Donna Kay Bass, 71, of Pikeville went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, July 04, 2020 at home.    Funeral service will be held Tuesday, July 07, 2020 at 7 p.m. at Kenly Missionary Baptist Church with visitation following.  A family graveside service will be held Wednesday at Pittman Cemetery in Fremont.   Mrs. Bass was born in New York on October 01, 1948.  She was a member of Kenly Missionary Baptist Church.   She is survived by her loving husband...

Charles Elmer Goodrich, 89, of New Bern passed away on Saturday July 4, 2020 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro.   A private graveside service will be held.   Mr. Goodrich was born in Baltimore, Maryland on December 14, 1930 to the late Jessie William and Florence Faulkner Goodrich. He was a proud veteran of the United States Air Force.   He is survived by a stepdaughter, Janet Moore Gray and two step-grandsons, William Gray and Stephen C. Gray.   The...

Doris Jean Worrells, 86, of Goldsboro went to be her Lord and Savior Sunday, June 28, 2020 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro.   A walk thru viewing will be held Monday, July 6, 2020 from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.   Due to Covid-19, a private family graveside service will be held on Tuesday at Rest Haven Cemetery in Dudley.   Mrs. Worrells was born in Wayne County on June 19, 1934 to the late Alexander and Velma...

John Emmitt Strickland, 84 of Goldsboro passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.   Services will be held at a later date.   Mr. Strickland was born in Wayne County on August 5, 1935 to the late Nathan Brian and Sally Taylor Strickland.   He is survived by his wife, Dean Turner Strickland; two step-sons, Larry C. Grady of Seven Springs and Alex G. Grady of Dudley and one step-daughter, Jean S. Willoughby and husband, Jimmy of...

Gene Lester Hooks, 65, of Fremont, NC, passed away at home surrounded by family on Monday, June 22, 2020, following a long and courageous battle with cancer.   Gene was born in Wilson County in 1955 to the late Evelyn Mooring Hooks and Harold Martin Hooks, Sr. He was the youngest of three sons. Gene spent his life farming the Hooks family land. He loved nature, and appreciated the everyday wonder and beauty of the world. His kind, gentle, and loving soul enriched the lives of everyone...

Retired Master Sergeant Henry Hank Harris Jr., 71, of Goldsboro departed this walk of life Friday, June 19, 2020 at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia. Funeral service will be held Friday, June 26, 2020 at 11 a.m. at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Goldsboro with visitation from 10 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. at the church.  Interment will be held in Monmouth Memorial Park in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Mr. Harris was born in Louisiana on October 01, 1948 to the late Henry...

Edith Grace Johnson, 84, formerly of Dudley passed away Friday, June 19, 2020 at the Windsor House in Windsor, North Carolina.   A graveside service will be held Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at 1 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel in Dudley. The family will receive friends following the service.   Mrs. Johnson was born in Richmond, Virginia on August 25, 1935 to the late Sandy Thomas and Martha Ann Walker Johnson.   She was a proud representative of Mary Kay...

Renate M. Woodard 6-15-1942 - 6-17-2020   This loving Angel we call Mom, has gone to a world without pain after a long and courageous battle with cancer, surrounded at home by her loving family.   Mrs. Renate was born in Germany on June 15, 1942 to the late Walter D. and Matilda Bruckner Bohmker.   She was an active member of the Family YMCA and will be fondly remembered for her marathon running and swimming. She was loved by all who knew her.   She was survived...

Kenneth Ray Edmundson, 80, of Belfast went to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday, June 13, 2020 at UNC Wayne Health Care in Goldsboro.   A graveside service will be held Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Eureka Cemetery. The family will greet friends following the service.   Mr. Edmundson was born in Wayne County on September 14, 1939 to the late William Henry and Rachel Dawson Edmundson.   He was a member of Pikeville Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church where he...

Charles Franklin Fields, 63, of Goldsboro passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro.   Service will be held at a later date.   Mr. Charles was born in Wayne County on November 11, 1956.    He is survived by one brother, Marvin E. Fields Jr. of Goldsboro and two sisters, Debra Shingleton and Lori Eberst, both of Goldsboro; a special aunt, Ann Rhodes of Goldsboro and a host of other relatives and friends.   He was...