Obituaries

May 21, 2014

Mary Lee Rowe Norris

January 17, 1923 – May 21, 2014

Mary Lee Rowe Norris, 91, a resident of WilMed Nursing Care Center, formerly of 1726 Meadowbrook Lane, Wilson passed away Wednesday.  A graveside service will be conducted 3 p.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park.  The Rev. Paul Dunham will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m....

May 17, 2014

Betty Jean Williams

September 26, 1929 – May 17, 2014



Betty Jean Williams, 84, of Wilson passed away Saturday.  A memorial service will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  The Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate. The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Betty is...

May 16, 2014

May 12, 2014

Frank Curtis Parramore

November 25, 1923 – May 12, 2014

Frank Curtis Parramore, 90, formerly of Wilson passed away Monday at the Hospice Home of Wake County in Raleigh.  A graveside service will be held 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson.  The Rev. Ray Barnhill will officiate. The family will receive friends 2 – 2:45 p.m. Wednesday prior to...

May 9, 2014

Charles Wilber Curlings, Sr.

September 12, 1937 – May 29, 2014

Charles Wilber Curlings, Sr., 76, of Wilson passed away Thursday.  A memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, June 7, 2014, at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

May 8, 2014

May 4, 2014

Floyd Rudolph Creech

November 14, 1937 – May 4, 2014

Floyd Rudolph Creech, 76, of Elm City passed away Sunday.  Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will following in Batts Family Cemetery, 5023 Redman Road, Elm City.  The Pastor Johnny Hendricks and Pastor David Taylor will officiate. The family will receive friends 7 –...

May 1, 2014

Charles Marshall Williams

November 6, 1932 – May 1, 2014

Charles Marshall Williams, 81, of Bailey passed away Thursday.  A funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Monday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey.  The Rev. Leonard Rex will officiate.

 The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon immediately...

May 1, 2014

Apr 25, 2014

Emily Elizabeth Paynter

July 21, 1933 – April 25, 2014

Emily Elizabeth Paynter, 80, of Elm City passed away Friday.  A memorial service will be held a later date. Elizabeth was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother (gg), sister and a friend to all that knew her.  She was greatly loved and will be missed and thought of often with...

Apr 21, 2014

Juan Carlos Cardoso

August 28, 1927 – April 21, 2014



Juan Carlos “Papi” Cardoso, 86, of Wilson passed away Monday. The family will receive friends, 6 – 8 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Kristina Horne, 4101 Huntsmoor Lane, Wilson. “Papi” was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.  He came to America in 1969 by himself and worked...

Apr 19, 2014

Eleanor Ellis Daniel

October 14, 1913 – April 19, 2014

Eleanor Ellis Daniel, 100, of Wilson passed away Saturday.  A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson.  The Rev. Tim McFatter will officiate. Eleanor was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.  She was giving of her time, as she was a Girl Scout leader and...

Apr 15, 2014

Samuel Thornton Boone

April 30, 1991 – April 15, 2014

Samuel “Sam” Thornton Boone, 22, of Wilson passed away Tuesday.  A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday at First Christian Church, 207 Vance Street N.W., Wilson. The Rev. Gary Walling will officiate.  A private interment will be held in Maplewood Cemetery. The family will receive friends Thursday immediately...

Apr 11, 2014

Dorothy Zelma Barrow Kennedy

August 29, 1915 – April 11, 2014

 Dorothy Zelma Barrow Kennedy, 98, of Wilson passed away Friday at her home surrounded by her family.  A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church, 311 W. Nash Street, Wilson.  The Rev. Dr. Doug Murray will officiate.  A private interment will be held...

Apr 9, 2014

Wilmer Elliott Temple

March 4, 1924 – April 9, 2014



Wilmer Elliott Temple, 90, of Wilson passed away Wednesday.  A memorial service will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Inurnment will following at a later date.  Pastor Elwood Long will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...

Apr 9, 2014

James D. Silverthorne, Sr.

October 10, 1940 – April 9, 2014



James “Jim” D. Silverthorne, Sr., 73, of Wilson, passed away Wednesday.  A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday, April 25, 2014, in Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, NC.  The Rev. Charlie Mike Smith will officiate. Jim graduated from ACC in 1962 where he was the president of Sigma...

Apr 9, 2014

Stevie Jerome Warrick

February 5, 1971 – April 9, 2014



Stevie Jerome Warrick, 43, of Elm City went to be his Heavenly Father Wednesday.  He was a special person that was affectionately loved by all that knew him.  Stevie was an avid N.C. State, Carolina Panthers and a Matt Kenseth fan.  He will be greatly missed and thought of...

Apr 5, 2014

Jeanette Morgan Neal

December 17, 1937 – April 5, 2014



Jeanette Morgan Neal, 76, of Wilson passed away Saturday, at UNC Hospital,   surrounded by her loving daughter, son, sister and daughter-in-law after a courageous battle with heart disease.  A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Buckhorn United Methodist Church, 8102 NC Hwy 42, Kenly.  Interment will...

Apr 3, 2014

Ronny Chris Brewer

November 5, 1955 – April 3, 2014



Ronny Chris Brewer, 58, of Wilson, passed away Thursday.  A funeral service will be conducted 7 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  The Rev. Steve Stephenson will officiate. The family will receive friends 5:30 – 6:45 p.m. Saturday prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...

Apr 3, 2014

Fred Rago, Jr.

January 28, 1943 – April 3, 2014



Fred Rago, Jr., 71, of Elm City passed away Thursday.  A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness, 224 South Glendale Avenue, Rocky Mount.  Bennie Wyatt will officiate. Fred is survived by his wife, Johannas Rago of the home; his daughter, Patricia...