All Obituaries

Mr. Arnold Lee Garner, 63, of Dudley, NC, departed this life on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at his home. Please keep his wife, Betty, and the Garner and Pigford families in your prayers as they prepare for the celebration of life service of their dearly beloved.  "Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal".

Mrs. Janice Grey Pigford Williams,66, of Dudley, NC, (GHS Class of 1976), departed this earthly tabernacle on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at her residence. Janice was born on August 8, 1957 to the late Willie James Pigford Sr. and Eloise Price Pigford in Wayne County.    She is preceded in death by her father and siblings, Carolyn Pigford Ellis, Willie James Pigford Jr., and Barbara Ann Pigford. Janice attended Wayne County Schools and graduated from Goldsboro High School...

Sunrise - February 28, 1967      "He Fought A Good Fight"      Sunset - September 13, 2023   Mr. Charles Marl Boone Jr., 56, of Dudley, NC, departed this life on Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center, Goldsboro, NC. Please keep the family in your prayers as they mourn the loss of their beloved Mr. Boone.  "Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal".

Mrs. Donna Jean Moran, 76, of Grifton, NC, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, September 10, 2023 at ECU Health Medical Center, Greenville, NC. Donna was born on March 4, 1947 to the late Ross and Wanda Crickbaum Rollins of Clarksburg, WV.  She is preceded in death by her parents and brother Gary Rollins (Lucinda deceased). Donna was a longtime resident of Grifton, NC, and worked at DuPont for over 25 years.  She was an active and dedicated member of Rountree Christian...

Mrs. Ivy Lillian Stephens Gormican, 85, of Grifton, NC, departed this life on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, surrounded by her loving family, at her home. Please keep the family in your prayers as they prepare for the celebration of life service for their dearly beloved.

Mother Gloria Taylor Burden entered into this world on January 19, 1939 to the late Paul and Martha Holloway Taylor. On August 8, 2023 at 11:39 p.m., she answered the master’s call and put down the cares of this world to start her journey into her eternal rest. She leaves to cherish her precious memories; brother, Roland A. Taylor; daughter, Shelbra B. Jackson; two sons,  Jerald (Nicole) Council Sr. and William L. (Gloria) Burden Jr.; 8 grandchildren, Craig (Stormi) Bridges ,...

Mollie Delores (Montague) Watson was born May 15, 1927, to Louis and Katie (Herndon) Montague. She quietly and peacefully transitioned home on Monday, August 7, 2023, at the SECU Hospice House of Johnston Health in Smithfield, North Carolina. Mollie was educated in the Wake County school system. She studied nursing and became a Registered Nurse. She worked at Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital in New York City, New York, DC General Hospital in Washington, District of Columbia, and was one of the...

Ms. Marcia Faye McGlohon, 83, of Kinston, NC, departed this life on Monday, July 24, 2023 at Spring Arbor of Kinston, NC Please keep the MGlohon family in your prayers as they prepare for the celebration of life services of their dearly beloved Ms. Marcia.

Mrs. Vivian Marie Carlisle White, loving wife and mother, transitioned home on Friday, June 23, 2023 in Atlanta, GA, with her loving husband by her side. Vivian was born in Goldsboro, NC to the late Mr. Henry Carlisle and Mrs. Zelma Rowe Carlisle. She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter Sonya, and four brothers, Alvin, Gene, Henry, and Larry. May she be reunited with them in heaven. Surviving to cherish her memory is her loving husband Jonah White; four daughters, Sheri White,...

Mrs. Dwanda “Sam” Lane, 56, of Goldsboro, NC, departed this life on Monday, June 19, 2023, surrounded by her loving family, at her home. Please keep the Lane family in your prayers as they prepare for the celebration of life service of their beloved "Sam".