Carolyn Avery a loving mother and grandmother often known for her gentle and kind spirit passed away Friday, July 4, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at Joyner’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Rev. LaVon Phillips will officiate.
The family will receive friends prior to service on Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:45 p.m. at Joyner’s Funeral Home, 4100 Raleigh Road Parkway, Wilson.
Carolyn is survived by her son, James E. Avery, Jr. and wife, Lesley; daughter, Melissa Rader and husband, John; grandsons, Judah and Noah Avery, and her granddaughters, Kerstyn and Paetyn Rader.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband of thirty-nine years, James Avery; parents, John Henry and Mildred Murray, and her sisters, Brenda Muelhbauer and Vickie Murray.
Condolences directed to Joyner’s Funeral Home and Crematory at www.joyners.net.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
4100 Raleigh Rd Parkway, Wilson, NC 27896

What kind of arrangement is appropriate, where should you send it, and when should you send an alternative?
Read more
We'll help you find the right words to comfort your family member or loved one during this difficult time.
Read more
Information and advice to help you cope with the death of someone important to you.
Read moreIf you’re in charge of handling the affairs for a recently deceased loved one, this guide offers a helpful checklist.
Read more
Legacy's Linnea Crowther discusses how families talk about causes of death in the obituaries they write.
Read more
You may find these well-written obituary examples helpful as you write about your own family.
Read more
These free blank templates make writing an obituary faster and easier.
Read more
Some basic help and starters when you have to write a tribute to someone you love.
Read more