Obituaries

Thomas Eddie Evans

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.

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

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.  ...

Emily Joyner Foster

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.  ...

Frances Liles Joyner

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...