All Obituaries

Joyce Strickland Buck, 88, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Visitation with the family will be from 2:00-3:00 PM on Sunday, January 29, 2023 at Falkland Church of God. Funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 29, at Falkland Church of God with Rev. Gordon Braxton officiating. Burial will follow at Edgecombe Memorial Park. A full obituary will be posted at a later time.

Beverly Rollins Edwards, 70, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on January 24, 2023 at the Service League of Greenville Inpatient Hospice House in Greenville, NC after a three-year battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Beverly was born on July 15, 1952 in Wilmington, NC to Ferrell and Jinks Rollins. She attended Tarboro public schools all her life, and completed her college education at Peace College in Raleigh and UNC- Chapel Hill in 1974 with an undergraduate degree in...

Judith Thompson Williams of Tarboro passed away on Monday, January 23rd after an extended hospital stay. Judy was born October 2nd, 1944, in Tarboro. She was the daughter of Clara Zimmerman and Oscar Franklin Thompson. She attended Tarboro City Schools and graduated from Tarboro High School in 1962. After graduation she attended Louisburg Junior College. Judy is survived by her husband of 58 years and middle school sweetheart, Frederick Alton Williams Junior. Freddy was the love of her...

David Francis Worsley passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family in Wilmington, NC on Friday, January 20, 2023 at the age of 83. David was born on November 15, 1939 in Oak City, NC to Francis and Dorothy Worsley. He worked on the family farm until he graduated from Oak City High School in 1958. During his years at Oak City High, David was a star basketball player who made the all-county team. He married Kaye Hathaway, his high school sweetheart in 1959. David attended college...

Cathy Mitchell Marshall, 60, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Cathy was born in Edgecombe County on August 26, 1962, to David Lee Mitchell and Billie Carol Wright Mitchell. She was a great mom and wife, and loved her family, church family, friends, and Tarboro. She was preceded in death by her parents, Pete and Billie Mitchell; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Lucille and Willis Marshall; and brother-in-law, Gary Scott. Cathy is survived by her husband of 46 years, Earl...

Elizabeth “Liz” Pollard, 96, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at her home with her family at her side. Funeral service will be held Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 3:00 PM, First Baptist Church, Tarboro. Burial will follow at Edgecombe Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Saturday from 2:00 – 3:00 PM at the church. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Bereavement at First Baptist Church Tarboro; 605 N Main St, Tarboro,...

Lois B. Coggin, 76, passed away on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Hobgood Cemetery, Hobgood, NC, with Pastor Don Causey officiating. She was born in Halifax County on August 15, 1946 to the late Bithel Braddy and Estelle Elizabeth Savage Braddy. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alex Coggin; grandson, Robert Guay; sisters, Joyce Robinson, Gertrude Harrelson; brothers,...

Barbara Gail Brown, 85 years old, crossed over to her heavenly home on Monday, January 16, 2023. She passed away peacefully with loved ones at her bedside. Funeral service for Gail will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at Carlisle Funeral Home with Reverend Stanley Buck and Michael Bryan officiating. Visitation with the family will begin at 10:00 until service time. Burial will follow in Edgecombe Memorial Park.  Gail was preceded in death by her...

Charles Joseph Nolker, Sr., better known as “Crazy Charlie” of which his son-in-law coined him, finally stopped bugging everybody on January 16, 2023. Right to the end, he did his best to argue and debate his love and loyalty of all things Pittsburgh. The only thing that topped his love of the Steelers was his affection for his Jack Russells who were his “FAVORITE CHILDREN.” Chuck was born on August 20, 1945 in Curtisville, Pennsylvania to a German father and Italian...

Rev. Charles Lee Arnold, 82, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at his home. Memorial service will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday, January 21, 2023, at Evangel Christian Fellowship, 1421 Graham St., Rocky Mount, NC 27803 with Rev. Randall Lawrence officiating the service. Charles was a minister for 58 years and pastored at 7 churches in 3 different states. He loved God, his family, his church, his congregation, and all his friends. He was a faithful servant of God with a heart for...