OBITUARIES

Norma Collier

Norma Collier

Jun 3, 2012

LUCAMA - Norma Jean Collier, 44, died Sunday, June 3, 2012. Funeral, Wednesday, 6:30 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting. Burial, Thursday, 10 AM, Barnes Family Cemetery. Surviving are daughters, Ashley and Candace Mozingo of Sims; grandchild, Austyn Thorne; mother, Shirley Allen Collier of Lucama; brother, Tony Collier of Newport. Memorials are suggested to...

Rudy Winstead

Rudy Winstead

May 27, 2012

WILSON - Rudy Winstead, 65, died Sunday May 27, 2012. Funeral, Wednesday, 10 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section C. Surviving is his wife, Mary Lou Strickland Winstead; daughter, Lora Lynn (Mike) Wood of Wilmington; granddaughter, Erica Miller of Wilmington; step-son, Dan Autry Issette (Shannon) of Saratoga; father and step-mother, Norman and Fannie Winstead of Wilson; sister, Marsha Smith of...

Beatrice Owens

Beatrice Owens

May 25, 2012

WILSON - Beatrice Harrell Owens, 87, died Friday, May 25, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, 6:30 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Entombment, Sunday, 2 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Surviving is her husband, Leonard Owens; daughters, Dorothy "Dot" Walston (Skip) of Wilson and Shirley Smith (Dalton) of Fountain; grandchildren, Renee Wall...

Richard Owen

Richard Owen

May 24, 2012

WILSON - Richard L. "Dick" Owen, 83, died Thursday, May 24, 2012. The funeral will be in Jarrett, VA at a time to be announced. Dick was born in Virginia and educated at Virginia Military Institute. He served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict and went on to retire from Imperial Tobacco Company and then worked...

Jean Marlowe

Jean Marlowe

May 20, 2012

FREMONT - Jean Bass Marlowe, 76, died Sunday, May 20, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Fremont FWB Church, followed by a time of visiting. Interment, Wednesday, 10 AM, Elmwood Cemetery, Fremont Jean retired from Norwayne and Fremont Schools as secretary. Surviving is her husband, Donald R. Marlowe; daughter, Donna Ivey (Bob) of Goldsboro; granddaughter, Marlowe Ivey of Raleigh;...

Brockman Plauche

Brockman Plauche

May 20, 2012

WILSON - Brockman Lett Plauché, 86, of Wilson, died Sunday, May 20, 2012. The funeral will be Wednesday, 2PM at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church with burial in the church columbarium. The Rev. Marty Stebbins and the Rev. Philip Byrum will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8PM Tuesday at Wilson Memorial Service 2811 Fieldstream Dr....

Glennie Webb

Glennie Webb

May 19, 2012

WILSON - Glennie Shirley Webb, 89, of Fayetteville, and formerly of Wilson, died Saturday, May 19, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by visiting. She and her late husband, G.C. Webb, operated a farm supply business in Weldon before retiring to Wilson to be near relatives. In years of declining health,...

Arthur Ellis

Arthur Ellis

May 18, 2012

SIMS - Arthur Ellis, 90, died Friday, May 18, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, 6 PM, Milbournie FWB Church, Family Life Center, followed by visitation. Entombment, Sunday, 2 PM, Evergreen Memorial Park. He was a proud World War II veteran. He was very proud of the small part he played in preserving freedom in America. His stay in the Army...

Frances Jordan

Frances Jordan

May 14, 2012

ELM CITY - Frances Winstead Jordan, 84, died May 14, 2012. Funeral, Thursday, 6:30 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Drive, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Interment, Friday, 10 AM, Evergreen Memorial Park. Mrs. Jordan was the widow of Edwin Jordan who died in March, 2010. Surviving are her sons, Dennis Jordan of the...

Gary Hawley

Gary Hawley

May 14, 2012

BRIDGERSVILLE - Gary E. Hawley, 58, died Monday, May 14, 2012. Funeral, Wednesday, 6:30 PM, followed by a time of visiting. Surviving is his mother, Delois B. Hawley of Bridgersville; sister, Lydia Elliott (Jonas) of WVA; brothers, Jeff Hawley of Bridgersville and Scott Hawley of KS; special niece, Cindy Waters of Elm City. Memorials are suggested to Gary...

Ray Mullens

Ray Mullens

May 10, 2012

SARATOGA - Ray Mullens, 86, died Thursday, May 10, 2012. Funeral, Saturday, 11 AM, Stantonsburg Cemetery. Surviving is a daughter, Brenda Radford of Wilson; son, Jeff Mullins (Sandra) of Elm City; grandchildren, Tony Radford, Roger Radford, Stacey Miller, Steve Mullins and Wendy Pone; eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Mullins. Memorials are suggested...

Joyce Jackson

Joyce Jackson

May 10, 2012

WILSON - Joyce Thompson Howard Jackson, 73, died Thursday, May 10, 2012. Funeral, Monday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park. She is survived by her sons, Lee Howard (Leighanne)of Walstonburg, Richie Howard (Angel) of Elm City, Michael Howard of Middlesex and Scott Howard (Becky) of Rockwell; her mother, Alma Deans Thompson of...

Rhodia Whitley

Rhodia Whitley

May 9, 2012

WILSON - Rhodia Lamm Whitley, 76, died Wednesday, May 9, 2012. Funeral, Friday, 6:30 PM, followed by a time of visiting. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Carl Whitley and parents, Atlas and Neva Mae Perry Lamm. Surviving is her son, John W. Whitley (Crystal) of Wilson; grandson, Conner Whitley; sister, Josephine Warren of Middlesex;...

Mary Sheak

Mary Sheak

May 6, 2012

WILSON - Mary Anne Moore Sheak, 77, widow of Jack L. Sheak, died Sunday, May 6, 2012. Funeral, Thursday, 11 AM, Maplewood Cemetery, Section E. Surviving are sons, Steven Sheak of Rock Ridge and Mark Sheak (Theresa) of Groveton, TX; three grandchildren; sister, Betty Doris Clark of Elm City; step-sisters, Trudy Bass of Wilson and Barbara Walls of...

Marie Bass

Marie Bass

May 2, 2012

BLACK CREEK - Marie Moore Bass, 83, died Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Funeral, Friday, 10 AM, Black Creek Cemetery. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elijah and Lutoria Mercer Moore and a son, Jerome "Jerry" Bass, in 2001. Surviving is her husband, Carlton Bass; daughter, Diane Evans (Henry) of Black Creek; son, Jeff Bass (Becky) of...

Alvin Dildy

Alvin Dildy

May 1, 2012

WILSON - Alvin Dildy, 84, of Wilson, left his loved ones and friends on May 1, 2012. He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Whitley Dildy in February, 2010. Funeral, Friday, 11 AM, Wilson Memorial Service. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park immediately following. The service will be conducted by Rev. Gary Walling and Rev. Johnny W. Hendricks....

Norman Hammond

Norman Hammond

Apr 27, 2012

WILSON - Norman Joseph Hammond, 88, died Friday, April 27, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 6:00 PM, Winstead United Methodist Church, 1407 Tarboro St, SW, following by a time of visiting. Mr. Hammond retired from his office supply business in Vermont before relocating to Wilson. Surviving is his wife, Ruth Gordon Hammond; sister, Paulita Heath of Bristol, VT; brother, Lynn...

Kay Riddle

Kay Riddle

Apr 26, 2012

STANTONSBURG - Kay Martin Riddle, 64, died Thursday, April 26, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 2 PM, First Baptist Church, Stantonsburg. Kay was a native of Guilford County and graduated from UNC-Greensboro and went on to earn her masters degree from ECU, Greenville. She retired from Speight Middle School, Wilson, with 30 years of service. Surviving is her husband, Tom...

Bobby Eatmon

Bobby Eatmon

Apr 22, 2012

WILSON - Bobby Ray Eatmon, 74, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012. Funeral, Tuesday, 7 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by visitation. He is survived by his daughters, Diann Eatmon of Middlesex and Vicky Williams (DeWayne) of Lucama; son, Mike Eatmon (Rhonda) of Wilson; grandson, Roman Allen Grant; brothers, Jerry Eatmon (Virginia) of LaMirada, CA, Donnie Eatmon (Linda)...

Helen Benton

Helen Benton

Apr 19, 2012

Lucama - Helen Pauline Woodard Benton, 84, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, April 19, 2012. Funeral, Sunday, 2 PM, Little Rock Original Free Will Baptist Church, conducted by Dr. De Wayne Eakes and Rev. David Currie. Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park, Wilson. Helen Pauline was born on February 6, 1928, in Lucama to the...