Max Baptista
May 30, 2025
Rocky Mount –
Max Baptista, age 18, passed away Friday, May 30, 2025. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Dave Baptista; great-grandfather, Donald Baptista and aunts, Michelle Coley, Heidi Blankshain.
He is survived by his parents, Denise Baptista and Christopher Tann of Rocky Mount; sister, Makenzi Baptista; grandmother, Mary Jane Pierce (Alvin Evans)...
Billy Murray
May 30, 2025
Rocky Mount -
Billy Andre Murray, age 88, passed away Friday evening, May 30, 2025 at Nash UNC Health Care in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. His journey began in Nash County on September 24, 1936, son of Hardy Albert and Martha Brantley Murray.
In addition to his parents, Billy was preceded in death by his...
Bobby "Bob Jr" S. Pridgen, Jr.
May 30, 2025
Castalia/Nashville –
Bob Jr., age 61, passed away peacefully Friday, May 30, 2025. He was born in Nash County on June 8, 1963 to Bobby and Peggy Bobbitt Pridgen. He was preceded in death by his father, Bobby S. Pridgen.
He is survived by his mother, Peggy B. Pridgen; brother, Randy S. Pridgen and wife,...
Charles "Charlie" A. Lewis
May 26, 2025
Rocky Mount –
Charles A. "Charlie" Lewis, age 80, passed away peacefully Monday, May 26, 2025 at The Landings of Rocky Mount Mills. His journey began in Nash County on August 4, 1944, son of Thomas and Betty Clark Lewis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of almost fifty years,...
Jade (Wiens) Burton
May 19, 2025
Tarboro -
Jade Wiens Burton, age 43, passed away Monday, May 19, 2025.
The family will host a Celebration of Life at 11:00am on Monday, June 9, 2025 at FaithHouse Church, 2147 US 64 Alt, Tarboro, NC 27886. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Friends and attendees are encouraged to...
Gordon A. Joyner
May 13, 2025
Ormond Beach, FL/Rocky Mount -
Gordon Alan Joyner, age 73, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at his home in Ormond Beach, Florida. He was born in Nash County on September 18, 1951 to Earley Wade and Beulah Gay Joyner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Douglas Clayton Joyner and...
Michael Vick
May 12, 2025
Lucama -
Michael "Mike" Vick, age 69, beloved father, brother and grandfather, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 12, 2025 with his family by his side. He was born on January 3, 1956 and raised in Sharpsburg with his brother, Keith and sisters, Brenda and Diane.
Mike was preceded in death by his parents, Billy...
Phyllis Goodwin
May 11, 2025
Rocky Mount –
Phyllis Ruth Roberts Goodwin, 79, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 11, 2025, at Rocky Mount Rehabilitation Center in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Born on June 19, 1945, in Englewood, New Jersey, Phyllis was the daughter of Claude Martine Roberts and Ruth VanSant Roberts. She was preceded in death by her parents...
Dorothy Griffin Jones Puckett
May 11, 2025
Nashville –
Dorothy Griffin Jones Puckett, age 84, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 11, 2025. She was born in Nash County on March 31, 1941. She was preceded in death by her parents, Tommie George Griffin and Dorthene Griffin Rackley and husbands, Charlie E. Jones, Jr. and Kermitte Puckett.
She is survived by her daughters,...
Barbara (Leggett) Whitehurst
May 10, 2025
Vanceboro -
Mrs. Barbara Leggett Whitehurst, age 86 and formerly of Rocky Mount, passed away Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2025 at her home in Vanceboro. Born July 23, 1938 in Pitt County, NC, Barbara was the daughter of Allen and Jessie Belle Leggett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Kellie...
Donald Ray King, Sr.
May 9, 2025
Tarboro –
Donald Ray King, age 74, passed away Friday morning, May 9, 2025 at his home. He was born on October 2, 1950 in Halifax County. He was preceded in death by his mother, Edith Warren Denton and brothers, Raymond "Buck" King and David Denton.
He leaves a lifetime of memories for his children,...
Kenneth "Kenny" M. Edwards
May 8, 2025
Spring Hope -
Kenneth M. "Kenny" Edwards, age 68, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 8, 2025 at Sutton's Retirement Center in Goldsboro, North Carolina. He was born on November 17, 1956 in Nash County to Arnold and Doris Murray Edwards. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Faye Edwards.
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Donald "Dondon" Weaver
May 7, 2025
Rocky Mount
Donald Edward "DonDon" Weaver, age 71, passed away early Wednesday morning, May 7, 2025 at Nash UNC Health Care in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 pm, Saturday, May 10, 2025 at Memorial Baptist Church, 5399 Old Wilson Road, Rocky Mount, NC. The family will...
Margie Marie (Winstead) Boykin
May 5, 2025
Wilson
Margie W. Boykin was called Home to her Lord and Savior, Monday evening, May 5, 2025. She was born in Nash County on April 15, 1932, to Samuel B. and Essie Mae Winstead.
In addition to her parents, Margie was preceded in death by her husband of almost sixty-six years, Horace Gay Boykin; great-grandsons,...
Samuel Taylor Cruz
May 4, 2025
Greenville -
Samuel Taylor Cruz, age 30, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 4, 2025. He was born on October 14, 1994 and was preceded in death by his mother, Lisa Ann Para.
He leaves special memories for his children, Chloe, Dawson and Addison; adoptive parents, Spencer and Dina Leonard of Tarboro; siblings, Tony Mendoza...
Bonnie Leonard
May 4, 2025
Battleboro -
On a peaceful rainy Sunday morning, the 4th of May 2025, Heaven gained its brightest servant, as our beloved Bonnie Farmer Leonard, "Mrs. Leonard", graduated to her Heavenly home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
With a teaching career in Edgecombe County spanning over 6 decades, the number of lives...
Marie W. Worrell
May 2, 2025
Kinston -
Marie Williams Worrell, age 72, passed away Friday afternoon, May 2, 2025 at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh, NC. She was born in Edgecombe County on February 25, 1953 to Stephen and Hazel Batchelor Williams. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her infant daughter, Christy Lee Worrell and sister, Mary...
Jennifer "J.J." (Daughtridge) Vaughan
Apr 28, 2025
Elm City -
Jennifer "J.J." Daughtridge Vaughan, age 53, passed away Monday afternoon, April 28, 2025 at Nash UNC Health Care in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. She was born in Edgecombe County on September 26, 1971 and was preceded in death by her mother, Joyce Williams Daughtridge and father, John "J.W." Daughtridge.
She is survived...
Nellie Berry Clark
Apr 28, 2025
Tarboro –
Nellie Berry Clark, age 81, passed away peacefully Monday, April 28, 2025 at Edgecombe Health & Rehabilitation Center in Tarboro, North Carolina. She was born in Hyde County, NC on September 13, 1943. Nellie was preceded in death by her husband, Donnie Clark and son, Tracy "T.L." Levon Smith, Jr.
She is survived...
Audrey (Grafe) Reid
Apr 20, 2025
Battleboro
Audrey Reid, age 96, passed away at her home Sunday afternoon, April 20, 2025.
She is survived by her husband of seventy-three years, James E. "Jim" Reid; daughters, Janet Dawson of Chester, Va. and Judy Dorsett (William) of Hampstead, NC; grandchildren, Jesse Dawson (Jessica), Matthew Dawson (Jamie), David "Dave" Dawson, Wesley Dorsett, and Kelly...