Obituaries
Arnold "AJ" Ruffin Brantley, Jr.
Apr 27, 2021
Arnold Ruffin Brantley, Jr. January 23, 1940 – April 27, 2021 Arnold “AJ” Ruffin Brantley, 81 passed away Tuesday. A graveside service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. Friday in the Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. Donnie Eatmon will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at Bailey Town Cemetery. AJ grew up in the Bailey area...
Betty Hicks Proctor
Apr 26, 2021
Betty Hicks Proctor August 10, 1953 – April 26, 2021 Betty Hicks Proctor, 67 of Middlesex passed away Monday. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive immediately following the service. Betty is survived by her sons, William Allen Proctor and Chadwick Proctor of Middlesex;...

William "Bill" Shingleton
Apr 26, 2021
William Shingleton William “Bill” Shingleton of Wilson passed away of pancreatic cancer on 26 April 2021. Bill was born in Middletown, Connecticut in 1949 and was the eldest of four children of Damon and Esther Shingleton. The first member of his family to graduate high school, he enrolled at the University of Connecticut, where he joined Alpha Epsilon Pi and...
Liam Grey Amerson
Apr 26, 2021
Liam Grey Amerson August 3, 2007 – April 26, 2021 Liam Grey Amerson, 13 of Wilson passed away Monday. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. George Arant will officiate. Liam is survived by his father, Bennie Amerson, II; mother, Crystal Tulppo and husband, Scott;...
Joseph Gifford
Apr 24, 2021
Joseph Rudolph Gifford May 1, 1928 – April 24, 2021 Joseph “Rudolph” Gifford, passed peacefully in the arms of his family on Saturday, April 24, 2021. Rudolph was born in Johnston County to Daisy Bass Gifford and John William Gifford. He served his country with honor and pride in the US Air Force during the Korean conflict. Rudolph married the...
James Alan Overton, Sr.
Apr 24, 2021
James Alan Overton, Sr. April 11, 1941 – April 24, 2021 James Alan Overton, Sr., 80 of Wilson passed away Saturday. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. Rusty Russell will officiate. James is survived by his wife of fifty-eight years, Eleanor King Overton; daughter, Deborah...

Georgia Bass O’Briant
Apr 22, 2021
Georgia Bass O’Briant November 3, 1948 – April 22, 2021 Georgia Bass O’Briant, 72 of Walstonburg passed away Thursday. A memorial service will held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Howell’s Swamp FWB Church, Walstonburg. Georgia was an active member of the Greene County Interfaith Missions, a member of Howell’s Swamp FWB Church and the Walstonburg American Legion Auxiliary. She was...

Rufus James Baker
Apr 22, 2021
Rufus James Baker November 30, 1946 – April 22, 2021 Rufus James Baker, 74 of Wilson passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Rex Edwards will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway,...
Wilbert David Best
Apr 22, 2021
Wilbert David Best February 7, 1949 – April 22, 2021 Wilbert David Best, 72 of Bailey passed away Thursday. His funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 12:30 – 1:45 p.m. prior to the service at Joyner’s Funeral...

William “Billy” Raper
Apr 21, 2021
William “Billy” Raper August 20, 1941 – April 21, 2021 William “Billy” Raper, 79 of Kenly passed away Wednesday. Billy is survived by his wife, Judy Raper; daughters, Terri Raper, and Billie Michelle Raper; granddaughters, Haley Raper, and Logan Tharp; grandsons, Jordan Pierce, Will Barnes, Joshua Dalton, and Tanner Dalton; five great-grandchildren; sisters, Dorothy Raper Walston, and Alice Faye Raper,...
William Ray Stallings
Apr 21, 2021
William Ray Stallings October 27, 1944 – April 21, 2021 William Ray Stallings, 76 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. His funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Charles Thompson will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday morning from 10 – 10:45 a.m....
Gerald Glenn Gardner
Apr 20, 2021
Gerald Glenn Gardner November 2, 1933 – April 20, 2021 Gerald Glenn Gardner, 87 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. His funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Mark Woolard will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday afternoon prior to the service from...
Lou Aycock Holland
Apr 20, 2021
Lou Aycock Holland January 4, 1925 – April 20, 2021 Lou Aycock Holland, 96 of Maine formerly from Wilson passed away Tuesday. Her funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Pastors Glenn and Donna Holland will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2...
Jonnie Ray Boswell
Apr 19, 2021
Jonnie Ray Boswell Jan. 4, 1952 – April 19, 2021 Jonnie Ray Boswell passed away surrounded by his loving family on Monday. Services will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Jonnie was born to the late David and Elly Boswell while...

Grace Flowers
Apr 18, 2021
Grace Flowers September 29, 1928 – April 18, 2021 Grace Flowers, 92 Grace Flowers, 92, daughter of the late Grace and Fred Flowers, all of Wilson, departed this life on Sunday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2021 at First United Methodist Church, 100 Green Street NW, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery,...
Hilton Webb Bass, Jr.
Apr 18, 2021
Hilton Webb Bass, Jr. May 27, 1954 – April 18, 2021 Hilton Webb Bass, Jr., (Butch), age 66, of Wilson, went to be with his heavenly father on April 18, 2021. Due to Covid 19, a private family service will be held at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Butch had an infectious smile and positive energy that would light up a...
Sammie Gene Raper
Apr 18, 2021
Sammie Gene Raper February 22, 1944 – April 18, 2021 Sammie Gene Raper, 77 of Wilson passed away Sunday. The family will receive friends Wednesday from 5 – 6:15 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson followed by his funeral services at 6:30 p.m. A private graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Spring...

William "Bill" Charles Cubberley
Apr 16, 2021
William Charles Cubberley June 6, 1945 – April 16, 2021 William “Bill” Charles Cubberley, 75, of New York passed away Friday, April 16, 2021. Bill is survived by his mother, Catherine B. Cubberley; sister, Judith C. LeGrand; nephews, Gordon C. LeGrand, MD, and Charles W. LeGrand and wife, Alaine, and his great-nephew, Thomas A. LeGrand. He was preceded in death...
Robert Alvin Hall
Apr 16, 2021
Robert Alvin Hall March 10, 1946-April 16, 2021 Robert Alvin Hall, also known as “Rob” or “Uncle Robert,” –but never “Alvin” a name that he did not like at all--was beloved by those who were privileged enough to know him well. And Robert knew how to return that love. If Robert cared for you then he was steadfastly devoted, as...

David Louis Smith, III
Apr 15, 2021
David Louis Smith, III March 13, 1964 – April 15, 2021 David Louis Smith, III 57 of Bailey passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021. David is survived by his wife, Carolyn “Carrie” Smith; sons, Waylon Smith and Daniel Wahle; daughter, Jaclyn Shipp and his sisters, Pam Stegall (Phil) of Big Sandy, Texas and Susan Watson (David) of Urbandale, Iowa. He...