All Obituaries

Mr. Ernest Pettaway, 63, died April 4, 2021. Funeral Service for Mr. Pettaway will be held on Sunday April 11, 2021 at 2:00PM at Saint Mark Church 1204 Hwy. 111 South, Pinetops, North Carolina. Bishop Annie Pettaway, Pastor and Rev. Acey Pettaway, eulogist. Burial will follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery, Princeville North Carolina. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Pettaway , Greenville, North Carolina, one daughter Teresa Pettaway,Greenville, North Carolina. Two brothers Jasper...

Mr. Eddie Bullock, 69 of Tarboro, Died on Friday April 2, 2021.  Chapel Service for Mr. Bullock will be held on Saturday April 10, 2021 at 2:00PM. Eulogist, Rev. Calvin Pierce. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Memorial Gardens, Tarboro, North Carolina. He is survived by six sons, James Murphy (Yvonne) Rocky Mount, NC, Eddie Pierce, Greenville, NC, Antonio Dancy, Rocky Mount, NC, Donshawn Whitaker (Trina) Rocky Mount, NC, Dominique Whitaker, Princeville, NC, Montory Whitaker of the...

Mr. Harvey C. Howell, 67, died Thursday March 25, 2021 in Newport News, Virginia. Services for Mr. Howell will be held on Saturday April 03, 2021 at 12 noon at Conetoe Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Conetoe, North Carolina with Bishop Antoino Gregory, Eulogist. Burial will follow in the Conetoe Family Cemetery, Conetoe, North Carolina.  Harvey was a graduate of the class of  "1971" of Conetoe High School, Conetoe North Carolina. He is survived by...

Elder James Smith, 93, of Pinetops North Carolina died Friday March 19, 2021 at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital. Service for Elder Smith will be held on Saturday March 27, 2021 at 1:00PM. at the Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Association Church, Pinetops, North Carolina. Eulogist Elder Anthony Sharpe. A public visitation will be held from 12noon to 1:00PM prior to the service. Burial will follow in the Crestlawn Cemetery, Farmville, North Carolina. He is survived by his wife Bettie...

Mr. Phillip Howell Sr. 64, of Plymouth, North Carolina died Sunday March 14, 2021. Services for Mr. Howell will be held on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 1:00PM at Mayo Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, with Rev. Walter Cherry, Eulogist. Burial will follow in Dancy Cemetery, Princeville, North Carolina. He is survived by two sons, Phillip Howell Jr., Charleston, West Virginia and Randall Howell, Tarboro, North Carolina, his father John Walter Howell Sr.,Tarboro, North Carolina Three...

Rudolph Dickens, 73, of Waterbury, CT. passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family on Thursday, March 4, 2021 at the Vitas Unit of St. Mary`s Hospital. He was the widower of Bennie (Wilkins) Dickens. Rudy was born August 11, 1947 in Tarboro, NC  son of the late James D. and Mary (Haywood) Dickens. Rudolph was a meter reader for Northeast Utilities before his retirement. He was a devoted member of Zion Baptist Church and a Free Mason of the King Solomon Lodge. Rudolph was a...

Mrs. Penelope Leigh Rogers  Vaughan, 65, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina received her angel wings on Monday March 01, 2021.  Funeral services are slated for noon March 6, 2021, at The New Morning Star Church of Christ 225 South Glendale Avenue, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. with public viewing one hour prior to the service.  The interment will follow immediately at the Cedarview Cemetery in Enfield, North Carolina. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to...

Mr. Arthur Lee Lyons, 70, 0f Pinetops died Sunday February 28, 2021. A Graveside Service will be held on Sunday March 7, 2021 at 1:00PM at the Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Farmville, NC. He is survived by his wife Christine Lyons of the home, three daughters, Regina James (Edward) Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Karen Tabron (James) Nashville, North Carolina, Annette Lancaster, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Two sons James Lancaster, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Russell Lancaster,...

Cleamon Jones, 86, of Washington D.C. passed on Monday February 22, 2021.  A Private Celebration of Life Service for the immediate family will be held at Dickens Funeral Service Chapel. He is survived by two sisters, Ernestine Bonds, Speed, North Carolina, Ruby Kenney, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and Benjamin Jones, Washington, DC, several nieces and nephews.  There will not be a Viewing or Visitation. We are following the COVID-19 guidelines in distancing and you are...

Donyell Lemont Powell age 46, of Tarboro, North Carolina died Tuesday February 16, 2021. A  Chapel Service for Mr. Powell will be on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 1:00PM at Dickens Funeral Service, Tarboro, North Carolina. A Public Viewing and Visitation will be Friday, February 26, 2021 from 4:00PM to 6:00PM at Dickens Funeral Service. We are following the COVID-19 guidelines in distancing and you are asked to wear masks for these services. These services have been entrusted...