All Obituaries

Edward Allen Bivens, age 75, passed away Tuesday. Born in Oswega, NY, he was the son of the late Albert and Mary Bivens. He was the husband of the late JoAnne Burick Bivens. No formal services will be held at this time. He is survived by his daughter, Lisa Bivens; his son, Edward Allen Bivens, Jr.; his brothers, Kenneth Bivens and Larry Bivens; his grandchildren, Michael Wing, Jr., Christopher Wing, Shawn Wing and Daniel Wing; five great grandchildren. Along with his parents and wife, he...

Mildred Lee Powers Brock, age 77, passed Sunday evening at Wayne/UNC Health Care in Goldsboro, NC. Born in Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of the late Clifton (Skippy) Powers and Virginia Giannotti Powers. She was the wife of the late Herman L. Brock. Mildred was a member of Jordans Chapel Baptist Church,  a Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star, Mizpah Chapter 32 and was a Volunteer at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.  She enjoyed square dancing, camping, crafts, collecting pigs and...

Dennis James Martin, Jr., age 42, passed away Saturday. Born in Wayne County, NC, he was the son of Annie Ruth Brown Martin and the late Dennis James Martin. He attended Southern Wayne High School. A Graveside service will be held Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. in Wayne Memorial Park. The family will visit at the graveside after the service. Along with his mother, he is survived by his daughter, Hannah Lynn Martin; his brothers, Mike Kennedy (& wife, Amy), Jeff Kennedy (&...

Dewey Lee Powell, Sr. age 72, passed away Thursday evening. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late James Robert and Madge Sutton Powell.  Dewey loved his family, farming and the land.  Dewey also enjoyed doing mechanic work.  Funeral Services will be held Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Wayne Memorial Park. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held from 1:00 – 1:45 pm on Sunday at...

Wendy Carol Cruise Perkins, age 63, of Goldsboro died Thursday February 2, 2023, at Kitty Askins Hospice Center in Goldsboro. Born In Greene County to the late Iris Tyndall Cruise, her husband, Corky Perkins proceeded her in death.  She was a graduate of Southern Wayne High School, and a delivery driver for Le Bleu water company for many years.  She also worked with the family business at Corky’s High-Performance Motors. Wendy enjoyed drag racing, hunting, fishing, and...

William Raymond Edmundson age 76, passed away Wednesday morning at his daughter’s home in Raleigh, NC. Born Wayne County, NC, he was the son of the late William Rufus Edmundson and Julia Bell Stocks Stillwell and husband of the late Betty Edmundson. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Graveside Services, with Military Honors, will be held Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Wayne Memorial Park with Jim Willoughby officiating. William is survived by his...

Audrey B. Bellos, age 92, passed away Tuesday afternoon. Born in Granville County, she was the daughter of the late David James and Irma Louise Spencer Bigger. She was the wife of the late Charles Christopher Bellos. Audrey was previously an active member of St. Paul United Methodist Church and a member of TROC at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, NC. She attended nursing school at the University of Richmond. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. She is survived by...

Kenneth “Ken” Lamar Abel, Sr., age 75, passed away Monday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center.  Born in Macon, Ga, he was the son of the late M.V. Abel, II and Julia Conway Abel.  Ken served our country with the United States Navy from 1968 to 1972. Stationed in Mayport, FL and Charleston, SC, he was a machinist mate on the USS Goodrich and the USS Robert H. McCard. In 1973, he joined the US Army Reserve, stationed at Fort Bragg. He was deployed to Ecuador, Desert...

Amanda “Mandy” Jo Clark Fralick, age 48, passed away Saturday. Born in Wayne County, NC, she was the daughter of John David & Gerlinde Clark and Jeannie Lewis Ellis.  A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, January 31, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jim Willoughby officiating. A time of visitation for family and friends will be held immediately following the service at the funeral home. Along with her parents, Mandy is survived by her...

Billy Green Thornton, 82,  of the Grantham community passed away Saturday at Wayne U.N.C. Hospital. He was the son of the late Thaddeus Lee and Eva Hudson Thornton, and husband of Letty Bradford Thornton. Mr. Thornton served in the United States Army and was a retired mechanic. Mr. Thornton was a member of Black Jack Grove Free Will Baptist Church for over 50 years. He served the church as a deacon, bus driver, youth group leader, and his favorite job, preparing food for fund raisers...