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Sunday, February 5, 2012

WOODROW BELL

Died Feb. 1, 2012 On Feb. 1, 2012, retired Goldsboro Police Captain Woodrow Bell, 81, passed away. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Mark Church of Christ, 700 W. Ash St. Burial with military...

OPHEIA STEVENS BLACKMAN

Ophelia Stevens Blackman, 93, died Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements incomplete with Seymour Funeral Home....

DELMAS LEE BRASWELL

Delmas Lee Braswell, 65, 804 Weaver Drive, died Saturday at Wayne Memorial hospital. Arrangements are incomplete with Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

BRADLEY J. FAISON

WARSAW -- Bradley James Faison, 64, of 616 South Gum St., died Friday at Duplin General Hospital, Kenansville. Arrangements are incomplete with Brock Memorial and Worley Funeral Home, Inc., Clinton....

CHRISTOPHER LEE GRANT

Christopher Lee Grant, 47, of Selma, died Friday. Arrangements are incomplete with Minshew-Coley Funeral Home....

KARL WAYNE HOLLOMAN

Karl Wayne Holloman, 49, of Warsaw, died on Saturday morning at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete with E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation, Inc....

CLEVON "GOODY" HORNE

March 4, 1936-Feb. 2, 2012 Clevon "Goody" Horne, 75, of Princeton, died Thursday at his home. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. today at the chapel of Minshew-Coley Funeral Home. The Rev. Samuel Eugene "Gene" DeWitt will officiate. Burial...

THELMA LEE JONES

Thelma Lee Jones, 54, 924 B Hugh St., died Thursday at Wake Medical Center, Raleigh. Arrangements are incomplete at the Haskins Funeral Home....

THELMA T. KENNEDY

April 5, 1919-Feb. 4, 2011 Thelma Talton Kennedy, 92, passed away on Saturday morning at the Brian Center. Graveside services will be held today at 4 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park with the Rev. Dennis Pollock officiating. Thelma was...

STEVEN A. MCKAY

Sept. 13, 1964-Feb. 1, 2012 Steven Andrew McKay, 47, died Wednesday at his home. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Born in Okinawa, Japan, he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKay and brother...

ELBERT MILLARD

April 20, 1925-Feb. 3, 2011 Elbert Millard, 86, of Luby Smith Road, Princeton, died Friday evening at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Casey Funeral Home in Princeton. The committal service will...

JAMES MITCHELL

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. -- James Mitchell, 50, of 14 Belden St., formerly of Kinston, died Saturday in New Britain Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at the Haskins Funeral Home....

SUSAN LANGSTON SUTTON

Aug. 1, 1960-Feb. 2, 2012 Susan Langston Sutton, 51, of Princeton died Thursday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Casey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Massey officiating. Committal service followed...

Friday, February 3, 2012

LILLIE B. CAMPBELL

Lillie B. Campbell, 91, 924 Hugh St., died Thursday at Mount Olive Care and Rehab Center. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

DALTON "JIMMY" CHASE

Sept. 9, 1936-Feb. 1, 2012 SNOW HILL -- Mr. Dalton "Jimmy" Chase, 75, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. A native of Greene County, he was born Sept. 9, 1936, the son of Sidney and Blanche...

REV. W. GERALD GARRIS

Jan. 19, 1936-Feb. 2, 2012 DUDLEY -- The Rev. William Gerald Garris, 76, died Thursday morning, Feb. 2, 2012, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. A service to celebrate his life will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4,...

THELMA LEE JONES

Thelma Lee Jones, 54, 924-B Hugh St., died Thursday at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

MAGGIE B. LEWIS

March 13, 1937-Jan. 31, 2012 Maggie B. "Ma Bell" Lewis, 74, 736 Luther Drive, died Tuesday at home. Funeral will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at Central Heights Free Will Baptist Church. Burial will be in Old Mill Cemetery....

CATHELENE PEARSALL

Died Jan. 31, 2012 KENANSVILLE -- Cathelene Pearsall, 69, 287 Jesse Pearsall Road, died Tuesday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital in Kinston. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Kenansville. Burial will be at Hallsville Missionary...

JANICE HAYES PETERSON

Died Jan. 31, 2012 HARRELLS -- Janice Hayes Peterson, 62, died Tuesday at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. Funeral will be at St. James Disciple of Christ Church in Harrells Saturday at noon, with the Rev. Willie James Jr. officiating....

JAMES E. PURCELL SR.

FAYETTEVILLE -- James E. Purcell Sr., 86, 716 Topeka St., died Tuesday at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Arrangements are pending....

BENJAMIN R. ROGERS

KINSTON -- Benjamin R. Rogers, 87, 1307 Lockwood Road, died Thursday at Lenoir Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Hamilton Funeral Chapel....

HILDEGARD H. SIMMONS

SMITHFIELD -- Hildegard H. Simmons, 82, died Thursday. Arrangements are pending at Smith-Holloway Memorial Funeral Services....

GEORGE W. WILLIAMS

SPRING LAKE -- George Wilson Williams, 86, 1458 Vass Road, died Wednesday at E. Carlton Powell Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending....

Thursday, February 2, 2012

ROBERTO DAVID PIZANO-ZEPEDA

Died Jan. 31, 2012 Roberto David Pizano-Zepeda, 6, went to be with Jesus early Tuesday morning while in the arms of his parents, Roberto Pizano-Salinas and Patricia Casimiros-Zepeda. The family will receive friends Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, from 6...

SARAH ELLIS AVERY

Feb. 5, 1923-Jan. 31, 2012 Sarah Ellis Avery, a native of Rosewood in Wayne County, passed away peacefully Jan. 31, 2012. She was born Feb. 5, 1923, to the late Herman Weil and Ruby Rose Ellis. She was the...

WOODROW BELL

Woodrow Bell, 81, House Street, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home and Crematory....

ELIZABETH "LIZ" BODY

July 2, 1916-Jan. 28, 2012 ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Mrs. Elizabeth "Liz" Body, 94, passed Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012, in Elizabeth, N.J. A celebration of life will be held Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, at Mount Zion Seventh Day Adventist Church...

JANA W. BRYAN

Feb. 2, 1928-Jan. 31, 2012 Jana Bell Worrell Bryan passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, in Raleigh. She was born Feb. 2, 1928, in Goldsboro into a large family of the late L. Kirby Worrell and Pearl Turner...

DALTON CHASE

SNOW HILL -- Dalton "Jimmy" Chase, 75, died Wednesday. Arrangements are pending at Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service....

HILDA M. EZZELL

July 4, 1928-Jan. 31, 2012 Hilda Mozingo Ezzell, 83, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Hilda was born in Wayne County July 4, 1928, to the late Eddis Mozingo and Cassell Europa Lewis Mozingo. She...

CHARLES B. FOREHAND

Nov. 11, 1932-Jan. 31. 2012 FORT PIERCE, Fla. -- Charles B. Forehand, 79, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce, Fla. Charles was born in Wayne County Nov. 11, 1932, to the...

JAMES A. HODGES

James Anthony Hodges, 57, 3025 Thoroughfare Road, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at McIntyre Funeral Home....

STEVEN A. MCKAY

Steven Andrew McKay, 47, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

STEVEN A. MCKAY

Steven Andrew McKay, 47, died Wednesday at home. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory....

J. D. NEWMAN

April 17, 1921-Feb. 1, 2012 DUDLEY -- Joshua Daniel Newman, 90, Dudley, known to all as "J.D.," passed away early Wednesday morning, Feb. 1, 2012. A memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, at Mount...

ELIJAH "BUDDY" PATE JR.

Died Feb. 1, 2012 Elijah "Buddy" Bryant Pate Jr., 65, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Graveside service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at Pineview Cemetery, with the Rev. Linda Burroughs officiating. Born in Wayne County,...

ADOLPH SHERROD

Died Dec. 20, 2011 MOUNT OLIVE -- Adolph Sherrod, 58, 1104 S. Church St., died Dec. 20, 2011, at home. Funeral will be Friday at the original Rhodes Funeral Home memorial chapel, with bishop Alexander Lockamy officiating. Burial will...

CLYDE TILTON

June 21, 1927-Jan. 31, 2012 SNOW HILL -- Clyde Tilton, 84, went to be with his Lord Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at Greendale Forest Nursing Home in Snow Hill. Clyde was born in Wayne County June 21, 1927, to...

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

MAYNER GABRIEL-BARRIOS

Died Jan. 30, 2012 DUDLEY -- Mayner Gabriel-Barrios, 6, 858 Pecan Road, Dudley, died Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice. Funeral and prayer vigil will be tonight at 7:30 at Alpha and Omega Pentecostal Disciples of Christ Church. Burial will...

ROBERTO PIZANO-ZEPEDA

Roberto David Pizano-Zepeda, 6, died Monday at his home. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

SARAH E. AVERY

Sarah Ellis Avery, 88, died this morning at Wake Medical Center in Cary. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

ELIZABETH "LIZ" BODY

ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Mrs. Elizabeth "Liz" Body, 94, 106 Madison Ave., Elizabeth, N.J., formerly of Lenoir County, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. A sympathetic and dignified service entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations,...

ELIZABETH C. BURROUGHS

May 16, 1926-Jan. 30, 2012 DUDLEY -- Elizabeth Coates Burroughs, 85, Dudley, passed away Monday at her residence. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Blaney and Roxie Faircloth Coates, and the wife of the...

HILDA M. EZZELL

Hilda Mozingo Ezzell, 83, died Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CHARLES FOREHAND

Charles Forehand died Tuesday at Lawnwood Regional Medical Center in Fort Pierce, Fla. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

CAROL H. HERRING

Jan. 31, 1940-Jan. 31, 2012 MOUNT OLIVE -- In the early morning hours while at home, Mrs. Carol Ann Howell Herring received the best birthday gift imaginable -- she was ushered into the presence of her Lord and savior...

ALBERT LANDIN

Died Jan. 28, 2012 ROCKY MOUNT -- Albert Landin, 86, Rocky Mount, passed away in Pitt Memorial Hospital Jan. 28, 2012. He was a devoted member of Arlington Baptist Church in Rocky Mount. He served his country in the...

MAGGIE LEWIS

Maggie Lewis, 736 Luther Drive, died Tuesday morning at home. Arrangements are pending at E.M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....

MARY TEACHEY LONGEST

Sept. 15, 1923-Jan. 31, 2012 ROSE HILL -- Mary Teachey Longest, 88, died Tuesday at Woodbury Wellness Center in Hampstead. Funeral will be Friday at 10 a.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery. Memorial service will be Friday at 11 a.m....

ELIJAH "BUDDY" PATE JR.

Elijah "Buddy" Bryant Pate Jr., 65, died this morning at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Arrangements are pending at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home....

CLYDE TILTON

Clyde Tilton, 84, died Tuesday at Greendale Forest in Snow Hill. Arrangements are pending at Seymour Funeral Home and Cremation Service....

LEROY WASHINGTON

Leroy Washington, 67, 206 Kennon Ave., died Tuesday morning at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at E. M. Matthews Funeral Home and Cremation Inc....