Category Archives: Obituaries

January 31, 2026, 40, Goldsboro - With utmost Sympathy and Compassion, we, the professionals at Williams & Ashford Funeral Directors, join with the McNair and connected families to announce the ea...

January 29, 2026, 70, Goldsboro - With utmost Sympathy and Compassion, we, the professionals at Williams & Ashford Funeral Directors, join with the Warren and connected families to announce the ea...

January 29, 2026, 89, Mount Olive - Retired Captain Emil L. Cekada, Mount Olive resident, passed away peacefully on the morning of Thursday, January 29, 2026. He had been residing at the Wilson Rehabi...

January 28, 2026, 5, Goldsboro - Master Luis Fabian Ponce Velasquez, at the age of five, passed away at UNC Medical Center's Children's Hospital in Chapel Hill. Luis lived with his parents in the Mar-...

February 3, 2026, 79, Dudley - Marjorie Marie Aldridge Mitchell, age 79, passed away early Tuesday morning, February 3, 2026 at Kitty Askins Hospice Care. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of...

January 30, 2026, 65, Pikeville - Michael John Bradley, age 65, passed away on January 30, 2026, at UNC Chapel Hill Hospital, surrounded by his family. Born in West Palm Beach, Florida to the late Edw...

January 31, 2026, 78, Goldsboro - Charles Russell Corbitt, 78, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2026, at UNC Wayne Health Care in Goldsboro. Born in Wayne County on January 10, 1948, Charles was the ...

February 2, 2026, 92, Goldsboro - Polly Hilbun Adams, 92, peacefully entered the presence of the Lord on Monday, February 2, 2026, in the comfort of her home. Polly was born on May 18, 1933, in Wayne ...

February 2, 2026, 95, Goldsboro - Evangeline Lancaster Grimes, 95, lovingly known as "Vanny," went home to be with her Lord and Savior and her beloved family on Monday, February 2, 2026, surrounded by...

February 2, 2026, 86, Goldsboro - Bobby Harrell Fields, 86, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 2, 2026, at UNC Rex Healthcare in Raleigh. Bobby was born in Wayne County on September 11, 1939, ...