January 14, 2022, 71, Burlington – We the Staff and Management of Williams & Ashford Funeral Directors and Cremations join with the Hunter and connected families to announce the earthly transition of Mr. Willie James Hunter, 71, who passed away at the Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC. Arrangements are forthcoming and will be announced as…… read more »
Category Archives: Obituaries
Elias James Bundy Jr.
Elias James Bundy of Mount Olive, known by most as Jay, passed away early Sunday morning, January 16, 2022. Jay graduated with honors from Southern Wayne High School in 1974. He graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1978 with a degree in business administration from the Kenan Flagler…… read more »
Charles Lee King
Charles Lee King, 74, of Faison, passed away late Saturday morning, January 15, 2022 while a patient at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Charles Lee was the son of the late Charles Edward “C.E.” and Kathryn Taylor McKenzie King. He had been employed in various careers but perhaps the most meaningful were the years at Bay Valley…… read more »
Richard Bruce McLawhon
January 13, 2022, 76, Mount Olive – Richard Bruce McLawhon, 76, resident of Mount Olive, passed away Thursday evening, January 13, 2022 while a patient at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Rick was born in Wayne County and he was the ninth of ten children born to parents, Mark Howard McLawhon and Augusta Dixon McLawhon. He had…… read more »
Joyce Marie “Jacki” Woodard Baker
January 15, 2022, 82, Mount Olive – Joyce Marie “Jacki” Woodard Baker, age 82, passed away Saturday evening. Born in Johnston County, she was the daughter of the late Bernice Bascum Woodard and the late Ethel Mae Hatcher Woodard and wife of the late George Allen Baker. Jacki was a member of the Mount Olive…… read more »
Alva Sue Smith Eason
January 14, 2022, 75, Goldsboro – Alva Sue Smith Eason, of Goldsboro, passed away in the early morning hours of January 14, 2022 at Wayne UNC Healthcare in Goldsboro. Ms. Eason was born in Wayne County to the late Harold & Jessie Mozingo Smith. She served her country as a member of the US Army. Ms.…… read more »
Leon Earl Toler
January 11, 2022, 68, Pikeville – Leon Earl Toler of Pikeville passed away Tuesday afternoon at Wayne UNC Healthcare in Goldsboro. Earl was born in Wayne County on July 20, 1953 and was the son of the late George and Joyce Toler. He grew up in the Belfast community and was a graduate of Charles…… read more »
Margaret Cowan Sullivan
January 15, 2022, 80, Goldsboro – Margaret Cowan Sullivan, 80, of Goldsboro, was welcomed into the arms of her Lord and Savior while surrounded by her family. Born in Wake County on April 18, 1941, she was the daughter to the late Frank Cowan and Marie Hobbs Cowan. Margaret is survived by her four children,…… read more »
Paul E. Parks
January 16, 2022, 94, Goldsboro – Paul E. Parks, 94, of Goldsboro, departed this walk of life Sunday, January 16, 2022 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. He was the loving husband of the late Dora Mae Parks and a dedicated member of Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church in Seven Springs. Arrangements are incomplete…… read more »
E.L. Aycock Jr.
January 15, 2022, 80, Pikeville – E.L. Aycock Jr., 80, of Pikeville went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, January 15, 2022 at his home. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends…… read more »
