Obituaries
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....
Roy Alton Sherrod, Sr.
Oct 25, 2013
Roy Alton Sherrod, Sr.
December 13, 1934 – October 25, 2013
Roy Alton Sherrod, Sr., 78, of Wilson passed away Friday. A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday in Maplewood Cemetery, 400 College Street, Wilson. The Rev. Gene Wells will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...

Jesse Floyd Davis, Jr.
Oct 23, 2013
Jesse Floyd Davis, Jr.
February 28, 1930 – October 23, 2013
Jesse Floyd “Doodie” Davis, Jr., 83, of the Rock Ridge Community passed away Wednesday. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday at Marsh Swamp Original FWB Church. Entombment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Ray Wells and Rev. Phillip Boykin will officiate.
The family will...

James Worth "JW" Carroll
Oct 22, 2013
James Worth Carroll
May 10, 1940 – October 22, 2013
James Worth “JW” Carroll, 73, of Bailey passed away Tuesday. A memorial service will be held 7 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Ronald Gurganus will officiate.
The family will receive friends Thursday evening immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway...
Adell Dalrymple Lewis
Oct 19, 2013
Adell Dalrymple Lewis
March 26, 1927 – October 19, 2013
Adell “Dally” Dalrymple Lewis, of Wilson left her earthly home on Saturday morning at Parkwood Village. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday at Winstead United Methodist Church, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The Rev. Paul Dunham will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6:30 –...
Danny Rayford Lamm
Oct 18, 2013
Danny Rayford Lamm
July 31, 1947 – October 18, 2013
Danny Rayford Lamm, 66, of Wilson passed away Friday. Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Steve Strickland will officiate.
The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway and other times at the home....

Adam Levi Thorne
Oct 16, 2013
Adam Levi Thorne
July 20, 2013 – October 16, 2013
Infant Adam Levi Thorne, of Lucama passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be conducted 3 p.m. Saturday in Beecham Cemetery, 7173 Huckleberry Rd., Lucama, NC.
The family will receive friends 1 – 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson, NC.
Adam is...

Charles Luby Epps
Oct 14, 2013
Charles Luby Epps
July 1, 1952 – October 14, 2013
Charles Luby Epps, 61, of Middlesex passed away Monday. A memorial service will be conducted 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. The Rev. Robby Piper will officiate.
The family will receive friends 5:30 – 6:45 Tuesday prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...
Woodrow Wilson "Red" Vester
Oct 14, 2013
Woodrow Wilson Vester
May 21, 1916 – October 14, 2013
Woodrow Wilson “Red” Vester left his earthly home on Monday evening at Autumn Care in Nashville to join his heavenly family. Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Friday at Sandy Cross United Methodist Church, Nashville. Interment will follow in the Joyner Family Cemetery, Joyner Road, Elm City. The...
Esther Lou Johnson Barnes
Oct 13, 2013
Esther Lou Johnson Barnes
March 12, 1933 – October 13, 2013
Esther Lou Johnson Barnes, 80, of Macclesfield passed away Sunday after a brief illness. She was devoted to her family and was known for her loving, kind, gentle and compassionate spirit.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in...