All Obituaries

Virginia Bryan Sullivan, age 96, passed away Tuesday afternoon at her residence. Born in Wayne County, she was the daughter of the late Lisker Allen Bryan and Maude Bryan Rose and wife of the late John Lawrence Sullivan. She was also preceded in death by a son, Gerald Sullivan, a son in law, Jerry Reaves and her siblings, Carroll Bryan, Marie Brown, and Edna Earle Grantham. Virginia was a member of Rhodes Friends Meeting for over 60 years where she was active in the Women’s Missionary...

Patsy Willis Cathey, age 85, passed away early Tuesday at Helping Hands in Goldsboro. Born in Alamance County, she was the daughter of the late Edward Wilson Willis and Annie Susan Powell Cox and wife of the late Gene William Cathey. Patsy was a member of Faith Christian Church in Burlington. She was very active in Burlington with the Loaves and Fishes Christian Food Ministries and a volunteer at the Cancer Center. She was the former librarian with the Burlington Times News and was an avid...

Eunice Strickland Daniels, 91, passed away Saturday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. She is the daughter of the late Offie and Susan Strickland. She had worked with the Mt. Olive Piggly Wiggly Deli/Bakery. Mrs. Daniels enjoyed watching the Jimmy Swaggart Television Ministry. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with Rev. Steven Sprinkle and Pastor Luke Davis officiating. Committal services will follow at Wayne Memorial Park....

Willie Lester Shaw, Jr., age 78, passed away Wednesday at his residence. Born in Columbus County, he was the son of the late Willie Lester Shaw and Mary Pierce Shaw. Willie was a “work-aholic” and founded Shaw’s Refrigeration in 1971. A service to celebrate Willie’s life will be held Friday at 6:00pm at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with Pastor Jeff Dail and Pastor Pete Radford officiating. Family members will greet friends Friday evening immediately following the...

Charity Adams Chewning, age 88, died Wednesday in Wilmington, NC. Born in Wilson County, she was the daughter of the late William Cromwell Adams and Flora Pridgen Adams and wife of the late  Bennett Harold Chewning. A member of the Mount Olive Presbyterian Church, she was an Elder. She taught school for over 40 years and was considered the queen of crossword puzzles. She enjoyed outdoor gardening and  her plants and flowers. A graveside service will be held Friday at 2:00pm at...

Phillip “Phil” Norris Brewer, age 69, died early Tuesday at his residence. Born in Wayne County, he was the son of the late Bradford and Ethel Brewer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, L.B. Brewer, III, James Brewer, Gene Brewer and Brent Brewer. Phil owned and operated Brewer Insurance Services for 43 years. He was a graduate of Southern Wayne High School and Elon College. Phil loved fiercely and gave freely. A service to celebrate...

  Kaisa Eliana VanEst, infant daughter of  Colton James and Megan LeeAnne Boggess VanEst, passed away on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, November 19 at Generation Church at 2:00 pm with Pastor Josh Clark officiating. The family will have a time of visitation immediately following the service at the church. Burial will be held at a later date at Evergreen Cemetery in Red Oak, Iowa. In addition...

George Steve Gooding, age 72, died Wednesday at Kitty Askins Hospice Center. Born in Lenoir County, he was the son of the late George Franklin Gooding and Ellen Louise Swain Gooding and husband of the late Maggie Pope Gooding. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Ben Gooding and a sister, Hazel Blackwell. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 12 noon in the chapel of Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home with Pastor Ramon Mizzell officiating. Burial will follow in Wayne Memorial Park. The...

Barbara P. Dixon Barbara Patrick Dixon, 68, of Goldsboro died Sunday at Wayne UNC Hospital. She is the wife of Hubert Dixon. A graveside service will be held on Wednesday at 12:00 P.M. at Wayne Memorial Park. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the services at Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home Shumate-Faulk Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Dixon family and online condolences may be sent to www.shumate-faulk.com.

                 Rodolph “Doc” Taylor, 79, of the Grantham community died Friday evening. He was the son of the late Jesse and Vertie Desmond Taylor. Mr. Taylor was a truck driver by trade, and loved to go fishing, ride boats, and play pool. “Heaven Bound Hammer Down” He is going to be with his best friend and soulmate, Linda Burtchell, who has been waiting for him to hit the highway to...