All Obituaries

Lynn Howell Harden, 63, of Wilson, died Friday, January 18, 2018. Funeral, Monday, 3:00 PM, at Trinity Baptist Church, 3624 Raleigh Rd Pkwy W, Wilson, followed by visitation. She was preceded in death by her father, Norwood Howell and mother and step-father, Pauline Rose Peacock and Jackie Peacock and a sister, Shirley Evans. Lynn is survived by her husband, Nelson Harden; son, Joey Parrish of Kenly; granddaughter, Jessie Lynn Parrish of the US Army, Korea; sister, Rose McVey (Mack) of...

Wiley Leroy Barnes, 92, died Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Funeral, Saturday, 11:00 AM, First Baptist Church, preceded by visiting beginning at 10:00 AM in the small dining room.  Interment, Maplewood Cemetery. A Navy veteran of World War II, he served in the South Pacific. He was in the electrical lighting business before retiring to Emerald Isle where he enjoyed real estate business. He had been a Jaycee and a member of the Elks Club. He was preceded in death by his first wife,...

Reatha Bennett White, 90, of Wilson, died Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Funeral, Thursday, 6:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation.  Interment, Friday, 11:00 AM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul White and son, Curt White.  Mrs. White loved her family, attending church services, and hearing good southern gospel music.  She was retired from Wilson Memorial Hospital with 30 years of service. Mrs. White is survived by her son,...

PIKEVILLE  -  Barbara Ann Lamm Lancaster, 86, died Sunday, January 13, 2019. Funeral, Wednesday, 1:00 PM, Pinkney Baptist Church, 3157 NC Hwy 581 N , Fremont, followed by a time of visiting and sharing.  Burial will then be in the Lancaster Family Cemetery, Saulston.    She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry D. Lancaster in 1986; parents, Blonnie and Gladys Renfrow Lamm and sister, Marie Joyner (Jimmy).  She is survived by her sons, Dan...

LUCAMA - Jerry Thomas Moore, 79, died Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Funeral, Saturday, 11:00 AM, Spring Hill Presbyterian Church.  Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park.  The visitation will be Friday, 6 - 7:30 PM, at Wilson Memorial Service. He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas May “Bud” Moore and Beulah Starling Moore. Mr. Moore was retired from Yellow Freight and Thurston Motor Lines and was awarded the Million Mile Award.  He was an avid gardener and...

Eva “Anne” Mauney Gregory, 69, of Wilson died Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Funeral, Thursday, 11:00 AM, First United Methodist Church.  Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenville, at 1:00 PM. Anne was the daughter of Eva Richardson and Robert Lee Mauney and was preceded in death by her husband, Daniel Bryan Gregory in June, 2018. She grew up in Greenville and graduated from ECU, majoring in Interior Design.  Anne had a brief career in Interior Design in Florida...

STANTONSBURG  -  Adeline Elizabeth Hill Taylor, 86, died Sunday, January 6, 2019. Funeral, Friday, 11:00 AM, Stantonsburg United Methodist Church.  The family will receive friends in Nelson Fulford Hall at the church, 10:00 – 10:45 AM.  Interment, 2:00 PM, Westview Cemetery, Kinston.  Mrs. Taylor was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence R. Taylor, in 2007; parents, William (Coy) and Adeline Blizzard Hill; step-mother, Estelle Hill; sisters, twin sister...

WILSON - Ruthmary (Ruth) Pope died peacefully at her home on January 1, 2019, surrounded by her family. A Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at First Presbyterian Church of Wilson, with visitation to follow. She was born on September 15, 1921 in Jackson Springs, NC, to Lucille Alice Damon and William Clyde McColl and later moved with her parents and three older brothers to Wadesboro, Scots, and Linden, NC.  She attended Flora...

ELM CITY - Cecil Flora, 80, died Sunday, December 30, 2018. Funeral, Wednesday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing.  Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is his wife, Carolyn Harrell Flora; daughter, Sheila Culpepper (Milton, Jr.) of Rocky Mount; grandchildren, Lillie Wolfe (Derek) and Justin Culpepper; sister, Elsie Dunn of Charlotte. In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to Farmington Heights Church of God, Senior Citizens,...

SARATOGA – Stephen Douglas Craft, 92, died Thursday, December 27, 2018. Funeral, Saturday, 2:00 PM, Saratoga Christian Church, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. A Navy veteran of World War II, he served in Okinawa and Nanjing, China.  Following service, he returned to Saratoga to marry Pauline Pittman, the love of his life, and to whom he was married for over 70 years until her death in October, 2016.  He managed his family farm on which tobacco and corn crops won...