Obituaries

Nov 12, 2021

Robert Louis Wilkerson, 86, passed away Friday, November 12, 2021, at Annie Penn Hospital.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Monday, November 15, 2021, at Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ralph Clayton officiating. The burial will follow at Reidlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon, November 14 from 4:00 – 6:00 PM at...

Oct 8, 2021

Obituary of James Edgar "Eddie" Pugh

James Edgar “Eddie” Pugh, age 68 died Friday, October 8, 2021, at his home.

Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at the Central United Methodist Church, 300 South Main Street, Asheboro with Dr Mark J. Key, Rev Tim Pheagin, and Dr. J. F. Howard, Sr....

Sep 15, 2021

Clarence Edward Hales Jr, 76, of Wilmington, NC beloved husband, father, son and friend to all passed away on Wednesday September 15, 2021 at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.

Clarence will always be remembered for living his life in the service of others. He was always there to provide a meal to those in need or give...

Aug 21, 2021

Rebecca "Becky" Scott Thompson, 76, of Havelock, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Carolina East Medical Center in New Bern.

Her funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, August 28, 2021, at Cherry Point Baptist Church in Havelock, officiated by Rev. Steve Epperson, Dr. Michael Schwalm, and Rev. Mike Scott. A private interment will...

Aug 20, 2021

Andrew David York, 62, of Duxbury passed away on August 20, 2021. The son of Alden York and Sandra Morrell (Kinney) Andrew is survived by his wife Mary Jane York of Duxbury. Son Samuel David York of Bangkok, Thailand, daughter Brandy Osterblom and her husband Dave of Fort Fairfield, Maine, his grandchildren Brendan and Brianna Osterblon of Fort Fairfield,...

Jun 25, 2021

Mr. Tommy H. Wheeling, 72, of Winston-Salem, passed away Friday, June 25, 2021.

Tommy was born February 15, 1949, in Wilkes County to Raymond and Martha Wheeling.  One of eleven children, Tommy grew up with his large family in the Ardmore area of Winston-Salem.  He graduated from Reynolds High School and was a member of Ardmore Baptist...

Jun 22, 2021

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Jay John Fairbanks, 62, of Cape Carteret, who passed away on the evening of Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Wilmington. Arrangements are incomplete. Family and friends are welcome to submit online condolences at www.mundenfuneralhome.net Arrangements by Munden Funeral...

May 28, 2021

SAM A. TWIFORD JR of Elizabeth City, NC died May 28, 2021 at the age of 77. A retired funeral director, he was the former co-owner of Twiford Funeral Homes and was president of the North Carolina Funeral Directors Association in 1989. A graduate of the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, he taught at the Gupton Jones School of Mortuary Science for several years and became dean of...

Mar 5, 2021

Mr. Donald Morris Wilkerson, 81, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021. A service in celebration of Don’s life in the Resurrection of our Lord will be held on Wednesday, March 10th at 2 PM with family in attendance and all others invited to join via livestream at www.stpaulsepiscopal.com. Entombment will follow in the mausoleum at Pinewood Memorial Park....

Jan 10, 2021

Rev. Gary W. Jennings, age 73, went home to be with the lord Sunday, January 10, 2021 after a hard battle with Covid-19. He was born to the late Carl and Martha Jennings in Sullivan Co. Tennessee on April 27, 1947. Rev. Jennings accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior when he was 9 years old, started preaching...

Dec 3, 2020

Aberdeen, NC- Knox Van Buren "Van" Matthews, Jr., age 83, died Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Seven Lakes Memory Care after a long battle with cancer and dementia. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 PM Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Bethesda Cemetery with Rev. David Burroughs officiating. The family will receive friends at Boles Funeral Home in...

Oct 31, 2020

Mr. Charles R. “Charlie” Moore, III, age 69, left this life and headed off on the next great adventure as promised in the Scriptures on October 31 st , 2020. Born on May 15 th , 1951, he was the son of the late Charles R. Moore, Jr. and the late Edna Walter Moore. Charlie was a public servant,...

Oct 7, 2020

GREENSBORO, NC – Dorothy Monteith Shytle, 95, died October 7, 2020 at Spring Arbor of Greensboro. Dorothy was born in Gastonia, NC on July 8, 1925 to the late Hampton & Isabell Monteith and soon moved with her family to her mountain home in Murphy, NC. She often shared with family and friends the experiences of growing up in...

Sep 5, 2020

Gregory Harold "Gregg" Hampton, age 61, of Hummingbird Lane, Boone, passed away Saturday, September 5, 2020. He was born on February 27, 1959 in Watauga county to Barney Stanley and Delores Storie “Tommie” Hampton. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Monroe and Lela Greene Hampton as well as his maternal grandparents, Carnie Harold and Lena S....

Aug 22, 2020

Larry Dean Morrison, 75, of Beck’s Nursery Road, and co-owner of Davidson and Piedmont Funeral Homes, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 22 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

A funeral service will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, August 26 at First Baptist Church of Welcome, by the...

Aug 19, 2020

Elsie Sullivan Sellers, 85, died Wednesday afternoon, August 19, 2020 in the home she shared with her daughter and family in Smithfield. Elsie was born in Johnston County on June 8, 1935, one of four children of Albert Braxton and Lee Ora Capps Sullivan.  Her parents and three siblings, (an infant brother; sister, Nora Blackman; and brother, Jarvis Sullivan)...

Jul 15, 2020

Linwood Barbour, Sr.

Raleigh, NC

It is  with profound sadness the family of Linwood Barbour, Sr. announces his passing on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 following a brief illness. Born in Four Oaks, NC, Lin was the son of the late William Robert Barbour, Sr. and Mary King Barbour.

A graduate of Four Oaks...

Jul 15, 2020

Mrs. Hilda Alford Johnson, age 99 formerly of Biscoe Road, Troy died Wednesday, July 15 at Sandy Ridge Assisted Living in Candor.

Mrs. Johnson was the widow of funeral director William H (Bill) Johnson of Troy and she had worked as a hostess at Briggs Funeral Home in Troy.

A graveside service will be held...

Jun 11, 2020

Leonard Ray Hockaday, Jr.

Leonard Ray Hockaday, Jr., 68, of Roanoke Rapids died June 11, 2020 at his home.

Ray was born January 16, 1952 in Iredell County, NC to the late Leonard Ray Hockaday, Sr. and Dorothy Green Hockaday. Ray was also preceded in death by his sister, Susan Ellen Hockaday; and his uncle...

May 13, 2020

Susan Harper Pennington died Wednesday, May 13, 2020. She was the only child of the late James Bryan Harper and Mary Sue Henley Harper of Winston-Salem. She graduated from Salem College in Winston-Salem and Mount Vernon College in Washington, DC. She was the widow of the late O.C. Pennington, Jr., former owner of Pennington-Smith Funeral Home in Raleigh, and long-time Vice-President of Brown-Wynne...