Drew Bess Howell, Jr.
Sep 25, 2018
Scotland Neck
Drew Bess Howell, Jr., 64, passed away Tuesday, September 25, 2018.
A memorial service will be held at 3:00pm on Sunday, September, 30, 2018 at Hope Free Will Baptist Church, Scotland Neck, NC with Pastor Matthew Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Sunnyside Cemetery with Military Honors. Family will receive friends and other...
Ernie Earl Sessoms
Sep 22, 2018
Ernie Earl Sessoms, 78, of Pinetops, NC died Saturday morning September 22, 2018 surrounded by his loved ones.
Ernie was born on October 21, 1939 in Edgecombe County to the late Alton Sessoms and Maggie Webb. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Barbara Fields Sessoms, whom he was married to for 26 years. He...
Maurice Elton Gardner
Sep 20, 2018
Maurice Elton "PaPa Mauricio" Gardner, 74, of Sumerduck, passed away Thursday, September 20, 2018, at the University of Virginia Medical Center from complications of AML. Maurice was born September 22, 1943, in Wilson, N.C., to Moses Lee Gardner and Lydia Lucinda Proctor. He married Bonnie Faye Hayes on January 18, 1963. Maurice was a 28-year veteran of the Army,...
Vernon Douglas Everette, Sr.
Sep 16, 2018
Tarboro
Vernon Douglas Everette, Sr. went home to be with the Lord on Sunday night; September 16, 2018 at Vidant Hospital in Greenville. He was surrounded by his wife, family and many friends during his time in the hospital.
He was born April 17, 1933 in Durham, NC; his parents were Clayton and Anna Bell...
Susan Bynum Fugate
Sep 14, 2018
Tarboro
Susan Bynum Fugate, 90, passed away Friday, September, 14, 2018.
Funeral service will be held Monday, September 17, 2018, 2:00pm, St. James United Methodist Church with Rev. Nathan Wittman and Rev. Caswell Shaw officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarwood Cemetery, Elm City, N.C.
Susan was preceded in death by her husband, Patton...
Sylvia Wade Brown
Sep 10, 2018
Hobgood
Sylvia Stroud Wade Brown, 83, passed away on September 10, 2018 surrounded by her family and loved ones.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00am on Wednesday, September 12, at Hobgood Baptist Church in Hobgood, NC.
She was the daughter of the late Jesse and Janie Stroud of Hobgood, NC. In...
Andy Avon Baker
Sep 10, 2018
***UPDATE-Graveside Services will be held on Friday, September 21, 2018 at 11:00am in Macclesfield Cemetery.
Macclesfield
Andy A. Baker, 56, passed away on Monday, September 10, 2018 surrounded by his family.
The family will receive relatives and friends at Carlisle Funeral Home in Tarboro on Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. The...
Samuel Gray Keel
Sep 9, 2018
**UPDATE-A memorial service will be held at Carlisle Funeral Home on Sunday, October 14, 2018, at 3:00pm. The family will receive friends following the service.
On Sunday, September 9, 2018, Samuel Gray Keel, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother, went to be with Jesus at the age of 87 years.
He is survived by his...
Delilah Pittman Bulluck
Sep 8, 2018
Mrs. Delilah Pittman Bulluck, age 80 of Rocky Mount passed away in the Nash General Hospital, on September 8, 2018
Delilah was preceded in death by her mother and father Bertha Bone and Joseph Pittman. sisters Maggie Lee Baker, Kathaleen Baker, brothers Tommie Pittman, Joe Pittman, Jerry Pittman and Lindbergh Pittman
She was hard working...
Eva Tolson Sugg
Sep 6, 2018
Pinetops
Eva Tolson Sugg, 89, passed away peacefully at her home in Pinetops, on Thursday, September 06, 2018.
She was preceded by her parents, Thomas L. Tolson, Sr. and Effie Proctor Tolson; sister, Nora Tolson Flanagan; brother, Thomas Lester Tolson, Jr., William Dock Tolson, and Fred Lewis Tolson; brothers-in-law, Dr. Woodrow B. Sugg, Edward L....
Charles "Rusty" R. Harrell
Sep 2, 2018
New Bern
Charles (Rusty) Harrell, 49, passed away on Sunday, September 2, 2018.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Thursday, September 6, at Carlisle Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Crabtree officiating. Burial will follow in Edgecombe Memorial Park.
Rusty was born in Tarboro on January 26, 1969 to JoAnn...
Betty Jean Spence Lancaster
Aug 31, 2018
Tarboro
Betty Jean Spence Lancaster, 80 passed away Friday, August 31, 2018.
Funeral service will be held Tuesday, September 4, 2:00pm at Carlisle Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Edgecombe Memorial Park.
She was preceded in death by a son, Hardy Lee Jones.
Betty Jean is survived by her loving family,...
Martha Butler Jackson
Aug 28, 2018
Pinetops
Martha Jackson, 81, passed away on August 28, 2018 at the Hospice Home in Greenville.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00pm on Friday August 31, at Falkland Church of God with the Rev. Gordon Braxton, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Jackson Family Cemetery, Pinetops.
Martha Butler Jackson was...
J. Lewis Ridgeway
Aug 25, 2018
J. Lewis Ridgeway, 90, of Tarboro, NC passed away August 25, 2018.
He was the youngest born to Otis and Thelma Ridgeway on November 29, 1927, in Greenville, SC. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1949 with a BA degree in Hospital Administration. He married Janie Lee Sullivan in 1949. They lived in Seneca,...
William Ann (Brake) Meeks
Aug 24, 2018
Mrs. William Ann Meeks, age 91 of Tarboro has passed away in the Vidant Edgecombe Hospital on August 24, 2018.
She is preceded in death by her husband William Clayton Meeks, her mother and father William Lester Brake and Lena Gaither Brake. She was a member of the Trinity Baptist Church and retired from Carolina Telephone after...
Doris (Phillips) Ellis
Aug 24, 2018
Doris Phillips Ellis, 89, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018.
A funeral service will be held on Monday, August 27, at 11:00AM at Pinetops United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jesse Baker and the Rev. Terry Williams officiating. Burial will follow in the Pineview Cemetery in Pinetops.
Doris was born in Wilson County on...
Curtis Allen Rochelle
Aug 21, 2018
Tarboro
Curtis Allen Rochelle, 79, passed away Tuesday, August 21, 2018.
Funeral service will be held Saturday, August 25, 2018 at 2:00pm at Carlisle Funeral Home with Rev. David Raynor and Rev. Jesse Blalock officiating. Entombment will follow at Edgecombe Memorial Park.
Curtis proudly served his country in U.S. Air Force. He retired...
Georgiana Carolyn (Carraway) O'Neal
Aug 20, 2018
Tarboro
Carolyn Carraway O'Neal, 81, passed away on Monday August 20, 2018.
She was born March 1, 1937 in Middlesex, NC to the late Mae and Will Carraway.
A son, Robert G. O'Neal, preceded her in death.
Carolyn was a member of Trinity Baptist Church for most of her life.
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Johnny Bailey
Aug 20, 2018
Tarboro
Johnny Bailey, III, 61, passed away on Monday, August 20, 2018.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00pm on Friday, August 24, at Carlisle Funeral Home with Pastor Ray Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery.
Johnny was the owner and operator of Johnny Bailey's Garage for many years. He was...
Becky Biddle Casper
Aug 18, 2018
Tarboro
Becky Biddle Casper, 73, passed away Saturday, August 18, 2018.
The family will receive friends and other relatives Wednesday, August 22, 2018 from 6:00 – 8:00pm at Carlisle Funeral Home.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel  and Louise Bailey Biddle; a son, Danny Ray Lane; sisters, Trina Biddle, Brenda...
