Obituaries
Marvin Putney Parker
Nov 30, 2013
Marvin Putney Parker
January 20, 1925 – November 30, 2013
Marvin Putney Parker, 88, of Wilson passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. David Barnes and the Rev. Steve Stevenson will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6:30 – 8:30 Tuesday at...
Alvin Ray Phillips, Sr.
Nov 30, 2013
Alvin Ray Phillips, Sr.
March 5, 1943 – November 30, 2013
Alvin Ray Phillips, Sr., 70, of Elm City passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Gene Wells and Rev. Melissa Nethery will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6 – 8...

Hildred Elizabeth Joyner
Nov 29, 2013
Hildred Elizabeth Joyner
October 14, 1927 – November 29, 2013
Hildred “Nanny” Elizabeth Joyner, 86, of Bailey passed away Friday. Funeral service will be conducted 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Charles Thompson will officiate.
The family will receive friends Monday immediately following the...

Theresa Hattingh Whitley
Nov 29, 2013
Theresa Hattingh Whitley
July 5, 1965 – November 29, 2013
Theresa “Tessa” Hattingh Whitley, 48, of Sims passed away Friday, November 29, 2013. A funeral service will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday at Nobles Chapel Baptist Church, 7330 Old Raleigh Road, Sims. The family will receive friends 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. prior to service at the church. The Rev....

Peggy Joyce Brantley Edwards
Nov 29, 2013
Peggy Joyce Brantley Edwards
May 11, 1936 – November 29, 2013
Peggy Joyce Edwards, 77, of Middlesex passed away Friday. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Butch Gordon will officiate.
The family will receive friends 7 - 9 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and...
William A. Joyner, Sr.
Nov 28, 2013
William A. Joyner, Sr.
March 12, 1923 – November 28, 2013
William A. “Billy” Joyner, Sr., 90, of the Coopers Community in Nash County passed away Thursday at Wilson Medical Center after a short period of declining heath. Funeral services will be held 7 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday...

David Richard Shull
Nov 27, 2013
David Richard Shull
September 2, 1951 – November 27, 2013
David Shull, 62, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A private memorial service will be held Twelve noon Wednesday, December 4, 2013. The Rev. Joe Strange will officiate.
David worked with BB&T for 30 years and was a veteran with the Air Force Reserves.
David is survived by his...

Charles D. Moore
Nov 25, 2013
Charles D. Moore
May 30, 1926 – November 25, 2013
Charles “Coach” D. Moore, 87, of Wilson left this earth peacefully in his home with his son by his side on Monday, November 25, 2013.
“Coach” will be remembered as a loving husband, father and grandfather who enjoyed time with his family and friends. He loved golf, deep...

Charles Richard Wood
Nov 23, 2013
Charles Richard Wood
October 9, 1948 – November 23, 2013
Charles Richard Wood, 65, of Middlesex passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Roy Jernigan will officiate.
The family will receive friends 7 – 9 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...
Mildred Taylor McClees
Nov 22, 2013
Mildred Taylor McClees
September 3, 1927 – November 22, 2013
Mildred Taylor McClees, 86, of Elm City left this earth peacefully Friday at home. A celebration of her life will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Elm City United Methodist Church, 106 N Parker Street, Elm City. The elevator is located on the side street of the church....

James Albert Lamm
Nov 21, 2013
James Albert Lamm
July 9, 1955 – November 21, 2013
James Albert Lamm, 58, of Bailey passed away Thursday. Funeral services will be conducted 1 p.m. Saturday at Bible Baptist Church, 894 Main Street, Buies Creek. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. Pastor Dale Wallace and Pastor Jimmy Pulley will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6...

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....