Obituaries

James "Junior" Albert  Davis Jr.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Wanda Gail Bass

Wanda Gail Bass

Dec 27, 2021

August 21, 1947 – December 27, 2021

Wanda Gail Bass, 74, of Wilson passed away Monday. Wanda is survived by her sons, Stephen Myers and William Bass; as well as two grandsons and a sister. She is preceded in death by her parents, Stephen and Ethel Winborne; daughter, Dee Tyson and two brothers, Tommy Winborne and Jimmy Winborne. Condolences directed...

Kenneth Wade Renfrow

Kenneth Wade Renfrow

Dec 26, 2021

June 17, 1936 – December 26, 2021

Kenneth Wade Renfrow, 85, of Wilson passed away Sunday. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Philp Thompson will officiate.

The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...

Joseph Bland Jr.

Joseph Bland Jr.

Dec 25, 2021

November 8, 1934 - December 25, 2021

Joseph “Joe” Bland Jr., 87, of Wilson North Carolina passed away December 25, 2021, after a long illness. Joe was born on November 8, 1934, to Joseph Sr. and Virginia House Bland in the Merry Hill Township of North Carolina. He joined the United States Marine Corps in 1954. While he was in the...

Margie Harrell Harris

Margie Harrell Harris

Dec 24, 2021

February 20, 1933 – December 24, 2021

Margie Harrell Harris, 88, of Wilson, passed away Friday. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 28, 2021, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.

The family will receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 12 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

Robert "Bob" Lanier Bass

Robert "Bob" Lanier Bass

Dec 22, 2021

Robert Lanier Bass

December 19, 1948 – December 22, 2021

Robert “Bob” Lanier Bass from Wilson passed away Wednesday, December 22, 2021. A celebration of life will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate. Bob was...

Tammy Elizabeth Manning

Tammy Elizabeth Manning

Dec 21, 2021

June 23, 1972 – December 21, 2021

Tammy Elizabeth Manning, 49, of Wilson, passed away Tuesday. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, December 27, 2021, at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Black Creek Town Cemetery. Pastor Travis Moore will officiate.

The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m....

Jimmy  Charles Ellis

Jimmy Charles Ellis

Dec 20, 2021

Jimmy Charles Ellis, 75 of Kenly, passed away Monday. Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Jimmy is survived by his brother, Donald Ray Ellis; sisters, Brenda Maloney, Carolyn Colvard and Linda Ellis, as well as many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Addie Ellis.

Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and...

Paul  Raymond Brenner

Paul Raymond Brenner

Dec 19, 2021

March 5, 1970 - December 19, 2021

Paul Raymond Brenner, 51 of Wilson passed away Sunday. Private Memorial Services will be held at a later date.

Paul worked for the United States Postal Service for twenty years. In his time off, he was an avid reader and collector of comic books and memorabilia. He also loved movies and music. Paul is...

Woodrow Stanley Strickland

Woodrow Stanley Strickland

Dec 19, 2021

Woodrow Stanley Strickland, 84, of Bailey, founder of Strickland’s Used Cars and W.S. Strickland’s Body Shop, both successful used car dealerships, passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021.Woodrow was born on February 18, 1937, as the son of the late Hubert and Minnie Strickland. Woodrow was raised in a hard-working share-cropper farm family, along with his late sister, Geraldine S....