Obituaries
Annie Morris Thorne Joyner
Feb 10, 2014
                                Annie Morris Thorne Joyner
February 7, 1932 – February 10, 2014
 
Annie Morris Thorne Joyner, 82, of Wilson passed away Monday.  Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.  The Rev. Gary Walling and the Rev. Ray Wells will officiate.
The family will receive friends 7 – 9 p.m....
                                
 
            Dennis Ray Nichols
Feb 10, 2014
                                Dennis Ray Nichols
November 19, 1939 – February 10, 2014
Dennis Ray Nichols, 74, of Wilson passed away Monday, February 10, 2014.  A graveside services will be held 11 a.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park.  The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate.
Dennis is survived by his sons, Gregory Dale Nichols of Tennessee, and Michael Ray Nichols of Wilson; his brother...
                                
Carlos Rich Pate
Feb 6, 2014
                                Carlos Rich Pate
June 25, 1967 – February 6, 2014
Carlos “Richie” Pate, 46, of Lucama passed away Thursday.  Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.  The Rev. Melvin Barnette will officiate.
The family will receive friends 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Saturday prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral...
                                
 
            Larry Ferrell
Feb 4, 2014
                                Larry Ferrell
February 22, 1950 – February 4, 2014
Larry Ferrell, 63, of Sims, passed away Tuesday.  A memorial service will be conducted 7 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate.
The family will receive friends Thursday following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway also known as 4100 old 264, Wilson....
                                
Roy Lee Inscore
Feb 4, 2014
                                Roy Lee Inscore
September 26, 1923 – February 4, 2014
Roy Lee Inscore, 90, of Wilson passed away Tuesday.  Masonic services will be held 2 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service with Masonic rites  will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.  The Rev. Dr. Doug Murray will officiate.
The family will receive friends 1 – 1:45 p.m. Friday...
                                
 
            Bessie Batts Hathaway
Feb 4, 2014
                                Bessie Batts Hathaway
February 14, 1916 – February 4, 2014
Bessie Batts Hathaway, 97, of Wilson passed away Tuesday.  Funeral Services will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at First Christian Church. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.  The Rev. Gary Walling will officiate.
The family will receive friends 1-1:45 p.m. Saturday, prior to the service, at First Christian Church, 207...
                                
 
            Bob Gordon
Feb 3, 2014
                                Bob Gordon
January 10, 1947 – February 3, 2014
Bob Gordon, 67, of Wilson passed away Monday.  A celebration of Bob’s life will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Wilson Moose Lodge 989, 2705 Forest Hills Road, Wilson.  Please dress casually.
Bob had resided in Wilson since 1969.  He was a retired Paramedic with Wilson...
                                
Susan O’Neal Barnes
Feb 1, 2014
                                Susan O’Neal Barnes
September 28, 1966 – February 1, 2014
Susan O’Neal Barnes, 47, of Wilson passed away Saturday.  Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Tuesday in Maplewood Cemetery.  The Rev. Jerry Nelson will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6 – 6:45 Monday evening prior...
                                
 
            Kathleen McLean Sasser
Jan 29, 2014
                                Kathleen McLean Sasser
July 29, 1924 – January 29, 2014
Kathleen McLean Sasser, 89, of Wilson passed away Wednesday.  Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Springhill Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 7335 Springfield Road, Lucama.  The Rev. Dr. DeWayne Eakes will officiate.
 The family will receive friends 10 – 10:45 a.m. prior...
                                
 
            Linda Cooley Baines
Jan 28, 2014
                                Linda Cooley Baines
August 12, 1943 – January 28, 2014
Linda Cooley Baines, 70, of Elm City passed away Tuesday.  Graveside services in Bailey Town Cemetery will be private.
Surviving are her daughter, Patricia Baines Sarmiento and husband, Richard of Rocky Mount; her grandson, Marc Sarmiento of Denver, CO; her granddaughter, Lauren Sarmiento of Rocky Mount; and her brother,...
                                
Barbara Ann Perry
Jan 27, 2014
                                Barbara Ann Perry
April 4, 1951 – January 27, 2014
Barbara Ann Perry, 62, of Bailey passed away Monday.  A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday in Bailey Town Cemetery.  The Rev. Blake Stallings will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6 – 8 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway and other times at...
                                
Earl Miller Morgan
Jan 24, 2014
                                 
Earl Miller Morgan
May 20, 1928 – January 24, 2014
Earl Miller Morgan, 85, of Elm City passed away Friday.  Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  The Rev. Christian Powell will officiate.
The family will receive friends 2 – 3 p.m. Sunday prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...
                                
Kathy Watson Perry
Jan 23, 2014
                                Kathy Watson Perry
November 6, 1951 – January 23, 2014
Kathy Watson Perry, 63, of Bailey went home Thursday to be with her Lord.  Funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey.  The Reverend LaVon Phillips will officiate.
 The family...
                                
Courtney Caitlyn Rea
Jan 23, 2014
                                Courtney Caitlyn Rea
August 9, 1991 – January 23, 2014
Courtney Caitlyn Rea, 22, of Wilson passed away Thursday.  A memorial  service will be held 2 p.m.  Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  The Rev. Elwood Long will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6 – 9 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway.
Courtney was a loving mother,...
                                
 
            Robert Lee Morris
Jan 23, 2014
                                Robert Lee Morris
April 14, 1934 – January 23, 2014
 
Robert Lee Morris, 79, of Wilson passed away Thursday.  Funeral services will be conducted 4 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  The Rev. Gary Walling will officiate.
The family will receive friends 2 – 4 p.m. Saturday prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway....
                                
 
            Paul Butler Hawkins
Jan 21, 2014
                                Paul Butler Hawkins
September 6, 1957 – January 21, 2014
 Paul Butler Hawkins, 56, of Wilson passed away Tuesday.  The family will receive friends Thursday 6 – 8 p.m. at 112 N.E. Rountree Street, Wilson.
Paul was a loving son, brother, uncle and friend to all that knew him.  He was greatly loved and will be missed by all that...
                                
James Edgar White, Sr.
Jan 21, 2014
                                James Edgar White, Sr.
November 1, 1921 – January 21, 2014
James Edgar White, Sr. born November 1, 1921 in Lewiston-Woodville, passed away at his home at the age of 92 on Tuesday, January 21, 2014.  A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church, 414 Sunset Road.  The Rev. Dr. Tom Watkins will officiate....
                                
Eva Jones Meeks
Jan 18, 2014
                                Eva Jones Meeks
July 7, 1924 – January 18, 2014
Eva Jones Meeks, 89, of Wilson went to be with the Lord Saturday with her family by her side. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.  The Rev. Fred Scott will officiate.
The family will receive friends...
                                
 
            Kenneth Smith
Jan 17, 2014
                                Kenneth Smith
May 28, 1928 – January 17, 2014
Kenneth Smith, 85, of Wilson passed away Friday.  A funeral service will be conducted 6 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be held 2 p.m. Monday in Buckhorn Cemetery, Kenly.  The Rev. Tony Hawley will officiate.
The family will receive friends Sunday evening immediately following the service...
                                
 
            Joyce Parker Goforth
Jan 17, 2014
                                 
Joyce Parker Goforth
September 2, 1921 – January 17, 2014
Joyce Nadine Parker Goforth was born September 2, 1921 in Coleman County, Texas, the eldest of five children, to parents who were farmers and small business owners.  She grew up a West Texas farm girl and could recall riding a horse out to bring in their few cows, preferring...
                                



