February 7, 2025, 90, Goldsboro — Betty Rose Gwaltney Smith Martin, age 90, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 7th at Somerset Court Assisted Living surrounded by her family. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Javy Rudolph Gwaltney and Sarah Dean Herring Gwaltney and wife of the late Thomas Carroll…… read more »
February 6, 2025, 92, Goldsboro — Nathan Dawson, 92, of Goldsboro passed Thursday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. He is the son of the late Benjamin Franklin and Lola Hines Dawson and is the husband of the late Evelyn Dawson. Mr. Dawson was a loving and supportive father and a good provider for his family.…… read more »
February 5, 2025, 73, Goldsboro — Samuel Lee Strider, 73, of Goldsboro passed away Wednesday at Wayne U.N.C. Hospital. He is the son of the late Lacy Ray and Effie Graves Strider and husband of Kathy Parsons Strider. Mr. Strider was retired from the United States Air Force. After working for Ormond’s furniture as a…… read more »
February 5, 2025, 73, Grantham — Glenda Johnson Hill, age 73, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, February 5, 2025, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She was born in Salina, KS but to the late Glenn Vernon Johnson and Berneita Walters Johnson. Glenda was a lifelong resident of the Grantham Community. She was preceded in death…… read more »
February 4, 2025, 67, Rosewood — Deborah Marie Gregory Herring, age 67, passed away February 4, 2025 at UNC-Wayne Healthcare in Goldsboro. Born in Cumberland County to the late John Nathan Gregory and Laura Mae Casey Gregory. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Sherrill Herring; Siblings, Nathan Gregory, Charles Gregory, Maurice…… read more »
February 3, 2025, 63, Goldsboro — Kenneth Philip “Phil” Timmons, age 63, of Goldsboro passed away in the early morning hour of February 3, 2025, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice Center in Wilmington. He was born in Wayne County to the late Kenneth Elton Timmons and Claudia Sutton Timmons. Phil grew up loving a bike…… read more »
January 31, 2025, 87, Newton Grove — Joyce Marie Harrell, of Newton Grove, formerly of the Suttontown community passed away in the early dawn hours on Friday, January 31, 2025, at Rolling Ridge Assisted Living in Newton Grove. Born December 30, 1937, in Wayne County to the late Granger and Marguerite Warren Harrell, Marie is…… read more »
January 26, 2025, 60, Goldsboro — Judith Ann Long, age 60, passed away Sunday, January 26, 2025 at her home. Born in Moore County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Faye Long, also preceding her in death are her siblings Cynthia Melton and Paul Long. She was a member of The Bridge…… read more »
January 24, 2025, 81, Goldsboro — Frances Chestnutt Gurley, 81, of Goldsboro passed away Friday morning at Kenansville Health and Rehab. She is the daughter of the late C. O. “Jack” and Macy Blizzard Chestnutt and is the wife of the late Needham R. Gurley. Mrs. Gurley enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her…… read more »
January 23, 2025, 92, Goldsboro — Marlene “Tootsie” Hare Harrell Edwards, age 92, went to meet her Lord and Savior in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 23rd at her residence. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Louis Russell Hare and Myrtle Elizabeth Holt Hare and was preceded in…… read more »
