January 9, 2025, 76, Turkey — Dennis Ray Motschenbacher passed away on January 9, 2025 at the Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro, North Carolina after a 14 year battle with cancer. Dennis was born on January 25, 1948, in Moorhead, Minnesota to Niles Leo and Delores Mae (Snyder) Motschenbacher. In 1955, his family moved…… read more »
Category Archives: Obituaries
Dennis Ray Motschenbacher
Senior Master Sergeant James Leon Zills, USAF Retired
January 5, 2025, 90, Goldsboro — Senior Master Sergeant James Leon Zills, USAF Retired, passed away Sunday morning, January 5, 2025 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center at the age of 90. Mr. Zills was born in Alabama on July 8, 1934 to the late Andrew Floyd and Annie Pearson Zills. He was a veteran of…… read more »
Margaret Becton Newsome
January 6, 2025, 89, Goldsboro — Margaret Becton Newsome was born on February 4, 1935, in Goldsboro, NC to the late Guilford Becton and Winnie Hubbard Becton. She passed away peacefully on January 6, 2025. Margaret attended public schools in Wayne County, graduating from Central High School in 1952. She went on to graduate from North Carolina Central…… read more »
Baby Camriah Cierra Floyd
December 29, 2024, 3 months, Goldsboro — Baby Camriah Cierra Floyd, 3 months, passed away on December 29, 2024. She was born to Christina McLaurin and Jordan Floyd. A service of love and remembrance will be held Friday at 2 PM in the Rev. Ernie Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Funeral Home. Arrangements are by…… read more »
Terrance Hoyt
December 23, 2024, 34, Goldsboro — Terrance Hoyt, 34, of 202 Bright St., died December 23, 2024 at his residence. He was born on January 7, 1990 to Angela Hoyt Leary in Boston, Massachusetts. Funeral services will held on Friday, January 17, 2024 at 1:00 PM in the Rev Ernie Haskins Memorial Chapel of Haskins Memorial…… read more »
HT Pate Grantham
January 11, 2025, 83, Goldsboro — HT Pate Grantham, age 83, passed away early Saturday morning, January 11, 2025 at his home. Born September 15, 1941 in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Carl Leon Grantham and Lela Pate Grantham. After graduating from Goldsboro High School, HT served in the United States…… read more »
Jason Robert Baker
January 8, 2025, 47, Princeton — Jason Robert Baker, 47, of Princeton passed away at UNC Healthcare in Chapel Hill, NC on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. Jason was born in Walton County Georgia on March 21, 1977 to Johnny Robert Baker and the late Juliann Cummings Baker. Jason is survived by his wife, Christine Elizabeth…… read more »
Ralph Michael Fankell
January 6, 2025, 65, Kenly — Ralph Michael Fankell, 65, of Kenly, passed away Monday at his home. He was born in Wilson County, January 10, 1959, to the late Ralph Fankell and Joyce Carter Lynch. Mr. Fankell enjoyed many things. He worked on a car racing team called the “Pig Rig”. He loved…… read more »
Edward “Slim” Alton Puryear
January 5, 2025, 87, Princeton — Edward “Slim” Alton Puryear, 87, of Princeton, passed away Sunday January 5, 2025 at the SECU Hospice House. Mr. Puryear was born December 1, 1937 in Wake County to the late Grover Lee and Carrie Lee Edmonds Puryear. He is preceded in death by his wife Margie Mitchell Puryear,…… read more »
David Thompson Laurance
January 1, 2025, 83, Princeton — David Thompson Laurance, 83, of Princeton, passed away Wednesday January 1, 2025. Mr. Laurance was born July 3, 1941 in Douglas County, Oregon to the late Kenneth Cecil and Lillian Margaret Thompson Laurance. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Lori Ann Laurance;…… read more »
