Obituaries
Billy Faye Williams
Dec 16, 2019
Billy Faye Williams September 20, 1937 – December 16, 2019 Billy “Faye” Williams, 82, of Wilson passed away Monday. A celebration of life will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. The Rev. Tom Watkins will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately following the service and other times at the home....
Tony Wayne Creech
Dec 14, 2019
Tony Wayne Creech February 12, 1948 – December 14, 2019 Tony Wayne Creech, 71 of Sims passed away Saturday. His funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Ronnie Aycock will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m....
Rebecca "Becky" Lamm High
Dec 13, 2019
Rebecca Lamm High March 15, 1938 – December 13, 2019 Rebecca “Becky” Lamm High, 81 of Bailey passed away Friday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, Mt. Pleasant. Interment will follow in Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Carlos Castano will officiate and assisted by Ashley Folsom. The family will...

Sammie King
Dec 11, 2019
Sammie King April 13, 1944 – December 11, 2019 Sammie King, 75, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Pastor William Presnell and Ralph Dawson Webb will officiate. The family will greet friends briefly following service. She had a long rewarding career of...
Thomas Allen Wilson
Dec 10, 2019
Thomas Allen Wilson November 29, 1963 – December 10, 2019 Thomas Allen Wilson, 56 of Middlesex passed away Tuesday. His funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Black Creek Cemetery, Black Creek. The family will receive friends Saturday afternoon prior to the service from 1 – 1:45 p.m. at...
Frances Watson Vick
Dec 7, 2019
Frances Watson Vick June 22, 1941 – December 7, 2019 Frances Watson Vick, 78 of Wilson passed away early Saturday. Her funeral service will be conducted at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Scott Sauls will officiate. The family will receive...
Christine Serena Pridgen
Dec 4, 2019
Christine Serena Pridgen May 10, 1940 – December 4, 2019 Christine Serena Pridgen, 79, of Black Creek passed away Wednesday. A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday in Maplewood Cemetery. The Rev. Ray Wells will officiate. The family will receive friends 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson and...
Barbara Bass Galloway
Dec 4, 2019
Barbara Bass Galloway February 13, 1936 – December 4, 2019 Barbara Bass Galloway, 83 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Her brother, Rev. Billy Bass and brother-in-law, Rev. Earl Swinson will officiate. The family will receive friends Saturday...

Rochelle McCray Adams
Dec 4, 2019
Rochelle McCray Adams November 13, 1942 – December 4, 2019 Rochelle Adams, 77, of Rocky Mount passed away Wednesday. The family will receive friends 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Rochelle is survived by her daughters, Paulette “Paulie” Adams of Wilson, Jeanne Adams-Heard and husband, Fred of Brooklyn, New...
Peggy Brice Joyner
Dec 2, 2019
Peggy Brice Joyner May 10, 1937 – December 2, 2019 Peggy Brice Joyner, 82 of Sharpsburg passed away Monday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City. The family will receive friends Thursday afternoon from 1 – 1:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100...
Betty Adams Matthews
Dec 2, 2019
Betty Adams Matthews November 24, 1943 - December 2, 2019 Betty Adams Matthews, 76 of Castalia passed away Monday. The family will receive friends at 4 p.m. Friday afternoon at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson. Betty is survived by her daughters, Ashley Gray and husband, Jason of Wilson and Rose Cooper of Rocky Mount; son, Eric Matthews...
Harriet Pearce Pittman
Dec 2, 2019
Harriet Pearce Pittman December 8, 1937 – December 2, 2019 Harriet Pearce Pittman, 81 of Wilson passed away Monday. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon from 1 – 1:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...
Graham Stanley Rowe, Jr.
Dec 1, 2019
Graham Stanley Rowe, Jr. September 19, 1953 – December 1, 2019 Graham Stanley Rowe, Jr., 66 of Lucama passed away Sunday. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Pastor Greg Nethercutt will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 7 – 9 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road...
Roger Dale McKeel
Nov 29, 2019
Roger Dale McKeel March 21, 1957 – November 29, 2019 Roger Dale Mckeel, 62 of Bailey passed away Friday. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Bailey Town Cemetery, Bailey. The Rev. Shawn Garnett will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at the McKeel home, 9135 Pace Road,...
Carolyn Taylor Wilson
Nov 28, 2019
Carolyn Taylor Wilson December 23, 1941 – November 28, 2019 Carolyn Taylor Wilson, 77 of Wilson passed away Thursday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Black Creek Pentecostal Holiness Church, 511 East Center Street, Black Creek. Interment will follow in Black Creek Town Cemetery, Black Creek. The Rev. Dale Eatmon and Rev. Daniel Taylor will...
Terry Lyon Hemingway
Nov 28, 2019
Terry Lyon Hemingway May 27, 1942 – November 28, 2019 Terry “Ted” Lyon Hemingway, 77 of Wilson passed away Thursday. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, 100 W Green Street, Wilson. The Rev. Robert Bergland will officiate. Ted was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend to everyone. His kind...
William Dewey High
Nov 27, 2019
William Dewey High Oct. 11, 1954 – Nov. 27, 2019 William Dewey High passed away on November 27, 2019. Dewey is survived by a son, Robert High and wife, Eva Lani High; grandchildren, Conon High and Olympia (Ali) High of San Diego, California; two brothers, Stephen High and wife, Mollie of Bailey and Joseph High and special friend, Debra of...
Janice Marie Thorne Brock
Nov 26, 2019
Janice Marie Thorne Brock October 25, 1948 – November 26, 2019 Janice Marie Thorne Brock, 73 of Elm City passed away Tuesday. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 612 Vance Street NW, Wilson. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1 – 1:45 p.m. Sunday at the...
Ronald Kay Lamm
Nov 25, 2019
Ronald Kay Lamm October 9, 1942 – November 25, 2019 Ronald Kay Lamm, 77 of Sims passed away Monday. His funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Marsh Swamp Original Free Will Baptist Church, Sims. The Rev. Ray Wells and Pastor Joe Shakour...
LaVerne Bissette Hill
Nov 25, 2019
LaVerne Bissette Hill September 7, 1942 – November 25, 2019 LaVerne Bissette Hill, 77 of Lucama passed away Monday. Her funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Steve Strickland and Rev. David Kriger will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday afternoon from 1-...