Category Archives: Obituaries

January 9, 2026, 79, Dudley - With utmost Sympathy and Compassion, we, the professionals at Williams & Ashford Funeral Directors, join with the Hobbs and connected families to announce the earthly...

Oliver Hudson Faulk, Sr., 87, passed away Monday, January 12, 2026, at the home of his daughter, Lynn, with whom he had been living for several years. It was on the family farm not far from Beautancus...

January 10, 2026, 87, Mount Olive - James Earl Whitley, Sr., 87, passed away quietly at his home on Saturday morning, with his family by his side. Better known as "Earl', he is survived by his wife of...

January 10, 2026, 100, Rocky Mount - Well into her 100th year of living, Mrs. Christine Alphin Hill passed away Saturday evening, January 10, 2026, in Rocky Mount at the home her daughter lovingly sha...

January 9, 2026, 86, Calypso - Roy Lee Taylor, native of the Summerlin's Crossroads area of Duplin County, and a long-time resident of Calypso, passed away early Friday morning, January 9, 2026, while...

January 11, 2026, 89, Fremont - Leila Faye Montague, 89, known lovingly as "Faye" or "Nana" passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Born in Wayne County on...

January 11, 2026, 67, Goldsboro - Henry Thomas Bedford, 67, passed away Sunday, January 11, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Born in Wayne County on January 31, 1958, Henry was the son of t...

January 10, 2026, 83, Pikeville - Doris Crawford Forehand, 83, was called home on Saturday, January 10, 2026. Born on March 3, 1942 in Wayne County, she was daughter to the late Leslie Crawford and Vi...

January 9, 2026, 78, Goldsboro - Barbara Jean Pelt Bailey, 78, passed away suddenly on Friday, January 9, 2026, at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, surrounded by the love of her family. ...

January 9, 2026, 88, Goldsboro - William Jennings Smith, 88, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 9, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. Jennings was born in Wayne Count...