Obituaries
Barbara "Bobbie" Sue Etheridge Griffin
May 30, 2021
Barbara Sue Etheridge Griffin September 15, 1936 – May 30, 2021 Barbara “Bobbie” Sue Etheridge Griffin, 84 passed away Sunday. Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Pastor Johnny Hendricks and Rev. Gary Walling will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon...

William Stewart Boykin
May 29, 2021
William Stewart Boykin February 25, 1950 – May 29, 2021 William Stewart Boykin, 71 of Wilson passed away Saturday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Maplewood Cemetery. The Pastor David List will officiate. William loved to play golf and woodworking. He was dearly loved and will be missed. William is survived by his sisters, Lila...
Betty Jean Creech Johnson
May 28, 2021
Betty Jean Creech Johnson January 12, 1940 – May 28, 2021 Betty Jean Creech Johnson, 81 of Middlesex passed away Friday. Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Moore’s Chapel Cemetery, 12424 NC Hwy 42, Kenly. Bishop Danny Nelson and Pastor David West will officiate. The family will...
Glenwood "Shorty" Earl Worley
May 27, 2021
Glenwood Earl Worley August 8, 1948 – May 27, 2021 Glenwood “Shorty” Worley, 72 of Lucama passed away Thursday. His funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Internment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Allen Mills will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday morning from...
Alex Ray Forbes
May 26, 2021
Alex Ray Forbes July 13, 1944 – May 26, 2021 Alex Ray Forbes, 76 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway,...
Carol Ann Friedrich
May 26, 2021
Carol Ann Friedrich November 21, 1957 – May 26, 2021 Carol Ann Friedrich, loving daughter, sister, wife, aunt, cousin, and friend left this world on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at the age of 63. Born in Brooklyn, New York on November 21, 1957, Carol was the youngest daughter to late Robert H. and Dorothy Rankin Brown and younger sister, to...
Joseph Woodley Flowers
May 25, 2021
Joseph Woodley Flowers April 8, 1944 – May 25, 2021 Joseph Woodley Flowers, 77 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. His funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. David Varnell will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 – 8 at Joyner’s...

Ethel Robbins Boykin
May 25, 2021
Ethel Robbins Boykin June 10, 1928 – May 25, 2021 Ethel Robbins Boykin, 92 of Lucama passed away Tuesday. Her funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Ethel’s special friend, Elizabeth Tiller will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday morning prior...
Judith Keen Boykin
May 24, 2021
Judith Keen Boykin April 20, 1940 – May 24, 2021 Judith Keen Boykin 81, of Wilson passed away Monday. Her funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, 414 Sunset Road, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Tom Watkins will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6...
Joyce Williams Rhodes
May 20, 2021
Joyce Williams Rhodes April 14, 1932 – May 20, 2021 Joyce Williams Rhodes, 89 of Wilson passed away Thursday surrounded by her loving family. Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev....
Aubrey Leon Moore
May 18, 2021
Aubrey Leon Moore August 21, 1952 – May 18, 2021 Aubrey Leon Moore, 68 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. A private, family graveside service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, May 22nd, in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Reverend Wayne Whitley will officiate. Aubrey was a loving son, brother, uncle, and cousin, building his life around his family, keeping...
Albert Sabella, Jr.
May 16, 2021
Albert Sabella, Jr. May 31, 1946 – May 16, 2021 Albert Sabella, Jr., went to be with the Lord peacefully. He was in his wife’s arms and surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Therese Catholic Church, 700 Nash St N, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The family...
Jean Skinner Barnes
May 16, 2021
Jean Skinner Barnes January 11, 1957 – May 16, 2021 Jean Skinner Barnes, 64 of Lucama passed away Sunday. A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson, with the family receiving friends immediately following. The Rev. Benny Poythress will officiate. Jean was retired from the Eastern North Carolina School...

Joan Joyner Griffin
May 16, 2021
Joan Joyner Griffin June 6, 1938 – May 16, 2021 Joan Joyner Griffin, 82 of Middlesex passed away Sunday. Her funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Union Chapel, 10748 Bissette Road, Middlesex. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Jonathan Pearce and Rev. Phil Lewis will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday...
Alice Nichols Holley
May 14, 2021
Alice Nichols Holley May 14, 1932 – May 14, 2021 Alice Nichols Holley, 89, of Wilson passed away Friday, on her birthday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Keith Cobb will officiate. Alice loved cooking, tending to her flowers, playing bridge with her wonderful friends, and reading her Bible, but...
Larry Finch
May 14, 2021
Larry Finch September 19, 1946 – May 14, 2021 Larry Finch, 74 of Bailey passed away Friday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Adam Fulghum and Rev. Phil Hawley will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 – 8...
Helen Ann Joyner
May 13, 2021
Helen Ann Joyner June 30, 1953 – May 13, 2021 Helen Ann Joyner, 67 of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson, with the family receiving friends immediately following. The Rev. Hal Jones will officiate. Helen is survived by her son, Oppie Patterson of...
Nell McLean Mitchell
May 11, 2021
Nell McLean Mitchell October 17, 1938 – May 11, 2021 Nell McLean Mitchell, 82 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. Kelley Smart will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon prior to the service from 2 – 2:45 p.m....

Elba Iris Medina Biggs
May 7, 2021
Elba Iris Medina Biggs October 26, 1944 – May 7, 2021 Elba Iris Medina Biggs, 76 of Elm City passed away Friday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Mobley Cemetery, Bear Grass Road, Williamston. The Rev. David Taylor will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 5 – 7 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral...
Clayton Sessoms
May 6, 2021
Clayton Sessoms October 24, 1947 – May 6, 2021 Clayton Sessoms, 73, passed away peacefully in his sleep May 6, 2021. Visitation will be held on Monday, at Joyner\'s Funeral Home from 12 noon to 1:45 p.m. A funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. officiated by Reverend Morgan Daughety. Clayton was born on October 24, 1947. He was raised...