Dorothy Wheeler

Dorothy Pridgen Deans Wheeler, 94, of Wilson, died Wednesday, March 10, 2026.

Funeral, Saturday, 1:00 PM, at Wilson Memorial Service followed by visitation. Interment, Maplewood Cemetery.

Mrs. Wheeler was a great mom, doting grandmother, loved the Lord, and was a loving CNA caretaker.

She is survived by her daughters, Linda Spence (Alan) of Atlantic Beach, Connie Martinmianakis (Mark) of Wilson and Cathy Knox (Ben) of Mocksville; 9 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Wheeler was preceded in death by her husbands, Garland Thomas Deans in 1973 and Esley Wheeler in 2000; parents, Connie and Alberta Owens Pridgen; sisters, Faye Ward and Edna Boykin; brothers, Ronald and James Pridgen.

Memorials are suggested to Choices Women’s Center, 702 Broad St W, Wilson, NC 27893 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl, Memphis, TN 38105, www.stjude.org/give

Arrangements by Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr. N, Wilson, 237-7171; wilsonmemorialservice.com.