Obituaries

Edwin George Roeser
Oct 8, 2021
Edwin George Roeser February 24, 1938 – October 8, 2021 Edwin George Roeser, 83 of Wilson passed away Friday, October 8, 2021. Edwin is survived by his companion, Deborah Sarich; sons, Dan Roeser and wife, Cathy, and Duane Roeser and his family; daughter, Karen Roeser Hankins and husband, Doug; five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home...
Sandra "Sandie" McFarlane Massengill
Oct 5, 2021
Sandra McFarlane Massengill May 24, 1946 – October 5, 2021 Sandra “Sandie” McFarlane Massengill, 75 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Rev. Charles Robl and Rev. Rachel Price will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...
Nelson Skinner, II
Oct 5, 2021
Nelson Skinner, II April 22, 1975 – October 5, 2021 Nelson Skinner, II, 46 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. His funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Randy Jenkins will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Nelson’s first passion was spending time with his...
Wanda “Kaye” Barnes
Oct 4, 2021
Wanda “Kaye” Barnes October 6, 1952 – October 4, 2021 Wanda “Kaye” Barnes, 68 of Fremont passed away Monday. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, October 7, 2021 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Pastor Greg Barnes will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home and...
JaneWade Smiley Smith
Oct 4, 2021
JaneWade Smiley Smith November 10, 1950 – October 4, 2021 JaneWade Smiley Smith, 70 of Wilson passed away Monday. Her funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Dr. Benjamin Quinn, Pastor and Minister Kevin Conner will officiate. The...
Kenneth Watson Lawrence
Oct 3, 2021
Kenneth Watson Lawrence September 23, 1960 – October 3, 2021 Kenneth Watson Lawrence, 61 of Wilson passed away Sunday, October 3, 2021. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Kenneth is survived by his wife, Wanda Coley Lawrence; sons, Joshua Lawrence (Amanda), and Dustin Lawrence (Blake); niece,...
Sylvia L. Lamm
Oct 3, 2021
Sylvia L. Lamm July 1, 1940 – October 3, 2021 Lucama native Sylvia L. Lamm ended her earthly life Oct. 3, 2021 at Lower Cape Fear LifeCare in Wilmington, N.C. She was surrounded by her nieces and passed away peacefully following a period of declining health that began in May. Born in Lucama, July, 1940, Sylvia was the youngest child...

Barbara Langley Barnes
Oct 2, 2021
Barbara Langley Barnes April 25, 1948 – October 2, 2021 Barbara Langley Barnes, 73 of Pikeville, passed away Saturday. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Pastor Ken Helms will officiate. Barbara is survived by her sons, Robert Earl Barnes and wife, Tracie of Pikeville, and David Michael Barnes and wife, Michelle...
Debra Jean Clooney Lamm
Oct 2, 2021
Debra Jean Clooney Lamm March 24, 1955 – October 2, 2021 Debra Jean Clooney Lamm, 66 of Wilson passed away at her home Saturday, surrounded by loved ones. There will be an informal visitation Wednesday, October 6, 2021, from 9 – 5 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Debra worked forty years as a logistics engineer...
Terence William Crosson
Oct 2, 2021
Terence William Crosson October 8, 1951 – October 2, 2021 Terence William “Terry” Crosson, 69, of Greenville, formerly Hilo, Hawaii, died Saturday, October 2, 2021 at his home, surrounded by his family. No visitation or services will be held. A private celebration of life will be held at a later date. Born on October 8, 1951 in Waialua, Hawaii, he...
Maurice Marie Hudson
Oct 1, 2021
Maurice Marie Hudson February 3, 1949 – October 1, 2021 Maurice “Marci” Hudson was born on February 3, 1949 in Celina, Ohio to Eugene Dull and Lorna Griffis Dull. She departed this earthly life to gain her eternal rest on October 1, 2021, at her home near Bailey. Marci graduated from Blue Creek High School, Haviland, Ohio in 1968. She...
Shelby Jean Ferrell Moore
Sep 30, 2021
Shelby Jean Ferrell Moore April 16, 1938 – September 30, 2021 Shelby Jean Ferrell Moore, 82 of Wilson passed away Thursday. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Al Cummings will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 4 – 5:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...
Nellie J. Howell
Sep 30, 2021
Nellie J. Howell March 18, 1926 – September 30, 2021 Nellie Joyner Howell, 95 of Wilson passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, October 3, 2021, in Springhill Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 7335 Springfield Road, Lucama. Rev. Joe Shakour will officiate. Friends are welcome to come Saturday, October 2, 2021 from 9...

Bruce Haldeman
Sep 30, 2021
Bruce Haldeman June 23, 1936 – September 30, 2021 Bruce Haldeman II, 85, of Wilson, peacefully passed away on September 30, 2021, after complications from a stroke. Born on June 23, 1936, Bruce was the son of Walter Newman Haldeman II and Jane Norton Haldeman of Louisville, Kentucky. He was the great grandson of Walter Newman Haldeman, the founding Publisher...
Althea Madeline Morgan Whitley
Sep 29, 2021
Althea Madeline Morgan Whitley November 28, 1954 – September 29, 2021 Althea Madeline Morgan Whitley, 66 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Interment will follow in the Whitley Family Cemetery, 5256 East Alternate, Wilson. The family will receive friends Saturday...
Mary Kathleen "Kat" Watson Daniel
Sep 29, 2021
Mary Kathleen Daniel August 9, 1928 – September 29, 2021 Mary Kathleen “Kat” Daniel, 93 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will be private. Robyn Tomlinson Valentino will officiate. The family will receive friends 1 – 1:45 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...

Dorothy Jean Barnes Tomlinson
Sep 28, 2021
Dorothy Jean Barnes Tomlinson July 6, 1959 – September 28, 2021 Dorothy Jean Barnes Tomlinson, 62 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Private graveside will be held for the family. Rev. Tony Hawley will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 5 – 6:45 p.m....
Lynda Gail Connor McKeel
Sep 27, 2021
Lynda Gail Connor McKeel August 9, 1947 – September 27, 2021 Lynda Gail Connor McKeel, 74 of Wilson passed away Monday, with her family by her side. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Black Creek Town Cemetery, Black Creek. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 –...
Sandra Chase Buchan
Sep 27, 2021
Sandra Chase Buchan Sandra Chase Buchan died peacefully on September 27, 2021, surrounded by family. Sandra was born on July 6, 1943, in Boston, Massachusetts, to Madge Humphries Chase and Sanborn Chase of Florence, South Carolina. She is survived by her brother, Sanborn Chase (Dawn) and brother-in-Law, Archibald Buchan (Eleanor). She is also survived by her adoring children, Chase Thompson...

Jimmy Thomas Godwin, Sr.
Sep 27, 2021
Jimmy Thomas Godwin, Sr. December 4, 1946 – September 27, 2021 Jimmy Thomas Godwin, Sr., 74 of Middlesex passed away Monday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment to follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Thomas Newcomb will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 – 8...