All Obituaries

Araceli Hernandez Sanchez, 79, of Seven Springs passed away Monday, April 9, 2024 at SECU Bryan Hospice in Pittsboro surrounded by her family.   Funeral Mass will be held Friday, April 12, 2024 at 6 p.m. at Saint Mary of the Angels Catholic Church in Mount Olive with visitation afterwards.  Viewing will be held Thursday, April 11, 2024 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.   Mrs. Sanchez was born in Mexico on February 8, 1945 to the...

Carrie Belle Worrell, 77, of Goldsboro departed this walk of life Monday, April 8, 2024 at UNC Health Wayne in Goldsboro.   Funeral service will be held Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Burial will follow at Golden Gate Cemetery in Pikeville. Viewing will be held prior to the service from noon until 12:45 p.m. at the funeral home.   Mrs. Worrell was born in Greene County to the late AJ and Mattie Carmon...

Frances Woodard Lynch Deans, 93, of Goldsboro went to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, April 7, 2024 at Brookdale Country Day Road in Goldsboro.   Homegoing service will be held Friday, April 12, 2024 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Interment will follow at Wayne Memorial Park in Dudley. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 10 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at the funeral home.   Frances was a talented and devoted...

Theresa J. Kelderhouse, 73, of Goldsboro passed away Sunday, April 7, 2024 at Rex Hospital UNC Health in Raleigh.   A graveside will be held in Kingston, New York.   Mrs. Kelderhouse was born in New York on November 22, 1950 to the late Elmer and Julia Lockwood Joslin.    She is survived by two daughters, Lyn Kelderhouse (Ahmed) and Tammi Avery (David); three grandchildren, Mandisha, Joshua and Kristin and five great-grandchildren.   In addition to her...

Faye Goff Sauls received her ultimate healing Saturday, April 6, 2024 at her home in Fremont surrounded by her loving family.   A graveside service will be held Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 3 p.m. at Stantonsburg Cemetery with Reverend Wayne Goff and Reverend Tony Hawley officiating. The family will receive friends following the service.   Faye was born in Wayne County to the late Paul F. Goff and Eva Elizabeth Beaman Goff on June 24, 1948.  She was a member of...

Evelyn Jean Moler of Pikeville passed away Thursday morning, April 4, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family at the age of 82.    Ms. Moler was born in Kansas to the late Thomas Frank and Ruby E. Thompson Kerley on March 17, 1942. She was veteran of the United States Army. She graduated from Boot Camp at Fort McClellan in 1963 and then married the love of her life the late, Donald Leroy Moler in 1965.   She leaves to cherish her memories her children, Mary and Darryl...

Grover Clifford Owens Jr., 92, of Goldsboro, NC, peacefully went to be with his Lord and Savior surrounded by family on Monday, April 1, 2024 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.    Grover was born in Cool Spring Township, near Forest City, NC on April 23, 1931 to Grover Clifford Owens Sr. and Sarah Burley Owens. Grover graduated from Wofford College with a pre-med degree in Chemistry before enlisting in the Army during the Korean War. A proud Veteran, Grover humbly served his country...

Janet Hutchinson Clayton, 75, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2024 at Brookdale Assisted Living in Goldsboro, North Carolina.   The family will receive friends Wednesday, April 3, 2024 from 2 until 3:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro, North Carolina.   Janet was born in New York to the late John F. Hutchinson and Josephine (Grasso) Hutchinson on March 4, 1949.    She is survived by one son, John Dundon and wife, Jen of New York; one sister,...

  William Kwame Baptiste "Coach" of Goldsboro departed this earthly life Wednesday morning, March 27, 2024, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was 48 years old.   Will was born on September 28, 1975, in Brooklyn, New York to Brenda E. Youell and Willie F. Baptiste. He graduated from Jefferson Davis High School in Mobile, Alabama, and went on to enlist in the United States Air Force where he was trained in combat communications. He continued to work in...

Maxine Pate Sasser, 95, of the Patetown community went to be with her Lord and Savior Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at her home surrounded by her family.   Homegoing service will be held Saturday, March 30, 2024 at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Interment will follow at Pate Farm Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 9:00 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. at the funeral home.   Ms. Sasser was born in Wayne County on June 5,...

Vira Naomi Taylor passed away peacefully Monday, March 25, 2024 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro at the age of 99.   Ms. Taylor was born in Wilson County on July 28, 1924 to the late Gary and Nancy Barnes Howell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Taylor; one son, David Taylor; her siblings and one grandchild.   Cherishing her memories are one son, Gary Martin Taylor of Whittakers; one daughter, Phyllis Davis and husband,...

Peter Robert Barden (Pete) formerly of the Grantham Community passed away Friday, March 22, 2024 at Fayetteville VA Medical Center at the age of 68.   A service to celebrate his life will be held Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 2 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro with Reverend Dennis Pollock officiating. Burial will follow at Selah Christian Church Cemetery. The family will greet friends prior to the service from 1 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. at the...

Earl Ray Hughes, 86, of Dudley departed this walk of life Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at Goldsboro Health & Rehabilitation with his family by his side.   Funeral service will be held Sunday, March 24, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro. Interment with full military honors will follow at Wayne Memorial Park in Dudley.  The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. at the funeral...

Delores Cobb Merritt, 71, of Goldsboro went to her heavenly home Sunday, March 17, 2024 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro.   Mrs. Merritt was born in Jamaica on December 25, 1952. She worshipped at Victory Faith Center in Goldsboro as her health permitted.  She loved to sing gospel music and most importantly loved to pray. Through her street ministry, she was always sharing the gospel with others and talking about her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.   Cherishing...

Clarence Terry Smith, 76, of Goldsboro passed away unexpectedly Saturday, March 16, 2024 at his home.   Mr. Smith was born in Wayne County to the late Dr. William Cary Smith and Frances Aycock Smith on August 1, 1947. He was a valued employee of Walmart on Spence Avenue in Goldsboro. He received his Associate's in Science degree from Mount Olive Junior College and later received his Bachelor's in Science degree from Atlantic Christian College.   Surviving are two...

Jim Harper Combs passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at UNC Health Wayne in Goldsboro at the age of 86.   A memorial service will be held Friday, March 15, 2024 at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. The family will greet friends following the service.   Mr. Combs was born in Stantonsburg on September 4, 1937 to the late Isac Lee and Emma "Bill" Best Combs. He retired as a lineman from MasTec (formerly Stackhouse).   Surviving...

Mae Gloria Ford Dillehay was born to the late Kirby Ford and Annie Harris Ford who went from labor to reward on Friday, March 8, 2024.   Gloria as she was called, graduated from Dillard High School and NC A&T College which now known as NC A&T State University.   She was a member of St. Joseph Free Will Baptist Church where she had served on various committees. For several years she was a member of the Goldsboro Continental Society and served in various offices including...

Grace Gower Daughtry, 86, of Pikeville received her ultimate healing Friday morning, March 8, 2024 at her home.    Funeral service will be held Monday, March 11, 2024 at 6 p.m. in the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. The family will greet friends following the service. Entombment will be held Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel in Dudley.   Mrs. Daughtry was born in Johnston County on December 11, 1937 to the late...

Brian Keith Smith, 59, of Pikeville passed away Friday morning, March 8, 2024 at Mount Olive Center.   No formal service will be held.   Brian was born in Georgia on July 27, 1964 to the late Leonard and Ila Smith.   Brian is survived by his wife, April L. Smith; one brother, Gregory L. Smith  and wife, Linda; his father-in-law, Avery Planty and wife, Sandi; brothers-in-law, Avery E. Planty and Jeffrey Planty and wife, Shirley; sister-in-law, Eva Pittman; two nephews,...

Tessa Lenee' Wiggins, 56, of Goldsboro departed this walk of life Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at her home.   Tessa was born on February 23, 1968 in Wayne County, North Carolina.   She is survived by her loving husband, Rusty Wiggins; children, Jessica Miller & husband, Seth and Jamiee Randall & husband, Brandon; grandson, Landon Miller and grandchild (deceased); mother, Moqueetta Yvonne Steele & stepfather, William Steele (deceased); father, Timmy Shearin &...