Category Archives: Obituaries

Ann C. Hurrey

Ann C. Hurrey

April 7, 2021, 79, Goldsboro – Ms. Ann C. Hurrey, 79, passed on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at home surrounded by family. 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 »

Bessie Lee Williams Davis

Bessie Lee Williams Davis

April 7, 2021, 88, Goldsboro – Ms. Bessie Lee Williams Davis, 88, passed on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at home surrounded by family. The celebration of her life will be held on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 11:00am at St. John Kingdom Ministries, 1432 Fort Run Road, Snow Hill, NC. She will be laid to…read more »

Patricia A. Artis

Patricia A. Artis

April 6, 2021, 52, Goldsboro – Ms. Patricia A. Artis, 52, passed on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at UNC Rex Healthcare, Raleigh, NC. The celebration of her life will be held graveside on Monday, April 12, 2021 at 1:00pm at Maplewood Cemetery, James Street, Mt. Olive, NC. There will be a viewing held on Sunday,…read more »

Peggy Taylor Weeks

Peggy Taylor Weeks

April 5, 2021, 74, Mount Olive – Mrs. Peggy Taylor Weeks, 74, resident of the Kennedy’s Crossroads area near Mount Olive, passed away Monday evening, April 5, 2021. Her life will be remembered Friday, April 9, at a service at 6 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, after which visitation will be held. With Peggy’s patriotic…read more »

Hayward Lee Adams

Hayward Lee Adams

March 31, 2021, 77, Seven Springs – Hayward Lee Adams, 77, passed away Wednesday, March 31, 2021 at his home in Yulee, Florida. He was a native of the Seven Springs area of Wayne County, N.C. and was the son of the late Albert Jackson Adams and Ruth Shivar Adams Holmes. In addition to his…read more »

Judy L. Pearce

Judy L. Pearce

April 6, 2021, 71, Goldsboro – Judy L. Pearce, age 71, passed away Tuesday at her home. Born in Wayne County, NC, she was the daughter of Julia T. Keen and the late Lebern William Keen. She graduated from Goldsboro High School and was a retired pharmacy tech with Kerr Drug Store. She was a…read more »

Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Jr.

Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Jr.

April 5, 2021, 52, Goldsboro – Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Jr., age 52, passed away Monday at his home. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of Awilda Nieves Gonzalez and the late Miguel Angel Gonzalez. He was employed with E.J. Pope & Son. A graveside service will be held Monday, April 12, 2021 at…read more »

W.J. (Bill) Corrieri, Jr.

W.J. (Bill) Corrieri, Jr.

April 8, 2021, 74, Goldsboro – W.J. (Bill) Corrieri, Jr. passed away at Wayne Memorial Hospital on April 8, 2021. He was born in Wilmington, NC on January 26, 1947, the son of the late W.J. (Bill) Corrieri, Sr. and Nannie Gardner Corrieri. He eventually moved to Goldsboro where he graduated from Goldsboro High School.…read more »

James Carroll “Jay” Sauls, Jr.

James Carroll “Jay” Sauls, Jr.

April 7, 2021, 42, Goldsboro – James Carroll “Jay” Sauls, Jr., joined his voice with those in the heavenly choir on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Jay was born to the late James Carroll Sauls, Sr. and Linda Walker Sauls on February 19, 1979. Along with his Savior, Jay was greeted at the gates of heaven…read more »

Joan Kelly Smiley

Joan Kelly Smiley

April 7, 2021, 87, Goldsboro – Joan Kelly Smiley, 87, beloved mother, wife and teacher, passed away on April 7, 2021 in Cary, NC. Born in Broadway, NC to Joseph C. and Jossie Wilson Kelly on October 17, 1933, she was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Lt. Col. (Retired) Ralph P.…read more »

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