January 7, 2025, 31, Dudley — Lauren Brittany Gooding Knuckles, age 31, passed away unexpectantly from injuries sustained in a car accident on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of Bobby Lee Gooding, Jr. and Amy Tyndall Gooding. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Faye Tyndall.…… read more »
Category Archives: Obituaries
Lauren Brittany Gooding Knuckles
Selby Elijah Corbett
January 3, 2025, 90, Dudley — Selby Elijah Corbett, age 90, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025, in Goldsboro. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Norman Ezra Corbett and Beatrice Smith Corbett. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wives, Lora Wiggins Corbett and…… read more »
William Hunter Weeks
January 3, 2025, 80, Mount Olive — William Hunter Weeks, age 80, passed away on Friday, January 3rd at his residence. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Truman Weeks and Laura Hunter Weeks and was the husband of 56 years to the late Peggy Taylor Weeks. He was also preceded in…… read more »
Carldeen Parrish McCormick
January 2, 2025, 84, Goldsboro — Carldeen Parrish McCormick, age 84, passed away on Thursday, January 2nd at Brookdale Senior Living in Goldsboro with her children by her side. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Carl Person Parrish and Leola Lee Parrish. Affectionately known as Mama D, she was a…… read more »
Susan Hales Creech
January 7, 2025, 68, Goldsboro — Susan Hales Creech, 68, passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville. Susan was born in Wayne County to the late John Clinton Hales and Doris Virginia Bass Hales on September 6, 1956. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death…… read more »
Raymond Christopher Pollock
January 7, 2025, 69, Goldsboro — Raymond Christopher Pollock, 69, passed away at his home on Monday, January 7, 2025. Born in Cumberland County on March 13, 1955, he was the son of the late Raymond Cobb Pollock and Blanche Stroud Pollock. Ray is survived by his sister, Molly Ann Birth and husband, Randy. Ray…… read more »
Keith Anthony Wade
January 5, 2025, 75, Goldsboro — Keith Anthony Wade of Goldsboro, NC, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 5, 2025. Keith was born in Garden City, Michigan on May 8, 1949 to the late John Robert Wade and Victoria Barbaza Wade. In addition to his parents, Keith was preceded in death by his brother, Blaine…… read more »
Debra Ann Mills
January 5, 2025, 63, Goldsboro — Debra Ann Mills, 63, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2025. Born in El Paso County, Texas, she was daughter to the late William McCranie and Margaret Alexander McCranie. Debra’s love for cooking and gardening intertwined beautifully, shaping her life into a vibrant tapestry of flavor and color. Debra…… read more »
Sandra Ginn Parks
January 4, 2025, 83, Goldsboro — Sandra Ginn Parks, 83, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center surrounded by her family. Sandra was born in Wayne County to the late Jasper and Aileen Ginn on October 15, 1941. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her…… read more »
James Bruce Croom
January 3, 2025, 88, KINSTON — James Bruce Croom, 88, of the Moss Hill community passed away on January 3, 2025 at Magnolia Cottage. He was born in Lenoir County on August 5, 1936, to the late Abner Bruce Croom and Eloise Hardy Croom. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death…… read more »
