A worship service of thanksgiving to God for Bob’s incredible life will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday March 29th, at Calvary Memorial UMC, with burial at the Snow Hill Cemetery following. Friends and family are invited to gather in the Fellowship Hall from 12:30-1:45 to share memories, swap stories, and take a picture or two.
Mrs. Laverne Harper Strickland, age 92, passed away Monday morning, March 10, 2025, at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral Services will be held graveside 2 PM Thursday, March 13th, at the Snow Hill Cemetery with Pastor Roy Graves officiating. The family will greet friends and extended relatives immediately following the service.
Mrs. Myrtle Barrow McKeel Heath, age 107, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, March 2nd, 2025, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Funeral Services will be held 2 PM Thursday, March 6th, at the chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service with Pastor Mike Parks officiating. Interment will follow at the Snow Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Cecil C. Conner, age 86, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, November 30, 2024, at his home surrounded by his beloved wife and family. Funeral Services will be held at the Mausoleum Chapel of Pinelawn Memorial Park 11 AM Tuesday, December 3rd. The family will greet friends and extended relatives immediately following the service.
Evelyn Sutton Shackelford, 92, long-time resident of Hookerton, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024. A service of remembrance will be held 11 AM Friday, November 8th, at the Hookerton Christian Church with Reverend Allen Ham officiating.
Mr. Bobby Gene Heath, Jr, age 66, passed away Sunday morning, October 27, 2024, at the ECU Inpatient Hospice Center in Greenville following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Funeral Services will be held graveside 2 PM Thursday, October 31st, at the Snow Hill Cemetery with Reverend Kelley Smart and Reverend Stephen Prescott officiating.
Mr. William Douglas “Doug” Creech Sr, age 81, passed away Saturday morning, October 19, 2024, at his residence. Funeral Services will be held by the grave side 11 AM Wednesday, October 23rd, at the Mewborn Family Cemetery (450 Mewborn Cemetery Road, Snow Hill, NC).
GRIFTON - Mrs. Ann Ham Wade, age 79, passed away in the early morning hours of Sunday, October 6, 2024, at her home surrounded by family. Funeral Services will be held 2 PM Tuesday, October 8th, at the Chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service with Pastor Bert Potter officiating. Interment will follow at the Snow Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Diane Creech Beaman, age 73, passed away Wednesday afternoon, October 2, 2024, at UNC Lenoir Health Care in Kinston. Funeral Services will be held graveside 2:30 PM Sunday, October 6th, at the Hookerton Methodist Church Cemetery with Pastor Allen Ham officiating.
Mrs. Jessie Frizzelle Hawkins, age 78, passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 20, 2024, at UNC Lenoir Hospital in Kinston. Funeral Services will be held graveside 2 PM Friday, August 23rd, at the Rainbow Cemetery in Snow Hill.
LaGrange: Mr. Lowell Thomas Hardy, known best as “Goo”, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 10, 2024, at his home. Funeral Services will be held 7 PM Friday, July 12th at the chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service with Pastor Jeff Hayes and Pastor Scott Hardy officiating. Committal Services will be held privately for the family at the Snow Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Frances Lane Jones, age 93, passed away at her home Tuesday morning, June 25, 2024. Funeral Services will be held 2 PM Thursday, June 27th, at the Chapel of Taylor-Tyson Funeral Service with Pastor Hank Jarman officiating. Committal Services will be held privately at the Jones Family Cemetery.
Mr. Gary Reynolds Askew, age 79, passed away at his home Friday evening, June 21st, with the family he so loved by his side. Funeral Services will be held graveside 10:30 AM Tuesday, June 25th, at the Mewborn Family Cemetery with Reverend Leon Grubbs and Reverend Percy Cunningham officiating.
Lorraine Vandiford Russell, age 85, passed away Wednesday, May 8th, 2024. Her life will be remembered at a graveside service to be held 11 AM Monday, May 13th, at Pinelawn Memorial Park in Kinston, North Carolina, with Reverend Philip Wood and Reverend Stanley Buck officiating. The family will receive friends by the grave side following the service and other times at the Russell residence.
Mr. Jimmie Johnson Sanders, age 86, passed away Sunday morning, April 28, 2024, at Wickshire Assisted Living in Charlotte. A private funeral service will be held for the immediate family.
