Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Smithfield, nc & Johnston County
Harold Kennon
Apr 10, 2025
On Thursday afternoon, April 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM, Elder Harold Kennon , eighty-one (81) of Princeton, North Carolina, changed from mortal to immortality. He finished his race, crossed the finish line where he is compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses. Elder Kennon transitioned emersed in an atmosphere of praise and worship with a shout of glory...
Martin Duane Moore
Apr 10, 2025
Born in Smithfield, NC on July 2, 1961, Martin Duane Moore passed awaypeacefully at his home on April 10, 2025.He is survived by his son, Martin "Chad" Moore, and daughter, AshleyNicole Moore. He was a proud grandfather to three grandsons: NathanRay McKeel, William Lane Wise, and Brandon Malik Moore.Marty was married to the late Lori Ann Medlin Moore for 47...
Georgianna Virginia Coles McLean
Apr 8, 2025
Georgianna Virginia Coles McLean, the first child of Eva Belle Coleman Coles and Leroy Raymond Coles, Sr., was born on April 22, 1926 in Buffalo, New York. She departed this life on April 8, 2025 in her home in Smithfield, North Carolina.
As the oldest of four daughters and one son, she was held to a very high standard by her...
Roy Lee Foye
Mar 31, 2025
One of ten children, Roy Lee Foye, was born to the late Leroy Foye and Mary Geneva Stancil Foye. Roy Lee, as he was affectionately called, attended Richard B. Harrison School;however, as he matriculated through, he discovered that his true passion for learning would not come from the classroom, but from the things that interested him the most at an...
Tony Dwayne Chrisp
Mar 29, 2025
Tony Dwayne Chrisp was born on July 2nd, 1983, and departed this life on March 28th, 2025. He was born to the late Evanna Diane Chrisp and Tony Wayne Thomas in Selma, NC.
He is survived by his grandmother, Martha Godwin; his sisters, Renita Chrisp, Tyesha Bristow, and Lashunda Jacobs; and his brothers, Jermaine Chrisp and Phillip Thomas, as well as...
Theodore Lackey
Mar 27, 2025
TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON AND A TIME TO EVERY PURPOSE UNDER THE HEAVENS. ECCLESIASTES 3:1
THEODORE LACKEY, AGE 73 OF FOUR OAKS, NC PASSED AWAY ON THURSDAY MARCH 27,2025 AT UNC HEALTH JOHNSTON IN SMITHFIELD NC.
THEODORE WAS BORN JULY 19, 1951 TO SAM AND ANNA LACKEY. HE WORKED AT VARIOUS MANUFACTURING PLANTS INCLUDING BURLINGTON MILLS IN SMITHFIELD AND GENERAL...
Willie Meta Warren Diggs
Mar 21, 2025
Willie Meta Diggs
July 3, 1930 – March 21, 2025
Willie Meta Diggs went from labor to reward on Friday, March 21, 2025, at SECU Hospice House of UNC Health Johnston. She was born in Greensboro NC on July 3, 1930. She received her early education in Greensboro NC.
She moved to Baltimore and met Daniel Stephen Diggs whom she married in 1949....
Sandra Kay O’Mary Juarez
Mar 17, 2025
Sandra “Sandy” Kay O´Mary Juarez, 63, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, March 17, 2025. Sandy was born in Cleveland, OH and was the daughter of Joe and June O´Mary.
Sandy is survived by her parents, Joe and June O´Mary of TN; sister Sherri Fortner and husband Donald of NC; sister Lisa Tredway and husband Paul of AL; sister Patty Markly of...
Genesis Karolina Mairena Enamorado
Mar 14, 2025
Nuestros pensamientos y oraciones van a la familia de la Señorita Genesis Karolina Mairena
Enamorado de 19 años quien residia en Smithfield, NC 27577. La señorita Mairena Enamorado
fallecio el dia 14 de marzo del 2025.
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Satisha Latayan Alston Ward
Mar 9, 2025
Satisha Ward was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. Anyone who had the pleasure of meeting her immediately felt the love and support that poured from her heart. Satisha was sincere, thoughtful, reliable, and the best nonjudgmental companion anyone could ask for. She was, quite literally, an angel on Earth.
Satisha was a lover of life and embraced every...
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