All Obituaries

Ruby Lee Carter Lancaster, 86, of Wilson, died Saturday, September 14, 2019. Funeral, Wednesday, 11:00 AM, Wilson Memorial Service.  Burial, Evergreen Memorial Park, beside her late husband, Linwood “Bud” Lancaster, who died in October, 2009.  The family will be at the funeral home, Tuesday, 6:30 – 8:00 PM. She is survived by her daughters, Debbie Vaughn (David) of Wilson and Robin Wood (Waymon “Buddy”) of Garner; grandchildren, Bethany Sherrod...

Erlene Sauls Booth, 69, of Eureka, died Friday, September 13, 2019. Funeral, Tuesday, 4:00 PM, Eureka United Methodist Church followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Erlene was preceded in death by her son, Chadwick Booth and mother, Elizabeth Williamson Sauls. She is survived by her husband, Doug Booth; daughter, Rhonda Booth of Pinetown; son, Jeff Booth (Shannon) of Pikeville; grandson, Austin Booth; sister Ann Jackson (Jerry) of Goldsboro; brother, Ronnie Sauls (Jeannie) of...

Georgie Lee Garris Yelverton, 92, of Fremont, died Thursday, September 12, 2019. Funeral, Saturday, 11:00 AM, at Wilson Memorial Service.  Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont.  The visitation will be Friday, 6:00 - 8:00 PM, at Fremont Missionary Baptist Church fellowship hall. She was preceded in death by her husband, David E. Yelverton and parents, Leroy and Bertha Aycock Garris.  Lee was a member of Fremont Missionary Baptist Church and the Fremont Rotary...

Pamela Lutz Bass, 75, of Wilson, died Tuesday, September 10, 2019. A private service will be held at the convenience of the family. She was preceded in death by her husband and high school sweetheart, Wilton Bass and beloved dog, Molly. Pam retired from Wilson Greene Mental Health after 30 years of service. She and Wilton enjoyed traveling during their retirement. She loved cooking, gardening and photography.  She is survived by her daughters, Debby Futrell (Jeff) of Wilson and...

Tillman Herring Jones, 84, of Wilson, died Sunday, September 8, 2019. Funeral, Thursday, 2:00 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. He is survived by daughters, Peggie Perez of Wilson and Kathy Parrish (Peanut) of Lucama; sons, Tilghman Jones and Danny Jones, both of Wilson; seven grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; brother, Harvey Jones of Atlanta, GA.

Florence Walston Skinner, 92, of Wilson, died Saturday, September 7, 2019. Funeral, Tuesday, 2:00 PM, at Connect Church, 4865 Nash St NW, Wilson.  Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park.  The visitation will be at Wilson Memorial Service, Monday, 6:00 - 8:00 PM. Mrs. Skinner was preceded in death by her husband, J.D. Skinner; daughter, Carolyn Skinner; grandchildren, Karen, Christy and Spencer Skinner; sisters, Margaret Pittman and Jeanette Driver: brothers, Wallace Walston and...

James Edward “Jim” Thompson, Jr., 70, of Wilson, died Tuesday, September 3, 2019. Funeral, Saturday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing.  He is survived by his wife, Carolyn deKeyzer Thompson; daughters; Laura Bartholomew (Ricky) of Princeton and Jammie Hand of Reidsville; grandchildren; Morgan Boyer, Josh Boyer and Jordan Bartholomew; step-grandchildren, Rick Bartholomew and Harley Bartholomew;  sisters, Martha Moore (Ricky)...

Brenda Baker Adkins, 72, died Wednesday, August 28, 2019. Funeral, Saturday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, with visiting beginning at 1:00 PM.  Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Brenda is survived by her son, Norman Holton, Jr. (Brenda) of Wilson; grandchildren, Briana and Madison Holton and Ashley Brown; sisters, Becky Kennon of Wilson and Carolyn Riggs of Laurinburg; brother, R.L. “Buddy” Baker of Wilson.     Preceding her in death were her...

Cody Peyton Brown, 26, of Kenly, died Tuesday, August 27, 2019. A Celebration of Life Service will be Saturday, 11:00 AM, Stony Hill Free Will Baptist Church, Middlesex, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Cody is survived by his father, Kevin Brown (Cathy) of Newton Grove; mother, Sharren Brown of Wendell; brother, Brad Peacock of Lucama; step-sister, Miranda Chambers (Travis) of Newton Grove; step-brother, Joseph Rose of Newton Grove; paternal grandmother, Mamie Ruth Overby of...

Cheryl Howard Bradley, 68, of Wilson, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2019 after a courageous five year battle with breast cancer.   Funeral, Tuesday, 2:00 PM, at First Presbyterian Church followed by visitation.  Entombment will be in Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her husband, Cecil H. Bradley, Jr.; son, Justin Hayes of Wilson; step-son, David Bradley (Mary) of Wilson, and their daughter, Laura; sister, Kay Medlin of Wilson; brother, Phillip Howard of...