All Obituaries

Mrs. Sadie H. Speight, 96, of 2232 Imperial Avenue, Wilson, NC, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2019 at her home. The funeral service is scheduled for Friday, March 29, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at L. N. Forbes O.F.W.B. Tabernacle, 1800 Lane Street Extension, Wilson, NC.  Elder Elbert Forbes will officiate and Pastor George Ward will preside. The public viewing will be Thursday, March 28, 2019 from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. with an inspirational wake from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home,...

Ms. Beulah Mae Ellis, 92, of 1010 Elvie Street, Wilson, NC, passed away on March 18, 2019 at Wilson Medical Center The funeral service is scheduled for Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway, Wilson, NC. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery, Lane Street, Ext., Wilson, NC. A public visitation will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2019 from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm at Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King, Jr....

Mr. Victor Raymone Battle,46, of Goldsboro, NC, passed away on March 17, 2019 at Wayne Memorial Hospital. The funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 1:00 pm at Tabernacle Temple of Jesus Christ, 1601 Lane Street, Ext., Wilson, NC. Burial will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery, Lane Street Ext., Wilson, NC.  A public visitation will be held on Friday, March 22, 2019 from 12:00 noon until 6:00 pm at Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway,...

Bishop Edward L. Braswell, Sr., 91, of Wilson, NC, passed away on March 15, 2019 at Curis at Wilson Nursing Center. The funeral service is scheduled for Saturday,  March 23, 2019 at 1:00 pm at Mount Zion Progressive Primitive Baptist Church, 810 Black Creek Road, Wilson, NC. Bishop Robert Earl Daniels, III will deliver the eulogy. Burial will follow in Hamilton Burial Garden, Lane Street, Ext., Wilson, NC. A public visitation will be held on Friday, March 22, 2019 from 3:00 pm...

Mr. Lonnie Gray Best, 74, of Wilson, NC, passed away on March 14, 2019 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, NC. The funeral service is scheduled for Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway,  Wilson, NC. A public visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 19, 2019 from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm also at Stevens Funeral Home,  Mr. Best was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie Best and Mattie Mae Nicholson Best Pope;...

Thomas J. Farmer, 71 of 411 Garner Street, Wilson, NC passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC. The funeral service is scheduled for Monday, March 18, 2019 at 1:00 pm at Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway, Wilson, NC. A public visitation will also be held on Monday, March 18, 2019 from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm at Stevens Funeral Home. Thomas was preceded in death by: his father, Walter Farmer; two brothers, Willie Farmer...

Ms. Angela Marie Keys, 60, passed away on March 11, 2019 at SECU Hospice House in Goldsboro, NC. The funeral service is scheduled for Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 11:00 am at Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway, Wilson, NC. Deacon Steve Clark, Sr. will deliver the eulogy. Burial will follow in Kirby Family Cemetery. A public visitation will be held on Friday, March 15, 2019 from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm also at Stevens Funeral Home. Ms. Keys was preceded in...

Mr. Tony Sylvester Boddie, 52, of Wilson, NC, passed away on March 10, 2019. The funeral service is scheduled for Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy., Wilson, NC.  The public viewing will be Saturday, March 16, 2019 from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Stevens Funeral Home.   Mr. Boddie was preceded in death by:  his mother, Mable Doris Ford Boddie; his step-father, Bradley Henderson; his grandparents, Roscoe Lee Ford, Leona...

Jessie L. Williams, 98, of 7454 Bartee Bridge Road, Stantonsburg, NC, passed away on March 09,2019 at Wilson Medical Center in Wilson North Carolina.  The funeral service is Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 11:30 am at Washington Branch FWB Church 716 Washington Branch Church Road, Snow Hill, NC.  A public visitation will also be held on Saturday, March  16, 2019 from from 11:00 am until 11:30 am  at Washington Branch. Mrs. Williams was preceded in death...

Larry Parker, Jr., 53, of 3 Mooring Court, Durham, NC, passed away on March 3, 2019. The funeral service is scheduled for Sunday, March 17, 2019 at 2:00 pm at Saint Luke FWB Church, 311 Church Street, Stantonsburg, NC. A public visitation will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2019 from 3:00 pm until 6:00 pm at Stevens Funeral Home, 1820 Martin Luther King, Jr. Parkway, Wilson, NC.  Larry was preceded in death by: his father, Larry W. Parker, Sr. and one daughter, Tammie...