Obituaries
Vicky Pate Blizzard
May 5, 2021
Vicky Pate Blizzard December 13, 1950 – May 5, 2021 Vicky Pate Blizzard, 70 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rev. Joey Lancaster will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Vicky is survived...

John William Barnes
May 3, 2021
John William Barnes June 16, 1933 – May 3, 2021 John William Barnes, 87 of Elm City passed away Monday. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. John had a long and rewarding career with S.T. Wooten and retired as Vice President. He enjoyed traveling with his wife in their motor home and photography. John is...

Patsy Barnes Williamson
May 3, 2021
Patsy Barnes Williamson May 9, 1951 – May 3, 2021 Patsy Barnes Williamson, 69 of Wilson, North Carolina passed away peacefully Monday with her family by her side. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 15th at West Nash United Methodist Church, 2200 Nash Street N, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service...

Audrey Claire Jones Cayton
May 3, 2021
Audrey Claire Jones Cayton February 24, 1929 – May 3, 2021 Audrey Claire Jones Cayton, 92 of Wilson passed away Monday. Her funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. DeWayne Eakes will officiate. Audrey was a schoolteacher for thirty...
Jewel Clifton Mosley
May 2, 2021
Jewel Clifton Mosley July 6, 1953 – May 2, 2021 Jewel Clifton Mosley, 67 of Wilson passed away Sunday at home surrounded by her loving family and friends. Her funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Evergreen Memorial...

Ernest Phillips Barnes
May 1, 2021
Ernest Phillips Barnes May 18, 1952 – May 1, 2021 Ernest Phillips Barnes, 68, of Wilson, died May 1, 2021. A private service will be held by the family at a later date. Phil Barnes was a retired firefighter who spent many years with the Wilson Fire Department. During his firefighting career he became a certified specialist in the handling...
James Irvin Bailey
May 1, 2021
James Irvin Bailey December 20, 1938 – May 1, 2021 James Irvin Bailey, 82 of Stantonsburg passed away Saturday at home surrounded by family. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Stantonsburg Town Cemetery, Stantonsburg. Bill and Marie Edmundson will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral...

Nicholas "Nick" Bradley Coleman
May 1, 2021
Nicholas Bradley Coleman April 1, 1980 – May 1, 2021 Nicholas “Nick” Bradley Coleman, 41 of Wilson passed away unexpectedly on May 1, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The Rev. Joe Shakour will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday morning from 10 – 10:45 a.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...
Frankie Wayne Lamm
Apr 30, 2021
Frankie Wayne Lamm November 7, 1952 – April 30, 2021 Frankie Wayne Lamm, 68 of Elm City passed away Friday. A graveside service will be held Monday, May 3, 2021 at 11 a.m. in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Glen Batten will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home,...
Nancy Ann Stallings
Apr 30, 2021
Nancy Ann Stallings August 9, 1950 – April 30, 2021 Nancy Ann Stallings, 70 of Middlesex passed away Friday. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Independence Pentecostal Holiness Church, 8672 New Sandy Hill Church Road, Bailey. Rev. Phil Hawley will officiate. A private graveside will be held for the family. Nancy is...
Katie Naomi Williams
Apr 29, 2021
Katie Naomi Williams March 26, 1958 – April 29, 2021 Katie Naomi Williams, 63 of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her graveside service will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Benny Poythress will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson....
Patricia Gale Peace
Apr 27, 2021
Patricia Gale Peace April 20, 1950 – April 27, 2021 Patricia Gale Peace, 71 of Wilson passed away Tuesday. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Wayne Whitley will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday afternoon from 12 – 1:45 p.m. at...
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,...