Obituaries

Kenneth Alan Hinnant

Kenneth Alan Hinnant

Feb 17, 2022

Kenneth Alan Hinnant, 63, of Wilson, passed away Thursday. A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at Buckhorn United Methodist Church, 8102 NC-42, Kenly. Rev. Carol Dean will officiate. Interment will follow in Buckhorn United Methodist Church Cemetery.

 

The family will receive friends on Monday from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at...

Shirley Anna Mae (Schmucke) Mohesky

Shirley Anna Mae (Schmucke) Mohesky

Feb 15, 2022

Shirley Anna Mae (Schmucke) Mohesky of Wilson, North Carolina passed away Tuesday February 15, 2022. She was born September 21, 1941, in Washington, Missouri.

 

In addition to raising their three children, Shirley spent her life supporting her husband’s career and farming passion. She was a savvy partner in operating successful family businesses, organizing every need. Shirley was an amazing...

Agnes Whitley Hill

Agnes Whitley Hill

Feb 15, 2022

Agnes Whitley Hill, 63, of Wilson, passed away Tuesday. A Funeral Service will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, February 18, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Darrell Bowles will officiate. Family will Receive friends immediately following service and at other times at the family home.

 

A Graveside Service will be held on...

Shana Baum

Shana Baum

Feb 15, 2022

Shana Baum, 60, of Snow Hill, passed away on Tuesday. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at First Christian Church, 207 Tarboro Street NE, Wilson, North Carolina, 27893. Rev. Gary Walling will officiate.

 

Shana is survived by her husband, Steve Baum; daughter, Caitlin Swearengin and granddaughter, Nina Swearengin.

 

She was...

Melvin Raymond  Cooke

Melvin Raymond Cooke

Feb 13, 2022

 

Melvin Raymond Cooke, 84, of Elm City, passed away Sunday. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Barry Drum will officiate. Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City.

 

The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10:00...

Phyllis  Moore Hamilton

Phyllis Moore Hamilton

Feb 13, 2022

Phyllis Moore Hamilton, 62, of Wilson, passed away Sunday. A Graveside Service will be held at 3:00 on Friday, February 18, 2022, in the Moore Family Cemetery, 7516 St. Mary’s Church Road, Lucama. Pastor Tony Hawley will officiate.

 

Phyllis loved the Lord and was a long-time member of Lamm’s Grove Pentecostal Holiness Church in Lucama. She was loved by...

Kimberly  Campbell  Evans

Kimberly Campbell Evans

Feb 12, 2022

Kimberly Campbell Evans, 56, of Sims, passed away Saturday. A Celebration of Life will be held from 7:00-9:00 on Friday, February 18, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.

 

Kimberly is survived by her partner, James Taylor, of the home; daughters, Brittany Reinhard and husband, Derek of Sims and Haley Etheridge of Sims; mother and father,...

Eugene Frick Scott

Eugene Frick Scott

Feb 12, 2022

Gene Scott, 65, the engineer who designed and oversaw the construction of Wilson’s Greenlight Community broadband network, passed away early Saturday, February 12, 2022.

 

Gene, born Eugene Frick Scott on May 6, 1956, in Columbia, South Carolina, to John Walter and Vera Frick Scott, had metastatic pancreatic cancer and was admitted to SECU Hospice House in Smithfield a day...

Jeffrey Stewart Goodman

Jeffrey Stewart Goodman

Feb 11, 2022

Jeffrey Stewart Goodman

November 28, 1953 – February 11, 2022

 

Jeffrey Stewart Goodman, 68, of Wilson, passed away Friday. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 19, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.

 

The family will receive friends on Saturday prior to the service from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00...

Hadie Hardy Skinner, Jr.

Hadie Hardy Skinner, Jr.

Feb 10, 2022

Hadie Hardy Skinner, Jr., 82, of Saratoga, passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 13, 2022, in Stantonsburg Town Cemetery. Elder Floyd Norris will officiate.

 

The family will receive friends on Saturday, from 5:00 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100, Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.

 

Hadie is survived...

James Edward Wooten

James Edward Wooten

Feb 7, 2022

James Edward Wooten

March 3, 1941 – February 7, 2022

James Edward Wooten, 80, of Wilson, passed away Monday. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 10, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Pastor Woody Parrish will officiate.

 

The family will receive friends on Thursday from 1 p.m. to 2...

Albert Ray Phelps, Sr.

Albert Ray Phelps, Sr.

Feb 5, 2022

 

Albert Phelps, Sr.

June 23, 1933 – February 5, 2022

 

Albert Ray Phelps, 88, of Wilson, passed away Saturday, February 5. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Rachel Price will officiate. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.

 

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Mary  Griffin  McKellar

Mary Griffin McKellar

Feb 5, 2022

 

Mary Griffin McKellar

July 21, 1934 – February 5, 2022

Mary Griffin McKellar, 87, of Wilson, passed away Saturday. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. in Oaklawn Cemetery, 737 Albemarle Road, Asheboro, North Carolina on Friday, February 11, 2022.

 

 For anyone wishing to pay their respects, a floating visitation will be held on Thursday, February...

Evelyn  Wood  Hynes

Evelyn Wood Hynes

Feb 5, 2022

Evelyn Wood Hynes

January 28, 1927 – February 5, 2022

Jennie Evelyn Wood Hynes, 95, was born on January 28th, 1927, in Old Trap, North Carolina and passed away peacefully at home in Brunswick, Maine on February 5, 2022. The family played hymns and 1940’s music in her final hours and surrounded her with hugs and joyful recollections.

A Celebration...

Delois Stewart Thompson

Delois Stewart Thompson

Feb 4, 2022

Delois Stewart Thompson

June 10, 1952 – February 3, 2022

Delois Stewart Thompson, 69, of Wilson, passed away Thursday. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 6, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.

 

The family will receive friends...

Isaac Lester Bass, Jr.

Isaac Lester Bass, Jr.

Feb 4, 2022

Isaac Lester Bass, Jr.

June 14, 1952 – February 4, 2022

Isaac “Bud” Lester Bass, Jr. of Wilson, 69, passed away Friday, February 4, 2022. He was the son of the late Isaac “Lester” and Mildred Ruffin Bass also of Wilson. He is survived by his son, Isaac “Les” Lester Bass III and wife Elizabeth of Elm City, his sister...

Brenda Lamm Whitley

Brenda Lamm Whitley

Feb 3, 2022

June 20, 1952 – February 3, 2022

Brenda Lamm Whitley, 69, of Wilson, passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, February 7, 2022, in Evergreen Memorial Park. Rev. Rodney Franklin will officiate.

Brenda is survived by her loving husband, Kinsey Morgan Whitley, Sr. of the home; daughters, Deborah Girton and husband, Benny of...

Thelma Greenfield Snow

Thelma Greenfield Snow

Feb 3, 2022

 

Thelma Greenfield Snow

January 16, 1936 – February 3, 2022

Thelma Greenfield Snow, 86, of Wilson, passed away Thursday. She will be missed by all who were fortunate enough to know and love her.

 

Thelma is survived by her loving husband, Raymond Snow; daughters, Danielle Snow Rodriguez and Janeen Snow; son, Jerry Lee Snow; grandsons, Benjamin Rodriguez and...

James Franklin Johnson

James Franklin Johnson

Feb 3, 2022

James Franklin Johnson

July 7, 1943 – February 3, 2022

 James Franklin Johnson, 78, of Wilson, passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be held on Monday, February 7, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in Elmwood Cemetery, 303 E. North Street, Fremont. Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate. 

 

The family will receive friends on Sunday evening from 6-8 p.m. at Joyner’s...

Philip Eugene Holmes

Philip Eugene Holmes

Feb 2, 2022

Philip Eugene Holmes

April 18, 1938 – February 2, 2022

Philip Eugene Holmes, 83, a loving father and husband, passed away peacefully at sunset. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 6, 2022, at Swift Creek Baptist Church, 9300 Penny Road, Raleigh, North Carolina. The family will receive friends in the sanctuary prior to...