January 5, 2025, 87, Princeton — Edward “Slim” Alton Puryear, 87, of Princeton, passed away Sunday January 5, 2025 at the SECU Hospice House. Mr. Puryear was born December 1, 1937 in Wake County to the late Grover Lee and Carrie Lee Edmonds Puryear. He is preceded in death by his wife Margie Mitchell Puryear,…… read more »
Category Archives: Obituaries
Edward “Slim” Alton Puryear
David Thompson Laurance
January 1, 2025, 83, Princeton — David Thompson Laurance, 83, of Princeton, passed away Wednesday January 1, 2025. Mr. Laurance was born July 3, 1941 in Douglas County, Oregon to the late Kenneth Cecil and Lillian Margaret Thompson Laurance. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Lori Ann Laurance;…… read more »
Dr. Michael Riley Pelt
January 9, 2025, 94, Mount Olive — Dr. Michael Riley Pelt passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at Brookdale Senior Living in Goldsboro, North Carolina. He was a long-time Mount Olive resident. Dr. Pelt was born in Jackson County, Florida on December 8, 1930, to Cary Joseph Pelt and Georgia Sellars Pelt. He…… read more »
Brenda Faye Wetherington Merritt
January 6, 2025, 69, Kinston — Brenda Faye Wetherington Merritt, 69, passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, January 6, 2025, at her home in Kinston. She had been an in-home care provider for many ailing individuals. Brenda is survived by a daughter, Renee Teachey and husband, William, of Kinston; a son, David…… read more »
Paula Hudson King Parks
January 6, 2025, 69, Mount Olive — Paula Hudson King Parks, life long resident of the Pleasant Grove community near Mount Olive, passed away Monday, January 6, 2025. She was 69 years old. Paula was a graduate of East Duplin High School. For most of her life she assisted her mother in the operation of…… read more »
Janice Head Kornegay
January 3, 2025, 73, Mount Olive — Janice Head Kornegay, Mount Olive attorney who practiced law as Janice S. Head, P.A., passed away early Friday morning, January 3, 2025, at ECU Medical Center in Greenville. Her family will receive friends on Sunday, January 5, from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home in…… read more »
Jimmy Gray Outlaw
January 3, 2025, 84, Dudley — Mr. Jimmy Gray Outlaw, 84, lifelong resident of the Dudley area, passed away unexpectedly Friday afternoon, January 3, 2025, at his home. Mr. Outlaw had attended Edwards Military Institute (EMI) in Salemburg where he played collegiate baseball. He had served in the U. S. Army Reserves for a nine…… read more »
Bobby Kriger
January 1, 2025, 84, Mount Olive — Bobby Kriger, 84, resident of the Beautancus community, Mount Olive, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2025, at Wayne UNC Hospital. Mr. Kriger was raised in Warsaw. He had been a mechanic, a store operator, have operated heavy equipment, and had served as a foreman with a landscaping company.…… read more »
Dexter Michael Swinson
December 30, 2024, 64, Mount Olive — Dexter Michael Swinson, 64, a lifelong resident of the Beautancus community near Mount Olive, died Monday, December 30, 2024, at his home. He was a graduate of North Duplin High School, had worked at A.P. Parts for a number of years, and had assisted area farmers with their…… read more »
Elsie Hodges Waters Swinson
December 26, 2024, 81, Mount Olive — Elsie Hodges Waters Swinson, 81, long-time resident of Mount Olive, passed away Thursday night, December 26, 2024, while a patient at UNC Wayne Hospital in Goldsboro. Born in Newport News, Virginia, Mrs. Swinson grew up in little Washington, N.C. She had been employed at Southern Bank in her…… read more »
