All Obituaries

Brian Thomas Beard, 55, of Goldsboro passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at UNC Health Wayne in Goldsboro.   Graveside service will be held Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in Princeton.  The family will receive friends following the service.   Brian was born at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota on July 24, 1967 to the late Julian Wade and Sylvia Perdue Beard.  He was a member of Oak Forest Church of Christ in Goldsboro and...

Walter Jerry Bean, 82, of Goldsboro departed this earthly life Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center with his family by his side.   A graveside service will be held Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 3 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park in Dudley.  The family will receive friends following the graveside service.   Jerry was born in Wayne County on July 27, 1940.  He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and was owner and operator of Braden Custom House...

Gaynell Durham Lofton was born February 12, 1925 in Goldsboro, North Carolina to the late Lonnie Durham, Sr. and Maggie Sutton Durham.  She passed from labor to reward at Goldsboro Assisted Living on January 21, 2023.   Gaynell was reared in the Elroy Community and raised on a farm.  She attended Wayne County Public Schools.     Gaynell loved the Lord and joined Millers Chapel AME Zion Church at a young age and attended as...

Mary Margaret “Peggy” Davis, 93, of Goldsboro went to be with her Lord Thursday morning, January 19, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family.   A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, January 23, 2023 at 11 a.m. at Saint Mary Catholic Church in Goldsboro.  The family will receive friends Sunday, January 22, 2023 from 2 until 3 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.    Mary was born in New Hampshire on May 5, 1929 to the...

Frank Lee Davis Jr., 67, of Goldsboro passed away Friday, January 13, 2023 at UNC Health Wayne in Goldsboro.   Funeral service will be held Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at noon in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Burial will follow at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Goldsboro with military honors. Viewing will be held Monday, January 23, 2023 from 4 until 6 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory.   Frank was born in Wayne County on...

Ingeborg Elli Lockamy was born on April 10th, 1935, in Coburg, Bavaria, Germany to the late Ewald and Erna Sohnlein. As a young child, who survived living through WWII, Inge continued to learn and work hard until she moved to the United States in 1953 with her first husband Thomas J. Clark. They went on to have 3 children- Frances, Michael and Ronnie. In the years to follow, she would lose both her husband and middle son, Michael, who often she thought fondly and remembered, as her...

Mr. Albert F. Macklin, 91, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 9, 2023 in his home surrounded by family. Albert was born July 4, 1931 in Mineola, New York but was reared in Boydton, Virginia. He was the son of the late Talmadge and Jean Macklin and a brother of the late Roslyn Macklin and Bessie Macklin Ellis.    Funeral service will be held Friday, January 13, 2023 at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.  Burial will follow with...

Angelo Mandril Burden, 49, departed this walk of life Sunday, January 8, 2023 at Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory, North Carolina.   Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 17, 2023 from 4 until 6 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.  Funeral service will be held Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory.  Burial will follow at Wayne Memorial Park in Dudley.    Mandril was born in...

Lillian "Penny" Gray, 71, of Goldsboro passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023 at her home.   A service to celebrate her life will be held at a later date.   Ms. Gray was born in Wilmington on July 10, 1951 to the late Orin Wallace and Katherine Lewis Perry. She was a member of LaGrange United Methodist Church. Ms. Gray worked with the State of North Carolina having worked for 30 years; with her retiring from Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro.   She is survived by her...

Helen Marie Troublefield was born on May 13, 1951 to the late Naomi and Neal Troublefield in Clayton, North Carolina. Helen was raised in Johnston County and educated at Richard B. Harrison High School in Selma, NC.   Helen married Everette Fredro “Fred” Stevens and God blessed their union with three beautiful children.  After working outside the home for a time, she decided her contribution to the family as a homemaker full-time was the most important.  She...

Gail Marie Henry, 76, of Goldsboro passed away Monday, January 2, 2023 at UNC Health Wayne in Goldsboro.   A graveside service will be held Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Goldsboro.   Gail was born in Illinois on August 14, 1946 to the late John Lewis Curtis and Adah Jackson Curtis.  She was an avid Cubs fan.   She leaves to cherish her memories her loving husband of over 54 years, William “Bill” Henry;...

Donald Lee Talton, 73, of Pikeville went to his heavenly home Saturday, December 31, 2022 at the Durham VA Medical Center in Durham.   A graveside service will be held Monday, January 9, 2023 at 3 p.m. at Pikeville Cemetery with military honors.  The family will receive friends following the graveside.   Mr. Talton was born in Norfolk, Virginia of September 24, 1949 to the late Dewey and Sophronia Sellers Talton.  He was a veteran of the United States Army and retired...

Thomas Steele Herring, 67, of the Grantham community passed away Christmas morning, December 25, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family.   Thomas was born in Wayne County on December 26, 1954 to the late James Lamont Herring Sr. and Carol Thornton Herring. He was employed with Herring Milling Company in Grantham.  Thomas enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening.   He leaves to cherish his memories his loving wife, Sara Stevens Herring; one son, Tyler Steele...

Ronald "Ron" also known as "Tombstone" Gray Rosser Jr., 60, of Dudley passed away on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2022 at his home. A celebration of his life will be held January 7, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Stantonsburg Community Building, 103 Moyton Avenue, Stantonsburg, NC. 27883. Ron was born in Virginia on July 26, 1962 to the late Ronald Gray Rosser and Jean Elizabeth Smith Rosser.    Tombstone was a respected lifetime member of the...

Dr. Elondra Delorese Napper, 48, of Seven Springs departed her earthly life, Monday, December 19, 2022 at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill.   A service to celebrate her life will be held Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Burial will follow at Wayne Memorial Park in Dudley. The family will receive friends 30 minutes prior to the service beginning at 1 p.m.   She is survived by her loving mother,...

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.”  2 Timothy 4:7 Mrs. Annie J. Ruffin Artis, 71, of Goldsboro, N.C. departed her earthly life peacefully December 16, 2022, at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital in Clinton, Maryland.   Annie (Sister) was born in Wayne County, N.C. to the late Mrs. Helen Lassiter Ruffin and Mr. Allen Lee Ruffin Sr.   She received her education at Norwayne...

Betty Ann Lamp, 83, departed this walk of life Friday, December 16, 2022 at Goldsboro Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.   A graveside service will be held Friday, December 23, 2022 at 11 a.m. at Pikeville Cemetery with Robert Goff officiating.  The family will receive friends following the service.   Betty was born in Arkansas on September 25, 1939 to the late John Gordan Lamp and Flora Ann Arendell Lamp. She was one of the founding members of the Church of Christ...

William Earl Dudley, 54, of Snow Hill passed away Friday, December 16, 2022 at UNC Health Wayne in Goldsboro.   The family will receive friends Wednesday, December 21, 2022 from 10 until 11:00 a.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory.  A graveside service will follow the visitation at 11:30 a.m. at Golden Gate Cemetery in Pikeville.   He is survived by his mother, Maxine Person and husband, Jack of Pikeville; his wife, Diane Neina Dudley; two brothers, Donovan Dudley...

Ralph Ward Cadman, 88, of Snow Hill passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at UNC Health Care Lenoir in Kinston.   Mr. Cadman was born October 25, 1934 in Arizona to the late Arthur Bruce Cadman Jr. and Sybil Ferrand Gunn Cadman.  He was a veteran of the United States Air Force.   He is survived by one son, Arthur Bruce Cadman III of California; one daughter, Denise Elena Turnage of Goldsboro; three grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.   In addition to...

Leon Redding Cole, 90, of Goldsboro passed away Monday, December 12, 2022 at UNC Health Wayne.   A graveside service with military honors will be held Monday, December 19, 2022 at 2 p.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Goldsboro.    Mr. Cole was born in Willard, North Carolina on March 5, 1932 to the late Edward and Mary Lilly Piner Cole.  He was a veteran of the United States Army and member of Daniels Chapel in Goldsboro.   He is survived by...