Obituaries
Effie Whitehurst Tew
Mar 8, 2022
Effie Louise Whitehurst Tew, 88, of Wilson, passed away Tuesday. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. at the Lucama Church of God, 307 Spring Street, Lucama, North Carolina, 27851 on Saturday, March 12, 2022. Pastor Tim Johnson will officiate.
Effie was a light and laughter to all who knew her, she loved her children, grandchildren and...
Horace Stott
Mar 8, 2022
Horace Stott, 94, of Wilson, passed away Tuesday. An Entombment Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on March 11, 2022, in Evergreen Memorial Park. Rev. Gary Walling will officiate.
Horace lived a full life of love, faith and service. He cherished his family and friends dearly. He served his country for many years in the United States Navy...
Joseph John Bridickas
Mar 7, 2022
Joseph John Bridickas (Joe), 84, of Wilson, passed away on Monday. A Funeral Service will be held at 1:30 p.m. at St. Therese Catholic Church on Friday, March 11, 2022. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. Father Jeffrey Bowker will officiate.
The Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home on Thursday, March 10, 2022.
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Hayzel Cryslynn Wallace
Mar 6, 2022
Hayzel Cryslynn Wallace passed away Sunday. A Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on March 15, 2022, in Wallace Family Cemetery, 351 Wallace Lane, Macclesfield, North Carolina. Rev. Rex Edwards will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:30 on March 15, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
We are devastated to...
Travis Jason "TJ" Winstead
Mar 5, 2022
Travis Jason “TJ” Winstead, 41 of Wilson will have a memorial service Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson with the family receiving friends following the service. Rev. Daniel Vester will officiate.
TJ is survived by his mother, Gina Bogue Wainwright and husband, Kenneth Robert of Morehead City; father, Dennis Winstead and...
Lille Proctor
Mar 5, 2022
Faye Proctor, 65 of Wilson passed away Saturday. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6 – 7:15 p.m. with a funeral service following 7:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Cindy Garris will officiate.
Faye is survived by her husband, Edward “Buddy” Proctor; sons, Jeremia John Cobb and wife, Elizabeth, and Thomas...
Robert Benjamin Hendricks
Mar 5, 2022
Robert Benjamin Hendricks, 79, of Elm City, passed away Saturday. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, March 7, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Tommy Hagan will officiate.
Robert is survived by his daughter, Jennifer Gardner and husband, Jamie; sons, Robert B. Hendricks, Jr. and wife Barbara, Michael Hendricks;...
Yolanda Ambrosio Barrientos
Mar 4, 2022
Yolanda Ambrosio Barrientos, 48 of Wilson passed away Friday. A memorial service will be held Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Farmington Heights Church, 910 Raleigh Road Parkway W, Wilson. Pastor Luis Torres will officiate.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 6 – 7 p.m. at Farmington Heights Church, Wilson.
Yolanda is survived by her...
Justin Thomas Varnell
Mar 2, 2022
Justin Thomas Varnell, 34, of Wilson, passed away peacefully in his sleep Wednesday. A funeral service will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 7, 2022, at Impact Church, 3338 Corbett Ave, Elm City, North Carolina, 27822. Rev David List will officiate.
Justin is survived by his parents, Gregory and Donna Varnell of Wilson; brothers, Charles Jackson “CJ”...
Warren Calvin "Shep" Shepard
Mar 2, 2022
Warren Calvin “Shep” Shepard, 101, of Wilson, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by family Wednesday. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 100 Green Street NE, Wilson, North Carolina, 27893 on Monday, March 7, 2022. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. Rev. Jim Bell will officiate.
The family will receive...
Glenda Webb Whitley
Feb 28, 2022
Glenda Webb Whitley, 80, of Wilson, passed away Monday. A private family Graveside Service will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, March 3, 2022, in Evergreen Cemetery. Rev. Daniel Arant will officiate.
Glenda loved her family more than anything, she was a great Mother and Grandmother. She was also an avid fan of the Duke Blue Devils basketball...
Marie Lewis Tant
Feb 26, 2022
Doris Marie Lewis Tant, 70, of Middlesex, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday. A Funeral Service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at Stony Hill Free Will Baptist Church, 9646 Stoney Hill Church Road, Middlesex. Rev. Ricky Anderson will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
A Graveside Service...
Sidney Earl Ellis
Feb 26, 2022
Sidney Earl Ellis, 91, of Elm City, passed away Saturday. A Graveside Service will be held at 2pm in Maplewood Cemetery on Thursday, March 3, 2022. The family will receive friends prior to the service at Maplewood Cemetery from 1:30-2:00 p.m. Rev. Charles Davis will officiate.
Sidney loved life and most importantly, he loved his family. He was a...
Michael Sherwood Ordess
Feb 26, 2022
Michael Sherwood Ordess, 43, of Durham, passed away Saturday, may he rest in peace. A Graveside Service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 3, 2022, in the Bailey Town Cemetery. Mark Armstrong will officiate.
Michael is survived by his parents, Mark and Carol Ordess of Southport; daughter, Alexis Carol Ordess of Fredericksburg, Virginia; son, Aston Mark...
Kathy Speight Eatmon
Feb 25, 2022
Katherine “Kathy” Speight Eatmon, 58 of Wilson passed away Friday. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Shawn Garrnett will officiate.
The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon from 1 – 2 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson, and other times at the home.
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Patricia Woodruff
Feb 22, 2022
Patricia Woodruff, 71, of Middlesex, passed away peacefully in her home on Tuesday. A Funeral Service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Donnie Woodruff will officiate.
The family will receive friends prior to the service from 4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
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Arbadella "Della" Davis Sanders
Feb 20, 2022
Arbadella Davis Sanders, known to many as Della, 84 of Bailey, passed away peacefully at home and went to her eternal home on Sunday, February 20, 2022.
The family will receive visitors in The Family Ministry Center at Bailey United Methodist Church, 12437 Green Street, Bailey, on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, from 1:00 pm until 1:50 pm. A Celebration...
Teresa Carol Outland Daniel
Feb 19, 2022
Teresa Carol Outland Daniel, 59 of Wilson passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment to follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Brian Tippett will officiate.
The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 1 – 2:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Park, Wilson and...
William Gray "Punk" Williams
Feb 18, 2022
William Gray Williams
September 9, 1940 – February 18, 2022
William Gray “Punk” Williams, 81 of Wilson passed away Friday. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Thompson Chapel Cemetery, 5620 Thompson Chapel Church Road, Wilson. Rev. William Pike and Rev. Matthew Roman will...
Carolyn T. Murray Tedder
Feb 18, 2022
Carolyn T. Murray Tedder, 67 of Hookerton passed away Friday, February 18, 2022. Her funeral services will be held Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Alan Ledezma will officiate.
The family will receive friends Tuesday evening prior to the...