May 14, 2021, 67, Mount Olive – Wanda Sue Jones Strickland, resident of East Pine Forest, Mount Olive, passed away Friday afternoon, May 14, 2021, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was 67. Mrs. Strickland had worked at the Boling Company and Young Squire Industries, but her main goal was the happiness and security of her…… read more »
Yearly Archives: 2021
Wanda Sue Jones Strickland
Lloyd Thomas “Tom” Reaves
May 13, 2021, 69, Calypso – Lloyd Thomas “Tom” Reaves, 69, long time resident of Calypso, passed from earth to heaven Thursday afternoon, May 13, 2021, while being cared for at the home of a son. His immediate family were by his side when his soul took flight. Tom, son of the late Lloyd Wesley…… read more »
Gloria Faith Wiggins
May 17, 2021, 79, Pikeville – Gloria Faith Wiggins, 79, of Pikeville passed away Monday at her residence. She is the daughter of the late Lewis Burt Martin and Ruby Martin and was the wife of James Ervin Wiggins. She loved to get out and go. She especially enjoyed going to a flea market or…… read more »
Brenda Carolyn Woodson Hass
May 15, 2021, 74, Dudley – Brenda Carolyn Woodson Hass, age 74, passed away Saturday morning at her residence. Born in Pittsylvania County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Roger Whitehead Woodson and Mildred Rowland Woodson Francis and sister of the late Gary Woodson. She retired from Burlington Industries, enjoyed sewing, and was…… read more »
Wesley Tyrell Young
May 13, 2021, 56, Dudley – Wesley Tyrell Young, age 56, passed away on Thursday at his residence. Born in Washington, D.C., he was the son of Marion Young and the late Elwood Young, Jr. and brother of the late Patrick Young. He was an IT specialist and a mechanic. A funeral service will be…… read more »
MSgt Lawrence (Larry) Albert Essing (USAF retired)
May 16, 2021, 82, Goldsboro – MSgt Lawrence (Larry) Albert Essing (USAF retired), 82, passed away on Sunday May 16, 2021 at his home in Goldsboro, NC. He was born in Rillton, PA on June 29, 1938 to the late Albert August Essing and Josephine Mae Campbell Essing. He was preceded in death by his…… read more »
George Bourbon Ivey, Jr.
May 14, 2021, 86, Goldsboro – George Bourbon Ivey, Jr., 86, was promoted to his heavenly reward on Friday, May 14, 2021, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. He was born in Wayne County to George Bourbon Ivey, Sr. and Ruth Fitzgerald Ivey on March 12, 1935. Exhibiting a strong work ethic and a…… read more »
Lewis Odell Craig
May 14, 2021, 56, Goldsboro – Lewis Odell Craig, 56, passed away on Friday May 14, 2021, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Lewis was born in Wayne County on August 17, 1964 to the late Lewis Craig and Linda Strickland Mason. He was a simple man that would do anything for anybody. Lewis…… read more »
Bonnie Sue Spence
May 13, 2021, 79, Goldsboro – Bonnie Sue Spence, 79, was received into the arms of her Heavenly Father on Thursday, May 13, 2021. Bonnie was born in Grand Falls, Texas to the late Henry Hutchinson and Hazel Simmons Cooke on February 17, 1942. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by…… read more »
Claro Tha “Bootsie” Grantham
May 12, 2021, 81, Corbett Hill – Claro Tha “Bootsie” Grantham, 81, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at his home. Born in Wayne County on October 18, 1939, he was the son of the late Dallas David Grantham and Mary Iona Bell Grantham Thornton. Bootsie lived his entire life at Corbett Hill in the…… read more »
