Obituaries

Grover W. Bullin
Mar 22, 2015
Grover W. Bullin September 20, 1920 - March 22, 2015 Grover William Bullin, 94, of Wilson passed away Sunday March 22, 2015. His graveside services will be conducted 6:00 p.m. Tuesday in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Dr. Doug Murray will officiate. The family will receive friends at the home. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gable and Maggie...

Billy Raynor Woodard
Mar 20, 2015
Billy Raynor Woodard September 8, 1935 – March 20, 2015 Billy Raynor Woodard, 79, of Wilson passed away Friday. His graveside service will be conducted 2:30 p.m. Monday afternoon in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Joe Shakour will officiate. The family will receive friends 1 – 2 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Billy served...
Elvie Linwood White III
Mar 20, 2015
Elvie Linwood White, III July 14, 1955 – March 20, 2015 Elvie Linwood White, III, 59, of Wilson passed away Friday. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Wilson. Entombment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Dr. Doug Murray will officiate. The family will receive friends 6-9 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...

Deedie Davis
Mar 20, 2015
Deedie Davis September 25, 1943 – March 20, 2015 Deedie Davis, 71, of Sims, passed away Friday. Funeral services will be conducted 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. Melvin Barnette and The Rev. John Howard will officiate. Graveside services will be private. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening immediately following the...

Joan Renfrow Cockrell
Mar 19, 2015
Joan Renfrow Cockrell September 9, 1941 – March 19, 2015 Joan Renfrow Cockrell, 73, of Kenly, passed away Thursday. Her memorial service will be conducted 5 p.m. Sunday at Buckhorn United Methodist Church, 8102 Hwy 42 N, Kenly. The Rev. David Amon and Rev. Andy Cockrell will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Buckhorn United...
Rev. John Martin Bowman
Mar 19, 2015
Rev. John Martin Bowman October 15, 1935 – March 19, 2015 Rev. John Martin Bowman, 79, of Wilson passed away Thursday. His funeral service will be conducted 2:30 p.m. Monday at Winstead United Methodist Church, 1407 S Tarboro Street, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Paul Dunham and Rev. Richard Lewis will officiate. The family...
George Rowley
Mar 18, 2015
George Rowley October 27, 1936 – March 18, 2015 George Rowley, 78, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. His memorial service will be held 7 p.m. Monday, March 23, 2015 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. George is survived by his wife of fifty-seven years, Muriel Rowley; his daughter,...
Joyce Skinner Boykin
Mar 15, 2015
Joyce Skinner Boykin November 24, 1929 – March 15, 2015 Joyce Skinner Boykin, 85, of Wilson, passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Wednesday in Nobles Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Sims, NC. The Rev. Paul Batson will officiate. The family will receive friends 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway,...
Shirley Glover Skinner
Mar 12, 2015
Shirley Glover Skinner July 1, 1936 – March 12, 2015 Shirley Glover Skinner, 78, of Saratoga passed away Thursday evening surrounded by her loving family. Her funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Stantonsburg Cemetery, Stantonsburg. The Rev. Robert Goff will officiate. The family will receive friends 7 – 9 p.m....
James Eli Godbey
Mar 9, 2015
James Eli Godbey October 22, 1931 – March 9, 2015 James Eli Godbey, 83, of Wilson passed away Monday. His graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends 12 – 1:30 p.m. Thursday after prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times...
James Edward Webb, Jr.
Mar 9, 2015
James Edward Webb, Jr. November 8, 1945 – March 9, 2015 James Edward Webb, Jr., 69, of Pinetops passed away Monday. His memorial service will be conducted 3 p.m. Thursday in Pinetops Baptist Church, 710 W. Hamlet Street, Pinetops. The Rev. John Melancon will officiate. James was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He will be missed and thought...

Robert Arthur Moore
Mar 7, 2015
Robert Arthur Moore August 17, 1927 – March 7, 2015 Robert Arthur “Big Boy” Moore, 87, of Lucama passed away Saturday evening. His funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Barnes Cemetery, Wiggins Mill Road, Lucama. The family will receive friends 1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Monday prior to the service at...
Loumis Franklin Hinnant
Mar 6, 2015
Loumis Franklin Hinnant August 22, 1925 – March 6, 2015 Loumis Franklin Hinnant, 89, of Wilson passed away Friday evening. His funeral service will be conducted 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Justin Deeter will officiate. The family will receive friends 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. Tuesday prior to...
Velma Crocker Hall
Mar 3, 2015
Velma Crocker Hall July 30, 1931 – March 3, 2015 Velma Crocker Hall, 83, of Middlesex, passed away Tuesday. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Friday at Mount Zion Free Will Baptist Church, Johnson Farm Rd., Kenly. Entombment will follow in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Lloyd Hargus will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:00 – 8:00 p.m....
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,...