Category Archives: Obituaries

James F. “Freddie” Beasley

James F. “Freddie” Beasley

December 30, 2023, 85, Coats, NC — Mr. James F. “Freddie” Beasley, 85, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at his residence in Fuquay-Varina, NC.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 am on Friday, January 5, 2024, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 108 South McKay Avenue in Dunn, NC, officiated by…read more »

Arthur Harvey “Big Time” Eakes, Jr.

Arthur Harvey “Big Time” Eakes, Jr.

December 24, 2023, 70, La Grange — December 15, 1953 – December 24, 2023 Arthur Harvey “Big Time” Eakes, Jr., 70, passed away at his home on Sunday, December 24, 2023. Arthur was born in Lenoir County to the late Arthur Harvey Eakes, Sr. and Ethel Rouse Eakes on December 15, 2023. In addition to…read more »

Alice M. Hicks

Alice M. Hicks

December 31, 2023, 76, Goldsboro — Mrs. Alice M. Hicks, 76, completed her earthly journey and transitioned from labor to reward on Sunday, December 31, 2023, at Moses Cone Hospital 1200 N. Elm St. Greensboro, NC. The Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at 12:00 pm with a viewing from…read more »

Mozetta Leggett

Mozetta Leggett

December 30, 2023, 104, Goldsboro — Ms. Mozetta Leggett, 104, completed her earthly journey, on Saturday, December 30, 2023. The arrangements are incomplete.read more »

Mae Lucas

Mae Lucas

December 30, 2023, 89, Goldsboro — Mae Lucas, 89, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Pruitt Health. Arrangements are incomplete and in the care of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.read more »

Tony Carl Beasley

Tony Carl Beasley

December 29, 2023, 67, Princeton — Tony Carl Beasley, 67, of Princeton passed away Friday, December 29, 2023, at UNC Health Wayne in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 4, 2024, from 3 until 4:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.  Mr. Beasley was born in Wayne County on…read more »

Krystyna B. Grzybek

Krystyna B. Grzybek

December 27, 2023, 87, Fremont — Krystyna B. Grzybek, 87, formerly of Fremont passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at the Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown, New York.  The daughter of the late Jozef Golabek and Helen Kalata Czadankiewicz, she was born on January 2, 1936, in Kielce, Poland. Krystyna was a loving…read more »

Griselda Santiago Guevara

Griselda Santiago Guevara

December 31, 2023, 40, Princeton — Griselda Santiago Guevara, 40, of Princeton, passed away Sunday, December 31, 2023.  Mrs. Guevara was born January 28, 1983, in Veracruz, Mexico, and was a daughter of Armando Santiago Fernando and Maria Teresa Ramos Angel.   She is survived by her husband; Santiago Santes Juarez of Princeton, son; David…read more »

Jimmy Ray Casey

Jimmy Ray Casey

December 30, 2023, 78, Smithfield — Jimmy Ray Casey, 78, of Smithfield, NC, passed away Saturday morning December 30, 2023, at the  SECU Hospice House in Smithfield.  Mr. Casey was born December 8, 1945, in Johnston County and was the son of the late Morris Ray Casey and Belle Johnson Casey.  He is also preceded…read more »

Ralph Mark Nowell

Ralph Mark Nowell

December 23, 2023, 60, Mount Olive — At the age of 60, Ralph Mark Nowell passed away on December 23, 2023. Having been raised in Mount Olive, he graduated from Southern Wayne High School. He had lived in Georgia, but at the time of his death, he was residing in the Goldsboro area. Mark had been…read more »

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