January 16, 2021, 86, Mount Olive – Mrs. Lee Brandon Pittard Cozart, age 86, resident of Mount Olive, departed this life on Saturday, January 16, 2021 to receive an eternal presence with her Lord and Savior. Born in Caswell County, she was the daughter of the late John Tracy Brandon and Myrtle Paylor Brandon and…… read more »
Category Archives: Obituaries
Lee Brandon Pittard Cozart
Iris Ann O’Berry
January 16, 2021, 77, Mount Olive – Iris Ann O’Berry, age 77, of the Grantham area, Mount Olive, passed away at the home she shared with a daughter and son-in-law. Death came for her on Saturday evening, January 16, 2021. Iris was a member of the Northeast Original Free Will Baptist Church of Mount Olive…… read more »
Bertha Newcomb Holmes
January 19, 2021, 86, Goldsboro – Bertha Newcomb Holmes, age 86, passed away Tuesday at her home. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Ruffie and Gladys Williams Newcomb and the wife of the late Delmas W. Holmes. She was retired from Howell’s Child Care Center. Graveside Services will be held…… read more »
Paul James Stallings
January 18, 2021, 55, Goldsboro – Paul James Stallings, age 55, died early Monday at Wayne/UNC Healthcare. Born in Georgia, he was the son of the late Elmo Stallings and Nancy Jane Abbott Stallings. He was a member of Faith Free Will Baptist Church and a former member of the Saulston Volunteer Fire Department. A…… read more »
Edward Milton Eisaman
January 16, 2021, 77, Goldsboro – Edward Milton Eisaman, age 77, passed away on Saturday at his residence. He was born in West Moreland, Pennsylvania to the late Earl Solomon Eisaman and Genevieve Margaret Armstrong Eisaman, and was the husband of the late Doris Jean Mozingo Eisaman. He was also preceded in death by a…… read more »
Carolyn Ruth McDonald Peterson
January 16, 2021, 78, Goldsboro – Carolyn Ruth McDonald Peterson, age 78, passed away Saturday at Goldsboro Assisted Living. Born in Camden County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Ethel Eason McDonald. A private service to celebrate her life will be held Tuesday. She is survived by her husband, Fay Peterson;…… read more »
Martha Gurganus Overton
January 15, 2021, 99, Mount Olive – Martha Gurganus Overton, 99, of Mt. Olive passed away Friday at Genesis Healthcare in. Mt. Olive, NC. She was the daughter of the late Johnson and Georgie Smith Gurganus, and was the wife of the late Roy J. Overton. Mrs. Overton was a retired inspector for Mt. Olive…… read more »
Annie Mae Young Jones
January 18, 2021, 80, Goldsboro – Annie Mae Young Jones, 80, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at Wayne UNC Health Care. Born in Johnston County on August 20, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Clyde Haywood Young and Vurdie Mae Johnston Young. Annie was a homemaker and a member of Pineview Baptist…… read more »
Ava McKee Callahan
January 18, 2021, 87, Goldsboro – Ava McKee Callahan, 87, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday, January 18, 2021. She was born in Chadbourn on July 28, 1933 to the late Rossie and Theatus McKee. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Paul Callahan,…… read more »
Wesley Lynn Ellis
January 17, 2021, 76, Goldsboro – Wesley Lynn Ellis, 76, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2021 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Born in Madison County, Tennessee on July 1, 1944, he was the son of the late James Lester Ellis and Oma Lee Scott Ellis. Wesley was a member of Stevens Chapel Baptist…… read more »
