September 14, 2025, 81, Goldsboro — Brenda Cooke Johnstone, age 81, passed away Sunday morning at UNC-Wayne Healthcare. Brenda was the fifth of six children born to Fred and Lou Wilda Cooke on May 20, 1944, in Wayne County. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings, James Cooke, Auburn…… read more »
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Brenda (Cooke) Johnstone
Margaret Louise (Price) Kidd
September 4, 2025, 98, Goldsboro — Margaret Louise Price Kidd, 98, of Dudley, North Carolina, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior on September 4, 2025. Born on May 18, 1927, to Henry Price and Myrtie Bell Price, in Smithfield, North Carolina, Margaret was a strong and kind-hearted woman who devoted her…… read more »
Susan Renae (Gentle) Petty
September 3, 2025, 78, Goldsboro — Susan Renae Gentle Petty, age 78, passed away Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at Wayne/UNC Healthcare. Born in Wilkesboro, NC, she was the daughter of the late Edmond Perry Gentle and Ethel Faye Joines Gentle. She was the wife of the late Gary Henry Petty. No services will be held…… read more »
Addison “Addy” Franklin Hine
August 29, 2025, 19, Goldsboro —- Addison “Addy” Franklin Hine, age 19, passed away unexpectedly Friday at his home. Born in Albany, NY, he was the son of Matthew Robert Hine and Janine Sullivan. Addy attended the dual language program in Albany and was bilingual and biliterate. He started high school at Fonda-Fultonville High in…… read more »
Shelby Jean (Caison) Mozingo
August 21, 2025, 89, Goldsboro —- Shelby Jean Caison Mozingo, 89, passed away on August 21, 2025 at Willow Creek Nursing Center surrounded by her family. Born in Wayne County on January 27, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Maybelle Caison. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death…… read more »
James “Tony” Anthony Medlin
August 20, 202563, Goldsboro — James Anthony “Tony” Medlin, age 63, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at Wayne/UNC Healthcare. Born in Japan, he was the son of the late James H. Medlin and Ida Ruth Winstead. Tony is survived by his brother, Stanley Wayne Jansen & fiancée, Katharina. No services will be held at…… read more »
Francis Edward “Ed” Kroboth
August 17, 2025, 81, Goldsboro — MAJ./RET. Francis Edward “Ed” Kroboth, II, age 81, passed away on Sunday, August 17th at The Landings of Smithfield. Born in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Francis Edward Kroboth and Elsie Mae Barnes Kroboth. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Stanley Kroboth.…… read more »
Ann (Overman) Yates
August 16, 2025, 80 Goldsboro — Ann Overman Yates, age 80, passed away early Saturday morning at Bradley Creek Health Center in Wilmington, NC. Ann was born to Marjorie Moore Overman and Thell Becton Overman and spent her childhood in Wallace, NC, along with her older sister, Etta, and many close friends she cherished throughout…… read more »
Johnny Earl Edwards
August 12, 2025, 78, Goldsboro — Johnny Earl Edwards, age 78, passed away Tuesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, NC. Born in Wayne County, NC, he was the son of the late Earl Charlie Edwards and Hilda Holland Edwards. For many years, Johnny was a butcher with his family grocery store, E.C. Edwards…… read more »
Mary Alice Wilson
August 10, 2025, 81, Goldsboro — Mary Alice Wilson, 81, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 10, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. She was born in Wayne County, the daughter of the late Thelma and Gurney Britt of Mt. Olive, NC. She was a member of the Mt. Olive First Pentecostal Holiness Church.…… read more »
