All Obituaries

Mr. DeQuan Xavier "Noot" Dickens, age 18, transitioned on July 12, 2019. Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers at this time. The service of remembrance will take place Saturday, July 20, 2019. The service will begin at 2:00 p.m. to be held at The New Morning Star Church of Christ, 225 S. Glendale Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27801. Pastor Carlton G. McCarter serves as the pastor and Reverend T.J. Walker will be officiating. Visitation will be...

Ms. Clara Bell Sherrod Hall, age 90, departed this life on July 2, 2019 at Hospice of Davidson County in Lexington, NC. Please remember her family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers at this time. The service of remembrance will take place Saturday, July 13, 2019. The service will begin at 12Noon to be held at Greater Joy Baptist Church, 820 Nashville Road, Rocky Mount, NC. Bishop Shelton C. Daniel will be officiating. Interment will follow at Gardens of...

Ms. Shirley Ann Jones, age 73, departed this life on June 29, 2019 at UNC Nash Health Care. Please remember her family, friends, and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers at this time.  The service of remembrance will take place Friday, July 5, 2019. The service will begin at 12Noon to be held at Cedar Grove Baptist Church, 2932 S. Halifax Road, Rocky Mount, NC. Pastor Marcelious Phillips will be officiating.  Visitation will be held on Friday from 11:00 a.m. until 12Noon at...

Mr. Bobby Ray Parker, age 65, departed this life on June 29, 2019. Please remember to keep his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers at this time. The service of remembrance will take place Friday, July 12, 2019. The service will begin at 1:00 p.m. to be held at Greater Love Christian Community Church, 4341 South Church Street, Rocky Mount, NC. Pastor Audrey McCarter Hedgepeth will be officiating.  Interment will follow at Pineview Cemetery, Rocky Mount,...

Mr. Orlando Jerome Bullock, age 49, departed this life on June 22, 2019 at Vidant Edgecombe Hospital. Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers at this time. The service of remembrance to celebrate Orlando's life will be held 12Noon Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Tabernacle of Deliverance, 1136 S. Church Street, Rocky Mount, NC. Pastor Juanita Phillips serves as the pastor and Reverend Dwight Joyner will officiate.   Final rites and...

Mr. Joel Carlton Battle, age 58, departed this life on June 19, 2019. Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers at this time. The service of remembrance to celebrate Joel's life will take place on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. The service will begin at 11:00 am to be held at The Church of the Open Door-Baptist, 132 South Glendale Avenue, Rocky Mount, NC 27801. Reverend Dr. Nesbitt E. Spruill serves as the pastor and will also...

Mr. Ramello Jordan Colon, age 23, departed this life on June 7, 2019.  Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers at this time. Memorial service to celebrate Mello's life will be held 4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 2019 at Abundant Life Ministries, 500 Peachtree Street, Rocky Mount, NC. Pastor Keith Moore will deliver the eulogy. Final rites and professional arrangements are entrusted to Matthews Family Mortuary. Please remember to sign...

Ms. Barbara Ann Estep Nicholson, age 60, departed this life on June 6, 2019. Please remember her family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers at this time. The service of remembrance will take place Thursday, June 13, 2019. The service will begin at 2:00 p.m. to be held at Lighthouse Baptist Church, 1703 Reges Store Road, Nashville, NC. Pastor Allen Williams will be officiating.  Interment will follow at Edgecombe Memorial Park in Tarboro, NC. Visitation will be...

Mr. Racquel Whitehead, age 19, departed this life on May 24, 2019.  Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers at this time. The service of remembrance will take place Saturday, June 1, 2019. The service will begin at 12Noon to be held at Greater Joy Baptist Church, 820 Nashville Road, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Bishop Shelton C. Daniel serves as the senior pastor of Greater Joy Baptist Church and will deliver the eulogy. Visitation...

Ms. Patricia Ann Barnes Dupree, age 52, departed this life on May 21, 2019 at her residence. Please remember her family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers at this time. The service of remembrance will take place Saturday, June 1, 2019. The service will begin at 2:00 p.m. to be held at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 702 W. Raleigh Blvd. Rocky Mount, North Carolina. Dr. Thomas L. Walker serves as the pastor of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Connell...