March 23, 2025, 55, Mount Olive/Calypso — Andy Worth Cashwell, 55, a lifelong resident of the Mount Olive/Calypso area, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, March 23, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. It claimed his body, but his soul is with Jesus, and will be forevermore. Andy was a member of…… read more »
March 21, 2025, 95, Mount Olive — Mrs. Myrtle Lee Strickland Thompson, a long-time resident of Mount Olive, passed away Friday evening, March 21, 2025, at ECU Duplin Hospital. She was 95. Mrs. Thompson had been employed with Mt. Olive Pickle Company before retirement. She leaves behind seven of her eight children and spouses, Robert…… read more »
March 21, 2025, 69, Sun City Center, FL — Jacquelyn Michelle Jackson Smith passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, on the morning of March 21st, 2025 at the age of 69 in her apartment located in Sun City Center, Florida. She was born on February 3rd, 1956 in Mount Olive, N.C., daughter to the late James…… read more »
March 20, 2025, , 83, Mount Olive — Frances Ann Peragine, 83, a resident of Mount Olive, quietly passed away Thursday, March 20, 2025, after a period of declining health. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and spent her early life in New Jersey. She served in the United States Army, and for which…… read more »
March 19, 2025, 83 Mount Olive — William Edgar Kelly, 83, a Mount Olive resident, passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Wayne UNC Hospital. Mr. Kelly had been employed with Mt. Olive Pickle Company, retiring as a warehouse manager with 32 years of faithful service. He was a member of Mount Olive Presbyterian Church.…… read more »
March 18, 2025, 66, Grantham/Mar-Mac — Pat Kornegay St. Cyre passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at her home in the Grantham/Mar-Mac area of Wayne County, with loved ones and closest friends gathered close around. Patricia Louise Kornegay St. Cyre was a native of Mount Olive. She was a member of the 1976 graduating class…… read more »
March 16, 2025, 90, Calypso — Leslie Ray “Ike” Nunn, Jr., 90, long time resident of Calypso, died Sunday afternoon, March 16, 2025, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Mr. Nunn had been a past member of Calypso Fire Department. An entrepreneur, he was a part of a wide range of business entities. He began as…… read more »
March 6, 2025, 88, Calypso — Mrs. Nellie Jo Outlaw Guy, resident of the Calypso area, passed away Thursday evening, March 6, 2025, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, at which she had been living for the last nine years. She was 88 years of age. Mrs. Guy had been employed in the…… read more »
April 1, 2025, 88, Goldsboro — Margierene Lamm Upchurch, age 88, peacefully left this life and joyously entered her eternal reward on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in Nash County. She was born in Nash County on September 11, 1936, to the late Ray and Evylene Lamm. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in…… read more »
March 30, 2025, 86, Goldsboro — John Franklin Williamson, Jr., age 86, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at his home. Born in Cheraw, SC to the late John Franklin Williamson, Sr. and Nancy Gibson Williamson, he was preceded in death by his wife Brenda Faye Brakeall Williamson and his children Phillip Allen Williamson,…… read more »
