Obituaries
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-...
Lonnie Karl Edwards
Nov 25, 2019
Lonnie Karl Edwards December 9, 1940 – November 25, 2019 Lonnie Karl Edwards, 78, of Rocky Mount passed away Monday. His funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 Friday at Lake Gaston Baptist Church, 128 Lynwood Road, Littleton. Interment will follow in Lake Gaston Baptist Church Cemetery, Littleton. The Rev. Adam Hammond will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday...
Shirley Mae Demeritt
Nov 24, 2019
Shirley Mae Demeritt December 3, 1932 – November 24, 2019 Shirley Mae Demeritt, 86 of Elm City, formerly of Deland and Key West, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019 at home. Her funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, November 30, 2019 at Dean-Lopez Funeral Home, 418 Simonton Street, Key West, Florida. Interment will follow in Key West...
Troy Fisher Stone
Nov 23, 2019
Troy Fisher Stone December 18, 1997 – November 23, 2019 Troy Fisher Stone, 21 of Wilson passed away Saturday. His funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. Interment will follow in Stone Heritage Cemetery, Middlesex. The Rev. Jack Stone and Wayne Hoskins will officiate. EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO WEAR CAMOUFLAGE ATTIRE TO THE...
Mark Thomas Batts
Nov 21, 2019
Mark Thomas Batts January 11, 1972 – November 21, 2019 Mark Thomas Batts, 47, of Elm City passed away Thursday. A graveside service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Mark Uzupan will officiate. Mark is survived by his father, Tom Batts of the home; brother, Matt Batts of the home and several...
Jean Barry Caldwell Reece Speight
Nov 21, 2019
Jean Barry Caldwell Reece Speight March 2, 1943 – November 21, 2019 Jean Barry Caldwell Reece Speight, aged 76, passed away at Parkwood Village in Wilson, November 21, 2019, from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease. ‘’Jeannie,” to all who knew her, was born March 2, 1943, in Sacramento, California, during the period that her father was stationed there for Army...
John Cogdell Hood, III
Nov 21, 2019
John Cogdell Hood, III May 10, 1953 – November 21, 2019 John Cogdell “Jay” Hood, III, 66, of Wilson passed away Thursday. A celebration of his life will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. Monday at St. John A.M.E. Zion Church, 119 E. Pender Street, Wilson. The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the service. The Rev. Dr....
Thomas Edward Beaman
Nov 20, 2019
Thomas Edward Beaman April 29, 1942 – November 20, 2019 Thomas Edward Beaman, 77, of Wilson passed away Wednesday. His funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, 311 W Nash Street, Wilson. Interment will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson. The Rev. Steve Clayton will officiate. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6...
William Iverson Skinner, Jr.
Nov 20, 2019
William Iverson Skinner, Jr. November 12, 1937 – November 20, 2019 William Iverson Skinner, Jr., 82 of Wilson passed away Wednesday. His funeral service will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway with visitation to follow. The Rev. Daniel Parker and Kathryn Skinner will officiate. Iverson attended Oak Ridge Military Academy at a...
Robbie Yates Summerlin
Nov 19, 2019
Robbie Yates Summerlin January 21, 1957 – November 19, 2019 Robbie Yates Summerlin, 62 of Elm City passed away Tuesday. His funeral services will be conducted at 6 p.m. Friday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City. The Rev. Chris Harris and Rev. Woody Parrish will...
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