Obituaries
Thomas Eddie Evans
Nov 30, 2014
Thomas Eddie Evans
March 7, 1927 – November 30, 2014
Thomas Eddie Evans, 87, of Wilson passed away Sunday. His funeral service will be conducted 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Jerry Nelson and Rev. Dale Eatmon will officiate.
The family will receive friends...
Steve Alexander Homza, Jr.
Nov 30, 2014
Steve Alexander Homza, Jr.
February 3, 1950 – November 30, 2014
Steve Alexander Homza, Jr. 64, of Greenville passed away Sunday. His funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday in Nobles Chapel Baptist Church, 7330 Old Raleigh Road, Sims. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Paul Batson will officiate.
The family will receive friends...
Darlene Orr Tyson
Nov 30, 2014
Darlene Orr Tyson
August 3, 1956 – November 30, 2014
Darlene “Neasy” Orr Tyson, 58, of Wilson passed away Sunday. Her funeral service will be held 7 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The LaVon Phillips will officiate.
The family will receive friends Friday evening immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
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Emily Joyner Foster
Nov 29, 2014
Emily Joyner Foster
April 5, 1924 – November 29, 2014
Emily Joyner Foster, 90, of Raleigh passed away Saturday. Her graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Joyner Family Cemetery, Bend of the River Road, Elm City.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the Joyner Family Cemetery.
Emily is survived by...

Paul Barnes Goforth
Nov 29, 2014
Paul Barnes Goforth
May 17, 1928 – November 29, 2014
Paul Barnes Goforth, 86, of Wilson, formerly of Raleigh, passed away Saturday. His funeral will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Pineview Cemetery, 761 N Raleigh Street, Rocky Mount.
The family will receive friends 7 – 9 p.m. Tuesday evening...

Robert Edward Petway
Nov 28, 2014
Robert Edward Petway
October 4, 1928 – November 28, 2014
Robert Edward “Bob” Petway, 86, of Wilson passed away Friday. His graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Donnie Price will officiate.
The family will receive friends Tuesday following the service at Maplewood Cemetery, 400 College Street, Wilson.
Robert is survived...

Dorothy Virginia Batts Congleton
Nov 28, 2014
Dorothy Virginia Batts Congleton
July 13, 1932 – November 28, 2014
Dorothy Virginia Batts Congleton, 82, of Wilson passed away Friday. Her graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Major Jim Rickard and Major Gerald Street will officiate.
The family will receive friends 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Monday prior to the service...
Betty Holloman Hayes
Nov 25, 2014
Betty Holloman Hayes
February 1, 1923 – November 25, 2014
Betty Holloman Hayes, 91, of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Her funeral will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday at the Ascension Lutheran Church, 2512 Nash Street, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Keith Dey will officiate.
The family will receive friends Saturday morning prior to...
Annie Laurie Cowan Cockrell
Nov 24, 2014
Annie Laurie Cowan Cockrell
December 21, 1925 –November 24, 2014
Annie Laurie Cowan Cockrell of Wilson passed away peacefully at her home on November 24th. She was born December 21, 1925, in Powellsville, North Carolina (Bertie County), to her parents, James S. and Myrtle Myers Cowan. Annie Laurie was predeceased by her husband, Onnie Robert Cockrell, Jr.; her daughter,...
James Edward Bailey, Jr.
Nov 23, 2014
James Edward Bailey, Jr.
September 3, 1937 – November 23, 2014
James Edward Bailey, Jr., 77, of Fremont, North Carolina passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, November 29, 2014 in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson, North Carolina. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Maplewood Cemetery.
James is survived by his sons,...

Victor Gene Barnes
Nov 23, 2014
Victor Gene Barnes
May 22, 1943 – November 23, 2014
Victor Gene Barnes, 71, of Wilson passed away Sunday. The family will receive friends
6 – 8 p.m. Wednesday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times at the home.
Victor was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend to all that...

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...