Category Archives: Obituaries

Zadie Bell Knowles Cotton

Zadie Bell Knowles Cotton

June 27, 2023, 87, Calypso — Zadie Bell Knowles Cotton, a long-time Calypso resident, passed away at home early Tuesday morning, June 27, 2023. Mrs. Cotton had been employed at Young Squire Industries in years past. She was of the holiness faith. She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Jane C. and Dale…read more »

Kay Barwick Odom

Kay Barwick Odom

June 26, 2023, 79, Mount Olive — Kay Barwick Odom passed away Monday, June 26, 2023, in the early morning hours while at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was 79. Kay was a native of Mount Olive but because of her love of the coastal area, she had resided in Stella, N.C. in recent years.…read more »

Patricia Carol Adams Thigpen

Patricia Carol Adams Thigpen

June 28, 2023, 82, Dudley — Patricia Carol Adams Thigpen, 82, of Dudley passed away Wednesday at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Patricia was the widow of  Millard Thigpen and was a member of Brogden Church. She was a retired Phlebotomist for the Wayne County Health Department and enjoyed volunteering. She had volunteered for…read more »

Nina Carol Adams

Nina Carol Adams

June 26, 2023, 59, Faison — Nina Carol Adams, age 59, passed away Monday at Sampson Regional Medical Center. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of Robert Wayne Adams and Helen Sullivan Adams. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held Friday, June 30, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00…read more »

Dorothy Marie Whaley Rouse

Dorothy Marie Whaley Rouse

June 25, 2023, 82, Goldsboro — Dorothy Marie Whaley Rouse, age 82, passed away Sunday at Wayne/UNC Health Care. Born in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late David John and Geneva Wood Whaley. She was a member of Black Jack Free Will Baptist Church, where she was blessed with many loving and…read more »

Shirley J. Bell

Shirley J. Bell

June 22, 2023, 79, Goldsboro — Shirley J. Bell, 79, formerly of Goldsboro, died Friday in New York. She was born on  August 31, 1943, in Wayne County to the late Leslie Sr. and Essie Crawford. She is survived by four children Funeral services will be held Sunday at 12 Noon in the James T. Haskins…read more »

Cole Gore Jacobs

Cole Gore Jacobs

June 27, 2023, 93, Goldsboro — Cole Gore Jacobs, 93, of Goldsboro, departed this earthly life Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. The funeral service will be Friday, June 30, 2023, at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Burial with full military honors will follow…read more »

Evelyn Nicole Tucker

Evelyn Nicole Tucker

June 24, 2023, 38, Pikeville — Evelyn Nicole Tucker, 38, of Pikeville passed away Saturday, June 24, 2023. A service to celebrate her life will be held Friday, June 30, 2023, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends following the service. Nicole was…read more »

Lynwood Earl Hargis

Lynwood Earl Hargis

June 26, 2023, 68, Princeton – Lynwood Earl Hargis, 68, of Princeton, passed away at his home on Monday, June 26, 2023, surrounded by his family.  Lynwood was born in Carteret County on November 16, 1954, to the late James Edward Hargis and Mary Jane Sanders Uzzell.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded…read more »

Vivian Marie Carlisle White

Vivian Marie Carlisle White

June 23, 2023, 72, Ellenwood, GA – Mrs. Vivian Marie Carlisle White, 72, of Ellenwood, GA (formerly of Goldsboro, NC), departed this life on Friday, June 23, 2023, surrounded by her loving family at Sacred Journey in McDonough, GA. Please keep the White family in your prayers as they prepare for the celebration of life…read more »

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