Obituaries

Sep 4, 2014

Larry Joe Allen

June 13, 1951 – September 4, 2014

Larry Joe Allen, 63, of Wilson passed away Thursday.  A memorial service will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends Sunday immediately following the service at Joyner’s and other times at the home. Larry was retired from the...

Sep 3, 2014

Sep 1, 2014

Judy Bass Mercer

November 15, 1937 – September 1, 2014



  Judy Bass Mercer, 76, of Wilson died Monday. Graveside services will be conducted 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Paul Dunham will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Judy worked at...

Aug 29, 2014

Aug 27, 2014

  Richard Thorne Denny

February 23, 1962 – August 27, 2014



Richard Thorne Denny, 52, of Wilson passed away Wednesday.  Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.  The Rev. Stuart Milton will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service Friday from 1 – 1:45...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...