Obituaries

Feb 13, 2025

Ms. Geneva Graham Garrett, age 83, transitioned on February 13, 2025 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. Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Matthews Family Mortuary.

Elder...

Feb 13, 2025

Mr. Roberto Portela, age 88, transitioned on February 13, 2025 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.

Final rites and professional arrangements are entrusted to Matthews Family Mortuary.

Please remember to sign the guestbook....

Feb 12, 2025

Mr. Louis Russell Boddie Sr., age 82, transitioned on February 12, 2025.

Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.

Funeral Service will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 22, 2025 at Matthews Family Mortuary.

Elder Emily Ehphraim will deliver words of comfort to the...

Jan 19, 2025

Mr. Carlos Nicholas Medrano, age 27, transitioned on January 19, 2025.

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. Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Matthews Family Mortuary.

Interment will follow at Marks Chapel Church Cemetery.

Final...

Jan 17, 2025

Mr. Johnnie Allen, age transitioned on January 17, 2025 at The Carrolton of Williamston.

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 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 25, 2025 at Matthews Family Mortuary.

Final rites and professional...

Jan 16, 2025

Mr. Ivan Jahir Cervantes Blanco, age 33, transitioned on January 16, 2025.

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.

Jan 15, 2025

Mr. Nathaniel Graham, age 63, transitioned on January 15, 2025 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. Friday, January 24, 2025 at Word of Life International Church, 3388 McNair Road, Tarboro, NC.

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Jan 13, 2025

Ms. Gale Sandra Evans, age 67, transitioned on January 13, 2025 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 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 19, 2025 at the Ivory Hill Baptist Church, 4505...

Jan 12, 2025

Ms. Patricia Ann Avent, age 70, transitioned on January 12, 2026.

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. Saturday, January 17, 2026 at First Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, 825 Beal Street, Rocky Mount, NC.

Pastor Rodney Avent...

Jan 8, 2025

Mr. Gerald Cox, age 81, transitioned on January 8, 2025.

Please remember his family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.

Visitation will be held on Monday, January 27, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Matthews Family Mortuary.

Interment will follow at Eastern Carolina State Veterans...

Jan 7, 2025

Ms. Phyllis Juanita Bynum, age 63, transitioned on January 7, 2025.

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. Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Pines Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 502 E. Hamlet Street, Pinetops, NC.

Pastor TJ Walker...

Jan 2, 2025

Ms. Eloise Leonard Hedgepeth, age 92, transitioned on January 2, 2025.

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. Thursday, January 9, 2025 at Walter's Chapel United Holy Church, 1857 Ita Road, Hollister, NC 27844

Elder John Harris...

Dec 31, 2024

Mr. Cortney Naquan Davis, age 45, transitioned on December 31, 2024 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 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 5, 2025 at the New Morning Star Church of Christ, 225 S Glendale Drive,...

Dec 31, 2024

Ms. Eunie Perkinson, age 72, transitioned on December 31, 2024 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 Matthews Family Mortuary.

Please remember to sign the guestbook....

Dec 28, 2024

Mr. Leslie "Pop" Horne, age 74, transitioned on December 28, 2024 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 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Mount Zion First Baptist Church, 320 W. Thomas Street, Rocky Mount,...

Dec 26, 2024

Raleigh, NC

Mr. Henry Mack Bailey, age 68, transitioned on December 26, 2024 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.

Arrangements are pending.

Final rites and professional arrangements are entrusted to Matthews...

Dec 20, 2024

Ms. Amanda-Jo Hedgepeth, a resident of Edenton, NC, tragically passed away on December 20, 2024, due to complications related to asthma. She was born on November 17, 1978, in Passaic, NJ, to Jolene Carolyn Rizzoli-Messineo.

Amanda embraced life wholeheartedly, consistently integrating her faith in God into her decision-making. Her love for family and her commitment to serving...

Dec 18, 2024

Ms. Daisy Silver, age 86, transitioned on December 18, 2024.

Please remember her family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.

Funeral Service will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 23, 2024 at Ivory Hill Baptist Church, 4505 Medoc Mountain Rd, Enfield, NC 27823.

Bishop Shelton C. Daniel...

Dec 17, 2024

Ms. Sedonia Ervin Scott, age 61, transitioned on December 17, 2024.

Please remember her family, friends and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this time.

Funeral Service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2024 at Matthews Family Mortuary.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at...

Dec 14, 2024

Mr. Harvest "Harvey" Earl Sumler, age 43, transitioned on December 14, 2024.

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, December 28, 2024 at St. Mark AME Church, 1150 Tarboro Street, Rocky Mount, NC.

Pastor Robert J....