January 2018
Marilyn Sue Joseph Stancil, Jan. 5, 2018
May 31, 1949-Jan. 5, 2018
Marilyn Sue Joseph Stancil, Henry Branch, wife of George Lee Stancil and mother of Jordan, Nick and A.J. Stancil, died at 68, on Jan. 5, 2018, at home in Grayling, Michigan. She was born May 31, 1949. She is the daughter of the late William and Marian Joseph. She is the grandmother of George and Eva Marie.
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Connie Johnson Moore, Jan. 10, 2018
June 30, 1947-Jan. 10, 2018
Connie Johnson Moore, wife of Ray Moore, mother of Dodie Headley and husband Cole and sister of Raymond Johnson, Marsha Barfield and Renee Futch, died at 70 on Jan. 10, 2018, at her home in Selma, North Carolina. She was born June 30, 1947 in Wilson County. She is the daughter of the late William Robert and Mary Frances Pope Johnson and sister of the late Gerald Johnson. She is the grandmother of Grayson Headley and Lanie Headley. Connie is buried in Selma Memorial Gardens.
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February 2018
George Richard Dettenmayer, Feb. 1, 2018
Aug. 23, 1921-Feb. 1, 2018
George Richard Dettenmayer, George Branch, father of Heather Dettenmayer Fisher and Lynn Dettenmayer, died at 96 on Feb. 1, 2018. He was born Aug. 23, 1921. He is the widower of Grace Renfrow Dettenmayer; son of the late George and Olga Emily Wandner Dettenmayer; father of the late Gary Dettenmayer; and brother of the late Edward Dettenmayer. He is the grandfather of Meghan and Erik. He learned to fly during World War II with the Army Air Corp, flying 55 missions. He was a captain at American Airlines until 1981. (Effie)
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March 2018
Margaret Lucille Pope Hill, March 21, 2018
Jan. 22, 1928-March 21, 2018
Margaret Lucille Pope Hill, Tempy Ann Branch, mother of Sandra Hill Boyd, Vickie Hill Joyner, and Joseph Preston Hill, died at 90 on March 21, 2018, in Washington, North Carolina. She was born Jan. 22, 1928, in Selma, Alabama. She is the widow of George Preston Hill Jr. She was an industrial nurse and 51-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter 16 of Charleston, Arkansas.
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April 2018
James Lynn Smith, April 1, 2018
Sept. 16, 1987-April 1, 2018
James Lynn Smith, Josiah Branch, son of Ricky and Lisa Jennene Smith; and son of Rebecca Lucille Stevens; brother of Devon Gavin; and grandson of Rebecca Lynn Savage, died at 30 on April 1, 2018, in Searcy, Arkansas. James was born Sept. 16, 1987, in Searcy. He worked in law enforcement as a school resource officer in White County, Arkansas, and was an avid fisherman and outdoorsman. (Mozelle/ Barbara)
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May 2018
Peggy Anne Bailey Stancil Owen, May 2, 2018
Feb. 7, 1934-May 2, 2018
Peggy Anne Bailey Stancil Owen, Henry Branch, mother of Ruth Ann Miller, and husband Neal; and Bob Stancil, and wife Barbara; wife of William Henry “Billy” Owen; and sister of Jean Boyd, died at 84 on May 2, 2018, in Clinton, North Carolina. She was born Feb. 7, 1934, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina. Her first husband was the late Walter Leo Stancil; she was mother of the late David Leo Stancil; daughter of the late John James and Ruth Bellflower Bailey; and sister of the late Josephine Bailey; Margaret Whitehurst; Bill Bailey; John Bailey; and Spencer Bailey. She worked with Lundy Packing Co. and a member of Grove Park Baptist Church. (Walter)
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Angela Dean Marie Murph Mosley, May 6, 2018
Dec. 22, 1966-May 6, 2018
Angela Dean Marie Murph Mosley, Arnettie Branch, daughter of Marvelene Hill Carico; mother of Kristina Mosley, David Ruffin and Dennis "DJ" Mosley; and sister of Frankie Murph, Kip Murph, and wife Wanda; and Michael Carico, and wife Angie; died at 51 on May 6, 2018, in Bailey, North Carolina. She was born Dec. 22, 1966. She is the daughter of the late Woodrow Franklin Murph; step-daughter of the late Robert Carico; and sister of the late Robin Murph.
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Peggy Narron Peacock, May 28, 2018
May 23, 1945-May 28, 2018
Peggy Narron Peacock, Tempy Ann Branch, widow of Billy Ray Peacock; and mother of Wendy Rae Shepherd, died at 73 on May 28, 2018, in Johnston County, North Carolina. She was born May 23, 1945, in Johnston County. She is the daughter of the late Claude and Mozelle Stancil Narron. She is buried in the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery in Middlesex. (Ronia)
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June 2018
Samuel Roland Parrish Jr., June 2, 2018
Dec. 17, 1926-June 6, 2018
Samuel "Sammy" Roland Parrish Jr., Henry Branch, husband of Sharon Stanley Worley Parrish; father of Elizabeth Nannette Faison, and husband Ronnie; Sarah Worley, and husband Yancey Williams; Paul Worley, and wife Beverly; brother of Linda Gail Parrish Poole, and husband Harold; Faye Parrish Langston, and husband Jay; and Kaye Talton; died unexpectedly June 2, 2018, in Johnston County, North Carolina. Sammy was born June 5, 1947, in Beulah Township of Johnston County, North Carolina. He is son of the late Samuel and Ruby Wells Parrish; and brother of the late Bobby Carroll Parrish and Elmer Ray Parrish. He is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Smithfield, North Carolina.
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Ruby Stancil Creech, June 6, 2018
Dec. 17, 1926-June 6, 2018
Ruby Stancil Creech, wife of Willard Grover Creech; mother of Philip Haywood Creech, Marcia Ann Creech Parks, Byron Grover Creech and Lucia Michele Creech, died at 91 on June 6, 2018, in Smithfield, North Carolina. She was born Dec. 17, 1926, in Johnston County, North Carolina. She is the daughter of the late Mamie Ann Hocutt Stancil and James Oscar Stancil. She is the grandmother of Wayne Lewis Colley, Christopher Sean Colley and wife Pamela Dawn Newlin, Jennifer Parks Haiducek and husband Dale Patrick, Justin Howard Parks, Christopher Graham Creech and wife Katy Millberg, Matthew Cameron Creech, William Russell Washam III and wife Caroline Westray, Kevin Joseph Washam and fiancée Jessica Connell and great-grandmother of Christopher Colley Jr. and Sharon Nicole Colley. In 1948, Ruby married her childhood sweetheart Willard Grover Creech. She was preceded in death by brothers, James Orville Stancil, Rudolph (Doc) Stancil, George Guy Stancil and Jack Stancil; sisters, Gurnie Crabtree and Ruth Januik. She is buried in Selma Memorial Gardens in Selma, North Carolina.
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Charles "Chuck" Carlton Stancil, June 13, 2018
Nov. 22, 1937-June 13, 2018
Charles "Chuck" Carlton Stancil, Samuel Branch, father of Robert Edward Stancil and Robin Stancil Berry, died at 80 on June 13, 2018, in North Carolina. He was born Nov. 22, 1937, in Wilson, North Carolina. He is son of the late Freeman Elbert and Gladys Lamm Stancil; widower of Judith; brother of the late Shirley Gray Stancil, Jay Stancil; Sheila Jan Stancil Davis and Gary Wayne Stancil; and half brother of the late Freeman Durward Stancil; Fernie Stancil; Thelma Lee Stancil Pipkin; Eloise Virginia Stancil; Annie Laurie Stancil Jones. He served in the Air Force and worked for the Bendix Corp.
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Bobby Earl Spivey, June 15, 2018
May 6, 1947-June 15, 2018
Bobby Earl Spivey, Samuel Branch, father of Nancy Leigh Spivey Hackney, and husband Jeff; and Tracey Renee Spivey Duke, and husband Chad, died at 71 on June 15, 2018. Bobby Earl was born May 6, 1947, in Wilson, N.C. He was the first husband of Flora Jean Stancil. He is the son of the late Arthur and Hattie Lee Dameron Spivey. He is the grandfather of Tori Alexis Duke and Dawn Chastity Duke. He is buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Wilson, N.C.
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Josephine Hill Parrish, June 20, 2018
June 24, 1939-June 20, 2018
Josephine Hill Parrish, mother of Melody Jo Parrish Baird , Rebecca “Becky” Ann Parrish and Cheryl Kaye Parrish Ricks, died at 78 on June 20, 2018, in Goldsboro, N.C. She was born June 24, 1939, in Johnston County, N.C. She is daughter of the late Tonie and Ludie Edwards Hill, widow of Donald Parrish and mother of the late Donna Lynn Parrish McKelvey. She is grandmother of Keelan Baird, Tanner Baird, Tyler Ricks, and Emily Ricks. She is buried at the New Jerusalem Free Will Baptist Church in Kenly, N.C.
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"Joe" Joseph Elijah Stancil, June 26, 2018
Dec. 16, 1925-June 26, 2018
"Joe" Joseph Elijah Stancil, Josiah Branch, husband of Marsha Marie Ward Stancil; father of Joe Stancil Jr., and wife Doralee; Elisa Stancil Levine, and husband Chuck; Edward Sean Stancil, and wife Helen; Kelly Stancil Russell, and husband Gene; and Buster Stancil; and brother of "Ellie" Eleanor Joyce Stancil Mahoney; died at 92 on June 26, 2018, in Diamond Springs, California. Joe was born Dec. 16, 1925, in Mason, West Virginia. Joe is the son of the late Harry Lester Stancil and Eleanor “Laura” Christine Eyler Sayer Stancil; ex-husband of the late Joan Muriel Sweetland Stancil; brother of the late Chuck Sayer; Harry Lester Stancil Jr.; "Betty" Elizabeth Jean Stancil Collins; and Harriet Edwina Stancil. He is the grandfather of James Christopher Stancil, and wife Cathy; and Randi Marie Russell and great-grandfather of Maeva Stancil and Margaux Stancil. Joe joined the Navy on Dec. 16, 1943, and later opened the first Toyota Dealership in Northern California in 1959.
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Clay Taylor Strickland, June 26, 2018
March 10-June 26, 2018
Clay Taylor Strickland, Tempy Ann Branch, father of Cathy Strickland Barnes and Cindy Jo Strickland Joyner; and brother of Violet Weathers; died at 77 on June 26, 2018, in Spring Hope, North Carolina. Clay was born March 10, 1941, in Nash, North Carolina. He is the son of the late Marshall and Estelle Strickland; and widower of Dianne Godwin Strickland, who died in 2014. He has five grandchildren.
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July 2018
Lloyd Thomas Sellers, July 28, 2018
Oct. 13,1924-July 28, 2018
Lloyd Thomas Sellers, John Archer Branch, father of Marty L. Sellers, died at 94 on July 28, 2018. He was born Oct. 13, 1924, in Kenly, North Carolina. He is the son of the late Lloyd and Minnie Flowers Sellers and ex-husband of the late Margaret Stancil Sellers. Lloyd grew up in Kenly, N.C. He enlisted in the Army at Fort Bragg on July 28, 1943. He served in Guam, Leyte and Okinawa. He is buried in the Bushnell National Cemetery for Veterans in Central Florida.
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August 2018
Wilda Loveday Devine, Aug. 25, 2018
June 29, 1924-Aug. 25, 2018
Wilda Loveday Devine, mother of Pat Devine Sellers, and wife Marty L. Sellers of the John Archer Branch; David M. Devine, and wife Cynthia; Laure Devine, and husband Martin Castonguay and Mark E. Devine, and wife Elizabeth of Durham; and sister of George (Bill) Loveday and Joanne Palm; died on Aug 25, 2018, in Guilford, Connecticut. She was born June 29, 1924. She is the daughter of George W. Loveday and Lydia (Seifert) Loveday June; widow of Eugene Devine; sister of the late Daniel Loveday, and grandmother of the late Heather Devine. She is the grandmother of Amy Burdeshaw, Daniel Devine; Joshua Devine, Todd Devine, Erin Davis, Elizabeth Hrywniak; Emilie Castonguay, Alexandre Castonguay, François Castonguay. She grew up on Lake Quonnipaug, North Guilford, Conn. Wilda served in the Navy during WWII and was stationed in Dahlgren, Virginia. While raising her family in Marlborough, CT, she went back to school and attended Willimantic State Teachers’ College, obtaining a BS in History and Education, and began a 20-year teaching career in Glastonbury. She continued her education by earning a Master of Arts and Literary Studies from Wesleyan University and followed that with an MS in Environmental Science from ECSU. When they retired in 1984, they moved to St John, USVI, and built their winter home where she enjoyed snorkeling, gardening, and landscaping. Every spring they returned to the lake, where she continued to swim and garden. Wilda and Gene spent much time traveling around the world and loved sharing pictures and stories of their adventures.
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James Earl Narron, Aug. 27, 2018
Dec. 14, 1942-Aug. 27, 2018
James Earl Narron, husband of Pat Hill Narron; and father of Kenny Narron and Scott Narron, died at 74 on Aug. 27, 2018, in Chester, Virginia. James was born Dec. 14, 1942, in Johnston County, North Carolina. He is the son of the late James and Bertha Narron. James was retired from Philip Morris as plant manager of Park 500 in Chester. He is buried in Sunset Memorial Park in Chester.
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October 2018
Douglas L. Alexander, Oct. 4, 2018
May 6, 1949-Oct. 4, 2018
Douglas L. Alexander, husband of Jo Ann Eason Alexander; father of Josh Alexander; and brother of Bob Alexander, and his wife Anita; died at 69 on Oct. 4, 2018, in Wilson, North Carolina. Douglas was born May 6, 1949, in Glendale, California. He is the son of the late Ellis and Betty Lou Dodd Alexander; and brother of the late Donald Alexander. He earned a bachelor's degree from California State University Long Beach and a master's degree from Southeastern Baptist Theology Seminary in Wake Forest. He was a member of Peace Church in Wilson.
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Flora Jean Stancil, Oct. 7, 2018
Oct. 17, 1947-Oct. 7, 2018
Flora Jean Stancil, mother of Tracey Spivey Duke; Nancy Spivey Hackney; and sister of Dianne Stancil Bailey and Steve Stancil; died at 70 on Oct. 7, 2018, in SECU Hospice House in Smithfield, North Carolina. Flora was born Oct. 17, 1947. She is the daughter of the late Josiah "Fernie" and Doris Scott Stancil and mother of the late Michael Shayne Poythress. Flora was a talented performer, singing with several groups.
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Robert "Robby" Ervin Christian Jr., Oct. 13, 2018
July 6, 1962-Oct. 13, 2018
Robert "Robby" Ervin Christian Jr., Harvey Branch, father of Thomas Lucas Christian; Tiffany Vanegas and Cassidy Christian; and brother of Wayne Christian, and his wife Susie; died at 56 on Oct. 13, 2018, in Hope Mills, North Carolina. He was born July 6, 1962, in Johnston County, North Carolina. He is the widower of Sandra Annette Pittman, who died in 2011; son of the late Robert Irvin Christian and Brenda Eason Mitchell; and brother of the late Roger Christian and Gwendolyn Christian. He is the grandfather of Elysia Vanegas and Nikolas Vanegas. He is buried in Price Cemetery in Pine Level. Sandra is the daughter of the late Thomas and Carolyn Pittman.
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Patricia Ann Jones Hardison, Oct. 24, 2018
July 4, 1945-Oct. 24, 2018
Patricia Ann Jones Hardison, mother of Donald Ray Hardison and sister of Danny Jones and Gail Ellis, died at 73 on Oct. 24, 2018, in Norfolk, Virginia. She was born July 4, 1945. She is the daughter of the late William and Annie Laurie Stancil Jones,and sister of the late Dickie Jones. Patricia worked for Kmart for 23 years. She marched on Washington and helped reform child support laws. (Elbert)
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Elizabeth Nanette Parrish Faison, Oct. 24, 2018
Jan. 7, 1971-Oct. 24, 2018
Elizabeth Nanette Parrish Faison, daughter of Judy Juanita Parrish Starr, step-daughter of Sharon Worley Parrish, wife of Ronnie Faison; and sister of Sarah Worley and Paul Worley, died at 47 on Oct. 24, 2018, at her home in Henderson, North Carolina. She was born Jan. 7, 1971, in Johnston County, North Carolina. She is daughter of the late Samuel Roland Parrish Jr. She was a graduate of East Carolina University and former employee of Nortel Networks. Nanette was a member of Fuller Chapel Christian Church.
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November 2018
Gordon Franklin Price Jr., Nov. 17, 2018
Nov. 9, 1953-Nov. 17, 2018
Gordon Franklin Price Jr., husband of Terri Price, father of Seth Parker Price and Melissa Price Eastwood, died at 65 on Nov. 17, 2018, at his home in Martinez, Georgia. He was born Nov. 9, 1953. He was the former husband of the late Ellen Jane Price Stancil (daughter of G.I. Stancil Jr.) and father of the late Amy Price. He is the grandfather of Caleb and Rylee. He served in the United States Air Force before being employed by Virginia Power, in Surry, Virginia. He loved gardening and bass fishing.
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