March 11, 2023, 62, Mount Olive – Mary Katharine Fields, known to all as simply Kathy Fields, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2023. Kathy resided in the Thunder Swamp area west of Mount Olive. She, along with her husband and son, owned and operated Katharine’s Signs, where she used her artistic abilities to create and…… read more »
March 12, 2023, 2, Goldsboro – Bella Karime Sanchez Ortiz, age 2, passed away Sunday due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Funeral Services will be held Friday, March 17, 2023, at 10:00 am at Maria Reina de las Americas Catholic Church in Mt. Olive, NC. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Bella…… read more »
March 15, 2023, 96, Goldsboro – Wallace Wayne Brooks, 96, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born in Anderson County, Kansas on August 4, 1926, he was the son of the late Glen Oliver Brooks and Velma Grace Vietje Brooks. In addition to his parents, Wallace was…… read more »
March 14, 2023, 61, Goldsboro – Jana Herring Blackman, 61, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at her home, surrounded by her family. Born in Harnett County on May 15, 1961, she was the daughter of the late Dalton and Estelle Williford Herring. In addition to her parents, Jana was preceded in death by…… read more »
March 11, 2023, 97, Pikeville – Edward Earl Garris, 97, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Earl was born in Wayne County on December 28, 1925, to the late George and Rebecca Newsome Garris. He was married to the late Ruby Bass Garris. For many years, Earl was…… read more »
March 16, 2023, 88, Goldsboro – Mary Pickens, 88, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023. Arrangements are incomplete and in the care of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.… read more »
March 14, 2023, 74, Fremont – Curtis Owen Pearson, 74, of Fremont passed away Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at home. A service will be held at a later date. Curtis was born in Wilson County on August 21, 1948, to the late Buddy and Ruby Lamm Pearson. He is survived by his two sons, Junior…… read more »
March 14, 2023, 96, Princeton – Edward Thomas Cox Jr. was born December 14, 1926, the son of Edward Thomas Cox, Sr. (Ted) rural mail carrier of RFD #1, Imperial, Penna from 1928 to 1956. Edward T. Cox, Jr. was known by the name “Tom”. Tom attended Findlay Township School and Graduated in the class…… read more »
March 15, 2023, 83, Princeton – Harvey Pearce, 83, of Princeton passed away at his home on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. He was born in Wayne County on November 16, 1939, to the late Raymond Chester Pearce and Jessie Elzania Strickland Pearce. Mr. Pearce owned his own business, Pearce Trucking Inc. He was a truck…… read more »
March 11, 2023, 70, Goldsboro – Mrs. Diane R. Naoum, 70, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at UNC Wayne Healthcare, Goldsboro, NC. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. She was born on October 18, 1952, in Lawrence, Massachusetts to Marcel Lemire and Mary Rose “Lillian” LaMotha. She is survived by her husband, Stephen…… read more »
