Obituaries

Dorothy Eunice Beasley

Four Oaks, NC: Dorothy Eunice Beasley, born on April 7, 1933, in Johnston County, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at her home on December 23,…

Kathy Fuller Bentley

Stem, NC: Kathy Fuller Bentley, a beloved mother, grandmother, and cherished daughter, passed away peacefully on December 25, 2025, at Duke Medical Center. Born on…

Connie Snipes McLamb

Four Oaks, NC: Mrs. Connie Snipes McLamb, age 76 of E. Sanders Street passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Liberty Commons Nursing and…

Johnny Preston Stanley

Johnny Preston Stanley, 75, of Goldsboro passed away at his home on Monday, December 22. Johnny was born in Johnston County on September 3, 1950…

Tracy Danielle Parker Nichols

Tracy Danielle Parker Nichols, 34, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2025. She was born in Johnston County on February 1, 1991 to Danny Blake…

Michael B. Jernigan

Michael B. Jernigan, affectionately known as “Papa Mike,” passed away on December 19, 2025 at his home in Smithfield, North Carolina. Born on October 31,…

John Roland Collier

Four Oaks, NC: Mr. John Roland Collier, age 93 of Penny Street passed away on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at UNC Johnston Health Hospital in…

Claudia Imogene Wilson

Claudia Imogene Wilson, 93, of Smithfield, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 19, 2025, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Born April 28, 1932,…

Blanche Batchelor Honeycutt

Benson, NC: Mrs. Blanche Viola Batchelor Honeycutt, age 98, passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, NC, surrounded by…

Myra Jean Allen

Mrs. Myra Jean Strickland Allen, age 86, of Selma, passed away on Friday, December 19, 2025 at Barbour Court Nursing and Rehabilitation. The family will…

Patrick Joe Smith

Patrick (Pj) Smith of Four Oaks, NC, born in LaChapel, France, on August 10, 1955, passed peacefully on December 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C., surrounded…

Minnie Mable Bridges

Minnie Bridges, 94, of 109 Hill Street, Smithfield, passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2025. She is survived by her children, Rosalind Allen of Salt…