obituaries
Obituaries
Mr. Julius Bullock
Nov 24, 2017
Mr. Julius Bullock Obituary Whitakers, N.C. Mr. Julius Bullock, 81, died Friday, November 24, 2017. Funeral services will be 12 noon, Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Tarboro, N.C. with Rev. Wayne Hines officiating. Burial will follow in East Lawn Cemetery in Tarboro, N.C. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife of 62 years, Maggie Lene...
Mr. Leonard Mckenzie
Nov 22, 2017
Mr. Leonard McKenzie Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Retired Staff Sergeant Leonard McKenzie died Wednesday, November 22, 2017. Funeral service for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 2, 2017 at Born Again Ministries (4779 NC Hwy 33 NW in Tarboro, N.C.) with Bishop Thomas Bell officiating. Burial will follow in the East Lawn Cemetery in Tarboro, N.C. He was married to Sabina McKenzie...
Mr. Jerome Pettaway
Nov 15, 2017
Mr. Jerome Pettaway Obituary Conetoe, North Carolina Mr. Jerome Pettaway, 55, died Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Funeral services will be held 2:30 p.m. Sunday, November 19, 2017 at Conetoe Chapel Church in Conetoe, N.C. with Rev. Arthur King offciating. Burial will follow in Conetoe Chapel Cemetery. He is survived by five sisters, Ethel Coward of Amityville, N.Y., Zina Jones (Greg)...
Mr. James Dickens
Oct 19, 2017
Mr. James Dickens Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Mr. James Allen Dickens, 70, died Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro, N.C. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, October 28, 2017 at Pines Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, with Rev. E. Ray Bynum officiating. Burial will follow in Pineview Cemetery in Pinetops, N.C. He is survived by...
Mother Aldean B. Lyons
Oct 17, 2017
Mother Lyons Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Mother Aldean B. Lyons 91, died Tuesday October 17, 2017 at Edgecombe Health and Rehabilitation Center in Tarboro, North Carolina. Funeral Services will be held 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at Mildred Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Walter Cherry officiating. Burial will follow in East Lawn Cemetery in Tarboro, N.C. She is...
Ms. Chosie M. Vaughan
Oct 14, 2017
Ms. Chosie Vaughan Obituary Brooklyn, New York Ms. Chosie M. Vaughan, 61, died Wednesday, October 10, 2017 in Brooklyn, N.Y. A graveside service will be 12 noon, Saturday, October 21, 2017 at Cedarview Cemetery in Enfield, North Carolina. These services have been entrusted to the Dickens Funeral Services, Inc. of Tarboro, N.C.
Ms. Alicia Nicole Jones
Oct 7, 2017
Ms. Alicia Jones Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Ms. Alicia Nicole Jones, 43, of Tarboro, North Carolina died Saturday, October 7, 2017 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice of Greenville, North Carolina. Funeral service will be held 2:00pm Saturday, October 14, 2017 at St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church ( 2225 NC 97 East) Tarboro, NC, Burial will follow in the Eastlawn Cemetery of...
Mrs. Evora Shields Hyman
Sep 13, 2017
Mrs. Evora Hyman Obituary Scotland Neck, North Carolina Mrs. Evora Shields Hyman, 95, died Wednesday September 13, 2017 at Accordius Health of Scotland Manor in Scotland Neck, North Carolina. Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, September 18, 2017 at Williams Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with a visitation one hour prior to the funeral service. The officiating minister will be...
Miss Jo'Quinta Kearney
Aug 31, 2017
Miss Jo'Quinta Kearney Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Miss Jo'Quinta Kearney, 16, died Thursday, August 31, 2017 at home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 3, 2017 at St. Mark Baptist Church, Oak City, N.C. with Rev. William Parker officiating. A viewing will be one hour prior to the funeral service. She is survived by her parents, Joseph and...
Mr. Levon Pope
Aug 25, 2017
Mr. Levon Pope Obituary Princeville, North Carolina Mr. Levon Pope,81, died Friday, August 25, 2017 at Prodigy Transitional Rehabilitation, Tarboro North Carolina. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 1, Rev. William Suggs officiating. A viewing will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 31, 2017 at These services have been entrusted to Dickens...
Ruth Ileen Miller
Aug 8, 2017
Ruth Miller Obituary Tarboro, North Carolina Mrs. Ruth ILeen Miller, 64, died August 8, 2017 at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital, Tarboro, North Carolina.Memorial Services will be held 3:00 p.m. Saturday August 12,2017 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witness Tarboro, North Carolina with Mr. Terrone Sterling Eulogist and Mr. Ivory Moore officiating. The family will receive friends at 900 Romaine Street Tarboro,...
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....
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