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Obituaries
Julia Dell Purvis
Jul 29, 2017
Julia Purvis Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Ms. Julia Dell Purvis,62, died Saturday July 29,2017 at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro, North Carolina. Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 05, 2017 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness ( 2237 Sherwood Ave.) Tarboro, North Carolina. Burial will follow in the Eastlawn Memorial Gardens of Tarboro, North Carolina. She is...
Alice Lee Basemore
Jul 29, 2017
Alice Basemore Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Mrs. Alice Lee Basemore,95, died Saturday July 29,2017 at Edgecombe Health and Rehabilitation in Tarboro, North Carolina. Funeral services will be held 12:00 noon Saturday, August 05, 2017 at Salem Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Wayne Hines, officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery of Princeville, North Carolina. She is survived by two...
Mrs. Lesley Beth Bullock Cole
Jul 21, 2017
Mrs. Lesley Cole Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Mrs. Lesley Beth Bullock Cole, 68, died Friday, July 21, 2017 at UNC Chapel Hospital in Chapel Hill, N.C. A memorial service will be held 3:00 p.m. Friday, July 28, 2017 at Dickens Funeral Service, Inc. of Tarboro, N.C. She is survived by her husband, Ronald Levon Cole of the home, a daughter,...
Rosa Mae Higgs
Jul 16, 2017
Rosa Higgs Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Mrs. Rosa Mae Higgs, 45, died Sunday, July 16, 2017 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, N.C. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Vines Chapel Church (5659 Barrett Road) in Farmville, N. C. with Rev. Jimmy Vines as the Eulogist. Burial will follow in East Lawn Cemetery, Tarboro,...
Ms. Lorell Edwards
Jul 16, 2017
Ms. Lorell Edwards Obituary Princeville, North Carolina Ms. Lorell Edwards, 69, died Sunday, July 16, 2017 at home. Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. Sunday, July 23, 2017 at St. James Temple in Tarboro, N.C. with Rev. Cornell Joyner officiating. Burial will follow in East Lawn Cemetery in Tarboro, N.C. She is survived by a son, Willis Mallory, Raleigh,...
Mr. Joseph Edward Williams
Jul 13, 2017
Mr. Joseph Williams Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Mr. Joseph Edward Williams, 59, died Thursday, July 13, 2017 at home. Funeral services will be held 12:00 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2017 at St. James Temple Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Cornell Joyner officiating. Burial will follow in the East Lawn Cemetery of Tarboro, N.C. He is survived by his wife, Brenda...
Mrs. Doretha Wiggins
Jul 10, 2017
Mrs. Doretha Wiggins Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Mrs. Doretha Wiggins, died July 10, 2017 at Golden Living Nursing Home in Tarboro, North Carolina. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 15, 2017 at Pines Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Pinetops, North Carolina with Rev. Helen Mayo officiating. Burial will follow in Crest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Farmville, North...
Ms. Sharlette Thomas
Jun 26, 2017
Ms. Sharlette Thomas Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Ms. Sharlette Thomas, 70, died Monday, June 26, 2017 at Prodigy Nursing Home in Tarboro, North Carolina. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Dickens Funeral Service, Inc. (3690 Hwy. 111 N) Tarboro, North Carolina 27886 with Elder Jesse Willis officiating. She is survived by two sons, Charles Jones...
Mary Crandol Perkins
Jun 20, 2017
Mary Perkins Obituary Tarboro, NC Mrs. Mary Crandol Perkins, 86, died Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital of Tarboro, NC. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 25, 2017 at Triumph Missionary Baptist Church, Washington, North Carolina with Rev. Tyrone A. Perkins, officiating while prior to the service a viewing will be held from 1:30 p.m....
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Williams
Jun 16, 2017
Mrs. Mary Williams Obituary Pinetops, North Carolina Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Williams, 84 died Friday, June 16, 2017 at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro, North Carolina. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced later by Dickens Funeral Service, Inc.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Williams
Jun 16, 2017
Mrs. Mary Williams Obituary Pinetops, North Carolina Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Williams, 84, died Friday, June 16, 2017 at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital. Funeral services will be 1:00p.m. Saturday, June 24.2017 at Carver Elementary School, Pinetops, North Carolina with Rev. Cornell Joyner officiating. Burial will follow in Crestlawn Cemetery in Farmville, North Carolina. She leave to cherish her memory three sons, Thomas...
Jobias Jamaal Harrison
May 13, 2017
Jobias Harrison Obituary Pinetops, North Carolina Jobias Jamaal Harrison, 22, died Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. South West High School, Saturday, May 20, 2017 with Rev. Mitchell Harris officiating. Burial will follow at East Lawn Cemetery in Tarboro, North Carolina. He is survived by his mother, Wanda Johnson, his father, Donald...
Mr. Dennis Mccoy Short
May 5, 2017
Mr. Dennis Short Obituary Princeville, North Carolina Mr. Dennis McCoy Short, 61, died Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at his home in Princeville. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Conetoe Baptist Church with Minister Calvin Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the Community Cemetery, Princeville, North Carolina. He is survived by his wife, Pamela Wooten Short,...
Mr. John H. Battle
May 3, 2017
Mr. John Battle Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Mr. John H. Battle, 71, died Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro. Funeral services will be held 12 Noon, Monday, May 8, 2017 at Cherry Hill Missionary Baptist Church along with a viewing one hour prior to the service. Rev. Walter Adkins, Jr. will be the Eulogist for the...
Mrs. Lena Gertrude Staton Bryant
Apr 30, 2017
Mrs. Lena Bryant Obituary Franklinton, North Carolina Mrs. Lena Gertrude Staton Bryant, 65, died Sunday, April 30, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Saturday,May 6, 2017 at 12 Noon with viewing one hour before the service at St. James Temple Church in Tarboro, North Carolina, Burial will follow in the East Lawn Cemetery in Tarboro. She is survived by...
Mr. Carl Irven Short, Jr.
Apr 10, 2017
Mr. Carl Short, Jr. Obituary Rocky Mount, North Carolina Mr. Carl Irven Short, Jr.,31, died April 10, 2017 at Nash General Hospital of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Funeral Services will be held 12:00 noon Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Fellowship Church (1114 S. 1st Street, Nashville, North Carolina 27856) with Pastor Michael Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the Wilkins...
Ms. Ollie Dickens
Apr 4, 2017
Ms. Ollie Dickens Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Ms. Ollie Dickens, 77, died Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Edgecombe Health and Rehabilitation of Tarboro, North Carolina. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, April 15, 2017 at Washington Branch Missionary Baptist Church, Macclesfield, North Carolina with Elder Robert E. Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Eastlawn Cemetery in Tarboro, North Carolina....
Mr. Joe Nathan Vines
Apr 1, 2017
Mr. Joe Vines Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Mr. Joe N. Vines, 66, died Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Transitions Life Care in Raleigh, North Carolina. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Salvation and Deliverance Church in Tarboro, North Carolina with Bishop Theodore Herring officiating. Burial will follow in Garden of Gethsemane in Rocky Mount, N.C....
Mr. James Oscar Williams
Mar 17, 2017
Mr. James Williams Obituary Pinetops, North Carolina Mr. James Oscar Williams, 91, died Friday, March 17, 2017 at his home. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 24, 2017 at Saint Luke Baptist Church with Elder Robert Williams, officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Gethsemane Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Charlotte H. Williams of...
Mr. Theodore Powell, Jr.
Mar 7, 2017
Mr. Theodore Powell, Jr. Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Mr. Theodore Powell, Jr. , 65, died Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at home. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, March 11,2017 at Salem Chapel Church (1992 Fishing Creek Road, Tarboro, N.C.). Burial will follow in East Lawn Cemetery, Tarboro, N.C. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Debra Dickens Powell...
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