert Ray Phelps. Over the next sixty years, they had four children, raising them in Wilson.
While living in Wilson, Betty Jo dedicated herself...
Clinton Joyner
Dec 19, 2014
Clinton Joyner
October 31, 1933 – December 19, 2014
Clinton Joyner, 81, of Wilson passed away Friday. His funeral service will be conducted 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. Sidney Webb will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service and other times at the home.
Clinton fought a courageous...

Annie Belle Bailey Amerson
Dec 17, 2014
Annie Belle Bailey Amerson
May 9, 1930 – December 17, 2014
Annie Belle Bailey Amerson, 84, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A private service will be held for the family.
Annie was a former cafeteria manager at Fike High School and was a hostess with Holiday Inn.
Annie is survived by her daughter, Kaye Thomas and husband, Ronnie...

Jennie Ellis Williford
Dec 15, 2014
Jennie Ellis Williford
February 5, 1929 – December 15, 2014
Jennie Ellis Williford, 85, of Greensboro, formerly of Wilson went home to be home with her Lord on December 15, 2014, after a lengthy illness. Her funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Bobby White...
Elizabeth Proctor Moore
Dec 14, 2014
Elizabeth Proctor Moore
November 27, 1925 – December 14, 2014
Elizabeth Proctor Moore, 89, of Wilson passed away Sunday. Her funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.
The family will receive friends Tuesday evening 5 – 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway,...
Gladys Lucas Shadding
Dec 13, 2014
Gladys Lucas Shadding
July 20, 1931 – December 13, 2014
Gladys Everette Lucas Shadding, 83, of Lucama passed away Saturday. Her funeral service will be held 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Lucas Family Cemetery, Blalock Road, Lucama. The Rev. Dr. De Wayne Eakes will officiate.
The family...

Michael Ray Joyner
Dec 13, 2014
Michael Ray Joyner
October 22, 1968 – December 13, 2014
Michael Ray Joyner, 46, formerly of Wilson passed away Saturday. Friends may pay their respects to his mother and family, Monday evening from 5 – 8 p.m., December 15, 2014 or Tuesday afternoon from 1 – 3 p.m. at the home of his aunt, Glenda Hobson, 437 Holly Drive, Sharpsburg....
JoAnne Mercer Gallimore
Dec 13, 2014
JoAnne Mercer Gallimore
February 5, 1956 – December 13, 2014
JoAnne Mercer Gallimore, 58, of Lexington, NC passed away Saturday. A Celebration Service of her life will be conducted 11 a.m. Thursday at Bailey Baptist Church, Bailey, NC. Interment will follow in the F.W. Stone Memorial Cemetery. The Rev. Jack Stone will officiate.
The family will receive friends...
Mary Elizabeth Etheridge Hooks
Dec 12, 2014
Mary Elizabeth Etheridge Hooks
July 2, 1926 – December 12, 2014
Mary Elizabeth Etheridge Hooks, 88, of Wilson passed away Friday. Her funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Paul Dunham will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Saturday at...
Bobby Ray Ford, Jr.
Dec 11, 2014
Bobby Ray Ford, Jr.
September 27, 1954 – December 11, 2014
Bobby Ray Ford, Jr., 60, of Kinston passed away Thursday. His funeral service will be held 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Dr. De Wayne Eakes will officiate.
The family will receive friends 1:30 – 3:15 p.m....

Toni Darden Flowers
Dec 9, 2014
Toni Darden Flowers
August 29, 1936 – December 9, 2014
Toni Darden Flowers, 78, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Her memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate.
Toni was born in Tallahassee and grew up in Fayetteville. She graduated from Atlantic Christian College...
Herbert Henry Harriss, III
Dec 9, 2014
Herbert Henry Harriss, III
February 23, 1937 – December 9, 2014
Herbert Henry Harriss, III, 77, of Angier, passed away Tuesday. A memorial service will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday at Angier United Methodist Church, 278 S. Wilma St., Angier, NC, with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. A graveside service will be held 3:30 p.m....
Emilee Nicole Hunter
Dec 9, 2014
Emilee Nicole Hunter
October 17, 1995 – December 9, 2014
Emilee Nicole Hunter, 19, of Sims entered into the presence of Jesus Tuesday, December 9, 2014. Emilee is survived by her parents, Craig and Lisa Thorne Hunter of Sims; her brother, Zachary Hunter; her grandmother, Doris Thorne of Wilson; her uncles and aunts, Ronny and Pam Thorne of Newport, Ed...
Henry Harvey Brantley
Dec 9, 2014
Henry Harvey Brantley
July 21, 1937 – December 9, 2014
Henry Harvey Brantley, 77, of Bailey passed away Tuesday. His funeral service will be conducted 7 p.m. Thursday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Friday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Walter Blackman and the Rev. Blake Stallings will officiate.
The...