Obituaries
Obituaries
Obituaries for Rocky Mount, NC. and surrounding areas.
Tracy Lynn Andrews
Sep 29, 2020
Pinetops -
Tracy Lynn "Fat Boy" Andrews, age 58, passed away Tuesday, September 29th, 2020 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Tracy was preceded in death by his daughter, Kasey Andrews; mother, Frances Petree; step-father, Gary Petree; and brother, Gary Petree, Jr. He is survived by his wife of thirty-three years, Tammy; children, Ashley Hall (Marshall) of...
Evangeline (Bledsoe) Rackley
Sep 28, 2020
Evangeline Bledsoe Rackley, age 87, passed away early Monday morning at Hunter Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas Bledsoe and Ruby Drake; daughter, Gail Rackley Connie; sister and brother-in-law, Marean B. and Tommy Polland. She is survived by her son, Glenn Rackley, Jr. of Rocky Mount; brother, Tony Bledsoe (Julie) of...
Thomas Murray Trevette
Sep 25, 2020
Tarboro -
Thomas Murray "Tomcat" Trevette, age 63, passed away peacefully at his home early Friday morning, September 25th, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Catharine Trevette; sister, Mary Patricia Stone; and step-son, Bradford "Brad" Keith Cullins. He is survived by his devoted wife, Sheila Marie Trevette; step-daughter, Shannon Lassiter; granddaughters, Taylor...
Linda Evans (Carnegie) Jones
Sep 24, 2020
Tarboro -
Linda Evans Jones, age 61, passed away Thursday, September 24th, 2020 at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro. She is survived by her husband of twenty-two years, Jeff Jones; children, David Evans, Kyle Jones of Gold Rock, and Kelsie Andrews and her husband, Danny of Pinetops; and sister, Sue Cosey and her husband, Dave of Tarboro....
Jack Lynn Goff
Sep 23, 2020
Jack Lynn Goff, 59, passed away September 23, 2020 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.
He was preceded in death by his father, Richard Carl Goff; sister, Tara "Suzy" Hollingsworth; and son-in-law, Sam Walston.
Jack is survived by his mother, Carol West Goff of Harrison, Arkansas; wife, Terry Goff of Pinetops; daughters, Kendra Walston of...
Christopher David Woodcock
Sep 20, 2020
Christopher David Woodcock, age 38, passed away Sunday, September 20, 2020 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC. He was preceded in death by his father, David Allen Woodcock; maternal grandparents, Durwood Bradshaw and Ann Bradshaw; and paternal grandmother, Sarah Woodcock.
He is survived by his mother, Victoria Bradshaw Tate and step-father, John Tate; two sons, Nathan...
Robert Earl Gurganus
Sep 19, 2020
Robert Earl Gurganus, age 76, passed away at his home early Saturday morning, September 19th, 2020. He is survived by his wife, Edna D. Gurganus; children, Mark Gurganus, Tracy Gurganus, Rhonda Duff, Michael Gurganus, Monica Poland, Anita Rhodes, and Nickey Coley, along with numerous grandchildren, family friends and other extended relatives.
A private memorial will be held...
Robert Jerry Svoboda
Sep 18, 2020
Rocky Mount -
Robert Jerry Svoboda, age 69, passed away Friday, September 18th, 2020 at Duke Raleigh Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Susan Svoboda; children, Robert Joseph Svoboda (Brittany) of Dortches, Christina Elizabeth Niedergall (Brent James) of British Columbia, and Matthew Scott Svoboda. He was especially proud of his grandchildren, Paisley, Corbynn, and Weston Svoboda, ...
James Wesley "Jim" Edwards, Jr.
Sep 18, 2020
James "Jim" Wesley Edwards, Jr.
Rocky Mount --
James "Jim" Wesley Edwards, Jr., age 67, passed away at home Friday, September 18, 2020 surrounded by family. Born on April 23, 1953, he was the son of the late James Wesley Edwards and Letha Thompson Edwards.
Jim was a loving husband, father, PopPop, and...
Leon Wade Joyner
Sep 17, 2020
Rocky Mount -
Leon Wade Joyner, age 76, passed away Thursday, September 17th, 2020 at Nash UNC Health Care in Rocky Mount, NC. He was born in Nash County on August 5, 1944 to Earley Wade and Beulah Gay Joyner. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Douglas Clayton Joyner. He...
William Eugene Watson
Sep 13, 2020
William Eugene Watson, 76, passed away on Sunday morning, September 13, 2020. Eugene was preceded in death by his parents, William and Margaret Watson; brother, Sherwood Hinson; and wife, Janice Cone Watson. He is survived by his siblings, Jeannette Overton (Bill) of Rocky Mount, Edwin Watson (Martha) of Whitakers, and Brenda Batchelor (Duane) of Wilmington. He will also be...
Roy Kenneth Morgan
Sep 12, 2020
Roy Kenneth Morgan, 77, passed away on September 12, 2020 at Nash UNC Health Care. He was preceded in death by his parents, Randolph Leslie Morgan and Mary Letha Morgan; sisters, Mary Lee Hicks, Lizzie Whitley, and Shirley Gay; brothers, J.D., Willie, Alvin, Charles, Joe H., Elijah and wife, Ruby.
He is survived by his wife Jean...
James Herbert Brown
Sep 12, 2020
Nashville –
James Herbert Brown, age 77, graduated to his reward in heaven on September 12, 2020. He was born on April 7, 1943 to James Edgar Brown and Mollie Freeman Brown. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his infant daughter, DeAnna Brown and brother, Lee Brown.
He is survived...
Steven Dale Ashburn
Sep 11, 2020
Steven Dale Ashburn, 32 years old, left us way too early on September 11, 2020, in a tragic house fire. Steven was born in Sacramento, California, on March 27, 1988, and lived there until December, 1998, when he moved to Rocky Mount NC, with his dad and stepmom. Steven then spent time in Rocky Mount, NC and Alaska. In...
Morgan Dennis Coley
Sep 10, 2020
Tarboro -
Morgan Dennis Coley, age 79, passed away Thursday morning, September 10th, 2020 at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, Paul and Louise Penwell Coley; sisters, Ella Little and husband, Lyman, and Margaret Randall; and grandson, Michael Shawn Coley, Jr. He is survived by his sons, Michael Coley and wife, Ruby...
Teresa Lynn Jones
Sep 9, 2020
Elm City-
Teresa Lynn Jones, age 43, passed away Wednesday, September 9 th , 2020.
Teresa was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, H.C. and Lucille Walker from Dahlonega, Ga and paternal grandparents, George "Buck" Jones from Wilson, NC and Virginia "Jenny" Gay from Eureka, NC.
She is survived by her loving...
Charlie Hutchison
Sep 6, 2020
Charlie Hutchison, age 66, passed away Sunday, September 6th, 2020 at Nash UNC Health Care. He is survived by his wife, Louise Hutchison; son, Matt Hutchison (Renee) of Rocky Mount; daughter, Suzette Gibson of Nashville; siblings, Wanda Taylor, Gary Hutchison (Janet), , Dennis Hutchison, and Brenda Alleman (D.W.), all of Pennsylvania. Charlie was especially proud of his six grandchildren,...
Letha Sybilla Edwards
Sep 5, 2020
Rocky Mount –
Letha Sybilla Edwards, age 94, peacefully passed away at Brekenridge Retirement Center, Saturday morning, September 5, 2020. She was born in Charles County, Maryland on August 29, 1926 to Warren Brisco and Lillian Thompson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James Wesley Edwards.
Letha is...
David Ray Young
Sep 4, 2020
David Ray Young, born June 28, 1953 went to be with the Lord on September 4, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ivan William Young and Edith Mae Gupton Young and infant sister, Lisa Dianne Young.
Ray is survived by his loving wife of 14 years, Bonnie Ashworth Young; sister, Patsy Young Walker (Larry)...
Martha (Justice) Henley
Sep 2, 2020
Elm City -
Martha Henley, age 67, passed away Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 at Wilson Medical Center in Wilson, North Carolina. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert Lee and Lossie Bell Justice; brother, Billy Ray Justice; and husband, Paul Henley. She is survived by her loving family that includes her two children, Rachel Montero...
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