May 13, 2023, 64, Mount Olive – On Saturday afternoon, May 13, 2023, Clark Vann Pridgen passed away unexpectedly. He was 64. While his passing leaves a huge void in the lives of his family left behind, it gave his late mother the best Mother’s Day gift imaginable–the welcoming home of her baby son. Clark…… read more »
May 13, 2023, 54, Mount Olive – Miss Tammy Jean Bennett, resident of the Indian Springs community, Mount Olive, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023, after several months of severe illness. Tammy had been employed with Western Sizzlin in Goldsboro prior to her illness. She was a member of Mount Olive Free Will Baptist Church.…… read more »
May 12, 2023, 78, Clayton – Doris Elizabeth Finch Heath Martin, at the age of 78, passed away Friday evening, May 12, 2023, in Clayton. Doris was a former long-time resident of the Mount Olive area. She, at one time, had operated Something Extra Fashions in Mount Olive, had been a farm wife, and was…… read more »
May 11, 2023, 93, Walnut Creek – On May 11, 2023, Virginia Todd Herlihy, age 93, died peacefully in her home in Walnut Creek, NC, surrounded by loving family and caregivers. Ginny was born on February 4, 1930, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The daughter of a career Army officer, she traveled the globe as a child;…… read more »
May 11, 2023, 83, Goldsboro – Norma Jean Ashley, formerly of Florida passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, Thursday, May 11, 2023, at home. Born in Miami, Florida on November 15, 1939, she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret Kneisley. Norma believed in serving God and her community. Before relocating…… read more »
May 14, 2023, 70, Goldsboro – Alma Lee Rowe, 70, of Goldsboro, departed this walk of life Sunday evening at UNC Health Wayne in Goldsboro. A graveside service to celebrate her life will be held Saturday, May 20, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Golden Gate Cemetery in Pikeville. The family will greet friends following the…… read more »
May 13, 2023, 76, Pikeville – Jimmy Preston Stafford, 76, of Pikeville passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023, at Inpatient Hospice at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville. The family will receive friends Friday evening, May 19, 2023, from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. A graveside service…… read more »
May 13, 2023, 82, Goldsboro – David Lawrence Gurley, 82, of Goldsboro passed away Saturday, May 13, 2023, at home. The funeral service will be held Friday, May 19, 2023, at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Interment will follow at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in Princeton with military…… read more »
May 14, 2023, 78, Seven Springs – Joseph Willard Lane, age 78, passed away early Sunday morning at his residence surrounded by loved ones. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Josiah Dempsey Lane and the late Gladys Best Lane. He was preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers.…… read more »
May 10, 2023, 91, Goldsboro – Ms. Barbara A. Summers, 91, faithful servant, received her ultimate healing on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at home surrounded by family. In keeping with her final wishes, there will not be any public services held. She was born on July 4, 1931, in Toledo, Ohio to George Edward Sparks…… read more »
