Category Archives: Obituaries

January 22, 2026, 91, Goldsboro - Curtis Alvin Hinton died January 22, 2026 at his home in Goldsboro at the age of 91. A native of Mulberry, Arkansas, he was the son of Jacob Martin Hinton and Esther ...

January 1, 2026, 66, Smithfield - Walton Stephen Crocker passed away, 66, of Smithfield, passed away Thursday, January 1, 2026. Mr. Crocker was born September 23, 1959 in Johnston County to Ora Lou Ri...

January 16, 2026, 63, New Bern - Barry Joseph Smith, 63, of New Bern, formerly of Princeton, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2026 at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern. Barry was born in Fair...

January 20, 2026, 80, Smithfield - Francis Anthony Tichauer, 80, of Smithfield passed away at his home on January 20, 2026. He was born August 10, 1945 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Ernest J. Tichaue...

January 23, 2026, 72, Mount Olive - Carolyn Ann Witherington, 72, passed away Friday, January 23, at Rex UNC Hospital in Raleigh. Carolyn was a devoted wife, a loving mother, and a kind soul who found...

January 21, 2026, 77, Mount Olive - Bruce Jones, Jr. passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville after the onset of a sudden illness. He was 77. Bruce had been a...

January 20, 2026, 69, Mount Olive - Joan Carol Price Lassiter, 69, a Mount Olive resident, passed away Tuesday morning, January 20, 2026, while receiving care at Genesis of Mount Olive. Joanie, as she...

January 20, 2026, 94, Goldsboro - Lois Marie Basden Barwick, age 94, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Wayne County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Wi...

January 22, 2026, 75, Goldsboro - Willie Jones Summerlin, Jr., 75, completed his earthly journey on Thursday, January 22, 2026. Born in Guilford County on February 28, 1950, he was son to the late Wil...

January 20, 2026, 81, Snow Hill - Thomas Denny Garner, age 81, passed away peacefully at his home on January 20, 2026. He was born on April 7, 1944, in Johnston County. He was the son of the late Tomm...