All Obituaries

Melinda Gayle Taylor Stampe of Teachey, NC departed her earthly life to be with her "Great Big Jesus" late Thursday afternoon, November 26, 2020 after a period of declining health.  Born in Lenoir County on May 20. 1970, she is the daughter of Donald Ray and Edna Joyce Stroud Taylor.  She is preceded in death by her maternal grandparents--Edna and Earl Stroud and paternal grandparents--Carries and Debbie Taylor. Left to cherish her memory are her husband--Mark Alan...

John Edward Jackson of Teachey, NC departed his earthly life in the late evening of Tuesday, November 17, 2020 while at Vidant Duplin Hospital in Kenansville, NC.  Born on February 23, 1940 in Duplin County, he was the son of the late Wilbert Vance and Rebecca Mae Robinson Jackson of Teachey. Left to cherish his memory are his wife--Eunice Catherine Knowles Jackson; sons--Vance Jackson and wife Angie, Allen Jackson and wife Barbie, and Glenn Jackson, all of Teachey; brothers-- Daniel...

Hilda Louise Heath Norris of Wallace left her earthly life on Sunday, November 8, 2020 while at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington.  Born on October 2, 1942, she was the daughter of the late James Paul and Mattie Batchelor Heath.  She was also preceded in death by a son—Jason Norris Left to cherish her memory are her husband—William Hallie Norris, Jr; son-Bill Norris and wife Kelli of Teachey; grandchildren—Caitlin Flockhart and husband Jason of...

Kilby Woodrow Watkins, Jr. of Wallace departed his earthly life prematurely on Friday, November 6, 2020.  Born on January 11, 1985, he was the son of Vanessa Gideon Watkins and the late Kilby Woodrow Watkins, Sr.  He was also preceded in death by a brother--Danny Glenn Watkins. Left to cherish his memory are his wife--Vanessa Erin Wurtz Watkins; mother--Vanessa Gideon Watkins; children--Brody Woodrow Watkins of Pink Hill, Ivy Watkins of Wallace, and Anthony Lowery of Wallace;...

Ernst Wilhelm Meyer, Sr. of Rose Hill departed his earthly life on Thursday, November 5, 2020 while at Brian Center of Wallace.  Born in Germany on June 14, 1931, he was the son of the late Friederich Dietrich and Annelotte Mandel Meyer.  Left to cherish his memory are his wife--Bettie Hawes Meyer; daughter--Mary Anna Meyer-Arnold and husband Ken of Raleigh; son--Ernst Wilhelm Meyer, Jr. and wife Jennifer of Jonesboro, TN; grandchild--Alexander Arnold of Raleigh;...

Mrs. Zayne Elizabeth Collins Rivenbark of Rose Hill departed her earthly life on Tuesday, October 27, 2020.  Born on February 26, 1940, she was the daughter of the late William Frank and Eunice Leslie Collins of High Point, NC.  She was also preceded in death by a son—Daniel Craig Fussell. Left to cherish her memory is her husband—Donald Louis Rivenbark of Rose Hill; daughter—Leslie F. Rodriguez and ex-husband Oscar, Jr of Riverside, NJ;...

Ernest Ray Parker of Wallace, NC departed his earthly life in the late evening of Friday, October 23, 2020 while at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC.  Born in Duplin County on May 31, 1941, he is the son of the late Alonza and Hazel Henderson Parker.  Also preceding him in death are siblings--Germon Parker, Claudie Parker, Catherine Wells, John Dawson Parker, Annie Bland, and Clarence Parker. Left to cherish his memory are siblings--Vissie Blanton of Willard,...

Billy Brinkley Fussell of Rose Hill, NC departed his earthly life during the early morning of Thursday, October 15, 2020 while at Lower Cape Fear Life Care in Wilmington, NC.  Born on January 25, 1933 in Duplin County, he was the son of the late William Bertis and Virginia Pauline Gavin Fussell.  He was also preceded in death by his wife of many years--Ann Ramsey Fussell. Left to cherish his memory are his children--Jason Ramsey "Jay" Fussell and wife Joey of...

Jacob Wesley Aycock, Jr. of Wallace, NC departed his earthly home late in the evening of Wednesday, October 7, 2020 while a resident of Woodbury Wellness Center of Hampstead, NC.  Born on March 25, 1930, he was the son of the late Jacob Wesley Aycock, Sr and Ozzie Mae Yelverton Aycock of Wayne County, NC.  He was preceded in death, just five weeks previously, by his wife of fifty-five years--Joyce Mae Howell Aycock. Left to cherish his memory are his children--Jacob W. Aycock...

Mrs. Janet Mae Likens Williams of Magnolia, NC departed her earthly life on the evening of Saturday, September 26, 2020.  Born on October 10, 1943 in Duplin County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie and Bessie Maready Likens of Chinquapin, NC.  She was also preceded in death by her husband—Donald Earl Williams; daughter—Betty Whitman; and siblings—Charles Likens, Norma Williams, Danny Likens, and Norwood Likens. Left to cherish her memory are her...