June 2, 60,

Glorie Stafford Bartlett, 60, passed away on Friday, June 2, 2017 at Willow Creek Nursing Home.

Glorie was born in Wayne County on August 23, 1956 and was the daughter of the late Pender and Marie Pelt.  Her most significant role in life and what she did best was being a loving mother and friend to her daughter, Judith.  Glorie had also worked in housekeeping at Wayne Memorial Hospital for 10 years.

The family will gather for a time of visitation on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home.

Glorie is survived by her daughter, Judith Marie Gray and husband Jerry David Gray; and her grandchildren, Braxton Daniel Bartlett and Audrey Marie Gray.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.

June 2, 89,

Elmer Adams, age 89, died Friday at Willow Creek. Born in Nash County, he was the son of the late Carl Wade and Viola Hayes Adams. He was retired with Kemp Furniture.

At the request of Mr. Adams, no formal services will be held.

He is survived by his daughter, Alice Adams of Goldsboro; step-daughter, Shirley Register of Goldsboro; his sister, Velma Toler of Goldsboro; his grandsons, Jesse Alexander of Goldsboro and Aaron Register of Fayetteville.

Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home of Goldsboro is serving the Adams family and online condolences may be sent through www.shumate-faulk.com

June 2, 43,

Cornell Jones, 43, of 409 Suncrest Court, Wendell died Friday.

He was born November 24, 1973 in Washington DC to Janice Rebecca Jones and is survived by six children.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 3 PM at the Heart to Heart Prayer House, LaGrange. Burial will follow in the Old Mill Cemetery.

Visitation Thursday from 2 PM until 6 PM at the Haskins Funeral Home with the family present to receive friends from 5 PM until 6 PM. At other times, the family will receive friends at 405 E. Spruce St. where they will assemble in preparation for the funeral procession.

Arrangements are by Haskins Funeral Home.

June 3, 72,

Marilyn Jo Beecher, 72, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Brookdale Country Day Road.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.

June 3, 82,

Jean Daniel “J.D.” Cormier, age 82, died Saturday at his home. Born in Fall River, MA, he was the son of the late George and Lillian L. Cormier, husband of the late Darline Davis Cormier and father of the late Donna Dever and Danny Cormier. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force and was devoted to the Veterans and handicapped. He was a member of the Disabled American Veterans where he served for many years as Commander, a Life Member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, former member of the Goldsboro Mayor’s Handicap Committee and the Wayne County Veteran’s Council.

A service to celebrate the life of “J.D.” will be held Thursday at 11:00 am at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with Rev. Frank Purvis officiating. Burial will military honors will follow in Wayne Memorial Park. The family will gather to greet friends Wednesday evening from 7:00 until 9:00 pm at the funeral home and at other times at the home.

He is survived by his daughters, Debra Sue Wilhelm, Brenda Allen and Tabitha Tauschek; sons, John D. Cormier and Richard J. “Ricky” Cormier; two brothers, Paul Cormier and Roger Cormier; two sisters, Linda Harmon and Charlotte Olivera; thirteen grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren.

Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home is serving the Cormier family and online condolences may be directed to www.shumate-faulk.com

June 3, 53,

Brian Keith Jacobs, 53, passed away suddenly on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at his home.

Brian was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado on March 25, 1964 to Elizabeth “Liz” H. Jacobs of Goldsboro and the late Roy Henry Jacobs.  He worked as a computer information technology representative with Branch Bank and Trust Company.  Brian was a man of many talents and was passionate about cooking for everyone or anybody and was a member of the Kansas City Barbecue Society.  He was also a member of the award winning BBQ team, No Butts About It.   Brian was gregarious, larger than life and every life he touched he changed.  Most importantly to Brian was his family.

The family will gather for a time of visitation on Thursday, June 8, 2017 from 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Pine Forest United Methodist Church followed by a service to celebrate Brian’s life at 3:00 p.m. in the sanctuary with Rev. Madison Hankal officiating.  Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.

In addition to his mother, Brian is survived by his wife, Joy H. Jacobs; mother-in-law, Becky Allen Price; brothers-in-law, Allen Horton and wife Shannon of Goldsboro and Stephen Scott Price and wife Sharon of Seven Springs; nieces, Nicole Duncan Jacobs of California and Avery Brook Horton of Goldsboro; and nephews, William Tyler Horton of Goldsboro and Davis Scott Price of Seven Springs.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brother, Karl Jacobs.

Flowers are welcome or memorials may be given to the National Asthma Center in Denver, Colorado.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.

June 4, 47, Goldsboro

James E. Wilson III, 47, 429 E. Elm St., died Sunday at his residence.

Arrangements are incomplete at the Haskins Funeral Home.

June 5, 86,

Peggy Roberts Quinn, 86, a life-long resident of the Beautancus community in Duplin County, passed peacefully on June 5 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice – Dr. Robert M. Fales Hospice Pavilion in Wilmington after having lived a successful and fulfilling life.

A service to celebrate her life will be held on Friday, June 9 at 7:00 pm at Mt. Olive First Pentecostal Holiness Church with Pastor Jeff Dail officiating.  Family visitation will follow the service.

Preceding Peggy in death are her husband of 63 years, Aubrey Daniel (A.D.) Quinn; parents, Margaret and Edward Gasby “Ned” Roberts; three sisters, Jim Hazel Stroud, Flora Ann Watson and Nancy Sue Kornegay; and a grandson, Garrett Keith Ostheim.

She is survived by two daughters, Sylvia Quinn and husband John Grigsby of Leland and Phillis Ostheim and husband, Mark, of the Beautancus Community.  Five grandchildren and their families, include: Christel Ostheim Mozingo and husband, Graham; Joshua Brown; Amber Ostheim Talton and husband, Jason; Bethany Brown; and Crystal Prince Ostheim, widow of the late Garrett Ostheim; two great granddaughters, Brianna Mozingo and Aubrey Ostheim; a brother, Preston Royall and his wife, Thelma.

Peggy was an avid gardener that loved flowers and her yard usually had something blooming year round.  When not working the yard, she would be involved in crafts in her “Peggy’s Playhouse” building.  Her favorite activity was making quilts but she also excelled in sewing, decorating cakes, creating wall hangings, embroidering, making wreaths and arranging flowers. Having an eye for detail and design, she was gifted in interior decorating and seemed to know just where things should be placed for aesthetic appeal.  She loved to travel and visited 17 states while on multigenerational vacations with her daughters.  After each trip she scrapbooked the memories.  With a project always in mind, she approached life with a can-do attitude and belief in hard work to accomplish goals.  Peggy retired from Burlington Industries in 1990 having climbed the corporate ladder to become the Lead Manufacturing Supervisor.

Private family interment services, for both Peggy and her late husband, A.D., will be held at Roberts Family Cemetery at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the A.D. and Peggy Quinn Endowment at James Sprunt Community College Foundation, Inc., PO Box 398, Kenansville, NC  28349. or to Mt. Olive First Pentecostal Holiness Church, 130 Ed Edmundson Road, Mt. Olive  28365.

June 6, 69, Mt. Olive

Charles E. Swinson, 69, 906 S. Johnson St. Mt. Olive, died Tuesday at his residence.

Arrangements are incomplete at the Haskins Funeral Home.

June 6, 49, Williamston

Sonya Michelle Harris, 49, of Williamston passed away Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at Wayne UNC Health Care in Goldsboro.

A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held, Saturday, June 10, 2017 at 11 a.m. at Christopher Road Baptist Church, 420 Christopher Rd, Shelby, NC 28152. The family will receive friends following the service.  The family will also receive friends at other times at the home of her brother, Greg, 2717 Blacksburg Road, Earl, NC 28073.

Sonya was born in Pitt County on August 13, 1967. She was member of Siloam Baptist Church in Windsor, North Carolina.

She is survived by her mother, Jeannette Buck Newbern; three brothers, Kevin Harris and wife, Shannon of Shelby, Craig “Porky” Harris and wife, Michelle and Greg “Fatboy” Harris and wife, Ashlyn of Shelby; three nephews, Colby, Michael and Logan Harris of Shelby and her beloved pet, Whisky.

She was preceded in death by her father, Charlie Wayland Harris.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be given to the Cleveland County Animal Shelter, 1601 Airport Road, Shelby, NC 28150.

The family is in the care of Howell Funeral Home and Crematory in Goldsboro.

June 6, 68,

Johnny C. Darden, 68, slipped peacefully into the arms of our Heavenly Father Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at his home.

Funeral services will be held Monday, June 12, 2017 at noon in the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.  Interment with military honors will follow at Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Goldsboro.

Mr. Darden was born in Greene County on January 15, 1949 to the late Roosevelt and Johnnie Ormond Darden.  He was a veteran of the United States Army.

He leaves to cherish his memories two daughters, Annette Darden and Sharron Holloway; four sisters and four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A visitation will be held Sunday, June 11, 2017 from 4 until 6 p.m. at Howell Funeral Home & Crematory.

The family is in the care of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.

June 6, 94,

Mabel Lewis Hardee, 94, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at her home.

Mabel was born in Wake County on September 17, 1922 to the late Charlie William Lewis and Ophelia Wilder Lewis.  She was married for 59 years to the late Thomas Ray Hardee, Sr.  Mabel began working with the FBI in Washington D.C. and following the marriage to her husband she worked in their family grocery.  She was a generous and gracious woman.  Mabel will be remembered for the love and laughter that she shared during her well-lived life.

The family will receive friends on Friday, June 9, 2017 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home followed by a graveside service at 4:00 p.m. in Wayne Memorial Park with Dr. Matt Garrett officiating.

Mabel is survived by her daughter, Carolyn H. Troutman and husband, Robert, of Sanford; a son, Thomas Hardee Jr. and wife Marcia of Raleigh; grandchildren, Meredith T. Stealey and husband Bill, Emily Troutman, and Tyler Hardee and wife Mary Kate; step-grandchildren, Ryan Sansbury, Natalie Patton, and Heather Lacy; great-grandchildren, Leigh Parker Stealey, Caroline Windsor Stealey, Shelby Kate Hardee, and John Robert Stealey; sister, Lucy Lewis of Raleigh; and brother, Wayne Lewis of Raleigh.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Thurman Lewis, and sister, Mary Woodard.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to 3-HC, 2402 Wayne Memorial Drive, Goldsboro, NC 27534.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com

June 6, 60, Mount Olive

Vera Bennett Hair, 60, resident of Mount Olive, passed away early Tuesday, June 6, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.

Funeral services will be Saturday, June 10, at 11 a.m. from the chapel of Tyndall Funeral Home, officiated by the Rev. Jeff Dail, and followed by burial at Wayne Memorial Park.

Visitation will be during the hour before the service.

Vera attended Mount Olive Pentecostal Holiness Church. She had been an in-home caregiver for many years, working with 3-HC.  All who knew her will remember that she  always had the welfare of her clients at heart.

She was preceded in death by an infant son, Jonathan Ray Hair; and her parents, Lall Furman Hair and Doris Rackley Hair.

Survivors include a sister, Marie Sutton and husband, Joe, of Mount Olive; three brothers, Michael Korzeniewski and wife, Sandra, of Kinston, Donald Korzeniewski and wife, Patricia, of Greenville, and John Hair and wife, Debbie, of Goldsboro; dear friends, Linda and Robbie Quinn, and Linda Sutton; several nieces and nephews, including special nieces, Karizma and Harmony.

In lieu of flowers, memorial offerings may be made to SCCU of Wilmington or Kitty Askins Hospice of Goldsboro.

June 7, 40, Goldsboro

Ms. Lashana R. Carlisle, 40, passed on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at home. Arrangements are incomplete at this time.

Professional, sympathetic, dignified, compassionate care and service entrusted to J.B. Rhodes Funeral Home and Cremations of Goldsboro.

June 7, 88,

Henry C. Albritton, age 88, died Wednesday at Carolina House of Smithfield. Born in Duplin County, he was the son of the late Benny and Henrietta Patton Albritton, husband of the late Doris “Dottie” Schmidt Albritton and father of the late Alesia Ann Albritton. Mr. Albritton was a farmer and a Veteran of the U.S. Navy.
The family will gather at the Beautancus Community Center to receive friends on Saturday from 9:00 until 11:00 am.

Mr. Albritton is survived by one son, Paul Albritton and his wife, Lisa; and a grandson, Mike Albritton.

Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home is serving the Albritton family.

June 8, 73,

On February 20, 1944 Donald “Duck” Ray Martin was born to the late Silas and Maybelle Martin.  He was a generous, simple man with simple wishes, dreams and aspirations.  He departed this walk of life Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Wayne UNC Health Care.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 11, 2017 at 3 p.m. from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.  Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in Princeton.  The family will receive friends Sunday from 2 p.m. until 2: 45 p.m. at the funeral home.

He was the husband of the late Eloise Gooding Martin, the father of Kenneth Ray Martin, Missy Brenner and Vincent Brenner.  He was a friend to many and a lover of the outdoors.

In his later years, his greatest pastime has been sitting on his front porch with his Bojangles tea and feeding the wild squirrels that would come on the porch to him to be fed.  He was so very close to many but not like he was with his brother, David.

Duck made friends everywhere he went.  You could only love him and his generous kind soul.  He was loved by many and missed by more.

In addition to his children; he is survived by his brothers, David Earl Martin and Milford Martin; four sisters, Marvolee Lee, Merline Jones, Thelma Rowe and Rhonda Davis; seven grandchildren, Jacob Moore, Krystal Martin, Tasha Anderson, Nicole Phillips, Richard Brenner, Shena Walton and Sheila Holland; thirteen great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; a special friend, Candy Martin and Duck’s pet squirrel, Henry

Duck was preceded in death by his wife, parents and a brother, Rayford Martin.

The family is in the care of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro.

June 12, 89,

Claudia Cuthrell, beloved daughter of Louis Daniel Cuthrell and Claudia Applewhite Cuthrell, died on Monday, June 12, 2017 at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.  A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in Willow Dale Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Glenn Phillips of First Baptist Church officiating.

Claudia was born in Goldsboro on June 4, 1928 and was the fifth daughter born to the Cuthrells.  Because of her physical and mental disabilities, she never attended school.  Claudia remained at home with her parents as her older sisters attended school, married and moved out of the house.  She kept busy doing many chores around the house.  Claudia dusted, put everything in its place, swept the front walk and gradually started sweeping the entire sidewalk.  She looked forward to greeting the mailman and paper boy.  Claudia attended the First Baptist Church regularly with her family.

After the death of her father in 1973 and then her mother in 1980, Claudia was placed in a private home with four other clients.  In 1981 Claudia moved to Woodard Care on Hwy. 70.  The management and staff at Woodards provided a loving and secure home for Claudia until she moved to the Brian Center in April of 2015.  At Woodards, Claudia enjoyed bingo games, ceramic painting and the many church groups and individuals that visited.  Her greatest pleasure was visiting “her church” where she always felt welcomed.

Claudia is survived by her nieces and nephews:  Eleanor Hester White of Raleigh, Lee Hester and wife Pat of Apex, Robert Hester and wife Barbara of Westover, WV, Donna Hester of Louisburg, Louis Weil and wife Sissy of Morehead City, David Weil and wife Emily of Goldsboro, Leslie Weil Paley of Goldsboro, and a special great-nephew, Daniel Paley.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the First Baptist Church, 125 S. John Street, Goldsboro, NC 27530 or to a favorite charity.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com.