July 25, 2025, 86, Goldsboro — Phyllis Gwendolyn Jackson Davis, 86, and known to most as “Bim” died at her home with her family by her side late Friday evening. She is survived by her two sons and their wives; Ken Davis and Debra of Clinton, and John Davis and Gail of Faison; a sister,…… read more »
July 18, 2025, 71, Goldsboro — Roy Turman Alphin II, resident of the Bethel Church community near Mount Olive, passed away early Friday morning, July 18, 2025, while being cared for at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. A graduate of North Duplin High School, Mr. Alphin had been employed in dry wall installation for most of…… read more »
July 9, 2025, 80, Goldsboro — In the early afternoon of Wednesday, July 9, 2025, Mrs. Merdie Denning Best passed away at Wayne UNC Healthcare. She was 80 years old. A resident of the Mount Olive area, she was a loyal member of the Northeast Original Free Will Baptist Church. Known for her decorating abilities,…… read more »
June 26, 2025, 88, Goldsboro — Mrs. Joyce Smith Coates left the confines of her cancer-strickened body to receive life eternal with her Lord in the early Thursday morning hours, June 26, 2025, while in the comfortable surroundings of her beloved home. Mrs. Coates was the widow of Everette Allen Coates who died just a…… read more »
June 26, 2025, 79, Goldsboro — Lana Carol Kornegay Coker, resident of the Beautancus community near Mount Olive, passed away Thursday evening, June 26, 2025, at Wayne Memorial Hospital. She was 79. Lana Carol was preceded in death by her parents, Willard and Sadie Ezzell Kornegay, several of her siblings, Coy Kornegay, Carlton Kornegay, Charles…… read more »
June 25, 2025, 72, Goldsboro —- Mrs. Roxanne Knight Lee, age 72, of the Faison area, passed away early Wednesday morning, June 25, 2025, at her home. Born in Pennsylvania, she spent some years in Virginia before coming to North Carolina. Her working career was quite varied, just as her interests were. She had been…… read more »
June 21, 2025, 77, Goldsboro — Just before the midnight hour Saturday night, June 21, 2025, Jimmy Pate, passed away peacefully at his home in Calypso, with his loved ones close at hand. The Pate family will have visitation at Tyndall Funeral Home from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 24. They welcome friends and…… read more »
June 20, 2025, 72, Goldsboro — Carl Odom passed away peacefully at Helping Hands Assisted Living Center in Goldsboro Friday night, June 20, 2025. Carl was the son of the late Lorenzo Carl (Shag) Odom and Gracie Eudell Strickland Odom. He had been a long time resident of Calypso, and in recent years, the Mount…… read more »
June 19, 2025, 78, Goldsboro — Edna Garris Stancil, 78, Seven Springs area resident, passed away in the early evening Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Wayne UNC Healthcare. Ms. Stancil had been employed as an income maintenance social worker, first with Wayne County Department of Social Services for a short while, followed by Lenoir County…… read more »
June 17, 2025, 85, Goldsboro — Kenneth R. Wiggins, 85 of Myrtle Beach South Carolina, passed away June 17, 2025 while being cared for at Harbison Shores Memory Care in Columbia, South Carolina. Kenneth was born in Elizabeth, NJ on February 20th, 1940. He worked at Elizabeth Iron Works and D&D Auto body before moving…… read more »
