All Obituaries

Mary Edna “Tootsie” Bogey, 81, formally of Dudley passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2019 at Accordius Health at Wilson.   A funeral service will be held Thursday, November 21, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. at the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends following the service. A graveside service will be held Friday, November 22, 2019 at noon at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, Spring Lake, NC.   Mary was preceded in death...

Maurice Douglas Townsend, 56, departed this walk of life Saturday, November 16, 2019 at White Oak of Burlington.   Visitation will be held Sunday, November 24, 2019 from 2:30-3:00 p.m. at Greenleaf Christian Church. The funeral service will follow at 3:00 p.m. with military honors.   A private family burial will be held at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Goldsboro.   Maurice was a member of Greenleaf Christian Church and was retired from the United States...

Janet Faye Lewis, 79, passed away Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.   Janet was a member of The Lord's Table Church in Goldsboro since 2014.  Ms. Lewis was a lady of strong faith in God, tireless and selfless.   She will be truly missed.   She is survived by her three sons, George T Evans III, Anthony Deron Evans and Michael Wayne Evans and three grandchildren,  Tabitha Rose Evans, Olivia Claire Evans and William...

SMSgt John Rance Brady, 87, formerly of Goldsboro, passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at the North Carolina Veterans Home in Kinston.   A graveside service with full honors will be held Friday, November 15, 2019 at 10 a.m. at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Goldsboro.  The family will receive friends Thursday evening, November 14, 2019 from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.   Mr. Brady was born in Johnston County...

Evangelist Jerry Hannah, 80, of LaGrange went to be with his Lord and Savior on Veterans Day, November 11, 2019 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro surrounded by his loving family.   The family will receive friends Friday, November 15, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. until 10:15 a.m. at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Goldsboro where he was a member.  A service to celebrate his life will follow at 10:30 a.m. in the church sanctuary.  Interment will follow at...

Percy Braswell departed his earthly life on Sunday, November 10, 2019. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and in the care of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro. 

Linda Kay Lipscomb James, 72, of Pikeville went to be with Jesus on Saturday, November 09, 2019 at UNC Rex Healthcare in Raleigh.   Funeral services will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro with her daughter, Pastor Chrystal McCullen officiating.  The family will receive friends following the service and other times at the residence.  A graveside service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at Pikeville...

Patricia Jarman Robinson, 72, of Mt. Olive went to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, November 01, 2019 at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro.   Funeral service will be held Monday, November 04, 2019 at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro with Apostle Norbert E. Simmons officiating.  The family will receive friends following the service.  Family interment will be held at Wayne Memorial Park North.   Mrs. Robinson was born on...

  Donald William Hart Jr., 66, passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019 at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.   Donald attended United in Christ Church in Goldsboro.  He was a veteran of the United States Army and United States Navy and past employed with Cherry Hospital.   Visitation will be held at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro, Monday, November 4, 2019 from 1 until 2:00 p.m. with a graveside service to follow at Pinelawn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel...

Thomas Richard Evans, 73, of Pikeville passed away Thursday, October 31, 2019 at his home.   A service to celebrate his life will be held Sunday, November 03, 2019 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.  The family will receive friends following the service.   Mr. Evans was born in Wayne County on July 22, 1946 to the late Johnnie and Jeffie Best Evans.  He was a Biology and Science Teacher with the Wayne County Public School...