Obituaries
 
            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...
                                
 
            Edwood Earl Tanner
Oct 11, 2013
                                Edwood Earl Tanner
February 10, 1942 – October 11, 2013
Edwood Earl Tanner, 71, of Nashville passed away Friday.  A graveside service will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday in Battleboro Cemetery, 100 Cemetery Drive, Battleboro.
Edwood was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather that loved spending time with his family.  He will be missed and thought of often...
                                
Jesse Roy Benton
Oct 11, 2013
                                Jesse Roy Benton
February 12, 1948 – October 12, 2013
Jesse Roy Benton, 65, of Elm City passed away Saturday.  Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday at Wilbanks Christian Church, Elm City.  Interment will follow in Elmwood  Cemetery, Fremont.  The Rev. Bobby White and the Rev. Dwight Batts will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6 –...
                                
Laura C. Cox
Oct 9, 2013
                                Laura C. Cox
March 17, 1929 – October 9, 2013
Laura C. “Pat” Cox, 84, of Wilson passed away Wednesday.  Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church.  Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.  The Rev. Dr. Doug Murray and the Rev. Steve Clayton will officiate.
The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday at...
                                
 
            Gaylene Jo Leary Heath
Oct 3, 2013
                                Gaylene Jo Leary Heath
August 29, 1958 – October 3, 2013
Gaylene Jo Leary Heath, 55, of Rocky Mount, formerly of Wilson, passed away suddenly Thursday.  A Memorial service will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at First Christian Church, 207 North Tarboro Street, Wilson. The Rev. Gary Walling and Rev. Bill Grisham will officiate.
A graveside service will be...
                                
 
            Waylon Harold Bunn
Oct 2, 2013
                                Waylon Harold Bunn
January 5, 1926 – October 2, 2013
Waylon Harold Bunn, 87, of Bailey passed away Wednesday.  Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Friday at White Oak Hill FWB Church, 3967 W Hornes Church Road, Bailey.  The family will receive friends immediately following the service and other times at the home.  A graveside service will be...
                                
Daisy Millard Thorsen
Sep 30, 2013
                                Daisy Louella Millard Thorsen 
October 30, 1940 – September 30, 2013
Daisy Louella Millard Thorsen, age 72, of Wilson passed away September 30, 2013.
 
No funeral services will be conducted.
 
Surviving are three daughters, Susan Krepinsky and husband, Marek of Wilson, Cathy Darnell and husband, Marc of Garner, and Patricia B. Denton and husband, Robbie of Middlesex;...
                                
Kathleen Williams Denton
Sep 29, 2013
                                Kathleen Williams Denton
May 1, 1939 – September 29, 2013
Kathleen Williams Denton, 74, of Dudley went home to meet her Lord on Sunday. Funeral services will be conducted 7 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  A graveside service will be conducted 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bailey Town Cemetery. The Rev. Gary “Bobby” Murrell will officiate.
 
The family will...
                                
 
            Mary Jean Williams
Sep 29, 2013
                                Mary Jean Williams
July 4, 1938 – September 29, 2013
Mary Jean Williams, 75, of Kenly passed away Sunday.  A memorial service will be conducted 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home.  The Rev. Benny Poythress will officiate.
The family will receive friends Saturday immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson, NC.
Surviving...
                                
 
            Richard O. Wright
Sep 25, 2013
                                Richard O. Wright
September 13, 1937 – September 25, 2013
Richard O. “Dick” Wright, 76, of Middlesex went home to be with His Lord approximately 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 25, 2013.  A graveside funeral service will be conducted 12:30 p.m. Saturday in Lee’s Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, 14518 Taylors Mill Rd., Middlesex, NC.  The Rev. Kenneth D. Benton will officiate.
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