Obituaries
Larry Wayne Dorough
Jan 2, 2020
Larry Wayne Dorough June 12, 1952 – January 2, 2020 Larry Wayne Dorough, 67 of Sims passed away Thursday. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 4 – 6 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Larry loved his Lord, Jesus Christ, his family and all things sports. While his health limited him, he did his...

Pervise Bryant
Jan 2, 2020
Pervise Bryant January 16, 1928 – January 2, 2020 Pervise Bryant, 91 of Wilson passed away Thursday. His graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Willis Pearson will officiate. Pervise is survived by his daughters, Betty Bogue and husband, Jesse of Wilson and Gloria Poythress and husband, David of Wilson; son, Robert...
Gerald Lee Edwards
Jan 2, 2020
Gerald Lee Edwards April 23, 1946 – January 2, 2020 Gerald Lee Edwards, 73 of Wilson passed away Thursday. His funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in Stantonsburg Town Cemetery, Stantonsburg. The Rev. John Howard, Rev. Lewis Forsyth and Rev. Bob Rose will...

Nathan Jean Martinez
Jan 1, 2020
Nathan Jean Martinez December 30, 2019 – January 1, 2020 Infant, Nathan Jean Martinez of Wilson passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. Nathan is survived by his parents, Jose Martinez and Dora Salinas and his sister, Amberly Mezquite of Spring Hope. Condolences may be directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home...
Margaret Eloise Brantley Bissette
Dec 31, 2019
Margaret Eloise Brantley Bissette December 25, 1928 – December 31, 2019 Margaret Eloise Brantley Bissette, 91 of Bailey passed away Tuesday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Charles Robl and Rev. Carlos Castano will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday...
Lois Faye Stancil Barfield
Dec 30, 2019
Lois Faye Stancil Barfield April 21, 1944 – December 30, 2019 Lois Faye “Sissy” Stancil Barfield, 75 of Lucama passed away Monday at home surrounded by her family. Her funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Springhill Church Cemetery, 7335...
Hilda Flye Holster
Dec 28, 2019
Hilda Flye Holster November 6, 1921 – December 28, 2019 Hilda Flye Holster, 98, passed away peacefully Saturday morning of December 28, 2019, at Wilson Pines Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wilson. Hilda was born in Edgecombe County on November 6, 1921. She was predeceased by her parents, Ronald and Elsie Vick Flye and by her husband of sixty-one years,...
Annie Ruth Joyner Woodard
Dec 27, 2019
Annie Ruth Joyner Woodard October 11, 1934 – December 27, 2019 Annie Ruth Joyner Woodard, 85 of Bailey passed away Friday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Steve Edmundson will officiate. The family will receive...

Joann Sams Whitson
Dec 26, 2019
Joann Sams Whitson May 10, 1947 – December 26, 2019 Joann Sams Whitson, 72 of Elm City passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be held at 2:30 Sunday in Maplewood Cemetery, 400 College Road, Wilson. The Rev. Sonny Griswald will officiate. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon from 1 – 2 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh...
Charles Daniel Draper, II
Dec 26, 2019
Charles Daniel Draper, II September 10, 1987 – December 26, 2019 Charles Daniel Draper, II, 32 of Elm City passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019. His funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. The Rev. Henry Abbott will officiate. The family will receive friends Thursday evening immediately following the service at Joyner’s Funeral...
Donald Ray Blackmon
Dec 25, 2019
Donald Ray Blackmon January 17, 1958 – December 25, 2019 Donald Ray Blackmon, 61 of Lucama passed away Wednesday at his home surrounded by his loving family. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Danny Bunn will officiate. The family will receive...
Carol Smith Hinnant
Dec 24, 2019
Carol Smith Hinnant June 4, 1957 – December 24, 2019 Carol Smith Hinnant, 62 of Kenly passed away Tuesday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Buckhorn United Methodist Church Cemetery, 8102 NC Hwy 42, Kenly. The Rev. Steve Edmundson and Rev. Charles Thompson will officiate. The...
Rachel Warwick Edwards
Dec 23, 2019
Rachel Warwick Edwards November 19, 1948 – December 23, 2019 Rachel Warwick Edwards, 71 of Bailey passed away Monday. Her funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 5142 N 58, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Steve Stephenson will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday afternoon...
Lucy Olivia Brantley
Dec 23, 2019
Lucy Olivia Brantley May 25, 1926 – December 23, 2019 Lucy Olivia Brantley, 93 of Bailey passed away Monday. Graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 24, 2019 in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. Condolences may be directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home at www.joyners.net.
Ruby Lamm Barnes
Dec 22, 2019
Ruby Lamm Barnes January 4, 1923 – December 22, 2019 Ruby went to her heavenly home peacefully on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Her memorial service will be held at the Elm City Methodist Church, 106 N Parker Street, Elm City at 2pm, Saturday January 4, 2019. A visitation will precede the service...
Eva Dickens Barry
Dec 22, 2019
Eva Dickens Barry September 3, 1927 – December 22, 2019 Eva Dickens Barry, 92 of Wilson, formerly of Marietta, Georgia passed away Sunday. Her funeral services will be held in Melwood Cemetery in Stone Mountain, Georgia at a later time. Eva is survived by her son, James Michael Barry and wife, Denise of Wilson; four grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild...

Lela Lynn Barnes
Dec 21, 2019
Lela Lynn Barnes July 13, 1984 – December 21, 2019 Lela Lynn Barnes, 35 of Wilson passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday from 12 – 2 p.m. at St. John A.M.E. Zion Church, 119 Pender Street E, Wilson. Lela is survived by her daughter, Marjorie Ellis; sons, Jacob Ellis and Calob Ellis;...
Mozelle Bailey Hawley
Dec 19, 2019
Mozelle Bailey Hawley October 2, 1932 – December 19, 2019 Mozelle Bailey Hawley, 87 of Wilson passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Godwin, Hawley, Lentz Family Cemetery, 200 Zelma Road, Kenly. The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral...
Major Robert Arnold Carlson, USMC (Ret)
Dec 17, 2019
Major Robert Arnold Carlson, USMC (Ret) September 4, 1937 – December 17, 2019 Robert “Bob” Arnold Carlson, USMC retired, 82 of Wilson, NC passed away Tuesday. Robert’s mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday, December 23, 2019 at 10 a.m. at St. Therese Catholic Church, 700 Nash Street NE, Wilson, NC. Father Paul Brant will officiate. A reception will be...
Carl Ray Perry
Dec 16, 2019
Carl Ray Perry July 28, 1951 – December 16, 2019 Carl Ray Perry, 68 of Bailey passed away Monday, December 16, 2019. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 4:30 – 6 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson with a celebration of life following at 6 p.m. Pastor Wayne Whitley will officiate. Carl Ray was...