All Obituaries

The Staff and Management of R. Swinson Funeral Services mourn with the Warren family on the death of Mr. Harry Lee Warren, of 2798 Lemuel Dawson Rd., who passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019, at the North Carolina State Veterans Home.   Services will be on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at 12:00 noon at Jericho AME Zion Church. Burial will take place in the Eastern Carolina Veterans Cemetery in Goldsboro following the funeral service. A public visitation will...

The Staff and Management of R. Swinson Funeral Services mourn with the Cantey family on the death of Mr. Jerry Cantey, of 2523 Camron Langston Rd in Grifton, who passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019, at Vidant Medical Center.   A memorial service will be held by the family on a later date.   Please keep the Cantey  Family in your thoughts & prayers during these days of bereavement   Sympathy Cards & Floral Arrangements may be sent to R. Swinson...

The Staff and Management of R. Swinson Funeral Services mourn with the Stevens family on the death of Mr. Kelvin Stevens, of 515 Larkspur Rd., who passed away on Friday, November 1, 2019, at Vidant Medical Center Services will be on Saturday, November 9, 2019, at 2:30 PM at Alpha & Omega Church. Burial will take place in the Westview Cemetery. A public visitation will be held on Friday, November 8, 2019, from 4:00 PM-7:00 PM from the Robert Swinson, Jr. Memorial...

Gone but Not Forgotten You could make anyone laugh, If they were having a bad day, No matter how sad we were, You could take the hurt away. Nothing could ever stop you, Or even make you fall, You were ready to take on the world, Ready to do it all. But God decided he needed you, So from this world, you left, But you took a piece of all of us; Our hearts are what you kept. Your seat is now empty, And it's hard not to see your face, But please always know this, No one will ever take your...

"In Loving Memory" The Staff & Management of R. Swinson Funeral Services humbly announces the passing of, 82-year-old, Mrs. Willie M. Crouell,  of Cove City passed from labor on Thursday, October 31, 2019, from the Pruitt Health & Hospice in New Bern, North Carolina.  Services will be on Saturday, November 9, 2019, at 11:00 AM at the Robert Swinson, Jr. Memorial Chapel. Burial will take place in the Cove Creek Cemetery. A public visitation will be held...

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing." II Timothy 4:7-8   God, in His infinite wisdom, has transitioned, 57 years old, Mr. Maurice Jackson from labor to reward on the 26th day of October 2019 in the privacy of his...

The Staff and Management of R. Swinson Funeral Services mourn with the Speight family on the death of Mr.  James “Garfield” Speight, 68,  formerly of Kinston, who passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2019. Services will be on Friday, November 1, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. at Jericho AMEZ Church. Burial will take place at Oak Hill Memorials Gardens. A public visitation will be held on Thursday, October 31, 2019, from 4:00 PM-7:OO PM from the Robert Swinson, Jr....

The Staff and Management of R. Swinson Funeral Services mourn with the Edwards family on the death of Mr. Alphonza C. Edwards, of 904 Parrott Ave., who passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at the North Carolina State Veterans Home.   Services will be on Friday, November 1, 2019, at 11:00 AM at the Robert Swinson, Jr. Memorial Chapel. Burial will take place in the Eastern Carolina Veterans Cemetery in Goldsboro, NC. A public visitation will be held one hour (1) prior to the...

The Staff and Management of R. Swinson Funeral Services mourn with the Perry family on the death of Ms. Thelma M. Perry, of 3812 Random Rd., who passed away on Monday, October 21, 2019, at Vidant Inpatient Hospice.   Services will be on Saturday, October 26, 2019, at 12:00 noon at St Augustus AME Zion Church. Burial will take place in the Southview Cemetery A public visitation will be held on Friday, October 25, 2019, from 4:00 PM-7:00 PM from the Robert Swinson, Jr. Memorial...

The Staff and Management of R. Swinson Funeral Services mourn with the Simmons family on the death of Ms. Helen Simmons, formerly of Kinston, who passed away on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, in Georgia.   Services will be on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at 1:00 PM at St. Augustus AME Zion Church. Burial will take place in the Pinelawn Memorial Park. A public visitation will be held on Friday, October 18, 2019, from 4:00 PM-7:00 PM from the Robert Swinson, Jr. Memorial...