Category Archives: Obituaries

Daisy Marie Howard-Broggin

Daisy Marie Howard-Broggin

June 5, 2025, 75, Goldsboro — Daisy Marie Howard-Broggin, 75, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2025 in Raleigh. Funeral service will be held Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 12:30 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Burial with military honors will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans…read more »

Beulah Mae (Jones) Taylor

Beulah Mae (Jones) Taylor

 June 4, 2025, 80, Goldsboro — Beulah Mae Taylor, 80, of Goldsboro passed away Wednesday evening, June 4, 2025 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. A graveside service will be held Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 11 a.m. at Golden Gate Cemetery in Pikeville. The family will greet friends following the service at the…read more »

Steve Arthur Hart

Steve Arthur Hart

June 3, 2025, 66, Goldsboro — Steve Arthur Hart, 66, of La Grange entered into the presence of the Lord at Wayne UNC Health Care with his family by his side on June 03, 2025. He is now rejoicing, singing and playing gospel music with his family members already waiting for him in Heaven. A…read more »

Novella Pitt Perry

Novella Pitt Perry

June 2, 2025, 89, Goldsboro — Novella Pitt Perry, 89, of Goldsboro received her ultimate healing Monday, June 2, 2025 at UNC Health Wayne in Goldsboro. She was born in Wayne County on April 30, 1936 to the late Elijah and Carrie Barnes Pitt. Homegoing service will be held Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 11:00…read more »

Lila J. Clarke

Lila J. Clarke

May 30, 2025, 73, Goldsboro — Lila J. Clarke, 73, of Alpha Court, died Friday at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born on November 14, 1951, in Duplin County to Nelson and Katie Jones. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 12:00 noon Bethel Church, 2308 N William St, Goldsboro, NC Visitation…read more »

Mark Alan Peedin

Mark Alan Peedin

June 3, 2025, 60, Goldsboro — Mark Alan Peedin, 60, of Selma passed away at Duke Hospital on Tuesday, June 3, 2025.  He was born in Wake County on June 19, 1964 to the late Bobby Earl Peedin and Joyce Barbour Peedin.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife,…read more »

Bessie Holt Starling

Bessie Holt Starling

 June 4, 2025, 94, Goldsboro — Bessie Holt Starling, 94, of Princeton, affectionately known as Granny, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.  Ms. Starling was born April 25, 1931 in Johnston County, North Carolina to the late Erby Stephenson and Gulie Worley Holt.  She is preceded in death by her husband James “Jack”…read more »

Nellie Lou Faulk

Nellie Lou Faulk

June 2, 2025, 84, Goldsboro — Early Monday morning, June 2, 2025, Nellie Lou Thigpen Faulk passed away at the age of 84. She had been a long time employee of Mt. Olive Pickle Company as a keypunch operator in the accounting department, and until recently, she was employed at the Mount Olive Wal-Mart.  Lou…read more »

Tempie D. Underhill

Tempie D. Underhill

June 1, 2025, 79, Goldsboro — Sarah Tempie Deaver Underhill, at the age of 79, passed away Sunday afternoon, June 1, 2025, at the home of her daughter, Barbara, in LaGrange, with whom she made her home. Tempie, as she was mostly called, had been a devout mother to her children. She leaves behind three…read more »

George Alan Aycock

George Alan Aycock

June 3, 2025, 82, Goldsboro — George Alan Aycock, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, June 3rd at his residence. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Elton Orson Aycock and Mildred Scott Aycock. He was preceded in death just short of two months ago by his wife, Carolyn McLawhorn Aycock.…read more »

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