All Obituaries

Pastora “Dora” Torres 3/30/1950 - 1/18/2021   Funeral mass will be held Monday, January 25, 2021 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church.   Dora was predeceased by her parents, Manuel & Carmen Rivera; sisters, Maria Ortiz & Isabella Carmona; brother, Manuel Rivera, and granddaughter, Jeida Layani Torres. She is survived by husband, Reyes M Torres Sr. and children, Reyes M. Torres Jr and his wife Gina, Reina Esmeralda Foster and husband, William, Reina...

Janie Crawford Earp, 75, of Fremont went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, January 18, 2021 at Wake Medical Center in Raleigh.   A service to celebrate her life will be held on Friday, January 22, 2021 at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.   A private family burial will be held at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont.   Ms. Earp was born in Wayne County on June 24, 1945 to the late Norman and Gladys Juanita Bedford...

Jimmy Stallings, 66, of Fremont gained his angel wings Monday morning, January 18, 2021 at UNC Rex Health Care in Raleigh. A graveside service will be held Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 3 p.m. at Eureka Cemetery with the Dr. Don Sauls and Reverend Ira Williford officiating.  The family will receive friends following the service. Jimmy was born in Wayne County on July 14, 1954.  He was a charter member of United In Christ Church in Goldsboro where he sang in...

Sandra Jean Richards, 68, passed away Monday, January 18, 2021 at Atria Grand Prairie in Texas.   Arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.

Patrick H. Rossignol, 87, of Goldsboro passed away Friday, January 15, 2021 at home.   He was born December 5, 1933 in Frenchville, Maine and was the youngest of 21 children.   He is survived by 4 children, Daniel P. Rossignol and his wife, Mary Carol, Diane R. Gagne and her husband, J. Leo, Holly Susla and her husband, Ben and Todd Rossignol and his wife Anne; 8 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Simone Cote of Lisbon, Maine who...

Helen Davis Powell, 82, went to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday, January 14, 2021 at American Village Health Care in Indiana.   Homegoing service will be held Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 11 a.m. at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Mt. Olive.  Interment will follow at Wayne Memorial Park in Dudley.  The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10 until 10:45 a.m. at the church.  Those attending are asked to wear a mask and social...

Roger Dale Martin, 72, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021 at Wayne UNC Health Care. Arrangements are incomplete and in the care of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.

Lucy Vernell Grantham, 92, of Goldsboro passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at her home in Goldsboro.   Due to COVID-19, a graveside service will be held for family and very close friends Monday, January 18, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Falling Creek United Methodist Church in Grantham.   Vernell was born February 11, 1928 to the late Ernie Talton Thornton and Lou Britt Thornton. Vernell grew up in Grantham as part of a farming family. She learned the meaning of family...

James “Jim” Calvin Sharpe, 73, of Goldsboro passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 at home.   The family will receive visitors at 111 Daryl Drive, Goldsboro on Saturday, January 16, 2021 from 4 until 6 p.m.   Mr. Sharpe was born in Florida on April 6, 1947 to the late J.C. and Linnie Mae Thompson Sharpe. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force where he proudly served for 22 years. James Sharpe dedicated his life to the love of his life Wilma, his children,...

Shelby Jean Walston, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, January 9, 2021 at home.   Graveside service will be held Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Nahunta Cemetery.  The family will receive friends following the service.   Mrs. Walston was born in Greene County on December 3, 1936 to the late Jessie and Minnie Best Taylor Nethercutt.  She was a lifelong member of Nahunta Friends Meeting.   She is survived by one daughter, Norma D....