Category Archives: Obituaries

Johnnie M. Lofton Sr

Johnnie M. Lofton Sr

September 24, 2021, 75, Fremont – Mr. Johnnie M. Lofton Sr., 75, passed on Friday, September 24, 2021 at Wayne UNC Health Care, Goldsboro, NC. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services of compassionate and distinguished class entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro.read more »

Joyce Jean Battle

Joyce Jean Battle

September 23, 2021, 80, Goldsboro – Ms. Joyce Jean Battle, 80, passed on Thursday, September 23, 2021. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. Services of compassionate and distinguished class entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home & Cremations of Goldsboro.read more »

Larry D. “Larry Love” Boyd

Larry D. “Larry Love” Boyd

September 23, 2021, 51, Fayetteville – Mr. Larry D. “Larry Love” Boyd, 51, passed on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at home in Fayetteville, NC. Arrangements are incomplete at this time. He was born on September 15, 1970 to Prophetess Ada R. Boyd and William H. Boyd. He is survived by his wife, four children, four…read more »

Randall Steffens

Randall Steffens

September 27, 2021, 72, Fayetteville – Mr. Randall Steffens, 72, transitioned on Monday, September 27, 2021 at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro, NC. No Formal arrangements will be held. Services of Love & Compassionate Care have been entrusted to Serenity Memorial Funeral Home & Cremations, LLC.read more »

Rolando Abby Martinez

Rolando Abby Martinez

September 24, 2021, 67, Goldsboro – Mr. Rolando Abby Martinez, 67, transitioned on Friday, September 24, 2021, at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro, NC. Formal arrangements have not been announced. Services of Love & Compassionate Care have been entrusted to Serenity Memorial Funeral Home & Cremations, LLC.read more »

Bertilia Perez Hernandez

Bertilia Perez Hernandez

September 26, 2021, 48, Albertson – Bertilia Perez Hernandez, 48, resident of the Albertson, NC area, died early Sunday morning, September 26, 2021, at Rex Hospital in Raleigh. A rosary and visitation will be held from 7 until 9 p.m. on Thursday, September 30, at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount Olive. Bertilia, a native of…read more »

James Thomas “Tommy” Taylor

James Thomas “Tommy” Taylor

September 24, 2021, 73, Faison – James Thomas “Tommy” Taylor, 73, of Faison, died early Friday morning, September 24, 2021, at his home surrounded by family. He is survived by his wife, Wilma Best Taylor, of the home; a son and his wife, James Thomas Taylor III, and Brittany Taylor; a grandson, James Thomas Taylor…read more »

Joe Kent Pagitt

Joe Kent Pagitt

September 28, 2021, 62, Goldsboro – Joe Kent Pagitt, age 62, passed away Tuesday at Wayne/UNC Healthcare.  Born in Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late J.T. Pagitt and the late Ellen Faye Fulghum Pagitt.  He was previously employed with CSS Construction. No formal services will be held at this time. Joe is survived by…read more »

Maxine Bryan Lipscomb

Maxine Bryan Lipscomb

September 24, 2021, 87, Goldsboro – Maxine Bryan Lipscomb, age 87, passed away on Friday at home with her family by her side. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Lisker Allen Bryan and Maude Elizabeth Creel Bryan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Lipscomb along with the…read more »

Elizabeth T. Schaap

Elizabeth T. Schaap

September 24, 2021, 86, Goldsboro – Elizabeth T. Schaap, 86, went to Heaven on September 24, 2021 at Brookdale Assisted Living on Country Day Road. Born in Marion, Virginia on July 18, 1935, she was the daughter of Charles William and Emile Groseclose Thomas. She was a member of Adamsville Baptist Church, a civil service…read more »

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