April 10, 2025, 71, Goldsboro — Jimmy Earl Wadsworth, 71, of Smithfield, passed away Thursday morning at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 18, 1953 to the late Jim Wadsworth and Myrtie Mae Toler Wadsworth in Wayne County. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers;…… read more »
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Jimmy Earl Wadsworth
Jeffrey Alan Newcomb
March 28, 2025, 58, Goldsboro — Jeffrey Alan Newcomb, 58, of Goldsboro, passed away Friday, March 28, 2025 at the SECU House in Smithfield. Jeffrey was born January 7, 1967 in Wayne County to the late James William and Joyce Maxine Waters Newcomb. Jeff worked for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture for 27 years…… read more »
Ruth Irene Gurley Christie
March 16, 2025, 93, Princeton — Ruth Irene Gurley Christie, 93, of Highland House Nursing & Rehabilitation, Fayetteville, N.C. passed away on March 16, 2025. She was born in Wake County on March 17, 1931 to the late John Leland Gurley and Ruth Martin Gurley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in…… read more »
Deborah “Debbie” Worley Gill
February 27, 2025, 68, Princeton — Deborah “Debbie” Worley Gill, 68, of Princeton passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2025 at SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Deborah was born on January 14, 1957 in Suffolk, Virginia to the late Russell Glenn Worley and Ethel Medlin Worley. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in…… read more »
Mildred Johnson Whitley
February 26, 2025, 94, Goldsboro — Mildred Johnson Whitley, aged 94, transitioned peacefully on February 26, 2025. Though our hearts are heavy, we take comfort in the joy and warmth Mildred brought into every life she touched. Born on April 1, 1930 in Edgecombe County, NC, Mildred was a person of boundless kindness, compassion, humor,…… read more »
Thomas Elton Aycock
February 24, 2025, 75, Princeton — Thomas Elton Aycock, 75, of Princeton passed away on Monday, February 24, 2025. He was born in Wayne County on June 6, 1949 to the late Alford Jesse Aycock and Clara Wilkins Aycock. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Judy Jackson…… read more »
Christa Lee Morgan
February 20, 2025, 46, Smithfield — Christa Lee Morgan, 46, of Smithfield passed away at UNC Johnston Health on February 20, 2025. She was born on July 26, 1978 in Cumberland County to the late Randall Reid Morgan, Sr. and Vina Cartwright Morgan. She is survived by husband, David Bittinger; sons, Jason Morgan and Cody…… read more »
Dock Randolph Phillips
February 15, 2025, 79, Pikeville — Dock Randolph Phillips, 79, of Pikeville passed away on February 15, 2025 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. He was born on October 20, 1945 to the late Ransom Phillips and Annie Bell Parnell Phillips. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his sisters,…… read more »
Jackie Leigh Smith Radcliffe
February 11, 2025, 62, Princeton — Jackie Leigh Smith Radcliffe, 62, of Princeton, N.C. passed away at UNC Wayne on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. She was born in Wilson County on August 19, 1962 to Blois Vaughn Smith and the late John Ray Smith. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by…… read more »
Orlando Eugene Howell
January 30, 2025, 81, Princeton — Orlando Eugene Howell, 81, of Princeton passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025 at UNC Johnston Health Care in Smithfield. He was born January 28, 1944 to the late Neatum Nelson Howell and Estella Beulah Braswell Howell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his…… read more »
