Obituaries
Terry Readling Wright
Sep 12, 2021
Terry Readling Wright August 20, 1939 – September 12, 2021 Terry Readling Wright, 82 passed away after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was the oldest son of late Howard Wright and Elsie Readling Wright. Terry attended the North Carolina School for the Deaf in Morganton and graduated in 1960. He enrolled at Gallaudet College (now University) and majored...
Nancy B. Birchland
Sep 12, 2021
Nancy B. Birchland July 23, 1942 – 09/12/2021 Nancy B. Birchland, 79 of Wilson passed away Sunday. The family will have an informal visitation Friday from 2 – 4 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Nancy is survived by her daughters, Roxanne Tuzil of Wilson, and Lucinda Essin of Fargo, North Dakota, and her sister, Anita...
Myrtle Evans Williamson
Sep 10, 2021
Myrtle Evans Williamson May 16, 1935 – September 10, 2021 Myrtle Evans Williamson, 86, passed away peacefully Friday, September 10, 2021, surrounded by her loving family. A celebration of her life will be conducted Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Entombment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. Rev. Walt Tyndall...
Judy Davis Bass
Sep 10, 2021
Judy Davis Bass September 11, 1945 – September 10, 2021 Judy Davis Bass, 75 of Kenly passed away Friday. Her funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Kenly Cemetery, Kenly. Dr. Ross Renfrow will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s...
Harold Dean Hawley
Sep 9, 2021
Harold Dean Hawley January 3, 1969 – September 9, 2021 Harold Dean Hawley passed away unexpectedly at his home on September 9, 2021. Dean was born on January 3, 1969, to Cleveland Harold Hawley and Janice Smith Hawley. Dean grew up in Wilson, graduated from Beddingfield High School and was the Owner and Grill Master of BBQ COLLECTIVE SMOKEHOUSE, his...
Timothy "Timmy" Dean Byrd
Sep 8, 2021
Timothy Dean Byrd October 4, 1989 – September 8, 2021 Timothy “Timmy” Dean Byrd, 31 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends at 4353 Rosebud Church Road, Wilson. Timmy, to those he loved the most, carried...
Doris Flowers Davis
Sep 8, 2021
Doris Flowers Davis October 8, 1932 – September 8, 2021 Doris Flowers Davis, 88 of Rock Ridge Community passed away Wednesday. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Marsh Swamp Original FWB Church, 6664 Rock Ridge School Road, Sims. Entombment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. Ray Wells and Rev. Phillip Boykin will officiate. The...
Cheryl Ann Hoffman Brooks
Sep 7, 2021
Cheryl Ann Hoffman Brooks September 4, 1963 – September 7, 2021 Cheryl Ann Hoffman Brooks, 58 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, September 18, 2021 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. Randy Godwin will officiate. The family will receive friends prior to the service Saturday afternoon...
Tammie Rhodes Zaccari
Sep 7, 2021
Tammie Rhodes Zaccari January 21, 1961 – September 7, 2021 Tammie Rhodes Zaccari, 60 of Bailey passed away Tuesday. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. Pastor Jason Gabbard will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 -8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and...
Oland Franklin Barnes
Sep 5, 2021
Oland Franklin Barnes June 8, 1937 – September 5, 2021 Oland Franklin Barnes, 84 of Sims passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday morning from 11 – 1 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...
Bobby Ray Combs
Sep 5, 2021
Bobby Ray Combs August 24, 1953 – September 5, 2021 Bobby Ray Combs, 68 of Elm City passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Monday, September 20, 2021 in Evergreen Memorial Park. Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate. Bobby was a soft-spoken man, that had a big heart. Anyone who knew him knew he had an endless...
Susan Faison Boykin
Sep 3, 2021
Susan Faison Boykin February 8, 1949 – September 3, 2021 Susan Faison Boykin, 72 of Bailey passed away Friday. Her memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, September 13, 20201 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Pastor Joe Shakour will officiate. Susan was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with family...
Larry William Bly
Sep 2, 2021
Larry William Bly August 3, 1942 – September 2, 2021 Larry William Bly, 79 of Wilson passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021. The family will receive friends Friday afternoon, September 10, 2021, from 4 – 6 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Services will be held later in New Hampshire. Larry was born on August...
Ruth Elizabeth Bissette Frazier
Sep 2, 2021
Ruth Elizabeth Bissette Frazier Ruth Elizabeth “Beth” Bissette Frazier went home to her Lord and Savior on September 2, 2021. She told her grandfather when she was six years old that she joined the Bailey United Methodist Church because “I Love Jesus” and that remained the basic tenet of her faith for all of her life. Later as an adult...
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...
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