January 25, 2024, 81, Garner — Audrey Gardner Coates, 81, a long-time resident of Garner, passed away early Thursday morning, January 25, 2024, at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh. She had assisted her late husband, Troy C. Coates, in the operation of Coates Heating and Air, Inc. in Garner. Mrs. Coates was a native of…… read more »
January 21, 2024, 72, Seven Springs — Patricia Stroud Casey, 72, passed away Sunday morning, January 21, 2024. A native of Lenoir County, she had been a resident of the Seven Springs area for many years until a recent relocation to Cape Carteret. The family will be receiving friends at Tyndall Funeral Home in Mount…… read more »
January 20, 2024, 77, Cary — Edward Darrell Flowers, at the age of 77, passed away just minutes past the midnight hour on Saturday morning, January 20, 2024, at the Wake Med Cary Hospital. He was a resident of Cary. Darrell, a native of Faison, was a member of the 1964 graduating class of North…… read more »
January 17, 2024, 86, Goldsboro — Dr. Opey Dew Jeanes passed away on January 17, 2024, in Goldsboro, NC at the age of 86. A lifelong resident of North Carolina, Opey dedicated his life to the love of his family, and his friends, and to the service of helping others. When recently asked about his…… read more »
January 16, 2024, 66, Mount Olive — Patricia Peterson Sexton, 66, native of Clinton and long-time resident of Mount Olive, went to her heavenly home Tuesday, January 16, 2024, while being cared for at Wayne UNC Hospital. Patricia was a member of the Calypso Presbyterian Church where she had been a choir member, and was…… read more »
January 12, 2024, 65, Ahoskie — Betty Sue Walters Price, 65, of Ahoskie, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, January 12, 2024, at Roanoke-Chowan ECU Hospital in Ahoskie. Born in Laurinburg, she had been a resident of the Seven Springs area, and during that time, she fellowshiped with Zion Methodist Church and sang in the church…… read more »
January 10, 2024, 94, Mount Olive — Ralph Hollingsworth, a Mount Olive resident, found eternal rest Wednesday morning, January 10, 2024. He was 94. Mr. Hollingsworth graduated from Mount Olive High School and served in the United States Army with duties in Korea. The better part of his working career was spent serving the Town…… read more »
January 7, 2024, 82, Mount Olive — Surrounded by his family, Jarvis Reginald “Reggie” Carter passed away at home on Sunday, January 7, 2024, due to complications associated with Alzheimer’s Disease. A graduate of Mount Olive High School, Reggie was an Air Force veteran and owner of Carter Welding and Tire Service. A welder by…… read more »
January 5, 2024, 72, Mount Olive — Alice Joan Spell Westbrook, lifelong resident of the Scott’s Store community near Mount Olive, passed away suddenly Friday afternoon, January 5, 2024. Alice, a lifelong member of Snow Hill Free Will Baptist Church, had been a diligent church worker throughout her adult years, serving as a Sunday school…… read more »
January 5, 2024, 75, Seven Springs — Linwood R. Price, 75, of the Liddell community, Seven Springs, was received unto the Lord on Friday, January 5, 2024, as he was being loved and cared for at home. Mr. Price graduated from Southern Wayne High School in 1967, and soon after, he enlisted in the United…… read more »
