Edith Sauls Head, 85, of Fremont went to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday, September 24, 2020 at Wayne UNC Health Care.   Funeral service will be held Monday, September 28, 2020 at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory, 1500 Wayne Memorial Drive in Goldsboro.  Burial will follow at Eureka Cemetery.  The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2 until 2:45 p.m. at the funeral home.     Mrs. Head was born in Wayne County on...

Joe Allen Joyner, 84, of Pikeville passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro.   A graveside service will be held Wednesday,  September 23, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont.  Visitation will be held prior to the service from 12:30 until 1:30 p.m. at Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont.  The family will greet friends other times at the home of Linda and Donnie Davis at 540 True Vine Road in...

Dewitt Coston, 82, of Goldsboro passed away Friday, September 11, 2020 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 15, 2020 from 6 until 7:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.  Due to Covid-19, a private family graveside service with full military honors will be held at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Goldsboro. Mr. Coston was born in Duplin County on November 16, 1937.  He honorably retired from...

William “Shine” Edward Lane, 77, of Fremont passed away Friday, September 11, 2020 at home surrounded by his family.   A graveside service will be held on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 3 p.m. at Barden Cemetery, 397 Pinkney Road, Fremont, NC.   The family will greet friends following the service.  “Shine” was born February 11, 1943 to the late Herman and Ethel Vaughn Lane.  He was retired from Dewey Brothers after 47 years and also from Metal...

William Johnson, 86, of Goldsboro went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, September 09, 2020 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro.   Visitation will be held Sunday, September 13, 2020 from 4 until 5:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.  Due to Covid-19, a private family graveside service will be held at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery with full military honors.   Mr. Johnson was born in Scotland County, NC on January 29, 1934...

Russell Clayton Raines Sr., 59, of Princeton passed away on Monday, September 07, 2020 at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro.   Visitation will be held Thursday, September 10, 2020 from 7 until 8:30 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.  A private graveside service will be held.   Mr. Raines was born on November 12, 1960 to the late Harold Franklin Sr. and Sarah Valentine Raines. He is survived by his three sons, Adam Clayton Raines and wife,...

On Monday, September 7, 2020, Colonel (Ret.) Robert "Bob" Earle Julian, passed away at the age of 87. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he also commanded the 1st Weather Wing and was awarded many medals including the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, and the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. He retired with full honors in 1985 after 30 years of exemplary service to our country.   Service will be held at a later date at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in...

Bernadette Theresa Williams, 70, of Goldsboro passed away on Sunday September 06, 2020 at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro.   Services will be held at a later date.   Mrs. Williams was born in New York on January 19, 1950 to the late Phillip Joseph and Evelyn Bernadette Samut Noto.   She was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church.   She is survived by one daughter, Catherine Williams Cherry and husband, Brian of Goldsboro and two brothers, Phillip Noto of...

Nancy Ann Adkins, 76, of Dudley went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, September 5, 2020 at home.   Private services will be held for the family with entombment at Wayne Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel. Mrs. Adkins was born on March 23, 1944 to the late John Benjamen and Mabel Minshew Bass.  She was a member of Free Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church and was retired from Wayne Memorial Hospital as a respiratory therapist. She is survived by her loving...

Barbara Agnes Roy, 62, of Pikeville passed away Friday, September 04, 2020 at her home.   A celebration of life service will be held at a later date.   Ms. Roy was born in Maine on September 16, 1957 to the late Gilbert Thomas and Marlene Metcalf Roy.    She is survived by one brother, Kenneth Roy and wife, Kathryn of Massachusetts; two sisters, Colleen Canning of Massachusetts and Renee’ Sword of Massachusetts and several nieces and nephews.   In...