Obituaries
Peggy Cherry Tyndall
Jan 25, 2023
Peggy Cherry Tyndall, 87 of Wilson passed away sleeping peacefully at the Cottage at Spring Arbor on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. She was born at home in Pitt County, on April 27, 1935 to Thelma Warren Cherry and George Rufus Cherry. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 29, 2023, at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1815 Airport...
William Preston Bartlett
Jan 25, 2023
William Preston Bartlett passed away Wednesday at the age of 87. A funeral service will be held Sunday, January 29, 2023, at 3:00 pm at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Rd. Parkway, Wilson. Prior to the service a visitation will be held from1:00 – 2:45 pm.
William Preston Bartlett was born on September 1, 1935, in Camden, to Charlie...
David Clark Ballard
Jan 25, 2023
David Clark Ballard, 82 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Clark was an avid duck hunter and fisherman. He was a member of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church. Clark loved his family and friends with his heart, along with his lab dogs.
Clark is survived by his wife, Nancy Johnson...
Paul Timothy Harrell
Jan 23, 2023
Paul Timothy Harrell, 63, of Bailey passed away Monday. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rodney O’Neal will officiate.
Paul is survived by his son, Kevin Harrell; daughter, April McKeel and husband, Jason; grandson, Jason McKeel; granddaughter, Ellie McKeel; sisters, Faye Mitchell and...
Duncan Albert Bracey, III
Jan 22, 2023
Duncan Albert Bracey, III, 82 of Wilson passed away Sunday. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, January 26, 2023, at First Presbyterian Church, 414 Sunset Road NW, Wilson, with the family receiving friends immediately following. The Rev. John Winnings will officiate.
Duncan was born on November 12, 1940 in Lumberton, to Cleo Dell Miller and...
Joyce Harris Elks
Jan 22, 2023
Joyce Harris Elks went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, January 22, 2023. She was born on March 13, 1936, to Joseph and Blanche Harris in Belvoir, North Carolina. She could be described as a caring and loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was known to show incredible hospitality to anyone who came into...
Jean Whitley Eatmon
Jan 21, 2023
Jean W. Eatmon, 85 of Wilson passed away Saturday, January 21, 2023 peacefully in the arms of Jesus surrounded by her loved ones. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson, with Pastor Wayne Whitley officiating.
The family will receive friends...
James Andrew Whitley
Jan 20, 2023
James Andrew Whitley, 69 of Wilson passed away Friday. The family will receive friends to celebrate his life on Monday evening from 5 – 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
James was a loving husband, father, brother, and friend to all he knew, he never met a stranger. He enjoyed conversations with them...
Margaret Ann Medlin Glover
Jan 19, 2023
Margaret Ann Medlin Glover, 87, of the Mount Pleasant Community passed away Thursday evening with her loving daughters by her side. A funeral service will be held Monday, January 23, 2023, at 1:00 pm at Samaria Baptist Church, 3752 Samaria Church Lane, Middlesex, North Carolina with the Rev. Butch Gordon and Rev. Jim Gillespie officiating. Followed by burial in Bailey...
Dianne Lee Presley
Jan 18, 2023
Dianne Lee Presley, 70 of Wilson passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Per the wishes of Dianne there will be no funeral service.
Dianne is survived by her husband, John A. Presley; daughter, Angela Lee Middleton and her daughter, Amber Lee Vick; daughter, Ashley Presley Hepner and husband, Thomas Lynn, and their son, Aaron Christopher Watson, and her sister,...
Gregory Carroll High
Jan 17, 2023
Gregory Carroll High, 62 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 4 – 4:45 p.m. with a memorial service following at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
Greg is survived by his daughter, Mary Kathryn Johnson and husband, Austin; son, Gregory Ryan High and Karla Flores Chavez; granddaughter, Rayleigh Johnson; grandson,...
Lana Gail Baker
Jan 15, 2023
Lana Gail Baker, 74 of Crisp passed away Sunday, January 15, 2023. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Maccripine Free Will Baptist Church, Macclesfield. Pastor Allen Hall will officiate.
The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1 - 1:45 p.m. at Maccripine Free Will Baptist Church, Macclesfield.
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Kenneth Wayne Gardner
Jan 15, 2023
Kenneth Wayne Gardner, 86 of Elm City passed away Sunday. A memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Pastor Chris Harris, Pastor Erik Palmberg, and Pastor Woody Parrish will officiate.
The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 – 7:15 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
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Valmonte "Val" Winstead
Jan 14, 2023
Valmonte “Val” Winstead, 88 of Wilson passed away Saturday, January 14, 2023. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Peoples Chapel Cemetery, Elm City.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 1 – 1:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and other times at...
Danny Robert Perry
Jan 14, 2023
Danny Robert Perry, 76 of Bailey passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment to follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. Rev. Matt Roman will officiate. The family will receive friends at the home following the graveside service.
The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 – 8...
Joshua "Josh" Christopher Chaney
Jan 9, 2023
Joshua “Josh” Christopher Chaney, 31 of Elm City passed away Monday.
Josh is survived by his son, Damion Christopher Chaney; father, John Richard Chaney, III, and stepmother, Jennifer Lynn Ruth Chaney; sister, Amanda Mae Chaney; brothers, John Richard Chaney IV, James Martin Chaney and wife, Rose, Justin Michael Chaney, Tyler Richard Chaney, and Jaden Matthew Chaney; paternal grandmother, Martha...
Judith "Judy" Whitley Powell Mattsson
Jan 8, 2023
Judy Whitley Powell Mattsson left this world suddenly on January 8, 2023, in Chicago, Il at the age of 75 surrounded by family. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and dear friend to many.
A memorial service will be held March 4, 2023, at 1:00 pm at the First Baptist Church in Wilson, NC. The service will be presided...
Clara Jean Batchelor
Jan 8, 2023
Clara Jean Batchelor passed away on January 8, 2023 with her daughter and son holding hands. A joint service will be held for Clara and Art who passed on December 17, 2022 on Friday, January 13, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson.
The family will receive friends Friday...
Fannie O'Neal Coffey
Jan 8, 2023
Fannie O’Neal Coffey, 82 of Wilson passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2023 in Bailey Town Cemetery. Pastor Derrick Bossolono will officiate.
Fannie is survived by her brother, Linwood O’Neal; sister-in-law, Belinda O’Neal; granddaughters, Lisa Joyner and husband, Glenn, Angel Griffin and husband, Brandon, and Amber Williford; grandsons, Richard Lamm...

Bobbie Jean Silk
Jan 7, 2023
Bobbie Jean Silk, 54 passed away Saturday.
Bobbie is survived by her son, Michael Silk; mother, Patsy Davison and Friel Burcham; granddaughter, Autumn Meade, and a host of other loving family members.
Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.