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Gloria Maxine Rowles-Potter, Josiah Branch, daughter of William and Billie Jean Stancil Rowles, died at 68 on Jan. 10, 2019, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. She is the mother of William Christopher Price and the grandmother of Chloe and Cole. She was born April 12, 1954. (Leumos)
Archie Wayne Bailey, husband of Dianna, died at 61 on Jan. 24, 2019, in Middlesex, North Carolina. He is the son of the late Archie and Mavis Crocker Bailey. He was born March 3, 1957, in Wilson County, North Carolina. He is the stepfather of Brennon Morgan and grandfather of Logan Dodson. (Delia/Archie)
Carol Helena Cummings, Henry Branch, mother of Michael Sean Stancil, died at 79 on Feb. 23, 2019. She is the grandmother of Kainoa Stancil. She was born Oct. 8, 1939. (Oscar/George Guy/Ted)
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Betty Lou Waddell Pope, Henry Branch, mother of Libby Pope, Frances Patterson and Myra Bridgers, died at 81 on March 23, 2019, in Kenly, North Carolina. She was born Aug. 23, 1937. She is the widow of Charles Ray Pope. She taught in Johnston County Schools for 32 years and played piano and organ at Piney Grove Free Will Baptist Church for 67 years. She is buried in the Dixon Family Cemetery in Benson, North Carolina. (Agnes)
Lisa Mosley Starling, Tempy Ann Branch, daughter of Joan Boykin and Ollie Mosley; wife of Jeffrey Ray Starling; mother of Ollie Ray Starling and sister of Reg Mosley, died at 54 on April 16, 2019, in Middlesex, North Carolina. She was born March 23, 1965. She is the aunt of Joey Eugene Mosley. (Delia/Rector)
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Larry Richard Joyner Jr., Tempy Ann Branch, son of Richard and Dorothy “Dot” Joyner; husband of Janie Hill Joyner; and father of Dean Joyner and Staci “Becky” Joyner, died at 77 on April 28, 2019. He was born Jan. 13, 1942, in Wilson, North Carolina. He was an Army veteran and operated Joyner's Memorial of Wilson. (Resley)
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Marvelene Hill Carico, Arnettie Branch, mother of Frankie Murph, Kip Murph, Michael Carico, died at 81 on May 21, 2019, in Bailey, North Carolina. She was born Oct. 21, 1937. She is daughter of the late Wilbert and Mayzell Hill; widow of Robert Carico; and mother of the late Robert Murph and Angela Mosley. She is the grandmother of Christal Gail Murph, April Marie Murph, Wilbert “Boot” Christopher Murph Jr., David Anthony Ruffin, Dennis Wayne Ruffin, Dennis Wayne Mosley Jr., Kristina Blair Mosley, Cheyenne Carico, Michael Loren Carico, Taylor Carico and Ashleigh Carico. She is buried in Bailey Town Cemetery.
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Aaron Brian Grizzle, Arnettie Branch, son of Pamela Murphy Foster; father of Ella and Cameron Grizzle; and brother of Breanna Gail Grizzle and Michael Honeycutt, died at 24 on June 18, 2019, in Graham, North Carolina. He was born Sept. 19, 1994. He is grandson of the late Benny and Imogene Murphy. He was employed as a mechanic at Graham Marine. He is buried in Graham Memorial Park. (Wilbert)
Jackie Earl Hill, husband of Jewel O'Neal Hill, father of Janell Hill Crosby, Jay Hill Jr. and brother of Janie Hill Joyner, died at 75 on July 2, 2019. He is the son of Resley and Mary Edwards Hill. He was born Feb. 25, 1944. He is the grandfather of Hailey Hill Lafone, Anna Ellis and Alex Crosby and great-grandfather of Caroline Lafone and Emma Lafone. He is buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Wilson. (Resley)
Rupert Henry “Chuck” Marsh, George Branch, ex-husband of Janet Moore Winkler and father of Bonnie Sue Marsh Martin, Sara Harrell and Randy Marsh, died at 81 on Aug. 15, 2019. He was born July 25, 1938. (Delanie/Norma)
Lynn Adele Hales Britt, mother of DeAnne Britt Hall, Bobbie Lynn Holt Batchelor and Scott Douglas Holt and sister of Carol Hales Hill, Julie Hales Charge, Tammy Hales Bohannan, Douglas Hales and Bruce Jones, died at 72 on Aug. 11, 2019, in Smithfield, Virginia. She is the daughter of Leon and Doris Arbell Bryant Hales. She was born March 27, 1947, in Yuba City, California. She is the grandmother of Jason, Aaron, Travis, Daniel, Logan, Peyton and Savannah. She was a member of Mill Swamp Baptist Church in Ivor, Virginia. (Delphia Pearl)
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Reba Stancil House, George Branch, mother of Larry House, and wife Janey; Jane House Burton, and husband Frank; Bradley House; and Mark House, died at 93 on Sept. 8, 2019, in Greensboro, North Carolina. She was born Nov. 14, 1925. She is the widow of Lawrence E. House; daughter of the late DeLanie and Nevel Stancil; and sister of the late George Arnold Stancil and Norma Stancil Moore. She is grandmother of Lauren H. Zeldin, Amy H. Thurston, Melissa H. Rhoads (Jonathan), Bryan L. Burton; and great-grandmother of William Zeldin, Matthew Zeldin, and Everette Rhoads. She is also survived by nieces Victoria Marlowe Stancil Smick, and husband David; Janet Moore Winkler, and husband Ed; and Donna Moore Padgett. She is buried in the Colonial Mausoleum in Westminster Gardens, 3601 Whitehurst Road, Greensboro, NC.
Barbara Evon Mitchell Stancil, Henry Branch, wife of Robert Wayne Stancil; mother of Abigail; and sister of Tommy, James, David and Chris Mitchell, died at 63 on Sept. 12, 2019, at Sun Coast Hospice in Palm Harbor, Florida. She was born Nov. 13, 1955, in New Bern, North Carolina. She is the daughter of Michael Mitchell and the late Mary Pierce Mitchell. Barbara married Bob on Nov. 28, 1980. She received her bachelor's degree in geology from East Carolina. (Walter Greene/Walter Leo)
Katherine Barbee Price Sides, Tempy Ann Branch, mother of Jason Scott Price, Jonathan Brian Price and Stephanie Price Blue, died at 70 on Sept. 20, 2019, in Kannapolis, North Carolina. She was born March 16, 1949, in Cabarrus County. She was the wife of Johnny Wilbur Price and daughter of the late Harley F. Barbee and Alice “Jean” Auten Barbee. She is the grandmother of Abigail, Jacob, Harlie and Ali. (William Moses/Tempie Mae)
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Eldon Lee Kornegay Jr., Alvin Branch, father of Sherrie Kornegay; brother of Ricky Kornegay and Mark Kornegay, and wife LaVonda; and life partner Judy Wallace, died at 63 in Abbeville, Alabama, on Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. Eldon was born in Wayne County, N.C., on Sept. 25, 1955. He is the son of the late Eldon Lee Kornegay Sr. and Columbia Ann Mercer. He is grandfather of Timothy Howell, and husband Joshua. He is buried in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Princeton, N.C. 27569. The Rev. De Wayne Eakes officiated the service.
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Sidney Perry Stancil, John Archer Branch, mother of Betty Stancil Brown and Edward Thomas Stancil, died at 95 on Oct. 13, 2019, in Wilson, North Carolina. She was born Sept. 15, 1924. She is the daughter of the late Neal and Ida Perry of Nash County; second wife of William Arthur Stancil; stepmother to Tom Stancil, Bill Stancil Jr. and Margaret Stancil Sellers; and sister of Ruby Ballance. Sidney is the grandmother of Michael Wayne Brown, Richard Thomas Stancil and Pamela Stancil Martin; step-grandmother of Wayne Thomas Stancil, Becki Stancil High, Charles Allen Stancil, Stephen Gene Stancil and Marty Loy Stancil; great-grandmother of Rachel Cameron Brown, Meredith Paige Brown and Maura Kate Stancil; Michael Wayne Stancil, Ashley Miranda Stancil Edwards, Justin Worth Stancil and Garrett Stancil; and great-great grandmother of Veyda Stone Edwards. Sidney was a member of Unity Free Will Baptist Church in Wilson. Betty was the main caregiver for Sidney for many years at her home in Wilson. She often took her to the Stancil reunions, which Sidney loved attending. Although in failing health, she was still able to attend this year's reunion. She is buried in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. The Rev. Tim McFatter officiated.
Margie Hill, Tempy Ann Branch, died at 93 on Nov. 4, 2019, in Wilson, North Carolina. She was born March 18, 1926. She is daughter of the late James Clarence and Mary Ella Renfrow Hill; sister of the late Myrtie Hill Deans, Rachel Hill and Velma Hill Bunn.
Lynn Ray Locklear Sr., partner of Jeanette Bailey Hawley and father of Lynn Ray Locklear Jr., died at 63 on Dec. 5, 2019, in Maxton, North Carolina. He was born Oct. 21, 1956, in Scotland, North Carolina. He is the son of the late Adell Locklear and Reedy Belle Bullard Locklear. He is buried at Shoeheel Holiness Methodist Church in Maxton. (Delia/Archie)
Roney Lee White, son of William and Linda Hill White and brother of Tina and brother-in-law of Ted, died at 43 on Dec. 30, 2019, in Wilson, North Carolina. He was born Sept. 24, 1976. He is buried in Evergreen Memorial Park in Wilson, North Carolina. (Wilbert)