Obituaries
Thomas McLeon Carr III
Aug 26, 2014
Thomas McLeon Carr III
March 29, 1977 – August 26, 2014
Thomas McLeon Carr III, 37, of Elm City passed away suddenly Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at his home. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Thursday in Englewood United Methodist Church, 300 S Circle Drive, Rocky Mount. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. John Dutton,...

Verlin Thomas Hill
Aug 25, 2014
Verlin Thomas Hill
July 25, 1964 – August 25, 2014
Verlin Thomas “Whistle” Hill, 50, of Spring Hope passed away Monday. The family will receive friends 6 – 9 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times at the home.
“Whistle” is survived by his wife, Lynn Cannon Hill of the home; his...
Doris Brantley Radford
Aug 25, 2014
Doris Brantley Radford
September 3, 1933 – August 25, 2014
Doris Brantley Radford, 80, of Wilson passed away Monday. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Daniel Moss will officiate.
The family will receive friends Thursday morning from 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. at Joyner’s Funeral...

Charlie Franklin Bridgers
Aug 21, 2014
Charlie Franklin Bridgers
February 4, 1949 – August 21, 2014
Charlie Franklin Bridgers, 65, of Sims, formerly of Kenly passed away Thursday after a long battle with cancer. A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday in Stancil’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Hwy 42 W, Kenly. The Rev. Dennis Pollock will officiate.
The family will receive friends...
Carl Milton Winstead
Aug 3, 2014
Carl Milton Winstead
July 14, 1923 – August 3, 2014
Carl Milton Winstead, 91, of Wilson passed away Sunday. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery with full military honors accorded. The Rev. Ronald S. Mizell will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Tuesday evening...
Donald Braxton Jones
Aug 2, 2014
Donald Braxton Jones
July 3, 1939 – August 2, 2014
Donald Braxton Jones, 75, of Sims passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday in Buckhorn United Methodist Church Cemetery, 8102 Hwy 42 N, Kenly. The Rev. Dave Amon will officiate.
The family will receive...
Gregory Alan Roberts
Jul 30, 2014
Gregory Alan Roberts
April 21, 1958 – July 30, 2014
Gregory Alan Roberts, 56, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at West Nash United Methodist Church, 2200 W. Nash Street, Wilson. The Rev. Stuart Milton and Rev. Dan Earnhardt will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Friday...

Velma Lamm Bobbitt
Jul 28, 2014
Velma Lamm Bobbitt
October 25, 1922 – July 28, 2014
Velma Lamm Bobbitt, 91, of Wilson passed away Monday. Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Elwood Long will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6 – 8:30 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...
Barbara Whitehead Finch
Jul 28, 2014
Barbara Whitehead Finch
September 26, 1939 – July 28, 2014
Barbara “Mama” Whitehead Finch, 74, of Wilson passed away Monday. Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home with Jerry Finch officiating. The graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends Wednesday evening immediately following the...
Larry Lee Bulluck
Jul 26, 2014
Larry Lee Bulluck
February 22, 1957 – July 26, 2014
Larry Lee Bulluck, 57, of Raleigh passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson, and...

Sarah Elizabeth Dickerman Evans
Jul 26, 2014
Sarah Elizabeth Dickerman Evans
April 1, 1946 — July 26, 2014
ROCKY MOUNT — Sarah Elizabeth Dickerman Evans — granddaughter of Sarah Elizabeth Gold Swindell and great-great granddaughter of Sarah Elizabeth Gott White of Leesburg, Va., — passed away quietly on Saturday in the care of her friend Brenda Jackson and Hospice care.
Sarah, 68, is the namesake and granddaughter of Sarah Elizabeth Gold...

Munim Razak Al-Tayar
Jul 26, 2014
Munim Razak Al-Tayar
April 20, 1930 - July 26, 2014
Munim Razak Al-Tayar, 84, of Wilson passed away Saturday.
The family will receive friends 1 – 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
Munim was survived by his wife, Ida Al-Tayar of the home; his daughter, Sue Furman of Wilson and his grandson, Marc Furman...

Eugene Bass
Jul 25, 2014
Eugene Bass
October 25, 1938 – July 25, 2014
Eugene “Gene” Bass, 75, of Wilson passed away Friday. Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Sunday at Daniels Chapel FWB Church, 4828 Frank Price Church Road, Wilson. Interment will follow in Black Creek Cemetery. The Rev. Johnny Sullivan and Rev. Bill Groce will officiate.
The family will receive friends...

George Samuel "Sam" Hedgepeth
Jul 22, 2014
George Samuel Hedgepeth
June 6, 1949 – July 22, 2014
George Samuel “Sam” Hedgepeth, 65, of Lucama passed away Tuesday. Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Friday in Red Oak Cemetery, Red Oak. The Rev. Dr. DeWayne Eakes will officiate.
The family will receive...

Gregory Brent Carpenter
Jul 22, 2014
Gregory Brent Carpenter
July 7, 1979 – July 22, 2014
Gregory Brent Carpenter, 35, of Sharpsburg passed away Tuesday. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Town of Stantonsburg Cemetery. The Rev. Chester Raines will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6 – 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...
Peggy Bass Lamm
Jul 21, 2014
Peggy Bass Lamm
August 21, 1940 – July 21, 2014
Peggy Bass Lamm, 73, of Wilson passed away Monday. A graveside service will be conducted 1 p.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.
The family will receive friends 7 – 9 p.m. Wednesday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway and other times at the home.
Peggy is...

Mary Magdalene Murray Hinnant
Jul 21, 2014
Mary Magdalene Murray Hinnant
February 13, 1921 – July 21, 2014
Mary Magdalene Murray “Maggie” Hinnant, 93, of Buckhorn passed away on July 21, 2014 at the Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation Center of Wilson. She was born in Wilson County to Eliza Jane Boyette and John Henry Murray. She owned and operated the Wilson Beauty Shop on Tarboro Street...