Obituaries
Derek Bonshor
Aug 30, 2021
Derek Bonshor June 19, 1939 – August 30, 2021 Derek Bonshor, 82 of Wilson passed away Monday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Barnes Family Cemetery, Wiggins Mill Road, Wilson. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. Derek’s ambition on leaving school was to join the Royal Navy but his father had other ideas, so he...
Shirley Ruffin Ricks
Aug 29, 2021
Shirley Ruffin Ricks February 10, 1948 – August 29, 2021 Shirley Ruffin Ricks, 73 of Scotland Neck passed away Sunday. Her funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery. Pastor Joe Shakour will officiate. During the service and visitation, the family request friends to wear face covering. The...
George Harry Swain
Aug 28, 2021
George Harry Swain March 29, 1923 – August 28, 2021 George Harry Swain, “Harry,” passed away on August 28, 2021 at age 98 in Wilson. Harry was born on March 28, 1923, the eighth child of ten born to Robert Arnette and Mary Moore Swain, in Anthony, Marion County, Florida. His parents bestowed upon him a strong intellect, and they...
Jeffrey Howard Edwards
Aug 28, 2021
Jeffrey Howard Edwards February 19, 1959 – August 28, 2021 Jeffrey Howard Edwards, 62 of Kenly passed away Saturday. Jeffrey is survived by his mother, Jean Ricks Whitfield; brother, Jason Edwards and wife, Christy and their children, Tanner Edwards, Ryland Edwards and Greenlee Edwards; nieces, Ava Grace Stone, Bella Faith Stone; aunt, Lucille Troutman, and husband, Wade, and his uncles,...
Victoria C. Bruhn
Aug 27, 2021
Victoria C. Bruhn October 25, 1959 – August 27, 2021 On August 27, 2021, surrounded by her friends and family, Victoria C. Bruhn “Bruhnie” joined her mother, Sandy in paradise. Vicki was sixty-one years old. Victoria was born October 25, 1959, in Wheeling, West Virginia to Jim and Sandy Bruhn. In 1963 she became a big sister to her only...
Deborah Lynne Atkinson Clayton
Aug 25, 2021
Deborah Lynne Atkinson Clayton June 1, 1961 – August 25, 2021 Deborah Lynne Atkinson Clayton, 60 of Lucama passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Kelley Smart will officiate. Deborah will be remembered as a loving caregiver for her parents, always supportive and a caring sister. She was...
Merry Ann Bridgers Harrell
Aug 25, 2021
Merry Ann Bridgers Harrell December 25, 1959 – August 25, 2021 Merry Ann Bridgers Harrell, 63 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon with the family receiving friends following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Dwight Batts will officiate. Merry is survived by her daughter,...
Howard Raymond Godwin
Aug 22, 2021
Howard Raymond Godwin May 9, 1929 – August 22, 2021 Howard Raymond Godwin, 92 of Wilson passed away Sunday. A private graveside service will be held for the family. Rev. Walter Blackmon will officiate. An informal viewing will be offered to Howard’s friends on Monday, August 23, 2021 from 12 – 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...
Michael Anthony Nash
Aug 22, 2021
Michael Anthony Nash October 23, 1960 – August 22, 2021 Michael Anthony Nash, 60 of Wilson passed away Sunday. Funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends following the service. Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. Michael is survived by his mother, Dorothy Taylor of Midlothian,...
Thomas Vick Taylor
Aug 21, 2021
Thomas Vick Taylor November 1, 1927 – August 21. 2021 Thomas “Tommy” Vick Taylor, 93 of Wilson passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The funeral will be livestreamed on Joyner’s Funeral Home Facebook page. A Graveside service with military honors will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Evergreen...
Preston Wornell Gregory
Aug 21, 2021
Preston Wornell Gregory December 7, 1936 - August 24, 2021 Preston Wornell Gregory, 84, of Wilson passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Good News Advent Christian Church, Cemetery, 7000 Holdens Cross Road. Pastor Rusty Russell of Peace Church...
Yvette Grace Dehe´tre Ward
Aug 21, 2021
Yvette Grace Dehe´tre Ward May 2, 1937 – August 21, 2021 Yvette Grace Dehe´tre Ward, 84 of Wilson passed away Saturday. A service will be held at a later date. Yvette is survived by her husband, Robert Edward Ward, Sr.; daughter, Carol Anne Ward McCullen of Wilson; sons, Robert Edward Ward, Jr. and wife, Nancy of Bethlehem, New Hampshire, and...
Billy Hugh Boykin
Aug 19, 2021
Billy Hugh Boykin July 8, 1939 – August 19, 2021 Billy Hugh Boykin, 82 of Raleigh passed away Thursday after a long illness from Prostate Cancer. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. Billy is survived by his best friend and significant other, Linda Johnson, sons, Donald...
Michael Francis West
Aug 19, 2021
Michael Francis West May 24, 1949 – August 19, 2021 After devoting fifty-four years to the love of his life, his high school sweetheart Susan; pouring his heart into five decades of fatherhood with dad jokes and antics aplenty; cherishing every moment as a beloved Grampy always up for an adventure, Mike West of Wilson, North Carolina died at Vidant...
Ann Whitley Pollock
Aug 18, 2021
Joyce Ann Whitley Pollock October 8, 1941 – August 18, 2021 Joyce Ann Whitley Pollock, 79 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday morning in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Jerry Barbee will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...
Rebecca "Becky" Bass Cooke
Aug 18, 2021
Rebecca Bass Cooke October 23, 1929 – August 18, 2021 Rebecca Bass Cooke, 91 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Her funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Evansdale United Methodist Church, 4334 Evansdale Road, Wilson. Graveside service will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Pastor Randy Innes will officiate. The family will...
Hazel Dawson Coley
Aug 17, 2021
Hazel Dawson Coley January 17, 1929 – August 17, 2021 Hazel Dawson Coley, 92 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 1 – 1:45 at Joyner’s Funeral...
Alice Joyner Godwin
Aug 10, 2021
Alice Joyner Godwin April 28, 1932 – August 10, 2021 Alice Joyner Godwin, 89, of Wilson passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021. The family will receive friends Friday, August 13, 2021, from 10 – 11 a.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson, followed by a graveside service at 11:30 in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Brian...
Robert Lee Bailey, Jr.
Aug 10, 2021
Robert Lee Bailey, Jr. November 19, 1955 – August 10, 2021 Robert Lee Bailey, Jr., passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2021. Services are pending at this time. Robert is survived by his companion, Glenda K. Hodge. Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.
Fred Carroll Vick, Jr.
Aug 9, 2021
Fred Carroll Vick, Jr. May 22, 1959 – August 9, 2021 Fred Carroll Vick, Jr., 62 of Wilson passed away Monday. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday morning in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Mike Renfrow will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...
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