Obituaries
Johnnie Samuel "Sammy" Poole
Jan 12, 2022
Johnnie Samuel Poole
July 24, 1950 – January 12, 2022 I could write for days, but nothing could effectively convey what an amazing soul my dad was, or how much he will be missed by everyone who knew him. Johnnie Samuel “Sammy” Poole died January 12, 2022, wrapped in the loving embrace of his son, after a very long, brutal...
Katherine "Kathy" Whitley Thigpen
Jan 12, 2022
March 20, 1956 – January 12, 2022
Katherine “Kathy” Whitley Thigpen, 65, of Wilson, passed away Wednesday. A Celebration of Life will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Rex Edwards will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the services. Per the family’s request, masks...
Edward Leonard Gamwell Jr.
Jan 12, 2022
May 10, 1948 – January 12, 2022
Edward Leonard Gamwell, Jr., 73, of Providence, Rhode Island, passed away Wednesday. A funeral service will be held on January 19, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson at 11 a.m. Graveside will follow in the East Carolina State Veterans Cemetery, 164 Longs Plant Farm Road, Goldsboro, North Carolina at...
Randy Wayne Horton
Jan 11, 2022
March 6, 1957 – January 11, 2022
Randy Wayne Horton, 64, of Zebulon passed away Tuesday. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The Family will receive friends immediately following the service. Randy is survived by his loving...
Annie Mae Davis
Jan 10, 2022
October 24, 1934 – January 10, 2022
Annie Mae Davis, 87, of Wilson passed away Monday. A Celebration of Life will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service and are welcome to pay respects prior to the service Wednesday afternoon....
Nancy Billings Tyson
Jan 9, 2022
Nancy Billings Tyson, 82 of Saratoga passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her children Sunday. Nancy was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was a strong-willed woman who fought a hard fight until the bittersweet end. She loved her family with all of her heart and always put everyone before herself. Nancy spent fifty-four years...
Brenda Johnson Owens
Jan 7, 2022
April 23, 1942 – January 7, 2022
Brenda Johnson Owens, 79, of Elm City passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family. Brenda was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was a strong-willed woman who fought a hard fight until the bittersweet end. She loved her family with all of her heart and always put...
William Rogers Titchener
Jan 7, 2022
January 12, 1947 - January 7, 2022
Loving father, grandfather, brother, and friend, William Rogers Titchener passed away peacefully at his home Friday, January 7th, 2022.
The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift His countenance upon you and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24-26) Kind, colorful,...
Hazel Diane Horton
Jan 6, 2022
August 24, 1950 – January 6, 2022
Hazel Diane Horton, 71, of Bailey passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. Diane is survived by her husband, David Horton of the home and a host of loving family members. She was preceded in death by...
James "Junior" Albert Davis Jr.
Jan 6, 2022
James Albert Davis Jr., 71, of Lucama, passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be held at Evergreen Memorial Park on Monday, January 10, 2022 at 11 a.m. Rev. Pete Norris will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 6pm – 8pm on Sunday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Junior was a dedicated employee of...
Evonne Skinner Corbett
Jan 6, 2022
May 12, 1944 – January 6, 2022
Evonne Skinner Corbett, 77, of Elm City passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, in Evergreen Memorial Park at 2pm. Rev. Bobby White and Rev. Dwight Batts will officiate. Evonne is survived by her sister, Bridget S. Driver (Mickey) of Wilson; brother, David Skinner (Debbie) of...
Barbara Harrelson Eason
Jan 5, 2022
June 17, 1954 – January 5, 2022
Barbara Harrelson Eason, 67, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park. Rev. Daniel Moss will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. –...
Robert Allen Hansen Jr.
Jan 3, 2022
October 20, 1969 – January 3, 2022
Robert “Bob” Allen Hansen Jr., 52, of Wilson passed away Monday. A gathering of family and friends will be held on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson from 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. Bob spent three dedicated years serving his country with the United States Coast...
Diane Marie Wells
Jan 2, 2022
September 3, 1947 – January 2, 2022
Diane Marie Wells, 74, of Middlesex passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, January 6, 2022 at 2p.m. in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. Rev. Steven Gay will officiate. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6p.m to 8p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Diane is...
Rose Page Joyner
Jan 1, 2022
October 4, 1964 – January 1, 2022
Rose Page Joyner, 57, of Wilson, passed away Saturday. A funeral service will be held at 11a.m. on Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. Pastor Woody Parish and Ray Wells will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 10:00a.m....
Edward Gold Flowers
Jan 1, 2022
October 4, 1934 – January 1, 2022
Edward Gold Flowers, 87, of Wilson, passed away Saturday. A memorial service will be held on Friday, January 7, 2022 at Crosspointe Baptist Church, 400 East Main Street, Fremont at 6:30p.m. Pastor David Varnell will officiate. He is survived by his special friend and companion, Janice Radford; brother, Barry Flowers and a host...
Betty Frances Smith Bartlett
Dec 31, 2021
Betty Frances Smith Bartlett
December 29, 1934 – December 31, 2021
Betty Frances Smith Bartlett was born to Judd and Vera Matthews Smith on December 29, 1934, in the small community of Chalybeate Springs in Harnett County. She was a Home Economics major at Meredith College, class of ‘57, and identified lifelong as an Angel. She met her husband, the love...
John Luther O'Neill
Dec 31, 2021
John Luther O’Neill
September 13, 1943 – December 31, 2021 John Luther O’Neill of Wilson, North Carolina and formerly of Danbury and New Fairfield, Connecticut, went home to be with his Lord on Friday, December 31, 2021. He was born in Peekskill, New York on September 13, 1943, to Elaine Rizzie O’Neill and John Jacob O’Neill. He enjoyed his childhood,...
Donald Tomlinson
Dec 30, 2021
November 26, 1937 – December 30, 2021
Donald Tomlinson, 84, of Wilson passed away Thursday. A Celebration of Life will be held at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at 3p.m. Pastor Ray Barnhill will officiate. The family will receive friends from 2:00pm – 2:45pm Wednesday afternoon. He was a loving husband, father,...
Charles Carlyle Minshew Jr.
Dec 28, 2021
May 22, 1943 – December 28, 2021
Charles Carlyle Minshew, 78, of Fremont passed away Tuesday. Funeral arrangements will be private and with Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory. Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.
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