Category Archives: Obituaries

Anna Louise Koska Brown

Anna Louise Koska Brown

January 15, 2023, 81, Mount Olive – Anna Louise Koska Brown, 81, passed away Sunday. She was the daughter of the late Henry Charles and Bessie Louise Moreland Koska and the wife of the late Thomas Blake Brown. Mrs. Brown operated her own childcare facility out of her home. Mrs. Brown is survived by her…read more »

Mark Jason Sharp

Mark Jason Sharp

January 13, 2023, 52, Goldsboro – Mark Jason Sharp passed away Friday at Wayne UNC Hospital. He was born in Harris County, Mississippi to the late Betty Sharp. Mark was a self-employed construction worker. He loved to help others no matter their situation. In his spare time, he could be found at the outer banks…read more »

Floyd Coburn Wilt

Floyd Coburn Wilt

January 15, 2023, 86, Goldsboro – Floyd Coburn Wilt, 86, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, NC. Floyd was born in Grafton, West Virginia, on December 14, 1936. He relocated to Palm Bay, Florida, in 1965. Floyd retired from Harris Corporation, Facilities Department, in 1998, after 33…read more »

Noah Craven Malpass

Noah Craven Malpass

January 14, 2023, 89, Goldsboro – Noah Craven Malpass, 89, passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 14, 2023, in the presence of his family. Craven was born on August 17, 1933, to the late W.H. Malpass, Sr., and Katie Cashwell Malpass. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by…read more »

Mary Ann Cunningham

Mary Ann Cunningham

January 14, 2023, 68, Goldsboro – Mary Ann Cunningham, 68, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Born on July 7, 1954, in Chippewa County, MI, she was the daughter of the late Donald Campbell and Barbara Forrest Campbell.  Mary Ann was full of life and lived each…read more »

Sheila Ann Smith Stafford

January 13, 2023, 72, Goldsboro – Sheila Ann Smith Stafford, 72, stepped into eternity and was greeted by her Lord and her loved ones who had finished their course on Friday, January 13, 2023. Sheila was born in Wayne County to the late Malcolm Earl Smith and Reba Ginn James on July 24, 1950. In…read more »

Kenneth Ray Carter

Kenneth Ray Carter

January 13, 2023, 71, Goldsboro – Kenneth Ray Carter, 71, of Goldsboro passed away Friday, January 13, 2023, in his home. Born in Wayne County on July 14, 1951, he was the son of the late Ray Carter and Esther Martin Carter. Ken was a loving father and devoted husband. Ken graduated from NC State…read more »

William “Bill” Percy Prentice

William “Bill” Percy Prentice

January 11, 2023, 80, Seven Springs – March 10, 1942 – January 11, 2023 Our beloved, William “Bill” Percy Prentice, age 80, of Seven Springs, North Carolina, passed away unexpectedly, but quietly, in his sleep on the morning of Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Bill was born on March 10, 1942, to Eva and Everett Prentice…read more »

Khaibir Bachell Holmes

Khaibir Bachell Holmes

January 08, 2023, 14, Goldsboro – Khaibir Bachell Holmes, 14, passed away on January 08, 2023, in NC. Khabir was born on February 13, 2008, in Philadelphia, PA to parents Rashan and Dominique Holmes Graves. Khabir is survived by Dominique Holmes (Mother) of Goldsboro, NC, and Rashan Graves (Father) of Philadelphia, PA. An Islamic service…read more »

Ingeborg Elli Lockamy

Ingeborg Elli Lockamy

January 13, 2023, 87, Goldsboro – Ingeborg Elli Lockamy was born on April 10th, 1935, in Coburg, Bavaria, Germany to the late Ewald and Erna Sohnlein. As a young child, who survived living through WWII, Inge continued to learn and work hard until she moved to the United States in 1953 with her first husband…read more »

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