Obituaries

Melinda Lou Wilkins Journigan
Nov 22, 2014
Melinda Lou Wilkins Journigan
June 9, 1960 – November 22, 2014
Melinda Lou Wilkins Journigan, 54, of Nashville passed away Saturday. A graveside service will be held 2:30 p.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Steve Holder will officiate.
The family will receive friends 1 – 2 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway,...

Brenda Cross Woodard
Nov 21, 2014
Brenda Cross Woodard
March 1, 1946 – November 21, 2014
Brenda Cross Woodard, 68, of Fremont passed away Friday. Her funeral service will be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday at West Nash United Methodist Church, 2106 West Nash Street, Wilson. Interment will follow in the Davis Family Cemetery, Frank Price Church Road, Fremont. The Rev. Stuart Milton will officiate.
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Frances Liles Joyner
Nov 21, 2014
Frances Liles Joyner
February 4, 1945 – November 21, 2014
Frances Liles Joyner, 69, of Wilson passed away Friday peacefully at home with her family. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Rock Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Elwood Long will officiate.
Frances was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend to many. ...

Janice Barnes Miller
Nov 20, 2014
Janice Barnes Miller
March 6, 1956 – November 20, 2014
Janice “Jan” Faye Barnes Miller, 58, of Greenville, formerly of Wilson, passed away Thursday.
Surviving are two sons, Matthew Ross of the home and J. R. Verheul and wife, Sarah of Ayden; two granddaughters, Erin Verheul and Jade Verheul; one sister, Selby Jean Brantley and husband, John of Wilson;...

Marion Hughes D Darden
Nov 20, 2014
Marion Hughes Darden
September 3, 1935 – November 20, 2014
Marion Hughes Darden, 79, of Stantonsburg passed away Thursday. His funeral services will be held 3 p.m. Monday in Stantonsburg Methodist Church, 300 Main Street, Stantonsburg. Interment will follow in Stantonsburg Town Cemetery.
The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Sunday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...

Elly Dinter Boswell
Nov 20, 2014
Elly Dinter Boswell
February 11, 1930 – November 20, 2014
Elly Dinter Boswell, 84, of Bailey passed away Thursday. Her funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Jonathan Ange will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Monday evening at Joyner’s...

Martha Rae Tant
Nov 19, 2014
Martha Rae Tant
August 8, 1943 – November 19, 2014
Martha Rae Tant, 71, of Middlesex passed away Wednesday. Her funeral will be conducted 7 p.m. Friday at White Oak Hill Free Will Baptist Church, 3967 W. Hornes Church Road, Bailey. The graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday in the Morgan Family Cemetery. The Rev. Reuben Cason...

Ian Nicholas Salazar
Nov 18, 2014
Ian Nicholas Salazar
Infant Ian Nicholas Salazar of Sims passed away November 18, 2014. His graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday in Bailey Town Cemetery. The Rev. Paul Brant (Pablo) will officiate.
Ian is survived by his father and mother, Rodolfo and Julia Salazar of the home, his sisters, Annalise Salazar of the home, Karina Salazar...
Ina Love Lewis Little
Nov 17, 2014
Ina Love Lewis Little
November 20, 1922 – November 17, 2014
Ina Love Lewis Little, 91, of Wilson passed away Monday. Her funeral service will be conducted 3 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church, 100 Green Street, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Bob Bergland and Rev. Charles Robl will officiate.
The family will...
Luvenia Elliott Thomas
Nov 16, 2014
Luvenia Elliott Thomas
September 22, 1926 – November 16, 2014
Luvenia Elliott Thomas, 88, of Wilson went to be her Lord Sunday. Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 19, at 7 p.m. , in Joyner’s Funeral Home. Graveside services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Tony Moore will officiate.
The family will receive friends...
Marion Edward Poythress
Nov 14, 2014
Marion Edward Poythress
August 18, 1925 – November 14, 2014
Marion Edward “Shorty” Poythress, 89, of Wilson passed Friday. A graveside service with military honors will be conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Navy Chaplin will officiate.
After graduating from Charles L. Coon in 1943 he joined the Amphibious Forces in the US Navy. He...
Jerome Allen Ray
Nov 10, 2014
Jerome Allen Ray
June 4, 1946 – November 10, 2014
Jerome “Jerry” A. Ray, 68, of Wilson passed away Monday. A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. David E. Burchett will officiate.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service at his residence.
Jerry was born in Nash County to...

Christopher Norman Brown
Nov 8, 2014
Christopher Norman Brown
July 28, 1992 – November 8, 2014
Christopher “Chris” Norman Brown, 22, formerly of Wilson passed away Saturday. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Shawn Garnett will officiate.
The family will receive friends Thursday immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway...
James Ervin Stancil
Nov 8, 2014
James Ervin Stancil
September 30, 1920 – November 8, 2014
James “Jimmy” Ervin Stancil, 94, of Elm City passed away Saturday. A graveside service will be conducted 3:30 p.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park. Rebecca Roberson will officiate.
The family will receive friends 2 – 3 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway and other times...

Bernard Thomas Eaton, MD
Nov 8, 2014
Bernard Thomas Eaton, MD
October 1, 1952 – November 9, 2014
Bernard Thomas Eaton, MD, 62, of Bailey passed away Sunday. A funeral service will be conducted 4 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.
The family will receive friends 3 – 3:45 p.m. Wednesday prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway.
Bernard is...
Ruth Gore B Banker
Nov 7, 2014
Ruth Gore Banker
March 28, 1929 – November 7, 2014
Ruth Gore Banker, 85, of Elm City passed away Friday. A graveside service will be held 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Dr. Tom Watkins will officiate.
The family will receive friends Tuesday 1 – 2 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway...
Francisca Bruno de Cardoso
Nov 6, 2014
Francisca Bruno de Cardoso
March 23, 1927 – November 6, 2014
Francisca “Nani” Bruno de Cardoso, 87, of Elm City passed away Thursday.
The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Tuesday, November 11th, at the home of Kristina Horne, 4101 Huntsmoor Lane, Wilson.
“Nani” was a devoted wife to her husband of 64 years. She...
Alice Gwendolyn Barkley Wilson
Nov 3, 2014
Alice Gwendolyn Barkley Wilson
October 7, 1916 – November 3, 2014
Alice Gwendolyn Barkley Wilson, 98, of Wilson died peacefully at Clear Creek Nursing Home and Rehab Center in Mint Hill, NC on Monday, November 3, 2014. She had celebrated her 98th birthday on October 7, 2014 with family and friends. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m....