June 21, 2023, 77, Smithfield – James Edwards Carter, 77, passed away at UNC Johnston Health on Wednesday, June 21, 2023.  Mr. Carter was born in Lenoir County on September 28, 1945, to the late Jesse Carter and Fannie Louise Burroughs Ruffin.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son,…… read more »