Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jul 18, 2014

Mildred Joyce Baines Kurzawski

February 12, 1942 – July 18, 2014

Mildred Joyce Baines Kurzawski, 72, of Wilson passed away Friday.  Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday at Peace FWB Church, 2838 Tilghman Road, Wilson.  Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.  The Rev. Rusty Russell and the Rev. Bobby Fletcher will officiate. The family will receive friends 7...

Jul 14, 2014

Ivey A. Lamm, Jr.

February 1, 1934 – July 14, 2014

Ivey A. Lamm, Jr. 80 of Lucama passed away unexpectedly at his home Monday, July 14, 2014.  He was born in Wilson County February 1, 1934 to Ivey A. and Louisa Lamm of Lucama.  He married the love of his life, Vivian Rose Johnson of Smithfield, NC on June...

Jul 14, 2014

Stanley Ray Hobson

February 1, 1946 – July 14, 2014



Stanley Ray Hobson, 68, of Sharpsburg  passed away Monday.  A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Hills Cemetery, Nashville.  The Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate. The family will receive friends 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and...

Jul 13, 2014

Eula Pridgen Brantley

September 7, 1932 – July 13, 2014



Eula Pridgen Brantley, 81, of Bailey passed away Sunday.  A funeral service will be conducted 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday in Maplewood Cemetery.  The Rev. Tommy Hagan will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening immediately following...

Jul 12, 2014

Barbara Mays Frantz

February 12, 1932 – July 12, 2014



Barbara Mays Frantz, 82, of Wilson passed away Saturday.  A memorial service will be conducted 3 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, 100 W. Green Street, Wilson.  A private family inurnment will be held in the church columbarium.  The Rev. Charles Robl will officiate. Barbara was born on...

Jul 12, 2014

Dora Warren Rountree

August 30, 1912 – July 12, 2014



Dora W. Rountree was born in Smithfield on August 30, 1912.  She passed away early Saturday morning, July 12, 2014 at the age of 101. A resourceful woman, Dora was a wonderful cook and seamstress, baking cakes well into her nineties.  She met her husband, Richard Rountree, Sr. and...

Jul 11, 2014

James Clifton Gardner

January 29, 1922 – July 11, 2014

  James Clifton “Buddy” Gardner, 92, of Wilson passed away Friday.  Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Donnie K. Price, Jr. will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday...

Jul 10, 2014

Kristen Lynn Owens

June 17, 1993 – July 10, 2014

Kristen Lynn Owens, 21, of Elm City passed away Thursday.  Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City.  The Rev. Todd Green will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday evening...

Jul 7, 2014

Mary Lou Stancil Clemmons

July 2, 1951 – July 7, 2014

Mary Lou Stancil  Clemmons, 63, of Kenly passed away Monday.  A memorial service will be held 7 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  The Rev. Pamela Brewer will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday 6 – 6:45 p.m. prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

Jul 6, 2014

David Stuart Goff

March 8, 1943 – July 6, 2014

David Stuart Goff, 71, of Wilson passed away Sunday.  Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park.  The Rev. Sam Cullifer will officiate and Rev. Woody Parrish. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening...

Jul 5, 2014

Jun 30, 2014

William Thomas Boswell

May 27, 1928 – June 30, 2014

William Thomas “Tom” Boswell, 86, of Wilson passed away Monday, June 30, 2014.  Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 13, 2014, at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.  The Rev. Dr. Douglas Murray will officiate. The family will receive friends 5:00 p.m. -...

Jun 23, 2014

Billy Ray Litaker, Sr.

December 22, 1934 – June 23, 2014

Billy Ray Litaker, Sr., 79, of Wilson passed away Monday.  A funeral service will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.  The Rev. Jonathan Ange will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday, from 12:00 noon until 1:45 p.m., at...

Jun 21, 2014

Margery Bell Newsome Harris

August 20, 1925 – June 21, 2014



Margery Bell Newsome Harris, 88 of Wilson passed over into her Heavenly estate, June 21, 2014 at 6:01 a.m.  A graveside service will be conducted 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 24, 2014 in Maplewood Cemetery.  The Associate Pastor of First Baptist Church, Rev. Steve Clayton will conduct the celebration...

Jun 21, 2014

Minnie Louise Parker

November 9, 1941 – June 21, 2014

Minnie Louise Parker, 72, of Rocky Mount passed away Saturday.  A Funeral service will be conducted 7 p.m. Tuesday at Christian Fellowship Church, 7814 S. NC Hwy 58, Elm City.  A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex.  The Rev. Daniel Parker will officiate.

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