Category Archives: Obituaries

1st Sgt. Alfonzo Manley Sr. Army (Ret.)

1st Sgt. Alfonzo Manley Sr. Army (Ret.)

September 18, 2023, 86, Goldsboro — 1st Sgt. Alfonzo Manley Sr., Army, (Ret.), 86, departed this walk of life Monday, September 18, 2023, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Homegoing service will be held Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at noon at Best Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Goldsboro with burial to follow at Eastern…read more »

April Michelle Underhill

April Michelle Underhill

September 16, 2023, 42, Goldsboro — April Michelle Underhill, 42, passed away suddenly on Saturday, September 16, 2023, with her husband by her side. A memorial service will be held at a later date. April is survived by her husband, Leland Underhill; her father, Timothy Boykin; her mother, Pamela Weaver Thigpen and husband, Michael; three sons,…read more »

Margaret Irene Stamp

Margaret Irene Stamp

September 15, 2023, 74, Goldsboro — Margaret Irene Stamp, 74, passed away Friday, September 15, 2023, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and in the care of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.read more »

Ida Lee Bass Padgett

Ida Lee Bass Padgett

September 14, 2023, 92, Goldsboro — Ida Lee Bass Padgett went to her eternal rest on September 14, 2023, at Goldsboro Assisted Living in Goldsboro, NC. She was born May 4, 1931, in Johnston County, NC to the late Ira and Flossie (Mitchell) Bass, and was the last survivor of their eight children. She lived…read more »

Carolyn Louise Manuel Perkins

Carolyn Louise Manuel Perkins

September 13, 2023, 89, South Carolina — Carolyn Louise Manuel Perkins went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, September 13, 2023, in South Carolina. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 3 p.m. at First Congregational Church in Dudley. Interment will follow in First Congregational Church Cemetery. Carolyn Louise Manuel Perkins was…read more »

Donald Ray Benton

Donald Ray Benton

September 19, 2023, 73, Princeton — Donald Ray Benton, 73, of Princeton passed away at Lillington Universal Health Care on Tuesday, September 19, 2023.  He was born on April 26, 1950 in Wayne County to the late Luby Benton, Jr. and Dora Lee Goodson Benton.  In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death…read more »

Amanda Christine Huggins

Amanda Christine Huggins

September 16, 2023, 33, Princeton — Amanda Christine Huggins, 33, passed away on September 16, 2023 in Wake County.  She was born on October 27, 1989 in Pitt County to Eileen Wilson Huggins and the late Richard Gentry Huggins.  In addition to her father, she is preceded in death by her maternal grandmother and grandfather,…read more »

Lorraine Ivey Kornegay

Lorraine Ivey Kornegay

September 16, 2023, 80, Mount Olive — July 30, 1943 – September 16, 2023 Lorraine Ivey Kornegay, 80, of Mount Olive, passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023. Mrs. Kornegay was a member of Bear Marsh Missionary Baptist Church and was a lifelong educator who touched the lives of many students in Wayne County. Upon…read more »

Woodard Carlyle Burch

Woodard Carlyle Burch

September 13, 2023, 88, Mount Olive — Mr. Woodard Carlyle Burch, at the age of 88, passed away early Wednesday afternoon, September 13, 2023, at his home in the Rhodes Church community near Mount Olive.  Mr. Burch had served with the North Carolina National Guard.  His employment with the railroad system began as a switchman…read more »

Charles Marl Boone Jr.

Charles Marl Boone Jr.

September 13, 2023, 56, Dudley — Sunrise – February 28, 1967      “He Fought A Good Fight”      Sunset – September 13, 2023 Mr. Charles Marl Boone Jr., 56, of Dudley, NC, departed this life on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro, NC. Please keep the family in your prayers as they mourn the…read more »

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