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Mr. Sherley Pettit
May 5, 2014
Mr. Sherley Pettit Obituary Princeville, NC Mr. Sherley Pettit was born on June 7, 1930 in Accamac, Virginia. He departed this life on Monday, May 5, 2014 at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro. He was a member of the Salem Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held 1 pm Saturday May 10, 2014 at the Salem Chapel Missionary...
Mr. Reuben E. Smith
Apr 4, 2014
Mr. Reuben Smith Obituary Tarboro, N.C. Mr. Reuben E. Smith,75,were born to the late Ned and Lillian Smith on December 23, 1938 in Edgecombe County and departed this life on April 4, 2014. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Friday April 11, 2014 at the Dickens Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Claude Carr officiating. Family visitation will be one...
Mr. Joe W. Dickens, Jr.
Mar 21, 2014
Mr. Joe Dickens, Jr. Obituary Speed, N.C. Mr. Joe W. Dickens, Jr., 60, manager of Dickens Funeral Service, Inc. died March 21, 2014. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Thursday, March 27, 2014 at the New Morning Star Church of Christ (225 South Glendale Ave.) Rocky Mount, NC, with the Rev. Joseph Bryant officiating. Burial will follow in the...
Ms. Lethea C. Moore
Mar 19, 2014
Ms. Lethea Moore Obituary Rocky Mount, N.C. Ms. Lethea C. Moore, 50, died March 19, 2014. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday March 24, 2014 at Dickens Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dr. E. Ray Bynum officiating. Burial will follow in the Pineview Cemetery in Rocky Mount. She is survived by two daughters Shannon Morgan and Teresa Finkley...
Mr. Connell Carney
Feb 20, 2014
Mr. Connell Carney Obituary Princeville, N.C. Mr. Connell Carney, 51, died February 20, 2014. Funeral services will be held 12:00 noon Friday, February 28, 2014 at the Saint Luke Church of Christ Princeville, N.C. with the Rev. James Brown officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Princeville, N.C. Connell leaves a legacy of love, his daughters Schemecka Scott...
Mrs. Carrie S. Wheeler
Feb 12, 2014
Mrs. Carrie Wheeler Obituary Battleboro, N.C. Mrs. Carrie S. Wheeler, 88, died February 12, 2014. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Monday February 17, 2014 at the Salem Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Jonah Walston officiating. Burial will follow in the Salem Chapel Church Cemetery. She is survived by four daughters Helen Jones, Carrie Dell Wheeler, Ernestine...
Mr. William Lee Whitaker
Feb 5, 2014
Mr. William Whitaker Obituary Bethesda, Maryland Mr. William Lee Whitaker, 85, died February 5, 2014. Funeral services will be held 11:00 am Saturday February 15, 2014 at the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Wayne Hines officiating. Burial will follow in the Salem Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery. William leave to cherish his memory, his children, William M. Bellamy, Louis...
Mrs. Carrie L. Harper Moore
Feb 3, 2014
Mrs. Carrie Moore Obituary Pinetops, N.C. Mrs. Carrie L.Harper Moore, 87, died February 3, 2014. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the Pine Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Eddie Harper officiating. Burial will follow in the Carver Park Cemetery. She is survived by five daughters; Betsy Moore, Martha Moore, Evelyn Sharpe and...
Mr. Robert Lee Lawrence
Jan 28, 2014
Mr. Robert Lawrence Obituary Leggett, N.C. Mr. Robert Lee Lawrence, 58, died January 28,2014. Funeral services will be held Sunday, February 2, 2014 at 1:30 pm at the Saint Luke Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Eddie Davis, Eulogist and the Rev. Robert Farmer, Presiding. Burial will follow in the Community Cemetery in Princeville, N.C. He is survived by his...
Mr. Johnnie Sheridan, Jr
Jan 9, 2014
Mr. Johnnie Sheridan, Jr Obituary Tarboro, N.C. Mr. Johnnie Sheridan, Jr., 70, died January 9, 2014. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday January 14, 2014 at Dickens Funeral Service Chapel with the Rev. Jonah Walston, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in the Dancy Cemetery in Princeville with Military Rites. He is survived by his wife Lena Jones Sheridan...
Mr. Percy Bellamy
Dec 31, 2013
Mr. Percy Bellamy Obituary Tarboro, NC Percy Bellamy departed this life and pass into the loving arms of our heavenly father on Tuesday, December 31, 2013. He was born on May 16, 1944 to the late Elizabeth Bellamy and Percy Pittman in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Percy was educated in Edgecombe County Public Schools, and retired from ABB Electric Company....
Mr. Lee Everett
Dec 29, 2013
Mr. Lee Everett Obituary Tarboro, NC Mr. Lee Everett, 66, died December 29, 2013. Funeral services will be held 1 pm Saturday, January 4, 2014 at Dickens Funeral Chapel with Rev. Marvin Wilkes, presiding and Rev. Vonzell Pittman, Eulogist. Burial will follow in the Batt's Chapel Church Cemetery. He is survived by one daughter, Ursula Short of Tarboro, NC and...
Mr. William Auther Roberts
Dec 25, 2013
Mr. William Roberts Obituary Tarboro, NC Mr. William Auther Roberts died December 25, 2013. Funeral services will be held 2 pm Sunday, December 29, 2013 at the White's Chapel Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the Eastlawn Memorial Gardens. He is survived by his son, Wilbert Adam of Philadelphia, PA; one grand-daughter, one sister-In-Law, Barbara Hill Roberts of Tarboro,...
Mrs. Sallie Carol Parker Simpson
Dec 17, 2013
Mrs. Sallie Simpson Obituary Atlanta, GA Mrs. Sallie Carol Parker Simpson, 57, formerly of Leggett died December 17, 2013. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at 12 noon at the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church with The Rev. Wayne Hines officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery in Princeville. She is survived by two daughters; Samantha Novella...
Mr. James Henry Batts
Dec 12, 2013
Mr. James Batts Obituary Rocky Mount, N.C. James Henry Batts, Sr. was born on October 6, 1955 to Earnest Walker Batts and the late Aaron Batts,Sr. in Rocky Mount, NC in Edgecombe County. He departed this life on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at home at 400 Kingston Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC We should mourn his Home Going but instead we...
Ms. Nancy Elizabeth Battle
Dec 4, 2013
Ms. Nancy Battle Obituary Pinetops, N.C. Ms. Nancy Elizabeth Battle,87, died December 4,2013. Funeral services will be held Sunday 2p.m. at the Pine Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert E. Wooten officiating. Burial will follow in the Crestlawn Cemetery. She is survived by one daughter Wanda Spivey of Rocky Mount, one grandchild Jerel Rogers and one great-grandchild Aaniyah...
Mr. William Lee \'Bigboy\' Brown
Dec 3, 2013
Mr. William Brown Obituary New York Mr. William Lee \'Bigboy\' Brown formerly of Oak City, N.C. died December 3, 2013. Funeral services will be held 12 noon Saturday December 14,2013 at the Jones Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Alvin Hyman officiating. Burial will follow in the Bell Family Cemetery. He is survived by four daughters Cyntia ,Pamela, Sonji...
Evie D. Mooring
Oct 28, 2013
Evie Mooring Obituary Mrs. Evie D. Mooring of Detroit, Michigan died Monday, October 28, 2013. A viewing will be held on Thursday from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at Dickens Funeral Service, Inc. The burial will be in the Mooring Family Cemetery on Mooring Farm Road in Tarboro. These services are entrusted to Dickens Funeral Service, Inc. of Tarboro. dickensfuneralservice.com
Mr. Leroy Williams
Oct 23, 2013
Mr. Leroy Williams Obituary Brooklyn, New York Mr. Leroy Williams of Brooklyn, New York died Wednesday, October 23,2013. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 28 11:00 A.M. at Dickens Funeral Services Chapel. Burial will follow in the Eastlawn Memorial Gardens with Military Rites. He is survived by his wife Mrs. Gracie Black Williams of the home, two daughters Valerie...
Ms. Hazel Mae Smith
Sep 29, 2013
Ms. Hazel Smith Obituary Tarboro, N.C. Ms. Hazel Mae Smith,66,died September 29,2013. Funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday October 5,2013 at the Batts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Walter Hines officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenlawn Cemetery. She is survived by one daughter Lora A. Grant of Jacksonville, FL, one sister Bobbie Powell of Princeville,...
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