Obituaries
Bonnie Draper Garris
Oct 16, 2021
Bonnie Draper Garris October 7, 1943 – October 16, 2021 Bonnie Draper Garris, 78 of Wilson passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be officiated by Dr. John F. Huckaby at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church of Stantonsburg, 313 S Main Street, Stantonsburg. Interment to follow in Stantonsburg Town Cemetery, Stantonsburg The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from...
Mary Allene Bass Cunningham
Oct 15, 2021
Mary Allene Bass Cunningham August 9, 1925 – October 15, 2021 Mary Allene Bass Cunningham, 96 of Wilson passed away Friday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Dr. John Mark Horrell will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 12:30 –...

Larry Darrell Edwards
Oct 14, 2021
Larry Darrell Edwards December 18, 1971 – October 14, 2021 Larry Darrell Edwards, 50 of Roanoke Rapids passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021. Larry is survived by his father, Darrell Wayne Edwards; sister, Darlene Tuggle; nephews, Robert Whitley, Christopher Dwayne Godwin, and Paul David Tuggle, and his great nephews, Colton, Adam and Wyatt. He was preceded in death by his...
Betty Doris Temple Glover
Oct 14, 2021
Betty Doris Temple Glover May 22, 1946 – October 14, 2021 Betty Doris Temple Glover, 75 of Bailey passed away Friday surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. Pastor Tyler Campbell will officiate. The family will receive friends and family Sunday...
Myrna Watson Keen
Oct 12, 2021
Myrna Watson Keen November 10, 1939 – October 12, 2021 Myrna Watson Keen, 81 passed away Tuesday, October 12, 2021. A private graveside service will be held for the immediate family at a later date. Myrna was born November 19, 1939, in Lucama, to Tony and Cula Gay Watson. The following year, the family moved to the farm where her...
Dennis Eugene Boykin
Oct 12, 2021
Dennis Eugene Boykin May 7, 1959 – October 12, 2021 Dennis Eugene Boykin, 62 of Lucama passed away Tuesday. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Pastor Randy Jenkins will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, and other times...
Kristi Michelle Pencak
Oct 10, 2021
Kristi Michelle Pencak September 30, 1977 – October 10, 2021 Kristi Michelle Pencak, 44 of Kenly passed away Sunday, October 10, 2021. A celebration of life will be held at a later date at Wave Church, Wilson. Kristi is survived by her parents, Nancy and Stanley Pencak; sister, Angela Hilton and husband, Wayne; brothers, Dakota Pencak, and Britton Cole; aunt...
Marion Jones Holmes
Oct 10, 2021
Marion Jones Holmes December 25, 1939 – October 10, 2021 Marion Jones Holmes, a loving mother and wife left this earth on Sunday to be in the arms of God. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following...
Brandon Ryan Finch
Oct 10, 2021
Brandon Ryan Finch October 16, 1992 – October 10, 2021 Brandon Ryan Finch, 28 of Fremont passed away Sunday. Brandon is survived by his mother, Tracie Barnes and step-father, Robert of Pikeville; sister, Heather Bradley of Rosewood; brother, Taylor Finch of Middlesex; step-sisters, Brooke Barnes and Samantha Lofton; step-brother, Justin Barnes; nephews, Addison and Hayden, and a host of family...
Janice Lucas Wilson
Oct 8, 2021
Janice Lucas Wilson July 16, 1953 – October 8, 2021 Janice Lucas Wilson, 68 of Black Creek passed away peacefully Friday, October 8, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Internment to follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Pastor Craig Simmons and Pastor Josh Preskitt will officiate. Janice loved colorful things, and has...
Michael Andrew Edwards
Oct 8, 2021
Michael Andrew Edwards November 24, 1956 – October 8, 2021 Michael Andrew Edwards, 64 of Wilson passed away Friday, October 8, 2021. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Peace Church, 2838 Tilghman Road, Wilson. Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon immediately following the service and...

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...