Obituaries
Joseph Royal Newton
Jul 23, 2021
Joseph Royal Newton November 3, 1927 – July 23, 2021 Joseph Royal Newton, 93, of Wilson, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021. He was born in Wilson to the late Roy Lee Newton and Nannie Mae Newton. He is predeceased by his loving wife, Peggy Davis Newton, and brother, James Edward Newton. Joe graduated from Charles L. Coon High...
Steve Wells
Jul 23, 2021
Steve Wells June 9, 1951 – July 23, 2021 Steve Wells, 70 of Lucama passed away Friday. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Bailey Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Steve is...
Nellie Ruth Westbrook Best
Jul 20, 2021
Nellie Ruth Westbrook Best June 4, 1939 – July 17, 2021 Nellie Ruth Westbrook Best, 82 of Wilson passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 17, 2021 at Helping Hands Family Center, Goldsboro. The family will receive friends from 4 – 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Nellie is survived by her...
James Dempsey Barnes
Jul 16, 2021
James Dempsey Barnes February 4, 1941 – July 16, 2021 James “Tommy” Dempsey Barnes, 80 of Wilson passed away Friday, July 16, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 24, 2021 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. David Barnes will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the...
Freddie Johnson Vinson
Jul 15, 2021
Freddie Johnson Vinson September 1, 1924 – July 15, 2021 Ms. Freddie, as all her many friends and family loved to call her had an infectious laugh, beautiful smile and a wonderful sense of humor has gone to be with her Lord and Savior. She had been a faithful servant of God and a beacon of love and hope to...
Larry Clifton Dorsett
Jul 14, 2021
Larry Clifton Dorsett March 15, 1939 – July 14, 2021 Larry Clifton Dorsett was born March 15, 1939 in Lexington, North Carolina. He passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021, after a lengthy illness peacefully at his home. He attended Wake Forest University and enlisted in the United States Air Force after college. After discharged he entered into the profession of...
Mary Edith Hatch
Jul 12, 2021
Mary Edith Hatch August 12, 1929- July 12, 2021 Mary Edith Hatch, 91 of Wilson stepped through the pearly gates into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ at 1:30 a.m. on Monday July 12, 2021. It was her long desire and highly anticipated dream come true. She often spoke excitedly of the day she would walk the...
Larry Wayne Poole
Jul 10, 2021
Larry Wayne Poole November 14, 1950 – July 10, 2021 Larry Wayne Poole, 70 of Elm City passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 10, 2021. Larry proudly served in the U.S. Army and was a combat engineer in Vietnam. He also had a great interest in automobile mechanics and worked in that field for many years. He is survived by...
Nancy Lee Fernandez
Jul 10, 2021
Nancy Lee Fernandez April 2, 1936 – July 10, 2021 Nancy Lee Fernandez passed away unexpectedly in her sleep on Saturday, July 10, 2021. She was found holding a picture of her and her husband who preceded her in death (September 17, 1934 - October 31st, 2020). Ruben was the love of her life whom she could not bear to...
John Allen Baker
Jul 10, 2021
John Allen Baker April 30, 1990 – July 10, 2021 John Allen Baker, 31 of Elm City passed away Saturday, July 10, 2021. A celebration of Life will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday with the family receiving friends immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Pastor Carol Bradbury will officiate. John is survived...
Caron Ann Bethune Autry
Jul 8, 2021
Caron Ann Bethune Autry March 6, 1943 – July 8, 2021 Caron Ann Bethune Autry, 78 of Wilson passed away Thursday. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. David Barnes and Matt Roman will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from...
Becky Ann Woodard Chaney
Jul 6, 2021
Becky Ann Woodard Chaney July 5, 1963 - July 6, 2021 Becky Ann Woodard, 57 of Hobgood passed away Tuesday. Becky is survived by her husband, Gerald Chaney; daughter, Brittany Price; son, Billy Robinson, Jr.; granddaughters, Natalie Nicole Robinson, Madelyn Price, and Isabella Price, and her brother, Lonnie Woodard and wife, Deborah. Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory...
G.B. Barnes
Jul 6, 2021
G.B. Barnes November 16, 1933 – July 6, 2021 G.B. Barnes, 87 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 2 – 3:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. G.B. is survived by his loving wife of sixty-six years, Jean M. Barnes; daughters, Pam Jenkins of Rocky Mount, Lisa Whitley and...
Dianne Pridgen
Jul 5, 2021
Dianne Pridgen October 30, 1949 – July 5, 2021 Dianne Pridgen, 71 of Sims passed away Monday. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson, with the family receiving friends prior from 9:45 – 10:45 a.m. Friday morning. Pastor Ingrid Casterlow will officiate. Dianne was dedicated to helping the...
Thomas Wiseman
Jul 4, 2021
Thomas Wiseman January 25, 1946 – July 4, 2021 Tom went to be with his Heavenly Father on July 4, 2021. He was born on January 25, 1946, in Rainelle, West Virginia. Tom was adopted at birth and was loved so much by his adopted family. His parents and two older sisters spoiled him and loved him so much. Later...
Rae Harrison Dew Stephenson
Jul 4, 2021
Rae Harrison Dew Stephenson August 5, 1928 – July 4, 2021 Rae Harrison Dew Stephenson, 92 of Wilson passed away Sunday. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, 414 Sunset Road NW, Wilson. The Rev. Tom Watkins will officiate. Rae is survived by her sons, Matthew Hatcher Dew and wife, Pennie of Greenville...
Ola Jane Ramsey Hardison
Jul 2, 2021
Ola Jane Ramsey Hardison April 12, 1933 – July 2, 2021 Ola Jane Ramsey Hardison, 88 of Stantonsburg passed away Friday. Inurnment will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Ola is survived by her daughter, Margret Burch; son, Larry Ramsey and wife, Phnon and her sister, Cartie Ramsey. Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and...
Phillip Earl Harrell
Jul 1, 2021
Phillip Earl Harrell April 7, 1957 – July 1, 2021 Phillip Earl Harrell, 64 of Atlanta, Georgia, formerly of Wilson passed away Thursday. A service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Pastor Carol Dean will officiate. Phillip is survived by his sisters, Patsy Harrell Sauls, and Brenda Harrell; niece, Julie Sauls Head, and great-niece,...
Vivian Creech Finch
Jun 29, 2021
Vivian Alene Creech Finch December 3, 1925 – June 29, 2021 Vivian Alene Creech Finch, a native of the Sanders Chapel community in Johnston County, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on June 29, 2021 at the age of 95 in her residence at Parkwood Village in Wilson. A former special education teacher in the San Diego public schools, Vivian was...
Aquilino Fagaragan Lazo
Jun 26, 2021
Aquilino Fagaragan Lazo October 20, 1941 – June 26, 2021 Aquilino Fagaragan Lazo, 79 of Wilson passed away Saturday. Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 1, 2021 at St. Therese Catholic Church, 700 Nash Street N, Wilson. The family will receive friends Wednesday, June 30, 2021 from 4 – 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...
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