Obituaries
Gene Autry Nichols
Oct 14, 2020
Gene Autry Nichols October 20, 1937 – October 14, 2020 Gene Autry Nichols, 82 of Wilson passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020. His graveside service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday in the Holly Springs Church Cemetery, 80 Beulahtown Road, Kenly. Gene served his country with honor and pride with the US Army for twenty years before retirement. He...
Alice Sanders Ellis
Oct 14, 2020
Alice Sanders Ellis July 5, 1963 – October 14, 2020 Alice Sanders Ellis passed away Wednesday, October 14, 2020 in Wilson. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 18, 2020 at First Presbyterian Church, 414 Sunset Road, Wilson. She was preceded in death by her father, Ernest Godon Sanders and mother, Grace Walker Sanders. She is...
Violet Price Neal
Oct 13, 2020
Violet Price Neal July 30, 1941 – October 13, 2020 Violet Price Neal, 79 of Lucama passed away Tuesday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Buckhorn Cemetery, 8102 Hwy 42 N, Kenly. The Rev. Carol Dean and Rev. Bill Groce will officiate. Please wear a mask if you attend the service. The family will receive...
Patricia Ann Horne Smith
Oct 11, 2020
Patricia Ann Horne Smith March 9, 1942 – October 11, 2020 On Sunday, October 11, 2020, Patricia Ann Horne Smith, loving wife, mother of three and grandmother of five, passed away peacefully at the age of 78. Patricia will be remembered for being truly the best wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend that anyone could have. She put her...
William Merritt Lacy, Jr.
Oct 9, 2020
William Merritt Lacy, Jr. December 15, 1951 – October 9, 2020 William “Bill” Merritt Lacy, Jr. 68 of Bailey passed away Friday. Bill is survived by his wife, Renee Calder Lacy of the home and his sons, William “Billy” Merritt Lacy, III and Justin Calder Lacy. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Merritt and Ethelene Smith Lacy....
Ian Thomas Price
Oct 9, 2020
Ian Thomas Price February 12, 2005 – October 9, 2020 Ian Thomas Price, 15 of Middlesex passed away Friday, October 9, 2020. His funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 1815 Airport Boulevard NW, Wilson. Interment to follow in Hollywood Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Dann Patrick and Rev. Jonathan Ange will officiate. The family will...
Dorothy Boyette Joyner
Oct 8, 2020
Dorothy Boyette Joyner May 18, 1928 – October 8, 2020 Dorothy Boyette Joyner, 92, of Wilson, North Carolina passed away on October 8, 2020 in her hometown. She was born on May 18, 1928 to Bessie Farmer and John Thomas Boyette. She attended local Rockridge High School and graduated from Atlantic Christian College in 1948. Dorothy married Jesse Clinton Joyner...
Margaret Bissette Viverette
Oct 7, 2020
Margaret Bissette Viverette, 92, went to be with the Lord October 7, 2020. Margaret was a member of Grace Baptist Church for over 50 years. She was a faithful servant throughout the church, specifically in her Sunday School Class as secretary/treasurer, the Senior Ministry, or simply making a cake for Wednesday night suppers. She made many lasting friendships at Grace...
Doris Joyner Phinizy
Oct 6, 2020
Doris Joyner Phinizy December 15, 1933 – October 6, 2020 Doris Joyner Phinizy, 86 of Elm City, passed away Tuesday at home with her family. She is the daughter of the late Clifton and Mildred Anna Joyner and preceded in death by her brothers, Ray, Carl Lee, Mack, and Alvin Joyner and her grandson, Lyle M Ramon. A private family...
Charlene Tyndall Barnes Owens
Oct 6, 2020
Charlene Tyndall Barnes Owens July 15, 1936 – October 6, 2020 Charlene Tyndall Barnes Owens, 84 of Elm City, the daughter of the late Lafayette and Theris Boyson Tyndall passed away Tuesday. Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends...
Walter Edward Watson
Oct 6, 2020
Walter Edward Watson May 23, 1939 – October 6, 2020 Walter Edward Watson, 81 of Wilson passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2020. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, October 11, 2020 at Westmoreland PH Church, 3102 Tilghman Road, Wilson. Walt served his country with honor and pride and was a tough Marine and yet a kind...
Sandra Pridgen Williford
Oct 4, 2020
Sandra Pridgen Williford February 15, 1961 – October 4, 2020 Sandra Pridgen Williford, 59 of Elm City passed away Sunday. Her memorial service will be held Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The family will receive friends immediately following the service and other times at the home. Sandra is survived by her...
Toney Glenn Walston
Oct 2, 2020
Toney Glenn Walston September 2, 1949 – October 2, 2020 Toney Glenn Walston, 71 of Kenly passed away Friday. His memorial service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Piney Grove OFW Baptist Church, 2201 Piney Grove Church Road, Kenly. The family will receive friends immediately following the service and other times at the home. Toney was an avid...
Howard Leslie Klino
Sep 29, 2020
Howard Leslie Klino November 4, 1938 – September 29, 2020 Howard Leslie Klino, 81 of Wilson passed away Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.
Okey Thorne
Sep 28, 2020
Okey Thorne February 2, 1950 –September 28, 2020 Okey Thorne, 70 of Bailey passed away Monday. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Okey is survived by his daughters, Shannon Phelps, April Thorne and Marcy Brewer; granddaughter, Alivia Jones; grandsons, Cody Bass and Ryan Bass; great-granddaughter, Xyliana Grace...
Dorothy Peele Bunch
Sep 28, 2020
Dorothy Peele Bunch June 30, 1932 – September 28, 2020 Dorothy Peele Bunch, 88 of Elm City, passed away Monday. A visitation will be held Tuesday, September 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson, and other times at the home of her son. Her funeral service will be held Wednesday, September...
Natalie Carr Matthews
Sep 27, 2020
Natalie Carr Matthews August 16, 1928 – September 27, 2020 Natalie Carr Matthews, 92, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2020. She is survived by her daughter, Sue Harrell, and husband, Thomas, of Middlesex; sons, Thomas Matthews, IV, and wife, Susan, of Cleveland, Tennessee and Mark Matthews and wife, Linda of Wilson; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in...
Walter Bryan Lamm
Sep 22, 2020
Walter Bryan Lamm September 24, 1930 – September 22, 2020 Walter Bryan Lamm, 89 of Wilson passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2020. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon from 1 – 1:45 p.m. with his funeral services following at 2 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev....
James Robert Lowe
Sep 21, 2020
James Robert Lowe March 22, 1962 – September 21, 2020 James Robert Lowe, 58, of Raleigh passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, September 21, 2020. Born and raised in Wilson, he was the middle child of Pearla Ann and Vincent Lowe, Jr. James attended Fike High School in Wilson, North Carolina State University in Raleigh and Atlantic Christian...
Robert Bryant Lafater
Sep 20, 2020
Robert Bryant Lafater July 4, 1942 – September 20, 2020 Robert Bryant Lafater, 78 of Zebulon passed away Sunday. The family will receive friends Thursday afternoon from 1 – 1:45 p.m. with his memorial service immediately following at 2 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road, Wilson. Robert is survived by his wife, Deborah Etheridge Lafater of the home;...
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