Obituary announcements for Goldsboro and Wayne County, NC

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Friday, November 6, 2009

BLANCHE M. BOWDEN

DUDLEY -- The funeral service for Blanche Marie Bowden will be held Saturday at noon at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church, with elder Anthony Davis Sr. officiating. Burial will follow in Wayne Memorial Park. Visitation will be today from...

BETTY H. BRADEN

Nov. 12, 1923-Nov. 4, 2009 Betty Lou Hartley Braden, 85, passed away Wednesday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home, with the...

LESSIE P.D. BRYANT

Died Nov. 2, 2009 TEACHEY -- Lessie Pearl Dixon Bryant, 75, 107 Mary Bryant Road, died Monday at Pender Memorial Hospital in Burgaw. Funeral services will be held at Rose Hill Funeral Home Chapel, 472 Wells Town Road in...

JAMES L. DARDEN

Died Nov. 3, 2009 James L. Darden, 63, 119 W. Hooks River Road, died Tuesday evening. Funeral services will be held Saturday at noon at Darden Chapel Original Free Will Baptist Church, with pastor Carlton Barnes officiating. Burial will...

CHARLES H. EDWARDS

Died Oct. 2, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Dr. Charles Henry Edwards Jr., 88, died Oct. 2. Burial will be in Montclair Saturday at Congregational Church. He was the son of Charles Henry Edwards and Lillie E. Thornton of Grantham...

JIMMIE R. FORREST

Died Nov. 3, 2009 Jimmie Rodger Forrest, 67, passed away Tuesday at Kinston Rehabilitation Center. A homegoing service will be held Saturday at 1 p.m. at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in LaGrange, with Dr. Michael A. Johnson officiating. Burial...

KATIE W. HAND

Died Nov 2, 2009 WARSAW -- Katie W. Hand, 89, 209 Bartlett Road, died Monday at her home. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Bowdens, with the Rev. Harold Boykins officiating. Burial...

FRANCES R. HARPER

Died Nov. 5, 2009 KINSTON -- Frances Rouse Harper, 85, retired RN, Woodington community, died at home Thursday. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Howard-Carter Funeral Home, with the Rev. Claude Wilson officiating. She is...

MARY C. HUFFMAN

SMITHFIELD -- Mary Cline Huffman, 97, 8516 Brogden Road, died today at her home. Arrangements are pending at Casey Funeral Home....

JAMES B. INGRAM

WARSAW -- James Borden Ingram, 68, 426 Veachs Mill Road, died Wednesday at Duplin General Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Warsaw....

GEORGE PROCTOR

George Proctor died today at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

HERBERT ROUNTREE JR.

Died Nov. 4, 2009 WILSON -- Herbert Rountree Jr., 80, 1326 Atlantic St., died Wednesday at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville. The service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 209 N. Pender St....

ARTHUR M. SHEETS

Arthur M. Sheets, 73, died Thursday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

ZACHARY N. WIGGS

Died Oct. 30, 2009 Zachary Nathanael Wiggs, infant son of Brian and Audrey Wiggs, died Oct. 30. A service to remember Zachary will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at Whitley Church in Princeton. In addition to his parents,...

Thursday, November 5, 2009

WILLIAM BEELER

Died Nov. 2, 2009 DUDLEY -- William Beeler, 56, 1693 Old Mount Olive Hwy., surrounded by his loving family, departed this busy walk of life Monday evening at Pitt Memorial Hospital. He will be eulogized Friday at 2 p.m....

BLANCHE M.F. BOWDEN

Died Nov. 3, 2009 DUDLEY -- Blanche Marie Fields Bowden, 80, died Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral service will be held Saturday at noon at Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church, with elder Anthony Davis Sr. officiating....

BETTY H. BRADEN

Betty Lou Hartley Braden, 85, passed away Wednesday afternoon at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Wayne Memorial Park. The family will...

JAMES DARDEN

James Darden, 63, died Tuesday night at his home. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

ROSSIE R.D. EDWARDS

July 22, 1948-Nov. 3, 2009 Rossie Rosalind Daniels Edwards was born in Goldsboro July 22, 1948, to the late Rev. Frank. L. and Janie Williamson Daniels. She departed her earthly life Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A graveside...

JIMMIE FORREST

Jimmie Forrest, 66, Kinston Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at LaGrange Funeral Services....

KENNETH N. HICKS

Died Nov. 3, 2009 FREMONT -- Kenneth Navara Hicks, 62, 202 S. Sycamore St., died Tuesday at his home. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 108 S. Baker St. in Eureka, with...

RUFUS S. "JOHNNY" JOHNSON

Died Nov. 3, 2009 LAKE CITY, Fla. -- Rufus Sidney "Johnny" Johnson, 99, formerly of Lucama, died Tuesday. The funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Maplewood Cemetery in Wilson. He served in the United States Coast Guard...

CURTIS L. MCNEIL

Died Nov. 2, 2009 WILSON -- Curtis Lee McNeil, 54, 205 N. Clyde Ave., died Monday at his home. The service will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 Tarboro St. SW....

JOSEPH L. PEARSALL

Died Nov. 1, 2009 DUDLEY -- Joseph Lavon Pearsall, 32, 103 Rolling-wood Court, departed this earthly life Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. His life and memory will be celebrated Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. James Church of...

HILDA W. SAULS

May 26, 1926-Nov. 4, 2009 LAGRANGE -- Hilda Williamson Sauls, 83, went to be with her Lord Wednesday at her home surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held Friday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Seymour...

MARIE WRIGHT

Funeral services for Marian "Marie" Wright will be held tonight at 7 p.m. from the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont, with visitation afterward. Graveside services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Memorial Church Cemetery in...

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

BARBARA J. BEDFORD

June 21, 1980-Oct. 30, 2009 PIKEVILLE -- Barbara "Barbie" June Bedford, 29, passed away Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Memorial Church Cemetery in Fremont. Barbie was born in Wayne...

BLANCHE BOWDEN

DUDLEY -- Blanche Bowden, 80, 139 O'Berry Road, died Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

JAMES DARDEN

ESSEX, Md. -- James Darden died Tuesday. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

ROSSIE EDWARDS

Rossie Edwards, 61, 617 S. Claiborne St., died Tuesday morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Rhodes Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

HOLLY M. HAYES

NEWTON GROVE -- Holly Marie Hayes, 53, died Saturday. Arrangements are pending at West and Dunn Funeral Home of Newton Grove....

KENNETH N. HICKS

FREMONT -- Kenneth Nevada Hicks, 62, 202 S. Sycamore St., died Tuesday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel of Goldsboro....

MARIE I. JOHNSON

May 18, 1929-Oct. 28, 2009 TAKOMA PARK, Md. -- Marie Isler Johnson, formerly of Goldsboro, died Oct. 28 at Washington Adventist Hospital. The funeral will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Shalom Ministries Christian Center, 515 Kerby Hill...

MICHAEL L. LEWIS

Died Oct 30, 2009 RALEIGH -- Michael Linton Lewis, 46, 4701 Brecton Drive, died Friday at Duke-Raleigh Hospital. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at KEMBA Headquarters in Warsaw, with the Rev. Reginald Wells officiating. Burial...

LOSSIE B.K. MEWBORN

Died Nov. 1, 2009 Lossie Belle King Mewborn, 62, 2008 Church St., died Sunday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. The funeral service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's...

WILLIAM J. SANDER

March 14, 1956- Oct. 27, 2009 MOUNT OLIVE -- William James Sander, 53, passed away Tuesday at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. A memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Whitely Church, 188 Whitely Church Road...

HILDA W. SAULS

LAGRANGE -- Hilda Williamson Sauls, 83, died this morning at her home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CANARY L. STRICKLAND

Sept. 25, 1908-Nov. 1, 2009 Canary Langston Strickland, 101, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and inspiration to all who knew her, died peacefully Sunday at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville. Services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday...

MARIAN H. WRIGHT

Sept. 27, 1921-Nov. 2, 2009 Marian "Marie" Hayes Wright, 88, passed away Monday at Lenior Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. from the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont with visitation...

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

KATIE W.HAND

WARSAW -- Katie W. Hand, 89, 209 Bartlett Road, died Monday at her home. Arrangements are pending at Garris Funeral Home....

BARBARA J. BEDFORD

June 21, 1980-Oct. 30, 2009 PIKEVILLE -- Barbara "Barbie" June Bedford, 29, died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Memorial Church Cemetery in Fremont. Barbie was born in Wayne County...

WILLIAM BEELER

William Beeler, 56, 1902 Old Mount Hwy. died Monday at Pitt Memorial Hospital. Arrangementsare pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

PHYLLIS A. LEWIS

Phyllis Ann Lewis, 65, died Monday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro....

LOSSIE B.K. MEWBORN

Lossie Belle King Mewborn, 63, 2008 Church St., died Sunday at the University of North Carolina Hospital in Chapel Hill. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Home of Goldsboro....

TABITHA M.H. MICHAEL

Died Oct. 25, 2009 BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Tabitha Marie Hailé Michael, 38, died Oct. 25 at Brookdale Hospital in New York. The funeral service was held Monday at 1 p.m. at Rhodes Chapel, with pastor Timothy Proctor of Clinton,...

AVA C. NEWKIRK

Died Oct. 31, 2009 ROSE HILL -- Ava Coston Newkirk, 54, 517 Old Pope Road, died Saturday at her home. Funeral services will be held at Greater Yeshuwa Temple in Wallace Thursday at 11 a.m., with apostle Davelon Carr...

JOSEPH PEARSALL

DUDLEY -- Joseph Pearsall, 32, 103 Rollingwood Court, died Sunday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home Ministries of Goldsboro....

ESTELLE V. SMITH

Died Nov. 1, 2009 CLINTON -- Estelle Vera Smith, 83, 1285 Matthis Road, died Sunday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. A private memorial service for immediate family only will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home...

MARIAN WRIGHT

Marian "Marie" Wright, 88, died Monday at Lenior Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Arrangements are pending at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home, 102 N. Pine St. in Fremont....