December 3, 2025, Goldsboro — Maye Spivey Gurley Myers, of Goldsboro, North Carolina, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, surrounded by the love of family, friends and her minister. A service to celebrate Maye’s life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 11, 2025, in the sanctuary…… read more »
Category Archives: Obituaries
Maye Spivey Gurley Myers
Barret Wylder Cotten
December 2, 2025, 2 days, Goldboro — Barret Wylder Cotten, beloved and beautiful baby boy of Christopher and Harlie Cotten, was born on December 2, 2025, and unexpectedly passed away on December 4, 2025. Though his time on Earth was brief, Barret’s life was filled entirely with love—pure, unconditional, and immeasurable. In just two days,…… read more »
Barbara Smeltzer Dobbins
December 6, 2025, 90, Goldsboro — Barbara Smeltzer Dobbins passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by the love of her family. Born on January 6, 1935, in Millinocket, Maine, she was the daughter to the late George Leslie and Glena Garland. Barbara was survived by her three children, Janice Hale, Ray David Smeltzer, Jr. and…… read more »
Joann Cole
December 3, 2025, Goldsboro — With an abundance of sympathy, the E.M. Matthews Funeral Home Family announces to all that Mrs. Joann Cole, no longer answers to her name on this side because she answered her Heavenly Father’s summons on Wednesday morning, December 3, 2025 while resting at home in Goldsboro, NC. The “Last Mile”…… read more »
George George
December 7, 2025, 85, Goldsboro — With genuine sympathy we announces the earthly transition of Mr. George George age 85, who left this earth on December 07, 2025, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, North Carolina. The arrangements are incomplete at this time. The Staff of Legacy Cremation Care , Inc. would like to…… read more »
Jamir Kyrell Philyaw
December 6, 2025, 0, Goldsboro — “Sometimes God picks a flower that’s still full bloom; sometimes the flower that he’s chosen, we feel he’s picked too soon.” We would like to announce the loss of Master Jamir Kyrell Philyaw on Saturday, December 06, 2025, at UNC Health Wayne in Goldsboro, North Carolina, who passed into…… read more »
Lyle Devon Davis
December 7, 2025, 56, Garland — Mr. Lyle Devon Davis, 56, left the cares of this world on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.… read more »
Dennis Elwood Blizzard
November 25, 2025, 80, Mount Olive — Dennis Elwood Blizzard, known to most as Bopeep Blizzard, passed away Friday, November 25, 2025, at Rex UNC Hospital in Raleigh following several cardiac events. Mr. Blizzard, age 80, was a resident of the White Flash Community near Mount Olive. He was the son of the late Everett…… read more »
Nellie Joyce Kleinert Anderson
December 3, 2025, 85, Goldsboro — Nellie Joyce Kleinert Anderson of Wilson, NC, formerly of Goldsboro, NC, passed away Wednesday morning, December 3, 2025. Joyce was born in Goldsboro, NC on July 27, 1940 to the late Arthur Leon Kleinert and Nellie Gay Malpass Kleinert. She worked with her father at Kleinert’s Grocery in Goldsboro…… read more »
Brenda Murray
November 30, 2025, Goldsboro — As the Angelic Hosts rejoices with the arrival of another Annointed woman of God, those who remain to endure have heavy hearts and indescribable sadness as a result of this tremendous loss. Elder Brenda Murray gently laid her head in the Master’s arms and went to sleep in Paradise on Sunday,…… read more »
