Obituaries
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...

Cathy Louise Carey Brinkley
Sep 26, 2021
Cathy Louise Carey Brinkley March 19, 1961 – September 26, 2021 Cathy Louise Carey Brinkley, 60 of Wilson passed away Sunday. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Allen Mills will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 – 8...

Roland Joseph Hinnant
Sep 26, 2021
Roland Joseph Hinnant April 25, 1951 – September 36, 2021 Roland “Joe” Joseph Hinnant, 70 of Williamsburg, Virginia passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021. Originally from Kenly, he was the oldest son of Joanne and Roland Jennings. He experienced a long and successful career as a computer programmer at the Richmond Times Dispatch. His funeral services will be held at...
Timothy Lee Gowen
Sep 25, 2021
Timothy Lee Gowen December 5, 1969 – September 2021 Timothy \"Tim\" Lee Gowen was a caring son, brother, uncle, and friend. He passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021, at the age of 51. Tim was born to Lee Thomas Gowen, Jr. and Carolyn Davis Bunn on December 5, 1969. After graduating James B. Hunt High School, he enlisted in the...
Brenda Sue Moore Landry
Sep 23, 2021
Brenda Sue Moore Landry December 4, 1958 – September 23, 2021 Brenda Sue Moore Landry, 62 of Wilson passed away peacefully Thursday, September 23, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. David Barnes will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday afternoon from 4- 5:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...
David Sidney Hager
Sep 22, 2021
David Sidney Hager August 7, 1944 – September 22, 2021 David Sidney Hager, 77 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. David is survived by his wife, Sandra Overton Hager; sons, Geoffrey Hager and wife, Norma of Winston Salem, and Derek Hager and wife, Sonja of Winston Salem; step-son, Derek Fitzgerald...
Ruby J Reason
Sep 22, 2021
Ruby J. Reason March 1, 1938 – September 22, 2021 Ruby J. Reason, 83 of Wilson, beloved wife of Reuben Reason, met Jesus face to face on Wednesday, September 22. She passed from this life with family by her side, leaving behind all her pain and suffering. Born on March 1, 1938, near Black Creek, she was the daughter of...
William Lawrence Ellis, Jr.
Sep 22, 2021
William Lawrence Ellis June 29, 1961 – September 22, 2021 William Lawrence Ellis, Jr. 60 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Private services will be held for the family. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 5 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Lawrence worked with Bill’s BBQ for over forty years, and in...

Douglas Scott Taylor
Sep 20, 2021
Douglas Scott Taylor December 29, 1963 – September 20, 2021 Douglas Scott Taylor, 57 of Ohio, formerly of Wilson passed away Monday, September 20, 2021. A memorial graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Rev. Rachel Price will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service. Mask are requested and the family encourages...
Kimberly Yvette Whitley Meier
Sep 18, 2021
Kimberly Yvette Whitley Meier February 21, 1960 – September 18, 2021 Kimberly Yvette Whitley Meier, 61 of Wilson passed away Saturday. Her funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Good News Advent Church, 7000 Holdens Cross Road, Stantonsburg. The Rev. Alex Ellis will officiate. Interment will follow in Whitley Family Cemetery. The family will receive friends from...
Michael Grant Leggett
Sep 18, 2021
Michael Grant Leggett July 4, 1945 – September 18, 2021 Michael Grant Leggett, 76 of Elm City passed away Saturday. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Brian Tippet will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon from 1 – 1:45 p.m. at...
Richard Carlton Barnes
Sep 18, 2021
Richard Carlton Barnes February 26, 1943 – September 18, 2021 Richard Carlton Barnes was born in Wilson, on February 26, 1943. Carlton passed away at home from pulmonary fibrosis on September 18, 2021. During his illness, services were provided for him by Novant Hospice, which enabled him to remain home. Carlton was a loving son, brother, husband, father and grandfather....
Gail Edwards Hamm
Sep 17, 2021
Gail Edwards Hamm July 12, 1947 – September 17, 2021 Gail Edwards Hamm, 74 of Lucama went to be with her Lord and savior Friday, at her home. A celebration of Gail’s life will be Sunday, September 26, 2021 from 2 – 4 p.m. at her home, 6211 US 117, Lucama, North Carolina. Gail was born to the late Joyce...

Roger Nelson Flanders
Sep 16, 2021
Roger Nelson Flanders November 27, 1954 – September 16, 2021 Roger Nelson Flanders, 66 of Greenville, formerly of New Hampshire passed away suddenly on September 16, 2021. Roger will continue to be remembered and loved through is daughter, Stephanie Flanders, and his five step-children, thirteen grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, his brothers and sisters, and the many nieces and nephews. Roger was...

Mark DeVan Watson
Sep 16, 2021
Mark DeVan Watson July 20, 1960 – September 16, 2021 Mark DeVan Watson, 61 of Lucama passed away peacefully with his family Thursday evening. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Randy Pittman and Bob Lowery will officiate. The family will receive friends...
Judith Nell Miller Boykin
Sep 15, 2021
Judith Nell Miller Boykin November 15, 1940 – September 15, 2021 Judith Nell Miller Boykin, 80 of Wilson passed away at home peacefully surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Brian Tippet and Donald Walston will officiate. The family will receive...