Obituaries
Robert Brooks Petway, Sr.
Nov 20, 2013
Robert Brooks Petway, Sr.
December 10, 1928 – November 20, 2013
Robert Brooks Petway, Sr., 84, of Elm City went to be with the Lord on Wednesday. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Sunny Griswold will officiate.
The family will receive friends 7 – 9...
Sherman Rex Bissette
Nov 20, 2013
Sherman Rex Bissette
November 20, 1947 – November 20, 2013
Sherman “Rex” Bissette, 66, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Funeral services will be conducted 10 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Johnny Sullivan will officiate.
The family will be at 3402 Widgeon Street, Wilson.
Rex was a loving, father, son,...
Ernestine Godwin Etheridge
Nov 19, 2013
Ernestine Godwin Etheridge
July 21, 1936 – November 19, 2013
Ernestine Godwin Etheridge, 77, of Bailey went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 after a long extended illness. A celebration of her homegoing will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Rock Hill Cemetery, 5720 Lamm Road, Wilson. The...
Herman Wells
Nov 16, 2013
Herman Wells
December 6, 1942 – November 17, 2013
Herman “Ed” Wells, 70, of Zebulon passed away Sunday. A funeral service will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at Independence Pentecostal Holiness Church, 8672 New Sandy Hill Church Road, Bailey. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Phil Hawley will officiate.
The family will receive friends 7...
Essie Wells Nichols
Nov 15, 2013
Essie Wells Nichols
November 23, 1914 – November 15, 2013
Essie Wells Nichols, 98, of Sims passed away Friday. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Marsh Swamp Original Free Will Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate.
The family will receive friends Sunday following the service at Marsh...
Barbara Jan Bell Bobbitt
Nov 14, 2013
Barbara Jan Bell Bobbitt
December 18, 1933 – November 14, 2013
Barbara Jan Bell Bobbitt, 79, of Wilson passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Charles Robl will officiate.
The family will receive friends 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and...
Mary Kathleen Sykes Mercer
Nov 13, 2013
Mary Kathleen Sykes Mercer
December 11, 1921 – November 13, 2013
Mary Kathleen Sykes Mercer, 91, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Sam Cullifer and Evangelist Woody Parrish will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6:30 – 8:00 p.m....
Larry Glenn Thigpen
Nov 12, 2013
Larry Glenn Thigpen
October 16, 1956 – November 12, 2013
Larry Glenn Thigpen, 57, of Stantonsburg, passed away Tuesday. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Pastor Rex Edwards will officiate.
The family will receive friends 7 – 9 p.m. Thursday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...
Michael Paul Gardiner
Nov 12, 2013
Michael Paul Gardiner
November 21, 1956 – November 12, 2013
Michael Paul Gardiner, 56, of Elm City passed away Tuesday. A memorial service will be held 7 p.m. Friday evening at Eagle’s Nest Church of God, 5015 Four tenths Road, Elm City.
Michael is survived by his wife, Robin Gardiner of the home; his step-son, Jimmy Glynn Edwards, Jr....
Thurman Randolph Batten
Nov 10, 2013
Thurman Randolph Batten
February 3, 1927 – November 10, 2013
Thurman Randolph Batten, 86, of Wilson passed away at SECU Hospice House of Johnston Health. Funeral services will be conducted 11 Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.
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Mary Agnes Davis Lamm
Nov 9, 2013
Mary Agnes Davis Lamm
September 10, 1925 – November 9, 2013
Mary Agnes Davis Lamm, 88, of Sims passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Entombment will be 11 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Barbara Tyre will officiate.
The family will receive friends Monday evening immediately following the service.
Mary...
Jimmie Ray Blalock
Nov 3, 2013
Jimmie Ray Blalock
May 3, 1946 – November 3, 2013
Jimmie Ray Blalock, 67, of Lucama passed away at home on Sunday. Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Larry Smith and Rev. Jessie Blalock will officiate.
The family will...
Franklin Eugene Adams
Nov 3, 2013
Franklin Eugene Adams
November 5, 1939 – November 3, 2013
Franklin “Frank” Eugene Adams, 73, of Wilson passed away Sunday. A funeral service will be conducted 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Steve Strickland will officiate.
The family will receive friends immediately...
Christian Duane Swartzfager
Nov 3, 2013
Christian Duane Swartzfager
January 23, 1993 – November 3, 2013
Christian Duane Swartzfager, 20, of Lucama passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway.
Christian was a loving son, brother...
Charles Ralph Lucas
Nov 2, 2013
Charles Ralph Lucas
December 12, 1937 – November 2, 2013
Charles Ralph Lucas, 75 of Wilson passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Pastor Elwood Long will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...
Ruby Frances Gardner
Nov 1, 2013
Ruby Frances Gardner
February 8, 1932 – November 1, 2013
Ruby Frances Gardner, 81, of Wilson passed away Friday at the Brian Center. A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends Tuesday 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson prior to...
Dawn Melanie Banasiak Mitchum
Oct 27, 2013
Dawn Melanie Banasiak Mitchum
February 26, 1957 – October 27, 2013
Dawn Melanie Banasiak Mitchum, 56, of Wilson, NC went to Heaven peacefully Sunday, October 27, 2013. A celebration of her life will be conducted 7 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Father Phillip Byrum will officiate.
The family will receive friends Wednesday evening immediately following the service...
Michael James Leach
Oct 26, 2013
Michael James Leach
January 16, 1947 – October 26, 2013
Michael James Leach, 66, of Wilson passed away Saturday. A memorial service will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate.
The family will receive friends Sunday following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times...
Lula Gray Newcomb
Oct 26, 2013
Lula Gray Newcomb
August 3, 1936 – October 26, 2013
Lula Gray Newcomb, 77, of Middlesex passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday in Bailey Town Cemetery. The Rev. Reuben Batchelor and Rev. Marie Batchelor will officiate.
The family will receive friends...
Dorothy Page McKeel
Oct 25, 2013
Dorothy Page McKeel
August 22, 1928 – October 25, 2013
Dorothy Page McKeel, 85, of Wilson passed away Friday. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Milbournie FWB Church. Entombment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Walt Tyndall and the Dr. Rev. Billy Toler will officiate.
The family will receive friends 1:00 – 1:45 p.m....
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