Mr. John McClain
Aug 26, 2026
Mr. John Augusta McClain, age 83, transitioned on August 26, 2026 at ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital in Tarboro, NC.
Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Final rites and professional arrangements are entrusted to Matthews Family Mortuary.
Please remember to sign the guestbook.
Mr. William Bridgers Jr.
Aug 26, 2026
Norfolk, VA
Mr. William Bridgers Jr., age 72, transitioned on August 26, 2026 at Norfolk Health and Rehabilitation Center in Norfolk, VA.
Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Funeral Service will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at Matthews Family Mortuary.
Dr. Everett Silver will deliver words of comfort to the family.
Visitation...
Ms. Ernestine Hyman
Aug 24, 2026
Ms. Ernestine Hyman, age 89, of Tarboro, NC transitioned on August 24, 2026.
Please remember her family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Memorial Service to celebrate her life will be held on 12:00 p.m. Friday, August 28, 2026 at Matthews Family Mortuary.
Final rites and professional arrangements are entrusted to Matthews Family Mortuary.
Please remember to sign...
Mr. Roberto Carlos Joya Granados
Aug 22, 2026
Mr. Roberto Carlos Joya Granados, age 40, transitioned on August 22, 2026 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC.
Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Visitation will be held 7:30 p.m. on Friday, August 28, 2026 at Iglesia Evangelica Apostoles y Profetas Fuente de Agua Viva, 4811 E...
Mrs.Charlotte Andrews-Arnold
Aug 12, 2026
Mrs. Charlotte Andrews-Arnold, age 85, transitioned on August 12, 2026 in the comfort of her home surrounded by loving family.
Please remember her family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Final rites and professional arrangements are entrusted to Mattthews Family Mortuary.
Please remember to sign the guestbook.
Mr. Kelvin "Kel" Jones
Aug 11, 2026
Mr. Kelvin "Kel" Jones, age 40, transitioned on August 11, 2026 at Duke University Hospital in Durham, NC.
Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Funeral Service will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Greater Mount Hermon Baptist Church, 801 Branch Street, Rocky Mount, NC.
Pastor Dennis Gunter will deliver words...
Ms. Sandra O. Neville
Aug 9, 2026
Ms. Sandra O. Neville, age 83, transitioned on August 9, 2026 in the comfort of her home surrounded by loving family.
Please remember her family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during his time.
The family will celebrate her life in their own way at a later date.
Final rites and professional arrangements are entrusted to Matthews Family Mortuary.
Please remember...
Mrs. Erma Evans Bullock
Aug 3, 2026
Mrs. Erma Evans Bullock, age 81, transitioned on August 3, 2026 at PAM Specialty Hospital of Rocky Mount, NC.
Please remember her family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Funeral Service will be held 12:00 p.m. Saturday, August 15, 2026 at Ivory Hill Baptist Church, 4505 Medoc Mountain Road, Enfield, NC.
Interment will follow at Rocky Mount...
Mr. Courtney James "Sugar Bear" Hunter
Jul 27, 2026
Mr. Courtney James "Sugar Bear" Hunter, age 45, transitioned on July 27, 2026 at ECU Health North Hospital in Roanoke Rapids, NC.
Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Funeral Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Matthews Family Mortuary.
Pastor Audrey McCarter-Hedgepeth will deliver words of comfort to the...
Ms. Monique Cherese Whitaker
Jul 25, 2026
Ms. Monique Cherese Whitaker, age 51, transitioned on July 25, 2026 at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, NC.
Please remember her family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Memorial Service to celebrate her life will be held 4:00 p.m. Saturday, August 1, 2026 at Matthews Family Mortuary.
Final rites and professional arrangements are entrusted to Matthews Family...
Mr. Gonzalo Torres Perez
Jul 23, 2026
Mr. Gonzalo Torres Perez, age 71, transitioned on July 23, 2026 at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, NC.
Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 26, 2026 from 12:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Matthews Family Mortuary.
On behalf of the Gonzalez, Alvarez, Escobar, Cervantes families...
Ms. Alice Ann Evans
Jul 21, 2026
Ms. Alice Ann Evans, age 81, transitioned on July 21, 2026 at her residence.
Memorial Service to celebrate her life will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at Restoration Worship Center, 322 Anderson Street, Rocky Mount, NC 27803.
Pastor Luther Barnes will deliver words of comfort to the family.
Final rites and professional arrangements are entrusted to Matthews Family Mortuary.
Please remember...
Jasper Billy Davis
Jul 15, 2026
Pinetops, NC
Mr. Jasper Billy Davis, age 73, transitioned on July 15, 2026 at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville, NC.
Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Funeral Service will be held 12:00 p.m. Saturday, Agust 1, 2026 at Matthews Family Mortuary.
Reverend Carolyn Hagans will deliver words of comfort to the family.
Visitation will...
Mr. Odis Cooper
Jul 13, 2026
Mr. Odis Cooper, age 68, transitioned on July 13, 2026 at Nash UNC Health Care.
Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Funeral Service will be held 11:00 a.m. Sunday, July 19, 2026 at Philadelphia Baptist Church, 2872 Duke Road, Nashville, NC.
Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held on Sunday...
Mr. Jeremy Deonte Whitehead
Jul 10, 2026
Mr. Jeremy Deonte Whitehead, age 33, transitioned on July 10, 2026 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, VA.
Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Memorial Service to celebrate his life will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 19, 2026 at Matthews Family Mortuary.
Final rites and professional arrangements are entrusted to Matthews...
Mr. Michael Gray Hargrove
Jul 5, 2026
Michael Gray Hargrove was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina on April 29, 1949, to the late John Edward and Geraldine Gray Hargrove. Michael passed away on Sunday, July 5, 2026, peacefully at Duke Raleigh Hospital with his daughters by his side.
Born and raised in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, he attended J. W. Parker Jr. High School before graduating from...
Ms. Deborah Thomas
Jul 3, 2026
Ms. Deborah Thomas, age 64, transitioned on July 3, 2026 at ECU Health Hospice House in Greenville, NC surroun
Please remember her family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
The family will celebrate her life in their own way at a later time.
Final rites and professional arrangements are entrusted to Matthews Family Mortuary.
Please remember to sign...
Ms. Marie Perry Edwards
Jul 1, 2026
Ms. Marie Perry Edwards, age 86, transitioned on July 1, 2026 in the comfort of her home surrounded by loving family.
Please remember her family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Matthews Family Mortuary.
Final rites and professional arrangements are entrusted...
Mr. Willie Herman Smith
Jun 29, 2026
Mr. Willie Herman Smith, age 80, transitioned on June 29, 2026 in the comfort of his home surrounded by loving family.
Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Funeral Service will be held 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 12, 2026 at Fountain of Life Church, 900 Wilkins Street, Rocky Mount, NC.
Dr. Bishop JP Lynch...
Ms. Ruth L. Bullard
Jun 29, 2026
Ms. Ruth L. Bullard, age 78, transitioned on June 29, 2026 in the comfort of her home surrounded by loving family.
Please remember her family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.
Funeral Service will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, July 6, 2026 at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 702 W. Raleigh Blvd., Rocky Mount, NC.
Pastor Timothy J....
