April 1, 2001

William Taylor Jr.
Oct. 19, 1948 March 29, 2001
  William "Pig" Taylor Jr., 52, of 407 Singletary St. died Thursday at Wilson  
Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by Bishop Chester Aycock at 2:30  
p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul Church of Christ, 4009 Lake Wilson Road. Burial will  
follow in William Chapel Church Cemetery, William Chapel Church Road, Elm City.
  Taylor was employed with Braswell Equipment Company.
  Surviving are one stepson, Ernest Melvin of Wilson; his mother, Thelma Lee  
Eatmon Taylor of Wilson; one brother, James N. Taylor of Wilson; his  
grandmother, Geneva Eatmon of Wilson; and three grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., Tuesday  
from 3-9:30 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 8:15-9:15 p.m. and  
at other times at 4228 Larkspur Road where they will assemble one hour before  
the funeral.

Gladys C. Beaman
  FARMVILLE -- Gladys C. Beaman, 87, died Saturday. The funeral will be held at  
11 a.m. Tuesday at Farmville Funeral Home Church Street Chapel. Burial will  
follow in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens.

Sadie L. Snipes
  MICRO -- Sadie Lee Snipes, 74, died Sunday. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m.  
Tuesday at Parrish Funeral Home Chapel, Selma. Burial will follow in Selma  
Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are her husband, Olia Snipes; four sons, Monty Owens of Kenly, Jerry  
Owens of Raleigh, Phil Owens of Pine Level and Myron Owens of Garner; a sister,  
Martha Baxley of Marion, S.C.; and five grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight.

Carl L. Daniels
  FOUNTAIN -- Carl L. Daniels, 57, died Saturday. The funeral will be held at 2  
p.m. Tuesday at Farmville Funeral Home Church Street Chapel. Burial will follow  
in Greenwood Cemetery.

Paul F. Goff
  FREMONT -- Paul Frizzelle Goff, 87, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Shackleford Funeral Service,  
102 N. Pine St.

Ospy J. Barnes
Sept. 28, 1919 March 30, 2001
  ROCKY MOUNT --  Ospy Junius "O.J." Barnes, 81, a native of Wilson, died Friday.  
The funeral was conducted by the Rev.. Connie Button at 3 p.m. Sunday at West  
Haven Presbyterian Church. Burial followed in Rocky Mount Memorial Park.
  Barnes was a retired freight agent for Coastline Railroad. After retirement he  
worked for Superior Dry Cleaners for 20 years.
  Surviving are his wife, Stella Whitfield Barnes; two sons, Ronald Barnes and  
Russ Barnes, both of  Rocky Mount; four grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
  Arrangements were handled by Johnson Funeral Home, Sunset Avenue.

April 3, 2001

Lula M. Maynor
  Lula M. Maynor, 89, of 107 Garwin Drive died Monday at her residence.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Gertrude H. Alexander
July 25, 1905 March 29,2001
  Gertrude H. Alexander, 95, of 3642 Old Sharpsburg Loop died Thursday at Wilson  
Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. David W. Green at 3  
p.m. Friday at Bethel AME Church, Gainsville, Fla. Burial will follow in  
Evergreen Cemetery, Gainsville, Fla.
  Surviving are two daughters, including Alberta Wynn of Wilson; two sisters;  
and eight grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E. Nash St., Wednesday  
from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Paul F. Goff
  FREMONT -- Paul Frizzelle Goff, 87, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center. The  
funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Joel Howell and the Rev. Jackie Hamm at 2  
p.m. Wednesday at Shackleford Funeral Service Chapel, 102 N. Pine St. Burial  
will follow in Stantonsburg Cemetery.
  Surviving are four daughters, Pearl Smith, Frances Ferrell, Faye Sauls and  
Rachel Brann, all of Fremont; two sons, Howard Goff of Stantonsburg and the Rev.  
Wayne Goff of Fremont; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-
great-grandchild.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-8:30 tonight and at  
other times at 969 Old Black Creek Road.

William Taylor Jr.
  The time of visitation for William Taylor Jr. has been changed. The family  
will receive friends at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St. from 7-8  
tonight.


April 4, 2001

Dorothy D. Boykin
March 14, 1933 April 3, 2001
  Dorothy Darden Boykin, 68, died Tuesday. The funeral will be conducted by the  
Rev. Charles Hackett, the Rev. Will Hoyle and the Rev. Alex Maultsby at 11 a.m.  
Thursday at Buckhorn United Methodist Church. Burial will follow in Evergreen  
Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are a son, Larry Dean Boykin of Fuquay-Varina; a sister, Edith  
Sullivan of Goldsboro; and two grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West,  
from 7-9 tonight and at other times at 507 Clyde Ave.

Jill D. Boykin
Aug. 7, 1925 April 3, 2001
  Jill Dillon Boykin died Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. A graveside service  
will be conducted by the Rev. Blair Both at 11 a.m. Thursday in Maplewood  
Cemetery.
  Surviving are two daughters, Dorothy Boykin Pittman and Sarah Boykin Hardison,  
both of Wilson; two sons, J. Robert Boykin III and Wallace C. Boykin, both of  
Wilson; two sisters, Dorothy Dillon Giarth of Surfside Beach, S.C., and Sarah  
Dillon Wakefield of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; two brothers, Harold C. Dillon of  
Darien, Conn., and William E. Dillon of Southern Pines; 10 grandchildren; and  
one great-grandson.
  The family will receive friends at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West,  
from 7-9 tonight and at other times at 2112 Canal Drive.

Sarah K. Finch
  Sarah Knight Finch, 81, of 108 N. Jackson St. died Tuesday at her residence.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

James W. Felton
  James William Felton, 75, died today.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100  
U.S. 264 West.

Grace W. Deans
  KENLY -- Grace W. Deans, 77, of 5438 Flower Hill Road died Tuesday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Coley Funeral Home.


April 5, 2001

James W. Felton
March 20, 1926 April 4, 2001
  James William "Bill" Felton, 75, died Wednesday. A graveside service will be  
held at 11 a.m. Friday in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  Felton was the former owner/operator of Felton’s Amoco. He was a member of the  
Wilson County Shrine and Sudan Shriners, Mount Lebanon Masonic Lodge 117, Mount  
Lebanon York Rites, the Sudan Monster Trucks and the Wilson Moose Lodge.
  Surviving are his wife, Norma Lewis Felton; a daughter, Dianne F. Stancil of  
Wilson; a son, James Michael Felton of Wilson; two sisters, Estelle Flowers of  
Wilson and Ruth Barnes of Burlington; a brother, Roscoe Felton of Emporia, Va.;  
three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
  The family will receive friends at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West,  
from 7-9 tonight and at other times at 4850 Lakeview Road, Elm City.

Marie V. Maynor
Oct. 31, 1911 April 2, 2001
  Marie Vinson Maynor, 89, formerly of 819 Mercer St., died Monday. The funeral  
will be conducted by Elder George Atkinson at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hamilton  
Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.
  She was retired from the United States Air Force as a civil servant.
  Surviving are several nieces and nephews.
  The body may be viewed at the funeral home Friday from 3-9 p.m. The family  
will receive at 1809 Petalcrest Circle and will assemble there one hour before  
the funeral.

Grace W. Deans
  Grace W. Deans, 77, a resident of Britthaven, died Tuesday at Wilson Medical  
Center. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Coley Funeral Home, Kenly.  
Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Wilson.
  Surviving are two daughters, Linda Baker of Kenly and Janice Holloman of  
Walstonburg; two sons, Luther Deans and Harold Deans, both of Kenly; a sister,  
Dixie Evans of Henderson; six grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; four  
great-grandchildren; and five stepgreat-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight.

Doris M. Mullen
Oct. 16, 1926 April 3, 2001
  WINSTON-SALEM -- Doris Moore Mullen, 74, a native of Elm City, died Tuesday at  
her home. The funeral will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Vogler & Sons Reynolda  
Road Chapel. Burial will follow in Forsyth Memorial Park.
  Surviving are her husband, Benjamin F. Mullen; a daughter, Janet M. Stafford  
of Englewood, Colo.; a son, Steve D. Mullen of Winston-Salem; and four  
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from noon-1:30 p.m.

Tilton L. Willcox
May 29, 1925 April 4, 2001
  Lt. Col. Tilton L. Willcox, retired, 75, of Greenville, a native of Wilson,  
died Wednesday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be held at  
noon Saturday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Burial will follow in Maplewood  
Cemetery, Wilson.
  Willcox served in the U.S. Army, Army Air Corps and the U.S. Air Force. He was  
awarded the Bronze Star medal in 1969.
  Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Janice Higginbotham-Willcox; two daughters,  
Winniford Susan Wheeler of Greensboro and Dr. Sarah Tilton Hudson of Elizabeth  
City; a sister, Cora Grandy Paschal of Columbia, S.C.; and four grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Wilkerson Funeral Home, Greenville, Friday  
from 7-9 p.m.

FORMER ELM CITY CHIEF DIES
  ELM CITY -- Former Elm City Police Chief Luther Barnes, 62, died Tuesday.
  Barnes served on Elm City’s police force 20 years, half of them as chief. He  
retired in 1990 due to bad health.
  A 1958 graduate of Charles H. Darden High School in Wilson, Barnes did not go  
into police work until he was 29. He was the first black police officer in Elm  
City.
  "He was one of the guys who could go into the community and it didn’t matter  
which side, black or white, he could defuse any situation just like that," said  
Grady Smith, mayor of Elm City.
  As chief, he trained a number of officers who still work in law enforcement in  
the area.
  "He was a great man," said Sgt. Chip Dorsey of the Wilson County Sheriff’s  
Office. He taught me a lot. He’ll be missed. I don’t think there was a person in  
Wilson County he didn’t know."
  Major Jimmy Tant of the Sheriff’s Office worked with Barnes during his years  
on Elm City’s force.
  "He was the epitome of a small town chief," he said. "He knew everyone, even  
the children, by name. He did community policing before it was politically  
correct."
  Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Hamilton Funeral Chapel is handling them.


April 6, 2001

Luther E. Barnes
Aug. 2, 1938 April 3, 2001
  Luther Earl "Luke" Barnes, 62, died Tuesday at his residence. The funeral will  
be conducted by Elder William E. Bowser at 2 p.m. Sunday at L.N. Forbes Original  
Free Will Baptist Tabernacle, 1800 Lane St. Extension. Burial will follow in  
Hamilton Burial Garden.
  Barnes was a retired police officer of Elm City.
  Surviving are his wife, Elsie Knight Barnes of Rocky Mount; three daughters,  
Betty B. Lucas and Regina Barnes, both of Wilson, and Melinda B. Richardson of  
Rocky Mount; one stepdaughter, Lisa Washington of Rocky Mount; four sons,  
Sgt.Maj. Tony L. Barnes of El Paso, Texas, Luther Barnes Jr., Lt. Eric L. Barnes  
and Danny Wright, all of Wilson; one brother, Raleigh S. Barnes of Newark, N.J.;  
16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St.,  
Saturday from 2-9 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 7-8 p.m. and  
at other times at 1212 Queen St. where they will assemble one hour before the  
funeral.

Sarah K. Finch
Sept. 16, 1919 April 3, 2001
  Sarah Knight Finch, 81, of 108 N.E. Jackson St. died Tuesday at her residence.  
The funeral will be conducted by Elder Willie Thomas at 2 p.m. Sunday at Glory  
Baptist Church.
  Surviving are six daughters, Jeannie Fate-Moore, Mattie Knight Ward and  
Towanda Anderson, all of Wilson, Rybin Williams of Elm City, Judy Hinnant of  
Kenly and Denia Holloway of Temple Hills, Md.; three sons, David L. Fate Sr.,  
Jerry Finch and Marvin "Luck" Finch, all of Wilson; 19 grandchildren; and 18  
great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St.,  
Saturday from 2-5 p.m. The family will receive friends at Ebenezer Missionary  
Baptist Church, 414 Hadley St., from 7-8 p.m. and at other times at the  
residence where they will assemble one hour before the funeral.

Edward B. Beasley Jr.
  FOUNTAIN -- Edward Bruce Beasley Jr., 82, of 3400 S. Jefferson St. died  
Thursday at Nash General Hospital, Rocky Mount. The funeral will be conducted by  
the Rev. Harry Edwards, the Rev. John Allen and the Rev. Robert White at 11 a.m.  
Saturday at Fountain Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Queen Anne Cemetery.
  Beasley was a member of Fountain Baptist Church where he was a deacon emeritus  
and had served as chairman of the board of deacons. He was a former Fountain  
town commissioner, had served on the Fountain school board, and was former  
chairman of the board of BB&T of Fountain.
  Surviving are his wife, Grace Smith Beasley; one daughter, Edna Beasley Corn  
of Rocky Mount; one son, Edward Bruce Beasley III of Wilson; one brother, Dr.  
Britton F. Beasley of Kinston; and three grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Farmville Funeral Home from 7-8:30 tonight.

Paul F. Somers
April 6, 1925 April 5, 2001
  RALEIGH -- Paul Frederick Somers, 75, died Thursday at Wake Medical Center. The  
funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at L. Harold Poole Funeral Service  
Chapel. Burial will follow in Raleigh Memorial Park.
  Surviving are his wife; three daughters, including Terri Emory of Wilson; one  
son, Alan Somers of Wilson; four sisters; three brothers; five grandchildren;  
and six great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 1-2 p.m. and  
at other times at the home.

Kathleen H. Corbett
May 7, 1906 April 5, 2001
  Kathleen Hinson Corbett died Thursday at Farmville Healthcare Center. The  
funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Bruce Jones at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at  
Farmville Funeral Home.
  Surviving are one daughter, Rebecca Corbett Owens of Fountain; one son, Robert  
S. "Bobby" Corbett of Fountain; two grandchildren; and three great-
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight and at  
other times at the home of Rebecca and David Owens, 3626 S. Lynch St., Fountain.

Dorma A. Joyner
July 10, 1924 April 5, 2001
  FREMONT -- Dorma Aleeda Joyner, 76, of 786 N.C. 222 East died Thursday at  
Wilson Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Dock Hobs at 7  
p.m. Saturday at Free Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church. A private  
graveside services will be held Sunday in Elmwood Cemetery.
  Surviving are her husband, Wilson Joyner; two daughters, Vernell Peacock of  
Clinton and Pam Newcomb of Pikeville; one son, Woody Joyner of  Hawaii; two  
sisters, Helen Killette of Goldsboro and Eloise Banker of Tarboro; three  
brothers, N.J. Daw and David Daw, both of Goldsboro, and Marvin Daw of  
Pikeville; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the church following the service and at  
other times at the residence.
  Arrangement are being handled by Shackleford Funeral Service, 102 Pine St.

Vivian R. Farmer
May 7, 1909 April 5, 2001
  Vivian Elizabeth "Pete" Raper Farmer, 91, of 2400 Bradford Place died Thursday  
at her residence. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Lee Taylor at 2:30  
p.m. at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Service, 2704 W. Nash St. Burial will follow at  
3:30 p.m. in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City.
  Her survivors include a sister, Daphne Raper Hill of Wilson.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday at 2 p.m.

Doris M. Mullen
  Doris Moore Mullen is also survived by a brother, Milton J. Moore of Wilson.
  His name was omitted in Thursday’s edition. Vogler & Sons Funeral Home regrets  
the error.


April 7, 2001

Jessie M. Pierce
  Jessie Mae Pierce, 79, died Thursday at Carolina Nursing and Rehabilitation  
Center in Raleigh. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Edwards  
Funeral Home.

Irma Rae T. Hardison
  FARMVILLE -- Irma Rae Tyndall Hardison, 76, of 305 E. Pine St. died Friday at  
Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Greenville. The funeral will be conducted by the  
Rev. Steven Prescott at 2 p.m. Sunday at Taylor-Edwards Funeral Home, Snow Hill.  
Burial will follow in Snow Hill Cemetery.
  Surviving are a daughter, Diane Hardison Mozingo of Farmville; three sons,  
Carlos E. Hardison Jr., and Ronald G. Hardison, both of Rocky Mount, and Gary  
Hardison of Harrisburg; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
  The family will be at Taylor-Edwards Funeral Home from 7-9 tonight and other  
times at 305 E. Pine St., Farmville.

Armied A. Godwin
  GOLDSBORO -- Armied Adolphus "Mickey" Godwin Jr., 59, of 1320 North Drive died  
Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral will be conducted by the  
Rev. Dann Patrick and the Rev. Charles Overton at 3 p.m. Sunday at Faith Free  
Will Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
  Surviving are his wife, Wilma Gray Godwin; two sons, Mike Pendergraft of  
Goldsboro and Rickey Godwin of Wilmington; two daughters, Robin Edmondson of  
Wilson and Abby Kornegay of Princeton; a sister, Barbara Hill of Goldsboro; and  
four grandchildren.
  The family will be at Seymour Funeral home from 7-9 tonight and other times at  
the residence.


April 9, 2001

Jack Bradshaw
May 21, 1921 April 7, 2001
  FREMONT -- Jack Bradshaw, 79, of 200 N. Sycamore St. died Saturday at Wayne  
Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Seth Allen and the  
Rev. Keith Cobb at 7 tonight at Shackleford Funeral Chapel, 102 N. Pine St. A  
Masonic graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Elmwood Cemetery.
  Bradshaw was a self-employed painter. He was a veteran of World War II and a  
POW.
  Surviving are his wife, Agnes Howell Bradshaw; two sisters, Louise Pope of  
Goldsboro and Margie Caudill of Charlotte; and two brothers, Lawrence Bradshaw  
and Luby Bradshaw, both of Wilson.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home tonight following the  
service and at other times at the residence.

Robert W. Cockrell
Aug. 2, 1959 April 6, 2001
  Robert Willis Cockrell, 41, of Raleigh died Friday. A graveside service will  
be conducted by the Rev. James McKinnon at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Forest Hills  
Cemetery, Nashville.
  Surviving are two daughters, Kelly Ann Cockrell and Sarah Ruth Cockrell, both  
of Tennessee; one son, Robert Willis Cockrell Jr. of Raleigh; his parents, Rita  
and Roger Cockrell of Wilson; and one brother, Steven Cockrell of Raleigh.
  The family will receive friends at 5008 Pebble Beach Circle, Wilson.
  Arrangements are being handled by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West.

Mary M. Farmer
Oct. 2, 1918 April 7, 2001
  WILLIAMSTON -- Mary Marie "Big Mama" Martin Farmer, 82 , died Saturday at Pitt  
County Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in  
Mobley Community Cemetery.
  Surviving are seven daughters, including Jean Bass of Elm City; one son; six  
stepchildren; three sisters; 21 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and two  
great-great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Wilkerson Funeral Home, Greenville, from 7-
9 tonight and at other times at the home of Janice and Phil Gibson, 1630 Cowin  
Road, Bear Grass.

Bertha B. Davis
  Bertha Bailey Davis, 79, of Goldsboro died Friday at Wayne Memorial Hospital.  
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Earl Glenn at 2 p.m. today at  
Shingleton Funeral Home Chapel, 2407 W. Nash St. Burial will follow in Marsh  
Swamp Church Cemetery.
  Surviving are her husband, Roney Leonard Davis; two daughters, Donna D.  
Kennedy of Goldsboro and LuAnne D. Scott of Mount Olive; two sons, Wiley J.  
Davis of Elm City and Roney "Ron" Leonard Davis II of New Bern; nine  
grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Jessie W. Pierce
Jan. 29, 1922 April 5, 2001
  Jessie Williams Pierce, 79, died Thursday at the Brian Center of Raleigh. A  
graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. M.W. Johnson at 10 a.m. Tuesday  
in Rest Haven Cemetery.
  Surviving are a daughter, Paula A. Pierce Grant of Hagerstown, Md.; four  
grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
  The body may be viewed at Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E. Nash St. today from 2-8  
p.m. The family will assemble at 5251 U.S. 264 Alternate one hour before the  
funeral.

Bessie M. Wood
  Bessie Morgan Wood, 76, of 8133 Stoneyhill Church Road, Bailey died Saturday  
at her residence. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Paul Tedder at 4  
p.m. today at Shingleton Funeral Home Chapel, 2407 W. Nash St. Burial will  
follow in Black Creek Cemetery.
  Surviving are four daughters, Pat Strickland of Bailey, Linda Williford of  
Wilson, Becky Aycock of Black Creek and Joyce Smith of Kenly; two sons, Doug  
Wood of Bailey and Robert Wood of Middlesex; 21 grandchildren; and 42 great-
grandchildren.

Ruth J. White
  Ruth Jones White, 90, died Sunday. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m.  
Wednesday at Monument Heights Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. Burial will be in  
Cedar Grove Cemetery, Elm City.
  Surviving are one daughter, Judith Pierce; two sons, Tommy White and Alan  
White; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Bliley Funeral Home, Richmond, Va., Tuesday  
from 6-8 p.m.

Johnnie J. Moore
May 5, 1925 April 8, 2001
  WALSTONBURG -- Johnnie James "Bill" Moore, 75, of 462 Moore Town Road died  
Sunday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. The funeral will be conducted by the  
Rev. Walter Reynolds at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Farmville Funeral Home Church Street  
Chapel. Burial will follow in Crestlawn Memorial Gardens near Farmville.
  Moore was a member of Friendship Free Will Baptist Church and was a retired  
farmer.
  Surviving are his wife, Frances Hill Moore; two daughters, Jewel Tugwell of  
Farmville and Ann Mewborn of Greenville; one sister, Katie Suggs of La Grange;  
four brothers, Cecil Moore, Jasper Moore and Robert "Bob" Moore, all of  
Walstonburg and Clarence Moore of Bethel; four grandchildren; and one great-
grandchild.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-8:30 tonight and at  
other times at the home of Jewel Tugwell, 5093 Green Pine Road, Farmville.

Carlton Baker
  Carlton Baker, 75, died today at Avante at Wilson.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by King & Darden Funeral Home.

Kelvin L. Bond
  WINDSOR -- Kelvin Lee Bond, 33, died Thursday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital.  
The funeral will be held a 2 p.m. Tuesday at Cedar Landing Baptist Church.
  His survivors include a sister, Sybil Bond Sutton of Wilson.
  Arrangements are being handled by Gilliam Funeral Home.

April 10, 2001

George R. Baldwin
  George Ralph Baldwin, 57, of Washington, D.C., formerly of Kenly, died  
Thursday. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. today at Walter Sanders Funeral  
Home Chapel, Smithfield.
  Surviving are three daughters, Vivian Mitchell of Kenly, Rochelle Dawkins and  
Amanda Turner, both of Capitol Heights, Md.; one stepson, Anthony Turner of  
Capitol Heights, Md.; his mother, Fronia P. Baldwin of Kenly; five sisters,  
Joyce Boyd and Janice Brown, both of Greensboro, Wanda Hamilton and Fronia  
Delilah Chambers, both of Fort Washington, Md., and Tanya Ruffin of Wilson; four  
brothers, Randolph Baldwin and Benny Baldwin, both of Landover, Md., Ronnie  
Baldwin and Glenn Russell Baldwin, both of Washington, D.C.; and eight  
grandchildren.

Jimmie Davis
  Jimmie Davis, 71, of 997 N. Fountain Road, Macclesfield died Monday at Wilson  
Medical Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E.  
Nash St.

Nora M. Turner
Nov. 22, 1911 April 9, 2001
  Nora Matthews Turner, 89, died Monday. The funeral will be conducted by the  
Rev. Emmett Earl Turner and the Rev. Dwight Jones at 11 a.m. Thursday at  
Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West. Burial will follow in Maplewood  
Cemetery.
  She was a charter member of Friendship Pentecostal Holiness Church.
  Surviving are one daughter, Martha Thorne of Aberdeen; four sons, the Rev.  
Emmett Earl Turner, the Rev. Melvin Turner Jr., Mannie Gene Turner and Ray  
Turner, all of Wilson ; one sister, Louise Collins of Richmond, Va.; 10  
grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 7-9 p.m.  
and at other times at 5207-B Ernest Road.

Virginia McCray
  Virginia McCray, 87, of 1701-J London Drive died Monday at Wilson Medical  
Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Anthony R. Taylor
  Anthony Ray Taylor, 37, formerly of 6126 Justin Trail, Elm City, died Sunday  
in Baltimore.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by  King & Darden Funeral Home.


April 11, 2001

Percy P. May
  Percy Pitts May, 82, a native of Spring Hope, died Friday at his home in  
Pennsylvania. A memorial service was held at 10:30 a.m. today at Cole Memorial  
Baptist Church, Hawley, Pa.
  His survivors include a sister, Florence M. Batchelor of Tarboro.
  Arrangements were handled by James H. Wilson Funeral Home, Lake Ariel, Pa.

Milton Drewery
  Milton Drewery, 67, of 7252A Neverson Road, Sims died Tuesday at his  
residence.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Olivia G. Barnes
  Olivia G. Barnes, 78, of 1110 Barnes Road, Middlesex died Monday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by R.L. Sanders Funeral Home,  
Smithfield.

Demetrius L. Forbes Sr.
  Elder Demetrius L. Forbes Sr., 59, of 3410 Walker Drive died Wednesday at  
Wilson Medical Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

John Hales
  John "Jabo" Hales, 75, of Selma died Tuesday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Coley Funeral Home, Kenly.

Donald C. Johnson
April 14, 1925 April 10, 2001
  FARMVILLE -- Donald Carl Johnson, 75, of Raleigh died Tuesday. The funeral will  
be conducted by the Rev. Jim Wilson at 2 p.m. Thursday at Farmville Funeral Home  
Church Street Chapel. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery.
  Johnson was a member of St. James United Methodist Church of Raleigh. He was  
the retired owner and operator of Johnson Locksmith, Farmville. He was a veteran  
of World War II serving in the Merchant Marines.
  Surviving are one daughter, Jean Morrison of Raleigh; one son, Barry Johnson  
of Nags Head; one sister, Norma Lee Dice of Santa Cruz, Calif.; two brothers,  
Lavanice Johnson and Julius William Johnson, both of Fresno, Calif.; and one  
grandson.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-8:30 tonight.


April 12, 2001

Frances E. Cooper
Sept. 2, 1911 April 10, 2001
  GREENSBORO -- Frances Elizabeth Cooper, 90, a native of Wilson, died Tuesday at  
Moses Cone Hospital, Greensboro. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev.  
Michael King at 1 p.m. Friday at Garden of Prayer Sovereign Grace Baptist  
Church. Burial will follow in Guilford Memorial Garden.
  Surviving are her husband, Terry Cooper; six daughters, Elnora Blanche Jones  
and Betty Sherrod, both of Greensboro, Alice Tennille of Silver Spring, Md., and  
Charlotte Newton of Powder Spring, Ga., Gwendolyn C. Jones Parham of Richmond,  
Va., and Delores Pratt, Forestville, Md.; and three sons, Bernard Cooper of  
Upper Marlboro, Md., Charles Cooper of East Orange, N.J. and Randolph Cooper of  
Clinton, Md.; one sister, Janie Jeffries of Forestville, Md.; 32 grandchildren;  
30 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Hargett Funeral Home from 7-8 tonight and  
at other times at the home of her daughter, Betty Sherrod, 1325 Alamance Church  
Road where they will assemble one hour before the funeral.
  Arrangements are being handled by Hargett Funeral Home assisted by King &  
Darden Funeral Home of Wilson.

John Hales
  John "Jabo" Hales, 75, of Selma died Tuesday at Johnston Memorial Hospital. A  
graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. De Wayne Eakes at 11 a.m. Friday  
in Kenly Cemetery.
  Surviving are three daughters, Judy Ballance of Selma, Bonnie Kirby of Lucama  
and Barbara Johnson of Four Oaks; five sisters, Eunice Nichols, Pauline Bridgers  
and Grace Morris, all of Kenly, Pearl Holland and Hattie Edgerton, both of  
Micro; one brother, Cooper Hales of Kenly; six grandchildren; four  
stepgrandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Coley Funeral Home, Kenly from 7-9 tonight.

Milton Drewery
Oct. 29, 1933 April 10, 2001
  Milton "Peet" Drewery, 67, of 7252-A Neverson Road, Sims died Tuesday at his  
residence. The funeral will be conducted by Elder Alvin D. Sutton at 1 p.m.  
Saturday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St. Burial will follow in  
Rest Haven Cemetery.
  Drewery was employed at Nello Teel Company, Sims.
  Surviving are one daughter, Gwen Drewery of Philadelphia; one son, Hilton  
Thompson of Stanhope; his mother, Mable B. Williams of Bailey; three sisters,  
Delores Wiggins of Bailey, the Rev. Iretha Bland and Christine Jones, both of  
Sims; one brother, Ethan Drewery of Sims; and two grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at the funeral home Friday from 3-9 p.m. The family  
will receive friends at 7372 Stoney Hill Church Road, Bailey, and will assemble  
there one hour before the funeral.

Carlton Baker
  Carlton "Fip" Baker, 75, of 1008 Kenan St. died Monday at Avante at Wilson.  
The funeral will be conducted by Bishop Robert L. Gorham at 11 a.m. Saturday at  
Wilson Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, 513 E. Barnes St. Burial will follow in  
Rest Haven Cemetery.
  Surviving are his wife, Louise Baker of Philadelphia; four daughters, Clarice  
Baker-Weaver of Norristown, Pa., Denise Baker, Rene Ford and Vanessa Mallory,  
all of Philadelphia; three sons, Carlton Baker Jr. of Philadelphia, Anthony  
Baker of Pennsauken, N.J., and James Perry of Charlotte; one brother, Richard  
Baker of Durham; 22 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at King & Darden Funeral Home, 325 E. Nash St. Friday  
from 3-9 p.m. and Saturday from 10-11 a.m. The family will receive friends at  
the home of Ramona Mayo, 1804 McLamb Circle, where they will assemble one hour  
before the funeral.

Anthony R. Taylor
  Anthony Ray Taylor, 37, of 6126 Justin Trail, Elm City, died Sunday in  
Baltimore. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at King & Darden Funeral  
Home, 325 E. Nash St. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.
  Surviving are one daughter, Taeleya Taylor of Baltimore; one son, Dalashon  
Davis of Wilson; his mother and stepfather, Ada A. and Howard Faulcon of Elm  
City; his father, Wallace Taylor of Saratoga; one sister, Lisa Taylor of  
Philadelphia; three half-sisters, Sharon Faulcon of Clifton Forge, Va., Tonya  
Worthington and Katherine Howard, both of Greenville; one half-brother, Terry  
Hill of Connecticut; and one stepbrother, Frank Carr of Baltimore.
  The body may be viewed at the funeral home Friday from 3-9 p.m. with the  
family receiving friends there from 8-9 p.m. and at other times at the residence  
where they will assemble one hour before the funeral.

Jimmy L. Davis
  Jimmy L. Davis, 71, of 997 Fountain Road, Macclesfield, died Monday at Wilson  
Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by Elder Lonnie Braswell at 1 p.m.  
Saturday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Rocky Mount. Burial will follow in Garden  
of Gethsemane, Rocky Mount.
  Surviving are his wife, Mary Ethel Davis; four daughters, Delores Robinson of  
Macclesfield, Elaine Woodward of Suitland, Md., Jessie Mae Davis of Forestville,  
Md., and Dora Davis Robinson of District Heights, Md.; four sons, Dr. Jimmy L.  
Davis Jr. of Stone Mountain, Ga., Milton Davis of the home, Johnnie Lee Davis of  
Crisp and Ronald Davis of Rocky Mount; one brother, Tom Smith of Washington,  
D.C.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
  The body may be viewed at Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E. Nash St., Friday from  
2-8 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 7-8 p.m. and at other  
times at the residence where they will assemble one hour before the funeral.

Virginia B. McCray
May 10, 1913 April 9, 2001
  Virginia Ballard McCray, 87, of 1701-J London Drive died Monday at Wilson  
Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Bronchie Hart at 11  
a.m. Saturday at Cherry Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 7946 Langley Road, Elm  
City. Burial will follow in Hamilton Burial Garden, Wilson.
  She was retired from the Wilson County school system.
  Surviving are four daughters, Ruby Epps of Washington, D.C., Magdalena  
Winstead of Milford, Del., Leona McCray of Suitland, Md., and Edna Simmons of  
Forestville, Md.; four sons, Alexander McCray of Far Rockaway, N.Y., Robert  
McCray Jr. of Wilson, William McCray of Paterson, N.J., and David McCray of  
Fayetteville; 28 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-
grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., Friday  
from 3-9 p.m. The wake will be held at the church Saturday from 10-11 a.m. The  
family will receive friends at 512 Newbern St.  and will assemble there one hour  
before the funeral.

Inza M. Driver
  ZEBULON -- Inza Mae Driver, 96, of 3278 South N.C. 231 died Wednesday at her  
residence. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Mark Palmer at 2 p.m.  
Friday at Union Hope Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Driver Family  
Cemetery.
  She was the oldest living member of Union Hope Baptist Church.
  Surviving are her daughter, Margaret Murray of the home; eight grandchildren;  
13 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Family Funeral Care from 7-9 tonight and at  
other times at her residence.

Kermit B. Bass
  Kermit Barden Bass, 76, died today.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100  
U.S. 264 West.


April 13, 2001

Maggie R. Morgan
  BAILEY -- Maggie R. Morgan, 82, died Tuesday. The funeral will be 3 p.m.  
Saturday at St. Mary Church, Disciples of Christ. Burial will follow in  
Middlesex Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are two daughters, Helen McMillan of Newburgh, N.Y. and Joyce Brown  
of Bronx, N.Y.; a son, McCoy Matthews of Wilson; two sisters, Isabelle Wiggins  
of Bailey and Beatrice Vick of Brooklyn, N.Y.; three brothers, Bobby Ray  
Thompson of Bailey, Paul Montague of Washington, D.C. and Joe Lewis Montague of  
Portland, Ore.; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one great  
great-grandchild.
  The viewing will be 2-3 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary Church. Arrangements are by  
William Toney’s Funeral Home, Spring Hope.

Kermit Barden Bass
June 21, 1925 April 12, 2001
  KENLY -- Kermit Barden Bass, 76, died Thursday. The Rev. Aaron Leonard, the  
Rev. Donnie Anderson, the Rev. Aaron Cooper and the Rev. Delbert Garrison will  
conduct the funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264.  
Burial will follow in Kenly Cemetery.
  He was a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the 1st/11 N.C.  
Volunteers.
  Surviving are his wife, Ruth Ballance Bass; three daughters, Judy Ingalsbe of  
Texas, Carol Taylor of Princeton and Marie Barnette of Wilson; two sons, Dwight  
Bass of Wilson and Paul Bass of Kenly; his mother, Annie Hinnant Bass Pace of  
Kenly; one sister, Linda Suggs of Raleigh, two brothers, Bill Bass of Asheville  
and Doug Bass of Fayetteville; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive visitors from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Joyner’s Funeral  
Home and at other times at 104 Maple Drive, Princeton.

Pearl R. Webb
Dec. 23, 1911 April 12, 2001
  SARATOGA -- Pearl Reason Webb, 89, died Thursday. The Rev. J.C. Yates, Harold  
Pittman and the Rev. Julius Whitley will conduct the funeral at 2 p.m. Sunday at  
Joyner’s Funeral Home, followed by a graveside service at 11 a.m. Monday at  
Maplewood Cemetery.
  Surviving are two daughters, Bettye Mae Webb of Saratoga and Hazel Webb Glover  
of Rocky Mount; two sisters, Betty Clyde "Gladys" Webb of Stantonsburg and  
Estelle Eason of Norfolk, Va.; one brother, Ollen Reason Sr. of Saratoga; six  
grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
  Visitation will be held 7-9 p.m. Saturday at Joyner’s Funeral Home and other  
times at 7024 Church St., Saratoga.

King S. Farmer
Feb. 16, 1959 April 8, 2001
  King Solomon Farmer, 42, of Leesburg, Fla., formerly of Wilson, died Sunday in  
Florida.
  Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are being handled by the Hamilton  
Funeral Chapel of Wilson.

Johnny L. Hall
April 25, 1941 April 11, 2001
  Johnny Lee Hall, 59, of Plainfield, N.J., formerly of Wilson, died Wednesday  
in New Jersey.
  Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are being handled by the Hamilton  
Funeral Chapel of Wilson.

Cynthia A. Coleman
  GREENVILLE -- Cynthia Aaron Coleman, 44, died Wednesday.
  Coleman trained tellers for BB&T bank branches in Wilson.
  Surviving are one daughter, Rachel E. Coleman of Farmville; her parents; and  
one sister.
  Arrangements are being handled by Wilkerson Funeral Home in Greenville.

April 14, 2001

Wesley Elbert Lamm Sr.
May 22, 1930 April 13, 2001
  TRINITY -- Wesley Elbert Lamm Sr., 70, a Wilson native, died Friday.
  The Rev. Ralph Pruitt and the Rev. Ken Fowler will conduct the funeral at 2  
p.m. Monday at the Chapel of the Cumby Family Funeral Service, 206 Trindale  
Road, Archdale. Burial will follow in Floral Garden Park Cemetery.
  Surviving are his wife, Shirley Morrison Lamm; six children; three brothers,  
including Melvin Rudolph Lamm of Wilson and George Elton Lamm of Elm City; two  
sisters; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
  Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Demetrius L. Forbes Sr.
Nov. 22, 1941 April 11, 2001
  Elder Demetrius Lotrick Forbes Sr., 59, of 3410 Walker Drive, formerly of  
Greene County, died Wednesday at Wilson Medical Center. Elder Elbert Forbes will  
officiate at the funeral, which will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at L.N. Forbes  
Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle, 1800 Lane St. Ext. Burial will follow in  
the Artis family cemetery in Greene County.
  He was a former pastor of New Bethel Old Free Will Baptist Church in Fremont  
and currently pastored Greater Zion Original Free Will Baptist Church in  
Stantonsburg and St. Delight Original Free Will Baptist Church in Kenly.
  Surviving are his wife, Evangelist Burnell Edwards Forbes; five daughters,  
Tenilla Forbes of the home; Brenda Forbes Winston, Vernell Michelle Forbes  
Taylor and Angela Forbes, all of Wilson, and Lashawna Forbes Diarrassouba of  
Greensboro; three sons, Demetrius Forbes Jr. of Tacoma, Wash., Winslow T. Forbes  
of Durham and Jonathan N. Forbes of Wilson; his mother, Beatrice Forbes of  
Stantonsburg; six sisters, Mildred Forbes Howard, Glacie Forbes Winslow and  
Linda Forbes, all of Stantonsburg, Velma Forbes Eatmon of Wilson, Patricia  
Forbes of Waterbury, Conn., and Cathleen Robinson of Philadelphia; 18  
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
  The body may be viewed Monday from 1 to 5 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St., with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at L.N.  
Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle and at other times at the  
residence, where they will assemble one hour prior to the service in preparation  
for the funeral procession.


April 16, 2001

Robert J. Gay
Oct. 1, 1934 April 14, 2001
  Robert Jerome "Bobby" Gay, 66, of Greenville died Saturday at his home. A  
graveside service was conducted by the Rev. Guy Owens and the Rev. Jeff Wilkes  
at 11 a.m. today in Queen Anne Cemetery, Fountain.
  Surviving are his wife, Kathleen Down Gay; two daughters, Karen Elaine  
Monteagudo of the home and Catherine Gay Lopez of Suffolk, Va.; two sisters,  
Kathleen Gay Scott of Kenly and  Frances Gay Harrell of Fountain; and five  
brothers, Clarence Gay of Chesapeake, Va., David Gay of Wilson, James Gay and  
John Gay, both of Walstonburg and Paul Gay of Sanford.
  Arrangements were handled by Farmville Funeral Home.

Doane Pearson
April 30, 1910 April 15, 2001
  Doane Pearson, 90, died Sunday. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev.  
Elmer Mooring, the Rev. Ralph Leggett and the Rev. David Wood at 3 p.m. Tuesday  
at Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church, 5843 Shiloh Church Road. Burial will  
follow in Rock Hill Cemetery.
  Surviving are his wife, Bessie Page Pearson; two daughters, Miriam "Tootsie"  
Pearson Finch of Bailey and Romaine Pearson Rowe of Lucama; three sisters,  
Pattie Pearson Lewis of Wilson, Pearl Pearson Habourn of Rocky Mount and Edith  
Pearson Bryant of Sims; two brothers, Robie Pearson and Tom Pearson, both of  
Wilson; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and five great-great-
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the church from 7-9 tonight and at other  
times at 5937 Countryside Road.
  Arrangements are being handled by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West.

Lena S. Godwin
Aug. 19, 1906 April 14, 2001
  SMITHFIELD -- Lena Strickland Godwin, 94, died Saturday at her home. The  
funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Steve Hall at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Underwood  
Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Roselawn Cemetery, Benson.
  Surviving are four daughters, including Ruth Strickland of Wilson; three sons;  
one sister; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight.

Melsuetta E. Wilson
  Melsuetta Elizabeth Wilson, 76, of 4111 Tartts Mill Road died Wednesday at  
Wilson Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by Clifton Fleming at 2  
p.m. Tuesday at King & Darden Funeral Home Chapel, 325 E. Nash St. Burial will  
follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.
  Surviving are four daughters, Grace Walker of California, Vanessa Chandler and  
Wanda Wilson, both of New York and Yolonda Johnson of North Carolina; one son,  
the Rev. Carlton E. Wilson of Sierra Vista, Ariz.; one brother, Alphonso  
McClellan; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
  The body may be viewed at the funeral home today from 4-8 p.m. The family will  
receive friends at the residence and will assemble there one hour before the  
funeral.

Shirley Y. Melton
Sept. 30, 1954 April 14, 2001
  Shirley Yvonne Melton, 46, of 1912 Gee Lane died Saturday at her residence.  
The funeral will be conducted by Bishop Chester Aycock at 1 p.m. Wednesday at  
St. Paul Church of Christ, 4009 Lake Wilson Road. Burial will follow in Rest  
Haven Cemetery.
  Surviving are one daughter, Marin Coleman of the home; two sons, Vincent Brown  
and Marcus Dukes, both of Pittsburg, Calif.; her mother, Ernestine Melton of the  
home; one sister, Sonya Jordan of Pittsburg, Calif.; one brother, Albert Melton  
Jr. of Pittsburg, Calif.; and her grandmother, Bertha "Bert" Saunders of Wilson.
  The body may be viewed at Edwards Funeral Home, 805 E. Nash St., Tuesday from  
2-8 p.m. The family will receive friends at the residence and will assemble  
there one hour before the funeral.

King Solomon Farmer
Feb. 16, 1959 April 8, 2001
  King Solomon Farmer, 42, of Leesburg, Fla., formerly of Wilson, died Sunday.  
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Elouise Sessoms at 2 p.m. Wednesday at  
Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St. Burial will follow in Hamilton  
Burial Garden.
  Surviving are one daughter, Saquetta Barnes of Wilson; two sons, King Farmer  
Jr. and Kendra Barnes, both of Wilson; his mother, Ida Mae Farmer of Wilson;  
eight sisters, Beulah Farmer, Mary E. Ford, Martha Ann Farmer, Lillie Farmer,  
Minnie J. Hinnant, Ruby J. Farmer, Linda Fay McCall and Deloris Farmer, all of  
Wilson; and three brothers, Sigmon Lee Farmer and Robert Farmer, both of Wilson  
and Ronnie Farmer of Missouri.
  The body may be viewed at the funeral home Tuesday from 3-9 p.m. with the  
family receiving friends there from 7-8 p.m. and at other times at the residence  
of his mother, 4340 U.S. 117 South, where they will assemble one hour before the  
funeral.

Johnny L. Hall
April 25, 1941 April 11, 2001
  Johnny Lee Hall, 59, of Plainfield, N.J., formerly of Wilson, died Wednesday.  
The funeral will be conducted by Elder Dameion Royal at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St.  
Rose Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ), 605 Douglas St. Burial will follow  
in Hamilton Burial Garden.
  Surviving are two daughters, Alicia Warren of Owings Mills, Md. and Veronica  
Hall of Baltimore, Md.; one son, Miguel J. "Toby" Hall of Wilson; his mother,  
Thelma R. Hall of Wilson; and four sisters, Bobbie J. Suggs and Brenda H. Lucas,  
both of Wilson, Trudie H. Ward of Zebulon and Edith Myles of Richmond, Va.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., today  
from 3-9 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 7-8 p.m. and at other  
times at 502 E. Walnut St., where they will assemble one hour before the  
funeral.

Cynthia A. Coleman
  GREENVILLE -- A memorial service for Cynthia Aaron Coleman will be held at 4  
p.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church of Farmville.
  Arrangements are being handled by Wilkerson Funeral Home.

Rachel W. Bass
Aug. 28, 1927 April 15, 2001
  FREMONT -- Rachel Worley Bass, 73, died Sunday. The funeral will be conducted  
by the Rev. Johnny Stott and the Rev. Lloyd Hargis at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s  
Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West, Wilson. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in  
Elmwood Cemetery.
  Surviving are two daughters, Pat Alford of Fremont and Tammie Beasley of  
Bentonville; one son, Robert Bass of Fremont; one sister, Cleo Taylor of Wilson;  
one brother, L.D. Worley of New Bern; four grandchildren; and three  
stepgrandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service.

Ervin L. Powell
  Ervin Lee Powell, 49, of 6155 Vance St., Bailey died Sunday at Wilson Medical  
Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Mamie S. Hare
  Mamie Sasser Hare, 94, died today at Wilson Medical Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Shackleford Funeral Service,  
102 N. Pine St., Fremont.


April 17, 2001

Roy R. Stallings
  HENDERSON -- Roy Ray "Hap" Stallings, 67, died Sunday at Maria Parham Hospital.  
The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Donnie Perkinson at 2 p.m. Wednesday  
at Blessed Hope Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Sunset Gardens.
  Surviving are his wife; one daughter; five sons, including Allen Ray "Joker"  
Stallings and Paul Curtis Stallings, both of Wilson; one sister; and four  
grandsons.
  The family will receive friends at Flowers Funeral Home from 7:30-9 tonight  
and at other times at the home.

Mamie S. Hare
Oct. 3, 1906 April 16, 2001
  Mamie Sasser Hare, 94, of 4719 Boswellville Road died Monday at Wilson Medical  
Center. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Shackleford Funeral  
Chapel, 102 S. Pine St., Fremont. Burial will follow in Pikeville Cemetery.
  Surviving are two daughters, Doris Barnes of Wilson and Eleanor Grant of  
Elizabeth City; one sister, Colleen Langston of Four Oaks; nine grandchildren;  
14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-8:30 tonight and at  
other times at 609 Fleming St., Wilson.

Julia G. Constantine
July 1, 1925 March 28, 2001
  NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Julia Gliarmis Constantine, 75, a native of Wilson, N.C.,  
died March 28 at Edward Hospital. The funeral was held March 30 at St.  
Athanasios Greek Orthodox Church, Aurora. Entombment followed in Elmwood  
Cemetery, River Grove.
  Surviving are her husband G.A. Constantine; one daughter, Andrea Wassel of  
Chicago; one son, Andrew Constantine of New Jersey; and two grandsons.
  Arrangements were handled by Beidelman-Kunsch Funeral Home.

Lelia B. Southard
  EDGERTON, Kan. -- Lelia Idalene "Ida" Ballance Southard, a native of Kenly,  
N.C., died April 6. A memorial service will be held at a later date in  
Hampstead, N.C.
  Surviving are her daughter, Lelia Southard Sabiston of Edgerton; one sister,  
Ruth B. Bost of Statesville, N.C.; two grandchildren; and three great-
grandchildren.

Elmer L. Artis
  Elmer Lloyd Artis, 71, died Sunday at Wilson Medical Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Melody Y. Melton
  Melody Yvonne Melton’s name was incorrect in Monday’s edition in information  
given to The Wilson Daily Times.


April 18, 2001

Olivia P. O’Neal
  BUTNER -- Olivia Price O’Neal, 82, a native of Wilson County, died Monday at  
Granville Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. Dan  
Hill at 4 p.m. today in Carolina Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are three daughters, Betty S. O’Neal and Peggy O. Williams, both of  
Butner, and Trudy Sparks of Kittrell; and four grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Eakes Funeral Home, Creedmoor, from 2-3:30  
today.

Donald L. Perkins
  PINETOPS -- Donald L. Perkins, 58, died Monday. The funeral will be held at 2  
p.m. Thursday at Johnson Funeral Home, Rocky Mount. Burial will follow in the  
Adams Family Cemetery, Nash County.

H. Grady Thomas
  H. Grady Thomas, 73, died Tuesday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100  
U.S. 264 West.


April 19, 2001

Henry G. Thomas
Sept. 8, 1927 April 17, 2001
  Henry Grady Thomas, 73, died Tuesday. The funeral will be conducted by the  
Rev. Jack Clifford and the Rev. Dan Hensley at 11 a.m. Friday at First Christian  
Church. A Masonic graveside service will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.
  Thomas was the former founder and former owner of Thomas Drug Store for 30  
years. He was a member of the Wilson Masonic Lodge, Sudan Shriners, Elks Lodge,  
the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association and the Wilson County  
Pharmaceutical Association.
  Surviving are his wife, Juanita Childers Thomas; one daughter, Starlette  
Thomas Walston of Wilson; two sons, William Corbitt Thomas of Valrico, Fla., and  
Jon Timothy  Thomas of Fayetteville, Ga.; one sister, Charlotte Burns of  
Sanford; one brother, William Chalmers Thomas of Sanford; and five  
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West,  
from 7-8:30 tonight and at other times at 1103 Treemont Road.

Ervin L. Powell Jr.
July 19, 1951 April 15, 2001
  Ervin Lee "Tub" Powell Jr., 49, of 6155 Vance St., Bailey, died Sunday at  
Wilson Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Millard Davis  
at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Atkins Memorial Tabernacle Holiness Church Inc. of  
America, 6740 Rock Ridge Road, Sims. Burial will follow in Hamilton Burial  
Garden, Wilson.
  Powell was retired from Dinner Bell Meat Processing Company.
  Surviving are his wife, Vickie Hinnant Powell; one daughter, Tasha Graham of  
Wilson; three sons, Ervin D. Powell, C.C. Powell and Emanuel Graham, all of  
Wilson; three brothers, Marvin Powell of Bailey, Billy Ray Powell of Zebulon and  
Terry Powell of Wilson; and five grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., Friday  
from 3-9 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 7-8 p.m. and at other  
times at the residence where they will assemble one hour before the funeral.

Joseph C. Beaman
  SATSUMA, La. -- Joseph Calvin "Bill" Beaman, 82, a native of Saratoga, N.C.,  
died Tuesday at his residence. The funeral will be conducted by Terry Werline,  
Raymond Cox and Tom Cobb at 1 p.m. Friday at Satsuma Baptist Church. Burial will  
follow in the church cemetery.
  Surviving are his wife, Dorothy Ashley Parnell Beaman; one daughter, Pamela  
Beaman Pourciau of Port Allen; one son, Calvin C. Beaman of Prairieville.; one  
stepdaughter, Linda Parnell Kimble of Pensecola, Fla.; five grandchildren; seven  
stepgrandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and seven stepgreat-grandchildren.
  Arrangements are being handled by Seale Funeral Service, Denham Springs.

Elsie V. McGowen
  Elsie Vernon McGowen, 91, died Wednesday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100  
U.S. 264 West.

Robert Harrell
  Robert Harrell, 72, died today at Avante at Wilson.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Shingleton Funeral Home.


April 20, 2001

Maude F. Brogden
  GOLDSBORO -- Maude Faircloth Brogden, 88, of Britthaven died Wednesday at Wayne  
Memorial Hospital. A graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. Dwight  
Dunning at 2 p.m. Saturday in Wayne Memorial Park.
  Surviving are two daughters, including Connie B. Powell of Pikeville; two  
brothers; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and two stepgreat-
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends following the graveside service and at other  
times at the home of her daughter, Virginia Crawford, 712 First St., Goldsboro.
  Arrangements are being handled by Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory.

Elizabeth H. Langley
March 30, 1907 April 19, 2001
  FOUNTAIN -- Elizabeth Hinson Langley, 94, died Thursday at Wilson Medical  
Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Douglas Owens and the Rev.  
Frank Cockrell at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Farmville Funeral Home Church Street  
Chapel. Burial will follow in Queen Anne Cemetery.
  She was a member of Aspen Grove Free Will Baptist Church.
  Surviving are one daughter, Ruby Carr of Fountain; one son, Edbert "Buddy Boy"  
Langley of Fountain; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight and at  
other times at the home of Edbert and Clara Langley, 9445 Acre View Road.

Elsie V. McGowen
Feb. 5, 1910 April 18, 2001
  Elsie Vernon McGowen of Gastonia, a native of Wilson, died Wednesday at  
Covenant Village. A memorial service will be conducted by the Rev. Jack  
Weisenhorn at 11 a.m. Saturday at the chapel at Covenant Village. A graveside  
service will be conducted by the Rev. Daniel P. Jones at 2 p.m. Sunday in  
Maplewood Cemetery.
  She was at teacher for 38 years and was a former member of First United  
Methodist Church of Wilson.
  Surviving are nieces and nephews.
  The family will receive friends at Covenant Village in the living room at 10  
a.m.
  Arrangements are being handled by McLean Funeral Home, Gastonia, and Joyner’s  
Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West.

Robert K. Harrell
Jan. 3, 1929 April 19, 2001
  Robert Kinchen "Bobby" Harrell, 71, died Thursday at Avante at Wilson. A  
graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. James Casey at 11 a.m. Saturday  
in Maplewood Cemetery.
  Surviving is his brother, Edward Lee Harrell of Wilson.
  The family will receive friends at Shingleton Funeral Home, 2407 W. Nash St.,  
from 7-8:30 tonight and at other times at 1402 Downing St.

Garland B. Shingleton
May 22, 1930 April 19, 2001
  STANTONSBURG -- Garland Bryce Shingleton, 70, of 401 Saratoga St. died Thursday  
at his residence. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Max Patterson at 3  
p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Stantonsburg. Burial will follow in  
Stantonsburg Cemetery.
  Shingleton was a member of First Baptist Church of Stantonsburg where he was a  
deacon, former Sunday School superintendent and member of the choir.
  Surviving are his wife, Billie Jean Hunt Shingleton; a daughter, Lynn Grantham  
of Stantonsburg; a son, William Bryce Shingleton of Stantonsburg; a brother,  
James Ronald Shingleton of Stantonsburg; and three grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Service, 2704 W.  
Nash St., from 7-8:30 tonight and at other times at the residence.

Jonas Sanders
  Jonas Sanders, 82, died Thursday at the North Carolina Special Care Center. A  
graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. Vernon Bryant at 1 p.m. Saturday  
in William Chapel Church Cemetery, Elm City.
  Surviving are a daughter, Margaret Simon of Pinetops; three sisters, Hattie  
Philips of Sharpsburg, Martha Melton of Saratoga and Lena Sanders of Norfolk,  
Va.; and one granddaughter.
  The body may be viewed at Edwards Funeral Home today from 3-7 p.m. The family  
will assemble at Johnson Chapel Church, 602 W. Main St., Elm City, at noon for  
the funeral procession.

Christian A. Gonzalez
Sept. 23, 1977 April 19, 2001
  Christian Anthony Gonzalez, 23, of Nashville, a native of Wilson County, died  
Thursday. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Kenneth Johnson and the Rev.  
Roy Porter at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bowling Funeral Home Chapel, Rocky Mount. Burial  
will follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson.
  Gonzalez attended Nashville Praise and Worship Center. He was a production  
operator with Abbott Laboratories, Rocky Mount.
  Surviving are his wife, Laura Gonzalez; one daughter, ‘Azia Alexandria  
Gonzalez of the home; his parents, Tony and Angela Gonzalez and Angela Dawn and  
James Lynch, all of Nashville; one sister, Olivia Gonzalez of Nashville; three  
stepsisters, Chanda Perry of Goldsboro, Keeshia Lynch and Vanessa Lynch, both of  
Rocky Mount; one brother, Silas Gonzalez of Nashville; one stepbrother, Mason  
Gonzalez of Nashville; paternal grandparents, Ted and Louise Ivey of Lucama; and  
maternal grandmother, Barbara Jean Combs of Nashville.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday from 7-8:30 p.m.

Uzelia Webb
Uzelia Webb, 80, died today.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100  
U.S. 264 West.


April 21, 2001

Albert G. Walston
  Albert Gordon "Sonny" Walston, 82, of Hampton, Va., a native of Wilson, died  
Wednesday in Williamsburg, Va. The funeral will be held at 10:30 today at  
Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home, Hampton, Va. A graveside service will be held at 3  
p.m. in Walstonburg Cemetery.
  Surviving are his sister, Sue Jordan of Wilson; his granddaughter, Christina  
Wilson, who was his caregiver and with whom he lived; and one great-grandson.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. until the  
time of the service.

Bertha Lee  Murphy
  Bertha Lee Whitley Murphy, 91, formerly of Walstonburg, died Thursday at  
Greenfield Place in Greenville. The funeral will be conducted by Mark Muller and  
Herbert Dail at 3 p.m. Sunday at Shingleton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will  
follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are two daughters, Dorothy Carraway of Greenville and Bernice  
English of Concord, Calif.; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two  
great-great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Shingleton Funeral Home, 2407 W. Nash St.,  
from 7-9 tonight and other times at 2421 N.C. 222, Greenville.

Uzelia Webb
  FOUNTAIN -- Uzelia Webb, 80, died Friday. The funeral will be conducted by the  
Rev. Dave Varnell at 3 p.m. Sunday at Owens Chapel. Burial will follow in the  
Webb Family Cemetery in Fountain.
  Surviving are one daughter, Diane Bridgers of Fountain; one son, Beamon  
Corbett of Elm City; one sister, Marilyn Webb of Macclesfield; five  
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West,  
from 7-9 p.m. tonight and other times at 7518 Glover Road.

Elmer Lloyd Artis
  Elmer Lloyd Artis, 71, of 333 E. Nash St., died April 15 at Wilson Medical  
Center. A graveside service will be conducted by Elder Nathanial Poole at 2 p.m.  
Sunday at Hamilton Burial Garden.
  Surviving are two sisters, Ruby Artis Lyles of Wilson and Lossie Artis Horton  
of Boston.
  The body may be viewed today from 3-9 p.m. at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  S.  
Tarboro St. The family will receive friends there from 7-8 p.m. and other times  
at 1745 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, where they will assemble one hour before  
the funeral.

Lorna Thorne Boykin
  Lorna Thorne Boykin, 58, formerly of Knightdale, died Friday at Wake Medical  
Center. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Stony Hill Free Will  
Baptist Church in Middlesex.
  Surviving are her husband, Billy Boykin; one daughter, Pam Johnston of  
Concord; two sons, Donald Boykin of Bailey and Jeff Boykin of Middlesex; her  
mother, Lillie Mae Thorne; two sisters, Geraldine Boykin and Judy Lewis, both of  
Bailey; three brothers, Billy Thorne of Bailey, Daylon Thorne of Middlesex and  
Brooks Thorne of Wendell; and five grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West,  
from 7-9 p.m. Sunday and other times at the home, 6708 Lee St., Bailey.


April 23, 2001

Garland F. Wade
  STANTONSBURG -- Garland F. Wade, 60, died Friday at Wilson Medical Center. A  
memorial service will be held at 7 tonight at Stantonsburg Pentecostal Holiness  
Church.
  Wade was retired from CSX Railroad with 27 years of service. He served in the  
U.S. Army and was a member of Stantonsburg Pentecostal Holiness Church.
  Surviving are a daughter, Darlene Wade of Greenville; a son, Garland F. Wade  
Jr. of Stantonsburg; two brothers, Junior Wade and Clyde Wade, both of Snow  
Hill; and one grandchild.
  Arrangements are being handled by Wilkerson Funeral Home and Crematory,  
Greenville.

Susie E. Davis
Aug. 31, 1904 April 20, 2001
  Susie Eaton Davis, 96, died Friday. A graveside service was conducted by the  
Rev. Ray Wells at 11 a.m. today in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  She was are retired Wilson County school teacher.
  Surviving are a daughter, Suzanne Boyette of Roan Mountain, Tenn.; a son,  
Richard K. "Dickie" Davis of Wake Forest; five grandchildren; and four great-
grandchildren.
  Arrangements were handled by Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West.

Frances B. Baker
June 11, 1931 April 21, 2001
  Frances Baines Baker, 69, died Saturday. The funeral was conducted by the Rev.  
Ray Barnhill at 11 a.m. today at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West.  
Burial followed in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are her husband, Walker Baker; a sister, Rachel Bass of Wilson; and  
four brothers, Claudis Earl Baines Jr. of Ayden, Randolph Baines of Elm City,  
Jessie Baines and Johnny Baines, both of Wilson.

Herbert L. Lamm Jr.
July 5, 1926 April 22, 2001
  Herbert Lee Lamm Jr., 74, died Sunday. A graveside service will be conducted  
by the Rev. Trent Watts at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Cedar Grove Church Cemetery, Old  
Raleigh Road.
  Surviving is a sister, Doris Jean Lamm of Wilson.
  The family will receive friends at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West,  
from 7-9 tonight.

Learline K. Kelly
  Learline Keen Kelly, 66, formerly of Bailey, died Friday at Brian Center. The  
funeral was conducted by the Rev. Paul Weaver at 11 a.m. today at Shingleton  
Funeral Chapel, 2407 W. Nash St. Burial followed in Maplewood Cemetery.
  Surviving are one daughter, Chris Patterson of Lucama; two sons, Wayne Lamm of  
Valdosta, Ga., and Lamont Skinner of Allen, Texas; and eight grandchildren.

Nona V. Sawrey
  Nona Vinson Sawrey, 87, of 3720 Terrace Drive, Elm City, died Saturday at  
Wilson Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Johnny Taylor  
and the Rev. David Barnes at 2 p.m. today at Shingleton Funeral Chapel, 2407 W.  
Nash St. Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.
  Surviving are one daughter, Jane S. Rountree of Wilson; one son, Kenneth  
Sawrey of Elm City; two sisters, Nancy V. Sawrey of Wilson and Esther V. White  
of Swansboro; one brother, Marvin Vinson of Sherman, Texas; four grandchildren;  
five great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

Jane E. Edwards
  Jane "Tootsie" Earp Edwards, 61, of 10977 Christian Road died today at Wilson  
Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. Tim Riggs at  
11 a.m. Tuesday in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  She was a former employee of Profitts of Rocky Mount.
  Surviving are her husband, Donnie Edwards; a daughter, Beverly Brown of  
Wilson; five sisters, Ann Barnes of Wilson, Lula Brantley, Reba Patterson and  
Janice Medlin, all of Bailey and Rosa Lee Arnold of New Hope in Franklin County;  
and a brother, Earl Earp of Bailey.
  The family will receive friends at Shingleton Funeral Chapel, 2407 W. Nash  
St., from 7-9 tonight and at other times at the residence.

Edna D. Frisbee
Sept. 21, 1915 April 19, 2001
  Edna Darden Frisbee, 85, of Carolina Beach, a native of Stantonsburg, died  
Thursday at Palm Springs General Hospital, Miami, Fla. The funeral will be  
conducted by the Rev. Will Hoyle at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul’s United  
Methodist Church, Carolina Beach. Burial will follow in Federal Point Cemetery.
  Surviving are her son, Dennis M. Frisbee, of Miami, Fla.; one sister,  
Elizabeth Ferrell of Virginia Beach, Va.; and four grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Andrews Mortuary Valley Chapel Tuesday from  
7-8 p.m.

Ruby T. Weathers
March 8, 1919 April 21, 2001
  GARNER -- Ruby Tomlinson Weathers, 82,  a native of Wilson County, died  
Saturday at Wake Medical Center. A graveside service will be conducted by the  
Rev. George Whitman at 2 p.m. today at Hayes Chapel Christian Church Cemetery.
  Surviving are a sister, Patsy T. Vick of Wilson; and a brother Donald  
Tomlinson of Wilson.
  Arrangements are being handled by Strickland Funeral Home, Wendell.

Eula L. Brantley
July 17, 1920 April 21, 2001
  Eula Langston Brantley, 80, of Bailey, died Saturday at Litchford Falls  
Healthcare, Raleigh. A graveside service will be conducted by the Rev. Lynn  
Stall at 2 p.m. Monday in Evergreen Memorial Gardens.
  Surviving are a daughter, Sandra Dail of Raleigh; two sisters, Faye Williams  
of Greensboro and Arleen Moore of Hopewell, Va.; one grandson; and two great-
grandchildren.
  Arrangements are being handled by Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Service, 2704 W.  
Nash St.

Josephine Oxendine
  Josephine Oxendine, 79, of Warsaw died April 16 at Duplin County General  
Hospital, Kenansville. A graveside service was conducted Saturday by the Rev.  
Edward Lewis Saturday in Old Mill Cemetery, Goldsboro.
  Surviving are one daughter; two sons; and two sisters, including Irene  
Bosewell of Wilson.
  Arrangements were handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, Goldsboro.

Elizabeth H. Kirby
  KENLY -- Elizabeth Hill Kirby, 81, died Sunday at Britthaven of Wilson. The  
funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Coley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will  
follow in Kenly Cemetery.
  Surviving are two sisters, Rebecca Hill Helms of Goldsboro and Judy Hill Dyke  
of Richmond, Va.; and two brothers, Robert Lee Hill of Richmond, Va. and William  
Adams Hill of Tucker, Ga.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-8:30 tonight.

Willard Ferrell
  Willard Ferrell, 85, of 4712 Crest Road died today.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Coley Funeral Home, Kenly.

Lela B. Peacock
  KENLY -- Lela Bell Peacock, 88, died Sunday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Coley Funeral Home.

Mazelle Joyner
  KENLY -- Mazelle Joyner, 90, died Sunday.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Walter Sanders Funeral Home,  
Smithfield.


April 24, 2001

Lela B. Peacock
  KENLY -- Lela Bell Peacock, 88, of 938 St. Mary’s Church Road died Sunday at  
Wake Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Melvin Narron at  
11 a.m. Wednesday at Kenly Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial will follow in  
Kenly Cemetery.
  Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Milton Brown of Greenville; two sons, Billy  
Peacock of Knightdale and Harold Peacock of Newport News, Va.; one sister, Mrs.  
Louis Jones of Greenville; one brother, J.H. Bell of Asheboro; six  
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Coley Funeral Home from 7-9 tonight.

Jane E. Edwards
  Jane "Tootsie" Earp Edwards is also survived by a granddaughter.

George E. Skinner
Feb. 24, 1924 April 23, 2001
  George Erick "Buck" Skinner, 77, of Lucama died Monday. The funeral will be  
conducted by the Rev. Benny Wayne Poythress at 2 p.m. Thursday at Joyner’s  
Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial  
Gardens.
Skinner was a veteran of World War II.
  Surviving are his wife, Elsie Matthews Skinner; one daughter, Jean Skinner  
Barnes of Lucama; five sons, Charles Erick "Dick" Skinner, Bobby Lee Skinner,  
Ricky Skinner and Mickey Skinner, all of Wilson, and William Earl "Buddy"  
Skinner of Lucama; one sister, Edna Dawson of Rocky Mount; 12 grandchildren; and  
three great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 7-9 p.m.  
and at other times at 6074 Lucama Road, Lucama.

Willard Ferrell
  Willard Ferrell, 85, of 4712 Crest Road died Monday at Britthaven of Wilson.  
The funeral with Masonic rites will be conducted by the Rev. Stephen Norris at 7  
p.m. Tuesday at Coley Funeral Home. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Mount  
Comfort Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Surviving are one daughter, Sonya Parham of Gaithersburg, Md.; one sister,  
Lenny F. Ballance of Lucama; one brother, Wiley W. Ferrell of Wilson; six  
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home following the service.


APRIL 25, 2001

Lillie J. Burks
  BALTIMORE - Lillie Jane Burks, 87, a native of Wilson, N.C., died Friday. The
funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul Baptist Church.
  Surviving are two daughters, Jean Wynn Jones of Wilson and JoAnn Burks  
McKnight; one sister, Annie G. Miles; six grandchildren; and 13 great-
grandchildren.
  Arrangements are being handled by March Funeral Home East.

Stella N. Watson
  KENLY - Stella Mae Neal Watson, 78, of 8033A Springfield School Road died
Tuesday at Wilson Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev.
Wayne Whitley at 3 p.m. Thursday at Coley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will
follow in Maplewood Cemetery, Wilson.
  Surviving are five daughters, Nancy L. Henry and Theresa W. Pilkington, both  
of Wilson, Sue Ivey of Fayetteville, Lucy W. Earp of Middlesex and Candy W.  
Wilder of Spring Hope; four sons, Roddie N. Hancock of Middlesex, Charles  
Hancock and Stevie Ivey, both of Sims, and Thomas R. Watson Jr. of Wilson; one  
sister, Emmie Sue Sutton of Fayetteville; one brother, J.C. Neal of Winston-
Salem; 25 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight.


Karl Ellis
  WASHINGTON - Karl Ellis, 50, of Washington, D.C., died April 19. The funeral
will be conducted by the Rev. Frenette Nichols at 11 a.m. Thursday at God's
Universal Kingdom Christian Church. Burial will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
  Surviving are his wife; three children; his father, Sylvester Ellis, formerly  
of Wilson, N.C.; one brother; and his grandmother, Lizzie Ellis of Lucama.
  Arrangements are being handled by Watson Funeral Home.

Raymond C. Tedder
  LUCAMA - Raymond C. Tedder, 74, of 7545 U.S. 301 South died today.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Coley Funeral Home, Kenly.

Willard Ferrell
  Willard Ferrell is survived by two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.


April 25, 2001

Mattie T. Robinson
March 18, 1922 April 24, 2001
  Mattie Taylor Johnson Robinson of Winnabow died Tuesday in Wilson. The funeral  
will be conducted by the Rev. Daniel E. Norman at 2 p.m. Friday at New Hope  
Presbyterian Church, Winnabow. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
  She was a veteran of World War II having served as 2nd lieutenant in the Army  
Nurse Corps.
  Surviving are her husband, Raymond Milton Robinson of Winnabow; two daughters,  
Martha Alice Robinson Thomas of Charlotte and Rebekah Robinson Whisnant of  
Wilson; one son, John Russell Robinson of Manassas, Va.; three sisters, Mrs.  
Edward C. Liggett and Mrs. T.E. Rabon, both of Winnabow, and Mrs. Ronald B.  
Warner of Wilmington; and 11 grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends following the service at her childhood home.
  Arrangements are being handled by Andrews Mortuary Market Street Chapel,  
Wilmington.

Ray H. Riggs
Nov. 20, 1913 April 24, 2001
  GREENVILLE -- Ray Herford Riggs, 87, died Tuesday at Beverly Healthcare Center.  
A memorial service will be conducted by the Rev. John Woodley at 6:30 p.m.  
Sunday at Landmark Baptist Church.
  Surviving are one sister, Lucille Margaret Williamson of Wilson; and two  
brothers, Billy Alton Riggs of Greenville and Donald Lister Riggs of Goldsboro.
  Arrangements are being handled by Farmville Funeral Home.

Albert S. Holmes Jr.
  SHARPSBURG -- Albert S. Holmes Jr., 72, died Monday. The funeral was held at 11  
a.m. today at Bowling Funeral Home, Rocky Mount. Burial will follow in Rocky  
Mount Memorial Park.


Raymond Tedder
  LUCAMA -- Raymond Tedder, 74, of 7545 U.S. 301 South died Wednesday at Wilson  
Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. David Dupree at 11  
a.m. Friday at Coley Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in the Aycock  
Family Cemetery.
  Surviving are his wife, Joyce L. Tedder; two sons, Ronnie C. Tedder of  
Morehead City and Joey M. Tedder of Middlesex; five sisters, Mary Lee Langley of  
Fremont, Alease Collier of Selma, Jean Chew of Nevada, Henriette Andrews of  
Virginia and Juanita Boswell of Pikeville; eight grandchildren; and three great-
grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight.

Wilbur A. Holt Jr.
Oct. 20, 1931 April 24, 2001
  ROANOKE RAPIDS -- Wilbur Alden Holt Jr., 69, died Tuesday. A memorial service  
will be conducted by the Rev. Lavelle Waters at 2 p.m. Saturday at Rosemary  
Baptist Church.
  Surviving are his wife; one daughter; three sons, including Douglas Lionel  
Holt of Wilson; two brothers; and eight grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at Askew Funeral Services Friday from 7-9 p.m.

Gertrude Gray
  Gertrude Gray, 79, of 404 Warren St. died Wednesday at her residence.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

James Winstead
  James Winstead, 80, of Elm City died Wednesday at Greenfield Place,  
Greenville.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by King & Darden Funeral Home,  
325 E. Nash St.


APRIL 27, 2001

Gertrude L. Gray  
May 9, 1921 April 25, 2001
  Gertrude Locus Gray, 79, of 404 Warren St. died Wednesday at her residence.  
The funeral will be conducted by Elder Albert Barnes at 2 p.m. Sunday at St.  
Paul Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ), Black Creek. Burial will follow in  
Rest Haven Cemetery, Wilson.
  She was a member of St. Paul Church of Christ (Disciples of Christ),  
BlackCreek.  Surviving are her husband, Bonnie Gray; four daughters, Hattie  
Edwards of Raleigh, Annie Jean Thornton of Hampton, Va., Patricia Gray and  
Brenda Gail Gray, both of Jamaica, N.Y.; three sons, Leroy Gray, Willis Lee Gray  
and Kenneth W. Gray, all of Wilson; one stepsister, Madie Reid of Fremont; nine  
children; and three great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St.,  
Saturday from 2-5 p.m. The family will receive friends at the church from 7-8  
p.m. and at other times at the residence where they will assemble one hour  
before the funeral.

Sandy O. Murchison
  PIKEVILLE - Sandy O. Murchison died Tuesday. The funeral will be held at 2  
p.m. Sunday at Rhodes Funeral Home, Fremont. Burial will follow in Old Mill  
Cemetery.

Blanche P. Williams  
Jan. 2, 1925 April 26, 2001
  BAILEY - Blanche Parker Williams, 76, of 10510 Pace Road died Thursday at Next
Care, Rocky Mount. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Duane Caldwell at 2
p.m. Saturday at Shingleton Funeral Home, 2407 W. Nash St., Wilson. Burial will
follow in Bailey Cemetery.
  Surviving are her husband, Charlie M. Williams; one daughter, Aliene Hocutt
Watson of Elm City; two sisters, Earldene Barnes of Wilson and Norma Winfield of
Oklahoma; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-8:30 tonight.


APRIL 28, 2001

James "Biggon Spunk" Winstead
  ELM CITY - James Arthur "Biggon Spunk" Winstead, 80, of Elm City, died
Wednesday at Greenfield Place in Greenville. The funeral will be conducted at 2  
p.m. Sunday from St. Paul Holiness Church on N.C. 58 West. Burial will follow in  
Williams Chapel Cemetery of Elm City.
  Surviving are six daughters, Thelma Doris Hall of Snow Hill, Annie Morris
Woodard and Rachel Yvonne Perry, both of Elm City, Janice Delores Lewis of
Kenly, Margaret Ruth Winstead of Rocky Mount and Frances Arlene Adams of Wilson;
two sons, Jack Louis Winstead and Richard Dewey Winstead, both of Wilson; 24
granchildren, including three he reared, Jerry Winstead, Shelton Winstead and
Eyvette Farmer; and 29 great-grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed on Saturday from 2-8 p.m. with the family receiving
friends from 7-8 p.m. at King & Darden Funeral Home, and other times at the
residence of his daughter, Annie Woodard, 5731 Rock Quarry Road in Elm City, and
assemble there one hour prior to service in preparation for the funeral
procession.

Ossie Anthony
  Ossie Bell Applewhite Anthony, 72, of 610 Sims St., died Friday at Wilson
Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by King & Darden
Funeral Home.


April 30, 2001

W. Bruce Brown Sr.
Nov. 15, 1927 April 29, 2001
  W. Bruce Brown Sr., 73, died Saturday. The funeral will be conducted by the  
Rev. Ben Martin at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 U.S. 264 West.  
Burial will follow in Maplewood Cemetery.
  Brown was manager of  the Firestone Tire and Service Centers for 23 years.
  Surviving are his wife, Gloria Frye Brown; one stepdaughter, Mary Anne Singhas  
of Fairfax, Va.; two sons, Bill Brown of Tallapoosa, Ga. and Keith Brown of  
Cary; one sister, Ruth B. Lewis of Cary; three grandchildren; and two  
stepgrandchildren.
  The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7-9 tonight and at  
other times at 207 Clyde Ave.

Rudolph W. Hawley
  GREENVILLE -- Rudolph William "Red" Hawley, 77, a native of Wilson County, died  
Saturday at his home. The funeral was held at 11 a.m. today at Hooker Memorial  
Christian Church. Burial followed in Pinewood Memorial Park.
  Hawley was formerly employed at Barnes Motor and Parts of Wilson, and he  
served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
  Surviving are his wife, Maxine Outlaw Hawley; a daughter, Gloria Hawley  
Fleming of Morehead City; a son, Donald William Hawley of Greenville; two  
sisters, Gertrude H. Parson of Wilmington and Ruby L. Lancaster of Pikeville;  
two grandchildren; and one stepgrandson.
  Arrangements were handled by Wilkerson Funeral Home.

Ossie Bell A. Anthony
March 14, 1929 April 27, 2001
  Ossie Bell Applewhite Anthony, 72, of 610 Sims St. died Friday at Wilson  
Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted by the Rev. Donnie Daniels at 2  
p.m. Wednesday at L.N. Forbes Original Free Will Baptist Tabernacle, 1800 Lane  
St. Extension. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery.
  She was retired from Tobacco Processors Company with 38 years of service and  
was a member of Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church, where she served on the  
senior usher board and was a member of the Cedars of Lebanon Tent No. 291 of  
Wilson.
  Surviving are three daughters, Ossie Lee Wyatt of Stone Mountain, Ga., Janet  
Lee Farmer of Atlanta, Ga., and Angela Jean Faulkner of Lumberton; one son,  
Samuel Earl Anthony of Wilson; two sisters, Bea Esther Farmer of Wilson and Anne  
Doris Barnes of New York, N.Y.; two brothers, Moses Applewhite of Saratoga and  
Joseph Applewhite of New York, N.Y.; and six grandchildren.
  The body may be viewed at Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726 S. Tarboro St., Tuesday  
from 3-9 p.m. with the family receiving friends there from 7-8 p.m. and at other  
times at the residence, where they will assemble one hour before the funeral.

Walter O. Deuell
  Walter O. Deuell, 73, of 409 Woodcrest Drive, Lucama died Saturday at Wilson  
Medical Center. The funeral will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Peninsula  
Funeral Home, Newport News, Va. Burial will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park.
  Surviving are his wife, Louise Barnes Deuell; a daughter, Cynthia D. Donley of  
Stewart, Fla.; one son, Thomas Deuell of Hampton, Va.; three sisters, Ruby D.  
Seawell, Helen D. Hodges and Virginia D. Edgerton, all of Hampton, Va.; four  
grandsons; and two great-grandsons.
  The family will receive friends at Thomas-Yelverton Funeral Service, 2704 W.  
Nash St., from 7-8:30 tonight and at other times at the home.

Veronica F. Canty
  Veronica Faye Canty, 56, of 1507 Burnside Drive died Friday at Pitt County  
Memorial Hospital, Greenville.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by King & Darden Funeral Home,  
325 E. Nash St.

Susie S. Wade
  Susie Sherard Wade, 70, of 4108 Quinn Drive died today at Kitty Askins Hospice  
Center, Goldsboro.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by Hamilton Funeral Chapel, 726  
S. Tarboro St.

Fannie B. Clark
  Fannie B. Clark, 99, of 412  W. Deans St. died today at Wilson Medical Center.
  Arrangements are incomplete and being handled by King & Darden Funeral Home,  
325 E. Nash St.