Obituaries

Ronald Mark McCain

Mark McCain, 59, of Johnston County, North Carolina, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2026, at Rex Hospital. A lifelong resident of Johnston County, Mark…

Evert Clay Watson

Evert Clay Watson, 92, of Rosewood passed away at his home on Monday, October 12, 2026 surrounded by his family. Evert was born October 8,…

James Thomas Narron

James Thomas Narron, 84, went to be with his Lord and Savior on October 11, 2026. Born on June 26 1942 in Johnston County, he…

Eldridge Troy Westbrook

Eldridge Troy Westbrook, age 73, of Scout Road, was born on March 4, 1953, and passed away on October 13, 2026, surrounded by his children…

Walter Franklin Brown

Walter Franklin Brown, age 90, known to his friends and family as Frank, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 12, 2026, at the Durham VA…

Phyllis Aurelle Jones

Phyllis Aurelle White Jones, Mammaw to her grandchildren, great-grands, and many others, went to her heavenly home Sunday morning, October 11, 2026, surrounded by her…

Lynn Leggett Shaver Lewis

Lynn Leggett Shaver Lewis, age 70, died Saturday, October 3, 2026 at her home in Smithfield, NC. She was born July 1, 1956 in Martin…

Linda Rose Pinder

Linda Rose Pinder, 73, of Princeton, passed away Friday morning at Kitty Askins in Goldsboro, NC. She was born in Johnston County June 30, 1953…

Newland “Buck” Thornton

Newland Edward Thornton, known as “Buck”. He was born on January 16, 1946 to parents James William Thornton and Bertha Langston Thornton in the township…

David Richard Polk

David Richard Polk, age 76, passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2026, in Smithfield, North Carolina. He was born on March 13, 1950, in Tampa,…

Barney “B.H.” Hiram Hinnant

Barney “B.H.” Hiram Hinnant, 86, passed away at the SECU Hospice House on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 surrounded by his family. Born in Kenly, NC…

Debra Jewell Norris

They say Heaven is paved with streets of gold, so perhaps it was only fitting that a Jewell would eventually make her way there. Jewell,…